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SALE ALERT ‼️ The Grad Committee is poinsettia-ing the bar high this holiday season — with beautiful local plants from Hilltop Greenhouses! ✨

Every purchase helps fund grad events and community projects that make a real difference.

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SALE ALERT ‼️ The Grad Committee is poinsettia-ing the bar high this holiday season — with beautiful local plants from Hilltop Greenhouses! ✨

Every purchase helps fund grad events and community projects that make a real difference.

🎟️ Order yours by Friday, November 7 @ 7:00 PM
🔗 Find the link in our bio to purchase

#SMUSGradCommittee #HilltopGreenhouses #SupportLocalYYJ #YourSMUS

Thank you to the Boarding Community and the Parents’ Auxiliary (and Mother Nature for holding off 🌧️) so the annual Halloween fireworks could go on! 🎇🎆

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Thank you to the Boarding Community and the Parents’ Auxiliary (and Mother Nature for holding off 🌧️) so the annual Halloween fireworks could go on! 🎇🎆

Creepin’ it real at the Middle School costume parade 🤡🎃🦟🏀👻

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Creepin’ it real at the Middle School costume parade 🤡🎃🦟🏀👻

These costumes are un-boo-liveble 🕷️🧙🏼🧡🃏🦖🦊🍌

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These costumes are un-boo-liveble 🕷️🧙🏼🧡🃏🦖🦊🍌

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The Best School Year Ever Entry Form

Be sure to check out the full How to Enter details before you submit your entry. You must also be at least 13 at the time of entry and younger than 19 at the conclusion of the 2026-27 school year and entering Grade 9, 10, 11 or 12. For more information, please read the complete Terms and Conditions. For questions or assistance, please contact bestschoolyearever@smus.ca.

Only citizens of Canada (excluding Quebec) and citizens of the United States (excluding territories) are eligible to enter.

About You

Student Name*

First Name * Last Name *

Email Address*

Phone*

Address*

Street Address * Address Line 2 City * State / Province * Zip/ Postal Code * Country *

Date of Birth*

Month

Day

Year

You must be 13 or older at the time of entry and born on or after July 1, 2008 to be eligible.

What grade will you enter in September 2026?*

You must be entering Grade 9, 10, 11 or 12 in September 2026 in order to apply for the scholarship.

About Your Parent / Guardian

Parent/Guardian Name*

Parent/Guardian First Name * Parent/Guardian Last Name *

Parent/Guardian Email Address*

Parent/Guardian Phone*

Parental Consent*

I have informed my Parent/Guardian about my entry in this contest.

Your Entry

What is ONE thing you are most passionate about and why?*

Average for last year's Top 25 entries: 1,311 characters

What specific aspects of SMUS would you get involved in?*

HINT: check out our "Student Life" and Clubs and Councils section online for some of the different aspects of SMUS!

Describe a time you demonstrated leadership skills, and how those skills would help you live away from your parents at boarding school?*

Average for last year's Top 25 entries: 1,228 characters

Attach your most recent report card*

Max. file size: 128 MB.

Attach your 2nd most recent report card*

Max. file size: 128 MB.

OPTIONAL: Attach a photo or PDF copy of something that helps showcase YOU!

Max. file size: 128 MB.

e.g. a poem, an art project, a picture of you doing your passion/activity of choice, etc. It must be your own original work.

How did you hear about the contest?*

TikTok @yoursmus

Instagram @yoursmus

Facebook

BSYE Insider Newsletter

Contacted by SMUS Staff Member

Youtube

Current SMUS student and/or SMUS alumni

Friend or family member

Spotify Ad

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If none of the above, where did you hear about the contest?

If you heard about this scholarship from a SMUS parent, staff member, or alumnus, please enter their name here.

Entrants agree that personal data submitted with an entry, including name, mailing address, phone number, and email address may be collected, processed, stored and otherwise used by SMUS and its affiliates for the purposes of conducting and administering the Contest. By entering the Contest, Entrants agree to the transmission, processing, disclosing and storage of this personal data by SMUS and its affiliates. All personal information that is collected from the Entrant is subject to SMUS’ Privacy Policy, located at: www.smus.ca/discover/privacy.

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