HANEY HAPPENINGS Monday, <\/b>Dct. <\/b>2D, 2D14<\/b><\/p>\n
Upcoming Events <\/b>in <\/b>October:<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 Today: <\/b>Awards <\/b>Ceremony: Gr 9\/10 <\/b>(Y <\/b>Block attached <\/b>to <\/b>TA)<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 October 21: Parents’ <\/b>Advisory <\/b>Council <\/b>Meeting: <\/b>7pm<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 October 24: Professional Development Day: <\/b>no classes<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 October 27: Awards: Gr 11\/12: <\/b>(Y <\/b>Block attached to TA)<\/b><\/p>\n
SKI SEASON<\/b><\/p>\n
Monday: <\/b>Chicken <\/b>quesadillas \/ <\/b>Turkey Chili<\/b><\/p>\n
Tuesday: <\/b>Cedar <\/b>plank <\/b>salmon <\/b>with <\/b>cucumber <\/b>dill <\/b>sauce <\/b>\/<\/p>\n
Prawn & <\/b>Corn Chowder<\/b><\/p>\n
Wednesday: <\/b>Beef <\/b>dip <\/b>sandwich <\/b>\/ <\/b>Butternut Squash<\/b><\/p>\n
Thursday: <\/b>Chicken Tenders <\/b>\/ <\/b>Broccoli & Cheddar Soup<\/b><\/p>\n
Skiers and boarders ready for a new season? Eager to get out in the snow and shred? Come to the THSS ski and board<\/p>\n
club meeting Tuesday, October 21st <\/b>at lunch in room 2010 and find out more about this year’s ski and board trips to<\/p>\n
Cypress and Whistler.<\/p>\n
KEY CLUB<\/b><\/p>\n
The Key Club meets on Tuesday at lunch in Room 2008.<\/p>\n
ECO – ACTION GROUP<\/b><\/p>\n
All students are welcome to join this group, which meets Mondays @ noon in room 2140. Help THSS become a greener<\/p>\n
school, earn your grade 10 volunteer hours and learn about the environment. A perfect fit for students who may have<\/p>\n
attended ‘Me to We’ conferences, or who are interested in taking positive action.<\/p>\n
LANGUAGES STUDENTS: <\/b>The first multi-cultural seminar of the year will be taking place on Oct. 27 during Y<\/p>\n
block. Sign-up is on the languages board in room 2145. Students in grades 9 – 12 need these as part of their<\/p>\n
course credit. Please if you sign up, show up!!! Write the date and time in your planners! Merci, Mme Ryan<\/p>\n
Language Challenge Exams<\/b><\/p>\n
For students in grade 11 or 12 who can fluently speak and write in one of the following second languages:<\/p>\n
German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin or Punjabi , you could write a grade 11 or 12 Challenge exam in late<\/p>\n
January in Delta. For more information, see Mr. von Matt in the counseling center. Deadline is November 7.<\/p>\n
GRAD INFORMATION:<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 McGill University will be visiting Maple Ridge Secondary on Thursday, November 20th at 1:20 pm in the<\/p>\n
library. This event is open to all students in the district.<\/p>\n
\u2022 BClT’s Big Info Session: Wednesday, November 19th from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Located at their Burnaby<\/p>\n
Campus. To register, please visit bcit.ca\/biginfo<\/p>\n
\u2022 Canadian Tourism College Open House: November 20th from 9:00 – 3:00 p.m. Open to Grade 11 & 12<\/p>\n
students. Limited seating so reserve now at receptionary@tourismcollege.com.<\/p>\n
\u2022 PSI (Post-Secondary Day): Thursday, November 27 starting at 9 a.m. Universities and Colleges<\/p>\n
throughout B.C will be here to provide the students with information about their programs. While it is<\/p>\n
primarily intended for grade 12’s, it is also very beneficial for interested grade l1’s and even grade 10’s<\/p>\n
to attend for part of the morning.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Emily Carr’s National Portfolio Day is on Saturday, December 6, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
Post -Secondary General Application Dates:<\/p>\n
(Always double check for your program specific course)<\/p>\n
\u00a7 University of Victoria Opens: Now Closes: February 28<\/p>\n
\u00a7 University of B.C Opens: Now Closes: January 31<\/p>\n
To be considered for a major entrance scholarship<\/i>, <\/i>application should be in by December <\/i>10, 2014<\/p>\n
\u00a7 University of the Fraser Valley Opens: October 1 Closes: January 31<\/p>\n
\u00a7 Thompson Rivers University Opens: October 1 Closes: Depends on Program<\/p>\n
\u00a7 University of Northern B.C: Opens: October 1 Closes: Depends on Program<\/p>\n
\u00a7 Simon Fraser University: Opens: October 1 Closes: April 30<\/p>\n
To be considered for a scholarship, students need <\/i>to apply by February 28<\/i><\/p>\n
\u00a7 Douglas College Opens: Mid October Closes: Depends on program<\/p>\n
\u00a7 Kwantlen Polytechnic University Opens: November 1 Closes: March 31<\/p>\n
\u00a7 BClT Ongoing monthly<\/p>\n
\u00a7 Langara College Opens: October 1 Closes: April 30<\/p>\n
UFV and Kwantlen are application date sensitive, so apply early! All online admissions are accessed<\/i><\/p>\n
through <\/i>www.applybc.ca<\/p>\n
Scholarships:<\/p>\n
Quest for Excellence: Remax of Canada will reward 16 bursaries of $1,000 each. Deadline to apply is: March 9,<\/p>\n
2014. Enter at www.remax.ca<\/p>\n
Horatio Alger Jim Pattison B.C. Scholarship Program: $5,000 scholarship with a deadline of October 25th. For<\/p>\n
more information please go to: www.hotratioalger.ca\/en\/scholarships<\/p>\n
The Loran Scholar: 30 scholarships worth $100,000, 40 worth $3,000 and 40 worth $2,000. Students need to<\/p>\n
demonstrate exemplary character, service and leadership and have minimum average of 85%. There are two<\/p>\n
categories, one for sponsored candidates and the direct pool candidates. Each school can only sponsor 3<\/p>\n
students. The Loran Thomas Haney sponsored scholarship candidate applications are due by October 20 into<\/p>\n
the Career Centre, and the direct pool online by October 29th.<\/p>\n
CAREER PREP INFO:<\/p>\n
For information from the Career Centre about all work experience opportunities, post-secondary information<\/p>\n
and scholarship information, please see the Career Centre website (http:\/\/schools.sd42.ca\/thscareer\/),<\/p>\n
bulletin boards and\/or newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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