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June 2015

Summer Edition

KEC Update We Believe in Excellence, Respect, Citizenship, Safety

and Responsibility

Principal

Darwin MacFarlane

Vice-Principals

Rob Hadath

Don Kupiak

Darlene Martineau

Attendance Line

204-669-6036

RETSD Board of Trustees

Colleen Carswell (Chair)

Ward 1

Colleen Carswell

Ward 1

Jerry Sodomlak

Ward 2

John Toews

Ward 2

Rod Giesbrecht

Ward 3

Eva Prysizney

Ward 3

Wayne Ritcher

Ward 4

Brian Olynik

(Vice-Chair)

Ward 4

Peter Kotyk

Ward 5

Michael West

River East Transcona School Division

Kildonan-East Collegiate

845 Concordia Avenue

Winnipeg, MB R2K 2M6

Congratulation to the students and staff who attended the 21st Annual Skills Canada National Competition in Saskatchewan in May. (Left to right) Jill Pasveer, Ashley

Weber, Mr. Dan Laboissiere, Marcela Sanchez-Morales, Mr. Mirek

Weichsel, Birhanu Bishaw, Ms Cheryl Kalinin. (missing Mr.

Raymond Czayka).

Our winners placed as follows:

Ashley Weber - Gold in Painting

Marcela Sanchez-Morales - Bronze in Cooking Birhanu Bishaw- Silver in Photography

Way to go Reivers!

KEC REPRESENTED AT THE SKILLS CANADA NATIONAL COMPETITION

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COUNSELLORS CORNER

The Counselling Department has been busy planning for the 2015-16 school year. We are available for any questions you may

have regarding programming choices for next year.

Course changes will be permitted during the week prior to school start up and during the first week of classes. Students will

receive their schedules in the mail in the summer. They are strongly encouraged to ensure that they are in the courses they

need to graduate. Students and parents should ensure courses enrolled meet the requirements for diploma completion,

scholarships, or any post-secondary plans. Students are encouraged to make course changes for the 2015-2016 school year

as soon as possible.

Post-secondary information is available for all interested students. Counsellors are available to explore future opportunities for

KEC students. Please make an appointment with your counsellor to discuss plans for your academic future.

Summer School information is now available in the Counselling Department or on the divisional website. A list of available

courses is available for students to take at the McLeod Education Centre, 530 McLeod Avenue. The course fees are $190.00

per course. The registration deadline for all classes is 4:00 pm, Monday, June 30th. All classes will be conducted in July.

Repeater students must have completed the course with a grade above 35% as verified by a report card. Instruction cannot

be provided for students who require modified or EAL programming. Please contact (204) 667-6193 for further information.

Additional information on Summer School options through other school divisions is available in the Counselling Department.

All the best to Mr. Matthew Opalko as he moves to the Counselling Department at Miles Mac Collegiate for next year. We also

say Au revoir! to Mrs. Schoofs who will be leaving the Counselling Department to teach French at Kildonan-East Collegiate in

the fall.

We wish all KEC students the best of luck in their exams.

To all of those graduating, we wish you much success in all

future endeavours. To those students returning, have a

great summer break! See you in September!

Please feel free to use any of the resources listed below as

needed.

KEC Helpful Community Contacts:

Crisis Resources:

Youth Emergency Crisis Stabilization (Mobile Crisis): 204-

949-4777

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868

Klinic Crisis Line: 204-786-8686

Manitoba Suicide Line: 1-877-435-7170

Shelters:

Youth Resource Centre/Shelter (161 Mayfair): 204-477-

1804

Ndinawe Youth Resource Centre: 204-589-5545

Counselling Services:

Centralized Intake (MATC – Mental Health help): 204-958-9660

New Directions (family counselling): 204-786-7051

Aurora Family Therapy Centre: 204-786-9251

Aulneau Renewal Centre: 204-987-7090

Youth Addictions Centralized Intake Service: 1-877-710-3999

Mental Health Resource Guide for Winnipeg: www.winnipeg.cmha.ca

KEC GRAD 2015—Update

Baby Photos -

Students are reminded to email baby pictures of themselves (under 5 years of age) to be included in the slide-show presenta-

tion at the Dinner and Dance, and at commencement. Pictures can be emailed to babyphotosKECGRAD@gmail.com. Please

include file name as the student's name and first name. (ex. Way Kimbery). Pictures should be in jpeg. form preferably. If you

are unable to send a picture via email, please drop off a picture to Ms. Way or Ms. Klein in Room 217A or to the office.

Monday, June 22nd -

Garden Party - KEC grounds from 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Grad Dinner and Dance at CanadInns Club Regent (1415 Regent Ave W) from 6:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.

Grad Dinner and DanceTicket Purchase

Designated Driver forms have been handed out to students and must be submitted before Dinner and Dance tickets can

be purchased. Every Grade 12 Kildonan-East Collegiate student attending the Dinner and Dance must have a submitted

DD form. All information must be complete. Students and their guest cannot be a designated driver .

Students attending the Dinner and Dance will not be able to purchase tickets until all out outstanding fees are paid.

Dinner and Dance Tickets are available for purchase online, starting Thursday, June 4th at 4:00 pm to midnight on

Thursday, June 18th. Price of tickets online is $85.00, and a maximum of 2 tickets can be purchased. If a student

requires more tickets, please contact Don Kupiak. If any parent or student requires a computer to purchase online

tickets, they are invited to attend KEC library on June 4th between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm.

Thursday, June 25th—

Convocation at the North Kildonan Brethren Church, 1315 Gateway Ave.

Grads are asked to be present before 9:00 a.m. in order to register and line up. The

ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will be approximately two and a half hours in duration. Grad gowns must be re-

turned after the ceremony in order to receive the diploma. Students are asked to wear appropriate clothes under their

gowns and suitable footwear, remembering that this is a formal event. Graduates are required to limit their number of

guests to 3 or 4 per graduate. Parking for convocation is available at the church although space is limited. Please car

pool if possible.

A professional photographer will be present from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on June 25 th at the church to accept orders

from parents who wish to have their child’s picture taken professionally when they receive their diploma. The

photographer will only photograph those who register at the photo desk prior to the ceremony. The photos are to be

paid for at that time and will be mailed once they are processed. The cost for the packages include PST, GST and post-

age are:

One/5 x 7 colour $10.00

Two/5 x 7 colour $18.00

One/8 x 10 colour $18.00

GOOD LUCK TO ALL OUR GRADUATES!!

Wednesday, June 24th - Report card and Gown Pick up at KEC between 1:00

and 3:00pm in the Open Area.

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The Technology-Enabled Learning Plan (TELP) is an exciting new initiative underway in RETSD designed to help students

strengthen their math skills and ensure investments in technology are well spent.

Today’s students have grown up in a digital world and it has impacted the way they think and learn. RETSD recognizes this.

While best teaching practices will always come first, the TELP is being rolled out over three years and will make technology an

integral part of the teaching and learning that goes on in math classes.

Focus Area 1 of TELP was launched in 2014-15 and saw iPads delivered to 97 grades 4 and 7 math classrooms so they could

be used for whole class, small group and individual instruction. Teachers received training on how to use the iPads and math

apps, and students were eager to begin using them.

In 2015-16, Focus Area 2 will see iPads introduced into grades 5 and 8 math classrooms and in Focus Area 3, coming in 2016-

17, grades 6 and 9 classrooms will receive their devices.

The TELP is a response to two of RETSD’s current educational priorities: -Enhancing student achievement through authentic

and appropriate mathematics instruction and Enhancing student achievement through investments in educational technology

as an integral and integrated teaching and learning resource.

KEC Mock Wedding – May 26th,

2015

A huge thank you to all the students and

staff who were involved in this awesome day

of educational fun!

A list of the programs/areas involved -

Art, Photography, Drama, Music, Choral,

Hairstyling and Pastry Arts & ITC.

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On Wednesday June 3rd, the Kildonan-East Collegiate Spring Music Concert was held at the Eastview Community Church. The

Choir, Band, Jazz Band, Resonance and Guitar Ensemble performed their music to an awesome crowd! Musical highlights

from movies, jazz standards and contemporary music was featured, and students demonstrated their growth and success in

this year's courses throughout this celebration of musical learning. Congratulations to all the performers on a fantastic year of

Music Making!

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PHOTOGRAPHY

The photography program has been busy with several photography opportunities. Students visited Robert Andrews to

photograph the cast of ‘Hairspray’ and KEC's drama production of ‘Cinderella and the Substitute Fairy Godmother’.

Four of our photographers ventured to Bernie Wolfe to capture the

fun learning session for females in trades at Sparking Interest. Our

division consultants visited our photography studio for individual

shots and a group photo of the team, this opportunity gives students

"real" client experience.

Most recently students have been experiencing the challenges and

joys of photography young children from the Young Parenting

Program.

Sunset, twilight, painting with light and star photography was only a

short list of topics investigated during our overnight camping

experience in Birds Hill. The students enjoyed this opportunity and

came back with firsthand experience which is immeasurable.

Students explored the exchange district to highlight the interesting

architecture and the vibe of a "happening" location. Later we visited Winnipeg's famous landmark The Forks. A day where rain

was expected turned into a photographers dream day with beautiful diffused lighting.

A highlight of the year is our annual Mock Wedding which is a

collaboration of several programs/courses at KEC. It was a

perfect day to get hitched. Please see more of our mock wed-

ding at: www.kecphotographytwo.blogspot.ca

Photographers have been involved in the Intergenerational

project “Life Journey". This project brought together students

from Valley Gardens Middle School, Hampstead School and

Bethania Mennonite Personal Care home. While the sharing

and placing of tile pieces for the mosaic sculpture took place,

photographers were right there to photograph the experience.

Art and Photography joined forces to highlight students work.

We invited family and friends to see firsthand the talent, skill

and abilities the students have showcased. A very deserving

sense of pride filled the display area. A visit to the Rescue shelter, and what proved to be icing on the cake was the interaction

with these animals, of course learning a unit on Pet Photography and shooting on location was also extremely valuable.

A delicious and healthy lunch was prepared for a food photography session using available light, it was a challenge not to eat

the props but student photographers managed to take excellent shots and after enjoyed their delicious salads.

Grade 12 students are working on their final portfolio, a collaboration of training, experience, skill and their own style they

have acquired over the years in the photography program. Please visit www.kecphotographytwo.blogspot.ca

Three students represented KEC at Skills Manitoba in the photography area. Carly Boomer-Gilley got 7th place, Sandra

Skorupski 6th and Birehanu Bishaw received a Gold medal. Bierhanu continued to Skills Canada in Saskatoon and won a

silver medal. We are very proud of all three of these accomplished photographers. We wish our grade 12's the very best in

your future endeavours! Continue to capture the beauty life has to offer!

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A few of our KEC students took part in an

EARTH DAY activity taking advantage of

the nice weather and giving KEC’s back-

yard a ‘good cleaning’. Fun was had and

they did a great job keeping

‘Nature Natural’.

10 SEASONS OF REIVER FOOTBALL

The 2015 season is fast approaching and we look forward to building on our winning tradition. This year we celebrate

our 10th season as part of the Winnipeg High School Football League. After a successful spring camp, we will begin our

main camp on Monday, August 24th at 3:00pm. If you are interesed, please contact Coach Hawkins.

For any additional information, please refer to our website: www.reivernation.com

KEY CLUB Four students from Kildonan-East Collegiate’s Key Club

got the chance to attend the Kiwanis Recognition dinner.

It was a night filled with inspiring messages and success

stories. We were joined by members of other school's Key

Clubs, Builders Clubs, K-Kids and Kiwanis Club members.

Also, many other familiar community faces were present

such as the MLA for Concordia, Matt Wiebe and the MLA

of Rossmere, Erna Braun. Each Club shared the events of

ir year and expressed what they had taken away from this

great experience. It was truly inspirational to hear all of

the good that is begin done at the hands of students.

It gives us motivation to continue with the Key Club efforts

in KEC and contribute as a school to these amazing

causes! Two of KEC's own, Hayley Hiemstra and Nicole

Singcay, received the 'Kiwanis Key Club award for out-

standing dedication and service' for going above and

beyond the call of duty in their roles as a member. Key

Club is a wonderful way to give back to our global commu-

nity and will continue to make its mark in KEC!

The KEC Guitar Showcase took place on Wednesday, June 10 at 7:00 pm at

the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain (CCFM). Once again it was an

awesome show and we got to hear some great performances!!

Thanks again to everyone that helped make the evening possible and in

particular to Mr. Cannizarro, Mr. Hamlin, Mrs. Greskiw, Mrs. Isaac-Martens,

Ms. Kowal, Mr. Kutka, Mrs. Resendes-Unger, and Mr. Witchert. There is no

way this event could happen without all of your support.

Coffeehouse

Congratulations to Mr.

Hamlin for another great

year of coffeehouse!

We will be starting up

again next year in

October, watch for

postings for exact times!

KEC Guitar Showcase

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KEC STUDENTS VISIT EUROPE!

In late April and early May of this year 18 excited KEC students

headed to Europe! For 11 days, our students teamed up with

Miles Mac to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Victory in

Europe with visits to big cities and small villages across

England, France, and the Netherlands.

Some of our most emotional moments included meeting

veterans, spending time in WWI bunkers and the monument at

Vimy Ridge, visiting the Anne Frank House, parading through

the city of Wageningen which was liberated by Canadians, and

participating in a silent march which ended with students pay-

ing their respects at the grave of the soldiers each student

researched in preparation for the trip.

Our time abroad wasn’t all business though! We also visited

Buckingham Palace for the Changing of the Guard just a few

minutes after the birth of Princess Charlotte was announced,

were in awe of magical Harry Potter locations, saw La Jaconde

(you may know her as the Mona Lisa), learned about spies and code

breaking in WWII, climbed the Eiffel Tower, rode the London Eye, did a

bit of shopping, climbed around William the Conqueror’s castle, and

danced the nights away at local festivals and urban marketplaces… plus

a whole lot more!

Students Shifa Mohideen and

Morgan Holmstrom are entertained

by two veterans sharing some lighter

moments of life in war time Europe.

KEC students Dawson

Cox and Devon

Hemmett are given

the honour of carrying

our KEC banner

through the streets of

Wageningen, where

thousands of residents came out to commemorate the veterans

marching ahead of us. Seventy years ago to this day, the city

was liberated from occupation and Canadian forces began to

provide much needed humanitarian relief. Residents of this

Dutch town hold a special connection with Canadians, and many

began to sing “O’ Canada” as they saw us coming.

On May 13th, students from KEC attended the Manitoba

Construction Career Expo at the Ex Grounds. The Expo offered

students the opportunity to experience numerous careers in the

construction and manufacturing industries; such as carpentry,

masonry, sheet metal worker, electrician, plumber, roofer,

engineering, heavy equipment operator, and countless others.

Students from around the province had the opportunity to try

their hands at over 50 different careers and interact with

representatives from post-secondary training centres as well as

some of the largest employers in the province. A great day was

had by all!

GIRLS CLUB—Girls from the Kildonan-East Collegiate Girls

Club have been working with visual artist Denise Prefontaine

and teachers Angel Audrey and Deanna Michaleski on the

development of a public art installation titled “Life Journey”.

The intergenerational focus of the project chosen by the

Girls Club had

girls connecting

and sharing while

working on

placing tile for the

mosaic pieces of

the butterfly. The

collaboration of

students from

Kildonan-East Collegiate, Hampstead School, Valley Gardens Middle School and

seniors from Bethania Mennonite Personal Care Home provided a wide range of

generational connections.

“Life Journey” features a series of sculptural elements which depict the stages of

growth and transformation a butterfly experiences during its dramatic life cycle.

The installation will be situated on the grassy bank alongside the Northeast

Pioneers Greenway (NPG), near Concordia Avenue. The support of NPG, Winnipeg

Parks Division, the Naturalist Service, and city councillors Jeff Browaty, Russ Wyatt and Jason Schreyer has been greatly

appreciated. The installation will take place in late September.

MANITOBA CONSTRUCTION CAREER EXPO

Athletic Banquet Winners - Wednesday May 27th, 2015

X-Country

Boys & Girls Muneer Mohamoud & Manveer Saggi

Volleyball

Junior-Varsity Boys Dillon Guiboche

Varity Girls Jenna Teixeira

Junior Varsity Girls Paige Morris

Grade 9 Girls & Boys Raveen Sidhu & Mitchell Epp

Varsity Boys Brandon Goel

Basketball

Varsity Boys Davinder Phander

Junior-Varsity Boys Shemar Omar

Grade 9 Boys Devyn Sumar

Varsity Girls Jade Vilela

Junior-Varsity Girls Aimee Garland

Grade 9 Girls Sanveer Saggi

Indoor Track

Boys & Girls Kevin Ophey & Manveer Saggi

Badminton

Varsity Ian Lumsden & Caitlin Pham

Junior Varsity Daniel Doern & Diandra Gietz

Grade 9 Valerya Lovu & Billy Klymchuk

Cheerleading Brendan Proulx

Indoor Soccer Kevin Garic

Outdor Soccer

Girls & Boys Sarah Kymchuk & Cody McCaughan

Outdoor Track

Girls & Boys Justin Clark & Jade Vilela

Lacrosse Ryne Willis

Football & Hockey Ian Lumsden

Baseball Ricardo McKinney

Rookie of the Year

Male & Female Michael Goldenstein and Raveen Sidhu

& Rianna Stearns

Gr. 10 Athlete of the Year

Male & Female Seth Mackenzie & Paige Morris

Jerry Mackie Award

Male & Female Dao Vongkhamchanh & Bailey Koop

Varsity Athletes of the Year

Male & Female Ian Lumsden & Jade Vilela

CROSS COUNTRY -

The 2015 Cross Country Season begins

immediately upon return to the school in the fall.

Practices will begin the first week back! Tentative

practice dates are scheduled for Thursday,

September 4th, September 10th, and Friday,

September 11th.

Meet Dates:

Thursday, September 17th

Thursday, September 24th

Thursday, October 1st

Thursday, October 8th

Cross Country is a great way to get into shape for

the upcoming season and to just get out, be

active and a part of a KEC Reiver Team!

For more information, come see Mr. Lindsay in

Room 111A.

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We care about the safety of our students and

staff, which is why RETSD is working with the

Winnipeg Police Service to review and

strengthen the practices we have in place to

ensure a safe learning and work environment.

As part of this process, we are reviewing our

current lockdown/hold and secure practices

and updating procedures pertaining to them.

The lockown/hold and secure procedures will

support Manitoba Education and Advanced

Learning’s requirement for schools to practise

lockdown at least once during each term or

semester, and they will complement other

safety policies already in place. Watch for more

information about the new lockdown/hold and

secure procedures on our website this fall.

The Life Skills classroom continues to volve as our students who are on indi-

vidualized programming keep on striving to reach their full Reiver potential.

At KEC a Reiver believes in achieving excellence, becoming a good citizen,

being respectful and responsible and showing safety towards themselves and

others. All of the goals and programming our students in the Life Skills

classroom work towards are based on these Reiver principles.

This year our students continued to become more inclusive in their school

envi-ronment. From being a part of many mainstream classes, such as:

Drama, Video Design, Dance, Carpentry, Science, Art, and Photography

classes, to being a part of a few extra-curricular activities, such as: the Pastry

Club and the Track and Field Team just to name a few. The Best Buddies

program contin-ues to develop in our school and this year we had an enrolment

of over 60 Bud-dies and Peer Buddies within the program. They met every

Wednesday at lunch, had a few special events and fundraisers and developed

some lasting friendships which we hope will continue even after graduation.

In each of these areas, our students and their peers were able to support one

another as they strived for their personal best.

Students on individualized program-

ming within the Life Skills classroom continued to work on their own individual goals

through academic classes such as: Cooking and Shopping Math classes, Grooming

and Healthy Living classes, Circles and Friendship classes, Gym class, Novel Study

and News 2 You

classes. These

were just a few of

the many classes

that our students

participated in to

help develop

their academic

skills, social

skills, communication skills and physical needs. They

continued to care for their classroom pets which consisted

of stick bugs, two frogs and butterflies.

The students’ love and appreciation for music continues to live on in the Life

Skills classroom as they develop their musical skills through Music Therapy individual and group sessions, Choral group

sessions, Move and Groove class and much more. The students were a part of the KEC Winter Music Concert, school

wide video to their favorite song, Gang of Rhythm and the KEC Guitar Showcase. However the highlight of the year continues

to be the Life Skills Spring Music Concert where this year one of our students was Master of Ceremonies, he introduced the

many acts and performances throughout the evening. The night was a wonderful display of our students’ musical talents

which they enjoyed sharing with their family and friends.

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‘BEST BUDDIES’

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SCHOOL RESUMES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2015

HAVE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE

SUMMER!!

After 20 years of operation the Career Bridge

Program continues to grow and evolve. As well as

placing over 50 students in a number of various

work sites, Career Bridge organized the Grade 9

Take Our Kids to Work Day, facilitated the Grade 10

Career Cruising Program, connected students with

both paid and volunteer work experiences, and delivered resume and interview skills workshops to

Grade 12 students doing work experience through

their vocational programs. Each of these new

programs has allowed Career Bridge to enrich and

enhance the students’ career selection process.

With the support of the community, Career Bridge

was able to arrange cooperative education

placements for our students at Shoppers Drug Mart

Pharmacy, Ultimate Sport Cuts, the KEC Lifeskills

Program, Boston Pizza, Concordia Place and

Concordia Hospital, the Downtown Watch, Bethania

Personal Care Home, McLeod Veterinary Hospital,

Valley Gardens and Salisbury Morse Place Middle

Schools, John De Graff, Donwood, Winnipeg Sport

and Leisure, and various retail outlets among many

others. These placements enabled our students to

gain experience in a possible future career or area

of personal interest in high school that would not

normally be available to them until they completed

several years of post-secondary education. We were

truly excited for our students for undertaking this

unique training opportunity and career exploration

that enhanced their resumes, and created powerful

and important references for the future.

CAREER BRIDGE