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14 Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, June 13, 2007 Local students win Vision Awards BARB HUTZAL CAROL ASHTON & RITA PHILLIPS of LITTLE CHERUBS NURSERY SCHOOL We thank-you for all the dedication & care you have given our children this year & past years. You will all be greatly missed by us & everyone in the community. Best wishes on you future endeavors! Sincerely, Your 2 Day & 3 Day Parents The Halton Region Museum, together with the Halton District and Halton Catholic District School Boards, presented this year's Visions Canada Awards in a ceremony last week. The program is organized by the two Halton school boards and the Halton Region Museum. Each year, a committee from each school board selects the award-winning projects. They are assessed on their clarity of expression, creativity, accuracy, depth of understanding, relevance to Canada and independence of student work. The projects may be of an artistic or academic nature in either of Canada's official languages. This year's entries represent a wealth of diverse forms including essays, paintings, letters, and movies. Local winners include: Primary: Kindergarten to Grade 3 Aswad Baig and Ryan Sideris of Park School, a collage and poem on Canada, Jade Lorito of Holy Cross School, a totem pole model and explanation. Dawson Galway of Holy Cross School, an aboriginal longhouse model Junior: Grades 4- 6 Travis Baker and Brant Cropper of St. Joseph School, brochure on Explore New Brunswick Eion Higgins of St. Francis of Assisi School, an essay on Why I'm Proud To Be A Canadian Group awards Grade 2 classes of Silver Creek School, Postcard Quilt From Across Canada Grade 4 class of St. Catherine of Alexandria School, Postcards of a Nation Grade 6 class of Holy Cross School, a poster, A Tribute To The First Vikings Halton Hills schools get fitness awards Local schools were among the 58 in the Halton District School Board that were awarded the CAHPERD Award (Canadian Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance) for their dedication to fitness. There are three levels of the award, Diamond, Platinum, and Gold. QDF (Quality Daily Fitness which it is known as in Halton) has students in Grades JK-8 doing 20 minutes of fitness each day. Local schools receiving the awards were: Centennial Public School--Platinum George Kennedy Public School-- Gold Harrison Public School-- Diamond Joseph Gibbons Public School-- Platinum Park Public School-- Diamond Silver Creek Public School-- Platinum Stewarttown Public School-- Platinum Limehouse Public School-- Diamond McKenzie Smith Bennett Public School-- Diamond Robert Little Public School-- Gold Lady golfers wanted Women Moving Forward hosts a Ladies Monkey Golf Tournament on Friday, July 13 at Acton Meadows Golf Course with proceeds to the Habitat for Humanity Halton. To register call Wendy Cotton, 905-873-2637, ljewel@hotmail.com. Deadline to register June 15. New m oo showr Garage Door Inc. 118 Guelph St., Georgetown · Custom carriage house wood doors Over 20 years in business We service all makes & models of garage doors and openers www.bmgaragedoor.com 905-873-4848