St. Charles College grade 9 students Brandon Roy, Kayla Folz, Marshall-Deschenes and Sydney Sheppard created a video illustrating what Catholic Education week means to them. The project was part of the learning outcomes in Mrs. M. Sanowar’s religion course.
Students at St. Charles College were treated to a concert like no other the morning of May 20. The kindness concert spread the message of being the change and changing the world with simple and random acts of kindness.
The act got even more interesting when the cast and crew called up SCC teacher Mr. Kingshott to release “his inner bear” with a cardio aerobics routine. The purpose was to release his inner bear and then share good news and kindness with the world.
The presentation was put on by Live Different. Its motto is “Kindness Changes Everything”.
Three girls at St. Charles College were recently honoured for their written works of art. Grade 12 students Maicie Szilva and Melissa Minor as well as grade 9 student Katie Miscio were recognized at the Sudbury Turning Points ceremony.
Turning Points is a writing competition put on by the Learning Partnership that focuses on building character development and literacy for students in grades 6-12.
The focus of the written submissions is to hone in on an important turning point in student lives. Maicie Szilva won a 2nd place award for her essay entitled “I Lost Her” about her sister’s illness which causes seizures. Miscio and Minor both received honourable mentions at the ceremony. Katie Miscio’s essay called “A New Normal” focused on the death of both her grandparents. Melissa Minor’s called “Aftermath” was about bullying.
Students in St. Charles College teacher Elizabeth Szilva’s Grade 11 English class have been writing letters to children in far off places. The students have been contacting the Chalice children that are sponsored by the school community during the Lenten collection.
Chalice is a Catholic sponsorship program that helps impoverished children with educational support, nutrition, medical care and other needs. Many of the children sponsored by St. Charles College live in places like India, Guatemala and the Philippines.
Students in the Grade 11 English class also learned about the Chalice organization and the success it has in helping students who are living in deplorable conditions.
On Wednesday, May 7th, students and staff at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School joined with Catholic Schools across the province to celebrate the Eucharist. What made this celebration even more vibrant was that students from St. Charles College, Marymount Academy and Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School were also part of the celebration. The theme of Catholic Education Week this year is “Serving in the love of Christ” and in his homily, Fr. Jim Hutton, pastor of St. Patrick Parish, reminded the students and staff of the importance of serving as Jesus did, to not count the cost and to not look for notoriety as we serve our brothers and sisters in Christ. A special message from Pope Francis was also ready to the students as he had sent a letter to be read to all of the Catholic students in Ontario during Catholic Education Week.
St. Charles College wants YOU to join Belle, Gaston, Mrs. Potts and the rest of the cast of Beauty and the Beast. Be our guest as they bring Disney’s Beauty and the Beast to life from May 6-10th at 7 p.m. Parents with small children may wish to take in the 1 p.m. matinee May 10th where they can meet the cast of characters after the show. The production was directed and produced by teacher Diandra Zafiris.
The St. Benedicts Robotics team is hosting an event at Dynamic Earth this Saturday – May 3. We will be demonstrating the robot, in conjunction with Sudbury Youth Rocks Band, as part of National Youth Arts Week. This event will be streamed live across Canada, which is really exciting!
NATIONAL YOUTH ARTS WEEK: ROCK N’ ROBOTICS EVENT
National Youth Arts Week from May 1-7, 2014 provides an opportunity for young people across Canada to create a celebration of youth led events showcasing their talents, expressing and exchanging ideas, getting excited about the arts and celebrating their positive contribution to their communities and to Canada. From St. John’s, NFLD, to Vancouver, BC, and everywhere in between!
For the first time, Sudbury will be hosting their own events throughout the week. A highlight will be “Rock n’ Robotics”, an exciting event that will combine a rock band with mechanical robots and professional stilt walkers. It will be a great opportunity to witness the hard work of these youth led/engaged activities from the Sudbury Youth Rocks Band, RoBenedicts Robotics Team from First Robotics Canada, and the Myths and Mirrors’ Kazzzam Stilt Walking Performers.
Event Details:
May 3, 2014
10am – 12pm
Atlas Copco Theatre, Dynamic Earth
See attached poster and media document for more details.
Look forward to seeing you there!
A new pilot program was launched on Tuesday, April 29 at St. Charles College to help Aboriginal students develop business and entrepreneurial skills. Minister of Education Liz Sandals was on hand to reveal the details of the program as the province partners with the Paul Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative to support Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship.
The students will learn how to develop a business plan and create product or service based business.Jason Michelutti and Paola Gutscher will spearhead the grade 11/12 program at St. Charles College.
Gutscher says “the critical goal of the program is to improve attendance and increase student confidence levels.”Michelutti says he’s eager to get started and wants to get the students “thinking like business owners”.
About fifteen students are already enroled in the program which will commence September 2014.
Halle Berry, Salma Hayek, Nick Jonas of Jonas Brothers fame are just some celebrities living with diabetes.
On April 15, 2014, students at St. Charles College were educated by representatives of the Canadian Diabetes Association in preparation for the Sudbury Rocks!!! Race, Run or Walk for Diabetes on May 11th.
Afterwards, a $2500 cheque was presented to the Association on behalf of the students who are participating in the Mother’s Day run. In addition to training weekly, the students have also been collecting door-to-door pledges to support Diabetes research.
More than sixty Cardinal students and forty staff members will lace up their running shoes for the big race.
Teacher Chantal.Dagostino who is heading up the large pack of runners says “Many of our students are impacted by diabetes either individually or because a family member close to them suffers with the disease or has died from complications because of it. It just makes sense to educate this generation.”
Graduating girls at St. Charles College were treated to a Gown Giveaway event April 8. The event was put on in partnership with the All Dressed Up and the Sudbury and District Health Unit. Two school based nurses also helped assist the girls to provide fashionable flair advice along with building their self esteem.
More than one dozen girls ended up walking away with the dress of their dreams.
This is the second year the school has worked in partnership with the Health Unit to have the event.
The event was organized by the Guidance department at St. Charles College.
