Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Month: June 2005

No Bull, it’s a “Bear” Market

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The St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School Accounting classes, Personal Finance Math classes, and other students interested in the stock market participated in the Nipissing University Stock Market Game. These investors were given a hypothetical $50 000 to invest in stock in four various sectors listed on the TSX as well as one stock, if they wished, from the Dow. Analyzing companies and their stock, examining their own portfolios, learning about various investment styles, and buying and selling stock gave the students an idea of what it would be like to invest in the stock market.

Last year was the first year St. Benedict participated in this game and we were very proud of their success. Province-wide, Michael Cormier placed first, Joseph Toffoli placed second, and St. Benedict placed first. This year, Patrick Sinclair placed first out of 1,635 students participating province-wide in the game. With a hypothetical $50 000 to invest, his ending portfolio was valued at $90 923.49 (a gain of 81.85%). For his efforts, he receives $2 000 towards tuition at Nipissing University or $1 000 cash. The school, as a result of the top ten players’ portfolios averaged together, also placed first and receives $500. Top students were:

1st – Patrick Sinclair
2nd – Zack Rebeiro
3rd – Robert Alemany
4th – Amanda Muldoon
5th – Nathan Battigelli
6th – Katie Morrow
7th – TBA
8th – Megan Jodouin
9th – Maria Griffin
10th – Melissa Cormier

Accounting Contest

On May 25, the Ontario Business Educators’ Association held its annual accounting contest (regional) at Laurentian University in the Commerce Department. In the Grade 11 division, St. Benedict took first and third place. Amanda Muldoon was the first place winner and Elaina Mansour was the third place winner. These students will be recognized for their achievements in September at an Awards Presentation at Laurentian University.

St. John School Safe for Students and Staff

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The Sudbury Catholic District School Board continues its inquiry into concerns regarding the roof at St. John Catholic School in Garson. The DensDeck Prime installed at St. John’s School was inspected on
June 15, 2005 and was found to have been manufactured within specifications and suitable for the specified roof assembly.

It was determined that the odour was consistent with the smell of DensDeck Prime after it was manufactured. The slight odour will dissipate over time with ventilation. “G-P Gypsum’s, supplier of the Prime coating, has informed the Sudbury Catholic District School Board via correspondence that there is no health risk involved with the finished product,” stated Dennis Faucher, Manager of the Board’s Facility Services.

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board will keep students, parents and staff informed of new developments.

St. Charles College to Host Visitors from Labrador Straits

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St. Charles College is once again involved in the YMCA Youth Exchange Program. The school’s students have been twinned with a group from the Labrador Straits in Labrador. Students from Labrador will be in Sudbury from June 26 to July 1, 2005 to visit Sudbury and take in some of the great sites our city has to offer.

The students from St. Charles College will be visiting Labrador
from August 22 to August 29, 2005 in return as part of the exchange
program. In addition, students from St. Charles College and Labrador
Straits are invited to a luncheon on June 30, 2005 at Respect is Burning on Durham Street. The luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will be hosted by Robert Gregorini, the owner and chef of Respect is Burning. Mr. Gregorini is offering the meal to the students at no charge as a way to give back to the community and to his former highschool as he is a graduate of St. Charles College.
After the luncheon the group will depart for Anderson Farm.

YMCA Youth Exchanges Canada promotes cross-cultural awareness and a
sense of national identity among Canadian youth aged 12 to 18. Travel
costs are funded by the Government of Canada through Exchanges Canada.
YMCA Youth Exchanges Canada sponsors exchanges between two groups of
equal size in different communities. Each group hosts the other.
During their stay in Sudbury, the youth will live with the families of
their twin group. Since 1976, thousands of young people have
experienced the cultural and geographic diversity of Canada through
participation in YMCA Youth Exchanges.

It’s ‘Fun 2 Sing’ at St. Bernadette School

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Students at St. Bernadette Catholic School participated in the Fun 2
Sing program held at the school recently. More than 90 students from
Grades 1 to 6 took a break from their studies to sing and record four
songs under the direction of principal Linda MacDonald with assistance from Rob Hanson, producer of Folkes Hanson Productions.

“Fun 2 Sing” is an exciting, fun and rewarding project that offers elementary students the opportunity to be featured on a Christmas CD with other schools celebrating your school,community and music education,” states Hanson. “Numerous studies emphasize the importance and educational benefits of music for young
students. When students are starting to lose concentration, a five
minute break practicing for their upcoming CD will recharge their
batteries so that they are once again ready to learn,” concludes
Hanson. The Fun 2 Sing songs are easy, fun and require little or no
musical experience.

In addition to Sudbury, Folkes Hanson Productions have recorded students/schools in the communities of Peterborough, Belleville/Trenton, Kingston, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie,
Kitchener/Waterloo and the Niagara region. “These projects have
received much media attention, with features in local newspapers and
television news broadcasts. The students have a lot of fun, plus they
learn a little about music and recording in the process,” notes Hanson.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!

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St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School students unveiled their new stock car and racing team at the school just hours before heading off for the Laird International Speedway near Sault Ste. Marie on June 16, 2005. The 1984 Plymouth Reliant stock car was virtually rebuilt by the Grade 12 Technology class at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School. Teacher Steve Bailey and the students dedicated hundreds of hours in time and labour to get the car in top racing condition.

The Technology Class stripped out the car’s interior, built a roll cage, battery box, bumper covers, firewall, fuel tank rack, hood pins, floor repairs, body work, and installed a seat and a safety harness. Drea Centis, a professional painter and Bruno Timpano, an auto detailer completed the finishing touches on the car to get it ready for race day.

The racing team consisting of drivers Steve Villeneuve and Bruno Timpano and team manager and whip, Steve Bailey, Transportation Technology Teacher at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School left to compete in the Laird International Speedway immediately after the car was unveiled to the school community.

The desire to work on a stock car came from the Grade 12 students. “We thought the idea of rebuilding and racing a stock car was a pretty cool idea,” stated Mr. Bailey. “Not only was it a fun and exciting project to work on but it also involved doing a lot of things that are in the Technological Education Curriculum Guideline.”

St. Charles College Boys’ Soccer Teams Take Championships

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The St. Charles College Cardinals Junior soccer team captured their third straight AAA Boys NOSSA title, and the Nina Grossi Memorial Trophy, with a 1-0 win over the West Ferris Trojans in NOSSA Boys soccer action held at Lily Creek at the end of May. Scott Whalen scored for the Cards while Brett Gautheir recorded the shutout. The rest of the Cards roster included: Jakob Quinn, Andrew Roberti, Brandon Roy, Ryan Grenon, Tyler Hodkinson, Dylan Hunt, Alex Pechkoff, Geoff Nelson, Michael Schinko, Julian Mirabelli, James Callaghan, Santino Temelini and Justin Gouett. The Cards were coached by Mr. John Sikora and Mr. Ed Sacchetto.

The St. Charles Cardinals Senior Boys soccer team went on a torrid pace in the playoffs, scoring 23 goals for and only allowing 2 goals againstt in four games, by first defeating College Notre Dame Alouettes 10-1 in the quarter finals, Lasalle Lancers 7-0 in the semi-finals and finally the Lockerby Vikings 2-0 in the finals to capture the AA/AAA City Championship Robert Ellen Memorial Trophy for the 6th time in seven years. The Cards followed with a 4-1 win over St. Joseph’s Scollard Hall in the AAA NOSSA Championships capturing the Laurentian Ball, giving them a berth at the OFSAA AAA Championships, after a three year absence. Most of the goals were scored by the Cards speedy strikers and playmakers, Nic Charlemagne and Marco Armiento while the stingy defence of Ryan Steinman, Joe Derochie, Tyler Myre and Matt Dumont as well as keeper Trevor Lalonde kept the opponents at bay.

At the OFSAA Championships in London, the Cards ended a five year drought by being the first NOSSA entry to win a game, after defeating Kingston 2-1 on a two goal effort by mid-fielder Christian Cundari. Other members of the St. Charles College boys senior soccer team included: Jesse Sbrega, Tony Fey, Andrew Steinman, Chris Gislon, Mario Galic, Gianluca Scaglione, Aaron Rehel, Anthony Galic, Silvano Costantini, Trevor Gibbons and Matt Kinnear. The senior squad was coached by Mr. John Sikora, Mr. Lloyd Rebeiro and
Mr. Michael Dagostino.

OECTA Elementary School Teachers Ratify Agreement with SCDSB

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The Sudbury Elementary Unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) and the Sudbury Catholic District School Board have ratified a new four year collective agreement (retro-active) from
September 2004 to August 2008. The OECTA membership voted in favour of the contract by 98.3 percent. The new agreement includes a wage parity adjustment on August 31, 2004 and annual increases totaling 9.5 percent over a four year period. The agreement ensures that the stable and co-operative work environment will continue at the Board’s 20 Catholic elementary schools.

Gary Kingerski, OECTA President, Sudbury Elementary stated that “when both parties began negotiations there was a willingness on both sides to come to an agreement without having to resort to work interruptions, a strike or lockout and/or arbitration. With this recent agreement, our elementary students can be assured that there will be no labour interruptions in the education sector.”

Paula Peroni, Chair of the Board’s negotiating committee and Board Chair is pleased with the fact that the contract has been ratified by the membership, stating that, “the fact that the OECTA membership ratified the agreement by such a large majority is extremely encouraging. Both parties during negotiations were looking to ensure that the interests of students were at the forefront of our discussions.”

OECTA Secondary School Teachers Reach Tentative Agreement with Board

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The Sudbury Secondary Unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) and the Sudbury Catholic District School Board have reached a tentative agreement with its Catholic secondary school teachers. The OECTA negotiating team will present the details of the tentative agreement to its members on Tuesday, June 7. It is recommending acceptance of the contract. A membership vote on the contract will take place on Monday, June 13. The Board’s salary negotiation committee will bring the tentative proposal forward to the Trustees with a recommendation for approval on Tuesday, June 21. Paula Peroni, Board Chair, and Chair of the Board’s negotiation committee and Dan Charbonneau, OECTA Secondary Unit President, stated that both parties were pleased with the outcome of negotiations.

SCDSB Receives $2.5 M in Additional Funding

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Rick Bartolucci, MPP for the City of Sudbury was in town Monday morning to make a major funding announcement to the four area school boards for the 2005-06 school year and to reaffirm the McGuinty government’s commitment to spend more than $20 million for Sudbury Schools to support the New Era of Student Progress. “Area school boards will this year receive budget increases totaling $20,019,921,” stated Bartolucci at a Press Conference held at North Eastern Elementary. The money, which is part of a second full year of an extraordinary province-wide $8.3 billion, four-year increase in publicly funded schools will help ensure stability and a new era of progress for kindergarten to Grade 12 students.

• Sudbury Catholic District School Board will receive an additional $2,496,840 (projected increase of 4.3%)
• Conseil scolaire du District du Grand Nord de l’Ontario will receive $2,981,983 (projected increase of 8.2 percent)
• Conseil scolaire du District catholique du Nouvel-Ontario will receive $4,153,910 (projected increase of 5.1 percent)
• Rainbow District School Board will receive an additional $10,387,188 (projected increase of 8 percent)

“The McGuinty government has increased funding by more than $900 per pupil since taking office to provide smaller class classes, more individual support, new resources and more opportunities for high school students. Funding for more than 3,100 new teachers leads the expansive list of new investments this year,” announced Bartolucci. “Province-wide, the increase for 2005-06 will total $820 million, including $50 million in reinvestments generated by savings paid for by reforms in the funding formula. This boost, combined with ongoing funding, will bring our total education investment this year to $17.2 billion. Targeted investments will support more results for students in strategic priority areas, including literacy and numeracy skills for elementary students and more help for struggling high school students,” concluded Bartolucci.

Hugh Lee, Superintendent of Business and Corporate Affairs for the SCDSB welcomes the $2.5 million in additional funding. “The infusion of the $2.5 million for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board is of great significance. It means more money for our Grade 9 One to One Laptop Program, for Early Literacy and Junior Literacy Programs and Teacher Development,” stated Lee.

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