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October 2017 Issue 11—Oct/17
Up Coming Events
Principal’s Message
It’s hard to believe it’s already October! We have had a positive start to the year with a number of ac-tivities in September such as the Open House, Terry Fox Run, the AB post-secondary visit, ROCK Solid for grade 8’s, and the New Student Luncheon. October will be another busy month with events such as Pho-to Day on October 4, Interim reports, Parent-Teacher Interviews, and our first dance/social of the year. As a school community, we continue to promote our mission of Community, Discovery, and Empower-ment, as we know that the more connected and val-ued students feel at the school, the more likely they will be successful. We encourage all students to get involved in school activities and to try their best in the classroom. We also encourage all parents to be involved in your child’s education as we know that parental involvement and support makes a big differ-ence in how our students do at school. Here’s to a great October! ~ Clint Dolgopol
October 2017
3 Selkirk PAC Meeting—7:00 pm
4 School Photo Day
6 New Gr. 8 Explorations
9 Thanksgiving Day—No School
10-12 Early Dismissal—2:00 pm
13 BC Post Secondary Visit at Selkirk
19 Interim Report Cards sent home with students
20 Pro-D—No School
24 Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:25—5:05 pm
25 Parent/Teacher Conferences
6:20—8:10 pm
26 Halloween Dance/Social
7:00—10:00 pm
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GRAD ZONE
Grad Executive
Students wishing to be involved in Grad Executive will be able to pick up nomina-tions during the first week of school in January from the office. We encourage as many students as possible to get involved.
Grad Parent Meeting
There will be a parent meeting for those wishing to work with the Grad Council in making Grad 2018 a fantastic event on Thursday, January 11th, 2018 at 7:00 pm in the Cafeteria.
Grad Transitions
As the year is quickly getting underway, please be reminded that you should be working on your Grad Transition work so that you’re prepared for your Exit Interview. There are deadlines that must be met on a monthly basis.
Exit Interviews will be on Tuesday, February 27th , 2018. Students will sign up for a presentation time at our Grade 12 assembly on Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 second C Block at the Grade 12 assembly. This will also be your third and final Grad Trans ‘class’. All Grade 12’s must attend this meeting. If you have a conflict with the Exit Interview date, you MUST talk to Mr. Sharun ASAP and
an alternative date for an interview will be arranged.
Grad Transition guidelines can be found on the Mr. Sharun’s website: Follow this link: https://sites.google.com/site/selkirksecondary/
Grad Dates
Prom will be on Friday, June 15th, 2018 and Ceremonies will be Saturday, June 16th, 2018 at 3:00 pm at the Kimberley Civic Center. The Friday Prom timeline will be determined by the Grad Committee throughout the Spring of 2018. Times and locations will be made available as they are determined and organized.
Grad Zone Website
As our NEW website is currently under construction, please direct all questions to Scott Sharun. He can be reached at [email protected]. Our site will be updated and completed by the end of November 2017.
INTERIM REPORTS Interim reports will be sent home on Thursday, Octo-
ber 19th with students. The interim reports will pro-
vide a snapshot of where your child is currently at in
his/her courses. The reports will provide a comment,
work habit and attendance but not letter grades and
percentages. Semester 1, Term 1 report cards will be
sent home after our first term in mid-November.
PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS In October, we have three early dismissal days, October
10, 11, & 12. On these days, students will be dismissed
at 2:00 pm and busses will pick up at 2:05 pm. Parent-
Teacher Conferences will happen on Tuesday, October
24th from 3:25—5:05 pm and Wednesday, October 25
from 6:20—8:10 pm. The school will be booking ap-
pointments Monday, October 16– Monday, October 23.
Please call the school office between 8:30 and 3:00 on
one of the dates above to book an appointment.
SCHOOL PHOTO DAY
School Photo Day is Wednesday, October 4th. Order forms will be distributed once the proofs are in. Photo retake day is on Thursday, November 2nd for any stu-dents who require a new photo or were away on October 4th.
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Rocky Mountain International Student Program
STUDENT UPDATES
The students are settling into their Canadian homes, getting involved in the school sports teams, being active in community activities and volunteering a lot! You have probably seen them around town or have been working with them.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Happy Birthday to Lisa Kugoth, Christine and Kerry Gu who will be celebrating birthdays in October!
RMISP ACTIVITIES
Calgary and the Columbia Ice Fields were wonderful, now the next major outing for the international students will be hiking Oct 20 in the Hoodoo’s followed by time in Fairmont and then Oct 28 is Spooktacular at Fort Steele.
BECOME A HOMESTAY FAMILY
International students from around the world are cur-rently registering to start school at Selkirk later this school year!
If you'd like to welcome a student into your home this year, or if you'd just like more information on what being a Homestay Family is all about, please contact:
Randy McLeod, ● Kimberley Homestay Coordina-tor ● 250.427.6168 ● [email protected]
Some of the benefits of becoming a Host Fami-ly include:
- The opportunity to learn about other cultures & customs
- Inspiring you and your family to explore your own province and country
- The feeling that you are making a difference in a meaningful way on a global scale
- Developing lasting friendships with students and their overseas families
- Families will receive a monthly reimbursement of $705 per stu-dent to support their participation in the program
.
Performing Arts News
The Music and Drama programs are off to a great start. The Choir and Drama students are headed to Fort Steele for an overnight retreat on October 12th-13th, and Band students are headed to Canmore for the Vic Lewis Band Festival November 3rd to 5th.
The musical this year is Bring It On, which will be running at McKim Theatre from April 11th-14th.
Students going to New York will be hosting a hot dog sale at Overwaitea on Sunday, October 15th, from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.
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LEADERSHIP REPORT
Goals for 2017-2018:
Our goal in Leadership is to continue to shift our school culture to a positive
environment and enhance student life at Selkirk. Our objective is to continue
to work at a high level and bring an atmosphere that empowers and engages
life at Selkirk.
Activities Completed in September 2017:
Create Planning Groups: In September, we decided on different areas that
we thought were important to the Leadership class based on what we think
the students need and want. Some Planning Groups are: Green Committee, Media, Year Book, An-
nouncements, Dances, Finances, and Intramurals.
Terry Fox Run & Fundraising: Students from Marysville Elementary School came to Selkirk to complete
the Terry Fox Run which the Leadership class organized. As part of the Terry Fox Run, we fundraised for
Cancer Research. “Toonies for Terry” was an initiative in that ran in conjunction with the Terry Fox Run.
Our goal was to have all students donate a toonie each, with a goal of $1000. The ‘pie-in-the-face chal-
lenge saw our teachers, Mr. Bates, Mr. Treber, Ms. Giacometti, Ms. Parker and Mr. Kiever take a pie for
Terry. Constable Payne also raised $150 to take a pie in the face from a student from Marysville Elemen-
tary. As a result of our super job raising “Toonies
for Terry”, our school raised $1990 for Cancer
Research.
Green Committee: Some of the Leadership class
has ‘taken up’ an initiative to make Selkirk GREEN. Our Green Committee is
planning things around the school to make it more environmentally friend-
ly. Some things being planned are: bottle, paper, and plastic recycling in
different classrooms and other initiatives to involve the community as well.
Change in Announcements: Different people in Leadership Club are learn-
ing new skills by taking charge in doing daily announcements. Our goal is to
create video announcements and a Selkirk YouTube channel to make our announcements better and stronger.
Media: Huw Miller, Hannah Doerksen, Nathan Giguere and Liam Westergaard have started working on new videos, such as the
Terry Fox Run feature, that is designed to motivate our student body. The Media Group also works on social media posts and pho-
tography/video that documents events and cool things
around the school. In addition, we will have a video
featuring great students and student life in Selkirk.
Year Book: Aliya McLaren is leading a team that will
create a schedule to align our sports teams and events
throughout the year. Wednesday, October 4 a profes-
sional photographer will lead our team through cam-
era use.
Dances: This massive group is starting to plan out
different dates and events for upcoming dances. Look
out for the Halloween Social.
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A creative collaboration brings a burst of color to the SE exterior wall of Selkirk.!
A few years ago a community project between the Kim-berley Youth Action Network and the Selkirk Art Club got underway. The goal was to design 6 large 4X8 paintings of images that highlight the beauty of Kimberley and the East Kootenays. Once completed the panels would then by hung on the exterior of Selkirk High School. ! Lori Joe, Coordinator with KYAN would like to extend a big “Thank You” to all the students that contributed their
time and talent to this project, and invite new students to help create 3 more panels. If you are interested contact Lori
Extra Wood??? The Selkirk Woodwork program is accepting any quality wood donations.
Here are some examples of useful donations for student project work:
Scrap plywood or sheet products 24” x 24” or larger
Offcuts of 2x4’s, 2x6’s, 2x8’s greater than 24” in length
Any hardwood scraps at least ¾” thick
Sorry, but we are not looking for the following donations:
Leftover hardwood flooring
Firewood
Pressure treated construction products
Wood containing nails, screws, or staples
Please contact Ryan Treber at [email protected] if you have some extra wood and would like to make a donation to this pro-gram.
HALLOWEEN DANCE/SOCIAL
The first dance of the school year will be held on Thursday, Oc-tober 26th from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Students are encour-aged to wear costumes to the dance. Tickets will only be availa-ble at the door for $10, $5 with a Food Bank donation Stu-dents need to have paid their school fees to be able to attend the dance. If you have not done so already, please pay Ms. Smith-Hodgson at the office as soon as possible. Leadership members will be contacting parents asking for assistance with the chaperoning of the dance. If you would like to chaperone, please contact [email protected].
ART CLUB
Art Club runs every Wednesday during lunch in the Art Room. Students are encouraged to explore vari-ous media & processes in-cluding drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking. The club runs as a “drop in” open studio with some guided lessons. Students are encouraged to bring their lunch and friends. We also will be meeting some
evenings at local coffee shops to bring art into the commu-nity. The Selkirk Art club is always open to new students joining regardless of experi-ence. If anyone wants more information speak to Ms. Whitesel [email protected]
BUS LANE
There has been a few incidents of late involving our buses and parents/guardians dropping off and pick-ing up students throughout the day. Please respect the bus lane and use the center lane of our parking lot for dropping off and picking up students. A re-minder as well that there is a yield sign as you make the turn to head out of the school parking lot. We have a number of vehicles not yielding leading to a safety concern for vehicles entering and leav-ing from the far lane of the parking lot. We appre-ciate your help in making our parking lot as safe as possible for everyone!
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Cross Country Running
Our Cross Country team is off to a great start this year. They started off in Libby on August 26th.
Sydney Wilson was 5rd in Varsity girls, Megan Howe 3rd Junior Varsity girls, and David Howe15th in Junior Varsity boys.
The team competed again with Sierra Cooper and Darah Clarke in Whitefish and they did wonderful! Seirra was 4th for Varsity girls and Darah was 4th for junior varsity girls!
There was about 100 girls and had 12 schools repre-sented.
Congratulations to David Howe and Sierra Cooper for each winning the Cross Country meet in Fernie on September 30.