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CARE and RESPECT Today and Every Day CARE and RESPECT Today and Every Day

VOLUME 10, Issue 10 MAY 2017

STEVESTON-LONDON SECONDARY

NEWSLETTER Principal: Ms. C. Sakata Vice Principals: Ms. S. Garr & Ms. A. Kwon PAC: Ms. R. Clenachan-Johnson & Ms. M. McLean Trustee Liaison: Dr. Eric Yung

Address: 6600 Williams Road, Richmond, BC V7E 1K5 Phone: 604-668-6668 Fax: 604-668-6672 Early Warning: 604-668-6670 Twitter: @StevestonLondon Website: http://slss.sd38.bc.ca

“HOME OF THE SHARKS” – Established 2007

Principal’s Message We are now in the final term of the 2016 – 2017 school year and before we know it we will be June. We have had a very full April in the classroom and with extracurricular activities. We hope parents had the opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments in student learning by going over, with their child, the first term report cards that went home on April 19. Thank you to the parents who were able to make arrangements to meet with teachers at the recent Parent-Teacher Conferences on April 26 and 27. Teachers continue to be available for parents to discuss their child’s progress. Please contact the school to connect with your child’s teacher. April was filled with spring start up for tennis, ultimate, boys’ volleyball, girls’ soccer, golf, and badminton. Our students in music have been busy with band and choir performances at elementary schools and in Richmond Sings. We opened the first week of May with performances by the Drama Club in the final production of the year, “For My Name Is Will”. April ended with the hard work and organization by the Planning Leadership class teaching and leading all the grade 8 students at the Grade 8 Social Responsibility Day. The busyness and the range of opportunities and activities continue in May. Advance Placement (AP) exams for our grade 12 students continue take place in May. Student groups are on the move on extended field trips. SPECTRUM 8 and 9 students are off to Strathcona for a week, followed by SPECTRUM 10 students going to Ottawa and Quebec for one week. Fifteen SLSS students will be joining students from Burnett and Palmer on the Japan Exchange trip to visit Richmond’s sister city Wakayama for two weeks.

For our grade 12 students there are only two months before graduation and there will be a meeting for to go over the details and information of graduation events and activities. The grads have been busy making memories of their time at SLSS by working on the Grad LipDub video. They will have the Grad Boat Cruise to look forward to on May 11th. All the graduation information is also posted on the school website. May and June continue to be packed full with events and activities for all our students. You will learn about some of these in this newsletter, and as always information from the school is posted on the school website or on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Communicating to our school community about the experiences of our students is important to us and we welcome suggestions and comments.

UPCOMING DATES

Pro-D Day - Friday, May 19 Victoria Day - Monday, May 22

No School for Students

Early Dismissal Day - Tuesday, May 23

May 1 Pro-D Day AP Chemistry Exam

May 2 Collaboration Day

May 2-5 Spring Producation: For My Name is Will

May 8-12 Spectrum 8-9 at Strathcona

May 9 AP Calculus Exam

May 10 AP English Exam PAC 6:30, DAG 7:30

May 12 Grad Boat Cruise

May 13 DAG Car Wash Fundraiser

May 13-20 Spectrum 10 in Ottawa + Quebec

May 14 Mother’s Day

May 18 Grade 7 Fun Day

May 19 Pro-D Day

May 22 Victoria Day (School Closed)

May 23 Early Dismissal at 2 PM

June 1 Spring Concert @ 7 PM

June 2 Encore Concert @ 11:30

June 6 Collaboration Day

June 7 Awards Night, 7 PM

June 8 Athletic Banquet, 5:30 PM

June 14 PAC 6:30, DAG 7:30

June 17 Commencement @ 1 PM

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CARE and RESPECT Today and Every Day

Sharks in the Spotlight

Catch up on the latest news and events at Steveston-London


MAY 2017

Student Vote at SLSS On Monday May 8th, SLSS students exercised their democratic right and responsibility by participating in Student Vote 2017. SLSS students along with students from across British Columbia took on the roles of election officials, and organized a vote using authentic election materials. The ballots were counted by each school and reported to CIVIX confidentially. The Student Vote results will be released publicly by CIVIX on election night (May 9) and shared with the media for broadcast and publication. Special thanks to Mrs. Christie and her Social Studies students for organizing and running SLSS’s Student Vote. Richmond Sports Awards Congratulations to grade 12 students Fardaws Aimaq and Valerie Wideski for being recognized by the Richmond Sports Council as the High School Male Athlete and High School Female Athlete winners for 2016. Fardaws was recognized for outstanding achievement in basketball, and Valerie was recognized for outstanding achievement in rugby. Further congratulations to Valerie for being named to the U18 national team!

Grade 8 Social Responsibility Day

Social Studies Department News In April, Mr. Aun, Social Justice teacher, organized two guest speakers to speak to senior level Social Studies students (Social Justice 12, Law 12, History 12, Socials 11). The two speakers were Dr. Simmee Chung and Elder Don who talked about major Social Justice 12 themes that include poverty, homelessness and racism. The focus of the presentation weaved Dr. Chung’s research around creating more inclusive spaces in schools and Elder Don’s life story. This careful weaving demonstrated the hardships and impact of colonization, a result of the experiences of life in a Residential School. Stories about poverty, homelessness, addiction, and incarceration were gripping. The presentation wrapped up the different Social Justice 12 themes by asking questions like, “how can we help?”, “how can we build a sense of community?”, and “why should we care?” .

On April 28, Grade 8s participated in a very successful half day seminar organized and led by our dedicated Peer Helping Leadership and senior students. The theme of the day was Be Your Own Hero, where students focused on how they can have and make a positive impact on the school community and beyond. A special thank you to Ms. O’Neill, Ms. Levin, and Ms. Shearer.

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SLSS Parents’ Corner Welcome! Stay Connected + Get Involved!

SLSS PAC Meeting – May 10 All parents are invited to the next PAC meeting. Ms. Kwon, vice principal will talk about the controversial Netflix series “Thirteen Reasons Why” and issues around “vaping”. This will be followed by the PAC business portion, part of which will be planning for the traditional SLSS Sharkfest, the year-end celebration on Monday, June 26. The last PAC meeting of this school year will be on Wednesday, June 14 and it is the Annual General Meeting. In preparation for the AGM and the election of PAC executive members, please contact PAC co-chairs, Michele McLean and Roisin Clenachan-Johnson if you would like to submit a nomination for an executive position on the PAC for 2017-2018. Please consider continuing or joining our PAC executive as chair, secretary, treasurer or other representative position. Come out to the meeting on May 10 at 6:30 PM and support your PAC Executive! Student Learning Survey This is a reminder for SLSS parents of grade 10 and 12 students to complete the Ministry of Education’s parent survey at:

www.bced.gov.bc.ca/sat_survey/access.htm

Go to the Parent Logon > Direct Access. Under “District”, select 38 Richmond and under “School”, select Steveston-London Secondary.

The deadline has been extended to Friday, May 26.

Message from DAG The annual DAG Car Wash Fundraiser is this Saturday, May 13 from 10 AM to 3 PM in the SLSS Williams Road parking lot. In addition to getting your car washed, you can purchase some delicious baked goods, and pick up a flower for your mother. Also, if you have any bottles to donate, we would really appreciate if you could bring them! If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] or Loreen at 604-724-7009.

The next DAG meeting is May 10 at 7:30 PM in the library.

Vaping & e-Cigarettes In response to what appears to be an increase in “vaping” in our school community, we wanted to take this opportunity to provide some educational materials to students and parents. Although e-cigarettes and vaporizers are advertised as a “safer alternative” to cigarettes, they haven’t been scientifically tested or proven to help quit smoking. Because of this, no positive health claims for e-cigarettes can legally be made and in fact, may be dangerous to a person’s health.

Students and parents should also be aware that district guidelines prohibit the use of e-cigarettes and vaporizers on school property in the same way they do cigarettes. Please refer to the attachment at the end of this newsletter for additional information


SLSS Awards Evening – Save the date! Steveston-London Secondary's Awards 2017 Evening will take place on

Wednesday, June 7 beginning at 7 PM in the Shark Tank. This is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the diverse strengths and accomplishments of our students, from academic achievements, to a commitment to social responsibility. An "Award Recipients" list will be posted at the school at the beginning of June and letters will then be distributed to these students. All recipients and their families are invited to attend.

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SLSS Fine Arts

Music & Theatre All the World’s a Stage

Steveston-London Drama Club performed the original play, “For My Name is Will” from May 2 to 5 to enthusiastic audiences of friends, family, classmates and teachers. The play focuses on the adolescence of William Shakespeare and his ambitions and romances in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Written and directed by Ms. Kosar, with a set designed by Mr. Price, the play made use of the many talents of Steveston-London drama students from Grades 8 to 12. The following students participated in the performances both on stage and behind the scenes: Ryan Curtis, Mehmood Ghani, Isaac Hoyland, Adelaide Chan, Kayley Hirose, Sophie Boyd, Mya Snidanko, James Wen, Hannah Schneiderman, Django Mavis, Jonathan Nakhleh, Alyssa Osten, Chevonne Thompson, Sargun Khurana, Chris Ison, Urvee Mulye, Elaine Ma, Miguel Thompson, Athena Chen, Emily Ison, Hannah Cheung, Jessie Hall, Vernonica Xia, Sam Yu, Claudia Tong, Farah Yusofy, Ophelia Smith, Claire Marcoe, Ved Ballary, Taylor Kerr, Gordon Cheng, Janice Chan, Alison Xia, Sufiah Azhar-Bowmar, Simona Volpov, Rachel Wong, Clara Huang, Arrianne Tam, Kristian Bariso, Mandy Huang, Kyle Yeung, Veeraj Mishra, Davey Lau, Ada Ling, and Ashwyn Dholliwar. The set design was executed with help from Art Careers students, Annika Gonzalez, Ayla Gormley, Elaine Cai, Sherry Yu, Monica Mu, Stephanie Leung, and Whitney Fwu and with the skill and determination of the Theatre Production classes including Ashwyn Dholliwar, Jared Ng, Andrew Wong, Danielle Steele, Kelly Zhang, Felicity Brooks, Athena Chen, Angela Shi, Chevonne Thompson, Nadia Claypack, and Liam Zhang. It was a great experience for everyone and the audiences were thoroughly entertained by the romance, comedy, songs (with original music by Kyle Yeung) and the many references to Shakespeare’s works in the play.

Next for the Drama Club . . . improv performances for Grade Seven Fun Day and then our finale for the year – Fine Arts Day on June 14!

Student Council News On April 19 Student Council hosted a very successful Spring Fling, the last dance of the school year. Thank you to the UBC Teacher Candidates, Ms. Chevreau, Ms. Murdoch, Mr. Hamm, Ms. Garr, Ms. Kwon, and Ms. Sakata for supervising.

Student Council elections for 2017-2018 will take place May 15-26, beginning with the election of a new student council president on May 18. Make an informed decision by checking out candidate campaigns and speeches the week of May 15.

Student Council is well under way with planning for Sharkfest 2017. Stay tuned for details on this amazing year-end celebration taking place on Monday, June 26.

Check us out on Facebook, SLSS Student Council 2016-17.

SLSS Musical Notes On Friday, May 3, the SLSS Choir performed along with Richmond Chorus at a charity fundraiser entitled “Richmond Sings” at the Fraserview Church. Upcoming Music concerts include:

• Friday, May 12 - The Jazz Band performs at the Maple Lane Spring Fling at 5:00 PM

• Wednesday, May 17 – Choir and Band concert at Blundell Elementary at 1:30 PM

• Thursday, June 1 - Our annual SLSS Spring Music Concert featuring the entire Music department. All parents, family and relatives welcome. Admission will be by donation. Bring the whole family for a night of terrific music! The Concert is at 7:00 PM in the Theatre.

• Friday, June 2, Block B, 11:30 AM - Our annual Year End Music Assembly in the Shark Tank, featuring the entire Music department.

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This April has been action packed for our Sharks! Our badminton teams had a fantastic run at the Cambie tournament… our school won 11 trophies:

Third place trophies went to: Justin Li and Ivy Lin for bantam mixed Milo Ng and Sean Lin for bantam doubles Coyaca Li & Erica Zhou for junior mixed doubles Laura Lin for junior girls single

Second place trophy went to: Justin Li for bantams boys singles.

First place trophies went to: Janessa Cen for bantam girls singles Annie Zhou for junior girls singles Janessa Cen & Ivy Lin for bantam doubles Annie Zhou & Sophie Li for junior doubles Jessica Yuen & Rui Qi He for senior doubles Jessica Yuen & Nathan Wang for senior mixed doubles

Congratulations to all the players who participated in this great event. And a special thanks to Mr. J. Mah and Ms. Queiroga for coaching and sponsoring our teams to victory!

More exciting news for badminton… our seniors claimed the RSSAA championship for the fourth year running, which earned us a direct berth to provincials! Stay tuned for more information on when and where to come out to cheer on your team. Both our junior and senior ultimate teams are headed to provincials May 27th to 28th @ Newton Athletic Park in Surrey. GO SHARKS! Our grade 8 and 9 boys volleyball teams are fighting their way through to the end of the season. Last regular season games will be held the week of May 8th, with RSSAA playoffs starting the week of May 15th. Our Track & Field team is off to finals May 8th and 10th. We’re sending them good vibes as they fight their way to the finish line! Girls soccer finished strong this month, with a positive attitude and perseverance. Way to go girls! Special thanks to coaches Ms. Chevreau and Ms. Murdoch for their tireless effort and commitment. Sharks golf had a solid start to their season under the direction of Mr. Clements, beating McMath in their first exhibition game. The team plays Burnett in the city finals on May 15. Last but not least, our tennis team is on their way to provincials May 25th to 27th. Location TBA. Congratulations on an awesome month Sharks! Good luck to all of our teams who will face some serious competition in finals and provincials! For more information on Sharks Athletics, visit http://slss.sd38.bc.ca/extracurricular/sharks-athletics

Sharks Athletics

Celebrating competition, sportsmanship, excellence.

#GoSharks

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Post-Secondary Information • SLSS Career Centre website: http://slsscareercenter.wordpress.com/

• Grade 12 Bulletin Board Students are urged to the board by the Williams Road Staffroom regularly for post-secondary updates.

• Ms. Kerr, Career Information Advisor Career Centre Hours: Monday to Thursday 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM. Students can sign up for an appointment at the door of the centre. ATTENTION GRADE 12s • Offers of Admission Grade 12 students who have applied to a university/college for entry in Sept. are reminded to regularly check the institution's secured student service (student account) website/portal for new messages. These sites contain important details regarding: transcript submission, self-reporting, admission offers, course pre-requisites, registration, deadline dates, contact information, grades, etc.

• Register to write the TOEFL and/or the LPI if you are required to do so. Contact the Career Centre or the individual post-secondary institution.

• Langara Course Planning Sessions See website for next available session: http://www.langara.bc.ca/student-services/counselling/workshops-info-sessions/course-planning-sessions.html

• Government Student Loans Open Online applications are available at: www.StudentAidBC.ca

ATTENTION GRADE 11s If you are planning to attend a USA post-secondary institution after graduation, it is a good idea to register for and to write your SAT admission exam during your Grade 11 year! http://student.collegeboard.org/

APPRENTICESHIP "YOUTH TRAIN in TRADES" (ACE IT) PROGRAMS

A Future Without Limits! Students in grade 10 and 11... are you interested in expanding your skill-set? Would you like to get a head-start on a promising career in demand? Are you ready to begin post-secondary courses, while you are still in high school (with the tuition paid by the school district)? Are you hard working, and do you enjoy challenges and working with your hands? Applications are now being accepted for students interested in one of several district Youth Train in Trades (ACE IT) programs. See your school counsellor or the career information advisor for more details. SD38 Plumbing & Cooking Programs are currently accepting applications from current grade 10-12 students for the 2017-2018 school year. Please see your counsellor or the career info advisor if you are interested in either

KPU & SD38 have partnered together to create the LinK38 Dual Credit Program. Students can earn credits for up to 2 university courses. See your counsellor or the career info advisor for details.


IMPORTANT Grade 12 Reminders • Commencement Ticket Sales – Round 3 sales begin Monday, May 15 at lunch. • Commencement Ceremony Message – Grads must submit their 40-word (maximum) write-up online by Monday, May 15. This is the short blurb that will be read as each one of our grads crosses the stage at the Commencement Ceremony at UBC on June 17. Submit your grad write-up at: http://slss.sd38.bc.ca/commencement-ceremony-write-submission • Grad Rehearsal – Grads must attend this mandatory June 15 rehearsal. Grad gowns and tickets will be given out.

Career Centre News Get the latest on Post Secondary, Scholarships, and much more!

Important Dates

May 4: Langara Professional Photography Information Session May 8: UBC Sauder School of Business BCom Info Sesssion

May 11: Kings Meet & Greet in Vancouver -KPU Fall Applicant Night -Langara Nursing Information

May 13: Destination UVic

May 29: UBC Sauder School of Business BCom Info Sesssion

May 30: Explore Capilano Info Night

June 15: Langara Library & Information Technology information session

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