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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

All students who got their pictures done on retake day your student cards and photo packages are in.  Please come to the Main office to pick it up.

Attention Grade 12 students planning to apply to Queens University.  If you would like to be considered as the school nominated applicant for the Queen’s Chancellor’s Scholarship please pick up and complete a preliminary questionnaire in Student Services.  To qualify students must demonstrate superior academic ability, creative and original thinking, involvement in school or community activities and proven leadership qualities.  Questionnaires are due back to Student Services by Friday, November 3rd.

SJC the wait is over.  Book Club is back and ready to start.  If you like to read, enjoy talking about books than please join the Book Club.  First meeting will be Wednesday, November, 8th during both senior and junior lunches.  Please come and join the fun.  Where will we meet?  The library of course.

S.H.A.C., which is the Student Health Action Committee will be starting at SJC.  If you are interested in promoting health awareness such as mental health, nutrition and overall care of yourself and others and would like to make a difference at SJC, please join the Public Health nurse on Thursday, November 2nd during senior lunch only.  We will meet in the library.

Attention all boys interested in trying out for the varsity boys hockey team, please see Mr. MacKinlay in Room 203 sometime today to sign up and get info.

Attention Musicians, a few reminders.  There is concert band rehearsal today as usual.  All are expected to attend.  Could anyone interested in joining the intermediate band please put their name of the list today so Mrs. Marriott can get ready for the first practice.  Our first practice is tomorrow, Thursday, from 3:15-4:15.  Finally, could any singers interested in joining the choir please sign up on the door of room 130.  The first choir practice will be next week, on Tuesday from 3:15-4:15.

Attention all students travelling to France and Italy with Madame D’Eramo over the March Break.  If you have not yet made your second payment, please speak to Madame today.

On November 2nd the school will be hosting a new GSA (gay-straight-alliance) club.  The goal of this group is to promote an accepting safe, and inclusive environment for the LGBTQ, plus students at St. John’s College.  The first meeting will be in Mr. Locey’s Drama room 103, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.  That’s tomorrow, November 2nd.  Everyone is welcome.