Mr. Bruce Filsinger, Principal Mr. David Baldasso, Vice Principal Ms. Kirsten Farquhar, Vice Principal

13484 - 24 Avenue, Surrey, BC Elgin Park School Website: Phone (604) 538-6678 www.elginpark.net Fax (604) 538-6491 EPS Twitter Feed: @ELGINPARKorcas

Volume 19 - No. 7 February 2013

Principal’s Message Welcome to the second half of the year. Our first semester wrapped with exams and final assessments and semester two started smoothly on January 31. Results from the Ministry Exams in Grades 10, 11 and 12, will be accessible to students on the web at www.bced.gov.ca/exams beginning March 4. Students will need to log on using their PEN number to access their exam scores.

Report cards for the first semester were distributed to students on February 7. If you have not seen your son’s or daughter’s report card, feel free to call the office. Our students have displayed a high level of achievement and their successes are reflected in the Honor Roll for Semester 1 with nearly 62% (802 students) qualifying for the Honor Roll achieving 73% (B) or better. I would like to acknowledge the 172 students who achieved a 4.00 GPA, the 320 students who qualified for First Class Honors and the 310 students who qualified for Honors. All are very impressive statistics, especially considering how busy our students are and the diverse skills, knowledge and work required to achieve this status.

Grade 12 students are busy making their plans for post-graduation. Many are applying to universities, colleges and other programs. Please contact our counseling department and careers department to seek further information about options and particular programs.

Course Selection for the 2013–14 school year is almost complete and I remind you that every year of secondary school brings different options and opportunities for students. Please ask to see the course planning information and discuss course choices at home if you have not already done so. It is important that students choose courses wisely with an eye towards senior secondary possibilities, graduation requirements, post-secondary and career interests. Counselors are always willing to discuss these with parents – over the phone or in person.

It has been a busy start to 2013 with a multitude of activities, performances and events at Elgin Park Secondary:

We were treated to fantastic sold out performances of “Grease: the Musical” by Mr. Engstrom and his incredibly talented cast, and Elgin Park’s musicians led by Mr. Henderson. Literally 1000’s of hours of volunteer work were invested from creating the set and stage to casting, rehearsals, costumes etc. and every aspect of this production was outstanding. Bravo to Mr. Engstrom for his dedication to the arts in our school and to the entire cast, crew and numerous supporting players, including community and parent volunteers who so generously gave both time and resources to pull this major production off. Special mention to the following individuals who assisted in making this production such a success:

* Mr. Don Wilk - choral director * Ms. Carol Seitz - choreographer * Ms. Tracey Tichelman - costume designs * Mr. Al Henderson - band director * Mr. Jeff Stasiuk (Laird Plastics) - set design

March 02 Boys Rugby Fundraiser 04-08 Science Co-op Placement 04-08 Fine Arts Week 05 Sweater Day-bundle up! 06 Grade 7 Parent Information Evening, 6:30 p.m. 07 Semester 2 Interim Report Cards Issued in Period 1 classes 07 Performing and Visual Arts Night, 7 p.m. 10 Daylight Savings Time begins- spring ahead 1 hour 14 Dry Grad Bake Sale 15 Last day of classes before Spring Break 15-24 Sr. Boys Rugby Team-California 18-22 Spring Break 25-28 District School Closure 29 Good Friday - no classes

Our Jr. Girls Basketball qualified for BC provincial tournament to be held in Langley (March 6-9). They finished the season undefeated in regulation games, and placed third in Fraser Valleys by defeating our friendly cross-town rivals at Earl Marriott. Special recognition goes to Claire Eccles, who was named a first team all-star.

We are building momentum with our basketball program as our Grade 8 Girls Basketball Team also had a fantastic season placing fourth in Fraser Valleys and qualifying for the BC invitational tournament. Danielle Steer was awarded All-Star of the tournament. Congratulations to all and our thanks to the coaches who give their time and passion to these important extracurricular activities.

Congratulations to Nancy Zhang who won gold at the BC Provincial Synchronized Swimming Championships and qualified for the nationals in Calgary.

Our PAC has been busy in February; parents Claire Langley and

Michelle Price attended the Community Engagement Forum at Panorama Ridge on February 18. This activity was an opportunity for the Board of Trustees to liaise with parents regarding: Budgeting and changes to how education will be delivered Increased flexibility to support learning What things does your child need to feel supported and successful in school? What things does the school need to continue to support your child and to connect with parents and the community?

Finally, thank you to all the parents, teachers and community who support our students in a variety of ways, your commitment to the students of Elgin Park Secondary is greatly appreciated and builds a stronger school community. I am always happy to hear from you and welcome your feedback.

-Bruce Filsinger

Information Evening

for Grade 7 Students and Parents

Wednesday, March 6

6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

An Invitation to Visit

Elgin Park Secondary School

Step Into Your Future

Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions Mr. Bruce Filsinger, Principal • Semester System and Timetable Mr. David Baldasso, Vice Principal • Getting Involved: Clubs & Teams Ms. Kirsten Farquhar, Vice Principal • A Day in the Life of an EPS Student A Presentation by current

Grade 8 Students

Clubs at Elgin Park

There’s always something fun and exciting happening at Elgin at lunch and after school!

Check out these varied and interesting clubs.

If you are interested in participating, please contact the Sponsor Teacher or drop in at a

meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Club / Council

Sponsor Teacher(s)

Meeting Times

Location

Anime (Animation) Club Ms. Lantinga

Nail Art Club Ms. L. Fraser Thursdays, 3 p.m. 243C

Note by Note Music Club Mr. Henderson Fridays at lunch Band Room

Peer Leadership Council, Leadership Club

Mr. Alparaque and Ms. Webber

RC - Remote Control Club Mr. Bains and Mr. Yoo

Weight Room Supervision Ms. James

World Vision Club Ms. Williamson Tuesdays at lunch 123C

Anti-Bully Club Mr. Mundi Mondays at lunch 134S

Business Executives Club Mr. Mundi

Cancer Awareness Club Mr. Wiebe and Mr. Kinnear

Cross Country Running Club Mr. Worsley

Debate / Public Speaking Club Ms. Lawson

Elgin Park Student Council Mr. Quan and Ms. Rollins

ESL International Students Club Ms. Williamson

Games/Math Club Ms. Win

Geography Challenge Club Mr. Byrne

Global Activists Club Ms. Pederson and Ms. Fowler

Gone Fishin’ Club Mr. Fasse

Grad Council Mr. Alparaque, Ms. Player and Ms. Dennis

Hockey Club Ms. L. Ellett

Knitting Club Ms. L. Fraser Tuesdays at lunch 243C

Media Club Mr. Ingram

Model U.N. (United Nations) Club Mr. Mundi 243C

Ski and Snowboard Club Mr. Mager

2012-13 Semester 1 Certificates of Excellence

4.0 GPA

Grade 8 Baarda, Kelsey Bulka, Tess Chen, Teresa Clark, Ronan Cottrell, Lauren Field, Kalinka Gastaldello, Lara Hsu, Yiyi Huang, Camille Jin, Thomas Khurana, Ekjot Lail, Karm Lu, Steven Molska, Wiktoria Phillips, Jamie Roberts, Camille Sidhu, Paul Vasica, Daniel Woolley, Heather Xu, Winnie Yen, Cindy Grade 9 Anand, Alisha Bogert, Jonathan Davison, Tia Dhillon, Simran Gahan, Liam Gahan, Sarah Gill, Jaiya Grant, Nina Harrison, Matthew Hwangbo, Julia Johal, Megan Khorrami, Nozhan Kiloh, Mairin Kim, Rachel Kuo, Tiffany Lin, Bob Meffen, Joey Narang, Pritika Pigura-Smith, Nicole Price, Sydney Righetti, Luisa Schrack, Erin Smit-Anseeuw, Esmee Wang, Clara Wang, Vincent West, Kyra

Grade 9 Whitehead, Natalie Zhuo, Blagee Grade 10 Atamanchuk, Rebecca Buitrago, Andrea Bulka, Owen Chapman, Melanie Chou, Vincent Cook, Madison Cottrell, Brendan Currie-Boyle, Braden Doherty, Conor Filsinger, Jillian Gantug, Naomi Hong, Vannie Hsu, Howard Huang, Karen Huang, Kelly Hui, Domingo Jones, Caitlin Kang, Jason Khan, Saadia Lee, Hannah Li, Johnny Lin, Angus Lin, Tong Lockhart, Janine Lowe, Nicholas Lutzke, Adrienne Manke, Christopher Morrison, Gregor Peacock, Jason Poelvoorde, Paige Reny, Sarah Roh, KJ Sank, Cordelia Smith, Kassie Tang, Andy Topolnisky, Emily Walters, Taylor Wang, Paul Wang, Rachel Wilk, Aiden Williams, Katherine Woodward, Hanako Zhang, Robert Zhang, Ben

Grade 11 Abelson, Jason Ahmed, Sameen Bains, Taran Chapman, Levi Chen, Chen Chu, Angela Connor, Braeden Dales, Natasha Davidson, Lindsey De Crom, Ellen Deslauriers, Mikaela Docolas, Nico Hadley-Burke, Mckenna Hung, Annie Ingram, Kieran Kim, Shawn Klerck, Maria Kuo, Alexandra Li, Jerry Lin, Elaine MacDonald, Kate Mason, Kate McVey, Bronwyn Montes, Demi Murray, Athena Narayan, Sydney Phillips, Morgan Purcell, Victoria Race, Helen Rashid, Alyssa Ricci, Hannah Schiefner, Sutton Shen, Jennifer Shi, Alan Simpson, Kelly Stanley, Erin Straubinger, Tim Stuart, Lindsay Terry, Crispin Thatcher, Daniel Tian, Aimee Underwood, Amanda Wagner, Mikayla Walker, Taylor Wang, Zelda Wen, Shan Yao, Margaret Yin, Melody Yin, Christina

Grade 11 Yin, Catrina Zhang, Deborah Zhang, Li Zvikler, Ben Grade 12 Babey, Nick Bulka, Olivia Chang, Katie Chen, Didier Choi, Jeffery Dhaliwal, Rajiv Doyon, Claire Gastaldello, Joshua Gunderson, Alun Harrison, Katie Hills, James Kim, Annie Kim, Julia Lee, Esther Lee, Fred McVey, Catherine Mey, Mackenzie Moir, Dax Murray, Sophia Peers, Rupert Ripley, Quinn Rutckyj, Madeline Sangha, Cindy Simon, Kyle Sung, Wallis Teng, Simona Voth, Tessa Voth, Cheyenne Wan, Sirius Wang, Julie Yen, Angel Yuan, Cissy

2012-13 Semester 1 First Class Honour Roll

3.5—3.9 GPA

Grade 8 Adachi, Megan Anderson, Sammi Bagshaw, Kate Barnsley, Wyatt Bonneville, Tanika Brotherston, Ashley Budiman, Maryn Carlsen, Emily Cedar, Jake Chen, Howard Chernenko, Matt Cho, Eugene Dare, Karlee Dumoulin, Kalli Elhalhuli, Ramsay Fader, Paul Gill, Parwaz Greenough, Darryl Greig, Lauren Gresty, Bella Hayashi, Bianca Howard, Becca Hunter, Sam Joshi, Anusha Jurovich, Peyton Kalil, Sofia Kalra, Harajay Kandola, Sukhman Kaufmann, Chris Killam, Emily Klassen, Koby Klerck, Antonie Lail, Shawn Lail, Teryn Laing, Noah Lee, Ruby Li, Wendy Lin, Ian Liu, Jenny Loken, Sarah Long, Sophia MacDonald, Carter Martin, Gregory McClelland, Adam Mizon, Kelsey Moorhouse, Andrea Naber, Dayna Norwood, Sierra Nukovic, Aisha O'Connor, Jane

Grade 8 Paton, Jacob Perrot, Katera Qi, Alexsis Reynolds, Jaimie Ridley-Thomas, Emma Sanghera, Sumrit Shears, Amy Shih, Sarah Sinclair, Carly Singh, Aashina Smith, Hannah Smith, Harrison Smith, Madison Stepaniuk, Riley Stevens, Sage Strand, Cooper Tan, Valerie Tjorhom, Julia Wagner, Christian Walter, Ben Wang, Angie Weys, Hayden Whitehead, Brad Wu, Joy Wu, Suzanna Xiao, Horatio Yang, Frances Yang, Jenny Yao, Alice Yao, Johnny Yu, Colleen Zhang, Nancy Zhao, Susan Grade 9 Beaumont, Spencer Birtch, Nicholas Bonn, Spencer Bouchey, Ella Boyd, Findlay Brown, Slade Cao, Catherine Chan, Shi Hua Chen, Emily Choi, Brian Crossley, Jansen Dai, Dessery Doyon, Lydia Ebriniss-Cork, Kathryn Fraser, Noelle

Grade 9 Gair, Kailey Gill, Imryn Groenewegen, Melanie Hall, Annie Harrison, Grace Hempston, Bianca Howard, Nicki Hung, Jane Jamieson, Paige Jeon, Brad Johnson, Elijah Jones, Trevor Kenney, Colleen Kuo, Peggy Lacate, Jacob Lesinski, Jackie Li, Tina Liang, Melyssa Lin, Ken Liu, Bella Liu, Jennifer Liu, Sally Macrae Unruh, Brayden Maxwell, Megan McWalter, Erin Mey, Steven Militzer, Logan Nordgren, Seth O'Connor, Amy Okarah, Chidinma Patrick, Taylor Poropat, Emma Ricci, Noah Ross, Ian Saarni, Kana Savage, John Sun, Kitty Sung, Tom Taylor, Michael Venegas, Shaira Vernon, Claire Vig, Arvind Woo, Rachel Xie, Rocky Yang, Grace Zhang, Amanda Zhao, Sophia Grade 10 Andrews, Teagan

Grade 10 Babey, Max Balancio, Mhargielyn Caldwell, Michael Chen, Cindy Cheung, Casey Chia, John Cho, Brian Chou, Vivian Connor, Kate Crosara, James Dalstrom, Jordan Dosanjh, Shaydon Dunn, Darby Eccles, Claire Edwards, Keaton Field, Milenke Froats, Alexander Gazzola, Ryan Gough, Chelsey Gray, Riley Hanna, Jake Hewson, Jeremy Hung, Frank Kailly, Alyson Kenny, Harrison Kim, Min Jung King, Julia Kozak, Dana Lane, Emily Langley, Alexander Levesque, Savannah Li, Tony Liu, Lily Matthews, Sally Olsen, Alexandria Paille, Quinten Paton, Heather Peers, Olivia Rashidan, Rogin Reimer, Arden Romich, Jason Schiefner, Carson Schindel, Sydney Shaw, Jordan Shen, Alice Smith, Bella Song, Monica Tandy, Vanessa Terry, Helen Tuningley, Cole

2012-13 Semester 1 First Class Honour Roll

3.5—3.9 GPA

Grade 10 Twamley, Michael Wang, Angela Wang, Jim Wei Chen, Shirley Williams, Shawn Xia, Daisy Yang, Julie Zhong, Amy Zuo, Christina Grade 11 Anderson, David Atherton, Kate Atwood-Deguzman, Cheyanne Binley, Kristen Bjornson, Keyana Blacklock, Emma Boettcher, Aaron Boston, Ashley Buhrig, Jordan Callaghan, Casey Case, Chloe Chen, Jeffery Chen, Jerry Chen, Jovi Chen, Paul Cheng, Joey Chou, Alice Colton-Maybury, Andrew Connor, Alexandra Cremer, Nicole Dixon, Michelle Duxbury, Madison Feng, Chloe Fisher, Lauren Green, Jacob Gu, Steven

Grade 11 Hornak, Joshua Huang, Tiffany Huang, Joe Huemer, Brett Lee, Michelle Li, Xuedi - Sherry Lin, Irene Lin, Jessica Luo, Thomas Martin, Alexa Martin, Connor McClelland, Cole McDermid, Alexander Meekley, Joey Mey, Jamie Mistry, Shona Moorhouse, Sarah Nagaria, Maha Paleologou, Christian Poulton, Cassidy Qian, Elena Sampert, Zoe Sava, Zachary Sharifi, Maysa Smit-Anseeuw, Aksel Sommer, Jack Steiss, Dean Taras, Sydney Terekhov, George Tyrell, Ruby Villagra, Jose Wells, Sarah Williams, Abby Woo, John Wu, Amy Wu, Jessie Wu, Shelley Yang, Dennis

Grade 11 Yang, Cathy Yu, Amy Yu, Tong Zhang, Jacob Zhao, Helen Grade 12 Barker, Kate Bennett, Vickie Bicknell, Jackie Bing, Peter Bramhill, Alyssa Bramhill, Geoffrey Burke, Chelsea Chan, Shi Hui Chen, Jerry Chzhan, Kostya Davies, Alex Dhaliwal, Sharen Dion, Monique Doobenen, Jenna Elhalhuli, Summer Dunn, Devon Ekholm, Matthew Gao, Bill Golf, Mathew Gordon, Christina Groenewegen, Sara Hayward, Jennifer Hughson, Jennifer Jamieson, Gabby Jin, Vivian Kailly, Daniel Kailly, Eric Kiloh, Graeme Kozak, Natasha Lacis, Nicole Lajoie, Alec

Grade 12 Lee, Tom Li, John Libbiter, Kathryn Lin, Margaret Martell, Victoria McDonald, Julia Medina, Cholo Milne, Tessa Ostereicher, Emma Patterson, Brooke Peng, Jane Randle, Niki Rokosz, Bailey Rutckyj, Nick Schuster, Bradley Simpson, Ashley Smith, Taylor Song, Jae Sung Stephens, Rebecca Suedbeck, Natasha Tomkulak, Marcel Trettenero, Brooke Vukelic, Rachael Wang, Joller Wei, Alan Worden-Stibbs, Jack Wu, Sharon Yang, Alan Yu, Corona Zhang, Celine

Grade 8 Agerbo, Evan Allan, Molly Andrews, Casey Basarich, Megan Bennett, Brittney Bentley, Elias Blackburn, Thomas Bonn, Maddie Borgersen, Jared Brealey, Sam Bunsko, Ian Byrne, Liam Carew, Brendan Chen, Momo Cook, Austin Craig, James Cryans, Nicholas Dawe, Kyle Du, Tianya Eccles, Katrine Egersperger, Anoushka Estabrook, Nathan Fei, Frank Findlay, Jane Finley, Perrin Fisher, Stacey Fletcher, Tyrus Guo, Anna Guo, Elisa Hayward, Seth Jespersen, Nicholas Johnson, Kayla Kolousek, Aidan Lane, Evan Lauriente, Ty Li, Gavin Lin, Ellie Mackwood, Noah Martin, Justin McKay, Isabella Molska, Wiktoria Narod, Emma Nassey, Naomi Perrot, Spencer Prior, Jordan Pundick, Connor Reedel, Rachel Shandley, Megan Sharma, Natasha

Grade 8 Stafford, Sarah Steer, Danielle Sutherland, Robert Tichelman, Richard Vukelic, Madeleine Wainman, Lachlan Walter, Siobhan Wilson, Hannah Wittenberg, Everett Wonneberg, Matthew Woodward, Momoko Wright, Chase Wu, John Wubs, Jackson Yang, Tina Yu, Cassidy Zhang, Tony Zong, Louise Grade 9 Amisano, Matthew Ashley, Molly Ballantyne, Lily Bhullar, Muskan Bielka, Quince Burke, Connor Carey, Daniela Chou, Betty Conradson, Andrena Daykin, Taiya Domanski, Michael Duck, Jordan Dyck, Jesse Ekholm, Paige Farrell, Brianna Franciosi, Madeleine Gawthrop, Ruby Grieve, Alex Heimburger, Curtis Howlett, Chloe Huang, Bethany Hughes, Graeme Jiang, Raymond Keane, Adam Keremidschieff, Jake Kristof, Nick Kuo, Erwin Li, Joyce Lucier, Aaron

Grade 9 Maguire, Jordan Malczewski, Sean Meng, Esther Moir, Rorie Murphy, Riley Nevison, Alex Nukovic, Alma Pan, Po Ling Paxton, Rachel Perry, Isobella Pham, Tim Ransier, Joel Reid, Marshall Ritter, Jaqueline Rossander, Jayden Sabourin, Tatum Schwiede, Katharina Shaw, Avalon Sherman, Nicole Simpson, Kristin Smith, Jordan Soto Muench, Alex Strain, Cassandra Straubinger, Paula Taylor, Nathalie Williams, Kieran Xu, Jason Yen, Claire Yin, Phoebe Yue, Jenny Zhu, Silvia Grade 10 Ahmed, Wali Anderson, Christina Baarda, Andre Basarich, Cole Bobsien, Connor Bogar, Alison Booth, Alexia Brauckmann, Devi Brett, Liam Camposano, Olivia Chen, Sherry Chu, Evan Collins, Christie Craighead, Darien Creighton, Ceire Cremer, Anita

Grade 10 Dobson, Asia Dunfield, Emma Fan, Tony Flynn, Sean Gill, Zack Gollner, Laurence Houlihan, Dylan Hwangbo, Daniel Jamieson, Zoe Johnson, Nicholas Johnson, Connor Joubert, Nita Kalsi, Anisha Kondra-Ross, Logan Kosick, Kylee Kuang, Quincy Lai, Shen Hun Lee, Daniel Li, John Lin, Mason Lit, Jadyn Low, Madison Lucier, Connor Ma, Iris Meffen, Hannah Moran, Tara Munroe, Caroline Oslund, Sydney Peacock, Courtney Pollock, Angus Ransier, Sam Rector, Payton Sabo, Jill Stenner, Justynne Steynberg, Carmen Tabor, Lisa Tichelman, Elizabeth Tupy, Nicole Van den Brink, Patrick Wang, Tanya Wang, Tracy Yu, Jui - Alex Zhang, Rebecca

2012-13 Semester 1 Honour Roll

3.0 - 3.49 GPA

Grade 11 Acevedo Bedoya, Maira Barone, Claire Barrero, Juan Bicknell, Samantha Bogart, Christiana Brauckmann, Kali Cain, Adam Carracher, Harrison Chanin, Reid Cook, Colton Cryans, Chris Dawson, Cameron Duck, Justin Dyck, Mackenzie Eadie, Kylie Eburne, Haley Fang, Alice Ferris, Emma Findlay, Sam Gostevskikh, Leeza Groenheyde, Jamie-Lynn Grundle, Amanda Han, Yarina Hassell, Trevor Hughes, Nicholas Hunt, Rachel Kuo, Chuck Kuo, Jason Laing, Aidan Lee, Wayne Lin, Chris Liu, Nelson Lunde, Nicole Madsen, Jeff Mathias, Grant McDonald, Abby O’Connor, Christopher Rose, Carson

Grade 11 Ross, Lael Salh, Isabelle Strand, Sinclair Stuart, Lindsay Tam, Janessa Tang, Vivian Thomson, Jason Vernon, Brent Vines, Chris Wong, Joanne Yang, Alice Yang, Colton Yargeau, Alissa Grade 12 Alexander, Alison Amisano, Ben Anderson, Phoebe Baird, Thomas Bobsien, Micayla Chen, Joanne Cho, Hanbin Chou, Joe Chu, William Cook, Megumi Dare, Kevin Deering, Michael Dobie, Reta Dolmat, Amanda Dorion, Colton Dubois, Gabrielle Duhra, Shaan Edwards, Kylie Frank, Steffanie Galitzky, Natalie Gandevia, Neelam Gao, Helen Garnjanawigai, Prin

Grade 12 Geoghegan, Brianna Gibson, Meghan Hadikin, Alex Hallwas, Logan Hanna, Max Haqq, Amberley Harder, Amanda Harrison, Adam Hartnell, Garrett Herring, Liam Hsu, Jeffrey Hubburmin, Braden Inacio Santana, Natalia Irwin-Holland, Kelsey Johnson, Vanessa Kim, Sun Hyoung Knapp, Hayley Koltai, Max Kustra, Melissa Lahti, Matthew Li, Chloe Li, Tony Liu, Ben Liu, Nina Mang, Julia McIntyre, Mark Meffen, Kate Moody, Paige Nelson, Kaylie Nevison, Erin Nichol, Alison Pietrzak, Mischa Powell, Garrett Price, Hana Pucker, Laurel Rossander, Cassidy Russell, Keyanna Shears, Nicholas

Grade 12 Skirda, Sara Strynadka, Rachel Tittler, Sarah Vadas, Robert Venables, Sean Walker, Brett Wang, Kevin Wen, Veronica White, Riley Wilson, Sarah Worden-Stibbs, Matthew Young, Michelle Zhang, Claire

2012-13 Semester 1 Honour Roll

3.0 - 3.49 GPA

Students who achieve first class honours or honours standing qualify for Elgin Park’s honour roll. To receive honours standings: a student must achieve a grade point average in the 3.00 to 3.49 range for the ‘B’ Honour Roll; a student must achieve a grade point average in the 3.50 to 3.99 range for the 1st Class Honour Roll; to receive a Certificate of Excellence, a student must achieve a grade point average of 4.00. A mark of “F” or “I” in a course automatically disqualifies a student from the honour roll. Calculations are based on the following: A = 4.00 B = 3.00 C+ = 2.50 C = 2.00 C- = 1.00

Technology Education

The shops are alive and active in Mr. Fasse, Mr. Jamieson and Mr. Mynhardt’s classes. Most students are now underway on their introductory projects. Be sure to visit our display case in the hallway! Some of the last semester projects:

Stay tuned for later developments!

Band News

It has been a busy month for the bands. February 8-9 was the Envision Jazz Festival and all the Elgin Park Jazz Bands along with several trios and quartets played. Their performances were excellent! A group of the band students, along with Mr. Henderson conducting and Mr. Leeder on guitar, provided the music for “Grease.” The production was fantastic and the music was great. There are two concerts coming up: March 7 will see all the Concert Bands playing as part of Fine Arts Night at the school and on May 16, the final Jazz Night of the year will take place. Mark the dates and plan to come out for evenings of really good music! The end of the year BBQ and Band Concert will take place in June - stay tuned for more details. And finally, if you are looking for a way to meet people, have fun, contribute to the school and most of all, support the students who are part of the Band Program, think about joining the Band Parents Committee next year. There are some rare openings for new volunteers on the Committee - no experience required and it only takes a few hours during the year to make a huge difference. Where else can you get that kind of return on your investment?

Please contact the Band Parents Committee at epsbandparents@hotmail.com.

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Mr. Engstrom, Mr. Henderson, Mr. Ingram, Mrs. Lantinga, Mr. Leeder and Mr. Myring are all very proud of the work their students have accomplished this year. On Thursday, March 7, the Elgin Park Fine Arts Department will be collaborating to put on a show for those who will be lucky enough to get a ticket. The variety show will include a couple of numbers from our very successful production of "Grease", a few songs from members of our very successful Guitar program, a couple of tunes from Elgin Park's excellent Grade 10, Senior, and New Orleans Jazz Bands, and a Visual Arts display everyone will want to see. Tickets can be bought from all of the above mentioned teachers on a first come first served basis for $5.00 beginning on Friday, March 1st.

The Internaonal Languages Department

FEBRUARY2013

Quebec Winter Carnival Tour 2013

UN VOYAGE SUPERCHOUETTE! From speed tobogganing, to snowshoeing, to dogsledding, to extreme tubing, and to spoon playing, this year’s group of juniors had a fantastic time in Quebec City!!

Although the temperatures were very cold, our students had a blast exploring and living the Quebecois winter culture. The Ice Palace was a definite highlight as was the Valcartier Sports Village.

If you did not get to go this year, please consider the trip next year.

ANOTHER GREAT REASON TO LEARN

A SECOND LANGUAGE!

Research indicates that knowing and using two languages reduces your chances of

developing dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease. The scientists who studied this

were motivated by earlier studies which showed that bilingualism enhances mental

abilitiesinbothchildrenandolderadults.Otherstudiesshowthatstudyinglanguages

can improve yourmemory and slow age-related decline inmental acuity. In addition,

studying another language makes you smarter. Your critical thinking skills will be

improved as you learn to view things through a different lens. Learning a second

languagestimulatescreativity.

NowisthetimeforYOUtolearnFrenchandSpanishatElginParkSecondary!

SPANISH SPEAKING TRAVEL DESTINATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA

Bolivia

Nicknamed ‘the Tibet of Latin America’, land-locked Bolivia is one of the continent’s

most isolated countries. With stunning scenery nestled amidst the high altitude of

Bolivia’s mountains, the country offers stunning scenery unlike anywhere else on the

planet.

Cuba

American sanctions have created something of a time-warp in Cuba, with 1960s

automobiles still riding the roads and ATMs being non-existent. Nevertheless, the

largest Caribbean island is unique and has plenty to offer, from beautiful beaches to

Havana’s famously fabulous nightlife.

Venezuela

With the longest Caribbean Sea coastline of any nation, Venezuela‘s beaches are

plentiful and spectacular. Further inland, visitors can discover the juxtaposition of well-

preserved colonial architecture and gleaming modern structures in Venezuela’s city

centers, as well as a large swathe of Amazonian rainforest and Angel Falls, which is the

world’s tallest waterfall.

Ski and Snowboard Club

Elgin! On Saturday, April 6, 2013 a day trip to Whistler/Blackcomb Mountain has been arranged with Elgin Park Secondary and Destination Snow Tours (www.destinationsnow.com). The trip provides one lift pass, day lessons for beginner, intermediate or advanced skiers/snowboarders, transportation on a chartered bus to and from Elgin Park Secondary, GPS tracking systems for each student, helmets, wrist guards, prizes, giveaways and a whole lot of fun! Students who do not have skiing/snowboarding equipment can rent gear for the day at the mountain. The cost of the trip will be paid by each individual student. An optional food voucher can also be purchased for lunch or students may bring their own lunch. Date and Times Date: Saturday, April 6, 2013 Departure time from Elgin Park: 5:45 am Return time to Elgin Park: 6:00 pm Cost $115.00 without ski/ snowboard rental $135.00 with ski/ snowboard rental $14.00 food voucher: $16.00 value for food sales.

Please see Mr. Mager in Room 238 S. For more information, please contact Mr. Mager at the school, 604-538-6678 or by e-mail, mager_g@surreyschools.ca

Sweater Day is March 5!

Wear as many sweaters as you can on March 5 - the temperature in the school will be turned down a couple of degrees! Elgin Park’s Global Activists is raising awareness about global warming, on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund WWF. There will be a competition at lunch in the Cafeteria. Teams of 3 compete in a contest in which 2 of the team members must dress up in as many layers possible. This event is to raise awareness about global warming and climate change, and how turning down the thermostat can help the environment by conserving energy. For more information, please go to the WWF Website, National Sweater Day

http://www.wwf.ca/events/sweater_day/

Global Activists Club

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Elgin Park Secondary students going into Grade 11 were offered an opportunity to participate in a Humanities, Science or Business Co-op. Deadline for applications was February 21, 2013. Unfortunately the Business Co-op will not be running in the 2013-14 school year due to the small number of students that applied. Staff in the Career Centre are hard at work checking eligibility criteria and teacher references for Humanities and Science Co-op applicants prior to the interview process which will begin on March 4th. We will be informing students of their status in the Co-ops at the end of March.

District partnership programs – take your first step towards a

brighter future!

The Surrey School District has a variety of District Partnership Programs in the Trades available to students in their Grade 11 or 12 year. Brochures are available in the Career Centre. Deadline for applications to the District is March 15, 2013.

Calling all volunteers!!!

The FRIENDS OF SEMIAHMOO BAY Society has organized a number of volunteer restoration work opportunities on beaches and streams in our community. Please come to the Career Centre for a list of upcoming events and contact information.

Career News

Congratulations to the Grade 8 Girls Basketball team who capped off an exciting season with a berth to the Grade 8 Invitational BC Championships on March 7,8 and 9. The team had a 13-7 record going into the Surrey playoffs, where they ended up winning 3rd place in the Surrey Championships. Maryn Budiman was named to the Surrey all-star team. In the Fraser Valley Championships, the girls’ only loss was to number 1 ranked Panorama Ridge. The girls finished in 4th place and Danielle Steer was named to the Fraser Valley all-star team. Good luck at Provincials girls!

Girls Basketball News

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Girls Soccer News

Elgin Park Girls Soccer – Kick-Off 2013

The Elgin Park Girls Soccer teams have been hard at work preparing for the 2013 season. Over the past three weeks, girls of all grades have been trying out to earn their spot on the Junior and Senior teams. After a difficult selection process the teams have been named. The Senior team includes: Keyanna Russell, Ashley Simpson, Nikki Lacis, Kyra Steer, Paige Moody, Julia McDonald, Allie Connor, Elisha Jillings, Emma Ferris, Hayley Ebourne, Jillian Filsinger, Paige Poelvoorde, Alison Bogar, Sally Matthews, Kate Connor, Cassidy Poulton, Sam Bicknell, Zoe Sampert, Kristin Fairbairn, Liv Jillings and Brooklyn Tidder. The Junior team includes: Ally Olsen, Sydney Oslund, Sydney Schindel, Darby Dunn, Ella Bouchey,Nicki Howard, Mairin Kiloh, Jordie Smith, Erin Schrack, Molly Ashley, Sydney Hill, Tia Davison, Jaiya Gill, Courtney Aves and Alyssa Hunt. At this time there are still several girls yet to earn their spot on the team due to their amazing basketball achievements. Once the season is over, they will all have the opportunity to earn their spot on the EPS Junior team.

Molly Ashley and Emma Ferris showing off their Elgin colours during the 2012 season!

Both teams will join forces to compete in two tournaments to kick off the season. On March 13 and 14, the girls will travel to Burnaby for the Guildford Park Kick-off Tournament. The girls will face several tough teams, including Burnaby North, Keremeos and Guildford Park. Following spring break, the girls will head to Chilliwack to compete in the annual Best of the Best Tournament on April 4 and 5. Here the girls will face perennial powerhouse Kelowna, as well as Carri-hi and Corrileau. The team looks to build on their 7th and 5th place results from 2012. Both Elgin Park Girls Soccer teams are looking forward to a successful league campaign this April and May. Come out and support them when they host numerous schools at South Surrey Athletic Park this spring! Good luck girls, and Goooooo Orcas!

May 31, 2013

Grad Commencement Rehearsal **Mandatory for all Grade 12’s**

Monday, June 3, 2013

Commencement Ceremony at Chandos Pattison Auditorium

Friday, June 7, 2013 Grad Dinner & Dance at

Westin Bayshore

Math Tutorial

All students, all grades welcome to attend! Wednesdays in Room 248

3 - 4 p.m.

2012-13 Dry Grad Committee

Colleen Bloudell email: c.bloudell@gmail.com

Denise Hughson

email: Dhughson@aol.com

SAVE THE DATE….

CYCLEBETES

RETURNS TO ELGIN PARK

JUNE 5, 2013.

An epic event you won’t want to miss!

Get the latest team stats, scores,

game times and practice information at:

Elgin Park

Physical Education Website

www.elginparkpedept.weebly.com

Elgin Park

Athletics Website

www.elginathletics.t15.org

Elgin Athletics

Elgin Phys. Ed.

Department

Do you like to travel? ...meet

new people? ...become

incredibly strong?

If so, you are cordially invited to join the Semi Weight Lifting Club, located at

Semiahmoo Secondary.

We are an open, competitive weight lifting club. We train weekdays at 5 p.m. and

Saturdays at 10 a.m.

For more information and to join the club, please contact us at semilift@shaw.ca

Dieter Stamm, Coach and Director

We had a VERY successful Parent Social at Sawbucks Pub on Saturday night! Thank you to Rhonda Hanna and her team for their organizing and for all their hard work. A big thank you to all the parents who participated by either donating silent auction items, gave cash donations, got items for the silent auction from businesses and to those who came out to enjoy the night. The silent auction, 50/50, unlock the i-pad, and the lottery hat were so enthusiastically supported, that we are very happy to report approximately $7,000 was raised! Fantastic!! Thanks to the generosity and support of our parents and peninsula community, we are pleased to say that the Dry Grad ticket price will remain the same as last year’s at $65.00. This is good news, as other years Dry Grad tickets have been priced as high as $90. Dry Grad tickets will go on sale May 7, at the same time as the Dinner/Dance tickets. We will continue fundraising to provide refreshments, entertainment and prizes etc. for the Dry Grad event. Congratulations to the bake sale crew: February’s Valentine sale netted $250.00!! The next bake sale is March 14 and all items are $1.00. Thank you Ingrid Harrison for heading up the very popular bake sales. Panago Fundraiser - we have $10 certificates for any medium pizza from Panago for sale; $4 from each certificate sold will go to our Dry Grad. If you wish to purchase Panago certificates please e-mail Colleen at c.bloudell@gmail.com, or have your child see one of the Student Council members. We are still in need of parent volunteers for the night of Dry Grad for set-up, bus supervisors, working at the casino, and help with tear down. If you have not yet submitted your name but would like to volunteer please contact either Denise or Colleen. We are also looking for a parent who is an electrician to work alongside the Entertainment staff and Zack Dallas, to help run the electrical side of things. You would only be required to help out during the day of set-up. Coming on May 4 is the Car Wash/Bottle Drive, Audi test drive, and another Panago fundraiser. Student and parent volunteers will be needed. More information to come as we get closer to the date. Thank you again to Steve and Lee Evans for taking on this fundraiser. Thank you to all for your continued support! Co-Chairs, Dry Grad 2013 Denise Wootton - dhughson@aol.com 604-538-9389 Colleen Bloudell - c.bloudell@gmail.com 604-536-8631

Dry Grad News

PAC - PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

PAC Meeting –February 20, 2013

Meeting attended by school parents, LST Teacher Yolanda Duncan, Vice Principal Kirsten Farquhar & Principal, Mr. Filsinger Opening/Welcome Claire Langley welcomed parents, staff & Mr. Filsinger to the meeting. 1. Motion to Approve Minutes The minutes of PAC Meeting held January 23, 2012 were APPROVED. Motioned: Trenor Tilley Seconded: Moira McVey 2. Smart Study Skills Presentation

Claire introduced LST Teacher, Yolanda Duncan who gave a presentation regarding homework & study skills. She emphasized the importance of establishing routine with regards to homework & setting up an appropriate area to work in. She provided a handout from the National Association of School Psychologists which you can find at: www.nasponline.org/resources/home_school/homework.aspx Additionally she provided a couple of links for homework help: www.ilc.org/aat/tools.php and www.khanacademy.org/

3. Update on Surrey Schools Forum

Vice Principal Kristin Farquhar provided a short summary of the Surrey School Board Community Forum, which was held on Feb. 18, 2013. Each school was asked to send an administrator plus 2 parents to participate. The Forum touched on things such as the future forecast for budgeting and changes to how education will be delivered. Increased flexibility to support learning with ideas such as yearlong courses students could take if necessary for better understanding, (math for example). Promoting students ability to collaborate and trade education opportunities. Results of these forums will be shared publicly when complete. Questions were asked regarding the school calendar for Spring Break 2014 & the possible change to the current school year model.

Ms. Farquhar responded that the length of Spring Break is a decision that must be looked at annually but that overall parents like the 2-week break. Regarding changes to the school year the Board did not pose this question at the forum. Mr. Filsinger added that in the event the Surrey School Board adopted the year-round system it would mean more breaks of shorter duration.

4. DPAC Meeting Update

Claire presented an update on DPAC as provided by Lori Bogert who was unable to attend today’s meeting. Almost the entire meeting was dedicated to information on Bullying. The Province of B.C. & City of Surrey are working

hard to try to educate & support youth, parents & teachers on this issue. Theresa Campbell, Manger of the ‘Safe Schools Program’ in the Surrey School District was the keynote speaker & will be offering lots more information at the next meeting on Feb. 27th for DPAC’s two part series on Bullying. Anyone interested in this topic is welcome to attend.

Highly recommended viewing is a video created by the Canadian Red Cross titled, ‘How to Help: A Youth Perspective on Bullying’. You can find this 20-min video on the Canadian Red Cross Website or on YouTube.

Website Resources for information & to report bullying: http://erasebullying.ca/and http://psst-bc.ca/

PAC - PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE 5. Presentation on Social Media

Tracy Tichelman gave a short presentation on four of the most popular forms of Social Media that our children are using including Instagram, SnapChat, Facebook & Twitter. Of particular note she stressed that despite the premise of photos disappearing off of Snapchat everyone should be aware that photos are not dropped off the server as quickly and/or efficiently as described & that screen shots can indeed be taken.

Another parent warned that GPS coordinates are attached to photos & the whereabouts of our children could easily be tracked via social media. Stephanie Mohr mentioned there is now another media device to be aware of which uses 36-second video clips.

6. Principal’s Report

Mr. Filsinger shared with the PAC that course selection is happening for all current students & will begin next month for incoming Grade 7’s. Not much change is expected from last year but they are looking at putting a yearlong math program into the timetable for students having more difficulty.

Grease is on and the musical has sold close to 2000 tickets; almost a complete sell out. Students & staff have done a

tremendous job with the production as well as generous donations of the backdrop, time & expertise from parents.

Interim Report Cards will be issued March 7th. Email & phone message alerts will be going out to parents. Spring Concert evening on Thursday March 7th. Recently an email was received from a parent concerned about the possibility the prescription drug, Ritalin, was being sold

to students. (Students look for this drug as a stimulant for the purpose of studying.) Mr. Filsinger said that he was not aware that this was a problem at Elgin but asked that parents let him know if they have information otherwise.

7. Elgin Park 20

th Anniversary

English teacher, Carolyn Peterson made a presentation to the PAC with regards to Elgin Park’s upcoming 20th Anniversary.

She has been at the school since it opened in 1993 and would like the PAC’s help in organizing an event. The goal is to bring staff & community together & the anniversary event would be discussed at the next staff meeting.

She envisioned having an Open House celebration during the day followed by a time for former students to meet organized

by grad year and ending with a wine/cheese party. The PAC’s help was requested to operate getting the license for the wine/cheese and Claire offered to organize a committee to assist, which would need to be in place by April.

Any help people can offer connecting with former students would be appreciated.

Thanksgiving was suggested as a possible date for the event giving extra travel time for attendees, as well as getting the word out via social media; perhaps setting up a Facebook Page.

8. Announcements & Upcoming Events

• Painted Lighthouse, Counseling & Consulting Inc. presentation on Anxiety in Children. February 28, 2013, 7-9pm in the theatre.

• Dry Grad Fundraising event at Sawbucks Pub this Saturday, Feb. 23rd • Spring Break starts Monday, March 18th and students return to school on Tuesday, April 2nd. • New Orleans Band trip - April 2-7, 2013 • Speaker Barry MacDonald will be booked for April. The cost of $40.00 will include the 2-hour presentation & book.

Parents attend with their son(s). Meeting Adjourned at 10:00 a.m.

ELGIN PARK PLAYERS

...Grease WAS the word!

The MusicalThe MusicalThe MusicalThe Musical

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for the 2013 AWARDS

The Semiahmoo Rotary Club is proud to announce the 3rd Annual SASSY Awards to be presented on Friday, November 1, 2013 at the Bell Performing Arts Centre. Nominations are now being solicited in 7 categories as outlined below for Youth between the ages 16 and 21 who reside and/or attend school in Surrey or White Rock. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, May 3rd, 2012 Each Award Recipient will receive:

• $1000 scholarship

• $500 donation to the charity of their choice

• SASSY trophy

• 2 tickets to the SASSY Awards Show and VIP reception

More information is available at: www.sassyawards.ca Or email: nominations@sassyawards.ca Submission Deadline & Information: All nominations are to be received by Semiahmoo Rotary Club ( White Rock) no later than Friday, May 3rd, 2013. Via email to: nominations@sassyawards.ca Or SASSY Awards, c/o Semiahmoo Rotary Club (White Rock) P.O. Box 75361, RPO White Rock, BC V4B 5L2

Elgin Park Secondary School: 2012-2013 Calendar of Events

September 03 Labour Day - no classes 04 School opens 05-14 Gr. 8-12 1st Semester course changes 18 Band Parent AGM, 7:00 p.m. 19 Photo Day 19 PAC Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 21 Gr. 8 Pancake Breakfast 7:30 am 24 Pro-D - no classes 26 New Students Lunch, Gr. 9-12 28 Terry Fox Run

October 08 Thanksgiving Day - no classes 11 Interim Report Cards issued 11 Gr. 12 Student and Parent Information Night 17 PAC Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 18 Photo retakes - p.m. 19 Pro-D Day - no classes 22-Nov. 2 Humanities Co-op Placement 25 Fall Band Concert

November 04 Daylight Savings Time ends, fall back 1 hour 06 Math midterm exams 07 Take Our Kids to Work Day-Gr. 9 08 Remembrance Day Assembly Block Order: 4-3-3-2-1 09 Pro-D Day - no classes 12 Remembrance Day - no classes 15 Semester 1 Report Card issued 21 PAC Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 22 Early dismissal @ 1:50 p.m. for Parent Teacher Interviews 24-25 Grad Portrait Sessions at Elgin, 8:30 - 9:20 a.m. 26-27 Grad Portrait Sessions at Elgin, 1:00 - 9:20 p.m. 27 BC PSI ‘Get It On’ at Earl Marriott 28 Grad Portrait Session at Elgin, 1:00 - 8:00 p.m. 28 Grad Transitions due 26-Dec. 14 Humanities Co-op Placement 29 Fall Jazz Night

December 03-10 Angel Tree 03-14 Coat Drive 10-14 Santa Photos 10-14 Candy Cane Sales 10 Grad Transitions Exit Interviews 06 English cross grade exam 06 Snow Ball Dance 7-9 p.m. 10 Grad Transitions Exit Interviews 11 Scott Christie Performs, 7 p.m. 12 Community Christmas Dinner 13 English makeup cross grade exam 13 Junior Band Winter Concert 13-Jan. 5 Taiwan Exchange 17-21 Spirit Week 18 Creperie Boheme at Elgin Park 18 Senior Band Winter Concert 20 Locker cleanout 21 Last day of classes before Winter Break 24-Jan. 4 Winter Break

January 05 Tree Chipping at Elgin 07 School opens 23 PAC Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 24 Final Exams, Gr. 10, 11, 12 ONLY

Periods 1 & 2

25 Final Exams, Gr. 10, 11, 12 ONLY

Periods 3 & 4

26 Girls Rugby Pub Night 28 Final Exams, Gr. 8 & 9 ONLY Periods 1 & 2 29 Final Exams, Gr. 8 & 9 ONLY

Periods 3 & 4

Provincial Exams: 28 All Math 10 9 - 12 28 English 12 9 - 12 28 Social Studies 11 1 - 4 29 English 10 9 - 12 29 Comm. 12 9 - 12 30 Science 10 9 - 12

Jan 31 Semester 2 begins 31-Feb. 7 Gr. 8-12 2nd Semester course changes February 06-10 Quebec Winter Carnival Tour 07 Semester 1 final Report Cards issued in Period 1 classes 07 Envision Jazz Festival 08 Pro-D Day - no classes 11 Family Day - no classes 12-13 Chocolate Sale, Cancer Awareness Society 13 Parent Information Night - Course Selection for Grades 10 -12 in the 2013-14 school year, 6:30 p.m. 14 Dry Grad Bake Sale 15, 18 “Grease” - matinees - SOLD OUT 19-23 “Grease” - doors open 7:30 p.m. 20 PAC meeting, 9:00 a.m., Library 20 Dry Grad meeting, 7:00 p.m., Library 21 Co-op Applications due 21 Pascal, Cayley and Fermat math Contests 23 Dry Grad Parent Night 27 Anti-Bullying “Pink Shirt” Day

March 02 Boys Rugby Fundraiser 04-08 Science Co-op Placement 04-08 Fine Arts Week 05 Sweater Day 06 Grade 7 Parent Information Evening, 6:30 p.m., Large Gym 07 Semester 2 Interim Report Cards Issued in Period 1 classes 07 Performing and Visual Arts Night 08-09 Boys Rugby Team, in Victoria 10 Daylight Savings Time begins - spring ahead 1 hour 14 Dry Grad Bake Sale 15 Last day of classes before Spring Break 15-24 Sr. Boys Rugby Team-California 18-22 Spring Break 25-28 District School Closure 29 Good Friday - no classes April 01 Easter Monday - no classes 02 School opens 02-07 Band Tour to New Orleans 06 Elgin Park Ski Trip to Whistler

16 Math midterm exams 17 PAC Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 17 Euclid math contest 22-26 Multicultural Week 23 Shakespeare’s Birthday 24-27 Business Ed. Finals 25 Semester 2 Report Card #1 issued 29-May 17 Science Co-op Placement May 01 Early dismissal @ 1:50 p.m. for Parent Teacher Interviews 01-03 Whistler Band Retreat 03 Pro-D Day - no classes 04 Dry Grad car wash/bottle drive 07 Dry Grad tickets on sale, $65 15 PAC meeting, 9:00 a.m. 15 Gauss math contest 16 English cross grade exam 16 Spring Jazz Night 20 Victoria Day - no classes 23 English makeup cross grade exam 22-24 Global Activists - Earth Week activities 27 Pro-D Day - no classes 31 Mandatory Commencement Rehearsal for all Grade 12’s 31 Commencement tickets distributed after rehearsal 31 Caps & gowns distributed after rehearsal June

03 Commencement Ceremony at Chandos Pattison Auditorium 05 Cyclebetes 05 Hair for Cancer 06 Calculus 12 challenge exam 07 Grad Dinner Dance 07 Dry Grad 12 PAC meeting, 9:00 a.m.

18 Final Exams, all grades,

Periods 1 & 2 Period 1 - 9:00 to 11:00 Period 2 - 11:45 to 1:45

19 Final Exams, all grades, Periods 3 & 4 Period 3 - 9:00 to 11:00 Period 4 - 11:45 to 1:45

Provincial Exams: June 20 - 21 Times and courses to be determined 27 Semester 2 Final Report Cards issued 28 Administrative day 28 Last day of school