12th
Annual Mole Day !
This years Mole Day Theme was Mole
Madness. At 6:02 am students raised the flag and
then had breakfast. This was followed by games with a chemistry
link, like "Moleleopardy".
Duke of Edinburgh
Awards
Congratulations to Robin Kennedy
and Sheldon Fry on receiving the Silver Duke of Edinburgd Award.
Also to Ms. Agnes Allen on receiving an award for five years of
service. Awards were presented by Premier Danny Williams.
Astro
Girl's Hockey Team takes Gold !
For the second straight year our girls hockey
team competed in the Astrofest Invitational High School Hockey
Tournament held at the Bay Arena and once again walked away with
the Gold. As was the case last year our girls went undefeated in
tournament play. Team members for the
picture above are:(L-R) Front Row; Collette Garland,
Second Row; Alana Earle, Kelsey Drover, Denelle Stone, Maggie
Cole, Stephanie Pollett, Peggy Wakeham, Mr. Ern Walsh. Third
Row; Mr. Mark Shortall, Stephanie Hutchings, Erin Earle, Amanda
Brett, Kylie Murin, Candice Chaytor, Samantha March, & Mr.
Keith Mercer. As defending provincial champs the girls look
forward to another great season with regional’s &
Confederation Cup in the new year.
GAIA Receives Provincial Recognition
The Ascension Collegiate GAIA group recently received their 4th
Ocean Net award while attending the Youth Ocean Net Conference
at the Marine Institute in St. John’s. The award, titled
Eco-Champs, consisted of a plaque and a $500 cash award. The
award was received for the beach cleanup work that GAIA has been
doing annually for the past 5 years on the Shearstown Estuary.
GAIA intends to put this cash award towards a naturalization
project to do up the school grounds. Members of GAIA include and
teacher sponsor Ms. Pat George.
Duke of Edinburgh Award Achievers
October 19th was a big day for two of our students and their
teacher as the Honourable Danny Williams presented them with
Awards of Achievement as part of the Young Canadian Challenge.
Sheldon Fry and Robyn Kennedy were both recognized as Silver
Award Achievers. Ms. Agnes Allen was also recognized as a Leader
of the program for her commitment and dedication for the past
five years. The Awards are well deserved and the entire school
community congratulates all three!!
Boys Soccer Team - On the Road
Our senior boys soccer team recently traveled to Doyles in
the Codroy Valley to participate in the Provincial 3A Soccer
Tournament. The boys went through the round robin with a 1 - 1
record and then advanced through to the cross overs where they
loss to the eventual winner John Burke of Grand Bank. Following
the Tournament our team was presented with the Tournament
Sportsmanship Award. Way to Go!!! The players and coaches, Mr.
Neal Kearley & Mr. Rod Barrett, are to be commended!
Provincial Softball Tournament
Ascension Collegiate was represented at the Provincial 4A
softball Tournament on the weekend of October 21st. The boys,
coached by Mrs. Dave and Andy Morrissey, Despite a good
tournament, the boys went through it winless. However, our
district was well represented by the ASTROS!!!
Clarenville Subway Classic - Silver
The weekend of October 20th saw our senior girls volleyball
team participate in the annual Clarenville Subway Volleyball
Classic. The Ascension girls were defending champs and went
through the round robin undefeated in series matches. In semi
final play they defeated Random Island which then put them in
the finals against Bishops College from St. John’s. Here our
girls lost 2 - 0 to take home a silver medal. Congratulations on
a great tournament to the girls and their coaches Mr.’s Glen
Lane and Derek March.
Astro Girls take 4A gold
!
The Ascension girls volleyball team experienced great success in
all tournaments played on the island this fall. The team,
coached by Mr. Derrick March and Mr. Glen Lane, took home gold
in three of the four tournaments played.
One tournament the girls were victorious in winning was the
prestigious Volleyfest tournament where they took home the gold
and a banner to display in the school.
Corner Brook High School played host to the 4A provincial
volleyball championships on December 8th - 9th, 2006. The
Ascension team was undefeated in round robin play and beat the
host team in the semi-final match to advance to the championship
match where they would again battle the Bishops College Baron
for the provincial title. For the third time this fall a
dominant Ascension team overpowered the team from St. John’s,
defeating them in two straight games to capture the most highly
recognized volleyball title, the Newfoundland and Labrador
provincial high school volleyball championship. This is the
first 4A provincial volleyball championship for an Ascension
Collegiate girls team in Twenty years.
Congratulations girls on a successful high school volleyball
season.
Hard work and determination paid off !!
Astro Boys Hockey Team in Ontario
This past week, the Ascension Astros boys hockey team traveled to Toronto to compete in the annual Continental Classic hockey tournament. The team played five games against Ontario teams in just two days and finished with a Silver metal. The team won 4 games and lost only once, a 5-1 loss to the eventual champs out scoring the opposition by a 38-12 margin. Off ice the team spent time at the widely acclaimed “ Gretzky’s Restaurant,” and also visited the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Astrofest Invitational
For the second straight year our girls hockey team competed in the Astrofest Invitational High School Hockey Tournament held at the Bay Arena and once again walked away with the Gold. As was the case last year our girls went undefeated in tournament play. As defending provincial champs the girls look forward to another great season with regional’s & Confederation Cup in the new year. Congratulations are extended to the girl’s and their coaches, Mr. M. Shortall , Mr. E. Walsh and Mr. K. Mercer.
Astros take home the Gold !
Congratulations! To our girl's
hockey team on winning the Gold Medal at the Girls' 4A
Provincial Championships held this past weekend in Springdale.
The team went undefeated in the round robin and defeated
Stephenville 7 - 5 in the championship game.
Members of the team:
Front Row: (L-R) Samantha March,
Alana Earle, Stephanie Pollett, Collette Garland, Peggy Wakeham,
Maggie Cole, Kelsey Drover, Mr. Ern Walsh.
Back Row (L-R) Mr. Mark Shortall, Erin Earle,
Kendra Nippard, Kylie Murin, Amanda Brett, Candice Chaytor,
Denelle Stone, Stephanie Hutchings, Nicole Bannister, Mr. Ern
Walsh.
Astros win
Volleyball !
Congratualtions ! To our Girl's
Volleyball Team on winning the 17 & Under Provincial
Championship .
Confederation Cup Win Cap’s
Perfect Season !
Front Row: Collette Garland,
Second Row (L-R): Erin Earle, Kendra Nippard, Samantha March,
Maggie Cole, Peggy Wakeham, Denelle Stone, Stephanie Pollett,
Third Row (L-R): Mr. Keith Mercer, Candice Chaytor, Nicole
Bannister, Stephanie Hutchings, Kelsey Drover, Kylie Murrin,
Alana Earle, Amanda Brett, Mr. Mark Shortall, Mr. Ern Walsh.
Ascension Collegiate Astros
Female Hockey Team won the 9th Annual Confederation Cup this
past weekend in St. John’s. The team defeated Holy Heart in
the championship game by a score of 5-1. This year saw a record
18 female teams competing in the tournament. With this win the
team finishes their season with a perfect 18-0 record after
winning the High School Provincial’s earlier this month in
Springdale. The girls look forward to getting back on the ice
next fall and wish our five level lll’s all the best next
year... we know you will continue in your successful ways in
whatever your future holds..... Way to Go!
Ascension Wins Top Place at
Skills Competition
Students
from Ascension Collegiate showcased their skills in the 10th
annual Skills Canada Competition held in St. John’s on March
30. From the 12 categories in the Skills Competition, students
from Ascension took home a total of 8 medals. As well, the
students earned their school the overall Top Place Standing in
the competition. This is the third year in a row that Ascension
Collegiate has achieved such an outstanding accomplishment.
Ascension Collegiate Skills
Canada Team
Front L-R: David Keefe (Coach), Justin Sheppard, Michael Laracy,
Jillian Bishop, Jessica Hussey, Shelley Sharpe, Bradley Reid,
Jonathan Neil Back, L-R: Maggie Cole, Adrian Neil, Terry
Kavanaugh, Robert Smith, Aaron Russell, Stephen Dicks, Jennifer
Saunders
Missing from photo: Matthew
Myrden, Adam Petten, Peter Vokey, Stephen Power
The following is a list of the
winners :
Gold: Jonathan
Neil in PC Software Applications (second Gold in a row for
Jonathan!)
Justin Sheppard in Website Development
Silver : Jennifer Saunders in Job
Skill Demonstration
Jessica Hussey in Prepared Speech
Stephen Dicks, Adam Petten, Bradley Reid and Matthew Myrden in
Robotics
Bronze: Jillian Bishop and Shelley
Sharpe in 3D Computer Animation
Aaron Russell in IT PC Network Support
Robert Smith in Worksite Safety
Jonathan Neil and Justin Sheppard will now go on to represent
our province at the National Level in the Skills Canada
Competition in Saskatoon during the first week of June.
Congratulations
Allyssa !
The above picture is of Alyssa
Crane being recognized by the Town of Bay Roberts for winning
the Provincial Hertiage Award for her Artwork. From left to
right we have Mayor Glen Littlejohn, Alyssa & her Art
Teacher Mr. Dave Trainor.
Canadian Parents for French
Provincial Speakoff
Congratulations to Maggie Burton
and Christina Yetman on their performances in the Canadian
Parents for French Provincial Speakoff. Maggie placed first in
the Late French Immersion Division A . Also in photo Mr. Dave
Butt and Ms. Roma Shortall.
