Claremont Secondary School

THE CHRONICLE
Monday April 16,  2018

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lost
A pair of black Blundstone boots has been lost in the school.  If you have found these boots, please help out your fellow student and bring them to the office.

Learning Commons: Twitter Contest & Poetry Month
Want to win movie passes to see the latest Marvel Movie? All you have to do is follow the Learning Commons’ new Twitter account @SD63ClaremontLC to enter. Also, check out the newest graphic novels and create some book spine poetry for Poetry Month. See Ms. Wadsworth or Ms. Roy, or stay tuned to the Learning Commons Twitter for more information.

Dodgeball Intramurals
Dodgeball intramurals will be starting soon.  Sign-up list for teams is posted by the main gym door.  All grades, all genders are welcome!!  There will be a mandatory Captain’s meeting this THURSDAY April 19 at lunch in the small gym. 

Opera this Tuesday Night!!!
Any Claremont student, parent or teacher interested in seeing a professional Opera TOMORROW night (Tuesday) downtown at the Royal Theatre at 7pm, please see Mr. Plant. The opera is called Rinaldo (but it is not about the soccer player).

3 Rs
April is RESPONSIBILITY month, and staff will be looking for students who exemplify the characteristics of this Core Value for nomination for April's RESPONSIBILITY lunch.  Good luck!

STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Talent Show
The Spring Talent Show starts TODAY and runs each lunch hour this week.  Come to the theatre to watch some great talent! Want VIP seats? Bring a non-perishable food can for the food drive and get your choice of seating in the theatre.

CLUBS
No news today.

CAREER CENTRE
Job Opportunities
Thrifty Foods in  Broadmead and Sidney is hiring for various positions!  Visit the Career Centre or check out the Thrifty Foods Careers website at https://www.thriftyfoods.com/career for more information.

GRAD 2018
GT Interview Reminder
All Grade 12’s: Be sure to check the board outside the Career Centre or outside the front office to see if you've been scheduled for your Grad Transition Interview for this WEDNESDAY, April 18th.  THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE to complete these required documents!

Dry Grad Fundraiser – 50/50 Raffle
The Parent After Grad Committee is having a 50/50 Raffle.  Tickets are $5 each. Deadline for sales is May 3rd. Brenda Chan, PAC Chair, will draw the winning ticket on May 8th at the Dry Grad Committee Meeting. If grads or parents would like to sell tickets, they are distributed in books of 10 and can be picked up from Lisa Wergeland. Please contact her at ohmysoul@shaw.ca  
We have a gaming licence to sell $18,000 worth of tickets. Students 13 & older may sell and purchase tickets. Potential winnings are based solely on sales; one prize, half of the ticket sales.  Good luck!

Dry Grad Fundraiser - Growing Smiles Spring Flowers
Mother's Day is almost here. Why not order Mom a hanging basket or planter? It's the perfect time to order plants!  Product list and order forms may be found at claremontdrygrad.growingsmilesfundraising.com
E-transfer payment to rick.lang@mac.com OR cheques payable to Claremont Grad All Nite. Please submit cheques & order forms to school office.  Orders/payments due: April 23rd.   Delivery: May 10th, 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm at Claremont. Questions can be directed to claremontdrygrad@gmail.com.

After Grad Planning 2018
The After Grad Planning Committee invites all parent/guardians of the 2018 Grad class to follow the Claremont Dry Grad Facebook page to keep informed on the planning of the All Night Grad at UVic, Thursday June 28th.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
No news today.

COMMUNITY NEWS
Road Hockey Charity Tournament
The fifth annual “Taking It To The Street” road hockey charity event is looking for TEAMS and volunteers. For teams, you can register a minimum of 3 players plus a goalie (players can be added at a later date).  To register a team: http://marywinspear.ca/event/seaside-magazine-taking-it-street-road-hockey-charity-event-2018

Money raised goes to the “Help Fill A Dream Foundation” which supports children with life-threatening conditions and their families. This will be a fun family event  including: a pancake breakfast, superheroes, princesses, mascots, a race car, a race car simulator driving experience, face painting, photo booth, inflatables, balloon artist, a BBQ, a giant cake, massage tent, a celebrity game, raffle, 50/50 and much, much more.
This event is on Saturday June 9th at Mary Winspear Centre. Questions? Please contact Sue at 250-516-6489 or Craig at 250-382- 3135.

Peninsula Youth Clinic
The Peninsula Youth Clinic is located at Peninsula Medical, 2a-2379 Bevan Avenue, Sidney and is open every THURSDAY from 5:30 - 7:30pm with both a doctor and mental health clinician on hand.

Youth Clinic
The main Victoria Youth Clinic is open to all youth and is located at  818 Douglas Street on the 3rd floor. It is open Monday to Thursday 11-5 and Friday 11-4.

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