GRAD PHOTOS are happening December 13-18. All grads must have their photo taken to be included in the yearbook, on the Grad composite that hangs in the hallway, and on the grad slideshow that plays during commencements.

To book an appointment, follow this link: Grad Photo Booking. Appointments are first-come-first-choice. Grad photos will be held in Room 117 (inside the cafeteria).
There is a sitting fee of $30 that is given to the photographer. Please read the Right Photography grad photo brochure carefully: Grad Brochure NorKam 2025.pdf

There will be grad photo retakes February 5 & 6, 2025. Appointments will open up in January. You will receive an email.

You are approaching the end of your high school career (8 months away). Have you ever thought about....

Stay healthy by getting enough sleep and nutrients. Ask for help from your counsellor (or another trusted adult) when attending school becomes difficult.

Meet with counsellors, admission team members, and faculty from accredited art and design schools for free portfolio reviews.

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Are you interested in going to SFU (the "other" big university on the Coast and the only NCAA school in Canada)???? Check out the information for the new virtual campus tour.

We’re excited to share our new virtual campus tour!

SFU recently launched an immersive virtual campus tour, designed to give students and their families a closer look at what our university has to offer. We invite you to share this resource with your students to help them discover our vibrant campuses, academic facilities, and student life. This virtual tour is also a powerful tool for you to guide students in making informed choices about SFU.

Start browsing the virtual tour now!

• Explore all three SFU campuses and see how unique they all are – the virtual tour covers all three of our unique campuses, Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver. Students can explore each one in depth, and as SFU students can study across all three campuses during their degree, we’ve included the nearby communities to give a sense of each area’s amenities and lifestyle.

• Students can also get a taste of student life at SFU – the tour stops highlight spaces where students build friendships, study, share meals, and engage in recreational activities, clubs, and events. Each virtual tour stop provides a glimpse of what daily life looks like and how students connect, unwind, and have fun.

• SFU’s academic programs are prominently featured in the tour – we highlight our state-of-the-art labs, classrooms, and academic buildings. We want your students to understand that they’ll have access to exceptional resources and learning environments that support their education.

• The virtual tour is available in multiple languages – English, Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish. We hope this allows your students and their families to share in the tour experience together.

SFU Campus Tours – in person

You can also invite your students and their families to join us for a campus tour at Burnaby and Surrey, and they can learn about our faculties, academic programs, and student life. Led by a current SFU student, our tours provide valuable insights into university life. These tours also offer guidance on using Education Planner BC (EPBC) and navigating the SFU application process, helping prospective students get a clear understanding of their next steps. Students can sign up for a campus tour here.

Our rankings and impact to students at SFU

For the last 16 out of 17 years, SFU has been ranked Canada’s top comprehensive university by Maclean’s, and it’s easy to see why: SFU’s original Burnaby campus is a lively place to learn and grow. Located atop Burnaby Mountain, students enjoy access to over 30 academic buildings, an athletics center, a medical clinic, an observatory for stargazing, and access to hiking and biking trails. The Burnaby campus virtual tour gives students a chance to see how this space is designed to support success, both in and out of the classroom.

Important Dates for Students

There are several important application deadlines coming up for admission and scholarships.

• The Fall 2025 Application deadline is January 31, 2025 - The deadline to apply for Fall 2025 admission is fast approaching! Encourage your students to submit their applications early. All the details on how to apply are available on our website.
• The Undergraduate Scholars Entrance Scholarships (USES) deadline is December 15, 2024 - The USES are among our most prestigious scholarships, awarded to both domestic and international high school students based on academic excellence and potential. This is an excellent opportunity for your top students, so please make sure they’re aware of this important deadline. Find the eligibility criteria and more details on our USES scholarships webpage.
• The Uggla Family Scholarship deadline is January 20, 2025 - This full-coverage scholarship supports Canadian students with exceptional academic achievement. It covers tuition, housing, materials, and offers mentorship throughout their studies. Learn more on this website.

Reminder: New Admission Update for BC High School Students

Starting in Spring 2025, students no longer need to complete a Language 11 course to meet SFU’s admission requirements. For more details, please visit our updated admissions page.

Upcoming Tours and Events:

https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission/tours-events.html

Scholarships below are listed by order of deadlines. Please look through all of them to see which ones you may qualify for then apply!

Community Leadership Scholarships - TD Canada Trust

TD Scholarships are offered to students who, like TD, help support change, nurture progress and contribute to making the world a better place.

Twenty (20) TD Scholarships for Community Leadership are awarded to students in their last year of high school (outside Quebec) or CEGEP (in Quebec) who have demonstrated leadership in improving their community. Each scholarship has a value of up to $70,000 and includes:

• - Up to $10,000 for tuition per year (for up to a maximum of four years)
  

  - $7,500 for living expenses per year (for up to a maximum of four years)For students who have shown exceptional leadership in making a meaningful and lasting difference in their community.
• Must have a minimum average of 75%.

DEADLINE: November 13, 2024 by 10:00 AM PST.

APPLY NOW!

Terry Fox Humanitarian Awards are open to students of all abilities.

To be considered for the Award, applicants must be:

• In good academic standing.
• Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.
• Students graduating from secondary (high) school or students completing their first year of CÉGEP or students who have completed secondary (high) school
• Involved in voluntary humanitarian activities (for which they have not been compensated).

Award: $28,000 over four years

Deadline: December 1, 2024

The Terry Fox Humanitarian Award is highly competitive, and we consider the most suitable candidates to be those who demonstrate the ideals of Terry Fox - true humanitarians, individuals who are compassionate and altruistic in their intention to improve the lives of others and human welfare overall.

Terry Fox Scholars are 'doers' with the ability to inspire and make a positive impact on the lives of others.

Eligibility Requirements:

• In good academic standing.
• Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.
• Students graduating from secondary (high) school or students completing their first year of CÉGEP or students who have completed secondary (high) school
• Involved in voluntary humanitarian activities (for which they have not been compensated).
• Planning to or are already studying towards their first university degree or diploma at a Canadian post-secondary institution, or entering their 2nd year of CÉGEP in the upcoming academic year.

THE RBC FUTURE LAUNCH SCHOLARSHIPS

A) The RBC Future Launch Scholarship is an innovative new scholarship program for young Canadians (ages 15-29) looking to learn new skills for the modern workforce.

• About the Scholarship

  Are you stuck right now, but have a plan for how to achieve your dreams?

  The RBC Future Launch Scholarship will be awarded to those who show passion and a clear vision for their future:

  • For youth enrolled part-time in school or not in school at all
  • Grades and transcripts are not required
  • Up to 500 scholarships available annually

  The $1,500 scholarship can be used for many different things, including:

  • Short-term courses
  • Workshops
  • Certificates
  • Necessary equipment or books

  And much more!

  Apply for a Scholarship

  To apply for a scholarship and to access your online account, please login using your email address and password. In order to search for scholarships, you will need to create a user profile by registering

B) Are you an Indigenous youth in Canada looking to pursue post-secondary education? The RBC Future Launch Scholarship for Indigenous Youth could help you achieve your post-secondary goals.

• There are 20 awards worth up to $10,000 each academic year (up to 4 years) for students who are Status Indian, Non-Status Indian, Inuit or Metis.

C) The RBC Future Launch Scholarship for Black Youth is an innovative, new program designed to empower and enable. Through the Scholarship, Black youth will be supported in achieving their goals by receiving financial and mentorship support from RBC and our community partners.

• There are 20 awards valued up to $10,000 per year to Black students across Canada. Successful candidates will also have access to a range of services which may include:
• Mentorship
• Academic and career planning
• Tutoring
• Internship opportunities
• Networking

DEADLINE: December 18, 2024, 8:59 PM (PST)

Student Nomination Process - Schulich Leaders

Eligibility requirements:

• Graduating high school or Cegep in Canada in the 2024/2025 academic year
• Canadian citizen
• Plan to enroll in an eligible STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program at one of our partner universities
• Must meet the following criteria:
• Academic excellence
• Entrepreneurial-minded (exhibiting leadership, charisma, and creativity
• Strong consideration will be given to students with financial need
• Intend to pursue a career in one or more of the following focus areas:
• Technology
• Engineering
• Entrepreneurship and business enterprise
• Applied scientific research
• They are NOT looking for those:
• focused on activism (environmental/political or societal)
• focused on becoming doctors, medical researchers, or other health care professionals
• intending to become professors and/or planning to conduct theoretical research.

There are two ways to apply:

1) Nominee submits their application directly (Deadline: February 19, 2025); or

2) School can nominate ONE applicant. (SCHOOL NOMINATED APPLICATION DUE Friday, December 20th by 3 PM***)

Scholarship Value: $100,000 - $120,000 each

Awards Available: 100

Award Deadline: January 29, 2025 - Application due by December 20th to be considered for a school nomination.

February 19, 2025 - Application from Nominee to directly submit application.

If you are wishing to be considered to be nominated by the school, please follow the instructions below:

By December 20, 2024, submit a 500 word essay to your Counsellor outlining the following criteria:

• your top 3 achievements (academic, leadership, or other)
• any extenuating circumstances that should be considered
• where you see yourself in 10 years in regards to career goals and/or focus
• the universities you wish to attend and are applying to, AND
• why you believe you are a strong candidate for nomination based on what they are looking for.

You will be notified by end of the day on January 8th, 2025, if you have been nominated. If you are chosen, a link to the application page will be provided to you. Then you complete your application.

If you have questions, please see your counsellor!

Scholarship Value: $45,000

Awards Available: up to 20

Award Deadline: February 7, 2025 - Application due by January 10, 2025 by 12 pm to be considered

If you have been waiting for a scholarship intended for students who have experienced or are experiencing adversity or hardship in their life AND are maintaining a high academic average, this is the one for you!

The Cmolik Foundation has supported BC students since 2008 and have offered around 20 awards of $40,000 to deserving students. NorKam's very own Savi Bhatti was awarded $40,000 in 2021!

Each school can nominate ONE student. The NorKam Scholarship Committee will decide who will be nominated, using this process:

1. By January 10th at 12 pm, submit a one page essay to your Counsellor outlining the following criteria:

• You require financial assistance to be able to attend a post-secondary institution (total annual family income is less than $80,000);
• You have undergone hardship or adversity in some form (either yourself or your family and has affected you);
• You must plan on attending post-secondary education full-time in September 2025;
• How you have demonstrated the tenacity, focus and ability required to succeed with your post-secondary goal in spite of the adversity you have faced;
• How you have contributed positively to your school, family and/or community;
• How you have demonstrated leadership promise.

You will be notified by the end of the day, January 15th, if you have been nominated.

Additional criteria: you must have lived in Canada for at least 7 years.

Please note: while academic standing is an important factor, it is not necessarily their main consideration - definitely apply if you meet the rest of the criteria!

If you are chosen for nomination, a link to the application page will be provided to you along with your letter of endorsement from your Principal, Mrs. Sdoutz. You then need to complete your application.

If you have questions, see your counsellor :)

In 2007, Canada Company established the Scholarship Program to recognize the sacrifice Canada's military members make in service to our country, and to honour their legacy through the children they have left behind in ensuring that bereaved children have to the opportunity to receive scholarship grants for their post-secondary education. This also includes the children of serving military members who have taken their own lives, as deemed attributable to their military service.

The Scholarship Program provides up to $5,000 per year, for up to four years, to support the post-secondary education for children who qualify.

To find out if you qualify for funding through our Scholarship Program, please read the Terms of Reference document found here, and submit an application letter for consideration by email or mail.

Following submission, a member of the Canada Company Scholarship Program will review the information and contact all applicants to discuss the next steps.

Applications open: November 20, 2024

Click on the link below to see scholarships available to students planning to attend UBC.

Scholarships for Canadian UBC Students | UBC Undergraduate Programs and Admissions

Learn more about the various scholarships and awards available to incoming Canadian students, including designated awards for Indigenous students.

DEADLINE: December 1st, 2024 along with a completed UBC Admissions application received by December 1st, 2024. Read each scholarship carefully so you don't miss an opportunity.

Thank you for your interest in the BURGER KING Scholars program! Applications will be accepted from October 15 through December 16, 2024. Apply early! Click the button below for full program details and to start your application.

APPLY!

Created in memory of BURGER KING® Co-founder James “Jim” W. McLamore, the BURGER KING℠ Scholars program has awarded $32 million in scholarships to more than 30,000 high school students, BK® employees and their families across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico since 2000. In 2017 alone, the Foundation awarded $3.5 million to more than 3,200 students in North America.

Scholarship grants range from $1,000 to $50,000 and are intended to help students offset the cost of attending college or post-secondary vocational/technical school. Recipients are selected based on their grade point average (GPA), work experience, extracurricular activities and community service.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Grades: 80 - 100%
• Volunteer Experience
• Citizenship: American or Canadian

The Storwell Self Storage Foster children Bursary Program has been running for over 10 years in order to support foster children as they pursue post-secondary education.

Award: $2,000

Deadline: December 31, 2024

Eligibility Requirements:

Applicant must have been a foster child with an official Canadian or American foster care program and agrees to having the above organization verify the same. Youth who were involved in kinship care or other alternative living situations can also receive consideration for this award.

Applicant will be enrolled as a full-time student at a recognized general/ vocational College or post-secondary institution in Canada or USA by the start of the next school semester.

Strike is helping create equal opportunities for women and creating an atmosphere of respect and acceptance. We aim to make a meaningful impact in our industry by encouraging women to pursue careers in the trades and construction, and by actively creating opportunities for education, apprenticeships, and hiring. Increasing participation of women in the trades and onsite management helps to replenish Canada's skilled construction workforce.

If you are female and are pursuing an education in the trades or post-secondary, we encourage you to apply for this $2,000 scholarship to help offset student tuition.

Deadline to apply: December 31, 2024 by 10:59 PM (PST).

All information about this and other STRIKE scholarships can be found here.

Our goal is to help Canadians make better financial decisions, and we believe that financial literacy is the key to this mission. We think that financial literacy is a lifelong commitment, and we want to encourage students to be mindful about their relationship with money early on in their lives.

For this reason, we are awarding $750 to a student every semester. All you have to do is show us how financial literacy has made a difference in your life. Tell us how you've budgeted, saved, invested, paid down debt, applied for as many scholarships as possible or how your side-hustle has helped you bring in extra cash. We want to know how your exceptional financial management efforts have made a positive impact in your life.

We understand that qualifying for a scholarship can be hard. That's why we're not asking for your grades or your GPA, and we're leaving this open ended without any strict qualification rules. We want to hear your story! We want to know what you've learned and how you intend on using your financial knowledge to build a better future for yourself.

However, we remind you that plagiarism is not allowed.

Visit this link to apply.

1. ScholarTree - create an account and the answers you provide are used as keywords; whenever those keywords show up in a scholarship's description, ScholarTree will send you information about the scholarship.
2. Scholarships Canada - has a large, searchable database of awards and scholarships.
3. Student Scholarships - another source for awards and scholarships.
4. BC Interior Community Foundation (Student Awards) - dedicated to supporting post-secondary education in our communities.
5. BC Ministry of Education and Child Care - has information on scholarships, bursaries and loans.

1. Indigenous Bursaries Search Tool - for all of Canada.
2. Metis Nation Post-Secondary Education Strategy - financial assistance to support Metis Nation students pursuing post-secondary education.
3. Inuit Post-Secondary Education Strategy - financial assistance to support Inuit students pursuing post-secondary education.
4. Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP) - provides funding for First Nation students who are registered Status Indians, are affiliated with a BC band OR are on the BC General List AND do not have band memberships and therefore, ineligible to apply for funding through their band. Must have resided in BC for a minimum of 12 consecutive months.
5. NWAC Indigenous Skills and Employment Training - Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. The NWAC ISET program helps Indigenous women and gender-diverse individuals fully participate in economic opportunities. If qualified, financials supports such as tuition, living allowance, childcare, job starts, and other resources to help Indigenous women and gender-diverse people reach their employment and skills training goals.
6. Indspire: Bursaries and Scholarship Awards - Deadlines are August 1, November 1, February 1 at 8:59 PST. There is one application for all of Indspire's bursaries and scholarship (with a few exceptions) to be considered for all applicable bursaries and scholarships.

• Always ASK for permission to use someone as a reference first.
• Never assume or put down someone’s name without checking first.

Think carefully about who you are asking:

• Have they known you for a long time?
• Are they someone who you have interacted with positively? Can they speak highly of you?
• If your scholarship is in a certain subject area, can you ask someone who has known you in that class/subject/environment?
• DOES your SCHOLARSHIP REQUIRE SOMEONE in a SPECIFIC ROLE?

• You should always allow at least 2 WEEKS for your reference to write you a strong reference letter.
• MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR YOUR REFERENCE!
• Provide your reference with as many details as possible about your academic achievements, extra-curricular activities, leadership, and volunteer opportunities.

Fill out the NorKam Student Profile directly below and share it with your referee.

• Read the instructions carefully on each scholarship application!!!
• Is there a length requirement?
• Specified format? (i.e. double-spaced with a digital signature.)
• *If there is specific criteria – LET YOUR REFEREE know!* (It is not your referee’s job to look up your scholarship criteria.) What does the scholarship committee you are applying to need to know about you in order for you to be selected successfully?

• Confirm if you need to send an online PDF reference letter or a hard copy letter inside an envelope. Ensure that signatures are: electronic (not typed in a "handwritten font") or actual. Your letter will require a signature!!!!

AND

• Remember to say “thank you” and update your reference if you are successful.

Are you asking someone to write you a reference letter?

Open the link below, download the document onto your computer and save it on your desktop (or documents). Fill it out, save it and send it to your referee with information about the scholarship and why you are applying. This document will aid your referee in knowing more about you rather than just "as a student" (as that is evident from your transcript); this will allow them to write about you as a person.

You can update it as the years progress for your future resumes because you've downloaded it onto your personal computer. Very difficult to fill out on a phone.

Download and save: NorKam Student Profile