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Salutations from the Guidance Department! Our team<br />
has been very busy since registration day in August.<br />
We would like to thank you for your patience in our efforts<br />
to support your child for this school year. The<br />
Guidance Team this year consists of Mr. Paul Stephenson<br />
(Student Success), Ms. Ellen Philp (Counsellor A to G), Mrs. Georgia Vatousis<br />
(Counsellor H to L), Mr. Nizam Alkins, Head of Guidance (Counsellor M to Z) and Mrs.<br />
Gail Burdett (Guidance Secretary).<br />
The team has been trying its best to support every student that “requests” a timetable<br />
change this school year. To date, we have seen approximately 200 grade 12 students,<br />
30 new international visa students, 30 new registrations, 85 grade 11 students, 80<br />
grade 10 students and 25 grade 9 students.<br />
We plan to complete this process by this Friday at 3:30. We thank you for your patience.<br />
We also would like to announce a new process for making guidance appointments. If<br />
any student would like to make an appointment with their “Alpha” identified counsellor,<br />
they should come to the Guidance Office before school starts (8:30 to 8:55), during<br />
their lunch, or after school (3:00 to 3:30).<br />
We will be speaking to each grade level with respect to what Guidance Services, the<br />
Post-Secondary application process, course selections and community service hour<br />
requirements on:<br />
Wednesday <strong>Sept</strong>ember 20 th Grade 12 Assembly<br />
Thursday <strong>Sept</strong>ember 21 st Grade 11 Assembly<br />
Monday <strong>Sept</strong>ember 24 th Grade 10 Assembly<br />
Tuesday <strong>Sept</strong>ember 25 th Grade 9 Assembly<br />
Many Post-Secondary Institutions (Universities and Colleges) will be coming to<br />
<strong>Thornlea</strong> to speak to our senior students in the first semester. We have scheduled Ryerson,<br />
Queen’s, York, Waterloo, McMaster, Wilfrid Laurier, U of T, Ryerson, Western,<br />
Seneca, Humber and Centennial, just to name a few. The dates and times of these<br />
information sessions will be announced in advance by the Guidance Department.<br />
We would also like to remind our learning community that there is a new process in<br />
place for Community Service Hours. All students must complete 40 community hours<br />
to obtain their Ontario Secondary School Diploma. The Guidance department must<br />
approve your community service opportunity before you start your hours. Please see<br />
your counsellor for approval.
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