Ridgemont HS

Hey Spartans,

Here’s your news update for the week to come!

Shaping The Future Sponsorship Program (Contest)

As part of this program, student teams from across the country will use a creative medium of their choosing to bring their ideas to life, including creative writing, non-fiction writing, photography, music, video, or visual arts. Winning teams from each region will be provided with resources and financial rewards that will be distributed to their communities, to their schools, and to the students themselves. 

Applicant groups must include a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 students. 

Applicants must ensure their group is diverse and includes 1 or more Black students. 

Registration Deadline Friday, January 15, 2021 @ 11:59 pm 

Final Submission Deadline Friday, January 29, 2021 @ 11:59 pm 

Select and answer one of the questions below: 

Option 1: How can the school system be more inclusive of Black experiences? 

Option 2: What are some projects/businesses that would benefit the Black community? 

Option 3: How can we fight Anti-Black racism in your community? 

Choose the format of your answer to the selected question above: 

Non-Fiction Writing (essay, proposal, article, research report, etc.) 

Creative Writing (poetry, lyrics, short story, etc.) 

Audio (speech, song, reciting a poem, playing an instrument, etc.) 

Videos 

Photography (photo album or collage) 

Visual Art (graphic design, poster design, manga/comic strips, drawing, painting etc.) 

Full guidelines can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JggjCoMTD-n-reWbbn4kvX0tpM4acQgv/view?usp=sharing

For questions or support, contact souad.musa@ocdsb.ca our Graduation Coach for Black Students.

New Year

A New Year’s message about movement that Ms. Melymick wants you to watch: https://youtu.be/tojgGJKt2L4 

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