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Red and White News

April 2013
Mr. Gordon Cooke Principal Mr. David Fisher Vice-Principal Mrs. Nancy Keech Vice-Principal

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Music News The Senior Concert Band will be performing at the Brockville Lions Music Festival Tues. April 23rd at 9:00 am at the Brockville Arts Centre. They will compete against other bands from Gananoque, Rideau and Brockville. Music department students have the opportunity to attend a performance of the musical 42nd Street at the Brockville Arts Centre, Wed. April 17th at 10:00 am. Tickets are still available for $20.00 from Mrs. MacLaren. Hurry though, tickets are going fast! SFDCI band members will attend a performance of the musical Carousel at Centrepointe Theatre on Wed., June 12 at 7:30. There are a few tickets left so see Mrs. MacLaren for permission forms. SFDCI Spring ConcertWed. June 12th at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $5.00 and are available at the door. This years concert will feature the Senior and Junior Concert bands as well as the Redhawk Rhythmics and some singers. Tickets for the second SFDCI Musical Rock Around: The Musical will soon be on sale. Evening performance is on Fri. May 31st and a Sat. matinee June 1st at 2:00 P.M. at the Station Theatre. Contact Mrs. MacLaren at: kristine.maclaren@ucdsb.on.ca for more details. Spring sports are underway: boys and girls soccer, badminton, rugby, track and field. Reach for The Top Competitions in Kempville and Brockville over the next 6 weeks, April 5th, 16th and 29th for both local and regional meets. Depending on how well the Junior and Senior teams do there may be more. Native Youth Leadership Workshops These workshops will be hosted by elders from around the board, bringing together those youth who have declared they have aboriginal past. Smiths Falls is the host school for each session in the West part of the Board so those students attending come from Perth , Carleton Place, Almonte and such while the same thing goes on in the eastern part of the board. After each 1st day session all the students from East and West are brought to Kemptville for a unified Leadership Workshop day. The 2nd session days have started. We hosted last month on Feb. 16th and will again on April 16th. There are now over 20 Smiths Falls students who have self declared with their families although only 4 or 5 have found the confidence in this new part of their identity to take part in the workshops. Overall, though, the last session in Kemptville was attended by 28 youth from UCDSB and tomorrow March 27th, there will be over 40. Exams and Summative Evaluations Exams and Summative Evaluations are from Thursday June 20th through Wednesday June 26th, 2013. All students are expected to be available at school during the examination period for summative evaluations.

2013 Graduate Information

2013 Commencement This is a very exciting time for our graduates. They are in the final months of high school and many are confirming their postsecondary plans and move on to the next adventure. The Commencement exercise is a celebration of all their hard work and will be held on June 27, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. Invitations will be sent out in May. 2013 Awards Meeting On March 27th there was a meeting for all graduates to explain the awards application process. Students were given a general application form to complete and return by April 2nd to be eligible for community awards distributed during Commencement. Students that were not at the meeting need to see Ms. Dowdall or Mrs. Goodsell ASAP. 2013 PromMay 25, 2013 May 25, 2013 SFDCI Prom presents Monte Carlo Night. This special evening is open to all Grade 12s and will begin at 4:00 with an opportunity to play some games of chance and take photos with friends. Dinner is served at 5:30 and the dancing begins at 7:00. Tickets will be on sale at the beginning of May; $20.00 single; $30.00 couple. We work hard to make Prom affordable for all so please support our fundraisers when possible. Dress will be formal.

Dates of Interest

May 25th - Prom May 31st - MusicalRock Around - 7:30 June 1st - Musical Matinee2:00 P.M. June 2026Exams and Summative Evaluations June 27th, 28thPD Days June 27Commencement

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Methods of Communicating Bus Cancellations Due to Inclement Weather The Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario (STEO) and the Upper Canada District School Board would like to advise students and parent (s) that we have three (3) methods in which you can check for bus cancellations: 1. 2. 3. Announcements regarding the cancellation of school bus and special vehicle transportation will be broadcasted starting at 6:15 a.m. on local area radio stations. Access our Web site at www.ucdsb.on.ca/transportation and click on the Bus Cancellation Status button. School Bus cancellations will be posted by 6:15 a.m. Scroll down to check the transportation status for your school. Call 1-866-629-0629 to access a pre-recorded message.

During inclement weather the message will be posted.

Dates of Interest

Week of Nov 21-25 Midterm Report Cards issued Nov 24 Arts Gala Dec 9 School Dance Dec 24-Jan 8Christmas Break Jan 26-Feb 1Exams Feb 2 1st day of Sem 2 PA DayFeb 3