March 5, 2014

Four teams representing the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) will travel to Waterloo to take part in the Elementary and Secondary Provincial Cardboard Boat Races on March 5 and 6.

Teams from École Ste-Marie (Azilda), École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) and École Alliance St-Joseph (Chelmsford) will compete in the Elementary Provincial Cardboard Boat Races on Wednesday, March 5. They qualified for the Ontario championship by winning the top three spots at the North-Eastern Ontario Regional Elementary Cardboard Boat Race competition. On Thursday, March 6, students from Wawa’s École secondaire Saint-Joseph will compete with top teams from across the province at the Secondary Provincial Cardboard Boat Races. This team was a bronze medal winner at the regional level.

The competition, held by Skills Canada for students from grades 7 and 8 and from high school, will require each four-student team to design and build a boat. Students will be judged on the design and construction quality of their boats, teamwork, organization, security, creativity, team spirit as well as the speed and resistance of their vessels. In addition to seeing the performance of their cardboard boats measured on water over a distance of 25 metres, the teams will take part in a load challenge to determine how long their boats can carry a maximum number of team-mates without sinking.

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