Guidance:

A reminder to grads that, prior to collecting your diploma, you will need to clear up any outstanding fees, including grad fees, student fees, text books and/or library books. Student fees and grad fees can be taken care of in Student services or the main office.  For information on lost text books please see your VP.

Prom tickets will be on sale at lunch times until Friday of next week only. You need a completed contract to purchase any ticket and/or reserve a seat at a table. Tickets will NOT be available for purchase after May 24th.

St. Francis Xavier University is offering the Class of ’54 Bursary Endowment Fund; this $6000 award is available to a NS student coming directly from a NS public high school who is in severe financial need. Receiving this award would allow someone to attend StFX who otherwise might not be able to attend university due to financial barriers. This award requires a nomination from the student’s guidance counsellor.  If you would like to be considered for this award, you MUST meet with you guidance counsellor by Thursday May 16th

Are you interested in potentially becoming a school ambassador to the internationals students from the Nova Scotia International Student Program?  The role of school ambassador means that you work closely with the international students, help them learn about Canadian culture and plan activities for the students to attend outside of school.  Being a school ambassador is a great way to share about Canadian culture but also learn about different cultures.  If you would like to learn more information about the NSISP ambassador program, please attend an information meeting on Thursday May 23rd, 2019 in Room 217 at 12:05pm.  Applications will be available at that time

The application for St Francis Xavier University’s Entrance Bursaries for the 2019-20 Academic Year is now open.  These bursaries are available to students entering into an academic program at St. Francis Xavier University directly from high school.  Eligibility to apply is based on financial need and meeting the specific criteria of each bursary as outlined on the website. Successful applicants must demonstrate financial need in their application, including the intention to apply for and accept the maximum available government student aid for which they are eligible.  For more information, please visit the website at: http://www2.mystfx.ca/financial-aid/entrance-bursaries

Grade 12’s, have you already applied and/or got accepted to Acadia? It’s not too late if you haven’t! Acadia’s Summer Orientation Day is coming up on May 31, 2019 where you can enter to win 1 of 5 $1000 tuition prizes! You can register at www.growexponentially.ca. Please see the poster in Student Services for more information.

School:
Student Council positions are now posted outside student services for the 2019-2020 school year, if you are interested please grab a form in the council room”

AP FIELD TRIP TO SMU: A great opportunity open to our grade 10 students enrolled in AP next year.  A Free field trip. Completed slips are due back the day after our long weekend. Pick up your permission forms from the main office. There are approximately 100 students eligible to go but we can only take 28. Make sure to be the first ones to hand in your completed form so you can be part of the 28.