March 9, 2015

Through their ingenuity and team work, the team from Chelmsford École Alliance St-Joseph claimed the bronze medal at the Elementary Provincial Cardboard Boat Races competition held on March 4 in Waterloo. No less than 28 teams from all parts of the province took part in this competition during which students were challenged to build quickly a water-resistant cardboard boat. With this third place finish, which follows a gold medal performance in January at the North-Eastern Regional Elementary Cardboard Boat Race competition, Alliance St-Joseph has become a force in cardboard boat racing.

More Alliance St-Joseph students claim third spot at the provincial Cardboard Boat Race competition

March 9, 2015

On Thursday, March 12, students from Espanola’s École Saint-Joseph (333 Mead Blvd., Espanola) and École St-Denis (1200 Ramsey View Court, Sudbury) will take part in a winter carnival as part of the “Je suis Moi” (I am Me) networking initiative. During this day designed to strengthen their francophone Catholic identity, kindergarten to grade 3 students will gather at Espanola’s École Saint-Joseph, while grade 4 to 8 students will unite in Sudbury’s École St-Denis.

More Discovering their Francophone Catholic identity during a carnival-themed day of activities

March 5, 2015

Sudbury’s Collège Notre-Dame (CND) recently launched its 27^th annual fundraising campaign in support of the Northern Cancer Research Foundation. With more than 300 students taking part in the February 22 annual door-to-door blitz across Greater Sudbury, the CND was able to raise $19,000. Including this most recent donation, total funds raised by Collège Notre-Dame during the last 27 years has reached $700,000.

More Collège Notre-Dame students reach $700,000 in donations to the Northern Cancer Research Foundation

March 4, 2015

Nineteen teams from nine Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario elementary schools competed in the 12^th annual Great Robotics Challenge (Grand défi robotique) that was held at Science North in Sudbury on February 26. 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.

More CSCNO students shine in the Great Robotics Challenge

March 3, 2015

From March 3 to 7, four Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) students will be among the 80 grade 11 and 12 Franco-Ontarian students to take part in the 9^th 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. Students will also have the opportunity to meet with Members and Ministers of Provincial Parliament (MPP).

More CSCNO students to take part in upcoming Francophone Youth Parliament at Queen’s Park

March 3, 2015

Mélanie-Rose Frappier, a grade 12 student at Sudbury’s École secondaire du Sacré-Cœur, was awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Youth Achievement fromThe Honorable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, during a ceremony held on February 27, 2015 at Queen’s Park. With the presentation of these awards, the Ontario Heritage Trust, in partnership with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, recognizes individuals and groups who have made outstanding contributions to conserving Ontario’s heritage.

More Sacré-Cœur student presented the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award

March 2, 2015

Four teams representing the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) will travel to Waterloo to take part in the Elementary and Secondary Provincial Cardboard Boat Races on March 4 and 5.

More Students from four CSCNO schools set to sail in provincial Cardboard Boat Race competition