Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Grade 7 and 8 students craft and send Christmas cards for Noah!

The grade seven and eight students at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School have been putting the final touches on Noah’s Christmas cards today.

Noah is a four year-old boy from Minnow Lake who has been battling cancer since he was six months old.

There is no cure and no other option for Noah so the students are writing cards with positive messages and his favourite characters (Paw Patrol and The Grinch) to keep him smiling just a bit.
Duncan Smith, in grade eight says he suspects that Noah wants the cards because “everyone loves receiving mail and to know that others care”.
Mrs. Belle will be delivering the cards to the new Hot 93.5 tonight so the radio station personalities can deliver them to Noah tomorrow.

St. Charles Students Explore Social Skills for Success by LDAS!

Students in Ms. Cormier and Mme Bouzanne’s class at St. Charles Elementary School, participated in a presentation by the Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario by Chris Doucette called Social Skills for Success. The students explored Emotional Awareness, feelings and social interactions.

Students receive special visit from local miner and book author!

Theresa Nyabeze a Professional Mining Engineer visited St. James Catholic Elementary School to share her book “Underground! My Mining Adventure” with students. A graduate of Laurentian University, Theresa is passionate about STEM careers (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and encourages all young people to enter and learn more about the mining industry.

Her book outlines the adventures of Maiya and her mom who takes Maiya underground for the day as a birthday present! The book describes the ins and outs of the mine and the industry! It’s available at www.diversitystem.ca

Theresa wrote the book to showcase diversity in mining and STEM and inspire others to study this interesting field!

“It’s ok to take the path less travelled if you have an interest! Seek opportunities to learn about different career paths. Seek- mentor – ship – then reach back and keep the cycle going! “

Pius Students Receive new winter coats!

Pius XII Penguins wish to extend a very big “THANK YOU” to the Knights of Columbus Holy Redeemer #10888 for their generous contribution of brand new winter coats for students. The Coats for Kids Program is just one of the many ways that the Knights partner with our school and make a difference. We will see the Knights again soon for the annual Basketball Free-Throw Competition. Thank you to our students pictured below who helped to organize the coats: Chloe, Adam, Beckham and Brayden.

The raw truth unveiled during blanket exercise at St. Benedict

The raw truth unveiled during blanket exercise at St. Benedict

The history of Canada and its relationship with Indigenous peoples was unveiled today at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School in Sudbury.

A number of students took part in a Kairos Blanket Exercise to learn the truth about how the Indigenous Peoples were treated by European colonizers, settlers and the Canadian government for hundreds of years.

Ms. Dowdall organized the blanket activity in collaboration with the Indigenous Sharing Learning Centre at Laurentian University. She explains that the blankets represent the land we know as Canada (Turtle Island) and works to increase empathy and understanding among participants.

The activity was created in 1996 by the Aboriginal Rights Coalition to develop a new way for people to understand the shared history of Indigenous peoples in Canada. The students walk thru pre-contact, treaty making, colonization and resistance. It’s always followed by a talking circle.

A huge thank you goes out to the classes at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School that participated in the blanket exercise today.

In photo: Avery Dambremont, who is studying grade 11 Aboriginal art takes part in a blanket ceremony in the school gymnasium today.

Marymount Academy wins 7th Consecutive City Championship!

A number of years back after Marymount won their 2nd consecutive title it was written that they still had a long way to go to match the impressive win streak of another local high school which stood at 6 in a row. That journey was completed on Friday night as the Marymount Regals edged out the Confederation Chargers 7-1 to earn their unprecedented 7th consecutive flag football championship.

After Confederation kicked a 1-point rouge to begin the fourth quarter, the Regals offense took charge and held the ball for the next eleven minutes of the quarter, completing the impressive drive with an Allie Weiler handoff to full back Carlie Parker from the 3-yard line straight into the end zone. Allie Weiler kicked a successful PAT and left only 54 seconds on the clock.

After a couple of threatening plays the Regals’ defense, coached by Jason Weiler, and had five shutouts in eight games, shut the door and secured the incredible win. Marymount had an impressive 27 game win streak dating back to 2014 that Confederation halted with a 1-0 win over the Regals two weeks ago in their regular season matchup. Head coach Dan Bartolucci explained

“We were disappointed after the loss to Confed. a couple of weeks ago, but we weren’t crushed. Confed. is a fantastic team, a team that forces us to be better. We learned a lot from that game, made some adjustments, and really worked hard in practice this past week. The Marymount and Confederation flag football rivalry is arguably the best rivalry in high school sports. There us a huge level of mutual respect on both teams. I could not be happier for each of our coaches, players, parents, staff, and alumni that have been supporting us with great numbers at each of the games this season. The crowd noise and energy at James Jerome on Friday night will be remembered by many for a long time.”

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