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Kapawe’no First Nation – While it may be close to the end of the school year, Mr. Joe Kavanagh’s students are still very actively engaged in their courses.

May 15, 2025

Our Biology 30 students have spent the last few weeks studying cell division and Mendellian genetics. We have been talking about chromosomes and genes, and learning how we (and other organisms) inherit these genes from our parents by looking at the DNA molecule and discussing reproduction. The diploma exam is on June 20th!

In Math 30-1, students have finished their exploration of exponential and logarithmic functions, making connections to where these apply in real life (such as population growth, or the decrease in value of a car over time). We have now moved on to trigonometry, where students are learning a new system to measure angles called radians. They will then use this to solve problems and create graphs of the 3 primary trigonometric functions. We will then end our discussion of trigonometry by proving trigonometric identities.
The diploma exam is on June 17th!

For Science 24, students are working at their own pace and so are at different points in the curriculum. Some are studying chemistry in everyday life by looking at some important reactions, while others have moved on to studying energy use in everyday life and are learning some new ideas such as kinetic and potential energy. There is no diploma exam in this course.

Outside of the classroom:
  • Students from grades 5 to 12 have attended a career fair in Red Earth Creek on May 15th. Students get to explore various careers found in this part of Alberta and around the province, while interacting with the speakers to learn more information if interested. It was followed by a supper to end off the day.
  • Our Grade 12 graduates have been doing a lot of fundraising to support their graduation ceremony. Please keep an eye to the school’s Facebook page for more information on these fundraisers so you can help support our graduates!

Last modified: May 18, 2025

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