Parent Night / Orientation 2010

Wednesday evening marked Parent Information Night, part of St. Joseph’s orientation program intended for parents and students currently in grade 7. By all accounts, the event was a an unqualified success, as a wide array of portals into life here at SJCHS were on full display for the many visitors who attended.

Parents and students were introduced to the school by SJCHS principal Mark Searson, and were then encouraged to make their way through the building and stop in at various points of interest, experiencing what was on hand or to request more information related to attendance at St. Joseph’s next year.

Of course, in addition to the large numbers of student volunteers who helped make the evening a success, it didn’t hurt matters any for our visitors to see a number of our current grade eights involved in significant undertakings, and kudos to students Taylor Dubeau and Sonya Bergin for their opening numbers in the coffee house presentation that helped kick off the event, as well as Molly Helferty, who helped close the evening as part of the quartet group Four Strong Winds.

As well, a regularly scheduled practice for the grade eight girl’s basketball team was open to the public, and those attending were able to take in a spirited contest between Steve Jones’ grade 8's and a team of grade nines put together and coached by Mark Valliquette.

Thanks go out to all who volunteered their time, staff and students alike, to help make the evening exactly what it was intended to be; an informal opportunity through which future students of this school can begin the process of feeling a part of our SJCHS community, and be welcomed by those of us currently here.