March already?! I hope you are all doing well and are seeing the early signs of spring where you live. With just over 3 months to go until the June 12 year-end deadline, it’s important for all students, parents and guardians to assess the progress made to date and make a plan for assignment and course completion for the remainder of the school year.
We are updating student credit checks detailing your progress in the graduation program, showing the courses and required assessments completed, courses you are registered in and what remains to be complete to meet graduation requirements. Students who are planning to graduate by the June 2026 deadline must be in all their courses to graduate by now.
For current grade 10 and 11 students carrying on with EBUS Academy for the next school year, the credit checks will be useful for course selections, which will happen May 4th and 7th. That presentation will go over graduation requirements, course selection considerations, thoughts on learning after high school and more. Watch for details announcing the specific grade presentation times and the process to select courses in the April 3rd and 17th and May 1st newsletters.
For students considering leaving EBUS for the next school year, we recommend you contact the new school you are considering, as they will be doing course selections much earlier, often around now. If you plan to leave EBUS at the end of June, please be sure to send your advisor a heads-up so we can transfer your file. If you are staying with EBUS, all you need to do is course selections by the June deadlines.
WHAT ABOUT?
Lots of new things to being a fulltime online student. And often you only realize the questions you have after you’ve been in the learning trenches for a bit to then see the things you don’t know.
Sooo…what about Spring Break at EBUS?
School District 91 has established our break from March 14th to March 29th with teachers returning Monday, March 30th. During this time, courses are open but all teachers and staff are away for holidays, so no one will be setting up tests, answering emails or phone calls or marking. You may notice these dates may not be the same dates for the local schools where you live. In fact, Spring Break across BC stretches over a few different weeks, not every district is the same.
So, what does that mean for you? First, we encourage all students to take some holiday time; rest and recharging is vital. With EBUS’ flexible scheduling, a student can take off a different week than when EBUS is off, and then work on their courses during EBUS’ Spring Break. Remember, there is no one to answer questions, set up tests or mark assignments during our Spring Break, but with some planning, students can take a good holiday when it fits your schedule.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING
Every year EBUS has more than $35 000 in scholarships and bursaries available for our full-time students who meet graduation requirements by June and the requirements listed in the scholarship booklet. The booklet was previously emailed, and released in the homeroom at https://ebus.ca/2025-26-scholarship-booklet/ We also added a recording of the scholarship presentation hosted on February 25th to the homeroom. Check out the Scholarship section of the Grade 10-12 Homeroom, accessed through students’ dashboard, to find these resources. The deadline to apply is April 15.
Scholarship winners are announced at our grad ceremonies or contacted by mail later in June. We strongly recommend all students who will graduate by June apply for any scholarships they are interested in as we often have scholarships not applied for each year.
EBUS is intending to host an in-person grad ceremony Saturday, May 30th at Van Deusen Gardens in Vancouver, Saturday June 13th in Kamloops, and if there is enough interest, one in Vanderhoof Saturday, May 23rd. To participate, students need to be approximately 75% complete all grad requirements by the time of the ceremony. Notices to eligible grade 12 students went out by email last week. It is important that you complete the survey provided in the email as soon as possible. If you have questions, contact your academic advisor.
SUMMER SESSION 2026
EBUS will be running summer session in 2026! Full-time or cross enrolled students can take 1-2 courses with teacher supports in the summer, with the firm expectation to finish by August 21. I strongly recommend choosing one course for summer session to ensure you will complete it during that short time frame. Registration will open around May 2 at our website, www.ebus.ca and the list of courses offered will be announced in late April, but generally nearly all courses are offered. As teachers return to their regular school year job in early September, it is essential students finish their course by the end of August. Watch for more details.
UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
- March 13 report cards published
- March 14 to March 29 Spring Break – EBUS closed, courses open
- April 3-6 Easter EBUS closed, courses open
- April 24 Pro D – teachers unavailable, courses open
- May 8 Pro D – teachers unavailable, courses open
- May 18 Victoria Day – EBUS closed, courses open
- May 23 Vanderhoof in-person grad ceremony
- May 30 Vancouver in-person grad ceremony
- June 8-19 grad assessment session
- June 12 work submission deadline for report cards
- June 13 Kamloops in person grad
- June 24 report cards published
- June 26 EBUS closed for the school year, reopening September 8
- Note that Term end dates are guidelines for students to finish courses, if you do not finish by January term end date you can continue with your studies without penalty. New courses are not automatically added at the Term change, students must request them as they finish current courses.
You can find the full year school calendar HERE
PARENT ACCESS
Parents, you can access your student’s progress and report cards on the EBUS parent portal: https://my.ebus.ca/parentportal/login.php We recommend parents log in with their student at least once a week to stay actively engaged in their learning and progress. Students, you can access your report cards from your dashboard, look for the A+ icon in the upper right-hand corner. Report cards are published 3 times a year; December, March, June and for summer session courses only, September.
As we get asked this often, if your student plans to finish their course(s) in a quarterly fashion, meaning by the end of term 3 or on April 17 students should be 50% complete. Those working on a semester fashion should be about 30% complete. And for students working in a linear fashion to complete by the June deadlines, they should be about 70% complete at this time.
PHONE APPOINTMENTS
For students and families looking to connect with us by phone, we are using an online system this year that is well received by our families.
Leal (for students with last names A-K) can be reached at lbaumann@sd91.bc.ca or book a phone appointment HERE
Chris (for students with last names L-Z) can be reached at cmushumanski@sd91.bc.ca or book a phone appointment HERE
Keep well, the next newsletter will be Thursday, April 2nd after Spring Break.