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March 13 2020 Good Morning Vikes! Today is the first day to buy your principal for the day raffle tickets. All proceeds go to relay for life. Tickets are 25 cents for one and $1 for five. More info on posters around the school and wci info account. Attention Moose Computing Contest Teams. Round 5 of Moose is TODAY after school. Please come to Rm 218 promptly at 2:25 to begin at 2:30. The Moose contest IS TODAY, IT HAS NOT BEEN CANCELLED. This might be the last Moose contest for the year, see you at 2:25 today.

March 12 2020 Hey Vikes, would you like your art to be displayed at the Arts and Cultures festival? If so, submit your art in room 124 on the black cart or on the google classroom by March 13th. any and all art is welcome and will be displayed. ECOO contest Team registration is open. See Ms. Harris today. ECOO programming is a 4 member computing team contest. First round is board wide, (WRDSB) between March 25th and April 1st. Questions? Talk to Ms. Harris or the Computing Club leaders. Winners of the 1st round move on to regionals, at U of Western On, 2 WCI teams went to the regionals last year, maybe more this year? Register your team today. It's easier to remove a team than add later - Finalized date coming ASAP. Good Morning Vikes! Today is the first day to buy your principal for the day raffle tickets. All proceeds go to relay for life. Tickets are 25 cents for one and $1 for five. More info on posters around the school and wci info account. Interested in Boys Soccer? Senior Boys Soccer Tryouts are this week. Tuesday, March 10th we are in the main gym after school and Thursday, March 12th we are in the small gym. See Mr. Enns or Ms. Urquhart if you have any questions.

March 11 2020 Yesterday a busload of WCI ELLs went to Eastwood for the second annual WRDSB ESL/ELD English Speech Competition. Congratulations to the six WCI participants. The following won the WCI speech competition in their category: Fahad S., Shin-you D., Far-doe-sa A., Ali K. and Ab-dul-ma-jid A. All six represented WCI proudly at Eastwood yesterday. And Far-doe-sa A came away a champion in her division. We are so proud of all of you! Good Morning Vikes! Today is the first day to buy your principal for the day raffle tickets. All proceeds go to relay for life. Tickets are 25 cents for one and $1 for five. More info on posters around the school and wci info account. ECOO contest Team registration is open. See Ms. Harris today. ECOO programming is a 4 member computing team contest. First round is board wide, (WRDSB) between March 25th and April 1st. Questions? Talk to Ms. Harris or the Computing Club leaders. Winners of the 1st round move on to regionals, at Western, 2 WCI teams went to the regionals last year, maybe more this year? Register your team today. It's easier to remove a team than add later - Finalized date coming ASAP. Hey Vikes, would you like your art to be displayed at the Arts and Cultures festival? If so, submit your art in room 124 on the black cart or on the google classroom by March 13th. any and all art is welcome and will be displayed. Interested in Boys Soccer? Senior Boys Soccer Tryouts are this week. Thursday, March 12th we are in the small gym. See Mr. Enns or Ms. Urquhart if you have any questions.

Hey Vikes, would you like your art to be displayed at the Arts and Cultures festival? If so, submit your art in room 124 on the black cart or on the google classroom by March 13th. any and all art is welcome and will be displayed. Are you curious about news around WCI? Like our sports teams' wins and losses? Like Semi? Like Pink Shirt Day? Like the new library policy? Visit thefjord.ca (that's THE F-J-O-R-D dot c-a) to get the latest news, views and reviews from around WCI. Follow us on Instagram to get the latest updates, too: @_thefjord. Good Morning Vikes! Today is the first day to buy your principal for the day raffle tickets. All proceeds go to relay for life. Tickets are 25 cents for one and $1 for five. More info on posters around the school and wci info account. ECOO contest Team registration is open. See Ms. Harris today. ECOO programming is a 4 member computing team contest. First round is board wide, (WRDSB) between March 25th and April 1st. Questions? Talk to Ms. Harris or the Computing Club leaders. The winners of the 1st round move on to regionals at Western, 2 WCI teams went to the regionals last year, maybe more this year? Register your team today. It's easier to remove a team than add later - Finalized date coming ASAP. Interested in Boys Soccer? Senior Boys Soccer Tryouts are this week. Tuesday, March 10th we are in the main gym after school and Thursday, March 12th we are in the small gym. See Mr. Enns or Ms. Urquhart if you have any questions.

March 9 2020 Hey Vikes, would you like your art to be displayed at the Arts and Cultures festival? If so, submit your art in room 124 on the black cart or on the google classroom by March 13th. any and all art is welcome and will be displayed. Are you curious about news around WCI? Like our sports teams' wins and losses? Like Semi? Like Pink Shirt Day? Like the new library policy? Visit thefjord.ca (that's THE F-J-O-R-D dot c-a) to get the latest news, views and reviews from around WCI. Follow us on Instagram to get the latest updates, too: @_thefjord. They are number 1. Who are they? Keenan G, Alex L, Ethan W, & Thomas I. On Friday, these four won First Prize in the JRMPC scholarship contest. They now have $6000.00 ,more for school. The competition has been on-going, weekly for over a month and was written in an almost dead, obscure language called Smalltalk. Ask them about it! A fantastic accomplishment. Congratulations from Ms. Harris, the other 2 teams from WCI, and the Computing Club. Yeah Vikes. ECOO contest Team registration is open. See Ms. Harris today. ECOO programming is a 4 member computing team contest. First round is board wide, (WRDSB) between March 25th and April 1st. Questions? Talk to Ms. Harris or the Computing Club leaders. Winners of the 1st round move on to regionals, at U of Western On, 2 WCI teams went to the regionals last year, maybe more this year? Register your team today. It's easier to remove a team than add later - Finalized date coming ASAP. Girls soccer tryouts continue this week. All girls in grade 9-12 are invited to come out to the small gym today after school. Please email Ms Notarfranco if you have any questions.

March 6 2020 Hey Vikes, would you like your art to be displayed at the Arts and Cultures festival? If so, submit your art in room 124 on the black cart or on the google classroom by March 13th. any and all art is welcome and will be displayed. Are you curious about news around WCI? Like our sports teams' wins and losses? Like Semi? Like Pink Shirt Day? Like the new library policy? Visit the thefjord.ca (that's THE F-J-O-R-D dot c-a) to get the latest news, views and reviews from around WCI. Follow us on Instagram to get the latest updates, too: @_thefjord. Sorry vikes, just one last thing. Could class reps please bring down recycling bins to receiving right after this announcement. Thank you!

March 5 2020 Hey Vikes! Just a reminder that the honour roll pizza lunch is today outside the auditorium. See you there! Hey Vikes, would you like your art to be displayed at the Arts and Cultures festival? If so, submit your art in room 124 on the black cart or on the google classroom by March 13th. any and all art is welcome and will be displayed. Girls' Soccer! If you are interested in trying out for the Girls' Soccer Team, please attend a brief meeting TODAY at lunch in Room 200. Again, anyone interested in Girls' Soccer please attend a brief meeting TODAY at lunch in Room 200. If there are any questions, please see Ms. Ramsewak or Ms. Notarfranco. Congratulations to all swimmers who came home from OFSAA last night with an overall 7th place ranking in the open girls division. Tori M. won SILVER MEDALS in her 100 and 200 free and her open relay with Chapman, Katherine and Elle. Ian F. took home 2 medals -- a Bronze and a Silver in his Freestyle events and Thomas, Omar, Hugh and Nathan finished 5th in their relay. It was an awesome Meet for everyone especially our grads Kelton, Katherine, Hannah, Elizabeth Elina & Bakker

March 3 The annual ACF Brush Off is starting up again for this year's ACF! If you're interested in having fun and competing in this year's brush off, sign up sheets are in room 124 or in front of room 129! Interested in Senior Boys Soccer? Come out for a brief team information meeting on Wednesday, March 4 at the start of lunch in Portable 7. See you there. Hot cocoa day! Today in the main foyer at lunch for only $1. Support oneROOF and help homeless youth stay warm. Hey GSA members and allies! This week's GSA meeting on Wednesday is cancelled however we will see you next Wednesday before March break for some fun! Attention ALL ACF cast members. There is a MANDATORY all-cast meeting in the AUD today at lunch. It will only be 15 minutes, so please make your way to rehearsals/clubs AFTER the meeting. Attendance will be taken.

March 2 2020 Hey Vikes! It’s that time of year again… March Madness! Our 3v3 Basketball Tournament will be running from March 9 to 13 at break in the Main Gym. Everyone is welcome! Sign up outside of the gym with a team of 3-4 and get ready for some fun! ACF's food festival needs your help! Signup to volunteer on the arts board in the student activities hallway. Get a volunteer hour, help out with one of the biggest school events and have fun. Remember to signup outside student activities on the arts board! Interested in Senior Boys Soccer? Come out for a brief team information meeting on Wednesday, March 4 at the start of lunch in Portable 7. See you there. Hey Vikes! Don't forget to bring a loonie tomorrow to buy a cup of hot chocolate to support oneROOF. Even better, bring a toonie and share one with a friend. Girls Rugby! Girls rugby starts tonight!! Meet in the Small Gym ready to be active at 2:40. Girls from all grades are welcome to come check out this awesome, fast-growing sport. We will teach you everything you need to know. What do you have to lose? See you tonight!

February 27 2020 The senior badminton team is having tryouts next Tuesday the 3rd and Thursday the 5th at 6:30AM. See you there. Any individuals interested in trying out for the Junior Badminton Team should attend a organizational meeting Friday February 28th at the start of lunch in the main gym. See Mr. Stewart if you have any questions Hey Vikes! Just a reminder that Honour Roll Lunch forms are due today. Remember to hand your forms in the box outside Student Activities. Thank you! ACF's food festival needs your help! Signup to volunteer on the arts board in the student activities hallway. Get a volunteer hour, help out with one of the biggest school events and have fun. Remember to signup outside student activities on the arts board! Hey Vikes! It’s that time of year again… March Madness! Our 3v3 Basketball Tournament will be running from March 9 to 13 at break in the Main Gym. Everyone is welcome! Sign up outside of the gym with a team of 3-4 and get ready for some fun! The annual ACF Brush Off is starting up again for this year's ACF! If you're interested in having fun and competing in this year's brush off, sign up sheets are in room 124 or in front of room 129! All boys rugby players, please come to our preseason meeting Wednesday, Feb. 26 in room 308. All new players welcome. Girls Rugby! Practices for the Girls Rugby team begin this coming Monday. Please get changed in the Upper Girls Change room and meet in the small gym. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Gowing in Guidance. Hey Vikes! On Monday, the ESL Specialized Coop Class is having a wonderful Bake Sale to fundraise for the KW Humane Society. Come by our table at lunch across from the cafeteria to purchase a yummy cupcake for $1.50 and support our local animal shelter.

February 28 2020 Hé tout le monde! French Club is today at lunch in room 321 - see you there! Any individuals interested in trying out for the Junior Badminton Team should attend a organizational meeting Friday February 28th at the start of lunch in the main gym. See Mr. Stewart if you have any questions ACF's food festival needs your help! Signup to volunteer on the arts board in the student activities hallway. Get a volunteer hour, help out with one of the biggest school events and have fun. Remember to signup outside student activities on the arts board! Girls Rugby! Practices for the Girls Rugby team begin this coming Monday. Please get changed in the Upper Girls Change room and meet in the small gym. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Gowing in Guidance. The annual ACF Brush Off is starting up again for this year's ACF! If you're interested in having fun and competing in this year's brush off, sign up sheets are in room 124 or in front of room 129!

February 26 2020 Girls Rugby! Practices for the Girls Rugby team begin this coming Monday. Please get changed in the Upper Girls Change room and meet in the small gym. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Gowing in Guidance. ACF's food festival needs your help! Signup to volunteer on the arts board in the student activities hallway. Get a volunteer hour, help out with one of the biggest school events and have fun. Remember to signup outside student activities on the arts board! Hey Vikes! Just a reminder that Honour Roll Lunch forms are due this Thursday. Remember to hand your forms in the box outside Student Activities. Thank you! Any individuals interested in trying out for the Junior Badminton Team should attend a organizational meeting Friday February 28th at the start of lunch in the main gym. See Mr. Stewart if you have any questions Hey, did you forget to bring a loonie for hot cocoa for OneROOF yesterday? Don't worry! We're doing it again NEXT Tuesday. Come to the main foyer to support a worthy cause that helps local youth who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. French Club - le club français - is on Friday - vendredi - in room 321 at lunch! See you there! All boys rugby players, please come to our preseason meeting Wednesday, Feb. 26 in room 308. All new players are welcome.

Today is February 25 a day 1 The annual ACF Brush Off is starting up again for this year's ACF! If you're interested in having fun and competing in this year's brush off, sign up sheets are in room 124 or in front of room 129! All boys rugby players, please come to our preseason meeting Wednesday, Feb. 26 in room 308. All new players welcome. Today is the day! Come to the main foyer at lunch to buy a cup of hot cocoa for only $1 or for 50 cents with your own mug to support oneROOF. Don't forget...it's today at lunch! Together, let's make a difference to support homeless youth in Waterloo Region. This is a friendly reminder to all the K-Pop fans that K-Pop Club will be holding place in room 217. Don't forget to come and bring your friends with you for a fun time. We will be listening to the new comebacks of multiple groups and have a fun time. Once again, don't forget to come to room 217. Hey Vikes! It’s that time of year again… March Madness! Our 3v3 Basketball Tournament will be running from March 9 to 13 at break in the Main Gym. Everyone is welcome! Sign up outside of the gym with a team of 3-4 and get ready for some fun! Girls Rugby! Practices for the Girls Rugby team begin this coming Monday. Please get changed in the Upper Girls Change room and meet in the small gym. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Gowing in Guidance.

February 24 2020 The annual ACF Brush Off is starting up again for this year's ACF! If you're interested in having fun and competing in this year's brush off, sign up sheets are in room 124 or in front of room 129! All boys rugby players, please come to our preseason meeting Wednesday, Feb. 26 in room 308. All new players welcome. Congratulations to all swimmers who competed at CWOSSA !! The vikings came home with a first place finish. The junior boys relay team members Nathan/Thomas/ Hugh and Omar captured first place and Tori M continues to dominate with red ribbons in her individual events. Omar A qualified in 4 events for ofssaa!!! And Ian F is a triple threat heading to OFSAA!! over 14 swimmers qualified - Please come on down to the library right now to pick up your ofsaa paperwork. Did you know that there's an agency called oneROOF in Kitchener that supports youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness? Come to the main foyer at lunch on Tuesday to buy a cup of hot cocoa for only $1 or for 50 cents with your own mug to support this worthy cause. Together, let's make a difference!

February 18 2020 If you like food and would like to help with Arts and Culture Festival this year, volunteering for the food festival is for you. Please sign up to volunteer with ACF's food festival on the arts board in the student activities hallway! Are you interested in learning more about the World Health Organization and how we can make the world a healthier place? Come out to Model United Nations Club today, at lunch, in room 325! See you there! Black history facts! Today we will be talking about Percy Julian! Percy earned his PhD despite being rejected from Harvard due to his race! His research led to treat glaucoma and arthritis. Although his race presented challenges at every stage, he is considered one of the most successful chemists in American history. The quote of today is:“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.”This was said By Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American female astronaut.And remember, black history is your history!

Sometimes we think that you have to be in a relationship to celebrate Valentines Day but forget that!... Valentines Day celebrates all kinds of love and we would like to do that here at WCI. So come on out to room 215 on Valentine's Day at lunch to celebrate that love comes in all forms. The GSA is hosting a Valentines Day party that will have some cookies you can decorate, a Kahoot and some cards. See you there! Semi will be on Thursday February 13th from 7-10pm at Fed Hall. Buy your tickets today with a student card for $20 outside the caf at lunch. Don't forget to also bring your signed permission form if you have not already! Guest permission forms will also be available in SAC. See you at the Grammys! Hey Vikes! Relay For life is coming this May 28th. Are you interested in helping plan and organize Relay? If so please come down to the student council office at anytime during the day this week to fill out a sign up sheet! Remember Relay is 3 months away so start getting your teams together of up to 15 WCI students. Thanks Vikes! ESL Sports night is happening on Wednesday February the 12th from 6-8pm. Everyone is welcome! Come alone or bring a friend and get ready for a great night of sports, friends and fun!

February 11 2020 The fifth CNML Math Contest takes place today at the start of lunch in rooms 406, 410 and 412. Attention Robotics club members. We are meeting today after school, and not Thursday after school. On Friday after school some of the Computing Club competed in February’s Moose contest. Please Congratulate them as many of the teams had fewer members this contest. Here are the fantastic results: In first place, Keenan G and Alex L In 3rd place, Parveer B, Daniel Y, Karan M, and Rick L In 5th place, Jackie T, Claire T, and Sasha K And In 9th place, Ziv S and Michael And our Junior team of Tristan O and Jeffery Q placed 4th, well done CS vikes! ESL Sports night is happening on Wednesday February the 12th from 6-8pm. Everyone is welcome! Come alone or bring a friend and get ready for a great night of sports, friends and fun! Hey Vikes! Relay For life is coming this May 28th. Are you interested in helping plan and organize Relay? If so please come down to the student council office at anytime during the day this week to fill out a sign up sheet! Remember Relay is 3 months away so start getting your teams together of up to 15 WCI students. Thanks Vikes! Are you interested in diplomacy, foreign affairs, and in participating in a Model UN simulation for students across Waterloo? Well, come out to Model UN Club in room 325 today at break for more information about the conference on how to be a successful independent participant. See you there! For those registered for the CCC this week, we will be writing in Rm 218 and Rm 216 immediately after school. Please sign onto the Grader and try the practice to make sure your account is working properly before Wednesday. Hey everyone! the Theme for this years collaborative art piece for ACF is the Climate Crisis. there will be a meeting for anyone interested on Tuesday at lunch in room 129. hope to see you there. Sometimes we think that you have to be in a relationship to celebrate Valentines Day but forget that!... Valentines Day celebrates all kinds of love and we would like to do that here at WCI. So come on out to room 215 on Valentine's Day at lunch to celebrate that love comes in all forms. The GSA is hosting a Valentines Day party that will have some cookies you can decorate, a Kahoot and some cards. See you there!

February 10 2020 Hey WCI! This Friday is Valentine's Day and the GSA club would like to host a Valentines Day social at lunch to celebrate all types of love. Whether you have a partner or are single, it doesn't matter at all because we are just celebrating love and how it comes in many forms. Come on out to room 215 on Valentines Day to make some cookies, make valentines, play a Kahoot or just hang out with your friends. It will be LOVE-ly! ESL Sports night is happening on Wednesday February the 12th from 6-8pm. Everyone is welcome! Come alone or bring a friend and get ready for a great night of sports, friends and fun! Hey Vikes! Relay For life is coming this May 28th. Are you interested in helping plan and organize Relay? If so please come down to the student council office at anytime during the day this week to fill out a sign up sheet! Remember Relay is 3 months away so start getting your teams together of up to 15 WCI students. Thanks Vikes! This past Friday, WCI DECA competed in the annual Provincials event in Toronto. Our students worked hard and did an outstanding job at representing your school. Please congratulate the following students for winning their events and qualifying to Internationals in Nashville Tennessee: Henry S, Katherine L, Sammi W, Srihari V, Rohit B, Erica L, Vivian T, and Jessica D. Way to go Vikes! Are you interested in diplomacy, foreign affairs, and in participating in a Model UN simulation for students across Waterloo? Well, come out to Model UN Club in room 325 on Tuesday, February 11th at break for more information about the conference on how to be a successful independent participant. See you there! Hey vikes, do want to be a part of WCI's senior badminton team? If so, come out tomorrow morning for our first practice. It begins at 6:30 sharp, so be sure to set your alarms. See you there! Hello Crafters, just a reminder that you should bring a sheet of valentines paper and ribbon to our meeting tomorrow in Rm 218 at lunch. Hey Vikes, Your VEX team was awesome this past Saturday in Collingwood. For those who may not know what VEX is, it is a Robotics competition. The team won 5 rounds and only lost 2 putting us in 13th place overall. 12 Teams didn't show up so we were only competing again 60 teams. Please congratulate Cody B, Lauren A and Tristan O who represented WCI Vikings this weekend & the whole Robotics club who helped us get ready for both Brampton on Feb 1st and Collingwood on Feb 8th. For those registered for the CCC this week, we will be writing in Rm 218 and Rm 216 immediately after school. Please sign onto the Grader and try the practice to make sure your account is working properly before Wednesday. Hey everyone! the Theme for this years collaborative art piece for ACF is the Climate Crisis. there will be a meeting for anyone interested on Tuesday at lunch in room 129. hope to see you there.

February 7 2020 Semi will be on Thursday February 13th from 7-10pm at Fed Hall. Buy your tickets today with a student card for $20 outside the caf at lunch. Guest permission forms will also be available in SAC. See you at the Grammys! There will be a very important meeting for students participating in the New York City Trip on Friday at lunch in Room 325. It is imperative that all concerned students attend this meeting. ESL Sports night is happening on Wednesday February the 12th from 6-8pm. Everyone is welcome! Come alone or bring a friend and get ready for a great night of sports, friends and fun! Hey WCI! Next Friday is Valentine's Day and the GSA club would like to host a Valentines Day social at lunch to celebrate all types of love. Whether you have a partner or are single, it doesn't matter at all because we are just celebrating love and how it comes in many forms. Come on out to room 215 on Valentines Day to make some cookies, make valentines, play a Kahoot or just hang out with your friends. It will be LOVE-ly!

February 6 2020 Carnation Sales begin this week and are being sold outside the caf at lunch for $1.50 per carnation. You can send them to anyone in the WRDSB and all proceeds will go towards the St Mary’s Regional Cardiac Care Centre. Semi will be on Thursday February 13th from 7-10pm at Fed Hall. Buy your tickets today with a student card for $20 outside the caf at lunch. Guest permission forms will also be available in SAC. See you at the Grammys! Relay For Life is coming up this May 28th 2020! Registration will be opening soon, teams may have up to 15 people. So start getting your teams together Vikes! Hey, vikes! there is an important meeting for anyone interested in visual arts for Art and culture festival in room 124 today at lunch. we will be discussing deadlines and deciding on what our Collaborative piece will be. don't forget its in room 124 today at lunch, see you there