DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE
World Teachers’ Day-Commemorates the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, which highlighted the rights and responsibilities of teachers and standards of practice, recruitment, employment, and teaching and learning conditions. (United Nations)
World Day of Bullying Prevention-The first Monday of every October is World Day of Bullying Prevention. On this day students, schools and communities all over the world go BLUE together against bullying. It also kicks off National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month every October.
TODAY'S NEWS
Reminder-Picture retakes are tomorrow in the lecture hall. Please wait for your grade/class to be called down.
Students council is excited to announce that Semi tickets are officially on sale through school cash online. Tickets will remain on sale until Sunday October 18th. Semi will be held at Club Roma on Thursday, November 12th and is open to ELC students only. All information is available in School Cash online. If you have any questions about Semi please see Mrs. Varga in room 113 in the morning or room 310 in the afternoon!
ARTS
Attention Concert Band members! There will be a rehearsal after school today in room 123. New members welcome!
CLUBS
New Club Alert!! E.L. Crossley is excited to announce that The Green Team will meet after school on Tuesdays from 2:15 until 3:30 every Tuesday after school in room 108 aka the Green House Room. This new club will focus on sustainable, restorative and inclusive environmental practices. If you have an interest in the environment and helping make E.L. Crossley a little more Green, then this club is right for you! See Mr. Robertson for more information.
Songwriting and Live Performance Club will meet in the music room today at lunch. Our first gig is this week, so we’ll see you there!
LEGO CLUB–Do you look at a pile of colorful plastic bricks and see infinite engineering possibilities? If so, the brand new Lego Club is officially calling your name. No grades, no stress—just pure, hands-on creativity.
Our meeting will be: tomorrow, Tuesday, at lunch, in the LIBRARY.
So, come out, make some friends, and let's build something epic together. See you there!
The Oddity Film Society will have a quick meeting at lunch today to chat about our podcast. So if you’re a film club member, stop by room 305 at lunch.
SPORTS
Meeting for this year’s Swim Team will be tomorrow (Tuesday) at the start of lunch in the gym foyer.
The Junior Girls basketball team won the Thorold Secondary Tournament last week defeating TSS, Sir Winston, and Simcoe in the final. The team got better every game and played exceptional in the championship. Well done ladies!
Attention all baseball team members, there will be a practice tonight after school at Centennial Park. Please see Mr. Petro if you have any questions.
There will be a meeting in the Lecture Hall on Thursday at lunch for all boys interested in the Intramural Hockey League and Varsity Hockey. Important forms will be handed out so make sure you attend. If you have any questions see Mr. Lew or Mr. Blanchard.
Congratulations to the golf team on their hard work at the SOSSA tournament! The boys team put in a solid effort to finish third place overall, and while the team did not qualify for OFSAA, Ben J earned an individual spot with a fantastic score of 2 under par. On the girls side, Grace S finished fourth overall to secure her place at OFSAA next week. Ben will be competing at Ambassador Golf Course in Windsor, and Grace will be competing at Royal Niagara. Best of luck to both golfers!
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