THE CHRONICLE
Monday, January 6, 2020
Happy New Year!!
GENERAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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.
PAC Fundraising – Country Grocer Receipts
Support the Claremont PAC with your Country Grocer Receipts! Funds go towards the Breakfast Program, Grad 2020 and other clubs within our school community. Receipts can be dropped off at the Claremont office. Thank you!
CLUBS
Key
Club – Tree Chipping Fundraiser
If you’re taking your decorations down and wondering what to do with your trees, the Key Club is collecting trees for chipping this weekend. The Key Club will be in the student parking lot on SATURDAY January 11 (10-4) and SUNDAY January 12 (10-2) to take your trees by donation. All proceeds will go to the club’s charities and programs they support.
ATHLETICS
Girls
Lacrosse
A reminder to students in girl's lacrosse next semester in both blocks 1 &4, to please hand in your clothing & equipment order forms to Ms. Taylor in the P.E. office by WEDNESDAY this week. If you missed the meeting before the break, please pop by and get a form.
CAREER CENTRE
Explorations
in Technology
Registration is ongoing for TEAC 105 (Engineering Sampler-Civil, Mechanical, Electronics and Computer), taking place at Camosun through the South Island Partnership. There are still spots for Feb 2020. Talk to Ms. Loukes in the Career Centre soon, if you're interested!
GRAD 2020
Grad
Photos
First time bookings only: The online bookings for grad photos is now open for two days only: Monday, January 20th & Tuesday, January 21st
Retakes: If you need to book retakes, those appointments will be done at the Lifetouch Studio. Please contact Lifetouch to book an appointment by calling 250-744-4100.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
No news today.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Broadmead
and Cordova Bay: BC
Transit Planning
Phase One open houses occurred last fall and stakeholder engagement occurred in the spring. BC Transit has taken peoples’ feedback and developed some potential route modifications as well as brand new routes within the plan area.
In the new year, BC Transit plans to bring these potential route changes forward for public review. See below for details:
Monday Jan. 20, 3:30 -6:30 pm @ Lochside Elementary, 1145 Royal Oak Dr.
Wednesday Jan. 22, 2:00 – 5:00 pm @ Cordova Bay United Church, 813 Claremont Ave.
Thursday Jan. 23, 4:30 -7:30 pm @ Cordova Bay 55+ Association, 5238 Cordova Bay Rd.
There will be an accompanying survey available online as well through the BC Transit website. More details on the survey will be made available closer to the date.
Parents
As Education And Career Coaches – Jan 30
Are you the parent of a high school student? Would you like to help them with their post-secondary choices? This is an interactive workshop designed to give you the skills and confidence you need. Educational Planner is presenting "Parents as Education and Career Coaches" on THURSDAY January 30th, 6:30 pm, at Stelly's Secondary School. There is no registration and parents can just come! For more information, contact Colleen McNamee cmcnamee@saanichschools.ca or Heidi Hackman hhackman@saanichschools.ca
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 birth control
-access to STI & pregnancy testing
If you need a reminder about any of this information, the daily announcements are posted outside of the front office.*