May 14, 2015

From March 23 to April 2, a student from Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph lived a unique experience at Queen’s Park as Page in the province’s Legislature. Démily Thibodeau-Bello, a grade 7 student, was selected among hundreds of applicants seeking to participate in the Legislative Page Program.

A first challenge that Démily met with success before the start of this adventure was memorizing the faces, names and ridings of the 107 members of provincial parliament with whom she worked at Queen’s Park. The Pages play an important role in the Legislature. They work in the Legislative Chamber as messengers, performing many helpful duties for the Members of Provincial Parliament and the Officers of the House.

“We take great pride in seeing a CSCNO student benefit from this incredible learning experience. While becoming experts of Ontario’s legislative system, Démily met some outstanding citizens. With this experience, she will continue to share her leadership in her school as well as her community,” stated Mrs. Lyse-Anne Papineau, CSCNO Director of Education.

Each year, some 140 boys and girls are selected from across Ontario to serve as Pages at the Legislative Assembly. The program is an educational opportunity for outgoing, high-achieving, community-involved grade 7 and 8 students who have demonstrated responsibility and leadership.

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 in 27 elementary and 10 secondary schools.

INFO:

Paul de la Riva
Communications and Community Development Coordinator
Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario
(705) 673-5626, ext. 294
(705) 677-8195 – cell phone