Claremont Secondary School

THE CHRONICLE
Tuesday April 24,  2018

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Report Cards
If students did not pick up their report cards in Monday’s home room, they can now be picked up at 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.

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 continues 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.

ATHLETICS
Junior Girls Soccer
Jr Girls Soccer players have a brief meeting TODAY at lunch in room 303.

Track & Field
Please register your relay team with Ms. Schnieder BEFORE WEDNESDAY. This includes entries for the     4 x 100 and 4 x 400 races. Track meet #4 is TOMORROW after school at UVic. Please tell Ms. Schnieder how you are getting to the meet.

Student Success in Volleyball
This past weekend in the 2018 Volleyball BC 17U-18U Provincial Championships, Claremont students Trevor Copp, Pablo Villegas, Reed Smith, and Gerry Peng, along with other Victoria team mates, won Bronze medals among grades 11 & 12’s.  Well done!!

CAREER CENTRE
Job Opportunity (Spring/Spring)
Dan's Farm & Country Market, located on the corner of Bear Hill and Oldfield roads, is hiring!  They are looking for individuals enthusiastic about local fruits and vegetables!  Help is needed 2 to 5 days per week, from 9 or 10 am to 4 or 5:30 pm.  Must be available weekends and holidays over the summer - (the market is open every day!) Visit the Career Centre for application info!.

GRAD 2018
District Scholarships – Application Deadline is Today
Reminder that TODAY is the deadline to hand in applications for District Scholarships. They can be dropped off at the office or with Mr. Cannon in room 310.  Mr. Cannon will be here until 4:00. 

Dry Grad Planning 2018
The Dry 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 Dry Grad at UVic, Thursday June 28th.

Dry Grad Fundraiser – 50/50 Raffle Sales Deadline: May 3rd
The Parent After Grad Committee is having a 50/50 Raffle. Tickets are $5 each.   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     Brenda Chan, PAC Chair, will draw the winning ticket on May 8th at the Dry Grad Committee meeting. We have a gaming license 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!

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Pizza Lunch
Reminder to all International students that there is a pizza lunch TODAY in the Big Gym. 

COMMUNITY NEWS
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.*