School News - York Catholic District School Board

St. Michael CA and student Briana Zhong earn Character Community Awards!

Live with Character – Change our World The York Catholic District School Board is proud to announce that St. Michael Catholic Academy in Thornhill and Briana Zhong, Grade 10 student at St. Robert Catholic High School in Markham both received awards by the Character Community York Region for their service to the community. St. Michael … Continue reading “St. Michael CA and student Briana Zhong earn Character Community Awards!”

St. Theresa of Lisieux named DECA – IDCD North American Champions

June 11, 2021February 4, 2022 Board News, School News

The York Catholic District School Board congratulates St. Theresa of Lisieux students, Sherry Yang, Grade 12, and Angelina Zheng, Grade 11, who placed first place at DECA’s North American Finalist Competition International Career Development Conference (ICDC). Sherry and Angelina represented Ontario in the Finalist Competition, competing against approximately 19,000 students from across North America. Sherry … Continue reading “St. Theresa of Lisieux named DECA – IDCD North American Champions”

St. Theresa of Lisieux CHS places 2nd in the World in UW Euclid Math Contest

June 11, 2021February 4, 2022 Board News, School News

The York Catholic District School Board congratulates the St. Theresa of Lisieux CHS Math Department and their math students for their 1st place ranking in the University of Waterloo Euclid Math Contest! The Richmond Hill team placed 1st in our zone, 1st in the province, 2nd in Canada, and 2nd in the World. The University … Continue reading “St. Theresa of Lisieux CHS places 2nd in the World in UW Euclid Math Contest”

St. Charles Garnier Scores in the Top 15 overall @ Math League Contest

June 11, 2021February 4, 2022 School News

The York Catholic District School Board congratulates the Grade 5 PACE students at St. Charles Garnier CES in Richmond Hill, for doing a phenomenal job in the recent Math League Contest. This year students from 366 across North America participated and the St. Charles Garnier Team placed 14th overall! Special congratulations go to Jacob K. … Continue reading “St. Charles Garnier Scores in the Top 15 overall @ Math League Contest”

Grade 8 St. Justin Martyr student competes at the National Finals of the Canadian Geographic Challenge

June 4, 2021February 4, 2022 School News

The York Catholic District School Board congratulates Nicholas Ali, Grade 8 Student at St. Justin Martyr CES in Unionville who recently represented the Board at the National Finals of the Canadian Geographic Challenge! The Canadian Geographic Challenge launched in 1995 as a way to encourage student interest in geography. Since then, the challenge has grown from … Continue reading “Grade 8 St. Justin Martyr student competes at the National Finals of the Canadian Geographic Challenge”

St. Elizabeth Music Council nurtures hope

June 4, 2021February 4, 2022 Living Our Faith, School News

The St. Elizabeth CHS Music Council prepared musical performances to help lift the spirits of staff and residents of numerous long term care homes in the community. The students worked hard to create a video displaying the work of instrumental, vocal and dance performances. These students shared their talents and gifts by delivering messages of … Continue reading “St. Elizabeth Music Council nurtures hope”

Students test their skills at provincial competition

May 17, 2021February 4, 2022 Board News, Featured, School News

The York Catholic District School Board is excited to announce that two of its students recently took home gold medals from the province-wide Skills Ontario Competition and a third student earned a silver medal! All three students attend St. Jean de Brebeuf CHS in Vaughan. The Skills Ontario Competition offers elementary and secondary students an … Continue reading “Students test their skills at provincial competition”

Daily themes the focus of Catholic Education Week activities at Divine Mercy CES

May 17, 2021February 4, 2022 Living Our Faith, School News

Divine Mercy Catholic Elementary School in Maple celebrated Catholic Education Week with a plethora of virtual events and activities centered around each of Catholic Education Week’s daily themes: Preparing the Earth (Monday), Sowing Seeds of Gratitude (Tuesday), Cultivating Relationships (Wednesday), Harvesting New Fruit (Thursday) and Marveling in Wonder (Friday). On Monday, the school livestreamed a … Continue reading “Daily themes the focus of Catholic Education Week activities at Divine Mercy CES”

Virtual Catholic Education Week performance by Grade 8s at All Saints CES

May 13, 2021February 4, 2022 Living Our Faith, School News

To mark Catholic Education Week, the Grade 8 students at All Saints Catholic Elementary School performed a virtual collaboration of “Come All You People,” led by the school’s Music Teacher, Ms. Burke. This performance truly encapsulates how many voices can come together to inspire hope within the school’s greater learning community.

SCG STREAM slideshow debuted during Catholic Education Week

May 13, 2021February 4, 2022 Living Our Faith, School News

St. Charles Garnier Catholic Elementary School in Richmond Hill kicked off Catholic Education Week by holding a virtual school liturgy on May 3rd that was live streamed to the entire school community. The following day, it debuted its STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) slideshow on the school’s YouTube Channel. This slideshow showcased work students completed … Continue reading “SCG STREAM slideshow debuted during Catholic Education Week”