Claremont Secondary School

THE CHRONICLE
Friday February 1, 2019

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Claremont Has A New Vice-Principal
Last week marked VP Mr. Hayes’ last days at Claremont; we wish him all the best as he moves on to be a VP at S.I.D.E.S. 
Please welcome Mrs. de Klerk as the new VP at Claremont!!  Mrs. de Klerk comes to us from North Saanich Middle School, so many students will recognize her.  If you see Ms. de Klerk in the hallways, please be sure to give her a Spartan welcome and introduce yourselves. 

Report Cards
Report cards will be handed out in Home Room on TUESDAY Feb. 5th at the start of block 2 (10:28).

After School Tutorial
A reminder to students that free tutorial help is running again and is available for students on MONDAYS and WEDNESDAYS after school in the Career Centre.

AP Physics Meeting
Any AP Physics students interested in participating in the Physics Olympics must come to a meeting TODAY at lunch in room 133.

Foodsafe Certificates
FoodSafe Certificates are in!  If you were in one of Ms. Robertson's Foods 9 classes last semester, please come pick up your FoodSafe certificate from the Foods room.

Lost
A silver ring in the shape of a single ocean wave has been lost.  If you have found it, please help out your fellow student and return it to the office.  The ring has sentimental value and the owner is offering a reward if found.

CLUBS
Key Club – Handbags For Hope
Do you have gently used handbags, scarves, or jewellery that you no longer need?  The Key Club will be helping out Handbags for Hope. Proceeds go to BC Children's Neuroblastoma research and to local families who have children with Neuroblastoma.  Key Club will be collecting items at lunch during the week of February 4-8.  There will be a collection table set up by the lounge.

Math Club
There are three math contests coming up:
AMC10/12 will take place next THURSDAY, Feb 7th in block 1. Room TBA. These contests have already been ordered.
Math Challengers will take place FRIDAY, Feb 22nd at Camosun. We are looking for one more grade 9 to fill out a grade 9 team. See Mr Skanks if you are interested.
The Pascal/Cayley/Fermat are the best contests to sign up for if you have never tried one before. These will take place TUESDAY, Feb 26th in block 1. Sign up sheets are outside rm 133.

ATHLETICS
Boys Rugby
Any boys (grade 9-12) interested in playing rugby this Spring, the season is starting soon! Please make sure to attend the following important meeting to sign up:
Grade 9/10 - MONDAY, Feb 4 at lunch in room 311
Grade 11/12 - TUESDAY, Feb 5 at lunch in room 311
We need keen boys for both teams. No experience required! See Mr Ohl for more info.

CAREER CENTRE
Job Fair @ Butchart Gardens – Feb. 13
The Butchart Gardens is hosting a job fair, WEDNESDAY, Feb 13th, from 6-8 pm, for available positions during the upcoming summer season!  Choose from food services, visitor services, seed & gift store, and gardening departments. $15.45 minimum starting wage. Visit the Career Centre for application information.

BCIT: Big Info Night – Feb. 20
Students looking into post-secondary options are invited to attend the BCIT Big Info Night, taking place at the BCIT Burnaby Campus on WEDNESDAY, Feb 20, from 4:30-7:30 pm. ‘Big Info’ is the largest program expo and information session at BCIT and is a great opportunity for students to get their questions answered by faculty and current students from over 300 programs – all in one place.  Check out more info at bcit.ca/biginfo or visit the Career Centre.

Job Opportunity
Light Housekeeping (Beaverbrook Drive), starting February 26. This local, returning client hires students each summer to work every Saturday to help with odd jobs & light housekeeping. 7 hours weekly @ $15.00/ hour.  Check out the posting in the Career Centre for contact information.

Volunteer Opportunities
Do you love LEGO?  The Sidney Museum’s Lego Day is looking for 6 volunteers. Volunteers assist children to build a mosaic from Lego while master Lego builder Robin Sather builds a locomotive from Lego!  Lego Day is February 17 & 18 @ 2423 Beacon Ave, Sidney.  Shifts are 10:00 am - 1:00 pm or 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm.  Contact information available from the Career Centre volunteer posting.

The Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival will be coming up soon, during the May Day long weekend, and needs volunteers. Volunteers are needed for ticket sales, directing visitors, helping with competitions, activities, the Celtic Music tent and more! Shifts are about 4 hours each. Receive free entrance into the games, a free t-shirt and a free lunch!  Apply online at victoriahighlandgames.com or visit the Career Centre for more information.

Free Retail Training
There is one spot open in the March Retail Training course in Sidney. This certificate program prepares you for first time work experiences in retail and many other work environments. Students are treated as an employee and you will be working alongside a busy team of staff members. This class runs from 9:30 am – 4:00 pm on Sundays and includes training in: Working a cash register and counting cash, customer service, creating displays, sorting inventory, assisting with pricing, opening & closing procedures. Visit the Career Centre for more information.

GRAD 2019
Dry Grad Meeting - Feb 5
The next Dry Grad Committee meeting takes place TUESDAY, Feb 5th @ 7pm in the Learning Commons.  Volunteer coordinators are needed for Security & First Aid.  It’s important that these positions get filled as soon as possible. If you are interested please email claremontdrygrad@gmail.com 

Dry Grad is 100% supported through fundraising. Our current fundraising events are:
Thrifty’s Cards – please email us and we’ll arrange getting a card to you
Co-op Gas – fill up & use Dry Grad membership #113865
Country Grocer receipts – receipts can be dropped off at the office attention: Dry Grad 2019

If you are unable to attend meetings but would like to stay up to date on what’s happening, please join us on FB ‘Claremont Dry Grad 2019’ or visit our website https://claremontdrygrad.weebly.com

Magic Wand
The Magic Wand is a non-profit organization that offers an eco-friendly and inexpensive alternative to grad outfits for both girls and boys. The Magic Wand is for ANY grad to borrow a dress, suit or tux, rather than buy (a small fee for cleaning is the only charge). All outfits are new or like-new, and all accessories are included. To book an appointment to view the selection of available clothes, phone 250-658-0246.

Grad Transition
Reminder to Grads to get your Grad Transition forms and interview completed while you still have time to choose your own person to interview you!  GT forms are available from the Career Centre.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Mt. Washington Ski Trip
If you are interested in going on the Mt Washington trip in March, please pick up your packages from Brenda.

COMMUNITY NEWS
Broadmead/Cordova Bay BC Transit Plan
BC Transit is hosting a workshop on February 19th as a follow-up to some open houses they had back in the fall.  They are hoping to have 2 students that would be interested in provided a high school student perspective to the workshop, to better advocate for transit around the school. If any student is interested, please come to the office or see Mr. Westhaver.

Community Garage Sale – Feb. 9
There will be a community garage sale at the Lochside Elementary School gym on SATURDAY Feb. 9th, 9:00am - 1:00pm.  Great deals for everyone.  All funds raised go toward the Grade 5’s Camp Thunderbird trip.

Water Polo Athlete Recruitment Program
Saanich Water Polo School is offering a NEW Water Polo Athlete Recruitment Program, February to May, at Saanich Commonwealth Place Pool.  Tryouts are free. All enquiries should be directed to waterpoloschool@shaw.ca

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.

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