Issue 467 July 1, 2013
The Vermilion Voice
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School News
St. Jerome School News Margaret McCormack Submitted
Two lucky students from St. Jerome’s Elementary were selected to receive Fat Cat Scholarships for this past school year. Jada Gamracy of Grade One and Dawson Riley of Grade Five each receive a $100.00 educational scholarship from the Vermilion Credit Union. They were excited to take their certificates home to their families. The staff of St. Jerome’s wish to thank the Vermilion Credit Union for their focus on supporting the youth of our community. Excited student voices could be heard coming from the Grades One and Two classrooms this week as the children gratefully said thank you and good-bye to their respective Roots of Empathy babies. Trained coordinator, Debi Smith, facilitated this award-winning Canadian program, which is now implemented worldwide, but the “real” teachers were the babies who visited our classrooms throughout the year. Through observing the development of the babies and by examining their own feelings, students were provided this special opportunity for social/emotional growth and their ability to empathize. Students formed a close bond and friendship with their babies as they watched them reach milestones in their lives. Mrs. Gallagher and Mrs. Moore wish to thank the two participating families who volunteered their time and put forth effort in bringing their babies into the classrooms. What teachers those little ones were! Thank you to Town of Vermilion FCSS for supporting this important pro-social program. On June 12 and 13, the kindergarten classes held their Celebration of Learning ceremony. They began with a morning prayer and then moved into a poem about Kindergarten. The students showed off their acting skills in a play based around the story of Stone Soup. The play was
Spirit Award Winner - Ethan Campbell. followed by two songs, the first was about being thankful for the way God made us and the final song was about how busy our kindergarten year was and how excited they are to move on to grade one. Mr. Chase passed out Kindergarten Certificates to the children. To conclude our Celebration of Learning the students celebrated with each other and their families over cupcakes and juice. On June 14, the Kindergarten class headed off on their final field trip to Lloydminster. Their morning was spent playing with the animals at the Lloyd Petting Zoo where they saw monkeys, lions, wolves and a bear as well as some reptiles and many smaller animals that they could pet. They had a picnic lunch of McDonald’s and then headed over to the Servus Sports Center to play in one of the gyms.
A lot of fun was had by all! Middle Level awards were held on Wednesday, June 26. The students and their families gathered in the Father Cordeau Centre to celebrate the accomplishments of our grade seven and eight students. The MC for the ceremonies was Mr. Sean Whelan. Congratulations to all the students for all their accomplishments throughout the year both big and small. Grade 7- Phys. Ed. – Zachariah Black, Connor Millan, Lauren Pollard, Shae Collins, French – Breanna Maughan, Declamation – Grace Evans, Most Improved: Language – Ruby Anne Sumalileng, Math – Austin Patry, Social – Morgan Elliott, Science – Chelsey Nichols, Trista Minish, Overall – Grace Evans, Application – Shae Collins, Honors – Zachariah Black, Shae Collins, Morgan Elliott, Grace Evans, Kayla Gannon, Derek Hryciuk, Sierra King, Ty Martin, Breanna Maughan, Trista Minish, Ashton Ostropolski, Jennifer Peter-
of many students and staff members. Good-bye to our wonderful secretary Teresa Veitch, Grade one teacher – Erinn Gallagher, Grade six teacher – Megan McAlpine, Educational Assistants – Shelly Corbiere and Corrine Rehmann. Each of you will be greatly missed. Good luck with all your future plans and May God continue to Bless you. We are excited to welcome to St. Jerome’s our new secretary, Kim Zacharias. We are very excited to have Kim on staff and look forward to working with her. We wish all of our students, staff and their families a safe, relaxing, and fun summer holiday. The school will be opened on Monday, August 26 when staff starts back to work. The first day back for students is Thursday, August 29th. See you then.
Proficiency winners - Anna Ulrich, Jennifer Peterson, Karley Dieken, Kaylie Krys. son, Lauren Pollard, Jesse Rogan, Malcolm Sader, Proficiency – Jennifer Peterson, Christian Ethics – Lauren Pollard. Grade 8 - Phys. Ed. – Scott Zielinski, Shayla White, Katherine Pulyk, Declamation –Shaelyn Rehmann, Most Improved: Language – Ossman Abuzukar, Math – Katherine Pulyk, Social – Harleigh Watkins, Hayden Protsch, Science – Maisie Mansfield, Trista Minish, Overall –Scott Zielinski, Application –Marian Langawin, Honors – Ossman Abuzukar, Karley Dieken, MacKenzie Farkash, Marian Langawin, Katherine Pulyk, Shaelyn Rehmann, Shayla White, Proficiency – Karley Dieken, Christian Ethics –Katherine Pulyk. Grade 9 - Phys. Ed. – Kael Lawrence, Brette Poliakiwski, French – Anna Ulrich, Declamation – Tenille Chase, Outstanding Declamation – Kaylie Krys, Brianne Wheat, Most Improved: Language – Samantha Karwandy, Math – Justin Desrochers, Social – Jared Hache, Science – Kassidy Rochford, Overall – Raegan Heck, Application – Michael McCrea, Honors – Ethan Campbell, Tenille Chase, Kaylie Krys, Michael McCrea, Mickelle Myshak, Brette Poliakiwski, Kassidy Rochford, Erica Snelgrove, Anna Ulrich, Brianne Wheat, Proficiency – Kaylie Krys, Anna Ulrich, Christian Ethics – Anna Ulrich. Two special awards were also given out. Congratulations to Grade nine student Ethan Campbell who received the Spirit Award to honour the student who participates fully in the life of St. Jerome’s and Grade eight student Karley Dieken for receiving the APEGA (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta) Award to honour a student with the highest math and science grade to encourage young people to strive for their best in these areas. It is with sad hearts that we say goodbye to a number of staff members this summer. Some are moving on to new careers, schooling and different endeavors in their life journey. Each of you has been a blessing to St. Jerome’s and the students who attend our school. Each of you has made a difference in the lives
Apega Winner - Karley Dieken.
The Fat Cat Winners - Jada Gamracy and Dawson Riley. Photos submitted.
PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF MANNVILLE
WATER ACT NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Notice is given that the Village of Mannville has filed applications under the provisions of the Water Act for the diversion of 800 cubic metres of groundwater annually for Commercial (golf course clubhouse) purposes from a well with a production interval of 53.3 metres to 56.7 metres, and for the diversion of 1900 cubic metres of groundwater annually for Commercial (campground) purposes from a well with a production interval of 39.6 metres to 42.7 metres located at SW 05-051-08-W4. Any person who is directly affected by the application may submit a statement of concern to: Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Regulatory Approvals Center Main Floor, Oxbridge Place 9820 106 Street EDMONTON AB T5K 2J6 Phone: 780-427-6311 Fax: 780-422-0154 within 30 days of the providing of this notice. Please quote file number: 00194207 Further information regarding this project can be obtained from: Thelma Rogers Village of Mannville Phone: 780-763-3500 Fax: 780-763-3643 Statements filed regarding this application are public records which are accessible by the public. Statements should explain why filer is directly affected and provide the full printed name, phone number and/or email address, postal address and legal land location of the filer. Failure to file statements of concerns may affect the right to file a notice of appeal with the Environmental Appeals Board.