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St. Francis Flames Basketball Teams Perfect on the Season

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The St. Francis Flames Grade 7/8 Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball teams went undefeated during the 2008-2009 regular season. The ultimate crowning touch – both teams won the Greater Sudbury Board Basketball Officials Tournament in Round Robin play.

The St. Francis Flames girls’ team played St. Denis in the final to a win while the boys’ played Northeastern Public School and won in overtime by three points.

Congratulations to all the players, coaches, parents and staff at St. Francis Catholic School for another spectacular season.

Marymount Academy Hosts “OSAID Chain of Life”

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Marymount Academy will be hosting an OSAID (Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving) “Chain of Life” event on Thursday, April 30, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m at Tom Davies Square.

The purpose of the event is to promote the awareness re the dangers of impaired driving to youth. Students from all four of the Board’s secondary schools, (St. Benedict CSS, Bishop Carter CSS, St. Charles College and Marymount Academy) will create a “human chain” by holding hands as a sign of solidarity againstt “drinking and driving.

The “Chain of Life” will begin at 11:00 a.m. in and around Tom Davies Square and will last for half an hour. The students will then move into Tom Davies Square for free pizza and entertainment by a variety of guests. A number of key speakers including, Mayor John Rodriguez, Police Chief Ian Davidson, OSAID Operations Manager, Matt Evans and other community representatives will address the students.

The event will terminate at 2:00 p.m. Transportation for the students to and from the event will be provided courtesy of the City of Greater Sudbury and its transit service.

School Boards Share Best Practices in Aboriginal Education

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Native Studies and Native Second Language Teachers from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board and the Wikwemikong Board of Education met at the Wikwemikong Unceded Reserve to share best practices in Aboriginal Education.

Sudbury staff were treated to a tour of the Wikwemikong Heritage Organization, Wasse Aubin School, secondary school and Junior school Wikwemikong. All participating teachers shared stories of student success, obstacles in delivering curriculum and ways to support Aboriginal youth in accomplishing their educational goals.

St. Charles College Native Studies Students Get First Hand Glimpse of Careers in Medicine

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On April 17, the St. Charles College Grade 12 Native Studies class spent the day at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
The Northern School of Medicine incorporates traditional Aboriginal teachings in many aspects of the school and the curriculum.

It was a great opportunity for students to witness the relevance of Native Studies at this prestigious institute of higher learning. The students participated in hands-on activities and got a glimpse into the possibly of a career in medicine. Sudbury Catholic Schools is committed to improving educational outcomes among Aboriginal students through a holistic, community-based approach to learning.

Corpus Christi Wins Cardinals Classic

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Some twelve teams from the Rainbow District School Board and Sudbury Catholic Schools took part in the annual Cardinals’ Classic held at St. Charles College over this past weekend.

After more than twenty games, Corpus Christi, (Sudbury Catholic Schools) faced the Carl Nesbitt Nitros (Rainbow District School Board) in the championship final. Corpus led 17-11 at the half but Carl Nesbitt came on strong in the third quarter. Corpus Christi stayed true to their game plan and managed to hold on for the win, defeating their opponents 32-25.

Connor Vanhe Weghe led all scorers with 6 points with teammate Chris Cecile scoring a three pointer. Other members of the championship team were; Garrett Natale, Kathleen Bertuzzi, Cassie Crocco, Alana Valle, Kaithlyn Zandarin, Alyssa Gierrofelice, Sarah Cholewinsky, Alex Bussoloro, Paolo Scola, Dawson Qudil and Jacob Hanson. Mr. Gallien and Mr. Natale coached the Corpus Christi team.

Catholic Principals’ Council of Ontario hosts Symposium on Aboriginal Education

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The Catholic Principals’ Council of Ontario in partnership with the Ministry of Education presents “Honouring the Spirit: Equity in Education . . . A Symposium on Aboriginal Education for Catholic School and System Leaders.” This exciting event will take place on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Science North’s, Inco Cavern.

The symposium will feature special keynote speakers Susan Aglukark, (OC, Aboriginal Recording Artist), and Kathleen Wynne, (Minister of Education), along with George Couchie, (Community Outreach, OPP), and a Student Panel. The day’s events will conclude with an Aboriginal Liturgical Celebration.

For further information please contact, Patty Orecchio, Program Director at The Catholic Principals’ Council of Ontario 416-483-1556 Ext. 29 or 1-888-621-9190.

Congratulations to Science Fair Winners

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The Sudbury Catholic District School Board would like to congratulate the following students and schools on their excellent achievements at recent Board-Wide Science Fair. After the judges had completed their task, twenty-one of the more than one hundred Science Fair projects were selected to advance to the Regional Science Fair at Laurentian University on April 4 and 5, 2009.

Best of luck to all students in the upcoming Regional Science Fair.

Sudbury Catholic Schools, Science Fair Winners, March 6, 2009School:

Marymount Academy
Ashley Etmanski – Peripheral Vision
Emily Paquin – Audio Recall vs Video Recall
Alenna Predon – Les moutons ne portent pas le Spandex
Vanessa Wareham – Taking the “Fill” Out of Landfill

St. Francis
Elisa Bacik – Mould Growth on Different Breads
Matthew Bertuzzi – Cola Tooth Decay
Sabrina Cerilli – Flower Power
Katherine Kettle – Les déglaçant de route
Rachael Kim, Morgan Bourget – Musical Plants
Logan Lalonde – Does Gender Affect the Way You See Optical Illusions
Lisa Romanyszyn – Which Products Harm Our Environment
Owen Sarmatiuk – Braking Wind Can Be a Good Thing
Jeremy Walker – Chocolate Lab

St. James
Ronnie Andrews, Tanner Beaudoin – Motor Skills” Right Brain vs Left Brain
Thalia Pisaric – Can You Tell We’re Related by Our Fingerprints
Matthew Rennie – Salt and the Environment

St. Paul the Apostle
Marcie Szilva – Blow It Up:CO2

Pius XII
Alessia Pastre, Emily Rabski – Dare to Compare

St. Raphael
Bradley Ferguson – Spool Racer
Shaun Giro-Gooden – Concentration
Dawson Maki-Seeley – Battery vs Solar Car

Talent Beats Experience

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This year’s Marymount Junior Regals Volleyball team began the season with little experience, a ton of talent and team spirit that was unrivalled. The team competed in numerous tournaments making it to the championship finals in four of six tournaments and capturing two Championships; the Champlain Tournament and the Cardinal Classic.

The Marymount Regals completed the regular season with an impressive 8-1 record to finish first in a very competitive field of ten teams. In addition, they defeated their toughest opponent, the Lasalle Lancers, in a close and exciting semi-final match to earn a spot in the City Championship. The Junior Regals represented Marymount Academy in a city volleyball championship for the 5th consecutive year.

The Lo-Ellen Knights would match up againstt the Regals in the final and were determined to beat the favoured Marymount Academy team. The Regals came out in the first set and showed the Knights they would have to play their best ball to bring down the young Regal squad as they were defeated 25 – 8. The Regal magic would continue as they dominated the match defeating Lo-Ellen in 3 straight sets to capture the coveted Division 1 Junior City Volleyball Championship.

Congratulations to the Junior Regals!

St. Mary Catholic School Celebrates Aboriginal Literacy Day

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St. Mary Catholic School recognizes the importance of cultural connections with respect to students and the promotion of literacy. With that in mind the school hosted a unique “Aboriginal Literacy Day” linking Aboriginal cultural activities to relevant literacy programming.

Special guests invited to the school to share in the excitement of Aboriginal Literacy Day included Sudbury Catholic Schools Trustees, Barry MacDonald and Estelle Scappatura, Chief Ted Roque from the Wahnapitae First Nation, Connie Ubriaco – Sudbury Catholic Schools Technology Integration Mentor Support Teacher, Will Morin, Aboriginal Storyteller, and Verna Hardwick, Sudbury Catholic Schools, Native Studies Teacher.

St. Mary Catholic School would like to thank everyone who helped plan and participate in this special event. Special thanks to Dawn Wemigwans, Sudbury Catholic Schools, Aboriginal Lead, and to Mrs. Tammie Meeks – from Bannock to Dream Catchers.

Miigwech!

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