DHS Student picks up OSSTF Provincial Achievement Award

Michelle Arseneault being presented with her award with the help of Minister of Education, Leona Dombrowsky.

Michelle Arseneault has been named as the winner of the Creative Video Category in the 2010 OSSTF Provincial Student Achievement Awards (also known as the Marion Drysdale Awards).

The theme of this years contest was “Suppress Exccess”, which asked students to consider the concept of excess in their lives and in our society.

Michelle created a video piece entitled “Making a Difference by Way of Waste Reduction” which considered both the ecological and the aesthetic impact of overconsumption.

Michelle said “The focus of the video is how our actions to reduce waste add up.  An example of how actions add up is provided in my video with regard to the use of plastic shopping bags.  This idea can be applied to any material products that humans consume.  This section of my video demonstrates the importance of the Marion Drysdale Contest theme; becoming a conscious consumer, since one person can make a difference.  In doing so we can also become more localized and develop a greater sense of community pride.  The video can also be regarded as a short story of how environment awareness has become my passion, my past time, and my lifestyle.”

An award ceremony will take place in Toronto near the beginning of the March break.  The contest prize includes a free trip to Toronto for Michelle, her mother and sponsoring teacher Mrs. O’Grady.  In addition, Michelle receives $300.00 of prize money and the provincial award title for the video category of the contest.

Congratulations Michelle!

(click here to view Michelle’s winning video)
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OFSAA Volleyball Results

The Eagles Girls Volleyball team are OFSAA Silver medalists after falling in three sets to the General Amherst Bulldogs.

Skill, grit and determination carried the #3 ranked Eagles to the final match of the tournament, where they were unable to take a set from the defending champion Bulldogs.

Dryden High School is very proud of your efforts. Thanks to the entire team and coaching staff for representing DHS and Dryden with style!

March 11th is Bottled Water Free Day at DHS

A group of students at Dryden High School are helping to promote Canada’s first “Bottled Water Free” day.

On March 11, 2010, students are asked to support the cause by not bringing single use water bottles to school, or purchasing them in the school.

Only ten years ago the concept of bottled water was a novelty. Now, bottled water is seen as a necessity—water fountains have disappeared and bottled water has infiltrated our schools, workplaces and communities.

Students in Mr Darling’s SVN 3M Environmental Science class are instituting a “Block A Challenge”. The Block A Challenge will consist of a count of students who are doing their part to help the environment by using re-fillable drink containers. This will take place on Thursday, March 11.

The purpose of bottled water free day is to spread environmental consciousness about the waste problem that single use water bottles create.

For more information on this campaign, please click here to visit Bottled Water Free Day.

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