Monday 24 November 2014

Halloween

Halloween was originally a Celtic festival called "Samhain" which was used to mark the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. 
  They also believed this transition from fall to winter was a bridge to the world of the dead.

Today's Halloween is much different. While it still has a somewhat "darker" theme to it unlike most other holidays, Halloween has become very family friendly. It is a custom to have younger children dress up and then roam around the neighbourhood asking for candy from strangers. 
   While adults; decorate their homes, hand out candy or dress up themselves and go to Halloween themed parties. Halloween is a very different holiday than thousands of years ago.


Remembrance Day




Remembrance Day is a solemn day in which Countries such as: Canada, America, Britain, New Zealand, Australia, etc: honor the men and woman who have and will continue to sacrifice their lives to keep our freedom alive.

Our own school follows this tradition by holding an annual Remembrance Day assembly. The assembly took place on  Friday Nov. 7th. The feeling in the air was that of sorrow and respect. You could here the sadness in our veteran guests voices. It was humbling.
Mr. Pue did most of the talking.
Members of the Drama Club performed a skit based on a classic Remembrance Day poem.
The Choir sang a number of songs throughout the assembly.
Two students from Betty Gilbert read a poem about Remembrance Day.
Our principal Mr. Puesic, the Superintendent and Our esteemed military experienced guests.
Lest We Forget.

Tuesday 21 October 2014

The Terry Fox Run

We started the morning off with a video presentation from Mr. Crowley about Terry Fox and his struggles. All the students in the middle school AND our high school were in attendance. It was a very touching and inspiring video.
Students from Betty Gilbert and ACSS take part in the run.



















After the video presentation the middle school students were dismissed to run first. About 10 minutes later, everyone was running. It was great to see everyone come together for an amazing cause.
These gents enjoyed the cool fall air during their walk 






















It was a great Terry Fox run. Everyone participated; from the grade 6 students all the way up to the Faculty members. We as a community should all be proud of our schools and continue to raise awareness of this heart-breaking condition.
Mr.Reeves gives a friendly wave as he speeds bye.







-Tyler

Wednesday 24 September 2014

My Description of Digital Media


Welcome!

Another year, another blog, another awesome tech class. This is where all my Digital Media related projects will be posted. So if you're into tech talk and projects, this blog is for you. I hope you'll like my work. :)

-Tyler