Commission scolaire English-Montréal ~ English Montreal School Board EMSB www.emsb.qc.ca volume 17 | number 1 | Fall 2014 Find us on: @EnglishMTL Television cameras focus on the EMSB The English Montreal School Board wishes to salute Montreal’s four English language television stations for the excellent job they do covering the education beat and being present at school events. TOP LEFT: City Montreal’s Breakfast Television did a number of live remote broadcasts from EMSB schools last year. Here, Live Eye host Wilder Weir was present to report upon the presentation of the 2014 P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Teacher of the Year Award at Pierre de Coubertin Elementary School in St. Léonard. Pictured left to right are: honouree Michelle Santilli, Wilder Weir and P.F. Chang’s Director of Marketing Kimberly Marx. TOP RIGHT: Students and staff from EMSB high schools spent some time at CTV studios to film new commercials which will air in September. This group from LaurenHill Academy and Westmount High School, headed by Principal Claude Dansereau and guidance counsellor Karen Allen, got to meet CTV anchor Mutsumi Takahashi. BOTTOM LEFT: Jessica Laventure, the dynamic member of the Global Morning News team, not only reported live from the 2013 EMSB Career Fair. She actually stuck around and gave interviewing tips to students, like this young lady who got to ask Jessica some questions. BOTTOM RIGHT: CBC reporter Kristin Falcao interviewed this young student from Coronation Elementary School in Côte des Neiges at a press conference to announce the presentation of the Love of Reading grant. Coronation was PASSES TO SEE A one of 20 schools across Canada, and the only one in Quebec, to be awarded a cheque for $60,000 to buy new books. MOVIE AT CINEPLEX TICKETS TO A MONTREAL ALOUETTES GAME THIS FALL! INSIDE THIS EDITION Chairman’s Message . 2 DG’s Message. 5 Willingdon remercie les pompiers . 2 EMSB honours its Volunteers . 6-9 Commissioners . 3 Career Fair . 10 TM Quiz . 4 High School Confidential . 10-11 EMSB School Calendar . 4 High School Open Houses . 12 see page 10 2 www.emsb.qc.ca EMSB EXPRESS | vol. 17 | No 1 | Fall 2014 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE Willingdon remercie les pompiers L’école primaire Willingdon de NDG a recueilli Bold step towards 2,803 $ en l’espace d’une semaine pour appuyer 30 pompiers du Service d’incendies de Montréal qui energy efficiency participent à un voyage humanitaire en Haïti. Les pompiers participeront à un agrandissement de l’école stairways, and classrooms will be Mark Bourque à Debussy, Haïti, qui a été construite converted from fluorescent to par des pompiers et policiers de Montréal en 2006. leading technology LED which Conçue à l’origine pour 50 élèves, l’école a maintenant will save energy, last longer, and un effectif de 126 élèves. Un agrandissement de l’école simplify maintenance and care aidera à améliorer les conditions d’apprentissage des while maintaining or enhancing élèves. Les élèves de Willingdon ont rencontré lighting levels. Savings are récemment l’un des pompiers qui participera au voyage- projected to amount to more that Pierre Luc Bielo. Ce dernier a rencontré les élèves et $1 million per year once all a passé en revue avec eux les mesures de sécurité en measures are installed. matière d’incendie, il a aussi parlé de la tâche d’un The EMSB received proposals pompier et a même permis à quelques élèves de porter from three firms for such a project. sa jacquette! Il a raconté des histoires au sujet d’enfants Selecting a firm represents a à Haïti et a demandé aux élèves de recueillir autant rigorous process and we followed d’argent que possible pour aider les pompiers à it very precisely. The proposal we construire l’agrandissement de l’école. retained met and surpassed the Dans l’espace d’une semaine, les tirelires ont été goals we set. When completed brisées, des biscuits ont été cuits et vendus, les élèves ont demandé des dons aux voisins et amis et un ANGELA MANCINI and paid, it will provide us with montant de 2 803 $ a été recueilli. Les pompiers avaient promis un déjeuner de pizza à la classe qui important savings adding up to avait levé le plus de fonds mais ils ont été si impressionnés par la générosité de Willingdon que les Last spring the EMSB an increase and improvements deux meilleures classes ont partagé un déjeuner pizza avec les pompiers. Le personnel de Willingdon accepted a proposal from energy in services to students across est ravi des réalisations de la communauté et extrêmement fier de ses élèves et de leur générosité. efficiency experts Énergère to the Board. begin a feasibility study that would As our Director of Material lay the foundation for a proposed Resources Daniel Hogue bolstering of the energy efficiency emphasizes: “The project provides of 17 schools and centres. It is us with leading-edge energy Follow us online and on social media expected to go to the Council of technology, more control points As we begin another academic year, I would like to share some advice Commissioners for final approval that will ensure greater comfort for with our new parents and encourage those of you have been with us for at the end of September. Work students and staff while offering some time to consider this as well. will then be scheduled to the EMSB greater control over At the EMSB we work very hard to keep our website and social commence next summer and maintenance and associated media avenues up to date. In order to really follow us properly, please completed by December 2016 operational costs.” bookmark www.emsb.qc.ca on your computers and log in at least once This project consists, among The project will put us in line a day. other measures, of modernizing or ahead of the targets for energy What to look for? We run a series of photo banners on the front page equipment using aerothermal efficiency set by the government with breaking news and important initiatives. There is a link to watch technology, and adding more and we will be leaders in terms of our monthly Council of Commissioners meetings live on the internet, control points to enhance the environmental awareness and with the option to go back and comfort of staff and students. concrete actions that show our level look at previous sessions as well. Once the project is complete, the of commitment. When it is fully We also list coming events. 17 buildings will realize a 50 implemented at least 11 of the 17 Please follow us on Twitter EMSB percent reduction in energy schools will qualify to be certified (www.twitter.com/Englishmtl) consumption and a 72 percent carbon-neutral. That is something where you will get dispatches from reduction in Green House Gas of which our entire Board can be board-wide and school-based emissions. Lighting in halls, rightly proud. activities. Most importantly, when Produced by the Communications and Marketing Services Division of the winter arrives we use Twitter to announce any possible school English Montreal School Board closings. Our Facebook page 6000 Fielding Avenue, Montreal (Quebec) H3X 1T4 (www.facebook.com/emsb1) Impact scholarship winners Phone: (514) 483-7200, ext. 7245 has a good audience and offers Fax: (514) 483-7213 Nearly 2,500 students, staff and their families attended people the chance to interact E-mail: [email protected] the annual EMSB Impact Night at Saputo Stadium last and comment. We are also on Web site: www.emsb.qc.ca Instagram, Vine and our EMSB May. At halftime, Gioacchino Ciarvella from Dante TV channel is available at Elementary School in St. Leonard and Editor: Michael J. Cohen www.vimeo.com/emsb and as a Communications & Marketing Specialist, EMSB Ema Begun from Westmount link on our homepage. This High School were presented where we post original videos Copy Editors: Stuart Nulman with Tony Licursi bursaries by from our schools and television Translation: Aline Zerounian Impact Technical Director and reports about the EMSB Layout & design: Ponctuation Grafix Inc. EMSB parent Matt Jordan in broadcast on different channels. www.ponctuation.com recognition of their success in Feel free to contact us at academics and athletics. [email protected] if Legal Deposit: Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec you have any questions. National Library of Canada ISSN 1488-416X - Michael J. Cohen, Editor EMSB EXPRESS | vol. 17 | No 1 | Fall 2014 www.emsb.qc.ca 3 EMSB COMMISSIONERS DATEBOOK LES COMMISSAIRES DE LA CSEM Electoral Division ~ Electoral Division ~ Electoral Division ~ 2014 February 2 to 6 Circonscription ~ 19 Circonscription ~ 17 Circonscription 22 Kindergarten (Rosemont – Hochelaga Maisonneuve) (Saint-Léonard) (Rivière-des-Prairies) ANGELA MANCINI FRANK VERRILLO ROSA CERRELLI September 8 Registration Week Chair / Présidente National Grandparents’ Electoral Division ~ Electoral Division ~ Day February 2 to 6 Electoral Division~ Circonscription ~ 18 Circonscription ~ 23 Teacher Appreciation Circonscription ~ 15 (Rosemont) (Rivière-des-Prairies) (Montréal Nord / Montreal North) AGOSTINO CANNAVINO PATRICIA LATTANZIO October 5 Week (Quebec) SYLVIA LO BIANCO World Teachers Day Vice-Chair / Vice-présidente Electoral Division ~ February 9 to 13 Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 20 Parent Commissioners October 5 to 11 Teacher Appreciation (Saint-Léonard) Représentants de parents Circonscription ~ 1 FRANK DI CESARE Fire Prevention Week Week (Canada) (Côte-Saint-Luc) PATRICIA WILLIS www.afleq.ca SYD WISE Electoral Division ~ Elementary / Primaire February 9 to 13 Electoral Division ~ Circonscription ~ 21 October 13 (Anjou – Pointe-aux-Trembles – MARIO BENTROVATO Hooked on School Days Circonscription ~ 2 High School / Secondaire Thanksgiving Montréal Est/Montreal East) (Montréal Ouest/Montreal West) TED DONNINI March 2015 JOSEPH LALLA October 29 and 30 EMSB Nutrition Month Career Fair For Electoral Division ~ For a list of the specific committees commissioners Circonscription ~ 3 sit on, please log on to www.emsb.qc.ca High School Students March 2 to 6 (N.D.G.) Hosted by EMSB Student March Break ALBERT PEREZ Services Department and Adult Education and Electoral Division ~ Vocational Services April 12 Circonscription ~ 4 St.