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2017 Distinguished Alumni Videos

During the day of the Distinguished Alumni event in October 2017, the four recognized alumni spent time at Spectrum, talking with students, sharing their stories and being great alumni for the next generation of Spectrum Graduates. 

These videos were shot and edited by Rene Schwarz.

Annual Holiday Food Hamper Drive For Spectrum Families in Need

Spectrum Community School Annual Holiday Food Hamper Drive For Spectrum Families in Need

Imagine not having enough money to provide food for your family each day, let alone having extra for shortbread cookies, candy canes, gifts or decorations.

December marks the beginning of a wonderful tradition at Spectrum that represents a lot of what Spectrum culture is all about. Our school is made up of a diverse group of families from many backgrounds and economic conditions. In the Spirit of taking care of our Spectrum families in need, we happily provide food and cash to approximately 30 families who have met difficult times financially. Our families in need are often working more than full time at low wage jobs, paying high rent and trying to purchase food at an ever-inflating rate. Some of our families are suffering from disabilities and other medical conditions that affect their ability to provide for their families.

Your contribution, food or cash, provides a bonus to these families during the holidays. Please consider donating to this wonderful tradition to help make a difference in a Spectrum families life.

If you have any question please contact Jonathan Berry at 250-479-8271 or email at jberry@sd61.bc.ca

Spectrum Distinguished Alumni Dinner

Join us for the First Spectrum Distinguished Alumni Dinner!
A night of celebration honouring the first four inductees to the Spectrum Distinguished Alumni Wall.
A Fundraiser for the Spectrum Community School Alumni Association Scholarship Fund (approximately $50 tax receipt per ticket)

Alumni Dinner Canada Helps 2

Friday, October 13, 2017
6:00pm – 10:30 pm
CFB Esquimalt Wardroom
1586 Esquimalt Rd, Victoria, BC

Tickets on sale now! Ticket Sales close Oct 10 @ 4pm

Are you able to donate a door prize or silent auction prize for our event?  Let us know!

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2017-10-13 18:00:00
2017-10-13 22:30:00
America/Vancouver
Spectrum Alumni Dinner
Honouring distinguished alumni
CFB Esquimalt Wardroom, 1586 Esquimalt Rd, Victoria, BC V9A 5K5, Canada
Spectrum Alumni
alumni@spectrumalumni.com


Spectrum Graduates, you’re invited to join us in honouring four of Spectrum’s most accomplished alumni in an evening of food and insights.  Proceeds will go toward establishing Spectrum Alumni Scholarship Fund.
If you are purchasing tickets for a full table of 8, your table will be reserved for the event.

Tickets Available Now! Ticket Sales close Oct 10 @ 4pm

Wendy TilbyWendy Tilby
Class of 1978

Wendy Tilby, a three-time Academy Award nominee for Animation, graduated from UVic and Emily Carr. With Amanda Forbis, she has worked on major ad campaigns and their own animation.
They have won a number of awards for their films including Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or.

Bob Downie SMBob Downie
Class of 1979

Bob Downie, Saanich Police Chief Constable, is a 35 year veteran of the Saanich Police force. Bob is a member of a number of Police Chief Associations, a VP of both the John Howard Society of BC and Victoria, and is is a faculty member of Royal Roads University and the Justice Institute.

Andre Eng SMAndre Eng
Class of 1988

Andre Eng, a graduate of Malaspina College’s chef’s training program, is the President of House of Knives.
Andre is presently working on expanding his business in western Canada to become a national retail brand with online, corporate and culinary sales.

Shanice MarcelleShanice Marcelle
Class of 2008

Shanice Marcelle, a graduate of UBC Kinesiology, Athlete of the Year UBC, and MVP National Volleyball Championships.
Shanice is a global competitor in Brazil, China, Europe and Russia, a member of the Canadian Beach Volleyball Team and an aspiring Olympic Volleyball player.

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ExSpect to Laugh Fundraiser April 20

Logan T. Smith is performing at a fundraiser for a group of students at Spectrum Community School called “ExSpect to Laugh”. They are planning a trip to Japan in 2018.

April 20th 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Spectrum Community School, 957 Burnside Rd. W, Victoria
Featuring a Magician, and two comedians Patrick Boyle and Spectrum Alumnus Logan T. Smith
Tickets are available at the Spectrum Office $10 each or four of $30
This is an all ages event

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1601260829888758/

Alumni Event Help Needed!

Alumni!  You’re invited to an evening planning session for our Spectrum Alumni Association on Thursday evening, February 9th.  After some months of the initial planning stages with our executive committee, we are ready to gather the expertise of Spectrum Alumni to help launch our first fundraising event in the fall.  

The “event” will be a dinner at the Ward Room (Naden) on October 13th, 2017, for up to 100 guests/participants, where we will honor four Spectrum Alumni (representing academics, the arts, athletics and community/vocational areas).  If successful, we hope this will become a biennial event, continuing to honor Spectrum’s extensive list of ‘success stories’ thriving worldwide.

At the next phase of planning for this event, we are hoping to gather more ideas and assistance from our local alumni members for items such as:

  • promotions
  • advertising, including virtual signs/posters/invitations
  • technology
  • decorations
  • sponsorships 
  • ticket creation, distribution, and sales
  • video production
  • other…

The board hope you will consider joining us on:

Thursday, February 9th, at 7 PM

Spectrum Library (new wing)

Leave us a comment if you’re able to attend, thank you!

Thunder Strives to Save Lives – Fundraiser

By the time you finished reading this letter approximately 15 children will die in Africa

Be the reason a child lives today!

water bucketsIn 2013, an estimated 6.3 million children under five died, 2.9 million of them in the WHO African Region. This is equivalent to five children under 5 years of age dying every minute. Two thirds of these deaths can be attributed to preventable causes. A third of all these deaths are in the neonatal period.

Pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and HIV are the main causes of death in infants and young children. In the African Region, about 473 000 children die from pneumonia, 300 000 from diarrhea, and a further 443 000 from malaria every year.

kidsjarThis is often caused by children having to walk many kilometers just to get a bucket of water for their daily drinking and cleaning needs?

This takes hours every day and the bucket of water that they worked so hard for contains all kinds of nasty parasites, diseases and bacteria like cholera, typhoid and dysentery.

Thunder Strives to Save Lives

Do a good deed, help those in need

Spectrum Community School

Grade 9 Business Class are doing a Fundraiser

Spectrum Community School’s Business 9 extra-curricular class, is hosting a fundraiser in order to raise money to help unprivileged kids in Monrovia, Liberia by building wells in poverty-stricken villages.

Help us build the foundation to build a nation by giving returning refugees and locals, the basic necessities they need to rebuild destroyed villages. By providing a well, you stop the spread of diseases that quickly claim the lives of young babies and village elders. 

 Saturday June 18

11-2

Play Time Bingo

3400 Tillicum Rd

Car Wash

Bottle Drive (bring your bottles by please)

Bake Sale 

By Bhavanvir Rai (grade 9 student)
June 6, 2016

Contact
To learn more about these fundraisers, please contact

Chuck Groot, BFA, F/PPABC, CPA MPA, MBA
www.chuckgroot.com
chuckcoach@hotmail.com
250-727-8444