Schedule
Wednesday
Warning Bell……8:55
Chapel
Period 1: 10:10 – 11:07
Period 2: 11:15 – 12:12
Lunch: 12:12 – 12:55
Period 3: 1:00 – 1:57
Period 4: 2:05 – 3:02

From Student Services 
Ready, Set, THRIVE is a day-long field trip where schools bring their grade 12 classes to for a day of sessions intended to help prepare them for post-secondary life. Through sessions on career planning, academic success in post-secondary, decision-making, the trades, gap years, and vocation and calling, we will help your grade 12s as they consider post-secondary and how to succeed as a student. They’ll be able to learn tips and techniques for surviving and thriving in post-secondary and at the same time we’ll ask them to consider and engage with their ideas of success. Ready, Set, THRIVE is happening Friday, November 22, 2024 at 9:30 AM until 2:00 PM. All grade 12 students are expected to go and have been asked to sign up here; transportation and lunch are provided.
Discover Year: a new Gap year opportunity:  Info Session schedule and registration page. Please share with any students/ families you think could be interested in joining… or come along yourself!  Jan. 23 – virtual (Zoom)
Upcoming Information Sessions for Ontario Universities Virtual event: November 21, 2024, 5-7 pm (ET). This event is divided into 4 time slots, where students can learn about the Ontario universities of their choice and ask questions.Important Dates to Remember:
Ontario Universities (OUAC): January 15, 2025
Ontario Colleges (OCAS): February 1, 2025
Christian Universities: generally rolling admissions; apply early (before December 1) for benefits which may include: free application, financial aid options etc.
Smithville Christian High School’s Student Services Fact Sheet - a quick resource with hyperlinks to applications and other valuable resources.
The Terry Fox Humanitarian Awards are now open to students graduating from high school as well as their first university degree or diploma at a Canadian post-secondary institution. The maximum award is $28,000 disbursed over four years. Deadline is December 1st. For criteria please visit www.terryfoxawards.ca
Schulich Leader Scholarships are Canada’s most coveted undergraduate STEM scholarships. One hundred are awarded to entrepreneurial-minded high school graduates enrolling in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math program at 20 partner universities across Canada. Half are valued at $120,000 for engineering scholarships and half are valued at $100,000* for science and math scholarships. Every high school in Canada can nominate one graduating student each year to apply for the scholarship. See me if you would like to be that one nominee!
We rely on skilled trades to build and maintain the infrastructure of our cities and towns. Our challenge is not having enough of these talented people to meet the demands fueled by our growth. Schulich Builders will combat the shortage of skilled trades in Ontario and amplify their importance and value to our community by awarding 120 annual scholarships to the most promising candidates. If you would like to be nominated please speak to me asap.
Think Post Secondary is out of reach for you financially? Apply for Ontario’s Learn and Stay Grant - funding to cover the costs of tuition, books and other direct educational expenses for health human resources programs. Find out which programs, postsecondary institutions and regions are eligible for students starting in the 2024–2025 academic year.

What’s Happening this Week?
Wednesday Nov 20
7am JBBB tryout #2
Gr 10 Level UP - N. Falls
3:00 JGVB tryout
4:30 SGVB tryout
Thursday Nov 21
SBVB OFSAA - Chatham
3:00 JGVB Tryout
Friday Nov 22
Gr. 12 - Ready Set Thrive @ Redeemer
SBVB OFSAA - Chatham

The Student Council
The Winter Dance is right around the corner; tickets go on sale November 25th and cost $15. Feel free to bring a friend! Guest passes are due December 2nd. Our theme is Candyland, so we hope it’ll be one sweet night on Friday, December 6 from 8-11 p.m.!
Twin Day is on November 26th! Come matching with a friend, or a group. Best pair wins a prize!

Student Activities
Choir
Thursday mornings at 7:45.
Gaming Club
We meet each Tuesday from now until Christmas break, and then again from the beginning of February until the end of May. Club goes from 3:00 until 5:00.

Sports
Pickup Hockey
Pick up hockey will run Thursdays after school from 3:30-5:00pm at the Smithville rink. Everyone is welcome regardless of skill level or experience. The only requirement is that you have proper equipment, a good attitude, and can pay a small fee ($50-60 depending on number of players).

Misc.
The Gleaners
Volunteer with The Gleaners!
Remember, volunteering is by means of the online signup. 
Please consider helping us out by clicking on our signup link. Two simple steps and you're signed up!
1) Click this link: https://signup.com/go/XspAtZa
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
Periodically we host Saturday Morning Volunteer Sessions. Here is the signup link for those sessions. Please follow the same instructions as above: https://signup.com/go/OyEQOLo
(Please note that Saturday Sessions may be cancelled on short notice if there is a soft response to the signup. Thanks for understanding)

From: Back to Scratch
No hot lunch today!