Marymount Academy will be hosting an OSAID (Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving) special event on Monday, October 26, 2009 from 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m at the school, 165 D’Youville Street Sudbury.

The purpose of the event is to introduce Barney-the new OSAID Mascot to the Sudbury Community. Barney will arrive by police escort accompanied by Ms. Nicole LaCroix, a member of the Provincial OSAID, Board of Directors.

Barney, an Issue Awareness Development Campaign Project, is starting his province-wide journey in Sudbury. Students at Marymount will be Barney’s first official ‘owners’-they will look after him, blog of his whereabouts on the OSAID website and post photos of Barney on his travels and pass him on the new ‘owners’ in other OSAID member schools.

Barney will travel from school to school, community to community and around the province. Where he goes is entirely for his ‘owners’ to decide.

Full details are on the OSAID website, www.osaid.org.

For further information, or for a photo opp, please contact Tracey Adams at Marymount Academy, phone 674-4231 ext: 113.

The start of a new school year is just around the corner. The Sudbury Catholic District School Board reminds parents and guardians that the first day of school is Tuesday, September 1, 2009 with early dismissal.

Best of luck during the coming school year!

It is with the great sadness that the Sudbury Catholic District School Board announces the death of one of its students from St. Charles College.

On June 21, 2009 at 12:40 a.m. members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service and the Emergency Medical Service responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred in the area of Municipal Road 80 near Gatien Avenue in Hanmer.

Caitlin Jelley, a 15 year old, Grade 9 student at St. Charles College was walking on Municipal Road 80 with two friends when they were struck by an eastbound vehicle. All three victims were transported to hospital and have passed away as a result of injuries received in the collision.

A team of grief councillors is presently on site at St. Charles College to help students and staff deal with the death of their classmate.

Words cannot express the depth of sympathy for her family at this time. St. Charles College will be holding a prayer service for Caitlin’s friends in the school chapel, Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.

We ask for your prayers for Caitlin’s family during this most difficult time.

“We are devastated by the tragic event and our heartfelt condolences, thoughts and prayers go out to the families.”

Marymount Academy will be hosting an OSAID (Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving) “Chain of Life” event on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m at Tom Davies Square.

The purpose of the event is to promote the awareness re the dangers of impaired driving to youth. Students from all four of the Board’s secondary schools, (St. Benedict CSS, Bishop Carter CSS, St. Charles College and Marymount Academy) will create a “human chain” by holding hands as a sign of solidarity againstt “drinking and driving.

The “Chain of Life” will begin at 11:30 a.m. in and around Tom Davies Square and will last for half an hour. The students will then move into Tom Davies Square for free pizza and entertainment by a variety of guests. A number of key speakers including, Mayor John Rodriguez, Police Chief Ian Davidson, OSAID Operations Manager, Matt Evans and other community representatives will address the students.

The event will terminate at 2:00 p.m. Transportation for the students to and from the event will be provided courtesy of the City of Greater Sudbury and its transit service.

Mr. Wilfred Cywink from the University of Western Ontario’s Indigenous Services Recruitment Office will be at St Benedict Catholic Secondary School on Friday, April 4 to interact with the school’s First Nations students.

Mr. Cywink will share with the students his personal educational experiences and encourage them to stay in school and strive for a post secondary school education be it college or university.

Mr Cywink is also coming to the City of Greater Sudbury to participate in the Northern Aboriginal Festival at the Sudbury Arena on April 5 and 6, 2008.