Claremont Secondary School

THE CHRONICLE
Wednesday December 2, 2015

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Welcomers Club
The first meeting of the Welcomers Club will be on THURSDAY December 3rd after school in room 303.  We will be talking about ideas to support Syrian refugees and local refugee sponsorships.  Anyone interested can join in.

Europe 2017 - Beaches and Battlefields Tour
Visit Amsterdam (Netherlands), France including Vimy Ridge (100th year memorial), Normandy including Juno Beach, and Paris. 10 day trip in April 2017.  Find out more on FRIDAY December 4 at lunch in room 327.  See Mr Gardner for details.

Found
An iPod was found last Friday.  Please come to the office to claim it.

Claremont Reads!
Congratulations to Ashley Reid for answering November's question of the month!  Answer this month's question and you could WIN!  "What's your favourite Christmas Story?"  It pays to come to the Learning Commons to enter because Claremont READS!

Locker Door Wrapping
Key Club will be wrapping locker doors in the holiday spirit this week!  You can have your locker or your friend's locker gift wrapped for only $2 per locker.  We'll be collecting locker numbers and cash at lunch in the lounge for the rest of the week.

Toys 4 Teens
The 3rd annual Toys 4 Teens Donation Drive continues until Dec 8. Please donate $10 gift cards for Teens in Need in your Block 2 class. Winning House receives House Points and the winning class will attend the wrap-up event at Mayfair Mall on Dec. 10. Go Spartans!

High School Christmas Carol
TONIGHT is opening night for the Year-Long Drama production of “High School Christmas Carol”  and it runs Dec 2-5 and 9-12 at 7:30pm at the Claremont Ridge Playhouse.  This play updates the classic Charles Dickens tale and sets in a high school where a not-so-nice Meredith (think Scrooge in high school) is acting very poorly.  However, given a chance to see what her life is really like (thanks to some visits from very unique 'ghosts') Meredith is able to see what her actions are really doing.
This play is appropriate for all ages.  Tickets are $10 at the door, but if you bring a non-perishable donation to the food bank, $1 per item will be deducted from your ticket to a maximum discount of $5.  All food will be donated to the Mustard Seed Food Bank.  Please come support the Fine Arts at Claremont!

STUDENT GOVERNMENT
No news today.

ATHLETICS
Intramural Volleyball
Intramural Volleyball continues TODAY at lunch in the big gym. All participants MUST be changed into gym strip and ready to start ASAP.
TODAY:  play-off semi-finals
THURSDAY:  finals

Junior Boys "B" Basketball – Final Tryouts
The Junior Boys "B" basketball team will be holding their final tryout this THURSDAY after school in the big gym. All grade 9/10 boys are welcome.

CAREER CENTRE
Post Secondary and Unique Opportunities Information Night
Claremont's Post Secondary and Unique Opportunities Information Night is this THURSDAY, December 3rd, from 7:00-8:30 pm in the Learning Commons and Student Lounge!  Representatives from UVic and Camosun College will be here as well as the Canadian College of Performing Arts, Blyth International, Latitude Global Volunteering, Canadian Armed Forces, OSEF-ASBL, CDI College and more! All interested students and parents are welcome to attend!

GRAD 2016
Reminder to Grads - Organ Donor Forms
Hey Grads - Just a reminder to turn in any completed organ donor registration forms to the front office.  We are trying to document what a huge difference your grad class is making!  Remember to keep the hashtags trending #DavidImADonor #ClaremontDonor.  Keep up the good work!

INTERNATIONAL
Meeting for International Students
There is a meeting on FRIDAY at lunch in the big gym.  All students going to Whistler must attend.

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