Whoo’s News

November 8, 2019

Please Mark Your Calendar: November 11 Remembrance Day - No school November 12 PAC Meeting - 6:30 p.m. in the Library November 20 Grad Winter Formal November 21 1:54 p.m. Homeroom for report card distribution December 3 COBBS applications open on-line

REMEMBRANCE DAY ASSEMBLY

All students and staff participated in our Remembrance Day Assembly on November 8th. The Remembrance Day Assembly takes place outdoors and we appreciate the respectful manner in which our students honoured our veterans and special guests, despite the cool weather.

Again this year, our presentation was amazing thanks to our talented students under the leadership of Ms. Dubois, Ms. French, Ms. Clarke, the Library Staff, Stephen Fuller and the Social Studies Department.

KSS PAC will be hosting a

VAPING AWARENESS SESSION

FOR PARENTS

During the November PAC meeting

November 12

6:30 p.m. in the Library

Tricia Penny and Janelle Zebedee from School District No. 23 will present

Please return overdue books!

A friendly notice to Grade 12 students regarding over-due textbooks and library books: it is now time to settle your statements. Library books and textbooks that are overdue from previous years, including those from pre-vious schools, must be returned or paid for. Failure to rectify your account can result in the revocation of privi-leges for upcoming Grad activities, so please return your books, or take your overdue slip to the office with your payment. Thank you.

Grad Winter Formal Volunteers The grad winter formal is on Wednesday, November 20 from 7-10 p.m. We are looking for parent volunteers to work the coat check, dance floor, refresh-ments and security from 6:30-10pm. Please contact dayna.culham@sd23.bc.ca if you are interested. Thank you!  

 

 

 

 

   

Jr. Boys Basketball Team Tryouts

Tuesday, Nov. 12 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Wednesday, Nov. 13 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Thursday, Nov. 14 6:30 - 8:00 pm *see message below about 2nd team

Jr. Girls Basketball Team Tryouts

Tuesday, Nov. 12 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Wednesday, Nov. 13 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Thursday, Nov. 14 6:30 - 8:00 pm

TICKET SALES!!!! Tickets are $40 and will be sold during LUNCH HOURS on Nov. 27th and Nov 28th in the MPR. Buy early before January and enter your name for a chance to win a pair of TWO BIGGIE PASSES for BIG WHITE! Regular ticket sales will begin again in January 2020. See Parent Information Letter below. Permission forms NEED to be signed and provided to buy a ticket!!!

SAVE THE DATE!! KSS Dry Grad Fundraiser - Come out to a fun-filled night of Bingo at Chances Kelowna on February 7, 2020. Details to follow on tickets and start time. Partial proceeds to KSS DRY GRAD 2020 Committee.

DONATIONS We are looking for donations for the Dry Grad event ( food, prizes, money). Please email: kssdrygrad1079@gmail.com

VOLUNTEERS Dry Grad is organized and run by parent volunteers and we need your help! Please email: kssdrygrad1079@gmail.com.

Mark your calendars for this year's Dry Grad celebration that will take place Saturday June 13, 2020 at KSS. The night will be highly memorable for our graduating students, packed full with entertainment, games, food, prizes and FUN! This special event is organized and run solely by parent volunteers, and we need your help! Come get involved in the fun and help to make the event extra special for our graduating young adults.

Dry Grad committee meeting: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 @ 6:30 p.m.

Location: KSS MPR

If you would like to be involved but can't make the meeting, please e-mail: kssdrygrad1079@gmail.com

Dry Grad Tickets - Watch for parent information form and parent permission forms in your Whoo's News Nov. 8th. Permission forms NEED to be signed and provided to buy a ticket!!!

Grad Clothing

KSS Grad 2020 clothing is finally available! Please go to this link to order: https://kssgrad2020.itemorder.com/sale?read_message=true

This first sale ends on November 10 and items will arrive just before winter break. Please check room 193 for your items the last week of school in December.

Do not fear if you miss this sale; the second one will begin in January. Keep an eye out in this newsletter!

Dear SD23 Parents/Guardians,

We’re excited to share with you that TEDxYouth is coming back to Kelowna in 2020! On May 21, at the In-novation Centre on Doyle Avenue, we’ll once again get to hear some powerful ideas from some powerful youth from across the Okanagan.

Do you know a youth interested in becoming a TEDxYouth speaker for this event? If so, applications open Friday, No-vember 1, 2019 and close on Friday, December 13, 2019. All applicants will be notified via email in early January 2020.

Visit www.TEDxYouthDoyleAve.com for more details.

Sincerely,

TEDxYouth@DoyleAve Organizing Team

 Upcoming Post-Secondary Visits

Okanagan College Nov 14th 6:30-7:30pm in the MPR

UBC Nov 14th 6:30-7:30pm in the MPR

Western University Nov 26th at lunch in the MPR

University of Saskatchewan Nov 26th at lunch in the MPR

The Southern Medical Program is hosting an evening information session for prospective applicants to the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s MD Undergraduate Program. Students and families will learn about the admission requirements, application process, and how the program is training the next generation of physicians for our province.

The event will be held on Wednesday, November 27th from 5:30 to 6:30 pm in the Reichwald Health Sciences Cen-tre at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

Presenters include Dr. Shahin Shirzad, Assistant Dean, Admissions, UBC Faculty of Medicine and current Southern Medical Program students.

Register here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8ugnllMFYvpPxjv

Space is limited. For more information, please contact Carri Folk, Student Affairs and Admissions Coordi-nator, Southern Medical Program at carri.folk@ubc.ca or 250.807.9576.

Grade 10 Sexual Health Education The District Sexual Health Education Team will be visiting KSS Semester one Grade 10 Social Studies classes from November 1 – 13.

This year, only the grade 10 students in our district will be receiving Sexual Health Instruction. There is no SHE instruction in the grade 11 year as in the past.

Please read the Gr 10 SHE Parent Information Package to learn about the topics presented or visit the KSS website.

Should you have further questions, please contact Barb.Leclair@sd23.bc.ca

Attention Parents of Grade 12 Students,

Grade 12 is full of many special events held throughout the year to celebrate this important milestone in your stu-dent’s life. Dry Grad is one of these events.

Dry Grad is a HUGE event, an alcohol and drug free night, packed full of fun, food and prizes!!

This year, Dry Grad will be held the evening of Saturday June 13th, 2020, into the early morning hours of Sunday June 14th, at KSS. Plans are underway to create fun options for everyone; it is an opportunity to create invaluable memories in each students’ life.

Please encourage your graduate to pick up a ticket and come join the fun!! The first ticket sales have been planned for Nov. 27 and 28, during lunch hour in the MPR. Tickets are $40 payable by cash or cheque (made out to KSS Dry Grad). Students will need to present a signed permission form in order to purchase a ticket. Next Fri-day Nov. 15, the permission form will be included in the weekly Whoo’s News. Information on other places to ac-cess the permission form will be provided as well in the next Whoo’s News. Join the KSS Dry Grad 2020 Face-book page to stay up to date on ticket sales, fundraising events and other Dry Grad related news. The con-sent form will be available as well through the Facebook page. We have an incentive draw prize available to stu-dents who purchase on these two days!

The first fundraising event has been set for Friday February 7, 2020, Fun Day Friday at Chances Kelowna. Save the date!! Come out with your friends for a fun evening of Bingo, with partial proceeds going towards our Dry Grad event. Information on ticket sales to follow.

This event is organized and run completely by parents. WE NEED YOUR HELP!!

There are many ways you can be involved. Set-up, tear down, or helping during the event. It is sure to be an en-tertaining evening watching the students soak it all up! If you are interested in volunteering please email us at kss-drygrad1079@gmail.com.

We are graciously accepting donations in the form of cash, food or prizes. No prize is too big or too small! If you have items or ideas, please contact us at kssdrygrad1079@gmail.com.

Thank you very much!

Your 2020 Dry Grad Committee