Category: School News

Richard Yeh, Grade 11 student at St. Brother Andre Catholic High School, already has an impressive resume as a young, successful pianist. To his teachers and friends, he’s a young student who is enrolled in the full advanced placement program at St. Brother Andre, and a teenager who enjoys bike riding and playing video games. … Continue reading “St. Brother Andre student counts his blessings for another successful year as a young piano aficionado”

Recently, the junior girls volleyball team at St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School’s invited members of the Special Needs Athletic Program (SNAP) to their school for a friendly and inclusive basketball tournament. SNAP is a Christ-based non-profit that aims to help people living with various disabilities be more active and improve their quality of … Continue reading “St. Theresa of Lisieux brings community together through basketball”

Students across York Region participated in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Regional Competition that challenged youths to utilize science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) concepts to solve real-world problems. Inspired by the ongoing Amazon Rainforest fires and air pollution in our cities, students from Blessed Scalabrini Catholic Elementary School’s Skyhawks FFL team, built a … Continue reading “Blessed Scalabrini wins Project Innovation Award for its CO2 Combating Green Wall”

Grade 11 students from Cardinal Carter Catholic High School’s World Religions class attended a session in the Tour For Humanity mobile classroom to learn about the events of the holocaust. “An integral part of our focus is to identify notions of morality, freedom and justice within our world’s religions. The atrocities of the Holocaust are … Continue reading “Cardinal Carter students participate in Tour of Humanity”

Hard work. Determination. Perseverance. A positive attitude. Great sportsmanship. These are the ingredients that make up Holy Name Catholic Elementary School’s boys volleyball team. This year, after winning 26 out of 28 games in the season, they were crowned the 2019 volleyball champions at the Board-wide tournament. Each year, schools across the York Catholic District … Continue reading “Holy Name CES wins 2019 Boys Volleyball Championship Title”

On Dec. 6, 2019, students from the York Catholic District School Board, attended the 2019 Youth Bocce Canada Championship event to celebrate their athletic abilities, teamwork and sportsmanship throughout the season. This year, a team of students from St. Brother Andre Catholic High School (YCDSB) earned their school’s 8th Youth Bocce Canada Championship title. St. … Continue reading “Students in St. Brother Andre’s Functional Life Skills Program are this years’ Youth Bocce Championships”

From Nov. 24 to Dec. 1, more than 250,000 dancers from around the world will compete at the International Dance Organization’s (IDO) World Show Dance Championships, also known as the “Olympics of Dance”, in Riesa, Germany. Joining the elites is none other than Ava Cassar, Grade 6 student from Our Lady of Hope Catholic Elementary … Continue reading “Our Lady of Hope student to represent Canada on the world stage of dance”

When the City of Vaughan requested Our Lady of the Rosary CES to help kick-off their 10th Annual Toy Drive in support of CP24’s Chum Christmas Wish, staff and students jumped on the opportunity to spread the holiday cheer to those in need. In preparation for the launch, students and staff transformed the school into … Continue reading “Our Lady of the Rosary kicks-off the Christmas season with holiday cheer”

The York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) and the Jays Care Foundation has teamed up to host the Challenger Baseball program in more than 20 YCDSB schools. The adaptive baseball program is designed to empower children and youth living with cognitive and/or physical disabilities. The program provides athletes with the opportunity to learn and enhance … Continue reading “YCDSB teams up with Jays Care Foundation to empower students with cognitive and physical disabilities through baseball”