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Science Cont’d2) Chem 13 News Exam (Grade 12):Steven Chen placed in the 97thpercentile and Tina Yang placed in the93rd percentile.3) Avogadro Exam (Grade 11):Gauruv Bose placed 3rd out of 4,841students. Jiayin Sun placed in the95th percentile, and Sofia Hou andZuhair Sayed each placed in the 94thpercentile.4) National Crystal Growing Contest:Steven Chen placed 5th in Canada forthe Best Quality CrystalPHYSICS:1) OAPT Grade 11 Physics Contest:Jamie Wong placed 22nd out of 1,328students with a score in the 98.4thpercentile.Other very successful contestantsinclude:Hongwei Liu: 97th percentileJennifer Hurd and Edward Zhang:94th percentileJiayin Sun: 90th percentile2) Sir Isaac Newton Grade 12 PhysicsExam:Lisgar placed 4th in Canada in thefour-member team competition.Very successful contestants include:Yao Yao (94th percentile), MichaelRust-Smith (93rd percentile) DavidFei (91st percentile) and Nevin Hotson(90th percentile)STUDENT SERVICES & CAREEREDUCATIONWe congratulate all of Lisgar’s June2008 graduates!University & CollegeAll graduating students who haveapplied to Ontario universities andcolleges should check the OUAC(Ontario Universities’ ApplicationCentre) and OCAS (Ontario CollegeApplication Service) websites regularlyand carefully, ensuring that youracademic information is correct. OnJuly 4th, final marks will be sent fromLisgar to OCAS and OUAC.If you have taken a night school course, onlinecourse, correspondence course, or aSaturday school course, your marks shouldappear on your OUAC and/or OCAS site.It is imperative that you check your site toensure that ALL INFORMATION iscorrect. You must notify the CounsellingTechnician immediately if your nightschool, on-line course, correspondencecourse, or Saturday school courseinformation has not been posted on yourOUAC or OCAS website.Out-of-Province ApplicationsAttention graduating students who haveapplied to an out-of-province institution:Remember to request your report card besent after each reporting period bycompleting a request form in the binder inthe Counselling office. We do notautomatically send out these report cards.You must fill out a separate request formfor the June report card and/or transcript tobe sent to the institution(s) of your choice.DeferralsSometimes students are given adeferral by Ontario universities orcolleges in May or June. This meansthat the institution requires the studentto submit his/her final marks from Junedirectly to the university/college inearly July, before an offer of admissionwill be made. It is the soleresponsibility of the student to sendthese final marks directly to theuniversity if the marks are requiredprior to July 4th, 2008.Summer School Results for GradsFinal marks obtained at summer school2008 should be sent BY THESTUDENT directly to the university orcollege you wish to attend.What To Do If You Have Not BeenOffered A Spot At University OrCollegeQualified students applying for admissionto an Ontario university who did notreceive an offer of admission can inquireabout possible openings at other Ontariouniversities through OUAC between June3, 2008 and August 22, 2008, by visitingthis website; www.ouac.on.ca. You cancall OUAC Monday to Friday from 9:007a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at (519) 823-1940,extension 10.For Ontario colleges, visit this website;www.ocas.on.ca. Click on “About Us”and go to “Find Program”. OCASoffers a telephone inquiry toll free lineat 1–888-892-2228, Monday to Fridayfrom 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.You might be able to do a course atsummer school to raise your marks. Callthe university or college you hope toattend to let them know that you plan toattend summer school. Ask the institutionif this might earn you an offer ofadmission. Let them know that you arekeen on attending their institution.If you need to raise your marks overall,you might wish to do another year orsemester of high school to upgradeyour marks. If you decide to return toLisgar, call the Lisgar main office toget a registration appointment. Whenyou call, mention that you are areturning Lisgar student.Special Education ProgramLisgar students have support availablefrom a variety of staff who have specialeducation qualifications and who willwork with teachers to ensure students’accommodations are implemented andstudents receive remedial assistance asrequired. This team includes our learningsupport teachers, the student successteacher, a vice-principal, counsellors, andthe two educational assistants."University Matters" is a transitionguide for students entering first yearuniversity to help them make good lifechoices and get the most out of theiruniversity experience. It may behelpful for some students to read thisbook over the summer so that whenthey arrive on campus they are ready tohit the ground running. Reviews havebeen excellent from both students andeducators.Free downloads including worksheetsand a student budget can be viewed onsite:www.universitymatters.ca