Morning Announcements

Wednesday January 22, 2025

1.   We want to thank Mr. Faieta for his continued commitment and contributions to ACS and wish him all the best at SJC in Sem. 2.  We will miss you Mr. Faieta, and we know you will always be a LIon at Heart. 

2.   Exams start tomorrow.  Good luck on your exams. 

3.   The library will be closed on exam days and that means so will the cell phone locker. Please make alternate arrangements to charge your cell phone.  

4.   This is a friendly reminder for those who still have overdue library books. Please return them to the basketball dropbox located just inside the library doors as soon as possible. To receive your Semester 2 textbooks, ensure all overdue books are returned. If any books are lost or damaged, please pay for them in cash. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask a librarian. Let's work together to get those overdue books back where they belong! 

5.   St. Basil’s Parish is giving out information packages for those wanting to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation and/or become Catholic. If you would like to know more information, please contact Mr. Prior. 

6.   Valentine’s day is just around the corner! Starting the first day of semester two, buy your special someone a carnation and hersey’s chocolate for $3. Sales run Feb 3rd to Feb 11th at the back of the caf on all three lunches. Carnations will be delivered to period 4 classes on Valentine’s day. 

7.   Any student not returning to ACS for semester 2, you are encouraged to donate your uniform items to TLC. Make sure to see Mrs. Medeiros or Mrs. Bednarz to get a ballot for each item. You could win some fantastic prizes. The draw takes place at the end of semester 2. 

8.   Mrs. Cameron would like to thank the ACS Knit Club on all their hard work and love put into many projects this semester. The difference you make in lives of ordinary people does not go unnoticed. Our recent drop off at the Nova Vita was received with much appreciation. Members, please check your Outlook for an important email. We will resume our meetings in the next semester. New members are welcomed. Mrs. Camron. 

9.   Semester 2, it’s happening: ACS’ Got Talent. Enough said. 

10.  Happy Pongal, Lions!    The Ace Club is excited to share some insights about Pongal, a vibrant harvest festival celebrated in January by people of Tamil Nadu in South India, and Tamil communities worldwide!  Pongal marks the end of the winter solstice and the beginning of the Sun’s northward journey, symbolizing new beginnings, prosperity, and gratitude for nature’s blessings.  While Pongal has roots in Hindu traditions, it is also a cultural celebration embraced by people from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds. It’s a time to honor the Sun God, Surya, appreciate the hard work of farmers, and come together as a community to celebrate abundance and hope.   

11.  Today's special in the servery will be Cheeseburger and Fries combo topped with onions, pickles or tomatoes for $7.75.   Just a reminder that the servery will be closed during exams! 

Good luck on your exams Lions!

Monday January 20, 2025

1.   Attention Graduates:  Your Parish Bursary Scholarship is due to Mrs. Fergus no later than the end of the school day today.  Unfortunately, she is absent today.  You can submit to the supply teacher Or to the Main Office.  The deadline does not change due to her unplanned absence.  

2.   Exciting news! The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association is proud to sponsor the Young Authors Awards once again! We're celebrating outstanding student writing from K through 12 in both English and French. Students are invited to submit their best fiction, poetry, plays, and nonfiction (up to 3000 words). Winners will progress through school, local unit, and provincial levels, with provincial winners featured in an anthology! Please submit 2 clean copies of each entry to Mrs. Engell in the Library by Friday, February 7th. Happy writing, Lions!  

3.   LEAP and CWAYC are happy to provide, to all students, the information for the yearly Public Speaking Contest sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion, Dundson Branch No. 461.  Check the LEAP D2L page for the rules, regulations and entry form. Rules/registration forms can also be found on the CWAYC bulletin board outside of Student Services. Two important deadlines:  Feb. 5th for the commitment to the contest and the contest itself on Feb. 19th. 

4.   Attention Prefects, thank-you for your servant leadership as you helped dozens and dozens of students through our Homework Help and Mentorship services, as well as your volunteerism when helping around the school and community through our Daily School Operations pillar.  To our students in need, thank-you for putting your faith and trust in us to help serve you.  And finally, to our staff and admin team, thank-you for your ongoing support to help us make a difference in so many lives throughout the semester.  On behalf of the ACS Prefect Program, we wish you all the best during final exams and we look forward to working alongside you next semester. 

5.   Yoga club’s first practice together will be tomorrow. If you haven’t yet had a permission form signed and returned to Mrs. Charnish-Currie, you can grab one from outside Rm 1034, or scan the QR code on the flyers by the fountains around school. Bring comfortable clothes to wear, and a yoga mat if you have one. We will have a few extras. 

6.   If you are between the ages of 15-18 and interested in a free 3 month YMCA gym membership, join the Y.E.S. Program (Youth Engagement Series) on Tuesdays from Jan 14 – Feb 11, 2025 at the downtown YMCA location from 4:00pm – 6:00pm. To register, please call/text Megan at 226.208.0852 or visit TLC and see the bulletin board. 

7.   Le Club Français is hosting a French movie night, TOMORROW, Tuesday, January 14th in the Lecture Hall. The French film ‘THE CLIMB’ is a modern-day adventure comedy based on a true story. It tells the story of a young Senegalese- French man who sets out to climb Mount Everest to impress the woman he loves. Oh là là! The film will be viewed EN FRANÇAIS with English subtitles. Bring a friend, enjoy the show, and mangez du popcorn! Everyone is welcome to join!  

8.   Spots for the 2026 Arts New York City trip are filling up! Enroll now to save $100 off of the cost of the trip. Interested, but not sure how to enroll? See Ms. Benoit in room 2015 for more information and an info package today! 

9.   Do you love fashion?  Music?  Dance? Set design and set-up?  If so, we need you! ACS is collaborating with St. Vincent de Paul for our first ever Fashion Show!   We are looking for students interested in helping make this event epic. If you would like to help out with walking the catwalk, music, dance, promos, or anything behind the scenes come to our first meeting on Tuesday, January 14th at 3pm in the library. See Mme. Danielle or Mme. Capostagno for more details! 

10. ACS book club meeting is today. If you missed this morning’s meeting, we will have another one after school today at 3:05pm in the Library’s Innovation lab. Both meetings are the same. Hope to see you there! 

11. Today's special in the servery will be Cheese Tortellini with a Rose sauce and a side of garlic bread for $5.50.   Still have lots of grab and go items in the hot box. 

Stay Warm and have a great day Lions!

Wednesday January 15, 2025

1.   Attention all students! Updated Semester 2 schedules will be emailed out to all students on Wednesday Jan 29th. Please don’t come to guidance requesting schedules before this time as we are still updating rooms and teachers. Thanks for your understanding! 

2.   Attention College and University bound Students! OSAP opens in the spring once students have accepted their program offers and residence.  You can check out the OSAP calculator online to get an idea of how it works.  

3.   75 students indicated, when they registered for Graduation, that they were actively involved in their Parish.  Those parishes offer a bursary, that means money, to a worthy recipient.  But, in order to be considered, you must have completed the application.  The deadline was Monday, and Mrs. Fergus has received only 2 applications out of 75.  If you are an active participant in St. Joseph’s, St. Mary’s, or St. Patrick’s in Caledonia, the deadline has been extended until this coming Monday, January 20.  Find the bursary application on the Grade 12 D2L page, complete it and get the priest’s signature and submit to Mrs. Fergus by the end of the day, Monday January 20th. You gotta be in it to win it.  

4.   The Chess Club will be running today at 3:05 in Room 2023. All are welcome to attend. 

5.   Junior Band will have a short meeting today after school in the music room.  You will be picking up your music for second semester and we will discuss the audition process.  We are still looking for percussionists, so anyone with a piano background is encouraged to come out.     

6.   Spots for the 2026 Arts New York City trip are filling up! Enroll now to save $100 off of the cost of the trip. Interested, but not sure how to enroll? See Ms. Benoit in room 2015 for more information and an info package today! 

7.   Senior Badminton players, there will be a practice tomorrow morning at 7am 

8.   Did you ever wonder what happened to Romeo Montague, as a young boy, to cause him to be the Romeo who falls so desperately in love with Juliet?  Well, if you want to know, you should ask Tara Patton to share her beautifully written original piece entitled “The Garden of Yearning” and congratulate her on being LEAP’s winner for the December contest entitled “The What Happened Story”.   

9.   The 180 Team is meeting tomorrow, Thursday, on all the lunchtimes in the chapel. New members are always welcome.  

10.  Stem council meeting Thursday afterschool room 3005.   We will be talking about a STUDENT RUN evening of stem for Second semester!!! 

11.  Today's special in the servery will be Chedder and Potato Perogies with caramelized onions and fries for $6.50 comes with a side of sour cream. 

Have a great day Lions!

Monday January 13, 2025

1.   Exciting news! The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association is proud to sponsor the Young Authors Awards once again! We're celebrating outstanding student writing from K through 12 in both English and French. Students are invited to submit their best fiction, poetry, plays, and nonfiction (up to 3000 words). Winners will progress through school, local unit, and provincial levels, with provincial winners featured in an anthology! Please submit 2 clean copies of each entry to Mrs. Engell in the Library by Friday, February 7th. Happy writing, Lions!  

2.   Attention Graduates:  Your Parish Bursary Scholarship is due to Mrs. Fergus no later than the end of the school day today.  Unfortunately, she is absent today.  You can submit to the supply teacher Or to the Main Office.  The deadline does not change due to her unplanned absence. 

3.   LEAP and CWAYC are happy to provide, to all students, the information for the yearly Public Speaking Contest sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion, Dundson Branch No. 461.  Check the LEAP D2L page for the rules, regulations and entry form. Rules/registration forms can also be found on the CWAYC bulletin board outside of Student Services. Two important deadlines:  Feb. 5th for the commitment to the contest and the contest itself on Feb. 19th.   

4.   Attention Prefects, thank-you for your servant leadership as you helped dozens and dozens of students through our Homework Help and Mentorship services, as well as your volunteerism when helping around the school and community through our Daily School Operations pillar.  To our students in need, thank-you for putting your faith and trust in us to help serve you.  And finally, to our staff and admin team, thank-you for your ongoing support to help us make a difference in so many lives throughout the semester.  On behalf of the ACS Prefect Program, we wish you all the best during final exams and we look forward to working alongside you next semester. 

5.   Yoga club’s first practice together will be tomorrow. If you haven’t yet had a permission form signed and returned to Mrs. Charnish-Currie, you can grab one from outside Rm 1034, or scan the QR code on the flyers by the fountains around school. Bring comfortable clothes to wear, and a yoga mat if you have one. We will have a few extras. 

6.   If you are between the ages of 15-18 and interested in a free 3 month YMCA gym membership, join the Y.E.S. Program (Youth Engagement Series) on Tuesdays from Jan 14 – Feb 11, 2025 at the downtown YMCA location from 4:00pm – 6:00pm. To register, please call/text Megan at 226.208.0852 or visit TLC and see the bulletin board. 

7.   Le Club Français is hosting a French movie night, TOMORROW, Tuesday, January 14th in the Lecture Hall. The French film ‘THE CLIMB’ is a modern-day adventure comedy based on a true story. It tells the story of a young Senegalese- French man who sets out to climb Mount Everest to impress the woman he loves. Oh là là! The film will be viewed EN FRANÇAIS with English subtitles. Bring a friend, enjoy the show, and mangez du popcorn! Everyone is welcome to join!  

8.   Spots for the 2026 Arts New York City trip are filling up! Enroll now to save $100 off of the cost of the trip. Interested, but not sure how to enroll? See Ms. Benoit in room 2015 for more information and an info package today! 

9.   Do you love fashion?  Music?  Dance? Set design and set-up?    If so, we need you!   ACS is collaborating with St. Vincent de Paul for our first ever Fashion Show!   We are looking for students interested in helping make this event epic.   If you would like to help out with walking the catwalk, music, dance, promos, or anything behind the scenes come to our first meeting on Tuesday, January 14th at 3pm in the library.   See Mme. Danielle or Mme. Capostagno for more details! 

10.  ACS book club meeting is today. If you missed this morning’s meeting, we will have another one after school today at 3:05pm in the Library’s Innovation lab. Both meetings are the same. Hope to see you there! 

11.  Today's special in the servery will be Cheese Tortellini with a Rose sauce and a side of garlic bread for $5.50.   Still have lots of grab and go items in the hot box. 

Have a great day Lions!