May 5, 2015
The student teams from École St-Dominique (Sudbury) and École Alliance St-Joseph (Chelmsford) were dominant at the 12th annual French-language Battle of the Books competition held on April 30, 2015 at Collège Boréal and won the top two medals. The Nordiques from École St-Dominique pursued their domination at this event by winning the gold medal in the Francophone competition. École St-Dominique students have a well-deserved reputation of representing a school whose students devour books and love to read. This is the sixth time in the last eight years that this French Catholic school has claimed the championship.
The Lynx from Chelmsford’s École Alliance St-Joseph also excelled and finished second overall and won the Team Spirit Award. Whereas Alliance St-Joseph students have claimed the silver medal for the second time in successive years, the Lynx were also awarded the Team Spirit Award in 2013 and 2014.
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
Communications and Community Development Coordinator
Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario
(705) 673-5626, ext. 294
(705) 677-8195 – cell phone
Paul.delariva@nouvelon.ca
