MARCH, 2007

Steveston’s First Semester Exam Results Outstanding!
Congratulations to all Steveston Grade 10. 11 and Grade 12 students who wrote Provincial Exams in February. Steveston results were once again higher than the Richmond School District average in almost every exam written and higher than the provincial average in 10 of 11 exams. Highlights included an 80% average exam mark in Math 12; 74% average in English 12 (higher than the Richmond average and higher than the provincial average); 80% average in Geography 12 with a 0% failure rate; 87% average in History 12 (14% higher than the provincial average); over 30% of Steveston students achieving an “A” on the every Grade 12 Provincial Exam and our failure rate was very low. Packers achieved “Excellence” or an “A” 140 times on a Provincial Exam this sitting and the following students achieved the ultimate in examination excellence, or an amazing result of 100%. Congratulations to:

Cathy Fu 100% in English 12
Cathy Fu 100% in Math 12
Alice Huang 100% in English 12
Alice Huang 100% in History 12
Charles Kuo 100% in Math 12
Tom Kuo 100% in Math 12
Richard Li 100% in Math 12
Matthew Wang 100% in Math 12
Cindy Zhong 100% in Math 10

The following Packers achieved “excellent” or “A” results on their most recent Provincial Exams:
English 10 Math 10 Science 10
Megan Berry Jamie Chan Jamie Chan
Debora Friedmann Ben Mou Jacqueline Yip
Leon Lam Nicky Shen
Samantha Smith Peter Wang
Franchesca Tan Jacqueline Yip
Bryn Wendowsky Jill Zhang English 12
Cindy Zhong Monique Doiron Kaila Stratton
Cathy Fu Annie Wang
Biology 12 Chemistry 12 Clement Ho Jennifer Wong
Glen Chui Franco Chan Alice Huang Ryan Wong
Fergus Chung Jason Chuang Lauren Kong
Cathy Fu Monique Doiron Irene Kwong
Alice Huang Vincent Fang Flora Luk
Derek Hui Neil Hsueh Jacob Moss
Deanna Ikari Ran Ji Emily Rasmussen
Lauren Kong Jeremy Jung Danielle Sapers
Tracy Kwok Charles Kuo Buck Sin
Flora Luk Tom Kuo Shannon Smith
Hamilton Ofiyai Kenneth Lee
Sinan Sulaiman Laam Lee
Amanda Wong Wilson Lee
Jennifer Wong Jennifer Li Physics 12
Denise Yang Matthew Wang Raymond Chow
Anita Ying Lisette Wee Marc De Asis
Amanda Wong Alan Fang
Denise Yang Neil Hsueh
Geography 12 History 12 Kenneth Lee
Colin Chau Imane Drissi El-Bouzaidi Laam Lee
Fergus Chung Michael Gubbay Flora Luk
Yasmin Iqbal Alice Huang Jacob Moss
Anthony Kwan Deanna Ikari Amber Shikaze
Jennifer Li Irene Kwong
Katherine Loo Jasmine Lew
Emily Rasmussen Rizwana Mohideen
Shannon Smith Grant Murray
Korbin Nikolai
Emily Rasmussen
Jesse Singer
Charlene Tang
Mariel Wendowsky

Math 12
Franco Chan Bob Gao Tracy Kwok Karandeep Randhawa
Jackie Chen Neil Hsueh Irene Kwong Amber Shikaze
Joy Cheng Helen Hu Kenneth Lee Buck Sin
Joanna Cheuk Daniel Hu Richard Li Sinan Sulaiman
Glen Chui Steven Hu Doris Liu Annie Wang
Fergus Chung Derek Hui Cindy Liu Matthew Wang
Raphael Cordero Heather Kang Charles Lo Amanda Wong
Marc De Asis Jenny Kuan Jacob Moss Jennifer Wong
Vincent Fang Charles Kuo Ikue Nakamura Eric Yam
Cathy Fu Tom Kuo Angel Ngan Denise Yang
Michelle Yang
Socials 11
Jung-Won Han
Alexander Jang
Katherine Lai
Malachi Liu
Kelvin Poon
Jared Rudek

Packer Idol a Huge Success
Just like the popular television series, our Student Council organized the annual “Packer Idol” contest in late February. This singing contest is held at most Richmond high schools and all the school finalists compete at a Richmond-wide Idol contest each spring. The preliminary rounds at Steveston saw 10 contestants singing hit tunes in front of packed audiences in the lunchroom. The talent level was exceptional and the judges had a difficult time selecting the top singers for the finals. Well done Angela Duan, Jasiel Jao, Sam Chung, Elias Chu, Kelsie Pelling, Celina Ng, Lisette Wee, Sam Wade, Elaine Cheung and Charlene Tang. On Friday, February 23 the finalists performed brilliantly in front of an enthusiastic, standing-room-only crowd in the gym at lunch. Judges included Mr. Wallace, Ms. Hoffman, Andrew “Simon” Kowan and Mr. Dewald. Congratulations to all the contestants and to Kelsie Pelling on being named “Packer Idol 2007”!

Steveston Mathematicians Calculate Contest Exams
96 Steveston students (approximately 1 in 6 of all students) recently wrote the University of Waterloo math contest exams. The national contests (Pascal, Cayley, Fermat) expose students in Grades 9, 10 and 11 to challenging mathematics exams to see how they are able to perform in comparison to other students from across Canada. Thanks to Mrs. Russell and Mr. Lancaster for organizing these opportunities for our young mathematicians! Congratulations to Charles Wang (Grade 9), Ryan Lo (Grade 10), and He Soo Heo (Grade 11) for being the top students at Steveston. Equally impressively, 25 of 33 Grade 9 Steveston exam writers scored “100” on the exam - which places them among the top percentile in Canada.


Music Department News
Steveston’s music department started the second semester off with a fabulous performance at the Gateway Theatre for the Jazz Band and our Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Steveston Sings! The performances were part of the Education Week events and to kick off "Music in Our Schools" in March. The Gateway event hosted Jazz performances from Richmond area secondary schools and Steveston was represented in fine form and our musicians received rave reviews. Looking ahead, the Saturday, April 28 "Open House" part of Steveston's 50th Anniversary celebrations will be alive with musical performances from a variety of student ensembles. The music department will also be involved in the Spring musical, “The Wizard of Oz” which runs in the first week of May. Our year end recital will be held in June featuring the fine talent of our Steveston students.


Steveston Musical Coming in May!
There is a lot of buzz around the Steveston Performing Arts wing as both drama and music students have been working very hard every day for weeks rehearsing and preparing set pieces for our upcoming musical “The Wizard of Oz” Ms. Hoffman and the cast and crew have been dedicating countless hours preparing for this show - please mark your calendars for the week of May 1-5 and stay tuned for more information on tickets to this great show!

Theatre Tickets Cheap!
eyeGO to the Arts is a national program that offers $5 tickets to ALL high school students!!! Come check out your local Richmond eyeGO shows for only $5 with your goCard!!! Just go to the ticket box office, show them your goCard and ask for an eyeGO ticket. For more information on shows, partners and other performances across Canada please visit eyeGO.org There is a list of excellent eyeGO shows in Richmond at the Gateway Theatre from April 1- 28, 2007 and this is a fabulous opportunity for teens to check out live theatre at a great price. Tickets are limited, so buy early for the best seats.

Justice Theatre at Steveston
The People’s Law School was founded in 1972 by a group of UBC law students who wanted to create an independent, non-profit group dedicated to educating people about all aspects of the law. This group also runs the Justice Theatre and they offer hour-long performances on a range of topics affecting young people, including bullying, street racing, shoplifting and hate crimes.  These performances are a great way to raise awareness and to stimulate discussion of these issues among students.  On February 14, every Steveston student in Grade 8 and 9 (and our Law 12 students) watched an excellent court room drama (a mock trial) involving a student charged with “uttering threats” after he allegedly sent threatening emails and set up a web site about another student at school. As part of our school’s focus on ‘social responsibility’ this very relevant topic was very informative and engaging. The performance included talented actors in the roles of judge, defendant, defense lawyer, Crown Council and witnesses. There was an introduction, presentation of evidence, jury deliberation (the jury was made up of Steveston students), and student discussion and questions.  Parents can find out more about The People’s Law School at www.publiclegaled.ca

International Issues Club 30-Hour Famine in April
Steveston’s International Issues club will again organize the World Vision 30-Hour Famine over April 12 and 13. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness and funds for the plight of hundreds of millions of people around the world who face malnutrition and hunger every day. Students who want to participate in the sleep-over at the school must be committed to the cause by securing at least $50 in pledges and going without food for 30 hours. Students are encouraged to demonstrate their social responsibility by learning more about hunger in struggling countries and by participating in the Famine or pledging others - see Mr. Mitsis and Mr. Parker to get involved in this important global issue.

March is National Nutrition Month
Good nutrition is important for all of us but critically important for children and teenagers. “Cook it up Healthy” is this year’s theme for Canada’s National Nutrition month. Canadians are cooking less and although most of us want to eat healthy, it is a challenge to find quick and easy yet nutritious meal solutions. Families who prepare and eat meals together have healthier eating habits. For time saving food solutions go to:
www.dietitians.ca/eatwell and following the link to Nutrition Month. According to a survey done by Canadian Living Foundation, Canadian children receive a “C” when it comes to their diet. Only 61% of our children and teens eat 4 or more servings of vegetables and fruit per day (excluding fruit juices and French fries), eat 2 or more servings of whole grains cereals and 3 or more servings of milk and calcium-fortified beverages per day. For more findings go to:
http://www.breakfastforlearning.ca/english/resources/pop/reportcardfinal.pdf.

The newly revised Canada’s Food Guide is now available to the public. Parents can pick up their own copy at the Richmond Health Department. There is more information on the food guide plus interactive tools on the website: www.healthcanada.gc.ca/foodguide


GIRLS' BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS!!
Congratulations to our Senior Girls' basketball team on winning their second consecutive RSSAA senior girls' basketball title on February 15. Steveston began the Richmond playoff tournament with a victory over London and then defeated arch-rival McMath 46-40 in the "AA" final. This was a tremendous team victory as the PACKERS had lost to the Wildcats by 24 points a month earlier! In the Richmond Cup final, Steveston won a thrilling overtime game over McNair 41-40 to capture the league trophy. The Packers completed their season with a tough 1-point loss to Windsor at the Lower Mainland playoffs in late February....great job team, and a very special thank you to graduating players Amber Shikaze and Kelsie Pelling for all their hard work and commitment to Packer basketball over the years! Our Junior Girls’ team also enjoyed a great year, finishing 2nd in the RSSAA playoffs and advancing to the Vancouver and District championships against the top teams from Burnaby, New West and the North Shore. Thanks to all our coaches and sponsors during the long winter season - next up at Steveston is senior boys’ rugby, girls’ soccer, golf, ultimate, track and field and boys’ volleyball.


Grade 7 Basketball Tournament Awesome!
Congratulations to Mr. McBurney (and Mr. Evans from London) and our Athletic Leadership class for organizing and officiating another fabulous Grade 7 basketball tournament on March 13-15. Girls’ and boys’ teams from the family of feeder schools from both Steveston and London played games at both high schools over the 3 days. 12 teams participated and the young students played with great skill and sportsmanship. The tourney included fun “hot shot” contests and was both a great organizational and leadership opportunity for our students as well as a wonderful chance for Grade 7s to experience “the big gyms with the glass backboards” a small taste of the exciting life at high school.

Career Centre News:
Students are reminded to check the Career Centre Website on a weekly basis for up to date information on Post-secondary, Careers and Scholarship Information: http://public.sd38.bc.ca/~ccnews/
For Career and Post-secondary exploration: www.careercruising.com
username: Steveston's password: career1 and educationplanner.bc.ca

Automotive Service
Technician McNair 12
Carpentry Cambie 12
Hair Design Boyd 11
Plumbing McMath 12
Cooking/Chef
Training Richmond 12
Automotive Parts Kwantlen 12
Automotive
Upholstery/Trim Kwantlen 12
Outdoor Power Kwantlen 12
Millwright Kwantlen 12
Welding Kwantlen 12
Masonry Kwantlen 12
Practical Horticulture Kwantlen 12
Baking & Pastry Arts VCC 12
Automotive
Refinishing Prep VCC 12

Parent School Satisfaction Surveys on the Internet by March 30
The Ministry of Education is asking every parent of Grades 4,7,10 and 12s in the province to complete a “satisfaction survey” about their child’s school. Parents of Steveston Grades 10 and 12 students received an envelope with instructions and a random logon number on February 20. If you have not yet done so, please logon to the web site and complete the survey by March 30. The survey can be completed online in a few minutes and translations are available in 17 languages. Simply logon on to this web site and type in your random logon number. We thank you for your cooperation.
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/sat_survey/access.htm


Steveston-London Dance a Big Hit!
315 students from London and Steveston attended a dance at Steveston on March 8 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. The dance was organized jointly by the Student Councils at both schools and was promoted as a great opportunity for students from both schools to have fun and get to know one another better in a relaxed social gathering. The “Flashback” theme was very popular and many students from both schools dressed up in fun retro costumes - everything from the 50s to the 80s was spotted at the dance - tight jeans, bell bottoms, aviator shades, big collars and disco pant-suits! Thanks to the administrators, Ms. Hoffman, Mr. Evans, Mr. Wallace, two of our great Noon Hour supervisors (Karol and Doris) and all the keen student teachers who volunteered to supervise the event. A big congratulations to the London and Steveston Student Council members as the dance was a huge success!

Steveston Plant Sale:
Spring is just around the corner and once again we are offering beautiful bedding plants and hanging baskets for sale--JUST IN TIME FOR MOTHERS' DAY!  This year we are offering a greater variety of plants and at very competitive prices.  Please spread the word, perhaps your family, friends, neighbours and co-workers would be interested in placing an order as well.  All proceeds go to Steveston Secondary School's DRY AFTER GRAD.  Drop off your order form by Thursday, April 26 at the school office.  Pick-up day will be the day before Mother's Day - Saturday, May 12 from 11:00 to 1:00 during the school's huge garage sale.  The order form is included in this newsletter.  Any questions?  Call Linda at 604-271-0946.  Thank you Steveston for your generous support!

Dates to Remember:

March 26 Welcome Back - ABCD
April 4 Steveston-London Day - 1 pm dismissal
April 6-9 Good Friday and Easter Monday
April 12 PAC - 7 pm
April 16 Block Rotation Change DCBA on M, W, F
ABCD on Tu and Th.
April 20 First Term, Semester 2 Report Card Home
April 25/26 Parent Teacher Conferences
April 27 Pro-D day
April 27 50th Anniversary Athletics Celebration!
April 28 50th Anniversary FREE Open House!

50 Years Celebrations are Fast Approaching...
Get your tickets for Friday April 27! Plan to attend the FREE open house April 28! Check out: www.steveston50th.org