On Wednesday, April 24, a special group of people from St. Charles Catholic Elementary were recognized for their dedication to the school. The 2014 Volunteer awards for the Champions for Children were handed out by Our Children Our Future at an awards celebration and the volunteers for the school’s snack program won the group award for this event.
Vice Principal, Laura Stirrett explained that several days a week, the group of volunteers come in to wash, prepare the snacks, serve them to the students and wash up afterwards. They know that having a nutritious start to the day will help the students succeed. While most students do come to school with some form of snack, their eyes light up when the volunteers arrive with trays of fruit, vegetables and crackers arranged with the loving touch of a mom. Thanks to their unwavering support students are moved from a potential disadvantage to an advantage. “At St. Charles School, we are very lucky to have a core group of volunteers who run our Healthy Snack Program! Running a program like this takes a real dedication to the well-being of our students” says David Soehner, Principal. “We are very fortunate to have this group of ladies volunteer at our school, which is why we nominated them for this award”.
One of the award recipients, Kristine Belanger explained,” It is all about the children, and making sure they are happy and fed. Not everyone is as fortunate to have enough to eat every day so it is wonderful to see how excited the kids get when they get to experience different foods and are happy because they have had something nutritious to eat!”
Category: Schools
St. James Supports Daffodil Week
During the month of April, St. James Catholic Elementary School held a “Daffodil Week” to raise money for cancer research. Students and staff brought in over $700! Pictured are members of the student council (C3) with teacher and campaign organizer Tammy Lanci, as they present the cheque to Cathy Burns, a representative from the Canadian Cancer Society.
St. Raphael Students Soar at Kiwanis
St. Raphael Catholic Elementary Life Skills students competed at the Kiwanis Music Festival this year. Living Rhythm, the name of the group, won a gold medal for their performance of the percussion ensemble piece “Earth Happiness” written by their musical director Jeff Stewart. They were notified recently that the group was also recommended for a second award. On Monday, April 14,2014, at the final concert of the Kiwanis Festival, they were given the Muriel E. Holford Memorial Award, a $75 award in the memory of Muriel E. Holford.
Muriel was a piano teacher near Ottawa in her younger years and staunch supporter of music festivals throughout her life. In the 1960s she played a huge role in the coordination of the Onaping-Levack Music Festival. She was always a strong supporter of the Kiwanis Music Festival in Sudbury. Her children all participated in the festival and, when she passed away she left a large sum of money to be given as yearly awards to the Kiwanis Festival. Mrs. Holford’s daughter assured the group that her mother would be very pleased to know that Living Rhythm won this award.
Bookie Monsters at St. John
After 7 months of preparation, The St. John’s “Bookie Monsters” are proud of their third place finish at The Battle of the Books Competition held on April 23rd at Tom Davies Community Centre in Lively. Furthermore, the team won the spirit award thanks to the quick thinking of Mrs. Roque, teacher and Bookie Monster parent, who created the team cheer on the spot! Coaches Mrs. Whitman and Mrs. Walker are very proud of James Roque, Ashley Ross, Lauren Carlson, Avery Hoffman, Madison Michalowicz, and Aidan Gardner.
The Next Great Invention
The Terrific 3/4’s and Fantastic 4/5’s at St. James Catholic Elementary School recently participated in an Invention Convention. They began by researching and writing a biography about a famous inventor. This inspired students to create their own invention that makes life a little easier. It culminated with a day to share and demonstrate their inventions with the rest of the school. Colin is showing off he’s Hot Dog Cooker. Who doesn’t need an easier way to cook a hot dog. Be on the look out for some of their amazing products at a store near you!
St. Paul Choir Recognized at Kiwanis Music Festival
The St. Paul Choir under the direction of Ms Kristine Shewchuk and Mme Ashley Nodwell participated at the Kiwanis Music Festival at the end of March. The choir, consisting of over 40 members from Grades 1 to 6, sang the song “I Am a Small Part of the World” by Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse. After a lot of hard work and practice, the students were very excited to receive a Gold Award. At the Kiwanis Award Ceremony, the choir was also recognized with the “Elementary School Choir Award”. The adjudicator wrote “What an absolutely enjoyable and thoroughly engaging performance today!” The staff, students and parents are very proud of their dedication in keeping music alive in our school.
SCC Gets Movin’
Halle Berry, Salma Hayek, Nick Jonas of Jonas Brothers fame are just some celebrities living with diabetes.
On April 15, 2014, students at St. Charles College were educated by representatives of the Canadian Diabetes Association in preparation for the Sudbury Rocks!!! Race, Run or Walk for Diabetes on May 11th.
Afterwards, a $2500 cheque was presented to the Association on behalf of the students who are participating in the Mother’s Day run. In addition to training weekly, the students have also been collecting door-to-door pledges to support Diabetes research.
More than sixty Cardinal students and forty staff members will lace up their running shoes for the big race.
Teacher Chantal.Dagostino who is heading up the large pack of runners says “Many of our students are impacted by diabetes either individually or because a family member close to them suffers with the disease or has died from complications because of it. It just makes sense to educate this generation.”
SCDSB Winners at the Sudbury Regional Science Fair
Students from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board did extremely well this year at the Regional Science Fair, including two out of the four projects selected to go to Canada Wide Science Fair.
SRSF REGULAR (DIVISIONAL) AWARDS
JUNIOR DIVISION – COMPUTER SCIENCES DIVISIONAL
Placing and Prize: First/Première Medal, Cash, Certificate,
Motor Mayhem
Emelia Kucyk
Marymount Academy
JUNIOR DIVISION – LIFE SCIENCES (SCIENCES DE LA VIE JUNIOR) DIVISIONAL
Placing and Prize: Honourable Mention/ Mention honourable Certificate
Dark Side of screens
Julia Burns
Marymount Academy
Placing and Prize: First/Première Medal, Cash, Certificate, & Plaque
Aquaponics
Hailey MacKenzie
Dayna Rachkowski
Marymount Academy
SENIOR DIVISION – LIFE SCIENCES (SCIENCES DE LA VIE SENIOR) DIVISIONAL
Placing and Prize: First/Première Medal, Cash, Certificate, & Plaque
Marika Moskalyk
Alexandra Millar
Marymount Academy
JUNIOR DIVISION – PHYSICAL SCIENCES (SCIENCES PHYSIQUES JUNIOR) DIVISIONAL
Placing and Prize: Honourable Mention/ Mention honourable Certificate
Gauging Gauss And Fluctuating Ferrofluid
Enoch Kim
Maxwell Rizzardi
St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School
Placing and Prize: Third/Troisième Place Medal & Certificate
Viscosity. Can it Save You From a Bullet?
Brittany Thornton
Marymount Academy
Placing and Prize: Second/Deuxième Place Medal & Certificate
Les Pieds Froids
Marina Leblanc
St. James Elementary School
SRSF SPECIAL AWARDS
BIOTECHNOLOGY AWARD SPECIAL
Aquaponics
Hailey MacKenzie
Dayna Rachkowski
Marymount Academy
CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN MINING INNOVATION (CEMI) AWARD SPECIAL
Green Gold: Phytoremediation of the Long Lake Gold Mine
Marika Moskalyk
Alexandra Millar
Marymount Academy
COLLÈGE BORÉAL AWARD SPECIAL
Les Pieds Froids
Marina Leblanc
St. James Elementary School
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD SPECIAL
Green Gold: Phytoremediation of the Long Lake Gold Mine
Marika Moskalyk
Alexandra Millar
Marymount Academy
FOUNDING MEMBERS’ AWARD SPECIAL
Motor Mayhem
Emelia Kucyk
Marymount Academy
LIFELABS AWARDS SPECIAL
How Do Video Games Affect Your Health?
Colton Gobbo
St. Raphael Elementary School
LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY BIOLOGY AWARD SPECIAL
Aquaponics
Hailey MacKenzie
Dayna Rachkowski
Marymount Academy
LAURENTIAN EARTH SCIENCES AWARD SPECIAL
Cotton Cruelty
Mackenzie Bruce
Marymount Academy
LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY COMPUTER SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS AWARD SPECIAL
Motor Mayhem
Emelia Kucyk
Marymount Academy
LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY PHYSICAL SCIENCE AWARD SPECIAL
Gauging Gauss And Fluctuating Ferrofluid
Enoch Kim
Maxwell Rizzardi
St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School
LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY NEUROSCIENCE AWARD SPECIAL
Does music affect your ability to memorize?
Emma Dionne
St. Raphael Elementary School
Dark Side of screens
Julia Burns
Marymount Academy
MINING INNOVATION, REHABILITATION AND APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATION (MIRARCO) MINING AWARD SPECIAL
Green Gold: Phytoremediation of the Long Lake Gold Mine
Marika Moskalyk
Alexandra Millar
Marymount Academy
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIP SPECIAL
Green Gold: Phytoremediation of the Long Lake Gold Mine
Marika Moskalyk
Alexandra Millar
Marymount Academy
GRAND PRIZES
CANADA WIDE SCIENCE FAIR PARTICIPANT (PARTICIPANT(E) À L’EXPO-SCIENCES PAN-CANADIENNE) GRAND
Prize Type: Trip to Canada Wide Science Fair in Windsor, Ontario, May 10th to 17th.
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Green Gold: Phytoremediation of the Long Lake Gold Mine
Marika Moskalyk
Alexandra Millar
Marymount Academy
Aquaponics
Hailey MacKenzie
Dayna Rachkowski
Marymount Academy
LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD SPECIAL
Green Gold: Phytoremediation of the Long Lake Gold Mine
Marika Moskalyk
Alexandra Millar
Marymount Academy
BEST IN FAIR GRAND
Green Gold: Phytoremediation of the Long Lake Gold Mine
Marika Moskalyk
Alexandra Millar
Marymount Academy
Crazy Hat Day at St. Andrew
On Friday, April 11th the staff and students of St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School wore their craziest hats for the day. The school was filled with sombreros, cowboy hats, shark hats and many more. Pictured are Mr. Gautheir our grade six teacher sporting a sun bonnet and Lorelai, Maggie and Robyn with their fun hats.