Claremont Secondary School

THE CHRONICLE
Wednesday October 1, 2014

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT
BC Transit Bus Passes
The BC Transit Youth Passes have arrived.  Please come to the office to pick yours up.  If you are an International student, please see Brenda for your bus pass.

Cops for Cancer
Cops for Cancer's 'Tour de Rock' will be visiting Claremont on THURSDAY Oct. 2nd. The school will be raising funds on Thursday through student and staff donations. Please bring a few dollars to put towards this worthy cause. You will have the ability to pledge money towards head shavings.
If you missed Monday's meeting, any students or staff willing to shave their head in support of Cops for Cancer should see Mr. Ohl in the PE Office.
THURSDAY is also the first Spirit Day of the year.  Wear your house colours!!  
ZEUS (white)  
APOLLO (black)
HERCULES (red)    
POSEIDON (blue)

Key Club
Do you enjoy volunteering and meeting new people? Do you need volunteer hours for grad? Come join Key Club this THURSDAY at lunch in room 135 and see what we're all about!

Peer Tutoring
If you are interested in being a Peer Tutor this year please see Ms. Giese TODAY at lunch in computer lab 225. We welcome tutors for any subject. Math, Science and English usually have the most requests. If you think you can spare a half an hour a week or more, we look forward to seeing you!

Pursuit of Excellence
All Pursuit of Excellence students will have a meeting TODAY from 3:00 to 4:00 in the Theatre.  This is the first official event of the year and attendance is mandatory.  Please check with Mrs. Marshall in the Pursuit of Excellence office ahead of time if you have a conflicting event.

New York City trip
Students interested in a Spring Break trip to New York City:  please come to a meeting on FRIDAY at lunch in the theatre.  See Mr. Plant or Ms. Giordano if you cannot attend.

School Photos
School photos will be taken on FRIDAY October 3rd.  All students in all grades need to have a photo taken for student records, whether or not you plan to purchase a photo package.  Extra photo order forms are available in the office.

Parking
This is a reminder for all grade 11 and 12 students who drive to school.  Your vehicle must be registered at the office to park in the student parking lot.  If you are not registered, please come to the office to pick up the paperwork and, if you are not registered, you must park on the street.  Students are NOT permitted to park in the staff parking lot at any time.  If the student lot is full, you MUST park on the street.

Studio 63 is Offering FREE Haircuts!
Did you know that our school district has it's own teaching hair salon called Studio 63?! They are offering FREE haircuts and styles for the month of October by their skilled hair design students. Call 250-652-5381 to book an appointment or just stop by the ILC in Saanichton.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT
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ATHLETICS
Swim Team
Swim Team meeting will be TODAY at lunch in the small gym. First practice is Friday, Oct. 3rd at Commonwealth Pool. See Mrs. Harris in the PE office if you are unable to attend the meeting.

CAREER CENTRE
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GRADUATION 2014
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INTERNATIONAL
Whistler Trip
Whistler packages are due THURSDAY (TOMORROW).  Get them in to Brenda!
BC Transit Youth Bus Passes
Please pick up your BC Transit bus passes from Brenda TODAY.