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Posted On Monday, June 16, 2025

We want to extend a big congratulations to the incredible students at St. Joseph Catholic School in Oshawa for taking second place at this year’s CBC Music Class Challenge: Spring Edition. Students recorded “Everything is Boring” by The Beaches and were in the Elementary/Junior Contemporary Ensemble category.
 
St. Joseph Catholic School students said:
We were thrilled to find out that there was a first ever Spring edition of...

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Posted On Monday, June 16, 2025

During the 2024-2025 school year, St. Theresa Catholic School embarked on a special project based on a simple prompt: “How will you bring the spirit of the Jubilee Year into your school?” Pope Francis said: “Prayer unites us; it makes us brothers and sisters. It is in prayer that our hearts find the strength not to be cold and insensitive in the face of injustice. In prayer, God keeps calling us, opening our hearts to charity.” Using the guidance of Pope...
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Posted On Monday, June 16, 2025

Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) is excited to announce the 2024-2025 Certified Canada EcoSchools! As of June 10, 2025, DCDSB celebrates 32 EcoSchools, including 3 Platinum schools, 20 Gold schools, 2 Silver schools, 2 Bronze schools, and 5 participant schools. Special congratulations to St. Bernard Catholic School, St. Joseph Catholic School, and St. Monica Catholic School for certifying Platinum this year. Congratulations to our dedicated students, staff,...
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Posted On Monday, June 16, 2025

St. Kateri Funding AnnouncementAs part of its plan to protect Ontario and prepare students for success in our workforce, the Ontario government has provided the Durham Catholic District School Board with approval to issue the tender for the new addition at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School to create more student spaces.
“The funding for a new addition at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School in Oshawa is great news for our community,” said Todd McCarthy, MPP for Durham. “Through this...

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Posted On Wednesday, June 11, 2025

City of Pickering Environmental School Grant St. Mary Catholic Secondary School is excited to announce they have received an Environmental Schools Grant from the City of Pickering!  
St. Mary will use the funding to build upon the school's ongoing outdoor classroom project. The outdoor classroom has been an initiative that the St. Mary Outdoor Ed Team, Eco Team, and Retreat Leaders have worked on for the past few years. The project includes an outdoor structure, picnic tables, planter boxes, and vegetable...

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