March 12, 2018

An unforgettable musical experience awaited some 375 francophone students from all across the province who gathered in Sudbury from March 3 to 6 for the Quand ça nous chante music festival. Collège Notre-Dame (Sudbury), École secondaire catholique l’Horizon (Val Caron), École secondaire catholique Jeunesse-Nord (Blind River) and École secondaire Notre-Dame-du-Sault (Sault Ste. Marie) from the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario took part in the 15th edition of the festival. This annual festival was organized by the Association des professionnels de la chanson et de la musique (APCM) in partnership with this year’s host school, ÉSC l’Horizon.

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March 7, 2018

Some 35 grade 7 and 8 students from five Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) elementary schools will gather in the École St-Denis gymnasium (1200 Ramsey View Court, Sudbury) on Wednesday, March 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., to take part in the CSCNO Science Fair. Members of the media are invited to meet the young scientists.

March 5, 2018

On Wednesday, March 7, many girls between the ages of 12 and 17 will gather in the Collège Notre-Dame (100 Lévis St., Sudbury) gymnasium at 9:30 a.m. for the launch of the 2018 FitSpirit Campaign. Nina Kucheran, current CND swimmer and forthcoming Florida State University varsity athlete, will be sharing her personal story with the girls. Several other presentations and activities will also take place during the launch, which is scheduled to end at 10:30 a.m. Members of the media are invited to attend.

March 2, 2018

Over 120 students from 17 Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario elementary schools competed in the 15th annual Great Robotics Challenge (Grand défi robotique) that was held at Science North in Sudbury on February 28. The Grand défi robotique enables students from grades 4 through 8 to display their creativity, ingenuity and tenacity. This friendly competition encourages teamwork while initiating youngsters to the world of engineering and technology.

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March 2, 2018

From March 6 to 10, six Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) students will be among the 80 Franco-Ontarian students to take part in the 12th Provincial Francophone Youth Parliament. This activity will enable students to become familiar with Ontario’s parliamentary system and the workings of the Ontario Legislative Assembly.

The following students have been selected to participate in this learning activity: Brook Morneau, and Mélina Chouinard, Collège Notre-Dame (Sudbury); as well as Dakota Mathieu and Aidan Greenfield, École secondaire Notre-Dame-du-Sault (Sault-Ste-Marie).

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March 1, 2018

Four teams from Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) schools are making their way to Waterloo for the Provincial Cardboard Boat Race Championship as a result of their outstanding performances at the regional level. The team from École catholique Georges-Vanier (Elliot Lake) will compete in the elementary championship on March 7, 2018, while teams from École secondaire du Sacré-Cœur (Sudbury), École secondaire catholique Champlain (Chelmsford) and École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) will compete at the secondary school level on March 8.

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February 28, 2018

On February 28, Sudbury’s École secondaire du Sacré-Cœur received the prestigious Dr. Bette M. Stephenson Recognition of Achievement. This distinction was presented to five francophone schools in Ontario that were successful in helping students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) reach provincial literacy norms. Several representatives from École secondaire du Sacré-Coeur were on hand to accept the award during the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) Forum in Toronto.