Claremont Secondary School

THE CHRONICLE
Friday December 11, 2015

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Claremont Winter Concert
The Claremont Music Program invites you to their Winter Night of Music on WEDNESDAY Dec 16 at 7 pm featuring Choir, Band and Jazz Band.  All are welcome!  Admission is by donation.  Bring a few loonies for concession at intermission!

Locker Wrapping
If you would like your locker, or your friend's locker, Xmas wrapped, head over to the Key Club table outside the large gym at lunch this week.  Lockers are $2.  Doors are $5.

Xmas Door Decorating Contest!
Block 3 classes, it's that time again!  Bring out your baubles, your garlands, and holly by the bunch!  Decorate your classroom doors and try to win a pizza lunch!  Door judging will take place TUESDAY, Dec. 15th after Block 3!  Pizza prizes for the Block 3 winners will be on WEDNESDAY!  There are 3 decorating categories to choose from: 1) Best Material/Product re-purposing; 2) Best traditional; and 3) Best Freestyle.  Be creative!  Be innovative!  Have fun!  Good luck block 3's, may the best doors win!!

Music Fundraiser – Royals Game
Claremont's Symphonic Band is performing 'O Canada' at the Royals Game on SUNDAY, December 13      @ 3:00 pm!  Get tickets from a music student for $15 each.  See you at the game!

High School Christmas Carol
The Year-Long Drama production of “High School Christmas Carol”  is playing for only two more nights: TONIGHT and SATURDAY NIGHT 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
Happy Holidays Week:  Dec 14-18
To celebrate Christmas and the holiday season, Student Government has some fun and festive events planned for Claremont!!
Monday Dec 14 is Santa Hat Day! Wear your Santa hat and come get your picture taken with Santa and his elves at lunch in the lounge.
Tuesday Dec 15 is the Lip Sync Battle (Christmas Edition). Come and watch your peers sing their hearts out at lunch in the theatre!
Wednesday Dec 16 is White-Out Wednesday!  Channel your inner snowflake by wearing all white.  In addition, there will be a Whip-Cream Santa Beard Competition in the lounge at lunch.
Thursday Dec 17 wear your ugliest Christmas sweater, and join us in the theatre at lunch to watch the animated version of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas!

ATHLETICS
No news today.

CAREER CENTRE
U-Vic - Let's Talk Science
Crazy about Science?  Check out the Let's Talk Science's 2016 symposia at UVic!  These are annual full-day events at UVic with workshops/tours/talks given by reverent guest speakers from research and industry of a specific scientific field.  Registration is now open for the following secondary school level options:
Biomedical Symposium (Gr. 10-12)  January 28/16  8:45am-2:45pm
Women in Science Careers Day (Gr. 10-11)  March 10/16  9am-2:30pm
Environmental Symposium (Gr. 8-12)  June 7/16  9am-2:30pm
For more information please visit the Career Centre.

GRAD 2016
Last Chance to Buy Royals Tickets
TODAY is the last chance to buy Royals tickets for Saturday night!  Claremont has it's own section and it will be a fun night, so bring your friends.  Tickets are $15 in the Lounge at lunch.

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!

Grad Transitions
Keep those Grad Transitions coming in!!  Still lots more out there!!! This is a graduation requirement so don't put it off!  Complete your forms, and interview, and hand it all in to the Career Centre, then you're done!!! 

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Christmas Treats
For all International students: On TUESDAY December 15th at lunch, please come to the IGS room #264 for some sweet Christmas treats!  We will be celebrating birthdays, and well wishes for the winter break.  See you there!

International Student Christmas Movie Night!
All international students are invited to a free movie “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” (with Jim Carey) on WEDNESDAY Dec. 16th at 3pm in the Learning Commons.  Free popcorn provided!

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