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Thursday Dec 15 News

 
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Thursday Dec 15 News
by Andrea Martin - Thursday, 15 December 2016, 10:16 AM
 

THE CHRONICLE
Thursday December 15, 2016

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Last Day to Drop Classes

Reminder to all students that this FRIDAY is the last day to drop classes to avoid receiving an “F” on a report card.  Course drop forms are available in the Career Centre.  They must be signed by a parent and returned to the office before the end of Friday.

Spartan Wear Clearout

We will be selling Spartan Wear before school in the Student Lounge (at Mr. Pereira's Help Desk). Limited sizes are available. Please bring correct change: cash or cheque.
$10 t-shirts are L, XL.
$20 hoodies are XXL
$20 sweat pants are L, XL.  

Free Royals Tickets
We have a large number of free tickets to see the Victoria Royals vs Prince George hockey games on Tuesday Dec 27 and Wednesday Dec 28.  To qualify for the tickets, the user must be 14 years or younger, and must be accompanied by at least one adult at the game.  Please come by the office to pick up tickets if you are interested!

'TIS THE SEASON OF GIVING
Toys For Teens – Claremont Edition

Thank you to everyone who brought in gift cards for teenagers to support our Toys For Teens drive; they are being tallied right now, and the block 1 class who raised the most value on their gift cards will get a chance to appear on the Zone 91.3 Toy Drive show on Friday in Block 1 and make the donation on behalf of the school.  If you forgot to turn in your gift card, they can still be collected in the office up until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.

“10,000 Tonight” Event - POSTPONED
For safety reasons, with cold and icy conditions expected overnight, “10,000 Tonight” will be postponed until a date in January.  Stay tuned for details after the holidays.

CLUBS
Knitters Club – Popcorn Fundraiser

The Knitters For Charity Club will be selling Kernels Popcorn again TODAY at lunch in the student lounge.  Individual packages of flavoured popcorn will be sold for $2. All proceeds will be donated to a clothing drive to support Victoria's homeless this winter.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Festive Events – Holiday Week

Student Government continues with their festive events all this week.
TODAY is the last day to buy Candy Grams.  They will be sold at lunch in the student lounge.  $1 each.  Send a sweet thought to your friends. Proceeds will go to the Zone 91.3 Toy Drive.
TODAY– Come join or watch the 'Human Christmas Tree' contest at lunch in the student lounge.
FRIDAY – Santa Hat Day: wear a Santa hat, elf hat, or reindeer antlers!
FRIDAY – Candy Grams will be delivered!!!

ATHLETICS
No news today.

CAREER CENTRE
Volunteer Opportunity

There are still lots of volunteers needed for the BC Aviation Museum Kids Fest, December 28 and 29, from 11:00 - 3:00 !  This is a very popular event for families during the holidays and they need help with flight simulators, games & crafts , decorating airplane cookies, flying drones and other fun stuff! Visit the Career Centre for more information.

GRAD 2017
Dry Grad Fundraiser: Thrifty Foods Cards

Thrifty Foods cards are now available!  Please support Dry Grad by shopping with one of our cards!  Please start now so your holiday grocery shopping (and beyond) will be included.  Contact Kari at 250-415-7948 or by email at kari.erickson@gov.bc.ca

Dry Grad
Another way to support Dry Grad is for your business to sponsor some of the entertainment, and take the write-off!  Contact Marlene and Lori at claremontdrygrad@gmail.com for details.

Everyone is welcome at our Dry Grad Committee meetings.  Come and see how you can get involved!  The next meetings are Tuesday January 17 and Tuesday March 14 at 7:00 in the Claremont Learning Commons.
See our page for more info on the Claremont School Website under the Parents tab (All Night Dry Grad).

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
No news today.

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