St. Charles College will be presenting their “Arts Concert” this Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. The concert will feature vocal, guitar, band , choir and dance pieces. There will also be students’ art exhibition on display. Tickets are $5 each.
Category: Community
St. Mary School to Hold Annual Carolling Event
St. Mary School, in conjunction with Our Lady of Peace Parish in Capreol, will be holding its annual Christmas carolling for non-perishable food items, hats and mitts, and monetary donations for the needy on Wednesday December 12th. Carollers are invited to meet at the school for 6 pm and will then set out between 6 and 6:15 pm. They will be going on a float provided by the parish to sing carols and then return to the school around 7:30 pm for hot chocolate.
A Diamond in the Rough; St. Anne Catholic School’s Re-Greening Efforts Transform School Yard
St. Anne Catholic School was runner up in the VETAC Ugliest School Yard Competition last spring. The school received a cash prize from Xstrata Nickel to help in its re-greening efforts. The funds were used to purchase sod for the playground, benches, trees, and materials for two large brick agricultural beds in which students from Mrs. Wuksinic’s Grade 2/3 class Ms. MacRury’s JK/SK class planted flowers.
St. Anne Catholic School would like to extend its deepest appreciation to the many families, staff and students who helped make this amazing idea a reality. Thank you also to the local businesses who donated items and/or services. St. Anne Catholic School would also like to recognize and thank Jamie Beauchamp from Xstrata Nickel along with representatives from the business community including Peter Vanderkooy from Botanix Azilda Green Houses and Myrna Bechamp from Ashley’s Landscape Supplies who visited St. Anne Catholic School to view the “final product” and to wish the students well.
Sudbury’s Elgin Street Mission Benefits from the Generosity of St. Ben’s Students
Frank Rocca, Department Head, Physical Education, St. Benedict CSS, Benny the Bear, (St. Benedict CSS Mascot) and Veronica Summerhill a Grade 12 student at St. Benedict CSS recently presented a $250 cheque to the City of Greater Sudbury’s Elgin Street Mission. The money was raised during the 50/50 draws at the “Bears” home football games. In addition to the cash donation, St. Benedict Catholic School students are also undertaking a “Mitten Drive” to help the Elgin Street Mission in providing winter clothing (mittens, hats, scarves, coats, etc.) for the less fortunate throughout the winter.
Donations will be accepted at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School, 2993 Algonquin Road, Sudbury from now until December 21 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
SCDSB Proud Partner in RISK WATCH
Educators at the Sudbury Catholic District School Board work hard to help students prepare for a bright and challenging future. For this reason, teaching children the skills and strategies they require to make educated decisions to avoid preventable injury and death has always been of paramount importance.
Students from Ms. Marcon’s Gr. 5/6 class at St. Michael Catholic School learned first hand how to minimize their risks through a presentation on “RISK WATCH” delivered by the City of Greater Sudbury’s Fire and Police Services recently.
Leo Frappier, Public Safety Officer, Greater Sudbury Fire Services and Denise Fraser, School Liaison Officer, Greater Sudbury Police Force presented the theme of personal safety through the use of the innovative “Hazard House.”
Risk Watch is an injury prevention program from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). “It is our hope that all students within the Sudbury Catholic District School Board will learn and reinforce behaviours to prevent injury,” states Sandra St. Denis, Principal of St. Michael Catholic School. The program also provides parents and caregivers with additional information about injury prevention.
Early Christmas Present for St. Mary Catholic School
Christmas came early to St. Mary Catholic School in Capreol thanks to FNX Mining Company, Podolsky Mine. The school was in need of a freezer – not only for storage of First Aid ice packs but also for the storage of hot dogs,buns, and food for Parent Night Socials.
Thanks to Podolsky Mine Manager Frank Flynn and the Podolsky Staff, the students of St. Mary Catholic School now have enough room to store all they need in the beautiful upright freezer that FNX Mining purchased on the school’s behalf. St. Mary Catholic School would also like to thank Mr. Frank Mazzuca of Mazzuca Furniture and Appliance Company of Capreol for his support of the school.
Marymount Academy Hosts “OSAID ’07: Sink or Swim” Regional Conference
Marymount Academy will be hosting its very first Regional OSAID (Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving) conference this weekend (November 16 to 18) at Marymount Academy, 165 D’Youville Street, Sudbury.
Seventy OSAID members from across Northern Ontario will be participating in the event representing seven schools; (Korah Collegiate and Vocational School, Sir James Dunn Collegiate, Alexander Henry High School, Michipicoten High School, Lasalle Secondary School, Sudbury Secondary School and Marymount Academy).
The three-day conference will include a number of workshops such as yoga, self defence, smart serve presentation as well as a number of guest speakers. Keynote speakers will include Ron Roy of Action Sudbury (who will be performing a smart serve workshop for forty students), and Stephanie Kovala, a student from Sault Ste. Marie, whose father passed away in an impaired driving accident.
OSAID was created in 1987 by students who passionately wanted to spread the anti-impaired driving message. Marymount Academy is the only school in the City of Greater Sudbury with an active OSAID chapter.
St. Charles College Food Drive a Smashing Success
St. Charles College wrapped up its “Can Dave Mayes” food drive on October 29 by smashing its target goal of 25,000 cans with an amazing total of 61,000 food items! After tireless campaigning by the St. Charles College students and a great deal of support from Big Daddy Radio 103.9, Bell and Sudbury Transit the food drive went over the top on the final days of the campaign by some 36,000 food items and donations combined.
Patty Mardero, Principal of St. Charles College is ecstatic with the efforts of her students and the overwhelming response of the Sudbury community with respect to the recent food drive. “This is the largest donation ever made by a single school in the 20-year history of the Banque d’aliments Sudbury Food Bank,” stated Mardero. “Hundreds of people in the Greater Sudbury community will be helped through the incredible endeavours of all the
St. Charles College students and our event partners.”
St. Charles College would like to thank Big Daddy Radio 103.9, Bell, Sudbury Transit and the citizens of Greater Sudbury for their support and dedication in helping to make this food drive such a tremendous success.
St. John Catholic School Launches Waste Reduction Pilot Project
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce that St. John Catholic School has been selected by the City of Greater Sudbury to participate in a school-based recycling project. Prior to the launch of the pilot project, only paper and cardboard products were being recycled at the school. As a result of this new initiative, students are now able to recycle the same waste products as they do at home in one convenient blue box without the need to sort! Some of the new products students can recycle include: plastic sandwich bags, milk cartons, and juice boxes-something schools have a lot of!
Madame Raymond’s Grade 3/4 French Immersion class has taken on a leadership role in helping to organize and support the project. Students are responsible for collecting waste reduction data and publically charting the results in the school’s front entrance on a weekly basis. St. John Catholic School is hoping to reduce the amount of waste sent to the local landfill site by at least 50 percent through this new initiative.
The Grade 3/4 French Immersion class is also working to integrate the project into all aspects of the curriculum from Mathematics to Social Studies. Further, a Waste Reduction Committee organized by teachers and run by students has been created with the purpose of raising awareness about the importance of recycling amongst students and staff alike.
St. John Catholic School is the third SCDSB school to participate in the City of Greater Sudbury’s recycling “pilot project” joining sister schools, St. Paul Catholic School and St. Charles College who embarked upon this project in June 2007.