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Athletics + Academics = A Winning Combination

Patrick Mondoux - Grade 12 Aidan Leroux - Grade 11 Danika Boltz - Grade 10

École secondaire publique L’Héritage Char-Lan District High School École secondaire catholique La Citadelle

Participating Sports: Participating Sports: Participating Sports:
Volleyball, Basketball School sports: Volleyball Cornwall Vikings
Badminton, Soccer Hockey, Volleyball School junior
Track and Field Soccer, Basketball, team
Basketball School team
Favourite Sport: Volleyball,
Badminton School junior
Basketball Track & Field
team
Favourite Subject: Competitive sports:
Favourite Sport:
Math Hockey, Soccer,
Volleyball
I look up to this sports Baseball
personality: Favourite Sport: Favourite Subject:
Kobe Bryant Hockey Science and Math
Sport achievements:
Sport achievements: Favourite Subject:
EOSSAA Javelin grade 9, 10, 11 Math Competed in the Ontario Summer Games as a
EOSSAA Triple jump grade 11 I look up to this sports personality: member of the Region 6 volleyball team.
Coach for the Air Gliders Trampoline Club Nick Lidstrom Recipient to female Athlete of the Year award in
2017
Host of the 2017-2018 Sports Award Banquet Sport achievements:
Recipient of the Award of Excellence for
Academic achievements: 2018- GSL Champion Volleyball in both 2017 and 2018.
Honour roll grades 7 through 12 2018-19- Midget rep hockey regular season Academic achievements:
Prime Minister of my schools student council champions
Recipient of the Academic Excellence Award in
Award for academic and athletic achievement Academic achievements: 2017.
2017-2018 Honour Roll grade 9 & 10
Honour roll student
Sharing the Love for Snow with Students

By Victoria Klassen

or many years Laurie Bruyere-Tyo,
Fa teacher at Williamstown Public
School, has wanted to take her students
skiing. This year she was given the go-
ahead to start planning these trips.
“Williamstown is largely a hockey
community and I wanted a chance to
share my passion of skiing with the
students. I thought it would be a good
opportunity for them to experience
something new,” said Bruyere-Tyo.
“Students get experience playing
sports like basketball, volleyball and Photo Submitted
soccer through the school, but they
haven’t had the opportunity to ski.”
There are approximately 150 junior
students at Williamstown Public
School. They were given the option new is always important. It’s a one hour group lesson. There were day on the hill.
of downhill skiing at Mont Rigaud or important for growth,” shared nine ski groups and three snowboarding “Having parents ask me where to
cross-country skiing/snowshoeing on Bruyere-Tyo. “Winter is a time of year groups. Parent volunteers and teachers buy equipment or what size skis or
the Summerstown Trails. Ninety-five that unfortunately keeps some families assisted with the groups and then snowboard their child should have tells
students chose downhill skiing. Out of cooped up and indoors. Skiing and patrolled runs for the rest of the night. me that a little of my love for the sport
those 95 students, 37 had never skied snowboarding is a way to get outdoors Bruyere-Tyo said that the best part has been passed down in some capacity
before. and enjoy the snow.” of the ski trips is hearing the laughter to the students—and that makes all the
“I think that exposure to something On the ski trips, students were given and seeing the students enjoying their organization and planning worth it.”