 | Gladstone Public School hosted a Community Literacy Day on February 15 which was attended by many local guests. Guests included Cornwall Colts Viktors Korbs, Brandon Howes, Mark Hough, Billy Ulrick, and Roman Ammirato, World Boxing Council Continental Americas Champion Tony Luis, Cornwall Police Constables Melanie LaBelle and Andrew Arbic, City of Cornwall clerk Denise Labelle-Gelinas, 101.9 CJSS-FM radio host Jamie Carr,hich was attended by many local guests. | |
Cornwall - February 25, 2012 - Gladstone Public School hosted a Community Literacy Day on February 15 which was attended by many local guests.
Students were given the opportunity to spend four half-hour periods with guests to find out more about who they are - both personally and professionally - and why literacy skills are so important to them.
Guests included Cornwall Colts Viktors Korbs, Brandon Howes, Mark Hough, Billy Ulrick, and Roman Ammirato, World Boxing Council Continental Americas Champion Tony Luis, Cornwall Police Constables Melanie LaBelle and Andrew Arbic, City of Cornwall clerk Denise Labelle-Gelinas, 101.9 CJSS-FM radio host Jamie Carr, Upper Canada District School Board trustee David McDonald, St. Lawrence Secondary School Principal Chris Boulay, retired principal Kevin Cooper, and retired teacher Frances O’Dair.
“We continue to try to provide our students with exposure to real-life people, contexts, and situations so that they can draw connections between their education and having a successful life,” said Vice-Principal Joe Harty. “As we encourage our students to chase their own dreams, we know that literacy will be their source of hope and optimism moving forward in life.”
Harty said it was wonderful to hear each guest speak about how literacy skills are vital to their day-to-day successes.
“Many of our students realized that regardless of who they are or what they do for a living, they all require a solid base of literacy skills,” he said. “The event also highlighted the high level of collaborative practice and rigorous care at Gladstone, as many staff members were closely involved to ensure the event was a success.
“Gladstone would like to extend our sincerest appreciation to each of our individual guests, as well as the Cornwall Police and the Cornwall Colts, for their continued community partnerships,” Harty added.
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