May 2018 - Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Phoenix is a big deal around St. Benedict’s

Posted on May 30, 2018October 9, 2018 by admin

Grade 7 student Phoenix Wilson is no stranger to film and in June he’s headed to Utah to work with Award winning Director & Actor Robert Redford.

Wilson was handpicked by up and coming director Lyle Corbine to be part of a Director’s Lab with Robert Redford on the Director’s panel. Redford will also be giving Phoenix feedback on his acting skills along the way.

The film, called “Wild Indian” will feature Phoenix as “Makwa” a kid who is on the edge of taking the wrong path in life.

Phoenix recognizes this is a big deal but he is very much a humble grade 7 student.

Phoenix will depart in mid June for Sundance, Utah to stay at the Sundance Resort in Utah which is owned by Redford.

He was featured in Longmire, a popular series on Netflix as well as a number of Cinefest films over the years.

Sudbury Catholic Schools receives visit from Anphat Investment & Consultancy Agency

Posted on May 30, 2018 by admin

Mai and Uyen from Anphat Investment & Consultancy visited our secondary schools and toured the city of Sudbury. We currently have 3 students from the agency that are studying at St. Charles College.

St. Benedict students are embracing the universal language of coding!

Posted on May 25, 2018 by admin

Grade 7 & 8 students are using their creative and fluid minds in the new coding room that they call their very own. Students have been working with different fun coding gadgets like Sphero’s, Code Gamers, Cyber Robots and Lego Mind Storm kits. A couple of our grade 8 students participated

Coding is a form of digital literacy, which is useful in everyday life. St. Benedict students are learning many traits and cognitive skills like perseverance, computational thinking, logic and problem solving while participating in the coding club.

Wil Pudapakkam is a grade eight student. He says “If you know how to code you can make apps, games and websites, which essentially entertains students and makes them happy.”

Another grade 8 student named Tyler Smith says “As the world get’s more technologically advanced, coding becomes more essential in getting a job, as there are more opportunities these types of fields.”

Our students participated in a presentation/workshop put on by the YMCA that is designed to help bridge the gap between youth in underrepresented groups and provide the digital skills that are critical to economic participation. The pilot will focus on building digital literacy skills, enabling participating youth, aged 12-16 roughly, to build a foundation for future engagement in STEM careers and the digital economy. Many of our students will be participating in the free 8-12 week program, which will run at the beginning of June at the YMCA.

St. Benedict heads to Chicago for Business

Posted on May 23, 2018 by admin

The St. Benedict CSS Business Studies program – lead by Mr. Giuseppe Politi – participated in it’s annual international field trip from Wednesday, May 16 to Sunday, May 20 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

The students, ranging from grades 9-12 visited a variety of business-related events.

Firstly, the group participated in an entrepreneurship seminar at Catholic-based DePaul University. The group then had a guided tour and banking presentation at the Federal Reserve Money Museum. Students also participated in a stock market seminar at the Chicago Board of Exchange. Finally, the Apple Store hosted the students in an interactive advertising competition using modern technology.

Other notable stops included a Chicago White Sox game, Holy Name Cathedral, a guided double decker bus tour, famous landmarks including Cloud Gate, and even some deep dish pizza at Lou Malnati’s!

In previous years, the program has visited New York City, Washington DC, and Boston. 2019 planning has already begun!

Class helps build community garden!

Posted on May 22, 2018 by admin

Students in Mme Wright’s Grade 3 FI class are some of several students helping the Coniston Community Garden this season. They are looking forward to taking good care of the plants and watching them grow into yummy vegetables. Once the plants are strong enough, they will be brought outdoors to be planted in the Coniston Community Garden.

St. Benedict student wins Best Crown Advocate

Posted on May 22, 2018 by admin

Last week, St. Benedict’s students took part in the annual City Mock Trial and one of the students walked away with the award for Best Crown Advocate.

Declan McCann, who is only in grade 11 this year took the award in the mock trial case of R V Rogers which was a manslaughter case.

The mock trial has become a yearly event whereby a case is presented to the students and the schools face off against each other.

McCann, says “so much time was spent doing research into this trial and he now understands the process of what a lawyer does daily.” He says that he spent two months working on this particular case and in total spent sixty hours. That hard work did pay off in dividends.

McCann says he is considering taking on next year’s trial.

SCC Teacher to be inducted in Greater Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame

Posted on May 15, 2018October 9, 2018 by admin

Mike Fabiilli, math teacher and football coach at St. Chares College will have the honour of being inducted into the Greater Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame! Mike was chosen as one of the 10 individuals that will be inducted into the 2018 Class. While serving as football coach, he brought St. Charles College to victory in the City Championship in 2015. He was also presented with the Chairperson’s Award that same year.

Fabiilli was a student at St. Charles College from 1977-1982. He played five years of football for the school winning three City Championships.

In 1982 he went to the University of Ottawa to play for the Gee Gees. As a freshman linebacker, he won the Peter Gorman Trophy for outstanding CIS freshman football player in Canada. He was a conference all-star linebacker for two seasons.

“I’ve been very fortunate to have played with many great teammates and to have coached many talented football players,” said Mike Fabiilli, math teacher at St. Charles College.

Mike Fabiilli will be inducted to the Hall of Fame during the 50th annual Sports Celebrity Dinner on June 13.

Bear Necessities campaign for Hospice wraps up

Posted on May 14, 2018 by admin

More than 11-hundred personal hygiene items collected for Maison McCullough Hospice on behalf of St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School.

From body wash to bath salts and wipes, the students at St. Benedict’s Catholic school have been collecting items for Maison McCullough Hospice.

Coined the Bear Necessities Campaign a few years ago, the students collect the items in their effort to be caring family members and collaborative contributors.

This year, the students turned it into a friendly house competition. From Karhu to Urso, the houses have been collecting very specific items for patients who are nearing the end of life in the palliative care facility. Karhu took top honours.

More than 11 hundred items were collected ranging from shaving razors, dry shampoo, hair brushes, combs and diapers and will be delivered to the hospice in the coming days.

Turning points Essay Contest Winners honoured at annual event

Posted on May 11, 2018 by admin

Students, parents, teachers and invited guests gathered together on May 9, 2018 to celebrate the work done in this year’s Turning Points Essay Contest Awards ceremony. The essay contest stems from the Learning Partnership, which champions education systems in delivering innovative programs, research, policy initiatives and public engagement programs across Canada.

Turning Points allows students to reflect on their unique individual journeys and write powerful essays about a significant event or turning point in their lives. Winning students this year were from Marymount Academy, St. Charles College and St. Anne School.