grad committee   there will be a grad committee meeting on Monday at 12:03 in room 207.

yearbooks   if you still wish to purchase a yearbook for the 2015-16 school year, the last day to pay online is friday, october 23^rd.

art house films   a new film is screened every wednesday at 4:30 in our theatre. There is a brief introduction by mr. white, and a group discussion to follow.

this week’s film is being john malkovich, directed by spike jones.

pick up a permission form in the drama room.

heart & stroke   on monday after school and tuesday in the morning, we will be selling cookies and hot chocolate with all proceeds going to the heart and stroke foundation. 50 cents for a cookie, one dollar for hot chocolate, or 1.25 for both.

parent teacher conferences   they take place october 26^th. parents can go online to book appointments.

sources of strengh   Sources of the Strength meeting at lunch on Wednesday in the Student Services area. 

elections    Monday October 19th is election day in Canada - Westwood will be participating in a student vote. Be on the lookout for campaign materials and information over the remainder of the week and be ready to vote at the polling station by the front doors on Monday October 19th from 730am to 4 pm.

dance   the dance program is having a “pie the teacher” auction this wednesday in the cafeteria at lunch.  bidding starts at $3 and the highest bidder gets to pie the teacher! the first teacher up is mr. schmeichel. later we have mr. sdrolias, mr. penning and mr. alexiou. (and many more!)

post-secondary presentations   sign up outside of mr. fewer’s office to attend presentations by u of w, u of m and rrcc. you can also sign up for the university fair at sturgeon heights on november 5^th.

halloween dance   it’s october 29^th. tickets must be purchased in advance and will be available for $10 in front of the caf at lunch and after school.

volunteering   Any students looking for volunteer work and who would like to get a jump start on collecting their hours are asked to see Mr. Fewer for opportunities around the community.

ultimate   Congratulations to the Westwood varsity ultimate team for placing first in the Hold Back the Snow tournament this weekend!  This was the first time Westwood clinched the champion spot in twelve years of ultimate at Westwood.  The JV team also had a great Sunday, winning all their games and increasing their overall rank.

girls hockey   Good Luck to our girls hockey team who take on Portage today at 3:30pm. Girls are to be dismissed for the afternoon and are to get any assignments that they will be missing from periods 5 and 6.

There will be a team meeting today at 12:03 pm.

volleyball   A huge congratulations to the JV girls volleyball team at the St. Mary's tournament this weekend. The girls played great right from the start finishing second in pool play to Selkirk, the #1 team in the province. The girls played amazing in playoffs defeating Miles Mac & St. Mary's both 2-0 on their way to the final where they got a rematch against Selkirk. With some great passing, tough serving and amazing defence the girls took the match 15-13 in the third set to win the Championship!  It was a great team effort all around! Jayda & Melissa were named tournament all stars and Jordan was named the tournament MVP.  Congratulations to the varsity girls volleyball team for making the consolation final at their home tournament this past weekend.

jv boys team picture today in 208 at 11:55.

Any volleyball team member that wants to ref this afternoon at Lincoln and get a couple of volunteer hours please see Mr. Schmeichel ASAP.

boys hockey   good luck to our boys as they take on lorette today at 4 at kw. the team will be dismissed at 3pm.

curling   the curling teams will begin practicing Thursday October 22^nd.  Curler should see Mr. Stairs for details.

hockey timekeepers   if anyone is interested in timekeeping boys hockey, see Mr. Miller in room 110.

basketball    Any athlete that played basketball last year and wants their name bar that was up in the gym please see Mr. Schmeichel.

intramurals -1 game at 12:30pm. Unathletic Madrid vs Prestige Worldwide