Grade 11 Service

Service Highlight

My service highlight in grade 11 is when I did habitat for humanity. It was on a Saturday and we helped to start the process in building a new house. It was a great experience and I look forward to doing it again this year.

Reflection 

I chose Habitat for Humanity as my service reflection because it was a major service event for me in my grade 11 year. Habitat for Humanity is a organization in greater Vancouver that goes around and builds low cost housing for families that cannot afford the to live in the growing wealth of Vancouver. They are usually small complexes with one to two stories that are big enough to fit a whole family and have all the necessary appliances and accommodations for everyday life. While we do not supply any of the appliances or equipment we do play a major part in the building of the actual houses. When I went on it we had to clear away what was probably a 10 meter long and 2 meter wide area of brush that was condensed with prickle bushes and other shrubs. While this was hard labour and not truly that exciting, it was good experience because it gave me an opportunity to see what kind of effort it takes some people 24/7 to get through their daily lives. It also showed me how lucky I am to be living in an area where I do not need to worry about where i’m going to sleep and whether or not i’m going to have a roof over my head. It really opened my eyes to the struggles that people can go through in their lives. Thats why as we were clearing the brush and putting in soil it gave me a great sense of accomplishment when I could look at the open space after and know that I personally contributed to a family being able to move into a nice home with a roof and essentials and know that every night they can be warm and comfortable in a place they can truly call home.

Grade 11 Art

Art Highlight

My art highlight in grade 11 is me taking photo 11. Photo 11 is a very interesting course because it is a way for me to express myself artistically with really no boundaries being put on me. I would recommend this class to any aspiring photographers.

Grade 11 Academic

Academic Highlight

My grade 11 academic highlight is getting grade colours in the first term of the school year. Getting grade colours gave me a sense of accomplishment to continue to improve my academic ability. Hopefully going into term 2 and three I will be able to continue to improve my grade.

Reflection 

My academic reflection is on me getting grade colours in the first term of grade 11. I chose this as my highlight because of many reasons. Firstly, throughout my whole collingwood school career I have gotten by getting athletics and service awards. Yet throughout the years there was always one or two courses holding me back from getting that academic mention. At the start of this year I made it my goal to really pull through academically and start improving my grades. Thats why when the grade colours meeting rolled around I was incredibly happy to hear academics after my name was called. I feel like I really turned up my work habitats and was starting to achieve my goals that I had set out at the beginning of the year. This showed me that through hard work and dedication it is possible to achieve anything. I hope that with this accomplishment that I will be able to carry that through to the rest of my grade 11 year and onto my all important last grade 12 year. 

Grade 11 Athletics

Athletic Highlight

My athletic highlight is about the senior boys soccer team. This year is the first year that the Colllingwood senior boys soccer team has made it to the North Shore playoffs in around 12 years. It has been a great year so far and I cant wait to see how we do in the upcoming playoffs.

Athletic Reflection

My athletic reflection is on the senior boys soccer team. The senior boys soccer team was an even greater success this year as it was the first time ever that we made it to the North Shore Playoffs. Tragically we lost in a devastating shootout and our run for provincials was cut short. Despite this outcome everyone on the team could look back and see how well we preformed during the season. We put up a record setting season in our overall record, goals for, and goals against. Being on the senior school soccer team has provide me with dedication, perseverance, and hard work. Playing on the soccer team was also a great way for me to begin my fitness training at the early start of the school year. It improved my running and my stamina dramatically. It was a riveting year with our team going on many winning streaks and scoring lots of goals from many different people. The core grade 12’s had an amazing year and were a huge contribution to the teams ongoing success throughout the year. Going into grade 12 I hope that I can bring leadership and confidence to the team while hopefully helping lead them to a second consecutive North Shore playoff birth. Without a doubt this upcoming season will be full of exciting and new opportunities and I cannot wait to take them on.