Graduation goes virtual for French Catholic secondary students

NEWS RELEASE
CONSEIL SCOLAIRE CATHOLIQUE NOUVELON
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Close to 400 students from the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon’s 10 secondary schools will be celebrated on June 16, 23, 24 and 25, 2020. As a result of government health and social distancing measures taken to counter the spread of COVID-19, the secondary schools will honour the students completing Grade 12 through a virtual graduation ceremony.

“We wish our graduates a great deal of success in the next stages of their life. We encourage them to tap into the wealth of knowledge they have acquired in CSC Nouvelon schools and to remain outstanding and well-rounded citizens who are proud to be Catholic and Francophone and are ready to take their place in society, ”said Mr. André Bidal, CSC Nouvelon board chair.

"We congratulate our graduates for having drawn on their technological skills with such success and for showing resourcefulness, tenacity and resilience. Through this effort and their ability to surpass themselves and meet new challenges, our students can take pride in having completed their high school studies with flying colors. They can now look to the future with confidence,” added Mr. Paul Henry, director of education at CSC Nouvelon.

Schedule of the virtual graduating ceremonies of CSC Nouvelon secondary schools:

Since its inception in 1998, CSC Nouvelon has awarded more than 9,000 diplomas. With rates of 93 per cent in five years and 91 per cent in four years, CSC Nouvelon boasts one of the best graduation rates in the province and the highest among all school boards operating in the districts of Sudbury, Manitoulin and Algoma. All students who attended CSC Nouvelon schools have had the opportunity of benefitting from a high-quality French-language Catholic education that acted as a springboard to a promising future.

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