Education
Tourism, Culture and Recreation
February 25, 2010
Newfoundland and Labrador Students
Selected to Showcase Province's Olympic Spirit
Four schools have been selected to have their 2010
Living Healthy Commotions showcased during
Newfoundland and Labrador Day at the Olympic Winter Games in
Vancouver, British Columbia. The Honourable Darin King,
Minister of Education, announced today that the chosen
schools are Amos Comenius Memorial School, Hopedale; St.
Peter's Academy, Benoit's Cove; Baie Verte Academy, Baie
Verte; and O'Donel High School, Mount Pearl.
"There is no better way to show our Olympic spirit
than through the youth of our province," said Minister
King. "The excitement of the Olympics can be felt all
across our country. Through these commotions, we will
have the opportunity to showcase the creativity and
enthusiasm of students, teachers, and administrators
from this province to the world."
Living Healthy Commotions are organized each year by
teachers and students in schools throughout Newfoundland
and Labrador, and provide an opportunity for school
communities to focus on healthy living through different
physical activities and the promotion of healthy food
choices. On February 26, Newfoundland and Labrador Day
at the Olympics, schools and students across the
province will show their Olympic spirit by participating
in events and activities that support healthy living and
focused on the values of the Olympic and Paralympic
Games including friendship, fair play, and the pursuit
of excellence.
The four selected schools will have the unique opportunity
to share their commotion activities and events with the
rest of Canada and the world on Newfoundland and
Labrador Day. Commotion activities will be
played as part of the Olympic celebrations including the
Canada AM live broadcast from Vancouver; and in Atlantic
Canada House - a pan-Atlantic pavilion located on
Granville Island in British Columbia designed to
highlight the hospitality, culture and heritage of the
East Coast during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
"It is encouraging to see the hard work and dedicated
effort of the chosen schools, and how they incorporated
the importance of being healthy and physically active
with a creative Olympic twist," said the Honourable
Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and
Recreation. "On February 26, these schools will be given
a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to showcase their
Olympic spirit for the entire country to see. For all
those involved, I have no doubt it will be a day they
won't soon forget."
Schools throughout the province were invited to
submit Living Healthy Commotions ideas that focused on
the values of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. One
school from each district was chosen to represent the
province.
"I offer congratulations to these four schools, and
indeed all those who submitted ideas for consideration
and will hold Olympic commotions at their schools
tomorrow," said Minister King. "Given the enormous
interest in this opportunity and the planning taking
place in schools across our province for commotions, I
am proud to say that the Olympic spirit truly is alive
and well throughout Newfoundland and Labrador."
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