Announcements

All girls interested in trying out for the junior girls’ volleyball team are to grab a permission form from the envelope and sign the list posted outside the gym doors.  Tryouts start early next week.  Days and times will be posted.  Permission forms must be completed and handed in to tryout.  See Mrs. Boyd or Mr. Beaudin if you have any questions

Attention all junior boys football players, please clean out lockers this week and wash all equipment.  Equipment return day will take place on Tuesday, November 13th and Wednesday, November 14th on your lunch.

Attention all senior boys football players, all our equipment needs to be returned to Mr. O’Sullivan by today-Friday, November 9th and lockers should be cleaned out by today as well.

This is a reminder for Grade 12 students planning to apply to Queen’s University.  If you wish to apply to be a nominated applicant to the Queen’s University Chancellor’s Scholarship, which is a Major Admission Award, please pick up and complete a preliminary questionnaire in Student Services.  To qualify, students must demonstrate superior academic ability, creative, and original thinking.  Questionnaires are due back to Student Services by Tuesday, November 13th, 2018.

Thanks to all writers who submitted all those fine pieces of writing for our upcoming SJC News publication.  Our newspaper club is now looking for a layout team.  So, if you’re interested in creating a first edition, be sure to join this layout and publication team.  We’re starting today, right after school at 3:15 in Portable 6.  See Mr. Heida or Mr. Salciccioli for more information.

Students identifying as LGBTQ and all allies are invited to a special meeting on Monday, November 12th in the Divine Mercy room with Sara, the social worker and vice principal Pimentel.  The purpose of this meeting is to socialize and discuss what your hopes are for an LGBTQ support group.  Please come with lots of feedback and ideas.  We look forward to seeing you there.

All girls interested in trying out for the junior girls’ volleyball team are to grab a permission form from the envelope and sign the list posted outside the gym doors.  Tryouts start early next week.  Days and times will be posted.  Permission forms must be completed and handed in to tryout.  See Mrs. Boyd or Mr. Beaudin if you have any questions.

Attention all Grade 9 students, a reminder that your “Take Our Kids to Work” permission forms are due by this Friday.  Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to spend the day at the workplace and step into your future for a day.

Attention Grade 12 students planning to apply to Queen’s University.  If you wish to be a nominated, St. John’s College applicant to the Queen’s University Chancellor’s Scholarship, which is a Major Admission Award, please pick up and complete a preliminary questionnaire in Student Services.  To qualify, students must demonstrate superior academic ability, creative and original thinking.  Questionnaires are due back to Student Services by Tuesday, November 13, 2018.

Please excuse all girls trying out for school hockey at 2:45 today-Wednesday, November 7th.

Attention all Indigenous Students, please come to a brief meeting in Student Services at the beginning of Junior lunch today.

Thanks to all writers who submitted all those fine pieces of writing for our upcoming SJC News publication.  Our newspaper club is now looking for a layout team.  So, if you’re interested in creating a first edition, be sure to join this layout and publication team.  We’re starting this Friday, right after school at 3:15 in Portable 6.  See Mr. Heida or Mr. Salciccioli for more information.

Can the following students please come to the Main Office sometime today, Ahren Jenne, Isabelle Jerzyk, Molly Johnson, Riley Kersey, Evan Kormos, Hope Lamky, Paul Langlois, Emily McGovern, Sara Notdorft, Anthony Pietramali, Owen Portelli, Isabelle Potruff, Ethan Robb, Mean Jan Roodaki, William Salmon,  Matthew Thompson, Nicholas Tollar and Emmett Stavnitzky.

All girls interested in trying out for the junior girls’ volleyball team are to grab a permission form from the envelope and sign the list posted outside the gym doors.  Tryouts start early next week.  Days and times will be posted.  Permission forms must be completed and handed in to tryout.  See Mrs. Boyd or Mr. Beaudin if you have any questions.

Attention all Grade 9 students, a reminder that your “Take Our Kids to Work” permission forms are due by this Friday.  Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to spend the day at the workplace and step into your future for a day.

Attention Grade 12 students planning to apply to Queen’s University.  If you wish to be a nominated, St. John’s College applicant to the Queen’s University Chancellor’s Scholarship, which is a Major Admission Award, please pick up and complete a preliminary questionnaire in Student Services.  To qualify, students must demonstrate superior academic ability, creative and original thinking.  Questionnaires are due back to Student Services by Tuesday, November 13, 2018.

Please excuse all girls trying out for school hockey at 2:45 today-Tuesday, November 6th and tomorrow-Wednesday, November 7th.

Student retake ID cards and photo packages are ready for pick up in the Main Office.

Winter Team Sports News.  Anyone interested in trying out for the following teams, please sign up and pick up permission forms at the gym doors.  Junior Boys Volleyball tryouts are next week at 8 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, and 3:15 on Friday.  Senior Boys Basketball tryouts are next week at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.  Senior Girls Volleyball tryouts are next week at 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.  All students must have a permission signed for tryouts.

Attention students who have received an invitation to the Academic Award Ceremony that will take place at the school on the evening of Wednesday, November 7th, 2018.  It is imperative that you send in your RSVP.  Please go to SJC online and follow the links provided to indicate whether or not you will be attending.  Please RSVP by the November 1st deadline.  For any further details, please see Madame Iliopoulos-Da Silva in room 212.

Do you think brooms are only for flying around on at Halloween?  Do you want to throw stones and not worry about glass houses?  Then come and try out for the St. John’s curling team.  Come see Mr. Todd as soon as possible in room 202.  Mr. Todd only has junior lunch, but seniors are welcome to come into his class during their lunch to talk.  Don’t even knock.  Or just sign up on the door and tryout times will be posted when they are known.  What do you need?  A pair of perfectly clean shoes.  Come see Mr. Todd for details.

Attention Sr. Boys Volleyball players, please wash and return your uniform and shorts by tomorrow-Friday, November 2nd to Mr. Pomponio.

Any boys interested in trying out for Junior and Senior Basketball, you must sign up and pick up a permission form at the gym doors.  You must have a signed form at your first tryout.  Senior boys’ tryouts begin Monday, November 5th at 6:30-8 p.m. in the gym and Junior tryouts will begin on Monday, November 5th at 8 p.m. in the school gym.

A reminder to Intermediate Band members that we have a rehearsal today from 3:15 – 4:30.