Friday May 17

• The café will be closed today. Head out to the food truck to enjoy some of your favourites.
• Today is the day! Our annual spring sale! See you under the big white tents to purchase some amazing items. Our food truck will be serving burgers, hotdogs, fries, poutine, Greek chicken pitas and roast beef stacker sandwiches starting at 10am. Hope to see you there! Your support is greatly appreciated.
• Today is the last day for the School Climate Survey. If you have not done so, please complete the School Climate Survey. This is your chance to have your opinion heard. There is a link in your school email. The email is from Grand Erie and was sent on Monday April 29^th. Subject line reads School Climate Survey. If you have any questions, please see Ms. High or Mr. Vandendriessche.
• Today is the last day to order spirit & grad wear!
• Girls Baseball practice Tuesday after school and exhibition game Wednesday next week.
• The Girls soccer team played the game of the year last night against Holy Trinity, ultimately losing 3 – 1. It was an incredible performance from our girls and a very even game. Emi Mole played the best game of the season as goalie and kept us in it for 80 minutes. Mrs. Backus is most proud of the resilience and mental toughness our girls demonstrated. Next up, CWOSSA in 2 weeks. We will plan for a practice next Wednesday morning.

Thursday May 16

• The Café is open for business! We have a variety of fresh baked homemade cookies, delicious deli sandwiches, an assortment of beverages and jumbo freezies. Come down to room 100 during the lunch hour to purchase a tasty treat.
• Tomorrow, our students will be showcasing a variety of their talents at our annual outdoor spring sale. Purchase a variety of delicious, sweet, and savory baked goods, beautiful flowers, plants, and herbs, woodworking products, as well as creative pottery. You can also have your vehicle washed by the cheerleaders while enjoying a tasty lunch from the food truck prepared by the Dual Credit Cooking Class Your support is greatly appreciated.
• LAST CALL for spirit & grad wear is TOMORROW!!!
• Fishing tournament sign up deadline is coming fast! Get your forms & payment in!
• Tomorrow is the last day to complete the school Climate survey – make sure your voice is heard.
• Cast your vote for Next Years Young Canada Day Fair Theme! Mrs. Mackenzie will be outside the library today at lunch with the tallies.
• This message is for those attending the Rainbow Ball tonight – the bus will be at Valley to pick you up at 5pm and returning back to Valley at 10:45 tonight.
• Please excuse the girls soccer team at 1pm today for their semi-final game against Holy Trinity. Pray for us! And if you see a player today, congratulate them for qualifying for CWOSSA.

Wednesday May 15

• The Hidden Valley Café is open for business! Today, we are serving delicious Buffalo chicken wraps. Flavourful juicy chicken, lettuce, cheese, and ranch dressing wrapped in a soft tortilla. We also have a variety of deli sandwiches, homemade cookies, assortment of beverages and jumbo freezies. See you in room 100 during the lunch hour.
• If you have not done so, please complete the School Climate Survey. This is your chance to have your opinion heard. There is a link in your school email. The email is from Grand Erie and was sent on Monday April 29^th. Subject line reads School Climate Survey. If you have any questions, please see Ms. High or Mr. Vandendriessche.
• Ms. High is looking for a couple of students to do some folding in the sharing closet. Community hours will be given. See Ms. High if you are interested.
• Prom Contracts to the office.
• Only 2 more days to order spirit & grad wear!!! Deadline is Friday May 17th.
• Badminton & Boys’ soccer jerseys to the office.
• Fishing tournament forms & payment due.
• Drama Club meets today at lunch in room 201. See you there.

Tuesday May 14

• The Café is open for business! We have a variety of fresh baked homemade cookies, delicious deli sandwiches, an assortment of beverages and freezies. Come down to room 100 during the lunch hour to purchase a tasty treat. Tomorrow, we are serving Buffalo chicken wraps.
• On Monday, four of our senior students participated in the SIGMA Mathematics and Statistics competition at Mohawk College. The competition is made up of two parts: a partner problem solving competition followed by and individual computer competition. For the grade 12s, our team of Everett and Carley placed second in the partner competition and for the grade 11s, Liam and Curtis placed second in the partner competition. Liam also placed second in the individual competition while Curtis took home first place in the individual competition. Our team of 4 came home with 6 awards and a total of $475 in prize money!! What a great day!!! Super proud of you, Bears!
• This Friday, our students will be showcasing a variety of their talents at our annual outdoor spring sale. Purchase a variety of delicious, sweet, and savory baked goods, beautiful flowers, plants, and herbs, woodworking products, as well as creative pottery. You can also have your vehicle washed by the cheerleaders while enjoying a tasty lunch prepared from the food truck prepared by the Dual Credit Cooking Class Your support is greatly appreciated.
• The Top 7 Fair Theme Choices are: Decades, Under the Sea, Circus, Carnival, Greek Mythology, Medieval Times, and Tropical. ONE of these themes will be selected for Young Canada Day 2024. You can cast your vote outside of Room 218 all week!
• Track practice will run Wed – Fri this week after school.

Monday May 13

• Staff, students, families, and community member are welcome to Valley Heights annual Spring sale on Friday May 17^th from 9:00 to 2:30. Our talented Horticulture, Construction, Art and Hospitality students will be selling woodworking products, flowers, plants, pottery, and sweet and savory baked goods. Money raised will help to support these valuable programs.
  • A special offering this year will be a food truck operated by Mrs. Hevesi’s Dual Credit Cooking Class along with their mentor. Students will be cooking and serving all your favourites including burgers, hotdogs, fries, and poutine as well as specialty dishes including a delicious Greek Chicken Pita and a tasty roast beef stacker. The food truck opens at 10am and will run throughout the day. While enjoying your lunch, you can have your vehicle washed by the cheerleaders.
  • Your support is greatly appreciated.
• If you haven’t done so, please complete the School Climate survey. This is your chance to have your opinion heard. There is a link in your school email. The email is from Grand Erie and was sent on Monday April 29^th. Subject line reads School Climate Survey. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. High or Mr. Vandendriessche.
• Your girls soccer team was on fire last Friday at the tournament in Waterford. We ended up placing 2^nd and our superstar goalie Emi Mole was given the goalie MVP of the tournament. Next up, we have a semi final game against Holy Trinity on Thursday at 2:30 in Delhi. We will have a light but mandatory practice on Wednesday after school.
• Attention all cheerleaders – unfortunately, we will need to postpone our practice to next week. So, NO practice tomorrow morning! We do have the car wash on Friday and Ms. High will send out a reminder text tonight.
• Reminder: Girl’s Baseball practice Monday & Tuesday after school in Langton. Weather dependent.
• All SHSM students are to see Mr. Dabrowski today to confirm their spot for their First Aid & CPR training taking place Tuesday & Wednesday in Rm 226.
• VHSS bursary/awards packages are due in the guidance office by TUESDAY morning if you plan to apply.
• Congratulations to the track and field athletes that competed in Brantford at AABHN.  There were lots of PBs set over the 2 days.  Moving on to CWOSSA to compete at the next level is: Amilya King, Eytan Mirie, Mark Driedger, Joel Driedger, Brenner Lammens, Justin Grzech.
• To the athletes that still have track jerseys from either of our meets, please return them to guidance asap.