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June 2019

NORKAM SENIOR SECONDARY 730 12th St, Kamloops, BC V2B 3C1 (250)376-1272 nkss.sd73.bc.ca

Principal: Mr. Jonathan Brady Vice Principals: Mrs. Tonya Perry, Mr. Derek Wales Administrative Assistant: Ms. Corina Waage Counsellors: Mrs. Erin Theunissen, Mrs. Emily Rouleau Secretaries: Ms. Linda Fowles, Mrs. Rosie Kirschner,

Mrs. Jane Viventi, Mrs. Deb Collins (Counselling) PAC Chairperson: Mrs. Brenda Sawada

Important dates to note:

FROM THE COUNSELLING OFFICE Grade 12’s are reminded to pick up their report cards on June 27th at 1:00pm. Their baby photos, grad picture and other grad documents will be included in your report card envelope. Ministry transcripts will be mailed to graduating students from the Ministry of Education in August. They will be sent to the address currently on file so if your address should be updated, please advise student services before July 5th. Students can access the Ministry of Education Student Transcripts Service at www.studenttranscripts.gov.bc.ca. There are help videos, including ”Registering for a BCeID and Accessing the Student Transcripts Service” available on the website. Parents can request to have their graduating student’s file made available to them in June of 2020. Student files remain in the school for one year, after which they are shredded, unless picked up by parents. Contact Student Services if you would like to collect your file. CAREER LIFE EDUCATION Statistics say that grade 12 students can only name about 20 different careers, so how can we help students broaden their knowledge of the variety of work that exists today? Chatter High (https://chatterhigh.com/) students receive a fun, mobile, daily, 10-minute, 10-question edu-game in the form of a quiz that allows them to research and explore thousands of higher education and career options. The quizzes allow students to rank their interest in programs or careers and then their quiz questions begin to focus on their particular interest. Daily Chatter High quizzes have been a great way to help students explore the ever-changing horizon of careers. NorKam Senior Secondary Career Life Education students have finished third in BC’s Most Informed High School competition. The students won a cash prize of $324, which

they have decided to donate to the school and Mr. Brady has agreed to match their winnings. The money will be used to purchase digital media resources that students can use in creating their Capstones and other projects.

TNT NEWS NorKam grad Arlo Thompson is currently finishing his Foundation Training in Heavy Duty Mechanics at TRU and completed a Mechanical Sampler in grade 11. He recently competed in the Mount Currie Powwow with his drum group, Battle Mountain. The group won first place and will be recording a CD in July. Congratulations, Arlo!

KLL Construction has been a generous donor to NorKam Trades students, supporting young men and women as they move into their trades careers. Congratulations to Preston Bodo and Newt Conliffe, who each won a $500 award from KLL Construction There are still a few seats left in some district programs for next year. Please contact Mrs. Monkman at NorKam if your student has an interest in Trades, Animation/Game Design or Hairdressing.

June 13 Awards Assembly June 17 Locker Cleanout – 10:00am June 18 Year end BBQ June 21 Numeracy Assessment June 24 English 12 Exam/Projection Completion June 26 Communications 12 Exam June 27 Report Cards

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS International students enjoying grad events

Ray Kinjo, Dakota Santillan, Ana Sofia Castaneda, Hinako Nagashima, Hendrik Herrmann, Miwa Uehara, Ms. McDonald, Ashley Wong, Enzo Marangoni, Lorenzo Peixoto, Gustavo Bitaraes Gomes

ATHLETICS Girl’s Rugby NorKam girl’s rugby team finished 2nd in the BC High School Girls’ Rugby provincial finals in the AA division on May 22 – 25. The girls went undefeated in the season until their final medal match vs. GP Vanier. Silver medals were an excellent accomplishment for the squad which includes only five graduating players. The future of girls’ rugby at NorKam looks very bright!

Team Photo

70’s themed banquet

Emma Guertin NorKam student Emma Guertin became the National Level 5 double mini trampoline champion by winning gold at the 2019 BC Trampoline Gymnastics Championships. She also helped her Kamloops team win gold in the team event. On May 5th Emma won a bronze medal in National Level 5 double mini trampoline at the 2019 Elite Canada competition in Calgary and she is currently ranked 3rd in Canada and 1st in BC.

TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY Galapagos Islands – Spring Break 2021 Children ages 15-17 interested in a once-in-a-lifetime travel opportunity, see Mrs. Rouleau in counselling for details. Sign up early for plenty of time to save and plan.

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NORKAM STUDENTS EXCEL Tristan Arychuk NorKam is so proud of former student Tristan Arychuk for his graduation from the ESTR program at TRU. Tristan completed an eight week practicum at Staples and has accepted a permanent job at Costco. Well done Tristan!

Tristan and his proud Mom

ESTR Graduates TRU Chemistry Contest On May 15, 2015, thousands of Chemistry 11 students around the province entered the TRU Chemistry Contest. NorKam was able to send 10 students to TRU to participate in the contest, including a lab determining the phosphate content in Pepsi Clear. Congratulations to Andy Pinette, Chelsey Talla, Czarina Choy, Gurneet Bains, Jordyn Maywood, Kaylin Cook, Jackson Spronken, Matthew Ciardullo, Serena Stark and Jennifer Thuot for being selected. They all did well in the contest and were excellent ambassadors for NorKam.

Jordyn Maywood and Kaylin Cook Graphics Students in graphics this semester did some fantastic silk screening, with help from Isaac Raeside.

Dylan Barclay, Isaac Raeside, Amanda Richter, Brooke Cave, Mikayla DeWolf BOARD NOTES For the minutes to the last School Board meeting, please click the link below: https://bcsd73.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/511

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COMMUNITY NEWS Host a student from Japan this summer The City of Kamloops is looking for families to host junior high school students from Uji, Japan. The students will be arriving in the afternoon/evening on Sunday, July 28 and will depart on Wednesday, July 31. Host family responsibilities include providing transportation to and from the airport, to and from City Hall on July 29 and30, as well as providing meals to the students when group activities are not scheduled. The itinerary is very flexible, whereby host families can drop the students off at City Hall for the day and pick them up in the afternoon. Host families are welcome to participate in daily activities, but it is not mandatory. Transportation to daily activities will be supplied. Although the 2019 itinerary has not yet been finalized, in past years the group has gone zip-lining, rafting on the Adams River, canoeing at McGillvray Lake, horseback riding, swimming and bowling to name a few. It is preferable that host families have children of their own, but it is not necessary. Knowledge of the Japanese language is not required, as most of the students have a basic knowledge of English. The students range in age from 12-15 and will be paired up for billeting purposes. If you are interested in participating or require further information, please contact Jody Lewis at jlewis@kamloops.ca or 250-828-3494.

am Student Art

Sydnee Nicklas

Mikayla DeWolf

Erin Dombrosky

Aurora Bischoff