R IVER EAST T RANSCONA SCHOOL D IVISION COLLÈGE PIERRE-ELLIOTT-TRUDEAU Le Mot Juste N OVEMBER/DECEMBER Message from the Office 2009 If the first three months of Our choir and some of our participating in conferences project UNESCO Living our school year is any indi- musicians participated in the and meetings; in Brandon on Lab is now a contender in cation of what the rest of the River East Transcona Cele- leadership, at United Na- the semi-finals of the Aviva year will be like, we are in bration of the Arts with the tions International School in Community Funds program. for some incredible adventu- Winnipeg Symphony Or- New York City on human This was no small feat to res. The school is just com- chestra. What a thrill, and rights, at Transcona Access accomplish and we are now pletely energized by the for many a thrill of lifetime, for Teens Making A Change getting ready for the second creativity, dedication and to stand and fill the church and meeting with members round. Please cheer us on exuberance of the students with glorious music. Early of the Manitoba legislature and vote every day. The and staff. Students are excel- in the morning when you on youth concerns. They are details are included in the ling academically, musical- enter the school you can active, visible and vocal. newsletter. ly, and athletically while hear them playing providing being actively engaged in the rest of us the opportunity supporting various worthy to start our day with music And as if this wasn’t Finally, the student council causes and maintaining in our souls. enough, we received a call has been hard at work recy- school spirit. from the Manitoba Liberal cling, fundraising and ma- Party wondering if Justin king sure that everyone has Volleyball season has just Trudeau, Pierre Elliott Tru- an opportunity to display Mid term reports clearly concluded with a very dra- deau’s son, could drop in for school spirit. The Brouha- indicated that the students matic finish. It was by far a visit to talk to our students ha! was a hoot with students are taking their studies se- one of our best seasons in on the role of youth in the actively supporting their riously. You can observe years. Our athletes gave democratic process. Justin houses. them working in the library, had no problem engaging their all by providing us studying in groups in the with nail-biting competition. the students who came from resource area and the cafete- We were riveted to our seats five various French immer- As you can tell, things are ria. At lunch time, students thoroughly enjoying adrena- sion schools in our school can be found in classrooms line-charged finals. division to ask him ques- certainly happening at receiving added support tions. The students were Collège Pierre-Elliott- Students have organized from their teachers. And the fundraising events for Team thrilled. Trudeau. Thank you for end result is that 37% of the Fox (a Back to the Future being part of it and encoura- students have obtained ho- film fest) and World Vision ging us to surpass our goals nour roll status for this mid- Due to the overwhelming ( I can wear my hat at and dreams. term. support of the students and school day). Students are our school community our October in Photos (left) Jamie C., Breanne H., All dressed up with nowhere to go... CPET students know how to use their M. Justin Trudeau et Andrew C. heads! P AGE 2 N OVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009 Enjoying the provincial parks of Manitoba During the past month, the grade 12 Despite in what place each team fin- to the beginning of the trail and the Physical Education 40F – Outdoor Edu- ished, each person was able to see dif- giant cedar trees that were close to cation class has been busy completing ferent parts of the park and was able to twenty inches in diameter. The natural different outdoor activities in two of learn about the importance of knowing waterfalls and streams that carved their Manitoba’s great provincial parks. On how to use a map and compass when in way through the land and the sheer October 16th, the class went to Birds a wilderness setting. cliffs on the shoreline of Westhawk Hill Provincial Park for an afternoon of Lake were breathtaking. Despite the orienteering followed by a campfire cold temperatures and a chilling wind, rd lunch. The class was divided into On November 3 , the Outdoor Educa- the group remained positive, worked groups of two or three and with map tion class hiked the challenging 12.6 well as a team and enjoyed their time on and compass in hand, they set out to kilometer Hunt Lake Trail located in the beautiful, but rugged Hunt Lake find different control points in the park. Whiteshell Provincial Park near West- Trail. hawk Lake. The group experienced Congratulation to Jamie, Graeme and some picturesque scenes of nature dur- Jasper, as they were the first team to ing their walk, such as a small cave that complete the 7.1 kilometer course. was half way up a wall of granite close -M. Devion CPET Alumni headed off to the Roar of the Rings The staff at College The Gunnlaugson team has become do battle against the following Brier, Pierre-Elliott- know as the “most exciting new faces World and Olympic Champions: Glenn Trudeau wish to breaking into the ranks of Manitoba’s Howard, Kevin Martin, Kevin Koe, congratulate Braden top curlers”. Randy Ferbey, Jeff Stoughton, Pat Sim- Zawada and his cur- mons and Wayne Middaugh. It was in an extra end victory over Burt- ling team from nyk and a hard fought extra-end battle Braden, nous te félicitons pour tes ac- Beausejour, with against McEwen that Gunnlaugson and complissements et te souhaitons le meil- Jason Gunnlaugson as skip. The team his team claimed the cherished berth in leur succès à Edmonton. has recently earned a spot in the final the Canadian Curling Trials. competition to name the Canadian Me- Bonne Chance. n's Curling representative for the 2010 Now in Edmonton, from December 6th – -Mme Klausen Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. 13th, Braden and his team will need to UNESCO LIVING LAB AVIVA Community Funds Semi Finals Collège Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau is in the lopment within their courses and have Find our site – UNESCO LIVING AVIVA Community Funds semi finals! hands on experiences designing and LAB – do a ‘word search’ if you Thank you to everyone that has suppor- making various energy saving devices. are having trouble. ted us thus far. Now we need to get We expect that the semi finals will be Cast your vote. ready for the next round which begins very competitive. The top 25 projects Give us words of encouragement on December 2, 2009 and ends on out of the 60 semi finalists that receive in the comment section. December 16, 2009. the most votes will then go on to the Vote everyday with every email What is our project all about? Our pro- finals at which time they will be judged by a panel. If we are selected, our pro- you own by login in starting De- ject is called the UNESCO LIVING cember 2 until December 16 – LAB. Currently, students, staff and ject would be funded up to $250,000. including weekends. university professors – one from the University of Manitoba and one from Please encourage your family, friends the University of Dalhousie , Nova and co-workers to do the following: We are very excited about getting this far. We will be over top if we get to the Scotia are researching various alternati- Access the Aviva Community finals. Sometimes it is the journey that ve and sustainable energy and construc- Funds site tion practices that would allow us to brings people together and offers us so Register – one time only – you can much joy. build a lab that would be off the energy register with every email account grid. All the students will have oppor- that you own. Thank you for your support ! tunities to learn about sustainable deve- Student Services Services aux élèves Peer Tutoring Program The Student Services Department of Collège Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau has an active Peer Tutoring Program. All tutors in the program demonstrate leadership qualities, maintain confidentiality and show a genuine desire to help others on a regular basis. Tutors work in cooperation with the resource teacher who provides support as needed. Tutors benefit by gaining the satisfaction of seeing others succeed. They also develop patience, com- mitment, and understanding. Other benefits include references for résumés, job applications, scholarship appli- cations and portfolios. Tutees in the program receive one-on-one instruction in order to overcome areas of difficulty and achieve hig- her grades. They receive encouragement and support as well as reinforcement of learning strategies and study skills. Tutorials take place before or after school, at lunch hour or during a spare. Sessions vary depending on the needs of the tutee. Students may request tutorial help for short or long-term contact. Students interested in volunteering as Tutors as well as students experiencing academic difficulties are encou- raged to speak to Mme Grossman or Mme Klausen in Student Services. Scholarships Post-secondary entrance scholarships are available to grade 12 students who apply to universities before “Advanced Early” and "Early” admission deadlines. A comprehensive list of Manitoba university deadlines is available in the counselling office. Students wishing to apply to colleges are encouraged to apply early. Many of the programs accept admissions on a first-come first-served basis.