Claremont Secondary School

THE CHRONICLE
Tuesday May 1,  2018

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Responsibility Nominees
Congratulations to the 24 students who have been nominated for this month's Responsibility lunch. The lunch will take place on TUESDAY, May 15th, in the Foods Rooms, and Mr. Hayes will hand deliver invitations to our nominees later this week.

May is Relationships Month
Staff, keep your eyes peeled this month for students who are building and maintaining healthy relationships in the Claremont community, and nominate them for our Relationships Lunch. Students, have a look at the "3 Rs" posters to get an idea of what staff will be looking for.

Spring Music Cafe
Spring Music Cafe is coming up May 23th. If you are interested in performing, please contact Mrs. English by May 18th.

Twitter Tuesday in the Learning Commons
Twitter Tuesday is happening in the Learning Commons TODAY.  Feel free to come on down and enjoy some treats in the library and don’t forget to give their new Twitter account a follow @SD63ClaremontLC.  

Twitter Contest Winner for April
Thank you to everyone who followed the Learning Commons's new Twitter account. The winner of the contest and the movie passes is Jenny Lee! Would Jenny kindly come to the Learning Commons to receive her prize! 

STUDENT GOVERNMENT
No news today.

CLUBS
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ATHLETICS
Congratulations Rowers!!
Congratulations to all of the athletes at the Brentwood International Regatta this past weekend. Everyone raced well and showed great teamwork both on and off the water. 17 out of our 22 crews qualified for finals!!  Some highlights include:
GOLD - Jr A Boys coxed quad - Finn Breitenfeldt, Luka Mittig, Leo Donnecke, Jack Walkey, Clare Cunningham
GOLD - Jr B Boys JV coxed quad - Jacob Loewen, Johnny Dang, Ryan Evans, Jack Turner, Alex Klouda
GOLD - Jr A Boys JV double - Wyatt Youland, Jack Plater
GOLD - Jr A Boys Single - Jack Walkey
Bronze - Jr B Girls coxed four - Jordan Loewen, Olivia Wong, Monique Seanez, Kealey Scott, Clare Cunningham

Looking forward to the next regatta @ Shawnigan in 2 weeks!

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 see the Career Centre for more details.
Summer babysitting: A local Cordova Bay resident is looking for someone to babysit 3 boys aged 2, 5 & 7 from 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m  Monday to Friday through the summer. 
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.

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
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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.*