Friday, February 24th, 2023
Due to yesterday's snow day, our Black History Month assembly and "Throwback 2000s" Casual Dress Day have been moved to Tuesday, February 28th. The assembly will occur during period 1. Staff and students are encouraged to wear clothing from the early 2000s. This is a free Casual Dress Day.
There will be a school-based immunization catch up clinic for students born in 2005 and 2006 TODAY in the small gym. Students will be called down by alphabetically by last name.
Attention all girls interested in joining this year's Varsity Rugby Team. Permission forms are now available for pickup outside of Room 1087. Our practices will begin next week so make sure you are listening to announcements for dates and times. No permission form = no practice so make sure to pick yours up asap!
STEM Olympics will start on Monday Feb 27th and run until Mar 2nd, during both lunches. Teams of students (max 4) from each grade compete against their peers in four consecutive events. There will be prizes for each daily winner as well as the crowning champions. Sign up begins today!
Attention CWAYC members and those interested in military history. On Wednesday March 1st, Lieutenant-Colonel Normand Levert will be making a live, Canada wide presentation via teams. "LCol Levert served with the Royal Canadian Engineers for more than 30 years specializing in demining and advised on antipersonnel landmine stock destruction." He will share his experiences and answer student questions. The presentation will be bilingual. If you would like to attend the presentation, you need to sign up outside Room 1013. The presentation will take place in the Lecture Hall from 1:00pm-2:00pm on March 1st. Please see Mrs. Flanagan in 1013 if you have any questions.
Are you talented? Well then sign up for "ACS' Got Talent" today! We're looking for fine artists, actors, comedians, dancers, instrumentalists, singers, film makers, magicians and more! Email a video of your talent to Mrs. Ratelband at nratelband@bhncdsb.ca by the due date - Friday, March 31st by midnight. Please ensure your artistic choices such as music, costuming, theme, language etc. reflect the moral tone of ACS.
A special contest for all students is happening right now in the Library. It's called Blind Date With A Book! For the rest of February come to the Library and unwrap a book and create a Poem using the book you selected. The best poem will win an Amazon gift certificate. Rush to the library today before all the Blind Date Books are gone. LEAP members who enter the contest will receive a LEAP point. Contest closes March 1st.
