Have a great holiday!

Have a safe and peaceful break.  We will see you on Monday, January 4, 2016.

Activity Day

Pancakes and a Spitzmas shirt.

Rock Band

What a great day to lead into the break.  We started with a pancake breakfast, cooked up by our own student council.  The students them moved to the gym and watched some fun volleyball between the SV Cougar boys and our Grad 2015 alumni team.  We then moved into the theatre for an entertainment assembly.  What a fantastic display of talent we have at our school!  We have jugglers. singers, strummers, piano players, lip synchers, and a great performance put on by the Carman Collegiate staff.  Our staff performed "The Spitz Who Stole Christmas".  This is a spin off of the shirt sales (Merry Spitzmas) we did last week that raised $250 for the Carman Cheer Board.  We then moved into the student portion of the entertainment assembly.  After that, our students bussed to Winkler to catch our Cougar hockey team take on the GVC Zodiacs.

Mr. C in his role as the Spitz

But Cougeville still sings on.

New VP at Carman Collegiate

Mrs. Rouire (left) with students at breakfast.

Congratulations to Mrs. Jodi McInnes Rouire for being appointed new vice principal at Carman Collegiate.  Mrs. Rouire will begin in her new role starting January 4, 2016.  The position will go until Mr. Shindle returns from his term in Roland, in February 2017.  Mrs. Rouire has been with Prairie Rose School Division since 2004.  Mrs. Rouire’s career began in St. Laurent School where she worked as an early years skill enhancement teacher in 2004 – 2005.  Since 2005, Mrs. Rouire has been teaching at the middle years level at Carman Collegiate and has filled in as principal designate since 2009.  Most recently Mrs. Rouire was appointed as a .50 FTE French Language Coordinator for the school division.

Mrs. Rouire is currently enrolled in Brandon University, Masters of Education Program in Educational Administration.  Mrs. Rouire holds a Level 1: School Administrator’s Certificate. 

Mr. Shindle

Congratulations to Mr. Garth Shindle on being appointed principal of Roland School.  Roland principal, Mrs. Brandy Chevalier, will be going on leave for the birth of her child.  Mr. Shindle will take the position starting this Monday, and will serve as principal at Roland until February 2017, when Mrs. Chevalier is scheduled to return.  At that time, Mr. Shindle will return to Carman Collegiate as Vice Principal.

Spirit Week!

December 14 to 18 is the Student Council Spirit Week!

Monday - Christmas PJ and Slippers Day
10:15 am - "Decorate a Door" contest
Candy Cane Messages for sale - $2 each, on sale until Wednesday

Tuesday - Candy Cane Day (red and white, red and green) or Christmas Vacation Day
10:15 am - Christmas Carol Challenge - sing a Christmas Carol to a teacher of our choosing during period 2 and get a prize

Wednesday - Ugly Christmas Sweater Day or Warm Wednesday (wear your favorite flannel shirt)
12:05 pm - Pictures with Santa - $5 during lunch in the library

Thursday - Christmas Costume Day or Christmas Hat Day
Candy Cane Messages will be delivered

Friday - Spitzmas Cougar Pride Day
8:00 am to 9:00 am - pancake breakfast, $3 each or free for those with a student membership
9:15 am - Cougar Alumni Boys' Volleyball Game
10:00 am - Entertainment Assembly
11:00 am - Locker Clean Up
11:15 am - Lunch
12:00 pm - Load busses for Cougar Hockey game in Winkler
($5 per student, forms and students must be into the office by Wednesday.  All students attending the game must travel by school bus).

Conservation Conference

On Tuesday, December 8, Alecia I, Chelsey G, Kaitlin H, Katie T, Kara M and Ms. Massinon had the opportunity to listen to Jay Ingram (former Discovery Channel's Daily Planet host) at the Manitoba Conservation District Association Conference in Brandon.  Jay's inspirational speech focused on species conservation.  He encouraged the youth that were present to continue with their conservation efforts, while highlighting the ecological challenges that we will face in the 21st century.

Winter Concert

Carman Collegiate Winter Concert
Wednesday, December 9 starting at 7:00 pm
Carman Collegiate Community Theatre
All the bands are playing!

Please join us for a great evening of music.

Christmas Cheer Board

Carman Collegiate is collecting for Christmas Cheer Board from Monday, December 7 to Tuesday December 15. Please leave items in designated collection spot or bring to Mrs Metcalf's room. 

Concerts and Family Movie Nights, book your calendar

Hotel Transylvania II
Monday, December 7 at 7:00 pm
Carman Collegiate Community Theatre
Admission is a non-perishable food item or toy for the Christmas Cheer Board


Carman Collegiate Winter Concert
Wednesday, December 9 starting at 7:00 pm
Carman Collegiate Community Theatre
All the bands are playing!


Everest
Wednesday, December 16 at 7:00 pm
Carman Collegiate Community Theatre

Biology Health Day

On Thursday, November 26, Biology 30 students participated in a Health Careers day where they visited various health locations around the community.  Students had the opportunity to participate in concurrent workshops that focused on different human biology topics, including mental health, sports injuries/concussions, lab & x-ray analysis, dentistry, athletic therapy, cancer care, and public health.  Thank-you to all the local groups and businesses who helped put on a great event!

Feedback from a survey the students did after the Bio / Health Day showed that the students had a wide range of interests from the day, over half now had an increased level of interest in pursuing a health related career, and that they highly recommended that this day continue to be offered to students.

Who Poisoned His Meatball?

Carman Collegiate Senior Drama presents

Who Poisoned His Meatball

Final showing on

• Sunday, November 22 at 2:00 pm.
• Carman Collegiate Community Theatre  
• Tickets available at the Door.  
• Adults are $10.
• Children and students are free.

When the ruthless Nero Sharpe dies suddenly after eating a meal at Luigi's Italian restaurant, everyone asks, "Who poisoned his meatball?"  after all, every patron in the place seems to have a motive to bump him off.

French Chef

Grade 8 students were treated to learning and creating some food in French class on Friday, when they welcomed in a French Chef.  Student learned, in French, the ingredients and information on the Canadian Food Guide.  The wraps were delicious.

Successful Women in Agriculture

On November 17, Bailey G was a panel member at the Manitoba Farm Women's Conference in Winkler.  As part of the panel presentation on "Successful Women in Agriculture", Bailey had the opportunity to share her experiences in developing her beekeeping business.  As well, she spoke about her experience at the 2015 Global Youth Institute on Food in Des Moines, Iowa, and her plans to pursue a career in agriculture after high school.

MPI Friends for Life

On Tuesday, November 17, Carman Collegiate grade 9 and 10 students welcomed Brent Thiebert, an MPI Friends for Life speaker to our school.  Brent shared his poignant story of the fateful night that forever changed his life. At the age of 20, Brent chose to drive impaired and caused a collision that took the life of one friend and critically injured another. Years later, Brent is still coping with the personal and legal consequences of impaired driving. Brent has been speaking to high school driver education students for several years and is an extremely effective communicator. He really helped our students understand that all it takes is one bad choice to tragically change your life forever.

Sr. Drama Presents "Who Poisoned His Meatball?"

Thursday, November 19

7:00 pm

Sunday, November 22

2:00 pm

Carman Collegiate Community Theatre

Tickets at the door - adults $10 and students free

WE Day

On Monday, November 16, 65 of our students will be joining 15 000 other Manitoba students when they travel to the MTS Centre for We Day.

We Day is a powerful, life-changing event that combines the energy of a live concert with the inspiration of extraordinary stories of leadership and change.
We Day brings together world-renowned speakers and award-winning performers with tens of thousands of young people to celebrate their contributions and kick-start another year of change.
We Day has evolved from a single event nearly eight years ago into a series of 14 stadium-sized events held across Canada, the United States and the UK. This past year, 200,000 students attended We Day and left inspired to create change at local and global levels.

You can’t buy a ticket to We Day. Students earn their event tickets by taking one local and one global action through We Schools, our yearlong educational program that engages and empowers young people to become compassionate leaders and active citizens. Some students collect food for homeless shelters. Others raise money to build classrooms overseas. Every young person makes their own journey to We Day, but together, they discover their power to change the world.

Remembrance Day

Carman Collegiate was pleased to welcome several Legion Members and guest speaker CAF WO Brian Vince Adams to our school Remembrance Day ceremony.  Student Council presidents Bailey G and Madi S recited "In Flanders's Field", followed by WO Adams presentation on his experiences in the armed forces.  WO Adams had been a Carman Collegiate student back in the 80's, and he still has family in the Roland Area.

Who Poisoned his Meatball?

Carman Collegiate Senior Drama presents, "Who poisoned his meatball?" on Thursday, November 19 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, November 22 at 2 p.m. Students are free with a $10 ticket cost for adults. Come out and enjoy a great performance as the mystery is figured out.

Spirit Week

Our student took full advantage of getting all made up this week with the Student Council Spirit Week.  Thursday's student assembly had Mr. Shindle present on the upcoming WeDay Event in Winnipeg.  Students interested in attending can apply to Mr. Shindle by Tuesday, November 10 for one of the 45 student tickets available.

OPENING DOORS

The Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology, along with Manitoba Career Prospects, is pleased to present Opening Doors - Parents Career Expo 2015.  Students and parents are welcome to attend free of charge.  The come and go event provides parents and caregivers with the tools and resources they need to guide their children in their career decision making.  The event will include information booths, hands-on demonstrations, and online career exploration.  To learn more, please go to manitobacareerprospects.ca.
The Expo is being hosted on Wednesday, November 18 from 2 pm to 7 pm at the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology Henlow Campus - 130 Henlow Bay.

Spirit Week - November 2 to 5

Student Council is pleased to host Spirit Week starting on Monday.  Please join in the fun and dress the part.

Monday – Crazy Hair and PJ Day

Tuesday – Twin Tuesday/Favorite Movie Character Day

Wednesday – Cougar Pride Day

   Cougar Hockey Game 7:30 pm

Thursday –Tight and Bright Thursday / Cowboys n Aliens

   10:15 am - Entertainment Assembly

My Learning at Home Website

In its efforts to continue supporting parents and students, Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning has developed a new website that offers homework support to middle years students.

The My Learning at Home website, http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/mylearning/index.html, provides links to over 200 videos and animations that explain challenging concepts in the areas of Mathematics and Science.  Selected specifically for Grades 5 to 8 students, each video and animation has been annotated and organized by grade level to correspond with the curriculum.

This link has been put on the bottom right corner of the Carman Collegiate home page for easy access.

Carman Collegiate Gr. 9's are going to work!

The 2015 'Take Our Kids to Work Day' program will take place on Wednesday, November 4, 2015. 

Take Our Kids to Work is a national program of The Learning Partnership and has existed since 1994.  Annually, more than 200,000 grade nine students and over 75,000 businesses and organizations nation wide participate in Take Our Kids to Work day.
The Take Our Kids to Work program illustrates the importance of education, skills development and training while giving students the opportunity to experience the world of work and the variety of career opportunities that await them.

The Take Our Kids to Work program enables the entire community - parents, teachers and workplaces - to play an important role in the career development of young Canadians.

Blood Donor Clinics

Canadian Blood Services representatives will come in on Monday to speak with the Grade 11 and 12 Health class during Period 2. Afterward, they will be setting up a booth for any staff/students who are interested in getting their blood typed. This is to promote the Blood Donor Clinic which will take place on Monday, November 9 at the Community Hall, from 2 pm to 7 pm..

Spirit Week Activities have been Postponed.

It is Spirit Week at Carman Collegiate!

Be sure to get involved and dress up.

Monday – Crazy Hair and PJ Day

Tuesday – Twin Tuesday/Favorite Movie Character Day

Wednesday – Cougar Pride Day

Cougar Hockey Home Opener 7:30 pm

Thursday –Tight and Bright Thursday / 

     Cowboys n Aliens

Friday – Fearful Friday

Hallowe’en Costume or Black and Orange Day 

CARMAN COLLEGIATE CAREER INITIATIVE MPPC UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE FAIR 2015

Grade 11 and 12 students from Carman Collegiate, Elm Creek, Miami and the Dufferin Christian School had an exceptional opportunity as they attended the university college fair on October 22, an annual Carman Collegiate Career Initiative.  Students spoke directly with representatives from each of the University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, Brandon University, Canadian Mennonite University, Providence University College, Red River College, Assiniboine Community College, Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology, and Booth University College.  Each student attended 2 presentations which were very informative and inspiring for students planning their post-secondary education.  This was an excellent event to check out career possibilities and future educational endeavors.  Thank you to all the post-secondary institutions for making this event possible.   

Student Vote 2015!

Our 9-12 Social Studies students were among the more than 850,000 students from cross Canada who cast their vote in this years’ Student Vote 2015!  6000 schools and all but one federal riding were represented throughout Canada! This program allows students to experience the voting process firsthand and to practice the habits of informed and engaged citizenship.

Student Vote National results were as follows:

Liberals won a majority government with 223 seats

Conservatives formed official opposition with 69 seats.

NDP: 40 seats

Green: 4

Bloc Quebecois: 1

Results in Carman Collegiate:

Conservative: 38

Liberal: 26

NDP: 9

CHP: 6

Green 1

National Teen Driver Safety Week - Oct. 19 to 23

Young people only make up 13% of all licensed drivers in this country, but they account for approximately one quarter of all road-related injuries and fatalities. Driver distraction is a factor in between 15%-19% of all fatal collisions involving teen drivers.  And young people all have best friends. They are the people you make plans with, the people you talk to, and the people with whom you share the most important things. If you care about your best friend, let them know that teen driver safety is a huge issue in Canada. Join Parachute in making these completely preventable injuries a thing of the past, and ensure that you and your best friends remain Best Friends Forever.

BFFs Practice Safe Text
One in four young adults know someone who has been impacted as a result of distracted driving, so tell your friends to put the phone away when they are driving a car.

Curb the Texting
Almost all young adults feel that texting and driving is very dangerous, but over half still admit to doing it anyway. Don’t text and drive.


Focus on the Road, Not on Your Phone
Using your smartphone while driving quadruples your risk of a crash and taking your eyes off the road for more than two seconds doubles your risk of getting into a collision.


Friends Don’t Let Best Friends Text and Drive
Eight out of ten young adults said they would speak up if they saw a friend texting and driving, so be a leader and speak up if you see a friend texting and driving.


It’s Not Worth the Risk
Young adults believe that distracted driving is not as dangerous as impaired driving and almost 40 per cent of adults do not consider using a smartphone while stopped at a traffic light to be distracted driving. Cell phones and driving don’t mix.

World Food Conference

On Oct. 14-17, Bailey G and Ms. Massinon attended the Global Youth Institute at the World Food Conference in Des Moines, Iowa.  Bailey was chosen as one of two students to represent Manitoba after writing a paper on why she is optimistic about the future of agriculture.  In preparation for the conference, she undertook a research project about a critical food security issue and presented her findings while at the conference.  As well, she was able to connect with international experts and students from around the world that share her passion for agriculture.  One of the highlights of the conference included meeting Robb Fraley, World Food Prize Laureate and Executive VP and Chief Technology Officer for Monsanto.  As well, students had the opportunity to participate in this year's World Food Prize Award Presentation, which is known as the Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture.  Ultimately, it was an unforgettable experience and Bailey and Ms. Massinon would like to thank Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba for presenting them with the opportunity, as well as Monsanto, Viterra and Manitoba Corn Growers for providing sponsorship dollars.

Safe Workers of Tomorrow

Carman Collegiate is pleased to welcome back the Safe Workers of Tomorrow organization.  All grade 11 students will take part in the SWoT training that will take place for half of the class on Wednesday, October 14 and the other half on Thursday, October 15.  During the training, students will be involved in a morning classroom session discussing employee rights, and then in the afternoon our students will travel to a business in town and conduct a safety audit of that business.  They then return to the school and discuss their findings.
The highest rate of injuries in our workforce involve employees from the ages of 16 to 24.  The SWoT training is meant to make employees aware of their rights, be able to better recognize dangers and the consequences that can result from dangerous work, and therefore keep our youth safer.
The SWoT will also be presenting to our grade 9 students on Thursday morning.  This is a lead up to the Take Your Kids to Work that will be taking place on Wednesday, November 4.  Grade 9 parents should have received information regarding this day.

Great Start for the Philanthropy Group

The showing of Minions last night brought in over 120 people.  Over the three movie nights hosted the last three weeks (Inside Out, Ant Man, Minions), total attendance has been 325.  This puts the Youth in Philanthropy well ahead of target for their fundraising goals.  There has been an increased number of students becoming involved in the Philanthropy group as well.
A big thank you to the Graduation Class of 2015, who donated $560 to the Philanthropy group.  This is the groups first official significant contribution to the fund from outside the fundraising group.  The Youth in Philanthropy connection to the Carman Area Foundation continues to be strengthened, and the CAF promotion and support of this group is much appreciated.
Thank you to all who have attended movies, and offered their support.

Student Council Memberships on Sale Now

Student council will be selling student council memberships starting on Tuesday, October 13.  Memberships will be on sale in front of the office until Friday, October 16. Cost is $10 per membership.  Student Council memberships give you reduced prices into the various student council activities throughout the year, the main item being reduced dance prices.  The goal is to sell 125  memberships. This helps fund the various activities throughout the year (grade wars, dances, pancake breakfast, spirit weeks, and many other activities).

My Child in the Middle Years: A Parent Resource

Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning is pleased to announce the online release of "My child in the Middle Years: A Parent Resource."  This resource is available at the following link:

http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/midyears/index.html

The department created this online resource to meet an expressed need for provincial resources for parents / guardians of children in their Middle Years (grades 5 to 8) of school.  The website offers information and resources to help parents and educators understand the developmental changes and situations adolescent children may experience at school, at home, and in the community.  It also addresses questions and concerns parents of Middle Years students may have, and provides explanations and suggestions on how to handle a variety of challenging situations.

Habitat for Humanity

Mr. Lang's grade 11 Woodworking class gained some hands on experience when they assisted with deck building and siding at the Habitat for Humanity house today.  The different Woodworking classes are looking to get into new structures at different stages of construction this year.

Minions will be here soon!

Family Movie Night this Thursday will see the Minions visiting the Carman Collegiate Community Theatre starting at 7:00 pm.  Cost is $5 per person or $15 per family and all proceeds go toward the Carman Collegiate Philanthropy group.  Last night the group had approximately 50 people show up for Ant Man.

Terry Fox Run

Grade Wars - Gr. 12's were "Bright and Tight"

Carman Collegiate celebrated the running of its 15th annual Terry Fox Run today.  Prior to going on the run, our students were involved in Grade Wars in the gym.  This involved in our students competing grade vs grade in various fun games.

After the Grade Wars, our students headed out onto the walking path for the Terry Fox Run.  Approximately 100 students ran the course.  Students raised over $1100 for us to donate to cancer research in Terry's name.  Thank you to all who pledged our students.

Grade 7's on the move.

Family Movie Night

The Youth in Philanthropy opening movie of the year, "Inside Out" brought out 145 people, our biggest showing  yet!  Next Thursday, Family Movie night will show "Ant Man".  Again, the cost is $5 per person or $15 per family and proceeds go toward the Youth in Philanthropy support of community programs.  Show time is 7:00 pm and all are welcome to attend.

Grade 9 to 11 Awards Ceremony

Grade 9 Honour Roll Congratulations to our 2014 - 2015 Award Recipients.  Awards were given out Thursday evening at our annual Open House and grade 9 to 11 Awards Ceremony. English Awards

English 10F - Emma G-W and Kim N
Life/Work Exploration 10S - Kim N and Hannah P
English 20F - Savannah W
English 30S - Katie TM

Mathematics Awards 
Math 10F  - Alex C, Waedon D and Hannah P
Trans Math 10F - Alex C and Hannah P
Intro to Pre-Calculus and Applied Math 20S - Matthew D and Madison H
Essential Math 20S - Madison H, Colton T and Savannah W
Pre-Calculus Math 30S - Katie TM
Applied Math 30S - Olivia L and Katie TM
Essential Math 30S  - Allan D and Emilie P

Science Awards 
Science 10F - Waedon D and Hannah P
Science 20F - Savannah W
Agriculture 30S - Kara M
Biology 30S  - Katie TM
Chemistry 30S - Katie TM
Physics 30S - Katie TM

Social Studies Awards 
Social Studies 10F -Emma G-W
Geography 20F  - Madison H
History 30S - Chelsey G

French Awards 
French 10G - Waedon D and Hannah P
French 20G - Brynne R and Savannah W
French 30S - Roxanne G

Physical Education/Athletics 
Phys Ed. 10F Waedon D and Hannah P
Phys Ed. 20F Matthew D
Phys Ed. 30F Bailey G

Music/Art Awards 
Music 10G Ashley D and Hannah P
Art 10G Raina A
Music 20G Matthew D
Music 30S Jana S

Human Ecology Awards 
Clothing Housing Design 15G - Jena K
Foods 15G - Hannah P
Foods 20G - Madison H
Clothing Housing Design 30S - Roxanne G
Foods 30G - Katie TM

Industrial Arts Awards 
Electronics 15G - Waedon D
Woodworking 15G - Alex C and Waedon D
Power Mechanics 20G - William A and Brynne R
Woodworking 20G - Rhett C, Tyson S. Reggie S and Savannah W
Metalwork Technology 30S - Jordan T
Woodworking 30S - Allan D, Will D and Bailey G

Business Awards 
Business 15G - Emma G-W and Hannah P
Accounting 30S - Shaylin O and Olivia L

Technology Awards 
Print Communications 25S - Raina A and Zachary R
Interactive Websites 35S/Web Design 35S - Rhett C, Matthew D, Madison H and Brynne R
Digital Pictures/Film 25S - Savannah W
Broadcast/Interactive Media 35S - Jordan P
Data Collection and Analysis 35S - Elliott W

Family Movie Nights Return with Inside Out

Family Movie Nights are starting up again on Thursday, September 24.  Our Youth in Philanthropy group is hosting movies on the next three Thursdays, starting with the movie Inside Out.  Ant Man and Minions will follow.  Cost is $5 per person or $15 for the family.  Showtime is 7:00 pm.  Water, popcorn and goodies are available for $1 each.  All proceeds go toward the Youth in Philanthropy who last year granted over $4500 to different organizations in our community.

Carman Collegiate Open House and Awards Ceremony

Please join us on Thursday, September 17 for our annual Carman Collegiate Open House and grade 9 to 11 Awards Ceremony.

• 7:00 pm - Open House presentation in theatre
• 7:30 pm - Meet and visit with teachers in library
• 8:00 pm - Gr. 9 to 11 Awards Ceremony in theatre

All our invited to join us for part or all of this evening.  Meet your child's teachers, see the rooms they will spend a majority of their day in, and hear about all the great things our school offers.

World Suicide Prevention Day

Carman Collegiate students participated in the World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10.  In support of this year’s theme “connectedness,” students were invited to fly kites to celebrate the day and increase awareness around mental well-being and suicide prevention.  75 students participated and received the important message, together we can promote resiliency and encourage conversation around mental health. 

Welcome Back!

Classes will resume for our grade 7 to 9 students on Thursday, September 10.  Along with welcome back assemblies, they will be starting regular classes as well.

Classes will resume for our grade 10 to 12 students on Friday, September 11.  All students, even those who do not have a scheduled class for first period, are asked to attend this full morning as we will be having meetings and distributing information.  Regular classes will also be starting on Friday.  All grade 10 to 12 students will be asked to report to their advisors for 8:55 am (advisor lists will be posted on the theatre bulletin board).

Our canteen will be up and running for Thursday.  Reminder that daily specials will be posted on this newsletter, and that $20 meal cards can be purchased (and are kept) at the canteen.

Please mark Thursday, September 17 on your calendar.  This is the evening of our Open House and Grade 9 to 11 Awards Ceremony.  The Open House takes place from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and the Awards Ceremony starts at 8:00 pm.  This is a great opportunity to find out more about our school, meet your child's teachers, and to see where they spend a majority of their day.

Teachers for 2015 - 2016 and Farewells

Middle Years
* Rob Chalaturnyk - Gr. 7 ELA and Math, gr. 7 & 8 Science
* Lisa MacPherson - Gr. 7 ELA and Math
* Jodi Rouire - Gr. 7 & 8 French and Divisional French Language Coordinator
* Marilyn Thompson - Gr. 8 ELA and Math, Gr. 7 & 8 Social Studies
* Kim Deamel - Gr. 8 ELA and Math, Gr. 7 & 8 Art and Drama

Middle and Senior Years
* James Ballantyn - Gr. 7 to 10 PE
* Clint Rivest - Gr. 7 - 12 music and Web Design, Digital Picts, Broadcast Media, and Animation
* Trevor Lang - Gr. 7 to 12 Wood Working
* Evan Williams - Gr. 7 and 8 Electronics, Gr. 9 Power Mech, Gr. 10 and 11 Sheet Metal, and Gr. 12 Applied Tech
* Jen Courtney - Gr. 7 to 12 Foods and Nutrition
* Alice Phillips - Gr. 7 to 10 Clothing, Housing and Design, Gr. 11 and 12 Family Studies

Senior Years
* Jacquie Metcalf -  Gr. 9 to 12 French, Gr. 9 to 11 Drama, Gr. 9 Business and Print Communications
* Warren Hoffman - Gr. 10 to 12 ELA, Gr. 10 Drama - lighting
* Wayne Nykyforak - Gr. 10 Into to App and PreC Math, Gr. 11 and 12 Applied and Precalc Math, Gr. 11 and 12 Physics, Calculus
* Dave Spitznagel - Gr. 11 and 12 Chem, Gr. 11 and 12 Accounting, Gr. 10 and 12 Essential Math
* Rosie Massinon - Gr. 9 and 10 science, Gr. 11 and 12 Biology, Gr. 10 Agriculture
* Dee Ann McCullough - Gr. 9 Soc. St., Gr. 10 Geog, Gr. 11 History, Gr. 10 Life Works Exploration
* Verna Clemis - Gr. 9 ELA, Gr. 9 Life, Gr. 9 Reading is Thinking, Gr. 9 Business and Print Communications
* Larisa Ens - Gr. 9 Math, Gr. 11 and 12 PE
* Lauren Adams - Gr. 9 Art, Gr. 7 to 12 Resource
* Lynn Rempel - Main Street Campus teacher, Gr. 9 Math, Gr. 9 Science, Gr. 11 Essential Math, 

* Donna Pritchard - Guidance Counselling
* Garth Shindle - Vice Principal, Gr. 12 Global Issues, gr. 11 and 12 PE, CTS school coordinator
* Jack Phillips - Principal

Thank you and all the best to teachers leaving us.

• Ms. Kirsten Carman spent the year with us teaching our students foods and nutrition.  We wish Ms. Carman all the best as she moves over to St. Pauls Collegiate in Elie for next year and we welcome Mrs. Courtney back.
• Mrs. Jaylyn Sigurdson spent the first half of the school year in our grade 8 area.  And we are excited to announce that Jaylyn welcomed baby girl Olivia into the world last week.  Mrs. Thompson is now a baba. 
• Mrs. Carissa Boschmann has done two stints with us this year.  She started by teaching band to our students, and then returned in April to teach the grade 8 homeroom when Mrs. Rheault went on mat leave.  Mrs. Boschmann is all heading over to St. Pauls for next school year. 
• Mrs. Amanda Rheault has been on mat leave with her two boys, Blake and Parker, since April and will be moving to Carman Elementary School upon her return next year.  She has taught in the grade 8 area for the past five years.  Thank you Mrs. Rheault for your dedication to our students and all the best at Carman Elementary.

Grade 7 and 8 Awards

Gr. 7 Honour Roll

Gr. 8 Honour Roll

The Grade 7 and 8 Award Ceremony took place Friday morning.  Subject awards, individual class awards, and honour roll were distributed at the ceremony.  Congratulations to all grade 7 and 8 students for a great year.
Class awards for Top Citizen, Teacher Award, and Student of the Year were presented for the two grades.  Recipients were:






Grade 7
Top Citizen Award - Ben P and Raina W
Teacher Award - Hanna B, Kendra D, and Diana G
Student of the Year - Erika P and Elizabeth H

Grade 8
Top Citizen Award - Bailey L, Victoria A, Shelby A, and Luke P
Teacher Award - Austin B, Trevor G, Matthew L, Jesse M, and        Alyssa B
Student of the Year - Darci W, Kevin D, Ethan C, and
   Campbell E

The Kent Atkins award general proficiency at grade 8 - Miranda B

Kent Atkins Award

Gr. 8 Special Award recipients

Graduation 2015

Receiving the Chown

Our Graduation 2015 Ceremony took place on Thursday, June 25 at the Carman Community Hall.  Sixty-seven students graduated, with sixty-two of the graduates crossing the stage.  Congratulations to all of our graduates.  Carman Collegiate Special Award recipients from the afternoon include:

Prairie Rose School Division Awards - Allen Cabato

Governor General's Medal

Kyla Lenton Memorial Scholarship - Cole Phillips

Lewis J. and Pearl C. Roth Award - Kaylin Schroeder

The LCL Construction Scholarship - Quinton Gitzel

The Chown Centennial Scholarship - Allen Cabato

The Carman Collegiate Staff Award - Ryley Colpitts

The Governor General's Academic Medal - Jay Ort

Staff Award Winner and all 14 nominees.

Athletic Award Banquet

The Carman Collegiate Athletic Award Banquet took place Thursday, June 18 at the Active Living Centre.  We had 70 athletes and 35 family members in attendance at the event.  The evening started with coaches from all the teams awarding their team's MVP and Coaches' Awards.  This was followed by dinner.  Mr. Shindle then presented the major athletic awards for the year.  

Jay Ort

We started with a new category of Scholastic Athletes.  All students participating on three or more school athletic teams and holding an 80% or greater average received certificates of accomplishment.  The Carman Collegiate Scholastic Athlete of the Year was then presented to Jay Ort.  Jay was involved in Cross Country, Track, and Badminton while maintaining an above 95% academic average.  Jay will be attending the University of Tulsa next year to continue with his Cross Country Running while taking Chemical Engineering.

Mr. Ballantyne, Mason, Emma, Nikki, Rylan

The female and male athletes of the year were then awarded.  A points model is used based on number of sports, number of tournament, zone, or provincial MVP awards, and number of times on teams that win zones or provincials.  Based on the following criteria, the recipients were:

Brian Parker Junior Varsity Female Athlete of the Year - Emma Gylywoychuk-Winkler

Frank McKinnon Junior Varsity Male Athlete of the Year - Rylan Metcalf

Kelly Hand Senior Varsity Female Athlete of the Year - Nikki Jeanson

Eddie Belfour Senior Varsity Male Athlete of the Year - Mason Metcalf

Jordan, Mr. Myers, Maddi

The final major award presentation of the evening saw us dedicate the Coaches' Award for Dedication and Determination to Mr. Lyle Myers.  Mr. Myers is at the Collegiate every morning at 7:00 am, coaching upcoming runners and helping them recognize their abilities.  The recipients of the Lyle Myers' Coaches Award, awarded to the grade 12 student showing determination and dedication throughout their athletic career were Jordan Riddell and Maddi Gylywoychuk-Winkler.

The evening then ended with the presentation of MHSAA Provincial Certificates of all students who went to provincials.  Many of teams competed at the provincial level, with our JV Boys Volleyball capturing bronze, and our SV Boys Volleyball team capture the Provincial Championship.  Congratulations to all our athletes on a great year!

June So Soon

Our June So Soon Celebrations took place on Friday.  Finally, a warm sunny day at the beach.  It has been many years since our students have been able to brave the waters at Colert Beach.  Our day started with an entertainment assembly, and the Beverly Ens Memorial Award and School Spirit Awards were presented.

The Beverly Ens Memorial Award is presented to the past presidents of the student council.  Beverly Ens was the Carman Collegiate Student Council president when she was involved in a fatal car accident in 1984.  The award is in appreciation on the work done and sacrifices made to give all students an enjoyable school experience.  Our 2014-2015 school presidents put in a huge number of hours planning, setting up, and participating in events.  Not only did they plan, they were full participants.  Mrs. Larisa Ens present the award to Mason M and Dane N.

The School Spirit Award was first presented in 1966.  The school spirit award is presented to the student or students who contribute behind the scenes and without thought of reward, has a cooperative attitude with both their peers and staff, demonstrates a genuine concern for others, and has a positive “lets get things done” outlook.   The nominees were: Tessa B, Allan C, Riley C, Maddi G W, Caitlin H, Nikki J, Amanda M, Mason M, Vanessa M, Dane N, Emily P, Addi P, Jordan R, Maddi S, and Lina L S.  
Our recipients were involved in student council, sporting teams, helping to coach, score keep, set up, document banners, helping with Cheerboard, involved philanthropy group, and many other activities.  Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the School Spirit Awards – Maddi G W and Mason M. 

Student Council then fed all the student lunch before we bussed our students to Colert Beach.  A great day was had by all.

One Last Family Movie Night

The Carman Collegiate Philanthropy Group is excited to announce our final movie night for 2014-15. 

On Friday June 19^th we will be showing “Cinderella” in the Carman Collegiate Community Theatre at 7:00 pm. For the first time ever, this movie night will be a costume party. Children and parents are invited to dress up as their favourite characters from the movie or any other costume you so desire. We are expecting a high volume of princes and princesses in attendance. As always, cost is $5.00 per person or $15.00 per family and there will be popcorn, water, and a variety of candy for sale. There will also be door prizes and special prizes for anyone who is in costume. 

Proceeds will be used during the 2015-16 granting season.

Science News

Career and Technology Studies in conjunction with Rosanne Massinon, Carman Collegiate Biology class has been awarded the Manitoba Scientist Grant for next year. This grant gives the Biology class an opportunity to collaborate with local scientists. This grant was awarded to teachers/classes and schools that support: the sense of wonder and curiosity about scientific and technological endeavors, contribute to exemplary practices in science education and provide students with opportunities to
interact with people working in the field of science.
Our Science Lab will also have a major transition this summer.  As part of the provincial initiative to redo science labs in the province, our science lab will be totally renovated over the summer and is projected to be open at the start of September.  The renovation also included a major grant to purchase specialized equipment for the new lab.

Arts Appreciation Evening

Jourdan

Sr. Band closing up the night

Quilt raffle

The Arts Appreciation Evening held on Wednesday evening introduced a revamped format in our efforts to better highlight our student's incredible range of talents.  The evening started with our Philanthropy group hosting a sell out BBQ.  Our 200 plus audience then moved into the theatre and were treated to a sustainability fashion show.  Our models showed off dresses designed and created by students.  All dressed were made of 100% recycled materials.  Our grade 7 and 9 bands then performed.  Our audience then had the opportunity to take a gallery walk and witness what our students have been creating in Human Ecology, Industrial Arts, and Art class.  The Collegiate's many clubs had displays out presenting the many opportunities available to our students.  The Strum Club was also in full swing, performing during the intermission.  The evening then closed with our grade 8 and senior high bands hitting all the right notes.  Thanks to all our students and staff for their involvement in making this a great evening.

The Philanthropy Group would like to thank the community for the support on June 3, as we hosted a BBQ Fundraiser in conjunction with  the Art's Appreciation Evening.  All proceeds from the BBQ will be going to 2015-2016 granting season.  Thank you for your continued support!

Janel

Strum Club performing

Philanthropy club BBQ to start the night.

Raina with her First Prize
 in the Intermediate
Black and White Poster Category.

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