February
PAC Meeting

Please
note that the date of February PAC Meeting has changed from
February 5th to February 10th. All parents and guardians are
welcome to attend.
36th
Invitational Basketball Tournament

Check
out the photo gallery!
Thank
you to staff and students for your tremendous support for
your Britannia Bruins. Congratulations to the players of both
teams, their coaches and assistants. Both the Senior Girls
and the Senior Boys teams placed first!
MVP's
- Eva Wong and Semir Ibrahim
1st Team All-stars - Karen Li, Jilliane Vina, William Ramirez,
Osaro Obeseki
2nd Team All-stars- Jolissa Crossley, Wayne Hoang, Xin Ma
Premier Shooting Awards(most points) - Eva Wong, Semir Ibrahim
Best Defensive Bruin - Jennifer Carpio, Gerardo Gonzalez-Palomino
Most Inspirational Bruin - Aby Abdullah, Wayne Hoang
Britannia
Bruins Invade San Diego!

Brit’s
Senior Girls Basketball team played in the 40th Annual Bonita
Optimist Invitational Tournament, December 26 – 30 in
San Diego, California. It was a privilege to be invited to
this well known tournament! Twelve teams including Britannia
and Alahambra High School from Phoenix , Arizona took part.
The Bruins won one game and lost three against very strong
teams. Eva Wong was named to the All-Tournament Team. The
team met at Strathcona on December 26 at 1:30 am and drove
to Seattle where we caught an 8:00 am flight. Our first game
was at 7:00 pm on the same day! Top shopper was a tie between
Aby and Yanyee. Miss Congeniality awards go to Lisa, Ana and
Tiffany. JoJo was the Dance-off Queen! Click
here to view more photos.
Britannia's
December Newsletter
Click
here (pdf)to read it.
Important
Information About Potential Snow Closures of Vancouver Schools
For Students and their Parents and Guardians

Information
regarding school closures in the event of snow, or other emergency
situations, will be provided to the following radio and television
stations by 6:00 a.m. on the morning of the closure: CKNW
(980 AM), CKWX (NEWS 1130 AM),) AND CBC Radio (690 AM, 105.7
FM), FAIRCHILD Radio (CJVB AM 1470/CHKG FM 96.1), BCTV/Global
(cable channel 11), CITY TV (cable channel 13)” School
closure information is also available online at www.vsb.bc.ca.
Please do not call media outlets to determine whether schools
are closed.
Breakfast
With Santa

Breakfast
With Santa is a wonder Britannia tradition where the teachers
serve the Grade 12 students breakfast. Enjoy
the web gallery!
Winter
Concert and Dinner

The
Britannia Music and Culinary Arts students combined their
talents on December 2nd to present a wonderful Night of Food
and Music. Prior to the evening concert, our cafeteria students
served a delicious three course menu of Spinach Salad with
Roasted Pecans and Pears, followed by Brie and Shallot filled
Chicken Breasts and finished with a Decadent Chocolate Cake.
A sold out crowd then enjoyed musical numbers by both Britannia's
Secondary and Elementary students. It was a great way to start
the holiday season. Enjoy the
flash slide show!
Automotive
Students at Work

Click
on the car to check out the flash gallery!
Exciting
Volunteer Opportunities In Your Britannia Community

Give
back to your community. Meet new people, learn new skills
and have valuable things to include on your resume. Click
here (pdf) to learn how you can get involved in giving
back.