History in the Making
This week, Halton opened the doors on its newest elementary school, named after a Canadian civil rights leader, Viola Desmond. Up until the Christmas Break, students who were to attend Viola Desmond Public School had been split between several other area schools while construction on their building was finished. This splitting of the new school community made building relationships between the new staff and students challenging. However, with the unveiling of the new Canadian Ten Dollar Bill, featuring a portrait of Viola Desmond, staff and students were given an opportunity to gather in November to celebrate. Bijan Nagji and Sarah Patterson , two teachers at Viola Desmond, spoke to their students about the importance of this event and how they felt having their school named after such a leader. “When I first heard about the event, I felt like a leader, like I’m representing our class and school and representing Viola Desmond in a way that everyone can remember her action and he