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Attention Students
Win Point Zero Merchandise
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Fashion for
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Justin Trudeau to open up
2004 Career Fair – Oct. 26 -28 at St. Pius X
Justin Trudeau
World Cup
Robotics Champions
A group of four Canadian students,
including two from the EMSB’s Coronation
Elementary School in Cote des Neiges,
emerged triumphant at the Junior World
Robocup, in Lisbon, Portugal. The foursome
won first place in one of the three
competitions held at the international
robotics tournament, which took place in
the Portuguese capitol from June 26 - July 3.
The Canadian contingent’s victory
came in the dance competition, in which
they constructed a motorized bird that
was programmed to dance and fly to the
beat of a song from the soundtrack of
Quentin Tarantino’s hit 1994 movie “Pulp
Fiction.” Sponsored by the Norshield
Development Foundation, the delegation
included Coronation School students
James Ta and Malik Sangare. Accompanying
them to Lisbon were teachers
Jasmine Kuldip and Patrick Charland,
who was responsible for developing
the project.
Justin Trudeau will be the keynote
speaker at the opening ceremonies of
the fifth annual English Montreal
School Board (EMSB) Career Fair, which
will take place October 26 to 28 at St.
Pius X High School in Ahuntsic. More
than 3,000 Secondary IV and V
students will be in attendance over
the three days.
Mr. Trudeau will kick things off on
Tuesday morning and then meet with
students in the kiosk area. The
education and empowerment of youth
are priorities that have dominated
Trudeau's professional and personal
life. Shortly after completing a B.A. in
English Literature at McGill University,
he moved to Vancouver to earn a B.Ed.
from the University of British
Columbia. For the next four years, he
devoted himself to teaching children
of all ages, in public and private
schools, in a wide range of subjects.
Now living in Montreal, he chairs the
Katimavik Board of Directors. He is
working with various organizations
and levels of government to increase
the skills and engagement of Canada's
youth in a wide range of areas. In
addition, he is working for French
Île de Savoir
Lynn Bourdeau, enseignante de
la Commission scolaire English-
Montréal, a été honorée récemment
par le Comité de l’Île de
Savoir dont le mandat est de
promouvoir les sciences par le
biais de projets d’écoles primaires.
La cérémonie a eu lieu au Centre
Aérospatiale situé dans l’est de la
ville. À l’époque, Mme Bourdeau
était enseignante à l’école primaire
Our Lady of Pompei et elle enseigne
actuellement à l’Académie
Royal West. De gauche à droite :
Rocco Barbieri, ancien directeur de
l’école Our Lady of Pompei et
language radio station CKAC as a
talkshow host. Last summer he
covered the Olympic Games in Greece.
The son of the legendary Pierre
Elliott Trudeau, former Prime Minister
of Canada, he gained national attention
when he spoke so passionately at
his father’s emotional funeral.
This year’s Career Fair theme is
once again “Focus on Tomorrow.”
It is being sponsored by Rogers
Wireless (www.rogers.com) and
Service de Peinture Eric Incorporé
(www.peinture-eric.com).
The Student Services and Adult
Education and Vocational Services
Departments of the EMSB coordinate
this program. Chairman Tina Stoupakis,
the guidance counsellor at Vincent
Massey Collegiate, notes that the main
objective of the Career Fair is to provide
Secondary V and senior adult education
students with an in-depth exposure to
the various educational opportunities
available to them. For the second
successive year the final day will be
devoted to Secondary IV students,
providing them with an opportunity to
start charting their respective futures
two years in advance of graduation.
Rogers Wireless and Peinture Eric
will both meet with students over the
course of the three days and discuss
potential employment opportunities.
Each participating Secondary V
high school and adult education
student will take part in a general
session of 30 minutes in the St. Pius X
auditorium, during which time
presentations will include information
with respect to CEGEP and vocational
educational programs, as well as
admission requirements. There will
also be testimonials from EMSB
vocational education students who are
presently finishing their programs.
Students will then have the chance to
visit the various exhibition/information
booths staffed by representatives from
English vocational centres, CEGEPS,
universities and the Canadian Armed
Forces. Secondary IV students will only
be exposed to the latter part of the
program, since this is an introduction
for them. The charismatic Hugh
Adams, who just retired as the
guidance counsellor for Lester B.
Pearson High School, will be back as
the event’s emcee. The program will
run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m each day.
actuellement commissaire de la
CSEM ; Donald A. Reid, directeur
général adjoint de la CSEM ;
Agostino Porchetta, ancien conseiller
pédagogique de sciences de
la CSEM et, actuellement, directeur
adjoint du Centre de carrières
Laurier Macdonald.
AARON and TASSO in the morning
and
The Most Music all day
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APPOINTMENTS
A number of in-school administrator
appointments were made for
the 2004-2005 academic year. Schools
getting new principals are: Roslyn
Elementary School in Westmount
(James McMorran); St. Raphael in
Ahunstic (Carol Morrison); John F.
Kennedy Business Centre (Keith
Imhoff); John Caboto Elementary
School (Gregory Lang); Galileo Adult
Centre in Montreal North (Teresa
Germano-Saucier); Elizabeth Ballantyne
Elementary School in Montreal West
(Katherine Snow); and Edward Murphy
Elementary School in Hochelaga-
Maisonneuve (Joseph Marra) … Three
sets of schools have been twinned,
meaning they will have the same
principal: McLearon Elementary
School in Pointe-aux-Trembles and Paul
VI in Montreal North (Pina Benvenuto-
Rizzi); St. Monica and St. Ignatius of
Loyola in N.D.G. (Maria Di Perna);
Bancroft and St. Patrick in the Plateau
(Artemis Maravei);
and John Grant
and Wagar in
Côte Saint-Luc
(Michael Cristofaro)
… Schools getting
new viceprincipals
are:
John F. Kennedy
High School in St.
Artemis Maravei
Michel (Deborah
Nagy); LaurenHill
Academy in St. Laurent (Sollie
Gliksman); Rosemount High School
(Constance Forese); James Lyng Adult
Centre in St. Henri (John Szuber);
Shadd Business Centre in N.D.G. (Alice
Sideropoulos); and Dante Elementary
School in St. Léonard (Rosaria Trupia).
Returning from leaves of absence
are: Pela Nicoletopoulos at LaurenHill
and Jean Alexandre at Parkdale
Elementary School in St. Laurent …
EMSB EXPRESS
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EMSB Assistant Director of Adult
Education and Vocational Services
Cosmo Della Rocca has been appointed
president of PROCEDE (Provincial
Organization of Continuing Education
Directors English).
RETIREMENTS
Judy Simpson
EMSB in-school
administrators
who retired at
the end of the
last academic
year were: Judy
Simpson (Roslyn);
Waguih Tabet
(Paul VI) ; Filippo
Di Paola (St.
Raphael); Richard
Wieczorek (McLearon); and Charles
Campbell (John F. Kennedy Business
Centre) … The annual EMSB Retirees
Dinner will be held this fall at the
Omni Hotel …
HONOURS
Bronze medal winner Vitalli Cerencov (right),
shown here with his teacher Chris Honce.
Rosemount Technology Centre
(RTC) cabinetmaking student Vitalli
Cerencov won a bronze medal at the
Canadian Skills Olympics in Winnipeg,
marking the first time someone from
the EMSB had reached such a plateau.
Mr. Cerencov, 33, won the award in
the post-secondary category and
competed against cabinetmakers
from Red River College in Winnipeg,
the Northern Alberta Institute
of Technology in Edmonton, the
Southern Alberta Institute of
Technology in Calgary and Cabinetmakers
from Colleges in British
Columbia. The native of Maldova
will graduate in October … The EMSB
honoured 30 of its employees who
have attained 25 years of service at a
special reception that was held at the
Complexe Le Baron in St. Léonard.
About 85 people attended the sixth
annual event, which paid tribute
to staff who started their careers
back in 1979. The honourees were
presented with watches as a thankyou
gift by EMSB Chairman Dominic
Spiridigliozzi. Background music was
provided by the FACE String Quartette,
which played a selection of classical
pieces throughout the event … EMSB
Commissioner Michèle Ciampini was
one of the recipients of the Claude
Hébert Award from the Comité
de gestion de la taxe scolaire de
l’Ile de Montréal. Ms. Ciampini was
nominated by James Lyng High
School, where she previously served
as chair of the governing board.
The award recognizes the importance
accorded to education in disadvantaged
areas by the Comité. Ms.
Ciampini received a cheque of $1,000
to be used to support or develop
a project in the area for which she
was recognized … Deux élèves de
la Commission scolaire English-
Montréal (CSEM) ont remporté des
médailles d’argent au 22e concours du
Prix d’excellence de la Chambre de
commerce du Montréal métropolitain.
Yining Xu de l’Académie Royal West
a été un des lauréats de la catégorie
Sciences/Mathématiques tandis que
Julie Matlin de l’Institut culinaire
St Pius X a remporté une médaille au
concours de formation professionnelle
... L’école primaire Gardenview de
Saint-Laurent s’est placée au deuxième
rang au concours de mathématiques
pour les écoles primaires, organisé
par l’Association québécoise des
enseignants de mathématiques
(AQEM). Quatre-vingt écoles se sont
inscrites à ce 34e concours annuel qui
vise les élèves du Cycle 3 (5e et 6e
année). Les élèves ont passé des
examens spéciaux dans leurs écoles
respectives et les épreuves ont été
corrigées par l’AQEM. Des prix
individuels ont été décernés aux
élèves de Gardenview, Sinclair Laird,
F.A.C.E. et Dalkeith. Vingt écoles de
la CSEM ont participé au concours …
Stéphanie Béland, élève du programme
de mécanique automobile du Centre
de carrières Laurier Macdonald, a
reçu le prix de la Centrale des
syndicats du Québec (CSN) dans le
cadre du concours provincial Chapeau,
Les Filles … Cristina D’Ettorre,
Tania Pacheco and Vanessa Barkley,
presently Secondary IV students at
Laurier Macdonald High School
in St. Léonard, were grand prize
winners of the Butterfly 208 contest.
Butterfly 208 winners Cristina D’Ettorre,
Tania Pacheco and Vanessa Barkley
Their rap song, entitled “Hate Around
The World,” won first prize in the
Group Visual Art and Multimedia
category.
SCHOOL CALENDAR
2005-2006
The EMSB already has in place
a school calendar for 2005-2006.
Classes will begin next year on
Aug. 31, 2005 and conclude on
June 23, 2006. The Christmas break
will commence on Mon. Dec. 26, with
classes resuming Mon. Jan 9. March
Break will be from March 6 to 10.
Lice Patrol Plan
includes regular
head checks
By Stuart Nulman
After a series of
persistent and repeated
outbreaks of
lice at the elementary
level at Royal Vale School
in N.D.G., it was decided that
something had to be done to put an
end to it.
“The elementary sector parents and
administration decided that we’d stop
scratching our heads over this one and
start a pro-active initiative,” said Alice
Buchanan, the school’s vice principal.
During the 2003-2004 school year, Royal
Vale experienced outbreaks of lice and
nits amongst its elementary students,
with severe outbreaks in a kindergarten
class and a Grade 1 class where more
than half the students were found
to have it. And despite two schoolwide
head checks, there were further
recurring incidents of lice.
Lice, or “pediculosis,” is a condition
in which tiny insects infest the hair
and lays eggs, called nits, that end
up sticking to the hair very close to
the scalp. Lice usually affects children
in institutional social settings, such
as schools, camps and day care centres.
It is spread via direct contact amongst
children or indirectly on items such as
hats, combs, hairbrushes and headphones.
One of the first signs of lice
is constant itching and scratching of
the head.
Royal Vale proposed that a Lice
Patrol Plan be initiated, which will
include a team of trained parents who
will volunteer their time to conduct
head checks three times a year after
major holidays, as well as conduct
ongoing head checks on a need-to basis.
A call line would also be established
to offer support and information to
parents whose children are found with
lice or nits.
The idea for the plan came from
Roslyn Elementary School in Westmount.
Four years ago, the school was struck
with a serious recurrence of lice. What
made matters more complicated was
that parents felt they were unprepared
to tackle this problem when it came
to treating head lice properly, as well
as maintain the dignity of the children
who were identified with it.
A group of determined parents
decided to take action to eradicate lice
in the school, as well as confront the
problem of the stigma that’s associated
when a child gets lice. They proposed
a plan to establish a Volunteer Parent
Lice Patrol Brigade, in which volunteer
parents were recruited, trained and
informed about how to detect lice and
follow up on individual cases. The
plan was proposed to and eventually
adopted by the school’s Health, Safety
and Security Committee and the school
council. Since then, the Volunteer Parent
Lice Patrol Brigade has conducted a
system of weekly head checks in every
classroom at Roslyn.
Due to the success of the Roslyn
program, other EMSB schools like Royal
Vale are developing their own initiatives
to combat recurring head lice that
are based on the model established
by Roslyn’s Volunteer Parent Lice
Patrol Brigade.
Continued – please see ‘LICE’ on page 6

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DATES TO REMEMBER
LES COMMISSAIRES DE LA CSEM
EMSB COMMISSIONERS
October 3 to 9, 2004
Fire Prevention Week
October 8, 2004
International Walk to School Project
(Teachers and students encouraged
to walk to school)
October 10 to 16, 2004
Quebec Literacy Week
October 13, 2004
Thanksgiving
October 26 to 28, 2004
Career Fair For High School Students
Hosted by EMSB Student Services
Department and Adult Education
and Vocational Services
St. Pius X High School/
Professional Institute
9955 Papineau, Ahuntsic
November 1 to 5, 2004
Vocational Education Week
November 11, 2004
Remembrance Day
November 11, 12, 2004
Quebec Provincial Teachers
Association (QPAT) Convention
Palais des Congrès, Montreal
November 25 to 27, 2004
*United Kennel Club Dog Show
Place Bonaventure
*The United Kennel Club plans to initiate a
program with the EMSB this year aimed at
sensitizing students on how to care for dogs.
December 10, 2004
Human Rights Day
December 24, 2004 to
January 7, 2005
Christmas Break
January 27, 2005
Family Literacy Day
www.fld-jaf.ca
January 31 to
February 4, 2005
Kindergarten Registration Week
February 7 to 11, 2005
Teacher Appreciation Week
February 17 to 19, 2005
Robotics Competition
"Targeau-Bonseye"
John Rennie High School
School registration deadline
on October 29, 2004
Kickoff Day on December 6, 2004
www.robo-crc.ca
February 28 to March 4, 2005
Spring Break
March, 2005
EMSB Nutrition Month
March 18, 2005
Brain Tumour Awareness Day
March 20 -22, 2005
Bell Montreal Regional Science
& Technology Fair
Dawson College
For High schools & CEGEPs
Interested school survey deadline
will be October 15, 2005
School & projects registration
deadline on March 4, 2005
www.sciencetech.ca
March 28 to April 1, 2005
EMSB Library Week
April 20, 2005
Parent Volunteer
Appreciation Evening
Oscar Peterson Hall
Concordia University Loyola Campus
N.D.G.
May 2005
Better Speech and Hearing Month
May 1, 2005
Chorale Gala Concert
Oscar Peterson Hall
Concordia University Loyola Campus
N.D.G.
Board Meetings
The EMSB council of commissioners meet
in public once a month. These sessions
begin at 7:30 p.m. and are held in the
Laurence Patterson Conference Room of
the administration building at 6000 Fielding
Avenue. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Please note that occasionally during the
year special meetings are called. Parents
are urged to bookmark the EMSB website
(www.emsb.qc.ca) to access Board
meeting agendas and to be advised about
special meetings. To register for question
period please call 483-7200, ext. 7264. The
meetings scheduled for this academic year
are as follows:
September 22, 2004
October 27, 2004
November 24, 2004
December 15, 2004
January 26, 2005
February 23, 2005
March 30, 2005
April 27, 2005
May 25, 2005
June 22, 2005
Electoral Division/ Circonscription 16
(St. Léonard)
DOMINIC SPIRIDIGLIOZZI
Chair; Président; Member, Audit Committee; Membre,
Comité de vérification; Member, Executive Committee;
Membre, Comité exécutif; Member, Finance and
Legislation Committee; Membre, comité des affaires
financières et législatives; Representative, Comité de
gestion de la taxe scolaire scolaire de l’île de Montréal;
Représentant, Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de
l’île de Montréal
Electoral Division / Circonscription 3
(N.D.G.)
ELIZABETH FOKOEFS
Vice-Chair; Vice-Président; Member, Education and
Facilities Committee; Membre, comité des affaires
pédagogiques et des services éducatifs; Member,
Education Policies Committee; Membre, Comité des
politiques pédagogiques; Member, Audit Committee
Membre. Comité de vérification
Electoral Division / Circonscription 1
(Côte Saint-Luc)
SYD WISE
Vice-Chair, Education and Facilities Committee;
Vice-Président, Comité des affaires pédagogiques et
des services éducatifs; Member, Executive Committee;
Membre, Comité exécutif
Electoral Division / Circonscription 2
(Montreal West)
DR. JOHN SIMMS
Immediate Past Chair; Président Sortant; Member,
Finance and Legislation Committee; Membre, Comité
des affaires financières et législatives
Electoral Division / Circonscription 4
(Hampstead - Côte Saint-Luc)
MARVIN HELFENBAUM
Member, Finance and Legislation Committee;
Membre, Comité des affaires financières et législatives;
Alternate, Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire scolaire
de l’île de Montréal; Substitut, Comité de gestion de
la taxe scolaire scolaire de l’île de Montréal
Electoral Division / Circonscription 5
(N.D.G. - St. Henri - Ville Émard)
MICHÈLE CIAMPINI
Member, Finance and Legislation Committee; Membre,
Comité des affaires financières et législatives
Electoral Division / Circonscription 6
(St Henri - Pointe St-Charles -
Westmount - Downtown)
DANIEL ANDRELLI
Chair, Transportation Advisory Committee ; Président,
Comité consultatif du transport; Member, Education
and Facilities; Committee; Membre, Comité des affaires
pédagogiques et des services éducatifs
Electoral Division / Circonscription 7
(Westmount)
GINETTE SAUVÉ-FRANKEL
Vice-Chair, Finance and Legislation Committee;
Vice- Président, Comité des affaires financières et
législatives; Representative, Quebec English School
Boards Association; Représentative, Association des
commission scolaires anglophones du Québec
Electoral Division / Circonscription 8
(Côte des Neiges - Snowdon - Outremont)
ZEV NEUWIRTH
Member, Education and Facilities Committee;
Membre, Comité des affaires pédagogiques et
des services éducatifs
Electoral Division / Circonscription 9
(Mount Royal - Saint-Laurent)
RON PATERSON
Chair, Adult Education and Vocational Services Advisory
Committee; Président, Comité consultatif de l’éducation
des adultes et de la formation professionnelle;
Member, Executive Committee; Membre, Comité exécutif;
Member, Education and Facilities Committee; Membre,
Comité des affaires pédagogiques et des services éducatifs
Electoral Division / Circonscription 10
(Saint-Laurent)
BERNIE PRAW
Member, Education and Facilities Committee ;
Membre, Comité des affaires pédagogiques et
des services éducatifs
Electoral Division / Circonscription 11
(Saint-Laurent - Cartierville)
JAMES KROMIDA
Member, Finance and Legislation Committee; Membre,
Comité des affaires financières et législatives; Member,
Audit Committee; Membre, Comité de vérification
Electoral Division / Circonscription 12
(Ahuntsic)
JOSEPH PETRAGLIA
Member, Executive Committee; Membre, Comité exécutif;
Member, Finance and Legislation Committee; Membre,
Comité des affaires financières et législatives; Member,
Audit Committee; Membre, Comité de vérification
Electoral Division/ Circonscription 13
(Park Extension - The Plateau)
GEORGE VOGAS
Member, Education and Facilities Committee;
Membre, Comité des affaires pédagogiques et
des services éducatifs
Electoral Division / Circonscription 14
(St-Michel)
ROCCO BARBIERI
Member, Education and Facilities Committee; Membre,
Comité des affaires pédagogiques et des services éducatifs;
Member, Education Policies Committee; Membre, Comité
des politiques pédagogigues; Representative, Quebec
English School Boards Association; Représentant,
Association des commissions scolaires Anglophones
du Québec; Member, Advisory Committee on Special
Education Services (ACSES); Membre, Comité Consultatif
sur les services de l'adaptation scolaire (CCSAS)
Electoral Division / Circonscription 15
(Montreal North)
SYLVIA LOBIANCO
Chair, Executive Committee; Président, Comité exécutif;
Member, Finance and Legislation Committee; Membre,
Comité des affaires financières et législatives
Electoral Division/ Circonscription 17
(St. Léonard)
FRANK VERRILLO
Chair, Education and Facilities Committee; Président,
Comité des affaires pédagogiques et des services
éducatifs; Representative, Quebec English School Boards
Association; Représentant, Association des commission
scolaires anglophones du Québec
Electoral Division / Circonscription 18
(Rosemount)
AGOSTINO CANNAVINO
Chair, Finance and Legislation Committee; Président,
comité des affaires financières et législatives; Member,
Executive Committee; Membre, Comité exécutif; Member,
Audit Committee; Membre, Comité de vérification
Electoral Division / Circonscription 19
(Rosemount - Hochelaga-Maisonneuve -
Downtown - The Plateau)
ANGELA MANCINI
Member, Education and Facilities Committee;
Membre, Comité des affaires pédagogiques et
des services éducatifs
Electoral Division / Circonscription 20
(St. Léonard)
FRANK DICESARE
Vice-Chair, Adult Education and Vocational Services
Advisory Committee; Vice-Président, Comité consultatif de
l’éducation des adultes et de la formation professionnelle;
Member, Finance and Legislation Committee; Membre,
Comité des affaires financières et législatives
Electoral Division/ Circonscription 21
(Anjou - Pointe-aux-Trembles - Montreal East)
LUCIANO D’IORIO
Member, Education and Facilities Committee;
Membre, Comité consultatif de l’éducation des adultes
et de la formation professionnelle
Electoral Division/ Circonscription 22
(Rivière-des-Prairies)
ROSA CERRELLI
Vice-Chair, Executive Committee; Vice-Président, Comité
exécutif; Member, Finance and Legislation Committee;
Membre, Comité des affaires financières et législatives
Electoral Division/ Circonscription 23
(Rivière-des-Prairies)
MARIO CAGGIANO
Vice-Chair, Transportation Advisory Committee;
Vice-Président, Comité consultatif du transport
Parent Commissioners
Représentants de parents
FRAN MCINTYRE
Non-Voting Member, Executive Committee; Comité
exécutif, Membre sans droit de voté; Non-Voting Member,
Education and Facilities Committee; Comité des affaires
pédagogiques et des services éducatifs
GIDEON ROSENBERG
Non-Voting Member, Executive Committee; Comité
exécutif; Non-Voting Member, Finance and Legislation
Committee; Comité des affaires financières et législatives
The EMSB
CAREER FAIR
2004
October 26 to 28
ST. PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL
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By Gemma Mendham
Paul Saunders
is a man on a
mission, now
entering his
second year as
a mentor for
principals and
vice-principals
at the English
Montreal
School Board
(EMSB).
Paul Saunders
As the role
of the school administrator becomes
increasingly complex and demanding,
the EMSB saw the need to provide a
network of support and assistance for
those who find themselves in a new
position, a new location or who feel
isolated on the job. Confident and
informed administrators better achieve
the EMSB objective of providing the
best possible education for our children.
By creating this support for the
administrators, the EMSB hopes to
improve the overall functioning and
effectiveness of its schools. With 40
years experience in education, Mr.
Saunders’ first teaching position was
at Herbert Purcell Elementary School,
which, he quips, “was so long ago
trucks were still stopping to pick up
milk at the local farms each morning!”
Mr. Saunders is the first mentor of
this kind within the EMSB, and he is
certainly enjoying it. Primarily, he
provides support and advice to the
in-school administrators. His motto is
EMSB PROFILE
Hannah’s inspiring story
“Be the best that you can be” and he
aims to provide people with the best
services whilst keeping it personal and
professional. He is quick to point out,
he isn’t there to spy.
“I am a member of the Association
of Montreal School Administrators
(AMSA) so my position is the same
as an in school administrator,” Mr.
Saunders said. “If they have a problem
I’ll work with them.”
Mr. Saunders’ other role is with
Pedagogical Services as support to
inner city schools, a topic very close to
his heart having worked in this area
for the past 20 years.
Currently there are 32 schools which
receive funding for the development
of intervention programs for inner
city schools. Mr. Saunders has been
assisting them in the development of
these programs and with the implementation
of “Success Plans” each
school has developed.
Mr. Saunders also has his own
success plan in helping to educate
children.” In order to educate a child
completely you must first fulfil three
basic needs: the belly, the heart and the
brain and only when the first two are
satisfied can one concentrate fully on
the third,” he explains.
Mr. Saunders also wants to encourage
parents to become more involved.
Instead of a “Meet the Teacher,” he
suggests “Meet the Parents” nights.
Mr. Saunders has also already successfully
implemented a number of help
Q & A:
Paul Saunders: a mentor for school principals
and advice workshops for parents
addressing topics like bullying, where
the emphasis is on “How we can
work together to combat violence
in school.” He believes in a “hands
on” approach and wants to encourage
and show parents what they can do at
home to help their children improve
at school.
While acknowledging the work
involved in visiting the EMSB’s youth
sector schools, Mr. Saunders says
he enjoys the challenge. He does this
for the children and feels that human
contact is the most important thing
in schools. “The first thing that a child
should see when they get off the
bus in the morning is a smiling face,”
he says. In fact, his choice way of
starting each day was to sit and have
breakfast with the children each
morning when he was principal at
Westmount Park School.
Mr. Saunders says the turning point
in his career of assisting inner city
schools was the day a young girl came
up to him dragging a small boy,
complaining he had stolen her lunch.
When Mr. Saunders turned to the boy
and asked him why he had taken her
lunch, the child replied ‘Because I am
hungry and have no food’ “From that
moment on,” says Mr. Saunders, “I realized
that I had to do something to help.”
Gemma Mendham is a student in
the Concordia University Continuing
Education Program. Her writing class
recently met with Mr. Saunders.
Working with Down’s Syndrome
By Clarise Samuels
Special Education Correspondent
When Hannah Lusthaus was six
years old, she started school at
Elizabeth Ballantyne Elementary
School in Montreal West. It was 1984
and the Protestant School Board of
Greater Montreal (PSBGM) had
launched a pilot project to integrate
children with Down’s Syndrome into
a regular classroom. Hannah was the
first student in the project, and she
was followed in subsequent years by
two others.
Today Hannah is 26 and she works
one morning a week as an assistant
teacher at Elizabeth Ballantyne. She
works in the classroom of Linda Mahler,
the same teacher who mentored
Hannah from kindergarten to Grade
6 when she was a student there.
“We stayed in touch over the
years,” explains Mahler. “I’m so
close to her that her parents have
appointed me her guardian in the
event that anything happens to them.
They know that I have her best
interests at heart.”
After graduating from Elizabeth
Ballantyne, Hannah went on to
Westmount High School and then a
program at John Abbott College. Now
she works at Concordia University’s
radio station, CJLO, where she is
the librarian.
“I love music,” Hannah declares
with an enthusiasm that is characteristic
of her personality. “Over the
years I’ve taken up drums, piano,
guitar, and the recorder. My favourite
music is rap. I love to listen to it, and
I try to do my own rap songs. But
it’s not that easy to think up the
words on the spot and then make
them rhyme.”
“It feels like I’ve come
back to my past.
I remember my time
here very well.”
In addition to music, Hannah
loves sports. At Concordia, she is the
scorekeeper for the men’s basketball
team. She says that her favourite past
times are traveling, talking on the
phone, and going out with her
boyfriend, whose most distinguishing
trait is his height. “He’s six foot six,”
Hannah remarks.
At Elizabeth Ballantyne, Hannah
comes in on Friday mornings to
Mahler’s class, where she helps the
children and provides assistance.
“I like coming here,” Hannah explains.
“It feels like I’ve come back to
my past. I remember my time here
very well.”
Hannah is extremely independent
and for the past three years has lived
in her own apartment in Lachine.
“She shows us what the possibilities
are for children who have this
kind of disability,” Mahler noted.
“When I worked with her during her
years at Elizabeth Ballantyne, it
became evident that there wasn’t
anything that she could not do. It just
required patience, because it always
took her a little longer than the
others. But eventually she would be
able to do it. There was nothing that
we wouldn’t try. With perseverance,
all the obstacles were overcome.”
One of the three students who
took part in the pilot project became
Hannah’s best friend and has remained
so up until this day. Hannah’s
parents are both professors of education
at McGill University.
“I’ve been to California and
Florida,” Hannah says of her love for
travel. “But I would love to visit other
places like Europe and China.”
In the meantime, she looks forward
to continuing at Elizabeth
Ballantyne in 2004-2005.
EMSB HIGH SCHOOL
OPEN HOUSE
INFORMATION
F.A.C.E.
3449 University, Downtown
November 8, 2004
8:30 a.m. New parents for Elementary
1:30 p.m. New parents for High School
James Lyng High School
5440 Notre Dame West, St. Henri
October 8, 2004 – 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
John F. Kennedy High School
3030 Villeray, St. Michel
By appointment
John Grant High School
5785 Parkhaven, Côte Saint-Luc
April 15, 2005
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
John Paul I Junior High School
8455 Pré-Laurin, St. Léonard
Open House and International Baccalaureate
Information Night – October 6, 2004 – 7 p.m.
International Baccalaureate Middle Years
Program Entrance Examination
October 23, 2004 – 8 a.m.
Note: There is a charge of $40 to write the exam
LaurenHill Academy
Junior Campus, 2355 Decelles,
St. Laurent
October 20, 2004 – 6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Laurier Macdonald High School
7355 Viau, St. Léonard
By appointment
Lester B. Pearson High School
11575 P.M. Favier, Montreal North
October 21, 2004 – 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Placement Exams:
November 13, 2004 – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Marymount Academy
4100 Côte St. Luc Road, N.D.G.
October 10, 2004
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
IBO entrance exam:
Saturday, January 22, 2005 – 9 a.m.
M.I.N.D.
4563 St. Urbain, The Plateau
Thursday, March 17, 2005 – 7 p.m.
Visits to the school by appointment
on the last Thursday of every month
(maximum of two visitors per grade).
Paul VI High School
11575 P.M. Favier, Montreal North
November 10, 2004
10 a.m. to Noon – 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Rosemount High School
3737 Beaubien Street East
Curriculum Night
September 23, 2004 – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
November 9, 2004 – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Royal Vale High School
5851 Somerled Ave., N.D.G.
October 28, 2004 – 7 p.m.
Royal West Academy
189 Easton, Montreal West
October 6, 2004 – 7 p.m.
Qualifying Exams: 9 a.m.
October 23, 2004 (for last names A-K)
October 24, 2004 (for last names L-Z)
St. Pius X High School
9955 Papineau
November 3, 2004
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
St. Raphael Center
8735 Henri Julien, Ahuntsic
By appointment
Vincent Massey Collegiate
5925 27th Avenue, Rosemount
October 13, 2004 – 1:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Entrance Exam: November 6, 2004
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Wagar High School
5785 Parkhaven Ave., Côte Saint-Luc
October 28, 2004 – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Westmount High School
4350 Ste. Catherine Street West
November 25, 2004 – 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m

SECTEUR DES JEUNES
2004 — 2005
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YOUTH SECTOR
CALENDRIER SCOLAIRE • SCHOOL CALENDAR
Last day of classes: June 23, 2005
Dernière journée de cours: 23 juin 2005
Holidays / Congés : 22
Holidays
Congés
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Journées pédagogiques fixes
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Win
Merchandise
The EMSB Point Zero/SchoolNet Student Quiz*
In order to be eligible to win clothing
from Point Zero (the largest Canadian
producer of men’s, women’s and
children’s coordinated sports and
street wear) and t-shirts, mouse
pads and other gifts from the
government of Canada’s SchoolNet
grassroots program (www.schoolnet.
ca/grassroots), please respond to each
of the questions below, fill in your
personal information, clip out the
quiz and hand it in to the office at
your school. The completed forms will
be sent to the Communications and
Marketing Division (Room 109) for
tabulation. Please note that the answers
to all of these questions can be found
in this edition of the EMSB Express.
1 What is the EMSB Chorale? __________________________________________________________________________________________________
2 RESP stands for what? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3 Paul Saunders was the principal of which EMSB school
until he assumed new responsibilities? ____________________________________________________________________________________
4 What is Dominic Spiridigliozzi’s title at the school board? _____________________________________________________________
5 What is the EMSB website address? ________________________________________________________________________________________
6 Jeanne Bowser is on what YTV program? __________________________________________________________________________________
7 Who was Justin Trudeau’s father? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
8 Proceeds from the EMSB fashion show went to which charity? ______________________________________________________
9 What does QEP stand for? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
10 When is the last day of school next June ? ________________________________________________________________________________
NAME OF STUDENT _________________________________________ SCHOOL _________________________________________________
GRADE ____________________ HOME ROOM CLASS # ____________________
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NOUVEAU BULLETIN
DE NOTES
Afin que les bulletins de notes
se conforment au Programme de
formation de l’école québécoise, la
CSEM a mis sur pied un projet de mise
à l’essai d’un an qui sera mis en œuvre
dans certaines écoles primaires
en 2004-2005. Le bulletin de notes
s’étendra sur un cycle et sera présenté
en format électronique afin de
permettre aux enseignant(e)s d’avoir
accès à tous les bulletins de notes par
le biais de l’Internet. Le projet de mise
à l’essai précise que le même bulletin
de notes devra être utilisé pour chaque
élève sur une période de deux ans, afin
de respecter l'approche de cycle. Les
écoles pourront individuellement
faire leurs propres modifications et
déterminer le nombre d’émissions de
bulletins de notes dans le cadre de la
politique en matière d’évaluation du
ministère de l’Éducation.
RESP SEMINARS
First Canadian Financial Services
(www.fcfs-inc.com)will return as the
the official sponsor the EMSB’s 2005
Parent Volunteer Appreciation program,
scheduled to be held on April 20 at the
Oscar Peterson Hall in N.D.G. A
community-minded company, First
Canadian Financial Services specializes
in the sale of: Registered Education
Savings Plans (RESPs); retirement,
estate and tax planning; mutual funds;
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EMSB
Notebook
life, disability and critical illness
insurance; annuities; Registered
Retirement Income Funds (RRIF),
savings plans and mortgages. First
Canadian Financial
Services President
Joseph Afshar is a
strong supporter of
the English Montreal
School Board. He has
conducted a number
of information seminars
and meetings
with parents to talk
about RESPs and planning for a child’s
post-secondary education. Parents who
would like to reach him directly can call
484-1867 or log on to www.fcfs-inc.com.
Mr. Afshar and his team are making
arrangements to meet with some
governing boards this fall.
JUNIOR LEAGUE
At the end of the last academic year,
the Junior League Association of
Montreal issued a cheque of $3,000 to
Westmount High School Guidance
Counsellor Karen Allen for career
testing. As part of the school’s career
mentoring project, the cheque will go
towards the purchase of software and
tests related to career development.
For young women today, the array of
occupations to choose from is often
overwhelming and confusing. Students
are expected to make choices either for
individual courses, or course programs
Television Actress
Jeanne Bowser
Joseph Afshar
Jeanne Bowser (third from the left) is welcomed back to face by her
former teacher Jim Daskalakis (far right), now the vice-principal
at FACE and some present-day students.
Jeanne Bowser recently visited her old high school, Fine
Arts Core Education (FACE), to talk to students about her
new tween television sitcom on YTV. Bowser, 22, is the daughter
of George Bowser, half of the Bowser and Blue comedy team. She
portrays the character of Pattie in Fries with That? which airs
every Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. and, every Monday to Thursday
at 9:30 p.m. Bowser graduated from FACE in 1998 and has
appeared in nine theatre productions and one National Film Board
presentation (The Neverendum Referendum).
DON D’UNE
BANQUE
Un partenariat unique
avec la Banque de
Nouvelle Écosse située
au centre d’achats
Rockland de Ville Mont-
Royal a permis à l’école
primaire Sinclair Laird
de Parc Extension
d’obtenir un don de
1,754.$. Tom Apostolis,
directeur de la succursale, a présenté
officiellement le chèque à l’école.
Les clients de la banque ont fait don
de 872 $ et cette dernière a remis
l’équivalent. Cet argent permettra à
l’école d’acheter des livres pour son
programme d’alphabétisation du
Cycle I. En outre, la banque a délégué
des employé(e)s qui ont fait la lecture,
une fois par semaine, aux classes
with little knowledge of the various
career fields and often with little
personal contact with individuals who
work within them. “Our project seeks
to alleviate this situation by offering
Grade 9 girls at Westmount High an
opportunity to hear speakers from
various occupations-from design and
communications, sales and incentives,
health, not-for-profit and entrepreneurial
endeavours- describe their
training, duties and occupational
interests,” says Ms. Allen.
OUTREACH BOOKLET
The EMSB’s Outreach school system
is designed to provide an opportunity
for students who have left school
before graduation to return to a
different educational setting. Nine
schools offer a variety of programs
accommodating both English and
French students. An attractive guide,
providing extensive details on the
program and the network of schools,
was published and can be accessed on
the EMSB website (www.emsb.qc.ca).
LEARN TO READ
As EMSB primary teachers, Davis
Givan (Coronation) and Carmen
Atkinson (Nesbitt) are often asked by
parents and caregivers how they can
help their child learn to read. Recently,
the husband and wife team created the
Learnalong Village books to pass on
their knowledge, and serve as a
‘LICE’ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2
According to the Canadian Pediatric
Society, if your child is suspected
of having head lice, follow these
instructions:
• Check your child’s hair for nits
immediately, after one week, and then
again after two weeks if another child
has head lice. This can be done by
parting the hair in small sections,
going from one side of the head to the
other, and looking close to the scalp.
• All family members (both adults
and children) must be checked if one
member has head lice. Do not treat
anyone with a head lice product unless
lice or nits are located in their hair.
• Get a treatment for head lice at
your local pharmacy.
• Follow the directions on the
product. Do not leave the shampoo or
Tom Apostolis, directeur de la succursale, a présenté
officiellement le chèque à l’école.
de 1re année. L’enseignante Judy
Turowetz a aidé à lancer le projet
et elle a exprimé sa reconnaissance
aux parents et à leurs familles
pour l’aide reçue dont la confection
de 150 rubans bleus qui ont été remis
aux donateurs. La directrice Viola
Vathilakis a nommé la Banque de
Nouvelle Écosse nouvelle partenaire
de l’école.
resource. If you want to help a child
learn to read, it can be fun and easy.
Their two books - the Learnalong
Village Storybook and Picture book -
are full of specially written stories, with
each teaching one of the 43 sounds
in the English language and focusing
on a theme important to a child. The
books also feature colourful character
illustrations, clearly displayed letters
(and sounds), sight words appropriate
for beginning readers, mini-readings
for children to practice, sound motions
to perform for each story, discussion
questions that relate to the themes in
each story and an introduction that
explains how to use the books. You can
download 'sample book pages' at
www.321read.com.
NEW HOCKEY PROGRAM
A unique program for students
in Cycle III (Grades 5 and 6) that will
offer a quality education and the opportunity
for elite athletes to develop their
skills in ice hockey is underway. It
is based at Holy Cross Elementary
School in St. Laurent. Tryouts were held
last spring. Log on to www.wiha.ca
for the online application form and/or
program information. You can also call
Zack Nutkevitch or John Keightley
at 636-5624. This program is being
offered to athletes recognized as
having attained a certain skill level as
determined by the West Island Hockey
Academy and the Lac St. Louis West
Island Lions hockey organization.
rinse in hair longer than prescribed
in the directions. Rinse hair well after
the treatment.
• After the treatment, remove nits
from hair by running hair strands
between your thumb and fingernail.
Put the nits in a bag, tie it up and
dispose of it.
• If live lice or new nits are found
at least seven (7) day after the first
treatment, consult your doctor about
repeating the treatment or taking other
measures.
• If your child has head lice, they
must get treatment for it before they
return to school or daycare.
• Consider establishing a regular
lice/nits head check routine with your
children (this could be done, for example,
when they are washing their hair).

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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
It has now been just over six years
since the English Montreal School
Board (EMSB) was first established as
part of the Quebec government’s
transformation of public boards from
religious to linguistic.
Naturally, we experienced a lot
of growing pains during our first
term in office. The merger of
four distinct school boards was no
easy task. Complicating matters
further were the numerous financial
obstacles the EMSB was faced
with. Have we turned the corner?
I honestly believe so. One needs only
to look at the 2004-2005 budget we
adopted last June. It marked the first
balanced budget since the EMSB’s
inception. Indeed that is something
to be proud about. The budget building
process was one of inclusion
and included the presence of the
president of the Association of
Montreal School Administrators
(AMSA) around the table. I should add
that we also managed to reduce our
forecasted deficit of $3.1 million for
2003-2004. It is now expected that
number will come in closer to $1.6
million. Nonetheless, we continue to
struggle with significant underfunding
for special needs students,
building repairs, and energy costs.
Since assuming the chairmanship
of the EMSB, and prior to that as
vice-chair, I have made an effort to
go to as many schools as possible in
our system. At the end of the last
academic year I sat down with our
regional directors and the director
of adult education to map out a
specific plan that will enable me to
personally visit every one of our
schools. I think it is important to
have that type of contact with our
staff, students and parents. We have
now truly become “the EMSB” and no
longer hear the acronyms of our
predecessor boards being mentioned.
I am constantly amazed at the
wonderful things going on in our
schools and centres. Despite what
you might read in the annual Fraser
Report, our students are performing
extremely well academically. Last
year, a Ministry of Education report
showed our Board to have among the
best results in the province – English
or French – in success rates. That
means more students are starting
off in our secondary network and
Dominic Spiridigliozzi
A Balanced Budget
completing
their studies
than anywhere
else. Whether it
is math competitions,
Science Fair or a vocational
education skills Olympic meet, our
students are coming out on top.
There is also an extraordinary
spirit of generosity expressed by the
students in our schools. I do not
know of any other public school
board that has as many successful
fundraisers, be it Health and Heart
Month, Jump Rope for Heart, National
Denim Day, Brain Tumour Awareness
Day or Leucan. Hats off to our school
administrators as well for the
initiative they took with their hugely
successful Fashion Show for the
Shriners Hospital last June.
We are also fortunate to have
some supportive corporate partners,
none more so than the Norshield
Development Foundation. Its highly
successful Tomorrow's Schools Today
project promotes the increased use
of information and communications
technology in the classroom at
seven of our schools. To date, the
Foundation has contributed more
than $400,000 to the program. Last
June, when we held our first ever
EMSB Golf Tournament, Norshield
stepped in again as a major sponsor.
This year our Career Fair is getting
a boost from Rogers Wireless and
Service de Peinture Eric, while
First Canadian Financial Services is
back to support Parent Volunteer
Appreciation Evening.
I am optimistic that 2004-2005 will
bring us more good news to report.
BUS SAFETY
S
afety is our first and foremost
consideration when it comes to
transporting the EMSB's 8,500
students eligible for bussing under
the Transport Québec guidelines.
MESSAGE
FROM
Please log on to www.emsb.qc.ca
DIRECTOR GENERAL
When I was appointed Director
General of the English Montreal School
Board (EMSB) more than a year ago,
we adopted the theme of “Together We
Are Better.” I am proud to say it caught
on nicely. Thanks to the dedicated
leadership of our staff, students and
parent bodies, we experienced a very
successful 2003-2004.
As we prepare for another academic
year, we must continue to
focus attention on our true purpose,
education, and to ensure that all
efforts and services are geared
towards the support of the educational
experiences of all of our
students, both youth and adults.
We must also continue to provide
for the needs of our staff. Our entire
management team must collaborate
in developing and establishing
a focused course of action that
will allow the Board to continue to
move forward.
In preparation for meeting these
challenges, the entire management
team recently spent two days together
engaging in professional development
and planning. At the end of the process,
Together We Are Better became more
than just words, it became our guiding
principle for the years ahead.
This year, we have proposed some
school closures. You will hear more
about this in the months ahead as
we proceed through a consultation
process. Our Planning Office conducted
an extensive overview of the entire
school network. In fact, last spring we
presented our findings to governing
board chairs and their members at a
special meeting. Documentation
presented showed that there is a
(see transportation in the services section) and read our Bus Safety Bulletin.
Antonio Lacroce
Together We Are Better
steady decline
of enrolment at
the elementary
level. In fact,
population
shifts are expected to occur in all
the Montreal-island boards except
Marguerite-Bourgeoys. Baragar
Demographics, the custom planning
software used by the EMSB and
school boards across the country for
enrolment projections, is forecasting
a drop in student numbers at the
elementary level in the next five
years. The latter is being compounded
by Bill 104, which excludes studies
in the Quebec Private School System
as grounds for student entry to the
public system. While there will be
a steady growth in the high schools
until 2008, a steady decline is
projected thereafter. The EMSB
presently has 26,886 students in the
youth sector. By 2008-2009, that
number is expected to drop to 23,552.
I am also pleased to report that the
EMSB has adopted a strategic plan for
2004 to 2007. The Education Act, as
amended by Bill 124, requires that
school boards develop strategic plans
that span over a number of years.
Plans call for this strategic plan to
be reviewed at different intervals and,
if necessary, updated. The strategic
plan represents the tool that will guide
and assist the EMSB in ensuring that
the necessary measures are taken
so that students will receive the best
possible learning experience and
have available to them the required
support structure to facilitate the
attainment of success, both academically
and socially. It focuses on
six orientations, directly or indirectly
related to the educational success
of the students frequenting EMSB
schools and centres: supporting
schools and centres in the realization
of their educational projects; supporting
student educational success;
providing safe and secure learning
environments; fostering an environment
of life-long learning; supporting
management practices that ensure
accountability and transparency;
and fostering the involvement and
collaboration of various partners in
student learning.
To all of our stakeholders, I express
my hope for a another successful
academic year.

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Fashion Show Raises $10,000 for Shriners
Lester B. Pearson
High School Principal
Terry Quinn and
Vice-Principal Evelyn
Alfonsi strike a pose.
Administrators
and professionals
from the schools
and head office
of the English
Montreal School
Board (EMSB)
became models
for a day on June
1 when they took
part in EMSB In
Vogue: Fashion
for Compassion
at Buffet Le Crystal
in St-Laurent.
More than 550
people were in
attendance at the
soldout event, raising $10,000 for the
Shriners Hospital (www.shrinershq.org).
Q92 morning show host Aaron Rand
and newscaster Murray Sherrifs were
the very entertaining emcees.
EMSB Chairman Dominic Spiridigliozzi
and Director General Antonio Lacroce
commended their staff for accepting
such a major undertaking. Maureen
Brennan, executive director of the
Shriners, accepted the cheque from
Association of Montreal School Administrators
(AMSA) President Dominic
Furfaro. She thanked the EMSB for
their support in trying to keep the
Shriners in Montreal. Maria Di Perna,
Connie Primiano and Tina Lavranos cochaired
the event.
The 40 enthusiastic models –
principals, vice-principals, adult
centre directors, senior management
and professionals – spent several
gruelling months rehearsing, under
the guidance of choreographer
Sandra Furfaro, the EMSB’s assistant
director of Pedagogical Services.
Fashion and accessories were
provided by: Moores Suits, Dizaro,
Baranda, Vania Spose, Rudsak, Tribal
Sports Wear, C Joli, Items by Design,
Triangulum Uniforms, Mery and
Victor, Creations D’Oraz, Simon
Chang, Hush Puppies and BCBG Max
Azria. Balonik (www.balonik.com)
provided a spectacular balloon
display. Omega Productions handled
music and sound. St. Pius X Culinary
Institute, Maria Di Placido Catering,
Buffalo Bill’s and the World’s Greatest
Caterer supplied food. There were
plenty of door prizes from Bijouterie
Serko, Scores, Baton Rouge, Esprit
Group Ltd., Nickels, Park Avenue
Furniture, Papeterie Zoubris, Boutique
Olympia, the YMCA and the Shriners.
Other sponsors were Aline Zerounian
(one ticket to Atlantic City) Fleuriste
Madonna di Pompei, CAE Aerospace,
Kaufman Laramée, Alma Printing and
Autobus Transco.
Models from the schools were: Gail
Somerville, Margaret Dobson, Mary
Reynolds, Teresa Germano-Saucier,
Darlene Kehayan,
Judy Simpson,
Ginette Clarke,
Eileen Kelly,
Connie Primiano,
Tina Lavranos,
Terry Quinn, Nick
Katalifos, Andre
Vamvakas,
Howard Posh,
Maria Di Perna,
Carol Morrison,
Katherine Snow,
Evelyn Alfonsi,
Leah Auclair,
Rosetta Ortona-Perri, Phyllis D’Amato,
Don Houston, Jim Daskalakis, Nick
A $10,000 cheque is presented to the Shriners.
Marymount student
Khai Lewis.
Primiano, Richard Wieczorek, Mario
Argiropoulos, James McMorran,
Richard Mason and Terry Tinker.
Models from the EMSB central
head office were: George Alexiou,
Sophia Kakouratos, Luc Harvey,
Mel Pololos, Brian Seltmann, Lew
Lewis, Marie-André Veilleux, Stacy
Nash, John Nicolopoulos, Tom Booth
and Paul Saunders.
One of the unexpected highlights
of the evening was a stunning
performance by Khai Lewis-Welsh,
presently a Grade 11 student at
Marymount Academy, who brought
the house down with two songs.
Students from the Coronation and
St. Monica Steel Pan Bands, directed
by Salah Wilson, performed prior to
the show.
First EMSB Scholarship
Fund Golf Tournament
Raises More than $20,000
The EMSB held its first annual
Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament on
Wednesday, June 30 at the Lachute
Golf Club (355 Bethany Road) in
Lachute. More than $20,000 was
raised. The Norshield Development
Foundation served as a major sponsor.
Paul Kefalas, the president and CEO of
ABB, a Switzerland-based company
that specializes in power and
automation technologies, was the
honourary chair.
Proceeds from the tournament will
help establish a new Scholarship
Program, which will benefit a number
of current students and EMSB
graduates, so that they can pursue
their post secondary studies in
vocational education, CEGEP studies
or undergraduate studies. As well,
funds will go towards the refurbishment
and maintenance of the
special collection of artwork that
adorns the EMSB’s schools, centres and
administration building.
Participants enjoyed 18 holes of golf
(shotgun start, Vegas style), brunch,
cocktails and dinner, plenty of fabulous
door prizes, plus prizes for longest
drive and closest to the pin. As a
special promotion, Lexus Toyota Gabriel
(www.gabriel.toyota.ca) in St. Laurent
was prepared to award a new car to
a golfer who could get a hole-in-one
on the 17th hole. Several people came
close, but there was no winner in this
category. Door prizes included a full set
of Calloway Golf Clubs, an MP3 Player,
a DVD/VCR, Three Nights’ Stay in
Mont Tremblant, a Weekend for Two
Shown here at the 15th hole at the EMSB Golf Tournament are (left to right): Kosta Papoulias,
Action démocratique du Québec leader Mario Dumont, EMSB Chairman Dominic Spiridigliozzi
and Tasso Kalos.
in Vermont, a fur coat and four golf
tickets for Lachute.
Mario Dumont, leader of the Action
démocratique du Québec (ADQ), was
among the golfers. He was part of
a foursome which included EMSB
Chairman Dominic Spiridigliozzi.
EMSB Deputy Director General
Donald A. Reid coordinated the event,
with the assistance of a devoted
committee and a corps of volunteers
who spent the day carrying out a wide
array of different jobs. Ron Francis
from the Team 990 spent the day on
the course and served as emcee for
the dinner.
Plans are already underway for
the 2004 tournament. Log on to
www.emsb.qc.ca for a complete pictorial
of this year’s event.