Catholic Studies

There have been changes again in the department.  We say a fond farewell to Mr. Grossi.  Good luck in his future endeavours.  In his place we have Ms. Diponti.  She has fit right in with the students and has helped them make a very smooth transition.   Ms. Gaffan's class has been working on creating their own personal credo's.  They have done a great job.  Kudos to them for finding the words to state what they believe in.   ISU's have begun in some of out classes.  The students are exploring bible themes such as forgiveness and faith.  They then adapt them to their life experiences.  The grade 12 classes have been looking at broader social justice issues such as sex selective abortion and suicide.  They have done a very  professional job so far dealing with these sensitive topics.  Thanks to all of them for sharing their personal stories. Earth day is tomorrow, April 22nd.  How can we start making small changes to make a big difference in the life of the planet?

The department sends a very warm welcome to Mr. Gossi who has taken over for Ms. Kyryliuk.  He has fit right in with the students. It has been very busy around here.  The students have had a great many guest speakers in Ms. Marcuzzi's classes.  They have been learning alot about nurtrition and healthy living.  Ms. Giorlando's grade 12 students have met with Engineers without Borders and learned about how lack of access to water can affect a community.  On Holy Thursday Ms. Giorlando's period 2 grade 12's students volunteered at the Downtown mission.  It was a lot of manual labour but they learned about how a little help can go a long way.  Ms. Marcuzzi's classes created cards for the Hospital  peds unit.  They were able to brighten up a child's Easter.   Ms. Giorlando's class sent cards to Phionah, the schools sponsors child, for her birthday and Easter.  Mr. Gossi's class volunteered to pack the lunches for the Downtown mission.  It was an eye openin