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The Student Recognition Assembly will be held on Thursday, March 2 during period 1.  Students will be recognized for Semester 1 Honour Roll, Attendance, Leadership, and Improvement Awards.

Collegiate's annual intramural ball hockey tourney was enjoyed by all who attended.  A big thank you to Mr. Montgomery for his efforts in organizing this great event!

Faith Mogridge captured GOLD at the SOSSA Wrestling meet on February 22.  Faith will now represent Collegiate at the all-Ontario OFSAA meet March 1-3.  Congratulations on this accomplishment Faith.

A HUGE thank-you to the Collegiate Alumni for the very generous donation of $1000.00 towards our Fitness and Wellness Centre fundraising initiative.  We are inching closer to our goal of $100,000.00!

Prom Project Niagara 2017 – Free Formal Wear Opportunity

Prom Project Niagara is a one day fun free formal wear extravaganza for girls and guys! 

Students can select their perfect head-to-toe look for their prom, formal, or graduation for FREE!

This year, we are offering Prom Project Niagara at:

• St. Catharines Collegiate *NEW MAIN LOCATION*
• Beamsville Secondary School
• Fort Erie Secondary School

If you know of a student who could use this program, please join us on Saturday, April 8^th, from 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at one of our locations.

Inviting all students who are in need of formal wear for their special day!

For more information on Prom Project Niagara please call 905-641-2929 ext. 37712, email efn@dsbn.org or visit www.efnniagara.ca

*Note: for Welland and Niagara Falls schools: bus transportation is available to the St. Catharines site! Contact the Foundation to book your spot on the bus!

Two St. Catharines Collegiate students have had their art work chosen for the Secondary Student Juried Art Show at the Rodman Hall Art Centre at Brock University.  Congratulations to Seoyoung Ma and Jaeyoung Park on this prestigious honour.
The show runs from February 18 - March 8, 2017 at Rodman Hall Art Centre, 109 St. Paul Crescent.  There is a public reception on February 23 from 4:30-6:30.

A reminder to all parents that our next Collegiate Parent Council meeting will be held on Thursday, February 23 from 6:00 - 7:45 pm at Collegiate in TASTE restaurant.  Dinner is provided.  Everyone is welcome to attend.

A big congratulations to Faith Mogridge who won the Zone wrestling meet for her weight class. Faith will now compete at SOSSA.  Keep at it Faith!

Are you looking for a Job? Well here is a great opportunity for you to get one. The Niagara Job Fair will be held at the Seaway Mall on February 28th and we have 30 spots for students to go and get a job on the spot. All you need is a resume and a permission form from Mr Keltos in the Coop office, room 208 to be able to go. Remember, if you are looking for a job this spring or summer the Niagara Job Fair is the place for you to go on February 28th. See Mr Keltos for more details.

Order Form Click here: Gradwear Spiritwear Order Form 3

Collegiate is raising funds for a new fitness centre.  Please click on the link below for more information.


https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/fitness-centre/#.WD2-QsBCmRU.twitter

Our next spirit wear order will be going in on Friday February 17th.  Order forms available in the office or create an account and use cash online http://collegiate.dsbn.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-cash-online.pdf?sfvrsn=0

Attention Grads!  Grad Hoodies can be ordered online using SchoolCash starting on Monday, January 30.  Use the link on this website for SchoolCash to create an account and submit your order.  Hoodies are available in red or black/red with "Grad  Class of 2017" on the back.

Students in Grade 9 and 10 Applied, Essential, and Open level courses have the chance to be exempted from their final exams if they have met specific criteria of Demonstration of Learning.  Letters will be sent home with Grade 9 and 10 students on Wednesday, January 25 indicating which exams students are exempt from.  Please check with your child for this letter.  Please contact the school if you have further questions once receiving the letter.

The St. Catharines Collegiate Rotary Interact Club will have it's official induction ceremony on December 7.  Members from the St. Catharines Rotary Club and Mayor Sendzik will be at the school to participate in the ceremony. The ceremony will be held in TASTE restaurant at 11:00 am.  

A BIG congratulations to Amethyst O'Brien on winning this year's Shaw Monoloque Festival.  There were 17 top performers from schools across the DSBN. The competition was ajudicated by a professional actor who has performed at Shaw Festival for over 20 years. Amethyst gave a truly moving performance to take home first place. Great job Amethyst!

 

Get your orders in today.  All prices include taxes, please make cheques payable to St. Catharines Collegiate School, cash online payment also available.

Don't forget to come and check out Collegiate's Grade 8 Open House tonight from 6-8pm.  Program starts in the auditorium at 6:00.  Come and see all that we offer!

On Sunday November 20th Collegiate took part in the annual St. Catharines Santa Claus parade.  Students started the day with a school BBQ then bundled up, played music and handed out cookies along the route. Great job Saints! 

Today, Collegiate held a lockdown drill as part of our Safe Schools plan. Lockdown drills are held twice a year, in order to practice procedures in the event of an actual emergency.
Today's drill went very well and demonstrated that staff and students are able to quickly implement the procedures.