Published July 29, 2010 by MightyJoe
It’s the third year that the Vigilant Futures NetBlasters play in the Concordia University recreational soccer league. Our first two years were a lot of fun but winning a game was a rarity and came none too easy.
Although we never did find time for practice, our team has really come together this year! The players are committed and the team spirit is impressive! It’s been challenging to make our place in the standings but we did it and we’re going to give it everything we’ve got!
Here’s the link to view the standings and league information. We hope to see all our supporters with a vuvuzela next Tuesday!
http://athletics.concordia.ca/campus/sport_leagues/outsoccer/outsoccer_standings.html
Published by sorash007
Tuesday is going to be a big day! This is going to be our first ever playoff game and I’m pretty excited. I’m getting a little nervous too because I want to be at the finals so bad…I am pleased we don’t have to sing the Vigilant anthem though. Maybe we have to scream out the vigilant values to help us through the game!
I can feel the energy within my team mates too.
Every game is a dog fight, the playoffs are very physical and hard to win, we have to stay Vigilant and blast our way through the finals.
Published by Adelaide Z
Every now and then something happens that pushes people to achieve some pretty incredible things. It happened to Steve Rousseau – your average eighth grade student at Saint-Henri High – except he wasn’t exactly making the honor-roll each semester. His dyslexia made that kind of tough and school wasn’t his priority until he heard about the FIRST International Robotics Competition.
The FIRST International Robotics competition sparked his interest and motivated Steve to join – and eventually lead – Saint-Henri’s team to create a soccer-playing robot and show off its stuff during the Toronto competition where they won the award for perseverance. It was the first time public schools from the Montreal area competed in the FIRST competition. Not a bad finish for some first-timers!
Steve worked on the robot every day after school and on weekends, and when the team finally got to Toronto, their robot exceeded regulation size by one centimeter. The team managed to enter their robot thanks to Steve’s quick thinking and some minor mods.
Steve Rousseau working on the Saint-Henri High robot (courtesy La Presse)
It’s fair to say the competition gave Steve a reason to try a little harder at school and a reason to care about his future now that he saw what it might hold. His grades have since improved and he won’t be dropping out anytime soon.
To read the original article that appeared in La Presse, follow the link below. The web page also includes a video interview with Steve and the Youth Fusion-sponsored university student that helped the kids on the project.
http://www.forcesavenir.qc.ca/secondaire/finaliste_view/3233
