As you may have heard, we traveled to compete at the Queen City Regional recently and we returned victorious! This qualified for World Championships, and we definitely plan on attending! That means we have started gathering our tools, materials, spirit, and, of course, the team itself. However, that also means that we need to gather funds to help take us there! We need your help, and we have the perfect ways that you can show your support!

1. Penny War

During the entire Spirit Week at KDSS, our team can be found in the T-in-the-Hall. We will be coordinating the Penny War that will take place. You must be wondering what a penny war is, right? Well, That's what we're going to explain to you!

A Penny War is a game that involves getting the most points, but also sabotaging other groups (other grades in this case) to decrease their points. Here's how it works: Every penny your put into your grade's jar will earn you one point, but every other coin (nickels, dimes, quarters, loonies, and toonies) that is in your jar will deplete the amount of points you have by the monetary value of that coin, equivalent to pennies. Bills are also huge point destroyers... basically anything that is not a penny will decrease points.

For example, if you have 500 pennies in your jar, you have 500 points. If someone in another grade decides they want to pull your grade's score down, they will put, for instance, a loonie in your jar. This will take 100 points away from your jar because a loonie's value is equivalent to 100 pennies. Therefore, you will then be at 400 points. Let's say, for example, that the person that sabotaged your grade's jar is in the grade that has 750 points, and you want revenge! If you put a $5 bill in their grade's jar, they will be back at 250 points because $5 is equivalent to 500 pennies.

There will be five jars:
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12 / 5th year students
Teachers and Staff

This is a great way for the school to have a little bit of friendly competition, while also supporting our trip to the World Championships. So, get your grade together and we'll see who comes out on top!

By the way, we forgot to mention that the winning grade will not only get points for the spirit cup, but the entire grade will get CUPCAKES! Besides, who doesn't want cupcakes?

2. Photo Booth at the School Dance

KDSS will be having its final dance of the year on Thursday, April 19, 2012 and it's going to be lots of fun! You can now showcase yourself and your friends with the Kinetic Knights Photo Booth! We will be taking photos for a small fee and all you have to do is smile! So show up at the dance! Maybe a memory of a high school dance will stay with you forever. Who knows?

3. BBQ at the Practice Field

This year, Gordon Pharmasave has generously offered to hold a BBQ Lunch with us at our practice field. The event details are as such:

385 Queen Street
Kincardine, ON
Saturday, April 21, 2012
From 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

It will cost:

$3.00 for a Burger and Drink
$4.00 for a Cheeseburger and Drink

So come out for lunch this Saturday and support our trip to the World Championships! Thanks for all your enthusiasm and support over the season so far! We are really lucky to have a community like you!