Happy Birthday Woody and congratulations on celebrating your 50th this past weekend! There is a very strong sense of belonging in the Woodroffe High School Community. The 50th reunion was a resounding success. The celebrations provided an opportunity for alumni to reconnect with friends from the past and reminisce on the role WHS played in their formative years. A huge thank you to all the members of the 50th Committee. Your dedication contributed to the creation of new memories.

 

Congratulations to Nelly Yoseke, grade 12 student, who will be honoured at the CAYFO (Child and Youth Friendly Ottawa) Gala Monday evening. Nelly is the runner-up for the 2010 Academic Perseverance Award.

 

Congratulations are also in order for our runners. Over 40 Tigers (students and staff) participated in the 10km run on Saturday.  A special mention goes out to Alex Berhe who ran the race in 36min 15sec. Alex was 3rd out of 500 males 19 & under, 54th out of 9500 runners! Special mention as well goes out to Mrs. Bruski who realized a life-long dream by completing her first full marathon. Way to earn your stripes Tigers!

Please find attached our June Exam Schedule.

 

 

Congratulations to staff and students involved in organizing last Thursday’s Multicultural Potluck.  What an amazing celebration of Woodroffe’s diversity! If you missed it…there’s always next year!

 

The OCDSB school year calendar has received ministry approval. The 2010-2011 school year calendar is available on the board’s website at:

Please note that students may not be excused from writing their exams. I encourage parents to organize their travel schedule accordingly.

 

Please find attached our June Exam Schedule.

 

What a successful week it has been for our Tigers. Woodroffe’s Transportation Technology team earned 2nd place at the CAA Automotive Skills Competition being held at Algonquin College on April 28th. Congratulations to Michel Belanger, Jacob Widmaier, James MacIntyre, Michael Tan, Curtis Miller, Brendan Montone, and Mr. Patrick Lawlor (Head of Technology) for a job well done.

 

Congratulations are also in order for Morgan Jeffcott. While attending the French for the Future conference being held at the University of Ottawa this week, Morgan earned a $1,000 scholarship from the university for her breadth of knowledge on Francophone Culture.

 

Last but certainly not least, I would like to congratulate the entire cast and crew of Hello Dolly! The performance was spectacular! Some even referred to the show as magical. After countless hours of preparation and rehearsals, everyone’s hard work paid off. You have every right to be proud of your work. I look forward to reading the Cappies reviews in the Ottawa Citizen.

 

Thank you Tigers for representing Woodroffe HS in such a positive light.

 

Finally, I would like to welcome our visiting students from Pemberton (BC).  We certainly hope that you will enjoy your week in Ottawa.

 

Our Tiger Artists have really excelled in recent weeks. Shellshock, an original student play, exploring the traumatic effects of war on an innocent civilian was this year’s entry in the Sears Drama Festival. Two Tigers earned Awards of Merit: Allie Grant for her acting in the lead role as Melissa, and Kelsey Hicks for her writing. Kelsey's script has now been submitted for the provincial 2010 Wayne Fairhead New Play Award. Last Friday, the Kiwanis Music Festival wrapped up with the WHS Stage Band playing to a Gold Medal. The band showed dedication to the moment, amazing dynamics and sensitivity to the music. The dedication of our talented Tech Crew is much appreciated by both performers and audience members. Your next opportunity to see our Tiger Artists perform will be when the curtain rises for Hello Dolly! Don’t miss it.