Nepean High School will be participating in the annual Ottawa Race Weekend this year, while again raising funds for the Canadian Athletes Now Fund. Nepean raised over $2000 last year, and we are again targeting $2010 as our fundraising goal, to support athletes competing in the upcoming 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Please see the following for more details:

http://nepeanhs.ocdsb.ca/news/08-09/can_fund.html

The next School Council meeting that was to be held March 24, 2009 has been canceled, due to the proximity to March Break. The next Council meeting will be held on April 21st in the school library. All members of the NHS community are invited to attend.

Members of the NHS community may be interested in the following lecture

LISGAR LECTURES

No Child Left Thinking:

Testing, "Accountability," and the Threat to Canadian Democracy

Guest Speaker: Dr. Joel Westheimer

Recent changes in school policies have had dramatic
effects on what is and isn't taught in Canadian schools.
In particular, the increasing focus on testing and test
preparation has severely constrained many students'
opportunities to develop the skills of critical thinking that
are so vital to democracy.

Dr. Joel Westheimer is University Research Chair in the
Sociology of Education and Professor of Education at the
University of Ottawa.

Lisgar School Council invites you to join us for a unique
opportunity to explore this interesting topic. At the conclusion
of his talk, Dr. Westheimer will lead a discussion with the
audience. Following that, all present will be invited to the
cafeteria to mingle, chat, and enjoy some refreshments.

When: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Where: Alumni Auditorium, Lisgar Collegiate Institute,
29 Lisgar Street

RSVP: Please help us anticipate likely turnout: Email the
number of people in your party to info@lisgar.net, with “rsvp”
as the subject heading. This will help us to manage seating
and refreshments.

For more information, please visit lsc.lisgar.net.

Thank you for your attention!
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