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A look at the happenings around Hapnot Collegiate and Many Faces Education Centre: David Bouchard Students from Hapnot, Many Faces and Cranberry Portage were treated to a spectacular presentation put on by author, principal and artist David Bouchard. He about aboriginal culture and literacy. His numerous stories about reading and love kept the audience of about 300 adolescents engaged during his 90-minute presentation. Bouchard's humourous approach kept students and staff laughing. Grad The Hapnot Grad Committee has been determined and the first meeting was well attended. The grad president is Nicole Storey with Taylor Davidson as vice-president and Shannah Fisher as secretary. The first meeting brought approximately 23 potential grads who are excited to get started raising money. We have a catalogue fundraiser going on right now and we started selling chocolate on Oct. 7. Grad hoodies are being sized and there is a logo contest for all students who want to submit an entry. The winning entry will be the grad logo for the front of the hoodie and the winner receives $50. It will be a busy year for the grads, but the payoff is definitely worth it. Artist in the School Art students at Hapnot welcomed renowned artist, K.C. Adams during the week of September 23-27. During her stay she helped the students work with clay both hands on and with the pottery wheel. She connected the clay work to the seven sacred teachings of First Nations people. The traditional concepts of respect and sharing that form the foundation of the First Nations way of life are built around the seven natural laws, or sacred teachings. Each teaching honours one of the basic virtues intrinsic to a full and healthy life. The animal world taught man how to live close to the earth, and the connection that has been established between the animal world and that of man has instilled a respect for all life in those who follow the traditional way. The students were encouraged to create pods that represent their personal relationship with the seven natural laws. K.C. Adams' work can be viewed on her website at www.kcadams.net/ index.html. Volleyball The senior girls have played in two tournaments already. Their first was with a reduced roster (due to soccer) where they went to Creighton on Sept. 13 and 14. They ended up fifth overall, which was a good showing for playing after just a few practices. Their next tournament was pre-zones hosted in Flin Flon. They came out strong, ending up first in the pool, winning their semi-final and then beating Thompson in two straight in the final. The girls are looking strong this year. Their upcoming tournaments include Swan River, Brandon and Thompson for Zones. The coaches are confident in their skill and are looking forward to the season! The junior varsity girls' volleyball team have started off very busy! They travelled to Dauphin on Sept. 20 and 21, then Swan River on Sept. 27 and 28. Both tournaments were successful and skill-building played a major role. We are excited to host our JV boys and girls tournament on Nov. 1 and 2 at Hapnot, then head to Zones the following weekend, Nov. 8 and 9, to hopefully secure spots in provincials. Soccer Zones 2013 We hosted the Zone 11 Soccer Championships on Oct. 4 and 5. It was a great weekend although pretty chilly! Games were played at Creighton, Phantom Lake, and Foster Park on Friday and Saturday. Finals for both girls and boys teams were Flin Flon vs. Thompson, and Flin Flon came out on top. Our Hapnot Kweens soccer team won 2-1 over Thompson, and the Hapnot Kings soccer team won 4-0 over Thompson. Both teams were beyond ecstatic, and we are looking forward to competing in soccer provincials in MacGregor on Oct. 18 and 19. We wish our teams success and nice weather for the finale of their soccer season. Congratulations to them both. Cross-country Running Hapnot students along with McIsaac, Creighton and students from The Pas, competed in a mini cross-country meet at the ski lodge. Roughly 70 runners competed in total, ranging from Grade 5 to Grade 12. Two busloads of students arrived from McIsaac raring to go. The Hapnot students then competed in the zone championship in The Pas. McKenzie Grove, Hunter Lee, and Hasana Church won their divisions. All runners have earned the exemption into the provincial competition held in Spruce Woods Park later this month: Devon Puchailo, Nick Martin, Megan Yaworski, Mackenzie Grove, Tayler Kittle Hunter Lee, Taliya Harrison and Hasana Church. Post-Secondary Day Our annual Post-Secondary Day was held on Sept. 24. Representatives from colleges, trades programs, universities, businesses and government agencies in Manitoba and Saskatchewan came to share information about their programs and services. Grade 11 and 12 students got some quality time with the recruiters in the morning sessions and the booth displays in the gym were open to the whole school for the afternoon. There always seemed to be a crowd around the Armed Forces and the RCMP tables. Must be the uniforms! The varsity girls' volleyball team helped the recruiters set up and the maintenance crew set up and took down the floor and tables in the gym. Student Services had a flurry of requests for help with applications in the following week. Students who would like some more information, or help navigating the post-secondary websites, are invited to an evening workshop on Oct. 21 at 7:00 in the library. See Mrs. Garinger for more info. _Êby Patty Korchinski, Bobbi Willetts, Christie Jedele, Corrie Pomareski, Dean Grove, Amy Olenick and Sandra Garinger
