Claremont Secondary School

THE CHRONICLE
Thursday January 21, 2016

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Europe Spring 2017 – Beaches and Battlefields Trip
There will be a parent information night for the 'Beaches and Battlefields' trip TONIGHT at 6pm.  Amsterdam, and France for the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge.  $100 discount for early bird sign up.  Contact Mr Gardner for more info: dgardner@sd63.bc.ca

Music Program Bake Sale
$1 will pay for a delectable treat at the Music Program bake sale on FRIDAY, Jan 22 at lunch. Come find our table at the entrance to the lounge and pick up a few goodies!

STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Toque Day
This FRIDAY is Toque Day!  Wear your favourite toque!!

ATHLETICS
Basketball
Good luck to all our bball teams.  Our Sr Boys head to Collingwood for their bball tourney TODAY.  And there is a big home game TONIGHT for Sr Girls vs Oak Bay at 7:30 - come watch #8 and #9 in the province go to battle.  And good luck to Jr Boys and Jr Girls taking on Belmont TODAY at Belmont.

CAREER CENTRE
Vancouver Island University - Trades & Applied Technology
Are you interested in a career in the rapidly growing trades and applied technology industry?  Here is a list of free information sessions at VIU for Spring 2016 (Nanaimo/Parksville locations):
Horticulture: Feb 3, 6:30-8pm; 
Motorcycle & Marine Technician: Feb. 11 6:30-8 pm; 
Automotive: Feb 15, 6:30-8 pm;
Carpentry: Feb 18, 6:30- 8 pm;
Information Technology & Applied Systems: Feb 22, 6:30- 8 pm;
Heavy Equipment Operator: Feb 25, 6:30- 8 pm;
Welding /Heavy Mechanical Trades: Feb 29, 6:30-8 pm; 
Culinary Arts / Professional Baking: Mar 3, 6:30-8:30 pm; 
Hairdressing: Mar 7, 6:30-8 pm;
Power Engineering: Mar 7, 6:30-8 pm;
Applied Business Technology Careers Training: Mar 14, 6:30-8 pm; 
Esthetics: Mar 15, 6-7:30.   
Visit the Career Centre for more  information.

Free Retail Training
This certificate program prepares you for first time work experiences in retail and many other work environments. You will be treated as an employee and you will be working alongside a busy team of staff members. You will have training in: working a cash register & counting cash, customer service, creating displays, sorting inventory, pricing, opening & closing procedures.  Visit the Career Centre for contact information.

Free Resume Writing Workshop
There will be a free resume writing workshop on FRIDAY February 12 (Pro-D Day)  9:00am – 4:00 pm at SHOAL Centre – 10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney.  This workshop will accommodate those who have no resume and those who need to polish up their resume.   Visit the Career Centre for contact information!

Youth Job Fair
Looking for a summer job?  Exploring a career or post secondary education? Visit the Job Fair on FRIDAY February 19 (Pro-D Day) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the SHOAL Centre, 10030 Resthaven Drive, in Sidney.  Many students were hired as a result of last year’s event, so bring your resumé.  You could be hired too!  Here is a taste of who is coming: BC Transit, Richard Mar Advanced School of Hairstyle and Esthetics, Tanner Books, Recreation Integration, Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre, BC Ferries, Q College, CDI College, Camosun College, Quadrant Marine Institute, Business Works Youth, Royal BC Museum, and the list is still growing…

Island Medical Program – Info Session
There will be an information session for high school students on WEDNESDAY, February 17, 7-8:30 pm.  Learn about UBC’s Doctor of Medicine (MD) Undergraduate Program delivered in collaboration with UVic.  With a class size of 32 students, the Island Medical Program provides a truly unique environment for learning. UVic: Medical Sciences Building, Room 150.

Camosun College - Sport & Exercise Education
Camosun's Centre for Sport & Exercise Education (CSEE) is hosting their next free information session TONIGHT from 6-7:00 pm at the Interurban Campus, PISE building, room 329A.

Encounters Canada - Celebrate Canada’s Birthday
Experience Canada as never seen before. This unique and unparalleled one-week session is specifically geared to new and first generation Canadians. Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity to broaden your cultural values with youth from across Canada.  Activities include:
-VIP Canada Day celebration
-Avatar Cirque du Soleil
-Visit to the Parliament & various museums
-A stop at the Governor Generals and the Supreme Court
-Visit the ByWard market and go shopping at the Rideau Centre - Ottawa’s largest shopping mall
$500 Registration fee is all-inclusive and includes: transportation to Ottawa, lodging, food and activities!
Visit the Career Centre for registration information.

Encounters Canada – Vimy Week
Calling all history buffs!  The Vimy week awaits you! Ottawa - April 3 to 9, 2016. Your Vimy week includes commemoration ceremonies to mark the Battle of Vimy Ridge. You will lay a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier; visit the Canadian War Museum and so much more. This week, sponsored by The Vimy Foundation, takes an indepth look at Canada’s participation in the First World War.  Register now and receive $100 off your registration fee, which includes airfare to Ottawa, food and accommodations. In addition, students will also be eligible to apply for the VIMY prize of a 2-week, all expenses paid, scholarship program in Europe to study the First and Second World Wars! -(Submission deadline for the prize is March 1, 2016) Visit the Career Centre for registration information.

GRAD 2016
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
If you are returning to Claremont in September
ALL International students who are returning to Claremont in September MUST pick up a returning document from Brenda as soon as possible.

Whistler Trip
Planning to go to Whistler in March??  The package is due by February 4th.

Check Brenda's board every day for news.