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Walter Murray Collegiate - December 2017

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Walter Murray Collegiate 1905 Preston Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7J 2E7

Main Office: 306-683-7850 Attendance: 306-683-7855 Facsimile: 306-657-3953 Email: [email protected] Web Site: http://schools.spsd.sk.ca/waltermurray/ Principal: Mr. Tom Sargeant Assistant Principal: Mr. Dave Sloboda Vice Principal: Mr. Ryan Brimacombe School Superintendent: Mr. Withman Jaigobin School Trustee: Ms. Charmaine Bellamy Email: [email protected] Phone: (306) 683-8469

DATES TO REMEMBER

Dec 12 7:00 PM - Band & Choir Concert

Dec 15 Gil Wist Wrestling Tournament

Dec 16 Gil Wist Wrestling Tournament

Dec 22 Last day of classes before winter break

Jan 08 Classes resume

Jan 09 Canadian Math League Contest #4

Jan 16 7:00 PM - SCC Meeting

Jan 19 Period 1 Exam





Jan 26 PD Day—No Classes

Jan 29 PD Day—No Classes

Jan 30 Semester 2 Begins

December 2017 Newsletter In this Issue: Principal’s Message 2 Marauders Academic Tea 3 Open Houses 3 End of Semester One Schedule 4 Canadian Achievement Test (CAT) 4 Course Selection Information Session 4 Contact Information 4 Remembrance Day 5 Yearbook Order 5 March 2018 Newsletter Information 5 Parent Portal 5 “Good News, the Musical” 6 Thank You! 6 German Exchange Program 6 Math Club 6 After Grad Committee Information 7 Music Department Information 8 Fundraiser Auction 8 Cross Country Team 9 French Studies and Travel Opportunities 9 Take Our Kids to School 10 2018 Timeline of Graduation Activities 11 Student Services Information 12 Student Services Information cont’d 13 SGI Account—Customer Number 13 Calendars—December 2017 & January 2018 14


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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Winter has arrived. You can feel it in the air, but it is great to see the warmth of an industrious classroom, or the passion and energy of our many extra-curricular activities. With report cards just coming out, it is important to check where your son/daughter needs more assistance. Please do not hesitate to contact the school, because semester one flies by, after the winter holidays. We want all our students to achieve success, so help us make this happen. Once again the musical, “Good News - The Football Musical” was terrific, led by Mr. Soucy and his team. Over a hundred students were involved to put on these unbelievable performances. It truly is good for the soul to see these inspiring actors put it on the line with these performances. With the end of the fall sport season, we now begin with basketball and wrestling besides the many clubs that run during the school year. The last day of school before the holidays will be Friday, December 22. School will resume on Monday, January 8 where there will be nine days of learning before final assessments begin on Friday, January 19. Thank you for being great Marauders and enjoy a safe, restful holiday season filled with family and friends! Tom Sargeant Principal


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MARAUDER ACADEMIC TEA Walter Murray’s 2016-2017 top 10 students from grades 9 to 11 were recognized at an afternoon Marauder Academic Tea held in October. Mr. Tom Sargeant welcomed over 60 invited guests - parents, guardians, vice/assistant principals, our school trustee, Charmaine Bellamy, and our superintendent, Mr. Withman Jaigobin. Keith M. entertained the group with piano music and Mr. Scaddan spoke on behalf of the teachers. Big M Academic Certificates were presented by the designated grade vice/assistant principals, Mr. Sloboda and Mr. Brimacombe. Congratulations to all our top 10 Marauders alphabetically listed below!

GENERAL PROFICIENCY AWARDS

Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11

Muhammad A. Yasha A. Michael B.

Tyler B. Jienan C. Brigit B.

Aryaa B. Elena G. Sara G.

Shannon D. Sarah H. Catherine L.

Meran H. Jolena K. Csaba N.

Shafin H. Hao Tian L. Huong N.

Ramit K. Hadia M. Lyubov P.

Shane M. Irraj M. Dayna W.

Tanzeel N. Meagan W. Yunfei W.

Anjali S. Yiran Z. Yao Ting Y.

OPEN HOUSES Walter Murray Collegiate will be hosting a Pre-Collegiate Night for all feeder

schools on Monday, January 15 at 7:00 PM in our gymnasium and auditorium. Grade 8 School Wide-Open House will be held on Thursday, February 8 at 7:00

PM in the auditorium. French Immersion information will also be provided at this time.


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END OF SEMESTER ONE SCHEDULE As the first semester wraps up in January, there will be five consecutive school days dedicated to end-of-term assessments and activities. A single ninety minute block will be allocated to each of the five classes for culminating activities or assessments. Students are required to attend between 9:00 to 10:30 AM.

Thursday, January 18

Friday, January 19

Monday, January 22

Tuesday, January 23

Wednesday, January 24

Thursday, January 25

Friday, January 26

Monday, January 29

Tuesday, January

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Last Day of Classes

Period 1

Assessments/Activities 9 - 10:30 AM

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Period 3


Period 4


Period 5


PD Day - No Classes

PD Day - No Classes

Semester 2 begins

Teachers will be available to help students throughout the day on the exams. Students should check with teachers to confirm the hours teachers are available for help.

CANADIAN ACHIEVEMENT TEST (CAT) RESULTS In September, all Grade 10 students in Saskatoon Public Schools wrote the Canadian Achievement Test, a national assessment of students’ essential skills in reading and mathematics. We expect to receive the results in the near future. At that time, we will be sending home the Parent Report, which outlines your child’s achievement in key skills for Reading, Mathematics, Estimation, and Computation. The information is provided in summary form and represents a snapshot of each grade 10 student’s achievement for a few hours in September. When we send out the report, we will also direct you to a short video from the Canadian Test Centre, which will help you to understand your child’s results.

COURSE SELECTION INFORMATION SESSION Do you realize that in February students in grades nine through eleven will be selecting courses for the 2018-2019 school year? Are you hoping to be kept in the loop regarding your child’s options? Parents are invited to a course selection information session on Tuesday, January 16 at 7 PM in the Walter Murray Collegiate cafeteria. At this meeting we will outline the course selection process, highlight new courses, and answer questions you may have about required and elective courses. If you will be 15 years of age and want to take driver’s education, make sure you choose it when selecting your classes.

CONTACT INFORMATION Please keep your contact information current. We would like to remind parents, guardians, and students to ensure the contact information we have on file for your family is current. If there have been any changes please notify the office at 306-683-7850 immediately so we can update our records. This would apply to an address change, telephone number, work telephone number, e-mail address (the majority of our communication is through e-mail), emergency contact information, and/or medical information. Thank you for working with us to ensure we know how to get in touch with you in the event of an emergency.


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REMEMBRANCE DAY Thank you to all the students, staff, and guests who attended the Walter Murray Remem-brance Day ceremony. Many students and staff participated in the organization, the readings, the musical selections, and the technical production of the program. The silent respect that radiated in our gymnasium among our Walter Murray students confirms our young peoples’ heartfelt gratitude for our veterans’ past and present ultimate sacrifices.

YEARBOOK ORDER

In order to be on the yearbook list, all fees including yearbook, must be paid by March 2, 2018. An alphabetical list will be posted on the main office window mid January of students whose yearbook order is confirmed. If you have not ordered a yearbook, the cost is $30.

MARCH 2018 NEWSLETTER INFORMATION Your next newsletter will arrive during the first week in February. Important information regarding student progress conferences, which take place on March 22 and March 23, will be in this newsletter. Paper copies of the WMCI newsletter are available from the main office or can be printed from the website. Please keep in mind, because of the sizeable amount of newsletters that we send out via e-mail all at once, it is important to check your “junk mail” as well. You can also find our newsletter posted on the Walter Murray Portal and on the Saskatoon Public Schools website. Website: https://www.spsd.sk.ca/school/waltermurray/About/newsletter/Pages/default.aspx

PARENT PORTAL Save in your Favourites the link to the Parent Portal: https://spslearn.spsd.sk.ca/schools/wmc Memorize your username and password or call the school to have it reset. Having this information can

get you access to important information regarding your child’s attendance, past marks, achievement, school newsletter, course selection information, daily student announcements, and much more!

Your student progress conferences scheduler is accessible in March and October each year.


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THANK YOU!! The Holiday Hamper Committee would like to thank all of the generous donations made by various people in our community that helped this year’s drive become a resounding success. From businesses, to artists and artisans, to individuals who donated their time, we would like to thank you all. Your donations will help many families right here at Walter Murray this season and throughout the year. Sincerely, Janet Christ, Laura Jorgenson and Kristie Palmer

“GOOD NEWS, THE MUSICAL!” The cast, crew, and supervising teachers would like to extend a BIG thank you to the community for the wonderful support of Walter Murray’s 2017 production of the musical “GOOD NEWS”. The show involved a large number of students who volun-teered their time and talents to make the show a success. The annual fall musical at Walter Murray is a time-honoured tradition that allows many WMCI students to pur-sue their creative passions, while building self-confidence and forming lasting friendships. We played to very supportive crowds from November 19 to 25. We would also like to thank the community for the generous support of our fundraising efforts during our performances where we raised money for the charity, Stepping Stones Inc. who sponsors school building projects in the Philippines, the Walter Music Department, the Light & Sound Club and Food Hampers for families in need in our community. Thank you and see you next year!

GERMAN EXCHANGE PROGAM

Students interested in participating in the three month Student Exchange next year (2018-2019) should see Mrs. Prefontaine for an application form.

Opportunities to meet new

friends while stretching your learning via tangrams, number puzzles, logic, problem solving,

group activities, prep for up-coming math contests,

paradoxes, Sask. Monthly Math Challenges, unique lessons and

more.

Everyone welcome!

For further information, contact

Mrs. Christ at: [email protected]


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Attention Graduates and Families

Be in the know for upcoming fundraisers including Winter Formal and all things related to the After Party Event to follow graduation celebrations on May 4th, 2018.

Send an e-mail to [email protected] to get on the list and stay in the loop.

The WMCI After Grad Committee is a parent-led committee which plans and hosts "The After Party," also known as Chem Free After Grad. This event follows the dinner/dance at TCU Place on May 4, 2018. We are in the planning stages of this event and would love to have you join us.


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MUSIC DEPARTMENT

BAND Walter Murray Music Department students put on a very successful concert on November 1! We are looking forward to our next concert on December 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Girls’ Gym at WMCI. The cost is $5 per person (grade 8 and under are free). On December 15 the Grade 11 & 12 Concert Band will perform a 35 minute concert for Grade 8 Band students at 11:15 AM in the WMCI girls gym. Free admission, all are welcome. CHOIR Congratulations to all students who were part of the musical, “Good News!” – the many singers, actors, and dancers worked hard to put together an authentic musical with excellent props, lighting, and sound! Bravo! Choir Students will be performing and caroling at Preston Park II at 8:45 AM on December 20 for the seniors’ breakfast. Parents are welcome to meet us over there for some holiday singing and cheer. CAROLING IN FOYER Grade 9 through 12 band and choir students will have the opportunity to busk in the hallways of WMCI during the last week of school before the holidays. They have been working together on music in small ensembles so they can spread good cheer at morning break and lunch, as well as, help raise money for our school charity. On December 22 the choir will be caroling in the front foyer from 8:00 to 8:35 AM. All proceeds will go to the dignity fund for our less fortunate families at Walter Murray. CONGRATULATIONS Jienan C., who performed in the Saskatchewan Honour Band and Chris V. who performed in the Saskatchewan Honour Choir. These students played a fantastic concert in Regina for hundreds of music educators and families. DATES TO REMEMBER December 12: Band and Choir Holiday Concert April 15 to 17: Choir and Grade 10 Band Trip to Edmonton for the Cantando Music Festival May 6 to 7: Grade 9 Concert Band Trip to Red Deer and Calgary for the Alberta Band Festival May 31: Year End Band Concert June 4: Final Choir Concert

TBA: Senior Band trip for retreats and workshops

FUNDRAISER ART AUCTION Buy your raffle tickets by December 8 for the painting displayed in the office by local artist, Muveddet Al-Katib. You can buy your tickets from one of these teachers (Ms. Palmer, Mrs. Jorgenson or Mrs. Christ. Tickets: 1 for $2.00 or 3 for $5.00 Proceeds go to hampers for our less fortunate families at Walter Murray.


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FRENCH STUDIES AND TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES

Explore is a five-week intensive language-learning course (with possible university credit). Participants receive a $2,200 bursary covering tuition, instructional materials, activities, meals, and accommodations. Deadline to apply is the end of February, 2018.

Odyssey is a full-time language assistant program. Students travel to Quebec or New Brunswick and lead English-language activities in an elementary, secondary, or post-secondary classroom. Salary: $20 an hour for 25 hours per week over nine months. One year of post-secondary studies is required to apply. Deadline to apply is the end of February, 2018.

The Saskatchewan-Quebec Student Exchange Program is a six-month reciprocal exchange for students in grade ten and eleven. Saskatchewan families host in first semester and Quebec families host in second semester. Participants pay a $300 fee to cover partial cost of airfare. Deadline to apply is early February, 2018.

Please speak to Mr. Soucy, our Second Languages Coordinator, in Room 212 regarding these great opportunities.

A Special Season for the Cross Country Team The 12th City Title in 12 Years and Provincial Gold

The Walter Murray Cross Country team continued the tradition of excellence by capturing its twelfth city title in thirteen years. Special congratulations to Moktar A., Mathias Y., and Allison N. who won gold in Senior Boys, Junior Boys, and Midget Girls respectively. Quincy F. and Lauren M. won silver in Senior Boys and Midget Girls. Alexander W. won bronze in Midget Boys and to the following four teams who captured the team division pennants: Midget Girls, Midget Boys, Junior Boys, and Senior Boys. Congratulations to all of our team members who contributed to our team gold title! The twenty three athletes who competed on the Saskatoon team at the Provincial High School Cross Country Championships at Turtleford turned in a number of personal best performances and a first place team (GOLD!) finish in the 4A category, with a performance that bettered every team in every category. Special mention goes to: Allison N. - BRONZE MEDAL Nathan G. - 7th in Midget Boys Mathias Y. - BRONZE MEDAL Lauren M. - 8th in Midget Girls Moktar A. - 4th in Senior Boys Alexander W. - 15th in Midget Boys Quincy F. - 6th in Senior Boys Towfik M. - 17th in Senior Boys Come join us next year to help us continue the tradition of excellence!


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TAKE OUR KIDS TO WORK DAY—A HUGE SUCCESS! On Wednesday, November 1, over 200 grade nine students from Walter Murray spent the day at work with their parent or another adult. The success of this program is largely due to the generosity of our business community in accepting these students into their work places. Some of the students were given special tours designed to introduce them to the many facets of the workplace. Students were safely given workplace tasks that introduced them to new employability skills. Many nearby businesses generously welcomed our young adults and gave accolades on the students’ positive demeanor and work ethic. Way to go Marauders!

306 Plumbing and Heating AAFD Saskatoon RDC Acklands Grainger Acura Centre Agrium VPO Ahead Trading Ltd. Allan Construction Amec Forter Wheeler Apex Aggregate Aurea Alcera Boston Pizza Brads Acts Sales Brevoort Part School Bright Horizon Chinese School Brundsdon Lawrek and Associates BTEC Butler Byers Insurance Cameco Corp Canada Revenue Agency Canadian Food Inspection Agency Canadian Light Source Inc. Candace’s Cleaning Service Canwest Central Animal Hospital Circle Drive Special Care Home City of Saskatoon CNH College of Engineering Comfort Cab Confederation Safeway Correctional Service Canada Cosmopolitan Industries Country Inn Hotel Crocus Co-op CTU CTV Saskatoon Delisle Vet Service Digital Innovation Inc. DMC Renovations Doc Hollandaise Dollarama Dr. Frozan Qasemi Dragon Ex Courier

Ècole Alvin Buckwold School Elizabeth Fry Society Ernst & Young LLP E-Tahkanawasot Child Care FCL College of Agriculture Federated Co-Operatives Ltd. Finning Canada First Nations University of Canada First Student LC Friends Together Childcare Co-Op Global Gathering Place Golder Associates Ltd Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools Greenfield Kids Corner Inc. Handmade House Har-1 Electrical LTD Hatch LTD Hertz Northern Bus Hot Wok Asian Restaurant Ilarion Residence Indigo Intertek Testing Services J and L Food Corporation James L. Alexander James Silbernagel JW Research Kal Tire Kriskosoki Lafarge Pipe Lakeview School Le Centre Education Leopold’s Tavern Loomis Express Loblaw Optical Loraas Recycle Loraas Tree Service M&M Food Market Mayfair Glass MCA Holdings McDougall Gauley LLD Ministry of Social Service

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Mosaic Potash Motion Fitness National Care National Research Council of Canada No Frills Open Door Society Paradies Lagardere Paytech PCS Pei Lu PELC Pizza Hut Pleasure-Way Industries Potash Corp of Sask Inc. Practicum Training Institute Prairie Diagnostic Services Prairie Oxygen Preston Dental Centre Proteus Waters Radisson Hotel Raymond James RBM Architecture Real Canadian Superstore Sask Polytechnic Saskatoon City Hospital Saskatoon Fire and Flood Saskatoon Health Region Saskatoon Housing Coalition Saskatoon Library Saskatoon Light and Power Saskatoon Misbah School Saskatoon Police Service Saskatoon Public Library Saskatoon Public Schools Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors Sasktel Seoul Restaurant Shoppers Drug Mart Saskatchewan Vet Medical Association

Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission Snooker Shack Solido Design Automation Spartan Controls SPSD SRC Stantec Consulting Staples Stonebridge Crossing Retirement Subway Synergy Strength Sunrise Foods TCU Financial Group Teamsters Canada Rail The Griffin Takeaway The Wizard Cleaning Thriftway Pharmacy Tim Hortons Trinity Manor U of S Dept of Education U of S Language Centre U of S Libraries U of S Physics Dept UC Baby Saskatoon Unique Lighting Urdu Language School Value Village Stores Value Tire Vision Ridge Contracting Volkswagon Centre Westcan Bulk Transport Westwind Aviation Wildwood Dental Clinic


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2018 Timeline of Graduation Activities!

January 22 to 25 Graduation photos in Library from 12:00 to 6:00 PM. Graduates who have no outstanding fees and no overdue textbooks and/or library books, will be automatically booked in for a photo sitting time. The list will be posted on the main office window and in the LRC on January 18. Sitting fee is $30 cash or cheques payable to Life Touch at the time of the photo session. If the student can’t make the assigned time, it is up to them to pick up a coupon release form from the WMCI main office. Student can then go to Life Touch for a graduation photo. In order to be on the graduating composite, pictures must be taken by February 28, 2018. See the main office if there is a problem. More information regarding grad photos will be distributed to grads in January.

Please note to have his or her name appear on the list for a photo sitting time, a student must meet the following criteria:

Be presently enrolled in Grade 12

Have paid in full all student fees

Have no outstanding library ma-terials

Please note that students choosing not to have a formal grad photo taken will have their school photo on a separate yearbook page. If you cannot afford the sitting fee, please see an administrator.

Graduation Meeting Period 2 Murray advantage in the cafeteria. Intent to Graduate forms will be handed out at this meeting.

Thursday, February 1

Parent information Night at 7 PM in the library. Wednesday, March 20

Thursday, March 21 A detailed information package mailed to all Grade 12 students via Canada Post.

April 16 to 2

May 14 to 22

Thursday, May 24

Grade 12 Banquet and Dance Ticket sales at noon in the projection room.

Nomination process for valedictorian.

Voting for Valedictorian period 2 in the Cafeteria.

Friday, May 4

Monday, June 25

Thursday, June 14

June 20 to 26

Wednesday, June 27

Grade 12 Banquet and Dance at TCU Place—Grand Salon (upstairs).

Deadline for Final Graduation List. Students will be contacted if they have become ineligible to graduate.

Grad Rehearsal period 1 in the Auditorium.

Graduation exercises at TCU Place at 10 AM.

Final exams—**first exam for grade 12’s is June 19**


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University of Saskatchewan 2018 - 2019 Application for Admission is open The application for admission for the 2018-2019 academic year is open. Applicants can fill out the online application form at explore.usask.ca/admissions and should follow the other steps required, including:

paying the application fee

Electronically submitting documents necessary to support an application for admission

checking the status of the application Questions about the application? Email [email protected] or call 306-966-5788. Students will now be required to apply for admission prior to applying for awards. Two to three business days after applying for admission, students will receive their PAWS log-in ID and password in order to gain access to the awards application forms. Best and Brightest Entrance Scholarships Application for admission, transcripts, and other admission documents – December 1, 2017 Application for Best and Brightest Entrance Scholarships – December 15, 2017 Competitive Entrance Awards Application for admission – February 15, 2018 Application for Competitive Entrance Awards – March 1, 2018 Supporting documents for awards and admissions – March 1, 2018 Guaranteed Entrance Scholarships Students who apply for admission during their grade 12 year will automatically be considered for Guaranteed Entrance Scholarships based on either their average at the time of admission or following graduation, whichever is higher. Visit explore.usask.ca/awards to learn about other scholarship opportunities available to our students. Saskatchewan Polytechnic – Formerly SIAST High demand programs are open for application until February 15. All supporting documentation is required by February 27 at 4:30 p.m. Go on line to see which programs are high demand. *Apply early to avoid disappointment! Visit saskpolytech.ca to learn about other scholarship opportunities available.

http://usask.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=3441dd83e2d1ccfa75de076e6&id=31d758a795&e=3f6d3a022d


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University of Regina Updated information regarding specific programs and requirements can be

viewed at www.uregina.ca.

AT OUR SCHOOL: UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN TUTORING SESSIONS: Thank you to all of the dedicated U of S students who have been volunteering their tutoring services free of charge to assist Walter Murray students who may need some help with their classes. Tutoring sessions are held every Tuesday from 3:30 to 5 PM in the cafeteria. This is on a drop-in basis. TRANSCRIPT REQUESTS THROUGH STUDENT SERVICES: Students requesting transcripts for scholarships or post-secondary admission are asked to sign up in Student Services. These transcripts are unofficial but are accepted by most post-secondary institutions and for most scholarships/bursaries. Please Note: It is the student’s responsibility to pick up and send out his/her own transcripts. Students requiring official transcripts are asked to visit the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education website

at www.education.gov.sk.ca for instructions. Official transcripts are required by post-secondary institutions. Please note: the Ministry charges $20 to send your request to the various Saskatchewan institutions.

STUDENT SERVICES FACEBOOK PAGE AND COUNSELLOR CORNER (on the WMCI portal): Looking for information on upcoming events and scholarship opportunities? The Guidance Office puts all of this information on their Facebook Page, which is a program dedicated to help keep students “in the know” on the various opportunities available to them. (This information is also put on the Student Services Facebook page, called Student Services at Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, or on the WMCI portal under Counsellor Corner.

SGI ACCOUNT - CUSTOMER NUMBER All students that are going to be taking driver education this school year, please go get your customer number at SGI (or any license issuer) and then create your MySGI account as soon as possible.

http://www.education.gov.sk.ca


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Walter Murray ollegiate December 2017 · Walter Murray ollegiate - December 2017 Page 6 THANK YOU!! The Holiday Hamper ommittee would like to thank all of the generous donations made