Looking Forward to Summer!

Important Date

May 14-May 31 – 2022 Grad Pinnies on sale
May 31-June 4 – Bike to School Week
June 3 – Report Cards Published via MyED
June 7-June 11 – Cap & Gown Distribution (details to follow)
June 8 – PAC Mtg. 7pm – MS Teams
June 14-18 Graduation Assessments
June 21 – National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 28 – Last Day of Classes

Virtual Pep Rally

To celebrate school spirit heading into our final month, the Leadership class wanted put together a virtual celebration. Even though we have had to stay apart, this is our way of coming together as a school community.

In addition a huge shout out to our Leadership students for their efforts in hanging balloons over the entrances and blasting some great tunes for students and staff as they arrived for both AM & PM sessions.

The link below is to the Virtual Assembly:

Scholarship Information for Grads and Grade 12 Parents

There are still scholarship available for students to apply for on the scholarship website – none of these are applications through the school or district so make sure you read application instructions carefully:

https://belmontscholarships.weebly.com/

Thank you to all students and parents for their hard work in the scholarship application process. There were hundreds of applications for all SD62, PAC, and Belmont based scholarships this year which is great to see! All winners for these awards will be announced at graduation ceremonies at the end of June. Students will receive certificates and important information regarding scholarship/bursary retrieval instructions in white envelopes at their grad ceremonies – please make sure these are kept safe and looked through thoroughly to ensure all awards can be claimed in a timely manner! All the best to the grads in their future endeavors – Ms. Hoskins

West Shore Arts Council

The West Shore Arts Council is happy to announce that they are offering $500 scholarships again! Successful applicants currently attend high school, and plan to enroll in further education at a recognized post-secondary institution to pursue a career in the fine arts. This could include music, dance, theatre, film, visual arts, literary arts, digital arts, and others. Application is on the scholarship website!

COVID-19 Vaccinations for 12-17 Years Old – A Message from SD62

As you have likely heard, the provincial government has announced that children between 12 and 17 years old can now register for their COVID-19 vaccinations. We thought we would put the information in one place for you so that you can read, keep informed and make the best decisions for your family.

Quick highlights from the news release:

Young people may register and get their vaccine on their own, or have a parent, guardian or trusted adult assist them.
Under the Infants Act, children can give consent as a mature minor to receive health care, like getting a vaccine.
Parents, caregivers, guardians and trusted adults can provide their own contact information when registering youth, if preferred. They can also accompany them to their vaccine appointment.
Most young people will receive their vaccine in immunization clinics, not in schools.
Youth ages 12-17 can tag along to their parent or guardian’s booked appointment and receive an immunization as well. Just let staff at the vaccination centre know upon arrival.

Young people can register themselves and book their appointment:

online at: https://gov.bc.ca/getvaccinated
by telephone at 1 833 838-2323
or in person at any Service BC centre

Learn and make informed decisions for your family:

K-12 Health Check App

A reminder that there is the daily health check application for parents and students to help them determine if they should be attending school or not. The application is available online as a mobile-enabled website, an iPhone application, and a Google Android application.

Sincerely,

SD62 Communications Team

Belmont Grads 2021

Our Belmont school community is so proud of our Grads, and especially the determination and perseverance they have demonstrated during this challenging year. Our Grads really do rock!

All Grad related information is being shared with Grad families by email – please continue to check your emails and ask your Grad to check the Grad Google Classroom for important information and updates.

There will be increased traffic in our parking lot for the following Grad related activities, our grade 9-11 families may want to consider alternate pick up and drop off locations during these days and times:

Cap, Gown, Grad Mask, and Lawn Sign pick up:

Students or their parent/guardian will be picking up their items during the week of June 7-11. A big thank you to the City of Langford for purchasing lawn signs for our Grads!

Belmont Commencement 2021

The newly re-scheduled dates for the Belmont Graduation Commencement ceremonies are Wednesday, June 23 and Thursday, June 24. Ceremonies will be taking place throughout the day. We will have the upper Goudy parking lot available for Commencement parking, but we expect the parking lot to have extra vehicles on these days as well.

Thank you for your understanding and your support in celebrating the Belmont Grad class of 2021!

Pride Month

Pride month is coming up in June! It is a chance for our communities to celebrate, reflect, promote equality and increase the visibility of LGBTQ2+ communities. Belmont Leadership is proud to raise awareness around pride month in our school. We are putting together a display board on various topics in an effort to raise awareness of the LGBTQ2+ community. The board will rotate between the zone 1, 3, 4, and 5 entrances for one week each throughout the month of June in an effort to reach as many students as possible.

Track & Field Results

An incredible showing for our Belmont Bulldogs Track and Field this year in the Pandemic challenge. Huge congratulations to the following athletes on the final standings in the Lower Vancouver Island Challenge:

Relay Senior Boys – Silver Medal (Beau N., Josh B., Stirling M., Braydon L.)

Relay Senior Girls – Bronze Medal (Julianne S., Sofia S.D., Gia L., Louisa K.)

Senior Girls

200m – Louisa K. – Gold medal
400m – Julianne S. – 5th place
200m – Julianne S. – 6th place
800m – Julianne S. – Bronze Medal
800m – Guilia M. – 8th place
800m – Gia L. – 9th place
1500m – Gia L. – 5th place
1500m – ILiana S. – 6th place
Shot Put – Gia L. – Silver Medal
Shot Put – Katharina H. – 7th place
Shot Put – Tanya D.B. – 9th place
JAV – Gia L. – Silver Medal
JAV – Tanya D.B. – Bronze Medal
JAV – Katharina H. – 4th place
LJ – Gia L. – 5th place

Senior Boys

200m – Josh B. – 8th place
800m – Daniel M. – 7th place
1500m – Daniel M. – 8th place
LJ – Stirling M. – Bronze Medal
LJ – Brayden L. – 11th place

Junior Girls

200m – Sophie V. – 5th place
400m – Sophie V. – 5th place
800m – Sophie V. – 6th place
400m – Bella B. – 9th place
Shot Put – Abbey B. – 8th place
LJ – Abbey B. – 8th place
LJ – Sophie V. – 14th place
JAV – Abbey B. – Bronze Medal

Junior Boys

200m – Hong Ye Lin – 4th place
800m – Hone Ye Lin – 5th place