College Heights Secondary School
May Newsletter 2014
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http://www.ugdsb.on.ca/college-heights/
Principal’s Report
Hooray, it is actually spring. It was a long and cold winter but we have turned the corner on the 2013-2014
school year and are headed to the finish line! Enclosed you will find your son/daughter’s interim report.
Please take time to review this with your child in hopes of making and/or adjusting plans for this year. As
always, please do not hesitate in contacting the subject teacher for specific information. For students who
are not experiencing success in courses, there are numerous opportunities to complete outstanding credits
through either 4 week or 2 week summer school and, of course, credit recovery next fall. Even better than
these options is the option of credit rescue. Check with teachers and resource staff to see how you and your child can
potentially turn a failure into a pass before the end of the year.
Our last day of classes for this school year is on Wednesday, June 18,
2014. From June 19th through to June 25th students will be completing final
evaluations in their classes. All evaluations begin at 9:00am and students
will be able to work until lunch supported by their teachers. Buses will run
at the regularly scheduled times throughout the exam period. There will
always be a component of each class assessment that will be written
or completed on the scheduled exam day. Students are encouraged to
continue to work hard right until the end.
May 8th to 10th we hosted our annual Spring Sale which was a huge
success. The weather co-operated and it was a great event. A huge
thank-you to all who were involved and especially to our students for the
great things they created!
Photo taken by Daniel Blair
If your son or daughter is a potential graduate for June, please help them to complete their credits and
community hours so that we can watch them walk across the stage in the fall. As always 40 hours is a
required component for graduation and students can check with guidance for appropriate places to get these
hours done.
College Heights is a well rounded school with not just academic and technical programs but athletic opportunities as well.
Please check the Athletic section of this newsletter for details of their achievements in this area. Finally our Athletic
Awards assembly will be held on June 11th starting at 12:45 pm. We welcome you to join us to celebrate the participation
of our students in all the many activities College Heights has to offer. Let’s continue to work together, to stay focused and
to succeed.
Stephen Gayfer, Principal
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Mark Your Calendars….
May 12-23 - Work Experience (Grade 10)
May 23 - Grade 9 CELE Camp Day
May 30 - Prom (offsite 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm)
June 11 - Athletic Awards Assembly (12:45 pm)
June 12-13 - Grade 9 Math EQAO
June 19 - School Council Meeting (6:30 pm)
June 19-25 - Final Exams
June 26-27 - PA Days (school closed to students)
September 2 - First day of school 2014/15
Friday, May 30 - Senior Students
Holiday Inn 7pm -11pm
Tickets $40 on sale now or see
Ms. Angus or Ms. Rivers
Exam Schedule
Final Evaluations Schedule For All
Students: This is a reminder that bus
schedules remain the same. If you are picking up
your student, please make any necessary
arrangements the night before. The library will be
open for students to finish any assignments.
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 4
Thursday, June 19
Friday, June 20
Monday, June 23
Tuesday, June 24
9:00 am - 11:30 am
9:00 am - 11:30 am
9:00 am - 11:30 am
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Students may attend on Wednesday, June 25 to
review their final evaluations or complete any
assignments. The final Report Card will be mailed
home the first week of July.
Applause….
Husky Athletes
 Brenden Berger and Cody Holdaway competed at
RIM Park in the 25th Annual Ontario Skills Canada
Carpentry – Team of Two competition on May 6. They
had approximately 7 hours to build the garden bench
to the specifications found on the print that they were
given that morning. It was an early
morning, to what became a long day
for the team of two. Brenden and
Cody worked cooperatively and
collaboratively and were successful
in the project completion and high
standard of end product. They
finished in 6th place out of 46 other
teams from all over Ontario. Well
Photo courtesy of C. Beatson
done—you have made us all proud!!
 Our school's annual Spring Sale event was a fantastic
success. The three day event featured our popular
plant sale run by the Green Industries students as well
as a terrific showcase of items crafted and sold by our
Construction, Machine Shop and Welding students.
Hospitality classes hosted a two-day BBQ and ran a
bake sale full of tasty treats. Fine Arts students
staged visual art displays and musical acts and our
Communications Technology classes showed off their
technical skills with exciting green screen technology
photos. Many community members and families
attended the event and enjoyed the festive
atmosphere here at the school. Congratulations to all
who participated in making this such a great event!
 Thanks go out to Saint Gobain and Motion Canada
who were generous and donated a large amount of
sandpaper to our construction program. We used this
when making our spring sale projects - cutting boards,
stools and candle holders.
 On April 24, College Heights hosted the annual Parent
Involvement Committee's spring event. Congratulations
to Mrs. Furfaro's and Chef Darrach's hospitality
students and Mrs. Yate's baking class on a job well
done. The 200 people we served were delighted with
the meal. Way to go Culinary students!
 Thanks to Mr. Dix and his students and
Ms. Durst for the pictures in this
newsletter.
With the nice weather upon us, so too is tournament season
at College Heights.
The week of May14-15 was busy starting with
District 4/10 Track and Field Championships
being hosted by St. James. College Heights
sent seven representatives this year.
On Friday, May 16 the College Heights
“Dandelion Dustup” Ultimate Frisbee tournament
was held. Thirty teams from all over South Central
Ontario competed for “Frisbee Supremacy” and a
day of fun!
Coming Up:
 May 23 Intercity Slow-Pitch (Co-ed)
 May 29 Intercity Girls Fast-Pitch
 June 6 Intercity Golf
Of course, don’t forget about the Awards Assembly on
Wednesday, June 11. Parents are welcome to attend.
There is lots to do so get out and enjoy this weather! Listen
to announcements or talk to Mr. Skerritt for more information.
Future Directions Survey
The Upper Grand District School Board
is reviewing and updating our Future
Directions. As a member of our
Educational Community your views are
important. You can provide feedback
that will help guide us to ensure that
our students have the skills, attitudes and competencies to
excel now… and in the future. Take the survey May 1 to 31,
2014 at www.ugdsb.on.ca/future
SHSM Certifications
Chain Saw
Making
the
sausage
for
Spring
Sale
Metal
work
from
Welding
and Mfg.
First
Aid
Large Animal Handling
Spring Sale Pictures
Lots of
pies,
cookies,
tarts and
bread
from the
Bakeshop
Woodworking
Projects