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STRIVING TO BE
THE BEST
April 30, 2009
Term Three Highlights —— at a glance
As the third term started we were busy with international students
and film students as our guests for a few days. Welcoming students
from other parts of the world and the province is always rewarding.
In March our grade nines and tens entered the Powell Rivers Writers Festival and after tough scrutinizing by community judges, several scooped up cash prizes and tickets to the community event.
The PR Festival of Fine Arts also took place in March and many of
our students participated. The talent of our young people is amazing
and it was wonderful to watch them in action.
Another highlight was the First Nations community dinner which was
held in the Brooks Hall in the middle of March. Gerry Brach, the
program coordinator for Ahms Tow, organized this event which featured First Nations motivational guest speakers. The evening was
hugely successful with a packed house and interesting displays.
During the term the counsellors have been busy with course planning
meetings for all students and by now you should have seen the
courses that your son or daughter will be enrolled in next year with
the exception of the incoming grade tens. (These will be done in the
next few weeks). For more information refer to the ‘Counsellors Corner’ of this newsletter.
PAC MEETING
PAC EXECUTIVE
Monday, May 11, 2009—
7:00 p.m.
President —Cindy Newport
Vice-President - Barb Simonetta
Treasurer - Mary Hicks
Secretary - Jan Del Mistro
is key. Please provide us with your
e-mail address. You can reach any teacher by using the first
initial last name and then @sd47.bc.ca, such as krothwell@sd47.bc.ca. If we have your address we will send out
newsletters and pertinent info. Send your address to
pvallee@sd47.bc.ca.
Upcoming
April 30th — report cards
May 1st —Brooks/VIU Catscan dinner and gala
May 3rd - District Trash Bash
May 7th—Dry grad fashion show
May 11th—PAC meeting
May 14th/15th Prinicpal’s Honour
Roll luncheon
May 18th—Victoria Day schools
closed
May 20th and 22nd—Exit Interviews
for all grads
May 21st —Sex Education for all
grade 9 students Dr. Hobson and Dr
Addison
May 21st — school dance
June 4th - school tour and open
house for incoming 9’s from feeder
schools
June 9th—Awards Night grades 9,
10 and 11
June 10th — District Planning Day
schools closed
June 12th— Cap ‘n Gown Grade 12
grad ceremony Brooks gym
June 16th — last day of instruction
June 17th - first day of Provincial
exams
EXAM SCHEDULES will be sent
home with all students in June
June 25th—report cards ready for
pick up
Term 3 Highlights...cont’d.
During Spring Break, we had two groups travelling internationally. The music department visited Cuba and
had a life changing experience. The reception they received was phenomenal and their gift of more than
45 instruments to the country was much appreciated. This trip, organized by Paul Cummings, was just another example of education brought to life—-the real thing.
A different group visited Italy and returned with great tales of their travel and new eyes. This trip, organized by Mr. Heuckroth, Mrs. Hutchings, and Mrs. Richards, spent ten days in Europe drinking in the
history of the region.
In the very near future our last group will be heading for Germany. This group goes in July and this is an
international exchange. Our students are paired up with their peers in Germany and then a return visit by
the German students will take place in October when they will spend two weeks with us . The DIVAS, a
concert at the Evergreen on May 30th is in support of this event so get your ticket soon before they sell
out.
We are fortunate to have an inspirational speaker , Jude Platz, returning to the school this year. Jude
speaks to the students about suicide issues and she will be talking with grade 10 planning classes. Jude
has personal experience with this issue as she lost her son some time ago and her message is heartfelt and
moving.
Our senior dance troup and our drama students are back at it and they will be performing for our student
body and feeder schools in the upcoming weeks. The drama department has produced ‘A Lad N His Magical Lamp’ and that runs in the theatre for school groups at the end of May.
As we roll into June we start with the grade nine, ten, and eleven Awards Night. This will be held at the
Theatre on June 9th in the theatre, Cap n Gown is on June 12th and the Class of 2009 celebration is on
June 27th. For more information on all these events please refer to the Year End Events section of this
newsletter.
BROOKS STUDENTS ROCK
During Spring Break, one of the district schools was hit by graffiti vandals. Unknown to anyone, five Brooks students gathered all the equipment needed to clean up the school and they went to work. The principal of that school
heard of the good deed and let admin at Brooks know. They have since been recognized. We have many more students who routinely act as outstanding citizens. Powell River can be proud of their young people. Hats Off to them
all !!
Accessing the Ministry website for Government exam results:
STUDENTS can access their exam results on the Student Secure Web at
www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/tsw/student/welcome.jsp.
Students will be required to identify themselves using a set of standard criteria that will include,
but not be limited to, their Personal Education Number ( PEN), date of birth, and last name. Once
access has been granted, students create a password to view their exam and scholarship scores.
Students who don’t know their PEN number should inquire at the office.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 47 (Powell River)
CODE OF CONDUCT
based on , but not limited to race, religion, gender, physical or inBrooks Secondary School has the responsibility to provide and ensure
tellectual disability, marital or family status, sexual orientation or
a safe and positive climate for learning. The Code of Conduct provides
age.
a broad framework of behavioural expectations for students. It is exActs of retaliation against a student who has reported incidents
pected that all members of the school community will uphold the unwhere the code of conduct has been broken.
derlying principles of the school code which include respect for self,
* The Human Rights Code states: discrimination occurs when someothers, property, and the environment.
one is treated differently and poorly because of their race, color, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital or family status, physical or
The Code of Conduct shall apply to all students during any school
activity and holds students responsible for their conduct on the way to mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, age, criminal conviction,
political belief, or lawful source of income.
and from school or at a school activity.
Conduct by any student that adversely affects a school climate or operation, including disruption of the learning environment, shall be con- Rising Expectations
sidered a breach of the Code of Conduct, warranting appropriate forms The Code of Conduct recognizes that as children grow and mature,
they are more able to make appropriate decisions and to be responsible
of intervention.
for their actions. Consideration is given to the age and maturity as well
The Code of Conduct recognizes that as children grow and mature,
they are more able to make appropriate decisions and to be responsible as the intellectual, social, and emotional capacity of the student along
with the nature and frequency of the unacceptable behaviour.
for their actions.
Statement of Purpose
The Purpose of the Code of Conduct is to:
• Provide and maintain a safe, caring, and orderly environment for
students to develop to their full potential
• Ensure that the rights and responsibilities of individuals are appropriately balanced to uphold the collective well-being of all
• Communicate the expectations of student behaviour to all members of the school community.
Conduct Expectations
Acceptable Conduct supports a positive learning environment.
It is expected that students will:
• Conduct themselves in an appropriate manner when going to and
from school, within school, on school grounds, during extended
school activities, online, and on school buses
• Apply themselves to the best of their ability in all aspects of their
education
• Attend school and classes regularly, punctually, and properly prepared.
• Be respectful of the thoughts, feelings, and heritage of others
• Respect the rights and property of others, the school, and the environment
• Dress in a manner which reflects purpose and propriety
• Contribute positively to a safe, caring and orderly school
• Behave in an ethical and lawful manner
• Report to a responsible adult, incidents of threats, bullying, harassment, violence or intimidation.
Unacceptable Conduct interferes with a positive learning environment.
Some examples of unacceptable behaviours include:
• Interference with the learning of others
• Use of inappropriate or abusive language
• Threatening, harassing, intimidating, assaulting or bullying, in any
way, any person within the school community
• Possessing weapons or dangerous articles
• Possession, use, or distribution of illegal or restricted substances
• Theft of or damage to property
• Any efforts to cause harm to another person based on, but not limited to race, religion, gender, physical or intellectual disability,
sexual orientation or age.
• Gang related behaviours
• Acts of retribution toward a person who has reported incidents
Any efforts to cause harm or discrimination against another person
As students progress through school, they are expected to:
• Acquire greater knowledge and understanding about their personal
behaviour and its impact on others
• Learn and utilize appropriate decision-making strategies
• Demonstrate increasing self-discipline
• Take increasing personal responsibility for their actions and learning
• Be subject to increasing consequences for inappropriate behaviour
Consequences
When determining consequences consideration is given to the maturity
as well as the intellectual, social and emotional capacity of the student
along with the severity and frequency of the misbehaviour.
Consequences should, where appropriate:
• Be thoughtful, consistent, and fair
• Seek to prevent a recurrence of the offense
• Teach acceptable social behaviour rather than be merely punitive
and where appropriate
• Provide means for restitution and restorative actions
• Involve the offender in determining a corrective plan of action
Notification
It is understood that communication is essential to the home and
school partnership.
Notification will be given to the school’s community of the school’s
Code of Conduct.
As well, notice will be given to the parents and students of Brooks
Secondary School of the range of responses that schools may apply to
breaches of the Code of Conduct including threat-making behaviours.
Therefore, for breaches of the Code of Conduct, notification may occur as needed:
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Parents of student in breach of the Code of Conduct
Parents of student victim(s)
School and District personnel – where appropriate
Police and/or other agencies – where deemed appropriate or where
required by law.
• All parents of the school community – when deemed important to
reassure members of the school community that school and district
officials are aware of a serious situation or incident and are taking
appropriate action to address it
• When the breach of the Code of Conduct is criminal in nature, police will be consulted prior to public notification.
POST-SECONDARY ACCEPTANCE
Students will begin hearing from universities and colleges over the next few months about whether or not they have been accepted to
the post-secondary institutions to which they have applied. To accept the offer of admission, students will be expected to pay an acceptance deposit. This holds a position in the program that they have been admitted to.
PSI FORMS
Students must arrange to have official copies of all secondary transcripts forwarded to the post-secondary institutions of their choice.
This can be done automatically by completing an electronic Post Secondary Institutions Selections form online from January to June
30 of each school year via the Student Secure Web on the Ministry website:
www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/tsw/student
STUDY BLOCKS FOR NEXT YEAR
Due to changes made by the Ministry of Education, students will be eligible for only one study during their Grade 12 year. Grade 11
study blocks will not be permitted.
EXIT INTERVIEWS
The last part of the Graduation Transitions program is participation in an Exit Interview. Exit Interviews have been scheduled for
May 20 and May 22. Students will receive a letter giving them an appointment time. Students will present their Graduation Transitions documents and Transition Plan to an Exit Interview team member (a teacher, counsellor, administrator, school board member,
etc.). The Exit Interview is meant to mimic a job interview and students will be expected to answer many standard job interview
questions. The interview should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Students will not receive their 4 credits without this
interview. All students need to complete Graduation Transitions to graduate.
GRADUATION TRANSITIONS
Grade 12 students should almost be completed the requirements for Graduation Transitions. Graduation Transition Handbooks are
available in the counselling office or from the Brooks Secondary School website:
www.sd47.bc.ca/counselling.html
RETURNING GRADS
All students who graduate this year and wish to return to Brooks next year to take more courses or to upgrade, must see a counsellor
for course selection. Courses are not guaranteed, but we will do our best to accommodate requests.
COURSE SELECTIONS
Course selections for the 2009-2010 school year are nearly complete. Parents/guardians will be mailed an Option Verification Letter
in late May that confirms the course selections that your son/daughter made for next year. If you find an error, or would like to make
a change, note it on the letter. All letters must be brought back to the counselling office signed and dated by parents/guardians.
This year we are inviting staff and students to nominate candidates for two of the three major Brooks Trophy Awards: the Max
Cameron Award and the Herb Marrion Award.
Both of these Awards come with monetary prizes. The criteria are listed below. Nomination forms can be picked up at the
school office and must be signed by two people who are students or staff members of Brooks School. Deadline for nominations
is Friday, May 15th.
Max Cameron Award: based on “outstanding school spirit through service”; recipient(s) may be in any grade
Criteria: - Service in at least 2 areas of the school
- Demonstrate positive outstanding school spirit & is a positive role model
Herb Marrion Award: based on “leadership, sportsmanship/citizenship, and contribution to school life”; recipient must be in
grade 12.
Criteria: - Leadership role on a school team, in a school club, activity, event or group
- Demonstrate qualities of commitment, cooperation and fair play (Sportsmanship/Citizenship)
- Service in one or more areas of the school (at least 30 hours)
GYMNASTICS
Ten members of the Brooks gymnastics team competed at
Provincials March 5th to 7th in North Vancouver, finishing 5th
overall out of 39 schools from around the province. Every
member of the team trained hard and were excellent ambassadors for our school and our community. Other coaches commented on what terrific sports our girls were as they supported each other as well as their competitors from other
schools.
Placing in the top 10 provincially for their level were: level 5
(14 competitors) – Kayla Raimondo 3rd, Julie McKenzie 8th;
level 3 (20 competitors) – Kendra Vizzutti 7th; level 2 (60
competitors) – Hilary Gros 7th. Congratulations to Terra
Bereziak, Kyra Bolch, Haley Clarke, Hilary Gros, Kierra
Jones, Jenn Lecouteur, Julie McKenzie, Bobby McLeod,
Kayla Raimondo and Kendra Vizzutti.
Mr. Gerry Anderson
ganderson@sd47.b.ca
Mr. Steven Hoelzley
shoelzley@sd47.bc.ca
Mrs. Maria Anderson
manderson@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Ken Holley
kholley@sd47.bc.ca
Mrs. Mary Anderson
mmilinazzo@sd47.bc.ca
Mrs. Anne Hutchings
ahutchings@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. John Arney
jarney@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Tommy Illes
tilles@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Michael Austin
maustin@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Iris Kramer-Clarke
ikramer-clarke@sd47.bc.ca
Mrs. Colleen Balzer
cbalzer@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Brenda Kuntsi
bkuntsi@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Krista Bangham
kbangham@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Brenda Laycock
blaycock@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Ryan Barfoot
rbarfoot@sd47.bc.ca
Mrs. Kim Leach
kleach@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Darren Bennett
dbennett@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Al Leclair
aleclair@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Rachel Bryant
rbryant@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Christian Legault
clegault@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Suzanne Burbidge
sburbidge@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Ian MacLaine
imaclaine@sd47.bc.ca
Mrs. Allison Burt
aburt@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Reid Maedel
rmaedel@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Roy Carson
rcarson@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Anne Mander
amander@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Chris Castagnoli
ccastagnoli@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Tony Marciniak
tmarciniak@sd47.bc.ca
Mrs. Carol Cawley
ccawley@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Troy Marshall
tmarshall@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Ken Cawley
kcawley@sd47.bc.ca
Mrs. Brenda Masich
bmasich@sd47.bc.ca
Mrs. Julie Chambers
jchambers@sd47.bc.ca
Mrs. Jodi Mastrodonato
jmastrodonato@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Lauren Cross
lcross@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Brent McKenzie
bmckenzie@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Paul Cummings
pcummings@sd47.bc.ca
Mrs. Monica McSween
mmcsween@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. David Doyle
ddoyle@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Claire Milliken
cmilliken@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Michelle Doyle
mdoyle@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Jim Palm
jpalm@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Natasha Dube
ndube@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Tony Papa
tpapa@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Cathy Fisher
cfisher@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Rod Perrault
rperrault@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Steve Formosa
sformosa@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Jason Rae
jarae@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Pat Gordon
pgordon@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Tony Rice
trice@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Diane Green
dgreen@sd47.bc.ca
Mrs. Barb Richards
brichards@sd47.bc.ca
Mrs. Lisa Gunn
lgunn@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Kathy Rothwell
krothwell@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Dana Gustafson
dgustafson@sd47.bc.ca
Mrs. Bev Shannon
bshannon@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Ryan Hansen
rhansen@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Jim Simonetta
jsimonetta@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. James Hanson
jhanson@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Barb Struch
bstruch@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Chris Hayduk
chayduk@sd47.bc.ca
Mrs. Brandy Svenson
bsvenson@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Kris Heuckroth
kheuckroth@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Mary Tamasik
mtamasik@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Pat Hill
phill@sd47.bc.ca
Mr. Monty Tyrwhitt-Drake
Mrs. Tania Hobson
thobson@sd47.bc.ca
Ms. Betty Wilson
mtyrwhitt-drake@sd47.bc.ca
bwilson@sd47.bc.ca
Dry Grad June 27, 2009
The Dry Grad Committee has only 2 months left before the big event.
Dry Grad Fees are past due:
Those students who have not paid please do so or you will not be admitted to the event. $200 or $100
and 13 hours of fundraising .
We have a fashion show on May 7th at 7:00 pm left and 1 evening of safe rides left May 2nd then
we’re done for this year! Thank You to all those that came out and helped with all the activities.
Dry Grad 2009 will take place from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am June 27th
1. Immediately following Prom students will be required to head to the change rooms (hockey dressing
rooms which will be labelled alphabetically , girls in one end , boys in the other. From there they will
give any clothing to parents who will wait at the arena side of the doors. Any items needed during the
evening can be left in the dressing rooms that will remain locked and secure all evening.
2. Students then head up through the arena to the upper foyer (will be marked) to the top of the stairs
where they will line up on the stairs and down into the lower foyer , where registration will begin. Students will receive their t-shirts and id bracelets. Both these items must be worn for the entire Dry Grad
Event.
3. The event is alcohol, drug and substance free. Any student found with any of these items will; Automatically be expelled from the dry grad, not be eligible for any further prizes, have their parents phoned
and advised of the expulsion. If they do not comply the RCMP will be involved.
4. There will be security people throughout the whole event and the RCMP will be in attendance at registration and checking in through the night
5. A complete search will be done , including all bags, purses, backpacks etc. upon entering DRY GRAD
6. Wrist bands will be issued at registration and will correspond with the same tag given to your bag and
change room location. This number will also correspond with any prize draws.
7. Students should consider the following items; camera, shorts etc. , but should not bring any valuables to
Dry grad. Music is provided along with all food, entertainment and drinks. No money is needed at Dry
Grad
8. All bags must remain in the change rooms and can be accessed if necessary with security present.
9. Only authorized individuals (students registered to Brooks Dry Grad, committee members and registered workers will be admitted to Dry Grad 2009.
10. If a student chooses to leave Dry Grad before it is finished, their emergency contact will be notified,
they will not be readmitted and will not be eligible for any further prizes.
11. Any inappropriate behaviour such as fighting, bullying, etc. will not be tolerated and will result in immediate expulsion
12. Smoking by adults is only permitted in designated areas.
13. Students must fill out and hand in health forms prior to Dry Grad ( May 15 deadline). Any exceptional
needs must be noted. Medications will be kept in secure area with a student name on them.
14. Parents may pick up students outside the lower foyer doors (pool) at 5:00 am
Seating - 6:30 pm
Doors Open to Public –
Plans for Graduation 2009 are well underway. Students are required to pick up TICKETS
for themselves and a maximum of four guests. Individuals will not be allowed on the floor
without a ticket. Tickets are free and can be picked up at the office. The set up of the Complex is similar to last year so all will have a good view of grads as they walk across the
floor!
Grand March practice will be on Wednesday June 10th at 1:00 p.m. at the Complex. As
this is a Pro-D day, students are to find their own transportation to the complex. Gowns
will be distributed to students at this time. There will also be a rehearsal on June 24th, also
starting at 1:00 p.m. Buses will be available for students who are at school for exams otherwise students are to find their own transportation to the complex.
All Grads and their parents are invited to help with decorations on the following days:
Wednesday June 24—27
GRAD DRESSES
Are you looking for a dress or do you have
a dress to donate, if so, please contact the
office for more information.
Parents wishing to write the “Parents-to-Students” speech should contact the office.
Students interested in being the Valedictorian should contact Mr. Formosa. These
speeches must be written by May 14th, and one will be chosen near the middle of May.
The winning speeches will be selected by a panel of teachers.
All grads must bring a clearly labeled (full name and phone number on the back) baby
photo into the office for the graduation video. If you have not submitted your photo,
please bring to the office as soon as possible. All pictures will be returned to the grads.
Brooks Spring Break Grand Tour of Italy
From a gondola ride in Venice to the ruins of Pompeii, the Brooks School Spring Break tour of Italy was an incredible success. 19 students and 3 teachers set off from Powell River Airport on April 8, and returned on April 17 as different people.
We survived 7 plane rides (through 5 different airports), an unending diet of pasta, hours of bus rides and little or no sleep,
but it was all worth it. We learned history, geography, earth science, and even some Italian. We saw art and architecture that
was over 2000 yrs. old and visited an active volcano. We were awed by the Sistine Chapel and astounded by the Leaning
Tower of Pisa. We climbed a mountain to explore a medieval fortress and swam in the Mediterranean Sea. We even had a
quick tour of London on our way home. And through it all, the Brooks students were cheerful, eager, interested, intelligent
and wonderful ambassadors for Powell River.
Here are just some of their comments:
“. . . meeting new people. . .making new friends was a highlight” (F.M.)
“My best memory of this wonderful Grand Tour of Italy would
have to be the entire trip.” (K. M.)
“I’ve seen the world I had never known – art, culture, the people
– all of it.” (E. C.)
“Venice was amazing.” (K. J.)
“I couldn’t pick just one memory but . . . I loved spending time
with everyone and learning about all the interesting places we
went.” (K. L.)
“There are too many moments and memories on this trip to say
one was my favorite, but I really enjoyed just walking through
the streets and discovering new places. . .” (M. G.)
“Venice was breathtaking. . .” (N. O.)
“My favorite part of the trip was not only the sights we were
privileged to see, but also becoming closer with friends and
making new ones.” (S. H.)
“I LOVED POMPEI.” (T. B.)
“The students were wonderful – maybe that was my favourite thing.” (Mrs. H.)
This summer, 15 of our grade 9 students will be traveling to Tuttlingen in Southwest Germany to participate in an exchange program with Immanuel Kant Gymnasium School (IKG). Then, in October, the German
students from IKG who hosted our participants will be traveling to Powell River to spend two weeks with
their partner families here. The purpose of the program is to provide an opportunity to experience student and
family life in another culture.
As a fund raiser for this exchange, Powell River will be playing host to Tracey Bell and her 8 Divas
show. This exciting night of entertainment will feature impersonations of eight of the worlds most famous
musical entertainers. Opening for 8 Divas will be local entertainer, Jim Baron. It will be an amazing event
featuring a wide variety of outstanding music.
Tickets are $25 each and are available for purchase at the Recreation Centre Box Office (604-485-2891).
YEAR END EVENTS
EXIT INTERVIEWS for all graduating students.
Make sure you don’t miss your interview ( May 20th or
22nd) as this counts as 4 credits towards your graduation !!
AWARDS NIGHT in the Max Cameron Theatre on June
9th. Times as follows:
Grade 9 -- 6:00 pm
Grade 10 -- 7:00 pm
Grade 11 — 8:00 pm
CAP AND GOWN -- this is for all grade 12 students who
are formally graduating in this school year. This will be
held at the Brooks gym by invitation only on June 12th.
FINAL EXAMS -- Start June 17th
CLASS OF 2009 CELEBRATIONS -- will be held at the
Complex June 27th and is for the cohert group of grade
12 students.
The Brooks Film Program (Digital Film School) still
has a few seats
left and is accepting applications for next
years program. The program is a 16 credit course that has students learning the craft of visual story telling and making
their own films on industry standard state-of-the-art equipment. Congratulations to the Brooks Digital Film School Program students of 08 for winning the top prize in SENIOR NARRATIVE COMEDY category with their film "Barely" at
this years BC Student Film Festival to be held in Vancouver at the VFS on April 30th. The group has been also nominated for Best Student Film at this years Leo Awards to be held in Vancouver on May 9 and will go on to the Vancouver
International Film Festival entry. Our Film Program students this year will travel to the BCSFF in Vancouver for a variety of industry workshops that they will benefit greatly from. We look forward to this years new applicants for classes to
begin next February to June, 12:30 PM to 6:30PM Monday through Thursday. See Jim Palm ASAP.
GRADE 12—TERM 3 2008—2009
PRINCIPAL’S HONOUR ROLL
Criteria:
PHR—85.5%+ or 3.5GPA no mark lower than 70%
HR—74.5%+ or 3.0 GPA
2 courses (Term 3 only) and No failures or “I”’s.
Aasen, Carly
Hill, Robert
Sanford, Sophie
CTC Trades
Adamson, MacKenzie
Hodges, Sean
Scott, Nicole
Austin, Nick
Atkinson, David
Jahnke, Liz
Sherman, Samantha
Bird, Mickey
Atkinson, Jonathan
John, Gitte
Shivji, Andrew
Burge, Tyson
Bolch, Dylan
Knapp, Allan
Sian, Ariana
Clemens, Roeloph
Brady, Conner
Kutz, Simone
Song, Sally
D'Angio, Jenna
Charters-Gabanek, Kamilah
Lance, Taylor
Zago, James
Grycka, Dean
Du Plessis, Ruben
Lanigan, Tyler
Hodgins, Kelly
Filewich, Carly
Leachman, Quincy
Ickringill, Daniel
Formosa, Ryan
Mathews, Arlen
Mickelow, Julian
Gawley, Carissa
Morais, Vanessa
Passek, Johnny
Giles, Kailee
Morris, Michelle
Rycroft, Austin
Gray, Matthew
Olson, Amanda
Tardiff, Nick
Grimsrud, Trigve
Quesnelle, Steven
Thom, Clayton
Gusola, Justin
Raimondo, Kayla
Taylor, Sharie
HONOUR ROLL
Adams, Brittny
Greco, Sarah
Thompson, Rebecca
Jensen, Tenille
Barkowsky, Dylan
Harding, Sam
Tyrwhitt-Drake, James
Martisca, Katrina
Beer, Kyle
Head, Chad
Vallee, Melissa
McGirr, Christy
Behan, Lucas
Kazakoff, Joshua
Vallier, Megan
McLeod, Tyler
Bernardo, Victor
Kelly, Mat
Vecsey, Danica
Merrick, Dylan
Bond, Darcy
Kwok, Chiah
Ward, Darren
Morris, Dustin
Brown, Jasmin
Lawrie, Quinn
Webb, Johanna
Murphy, Sarah
Camenzind, Marc
Lloyd, Tessa
Wlasenko, Cody
Poulin, Cole
Cappiello, Anna
Long, Jennifer
Young, Heather
Scarpelli, Michael
Clarke, Michael
McKenzie, Colin
CTC Trades
Vandevert, Joshua
Cousins, Keith
McKenzie, Lucas
Coomber, Amanda
White, Carlie
Davies, Rori
Oriecuia, Kaitlin
Forster, Daryl
Deveau, Brittany
Pannell, Melanie
Fuller, Erik
English, Chris
Potesta, Kristin
Gresty, Steven
Gamborski, Heather
Roberts, Christopher
Gussman, Allysha
Gates, Thomas
Roemer, Cosmo
Hansen, Marina
Grantham, Tess
Siminoff, Jared
Iwasiuk, Kaitlyn
GRADE 11—TERM 3 2008—2009
PRINCIPAL’S HONOUR ROLL
Criteria:
PHR—85.5%+ or 3.5GPA no mark lower than 70%
HR—74.5%+ or 3.0 GPA
3 courses and No failures or “I”’s.
Adams, Dylan
Du Plessis, Monique
Li, Ai Lin
Romanyshyn, Anthony
Allan, Andrew
Filewich, Jenna
Likar, Nicholas
Sparks, Melina
Berghauser, Brianna
Gamborski, Morgan
May, Beth
Stride, Julia
Carlson, Lisa
Gasparovic, Claudia
McLeod, Bobby
Treloar, Kyle
Ciarniello, Alex
Gordon, Patricia
McLeod, Ciara
Van Zwietering, Ashley
Close, Ashley
Hutchings, Kyle
Nelson, Brooke
Wood, Marissa
Daly, Nathan
Jones, Kierra
Ostensen, Justin
Young, Emily
de la Rey, Pieter
Kazakoff, Peter
Park, Dennis
Devita, Angela
Kraft, Karolyn
Potesta, Katelyn
HONOUR ROLL
Akins, Charlee
Gaylard, Caylee
McFadyen, Emily
Simonetta, Curtis
Alcock, Brandon
Gould, Rachel
McMaster, Daniel
Street, Ashley
Archibald, Thomas
Hollmann, Alex
Muma, Galen
Teichgraber, Tiffany
Armstrong, Michael
Huetzelmann, Amber
Newport, Samantha
Thompson, Ross
Beckthold, Drew
Jacques, Kiel
Nickerson, Dakota
Van't Schip, Nick
Best, Tania
Kaytor, Kirstin
Oele, Braedon
Wang XI, Xiaomeng
Bimm, Bronwyn
Kinahan, Brady
Olson, Kevin
Watts, Andrew
Byles, Jessica
Leung, Wicky
Otis-Rekve, Melanie
White, Tyan
Chambers, Annika
Little, Elizabeth
Peel, Courtlin
Woewoda, Sergei
Clark, Dillon
Little, Marie
Perry, Latifah
Cramaro, Steven
Louie, Lucinda
Prencipe, Alysha
Cripps, Erika
Louis, Jamieson
Rahier, Rachel
Csuk, Krista
Luff, Kyle
Sandana, Tanita
Emig, Michael
Martin, Blair
Schanke, Brittany
Formosa, Stephanie
Mayenburg, Taylor
Simmons, Sierra
GRADE 10—TERM 3 2008—2009
PRINCIPAL’S HONOUR ROLL
Criteria:
PHR—85.5%+ or 3.5GPA no mark lower than 70%
HR—74.5%+ or 3.0 GPA
3 courses and No failures or “I”’s.
Baron, Andrew
De Pape, Ashaya
McKenzie, Julie
Sickavish, Paul
Bartfai, Tyler
Eagle, Elanna
Moore, Greg
Wall, MacKenzie
Bolch, Kyra
Ferreira, Nicole
Morgenstern, Ayana
Ward, Taylor
Bowes, Charlotte
Gamborski, Cole
Neri, Jill
Willes, Tom
Brinton, Michael
Gordon, Amelia
Panek, Brittany
Yungen, Cole
Cameron, Jessica
Gowans, Jonah
Peckford, Ashley
Zago, Jakob
Causier, Mackenna
Hill, Allyssa
Perrault, Ben
Cawley, Krista
Hodgins, Valerie
Piche, Isabelle
Clarke, Haley
Infanti, Sam
Roemer, Ayla
Coe, Jordan
Keane, Brendan
Rowbotham, Kristy
Cote-Jackson, Nicole
Lance, Julie
Schaub, Julia
HONOUR ROLL
Abrams, Miriam
Gloslee, Stevie-Lynn
MacNeill, Alexander
Schroeder, Kalle
Allen, Christopher
Gonzalez, Tomas
Mann, Peter
Shimada, Mari
Anderson, Emily
Gros, Hilary
Marciniak, Hillary
Smart, James
Beer, Laura
Hall, William
McNicol, Alysha
Stapleton, Alyssa
Bicknell, Korissa
Havekotte, Kim
Murphy, Alexandra
Stoddart, Blair
Brown, Taran
Hernandez, Paz
Oketani, Megumi
Usabiaga, Mauricio
Buchan, Ann-Marie
Johnson, Kyra
Palm, Jade
Westby, Tori
Cannel, Jennifer
Johnson, Tia
Payne, Shanti
White, Patrick
Cappiello, Jennifer
Junck, Josie
Pitton, Carissa
Coles, Cecilia
Jung, Dasom
Point, Tiffany
Deschenes, Joanou
Kent, Sydney
Rae, Jennifer
Fortin, Chelsea
Laine, Dakota
Rasmussen, Renee
Fuller, Ashton
Lanigan, Alley
Roberts, Kirsten
Gable, Dylan
Lavallee, Alex
Robertson, Drew
GRADE 9—TERM 3 2008—2009
PRINCIPAL’S HONOUR ROLL
Criteria:
PHR—85.5%+ or 3.5GPA no mark lower than 70%
HR—74.5%+ or 3.0 GPA
3 courses and No failures or “I”’s.
Bakker, Mattie
Grantham, Riley
Lawson, Jeffrey
Romanyshyn, Sydney
Ball, Mitchell
Hicks, Larissa
Lazaroff, Ceilidh
Scott, Eric
Birtig, Amanda
Hill, Clayton
Luff, Courtney
Sketchley, Conor
Bourassa, Megan
Lacey, Shelby
Mastrodonato, Alex
Treloar, Courtney
George, Keaton
Langmaid, Chloe
McKenzie, Kyla
Wegner, Sarah
HONOUR ROLL
Agius, Emma
Gendron, Lisandre
McLeod, Alyssa
Rice, Linsey
Bailey, Christian
Gibson, Patrick
Metzner, Paige
Robins, Ashley
Barclay, Patrick
Gordon, Johnathan
Muir, Rayne
Simmons, Craig
Bryson, Edward
Gray, Ross
Nadin, Marissa
Stremming, Chloe
Burnett, Tara
Hawkins, Katrina
Oele, Kendyl
Tang, Lik Ming
Charters-Gabanek,
Tomas
Hocking, Madeline
Olefirenko, Francisca
Timms, Alex
Hurrie, Kaitlyn
Oram, Wesley
Vallier, Cassandra
Cheney, Travis
Infanti, Caden
Oriecuia, Taylor
White, Keely
Close, Samantha
Jensen, Sierra
Pannell, Megan
Wick, Andrew
De La Rey, Thomas
Johnson, Jenna
Parrish , Victoria
Young, Amber
Dechaine, Tenisha
Leach, Kaitlin
Peters, Sadie
Duck, Kelsey
Legge, Joshua
Pickles, Amanda
Erickson, Bo
Leung, Keith
Quaye, Lisa
Ferreira, Tyne
Mabbett, William
Quesnelle, Shannon
Gawley, Tayla
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Congratulations!
Poetry Winners:
Prose
1st—Alyssa Hill
1st—Jasmyn Rutledge-Stich
2nd—Morgan Gamborski
2nd—Christian Bailey
3rd—Daniel McMaster
3rd—Felicia Joseph
Honourable Mention - Blair Martin
Honourable Mention—Charlotte Bowes
Many items are being left in the Physical Education change rooms overnight and throughout the week. These items will be collected
at the end of each week and the useable items will be given to charity. Students are reminded not to leave anything in the change
rooms after class. As well, they are also reminded not to bring anything of value to PE classes. Valuable items should be left in your
locker and backpacks will be locked up in the changerooms during classes.
DUAL CREDIT COURSES
Applied Business Technology
Hairdressing
Training in current computer software
applications, office procedures, business
English, business calculations, customer
relations and keyboarding.
Combines a first class instructional salon
with highly trained instructors to create
the perfect setting for excellence in
career education. Cosmetology holds
a multitude of rewarding career options
for creative people.
5-month Certificate Program
Automotive Service Technician
(includes Industry Trades)
10-month Certificate Program
10-month Certificate Program
Powell River Digital Film School
Culinary Arts
Program built around a cutting-edge
HD production workflow. Graduates
from this program have guaranteed
admission and credits to Capilano
College to further pursue film studies.
Includes the latest training in the automotive
trade and components in parts,
service writer, inboard/outboard and
outboard industries.
11-month Certificate Program
Train for a career in professional cooking.
Students set up and operate a
restaurant and cafeteria in addition to
catering special events.
Welding Level C
10-month Certificate Program
Graduates of this program have found
employment in shipyards, fabrication
shops and construction industries. The
program is taught in a modular format
with practical and related knowledge
modules.
5-month Certificate Program
Intermediate Spanish I
3-Credit university course
An opportunity to improve communication
and grammar skills, including a
variety of cultural topics to provide an
enriched cultural view of Spanish
speaking countries.
Carpentry: Sustainable
Building Practices
24-week Certificate Program
Prepares students for apprenticeship in
the carpentry trade with a focus on sustainable building
practices.
Other dual-credit courses are under consideration
PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT—LEAP
We will be hosting a Parent Information Night for LEAP
and Passion to Picture Film Camp on Wed May 13th @
6:30 in the Library at Brooks.
While computers & the internet have largely replaced books as a source of research information, books still rule when it comes to reading for fun! In fact, fiction circulation
figures have grown over the past few years.
Favorite authors include Stephanie Meyer and her Twilight series, fantasy authors such as
D.J. MacHale, Terry Brooks, Robert Jordan and T.A. Baron, and perennial favorites such
as Gary Paulsen, Lurlene McDaniel and Kevin Oppel. Old favorites like Stephen King
and Louis L’Amour are still popular and books by new authors like Ellen Hopkins and
Laurie Halse Anderson keep flying off the shelves. Some of our older students are also
reading their way through the classics, from Jane Austen to John Steinbeck.
Cassandra Wipf (right) and Jessie Jean Kafka (left) find a few minutes to read during their
trip to Italy.
Brooks Secondary Acting 10/11 students are proud to
announce their original
script Children’s Theatre Production of A Lad N His Magical Lamp. Our story takes place on Texada Island, the
mainland including Sliammon Nation’s land and also mentioned are other noteworthy areas near Powell River. We
feature some woe-begotten street rats who terrorize Texada and a sad Chief and his daughter Princess Jasmine from
the local Salish Sliammon Tribe who solve the crimes caused by evil capitalists trying to take over the local land.
Scheherazade herself comes to share stories of 1001 nights and transfers our characters into an Arabic adventure.
Families are invited to join us to view our original script production. We have two shows:
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2
Thursday May 21 from 12:15 to 1:15 at Max Cameron Theatre
Friday May 22 from 9:20-10:20 at Max Cameron Theatre
Our production includes dancing, singing, and beautiful costumes made by Loretta Cameron. Our show includes almost an hour of fun for all ages.
Pre-order
NOW!
$35.00 – in the Library
Don’t be disappointed – our last Yearbook SOLD OUT! We order based on
pre-sales.
Day
Subject
Time
Wed., June 17
English 10
History 12
BCFNS 12
9:00 AM
English 12
1:00 PM
Thurs., June 18 Physics 12
9:00 AM
Commun. 12
Geology 12
Fri., June 19
Subject
Time
Mon., June 22
Math 10P & App
Math 10E
FMTH 10
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
9:00 AM*
Biology 12
1:00 PM
Science 10
Science(s) 10 *
Geog 12
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Chemistry 12
1:00 PM
FRALP 12
9:00 AM*
French 12
1:00 PM
Tues., June 23
1:00 PM
En Lit 12
9:00 AM
FRALP 10
9:00 AM*
Sciences Humaines 11 9:00 AM*
Social Studies 11
9:00 AM
Math 12 P
Day
1:00 PM
Wed., June 24
Thurs., June 25 Spanish 12
9:00 AM
*Electronic exam only
School Exams will be distributed at a later date.
May
June
1
13
18
21
22
25
9
10
12
16
Brooks’ CAT Scan Fundraiser—Dinner/Silent Auction
Parent Information Night for LEAP and Passion
Victoria Day
A Lad N His Magical Lamp—12:15 p.m .Max Cameron Theatre
A Lad N His Magical Lamp—9:20 am Max Cameron Theatre
PAC Meeting—7:00 p.m.
Awards—9—11 - Max Cameron Theatre
Pro D Day
5:30 p.m.—Grade 12 Awards/Scholarships-Gym
7:00 p.m.—Cap ‘n Gown (By invitation) - Gym
Semester 2 – last day of classes
17-25
School and provincial exams
25
27
Report Card Pick-up
Graduation Ceremonies—Complex
P.A.C. Meetings 3rd Monday of every month