Today is Monday, May 5th and it’s National Astronaut Day!
What’s an astronaut’s favorite type of chocolate?
A Mars bar!

Attention Grads! Please visit the Palmer Website and follow the link to the online ticketing site for our Valedictory Ceremony! You will be able to access the two complimentary tickets using a unique access code - this needs to be done prior to ticket sales being opened after May 12th. Please note that no paper tickets are being issued! Visit the website under Student Information!

Attention Grade 12's - Did you purchase all of the yearbooks since Grade 8?
Prove this to Ms. MacDonald and get your name in a draw to win your Grade 12 Book!
Contest Ends on May 9th at 3:00pm!

Current grade 11s, you are interested in taking a dual credit (high school and post-secondary credits) through KPU next year, come to the library for an info session Wednesday May 7th at 1:00 (we have early dismissals for conferences). See the Careers Program website for further details

Grade 11’s make sure to check your inboxes for a poll designed to gather student input for next year’s Grad Committee Executive. Complete the poll by Friday May 9th to have your input considered.

Calling all performing artists! Drama Club is hosting their annual Variety Night on May 28th, in the evening. Variety Night is the perfect opportunity for performing artists to showcase their talents, such as singing, dancing, acting, and more! Auditions are open now! You can find sign-up sheets for auditions on the drama room door from April 28th to May 1st, and sign up for one time slot that works for you. Anyone from Palmer is allowed to audition. Don't miss out!

There is a Track and Field meeting at break in 126 today at break, after the announcements, for athletes to get their jerseys and bibs for their meet today. Good Luck to the Track and Field Team at the RSSAA Championships today! Students competing will be dismissed at 1:00pm to marshall for their events at Minoru Park.

Monday, May 5th is Music Monday across Canada! Music Monday was created to celebrate the power of music and demonstrate how that power is rooted in school music programs. At 3:00 PM Eastern Time (or 12:00pm Pacific Time), Musicfest Canada's Soho Canadian Junior Honour Band will be featured in an online concert. The band comprises some of Canada's most outstanding young musicians, including our very own Grade 8 students: Haim Bae, Hailey Cheng, Damon Chou, and Ethan Ying. Congratulations! for being selected to take part in the Canadian Junior Honour Band.

Students please be reminded that there is NO PLT this week and early dismissal on both Wednesday and Thursday.

That’s all for today griffins! Thank you for listening and have a wonderful rest of your day!