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Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!

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St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School students unveiled their new stock car and racing team at the school just hours before heading off for the Laird International Speedway near Sault Ste. Marie on June 16, 2005. The 1984 Plymouth Reliant stock car was virtually rebuilt by the Grade 12 Technology class at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School. Teacher Steve Bailey and the students dedicated hundreds of hours in time and labour to get the car in top racing condition.

The Technology Class stripped out the car’s interior, built a roll cage, battery box, bumper covers, firewall, fuel tank rack, hood pins, floor repairs, body work, and installed a seat and a safety harness. Drea Centis, a professional painter and Bruno Timpano, an auto detailer completed the finishing touches on the car to get it ready for race day.

The racing team consisting of drivers Steve Villeneuve and Bruno Timpano and team manager and whip, Steve Bailey, Transportation Technology Teacher at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School left to compete in the Laird International Speedway immediately after the car was unveiled to the school community.

The desire to work on a stock car came from the Grade 12 students. “We thought the idea of rebuilding and racing a stock car was a pretty cool idea,” stated Mr. Bailey. “Not only was it a fun and exciting project to work on but it also involved doing a lot of things that are in the Technological Education Curriculum Guideline.”

St. Charles College Boys’ Soccer Teams Take Championships

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The St. Charles College Cardinals Junior soccer team captured their third straight AAA Boys NOSSA title, and the Nina Grossi Memorial Trophy, with a 1-0 win over the West Ferris Trojans in NOSSA Boys soccer action held at Lily Creek at the end of May. Scott Whalen scored for the Cards while Brett Gautheir recorded the shutout. The rest of the Cards roster included: Jakob Quinn, Andrew Roberti, Brandon Roy, Ryan Grenon, Tyler Hodkinson, Dylan Hunt, Alex Pechkoff, Geoff Nelson, Michael Schinko, Julian Mirabelli, James Callaghan, Santino Temelini and Justin Gouett. The Cards were coached by Mr. John Sikora and Mr. Ed Sacchetto.

The St. Charles Cardinals Senior Boys soccer team went on a torrid pace in the playoffs, scoring 23 goals for and only allowing 2 goals againstt in four games, by first defeating College Notre Dame Alouettes 10-1 in the quarter finals, Lasalle Lancers 7-0 in the semi-finals and finally the Lockerby Vikings 2-0 in the finals to capture the AA/AAA City Championship Robert Ellen Memorial Trophy for the 6th time in seven years. The Cards followed with a 4-1 win over St. Joseph’s Scollard Hall in the AAA NOSSA Championships capturing the Laurentian Ball, giving them a berth at the OFSAA AAA Championships, after a three year absence. Most of the goals were scored by the Cards speedy strikers and playmakers, Nic Charlemagne and Marco Armiento while the stingy defence of Ryan Steinman, Joe Derochie, Tyler Myre and Matt Dumont as well as keeper Trevor Lalonde kept the opponents at bay.

At the OFSAA Championships in London, the Cards ended a five year drought by being the first NOSSA entry to win a game, after defeating Kingston 2-1 on a two goal effort by mid-fielder Christian Cundari. Other members of the St. Charles College boys senior soccer team included: Jesse Sbrega, Tony Fey, Andrew Steinman, Chris Gislon, Mario Galic, Gianluca Scaglione, Aaron Rehel, Anthony Galic, Silvano Costantini, Trevor Gibbons and Matt Kinnear. The senior squad was coached by Mr. John Sikora, Mr. Lloyd Rebeiro and
Mr. Michael Dagostino.

OECTA Elementary School Teachers Ratify Agreement with SCDSB

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The Sudbury Elementary Unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) and the Sudbury Catholic District School Board have ratified a new four year collective agreement (retro-active) from
September 2004 to August 2008. The OECTA membership voted in favour of the contract by 98.3 percent. The new agreement includes a wage parity adjustment on August 31, 2004 and annual increases totaling 9.5 percent over a four year period. The agreement ensures that the stable and co-operative work environment will continue at the Board’s 20 Catholic elementary schools.

Gary Kingerski, OECTA President, Sudbury Elementary stated that “when both parties began negotiations there was a willingness on both sides to come to an agreement without having to resort to work interruptions, a strike or lockout and/or arbitration. With this recent agreement, our elementary students can be assured that there will be no labour interruptions in the education sector.”

Paula Peroni, Chair of the Board’s negotiating committee and Board Chair is pleased with the fact that the contract has been ratified by the membership, stating that, “the fact that the OECTA membership ratified the agreement by such a large majority is extremely encouraging. Both parties during negotiations were looking to ensure that the interests of students were at the forefront of our discussions.”

OECTA Secondary School Teachers Reach Tentative Agreement with Board

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The Sudbury Secondary Unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) and the Sudbury Catholic District School Board have reached a tentative agreement with its Catholic secondary school teachers. The OECTA negotiating team will present the details of the tentative agreement to its members on Tuesday, June 7. It is recommending acceptance of the contract. A membership vote on the contract will take place on Monday, June 13. The Board’s salary negotiation committee will bring the tentative proposal forward to the Trustees with a recommendation for approval on Tuesday, June 21. Paula Peroni, Board Chair, and Chair of the Board’s negotiation committee and Dan Charbonneau, OECTA Secondary Unit President, stated that both parties were pleased with the outcome of negotiations.

SCDSB Receives $2.5 M in Additional Funding

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Rick Bartolucci, MPP for the City of Sudbury was in town Monday morning to make a major funding announcement to the four area school boards for the 2005-06 school year and to reaffirm the McGuinty government’s commitment to spend more than $20 million for Sudbury Schools to support the New Era of Student Progress. “Area school boards will this year receive budget increases totaling $20,019,921,” stated Bartolucci at a Press Conference held at North Eastern Elementary. The money, which is part of a second full year of an extraordinary province-wide $8.3 billion, four-year increase in publicly funded schools will help ensure stability and a new era of progress for kindergarten to Grade 12 students.

• Sudbury Catholic District School Board will receive an additional $2,496,840 (projected increase of 4.3%)
• Conseil scolaire du District du Grand Nord de l’Ontario will receive $2,981,983 (projected increase of 8.2 percent)
• Conseil scolaire du District catholique du Nouvel-Ontario will receive $4,153,910 (projected increase of 5.1 percent)
• Rainbow District School Board will receive an additional $10,387,188 (projected increase of 8 percent)

“The McGuinty government has increased funding by more than $900 per pupil since taking office to provide smaller class classes, more individual support, new resources and more opportunities for high school students. Funding for more than 3,100 new teachers leads the expansive list of new investments this year,” announced Bartolucci. “Province-wide, the increase for 2005-06 will total $820 million, including $50 million in reinvestments generated by savings paid for by reforms in the funding formula. This boost, combined with ongoing funding, will bring our total education investment this year to $17.2 billion. Targeted investments will support more results for students in strategic priority areas, including literacy and numeracy skills for elementary students and more help for struggling high school students,” concluded Bartolucci.

Hugh Lee, Superintendent of Business and Corporate Affairs for the SCDSB welcomes the $2.5 million in additional funding. “The infusion of the $2.5 million for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board is of great significance. It means more money for our Grade 9 One to One Laptop Program, for Early Literacy and Junior Literacy Programs and Teacher Development,” stated Lee.

Sudbury Hosts Provincial Math Olympiad June 3 and 4, 2005

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Sudbury’s Science North and Laurentian University were invaded by about 100 “Mathletes” from across the province last weekend. The Northern Ontario Mathematics Association (NOMA) hosted a provincial Mathematics Olympiad comprised of 25 teams of Grade 7 and 8 math students. Participating teams represented the top teams from over 15 provincial playdowns that were held over the past month throughout the 15 Chapters that make up the Ontario Association for Mathematics Education (OAME). Participants competed in several individual and team math challenges which included a Science North “Math Trial”. The event was sponsored by OAME, Union Gas, the Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan, Texas Instruments, Spectrum Educational Supplies, Thomson-Nelson Publishing and McGraw-Hill Ryerson as well as many local sponsors such as Inco, Laurentian University, Science North,
Laking Toyota, Staples, Copy Copy and Gougeon Insurance.

During the two-day Math Olympiad event, participants had the opportunity to visit Science North to view an Imax movie, ride the Virtual Voyage, and visit other area sites. The Northern Ontario Mathematics Association, (one of the 15 chapters of OAME), were represented by three local Sudbury school teams.

OECTA Elementary School Teachers Reach Tentative Agreement with SCDSB

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The Sudbury Elementary Unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) and the Sudbury Catholic District School Board have reached a tentative agreement with its Catholic elementary school teachers. The OECTA negotiating team is recommending acceptance of the contract. The Board’s salary negotiation committee will bring the tentative proposal forward to the Trustees with a recommendation for approval on Tuesday, June 21, 2005. Paula Peroni, Board Chair and Chair of the Board’s negotiation committee and Gary Kingerski, OECTA Elementary Unit President, stated that both parties were happy with the positive result of negotiations.

Sudbury Wolves Present, Bikes and Trikes to Tykes!

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Mike Foligno, Coach of the Sudbury Wolves paid a surprise visit to St. Bernadette Catholic School on Friday to present the Junior and Senior Kindergarten classes with brand-new tricycles, bicycles, and go-carts complete with helmets for their recreational pleasure.

The items were purchased with funds donated to St. Bernadette Catholic School from the Sudbury Wolves Community Club 50/50 draw in March 2005. The donation to the school reinforces the Sudbury Wolves organization’s mandate to utilize proceeds from the hockey team’s fund-raising events to give something back to the community, and in particular its young people.

The students made their own Sudbury Wolves hats and brought with them Sudbury Wolves paraphernalia for Mike to sign. Coach Foligno entered the room enjoying a wild round of applause and cheers from the students and even engaged in a shooting contest after presenting the gifts.

Students and staff at St. Bernadette Catholic School presented Coach Foligno with a number of gifts as a token of their appreciation for the Sudbury Wolves kind donation.

St. Anne Students Run for World Harmony

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Staff and students at St. Anne Catholic School had the opportunity to participate in the World Harmony Run at their school recently.
The World Harmony Run is a global torch relay that seeks to promote international friendship.

An international team of runners carry a flaming torch, (symbolizing the aspiration of human oneness), through more than 70 countries around the globe. Staff and students were told of the significance of the Run, listened to the World Harmony song, signed a banner, and were able to touch the torch as they each made a silent wish for World Harmony.

The St. Anne Catholic school community formed a gigantic circle in the school yard with Mr. Thomson’s Grade 6 class joining the World Harmony runners for a few laps around the circle, passing the torch among themselves. The World Harmony Run afforded the school a wonderful opportunity to participate in a global event which helped connect grassroots efforts to world harmony. For more information about The World Harmony Run, please visit
http://www.worldharmonyrun.org/canada

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