Parkland Secondary School

PARKLAND DAILY NEWS:
Tuesday December 3, 2013

MEETINGS, PRACTICES, announcements, EVENTS:

All INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS GOING ON Whistler SKI TRIP, please meet in Foods Room, TODAY Tuesday December 3, at lunch.

The following student please see Ms. Allen in the Learning Commons: Taylor Westendorp.

SAANICH SCHOOL BUS CARDS Please pick up at front office – drivers are checking!

CAFETERIA NOW SELLING GINGERBREAD KITS!

BUBBLE TEA @ LUNCH, TOMORROW Wednesday Dec 4 – Entrepreneurship class - ONE DAY ONLY. Come give it a try!

CANNED FOOD DRIVE STARTS WED DEC 4 – LET'S BREAK LAST YEAR'S RECORD! Donations: to SIDNEY FOOD BANK, cash, canned goods. Prizes for winning classes.

GRAD WINTER SOCIAL: THURS DEC 5 – 6:00 p.m. TO 10:30 P.M. @ CAPITAL CITY YACHT CLUB.

CAFETERIA NOW SELLING GINGERBREAD KITS!

DOOR DECORATING CONTEST: to Dec 9 – Attention Block 2 classes! Get your creative skills out. JUDGING MONDAY DEC 9. Three categories: great prizes!

PARKLAND BAND CONCERT: 7 p.m. Wednesday Dec 11 - In the Parkland theatre.

YEARBOOK PURCHASE DEADLINE APPROACHING! Final deadline to purchase is Thursday Dec 12 at front office. TABLE WILL BE SET UP IN FRONT FOYER AT LUNCH THIS WEEK FOR YEARBOOK PURCHASE.

CHRISTMAS RECYCLED DECORATIONS - FRONT FOYER: to December 20TH: GREEN TEAM setting up trees. Take part in exploring creative recycling - everyone welcome!

SAANICH VOICE ONLINE WRITING COMPETITION:
Students in Grades 9 to 12 on Saanich Peninsula. See your English teacher, or front office window for details. Four categories: activism, environmentalism, humour, or humanitarianism. Journalistic review, op-ed, or fiction. Deadline: Wed Dec 18, 2013.

TACKY SWEATER DAY IS COMING: Thurs Dec 19 – wear your tacky sweaters, get into the Holiday spirit! Don your gay apparel...if you don't have a tacky holiday sweater, be creative and decorate one!

WINTER VACATION: schools closed from December 23 to January 3, 2014. Last school day before break: Friday December 20. Return to school: Monday January 6, 2014.

GRAD CAP AND GOWN PHOTOS: RETAKE DAY JANUARY 10, 2014. Book appointments on-line starting January 3: www.lifetouch.ca/victoria.

PARKLAND BAND BOTTLE DRIVE: Saturday January 11, from 10 a.m. To 2 p.m.

SPORTS, TEAMS, TEAM MEETINGS:
INTRAMURAL HANDBALL SCHEDULE
Tuesday Dec 3 – Austin's team versus Sayril's team
Wedneday Dec 4 – Team Loftus versus Team Dong
Thursday Dec 5 – Teachers versus Team Bifford

There will be open gym weight training on Tuesday Dec 3 and Thursday Dec 5 after school with Mr. Chan for anyone who wants to attend.

SENIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL team just returned from their first tournament in Nanaimo. Congratulations to Kristy Gallagher, Breanna Clooney & Arianne Stevenson who all were selected & received player of the game awards. Emma Dennis & Mary Vagay were also considered for player of the game awards. Mary Vagay, Michaela Pennel & Saf Hussein provided great leadership while Lauren Fanelli, Sarah Gibson, Katie Isfeld, Joanna Wollweber & Emma Dennis, all juniors playing up on the senior team, played exceptionally well. Special congratulations to Parkland Panther & team captain Kristy Gallagher who set a tournament record scoring 53 points against Mark Isfeld from Courtney, a provincially ranked team with a number of provincial team players.

FRIDAY DECEMBER 6: SENIOR BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT @ HOME, first weekend game starts at 11 a.m. Friday.

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS & COMPETITIONS: see Mr. Choo for details

Twenty $70 000 TD Scholarships / Community Leadership - Deadline is Dec 6, 2013.

$500 ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY ESSAY COMPETITION: see front office window for rules, regulations, word length & topics. Deadline Fri, January 31, 2014.

BEAVERBROOK VIMY PRIZE: submit essay or project on  question posted on Vimy ridge website. Deadline: midnight February 1, 2013. See front office window for details.Win scholarship to study in Britain, Belgium or France next summer!

GRAD 2014 INFO: be in touch via school website & check for next meeting.

GRAD MOVIE NIGHT – WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 18 – fundraising event for Grad 2013 class. Tickets on sale in December. Movie “ELF” !.

UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS:
BAYSIDE COMMUNITY CRAFT AND CHRISTMAS FAIR: Thursday Dec 5, from 3 p.m. To 7:30 p.m., followed by Bayside Winter Band Concert.

ROYAL OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNUAL GIFT SALE AND CHRISTMAS FAIR:
Saturday December 7 from 10 a.m. To 3 p.m. All proceeds to Royal Oak Middle School.