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William Morton Collegiate

The WMCI community is committed to providing a safe and stimulating environment in order to promote individual excellence, to foster responsible citizenship, and to develop students who can manage their futures in a changing society.

Secretary: Christine Poschenrieder Principal: Shannon Blondeau

Phone: 385-2845 Fax: 385-3031

wmci@pinecreeksd.mb.ca www.pinecreeksd.mb.ca

November, 2014

HONORABLE MENTION RECOGNITION for William Morton Collegiate and Gladstone Elementary

On Tues. Oct. 28th, Mrs. Blondeau and Mr. Warkentin attended a recognition ceremony at the Legislative Build-

ing with the Honorable Sharon Blady, Minister of Healthy Living and Seniors and Dave Schellenberg, Chair of MB

Council on Aging. The principals attended as representatives of their respective schools to receive a certificate for

school contributions in promoting an Age-Friendly community. Last year, the GES Grade 3 students paired up with

Senior Pen Pals. WMCI hosted three community brunches in conjunction with the GWRC and GASSP where we ate,

played crib, played bingo, and enjoyed being a community! WMCI also purchased a stationary bike for both our

students and for our seniors to use during hallway walking as part of everyone’s physical activity plans. It is hoped

that this certificate serves as a reminder that all community members play an important role in defining what kind

of community we want to be. Relationships are vital in building connections between today’s youth, teens, adults,

and seniors!!

Congratulations to ALL involved and THANK YOU for the nomination!

Mrs. Blondeau

GRAD TEA AND BAKE SALE

“A Christmas Carol” In conjunction with Moonlight Madness

November 21st 7-9 PM

WMCI Gym Raffle Items, Home-Baking, Silver Collection

Take your picture with the new Warrior mascot!

The perfect time to pick up some Christmas goodies!

Handivan sponsorship by WMCI Grads

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PINE CREEK SCHOOL DIVISION

Notice of a change in date for a Board Meeting:

The 2nd Regular Meeting of the Board will be held on:

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

at Division Office, Gladstone, MB

WARRIORS FOR CHANGE

We have been very busy preparing for our We Day event, but we also have been running our We Scare Hunger

campaign to collect food for those less fortunate. We are hoping to get 250 items of food to donate by the time

We Day comes on Nov. 7th! Send in your food to help us help others!

As well, between Nov. 1st and Nov. 14th we'll be collecting items for Operation Christmas Child

again. Donation ideas include school supplies, hygienic items (like wash-cloths, toothbrushes,

combs), toys (please no used items - new only), and other small gifts (such as hairclips, cloth-

ing, etc.) For a complete list of acceptable items, go to www.samaritanspurse.org.

Mr. Pugh

November 7th is WMCI’s very first local We Day! This will be an all-day event held in

the WMCI gym, and will include the school's annual Remembrance Day service. We

have a very exciting day planned, filled with performances from groups such as the

Red Cross Harmony Project, Swamp Gas, and Siloam Mission, as well as performers

from local schools. The day will finish with Shawn Boothe, a hip-hop motivational

speaker from Ontario who encourages students to ‘live their legacy.’ Our theme,

‘Education can Change the World,’ will give students inspiration to make a change

in their communities and around the world.

There is no cost to attend WE

DAY Gladstone, and all students at WMCI will attend, as well as stu-

dents from the elementary schools. Please bring a lunch to the

event, as lunch will not be provided and Baldy's will be closed that

day. We can't wait to see you there!

Mr. Pugh

GREEN WARRIORS

The Green Warriors have been busy collecting plastic

bags to give to the Gladstone Elementary School for

them to recycle. They have also been preparing an awe-

some, interactive presentation that will be given during

the Warriors for Change WE Day held on November 7th.

As always, we are looking for new members to join and

take part in the Green Warriors group. Help us make our

school and community ‘green!’

Keiana Fehr

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November Menu

Monday

Baldy’s Burger and a Big Pickle

Tuesday

Homemade Pepperoni Pizza

Wednesday

Roast Beef on a Crusty Bun & Soup du Jour

Thursday

Chili Cheese Fries

Friday

Steak Sandwich & Fries

*50¢ of every meal sold on Friday’s will be donated to Testicular Cancer research

Submit a drawing, a painting, a story, a poem, an article, a photo, or any other creative piece for consideration! The first semester sub-mission deadline is November 28th!

Mr. Pugh

Students must submit registration forms to Mrs. Poschenrieder. THESE ARE OVERDUE!! It is important to keep our records up to date with current medical info, emergency contacts.

All student fees, extra-curricular fees (if applicable), and course fees (if applicable) should also be paid ASAP to Mrs. Poschenrieder. These fees help pay for activities through-out the year, tournament entry fees, yearbook, and consumable supplies in elective courses (like sheet metal, sketch books, etc.)

You must notify the bus driver if your child will not be on. Otherwise, there are delays, and buses arrive late.

You must notify the school if your child is absent for any part of the day and for any reason. This applies to all grades. If you do not call in or send a note, it is assumed your child has skipped class. This may result in detentions or other un-wanted consequences.

WMCI is a nut-free and fish free school. We have many students, including students from other schools and communi-ty visitors who are allergic to these items. Please help us reduce the risk for these individuals.

Mrs. Blondeau

The Central Manitoba Choral Workshop took place on Thurs., Oct. 16th in Winkler. Students in grades 9-12 from all around central Manitoba along with two students from WMCI, Azaria Neuschwander and Hanna Sollner, took part in the day. They worked on music all day in their choirs with guest conductors in preparation for a concert later that evening. The Central Manitoba Youth Choir also began their tour that evening with their first performance at this concert.

Mrs. Salmon

ONLINE UPDATES

Please be sure to check WMCI’s website regularly.

It is updated weekly with upcoming events and

lunch menus, extra-curricular updates, and specific

information for graduates. Parents and students

can also review the handbook or search current student progress,

attendance, and library book due dates by going to Maplewood

within the website.

TIP!! MAKE THE WEBSITE A SHORTCUT ON YOUR PHONE OR PERSONAL DEVICE!!

Concerned about your son or daughter’s alcohol or other drug use?

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba runs a weekly

Parent Intervention Program in Portage

Nov. 12, 19, 26 & Dec. 3

7-9 PM

For info and to register please call Barry at 857-8353.

There is no charge for this program.

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SENIOR VARSITY BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL The Senior Boys’ Volleyball team has had a successful season so far! Our record is 1 win and 4 losses, but all losses were within 8 points and all games took an extra set for the opposing team to take the win. Our last home game against Elton on Oct. 23rd was especially entertaining! Whether it was the incredible fan support and school spirit displayed on stage or the combination of the passion of the senior players and determina-tion of the junior players because it was their last home game of the regular season, your WMCI Warriors played amazingly! We didn’t get the win, but the team was “pumped” with how they had played…..TRUE WARRIOR SPIRIT. The team is still practicing in preparation for “A” playoffs in Elton on November 6. Hopefully, our season will extend to Nov. 13th at the Zone Championships. GO WARRIORS GO

Mrs. Blondeau

Cross Country

The Cross country season came to an end for the WMCI warriors on Oct. 15th with the Provincial

meet at the Epinette trails in Spruce woods . The course was quite pleasant, except for the many hills

that both mentally and physically wore down a number of athletes, slowing them down or even forc-

ing them to walk. The weather was beautiful and sunny, making for a perfect day for the race.

In the senior boys category, Clay Ferguson finished 232nd out of 329 runners. In the senior girls category, Sonya Strocen

finished 48th, Marie Lou Schneeberger was 74th, Megan Sollner finished 109th, Hanna Sollner came in 173rd, Kelsey

Tonn finished 192nd, Amanda Doell placed 195th, Shayla Mahon was 232nd, Hayley McCaskill finished 233rd, Hailey

Smith made 261st, and Keiana Fehr finished 266th out of 286 runners. For many of the athletes who ran at provincials

last year, their results were quite a bit better. The Varsity girls team finished fourth in the team category out of all the A

to AAA schools in the province for the second year in a row. Congratulations on a good achievement and great job

done! The results were great for our school as many of the athletes have only been running X country for the last three

years. On this note, WMCI is looking for more athletes, especially boys who would like to run, to help with conditioning

in another sport, and to help make our team better. Good luck in the future to our graduating athletes: Marie Lou

Schneeberger, Megan Sollner, and Keiana Fehr.

Mr. Koshel

Attention all students!!!!

Conditioning practices will start in November after Vol-leyball has finished and will run until the Christmas Break and then resume in the New Year. Practices will be from

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. Come out and get in shape!!

Any questions, please see Mr. Koshel or Mr. Watson.

LIBRARY NEWS

October was Manitoba School Library Month and at 11:05 on Oct. 27th, WMCI staff and students took 20 minutes to ‘Drop Everything and Read.’

The library has recently received over 40 new titles by familiar names such as Sarah Dessen, John Green, Laurie Halse Ander-son, Jessica Warman and Lisa McMann, as well as titles by vari-ous new authors. So if you haven’t picked up a good book lately, stop by to check out the new selections. There is something for everyone!

Mrs. Buffi

STUDENT COUNCIL

October was a very busy month for Student Council! We wrapped up our magazine sales, gathering $3720.00 in sales, profits

from which will be used to help pay for the planned ‘Much Dance’ coming up later in the year. Thanks to everyone who sup-

ported this fundraiser! Breast Cancer Awareness month was very successful, raising over $200 dollars to be donated to

breast cancer research. October went out with a bang with our Halloween activities which included pumpkin carving, trick-or

-treating, and costume judging. November is a bit calmer in comparison, with two major events. These are Remembrance

Day and clothing sales. Be sure to watch for order forms and sales days to try on some clothing! October went by so quickly,

and soon enough we'll be planning for Christmas!

Kristen Gall

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CAREER CORNER

The next few weeks and months are packed with Agriculture Events for interested AG students. Attendance will count for CTS hours. 1. MB Farm Women’s Conference, Nov. 16-18 at the Keystone Center, Brandon. 2. Agricultural Excellence Conference, Nov. 19-21, 2014 in Winnipeg. Go to http://www.fmc-gac.com/content/agricultural-excellence-conference for more info. For other upcoming dates and events, contact Holly Troop at the MB Ag Office, (204)-385-6633. As well, go to www.thelearningpartnership.ca for more information on Take Our Kids to Work day.

Career & Technology Studies 46 students enrolled in the Career & Technology Studies program at MacGregor Collegiate, where they

participated in a full-day safe work practicum under the guidance of Safe Workers of Tomorrow and through partnership with Rosehill Woodcrafters, MacGregor & District Hospital, MacGregor Elementary School and the MacGregor Fire Department. Topics covered included worker rights and employer responsibilities, haz-ard recognition and control, health and safety legislation, WHMIS, injury reporting and the role of the Work-ers Compensation Board. Presentations were delivered by energetic and knowledgeable SAFE Workers of Tomorrow staff who used a variety of techniques to engage participants and foster student-led discussions. Students received a workplace safety and health resource book and other useful items to help them better prepare for the world of work. Following the morning’s presentation students toured partner work sites to implement a safety audit and learn from site partners about the health and safety issues specific to their work place.

85 grade nine students at both William Morton Collegiate and MacGregor Collegiate also received safety training through a one hour presentation geared towards preparing them for the Nov. 5 Take Your Kid to Work Day, while CTS students at William Morton completed a 3-hour training session.

Since Safe Workers of Tomorrow started in 1997 they have presented to well over 200,000 students across Manitoba, last year presenting to 39,274 students. As part of the CTS (Career & Technology Studies) program, Pine Creek School Division is committed to preventing workplace injury and fatality among young and vulnerable workers by raising awareness of workplace safety and health issues. For more information on the Career & Technology Studies program contact your schools CTS Teachers or Judy Watson, CTS Divisional Coordinator at (204)685-2047.

Looking to do some career research or hunting for that perfect job? Check out the following sites: http://www.public.careercruising.com/ca/en (will need password)

http://www.manitobacareerdevelopment.ca/CDI/

Judy Watson jwatson@pinecreeksd.mb.ca

Nov. 5th, 2014 is Take Our Kids to Work Day. Manitoba Education, SAFE Work Manitoba, Workplace Safety and Health and the Workers Compensation Board

want to make sure SAFE Work is part of the student experience!

Interested in Peer Tutoring??

Want to help a fellow Warrior with homework?? This is a volunteer credit program but more importantly, you are helping someone who will appreciate your efforts….and you will feel good about giving back! Peer Tutoring can be cus-tomized to fit your schedule or that of the person needing help! See Mrs. Blondeau if you would like to become a peer tutor during a spare or during TAG. If you would like extra help from a peer tutor, you can sign up with Mrs. Blondeau as well!

Mrs. Blondeau

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GRADE NINE

COURSE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Power Mechanics Technology 10G – Chris Melnyk Physical Education/Health 10F – Hayley McCaskill

French 10G – Jerikko Afuang Keyboarding 25S – Jerriko Afuang/Taylor Pederson

Applying Information & Communication Technology I 15F – Jerikko Afuang/Annie Yun

Applying Information & Communication Technology II 15F – Jerikko Afuang/Annie Yun

Visual Art 10F – Annie Yun Social Studies 10G – Annie Yun

Transitional Math 15F (I and II) – Annie Yun English Language Arts 10F – Hanna Sollner Print Communications 25S – Hanna Sollner Mathematics 10F – Hanna Sollner/Julia Son

Band 10G – Julia Son Science 10F – Julia Son

HONOR ROLL

Jerikko Afuang, Hayley McCaskill, Kira McCormick-Adema, Chris Melnyk, Dom Neuschwander, Taylor Pederson, Hanna Sollner, Julia

Son, Annie Yun

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS Top Grade Nine Female/Male-Annie Yun/Jerikko Afuang

Top Overall Grade Nine-Annie Yun

WARRIOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Outstanding School Spirit - Annie Yun

Outstanding School Leadership - Chris Melnyk Outstanding Dedication - Hanna Sollner

Outstanding Improvement - Logan Sutherland Robbie Burns Memorial Award – Julia Son/Chris Melnyk

GRADE TEN

COURSE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Metalwork Technology 20G – Kayla Fehr

Intro to Applied & Pre-Calculus Mathematics 20S – Kelsey Tonn Data Colletion & Analysis 35S – Kristen Gall

Desktop Publishing 25S – Kristen Gall Digital Pictures 25S – Matthew Campbell

Geography 20S – Matthew Campbell Drama 20S – Kathryn Bresnahan/Matthew Campbell/Madison Hiller

Web Design 35S – Madison Hiller Broadcast Media 35S – Madison Hiller

Visual Art 30S – Danielle Cadieux French 20G – Amanda Doell Science 20F – Amanda Doell

Essential Mathematics 20S – Amanda Doell/Kelsey Tonn English Language Arts 20F – Amanda Doell/Kelsey Tonn

Management 40S – Kathryn Bresnahan/Amanda Doell/Kelsey Tonn Physical Education/Health 20F – Taryn Winters

Retailing 20S – Taryn Winters Band 20G – Jane Son

Food & Nutrition 10G – Hanna Sollner/Jane Son

HONOR ROLL Kathryn Bresnahan , Danielle Cadieux, Matthew Campbell, Jace Caryk,

Lindsay Dayholos, Dallas DeJaegher, Amanda Doell, Kayla Fehr, Clay Fer-guson, Kristen Gall, Madison Hiller, BreAnne Johnson, Brenden Martens,

Caleb Neuschwander, James Owen, Carter Schettler, Jane Son, Kelsey Tonn, Taryn Winters

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Top Grade Nine Female/Male-Amanda Doell/Matthew Campbell

Top Overall Grade Nine-Amanda Doell

WARRIOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Outstanding School Spirit – Lachlan McCausland

Outstanding School Leadership – Kristen Gall Outstanding Dedication – Amanda Doell

Outstanding Improvement – Caleb Neuschwander

WARRIOR JUNIOR LETTER RECIPIENTS Carter Schettler, Kelsey Tonn

GRADE ELEVEN

COURSE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Essential Mathematics 30S – Brenden Cowan

Applied Mathematics 30S – Marie-Louise Schneeberger Accounting 30S – Kayla Rosa

Pre-Calculus Mathematics 30S – Kelsey Driedger Visions/Ventures: Entrepreneurshp 30S – Megan Graham

Start You Own Business 25S – Megan Graham Foods & Nutrition 30S – Megan Graham

Kitchen Management 40S – Megan Graham English Language Arts: Transactional Focus 30S – Crysta-Shea Beaulieu

Biology 30S – Troy Tonn Metalwork Technology 30G – Troy Tonn

Physics 30S – Troy Tonn Chemistry 30S – Jordyn Emerson

English Language Arts: Literary Focus 30S – Jordyn Emerson History 30S – Jordyn Emerson/Kayla Rosa

French 30S – Bailey Morrison Band 30S – Brooklyn Otto

Agriculture 30S – Brooklyn Otto/Danny Hall

HONOR ROLL Josh Blondeau, Tom Coutts, Cris Dela-Cruz, Alana Doell, Kelsey Driedger, Jordyn Emerson, Tess Evenson, Keiana Fehr, Megan Graham, Danny Hall,

Julia Kreutzer, Katrina Kunzelman, Alyssa McBride, Bailey Morrison, Brooklyn Otto, Kayla Rosa, Marie-Louise Schneeberger, Katrina

St.Lawrence, Troy Tonn ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Top Grade Nine Female/Male-Jordyn Emerson/Troy Tonn Top Overall Grade Nine-Jordyn Emerson

WARRIOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Outstanding School Spirit – Katrina Kunzelman/Josh Blondeau Outstanding School Leadership – Megan Graham

Outstanding Dedication – Marie-Louise Schneeberger Outstanding Improvement – Brooklyn Otto

Kenny Leduc Memorial Award – Bailey Morrison

WARRIOR JUNIOR LETTER RECIPIENTS Tom Coutts, Brenden Cowan, Danny Hall, Kain Kramer, Brooklyn Otto

WARRIOR SENIOR LETTER RECIPIENT Josh Blondeau

WMCI 13TH ANNUAL ACADEMIC AWARDS

Congratulations to all these deserving

students and thank you to parents,

community and teachers for your on-

going support towards the academic

successes and achievements of WMCI

students!

Mrs. Blondeau

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

2 3 Gladstone Museum

WWI Display 10 AM – 1 PM

Jr. Girls/Boys VB Zones Day 5

4 Gr. 12 Lit ELA

Celebrations Dinner Theater (9-4:30)

Day 6

5 TOKW Day – Gr. 9

Day 1

6 Sr. VB A/AA Playoffs

Day 2

7 Mini WE Day &

Remembrance Day Service

Day 3

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Admin. Day NO SCHOOL

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Day 4

13 Sr. Girls/Boys VB Zones

Day 5

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Day 6

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Day 1

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Day 2

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Day 3

20 Gr. 12 Work Experience

Parent / Teacher Day 4

21 Grad Tea & Bake Sale

Parent / Teacher Admin. Day

NO SCHOOL

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Day 5

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November 2014

Baldy’s Menu: Mon – Baldy’s Burger and a Big Pickle Tues – Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Wed – Roast Beef on Crusty Bun w/Soup du Jour Thurs – Chili Cheese Fries Fri – Steak Sandwich & Fries

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Christmas Band Concert 7 PM

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December 2014

Baldy’s Menu: To be announced

ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS!! (Back to school Jan. 5th)