1.Volunteer Hours (L. Cossentine) Just a friendly reminder for those students who volunteered for the Literacy Outreach program stamping books. The Literacy program is expecting you March 11th @ 9:00 a.m. to noon for the early shift, and noon to 3:00 p.m. for the late shift

2.GRAD FASHION SHOW Could all grad fashion show participants, please come to the seminar room at break to collect any left over clothing , lost and found items and baby pictures.

3.Girls Soccer (K. Hunter) There will be a very important senior and junior girls' soccer meeting today at lunch in the gym.

4.Junior Boys Basketball (K. Hunter) Junior boys basketball players please~hand in~your uniforms to Ms. Hunter in the gym by today.

5. Grad Most Likely (R. Button) Grad "most likely to" box is in the office. Place your ballot in the box to make your vote count!

6. Open House Camosun College (L. Cossentine) Attention all grad transition students, Camosun College requests your help to act as a guide for the Grade 8 open house held at Camosun College March 26th. You would be required to attend a training session Tuesday March 23 at Camosun College. You would get volunteer hours for both the training session and the open house day. See Mrs. Cossentine or Mrs. Devana in the Career Centre.

7. Dockyards (L. Cossentine) Anyone interested in becoming an apprentice at the Dockyards for the summer, please see Mrs. Cossentine for an application form.

8. Scholarships (A. Phipps) Grade 12's: The "Graduating Students" section of the EMCS website has some important updates. Please check it for important information about scholarships, applying for post-secondary, etc.

9. Tours at UVic (A. Phipps) From March 8th to 12th, UVic staff will offer tours for students and their families. Tours begin at 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday during Spring Break. This is a great chance for Grade 11 and 12 students to find out about programs, residence life, scholarships, and life as a UVic student. Sign up for a tour at www.uvic.ca/tours. See the poster in the counselling office for more info.

10. Secondary School Apprenticeship (L. Cossentine) This is the moment you have all been waiting for, the Department of National Defense, the civilian branch, is offering several secondary school apprenticeship positions. They are looking for: one sheet metalist, one welder, one painter, one electroplater, one lagger, one rigger/sail maker, three machinists, one electrical/weapons apprenticeship. This is an amazing opportunity; the competition for these positions is intense. You must be in grade 10 or 11 to apply. The applications must be picked up from the career office, see Mrs. Devana or Mrs. Cossentine. The due date for completion is March 17.

11. Grad Gown Sign-Up (A. Phipps) Grade 12's please sign up to order your Grad gown on the Grad Bulletin Board in the counselling suite.

12. Prom 2010 (L. Cossentine) As you all know Prom 2010 will be held at the Westin Bear Mountain Hotel June 25th. Tickets will go on sale May 17th. We have one week only to sell the tickets as we need to let the hotel know one month in advance, how many people will be attending. As you all know, there is a catch. Your Grad Transition work must be submitted, marked, and recorded before you can purchase a prom ticket. Considering there are 156 students, the May 10th deadline for Grad Transition work is firm. You must complete this course to graduate. If you need volunteer hours or work placement in order to complete the course, see Mrs. Devana or Mrs. Cossentine in the Career Centre.

13. Volunteer opportunity (L. Cossentine) The Literacy Outreach program in Sooke needs students to stamp books, March 11th. There are 2 sessions requiring 4 students per session. The first session is from 9:00 a.m. to noon, the second noon to 3:00 p.m. Please contact Mrs. Cossentine or Mrs. Devana if you wish to volunteer. A great opportunity for grade 12's to log volunteer hours as part of the Grad Transition program