I just updated the calendar with upcoming events for Christmas. Please check your calendar and make sure that you can help with Assembly set-up and with the weekend event

Dance on November 24th went well with higher attendance than either one last year... over 400 tickets sold!
Whomever took pictures at the dance, it would be nice to have a record of the decor and theme, etc.. If you email me a few pictures, I can post them here.

Thanks to everyone that helped to make this Assembly a success. It went very well, with good reviews from students, teachers and admin. I have included some of the multimedia from the Assembly in this post in case you want to have another look.

The event was a success and very well-organized. Not as big a group as previous years, but a beautiful day outside for a run/walk! Everyone that was there enjoyed the afternoon. Thanks to everyone in leadership that helped out with some part of this event.

Therefore, we decided to host another youth event at UFV on Saturday, October 22, 2011in Abbotsford, 8:30am – 12:00pm in room B121

The event will be different this time. The event will discuss one topic which is: What opportunities available for youth to get involved in?

We are bringing eight organizations that specialize in Development (locally and internationally), to come and talk to youth about what they can get involved in.

Some of the organizations that will be presenting at the event are:

·        Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

·        Project Abroad

·        United Way

·        Canada World Youth

·        Oxfam International

·        Amnesty International

·        Free the Children

·        Hunger Response

·        Food for the Hungry

We believe that this event will be the first step for youth to create a change.

The event will be a great empowerment for youth. The youth benefits will be:

·        To participate and present their ideas of projects and involvements to these organizations

·        To learn about youth leadership opportunities

·        To network with organizations that specialize in development

·        To connect with other youth in the Fraser Valley

·        To explore and develop their capacity for leadership

·        To engage with the world in new ways.

·        To provide tangible benefits for local communities and around the world.

·        To connect with youth in developing countries through video conferences

 

We are working on empowering the youth by giving them an opportunity to get involved. We can NOT do it alone. We do not have a direct contact with the youth; however, you as a teacher and educator can help us get the youth involved, and get the message to them.

Please pass this invitation to your students and together lets empower the youth more.

The event is FREE. The first 70 students, who register for the event, will enter a draw for an IPOD.

But they must act now. We have room for only 100 people, so please ask them to go to www.D4NG.com and register today.

There is now a link to our leadership class website on the main school site. See below.

The following people have been added to our list for We Day. You will need to get a class release form and a permission form filled out ASAP next week.
Adrian Collings
Jessica Muxlow
Tiare Costamagna
Michaela England
Jasmine Ghag
Nina Payne
Caitlin Geary
Ashley Heisler
Ashley Stroesser
Alysha Petersen
Kimberly Tran
Miriam Putris
Fiona Tymm

Our school has 32 tickets (that's 30 students, 2 teachers) for We Day on October 13th. Look at the information online and write a paragraph about why you would like to attend. This is open to any Sardis students that are involved in a leadership role at the school. Due next Wednesday October 5th.

As of Wednesday, we had the following people (less than 30) so we extended the deadline to Friday October 7th and will select for the remaining spots before we leave for the weekend:
Also, we have ordered group t-shirts that cost $15 payable to the office anytime. 
Kaylee Kozyniak
Jennifer Dyer
Elizabeth Ogunrinola
Haejoo Oh
Jasmine Proctor
Esther Kim
Nadia Van den Berg
Kathryn Harder
Elena Schroots
Juliana Tuioti
Elzaan Beukes
Samantha Chand
Emma Josephson
Justin Williams
Sarah Ghag
Angela Rieberger

I tried to save this in a format to upload on the website, and couldn't figure it out. But here is a link to watch it... Sardis Club Promotion   If you can figure out how to make this into a movie file, then let me know!
I CAN upload the sports video for you, and I put the other ones on the "events" page. Feel free to share on facebook to promote...

Here is a copy of the Terry Fox video that didn't make it into the Assembly. Maybe we can use it next year?

Here are the project groups for this term. Both the Remembrance Day group and Run for Cherish group will probably help with another initiative once their project is complete. More information will get posted on the "events" page and also updated on the "calendar". If you have any questions or concerns about the project group you have been placed in, please let us know. Thanks!

Run for Cherish (Casey)
 Matt, Mitch, Bridget, Inigo, Robin, Michaela, Kaylee, Curtis    

Remembrance Day (Sutcliffe)
  Claire, Josee, Beth, Elzaan, Justin, Jennifer, Dominique, Elizabeth    

Staff Appreciation (Casey)
  Ashley, Jamie, Elena, Kaitlyn, HaeJoo, Maryam, Jessica, Teressa, Kelly    

Christmas Assembly (Sutcliffe)
  Angela, JooSung, Hailey, Abeer, Adrian, Alysha, Samantha C., Kyu Jin    

Costa Rica (Casey)
  Miguel, Cassy, Julianna, Taylor, Fiona, Samantha B., Celine 

Fall Dance (Casey)
  Johanna, Tori, Emma, Angel, Moka, Jasmine, Hayden, Nadia, Victoria