Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Students’ in Mrs. Bock’s Language Arts class at St. Charles College Elementary were Skyping today.

They recently developed a soundtrack for the book by author Paul Toffanello, “Popchuck’s Revenge”. They had to find songs that connected to the story they read.

The top selections were presented by Skype to the author who hails from Timmins. Toffanello is now sharing the music selections with his movie producers!

Toffanello visited the students earlier in the school year to work with them on writing for a purpose. At the time, he shared the first eight chapters of his latest novel. He’s a former English teacher, Principal and Director of Education.

Regals Win Big at the House of Kin Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame Dinner

Allison Byrnes – High School Female Athlete of the Year

This was the second year in a row that Allison was nominated for the High School Female Athlete of the Year. She’s a two-time Marymount Senior Athlete of the Year and was selected among three of her peers from area schools around Sudbury as the top female high school athlete in the city. Allison was the offensive MVP of the flag football team and the MVP for the soccer team. She also attended OFSAA for track and field and was a key player for the Senior Volleyball team and the Badminton team. Allison is heading to Carleton University next year to study Forensic Psychology and is considering trying out for the Varsity Girls’ Soccer team.

Flag Football Team – High School Team of the Decade (Inaugural Award)

The Flag Football team was nominated for the first time as “High School Team of the Year” after their impressive undefeated season once again this year. What the team didn’t realize is that there was something else in store for the them. The awards committee decided that this was the year to start a new award called the “High School Team of the Decade,” and with their current string of six consecutive city championships, there was no better recipient than our very own Regals Flag Football Team. The Chairman and creator of the Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame made the presentation and extended his congratulations on this incredible run. Team Members Kayla Yitts, Tyanna Soucy, Jade Davies, Cassidy Burton, Allison Byrnes, and coaches Julia Boschetto, Tori Jewell, and Dan Bartolucci were on hand to receive the award.

Marymount Students Paint Mural to Honour the Sudbury Blue Door Soup Kitchen!

Last week, the Sudbury Blue Door Soup Kitchen celebrated 35 years of “opening doors for people in need”. Marymount Marymount Academy has a long-standing partnership with the Blue Door Soup Kitchen – for the past several years, the Grade 9 students have had the opportunity to volunteer there as a way of putting their Religion curriculum into practice through service to others. This year, for the anniversary, Marymount art students contributed by painting this beautiful mural across their interior wall, making it a focal point for the centre. Congratulations Mykenzie Douglas, Shaleigh Wisniewski & Taylor Lapierre-Grignon for all your hard work!

Secondary Students IGNITE their Math and Computer Skills with latest Technology!

Students at St. Charles College participated in the first annual IGNITE Technology Fair! Secondary Students have been incorporating math and computer schools with the newest technology to create more interactive and advanced projects and assignments. Technology includes the use if Green Screen, 3D Printers, Ozobots, Sphere-O and much more! All technology is now available in Secondary Learning Hubs.

Sudbury Catholic Elementary Band finishes Season with Outstanding Performances at Sudbury Catholic Schools!

The Sudbury Catholic Elementary Band is made up of Grade 6, 7 and 8 students from St. Charles College, St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School, St. Anne, St. Charles Catholic Elementary School, St John Catholic Elementary School and St. James Catholic Elementary School. The band performed at 3 different festivals this year – The Northern Ontario Music Festival in March where they received a Silver award, the Kiwanis Music Festival in April, where they received a Gold award, and the Canada’s Wonderland Music Festival in Vaughan earlier this month. The band is under the direction of Leanne Urso, JoAnne Comisso, Sabrina Clark and Eric Miron.

Congratulations to all members and leaders, you make us proud!

St.Charles College Hosts First Ever Powwow!

St. Charles College hosted their first ever powwow in honour of Indigenous Education Week! Powwows are traditionally a gathering of Indigenous Peoples to come together and celebrate with song, dance, food and storytelling.

Many students, teachers and community members from a variety of Sudbury Catholic Schools gathered together on St. Charles College’s football field to participate in traditional dancing and music and feasted on Indigenous inspired cuisine. The students loved the opportunity to learn and celebrate this culture!

“Me to We – Youth in Action” Award Winner visits St. David’s Students to talk about preserving water!

St. David Catholic Elementary School was greeted by “Me to We – Youth in Action” award winner, Autumn Peltier, from Wikwemikong First Nation who visited the Native Language class students.

She and her mother Stephanie talked about her travels around Mother Earth fighting for water, including representing Canada in the Children’s Climate Conference in Sweden, meeting our Prime Minister, and kicking off this year’s Water Walk.
The group then sang Water Song and offered tobacco to the School’s brook, which was named after Autumn. Students enjoyed the discussion and activities and can’t wait until their new friends visit again!

Students at Pius XII Catholic school raise over $4000 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation

Pius XII Catholic School would like to thank all the family members, staff members and community partners who supported Pius XII students in collecting funds to support the Heart & Stroke Foundation. We raised over $4000.00 to help fight heart disease and stroke.

The JUMP Rope for Heart event is a fantastic way to work together as a community to support those in need as well as have fun promoting healthy living with our students.

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