Education

May 16, 2017 @ 13:17   More than 650 francophone students from 103 French language Catholic and public secondary schools will gather in Woodstock from May 19 to 22 to take part in the 24th edition of the Jeux franco-ontariens (Franco-Ontarian Games). Held at École secondaire catholique Notre-Dame under the theme “Là où les grandes routes se rencontrent,” this annual provincial gathering attracts a great ...

May 16, 2017 @ 12:26 Soccer is here and will be on the fields again Wednesday and Thursday. Our teams were both successful last week and advanced to the play downs this week. On Wednesday, Viking teams play at 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thursday’s games are at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30, with tiebreakers and finals in the afternoon. Good ...

May 10, 2017 @ 09:36 MHS is proud to have had Kathleen Johnson and Megan Byrnes representing true Viking form at the Ontario Federation of Secondary School Athletics Association (OFSSAA) competing in girls’ doubles badminton. They proceeded to the B event where they lost in consolation but they managed to make a good game out of the competition against the ...

 May 8, 2017 @ 08:39     What do you get when you mix students with basketballs, plenty of practices on the court and a whole lot of dunks and slams? You get two very victorious and happy teams! Recently, the Sir James Dunn Cougars participated in the annual basketball tournament held in Wawa and were both successful in capturing ...

May 4, 2017 @ 06:25   Pour une quatrième année consécutive, l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) a organisé le tournoi d’échecs Franco-Nord-Ouest, qui a eu lieu le 27 avril  au centre municipal de Wawa. Pas moins de 131 élèves francophones de la 3e à la 12eannée des écoles suivantes y ont participé : Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau), l’Orée des Bois (Dubreuilville), St-Joseph (Dubreuilville), Écho-des-Rapides (Sault-Ste-Marie), Escalade ...

May 4, 2017 @ 06:24   Some 130 young chess masters met in Wawa on April 27 for the 4th Franco-Nord-Ouest Chess Tournament. The competition, hosted by Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph, attracted 131 grades 3 to 12 francophone students from the following Northwestern Ontario French Catholic and Public schools: École Saint-Joseph and École l’Escalade (Wawa), École St-Joseph and É.s. l’Orée des bois ...

May 3, 2017 @ 08:30 Last Thursday afternoon, students of MHS were in the audience for the Rosenath Theatre production of Meet Cute. The actors presented a scenario in which one of the two people expressed liking the other person. Roles were reversed, and then a third scenario was presented in which both showed a liking for each other. The ...

May 1, 2017 @ 11:45 There are a number of great supports for schools to access when messaging the importance of healthy living to students of all ages and at Tuesday night’s Committee of the Whole Meeting, Superintendent of Education Marcy Bell shared partnerships which have led to the implementation of water bottle refilling stations at over thirty Algoma District ...

The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) is ready to celebrate Catholic Education Week 2017 which runs from Sunday, April 30 to Friday May 5. The theme for the week, which was also the school-year focus, is ‘Walking Forward Together’.   Activities will occur at HSCDSB schools in Blind River, Chapleau, Elliot Lake, Espanola, Hornepayne, Massey, Sault Ste. Marie, Wawa ...

May 1, 2017 @ 07:59 Tonight will be the second and last public meeting to hear public concerns and questions about the possibility of school closure, and accommodating the JK-8 program and students currently housed at Sir James Dunn Public School as a Jk-12 School on the Michipicoten High School site. The major factor behind the consideration of this amalgamation ...

Apr 25, 2017 @ 10:59 The halls of MHS have been busy the past few weeks! Congratulations to all of our badminton players who took part in the NWOSSAA playdowns last week. They had great results with the girls’ doubles playing off in a three-way tie for first. They came out the winners and are off to Chatham in May ...

Apr 24, 2017 @ 16:50   Tuesday Mixed Regular Season winners –  The Bowlievers: Chantal Magi, Jessica Webb, DJ WebPete Magi, Joe Grasley, and Nick Veldt.   Men’s Regular Season winners: Wawa Shenanigans: Jarret Ralph, Armando Trovarello, Preston Plante, Chris Casavant, Colton Ward, and Breton MacDonnell.   Men’s Playoff Champions – Paul’s Custom Glass: Paul Gennaro, Jake Casavant, Urbano Trovarello, Brian Choquette Barry ...

  Apr 20, 2017 @ 09:30 Le jeudi 27 avril, quelque 130 jeunes maîtres d’échecs se réuniront à Wawa afin de participer au quatrième Tournoi d’échecs Franco-Nord-Ouest. Présentée par l’école Saint-Joseph de Wawa, cette compétition réunira des élèves francophones provenant des écoles catholiques et publiques suivantes : Saint-Joseph et l’Escalade (Wawa), St-Joseph et É.s. l’Orée des bois (Dubreuilville), Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau) et ...

Apr 20, 2017 @ 09:24 Some 130 young chess masters will meet in Wawa on Thursday, April 27, for the fourth Franco-Nord-Ouest Chess Tournament. The competition, hosted by Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph, will attract francophone students from the following Northwestern Ontario French Catholic and Public schools: École Saint-Joseph and École l’Escalade (Wawa), École St-Joseph and É.s. l’Orée des Bois (Dubreuilville), École ...

Apr 12, 2017 @ 12:00 Dear Brenda, As PC Critic for Municipal Affairs and Housing, I hear from people all over Ontario who are concerned about the unaffordability of living in Ontario. Over the past few weeks I have been hearing from more and more people who, like the 31 seniors in Sault Ste. Marie, are facing huge rent increases. ...