Shown above are the students who represented Verdun Elementary during the Quebec Entrepreneur Gala and behind them in the last row are: Vice-Principal Gretta Govan and music teacher Jennifer Hayden.
Verdun Elementary students get award
It was the Second Annual Quebec Entrepreneur Contest for the Student Entrepreneurship Category for the South-West Region of Montreal and Verdun Elementary students did their school proud by getting a well-deserved award.
The students won second place in the cycle 2 category for the project, which is the upcoming senior musical, “Assignment: Earth” The students’ participation in the organization and creation of the project is what got the award.
The supervisor of the project, music teacher Miss Jennifer Hayden and Vice-Principal Gretta Govan were on hand with 8 students to represent the whole group. The students were: Dylan Sanscartier, Ayanna Flowers, Kane Egan, Mercy Lil, Madeleina Huddy Roy, Jessica Dewling, Matthew L’Esperence, and Matthew Legouffe.
During the presentation, student Kane Egan spoke to the crowd and spoke about the project and the various facets such as: decorating, and poster design. The play, which was the idea of a student in grade 3, will be held on May 17th at Beurling Academy. Congrats to all on a job well done.