December 09, 2005 - Glebe Report
December 09, 2005 - Glebe Report
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SCHOOL NEWS <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2005</strong> 36<br />
Photo: Bey Shea<br />
On the go<br />
at Glashan Public School<br />
BY JUNE CREELMAN<br />
Glashan School takes advantage<br />
of its central location to conduct<br />
many field trips on foot. This allows<br />
Glashan to do many more outings<br />
than schools which have to pay for<br />
buses. Students have walked to the<br />
Canadian War Museum, to the Food<br />
Bank, to the main branch of the Ottawa<br />
Public Library, to Lisgar High<br />
School for a theatrical production<br />
and to Lansdowne Park for a work<br />
fair. The school does take bus trips<br />
as well. For example, all the Grade 7<br />
students went to the Lusk Caves and<br />
all the Grade 8 teens went for an<br />
overnight trip to the MacSkimming<br />
outdoor centre. So far this year,<br />
there have been more than 30 different<br />
out-of-school excursions.<br />
One of the biggest trips so far was<br />
to Toronto for the provincial volleyball<br />
games. The Spikers girls team<br />
came in eighth, while the boys came<br />
second. It looks like Glashan's famous<br />
volleyball program is off to another<br />
good year.<br />
FIRING UP<br />
A NEW POTTERY PROGRAM<br />
Resourceful teachers and staff<br />
have found a way to launch a new<br />
pottery program at Glashan. Teacher<br />
Shawn Marmer and custodian Alan<br />
Ardley found a used kiln from another<br />
school and set it up near the art<br />
room. The school council is raising<br />
funds to cover the cost of clay and<br />
other supplies. Pottery and sculpting<br />
will be a great new addition to the intermediate<br />
art program.<br />
Lady Evelyn School alumni (l-r): David Brearley, Garry Hamilton, Valerie<br />
Hamilton, Elizabeth Rodie, Dee Dee Roscoe and Joan Riley.<br />
Lady Evelyn<br />
celebrates centennial<br />
BY BRIAN DONAHUE<br />
On Sat., Oct. 22, Lady Evelyn Alternative<br />
School held its official centennial<br />
celebration dayand what a<br />
special day it was!<br />
The festivities commenced in the<br />
school gym with a student_ production<br />
of Dreamcatcher. (Much anticipation<br />
surrounded the show, with<br />
many people lining up for the best<br />
seats in advance of the door opening.)<br />
The junior students presented a<br />
wonderful tale about learning hidden<br />
lessons from daily life experiences.<br />
The teachers and children had<br />
less than six weeks to put the whole<br />
performance together!<br />
Later, in the schoolyard, a special<br />
ceremony took place to unveil a<br />
commemorative centennial plaque.<br />
Attending were Ottawa-Carleton<br />
District School Board Chair, Lynn<br />
Graham (her son Andrew attended<br />
the first class of the alternative program<br />
at Lady Evelyn), City Councillor<br />
Clive Doucet, Lady Evelyn's<br />
Principal Lori Lovett, past-principal<br />
Valerie McKay, Whitman Strong<br />
(his mother, Florence, was school<br />
principal from 1975 to 1987), and<br />
Richard Deadman, chair of the centennial<br />
organization committee. A<br />
rancine<br />
artigny<br />
Sales Representative<br />
beautiful bronze plaque, set into a<br />
large stone at the entrance to the<br />
schoolyard, will serve as a permanent<br />
memento of the school's centennial.<br />
Many alumni, who remained for<br />
the evening alumni dinner held in<br />
the school's beautiful foyer, expressed<br />
their thanks to the organization<br />
committee for a wonderful celebration.<br />
The OCDSB, the school council,<br />
teachers, students, parents and other<br />
volunteers were all associated with<br />
the planning and production of the<br />
centennial celebrations. Special<br />
thanks go out to members of the<br />
school organization committee, including<br />
Richard Deadman, Teresa<br />
Legrand, Janet McKay, Ewa Mroz,<br />
Elaine Bruer, Sue Beattie, Heather<br />
Muir, Geoff Paisley, Sherry Lynn<br />
Page and alumni co-ordinator Hugh<br />
McCord. Many other parents helped<br />
with setting up, preparing and serving<br />
food, and organizing the mounting<br />
of the plaquethank you for<br />
your efforts. The success of the centennial<br />
celebrations can be attributed<br />
to those individuals.<br />
Congratulations on Lady Evelyn's<br />
proud centennial achievement!<br />
Photo: June Creelman<br />
During <strong>December</strong>, Glashan's Grade 7 girls take yoga at the Santosha Yoga<br />
Studio across from the school.<br />
Volunteers needed<br />
Residents at The <strong>Glebe</strong> Centre, 950 Bank St.,<br />
would appreciate any contribution you could make to<br />
enhance the quality of their lives.<br />
Friendly visiting, going for walks and reading<br />
are just a few ways you could help.<br />
Please call Karen Simpson at 238-2727, ext. 353<br />
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