On Wednesday April 7, students from our Sudbury Catholic Elementary School Band took first place in the Elementary School Band category at the Kiwanis Music Festival with a high Gold award and a score of 91. The adjudicator was so impressed with the students that he would like to recommend them to the Provincial level of the Kiwanis Music Festival ) The band consists of grade 7 and 8 students from three different schools, St. Francis, St. Raphael, and Pius XII and is under the direction of teacher Leanne Urso. (And formerly teacher Joanne Comisso). The students are being presented with a special award at the Final Concert and Awards Ceremony for the Kiwanis Music Festival on May 10. Urso said that she is very proud of the hard work the students have put into this band and it is because of these efforts, the band has been so successful!
Category: Student Achievement
St. Christopher Student’s Poem Advances to Provincial Finals
On April 22nd, St. Christopher School was very proud to celebrate Demerice Smith’s (Gr. 4) writing talents. As a part of the OECTA Young Authors Awards, Demerice’s poem, If I Were A Painting, claimed top honours at the city and unit levels. As a result, Demerice was presented with a certificate of accomplishment and her poem will advance to the provincial finals. Winners will be announced in early June. A big thank you to Mrs. DiGioseffo for co-ordinating the in-school event.
St. Benedict Art Student Wins Top Honours at Earth Day Festival
This past weekend an Earth Day Festival was held at Market Square at which there was food, information, and artwork on display. Students in both systems were encouraged to submit works of art that dealt with environmental issues. These works were juried and Cassidy McAuliffe, a Grade 11 student from St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School won first place. This was Cassidy’s second time she and her artwork have gained recognition in the community as she was one of the students whose work was also on display at the Art Gallery of Sudbury recently.
SCDSB Student goes National for Science
“Science has always been one of my biggest interests!” These were the words that Cody Malette expressed when asked about how he felt when he was selected to go to Nationals at the Sudbury Regional Science Fair this past month. Malette is a Grade 10 student at St. Charles College and is described as an high achiever in all of his subjects. He science fair project entitled, “How Substrate Affects Population and Community Structures of Aquatic Insects”, was a result of his Grade 10 enriched science class. Malette is also taking grade 11 biology this semester and has registered to be a part of the St. Charles College Specialist High Skills Major Health and Wellness for next year. “St. Charles has been instrumental in providing me with great opportunities to achieve my ultimate goal to become a doctor.” said Malette. “My teachers as well as my parents have always encouraged me to continue to pursue my interests in Science.” Patty Mardero, Principal of the school feels very proud of Malette. “Cody is an all-around student academically as well as in the arts.” stated Mardero. “He is a wonderful leader and we are privileged to have him at St. Charles College.” The National Science Fair will take place this year in Peterborough beginning the week of May 15, 2010.
Sudbury Star Male Athlete of the Week – Garrett Duff – St. Ben’s
Name – Garrett Duff
Grade – 11
Age – 16
Sports – Cross Country Skiing, Track & Field, Soccer, Badminton
Garrett has been a very active St. Benedict Bear since arriving from Timmins. He has competed in cross country skiing, advancing to OFSAA and even the Ontario Winter Games. He still trains regularly with the Walden Ski club.
In Track and Field, Garrett was a sprinter but has now focused more on jumping events. He has qualified for NOSSA in the long, and triple jumps. He hopes to qualify for OFSSA this year.
In soccer, Garrett was a part of the Jr. Boys NOSSA team in 2009.
In Badminton, Garrett won the SDSSAA and NOSSA championships in singles as a Gr. 9 student. In Gr.10 he competed in the Sr. Division in doubles with partner, freshman Hans Agnihotri, and came in 2nd in the district and in regionals. Both Hans and Garret placed 3rd in “C” at OFSSA. Garrett also competed in the Northern Ontario Badminton Association (NOBA) and completed the triple crown in the U16 division. He won in the singles, doubles, and mixed events. Garrett competes regularly all over the province and just finished the Sudbury Invitational where he placed 1st in both singles and doubles. Both Garrett and Hans (playing U19 at age 15) are hoping to advance to OFSAA again. The finals will be held this Saturday.
Garrett is also an avid kayaker and can be found on Ramsey most days of the summer. He says that it keeps your arms in shape for badminton! He is looking forward to the day when he will kayaking in Killarney.
Congratulations Garrett!
St. Christopher School Student Places Third In District Wide Poster Contest
St. Christopher School is proud to recognize the efforts of Alyssa Smania (Gr. 3) for her participation in the Lockerby Legion Remembrance Day Poster Contest.
Alyssa placed third in the District-wide competition, which included all students from Grade 1 to Grade 3 in the Northern Ontario District. Alyssa was presented with a cash honourarium, certificate and bronze medal by Mr. Art Moore, Youth Education Chair for Lockerby Legion Branch 564.
Congratulations on an excellent job, Alyssa!
St. Andrew Students All “A-Buzz” for Spelling
On Monday March 29th at 1pm the St. Andrew School junior students participated in the School Junior Spelling Bee. Fourteen brave souls participated in the competition in order to find the one student who would represent St. Andrew School at the CPCO semifinal and hopefully the final Spelling Bee. Pictured are Sydney Sheppard (winner) Hannah Smith (2nd runner up) and Sidney Smith (1st runner up) with the three judges, Mrs. Vervega, Mr. Dagonstino and Mr. Gautheir. Congratulations to all of the participants and the SCDSB wishes Sydney every success in her next level of competition!
St. Charles College Wins Division 1 City Championship for Boys’ Hockey
St. Charles College won the Division 1 City Championship for Boys’ Hockey on Saturday night (March 6, 2010). The defeated LoEllen 5-2 to win the series 3 games to 1. St. Charles College now hosts NOSSa this week on Tuesday and Wednesday. Congratulations to all of the players on the team as well as all of the participating staff and volunteers! Way to go Cards!!!
MMA Senior Volleyball Team NOSSA Champs!
The Marymount Regals Senior Volleyball team achieved their season long goal of qualifying for the girls provincial volleyball championships. The hard work, determination and team spirit displayed by the Regals lead them to become NOSSA champions this past weekend. The Regals finished first in the SDSSAA with a regular season of 8-1. They were silver medallists in the City Championship and earned the berth to the NOSSA “A” championship in Sturgeon Falls. During Round robin Competition the Regals went undefeated, not dropping a single set to their competitors. The Regals advanced to the Championship Final where they faced Algonquin from North Bay. The game was tight but Marymount fought hard, point for point and finally defeated the Barons in two straight sets 25-20, 26-24 to capture the coveted NOSSA banner. Good luck goes out to the Marymount Senior Girls Volleyball Team as they depart on Sunday March 7th for Kenora to compete at the “A” OFSAA championship