STUDENT SECTION
TODAY’S ITEMS
NEXT COLLABORATIVE PLANNING DAY
Wednesday, December 10th
6 days until the 18th Annual 10,000 Tonight. Sign up for your
route at www.Penhigh.com, and pick up your consent forms in the
office. Don’t miss out on this awesome event!
Computer Coding Online Course - A reminder to the students
who signed up for the computer coding online course. The
informational meeting will be at lunch on Tuesday, December
2nd in room 202.
ALL STUDENTS ATTENDING THE WINTER FORMAL must
come with your student ID card or other form of photo ID. It
will be required in order for you to enter the event!
Grade 9 Leadership has a busy Tuesday Dec 2nd. The students
are working at Toys for Tots and Teens at the Lakeside that
morning serving breakfasts and packing up toys!
FREE BAKING? YES!!! To the first 30 people who come with
an environmental fact to GEM’s GREEN WEEK bake sale,
Thursday, Nov. 27th at lunch in the common area. Get your
facts from the TV bulletins or listen closely to the PA
announcements this week and next. Proceeds for cash payments
go to the Pen High Greenhouse fund.
Sr. Leadership will be have a Rafiki fundraiser between the
27th of November and the 5th of December. Rafikis are
bracelets made by mamas in 3rd world countries. Each colourful
strand makes a life-changing impact in a Free the Children
community overseas to help a child or family break the cycle of
poverty: school supplies, access to clean water, a baby chick,
healthy meals, financial tools and health care. We will have a
booth out in the multipurpose room where you can learn more
information about the Rafikis and you can pick up order forms in
the office.
GREEN WEEK – November 24th – November 27th
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Check out environmental facts on the TV screens, win a
free baked treat!
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Watch one or all of the MUST SEE documentaries from the
2014 Environmental Film Festival:
1) Dutch Weed Burger; 2) Extreme Realities (narrated by Matt
Damon); 3) Extinction in Progress; 4) Emptying the Skies; 5)
GMO OMG

Google ‘Eco Watch’ & click on their business tab to find the
Top 10 Sustainable Businesses.
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Find out how much your junk food costs the environment
THINK GREEN
HARLEM AMBASSADORS Charity Comedy Basketball Game
– Sunday, November 30th Pen High gym @ 2:30pm. We have
tickets FOR STUDENTS ONLY available for purchase ($8.00) at
the main office.
COUPLES PHOTOS FOR YEARBOOK – Come to Room 208 at
lunch on December 2nd to have your photo taken for the Couples
page in the Yearbook!
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THE TRADES PROGRAM?
Here is your chance! The Careers Centre is offering a one day
tour of the Trades Program on Friday, December 12, 2014 at
Okanagan College in Kelowna. This full day outing will include
tours of both campuses and you will get a chance to visit
Carpentry, Welding, Heavy Duty/Commercial Transport, Auto
Body, Auto/RV Service, Plumbing, Sheet Metal, Electrical
Programs.
If you are interested, contact Miss Trovao in the Career Centre
(beside the Gym) between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.to pick up a
Permission Form. Permission forms must be signed by a
parent or guardian and returned to Miss Trovao by MONDAY,
DECEMBER 8, 2014
LUNCHBOX MENU
Thursday
Potato bacon cheddar soup $1.50
Hot wings, potato salad & salad greens $4.50
LIBRARY LUNCH DEBATE TOPIC
Society has lost the true meaning of Christmas
Thursday Nov. 27 at lunch in the library
Prop.
Opp.
Emma Brown &
vs.
Carolina Bevanda &
Anika Holowaty
Jasmine Han-Jones
Senior Leadership project: During the winter holidays, we
will be handing out bags of small necessities to the less
fortunate citizens of Penticton. You can help by donating items
like coffee gift cards, grocery gift cards, Band-Aids, tissues,
mouthwash, non- perishable snacks, gloves, etc. Drop box is
located in the main office.
INTRAMURALS
November 27 - Open Gym
The Bleachers will be closed all week due to the
amount of garbage being left behind by students.
GRAD INFORMATION
TD Scholarships for Community Leadership is celebrating 20
years of giving back to those who have given so much to
their communities. For two decades, young people across
Canada have consistently gone above and beyond to make their
community — and our world — a better place. That definitely
deserves recognition. Apply by November 28, 2014, and you
could be one of the winners in 2015.
http://www.tdcanadatrust.com/products-services/banking/studentlife/scholarship-for-community-leadership/index.jsp
Pen High Parents’ Dry Grad Committee Fundraisers:
•
After New Year’s Bottle Drive – Saturday, January 10th
PSS Parking lot 10:00 am
•
Super Bowl Party - Sunday, Feb. 1st Barley Pub Tickets
$15.00
•
Spaghetti Dinner, Grad Talent Show and Silent Auction Wednesday, February 25, 2015 6:00 pm Gym
BCGEU 2015 Student Scholarship Awards: $2000 and $3000
awards are available to students who are members or relatives of
BCGEU members or staff. For full criteria, visit
http:www.bcgeu.ca/scholarship-information
Deadline: Feb 27th
Prospera Credit Union has awards for its young members
who plan to attend post-secondary. There are pamphlets in the
counselling office, or you can check out their website for full
award criteria & applications. The deadline to apply is March 1.
https://www.prospera.ca/Community/CommPrograms/SupportEd/
BUS SUPERVISION
November 24 – November 27 ......... B. Boxall / J. Carboni
December 1 – December 5 ............... D. Kalaski / K. Nendick