Daily News - Friday October 2, 2026
THE CHRONICLE
Friday October 2, 2026
It’s a great day to be a Spartan!
¬ GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Spartan Day & “Toonies For Terry”: Oct. 2
TODAY is our first Spartan Day of the year!!. It is great to see so many students and staff wear our Spartan RED!!
Reminders that we are raising funds TODAY for the Terry Fox Foundation, in support of cancer research. Let’s show our Spartan spirit and help Terry finish what he started.
“Toonies for Terry”: Please donate a toonie in your block 2 class or at the office.
For online donations to the Terry Fox Foundation, please use this Claremont DONATIONS LINK.
There will be a pizza sale fundraiser at lunch in the cafeteria.
Revised Class Schedule
Block 1 9:00-10:05
Block 2 10:10-11:15
Terry Fox 11:15-11:55 *short presentation on the field, then Terry Fox Run/Walk around neighbourhood*
Lunch 11:55-12:35 *
Block 3 12:35-1:50
Block 4 1:55-3:12
Student Bus Passes
There are still many bus passes in the office waiting to be picked up.
¬ ATHLETICS
Curling
Are you interested in Curling? Want to try a fun new sport? The Claremont Curling Team is looking for new members. No experience necessary: learn the game from a professional curler. We play every WEDNESDAY afternoon. If you want to learn more, come to a meeting THIS MONDAY October 5 at lunch in Room 310. You can also ask Mr. Fast or Ms. Waller for more information. The season starts on October 7th.
¬ CLUBS
Physical Media Club
The Physical Media Club will have its first meeting TODAY in Mr. Scheurkogel's room 320. If you are interested in old music, old games, old movies, and all things optical, cartridge based, or printed on tiny weird ribbons, this is the club for you. Come listen, play, and share ideas every FRIDAY in Room 320.
¬ FINE ARTS
No news today.
¬ INDIGENOUS NEWS
ÍY, SȻÁĆEL HÁLE – Good Day
¬ INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
No news today.
¬ GRAD 2027
No news today.
¬ FUNDRAISING
Popcorn and Candy Bag Sales
Popcorn bags and candy bags will be for sale every WEDNESDAY in the Student Lounge. $2.50 for popcorn, and $1.50 for candy bags. Cash sales only. All sales will support our Learning Services programs.
¬ CAREER CENTRE
Marine Careers Expo: Oct. 3
Are you interested in finding out more about Marine Careers? Come attend an information Expo TOMORROW (SATURDAY) Oct. 3, @ 11:00am - 4:00pm at HMCS Malahat (20 Huron St.). This event is organized in collaboration with the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Marine Careers Foundation, and the Canadian Coast Guard.
-tour HMCS Malahat
-explore ORCA training platforms
-step aboard a visiting Canadian Coast Guard vessel.
-meet industry partners, marine employers, and post-secondary educational institutions (such as the Western Maritime Institute) showcasing careers and training on the water and ashore.
FREE admission.
NEW – Volunteer Victoria Fair: Oct. 14
Are you interested in Volunteering? Come to the Volunteer Victoria FAIR on WEDNESDAY October 14 in the Learning Commons, 9:30am - 11:30am. If your class is not attending, individual students may attend (with teacher permission), for 15-20 minutes, during Block 1 or 2. Many volunteer agencies will be in attendance, presenting a variety of ways to volunteer in the Victoria area.
Victoria Immigrant & Refugee Centre Society
Victoria Brain Injury Society
Horticulture Centre Of The Pacific
Royal BC Museum
Cook Street Village Activity Centre
Funding For Life
Beacon Community Services
Sandowne Centre For Regenerative Agriculture
Volunteer Victoria Youth Programs
Learning Through Loss
A Million Acts Of Love
Shaw Centre For The Salish Sea
Carr House
SheStart: Entrepreneurship Training Program: starts Oct.14
UVic's Gustavson School of Business has just launched an entrepreneurship training program with Junior Achievement called SheStart, for female students in Grades 9-12.
Run Date: October 14/26 to April 14/27
Meeting times: Wednesdays, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location: Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
Cost: FREE
10 seats remain... Sign up soon!
For more information and to register, see Mrs. Watson in the Career Centre (Room 217), or email her: cwatson@saanichschools.ca
Island Women in Science and Technology (iWIST): STEM Careers Panel – Oct.14
This is a free event that seeks to encourage girls and young women to pursue post-secondary education and careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. Five inspiring local role models will participate in a 60 minute panel discussion, followed by a Q&A and informal networking with students.
WEDNESDAY, October 14, @ 6:30pm - 9:30pm at Reynolds Secondary School
For more information and to register, see Mrs. Watson in the Career Centre (Room 217), or email her: cwatson@saanichschools.ca
Women in Orthopaedics (WORTH) - VIRTUAL Workshop – Oct 17
UBC Department of Orthopaedics and BC Children’s Hospital are hosting a virtual workshop that will provide insights on careers in healthcare and engineering, specifically in orthopaedics. The workshop is geared toward female students in grades 10-12.
SATURDAY October 17 @ 9:00am-12:30pm
Deadline for registration: Wednesday, October 14.
For more information and to register, see Mrs. Watson in the Career Centre (Room 217), or email her: cwatson@saanichschools.ca
¬ CLAREMONT PAC
Claremont PAC CPAC Website:
Welcome to our CPAC community! Please visit our website for monthly meeting dates, other school or COPAC events. Visit the site to sign up for ad hoc communications. CPAC LINK www.claremontsecondarypac.com
CPAC Monthly Meetings:
Thank you to parents who attended our 1st CPAC meeting. Our next meeting in October will be a review of the funding requests for alignment and approvals. Parents can attend in the Learning Commons or online (7pm-8pm).
October 20th MS Teams LINK
November 17th MS Teams LINK
January 19th MS Teams LINK
CPAC Fundraiser: Country Grocer Receipts
Here is an easy way to support your PAC year-round. Save your Country Grocer receipts and bring them to the school front office. We appreciate your participation in this fundraiser, which will benefit our school community with up to $2000 in grocery gift cards.
¬ ONGOING REMINDERS
If a Student is Absent or Late
Parents are asked to please email the Attendance Line AND your student’s teacher if your student will be absent or late for class. The Link for the Claremont Attendance Line is always quick to find on the Quick Links on the Claremont website’s home page: claremont_attendance@saanichschools.ca
Student Pickup and Drop Off
For the safe flow of parent vehicle traffic in the mornings and after school, this is a reminder that the bus loop, the staff parking lot, and Strangcrest Place are NOT a drop-off or pick-up location for students, before or after school.
Morning drop offs: please use the student parking lot or drop off along the ample areas along Claremont Road or Wesley Road. If you are using the student parking lot, please pull further down the lot, as to not block up the parent cars behind you. Please do NOT drive into the staff parking lot.
After school pick ups: please use the student parking lot or pickup along the ample areas along Claremont Road or Wesley Road. Please do NOT park on Strangcrest Place across the road from Claremont. This small cul-de-sac cannot support cars parking and interfering with their driveways.
**A short fresh air walk is a wonderful way for students to start and end their school day.
Student Drivers
Reminder to all students who are parking their vehicles in the student parking lot: you are required to be registered with the school. Permission forms and parking passes ($2 each) are available with Mrs. Waller in the Accounting office; students will be required to show their drivers licence, their insurance papers, and their ICBC Driver’s Abstract.
Instagram Account
Claremont has an Instagram account: @claremontsd63 . This is great way to keep in the loop on school-wide information.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Peninsula Youth Clinic at Shoreline Medical
At this Youth Clinic, services are 100% free, confidential, and explicitly inclusive of all genders and sexualities! This clinic operates on THURSDAYS, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, for Mental and Sexual Health education (there is no physician scheduled). Appointments with a physician are offered on FRIDAYS from 10:00 am – 12:00pm. Both telehealth and in-person appointments are offered for our physicians and counselors.
Youth Clinic: 2A – 2379 Bevan Avenue, Sidney, BC
To book an appointment:
Call 250-656-4143, then press 7, then press 1.
A copy of the announcements is posted on the wall outside of the main office door.