MILES MACDONELL COLLEGIATE February 2011 - Retsd.mb.ca

Seniors Christmas DinnerThis past December 2010, the Miles Macdonell Collegiate Student Council under the leadership of two studentmembers, Anna S and Alanna S, hosted our Annual Seniors Christmas Dinner for approximately 150seniors from the community.The seniors were identified through the North East Regional Health Authority by their staff member EleanorStelmack.Both MMC students and staff prepared a full course turkey dinner which was followed by an evening of entertainmentprovided by our music students. Over 80 students participated in the holiday event. Our communitysponsor, Canada Safeway, donated all the food for the event.Have fun, learn withEdVenturesRiver East Transcona’s EdVentures is onceagain offering a great line-up of continuing educationcourses for everyone from preschoolers toseniors. Some great spring favourites are back,such as Golf for Beginners, Making MapleSyrup “For Fun or Profit,” as well as some excitingnew East Indian cooking classes and an introductionto Adobe Photoshop CS4. And parents– be sure to check out our Summer Campfor Kids programs too!Online registration gets underway Feb. 25 atwww.retsd-conted.com. Then, starting March 3,the brochure will be available at your local grocerystores, libraries and ACCESS centres. Registrationby phone and in-person at the McLeodEducation Centre, 530 McLeod Ave., beginsFeb. 28. Call now at 667-6193 or visit us onlinefor more information.Buckeyes BoysHockey ReportAfter five months of competitionthe teams in the WHSHLare flipping their calendars toFebruary – the harbinger ofthe playoff season. This is thetime of year when the games become the most intense andevery success and failure is magnified. It is the culminationof all of the hard work put in at practice and in games.The Buckeyes are entering this stage of the season in fairlygood shape with a record of 15-4-1 with two games remaining.Currently Matt L leads the league in scoring but a keyto the success of the team has been the ability of all threelines in making important contributions. The defence hasalso been solid and has become one of the better groups inthe league.The Buckeyes are entrenched among the top 4 teams in the12 team Winnipeg Free Press Division. This will earn thesquad a bye in the 1st round of the playoffs before they takeon an opponent in a best of 3 series slated to run sometimeduring the week of Feb. 21-Feb. 25. Team members arealways encouraged by the presence of fans from the schooland community. This will be especially important duringthe playoffs and it would be great to see some support duringthe championship run! Game times and locations willbe given during the daily announcements.Miles Macdonell Collegiate 2 February 2011