Come on out for a night of Basketball Action. Our Mount Doug Basketball Teams will be playing very important BB games on Tuesday, Feb 7 (this Tuesday) at Mount Doug. It is a Mount Doug vs Oak Bay match up. For the senior boys, it is #1 Rank vs #2 Rank on the Lower Island. Both teams are also ranked provincially at # 8 and # 9. This promises to be quite a Basketball match-up.
Jr. Boys: 3:30
Sr. Girls: 5:45
Sr. Boys: 7:30

It would be great to fill the gym with purple and gold.
Please pass the word along.

There are many great ways for students to get experience in Science in the community. Coming up soon for Grade 11 students is a chance to apply for the Deeley Cancer Research Internship. Applications are due to Ms. Kucher By February 16.

The Heart and Stroke foundation and Bamfield Marine Research Station also have great summer programs. For more information, open the attached file or contact Ms. Kucher in room 219.

Amelita Kucher
Science Department Head & Leadership Adviser
Mount Douglas Secondary

Your child(ren) have the opportunity to purchase a semester's worth of Subway subs that will be delivered on Tuesdays at lunch time. There are a variety of healthy choices in types of subs, bread, and condiments. If you are interested, please complete the attached pre-order form and return it and the accompanying cheque by February 6th to the school office, where a box will be set up for your order placement.

Ted Meldrum
Athletic Director
(250) 477-6977
tmeldrum@sd61.bc.ca

The Healthy Lunch Pre-Order form for Semester Two is attached. If you would like to have your son/daughter participate in our Nutritious and Delicious Sushi Wednesdays and/or our Fresh and Tasty Pita Fridays, then open the Healthy Lunch Program attachment and send it back no later than February 10th. Pre-orders begin Feb 15th. If your child would like to "try before they buy", sushi and pita are available for purchase in the foyer on Wednesdays and Fridays. (There will be no Pita or Sushi sales on Jan 25 and 27 due to exams)

Pre-ordered lunches are offered at significant price reductions from the regular restaurant retail prices. Our mission is to: Provide Healthy, Fresh, Convenient and Affordable lunch options for the students of Mount Doug with added benefit of NOT HAVING TO MAKE LUNCH TWO DAYS A WEEK.

The RAMPAC AGM Meeting will be taking place on Wednesday, February 1st. at 7:00 p.m. in the Mount Doug Library.

At the AGM Meeting you will hear some overview and you will get some updates. In addition, it is time to elect a new Executive. If you are interested in being on the executive or if you know of someone who might be, please let me know. Everyone is welcome. Please come out and have some input. We’d love to see you there. Your voice is important!

Susan Watt
Chair, RAMPAC

The Mount Doug Information Evening took place Thursday, January 19th.

For those who were unable to make it to the Information Evening, and are interested in Mount Doug for September 2012, feel free to contact the school to arrange for a possible visit at another time.

Phone 250-477-6977 or email mtdouginfo@sd61.bc.ca

Monday, January 30 saw the CFL Champions, BC Lions, showcase the Grey Cup in the Mount Douglas Gym as part of a Tri-City tour of the Grey Cup. Special guests included Ida Chong, Travis Lulay, and Paul McCallm. As well, the Varsity football team were recognized for their win of the BC AAA High School Football Championship, a first for Vancouver Island.

Check out the January issue of Rampage (Mount Doug's student-run newspaper.)


http://mountdouglas.ca/webusers/rampage/january2011.pdf

We desperately need your help to host some wonderful students coming from our sister school in Avignon France. One boy is arriving on January 26 for semester 2 and would like a male student's family to host him. He would pay a monthly stipend to the host families.

There are also 30 students here from February 16 to 27 and only 10 volunteer host families have come forward for these students. The attached document contains more information on their visit as well as an application form.

If you can help with hosting or have more questions about our exchange program, please contact Amelita Kucher at Mount Douglas at agkucher@sd61.bc.ca.

The 2012 Yearbook is amazing. The staff is working hard to make sure everyone is in the book! To guarantee a copy of yearbook, it must be purchased by February 28th from Mrs. Featherstonhaugh in the Mount Doug Accounts office. Cost is $40.

During inclement weather, information about schools will be updated continuously on the Greater Victoria School District 61 website at http://www.sd61.bc.ca/ and through the local media.

Parents, please do not pick up or drop off your son or daughter using the front parking lot off Gordon Head Road.

For student and staff safety, we would ask that you use the Laval Street parking lot for this purpose.

Thanks for your cooperation!

Halloween for Hunger was a howling success with over 300 cans collected in the community over the weekend to push the school total over 1000 cans. That is almost double what was collected last year. Congratulations to Ms. Kucher's Period 2 Biology class who collected 296 cans but generously donated the pizza lunch prize back to the Mustard Seed. Second place was taken by Ms. Bailey's class.

SMART and CARING....that's what we're all about!!!

We'll boost a student's confidence, provide homework support and unravel any difficult concepts. Peer Tutors are available in the library every Monday through Thursday 3:15-4:00 p.m. and Fridays from 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Drop by OR register online under "Request A Tutor" on the Mount Doug Peer Tutoring webpage: Peer Tutor Webpage

We'll come by and introduce ourselves to you in advance of your tutoring session so you know who to look for in the library. Also, check out the Peer Tutoring Board just outside the Career Centre.

Attached please find a copy of an informational letter that was distributed with the summer newsletter regarding the life-threatening allergy to peanuts (anaphylaxis).

It includes important information for all Mount Doug parents, guardians and students.

SENIOR BOYS BASKETBALL

December Update

North Shore Tournament - took 2nd place Conor Morgan & Elliot Rowe - 1st All-star
Mount Doug - 90 - Handsworth 73
83 - Cowichan 70
90 - Byrne Creek 75
45 - Pitt Meadow 60 - Finals

League Game - Mount.Doug - 91 Stelly's - 35

Cowichan Tournament - took 1st place
Mount Doug - 88 - Shawnigan 50
82 - Brentwood 70
94 - Ladysmith 53

League Game - Mount Doug - 77 Belmont - 68

Oak Bay Tournament - took 1st place Elliot Rowe - MVP & Conor Morgan - 1st All-star
Mount Doug - 90 - Brookwood 49
78 - Walter Murray 50
91 - Oak Bay 83 - Finals
Ranking at this time - Island First BC AAA - 9th

The boys are undefeated in league play at a perfect 4-0.

SENIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL

December 17 Update

Another tournament finished, and the team continues to improve. Playing in an exhibition round-robin format, each game was its own entity (not leading on to a tournament final.

Game 1 vs. Lambrick (on Friday)
We have no match-up for size, and Lambrick has twin towers. There were moments of inspiration, but more moments of frustration as great defense just can’t stop a lob to the post. The final score was a 61-83 defeat. Chloe hit for 16.

Game 2 vs. McNeil (on Friday)
The opponent was clearly outmatched. With all players getting lots of floor time, Mount Doug pulled off a 73-37 victory. Chloe, Holly, and Julia all had 16.

Game 3 vs. SMU (on Saturday)
It was not a great game for either team, but a close one throughout none-the-less. SMU scored the last 8 points of the game to hand Mt. Doug a 43-49 loss.

Game 4 vs. Alberni (on Saturday)
A nice change for a rematch, as Mt. Doug lost to Alberni by 12 points two weeks ago in a tournament final in Nanaimo. Pre-game visualizing added to the team’s focus, as the coaches’ message was that this game was a chance to see if we had improved over the last two weeks. It was a very physical contest with 36 fouls called between the two teams. The Mt. Doug squad held their composure against yet another taller opponent. We were up 7 at the half, but in the second half, Julia took over. With a hard-working team at her side, she had a career game in only 17 minutes of play (small ankle sprain near the end of the game). In those 17 minutes, Julia had 31 points: five 3’s, 6 2’s, and 4 for 4 from the line. Final score was 77-57. From two weeks ago, we had a 32-point change in the outcome. Yes, we have improved.

The girls had an exhibition record of 7-1, and are 3-0 for league play right now.

Ted Meldrum
Athletic Director
Mount Douglas Secondary

Congratulations to Mount Doug Swimmers - 7 medals and numerous finalists this past weekend at the Provincial Championships in Richmond.

Gold - Stefanie Schmidt - 100 Back
Silver - 400 Girls Open Relay - Stefanie Schmidt, Rosie Moulton, Hanna Carter, Alex Kierstead
Silver - Alex Kierstead - 100 Breast
Silver - 200 Mixed Medley Relay - Stefanie Schmidt, Alex Kierstead, Aidan Thirkell, Kevin Shen
Bronze - Xin Wang - 50 Breast
Bronze - Hanna Carter - 100 Breast
Bronze - Xin Wang - 100 IM

The Mount Doug Senior football team won the Provincial Title at BC Place Saturday night December 3rd! The Juniors came up just short.

The junior boys lost 20 to 27 while the senior boys won in a come from behind victory - 42 to 35.

Congratulations to both teams on an outstanding football season!!

An all-school Pep Rally took place December 8th to honour the team and their amazing accomplishment!

Tyrell Davis was selected as the Provincial AAA High School Football MVP.

Additionally, Mitch Ottosen (defence) and Taylor Young (offence) were selected to the AAA Provincial All Star Team.

Congratulations to all!

Congratulations to the Mount Doug Cross Country team for an outstanding performance at the BC Championships in Kelowna on Saturday. Facing freezing temperatures, thin air at altitude and a very difficult course, the Runnin' Rams rose to the challenge with 3 runners winning individual awards and the boys team finishing 5th overall.

Thanks to all of the runners for a great season.

ONLINE POST SECONDARY INSTITUTION (PSI) SELECTIONS for STUDENTS

„ The electronic PSI Selections Form is now available online for students graduating this school year. This electronic PSI Selections form should only be submitted by students who expect to graduate this school year and are also applying to a PSI.

„ An instructional document is available at: https://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/trx_updates/. The instructions include snap shots of all the screens students will use to select PSIs.

„ Students access the online form by logging into the Student Secure Web (SSW), https://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/tsw/tsw/student/, and click the menu option "Post Secondary Institutions Selections".
Note: Students who do not yet have a SSW account will need to create one prior to gaining access to the PSI Selections form.
„ Students must complete the PSI Selections form by April 29, 2012 to have course interim transcript information forwarded in May 2012 to the BC Electronic PSIs list (PSI code 999) and to the Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC) institutions (PSI code 888). Interim transcripts are not sent to any PSI other than the BC and Ontario PSI listings (codes 888 and 999)

„ Students must make their PSI Selections by June 30, 2012 to have the final transcript information sent to PSIs by July 31, 2012.

„ In addition to the BC Electronic PSIs option (999) and the OUAC Electronic PSIs option (888) in Section 1 of the form, students may submit a maximum of six selections from Sections 2 and 3 of the online form.
Note: Requests to send transcripts to additional PSIs can be made for a fee by submitting an online transcript order at: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/transcript/
If a specific PSI is not listed in Sections 1, 2 or 3 of the PSI Selections form, please send an email with the name and address of the PSI to: TRAX.Data@gov.bc.ca

„ After making selections, students may print a confirmation page for reference purposes, and at any point students can view their selections on the SSW by using the "View PSI Selections" menu option.

An academic advisor from Waterloo University will be here Feb. 27th to meet with students. Please see Mrs. Irving in the Career Centre to book your appointment.

Pedalheads is a cycling program aimed at kids aged 3-14 with week-long camps running all summer. There are many opportunities for both volunteer and paid work and you do not need to be an expert biker to apply. For more information check the bulletin board or see Mrs. Irving in the Career Centre.

The BC Aviation Museum is hosting a Career Day Saturday, Feb. 18th from 10 am – 3 pm. Employers will be on hand to talk about careers in aviation, as well as post-secondary institutions presenting the courses they offer. For more information visit www.bcam.net or call 250 655-3300.

The Heart & Stroke Foundation is looking for student volunteers to canvass neighborhoods and raise funds during National Heart Month in February. For more information call 250 382-4035 or go to www.heartandstroke.bc.ca.

Prospective students in grades 10, 11, & 12 are invited to UVic on Wednesday Feb. 15th for a behind-the-scenes look at UVic’s engineering programs. Students will get a personal tour, a free lunch, and a sneak peak at major research projects. For more information and to register visit
http://www.uvic.ca/students/undergraduate/explore/engrtours

Teen volunteers are needed to help kids practice their reading in the Reading Buddies program, to help older adults with new technologies in the Tech Buddies program, and to advise the Greater Victoria Public Library on all things teen through the Youth Advisory Council (YAC).

Reading Buddies: Offered at Emily Carr, Esquimalt, and Oak Bay libraries (includes a French session) on Saturdays, February 25 to April 14. New Big Buddy training session on February 18.

Tech Buddies: Offered at Central Library on Fridays, March 2 to March 23. New Tech Buddy training session on February 24.

Youth Advisory Council: Offered at Saanich Centennial Library first Saturday of the month January to June (excluding April, in observance of Easter).

For details, visit http://gvpl.ca/about-the-library/work-with-us/teen-volunteers. Register online at www.gvpl.ca or call your local branch for more information. Registration begins January 3.

UBC is holding information sessions for students interested in apply to the Faculty of Engineering. The sessions are being held Feb. 20th, March 9th, and March 23rd. For more information and to register go to www.engineering.ubc.ca/connects.

This course provides an introduction to careers and basic skills in Computer Science, Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering Technology, and Mechanical Engineering Technology. Students will complete a project in each of the 4 areas. This course is intended to provide participants with an opportunity to explore the 4 technology areas, and support their career and post secondary decision- making. This dual-credit course runs February 2 – May 18, with classes held at Interurban campus Friday afternoons, 3-6 pm.
For more info, contact the South Island Partnership office: 250-370-4827 or lync@camosun.ca.

The Maritime Museum of BC needs student volunteers to help with the summer months for the Pirate School and the Gift Shop. For more information please contact: Debi Lahaise at dlahaise@mmbc.bc.ca 250 385-4222 ext. 101 or Bonnie Stacy at bstacy@mmbc.bc.ca.