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a high performance school preparatory course known as Tag the Top! During the audit
High-Performance schools
the school also demonstrated high academic standards, as well as excellence in health
and wellness programs, and character education initiatives.
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The school was cited for top-rate cleaning practices, as well as diligent accounting to
Laggan and Maxville Public Schools have been honoured as a “High-Performance
keep track of school and parent council finances.
Schools” by the Upper Canada District School Board.
At Laggan, the school is only the tenth in five years to be so recognized. Principal Silvia
“It shows what being focused on kids and maintaining a strong collaborative team
Speck was presented with a high performance flag to fly proudly in honour of achieving
can do,” said Maxville Principal Sandra Sine-Szirtes. “Now we need to just get even
the milestone. To earn the award, a school must have high expectations for all students
better.”
and staff, caring learning environments where adults respect students, adult relationships
Staff members earned the recognition for demonstrating high performance in their
that are positive and focused on student results and a principal who serves as the school’s
innovative teaching practices, for creating a caring learning environment, and for
instructional leader.
maintaining positive adult relationships that are student-focused. The school was also
Plus, there is an overall high level of wellness and a sense of fun within the school.
cited for having a principal who serves as an instructional leader.
“Your challenge now is to be innovative to ensure that you maintain this status, and
“If I had a son or a daughter living in this community there would be no other school
to continue to build a positive trajectory for all students. Reaching a level of high
that I would send them to,” said UCDSB Director of Education David Thomas. “This is
performance is not a static dynamic. It is only through a continued focus on the
a very special school. Staff members here know every single child and they know every
characteristics of high performance schools that will ensure future success and
single child’s dreams and they spend time building capacity in that child and in their
accountability,” said Thomas.
family to make those dreams a reality.”
The award was given toMaxville following an extensive audit process that began with
The biggest bottle drive
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Help the environment and support a good cause by participating in the “Biggest
Bottle Drive in Canada” May 26 and 27.
Join theUnited Food&CommercialWorkers (UFCW) Local 12R24 andThe Beer Store
to help find a cure for leukemia, the number one disease killer of children in Canada.
May 26 and 27, donate your empty beer, wine and spirit containers at any Beer Store
across Ontario. All of your deposit refund will be donated to The Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC).
Stores will also accept cash donations or $1 can be added to your purchase as a
donation to the bottle drive throughout the month of May. Visit the event website at
www.bottledrive.ca.
Over the last six years, the Returns For Leukemia bottle drive has raised an
astounding $4.5 million for research into blood cancers and support for patients and
their families. It is believed to be the biggest bottle drive in the world.
If 565 empty cases of beer are donated to each of the 440 stores, organizers ought to
meet their goal of 250,000 cases.
“The key to a successful drive is the cooperation and kind generosity of our customers
and the dedication and spirit of the volunteers, the vast majority of which are employees
of The Beer Store, their families and friends,” says Rob Edwards, president of UFCW
LagganPublicSchoolinDalkeithwasthesceneforcelebrationwhentheschoolwas
Local 12R24.
presentedwiththe“highperformance”achievement. Picturedwithseveralofthe
“Bring in your empties the weekend of May 26 and 27, and help find a cure for blood
school’sstudentsareschoolprincipalSilviaSpeckandDirectorofEducationDavid
cancers,” urges Ted Moroz, president of The Beer Store. “Your donations will make a
Thomas.
big difference!”
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