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Terry Fox Secondary School

School District No. 43 (Coquitlam)

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Semester Change Information for Students & Parents

January 18th, 2019 is the last day of regular enrolling classes. Classes are not in session next week. The second semester begins on Monday, January 28 th with a Pro-D Day and Classes commence on Tuesday January 29 th . Students are not required to be at school from January 21-25th unless they are scheduled to write a provincial assessment, are working with their teachers to complete assignments or have made other arrangements to meet learning outcomes. Teachers are available during their regularly scheduled hours. Thank you.

Semester Change Information for Students & Parents

January 18th, 2019 is the last day of regular enrolling classes. Classes are not in session next week. The second semester begins on Monday, January 28^th with a Pro-D Day and Classes commence on Tuesday January 29^th.

Students are not required to be at school from January 21-25th unless they are scheduled to write a provincial assessment, are working with their teachers to complete assignments or have made other arrangements to meet learning outcomes. Teachers are available during their regularly scheduled hours. Thank you.

Cafeteria Services

All students are reminded that there will not be cafeteria services during the week of January 21st through 25th. Please be sure to plan accordingly. Full cafeteria services will commence January 29, 2019.

Cafeteria Services

Semester 2 Timetable Distribution

A special mini homeroom will be called today to distribute Semester 2 Timetables. Please click on the title for more information regarding possible timetable corrections or changes.

Semester 2 Timetable Distribution

If stduents have any issues with timetables, Administration & Counselors will be prioritizing by grade level and issue in the following way:

There will NOT be ANY changes to timetables on Friday, Jan 18^th.

Monday Jan 21^st – Grade 11/12s will be seen.

Tuesday Jan 22^nd – Grade 10s will be seen.

Wednesday, Jan 23^rd – Grade 9s will be seen.

Thursday Jan 24^th – Grade 12s will be seen again after the English 12 Provincial Exam.

Priority will be given in the following order:

New Students to Terry Fox
Grade 12 missing a grad requirement /entrance requirement.
Students will missing courses.
Students with an imbalanced schedule.

Thank you for your cooperaton and pateince during this busy time.

January Provincial Examinations & Assessments

January 21-23rd, 2019 Numeracy Assessments - Students MUST check the lists posted on the Office Windows to confirm you have been registered for the assesment and to gather the specifics of where and when they will write their assessment. If you name is NOT on the list, please see Ms. Walton OR Mr. Corbett in the Office asap. January 24th, 2019 8:45am - 11:00 - English 12 Provincial
January 25th , 2019 8:45am - 11:00 - Communications 12 Provincial
Please remember ALL students writing Provincials MUST have photo ID with them.

January Provincial Examinations & Assessments

January 21-23rd, 2019 Numeracy Assessments - Students MUST check the lists posted on the Office Windows to confirm you have been registered for the assesment and to gather the specifics of where and when they will write their assessment. If you name is NOT on the list, please see Ms. Walton OR Mr. Corbett in the Office asap.

January 24th, 2019 8:45am - 11:00 - English 12 Provincial

January 25th , 2019 8:45am - 11:00 - Communications 12 Provincial

Please remember ALL students writing Provincials MUST have photo ID with them.

Science Fair

Science fair in the learning commons
Terry Fox Leadership Students Travel To DownTown Eastside

Our Senior Leadership students travelled to Vancouver downtown eastside December 12th with their teacher Dean Whitson. Thanks for everyone’s support for making this happen and for the clothing donations. It was a team effort. Doug Corbett drove the school bus and our Aboriginal youth worker Frances Bolton led our group on the walk. Nicole Hadden made all the cookies in advance! Thankyou too Amanda Herdman as well, whose knitting group made over 50 toques that were given out. Our students did a great job, showing respect and spreading some holiday cheer. It definitely makes us all appreciate our lives.
Terry Fox Chess Team Hosted Heritage Woods Chess Team

The Terry Fox Chess team hosting Heritage Woods Secondary in a friendly chess match. Terry Fox won the match 25-19! Congratulations to all the competitors!
Model UN Club At The COVMUN Conference

The Model UN Club representing Terry Fox at the the COVMUN Conference in downtown Vancouver at the Convention Centre on December 8th 2018.
Senior Girls Basketball Team Travel to California

Our Senior Girls travelled to California this past week December 2018 to play games and visit Disneyland.
We ForShe Conference on November 16th

Our students had a beautiful day at the We For She conference in Vancouver learning about being the next generation of leaders.
We For She Conference on November 16th

Our students had a beautiful day at the We For She conference in Vancouver learning about being the next generation of leaders.
Minnekhada DNA Extraction

Terry Fox Grade 10 Science Honours working with the Middle School students at Minnekada on DNA Extraction lab.
Leadership Students Present $$ To Terry Fox Foundation

Leadership students, Kloey Varyu, Danica Di Giovanni, and Paige Foulds presented Kirsten Fox, from the Terry Fox Foundation, a $2000 cheque on behalf of our school. The money was raised from our school wide doughnut fundraiser. Thanks for all your support!!
Staff Halloween Photo
Terry Fox Teachers' Volleyball Tournament!

Terry Fox's first ever Intramural Teachers' Volleyball Tournament was a great success! Thanks to all of you who played and good luck in next Friday's "MAKE SOME NOISE" Championship Final featuring "Pure Talent = Sweet Victory" and "A Wrinkle in Time". Lots of prizes for students... you don't want miss it!
Teachers Readying Up For The Terry Fox School Run!

Leadership students collected toonies before, during and after school to make a total of just over $1600 that Terry Fox Secondary will be donating to the Terry Fox Foundation.
Aboriginal Graduation Commencement 2018

Grad 2018 SD43 Aboriginal Graduation Commencement Ceremony at Centennial Secondary School Theatre.
The 8th Annual Terry Fox Chess Championship

The 8th Annual Terry Fox Chess Championship concluded this weekend and what an event it was! Dozens of kids from all grades, including students from Heritage Woods Secondary and Minnekhada Middle School, showed up to battle for chess supremacy. In the end, it was a 3 way tie for first place: Garrett Martel, Charlie Kim and Joe Zhou. Top female award went to Marta Kaznowska, and the most inspirational award went to Zach Neff (see picture). Congratulations to all participants on an outstanding tournament. See you again next year!
Science Classes Visit the Planetarium

Science students and teachers visit the Planetarium at the HR MacMillan Space Centre to study Astronomy.

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Rock The Fox - May 15th, 16th & 17th

Tickets for evening shows Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, May 15th, 16th, & 17th, tickets are only $5 each and can be purchased from our rock school students, music office, or at the doors at 6:30pm prior to each show. Click on the link below that features performance video of one of our bands that is centred around our international students.

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Exhibit "Imaginings" at Leigh Square Place till June 25th

The City of Port Coquitlam welcomed the public to the opening reception of Imaginings by the students of Terry Fox and Riverside Senior Secondary Schools on April 30, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm in the Michael Wright Art Gallery, 2253 Leigh Square Place, Port Coquitlam. The exhibit is free and the reception includes complimentary refreshments and light snacks.
The exhibit runs April 30 – June 25, 2018. For more information on arts, culture, and heritage activities offered at Leigh Square Community Arts Village, call 604.927.8440 or visit the City of Port Coquitlam website.
Exhibit "Imaginings" at Leigh Square Place till June 25th

The City of Port Coquitlam welcomed the public to the opening reception of Imaginings by the students of Terry Fox and Riverside Senior Secondary Schools on April 30, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm in the Michael Wright Art Gallery, 2253 Leigh Square Place, Port Coquitlam. The exhibit is free and the reception includes complimentary refreshments and light snacks.
The exhibit runs April 30 – June 25, 2018. For more information on arts, culture, and heritage activities offered at Leigh Square Community Arts Village, call 604.927.8440 or visit the City of Port Coquitlam website.
Odyssey Of The Mind

On April 7th, two Odyssey of the Mind teams competed at the BC Provincial Final. One of the teams composed of Simon Rai, Lucas Lazzaroni, Eric Kim, Joleen Su, Anastasiya Zhukova, Tai Jiun (Terry) Lin and Hyunjun Ko was presented an animal-themed performance that centered around a balsa wood structure. The structure they built weighed 15 grams and was able to hold upwards of 500 pounds during a practice run - a feat which had never been accomplished before in the BC finals. They went into the competition hoping to win, but things didn’t go as planned and they finished in 2nd place. The Mokumenatry team composed of Justin Ayotte, Livia Marino Horvath, Heather Jamieson, Mina Kim, Natalie Phuong, Tanya Thomas and Esther Ng (with the moral support of Aura Silvia) was tasked with a problem to twist a classic fairy and be creative with the elements of it. All of this in a span of five months. With hard work and strong efforts, the Mokumentary team was awarded 3rd place out of the many other schools that took part.
Be The Love Legacy Project Update by Katie Streeper, The Founder of Be the Love

It’s not just any school but one that serves some of the most underprivileged kids in the area. We work with many kids that attend this school and recently we came to know about their breakfast program. Parents pay the equivalent of $0.80, and their children are given breakfast porridge every day for an entire term. Great, right?
Not quite...Out of a school of 240 students, only 90 kids could afford it. The rest went without. And a vast majority went without any food for the entire day - no breakfast, no lunch, no snacks... Teachers shared stories of kids collapsing during gym class, students not returning after lunch, enrollment being impacted ...So with your support we decided we could do something. We tasked the school administration to come up with a list of 50 kids who were the hardest hit l, spending the entire day at school without food, and we (YOU) paid for breakfast for them. A couple days ago I went to check on them and was amazed to find out that now the ENTIRE school is getting breakfast! 240 kids! The school administration was so touched by our contribution, they also added additional money from their school budget to ensure no child would be left out. The incredible ripple of love! Small acts have potential to create big impact! THANK YOU for showing up and volunteering your time to fundraise for us!!! Your efforts are making a BIG difference!
Terry Fox Leadership Students and Teachers Support Humboldt

Thank you for all the support with Jerseys for Humboldt. It was great to see all the jerseys and green clothing throughout the school. In addition, we collected $500 in donations, which will go towards the Humboldt GoFundMe page. I have also included the picture taken at lunch that was posted on twitter to this email. Lastly, special thanks to Dave, Denis, Mark and the admin for all their help and support.
Regional Skills Canada Competition

Students  from the carpentry apprenticeship program at Terry Fox is a partnership program with BCIT. Carpentry students get to compete in the regional Skills Canada competition which was held at Samuel Robertson Technical school competing against carpentry students from our region where they are tested on their carpentry skills and knowledge. The gold medalist then progresses to the provincial level Skills Canada competition which is held at the Tradex center in Abbotsford. There the student will compete against all the other carpentry gold medalists from around the province of BC. The winner of that competition would then get to move on to the Nationals.
Gold Medalist, Ryan Palk   Terry Fox student currently working towards his level 1 carpentry apprenticeship
Silver Medalist, Matthew Rempel Terry Fox student working towards his level 1 carpentry apprenticeship Bronze Medalist, Andrew Stocker  Gleneagle  student working towards his level 1 carpentry apprenticeship.
Terry Fox Robotics Club VEX Team

The Terry Fox Robotics Club VEX team had a very successful final event at BCIT. While sporting their cool new team shirts, we finished the round robin in 8th of 39 teams. In the playoffs, they made it to the semi-finals and narrowly lost to the #1 team. The judges were so impressed with their unique design that the Terry Fox Robotics Club was awarded a Judge’s Choice Trophy. Way to go team!
Blakeburn Lagoon Reclamation Project

When Blakeburn Lagoons Park opens in spring 2018, it will be a peaceful oasis where people can go to commune with nature and experience a functioning wildlife habitat. Some of our Grade 9 Terry Fox Students worked with the City of Port Coquitlam planting trees.
Blakeburn Lagoon Reclamation Project

When Blakeburn Lagoons Park opens in spring 2018, it will be a peaceful oasis where people can go to commune with nature and experience a functioning wildlife habitat. Some of our Grade 9 Terry Fox Students worked with the City of Port Coquitlam planting trees.
Blakeburn Lagoon Reclamation Project

When Blakeburn Lagoons Park opens in spring 2018, it will be a peaceful oasis where people can go to commune with nature and experience a functioning wildlife habitat. Some of our Grade 9 Terry Fox Students worked with the City of Port Coquitlam planting trees.
"A Dog’s most defining characteristic is their loyalty. They will never abandon their friends, family or work. Honest and just, they are popular in social circles. Everyone needs a Dog friend for advice and help. They are also good at helping others find and fix their bad habits. Despite how they act, they are worried and anxious inside. However, they will not let this stop them. Once they decide on something, no one can persuade them against it."
The 6th Annual Term 1 Terry Fox Chess Championship

Despite the cold and rain, dozens of kids from every grade showed up last Saturday to put their wits and strategies against each other in the game they love! This year's winners were James Wang and Garrett Martel. As well, the "Top Female" award went to Marta Kaznowska (who’s torturing her poor opponent in the picture) and the "Most Improved" award went to Jovan Sekhon. Finally, a special mention goes out to Zack Neff-Bauman who won our "Terry Fox Most Inspirational award!" Congratulations to all participants for making the event so special! We will see you again next term’s end.
eSports Club Tournament

School District 43 organized their first eSports tournament at Heritage Woods. The team from Fox did amazing and showed an impressive level of coordination, winning the A team match and going losing 1-2 in the B team match. Go Fox Go.
Our Swim Team

Our Girls Medley Relay is officially the fastest in the province! That trophy is going to look good in our display cabinet for the next year! Congratulations to Naiya, Hannah, Sinéad. and Emma! And another congratulations to Hannah for her bronze medal in the 50m Breaststroke. Some other notable and strong finishes, congrats to: Hannah finished 4th in 100m IM, Brian finished 4th in 100m Backstroke, Naiya took 5th in 100m IM, Emma took 6th in 100m Freestyle,
Ethan Young, Landon Thurbide, Ivan Zheng and Josh Kim for coming 15th for the Boys 200 Medley. Go Swimmers!
Leadership Students Hand Out Food and Clothing to Our Less Fortunate Downtown Eastside in Vancouver

It was cold and wet downtown today but it did not dampen the Terry Fox Spirit!! Our Leadership teacher, Mr. Whitson, Ms. Menard and Ms. Martin class handed out clothing they collected, cookies baked by the Foods classes and Ms. Martin served up a meal. The people were most appreciative!
Leadership Students Hand Out Food and Clothing to Our Less Fortunate Downtown Eastside in Vancouver

It was cold and wet downtown today but it did not dampen the Terry Fox Spirit!! Our Leadership teacher, Mr. Whitson, Ms. Menard and Ms. Martin class handed out clothing they collected, cookies baked by the Foods classes and Ms. Martin served up a meal. The people were most appreciative!
Aboriginal Education Career Fair

Aboriginal Education hosted an Aboriginal Career Fair for all Aboriginal Students in the district. The fair occured on Tuesday, November 28th @Terry Fox Sec Library.
Cross Country Team

Our Cross Country team did awesome at the Triple C’s Cross Country meet at Munday Park! Our Junior Boys placed first as a team in their 4.7 km Cross Country race and our Senior boys placed second as a team in their 6.3 km race. All of our runners ran well and we had 8 of them finished in the top 10 of their categories!
Terry Fox Secondary School Run

It was a beautiful day for our National School Terry Fox Run! 1500 plus students and staff members ran or walked in support of the Terry Fox Foundation. Leadership students were collecting “Twoonies for Terry” all day long.

First place boys and girls winners in the Terry Fox School run on Thursday, September 28th are Kyle Huish (Grade 10) and
Brooke Dyke (Grade 11). Well done!
The 5th Annual Terry Fox Chess Championship

The Championship concluded June 10th, and what an event it was! Dozens of kids from every grade filled up our commons to battle wits and strategies against each other for school supremacy--and bragging rights! This year's winners were James Wang and Garrett Martel. As well, "Top Female" award went to Brie McCrady and "Most Improved" awards were given to Kyler Kautzman and Megan Harris (depicted here). Finally, a special mention goes out to Zack Neff-Bauman who won our "Terry Fox Most Inspirational award!" Congratulations to all participants for making the event so spectacular! We will see you again next term.
Rock The Fox Performancess May 17th & 18th

2017 Spring Concerts on Wednesday and Thursday, May 17th & 18th at 7pm. Students presented 20 bands over two nights and will be performing some great original songs and amazing cover tunes by the following artists:
Wednesday, May 17th: Sunset Rollerblade Kids, Of Monsters & Men, Panic at the Disco, Frank Ocean, Ed Sheeran, Fleetwood Mac, Sex Pistols, Billy Talent, Nirvana, and an original metal set featuring Kyle Scott.
Thursday, May 18th: The Tragically Hip, Twenty-one Pilots, Hannah Montana, Coheed & Cambria, Rhianna, Hole, Adele, James Arthur, Snow Patrol, Elvis, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Job for a Cowboy, and Blood Bath.
Terry Fox Athletic Leadership Students

Terry Fox ATHLETIC Leadership students (not to be confused with Leadership students) volunteering as Camp Counsellors at Castle Park Elementary year end camp at Lake Evans.
Terry Fox Ravens Rugby

Congratulations as Terry Fox Ravens win first-ever B.C. high school rugby crown!! Read the story on the Varsity Letters website.

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Congrats to our TF team at the BCHS championships:
14th 4 x 100 Sr men’s team of Cade Cote, Dom Faustino, Liam Cumarasamy and Matt Lew-Henrickson
12th in Javelin Jake McFarland
8th in 3000m Jacob Wadwhani
Three Bronze medals in each of Shotput, Discus and Javelin Jv Patry-Smith
Silver for Liam Espedido
Terry Fox Innovation Society (3D printing club)

Matteo Jang and his group of Physics 12 students 3D designed this yellow ruler stand as an important part of their independent inquiry based experiment. Matteo is a member of our Terry Fox Innovation Society (3D Printing Club) and also created a fantastic custom water bottle holder for his mountain bike.
Grade Nine Art Students

Ms. Olga Dodic's Grade Nine Art students showing off their tie-dye experiments.
Terry Fox Chess Team Plays Heritage Woods!

The Terry Fox Chess Team at Heritage Woods for a friendly chess match. Fox won and is undefeated in match play! Congratulations Team!
Leadership Classes Go To Downtown Eastside May 10th 2017

Dean Whitson's Leadership classes handed out hotdogs, cookies (made by the Foods classes) clothing and toiletries at Oppenheimer Park May 10th 2017. Joanne Martin from the office organized all the food and gave a few special "Tarp Blankets" out that were collected by the Leo's club and sewn by Kathy Hess' Textile class. A real group effort! The weather was good and the students were excellent!
Leadership Classes Go To Downtown Eastside May 10th 2017

Dean Whitson's Leadership classes handed out hotdogs, cookies (made by the Foods classes) clothing and toiletries at Oppenheimer Park May 10th 2017. Joanne Martin from the office organized all the food and gave a few special "Tarp Blankets" out that were collected by the Leo's club and sewn by Kathy Hess' Textile class. A real group effort! The weather was good and the students were excellent!
Skills squad helping out at the GOAL clothing drive
TD Banks in Port Coquitlam donate to our football program!

Three Port Coquitlam branches of the Toronto Dominion bank donated $1500 to the football program. The branch managers posed with the team when they dropped by our 7 on 7 practice to present the cheque. Terry Fox is very thankful for the TD bank for their community support!
Terry Fox Ravens Wrestling Team

The Terry Fox Ravens wrestling team travelled to Salmon Arm in March to compete in the Provincial Championships. Though five Ravens qualified, only three were able to make the trip. For these three wrestlers this would be the final competition of their careers. Congratulations to the graduating grade twelve wrestlers who competed in Salmon Arm – Robert Widmer, Connor Bingham, and Bryan Cortes - and also to grade twelve wrestler Alex Domingo, who was unable to make the trip. These wrestlers represented our school and our district extremely well, especially in the way they conducted themselves on this epic road trip.
Congratulations to our Terry Fox Cheer Team!

CONGRATS to the Ravens Competitive Cheerleading Team!
The Terry Fox Cheerleading team competed this past weekend at ATC FEEL THE POWER Cheer competition at UBC. They came in 3rd Place out of 6 teams in the Senior Level 2 Division. The team is preparing now to compete this weekend at their final and biggest competition of the season at SEA TO SKY International Cheerleading Championships!
Congrats again to our Ravens Cheer Team, We are proud of you!
Terry Fox Innovation Society

The 3D printed silver sheath that protects the student from the cut glass tubing was made when we ran out of the usual black sheaths for a Physics 12 lab on circular motion. It is very light took less than an hour to design and print. Best of all, it eliminates all shipping costs and only costs pennies in material. Students can learn how to 3D print objects in our new club called ‘Terry Fox Innovation Society’ every day at lunch in room 104.
Terry Fox Link Crew Supports the Surrey Shoebox Project

This November, the Terry Fox Link Crew has been busy supporting the Surrey Shoebox project. These shoeboxes are filled with much needed items, such as warm weather gear, toiletries and other personal care items. Link Crew students, fundraised, donated and purchased enough items to build 51 (one more than their goal) shoeboxes to be donated. We also had numerous donations from generous Terry Fox staff members that helped us reach this goal.
The recipients of these boxes come from an array of different backgrounds, including seniors 55+, new and expecting mothers and women of Aboriginal ancestry. Many of these women have fled abusive relationships and are now transitioning into a safer living environment. Depending on the shelter/transition house, women may be able to stay between a few weeks and several months. Sometimes when times are rough, it seems like all hope is lost and there is nowhere left to turn. The shoebox gift is a powerful reminder to recipients that they are not alone and that they are a valued and respected member of their community.

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Ravens Are AAA Sr Football BC Champions!

The Raven's Coaching Staff are so proud of our young men who are once again AAA SR FOOTBALL BC CHAMPIONS after an exciting OT game at BC Place on Sat night. The Raven's defeated a very strong Notre Dame team 17-14 in OT on a 29 yard field goal by Devin Passaglia. Making the win even more incredible was that several key members of the squad were battling the Flu. Demonstrating true Terry Fox perseverance and pride the boys continued to battle and got the job done! Matthew Shuen and Jeremie Kankoglongo won players of the game awards! Congrats guys...... 2016 BC Champs!
International Student From Iran Joins Football Team

It would be easy for a 17-year-old who is attending a new school, in a new country while learning a new language to retreat into the shadows and simply survive on the sidelines until graduation day. Ali Afrazi is not one of those students as he quickly recognized he needed to get involved if he wanted to connect with others in his new country. He did so by joining the football team at Terry Fox. Tri-city News did an article on Ali and you can read it at the following link.

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We for She Conference 2016

Erika and Carly met our Premier, Christy Clark when 20 Terry Fox Students accompanied by Ms. D’alfonso, Ms. Chung, Ms. Fuller, and Ms. Murphy attended the We for She 2016 Conference.  Students heard speeches from dynamic and successful role models from business, technology and politics. Some good take away quotes from this conference were:

    - A woman can be nice and successful.
    - We need to instill more confidence in our female students.  I might should be I will.
    - Women must focus on building each other up, celebrating each other's success, rather than breaking each other down, with criticisms and jealousy.
    - Change will not come if we wait for that other person - Christy Clark quoting Barack Obama
    - As women, we need to choose to be agents of change
Welcome To Terry Fox Secondary

Terry Fox Secondary strives to create a challenging environment which fosters respect, courtesy, and enthusiasm for learning.

Terry Fox Secondary strives to encourage students to show determination, commitment, and perseverance in the pursuit of their fullest academic and personal potential.

“We Pursue Excellence”

“I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if they try, that dreams are made if people try.” - Terry Fox
Welcome To Terry Fox Secondary

Terry Fox Secondary strives to create a challenging environment which fosters respect, courtesy, and enthusiasm for learning.

Terry Fox Secondary strives to encourage students to show determination, commitment, and perseverance in the pursuit of their fullest academic and personal potential.

“We Pursue Excellence”

“I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if they try, that dreams are made if people try.” - Terry Fox