COUNSELORS: SUSAN BAILEY (STUDENTS FROM A-L) AND DEREK APPLE (STUDENTS FROM M-Z)
Important Grad info from the Counselling Department
Contents of the Gr. 12 Meeting regarding Post-Secondary Applications and Financing Education :
TALKING NOTES FROM COURSE SELECTION PARENT PRESENTATIONS JAN. 18, 2012
Newsletters from Counseling Department:
New procedures have been set up for this year to qualify for a "Graduation Program Examinations Scholarship" (value: $1000.00)
The Ministry of Education has cancelled elective Provincial Exams and will now only offer exams for Languarge Arts 10, Math 10, Science 10, Social Studies 11 and Language Arts 12 (Various courses apply). Students are allowed, for this year only, to retake exams from Grade 10 if they would like to upgrade and be eligible for this scholarship. Please read carefully the information below taken from pp. 107, 108 of the Handbook of Procedures for the Graduation Program.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR POST-SECONDARY AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
1) STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS FROM THE COUNSELING DEPT. THESE NEWSLETTERS WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON THIS WEB PAGE.
2) STUDENTS PLANNING ON APPLYING FOR POST SECONDARY PROGRAMS NEXT YEAR SHOULD BE DOING THEIR RESEARCH NOW. CHECK WEBSITES FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS, APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES.
3) COUNSELORS WILL BE MEETING GRADE 12 STUDENTS ON MONDAY, NOV. 7 IN SECOND BLOCK (B1) TO REVIEW APPLICATION PROCEDURES, ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS AND FINANCING POST-SECONDARY. THIS INFO WILL BE POSTED ON THIS WEB SITE.
4) UBC WILL BE AT ELPHINSTONE ON OCT. 7 DURING FIRST BLOCK ("C").
5) POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTE (PSI) DAY IS NOV. 14TH FROM 8:50 - 10:50 am. EIGHT SCHOOLS WILL BE HERE; STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE FROM 3 SESSIONS TO SIT IN ON WITH THE SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE. EACH SESSION IS 35 MINS LONG.
6) PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CALL THE COUNSELOR IF YOU OR YOUR CHILD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE ABOVE POINTS.
News from the Grad Committee:
Please the sidebar on this page for the link to the Grad Parents' Website.
Grad Photos will happen Oct. 31 - Nov. 3 from 1 PM to 8:30 PM. Students arrange their own photo time by going to the link below. Students will need a valid email address in order to create a password and set their time.
Please note: all orders must be in by Nov. 25.
The purpose of the Grad Video is to create a visual remembrance of the individual grads and the different grad-groups. The video is shown at the Grad Banquet and again at the intermission of the Grad Ceremonies.Video images and photographs will be collected by the Grad Class. The images will be used for creating Grad slide shows, collages, community publicity flyers, and other displays. The video and photograph collections may also be distributed as a souvenir to Grads and their families. In order to have your photos included in the video you must sign the Grad Video Release Form.
The school’s policy regarding participation in the Commencement Ceremonies (Grad Ceremonies) is as follows:
1. Participants must be a student at Elphinstone Secondary School
2. Participants must fully meet graduation requirements. This means that the student must have passed all courses required for graduation. A mark of “Incomplete” or “Fail” in any required course will result the student being disqualified. In provincially examinable courses, the school mark will be used to determine eligibility. For courses delivered electronically students must have received a passing grade on or before the last day of classes in May.
Students of Grade 12 age not meeting graduation requirements within Elphinstone's timetable will be enrolled as a Grade 11 student until such time as we receive verification of a passing grade in all required external course(s).
The school would like to avoid making a decision about eligibility at the last minute, so it is very important that a passing grade is maintained and that your son or daughter is well prepared for final exams, which will be factored into the final mark of each course.
If you have any questions regarding eligibility please feel free to contact the school.
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