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St. Charles Cardinals Enjoy Successful Volleyball Season
Pius XII to Hold Christmas Craft Show December 2nd & 3rd
SCDSB, Sudbury and District Health Unit and MADD Canada Present “Mind Control”
As part of Drug Awareness Week the Sudbury Catholic District School Board in conjunction with the Sudbury and District Health Unit and MADD Canada will be presenting, Mind Control, a multi-media assembly program which addresses impaired driving.
The presentation is directed to the Grade 7 to 12 students at the Sudbury Catholic District School Board with the focus on false perceptions about alcohol, drugs and driving that distort reality.
Topics include:
• peer pressure
• trusting the good judgement of the driver
• binge drinking
• performance pressure from school and parents
• media messaging about lifestyle and culture
Mind Control is accompanied by music video clips and fast paced graphics. The presentation will take place at Marymount Academy, 165 D’Youville Street, Tuesday, November 21 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
St. Mary School, Healthy School, Healthy Kids!
We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe
St. Mary Catholic School Sends Gifts to Children in Afghanistan
Students at St. Mary Catholic School in Capreol will be sending candy canes with messages of Peace and Hope to the children of Afghanistan. On Tuesday, November 7 at 1:00 p.m. the students will be putting the finishing touches on the candy canes and completing the messages – a “peace” card which will be attached to each candy cane. Some of the symbols the students drew include a Canadian flag, a handshake, children playing, happy faces, and a peace sign. These products will be sent to Cpl. Matt Wood, age 21, of the Toronto based Queen’s York Rangers who is presently serving in Kandahar. Cpl. Wood’s job is to bridge relations between Canada and Afghanistan.
Mrs. Mary Peterson, a retired teacher with the Sudbury Catholic District School Board spearheaded the campaign with the staff and students of the school. Matt’s Grandmother resides in Capreol and his mom received her elementary education at St. Mary Catholic School. Many of the students know of other members of the Canadian Armed Forces who are serving in Afghanistan which makes these gifts “from kid to kid” that much more special.
For more information, please contact, Gen Waszczylo, Principal at
St. Mary Catholic School.
Sudbury Catholic Board Appoints New Interim Director of Education
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Rossella Bagnato as the new Interim Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. Mrs. Bagnato will replace Director of Education, Zandra Zubac, who has been seconded by the Ministry of Education to the Literacy and
Numeracy Secretariat.
Mrs. Bagnato has been an Academic Superintendent of Education with the Sudbury Catholic District School Board since 2002. She possesses a Master of Education degree from Ottawa University and has more than 20 years of experience in the field of Education. Mrs. Bagnato
is well suited to her new position as Director having been an Academic Superintendent of Education, principal, vice-principal and teacher with the Sudbury Catholic District School Board.
“I am honoured to assume the role of Interim Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board,” stated Mrs. Bagnato upon accepting her new position. “I look forward to continuing the excellent standard set by Mrs. Zubac. I am privileged to work with a Senior Administration Team and Board of Trustees whose vision and commitment I admire.”
“Rossella Bagnato is a strong member of our Senior Administration team,” stated Zandra Zubac, Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. “She is a very capable leader and a warm and sincere person. Sudbury Catholic District School Board Staff, Students, Trustees and Parents are fortunate that she will have the opportunity to develop her vision for improved student achievement in the years to come.”
Paula Peroni, Chair of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board stated that, “It is with a great deal of pleasure that the Board announces Mrs. Bagnato as our Interim Director of Education. Rossella not only possesses the academic, curriculum and administrative skills necessary for this position but she also brings with her a deep commitment to Catholic Education and is extremely passionate regarding the Board’s support of teachers and
administrators as they guide students in their spiritual and academic journey.”
Mrs. Bagnato assumes her new position with the Board effective, January 1, 2007.