April 29, 2016

The student teams from École Alliance St-Joseph (Chelmsford) were dominant at the 13th annual French-language Battle of the Books competition held on April 26, 2016 at Collège Boréal. The École Alliance St-Joseph Lynx from Chelmsford excelled and finished second overall while also winning the Team Spirit Award. Whereas Alliance St-Joseph students have claimed the silver medal for the third time in successive years, the Lynx were also awarded the
Team Spirit Award in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

The following students are members of the Alliance St-Joseph team: Mathieu Lavallée, Nikolas Chevrier, Véronique Coutu, Ashley Boulard, Jacob Lapierre, Haven Fournier, Roxanne Roussel and Hope Thurlow. The team was coached by Mrs. Joanne Mitchell and Mrs. Francine Braconnier with the support of fellow school colleagues Alexie Blais, Aleena Gauthier, Nicolas Robillard and Mackaylee Maillet. The team also benefited from the energy and support of Jordyn Montpellier as school mascot.

Organized by the Greater Sudbury Public Library, the competition enabled nine French-language Catholic and Public schools from the community to read 30 books before taking part in the competition aimed at promoting enthusiasm for books and reading among students and promoting literacy in schools. The program was created to stimulate enjoyment of recreational reading in grades 4, 5 and 6 by encouraging students to read more books written by authors they already enjoy and to discover new authors.

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 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
Interim Assistant Director of Communications
Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario
(705) 673-5626, ext. 294
(705) 677-8195 – cell phone