You may have heard that NOVA has a drafting program… Drafting? Conscription? Tour de France technique used by cyclists? In fact, we use the drafting moniker for our Residential and Commercial Drafting program. Wikipedia says it is “the act and discipline of composing plans that visually communicate how something functions or has to be constructed. Drafting is the visual language of industry and engineering....Read More
NOVA’s Administrative Assistant program celebrated a long-standing tradition this past Friday: the departmental Graduation Celebration. This is an unique opportunity for the teachers to have a last activity with the finishing groups. As always, graduates came accompanied, and wore their best attire for the event. Program teachers Erma Robidoux, Wilene Cullen, Judy Murphy and Sue...Read More
The RV Maintenance and Repair programme is starting in a few weeks… and spaces are available! This programme offers a great way to dip into different trades without the length of other programmes. The course is 975 hours and it runs from October to April, just in time for the new camping season to start. Many...Read More
At NOVA, we pride ourselves in offering two business technology programs, Secretarial Studies and Accounting. Although the groups are distinct, and even if they closely co-habitate, they don’t really have the opportunity to mingle… So to launch the next phase of their journey in ‘lifelong learning’, teachers decided to address it with a… pizza lunch,...Read More
This year, the NOVA Career Centre teamed up with Howard S. Billings High School in offering the annual community BBQ. This was initiated by parent commissionner Raymond Ledoux, who offered the logistics of the event to NOVA staff and students. This well-attended festive activity was a huge success, with burgers, hot dogs, corn, all spiced...Read More
This year, the Interior Decorating and Visual Display program wanted a bright and colorful window display to outshine all previous ones! The window presents a serious challenge in that the daylight reflection on the glass obliterates many of the wonderful creations designed and installed by the students, and so a special effort was made to...Read More
NOVA hosted again its annual Blood drive in the RV shop, spotlessly cleaned by our great custodial staff for the activity. The event was initiated by a student a few years ago, and since, became a must every year. Héma-Québec are always impressive in their organization of the drive. “We organize 3000 drives annually” says...Read More
Amy Patton, Valedictorian of 2012-13 in the Interior Decorating and Visual Display program, joined the NOVA Centre after working in her grandfather’s shop “Patton’s Woodcraft” in Kahnawake for some time. There she learned to make kitchen cabinets and wood projects of all kinds. Her decision to enter the program was based on a keen desire...Read More
Obsession, a local bakery, opened up their newly expanded location on St-Francis Boulevard in Chateauguay, just a few blocks away from the NOVA Career Centre. Interestingly enough, there’s a bit of NOVA in the bakery… This is a great entrepreneurship story that resonates in our community. When Anne Fradette-Brunet and her husband John Brunet lost...Read More
Be sure to come and stop by the NOVA Career Centre on Saturdays as “Les Marchés Savourez Roussillon” takes center stage in the NOVA parking lot. Local food producers will tantalize your taste buds with their tasty, healthy and natural goods for sale. The market allows an opportunity for local food providers to sell their...Read More