March 21, 2018

Vanessa Morris, a grade 10 student at École secondaire catholique Champlain (Chelmsford), was selected as one of 60 students to be the voice of Ontario’s 1.9 million students on the Ontario Ministry of Education Minister’s Student Advisory Council for 2018-2019. Council members share their ideas and reflections with the Minister of Education on ways to further enhance Ontario’s public education system. Council members also offer advice, particularly as it pertains to the Ministry’s efforts to strengthen student commitment.

The Ontario Ministry of Education selected Vanessa on the basis of her leadership qualities and sense of initiative she displayed both at school and in the greater community. Vanessa currently represents grade 10 students in the ÉSC Champlain’s student parliament, she is also Youth Advisor on the first ever North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Patient and Family Advisory Committee. She was selected to participate in SHAD’s 2018 summer enrichment program and is one of the student representatives at the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario’s sectorial tables, to name but a few of her accomplishments.

Vanessa will have the opportunity to develop her leadership skills and broaden her knowledge of strategic planning and of government policy, programs and practices aimed at making her peers aware of the programs and services that are offered to Ontario students.

“Our students are widely recognized for their leadership qualities and involvement in community affairs. We are thrilled in the knowledge that they have the ability to contribute to our French language Catholic schools and to the greater community, as well,” stated CSCNO Director of Education Mrs. Lyse-Anne Papineau. “Vanessa is a remarkable young woman. Her contributions to improving the school environment at Champlain are many, and she will now have an opportunity to share her leadership skills at the provincial level.”   

The Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario offers a French Catholic Educational Program that is widely recognized for its excellence. The CSCNO provides a quality learning environment and academic program that runs from early childhood to adult education, with some 7,000 students enrolled in 27 elementary and 10 secondary schools.

Source: Brigitte Morin
External Relations Coordinator
Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario
705-673-5626, ext. 389 
705-690-9740 (cell)