EVENTS THIS WEEK INCLUDE:
- Tuesday, Feb 25, 6:30 pm - Boys' Basketball game at RJC versus Christian Centre Academy.
- Wednesday, Feb 26 - Pastors' Day at RJC.
- Wednesday, Feb 26, 6:00 pm - Girls' Hockey playoffs in Rosthern vs Melfort.
- Thursday, Feb 27 - Sam Hawkins event for students (supper and evening activities).
- Friday, Feb 28, 7:00-9:00 pm - Youth Night Takeover at Wildwood Mennonite Church, Saskatoon.
- Friday, Feb 28, 8:00 pm - Boys' Hockey playoff game in Cudworth.
- Saturday, March 1 - Girls' Basketball Conference playoffs at Stobart School (Duck Lake). RJC's first game is at 10:00 am vs Stobart, with the winner playing at 3:30 pm.
- Saturday, March 1 - Boys' Basketball Conference playoffs at RJC. RJC's first game is at 11:45 am vs Maymont, with the winner playing again at 3:30 pm.
Please check with your child or the school before traveling to any of the above sporting events, in case of last minute schedule changes.
- Sunday, March 2, 7:00 pm - GUYS & PIES Concert & Dessert Auction. This Sunday beginning 7:00 pm in the gymnasium, you are invited to RJC for an evening of superb music and delicious desserts, featuring A Buncha Guys (an all-male choir from Saskatoon directed by Russ Regier), and the RJC Man Choir (directed by Richard Janzen). Included in the evening will be a dessert auction with decorated and calorie-filled desserts up for bid (bid individually, as a table, family or consortium). Funds raised from this event will go toward RJC program projects. Coffee, tea and pie will be served during the evening. Join us for a great evening of music and fun! There is no admission charge, and reservations are not needed. Start forming your cake-bid consortiums now!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- CHOIR CONCERT, March 6, 7:30 pm at RMC - RJC Chorale will be guest performers at a concert at Rosthern Mennonite Church (3016 - 5th Street East), featuring the Pembina Trails Voices from Winnipeg. This choir features three very exciting vocal groups of high school singers. They are directed by David Sawatzky and Janet Brennamen (Janet also teaches at Canadian Mennonite University.) This will be a very entertaining evening of high quality choral singing! Tickets can be purchased for $5 at the door.
- FESTIVAL OF CHOIRS, March 16, 2:30 pm: RJC Chorale is excited to be part of the Festival of Choirs event at Third Avenue United Church, Saskatoon on Sunday, March 16. Joining Chorale are the Canadian Mennonite University Singers and The Station Singers of Rosthern. This annual event with CMU is growing each year, and enjoyed a huge audience last year with the move to Third Avenue. Admission is free; a collection will be taken in support of both RJC and CMU. Don't miss this event!
- SASK VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL, March 17-23: Concert Choir and Chorale will again participate in the Sask Valley Music Festival competitions this March. The schedule is not set yet, however the choirs will have their performance class during a week day in school hours. Many individual students also compete in voice and piano. Good luck to all the participants. May your hard work pay off!
- SPEND-A-DAY and FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE, March 28. On Friday & Saturday we are opening our doors for youth from grades 8-11 for
Spend-A-Day. We will start on Friday with registration and lunch, and end the event on Saturday morning with a delicious brunch from the cooks (which the whole family is welcome to attend). All our Spend-A-Day guests will be invited to attend FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE, an evening of performances by RJC students and staff to a live audience of over 200 guests from a variety of schools, churches and youth groups. If you or someone you know has a child who is interested in learning more about RJC and would like to Spend-A-Day on campus (attending classes, staying overnight in the dorms, etc), please visit the website for a registration form or more information. Forms need to be in by March 20. You can email val@rjc.sk.ca for more information. You are more than welcome to attend the FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE event on March 28th even if you are not interested in attending the whole Spend-A-Day weekend.
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Feel free to call the school if you have questions about any of the above items or events.
Please check the RJC website at www.rjc.sk.ca for weekly updates, choir and sports schedules, calendar of upcoming events and other school information.
