CPAC Committee
To recognize significant contributions to secondary education in Lambton Kent by someone who is not currently a member of OSSTF. The names of nominees can come from members through their Branch President, from Executive and from CPAC. Each submission should detail the nominee’s contribution and should not exceed 500 words. DEADLINE: March 31, 2010.
2010 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
(In Honour of Marion Drysdale)
The 2010 Student Achievement Awards invites students to enter prose/poetry, graphic/video/audio, or visual art categories that best explore the theme Suppress Excess: Living Within Our means.
REGIONAL WINNERS
Congratulations to Brennan Williams (SCITS), Sylvia Pinsonneault (JMSS) and Alice Li (NCIVS) for winning at the Regional Level.
DISTRICT WINNERS
Prose or Poetry Category A-2: Intermediate, 9 - 10 Applied/Essential |
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Student |
Teacher |
School |
Title |
Brennan Williams |
Stephen Lynch |
SCITS |
Less Greed More Need |
Prose or Poetry Category A-3: Senior, 11 - 12 University |
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Student |
Teacher |
School |
Title |
Jennifer Robbins |
Pamela Seaton McLean |
NCIVS |
Possession Obsession |
Creative Category B-1: Intermediate Visual Art |
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Student |
Teacher |
School |
Title |
Nicholas Hyatt |
LJ Ireland |
SCSS |
Rainy Days |
Creative Category B-2: Senior Visual Art |
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Student |
Teacher |
School |
Title |
Sylvia Pinsonneault |
Lisa Snyder |
JMSS |
House of Cards |
Creative Category B-3: French or English Video/Audio/Animation |
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Student |
Teacher |
School |
Title |
Alice Li |
Roman Petruniak |
NCIVS |
Make a Change |
The Students First Plan - Ontario's schools must be focused on giving students the academic, life and social skills that enable them to become confident individuals with a wide range of opportunities. Students who are fully engaged in this manner, stay in school and succeed in school. Ontario's public secondary school teachers and educational workers have a plan that will put the needs of students first and make this happen.
More details on the OSSTF's students first plan.
Funding Formula - In 2003, in his wide-ranging report, Commissioner Rozanski found that the Progressive Conservatives had short-changed Ontario's public education system by more than $2 billion. He made a total of 33 recommendations which can be viewed on the internet at: www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/reports/task02/complete.pdf.
OSSTF is still waiting for the implementation of the following Rozanski recommendations: