September 2018 August 29 August 30 August 31 1 2 3 Labour Day 4 Day 1 Regular Classes Begin for All Grade 9 Students Organization Day for Staff Only 5 Day 2 Regular Classes Begin for All Students Organization Day for Staff Only Organization Day for Staff Only 6 Day 1 7 Day 2 8 First Day Gr. 9 Options 1/6 9 10 Day 1 11 Day 2 Picture Day CATS Football Parent Meeting 6:00 pm 12 Day 1 13 Day 2 14 Day 1 Sr. Volleyball (boys/girls) Tournament Westlock 15 Sr. Volleyball (boys/girls) Tournament in Westlock 16 17 Day 2 18 Day 1 19 Day 2 Meet the Staff Night 6:00 pm Friends of Hilltop Parent Council Meeting 7:00 pm Renegades at CATS 4:00 pm Graham Acres 20 Day 1 21 Day 2 Onoway (girls) and Drayton Valley (boys) Mavericks at CATS 4:00 pm Graham Acres 22 Onoway (girls) and Drayton Valley (boys) 23 24 Day 1 CATS Card Blitz Night 25 Day 2 26 FLEX Day 1 27 Day 1 Graduation Information Meeting 7:00 pm 28 Day 2 Career and Education Expo 2018 10:00 am 2:00 pm Drayton Valley (girls) and Onoway (boys) Sabres at CATS 4:00 pm Graham Acres 29 Drayton Valley (girls) and Onoway (boys) 30 Welcome back Chargers! We hope everyone had a wonderful summer and is looking forward to a new school year. NGPS Annual Employee Recognition Evening September 28, 2018 at 6:00 pm
October 2018 1 Day 1 2 Day 2 3 Day 1 4 Day 2 5 6 7 8 Thanksgiving Day Titans at CATS 4:00 pm Graham Acres 9 Day 1 10 FLEX Day 2 11 Day 2 World Teacher s Day 12 Day 1 A&W Classic Whitecourt (boys/girls) 13 A&W Classic Whitecourt (boys/girls) 14 15 Day 2 16 Day 1 Last Day Gr. 9 Options 1/6 17 Day 2 First Day Gr. 9 Options 2/6 Celtics at CATS 4:00 pm Graham Acres 18 Day 1 19 Day 2 20 21 22 Day 1 23 Day 2 24 FLEX Day 1 25 Day 1 2017-2018 Academic Awards Ceremony 7:00 pm 26 Day 2 Hinton (boys/girls) 27 Hinton (boys/girls) 28 29 Day 1 30 Day 2 31 Day 1 Happy Thanksgiving! Halloween
November 2018 On Remembrance Day, take the time to remember those who sacrificed their lives to achieve freedom for us all. CATS Awards Banquet 1 Day 2 2 Day 1 3 Family Violence Initiative Presentation 10:00 am Edson (boys/girls) Edson (boys/girls) 4 Daylight Savings Time 5 Day 2 6 Day 1 7 FLEX Day 2 Graduation Scholarship Information Meeting 7:00pm 8 Day 2 Picture Day Retakes 9 Day in Lieu of PTI 10 11 12 13 14 Day 1 15 Day 2 16 Day 1 17 Remembrance Day Take Our Kids to Work Day Grade 9 Parent Teacher Interviews 4:00 pm 8:30 pm Sr Volleyball Zones Barrhead (boys/girls) Sr Volleyball Zones Barrhead (boys/girls) 18 19 Day 2 20 Day 1 21 Day 2 22 Day 1 23 Day 2 24 25 26 Day 1 27 Day 2 28 FLEX Day 1 29 Day 1 30 Day 2 Last Day Grade 9 Options 2/6 Holy Redeemer Edson (girls only) Holy Redeemer Edson (girls only)
1 December 2018 2 3 Day 1 First Day of Gr. 9 Options 3/6 Grad Pictures 4 Day 2 Grad Pictures 5 Day 1 Home Game 4:00 pm Grad Pictures 6 Day 2 Grad Pictures 7 Day 1 Tournament Edson (boys & girls) 8 Tournament Edson (boys & girls) 9 10 Day 2 11 Day 1 12 FLEX Day 2 13 Day 2 14 Day 1 Tournament Hinton (boys only) 15 Tournament Hinton (boys only) 16 17 Day 2 18 Day 1 19 Day 2 20 Day 1 21 Day 2 Last Day of Classes Before Christmas Break 22 23 24 Christmas Eve 25 Christmas Day 26 Boxing Day 27 28 29 Christmas Vacation Begins 30 31 New Year s Eve Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Christmas Vacation: December 24, 2018 January 7, 2019
January 2019 Welcome back, hopefully your holiday was a restful one. Best of luck to all students as you write your Diploma and Final Exams. 1 2 3 4 5 New Year s Day 6 7 Day 1 First Day of Classes following Christmas Break 13 14 Day 1 Eng 30-1 Part A Eng 30-2 Part A 9:00 am 8 Day 2 9 FLEX Day 1 English/Social/Other 15 Day 2 Social 30-1 Part A Social 30-2 Part A 20 21 Day 1 22 Day 2 Game- Mayerthorpe 16 FLEX Day 2 Math/Science/Other 23 Day 1 Last Day of Classes Gr. 9-12 Last Day Gr. 9 Options 3/6 Math 30-1 Math 30-2 10 Day 1 11 Day 2 Tournament Barrhead (boys/girls) Jr. Basketball Tournament (Hilltop) 17 Day 1 18 Day 2 24 Gr. 9 PAT Exams Eng 30-1 Part B Eng 30-2 Part B Tournament - Hinton 25 Gr. 9 PAT Exams Social 30-1 Part B Social 30-2 Part B Jr. Basketball Tournament (Holy Redeemer) 12 Tournament Barrhead (boys/girls) Jr. Basketball Tournament (Hilltop) 19 Tournament - Hinton 26 Jr. Basketball Tournament (Holy Redeemer) 27 28 Grade 9 PAT Exam Week Biology 30 29 Chemistry 30 Home Game vs. St. Joes 30 Physics 30 9:00 am Science 30 1:00pm 31
February 2019 3 4 Day 2 5 Day 1 6 Day 2 7 Teachers Convention 1 Day 1 First Day of Semester 2 First Day Gr. 9 Options 4/6 Richard Danks Memorial DQ Classic Sr. Basketball Tournament 8 Teachers Convention 2 Richard Danks Memorial DQ Classic Sr. Basketball Tournament 9 10 11 Day 1 12 Day 2 13 Day 1 14 Day 2 15 Day 1 16 Home Game vs. Onoway Valentine s Day Tournament Mayerthorpe (boys/girls) Tournament Mayerthorpe (boys/girls) 17 18 Family Day 19 Day 2 20 Day 1 21 Day 2 22 Day 1 Game - Mayerthorpe 23 24 25 Day 2 26 Day 1 27 FLEX Day 1 28 Day 2 GCAA Championships - Hilltop
1 Day 1 2 March 2019 Zones Parkland Zones Parkland 3 4 Day 2 5 Day 1 6 Day 2 7 Day 1 8 Day 2 9 10 Daylight Savings Time 11 Day 1 Substitute Teachers Appreciation Week 12 Day 2 13 FLEX Day 2 14 Day 1 15 16 17 St. Patrick s Day 18 Day 2 19 Day 1 Last Day Gr. 9 Options 4/6 20 Day 2 First Day Gr. 9 Options 5/6 21 Day 1 22 Day 2 23 24 25 Day 1 26 Day 2 27 FLEX Day 1 28 Day 1 29 Day 2 30 31
April 2019 April Diploma Exam times are ONLY for students registered to re-write an exam. 1 Day 1 Eng 30-1 Part A Eng 30-2 Part A 2 Day 2 Social 30-1 Part A Social 30-2 Part A 3 Day 1 Eng 30-1 Part B Eng 30-2 Part B 4 Day 2 Social 30-1 Part B Social 30-2 Part B 5 Day 1 Math 30-1 Math 30-2 Chemistry 1:00pm 6 7 National Volunteer Week 8 Day 2 Biology 30 Physics 30 1:00pm 9 Day 1 Science 30 10 FLEX Day 2 11 Day 2 Parent Teacher Interviews 4:00 pm 8:30 pm Fine Arts Night 4:00 pm 8:30 pm 12 Day 1 13 14 15 Day 2 16 Day 1 17 Day 2 18 Day 1 19 Good Friday 20 21 Easter Sunday 22 Easter Monday Earth Day Easter Vacation Begins 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Day 2 30 Day 1 First Day of Classes following Easter Vacation
May 2019 Students should start studying for final exams. Indigenous Woman and Art Art Exhibition from the Alberta Art Gallery will be on display from May 21 June 12 CATS Spring Camp Begins 1 FLEX Day 1 2 Day 2 3 Day 1 4 5 6 Day 2 Education Week 7 Day 1 Last Day Gr. 9 Options 5/6 8 Day 2 First Day Gr. 9 Options 6/6 9 Day 1 10 Day 2 11 12 Mother s Day 13 Day 1 14 Day 2 15 FLEX Day 2 16 17 Day in Lieu of PTI 18 19 20 Victoria Day 21 Day 1 Indigenous Woman and Art Exhibit 22 Day 2 23 Day 1 24 Day 2 25 26 27 Day 1 28 Day 2 29 FLEX Day 1 30 Day 1 31 Day 2
1 June 2019 2 3 Day 1 4 Day 2 5 FLEX Day 2 English/Social/Other 6 Day 1 7 Day 2 8 9 10 Day 1 11 Day 2 12 FLEX Day 1 Math/Science/Other English 30-1 Part A English 30-2 Part A 16 17 Day 1 18 Day 2 19 Day 1 Last Day of Classes Father s Day Gr. 9-12 Last Day Gr. 9 Options 6/6 Math 30-1 Math 30-2 23 24 Grade 9 PAT Exam Week Social 30-1 Part B Social 30-2 Part B 25 Biology 30 26 Chemistry 30 13 Day 1 Social 30-1 Part A Social 30-2 Part A 20 Eng 30-1 Part B Eng 30-2 Part B 27 Physics 30 Science 30 1:00pm Last day for students 14 Day 2 15 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day 28 Hilltop s 52 nd Graduation Ceremony 30 Best of luck to all students as you write your Diploma and Final Exams. 22 29 Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2019! Have a safe and happy Summer.