Thursday September 25, 2025
Thursday September 25, 2025
1. GAME DAY IS HERE!!! Tickets for today’s Jr. Football “buy-in” will be available for purchase during your lunch in the cafeteria. The cost is $5.00 and you will receive a bracelet for the game. Students who purchase a “buy-in” must attend period 4. You will be dismissed from your period 4 class at 2pm or at the discretion of your teacher, to watch our Jr. Lions dominate St. John’s. Don’t forget about our “White Out” theme. We want to see a sea of white in the stands. Junior kick-off is at 2:00pm and the Senior’s at 4pm.
2. Orange Shirt Day is Tuesday September 30th. Orange Shirts will be on sale today and tomorrow for $10.00. Only until 12:30. In the cafe. Orange Shirts will also be for sale in Ms. Skye’s office.
3. Hey Lions! Do you want to have an amazing high school experience, earn 10 community service hours, help the St Vincent De Paul and our community? If so, then the Assumption Scares event is for you! Grab your friends, a driver, and if you want, your best costume to potentially win the costume of the night prize. For more information scan one of the many QR codes placed throughout the school, and attend the mandatory meetings TODAY, Oct 8th, and Oct 16th during all lunches in the lecture hall.
4. Attention Gr 12 students signing up for post-secondary rep visits! When you sign up for a rep visit from a college or university on D2L, this list will be used to take attendance the day of. It will be your responsibility to know which three visits you sign up for. Slips will not be made to remind you the day of the presentation. You will then need to talk to your teacher about the presentation and if you are okay with going and catch up on the missed work. Teachers will be able to check your attendance to confirm that you were on the original list. You have until the day before a presentation to sign up.
5. The County of Brant is looking for 15-20 Senior Students to LEAD the next community tree planting event at Mount Pleasant Nature Park, on Saturday October 18th . You will gain 5 volunteer hours and a free lunch! To participate you must attend a mandatory meeting on Friday September 26th during 4th period. Pick up your Permission Form from the QUAKE board beside GUIDANCE and return to Mrs. Walsh in Room 3010 ASAP!
6. Attention all Artists: Singing, Dancing, Acting, Visual arts and Design! If you’re an artist, StarFest is calling! Come to the Drama room on Monday September 29th after school in the Drama room for an information session. The meeting should last 15 minutes. Please see Ms. O’Neill or Mr. DaCosta if you cannot attend.
7. Aimez-vous le français? Then come join Le Club Français! You will have the opportunity to practice and improve your French speaking skills, learn about francophone cultures and traditions from around the world, and try some French foods. Our first rendez-vous of the year is on Wednesday, October 1st in Room 2004 We’d love to see you there! All students are welcome!
8. Are you creative? Do you love to write? The Kiwanis Club of Brantford is holding a Youth Writing Contest with more than $2000 cash prizes to be offered! This year’s theme: write a piece of short fiction no more than 1200 words about........... “Oh, Canada!” The deadline for submissions is Friday, October 17 at midnight! See the QR code outside of Workroom 1012 or in the port-o-pack outside Portable 4 for more details or see Mrs. Belina. Come out and write about your true, patriot love!
9. If you ordered spirit wear online, and have received a notification that it has been delivered, your order can be picked up today in the student council office on your lunch.
10 Ticket sales for this year's homecoming dance will begin today! The event will run from 6-9pm on Thursday, October 2nd and the cost is $5. School cash is not currently active so we will be selling tickets IN PERSON at the back of the caf until further notice. Guest tickets will also be sold starting today, but permission forms MUST be completed before purchase. A reminder that only one guest is allowed per ACS student, and they must be enrolled in high school to attend.
11. All Grade 9 Students with Semester 1 Geography are invited to take part in the Niagara Falls Hydroelectricity and Geology Field Trip on October 9th. See your Geography teacher for permission forms. Return all signed forms, and the 85 dollars CASH, to Room 3024 at Lunch. First Come First Serve!
12. The 180 Team is having their first meeting today. There is a meeting on grade 9 lunch, grade 10 lunch and on grade 11/12 lunch. Come on your scheduled lunchtime to the chapel located on the second floor and bring your lunch with you and your friends. Please arrive promptly after the bell. Thats Today.
13. There are only 6 spots left for the Arts New York City trip this May. Again, only 6 spots left! Were you hoping to go? Grab one of these last spots by enrolling online today. Need more info? See Ms. Benoit or take an info package from outside of room 2015. Already enrolled? Please regularly check the NYC Brightspace page.
14. Today's special in the servery will be Popcorn chicken and fries for $7.75. Or Popcorn chicken poutine for $7.25.
Go Lions Go!
Have a Great Day Lions!
