GRAD 2008 - AHHH THE MEMORIES!

Click here to read Jacob McDonald's Student Representative Speech '08. If you have any memories or photos of grad you'd like to have posted, email them to Mister Stew. Updated June 25th, 2008 [top]

EXAMS START THIS WEEK

Students are asked to check the "conflicts list" on the wall outside of the main office to see if there are any changes to your exam schedule. Updated June 16th, 2008 [top]

GRAD WAS GREAT!

A huge thank you to all the students and staff who worked hard to make this year's grad a huge success. If you missed the grad, you'll be able to read the Valedictorian and the Grad Rep's speeches. Grads who submitted baby pictures for the yearbooks may pick them up in the office. Updated June 16th, 2008 [top]

TIME TO HIT...err PAINT...THE BRICKS!

Grade 12’s who have submitted their brick designs may begin painting their bricks. Painting can be done during any period or at lunch most days. Also, the $2 to cover the paint is due. Please give your $2 to either Jason Gordon, Victoria MacPherson or Courtney Leclair. Updated June 10th, 2008 [top]

YEARBOOKS ARE COMING!

This year’s EHS Yearbook will be arriving from the printers very soon. A few extra copies have been ordered in case anyone still wishes to purchase their own yearbook. If interested, please see Mrs. Rogers at the Main Office. The cost is $30.00. First come, first served! Updated June 10th, 2008 [top]

COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS

Any students in need of community service hours may see Ms. Blanchard about selling tickets for the Nokia 5310 Xpress cell phone being raffled in C-corridor at lunch. Updated June 6th, 2008 [top]

NEED A SUMMER JOB?

JOB 1: Need a summer job? Look no further. The Community Living Craft Store on Centre Street is looking for someone to work part-time. For more information, come to the Guidance Centre.
JOB 2: The owners of Sunset Motel and Cottages in Little Current are looking for a manager beginning as soon as possible and ending on August 31st. If you have initiative, people skills, are responsible and motivated, this may be the job for you. For more information, come to the Guidance Office. Updated June 6th, 2008 [top]

GRAD PHOTOS ARE IN

Senior students who paid the sitting fee for grad photos may pick up their composite photo at the Main Office. Updated June 6th, 2008 [top]

STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Democracy is alive and well at Espanola High School! We will be having school-wide elections for the positions of Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister in the coming weeks. Students who are interested in running for any of these positions must report to G1AB at the start of lunch, Thursday, for the all candidates meeting. Updated June 5th, 2008 [top

GET YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS BACK!

As of June 3rd, no library books may be signed out of the library. All books previously signed out must be returned. Updated June 3rd, 2008 [top]

STUDENT COUNCIL 2008-2009 NEED CANDIDATES

Democracy is alive and well at Espanola High School! We will be having school-wide elections for the positions of Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister in the coming weeks. Students who are interested in running for any of these positions must report to G1AB at the start of lunch, Thursday, for the all candidates meeting. Updated June 3rd, 2008 [top]

BRICK DESIGNS DUE THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 6th

Brick designs are due this Friday. Please submit them to the Students’ Council mailbox in the main office! Updated June 3rd, 2008 [top]

IRON CHEF ESPANOLA!

The grade 11 Hospitatlity class will be preparing for the competition all of next week and will be presenting their creations to a panel of experience Judges on Friday June 6th. The Judges include Mr. Punkari, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Diebel, Mrs. Lacasse, and Mrs. Lawrence. The secret ingredient won't be revealed until next week. Stay tuned for more coverage! Updated May 29th, 2008 [top]

WE WANT YOU AS A POLICE RECRUIT

U.C.C.M. Anishnaabe police are now accepting applications for police recruits. Come to guidance for more information. Updated May 29th, 2008 [top]

GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE!

Next Wednesday, June 4th the Canadian Blood Services is bringing their Life Bus to EHS at 12:15 to pick up senior students, who have signed up in the Main Office, to make a blood donation at the Espanola blood donor clinic. Encourage your friends to sign up in the Main Office with you, and take the Life bus next Wednesday afternoon to make one last blood donation this school year. Updated May 28th, 2008 [top]

NEED COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS?

Attention all students! Do you need community service hours? St. George’s Church is holding their annual Yard Sale and BBQ on Saturday, May 31, and we are looking for volunteers to help with the set up on Friday and the sale on Saturday. If you are interested in earning community service hours, please come to the Main Office and see Mrs. Bois. Updated May 28th, 2008 [top]

LAST CHANCE FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS

Last call for community service hours! If you are still looking for ways to complete your community service hours, then come to guidance for more information. Current events that are in need of help are:
a) The Massey Relay for Life needs volunteers for June 6 and 7.
Updated May 16th, 2008 [top]

ARTISTIC TEACHERS

Teachers and custodians have lives beyond school…believe it or not! To recognize their creative talents, teachers and a custodian have begun displaying artwork in display cases around the school. We hope you enjoy “Beyond Brooms and Blackboards” – the first annual Staff Art Show. Updated May 15th, 2008 [top]

HEAD FRAMES TAKE HEAVY LOADS

Mr. Girard would like to congratulate his Design Tech class for a great job and for placing 2nd and 3rd in the Head Frame competition yesterday. Aaron Ferguson and Jesse Dubreuil’s head frame held 52 pounds with a ratio of 102, which put them in second place. Brady Polden’s head frame held 42.8 with a ratio of 92, putting him in third place. Kurt Podlatis and Turner Smith’s head frame received an award for having a ratio of 101 but was not within the design specs. Great job everyone!. Updated May 15th, 2008 [top]

ATTENTION ALL GRADUATES

This week is the last week for baby pictures and grad surveys. If you do not get the grad survey handed in, your information will not be beside your picture in the yearbook. So please get it in ASAP! You can drop the surveys off in the yearbook mail box in the Main Office. Extra surveys are available in the Main Office. DON’T FORGET!. Updated May 15th, 2008 [top]

MINEOPOLY TEAM FAIRS WELL

Congratulations to the Mineopoly team of Karen Morphet, Mason Muncaster, Bruce Chiblow, Carmen Lefebvre and Andrew Roussy. They finished in 3rd place against 12 other teams in the mining competition at Dynamic Earth yesterday. A job well done by all junior and senior teams who competed yesterday! Updated May 14th, 2008 [top]

SPARTAN ARTISTS FAIR WELL

Congratulations to Adriana Glofcheskie and Alison Schouten whose Parks Canada posters were selected for honourable mentions from over 900 entries. The girls will receive a prize from Parks Canada and the posters can be viewed shortly on the Parks Canada website. Updated May 9th, 2008 [top]

TRADES DAY WINNERS

The Trades Day committee would like to thank all of the staff and students who helped make yesterday’s show such a great success! The door prize winners from EHS are Allison Schouten and Tyler Lortie. There prizes may be picked up in the Main Office. Other prize winners are Russell Schmitz, Stan Proctor, Jack Hepburn and Ms. Eldridge-Vautour. Updated May 8th, 2008 [top]

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY!

Are you still short of community service hours? If so, then come to guidance for information on the Lions’ Food Bank on Thursday, May 8th, this includes any students who have already spoken with Mrs. McCombs about this event. Community hours are also available at the Western Horse Show Series at the Massey Fair Grounds on Saturday, May 10th.. Updated April 19th, 2008 [top]

RUN FOR A LIFE!

The Massey Relay for Life takes place June 6 & 7 at the Massey Fairgrounds. Check the posters throughout the school for details. Pamphlets are available in the Main Office if you would like to submit a team or for more information. Updated April 16th, 2008 [top]

COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY

Are you looking for volunteer hours that can really make a difference in our community? If so, then sign up for the Massey relay for life June 6 and 7 and help fight cancer. For information about this event, and others, please visit Guidance. Updated April 16th, 2008 [top]

DUATHA-WHAT?

What is a duathalon? A duathalon is a two-event race. Espanola’s 1st Annual will feature a run/bike/run combination, and distances will vary depending on age groups. There are many ways to participate: 1) enter the logo competition, 2) enter the race, 3) volunteer on race day. So tell your friends! See Mr. Mohamed for details.Updated April 16th, 2008 [top]

TWO STUDENTS TAKE SEAMLESS WIN IN WELDING COMPETITION

Mr. Girard would like to congratulate Andrew Desjardins on placing 3rd in the Small Engine Competition and Tyler Schouten for placing 1st in the Welding Competition. Both students will now go on to the provincial competition this May 5th and 6th in Kitchener/Waterloo. Great job, and good luck! Updated April 14th, 2008 [top]

SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITY - WORK OUTDOORS!

A.B. ELLIS HOMEWORK CLUB NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

The A. B. Ellis homework club is seeking volunteers to help students. If interested, come to the Guidance Centre for more information
Updated April 4th, 2008 [top]

PAST NEWS FROM AROUND THE SCHOOL[top]

COMMUNITY HOURS OPPORTUNITIES

Attention Spartans in need of volunteer community service hours:.

a)Car Club Show, My 31st, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
b) The town of Espanola is seeking students for activities connected to the 50th anniversary
Updated April 7th, 2008 [top]

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

The Game and Fish Club is looking for student volunteers next weekend for their Walleye tournament. Come down to Guidance to sign up. Updated May 15th, 2008 [top]

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY!

Are you still short of community service hours? If so, then come to guidance for information on the Lions’ Food Bank on Thursday, May 8th, this includes any students who have already spoken with Mrs. McCombs about this event. Community hours are also available at the Western Horse Show Series at the Massey Fair Grounds on Saturday, May 10th.. Updated April 19th, 2008 [top]

GENEROUS CELL PHONE USERS HELP FEED THE HUNGRY, EARNING SOME CASH FOR GRAD!

Attention EHS Spartans. Once again you have done yourself proud. Announced this morning on all Rogers Radio stations, Espanola H.S. wins the Cellphones for Food Fundraiser challenge. That’s right, first place honours for the Spartans! That means funds for our local food bank, as well as $3,000 for our commencement exercises. Aimee Gagne and Jessica Bursey met Mr. Punkari at the Sudbury Radio stations on Lasalle Blvd this morning for on-air interviews, photos and the official presentation. Thanks for representing the graduating class of 2008, girls! Well done all EHS students. Updated Arpil 1st, 2008 [top]

FAMISHED STUDENTS BRING IN THE DOUGH

Ms. Wilson and Mr. Madill would like to thank all of the students who participated in the Feast or Famine fundraiser for the Canadian Red Cross. Our Spartans raised $4,166 for the charity, which was the most raised by any school in the board. Awesome job everyone
Updated April 3rd, 2008 [top]

TRIP TO CANADORE COLLEGE IN NORTH BAY

Students interested in the Canadore Trip on April 18th should come to Guidance for permission forms and to pay the fee as soon as possible. Numbers are needed to make the trip a go!
Updated March 31st, 2008 [top]

GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE

Did you know that a patient undergoing cancer treatment may need up to 8 units of blood a week? Please help save a life. If you are 17 years old or older, sign up with Mrs. Rogers in the main office, to give a blood donation next Wednesday April 2nd.Sign up by the end of this week, so that the Life Bus has a spot for you at 12:15 April 2nd. Updated March 25th, 2008 [top]

PHONES FOR FOOD COLLECTION DRIVE

Our Cellphones for Food fundraiser is officially over. Our collection will be picked up today and now we wait to hear how we did in comparison to the other schools. We would like to thank everyone who helped with this fundraiser by collecting phones or putting posters up in their community.

Our final draw for dinner and movies took place this morning. The winner is Nathan Jennings. Please come to the Main Office to collect your prize. Again, thanks to everyone who participated. Updated March 31st, 2008 [top]

ONTARIO LITERACY TEST

The OSSLT (literacy test) was written on the morning of Thursday, March 27. Updated March 25th, 2008 [top]

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Interim reports were sent home with students on Tuesday, March 18th. Parent Teacher Interviews are being held on Wednesday, March 19th from 2:00-4:00pm and from 6:00-8:00pm. Feel free to drop by the gym and meet your child's teachers. Updated March 18th, 2008 [top]

SPARTANS WILL ROCK TO THE EVOLUTIONARY BAND

Concert: 10:45am - 12:10pm (Shortened class schedule). Updated March 18th, 2008 [top]

GIVE YOUR OPINION FOR FIVE BUCKS

The Espanola Job Connect office is participating in a survey to help make PUMP UP YOUR FUTURE a success. We will pay $5.00 to each participant completing the very short online survey that will provide information of your overall health. If you are interested in taking part in this survey, simply drop by the Job Connect office at 91 Tudhope Street (across from the town office). Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday. The office is closed for lunch between 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Updated March 18th, 2008 [top]

EHS STUDENTS HAVE MAD SKILLS

Spartan students are champions in the world of Skills Trade Technology, as they showed off their knowledge and skills in the following areas; Auto Service Technology, Cabinetmaking, Carpentry and Welding yesterday at the Technological Skills Competition held in Sudbury.

Tyler Schouten placed First in Welding
Tyler Hobbs & Kevin Emry placed First in Team Carpentry
Rod Boucher laced Third in Cabinetmaking

Casey Acton and Scott Paterson competed in the Cabinetmaking Competition
Cory Cunning competed in the Auto Service Technology
Andrew Desjardin competed in Welding Updated March 5th, 2008 [top]

CARDBOARD BOATS VOTED BEST DESIGNED

EHS Spartans represented the school well in the provincial cardboard boat race in Kitchener/Waterloo. They did an excellent job, only to come up short against the best of the best. New records were set with a weight of 1040 lbs (which took 10 students) and a speed of 11 seconds across the pool. With all the visual distractions, the EHS team still had the best-designed boat. Great job Cody Solomon, Josh Ritchie, Mack Muncaster and Dan Young!. Updated February 29th, 2008 [top]

DON'T LOSE YOUR MEMORIES - YEARBOOKS ON SALE

EHS Yearbooks will be available for students to pre-order Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th during lunch at the cafeteria. The cost is $30 per book. Students may pay with cash or a cheque made out to Espanola High School. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to get a personal copy of this year’s Spartan memories! Updated March 4th, 2008 [top]

SOUTH AMERICANS WANT TO PLAY BALL

Jamie Wright will be traveling to Honduras soon to do a teaching practicum in an isolated village. He hopes to introduce the game of baseball to these students. If you have any old ball gloves that you would be willing to donate, please bring them to Mr. Wright by Thursday the 6th. Updated March 4th, 2008 [top]

GRADS CAN GET SOME MONEY!

Any boys’ or girls’ hockey players on any team who will be attending post-secondary schools next year should come down to Guidance for information on Ontario hockey scholarships.

Any student with a physical disability who is planning on going to post-secondary school in the Fall should come to Guidance for information about the Maurice Izzard Memorial Award, Whipper Billy Watson Bursary and The Aird Scholarship. Updated February 28th, 2008 [top]

OPEN HOUSE, INTERVIEWS AND INTERIM REPORTS

We have altered our schedule for some of the upcoming events to accomodate staff absences and proximity to holidays. Our Open House and grade 8 visits will now occur on March 5th, grade 8's during the day and Open House starting at 7 pm. Interim reports will be handed out on March 18th in classes. Parent teacher interviews will now occur on March 19th from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm Updated February 21st, 2008 [top]

ENJOY OUR NEW SITE!

With your help, this site will be updated on a regular basis, bringing you the latest news about what is going on in the school, celebrating the achievements of our athletes and academics and making it easier for new students to get comfortable with their new surroundings.

Please let our webmaster, Mr. Stewart, know of any dead links and missing or incorrect information. If you are a student or staff member who would like to contribute something to the site, you can email Mr. Stewart or visit him in the Spartan Youth Radio studios or the English office. Updated January 28th, 2008 [top]

EHRHARDT WINS HER SECOND OFSAA GOLD!

Well, on a hot (32C) steamy day in Hamilton, the unbelievable has been made believable again by Caroline. In another overwhelming display of athleticism Caroline completely crushed the rest of the best in Ontario in the Junior Girls Long Jump. She put out her first jump of 5.37m when the next best jumper jumped 5.19m after the first round. No girl jumped close. On her third jump Caroline jumped 5.52m. The OFSAA record is 5.48m. Once again the announcers let people know that caroline Ehrhardt of Espanola has lept past another OFSAA record but the wind was too strong so the record doesn't count. She put the nail in the coffin of her competitors with a jump of 5.58m but the wind was just over the legal limit, so once again the record was not allowed but the gold medal would not be put into question. The closest her competitors would get would be 5.28m for the OFSAA silver and 5.19 for bronze. Caroline outjumped the best in Ontario by 30 cms. An awesome performance. She was interviewed and photographed for the Hamilton Spectator.

The relay teams ran well and performed bravely, however, coming third out of NOSSA and competing against Ontario's best is quite a challenge. We were very proud of their performance.

EHRHARDT WINS OFSAA GOLD!

Hello all from Hamilton, I don't know how to put this into words that can really do it justice so I'm just going to say it. Caroline Ehrhardt is this year's Junior Girls's OFSAA Triple Jump gold medalist. And she didn't just do win - she cleaned house. Her first jump of 11.95 metres broke the OFSAA record set in 1991! Let me say it again - EHS is the home to an OFSAA record-setting- OFSAA gold medalist. It's awesome.

Every single one of her six jumps would have been a winning jump.

Her longest jump was 12.04 metres but the wind was measured at 2.1 m/s and anything over 2.0 m/s is said to be an aiding wind so the jump doesn't count for the record books but counts for the competition. Caroline won the competition by 75cms. It was unbelievable! Regularly over the loudspeakers you could hear the announcers saying "Caroline Ehrhardt of Espanola High School leads the Junior Girls Tripls Jump with a new OFSAA record-setting distance of....". Needless to say Mr. Fallat and I are unbelievably proud. I'm man enough to say that I shed a few tears of joy at the end of the event.

She truly has worked hard for months on end putting in countless hours of thankless work, and it has paid off in spades. She truly is a remarkable young lady.

Joe Burke was also on the track this afternoon in the Junior Boys 400m. Joe raced to a 53.00 second time which was just shy of making the final. He was a little disappointed with the overall time but he proved to be the 13th fastest Junior 400m runner in the province of Ontario - so he's fairly pleased with that.

At 11:00 a.m. tomorrow the Junior Girls and Junior Boys 4x100m teams are on the track and at 1 p.m. Caroline joinst the long jump competition. The competition will be very tough in this event but we know she'll bring her 'A' game. Saturday has Joe and Caroline in the 800m and Bob Meijer in the 300m hurdles and the Triple Jump.

If you're interested you can follow the results at www.ofsaa.on.ca/track.

DG and TF out from Hamilton

Updated June 6th[top]

RUGBY TEAM PLAYS THEIR HEARTS OUT

Yesterday the boys’ rugby team played their hearts out against a strong MSS squad. After a shaky first few minutes, the boys regrouped and played the game of their lives. Solid hits and quick feet helped the boys come within one try of tying up the game. But alas time ran out on the game with a score of 27-14 in MSS’s favour. With a few adjustments, coach Tilston and coach Vermeer believe next week’s game will be ours for the taking. Updated June 5th, 2008. [top]

GIRL'S SOCCER

The girls’ soccer team suffered their first defeat against MacDonald Cartier. After a beautiful goal from Alyx Podlatis and another from Karen Dubreuil, the Spartan comeback was squashed ending in a 5-2 score. Updated May 15th[top]

TRACK AND FIELD VICTORIES

The Nipissing Invitational Track & Field meet ran on Saturday and Spartan athletes won gold in 5 of 6 events they were entered in. Competing against athletes from schools ranging from the Soo, Timmins and Barrie, Caroline Ehrhardt cruised to victory in the Junior girls’ long jump by jumping 5.35m, crushed the competition in the triple jump by 90cm with a jump of 11.6m. That jump moved Caroline to the top of provincial rankings. She also sent home crowd favourite, Dominique Chartrand from Algonquin Secondary, with silver by pushing past her in the 800 in a time of 2 minutes and 24 seconds. Joe Burke continued the gold rush in the Junior boys’ 400 and 800. Even stumbling off the start line couldn’t keep Burke from cruising to victory in the 400 in 55 seconds. He came from behind in the 800 to win in the lat 10m in 2 minutes 11 seconds. Kevin Emiry became the first Spartan qualifier for NOSSA by setting a new school record in the 2000m steeplechase in a time of 6 minutes, 52 seconds. Well done all! Updated May 12th[top]

IN SOCCER NEWS

In senior boys’ soccer action last night, Espanola played its 4th game of the season hosting Chelmsford. Certainly the fans got their moneys worth and more! Incredible shooting on both nets with 4 goals in the nets – prompts the riddle of the hour – how did we defeat Chelmsford 2-1 in our first home game? Answer: solid goals by mid-fielders Brandon Bourcier and “Woody” (Justin) Nicholson and a determined team who persevered to the end. A great victory and clean good soccer. Congratulations boys! Rumor has it though that the team is thinking of buying Aaron (alias Double Agent – Midfielder and striker) a GPS for his 19th birthday! Updated May 9th[top]

EHRHARDT, BURKE and GORDON LEAD THE PACK

Caroline Ehrhardt continued her winning ways on Friday at a track meet in Midland. On a cloudy, cool and windy day, she won the Junior Girls’ long jump by 40 cm with a jump of 5.18 m, and she won the 800m by 7 seconds in 2 minutes and 31 seconds. Joe Burke put a notch in the victory column by winning the Junior Boys’ 500m in a time of 54.5 seconds, a new personal best. In the 800m, Joe got spiked on the ankle 50 m off the start line. The cut was open to the bone and required some stitches to close. Jason Gordon continued setting new personal bests in both the 800m and 1500m. Well done squad! Updated May 5th, 2008 [top]

BOYS DOMINATE SOCCER

In senior boys’ soccer action last night, the Spartans played an excellent game, once again, dominating the game and leading 1-0 at half time. Lively returned that goal late in the second half, and in the last few minutes another goal. Spartans – you played exceptional soccer with sportsmanlike conduct. Please come to a brief meeting today at lunch hour in Room B9. Also, there will be no practice today. Updated May 1st, 2008 [top]

VBALL REVENGE IS SWEET

The Spartan Midget Girls Volleyball team traveled to Elliot Lake to participate in the NSSSA tournament. There were ten teams there divided into 2 pools. Our first game was against WC Eacket from Blind River. The girls started slow but won both sets. Next was CASS, again the girls won both sets. Our next victim was Elliot Lake which fell handily in 2 straight sets. Our last round robin game was against VFJ from Elliot Lake. We had to win just one set to make it to the finals. The girls played fantastic, displaying excellent bumping and setting skills. Emmalee Peters was on fire and dominated the net with many hard spikes. We won every set, even the exhibition matches to finish 11-0 after the round robin play.

This set up the finals against JN, who we lost to in the Junior NSSSA finals. The girls played terrific volleyball and easily defeated JN 25-21 and 25-12. Revenge is sweet. Updated May 1st, 2008 [top]

SPARTAN GIRLS TROUNCE SACRE COEUR

Congratulations to the girls’ soccer team who won their season opener against Sacre Coeur 3-2. All 3 goals came from Karen Dubreuil. Great game girlsUpdated April 19th, 2008 [top]

RUGBY IS BACK!

Rugby season is here. There will be a rugby practice Tuesday after school. All EHS boys are invited to try out for the team. Anyone interested in playing rugby should meet in C3C5 tomorrow at 3:00 with running shoes and be ready to run. Updated April 14th, 2008 [top]

BADMINTON TEAM CAPTURES TITLE

Congratulations to the EHS badminton team for capturing the NSSSA championship! Strong performances were made by the entire team, resulting in the following:

Chad Grenier, 1st Midget boys singles
Lenny St. Michel, 2nd Midget boys singles
Nathan Phillips and Bruce Chiblow, 1st midget boys doubles
Mason Muncaster and Andrew Roussy, 2nd Midget boys doubles
Stephanie Auge, 1st Junior girls singlesAlyx Podlatis and Sam Peters, 1st Junior girls doubles
Brad Nielsen and Craig Bentley, 1st Junior boys doubles
Mack Muncaster and Sheldon Roussy, 2nd Senior boys doubles
Updated April 10th, 2008 [top]

OLDER SPORTS NEWS[top]

SPARTAN ATHLETES "JUMP" AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO "RUN AWAY" WITH MEET AND PERSONAL BESTS

It was another successful track meet for Spartan runners this past weekend at York University. Caroline Ehrhardt continued to establish herself as one of Ontario’s best young athletes. She set a new meet record in the triple jump with a jump of 11.07 metres, breaking the old records by 60 centimetres. She also crushed her competition in the long jump with a winning jump of 5.07 metres.Caroline also competed in the pentathlon – taking 3rd place against 2 older girls – one of them the Ontario champion – although Caroline did manage to win 2 of the 5 events in the pentathlon.
Joe Burke had an extremely successful meet. He placed 4th overall in the junior boys 400 with a run of 56.8 seconds, and an excellent 2.13 in the 800. Jason Gordon set new personal bests in both the 800 and the 1500 by large margins. Great meet and congratulations to our SpartansUpdated March 31st, 2008 [top]

A LITTLE BIRDY TOLD ME THE BADMINTON TEAMS ROCKED!

Yesterday our badminton team travelled to Elliot Lake for the pre-NSSA badminton tournament. After an early rise and a long day our team played exceptionally well! Our Midgets team: Boys singles: 1st place Chad Grenier, 2nd Lenny St. Michel, Doubles team 1st place Mason Muncaster and Andrew Roussy. Our Junior Boys team: Singles: 1st pace Bryan Martel, Boys doubles team 1st place Brad Neilson and Craig Bentley. Junior Girls Team: Singles: 1st place Cassandra Goodchild.
Our Senior team: Men's doubles team 1st place Sheldon Roussy and Mack Muncaster!
Several other players did very well with 3rd and 4th place finishes! Awesome job team…. a superb effort by all! Get set for NSSA next Wednesday! Updated April 3rd, 2008 [top]

SPRING LEAGUE BASEBALL

Spring League Basketball forms are now posted on the bulletin board next to the weight room. Registration deadline is this Thursday, March 20th.Updated March 18th, 2008 [top]

HOCKEY

The boys’ hockey team won last night over Lively 6-1. We have won the semi-finals and now advance to the finals against Bishop Carter starting next week. The team has won 5 of their last 7 games and are playing great hockey. Lyle Baibomcowai was great in goal, and our defense that includes Dylan Duxbury, Dakota Bennett, Jeff Mooney, Casey Abitong and Brad Kuula have played great. Our three forward lines with Dave Pinkerton, Brodie Laframboise, Jon Bond, Pat Eccleston, Jacob Barnes, Mason Stoneypoint , Alex Rogerson, Brandon Ritchie, and Dylan Trudeau have all contributed to the scoring and checking roles. Congratulations goes out to the team from the coaching staff. If you see any of the players today, give them a high five. Updated February 28th, 2008 [top]

BOYS HOCKEY CLOSES GAP BUT GIRLS FALL SHORT

The boys’ hockey team won yesterday here in Espanola with a score of 3-1 over Lively. The best of 3 semi is now tied 1-1. Deciding game will be played in Lively at 3:00 p.m. today.

The girls’ hockey team played Marymount in the first game of the finals. They went into the third period down 5-0 but came alive in the third to score 4 goals in 6 minutes. Their charge in the third wasn’t quite enough though and the final score was 7-4. We’ll get them next game girls! Updated February 28th, 2008 [top]

EHRHARDT TAKES THE LEAP

Members of the track team competed at the Hamilton Indoor Games at Copps Coliseum last Friday. It proved to be a successful start to the season. Caroline Ehrhardt only landed one good jump in the long jump competition, but it proved to be enough. The jump of 5.04 m was not only good enough for 1st place, it shattered the meet record by 40 cm. Caroline also came a very close 3rd in the 600m in a sprint to the finish. Joe Burke ran extremely well early in the season to finish 8th in the 300m and 7th in the 600m. Jason Gordon set new personal bests in the 1500 m finishing 36th and 27th in the 600m. Updated February 26th, 2008 [top]

GIRLS HOCKEY TROUNCE THE LO-ELLEN KNIGHTS...AGAIN

Please congratulate your Spartan Girls' Hockey team on yet another victory against the Lo-Ellen Knights. In a scoreless first period, the girls stayed cool and collected. With 5:33 left in the second, Alex Podlatis scored the first goal of the game which was answered by Lo-Ellen 23 seconds later. With 3:59 left in the second, the Knights hauled down Alex Podlatis on a break away resulting in a penalty shot. Alex made a beautiful deek sending the goalie down. Alex then buried the shot in an open net. Near the end of the period, the ladies fought off a two person deficit to keep the score static at 2-1. With 5:11 left in the third period, Kelly Trudeau and Haley Laframboise made sure Caitlin Pitawanakwat had the opportunity to snap a shot past the goalie into the top corner of the net to end the game 3-1 in favour of our Spartans. The win is credited to Cheyenne Abitong who was solid in net. With Lo-Ellen knocked out of contention, our Spartans advance to the finals against Marymount. The best of three final series promises to be exciting. The Spartans hit the ice in their first game in Sudbury on Wed, but return to home ice on Thursday. A huge congratulations girls!! You've showed real heart and determination that will serve you well against Marymount.

Fans, if you'd like to come on the bus and cheer on our girls, please sign up in the Main Office and pick up a permission form. The first ten to sign up come with us for a bargain price of $5. Go Spartans! Updated February 26th, 2008 [top]

NOSSA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

If you see any of the Midget Boys’ basketball players, pat them on the back or shake their hands because they are NOSSA champions. Out midget boys completed a perfect weekend Saturday by defeating Lockerby 46-37 in the final to take the AA/AAA NOSSA title. This is the first NOSSA championship for EHS basketball since 1996 – a tremendous accomplishment made even sweeter by the fact that EHS had to defeat two triple A schools to earn their gold medals.

EHS was led to victory by the scoring of Darcy Lelievre, Bob Meijer and Buzz Nicholson, but it was the tremendous team defence and hustle of all the players that preserved the victory. Congratulations to all boys! You should be very proud.

Congratulations also go out the Junior Boys’ basketball team who, despite falling short of their goal, showed the competitiveness and heart that made them North Shore champions. Good season boys! Updated February 25th, 2008 [top]

SOME SPAGHETTI AND HELP US SPONSOR A CHILD!

SPARTAN YOUTH RADIO SITE FORUM NOW OPEN

SPARTAN YOUTH RADIO DRAW WINNER

SAVE LIVES, SAVE THE PLANET

STRATFORD TRIP

Students going on the Stratford trip are reminded that second payments are due by the end of April to Mrs. McCombs in the Guidance Centre. Permission forms should also be handed in.! Updated April 19th, 2008 [top]

SPARTANS CHOSEN TO BE PART OF ALL STAR JAZZ BAND

On Wednesday, April 16th, Chantal Beaulieu (trumpet), Brian Case (piano), Justin Case (drums) and Brian Fox (Guitar) will travel to Lasalle Secondary School in Sudbury to participate in the second annual All Star Jazz Band. These students were chosen from hundreds of perspective students from across Northern Ontario at this year's Northern Ontario Music Festival by Allen Walsh, a professor of music at Laurentian University.

The guest clinician for this event will be Alex Dean, a professor with the music faculties of Humber College and the University of Toronto. He has played and recorded with: Gil Evans, Kenny Wheeler, Mel Torme, Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, Harry Connick Jr., Ray Charles, Pat Labarbera, Phil Nimmons, and the Toronto Symphony. Alex is a member of Rob McConnell's "Tentet". He also holds the tenor saxophone chair with Rob McConnell's Grammy award winning BOSS Brass, and has recorded their last ten albums with Concord Records. Updated April 16th, 2008 [top]

SUPER SMASH BROTHERS TOURNAMENT

Spartan Youth Radio is running a Super Smash Brothers tournament starting on Friday. You need to register, either as a team or two or as a solo player to be randomly matched. Register today in the studios! Updated April 14th, 2008 [top]

MUCH MUSIC DANCE PARTY COMING TO EHS

EHS will be hosting a Much Video Dance on April 24th. Tickets will be sold outside the caf starting this week … $10.00 a person or $18.00 for a couple. Updated April 8th, 2008 [top]

DJS AND ON-AIR HOSTS NEEDED

Spartan Youth Radio will be broadcasting across the PA during lunch hours. If you would like to be considered to be a DJ, see Mr. Stewart by Wednesday. Non radio volunteers are welcome. Updated April 7th, 2008 [top]

CORNER STORE NOW OPEN

The Spartan Corner Store is now open, selling pens, pencils, CD’s, posters and other school supplies. If you make bracelets, clothing, art or anything else, let us know! Hosted in the Spartan Youth Radio studio and open every lunch and often throughout the day. Updated April 1st, 2008 [top]

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GUITAR HERO TOURNAMENT ENDS FRIDAY APRIL 4th

The Spartan Youth Radio GUITAR HERO TOURNAMENT is soon coming to an end and it looks like Tyler A. has clinched a sizable lead. Can you topple him on EXPERT MODE? If not, try one of the other three levels and see how well you can do. It’s a drop in and play format. See you at lunch! Updated March 25th, 2008 [top]

YEARBOOKS ON SALE!

Yearbook! Yearbook! Yearbook! That’s right … this week yearbooks will be on sale in the caf at lunch time. Extra yearbooks will not be ordered so snag your high school memories now!! It’s your last chance to order a yearbook … so HURRY! Updated April 1st, 2008 [top]

PUNK IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT

Nash brings punk to the school in the newest episode on Spartan Youth Radio . Check out “The Last True Punk Show”. Updated February 28th, 2008 [top]