Phone and Internet Outage at RVS Schools

As of 4:45 p.m., Oct. 2, 2024, RVS continues to experience technical issues impacting phones and the Internet at all schools due to a fibre optic cable being cut near Calgary. Schools remain open and classes will continue without Internet access. For urgent messages, parents/guardians can contact the school principal and/or assistant principal through email which will be received on their phones. An email has been sent to all RVS families with more information.

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Technology Services

If you need any assistance with Technical Services, please contact Ms. Sarah Zagoda directly by email or visit her in Room 2024.

Please continue checking this page for further updates.

W.H. Croxford you will use your username and password to log into the following services:

  • School Wifi (RVS Network)
  • rvschools.ab.ca email
  • Powerschool
  • Moodle
  • My Blueprint


Grade 9 students must change their password before trying to log into the RVS wifi network as it requires a complex password.

Please follow these steps to change your password:

  1. Click on this link: https://sspr.rockyview.ab.ca/
  2. Enter your username (FirstNameMiddleInitialLastName) and your current password.
    • If you've never changed your password, use your PowerSchool/Student ID number (starts with 84xxxxxx) as the password.
  3. If you cannot log in with any of your passwords, please contact Ms. Zagoda or visit her in room 2024 (upstairs Quad) to have your password reset to your PowerSchool number. You can then use it to log in at https://sspr.rockyview.ab.ca/ and change your password to the required complex password.
  4. Passwords must contain a minimum of eight characters with a capital letter, lowercase letter, number and a special character (!@#$%^&*). Passwords cannot contain any part of your name.

RVS Wifi Network config settings:
DO NOT USE RVS-GUEST2

Use your username and not your email when connecting to the wifi

iPhone: Click the Wifi and select RVS as the network. Log in with username and password. Click "Trust" on the security window.
If you are having issues - Forget the RVS network by clicking on the “i” and connect again

Android/Chromebook: Forget the RVS wifi and choose the following settings when reconnecting:

  • EAP method - PEAP
  • PEAP Phase 2 authentication - MSCHAPv2
  • CA certificate - Don't validate
  • *Domain – if you see the message “Must specify a domain” type in rockyview.ab.ca
  • Enter in your username (FirstNameMiddleInitialLastName) and new password

*For ChromeOS, after entering in your password, keep pressing connect until you're connected. If you cannot connect on a Chromebook, forget the RVS wifi network and then try joining again with the above steps.

Mac

  1. Click the Wi-Fi icon in the top-right corner of the Mac menu bar
  2. Click the Wifi and select RVS as the network. Log in with username and password. Click "Trust" on the security window.
  3. If you have issues please forget the RVS network and try again

Windows

  1. Click the Wifi and select RVS as the network. Log in with username and password.
  2. If you have any issues connecting please forget the RVS network by following the below steps:
    • Click the Network or Wifi icon on the lower right corner of your screen.
    • Click Network & Internet settings near the bottom of all the wifi ssids
    • On the left side, click on Wi-fi
    • Click Manage Known networks.
    • Under Manage known networks, select RVS and click forget. If you see RVS-GUEST2, forget it as well
    • Rejoin the RVS network with your new password

1. Go to https://portal.office.com/

2. Sign in with the student RVS email (joersmith@rvschools.ab.ca)

3. Password will be the student’s regular login password.

4. On the Software page, you will see the Office Suite of products. Click Install, and follow the instructions.

5. For help in the event of problems during installation, please go to www.support.office.com

Land Acknowledgment

Rocky View Schools would like to acknowledge the land and recognize all the Indigenous Peoples whose footprints have marked these lands from time immemorial. Together, we can learn and honour the Ways of Knowing of Indigenous Peoples for all future generations.