Who's going to win?
Catherine McCullough, Director of Education, SCDSB welcomes students, staff and special guests to the official launch of year two of the Board’s Dearness Conservation Program and Challenge at a Media Conference held at St. Benedict CSS.
2006/07 Winners
Pius XII Catholic School students and staff are applauded for their efforts in winning the SCDSB’s School Conservation Challenge for 2006-2007 by Board Trustees, Senior Administration, staff and parents. In recognition of this achievement the school was awarded a $500 cheque and a specially designed banner. (Back row L-R); Pius XII students, Vanessa Roberts, Alessia Pastre, Connor Chezzi, Board Chair, Paula Peroni, Pius XII Catholic School Principal, Louisa Bianchin, Vice-Principal, Carmela Pitman. (Front row); Pius XII Students, Shane Teddy and Carlee Chezzi (Holding the banner); SCDSB Trustees, Barry MacDonald and George Middleton
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The Sudbury Catholic District School Board “kicked off” year two of its Dearness Conservation Program and Challenge on November 14, 2007 at a media launch held at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School. The School Conservation Challenge was created by the Sudbury Catholic District School Board to increase the participation in the Dearness Conservation (DC) initiative that was introduced into all of the Board’s schools in 2001.
Since the inception of the DC program, the Board has been able to achieve substantial utility savings by educating teachers, students and staff and providing them with the necessary resources through this program. Mark Gervais, Energy Coordinator for the Sudbury Catholic Board is very proud of the cost saving measures of the DC program. “Our Board has saved $125,000 per year with the implementation of the energy conservation initiatives of the Dearness Conservation Program,” states Gervais. “This means that over the last six years the Board has realized more than three-quarters of a million dollars in cost savings.”
In 2006-2007, senior administration decided that a “Conservation Challenge” would be an excellent way to enhance the effectiveness of the program in addition to acknowledging the “Environmental Champions.” The selection of the School Conservation Champion involves a point system based on three categories;
- An unannounced site visit by the SCDSB’s Facility Services Department during the school year
- An interview with the principal from each participating school
- Submission of reports dealing with Lifestyle Conservation Campaigns and other relevant materials.
Schools will be awarded points based on the above three categories.
The school that attains the most points will be deemed the winner of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s 2007-2008 School Conservation Challenge and will be awarded a Grand Prize of $500.00 and the right to display the “SCDSB School Conservation Challenge Champions” banner for a year.
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