NOVEMBER 13, 2019
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Lamont High Breakfast Partnership Elk Island Public Schools Submitted Sherwood Park, AB. — Between getting ready for school, making sure they’re at the bus stop on time, and resisting that ever-tempting desire to catch a few extra minutes of sleep, students don’t always give
by a recent trip the school’s administration took to Finland as part of the FinAl, the Finnish-Albertan education partnership. “Our partners in Finland explained to us that nutrition is so highly valued in their culture, communities make sure meals are
breakfast the attention it deserves. But a new partnership between Lamont High and COBS Bread Bakery in Fort Saskatchewan aims to ease that early morning rush by providing a fresh, healthy breakfast to all students at school. The program was inspired
available to students in local schools free of charge,” says Amit Mali, principal of Lamont High. “It’s a universal understanding there: students can’t be expected to learn on empty stomachs.” Upon returning to Canada,
Mali recognized many of Lamont High’s own students could benefit from a similar community focus on nutrition, but he didn’t want to place an extra burden on the teaching staff to organize and run an entirely new program. So, Mali and the school’s office staff took the project on themselves and began reaching out to local businesses to promote interest in the project. COBS Bread Bakery was more than happy to answer the call. Once a week, one of Lamont High’s office staff stops by COBS to pick up the school’s order, and every morning, the office team gathers to serve students during morning class break. “Most students only get to see the office staff when they’re in trouble,” says Mali. “This program gives us the opportunity to build more positive relationships with students and to see the effect a healthy breakfast is having on them.” The initiative has received a positive response from students and parents, and teachers have noticed better moods among students and increased attention in class. “The breakfast program is a great way to start my morning,” says Liam Zabel, a Grade 10 student at Lamont High. “The food is great, and the smiling faces of the staff makes me feel very welcomed and ready to start the day.”
VCHS Remembrance Day Ceremony
The emcee students-Zoe Rogers and Haneef Amusat. (Rosanne Fortier/photo) VCHS which was led by served in Italy. Rosanne Fortier The presentation of a Band Teacher, Mr. Barkwell. News Correspondent Principal of VCHS, Rod short video was next. Our youth will be the Comrade and Honors & ones who will carry on the Leatherdale presented his honoring and remembering message next where he said Awards Chairperson for of Canada’s veterans. So, a Remembrance Day is a day RCL Branch No. 39, Rod respectful Remembrance to remember the sacrifices Stewart then read an Act of Day Ceremony was present- and contributions of the Remembrance poem. This ceremony also ed at Vegreville Composite millions of men and women High School (VCHS) on who have served our coun- included the Last Post and try; service and sacrifice Reveille performed by November 8. The Mistress and Master that provided and continues Shade Clark which was folof Ceremonies were the stu- to provide freedom and lowed by two minutes of the VCHS dents-Zoe Rogers and safety that exists in this silence, great country, as well, their Instrumental Band perHaneef Amusat. This ceremony followed important contributions forming Londonderry Air and Every Day Now, and the t r a d i t i o n a l and role in peacekeeping. The MC’s continued on Eyad Mostafa read In Remembra nce Day Ceremonies style as it to mention the anniversa- Flanders Fields. Wrapping up the cereopened with a processional ries we are celebrating this (March on the Colors) year which included the monies was the wreath-layentering the gymnasium 75th Anniversary of the ing and Recessional when which was followed by the Italian Campaign where the March on the Colors left Instrumental Band for many Canadian soldiers the gymnasium.
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