Announcements
Wednesday, May 21st
- Starting today, snacks in the office will only be available during break times.
- Provincial Assessments – if you need to write or re-write your Numeracy 10, Literacy 10, or Literacy 12 assessment, please see Mr. Dowing by the end of TODAY. Assessments will be scheduled for the 1st week of June. This is a grad requirement.
- Chess club: There will be no chess club this week. See you next week!
- KNIT HAPPENS (plus other yarny stuff) – Come to room 115 at lunch. Bring your own supplies and skills, or just show up and learn. Everyone welcome!
- Island Health Youth Clinic: Nurse Kerri will be here today, from 11:45-12:45 pm for the youth clinic. No appointment required, just drop in; it is free and confidential. You will find the nurses in the corner red office at the top of the red stairs on the right.
- (ACES) Homework Club today after school in room 125 from 3:20 – 4:20 pm.
- Mountain Bike Club – This Thursdays ride is cancelled.
- Looking for 3 or 4 grade 10 or 11 volunteers to help with grad gown hand out and collection please see Tracey in the Careers office.
- Attention Grads going into nursing: New scholarship for students who are going into nursing. This scholarship is valued at CAD $5,000 and will be presented to one student annually who is enrolled in or pursuing full-time studies in nursing programs in BC. This scholarship is open to grade 12 students who have applied to accredited nursing education programs in BC. The link to apply can be found on the Highland website under bursaries. Applications close June 30, 2025.
- Positive Eco News: The chocolate industry has its first standardized way of measuring and reporting how much it contributes to climate change. The World Cocoa Foundation launched this new cocoa greenhouse gas standard on February 6, 2025, marking a significant shift in environmental accountability. Deforestation, pesticide use, and production will all be taken into consideration. Read more here: https://happyeconews.com/cocoa-greenhouse-gas-standard/
- This Friday’s flex – Flex Day 1 – A B C Lunch D Flex
