THE CHRONICLE
Tuesday November 19, 2019
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thank You
The Claremont Support Staff are deeply appreciative to our students, teachers, admin team, families and neighbours during the recent job action. Thank you so much for your patience, encouragement, support, and many acts of kindness. We are very happy to be back in the school doing what we love: supporting our students.
Student Parking – Registration Required
Reminder to all students who are parking in the student parking lot: you must be registered to park there. Permission forms are in the office. To become registered, the office needs: a parent-signed registration form, a photocopy of your driver’s licence, a photocopy of your car insurance, and $2 for the parking pass.
Breakfast Club – Thursday Mornings
Reminder that the Claremont‘s PAC-sponsored Breakfast Club runs on THURSDAY mornings at 8:30 a.m. Come to the Student Lounge for a free bagel, spread, and juice box to fuel your body for the day.
CLUBS
Math Club
The math contest, CSIMC, is on WEDNESDAY morning in blocks 1 and 2 in room 311.
Robotics Club
There is a mandatory meeting for all robotics students in the robot room TODAY at lunch.
Nintendo Club
Nintendo Club Meets every THURSDAY at lunch in Room 215. Bring your Nintendo switch controllers this Thursday to join in on the fun!
ATHLETICS
Jr Boys ‘B’ & Sr Boys ‘B’ Basketball
The rosters for both the Junior Boys B Basketball team and Senior Boys B Basketball team have now been posted outside the PE office. Both teams have an important meeting this WEDNESDAY at lunch in the big gym.
Jr Boys Soccer - Island Champions
The Junior Boys Soccer team played a fantastic tournament at the Island Championships in Brentwood Bay. After successfully winning the City Finals against a strong Reynold’s squad in late October, our players represented Claremont with pride and sportsmanship with hard-fought wins over Oak Bay, Gulf Islands, and Brooks, before defeating Carihi in the finals. We are, once again, Island Champions! We were extremely proud of their effort and are hoping for an Island three-peat next season. Go Spartans!!
Jr Boys Volleyball
The Jr Boys Volleyball team has been very successful throughout November.
St. Andrews tournament: the boys won gold.
League play: the team won silver with a record of 26-2. The boys went undefeated and won their pool in Lower Islands and made the final against an absolute juggernaut of a team in PCS. Claremont won the first set, lost the second, sending us to set 3. PCS took a 14-8 lead(in a game to 15). We battled back, tied the game, and had 2 different match points to win. Unfortunately, we couldn’t hold them off and lost 18-16 and settled for silver. A hard-fought game.
Island Championship: the team won silver. Again, the team went undefeated and won their pool. We played an amazing semi final against a strong Belmont team, split the first two sets and won 15-13 in the third set. We moved, with no break, to play against, you guessed it, PCS for the 3rd time in a final this year. Although our boys played an amazing, PCS took the match.
On the season, the boys have a record of 79-10 (sets won: lost) or 39-4 (matches won: lost). The only team to defeat Claremont in a match this year is PCS (4 times). A HUGE accomplishment for a team with 4 gr 10’s and 9 grade 9’s! Good luck at the upcoming Provincials. Go Spartans!!
Rowing
The City Championships Rowing Regatta was held on Nov 9/10 at Elk Lake. Claremont had crews racing in 11 of 17 events, and our Spartans brought home 13 medals: 6 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze. Congratulations to all rowers for their impressive results.
Gold:
Men's 8+: Piper Lee (coxswains), Pietro Barbero, Callum Lewis, Luke Bauer, Alex Klouda, Lorenz Mielke, Ayden Meszaros, Brett Schellenberg, Ryan Evans
Women's 8+: Piper Lee (coxswain), Elle Stephens, Floria Herget, Abby Simpson, Kealey Scott, Denise Peressini, Samantha Orme, Taryn Rosales, Sadie Green
Women's 4x: Elle Stephens, Floria Herget, Abby Simpson, Monique Seanez
Mixed 4x: Lorenz Mielke, Ayden Meszaros, Denise Peressini, Kealey Scott
Men's 2x: Feliz Mayelzadeh, Callum Lewis
Men's 1x: Feliz Mayelzadeh
Silver:
Men's 8+: Anders Ommundsen (coxswain), Devin McCleary, Ellington Peacock, Michael Lui, Jasper McLennan, Bernhard Semrau, Julius Kaim, Liam Plater, Adel Chinoy
Women's Novice 4x: Elena Mairs, Sarah Rasmussen, Julia Ottenbreit, Grace Hamilton
Mixed 2x: Ellington Peacock, Sophia Regosa
Bronze:
Women's 4x: Sadie Green, Wiebke Grundling
Men's 4x: Pietro Barbero, Brett Schellenberg, Liam Plater, Alex Klouda
Men's 2x: Jasper McLennan, Lucas Turner
Women's 1x: Sophia Regosa
4th - Novice Mixed 4x: Benedict Pauly, Sofia Mairs, Anathalia Hemerling, Florian Ring
5th - Men's 4x: Bernhard Semrau, Luke Bauer, Julius Kaim, Ryan Evans
6th - Women's 4x: Piper Lee, Evey Lewis, Olivia Lucas, Taryn Rosales
6th - Novice Mixed 8+: Anders Ommundsen (coxswain), Benedict Pauly, Conor Dillon, Florian Ring, Luca Hutchison, Grace Hamilton, Anathalia Hemerling, Julia Ottenbreit, Sarah Rasmussen
10th - Men's 4x: Nathan Turner, Zach Zhao, Josh Gant, Adel Chinoy
The team showed great teamwork and sportsmanship both on and off the water. Go Spartans!
CAREER CENTRE
JDF Fire/Rescue Cadet Camp – application deadline Dec 18
Do you have what it takes to… Run into a burning building when everyone else is running away? Handle a hose so powerful it takes two people to hold it? Dangle off the end of a rope 50 feet in the air? Use the Jaws of Life and other tools to save someone trapped in a car?
The next JDF Fire/Rescue Cadet Camp runs March 16 – 21, 2020. Application deadline is December 18, 2019 - For information & applications, please visit the Career Centre. Upon completion, students qualify for 100 Work Experience hours, equivalent to 4 school credits.
PISE Info Session – Nov 21
The PISE Centre for Sport & Exercise Education is holding an information session this THURSDAY evening (Nov 21), from 6-7pm at the PISE building, room 329A, on the Interurban Campus. For more information, please check our website: http://camosun.ca/learn/infosessions/sport-exercise/.
Parent Night @ UVic – Nov 28
Parent Night is for the parents! Come to hear information about admission requirements for our programs, scholarships, and upcoming application deadlines, plus some advice on helping your student transition successfully to life in university. For questions, contact the Vancouver Island Student Recruitment Officer, Stephanie Parker, at stephanieparker@uvic.ca. Free parking is provided for all attendees (register to receive instructions). THURSDAY, November 28, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Bob Wright Centre, UVic.
To register: https://www.uvic.ca/future-students/undergraduate/events/parent-night/index.php
GRAD 2020
Winter Gala – Dec 4
Attention all grads. The Winter Gala will be on Wednesday December 4th from 7-10pm. Tickets are $30 each and will be sold in the Student Lounge each day this week during lunch.
Grad Clothing
Grad clothing will also be on sale in the Student Lounge each day this week during lunch.
Magic Wand Project
Magic Wand Project is a non-profit organization that offers an inexpensive and eco-friendly alternative to grad outfits for both girls and boys. This is a chance to borrow, rather than buy, a dress, suit or tux, (a small fee for cleaning is the only charge). All outfits are new or like-new, and all accessories are included. Any student is eligible. To book an appointment to view the selection of available clothes, email Elizabeth: esurerus@telus.net or Joy: jandtharrison@shaw.ca Website: www.themagicwandproject.ca
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Pizza Lunch
The next Pizza Lunch for International students is this THURSDAY, Nov. 21, in the Theatre.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Peninsula Youth Clinic
For all youth aged 12-24: the Peninsula Youth Clinic is located at Peninsula Medical, 2a-2379 Bevan Avenue, Sidney (250-656-4143) and is open EVERY THURSDAY from 5:30 – 7:30pm, providing services for mental, physical, and sexual health. A doctor and mental health clinician is on hand.
Walk-ins are welcome! Services are completely free and confidential in their judgement free zone.
-any medical concern
-get prescriptions
-speak with a counsellor
-access to STI and pregnancy testing
-access to birth control
If you need a reminder about any of this information, the daily announcements are posted outside of the front office.*