FRIDAY OCTOBER 6, 2017: SEE FRONT FOYER NOTICE BOARD for further ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS!
TODAY - FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 IS SPIRIT DAY! Wear your Parkland clothes or Parkland colours (black & blue).
FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 - SPIRIT ASSEMBLY & PAC BARBEQUE FOR ALL STUDENTS - altered schedule for the day.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 - 44 students from IB school in Japan visiting! Please - EVERYONE - make our special guests WELCOME!
Congrats
to Cooper Langard who won the Senior Boys Cross Country Race at
Henderson yesterday! The cross country team is looking for more runners
to join Cooper. Please see Ms. Dibblee if you are interested.
MONDAY OCTOBER 9 - NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING DAY! Have a safe and restful long weekend!
INTERESTED
IN A CAREER IN HEALTHCARE OR MEDICINE? Come to 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! 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 Grads, next meeting is Oct 17 at
7:00 in Learning Commons.
Are you an artist, wordsmith
or filmmaker? Essays, poems, 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 'S: LORAN scholarship - worth over $100,000 - now accepting
applications. To have application sponsored by Parkland, deadline is
October 18th. If
applying on your own, deadline: October 25th. Email Mr. Choo for
details.
GRADE 12 'S: U of Toronto NATIONAL
SCHOLARSHIP accepting applications. This scholarship fully covers
tuition & 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: 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! Order forms @ front office. PICK UP end of the day!
ALL SWIMMERS: please see Ms. Patten ASAP if you are interested in joining the swim team!
INTRAMURAL VOLLEYBALL:
NEW DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM OPTIONS COMING UP AT CAMOSUN COLLEGE: Office Administration, Legal Office Assistant, Medical Office Assistant - see Ms. McNamee if you are in Grade 11 or 12 and interested in these career paths!
INTERESTED IN FLYING?WANT TO BE A COMMERCIAL PILOT? Please come to the Career Centre on Tuesday October 10 at lunch - commercial pilot Dan from JAZZ PILOTS FOR KIDS will be here. Explore Career Pathways and opportunities in Aviation careers!
IMAGINING POSSIBILITIES CONFERENCE - FREE WORKSHOP & EXHIBIT FOR YOUNG WOMEN, ages 15 and up. ALL DAY, THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, from 9 to 2:20 p.m. See Ms. McNamee to sign up and attend. THIS EVENT IS AMAZING!
VOLUNTEERS WANTED:
(1) SPECIAL OLYMPICS BOWLING: @ Miracle Lanes in Sidney - serve as head coach of 5 pin bowling program, 5 to 6:30 p.m. every Thursday.
(2) FACE PAINTING SUNDAY OCTOBER 22 AT HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN CARVING EVENT. See Ms. McNamee to sign up.
(3) HOMEWORK CLUB: Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. @ Balmoral and Quadra for Inter-Cultural Association of Victoria. See Ms. McNamee to sign up.
(4) If you enjoy working with children and have a talent for Face Painting, Sidney event Sunday October 22 from 11 to 2 at Sidney Band Shell, Pumpkin Carving event, needs you! See Ms. McNamee to sign up.
(5) ARTS REACH YOUTH COUNCIL seeking youth volunteers for 4 hours per month at community events. WORKSHOP AND TEACHING experience, AS WELL AS thank you gifts for this volunteer position are extraordinary! See Ms. McNamee.
CAREER COURSES COMING UP:
FOOD SAFE LEVEL 1 - OCTOBER 20 - 8:30 to 4:30; @ SHOAL CENTRE; cost is $50 ( on non-instructional day). This is a great one to attend. Course is filling up fast, so see Ms. McNamee ASAP!
ALERT FIRST AID NOVEMBER 4 - all day @ Shoal Centre; cost is $50.00. See Ms. McNamee to register, and get start times!
BASICS OF BANKING & FINANCE: OCTOBER 28, FROM 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. @ Shoal Centre. BUDGETING & BASIC BANKING.
NEW JOB POSTINGS: See Ms. McNamee for further information.
(1) Moving two cords of wood - 3 to 4 hours @ $15 per hour.
(2) General yard clean-up @ $15 per hour, 3 hours work.
(3) WORK WITH SENIOR; Resthaven Drive - tidy and sort, recycling, odd jobs. Two hours a week, @ $15.00 per hour.
TUTORIALS AND COURSEWORK ASSISTANCE:
TUTORIALS IN LEARNING CENTRE: every day after school. Wednesday & Friday are good for completing longer tests & assignments.
LEARNING COMMONS SUPPORT: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday day after school until 3:40 p.m., Wednesday & Friday until 3:35 p.m.
CULTURAL ROOM TUTORING NOW AVAILABLE: Wednesdays and Fridays after school
ALL STUDENTS: regarding use of MEZZANINE IN GYM AREA: TO USE THIS AREA, PLEASE INQUIRE WITH P.E. teachers.
JAZZ BAND - Monday & Wednesday morning each week; CONCERT BAND - Tuesday & Thursday morning each week; CHOIR - Friday morning each week. ALL REHEARSALS start SEPTEMBER 18TH, begin promptly at 7 a.m., IN THE MUSIC ROOM. See Ms. Sousa for any further info.
BAGEL BREAKFAST:
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings, before school, at the BLUE TABLES area.
PARKLAND CAFETERIA: please note - CAFETERIA IS now open!
SPECIALS:
Hot Dogs - Juice Box - Chips and Cookies
Free lunch for all students!
see above
BAKED GOODS AND SWEET TREATS:
see above
note: prepaid $25 cafeteria cards can be purchased from Cafeteria. To use debit or credit card to purchase Cafeteria card,
please purchase at front office.