Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Lenten season. Lent is the time of year when our Catholic Church observes our forty-day journey toward Easter. The word Lent comes from the root word “lengthen.” As the days are get longer, there is rebirth in spring and we are renewing our faith. Lent … Continue reading “Lent starts today”
The York Catholic District School Board is excited to share that one of its students was named as the winner of this year’s ShareLife poster contest. Congratulations to Yza P., Grade 7 student at St. Michael Catholic Academy in Thornhill! Yza’s poster will become the official ShareLife English language elementary poster for the charitable organization. … Continue reading “Grade 7 St. Michael Catholic Academy student named winner of ShareLife’s poster contest”
Joanna Moon, Grade 10 student at St. Theresa of Lisieux CHS in Richmond Hill founded the organization, Youth Here for Tomorrow, last summer as a way to connect with, and help others during the Covid-19 pandemic. She was inspired to take action after recognizing the many difficulties that the pandemic created, from social isolation to … Continue reading “Youth organization aims to empower and connect students”
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Briana Zhong, Grade 10 Pre-IB student at St. Robert Catholic High School and her sister, Athena Zhona, York Catholic District School Board graduate and third-year medical sciences student at Western University, knew they wanted to help. Between the months of June and October, together, they put together more … Continue reading “St. Robert CHS student and graduate nurtures hope with COVID-19 care packages”
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