Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Day 2 - H.S. & Day 2 - Gr. 7 & 8

USHERS: Please meet briefly in the library TODAY at the beginning of High School lunch.

CAPPIESCHORUS: Want to perform on one of the biggest stages in North America in front of a couple of thousand adoring fans? Auditions for the 2009 Cappies Chorus will take place soon, and anyone can try out. Auditions take place Tuesday, March 3 at Merivale High School, Wed., March 4 at Lester B. Pearson High School, and Thursday, March 5 at Earl of March High School and Wed., March 11 at the National Arts Centre. You can show up at any of these auditions, which take place at 4 p.m. If you're interested, go to ottawacitizen.com/cappies for more info or talk to Mrs. Simpson in Room 138. (Mar 11)

7/8 SWIM TEAM: The MT Grade 7/8 Swim Team is back at MT! If you are interested in learning more, please come to an information session on Wednesday, March 11 at 12:37 in Room 233. Please bring your lunch and your coat as you will be going outside after the meeting. (Mar 11)

YOUTH MINISTRY: Please come to a meeting TODAY at lunch in the chapel.

7/8 REACH FOR THE TOP: Room 233 on Friday, March 6. The AWESOME POSSUMS take on THE SMILEYS be in Ms. Curtis' Room at 12:50 PLEASE! (Mar 6)

MATH CONTEST RESULTS: Smartest Students: The results of the fifth CNML math contest are in and a 8 student scored a very respectable 4 out of 6 on the contest. However, the top students were Antony Bae, Young-Seok Lee, and Colin Miyata with a score of 5 out of 6. A great accomplishment on an extremely challenging test. The last contest takes place on Tuesday, March 24th. (Mar 6)

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO: Students who participated in the University of Waterloo math contests (Pascal, Cayley and Fermat) on February 18, 2009 can see Mr. Cop at lunch or after school in Room 322 to obtain their results. (Mar 6)

Could homeroom teachers please send the following students to Room 322 after announcements: Kalvin Alexander, Alex Arrieta, Bassam Assaf, Kayla Bernard, Lucas Glover, Michael Hunter, Sadman Kabir, Diana Kolesarova, Kalvin Alexander, Alex Arrieta, Bassam Assaf, Kayla Bernard, Lucas Glover, Michael Hunter, Sadman Kabir, Diana Kolesarova, Kevin Lee, Anthony Locatelli, Dominic Miyata, Jason Sabino, Jad Salem, Gowthami Sampathkumar, Young Seok Lee, Meaghan Thorhauge, Brendon Wolf, Oliver Yu

7/8 BOYS ATTENDING WAUPOOS FARM on Thursday, March 5th: There will be a very important meeting, TODAY at lunch in Room 237 (12:45pm). It is imperative that you attend so that we can go over all the necessary items to make your day a success. For those that have not returned their permission forms, you may do so at the meeting. You will not be able to attend if you do not return your form before the trip. Please speak with Mr. Lauzon, Mr. Nicoletti or Mr. MacCuaig if you have any questions. (Mar 4)

STRATFORD 2009: The Stratford trip is still on but we need 13 students to complete our crew of theatre buffs heading to Southern Ontario in October of 2009. If you're still on the fence, it's time to get off! See Mrs. Simpson in Rm 138 for details. You will not regret it! (Mar 13)

WRITING COMPETITION: Carleton's English Department writing competition is accepting submissions until May. See Mrs. Simpson for entry forms and word limits. Poems, stories, literary essays and scripts are all accepted. (Mar 13)

ONTARIO LAUNCHES SUMMER JOBS PROGRAMS: Ontario has a range of summer job opportunities for students, through Ontario’s Summer Jobs Programs. The Summer Jobs Service offers students free self-marketing and job search services, and offers employers a $2-per-hour wage subsidy to encourage them to hire students. These programs are open to students aged 15 to 24 years (up to 29 years for a person with a disability) who are planning to return to school this fall.
View the complete text: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/nr/09.02/nr0220b.html

Carleton University's Engineers Without Borders Chapter is hosting a conference on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 for Grade 11 and 12 students who are interested in learning about human and social development. Participants can be from any academic background; the sciences, social sciences, the university stream or college stream. Students simply need to register on-line at http://www.carleton.ewb.ca/so/conference/

This conference will be a great opportunity for students to experience workshops on a range of development issues, converse with university staff and students and to develop a better understanding of how the sciences and social sciences can work together to create positive change in our world. For more information on the conference please visit http://www.carleton.ewb.ca/so/conference. To learn more about Engineers Without Borders Canada please visit http://www.ewb.ca/en/index.html. Questions or ideas can be forwarded to hsconference@carleton.ewb.ca. (Mar 9)

GUEST SPEAKER: Today at 2:15 in the Library, our School Resource Officer will be speaking to a small group of grade 11 and 12 students. Subjects will include College vs. University for a future with the police force and she will show a short video. We invite students to come to Student Services to sign up as there will be a maximum 40 students. (Mar 4)

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