Claremont Secondary School

THE CHRONICLE
Wednesday February 22, 2017

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Course Selection Forms for 2017-2018
Please return your course selection forms to the office as soon as possible.  Deadline is FRIDAY March 3rd.

Parent Info Evening (Course Selections)
All parents/guardians are invited to attend a parent information evening this THURSDAY Feb 23 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. 
Parents/guardians of new Grade 9's:  Mr. Westhaver will walk through the course selection information with you in the Learning Commons.  
Parents/guardians of current Grade 9,10,11's: Mr. Pama will review the course selection process and the Graduation Program upstairs in room 324.

Pink Shirt Day Today
Thank you to everyone for supporting Claremont's commitment to a bully-free environment for all students by wearing pink or thinking pink today.

Math Contests
The Pascal, Cayley and Fermat math contests will be written next TUESDAY in Block 1 in the double room 135/136. These are the grade 9, 10 and 11 contests that many of you have signed up for as first-time contest writers.  To double-check if you are signed up for one of these, or to sign up for one of the last spots, please check the contest board across from room 133.
If you would like to come for some advice, tips and tricks, you are welcome to come to Math Club at lunch on MONDAY Feb 27th -- grade 9s to room 133, grade 10s & 11s to room 130.

Overdue Books
Please return ALL overdue books to the Learning Commons as soon as possible - even if they're from another school.  Otherwise, these items may be marked as lost or you will be billed for them. See Mr. Parker if you have any questions.

Lost & Found Table
Please check out the lost & found table just outside of the office. There is a mix of jackets, hoodies, shoes, gym shorts, leggings water bottles, etc.

CLUBS
No news today.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT
No news today.

ATHLETICS
Sr Girls Soccer
For all Senior Girls soccer players: there will be an important short meeting TODAY at lunch in the small gym.

Track & Field
All students interested in being on the Track & Field team: our first meeting will be this THURSDAY at lunch in room 312.  See Mr Freeburn or Mr Lewis if you have any questions.

Senior Girls Basketball
Thanks to all staff and students who came out yesterday to make a huge difference in our biggest victory of the year.  The noise and support was awesome and loud!!!!  The streak is alive, making it 10 BC's in a row for the Sr Girls Bball team.  The girls played their best game of the year, when it really mattered. Off to Provincial Championships next TUESDAY.

Junior "A" Boys Basketball
Good luck to the Junior "A" Boys Basketball team as they head to Langley this upcoming weekend for the Provincial Championships.

Junior "B" Girl's Basketball
Several members of the Junior "B" Girl's Basketball team still need to hand in their uniforms to Ms.Taylor.  Please hand them in as soon as possible.

CAREER CENTRE
Broadcast & Online Journalism Info Session - Tonight
CHEK TV, in collaboration with BCIT’s Broadcast and Online Journalism Department, will be holding a free information session at the CHEK TV Studios TONIGHT at 7:30 pm, at 780 Kings Road, in Victoria! Students interested in learning about the exciting world of broadcast journalism are invited to attend!  Meet with BCIT instructors, tour the CHEK TV studios and hear from CHEK personalities who are program graduates.  Visit the Career Centre for more information.

Aviation and Aerospace
Interested in exploring what careers there are in Aviation and Aerospace? Stop by the Career Centre to browse through new brochures on education, training and job opportunities in Canada's Aviation & Aerospace sector!

Pro-D Days Suggestions (Friday Feb 24th)
Discover Tectoria: Consider checking out the FREE Discover Tectoria event at the Crystal Gardens from 11:00- 6:00.  Find your future career!  Over 70 exhibitors - interactive demos, science explosions, video game lounge and more! 
Youth Job Fair in Sidney:  On-the-spot interviews for summer, full or part time jobs with BC Ferries, BC Transit, Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal BC Museum and more!!  10 a.m.- 1 p.m.  Get more information from the Career Centre.

Training Programs
Upcoming training programs being offered through Beacon Community Services:
Food Safe Level 1  April 8;
Gardening Basics  May 6, 13, 27;
Emergency First Aid  May 8. 
These are all great courses to build your resume and help get a summer job.  Visit the Career Centre for more information.

GRAD 2017
Dry Grad – Volunteers
MySignUp is now ready for parents/guardians/family to sign up for the various volunteer duties that need filling on the day of, and the night of, Dry Grad.  As you will see, we need a lot of volunteers to make this night happen for our Grads, and it is a lot of fun!  Don't worry about "cramping your kid's style" as this takes place in many different rooms and areas, so they will only see you from time to time. 
From the Claremont website, click on 'Parents', then 'All Night Dry Grad', then 'Volunteer', then 'Volunteer Signup'.  That takes you to MySignUp where you can check out the different jobs and times, then click on 'Volunteer Needed' for the job you want to do, and fill in your contact info.  You can sign up for more than one job if the times don't overlap, and you can encourage a friend to volunteer with you!

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Ski Trip
If you are interested in going skiing at Mt. Washington March 15 & 16th, the deadline is this THURSDAY Feb 23 to sign up.  Get the permission forms from Brenda.  Check Brenda's board for more details.

Check Brenda's board every day for news.