Ten Times the
Generosity
The Ten 4 Ten fundraiser aims
to raise money for the Brain
Tumour Foundation of Canada.
Mr. Mark Yanchus originally
launched the campaign in 2006
at Ross in memory of his brother
Scott, who passed of cancer 10
years earlier. He is the driving
force behind this campaign with
the help of many staff and
students.
All high schools in the city of
Guelph are participating in this
campaign, working together to
make a difference in the
community.
John F. Ross has a goal to
raise $50,000 alone. Weekly
‘Save the Future’ funds, selling tshirts, bake sales, competitive
dodgeball games, buy-in events
and more will all contribute to our
goal. We are quickly working
towards reaching our goal.
John. F Ross will participate in
hair cutting and hair donations to
raise awareness and help to
raise money for this cause. An
informative assembly given by
leaders of the Ten 4 Ten
campaign was an inspirational
and eye-opening opportunity for
the students at Ross, to look for
ways to make a difference in
more than just their own lives.
Our Ross Royals always show
high levels of participation for
fundraisers, like the Spread The
Net campaign we completed in
2015. The final day for this
campaign is April 9th, so come
out to support Ten 4 Ten!
Check out page 2 for more
about Alicia Denoon as well as
important Ten 4 Ten dates.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Page 1: Ten 4 Ten | Page 2: Ten 4 Ten ~ Random Act of Kindness Week | Page 3: Badminton ~ Z Club | Page 4 Sears ~ Book Club
JOHN F. ROSS C.V.I.
Volume 1, Issue 3
March 2016
Striving to Make a
Difference
John F.Ross participates in many
fundraisers, such as Spread the Net, but
this year Alicia Denoon is one of the
many students helping to organize the
Ten 4 Ten Campaign. When Ten 4 Ten
originally ran 10 years ago, Alicia was
undergoing treatment for a brain tumour.
Alicia is a cancer survivor and an
active member of the Ross community.
She has faced many challenges as a
child, recovering from cancer, and “for
[her] balance, coordination and vision
were the big ones”.
Ten 4 Ten is a larger Guelph
community event, but as Royals we want
to help support the common goal of
raising $50,000 towards the Brain
Tumour Foundation of Canada. The
cancer community helped Alicia feel like
it’s okay “to be different and do things in
different ways,” and understand her own
values. She strives to bring the
community together and help raise
awareness and money for the
Foundation.
Upcoming Ten 4 Ten
Events
Movie Night - March 3
Fly on the Wall - March 11
Bottle Drive - March 21 &
March 29
Easter Bake Sale - March 24
Hair Streaks - April 6
Final Fundraiser - April 9
#greymatters
Kindness is
Simple
Random Act of Kindness
(RAK) is about celebrating
kindness and paying it forward.
Something as simple as a
compliment or buying someone a
coffee can be a simple act that
can make someone’s day.
Here at John F. Ross March
7th to 12th is a week to
encourage students and provide
ideas of some random acts so
that the school can become a
more positive environment and a
place where students can be kind
and receive kindness even to
students they don’t know. This
event helps promote anti-bullying
and encourages students to
make a difference in someone
else’s life.
When asked about the
importance of simple acts of
kindness, Amy Greatorex says,
“Random acts of kindness can
come from
anywhere
and anyone
and I think it
is important
that we
continue it
beyond just
one week.”
Serving it Up!
Royal Athletes are making a "racquet"!
Joining a sport might be
intimidating at first, but as
Ms.Campolongo, one of the
badminton coaches says, “It’s
easier to tryout if you have a
racquet in your hand.”
Many students at Ross have
been on the badminton team for a
few years, but "The best thing about
badminton would be the coaches,
[who] give up so much time for us"
according to Andy May.
This year the number of students
who tried out for the team increased
greatly, so the badminton team will
expand this year. Claire Sutherns
has been on the team since grade
ten and she says, “there are so
many opportunities to become close
with your teammates and the
players change every year so there are always
new people." Joining a sports team is a good way
to get to know new people and get to know
yourself. Katya Newby thinks that “badminton
would be a great way to broaden my horizons
coming from years of playing soccer". We look
forward to seeing the team succeed this season,
good luck Royals!
On March 10th during first
period, John F. Ross will be
taking part in the celebration of
Earth Hour. This worldwide
movement was created by
World Wild Fund for Nature in
2007 in hopes to reduce
energy consumption around
the world.
But throughout the years
Earth Hour has proven to do
more than reduce energy, it
has been used as a day to
promote new climate change
prevention projects and push
the creation of laws that
prohibit improper energy use. It
is important that you
encourage those around you to
participate by turning the
power off during the school
scheduled Earth Hour on
March 10th and the National
Earth Hour on March 19th at
8:30pm so you can put the
change in climate change.
As an EcoSchools Gold
Certified school, Ross is
always looking for ways to
support ways like Earth Hour
to foster environmental
conciousness in our school.
Behind the Scenes
John. F. Ross is known for the
performances such as Music Night,
F.R.O.S.T.Y, and more recently, FAME,
the Musical. But what happens behind
the scenes?
Hard work and many long hours are
put in by our technicians. According to
Senior Technical Theatre student Ben
Syms-Wilson, “during calm weeks it can
be anywhere from five to ten hours, but
on busy weeks it can get up to twenty or
twenty five hours, sometimes even
more.” But dedication and a love for
what they do behind the scenes is worth
much more
than hours. Ally Roumeliotis feels that “even though it can be rough sometimes, I
Newsletter Team:
always have a place to go first period, and a place to go at lunch.”
Editor: Chrystal Vermeulen
Being able to experience the technology and the mechanics that go into
Writers: Amy Greatorex,
drama can greatly benefit students when they are finding a career path that is
Sayo Hosoi, Taylor
right for them.Drama tech is very rewarding at the end of every show and
Lehman,
Sara Lussier,
continues to be rewarding when students move onto shows outside of John F.
Emily Prevost, Jiaying Yang
Ross.
Important Dates!
March 3
Ten 4 Ten Movie Night
March 6-12
Random Act of
Kindness Week
March 9
MADD Assembly
March 10
Earth Hour - Period 1
March 11
Spirit Day - Twin Day
Fly on the Wall
March 14 - 18
March Break
March 21 - 24
Grad Portraits
March 21 - 22
Ten 4 Ten Bottle Drive
March 23
Parent/Teacher Interviews
March 24
Easter Bake Sale
March 25 - 28
Easter
March 29
Ten 4 Ten Bottle Drive
March 29 - 1
Eracism Week
March 31
OSSLT
#OurRoyalStory
Book Club!
The book for March is The Night Circus, by Erin
Morgenstern. The novel is about a young man and woman
who can both perform magic, and end up falling in love with
each other. Against their wills, they are bound to a very
dangerous game where they are pitted against each other, and
in the end, only one can win and survive.
According to Ms. Dell’Erede, book club was created “to give
students and teachers a place to read great books and to have
candid, low-pressure conversations about books”.
The club helps to
get people reading for
their own enjoyment,
but also to “identify
our own authentic
experiences” when
reading and
discussing. Feel free
to come discuss this
month’s book at our
upcoming meeting.
Happy reading
Royals!
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