On Wednesday April 1st, the Huntingdon Rotary club hosted their 2nd annual Blood Clinic along with HEMA Quebec at the Huntingdon Adult Education and Community Centre (HAECC). Last year’s event broke donation records for the Huntingdon area, and yet again this year we set a new record with over 110 people donating blood. Over 60% of all...Read More
Spring is in the air and so is getting in shape for now and the summer season. Our local fitness guru, Joanne O’Hanley has actually been working on this all year long. Every week she gets students motivated and physically fit by giving a spinning class at lunch time. We know that Joanne and her...Read More
The Horticulture team went to Kahnawake to create an indoor tropical garden for the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre. We were welcomed with open arms and the gratitude was overwhelming. In total 67 plants were donated and we hope both patients and staff will enjoy the gift. Our day was followed by a traditional Mohawk meal...Read More
On March 24th, twelve students from HAECC participated in Montreal’s WE Day Celebration. Here are some of their impressions just moments after getting back on the bus heading for home. “Today was a very inspirational day and it inspired me to be more active in changing the world for the better!” ~ Andrew “Very inspirational,...Read More
The world premiere of our first ever Horticulture Hip Hop song! Five of our Horticulture students (Drew, Zack, Kendra, Justin & Linda) had an idea to produce, write and perform their own Hip Hop Horticulture music video as one of their class assignments. Teacher Denise Chavez said “go for it”! Therefore ladies and gentleman, here...Read More
On February 23, at minus one million degrees, we visited the Huntingdon Hospital to take care of the tropical plants in their brand new solarium. This has been an ongoing project for the Horticulture Department. We donated a bunch of tropical plants last year when the solarium was still under construction, and now that it...Read More
Do you know that watering a plant has a right and wrong way? In this “HOW TO” segment, Denise Chavez from our horticulture department, will walk you through the best way to water your plants in order for them to live up to their full potential. Previous – How to videos: – Adjust cabinet doors (carpentry department)...Read More
Saint Valentine’s Day festivities at HAECC included, among sundry other things, a delightful cookie bake-off. The result of which was that everyone in the house was treated to a medley of desserts. Valentine’s greetings which included anonymous messages were circulated throughout the building, and much puzzled guessing ensued as recipients attempted to sleuth out the...Read More
Completing my High School Diploma, what does it mean to me? When I immigrated to Canada I went through some changes in my life, I left my father, mother, brothers and friends. Transitioning from my culture to this new one was not easy. Especially with a new language, new way of life and new weather (especially the...Read More
WHAT? The Breakfast Club is for students and staff who do not have time for breakfast. We opened it Wednesday, January 14th. WHY? We know some students, especially in our class, that have not eaten breakfast, because of both time and money. WHERE? At HAECC, near the office, we put out toast, jam, peanut butter,...Read More
