April 30, 2010

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Guidance Workshops for University Applicants

Next week the Guidance Office will be facilitating workshops for students applying to Ontario universities. All Grade 12 students will be completing the on-line application at that time. This is well in advance of the January deadline and parents should know that even though the application is submitted changes can still be made in the system. We encourage parents to go through the application with their daughter or son over the Christmas break.
 
Students applying to universities in the US should have those completed by the end of next week as well since their deadlines are January 1st. There applications require a great deal of time from the guidance counsellor and referees so it is essential that they be done soon.
 
Students applying to colleges in Ontario should make an appointment with their guidance counsellor if they require any assistance.
 
In recognition of this busy week for Grade 12s the Senior School teachers will be dressing up in their university colours and their will be fun competitions going on during the Morning Meeting between teachers. We do this to encourage all the staff to be aware of what the Grade 12s are working on, but also to give the Grade 12s an opportunity to speak to the teachers about the university that they attended. We did this last year and it was very successful.
 
Submitted to PC Connects by Gina Benvie, Senior School Guidance Counsellor

PC students travel to Le théâtre français de Toronto to watch Rage

On Wednesday, April 14th, the Grade 11 and Grade 12 French classes traveled to Le théâtre français de

Toronto where they watched the French play Rage. 

“The action of this award-winning piece by Vancouver playwright Michele Riml takes place in a high school. Raymond, a.k.a. Rage, is reprimanded following his oral presentation in history class, where he puts forward a bold viewpoint on Hitler. Raymond must meet with the guidance counselor. The discussion is at first inoffensive, and then turns into an ideological confrontation on right and wrong, on the notion of truth and lies. We watch it escalate from a forceful exchange to death threats. What could have brought the two protagonists to such a deadlock? Does the blame rest with the teen’s parents or the school system? And to what point must we take to task a society that prefers apathy to violence? Rage defies us to confront the foundation of what constitutes radicalism and pacifism.”  (www.theatrefrancais.com)

Our students were captivated by the plot and many thought-provoking discussions followed.  While impossible to determine the cause of such “rage”, the reflection and debate that ensued proved invaluable.

Submitted to PC Connects by Pina Viscomi, Senior School faculty.