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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17
Nurse Megan is here Monday
Drumline Monday morning.
The Gender and Sexuality Alliance or GSA meets TODAY at lunch in Room 227. All are welcome.
BSA meets today at lunch in Room 105.
Soup Monday - Free hot delicious soup to all Secord students from a community partner at lunch in the cafeteria!
Tryouts for the Senior Boys Basketball Team will be Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning at 6:45 a.m. sharp. All interested players must sign up on the sheet posted outside the gym.
On Friday, October 24th, members of the Rotary Interact Club will be coming. Rotary has been working to eliminate Polio for more than 35 years.Please take time to consider donating your pocket change on World Polio Day.
The Culture and Inclusion Club would like to let you know that Diwali starts tomorrow and runs until the 23rd. Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, celebrates the victory of light over darkness, and good over evil. Diwali lasts for five days and is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and some Buddhists. During Diwali, families decorate their homes with colourful lights, candles, and beautiful designs called rangoli. They exchange sweets and gifts, wear new clothes, and enjoy special meals together.
Any students interested in participating in a French Club are invited to a meeting TODAY at lunch in Room 211. If you can’t make it but are interested in participating, please let Mme Diamond or Mme Jakobschuk know asap.
Yesterday, the Cross Country Team competed in our Zone Championship. We are proud to announce that Tim Vaskevich, Anissa Mackie, Tolu Gbobaniyi, Holden Powell, and Caden Francis all qualified individually for SOSSA! However, Secord’s top performer of the day was Violet MacDonald, who finished second place out of all runners in the city. Congratulations to all runners!
Starfest is happening again this year on Monday, December 8 at the Shaw Festival! Please use the QR code on the Drama Board to fill out the interest form. Never heard of Starfest? Starfest provides students with performance opportunities that are adjudicated by local experts. There are also a series of workshops. More information will be provided next week. See Mr. Baker if you have any questions.
TRIVIA
This week’s theme is: Top 3
Today’s Answer: Hamlet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
Science Help Thursday at lunch in Room 218.
English help AFTER SCHOOL in Room 121.
Math help after school in Room 103.
The Gender and Sexuality Alliance or GSA meets tomorrow at lunch in Room 227. All are welcome.
BSA meets tomorrow at lunch in Room 105.
Dungeons and Dragons meets today from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. in the Library Learning Commons.
Are you a creative writer or artist interested in earning $1000 for your work? Enter this year’s OSSFT Student Achievement Awards. Submissions are due by November 10th. Get more information by scanning the QR code posted outside Rooms 227 and 129 and also on the school website.
Culture and Inclusion Club meets TODAY at lunch in Room 207.
On Friday, October 24th, members of the Rotary Interact Club will be coming. Rotary has been working to eliminate Polio for more than 35 years.Please take time to consider donating your pocket change on World Polio Day.
Absolutely amazing day yesterday for the Girls Field Hockey! Goals by Fiona Bell, Eliana McManus, and Sienna Rey! Great defense by Ruby, Julia R, Laurel, and Molly. Thanks to everyone for always putting in 100% and special mention to Meredyth, Sienna, and Havana for stepping up to a new position and owning it, to Adelaide, Christina, Kyla, and Hadley for running till you couldn’t run anymore as wingers and to Liz who was EVERYWHERE on the field! But the player of the day has got to be our goalie Kailyn who stopped SO many shots from Eden that kept our score to a very close loss of 3-2!
Yesterday the Junior Boys Volleyball team made history as they travelled to West Niagara. The boys won their first game of the season and a first win for Junior Boys Volleyball in many years! They beat West Niagara 2 sets to 0 after consistent serving that had the other team unable to receive their attack. All the boys played great but the stand out hit of the game came from Ethan Saunders, as his spike left the gym speechless as he shattered the floor with the ball's impact!
The Dance schedule for auditions will be posted on the Dance Bulletin Board today. Choreography will be taught after school next week for ALL styles and formal auditions will take place the following week. See Mrs. Jakobshuk in Room 211 if you have any questions.
TRIVIA
This week’s theme is: Top 3
Today’s Answer: Vatican City, Monaco, and Nauru
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15
Jazz Choir today at lunch.
Advanced Jazz Choir today after school.
All music permission forms are on school cash online for the semester! Please fill them out. SHSM Arts and Culture students- we have a Trip to Toronto on October 28! Sign up now.
NO CONCERT CHOIR TOMORROW MORNING. We will resume everything Tuesday morning with a fresh brain! Enjoy the week off from Concert Choir and we hope everyone shows up on Tuesday because we have a busy winter season!
Dungeons and Dragons meets tomorrow from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. in the Library Learning Commons.
Tryouts for the Senior Boys Basketball Team will begin next week on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings at 6:45 a.m. sharp. All interested players must sign up on the sheet posted outside the gym. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the team!
CAPPIES will have our first meeting in Room 119 TODAY at lunch.
Reminder that Writer’s Club will resume next week.
Prefects are asked to check their emails for a very important message about tonight’s Family-Teacher interviews.
Culture and Inclusion Club meets Thursday at lunch in Room 207.
Art Club is cancelled tonight due family teacher interviews. Please check our Google Classroom for important information about Art Battle and creating some seriously cool decorations for the upcoming Zombie Dance!
The Muslim Student Association, or MSA, meets TODAY at lunch in Room 204.
Thank you to all those who participated in the Secord Neighbourhood Clean-up yesterday. Remember to log your volunteer hours.
On Friday, October 24th, members of the Rotary Interact Club will be coming around to collect pocket change. Rotary has been working to eliminate Polio for more than 35 years. Since 1998 there has been a reduction of cases by 99.9% and only 2 countries remain with current cases. Please take time to consider donating your pocket change on World Polio Day.
BSA meets today in Room 105 at lunch. This will replace our Thursday meeting this week.
TRIVIA
This week’s theme is: Top 3
Today’s Answer: rice, maize/corn, and wheat
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14
Science Help Tuesday at lunch in Room 218.
English help AFTER SCHOOL in Room 227.
Interact Club meets tomorrow in Room 105.
Nurse Megan is here TODAY.
Tryouts for the Senior Boys Basketball Team will begin next week on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings at 6:45 a.m. sharp. All interested players must sign up on the sheet posted outside the gym. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the team!
Prefects are reminded of our very important meeting today at lunch in Room 207.
GSA will have a quick meeting today at the BEGINNING of lunch to prepare for pronoun day tomorrow.
Thank you to everyone who applied for this year’s CAPPIES team. Final decisions have been made and a list has been posted in front of Room 121 of critics who have been chosen to represent Secord. We will have our first meeting in Room 119 TOMORROW at lunch.
Are you a creative writer or artist interested in earning $1000 for your work? Enter this year’s OSSFT Student Achievement Awards. Submissions are due by November 10th. Get more information by scanning the QR code posted outside Rooms 227 and 129.
Writer’s Club will resume next week due to parent-teacher interviews.
There will be a brief meeting at the beginning of lunch today in Room 211 for all students who have signed up for the Dance Team.
Student Council would like to congratulate our new Junior Cabinet Ministers Violet Beckett, Sk’larr Fertilien, Sophia Palpallatoc and Robert Havenwood. We will see you at the meeting today at lunch in Room 209.
Ms. Goodwin’s Period 3, Grade 9 Phys Ed class will meet in the LIBRARY today to welcome our visitors from Heart Niagara.
Library is closed today during p.3 AND tomorrow all day.