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Our High School Business class had the pleasure of welcoming back NDC graduate Josh, who is now working with Lethbridge Polytechnic and AgENT, along with his colleague Colby. They led an engaging session on Human-Centered Design Thinking, exploring innovation and entrepreneurship, and guided students through a pitch competition with prizes. The class was excited to put their learning into action and were inspired by the success of a fellow NDC graduate after graduation.

This week in the T’Wolf Den… For more details and information please see our Daily Announcements. Details on specific times and sports practices will be in the announcements as well. GO WOLVES 💙🐺

✨Made For Greatness✨ “The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.” - Pope Benedict XVI

Welcome back Wolves! 💙🐺 This week in the T’Wolf Den… For more details and information please see our Daily Announcements. Details on specific times and sports practices will be in the announcements as well.

NDC was proud to support the Magic of Christmas, an organization that provides toys to children in need. 🎄🎁 Staff members drew names and purchased a gift they felt their recipient would have loved as a child. After opening the gifts together, they were donated back to the Magic of Christmas to help brighten a child’s holiday. Merry Christmas to all!

Huge thank you to our amazing Leadership Team for filling NDC with school spirit this holiday season! 🎄✨ From a fun-filled Spirit Week to all the behind-the-scenes work, we are so grateful for everything you do to bring our school community together.

Our Annual Christmas Dodgeball Tournament has come to a close! 🎄🏐 Thank you to everyone who participated and donated gifts to the Magic of Christmas — your generosity truly made the season brighter.

Our High School Outdoor Education class took on the challenge of bouldering in Calgary! 🧗‍♂️💪 Building strength, problem-solving skills, and confidence while having a great time outside the classroom.

Merry Christmas from School Council! School council brought cookies for everyone today! Thank you School Council for making our day merry and bright.

Our Sr Foods class baked a delicious Strawberry Brita Cake — a classic Finnish summer dessert! 🍓 With a buttery cake base, meringue baked on top, and layers of whipped cream and fresh berries, it was as beautiful as it was tasty.

Some Spirit Week silliness at NDC! Today was Dress Like a Teacher Day, and we couldn’t help but notice a lot of Mrs. Dudgeons running around the school.

Our Senior Art students recently completed an air-dry clay slab project, with designs increasing in complexity at each level. Students sketched, molded, dried, and finished their pieces with acrylic paint—showcasing creativity and skill at every stage. 🎨 Art 10: Clay envelope designs 🐉 Art 20: Fairy doors or dragon eyes 📦 Art 30: Decorative boxes Beautiful work from our talented artists!

High school Foods class had some festive fun making Fat Santa cookies! 🎅🍪

Phys-Ed class hit the trails for some snowshoeing fun—embracing winter and staying active outdoors! ❄️👟

Students hard at work in their Christmas Literary Circles—reading, discussing, and sharing ideas as they wrap up the season together! 📚🎄

Thank you to all the classes who participated in our annual door decorating contest! Every door was beautifully done and full of creative spirit. 🎄✨ Congratulations to our winners: 🥇 1st: Mrs. Kent’s class 🥈 2nd: Mrs. Dudgeon’s class 🥉 3rd: Mrs. Coucills’ class ⭐ Honourable Mention: Mrs. Barriage, Mrs. Murphy, and the Life Skills room A huge thank you to the Leadership Team for all the hard work planning and judging this festive event!

Our art classes have been creating some truly amazing work and had the opportunity to showcase their pieces at last week’s band concert. 🎨✨ What an incredible display of creativity and talent! Thank you to Mrs. Ewankow for guiding our students and helping highlight their amazing artistic abilities.

What a great week 1 of 2 for the Christmas Book Suggestions! Mrs. Bolton had 48 book suggestions submitted for our library, meaning 48 treats were handed out. Congrats to Eva and Thomas for winning this week’s big prizes! Keep bringing your book suggestions to Mrs. Bolton for more chances to win.

This week in the T’Wolf Den… For more details and information please see our Daily Announcements. Details on specific times and sports practices will be in the announcements as well. GO WOLVES! 💙🐺

Spirit week!!!

The NDC bands hosted a wonderful concert on Tuesday night! 🎶 The school was filled with beautiful music, incredible talent, and a whole lot of heart. 💚❤️ Amazing job to all our musicians and a big thank-you to everyone who came out to support! An extra special thank you to Mr. Windsor for all of your hard work with the band.

This week Ms. Sauro’s science class took on their Science Winter Olympics and used scientific thinking and reasoning to solve each challenge. They practiced forming hypotheses, analyzing results, and tweaking their approach — just like real scientists. ❄️🧪

The Leadership Team has planned a festive Spirit Week to celebrate our last week of classes before Christmas break! 🎄✨ Get ready for fun themes, joyful energy, and lots of school spirit to finish the 2025 year strong! 💚🐺❤️

What an amazing parade!! It was a joyous occasion where many of our students volunteered to help make this community event a success. Thank you to all (sorry if I missed getting a picture of you). We are called to love and serve

Our Grade 9 Art classes are diving into reverse painting, creating their artwork on projector film and then flipping it over for the big reveal! 🎨✨ This unique technique challenges students to think creatively and layer their designs in a whole new way. Can’t wait to see the final masterpieces!

This week in the T’Wolf Den… For more details and information please see our Daily Announcements. Details on specific times and sports practices will be in the announcements as well. GO WOLVES! 💙🐺

Congrats to our SV Girls Basketball team for starting the season strong and winning the consolation side at the Oilfields Tournament this weekend! Way to kick off the year with energy, teamwork, and grit. Go Wolves! 🏀🐺

Mr. Bolander’s PE classes got a fun introduction to curling this week! Students learned the basics, tried new skills, and enjoy a classic Canadian sport. Great job, everyone! 🥌❄️

🎶 Mark your calendars, NDC! 🎶 NDC’s Music Program is hosting their Annual Winter Concert on December 9th at 6:30pm! Enjoy performances from all of our Concert Bands, Strings, and Jazz Ensembles as they share the beautiful music they’ve been working so hard on. ❄️✨ Admission is by donation, and NDC toques will be available for purchase to help fundraise for the band program. Come out, support our amazing musicians, and celebrate the season with us! 🎼💙

Part 2/2 What a fun day at NDC! Students and staff showed off their creativity with so many amazing costumes and great school spirit. The energy in the halls was incredible. Such a joyful way to celebrate together as a community!

Part 1/2 What a fun day at NDC! Students and staff showed off their creativity with so many amazing costumes and great school spirit. The energy in the halls was incredible. Such a joyful way to celebrate together as a community!

Hartman’s ENGLISH 10 class took learning outside! They enjoyed the fresh air in our NDC outdoor classroom while diving into a short story and exploring key concepts like flashback, setting, and atmosphere. A perfect mix of nature and literature!

🧡 NDC staff and students wore orange shirts in honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day is a time to reflect on the history and lasting impact of residential schools, to honour the children who never returned home, the Survivors, their families, and communities. Wearing orange is a symbol of our shared commitment to remember, to listen, and to walk together in reconciliation. At NDC, we recognize that reconciliation is a journey — one that calls us to keep learning, to honour stories, and to build a future rooted in respect and understanding. 🧡 Every Child Matters. 🧡

Common Good: As a Catholic social teaching it calls us to give back to our community - we are called to love and serve. Thank you to the many students who were volunteering throughout the weekend around High River at the Balloon Festival, Volleyball tournament and the Car show. (sorry..I didn't get pictures of everyone)

So many things happening at NDC this week! Lots of clubs, music, sports and post secondary visits taking place throughout the week. Please also remember that Monday is Orange Shirt Day! For more details and information please see our Daily Announcements. GO WOLVES! 💙🐺

NDC spent the week honoring the legacy of Terry Fox. Students learned more about his story and the reason behind the Terry Fox Run, while also enjoying a fun spirit week full of themes and activities. We wrapped it all up with a day dedicated to running and walking in his honour with staff starting bright and early and students carrying on throughout the day. What a meaningful way to celebrate all that Terry stood for and to continue his mission of hope. ❤️🏃‍♂️ #TerryFoxRun #NDCProud #MarathonOfHope

🧡 On Monday at NDC we honor Orange Shirt Day — a day of remembrance, reflection, and commitment. Orange Shirt Day recognizes the survivors of residential schools, the children who never made it home, and the lasting impact these schools have had on Indigenous communities. The orange shirt represents the loss of identity, culture, and belonging experienced by so many, while reminding us of the importance of ensuring “Every Child Matters.” At NDC, we wear orange to stand in solidarity, to listen, to learn, and to continue the journey of reconciliation. 🧡

Our very own Mrs Dudgeon on her first flight of the Balloon Festival! Go Mrs Dudgeon go!!!!

The position of School Board Trustee for the High River Ward with Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools (Ward 3 – St. Thomas Aquinas-Foothills) remains open. Nominations will close Monday, September 29. Eligible candidates must be Catholic, at least 18 years old, Canadian citizens, and residents of the High River electoral subdivision. Employees of any school division are not eligible. For more information, boundary maps, or nomination forms, please contact Returning Office Michael Kilcommons at 403-923-9507 or mkilcommons@redeemer.ab.ca. Nominations forms are also available on the CTR website at www.redeemer.ab.ca

So many things happening at NDC this week! Lots of clubs, music, sports and post secondary visits taking place throughout the week. Please also remember that it is also spirit week on behalf of our Terry Fox run this Friday. For more details and information please see our Daily Announcements. GO WOLVES! 💙🐺

NDC will be hosting a spirit week leading up to our Terry Fox run on Friday!

Volunteers still needed!

NDC has been blessed with many new staff members this year! We’re so excited to welcome them into our Timberwolf family and thought it would be a great chance for everyone to get to know them a little better. Please welcome all of the wonderful new additions to our school. 💙🐺

✨Made For Greatness✨ “The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.” - Pope Benedict XVI

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Sign up outside of Mr. Sekura’s office for information and support setting up your applyAlberta accounts.

School Council Meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 6:45 at NDC. Everyone is welcome!

✨ You Belong Here ✨ Written with love, kindness, joy, peace, and courage by Ms. Hartman’s Life Skills students, these notes are here to remind you that you are valued, cherished, loved and never alone. Anyone open to taking one whenever your heart needs a lift. 💛

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Great way to earn community service hours!

✨ Math is a Journey, Not a Straight Line! ✨ To kick off the school year, our Grade 9 students reflected on their math learning journey by writing a Math Autobiography—a personal narrative that traces their experiences with math from Kindergarten to now. From moments of struggle to breakthroughs and confidence, students then transformed their stories into visual representations, graphing their “Math-O-Graphy” to show that learning isn’t always linear—it’s full of ups, downs, and growth along the way. This powerful activity encouraged self-awareness, resilience, and a growth mindset—reminding us all that every challenge is part of the learning process. 💪📚 What a fantastic way to start the year!

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