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Bears Help Re-green Sudbury

Posted on May 29, 2003August 23, 2018 by admin

The Environmental Club at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School under the guidance of Ms. Monika Jost planted over 1,300 red and white pine seedlings to help beautify the school grounds and the Sudbury region recently. The seedlings which were planted over a three-day period were donated by the City of Greater Sudbury’s Environmental Department.

In addition, students of the school’s Environmental Club took part in Sudbury’s first annual Envirothon on May 2nd, hosted by Science North. Students had a great day of testing and St. Benedict took home first prize. The St. Benedict Bears team then travelled to Lindsay ON to compete in the provincial Envirothon Competition. Students were tested in the areas of Forestry, Aquatics, Wildlife and Soils and had to put together an oral presentation addressing the issues associated with Urban Sprawl. Students were also involved in a community service project and took part in special interest workshops. St. Benedict won the Rookie award, placing first among all first-year teams.

The St. Benedict Envirothon team is composed of students; Marcella Verrilli, Carly Nichols, Julia Sporer, Sarah Moulaison and Stacey Vendramin. The contact teacher/advisor is Ms. Monika Jost at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School. If you require additional information or would like to find out more about the Environmental Club please contact Ms. Jost at 523-9235.

SCDSB Shows Improvement in Grade 9 EQAO Provincial Testing

Posted on January 27, 2003August 23, 2018 by admin

Results from the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) indicate Grade 9 students from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board scored high in recent testing. Of the 357 students that wrote the test in the Academic Program, 70 percent of them achieved a Level 3 or Level 4. This represents an 11 percent improvement over last year and is 6 percent higher than the provincial average. With respect to the 174 students that were tested in the Applied Program, 35 percent of them achieved a Level 3 or 4. This represents a gain of 16 percent over last year and is 12 percent higher than the provincial result.

Zandra Zubac, Director of the Sudbury Catholic Board is pleased with the excellent results of the Grade 9 tests. “The combined results of the secondary schools indicate a dramatic improvement over last year,” stated Zubac, “This is reflected by the fact that as a Board our results improved overall from 57 percent to 70 percent.”

Ray Vincent, Chair of the Sudbury Catholic Board is also very encouraged with the efforts of the students. “The recent EQAO results show an outstanding improvement for the Catholic Board and for each of its secondary schools. The Board’s score is significantly above the provincial average which indicates that the Board and school improvement plans are having the desired effect. We will continue to work hard to improve board results.”

St. Benedict Secondary School had the best results overall with 83 percent of its students in Level 3 or 4 in the Academic Program and 44 percent achieving a Level 3 or 4 in the Applied Program. Marymount Academy showed significant improvement in Level 4 moving from 6 percent to 19 percent while St. Charles College had the greatest increase in both the Academic and Applied categories, up to 68 percent from 45 percent in academic and up to 25 percent from 13 percent in the applied.

SCDSB Holds Second Destination Conservation Inservice

Posted on December 20, 2002August 23, 2018 by admin

The second in a series of Destination Conservation “inservices” took place at the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s Education Centre recently involving both morning and afternoon training sessions. Destination Conservation is a three-year program designed for school boards to improve their energy use, water consumption and waste management practices.

A co-operative team of students, teachers, principals, custodians and parents work together with Destination Conservation partners to help schools conserve resources and protect the environment. In addition, DC implements and monitors conservation activities within schools which help reduce waste and save money. Mark Gervais, Energy Co-ordinator with the Sudbury Catholic Board stated that, “these in service workshops involving the contact teachers at each school were a follow-up to the previous session where students were asked to conduct a technical audit of their schools to examine how their school uses energy, consumes water and generates waste.” The audit also allowed students to measure the efficiency of their school and compare the results to the previous year. Gervais continued on to say that, “the focus of the workshop was to concentrate on the results of year one and at the same time underscore behavioural changes that would continue to assist in energy, water and waste reductions in the schools in year two.” In addition to the information gleaned from the workshop, Contact Teachers also received a rebate cheque for savings achieved in year one of the Destination Conservation Program.

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board continues to partnership with this international conservation program that has its roots in the classroom and provides a win-win solution for environmental organizations, utility companies and the entire community. For more information on Destination Conservation, contact Mark Gervais, Board Energy Co-ordinator, ph. 673-5620 (Ext. 424) or Pauline Therrien, Board Curriculum Contact, (Ext. 405)

SCDSB Shows Improvement in Grade 3 and 6 EQAO Test Results

Posted on December 17, 2002August 23, 2018 by admin

Results from the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) indicate Grade 3 & 6 students from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board scored well in recent testing. The test, conducted in May 2002, consisted of a reading, writing and math component. The test is given annually and is intended to indicate whether or not students meet the basic standards set by the province. Sudbury Catholic District School Board Grade 3 students who wrote the provincial assessment surpassed the provincial average in reading and made great gains in writing and mathematics. Grade 6 students met the provincial average in writing, increased their scores in reading and maintained their scores in mathematics. “We will continue to provide instructional strategies to improve student achievement in the area of mathematics,” stated Rossella Bagatto, Superintendent of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. Our elementary principals have met with the curriculum team to develop individual school plans to ensure even greater success in the May 2003, EQAO assessment,” maintains Bagatto.

Ray Vincent, the new Chair of the Sudbury Catholic Board is also very pleased with the efforts of the students. “The recent EQAO results indicate outstanding improvement and a growth of 21% by grade 3 in mathematics over the past two years. These significant gains are the result of consistent efforts of our students, the commitment of our teachers and principals and the support of our parents,” stated Vincent.

View EQAO test results.

Holy Cross Continues Pilgrimage Across Canada As a Symbol of World Youth Day

Posted on January 29, 2002August 23, 2018 by admin

The Holy Cross will arrive in Sudbury, Ontario on Saturday, April 6 as part of World Youth Day (WYD) Ceremonies and World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto later this summer. This special Cross is a symbol of Catholic faith entrusted to the youth of the World by Pope John Paul II. The Holy Cross has been to every continent in the world and has visited many countries. As the Cross makes its pilgrimage through Sudbury it encourages all Catholics to witness their faith by welcoming the Holy Cross and praying in solidarity with all the world’s Youth.

The Holy Cross began its pilgrimage Palm Sunday, 2001 when Pope John Paul II presented the World Youth Day Cross to a delegation of young Canadians in St. Peter’s Square in Rome at a special ceremony. The Cross then came to Ottawa to begin its journey across the country visiting various communities and cities along the way to Montreal and finally Toronto in time to celebrate World Youth Day 2002. The Cross will serve as a rallying point to prepare for WYD 2002 in local Churches. There will be special celebrations, rallies, times of prayer and reflection, mass and confession and local pilgrimages. The Cross will be accompanied by Bishop Paul Andre Durocher and some of the young people who will participate in World Youth Day 2002.

According to the interest of the people in each diocese, the Cross will be carried to places where young people usually do not find God and therefore have a greater need of His presence such as youth detention centres and malls. The Holy Cross will be on display at various locations throughout the city of Sudbury from February 2nd to the 4th, including the New Sudbury Centre, parishes, Catholic secondary schools, and a senior’s residence. The first stop for the Cross will be at St. Joseph Parish in Chelmsford on February 2nd at 7 p.m. The next day the Cross will makes it way to the University of Sudbury Parish for a mass at 10 a.m., the New Sudbury Centre from 12 noon to 4 p.m. and Holy Redeemer Parish for a mass and vigil starting at 7 p.m. On Monday the Holy Cross will visit Catholic secondary schools; Ecol. Champlain, 8:30 a.m., Ecol. L’Horizon, 9:20 a.m., Marymount Academy, 10:15 a.m., College Notre Dame, 11:00 a.m., St. Charles College, 11:50 a.m., 12:35 p.m. at Ecol. L’Heritage and 1:30 p.m. at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School. The Cross will also visit the senior citizens at Pioneer Manor at 3:30 p.m. before moving on to St. Jacques Church in Hammer for a mass and vigil at 7 p.m. For more information on the World Youth Day Cross, contact the Website at www.wyd2000.org.