{"id":1314,"date":"2021-08-05T12:21:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T19:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/?page_id=1314"},"modified":"2026-05-01T10:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:56:11","slug":"announcements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-48ecqa-55b30225a0d1b8d015d9c526517f9488 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-krzb1lzg-741bf5dd98ac3ccf5620d88034a289b0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-krzb1lzg-741bf5dd98ac3ccf5620d88034a289b0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-krzb1lzg-741bf5dd98ac3ccf5620d88034a289b0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-krzb1lzg-741bf5dd98ac3ccf5620d88034a289b0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1315 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1315 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Announcements.jpg\" alt='' title='Photo of hand with mouthpiece on empty blue background in studio'  height=\"1604\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Announcements.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Announcements-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Announcements-514x1030.jpg 514w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Announcements-768x1540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Announcements-766x1536.jpg 766w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Announcements-748x1500.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Announcements-352x705.jpg 352w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-342vn6-314c191f8e49c8bc1fc81f2bf341a5af av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-krzb19in-fdcead5efe7389798093f5b70911f7fc '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Announcements<\/span><\/h1>\n<table style=\"width: 98.9884%; height: 28px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 28px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 39.1278%; height: 28px;\" width=\"217\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Friday, May 1st<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.8126%; height: 28px;\" width=\"526\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Friday is Day 4 &#8211; H G F\u00a0 Lunch E FLEX<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>Congratulations to the senior boy\u2019s rugby team on winning their playoff game yesterday against QMS and qualifying for North Islands! Daniel Ingrey scored on the last play of the game and Eli Burley slotted the kick to secure us the spot. Go Highland!<\/li>\n<li>As we continue to learn about the Circle of Courage, we are marking May as Mastery Month! Mastery is competence in many areas: cognitive, physical, social, and spiritual. Having self-control, responsibility, striving to achieve personal goals rather than superiority. Think of all the things you have mastered this year so far. Set a goal and work hard to achieve it this month!!<\/li>\n<li>There is a friendly doubles badminton tournament today at 2:45 in the gym (with prizes!). Grades 8-12 and all levels of experience are welcome.<\/li>\n<li>The following students need to hand in their Track and Field permission forms to Ms. Meredith by TODAY. If the forms are not submitted by then, you will not be able to attend the track meet: Nixon Cubbit, Molly Van Zanden, Caylin Schnyder, Tallulah Bathurst, Adam Ingrey, Luc Nel, Tyson Servos<\/li>\n<li>Shoe Co. is in need of one or two part-timers! The wage is $17.85\/hr to start, which increases to basic minimum wage June 1. We offer a 30% discount on shoes to employees. Anyone over 16 years old is welcome to apply. Take a resume in to meet with the manager or assistant manager.<\/li>\n<li>Next week is Mental Health Week! The theme is CONNECTION. Come check out the booth in the foyer on Monday for some cool stickers and Kindness Challenge sheets for the week.<\/li>\n<li>DRAMA FLEX BLOCK- Audition information packages for the district musical AND our one act play Peter Pan Goes Wrong will be available in FLEX block TODAY!!!!<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t forget to pick up your Earth Day Bingos from the library &#8211; you can submit your completed BINGO (even one-line counts) for a chance to win a prize up until May 22. HEAT is also still collecting environment-themed art, poems, and writing. You can submit your work to Ms. Brammall in room 205 up until May 22 as well.<\/li>\n<li>HEAT meeting at the start of Flex TODAY in room 205. New members always welcome. And a huge thanks to HEAT and Interact members for their work cleaning up the beach at Little River as well as the Highland grounds last Friday! The proceeds of our bake sale during Earth Week will go to Ocean Wise,<\/li>\n<li>For those that missed clothing orders, our online store has been reopened. <a href=\"https:\/\/highlandsecondaryschool.itemorder.com\/shop\/home\/\">https:\/\/highlandsecondaryschool.itemorder.com\/shop\/home\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>Clubs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; height: 106px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 39px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 39px; width: 44.8231%;\" width=\"458\">Model UN &#8211; Wed@ lunch, room 224<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 39px; width: 54.1284%;\" width=\"515\">Highland&#8217;s Queers &amp; Allies Club (QSA) \u2013 Fri @lunch, room 106<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 19px; width: 44.8231%;\" width=\"458\">Interact Club \u2013 Tues @ lunch, room 218<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px; width: 54.1284%;\" width=\"515\">D &amp; D Club &#8211; Thurs @ 3:15 in room 204<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 19px; width: 44.8231%;\" width=\"458\">Girls in STEM club &#8211; Tuesday @ lunch in room 212<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px; width: 54.1284%;\" width=\"515\">HEAT Environmental Club \u2013 Thurs @lunch, room 205<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 44.8231%;\" width=\"458\">Math Club \u2013 Tues @ lunch in room 207<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 54.1284%;\" width=\"515\">Photography Club gr 9-12 \u2013 Thurs @ 3:15, Art room<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 19px; width: 44.8231%;\" width=\"458\">Garden Club &#8211; Wed @ lunch in the garden<\/p>\n<p>Homework Club \u2013 after school Wed &amp; Thurs, room 125<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px; width: 54.1284%;\" width=\"515\">Creative Writing Club \u2013 Fri @lunch, room 116<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Past Announcements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/05\/April-30-2026.pdf\">April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/April-29-2026.pdf\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/April-28-2026.pdf\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/April-27-2026.pdf\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/April-24-2026.pdf\">April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1314","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-10 02:13:02","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1015,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9440,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1314\/revisions\/9440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}