St. Lawrence Secondary School
March 2015 - Newsletter
Principal: Trevor Wheeler
Vice-Principal: Trent Carter-Edwards
For more information, please visit our website at: http://slss.ucdsb.on.ca
Greetings Saints and Parents
February has been a tremendous month for all
of our Saints! We hosted two successful Open
House events which brought several students into
St. Lawrence Secondary School to learn about the
excellent programming and co-curricular
opportunities available at our school. Our curling
team, coached by Mrs. Simpson & Mr. Dulmage,
won the bronze medal at the SD&G Finals held at
the Cornwall Curling Club.
Our junior boys basketball team, coached by
Mr. Greenley and Mr. Carlisle, defeated Holy
Trinity to win the SD&G Championship; then our
senior boys basketball team, coached by Mr. Carr
and Mr. Ward, defeated Holy Trinity once again to
take a second SD&G Championship! Our junior
basketball team went on to win the gold medal at
the EOSSAA tournament in Hammond, Ontario.
The senior basketball team won the silver medal
at their EOSSAA Championship in Renfrew. The
silver medal earned the senior team the right to
play in the OFSAA Championship beginning on
March 08 in Windsor, Ontario. Our senior team
and athletics department will be working hard to
raise money to help defray some of the cost
associated with travel expenses to the
tournament. Please support our players. The
junior and senior basketball teams will play in
their UC Cup Championships on March 03 and
March 05 respectively. St. Lawrence Secondary
School will host the senior UC Cup final.
St. Lawrence Secondary School represented
quite well at the Skills Canada Competition which
took place at St. Lawrence College in February.
Seraph Liu and Tara Bradley both took gold
medals for hairstyling and aesthetics. Our drama
program achieved a gold medal in theatre arts, as
well. Congratulations Saints! On February 25,
staff and students wore their pink shirts as a
symbol of our commitment to stand up against
bullying in all of its forms. Finally, we wish our
intermediate basketball teams, coached by Mr.
Jerrard and Mr. Ward, the best of luck as they
compete in their regional UC Cup qualifiers this
month.
Parent Teacher Night, Grades 7-12
Wednesday March 11, 6-8 p.m.
Please be reminded that our
grades 7 to 12 ParentTeacher Interview Night will
take place on Wednesday,
March 11 from 6:00-8:00 pm
in our school gymnasium. We
look forward to another great
turnout for this night. Parents of students in
grades seven and eight will be able to discuss
their child’s term one report card issued on
February 12. A letter was mailed home to all
elementary students and parents with their report
cards inviting them to this event. Parents of
students in grades nine to twelve will be able to
discuss their child’s progress in the first five weeks
of semester two as evidenced in the preliminary
report card issued on March 09. Please do not
hesitate to call the school at any time if you have
any questions or require additional information.
We look forward to seeing you there!
News from Student Services
A reminder to all students that
the completion of 40 community
service hours is necessary to
meet your graduation
St. Lawrence Secondary School
1450 Second Street East, Cornwall, ON, K6H 5Z8 - 613-933-8410
requirement. Completion of these hours is also
necessary to attend our Prom.
University and College applicants are encouraged
to continue to check their applications online.
Character Always Education
Character Education is valued at SLSS. Monthly,
staff nominate male and female students from
grades 7-12 who exemplified the character trait
highlighted for that month – in March, the trait is
caring. Character Education is embedded in the
curriculum that we teach and the actions we
perform at SLSS. Whenever possible, staff make a
point to connect their instruction and their efforts
with students to the character education values
and credo.
After School Club
St. Lawrence has opened an After School club in
the Learning Commons. The After School Club
will be open to all grades. The ASC will operate
after school every Monday - Thursday from 2:15
pm until 3:00 pm in the Learning Commons. The
space is available for those students who would
like to complete their work in a quiet environment
or for those students who need some assistance
or supervision in order to complete their school
work and/or class assignments.
School Council
School Council will meet again on Monday,
March 2nd at 6:30 pm in the Learning
Commons. All parents are encouraged to attend
and become an active member of the St.
Lawrence Secondary School Parent Council.
locations throughout the community sharing all
that we have learned so far. Stay Tuned!
Stay Informed
Attention Parents & Guardians: If
you would like to join our email
distribution list to receive our monthly
newsletters, important school updates and
other correspondence from SLSS, please send
your email address to Leslie Lascelle at
leslie.lascelle@ucdsb.on.ca.
Saints Curling Team
Congratulations to the
Senior Girls Curling team who
won the ladies Consolation
Round Championship, taking
home a bronze medal for their
efforts. The bonspiel was held
on February 17th at the
Cornwall Curling Centre with
eight area schools participating in the event. The
Saints finished the day with a 3-1 record beating
Holy Trinity, La Citadelle, and North Dundas. The
Saints only loss on the day was against the
Glengarry Gaels who went on to take the gold
medal.
The Saints are skipped by Taya Orchard, at
third is Sarah Dulmage, Katelyn Rudowski is
second, and our lead is Abi Jarvo. Mrs. Simpson
and Mr. Dulmage are the coaches. Way to go
girls!
Choir
Secondary Art club is currently working on a mural
that will hang in the Arts wing. We meet Tuesday
and Thursday at lunch.
The secondary school choir
will be participating at the
Kinsmen Music Festival on
March 25th at 9:15AM in
Aultsville Hall at St. Lawrence College. All are
welcome to attend.
Athletic Department
What’s New with our Saints’ CYW
Secondary Art Club
For a full list of SLSS athletic events, please visit
our athletic page on our website!
Band
SLSS Band practices continue 2-3 days a
week. This month, we will be participating in the
Kinsmen Music Festival on Tuesday March 24th at
9:00AM in Aultsville Hall at St. Lawrence
College. Come and see what we have been
working on! Also we will be visiting different
Earlier this month I had the amazing opportunity
to receive training with the Red Cross, Respect Ed
program, Healthy Youth Relationships. This
training has provided me with the skills to now
train youth facilitators. This means students will
accompany me in the delivery of this program!
Often young adults respond more positively when
peers are delivering a message. This process also
helps develop leadership skills in our youth. It was
a difficult task but I have selected the 15 students
to train in this program for this school year. Our
St. Lawrence Secondary School
1450 Second Street East, Cornwall, ON, K6H 5Z8 - 613-933-8410
training dates are March 24-25, 2015. I am
looking forward to working with this amazing
group! If you have any questions please feel free
to contact me.
Club Optimiste French Public
Speaking Contest
Congratulations to all SLSS Grade 7 and 8 French
immersion for writing and delivering fabulous
speeches for the Club Optimiste French Public
Speaking Contest.
Congratulations
to our finalists:
Back left:
Trevor Levac,
Patrick Merizzi,
Thilochan
Pathmanathan,
Malik Ali, Jaspal Multani. Front left: Anisha Banga,
Jennifer Besner, Aysha Bangial and Anna
Efthimiou.
Congratulations to our
winners and the future
SLSS reps for Cornwall's
French Public Speaking
contest sponsored by the
Club Optimiste de la région
de Cornwall: Patrick Merizzi
and Anna Efthimiou.
The contest will take place Sunday, March 29th at
12h00 at St. Lawrence Secondary. All are
welcome to attend.
Attendance, Punctuality and Safe
Arrival
Students must attend school daily in order to have
the best chance at being successful. Parents or
guardians, if your child is going to be absent
from school or late, please contact the office
and advise the Attendance Secretary by
7:45 am. If we have not heard from a parent or
guardian, we will contact the home of any student
who is not in school when the attendance is taken
for those students in grade 7 & 8. If a student is
going to be absent for more than a day it is very
important to call the school and request that work
be sent home for the student.
Bowl for Big Brothers Big Sisters
On Saturday, Feb 7th, a small but stupendous
team of Saints hit the lanes at Nativity Bowl as
part of Big Brothers and Big Sisters Bowl for Kids
Sake tournament. Team Flaro had a hilarious
time, with the antics of Talon Flaro, Thomas Flaro,
Dakota Durocher and Justin Lamoureux-Lalonde
providing entertainment for all
around. Madame Fontaine did
her best to crack 100 --- and
crushed her previous PB by 33
points  What a way to
spend a snowy Saturday
afternoon, and all for a great
cause. Over $60,000 was
raised in Cornwall, and SLSS
was proud to be part of the action! Thanks to all
who supported this event.
Club Octogone Bowling
Our St Lawrence Octogone reps enjoyed a fun day
of bowling Sunday, February 22nd at the Olympia
Bowl. Three of our students who sit on the Club
Octogone executive, Ben Bowen (Senior member),
Serena Cella-Lindner
(Junior member) and
Waqas Ali (tresurer)
represented SLSS and
helped raise funds for
the OJOI Optimist Junior
Clubs. Well done Saints!
Golden Age Semi-Formal
The Golden Age Semi-Formal will take place on
Thursday March 5, 2015 at St. Lawrence
Secondary School from
6:30-9:30 pm. Grades 912 are welcome to
purchase tickets. Tickets
are $10.00 each and are
for sale in the main mall during lunch.
Modern Dance Workshop
Mme. Fontaine and her
ATC3M/4M Dance class
welcomed Amanda MariniRhode on February 19 & 20.
Amanda instructed a
modern dance workshop for
our students. Everyone had a great time.
National Cupcake Day
Congratulations to Brandon Hill
who spearheaded the National
Cupcake Day fundraiser and
collected $175 for the local
OSPCA. Way to go Brandon!
St. Lawrence Secondary School
1450 Second Street East, Cornwall, ON, K6H 5Z8 - 613-933-8410
Cornwall Police Youth
Symposium
On March 4th all grade 9 and 10 students will
attend the Cornwall Community Police Service’s
Youth Symposium. The keynote speaker, Mr.
Martin Latulippe, with his address “Living the
ZERO LIMIT ATTITUDE!”, will discuss how attitude
and mindset make all the difference in the world –
whether it is fully engaging in the high school
experience, pursuing and landing a career of
choice, or just getting the most out of life in
general.
recognize the signs of bullying behaviour, and
how to stand up and speak out. Students will be
further supported in this initiative by
administration and the school's CYW.
Junior Boys Basketball Team Wins
EOSSAA
Congratulations to the St. Lawrence Junior Boys
Basketball team who brought home gold from
EOSSAA. Way to go Saints!!
Ontario Secondary School
Literacy Test – Thursday March 26,
2015
On Thursday, March 26 all grade ten students
in Ontario will be writing the Ontario Secondary
Schools Literacy Test. Starting second semester
our literacy team has been meeting with each
student individually to review the results of their
mock literacy test. Following this initial review,
teachers will continue to meet with students, in
small groups and individually, to work on
identified sections of the test requiring additional
support. Students and parents can also access
online preparation materials by visiting the EQAO
website at www.eqao.com. St. Lawrence
Secondary School also provides an after school
literacy program for all students in the Learning
Commons every Monday and Wednesday from
2:20 – 4:00 pm. Please ensure that any medical
appointments have been rescheduled if there is a
conflict. Please ensure that students are at school
on Thursday, March 26, 2015.
Elementary Hockey Team
The elementary hockey team had a
great tournament on February 11th at
the Benson Center. Even though
everyone had fun, we lost in the semi
finals. The team will have more
chances in March to show their skills.
They will be attending away tournaments on
March 12th in Morrisburg (Seaway hosting) and
March 25th in Long Sault (CCVS hosting).
Gold Medals at Skills Canada
Competition
Congratulations to Tara
Bradley and Seraph Liu who
won Gold in the hairstyling
competition at the Skills
Canada Competition held at
St. Lawrence College.
Congratulations also goes out to
Jordan Laframboise, Jasper
Ross, Austin Wile and Ronald
Furoy for bring home gold in the
Theatre competition at Skills
Canada. Way to go Saints!
Senior Boys Basketball Team
Heading to OFSAA
The Senior Boys Basketball team had a great time
at EOSSAA last week. The team qualified for the
gold medal game by winning their pool and semifinal game. Despite their loss in the finals, our
Senior Boys qualify for OFSAA, which is being held
in Pain Court from March 9th -11th. Congratulations
team and good luck at OFSAA!
Dr. Darcy Santor – Anti-Bullying
Workshops
On Thursday, March 12th all grade 7 and 8
students will take part in an anti-bullying program
with Dr. Darcy Santor of My Health magazine. Dr.
Santor will work with our students to help them
St. Lawrence Secondary School
1450 Second Street East, Cornwall, ON, K6H 5Z8 - 613-933-8410
We are committed to continuing to accept
phone registrations until February 27th at the toll
free number (1-844-756-1040) from parents who
have received their informational packages in the
mail.
Pink Shirt Day
On February 25th,
Saints wore their pink
shirts to support the
anti-bullying
message. Let’s put
an end to bullying!
To find out more information about My Family
Room:
Graduation Photo Deadlines &
Retakes
Grade 8 & 12 graduation photo orders are due to
the main office by Monday
March 9th. Retakes will
happen on Wednesday March
11th. Any grade 12 student
who would like retakes,
please sign up at the main office and return your
original photo proofs or you will be required to
pay the $20 sitting fee again. Any grade 8 student
who would like retakes, please come prepared to
have your photo taken at 10am.
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Instructional Days:
First Day of School: September 2, 2014
Last Day of School: June 26, 2015
Last Day of School for Students: June 24, 2015
Christmas Break:
December 22, 2014 to January 2, 2015
Secondary:
Sem. 1: Sep 2 – Jan 29 (97 days, incl. exams)
Sem. 2: Jan 30 – June 26 (97 days, incl. exams)
Statutory Holidays:
September 1 , 2014
October 13, 2014
February 16, 2015
April 3, 2015
April 6, 2015
May 18, 2015
Day
Examination Days:
Sem. 1: Jan 23 – Jan 29, 2015 (5 days)
Sem. 2: June 18 – June 24, 2015 (5 days)
March Break:
March 16 to 20, 2015
- Labour Day
- Thanksgiving
- Family Day
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- Victoria
Professional Activity (PA) Days:
Designated on calendar as
‘PA’
September 26, 2014
October 24, 2014
January 30, 2015
May 29, 2015
June 25, 2015
June 26, 2015
Designated on calendar as ‘H’
Board Approval: April 23, 2014
Ministry Approval: May 9, 2014
St. Lawrence Secondary School
1450 Second Street East, Cornwall, ON, K6H 5Z8 - 613-933-8410
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WEDNESDAY
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After School Club
2:15-3:00pm
School Council
Meeting 6:30pm
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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After School Club
2:15-3:00pm
After School Club
2:15-3:00pm
Cornwall Police
Youth
Symposium
Golden Age SemiFormal 6:309:30pm
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2:15-3:00pm
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2:15-3:00pm
After School Club
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After School Club
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After School Club
2:15-3:00pm
Jersey Day
Twin Day
80s Day
PJ Day
Graduation Photo
retakes
Elementary Hockey
@ Morrisburg
Graduation Photo
Order Deadline
Sat.
Green/Orange
Day – Show your
Irish spirit
Parent Teacher
Interviews 6-8pm
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Hockey @ Long
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St. Lawrence Secondary School
1450 Second Street East, Cornwall, ON, K6H 5Z8 - 613-933-8410