Parkland Secondary School

PARKLAND DAILY NEWS:
Wednesday January 22, 2014

MEETINGS, PRACTICES, announcements, EVENTS:
Special ring found – please come to front office to identify.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP FAIR TODAY Wed January 22nd in the foyer at lunch. Business students selling their products. Great prices! Don't miss it!

Students interested in Sister City exchange to Cairns Australia this summer, please attend meeting at lunch in Career Centre TODAY Wed January 22nd. Deadline for applications: end of January.

Congratulations to the 6 Entrepreneurship students who attended the Junior Achievement business competition in Vancouver. Out of 20 B.C. schools, they were selected as one of 4 teams to move to the finals - winning team is to be announced in May.Congrats to: Sasha Janzen, Colin Bishop, Michael Ram, Christian Porlares, Paula Protzan and Cassie Zhang.  

NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS: SEMESTER TWO TIMETABLES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN TAG  TOMORROW THURS JANUARY 23 – ONLY ONE COPY PRINTED,  please BE THERE!

ALL STUDENTS: CAFETERIA IS CLOSED AS OF FRIDAY, Jan 24, CLOSED EXAM WEEK, & CLOSED January 31. CAFETERIA RE-OPENS FIRST MONDAY OF SEM TWO!

Saanich school buses run as usual, Ffirst exam day Friday Jan 24, & all of EXAM WEEK.

Join Parkland Panthers Team at the TIMES COLONIST 10K this year - only $25 if you register before Jan 31st. Registration online at tc10k.ca, register under Parkland name. Please see Ms. Dibblee if you have questions.

PARKLAND IS SEEKING 5 students to provide positive, upbeat, daily MUSIC SELECTIONS for morning music played each day as school begins. Your commitment will be one day per week, beginning Semester Two. Please see Mr. Buckham to get involved.

 ZOMBIE PROM TICKETS NOW ON SALE $10 each –
 MUSICAL THEATRE FEBRUARY 5, 6, 7, AND 8. See Ms.
Wigbers in front office for tickets.. TICKETS GOING FAST!

SPORTS, TEAMS, TEAM MEETINGS:

Junior Boys Basketball results: Congrats to the Junior Boys Basketball Team who had a strong outing against Edwar Milne, & won 38 to 29 last night. Way to go boys, “4 and 0!”

Junior Girls Basketball Team played their best game of the season Tuesday night. Final score EMCS 34- Parkland 11. Charlotte had an impressive Three Pointer. Well Done! Good things are going to start to happen for this team.

Senior Girls Basketball Team also had a valiant effort despite being undersized by PCS, finally losing 79-60. The team prepares for another tournament in Maple Ridge this weekend. This team is headed for success and we wish them Good Luck this weekend.
Senior Boys Basketball Team trailed EMCS by 11 at the half and at the end of the third quarter. They worked extremely hard on defense and were within five points with five minutes left in the game. Final score 61-56.  All of the Players are commended for their outstanding effort. Godwin Porlares was on fire, sinking 23 points.
PENINSULA BASEBALL & SOFTBALL REGISTRATION FOR GIRLS AND BOYS, from grades 9 to 12, now open, until February 15 for registration.. For details, visit PBSA website: www.PBSA.

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

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

BEAVERBROOK VIMY PRIZE: question on Vimy Ridge website. Deadline: midnight Feb 1, 2014. Study in Britain, Belgium or France 2014! See website for details.