Parkland Secondary School

MONDAY OCTOBER 30,  2017:


ALL STAFF AND STUDENTS: please welcome our 83 student visitors and supervisors from Kichijo, Japan, for the day!

BE MY BOO CANDYGRAMS: please check at table in front foyer @ lunch to pick up your candygram if not already delivered!

1. Door Decorating: DECORATE your block C door with  Halloween decorations - the BEST class  will win a prize! Winner will be picked on Halloween day.

2. Trick or Treating: Come to school dressed as in your best HALLOWEEN COSTUME and TRICK OR TREAT during break and lunch! More information on participating classes will be posted later.

3. Costume Contest: At lunch in the foyer, come wearing your HALLOWEEN COSTUME and winner gets a cool prize! Stick around for a group photo too!


TICKETS NOW ON SALE: PARKLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL& EAGLE HEIGHTS AFRICA SOCIETY presents 2017 community fundraiser - THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2 @ PARKLAND - DOORS OPEN AT 6 P.M.  - SILENT AUCTION, MARKETPLACE, MUSIC, FOOD AND MORE! Tickets AVAILABLE at Parkland & Tanner's - Adults $15.00, students $8.00.

PENINSULA YOUTH HEALTH CLINIC hours NOW 5 to 7 p.m., and clinic is open THURSDAY NIGHTS @ Ocean Pier Medical .


SALTS - SAIL AND LIFE TRAINING SOCIETY - SUMMER 2018 BOOKINGS now open - experience life changing ten day sail on a tall ship - various points to and around Vancouver Island. Desolation Sound, Inside Passage, Great Bear Rainforest, Haida Gwaii, West Coast of Vancouver Island! Check website: www.salts.ca or phone 250-383-6811 for info.

Mandarin 12 Challenge - Monday, November 6 at 4 p.m. at SIDES.  Exam will cost $150.  Also check that the universities you are applying to will accept a mark from a challenge course. PLEASE NOTE: DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EXAM IS MONDAY OCTOBER 30 - YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER TO WRITE THE EXAM. Please see Ms. McRae for application form.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2017: for grad 2018, and all interested parents - PARENTS AS CAREER COACHES - FREE SEMINAR  - from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., @ Stelly's Secondary:  Capilano University Instructor Marion Haythorne  presents workshop on guiding your high school grad through many post-secondary choices available. Gain confidence in helping your students discover their values, interests and skills, and match them to education and career pathways.

FOUR SEASONS MUSICAL THEATRE is putting on High School Musical on stage, November 9 to 19th, featuring our very own student, Isobel Sheridan. Get tickets on-line at Victoriaticket.ca or contact Isobel for $2 off.

   
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.

OSEF non-profit group which facilitates reciprocal student exchanges between Canada and Europe, is holding 2018/19 exchange year general information meeting: TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21, from 6:30 to 8 p.m,, @ CLAREMONT SECONDARY. Students aged 13 to 17 are matched with partners from France, Belgium or Spain,  and take turns hosting each other in their respective countries. Interested students please contact OSEF BC Coordinator - patriciarhodes@shaw.ca for info.

SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES AND GRAD INFORMATION:

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.

TD SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP: community leaders and hardworking students ready for college or university may apply. Up to $10,000 tuition and $7,500 living expenses per year, up to four years - plus summer employment offers at Toronto Dominion. This is a major award! Application deadline: November 17, 2017 - see Ms. Rioux or Mr. Choo for information.

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!