Saturday, May 26, 2007 was a very important day for former and present students, parents, teachers and staff at Corpus Christi School as the school celebrated 50 years of Catholic Education. More than 300 people came out to the school to enjoy a barbecue, take a stroll down memory lane by reviewing the memorabilia and listen to some great entertainment.

Jack Cameletti, (principal of the school from 1957 to 1963) was unable to attend the ceremonies but managed to send the Corpus Christi Anniversary Committee a congratulatory e-mail from Sault Ste. Marie where he presently resides. John Tarini the current principal of Corpus Christi Catholic School was very pleased with the excellent turn out and the positive comments from the public regarding the status of his school with respect to sports and academics in the Sudbury Community.

“Corpus Christi is a top academic school, one of its most recent accomplishments was winning the Battle of the Books contest involving both local English-language school boards,” stated Tarini. “As for sports, we are just coming into our own, we now have baseball, volleyball, handball, soccer and track and field we can compete with the some of the best schools in the city.”

Sudbury Catholic District School Board Trustees as well as Senior Administration were also on hand for the celebration. George Middleton, Vice-Chair of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board welcomed students, parents, staff and special guests in his presentation and thanked them for supporting 50 years of quality Catholic Education in the City of Greater Sudbury.

Tammy Jutila, Marymount teacher along with Marymount students Laura Monaghan, Mikayla Gagnon, Emily Cortezzi, Bailey Zeman and Shannon Thoms, Supply Teacher for the Near North sell pieces of fudge at the New Sudbury Centre. Students and staff at the school were attempting to break the Guiness World Book of Records for the largest slab of fudge-5,050 lbs.

The fudge sold for $10 for 1 lb, $20 for 2 lbs or a 20 lb chunk for $200 which included a “reserved” name plate with the name of the business/organization . Money raised from the “Largest Slab of Fudge” fundraiser will go toward the purchase of a “$25,000 state of the art” therapeutic bath tub for the new Complex Continuing Care Building at St. Joseph’s Villa.*

Marymount Academy students along with the St. Joseph’s Foundation of Sudbury and Northwest Fudge Factory have teamed up in an attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest slab of fudge. The current record stands at 4,444 lbs for a single slab. On Friday, May 25, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. the students will be creating a 5,050 lb piece of delicious chocolate/vanilla swirl fudge at the New Sudbury Shopping Centre at Centre Court.

The daunting task is part of Marymount’s commitment to the St. Joseph’s Foundation and the covenant agreement which was formalized between the two institutions last year. In the spirit of good citizenry, Marymount Academy students have adopted St. Joseph’s Villa as their sister organization and are counting on the “sweet tooths” in the City of Greater Sudbury in helping them to purchase all of the 5,050 lbs of fudge made from the gigantic slab.

Once the record has been set and officially verified the students will be selling 2 lb pieces of fudge for $20 on Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26 during regular store hours. Bulk orders will also be sold, a 20-lb slab of the fudge will be sold for $200 which will include a “reserved” name plate with the name of the business/organization to be displayed on the actual chunk of fudge.

Marymount Academy students and staff held a “media launch” yesterday to help build enthusiasm and support for the fundraiser. On hand to share in the excitement and to motivate the students were Gerry Lougheed Jr., Chantelle Gorham, Owner of Northwest Fudge Factory, Jo-Anne Palkovitz, President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Health Centre, and Chuck Murray, husband of Nancy Murray who is a resident of St. Joseph’s Villa. All money raised from the “Largest Slab of Fudge” fundraiser will be directed toward the purchase of a “$25,000 state of the art” therapeutic bath tub for the new Complex Continuing Care Building presently being built.