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Welcome to the Queen
Elizabeth Secondary School Home Page. This is written for students,
parents, and staff at QE or any member of the community in Surrey, BC, and
anyone in any other part of the world who is interested in looking at what
QE is doing.
Surrey is in the Greater Vancouver
area, situated approximately 25 km east of Vancouver, and is one of the
fastest growing cities in Canada. Surrey is also known as the City of
Parks.
Queen Elizabeth Secondary
School is one of the public schools in School District No. 36, Surrey, BC.
At Queen Elizabeth, we have a tradition of excellence. The school provides
a comprehensive academic and general program for students from grade 8 to
12. Our student population is approximately 1400.
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Since the last
newsletter our students and staff have been very busy and have so much to
be proud of. The talents and success in all areas: academics, athletics and
fine arts are something to celebrate. As you read this newsletter you will
note the many accomplishments of our students. Congratulations to all of
them for their hard work, motivation and spirit, we’re proud of their
endeavours and the honours they bring to Queen Elizabeth Secondary. Some
notable recent events:
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The first formal Report Card from Semester 2 was issued on
April 15th and followed by Parent/Teacher Interviews on April 29th.
Many thanks to all the parents who came to discuss the progress of their
children and continue the excellent connection with our school.
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We had our annual “Roots and Rhythm” celebration on April 22nd.
Not only was this an amazing showcase of many cultures and extraordinary
talents of QE students, we raised over $7,600 for the Surrey Memorial
Hospital’s Children’s Emergency Ward.
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Congratulations to the Planning 10 classes who participated
in the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative sponsored by the Toskan Castle
Foundation. The Planning classes
researched local grassroots charities and in working groups prepared
proposals for funding a local charity. The top four presentations presented
a ten-minute brief to a panel to determine which charity would receive a
donation of $5,000 from the Toskan Castle Foundation.
I was overwhelmed
with the quality of work from the four teams involved. The presentations
were exceptional and the students should be commended for their efforts and
concern for social responsibility. The four teams included:
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Surrey Food Bank: Jasmine Athwal, Erica Ganal, Nelly Muja,
Jasmine Sandhu
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Learning Disabilities Association: Vibhuti Aggarwal, Stefanie
Madariaga, Ramn Mann, Parm Rai
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Caring Hearts for Underprivileged Children Society: Nivedita
Badhan, Tharngeet Kooner, Aasia Rahguzar, Raveena Sahota
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Surrey Urban Mission Society:
Ama Danso, and Jasmine Virk
The
Surrey Urban Mission Society Team was awarded this year’s prize as their
presentation stood out as one that demonstrated a clear vision, high
capacity and strong level of understanding.
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Congratulations to Ms. Muirhead who organized QE’s
involvement in the “Young Blood for Life” Challenge. Last year over 37,000
youth donated blood which represented 9% of all blood donors. The challenge officially ended on April
30th and QE was 27th in Canada, which is an
outstanding achievement. To all the students who participated – well done,
we are proud of your community support by giving “the gift of
life”.
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The “Grade 12 Portfolio Interviews” were a great success.
Over 250 students participated in the interviews on April 20th
& 21st. On behalf of Ms. Beck, Ms. Clift , Mr. Sardinha, I
would like to thank William Arnold, Kylie Baillie, Albert Beck, Sonja
Buchanan, Cameron Clark, June Demcheson, Simon Gau, Eric Glanville,
Patricia Leiser, Andrew Lim, Pam Manery, Richard Manery, Mike McKay, Sue
Murthi, Carol Oleksiuk, Dorota Peacock, Jilia Poole, Joe Ruffeski, Doug
Strachan and Winnie Wan for taking the time to interview our Grade 12
students. The volunteer interviewers were impressed with the students’
preparation and effort in organizing their portfolios, as well as the
students’ maturity and poise.
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On the afternoon of Earth Day, April 22nd, the Hub
at Queen Elizabeth was the scene of learning and fun as many students took
part in the Seventh Annual Earth Day Fair. Students presented individual,
small and large group projects addressing issues such as recycling, water
consumption and alternative energy and transportation.
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Ms. Nelson, Ms. Johnson and Mr. Tattam and the Dance Team
recently travelled to Kelowna to compete and had a very successful trip
capturing third place in the Senior Dance Competition. School Organizers in Kelowna shared the
following comments about QE Dancers, “You have some very talented and
special dancers and they gave us a night to remember”.
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Coach Martin and the Jr. Girls’ Soccer Team have qualified
for the Fraser Valley Playoffs.
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The Senior Girls’ Rugby Team has qualified for the Provincial
Championships at Semiahmoo Secondary from May 26th to May 29th.
As the end of the
school year comes to a close, many staff and parents have committed
considerable time and effort to organizing a host of activities that
include:
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Friday, May 28th, the Grade 12 Dinner/Dance at
Newlands Golf & Country Club. “Dry Grad 10” will follow this event. The
parent organizing committee has booked a harbour cruise of Vancouver and
our students will enjoy a number of fun filled activities. Prizes will be
awarded throughout the night.
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Monday, May 31st, the Commencement Ceremony at
Chandos Pattison Auditorium to honour our Class of 2010.
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Tuesday, June 1st, the Athletic Banquet where we
recognize the performance of our athletes and contributions of their
coaches.
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Wednesday, June 2nd, the Awards Ceremony will be
held at the school to honour our Academic and Citizenship Awards for Grade
8 to 11.
As we head into the
final month, students should focus on the successful completion of their
classes, especially those with provincial exams. For students this means
completing assignments, handing them in on time, and reviewing for their
final exams in mid June. All students are required to be in classes through
June 18th. Grade 10 to 12 students will be writing Provincial
Exams from June 21 to 29th and cannot be rescheduled.
Finally, I would like to recognize the leadership of our
Grade 12 students this year and thank them for the many contributions they
have made to the school over the past five years. On behalf of the entire
Queen Elizabeth Community, I wish you every success in the years to come.
B. Filsinger
Principal
Queen Elizabeth
Mission Statement
At
Queen Elizabeth our mission is to be a safe and respectful learning
community where all students will prepare intellectually, socially, and
emotionally for their journey in a changing world.
3 School
Rules
1.
Respect Yourself and Others
2. Respect Learning
3. Respect the Environment
School
Motto
"Nomine
Dignum" means worthy of the name. It signifies the honour of bearing
the name of a royal figure: the late Queen Mom and reminds us of the
royal tradition we maintain at the school.
Supervising Teacher: Ms. P Chuah
E-mail: chuah_p@sd36.bc.ca
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