The students from two science classes at St. Charles College will get up close and personal with great Canadian scientist David Suzuki early next month.
Approximately sixty students at the school will take part in a virtual discussion with Suzuki November 2nd.
School science teacher Lloyd Rebeiro completed the application to participate.
Only 200 schools across Canada were selected for the virtual classroom discussions that are being hosted by the National Film Board of Canada and the David Suzuki Foundation.
Rebeiro says, “This is an opportunity of a lifetime for the students.  They all know who David Suzuki is because he is the greatest science and environmental guru in our country.”
To prepare for the virtual classroom event, students must watch and study “Forces of Nature:  The David Suzuki Movie.” 
The student discussion with Suzuki will focus on Suzuki’s core message which is “humans have exhausted the limits of the biosphere and it is imperative that we rethink our relationship with the natural world.”
Some students may be chosen to the contribute to the discussion by asking their very own questions.
The event will take place at 1:30 p.m. on November 2nd in the school’s ampitheatre. 

St. Charles College hosted its annual grade 9 spirit day September 21st.  More than two hundred grade nine students were grouped in teams to participate in tons of team and relationship building activities.
 
The students are a spirited bunch and co-ordinated team costumes and colours.
 

Three students from St. Charles College will all be heading to Toronto next week to compete in Citytv’s reality series Canada’s Got Talent auditions.
 
The auditions are taking place at the Air Canada Centre for much of next week.
 
Sarah Lamothe and Kassandra Bazinet are both in grade 9 and are the best of friends.  Kassandra says, “I told Sarah about it because we are best friends and do everything together.”
 
Sarah Lamothe will be singing her rendition of Amy Whitehouse’s “Back to Black”.  Kassandra Bazinet is singing “Hurt” by Christina Aguilera. 

Grade 10 student Payton Mills is no stranger to the stage.  Payton had a leading role in the school play last year in just her rookie year at St. Charles.    She has been a trained vocalist since the age of three and plans to sing “Good Morning Baltimore” from Hairspray.
 
The show is slated to air in the spring of 2012.

Grade nine students got a jumpstart on high school life at St. Charles College August 31st. Students were invited to pick-up their timetables, take a tour and sign-up for the various clubs and teams the school offers at the welcome barbecue.

“There are more than two hundred grade nine students entering their first year at St. Charles College this year. Their success and happiness mean a lot to us,” says Patty Mardero, the school principal.

For students, the school year begins Tuesday, September 6th.

With paint and brushes in hand, students from Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary school’s grade 10 visual arts class readied themselves to paint the windows at Tom Davies Square with Christmas murals. For the third year in a row, city staff invited a group of secondary school students to take part in this new tradition. This year it was Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School’s turn. Over the weekend, a group of volunteers including the class teacher, Marah Plozzer and some city staff members prepared the windows with stencils of the students’ designs so that the area would be ready to go and the kids could get all of the project completed in one day. Paint, brushes and other materials were provided for the students by the city as well as some healthy snacks. The students’ teacher, Marah Plozzer was thrilled when she was contacted about this opportunity for her students. “They rotate between the French and English boards each year and this year our school’s name was pulled out of the hat,” Plozzer said. “It really is a great, fun day for the kids to use their artistic skills, as well as get involved in the community. As a class we are hopeful there will be more opportunities like this one in the future.”