Morning Announcements

Attention Graduates: If you would like to invite a third guest to see you cross the stage on June 29th, listen up.
Here's how you can win a third seating pass:  
Starting on June 1 through to the 8th, come to the Main Office before or after school or on your lunch to register in the Grad Lottery.  You will be given a ticket that you must keep safe. The winners will be posted outside of the Main Office on Friday June the 10th and the extra seating pass will be available starting on Friday, in the Main Office.  You gotta be in it to win!!!

From May 23rd-27th, Chartwells is supporting "Bike to School Week" with a special offer! Visit us in the café in the morning with your bike helmet and get a free hash brown with any breakfast sandwich purchase.

Today's lunch special in the café is Rotini Alfredo for $5.50.

The Exchange newspaper is back for another issue in June! For the theme of change, we're looking for student initiatives, business, and extracurricular work that can be featured in a Student Showcase section. Submit a picture with a few sentences on the library D2L page under the discussion post for June. Your work matters! Please contact the editors Areebah Khan, Tahiyah Syeda, and Blossom Dhillon for more information.

Hey Lions!  Our next Casual Dress Day is on Thursday, May 26th.

The Jr. tennis team will be practicing TODAY (Wednesday) and TOMOPRROW (Thursday) as we prepare for our tournament on Friday. If you are unable to attend, please notify Mr. Bednarz or Mrs. O'Brien, and pick up a tournament permission form in Room 2003. See you on the courts!

The GSA is meeting TODAY in the Drama Room during first lunch and the Lecture Hall during 2nd lunch. 

A message from Mr. Page to all STEM members.  Reminder that you will need sign up and grab a ticket to attend the presentation on Thursday May 26th. As there are limited seating in the Lecture Hall and only a single presentation, tickets will be distributed on a first come , first served basis. Our guest is Dr. Juliet Daniel, cancer researcher from McMaster University and promoter of diversity in STEM. Everything starts at 11:35 and should take about an hour. Tickets are located just outside of Room 3005. See Mr. Page if you have any questions.

Attention all athletes, runners, and walkers, consider joining Ms. Denison, Ms. Beccari, Mr. Kozina, and Mr. Prior as we enter ACS into the Brantford Classic. A 3k walk, a 5k run and a 10k run are the options this year. Proceeds go to supporting local Brantford youth in need. There will be a brief meeting today in room 3026 for anyone looking to get more information at first lunch (that’s 11:35). There will also be a practice after school tomorrow so be sure to bring your gear! See you then. 

The Weight Room after school will now be closed for the remainder of the year. Thank you to all staff that helped supervise. 

Listen Up Grade 12's: Prom is almost here!!! If you purchased a Prom Ticket, please check the table seating arrangements OUTSIDE of Ms. Braga's classroom (Room 1008) by this Thursday. If you wish to make any changes to your seating, you MUST do so at the back of the cafeteria during second lunch on Thursday, May 26th. This will be your ONLY opportunity to make changes to the seating arrangement.  If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Braga or Ms. Martello.

There will be a Prom Committee meeting TODAY (Wednesday, May 25th) in the Library Reading Room during second lunch.

Attention members of the boys' baseball team. Our next scheduled game will be at Milton Community Park on 805 Santa Maria Boulevard in Milton on Friday. Players need to be at the diamond by 10 am. Players should reply to the email sent by Mr. Annear on Monday to indicate their availability to play in Friday's games. 

From May 23rd-27th, Chartwells is supporting "Bike to School Week" with a special offer! Visit us in the café in the morning with your bike helmet and get a free hash brown with any breakfast sandwich purchase.

TODAY's lunch special in the caf is Pulled Pork.  Enjoy it as a sandwich or as a poutine for $5.50.

The Exchange newspaper is back for another issue in June! For the theme of change, we're looking for student initiatives, business, and extracurricular work that can be featured in a Student Showcase section. Submit a picture with a few sentences on the library D2L page under the discussion post for June. Your work matters! Please contact the editors Areebah Khan, Tahiyah Syeda, and Blossom Dhillon for more information.

Attention all Graduates!  Please take a look at the updated Scholarship and Bursary Chart on your D2L Grad Page - M. Smitiuch Law Scholarship, CYO Scholarship, and the Ontario Teachers’ Insurance Plan Bursary are now available and accepting applicants for June 2022. Every bit on money helps and scholarships and bursaries looks amazing on a resume!

Attention all athletes and coaches, you don't want to miss this!! The Annual ACS Athletic Banquet is back! This is a special night where we honour our athletes, MVP's and Athletes of the Year. It takes place on Wednesday June 8th in our cafeteria. Dinner is provided and catered by Mercasa and there are many door prizes to be won! Doors open at 6pm. Tickets are available for $20 in the female phys. ed. office. Get your ticket before they sell out!

Hey Lions!  TODAY concludes our Spirit Week.  TODAY is also a Spirit Wear Day.

Good morning Lions!  Could you use a little help in one or more of your classes this semester? Our Prefects would love to help you out.  If you're interested in some free Homework Help to raise your mark or save your credit, stop by Student Services to pick up and drop off an application.  We will do the rest.  Applications are limited, so don't wait. We look forward to meeting and working with you.  From: the ACS Prefect Program

Attention Lions! BREAKING NEWS! ACS will now be offering one section of Grade 10 Canadian Indigenous Art and Culture for this September. If you are interested sign up to see Ms. Christie in the guidance office.

From May 23rd-27th, Chartwells is supporting "Bike to School Week" with a special offer! Visit us in the café in the morning with your bike helmet and get a free hash brown with any breakfast sandwich purchase.

Today's lunch special in the caf is a Teriyaki Noodle bowl for $5.50.

The Exchange newspaper is back for another issue in June! For the theme of change, we're looking for student initiatives, business, and extracurricular work that can be featured in a Student Showcase section. Submit a picture with a few sentences on the library D2L page under the discussion post for June. Your work matters! Please contact the editors Areebah Khan, Tahiyah Syeda, and Blossom Dhillon for more information.

Attention all Graduates!  Please take a look at the updated Scholarship and Bursary Chart on your D2L Grad Page - M. Smitiuch Law Scholarship, CYO Scholarship, and the Ontario Teachers’ Insurance Plan Bursary are now available and accepting applicants for June 2022. Every bit on money helps and scholarships and bursaries looks amazing on a resume!

Attention all athletes and coaches, you don't want to miss this!! The Annual ACS Athletic Banquet is back! This is a special night where we honour our athletes, MVP's and Athletes of the Year. It takes place on Wednesday June 8th in our cafeteria. Dinner is provided and catered by Mercasa and there are many door prizes to be won! Doors open at 6pm. Tickets are available for $20 in the female phys. ed. office. Get your ticket before they sell out!

The long weekend is finally here! Let's  get outside and enjoy the sunshine and join in the “Walk 1,000 Steps for Life Challenge!”.  It is taking place this weekend, from Saturday to Monday. You choose one day to walk 1,000 stops or more.  Invite your family and friends to walk with you and add their steps into your total. This is not an organized group activity. You can walk on your own or invite your friends and family along with you and boost your total number of steps walked.  Use your electronic device such as a Fitbit, cell phone, etc. to record your walk of 1,000 or more steps then please take a picture of yourself and your electronic device, showing that you have completed your 1,000 steps. Email the picture to the chaplain Mrs. Sheldrake or d.m. to her instragram at acs chaplain.  Our goal is to beat our last year's total which is 322,020 steps. Let's do it! See the poster outside of the chaplain's office and at the back of the caf on the bulletin board beside the fountain.

Hey Lions!  This week is Spirit Week.  We have the following themed days planned:

Wednesday – Jersey Day with uniform bottoms
Thursday – Pastel and fluorescent top day with uniform bottoms
Friday – Full Spirit Wear Day

Attention Girls Rugby Players. Please remember that we have one final team practice TODAY after school. Please come prepared for some physical activity. Looking forward to seeing you there.

The Junior tennis team will have practice TODAY after school, and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week.  There will be no practice on Thursday this week (May 19).  See you there.

Attention all CWOSSA Track and Field Athletes. If you have not yet confirmed your ride to PJ this afternoon or tomorrow morning, you need to see Mr. P or Ms. Ferraccioli immediately following announcements this morning.  Cabs have been ordered to leave the school at 12pm today and at 8:15am tomorrow morning.  Be sure to let Mr.P or Ms. Ferraccioli know if you still require transportation to PJ.  Good luck to all our athletes competing at Track and Field today and tomorrow.

The GSA is meeting TODAY in the Drama Room during first lunch and the Lecture Hall during second lunch. 

This is just a reminder that our ACS Knitting Club is meeting this Wednesday in Portable 17 from 3:15pm to 4:15pm. Email Mrs. Cameron if you can't make it! Hope to see you there.

Attention Lions! Do you like running? Well how about free stuff and a chance to support those in our community who need it most? Then consider signing up for this years Brantford Classic taking place on Sunday June 5th. You can run or walk to support a great cause and yes, there are prizes too. There will be a quick info session in the lecture hall at the beginning of both lunches tomorrow or you can see Ms. Denison, Ms. Beccari, or Mr. Kozina (aka Jordan) for more details. Let’s walk (or run) for those in need.

Coffee House is back Lions! Need an excuse to hang out with friends, eat snacks, and enjoy some great live entertainment? Coffee House is the place to be! Come on out this Thursday and see all the talent our school has to offer. Doors open at 6pm. Tickets can be purchased in the cafeteria at both lunches this week for $8, or for $10 at the door. Seating is limited so make sure to get your tickets early! 

Students and Staff – as you heard the announcement yesterday, everyone's invited to participate in the 3rd annual “Walk 1,000 Steps for Life Challenge!” How it works is just use your electronic device such as a Fitbit, cell phone, etc. to record your walk of 1,000 or more steps.  “Walk for Life” will take place on this upcoming weekend, from Saturday to Monday. You just choose one day to walk 1,000 stops or more. This must be done on your own as this is NOT a group activity.  Once completing your 1,000 or more steps, please take a picture of yourself and your electronic device, indicating that you have completed your 1,000 steps. Please email the picture to the chaplain Mrs. Sheldrake or to her instragram @acschaplain. The first year St. John's out-walked us, last year we out-walked them by several thousand steps. This year lets take on the challenge and walk the most steps again this year!  See the poster outside of the chaplain's office and at the back of the caf on the bulletin board beside the fountain.

Hello Lions! As many of you know, migrant workers have arrived to help out on our local farms. A couple of students decided that they wanted to put together some welcome bags to gift to a small farm in our area. Tuesday and Friday in the caf, we will be selling handmade buttons! Come out and support a great cause!

Good morning Lions!  Could you use a little help in one or more of your classes this semester? Our Prefects would love to help you out.  If you're interested in some free Homework Help to raise your mark or save your credit, stop by Student Services to pick up and drop off an application.  We will do the rest.  Applications are limited, so don't wait. We look forward to meeting and working with you.  From: the ACS Prefect Program

Attention Lions! BREAKING NEWS! ACS will now be offering one section of Grade 10 Canadian Indigenous Art and Culture for this September. If you are interested sign up to see Ms. Christie in the guidance office.

From may 23rd-27th Chartwells is supporting bike to school week with a special offer! Visit us in the café in the morning with your bike helmet and get a free hash brown with any breakfast sandwich purchase.

Today's lunch special in the café is Chicken Souvalaki  with Greek potatoes and Tzatziki for $6.50.

The Exchange newspaper is back for another issue in June! For the theme of change, we're looking for student initiatives, business, and extracurricular work that can be featured in a Student Showcase section. Submit a picture with a few sentences on the library D2L page under the discussion post for June. Your work matters! Please contact the editors Areebah Khan, Tahiyah Syeda, and Blossom Dhillon for more information.

Attention all Graduates!  Please take a look at the updated Scholarship and Bursary Chart on your D2L Grad Page - M. Smitiuch Law Scholarship, CYO Scholarship, and the Ontario Teachers’ Insurance Plan Bursary are now available and accepting applicants for June 2022. Every bit on money helps and scholarships and bursaries looks amazing on a resume!

Hello Gr 12 Students!  Prom tickets are on sale until the 19th of May.   There is a limited number of tickets available.  Prom will be held on Saturday, June 4th at Hamilton's Marquis Gardens. You can pay for your $60 ticket either with cash or ahead of time with School Cash Online.  In order to use the online payment option, please bring your receipt to our ticket selling table in the caf during second lunch to pick up your physical ticket.  If you have any questions, please see Ms. Braga or Ms. Martello.  

Attention all athletes and coaches, you don't want to miss this!! The Annual ACS Athletic Banquet is back! This is a special night where we honour our athletes, MVP's and Athletes of the Year. It takes place on Wednesday June 8th in our cafeteria. Dinner is provided and catered by Mercasa and there are many door prizes to be won! Doors open at 6pm. Tickets are available for $20 in the female phys. ed. office. Get your ticket before they sell out!