March 1, 2018
Four teams from Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) schools are making their way to Waterloo for the Provincial Cardboard Boat Race Championship as a result of their outstanding performances at the regional level. The team from École catholique Georges-Vanier (Elliot Lake) will compete in the elementary championship on March 7, 2018, while teams from École secondaire du Sacré-Cœur (Sudbury), École secondaire catholique Champlain (Chelmsford) and École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) will compete at the secondary school level on March 8.
RESULTS OF THE 4 TEAMS AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL
École catholique Georges-Vanier
Boat travelled 25 metres in 25.37 seconds and carried a load of 236 kilograms
École secondaire du Sacré-Cœur
Boat travelled 25 metres in 17.91 seconds and carried a load of 204 kilograms
École secondaire catholique Champlain
Boat travelled 25 metres in 23.84 seconds and carried a load of 264 kilograms
École secondaire Saint-Joseph
Boat travelled 25 metres in 17.2 seconds and carried a load of 280 kilograms
Skills Canada hosts this competition for students from grades 7 to 12 and requires each participating team to design and build a cardboard boat on site. Students are evaluated on the basis of the design and construction quality of their boats, as well as on teamwork, organization, security, creativity, team spirit and on vessel speed and resistance. In addition to seeing how well their cardboard boat performs in water over a distance of 25 metres, the teams take part in a load challenge to determine how long their boats could carry a maximum number of teammates 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 learning environment and academic program that runs from early childhood to adult education, with some 7,000 students enrolled in 27 elementary and 10 secondary schools.
Source: Brigitte Morin
External Relations Coordinator
Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario
705-673-5626, ext. 389
705-690-9740 (cell)
brigitte.morin@nouvelon.ca
