Spartan Speaks - Stouffville District Secondary School Rose Walker, Principal - Jeff Foran, Vice-Principal - Melissa Schmidt, Vice-Principal 905-640-1433 Elizabeth Terrell-Tracey, School Trustee, East Gwillimbury and Whitchurch-Stouffville 905-953-0562

Dec 6, 2019

Sounds of the Season Concert Last night families and staff were invited to come enjoy the music departments ‘Sounds of the Season’ concert at SDSS. Performances included Mrs. Marlatt’s Concert Band and Wind Symphony, Mr. Marlatt’s Symphonic Band, Mr. Chiavaroli’s Dixieland Band and Spartan Swing, and Mrs. Sellick-Smith’s Spartan Sound. You all performed brilliantly and sent everyone home feeling festive. The music department would like to thank all those students who participated in the ‘Sounds of the Season’ concert last night. Thanks so much for all your hard work and enthusiasm. Thanks also to the music council for turning the café into our Winter Wonderland. Also a big shout out to our music teacher Mrs. Marlatt, Mr. Marlatt, Mr. Chiavaroli and Mrs. Sellick-Smith for inspiring the students to bring out their talents and play & sing at their best. We have a lot to be proud of SDSS!

Character Matters It is important that we embrace opportunities to model, promote and celebrate good character. We want to build and strengthen learning communities that are caring, safe, respectful and inclusive. For the month of November we celebrate students that demonstrate Initiative - acting without being prompted by others, being eager to do what needs to be done without having to be told to do so, and taking the first steps towards achieving goals. Congratulations to the following Student of the Month recipients: Kayla J. Caira M, Jess C, Sophia L, Jack B, Leviah G-W, Danielle N, Kabeesha P, Mika V, Yasmina R, Alex P, Hayden R, Malav P, Munira C, Brayden M, Victoria G, Preet S, Liam M. Congratulations to each of you for your outstanding character!

ATTENTION Grade 12 Graduating Students: This a reminder that applications for post-secondary institutions are due in the New Year. However….

OUAC (Ontario University Application Centre) encourages all university bound students to apply prior to the Winter Break. The final due date is January 15th, 2020. Please pick-up your PIN Number from the Guidance office as soon as possible. Your application cannot be started without this PIN information.

Ontario Colleges’ (OCAS) due date is February 1st, 2020. Students applying to college require their OEN (Ontario Education Number) to complete their application. This number appears on the top of a student’s report card or may be requested from the Guidance Department.

Please note that both university and college application may require supplementary materials. Students should be looking for emails confirming the processing of any post-secondary application or any additional material required for admission into the programs for which they have applied.

Drama Performance

The grade 11 and 12 drama class will be presenting the play called “Maybe Baby, It’s You” by Charlie Shanian and Shari Simpson. This play is about kinds of romantic relationships. There will be a buy-in only day show for grade 10-12’s on December 10th during periods 3 and 4. Tickets will be available on SchoolCashOnline. There will also be an evening show on December 11th at 7:30pm for $5 and everyone is welcome to attend and support the drama students.

Graduating Class – Art Show

Artwork from the SDSS graduating class will be on display at Latcham Art Centre in Stouffville from December 12 – January 4/20. All are welcome to come and see the stunning creations from our visual arts class. Opening night is December 12th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.

Talent Show Student Council Talent Show will be on Friday, December 20th. Don't miss this great spectacle of all the talent at SDSS!

Exciting Updates from the SDSS Library Learning Commons (LLC) SDSS LLC - Quiet Work Space ONLY Effective immediately, the SDSS LLC is a Quiet Work Space ONLY. Students will be encouraged to respect the following expectations or find an alternative space to work, socialize and/or play:

1. Respect the designation assigned to each space in the LLC; 2. Respect the MAXIMUM number of students assigned for each space; 3. DO NOT remove any chairs from the Individual Study Carrels along the windows

4. Use the space for school work and study, not for socializing or play

SDSS LLC Student Pass

Students must have a pass to be granted entry to the Library Learning Commons during class. They will get this pass from their teacher if they deem a visit to the LLC necessary.

The LLC this month

In December we celebrate, Hanukkah (Dec 22-30) Christmas (Dec 25) Kwanzaa (Dec 26-Jan1)

Principal defeated!

Today Ms. Walker has to admit that she lost a challenge proposed by Evan and friends. The challenge was for Evan to get a marked $5 bill into her office. They were liberally granted the remainder of their school year to accomplish this feat. It only took them 7 days! They mobilized students to betray Ms. Walker. Under the guise of needing to speak with the principal, the accomplice entered the office and while speaking with Ms. Walker taped the $5 under her table. Ms.Walker was successfully defeated and is not taking it well. She is looking for a way to even the score. Beware Evan and friends!

Please check out the following web sites for current Board and school information:

1) York Region District School Board - www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

2) Stouffville District Secondary School - http://www.stouffvilledistrict.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/

SDSS Upcoming Events – Dec 2019

MONDAY

9

TUESDAY

10

WEDNESDAY

11

THURSDAY

12

FRIDAY

13 Drama Rehearsal

4:00pm

Senior Girls Volleyball

@ Bur Oak SS @ 3:00pm

vs Bur Oak

vs Bill Hogarth

Basketball @ SDSS

3:30pm Seniors vs Alex

Mac

4:45pm Juniors vs St. Aug

Drama Performance

7:00pm

Organized Chaos

Grad Class Art Show

7:00pm

MONDAY

16

TUESDAY

17

WEDNESDAY

18

THURSDAY

19

FRIDAY

20 Basketball @ SDSS

4:00pm

Seniors vs Vanier

Senior Girls Volleyball

@ Vanier 3:00pm

vs King City

Basketball @ SDSS

4:00pm

Juniors vs St. Theresa

Talent Show

Follow us on Twitter & Instagram We are excited to announce that the SDSS twitter & Instagram accounts have regular updates about school information, initiatives and it’s a fantastic way to learn about the amazing things happening at SDSS!

@StouffvilleDSS @stouffvilledss