{"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":"2026-09-10T15:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T22:56:21","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>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"217\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Sept 10, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"526\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>H HR G Lunch F E &#8211; <\/strong><strong>No FLEX on Friday<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>NEW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*No FLEX on Friday<\/strong><strong>. There will be regular HR block<\/strong> for Thursday and Friday this week and then the schedule will return to normal starting next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Any girls wanting to play on the Sr. Girls Volleyball<\/strong> team this year, there is a MANDATORY meeting at the start of lunch in room 212 (blue house, top left). Don&#8217;t be late!<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Jr. and Sr. Girls Volleyball players<\/strong>, you will be having tryout practices on Monday, Sep. 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at 3:30pm and Thursday Sep. 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at 3:30pm in our gym. Please see Mr. McRae if you have any questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Jr. Boys Volleyball players<\/strong>, you will be having your tryout practices Monday Sep. 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at 5:00pm and Thursday Sep. 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at 5:00pm in our gym. Please see Mr. McRae if you have any questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Grade 8 boys and girls volleyball<\/strong> times are still to be determined but keep listening to the announcements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Cross Country season has started!!<\/strong> Everyone welcome, all abilities! Practices are Monday and Wednesday after school. Go to room 207 to meet Mrs. Sulek and sign up anytime.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Congratulations<\/strong>\u00a0to everyone who auditioned for this year&#8217;s musical. The call back list has been posted to the group and will be held on Friday September 18th.<\/p>\n<p>See Mrs. Williams for Information about improv classes. Classes will start next week! First class Wednesday September 16th at Lunch.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a brief mandatory schedule meeting for ALL CAST of Peter Pan Goes wrong Thursday at Lunch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Any International student<\/strong> who wishes to make a change to their courses must see Mr. Hale today at lunchtime or after school in Room 205. Please only make changes if you require certain courses that are not on your schedule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Reminder to all students that started a work experience<\/strong> last year to bring in your paperwork to the career\u2019s office. The careers office is open Monday to Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Students wishing to start on their volunteer hours<\/strong> and or those maybe interested in the health care field it is that time again\u2026. Providence Living at the View retirement home is looking for their fall volunteers.\u00a0 This run Oct to the end of Jan.\u00a0 Once a week you go and volunteer with an event or special activity.\u00a0 Application packages are in the careers office.\u00a0 Deadline is Oct 5th.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Youth Council Announcement<\/strong> &#8211; Are you 12-18 years old and looking to grow your confidence, leadership skills, and experience while making a difference in your community? Do you need volunteer hours and love helping create events and programs for youth? The LINC is looking for new members to join its Youth Council. For more information please email: nhaberman@courtenay.ca or, come to our information night on Wednesday September 16 at 4:30pm at The LINC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Haunted House Announcement<\/strong> &#8211; Are you over 12 years old and interested in spooky set design? Talented at horror makeup? Love to act? Or are you simply full of hauntingly good ideas? Come join us at the LINC Youth Center every Wednesday to help bring the LINC\u2019s Annual Haunted House to life! Whether you\u2019re interested in decorating, makeup, acting, special effects, or coming up with creepy ideas, there\u2019s a place for you. Please contact the LINC for more info.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*The 2027 Loran Award is now accepting applications<\/strong>! We are thrilled to announce that once again this year, we are offering up to\u00a0<strong>36 Loran Awards\u00a0<\/strong>to students entering university in the fall of 2027 who distinguish themselves through their strength of character, commitment to service, and intrinsic sense of values-driven leadership. Applications accepted until\u00a0<strong>Thurs, Oct. 15, 2026, at noon ET<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus.list-manage.com%2FjS0ix66Fz0B%3Fe%3De6117d1450%26c2id%3D866a9e95fb0311ebad5ea1e6a65aed61&amp;data=05%7C02%7CErin.Anania%40sd71.bc.ca%7Cc47100bc6f484e3fa1e208df0e945f16%7C8a33c0abdc5a486195746c1f01277d1c%7C0%7C0%7C639245702558869650%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=sgockLNVBbAQFWaQleUaj5vc0zNSdLmdMtXIrOId4aw%3D&amp;reserved=0\">apply.loranscholar.ca<\/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,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1314","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-17 19:06:32","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":1055,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9785,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1314\/revisions\/9785"}],"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}]}}