April 9th, 2010

Earth Day 2010
Students Prepare to Make a Difference

This Thursday - April 22nd - is Earth Day, a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. Students at each of our schools will be doing their part to help promote environmental protection and to raise awareness.  Follow them Live on the LDCSB website all day Thursday, as we highlight Earth Day projects throughout the day.

The End of an Era 

This week marked the run of St. Mary Choir School's production "Beauty and the Beast Jr." This presentation by the Grade. 8 students was nothing short of magical!  It also marked the last choir school production for  Don Fleckser, who has had a longstanding relationship with the choir school having directed 25 productions over the past 40 year history of the school. Don has just recently been named recipient of the Maggie Bassett award. This award is presented annually by Theatre Ontario to an individual who, over a number of years, has made a sustained and significant contribution to the development of theatre in Ontario.

 

In his nomination for the Maggie Bassett Award, Mr. Fleckser was described as "a tireless champion for the advancement of community theatre productions in London and surrounding regions, whose name has always been synonymous with excellence in educational drama and in children's theatre productions." He produced countless musical productions with our students, to the delight and wonder of thousands of school children and adult audiences from far and wide.
"It only takes a stroll down our hallway, past the posters, the cast photos and historic "Wall of Fame" for any visitor to know that Don Fleckser's presence was and is imbedded in the choir school's history," said former Principal Kathleen Fraumeni, who worked with Don Fleckser on many of those productions. "Year after year, show after show, from the mid 1970s to present day, his stamp has been imprinted on the lives of the graduating students, having introduced them to the great Broadway musicals of all time and some of the most beautifully staged productions with children that any Canadian audience could hope to enjoy. "

On February 1 the new Keeping Our Kids Safe at School Act (Bill 157) came into force. This legislation supports the London District Catholic School Board's belief that all members of our school community - staff, students, parents, and community agencies - have a role to play in making our schools a safe place in which to learn.

Find out what's being done to keep our kids safe and what parents should know.  Click on the Bulletin Board on the LDCSB front page.

BECOMING A CATHOLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEE
A Call to Service and Stewardship in Christ

On October 25th, 2010, Catholic school board elections will be held across Ontario. 
In an effort to inform those members of the Catholic community considering the vocation of Catholic school trusteeship, the Ontario Catholic School Trustees Association has provided the booklet "Becoming a Catholic School Trustee" as well as a pamphlet entitled "A Call to Service." Please open the links for more information.

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