any Hopewell faces beamed with pride as grade six student Zachary Zimmerman received an award from the Canadian Landmine Foundation at Hopewell School on March 4, 2002. Eleven-year-old Zachary was the youngest person in the world to host a dinner for the Night of a Thousand Dinners. The Night is an international fundraising campaign to help rid many countries around the world of anti-personnel landmines.
The dinner hosted by Zachary included pizza, and the screening of a movie. It raised $375. Zachary became interested in landmines, and in raising money to rid the world of landmines, while doing a project on war and peace at school. He thought landmines and their consequences were a good topic for discussion at school as well as a worthy cause. Zachary plans to host another dinner next year and hopes that other Hopewell students will join in this good work. Way to go Zach.
The Heist at Highview High, a production staged by Allison Woyiwada and Hopewell intermediate students met with critical acclaim. The play highlights included the cheerleaders' cartwheels, the costumes and the concluding football game.
Sand and snow cones in February? The beach party was a huge success due to the great work of the many parents who organized, baked, served, set up and swept. Although not all bills are in, it appears that the event raised approximately $2,500.
Spring is a bike ride away...Hopewell School Council plans to hold its annual bike sale on the first or second week in April. Plans are underway to secure a venue for this popular event. Anyone with ideas or assistance to offer please contact council chair Rob Campbell by email at hapsc_chair@sympatic.ca.
At a March 19 meeting of the council, we were told the city's Transit Committee plans to recommend to city council that the budget for crossing guards at the Hopewell school intersections be increased.
Interested in speaking up about the ministry's funding formula for Ottawa-Carleton District School Board schools?
Contact Hopewell's OCASC representative through council chair Rob Campbell.