Thursday, November 20 Daily Announcements
🍕 Pizza Thursday
It’s Pizza Thursday! If you didn’t pre pay, bring $5 cash for a slice of pepperoni pizza and a juice.
Pizza will be served in the cafeteria, and we’ll call homerooms down when it’s time to line up.
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🏐 Boys Volleyball
There is a boys game today at 3:30 pm at GPV.
Each athlete must arrange their own drive.
Practices next week:
• Monday at 12:25 pm
• Wednesday at 12:25 pm
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📚 Reminder
Tomorrow is Assessment and Evaluation Day.
There is no school for students.
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🤼♂️ Wrestling
Wrestling practice today at 12:25 pm in the gym.
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🏐 Girls Volleyball
Yesterday at HTB the girls volleyball team faced an uphill battle in their play in playoff game, but they would not be outdone. They defeated HTB in a tight fought match. Great games by all players.
The girls will now face AJ in the volleyball semi finals on Monday.
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🌟 Headstrong Applications
Applications are due by the end of the day Monday for Grade 7 students.
If you are interested, please fill out the Google Classroom form.
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🌈 GSA
GSA will meet today at lunch in the Library.
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🎓 Grade 7 Term 1 Knowledgehook Winners
Congratulations to the following students for earning a full mathalon:
Declan, Will, and Ben in 7 1
Lily, Sofiia, Alex, Sasha, Henry, Breea, and Madi in 7 2
And congratulations to our half mathalon winners:
Alex, Nicole, Ariya, and Jace from 7 1
Ambrose, Matt, Xavier, Reid, Felicity, Elly, Rune, Ava, Carter, Sara, Anna, Arielle, and Ashton from 7 2
LT — keep working hard on your math questions to hear your name on the announcements too!
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🌺 Transgender Day of Remembrance
Today, November 20, is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day where we come together to reflect, honour, and take meaningful steps to support our transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse community members.
This day was founded in 1999 by activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith in memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was tragically murdered in 1998. Rita’s death brought urgent attention to the violence faced by transgender people and highlighted the need for awareness, reflection, and support.
Twenty five years later, this day has become a global day of remembrance and solidarity.
In Canada, 70 percent of trans youth have experienced some form of harassment or violence — a number that represents real people: peers, friends, and family members.
There is an urgent need to ensure that transgender individuals feel:
• Physically safe
• Psychologically supported
• Fully respected in their identity
To all who identify as transgender: you are seen, you are heard, and you are valued.