Parkland Secondary School

PARKLAND DAILY NEWS
Wednesday December 17, 2014

MEETINGS, PRACTICES, announcements, EVENTS:

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS: FRONT OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED AT
LUNCHTIME TODAY ONLY. NO EXCEPTIONS!

CHOIR MEMBERS: please return your field trip forms to Mr. Z. ASAP.
If you are planning on going on the trip this Friday December 19th, forms must be turned in prior to trip!

ATTENTION ALL GRADS: -
1. Yellow DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY forms are due ASAP.  Please hand in at the office.

2. GRAD WRITE UPS ARE DUE JANUARY 16, OR BEFORE! Please hand in to front office for Mr. Wong's box. If you need a blank sheet, see GRAD NOTICE BOARD.

3. ATTENTION: ALL GRADS – GRAD PHOTOS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TODAY AT LUNCH IN FRONT FOYER.

ALL STUDENTS: please check NEW NOTICE BOARD –  LARGE WHITEBOARD  on ROLLING BILLBOARD, FRONT FOYER. Have you got a message. or a pick-up?

FOOD DRIVE last week this week @ Parkland! Donations enter your class into BLOCK B prize winning competition! HELP FILL THOSE BOXES! 1 LOONIE = 3 CANS! Pizza lunch next Thursday for top Block B class.

WED DEC 17 – PIZZA SALES @ LUNCH, $3 slice – Grads! PLEASE NOTE: GLUTEN FREE AND VEGETARIAN OPTIONS AVAILABLE!

THURS DEC 18 – PIZZA SALES @ LUNCH – $3 Student Council for Food Bank

Thursday December 18 – SR BOYS BASKETBALL HOME GAME @ 7:30 P.M.

KNITTING FOR THE HOMELESS: Learn to knit -  Thursdays @ lunch, in RM 212.

GRAD GINGERBREAD COMPETITION – THURSDAY DECEMBER 18 - @ LUNCH, FRONT FOYER.

PING PONG CLUB MEETS EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY at lunch in Rm 208.

Parkland Writing class is collecting work for  a publication of writing from our talented students. See posters in hallways or see Mr. Wong, for details.

FRIDAY DEC 19: P J DAY SPONSORED BY STUDENT COUNCIL!

FRI DEC 19 – PIZZA SALES @ LUNCH – $3 SLICE, Basketball for athletics!

FRIDAY DECEMBER 19 – LAST DAY BEFORE XMAS BREAK – WEAR YOUR PJ's
TO SCHOOL DAY – Student Council Activity.

STUDIO 63 @ ILC Saanichton - EXTENDED HOURS: open Mon, Tues, Wed from and Thurs. FREE Haircut, Style, Blow Dry. Appointments: 250-652-5381.

SPORTS, TEAMS, TEAM MEETINGS:

Congratulations to our Junior Boys BBall Team who beat Belmont at home last night 46-38!  Special congrats to Michael Dela Rosa who played very well defensively, & to Dylan Reid who scored a team high 19 points in the victory. The boys' next game is TONIGHT at Lambrick Park at 5:30pm.  Big thanks to all of the students and staff who came out to watch last night. The next home game to watch will be the Senior Boys taking on Edward Milne Secondary School this Thurs night at 7:30 p.m. - see you there!

JR GIRLS Basketball: In their game yesterday, Stelly's did all they could to stop our Panthers by bringing back their Top Junior players from their Senior team. Our girls battled their way to victory beating Stelly's 37 to 35. Congratulations to this talented team! Top scorers Arianne Stevenson, Emma Dennis ( with 3 Three pointers) and Sara Gibson, who sunk her last two free throws to win the game. Lauren and Olivia K. were greatly missed in this game but were there to cheer the team on. Go Panthers!

INTRAMURAL SCHEDULE: AT LUNCH see schedule
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17 – Weikan's team versus Ethan's team
THURSDAY December 18 - Stevie's team vs Austin's team.

OPEN GYM weight training Thursdays after school for any students interested in working out. See Mr. Chan.

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS & COMPETITIONS: see MR. CHOO

CAREER CENTRE NEWS:  please see Ms. McNamee with any queries
Coming soon to Career Center

NAVAL RESERVE HMCS Malahat
Tuesday January 20th.  Come and learn what it takes to be in the Reserves.
Learn about their upcoming Open House hosted for the public on Saturday, January 31st, 2015. The event is free and will include boat rides, a tour of a ship, as well as various displays. It is sure to be not only informative but also really fun and engaging. I encourage anyone who has any questions about exactly what the Naval Reserve does to attend because the event is designed to showcase what each trade is all about and what it means to join the Reserves.

Saanich Peninsula Power and Sail Squadron will again present two Boating courses in the new year at Parkland Secondary School. They present an ideal training opportunity for mature students to learn and qualify for safe boating in our local waters. Courses run from 7 P.M. until 10 P.M. on Tuesday evenings and include some self study and practical exercises. Classes start with Basic Boating on January 13, which concludes after three sessions with an exam that qualifies each candidate for the Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC). Subsequent training includes more in- depth sessions of ten evenings for the Boating Essentials Course. These cover all necessary topics to safely plan and carry out safe navigation, anchoring and cruising in our local waters. They are fun and demonstrate the practical use of mathematics for determining how to get somewhere, how long it will take you to get there and how much fuel you will use. Course costs are reduced for Parkland students. More information is available at the Saanich Peninsula Squadron website: www.sspps.org or by self registering on the www.cps-ecp.ca website. In person registration for the first session will be at 6:45 on the 13th of January, 2015.

PLAN AHEAD FOR 3RD ANNUAL AVIATION CAREER DAY: Saturday Feb 21, from 10 to 3 @ B.C. AVIATION MUSEUM, Sidney, B.C.  “The sky's the limit” corporate employers & post secondary educators will be represented: BCIT Aerospace Program, Dept of National Defense, Viking Air, Victoria Flying Club, Transport Canada, UVIC, North Island College; NAV Canada, Victoria Airport Authority, Victoria Airport Authority, Air Cadets, Camosun & others.

TEX Trades Exploration Program: students interested in Trades Exploration Program - 5 month program offered by SD63 is a sampler of Welding, Carpentry, Plumbing and Electrical.
See Ms. McNamee asap for this opportunity!

   MUSIC REHEARSALS before school in the mornings:
     Rehearsal Schedule: Mon (7-8:15am) - Jazz Band; Tues (7-8:15am) - Senior Concert  
   ;  Wed (7-8:15am) - Jazz Band;  Thurs (7-8:15am) - Senior Concert; Fri (7-8:15am) - Choir .

WEEKLY – ALL YEAR:
BAGEL BREAKFAST: BAGELS/JUICE : MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY MORNINGS.

AFTER SCHOOL LEARNING SUPPORT: Wednesday & Friday, after school,
in Learning Services Room 204.


PARKLAND CAFETERIA:
NOW CLOSED FOR THE REST OF this year!

Thank you everyone in Cafeteria for all your hard work, and thanks to Parkland community for your support of our cafeteria!

PIZZA SALES FRONT FOYER THE REST OF THIS WEEK @ LUNCH!

please see daily menu and specials posted in CAFETERIA
SPECIALS
SOUP & SANDWICHES & SALADS
BAKED GOODS, SWEETS & DESSERTS

note: pre-paid cafeteria lunch cards can be purchased from Cafeteria.
 If you would like to use a Debit or Credit Card, purchase at front office. Each card $50 value.