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St. Charles College to Host Visitors from Labrador Straits

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St. Charles College is once again involved in the YMCA Youth Exchange Program. The school’s students have been twinned with a group from the Labrador Straits in Labrador. Students from Labrador will be in Sudbury from June 26 to July 1, 2005 to visit Sudbury and take in some of the great sites our city has to offer.

The students from St. Charles College will be visiting Labrador
from August 22 to August 29, 2005 in return as part of the exchange
program. In addition, students from St. Charles College and Labrador
Straits are invited to a luncheon on June 30, 2005 at Respect is Burning on Durham Street. The luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will be hosted by Robert Gregorini, the owner and chef of Respect is Burning. Mr. Gregorini is offering the meal to the students at no charge as a way to give back to the community and to his former highschool as he is a graduate of St. Charles College.
After the luncheon the group will depart for Anderson Farm.

YMCA Youth Exchanges Canada promotes cross-cultural awareness and a
sense of national identity among Canadian youth aged 12 to 18. Travel
costs are funded by the Government of Canada through Exchanges Canada.
YMCA Youth Exchanges Canada sponsors exchanges between two groups of
equal size in different communities. Each group hosts the other.
During their stay in Sudbury, the youth will live with the families of
their twin group. Since 1976, thousands of young people have
experienced the cultural and geographic diversity of Canada through
participation in YMCA Youth Exchanges.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!

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St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School students unveiled their new stock car and racing team at the school just hours before heading off for the Laird International Speedway near Sault Ste. Marie on June 16, 2005. The 1984 Plymouth Reliant stock car was virtually rebuilt by the Grade 12 Technology class at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School. Teacher Steve Bailey and the students dedicated hundreds of hours in time and labour to get the car in top racing condition.

The Technology Class stripped out the car’s interior, built a roll cage, battery box, bumper covers, firewall, fuel tank rack, hood pins, floor repairs, body work, and installed a seat and a safety harness. Drea Centis, a professional painter and Bruno Timpano, an auto detailer completed the finishing touches on the car to get it ready for race day.

The racing team consisting of drivers Steve Villeneuve and Bruno Timpano and team manager and whip, Steve Bailey, Transportation Technology Teacher at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School left to compete in the Laird International Speedway immediately after the car was unveiled to the school community.

The desire to work on a stock car came from the Grade 12 students. “We thought the idea of rebuilding and racing a stock car was a pretty cool idea,” stated Mr. Bailey. “Not only was it a fun and exciting project to work on but it also involved doing a lot of things that are in the Technological Education Curriculum Guideline.”

It’s ‘Fun 2 Sing’ at St. Bernadette School

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Students at St. Bernadette Catholic School participated in the Fun 2
Sing program held at the school recently. More than 90 students from
Grades 1 to 6 took a break from their studies to sing and record four
songs under the direction of principal Linda MacDonald with assistance from Rob Hanson, producer of Folkes Hanson Productions.

“Fun 2 Sing” is an exciting, fun and rewarding project that offers elementary students the opportunity to be featured on a Christmas CD with other schools celebrating your school,community and music education,” states Hanson. “Numerous studies emphasize the importance and educational benefits of music for young
students. When students are starting to lose concentration, a five
minute break practicing for their upcoming CD will recharge their
batteries so that they are once again ready to learn,” concludes
Hanson. The Fun 2 Sing songs are easy, fun and require little or no
musical experience.

In addition to Sudbury, Folkes Hanson Productions have recorded students/schools in the communities of Peterborough, Belleville/Trenton, Kingston, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie,
Kitchener/Waterloo and the Niagara region. “These projects have
received much media attention, with features in local newspapers and
television news broadcasts. The students have a lot of fun, plus they
learn a little about music and recording in the process,” notes Hanson.

St. Anne Students Run for World Harmony

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Staff and students at St. Anne Catholic School had the opportunity to participate in the World Harmony Run at their school recently.
The World Harmony Run is a global torch relay that seeks to promote international friendship.

An international team of runners carry a flaming torch, (symbolizing the aspiration of human oneness), through more than 70 countries around the globe. Staff and students were told of the significance of the Run, listened to the World Harmony song, signed a banner, and were able to touch the torch as they each made a silent wish for World Harmony.

The St. Anne Catholic school community formed a gigantic circle in the school yard with Mr. Thomson’s Grade 6 class joining the World Harmony runners for a few laps around the circle, passing the torch among themselves. The World Harmony Run afforded the school a wonderful opportunity to participate in a global event which helped connect grassroots efforts to world harmony. For more information about The World Harmony Run, please visit
http://www.worldharmonyrun.org/canada

St. Paul Students Have Green Thumbs

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Students, parents, grandparents and staff at St. Paul The Apostle Catholic School celebrated the last of this year’s Earth Day activities recently by planting more than 400 Red Pine seedlings in the school grounds to help re-green the area. The seedlings were donated courtesy of Vermilion Forest Products Management along with two tandem truckloads of black loam from John Van Druenen, (Garson Pipe Contractors Ltd.) to bed the seedlings.

Mr. Toppers Pizza, (owner’s Kelly and Carolyn Toppazzini) kindly provided pizzas to feed all of the volunteers after the planting was complete. Pam Rivet from Dr. Signs provided ice cream treats to all planters and Stella Legault from the Colonial Inn brought juice boxes to quench their thirst after planting.

St. Paul The Apostle Catholic School would like to thank Vermilion Forest Products Management, John Van Druenen of Garson Pipe Contractors Ltd., Mr. Toppers Pizza, Pam Rivet and Stella Legault for their kind donations. Special thanks to the Ministry of Natural Resources staff: Don Mark, District Information Specialist; Amber Hamilton, Ontario Ranger Supervisor and Jesse Levert, Senior Forest Technician for coordinating the event and all students, parents, grandparents and staff for their hard work. Last, but not least, thank-you to Wal-Mart for jump-starting the entire project, and who continue to support the re-greening effort of St. Paul The Apostle Catholic School.

SCDSB Family Mourns the Loss of Pope John Paul II

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Students, parents and staff of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board mourned the death of His Holiness, John Paul II by holding special prayers services in Catholic Schools throughout the region of Greater Sudbury. At this time of great loss, our schools are also celebrating the incredible life of this extraordinary man. Pope John Paul’s commitment to social justice, the vulnerable, international unity and youth, is a source of inspiration to many people especially the youth in our Catholic school communities. As a former teacher, Pope John Paul was an advocate for Catholic education. During his visit to Ontario in 1984, the Holy Father spoke of Ontario’s Catholic schools as a blessing not only for Catholics, but also for the nation, as the country was “enriched by the intellectual and moral formation Catholic schools provide for their students.”

Having learned of the death of Pope John Paul II, His Excellency, Jean-Louis Plouffe, Bishop of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie shares the following statement. “The world and the Catholic Church are different today thanks to the presence among us of this spiritual giant. We have so much for which to be thankful, having benefitted from the life and wisdom of this exceptional leader.”

The Holy Father’s dedication to youth is reflected in the wonderful tradition and celebration of faith that he initiated called World Youth Day. As Canadians we were honoured to host the most recent World Youth Day in 2002. The memories of that event continue to invigorate the thousands of youth from our school communities and around the world who were encouraged to go out and be “the light of the world and salt of the earth.”

A book of condolences is placed in each of the schools for students, staff
and parents to sign to mark the passing of His Holiness John Paul II.
St. Paul Catholic School students hold candles as a tribute to Pope John
Paul II during a prayer service held at the school.

St. Francis Student Take Top Prizes in 2005 ‘Art for Heart’

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Christel Pilon and Max Gainer, Grade 6 students at St. Francis Catholic School won first and second place in the Sudbury Catholic and Rainbow Districts’ 2005 Art For Heart Billboard contest recently. In recognition of her first place finish, Christel
received a brand-new bicycle, and a $500 cheque for her class. In
addition, her poster entitled, “Pump It Up,” will be made into a
billboard to be erected on the Kingsway.

Max Gainer also picked up a handsome prize for his poster, “Work It Real Good” claiming a bag of sports balls for his efforts, courtesy of Coca Cola Bottling. Cardiologist Dr. Ron Baigrie and Peter Williams, Honorary Chair of the Art For Heart contest presented the prizes to the winners at Tom Davies Square.

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board would like to
congratulate both Christel and Max on their superb results in this
year’s billboard contest. Approximately 400 Grade 6 students from both boards entered the annual contest which helps encourage a healthy
lifestyle for Heart Health.

St. Anne Student Honoured in Ottawa

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Wyatt Wilson, a Grade 2 student at St. Anne School, was recently honoured in Ottawa with the Provincial “Yes I Can” Award for Exceptional Students. Wyatt was nominated by the local Ontario Chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children. This was the 48th annual Provincial CEC conference to be held. The “Yes I Can” award recognizes the achievements of Wyatt and other students from across Ontario who have overcome both physical and intellectual difficulties to strive for excellence with the classroom. Even though Wyatt has visual impairments he excels in all classroom activities. In addition, Wyatt was chosen as a Sophomore member of the St. Anne’s Victory Team. Team members, who are recognized for positive behaviour within the school setting, are presented with a team shirt and are invited to participate in Victory Team events. Congratulation, Wyatt! You are an inspiration to us all!!

St. James Teacher Helps Launch New Book

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SCDSB JK teacher Rosanna Battigelli was at Chapters last Saturday to sign copies of the new book Mamma Mia! Good Italian Girls Talk Back. Mrs. Battigelli is the proud contributor of two stories to this anthology that celebrates Italian-Canadian history and culture through tales of laughter, tears and triumph. The book has just been published by ECW Press in Toronto and features the writing of 18 Italian-Canadian women. The editor of ECW Press and 4 of the authors from Toronto were also at the Sudbury launch. SCDSB is very proud of our resident author! Learn more about the book

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