Stelly's Daily Buzz - October 10, 2025
STELLY’S DAILY BUZZ
Friday, October 10th, 2025
GENERAL SCHOOL NEWS
There will be a representative from UVic at Stelly’s today at lunch in the library to do a presentation on UVic programs and the admissions process. We hope to see lots of grade 12’s there!
Stelly's is having a Halloween Dance October 30th in the MPR. Tickets will go on sale for $5 in the main foyer starting next week.
IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP
October 13 - Thanksgiving (stat holiday - no school)
October 14 - PAC Meeting - 6:45pm in the Learning Commons
October 11 - 16 - Grad Photos (need to book your time slot: see note below)
October 16 - Grad Info Night for Parents of 2026 Grads (from 6-7:30pm)
October 20 - Retake / Absentee Photo Day
October 24 - Pro-D Day (school not in session)
October 29 - “Parents as Career Coaches” - MS Teams event (6:30-7:45pm). For information and to register, do so here.
ATHLETICS
Congratulations to the Junior Boys Volleyball team who won both their league games last night. The boys hosted Oak Bay and won handily. They had a nail-biting match with Vic High and had a slow start but battled back to emerge as the winners! Well done team!
PS - Special thanks to Mr. Gillespie and Ms. Paas for stepping up to officiate in the absence of a referee
To keep up to date on all things athletics, please see the Stelly’s Athletics webpage (https://sites.google.com/saanichschools.ca/stellys-athletics/home) or follow us on Instagram (@sd63stellys and @stellys_athletics)
CLUBS & CLASSES
The BIPOC & Allies Club will be meeting today at lunchtime in the conference room. There will be an SD63 BIPOC Club guest speaker presentation.
GRAD 2026
Grad Spirit Week winds up with 🎽 Jersey Friday! Thank you to all the grads who participated! Look for a future Grad Spirit Week!
Grad parents! Are you interested in finding out more about the After Grad event but not sure where to start or who to get a hold of? Please go to this link to add your information to the email list or email Pamela at westinghousep@gmail.com. You can also find us on Facebook: Stelly’s Secondary School Parents Dry After-Grad and at our website: https://stellysdryaftergrad.square.site.
Here are a couple of upcoming fundraising events:
The first meat draw at Brewsky’s Taphouse is coming up on Saturday October 18. We still need another volunteer or two. You can sign up for a shift at https://signup.com/go/DSAqgud. Shifts are from 1:45 – 4:00 and are a fun way to raise money.
Bottle drives will be taking place on the last Saturday of every month. The next bottle drive is Saturday, Oct 25th from 9am-Noon at Stellys. Please come lend a hand. A big thank you goes out to the organizers of the Saanich Fair. All the empties from the fair were donated to the Dry After Grad event and raised $2,560!
Catch a hockey game and raise money for the Dry After Grad at the same time! At the Royals vs Lethbridge game on Tuesday Nov 18th, fans are given a chance to throw pucks on the ice at designated targets and win prizes! Tickets to the game cost $25 and can be ordered by emailing stellysdrygrad@gmail.com. Pucks to chuck will be available for purchase at the game and cost $5 for 3 or $10 for 8
CAREER CENTRE
Are you a grade 11 or 12 student interested in a career in Health? Health X Day is happening at Camosun on Wednesday, October 15th. Sign up at the Career Centre. The deadline to apply is October 10th.
Students in grade 11 or 12 who are interested in a job shadow opportunity at Gwaii Engineering, please come to the Career Centre. The deadline to apply is October 15th.
Stay Golden . . . and Maroon!