Schedule
Friday
Warning Bell……8:55
Period 1: 9:00 – 10:21
Period 2: 10:28 – 11:41
Lunch: 11:41 – 12:24
Period 3: 12:29 – 1:42
Period 4: 1:49 – 3:02

From Student Services 
The Ontario College Fair (OCF) is the largest college information event in Ontario.  Attending OCF provides a unique opportunity to explore various post-secondary institutions and their programs all in one place. It's a chance to meet representatives, ask questions, and gather information that can help make informed decisions about your education and future career. OCF will be held at the Enercare Centre on Wednesday, October 16 from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. and Thursday, October 17 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Parents are encouraged to attend with their students. For more details go to https://ontariocollegefair.ca/
The Christian College and University Fair will be held at Smithville Christian on Thursday October 31st in the morning only. This event is for senior students and a great opportunity to learn more about higher Christian education and its advantages. There will be
Post Secondary Planning at Smithville Christian: All students in grade 12 were invited to complete a post secondary planning form and sent a Fact Sheet. Whether a student is going to work or to university next year and everything in between support is available and together we will create a pathway plan that fits your student.
Completing this form will start the process of one-to-one sessions with grade 12 students to facilitate their post secondary plans.
Parents and students are invited to attend a presentation on the post secondary process and information on Tuesday, November 5 from 6:30 - 7:30 prior to Learning Conferences. Please rsvp to guidance@smithvillechristian.ca . The 2024-2025 Fact sheet which has all the important dates and information needed to navigate post secondary options is now available in hard copy in Student Services.
Upcoming Visits: A link to sign up is available in Edsby: Post Secondary Planning

• <>College Information Programs will be on Monday, October 28 - this event is for students interested in college programs and the trades after high school. Students will need to sign up in advance to go. A bus will be arranged to and from the school for this event. Sign up is available in the Edsby Post Secondary planning group.

Scholarship Opportunities: 

• The Loran Awardsare granted to graduating high school and CEGEP students entering university in the Fall of 2025 who demonstrate strength of character, a deep commitment to service, and intrinsic leadership potential. We are accepting applications from now until Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET.More details can be found here.
• Schulich Leader Scholarshipsare 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. Smithville Christian has had 3 Schulich Leaders in the past and if you are interested, please send me an email or direct Edsby message.

What’s Happening this Week?
Friday Oct 11th
Photo retakes
McMaster University visit 11:30

The Student Council
T-shirt Contest
Just like previous years, we will be having a T-Shirt design contest based around our theme verse. If students would please submit their designs to the student council and we will decide on a winner.

Student Activities
Choir
Thursday mornings at 7:45.
Badminton
Badminton Tournament on Saturday, October 26 at our school hosted by Mr. T. Doubles only - girls, guys and mixed. Open to high school students and community people. Send a message or talk to Mr. T (Mr. J. van den Boogaard) If you are interested.

Sports
Cross Country
We practice every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:15pm
Pickup Hockey
Pick up hockey will run Thursdays after school from 3:30-5:00pm at the Smithville rink starting October 31. 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). Please message me if you would like to join and I'll add you to the Pickup Hockey Edsby Group.

Misc.
The Gleaners
Volunteer with The Gleaners!
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/ZkghDeg
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)
Link: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/842360286083/false#/invitation (https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/842360286083/false#/invitation)

From: Back to Scratch
No hot lunch today!