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Join the 2nd Demonstration Against Bill 96
Thursday, May 26th
5:30 p.m.
Place du Canada
1010 Rue De La Gauchetière O, Montréal, QC H3B 2N2
With Bill 96 on the verge of becoming law, it is critical that we continue to raise our voices against it! QFHSA families (parents and their children) are strongly encouraged to attend this second protest rally in Downtown Montreal. Bring your friends and neighbours, too!
Much has been said and written about the harm Bill 96 will cause to the lives of Quebec’s English-language minority. The new language law will have wide-reaching implications on our educational institutions, the health and social services network, businesses, and Quebec society in general. It’s time to mobilize for ourselves, our children, and all of our futures.
The demonstration is organized by the Quebecers Against Bill 96, a group created by the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN), the English Parents’ Committee Association (EPCA Quebec), the Quebec English School Boards Association, and the QFHSA. Please join us for this important opportunity to show the Quebec government our serious opposition to Bill 96.
Coming Soon! The QFHSA’s 78th Annual Annual General Meeting
Join us in early June for the QFHSA Annual General Meeting. It’s an opportunity to learn about our activities over the past year. Find out as well about the work of our Rights and Resolutions Committee and our organization’s proposed resolutions to address the latest issues of concern to Quebec parents, students, educators, and the community at large.
Find out more about our AGM here.
The Spring Issue of the QFHSA News Has Arrived!
In this issue of the QFHSA News, you will find:
- News about our upcoming Annual General Meeting and this year’s Proposed Resolutions
- Sharing Our Stories: A look back on the QFHSA’s Black History Month events
- Insights on dealing with difficult people: A healthy dose of curiosity will help!
- A look at Dawson College’s funding challenges and the fight for minority language education funding in Quebec through the years
- And plenty of news from our busy local Home & School Associations: Highlights from the winter months; environmentally-friendly practices, and more!
Happy Reading… and Happy Spring!
The 2022 QFHSA Unsung Hero and Golden Torch Awards:
Time to Recognize Your Incredible Team!
Each year, the QFHSA helps local Home & Schools recognize the heroes in their midst—those Home & School volunteers and other volunteers who have made a difference in school life. During the pandemic, many H&Ss have needed the support of the school administration, teachers, and support staff to accomplish their work in addition to their stellar volunteers. Who would you like to recognize in 2021/22? We are pleased to offer H&Ss a couple of options: For individuals: certificates and lapel pins (Cost: $10) As in previous years, you can present individuals with the Unsung Hero and Golden Torch awards. For groups: certificates only (Cost: $5) You can also recognize a group of Unsung Heroes from your school who went above and beyond to help your H&S accomplish its activities. Perhaps your lunch monitors stepped in to help or a team of teachers?
About the Awards
The Unsung Hero award recognizes volunteers, teachers, staff members, and administrators who are actively involved in everyday school life, who have proven to be helpful, reliable and courteous, who honour their commitments throughout the school year, and who have been willing to take on additional responsibilities when the need arose, sometimes even behind the scenes. The dedication of these individuals merits recognition locally and provincially.
The Golden Torch award recognizes H&S Association/committee members who have demonstrated active leadership, organizational skills, encouragement of the participation of all volunteers, and whose dedication merits recognition locally and provincially.
Click on the button below to complete your Home & School Association’s awards form for your Golden Torch/Unsung Hero recipients.
Deadline for submissions: May 16th (NEW DATE!)
The QFHSA News Reader’s Survey:
We’d Like to Hear from You!
The QFHSA News has been in continuous publication in one form or another since 1943. It has seen a lot of different formats in that time, from Gestetner runoffs to mini-booklets, from tabloid-style newspapers to the current magazine format. It has been distributed both by mail and electronically. Now in 2021, we are asking whether the current format is the best choice.
We wish to hear from you, our readers. How do you feel about the QFHSA News? What are you enjoying about the magazine? What are its shortcomings? How important is this publication to you? Is there a better way for the QFHSA to share its news with you? We welcome and appreciate all of your comments and suggestions.
QFHSA Member H&S Associations Interactive Map
Historical Listing of H&S Associations
Quebec Home and Schools may come and go over the years, but their contributions to their schools have not been forgotten. Here is a list of all the historic Home and School Associations. Those in blue ink remain active today. Find your H&S on the list! H&S Historical List
