Do you have an interest in flying? Flight Club has started on a more formal learning curve this week.
Tonight we: Calculated distances from airport to airport, calculated time to destination, measured the degrees for your heading to your destination and return, partial simulated flight from St. Catharines to Hamilton.
Join us next Monday night from 8-9pm in classroom #3 as we build on what we learned this week.
As announced at closing briefing last Wednesday, Monday night training includes:
Drill Team 7-8pm (in the gymnasium) wear drill boots and wedge with civilian clothing
Flight Club 8-9pm (in classroom #3 with Capt M Palumbo, CD from the Gliding Centre) – all welcome!
Effective Speaking 8-9pm (in classroom #1) Only two more weeks until the Sqn Competition
No other activities will be taking place this evening. Sports will resume shortly – listen to announcements on Wed night for details.
Our Handball team met their match with 87 Eagle Squadron from Welland – the eventual winners of the Handball trophy. They fought hard – well done 809! Team Captain WOII Giansante, WOI Lavoie, FSgt Griffin, Sgt Couroux, FCpl Gowans, FCpl Nicolescu, Cpl Abt, Cpl Miele & Cpl Voogt.
The day was interrupted for an impromptu selfie with LCol Evans and CWO Hill (from Regional Cadet Support Unit Central in Borden). LCol Evans commented on our 809 T-shirts (well done CI Thiffault!) and said she would like one as well – we will send her and CWO Hill their very own this week.
Our volleyball team remained undefeated for the ENTIRE day – until the championship match against 62A. You can imagine our distress when it came down to a tie-breaker. At one point 62A was up 6-0 then 16-8. But our team pulled together and tied it up to 18-18! A final two serves and we were victorious! And there was much rejoicing.
Team Captain FSgt Lett, FSgt Zalepa, FCpl Lett, Cpl Bell and Cpl Hill accept the NAG Volleyball trophy for 1st place.(missing from the photo: Sgt Carbone & Cpl Milana) 
Photo credits to Mr. Carbone.
CONGRATULATIONS to all our players. It was a great day – hope you’re getting some rest today!
…But we’re running late. 6pm arrival time at Thorold Sqn Trinity Church.
All cadets are expected to arrive at the 128 Sqn Trinity Church Hall 0650am
tomorrow morning. Pick up will be from the same place at approximately 515pm.
Google map link here: 128 Sqn @ Trinity Church 15 Pine St S Thorold
BRING: water bottle, backpack – to hold your extra clothes (come dressed in 809 Sqn T-shirt, shorts, socks and running shoes with long pants/sweater overtop), snack and any reading material, card game, etc to pass the time between games. DO NOT bring anything you would be devastated to lose.
Parents are welcome to spectate: we will be competing in Dunnville at the High School located at 110 Helena St Dunnville.
Lunch is provided for all participants (beef on a bun + salad). There will be a canteen – bring $5 max.
Do you need a ride to the bus pick up?? Call Capt Palumbo 289-783-1942 BEFORE 615am on Sat.
Duty Officer
OCdt Couroux
Dress
Sports Gear: All Cadets
Don’t forget – no uniforms tonight & NO JEANS.
It’s also Birthday Cupcake night – so join us at break to sing Happy Birthday and enjoy a delicious cupcake from CI Thiffault
Please see below the Niagara Cadet Gala poster advertising the Social on Feb 4th 2017. Open to all cadets. Tickets may be purchased through the Squadron Staff.
Niagara Cadet Winter Gala 2017 81 Lake St (Lake Street Armoury) St. Catharines, ON L2R 5X3 Tickets $20 February 4th 2017 Semi-Formal or C8 Mess Dress Black, Silver, and Gold theme Doors Open 17:30! Dinner at 18:00-19:30! Dance 19:30-23:00! Limited number of tickets at the door!
Tomorrow morning at 910am, Capt Palumbo and two cadets will be making a recruiting presentation to the Grade 6, 7, & 8 students at St. Michael’s school in NOTL. Dress is uniform (C-2).
Duties include: speaking for approx 2 mins about their favourite aspects of the cadet program, distributing promotional material, answering questions as appropriate. The presentation will include 2 videos.
Parents: if there are additional cadets that can miss school for this important presentation, please let Capt Palumbo know. Cadets need to arrange their own transportation to/from the school – presentations will be approximately 20 mins long for 3 groups. We should be completed and ready to leave by 1045am.
Don’t forget:
Drill Team 7-8pm wear your drill boots & wedge with civilian clothing. Everyone needs to be out so we can really get the details down in the silent routine (Capt Palumbo will be coming for a preview).
SPORTS 8-9pm for ALL Cadets participating at the Sports competition this coming Sat, the 28th in Dunnville. DRESS IS SPORTS CLOTHING – no jeans. Running shoes required. FYI: Capt Palumbo *might* have challenged (read taunted) 62 Sqn at the NAG mtg last week. SO we need you out to defend our previous titles! And volleyball members: bad news, this year the rules will not change. Good news: next year they will be updated – thx to all who sent in your input.
There will be NO other training taking place on Monday night – the classrooms will be closed.
THANK YOU to all who helped out at the NOTL Ice Wine Festival tonight – we were in and out within 30 mins. Many hands truly makes light work – attendance was recorded.
We have met our quota for volunteers for tomorrow: thanks to the following people for stepping up to the challenge: (you have to be signed in to see the list)
Thank you for giving some of your own time to help support NOTL and the Squadron.