Claremont Secondary School

THE CHRONICLE
Wednesday April 25,  2018

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Day of Silence – Friday April 27
If you would like to participate or support this Friday's Day of Silence to spread awareness about the effects of the bullying and harassment of LGBTQ+ students, please come sign up at the Ridge Box office TODAY and TOMORROW at lunch.

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
Biology Club – New
Interested in anything to do with biology? Come to the inaugural meeting of the brand new Biology Club where you will have the opportunity to explore some of the fascinating intricacies of all things living. Potential opportunities may include visits to university biology facilities, local attractions (Shaw Centre, Bug Zoo, Butterfly Gardens, etc.), a trip to Botanical beach/Avatar grove, local beaches for beach clean-ups and many more opportunities.  Come to our first meeting this FRIDAY at lunch in room 203 for more information.

ATHLETICS
Track & Field
Track meet #4 is TODAY after school at UVic. Please tell Ms. Schnieder how you are getting to the meet.

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
Grad Packages
Reminder to all grads to make sure you return your grad packages (all forms and payment) to the Accounting office.  Deadline is this FRIDAY April 27.
Also, the deadline to submit grad introductions for the ceremony are due this FRIDAY April 27; they are to be submitted on the Grad Page of the Claremont website.

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
No news today.

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.*