february is black history month

FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Dominating the Charts for over 200 years

1940’s-Rhythm and

Blues

1950’s-Rock and Roll

1960’s-Soul

1970’s-Funk & Disco

1980’s-Rap &Jazz

Where our music is now

MUSIC LEGENDS

S.H.S.M. Application Process - 2012

1. December and

January Sign up in Guidance

2.February

Pick Up S.H.S.M. Course SelectionInstructions andPathway Charts

(see Co-op NOTE)

4. March

Pick up and submit a S.H.S.M.

application

5. April and May

S.H.S.M. Interviews

(see Co-op NOTE)

3. FebruaryCourse

Selections using Career

Cruising

Pick Up Pathway Chart

in Guidance

Due Friday March

23, 2012

All S.H.S.M.

candidates will be

notified in June

Open to all Grade 10 & 11

students

Co-op NOTESeparate

interviews for students applying

for Co-op next year

Any students in grade 11 or 12 interested

in being a Peer Tutor in English, Math or Science pick up an application in

Guidance.  

Peer Tutors earn community service hours by volunteering their time during their

spares, lunch or after school.

Graduation Photo Retakes

All Senior Students… a Lifetouch photographer is returning for grad portrait retakes.

When: Monday Feb 27th

At this time you can have your sitting redone or you may get original photos done if you missed the first dates.

Continued…

A full retake sitting fee is $10.00. Original sitting fee is $30.00.

If you are having retakes done please bring your first set of proofs with you so the photographer can correct what you did not like.

Sign up sheets are located in Guidance. The photos will be taken in the Career

Centre.

Math Contests Canadian Senior and Intermediate Math Contest

($10)Tuesday Nov. 22, 2011 Room 108 Periods A and B

Money Due: Nov. 4

Grade 9: Pascal ($5)TODAY - Thursday Feb. 23, 2012

Room 240 Period C - Money Due: Feb. 2

Continued…

Grade 10: Cayley ($5)

TODAY - Thursday Feb. 23, 2012 Room 240 Period C - Money Due: Feb. 2

Grade 11: Fermat ($5) TODAY - Thursday Feb. 23, 2012

Room 240 Period C - Money Due: Feb. 2Grade 12: Euclid ($14)

Wednesday April 11, 2012 Room 108 Periods A and B - Money Due: Mar. 2

Continued…

Invite Only: Fryer, Galois, Hypatia ($8) Thursday April 12, 2012 Room 108 Period AMoney Due: Mar. 2  - Find Sample Questions at;http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/contests/past_contests.html

Want to sign up? See Mr. Liska in room 239 

An announcement will be made when results are in.

Junior Boys Basketball Team Congratulations to the Junior Boys Basketball Team

who advanced to the York Region Basketball Championship with a 47-33 victory over St. Teresa of

Lisieux CHS, yesterday. 

The Ravens were led by Maj Haik with nine points while Abey Teshome, Loui Zibdawi, and Darion Fuller

each chipped in eight points.  Thursday the Ravens will compete for the YRAA title

at Bill Crothers Secondary School. 

Game time is three o'clock. 

Junior Basketball

The Junior Boys' Basketball Team is dismissed today at the end of

Period D. 

Transportation to Bill Crothers will leave the front door of the school at

1:30 p.m.

Girls Hockey Team

After losing their first game to St. Max, the girls hockey team won the remaining two games against Alex Mack and Stouffville

to win their division. 

Congratulations to the entire team on an amazing season and a special thank you

to our two graduating players, Stefanie Fox and Leah Amson for their

leadership over the past four years