Ridgemont HS

Weekly News 2021.02.15

Posted on 02/15/2021

Hey Spartans,

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

Sign out RHS Library Books

Go to: https://ridgemonths.goalexandria.com/scout 

Click Log in (top left)

Your username is your school email address

Your password is your last name

Search for a book you’d like to read by title, author, or topic.

Remember to click the menu open & choose “show out” to see if the book is in our library, but just checked out to someone else right now.

Click the hand over the book icon to the right of the book for which you want to place a hold & have it delivered to you in class.

You can also email laura.wheeler@ocdsb.ca to get recommendations of what to read, sign out a book, help logging in, etc.

Webinar: We're Talking Boss Moves for Young Black Men (U of T Mississauga BAEE )

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EST

As a high risk group, it is imperative that Black males are encouraged to pursue a university education. One of the ways in which BAEE@UTM is doing this is by inspiring them to envision themselves at U of T Mississauga. All Black male high school students are invited to join BAEE@UTM for “We’re Talking Boss Moves for Young Black Men for the opportunity to engage with current Black male BAEE@UTM Ambassadors, who will share personal experiences and insights through cultural references and discussion.

This event is facilitated by a Black student recruitment officer at the University of Toronto and is intended for those who self-identify as Black.

https://apply.adm.utoronto.ca/register/?id=70a0c0dc-4901-48e0-8b9b-98b4e689e117 

Business Students Doing Great Work!

Congratulations to our grade 9 business students Emma C, Bhawana B, Nawab A, and Jenna W who built professional websites for two Ottawa area entrepreneurs as part of their summative project in 2nd quadmester. Both businesses will be making donations to the school . Well done students! 

• https://monttremblant105.wixsite.com/lerochermountainhome  
  Cottage Rental
  by Emma C + Jenna W

• www.marybryton.ca 
  First Nations Recording Artist, Mary Bryton
  by Bhwana B and Nawab A.

 

Scholarship Applications 🎓

A reminder to all potential graduates that you can find a list of scholarships to apply to, organized by application due date by month, compiled by community volunteer Eric Dubois.

https://sites.google.com/site/ridgemontscholarships/home/with-deadlines-in-february 

2021 Pathways to Excellence Series

The Sankofa Centre of Excellence Graduation Coach Program is committed to advancing the academic success of African, Black and Caribbean students in the OCDSB. As part of this aim, we have launched our Pathways to Excellence Series to support students to learn about post-secondary opportunities. These virtual workshops are available to secondary students. 

To register: https://ocdsb.ca/cms/One.aspx?portalId=55478&pageId=36476659 

Report Cards

Quadmester 2 report cards will be distributed in class on Tuesday (Feb. 16th) & Wednesday (Feb. 17th). Students with a spare this week can pick up their report card from the outdoor main office pick up window starting Tuesday morning.

Drama Club

What: A virtual club that meets biweekly so students can act, design (set, costumes, makeup) and workshop their craft to compete in the National Theatre Festival. 

When: First meeting is Feb 16, 2020 at 3:30pm. 

How: Either show up to the meeting using the Google Meet code RHSdramaclub OR add yourself to the Google classroom using code je2j4qd

Why: We all need some theatre in our life now-a-days.

Where: On Google Meet

Who: Any student who is passionate, interested, or curious about acting, makeup design, set design, or costumes. EVERYONE IS WELCOME even if you don’t know you like theatre yet!

March Break Postponed

From the Ontario Ministry of Education: "In support of our collective efforts to keep schools safe, we are postponing March break until April 12-16, 2021.” This means that there will be classes during the week of March 15 - 19, 2021. 

For more information: 

https://news.ontario.ca/en/statement/60325/ontario-delays-march-break-in-an-effort-to-reduce-community-transmission-of-covid-19 

Calendar - virtual learning from home

NEW: Note the change in the Google Meet ID for the end of day extra help session.