Band News by Ms. Luvisotto
Our Winter Concert will occur on Monday, December 16th at 7 PM in the gym for ALL band students. Admission is by donation.
The Wellington Band will be providing gift wrap services at Country Club Mall through the month of December. Please come out and get your gift wrapped. Gift wrap is by donation.
Thanks to all parents who have been volunteering for all our fundraising events in the past two months. Your help is much appreciated!
Band Dates for the New Year:
January 5 - Lions Xmas Tree Chipping Fundraiser
January 11 - Bottle drive
January/February - Various grade 8 students’ elementary performances
February 21/22/23 - Surrey Jazz Festival – Various Jazz Groups
April 7 – Jazz Combo Night 7 PM St. Andrews Church
April 8- Vancouver Island Concert Band Festival – Port Alberni – Grade 8 Bands/Sr Concert Band
April 16-19- Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival – Various Jazz band Students
April 29/30/May1 - West Coast Jazz Festival – VIU – Various Combos and Jazz Bands
May 16-19 - MusicFest Canada?
COUNTRY GROCER RECEIPTS!
For every Country Grocer receipt brought in to the office, Country Grocer's Save a Tape Program gives the Wellington PAC gift cards in the amount of 1% of the total amount. This can really add up and is a great boost to PAC funds!
Please bring receipts to the office during office hours
(Monday - Thursday 8am-3:30pm and Fridays 8am-3pm)
THANK YOU!
ATHLETIC NEWS from Ms McRae
As our fall season comes to an end, we want to acknowledge and thank our senior students for their amazing commitment to their Wellington programs.
On the senior boys volleyball team (finishing 5th at the Island Championships) we want to thank: Chester Shephard, Keiran Hoover, Jonny Pimlott, Jaxon Goncalves for their dedication and passion to the sport of volleyball. Also thank you to Craig Hoover for leading that team for the past 2 years as the head coach.
The senior girls volleyball team went undefeated winning the North Island Championships and came 5th at Islands as well this season. Our fearless leaders in grade 12 have given so much focus to the team this year, and were amazing role models for the younger athletes on the team. Thank you to: Avery Luciuk, Jorja Furey, Marina Holtz, Vilma Silva, Saba Forghani, and to their coach Madelin Boas who has been at the head of the team as coach for many seasons. What an amazing group of senior athletes this year.
Our senior boys soccer team also had a close to their season at the Island Championships where they played very strong games. The team had many grade 12 athletes who were pushing the team to success and organizing some amazing team dinners. Thank you to: Cooper Dixon, Max Slater, Daytton Stocks, Holden West, Jack Chutka, Ryan Faganello, Cash Hanratty, Jayden Ingaran, Joe Madill, Finely Miles, and a special thank you to the senior boys soccer coach – Scott Robertson for spending his time in the sun and rain coaching this group of athletes.
We also had some senior swimmers dive into the pool as a Wellington athlete for the last time. Hannah Duffell, Drew Duffell and Brandon Zsigovics represented us at Provincials in a relay and adding Sofia Ibrahim the relay team came 5th place. Thank you for pushing us to keep swimming alive at Wellington. We appreciate you.
We are moving into our basketball season with 8 different teams at Wellington. We will be hosting SEVEN tournaments this year and all of our athletes will be working hard for the next few months. We hope to see you in the stands cheering on the Cats.
International News from Ms. N. McRae
As we move into December, we have a large group of students going to Whistler for their trip. Shopping in Vancouver, and skating in Nanaimo are coming up for this month. Ms. McRae handed out 20 donuts to ISE students who had AMAZING report cards.
We are in the works of planning a good-bye activity for January, and can’t believe that the one semester students are already thinking about returning home. There have been many students who have decided to extend their stay here at Wellington for the full year. We are happy to have you.
We hope that you have a wonderful winter break with your host families and being able to enjoy a Canadian winter. Let’s hope we see some snow for those of you who haven’t seen snow before.
LATE OR ABSENT?
Students who arrive at school late but before 8:45AM are to go straight to class. Students who arrive late after 8:45AM are to check in at the office before heading to class.
Parent/Guardian consent is required for students needing to leave school early for sickness, appointments, etc. Please contact the office at info.WE@sd68.bc.ca or 250-758-9191 to give consent.
Is your student going to be absent for any reason, please let the office know so that we can excuse the absence.
SCHOLARSHIPS!
Grade 12’s, and the parents/guardians of grade 12’s please remember to check out the scholarship website (https://sites.google.com/learn68.ca/scholarships/home) for a list of scholarships and other resources in planning for post graduation.
Many students are asking about transcripts right now. Please see the tab entitled Transcripts & BCeID and follow the steps outlined in the videos to gain access to your high school transcript and to order transcripts to any post-secondary institutions or for scholarships/awards/bursaries when required.
Schulich Leader Scholarship Nomination Request
Schulich Leader Scholarships are the largest and most prestigious undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) scholarships in Canada. Each year, 100 scholarships are awarded - 50 for engineering students valued at $120,000 per scholarships and 50 for science, technology or math students valued at $120,000 per scholarship. Please see Mrs. Fan before December 20th to be nominated
Your scholarship advisor is Mrs. Fan and her email is katiejo.fan@sd68.bc.ca
YEARBOOK ADVERTISING
In order to promote public awareness of local businesses we are committing approximately 4-6 pages devoted specifically to local entrepreneurs.
As yearbooks are traditionally timeless and rarely discarded, they provide a medium of advertisement for businesses for years to come. Our intent within these pages is to allow businesses to place their logos or other forms of advertisement in exchange for funds that will be used to purchase additional cameras and equipment for the school.
A receipt will be forwarded to any businesses that wish to take part. If you have any additional questions or comments please contact me at sbhatti@sd68.bc.ca.
Mr. Bhatti
Contact Us:
Email: info.WE@sd68.bc.ca
Website: https://we.schools.sd68.bc.ca/
Location: 3135 Mexicana Road, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Phone: 250-758-9191