T.J. Pugliese a Grade 11 student at St. Charles College and Steve Masse, a Grade 12 student at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School were sworn in as Student Representatives by Sudbury Catholic District School Board Trustees at a regular meeting of the Board on September 19, 2006. Paula Peroni, Chair of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board congratulated the students on assuming the position of Student Representatives on the Board of Trustees and the responsibility that it entails.

Steve Masse will assume the role as Student Representative for the 2006-2007 school year while T.J. Pugliese will be the designated Student Representative Elect. Students from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s four secondary schools will rotate through the position of Student Representative and Student Representative Elect with the latter learning from the former before assuming the role of Student Representative.

The students will act as ambassadors for their schools and will play an integral role in bringing the concerns and issues of their peers to the forum of the SCDSB Board meetings. Meetings of the Board are held on the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Catholic Education Centre and are open to the public.