Claremont Secondary School

THE CHRONICLE
Monday December 14, 2015

LUNCH MEETING TODAY
Best Buddies
Best Buddies meets TODAY at lunch in room 234.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Lost
A pair of cleats was lost last week.  If you have found some cleats, please help out your fellow student and bring them to the office.

Peer Tutoring
Reminder that there is Peer Tutoring available on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY at lunch in the Learning Commons.  For Peer Tutors, please come to the Learning Commons at the start of lunch on WEDNESDAY for a quick meeting and a Christmas treat!

Mentorship Group
There will be a Christmas meeting for all those involved in the Mentorship group on TUESDAY at lunch in Ms. Paas's room (room 200).  Bring your Christmas cheer.  All who attended the grade 9 movie afternoon are welcome to attend.

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!!

Claremont Winter Concert
The Claremont Music Program invites you to their Winter Night of Music this WEDNESDAY Dec 16 at 7:00 pm featuring Choir, Band and Jazz Band.  All are welcome!  Admission is by donation.  Bring a few loonies for concession at intermission!

STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Holiday Week This Week
To celebrate Christmas and the holiday season, Student Government has some fun and festive events planned for Claremont!!
TODAY 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 is the Lip Sync Battle (Christmas Edition). Come and watch your peers sing their hearts out at lunch in the theatre!
WEDNESDAY is White-Out Wednesday!  Channel your inner snowflake by wearing all white.  Also, there will be a Whip-Cream Santa Beard Competition in the lounge at lunch.
THURSDAY 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
Grad Portrait Retakes
Grads:  If you missed having your grad portraits taken in October, or if you need retakes, the Lifetouch portable photo studio is returning to Claremont for two days only:  January 14 & 15. This will be your last chance to have a grad photo in the school yearbook.  Appointments can be booked online at:  lifetouch.ca/victoria

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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