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Thursday, October 17 News

 
Christine Knapp
Thursday, October 17 News
by Christine Knapp - Thursday, 17 October 2013, 10:49 AM
 

THE CHRONICLE, Thursday October 17,  2013

GENERAL ANNOUCEMENTS

School photos and ID cards
If you had photos taken in September but you have not received your photos or ID cards yet, please come to the office to pick them up.

Gay-Straight Alliance Meeting
Curious about the Gay-Straight Alliance?  Come to our meeting TODAY at lunch in room 320. Join or just drop in.  New members welcome.

Trip to London
If you are interested in going on the Spring Break 2014 trip to London, the last meeting to learn about this opportunity will be this FRIDAY at lunch in the theatre .

Passport to Education 2012-2013 Winners Announced!
Lists of Passport to Education Recipients for 2012-2013 have been posted to the school website as well as in the Learning Commons, Counselling area and outside the office.  Students can check the lists to see if they received one for last year. You have until November 11th to appeal if your name isn't on the list and you think you should have received one.  Passports are held by the school and given to students after they graduate.

Blood Donors
Attention Blood Donors.  The following students are donating blood TODAY:  Behzad Hajivaliadeh, Mia Brooker, Connor Fischbach, Martha Gerlach, Jamal Nesim, Sina Hajivalizadeh.  Please come to Rm 134 at lunch for pizza and juice and taxi info.  Thank you for making a difference.

Congratulations and thank you to the following students who donated blood yesterday. Your efforts have saved lives:  Kayla Matthews, Lisa Su, Emmanuelle Caws, Etosha Guess, Stephen Downs and Matthew Downie.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT
No news today

ATHLETICS

Boys Rugby
The boys rugby team is planning an exchange this spring with a school in Ottawa. Any grade 10-12 boys interested in playing rugby this year are asked to attend a meeting at lunch on MONDAY Oct 21st in the big gym. We will discuss the season and this exchange. Contact Mr. Ohl in the PE office if you can't make it.

Senior Boys Volleyball
The Claremont Sr. Boys Volleyball Team faced the #5 B.C. ranked Belmont last night losing the first set 21-25 (after missing 8 serves) and bounced back to win the next set 25-15.  The Spartans next played the #6 B.C. Ranked Oak Bay losing the first set 29-31 and then winning 25-18.  The Spartans also played PCS and won 25-18, 25-15.  The Sr. Boys Team is currently ranked 9th in the province.

CAREER CENTRE

Work Opportunity
Are you looking for part-time work?  A local bakery/cafe is looking for a counter person.  You must be available to work weekends and through the Christmas holidays.  Please see Mrs. Pryer in the Career Centre for more information TODAY.

Camosun's Centre for Sport & Exercise Education Info Sesison
Any students interested in learning more about Camosun College's Sport & Exercise Education Programs should attend a free information session TONIGHT from 6-7pm at the PISE Building on the Interurban campus.

UVic's Health Information Science Open House
Any students interested in a career in healthcare information and communication technologies, should attend an Open House at UVic's School of Health Information Science TODAY from 4:30 – 5:30pm.  See Mrs. Pryer in the Career Centre for more information.   

Encounters With Canada
Encounters With Canada is offering a promotion of $125 off registration for a limited time only for the following themed trips to Ottawa: Arts & Culture, Journalism & Communications, Canada Remembers, and Medicine & Health.  Check out their website or see Mrs. Pryer in the Career Centre for more information.

GRADUATION 2014

Attention grads!!  Have you booked your photo shoot with Lifetouch yet?  They are only here at Claremont s until next Thursday with their portable studio.  If you have not booked your photo shoot, please go to the Lifetouch website as soon as possible:  www.lifetouch.ca/victoria.    Information forms are in the office.   These photos will be in the yearbook so we request that everyone have a photo taken.  If you are just having one photo taken for the yearbook only, then Lifetouch will take this picture at "No Charge”.  When you come for your appointment, the Lifetouch studio is parked outside, at the back of the school.

INTERNATIONAL
No news today.