November 2010 - Institut Collégial St. Paul St. Paul`s Collegiate

ST. PAUL’S COLLEGIATE
NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER 2010
STUDENT COUNCIL
Kudos to both our Junior and Senior Student Councils for their excellent organization of Halloween activities. Our
students (and staff) took great delight in preparing their costumes. Prizes were awarded to:
Juniors :
Seniors :
Most scary – Nicholas T.
Creative – Dylan C.
Funniest – Adam W.
Original – Joelle D.
Best Group – Jersey Shore – Mikaela P. Brooke A. Max St., Riley C. Josh L.
Sexiest : Smurfs - Mr. Baron, Mr. Warkentin, Mr. Verras, Mr. Desilets, Mr. Walker
Scariest : Natasha G.
Most Creative : Aaron S.
Funniest : Boys Scouts - Kirby F. Ryan K.
PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL
The first PAC meeting of the year was held on October 20th. This meeting kicked off with a guest speaker, Mary
Hall, from Safe Schools Manitoba. It was an informative evening as she addressed the issue of cyberbullying and
how to best deal with such situations. Anyone interested in further information can take a look at
www.safeschoolsmanitoba.ca
The first official meeting of the year was chaired by Jan Unrau. Items of business included “Streetsmarts for
Kids”, our school’s nutrition policy, and the CTS program. These meetings are always informative – please plan on
attending the next PAC meeting on December 1st.
REMEMBRANCE DAY PROGRAM
This year our program will be held on Nov. 10th at 10:00 a.m. in the gym. Staff and students have been involved
in preparing this year’s program. We are pleased to welcome Sgt. Macleod from the 17th Wing of Winnipeg as our
guest speaker.
The public is welcome to attend.
REPORTING
Our school will be closed on November 12 as teachers prepare report cards. Report cards will be issued on
November 19th.
Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences
Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences will be held the evening of Nov. 25th (5:30-8:30 p.m.) and the morning of
Nov. 26th. The form to request interviews will be sent home with your child next week.
PHOTO RETAKES
Picture retakes are scheduled for Nov. 9th. Please be sure to send the signed envelope with your child if you have
requested a retake.
STUDENT COUNCIL/SPORTS FEES
Please remember that student council fees are due November 30th. Hand in money directly to Mr. Houde or Mrs.
Tanguay. Please try to keep student council money separate from all other fees ie : locks, band etc… Sports fees
should be paid before you begin playing. Coaches will notify you as to the cost for each sport. Volleyball should be
completely paid up. Also remember that fundraisers are meant to go towards building your account for next spring
and/or next year so get a head start and participate. Student fee updates are posted on a regular basis in homerooms.
If any clarification is needed, students can contact Mr. Houde.
ENTERTAINMENT COUPON BOOKS
The Entertainment Coupon Book drive is over. Thirty-two students participated, selling 55 books for a total profit
of $275.00. The $5.00 per book profit went directly to individual student accounts. Five students received prizes
for attaining a certain sales level. Receiving a $5.00 Subway coupon for selling 3 Entertainment Books were:
Crystal Bushell, Alyssa Perrin, Shaelyn Wytink and Jennifer Bouchard. Receiving a free Entertainment Book for
selling 5 books was Breanna Quirion. Thank you to all who participated!
QSP MAGAZINE FUNDRAISER
Information packages for the QSP Magazine Fundraiser have been sent home. Please ask your child to take a look
if you haven’t seen these packages yet. This is an excellent fundraiser which requires very little effort. Anyone
receiving magazines can renew through our school. Anyone wishing a new subscription can do so as well. The
prices can not be beat as QSP will match any offer! Take a look at the information packages for details.
TERRY FOX RUN
Hooray St. Paul’s Students & Staff
The 2010 Terry Fox Run proved to be a successful event with all students and staff contributing to our toonie drive
and giving $294.00.00 for the Terry Fox Cancer Foundation.
Friday, September 24th turned out to be a beautiful sunny morning as all students and staff started the 4.7 km route
in the front of the school and went on the designated route around town. Everyone finished at the school afterward
and enjoyed a hearty barbeque lunch.
First place finishers for the senior students (boy) was Wes Dutson and (girl) Katie Lavallee. Natalie finished first in
the junior category (girl) and top finisher for the junior boys for the second year in a row was Chad. These four
students received a Terry Fox Run t-shirt. Congratulations to all the students and staff for contributing and sharing
Terry’s unbreakable spirit.
Special thanks to the hard working students and staff who volunteered at the barbecue. They did a ton of work.
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TERRY FOX RUN
TOP 20 JUNIORS
TOP 20 SENIORS
PLACE
NAME
PLACE
NAME
1
Chad St. Cyr
1
Wes Dutson
2
Bryce Piper
2
JayWynn Dueck
3
Natalie Houle
3
Reid Piper
4
Curwin Dueck
4
Katie Lavallee
5
Braden Zamrykut
5
Nick Wingerter
6
Meike Meilleur
6
Daniel Tully
7
Griffin Muys
7
Derrick Fleury
8
Leona Waldner
8
Isaac Cosette
9
Jesse Legault
9
Grayson Mayham
10
Michaela Marentette
10
Nathan Benson
11
Kiana Sajtos
11
Scott Deane
12
Heather Deane
12
Maggie Girard
13
Jacob Gnidziejko
13
Dannan Spraggs
14
Ryland Hanna
14
Jennifer Bouchard
15
James Harvey
15
Caroline Tenailleau
16
Aaron Bouchard
16
Matthew Vier
17
Reinhart Krampetz
17
Dylan Rivard
18
Spencer Friesen
18
Jordan Perry
19
Noah Renaud
19
Nick Demers
20
Kennedy Wolanski
20
Kohl Harder
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GRADUATION NEWS
Cap & Gown Photographs
When?
Where?
Cost?
November 18 starting at 9:30 am
SPC Library
$15.00 includes taxes (Cash or cheque)
All grade 12 students will be given photo information about their upcoming cap and gown photographs.
Graduating students are asked to sign up for their 15 minute appointment with Ms. Podaima Skelton and hand in
cash or cheque at that time. Cheques may be made payable to Whitemouth Photography. Whitemouth Photography
will be delivering the proofs to the school in about 10 days.
Governor General Medal
Secondary Schools – Bronze Medal
A BRONZE medal will be awarded to the student who achieves the highest average upon graduation.
The average includes all grade 11 and grade 12 courses as listed on the student’s official Transcript of Grades
issued by the Ministry of Education. The average cannot be anticipated; it must be calculated based on final results
after provincial/territorial examinations, where the Ministry of Education requires final exams.
Equitability of access for the entire student population is an important aspect of the Medal’s value. Regardless of
the stream or the subjects chosen, all students are eligible for consideration upon graduation.
Courses taken after graduation to upgrade marks are not to be included.
LA FURIE
On September 29, Grades 10, 11 and 12 students headed to Whittier Park in St.Boniface to participate in "La
Furie". La Furie is a Francophone youth rally that provides an opportunity for youth to live their Francophonie
outside the school context and to create links with other young people sharing their interests. The first gathering of
its kind took place 25 years ago during the International Year of the Youth. This year, 1000 students participated in
this annual event!
La Furie est un rassemblement jeunesse francophone qui unit les élèves des écoles d'immersion et francophones
pour une journée remplie d'ateliers, de jeux et de kiosques interactifs. Nos élèves étaient inscrits à des ateliers tels
que gymnastique, slackline, arts du cirque, volleyball, escalade, danse salsa, danse hip-hop, ductigami, henna,
maquillage et forgerie. Nous nous sommes beaucoup amusés et espérons répéter l'expérience l'année prochaine.
The day ended with a great concert by a musical group from Montreal called OrangeOrange.
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It was the best! There was a lot of activities to chose from like dance, gymnastics, henna tatoos, duct tape,
volleyball, wild hair, etc... You chose two activities for the morning, then there was lunch (included in the field
trip) and free time. There were bands in the afternoon. There was 1000 students that participated and there were
prizes to be won. Everybody had school spirit... some people even dyed their hair and painted their bodies.
Il y avait une grande variété d'ateliers. La plupart du monde avait beaucoup de plaisir.
From beginning to end, you are brought into this awesome atmosphere. You can't help but get excited.
Ce que j'ai aimé, c'était d'apprendre à faire de nouvelles choses comme la jonglerie.
I liked it. It was a good day. We had good opportunities to interact with a lot of other French speaking kids.
J'aime vivre des expériences en français avec mes amis.
It was a lot of fun like last year!!! The food was good and the activities were OK too!! I had lots of fun with my
friends!!
C'était une bonne expérience; une des meilleures sorties scolaires!
La Furie was OK overall. The activities weren't that great but the free time was all fun time with the blow-up
things like foosball and boxing.
J'ai eu l'occasion de faire les choses que normalement je n'ai pas l'expérience de faire et j'ai adoré ça.
We spent the day doing all sorts of activities and enjoying French music. It was a fantastic experience for every
immersion student !
La furie était beaucoup de plaisir pour ma première année. Les activités sont tellement le fun et faire de nouveaux
amis a fait ma journée.
I enjoyed this gathering of all senior immersion students. It was such a fun experience that I want to attend again
next year. And it's even more fun when you go all out and get dressed crazy.
JUNIORS IN THEIR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES!
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OUR GRADE 7 & 8 - HALLOWEEN COSTUMES
Junior Student Council Members 2010-2011
Presidet – Natalie H.
Vice-President – Joelle D.
Secretary – Alyssa M.
Treasurer – Robyn U.
Male Sports Rep. – Jesse L.
Female Sports Rep. – Meike M.
Social Convenor – Leona W.
Rooms Reps - 7I Adam W.
Teacher Advisors :
7E Breanna Q.
8I Kirsten F.
8E Kiana S.
Ms. Arnason & Mme Saiko
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