RIVERSIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL 2215 REEVE STREET PORT COQUITLAM, BC V3C 6K8 (604) 941-6053 [email protected] ISSUE 01 CALENDAR of EVENTS this issue Honour Role—2013/14 P.3-5 Take Our Kids to Work Day P.7 October 21 Halloween Safety & Costumes P.11 PAC Meeting 7:00 p.m. Library October 22 Grade 12 Parent Meeting – 7:00 p.m.—Library October 22 Interim Report Cards Distributed in RAP October 24 Professional Day (District) October 30 International Welcome Dinner 5:30—7:30 Cafe October 31 Halloween for Hunger November 3—12 Grad Photo Sessions November 5 Gr. 9 “Take our kids to work Day” COUNSELLING DEPARTMENT INFORMATION Scholarship Application Preparation Mrs. Chittenden has met with 90 grade 12 students to explain the scholarship application process. Students are responsible for doing their own research with the guidance of Mrs. Chittenden and Mrs. Rogers (Career Resource Facilitator). At this time of year, it is a good idea for students to begin their research and to request reference letters. More information can be found on the Riverside Website; check out the Career Resource Center link and also the Counselling Department web page. Stay tuned for Scholarship Session #2: Entrance Scholarships in January and Session #3: Local Scholarships in April Peer Tutor Support Tutors are available for support in all academic areas and can meet with students outside of class time in a supervised location (counselling centre, classroom or school library). Tutor Request Forms are available in the counseling centre and require both a student and parent signature. For the benefit of all, we ask that students commit to a minimum of 5 hours (over a number of days) before requesting a tutor. Contact your counsellor for more information. November 7 Remembrance Day Assembly Extended RAP Schedule November 10 School not in session November 11 Remembrance Day November 13 Grad Group Photos November 14 School Photo re-takes November 15 Craft Fair—After-Grad Fundraiser page 1 Post-Secondary School Applications Students should begin checking out application deadlines for the schools of their choice. Douglas College has begun accepting on-line applications as of October 15th . Most BC universities expect on-line applications by February 28th; the UBC deadline is Jan. 31st. (there is no need to apply earlier). Students wishing to be considered for Major Entrance Scholarships at UBC must apply by Dec. 10th. Eastern universities have earlier deadlines, generally before Christmas, so it is important to start researching now. Apply on-line to any BC post-secondary institution at: www.applybc.ca Grade 12 Parent Night The counseling department will be hosting an information evening at Riverside for Grade 12 parents on Wednesday, October 22nd at 7:00pm in the school library. Topics covered will be: Grad Transitions 12, graduation and grad activities, post-Secondary applications, and scholarships. Be sure to mark your calendar to participate in this important event. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @rside43 PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on November 20th from 2:30 until 6:00 Students will be dismissed at 1:05 on that day. Teachers will be available in the gymnasium on a first come first served basis. We look forward to seeing you there. A Special Invitation…. Counsellors will be hosting a Grade 12 Parent Information Evening at Riverside on Wednesday, October 22nd. Topics covered will include: Graduation requirements and Grad Transitions 12 Scholarship Information Post-Secondary Entrance Information Riverside’s Graduation Celebration: Dinner/Dance, After-grad, Commencement Please join us! LANGUAGE CHALLENGE EXAM 2014/2015 Language Challenge Exam Students must complete an application on-line, print it, and bring the completed application form to the school counsellor. A $50 cheque (which will be refunded when the test is written) should be included with the application along with a photo. International students will include a check for $155 which is non-refundable and a photo. The application can be found on-line at: http://web.deltasd.bc.ca/schools/secondary/challenge-exams or by searching “Language Challenge Exams” on Google. Completed application forms must be given to your counsellor by November 7th. The exam dates are January 24th & 25th in Delta. *Note: UBC will no longer accept a challenge exam 12 mark for admission average purposes. It is the student’s responsibility to check post-secondary admission requirements. RIVER’S EDGE THEATRE Annual One Act Festival of Short Shorts at River’s Edge Theatre: November 19-21st, 2014 The Drama department at Riverside Secondary just keeps growing and developing, with no lack of talented, committed students. This year’s One Act Festival of Short Shorts will include a punchy selection of shows, built for the modern attention span. You’ll love the variety in this festival of theatre. Join us! Doors open @7pm and Curtain @7:30pm Tickets only at the door, $5/students and $10 adults ANNOUNCING THE DISTRICT #43 PREMIERE OF “In the Heights” Tony Award-winning musical filled with Latin flavour and hip hop beats. At River’s Edge Theatre, Riverside Secondary A musical about home, family and finding where you belong. Directed/Choreographed by Nicole Roberge Running on Broadway 2008-2011 and featuring a huge ensemble cast, this show is set over three days in the Washington Heights neighbourhood of Manhattan. February 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27. Matinees t.b.a Parents can link to my blog, “The Pulse”. The link is: http://aciolfitto.wordpress.com/ page 2 MEDICAL ALERT FORMS If you have a student with life threatening medical issues please remember to fill out the form on our Riverside web page. (E-forms) HONOUR ROLL—2013—2014 Hodaly, Henry, HGD Amara, Yara, HD Amouzandeh, Arezou, HD Bailey, Kara, HD Chan Kwai Siong, Alison, HD Chau, Candace, HD Davis, Madeleine, HD Durand, Alexa, HD Elrick, Daria, HD Fischer, Emma, HD Franca, Maraya, HD Hemrich, Jessica, HD Ho, Jeffrey, HD Jang, Jessica, HD Kanemaru, Karen, HD Kim, In Sil, HD Luchyshyna, Renata, HD Ly, Marvin, HD Ma, Alyssa, HD MacKinnon, Liam, HD Mangaya, Allison, HD McElroy, Kristin, HD Menard, Hannah, HD Milot, Kaitlin, HD Morrin, Hayley, HD Natt, Keanna, HD Noble, Trevor, HD Pal, Eszter, HD Richards, Kaitlyn, HD Saint, Anna, HD Setiawan, Josie, HD Shen, Brenda, HD St Prix, Sabian, HD Stevens, Claire, HD Szto, Andrea, HD Wade, Krystina, HD Wong, Anna, HD Wong, Gerrik, HD Wu, Anson, HD Wu, Ember, HD Xiong, Xi Peng, HD Zhan, Jing Jing, HD Amaral, Zachary, HR Babinski, Adrianna, HR Basi, Brayden, HR Beeman, Jacob, HR Berg, Erica, HR Blood, Maya, HR Bowers, Scott, HR Bukit, Michael, HR Capek, Filip, HR Cariglino, Sierra, HR Case, William, HR Caul, Jesse, HR Chan, Calista, HR Chow, Evan, HR Christensen, Eric, HR page 3 Condeno, Justine Bryll, HR Contreras, Antonio, HR Cuellar, Olivia, HR Culjak-Wade, Sofia, HR Daguiar, Troy, HR Dallas, Dylan, HR Davis, Bryce, HR Dawson, Olivia, HR de Jong, Jordan, HR Drummond, Alex, HR Duncan, Kyla, HR Dzurko, Alison, HR El-Khatib, Dana, HR Ewart, Cassidy, HR Fong, Joshua, HR Foster, Adam, HR Foster, Ryan, HR Gee, Bradley, HR Granstrom, Khyla, HR Granville, Kyle, HR Gregoire, Daniel, HR Grimbeek, Tiaan, HR Hamilton, Chantel, HR Hannah, Brianne, HR Hartfiel, Jordan, HR Hawker, Alexandra, HR Houlihan, Meghan, HR Hoyle, Chelsea, HR Ito, Hugo, HR Jackson, Liam, HR Jansen, Jason, HR Jeong, Jee Hoon, HR Kaminski, Jasmine, HR Kelt, Duncan, HR Kim, Sunkyoung, HR Konradi, Justina, HR La Rocque, Lexus, HR Lane, Michael, HR Lau, Kalum, HR Ledoux, Aysia, HR Lee, Young Hyun, HR Lim, Cynthia, HR Liu, Clarence, HR Longmore, Meaghen, HR Macey, Abbey, HR Mang, Phoenix, HR Manji, Aman, HR Marwan, Mazin, HR McCallum, Adam, HR McCallum, Sean, HR McKenna, Diane, HR McLaren, Erika, HR McVicker, Noah, HR Merali, Qail, HR Mitzel, Ashton, HR GRADE 9 Congratulations to all of our students on their achievement. Students will be receiving honour role certificates. HR— Honour Roll—Students achieving a 73% average school mark HD—Honour Roll with Distinction— Students achieving an average of 86% HGD—Honours with Great Distinction— Students achieving 90% and above in all courses Moore, Brittney, HR Murray, Kiarra, HR Noel, Lucas, HR Pacheco, Francisco Anton, HR Parkinson, Alethea, HR Poirier, Lauren, HR Polson, Elijah, HR Prinsloo, Jody, HR Rablou, Jacob, HR Ralea, Ana, HR Ramos, Arlene, HR Reddy, Brianna, HR Roberts, Sade, HR Robinson, Heidi, HR Roubini, Meagan, HR Santos, Clara-Angelica, HR Seblani, Shereen, HR Sherrell, Grace, HR Smeltzer, Brock, HR Snow, Peijin, HR Sokolov, Julia, HR Sparvier, Arden, HR Sundstrom, Paisley, HR Tang, Jesserin, HR Thomson, Brandon, HR Tremblay, Michelle, HR Truong, Jalen, HR Tryanichev, Alexander, HR Tucker, Alexis, HR Turner, Mackenzie, HR Tyers, Shaun, HR Ursaki, Megan, HR Uyesugi, Todd, HR Van Der Mark, Emma, HR Van Hulsen, Amanda, HR Van Wyk, Jacques, HR Van-Martin, Lauren, HR Villahermosa, Jerry, HR Vinnick, Christopher, HR Walker, Zachary, HR West, Ryann, HR Whelan, Jasmine, HR Willett, Olivia, HR Williams, Kaylee, HR Woodruffe, Tanner, HR Wu, Ti, HR Youdell, Alexandra, HR HONOUR ROLL—2013—2014 GRADE 10 Laxton, Mark, HGD Tajwar, Zavian, HGD Andrews, Sora, HD Angelozzi, Kaitlyn, HD Berkowicz, Victoria, HD Braeuer-Thorne, Rebecca, HD Bruhn, Kianna, HD Cervantes, Paola, HD Chernenko, Emma, HD Choi, Sunmin, HD Clark, Jennifer, HD Condeno, Gladiel, HD Coughlan, Lisa, HD Di Francesco, Samantha, HD Di Francesco, Rachel, HD Dolling, Foster, HD Enright, Brianne, HD Fell, Jeremy, HD Forsyth, Mathew, HD Haddad, Stephanie, HD Hands, Megan, HD Hassan, Abbas, HD Helmhold, Christopher, HD Hsieh, Aileen, HD Intile, Philip, HD Jiang, Jessica, HD Kim, Jeffrey, HD Krespan, Natasha, HD Lacusta, Cassandra, HD Lee, Yeo Jin, HD Macapagal, Angelica Dianne, HD Mahmood, Hajer, HD Maslowski, Adele, HD Maslowski, Natalie, HD Mason, Shannon, HD Masoodi, Farzan, HD McGaffney, Emma, HD McKensie, Megan, HD Moino, Gabriella, HD Nishi-Beckingham, Kira, HD Nordstrand, Amber, HD Pomogaev, Vladislav, HD Psenicka, Jamie, HD Rahimi, Billal, HD Ricafort, April, HD Roemer, Renee, HD Sato, Sophia, HD Schuler Ram, Colin, HD Siblani, Dima, HD Singh, Kyle, HD page 4 Stenner, Katelyn, HD Stroup, Brianna, HD Vance, Courtney, HD Wray, Joshua, HD Wu, Andy, HD Almirol, Angelica, HR Ambrose, Shyeem, HR Amin, Parsa, HR Anderson, Callie, HR Antignani, Alexandra, HR Arm, Rachel, HR Babich, Stephanie, HR Ballard, Joshua, HR Beinder, Carson, HR Beveridge, Cameron, HR Bibi, Syeda, HR Bors, Theodora, HR Braeuer-Thorne, Alexandra, HR Brambleby, Kiana, HR Brazeau, Aaron, HR Brazinha, Marisa, HR Brennan, Savanah, HR Bryant, Simone, HR Bucovaz, Nicholas, HR Bukit, Eichael, HR Burton, Alexandra, HR Byron, Michael, HR Chambers, Marti, HR Chan, Lynnea, HR Chettiar, Kunal, HR Cho, Sung Yeon, HR Chong, Jaclyn, HR Code, Zachariah, HR Confrey, Brett, HR Craig, Mackenzie, HR Dal Santo, Alexandra, HR Doiron, Taylor, HR Dufault, Dylan, HR Dunford, Grace, HR Evans, Jonna, HR Faizi, Mariam, HR Fengler, Alexa, HR Frost, Abbie, HR Glukler, Caela, HR Goldade, Bowen, HR Gray, Caleb, HR Ho, Yuen Lam, HR Hoo, Arielle, HR Iversen, Eric, HR Jervis, Charlotte, HR Congratulations to all of our students on their achievement. Students will be receiving honour role certificates. HR— Honour Roll—Students achieving a 73% average school mark HD—Honour Roll with Distinction—Students achieving an average of 86% HGD—Honours with Great Distinction—Students achieving 90% and above in all courses Kalimullina, Tamila, HR Kasal, Emily, HR Kerssens, Shaunice, HR Kim, Ji Su, HR Kobelev, Tom, HR Kydd, Ryan, HR La Bounty, Kelly, HR Lall, Spencer, HR Lam, Jessica, HR Lange, Ashley, HR Lewis, Erica, HR Liu, Andy, HR Liu, Shi Yi, HR Lowe, Riley, HR Lynn, Jaymee, HR MacDougall, Mary, HR Maglanoc, Maria Clare Dominique, HR Manji, Ikshan, HR Matsui, Amanda, HR McDonagh, Julia, HR McIntyre, Cassidy, HR Melnikov, Kirill, HR Mihajlovic, Vuk, HR Minty, Cameron, HR Mok, Dionne, HR Morello, Cassandra, HR Morgan, Kyle, HR Mrak, Joscelyn, HR Ng, Matthew, HR Nikula, Seren, HR Nwabuko, Ozioma, HR O'Toole, Erin, HR Ouch, Melany, HR Penk, Adam, HR Plamondon, Kirsten, HR Purdy, Megan, HR Quayle, Allyna, HR Raposo, Kaitlyn, HR Rogerson, Emma, HR Rogerson, Ally, HR Rossi, Esther, HR Saggu, Rajan, HR Sahaydak, Andrew, HR Secrieru, Sara, HR Sheldon, Catherine, HR Sheppard, Adam, HR Sjodin, Nicholas, HR Smith, Justin, HR Spence, Allyson, HR Stewart, Liam, HR Svoboda, Marc, HR Traub, Sarah, HR Tvergyak, Talia-Martine, HR Uyi-Osagie, Emerald, HR Vafadary, Sourna, HR Vakil, Parth, HR Van Der Mark, Claire, HR Van Randen, Roberto, HR Washington, Vanessa, HR West, Stephanie, HR Wilson, Anna, HR Wong, Rhys, HR Yard, Michaela, HR Yu, Vincent, HR Zalusky, Zarley, HR HONOUR ROLL—2013—2014 Abram, Caitlin, HR Almirol, Joshua, HR Amaral, Emily, HR Ancell, Brooke, HR Anderson, Nicole, HR Bae, Daniel, HR Ban, Tae-Ung, HR Belanger, Kourtney, HR Bergulund, Anthony, HR Bird, Bayley, HR Bousfield, Julia, HR Bradley, Graydon, HR Burke-Sikorra, Mackenzie, HR Caktas, Austin, HR Campbell, Jamieson, HR Cariglino, Mateo, HR Carraigher, Kyle, HR Chan, Wai Lone, HR Chan, Abbie Cheuk Yui, HR Cheney, Thomas, HR Cho, Yi-Hsuen, HR Chu, Stephanie, HR Coffey, Terra, HR Cooper, Cassidy, HR Cromarty, Braeden, HR Cu, Jonathan, HR Darwiche, Shaheen, HR Dawson, Jenna, HR Decicco, Kirstynn, HR Devji, Imran, HR Deyotte, Dylan, HR Durand, Sara, HR El-Khatib, Rawan, HR Faek, Shamlo, HR Finch, Conor, HR Freitas, Jason, HR Fung, Audrea, HR Fung, Jason, HR Ghailan, Lema, HR Haire, Celine, HR Haner, Cayla, HR Hansen, Lael, HR Hashemi, Seyed-Ahad, HR Hlagi, Alicia, HR Hulme, Taylor, HR Issa, Marybelle, HR Jaffer, Arianna, HR Janfada, Rahyan, HR Jensen, Noah, HR Jernigan, Naomi, HR Jessome, Lucas, HR Kang, Minjeong, HR Kent, Cole, HR Knight, Sarah, HR Kostyleva, Mariia, HR Lal, Sheldon, HR page 5 Kuffner, Johanna, HR Kumar, Justin, HR Lee, Changmin, HR Lesueur, Tye, HR Lewis, Tara, HR Lim, Tracy, HR Macaraig, Alexis, HR Malz, Marina, HR Martin, Samantha, HR Mayall-Johnson, Austin, HR May-Rashke, Kristyna, HR Mehain, Emma, HR Menard, Hayley, HR Merritt, Kristyn, HR Metzner, Shannon, HR Morrin-Reade, Sean, HR Morris-Reade, Shannon, HR Morris-Reade, Brendan, HR Neilson, Jessica, HR Nickason, Elizabeth, HR Norman, Chotika, HR Olovyannikova, Anna, HR Osborne, Honesty, HR Pedersen, Alexander, HR Pitt, Zoe, HR Purdy, Kristen, HR Rasche, Teagan, HR Rehman, Nabeel, HR Remillard, Matthew, HR Rempel, Cameron, HR Ross, Jordan, HR Rowe-Codner, Quentin, HR Ruani, Rayanna Larissa, HR Ryan, Destiny, HR Sale, Krista, HR Sarroca, Patricia, HR Seaman, Brendan, HR Shin, Eunji, HR Sigsworth, Megan, HR So, Charles, HR Stride, Geoffery, HR Suba, Lars Nico, HR Suharto , Vanessa, HR Syrnyk, Stephen, HR Tang, Hohims, HR Taylor, Lauren, HR Tepes, Julia, HR Thomas, Liam, HR Toscani, Taryn, HR Trainor, Katherine, HR Tricker, Travis, HR Trigueiro, Michael, HR Troung, Dalena, HR Tucker, Brittany, HR Van-Martin, Andrew, HR Vasanji, Aliyah, HR Vestergaard, Kiersten, HR Wall, Elizabeth, HR Wall, Sophia, HR Webb, Stewart, HR Wei, Wenting, HR Wojtun, Courtney, HR Wu, Jo-Hsuan, HR Wziatka, Olivia, HR Yao, Chia Yin, HR Yon, Jessica, HR Zheng, Xiaowen, HR Ashcroft, Alexei, HRD Allan, Brooke, HRD Anderson, Christine, HRD Behrouzi, Farhang, HRD Bouwmeester, Idrina, HRD Braga Torelli, Rachel, HRD Carpenter, Ashley, HRD Chan, Priscilla, HRD Chong, Alexander, HRD Davelaar, Victoria, HRD Desjardin, Genavieve, HRD Dinwoodie, Miranda, HRD Drag, Richard, HRD Eremenko, Anna, HRD Fitzgerald, Jackson, HRD Frers, Cortney, HRD Goudal, Connor, HRD Grant, Kiara, HRD Grosu, Razvan, HRD Gyorgy, Denes, HRD He, Bao Er, HRD Ishikawa, Shiho, HRD Kam, Olivia, HRD Kazemir, Ethan, HRD Kim, Sunwoo, HRD Lazare, Jacob, HRD Lees, Margaret, HRD Leong, Alwin, HRD Lodders, Vanessa, HRD Luo, Hansong, HRD Luu, Randy, HRD Mak, Hilary, HRD Malmberg, Jonathan, HRD Matonis, Aurelia, HRD McCallum, Hannah, HRD McLean-Marinakis, Eden, HRD Mitchell-Dyck, Juliana, HRD Naugler, Evan, HRD Nick, Jenna, HRD Nikakhtar, Noura, HRD Nita, Paul, HRD Puri, Priya, HRD Robinson, Nicole, HRD Shah, Bhavya, HRD Shewchuk, Cassandra, HRD GRADE 11 Congratulations to all of our students on their achievement. Students will be receiving honour role certificates. HR— Honour Roll—Students achieving a 73% average school mark HRD—Honour Roll with Distinction—Students achieving an average of 86% HGD—Honours with Great Distinction—Students achieving 90% and above in all courses Simmons, Shelby, HRD Sonea, Stephanie, HRD Stanyer, Amanda, HRD Suleman, Tarah, HRD Van Emmerik, Samantha, HRD Way, Ryan, HRD Wong, Jaime, HRD Wong, Antsun, HRD Wu, Yi-An, HRD Wu, Bei Qi, HRD Zdziechowski, Susan, HRD Zein, Leonard, HRD Zhang, Shaoge, HRD Cauley, Lindsey, HGD Hilder, Liam, HGD Kim, Margarita, HGD Manhas, Anysa, HGD Lo, Lillian, HGD Logue, Bryan, HGD Poirier, Olivia, HGD Santos, Sofia, HGD Sewlochan, Celina, HGD Urena, Santiago, HGD Yamada-Bagg, Nikita, HGD SCIENCE 10 EDVENTURE 10-9-8-(ignition)-7-6-5-(my grip tightens)-4-3-2-(oh no!)-1 BLAST OFF. The space shuttle simulator is taking off!!!!! Well, first let me explain - next APRIL a bus load of Riverside grade 10 students (and two brave teachers) will be traveling to Orlando, Florida. Their tour, . . . err, (we better change that!) . . .their lessons will be behind the scenes in Kennedy Space Station, Disney World, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, SeaWorld, Epcot Centre, Universal Park and Typhoon Lagoon. Their 'EDventure' will certainly be an educational adventure and the TENTH annual trip for Riverside. One last thing -- I'VE HEARD THERE MIGHT BE SEATS AVAILABLE! So, if you are a grade 10 student, see Mr. Horton or Mr. Brown IMMEDIATELY! Who knows…you might qualify!!!! Many families struggle with poverty and hunger. Riverside Secondary and the other Southside Family of Schools (Central Elementary, Castle Park, Mary Hill Elementary, Kilmer Elementary, Hazel Trembath Elementary, Citadel Middle, Pitt River Middle, and Riverside Secondary) are yet again teaming up in the annual “Halloween for Hunger” campaign. Our ultimate goal is to alleviate the problem of hunger in our community and to make a difference in the people’s lives. “Halloween for Hunger” is when all of the schools in the SSFS will work together with the community to collect non-perishable food items for the Tri-City Share Food Bank. The elementary schools will encourage food bank donations at their schools by holding events while the middle and high school students will go door to door asking for food donations in place of candy on Halloween night. Please help us support this great cause. Flyers will be delivered to your homes in advance to remind you to put aside some nonperishable donations. Thank you in advance for your utmost support! page 6 TAKE OUR KIDS TO WORK DAY Riverside Math Department to Coordinate “Take Our Kids to Work” 2014 On Wednesday, November 5th, the Riverside Math Department will coordinate Take Our Kids To Work (TOKTW) program. Take Our Kids to Work™ is The Learning Partnership’s signature program, now in its 20th year, that provides Grade nine students with the opportunity to experience and learn about the world of work as they begin to explore possible career paths. Research suggests that today’s students will have multiple careers over the span of their working years. They will need to master both new technologies and complex social and organizational systems. They will also need to be prepared with the educational tools and experiences that will be necessary to succeed in tomorrow's workplace. All grade 9 students will spend a day at work with their parent, relative or friend of the family. Students will then be asked to complete a reflection sheet based on their experience that day. Grade 9 math teachers will be responsible for distributing and collecting permission forms. For more information go to link : http://www.thelearningpartnership.ca/Page.aspx?pid=250 AUSTRIA, HUNGRY AND FRANCE 2015 SPRING BREAK Next spring break, the opportunity exists for Riverside students to travel abroad to Europe and visit some of the most culturally significant historical, economic and political landmarks in the world. Our trip evolves around our sister school in Vienna, Austria and takes us through some of the most breathtaking landscapes and topography in all of Europe. If you’ve always wanted to sample some of the flavors, experience the warmth and sights of Europe, this is your opportunity. Our two week trip itinerary has us visiting Vienna, Austria. Attractions include, the Schoenbrunn Gardens, The Spanish Riding School, The Belvedere Castle, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the Natural History Museum, Art History Museum, taking in a Viennese Waltz class and attending a Straus Concert at the Hueber Kursalon. While in Vienna, Riverside students will be hosted by students from our sister school in the historic, District 3. A full day excursion takes us to historical and majestic Budapest, Hungry. Once through Austria and Hungry, we fly to northern France. The splendor of Paris, France and all of its attractions; the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, The Louvre, a river tour down the Sienne and the Palace of Versailles are just some of many attractions we’ll visit. Then north to some of the battle sites and war memorials associated with the World Wars including Canada’s role. While travelling, students stay in at minimum, three star hotels which include breakfast and dinner. Lunches would have to be purchased separately. The trip fee of $4200 is great value and includes all air fares, travel insurance, hotel fees, museum and monument entrance fees, tips for guides and transportation by privately charted coach while travelling. If you are interested in participating, you can pick up an application form on the European Exchange bulletin board located outside Rm. 124 in the main hallway or in the main office of the school. Application forms can also be downloaded from Mr. Luongo’s share-point site on our school home page. For further inquiries feel free to contact Mr. Luongo at [email protected] at your convenience. Dear Riverside High, Many thanks from our class in Austria for the very warm welcome in Vancouver and the splendid stay with all the friendly host families! We had a great time and are glad having had the opportunity to see Canada and especially Vancouver! We would like to thank Mr. Luongo, Brian Kelly and in particular all the Host families for making our trip to Canada such a great one. Thank you very much indeed! We're very much looking forward to giving you such a warm welcome in Vienna as well as to seeing as many of you as possible again soon! Very warm regards, Class 7C, Kundmanngasse, Vienna page 7 2014-2015 SCHEDULE Would you like to spend a full week in Ottawa for only $675 (including airfare, room & board, field trips, guest speakers, etc.)? Would you like to spend a week with other young people from all across Canada? Would you like to visit Parliament? Take a tour of our capital? Visit a national museum? Attend workshops on themes that interest you? Make lots of new friends? Learn about the communities your new friends come from? Attend a cultural activity in Ottawa? Share a special talent (if you wish)? Stay in dorms at the Terry Fox Canadian Youth Centre in Ottawa? Practice any French that you know? (You don’t need to know French to attend, but be aware that you’ll hear lots of it there!) There are still spots for this 2014-2015 school year! For more information, see Ms. Bancroft in room 117 a.s.a.p. (You need an access code to be able to register online.) Want to talk to someone who’s already gone? Just ask! Check out the Encounters with Canada video: Live the Experience (in three parts) at https://www.ewc-rdc.ca/en/ promo.html page 8 MUSIC NOTES THE RIVERSIDE CRAFT FAIR IS COMING !! November15th RIVERSIDE GYM Tables are still available. If you, or someone you know, would like to rent a table and help support our AfterGrad please contact Anet for more info at: [email protected] If you would like to volunteer to help set up the fair the night before or to help at the fair contact Anet with your availability at [email protected] We would also appreciate any donations of baked goods, (nicely packaged for sale) items for the raffle and baskets . Please contact Carla Vegh at : [email protected] Also, After-Grad Pub Night Fundraiser January 31 Cat & Fiddle Pub Tix—$50 page 9 Below are some Fall Music events. Riverside’s Performing Arts site is up and running under our Riverside home page: “Programs and Services” drop down menu. Music Department Dates: Fri. Oct. 24th: Senior Band- Morning guest director Wed. Oct. 22/29th: Instrumental Clinicians 3:15-5:30pm Wed. Nov. 5th: Choir/Ensemble – Holocaust Symposium at Coquitlam Alliance, 9:0012:30pm Thurs. Nov.20th: Jazz Clinic, 6-8:30 pm Sat. Nov. 22nd: New York Fundraiser, Burke Pub Thursday, Dec. 11th: Music Department Concert and Fundraiser –Silent Auction? Details TBA Music Department Fall Fundraisers: Meat and Dessert – 2 Fall deliveries Bottle Collection - anyone can take their bottles to Biggar Return-It Depot on Kingsway and say to donate to Riverside Music Department. Chocolates: World Famous chocolate variety on sale now ~ see Mrs. Ottens; Almond Chocolate boxes coming soon! Bake sales during lunch Pub night Nov. 22nd Silent Auction at Fall Concert December 9th. Donations accepted More to come in 2015! FLYING CLUB The Flying Club is just starting up for the year again. If you are interested in anything aviation (going for flights, hearing about aviation careers, taking field trips to aviation venues, launching rockets, etc.) come see Mrs. Della in room 215 to learn how you can be involved! NOTE: On Thursday, Oct 16th, in room 215 at lunch we had a guest speaker who talked about his career in aviation. JR. BOYS SOCCER SCHEDULE *all home games are played at Gates Park on one the artificial turf fields of Mon Oct 20 vs Heritage Woods Wed Oct 22 vs Samuel Robertson Mon Oct 27 vs Gleneagle Wed Oct 29 Away @ Archbishop Carney Playoffs (Location to be determined) Wed Nov 5. FV Championships Wed Nov 12 FV Championships Mon Nov 17 FV Championships Wed Nov 19 FV Championships Teacher Sponsor is Mr. C. Chee and Coaches are Mr. T. Kelt and Mr. J. Stahr Any inquiries can be emailed to [email protected] IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY VISITS: OCTOBER 15TH – LANGARA COLLEGE VISITS RIVERSIDE OCTOBER 16TH – UBC VISITS RIVERSIDE OCTOBER 22ND – US COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES EXPO IN VANCOUVER NOVEMBER 6TH – PSI BC – A VARIETY OF BC UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES VISIT RIVERSIDE NOVEMBER 18TH – MCGILL UNIVERSITY VISITS RIVERSIDE More information about these events, and many more, can be found on Riverside’s Career Centre website http://www.sd43.bc.ca/secondary/riverside/ProgramsServices/ CareerCentre/Pages/default.aspx page 10 IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDER IMPORTANT STUDENT SAFETY REMINDER REGARDING FIREWORKS AND FIRECRACKERS At this time of year, we inevitably deal with incidents involving fireworks and firecrackers at school. We believe it is important to remind all students that possession of fireworks and firecrackers by minors is illegal and therefore contravenes the school district Code of Conduct. Students found to be selling or in possession of fireworks and firecrackers at school will be sent home on suspension. At Riverside Secondary, we believe that we need to deal with the issue of illegal sales of fireworks to underage students and we are taking steps to address this issue within our community. We appreciate your support, as parents, in doing what you can to ensure that your child is not bringing fireworks or firecrackers to school. By working together, we hope to provide the safest possible environment for our students. Thank you for your assistance with this matter. FIREWORKS & THE LAW IN PORT COQUITLAM Sales of all fireworks are banned within the City of Port Coquitlam You need a permit to set off fireworks in Port Coquitlam. Application must be made in person at the Tax Office at Port Coquitlam City Hall (2580 Shaughnessy St.) You must be at lease age 18 to handle or use fireworks Fireworks can only be discharged in certain places: On private property, with the occupant’s consent, and At a public event run by a public body or society, with written permission. For more information about local fireworks regulations and Halloween safety call 604 927-5466 or visit www.PORTCOQUITLAM.CA HALLOWEEN COSTUMES As we approach Halloween, we would like to remind students that although we encourage creativity in how students choose to dress up for school-related Halloween activities, the expectation is that costumes worn will be appropriate for a school setting. Students who choose to wear costumes representing anything sexual in nature, glorifying drugs or alcohol, or which are too revealing will result in the student being asked to remove or cover the costume. page 11 page 12
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