Regina, July 2nd, 2010 – Parents, graduates and other members of the francophone school community converged on
June 26th at the Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw for the Third Annual Conseil des écoles fransaskoises
(CÉF) Graduation Gala. This Gala event is a celebration organized by the CÉF to acknowledge the contributions and
hard work of all its graduates from schools around the province.
Guests arrived at 6 p.m. to prepare a special welcome for graduates. Later, while savoring a dining cocktail, they
took in historic skits prepared by the francophone historic society, Société historique de la Saskatchewan (SHS),
before gathering for the main entertainment and awards ceremonies. When the ceremonies ended at 11 p.m., and
the graduates were invited to take part in the All-Night Grad Fiesta, an activity organized at École Ducharme, whichwould end early the next morning.
Over the course of the night, the grads were provided with a choice of several activities, which allowed them to befree to do as they please. They compared skills in sumo wrestling and bungee, two activities that created much
laughter. Volleyball skills became obvious during several games that were held during the night. Meanwhile, some
participants chose to relax in the movie hall with a bowl of popcorn, while others motivated themselves for some
heated competition during a game of RiskTM, which lasted over two hours! Six graduates received prizes valued at
$250 (i.e. sound system, digital camera, iPod Touch, Blu-ray player, LCD screen and Wii console). As an added
bonus, the Association des juristes d’expression française de la Saskatchewan (AJEFS) sponsored the Grand Prize,
a laptop valued at $500, the winning ballot for which was drawn Sunday at 8 a.m. from the list of the night’s
« survivors ».
The Gala event was held on a special note this year, as it marks the first event to honor the 15th anniversary of the
Conseil des écoles fransaskoises. To celebrate this, the CÉF invited 15 alumni and staff from the last 15 years to
present the awards to this year’s graduates. For many, it was an emotional moment to explain the positive impact of
having had the opportunity to attend a francophone school. This also showed graduates the wide range of career
choices available to them.
The CÉF would like to thank its partners, including the SHS, the Association jeunesse fransaskoise (AJF), the
organizing committee and all of the volunteers for their contributions in making this event a success. Special thanks to
all of sponsors for the All-Night Grad Fiesta: the Institut français, the Association des parents fransaskois, the
Association canadienne-française de Regina, the Service fransaskois de formation aux adultes, the Conseil de la
coopération de la Saskatchewan, the AJEFS and the AJF.
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