St. Benedict CSS is hosting their 2nd Annual Spring Thaw Dinner and Silent Auction Thursday April 21st at the Caruso Club Upper Hall. There will be a preview at 5:30 pm followed by dinner at 6:00 pm and silent auction at 7:00 pm.

Tickets are $40 each, with a $20 charitable donation receipt provided with each ticket. Tickets can be purchased at the school or by calling 523-9235. Auction items include Group of Seven limited edition prints, autographed hockey memorabilia, professional Italian cookware set, BBQ, wine making kit, golf equipment, jewellery, guitar, theatre tickets, a dog sled trip and much more. Come out for a great evening and a great cause!

Future Building is a four-day event which will take place at the Sudbury Arena from April 26 to 29, 2005. The exhibition is designed to help students, teachers, educators and the general public develop an optimistic view of occupations available in Ontario’s construction industry. In addition, the exhibition will showcase the partnerships of labour and management working together to build Ontario’s future.

Future Building is designed to stimulate youth to think about their future in a realistic way, provide answers to questions about career choices, requirements and availability and develop an appreciation for the wide variety of career options available in Ontario‘s construction industry.

Future Building will provide a new understanding of the construction industry and its many opportunities for a rewarding and satisfying future. It will highlight that Ontario’s construction industry is an industry with a future…and that there is a place for our students as Ontario’s future builders.

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board has made a commitment to support this event by encouraging all our schools to participate by enabling all students in grades 7 to 10 an opportunity to attend
We also encourage parents/guardians to attend this event and familiarize themselves with the numerous career opportunities the construction trades have to offer.

For further information on Future Building please visit http://www.futurebuilding.ca.

Motivational speaker, Matt John Evans captivated over 400 St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School students with his dynamic and highly interactive, “I-Drive Road Safety “ video presentation at the school recently. A boy from “small town Parry Sound, Ontario” as Matt likes to refer to himself, gave the students 70 minutes of straight talk about the consequences of drinking and driving and risky driving behaviour. “Impaired driving is the number one killer of teenagers,” stated Evans in his opening remarks to the students. “In 2002, 193 people aged 16-24 died on Ontario’s roads, 47% were driving 34% were passengers,” remarked Evans.

The one-hour presentation which included an “I-Drive” road safety video, talked students through the comical, creative and confusing world of meeting challenges. “To deal with the issues of impaired driving we have to look at the whole issue,” stated Evans. “Drinking, Driving, Decision Making, and Solutions are all part of the package that I include in my presentation to students,” concluded Evans.

The Ministry of Transportation Road Safety Office in conjunction with
Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving (OSAID), have targeted ten
communities across Ontario to launch this new road safety video. Only
two local schools in the City of Greater Sudbury have been scheduled to receive this presentation.

St. Charles Catholic School in Chelmsford is undergoing a major
renovation thanks to the dedication and commitment of the school’s
parents and student volunteers. Countless hours have been spent
painting and decorating the school’s library, including captions on the wall to help give it a bright new look. The new and improved library has become an inviting place to come and read or share a book with a peer.

In addition, repair work continues on the older section of the school with new windows and a classroom face lift. Students, parents, and staff are anxious to see the new look of the school which will be completed by this September.

Alyssa Jylha, a Grade 6 student from St. James Catholic School had a very special hair cut recently at Marymount Academy’s annual Kick Off For Cancer Campaign. Alyssa has been growing her hair for the past two years so that she could donate her locks to be made into a wig for a child with cancer. Her locks will be given to Angel Hair for Kids Organization,(a Canadian Cancer Society Organization). The community of Lively along with the staff and students at St. James Catholic School and the “INCO linemen” department showed their support for Alyssa by pledging $616.86 to the Canadian Cancer Society on Alyssa’s behalf.

Throughout the month of April, Marymount students will be canvassing door-to-door to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. Proceeds from the residential canvass will go towards cancer research and to provide services such as reliable information, emotional support, transportation, and support at treatment centres and lodges.

Special guests, Peter Williams, Ron Dupuis, Lyn Lebeau, Valerie Zuliani and three of the Sudbury Wolves more well known hockey players had an opportunity to address the student body. Each hockey player shared a personal life story of an individual in their family who has been affected by cancer. They also stressed how important it is for young people in the community to volunteer their time with the Canadian Cancer Society. The Marymount students have set a school target of $1,000 as their goal in this year’s campaign.