St. Joseph's High School Daily Announcements.

WEIGHT ROOM Just a reminder that the weight room is open in the mornings from 7:40-8:40  Monday through Friday. BOY'S HOCKEY This is a reminder that our second tryout for the boys hockey team is Tuesday, October 31st at 3:40 pm , in the AM 800 rink. There are still positions at goal tending that are available. Any grade 9 players or any who have played at the goal tending position are welcome. Remember that the tryouts are $10.00. UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR FALL OPEN HOUSE The University of Windsor  Fall Open House  is Saturday, November 4 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. At the Open House, students can: Attend  program presentations ~Learn about our Student Awards and Financial Aid program ~ Speak with professors and current students ~ Learn about UWindsor support services ~ Visit the Information Fair ~ Tour the campus Students can sign up at  www.uwindsor.ca/openhouse . YOGA Yoga practice will be cancelled  tomor...

BOY'S HOCKEY This Thursday, October 26,  we will hold our first tryout for the boys hockey team at the WFCU AM 800 rink. NEW START TIME is 3:40;  the cost for each tryout is $10. This is a full equipment tryout. Please check your own equipment the night before, your parents have enough on their minds. If you have to bring your equipment to school you can drop it off in room 160, the hospitality room. HOMEWORK CLUB There will be no homework club on Wednesday, October 25th.  See you next   Wednesday, November 1st . WINTER BALL Winterball is on  Friday Nov. 17 . Contracts for Winterball will be handed out at the Laser box at lunch strarting Wed. Oct 25. Tickets will  be sold the week of  Nov.1 . POSTER, POEM AND ESSAY CONTEST The Royal Canadian Legion is sponsoring a Poster, Video, Poem and Essay contest based on the subject of Remembrance.  Entries may be in English or French.  Please see Mrs. Koppeser or your English...

BOY'S HOCKEY ATTENTION hockey players . This Thursday, October 26  we will hold our first tryout for the boys hockey team at the WFCU AM 800 rink. NEW START TIME is 3:40  the cost for each tryout is $10. This is a full equipment tryout. Please check your own equipment the night before, you,r parents have enough on their minds. If you have to bring your equipment to school you can drop it off in room 160, the hospitality room. STAFF DINING LOUNGE The staff dining lounge will have its grand opening on Tuesday  in room 160. Check the community calendar for the menu. We will be open on Wednesday  and will be closed Thursday  for the crepe' sale. SCHOLARSHIP WIN Congratulations to our grade 10 Careers student Eddie Grimmett who is the recipient of the Harold Hewitt Scholarship from WFCU!!!  Way to go! WRESTLING Wrestling practise will start Tuesday  after school. We will meet in the atrium. COPA DI RAYO LASER Copa Di Rayo...

CROSS COUNTRY 28 runners competed at WECSSAA Cross Country on Wednesday this week, resulting in our Midget girls, Senior Girls, Junior Boys, and Senior Boys team qualifying for next week's SWOSSAA meet! Individual qualifiers include: Nicole LaRue, with a solid second place finish in the 6km senior girls race;  Ezra Fogal, with an impressive 12th place finish; along with Michael Flay, Simon Edmonson, and Jackson Dollar in the 5km Junior boys race. In the Senior Boys race,  Domenyk Dinuinzio and Mateo Aleksic finished in the top 30, which also qualifies them for SWOSSAA individually.  This is a fantastic group of student athletes who give their all in training and competing, and are always there to encourage their team members along the course.  If you see any of these runners, please congratulate them and wish them well at SWOSSAA next Weds.  COATS FOR KIDS Today is the last day of our Coats For Kids Campaign.  Please bring you...

STAFF LUNCHEON ATTENTION STAFF:  This Friday  St. Joes will be celebrating our first Together in Food Day, which will be a monthly buffet in the staff room.  The hospitality class will be preparing  different items for all.  You will find these food items on the community site. Price for the buffet is $8.00 this year. Moneys generate from these event benefit the culinary bursary and equipment. GRADE 12 STUDENTS Any grade 12 student interested in travelling to the Regional Training Centre on  Oct. 24  must return their field trip form to the attendance office by  Monday, Oct. 23 .   If you have not yet picked up a form you must do so ASAP. CURLING This is a reminder of the meeting today at Lunch in room 202.  We need to give you information about the upcoming clinics.  Once again, there is a meeting for ALL curlers today at lunch in room 202. Please be prompt.  Thank you kindly CHOIR There is a ver...

Dance Team   There is a mandatory meeting for dance team in room 254 at lunch this Tuesday. If you can not make it please see Miss Donais in advance. Dance team is looking for both new and experienced dancers to join our team. We have openings available in lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, ballet and other genres. If you've never been to a meeting before butwould like to try, please join us in room 254 at lunch  on Tuesday . Rehearsals will begin after school  on Tuesday  until  4:30 pm . Please bring your dance clothes, music and a speaker. Attention College Bound Students:  The College Information Program scheduled for  Friday, October 20th  at St. Clair College has been cancelled.  If the event is rescheduled we will notify you. Attention all French actors. If you would like to participate in an interesting and diverse play written by students, for students, come to room 202 at lunch this Tuesday October 17th. Atten...

WEIGHT ROOM weight room will be closed today after school due to a staff meeting.  Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused! COPA DI RAYO To teams that have registered the Copa Di Rayo Laser; there will be a brief but mandatory meeting today at the beginning of lunch in room 153.  Please ensure one representative from your team is present.  If there are any concerns please see Mr. Castagna. SCIENCE OLYMPIAD Congratulations to the students who attended the County Wide Science Olympiad held  Friday  at the University of Windsor:   The two teams had a fun and challenging day and placed second in the "What's In The Water Activity."   Congratulations on all your hard work preparing for this exciting day!! COATS FOR KIDS Our Coats for Kids Campaign starts today! If you have any coats at home that you no longer wear and would like to donate to someone in need of a warm coat this winter, please drop it off to the table, in the at...

BOYS TENNIS The boys doubles team of Mike Zivcic and Mateo Aleksic were only one win away from advancing to SWOSSAA. At Forest Glade yesterday, the boys fought hard to win three games out of five in a double elimination format. They won their first games against Riverside 8-3 having cushioned a lead of 5-2 early on. After two straight victories, game three was a hard scramble against the Dimeo team from Holy Names with the end result being a 4-8 loss. They won against L’Essor in a 7-7 tie breaker. Their next two match ups were against Sandwich boys. They ended the tournament on a hard fought 8-4 loss, again narrowly missing a spot in next week’s action. Thank you boys for your gritty performance. On the junior side, newcomer Eric Winch displayed some bright spots on the court with impressive results in the singles match ups. Eric won against Riverside 8-6 but lost his second match 4-8. Game three was his highlight reel, trading points with an equally matched opponent from Villanova. ...

GSA ANNOUNCEMENT St. Joe's GSA meets every Wednesday (today) at lunch in the Chapel.  Bring your lunch and join the discussion.  Everyone is welcome. TENNIS Attention tennis players attending the tournament  this Thursday .  Please make sure you are aware of your venue and your times.  You are either at Forest Glade Courts or at Parkview near Jackson park.  All games start at  8:30 am   THURSDAY .  Please be prompt and bring all necessary game play clothing food and water for the event. Please see your moderators if you have further questions. DANCE TEAM Dance team will meet on stage  this Thursday  after school. Anyone interested in Dance Team is asked to attend.  Those who indicated an interest in choreographing will be asked to show a minute or more of their dance.  Please come wearing proper clothing and bring the music you will need on your phone. You must know the artist, the length of the son...