Sudbury Catholic District School Board

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Marymount Student received YMCA PEACE Medal!

Posted on by Carlee Vendramin

Each year, YMCAs across Canada celebrate acts of peace by recognizing individuals and groups who, without any special resources, status, wealth or position, have demonstrated a commitment to building peace within their community or communities elsewhere in the world. During YMCA Peace Week, held during November, local peacemaker(s) receive special recognition and a medal at Peace Medal ceremonies across Canada.

This year, our very own, Milena Raso, a Grade 12 student at Marymount Academy, was awarded the YMCA PEACE Medal Recipient in the Youth Category.

Milena has been volunteering for 9 years and has been actively involved in raising funds for the Northern Cancer Foundation, Sudbury Hospice Care, Children’s Wish Foundation, Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer, Black Youth Helpline and Sudbury Alzheimer’s Society. Milena also founded the Stomach Cancer Fund, alongside her family and in memory of her father.

In March, when her Co-op placement was cancelled due to Covid-19 she came up with a creative idea to earn her credit. During the school closure period, Milena spent hundreds of hours making masks for the Sudbury community donating $5000 to NOFCC (Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer). In addition, with her fundraising efforts, she fully funded two nurse chairs for the Northeast Cancer Centre.
To date, she has raised more than $20 000 for local charities.

“Milena exemplifies the traits and characteristics that makes her the perfect recipient for this award. She is actively involved within the Sudbury community and consistently demonstrates and lives out our Catholic values. The Marymount community is extremely proud of Milena and all Regals, past and present, want to congratulate her on her accomplishment,” said Cassandra Trenbergen, Principal at Marymount Academy.

“We are all very proud of Milena’s accomplishment, she is most deserving of this recognition not only for her years of dedication but most importantly for her genuine spirit of generosity and care towards others,” said Peter Prochilo, Superintendent of School Effectiveness.

St. Charles College Organizes Face Mask Fundraiser for Sudbury Food Bank

Posted on by Carlee Vendramin

The canned food drive is synonymous with St. Charles College. Each year the staff, students, alumni and feeder schools collect cans and raise money in support of the Sudbury Food Bank.

The mission is to fill the shelves in preparation for the cold and dark winter months. The drive started in the mid 1980s but this year it all looked rather different.

Principal Aaron Barry says “students could not go door to door with Covid precautions. Our student council team under the leadership of Mrs. Demore, Mrs. Humphrey and Mrs. Montgomery opted to sell Cardinal face masks in support of the charity.”

The face masks were sold to students online to avoid cash transactions and were created in collaboration with local business Covergalls Workwear raising $4500 for the Sudbury Food Bank.

Normally the drive brings upwards of 100 000 food items to the food bank each year making it the largest single contributor to the food bank.

The school recognizes that the donation is much smaller this year given the circumstances and is urging people to remember the food banks this holiday season and beyond.

We Welcome Submissions to Our Annual Christmas Card Artwork Contest

Posted on by Carlee Vendramin

As the weather gets cooler we turn our attention to the Advent season. We are looking for submissions for our annual Christmas card artwork contest. All students Kindergarten to Grade 12 are eligible to participate! Artwork should encompass our Catholic faith and help us to share in the joy of Christmas.

Artwork can be landscape or portrait and can be created in any medium (such as a drawing, painting etc). Submissions can be addressed and sent to the Board office at:

Attention: Christmas Card Contest
165A D’Youville street
Sudbury, Ontario
P3C 5E7

OR e-mailed to info@sudburycatholicschools.ca in a JPG/PNG or PDF format.

All submissions (whether in hard copy or e-mailed) should have the following information included in addition to the artwork:

  • Student first and last name
  • Grade
  • School

Artwork must be submitted by November 20, 2020 at 4 p.m. to be considered for the contest. The Board will choose one elementary design and one secondary design to be featured on our annual Christmas cards which are mailed to our Board Trustees, school administration and community partners. The winning entries will also receive a package of Christmas cards featuring their artwork!

Sudbury Catholic Schools Raise $2773 for the Easter Seals Telethon!

Posted on by Carlee Vendramin

The Easter Seals Telethon took place virtually on September 21, 2020. During the 2019-2020 school year, Sudbury Catholic Schools raised $2,773.50 to go toward the telethon!Our Board Chair Michael Bellmore graciously presented the cheque as a VIP Champion to the foundation alongside an Easter Seals Ambassador.

St. David School Celebrates Students During Catholic Education Week

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During Catholic Education week, we need to count on the faith within us and believe that our school community will support one another and work together to promote the faith in others. Hope brings us closer together during these challenging times and allows us to reflect on what is important in life. During the month of May we celebrate the virtue of empathy, which allows us to continue to build relationships with our families and school community partners.

In light of Catholic Education week, St. David School felt their students should be recognized and celebrated for their efforts in giving back to their school community in various ways. The students selected received a $100.00 PC gift card for their random acts of kindness, leadership and inspiration, which was virtually displayed on their online learning platforms and social media. These students ignite hope in their classmates, peers, teachers and families as they display their sheer motivation to persevere even when times get tough, like this pandemic crisis we are all facing.I would like to thank PC Loblaw’s for giving St. David School the flexibility and opportunity to celebrate our students and families during this difficult time of Covid-19. I would also like to highlight our Educational Assistants for making this day possible for our students. Without your genuine care, love and kindness, this opportunity for giving back would not have happened without you.

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Sudbury Catholic Students Spread Kindness to Seniors this Mother’s Day

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Students at Sudbury Catholic Schools participated in a challenge that was posted by Goshenite Seniors Services to create 500 Mother’s Day cards for seniors in the Sudbury area.

Not being in a physical classroom didn’t stop Mrs. Cimino and her Grade 1 students at St. David School from coming together to help Goshenite Seniors Services.

“It is especially important during these difficult times to provide students with authentic opportunities for them to act as caring and responsible citizens,” said Mrs. Cimino.

Milena Raso, a grade 11 student at Marymount Academy is currently enrolled in the Specialized High Skills Major for Non-Profit Industry. She too jumped at the opportunity to bring positivity to members of our community.

“I am very blessed to have my grandmother living with me and listening to her stories about not having technology and other modern-day conveniences. It shows me how life has changed. Hearing it first-hand, rather than from reading it in a textbook makes it much more real to me. I think it’s important for youth to be more active in caring for our elders and realize that we have a lot to learn from them,” she explained.

Cards will be sent directly to Goshenite Seniors Services who will distribute them over the weekend.

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Pictured top to bottom are Keagan, Elizabeth, Gavin and Danilynn, Grade 1 students at St. David School.

Catholic Education Week: Igniting Hope

Posted on by Carlee Vendramin

Each year, we proudly celebrate Catholic Education Week alongside the Province of Ontario. This year’s celebration is titled, “Catholic Education: Igniting Hope” and will be celebrated during the week of May 3 – May 8. 

This year’s theme, Catholic Education Week: Igniting Hope, is timely as the pandemic calls us to adjust to new routines. Please stay tuned to our social media pages as we share virtual activities, messages of hope and student work throughout the week. 

We are all invited to celebrate a Catholic Education Week Mass scheduled for Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. His Eminence, Thomas Cardinal Collins will be celebrating. You are invited to participate “virtually” in this celebration of the Eucharist by clicking on the following link at the scheduled time:  https://www.stmichaelscathedral.com/live.

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