WEDNESDAY,+MAY+23,+2012

Grade 8 has come and gone, and high school is just around the corner! Hopefully all the previous posts have helped you gain some perspective about what next year may be like. Spend summer looking forward to Grade 9 rather than fretting about it – there’s so much to be excited about! You get to meet new people, join new clubs, participate on new sports teams, and learn in a new school. The “culture” of NT is very much similar to that of Deer Park, so don’t worry about having to adjust to a totally new life outside of class. As long as you find the balance between academics, extra-cirriculars, and friends, your high school experience will be off to a successful start! *The following Top 5 lists are in no particular order.

**Top 5 Events** -Charity Week -Fashion Show -Election Week -Maytime Melodies -Athletic/Music Banquets

**Top 5 Restaurants on Yonge St. (by Popularity)** -Tim Horton’s -South St. -Starbucks -Pizza Pizza -Chipotle

**Top 5 Electives (by Popularity)** -Business -Phys. Ed -Visual Art -Music -Spanish

**Top 5 Days** -Late starts (school usually begins at 10am) -Early closings (school usually finishes at 2:15pm) -Red and Grey Day -Performances (ex. Maytime Melodies) -School BBQs

**Top 5 Fashions** -Hunter boots -NT gear (sports jerseys, sunglasses etc.) -TOMS -Sperry’s -Sweatpants/Lululemon shorts

**Top 5 Sayings** -“I’m so tired” -“YOLO” -“Let’s be honest...” -“Nuff stairs” -“Swaggy”

**Top 5 Rules** -Always hand assignments in on time -A doctor’s note is mandatory if class is missed -Don’t use phones in class -Always bring your full gym uniform to each class -Arrive to each class on time

**Top 5 Places to Hang** -The field -The commons/cafeteria -The hallways -The courtyard -The Eglinton Centre/shops & restaurants on Yonge

**Top 5 Hardest Assignments** -Science: Crystal Radio project -Geography: Human Planet project -English: Compare and Contrast novel study summative -Art: Landscape painting -Gym: Summative (12-Minute Run, Beep Test, Skill Tests)

**Top 5 Clubs/Extra-Curriculars** -Graffiti (the school newspaper) -Fashion Show -N.E.A.T. (North Toronto Environmental Action Team) -Intramurals (ex. floor hockey, basketball) -GAA/BAA (Girls/Boys Athletic Association)

**Top 5 Stressers** -Exams and summatives (http://deerparkhpe.wikispaces.com/WEDNESDAY%2C+JANUARY+11%2C+2012) -Selling Elle Magazines (for those involved in Fashion Show) -Report card day -The moments before a big performance -Homework overload (remember that you’re taking 8 courses, so be prepared when all 8 of those courses have homework at the same time!)

**Top 5 Sports Teams** -Football -Basketball -Rugby -Field hockey (girls) -Hockey

**Top 5 Probs** -No toilet paper in the bathroom -Where are the caretakers when I need one? -Small lockers -Climbing the stairs every morning -Finding teachers in the morning before school

**Top 5 Obsessions** -One Direction -Ed Sheeran -Tumblr -The Hunger Games -NT vs. Northern rivalry

**Top 5 Songs** -Call Me Maybe -Boyfriend -What Makes You Beautiful -Moves Like Jagger -Good Feeling