Monday, March 7, 2022
Hey Lions! Our Next Casual Dress Day is on Wednesday, March 9th. Funds collected will go towards Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief.
There will be a Junior Badminton tryout after school Tuesday from 3pm-4:30pm. There will also be a senior badminton tryout on Wednesday from 3pm-4:30pm.
Progress Reports will be distributed to students on Wednesday, March 9th. Parent/Teacher Interviews will run from March 21st to March 25th.
This is a friendly reminder from the CWAYC (QUAKE) Team that students interested in joining our 2022 Mock Trial Team should sign up outside of the Library today. Please remember to take your own pen! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms. Birka. More info to follow.
Today's the BIG DAY! If you'd like to join the ACS Prefect Program, learn more about it, and pick up an application package to join our team, stop by the Lecture Hall at the beginning of your lunch. Lecture Hall you ask? If you're not sure where that is, meet us outside of the Chapel where you will be greeted by some of our Prefects and you can see them in action as they lead you to our Lecture Hall. Please, don't be late. We look forward to meeting you!
The Board Game Club Returns. We will be meeting Thursday after school in the Library. The club has games to play and we look forward to seeing you for some tabletop fun. If you have games you would like to bring or suggestions please contact Mr. Hare. Find him or email him using the board email.
It's not too late! You can still join vocal ensemble and all the fun they have planned for semester 2. They rehearse Tuesdays from 3-4 in the music room. After this Tuesday, March 8th, the ensemble closes to new members. Email Mrs. Ratelband for more information.
Attention grade 11 and grade 12 students! The Lion and Letter awards application are now available in student services! Grade 11's are eligible to apply to the Lion Award. Grade 12 students are eligible to apply to the Lion Award or the School Letter. These awards are given to senior students in recognition of achievements and outstanding contributions to school life. Please drop by student services to pick up your application! Applications are due no later than May 6th @ 3:00pm.
Attention all musicians! Are you in a pipe and drum band? Do you play the bagpipes or drums for a pipe band? If so, please stop into student services and sign up on the list found on Mrs. Dickson's desk. Failte.
A message for Guidance. If you submitted a SHSM application form but DIDN'T pick up a SHSM tracking sheet, you are asked to come to student services when you are NOT in class and ask for a SHSM Tracking Sheet for your sector so you can track your courses and plan your future courses.
Hey, Lions! Are you dreaming of a career in Law? Do you aspire to show off your rhetorical skills and quick thinking in a real courtroom? Or perhaps, are you an aspiring actor and looking for a way to step into a role and be challenged in a brand new way? CWAYC (QUAKE!!!!!!) is proud to announce that we are ready to assemble our 2022 Mock Trial Team. This is a chance for students to present a case before a real judge in an Ontario court room. You will work as a team as you compete against other students from our community and try to bring home the coveted Provincial Championship once again to A.C.S. You will earn invaluable experience, receive professional coaching, and attain AP Points for participation. If you are interested in participating as either a lawyer or by taking on the role of a witness in a court case, you are asked to please sign up on the list posted outside of the Library today. You will need to take your own pen! If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Birka. More info to follow!
Attention Graduating students! A quick reminder that many Scholarship and Bursary applications will be due in April and May- March Break is a perfect time to decide which ones you will apply to. Please take the time to check the Scholarship Chart found on your Grad Info D2L page under Content. Make sure you check the need for reference letters and ensure you give staff of Assumption or any other adults at least 2 weeks to provide a letter of reference for you. If a transcript is required, please provide Mrs. Dickson in Student Services with the email address it needs to be sent to in a timely manner so it can be sent electronically. Remember to apply to scholarships you are eligible for, and even though you may only be awarded with a limited number, it's free money that people in our community are willing to invest in your educational future, so take a chance and apply!
Listen Up All You Creative Writers! This is your chance to showcase your writing talent for the chance to win an amazing cash prize! The Laurier Stedman Prize writing contest - one of the RICHEST writing contests for high school students in the entire world - is underway! ACS will be running this contest FROM NOW UNTIL APRIL 1st. What can you win?
ONE Prize of $3,000 will be awarded for first place
TWO Prizes of $2,000 each will be awarded for second place
THREE Prizes of $1,000 each will be awarded for third place
Stories MUST be submitted to the D2L drobox via the Library Think Tank module on your D2L homepage. Entries are DUE by April 1st. See Ms. Braga, Ms. Engell, OR any English teacher for more information!
