Dawson Blues Women's AAA Basketball wins gold

March 10 -- Dawson's AAA Women's Basketball team has once again earned the title of Provincial Champions. After a hard-fought win against fierce competitors Collège Montmorencey in the semi-finals, the women's team edged out Collège Sainte Foy 76 - 69 for the gold. Congratulations on the well-deserved win in a division that has become extremely competitive. Congratulations are also in order for tournament MVP Amencie Mercier and Coach Trevor Williams, who came away a winner after being voted coach of the year by his peers throughout the province. We wish them all the best as they travel to Kelowna on March 18th to compete in the Nationals. Go Blues!

Our Men's AAA team performed admirably as well, clinching the win by a comfortable margin in their bronze medal game against Collège Montmorencey.

Humanities conference highlights local scholars

March 10 -- The Humanities Department is holding its Humanities and Public Life Conference on March 23, 24 and 25. Invited speakers include a soldier recently back from Afghanistan, a McGill Professor who works with transgendered youth, and noted McGill environmentalist Peter Brown, who will discuss his latest book Economics without Ecocide. All members of the Dawson Community are invited to attend.

See full conference schedule

Graduation Ceremony is June 22, 2010 at Place des Arts

March 4 -- Graduates of Summer and Fall 2009 and Winter 2010 will be celebrated at the Convocation ceremony on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at Place des Arts.

Graduates and potential graduates will begin to receive letters in April inviting them to attend. If you think you are eligible to graduate and have not received a letter by April 26, come to Room 4A.1 to verify your status.

More information about Convocation will be posted in the coming months in the lead up to the ceremony. Check back here periodically.

Severely damaged trees on campus will have to come down

February 22 -- Dawson's magnificent campus offers a precious legacy, but along with its rich history are a number of very old trees that have become dangerously fragile. All these trees are in an advanced stage of decay, some limbs held together by wire.

The decision to remove five of them comes after exhaustive inspections by both the City of Westmount's tree inspectors and those by the experts Dawson contracts to maintain the trees on campus year-round.

The five trees deemed unsalvageable will be taken down during the March study break (March 15 to 19). Three of the trees are clustered around the front gates on Sherbrooke and one is located by the front entrance of the daycare. One is on the edge of the west lawn.

Although the loss of these trees will be great, the west lawn will be entirely replanted through the Peace Garden project.

SPACE to hold second annual conference

March 4 -- SPACE at Dawson is just one more frontier conquered. SPACE (Science Participating with Arts and Cultures in Education) is a web magazine, a series of guest speakers, discussions, collaborations, and various other events and activities.

And every year, a conference pools the collective talents of students, teachers, alumni, members of the community, and support staff. This year’s conference takes place on Wednesday, April 7. Check out SPACE to learn more.