Claremont Secondary School

THE CHRONICLE
Monday April 30,  2018

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Twitter Tuesday in the Learning Commons
Twitter Tuesday is happening in the Learning Commons TOMORROW, May 1st.  Enjoy some treats in the library and don’t forget to give their new Twitter account a follow @SD63ClaremontLC

STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Talent Show – Last Day
TODAY is the final day for the Spring Talent Show.  Come to the theatre at lunch to watch some great talent!

CLUBS
No news today.

ATHLETICS
Junior Girls Soccer
There will be a brief meeting TODAY at the start of lunch in room 303.

CAREER CENTRE
UVic Registration 101
Students already registered or thinking about registering with UVic are invited to attend a Registration 101 presentation on TUESDAY, May 15 at lunch in the Learning Commons. Save the date!

OSEF Student Exchange - Application Deadline
There is still time to apply for a 2018/2019 exchange to Europe with OSEF. Experience France, Belgium or Spain for 1 month this summer or 11 weeks next year with a reciprocal exchange program. Application submission deadline is approaching quickly. Please see Mrs. Rhodes in the Career Centre for more information.

Face-Painting Training
There will be a FREE Professional Face Painting workshop on Saturday May 26, 2018, 1:00-3:00 pm at the SHOAL Centre in Sidney. Learn how the professionals do it and help at the summer markets or start your own business! Visit the Career Centre for more info.

Be A Buddy for a Japanese Student
Students, 15-19 years old, are needed to Be A Buddy for a group of visiting Japanese students July 5, 6, and 7th. English must be your first language. Approx. 4 hours per day at $12.00 per hour, lunch included as well as admission to various sightseeing locations. Training provided. Visit the Career Centre for application information.

Job Opportunities
Please find more details about these job opportunities in the Career Centre.
Multiple outside yard and garden jobs in the Sidney/North Saanich area. Short term work available weeding, turning soil, or general yard clean-up, and long-term weekly lawn mowing. Get paid to work outside, get fresh air and help someone out. Wages ranging from $12 to $25 per hour! 
Red Robin restaurant in Victoria is now hiring for line cooks, servers, host staff, dishwashers, bartenders, bussers, kichen prep/production and more! Competitive wages and discounts! Apply today at www.redrobin.jobs/276/ .
Weekend yard work: A View Royal resident is looking to hire a student to do some weekend yard work (weeding and general yard clean-up). Competitive wage.

Volunteer Opportunities
Check out several volunteer opportunities posted in the Career Centre. Lots to choose from - help with face painting at the Brentwood Bay Festival, be a Green Team member at Rock the Shores, or help at the Victoria Canada Day Celebrations! 

GRAD 2018
Are Your Grad Packages Overdue?
The grad packages (forms and payment) were due LAST FRIDAY.  If you have not returned your packages,  it is essential that you do so right away.  The ceremony tickets for guests will be assigned in the same order that the forms & payment have been received.  That means, the sooner your payment is submitted, the better seats your family will have in the audience!!  Forms and payment go to the Accounting Office.

Grad Slide Show
A reminder to all grads to please make sure you submit a few photos of yourselves as babies and younger children for our slide show.  Please submit these to the office.

Scholarship Meeting Today
For all grade 12’s who are interested in money for post-secondary: there is a scholarship meeting TODAY at lunch in room 327 (Mr Gardner’s room).  We will talk about new scholarships, the PAC awards, and STA awards.

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.*