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on 05/12/2018

STUDENT BULLETIN

                                                   WEDNESDAY, MAY 13–Day 1/TUTORIAL                                                                                  ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH                             

GRAD DAY SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW THURSDAY, MAY 14th:

  • Grad Breakfast (cafeteria) – Tickets through School Cash Online (tickets are limited!) –7:45am-8:45am
  • ICBC Presentation (Mandatory in Large Gym) – 9:30am-10:30am
  • RCMP Choose Your Ride Display (Parking Lot (right side of entrance)) 10:30am – 12:30pm
  • Grad Rehearsal  10:45am-11:40am & Grad Gown Pick-Up 11:45am-12:00pm (Mandatory-location Gym for Rehearsal & Theatre for pick up) 
  • Grad Bowling (Revs Bowling)-Tickets through School Cash Online (tickets are limited!) 12:45pm-3:00pm

SCHOOL LEAVING CEREMONY TICKETS FOR SUNDAY, MAY 24th: Grads will each receive 2 complimentary tickets and 2 Grad Passes (Compass Card) with their Cap and Gown tomorrow Thursday, May 14th.  For more information on the Grad Passes click the link https://www.translink.ca/transit-fares/compass-card.

  • Please make sure to check your cap and gown packages for: Cap, gown, stole, Indigenous stole, honor chord, SLC ticket envelopes. Your student ID will be in the envelope if you did not pick it up. 
  • From this Friday, May 15th– May 21st, students can buy up to 3 extra tickets for $5 each.  On Thursday, May 21st, starting at noon any extra tickets above the 2 complimentary tickets and 3 tickets per $5 each (for a total of 5) can be bought on a first come, first serve basis again for $5 each.

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.

DRY GRAD GUEST APPLICATION Grads, please pay attention to this information if you are willing to bring a guest to a Dry Grad After Party. All guests must complete a guest application with valid ID, attach a cheque of $50.00 and provide a completed guest application form to the BNSS school office for review. Please note that there is an age restriction for guests. Guests must be current highschool students in Gr. 11 or 12.  Once the application is reviewed, a decision will be made as to whether the guest is accepted ASAP. Once accepted an email will be sent as indicated in the form.            DEADLINE: Tomorrow Thursday, May 14th, 2026  Dry Grad Committee/Ms. Nicolidakis

GRAD HONOR CHORD RECIPIENTS: The list of students who are receiving an honor chord is posted outside the Main Office. If your name is not on the list and your marks reflect you should be, please see Ms. Mihalia in the Main Office BY This FRIDAY, MAY 15th.

NAME PRONUNCIATION FOR THE SCHOOL LEAVING CEREMONY – Hi Grade 12s: Do you want your name pronounced correctly as you cross the stage for your School Leaving Ceremony at SFU on May 24th?    If so, please read the following message and act promptly to help us help you. If your name is generally straightforward and does not often get mispronounced (eg. John Smith), no action is required. However, if your name is more challenging, is often mispronounced, or has a particular pronunciation that you would like enunciated, please come to see the following people as soon as possible before or after school or during Tutorial. Please do NOT come during class time.

  • If your surname falls between A and L in the alphabet, please see Ms. Dyck in Room 1024.
  • If your surname falls between M and Z in the alphabet, please see Mrs. Hardjowasito in Room 3050.    We would like to learn the phonetic pronunciation of your name as it appears on attendance lists.
  • For example:
  • Monica Hardjowasito
  • [MAW-NICK-A  HAR-JOE-WAH-SEE-TOE]
  • Please provide this information to us by Friday, May 22.

SCHOLARSHIPS

  • DOGWOOD/ DISTRICT AUTHORITY SCHOLARSHIP– 35 scholarships up for graduating Burnaby North students @ $1,250 each. Elective areas for completion are: Fine Arts, Indigenous Language and Culture, Applied Skills, Physical Activity, International Languages, Community Service, Technical and Trades Training. Due to Ms. Mihic by 3pm on Wednesday, May 27.  Fill out the attached application or pick one up from the scholarship bin outside Student Services.  More info: http://blogs.sd41.bc.ca/north-scholarships/?p=415

GENERAL

MAY IS ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH FACT OF THE DAY: During the Second World War, interned Japanese-Canadian men were sent to “road camps” along the Hope-Princeton route, where they helped carve out the foundation for the highway.  These workers did not have access to mechanized equipment, so they used picks, shovels and wheelbarrows. Over 1700 Japanese-Canadians were ordered to be a labourers to construct the Hope-Princeton (Highway 3), Revelstoke-Sicamous (Highway 1) and the Yellowhead-Blue River (Highway 5) during World War II. Check out more interesting facts at https://burnabynorthsocialstudies.weebly.com/.   Mr. Sokugawa

  • THIS FRIDAY, MAY 15th-Pro-D-Day/No School
  • MONDAY, MAY 18th–Victoria Day/School Closed

GAUSS MATH CONTEST:  All students registered for the grade 8 Gauss contest should have received a green slip with information from their math teacher.  Please proceed to the room indicated on the green slip ASAP after school today Wednesday, May 13th so we can start by 3:15pm.   Don’t forget your calculator! Mrs. Drake

AP EXAMS THIS WEEK (MAY 11 – MAY 15th) – AP exams are in session! If you are writing, remember to make sure you arrive half an hour earlier than scheduled writing times meaning 7:30am if it is a morning exam or 12pm if it is an afternoon exam. Attendance for missed classes due to exam will be excused but it’s your responsibility to check in with your teachers. Names have been listed in the Commons by the boy’s washroom and in front of the Conference Centre. Instructions have been emailed to all but see or email Ms. Mihic if you have questions.  Good luck to all!

RYAN’S RAINBOW FOOD DRIVE: Hey North! Intro Leadership is hosting a Food Drive for Ryan’s Rainbow Food Outreach. Until May 22nd, you can drop off baby products/formula, canned foods, pasta, dry lentils, spices, dry ingredients, and any child friendly food in the boxes found in the office, the first-floor entrance and the Leadership pod. These foods and products help families around North Burnaby who need a little extra help during this time. Make sure to check the expiry dates before donating. We hope to see a lot of donations! Ms. Byrne

PIZZA SALE: Intro Leadership is hosting a pizza sale tomorrow Thursday, May 14th, during lunch in the Commons to support Backpack Buddies, an organization that helps kids who depend on school meal programs. All profits from the sale will be donated.  Pizza slices will be sold for $3, two slices for $5.50, and drinks for $2. Grab lunch and support a great cause!  Intro Leadership/Mrs. Christofides