ACSS Totem News. Dream, Believe, Achieve. Please visit our website for more information. BLOCK ORDER UPCOMING CALENDAR EVENTS:

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1 ACSS Totem News May 18, 2018 Dream, Believe, Achieve Please visit our website for more information. BLOCK ORDER UPCOMING CALENDAR EVENTS: May 28 Day 6 Thursday, June 7 Scholarship Luncheon Thursday, June 14 Grad Ceremony Rehearsal & Grad Walk May 29 Day 5 Thursday, June 14 Grad Ceremony (6:00 pm) May 30 Day 6 Friday, June 15 Grad Strawberry Tea May 31 Day 5 Grad Banquet (5:30 pm) Thursday, June 21 Subject Awards Night (7:00 pm) June 1 Day 6 New Scooter and Skateboard Racks at ACSS The school has purchased 2 new scooter and skateboard racks to house the many boards that are riden to school. They are located outside the main office beside the bike racks. Please ensure that a good lock is purchased and used to keep the boards locked up during the day. Please do not leave bikes, scooters or skateboards locked up overnight at the school. The school is not responsible for these items, so please remember to have your items locked up with a good heavy lock! ART NEWS Look what s going on in Art 11/12! Clay shoes!!! ATTENTION PARENTS. Aldergrove Community Survey Questionnaire This survey is designed to determine the needs of the Aldergrove community to tap a bursary fund. Please take the time to complete the survey. Link on the link below and help us get the information th Avenue, Aldergrove, BC V4W 3C1 Phone: Fax:

2 RCMP vs Student Ball Game Thanks to all the staff that came out and played and watched this super fun game. Here are some photos of the staff and our Liasion officer Janet Northrup and her crew that came out and played hard. We gave the students a run for their money. KURT LANGMANN PHOTOS Langley Mounties and Aldergrove Secondary students enjoyed a friendly game of baseball Wednesday afternoon. It was a spirited, but friendly baseball game between the Langley RCMP and Aldergrove Community Secondary School (ACSS) students Wednesday afternoon. The final score matched that of last year s game, 10-9 for the Mounties, but the most important part of it was building positive relationships between the police and students in this community. We think it s important that the kids feel that the RCMP are ordinary people, said ACSS Behaviour Program Teacher Dianne Saumier. Look at them (out on the baseball pitch), they re totally engaged. Saumier and fellow workers Kari Pole and Brooklyn Sherrard, along with Advance Program Teacher, Jake Tymos, all participated in the event, which was held in the Harry Hunt Fields next to the school, under a hot sun. Fred West, a social worker from Langley Family Services also participated in the umpiring, as well as running the hot dog and refreshment stand in the shade of a tree. The interaction with the RCMP began last year with a baseball game and went so well that it was followed up with an indoor soccer game between the ACSS students and RCMP members last fall. It came out of the Aldergrove Community Consultative Group founded here by the RCMP to reach out to the community. Poole has been attending the group s meetings and working to organize the events such as the sports games. The students, from Grades 9 through 12, happily signed on to the ball team of their own choosing. Many of them participate in other events and activities such as the school s Breakfast Club, which serves 60 to 100 kids each school day. The participating students help with washing dishes, planning and serving the meals. The students also participated in the Wellness Week activities last November. We re not all the same but we all have to work together, said Saumier. We ve seen huge improvements, it s amazing to watch the kids grow and succeed.

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4 Grad 2018 Timeline Date Time Event Location Happening Lunch Ceremony Tickets are available for pickup: Library Now 6 for those whose write-ups were submitted on time 4 for late submissions or those who did not submit If you do not need all of your tickets, please return them or do not take them May 28 All Day Additional Ceremony Tickets are available, Library 2 per student, per day, until all are gone May All Day Banquet and Strawberry Tea Tickets on sale! Office All overdue accounts must be paid All overdue library books, textbooks, uniforms must be returned Banquet: $90 each Tea: $12 each, Grads - no charge Choose Banquet Seating, 8 per table First come, first served No Held seats Buy together if you want to sit together! June 1 Grad Walk Field Trip Form DUE Office June 12 & 13 3 pm Grad Gown pick-up Front Foyer Thurs., June 14 9:45 am-3:00 pm Grad Rehearsal and Grad Walk - MANDATORY MUST WEAR gowns, stoles, caps Will be bussed to/from by school bus 5 pm Return to Church for photos, line up and last minute instructions 6-8:30 pm Grad Ceremony Return gown before you leave CLA (or $100 fine!) Make sure your name is checked off! Fri., June 15 3:30-5 pm Strawberry Tea Reception in Main Gym $12/person (Grads, no charge) 3:40 pm Group Photo in Courtyard Short Program 5 5:30 pm Security Check and load coaches 5:30-10/10:30 pm Banquet and Dance $90/person Short Program 10:30 pm TBA 10:30-11 pm Approx. Dry Grad Event for those who are attending Busses return to ACSS for those who are not attending Dry Grad Event CLA Church Ave., Langley CLA CLA ACSS Quality Hotel and Conference Centre, North Parallel Rd., Abbotsford Castle Fun Park ACSS

5 Important Grad Dates Information & Forms can be found on pages 5, 6 and 7 of this newsletter. Grad Strawberry Tea Tickets on Sale May 22-25, 2018 Grad Banquet Tickets on Sale May 22-25, 2018 Grad Walk Field Trip Forms Due June 1, 2018 Grad Ceremony & Rehearsal** June 14, 2018 **MANDATORY FOR ALL GRADS Grad Walk at Feeder Schools June 14, 2018 All outstanding fees, including grad fees and overdue books are now due. Instructions on how to pay fees online are on the next page. (students with outstanding fees and books will not be given ceremony tickets and will not be able to purchase strawberry tea tickets or banquet tickets until the account is clear of outstanding items. Grad News: Grads who handed in their convocation ceremony speeches in on time received 6 tickets. Grads who handed in their convocation ceremony speeches late received 4 tickets. NO TICKETS WILL BE HANDED OUT IF STUDENTS HAVE OUTSTANDING FEES. Students with outstanding fees will NOT lose out on their tickets. The tickets will be saved for them until their fees are paid in full. During the week of May 22 nd, grads will be permitted to request additional convocation ceremony tickets at two per day. Grads not needing all 6 (or 4) tickets should return extras to Ms. Caines so they can be distributed to other students. Grad Field Trip forms for transporting students to the Rehearsal and Grad Walk on June 14 th are due June 1 st. Please hand your forms in to the office. ALL OUTSTANDING FEES MUST BE PAID AT THIS POINT. Stay tuned for more info about gown pickup, rehearsal times, and other important school sponsored grad events.

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11 TOTEMS SPIRIT WEAR IS NOW AVAILABLE! You wanted it, we heard your request! School spirit wear is available online at Order deadline is May 24 th and is the ONLY time Totems Spirit Wear will be available this year! DO NOT MISS OUT! This gear is brand new with our new spirit wear logos! Have a look at some of the items available. Spirit Wear! Order your spirit wear online at the Big Kahuna store!

12 Grads of 2019! It s time to place your orders for your graduation hoodies! Two colours to choose from this year: Heather Grey and Navy. Get your order in for delivery before the end of the school year. We will have another order available in the fall for winter delivery. Orders can be made online at Order deadline is June 1 st

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15 If you are looking for information on what s happening in the communities of Langley and Aldergrove, check out the Community Bulletin Board on the Langley School District website. The next few pages have some great events coming up.