Friday, February 25, 2022
Great news Lions! The cafeteria food services will reopen on Monday, February 28th. Please make sure you stop by the caf to check out the great selection of food to be purchased.
Picture Retake Day and Semester 2 photos for any new students to ACS will occur TODAY in the Library.
Any boys and girls interested in playing Rugby this spring are encouraged to sign up outside the male Phys. Ed office. Training will begin after the March Break, but it is important that we are able to get a sense of the total number of of boys and girls interested in learning how to play this amazing sport. If interested, please fill out the sign up form outside the male Phys. Ed office.
Mr. Cacilhas and Mrs. Fergus are thrilled to announce that the candidates for Valedictorian 2022 are declared, and their entrance essays are posted on the wall at the back of the cafe. Please take some time to read their essays to aid you in your decision. Voting will take place on Wednesday March 2nd. More info to come on that process.
Anyone interested in trying out for the Badminton Team is to sign up outside the Male Phys-Ed office. The first try out is on March 1st.
Graduating students are reminded to continue checking their Grade 12 Information page in D2L for upcoming Scholarship and Bursary opportunities in the Content Section in the Scholarship and Bursary Information Chart. The next month includes the Western Indigenous Student Award and National Scholarship, the Carnegie Future Aces award for volunteerism and the RBC Indigenous students award. Keep checking for new scholarships regularly- new ones arrive every week.
Listen Up All You Creative Writers! This is your chance to showcase your writing talent for the chance to win an amazing cash prize! The Laurier Stedman Prize writing contest - one of the RICHEST writing contests for high school students in the entire world - is underway! ACS will be running this contest FROM NOW UNTIL APRIL 1st. What can you win?
ONE Prize of $3,000 will be awarded for first place
TWO Prizes of $2,000 each will be awarded for second place
THREE Prizes of $1,000 each will be awarded for third place
Stories MUST be submitted to the D2L drobox via the Library Think Tank module on your D2L homepage. Entries are DUE by April 1st. See Ms. Braga, Ms. Engell, OR any English teacher for more information!
