A beautiful painting of a tree representing our roots, sense of pride, and identity – it leads the way for our students and staff members during their time in the Roland Pépin High School. This beautiful painting is the creation of Mélanie Parent. To grow and flourish, our tree needs every member of the Roland Pépin High School to leave their mark in the form of a leaf.

Over the years, the added leaves will make our tree grow bigger and bigger. Furthermore, our tree will reflect the school’s unique identity more and more.

Key points:

• Intended for all students. In years to come, students from 7th grade and 9th grade plus new staff members will add their leaves on the empty branches;
• The approach and the symbolic meaning behind this activity is the action of leaving a mark, a trace;
• This piece of art will become a masterpiece, with three 8x10 panels;
• It will be permanently on display in the main entrance.

Materials:

• Art work: Three 8x10 wood panels
• Wood frame
• Acrylic paint tubes, Acadian colours.
• Note: The project started in March 2015 during French Pride Week and we’ve kept it going ever since.