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St. John Catholic School Students Help Stock the Shelves of Local Food Bank

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Six thousand, five hundred! That’s the number of food items that students at St. John Catholic School raised in support of the Garson Food Bank.

Tricia Dowdall-Cirelli, Principal of St. John Catholic School is very proud of the efforts of her students in helping the less fortunate. “St. John Catholic School students are learning through Christ’s example to be selfless, charitable and champions of social justice,” states Cirelli. “The students are also being empowered through example to make a difference by affecting change not only in their own backyards but in our city, country, and world.”

St. John Catholic School Raises the Bar

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Raise the Bar is an exciting new program designed to improve the quality of intramural programs in schools across Ontario. Supported by the Ministry of Health promotion, Raise the Bar offers students, regardless of previous experience or skill level the opportunity to become more engaged in the school community through sport and exercise. By their inclusive nature, intramurals provide St. John’s students with an even playing field allowing everyone the chance to play on a team and enjoy physical activities that are fun.

St. John Catholic School Grade 7 & 8 students have fun playing floor hockey as part of the schools’s Raise the Bar initiative – an intramural sports program which promotes Active,Healthy Kids! St. John Catholic School began the intramural season with floor hockey available to all grade 7 and 8 students. Currently, eight teams have signed up and participate every lunch and recess in the gymnasium. The school’s junior grades (grades 4, 5, and 6) will also have the opportunity to participate in Raise the Bar as their season is slated to begin in mid October.

St. Charles Catholic School “Johnathan Hetu Walk For Cancer” Raises Two Year Total of $12,000

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The students and staff from St. Charles Catholic School in Chelmsford participated in the “Johnathan Hetu Walk For Cancer” on Friday, June 22, 2007 in and around the school yard. The students walked to remember Johnathan, a former student at the school who passed away from cancer and all other students who have cancer.

The school raised $5300 from the walk and $1800 from a previous “Hat Day” also decidated to Johnathan. That brings the two year fundraising total to more than $12,000 for the Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer (NOFCC).

Mayor John Rodriguez Commissions St. David Catholic School Yard

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Students, parents, teachers and staff at St. David Catholic School could hardly contain their excitement as they waited for Mayor John Rodriguez to cut the ribbon that would officially announce the opening of their brand-new play ground and school yard recently. In
June 2006, St. David Catholic School was proclaimed the winner of the ‘Ugliest School Yard Contest’ and over the course of the last 12 months, the students, parents and staff at the school have worked alongside local suppliers and representatives from the Sudbury business community to re-green their playground.

As part of the winning package for the Ugliest Schoolyard, St. David received trees and shrubs, courtesy of Canadian Tire, Saturn of Sudbury provided a reading corner containing large trees, sod and benches with Hollandia Landscaping and CVRD INCO donating top soil for the project. ALLMAC Tree Service helped to plant the trees, sod and shrubbery.

The St. David entry was selected from fifteen schools that participated in the contest with the criteria consisting of submission of letters from the students, photos from staff, and a walkabout of the school by the panel of judges as to why their school should win the /Ugliest Schoolyard Contest./

St. David Catholic School would like to thank the following donor’s who made the re-greening school yard project possible; Saturn Sudbury, Canadian Tire, James St. John Landscape & Design, Freskiw Farms, CVRD INCO, Hollas Produce and Greenhouses, Hollandia Land & Environmental Solutions, Botanix Azilda Greenhouses, Brown’s Concrete, Gisele’s Greenhouses, Sudbury Horticultural Society, White Water Greenhouses & Yard Centre, Sudbury Master Gardeners, Adam & Eve Garden Centre,Ashley Landscape Supplies, WD Tree Removal, Southview Green Houses and Evans Lumber.

Most Reverend Robert Harris Appointed Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick

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The Holy Father, Benedict XVI has recently announced the appointment of the Most Reverend Robert Harris, as Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick. Since his episcopal ordination on December 12, 2002 until today, Bishop Harris has served as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie.

Bishop Plouffe has declared “Bishop Harris will be missed by many in this diocese and personally, I am losing a very loyal and dedicated immediate collaborator. Even though his episcopal ministry among us was brief, we will always remember him for his kind and sensitive approach to people and challenges. We wish him well as he undertakes his new responsibilities and assure him of our prayers and most sincere gratitude.”

Bishop Harris becomes the twelfth Bishop of the Diocese of Saint John. Founded September 30, 1842 it is the seventh oldest Roman Catholic Diocese in Canada. Belonging to the Metropolitan See of Moncton, the Diocese serves a population of 115,400 Roman Catholic dispersed over a territory of 60,000 square kilometres, including seven counties and three principal regions: Saint John, Fredericton and Miramichi.

The fifty-eight parishes and thirty-two missions are served by 67 diocesan priests, 13 religious priests, 2 deacons, 1 religious brother and 139 religious women.

During his time in the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, Bishop Harris served as Vicar General, Co-ordinator of Pastoral Services (both English and French sectors), Associate Judicial Vicar of the Matrimonial Tribunal, Chancellor and Director of Vocations. At the level of the Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops (OCCB) as well as the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishop (CCCB), Bishop Harris has served on several Episcopal Commissions, Councils and Committees.

The date of his installation will be announced in the near future.

Bishop Harris’ letter to the faithful of our diocese can be read here.

St. John Catholic School Students Help Launch Science North’s New WebCast Technology

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Students from St. John Catholic School were at Science North Monday to participate in the unveiling of the latest in webcasting technology and to hear Minister of Northern Development and Mines, Mr. Rick Bartolucci announce a $90,000 investment by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism in the project. The funding is part of the province’s Celebrate Ontario initiative, a one-time $4-million project that will help renew and revitalize the province’s existing festivals and events, with the goal of helping organizations enhance their products by creating new experiences to attract residents and visitors to Ontario.

“The Ontario government is a proud supporter of local festivals, events and attractions that boost tourism in all four seasons,” said Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci. “Supporting such events provides an economic boost to our area, and a memorable experience for our visitors.”

With the grant, Science North has created a webstudio that will reside in the Sudbury facility, and will ‘broadcast” over the internet to a travelling webstudio. The first stop for the travelling studio will be the Polar Bear Habitat in Cochrane, where Science North has installed exhibits that are complementary to its current special exhibition – Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins.

Science North and the Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat will collaborate to create programming related to the Ends of the Earth polar exhibition and to the exhibits at the Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat. The programs, some involving live Arctic and Antarctic animals on loan to Science North from other institutions such as the Canadian Raptor Conservancy, will be broadcast in real-time over the internet to enhance the visitor experience at both facilities and attract more visitors over the summer season. The portable webcasting studio will be installed at the Habitat in the next few weeks, and stay at the Polar Bear Habitat until September 3, 2007, when a new location will be chosen.

Technically, the two studios will be outfitted in a similar way, although the webstudio at Science North will have a little more power, including the ability to control the cameras and equipment in the mobile studio. Each will have two cameras, lighting gear, audio equipment, and A/V switchers, all linked to powerful servers designed to send the signal out through the web effectively and efficiently. Any communication from one facility to the other can be made available on the web in real-time, or recorded and made available at a later date. Both web studios are suitable for webcasting and for video conferencing.

St. Charles Catholic School Presents “Wear a Hat Day in Honour of Johnathan”

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The students and staff from St. Charles Catholic School,
26 Charlotte Street in Chelmsford will be participating in a “Wear a Hat for Johnathan Day” on Friday, May 4, 2007 at the school.

Last year, St. Charles Catholic School participated in a walk-a-thon to raise money for the Northern Ontario Families with Cancer Organization; this event was spearheaded by David Nicholls a Grade 7 teacher. The school first started the fundraiser as a tribute to Johnathan Hetu, a 13 year old student at the school who passed away with cancer in September of 2004.

Mr. Nicholls along with the school’s staff, the entire student body and the school community would like to remember Johnathan’s legacy again this year by hosting a “Wear a Hat Day” at St. Charles Catholic School and are inviting all of the sister schools of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board to participate. All SCDSB students and staff will wear a hat on May 4, 2007 and will donate one dollar to the Northern Ontario Families with Cancer Organization in Johnathan’s honour.

Johnathan Hetu Walk For Cancer Great Success

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Students and staff from St. Charles Catholic School recently participated in the ‘Johnathan Hetu Walk For Cancer’ in and around the school yard. Johnathan was a student at St. Charles Catholic School until he passed away with cancer in 2004. He was 13 years old when he passed away. The annual walk is a fundraiser for the Northern Ontario Family’s of Children with cancer which is the organization that supported Johnathan and his family during his struggle with cancer.

The school raised $5,400.00 for Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer. The “Johnathan Hetu Award” was presented at the end of the walk to Alexander Predon, a grade 7 student. This is the second presentation and it will become a annual event. Last year Kerissa Blacklock won the award. The award goes to a student who participates in sports and has a positive attitude.

Johnathan died of cancer in September 2004. He participated in sports even though he was undergoing treatment, in part because he was afraid of being forgotten and alone. Johnathan was remembered yesterday, and St. Charles School hopes to continue to remember him each year through this award as they help other children and families who are living with cancer.

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