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BAYSIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Message from your Principal he 2015 – 2016 school year has had many highlights. Academically, we have had T numerous students receive scholarships for their outstanding academic perfor- mance and we look forward to our annual Academic Awards night next fall where Upcoming Dates we will celebrate the outstanding achievements of our junior students. In addi- tion, our school continues to perform exceptionally well on the Ontario Secondary June 29 - Graduation @ 7pm School Literacy Test (OSSLT) and the grade nine EQAO math assessment. We also Aug 29-30 - Registration continue to implement our Manufacturing Specialist High Skills Major Program Sept 6 - First Day of Classes and this year we had twelve students earn their Canadian Welding Bureau ticket Sept 13 - School Photos before graduating high school. This type of certification is outstanding and usually Sept 30 - PA Day reserved for college level students. These are just some of the academic high- Oct 11 - Photo Retakes lights of another extremely successful school year at Bayside. Dec 6-14 - Grad Photos Student leadership has always been a focal point of Bayside Secondary School and this was another outstanding year in this area. Not only did our Stu- dents’ Council raise money for multiple good causes, they also organized over a Please call the school dozen special events and activities throughout the year for our school community. office to update your contact, Our Athletic Council organized and ran three major spirit days, intramurals and a student health or emergency very successful athletic banquet. We also had several other student leadership information if there have been groups such as Beyond the Hurt, (anti bullying) Global Awareness, Model United changes. Nations, Red Devil Mentoring, Gay–Straight Alliance and the Photography Club. Research on the essential characteristics of high performing, effective schools shows student ownership and leadership at the top of the list. There is no doubt that Bayside Secondary School has these covered. Kudos and thanks ... In athletics, we had close to 300 students and over twenty staff par- Our Athletics Dept. for a ticipate in our interschool athletics program and over 100 students compete at memorable banquet. OFSAA, the highest possible level of high school athletic competition. Special mention goes to the senior girls’ rugby team for winning a silver medal and our Our newly installed solar gymnasts for winning silver and gold medals at OFSAA. Also, our junior girls’ rugby panels are up and running team captured the provincial championship for the third year in a row by winning making Bayside a “greener” the Barbarian Cup. In all, our school won eight COSSA gold medals this year. school! As for next year, I am already looking forward to the major theatre produc- Congratulations to Mr. Mc- tion Ms. Richmond and the arts department is busy putting together. Stay tuned Cue and Ms. Martin on their for more information. retirements. As I complete my third year as principal of Bayside Secondary School, I find myself very happy and looking forward to year four. I truly enjoy working with Thanks to our School the Bayside community. The students are fantastic, the staff is exceptional and Council for your incredible the parents are incredibly supportive. I consider myself very fortunate to be the dedication and support. principal of such a great school. I hope that you will take time to read about all the successes our students have enjoyed this year. We are extremely proud of all of All the best to Ms. Popovich as she transitions to THS our students’ accomplishments and it is clear, “The Bayside Experience” is second You can. We will. can. We You and welcome to Ms. Maclel- to none. lan. I. Press Bayside Secondary School 1247 Old Hwy 2 (Mailbag 6500) Belleville, Ontario K8N 5M6 | ph: 613 966-2922 | fx: 613 966-4565 Bayside Secondary School - A School Leader in the Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board [email protected] | www.hpedsb.on.ca/bss B A Y S I D E S E C O N D A R Y S C H O O L N E W S L E T T E R B A Y S I D E S E C O N D A R Y S C H O O L N E W S L E T T E R Food for Learning Bayside ran two nutrition programmes again vided financial support for Bayside’s nutrition this year: a breakfast programme and a lunch programmes. Finally, we would like to thank programme. In fact, it was likely one of our busi- Bayside’s Students Council members for sell- est years as more students than ever accessed ing DQ Dilly bars as a fundraiser for Food for meals at school! Most mornings over thirty stu- Learning. Their efforts resulted in a $500 con- dents came for breakfast, helping themselves tribution to help ensure no Bayside student is to bagels, cereal and yoghurt. During periods hungry at school. If you would like to contrib- three and four sandwiches and yoghurt were al- ute to any of our nutrition programmes, please ways available to students who needed a lunch. contact Mrs. Morrow at the school (966-2922, As well, apples from Grills Orchards were avail- ext. 2126), or Kellie Brace, at the Board of able throughout the day for students in need of a Education offices (966-1170, quick energy burst. ext. 2232). Food for Learning programmes could not exist at Bayside without financial support. We would like to thank Kellie Brace, Co-ordinator of Food for Learning, for the funding and support provid- ed throughout the year. As well, monies raised at last year’s “24 4 Hunger” charity event pro- Prom 2016 The Prom committee and Ms.Bateman would like to The Prom committee worked very hard to provide a thank those teachers who gave up their night to be new Bayside experience so that grade 12 students there for our graduating class, and for all their help could enjoy their night at the Air Force Museum. with wrapping up the evening. We can’t host such With change came a lot of extra work and the group amazing events without all of our amazing teachers! worked very hard to provide that for you! - 2 - B A Y S I D E S E C O N D A R Y S C H O O L N E W S L E T T E R B A Y S I D E S E C O N D A R Y S C H O O L N E W S L E T T E R Stratford Trip! October 2016 is approaching quickly, but a few stu- the morning. Before our last production, Shake- dents still have the opportunity to visit Stratford. A speare’s As You Like It, students will have the op- matinee of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth will be portunity to take a warehouse tour of all the past our first theatrical event. Students can take in the production’s props and costumes. All of this can wonders of Stratford downtown and the beauty of be yours for only $220.00 (Coach Bus, Overnight Victoria Park. On the evening of the 20th, students Stay, Three Theatre Tickets!) There is limited seat- will experience the musical A Chorus Line - this ing available. Don’t miss this great opportunity! marks the first time the musical has been done on Contact Mr. Reid in the English Dept. or Mrs. Rich- this type of stage! We stay overnight at the Strat- mond in the Arts Dept. for details. ford Festival Inn, where we will have breakfast in Leadership Trip Bayside Athletic council once again hosted its annual leadership trip to To- ronto. Over 100 students took part in this fun filled day spent between Won- derland and going to see the Blue Jays play at the Rogers Centre! Although the Jays experienced an unfortunate (and rare!) loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, we still had a great time with our BSS family. If you missed out this year, be sure to sign up early next year! - 3 - B A Y S I D E S E C O N D A R Y S C H O O L N E W S L E T T E R B A Y S I D E S E C O N D A R Y S C H O O L N E W S L E T T E R Book Club Guidance News Members of the Red Devils Reading Den had a College Open House busy year. Students enjoyed getting together to On Wednesday, October 5th, Loyalist will host their discuss “student choice” titles (books voted on by Fall Open House. Here, students learn about Loyal- members), as well as White Pine titles. Members ist and all the other colleges in Ontario. Most Ca- voted on their White Pine book choice in April and reers classes attend this event, as well students the Bayside consensus was that E.K. Johnston’s thinking of college for post-secondary in grades 11 The Story of Owen should win. Unfortunately, this and 12. Sign-up in Guidance in September. title was not chosen by the majority of students who participated in voting nation-wide, but fortu- Ontario Universities’ Fair nately for Bayside, we had our own personal visit See all 21 Ontario universities under one roof at with E.K. Johnston. Ms. Johnston spoke anima- the 2016 Ontario Universities’ Fair! The OUF takes tedly to students about what inspires her to write, place September 23-25, 2016, at the Metro Toronto and shared insights Convention Centre.