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St. Charles College to Host City ‘Reach For The Top’ Championships
Marymount Junior Regals, NOSSA CHAMPS!
Congratulations to the Marymount Junior Volleyball team on capturing the “AA” NOSSA Volleyball Championship lastweekend in North Bay. The team went undefeated in round robin play upsetting the host favorite -Chippewa in two straight sets to claim the NOSSA title.
This is the first “AA” Championship in Regal History and puts the exclamation point on a very successful season. Earlier in the year the team won the Champlain Tournament, The St. Charles Tournament, The Chippewa Raiders tournament, The Nickel Classic Tournament, and a senior tournament at Huntsville High School.
In addition to winning NOSSA, the Marymount Junior Regals went undefeated in regular season play and captured the SDSSA City Championship by defeating Collège Notre Dame in three straight sets.
Budding Scientists at St. Christopher Catholic School
St. James Catholic School “Care Bears” Make a Difference
Walk into St. James Catholic School in Lively and you will quickly take notice of their slogan, “The Home of the Bears.” But on Thursday, March 9 more than 400 students at St. James became “The Home of the Care Bears” as they celebrated “Jordan Primeau” day as a tribute to Jordan, a Junior Kindergarten classmate who is battling leukemia at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
The one day campaign, spearheaded by Student Council met with an overwhelming outpouring of support from the students, staff and parent community of St. James as the Student Council collected $1,400 from the students. This collection will be forwarded to the Primeau family to help offset costs for Jordan’s recovery.
Student council members were equally thrilled at the response from their classmates who worked from the heart on special projects of get-well wishes for Jordan. These projects of cards, poems, stories, prayers, books, and puzzles will be delivered by Jordan’s teacher, Rosanna Battigelli directly to Jordan as she will visit him during the March Break at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Kids.
Although most students at the school have not met Jordan Primeau personally, the students keep Jordan in their thoughts and prayers daily. Mrs. Battigelli and her Junior Kindergarten class have been in regular contact with Jordan via the phone to ensure that Jordan is still part of their class. Mrs. Battigelli also organized a book fair where another $1,400 of proceeds will also be donated to the Primeau family.
The Student Council would like to take this opportunity to emphasize to the Sudbury community that donations to the Jordan Primeau Fund are still being accepted at St. James Catholic School at 280 Anderson Drive in Lively. For further information, please call 692-3974.
Education Minister Gerard Kennedy Visits Sudbury to Host Education Forums for Parents
he Minister of Education hosted two forums (English and French) for parents in the Sudbury area on March 20. Parents were able to learn more about getting involved in their child’s education and get the latest information on new provincial parent involvement initiatives. They also had the opportunity to share ideas with and ask questions of Education Minister Gerard Kennedy.
Poor Weather Conditions Sees Walden Cross Country Fitness Club Free Ski on March 15th Cancelled
The Walden Cross Country Fitness Club(WCCFC) regrets to inform board staff and employees of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board that they have had to cancel the Free Ski scheduled for March 15th. Weather weather conditions over the last few days has resulted in a rapid and serious deterioration of trail conditions.
The initiative had been the WCCFC’s way of supporting the Greater Sudbury Healthy Community Strategy adopted by the Council of the City of Greater Sudbury.
The WCCFC maintains trails set for classical and skate skiing which vary in difficulty from novice to advanced and in length from 1 to 9 km. The WCCFC is situated at Laura St. and Denis Ave. in Naughton, 20 minutes from downtown Sudbury on Regional Road 55.
SCDSB Students Finish 1-2-3 in Art for Heart Billboard/Poster Challenge
Greater Sudbury Mayor David Courtemanche and local cardiologist Dr. Ron Baigrie announced the winners of the seventh annual Art for Heart Billboard/Poster Challenge this past Monday during a special ceremony held at Tom Davies Square. Approximately 300 grade six students from the Rainbow District School Board and the Sudbury Catholic District School Board participated in the event which promotes healthy living and the prevention of heart disease.
Megan Majiski and Jessica Lambe, Grade 6 students at St. Theresa Catholic School created the winning poster. Both students were presented with a bicycle as a prize plus their poster will be made into a billboard which will be prominently displayed in the City of Greater Sudbury.
Second prize winner Carolyne Graham of Corpus Christi School received a bag of sports balls courtesy of Coca-Cola Bottling for her efforts. Third prize winner Jennifer Trevisiol, also of Corpus Christi was presented with an MP3 Player.
In addition to prizes for the winning students, Mayor Courtemanche and Dr. Baigrie awarded one free field trip to KidsFit for each of the classes of the first and second prize winners, St. Theresa Catholic School and Corpus Christi Catholic School, respectively as well as a Sudbury Wolves hockey stick and four tickets to a local Wolves game to the school with the most entries-Corpus Christi.
St. James Catholic School Celebrates Jordan Primeau Day
Jordan Primeau is a Junior Kindergarten student at the school who is bravely undergoing treatment at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto for leukemia. With that in mind the St. James School Community (students, staff and parents) are planning several activities to help the Primeau family both spiritually and financially.
This special day for Jordan will see the launch of several fundraising activities. The St. James Student Council has planned a Bear Day where all students are asked to join in the school spirit of generosity by bringing a teddy bear to school as a symbol of caring. The Student Council is asking for voluntary donations on this special theme day and all monies collected will be forwarded to the Primeau family. All classes will be writing cards, get well notes, poems, letters and other caring gestures that can be packaged and forwarded on to Jordan.
Any donations to the Jordan Primeau Fund are gladly accepted and can
be dropped off at St. James Catholic School, 280 Anderson Drive in Lively.