With a new administration we have had the opportunity to reevaluate some of the Leadership traditions we have at Centennail. For years we have put up student birthdays at our main entrance to the school. We would put up the month and then list all the student names with their first name and first initial … Continue reading Birthdays Matter!!
R U smarter than Trump??? – Coyote (Spirit) Week
Centennial High School hosted another successful Coyote (spirit) Week! Each day we have a dress up theme and an activity at lunch. Whenever you dress up and or participate they get entries for prizes. At the end of the week we pull names and they get to come to the Leadership room and pick a … Continue reading R U smarter than Trump??? – Coyote (Spirit) Week
Proud Hosts of Alberta Student Leadership Conference (ASLC) 2016 – A New Hope
Centennial Leadership was the proud host of the Alberta Student Leadership Conference (ASLC) 2016. Our 100 students hosted 850 students and 150 teachers from all over Alberta. We also had special guests from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, NWT, and Nunavut! Keynote speakers included Scott Hammell, Ian Tyson, Andy Thibodeau, Tenille, and Stu Saunders. Our students were amazing! … Continue reading Proud Hosts of Alberta Student Leadership Conference (ASLC) 2016 – A New Hope
Star City Saskatchewan Superstars
I had the privilege of visiting four Saskatchewan schools in four days during my Spring Break with the CSLA Horizons tour. Our first stop was in Tisdale, SK, home of Brent Butt. (I'm a big Corner Gas fan) I had given my presentation and was just starting on lunch. The room was full, couldn't see … Continue reading Star City Saskatchewan Superstars
Make Memories – Bribe Students To Go To A Game
Last Friday we had a ton of Gr. 10 Leadership students come out to see our Jr. Girls basketball team beat Bishop Carroll 74-57. This took some effort on their part because it was on a Friday night and not at our school. What got them there? I bribed them. I offered them double points … Continue reading Make Memories – Bribe Students To Go To A Game
Feedership Conference
Centennial High School hosted our annual Feeder Leadership Conference. 150 students from Samuel Shaw School and MidSun Jr. High attended. These are the two main schools whose students will eventually be Coyotes. I am very proud of my class pictured above. This was a student planned and run conference with minimal guidance from me. Why … Continue reading Feedership Conference
#warriorpride?, at Centennial, Home Of The Coyotes??
I had the privilege of working with Henry Wisewood's Student Council last Friday. They are preparing to host the Canadian Student Leadership Association's Horizons Conference on Oct. 15 and wanted to get ready for an amazing day. Surprise (not really), while sharing Centennial ideas with them I got some great ideas in return. Wisewood had … Continue reading #warriorpride?, at Centennial, Home Of The Coyotes??
Project Planning Sheets For Student Leadership Ease Advisor Anxiety
Green Sheets The stress that a Student Leadership advisor feels can be pretty intense right before a big student project, activity, pep rally etc. Quality project planning sheets can ease that stress. Attached are the planning sheets we use at Centennial for all our projects. We print them off on green paper and call them … Continue reading Project Planning Sheets For Student Leadership Ease Advisor Anxiety
Enjoy The Great Moments – In Leadership and Life
School start up is always crazy and hard to explain to someone who isn't a teacher. In the rush of a million things to get done I asked my Sr. Leadership class (gr. 11s and 12s) to get the September birthdays up ASAP. For almost 10 years now we display all the names (first name … Continue reading Enjoy The Great Moments – In Leadership and Life
Stop And Smell The … Fireworks???
I LOVE FIREWORKS! For a number of years I was a gate supervisor at the Calgary Stampede. The Stampede has an incredible fireworks display that goes off every night at the end of the Grandstand Show. I would always do my best to be in position to enjoy the show. It was the same every … Continue reading Stop And Smell The … Fireworks???
Brent Dickson 