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

Finals Again

May 18th, 2012

Your Junior Girls rugby team is headed to the quad “A”  LOSSA finals for the second straight year.  In their semi final match on Friday against the previously unbeaten GL Roberts your Cougars came out of the gate quickly.  The forwards led by Linda “keep it low” Hamed and Jessica “in a Chevy town” Ford overpowered the bigger GL forwards at the breakdowns.  The backs supported each other well throughout the game and played a swarming defense led by Chrissy “bruises” Gilbert and Meaghan “try given” Nakamura on the wings.  The result a 22-7 victory.  For the second game in a row it was a total team effort. 

Scoring for the Cougars were:

Tanya “afternoon games” Hollingshead with two trys.

Ashley “brace for impact” Czop and Carly “leader of the pack” Warren with one try a piece.

The lone convert was from the boot of Alex “post” Groves

The finals take place on Wednesday at Raglan.

These girls play rugby.  What is your superpower?

Courtice Sets Four Meet Records at Paul Dwyer Invitational

May 16th, 2012

 

Courtice had an awesome day of racing at the Paul Dwyer Invitational on Wednesday!  Paige Nock, Nathan Ackerman and Keith Cole  all broke meet records in individual events while our girls 4 x 400 team (Katey CoDyre, MacKenzie Collier, Riekie Jobb, Paige Nock) and  our junior boys  parlaff  relay team (Nathan Ackerman , Keith Cole) also broke meet records.  Paige took down past Courtice runner, Sarah Healys meet record in the 800m with an amazing 2:14   800m which is a 5 sec personal best  time and broke the record by over 4 seconds. Both our junior (Riekie and Elise Moore) and senior girls (Paige, Katey)  Parlaff relay teams also took first place finishes

Other top three performers at the meet include Mitch Robson (Shot Put), Brendan Randall ( Mile), and Lincoln Edwards ( 110m hurdles). Lincoln also set a new school record in the hurdles. Top Courtice sprinters  were Dominique Masderson Gray and Javier Palma.  Our LOSSA Championships take place next Tuesday and Wednesday at the Oshawa Civic Track.

For full results      Dwyer Results

Courtice Wins Four Golds at Bay of Quinte Meet

May 13th, 2012

 

Top performers for Courtice at the Bay of Quinte meet in Belleville were Nathan Ackerman who won golds in both the 3000m and the 1500m, Javier Palma who took first in the midget boys 200m and second in the 100m and Keith Cole who broke the meet record, which was held by former Courtice runner Tyler Leggo, in the junior 800 and added a second place finish in the 1500 behind Nathan.  Other top 6 finishers included Paige Nock and Brendan  Randall with thirds  and Riekie Jobb, Jon Zavitski and Tanya Hollingshead with 5ths in their events. The next meet takes place this Wednesday at Paul Dwyer Catholic School in Oshawa.

More pictures and results / videos can be found at

track-and-field

Jr Girls Rugby Playoff Date Set

May 10th, 2012

The Junior Girls Rugby team will begin their playoffs on Tuesday May 15th.  The home game versus Ajax begins at 1pm.

There will be a practice for both Junior and Senior teams on Monday morning.

Keith Cole, Mitch Robson Win Gold at Durham Catholic Invitational

May 10th, 2012

At the first full team track and field meet of the year Keith Cole and Mitch Robson both brought home the gold.  Cole won his 800m race for the second week in a row and remains undefeated while Robson took first in his specialty, the javelin.  Robson also added a third place finish in the shot put.  Rookie TJ Walker jumped to a second place finish in the high jump.  Paige Nock continued her impressive running streak  taking second in both the 400m and 800m races.  Katy CoDyre finished second in the steeplechase and third in the 400m hurdles.   Top six performances were turned in by Brendan Randall,  Lincoln Edwards,  Nathan Ackerman,  and Zack Jones.  The teams next meet takes place on Friday in Belleville.

 

Paige Nock Wins Double Gold in Brockville

May 6th, 2012

The Courtice distance running crew came home from the Thousand Islands Invitational track and field meet in Brockville on the weekend with a total of six medals and 11 top six performances.  Paige Nock won gold medals in both the senior girls 800 and 400 m events,  Nathan Ackerman took gold and silver in the Junior 3000 and 1500 m events while Keith Cole won gold in the Junior 800 and bronze in the 1500. All three runners are currently ranked amongst the top runners in the province.    Other top performances were turned in by Jon Zavitski,  Katey CoDyre,  Riekie Jobb and Brendan Randall.  The teams next meet is this Wednesday at the Oshawa Civic track .

 

For full results, more pictures and video go to

Courtice Track & Field page

 

 

 

Commencement 2012

May 3rd, 2012

Courtice Secondary School will celebrate its Commencement activities for the graduating class of 2012,  on Friday,  November 2, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.  We will be hosting the celebration in the main gym here at Courtice SS.   Grad Gowns must be ordered soon and are a part of our Courtice tradition so please look for upcoming news.  A letter of information will published on this website and will be sent home to grads and parents sometime soon.

Courtice Secondary School Prom May 11, 2012

May 3rd, 2012

Senior students are looking ahead to Friday May 11, 2012 and their graduation Prom.  Nearly 200 Courtice students and their guests will be showing off their gowns,  tuxes and other finery at Deer Creek Golf and Country Club in Ajax. 

While everyone is excited about the upcoming event parents and students are reminded that while Prom is a very special night everyone is required to abide by all Board and school rules.

Graduate Information Survey

May 3rd, 2012

If you are graduating this year, please go to the link below and fill out our brief survey.  This information will be used during the commencement ceremony next fall, so please be serious. 

Click here: [ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dF9lQkVkbVdkVUNFcUhleTN5RzJoeUE6MQ ]

or cut and paste this link:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dF9lQkVkbVdkVUNFcUhleTN5RzJoeUE6MQ

 If your plans change over the summer, you may take the survey again anytime before commencement.  Please don’t wait, do it now, so you won’t forget.

Student Council Elections for 2012-2013

April 26th, 2012

The election campaign for Student Council Prime Minister will run from Monday, April 23rd to Friday, May 4th for the 2012-2013 school year.  Advance polls will be held in Guidance on Wednesday, May 2nd for morning and all day coop students and for students who will be away due to class trips and sporting events.  On May 9th the Student Council Prime Minister speeches and election will be held during an extended Homeroom. 

Any students interested in applying for executive positions please come to guidance for the application.  Students must be entering grade 11, 12 or 5th year.