ENRICHMENT AT THE RIDGE NEWSLETTER #2
OCTOBER 2012 (Think PINK!)
For further information on all of the items listed below, please see Ms. Patterson (pattersonka@hdsb.ca) rm 214
OSSTF Contest: “Dis(obedience) Stand by or Stand up”
Check out the options for media and art!!!!
· Loran Awards (scholarships)!!!!!
Applications are online http://www.loranaward.ca/sef/page/id/15.html
DEADLINE – check with PCC
See Ms. Anstett for details
· Exploravision
http://www.exploravision.org/
Toshiba Sponsored Technology and Science Competition
See Mr. Warner for details
· SHAD Valley www.shad.ca
For the summer between Grade 11 and 12
Information at lunch in October – listen for announcments!!!
Application DEADLINE is December 5, 2012 and will be ONLINE!
Get an application code to register ONLINE
A week in Ottawa at the Terry Fox Centre with students from all over Canada.
An opportunity to study one of eleven subthemes:
Arts and culture Medicine and Health
Business and Entrepreneurship Sports and Fitness
Canada Remembers Law
International Affairs Science and Technology
Journalism and Communications Social Sciences
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
American based leadership program for grades 6 – 11 only
Various locations including Washington, NYC, Atlanta, NYC and Boston.
You must be nominated – so see Ms. Patterson!
IRHS Nomination deadline is November 1st
See Mrs. Hills (workroom 226) or Ms. Omeri (room 212) for information
Listen for announcements in November
Exams run from May 6 – May 17th 2013.
Cost = $89.00 U.S.
Grade 10 program, May 2013
The theme of "Change" May 12th - 16th, 2013
Application deadline: March 2013
Cost: Program fee: $450
Supervised overnight shared residence accommodation: $120
Grade 11 program, March 2013
Design theme March 10th - 15th , 2013
5 day program: dates may coincide with some school boards' March Break.
(Out-of-town arrivals: Sunday evening)
Application deadline: TBD
Cost: Program fee: $450
Supervised overnight shared hotel accommodation: $300
Grade 12 program, November 2012
Roadmap to research
November 14th - 16th, 2012
November 14th - 16th, 2012
3 day program (Wednesday through Friday)
Out-of-town arrivals: Tuesday evening
Application deadline: TBD
Cost: Program fee: $250**
Cost: Program fee: $250**
Supervised overnight shared hotel accommodation: $180**
**includes HST
Deadlines: December 20th/December 3rd Respectively.
You must be graduating this year and planning to attend a University in the Ottawa area (Carleton, Ottawa, St. Paul’s, etc)
May 5 – 10 2013
Registration takes place in February 2013
Details of courses will be available after Dec. 1, 2011
Look for information on PROCESS on the NEXT Newsletter
· Math and Computer Contests http://chatt.hdsb.ca/~barsanl/
Sun Life Financial Canadian Open math Challenge – gr. 9, 10.11 and 12
November 8th - $12 due October 22, 2012
Canadian Senior and Intermediate math Contests – gr. 9, 10, 11 and 12
November 20 - $10 due November 6, 2012
Math @ Mac – gr. 9, 10, 11 and 12
November 28 – free – Register by November 22, 2012
DWITE Computer Programming Contest – gr. 10, 11 and 12
October 24 + additional dates at 3:15 pm in lab 228
Motivate, Experience, Inspire (MEI)
The world is your classroom. International studies available
