Photo: Photo by Shirley Nadeau

On Saturday evening, 63 people gathered in the Morrin Centre to raise a glass of wine or whisky in honour of The Bard, Robbie Burns.

Photo: Photo supplied by DDO School

Situated in picturesque Courcellette adjacent to the Valcartier Military Base and the town of Shannon, Dollard-des-Ormeaux School (DDO) has 445 students with 330 students at the elementary level and 115 at the high school level.

Photo: Photo by Rosalie Breton

CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence held its biannual Open House for future students and their families on January 25. The only English-language cégep in Quebec City, St. Lawrence is proud of its high calibre academic, predominantly pre-university programmes. Each fall, approximately 400 students are accepted out of 800 applicants.

Photo: PhotoProvided by St. Pat’s

In an effort to welcome new ‘Fighting Irish,‘ St. Patrick's High School recently had an open house to show off the school. For Alexandra Furlong, an English teacher of secondary one and two, the choice is obvious.

"We're hoping kids pick our school. They won't be disappointed. We had open house and I am pretty sure it went well; it's a waiting game," she says.

Photo: Photo provided by Holland School

Despite three snow days in two weeks, another good year is in the forecast for Holland School. Students were welcomed back from holidays with a visit from Le Grand Défi- a province-wide initiative in which a caravan visits the school, teaches kids about nutrition, and awards them for partaking in physical activity.