Important Dates
- June 4 – Athletics Banquet 6pm
- June 4 – PAC Mtg. 7pm/Dry Grad Mtg. 8pm
- June 5 – French Immersion Grad 6-7pm
- June 5 – School-wide Assembly during Focus Block
- June 5 – Cap & Gown distribution to gr. 12’s after Assembly
- June 6 – Year-end Concert 7pm
- June 8 – ISP Year-end Celebration 1:30pm
- June 8 – Taste of Millstream (Millstream Village)
- June 9 – Commencement Ceremonies 11am & 3pm
- June 15 – Prom @ Crystal Gardens 5:00pm – 3:00am
- June 18 – Yearbook distribution @ lunch in Gym A
- June 19 – Locker clean out 3:10pm
- June 20 – Awards Ceremony 6:30pm
- June 20 – Blocks A/C Copernican (Fri. bell schedule)
- June 21 – Blocks B/D Copernican
- June 21 – Last day of classes
- June 24-27 Numeracy Assessment (TBA)
- June 24 – English 12 Provincial Exam 9am
- June 25 – FRAL 12 Provincial Exam 9am
- June 26 – Communications 12 Provincial Exam 9am
- June 26 – Report Cards published
Commencement Rehearsal – May 30
Last week our Grads traveled to UVic’s Farquhar Theatre for their Commencement rehearsal. We look forward to the 2 ceremonies on June 9 at 11am and 3pm.
Congratulations to this year’s Valedictorian for the Grad Class of 2019!
YMCA Summer Work Exchange program
Congratulations to Brenn A. who was accepted into the YMCA Summer Work Exchange program. Brenn will represent Belmont and BC by participating in a 6 week work program in Quebec this summer along with other students from high schools in BC. Félicitations Brenn!
The Royal Canadian Military Display will be visiting Belmont on Friday May 31, 2019. The bus showcases a lot of what the Royal Canadian Military does both here in Canada and all over the world. It has interactive displays and a theatre onboard. This is also a great opportunity for high school students to learn more about job opportunities and careers in the Canadian Military both Full-Time and Part-time. The bus will be available at lunch and during C and D blocks. Come down and visit the bus and look at their many displays.
Belmont ISP Students 2018 – 2019
Belmont harvested pac choi and pomegranate crunch lettuce.
Belmont Robotics
The Belmont Bytes robotics team was invited to attend a robotics demo and a provincial funding announcement at Reynold’s Secondary on May 21st. The BC Government announced a $250k contribution to support growth of FIRST Robotics programs in BC.
A quote from the BC Premier, “I always like it when I get to visit my old high school, Reynolds Secondary. Even better when there’s robots and I get to announce an additional $250k in funding for FIRST Robotics.
Investing in these programs creates more opportunities for students who are passionate about science, technology, engineering and math, and helps prepare them for a career in BC’s thriving tech sector.”
Congratulations to Jessica M. on her recent acceptance into the Spanish Exchange Program 2019 – 2020. Jessica will host a student in August for 3 months and then her 3 month experience will commence in January. Felicidates!!
https://belmontgisp.weebly.com/spain.html
Fine Arts
School District 62 Visual Arts Show
Congratulations to our Coast Collective 2019 prize winning Visual Artists!
2nd Prize Painting: Theo L.
3rd Prize Painting: Kiera K.
1st Prize Sculpture: Antonia A.
2nd Prize Sculpture: Miyu S.
1st Prize Indigenous Art: AJ B.
2nd Prize Indigenous Art: Mekayla W.
2nd Prize Mixed Media: Morgana A.
Congratulations to all Art Show Participants.
Collective Voices 2019 runs until June 9th: Coast Collective Gallery, 318 Wale Rd., Colwood
Taste of Millstream (Millstream Village) – Saturday, June 8th
Athletics
Sierra G. has recently been featured on CBC for her success with RBC Training Ground and Rugby Canada. Sierra was nominated by Rugby Canada for funding from RBC Training Ground as a result of her testing. She has been excelling in the Rugby Canada Development Academy and on track to be identified as a potential 2024 Olympian in Paris.
https://www.cbc.ca/olympics/trainingground/#/videos
Belmont Ultimate Frisbee
Belmont Ultimate Dawgs go to BC Provincals!!
The Belmont Ultimate team went to the Provincial Championships May 23 & 24 in Surrey, BC, and represented Belmont well with incredible determination and herculean effort.
The field was fierce and playing against the top teams in the province, including the first seed and eventual champions, this was the first time in BC High School Sports history that a banner was presented to the top AAA and AA high schools for Ultimate.
The Dawgs, Cole B., Devin B., Hamish B., Andrew C., Mykenzy G., Razel H., Peter M., Kayle M., Niklaus R., and Lina Y., as well as coaches Sano and Stee, were very, very happy to have been able to participate in such a historic occasion, to give their all during all six matches played, and to learn an incredible amount about the spirit, the sportsmanship, and the strategies and skill sets associated with Ultimate.
We say farewell to the grade 12’s who are graduating and wish them well in their future, hopefully continuing to play Ultimate at post-secondary institutions and in the community … and the rest of us, who are staying, are looking forward to next year, helping to increase interest in the sport, and wearing the Belmont colours with pride.
We also say a special thank you to Coach Dudzik and Dayna, without whose dedicated coaching and efforts to support the team, we would not be where we are … a BC Provincial Championships team!!
Belmont Mountain Bike Team
On May 24th Connor H., Liam S., Jim W. competed on behalf of Belmont at the BC Secondary School MTB Championships in Squamish. Jim & Liam finished a combined 4th in the team category (X Country, Enduro) in the Gr. 9 division and Connor finished an impressive 7th overall for the Gr. 10 division. As a school, our 3 athletes helped Belmont finish 15th out of 27 schools in our first provincials.
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