Announcements Wednesday

1. Olympic Update..After another Golden day...Canada continues to dominate at the Winter Olympics.. The medal count stands at 20 medals now with many other potential ones to come. Women vie for the hockey gold tonight.

2. Chess team practice today..All forms must be in.

3. Boys Grade 8 basketball practice tonight after school

4. Black History Month Fact... 

Surely you know that Halle Berry was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Monster's Ball.

5. Great start to sharing your prayers on our Prayer board. If there is somebody who you want us to pray for, please add them to the board. We will continue this throughout the Lenten season

6. Our Pail of Plenty continues to be in the hallway. Thanks to the student donated 2 new shirts. We are accepting donations of anything new that you would like to donate. So let us help our community by our actions!

Check out the Lenten calendars for things that you can do.

7. The Hero to play winner of the day... Ryan Sanders

Come see Mr. Adams for your medal.

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Announcements

1. Olympic Update..After a 3 Gold day...Canada continues to shine at the Winter Olympics..With 8 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze medals we are standing at third overall with 19 medals. Way to go Canada!

2. Chess team practice today..All forms must be in.

3. Boys Grade 8 basketball practice tonight after school

4. Looking for something to do this weekend?... 

5. Black History Month Fact... Black History month is celebrated in February because both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were born in February.

6. As was said in mass on Wednesday...Lent consists of 3 things.

1. Sacrifice

2. Prayer

3. Almsgiving...

In the main hallway we have a brown chart prayer for our prayer board. Please print somebody on the sheet who you would like to prayer for during this Lenten season. 

There is also our Pail of Plenty in the hallway. We are accepting donations of anything new that you would like to donate. So let us help our community by our actions!

Check out the Lenten calendars for things that you can do.

7. The Hero to play winner of the day... Leah Burrell

Come see Mr. Adams for your medal.

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Announcements

1. Chess Team there is a vital meeting today to confirm our entry to the Chess Tournament on February 28th. You must be here.

2. Wow what a game. 18 925 fans jam packed into the CCMS Coliseum to witness the most exciting basketball game in CCMS History. Down by 7 and by 5 on a couple of occasions, the Cardinals rallied behind their stout defense and hit some key shots in defeating LAD. They proceed next to the Elite 8 with a game here next Thursday. Players check Google classroom for the schedule for the week.

3.  Olympic Update..We are still at a solid 13 medals right now...With both our hockey teams pulling out victories. Keep rooting on our home team we go against the best in the world.

4. Looking for something to do this weekend?... Take a trip down to Amherstburg to The Amherstburg Freedom Museum in Ontario  to learn more about African-Canadian history.

5. The Hero to play winner of the day...Ava-Jude Coscarella

Come to see Mr. Adams for your medal.

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Announcements.

1. The Hero to Play winner of the day is Mikayla Everitt. Come see Mr .Adams for your medal.

2.  Olympic Medal Count..Canada won 3 medals today... We are up to 13 medals. Way to go Canada.

3. Caritas Club meeting.

4. Black History Month Fact..Did you know that Jackie Robinson got his start in baseball with the Montreal Monarchs?

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Announcements

1. There is trivia club today.

2. Black History Month Fact.... During the War of American Independence (1775-1783), the British offered freedom to enslaved Africans in America who joined the British side during the war. Many accepted the invitation, and as a result 10 percent of the United Empire Loyalists coming into the Maritimes were Black.

3. Olympic Update...We are up to 10 medals now in the official count.

4. Olympic Hero to Play athlete of the day..Kai Macdonald.

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Announcements

1. Chess Team...You must be there every day over the next 2 weeks..if you haven't gotten your form..You need to see Mr. Adams ASAP.

2. Debate Club today in Room 15

3.  The Hero to Play winner for today is  Gabriella Stabile from Mr. Kennette's class.. Come see Mr. Adams for your pin.

4. Black History Month Fact of the day...In 1628, Olivier LeJeune was recorded as the first enslaved African to live in Canada (i.e. New France). Olivier LeJeune's birth name is not known, as he was taken from Africa as a young child and eventually given the last name of the priest who purchased him.

People of African descent were enslaved in Canada from 1628 until slavery was abolished in Upper Canada in 1793 and throughout the entire British Empire in 1833.

5. Olympic Update..Canada is still crushing it with 9 medals..including 3 Gold. WAY TO MAKE US PROUD CANUCKS.

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Monday Announcements

1. Black History Month Fact..Our Rosa Parks: Viola Davis Desmond was not here for the nonsense. In 1946, she pulled a Rosa Parks in Nova Scotia's Roseland Theatre as she refused to sit in the balcony and instead sat in the seats reserved exclusively for white people. She was later arrested. In 2010, the government of Nova Scotia apologized to her family for the incident.

2. Olympic Fact..We currently sit in second place with 6 medals..  1 Gold/4 Silver and 1 Bronze medals. Way to Canada!

3. Health Team meeting today...We need all students on the team today in Room 15.

4. Chess Team...There is mandatory meeting for all team members to go over the tourney today. You must be there!

5. We have started the Hero of Play program for the duration of the Olympics. We are looking for students who lives a healthy active lifestyle and embodies the Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect. Our first winner is Jacob Renaud.

6. Congratulations to the CCMS Choir! You rocked the National Anthem at the Windsor Spitfires game. Many people remarked it was the best of the year! Way to make us proud.

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