3 weeks ago from now some grade 7’s and 8’s went to Camp Arnes and I was one of them. We boarded the bus and left at about 6:10. The drive was long but it was fun to talk to people and walk back and forth in the bus. For most of the bus ride there Sukhsagar, Kim, Sharin, Ranch, Angelica, Jaira, Amy, Keegan and I talked for the most part and played games. When we arrived we packed our things in our rooms then we went out for hockey on the lake for an hour. After that we went swimming then we went back to the chalet to watch Olympus has fallen. Then we went straight to bed.

The next day we had breakfast, Snowshoeing/Skiing, Lunch, ice fishing, orienteering, dinner, /hockey/tobogganing, Movie (Frozen), swimming then lights-out. The last day was just a repeat of the first except we didn’t do orienteering or ice fishing. In between the days we had group challenges in the chalet like hidden meanings, mazes, and hula hooping contests to win a team pizza party. They were for teams. Team SOS, Team Marks, Team Patel, and Team Milko.

A lot of “interesting” things happened on this trip but I think it was a pretty good trip.

Grade 9

Mr sagriottis came to talk to us about  grade 9. In his presentation he told us about the differences in grade 9. Some differences are in high school we need 30 credits to graduate, to get  a credit you need to pass all of your classes, and you have extra credit classes. At the end of his presentation Mr Sagriotis gave us a grade 9 info booklet.

There are lots of things that differentiates st maurice from other high school. The average st maurice student graduates with 30.5 credits. St Maurice students are well prepared for university. At st maurice there is a business course that you can take, and at the end you receive a certificate. The student size is smaller so it is easier to be taught by teachers. Over all St Maurice seems like a great high school

Science

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Science

On Monday, February 10th we were assigned a Science disorder project. In this project we are supposed to choose one illness/disorder and talk about it in front of the class. It will have to be a presentation that is about 10 minutes long and has to have the following:

• Brief description of the disease/disorder
• Causes
• Symptoms
• Diagnosis
• Treatments
• Prognosis
• Current research being done
• General statistics 

The presentation can be put on slideshows, posters, or even prezi.  You will have to explain what the disorder is about, what the causes are about the illness, the symptoms to look out for, its diagnosis, treatments that can help a person with the disease, how everyday people live their life with it, research on how they will try to cure the disease, and the disease's general statistics. In this project we also had the decision to choose a partner if we would like or if we wanted to go solo on the presentation. This project will/was due on Friday, February 28th.

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The SMS Factor

On February 28, 2014, St. Maurice had their very own SMS Factor. The event was planned and organized by Ankit Bahl. The emcees were Darius Hunter and Collin Maritimand the judges were Ms. Dell'Acqua, Mr. McCaffrey, and Mrs. Trapp. The performers were:

•  Norina Jimeno/ Singing 
• Nicole & Edward/ Singing and Guitar 
• Teena Crone / Contemporary Dance
• Deepinder Bedi/ Magic
• Lauren Constantion/ Singing and Guitar 
• Mark Alimario/ Piano
• Patrica Estacio/ Singing and Guitar
• Bailey Villarba/ Singing and Guitar 
• Alisha & Chashan/ Bollywood and Bhangra Dance Medley
• Brooke, Felisa, Marie & Kathleen/ Fan Dancing
• Jasper Mance/ Dance Medley
• Jedd Ylagan/ DJing

This talent show was amazing. The winners include: 3rd place Mark Alimario with The Theme Song-Attack on Titan and Lauren Constantino with Toxic by Britney Spears, the 2nd place winner was Alisha & Chashan, and the 1st place winners were Brooke, Felisa, Marie & Kathleen with I'll Make a Man Out of You-Mulan. This show was great and I hope you had enjoyed it.