Welcome Back from Spring Break

Important Dates to Remember:

Apr 7-10 Graduation Assessments
Apr 7-8 Graduation Assemblies Bl. B
~~Apr 8 – PAC meeting cancelled~~
Apr 10 – 3 hour early dismissal
Apr 11 – Pro D Day (no students in session)
Apr 16 – ICBC Presentation
Apr 16 -Plant Sale (more info to come)
Apr 18th – Good Friday (no school in session)
Apr 21 – Easter Monday (no school in session)

*****Some students have not yet filled out any forms or payments for the Grad Commencement Ceremonies on June 15th, 2025, at UVIC, please note that the 3 pm ceremony is now full. You can now book in the office only for the 11 am ceremonies*****

Athletics

Another Football Fundraiser is here

Just in time for Mother’s Day! We are selling Hilltop Greenhouses Flowers Baskets until April 6th! See our flyer for all available flowers for purchase, pick up will be May 9^th and 10^th at Belmont.

Belmont Football’s Bottle Drive is Back!

Please start saving your empties for our bottle drive on Saturday, April 26^th at Belmont from 9am – 3pm to help support the Belmont Football team!

Happy Pi Day

Our Math Dept held a superb celebration. It was a great day had by all.

Urban Indigenous Dinner – April 16 2025 poster Downlo

Track and Field

Track and Field has started at Belmont. If it not too late to join, so please connect with Ms. Evans in Room B210 if you are interested. Practices will be Monday and Friday’s after school. Wednesday Uvic Events are weekly from 4 – 6pm. The google classroom has most of the information as well.

-The first of 6 league races will start this week on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 fro m4pm – 6pm at UVic Centennial Stadium. See Ms. Evans if you have any questions.

Thank you from the Sustainabilty Classes

To those who came out during the break to finish the school garden beds, and Flourish Food Society for the several thousand dollars of funding and staff time to purchase and organize building! The beds are so sturdy and ready to grow this season’s crops, and the next 10 🙂

Belmont’s Sustainability classes will be holding their annual Plant Sale on Wednesday, April 16th.

We will be selling native perennials (Camas!) and early season salad greens such as lettuce and kale. There will also be a limited stock of assorted perennials such as sage, thyme and bee balm.

Sale will be during last block and 30 min after school, at the main doors. Cash preferred.

Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines

District, Belmont and PAC awards are all due on April 16th, 2025. Students should be asking for reference letters and transcripts as soon as possible to apply. Cover letter and scholarship resume support are available for students in the Career Centre anytime!
Email choskins@sd62learns.org if you need one! See awards below!

SD 62 (Sooke School District) Awards:

The following SIX awards are open only to students who attend Belmont, Royal Bay, EMCS or Westshore high schools. Applications are due by April 16th at 3:30PM

All applications are submitted through the District Scholarship Google Classroom: Class Code = Join the District Scholarship Google Classroom using the class code: ahs45gu

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: You are advised to submit applications BEFORE this date, and you definitely must request transcripts and references well before-hand. We suggest you request transcripts at least 2 days in advance and give teachers 10 days to two weeks to prepare reference letters or forms. DO THIS BEFORE SPRING BREAK!!!

Students can complete the application forms digitally, directly in Google Classroom or they can print them out, complete them by hand, then scan and upload them into Google Classroom. Reference Letters should be submitted electronically. Please print templates as needed from the Google Classroom then scan and submit electronically. If students receive reference letters in sealed envelopes, please forward them to Christine Hoskins to put in the district courier. It’s important that the student’s name, school and scholarship name/category be noted on the envelope.

District Authority Awards (BC Ministry of Education Provincial Scholarship) ***Last year 47 Belmont students won one of these. The District Awards recognize graduating B.C. students for excellence in their chosen area of interest. Winners will receive a $1,250 scholarship voucher to use towards their post-secondary tuition. Students have up to fi ve years to use this voucher. The district will be able to award 113 of these scholarships to district students. There are seven categories to choose from:

● Fine Arts

● Applied Skills,

Design, and Technology,

● Physical Activity

● International Languages

● Community Service

● Indigenous Language & Culture

● Technical and Trades Training.

(Note: You may apply in more than one category. A separate application must be submitted for each category to which you are applying.) Deadline: April 16th, at 3:30PM, 2025

● LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED: Start your application before spring break.
● To apply – Join the District Scholarship Google Classroom using the class code: ahs45gu

Monk Office Supply Scholarship

This award recognizes a student who displays good citizenship and social responsibility at school and in the community and who plans to enter the fi eld of environmental studies. The value of the award varies from year to year. Deadline: April 16th, at 3:30PM, 2025

To apply -Join the District Scholarship Google Classroom using the class code: ahs45gu

Ron Warder Memorial Scholarship
The spirit of this $750 award is not necessarily to recognize outstanding academic excellence, but rather to champion a student who embodies the qualities that Ron Warder embodied: leadership, community action, creativity, respect, perseverance, relationship-building, and a passion for supporting the school community and community at large. Requirements: “C+” average or better; participated in student government, clubs, school teams, and/or community activities; and displayed dedication and leadership in their service of school and/or community; and can demonstrate a positive impact on school and/or community through service.

Deadline: April 16th, at 3:30PM, 2025

To apply -Join the District Scholarship Google Classroom using the class code: ahs45gu

Victor Chen Memorial Engineering:

Student planning on going into programs such as engineering, especially at BCIT or Camosun, with good grades, service within the school and community, and financial need Will be a district wide scholarship as of 2020.

Deadline: April 16th, at 3:30PM, 2025

To apply – Join the District Scholarship Google Classroom using the class code: ahs45gu

Mosaic Forest Management Scholarship:

Awarded to an SD62 graduating student who is entering an education program in the fi eld of forestry. Consideration may be given to students pursuing post-secondary programs in fisheries or resource management.

Deadline: April 16th, at 3:30PM, 2025

To apply -Join the District Scholarship Google Classroom using the class code: ahs45gu

Sooke District Elementary and Middle School PAC Bursaries
Note: ALL APPLICATIONS ARE DUE April 16, at 5:00PM 2025- THEY MUST BE TURNED INTO THE GRAD GOOGLE CLASSROOM, WITH ALL NECESSARY ATTACHMENTS BY THIS DATE AND TIME – ONLY ONLINE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AND NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE TAKEN.
CONTACT MRS. HOSKINS FOR DETAILS – choskins@sd62.bc.ca

Colwood Elementary Bursary

Deadline: April 16, At 5:00PM 2025 To access the application form head to the Grad 2025 Google Classroom

Crystal View Elementary Bursary Deadline:

April 16, At 5:00PM 2025 To access the application form head to the Grad 2025 Google Classroom

David Cameron Elementary Bursary