Haney Happenings Oct 23, 2014

HANEY HAPPENINGS Thursday, Oct. 23

Upcoming Events:

• Tomorrow:                                          Professional Development Day (no classes)
• Monday, October 27:                          Awards: Gr 11/12: (Y Block attached to TA)
• Monday, November 3:                       Photo retakes

TODAY:             Chicken Tenders / Broccoli & Cheddar Soup

TODAY IS Y DAY

PE classes will be running for the first 2 blocks – Please make sure that you attend!

The Foods room will be open all day; the Sewing room will only be open during blocks 2 and 3. 

COMM. 11/12 students:  you must check in with Ms. Szakos 3rd block in the Great Hall today.

Yoga 11/12 will be running today during 4th block.

Gr. 9 Students: remember to participate in the Pop Can Racers in the Science Great Hall TODAY!  

This is part of your Learning Guide 2.

SKI SEASON

Skiers and boarders, are you ready for a new season? Eager to get out in the snow and shred? Come to the THSS ski and board club meeting today, Tuesday, October 21st at lunch in room 2010 and find out more about this year’s ski and board trips to Cypress and Whistler.

GRAD CLOTHING:  THSS grad clothing is now on sale!  Clothing samples and order forms will be just outside of the girls’ PE change rooms at lunch.  Please hand in all forms with payment to Mrs. Coghill by November 21st.

KEY CLUB

The Key Club meets every Tuesday at lunch in Room 2008.

ECO – ACTION GROUP

All students are welcome to join this group, which meets Mondays @ noon in room 2140. Help THSS become a greener school, earn your grade 10 volunteer hours and learn about the environment. A perfect fit for students who may have attended ‘Me to We’ conferences, or who are interested in taking positive action.

LANGUAGES STUDENTS: The first multi-cultural seminar of the year will be taking place on Oct. 27 during Y block. Sign-up is on the languages board in room 2145.  Students in grades 9 – 12 need these as part of their course credit.  Please if you sign up, show up!!!  Write the date and time in your planners!  Merci, Mme Ryan

LANGUAGE CHALLENGE EXAMS:

For students in grade 11 or 12 who can fluently speak and write in one of the following second languages:

German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin or Punjabi, you could write a grade 11 or 12 Challenge exam in late January in Delta. For more information, see Mr. von Matt in the counseling center. Deadline is November 7.

CAREER PREP INFO:

For information from the Career Centre about all work experience opportunities, post-secondary information and scholarship information, please see the Career Centre website (http://schools.sd42.ca/thscareer/), bulletin boards and/or newsletter.

GRAD INFORMATION:

• McGill University will be visiting Maple Ridge Secondary on Thursday, November 20th at 1:20 pm in the library. This event is open to all students in the district.
• BCIT’s Big Info Session: Wednesday, November 19th from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.  Located at their Burnaby Campus. To register, please visit bcit.ca/biginfo
• Canadian Tourism College Open House: November 20th from 9:00 – 3:00 p.m.  Open to Grade 11 & 12 students. Limited seating so reserve now at receptionary@tourismcollege.com.
• PSI (Post-Secondary Day): Thursday, November 27 starting at 9 a.m. Universities and Colleges throughout B.C. will be here to provide the students with information about their programs.  While it is primarily intended for grade 12’s, it is also very beneficial for interested grade 11’s and even grade 10’s to attend for part of the morning.
• Emily Carr’s National Portfolio Day is on Saturday, December 6, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• BCIT’s Big Info Session – Wednesday, November 19th from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.  To register, visit bcit.ca/biginfo
• Explore Capilano – Info Night is on Monday, November 24, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in the Birch Atrium.

Scholarships:

Quest for Excellence: Remax of Canada will reward 16 bursaries of $1,000 each. Deadline to apply is: March 9, 2014. Enter at www.remax.ca

Horatio Alger Jim Pattison B.C. Scholarship Program: $5,000 scholarship with a deadline of October 25th. For more information please go to: www.hotratioalger.ca/en/scholarships