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Une éléve de Chilliwack remporte le Concours d'art
oratoire 4 UBC

Sylvie Le Scieller a remporté le Concours d'art oratoire 98, en
avril dernier, lequel Comporte deux catégories, Immersion et
Programme francophone. Son sujet était Le monde de la
musique. Sylvie est une éleve du Programme francophone,
maintenant en Ye année a Vedder Middle School de Chilliwack.

enseignant(e)s, a la fin de l'année scolaire 97-98. Bravo !

Les finissant(e)s du Programme francophone de Prince George posent fierement avec leurs

Yann Le Scieller, finissant
en 97-98, est le premier
éléve de Chilliwack qui |
complete ses études au
Programme francophone
(M-12e). Bravo et bonne
chance dans tes projets !

in Pe _, Escapade ‘98 in Powell River

~ English section : @ On July 31, the last day of

Pe, ee” Escapade took place at Cote-
®eececeee®®”* du-Soleil school. The end of the
summer filled with joy...and water. More than 34 youngsters
participated to have fun in French with two extraordinary
animators Rose Caron and Fanie Kingsbury. An ideal weather,
wonderful young people, remarkable parents and exceptional
animators were the ingredients of a success second to none.
Thank you everyone and we hope to see you next year !

Summerland

In Summerland about 56 families have registered their children
in the Francophone Program. Each year more and more
children come from Penticton and we want to thank the
Conseil scolaire francophone to have granted us a bus
service for these children. For years parents used their cars
to take the children to school. The news was received with
great pleasure. Each year different activities are scheduled
like the Francophone Book Festival, the visit of a French
writer, Theatre la Seizieme presentation, games on ice,outdoor
activities...all in French. This year secondary level students
will go to Quebec for a week. It means that the parents
committee must find the funding. Secondary students benefit
from more courses on Internet, this way, they have more
class choice and are in direct contact with other students in
the province. For us parents, we are happy to see our children
growing up in French and we thank the parents, friends,
teachers, administrators and Francophone and Anglophone
school boards personnel.

Good news for Maillardville

as a teacher and as a Principal. He has worked in Ontario
within minority surroundings and is very committed to school
and community milieu. He recently announced the moving of
the program (K-12) to a new school in year 2000. It is a item to
follow closely. A planning committee will be created soon. Just
as an information, the three schools : Millside, Como Lake and
Centennial are all located in Maillardville and the new school will
be there too. We are proud to be Francophones and as such, we
are called back to our roots. This is the reason why more and more
we will use the name of Maillardville to represent us.

Summing up on the Court action

According to the Federation's President, Mr. Daniel Le Scieller,
"The end of the big court actions regarding educational rights
claims may not be as far as it seems".To date, the last proceedings
were held at Supreme Court of British Columbia from September
22 to the 25". Judge Vickers'décision is expected at the beginning
of November. "Even if French education was close to the
community's heart and the community was an excellent support,
it is, without say, true that parents have been at the avant-garde
for actions and demands since 1978 on the educational subject,
and for a good reason. Our children are involved ! Now that the
time for the claims and demands is coming to an end, we are still
avant-gardists as we initiate the process of an educational project."

A new direction at the federation des parents francophones

The Federation des parents francophones is pleased to announce
the nomination of Martine St-Onge as the new Executive Director.
Martine possesses an excellent experience in community
development and management. As executive assistant since 1997,
she also knows what is what in Francophone education. The Board

Many things happened in Maillardville since last June. Thejof Directors is pleased to welcome Martine and hope that the
new Principal, Mr.Raymond Proulx, has 30 years of experience |challenges will come up to her expectations.
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