STELLY’S DAILY BUZZ

Wednesday, June 18th, 2025

GENERAL SCHOOL NEWS

Thank you to all of the students who performed last night in the “Evening of Performing Arts”! What a fantastic final show for the 2024/25 school year!! Congratulations to all of the performers and Ms. Bartlett for a wonderful show season - there is some amazing talent at Stelly’s! You should all be so proud of yourselves!

If you haven’t already done so, please clean out your lockers this week. All belongings must be removed, including your lock. If you are returning in September, bring your lock back with you. Anything that is left behind will be taken away over the summer and locks will be cut off if left on. Thank you.

Over 75 preordered yearbooks are still waiting to be picked up - swing by the office ASAP to see if yours is one of them! Unfortunately, there are no extra copies for sale if you didn’t get one on Friday.

All textbooks and library books are now overdue! Make sure you get them back to the Learning Commons asap.

IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP

June 18 - Block 1 8:30-11:15am, curriculum completion in afternoon (attendance is mandatory for AM class)

June 19 - Block 2 8:30-11:30am, curriculum completion in afternoon (attendance is mandatory for AM class)

June 20 - Block 3 12:00-2:35pm, curriculum completion in morning (attendance is mandatory for PM class)

June 21 - National Indigenous Peoples Day

June 23 - Block 4 12:15-3:05pm, curriculum completion in morning (attendance is mandatory for PM class)

June 25 - Stelly’s Awards & Recognition Ceremony, 9:30-11:30am in the large gym

June 26 - 2025 Grad Recognition Ceremony at UVic, 4pm

June 27 - No School (Admin Day, school closed)

GRAD 2025

If you are planning on attending After Grad (grads & guests included), the parent committee must have a liability waiver form signed by both the participant and their parent/guardian in order to be allowed entry into the event - no exceptions. It’s a requirement for insurance coverage. Please note that guests are also required to have a signed form on file so please bring both back if you are bringing an approved guest. If you did not receive this form, please see the office to pick one up. Forms are now overdue.

Also, for those of you who have outstanding forms and payment ($25) for After Grad, please ensure you take care of this as soon as possible - this includes approved guests. Entrance to the event will be denied if the proper paperwork is not submitted and/or payment has not been received.

Stelly’s Dry Grad Celebration desperately needs a few more volunteers!  You can SIGN UP HERE: https://signup.com/group/80286598095, or email stellysdrygrad@gmail.com. Jobs we really need people for: Security, Clean-up, Bus adults, Sign-in & Sign-out. Please sign up for anything you can help with! 

Extra Tickets for the Grad Recognition Ceremony are on sale through the UVic Ticket Centre. Please call: 250-721-8480; open Monday - Friday, 9:30am till 4pm. Extra tickets are $10 each and the limit has been removed, so you can purchase as many as you need, while supplies last. All tickets will be booked under the students name and emailed to the student email on file.

GRAD 2026

Calling All 2026 Grad Parents - Bottle Drive Coordinator(s) Needed!

The legendary Stelly’s Bottle Drive is a cornerstone of Dry Grad fundraising and the Central Saanich community, generating over 40% of the funds that make a safe and fun event possible for grads. Saturday, June 28th from 9:00am to 12:00pm is the first drive for the Class of 2026. Outgoing organizers will be on-site to train new volunteers and hand over the keys, literally and figuratively!

• One or more volunteers are needed to organize the 2025-26 drives moving forward (held every fourth Saturday).
• Volunteers to assist at this month’s and upcoming drive(s).

Contact Kim or Mike Cook at kimmik@telus.net or text/call at 403.880.7665. 

Let’s keep this amazing tradition going strong for next year’s grads!

If you are a parent of a current grade 11 who will have a graduating student next year, please consider volunteering with the Parent After Grad Committee on June 26th. This is a great opportunity to see how the evening flows and what activities you may want to offer your grad class. The After Grad event is a fun drug & alcohol-free evening that happens after the school dinner/dance, giving students the opportunity to be with their grad class one last time. If you are interested in being a part of or forming next years’ Parent Committee, please email stellysdrygrad@gmail.com.

CAREER CENTRE

If there are any students who will be working over the summer and would like to earn Work Experience hours or need help with your resume and cover letter, please come to the Career Centre.

Any students currently in Work Experience please make sure you get your green booklets into the Career Centre by Wednesday, June 18th. 

For all things careers, check the Career Board or the Career Ed website linked HERE! There are lots of job and volunteer opportunities available - go check it out!

  Stay Golden . . . and Maroon!