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Sudbury & District Home Builders’ Association Announces Contest Winners

Posted on April 27, 2005August 23, 2018 by admin

The Sudbury & District Home Builders’ Association announced winners of the “What my Home Means to Me” and “My Dream Home ” contests held in conjunction with the association’s 25th Annual Spring Home Show. Congratulations to the winners!

MY DREAM HOME – Grades 11 & 12

Our Multi-Cultural Dream Home
Created by Kayleigh Nadeau, Amanda Taylor, Lacey Newell, Ed Burke

The Ultimate Dream Glass House
Created by Joey Herbert, Mathew Bell, Lee Hartzenberf, Dan Burke

2 winning teams, each member will receive a $100. Sponsored by LIFESTYLE HOMES and PARAMOUNT CONSTRUCTION.
Plus, Lo-Ellen Secondary School will receive a $500 gift certificate courtesy of UNITED RENTALS.

“WHAT HOME MEANS TO ME” Grade 1-3

First place: Selena Pyette – Central Manitoulin P.S.
Second place: Sharra Jame – Charles C. McLean P.S.
Third Place: Adara Chretien – Immaculate Conception

“WHAT HOME MEANS TO ME CONTEST” Grade 4-6
First place: Meaghan Gouchie – St. Christopher
Second place: Jeffrey Nicholls – Cyril Varney P. S.
Third place: Bailey Zeman – St. Francis School

First Place winners- $150. Educational Savings Plan
2nd Place winners – $100. Educational Savings Plan
3rd Place winners – $50. Educational Savings Plan

Sponsored by NORTHERN CREDIT UNION and SCOTIABANK. Plus, Central Manitoulin Public School and St. Christopher School will each receive a $300.00 Gift Certificate to purchase books for their library, courtesy of CHAPTERS, Sudbury.

MPP Rick Bartolucci Takes Part in Unique Workshop at Corpus Christi Catholic School

Posted on April 26, 2005August 23, 2018 by admin

Mr. Rick Bartolucci, MPP for the City of Sudbury took time from his busy schedule to participate in “Learning Through the Arts” workshops held at Corpus Christi Catholic School recently. The three-year pilot project involving eight of the schools of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board infuses core curriculum subjects such as language arts, math, and science with art forms.

Eleanor Albanese, the project coordinator for Northern Ontario maintains that the use of art to teach the regular curriculum lends itself to a wide variety of individual learning styles among students. “Some children learn best through movement while others are better if they see or hear the words acted out,” stated Albanese.

“A study by Queen’s University showed students in the Learning Through the Arts program scored 11 percent higher in math compared to other students,” noted Albanese. MPP Rick Bartolucci echoed Albanese’s comments after observing the workshops in the Grade 1 and 4 classes at the school stating that, “Learning Through the Arts is an excellent program because it teaches the total child and enhances the students’ ability to understand complex material. Learning Through the Arts brings out the best in all of us,” concluded Bartolucci.

SCDSB Students Excel at Regional Science Fair

Posted on April 18, 2005August 23, 2018 by admin

Students from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board had a tremendous showing at the 36th Sudbury Regional Science Fair held at Laurentian University recently, laying claim to 18 awards in several categories including, Junior Physical, Junior Life, Senior Life Sciences and Special Awards. Marymount Academy elementary students lead the way collecting a total of eight medals followed closely by the students from St. Charles College with five, St. Francis Catholic School with three. St. Anne and St. Raphael Catholic Schools rounded out the awards with one each.

Mike Csinos, Superintendent of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board presented Aashu Garg and Michael Trevisiol, Grade 7 students at St. Francis Catholic School with the Ontario Power Generation Award. The students’ project entitled, “The Solar” was recognized as the winner in the Power Generation category for the best application of renewable energy or electrical principals to solve a problem in the industrial, commercial or residential fields. The students also won First Place in the Junior Physical Sciences category and were recipients of the Laurentian Physical Science Award.

SCDSB would like to thank all students for their participation in this year’s Regional Science Fair and extend our warmest congratulations to the following students for their dedication to excellence and outstanding achievements.

Student(s)	Grade	School	Project	Award
Andrea Mikkila	Grade 7	Marymount Academy	Thicker Than Molasses in January	Honourable Mention Junior Physical Sciences
Alexandria Tsimiklis	Grade 7	Marymount Academy	Don’t Sweat It!	Third Place Junior Physical Science
Meaghan Donnelly-Perras Meaghan Winfield	Grade 7	Marymount Academy	MMM Les Toxins	Third Place Junior Life Sciences
Cassandra Boyle	Grade 7	Marymount Academy	The Hydrogen Economy	Environmental Award
Rebecca Van Kempen	Grade 7	Marymount Academy	Is Colour Out of Sight?	Founding Members’ Award
Alexandria Tsimiklis	Grade 7	Marymount Academy	Don’t Sweat It!	Jack Ceming Chemistry Award
Whitney Faiella	Grade 7	Marymount Academy	Nuts About Nuts	Ontario Power Generation Award
Rebecca Van Kempen	Grade 7	Marymount Academy	Is Colour Out of Sight?	The Biotechnology Award
Brianna Monaghan Joshua Osika	Grade 11	St. Charles College	Home Sweet Habitat	Third Place Senior Life Sciences
Kathleen D’Amour Jessica Martin	Grade 11	St. Charles College	Aquatic Invertebrates and Factors	Third Place Senior Life Science
Lora Barazzuci Shannon Edmunds	Grade 11	St. Charles College	Beetle Mania	Second Place Senior Life Sciences
Alain Baxter Robert Bailey	Grade 11	St. Charles College	The Distance Dilemma	First Place Senior Life Sciences
Alain Baxter Robert Bailey	Grade 11	St. Charles College	The Distance Dilemma	University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship
Aashu Garg Michael Trevisiol	Grade 7	St. Francis Catholic School	The Solar	First Place Junior Physical Sciences
Aashu Garg Michael Trevisiol	Grade 7	St. Francis Catholic School	The Solar	Laurentian Physical Science Award
Aashu Garg Michael Trevisiol	Grade 7	St. Francis Catholic School	The Solar	Ontario Power Generation Award
Brandon Cirella Trevor Corriveau	Grade 7	St. Anne Catholic School	How Hot Can It Get?	Laurentian Computer Award
Justin Burns	Grade 7	St. Raphael Catholic School	Quel papier hygienique est plus absorbant?	College Boreal Award Junior

Director of SCDSB Recognized as Leader In Education

Posted on March 24, 2005August 23, 2018 by admin

Zandra Zubac, Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board received a special award of merit from the Business and Professional Women’s Club (BPWC) of Sudbury recently for her significant contribution to education. The gala evening was a high point in the club’s history, celebrating 60 years of business and friendship. In recognition of this milestone anniversary the BPWC recognized “Women in Leadership in the Sudbury Community.” The awards ceremony was devoted to celebrating the accomplishments and contributions of working women. Over 30 women from the educational, health, legal, communication and political sectors were honoured throughout the evening.

Zandra Zubac is extremely pleased to have been selected as one of the recipients of the ‘”Women In Leadership Award.” She believes that, ”Women in Education should have a strong love of people, good work habits, a commitment to ongoing personal and professional learning, and a belief that you must never give up on your students.” Although the position of Director is an extremely busy one, Zandra continues to make her family and friends her top priority. She is an active member of her parish, St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, and a volunteer with the Serbian Heritage Program.

Zandra received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Laurentian University, and a Bachelor of Education Degree from Nipissing University. She has
also acquired a Masters of Arts Degree in Education from Central Michigan University and a Catholic Leadership Certificate from St.
Michael’s University, (University of Toronto). Zandra began her career as an educator with the Sudbury Catholic District School Board in the elementary panel as French program teacher. She was principal and vice-principal at six of the Board’s elementary and secondary schools before moving onto the position of Superintendent of Education in the fall of 1996 and Director of Education in 2002. Zandra’s chief duties as Director of Education are to liaise with the SCDSB elected trustees, to implement government directives at the system level, and to improve student achievement in collaboration with the Board’s “Partners in Education.”

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board would like to congratulate
Zandra Zubac on her dedication to education and her special award of
merit in recognition of the “Women in Leadership Award.”

PVEP Focus of Discussion at Regional Catholic School Council Meeting

Posted on February 18, 2005August 23, 2018 by admin

Representatives from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s Regional Catholic School Council met recently to review a number of important items relating to Catholic schools in Sudbury and all school boards across the province. One of the key areas of discussion revolved around the Parent Voice in Education Project (PVEP) which is a discussion paper prepared by 20 parent leaders who have been appointed by the Minister of Education, Gerard Kennedy, to consult parents on ways to strengthen the parent voice at the local and provincial level. Regional Catholic School Council members, principals, board staff and trustees engaged in a lively debate on a number of questions posed by the PVEP discussion paper in preparation for the Ministry’s Regional Forum being held this Saturday afternoon at College Boreal.

Educators Improve Student Learning

Posted on February 2, 2005August 23, 2018 by admin

Principals, vice-principals and Grade 4, 5, and 6 teachers from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board attended full day workshops dedicated to improving learning for junior grade students recently. The topics of study were based on the findings from the Expert Panel Reports in Literacy and Mathematics.

These reports are curriculum resources which were recently published and distributed by the Ministry of Education. Collaborative dialogue between the school partners quickly led to development of strategies to improve classroom practice. In turn, the implementation of these strategies will ultimately lead to higher levels of student achievement.

Each school in the Sudbury Catholic Board has selected a lead teacher in literacy and a lead teacher in mathematics. These teachers will be provided with additional training and time to implement the strategies within their own classrooms. In addition, the lead-teachers will be given the opportunity to share this research-based information with the other junior grade teachers in their schools. Junior educators, with the support of school administrators have been invited to journey forward in their quest of best practices to improve learning for all students.

SCDSB Appoints New Principals

Posted on January 14, 2005August 23, 2018 by admin

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board has appointed Guy Mathieu, the principal of Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School in Valley East to become the new principal of St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School effective January 31, 2005. Mr. Mathieu replaces Teresa Stewart who will be retiring at the end of January after 30 years of experience with the Sudbury Catholic District School Board.
Sherry Bortolotti, principal of St. Andrew Catholic School will be the new principal of Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic School. Judy Bellmore, who retired in June as the principal of St. Andrew Catholic School will return to her former position until the end of the school year.

SCDSB Elects New Chair and Vice-chair

Posted on December 13, 2004August 23, 2018 by admin

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board elected a new chair and vice-chair at the regular meeting of the board held at the Catholic Education Centre on December 7, 2004. Paula Peroni, a longtime Trustee with the Board returns as Board Chair, a position she is no stranger to having been elected previously as Chair of the Board in 2000 and 2001. Mrs. Peroni brings a wealth of experience with her and is currently an executive member of the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association (OCSTA) and the Canadian Catholic School Trustees’ Association (CCSTA). In returning to her former role, Peroni commented on the changes she has witnessed in education since she first became a Trustee and the Board’s reaction to these changes. “Our greatest challenge as a board is to help the Minister of Education understand the important issues in education today such as ongoing funding for transportation and special education,” stated Peroni. “The vision of this Board will be not only be to maintain but also to improve the excellent faith-based education for our students in the way of new Information Technology initiatives, ”concluded Peroni.

Barry MacDonald, elected last December as a Trustee with the Sudbury Catholic Board will assume the position of Vice-Chair. “I would like to thank the members of the board for placing their confidence in me in my new portfolio as Vice-Chair of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board,” stated MacDonald. “Being a new Trustee and new to the Board, I found this last year to be a very challenging one. I would like to thank our previous Chair, Ray Vincent for his excellent leadership and I am looking forward to working very closely with our new Chair, Paula Peroni, fellow Trustees, and Director of Education, Zandra Zubac in continuing to provide for the physical, spiritual, intellectual, cultural and moral growth of our children in our Catholic environment,” noted MacDonald.

SCDSB Superintendent Recognized for Dedication to Exceptional Children

Posted on November 23, 2004August 23, 2018 by admin

The Ontario Council for Exceptional Children presented long time educator and SCDSB Superintendent of Education Michael Csinos, with the “Educational Leader of the Year Award” at its 48th Annual Conference held in Ottawa recently. Each year awards are presented to individuals who have contributed in several significant ways to exceptional young people or the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

Michael Csinos has been an area Superintendent with the Sudbury Catholic District School Board for the past 21 years. Under Mike’s tenure, the welfare of exceptional students, their educational assistants and their families witnessed tremendous gains. As Superintendent responsible for Special Education, Mr. Csinos supervised a group of elementary schools, three secondary schools, a staff of educational assistants, an adult and continuing education school, and a classroom at the Children’s Treatment Centre. In addition, he was also responsible for special education programs, department staff and committees and secondary teacher negotiations and staffing. Presently, he participates in the Children’s Treatment Centre Committee at Laurentian Hospital, the Joint Liaison Committee at Network North and the Special Needs Regional Resource Advisory Committee Cambrian College. Mike’s list of past associations is equally impressive, having been a member of the Hungarian Heritage Society, the Child and Family Centre Advisory Board, the Community Child Abuse Committee at the Children’s Aid Society and the Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre Advisory Committee. He has also been a strong advocate of the CEC both at the local and provincial levels. The Sudbury Catholic District School Board applauds Mike Csinos’ dedication to exceptional children and congratulates him on an award well deserved.