A great scholarship for students who identify as LBGTQ+: Bill 7 Award - LGBTQ Scholarships! is offering several scholarships of up to $3000 per year! Pretty sweet! You will need a reference letter; deadline is Aug 7. More info here: bit.ly/2SZXThY

In crisis? Not everyone who is experiencing a crisis want to speak on the phone. You can text Crisis Text Line and they will talk with you through text! It gives you time to think, you don't have to use your voice, and it's not so intrusive.

Writing prompts can be a fun way to improve your writing, entertain yourself and others, and exercise your creative freedom. reddit.com/r/WritingPromp… has some great ideas for playing with imagination and words. If you post, they'll even give you feedback!

Here's an example writing prompt from Redditor utlraspeed_exe: "You get into a taxi cab after getting out of the airport. 'Where to?' the driver speaks. Jokingly, you respond, 'Whatever dumb secret agency is nearby.' 'Codephrase accepted, agent' he responds."

Nothing is more important than the health and safety of our children. Today, Premier Doug Ford and Minister Stephen Lecce announced schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year. This is the right decision and will help us in our fight against the spread of #COVID19.

Scholarship: Bank of Canada is offering a great scholarship for students who identify as a visible minority, person of colour, or racialized. It's worth $4000 per year! You might even get a part-time job with the govt! Deadline Aug 1. More info here: bit.ly/3g6Npra

Grade12s: Friday May 29 at 1:30 we will have a live panel of FHCI alumni who want to help you get ready for post-secondary! You can ask questions of course! Learn from their experience! If you message us that you're interested, it will help us finalize the format. Let us know!

Gr12s: Do you have questions about what post-secondary will be like? FHCI's 1st-4th year alumni want to answer those questions, across a range of programs and schools! This Friday, May 29, at 1:30 PM. Free, of course! We will post details soon!

The OSAP website is now open for applications! You can apply to see if you qualify for a loan and/or a grant. The grants you don't need to pay back, and you don't need to take the loan. If you have questions, you will need to ask the financial offices of your applied-to schools.

It's good to have reminders to treat ourselves well. Some of these might not seem like they'd help, but we won't know unless we try. No risk and only reward, the kind of reward that makes you breathe a little easier.

For students who signed up for summer school, please either send us an image of the form or have parents/guardians email us. You can sign up for E-Learning here: bit.ly/2AbB3gQ and for hybrid in-class-and-in-person here: bit.ly/2GIYOxx

This Friday at 1:30 PM, grade 12s can log in to a live panel of former FHCI grads with advice on past-secondary life, and Q&A!

If you applied to university, the deadline for responding to offers is June 1st (Monday) on OUAC. Don't leave it til the last minute!

Today at 1:30 grade 12s can attend our panel with Falcon alumni to hear their thoughts, experiences, and advice for you about life after high school! When joining, please turn off mic and camera. :) meet.google.com/nip-eizf-dmc

Dual Credits! In grade 12 next year? Want to learn about earning college credits while still in high school?Completing a dual credit course will give one elective credit towards your OSSD, as well as a college credit to use in future! Thurs, at 2PM! bit.ly/3eaEP9x

We have a lot of work to do, don't we? A lot of us have been in the Fear Zone. More of us are in the Learning Zone. We need to be in the Growth Zone. We owe it to each other.

Tomorrow we have our orientation for grade 9 students at the beginning of the most interesting of years! Get a chance to see our faces! We'll see you there!

Today from 2-8 PM Study and Go Abroad is offering a Vitrual Fair to see your opportunities for experiencing the world! You can study, volunteer, or work; this fair will show you lots of options. Oh, and the fair is free! studyandgoabroad.com/virtual-educat…