Cité des Jeunes A.-M.-Sormany

Cité des Jeunes A.-M.-Sormany (CDJ)
Diplôme en main, prêt pour demain (2007) Diploma in hand, ready for tomorrow
Address
300 Martin Rd. Edmundston, New Brunswick, E3V 3K8, Canada
Information
School board	District 3
Religious affiliation	None
Superintendent	Mr. Luc Caron
Principal	Mr. Bertin Lang
Deputy to Administration/Finances, Deputy to Student Life, Deputy to Pedagogy	Mr. Éric Marquis, Ms. Denise Emond-Gendron, Mr. Eric Levesque
School type	High School
Grades	9-12
Language	Canadian French, English Second-Language
Area	Madawaska County
Mascot	Cidji
Team name	Républicain(e)
Colours	Red     , blue     , and yellow
Founded	1972
Enrolment	± 1300
Homepage	http://cdj.nbed.nb.ca/toweb/topic/index.html

La Cité des Jeunes A.-M.-Sormany is a Francophone high school in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada.It was named after Dr. Albert M. Sormany.

Vision, Mission and Values

Vision: La Cité des Jeunes A.-M.-Sormany will be for every student having attended it, a stage of personal development and life experience having actively contributed in the education of a balanced person, conscious of his/her own unique potential and able to realize his/her proper role in a society in perpetual change.

Mission: In a climate of mutual respect between all participants to this aforementioned task, the mission of the Cité des Jeunes is to accompany each student in the development of his Francophone identity, of his intellectual, moral and social abilities that will permit him/her to become autonomous in responding to his/her own needs and at the same time that he/she will be responsible, productive and creative in society.

Values: Respect, responsibility, autonomy, belonging and pride.^[1]

Attendance

La Cité des Jeunes A.-M.-Sormany has over a thousand students attending. According to the 2006-2007 student census, precisely 1349 students attend this institution. Grade 9, 10, 11 and 12 are admitted including handicapped students.

Curriculum

The standard curriculum of the institution is divided in the following departments:

• Arts (Music and visual arts) and Language (French, English and Spanish)
• Mathematics and Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics)
• Home Economics
• Human Sciences
• Physical Education
• Technology

Its optional classes curriculum is one of the most varied in the province of New Brunswick with optional classes available in all aforementioned subjects. This includes such subjects as drama, sewing, dance and astronomy.

"La Chaîne Humaine"

La Cité des Jeunes A.-M.-Sormany is renowned for its annual community food and fund raising for the local food bank ("R.A.D.O.") in Edmundston. The students gather over a hundred thousand food items (as well as other household items) every year. This event is organised by the school's humanitarian committee operated by teachers and students. ^[2]

Photograph of the "Chaîne Humaine" (Human Chain) taken in Edmundston on November 2006. The picture shows students lined up in a chain where they pass non-perishable foodstuffs from one side of the bridge to another. It also shows the local food bank and homeless shelter in the background.

Mascot

The high school has a school mascot named Cidji. ^[3]

Cidji, the school mascot.

The name was coined by a student during a name-the-mascot contest.

Theme Song

The Cité des Jeunes have a theme song that was written by Étienne Deschênes, À moi la vie

References

1. ^ http://cdj.nbed.nb.ca/
2. ^ http://cdj.nbed.nb.ca/images/2005_6/chaine_humaine.htm
3. ^ Polyvalente

See also

• List of schools in New Brunswick
• Edmundston
• Madawaska County

External links

• Cité des Jeunes A.-M.-Sormany Official Website (In French)