Parkland Secondary School

PARKLAND DAILY NEWS:
Thursday April 10, 2014


MEETINGS, PRACTICES, announcements, EVENTS:

Spirit Wear has arrived. Please come to room 210 today at lunch to pick up!

There is a mountain bike team meeting today at lunch in the woodshop.

Any students interested in joining Parkland's Ultimate Frisbee team are invited to a meeting today at lunch in room 102. This co-ed team welcomes all players, boys & girls, grades 9 through 12. No Experience Necessary! Come learn about this super fun, non-contact sport as well as when and where practices, games and possibly tournaments will be.  See you Thursday at lunch!

There is an important Dance Club meeting today Thursday April 10 at lunch in the theatre. All dancers planning on performing in festival need to be there. Please attend!
Owen Liu and Jodie Siverns see Mrs Allen in the Learning Commons

Green Team ladies please see Ms. Dibblee asap for permission forms to next week's Off the Grid Festival at Claremont.

Please come on down to the Parkland Learning Commons to check out our newest collection of First Nations books.  We have Fiction, Non-Fiction, Graphic Novels, and Cookbooks!  We have mysteries, biographies, histories and fun stories of the trickster! All of these new books are focused on local and Canadian First Nations.  Check one out today!

Volunteers needed now for 3 upcoming Elementary School Track Meets at Centennial Park on Wednesdays: April 16th, 23rd, & 30th. Marshalling jobs receive 6 hours towards 30 hour volunteer experience for graduation. Please see Mr. Buckham to sign up - this easy volunteer contribution makes a BIG difference in the lives of 4th & 5th graders !! "

FRIDAY APRIL 11 – GRAD BREAKFAST AND BLOCK A GRAD ASSEMBLY. BE THERE!

SATURDAY APRIL 26 – PARKLAND COMMUNITY FLEA MARKET – from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - All proceeds to Parkland Grad Class; community table rental available @ $20; donations gladly accepted. Call 250-655-2700 for info.

CINDERELLA FAMILY SHOW @ Parkland SATURDAY APRIL 26 – 1 p.m. - $10 per family, no matter how many kids come along! All proceeds from this interactive show go to our theatre program!

SATURDAY APRIL 26 – EUROPE TRIP BOTTLE DRIVE!

ALL GRADS: Please submit your baby photos by May 1 to: parklandgradphotos14@gmail.com, or give to: Nicola, Deanalei, or Joad to scan.

New ChatterHigh competition now underway.Parkland is currently in 3rd place. Win great prizes for yourself while helping the school earn money.  If everyone went on once, we could beat Claremont for the $1,000 prize!  Go to  Chatterhigh.com today to sign up.

LEAP – Leadership Ecology Adventure Program – seeks interested students and applications – for summer 2014 participation. See Ms. Stinson for further info.

STUDIO 63 TEACHING SALON now open – FREE HAIRCUT, STYLE, BLOWDRY for the month of April. At Saanichton ILC, Call 250-652-5381 for appointment.

GET READY FOR UPCOMING STUDENT COUNCIL SPRING DANCE – Thursday May 8, 2014. Start times and price of tickets to be announced.

METAL RECYCLING FUNDRAISER: Friday May 9 to Monday May 26 – metal recycling bins Parkland back parking lot – thank you for your support of Parkland Rowing!

SPORTS, TEAMS, TEAM MEETINGS:

Congratulations to Sayril’s team who beat Rhys’ team to win the Tier II dodgeball finals.

Congratulations to Team Loftus who won a tie-breaker gold medal Tier I final over Morgan Banks’ team.
 
Congrats to the Senior Girls Soccer Team for their second win of the seaon yesterday over St. Margaret's School. Hitomi Watanabe scored Parkland's goal & Jeanna Sheppard got her second shut-out of the season. Well done ladies!

Jr Boys BBall Open gym this Thurs after school is cancelled because Mr. Buckham is away on the Seattle Guitar Trip; next Thursday April 17th is a go!

INTRAMURAL DODGEBALL SCHEDULE:

Open gym weight training after school on Weds.

Open gym badminton Friday after school.

If you intend to play intramural soccer, the last day for entry forms are this Thursday at lunchtime. 

Attention all student athletes:  ROW TO THE PODIUM EVENT has been rescheduled to TUESDAY MAY 13, at lunch in room 114, information session on Row To The Podium.  If you are interested in finding out if you have what it takes to be an Olympic rower, please come. There will be a podium search event held at PISE on May 25th.

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS & COMPETITIONS: see Mr. Choo