Students at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School had the opportunity to buy out of last period on Tuesday, March 7, 2012 to support a great cause. The Sudbury Rolling Thunder basketball team visited the school to take part in an exhibition game involving both a student and teacher team. Proceeds from the buy out went to support local wheelchair athletes. Despite their best efforts, the St. Benedict staff and students who participated in the game weren’t able to sink many baskets againstt the Sudbury Rolling Thunder team, however the school community thoroughly enjoyed watching. One member of the Rolling Thunder, Sarah Lashbrook – a local author and writer, also stayed after the game to sign her latest book “Where the Stream and Creek Collide”.
This book is a fictional story whose main character is a paraplegic as she wanted to “give a relatable character to a minority group that seems to lack just that in the literary world.”
Stephanie Van Druenen, vice principal of St. Benedict was thrilled with the day’s event.
“This was a great opportunity for our school community on so many levels,” Van Druenen stated. “Not only did our students enjoy a lively basketball game, it was also an opportunity for everyone to learn about inclusion and awareness, overcoming obstacles, as well as enhanced understanding of equality in sports. On top of that, we raised almost a thousand dollars to support our community’s athletes.”
Month: March 2012
Open Letter of Thanks
This weekend the boys and girls junior handball tournaments were scheduled at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School. The St. David Junior Girls Team wanted to thank our coach and the convener of the tournament, Mr. McLaughlin. Mr. McLaughlin has volunteered his own time to coach our school teams. He taught us the importance of good sportsmanship, the strength we gain when we play as a team and that sports are all about having fun with our friends. We know that it took him a lot of time to organize the tournaments and order the trophies. We wanted all the teachers that volunteered their time to coach to know that their students appreciate it and have a lot fun playing againstt each other.
Thank you for helping us learn that even if we don’t win first place we can still have a lot of fun playing sports.
St. James School “Fun Family Faith Night”
St. James Catholic School and St. Pius X Parish of Lively partnered to create an event that brought the school and the faith community together. The School Council led by Chairperson Jane Saal planned a “Fun Family Faith Night”.
The evening offered an opportunity to share in many faith-based activities and games geared to both students and their families and provided a forum to celebrate the virtues and values of our Catholic School. The school community was welcomed at the door by parish priest Father Terry Fournier and Deacon Pat Raymond. School Council chairperson Jane Saal stated that, “One priority for the St. James School Council is to augment the school’s spiritual atmosphere by facilitating family faith development and a family faith evening was a perfect occasion to implement our goal. This event provided an excellent opportunity to strengthen the home, school and parish connections at St. James School. The evening was extremely well received and well attended and judging from the feedback we will continue the tradition of a faith night again next year”.
SUDBURY CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY HANDBALL TOURNAMENT UPDATE
Due to weather conditions – the boys elementary handball tournament scheduled for Saturday March 3 has been cancelled but will take place at a later date — coaches will be notified.
The girls elementary handball tournament scheduled for Sunday will continue as planned at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School.
Cards City Champs Once Again!
The Boys Senior Hockey team completed their Perfect S.DS.S.A.A. season on February 29th with a three game sweep of the Manitoulin Mustangs to win the City Championship. The team’s record was a Perfect 19-0. The team won the Regular season title and the Playoff title as well as every individual award possible for the season. Individual awards included:
Regular season MVP: Trevor Bedard
Regular season Leading Scorer: Trevor Bedard
Best Goaltender Award: Matt Urso
Best Goals Against Average: Matt Urso and Nick McGregor
Best Defenceman: Evan Purcel
Most Sportsmanlike Award: Jacob Belanger
Coaches Award: Mr. Zanatta, Mr. D. Michelutti, Mr. Thompson
Playoff MVP: Zach Belanger
The team is now preparing for the NOSSA Championship held on March 5th & 6th in Thessalon, Ontario.
Sudbury Catholic Board Wide Science Fair Winners
The annual Sudbury Catholic Board Wide Science Fair was held on March 1st, 2012 at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School. There were a total of 49 students that participated at the board level this year. Fifteen projects were selected to move on to the Regional Science Fair being held at Laurentian University on April 14th and 15th. Out of the fifteen projects moving on to the next level of competition, 4 were selected as the top winners.
St. Charles College: The Environmental Award – Marika Moskalyk (gr. 8) – Marymount Academy
St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School: Physical Science Award– Mia Tullio (gr. 8)– Marymount Academy
Marymount Academy: Innovation Award – Caleb Beland (gr. 8)– St. Anne Catholic Elementary School
Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary: Health Sciences Award – Alex Pudupakkam (gr. 8)– St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School
Additional students moving on to the Regional Science Fair…
Isabella Scola Lawrynshyn – Marymount Academy
Serina Seguin – Marymount Academy
Kayla Nickson and Abrosia Cantin – Marymount Academy
Elyssa Ryan and Chloe Franke – St. Anne Catholic Elementary School
Chris Rowsell – St. Anne Catholic Elementary School
Steven Chevrier and Nathan Lobben – St. Anne Catholic Elementary School
Karly Hallett – St. John Catholic Elementary School
Ian Tom and Roman Leblanc – St. James Catholic Elementary School
Alex Guido – St. Raphael Catholic Elementary School
Haley Moskal – St. Raphael Catholic Elementary School
Ethan Jodouin – St. Benedict Catholic Elementary School
St. Anne Student Celebrates Pancake Day With A “Homemade” Flair
Ava Collette is a student within the English E.L.K.P. classroom at St. Anne School in Hanmer. She celebrated Pancake Tuesday with her classmates and other classrooms throughout the school as a day of celebration before the start of Lent and Ash Wednesday. The pancakes Ava and her Kindergarten friends ate were perhaps a bit more special than most. That is because they were covered in syrup Ava’s father had made from tapping the maple trees at their home. Ava, a student within the Sudbury Catholic Board, told her class “My daddy made the syrup from the trees in our backyard”. Her friends and teacher couldn’t wait to try the homemade syrup and after tasting it on top of their pancakes, everyone agreed. “It was yummy”! The syrup was so good, there wasn’t one drop left. Ava and her dad certainly knew how to put the “topping” on this year’s pancake breakfast!
St. Benedict Girls Curling Team Take Title at NOSSA
Congratulations to the St. Benedict Girls Curling team on their huge success at the NOSSA championships. The girls went through the competition undefeated, beating Lo-ellen in the finals to win the NOSSA championship for a 2nd year in a row. A great accomplishment among many this and the last 4 years.
-4 years city champions
-4 years undefeated in SDSSA play
-2 consecutive NOSSA champions
-17 games undefeated in this year
The girls curling team consists of
Chloe Gordon (skip)
Cassandra Rees (vice)
Carolyne Graham (2nd)
Sabrina Frappier (lead)
Sudbury Catholic Students Skiing at OFSSA
Kate Palkovits from Marymount Academy competed in the OFSAA slalom event at Blue Mountain. Kate was the gold medallist at both SDSSAA and NOSSA. Kate and four other Marymount skiers qualified for OFSAA and competed along with several students from St. Benedict.