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FOREST PARK SCHOOL 130 Forest Park Drive, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2V 2R8 Phone: 204-338-9341 Fax: 204-334-4808 Principal : David Ingram November, 2014 It has been a very busy few weeks at Forest Park School! As students and staff have settled into routines, many special events have taken place and are noted throughout the newsletter – cross country running, 50 th Anniversary, We Scare Hunger, We Day, Spare Change For Brains, Judge James McCrae visit, Skating, Equine visits, field trips and Halloween dress up day. November will continue to be a busy month of learning. Parent-Teacher-Student conferences will take place in the third week of November. We are looking forward to meeting with all parents. Parents who want to book their own conference times are invited to do so online by using the Parent Connect program beginning November 10 th . Connect to Parent Connect through the Seven Oaks Division Web- site at 7oaks.org and choose “Parents” at the top left of the screen. Parents who do not book an ap- pointment online with Parent Connect will have an appointment time sent home in their in this report card. Parent Connect is a secure program that allows parents the opportunity to book parent teacher meeting times, keep their phone and email addresses current, print their child’s report card, view their child’s absences and other information. Give it a try. We have had four fire drills so far this year. Each school in the province is required to hold a minimum of 10 fire drills throughout each school year. Drills can be in the morning, afternoon, during breaks, in summer and winter. Three lockdown drills are also required in all schools each year. We will practice our first lockdown drill during November. Teachers will discuss lockdown drills so that all students are aware of the upcoming drill. Our second and third lockdown drills will take place later in the school year. Parents are encouraged to speak to their children about lockdown and fire drills at home. As colder weather approaches, please be sure that your children are dressed for the weather. The expectation is always that recesses happen outdoors. We have found that most children are appreciat- ing the longer recess breaks that allow them to get more fully engaged in playtime and games outside. Any season – enjoy the outdoors! TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER, TAKE CARE OF THIS PLACE.
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FOREST PARK SCHOOL 130 Forest Park Drive, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2V 2R8

Phone: 204-338-9341 Fax: 204-334-4808

Principal : David Ingram

November, 2014

It has been a very busy few weeks at Forest Park School! As students and staff have settled into routines, many special events have taken place and are noted throughout the newsletter – cross country running, 50th Anniversary, We Scare Hunger, We Day, Spare Change For Brains, Judge James McCrae visit, Skating, Equine visits, field trips and Halloween dress up day.

November will continue to be a busy month of learning. Parent-Teacher-Student conferences will take place in the third week of November. We are looking forward to meeting with all parents. Parents who want to book their own conference times are invited to do so online by using the Parent Connect program beginning November 10th. Connect to Parent Connect through the Seven Oaks Division Web-site at 7oaks.org and choose “Parents” at the top left of the screen. Parents who do not book an ap-pointment online with Parent Connect will have an appointment time sent home in their in this report card.

Parent Connect is a secure program that allows parents the opportunity to book parent teacher meeting times, keep their phone and email addresses current, print their child’s report card, view their child’s absences and other information. Give it a try.

We have had four fire drills so far this year. Each school in the province is required to hold a minimum of 10 fire drills throughout each school year. Drills can be in the morning, afternoon, during breaks, in summer and winter. Three lockdown drills are also required in all schools each year. We will practice our first lockdown drill during November. Teachers will discuss lockdown drills so that all students are aware of the upcoming drill. Our second and third lockdown drills will take place later in the school year. Parents are encouraged to speak to their children about lockdown and fire drills at home.

As colder weather approaches, please be sure that your children are dressed for the weather. The expectation is always that recesses happen outdoors. We have found that most children are appreciat-ing the longer recess breaks that allow them to get more fully engaged in playtime and games outside. Any season – enjoy the outdoors!

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER, TAKE CARE OF THIS PLACE.

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FOREST PARK SCHOOL

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR IS COMING TO FOREST PARK SCHOOL

Wednesday, November 19, 3:30 p.m. . to 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 20, 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Friday, November 21, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

COME VISIT THE BOOK FAIR IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY DURING YOUR PARENT/STUDENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES AND CHECK

OUT THE BOOKS FOR SALE.

BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS.

The school earns a percentage of the profits made at the Book Fair to

purchase new items for the library.

Hope to see you there!

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FOREST PARK SCHOOL

IMPORTANT DATES

2014-2015

November 10—11:30—Remembrance Day Assembly

November 11, 2014—No School

November 18, 2014—Grade 4 Immunization

November 21, 2014—Parent Teacher Appointments -No School

December 22—January 5—Winter Break

January 16, 2015—Professional Development—No School

February 2, 2015—Professional Development—No School

February 16, 2015—Louis Riel Day

March 13, 2015—Parent Teacher Appointments—No School

March 30, —April 3, 2015—Spring Break

April 24, 2105—Professional Development—No School

May 11, 2015—Professional Development—No School

May 18, 2015—Victoria Day—No School

June 22, 2015—Administration Day—No School

WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THE GOAL OF NOT SENDING OUT PAPER COPIES OF THE

NEWSLETTER. PLEASE ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS FOR YOUR FAMILY. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS, ALL NEWSLETTERS ARE POSTED ON THE FOREST PARK

WEBSITE.

IF YOU REQUIRE A PAPER COPY, PLEASE LET THE OFFICE KNOW.

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FOREST PARK SCHOOL

Forest Park Grade 3/4 Teacher, Swati Prabharkar created this beautiful art using coloured rice in celebration of Diwali, also known as Divali or Deepavali and the "festival of lights". Diwali is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn every year. The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. The students in Room 7 also created the beautiful artwork seen above.

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FOREST PARK SCHOOL

PLEASE REMEMBER TO CALL THE SCHOOL AT

204-338-9341 IF YOU CHILD IS GOING

TO BE AWAY FROM SCHOOL FOR ANY REASON.

WE HAVE AN ANSWERING MACHINE, SO IF YOU CALL BEFORE OR AFTER HOURS, PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR CHILD’S

NAME, ROOM NUMBER, TEACHER’S NAME AND REASON

FOR THE ABSENCE

THANK YOU!

Do you have an Infant or Preschooler in your family? (ages birth – 5 years)

If so, we would like to invite you and your family to participate in our FREE Parent/Child Programs. This year we are pleased to offer programs such as Rhyme Time, Story Time and an Evening Gym program.

During our programs, parents (caregivers) participate in fun activities along with their chil-dren. With a focus on literacy, nutrition, parenting and building community, our programs encourage you to connect with each other.

For more information or to register for our Parent/Child Programs, please call your Community Coordinator, Debbie Talling at

Forest Park School 338-9341 or email: [email protected]

LEARN LACROSSE

Falcons Lacrosse Association is offering a free introduction program to the sport of La-crosse!

All clinics are free of charge, non contact & open to boys and girls ages 5 - 11! Sports teams welcome!

Please contact [email protected] for more info or visit the Falcons Lacrosse website at www.falconslacrosse.net .

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FOREST PARK SCHOOL

October 2, 2014

Forest Park School celebrated our

50TH ANNIVERSARY with a beautiful reception at our school. 3 of the original

teachers from 1964 were in attendance as well as former students, parents and staff. Our current students performed in a wonderful

concert of songs from the decades and everyone had a great time.

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Are you registered for Parent Connect? Beginning this Fall, Forest Park School will be using Parent Connect to book appointments for Parent-Teacher Confer-ences. Our goal is to give all families greater choice in booking their conference times with teachers. Families are reminded to register as soon as possible. What is Parent Connect? Parent Connect is a password-protected website that allows parents to access information pertaining to their child, such as: attendance, report cards, family information, and news bulletins. Why are we using Parent Connect? • Families will have the ability to go online to book their own times for Parent-Teacher Conferences, allowing for more choice. • Parents will be able to check their children’s attendance. • Parents will be able to send messages to each of their children’s teachers. • Families will be able to change and keep their contact information current. How do I set up my Parent Connect account?

You will need your student’s MET Number, which is the number the Province assigns to each student for their entire school career. This number is located at the top of the report card. Kindergarten and students new to Canada will not have a MET number assigned until January. If you cannot locate your child’s MET number contact the office.

On the Seven Oaks School Division Website (7oaks.org), click on the Parents heading in the top right hand cor-ner.

You will now see several options, you need to click on the Parent Connect Using MET number which will take you right to Parent Connect. You then need to sign in.

On your initial log in, click on “FORGOT MY PASSWORD”. You will be prompted to enter the 9 digit MET number and your postal code (lowercase letters and no space). The system will then send you a temporary password to the email address you have on file at the school. Please note this is a temporary password and it should be changed as soon as possible. PLEASE DO NOT GIVE PASSWORDS TO STUDENTS.

See detailed instructions on booking your Parent/Teacher Interview attached to this newsletter.

What if I do not have internet access? We will provide a paper copy of report cards to families who do not have internet access. Families will also have the opportunity to make appointments for Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences by phone. If you have questions please contact Glenda at 204-338-9341.

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FOREST PARK SCHOOL

WE SCARE HUNGER

This week at Forest Park school we collected baby food for the hungry babies

living here in Winnipeg. While we collected baby food we also had colour

days to match the colour of baby food that we were collecting each day. For example, Monday was Orange Day, Tuesday was Green Day and Wednesday was Yellow Day for We Scare Hunger. At the end of those three days we collected 367 jars of baby food and all of them will go to the Winnipeg Harvest to feed the hungry

babies in our community.

Thank you for all your help.

By: Carmela and Mya (Room 10) on behalf of the Social Justice Group of Forest Park School

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Elaine and A.J. are from the same family, with the same guardians; therefore they can both be scheduled using the student scroll (top left). The student you are on will appear in black, and the other(s) in blue. Note: you with the same ParentConnect id can only sign up for one timeslot at the same time, regardless of how many students they have.

Parent Teacher Interviewer – Parent Manual

The purpose of ParentConnect Interview is to give parents the opportunity to sign up for

parent-teacher interviews online, based on pre-set dates and times.

NOTE: Parents can only have one ParentConnect browser open at a time; if you try to log

in on two different browsers at the same time, it will crash.

From ParentConnect there is an <interview> tab that allows parents to either lookup and/or

edit interview times.

The right side of the screen confirms what has already

been scheduled and will include all students in your

family and the times selected. Use the ‘print’ button for a

printer-friendly PDF copy of the schedule.

The top left indicates student(s), school(s) and guardian. If you are a guardian or parent

for more than one student in the division, use the scroll button to select the appropriate

student you want to schedule the interview for. Below that, select the appropriate school

(if the student attends more than one school). The guardian represents who is registering

for the interviews. If guardian 1 and guardian 2 are registered under the same account,

there will be a scroll down with the ability to choose either guardian. If you do not have

more than one guardian sharing an account, the guardian (you) will already be selected.

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‘Select a teacher’ provides a scroll bar with all of the teachers who teach this student.

Below that is a box that is defaulted with a check to limit the selection to teachers who

teach that student. Unchecking this box will allow you to book with someone (for example

a coach or resource teacher) who may not have a scheduled course with the student.

Note: to see more dates, click on next/previous.

You may use the ‘limit to date and time’ for specific times; for example, if you are only free

for one evening, limit to this evening and the teachers will be sorted in order of timeslot

availability (not the same teacher showing all of their available times). Then you can set

up interviews without going separately to each individual teacher.

The top right of the screen offers the

opportunity to waitlist an interview. If you

are going through the available times and

absolutely nothing works to see a teacher,

you can ‘add waitlist’

Select a teacher, a date, a start and stop

time (can be a timeframe or specific time), and

then leave a comment for the teacher as to why

this waitlist is requested. Then hit ‘add to waitlist’

It will then be up to the teacher to decide if that

time will work or not.

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To see a more reader-friendly copy of your booked appointments, use the <print> button

to create a PDF copy. If you have more than one student, it will put each student on a

different page.

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Kildonan Youth Activity Centre (KYAC)

November 20 14 KYAC Program Coordinator: [email protected] OR (204)470-9460

http://www.7oaks.org/Programs/KYAC/Pages/default.aspx

Drop-in Gym Hours: Edmund Partridge Community School: Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 6-9pm

E cole Seven Oaks Middle School (ESOMS):

Tuesdays and Thursdays 6-9pm Saturdays 12-5pm

Structured Program Hours: Governor Semple School

Wednesdays 3:30-5:30pm (snack/beverage)

Forest Park School (FP students only)

Thursdays 3:30-5:30pm (snack/beverage)

E cole Riverbend Community School: Tuesdays 3:00-5:15pm (after school

snack/beverage) Fridays 6-9pm

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KYAC Guitar Program: Mondays 6:30-7:30pm (beginner class) - FULL Mondays 7:30-8:30pm (intermediate class) -

FULL

**Last class is Monday December 8, 2014**

KYAC Art & Dance Programs: Keep your eyes peeled for KYAC’s art and dance programs that will be starting in the new year!!

Classes will run for one hour a class for 8

weeks!

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Women’s Group: Come join us for Health and Fitness and good conversation. Friday evenings 5-7pm. Child care available. Contact Rowena for details. Dates: November 7, 14, & 28, 2014. No group Nov. 21st

Conversation Classes: every Wednesday 6-8pm at 950 Jefferson Ave., starting October 15th– November 19th. This is your chance to improve your speaking and listening skills in English. FREE CHILDCARE Call Shane.

Computer Training: every Wednesday afternoon 1-3pm at 660 Sheppard St. This is a tutoring program for beginners, where you work at your own pace. Call Jose if you have questions.

Job Search Skills Training: every Wednesday 1:30-3:30pm at 660 Sheppard St. Sally will be available to help you improve your job search skills. Bring your resume. Call Sally if you have questions.

Relationships in a New Culture Workshop: Saturday mornings, 9:30-12:30pm at 950 Jefferson Ave. Please contact Shane if you have any questions. No workshop on Nov. 29th.

P R O G R A M S A N D W O R K S H O P S

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S E T T L E M E N T P R O G R A M F O R I M M I G R A N T S T O S E V E N O A K S

Seven Oaks Adult

Learning and

Settlement Services

Website: www.7oaks.org/

programs/settlement

Call us: 204-632-1716

OR 204-697-5961

Email us:

[email protected]

Visit us:

950 Jefferson Ave

OFFICE HOURS Monday to Thursday 9:30 am - 8:00 pm

Drop-in Computer Use,

Help or Information

660 Sheppard St.

Monday to Thursday

1:00 - 4:00 pm

Settlement Team: Shane,

Rowena, Jose, and Sally

Coordinator: Jana

CONTACT INFORMATION

All events and programs are for newcomers to Canada. They are CIC funded

and hosted by the Seven Oaks Settlement Program.

BRING YOUR PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD TO REGISTER.

All programs are free. Questions? Phone 204-632-1716 or 204-697-5961

www.7oaks.org/programs/settlement

Seven Oaks Health Fair- Come and learn about health and health services for you and

your family. Health includes, physical and mental health, relationships, nutrition, dental,

vision, and for all people, children, youth, adults and seniors. Come learn about free/low

cost programs, subsidies/funding; access to recreation, and so much more. Friday,

Nov. 21, 3-7pm at 950 Jefferson Ave. Call Jose if you have questions

Renting in Manitoba– what you need to know including important information on

available subsides, legal issues and housing options. Thursday, Nov. 20th,

7-9pm at 950 Jefferson Ave. Please call Shane if you have questions.

Conversation Café– An immigrant Nurse will be sharing her story of how she was able

to re-qualify and work as a professional nurse again in Manitoba. Thursday, Nov. 27th,

10am-12noon. Call Shane if you have any questions.

Is this your first winter in Manitoba? We will be hosting winter preparation workshops

for our students in November and you are welcome to join us. Please call Sally for details. Seven Oaks Adult Learning and

Settlement Service Centre

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C O M M U N I T Y N E W S F O R T H E S E V E N O A K S

A R E A

The West Kildonan Library at 365 Jefferson Avenue is hosting many Fall programs for children including:

Baby Rhyme Time Mondays at 1030 am until November 24th and Thursdays at 10:30am until November 20th.

Pre-School Story Time Mondays at 6:30pm until November 24th To register for these two programs, please contact West Kildonan Library at 204-986-4389

Community Divali Celebration– October 30th at Maples Collegiate– starting at 5:30pm. Tickets are $3 each. Music,

dance and food for sale. (see below for a photo of Diwali Celebration last year 2013)

Free Community Parenting Class- “Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting” with free childcare. For parents of

children from birth to 18years old! Every Wed. 1:15-3:15pm starting October 29th at Elwick Village and Resource

Centre, 1417 Fife St. Please call Marie at 204-774-7311 to register or if you have questions.

SCHOOL NEWS FOR SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL DIVISION

C O M M U N I T Y B E G I N S H E R E

Lunch and Rhyme Parent and Preschool Children Program

this is a free 8 week program to cook, eat and play together. You and your child will help cook a healthy lunch in

the kitchen, and they we’ll eat it together in the daycare. Fridays October– December 5th, 2014 in the Wayfinders

kitchen at 950 Jefferson Ave. You need to register for this program– please contact Donna at

204-632-6314. This program will also take place Jan-March 2015 and April-May 2015.

For more pre-school programs please see the SOSD website under programs.

SOSD Parent-Teacher Interviews on November 20th and 21st for all schools and all grades

in Seven Oaks School Division.

Diwali Celebration, 2013

Job Fair

Recent Parenting Group

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FoundationN E W S

C O N T A C T W A Y N E S H I M I Z U a t W a y n e . S h i m i z u @ 7 o a k s . o r g • V I S I T S O E F a t w w w . 7 o a k s . o r g

Fall/Winter 2014

Ajit Kaur Deol (O.M)Celebrating an Amazing Volunteer & A Long Serving Member of S.O.E.F

Ajit Kaur Deol has served as a dedicated volunteer with the Seven Oaks Education Foundation since the first elected board in June, 2002. In fact, she has been committed to volunteerism her entire life. She has a strong connection to the Seven Oaks School Division as you will discover when you learn of her many accomplishments.

Ajit and her husband arrived in Canada from India during Canada’s centennial year, 1967. She began teaching in Marathon, Ontario then went on to further her education, which already included three bachelor degrees and a masters degree from Universities in India. She taught school, attended University of Toronto and received an Honours Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts, was mother to three young daughters and volunteered for several organizations all while living in Ontario.

In 1975 the family arrived in Manitoba after purchasing a dairy and grain farm just east of Beausejour. She suddenly became a farmer alongside her husband but also continued teaching at Edward Schreyer School in Beausejour. The first association she joined was the Beausejour Lioness Club where she served as president from 1982-83. The family began to attend the Sikh Gurudwara in Winnipeg. She served as director of the Singh Sabha and became the first woman in North America and only woman in Manitoba to serve as president of the

Sikh Gurudwara, Singh Sabha in 1986.

When she first began to teach in Manitoba she was the only teacher of Indian descent and so she was called upon by multicultural MLA, Maureen Hemphill, to be of assistance to new Canadians. She became known to

school division superintendents and trustees as someone who could help new families in various communities in and around Winnipeg. In fact, she visited high schools to see how senior high students were adjusting to academic and social programs in their respective schools. The University of

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Manitoba invited her to be a liaison for Bachelor of Education students, a resource to those students who would eventually be looking for teaching jobs in the province.

Sadly, Ajit’s husband passed away suddenly while visiting his mother in India. After the family returned from the funeral in India, Ajit was approached by John Wiens, assistant superintendent for Seven Oaks School Division, to take a position as a resource teacher at Maples Collegiate. He knew she would be an invaluable asset to the collegiate, working with new students arriving almost daily from countries around the world. Ever the risk taker, and always one to embrace change, she sold the farm and she and her daughters moved to Winnipeg to begin another adventure.

Women’s issues were emerging in the 70’s and 80’s so Ajit became involved in several women’s committees looking for equality in education. She was the first president of “Women in Education” from 1982-86. She also served on the “Women in Education

Committee” for the Prairie Provinces. She was a member of the Canadian Multicultural Council from 1985-87. The list of committees she embraced is long and impressive. She was also given appointments as director for several Boards including the Macauliffe Institute of Sikh Studies, Winnipeg Boys’ and Girls’ Club, United Nations Platform for Action Committee (Manitoba Global Outreach), Seven Oaks General Hospital Foundation and University of Winnipeg Women’s Club.

Over the years Ajit has been the recipient of many awards. In Canada she has been recognized by the following organizations:

• 1988- Outstanding Community Service Award – Macauliffe Institute of Sikh Studies

• 1988-Recognition of Service – City of Winnipeg for work with Community and Race Relations Committee

• 1997- Community Service Award 100th Anniversary of Sikhs in Canada

• 2002- Order of Manitoba (O.M.)

• 2002- Queen’s Jubilee Medal• 2002- Outstanding Community

Service Award, “Manitoba FRIENDS Org.”

• 2003- Distinguished Community Service Award – National Indo Canadian Council

• 2013- Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pin

Ajit has a rare accomplishment with which to regale her family and friends; her meetings with Queen Elizabeth. She has met the Queen on four occasions. The first time she was a young woman in India and was invited to have dinner with the Queen. The other three meetings were here in Canada.

Her most distinct honour came in 2013, when she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Winnipeg at their spring convocation. She was a most fitting recipient having devoted so much of her life to education, multiculturalism, and social justice issues. She is a proud Canadian citizen, who through her faith and conviction has supported her community, here in Manitoba and throughout the country.

Ajit is most proud of her family. Her three daughters, Pamela, Monika and Minny, all accomplished young women with families, have followed in their mother’s footsteps, volunteering and taking leadership roles in their communities. Ajit has eight grandchildren who are equally talented and eager to learn and follow the example of service from their Naneeji(grandmother). They are actively involved in school events, cultural activities, and make their Naneeji and parents proud every day.

In keeping with her commitment to her educational community she has devoted her energies these past eleven years to helping many graduating students of Seven Oaks School Division realize their dreams of attending post secondary programs. Her contribution to the Seven Oaks Education Foundation and Seven Oaks School Division is immeasurable.

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Scholarships 2014A quick look at this years’ scholarship recipients – scholarships made possible through the Seven Oaks Education Foundation, the Seven Oaks School Division and Community members and organizations.

GARDEN CITY COLLEGIATE 2013

SEVEN OAKS EDUCATION FOUNDATION/ SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL BOARD AWARDS:Seven Oaks School Board Scholarship .................................. Alexis Furber - $500Seven Oaks School Division Scholarship ............................... Regina Olazo - $500O. V. Jewitt Memorial Scholarship ........................................Ashley Stoyko - $250Ann and Paul Ruta Scholarship ..................................Krisstina Kaltenback - $200Greg Zazulak Memorial Scholarship ................................. Erica Lischynski - $200S.O.S.B. Scholarship – John Leaman Memorial Scholarship ....................................Michelle Gaza - $300Francis Standil Memorial Scholarship ................................Angeli De Leon - $250Graham Murray Memorial Scholarship ................................. Austi Deleske - $250Glen Proudlove Memorial Scholarship ...........................Nicholas Mathews - $250John Trevenen Memorial Award .......................................Meghan Sadowy - $300Jake Yakmission Memorial Scholarship ........................... Cairo Humphries - $500Arnold G. Minish Anniversary Award ..................................... Marco Ayroso - $500Howard & Sari Sinaisky Memorial Scholarship ..........TKennedy McConnell - $500Lindsay C. Ulrich Memorial Sports Scholarship ................ Terilyn Woloshyn - $750Vince Leah Scholarship/A. E.Wright Memorial Award .................Kara Aiello - $250R.D. Bell Memorial Award/Maltz Family Award ......................Marcille Pasa - $250Robert Jolly Memorial Award .......................................... Carleena Cavallo - $250SOEF/SOSD Scholarships ...............................................................$6,000

SEVEN OAKS EDUCATION AWARDSSeven Oaks Education Foundation Creative Arts Scholarship .......................................................Ari Schwartz - $500Seven Oaks Education Foundation Technology Scholarship ........................................................Eric Peterson - $500Judy Silver Memorial Scholarship Fund (award to rotate annually: 2014 GCC, 2015 Maples, 2016 WK) ..................................Christina Dolloff - $500Pow Wow Scholarship ..........................................................Marcy Everett - $400Total Seven Oaks Education Foundation Scholarships ...................$1,900

OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS - FUNDED THROUGH SOEFBridge Builders Award .................................................. Ms Anmol Jammu - $500Garden City Collegiate 50th Anniversary Reunion Scholarship - for excellence in the sciences .......Nolan De Leon - $1,500Nellie & Ben Zaidman Memorial Scholarship Fund ............ Mia Bernasconi - $500David Allen memorial Sholcarship ........................................ Emil Maynard - $500Lion’s Club of West St. Paul Scholarship (2014 WKC, 2015 GCC, 2016 Maples) ........................ Nicholas Shymanski - $500Miriam Maltz Prize in English .............................................. Orie Hochman - $200CUPE 731 Scholarship ..................................................... Caitlyn Gowriluk - $500CUPE 949 Scholarship ..................................................... Yuliya Shevchuk - $500number TEN Architectural Group – 5 year commitment commencing 2010 WKC, 2011 GCC, 2012 Maples, 2013 WKC and 2014 GCC. ....................... James Degurse - $1,000City Councillor Scholarship, Mynarski Ward ..................Kennedy Jamieson - $500Devi Sharma Leadership Award, City Councillor, Old Kildonan ................................................. Katrina Berba - $300Susan Popeski Memorial Scholarship ........................... Lindsay Reinhardt - $500Kendra Latzkitsch Memorial Scholarship. .............................Megan Gornik - $500R.M. OF West St.Paul Scholarship ....................................... Jarrod Vincent - $300Canadiam CED Network Scholarship. ............................. Megan Rodriguez - $500Platinum Jets Scholarship ............................................Michael Corrigan - $1,000Total ................................................................................................$9,300

TOTAL 2014 SCHOLARSHIPS - SOEF ..............................................$17,200

We all have a steak in the future of education.Bring your appetite AND spare change along on February 6, 2015 for our next STEAK, SPUD AND BEVERAGE FUNDRAISER.

Enjoy music, munchies and merriment… all to raise money for scholarships that will give more students greater opportunities for their education.

FEBRUARY 6, 2015. Mark your calendar and we’ll save you a seat!

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MAPLES COLLEGIATE 2013

SEVEN OAKS EDUCATION FOUNDATION/ SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL BOARD AWARDS:

a) Vocational ................................................................. John Daniel Cruz - $150b) Faculty of Education .................................................... Frances Garcia - $300c) Faculty of Arts/Science (2 scholarships to be awarded) ................................ Khamille Gatpandan - $300

Kateryn Garcia - $300d) University I (a first year Post Secondary Program) ......................................Rita Costa - $300

Vince Leah/ Maples Letterman Sports Award ....................... Matt Dunning - $300Ken Seaford Award ............................................................... Hanz Alignay - $300Jake Yakmission/O. V. Jewitt Scholarships ( 2 scholarships to be awarded ) ...............................................Patricia Uy - $250

Macy Restar - $250Seven Oaks Education Foundation Classic Scholarship ........Fatima Deuna - $350Maples Scholarship Leadership Award (4 awards)............. Irene de Lemos - $250

Nancy Gomes - $250Lundyn Gonzales - $250

Lyka Sal-long - $250Seven Oaks School Board Bursaries ...................................... Hanz Alignay - $400

Davinder Bambra - $400Vera Mangubat - $400

Total SOEF/SOSD Grant ...................................................................$5,000

SEVEN OAKS EDUCATION FOUNDATION AWARDS:a) Campus Life/ Future Paths ................................................. Erin Speer - $250

Franchezca Palacol - $250b) Creativity in the Arts .......................................................Nancy Gomes - $500c) Technical Trades ...................................................... Casey Hildebrand - $500

Ric Dela Cruz Memorial Scholarship (award to rotate annually: 2014 Maples, 2015 WKC, 2016 GCC) ..............Cole Peters - $500Pow Wow Scholarship .................................................... Brandon Williams - $400Total Seven Oaks Foundation Scholarships ....................................$2,400

OTHER SCHOLARSHIPSDavid B. Oster Memorial Scholarship (2013 WKCI, 2014 Maples and 2015 GCC and rotate there after each year )..................... Navjot Kaur - $400CUPE 949 Scholarship .................................................. Wandaly Gonzales - $500Mae Mendoza Scholarship .........................................Samantha Macaulay - $500

Marc Rosales - $500Nellie & Ben Zaidman Memorial Scholarship Fund ...................... Kiefer Co - $500Maples Collegiate Alumni Scholarship ...............................Melanie Medina - $400Mohinder Saran, MLA for Maples ..........................................Claire Pineda - $300Devi Sharma Leadership Award, City Councillor, Old Kildonan ............................................ Patricia Figueroa - $300Bridge Builders Award .......................................................Ms Navjot Kaur - $500Platinum Jets Scholarship .................................................... Jea Besana - $1,000Roy Snow Bursary Award ...................................................... Jan Basanes - $500

Roi Mendoza - $500Roy Snow Bursary Award ............................................... Nicholas Sosulski - $750

Lundyn Gonzales - $750Maricel Lisan Memorial Scholarship ........................... Wandaly Gonzales - $1,000Daylan Damianakos-Marshall Award ............................... Kayelyn Bigornia - $500Walter Janzen Memorial Award (Fund balance of $780 available to award) .....................Manpreet Dadiala - $400Total Other Scholarships................................................................ $9,300

Total 2014 Scholarships ...............................................................$16,700

WEST KILDONAN COLLEGIATE 2013

SEVEN OAKS EDUCATION FOUNDATION/ SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL BOARD AWARDS:James C. Anderson Award ......................................................Sara Ziegler - $300Jake Yakmission Memorial Scholarship ................................... Jesse Ward - $400John Leaman Memorial Scholarship .............................. Danielle Dolyniuk - $300Olive & George Allen Memorial Scholarship ........................ Alyssa Boniello - $300SOSD/SOEF Faculty of Education Scholarship ...................... Leeza Oravec - $300SOSD/SOEF Faculty of Arts and Science Scholarship ...... Vanessa Mazurek - $300West Kildonan Collegiate Student Recognition Award ............ Kara Sachvie - $300West Kildonan Kiwanis Club Scholarship ............................ Darian Sharma - $300O. V. Jewitt Memorial Scholarship ....................................Sean HaligowskI - $300SOSD/SOEF Scholarship ......................................................... Carissa Lee - $400SOSD/SOEF Scolarship ....................................................Sean Haligowski - $400Guy De Caire Scholarship ................................................Katherine Rostek - $300Ian Dordick Memorial Award for English ................................. Lisa Cheyne - $300Arthur E.Wright Award for Technology & Applied Arts .......... Darian Sharma - $250Vince Leah Sports Award .................................................Kimberly Mulatu - $300The Bailey Family Computer Science Award ......................... Alex Apperley - $250Total SOEF/SOSD Grant ...................................................................$5,000

SEVEN OAKS EDUCATION FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPSSeven Oaks Education Foundation Creative Arts Scholarship .....Ian Ingram - $500SOSD/SOEF WKCI Citizenship Scholarship ........................... Rajin Dhaliwal - $500SOSD/SOEF Campus Life Scholarship .............................. Kenette Trinidad - $500Early Years Education Scholarship (award to rotate annually 2014 WK, 2015 Maples, 2016 GCC etc) .................. Leeza Oravec - $500Pow Wow Scholarship .....................................................Madison Neapew - $400Total ................................................................................................$2,400

OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS - FUNDED THROUGH SOEF:Toby Cracknell Award (Rotation: 2013 Maples; 2014 WKC, 2015 GCC) ................................................... Jarrett Golebioski - $500WKCI 50th Anniversary Scholarship #1 ............................. Filip Szymanski - $650WKCI 50th Anniversary Scholarship #2 ................................Nicole Gomes - $650Nellie & Ben Zaidman Memorial Scholarship Fund ............ Destiny Oliveira - $500CUPE 949 Scholarship .....................................................Kayla Bobrowski - $500Lion’s Club of West St. Paul Scholarship (2014 WKC, 2015 GCC, 2016 Maples) ....................................................... Lailah Omer - $500

In June 2014 (only), two scholarships will be awarded. .......David Penner - $500City Councillor Scholarship, Mynarski Ward ........................ Richard Harder - $500Devi Sharma Leadership Award, City Councillor, Old Kildonan .............................................Kimberly Mulatu - $300R.M. OF West St.Paul Scholarship ......................................... Kara Sachvie - $300

In June 2014 (only), two scholarships will be awarded. ........ Cortni Seier - $300Marjorie Jean Sanders Bursary (Platinum Jets) ....................Sara Ziegler - $1,000Total Other Scholarships – funded through SOEF: ..........................$6,200

Total 2014 Scholarships ...............................................................$13,600

SEVEN OAKS EDUCATION FOUNDATION/ SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL BOARD AWARDS:Pow Wow Scholarships Garden City Collegiate ......................................................... Jocelyn Smith - $400

Marcy Everett - $400Maples Collegiate .......................................................... Brandon Williams - $400West Kildonan Collegiate .................................................Madison Neapew - $400ALC ........................................................................ Jacqueline Morissette - $200

Amanda Lamirande - $200Total ................................................................................................$1,600

Visit 7oaksedfoundation.org for more information on how to donate or

to make an online contribution.

The Foundation provides tax receipts for donations of $10 or more.

TOTAL Scholarships$49,100


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