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Flin Flon students can look forward to some fresh and exciting initiatives this school year. From sports to academics, Superintendent of Schools Blaine Veitch said he is enthusiastic about the new ventures. Among them is the business administration course being offered in partnership between Keewatin Community College and the Flin Flon School Division. High school students who take the course will be able to earn credit for both their grade 12 diploma and their business administration diploma. "I think it's the continuation of a mutually beneficial partnership between two educational institutes in Flin Flon to try and improve services to students and adults in the community," commented Veitch. The course will run at either Hapnot Collegiate or KCC. Also new this year is the Cree Language and Culture course set to be offered later this school year at Many Faces Education Centre and also available to Hapnot Collegiate students. Other new courses include a Web site design class at Many Faces and a writing course at Hapnot with an emphasis on sharing students' work with the public. See 'Activities' P.# Con't from P.# It's not entirely new, but the house league system is returning to Hapnot after an absence of more than two decades. The system will see the student body split up into four teams, with each member able to earn points for the team through various school-related activities and achievements. Veitch also looks forward to the continuation of the Roots of Empathy program at McIsaac School Ecole McIsaac. The program sees a mother and her baby visit classes of students once per month. The students get to know the infant by helping to weigh him, gauging his feelings and seeing how he reacts to different situations. It's designed to help students develop empathy, and in Veitch's view, it's very worthwhile. "I think it's shown to be successful in improving children's understanding of their own feelings and the feelings of others," he commented. On the sporting front, Hapnot will host a provincial AAA basketball tournament in February, an event sure to bring out plenty of school spirit. Teams from all the schools will continue to compete in various tournaments while learning the value of teamwork and sportsmanship. The school division's teaching staff features some new faces this year. New to the division are Steve Lytwyn (Ruth Betts School), Karine Dandurand (McIsaac), Nathalie Tremblay (McIsaac), Nicki Hoffman (McIsaac), Pamela Ryan (McIsaac) and Matthew Peddle (Parkdale). The administrative staff at each school remains the same, with John Clark principal at Hapnot, Jane Dupre at Many Faces, Bill Pauley at Parkdale, John Belfry at Ruth Betts and Jacques Labelle at McIsaac. Enrollment figures for the schools were not yet available yesterday.
