Save the Date January 11th for drama production

Important Dates

Dec 10 - VSS Board Meeting
Dec 14 & 19 - AST 1 course
Dec 17-21 - Holiday festivities
Dec 18 - Turkey Potluck - all welcome - 1:30pm
Dec 22 - Jan 6 - Winter Break
Jan 7 - First day back
Jan 11 - Drama Production of Legally Blonde 7pm
Jan 18 - All first semester work due
Jan 21-28 - Exam Week

Action Required

Drama Production of Legally Blonde
Mark your calendars and come out and enjoy our production of Legally Blonde - Friday January 11th at 7pm. It will either be at the Centre or at the RSS auditorium. A notice will come out closer to the date with the exact location. The students have been working hard and this should be a great night!

Students Initiate Fundraiser against Human Trafficking
Several students at 7S have initiated a fundraiser for the month of December called Dressember, they pledge to wear skirts/dresses or dress shirts and ties for the month of December to raise awareness and funds to fight human trafficking. They have partnered with the Dressember Organization and the money raised will go towards both stopping human trafficking crimes and helping to educate and stabilise victims of human trafficking. You may have seen them as part of our table at Rekindle and they are continuing to fundraise. You can help them by clicking here. Please consider a donation - a great gift idea for that hard-to-buy-for person on your list.

Ukuleles for loan or donation
Looking for Ukuleles to be loaned or donated to the Centre for use in Ukulele workshop in the new year. If you have one or more you can let the Centre use please click here.

Volunteer Hours
You can check to make sure your volunteer hours are accurately recorded by clicking here. If hours need to be added, you can make a comment on the document or you can email Sheri, volunteer coordinator, by clicking here. Thanks for all your help to make the Centre an awesome learning environment.

Volunteer Opportunities

Scholarship Volunteer Needed
After two years and a stupendous effort which gained us many scholarships, Kelly has stepped down from the scholarship portfolio. We are now in need of a new volunteer to coordinate our local scholarships. All the current information will be handed over to the you with guidance and instructions. Please click here if you can fill this position.

Updating our Class and Grad Photos
Every year we put our grads and class photos up for a memory of each year. We are needing someone to take on the task for this year. As well, framing our staff photo for this year. Please email here if you can take on this task.

News at the Centre

Thanks to all for Another Successful and Fun ANOIR
What a great success for A Night Out in Rossland (ANOIR)! Lots of great music and dancing, scrumptious food and a varied silent auction. A huge thank you to Andrea Pierce for spearheading this wonderful fundraiser. She did an amazing job. There are lots of others to thank from businesses who gave donations, to volunteers and students who helped out.

Justine Jarrett
Steve Hargreaves
Sue McBride
Dan Kroeker
Louis McBride
Yasmin Evans
Louisa Leidl
Hanna Schultz
Kootenay Danceworks
Revolution Cycles
The Doorway
Renew Medispa
RED Resorts Inc.
Smoke Eaters
The Natural Path Clinic
Art for People
The Josie
Out of the Cellar
Chuck Cram
Calgary Flames
Feather Your Nest
Thule
Better Life Fitness
Ann Damude
Alpine Grind
Faith Pappas
Purist Pantry
Rossland Massage Therapy
Anonymous Donor
Delicious Baby
Cahoots Kitchen
Wild Iris Inn

Thanks to Debate Mentor Volunteers
A big thank you to Tom and Sydney Gomez for volunteering to mentor the debate team. Sydney was a debater herself and went as far as Nationals when she was in High School. Her dad, Tom, learned a lot about debate supporting his daughter. Sydney will be mentoring from Vancouver using technology to connect with the students. Tom will be the contact person here in Rossland. Thanks to this great team for giving our students the ability to learn debate skills that will serve them well all through life!

7Summits Sweatshirts are In!
An early present for the students - the Seven Summits sweatshirts have arrived and look great!

The Latest in our Community

YES Camp Opportunity
Every year the Nelson and District Credit Union sponsors youth from our area to attend YES camp on Lake Cowichan. This camp helps build communication, leadership, and cooperation skills in youth aged 14-18. This camp has always received positive feedback from those youth who attend, including students from 7S. If you would like more information about the camp and how you or someone could be sponsored next year please contact Tom Atkins at the Nelson and District Credit Union at 250-352-7207 or by clicking here. You can also find more information about the camp here .

BlackJack Ski Club in Need of Volunteers for Races
Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club is hosting Kootenay Cup Races on Dec 15th and 16th. The profits from the race will go to the skier development program, which some students are part of. The club is looking for volunteers to help with stadium set up, timing, course marshalling, and course work. They are also looking for a photographer for the event. It is a great opportunity for students to get volunteer hours and for adults to help out in the greater community with one of our athletic partners. If you can volunteer please click here.

Selkirk College Career Awareness Event
On Tuesday December 11th at 10am Selkirk College is hosting an exploration of jobs in innovation and technology. This event is open to all Grade 10-12 students. There will be a field trip that includes Midas Lab, Fenix Advanced Materials and i4C innovation, all companies in Trail. You will hear from local industry professionals, and Selkirk College will be there to answer your questions about how to start on this exciting career path. You can get more information from Selkirk’s Recruitment Team at 250-505-1396 or click here or you can register here. If there is enough student interest we will send the students down in the Centre's van.

Schedule of the day
10:00 - 10:45       Innovation Stop 1 – MIDAS (Meet students at MIDAS)
10:45 - 11:00      Bathroom breaks
11:00 - 11:45       Innovation Stop 2 – Fenix Advanced Materials
11:45 - 12:30       Lunch break – please bring your own lunch
12:30 - 12:45    Transportation to next stop
12:45 - 1:30         Innovation Stop 3 – i4C
1:30   - 2:15          Pick up to head home

Thank you for your support!