Monday, February 28, 2022
Great news Lions! The cafeteria food services is reopening TODAY. Please make sure you stop by the caf to check out the great selection of food to be purchased.
Attention members of the girls hockey team. Our semi final game has been moved to tomorrow at 10am against Paris.
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 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.
There will be a Junior Boys' Badminton tryout Tuesday morning at 7:30am. Senior Badminton tryout will take place on Thursday morning at 7:30am.
It is a very special week at Assumption College. The Class of 2022 will cast their votes for the Valedictorian who will represent the graduates at the ceremony this June. Those 335 graduates who have paid their $75.00 fee to participate will, on Wednesday morning, receive an email from Mrs. Fergus with the link to cast their ballot. The election will open on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 9:00 am. It will also close at 4:00 pm on the same date. To cast your vote, please click on the link and select the ONE candidate you wish to elect. The candidates are listed alphabetically by their last names.
Attention students challenging the DELF exam: There is a brief but important meeting on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 8:15am OR 3pm in Room 2005. Please make every effort to attend at one of these times. Questions? Please see Madame McCulloch in Room 2005.
The moment you have been patiently waiting for has arrived. The ACS Prefect Program is recruiting new members and we look forward to meeting you. Join us in the Lecture Hall ON YOUR LUNCH on Mon. March 7 for a 30-minute information session where you can pick up an application package and learn how to become a Prefect to help others through: Homework Help, Mentorship, and Daily School Operations. Remember, for every minute you serve as a Prefect, you earn a community service minute. We only recruit once per year, and this is your opportunity to join the ACS Prefect Team. See you on Monday, March 7th in the Lecture Hall during your lunch and bring a friend!
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!
