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Parents/Guardians and Students in Grades 7 TO 12 Invited to Transitions Information Session November 21
Parents/guardians and students in grades 7 to 12 are invited to participate in Transitions, an information session designed to help students make key decisions in the transition from elementary to secondary school and from secondary school to college and university.
This free information session will take place on Tuesday, November 21, 2006, at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School, 2993 Algonquin Road, Sudbury. With the different streams in high school designed for apprenticeships, college, and university, it’s important to know what choices are available to students as they enter high school, postsecondary education, or the workforce.
Current secondary school curriculum requires that students make educational choices as early as grades 7 and 8 and then again in grades 10 to 12. It is important that parents/guardians and
students know what choices are available so that students have as many educational and career opportunities as possible.
The Rainbow District School Board, the Sudbury Catholic District School Board, and Cambrian College have joined with Collège Boréal and Laurentian University to present Transitions. A representative from each organization will be on site to provide information and answer questions.
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School Sends Special Message to Students’ Father Serving in Afghanistan
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School will be video taping a special message for the father of three of the school’s students who is presently serving in the Canadian Forces based in Afghanistan.
Mr. Dave MacDonald, Academic Computer Instructor for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board videotaped the students singing O’ Canada and the Topolnicky children delivering messages to their dad and the Canadian Troops. The video was set up on a website, and e-mailed to Mr. Topolnicky, providing him with a link to the site, so that the troops can actually see and hear the students singing and wishing them well.
St. Benedict CSS Pays Tribute to Canadian Troops and Canadian War Veterans at Remembrance Day Ceremony
St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School will be holding a Remembrance Day Ceremony on Friday, November 10, 2006 starting at 1:20 p.m. at the school, 2993 Algonquin Road in Sudbury to recognize the troops of the Canadian Forces and Canadian War Veterans.
The ceremony will also include a special tribute to the Wilson Family. On October 7, 2006, Trooper Mark Wilson of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, lost his life near Kandahar, Afghanistan while driving supplies to fellow soldiers who were working on the area roads and repairing a bridge. Though Trooper Wilson was buried in London, Ontario, his family resides in Sudbury, and his eldest son, Joshua, is a grade 12 student at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School. Joshua’s younger brother Benjamin attends St. Christopher Catholic School.
Mrs. Dawn Wilson has graciously agreed to participate in the Remembrance Day Ceremony with her two sons and will lay one of the wreaths at the Cenotaph (built by the school’s woodworking class). Present for this Ceremony will be some of St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School students that belong to the 134 Admiral Mountbatten Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps, 200 Wolf Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, the 2912 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, as well as soldiers and reservists from the 2nd Irish Regiment of Canada. The Pipe and Drum Band of the 200 Wolf Squadron will lead the procession of more than 30 young men and women in uniform. Both Members of Parliament have also been invited.
St. Mary Catholic School Sends Gifts to Children in Afghanistan
Students at St. Mary Catholic School in Capreol will be sending candy canes with messages of Peace and Hope to the children of Afghanistan. On Tuesday, November 7 at 1:00 p.m. the students will be putting the finishing touches on the candy canes and completing the messages – a “peace” card which will be attached to each candy cane. Some of the symbols the students drew include a Canadian flag, a handshake, children playing, happy faces, and a peace sign. These products will be sent to Cpl. Matt Wood, age 21, of the Toronto based Queen’s York Rangers who is presently serving in Kandahar. Cpl. Wood’s job is to bridge relations between Canada and Afghanistan.
Mrs. Mary Peterson, a retired teacher with the Sudbury Catholic District School Board spearheaded the campaign with the staff and students of the school. Matt’s Grandmother resides in Capreol and his mom received her elementary education at St. Mary Catholic School. Many of the students know of other members of the Canadian Armed Forces who are serving in Afghanistan which makes these gifts “from kid to kid” that much more special.
For more information, please contact, Gen Waszczylo, Principal at
St. Mary Catholic School.
Pius XII Catholic School Hosts Mock Election
Students at Pius XII Catholic School will have the opportunity to meet Mayor Dave Courtemanche and Mr. John Rodriguez at the school on November 7, 2006 when both gentlemen visit the school as part of the Student Vote Program. Mayor Courtemanche will speak to the students at 10:30 a.m. followed by Mr. John Rodriguez who will address the student body at 1:00 p.m.
Pius XII students have been preparing for the “Mock election” by reading and following up on media coverage of the municipal election. The politicians will come to life for the students when they are able to meet them and ask questions in regards to health, education and the environment.
Mock ballots have been created by the school and voting will take place in the library. For more information, please contact Carmela Pitman, Vice-Principal, Pius XII Catholic School, ph. 566-6080.
Sudbury Catholic Board Appoints New Interim Director of Education
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Rossella Bagnato as the new Interim Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. Mrs. Bagnato will replace Director of Education, Zandra Zubac, who has been seconded by the Ministry of Education to the Literacy and
Numeracy Secretariat.
Mrs. Bagnato has been an Academic Superintendent of Education with the Sudbury Catholic District School Board since 2002. She possesses a Master of Education degree from Ottawa University and has more than 20 years of experience in the field of Education. Mrs. Bagnato
is well suited to her new position as Director having been an Academic Superintendent of Education, principal, vice-principal and teacher with the Sudbury Catholic District School Board.
“I am honoured to assume the role of Interim Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board,” stated Mrs. Bagnato upon accepting her new position. “I look forward to continuing the excellent standard set by Mrs. Zubac. I am privileged to work with a Senior Administration Team and Board of Trustees whose vision and commitment I admire.”
“Rossella Bagnato is a strong member of our Senior Administration team,” stated Zandra Zubac, Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. “She is a very capable leader and a warm and sincere person. Sudbury Catholic District School Board Staff, Students, Trustees and Parents are fortunate that she will have the opportunity to develop her vision for improved student achievement in the years to come.”
Paula Peroni, Chair of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board stated that, “It is with a great deal of pleasure that the Board announces Mrs. Bagnato as our Interim Director of Education. Rossella not only possesses the academic, curriculum and administrative skills necessary for this position but she also brings with her a deep commitment to Catholic Education and is extremely passionate regarding the Board’s support of teachers and
administrators as they guide students in their spiritual and academic journey.”
Mrs. Bagnato assumes her new position with the Board effective, January 1, 2007.