February 13^th, 2025 

Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians. 

We are very excited to share news about upcoming Graduation activities and events! Our graduating students continue to demonstrate focus and determination in working to achieve their goals this year, and we are looking forward to celebrating their accomplishments!  

We are happy to announce that this year’s Graduation Commencement ceremony will take place on Sunday, June 15^th at the UVic Centre Farquhar Auditorium. There will be a morning and an afternoon ceremony, with up to 5 guest tickets available for each student at a cost of $6 each. Additional tickets may be released once the initial purchase is completed.    

The Grad fees for Commencement will be $55, payable on School Cash Online starting today Thursday, February 13th, and ending on March 12th, 2025. Please note that there are separate purchasing options for each of the ceremonies so please ensure that you have selected the correct one upon payment. These fees are used to pay for the facility rental, caps and gowns, and other incidental costs associated with the event.  

Prom (dinner and dance) will take place during the evening of Wednesday, June 25 th at the Crystal Garden, located downtown with a graduating class photo taken at the Legislature Building beforehand at 5:00pm. Tickets will go on sale for this in April with more detailed information to come for both students and families.  

Our PAC is planning a Dry Grad event on May 24th, 2025, as well. If you are interested in supporting the Dry Grad event or have questions, please contact our Vice Principal, Stephen McHugh (smchugh@sd62.bc.ca).  

We look forward to celebrating with our students through each of these activities. If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to support our grads, please reach out.

There will be a bottle drive on Sunday, Feb. 23 from 10-2 at the Belmont bus loop – all proceeds will help to lower Prom ticket costs – please stop by and drop off your refundable items. Thank you to Grads Taylor G and Sabrina T for organizing and to all the Grads who have signed up to help out. 

Thank you for your continued support of our Grads,  

Cam Smith                                        Melissa Horner                                Stephen McHugh  

Vice Principal (Gi-N)                      Vice Principal (A-Gi)                      Vice Principal (O-Z)                 

crsmith@sd62.bc.ca                       mhorner@sd62.bc.ca                      smchugh@sd62.bc.ca   

Commencement Lead                    Prom Lead                                         Dry Grad Lead 

Please see the link below for Upcoming Important Grad Information and Dates

Belmont Grad at a Glance 24-25 – Copy.docx

Free Climbing Opportunity! 

The climbing academy invites you to join us for one free climbing class during A or B block, any Monday, Wednesday or Friday for the months of December and January. If you would like to participate, please do the following:

1. Have a parent or guardian complete a liability waiver:  https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/w/594d5e0eb11cc/web/
2. Contact Ms. Pampin to schedule your visit: cpampin@sd62.bc.ca
3. Get permission from your A or B block teacher to miss the block 

We hope you can join us! 

Dear Belmont Students and Families,

First Day and Week

The school year begins on Tuesday, September 3rd for grade 9s (9:00am -11:50am) and for all grades 9-12 on Wednesday, September 4th (all students will attend the full day). There will be extra help available on the first morning of school, particularly for grade 9s who may not be as experienced with the portal and building as grades 10-12.

Before arriving on their first day, students need to check their schedules. Schedules will not be printed off. Schedules are subject to change right up until the start of classes as we are reconfiguring classes to accommodate new registrations.  Instructions on how to access the portal and view your schedule can be found here. If you have difficulty accessing your account, you can view instructions on resetting your password here  (make sure to use the ‘forgot my password’ link and keep in mind that you need to remember the email address you usually use to sign into the portal). If you continue to have difficulties, please email belmontmyedportalsupport@sd62.bc.ca.

Belmont’s bell schedule can be found online here. There is no block rotation during the first week.

Schedule Changes

Counsellors will not be making changes to schedules during the first week, unless:

-a student has ‘See Counsellor’ note in their schedule in Semester 1,

-a student is missing a class in Semester 1, or

-Grade 12s are missing a Graduation requirement.

After the first week, the only changes is if a student is missing a Graduation requirement.

Parking and Student Drop Off and Pick Up

We ask students to walk, bike, or take a school or city bus to school. Students who choose to drive will need to park in the parking available at the lot below Goudy Field and along the Langford Parkway. To lessen traffic congestion in the morning and after school, we encourage parents to drop off or pick up students from one of the pull-out areas along the Langford Parkway or the Glen Lake Road area.

Belmont Athletics 

Information below on Fall teams, September tryouts, and the Football game on Friday.

Scooter and Bike Storage

Due to capacity challenges, we cannot accommodate scooter or bike storage in the school. Students need to be prepared to lock these items up at the racks outside.

We are looking forward to welcoming you!

Your Team at Belmont

Fall teams

• Jr/Sr Boys and Girls Volleyball
• Jr/Sr Boys Soccer – Sign up via QR code on posters at school
• Co-ed Cross Country
• JV and Varsity Football

Tryouts this week and next

• Wed, September 4th- Junior Girls Volleyball (Gr. 9/10) 3:330-5:30
• Thurs, September 5th- Senior Girls/Boys and Jr Boys Volleyball 3:30- 5:30
• Friday, September 6th- Jr and Sr girls Volleyball 2:30- 4:30
• Monday, September 9th- Sr/Jr Boys Volleyball
• Tuesday, September 10th- Jr/Sr Boys soccer (Goudy turf) 3:30-5:15
• Wednesday, Sept. 11 – All Girls basketball training every Wed, 7-9 begins
• Thursday, September 12th – Jr/Sr Boys soccer (Goudy turf) 3:30- 5:15

See Mr. Walushka in the PHE Office if you have any questions or email kwalushka@sd62.bc.ca 

Belmont Football

The first game is on Friday, September 6 at 7pm against Ballenas Secondary. 

The theme for the game is Whiteout, so wear your white clothing and cheer on our Belmont Varsity Football Team!

Dear Parents/Guardians, 

We request that you access our online consent system and agree to the terms within.  When online, you will have a more thorough explanation of what you are consenting to if you agree to consent.  Please click the link below to see the consent forms that are needed for students (e.g.  Media Consent, Photo Consent, GAFE account, School Cash Online, Field Trips).

Online Consent