$32-million
for new London High School and
Addition to St. Joseph's
In the space of 90
minutes this morning the province announced a total of $32-million
for an addition to St. Joseph's High School in St. Thomas and a new
secondary school to serve students in Northwest London.
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At 8:30 this morning, Elgin MPP Steve Peters announced five million
dollars in new money to build a new addition to St. Joseph's High
School in St. Thomas. The addition to greatly reduce the need for
portables at the secondary school
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At 10:00 a.m., London West MPP Chris Bentley announced twenty-seven
million dollars for a new secondary school in London. The new school
will be constructed on an soon-to-be-finalized site in Northwest
London. Chief Information Officer and Assistant Superintendent of
Business Mark Weaver says it will ease the over-enrolment situation
at all London Catholic secondary schools and could replace up to 50 portables.
Above, Chair Loren Demelo responds to the good news, flanked by
local MPP's. Below, MPP Peters shares the good news about St. Joseph's
with Chair Demelo and Principal Peter Cassidy at a St. Thomas news
conference.
What
they said:
"This
kind of significant investment will go a long way to support
local students for generations to come."
...MPP Chris Bentley
"The
mission of the London District Catholic School Board has
always been to nurture students in the Catholic faith, to
provide quality Catholic education and to graduate students
who will be contributing members of society. This investment
is not only an investment in bricks and mortar, but an
investment for the future of Ontario."
...Loren Demelo, Board Chair
"This
significant investment in school facilities will support the
mission of the London District Catholic School Board to
provide quality Catholic education. It will create
environments that engage students in learning and achievement.
It is not only an investment in facilities, but an investment
in the future generations of Ontario."
...Wilma de Rond, Director of Education
French came alive through music on
Tuesday for students from the LDCSB.
London hosted it's first ever
Frenchstock mega-concert at the John Labatt Centre for over 1400 students and
teachers.
The students and teachers from Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady
of Lourdes, Monsignor O'Neil, St Jude - Ingersoll, Blessed Kateri,
St Patrick - Lucan, St Anthony French Immersion and Holy Cross rocked and danced
to the tunes of Etienne and Beebo at London's First Frenchstock.
Many thanks to Michele Specht, Steven Langlois, Mary Holmes, the
French teachers and the City of London for making it all possible.
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Mission
To serve the Catholic
student in a community that nurtures a living faith and provides a
quality Catholic education that enables the individual to become a
contributing member of the Church and Society.
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