Monday, April 12, 2010

Day 1 - H.S. & Day 3 - Gr. 7 & 8

WHOLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

USED PRINTER CARTRIDGE RECYCLING: Please feel free to bring in any used printer ink cartridges to any high school science teacher, or drop them off to any of the science classrooms. We are recycling old cartridges. (LB –Apr 16)

7/8 ANNOUNCEMENTS

7/8 ART CLUB: The Art club will be suspended for the month of April. It will start up again after school on Thursday, May 13th. Those who applied for the Youth at Art are reminded to drop off their artwork at the Atrium Gallery April 28th. (CS –Apr 13)

HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

STAND UP TO BULLYING SQUAD: There is an important meeting for all those student who are planning the Gr. 6 retreat day. Please meet in the Career Centre Monday, April 12th at 11:50. Bring your lunch so we can get some work done. (TC –Apr 12)

NEW YORK CITY TRIP – ONLY 5 WEEKS AWAY! The trip is full, however, there are two students who can no longer attend. We are looking for two male students in grade 10 - 12 to replace these students. If you are interested, please see Mr. Rowley (Room 136) or Mrs. Bell-Dagenais (Room 135) for more information by Monday. Also, for all students who are attending this trip, please remember to provide a photocopy of your passport and travel insurance to Mrs. Bell-Dagenais as soon as possible. (NBD –Apr 12)

EXPRESSIONS WORKSHOP: Students attending the Expressions Workshop at Nepean High School are reminded that the bus will leave TUESDAY morning at 9:00 sharp. Any questions, see Mrs. Rose or Ms. Stuart. (MR –Apr 12)

PEER HELPERS: There will be a Peer Helping meeting in Rm.134 at lunch on Tuesday. (VW –Apr 13)

ATTENTION ABORIGINAL STUDENTS IN GRADES 10, 11, & 12: On Saturday, April 17, the Aboriginal students from the Faculty of Medicine are inviting you (Aboriginal students at Senior High School level) to a mini medical course on Diabetes. This will be a full day event with an opening and closing prayer from Elder Albert Dumont.

The students will deliver a course on Diabetes in the morning and demonstrate to visiting Aboriginal students how to interview Aboriginals patients, what symptoms to look for, how to treat/heal, etc.
In the afternoon, to make it a little lighter, the Aboriginal students from the Faculty of Medicine will demonstrate how to do suturing and casting and will give testimony and information around admission criteria.

Breakfast and lunch is provided. Here is our website site for more information on the Aboriginal Program: http://intermed.med.uottawa.ca/Aboriginalhealth/eng/index.html. Please see Mrs. Ladouceur in Student Services for more information. (EL –Apr 16)

STUDENT SERVICES

MOTHER TERESA SCHOOL LETTER: The school letter is awarded to graduates who have made outstanding contributions to our school community during their high school years and who model our school motto “Love & Dignity”. Criteria and an application are available in Student Services or at http://www.mths.ca under News & Docs-Grads. The application requires the signatures of teachers that were involved in various events/activities so it is important to start the process now. Students in grades 9-11 are encouraged to submit a record of their involvement each year. Do not wait until your grade 12 year! (JH –Apr 16)

ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS: The Ottawa Invaders, your newest semi-pro football team is looking for eager, energetic, and hardworking volunteers to help out on Game Day at Keith Harris Stadium! Looking for ticket scanners, cashiers, ushers, help on concessions. Volunteers will be provided with a FREE pair of Invaders' tickets and an official T-shirt. Experience not required. Contact Jordan Robichaud at sponsor@ottawainvaders.ca or Ariel Fainer at mailto:marketing@ottawainvaders.ca or see form in Volunteer Binder in Student Services. (KW –Apr 16)

URGENT! COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS AVAILABLE now until end of June. Looking for someone to care for an 8 yr old boy from 2:30pm to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday. Family lives on Woodpark. Please call Shelly Legere at 613 237-4002, extension 270 for more information. (KW –Apr 16)

ALGONQUIN COLLEGE is having their annual Showcase of the General Arts and Science Programs on Monday, April 19th from 4pm to 7pm. The event takes place at the Woodroffe Campus, Salon A and B of the Marketplace Food Court. You can see examples of the students' earlier work and the completed projects that they are including in their portfolios. This event will include large project displays, slide shows, music and refreshments. It is open to the public and anyone is welcome to attend. (KW – Apr 19)

CREATE A BUSINESS WITH SUMMER COMPANY and you could get up to $3,000 to run it. Summer Company is unique among Ontario summer job programs. It is open to all students aged 15 to 29 and is an excellent way to gain invaluable business experience and make money at the same time. Full details on the program are available at www.ontario.ca/summercompany. To apply, students must prepare a business plan along with a cash flow statement and submit them online. (KW – Apr 19)

GRADS

JOSTEN'S RINGS will be back on Wednesday, April 14^th and Thursday, April 15^th during senior lunch time. (KW – Apr 15)

PROM 2010: MT prom 2010 will take place on May 21^st at Sala San Marco. Prom tickets will be on sale in Room 205 at lunch on the following dates only: April 8^th, 9^th, 15^th, and 16^th. The sooner you buy your tickets the better seat selection that will be available. Tickets sell for $75.00 per person and may be purchased using cash or cheque. Tickets include a full 4 course meal, entertainment and a D.J and dance following the meal. This year’s theme is, “Eiffel in Love”. Come out and enjoy a night to remember for all MT grads 2010!! (KP –Apr 16)

GRADUATING STUDENTS – PROM - COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS: This year, a new policy surrounding Community Service Hours has been adopted at Mother Teresa High School. All graduating students must have completed their forty hours of community service by the date of the school prom if they intend to attend their graduation dance. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PICK UP PROM TICKETS UNTIL YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS ARE COMPLETE. This comes about as a result of the practice of some students who left their Community Service Hours to the last month of school and were not able to graduate in June. We are encouraging all our graduating students to submit their hours by May 14th, 2010. (NM –Apr 16)

GRAD FEES DUE! Graduating students are reminded that they must bring a $75 cheque (made payable to Mother Teresa High School) or cash to room 130 by April 21st. This fee pays for all grad costs except for prom. Your height will be measured for your grad gown at this time. (DM –Apr 21)