Monday, October 2nd, 2023
Attention Lions!!! The We Scare Hunger Meeting is TODAY during both lunches in the Lecture Hall. Come on out and learn about this awesome ACS tradition.
Our first Book Club meeting is TODAY during both lunches in the Library's Innovation lab. Bring your lunch.
Board Game Club will be meeting on Wednesday October 4th in the Library at 3pm. All are welcome to join.
Just a reminder that all other interested applicants for "Footloose" stage crew must email Mrs. Ratelband requesting the questions. Once the questions are received, please answer and respond by Thursday, Oct. 5th.
Attention students interested in the ACS swim team. Practices begin this Thursday after school at the Wayne Gretzky Centre. Please see Ms. Ristov for a permission form if you have not done so already. See you at the pool!
Mathematics Club and contest prep will begin Thursday October 5th in the Library from 3-4pm. Please let Mr. Stec or Mr. Hare know if you are able to attend.
Anyone interested in joining the Library Advisory Council this year are welcome to come to the first meeting this Thursday before school at 8:15am in the Innovation Lab. If you cannot get here at that time, no problem, come when you can, or see Mrs. Engell. The LAC is a great club to meet new people, promote all things library, and to just have fun. See you Thursday.
The Homecoming dance is fast approaching on Thursday October 12th. Ticket sales begin this week and can be purchased on school cash online starting Wednesday. Ensure you get your tickets early as this event is likely to sell out. A reminder that guest tickets will be sold at the back of the cafeteria until Monday only. Completed guest forms are still available in the main office and must be filled out completely before a ticket will be sold. Only one guest per ACS student is allowed, and they must be enrolled in high school.
The Brant County Health Unit will be resuming the program HEROS (Health Educators Reaching Other Students) beginning Tuesday, October 10. HEROS is geared towards high school students aged 13-18. The program's primary focus is to have fun while learning about and promoting messages on Healthy living and tobacco and substance prevention. Students can gain volunteer hours and receive a letter of reference after the program. Any interested students, please feel free to come to the office to pick up a flyer.
CWAYC is proud inform you about an exciting opportunity that is available to all ACS students. The Forum for Young Canadians is hosting the My Canada Project. Students between the ages of 14 and 18 are being asked to answer the question “What does Canada mean to you?” My Canada Project entries can be submitted in any format that can be uploaded, such as: a poem, an essay, a speech, a song, a video, a photo, artwork or other. Projects can be submitted IN ANY LANGUAGE. What does Canada inspire in you? How can we grow? What hope and vision do you hold for Canada’s future? Projects must be handed into the My Canada Project website at mycanada.forum.ca by October 13th. For further details, see the CWAYC bulletin board outside student services or email Mrs. Flanagan.
Practices for the girl's rugby team will begin on Thursday, October 5th, in preparation for the Spooky Sevens rugby tournament. Practices will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15-4:30 for the month of October. You must have been a member of the ACS girl's rugby team last year to attend the Spooky Sevens tournament. For those girls new to rugby, tryouts for the team will begin in second semester. Permission forms can be picked up outside of Room 3010.
A reminder that spirit wear orders can be picked up in the student council office every day on both lunches. We have lots of unclaimed orders waiting to be picked up, and a new order just arrived! Currently order numbers 0-616 are available for pick up. See the sign on the council door daily for updated arrivals.
Parking passes for the year are now in the office. If you have registered your vehicle, please come pick yours up. If you still need to register your vehicle, please do so in the office and obtain your parking pass. You have until Friday, October 6 to register your vehicle. After Thanksgiving weekend, Administration will be issuing warnings to unregistered vehicles.
Today’s special in the cafeteria will be Penne Pasta with Beef Meatballs served with Marinara Sauce and a side of Garlic Bread for $5.25. Have an awesome day Lions!
