Welcome back for another great year.

It has been a long summer (10 weeks), a great summer, but now it is time to get ready to do some wilderness tripping. Grade 10 Hiking Trips are less than 3 weeks away and the Grade 11 Canoe Trip is the following week. So...no time to waste, let's get started!!

The swim test is on Monday and the Parent Info Session is next Thursday, just before the Meet the Teacher evening.

Outdoor Ed Parent Information Evening

Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015

6:00 PM

Outdoor Ed room

Same night as Meet the Teacher, we will be done before that begins.

Rockcliffe Park Orienteering Meet Results

Rank	Name	Points
1	Nickolas G-R, Ben N., Wesley S.	470
2	Aidan G., Cooper O.	440
3	Emmy B., Fatima A-K	345
4	Daniel K., Tristan R., Brendan P.	320
4	Andrew M., Matthew K.	320
6	Dylan J., Liam M.	300
6	Mya, Lucy	300
8	Gillian, Hilary	275
9	Mackenzie, Dakota	260
10	Matt P., Dane C	250
11	Keanna, Brianna, Morgan	245
12	Jessica, Katrina	225
12	Patrice, Clayton	225
14	Cameron, Nikos	220
15	Makita, Olivia	205
15	Dan, Nick	205
15	Connor, Aren, Rudy	205
18	Aislinn, Amy	200
18	Jack, Evan	200
20	Warren, Nick	195
21	Erin, Julia, Lyndsay	190
21	Richard, Andrew M.	190
23	Dylan H.	180
23	Kaysha, Brandon, Spencer H.	180
25	Mahad, Ghadeer, Thomas	160
25	Raven, Jake	160
25	Neal, Jaden	160
28	Devan L.	135
28	Kaitlyn S., Kaitlyn M., Caylee	135
30	Korbin, Mitchel	110

Outdoor Ed Gatineau XC Ski Days

This week we completed the last of the XC Ski Trips to Gatineau Park. We were very lucky with the weather this semester and had 3 great trips.

The grade 11's started it off a few weeks ago and although their trips was a bit cold, the sun was magnificent and conditions were great. The grade 10's this week had the first real warm days of this winter, with 8 C on Tuesday, while it got up to 6 C on Wednesday. It was sunny and warm, which was fantastic for our spirits, but the skiing was a bit slow.

For all 3 trips, we started our route at Camp Fortune and made our way to the main ski trails in Gatineau Park. From trail #4, we took trail #14 to Ridge Road (#1) and followed that up Khyber Pass to Huron Cabin, where we stopped for lunch. This was followed by a visit to Champlain lookout, which is truly spectacular on the clear days that we had. The afternoon saw us descent down the Fortune Parkway to P. 10 and our finish. Always a good way to end a great day in one of the greatest spots in the National Capital Region.

Make sure to check out the pictures of our trips.