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District Teachers and Principal receive Provincial Catholic Education Awards Each year the Alberta Catholic School Trustees Association hosts the SPICE Conference for Catholic educators and the Blueprints conference for Catholic Leaders. At the SPICE Conference Chinelo Igbelina from Mother Mary Greene and Lili Szakony from St. Cecilia received the Catholic education teacher awards. Suzanne Kitt, principal at St. Matthew, received the Catholic Leader award. The College of Catholic School Superintendents Association sponsors these awards, celebrating the amazing Catholic teachers and leaders throughout the province. Included in the pictures provided is one from a recent CCSD Board Meeting where our trustees celebrated and recognized the achievements of these three award winners.
Applause Elementary Speech & Drama Festival 2017 Applause Elementary Speech & Drama Festival 2017 ran two packed days at the Engineered Air Theatre in Arts Commons on May 10 and 11, 2017. Schools involved included, St. Peter, Our Lady of the Evergreens, St. Philip, Our Lady of Grace, St. Mark, St. Rita, St. Clare, St. Joan of Arc, St. Brigid, Our Lady of Wisdom and St. Boniface. Over 750 students participated. The Applause Festival began in 1988 as part of the Arts celebration in conjunction with the Winter Olympics.
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Christ the King Students Perform Beauty and the Beast Christ the King Theatre Company under the direction outstanding drama teacher, Mr. Robb Sherman, proudly presented the Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast May 16–18, 2017. Producing a full-length musical involves hundreds of different assignments. Students took on the roles of stage manager, director, set designer, dance choreographer and costume designer. Behind the scenes there was a dedicated crew who worked on sets, lighting, costumes props, marketing as well as hair and makeup. Former CTK students even returned to the school to give back to the program. Well over one hundred past and present students have pooled their gifts and talents to put together the amazing presentation. A brilliant performance seen by three sold out crowds in the Bishop O’Byrne High School Theatre. Well done Christ the King!
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Music Monday Music Monday hosted a number of events around the district locally at schools and the National Music Centre live streamed Bishop Carroll Jazz Choir along with the YYC Youth Jazz band. It was a huge success for our students involved and more information and footage can be seen here: http://www.musicmonday.ca/
St. Mary’s Student a Winner at Canada-Wide Science Fair Colette Benko, Grade 11 at St. Mary’s High School came home with a $1,000 Youth Can Innovate senior Award from the Gwyn Morgan and Patricia Trottier Family Foundation a gold medal and recognition as the Best Project of the entire Canada Wide Science Fair. The childhood cancer survivor swept the competition taking home two scholarships, a gold medal for special awards, and winning both the top health senior project and the top senior project at the fair for her novel research in pediatric cancer therapy. Colette was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer, at age 13. After undergoing surgery, treatment and conquering the disease, she said she became fascinated with cancer in young children. Congratulations Colette!
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Bishop Carroll Student Wins Big at Calgary Performing Arts Festival’s Rose Bowl Grade 11 Bishop Carroll student, Isabella Perron (violin player) has won the overall top prize of the Calgary Performing Arts Festival's Rose Bowl at Webber Academy in Calgary on May 7, 2017. This Rose Bowl win provides Isabella with a $5,000 scholarship, which she plans to use to explore and learn more about the world through travel. She will also have her name engraved on the coveted silver Rose Bowl alongside the other 48 past winners. Isabella comes from a very musical family and has been playing the violin since she was three years old. Her virtuoso performances have also won her several awards and commendations from all over the world.
Our Lady of Wisdom Wins Second Annual Gold Daisy School Contest Our Lady of Wisdom School has won the second annual Gold Daisy School Contest. Local business owners sponsor the contest through Facebook whereby parents vote for their favorite school in Chestermere. As winners of the 2017 Gold Daisy School contest, Our Lady of Wisdom will receive lunch and dessert for the entire staff plus additional school supplies and new books for their Learning Commons.
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St. John Celebrates 100 Years St. John School opened in 1917. At the time, the school was filled with eighty-three students, two teachers and was previously known as the West Hillhurst School. St. John School was also one of the original eight schools in the Calgary Catholic School District.
This special milestone was recognized with a celebration attended by past and current staff. Father Eric presided over the liturgy and reminisced about his experiences as a young person living in the community. Trustee, Marge Belcourt then delivered greetings on behalf of the Board and shared some of the school's history. Finally, Chief Superintendent, Gary Strother reminded everyone what a special occasion it is to be part of something that is 100 years old.
CSSD CTS Students Compete for Provincial Titles in Different Occupational Areas On May 10 and 11, 2017, hundreds of CTS students competed in the Provincial Skills Canada Competition (PSCC) held in Edmonton, Alberta, including many from the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD). PSCC features high school CTS and post-secondary students from across Alberta, competing in trade and technical events. Students who placed first in their event will earn a spot on Team Alberta, and represent the province at the 2017 Skills Canada National Competition.
We are very proud to recognize CSSD students who competed in the Regional Skills Competitions held early at SAIT and wish them the best of luck in their future career choices.
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