Island View High School

June 13th, 2019


• The GSA is hosting a Pride Party this Friday at lunch in the Youth Health Centre.  Everyone is welcome to join and celebrate pride month with some food, drinks & music.

• Student Council applications are available in the main office.  Applications are due Monday, June 17th at 2:00 pm.

• Yearbooks will be handed out to pre-orders today at lunch and there are some for sale, as well.  Cost to purchase is $15.  Yearbooks are also available throughout the day in the main office.

• Staff and Student are reminded that Library books are due back tomorrow!  Students who have borrowed books from the Pop-up Library may also return them to our library and Mrs. Garnier will see that they get returned.

• The Therapy dogs will be in the resource room at lunch today.  There will be a list of times assigned over lunch posted next to the resource room for students that have signed up, please check it out and find out your time.

• Students going on the IVHS Europe trip in March 2020 will be selling freezies at lunch every day this week for only $1

• Also, students from the Europe trip are having a BBQ fundraiser on Friday June 14th at lunch time in the courtyard. You can purchase hot dogs for $1 and hamburgers for $2.

• Mindful Mondays in the Youth Health Centre @ lunch.

• Attention all runners:  The running club will be meeting Mondays after school in the gym.  All are welcome.

• Intramurals Monday to Thursday from 10:45-11:20am.

• Jazz Band, Wednesday after school.

• Any student, who has completed the babysitting course and is interested in some possible babysitting work are asked to speak to Mr. O’Reilly in guidance.

• Students interested in part-time work in the seafood and aquaculture industry, with the potential of earning a bursary ranging from $500-$1000 for college or university in the process, can see guidance for more information and application process.

• The Royal City Soccer Club is looking for staff and volunteers for their summer day camp programs. Camps run through July and August and will be taking place in Dartmouth.

• The Halifax Buskers Festival is looking for volunteers for this summer’s event. Available positions include working as a stage manager, overseeing an information booth and being a runner.  For more information on both of these volunteer opportunities, please check in guidance.

• We now have an official Island View swag online shopping portal. There is a wide selection of products from a variety of brands that you can customize with the approved logos and graphics found on the site 24/7 with no minimum order quantities.  https://islandviewhighschool.entripyshops.com/

• A reminder to staff and students that we are a scent-aware building.