Transportation Newsletter for 2013/2014
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Ross Wins Silver at Provincial SKILLS in Fashion!
Congratulations to Louise Marchand who won a Silver Medal at the Provincial Skills Competition on Tuesday in the Fashion category.
Mental Health Week
Important numbers/website to remember:
(877)822-0140 ~ Crisis Line
(519)821-2060 ~ CMHA Intake Line
Please Don't Interfere with the Ducks in the Quad
Ross Captures Silver Medal at Provincial SKILLS
Congratulations goes out to Jocelyn Hayes who won a silver medal at the Provincial Skills Competition on May 7th in Hairstyling!!
Next Step in the Process
OFSAA Badminton Championship
Earl finished fourth in the Province on Friday at the OFSAA Badminton Championships in Chatham. He represented Ross with amazing skill and even better sportsmanship. Way to go Earl!
Ross Succeeds at Kiwanis Festival!
This year has been an outstanding time for the John F. Ross Music Department. Our choirs excelled in each of their categories, earning a Gold Standard for their contrasting pieces. In particular, the Concert Choir achieved a berth in the Provincial Finals with their performances of "It's a Grand Night for Singing", "Get to Bed", "Song for the Mira" and the popular "21 Guns" from Green Day.
Congratulations to the Ross Royals Intermediate Band! This group of Grade 9 and 10 students performed extremely well last week at the Guelph Kiwanis Festival. They were up against some extremely talented groups from Guelph, Brantford and Hamilton. However, a spectacular rendition of "King Across the Water" featuring hand drumming and a hauntingly beautiful performance of "Blue and Green Music" had the adjudicator raving about their tuning, blend and musicality. The band was awarded a Gold Standard and qualified for the Ontario Music Festivals Provincial competition to be held in Peterborough. Excellent work everyone and we look forward to hearing the results in June.
The overall results were as follows:
CHOIRS - at St. George's Anglican Church
Concert Choir (D. Hobbs) SATB School Choir Category - Gold (Provincial Finalists)
Concert Choir (D. Hobbs) Musical Theatre Category - Gold
Junior Mixed Class Choir (D. Hobbs) - Gold
Junior Female Class Choir (D. Hobbs) - Gold
BANDS - at The Salvation Army Citadel
Senior Concert Band (T. Wilson) - Gold
Royal Jazz (T. Wilson) - Gold
Intermediate Band (D. Vreeswyk-Kidd) - Gold (Provincial finalists)
Instrumental Ensembles (D. Vreeswyk-Kidd) - Outstanding performances in non-competitive classes.
Ross Wins the Brain Bee!
On Friday, April 26th, six students from J. F. Ross competed in the local Brain Bee at the University of Guelph: Kayleigh Rankin, Beatrix Wang, Ella Mac Sween, Angela Wu, Elizabeth Legere and Alina Otrin. Two students, Beatrix Wang from Grade 10 and Alina Otrin in Grade 12 both excelled in the written component of this challenging neuroanatomy test and proceeded to the oral questions. In a marathon of oral testing, Alina Otrin demonstrated her mastery of the information and defeated her final opponent from Norwell D.S.S. to become the Brain Bee Champion for this region. Alina will now advance to the National Brain Bee competition at McMaster in June. Congratulations to all participants and Alina for her success!
Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test—Rescheduled administration date of May 14, 2013.
Students who were not able to participate in the April 11 administration of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), whether absent due to inclement weather or for any other reason, will have the opportunity to write a new version of the test on May 14. More information will be provided shortly. EQAO initially scheduled the date as May 15, but has since revised the date to the 14th. Please accept our apologies about any confusion.
Programming Team Moves on to the Provincial Finals
On Saturday April 27th, the Ross Royals Programming teams participated at the Regional competition at the University of Western Ontario with 30 other high schools from Southwestern Ontario. After a challenging set of problems, they placed 5th and 11th! Our 5th place team will now move on to the Ontario Finals at York University. Please congratulate these team members and wish them well in the next stage on May 11th! They are Duane Byer, Gorge Shen, Chris Stokes and Zeke Sampson.
The U of G BioBus visits J.F. Ross!
The University of Guelph BIOBus visited J.F. Ross on Thursday, April 25th. Students in three Grade 12 classes are participating in a BIOmalaise program, collecting insects over a two week period, so that these insects can be DNA barcoded to identity the specific species. It is part of the Educational outreach program through the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario. The BIOBus will travel across Canada this summer collecting specimens with a focus on enhancing the understanding of North American Biodiversity.What a great way to truly experience Science!
May at Ross
Listed below are some important dates to be aware of in May:
- Coffee House - May 2
- Pep Rally - May 2
- P.L.C. Day, Early dismissal - May 8
- Prom - May 10
- O.S.S.L.T. - May 14
- Music Night - May 16
- Victoria Day Holiday - May 20
- School Council Meeting - May 21
- Awards Assembly - May 29
- Mini-Hillside - May 30
- Co-op Job Fair - May 31