STUDENT SECTION
TODAY’S ITEMS
Remembrance Day Alternate Bell Schedule
Period 1 (Blk 5) 8:38-10:00
Assembly 10:10-11:15
Period 2 (Blk 1)11:34-12:20
Period 3 (Blk 3)12:25-1:10
Lunch 1:10-1:50
Period 4 (Blk7) 1:55-3:00
PEER TUTORS: The following Peer Tutors are now late in handing in their Peer Tutor Evaluations and are at risk for not receiving a grade on their report card. Please hand in to the office TODAY!
Shanice BishopEmily Brown
Tom EdisNatalee Enslow
Elena GreigBailee Hainstock
Keaton HauschildNadia Iannone
Cam MacArthurEmma Morgan
Justyne RikkinenEbony Sauter
Amy Woodhouse
Attention Jr. Boys Basketball (Grade 10): Basketball tryouts will be on Wednesday Nov 13th and Thursday November 14th from 6:15-7:45pm. Please see Mr. Nicolson ASAP if you cannot make the tryouts.
Congratulations Maddy Tebbutt for winning the Centre for Arts and Technology 48 hour Film Challenge. Maddy’s movie was required to include 10 elements, including a girl named Miranda, cricket sound effects, a bow-tie, the line: “Bow-ties are cool”, and the line “Where does he get those wonderful toys?”. Maddy accepted her award at the Final Cut Film Festival held in Kelowna on Wednesday.
Grade 9 Boys Basketball- There will be an important meeting for Grade 9 Boys interested in playing basketball this year in room 227 at lunch on Friday.
These grade 9 Leadership students are encouraged to submit their final assignments to Ms. Boyd's box in the main office by the end of the day on Friday: Keara Anutooshkin, Brynn Clark, Hannah Clarke, Sage Collins, Maggie Harries, Ashley Patton, Sierra Simpson, Kiara Talman and Mackenzie Vunak.
Please see Ms. Boyd on Friday in room 205 if you have any questions.
Attention Grade 9 Girls interested in playing Basketball: basketball tryouts will be on Friday Nov 9th at 3:30pm. Please see Mr. Hyde ASAP if you cannot make the tryouts (no meeting this week – just come to the tryouts).
LUNCHBOX MENU
FridayClam chowder $1.50
Steamed halibut grenobloise $4.50
**Grenobloise is a classic French sauce, made with capers, lemon and brown butter
Take a bite of BC menu items this month include, B.C. grown chickens, parsnips, cabbage, squash and cranberries.
Attention all Sr. Aboriginal Students. On Tuesday, Nov. 12th students will have the opportunity to tour and learn about UBC Okanagan. Students will learn about admissions, programs / services and will have the opportunity to sit in on actual classes taught by a professor. Lunch is provided. Please see Mr. Hyde (rm 101) for permission form. 24 students max.
There will be a very important meeting for all Grad Committee & Winter Formal members at lunch on Thursday, November 14th in room 119. Please bring along a strong elf-like work ethic as we will have a number of tasks to complete!!
Attention grade 12 students interested in attending the presentations for Queen’s (Nov. 14th), the University of Calgary (Nov. 26th), Dalhousie (Nov. 28th) and UBC (Nov. 28th). You must sign up to attend any of these four sessions. Sign-up sheets are now posted on Mrs. Grant’s door in the counseling office.
GRADS – Ralph Oslund Jewelers will be at Pen High in the common area at lunch time on November 18 and 19, displaying various styles of Pen High graduation rings for purchase. Stop by and see if something catches your eye!
SPOTLIGHT ON COSMETOLOGY
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Okanagan Cosmetology Institute - 358 Main Street, Penticton
Are you interested in finding out about careers in the esthetics industry? This includes make-up artistry, manicures, pedicures, spa treatments and more. This half-day spotlight will allow you to explore a potential career in cosmetology through interaction with professionals in the field and “hands-on” opportunities. See Miss Trovao in the Careers office (1:30 pm – 3:30 pm). For more information on the Cosmetology Spotlight – check out the Careers Program Bulletin Board outside the Careers Office in the Main Common Area.
GRAD INFORMATION
Okanagan College Penticton Campus Information Night: Wed. Nov. 20: 5-8 pm in the Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence. The College Prep 101 presentation is at 6pm. Learn about programs and services available at Okanagan College, and enter to win a $500 tuition voucher.** Apply to Okanagan College at Info. Night and the application fee will be waived**
The Horatio Alger Jim Pattison BC Scholarship Program
DEADLINE TO APPLY: DEC. 1 2013
Any student who meets the following criteria is encouraged to apply:
• Enrollment in their final year of high school, taking classes during spring 2014, progressing normally toward graduation in the spring/summer 2014, with plans to enter a post-secondary institution in Sept. 2014
• A strong commitment to pursuing and completing a degree at an accredited public or private post-secondary institution in Canada;
• Critical financial need ($50,000 or less net income per family is preferred; if higher, an explanation must be provided);
• Involvement in co-curricular and community activities;
• A minimum grade percentage of 65
• Attend a high school and live in British Columbia; and
• Canadian citizenship.
To view the online application:
TD Canada Trust Scholarship. DEADLINE: Dec. 6, 2013. They are interested in hearing from students who have demonstrated consistent and outstanding dedication to solve a community problem or make their community better as a whole. For example, you may be cleaning up the environment, promoting social justice, or fighting child poverty. They carefully review all applications, taking into consideration not only the applicants' contributions to their communities but also their personal circumstances and any special challenges they may have faced along the way. If you meet the criteria and wish to apply, use the link below to access the application.
The Terry Fox Humanitarian Award recognizes humanitarian volunteer work. There is no set discipline students must study in order to receive the award, but they must maintain their academic, voluntary and career performance to a satisfactory level. The deadline to apply is Feb. 1
RE/MAX of Western Canada 2014 Quest for Excellence BursaryProgram
The Quest for Excellence Program is a bursary program for grade 12 students in Western Canada. It was established by RE/MAX of Western Canada to recognize the success and ongoing pursuits of Western Canadian students in regards to leadership and community contribution initiatives. Each year, RE/MAX will award 16 bursaries of $1,000 each totaling $16,000 in Western Canada. DEADLINE: March 10, 2014
Keep Canada Green Online Scholarship Contest (offered by Gaspard - the company from whom we rent our grad gowns) Ten $1000 Scholarships available; deadline to enter is April 11.
BUS SUPERVISION
Nov 4 – Nov 8...... E. Koch / K. Stewart
Nov 12 – Nov 15...... D. Kalaski / K. Nendick
Nov 18 – Nov 22...... R. Reid / I. Butters
Nov 25 – Nov 29...... S. Gowe / B. Laven