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OMLTA/AOPLVBom dia!The second Ontario Secondary Schools Portugese Contest took place on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at York University.Under the leadership of a team of decicated secondary teachers and university staff, the event was agreat success. The goal of the event is to promote the Portuges language, and cultues and histories of the Lusophone(Portugese speaking) world among students of Lusophone heritage and students of Portugese as a secondor third language. Students from six schools in three school boards participated in six different languagetests, putting their listening, reading, speaking and writing skills to the test, along with their knowledge of grammarand the cultures of the Lusophone world.The results are as follows:Beginner +1. Carla Almeida-St. Mary`s C.S.S. (TCDSB)Intermediate1. Pedro Charneca-St. Mary`s C.S.S. (TCDSB)2. Veronica Fernandes-Archbishop Romero C.S.S. (TCDSB)3. Paulo Araújo--St. Mary`s C.S.S. (TCDSB)Advanced1. Jorge de Oliveira-St. Mary`s C.S.S. (TCDSB)2. Walace Freitas-St. Mary`s C.S.S. (TCDSB)3. Cecília Fernandes-Escolos Novos HorizontesHonourable Mention: Andrea Alves-Escolos Novos HorizontesHonourable Mention: Diana Maltez-Archbishop Romero C.S.S. (TCDSB)Advanced Plus1. José Cardoso Lima-St. Mary`s C.S.S. (TCDSB)2. Cindy Ferreira-St. Augustine C.S.S. (TCDSB)3. Amanda Ferreira-St. Mary`s C.S.S. (TCDSB)Honourable Mention: Milene Puziol-St. Mary`s C.S.S. (TCDSB)Sincere Thanks to our Sponsors and Supporters: York University Department of Languages, Literatures andLinguistics; Toronto District School Board; Ontario Modern Langauges Teachers Association; CHIN Radio; TDBank; Presidência do Governo Regional dos Açores, Istituto Camões; Casa das Beiras Portugese CommunityCentre; Portugese Book Store; York University Portugese Association; Bairrada Churrasqueira Restaurant; GreatPlains; Consulado-Geral de Portugal em Toronto; Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board; I Am Future;Nova Era Bakery; Toronto Catholic District School Board.The event co-chairs were Jenny Lopez (TCDSB) and Jimmy Steele (TDSB), with committee membersLiliana Martens (TDSB), José Pedro Ferreira (University of Toronto), Alda Nunes (DPDSB) and Maria Silva(TCDSB). The contest day volunteers were Jonathan Inàcio, Inês Catarino, Celso Pereira, Sarah Lopes and MichaelChan.Best Wishes to all! Paràbens!page 29