Accepting Challenges Together
Pinetree Secondary School
THE HOWL
Tuesday, February 09, 2016
Block Rotation
FRIDAY Day:
Block 1 8:00 - 9:19
Block 5 9:24 - 10:43
Block 2 10:48 - 12:17
Lunch 12:22 - 12:47
Block 3 12:47 - 2:06
Block 4 2:11 - 3:30
John Hopkins visit CANCELLED
Unfortunately, the representative from John Hopkins University is unable to make it to Pinetree.
The lunch-time session this Thursday has been cancelled.
BC Post Secondary Mini-Fair for Grade 11 & 12 Students
You are invited to attend a mini-fair in the cafeteria on Monday, Oct. 19 after school (3:304:30pm). Meet recruiters from 16 different post secondary institutions including:
BCIT
RMC
Capilano Univ.
Corpus Christi College
Douglas College
Fairleigh Dickinson Univ.
Justice Institute of BC
KPU (Kwantlen Polytechnic Univ.) Langara College
SFU
TRU (Thompson Rivers Univ.)
TWU (Trinity Western Univ.)
UFV (Univ. of Fraser Valley) UNBC (Univ. of Northern BC)
UVic
VCC (Vancouver Community College)
UBC Evening for Grade 11 & 12 Students & Parents at Pinetree
You are invited to attend a UBC Information Evening that will take place in the cafeteria at 6:30pm
on Monday, Oct. 19. Find out about programs, admission, student services and much more!
Language Challenge Exam Application Process
Students interested in challenging a language 11 or 12 should see Ms. Johnson in the counselling
area regarding the application process.
Please be aware Challenge is NOT a way for students to improve their course marks, nor a
replacement for the valuable experience of learning in a classroom setting. Moreover, the
challenge exam is not offered to students who have been granted or will receive equivalency in a
language. Finally, the language challenge exam process is not open to students currently enrolled
in a language at school unless it is a different language.
All completed application forms must be returned to your counsellor on or before OCTOBER 30,
2015.
French 11/ 12
Korean 11/12
German 11/12
Punjabi 11/12
Japanese 11/12
Spanish 11/12
Mandarin 11/12
Volunteer opportunity next Saturday
Help the environment and the HoyCreek Streamkeepers next Saturday (Oct 17) from 9:30 am to
noon. See Ms. Ikeda for details. Please note the change in date due to an expected storm this
Saturday.
Spirit Wear Forms
Are you pumped up for Spirit Wear? Get your forms now in the office!
They're due Oct. 30th, so make sure you hand them in on time.
Late forms will not be accepted.
TriCities VolunteerFest 2015
Looking for volunteer opportunities?
Join the TriCities VolunteerFest, Saturday October 17, from 930am-6pm, at Coquitlam Centre.
Remembrance Day Assembly Cadets
If you are an air,sea, army cadet interested in marching in the remembrance day assembly, come
see Mr. Kerr before Oct. 16th.
Tryouts will be Oct. 19th lunch in the gym.
Grad Clothing Order Forms Extensions
Grad clothing order forms are now available at the Office front desk. The forms with money are
due no later than Friday, Oct 20th. Late forms will not be accepted, so make sure to get your forms
today!
Soccer Intramurals start Monday
Check the schedule outside the PE office.
Cross Country 2015 Sept. 23 Meet #1 Results
Gr. 9 Girls
12th Hailey Stevens 21:55, 10th in Sr Race Tara Akahatary 20:47
Gr. 9 Boys NONE
Gr. 10 Girls
5th Daniela Cavarria 18:24
Gr. 10 Boys
4th Cameron Lee 14:33, 6th Nick Tara 15:51
Gr. 11 Girls
6th Sherry Lu 19:34,7th Candy Yang 19:41, 11th Sadaf Ayzaifar 23:34, 12th Jane Li 27:15
Gr. 11 Boys
8th Andrew Faber 22:06, 15th Kyron Beaton 27:15
Gr. 12 Girls
6th Hannah Im 18:17, 9th Crystal Tse 22:42
Gr. 12 Boys
3rd Jayden Beaton 19:39, 6th Timothy Wang 22:04
Cross Country 2015 Sept. 30 Meet #2 Results
Gr. 9 Girls
10th Hailey Stevens 20:06, 14th Tara Akahatary 20:58
Gr. 9 Boys
9th Joshua Tian 17:40, 12th Mark Odon 22:09, 13th Jack Gong 22:18
Gr. 10 Girls
6th Daniela Cavarria 18:03, 14th Judith Nagy 22:26, 15th CoCo Chen 22:33
Gr. 10 Boys
4th Cameron Lee 14:05, 6th Nick Tara 15:26, 10th Michael Chan 16:41, 14th Alexis Lazcano 18:23
Gr. 11 Girls
5th Candy Yang 18:24, 8th Shirley Zhang 19:04, 9th Alice Zhou 19:07, 10th Sherry Lu 19:10,12th Sarah
Chan 19:46, 15th Ella Tian 22:10, 16th Sadaf Ayzaifar 23:24, 20th Jane Li 25:31
Gr. 11 Boys
8th Jacob Angeles 20:21, 9th Jayden Stewart 20:38, 13th Jung Jun Tian 22:11, 20th Kyron Beaton 24:58
Gr. 12 Girls
5th Crystal Tse 21:08
Gr. 12 Boys
1st Jayden Beaton 19:21, 2nd Allen Wu 20:00, 3rd Timothy Wang 21:26, 4th Jason Oh 21:44
Cross Country 2015 Oct. 7 Meet #3 Results
Gr. 9 Girls 3
Hailey Stevens (arrived late) 17th Tara Akahatary 27:30, Rebecca Lui (did not run-confused)
Gr. 9 Boys 3
2nd Jacob Angeles 19:46, 6th Joshua Tian 23:10, 10th Jack Gong 26:34
Gr. 10 Girls 4
6th Daniela Cavarria 23:53 8th Judith Nagy 27:02 12th CoCo Chen 27:34 Ella Tian (DNR)
Gr. 10 Boys 5
1st Michael Jang 17:54, 2nd Cameron Lee 18:48, 4th Michael Chan 19:37, 5th Nick Tara 19:44, 16th
Alexis Lazcano 22:57.
Gr. 11 Girls 8
5th Sherry Lu 24:18, 7th Sarah Chan 25:24, 10th Zohreh Rezaiemanesh 28:16, 13th Sadaf Ayzifar 30:07,
15th Jane Li 33:22. Candy Yang (DNR) Shirley Zhang (DNR) Alice Zhou (DNR)
Gr. 11 Boys 6
2nd Jayden Stewart 27:10, 7th Matthew Wood 32:15, 10th Immanuel Abdi 37:55, 11th Kryon Beaton
37:56, Andrew Faber (DNR) Jung Jun Tian (DNR)
Gr. 12 Girls 3
3rd Hannah Im 22:48, 7th Crystal Tse 26:30, 8th Ling Li 28:30
Gr. 12 Boys 5
3rd Tyler Halverson 27:51, 4th Allen Wu 29:13, 6th Jason Oh 32:19, Jayden Beaton Timothy Wang (DNR)
Cross Country 2015 Oct. 14 Meet #4 TRIPLE C Open Results
Gr. 9 Girls 3
16th Hailey Stevens 28:14, 20th Tara Akahatary 31:51, 21st Rebecca Lui 32:41
Gr. 9 Boys 3
1st Jacob Angeles 19:26, Joshua Tian + Jack Gong (did not run)
Gr. 10 Girls 4
12th Judith Nagy 28:11, 15th Ella Tian 31:54, Daniela Cavarria + CoCo Chen (DNR)
Gr. 10 Boys 5
6th Michael Jang 17:58, 8th Cameron Lee 18:55, 17th Nick Tara 20:54, 24th Alexis Lazcano 26:11
Michael Chan (DNR)
Gr. 11 Girls 8
9th Shirley Zhang 23:53, 10th Sherry Yu 24:32, 11th Alice Zhou 25:01, 18th Sadaf Ayzifar 29:44,
20th Jane Li 32:30, Zohreh Rezaiemanesh, Sarah Chan, Candy Yang (DNR)
Gr. 11 Boys 6
11th Jayden Stewart 30:33, 15th Jung Jun Tian 32:44, 16th Matthew Wood 32:15,21st Immanuel
Abdi 40:40, Andrew Faber (Did not finish, injury), Kryon Beaton (DNR)
Gr. 12 Girls 3
8th Ling Li 26:15 Hannah Im + Crystal Tse (DNR)
Gr. 12 Boys 5
Tyler Halverson (Did not finish) Allen Wu, Jason Oh, Jayden Beaton, Timothy Wang (DNR)
Europe Trip 2016
All Europe Trip 2016 students must attend a brief meeting on Monday, Oct.19 at lunch in room
A113. Please bring your passports!
SAMOSAS on sale TODAY at lunch in the foyer!
Come to the foyer at lunch to pick up fresh samosas! Just $1.50 each! (proceeds support "Project
Cambodia")
Student of the Week
Coco Chen (Gr 10)
Ms Mobilio and Ms Armstrong thank Coco for always volunteering to help where needed. She
helped as the first aid attendant at one of the Senior Boys Soccer games, and immediately
following was a scorekeeper for the Senior Girls Volleyball Game. Coco is a positive and upbeat
leader both in the classroom and throughout the school. Way to go Coco!
Students of the Week
Michael Jang, Michael Chan, and Nick Tara (Gr 10)
A few of the Gr. 10 Boys who performed well and placed.....1st Place -Michael Jang, 4th Place Michael Chan, and 5th Place -Nick Tara. They have been winning ribbons consistently. Keep up
the good work! Also, a very special thanks to Michael Chan who went to rescue Tyler Halverson in
time for his race!
Students of the Week
Jacob Angeles, Josh Tian, Jack Gong (Gr 9)
These Grade 9 Boys Cross Country students performed well in Meet 3 at Mundy Park. 2nd Place Jacob Angeles, 6th Place - Josh Tian, and 10th Place - Jack Gong. These are the future for Pinetree
boys in Cross Country! Keep up the hard work!