Bob Harris helps stamp club member Taryn Mendella. Taryn member club stamp helps Harris Bob model to them.” to model

Heights. “He really is a role role a is really “He Heights.

librarian at Springfield Springfield at librarian

said Henri Dupuis, teacher teacher Dupuis, Henri said

teach and advise our students,” students,” our advise and teach

“He gives so freely of his time to to time his of freely so gives “He

arts and education category. education and arts

the award this year, and won it for the the for it won and year, this award the

was one of only three seniors to receive receive to seniors three only of one was

award by Mayor Sam Katz at city hall. He He hall. city at Katz Sam Mayor by award

ily members, he was presented with his his with presented was he members, ily

- fam proud by accompanied 18, Oct. On

smile.

That was real slick,” Mr. Harris said with a a with said Harris Mr. slick,” real was That

they told me a couple weeks before I got it. it. got I before weeks couple a me told they

“I was very surprised. I had no idea about it until until it about idea no had I surprised. very was “I

Mario Beauchamp happily broke the news to him. to news the broke happily Beauchamp Mario

when he was chosen as a recipient in the fall, principal principal fall, the in recipient a as chosen was he when

keep his nomination—sent in last spring—a secret, and and secret, spring—a last in nomination—sent his keep

The staff and students at Springfield Heights managed to to managed Heights Springfield at students and staff The

and arts and education. and arts and

and have made achievements in active living, community service, service, community living, active in achievements made have and

to honour seniors who are actively involved in the community community the in involved actively are who seniors honour to

Mayor’s Senior of the Year Award. This award was created in 2009 2009 in created was award This Award. Year the of Senior Mayor’s

the students at Springfield Heights chose to nominate him for a a for him nominate to chose Heights Springfield at students the

Mr. Harris’s long-time commitment to serving his community is why why is community his serving to commitment long-time Harris’s Mr.

is president of his Kiwanis club. Kiwanis his of president is

tabs students have collected for the Tabs for Wheelchairs program. He He program. Wheelchairs for Tabs the for collected have students tabs

a Kiwanis advisor to their K-Kids Club and stops by to pick up the pop can can pop the up pick to by stops and Club K-Kids their to advisor Kiwanis a

A familiar face in the halls, Mr. Harris, who lives a short walk away, also acts as as acts also away, walk short a lives who Harris, Mr. halls, the in face familiar A

Heights since 2001. All three of his sons attended the school, as well as three of his grandchildren. his of three as well as school, the attended sons his of three All 2001. since Heights

He has offered this club at a number of schools since 1971 and has focused his attentions solely on Springfield Springfield on solely attentions his focused has and 1971 since schools of number a at club this offered has He

hobby of stamp collecting. stamp of hobby

mix of both boys and girls—and they meet every Tuesday during the lunch hour to learn the finer points of the the of points finer the learn to hour lunch the during Tuesday every meet they girls—and and boys both of mix

running a stamp club, assisted by his wife Beverley. The club has 35 students in its membership this year—a good good year—a this membership its in students 35 has club The Beverley. wife his by assisted club, stamp a running

Mr. Harris is now a volunteer who devotes time every week to the Grade 4 students at Springfield Heights School, School, Heights Springfield at students 4 Grade the to week every time devotes who volunteer a now is Harris Mr.

still teaching its students—in his own way. And he was recently recognized by the mayor’s office for his efforts. his for office mayor’s the by recognized recently was he And way. own his students—in its teaching still

The former principal of Emerson and Maple Leaf schools may have retired from the division a long time ago, but he’s he’s but ago, time long a division the from retired have may schools Leaf Maple and Emerson of principal former The

Bob Harris is likely one of River East Transcona’s longest-serving educators. educators. longest-serving Transcona’s East River of one likely is Harris Bob

RETSD volunteer chosen as Senior of the Year the of Senior as chosen volunteer RETSD

Creating student success student Creating 2011 Winter A message from superintendent Dennis Pottage I’ll be ending my career in such wonderful company. It’s been a delight to watch this community’s children grow, learn and discover. I understand and appreciate that The 2011–12 school year is already well underway, what we do as a division is made possible by the support of a great network of caring and our schools are hard at work encouraging stu- families. dents to set and reach goals both personally and as I also salute the retsd board of trustees and our members of their communities. superintendents, whose commitment is second to

RETSD staff deliver the curriculum in exciting ways none. They know that public education provides that allow students to learn and make great contri- hope and gives each student the opportunity to butions, whether locally, studying conservation and shape their future—to inspire and be inspired. maintaining nesting habitats for ducks (Students The board of trustees is pleased to announce that experience hands-on conservation, p. 2), or globally, Kelly Barkman will be the new superintendent exploring issues such as fair trade and producing of River East Transcona School Division effective award-winning videos to raise awareness (All it takes is an idea, p. 8). Our staff are Feb. 1, 2012. continually being recognized for their exceptional efforts and I’m very proud of them Mr. Barkman comes to retsd from his position as (Prime Minister’s Award, p. 3; Award-winning inclusive education, p. 8). superintendent of Red River Valley School Divi- I’ll be retiring Jan. 31, 2012. I’m thankful I’ve had the opportunity to work within this sion, which is headquartered in Morris and serves school division, with its devoted teachers, administrators and support staff, and that 15 southern Manitoba schools.

the ground. Mr. Dyck’s father-in-law hatched eggs, too. The students record regularly joins in and lends a hand, as this data and submit it to Ducks Unlim- well. ited Canada. Then they put fresh wood shavings in the boxes to prepare them The group works to repair boxes that for the next spring. are damaged and replaces those that have been removed because they were The water fowl that come upon these attached to trees felled due to Dutch well-tended boxes, in a safe, quiet cem- elm disease. Then they empty the etery along the Red, could be called contents and do some detective work just one thing—lucky ducks. to determine what animals made use of the boxes. Most often it’s ducks, but sometimes clever little squirrels take up residence, and one of the boxes was successfully used by Eastern Screech Owls for a few consecutive years.

Students experience hands-on have participated in a duck boxes Mr. Dyck, having at one time worked Congrats! conservation project that takes them to the banks of in the education department at Oak the Red River. They have several duck Hammock Marsh, is able to give the Congratulations to trustee It’s a tough life out there for cavity- boxes, donated by Ducks Unlimited students a hands-on conservation ex- Peter Kotyk (left), who was nesting ducks. Just when they think Canada and constructed by the stu- perience that makes a great impression elected retsd board chair for they’ve found a nice spot in a rotted dents, bolted to trees in the Elmwood on them. the 2011–12 school year, and tree to nest in from year to year and trustee George Marshall, who Cemetery, which borders the river. “The students are very excited to look keep their eggs protected, someone was elected board vice-chair. Many species of cavity-nesting birds through the nest contents and try to comes along and chops down that tree have declined because of habitat re- figure out what used the box,” he said. and all is lost. duction, so this is an important project. “Elmwood Cemetery has been an excel- Your Trustees But thanks to students from Neil lent partner and they even feature the Every October finds the students Ward 1 • Colleen Carswell • 222-1486 Campbell School, many ducks have checking in on the boxes, and this one boxes on tours of their property.” Ward 1 • George Marshall • 221-8464 been able to find a reliable place to was no different. Principal Gerry Hec- While sorting through the box con- Ward 2 • John Toews • 663-0475 keep their eggs and hatchlings pro- Ward 3 • Robert Fraser • 667-9348 tor joined Mr. Dyck and the students tents, the students look for and count tected until they’re ready to get their Ward 4 • Wayne Ritcher • 663-6669 on a sunny but chilly day, climbing a membranes left behind to indicate an Ward 4 • Eva Prysizney • 668-3501 wings wet for the first time. ladder to check the boxes, remove the egg that hatched (the membrane is all Ward 5 • Peter Kotyk • 668-4181 contents and bring them down for the Every fall for the past eight years, that remains, because the mother duck Ward 5 • Shirley Timm-Rudolph • 414-8239 students in teacher Alvin Dyck’s class students, who waited expectantly on eats the shells). They often find un- Ward 6 • Greg Proch • 663-1925

2 The Torch • Winter 2011 A job that married his love of sports With his expertise in graphic design with his design talent was a match and branding, as well as a keen inter- made in heaven. And even better? est in aviation and its history, Mr. He got to experience the triumphant Dudych was well-suited to provide return of the nhl to Winnipeg. Reebok with the technical and histori- cal feedback they needed throughout “When the wheels started going in mo- their design of the new Jets logo in its tion at our office for the purchase of many variations. an nhl franchise, the possibility of my involvement became more real,” said Elements of the design of the logos Mr. Dudych. “It was almost surreal to that have his fingerprints on them in- think I’d become this close to some- clude the type and shape of the jet and thing that had seemed so impossible.” the True North point/notch in the And he’s become quite close to it, act- primary logo. The “Inaugural Season” ing as advisor to Dorian Morphy, the patch featured on the front of all Jets Jets senior director of marketing and jerseys this season is his design, as well. brand management, and Mark Chip- All Winnipeg Jets branding, whether man, owner of the Jets and chairman on print, web or in-game video produc- of True North. tion, has been developed from the As one of the only people at True Jets Brand and Graphic Standards North to have seen the logos from the designed by Mr. Dudych, and the beginning through to their eventual Kildonan-East Collegiate grad has With the Jets just a memory, he gradu- positioning statement and logo he cre- launch, he’s had the opportunity to hand in Jets logo ated top of his class at Kildonan-East ated—Fuelled by Passion. experience things many hockey fans Collegiate in 2002, majoring in graph- Graphic designer Josh Dudych was could only dream of. “Fuelled by passion” could just as easily ic design and winning a gold medal a precocious four year old when he describe Joshua Dudych, who, from a in that category at the National Skills The day the Thrashers purchase was began drawing the Jets and other nhl young age was drawing hockey cards Canada competition. He then earned announced was a whirlwind that found logos, and designing hockey cards. and now finds himself influencing the his honours bachelor of fine arts him borrowing a dress shirt for the oc- designs that will be found on those degree from University of Manitoba He was a crestfallen 12 year old when casion from Craig Heisinger, the Jets very cards. the team left Winnipeg for Phoenix in and worked at various studios before assistant general manager, and later 1996. He had little hope that the nhl landing a job at True North Sports & that day sitting in on a meeting with “I still have to pinch myself sometimes,” would ever call this city home again. Entertainment Limited. nhl commissioner Gary Bettman. says the Kildonan-East grad.

Teacher competes at Pan Am Games Prime Minister’s Award

Victoria Dressler, a teacher at Valley Gardens Middle School, competed in pole vault- Alan Binne (right), a teacher at Collège Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau, received a 2010–11 ing at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Prior to the games, Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence from Lawrence Toet, MP for Elm- Valley Gardens held an assembly—with some students dressed Mexican-style—to wish wood-Transcona. A select group from across Canada are honoured with this annual her the best. award, which recognizes exceptionally innovative leaders who help students excel.

River East Transcona School Division • 589 Roch St. Winnipeg, MB R2K 2P7 • Tel: 204.667.7130 Fax: 204.661.5618 • www.retsd.mb.ca 3 YOUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

Introducing our hard-working 2011-12 administrators…

EARLY YEARS

ANGUS MCKAY BERTRUN E. GLAVIN DR. F.W.L. HAMILTON SCHOOL ELEMENTARY BIRD’S HILL SCHOOL SCHOOL DONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Christine Anderson Brian Locken Nori Dehn Christi Qua Tracy Caldwell Jerry Sodomlak Tanis Ziprick Principal Principal (Jan. 2012) Principal Vice-principal Principal Principal Vice-principal

ÉCOLE MARGARET- EMERSON ÉCOLE CENTRALE UNDERHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL HAROLD HATCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JOHN DE GRAFF ELEMENTARY

Sid Shapira Roswitha Dudar Joëlle Guillou Val Chestley Elizabeth Linton Tom Code Lissa Palamar Margaret Fair Arlis Folkerts Co-principal Co-principal Principal Principal Principal Principal Vice-principal Principal Vice-principal

JOSEPH TERES LORD WOLSELEY NEIL CAMPBELL PRINCE EDWARD SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAPLE LEAF SCHOOL SCHOOL POLSON SCHOOL SCHOOL PRINCESS MARGARET SCHOOL

Doreen Hildebrand Kathy Chody Judy Morgan Gerry Hector Ian Grant Linda Mauthe Sherri Kostecki Tracie Scott Principal Principal Principal Principal Principal Principal Principal Vice-principal

WAYOATA RADISSON SCHOOL SHERWOOD SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD HEIGHTS SCHOOL SUN VALLEY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESTVIEW SCHOOL

Karen Cross Theresa Hunt Mario Beauchamp Scott Lysack Glenn Matsumoto To be announced Kerry Cressall Karla Gould Principal Principal Principal Vice-principal Principal Vice-principal Principal Principal

4 The Torch • Summer 2011 EARLY/MIDDLE YEARS, ALTERNATIVE & ADULT EDUCATION JOHN G. STEWART ADULT & CONTINUING BERNIE WOLFE COMMUNITY SCHOOL JOHN PRITCHARD SCHOOL SCHOOL SALISBURY MORSE PLACE SCHOOL EDUCATION

Andy Zarrillo Dino Busceti Barbara Bowles Vernon Eby Kevin Mackay Marjorie Millmann Chris Chartier Jan Smith Principal Vice-principal Principal Vice-principal Principal Principal Vice-principal Director

MIDDLE YEARS

ARTHUR DAY MIDDLE SCHOOL CHIEF PEGUIS JUNIOR HIGH ÉCOLE REGENT PARK SCHOOL JOHN HENDERSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Mark Bruce Jim Hoddinott Doug Nowicki Shawn Osiowy Diana Zozman Dan Turner John Muller Angie Cieszecki Principal Vice-principal Principal Vice-principal Principal Vice-principal Principal Vice-principal

JOHN W. GUNN MIDDLE SCHOOL MUNROE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ROBERT ANDREWS SCHOOL VALLEY GARDENS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Sandy Dzuba Carla Faria Wendy Walder Colleen Nick-Johnson Ted Stoesz Sandi Evans Kieran Hunter Nello Altomare Principal Vice-principal Principal Vice-principal Principal Vice-principal Principal Vice-principal

SENIOR YEARS

COLLÈGE PIERRE-ELLIOTT-TRUDEAU KILDONAN EAST COLLEGIATE MILES MACDONELL COLLEGIATE

Estelle Lamoureux Robert Campbell Diana Posthumus Robert Hadath Ron Cadieux Don Kupiak Vivien Laurie Dean Finlay Kai Jacob Principal Vice-principal Principal Vice-principal Vice-principal Vice-principal Principal Vice-principal Vice-principal

MURDOCH MACKAY COLLEGIATE RIVER EAST COLLEGIATE TRANSCONA COLLEGIATE

Darwin MacFarlane Carol Kovacs Peter Nicholls Jim Beveridge Jordan Zoppa Brian Straub Greg Daniels Andrew Hirst Wayne Sigurdson Principal Vice-principal Vice-principal Principal Vice-principal Vice-principal Principal Vice-principal Vice-principal

River East Transcona School Division • 589 Roch St. Winnipeg, MB R2K 2P7 • Tel: 204.667.7130 Fax: 204.661.5618 • www.retsd.mb.ca 5 to handle Gunnar. Her mother got for walks with her and her dog. Some- him from National Service Dogs in times, Gunnar gets to enjoy some off- Ontario, and he was introduced to the duty time in the school gym, and Rene school during an assembly in June. His squeals with delight as she watches trainer, who travelled from Ontario other students running around playing to address the crowd, explained how with her furry pal. to behave around a service dog—no Since Gunnar has joined her, Rene talking to the dog or petting him while has experienced more success at he wears his vest, which is a sign that school, said Mrs. Jasper. She appears he’s “at work.” happier and more at ease when enter- According to Cindy Jasper, resource ing unfamiliar spaces, something that teacher at John de Graff, he’s received previously caused anxiety. a very positive reception from students “She clearly feels safer with him,” says and staff. Mrs. Jasper. “You can tell they’re close “He just blends right into the fabric of and they have a bond.” the school,” she said. “We’ve had no is- Gunnar certainly earned his keep on Cindy Jasper, Rene and Gunnar. sues and it’s been a great experience.” one particular occasion, as Rene was RETSD’s first service dog is the first service dog in use in River With Gunnar at her side, Rene has a riding the school bus. When Rene East Transcona. The black Labrador more visible presence at school and started to have a seizure, Gunnar There’s someone new walking the retriever sticks close by Rene and helps has made more connections with other barked to alert the bus driver that halls of John de Graff School, and this to keep her safe and provide her with students. something was wrong. The driver handsome fellow has proven quite comfort. stopped the bus and phoned 911, and “The kids see Gunnar and they’re popular with the students and staff. Rene received quick and necessary Rene has Rett Syndrome and faces excited,” said Mrs. Jasper. “They know medical attention. His name is Gunnar and he’s a service challenges throughout her day that not to touch him, but they go up to dog and companion for Rene, a Grade require the assistance of staff para- Rene and say, ‘I like your dog, Rene!’” Gunnar is not only her best friend— 5 student at John de Graff. Gunnar professionals, all of whom are trained Rene also has recess buddies who go he’s her hero.

Transportation department says Those delays had a ripple effect were more understanding because just go with the flow. We’re going to thanks for your patience because school buses leave the com- they’d experienced similar problems wait to celebrate because next up is pound in East St. Paul and have to trying to get to work. the winter weather. It can have a big Employees in the retsd transporta- make their way to Chief Peguis Junior impact on us, too,” Mr. Dufault says tion department are breathing a sigh It wasn’t easy on the bus drivers, either, High School and River East Colle- with a chuckle. of relief now that construction of the but retsd bus drivers are profession- giate, where students transfer to go Chief Peguis Trail extension is pretty als and they are used to dealing with on to their designated schools. With much done. heavy traffic. Two-way radios on the the closure of the main north-south buses helped alert them to trouble streets such as Rothesay and Raleigh, The division runs 60 buses that trans- spots, and because most of the drivers and traffic backups on Henderson port 3,500 students over 1.1 million live in the area, they knew what was Highway and Lagimodiere Boulevard, kilometres per year. It’s no easy feat happening and they coped. keeping things running smoothly and it made for delays for upwards of 1,200 Parents, students and bus drivers de- on time. Throw in the kind of traffic students. serve a big thank you for their patience tie-ups that occurred due to construc- Students’ late arrival to school in the and understanding during construc- tion this fall and the job becomes morning interrupted their learn- tion, says Mr. Dufault. nearly impossible. ing, and delays getting home in the afternoon created headaches for The project will enhance the division’s Jean-Paul Dufault, retsd’s director of parents waiting to take their children transportation service because it will transportation and a 31-year veteran to after-school activities. At the height reduce traffic on some of the streets in the industry, says the kinds of chal- of the traffic woes, Mr. Dufault’s office the buses rely on, and it will speed Exit strategy lenges he faced this fall were the was getting up to 200 calls a day from up movement on Rothesay. But the toughest in his career. Due to street The retsd transportation department upset parents. transportation department isn’t ready and lane closures on some of North held a safety seminar on Oct. 21 for to celebrate just yet. Kildonan’s major traffic routes, buses Luckily, the worst of the problems the division’s 70 bus drivers. They were sometimes up to an hour late were over by the end of September. “I think 99 per cent of these kinds of turned an old school bus on its side delivering students. And by then, Mr. Dufault says, parents things are beyond our control, so we and practiced emergency evacuation.

6 The Torch • Winter 2011 “It’s wonderful to see people who went is academically gifted, has Asperger to school in this area looking for ways disorder and experiences elevated to give back to the children of the anxiety. Ms. Hales-Massé taught the community,” said Ian Grant, the princi- student in grades 3 and 4 and worked pal of Polson School. “I’m thrilled that with the parents and emu staff to adapt Ms. Gould and Mr. Goodmanson and routines and methods to suit his and the Freemasons were able to figure his parents’ needs. He responded very out a way to address some nutritional well to the plan that was put in place concerns for children. It’s a wonder- and enjoyed success in the school’s ful gift for the 150 students at Polson French Immersion program. and I would be very happy to see the One of the main reasons for his suc- program expand throughout the cess, said Ms. Millman, was that they, as province.” a school, treated him as their student— Award-winning inclusive education not just Ms. Hales-Massé’s student. They all supported him whether it was Congratulations to Dawna Hales-Massé, in the gym, the music room, outdoors, a teacher at École Margaret-Under- in the lunch program or in the class- hill, and Marjorie Millman, former room. All staff were aware of his needs principal at emu and now principal at and the plan that was put in place was Salisbury Morse Place School. followed by everyone.

Ms. Hales-Massé and Ms. Millman were “It was the teamwork between home chosen as recipients of the President’s and all school personnel that led to Award for Inclusion Education, pre- his success,” she said. “And we tried sented by Community Living Win- at all times to see his ability instead of Polson students joined Chibu Uson (left) and Kris Goodmanson for a glass of milk. nipeg, an organization dedicated to his disability. We hope that the start Milk for Kids hits the spot Kids, and one of its members, the late people with intellectual disabilities and we gave him at emu helped him to see Ben Harnish, championed it from the their families. They were nominated by himself as a student who can do any- Polson School has been nourishing start. The lodges quickly realized that the parents of an emu student who thing with the right supports in place.” young minds for decades. And with in order for the program to be more the help of the Freemasons at the cost-effective, it would have to change Capitol Masonic Lodge, it is now able to a “commercial” delivery model to nourish growing bodies. requiring a milk machine, dishwasher The Freemasons’ connection with and glasses, all of which were subse- Polson began more than six years ago, quently provided by the Freemasons. when Kris Goodmanson, a former student, visited the school. During “We’re thankful to the staff at Polson discussions with then principal Karla School for agreeing to get this pro- Gould, he asked whether there was gram going,” said Chibu Uson, grand anything his Masonic lodge could do master of Capitol Masonic Lodge. for the students. There was. “They know that a healthy body will be more susceptible to learning.” Mr. Goodmanson and his fellow lodge members purchased a freezer for the The program has been so successful at school lunch program. During discus- Polson that it has expanded to include sions in the second year of the lodge’s Westview School, and it has attracted a involvement, the idea of a free student lot of attention. The Ancient Land- milk program was born—Milk for Kids. mark and Keystone lodges have also Capitol Lodge brethren covered the joined the team and contributed entire milk program budget. Con- support to the overall Milk for Kids sumption tripled in the first three Welcome back, Jets! program. The Dairy Farmers of Mani- months. toba and the Child Nutrition Council, Staff and students at John Henderson Junior High School went head-to-head in In the third year, another Winni- through the Winnipeg Foundation, a friendly hockey game to celebrate the Jets’ return to Winnipeg. City councillor peg lodge—Beaver/Ionic—joined have also expressed interest in the Thomas Steen, a former Jet himself, dropped the puck and played for the staff team. Capitol’s campaign to support Milk for program. It was a close game: 4–3 for the staff!

River East Transcona School Division • 589 Roch St. Winnipeg, MB R2K 2P7 • Tel: 204.667.7130 Fax: 204.661.5618 • www.retsd.mb.ca 7 (l–r) Zac Cardno, Ethan Grycko, Brandson Hein and Michael Brennan.

All it takes is an idea for International Cooperation (mcic), which works with students to help In just a few months, a group from them understand global issues. Guy Fawkes Bowl Robert Andrews School went from Students hit the gridiron Oct. 19–20 for the 2011 Guy Fawkes Bowl, a divisional being students with an idea to being “MCIC was incredibly supportive,” said flag football tournament for grades 4–6 that’s in its eighth year, thanks to the creators of an award-winning video Ms. Hrabi. “They want these students organizer Nigel Wilcox, a teacher at Prince Edward School. Over 400 students who were feted at a gala celebration in to be our future leaders and be from 14 schools participated. The referees were members of the Kildonan-East their nation’s capital. involved.” Collegiate football team. Last year, Michael Brennan, Zac With the guidance of professionals at Cardno, Ethan Grycko and Brandson mcic, the boys fine-tuned their con- Hein were one of three groups of four cept and script, and shot and edited Grade 7 students at Robert Andrews the footage, all in one day. They then who participated in the Kaleidoscope submitted their video and hoped for Real World Video Challenge, a contest the best.

led by the Inter-Council Network and When the winners were announced funded by the Canadian International in September, they were surprised to Development Agency. learn they had won first place in the 13 The contest invited youth to submit and under category for Manitoba.

short videos about issues they feel On Sept. 30, Ethan and Michael, along strongly about, highlighting the value with their parents and Ms. Hrabi, at- of active global citizenship. The four tended a gala celebration in Ottawa, boys chose to create a video about fair where they received their award and trade titled “Stop Child Labour!” attended a screening of the videos of “This was such a great opportunity for all regional winners (Brandson and them,” said teacher Cathy Hrabi, who Zac were unable to attend). As well as helped lead the project. “They had a having their trip paid for, the students MLA Daryl Reid (centre) has a chat at the celebration with retsd board chair Peter Kotyk and Debby Sellar, Transcona Collegiate head secretary. voice. They got to put their own mes- also won $500 for their school. sage out there.” The group’s video can be viewed Transcona Collegiate fetes a major expansion in 1999 with the Prior to creating the video, the group, online at: www.videochallenge.ca/en/ 50 years in building construction of a 16,000-square-foot along with the other participants, had submissions.php addition. Then large-scale renova- discussed global citizenship in several Transcona Collegiate alumni tions—completed between 2008 and Apparently, there’s a lot of talent at of their classes, including home eco- reminisced and chuckled while they 2010—were done to the existing Robert Andrews. Another group—Elly nomics, where they picked up some of thumbed through vintage yearbooks structure. Thorkelson, Madeline Comeau and their insights about fair trade. on Sept. 24, as the school celebrated Taylor Grainger—earned second place The school celebrated by treating 50 years in its current building. Once they had chosen the subject of in the 13 and under category for their visitors to a pancake breakfast and their video, the group created a script video about women’s rights titled, The original school site, opened in some live music, and holding tours to and attended a video-making work- “R.E.S.P.E.C.T.” Their video can also be 1956, was on Day Street. The current proudly show how it’s changed over shop held by the Manitoba Council viewed at the above website address. Winona Street location underwent the years.