The largest school canned food drive in the city kicked off on October 15 at St. Charles College in Sudbury.  Students at the school have one week to canvas neighbourhoods and collect 60 thousand non-perishable food items for the Sudbury Food Bank.
 
The drive started twenty-seven years ago.  Principal Patty Mardero says, “When the weather gets cooler, the Sudbury Food Bank relies on our helping hand.  That time has come and it is time for us to deliver.”  
 
Last year, the school surpassed its goal and collected 120-thousand cans.  This was the largest single donation in the history of the Sudbury Food Bank. 
 
Even with the forecast looking dismal this week, students were urged to forge ahead and get out into their neighbourhoods to collect cans. 
 
The high school is also supported by its feeder schools.  Each year, students at St. Bernadette, St. Raphael, Pius XII, St. Andrew, St. David and St Paul and St. John take up the cause.

Recently, St. Christopher’s grade 2 students created simple machines and shared their creations with their classmates, other students in their class and their parents. A mini science fair took place in the school gym.

Through funding from the provincial School/College/Work Initiative (SCWI), Cambrian College’s Business Olympics was held on March 6, 2012. Students from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board as well as the Rainbow District School Board participated in three different activities which included a storyboard/commercial presentation, a manufacturing exercise, as well as a logo identification game. A total of 18 teams with four students per team participated in the activities which were led by faculty from Cambrian College’s School of Business. Three teams were selected as the top winners:

1st Place – Marymount Academy – Brainpower – Team members include: Sandy Qiu, Corissa VendeWeghe, Emily Buss, and Stephanie Gustas. Each team member received an iPod Shuffle with a $25 iTunes gift card.

2nd Place- St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School – Bear’s Den – Team members include: Mark Abantao, Olivia Conrad, Alex Mensour, and Mark Vettoretti. Each team member received an authentic Cambrian College hooded sweatshirt.

3rd Place – Lively District Secondary School – Hawks Inc. – Team members include: Ashley Staalstra, Jade Stos, Dylanne Taylor, and Brandon Beneteau. Each team member received a $25 Cineplex movie gift card.