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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Welland Weather
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Cougar Sportscenter
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COUGARFEST
CHAMPS! |
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Soccer: Once again the teacher's team easily
discarded of the student's team, bringing the winning
streak to 4 consecutive years. (or more) We hope to see
a more competitive game next year!
Dodge
Ball: This year's championship team consists of:
Daniel Lyttle, Damen Curtis, Quinn McKee, Gavin Anger,
Spencer Giles, John Mertzanis, Atti Kore, Nick Fournier,
Dalton Bird and Blake Miller. |
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Track and Field |
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The 2009
track and field season came to a close this weekend with
"Quick" Nick Katulic-Ducharme and Marty "The Machine"
Richardson competing at the OFSAA championships in
Toronto. Though both boys competed well. they were
unable to crack into the top eight against the best
competition in the province. Mr. Lavictoire would like
to congratulate and thank all athletes that competed
this year and would like to pass on a huge thank you to
assistant coaches Mrs. Miller and Mr. Peebles. Let's
make 2010 the best year ever! |
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Rowing Team |
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Your Cougar rowing team competed in the Canadian
Secondary School Rowing Association Championship, a
regatta with crews from all across North America. The
Jr. Mens 4, Jr. Womens 4, and the Sr. Womens 8 all rowed
very hard but were unable to make it out of the heats in
this very competitive regatta. Anna Ionson rowed to a
fourth place finish in the sr. Womens lightweight single
and a gold in the Jr. Womens single, which has not been
done by a Centennial athlete in recent memory.
Congratulations to all rowers this year on a great
season! |
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Reach Team |
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Congratulations to our Intermediate Reach team members
who totally rocked at their Tournament May 21s at
Governor Simcoe. Our Cougars finished their season
undefeated! Way to go! |
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Girls Soccer |
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May
20th, the girls travelled to Ridgway to play in the Zone
semi-finals. The girls played an outstanding game
defeating Ridgeway 4-0. Goals were scored by Katrina
Arnds, Shelby Johnston, and a penalty shot by Rachel
Chouinard. The girls play in the Zone final May 22nd at
St. Mikes at 4:30. |
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Girls Baseball |
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The
girls baseball team participated in the DSBN slo-pitch
tournament May 19th in St. Catharines. The team played
with their hearts against some tough competition from
Lakeshore, A.N. Meyer and Holy Cross. The team was lead
by offence and defensive play of shortstop Michelle
Young, the pitching of Becky Dixon and fielding of
Stephanie Cyr. Ms. Spiers, Mr. Snopek, and Mr. Sarvis
are proud of all your efforts and making this an
enjoyable season. Just a reminder that some players
still need to pay for their T-shirts to Mr. Snopek. |
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Boys Soccer Team |
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May
19th, the boys soccer team played a great game. Travis
Fulop scored twice for the cougars but it wasn't enough
as their season ended with a loss to Ridgway Crystal
Beach. Mr. Matola would like to thank all the players
for a great season. He looks forward to next year with
this young and improving team. |
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Rowing team |
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Centennials rowing team competed in there second regatta
of the season in our backyard at the South
Niagara Rowing Club. The Junior Mens 4, Junior Womens 4
and the Senior Womens 8 all finished 5th in there heats.
A big congratulations goes out to Anna Ionson who
finished 6th at the Stotesbury cup regatta down in
Philadelphia. She then came back to Welland and finished
1st in both the junior and senior womens single. Great
work Anna and the rest of the rowing team. |
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Cheerleading! |
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Congratulations! to the cheerleading team who places 3rd
at Nationals! Awesome job ladies! |
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Track Team |
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Zone Results:
The Zone 2-3 track and field championships were held
Tuesday, May 11 at Ridgeway, and what a spectacular day
it was for your Cougars. Amid fierce competition, they
competed brilliantly, earning 25 medals en route to a
solid fourth overall in the team rankings – and more
importantly, beating bigger school like Lakeshore, Myer,
and yes, Notre Dame.
The day was a scintillating one for the hurdlers, as
they all took home much hardware, with several earning
double medals. Marty “The Machine” Richardson earned
two silvers which was matched by Jen “Catwalk” Weir.
“Quick” Nick KD had a silver as well as a gold while
also setting a Zone record, while Karley “Lil Lightning”
Gatta finally lived up to her huge potential by winning
gold in the sprint hurdles and another bronze. Katey
“Big KG” Gatta carried the family torch, earning two
silvers in the steeplechase and the 3K. “Flyin” Ryan
Albanese led the distance runners, winning gold in the
15 and silver in the 8, while Chelsey “Small Mac”
McFarland placed first in the 3K and Tessa Tritton added
a bronze in the 15 to her gold in the 3K.
In
all, 27 athletes qualified for SOSSA which will take
place next Thursday.
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Click here to learn
more about what you need to do as a student in order to
participate in co-curricular sports and activities. |
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Congrats
Centennial Grads! |
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Congratulations to all Centennial graduates this year and good
luck to all of you on your journey. As we say goodbye to a fine
group of young men and women, we also welcome a new group of
grade 9 students who are about to embark on a wonderful,
unforgettable 4 year journey, which is high school in Cougar
Country. |
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Year End
Newsletter! |
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Click
here to view the
Year End Newsletter.
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Summer! |
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We will not be
updating the Website through the summer.
Students, take
advantage of your 80 days off and enjoy yourselves and maybe
read a book? 2 highly recommended books for teens:
Sean Covey's
7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens and
The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make. |
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Year End Video |
Click here to
see the Year End Video!
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Cougarfest!!
Oh
What a Great time! |
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Dodge Ball, slip
and slides, jousting, boxing, live bands, soccer,
snow cones all
in a school day!
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Ushers Needed! |
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Ushers are
needed for graduation. If you have an older sibling graduating,
you can attend their graduation, be an usher and earn community
involvement hours. See Mr. Seebach or Mme. Lambert. |
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Art Show |
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Congratulations
to all the Art students who participated in the various art
shows this year. |
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Bilingual Opportunities |
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Attention grade
12 grads who are not pursuing post secondary education, There
are job opportunities for bilingual students for full time
employment starting in July. See Mme. Brennand for more
information. |
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Dr. Albert Rose Bursary |
Applications are
now available in Guidance for the Dr. Albert Rose Bursary. This
bursary is available to any student who is living in a
rent-geared-to-income household and who is proceeding to post
secondary next year. Part bursary awards are also available for
those who are enrolled in trade or skills based training
programs. See
Mrs. Brennand for more details. |
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Carnival Volunteers
Needed |
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The Guidance
Department has information on a new opportunity for students
looking for community involvement hours. "Help a child smile" is
looking for students to help at their annual carnival for Sat.
Sept. 5. Come to Guidance for more information. |
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OSAP Website |
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Attention Grads
proceeding to Post Secondary. The OSAP website is now open!
Visit www.osap.gov.on.ca
to apply. |
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Environmental Club |
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Through the
efforts of the Environmental Club, staff and student
participation, Centennial was awarded SILVER status in the
Eco-School program. Congratulations! Keep thinking green
Centennial! |
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Attention Graduates! |
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If you have
participated in Welland minor hockey as a team or committee
member for a minimum of 5 years and are proceeding to
post-secondary studies, please come to Guidance and give Mrs.
Thompson your name ASAP. |
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Scholarship |
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The Niagara
Peninsula Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association is offering a
scholarship in the amount of $500 to a 2009 graduate who has
worked on a fruit or vegetable farm at some time and plans to
pursue a college or university education. See Mme. Brennand in
Guidance for more information or an application form. |
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Cappie Gales Awards |
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The Niagara
District celebrated its first CAPPIES Gale Awards night. This
prestigious evening celebrated excellence in high school theatre
throughout the region. We were extremely proud of every nominee
from Centennial at this wonderful event. The following students
received special recognition by winning a covered Cappie award
in their category and we'd like to extend a special word of
congratulations to them.
Erin Turgeon won
for best makeup, Faith Bunyan, Sarah Allison and Jenna Matkowski
took home the award for set painting, Faith also won the away
for the best comic actress, Robert Colonico won the award for
best comic actor, Nyle Collins took home the award for best
featured actor and Sarah Allison and Michelle Park won for best
stage management.
Congratulations to all of you for achieving this special
recognition in the Niagara District. |
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Want a Summer Job? |
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Visit the
Service Canada Centre for youth located right next door at 250
Thorold Rd. They are open from May to August between 8:30 am-
4:30 pm. See Guidance for details. |
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Carleton University
Program |
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Attention Grads!
Have you applied to University but have not met the
requirements? Well Carleton University has the program for you.
See Guidance for details on the ESP program. |
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Summer School |
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Summer school
application forms are now in Guidance. Remedial and new credit
courses are available this summer See Mr. Speck for details. |
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All Potential Graduates |
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A reminder to
all potential graduates. Don't forget to come to the Guidance
office to let us know of your college and university acceptances
and scholarships. We need this information! |
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Welland Pelham Chamber
of Commerce |
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The Welland
Pelham Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for the
youth citizen of the year award. If you have demonstrated
leadership in school and in the community you should see
Guidance for a form. Students from grade 9 to 12 can apply. |
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Prom! |
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This year's Prom will be held at the Americana on June 22nd. The
event will run from 6 to 11. |
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Canadian Italian
Business and Professional Association Scholarship |
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Attention all
grade 12 potential graduates. The Canadian Italian Business and
Professional Association of Niagara is offering scholarships for
students proceeding to college or university who are of Italian
descent. Interested students are asked to come to Guidance for
an application form. |
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Ukrainian Youth
Association Welland Branch |
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The Ukrainian
Youth Association Welland Branch is offering a scholarship to a
graduating student of Ukrainian descent who is continuing with
post secondary education. Please see Mrs. Brennand for more
details. |
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Cell Phone Policy |
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It is the policy
of the District School Board of Niagara that cellular
telephones, pagers, and similar types of communication devices
owned and/or carried by students are to be turned off and are
not to be used in the school during the instructional day, which
is from 8:20am-2:30pm. This policy includes a ban on such use in
hallways, classroom and private areas such as locker rooms and
bathrooms. Personal Communication Devices may be used outside of
classroom time only, outside of the building or in the
designated areas, which are inside of the double doors of an
entrance and out of the hallways. If a teacher catches a student
using a personal communicational device during the instructional
day, the following progressive discipline will be followed.
First
Incident: the teacher will instruct the student to place the
device on the teacher's desk and it will be returned to the
student by the teacher at the end of the period.
Second
Incident: the teacher will instruct the student to place the
device on the teacher's desk and it will be returned to the
student by an administrator at the end of the instructional day.
Third
Incident: the teacher will instruct the student to place the
device on the teacher's desk and it will be returned to the
student by an administrator in the presence of a parent or
guardian.
Further
Incidents: will result in a suspension from school and
school activities. |
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YMCA Scholarship |
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There are two
scholarship opportunities from the YMCA available to students
proceeding to College or University next year. If you are 17
years old, have YMCA experience and have contributed significant
time and service to the YMCA or another charitable organization,
then you need to see Guidance for an application form.
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Technology Medals |
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The Centennial
Technology department is proud to announce this year's
Technology medal winners honored at the annual Tech
Banquet. Centennial, for the first time, received a gold medal
in individual Construction; congratulations to Alex Emmerson, a
gold medal in team robotics; congratulations to Caleb McCrackin,
Saud Manzar and Brock Bowman, a silver medal in team
construction; congratulations to Alex Emmerson and Jake Lucken,
as well as a silver medal in Hospitality; congratulations Andrew
Drake. |
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Niagara Chapter of
Nature Women Scholarship |
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The Niagara
Chapter of Nature Women have a scholarship for a nature student
going to University or College. See Ms. Brennand in Guidance for
details. |
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Summer Company |
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Applications are
now being accepted for Summer Company 2009. If you are at least
15 years old, you can apply for this program designed to help
young people start up and run their own summer business. See
Guidance for details or visit
www.ontario.ca/summercompany |
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Summer Jobs |
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The Summer
experience program offers a variety of Summer jobs in the
Ontario Public Service. In order to apply you must be at least
15 years old. See Guidance for details or visit
www.ontario.ca/careers |
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Welland Hospital Site
Tuition Scholarship |
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Applications for
the Welland Hospital site Tuition Scholarship and then Ken Hope
Memorial Award through Welland Hospital Foundation are available
in Guidance. Theses scholarships are for students living in
Welland or Pelham who will be graduating in June and are
pursuing post-secondary studies in health care. |
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Girl Guide Scholarship |
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Attention grade
12 potential female graduates. If you are an active member of
Girl Guides of Canada and you are pursuing post secondary
education, please see Mrs. Brennand in Guidance for a
scholarship opportunity. |
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Knights of Columbus
Scholarship |
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Attention all
potential grade 12 graduates. The Ontario Knights of Columbus
offer a scholarship to students whose parents or grandparents
are members in good standing. If you have applied to University
or Collage, please see Ms. Brennand for an application form.
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OFL Scholarship |
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The Ontario
Federation of Labour is now accepting applications for the OFL Honour Roll Scholarship worth $2000. If you or your
parents are a member of a local union affiliated with the OFL
you are eligible to apply. Applicants must be proceeding to
college or university in September of 2009. |
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Start Planning Now! |
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Start planning your
University Studies now.
Visit this site
www.electronicinfo.ca and find out which universities
offer the programs you might be interested in. More importantly,
find out what kind of marks you will need to get into these
programs. "Begin with the end in mind."
The sooner you plan for your post-secondary the better prepared
you will be to actually get there! |
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Why is
this girl so happy?
Click to
listen and watch. |
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WAYS TO STAY GREEN! |
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Canadians are
among the heaviest users of energy in the world, on a per capita
basis. By the age of six months, each Canadian has consumed as
many resources as the average person in a developing country has
in his or her lifetime. You don’t have to be in the
environmental club to do your part for the environment. The
environmental club has found out ways to do everyday tasks and
still save our planet. These simple tasks can be done at school,
when shopping, and at home. These things include:
-Turning off
equipment when not in use (including taps and electronics).
-Recycle paper, plastic, glass, and waste. When you recycle one
aluminum can it saves enough energy to operate a TV for 3 hours.
-Using refillable water bottles instead of plastic (it is safer
and cheaper).
-Using containers instead of plastic bags for lunches.
-Buying energy efficient products.
-Use recycled paper. Every ton of recycled office paper saves
380 gallons of oil.
By: Toni Karan (Student)
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Student Fundraiser |
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All students are
reminded that MR. Jugley is collecting empty printer cartridges
as a school fundraiser. Help save the waste and do something
good for the school. Bring your empty printer cartridges to the
library for proper recycling. |
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Help Wanted! |
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Help us make our online newspaper better by sending in
information, pictures or even video so we can put it on the web!
Include your name so we can give you proper credit.
You can report or take pictures on any school events, sports or
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Event photos
(Cougarfest, corn roast...)
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Sport photos
(Football, cheerleading, volleyball...)
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Reports on
events (results from sports games, competition, tryouts...)
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Comic Strips
Send it
to centennialnews@yahoo.com
Community hours
available for some of this work!
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HATS OFF! |
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Wearing your hat in the school will lead to
you losing it until the end of the school year!
From the time you walk in to the
time you walk out, the
entire school is a headgear free zone. This includes headbands
and hoodies that are pulled up. |
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Smoking on School
Property! |
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Students, staff
and parents are reminded that smoking on school property is
against the law! If you are caught smoking on school property, a
suspension as well as a $305 fine will be issued. |
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School Council
Dates |
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2008-2009 Schedule of Meetings
Room 144 - 7:00p.m - 9:00p.m
March 23, 2009
April 20, 2009
May 18, 2009
June 15, 2009 |
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