Alex, Robin and Felix were recognized as exemplary athletes and Todd Howlett and Bonnie LeFrank as volunteer coaches.
Congratulations to all! Thank you for the photos Mrs. Sherlock!
4.29.2016
NSSAF Celebration of School Sport Banquet
This week the NSSAF Celebration of School Sport banquet was held at the WTCC
Alex, Robin and Felix were recognized as exemplary athletes and Todd Howlett and Bonnie LeFrank as volunteer coaches.
Congratulations to all! Thank you for the photos Mrs. Sherlock!
Alex, Robin and Felix were recognized as exemplary athletes and Todd Howlett and Bonnie LeFrank as volunteer coaches.
Congratulations to all! Thank you for the photos Mrs. Sherlock!
Halifax Women's History Presentation
On April 26th, both grade 10 History classes welcomed Dr. Fran Gregor of the Halifax Women's History Society. Dr. Gregor's lecture, entitled "Mother Was Off Winning the War", taught the students about the extraordinary role women volunteers played in the war effort in Halifax during World War 2. We also discussed the society's WOW (Woman on the Waterfront) project, which is working to fund a piece of public art to commemorate the role of women in Halifax during wartime. Learn more at www.halifaxwomenshistory.ca
Dr. Gregor is a former Sacred Heart parent and a former member of the Board of Governors.
CAIS Student Leadership Conference in Calgary/Banff
Sacred Heart students have been attending the CAIS Student Leadership Conference in Calgary recently. Opening ceremonies were held at West Island College. Guest speakers included the very inspirational mayor, Naheed Nenshi, and Member of Parliament Randy Boissonnault! And, they got to Banff!
The CAIS Student Leadership Conference is a five-day conference with delegates attending from independent schools across Canada. We had the opportunity to go to West Island College in Calgary, to attend this conference. We participated in activities that ranged from workshops on stress management to yoga class and to the Amazing Race in Banff. We had the privilege of listening to amazing speakers who shared their stories and encouraged us to seek our own summits, the theme of the week. One of our favorite speakers was Olympic speed skater, Catriona Le May Doan, who shared with us the importance of perseverance and overcoming failure.
The CAIS Student Leadership Conference is a five-day conference with delegates attending from independent schools across Canada. We had the opportunity to go to West Island College in Calgary, to attend this conference. We participated in activities that ranged from workshops on stress management to yoga class and to the Amazing Race in Banff. We had the privilege of listening to amazing speakers who shared their stories and encouraged us to seek our own summits, the theme of the week. One of our favorite speakers was Olympic speed skater, Catriona Le May Doan, who shared with us the importance of perseverance and overcoming failure.
Audeamus Choir & Fountain Choir Perform at Library
On Saturday, April 23rd, our Audeamus performed in an afternoon event called “Anything A Capella” with a number of excellent choirs from around Atlantic Canada, including the Fountain Academy Choir at the Paul O'Regan Hall at the Halifax Central Library. On the tune list for our groups were Seasons of Love (from Rent), Africa (by Toto), and Taylor Swift's "Trouble". It was a great afternoon. The Sacred Heart Choirs were under the direction of Gwen Dawson and Adele Merritt.
Neuroscience Symposium at Dal
The Grade 10 and 4 Grade 9 students had an opportunity to visit Dalhousie University and spend the day attending lectures on Medical Neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and Parkinson disease. This was a Neuroscience Symposium to offer an insight to students on the diffrent areas of research being done at Dalhousie University.
They were given a tour of the various laboratories at the Brain Repair Centre and an insight into the type of research being presently done at this centre.
The students were very excited and curious to learn about the type of research and also had an opportunity to discuss and express their views on research articles they read at this Neuroscience Symposium.
Thank you for the pictures, Dr. Da Silva.
Thank you for the pictures, Dr. Da Silva.
1st Place Winners and Participants in Concours d'art oratoire!
Canadian Parents for French held their annual Concours d’art oratoire (provincial French public speaking competition) on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Mount Saint Vincent University. The Concours d’art oratoire allows Canadian Parents for French to sponsor an activity where students from across the province express themselves and are recognized for their talents in French public speaking.
This year 5 brave, hard-working students participated from the High School: Anisha Ravaselvam, Gabrielle Côté, Genevieve Cunningham, Andrea Field and Annie Xu. Anisha Ravaselvam, Geneviève Cunningham and Annie Xu were 1st place finishers! As well Annie Xu won a trip to Gatineau, Quebec to participate in the National Concours d'Art Oratoire on May 28th. Félicitations, les filles nous sommes très fiers de vous.
Mme Davis
Well done, ladies!
Congratulations to FA Students for Winning NSCC Excellence in Entrepreurship Award
For the second year in a row, Fountain Academy competed in the provincial MATE Underwater ROV Competition and won the NSCC Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award.
"This year’s challenge was to build an underwater remotely operated vehicle resilient enough to complete tasks from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico to the reaches of our solar system on Europa, one of Jupiter’s many moons. The Sharks Robotics ROV team had the pleasure of presenting the Hammerhead ROV to the panel of judges at our regional MATE competition in April 2016. The Hammerhead ROV features a pneumatic claw, temperature sensor with microcontroller board, three high-definition cameras and four motors all encapsulated within a small footprint and lightweight design. The form factor and capabilities of the Hammerhead ROV is an incredible feat for our construction and design team consisting of Antony Kahil, Aristides Milios, Gordon Stevens and Fady Toulany. Being piloted from shore by Antony Kahil and Ethan Title, this advanced suite of tools enabled the robot to complete many tasks underwater from collecting samples to reading the temperature of a seafloor vent. Participating in the business model and underwater challenge based MATE competition for our second time, we received the “Excellence in Entrepreneurship” award for the second year in a row, boasting the highest business score that the regional competition organizers had ever seen. This achievement marks a huge success for the business team, the core of which was comprised of Alex Gillis and Andy Samman. The 2015/2016 season was extremely successful and resulted in the team learning a lot through the additions of pneumatics and a microcontroller to the Hammerhead ROV. We are looking forward to next year and recruiting personnel to the Sharks Robotics team as our Grade 12 students move on."
"This year’s challenge was to build an underwater remotely operated vehicle resilient enough to complete tasks from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico to the reaches of our solar system on Europa, one of Jupiter’s many moons. The Sharks Robotics ROV team had the pleasure of presenting the Hammerhead ROV to the panel of judges at our regional MATE competition in April 2016. The Hammerhead ROV features a pneumatic claw, temperature sensor with microcontroller board, three high-definition cameras and four motors all encapsulated within a small footprint and lightweight design. The form factor and capabilities of the Hammerhead ROV is an incredible feat for our construction and design team consisting of Antony Kahil, Aristides Milios, Gordon Stevens and Fady Toulany. Being piloted from shore by Antony Kahil and Ethan Title, this advanced suite of tools enabled the robot to complete many tasks underwater from collecting samples to reading the temperature of a seafloor vent. Participating in the business model and underwater challenge based MATE competition for our second time, we received the “Excellence in Entrepreneurship” award for the second year in a row, boasting the highest business score that the regional competition organizers had ever seen. This achievement marks a huge success for the business team, the core of which was comprised of Alex Gillis and Andy Samman. The 2015/2016 season was extremely successful and resulted in the team learning a lot through the additions of pneumatics and a microcontroller to the Hammerhead ROV. We are looking forward to next year and recruiting personnel to the Sharks Robotics team as our Grade 12 students move on."
- Alex Gillis, Grade 12
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