The Raven Report

Sometimes called "Red Dress Day", the National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender, and Gender-Diverse+ Peoples Awareness Day this was first observed in 2010, happens every May 5th. The goal of the day is to honour and bring awareness to the thousands of Indigenous women and girls, and two-spirit people who have gone missing or who have been murdered. On this day, people all across Canada will try to give a voice to those who no longer have one. At Eastside Secondary, our Art students have been engaged in learning and artistic creations to represent the important issues that surround Red Dress Day. Our foyer is decorated with their creations.

Candlelight Vigil: Join a walk in downtown Belleville, followed by a candlelight vigil in Market Square on May 5 from 5-9 pm to honour all of our sisters who have been stolen and who are still missing.

Facts:

The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, girls, two-spirit, transgender, and gender-diverse+ peoples found that Indigenous girls are often targets of sexual exploitation and trafficking, with many being lured away from their homes and communities and forced into exploitative situations. Indigenous girls make up 7% of the total population of girls in Canada, yet they represented 50% of all female homicide victims in Canada between 2001 and 2017. Indigenous girls under 18 are more likely to be reported missing than non-Indigenous girls of the same age.

Eastside Secondary's Musical Theatre presents the well-loved classic musical, The Wizard of Oz from May 22 - 24 at 7:00 pm and May 25 at 2:00.

Tickets for the ESS production of The Wizard of Oz are now available to purchase online at Eventbrite or if families want paper tickets, those are being sold in the main office at ESS on school days from 8:00 to 3:00 (cash only at the office).

Tickets will also be available at the door at each performance.

We will open our doors to everyone on Thursday May 30 from 3:30 - 7:00pm to showcase our students, staff and the amazing programs we offer.

Here are some of the things you can expect to find at our Open House:

• Arts Showcase
• Sports Showcase
• Guest Speaker
• Activities and Games for Children
• A Scavenger Hunt
• Community Partners
• Free barbeque - courtesy of School Council*
• Access to see our amazing technology shops

And much more!

More details will be coming soon!

* You must get your Free Tickets in advance - Click here to get yours! (paper tickets will be available at school soon)

Your Graduation To Do List -

• Sign up for Graduation 2024. We have limited space so please let us know if you are coming by completing this Google Form

• Pay your $25 graduation gown fee through school cash online or in the main office.

• Add a baby photo to the Grad Slide Show - Instructions are in the Class of 2024 google classroom

• Scholarships - Apply to school scholarships - due May 5th.

• OSAP Information - The OSAP application will be available by the end of May or early June.

• Graduation Rehearsal - Friday June 14, 2024 at 10:30AM - to prepare for graduation.

We are looking forward to coming together and to celebrate the Class of 2024. This is the starting place where you will go forward and make your mark.

May 7, 2024 - Raven Rockfest - 6:30 pm

May 27, 2024 - School Council - 5:30 pm

May 30, 2024 - ESS Open House 3:30 - 7:00 pm

June 17 - 20 - Final Culminating Activities

June 27, 2024 - Graduation

Calendar dates for 2024-25 school year have been added to our website.

School starts Wednesday Sept. 6, 2024

Check our Eastside Events calendar to see all the great things that are happening at Eastside Secondary.