Earl Marriott Secondary School

Another 2012 Dry Grad raffle will begin the week after the semester break and this time there will be 3 or 4 excellent winning prizes on the ticket, yahoo! Grade 12 parents (and their friends) are needed to sell these raffle tickets so please contact Jeri Fostvelt at 541-7308 or email mcfosohana@hotmail.com to get yours to sell! The draw date will take place before Spring Break.

The 2012 Dry Grad fundraising group would also like to extend a huge thank-you to all the student families who could participate in the December 23rd Canucks Hockey ticket raffle! Your hard work selling and buying tickets made a great contribution towards raising needed funds for the June 17th Dry Grad event, which is going to be super fantastic this year! The winners name was drawn in front of the students during a senior lunch in December and the winner was Mr. Ivan Mahoud! Congratulations Ivan!

In the past, members of Earl Marriott Grad classes have planned their own “Grad Activities”. These activities have been unsafe and have directly interfered with learning because of missed class time. The school does not sanction these activities in any way. Activities have included:

• Grad Class Ski/Snowboarding trips to any mountain
• Grad Class camping in late May

It has come to our attention that there is a Grad Class Ski Trip planned for this January 27-29 at Big White. This is NOT a sanctioned school sponsored event.

As well there is Grad trip to Cuba being planned for the last week of June and first week of July and this is NOT a sanctioned school sponsored event.

If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact the school.

Your support is very much appreciated.

Attached please find the January 2012 Provincial Exam schedule. Also included is an information sheet regarding the exams with some helpful reminders. Good luck to all Marriott students.

• Exam Schedule
• Exam Information

Grads, in this edition of the GPS we have over 10 new scholarships advertised. Also, the UBC MES deadline to be considered for nomination has been extended to Friday, January 20th at 3pm.

• Mariner GPS

Yearbook Sales – buy at the office for $50 or online at: www.jostens.com. If you order your yearbook before January 19th, you will be entered in a draw for Best Buy cards! (two @$25 and one @ $100). Personalizations – put your name/icons on the front of your book – order online (www.jostens.com)

The Grade 12 Fashion Show is coming up on March 1, 2012. Traditionally, Grade 11 and 12 parents have volunteered to help out at the Fashion Show and Dry Grad night. The Dry Grad is an all-night event for Grade 12 students, which takes place after the formal Grad Dinner and Dance in June. The evening is filled with lots of fun activities and huge prizes for the Grade 12’s. The students are involved in the planning and fund raising for this event. The Fashion show is a major fundraiser for Dry Grad. We need Grade 11 Moms and Dads to help out back stage and with other duties. Back stage helpers will assist the models in locating their outfits and getting them ready for the show, and to store all clothes as per the instructions from the Fashion Show Coordinator. We also need help with stage set up and tear down on March 1st. If you are able to help please contact Margaret Otto at 604-531-1253, or mottos@shaw.ca

Thanks-you for your support.

Surrey schools will not routinely be closed due to snow or other weather conditions unless there is damage or other circumstances (e.g., power outage) at a particular school that makes it impossible to operate safely. No announcement will be made that schools are open; only cancellations, closures or delayed school openings will be announced.

Announcement of closures or delayed openings
In the event of class cancellations or delayed school openings, the Surrey School District will post information on its
website at www.sd36.bc.ca and provide updates to the following radio stations.

• CKNW (980 AM)
• News 1130 (1130 AM)
• CBC Radio (690 AM)
• Red-FM (93.1 FM)
• Radio India (1600 AM)
• Radio Punjab (cable/satellite)
• Fairchild Radio (1470 AM)
• CHMB (AM 1320)

Class cancellation/delayed opening information may also be broadcast on some local TV station newscasts. Please do
not call the radio stations as staffs are very busy receiving updates and preparing newscasts.

• Class Cancelation Information

Immunizations for all grade 9 students will take place in the morning of Wednesday, February 1st. Students will be given consent forms to be brought home to parents/guardians, the week of January 9. All signed consent forms are to be returned to the office for pick up by the Public Health Nurses.