Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Sudbury Catholic Schools receive 13 awards at the Regional Science Fair

The Sudbury Regional Science Fair took place at Laurentian University on April 6-7.

24 students represented the Board from six different schools: St.Anne School, St. James School, St. John School, St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School, St. Charles College and Marymount Academy. The students presented 17 projects in total and showed passion and enthusiasm for each one!

Sudbury Catholic Schools earned 13 awards throughout the fair. Board results are as follows:

Junior Division – Computer Sciences Divisional
Placing and Prize: Third/Troisième Place Medal & Certificate
The Medi Talker: Hayley Wood, Marymount Academy

Junior Division – Engineering (Génie junior) Divisional
Placing and Prize: Second/Deuxième Place Medal & Certificate
Fintastic Backpack: Madison Coutu, St. Anne Elementary School

Intermediate Division – Life Sciences (Sciences de la vie intermédiaire) Divisional
Placing and Prize: Second/Deuxième Place Medal & Certificate
A New Approach to Reduce Bacterial Growth: Sofya Mishchenko, Marymount Academy

Junior Division – Physical Sciences (Sciences physiques junior) Divisional
Placing and Prize: Fourth/Quatrième Place Medal & Certificate
Concussion Cap: Drake Matthews and Liam Vallillee, St. John Elementary School

Senior Division – Physical Sciences (Sciences physiques senior) Divisional
Placing and Prize: First/Première Medal, Cash, Certificate
An analysis of Hydrogen; production and uses: Aivan Apan and Ethan Hodge, St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School

Chemical Institute of Canada Award – Special
An analysis of Hydrogen; production and uses: Aivan Apan and Ethan Hodge
St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School

Laurentian University Biology Award – Special
A New Approach to Reduce Bacterial Growth: Sofya Mishchenko, Marymount Academy

Laurentian University Chemistry/biochemistry Award- Special
An analysis of Hydrogen; production and uses: Aivan Apan and Ethan Hodge
St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School

Laurentian University Forensic Sciences Award – Special
Funky Fingerprints: Myra Mead and Maria Iotzov, St. James Elementary School

McEwen School of Architecture Award – Special
Twisted Peanut Butter: Tyson Violette-Cecile and Owen Moggy, St. Anne Elementary School

Ontario Power Generation Energy Award – Special
LED Or Incandescent: Vanessa Prieur, St. Charles College

Magnétisme Magnifique: Rebekah Kruk, Marymount Academy

University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship- Special
An analysis of Hydrogen; production and uses: Aivan Apan and Ethan Hodge, St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School

We wish to congratulate all participating students for their hard work, as well as the many teachers and staff members at our schools for their ongoing support in the pursuit of science and innovation!

Congratulations St. Charles College Lifesavers!

Dan Levecque presented Julie Dion and Nancy Thompson with the William Henry Memorial Cup on April 3, 2019.  The  WILLIAM HENRY MEMORIAL CUP: Awarded to the affiliated school with the largest lifesaving program in Ontario. St. Charles College currently holds the Cup.

Congratulations St. Charles College Lifesavers!

St. Joseph students search for signs that animals leave in the winter months

Students at St. Joseph in Killarney were treated to a day outside to do some physical literacy.

Mr. Blackwell, who specializes in Outdoor Education discussed habitats and how animals survive winter. The students then looked for clues/signs that animals leave behind and the stories they can tell us. The students also became ‘nature detectives’ in search for clues such as tracks, scat, chew marks and the sounds of geese.

To finish the day, they made pine cone bird feeders to take home and even hung one in the school groun

International students win scholarships!

We wish to congratulate Anh Nguyen, Phillip Tran and Zihao Wang who won a video contest which involved creating a video in regards to their experience in Canada and with Sudbury Catholic and their host family.  

Anh, Phillip and Zihao won a $500 scholarship to put towards next year’s tuition.  They received their scholarships from Superintendent Mr. Papineau.

Zihao Wang with Superintendent Terry Papineau.
Phillip Tran with Superintendent Terry Papineau.
Anh with Superintendent Terry Papineau.

St. Benedict brings home OFSAA gold medal banner for Alpine Ski

St. Benedict took home its first OFSAA gold medal banner in Alpine Ski this season.OFSAA Alpine skiing was held in Collingwood at Osler Bluff Ski Club under adverse skiing conditions. The first day of racing got cancelled due to weather conditions, and the second day brought white out conditions. But the athletes prevailed and brought home the first OFSAA banner after competing at this level for a number of years.

The results are as follows:

Individual Tony Piro –Silver Medal High School Level Giant Slalom
-4th Place High School Level Slalom

Team Gold Banner –High School Level Giant Slalom

Team Silver -High School Level Slalom

Members: Tony Piro, Alex Madden, Vincent Palladino, Elijah Jeffery, Nikolas Donato

Monica Dailey, one of the coaches says the win is “by far the most success the school team has had to date and with only two of the students graduating, there could be more success to come.”

The team was also coached by teacher John McDonald.

St. Charles College Students Perform with Foreigner!

Vocal group students from St. Charles College performed with the band Foreigner last week during their concert at the Sudbury Arena.

The performance was part of a contest that the school won. The contest saw many schools within the City audition, and SCC was chosen as the winners!

A video of the performance can be seen here!Way to go Cards!

Family Math Day at St. Francis Celebrates Student Learning

St. Francis Catholic Elementary School continues to partner with families to support student improvement in mathematics. Students and staff hosted Family Math Day on March 7th. Families were invited into the school to participate in math games and activities with their children and learned some simple ways they can positively contribute to their child’s math learning – by counting money and telling time with their child.

Beverly Lavallie, St. Francis School Intensive Support Facilitator stated, “successful home / school relationships take time to build. The more opportunities families have to be in the school and see for themselves the great learning that is happening each day, the more our relationships develop. We are so thankful of the families that came to this special event. Our students love having special guests in the school and we hope that the families enjoy it as much as we do.”

St. Anne Students Honoured By Royal Canadian Legion

The Royal Canadian Legion was at St. Anne Catholic Elementary School to celebrate the many winners of the Remembrance Day Poster and Essay Contest. Tyler Rideout, Grade 8 Student won the Gold Medal for his Remembrance Day Essay.  The school community came together to congratulate Tyler and had the pleasure of hearing Tyler’s very moving essay first hand.  Tyler’s essay has now been submitted Provincially. 

Holy Cross Students Create Faith-Based Boxes

Students at Holy Cross school have created ‘God Boxes’ out of cards. The students designed and created the boxes themselves. The God Box is then filled with tangible things that remind the children what to thank God for, and what to pray for. Each student personalized their own box, and were encouraged to bring these boxes home, and continue to fill them with new hopes and prayers.

Each box also had a special letter attached. Father’s Love Letter” is a paraphrased compilation of bible verses that is presented in the form of a letter from God to his children.

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