Have you always thought that a pawn Shop was a place where chess players hang out? Have you seen Searching for Bobby Fisher 10 times? Well then do we have a club for you, Chess Club! Whether you are a new player or consider yourself a grandmaster all are welcome and encouraged to attend.
When we meet
Chess Club now meets every Thursday during lunch B in Portable 6. All students are welcome and all skill levels welcomed and encouraged to join!
Club facilitator
Useful links
Latest news…
Grade 12 On-Line Workshop: Funding Post-Secondary Education: Scholarships, Bursaries & OSAP
Please find available, the On-line workshop regarding post-secondary funding.
This link and password has already been shared on the Guidance landing page on D2L.
Your Guidance Counsellor can also provide you with the password. The video is not to be shared with those not attending St. Benedict.
TD Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples
TD Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples
Due: Friday October 25th (11:59 pm)
Value: Up to $60,000 over 4 years (25 scholarships each year)
Regardless of your field of study, scholarships are open to First Nation, Metis and Inuit who are members / citizen of a First Nation, Metis or Inuit community who:
● have applied for a full-time minimum 2-year program with an approved post-secondary institution for the next year of study; or
● are enrolled in, or accepted to, a full-time minimum two-year program with an approved post-secondary institution for the next year of study
1-866-722-2362
TD Scholarships for Community Leadership
Due Date: November 13, 2024
Up to $ 70,000 over 4 years (20 Scholarships available)
Have you shown leadership in helping to make a meaningful and lasting difference in your community? We’d love to hear about your community leadership efforts and what inspired you to get involved. We’re more interested in the mark you’re making in the world than the marks you’re getting in the classroom. This scholarship program is open to student leaders with an average of 75% and up (outside Quebec), or a minimum R score of 26 in Quebec, who are helping to support positive change in their communities.
The TD Scholarships for Community Leadership are available to students who are helping to support change, nurture progress and contribute to making the world a better place, in their communities.
Criteria:
- completed application form
- 600 word essay (3 copies) describing community involvement and leadership
1 letter of recommendation from school staff member
2 letters of support from community leadership activities
-some applications in guidance office or online @
DOCTOR WHO CLUB: Coming Oct. 18th
This week, the Doctor & River Song not only have to stop an army of Weeping Angels…they have to stop Amy from being converted into an angel herself! Join us for the gripping conclusion to our two-part story this week with 2010’s FLESH AND STONE. The fight for survival begins this Friday, October 18th after school in room 226. Remember…don’t blink!
