HEYYYY writers! Pen your way to victory next Thursday, Nov. 30 in a team writing battle. Grab your friends or make some new ones and conquer the competition in 3 creative composition contests. Need more incentive to not write off this write-off? The best team will win a prize! Join us in room 106 at 11:45 to participate. Everyone is welcome.

Are you snuggling to get through these winter days? 🥶 Just wanna stay at home and chillax? 🍵 Well then, settle down, grab a laptop, a nice cup of hot cocoa, your favourite blanket, and get ready for...
The second Lyon's Computing Competition (LCC) of the year, which will be coming up this Thursday (November 30) from 5pm to 7:30pm! In case you forgot, it is a team programming competition with both a junior and a senior division for Mackenzie students. We're excited to announce that the top three teams for both the senior and junior competitions will receive limited edition MCPT stickers as a prize! So don't hesitate and give it your all 💪!
Also, a reminder that in order to participate in next year's CCC, you must participate in at least 3 LCCs. If you're in a new team, make sure to sign up with the link below by Wednesday, November 29th at 11:59pm. As this form is only for new teams, existing teams cannot be changed.
https://mcpt.ca/lcc/signup

Hey Mac Clubs!
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All this week, Mackenzie's Student Council will be honoring our National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th on our @wlmac.sac Instagram and Lyon's Den website.
On Wednesday, September 27th, Indigenous Author, Karen Chaboyer, will be presenting her memoir entitled They Called Me 33 in the library periods 3 and 4.
On Friday, September 29th, we will be honoring Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by wearing an orange t-shirt.

The exam schedule can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cCT8GzjpDcSHnOUfU1RuMKugysVg911o/view?usp=drivesdk
Moratorium will run from June 15th to June 19th (3 school days). During this time classes should be dedicated to exam review and no new content should be taught.
Wednesday, June 28th will be the last day of school. This will be a half day dedicated to textbook return and exam review.
You can refer to our "Study, Set, Go!" series (part 1, part 2, part 3) for some tips on exam reviews. Good luck on exams Mac!

For students interested in enrolling in the 2024 March Break trip to Spain and Portugal, please use the following link: https://www.eftours.ca/tour-website/2476147TU
Click here to view the flyer for more details

Heyyy MAC,
Get excited for our annual Mactoberfest celebration and spirit week! This year we have five fantastic spirit days before Mactoberfest on Halloween.

Tuesday, October 24: Meme Day
Wednesday, October 25: Barbenheimer
Thursday, October 26: Country vs Country Club
Friday, October 27: Jersey Day
Monday, October 30: Adam Sandler Day
Tuesday, October 31: MACTOBERFEST/HALLOWEEN!!!

Plus, if you dress up for all the spirit days and send the pictures to our Instagram (@wlmac.sac), you will be entered into a raffle and can win a free semi formal ticket! Let's see some spirit MAC!

Heyyy MAC!
Here are some key, upcoming dates for the next two weeks!
September 25-30: Indigenous Reconciliation Week
Wednesday, September 27: Late Start Day
Indigenous author, Karen Chaboyer, is coming to Mackenzie to speak about her memoir entitled: 33
Thursday, September 28th: Photo Day
Friday, September 29: Orange Shirt Day
October 2-5: Thanksgiving Food Drive (all proceeds go to the Harvest Food Bank)
Tuesday, October 3: Club Crawl (period 1 for grade 9 classes, period 2 for grade 10 classes)
Friday, October 6: PD Day
Monday, October 9: Thanksgiving (no school)
Make sure to regularly check the calendar on maclyonsden to see important days and events from the school, student council, and clubs!

Hey MAC,
Club and council registration is now open! If you are a president of a club or council, please complete the form found here or in our Instagram (@wlmac.sac) bio to declare your club/council for the 2023-2024 WLMAC school year. Club activities may not begin until the form has been submitted and approved. The form will only be open until FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th, 11:59 PM.