Stelly's Daily Buzz - Oct. 29th
STELLY’S DAILY BUZZ
Thursday, October 29th, 2026
GENERAL SCHOOL NEWS
Congratulations to everyone who performed last night at the Blow Out The Dust concert! It was a great evening!
There will be a haunted house TOMORROW at lunchtime in the Career Centre. Food donations are encouraged. Enter if you dare!
Any grade 12 students writing the Graduation Literacy Assessments next week who missed the in class review sessions, or students who are not taking English this semester but will be writing the assessment next week, Ms. Pacheco McKinnon will be running review / prep sessions for grade 12 students TOMORROW at lunch in the Learning Commons.
Do you like writing, art, or photography? If you answered yes, consider entering your work in a contest. Every year, the National Youth Remembrance Contest provides students across Canada with an opportunity to honour Canada’s Veterans and foster the tradition of Remembrance through art, photography, writing and video. Writing and art entries must be submitted by November 15, 2026 and the photography and video contest entry submissions are due on December 15, 2026. Please see Ms. Pacheco McKinnon in the Learning Commons for more details.
School Spirit Week continues!
Today is Thursday (29th) > Throwback Thursday
Friday (30th) > Wear your Costumes!
And on Friday, there will be a Halloween Costume Contest in the Main Foyer at lunch! Let’s get in the spirit, Stelly’s!
IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP
Saturday, October 31 (new date) > 2027 Grad Bottle Drive (9am to noon in the Stelly’s parking lot)
Wednesday, November 11 > Remembrance Day (school not in session)
Friday, November 13 > Term 1 Ends
Monday November 16 > Term 2 Begins
Thursday, November 26 > Early Dismissal at 2:05pm
Thursday November 26 > Parent/Student/Teacher Meetings (details will be shared closer to this date)
Thursday, November 26 > Global Gala
Friday, November 27 > Pro-D Day (school not in session)
Saturday, November 28 > 2027 Grad Bottle Drive (9am to noon in the Stelly’s parking lot)
GRAD 2027
Grad Photos will be between November 18th - 22nd at the Artona mobile studio in the Stelly's parking lot. Online bookings are now open! All grads must book a photo to be included in the yearbook. A $60 deposit is required, which will be credited to your photo order. https://artona.com/bookings
For anyone considering attending/applying to the University of Calgary, an admissions Representative will be set up in the main foyer on the morning of Tuesday, November 3rd.
Grad Clothing online store is open now until November 10th. Clothing orders will arrive in early December (in time for Christmas gifts!). This is the last chance to order grad pinnies. The final order will be in the spring. Don't miss out on getting grad merch! Link is in the Grad Google Classroom and Instagram. (https://store.passionsports.ca/stellysgrad27winter/shop/home)
This Saturday is the After Grad bottle drive! Load up your refundables and bring them to the Stelly’s parking lot from 9am to noon on October 31st! Every donation counts!
If you are a grad parent and want to keep up to date with what the plan is for the dry grad please send an email to stellysdrygrad@gmail.com for the latest news.
ATHLETICS
Senior Boys Stingers Volleyball were on fire last night. They almost took down PCS in very strong sets. They beat Parkland and split with Lambrick. Great volleyball boys! Come watch their home games next Wednesday here at Stelly’s!
A huge congratulations to the Cross Country team for their strong performances at Island Championships in Nanoose on Wednesday!! Sandra Bulnes placed 12th in junior girls and qualified for BCs. Ryder Stubbs placed 8th and Grayson Stubbs placed 13th both qualifying for BCs in November. Well done to the entire team - you represented Stellys with sportsmanship, grit and pride!!!!!!!
There will be a Junior Boys Basketball meeting TODAY at lunch in the large gym. Please attend if you are interested in playing!
A reminder for Senior Boys Basketball players - there will be gym time TODAY from 3:15-5:00pm.
Good luck to the Jr. Girls Volleyball team who play their final league game tonight in the Big Gym. With a win they will secure first in league play in the city - Come cheer them on after school!
Girls basketball open gym will run TOMORROW after school, for both jr and sr teams. Please attend if you are interested in playing this year!
CAREER CENTRE
Are you a grade 11 or 12 student interested in a career in Health? Health X Day at Camosun is happening on Wednesday, December 2nd. Come to the Career Centre to sign up.
Tech Works Day is happening at Camosun Thursday, December 10th. Students will have the opportunity to explore future careers in technology through four different hands-on immersive learning experiences. Sign up at the Career Centre.
Stay Golden . . . and Maroon!