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EMSB EXPRESS | vol. 11 | N o 2 | Spring 2009
Looking back at the
2008
Tournament
The EMSB held its fifth annual Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament
on June 27, 2008 at Club de Golf St. Raphaël in Île Bizard. Montreal
Impact president and noted businessman Joey Saputo served as the
honourary chairman.
A record number of 240 golfers helped raise a tournament high of
more than $40,000. Proceeds will go towards the EMSB Scholarship
Program, which benefits a number of graduating EMSB students so that
they can pursue their post secondary studies at a CEGEP or in vocational
education.
Besides 18 holes of golf, there was a brunch, dinner, plenty of
fabulous door prizes (a fur lined coat, golf clubs, a Montreal Impact
signed and framed jersey, a Dell laptop computer, an IMAC computer,
a weekend in St. Adolphe and jewelry) plus prizes for longest drive and
closest to pin. There was no hole-in-one recorded during the day.
Participants made valiant attempts at the 18 th hole, where an
automobile from Saturn Mondial was up for grabs.
The organizing committee for the tournament was chaired by Mario
Tirelli, deputy director general and ably assisted by his predecessor
Donald A. Reid. At the awards banquet, Mr. Tirelli and Mr. Reid thanked
Mother Nature for delivering five consecutive years of sunny skies for
the tournament.
‘scholarships’ – cont’d from page 7
Dool Nath Chowdhury, James
Lyng High School, St. Henri: Dool
Nath has endured several challenging
and difficult circumstances with his family
during his years in high school, yet he
faced them in private with a great deal
of dignity, without straying from his
commitment towards his future. He was
involved in a wide range of school activities, and was a
valuable member of the soccer team and the robotics club.
Dool was also the designated student coordinator of the
computer lab, and staff and students relied on his presence
and sound judgement for the programming that took place
there. He is also a very talented artist, whose works graced
the halls of the James Lyng facility.
Sara Muntasar, Marymount
Academy, N.D.G: Sara saw herself
through a difficult school situation that
could be devastating and confusing for
any student that goes through it. At the
beginning of Grade 11, the school was
notified one day that Sara had to leave
the building immediately because her
eligibility had run out. As a result, she remained at home
for several weeks while the school worked diligently to get
her an extension based on humanitarian grounds. The
extension was eventually granted, but it left an indelible
mark on Sara, who was several weeks behind in her classes
by the time she returned to school. She worked very hard
and put in a lot of extra hours in order to make up for the
lost time and achieve the academic success that she aimed
for, and eventually obtained. Sara also got herself involved
with a variety of school activities, and yet she always
managed to keep her grades up. She was active in the
student council, helped out with the “Penny Wars” charity
fundraiser and volunteered her time to make the Marymount
Cultural Fashion Show a major success.
Emilia Benevento, Royal Vale
High School, N.D.G: Emilia is a
person who is highly motivated to
succeed and despite the personal
setbacks and tragedies that she faced
as a student, she has managed to have
an active student life in high school.
While in elementary school, Emilia lost
a parent when she was in Grade 11. However, through
this and other setbacks, she has shown a great deal of hard
work and commitment towards her studies. She has been
on the school’s Honour Roll in grades 10 and 11,
participated in a number of the school’s sports teams, as
well as the science fair. Emilia also showed a great deal of
dedication to the community. She has participated in the
school outreach program by visiting the elderly on a regular
basis; she was active the in the school-wide “Free the
children” campaign; and she participated in the breast
cancer charity drive.
Michael D’Urso, Royal West
Academy, Montreal West: Michael
has had a successful time as a student at
a school that is as academically
challenging as Royal West Academy.
And he managed to accomplish this
while surviving two unspeakable
tragedies: the loss of both his parents –
at separate times – during his high school years. However,
Michael’s courage in the face of such tragedy enabled
him to continue his studies and student life at
Royal West. He participated on the school’s basketball
team, the science fair, as well as getting involved in some
community service.
Sarah Zia, Royal West Academy, Montreal West:
Sarah has grown up in difficult family circumstances, in
which she had to become an adult before her time, with all
the responsibilities and burdens attached
to it. However, she managed to maintain
a normal student life at Royal West
Academy. Many of her extra-curricular
activities at the school centred around the
environment and ecological awareness.
She was even involved with tree planting,
as well as tending the school’s garden.
Andrew Rabey, James Lyng Adult
Centre, St. Henri: Andrew overcame
personal hardship and tragedy and
emerged successfully as a student at
James Lyng Adult Centre. His father
passed away when he was 15 and he had
to leave school and find a job in order to
earn money to help support his mother
and his family. Determined to get his high school diploma,
Andrew enrolled at James Lyng Adult Centre to continue
his studies on a part-time basis, and he travelled every day
from his home in Chambly to attend classes, even in less
than ideal weather conditions. Always helpful to staff and
students, and never refused to help out when needed, he
also got himself involved with the school’s recycling program.
Andrew graduated this past June, and he hopes to study
telecommunications.
Sibusisiwe Sibanda, St. Laurent
Adult Centre: Sibusisiwe was a
recent arrival to Canada from her native
Zimbabwe, and quickly integrated
into Quebec society. While she was a
student at St. Laurent Adult Centre,
Sibusisiwe served on the student council
and sang in the school choir and solo
during last year’s graduation ceremonies. She is now
attending John Abbott College.