Catholic
Education Week Will Highlight the Activities in our Schools
Catholic Education Week
begins on Sunday, with the theme this year of "Rejoicing in
Hope."
The Five Sub Themes for the 2010 Catholic Education Week are:
Hope in our Hearts; Hope in our
Homes; Hope in our Schools; Hope
in our Communities and Hope in our
World.
There will be special events in every school as the London District
Catholic School Board highlights the distinctive nature of Catholic
Education. Here are some of the highlights of the week:
Catholic Education Week
will begin with the official opening and blessing of St.
Anne's Catholic Elementary School in St. Thomas on
Sunday at 2 p.m.. The school opened its doors in
September with an enrolment of 530 students. It amalgamates
students from the St. Gabriel's Catholic Elementary School and
St. Raphael's Catholic Elementary School communities. Bishop
Ronald Fabbro will do the blessing.
Monday night will see the
Spirit Awards presented at St. Joseph's High School in St.
Thomas. The Spirit Award recognizes abilities and excellence
of a student from each school of the London District Catholic
School Board during Catholic Education Week.
Also Monday, the 2010
Stewards in Catholic Education Award will be presented to a
graduate of St. Joseph’s High School who has been involved
in social justice projects in Canada, Kenya and Haiti. This
year's winner is Brittnei Berrisford, who is graduating this
spring from the University of Guelph. This is the seventh year
for the system’s highest award - an initiative to profile
London District Catholic School Board Graduates who live the
Ontario Catholic Graduate Expectations.
The school communities of
St. Bernadette, Holy Cross and St. Sebastian will celebrate an
outdoor mass - in God's Cathedral - to celebrate Education
Week on the grounds of St. Bernadette Catholic School. It will
be held on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. (Wednesday is the rain
date)
Mother Teresa Catholic
Secondary School is Celebrating its 10th year
anniversary on Wednesday with a 3 p.m. mass in the chapel,
followed by a reception honouring the school community and
volunteers.
Dancefest is going on all
week - and until May 13th. It will be held in
London at the Western Fair Agriplex; in St. Thomas at the
Timken Centre; in Strathroy at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary
School and in Woodstock at St. Mary's High School. For the
complete schedule, click HERE.
It
is anticipated that approximately 7,800 students from both our
city and county schools will be participating over the 8 days
of the event.
On May 7th and
8th John Paul II Catholic Secondary School will be celebrating
its 25TH anniversary with all former students and staff
invited to join in a fun-filled weekend of events,
activities, and time to catch up with old friends. . Follow
the links at www.jags.ca
to register
For school-by-school plans
for Catholic Education Week, click HERE:
About 250 LDCSB students
walked through the streets of London on Wednesday in the 20th annual Walk Against
Male Violence. The students, from five of our secondary schools,
visited the Peace Garden and marched through the downtown before
ending in Harris Park. They raised seven thousand dollars in pledge
money, which will go to support the Sexual Assault Crisis Centre and
two schools in Afghanistan. Students at St.
Joseph's High School in St. Thomas participated in the Walk Against Male Violence
for the first time. The students
had a strong showing in their first walk with 80 participants who
raised over $3200 for the cause.
Do you know a teacher who belongs on the
Teachers’ Wall of Fame? If so, it’s time to get your nomination
in for the 2010 Teachers’ Wall of Fame. For more information.
click on NEWS.
On
February 1 the new Keeping Our Kids Safe at School Act (Bill
157) came into force. This legislation supports the London District
Catholic School Board's belief that all members of our school
community - staff, students, parents, and community agencies - have
a role to play in making our schools a safe place in which to learn.
Find out what's being done to keep our kids
safe and what parents should know. Click on the Bulletin Board
on the LDCSB front page.
BECOMING
A CATHOLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEE
A Call to Service and Stewardship in Christ
On October 25th, 2010,
Catholic school board elections will be held across Ontario.
In an effort to inform those members of the Catholic community
considering the vocation of Catholic school trusteeship, the Ontario
Catholic School Trustees Association has provided the booklet "Becoming
a Catholic School Trustee" as well as a pamphlet entitled
"A
Call to Service." Please open the links for more
information.
Our
Mission
To serve the
Catholic student in a community that nurtures a living faith and provides a
quality Catholic education that enables the individual to
become a contributing member of the Church and
Society.
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submissions, suggestions and input, please contact:
or contact:
John Boles, Manager of Communications, 519-663-2088, ext
40015
Spotlight
is produced weekly by the Communications Department of
the LDCSB.
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Award winner for demonstrated excellence, recognized by the
Canadian Association of Communicators in Education and a
winner of the Glorya Nanne Award from the Ontario
Association of Parents in Catholic Education for making a
substantial contribution to fostering better understanding of
Catholic Education.
On
February 1 the new Keeping Our Kids Safe at School Act (Bill
157) came into force. This legislation supports the London District
Catholic School Board's belief that all members of our school
community - staff, students, parents, and community agencies - have
a role to play in making our schools a safe place in which to learn.
