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CTR and Southland Transportation have made the rare decision to cancel all buses tomorrow morning and afternoon, Friday, January 12, in Okotoks (including St. Francis), High River, Strathmore, Brooks, Drumheller, and Canmore due to extremely cold temperatures and severe wind chills. Our school will remain open, as many families rely on our facilities. Students and staff driving to school should use extra caution and plan for additional travel time. Please ensure children are dressed appropriately for these extreme conditions. CTR will continue to monitor road and weather conditions. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we navigate these cold temperatures.

A great faith opportunity for Grade 9s tomorrow, and other wonderful events coming up. #StJPIIFaith #benotafraid #catholiceducation #ibelieveincatholiced #CTRfaith #CTRCatholic

Next spirit day is tomorrow! Earn points for the coveted floatie! #spiritdays #StJPIIRocks #wearegryphons

Grade 9s are playing NOW! Go Gryphons! 🏀🖤🏀💛🏀❤️🏀 #StJPIIRocks #StJPIIAthletics #wearegryphons #GoGryphons

We can’t wait to use the new rink! Donations of skates and helmets are greatly appreciated! #StJPIIRocks #StJPIILearning #StJPIIPE

“And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.” ~Matthew 2:11 #StJPIIFaith #benotafraid #catholiceducation #ibelieveincatholiced #CTRfaith #CTRCatholic

Can’t wait to see you! 🖤💛❤️ #StJPIIRocks #StJPIILearning

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” ~John 3:16 #StJPIIFaith #benotafraid #catholiceducation #ibelieveincatholiced #CTRfaith #CTRCatholic

A few more photos of our most important participants today - our students! So proud of our Gryphons and all the skilled dancing we enjoyed today! Thank you also to all our parents who were able to attend today to celebrate our students’ accomplishments, and our parent volunteers who helped us run a smooth event. Congrats to all our grade-level finalists and winners shown here! #letsdance #StJPIIPhysEd #StJPIIRocks #CTRHealthySchools

Look at how hard our judges were working today - some serious deliberation there! Grateful for our guest judges’ involvement in today’s great event: Okotoks Mayor, Tanya Thorn; CTR Superintendent, Dr. Andrea Holowka; CTR Board Chair and Foothills Trustee, Andrea Keenan; CTR Board Vice-Chair and Okotoks Trustee, Andrew Gustafson; and former Gryphon, Tara Younggren. Also seen here are some of our many dedicated and passionate Phys. Ed. teachers who helped our students learn their dance steps in December PE classes, and pulled off an amazing celebration of dance today! #letsdance #StJPIIPhysEd #StJPIIRocks #CTRHealthySchools

Great skills shown by our Grade 9’s! #letsdance #StJPIIPhysEd #StJPIIRocks

Our Dance-Off/Jive-Off is in full swing - so awesome to see our students’ dance skills develop during the past month and on display today! #letsdance #StJPIIPhysEd #StJPIIRocks

Bring on the Dance-off/Jive-off! Lunch time practice today to get the moves just right 💃🏻 🕺 Please note that guests can only enter with a pre-purchased ticket, per our earlier newsletter and email communication to parents. #letsdance #StJPIIPhysEd #StJPIIRocks

Students in Mlle. Zazula's 7-9 math class shopped until they dropped to find the cheapest ingredients to make a Christmas dinner. They had to find the total cost for the dinner without using a calculator! #StJPIIRocks #StJPIILearning #StJPIIMath

“For the joy of the Lord is your strength.” ~Nehemiah 8:10 #StJPIIFaith #benotafraid #catholiceducation #ibelieveincatholiced #CTRfaith #CTRCatholic