Claremont Secondary School

THE CHRONICLE
Thursday February 23, 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 TONIGHT 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.

History of Heroes/Social Justice Heroes 12
For any students in Grades 9-11 who are interested in taking History of Heroes or Social Justice Heroes 12 next year: there will be a meeting TODAY at lunch in Room 326 with Mr. Macri.  

Debate Team
If you are interested in joining a potential debate team, please attend a meeting TODAY at lunch in room 310 with Mr. Sacht-Lund.  This meeting will help to see if there is enough interest to start a team.

PEP 9 - Ms. Heppell's Class
This is a reminder for students in Ms. Heppell's PEP 9 class list.  On TUESDAY February 28, you will be welcoming the grade 8s from ROMS, and you will giving them school tours.   Please:
-meet at 1:00 pm in the big gym on Tuesday Feb. 28
-speak to your block 3 and 4 teachers about missing class, and find out what you will miss
-come in partners (if you can). If you don't know who to partner up with, we can help get you organized when you come.
Please come and see Ms. Heppell in room 325 if you have any questions!

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.

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.  Any items not picked up will be donated to a charity.

CLUBS
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
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ATHLETICS
Junior Girls Soccer
Reminder to all girls interested in trying out for Junior Girls Soccer:  the first tryout is this TUESDAY after school 3:30-5:00. Be sure to bring cleats, shin pads, water bottle, lots of energy!! Any questions, please see Ms. Harte room 303

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

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
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.

Retail Training Program
Get training in working a cash register, customer service, creating displays and more! This free certificate training program prepares you for first time work experiences in retail and many other work environments. You will be treated as an employee and you will be working alongside a busy team of staff members.   Spaces available at a Sidney location.  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, make sure you sign up with Brenda right away.  Get the permission forms from Brenda. 

Check Brenda's board every day for news.