Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Month: December 2005

Regals Celebrate Grade 8 Day!

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More than 200 girls from ten of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s elementary schools were given the opportunity to take part in Marymount Academy’s Grade 8 Day Festivities recently.

The energetic and highly interactive performance, set in a talk
show theme, captured the enthusiasm of the young students. Lead by the Marymount band, Bad Ink, the entire assembly rocked, danced and cheered in a celebration of ‘life at Marymount’.

Multimedia presentations, along with student interviews offered insights into the numerous clubs, activities and organizations at the school. Following the presentation, the students enjoyed a pizza lunch and had the opportunity to speak with a number of secondary school teachers. The day was a huge success with all students leaving with a greater appreciation of the amazing and unique environment of Marymount Academy.

Local Red Cross Recognized for Work in SCDSB Schools

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Danielle Gelinas, Community Service Coordinator for the Canadian Red Cross Society, Sudbury recently received the Ontario School Counsellors Assocation (OSCA) Appreciation award at the OSCA Conference in Toronto. Danielle and the Canadian Red Cross Society, Sudbury were nominated by Maurizio Visentin, Guidance Counsellor at
St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School.

The award was presented to the Red Cross in recognition for their educational partnership work with the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s secondary schools. St. Benedict and Bishop Alexander Catholic Secondary Schools have invited the Canadian Red Cross to address and reinforce expectations in the Choices Into Action and Healthy Active Living Ministry of Education documents.

St. Francis Catholic School Hosts SCDSB Boy’s and Girl’s Invitational Volleyball Tournaments

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St. Francis Catholic School hosted the SCDSB Boy’s and Girl’s Invitational Volleyball Tournaments recently. A total of 12 teams participated in the boy’s tournament with 14 teams participating in the girl’s division.

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board would like to thank all of the coaches and volunteers who continue to give of their own time to attend practices and volleyball tournaments. Also, thank you to Mr. Jean Gallien who continues to do such an amazing job organizing and running our volleyball tournaments.

SCDSB Elects Chair and Vice-Chair For 2005-06

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The Sudbury Catholic District School Board held elections for the positions of chair and vice-chair at the regular meeting of the board at the Catholic Education Centre on December 6, 2005. Paula Peroni, a longtime Trustee with the Board was acclaimed during the meeting and returns as Board Chair for the second consecutive year.

Mrs. Peroni served as Chair of the Board on three previous occasions in 2000, 2001 and 2004 and is currently an executive member of the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association (OCSTA) and the Canadian Catholic School Trustees’ Association (CCSTA). In claiming her role as chair, Peroni is looking forward to the guiding the Sudbury Catholic District School Board through many of the challenges that lay ahead.

“With labour peace in our schools guaranteed for at least the next three years, now is the time for the provincial government to address the shortcomings inherent in the education formula,” stated Peroni. “I along with my fellow Trustees, colleagues at the Ontario Catholic Schools Trustees Association and representatives from all School Boards in Ontario will be pressuring this government to increase the funding benchmarks for salaries and benefits over the next year. The implementation of a coordinated model of care and service for children with special needs is also a matter that deserves a great deal of attention,” concluded Peroni.

Barry MacDonald, having been elected as a Trustee with the Sudbury Catholic Board in December 2004 was also acclaimed and returns for a second year in the position of Vice-Chair. “I would like to thank my fellow Trustees for their vote of confidence in granting me the opportunity to become vice-chair for a second term,” stated MacDonald. “I would also like to congratulate Paula Peroni on returning to her position as Chair of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. The Board has experienced excellent leadership under Trustee Peroni’s tutelage and I look forward to working with her, my fellow trustees and Board administration in continuing to deliver quality Catholic education for our students.”

Dialogue With the Director

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Alexandra Hickey, a Grade 12 student at Marymount Academy and President of the school’s Student Council recently shadowed SCDSB Director Zanda Zubac as part of the ‘YouthThink Switch Shoes’ program. ‘YouthThink’ is a unique educational campaign that seeks to raise awareness and dialogue among adults and youth about the inclusion of young people in the community of Greater Sudbury. The project is part of the Social Planning Council of Sudbury’s Closing the Distant initiative.

As a guest at SCDSB’s weekly marketing meeting, Alex shared her views and interpretations of a number of media topics which included the Annual Director’s Report, radio and television commercials, print ads, and promotional materials for the print media. “It was a genuine pleasure to have Alexandra take part in our marketing meeting,” stated Zandra Zubac. “Alex brought keen insight and a new and interesting perspective to many media and promotional issues that are unique to youth and students in our schools.”

Zandra Zubac, “shadowed” Alexandra at Marymount Academy earlier this month by taking part in a Marymount Student Council Executive meeting and accompanying Alexandra to Ida Sauve’s Dance studio for Alexandra’s dance lessons.

SCDSB Students Captivated by Smart Youth Power Assembly

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Norbert Georget presented a powerful presentation on teenage drinking and driving, substance abuse and peer pressure to secondary students from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board at the United Steel Workers Hall recently. The Smart Youth Power Assembly is a hard hitting, graphic and compelling presentation on the consequences of drinking and driving, alcohol and drug abuse and teen suicide with respect to today’s youth.

Norbert has delivered his Smart Youth Power Assembly to over one million students in 2,000 schools throughout Canada and the United States. He is an internationally renowned speaker, student motivator and paramedic with over 22 years experience. The Smart Youth Power Assembly began as a hobby on Norbert Georget’s days off but quickly turned into a full time commitment speaking to thousands of youths across North America.

A teacher in the truest sense of the word, Norbert knows young people and what problems they face. His audience was captivated by his exuberant presentation that was entertaining, enlightening and powerful. Norbert Georget received the Saskatchewan R.G. Olson Emergency Medical Services Award in 1991, the Saskatchewan Safety Council Award in 1989, a Certificate of Appreciation from British Columbia’s Counter Attack Program and he was also the recipient of the 1988 Provincial Safe Grad Recognition Award in Saskatchewan.

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