OCSTA 2016 Short Video Award Winners

Our schools participated in a short video contest telling the “Story Behind the Name of My Catholic School.” The students worked very hard on these videos and we received over 200 entries from across Ontario Students from Grades 4-12 participated, with...

Students reminded of the power of faith at graduation ceremony

When Father Paul MacNeil, Chair of the Niagara Catholic District School Board, welcomed nearly 2,000 students from the board’s eight schools for their Graduation Celebration, he quoted French Jesuit priest and philosopher Pierre Teilharde de Chardin, and urged them to...

A sign of understanding

It was a moment of pride when teacher Michelle Evans watched her students at Easter mass. The kids were quietly observing the Lord’s Prayer in sign language — an undertaking even Evans didn’t think they would be ready for until the end of the year. Together, since...

Students learn the spirit of Saint Teresa in renaming ceremony

A life not lived for others is not a life. These words embody the spirit of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, a distinct leader among the Catholic community who demonstrates what it means to be a Christian. And this past month, the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board...