Superior Collegiate & Vocational Institute
333 N. High Street P7A5S3 Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

This morning, Mr. McDonnell and Mrs. Smelow awarded the Academic Achievement Medals for the highest average by grade from last year. Congratulations to the medal winners! Grade 9 Bronze: David Harris & Delia Lappala Silver: Tienchee Liu... Gold: Anna Turner Grade 10 Bronze: Smile Khatri & Rory Smith Silver: Nemma Swatton Gold: Nour Hassan Grade 11 Bronze: Claudia Lombardo Silver: Eddy Turner Gold: Dorian Kendall #SuperiorProud

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Our Gr 11 and 12 IB students challenge the Univ of Waterloo Canadian Senior Math Contest this morning. Best of luck Gryphons! #SuperiorProud #IBWorldSchool

Here's this morning's MMMMM (a.k.a. Mr. McDonnell's Monday Morning Meditation) Be Cool to the Pizza Dude By Sarah Adams ... If I have one operating philosophy about life it is this: "Be cool to the pizza delivery dude; it's good luck." Four principles guide the pizza dude philosophy. Principle 1: Coolness to the pizza delivery dude is a practice in humility and forgiveness. I let him cut me off in traffic, let him safely hit the exit ramp from the left lane, let him forget to use his blinker without extending any of my digits out the window or towards my horn because there should be one moment in my harried life when a car may encroach or cut off or pass and I let it go. Sometimes when I have become so certain of my ownership of my lane, daring anyone to challenge me, the pizza dude speeds by me in his rusted Chevette. His pizza light atop his car glowing like a beacon reminds me to check myself as I flow through the world. After all, the dude is delivering pizza to young and old, families and singletons, gays and straights, blacks, whites and browns, rich and poor, vegetarians and meat lovers alike. As he journeys, I give safe passage, practice restraint, show courtesy, and contain my anger. Principle 2: Coolness to the pizza delivery dude is a practice in empathy. Let's face it: We've all taken jobs just to have a job because some money is better than none. I've held an assortment of these jobs and was grateful for the paycheck that meant I didn't have to share my Cheerios with my cats. In the big pizza wheel of life, sometimes you're the hot bubbly cheese and sometimes you're the burnt crust. It's good to remember the fickle spinning of that wheel. Principle 3: Coolness to the pizza delivery dude is a practice in honor and it reminds me to honor honest work. Let me tell you something about these dudes: They never took over a company and, as CEO, artificially inflated the value of the stock and cashed out their own shares, bringing the company to the brink of bankruptcy, resulting in 20,000 people losing their jobs while the CEO builds a home the size of a luxury hotel. Rather, the dudes sleep the sleep of the just. Principle 4: Coolness to the pizza delivery dude is a practice in equality. My measurement as a human being, my worth, is the pride I take in performing my job any job and the respect with which I treat others. I am the equal of the world not because of the car I drive, the size of the TV I own, the weight I can bench press, or the calculus equations I can solve. I am the equal to all I meet because of the kindness in my heart. And it all starts here with the pizza delivery dude. Tip him well, friends and brethren, for that which you bestow freely and willingly will bring you all the happy luck that a grateful universe knows how to return.

Lakehead University’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives is offering a tutoring and mentorship program for students in grades 1-12 via a virtual after school program. Sign up here https://signup.com/go/HhHTHdY Lakehead University

Attention grade 12 students! Here's an opportunity to explore Ontario colleges virtually. The event will be taking place on November 4th and 5th. Please click on the link to find more information and how to sign up.

OPEN YOUR WORLD Our Undergraduate 2021 Viewbook is available to read online at: www.lakeheadu.ca/admissions/viewbook/undergraduate Lakehead is a fully comprehen...sive university with over 65 program options! What program is the one for you? Find out here: lakeheadu.ca/programs #mylakehead

The time for Graduation Portraits is soon approaching!! December 7-16, 2020 You can start booking your appointments now at: http://www.prestigeportraits.ca/. There is a video on the Edsby Grad Group with instructions of how to book an appointment online. There will be a sitting fee which is due at the time of the portrait session. $20-25.... Any questions or concerns, please see your Guidance Counsellor or Facilitator. #GryphonGraduates2021

Attention 2020 Gryphon Graduates! Just wanted to inform you that your official Ontario Secondary School Diplomas will be mailed home this week. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the school at 768-7284.

Just a reminder that the school clothing ordering deadline is fast approaching!! Get your orders in ASAP!!

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. | Today, like every day, is a time to speak about mental health. If you need support, our team is here for you 24/7. Call 1...-800-668-6868 to speak to a professional counsellor Young people can text TALK to 686868 to be connected with a volunteer crisis responder Adults can text WELLNESS to 741741 to be connected with a volunteer crisis responder See more

We are proud to expand our service with the introduction of Crisis Text Line powered by Kids Help Phone available through Facebook Messenger, thanks to generous... funding from RBC Foundation and an anonymous donor. You must be signed into Facebook Messenger to access support: http://bit.ly/Messenger20

Attention 2021 Gryphon Graduates and Parents/Guardians!! All grade 12s will soon be receiving appointment slips for grade 12 interviews. Students are considered potential graduates if they are in a position to complete their diploma requirements this school year: minimum 30 credits, minimum 40 volunteer hours and the literacy requirement successfully completed. Don't forget to join the "2020/2021 Potential Superior CVI Graduates" group in Edbsy! In the group, you will get imp...ortant information about post-secondary visits, scholarships and bursaries, and more... Here's our annual SCVI Grad Action Plan for your reference. Please pay special attention to the application deadlines for post-secondary institutions. Please contact your guidance counsellor if you have any questions or concerns.

Exciting things going on in Ms. Hilden's Foods Class! The pizzas all look delicious and the aroma is filling the hallways. Thanks to Roots to Harvest for collaborating with Ms. Hilden to teach students valuable food preparation skills and methods. #SuperiorProud #SuperiorFoods

Students from Ms Belcamino's Human Growth and Development Class designed educational toys for various age groups based on the different types of play. #SuperiorProud

Join us for The Lakehead Experience Virtual Open House! Register online at lakeheadu.ca/openhouse Saturday, October 24, 2020 - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT (UTC.../GMT - 4) Through videos, downloadable program information packages and one-on-one live chats with professors and Lakehead experts in our 21 exhibitor booths, you will be able to explore our degree programs, scholarships and bursaries, admissions, and vibrant student life. Meet us there, and get to know the Lakehead difference first-hand. #lakeheadinternational #mylakehead #lakeheadu #atrulycanadianexperience

Order your yearbooks ASAP!

Last chance to sign up for the Superior Cross Country running team is this Friday. The high school championship race will occur on Tuesday October 20th from 4:00-7:00. Message Mr.Ailey, Mrs.Ailey or Madame Valliant on Edsby if you have any questions. All other information will be posted on the Edsby Superior X Country page. #SuperiorProud #GoGryphons #GryphonsXCountry

Attention Gryphons!!!

#SuperiorProud Way to go Johnny and Evan!

Way to go Evan and Johnny!! How awesome is this!! https://www.cbc.ca//potatoes-thunder-bay-teens-summer-job- #SuperiorProud

More exposure!! Shared by Ontario Families for Public Education.

Starts tomorrow! Register at ymhc.ngo/workshops/ https://edu.ymhc.ngo/workshops/ Comprehensive 10 week workshop series on youth mental health issues #ymhc

Great job Gryphons!!

Distance learning can't keep us out of the kitchen! From bannock tacos to traditional crepes, check out some of the awesome and creative dishes Mr Burr and Mrs Clouthier's Grade 10 and 11 Food and Nutrition classes have been preparing this quadmester. #SuperiorProud #SuperiorFoods

Superior XCountry runners make the front page of the Globe and Mail!! #SuperiorProud #superiorxcountry

Thank you to all our bus drivers!!