General announcements

Gr. 12′s — going to Dalhousie University in Halifax.  Mrs. Willms has copies of the Entrance Scholarship application forms.  Please see her.

Coast Capital Savings Awards — you don’t have to bank with them – 32 Citizenship Awards (@$2000) for those who take a leadership role in the community and 16 Standing Tall Awards (@$5000)  to students who have worked hard to overcome a significant personal challenge.  Apply online at http://www.coastcapitalsavings.com/awards.  Need transcript and 2 letters of reference.  Deadline is Sunday, April 1, 2012.

The Vancouver Canucks are proud to offer the Trevor Linden Community Spirit Scholarship to four grade 12 students throughout BC each year who have demonstrated outstanding leadership abilities and exemplary contributions and commitment to enriching the lives of others in the community.    March 15, 2012 deadline. You can also visit the link below for complete details about the scholarship and to access to the application form:   www.canucks.com/scholarship

ICBC Contest:   Open to Gr. 8 – 12.  Car crashes are the #1 preventable cause of death for youth in B.C. Want to do something about it?  Create a drive smart print ad for ICBC. You could win an Apple MacBook, iPad or iPod touch, and your school could win Adobe Creative Suite design software.  To see last year’s winner and to get the criteria/details of the contest go to:  http://www.icbc.com/youradhere   or directly to:  http://apps.icbc.com/campaigns/youradhere/default.asp  Deadline:  January 9, 2012.