THE SPECTRA AWARDS 
LDCSB Student Athletes Receive Top Honours

January 23rd, 2009

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Jessica was Canada's flag-bearer at the Commonwealth Youth Games last October in India, where she won silver in the 1,500 metres and 4 x 400 relay and finished fourth in the 800. She holds national youth records in the 800 and 1,500. She will receive a one thousand dollar bursary toward post-secondary education. Regina Mundi’s Scott Mair  was the male recipient for the "Beyond Disability" award. 

Other nominees from our system for the female award were Laura Vanhie of Regina Mundi, Georgia Robinson of Aquinas, Bernadette Allen of Holy Cross, Pam Johnston of John Paul II and Erica Poor of Mother Teresa Male nominees from LDCSB schools included Joe Circelli of CCH, Lucas Wong of Holy Cross, Kevin Camara of John Paul II, Mike Skufca of Mother Teresa, Taylor Stewart of Regina Mundi and Matt Uren of Aquinas. (Above) 

Regina Mundi’s Scott Mair with Superintendent Terry Grand.

Right, Amanda, a Grade 4 student at St. Jude Catholic Elementary School in London attended the 'We're All Stars' event at the Convention Centre. 
 She was very happy to meet  retired hockey player  Eric Lindros.

School Mark Family Literacy Day with World Record Try

Several LDCSB schools have joined a nation-wide effort to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records. The schools include St. Anthony French Immersion, St. George, Assumption and Blessed Kateri. They are joining thousands of other Canadian parents, guardians, teachers, librarians and children who will share five Robert Munsch classics as part of Family Literacy Day activities. From 2 p.m. today until  2 p.m. Saturday, Canadians will share Munsch favourites for at least 30 minutes in an attempt to break the existing world record for Most Children Reading With an Adult - Multiple Locations. The current record is 78,791 participants.  The schools are doing their reading this afternoon.

Celebrating Those Who Have Made a Difference! 

This will be the sixth year of an initiative to profile London District Catholic School Board Graduates who live the Ontario Catholic Graduate Expectations.  Those selected must be secondary school graduates of the London District Catholic School Board or its predecessor Boards. They must demonstrate impact in professional and/or personal life in the following areas: spiritual, academic, aesthetic, social, or physical; demonstrate fulfillment of the Ontario Catholic Graduate Expectations; and demonstrate stewardship in Catholic Education. Nominators must complete a nomination form, signed by the nominee and submitted to John Boles at the Catholic Education Centre by February 28th, 2009. (Printable nominations forms are available HERE).

There is a limit of one nomination per nominator. A Selection Committee will review all nominations and make a final decision based on the criteria.  The graduate (s) will be profiled in Spotlight, on the Board Website and during Education Week. This is your opportunity to publicly honour someone you know who has made a difference in the world around them! A list of previous winners is available Here.

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