Gearing up for Terry Fox Run
DATES TO REMEMBER
Sept. 20 – Annual Terry Fox Run
Sept. 28 – Parent Council Meeting at 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 to 29 – FCC Drive Away Hunger Tour
Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 – Canadian Student Leadership Conference in Waterloo, Ont.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to our most recent Student of the Week – Kali Small.
ANNUAL KRHS TERRY FOX RUN
Our 37th Annual KRHS Terry Fox Run will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 20, with all funds raised going to cancer research.
We thank Kevin Stewart and the Student Council for their tremendous efforts in organizing this event.
Students and staff will walk on the Confederation Trail.
CANADIAN STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Students Rebecca Green, Katie Pearce, Liam Arsenault, and Callie Thomson will be travelling to Waterloo, Ont., for the Canadian Student Leadership Conference from Sept. 26 until Oct. 1.
The 33rd annual conference, titled “StartUp Leadership”, will build on the theme of developing an “innovative spirit” in our student leaders. Special thanks to teacher advisor, Norah Pendergast.
KRHS PARENT COUNCIL
Parent Council meets Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. All parents/guardians are welcome and encouraged to attend.
KRHS STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS
The Student Council Executive for this year: President – Callie Thomson Vice-President – Rebecca Green
Executive Members – Liam Arsenault & Katie Pearce Teacher Advisor – Kevin Stewart
The first school dance will take place on Thursday, Oct. 5, from 8-11 p.m.
KRHS YEARBOOK
The following students are part of the 2017-18 KRHS Yearbook Committee:
Editors - Mya Farris and Victoria van der Velden Finance Chairperson - Ross Paynter Photographers - Ally Dwyer, Chloe Hamilton, and Brooke McCardle
Many thanks to teacher advisors, Lesley Cousins and Norah Pendergast.
BLAZER SPORTING NEWS
Senior Girls’ Volleyball Coach is Evan Killorn. Schedule: Wednesday, Sept. 20 – KRHS at Evangeline 4:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 22 - KRHS at Bluefield 5 p.m.
Cross Country Team - Coach is Trent Ranahan.
Senior Men’s Soccer - Coach is Ryan McAleer. Schedule: Wednesday, Sept. 20 – KRHS at Evangeline 4:30 p.m.
Senior Women’s Soccer Coach is Donald Mulligan
Golf - Coach is Kevin Bustard. The Blazer Golf Club practises every Tuesday after school at Red Sands Golf Course in Clinton.
STUDENT HEALTH COMMITTEE
We are looking for students from each grade who are interested in being on the Student Health Committee.
We will meet once a month at lunch to discuss ideas for keeping the school healthy and offering suggestions for the breakfast and snack club, the lunch program and school sports and intra-murals. Talk to Mrs. Cole if you are interested.
This is a great opportunity to show leadership and help improve the school.
ACADEMY DIPLOMA PROGRAM IN AGRICULTURE & BIOSCIENCE
Jessica Reeves is in charge of the ADP in Agriculture & Bioscience at KRHS. The Grade 10s will be participating in the Eastern P.E.I. Tour and their Animal Safe Handling course on Sept. 21 and 22.
This year the Aggies will once again spearhead the Farm Credit Canada Drive Away Hunger Food Drive from Sept. 25 to 29 with the generous support of all KRHS students and staff.
KRHS LIBRARY NEWS
Be sure to check out our reading room for some great fiction. We also have an excellent collection of non-fiction and periodicals.
We are always happy to accept donations of current titles. We are also in need of some additional resources for our P.E.I. history section. The KRHS Library is open every day at noon, in the mornings, and at breaks as well as after school. Shelley Tremere is the teacher-librarian at KRHS.