THE DAILY BUZZ
January 6th, 2020
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Last chance to register teams in the annual dodge ball tournament. Currently we only have 3 teams registered and the tournament will not run unless we get a few more teams.
Social Leadership Meeting at lunch today in Room 148.
LAST DAY to DROP COURSES is this Friday, January 10th, 2020
ITALY Spring Break 2021 - Are you interested in going to Italy for 11 days over Spring Break of 2021. Stelly's will be taking a group to Venice, Florence, Rome and the Amalfi Coast. Please see Ms Liberatore in Room 144 or email tliberatore@saanichschools.ca for more information. Payment plans and an early registration discount is available.
SCHOOL BUS PASSES are now available in the office for pick up! The bus drivers will start asking for them soon.
CAREER CENTRE
WOMEN IN TRADES & TECHNOLOGY EXPLORATION DAY at Camosun College- Wed, Feb 26th - Bus transportation and lunch will be provided! This is a chance to check out well paying careers in the following: Trades - Electricians - Automotive Service Technicians - Sheet Metal/Metal Fabricators - Carpenters, Technology- Civil Engineering - Computer Science - Electronics Engineering - Mechanical Engineering. More information will be out shortly. You can add your name to a list in the Career Centre, see Mrs. Jackson. Spots are limited!
YMCA Summer Work Student Exchange is a national program offering opportunities for youth to improve their second official language skills, explore another part of Canada, and gain valuable work experience through a work placement while on the exchange. The program runs for 6 weeks (early July to mid August), you must be 16 or 17 years of age during the summer program. Applications are currently being accepted, the first priority application deadline is March 15, 2020. For more information see: http://my.ymcagta.org/netcommunity/page.aspx?pid=612
Camosun's TEAC 105 (Explorations in Technology) registration is now open for the Feb-May 2020 course! This dual-credit course, runs on Fridays from 3-6 pm, and provides current high school students with an introduction to careers in 4 technology areas: Computer Science, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. See the Counselling Office for application forms.
Interested in going into the Health Care field? Check out Camosun’s New Allied Health Course Offering - This blended AHLT 104 & 134 course delivery is new, and will be offered Friday afternoons starting in Feb. Come see a counsellor for more information or to get an application.
GRAD 2020
DRY GRAD 2020 COMMITTEE The parents of the Dry Grad 2020 Committee are looking for assistance from grad parents to obtain prizes for our raffle fundraiser. The raffle has the potential to raise $14,000 for the dry grad event, which will have a huge impact on the amount of available funding. Our hope is that you can approach your workplace for an exciting donation that will promote the sale of our tickets. Or, if you own a business, we would appreciate gift certificates or merchandise that we could use as a raffle and/or silent auction prize. If you can contribute a prize, please contact Carolyn Moeller at 250-661-3023 or cmoeller@shaw.ca by Friday, January 17th.
PARENTS/COMMUNITY
PARENTS AS EDUCATORS & CAREER COACHES - Jan 30 Are you the parent of a high school student? Would you like to help them with their post-secondary choices? This is an interactive workshop designed to give you the skills and confidence you need. Educational Planner is presenting "Parents as Education and Career Coaches" on THURSDAY January 30th at Stelly's Secondary School, at 6:30 pm. There is no registration and parents can just come! For more information, contact Colleen McNamee, cmcnamee@saanichschools.ca or Heidi Hackman, hhackman@saanichschools.ca
THAT'S IT FOR TODAY STELLY'S ... STAY GOLDEN AND MAROON!