Important Dates
- December 17 – Last Day of Classes before Winter Break
- January 4 – Welcome Back!
- January 10-14 – Coast Salish Weave Display in Learning Commons
- January 11 – PAC Mtg. 7pm – Virtual
- January 24-28 – Graduation Assessments
Dual Credit Biology Class
Congratulations to the students of the Dual Credit Biology class who wrote their 3 hours Final Exam for their Camosun Biology 103 course. They have worked incredibly hard this term and we are tremendously proud of them. Danny B., Simar B., Jessy B., Stavros C., Alex C., Ariah C., Lily D.L., Colby G., Hannah K., Emma L., Gia L., Emma N., Nolan P., Anya R., Sydney S., Julianne S., Katie T., Marissa T., Brooklyn W.
Cosmetology
Congratulations to the winners of the Winter Wonderland/Holiday Themed Hairstyle Competition (Introduction to Hairstyling class).
Winners: Madison S., Yvette G., Avery D., Shiloh P.
Scholarship Information
Congratulations to Gia L. who was awarded a Loran Provincial Finalist Scholarship for $5,000.
Congratulations to Jasmine R. who has earned the amazing accomplishment of becoming a 2021 National Geographic Young Explorer! Check out the National Geographic website to explore how Jasmine, and the other explorers, are raising awareness to protect our Earth.
The link for the PowerPoint info from the evening of December 7th is on the Belmont Scholarship weebly: https://belmontscholarships.weebly.com/.
Here are some Ministry scholarship opportunities to share with grade 12 students:
BC Excellence Scholarship – Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)
Pathway to Teacher Education Scholarship – Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)
Belmont Garden
While winter is upon us, our garden us still in full swing! We had nasturtiums blooming up until December, students have been busy building our compost & saving seeds!
Gingerbread Decorating at Belmont
A huge thank you to Ms. Boyte, Ms. Evans, Mr. Feser and Mr. Martin for bringing joy of gingerbread decorating to Belmont!
Door Decorating
Thank you so much to all the staff and students for their hard work creating beautiful doors! It has brought cheer and joy to the school!
A big thank you to our fabulous Admin Team as well for being our judges! They put a lot of thought and work into their assessment and even went to the trouble of commenting on each door and awarding some special mentions! I’ve attached a few special mentions here…
- Happiest Gingerbread Person Award – C102
- Most Creative Non-creative Award – B313
- All Wrapped Up Award – A312
- Fa (La)3 Award – A301
- Best International Design! – A207
- Best Shameless Self-Promotion! – A214
- Best Use of Draco! – B204
- Curie-tivity Award! – B312
Now, drum roll please, the winners are…..
2nd Place – B311 (Origami) Ryoko Sano
TIE FOR FIRST PLACE
B213 (Ski Hill) Shannon Bornhodlt (Fisher)
D102 (ART) Annilee Guy
Prizes are given for 1st & 2nd place:
1st Place – A Safe Pizza Party
2nd Place – A Sweet Surprise
Athletics
Congratulations to the junior girls’ basketball team who finished with a record of 2 wins and 2 losses at this weekend’s Tip-Off tournament despite only having 7 players for the final three games of the tournament. Alison T., Ida S., and Chelsea T. led the Bulldogs in scoring, while Ida and Elena H. were top rebounders. Savannah S. anchored the defense and led the team in steals, and Ida and Keira B. recorded the most assists. McKenna J. also played well and contributed some key baskets and rebounds. The girls will be in action again this weekend with a home tournament.
Junior Girls B Basketball Team
Congrats to the Junior Girls B team for their opening game win vs Brookes on Monday night. The girls competed well in an “A” tournament last weekend and will compete in another “A” tournament this weekend with games at Spectrum and Belmont.
Fine Arts – Winter Concert
New Year Parenting Programs
Community Events
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