Verdun students honored
For the past three years, Grade 6 students from Verdun Elementary have partnered with senior volunteers at Dawson Center on a unique project, part of the School’s Service Learning Program which has grown to 9 projects, and which every Grade 6 student and some Grade 5ers must devote a minimum of 5 hours to a given project.
Student Kassandra Gauthier and two former Verdun E. students, Dylan Vincelette and Aleisha Pare, now at Beurling Academy, travel with parent volunteer Chantal Jacques and senior volunteers from Dawson Centre every second Tuesday and pick up senior clients and accompany them to a local grocery store to do their weekly shopping, with the students providing much needed physical help.
About ten days ago the volunteers of this program were honored at Borough offices in a special evening, where they were recognized by a special award from the Forum Economique de Verdun. They met Borough Mayor Claude Trudel and other local officials, and signing the golden book on behalf of everybody was parent Chantal Jacques. Congrats go out to all those involved.
IT’S MOVIE TIME
With the usual batch of Christmas releases, we have a couple of family 4-packs to award to some lucky readers for upcoming premieres. The films are: Eragon, on Thursday, Dec.14th at 6:30 p.m. at AMC Theatres, and, Night at the Museum starring Ben Stiller on Monday, December 18th at 7 p.m. at the Paramount. Both films are courtesy of 20th Century-Fox pictures and Verdun School News. For your chance to win, call the movie hotline at 766-8232 on Monday, December 11th between 9 a.m.and 3 p.m. All winners must be over 18, and will be announced in next week’s column and be contacted by telephone. Good luck.
RIVERVIEW
The recent Scholastic Book Fair was another success with lots of young happy faces getting some new books for that great report card. There were also some winners of draws held during that evening. The winner of the family 4-pack for passes courtesy of Verdun School News, for the advance screening for “Deck the Halls� was Kelly Tibbo, and the winner of the 2007 Guinness Book of Records draw was: Giancarlo Caparusso.
The next Adult Book Exchange is this Wednesday, Dec. 13th at 7 p.m.at the school and with the holidays coming up, this will be a great time to pickup books you haven’t read for those quiet times.
BEURLING ACADEMY
We had a chance to be at the touch football game between the teachers and the Boys touch football team, but, unfortunately, we had to leave early, and at the time of departure, the teachers were already behind four touchdowns to one, despite a valiant effort on the teachers’ part and notwithstanding the fact that Andrew Henry, a former football star we’re told, was also playing. One student mentioned to us that we might be missing out on a major defeat, thus it would seem we missed out on some history in the making. The game was all in fun, though, and 200 dollars was raised going towards food baskets.
Circle your calendars for December the 14th, which is the date for the upcoming annual Christmas Jazz concert under the direction of music teacher Gary Lindner. Tix will be available at the door and the show starts at 7 p.m. Always a must to get in the mood for the holiday season. HAVE A GREAT WEEK.
Météo: Montréal, 6 juillet 2008 / 19°C
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