MONTREAL (ContentDesk) January 13, 2006 -- Fifty-five grade nine students at Lester B. Pearson High School in Montreal North, will launch their very own book of poetry in the school library on January 26. Fittingly enough the launch date will fall on the English Montreal School Board's Library week. (January 23-27)Wanting to both fulfill the curriculum and make a positive community impact, their teacher Michael Sweet, himself a published poet, conceived this idea as a way to raise funds for the hospital."The Montreal Children's is an organization that has directly impacted many of their lives. They are very passionate about the hospital and clearly this passion has been transferred to their remarkable poetry."Sweet noted that the project was taxing but enormously beneficial.

"It was a powerhouse of learning, the students learned how to apply knowledge which is often overlooked in schools. With creative learning, editing, publishing, art and design, philanthropy, marketing and money management, and even e-commerce (the book will retail on Amazon.com),the students covered a very broad spectrum of the overall curriculum.To date the students have raised just over four hundred dollars in royalties for the hospital. They hope to be able to present a cheque to the Children's for five hundred by the closing of the school year.If you wish to attend contact the school to RSVP:Lester B. Pearson High School11 575 PM Favier StreetMontreal-North, Quebec514 328-4442Media Contact:Michael Sweettel: 514-771-8640fax: 514-328-4443.