Daily Announcements

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Wednesday May 6th

Attention athletes! The distinguished competitor award and Jono Harkins memorial scholarship are open for application! See the MAC website, PE TVs, and scholarship google classroom for more information. Applications close on May 29th.  

Calling all artists! The Fine Arts Gala is Almost here!  Art submissions are open to everyone and there is still time to submit your art work check your google classroom or see Mr. Eschak if you need access to the google form. The Deadline to submit works is May 14.

The Business office will only be open in the morning from 8:30 - 10AM today.

On this day, students are encouraged to wear a hat to school as a simple but meaningful way to show support for mental health awareness. Hats can be fun, creative, or meaningful to you—but most importantly, they help start conversations about mental health and remind us that it’s okay to talk about how we’re feeling. Mental health matters for all of us, and this week is about building understanding, reducing stigma, and supporting one another.

"Hey MAC, it's Nicola from Music Council! I have one tiny reminder and one very important piece of information for you today! First, executive voting is this week during lunch in the music room! Band and choral people, make sure to pop by and cast your vote! Secondly and VERY importantly, MUSIC HOODIES ARE FINALLY HERE!!!!!! And with the Niagara trip being next week, it's even more important you pick them up asap. Bring your receipt (printed or digital) to the music room sometime, show an executive, and they will give you your hoodie! You MUST show your receipt to an executive to get your hoodie. SUPER EXCITING RIGHT?! Please make sure you pick it up... pretty please... with a cherry on top... with a metal straight mute on top... Aaaaaaanyways, thanks MAC, have a great day!"

Loving God,

Today, as we mark Hats On for Mental Health, we lift up every member of our Archbishop MacDonald High School community. You know the struggles we carry, even the ones we don’t show. Remind us that we are not alone and that our lives have deep value and purpose.

Be close to those who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or discouraged. Give them strength and surround them with people who care. Help each of us to notice one another, to listen with compassion, and to offer kindness without judgment.

May our school be a place where it is safe to ask for help, and where we support one another with understanding and hope.

Amen. 

Tuesday May 5th

There will be a Book Club meeting today at lunch in room 114.  

To the Graduating Class of 2026:

If you would like to review your grad photo, baby photo, and accompanying quote before they are finalized for the yearbook, please feel free to visit Room P4 during the lunch hour. To ensure an efficient and orderly process, reviews will be conducted in alphabetical order.

Today, I invite students whose last names begin with E–K to stop by P4 at lunch.

Calling all artists! The Fine Arts Gala is Almost here!  Art submissions are open to everyone and there is still time to submit your art work check your google classroom or see Mr. Eschak if you need access to the google form. The Deadline to submit works is May 14.

A huge congratulations to our Music program for participating in the Edmonton Music and Speech Arts Festival last Thursday. Our junior band, senior band and honour band all received a grade of "Superior," which is the highest grade that a group can earn. Well done to all our music students!

Tomorrow, May 6th, is hats on for mental health day, an Alberta initiative which raises awareness for mental health by encouraging people to wear hats and show their support for the normalization of conversions about mental health. To help raise awareness, wear a hat to school tomorrow. Since it is Mental Health Awareness week, join our Telestrations PLT today to relax and have some fun with your friends!  

Hey MAC, it's Nicola from Music Council! I have two reminders for you today: first, music council executive elections are taking place this week. If you are a music student, band or choir, pop by the music room sometime this week and exercise your right to vote! Grade 12's cannot vote... if you didn't already know. The second reminder is about Macapalooza. The sign-up Google Form closes TODAY! It can be found as a QR code on the bulletin board outside the music room, or on the macmusicians instagram linktree. If you plan on signing up, make sure you do it as soon as humanly possible! You can audition as a soloist, duo, trio, quartet... you get the point. It's a great opportunity to have fun performing music with friends or to show off your musical skills to your friends. Again, the form closes TODAY!!! Thanks MAC, have a great day!"

God of justice, compassion, and truth,

Today, on Red Dress Day, we gather as a community at Archbishop MacDonald High School, holding in our hearts the memory of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. We see the empty dresses, and we feel the absence they represent—lives sacred, loved, and deeply missed.

We pray for the families and communities who carry grief that does not fade. Be their strength in moments of sorrow, their comfort in times of silence, and their hope when the weight feels too heavy to bear.

Open our eyes, Lord, to the dignity of every person. Challenge us as a school community to listen more deeply, to learn with humility, and to stand with courage against injustice. Help us not to turn away from hard truths, but to walk together on a path of reconciliation, guided by respect, honesty, and love.

May our halls be places where every voice is valued, where every story matters, and where we commit ourselves to building a future rooted in right relationship.

We remember. 
We pray. 
We act.

Amen. 

Monday May 4th