Highwood High School Council
1401 10 Street SE T1V 1S1 High River, AB, Canada

5th COVID CASE REPORTED AT HIGHWOOD. ONLINE LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS STARTS TOMORROW. CHECK YOUR EMAILS. GET YOUR STUDENTS TESTED USING SCHOOL OUTBREAK CODE 2021-3275.... IF YOUR STUDENT IS A CLOSE CONTACT THEN YOU WILL RECEIVE A SECOND EMAIL INDICATING THEIR ISOLATION PERIOD. PLEASE STAY SAFE.

4TH CASE. GRADE 12 WILL BEGIN ONLINE LEARNING STARTING MONDAY, MARCH 29. IN SCHOOL LEARNING TO RESUME MONDAY, APRIL 12. EMAIL COPIED BELOW IS FROM HIGHWOOD AND FSD. STAY SAFE. To our École Secondaire Highwood High School community, A fourth case of COVID-19 has been diagnosed in an individual who was within Highwood High School further to the cases that were previously shared earlier this week. As always, our thoughts remain with these individuals and their families. We wi...sh them a safe and speedy recovery. Out of respect to privacy and in accordance with AHS guidelines, we cannot disclose personal health information of any individual. However, we are able to share that we learned of this positive COVID-19 case the evening of March 27, 2021. We understand that the individual was last in the school on Friday March 26, 2021. Public Health, supported by Foothills School Division, has informed all individuals identified as being a close contact with this case. Resources are available to support your family from the Calgary Rural Primary Care Network. Please note: ALL Grade 12 students at Highwood High School will temporarily transition from in-person to online learning beginning Monday March 29, 2021. In-person learning will resume on Monday April 12, 2021. We understand and respect that this may be challenging for families, please know that you may be eligible for federal support through the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit or the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit. A school outbreak has been declared by the Chief Medical Officer of Health. You are welcome to review the Alberta Health Services notice letter. We have also been assigned a School Outbreak / EI Number (2021-3275), please reference this number when booking a test for faster results. We strongly encourage the entire Highwood High School Community to book and obtain a COVID-19 test. You can do so online through the Alberta Health Services COVID-19 self-assessment or by calling Health Link at 811 with the School Outbreak number 2021-3275. We believe that these necessary actions will allow us to confidently welcome our Grade 12 students to in-person learning as soon as possible. We truly appreciate the ongoing support of the entire Highwood High School community as we navigate these uncertain times together. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Chris Fuzessy, Superintendent of Schools Bryan Brandford, École Secondaire Highwood High School Principal

3RD COVID CASE AT HIGHWOOD (BELOW IS COPIED FROM THE EMAIL). READ THIS PART TWICE "We strongly encourage the entire Highwood High School Community to book and obtain a COVID-19 test. You can do so online through the Alberta Health Services COVID-19 self-assessment or by calling Health Link at 811 with the School Outbreak number 2021-3275." PLEASE GET YOUR STUDENTS TESTED. To our École Secondaire Highwood High School community, A third case of COVID-19 has been diagnosed in a...n individual who was within Highwood High School further to the cases that were previously shared earlier this week. As always, our thoughts remain with these individuals and their families, we wish them a safe and speedy recovery. Out of respect to privacy and in accordance with AHS guidelines, we cannot disclose personal health information of any individual. However, we are able to share that we learned of this positive COVID-19 case the morning of March 26, 2021. We understand that the individual was last in the school on Wednesday March 24, 2021. Public Health, supported by Foothills School Division, has informed all individuals identified as being a close contact with this case. Resources are available to support your family from the Calgary Rural Primary Care Network. To date, all three confirmed cases are in different classroom cohorts. This news is of concern. Please note: A school outbreak has been declared by the Chief Medical Officer of Health. You are welcome to review the Alberta Health Services notice letter. We have also been assigned a School Outbreak / EI Number (2021-3275), please reference this number when booking a test for faster results. We strongly encourage the entire Highwood High School Community to book and obtain a COVID-19 test. You can do so online through the Alberta Health Services COVID-19 self-assessment or by calling Health Link at 811 with the School Outbreak number 2021-3275. We understand and respect that events this week have caused some concern and many questions. We want to assure you that our students remain supported in their learning. We appreciate the level of trust that is required in sending your children to our care and we want you to know that as educators and parents ourselves, we take that responsibility very seriously. We remind families to continue following the provincial health measures currently in place and monitor for any signs or symptoms of COVID-19 using the Alberta Health Daily Checklist. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you once again for partnering with us in your child's education. Sincerely, Chris Fuzessy, Superintendent of Schools Bryan Brandford, École Secondaire Highwood High School Principal

MESSAGE FROM ADMIN ABOUT RECENT COVID CASES AT HIGHWOOD Hello Parents, Guardians & Students: When two or more cases have been confirmed within a school setting AHS opens an investigation. As this is the case at École Secondaire Highwood High School, an investigation has been opened for our school.... If you require more information please contact 811 or ahs.ca/covid. Should you wish to get tested please provide this number (3275) to the assessment staff and indicate that this is their tracking number. This will not expedite testing or reporting of results, it merely tracks the information so that AHS can receive results related to this investigation in an organized fashion.

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