Gonzaga Memo to Families

Picture retakes will take place on Thursday, November 14th, 2024.

Have you heard of the global education movement called UWC? With the shared belief that education can be a force to unite people, nations, and cultures towards a more peaceful and sustainable future, there are 18 UWC campuses across 4 continents worldwide! Designed for students between the ages of 16-19 - they can complete this 2 year program (G11/12+ program) and experience the opportunity to travel the world, experience an incredible outdoor education pursuits program, all the while studying with 199 other students from 100 countries!

Each year, the NL Govt supports a fully funded scholarship for a student from NL to attend Pearson College UWC. Over the past 2 years alone, our local NL UWC Selections Team has supported 9 students in attending Pearson College UWC, UWC Adriatic, and UWC Mostar. We would love to see the numbers continue to grow!

This year the deadline to apply for the scholarship is Nov. 6th Students can apply by visiting the following website and completing the application form: https://www.pearsoncollege.ca/student-experience/admissions/. Students must apply through the UWC Canada link on this page.

Please note that students who apply for this scholarship are automatically considered for other scholarships offered by United World Colleges (UWC) as well as for other admission opportunities to UWC schools.

We will be having 10% midterm exams from Friday, November 1st - Thursday, November 7th. Classes will continue during this week as exams are only 1 period in length. A copy of the schedule can be found here. Classes will resume on Friday, November 8th.

In preparation for our upcoming Remembrance Day Service, we invite students, staff, and families to submit pictures of relatives who have served in WWI, WWII, the Korean War, and all peacekeeping missions and conflicts thereafter. This includes individuals who are serving or have served in the Canadian Armed Forces.
When submitting your pictures, please include the following information:

• Name and rank of the person pictured

• Name of the Gonzaga relative

• Relationship of person in picture with the Gonzaga relative

Please have pictures submitted on or before Friday, November 3rd via email to davidwelshman@nlschools.ca.

Students viewed the following Bus Safety Video in class this month as well as reviewed the Student Expectations on the Bus. Please review the Bus Safety Tips Pamphlet and Students Expectations on the Bus, found below, with your child. Students also participated in an Emergency School Bus Evacuation Drill this month.

NLSchools Bus Safety Video

Student Expectations on the Bus

Bus Safety Tips Pamphlet

As previously mentioned, the Gonzaga Prom date and venue have already been secured and will take place on Saturday, June 7th, 2025 at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland. We will be holding a parent meeting on Thursday, November 7th, 2024 at 5:30pm in the LRC for any and all parents who would like to help out with the planning and decorating process of this day. This meeting is for all parents, not just those of the graduating class. In the past the Grades 10 and 11 parents would step up to help out with the planning and decorating for the graduating class as the Grade 12 parents would be busy with their children on that day.

We would like to thank you for your continued support and if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the administrative team.

Have a great weekend,

Andrew, Gillian & Peter