Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Category: Student Achievement

St. Mary Catholic School Does it Again!

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St. Mary Catholic School in Capreol had another spectacular “Jump Rope for Heart” event raising $4,135.98 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. In the past twelve years, St. Mary School has raised $38,017.80.

During this year’s event, eleven students individually raised over $100 and three students raised over $200 each. Jump Rope for Heart took place during Catholic Education Week. Some of the challenges included who could skip the fastest, who could skip the longest and who had the most creative routine.

Many thanks to the parents and the Capreol community for their tremendous support and encouragement over the years in this fundraising effort which benefits so many.

Power of Young Minds Unleashed at SCDSB’s Annual Science Fair

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Rossella Bagnato, Interim Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board visited St. Francis Catholic School on Thursday to view a number of interesting and unique projects at the Board’s annual Science Fair.

Mrs. Bagnato reviewed Cortnie Pinard’s and Maddie Dempster’s Science Fair Project, In A Cat’s Eye. The purpose of the project was to determine “why cats pupils change and what effect, if any, does this change have on their vision.” The girls’ hypothesis was that “the beams of light are directed into the cat’s eyes and change the size of the pupils.” The young scientists also informed Mrs. Bagnato that cats can see 90 percent better than humans can in the dark and they can also see in colour, except red.

Zachary Sarmatiuk, a Grade 7 student at St. Francis Catholic School made a presentation to Vice Principal Cassandra MacGregor and Rossella Bagnato regarding the effect of “winglets on airplanes.” The purpose of Zachary’s experiment was to determine if the “winglets” placed on tips of the wings of three different paper airplanes (at various angles) would increase the length of their flight. Zachary’s results indicated that with a wider-winged plane, “winglets” impacted the distance of flight. It is important to note as Zachary was quit to point out that “this experiment was only performed on paper air planes and it really depends on how good a thrower you are.”

Zachary gave special thanks to his little brother Owen who let him use his airplane book for the Science Fair project.

Twenty one of the 150 Science Fair projects were selected to advance to the Regional Science Fair that will take place at Laurentian University on March 31 and April 1, 2007.

Congratulations to all our winners, and good luck at the Regional Science Fair on March 31 and April 1, 2007 at Laurentian University!

School Student
Name(s)		 Project
Title
Marymount
Academy		 Katherine
Gedey
Lindsay Henderson		 The
Beat Must Flow On
St.
Francis		 Jeff
Lafantaisie		 Boat
Hulls and Hydrodynamics
Marymount
Academy		 Alysha
Mills		 Processed
vs. Non-Processed
St.
Francis		 Jennifer
Trevisiol		 What’s
In a Name?
St.
James		 Nicole
Denomme
Mikaela Iturregui		 The
Amazing Race
St.
Mary		 Alex
Bottigoni
Justin Konrad		 Does
Music Affect Heartbeat?
St.
Francis		 Scott
Fleury		 Bouteille
d’eau recyclable…
Bon ou mauvais
St.
Francis		 Mark
Verrilli
Mike Fabiili		 Bending
Under Pressure
Marymount
Academy		 Brittany
Caines		 Le
memoire
Marymount
Academy		 Emily
Cortolezzis
Cecilia MacDonald		 La
vitame C
St.
Francis		 Alex
Trottier		 Resistance
a la rupture des formes
St.
Raphael		 Matt
Spina
Steven Dinnes		 Stitching
Span
St.
Charles		 Alex
Predon
Tyerone McCoshen		 Catching
the Wavelength
St.
Raphael		 Marie
Longo		 Water
Quality
St.
Francis		 Conner
Boyce		 La
terre serre
St.
John		 Kaiana
Freskiw
Rachael Guerin		 Does
Colour Affect People’s Perception?
Marymount
Academy		 Angelica
Fievoli		 What
a Headache!
Marymount
Academy		 Cara
Loney		 What
Are You Eating?
Marymount
Academy		 Vanessa
DiFeo		 Separation
101
St.
Francis		 Loren
Ellero Dionne		 H3PO4
& Teeth
St.
Raphael		 Desiree
Tomassini
Sara Schroeder
Will Flouride Make Teeth Stronger?

Bishop Carter Gators Open B NOSSA Champs 2006

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Under the direction of Mr. Jean Gilles Larocque the senior girls basket ball team at Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School took home yet another NOSSA Championship. Each year the school’s athletes continue to refine and hone their skills, adding a fourth NOSSA championship to their list of credentials in just two years.

“Bishop Carter has produced some of the most competitive basketball players in the Valley,” said principal Ms. Bortolotti. “We are a young school but showing great potential in many athletic and academic areas.”

Last year the school accumulated three girl’s championship awards and one senior boy’s award.

Keep up the great work Gators!

St. Mark Students Recognized by Royal Canadian Legion

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Congratulations to the students of St Mark Catholic School in Markstay for their excellent efforts in the Royal Canadian Legion’s Remembrance Day Literary Contest.

Mr. Robitaille and Heidi from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 76 presented the medals, certificates and prizes to the lucky winners on Wednesday, January 17, 2007.

The winners of the Remembrance Day Literary Contest of the Junior Essay, Grades 4, 5,& 6 were:

1st place – Lucreatia Frizell – won $ 25.00 and a gold medal

2nd place – Zachary Eden – won $15.00 and a silver medal

The winner of the Remembrance Day Literacy Contest of the Intermediate Poetry, Grade 7, 8 & 9 was;

3rd place – Mackenzie Vermette – won $10.00 and a bronze medal

The winner of the Remembrance Day Literacy Contest of the Intermediate Essay, Grades 7, 8,& 9 was;

3rd place – Jessica Daggett – won $10.00 and a bronze medal

SCDSB Students Winners in my!sudbury Campaign

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Jenna Kennelly a Grade 4 student from St. Theresa Catholic School and Christina Rorison a Grade 1 student from St. John Catholic School were two of nine students to be presented with 1st and 2nd place prizes in the my!sudbury / oui!sudbury Colouring and Essay Contest. The awards were presented to the students by City of Greater Sudbury Mayor John Rodriguez at a ceremony held at the Valley East Citizen Service Centre/Library.

In November 2006, students from Greater Sudbury elementary and secondary schools were invited to participate in the my!sudbury / oui!sudbury campaign contest and share their pride for the community.

“Through this contest it became evident that the youth of Greater Sudbury have a tremendous sense of pride for their community,” said Greater Sudbury Mayor John Rodriguez. “Many essay entries and pictures depicted our beautiful landscapes, attractions, schools and friendly neighbourhoods. These youth truly feel that ‘my!sudbury’ is their own.”

my!sudbury oui ! sudbury is more then a slogan – it is a campaign that gives all members of the community the pride to act as ambassadors for Greater Sudbury. The campaign assists in building a foundation for community cohesiveness in order to attract business investment, recruit and retain professionals, promote tourism and encourage internal investment.

For more information on the my!sudbury / oui!sudbury campaign please visit www.mysudbury.ca and click on “Help Shape Greater Sudbury’s Image.”

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