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Hey Burnaby South,

Today, you all received a Presentation in the Michael J Fox Theatre, on Course Selection for your courses for September 2013.

We all understand that there was a lot of information to absorb in the Power Points in such a short amount of time, so we have uploaded each Power Point for you to view at your leisure:

At the end of the Presentation, there were Course Selection Forms for you to take (color coded for each grade), the List of  Course Offerings (in white), the Honours/AP Application Form (in purple), and the Leadership Application (in bright pink).

If you did not get a copy of each of them, there are copies in Student Services, or you can download the PDF and print it off:

If you'd like more information on Honours/AP Courses, please view this video from some Burnaby South Secondary Honours/AP Students

Remember, Course Selection Forms are DUE on the following days:

  • Grade 8 --> Tuesday, February 12th to your Home Ec/Tech Ed Teacher
  • Grade 9 -->Tuesday, February 12th to your Math Teacher
  • Grade 10 --> Monday, February 18th to your Planning Teacher
  • Grade 11 -->Wednesday, February 20th to your Math Teacher

If you do have any questions at all about Course Selection, please come make an appointment with your Counsellor 🙂

  • If you forgot who your Counsellor is, please see the Counsellors "tab" of the Blog for the breakdown

Hey Grade 10's & 11's!

Are you interested in an Ace-It Program for September?

Would you like more information about what programs are available, and what the requirements are?

An ACE-IT Apprenticeship & Industry Training Programs Info Session will be held on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at 6:30 pm, Burnaby Central Secondary School

For more information, please see the attachment

Hey Grade 11's & 12's,
On Wednesday, December 19th (after school), some former Burnaby South Grads will be here to present to all of you regarding:
  • Their current University Experiences
  • Transition from High School to University
  • Application TIPS
  • Questions about AP Courses & University
  • Various other areas
IF...you are interested in attending, you MUST PRE-REGISTER with Mr. Lee (A139) NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14TH

HEY GRADS!

The yearbook team is doing something new this year- grad signatures!

Come to Ms. Wong’s room (B105) at lunch any day Dec.10-13 to sign your name for the yearbook.

Your signature will be put with your photo and grad writeup

If you missed the deadline for the grad writeup, you still have the opportunity to have something next to your photo!

You will only get max three tries, so start practicing. Please note, your signature will be done on a tablet.

So once again, come down to Ms. Wong’s room (B105) Dec.10-13 to sign here, here, and here!

Signing off,

The Yearbook Crew

 

Important News…

High School Applications are now being Accepted

We are now accepting applications from students who will be graduating high school in June 2013 and are intending to begin their post-secondary studies in the Fall 2013 semester Apply today!

English Requirement

Douglas College’s English- language proficiency requirement is based on both the course grade and provincial exam mark for English 12. English 12 (not Communications 12) with a grade of B is required as course pre-requisite for English courses.

Math Requirement

Foundations of Math 11 with a minimum grade of “C” will meet the requirements for most programs including admission requirements to universities however; students applying to a Science or University Transfer Business program will need to complete their Pre-calculus 12 with a minimal grade of “B”. Students with lower than a “B” must write a Math assessment (pre-calculus or calculus readiness) prior to registration. Douglas College offers upgrading courses in mathematics. Please refer to: Assessment Services.

The temporary policy that let UBC admit B.C. students based on their Grade 11 marks has now become a permanent part of the university’s admission process.

UBC has been able to use Grade 11 marks to calculate admission averages since March 2012, a move originally introduced as an emergency response to B.C. high school teachers’ job action. A policy passed at last Wednesday’s Senate meeting has permanently entrenched the practice, although the worry of teachers withholding Grade 12 report cards is now over.

According to UBC Registrar James Ridge, the policy is being kept in place to provide UBC students earlier offers of admission.

“Our research, and certainly feedback, that we get from applicants to UBC is that our offers of admission often arrive much later than our major competitors’ offers of admission,” said Ridge. “Part of the reason for that is all of our major competitors make offers of admission factoring in Grade 11 marks.”

UBC has been admitting both international students and students from other parts of Canada on the basis of their Grade 11 marks for some time, while the only students to be admitted to UBC solely on their Grade 12 marks were students that were coming in from B.C. secondary schools.

Ridge said a growing body of research shows that Grade 11 marks are almost as good as Grade 12 marks for predicting whether students will succeed in university.

Still, Ridge stressed that Grade 12 marks will still play a significant role in the final admissions decision.

“We consulted with almost 300 high school counselors who are quite supportive of what we’re doing,” he said. “They were the ones who were strongly supportive of the idea of making offers conditional on consistently good academic performance.”

This means it is still possible for a student to lose their admission to UBC due to slipping marks in Grade 12.

Second-year Science student Jimmy Wang said the decision to admit students on their Grade 11 marks should have been made long ago.

“I think that it’s about time they started giving out offers of admission earlier than just a couple of months before we start school,” said Wang. “I just wish it could have been done when I was still applying to UBC.”

However, some UBC faculty members aren’t thrilled about admitting students based on Grade 11 marks. Richard Anstee, faculty senator and computer science professor at UBC, voted against the policy when it was first introduced in March as an emergency measure during the B.C. teachers’ strike.

“At the time of the original motion to use Grade 11 grades, my objections were several,” said Anstee. “First, I felt the second term [Grade 12] grades [would be] verifiable, despite the job action. Second, I was quite concerned that we were acting without giving secondary school students sufficient notice.”

But now UBC has had more time to improve the policy, Anstee believes that the changes will help prospective students make the decision on whether or not to come to UBC sooner.

“I believe this will help us recruit the best and brightest. Many receive offers quite early, even in January, and so we must aim to be competitive,” said Anstee.

Learn more about Capilano University campus by coming to the General Information Night.  Everyone is welcome!

In addition to hearing a general presentation about Capilano programs and courses, you'll be able to:

  • meet with faculty and ask questions
  • hear firsthand why Capilano is known for its great teaching, great programs and great future
  • get an in-depth look at Capilano University
  • learn more about:
    • student life
    • campus atmosphere
    • financial aid
    • admission requirements
    • application process

Dates Available:

  • Tuesday, November 27th
    • 7:15pm --> Library Building (rm 322)
  • Tuesday, January 22nd
    • 7:15pm --> Library Building (rm 322)
  • tuesday, February 26th
    • 7:15pm --> Library Building (rm 322)
  • Tuesday, March 26th
    • 6:30pm --> Optional Campus Tour
    • 7:15pm --> Library Building (rm 322)
  • Monday, May 13th
    • 6:30pm --> Optional Campus Tour
    • 7:15pm --> Library Building (rm 322)
  • Monday, June 10th
    • 6:30pm --> Optional Campus Tour
    • 7:15pm --> Library Building (rm 322)

For more details:


Hey Grads!

I've just gotten word from Ms. Wong that 85 Grads have NOT had their Grad Photo taken with Artona Studios yet 🙁

If you HAVE NOT had your photo taken, there is ONLY ONE MORE CHANCE to have your photo taken

  • Friday, November 9th (at Burnaby South), from 1-3pm in the Cafeteria
Any photo's taken after November 11th, will NOT be included in the Yearbook, or School Composite (the one that goes out in the hallway).

PLEASE go take your photo on November 9th...or you'll have regrets 🙁

Hey Grads!

I know it's that time of year when you're beginning to apply to Colleges & Universities.

SFU has provided a "How to Apply to Undergraduate Studies" step-by-step video to apply to SFU for all of you who may be a bit confused on the process.

Please see the video below:

Once Accepted to SFU, and you are wondering "How To Accept the Offer" to go to SFU, there's also this step-by-step video for you:

Hey Grads!

If any of you missed out on purchasing your yearbooks from your Grade 8 through 11 years, and wish you could go back and purchase a copy....well, you're in luck!

Ms. Wong has a small amount of yearbooks from 2009-2012 available for purchase 🙂

Please see Ms. Wong in B105 to get your copy before they are gone 🙁