STUDENT BULLETIN
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3–Day 2/TUTORIAL PRIDE MONTH
GENERAL ACCESSIBILITY WEEK
GRADE 11 AND 12 STUDENTS WHO HAVE MISSED THEIR PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENTS: Please check the list by the office. If your name is missing, please see Ms. Nicolidakis ASAP so that she can sign you up. YOU CANNOT GRADUATE WITHOUT THESE ASSESSMENTS!! Ms. Nicolidakis
ATTENTION AP SEMINAR STUDENTS FOR THE 2026/27 SCHOOL YEAR (including those on the Waiting List) – Please attend a mandatory meeting on Monday, June 8 at lunch in Room 3050. At this meeting, you will receive important information about the course, as well as your required Summer Assignment. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please email Mrs. Hardjowasito and come by during Tutorial, or before or after school to Room 3050 to receive the handouts and information. If you are on the Waiting List and are still interested in taking the course, please attend the meeting in case spots open up for next year. Thank you! Mrs. Hardjowasito
ACCESSIBILITY WEEK (JUNE 1-5th) Brian McKeever is a Canadian Paralympic cross‑country skier and one of the most successful winter Paralympians of all time. He competed alongside a sighted guide after losing his vision due to Stargardt disease. McKeever won multiple gold medals across several Paralympic Games and made history by qualifying for the Canadian Olympic team in 2010, becoming the first Paralympian selected for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. He is widely recognized for his perseverance, elite athletic achievement, and contributions to Canadian sport. 
TUTORIAL EXPECTATIONS: This is a reminder that:
- Grade 8s 9 & 10: Please go to one of your 8 classes. If the teacher is not available, please go to another one of your classes. If the class is full, please go to another one of your classrooms.
- Grades 11 and 12: Please go to either one of your classes, the library, the commons or the 4thfloor lounge. The pods are off-limit and the library, commons and 4th floor lounge are for QUIET Especially the Library and 4th floor lounge as they are near classrooms. Please note that students or staff can also set a time to meet in tutorial. If you need help, contact your teacher to make sure they are available. If your teacher asks you to go to their classroom, please go! Admin
VIKINGS VALHALLA NEXT WEEK (June 8th-June 11th) Hey North! Get hyped for our year end Vikings Valhalla week! From June 8th-11th, (next week) Student Government is hosting our annual Valhalla Spirit Week to celebrate the school year! Participate in games and earn points throughout the week for your grade. The winning grade will get free freezies at our school wide carnival! Details for each day will be posted at the end of this week. Mr. Sokuagawa
Dear Burnaby North Community (Cops for Cancer), Click the link below for more information. https://support.cancer.ca/site/TR/CopsforCancer/COPS_NW_odd_?pg=personal&px=15394814&fr_id=30614 Thanks for your support! Mr. Hodgson
CAREER PROGRAMS/WORK & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
If you have a work experience opportunity, please let Career Program know BEFORE you go, not after. We need to approve of your experience and make your contract before you start. Summer is a great time to get some work experience hours so let us know if you have something lined up. Mr. Montgomery/Ms. Tao
INTERNATIONAL
FAREWELL LUNCH MEETING FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ MANDATORY! Hey International Students! If you’re in Grade 12 or planning to leave Burnaby next year, you must join us for our super important Farewell Meeting during lunch in room 3047 this Friday, June 5, 2026! We’ll share all the essential info to finish the year strong — from report cards and transcripts to MSP and report legalization. Plus, enjoy a tasty lunch and get FREE bubble tea on us and pick up a special farewell gift! It’s a fun way to say goodbye and get everything sorted. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @bnsinternational for more information and other exciting updates. Ms. Chow
GRADUATION CEREMONY PHOTOS: Your photos from the School Leaving Ceremony are here. Pick them up in the main office – BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL and during the break ONLY. Thank you.
GRAD DINNER/DANCE TABLE SIGN-UP – The Grad Dinner/Dance table sign up forms are now available outside of Room 3080. Table sign-ups of 10 Grads per table (NO EXCEPTIONS). Forms are to include name and student number of each person at your table! Incomplete forms will NOT be processed! Forms are due back by tomorrow Wed. June 3rd at 3:03pm. Any students who are NOT signed up to a table will be randomly placed. Mr. Sokugawa/Grad Council 2026
BN DINNER AND DANCE 2026: This is a formal event where grade 12 students will have dinner and a dance at a downtown hotel and sometimes called a “prom.” Students will be admitted into the Dinner and Dance from 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm (no late entries). Students are welcome to take pictures with family and friends before 6:00 pm at the Westin Bayshore. Please note that this is a student-only event. No family or nonBurnaby North Grad 2026 friends are permitted into the event.
- WHEN: Friday, June 12th from 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm (please arrange for your child to be picked up at the end of the Dinner Dance if they are not attending the Dry Grad)
- WHERE: The Westin Bayshore, 1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver
- COST: $140 Please pay through School Cash Online. A ticket is required to attend.
- DEADLINE: PAST DUE (May 22, 2026)
DRY GRAD: Dry Grad is an optional event to celebrate! Buses are arranged to pick the grads up at the Westin Hotel immediately after the Dinner/Dance. But the grad must be registered and have signed the Acknowledgement & Waiver. Grads will arrive at the Scotia Barn at approximately 11:00 pm, and sign-in at the desk. No alcohol, drugs, smoking and/or vaping is permitted. Grads will be checked for such items. The event includes variety of activities, and some grads may wish to change their clothes. They can do this either at the Westin or Scotia Barn. Activities include a Casino, Game Deck, DJ selection of music, Food, Ice Skating and Soccer. Also there are inflatables such as the Eliminator and Hamster Race. Or they may wish a quiet place to just enjoy!
WHEN: June 12th, 11:00 pm to 3:30 am the next morning.
- LOCATION: Scotia Barn
- COST: $60.00 – payment made through the School Cash-Online – Link here – https://burnaby.schoolcashonline.com
- DEADLINE: PAST DUE (May 14th, 2026)
- PARENT VOLUNTEERS: The event needs the help of parent volunteers to help decorate, supervise, monitor stations and help clean-up. Volunteer here – Please contact drygradbnss@gmail.com
- FORMS: Available at the office – completed forms to be dropped off at the BNSS Office.
- OTHER INFO: Visit the dry grad’s Instagram bnss.grad https://www.instagram.com/bnss.drygrad/
- QUESTIONS? Just email: drygradbnss@gmail.com Dry Grad Committee
Gr. 12s-GOCARD (STUDENT ID): You will need your GOCARD for all upcoming Grad activities. Please come to the office to pick it up if you have not. The cost of a replacement GOCARD is $5.00 and it takes a week to receive it.
“Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.” — Samuel Johnson
