All students are starting to feel the effect of all the snow days with the amount of work to do both in academics and in extracurriculars. But before long there will be another day off with a P.D. Day on April 8.
A spring joke for you: What did one firefly say to the other firefly when his light went out? “Give me a push. My battery is dead.”
On Thursday, March 21, MSS welcomed a special guest to the school. Originally from Lethbridge, Alberta, Indigenous athlete Joy Spearchief-Morris came to talk to students about her journey of overcoming the odds and becoming a Western University track star. She now hopes to make Canada’s 2020 Summer Olympic track team and attend the games in Tokyo, Japan. Thank you, Ms. Spearchief-Morris for coming and inspiring students with your journey.
On Saturday, March 23 at 6 pm, there was a roast beef dinner and dance fundraiser at the Burpee/Mills Complex for the MSS Music Trip to Toronto. Thank you to all who came out to support the students! I hope you enjoyed the evening!
Today, Wednesday, March 27, the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) for Grade 10 students is taking place starting at 9 am. Successful completion of the OSSLT is a high school graduation requirement. Students will receive their results in June 2019. If they are unsuccessful, they may rewrite the OSSLT in the following year. Good luck, Grade 10s!
Tomorrow, Thursday, March 28, the MSS badminton team is participating in Pre-NSSSA. Good luck, team!
MSS’s robotics team, “Manitoulin Metal,” is travelling to North Bay to compete at a huge event at Nipissing University from Thursday, March 28 to Saturday, March 30. Good Luck, Mustangs!
From Thursday, March 28 to Sunday, March 31, SHSM (Specialist High School Major) and music students will be heading out on the Toronto Music Trip! The bus leaves MSS at 9 am on Thursday and hopes to return to MSS by 4:30 pm on Sunday. Students will be seeing the musical ‘Come From Away,’ a ballet, touring Toronto University, playing laser tag, visiting Ripley Aquarium, the CN tower, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and participating in different workshops related to the arts. Students had the choice of two different workshops, including one at Randolph College for the Performing Arts with Tara Young, an inspirational speaker, who has a had a varied and successful career thus far. She will lead students through a discussion, and Q&A session on how making connections is an essential part of careers. The other is at the Sony Centre with Andrew Kwan, who is a manager and agent to Juno winners, Grammy nominees, international competition winners, and touring artists who have graced the stages on all continents. Students will learn about the roles and responsibilities of the artist, agent, manager, producer and marketing within the music business. Have fun, Mustangs!
SHARE/Go Green has been very busy lately planning for the spring season! They have been planning everything from spring clean ups to walks for change. SHARE/Go Green is planning a ‘Walk for Water’ in May. MSS students will have the chance to sign up to participate in the ‘Walk for Water.’ The walk will begin in Meldrum Bay and end at the MSS in M’Chigeeng. More details to follow!
Joke of the week: What’s the difference between bird flu and swine flu? If you have bird flu, you need tweetment. If you have swine flu, you need oink-ment.
Upcoming events include, the Toronto music trip, robotics competitions, badminton, a P.D. Day and more!
Until next time, “Dream and Believe. Learn and Achieve!
