COUNSELLING, CAREER CENTRE & WORK EXPERIENCE
http://schools.sd42.ca/thscareer/
HAIR STYLING TRAINING PROGRAM 2014/2015 STILL HAS SPOTS AVAILABLE!
Students – if you want to get your training as a Hair Stylist at a fraction of the cost next year, come to
the Career Centre right away. Finish your academic requirements while training then graduate ready to
start your career as a hair stylist. Grade 12’s graduating this year may also be considered for a spot.
Post-Secondary Institutions (PSI) Visit 2014/2015
PSIs from all over BC will be at THSS on Thursday, September 30, 2014 in the Rotunda. Students will be
called down after TA, starting with grade 12’s, then 11’s, then 10’s. This is the best opportunity for
students to get information directly from recruiters who work for BC colleges, technical schools and
universities.
Grade 12’s can get help with their post-secondary plans
Grade 11’s can plan ahead
Grade 10’s can fulfill Learning Guides for Planning 10
GRADE 11’S
Any grade 11’s interested in preparing ahead for scholarships and bursaries, please see Mrs McGrath in
the Career Centre before the end of May. Some award deadlines are in October, at the start of your
Grade 12 year. Lots of money is out there for high school students heading to Career & Vocational
training or College and University education.
GRADE 12’S
Final transcripts are mailed to the address on file in the office. If we don’t have your up-to-date address
please see Ms Davis in the main office.
Scholarships and Bursaries
Have you been offered a scholarship or bursary? Let Mrs McGrath, in the Career Centre, know!
Check our website for ongoing scholarship/bursary opportunities:
http://schools.sd42.ca/thscareer/awards-and-scholarships/awards-scholarships-links/
Post-Secondary – now is the time to…
Apply for Housing if you plan to live on campus
Tour your Post-secondary
Attend course planning, registration or information workshops
Watch for admission offers - If you accept, notify your post-secondary & pay your deposit but if you
change your mind about attending, officially withdraw to avoid full payment!
ALL GRADES
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Alexander Robinson Elementary Fun Fair May 30
Vancouver International Children’s Festival
Current Post-secondary Youth Programs
SFU University Science Transitions Experience Program – free seminars that enrich science education
SIGN UP NOW FOR SUMMER
Summer Volunteering
Occupational and Physiotherapy Recreational volunteering with special needs children
SFU Summer Camps - Apply by May 11
UBC Physics and Astronomy camp volunteering - Apply by May 11
Alouette River Management Society Summer Camps
Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society
Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living Summer Day Camps
Summer Soccer Camps
SPCA Junior Summer Camp Counsellor
SFU Science AL!VE Camps
Educational and Leadership Camps / Training
CSI Summer Camp at BCIT
Youth Futures Leadership Training offered through Maple Ridge Parks and Rec
Capilano University Critical Thinking for Grade 11’s
Emily Carr Summer Institute for Teens
Geneskool Summer Camp
UBC Tech Trek Camp
New Image College Teen Career Prep Camps (Acting, Make-up, Esthetics)
Pearson College Summer Camps
Vancouver Film School 5-Day Summer Intensive
Post-secondary Fashion Boot Camps
UBC Summer Institutes for ages 15-18
BCIT Youth Summer Camps in Video Game Design & Film Production
U of T Medicine or Law Summer Camps for grade 10 & 11 students
SIGN UP NOW FOR NEXT YEAR
Ridge Meadows Hospital Volunteen Program
Ridge Meadows RCMP SPURS program
Future Science Leaders at Science World – Application deadline May 21
Vancouver Opera
Vancouver Aquarium
Encounters with Canada week-long trip to Ottawa www.encounters-rencontres.ca