JUNE 2009 ~ Boissevain School Newsletter

PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL

The Parent Advisory Council has wrapped up its operations for the year. The first meeting next year will be September 14. Thanks to everyone who served on the council, especially President, Dianne Hole.

FINAL EXAMS

The schedule for grades 7 - 12 exams is posted on the school web site. Grade 12 exams begin June 17, grades 9 - 11 on June 18 and grades 7 & 8 on June 22.

REPORTS

Final reports for K - 8 will be available on the last day of classes, June 29. Grades 9 - 12 final reports will be available Tuesday, June 30, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon, from their advisor.

FIELD TRIPS

Many field trips are taking place throughout June. Information has or will be sent home prior to the trips.

GRAD

The graduation ceremonies will take place June 24 at 2:00 p.m. in the North gym. The program will take place at 8:00 p.m. also in the North gym.

AWARDS

The high school ECA Awards will be June 25. Middle School Awards will be held on June 29 at 12 noon. Grades 7 & 8 reports will be available after the ceremony.

THANK YOU

A big thank you goes out to all the volunteers, Moms Who Care, PAC members, extracurricular coaches and advisors and anyone who helped make this year another successful one at Boissevain School. We look forward to another great year in 2009/10.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

by C. Dyck 

Our Student Government year has been very successful.  I am using the past tense, as it is coming to a close.  We hosted the first ever "Midnight Madness".  It was a rousing success, and I am sure we will have a repeat of this event next year!  A round of applause to the students who put in all the time to get this together. We had our first ever band "send off" for the students who traveled to Edmonton. It was a wild game of musical mats (no chairs on the gym floor!), for the band students. The rest of the school watched and cheered them on. We also celebrated "Bucky's Birthday". Bucky is the mascot you see at all the school events. I'm not sure how old he is. He doesn't really say too much!  Our last "Hurrahs" were the send off for the track participants, and the girls Fastball team. We had a rousing game of garbage can baseball in which the girls could show off their skills, and we learned a few cheers for the day itself. On the same day, we presented Fire Chief Martin Paradis with a cheque for $900, which had been raised throughout the year. The students worked hard to raise this money, and we were pleased to be able to present it to the Boissevain Fire Fighters in person. The last "official" event for this year’s group is the Prom. It will be held on June the 10th, and we are hoping for a great turnout, as it is the last time the whole high school can get together for an evening. We have next year’s executive in place. I can't believe we are done another year. I have had a wonderful time with this group. They have been creative, energetic, and have kept us "pumped" with their new ideas. As much as I will miss the students from this year, I do look forward to starting it all again with the next group.  I haven't had a bad one yet! Thank you again to all the students who participated in Student Government. We couldn't do it without you!

SCHOOL LOOSELEAF…….

√ The host committee for the Provincial Fastball Championship held in Boissevain has received a number of letters from the participating teams congratulating them on a job well done. Thank you to everyone involved. It showed what a great community Boissevain is and a special thank you to Boissevain Town Council and Boissevain Minor Ball for the improvements made to the Lion’s Diamonds. There were many positive comments about the facilities we have.

√ Please check out all the pictures from the Provincial Fastball at the following site.

http://boissevainschool.ca/fastball/pictures/fastball.htm

CTS NEWS

CAREER & TECHNOLOGY STUDIES ~ Learning that builds bridges

Patty White ~ Co-ordinator

CELEBRATING INTERNSHIPS

The success of Career and Technology Studies and in particular, our Internship Program, depends largely on the cooperation of our business owners and staff. The 2008-2009 Interns said Thank you to their Sponsors by serving them lunch on May 14, 2009. We celebrated together as the first year of the Career and Technology Studies program at Boissevain School draws to a close.

This method of study, where the school and the community provide a unique educational opportunity for each participating student, is only successful with community participation.

We needed your support ~ you gave us your support and for that we are grateful, and again say THANK YOU to the following:

Prairie Partners CKX Television

Du-Rite Motors Ltd. Boissevain RCMP Detachment

Goodon Industries Brandon Hospital Safety Services

Turtle Mountain School Division Brandon Fire Department

Ed Albrecht Construction Evergreen Place

CJRB Radio Boissevain Animal Clinic

We wish everyone a safe and fun summer!

DATES TO REMEMBER

(for important dates throughout the year, see the school calendar on the web site!)

June 16 ~ AAA Spirit Day

June 17 - 25 ~ Exams

June 19 ~ Retirement Celebration for Muriel Good

June 24 ~ Graduation - 2:00 p.m.

June 25 ~ High School ECA Awards

June 29 ~ Middle School Awards – K - 8 Reports

June 29 ~ Last Day of Classes

June 30 ~ Grades 9 - 12 reports (10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon)