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Tuesday September 26 News

 
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Tuesday September 26 News
by Andrea Martin - Tuesday, 26 September 2017, 10:04 AM
 
THE CHRONICLE
Tuesday September  26, 2017

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Garbage Clean-up

Reminder to all students, especially students who park in the parking lot and on Claremont Road, that we need to see better effort in picking up garbage and keeping our grounds clean. The wind blows garbage into our neighbours' yards and around the school perimeter.  Please be responsible with your garbage and be considerate of the school and neighbouring properties.

Found Items
An iPhone and an iPod that were found in the school. Please come to the office to claim these items.

Five For The Fight – Tour de Rock Fundraiser
Our Five for the Fight campaign in running from now until Oct. 6th.  Bring in your $5 donation to Block 1 or make a donation at the front office. Fund-raising will end on Spartan Day (Oct. 6). Let's reach our school goal of $5000 for the Tour de Rock, who raise money for Camp Good Times for children fighting cancer.

Global Cafe
The Global Cafe is running every morning until 9:00 in the IGS room 264.  $2/coffee, includes milk/sugar.  This is a fund-raiser for the IGS program.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Election – Student Gov't President

This WEDNESDAY morning, we will hold our annual Student Government President elections in the theatre.
Campaigning of 5 candidates will continue TODAY and WEDNESDAY before school. On WEDNESDAY morning, students will be called to the theatre (by grade) to hear speeches and vote.  An announcement will be made at the end of the school day on WEDNESDAY as to who was elected.

CLUBS
A preliminary list of Claremont Clubs is posted in front of the Learning Commons.  Please take a look to discover many ways you can become involved at our school.  Stay tuned for details about an upcoming Clubs Showcase!


Writing Club
Are you interested in creative writing?  Come to a meeting on MONDAY, October 2 at lunch room 320. All grades welcome.

ATHLETICS
No news today.

CAREER CENTRE
Canadian Universities Event – CUE

Grade 12 students interested in attending the 2017 CUE event THURSDAY Oct. 5th, at Parkland Secondary can sign up on a first come, first served basis in the Career Centre.  Be sure to also pick up the parent information letter and field trip permission form package from Mrs. Rhodes.  Bus space is limited and only students that return their signed permission form on time will be permitted to go to the CUE. 

Job Opportunities
Please come to the Career Centre for more information about these job postings.

The Old Spaghetti Factory (downtown Victoria) is hiring!  They are looking for back of house, kitchen prep and dish washing help.   Flexible hours and lots of shifts available!   Wage will depend on position hired for. 

GRAD 2018
Important: Scholarship Meeting

For all grade 12's interested in attending a Post-Secondary institution next year: there is an important Scholarship meeting this WEDNESDAY at lunch in room 310.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Check Brenda's board every day for news.
No news today.


COMMUNITY NEWS
Peninsula Youth Health Clinic

The Peninsula Youth Health Clinic, is located at the Ocean Pier Medical Clinic, (#207-2537 Beacon Avenue in Sidney) every THURSDAY 6-8pm.  This clinic offers completely free and confidential service in the areas of physical, sexual, and mental health for youth.  Walk-ins are welcome. This Youth Clinic offers a judgement-free zone for all youth and is an LGBTQ safe space.  For more information, call or text 250-216-8389.


*If you need a reminder about any of this information, the daily announcements are posted outside of the front office.*