This Week in the Raven’s Nest
http://royalbay.sd62.bc.ca
Interesting Facts
 46 in-class days left at Belmont!
 Royal Bay has a roof top basketball court
 Royal Bay is built for 800 students with the
core building built for 1200 students
 We have an Olympic size rubberized track
 RB has two fields, one is artificial turf and
one is grass.
 Royal Bay will have a Soccer Academy
 Royal Bay will have a Dance Academy
 Royal Bay will have a Lacrosse Sports
Performance Class
 RB has a culinary arts teaching kitchen that
will provide healthy lunches and snacks every
day
 RB has a fully functioning 350 seat Theatre
 RB is the site where Emily Carr painted
“Above the Gravel Pit.”
 RB will have a teaching garden
 RB will have Equine Studies
 Teams in 3AAA and 2AA athletics
 Full complement of sports teams
 Royal Bay has an orchestra pit
Check out the Royal Bay website:
royalbay.sd62.bc.ca
Coming Soon…
There is still
room in the
sports
performance
Lacrosse
Class at
Royal Bay!!!
Contact Mike
Huck or
Windy
Beadall.
April 2015
What’s happening at Royal Bay this week
 Level 3 - Door installation and plumbing fixtures
to start within 2 weeks. Waiting for parts.
 Level 2 - Millwork installation ongoing. Doors to
be installed same time as level 3.
 Level 1 - Vinyl flooring complete. Millwork on site
and will start installing in 1 week.
 Phase 3 - T-bar complete. Flooring to start this
week. Taping and soundproofing in theatre this
week.
 Phase 4 - Light fixtures being installed in gyms.
Panelling to start in 2 weeks.
 Exterior - Pouring mow strip around artificial
field. Working on parking subgrade.
 Fixture installations ( Ceramic Tiles)
 Millwork installation (Cupboards, shelves, sinks…)
 Flooring Installation on-going
 Painting on-going
 Final grading around the building
 Artificial field prep on-going
 Outside cladding installation on-going
Academy Registration is now only online. All families
who are currently in academies and want to continue in
the academy must register for next year. New
registration register now as well:
https://registration.sd62.bc.ca/apps/academy
Soccer Academy
 Currently 100 plus students signed up (all
grades)
Dance Academy
 Currently 79 plus students signed up (all grades)
Lacrosse Sports Performance Class.
This is a multi-grade class focused on developing
lacrosse and associated skills. This is a linear course.
Please contact Royal Bay Administration if you are
interested.
wbeadall@sd62.bc.ca or mhuck@sd62.bc.ca
Students from the
Carpentry program
at Belmont
Secondary School
are selling four
sheds. Each shed
was constructed by
a team of students
under the direction
of a ticketed carpenter instructor. These
platform framed sheds fully meet building
code regulation. mhuck@sd62.bc.ca
Important Dates
Coming Soon…
 April 3rd – Good Friday (school not in
session)
 April 6th – Easter Monday (school not in
session)
 April 8th – Royal Bay PAC mtg. in the
Dunsmuir Library @ 6:30 pm & Prom @
7:30 pm.
 April 16th – Early Dismissal Parent/Teacher
Conferences
 April 17th – Non-instructional Day
 May 6th – Royal Bay PAC mtg. in the
Dunsmuir Library @ 6:30 pm & Prom @
7:30 pm.
 May 9th – Farewell to Belmont Secondary
School Event
 May 18th – Victoria Day
 June 3nd – Royal Bay PAC mtg. in the
Dunsmuir Library @ 6:30 pm & Prom @
7:30 pm.
 June 6th – 7th – Prom/SafeGrad @ City
Centre Park
 June 14th – Graduation Ceremonies @ UVic
Farquhar Auditorium
 June 15th – June 24th – Exams (Class &
Provincials)
 June 18th – Awards Night at Isabelle
Reader Theatre
 June 25th – Last Day of School
 June 26th – Schools Closed (Admin. Day)
 September 8 – FIRST DAY OF CLASS
AT ROYAL BAY!!!
Equine Studies 10, 11, 12
Royal Bay is happy to provide horse enthusiasts the
opportunity to hone their skills, understanding and earn
credits in Equine Studies. Please contact Ms. Beadall or
Mr. Huck for details.
Contact Mike Huck mhuck@sd62.bc.ca or Windy
Beadall wbeadall@sd62.bc.ca to sign up for Lacrosse
Sports Performance (starting in September 2015)
Culinary Arts
 WE”VE HIRED A CHEF!!! Introducing Rowan
Bezeau; he is a fully accredited BC teacher
and Red Seal Chef. Rowan has spent many
years in the industry and has recently finished
hi teacher education from UBC. He is
currently at Gulf Island Secondary working
with their culinary arts program. Welcome
Rowan!
 A full complement of culinary arts classes,
ranging from Foods 9, 10 through Cafeteria
Training 11 and 12 to Culinary Arts ACE-It
training. All courses taught by a Red Seal
trained BC qualified teacher and a qualified
Kitchen Manager.
Performing Arts
 Royal Bay has a 350 seat professional theatre
with an orchestra pit.
 Royal Bay will have a full complement of
music, theatre and dance classes.
Royal Bay Ravens
 Teams in 3AAA and 2AA athletics
 Full complement of sports teams