There are no current national or provincial elections to study so students at St. Charles College have created a mock election of their own.
The grade ten Civics students in teacher James Suchoplas’ class had to create a political party complete with name and platform and deliver their enticing speeches to the students in the Life Skills classes.
The Life Skills students have the job of selecting a mock leader and party to run the school by way of secret ballot.
Suchoplas says “The election was an excellent way for students to study issues that impact students and then find ways to strive for change.”
Some groups even went so far as to create their own political campaign commercial.
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Month: March 2013
Cardinals Take Home Both Junior and Senior Volleyball Titles at NOSSA
It was a celebratory Monday at St. Charles College recently. The girls’ junior and senior volleyball teams competed at NOSSA and brought home not one BUT TWO championship banners.
The junior team beat the Sault’s Superior Heights Steelhawks to take the Northern Ontario Secondary Schools Association AAA junior girls title.
Head coach Julie Dion told her team to remain positive as they are always a team that works well at coming from behind and they did.
The senior team also took the AAA senior girls volleyball title after beating out the Korah Colts with their strong offense and defence.
Both teams advanced to the Ontario Federation of School Athletics Associations (OFSAA) AAA championships held in Windsor March 3rd to the 6th.
Provincial Funding for St. Charles College Will Make the School an Even Safer Campus of Excellence
Provincial Member of Parliament Rick Bartolucci announced 3.3 million dollars in funding today for the St. Charles College campus.
Bartolucci made the announcement at the school citing the improvements will help create an even safer environment.
Sudbury Catholic Board Chair, Jody Cameron says the money will be used to build an administration area on the main floor of the school. Currently the office is situated upstairs on the second level, which is not ideal.
St. Charles College is expected to be a busy hub of activity with a new JK-grade 6 Catholic elementary school also being built in the vicinity.
St. Charles College is widely known for its academics and athletics. This year, the school won NOSSA girls’ and boys’ hockey titles, as well as volleyball and curling titles. The school also won the city Mock Trial Championships this year.
Principal Patty Mardero says “great things are happening at St. Charles College and now beautiful things are to come.”
Board Chair Jody Cameron says construction is expected to begin in May of this year.