Parkland Secondary School

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 4, 2017: SEE FRONT FOYER NOTICE BOARD IF YOU NEED ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS!

PARKLAND DANCE CLUB takes place every Wednesday after school - from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., in the Theatre. See you there!

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: Shu Omori and Leonardo Sorrentino - please see Ms. McRae at break or at lunch today.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: only 2 more days to sign up for the Whistler Ski Trip! Space still available. See Ms. McRae in Counselling as soon as possible! Deadline is Thursday October 5.

LEADERSHIP STUDENTS: LEADERSHIP TOMORROW @ lunch, in the Theatre!

FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 IS SPIRIT DAY! Wear your Parkland clothes or Parkland colours (black & blue).

Parkland: Your google accounts expired Monday!  If you have not returned your signed Google Account permission form, your account will be temporarily deactivated.  If you find you cannot login to your account,  see Mr. Mueller in the Library.

THANK YOU SO MUCH Parkland Community. Because of you we can send $290.00 to the Red Cross to help with Earthquake Relief efforts in Mexico. Could whoever put the small white envelope in the bucket please see Ms. Elm for a special treat.


GRADE 12 STUDENTS: THURSDAY OCTOBER 5 FROM 1:30 TO 3 P.M. - CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES EVENT at Parkland! More than 40 universities and colleges on site - information, displays, application requirements, scholarships, student residences availability. Be sure to attend and explore some future education options!

Leadership students will collect TOONIES FOR TERRY and TOUR DE ROCK in Block C. Please consider bringing in change to donate to both these worthy fundraisers!

THURSDAY OCTOBER 5 - TOUR DE ROCK @ PARKLAND!

FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 - SPIRIT ASSEMBLY & PAC BARBEQUE FOR ALL STUDENTS - altered schedule for the day.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 - 44 students from an IB school in Japan visiting for the day!

MONDAY OCTOBER 9 - NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING DAY!

INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN HEALTHCARE OR MEDICINE? Come to the Open House at UVIC on Tuesday October 10th from 4:30 to 5:3 0 p.m. Pizza and refreshments will be served. For more information, see Ms. Rioux in the Counselling foyer.

ALL STUDENT DRIVERS: If you have not yet registered your vehicle with the forms available from the front office, and placed your Parkland decal on the back of your rearview mirror, please do so ASAP to keep your parking privileges.

GRAD PARENTS: plan for 2018!  10 Parents needed to get things started, plus volunteers through the year. To be part of this committee, or to gain more info on what parents do to help their Grads, next meeting is Oct 17 at 7:00 in the Learning Commons.

    
Are you an artist, a wordsmith or a filmmaker? Essays, poems, colour and black and white posters welcome. Create ART OR LITERATURE about Remembrance Day, what it means to you and Canada. Deadline: Nov 15, 2017; entry forms available front office.

STUDENT GROUP BAND LOOKING FOR MEMBERS: bass, piano player, and singer needed. Music genres: funk, blues, soul, and rock. Contact international student: Hannes Hacke. See notice board for further details.

SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES AND GRAD INFORMATION:

GRADE 12 STUDENTS: LORAN scholarship - worth over $100,000 - now accepting applications.  If you would like your application to be sponsored by Parkland, deadline is October 18th.  If applying on your own, deadline is October 25th.  Email Mr. Choo for details.


GRADE 12 STUDENTS: University of Toronto NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP now accepting applications. This scholarship fully covers tuition and expenses for four years of undergrad study at U of T. Deadline: Nov 3, 2017. Email Mr. Choo or Ms. Rioux for details.

GRADE TWELVE STUDENTS: If you would like to receive emails about scholarships, post secondary application and admission information, please EMAIL Mr. Choo WITH YOUR RETURN EMAIL to be added to his contact list.  Some major scholarships will be available very soon.
 

ALL STUDENTS: YOU CAN NOW purchase PARKLAND SPIRIT WEAR! See front office for order forms. PICK UP end of each day!