Month: January 2022

Our Social Justice Council’s Annual Operation St. Nick (OSN) was another success this year! Together with everyone’s help, we donated about 5000 items to local charities such as 360 Kids and the Good Shepherd. In past years, our school has helped sustain the inventory of these charitable organizations for an entire YEAR! Thanks to the generosity of our community this year, we were ... Continue reading "STL’s Social Justice Council Helps Local Charities"

Vaughan Public Libraries is partnering with libraries in York and Durham Regions to host the program Black Excellence in STEM Careers and Research.  Margaret Ikape, PhD candidate at University of Toronto, shares her passion for science, her journey, and research interests in the fields of Astronomy and Astrophysics on Monday, February 7th at 7:00 pm.

Please register on Eventbrite:  Black ... Continue reading "Black Excellence in STEM Careers and Research: Monday, Feb. 7 @ 7:00 pm"

The Amazon Canada First Novel Award is currently seeking submissions for the Youth Short Story category.  Authors between the ages of thirteen and seventeen are invited to submit a short story under 3,000 words.

The deadline for submissions is February 14, 2022, at 4:59 p.m. ET.

The YCDSB Mental Health Team is pleased to share that they are offering TWO new groups:  Stand Up to Depression and Taking Charge of Your Emotions.  Flyers for each of these groups can be found below and contain links to Google Forms for interested students to complete.  These are great opportunities to get some help if you need it!

Stand Up to ... Continue reading "YCDSB Mental Health Team Presents Two New Groups"