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www.emsb.qc.ca volume 13 | number 2 | Spring 2011

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Bill Haugland, second from the left, is thanked here by staff and students at his former elementary school in N.D.G., Willingdon. Haugland had a very important story to share.

I have been a commissionersince the inception of the EnglishMontreal School Board in 1998and it is astonishing to see how social media has evolved tobecome such a dominant force in our society. I have embracedthis new reality and the positiveeffects it has had in ourcommunication strategies for theEMSB community. Our website(www.emsb.qc.ca) receives a highvolume of traffic from parents,

students and the community at large. We are constantly addingnew features to our site and I invite you to peruse our updatedversion at your leisure. We also have a Facebook fan page, aTwitter account, an EMSB YouTube channel, and an EMSBTV channel via Vimeo. These wonderful tools of communicationare all accessible via our website.

Twitter has proven to be particularly useful for our Board,especially when it is used to post breaking news bulletins, suchas school closures due to inclement weather along with otherimportant announcements. The ever popular Facebook is anothervehicle to reach our students, many of whom may not be accessingour website. I am now on Facebook, so feel free to post your comments directly to me. It will be my pleasure to interactwith you.

The video section of our website contains downloads ofdifferent reports related to the EMSB from our various mediaoutlets such as CTV, CBC, Global News and our own in-houseproductions. I encourage you to visit the websites of our schools,also accessible by our website, where you will be overwhelmedby the wonderful initiatives that our students are involved in acrossour system, supported by our dedicated principals and theirdynamic staff members. In order to assist our schools inshowcasing their various projects through social media, our

by BILL HAUGLAND

Editor’s Note: LegendaryCFCF/CTV broadcaster BillHaugland retired from the anchordesk four years ago. During theEMSB’s Public School EducationMonth activities, which bringsnoted graduates back to their oldschools, Haugland returned to visitWillingdon Elementary School inN.D.G. and shared a valuablestory with the students aboutbullying. Here is part of that speech

My family used to live over onOxford Avenue and my mom

was a teacher with the ProtestantSchool Board of Greater Montreal.Because she went to work everymorning in those days, I wasallowed to walk to school bymyself, from the corner of OxfordAvenue and Terrebonne. Thatprobably doesn’t seem like a bigproblem to most of you biggerkids, but when you’re in secondgrade, it was pretty scary.

There was this fifth grader bythe name of Peter who used to pickon some of the little kids. When I told my Aunt Muriel about someof the things Peter used to do, likethrowing snowballs at us, she

named him Peter Stinko. My auntused to make up stories aboutPeter Stinko, which made merealize some important thingsabout his bad behaviour. For onething, he was always alone. I hadseveral friends and Peter didn’tseem to have any.

One of my aunt’s storiesstarted out like this. Once upon a time there was a lonely little boy named Peter Stinko. He wasbigger and stronger than most ofthe kids in the fifth grade, but hejust didn’t seem to get along withanybody. And that made him very

How to handle a bullyLegendary broadcaster shares valuable lesson

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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

Datebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Director General’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Ombudsman Appointed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

2011-2012 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

EMSB Alumni Visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9

Important links made to China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Sportsline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Golf Tournament Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 see page 6

Embracing social media

ANGELA MANCINI

Continued on page 5 – see ‘MANCINI’

Continued on page 4 – see ‘HAUGLAND’

FREE PASSESFREE PASSES

HONOURSDonna Manos,the principal ofHonoré-MercierElementarySchool in St.Léonard, has beennamed one of thetops in her field in

Canada. Ms. Manos was, in fact,the only recipient in Quebec ofCanada’s Outstanding Principals(COP) program. In all, 32 principalsfrom across the country wererecognized. COP, developed byThe Learning Partnership, is nowin its seventh year. This year’swinners joined an exclusive groupof more than 187 previousrecipients of this prestigioushonour who have made ameasurable difference in the lives of their students and theirlocal communities. Watch theinterview with Donna on CBC TV at http://vimeo.com/19170760and on CTV Montreal athttp://vimeo.com/18928612. ...Theenvironmental committee at DanteElementary School in St. Léonardhas had an extra skip in their steprecently as the school capturedfirst place in the CollectiveInitiative category of the sixthannual “Ca Bouge à St. Léonard”competition, an honour whichrecognized the school’s WasteFree Lunch Days program. Inaddition to being the only schoolto win an award, Dante alsoreceived a cash prize of $5,000from La Corporation de relanceéconomique et communautaire(CREC) of St. Léonard….NesbittElementary School’s MaximeMallette and Royal Vale School’sNorman Katz were recognizedrecently with the Dr. AndyAnderson Young ProfessionalAward by Physical and HealthEducation Canada (PHE Canada),honouring their dedication tophysical and health education…Pedagogical Services was very

happy to announce that the winnerof the G.M. Snyder Award foroutstanding athletics, academicsand leadership was ToniaNucciarone, a graduate of LaurierMadonald High School in St.Léonard and currently attendingJohn Abbott College…VincentMassey Collegiate student BiancaFrattasi was one of the winners ofthe Compassion in Action WritingContest, offered by LEARN andEncounters with Canada. To beeligible, Bianca had to write an essay about someone who has made a difference in thecommunity. She wrote aboutyoung activist Craig Kielburger andhis work to combat the exploitationof children around the world.Bianca won a fully paid week at Encounters with Canada –the country’s largest youth forum– compliments of LEARN…Secondary I Vincent MasseyCollegiate student David Marinorecently sang at the Los AngelesJazz Festival with the Jazzkidzgroup. He had an opportunity tosing with people that played withFrank Sinatra and joined theNelson Riddle Orchestra, noted forarranging, composing and playingwith Sinatra. He also had theopportunity to sing “New York,New York” at Sinatra’s formerEstate in Palm Springs California.

You can check both videos onYouTube. Type in David Marinowith the Nelson Riddle Orchestraor David Marino…Joan Rothman,who served as a schoolcommissioner for 33 years, wasrecently presented with theQuebec English School BoardsAssociation (QESBA) Award ofMerit. …Twelve of Canada'soutstanding teachers wererecently presented with $2,000worth of school supplies as part ofGrand & Toy’s A Day Made Betterprogram (http://grandandtoy.com).School principals and the officesolutions providers’ regionalemployees worked together tosurprise teachers in classroomsand assembly rooms with a newergonomic chair and a box full ofessential classroom supplies tolast the school year. Winningteachers were chosen in BritishColumbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta,Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia andQuebec. Two of these recipientswere from the English MontrealSchool Board: Catherine Legaultrom Royal Vale Elementary Schoolin N.D.G. and music teacher EstherGonzalez from St. DorothyElementary School in St. Michel…Secondary V students AlexaEverett from Royal West Academyin Montreal West and ThomasPietracapa from Laurier Macdonald

High School in St. Léonard werethis year’s EMSB finalists in THE TEAM 990 Radio Star contest. They each got to spend severaldays during a chosen week at thestation learning how the radiobusiness works and observing on-air talent and producers on the job.

PARTNERSHIPSKeeping in line with the corevalues of the EMSB by promotinghealth, fitness and well being,Royal Vale School in N.D.G. hasentered into a one-of-a-kindpartnership with Action SportPhysio. Any individuals associatedwith Royal Vale School, be itteachers, administrators, parents,students and their families, nowhave the exclusive opportunity toenjoy generous discounts whichwill ease the costs associated withrecovering from physical or sports-related injuries. The partnershipwill also allow for a guaranteedtherapist appointment within 24 to 48 hours of their initial request.This exclusive partnership isavailable at two locations:Montreal West (14A Westminster)and Downtown (4150 Ste-CatherineSt. West, Suite #400). In order toredeem the benefits, individualsmust state they are associatedwith Royal Vale School. To learnhow your school could benefitfrom this program, contactMarisa Vincelli, public relationsand marketing director atmvincelli@actionsportphysio.comor 514.882.9010 …Par le biais duprogramme « Jouez Gagnant »,Équipe Québec a donné auxécoles et centres de laCommission scolaire English-Montréal l’occasion unique derecevoir un athlète ou entraîneurquébécois qui participe régulière -ment à des compétitions inter -nationales. Sous l’égide du Centrenational multisport-Montréal

(CNMM) et en tant que partenaireofficiel du Comité olympiquecanadien, le programme « JouezGagnant ! » a permis aux athlèteset entraîneurs québécois de livrer leur message positif auxjeunes québécois par le biais decolloques organisés par lesécoles, les organisations sportiveset les groupes communautaires.Le but principal du programme est de motiver les enfants à êtreactifs en pratiquant les sports et à adopter un mode de viephysiquement actif. Au cours deleurs présentations, les athlètes et entraîneurs d’Équipe Québecpartagent leur amour des sports,leurs expériences ainsi que leursvaleurs olympiques. Tout centre ouécole de la CSEM intéressé peutfaire une demande une fois par an à www.multisport.qc.ca. Leprogramme est gratuit; cependant,un minimum de 50 élèves estrequis. Pour plus de renseigne -ments, communiquer avec JulieTalbot au (514) 255-1000, poste 231.

APPOINTMENTSJulie René de Cotret is the newassistant director of StudentServices for the EMSB. She joins

the team headedby Director LewLewis and theother assistantdirector, DoraCesta. Ms. DeCotret has a wide range ofexperience that

she brings to her new position.She has worked as a specialeducation consultant, a resourceteacher and a consultant in AdultEducation with the RiversideSchool Board. For the last fouryears, she was the coordinator ofComplementary Services…TheCentral ParentsCommittee (CPC)of the EMSBelected LindaPerez as its newchairman. Ms.Perez began herservice to theEMSB by joining the Home andSchool Association while her son attended Dunrae Gardens in the Town of Mount Royal. Ms. Perez is the vice-presidentand managing director for theadvertising firm Ogilvy Montreal.She holds a Bachelor of Arts inChild Psychology and a Diploma in Management from McGillUniversity. She is the sister ofAlbert Perez, the EMSB SchoolCommissioner for N.D.G.

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Editor: Michael J. CohenCommunications & Marketing Specialist, EMSB

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Phone: (514) 483-7200, ext. 7245Fax: (514) 483-7213E-mail: express@emsb.qc.caWeb site: www.emsb.qc.ca

Donna Manos

EXPRESSLINE

Julie René de Cotret

Linda Perez

L’école secondaire LaurierMacdonald a fixé un objectif de levée de plus de 75 000 $ pourla recherche du cancer alorsqu’elle se prépare à faire équipeà nouveau avec la Sociétécanadienne du cancer et êtrel’hôtesse du Relais pour la Vie enmai. Laurier Macdonald, qui estla seule école secondaire de l’îlede Montréal à organiser un telévènement, recherche active -ment une participation à traversla CSEM. L’objectif étant dedépasser le total de 50 000 $ del’an passé, les élèves, lesenseignant(e)s et le personnelsont invités à participer et à aiderà lever des fonds pour cettecause de valeur.Prenant place sur la piste situéeen dehors de l’école, le Relais

pour la Vie consiste en unemarche de 12 heures de nuit,symbolisant que le cancer nedort jamais. Tout au long de lanuit, les diverses équipesmarchent ou courent autour dela piste et cette marche estsoulignée par le Tour de laVictoire des Survivants pourceux et celles qui ont remportéleur bataille contre le cancer.Lorsqu’elles ne marchent pas,les équipes ont accès à unvillage de tentes ainsi qu’àdiverses autres activités etdivertissements tout au long dela nuit. Tous les produits del’évènement seront versésdirectement à la Sociétécanadienne du cancer, un organisme national à but non lucratif, dont la mission

RELAIS POUR LA VIE

est d’éradiquer le cancer etd’améliorer la qualité de vie despersonnes affectées du cancer.Afin d’accomplir sa mission, la Société canadienne du cancerdépend des dons généreux de firmes ainsi que d’individus. Le Relais pour la Vie est uneoccasion de réunir familles et amiset de célébrer les survivants ducancer, se souvenir des êtreschers qui ont succombé à cettemaladie et de lutter dans l’espoirde trouver une cure pour cetteterrible maladie.

David Marino

Thomas PietracapaAlexa Everett

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DATEBOOK2011

April 7World Health Day

April 17 to 23Volunteer Appreciation Week

April 20EMSB Volunteer Appreciation EveningCrowne Plaza, St. Laurent

April 27Administrative Assistants/Secretary’s Day

May 1Holocaust Remembrance Day

May 7EMSB Chorale – 31st SeasonAnnual Spring Gala ConcertOscar Peterson Hall (7141 Sherbrooke Street West)Loyola Campus, Concordia University7:30 p.m.Tickets: $10 for adults / $5 for students.Info: 514-483-7200, ext. 7234

May 10National Denim Day

May 15International Day of Families

May 31World No-Tobacco Day

June 23Last Day of Classes

June 29EMSB Impact Night

MEETINGS

EMSB Commissioners Les commissaires de la CSEM

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 19 (Rosemont – Hochelaga Maisonneuve)ANGELA MANCINIChair; Member, Executive Committee; Member,Education and Facilities Committee; Member,Finance and Legislation Committee; Member -Audit Committee; Member - Governance &Ethics CommitteePrésidente; Membre, Comité exécutif; Membre, Comité des affaires pédagogiques et des services éducatifs; Membre, des affaires financières et législatives; Membre,comité de vérification; Membre du comitéd’éthique et de déontologie

Electoral Division~ Circonscription ~ 15(Montréal Nord)SYLVIA LO BIANCOVice-Chair; Member, Education and FacilitiesCommittee; Member, Finance and LegislationCommittee; Member - Audit CommitteeVice-présidente; Membre, Comité des affairespédagogiques et des services éducatifs; Membre, des affaires financières et législatives; Membre, comité de vérification

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 1 (Côte-Saint-Luc)SYD WISE Chair, Education and Facilities CommitteePrésident, Comité des affaires pédagogiques et des services éducatifs

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 2(Montréal Ouest)JOSEPH LALLAChair, Finance and Legislation Committee; Vice-Chair, Adult Education and VocationalServices Advisory Committee; Member, Human Resources Advisory Committee; Chair - Audit CommitteePrésident, des affaires financières et législa-tives; Vice-président, Comité consultatif de L'éducation des adultes et de la formation professionnelle; Membre, Comité consultatifdes ressources humaines; Membre, comité de vérification

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 3(N.D.G.)ALBERT PEREZVice-Chair, Finance and Legislation Committee;Member, Audit CommitteeVice-présidente, des affaires financières etlégislatives; Membre, comité de vérification

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 4(Hampstead – Côte-Saint-Luc)MARVIN HELFENBAUMMember / Membre, Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l'île de MontréalMember, Finance and Legislation Committee /Membre, des affaires financières et législatives

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 5(N.D.G. – Saint Henri – Ville Émard)ANNE WILLIAMSVice-Chair, Education and Facilities Committee;Member, Executive Committee; Vice Chair -Governance & Ethics CommitteeVice-président, Comité des affaires pédagogiques et services éducatifs; Membre, Comité exécutif; Membre du comité d’éthique et de déontologie

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 6(Saint Henri – Pointe Saint Charles –Westmount – Centre-ville)RICHARD LALONDEVice-Chair, Human Resources Advisory Committee; Representative, Quebec EnglishSchool Boards Association; Member, Education and Facilities Committee Vice-président, Comité consultatif desressources humaines; Représentante, Association des commissions scolaires anglophones du Québec; Membre, Comité des affaires pédagogiques et services éducatifs

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 7(Westmount)GINETTE SAUVÉ-FRANKEL Representative, Quebec English School Boards Association; Member, Education and Facilities Committee; Member - Governance & Ethics CommitteeReprésentante, Association des commissionsscolaires anglophones du Québec; Membre,Comité des affaires pédagogiques et serviceséducatifs; Membre du comité d’éthique et de déontologie

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 8(Côte-des-Neiges – Snowdon – Outremont)ELLIE ISRAELRepresentative, Quebec English School Boards Association; Member, Human Re-sources Advisory Committee; Member, Financeand Legislation Committee; Member - Adult Education & Vocational Services CommitteeReprésentante, Association des commissionsscolaires anglophones du Québec; Membre, Comité consultatif des ressourceshumaines; Membre, des affaires financières et législatives; Membre, Comité consultatif de L'éducation des adultes et de la formationprofessionnelle

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 9(Mont-Royal – Saint-Laurent)LIZ LEAMANVice-Chair, Executive Committee; Member,Human Resources Advisory Committee; Member, Education and Facilities Committee;Chair - Governance & Ethics CommitteeVice-Président, Comité exécutif; Membre,Comité consultatif des ressources humaines;Membre, Comité des affaires pédagogiques et services éducatifs; Présidente du comitéd’éthique et de déontologie

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 10(Saint-Laurent)BERNIE PRAW Member, Human Resources Advisory Committee; Member, Executive Committee;Member, Education and Facilities Committee;Member - Adult Education & Vocational Services Advisory CommitteeMembre, Comité consultatif des ressourceshumaines; Membre, Comité exécutif; Membre,Comité des affaires pédagogiques et serviceséducatifs; Membre, Comité consultatif de L'éducation des adultes et de la formation professionnelle

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 11(Saint-Laurent – Cartierville)JAMES KROMIDA Member, Finance and Legislation Committee Membre, des affaires financières et législatives

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 12(Ahuntsic)JOSEPH PETRAGLIAChair, Adult Education and Vocational Services Advisory Committee; Member, Executive Committee; Member - Finance & Legislation CommitteePrésident, Comité consultatif de L'éducationdes adultes et de la formation professionnelle;Membre, Comité exécutif; Membre, des affaires financières et législatives

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 13(Park Extension – Le Plateau)JULIEN FELDMANMember, Transportation Advisory Committee;Member, Finance and Legislation CommitteeMembre du comité consultatif du transport;Membre, des affaires financières et législatives

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 14(Saint-Michel)ROCCO BARBIERIChairman, Human Resources Advisory Committee; Member, Education and FacilitiesCommittee; Member - Adult Education & Vocational Services Advisory CommitteePrésident, Comité consultatif des ressourceshumaines; Membre, Comité des affaires

pédagogiques et services éducatifs; Membre,Comité consultatif de L'éducation des adulteset de la formation professionnelle

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 16(Saint-Léonard)DOMINIC SPIRIDIGLIOZZIImmediate Past Chair; Member, Finance andLegislation CommitteePrésident sortant; Membre, des affaires financières et législatives

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 17(Saint-Léonard)FRANK VERRILLOMember, Human Resources Advisory Committee; Member, Executive Committee;Member, Education and Facilities Committee;Member - Adult Education & Vocational Advisory CommitteeMembre, Comité consultatif des ressourceshumaines; Membre, Comité exécutif; Membre,Comité des affaires pédagogiques et serviceséducatifs; Membre, Comité consultatif de L'éducation des adultes et de la formation professionnelle

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 18(Rosemont)AGOSTINO CANNAVINOMember, Finance and Legislation CommitteeMembre, des affaires financières et législatives

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 20(Saint-Léonard)FRANK DI CESARE Member, Finance and Legislation Committee;Member - Adult Education & Vocational Services Advisory CommitteeMembre, des affaires financières et législatives; Membre, Comité consultatif de L'éducation des adultes et de la formationprofessionnelle

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 21(Anjou – Pointe-aux-Trembles – Montréal Est)TED DONNINIChair, Transportation Advisory Committee;Member, Education and Facilities CommitteePrésident du comité consultatif du transport;Membre, Comité des affaires pédagogiques etservices éducatifs

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription 22(Rivière-des-Prairies)ROSA CERRELLIChair, Executive Committee; Member, Finance and Legislation Committee; Member - Audit CommitteePrésidente, Comité exécutif; Membre, des affaires financières et législatives; Membre, comité de verification

Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 23(Rivière-des-Prairies)PATRICIA LATTANZIOAlternate / Substitut, Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l’île de MontréalMember - Education & Facilities Committee;Member - Adult Education & Vocational Services Advisory Committee; Member - Governance & Ethics CommitteeMembre, Comité des affaires pédagogiques etservices éducatifs; Membre, Comité consultatifde L'éducation des adultes et de la formationprofessionnelle; Membre du comité d’éthiqueet de déontologie

Parent CommissionersReprésentants de parentsGAIL GIANNAKASMember, Finance and Legislation Committee;Member, Executive CommitteeMembre, des affaires financières et législatives; Membre, Comité exécutif

ANGIE BERTONEMember, Education and Facilities Committee;Member, Executive CommitteeMembre, Comité des affaires pédagogiques etservices éducatifs; Membre, Comité exécutif

Angie Bertone, a longtime volunteerand presently an EMSB parent commissioner, will be honoured at Volunteer Appreciation Eveningon April 20. For Stuart Nulman’sprofile on Angie, please go towww.emsb.qc.ca (Parent Info/Volunteer Appreciation Night).

The EMSB council of commis-sioners meet in public once amonth. These sessions begin at7:30 p.m. and are held in the Laurence Patterson ConferenceRoom of the administration build-ing at 6000 Fielding Avenue.Everyone is welcome to attend.Please note that occasionally during the year special meetingsare called. Parents are urged tobookmark the EMSB website(www.emsb.qc.ca) to accessBoard meeting agendas and to beadvised about special meetings.To register for question periodplease call 514-483-7200, ext.7264. The remaining meetingsscheduled for this academic yearare as follows:

April 28May 26June 16

The monthly EMSB Councilof Commissioners meetingsare now being broadcastlive via www.emsb.qc.ca.Viewers need only click onthe page one link. The sitealso includes archival cover-age of previous meetings.

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A few months ago the EMSBCouncil of Commissionersvoted to allocate $3.1 millionfrom a 2009-2010 operatingsurplus. These funds will gotowards literacy, informationtechnology initiatives, theupgrading of vocationaltraining centres, theinstallation of automatedexternal defibrillators infacility, and local projects.

LITERACY INITIATIVE

In September 2009, the EMSBlaunched a large-scale, balancedliteracy initiative for all elementaryschools, using a $1.2 millionallocation from a previous surplus.

This three year plan includesimproving the material resourcesin schools, fostering a balancedapproach to literacy development,and ensuring ongoing, sustainableprofessional development forteachers. Now the EMSB is ableto embark upon another three-yearplan balanced literacy initiative,with this one directed towardsSecondary I and II teachers.

INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESINTEGRATION

An allocation of $403,000 hasbeen made to fund the secondyear of the SEIP (SupplementaryEnglish Montreal School BoardInformation and CommunicationTechnologies Program) initiative

where selected teachers receive a Smartboard data projector andlaptop for their learning andteaching classroom activities andstrategies. The equipment isinstalled in the classroom to takeadvantage of immediate access tolearning resources linked to thecurriculum as well as to students'questions and learning needs The teachers are chosen by the school according to their own procedures. The number ofteachers selected by the school is dictated by a formula based on the school's September 30enrolment figures.

Each teacher selected to receivethe equipment will attend threedays of professional developmentduring the school year. All teachersare members of an online portalcommunity called SEIP Teachers,where they share resources thatthey have created, information,tips and tools for using theSmartboard, and websites for usewith their students or for their ownprofessional development.

AUTOMATED EXTERNALDEFIBRILLATORS ANDOXYGEN SUPPLY

A total of $180,954 wasapproved for the purchase ofautomated external defibrillators(AEDs) for all facilities. TheEMSB serves more than 35,000students in the youth and adultsectors and also has more than5,000 teachers and thousands of

volunteers and community/sportsgroups operating out of school andcentre facilities each day. It is withthis in mind that such a purchasewas brought forward, followingup on a similar initiative taken bythe Lester B. Pearson SchoolBoard. The survival rate ofvictims for an out-of-hospitalcardiac arrest is dismal. Recentstatistics indicate that as many as100 children and teens die eachyear from sudden cardiac arrest in Canada and that AEDs could save a large number ofthese, as well as adult victims.Defibrillation in the first fewminutes can dramatically improvecardiac arrest survival rates bymore than 50 percent.

UPGRADINGVOCATIONALFACILITIES

One of the first, and mainobjectives, in the Strategic Planfor the AEVS is to pursue thecreation of “single mission”facilities in those buildings whereyouth and AEVS co-habitate. Forexample, Rosemount TechnologyCentre is presently using the maincampus, campus II in MontrealNorth, the John F. KennedyBusiness Centre in St. Micheland the Centre Anjou, a facilityof the Commission Scolaire Pointe de l’Ile. In addition, theEMSB would have to do majorrenovations to be able to offer thewelding and fitting program at anexisting facility – or alternatively,purchase a commercial typebuilding suited for such aprogram. Just to implementwelding and fitting would requireat least $1.5 million without the construction or modificationto have a suitable workshop.Considering that this is scheduledto take place only in 2012-2013,a total of $2 million would haveto be put away, plus additionalfunds from a possible futuresurplus or AEVS generatedrevenue in order to provide theresources and facility for thisprogram alone.

LOCAL PROJECTS

The remainder of the corporatesurplus will be used for localprojects at the school and centrelevel. This could be in the form of building maintenance, newequipment or resources for theschool, for example.

DIRECTOR GENERAL’S MESSAGE

Pouring surplus funds back into the schools

CTV Montreal's Debra Arbec recently took time out to read to students at Merton Elementary School in Côte Saint-Luc for a fundraiser related to Multiple Sclerosis.

ROBERT STOCKER

angry. In the schoolyard, he usedto try to bully his way into someof the games at recess. If someonewas passing a football around,Peter would grab the ball and hewouldn’t give it back. On severaloccasions, he got sent to theprincipal’s office when he gotcaught doing something bad byone of the teachers.

All in all, Peter Stinko wasn’tvery happy. That was when myaunt introduced another characterinto her story. His name wasBilly. He had to walk all byhimself to school every morningand even if he was with some ofhis friends, they were all afraidthey were going to run into Peterand he’d be mean to them. Sincemy name is Bill, and when I wasa boy lots of people called meBilly, I could see that this newcharacter in the story was reallyall about me. Anyway, every storyhas to have an ending. So myaunt told it this way.

“One winter ’s day, PeterStinko made a snow fort, half-waybetween Oxford Avenue andWillingdon School. In that fort,he had made some really hard-packed snowballs and he plannedto throw them at some of theyounger kids as they walked alongTerrebonne Avenue. Billy, on theother hand, had talked with hisfriends about this bully. “Y’know,“ Billy said. “I think Peter Stinkois very sad. I think what he really

wants is to be included and loved.I betcha that would turn him intoa much better person. What doyou think we can do to stop himfrom being so mean?

“Well, his friends and hethought it over. And they cameup with a plan. So, on thisparticular winter’s morning, whilePeter Stinko sat by himself in hisfort waiting for some kids to throwhis hard-packed snowballs at,Billy and two of his best friendsset out along Terrebonne Avenueon their way to WillingdonSchool. They saw the fort beforethey got to it. They saw Petergetting ready to throw thosesnowballs at them. And insteadof crossing the street or runningaway, they walked right up to himand said ‘Hi Peter.’ Well, Peterwas so startled by this friendlygreeting, he forgot to throw thesnowballs. And he realized thateach of the three, little second-graders were carrying packages.On each of the packages they had carefully written Peter ’sname. And they handed thosepackages to him. Inside each onewere some of the boys’ favouritecomic-books. ‘These are for you,Peter,’ they said. We thoughtyou’d like to collect them, just likewe do. And we trade comic-booksoften. So, when you’ve readthose, we can all get togetheragain and trade those for differentones. It’s like a club you see.’

“Well, the bigger boy’s mouthdropped right open. He couldn’tbelieve he was actually beinginvited to join a comic-book club,or that these little, second-gradershe had planned to throwsnowballs at really thought hewasn’t such a bad guy after all.And, from that day forward, Billyand his friends, and for thatmatter no one else at Willingdonever had another problem withPeter Stinko.”

That was my aunt’s story. But it was really about my firstfew months here at Willingdon.This fifth-grader, Peter, was real.My two closest friends, at thetime, were Ronnie Thom wholived over on Harvard Avenueand Wayne Hall who lived onMonkland. And, as it happens,the three of us loved comic-books.We used to buy them, with ourallowance money, at Nikel’s Storeup on Monkland and we used to trade them with each other. I had a pile under my bed andscattered all over my bedroom.So did Ronnie and so didWayne. So, and this is a truestory. We gathered up some of our most important issues –important to us that is – and, one day when this Peter startedacting up in the schoolyard, weactually did what my aunt hadsuggested. The result was exactlythe same as in her story. Not only did Peter stop being a bully.He sometimes walked to schoolwith us.

HAUGLAND – cont’d from page 1

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Six English Montreal SchoolBoard (EMSB) elementary schools(Dante and Pierre de Coubertinin St. Léonard, Parkdale in St.Laurent, Nesbitt in Rosemount,Coronation in Côte des Neigesand Westmount Park) are pilotingKids Can! the newly fundedprevention/education program thatequips parents, teachers andchildren with the knowledge,awareness and skills they need toengage in healthy behavior and to make wise choices. A specialmedia opportunity to showcase theprogram took place on recently atDante, with the Grade 6 class ofteacher Vicki Pronovost.

In this six-session program,students are being provided withfacts concerning drug use and willlearn strategies to help themwithstand peer pressures and makehealthy decisions. In addition,parents and teachers will beprovided with information andresources to help them support andreinforce what the students arelearning. The program is designednot only to be effective and educa -tional, but also fun and engaging.

This new and exciting pilotprogram is the result of a partner -ship between Agence Ometz,Concordia University AppliedHuman Sciences and the EMSB

Student Services. The program isbeing funded with the support ofHealth Canada. At the programlaunch at Dante, CTV Montrealreporter Stéphane Giroux wasthere to do a story. He told thestudents that he normally coversactivities at the Montreal CourtHouse. “Many of the criminalsthere started to get into troublebecause of drugs,” he explained,urging the students to listencarefully what they are old in Kids Can.

EMSB Director of StudentServices Lew Lewis, AssistantDirector, Dora Cesta, Spiritual,Religious and Moral EducationConsultant Irene Miller andHealth Schools ConsultantDaniele Lori are working directlywith Project Coordinator HeidiHutman and Clinical DirectorBarbara Victor of Agence Ometz,Lisa Ostiguy, Varda Mann andNina Nikollaeva from Concordiaand Jessica Bernstein from theJohn Molson School of Business.

The program evaluation, whichwill assess the goals and outcomesof the curriculum, will be super -vised by Concordia’s John MolsonSchool of Business M.B.A.Program. A focus group of parentshas been established to provide the organizers with a parental

perspective and valuable feedbackon the curriculum. Grade 5 and/or6 students from each of these sixschools will be divided into smallergroups which will be facilitated by stagiaires from ConcordiaUniversity ’s Applied HumanSciences Department. The focusgroup members are Anik CharlesHodges from Coronation, AsaPalmquist from Westmount Park,Franca Farinacci Bertucci and

Maria Mongelli from Dante andMary Posocco and Maria Svetecfrom Nesbitt.

In 2011-2012, 15 additionalschools will participate, followedby another 15 in 2012-2013, fora total of 36 schools at the end ofthe three-year project.

The program promises to be ofbenefit to the staff, parents andespecially to students who will beprovided with strategies to helpresist peer pressures, engage inhealthy choices and behaviours,and to seek out appropriateresources as needed.

The English Montreal School Board hasestablished a formal complaint examinationprocedure for students, their parents orguardians, while also appointing an officialStudent Ombudsman.

William Hartzog, a noted lawyer, mediatorand social worker, has been chosen to serve asthe Student Ombudsman for both the EMSBand the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Boards.

A by-law adopted by the EMSB Council of Commissioners nowenables the Student Ombudsman to field complaints from students,parents or guardians who are dissatisfied with or have exhaustedthe normal process. “We are extremely pleased that a StudentOmbudsman and a complaints mechanism are now in place,”stated EMSB Commissioner Liz Leaman, the chairman of theGovernance and Ethics Committee.

“Although the ultimate objective is to resolve any issue at the level closest to where the situation has occurred, if such stepsfail, the new by-law is intended to provide another forum forcomplainants,” states EMSB Chairman Angela Mancini.

The entire by-law and press release can be accessed atwww.emsb.qc.ca.

Mr. Hartzog can be reached at 514-483-7200 ext. 7880or via email at studentombudsman@emsb.qc.ca. The complete by-law can be accessed on the EMSB website.

Communications and MarketingDivision has engaged the servicesof Daniel Smajovits. Armed witha flip video camera, he has beenvisiting schools and works diligentlyin creating quality productions.

The Quebec English SchoolBoards Association (QESBA)

launched Phase II of its “GoPublique” campaign recently. Ithas been built around an originalsong and video by a performer andEnglish public school graduate,Annakin Slayd. The Go Publiquevideo was launched on You Tubeand it is linked to the official Go

Publique site (www.gopublique.ca)and school board websites,including our own. I would like to thank our own EMSBCommunication and MarketingSpecialist Michael Cohen, for his initiative in the “Go Publique”campaign. Last summer, Michaelsaw a video that Slayd did about the Montreal Expos. He

immediately came up with the idea of incorporating a rap video for our annual “GoPublique” campaign. He sharedthis idea with the QESBAcommunication committee and the end result has been aninspiring video that captures the diversity and educationalsuccesses of our students in the

English Public School Systems of Quebec. Watch the video, it is AMAZING!

Allow me to take this oppor -tunity to thank our administrators,our teachers, and our students thatmake us proud on a regular basisfor the successes that we haveachieved at the EMSB.

MANCINI – cont’d from page 1

Pilot Project in Six EMSB Elementary Schools

PROJET PILOTE SUR L’ÉDUCATION À LA SEXUALITÉ

Bien que les parents soient la première source de conseil pourles jeunes, relativement à leurcomportement sexuel et leursvaleurs, les écoles sont bien placées pour offrir aux élèves lesconnaissances, la compréhension,les habiletés et les attitudes dontils ont besoin pour réfléchir et prendre des décisions quifavoriseront leur santé sexuelle.

L’an dernier, une approcheinnovatrice du ministère del’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport(MELS) « Cadre de référence enéducation à la sexualité » a été mis à l’essai dans six écolessecondaires de la Commissionscolaire English-Montréal. Leprojet a eu lieu dans deux écolespar région : l’école secondaireLester B. Pearson de Montréal-Nord et le Collège VincentMassey de Rosemont (Région 1);l’Académie LaurenHill de Saint-Laurent et l’école secondaireRosemont (Région 2); l’écolesecondaire James Lyng de Saint-

Henri et l’école secondaire RoyalVale de NDG (Région 3).

Un comité d’éducation à la sexualité a été formé danschacune des écoles sélectionnées.Le rôle de ce comité était d’évaluerles besoins spécifiques de l’effectifscolaire en termes d’éducation à la sexualité et de planifier une journée de formation pour les enseignant(e)s incluant laprésentation du document duMELS intitulé « L’éducation à lasexualité dans le contexte de laréforme de l’éducation ».

Une session de formation dedeux jours a été organisée pour lescomités par les Services péda -gogiques et les Services aux élèvesafin d’expliquer le rôle du comitéd’éducation à la sexualité etd’introduire l’objectif du pro -gramme du MELS. Les ressourcesdisponibles à la CSEM, auprèsd’autres organismes et surl’Internet, ont aussi été présentéesaux participants. Cet atelier apermis aux équipes d’école de

discuter des besoins spécifiques deleurs écoles en termes d’éducationà la sexualité et de formation desenseignant(e)s et de présenter les éléments du plan d’action deleur école.

« Les programmes d’éducationà la sexualité bien planifiés et misen oeuvre adéquatement sontefficaces pour aider les jeunes àréduire leurs risques d’infectiondues aux MTS/VIH et degrossesse non planifiée » a déclaréa présidente de la CSEM, AngelaMancini. « Un objectif importantde l’éducation à la sexualité estd’offrir une éducation sur lesdiverses dimensions de la sexualité,dont le développement d’uneimage de soi positive et l’inté -gration de la sexualité à desrelations interpersonnelles nonviolentes et équitables ».

Le projet pilote se poursuivraau cours de l’année scolaire 2010-2011 alors que la formationdes enseignant(e)s est offerte dans ces six écoles secondaires.

EMSB establishes complaint examination procedure

To view the CTV Montreal report on the program go to http://vimeo.com/20064586

William Hartzog

Drug Prevention Program launched

At the official Kids Can! launch are (left to right) Dora Cesta of the EMSB, Nina Nikollaeva from Concordia, Barbara Victor of Agence Ometz, Dante Principal Ida Pisano and some students.

William Hartzog appointed Student Ombudsman

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With her eye squarely on the role ofparents to play a greater role in thelives of their children, CarolynMelmed offered up her nearly half-century of insight with the recentlaunch of her DVD: Unleashing YourChild’s Potential at an evening hostedby the Central Parents Committee ofthe EMSB. A teacher and foundingmember of the Lansdowne Centre,Melmed conveyed the message thatsuccess in school requires goodstudy habits and that a strongrelationship between students,parents, and teachers is essential toeffective learning. Through the DVD,Unleashing Your Child’s Potential,parents are set to receive acomprehensive instructional guidethat focuses on how to become goodcoaches, motivate their children andprovide them with learning methods,a sense of discipline and effective

communication skills. “I think the role of parents is not emphasized enough. We have a three way partnership,students have a role, teachers do and parents do,” said Melmed. “Parents are given very little guidance andI think it’s important that we provide the tools for parents as well.” Go to www.improvingstudyskills.com.

Carolyn Melmed displays her new DVD for parents.

Nesbitt Elementary School in Rosemount has turned 100, as students and staff

demonstrate in this photo. In honour of the milestone, a website which was designed

by EMSB webmaster for schools Andrea Di Tomaso, is taking browsers on an onlinejourney through the history books back to1911. See www.emsb.qc.ca/nesbitt/100.

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EMSB Public School Education While January was once again designated as Public School Education

Month at the English Montreal School Board (EMSB), activities relatedto the event also occurred prior to and after this period.

Public School Education Month encourages prominent graduates to return tovisit their neighbourhood schools to talk to students about the role public schooleducation played in leading them to their present-day success. These individualsnow serve as outstanding role models, as do many other prominent Quebecershaving or having had a link with area public schools or vocational centres. Otherhigh profile alumni from the public education system are also invited to visitdifferent schools while different special events and programs are highlightedas well.

Here are some of the highlights.

THEODORE FAIRHURST –ELIZABETH BALLANTYNE

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElizabeth Ballantyne Elementary School in Montreal West

welcomed back alumnus Theodore Fairhurst, who recentlyrealized a lifelong goal when he climbed to the summit MountEverest last year. Students and staff were captivated by the tales of his travels, and the inspiringstory of his journey to the top of theworld, Mount Everest. Fairhurstchallenged EBS students to pick acharity for his new project 7 SummitsDream, that he will support andshare with other schools during hisquest to climb the highest mountainson every continent.

Ted Fairhurst

SEE SOME VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS AT http://vimeo.com/198331671756142115667787

STEPHANIE CASTAGNIER VINCENT MASSEY COLLEGIATEThe EMSB was proud to welcome back Stephanie

Castagnier, a 1993 graduate of Vincent Massey Collegiate, whoreturned to her old high school in October to speak to students.She was a high profile contestant on the reality television showThe Apprentice, starring Donald Trump which airs on NBC andGlobal. A francophone who grew up in the Plateau area,Stephanie said she made the choice to enrol in the English publicsector and credits Vincent Massey with giving her the necessarycompetitive spirit which has made her successful in the real estatebaking industry and the ability to beat out 25,000 competitorsfor a coveted spot on The Apprentice. She now resides inChicago and has worked as a real estate banker. Stephanie shared many fascinating behind the scenes secrets. Principal

John Pevec and Vice-Principal Angela Vaudrygave her a tour of the school,showed her the portrait with her graduation photoand brought by some of herformer teachers. A crew from Entertainment TonightCanada was on hand to filmher return.

ANDRÉ MICHALOPOULOS ROSEMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL

André Michalopoulos, founder of Andion Financial, brought his incredible successstory back to Rosemount High School. As a student at the Technical Centre, Michalopoulosdeveloped a background in mechanics which landed him a position in the aerospaceindustry. When an unfortunate setback pushed him out of the industry, Michalopoulostook the risk to pursue his dream as an entrepreneur. At 23 years old, he started his firstbusiness in Ottawa, Ontario, and successfully built it for the next six years. In 1988, hetook a position at New York Life Insurance where he was a member of its ExecutiveCouncil, and was awarded a position at the Million Dollar Round Table, an elite clubopen only to the best advisors. Three years later, Michalopoulos became an independentinvestment, insurance, and business consultant where he worked tirelessly to guide localbusiness and communities. His life-long dedication to the industry finally translated intoAndion Financial in 2006, a corporation which is set on providing clients with a "one-stop-shop" for all their financial needs, shaping personal and business visions into reality. Andre Michalopoulos shared his personal success story with students.

Stephanie Castagnier enjoyed her return visit to Vincent Massey Collegiate.

DANNY MACIOCIA DANTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Danny Maciocia returned to Dante Elementary School in St. Léonard. Maciocia, who alsoattended Laurier Macdonald High School, is the newly appointed head coach of the Université deMontréal Carabins. He was previously the head coach and general manager of the Canadian FootballLeague’s Edmonton Eskimos and one-time assistant coach with the Montreal Alouettes. In 2005,as the first Quebec-born head coach in CFL history, Maciocia guided the Edmonton Eskimos to avictory in the 93rd Grey Cup.

Danny Maccioa receives a warm welcome back to Dante from Principal Ida Pisano, Deputy Director General (and his former teacher) Roma Medwid and students.

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BILL HAUGLAND WILLINGDONELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Legendary broadcaster Bill Haugland returned to WillingdonElementary School in N.D.G. Haugland began his televisioncareer at CFCF TV (now CTV Montreal and Radio in 1961 as a news reporter/writer. He also had stints as a publicrelations officer for the former Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal (PSBGM) and an announcer for CJADRadio. In 1977 he began working full-time for the supper hourand late night CFCF TV news as a reporter and longtimeanchor/co-anchor, retiring in 2007 from CTV Montreal. Healso hosted some current affairs programs and even had somecameo-roles in more than a dozen Hollywood motion-pictureswhich filmed in Montreal.

Bill Haugland shows off his new Willingdon cap.

Month and Alumni Showcase

ANDREW PEPLOWSKI LAURENHILL ACADEMY JUNIOR CAMPUS (FATHER MACDONALD)

Andrew Peplowski spoke to students at the LaurenHill Academy Junior Campus inSt. Laurent about journalism. Peplowskiattended Father MacDonald High School,which closed in 1999. It was at that time theEMSB converted the building to a JuniorCampus for LaurenHill. Peplowski has alsoworked in television with Global and CTVand worked for the old CFCF Radio. Heimpressed students with his career highlightsand the fact he rises at 3 a.m. each weekdayto get to work.

Andrew Peplowski is greeted by two LaurenHill Academy Junior Campus students.

SHAUN STARR PARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLShaun Starr from THE TEAM 990 all-sports radio station returned to Parkdale Elementary

School in St. Laurent. Starr, who also attended LaurenHill Academy, is a sportcaster and co-hostof THE TEAM 990 morning show. In addition, he does colour commentary on live broadcasts forthe Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Montreal Juniors.

ROBERT CAPALBO JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOLRobert Capalbo, founder of Total Shred, a personalized shredding service, returned to John F. Kennedy

High School in St. Michel to offer his sage advice to the Grade 10 entrepreneurship students. With his over20 years of professional experience, Capalbo spoke to the students of the risks that come with creating andoperating a business, however, despite said setbacks, it was his passion for controlling his own destiny whichpropelled him through the inevitable tough times. Following his brief presentation, the students witnessedCapalbo at work first hand, taking a mini-field trip outside to witness a Total Shred truck shred bins ofrecycled documents.

Shaun Starr was a big hit at Parkdale.

Robert Capalbo shares a moment with some students in front of his mobile shredding vehicle.

• The Fielding Focus is the monthly newsletter of the EMSB• Check out various Media Clippings and EMSB Coverage• Our Photo Album contains a lot of nice shots of activities from schools and centres.• In Videos and Audio, there is a lot of original footage of activities in schools and

centres as well as reports from television.We at the EMSB wish to invite you to take

a closer look at what is going on in our system.

Go to the Press Room section at www.emsb.qc.ca Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo, EMSB TV and YouYube

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EMSB Commissioner JosephPetraglia and Assistant Directorof Adult Education andVocational Services (AEVS)Cosmo Della Rocca recentlyreturned from a two weekrecruitment mission to China.

Mr. Petraglia, who chairs the EMSB AEVS AdvisoryCommittee, emphasizes that theconditions in China regardingneeds for vocational trades and learning English makes theEMSB a perfect partner in termsof accepting qualified students fromthere. “Our Chinese counterpartsare not only interested in sendingstudents, but also in collaborativeprojects such as work study,research, exchanges betweenteachers and establishing specialrelationships between centers inChina and centers in the EMSB,”he remarked.

During their time in China,visits were organized for Mr.Petraglia and Mr. Della Rocca toprivate and public vocational

centers, as well as tours of manyEnglish language schools. Thesevocational centers had studentpopulations of over 10,000. Chinahas begun developing strategiceconomic zones such as tourism inthe province of Hainan in SouthChina, which is tropical. In orderto work in this zone, English is amust and students trained in theculinary arts and tourism will bein high demand.

“The potential to receivestudents is quite significant” statedMr. Della Rocca. “The EMSBmay reap many other benefits otherthan financial. Bringing globalawareness to the doorsteps of theEMSB and exchanging in manyinternational collaborative projectsare two exciting areas for us.”

The EMSB representativesmet with influential Chineseleaders in education and manylocal politicians who are involvedin funding and operations withboth the private and publicvocational centers. Mr. Petraglia

and Mr. Della Rocca wereimpressed with the warm welcomethey received as Canadians, andmany of the educational leaderscited the very strong relationshipbetween Canada and China.

“In our conversation the strongdemand for Canadian diplomaswas reaffirmed,” said Mr. DellaRocca. “It is my feeling that the demand is very high. Manyyears ago I would have never

dreamt of going to China to recruit students, but at that timewe had a much larger Englishsystem. As our enrollment declinesit is important for our school board to find new revenue streams. We have much com -petition in China from Australiaand other parts of Canada. Butthe unique Quebec model ofvocational education, coupled with changes in the immigrations

laws, place our school board at astrategic advantage.”

The AEVS, headed by Mr.Rosario Ortona, has many qualityprograms that the Chinese schooladministrators have alreadyrecognized. “Hence,” said Mr.Petraglia, “they have no hesitationin recommending our school boardfor vocational education andEnglish language courses to their students.”

EMSB develops important contacts in China

When Saverio Servello began his tenure as Vice Principal ofSt. Pius X Adult Centre in Ahuntsic, he knew a change was inorder. As the home of the award winning Culinary Institute, it wouldbe heresy for Saverio to tamper with the cuisine. However, he tookit upon his shoulder to make his school a shining example ofsustainability at the English Montreal School Board.

Taking a page from the City of Côte Saint-Luc, where he lives,Saverio immediately set the wheels in motion to institute a compostingprogram, which he hoped would eventually develop into a completelyreciprocal relationship with the environment. What began as a pilotproject in one kitchen with one class instantly grasped the attentionof the entire school. With the assistance of Westmount High School’sVice Principal Steven Erdelyi, who as a city councillor was behindthe project in Côte Saint-Luc, and along with the assistance ofCompost Montreal, St. Pius X finally threw their hat into thesustainability ring.

St. Pius X turns to composting

A full composting program is off and running at St. Pius X.

IN MEMORIAMThe EMSB community was shocked and horrified by the tragicmurder in Texas of a former Gardenview Elementary School student,Deyan Perisic and the shooting of his sister, Danyela. Their fatherwas arrested. Deyan and Danyela were in Grades 4 and 6respectively last year in Gardenview, the EMSB’s largestelementary school. “We are all in shock at Gardenview,” statedGardenview Principal Tina Lavranos. “Both children were with ussince kindergarten. They were lovely in every aspect – modelstudents with many friends. I met with my staff after school andwe are all in mourning.” Two memorials have taken place at theschool. See one of the videos at http://vimeo.com/18020311 ...Students and staff gathered to hold a solemn memorial for ShirelAttar, a former student who was tragically murdered on August 9at her home in Côte Saint Luc. The late Attar, who was only 14 years old, was honoured through moving renditions of songs like“Tears in Heaven” and “You Raise Me Up” by the Marymount Choir,as well as choice poetry, a candle lighting, solemn words by friendsat the school who knew her best and a moment of silence.

The EMSB hosted a group of visiting educators and students from China recently. EMSB webmaster Yibing Shen, who is from China, interviewed them, Log on tohttp://vimeo.com/19255111 to view. For videos on their actual EMSB school visits go tohttp://vimeo.com/19142835 and http://vimeo.com/19228224.

New Strategy to promote vocational training

Antonio Bernardelli, chair -man of both the RegionalCommittee on Exploration ofVocational Training for the Islandof Montreal and the Table of Directors General of theMontreal Island School Boards,recently unveiled the newOrganizational and PedagogicalGuide for the Exploration ofVocational Training Program.

The Guide is based on theExploration of Vocational Trainingcourse and is designed to providesecondary and vocational trainingsector teachers with a commontool and to support their in-classinstruction. The Guide containsboth pedagogical tools forteachers and student activitybooklets.

The Exploration of VocationalTraining course is an optionalprogram offered to students inSecondary IV and V. It providesstudents with the opportunity tofamiliarize themselves with the21 sectors in vocational trainingand to be introduced to the

world of work and study in thevocational sector.

In addition, this optionalyouth sector course also encou -rages students to look to thefuture, identify their skills,aspirations, passions and developa clearer picture of themselves asfuture workers.

To facilitate the opportunityfor students to experiment withdifferent vocational programs,students from the five schoolboards on the Island of Montrealparticipated in an experientialactivity. The activity was theproduct of close collaborationbetween the five island schoolboards, and students will be ableto choose which vocationaltraining centres and programsthat correspond to their owninterests. The initiative, a first ofits kind in the province, wastailored exclusively for youthsector students currently enrolledin the special derogated programaimed at preparing students forvocational training.

Top: Cosmo Della Rocca and Joseph Petraglia are welcomed to Keda College in China.Bottom: The EMSB hosted visiting students and edicators from China in January.

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The 2010 Grey CupChampion Montreal Alouetteskicked off their annual “CNAdopt an Alouette Tour” asplayers and cheerleaders broughttheir winning attitude and hosteda pep rally at Lester B. PearsonHigh School. Defensive endAnwar Stewart took to the stage as the event’s emcee, atwhich time he welcomed thecheerleaders, his participatingteammates and the Grey Cupcarried by all-star Scott Flory.Following an opening cheer, wide receiver Danny Dériveaux,defensive end John Bowman andFlory spoke about the program.The morning wrapped up with a friendly basketball game,pitting the Alouettes against the staff of Lester B. PearsonHigh School.

Over the course of the 2011off-season, the CN Adopt anAlouette Tour visited sevenEMSB schools and centres,beginning with Lester B. PearsonHigh School and continuing

on to Hampstead ElementarySchool, Westmount High School,Royal Vale School in N.D.G.,St. Gabriel Elementary Schoolin Pointe St. Charles, EdwardMurphy Elementary School in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, East Hill Elementary School in Rivière des Prairies andMountainview High School inCôte Saint-Luc.

Meanwhile, all-star quarter -back Anthony Calvillo has

made a number of visitsto his neighbourhoodelementary school,Cedarcrest in St.Laurent. In Decemberhe brought the Grey Cup into every singleclassroom.

SPORTSSCENE

A new breed of warriors is being built at Lester B. Pearson HighSchool. Camouflaged by their blue uniforms, they blend seamlesslyinto the crowd. They are dedicated, competitive and undoubtedlyspirited. They are student-athletes. Home to the only Sports-Étudesprogram within the EMSB, Lester B. Pearson High School continuesto turn out an elite crop of students who produce both in class and onthe field. Leading the charge in 2010-2011 is perhaps the most talentedcrop of students yet, a class which keen sports enthusiasts would drawearly comparisons to some produced by San Mateo, California’s famousathletic machine Serra High School.

Between Nicholas Parisella, Michael Pinios, Angelo Miceli,and Marco Lapenna, on any given day, two can be found playingprofessional hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League(QMJHL), with a third right on their heels. Not to be out done,Lapenna spends his evenings under the bright lights of Saputo Stadiumat the Montreal Impact Academy or training with Canada’s U17Soccer Team. For a detailed story about the program go tohttp://www.emsb.qc.ca/en/pressroom_en/pages/onepressrelease.asp?id=787

Anthony Calvillo shows off the Grey Cup to these Grade 6 Cedarcrest students.

Sports-Études at Lester B. Pearson

High School

The Montreal Impact and the English Montreal School Boardare pleased to be continuing the successful stay-in-school programcalled All the Way with the Impact (Jusqu’au Bout avec l’Impact),designed to promote the importance of persevering in school.

This year’s official English launch took place at the LaurenHillJuniors Campus in St. Laurent.

As part of the partnership for the program, the annual EMSBNight at Saputo Stadium will take place on Wednesday, June 29(7:30 p.m.) when the Impact host the Puerto Rico Islanders.

The Impact will once again hold a special ceremony beforethe game, highlighting some of the most outstanding students,and bursaries will be awarded to the top students. These bursariesare named in honour of the late Tony Licursi, the longtime Impactstatistician who died four years ago. Mr. Licursi was a memberof the EMSB’s James Lyng High School Alumni Association.

EMSB Chairman Angela Mancini is particularly excitedabout this year’s game. “We were fortunate to be offered thedate of June 29,” she remarked. “School is out at that time,which means more parents can take advantage of bringing theiryounger children since there are no classes the following day. Italso will not conflict with the Stanley Cup playoffs, which wasthe case last year.”

Ticket order forms will be sent home with each elementaryschool student and be available upon request for the high schooland adult sectors. For more details contact Carole Maker atcmaker3@gmail.com.

EMSB Montreal IMPACT NIGHT is

Wednesday, June 29 at Saputo Stadium

Westmount High School Principal Michael Cristofaro drops the puck with Juniors forward Trevor Parkes (right) and other players looking on.

The EMSB once againenjoyed a successful partnershipwith the Montreal Juniors of theQuebec Major Junior HockeyLeague this season. This includeda series of player visits tied to their Score In School Programand two games in February at the Verdun Auditorium with a strong EMSB presence: a field trip opportunity for a rare 10:30 a.m. start and an actual EMSB Night wherebyChairman Angela Manciniperformed the ceremonial openingfaceoff and Rosemount HighSchool student Melina Catalanosang the national anthem.

Forward Louis Leblanc, the2009 first round draft choice of the Montreal Canadiens, wasamong the marquee players to visit EMSB schools this year,where they played some floorhockey, signed autographs andgave the important “stay in school” message.

The EMSB is officially part ofthe Score In School program.Eight EMSB elementary schools(St. Gabriel in Pointe-St-Charles,Royal Vale, Willlingdon and St. Monica in N.D.G., Roslyn

in Westmount, Bancroft in thePlateau, John Caboto in Ahuntsicand Hampstead), three highschools (Westmount, John F.Kennedy in St. Michel and James Lyng in St. Henri), theOutreach/Alternative high schoolnetwork (a grouping of nineseparate schools) and one adultcentre (James Lyng) are involved.Thanks to the generosity ofcorporate sponsors, 15 sets ofseason ticket packages (four seatsper game) were given to each ofthese schools.

EMSB and the Montreal Juniors

ADOPT AN ALOUETTE

Watch the video the Montreal Juniors visit to Westmount High School at http://vimeo.com/15960291

Watch the energizingvideo of the Alouettes

The Alouettes take partin the tip off at Lester B.

Pearson High School.

visit to Lester B. Pearson High School at http://vimeo.com/18928858 and of AnthonyCalvillo at Cedarcrest at http://vimeo.com/17814114 and http://vimeo.com/17815863.

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