Year: 2024

Education Week 2024: We Are Called to Love

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Each year during Catholic Education Week, Ontario’s Catholic community engages in a week-long celebration of the unique identity and distinctive contributions of publicly-funded Catholic education. This year, Catholic Education Week occurs on May 5-11 with the theme, “We Are Called to Love.” 

The theme was inspired by many aspects of our faith community, including our ongoing efforts to promote equity and ... Continue reading "Education Week 2024: We Are Called to Love"

A MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE FROM KALUNGU GIRLS TRAINING CENTRE

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On behalf of the school community, I would like to express our deep gratitude and appreciation to you and HEART committee for your love, care and concern. Your yearly contribution has put a smile on many faces mostly from humble back ground are able to stay in school and receive education. They have lots of dreams. I thank you for all the work ... Continue reading "A MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE FROM KALUNGU GIRLS TRAINING CENTRE"

Varsity Boys Hockey

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Congratulations to our Varsity Boys Hockey Team!  They ended off a terrific season finishing in 1st place in the East Division and earned a Silvery Medal in the YRAA Tier 2 finals by finishing 2nd place overall.  The team demonstrated brilliance throughout the season coupled with dedication, resilience and hard work to achieve this result.

Swim Team Success at YRAA and OFSAA

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Congratulations to the members of the St. Augustine swim team!  Our team of 48 students, ranging from grades 9 through 12, placed first overall at both YRAA preliminary meets, and many of our students qualified for OFSAA in individual and relay events.  At OFSAA, we had a successful showing with top 20 finishes for several of our boys’ individual events and our junior ... Continue reading "Swim Team Success at YRAA and OFSAA"

Monday, April 8: Shortened Day for Solar Eclipse

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On Monday, April 8, 2024, a full solar eclipse will occur in southern Ontario, which will block the sun’s light in some areas.

In York Region, we will experience the effects of the eclipse between roughly 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., which coincides with the scheduled dismissal times for our schools. Looking at the sun during this time period has the ... Continue reading "Monday, April 8: Shortened Day for Solar Eclipse"

2024 Lenten Mass

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On March 21, 2024 the York Catholic District School Board celebrated the third annual board-wide Lenten Mass of Renewal and Reconciliation. Livestreamed to the board’s 50,000 students, the Mass featured the talented students of St Edward Catholic Elementary School and St Brother Andre Catholic High School, in Markham, who performed the music and helped with the readings.

The celebrant was Bishop ... Continue reading "2024 Lenten Mass"