Ottawa Technical Learning Centre - Events to Celebrate

Events to Celebrate

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OTLC teacher, Jane Macintyre is a volunteer at this winter's Olympic games in Vancouver (read more....pdf)

To visit Jane's Blog click here

R. Lockwood, presented L. Hinsperger, Terry Fox Foundation volunteer, with a cheque for $150 (read more..)

Underdog Ottawa Tech dominates Gryphon open senior boys' cross-country race
By Martin Cleary, "Scouring the Sidelines"
(read more.....)

Past Events - 2008 - 2009

OTLC receives the 2008-2009 Physical Education Canada Secondary School Recognition Award for quality daily programming in physical education. This award is presented to schools that offer compulsory Physical Education courses that are exceptional and enhanced by intramural and extracurricular activities. Schools must meet their provincial curriculum for Physical Education, as well as the criteria established by Physical Education Canada in order to assess how well the school is achieving Quality Daily Physical Education. The Quality Daily Physical Education Recognition Award identifies, recognizes and encourages excellence in school physical education programs. Physical and Health Education Staff: Mr. R. Lockwood (Department Head), Mr. T. Poulsen, Mr. S. Bergin and Mrs. S. Rush.

Student Recognition Award Recipient and Valedictorian
Braydon - Ottawa Technical Learning Centre

Braydon will actually be able to tell his grandchildren, with all honesty, that he walked two hours to school and two hours back home in minus 30-degree winter weather with the wind howling at his back just so he would not miss a single day of school. This young man refused to let the 51-day old OC Transpo strike impact his dream to receive his high school diploma this coming June from the Ottawa Technical Learning Centre. Braydon will end his high school career as a mentor, a leader, and a school ambassador according to his proud principal, Barry Armstrong, who says he is not the only one who is singing this young man’s praises. His work hosts describe Braydon as the ideal worker who is dependable, very polite, positive, energetic, and highly motivated. Braydon’s teachers, his principal, and his fellow students think he is destined for success.

OTLC Sports Highlights of the 2008-2009 year


Dylan qualifies for the 2009 OFSAA Track and Field Championships (read more....)	James makes the cut to join the NCSSAA All Star team (read more...)	Tommy qualified for the 2009 OFSAA Nordic Skiing Championships (read more...)

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	OTLC Staff win NCSSAA Coaching Awards
(read more about Jane's Award....)		(read more about Robert's Award....)

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Karl, recipient of the 2009 Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation District 25 President's Award for School Leadership! This award is presented to a current member of a Branch Executive who has a strong profile of leadership within the school. The recipient acts as a positive role model in the promotion of union involvement. In addition, he/she exhibits leadership in a variety of roles. Thanks for the dedication shown to your colleagues.

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The Capital Educator’s Awards are held each May to recognize the many dedicated teachers working with students in all areas and levels of education in the nation’s capital. Award recipients are chosen based on two criteria: demonstrated excellence in teaching; and acting as a positive role model and/or making a difference in someone’s life.

2009 - Award Winner - Ted Poulsen from OTLC

Ted Poulsen

Physical and Health Education Teacher
Ottawa Technical Learning Centre

Edmund Poulsen is an advocate for special needs students and has dedicated his working career to getting physically challenged students equality with their mainstream peers.

His career objective is to have special needs students acknowledge life’s possibilities and potential rather than their limitations. Edmond hopes that this will encourage others to look at the whole person and to embrace potential and promote change. In 1999 he designed and implemented the Physical Support Physical Education Program at Ottawa Technical Learning Centre.

Edmund has inspired many with his personal triumphs. In 2004 he tried out for the hockey reality show Making the Cut. He made it to the final round in Ottawa which inspired students to believe in their dreams.

With his tireless efforts to create physical education programs and his dedication to his students, Edmund’s zest for his profession compels him to be an exceptional educator, coach, and role model for all students

2009 OCTE - Teaching Award of Excellence - Technological Education

The Ontario Council for Technology Education selected Ed Zombeck as a recipient of the:
2009 OCTE Teaching Award of Excellence
Technological Education

Ed Zombeck has been an educator for 15 years, a Department Head of Technological Studies at two high schools in our system, past Chair of the OCDSB Technological Studies Subject Council, identified and nurtured numerous community partnerships with various trades and industry and been called upon by many of his colleagues for his wisdom and expertise having taught many of the technology courses throughout his career
His unique ability to creatively bring out the best in all students is seen in many areas including; flooring, construction and Manufacturing & Technological Design.
He is a master teacher at accommodating student learning styles, exceptionalities and varied interests.
His students design, manufacture and display high quality projects and are seen regularly contributing to school improvements.
He played an integral role in the 2009 Ontario Vocational Schools Conference co-hosted between our school and Sir Guy Carleton S.S. this past winter.
Ed demonstrates an outstanding commitment to teaching, professional development and life long learning to all of his students and fellow staff.
He recently co-chaired a 'Mock Trial' at our school, where over 250 business leaders, educators and students participated in a mock trial of a construction safety accident, this resulted in soliciting more community partnerships to be involved with our school.

2009 OCDSB Community Award Winner

2009 Community Award Winner

Jacques Lavallee

The Community Award is granted in recognition of outstanding efforts of a member of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board community in developing an initiative that directly supports the well-being of our students.

Jacques Lavallee Owner of Barrhaven Flooring and The Flooring Store Jacques Lavallee was one of the driving forces in introducing a Flooring Program to Ottawa Technical Learning Centre in 2006. He realized there was a shortage of skilled workers in this field and wanted to provide opportunities for students to learn the trade and eventually find employment in the flooring industry in our community.

To that end Jacques provided his expertise and business connections to support the program. He was instrumental in organizing a golf tournament to help raise funds. In the first year the tournament raised over $12,000 and over $7,000 was raised in the second year. This money went towards equipment and materials necessary to facilitate the program. His business contacts from manufacturers and suppliers have brought in an additional $40,000 of product support and technical expertise.

Jacques spoke at the 3rd Annual Ontario Vocational School Conference to share his experiences working with OTLC with the rest of the vocational schools in the province. In the school he ensured the teacher was trained and ran workshops with other flooring instructors to demonstrate the skills of the trade to students.

Jacques is an avid supporter of the Flooring Program at OTLC and this is shown through the PowerPoint presentation he shares with other members of the flooring industry throughout North America. He donated his time to speak with the entire student body about what kinds of skills are needed to be a good employee in the industry and the relationships needed to ensure a good working environment for students to become contributing, civic-minded members of society. He takes cooperative education students to work in his stores allowing them to gain experience working directly with the public and addressing their specific needs with regards to the industry.

Without Jacques’s foresight, initiative, support, and commitment to the program OTLC’s flooring program would not exist.

Special thanks also to the following contributers to the OTLC Flooring Program

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Thank you very much MBNA Canada - Bank of America

Mr. Patton, MBNA Canada - Bank of America representative
accepting a gift of appreciation from Mr. Lockwood,
Head of Physical Education Department, OTLC

A generous donation of $5,000 from MBNA Canada - Bank of America will allow us us to cover the cost of purchasing a new scoreboard, having the old one removed and the new scoreboard installed in our main gym. At one point it looked as if we would be without a functional scoreboard this year. However, with the help of our Administration and the Athletic Department we were able to complete a successful grant application to the MBNA Canada - Bank of America, Community Philanthropy office for the necessary funds. By having the money to replace the scoreboard now, we have significantly reduced the time our teams and fans have without the use of a large scoreboard to stay up-to-date with the progress of the game.

The new scoreboard is expected to arrive and be installed this month, January 2009. The presence of a shiny new scoreboard, in school colors, with energy saving LED illumination, will once again put some razzle dazzle back into experiencing our OTLC Varsity performances.

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OTLC Award Winner Finalists

Sheila Williams - Leadership in the Arts Award - 2008 Arts Recognition Award Winners

As the lead teacher in Visual Arts at the Ottawa Technical Learning Centre, Sheila Williams has tutored and mentored her less experienced colleagues, University of Ottawa Student Teachers. She has also been active over the years with the OCDSB Arts Subject Council and influenced the new Ministry Guidelines for The Arts. Her classes, filled with students with a range of physical, mobility, maturity and cognitive abilities, were fulfilling artistically to all her students, whether they worked on traditional drawings or paintings or in creative projects in metal, clay or jewelry. Her innovative teaching style has been passed on to all those who have come in contact with her.

OTLC receives the 2007-2008 Canadian Association of Physical and Health Education, Recreation and Dance (CAPHERD) Secondary School Recognition Award for quality daily programming in physical education.

This award is presented to schools that offer compulsory Physical Education courses that are exceptional and enhanced by intramural activities. Schools must meet their provincial curriculum for Physical Education, as well as the criteria established by PHE Canada in order to assess how well the school is achieving Quality Physical Education.

The Quality Daily Physical Education (QDPE) Recognition Award identifies, recognizes and encourages excellence in school physical education programs. Schools that are committed to the QDPE philosophy and who meet the official standards and criteria are eligible for this prestigious award.

Physical and Health Education Staff: Mr. R. Lockwood (Department Head), Mr. T. Poulsen, Mr. S. Bergin, Mrs. S. Rush, Ms. T. Ashton, Mr. Bainomugisha, Mrs. J. Bird, Mr. Schuler.