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January / February Events
Mid Year Exams are scheduled on Thursday, January 26th and Friday, January 27th. Please check this revised schedule of exam times.
Morning blocks rotate for the rest of the school year starting on Monday, January 30th. (2/1/3/4)
There is a PAC meeting at 7:00 pm on February 1st in Room 304. All interested parents and guardians are invited to attend.
Friday, February 3rd and Monday, February 6th are district closure days. Classes are not in session.
Britannnia's annual Science Fair is on Thursday, February 16th.
Friday, February 17th is a non-instructional day. Classes are not in session.
Mid Year Exams Are Happening This Week!
School wide mid year exams are happening on Thursday, January 26th and Friday, January 27th. Science, Math, English and Social Studies exams will occur in various classrooms. Other academic subjects will be having their exams outside of the Thursday/Friday cycle. The revised schedule of exam times is now posted on this site. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are in the appropriate classroom (or the cafeteria), on time and equipped to write. Please check with your subject teachers about the location of your exams.
38th Britannia Bruins Invitational Tournament
During the course of this three day event fans, players, coaches, managers and numerous other individuals worked hard, played hard, and had an enormous amount of fun. Britannia's basketball teams all put in a stellar performance. Congratulations to all and enjoy the photo gallery.
2012 Britannia Business Club
2012’s edition of the Britannia Business Club is up and running! Based upon Junior Achievement of BC's Company Program, these 31 budding entrepreneurs will be forming a student venture that will sell a product to the entire Britannia community in April. What will that product be? Stay tuned!
Enjoy this photo gallery of the Britannia Business Club! For more information on the BBC and Junior Achievement, visit the Britannia Business Club page and the Junior Achievement of BC website!
Cuba Bottle Drive
The bottle drive which was organized to support the Britannia Secondary School Band trip to Cuba was a great success. A big thanks go to the organizers, helpers and contributers of this fund raising event.
Snow Closures
SNOW CLOSURES: All public schools in the Vancouver school district will remain OPEN, if at all
possible during winter weather, including snowfalls. Please do not phone the school to ask if school is open
as we need the telephones lines open for emergencies. Please listen to your local radio station or
TV stations.
Any decision to close schools will be made by 6 a.m. at the latest and will be announced via local
media outlets, including:
CKNW (980 AM)
CKWX (News 1130 AM)
CBC Radio (690 AM and 105.7 FM) Fairchild radio (1470 AM)
Global TV
City TV’s Breakfast Television
CBC television
CTV BC
School closures will also be announced as an alert on the front page of the district website, and notices
issued via Facebook and Twitter. Information about schools being closed due to weather will also be available
at 604-713-5000.
Individual school closures due to unique circumstances (e.g., power outages) will be announced as early as
possible in the same manner. No announcement will be made saying that schools are open. Only closures will be announced.
Book Drive
We need books for the Frontier College Literacy Program. There will be cardboard boxes available in all English classes so please make every effort to donate those books that you have already read. We will accept 'gently used' books and please, no textbooks.
Scholarships, Awards, Bursaries and Other Good Stuff!
Please explore the Career Centre pages of the Britannia website on a regular basis. Students who are thinking about their future will find all sorts of valuable resources here including up to date information about scholarships, post secondary institutions, job skills, etc. This section is not just for Grade 12 students. All grades will find these pages are packed with useful information and links.
Grade 12 Information
Periodically there will be important information posted at this location that all Grade 12 students should be reading.
Grade 12 Scholarship Distribution List
Throughout the year, Britannia Secondary receives important news and information regarding external scholarships, many of these are worth thousands of dollars. If you are a Grade 12 student (or the parent of a Grade 12 student) and wish to be e-mailed this information during the year, please send an e-mail to lnipp@vsb.bc.ca with the subject line "Scholarship Distribution List". No text is needed in the body.
Grad Transitions Plan 2011-2012
Information
about Grad Transitions is now posted on this site. Download general
information (pdf) about this course along with due dates
as well as the detailed
booklet (pdf) that will enable you to complete the requirements.
Grade 12 Post-Secondary Information
Now is the time to start actively investigating your post-secondary options as well as how you will pay for them. In the Career Centre section of the Britannia website is the latest information about new admission requirements and costs for UBC, SFU, and many of the Lower Mainland colleges. There is also valuable information about the hundreds of scholarships, awards, and bursaries that can make your post-secondary education much more affordable.
Exciting Volunteer Opportunities In Your Britannia Community
Give
back to your community. Meet new people, learn new skills
and have valuable th
ings
to include on your resume. Please get in touch with Charlene
Wee, Coordinator, Volunteer Program Britannia Community
Services Centre 1661 Napier St. Vancouver BC V5L 4X4 to
learn how you can get involved in giving back.
Email: charlene.wee@vancouver.ca