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Teachers:
R Berard
L Bremault Parent
S Gratton
M Kirouac Fouad
A Thorvaldson
G Wood
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P Fortin
L Goodman
Nicole Labossiere-Clark
Support Staff:
M Lahaie (secretaire)
S Chouinard
C Bestland
N Chartier
R Laroche
B Sicotte
C Maynard
J Moquin
Custodians:
D Sicotte
D Mathieu
S Ostroski
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On Thursday, September 18, Ecole Heritage Immersion and ICSP held a “Back to School BBQ” and “Meet the Teacher Night.” It was a great success with over 200 students, parents, and teachers attending. The PAC for both schools and some local businesses supplied food and drinks for everyone that attended. The Student Council was a great help with the set-up and clean up. Ms. Amy Haworth (Principal of Heritage) and Mr. Robert Fiola (Principal for ICSP) each gave a small speech welcoming returning students and parents as well as newcomers into our school.
Mr. Fiola had encouraged the students of ICSP to come with their parents, for everyone that did come; money would be given to the Student Council for purchases to go towards their student lounge. PAC would then match money raised by them.
After the speeches and supper, it was outside for everyone where there were games to be played and a football game featuring students vs. teachers and parents. I am not sure who won… but I hear a week of Fridays off was the deal.
We would like to take this opportunity to say a GREAT big Thank you to the school custodians (especially Denis and Sandra), Student Council, and all the staff. They all worked so very diligently to have everything set up and cleaned up for our special evening.
I.C.S.P students receive a dose of reality
On December 19, 2008, 18 I.C.S.P students had a chance to put their hard work in class to the ultimate test. Mr. Adam Thorvaldson’s Informatique 20G class started a unit on resume and cover letter writing at the start of December. The unit culminated when the students will underwent mock interviews by local business owners, local government, I.C.S.P administration, representatives from the Province of Manitoba. Six interview stations were set up around the school. Each student had the opportunity to undergo a one on one 15 minute interview in the hopes of landing the coveted job. In order to make this competition more real, Thorvaldson offered to buy the victor of each interview a lunch from the local bakery. This project was originally meant to be a small in-class activity. The project quickly changed to a community based activity as local businesses became involved. In order to be interviewed, the students had to produce a cover letter and resume in both official languages. They had to research common ways to prepare for an interview and find common questions that get asked during an interview. The students spent the days leading up to the 19th giving each other mock interviews during class. By doing this, the students learned how to assess and evaluate themselves and their peers. The students were allotted time to give the interviewee suggestions on how they could improve for future interviews.
This experience has given the students at I.C.S.P many skills that will be of great help to them in the future. They have learned to prepare a cover letter and resume, how to prepare and act during a real job interview and they have gained a vast amount of self confidence in the areas of self and peer evaluation and public speaking. A simple MS Word assignment has turned into a life experience they will remember forever.
Institut Collégial St. Pierre
By: Cathy Tat and Sasha Ostrowski
The second last week of January was not a quiet one at Institut Collegial St. Pierre. Addictions Awareness week, organized by Catherine Tétrault and Mme. Julie Loyer-Gauthier, was in full throw from January 20th to the 22nd at the immersion high school. The students were subjected to various activities, such as a mock car crash, an “after the accident” day, and a presentation from the Crash Test Dummies Drummer, all in the effort to raise awareness about addictions and the harmful consequences that can follow bad choices.
On Tuesday January 20, the reality of a drinking and driving situation was shown. The students witnessed a mock “car crash” where they saw two of their fellow classmates trapped inside two separate cars in a simulated collision. One of the classmates, Jesse Larivière, who had been “intoxicated while driving”, was pulled out by fire fighters and arrested by police. Their other classmate, Jari Carrière, was “killed” in the other car. Afterwards, the fire fighters, paramedics, and police answered questions from the students and the teachers.
It’s one thing to just hear about other people getting into car accidents, becoming disabled, having unplanned pregnancies, contracting STIs, or dying. The students were lucky enough to be given the opportunity to experience these things first-hand. Students were given a slip of paper that indicated choices they had chosen after a mock drinking party. Two examples were having unprotected sex or choosing to not drink. The consequences of their choices were doled out to the students for the day. There was a girl who had twins so she had two programmable babies to take care of all day. Another student had no vision or was in a wheelchair. Four of the students were in an accident and were “killed” Students wore t-shirts to indicate what their consequence was.
To see a friend living with a disability is incredibly touching, and should be taken seriously, as people, innocent or not, really do become disabled because of car accidents; everyone is at risk.
The finale of the day was a tearful one. The four students who were “dead” had a funeral procession held in their honour in the school library. Hopefully many realized that the fun and the good times that come with a bottle (or what ever your choice of drug is) also come with consequences.
On the last day of Addictions Awareness week, Mitch Dorge from the Crash Test Dummies talked to the students. He shared some personal stories and was very interactive with the crowd, making them laugh many times throughout the presentation. More importantly, he told them about the dangers of drug abuse and explained to them to choose positive lifestyles instead. He wasn’t preachy or condemning, but was rather telling it like it is. He had the audience captivated for the entire two hours that he was there.
All in all, Addictions Awareness week was a huge success at ICSP and will not soon be forgotten by the students or the staff.