STELLY’S DAILY BUZZ

Wednesday, May 21st, 2025

Today’s Cafeteria Menu

GENERAL SCHOOL NEWS

Book club will meet today at lunch instead of tomorrow.

On Thursday May 22nd, Stelly’s is having a Tropical Spring Dance! Tickets will be on sale May 20th to May 22nd at lunch in the main foyer for $5 each. This dance is open to Stelly’s students only and happens from 6:30-9:30pm in the MPR. There will be a concession stand, and s’mores in the amphitheatre! Come out and enjoy the last dance of the school year! Get your tickets starting today!

The cafeteria will be closed this Friday for break and lunch service. We will be offering pizza sales at lunch in support of the school garden. $3 per slice and we will use the cafeteria lineup for sales.

Grad PASS is here and available to all grads! BC Transit is providing passes to all grade 12 students to ride the bus for free on any two days during June. The GradPASS program helps students consider all transportation options to plan a safe ride home at graduation time and throught their lives. Please come to the main office to pick yours up today!

The Stelly's Dry Grad parent committee are looking for donations of any kind to fill the Grad raffle baskets for the Dry After Grad Celebration. Please drop off any gift cards/unused gifts/toiletries/flasks/mugs/candies/ chocolates/candles/ball caps/cash/anything a Grad may like and drop off in the office. Accepting donations starting today. Many thanks!

With Springtime here, we are noticing a lot more vehicles parked in the school lot that are not registered and are therefore at risk of being towed. The “RESERVED” spots are STAFF ONLY and assigned. VISITOR spots are for our visitors, not for student use. Students are only permitted to park in the spots without staff or visitor designations. Please be respectful and do not displace our staff. If your vehicle is not registered and displaying a decal, please see the main office for paperwork that needs to be completed, otherwise, there will not be enough space for everyone and unregistered vehicles will be towed. Thank you for your cooperation.

IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP

May 22 - Spring Dance (6:30 - 9:30pm) in the MPR. 

June 17 - Last day of regular classes

June 18 - Block 1 8:30-11:15am, curriculum completion in afternoon

June 19 - Block 2 8:30-11:30am, curriculum completion in afternoon

June 20 - Block 3 12:00-2:35pm, curriculum completion in morning

June 23 - Block 4 12:15-3:05pm, curriculum completion in morning

GRAD 2025 - Lots of information will be coming in the next few weeks, if you are or have a grad, please read this section thoroughly

May 22nd - Mandatory rehearsal at UVic. Please go to your block 1 class for attendance and we will call you down to board the buses to the rehearsal - students are NOT permitted to drive themselves. When you return from the rehearsal there will be a BBQ for all grads!

An updated list of ineligible grads has been posted in the main foyer near the counselling area. There are still over 30 students missing one or more requirements. Please don't assume you're good - double check the list!  See Mrs. Pryer in the office if your student number is listed - your grad ceremony tickets depend on it.

May 24th (Saturday) - The 2025 Grad Bottle Drive is happening in the Stelly’s parking lot from 9am to 1pm! We are hoping you can come out to volunteer, but we are also looking for any returnables you’d be willing to donate. This is our parent committee’s last bottle drive before the 2026 grad parents take over, so please come out and support our fundraising effort! If there are any 2026 grad parents interested in coming out on May 24th to see what the bottle drives are all about, we’d love to have you join us in the fun(draising)! 

May 24th - Come out and support the Grad Parents’ last Meat Draw fundraiser at Brewsky’s! It runs from 2-4pm on Saturday the 24th and also has a 50/50 draw! Hope to see you there!

May 27th - Guest Application deadline. Grads, if you are planning on bringing a guest to the dinner/dance and After Grad, please complete the Guest Application (payment is required with paperwork). Forms can be picked up in the office and returned there as well.

Uvic Registration 101: A representative from Uvic will be here Friday May 23rd at lunch to do a presentation on the process of registering for classes at Uvic. Presentation will be about: Selecting first-year courses, building course timetables, and navigating the registration system. Anyone planning on attending Uvic in the fall should attend this presentation.

The Parents Dry After Grad Committee is looking for parent volunteers on June 26th! If your student is graduating and you want to be a part of making memories, please head to our volunteer section of the website (https://stellysdryaftergrad.square.site/volunteer) and choose your time and activity. We are also looking for any parents of grade 11’s who would like to be a part of the evening to get a first-hand look at how it all rolls out. Please sign up through the same link. Thank you everyone in advance for your contributions - this event takes A LOT of people to make happen, so please consider giving some time to make this memorable.

Grads, are you looking for a dress or tux for graduation? The Magic Wand Project is a non-profit organization that offers an eco-friendly and inexpensive alternative to grad outfits for boys and girls. They rent out grad wear for a small cleaning fee. Details can be found at www.themagicwandproject.ca.

SCRAP METAL RECYCLING: There’s a large blue metal recycling bin in the upper parking lot by the street that is awaiting your scrap metal donations. If you have any metal stuff at home, in your yard or in the shed that you want to get rid of, it’s accessible 24/7 for drop-off and proceeds go towards the 2025 Stelly’s Dry Grad.

CAREER CENTRE

Coast Guard Day is happening Thursday, June 5^th. If you are interested in learning about careers in the Coast Guard, see us in the Career Centre for field trip forms. Permission forms are due by May 30^th.

Whistler Adventure School is doing a virtual presentation on Tuesday, June 10 at lunchtime in the Career Centre. If you are interested in post-secondary options or GAP year opportunities with WAS please come to the presentation.

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!