Vermont Travellers

November 23rd, 2011

Please bring your form and first payment as soon as possible to Mr. Fortin Rm 218.

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YearBook

November 29th, 2011

There will be year book club meeting every Tues. and Thurs.  in room 152

-Mr.Bush

Read every Tues & Thurs

September 11th, 2011

Great Canadian Shoreline Clean-up

May 14th, 2012

Friday, May 18th, during periods 03 and 04, students will be cleaning up the Black Creek (between Courtice Rd. and Trulls).  This is a National program supported by the WWF and the Vancouver Aquarium.  Learn more at ShorelineCleanup.ca

Jazz Ensemble

April 29th, 2012

Mr. Vining is in the school Thursday and Friday so there will be a Jazz Ensemble rehearsal both days. Make sure you guys bring your horns those days. We will be learning new songs.

 

Read Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs Apr 30 – May 3

A Split with O’Neill

April 26th, 2012

Your Cougar’s girls rugby teams split their games with O’Neill yesterday.

The seniors started the game off well tying the game 5-5 early on a try by Corlyn “el capitain” Turner.  The pack rucked well and were close to scoring a few more times but in the end a solid effort resulted in a 20-5 loss.  Notable games from: 

Emily “gotta go low” Martin,  Brittany “so close” Cooper and Vicki “mouthguard, check” Derbyshire.

The juniors played a complete team game for the first time this season, the result a 29-0 victory.  This game saw great ball retention and hard running on offence combined with sure tackling and a strong scrum on defense.  Scoring trys were:

Maddie “8 just like the shirt says” Perrault  with 2

Ashley “short side” Czop, Tanya “quick start” Hollingshead and Natasha “tackle machine” Burry with one a piece.

A fine display of kicking saw two conversions from Alex “it’s your job now” Groves.

Notable performances:

Breanne “catchin on” Hogarth, Chrissy “ka pow” Gilbert, Erin “shorts” Slater and Jenna “steals” Beatty

Courtice Mock Trial team & Kelly Cup Finals!

April 25th, 2012

The Courtice Mock Trial team fought their best trial yet last night at the “Kelly Cup Finals”, but came home with the silver (not the silverware!). Team member, Liam Beal, did receive the “Top Advocate Award.” Other team members include: Mike Thoms, Dylan Behan, Abby Kent, Sarah Turner, Ian Grounds, and Tyler Daniels. Congratulations to all team members and to coach Tuerk for their incredible success.

CSS Durham Envirothon Champions

April 24th, 2012

The CSS Envirothon teams participated at the Durham Region Event yesterday and represented the school with a high degree of enthusiasm and determination.

A special thanks to the first-timers team, “the Eco-Maniacs,” consisting of Meghan Ward, Austin Janz and Shawna Sidorkiewicz.  They put on a courageous battle despite being down two players.

A heartfelt congratulations goes out to the other team, “the Eco-Trippers,” who won the competition and are off to the provincials next week!  Give some props today to:

Jasmine ” Summer Breeze” Pallister

Erik “Ecosystem this” Mason

Hayden “Hungry for more” Pulchinski

Sydney “Gidday Mate” Pallister

and  Keitha “Tick Tock” Derbyshire

 

Boys Rugby

April 24th, 2012

The Cougar boys played a little rugby in a variety of weather conditions yesterday at St. Marys.  The boys played well defensively and had some good tackles in the first half but fell behind by a try.  In the second half the strong defense continued but the Cougars started to move the ball down the field as well and capped it off with a try by Tom Garrity to finish the game in a 5-5 tie.

Mock Trial Team Reaching for the Top!

April 24th, 2012

Congratulations to our Mock Trial Team: After a slow start against Ajax HS, our mock trial team fought back hard against Notre Dame in Durham’s “Kelly Cup” competition last night. The team resumes competition this afternoon against St Stephen’s for the gold medal. If you see Mike Thoms, Ian Grounds, Dylan Behan, Sarah Turner, Abby Kent, Liam Beal and Tyler Daniels today, be sure to congratulate them and wish them well in tonight’s competition. Special thanks goes to Mrs Purcell, who helped drive the team to competition, and to Ms Tuerk, our passionate mock trial team coach!

A great day for rugby

April 23rd, 2012

Your lady Cougars took to the field yesterday vs All Saints in senior rugby action.

Courtice dominated the play throughout the first half but All Saints played great try line defense to keep the score at 0-0 at half.

The second half saw Abbey “like the church” Smith break through for two tries leading your Cougar’s to a 10-0 victory.

Reagan “tackles” MacDonald was all over the field and the entire team played hard throughout the chilly afternoon.

Great runs were seen by:  D’Amour “slice” Walker, Erica “physio” Cogo and Dominique “patch” M-G.

The Juniors took to the field next and tackled the All Saints into a forfeit 5 minutes int0 the game.

Last game saw a try from Carly “oops” Warren and this game was sure to see many. 

Next home game Thursday against O’Neill.    See you at practice on Wednesday ladies.

 

Boys Lacrosse

April 23rd, 2012

Reminder the Boys Varsity Lacrosse team has a game today Vs DOC.  The

game is at St. Stephens at 3:45

Less Mud, Less Results

April 19th, 2012

Your Courgar girl’s rugby teams headed to Port Perry yesterday on the first anniversary of the mud bowl.

The senior girls came up short in a 15-0 loss.  With two juniors up to help out your Cougar’s took some time to get on track but could not get their offence started.

Notable Players:

Rachel “proper” Smith and Sarah “taped ankle number two” Turner who helped our scrum to dominate.

and Sam “that close” Rockbrune who almost put us on the scoresheet.

The junior girls began the game slowly and got stronger as the game went on, scoring a late try to break the shut out. The result was a 27-5 loss.

Notable performers:

Alex “boots” Groves with stong tackling and kicking.

Linda “how’s that for flanking” Hamed with many tackles.

and Shawna “grabbed a leg” Sidorkeiwicz with a key play in a ruck.

 

A better start and better results are expected on our home field on Monday.

 

Girls Rugby Vikings Tournament

April 17th, 2012

Your junior girl’s rugby team took to the field for the first time this season yesterday.  Although slightly shorthanded your mini Cougar’s played well posting a win, two ties and a loss.

What the team lacked in experience, they more than made up for in heart.

Starting in their first game of 15′s were 11 players, for many this was their first time in stripes, were:

(you can pick up the headset now Mr. Hicks)

Chrissy “so good they named the ball after me” Gilbert

Alex “mango” Groves

Breanne “two sport” Hogarth

Chenoa “fierce” Tomlinson

Makayla “Kate” Hudson

Jenna “super sub” Layng

Meaghan “this girl can play” Nakamura

Shawna “pronounce this” Sidorkiewicz

Erin “legs” Slater

Sarah “dancing queen” Taylor

Chloe “be at practice” Vachon

Try scorers were Maddie “game sheet” Perrault with one and Brittany “orange cleats” Burry with three.

The senior team also had a rookie:

Vicki “Vimy” Derbyshire who was in her first scrum and made a nice run in her debut.

The senior team ended the day undefeated with a win and two ties and continued with their superb tackling.

Scoring were:  Emily “Post” Martin, Jessica “sorry Mr. Cunliffe” Devilliers and Reagan “orange cleats” MacDonald with one a piece.

Also with a brilliant try was Brittany “Bolt” Cooper who ran away from the All Saints team to score on a run from half.

First regular season game Thursday.

THESE GIRLS PLAY RUGBY

What’s your superpower?

Welcome back Jenna

read on April 18th.