Last week, Mr. Zacharias and the GF Kells Cross Country Team went to the Division Meet in Weyburn. There were more than 300 competitors at the event with some races involving more than 40 athletes. It was a beautiful day for running and our students did very well. The first race of the day was the 3 km Midget Girls' category. Vanessa Bendtson finished 11th and had her best time of the year. In the Grade 7 Boys' category, Nathen Schmidt had a fast start and ended up finishing in 16th place. In the 2 km Grade 7 Girls' Category, Janelle Boutin had a great race and finished 7th. There were 4 GF Kells runners in the 3 km Grade 8 Boys' category. Kyle Sargent set a fast pace and finished 4th, less than 30 seconds behind 1st place. Tommy Cappo also had a good showing and placed 9th. Speedy Talen King had a super finish and placed 11th and a very determined Jory Dyck finished in 27th. In the Grade 8 Girls' category, Paige Smith showed her toughness and finished in 13th. The students raced well and were great ambassadors for the school. Way to go!
Mrs. Beaver and the Rookie Boys were busy with games against Moosomin and against Mr. Birch's Intermediate Girls squad. The intermediate team also had success in games against Carnduff.
Last week, Brianna Beatty suggested that the Student Council raise funds for Gwen Kleyh, a 5 year-old girl recently diagnosed with leukemia. The Council donated the hotdogs and pop, and Bitz and Pizzas donated the ice cream. They ended up raising over $500. Thanks to Bitz and Pizzas and to those who helped out especially Mrs. Rutton, Brianna Beatty, Shania Brown, Taylor Currie and Paige Smith.
The middle years' students held their first Spirit Day on Friday, Oct. 7. The spirit-building activities including ping pong, Jeopardy, Scattergories, and volleyball. They showed a lot of school spirit by being all decked out in their team coloursface paint and everything. The students had a lot of fun while learning more about teamwork, leadership, and sportsmanship.
In the Wacky Wednesday Donut Eating Contest, Miss Down defeated students and other staff members by "scarfing down" a donut in the fastest timeless than 20 seconds. Bucky Strongeagle was the student winner.
On Tuesday, October 25th, and Wednesday, October 26th, the Student Led Conferences (taking the place of Parent/Teacher Interviews) will be taking place from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at GFK School.
If anyone has taken pictures of GFK students at the recent golf tournaments, volleyball practices or games, or cross-country races could you please email them to Melissa Sweet at melissa.sweet@cornerstonesd.ca so the pictures can be included in the 2011-2012 yearbook.
The Teen Council wanted to remind everyone that muffins are sold for $1 every day in the hall at first break.
There is no school on Monday, October 17th and Tuesday October 18th - Cornerstone Teachers' Convention.
Anyone who is interested in advertising on the school's virtual signs should contact Mr. Howe at the school. For all of your Gordon F. Kells news and updates, check out the new virtual signs or visit our school blog at gfkells.wordpress.com!
