Week 2 – Friday, February 27
📅 Today’s Calendar
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Friday, Feb 27
🍽 Lunch
• Grade 7 & 8 Badminton Tryouts
(No cuts until after this practice)
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📅 Next Week Calendar
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Monday, Mar 2
🍽 Lunch – Badminton Team Tryouts
🏀 After School – 3:15–4:30 Badminton Team Tryouts
Tuesday, Mar 3
🍽 Lunch – Rugby Tryouts
Wednesday, Mar 4
🍽 Lunch – Badminton Team Tryouts
Thursday, Mar 5
🍽 Lunch – Girls Intramurals
Friday, Mar 6
🍽 Lunch – Badminton Team Tryouts
🏀 After School – 3:15–4:30 Badminton Team Tryouts
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🚨 The Great LT Pencil Crisis 🚨
We are going through way too many pencils. Every day pencils are handed out. Every day many of them disappear. And every afternoon, dozens are found on the floor and thrown away. Pencils are not single-use. They are not meant to be replaced every period. You are in junior high. It is time to level up. Bring a pencil. Keep track of it. Pick it up if you drop it. School money should go toward sports, clubs, and fun events — not constantly replacing lost pencils. Let’s end the Pencil Crisis of 2026. ✏️
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🐠 Aquarium Club
Bubble Guppies assemble!
Mr. Martin’s Aquarium Club meets today after school in Room 202.
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🌍 African Heritage Month
February is African Heritage Month — a time to learn, reflect, and celebrate the history, culture, achievements, and contributions of African Nova Scotians and people of African descent.
Today we recognize several African Nova Scotian leaders and heroes:
• Dr. Clement Ligoure was the first Black doctor to practice in Halifax. During the Halifax Explosion in 1917, he treated hundreds of patients free of charge in his home medical office.
• Maurice Ruddick, known as the “Singing Miner,” survived nine days trapped underground in Springhill in 1958. He kept spirits up by leading the miners in song.
• Delmore “Buddy” Daye was a boxer, community leader, and activist who became the first African Nova Scotian Sergeant-at-Arms for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Their leadership reminds us of the importance of courage, helping one another, and strength in unity.
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🤼 Wrestling Congratulations
Big congratulations to the LT Wrestling Team!
🥇 Ben C. and Aiden C. captured Gold
🥉 Julian P. earned Bronze
🥈 Ava P. earned Silver
Amazing work by all our wrestlers!
Coach Mike would like to meet with all wrestlers today at the start of lunch. Please bring your singlets to return.
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🏀 Sports Reminders
• All Girls and Boys Basketball players must return jerseys to Mr. Hulshof.
• The GAGA pit is closed for the winter.
• Intramural Hockey begins Tuesday, March 31 at 4:00 pm at Sackville Arena.
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