VERDUN SCHOOL NEWS

We also had three winners in our latest movie contest. Going to see the advance screening of “Firehouse Dog” this Monday night courtesy of Verdun School News and 20 Century Fox Pictures are: Lori King of Egan Avenue, Violet Doyle of Riverview Avenue, and Jennifer Holmes-Paxton of Argyle Avenue. We would like to thank all those who called in and keep reading as you never know when we get movie passes as the postman only rings once. For these winners, it pays to read the Messenger.

With end of year activities and field trips soon upon many schools, fund-raising activities also get into high gear. Riverview is no exception and the good folks at Home and School have some dates for you to circle on your calendar. The next fund-raiser bingo is on Saturday, April 21st and on Saturday, May 12th, it is time to eat out and leave the cooking to someone else, as this is the date for the next Spaghetti dinner.

The Easter Raffle is now on with the draw this Thursday. What can you win you ask? Three lucky winners will win Easter baskets filled with a 5-lb Hershey chocolate bar, a stuffed teddy bear and other assorted goodies. Tickets are only 50 cents each and you’re welcome to drop by the school during regular hours to buy all the tickets you want. It will sure make the Easter bunny hop with joy!

Last, but not least, the students will be served breakfast by special visitors this Thursday by none other than the Alouettes cheerleaders, compliments of the Quebec Breakfast Club. I think I might just be available for this one. It would seem this Thursday will be busy at the school, with the Easter bonnet contest also being held.

SPORTS UPDATE. We recently were informed of the school’s indoor track teams and a couple of City Championship banners now in the school. Congrats go out to the Girls Midget Team having won their category with a total of 57 team points, and with the top star being Shauna Agard having come in first place in about 10 events. The Boys Juvenile Team also brought home the gold with their top team honors with 70 points, with the top point-getters being Damian Anderson and Joseph Akeem. A special mention also goes to the Bantam team having come in second place with 44 points and with Michael Bruno being the top point-getter there.

In Badminton this past Tuesday, the Midget girls team won their second match in a row with a 10-6 victory over Queen of Angels, the Bantams picked up their first point with an 8-8 tie with QAA , but the Midget team remained winless having lost 14-2 to QAA. All teams will be seeing action this week at the school on Tuesday and Wednesday at 4 p.m. against QAA and HSBHS. HAVE A GREAT WEEK.