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ANNOUNCEMENTS:   April 25, 2024 - Thursday


Good Morning Saints! Today’s cafeteria dishes are inspired by South Asian cuisine. We invite teachers to bring their P3 and 4 classes down to the Cafeteria to tour our Around the World display. Staff if you can please try and stick to the time you signed up for. Make sure you stop by the photo booth to take a selfie!
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PRIDE Council is meeting today at lunch in the Art Room. Bring your lunch and a friend and come hang out! It's a great place to feel supported, share your ideas and meet allies and other 2SLGBTQt students.
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Attention all students interested in Fitness. Come for a workout Thursday after school in the Fitness Centre. Any questions, see Coach Greene.
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Grantham Optimist is looking for volunteers for various events. They also have jobs available for those who are interested in helping with their softball program. See Ms. Banders for more details and to sign up.
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FanCon is returning to GFESS and they need volunteers. If you are interested in helping out at FanCon and have transportation to get to Fort Erie, please see Ms. Banders in Guidance to sign up.
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Reminder there is a healthy schools meeting at lunch today in room 108.
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Save the Date....If you're looking for formal wear, please save the date of Saturday, May 4th for Prom Project. Each year the Education Foundation of Niagara hosts a FREE shopping extravaganza. This year's event is right here at Collegiate. Please come to guidance for more information.



ANNOUNCEMENTS:   April 24, 2024 - Wednesday



“Konnichiwa, and good morning Saints! Welcome to Day 3 of Multicultural week. Today’s cafeteria dishes are inspired by East Asian cuisine. Did you know the word “ORIGAMI” comes from the Japanese word oru (to fold) and kami (paper). Today we are creating Origami in room 107 at lunch. Come join us and make something for yourself or a friend! We also invite staff and students to wear your cultural attire tomorrow as we celebrate the around the world tour in the cafeteria.
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PRIDE Council is meeting on Thursday, at lunch in the Art Room. Bring your lunch and a friend and come hang out! It's a great place to feel supported, share your ideas and meet allies and other 2SLGBTQt students.
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Attention all students interested in Fitness. Come for a workout Thursday after school in the Fitness Centre. Any questions, see Coach Greene.
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Attention Dance Team, this is a reminder that practice will run today after school in the Drama room. Please let Ms. Mitchell or Ms. Stadnyk know if you can't attend.
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Attention all grade 11 and 12 students.

We are excited to have our prom ticket sales underway. The last day to purchase tickets is THIS Friday, April 26th. We need to reach a minimum number of tickets sold in order to cover the costs and to avoid canceling the event.

Tickets are $35 and are for sale at lunch in Guidance. Cash or debit accepted. Please see posters around the school for the Prom website or stop by guidance at lunch with questions.

Remember, Prom Project will be available again this year to pick out formal wear for the event for free; see the poster outside of guidance for more details.

Let's get ready to roll out the red carpet and have an amazing party!!
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Save the Date....If you're looking for formal wear, please save the date of Saturday, May 4th for Prom Project. Each year the Education Foundation of Niagara hosts a FREE shopping extravaganza. This year's event is right here at Collegiate. Please come to guidance for more information.
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This message is for Track and Field athletes. We will practice after school today.

Also, please continue to monitor the Track Google classroom for important info about Friday's meet.




ANNOUNCEMENTS:   April 23, 2024 - Tuesday



Good morning Saints! Welcome to Day 2 of Multicultural week! Today’s cafeteria cuisine is inspired by Mexican/Spanish dishes. Also, at lunch, come to the front hallway by the office to see the incredible Map created by some of our art students and put your sticker from where you are from on the map. We also have Karaoke happening in the auditorium, hope to see you there!
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Hello to Newcomer to Canada students. If you are a newcomer to Canada and you have Convention Refugee or Permanent Resident status and are looking for a job, please see Mr. Wilson for more details. Have a great day.
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A reminder to Student Voice that we are meeting today at lunch.
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FanCon is returning to GFESS and they need volunteers. If you are interested in helping out at FanCon and have transportation to get to Fort Erie, please see Ms. Banders in Guidance to sign up.
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Save the Date....If you're looking for formal wear, please save the date of Saturday, May 6th for Prom Project. Each year the Education Foundation of Niagara hosts a FREE shopping extravaganza. This year's event is right here at Collegiate. Please come to guidance for more information.
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Attention girls’ soccer team members. There is a MANDATORY meeting at lunch today in room 212. We will be handing out our jerseys and preparing for our first game against Thorold at 3:00pm. Once again, all girls’ soccer players are meeting today at lunch in room 212.
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Attention Track and Field athletes: we will have a short but important meeting in Taste Restaurant at the start of lunch today. Also, track practice is canceled today due to the staff meeting.
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Attention all students going on a field trip with Mrs. Koster and Mrs. McDermid. All forms need to be in by Wednesday, April 24 – that is tomorrow. If you need more time you must speak with us directly, we may be able to extend it until Friday, April 26.
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Break a leg to the cast and crew of Piece Of Me as they represent the Niagara Region at the NTS South Regional Drama Festival. Please meet in the Drama room right after school. In the words of Ms. Bright: "You've got this!"

 




ANNOUNCEMENTS:   April 22, 2024 - Monday



We begin this gathering by acknowledging the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today this gathering place is home to many First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples and acknowledging reminds us that our great standard of living is directly related to the resources and friendship of Indigenous people.
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Today is Earth Day! This is an annual event every April 22 which demonstrates support for environmental protection. Earth Day was first held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by Earthday.org including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. The official theme for 2024 is "Planet vs. Plastics."
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“Hello Saints! Welcome to Multicultural week! We are so proud to highlight and celebrate the beautiful diversity of our school, not just this week, but always. This week each day we will have foods from around the world available for purchase in the cafeteria. Today's lunch is inspired by traditional Indigenous dishes. Also at lunch today we will be joining our Indigenous community members in an ally activity creating Two row wampum key chains. The two row wampum is an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Dutch settlers. The agreement is represented by two parallel rows-. One row symbolizes the Indigenous canoe, and the other represents the European ship, travelling down the river of life together but never intersecting. Come to room 107 at lunch if you would like to make a keychain with us and learn more and if you have questions about the week, please see Mrs. Bryce or Ms. Balyk.
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Attention grade 11 and 12 students. Prom tickets go on sale from Monday, April 15th to Friday, April 26 at 11:00am in guidance. The tickets will cost $35 and will be sold in person, for cash only.
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A reminder to Student Voice that we are meeting tomorrow at lunch.
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Attention Dance Team, this is a reminder that practice will run today after school in the Drama room. Please let Ms. Mitchell or Ms. Stadnyk know if you can't attend.
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Members of the D&D Club ~ there will be a short meeting at the start of lunch today in room 321. Hope to see everyone there.
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Save the Date....If you're looking for formal wear, please save the date of Saturday, May 4th for Prom Project. Each year the Education Foundation of Niagara hosts a FREE shopping extravaganza. This year's event is right here at Collegiate. Please come to guidance for more information.
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Hello to Newcomer to Canada students. If you are a newcomer to Canada and you have Convention Refugee or Permanent Resident status and are looking for a job, please see Mr. Wilson for more details. Have a great day.
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Attention all volleyball players, volleyball is cancelled today.
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There is track and field practice today after school. We meet at 2:30. Also, there is a mandatory meeting at lunch tomorrow in room 108.