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Bishop Barron
The Natural Law - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
07/13/2025
Friends, in our first reading from the book of Deuteronomy this week, Moses says to the people, “For this command that I enjoin on you today is not too mysterious and remote for you. . . . No, it is something very near to you, already in your mouths and in your hearts...
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HWCDSB’s Lucia Marchionda Awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal
HWCDSB’s Lucia Marchionda Awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal
07/11/2025
Lucia Marchionda has spent her life dedicated to empowering others through education, faith and service. As Webmaster and Coordinator of the Christian Service Program for the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, Marchionda’s passion for service was recently recognized as a a recipient of the 2025 King Charles III Coronation Medal.
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School Registration 2025-2026
07/08/2025
All elementary schools of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board will be open for registration from 9am to 12pm on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Secondary students can also register in-person at their home school throughout the summer period. Secondary schools are open Monday to Friday, from 9am to 3pm.
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Passion for Prayer Day: Pray in your own Way
07/03/2025
If students learn differently, then maybe they pray differently. That’s the takeaway from Elementary Religion and Family Life Consultant Carmelina Biundo’s Passion for Prayer Day. This special day is dedicated to prayer, reflection, and faith formation, inviting students to encounter prayer in new and meaningful ways to experience God’s loving and powerful presence.
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Summer Vaccine Clinics 2025
07/03/2025
Hamilton Public Health Services is offering community vaccination clinics throughout summer 2025 to help students and families stay up to date on routine immunizations.
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Bishop Tonnos’ Daniel Puglisi Named Schulich Leader, Awarded $120,000 Scholarship for McMaster Engineering
06/30/2025
Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School’s Daniel Puglisi has been named a Schulich Leader Scholarship recipient, earning a prestigious $120,000 scholarship to pursue an undergraduate degree in engineering at McMaster University. The Schulich Leader Scholarship is Canada’s most coveted undergraduate STEM scholarship...
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Vaccines
Measles Vaccination Reminder
06/27/2025
As of June 2025, Ontario is experiencing a large measles outbreak, with over 2,000 reported cases since last October. Measles is a serious, highly contagious disease that can lead to severe illness—especially in infants and young children. Vaccination is the most effective way to protect your family. Two doses of a measles-containing vaccine are nearly 100% effective and are available for free through your health care provider, walk-in clinics, or Hamilton Public Health clinics.
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Wishing Our Students and Staff a Safe and Restful Summer
06/27/2025
As we close another school year, I want to thank our students and staff for your dedication, faith, and care. You are the heart of our schools, and your efforts continue to reflect the mission of Catholic education in all you do. To our graduates – congratulations! We are proud of all you’ve accomplished and send our prayers as you begin this exciting new chapter.
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Mr. Patrick J. Daly and the Most Reverend Douglas Crosby O.M.I.
Mass of Thanksgiving Celebrates Pat Daly’s 40 Years of Service
06/27/2025
“If the only prayer you ever say in your life is ‘thank you,’ it will be enough.” With those words by Meister Eckhart, spoken by Lorena Madalena, Executive Assistant to the Chairperson, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board community gathered in gratitude on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, for a Mass of Thanksgiving honouring Patrick J. Daly.
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St. James Hosts Special Olympics
06/26/2025
On June 18, St. James the Apostle Catholic Elementary School proudly hosted the Special Olympics: a day filled with joy, energy and unforgettable memories. Organized by Special Education Resource Teacher Antonella Gattulli and Principal Elena Minicucci, students took part in a range of fun and inclusive activities, from football throwing and cornhole to basketball and soccer.
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HWCDSB Board of Trustees Appoints New Chair
06/25/2025
Hamilton, ON – At a Special Meeting of the Board held on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Trustees of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board appointed John Valvasori, Trustee for Wards 8 and 14, as Chairperson of the Board. Mr. Valvasori brings a lifetime of service in Catholic education ...
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Secondary Schools Raise Close to 100K for Relay for Life
06/24/2025
Three Catholic secondary schools across our system have made an impact on life-saving cancer research. St. Thomas More, Bishop Tonnos and St. Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary Schools each hosted a Relay for Life event raising close to a record-breaking $100,000 between the schools. While each school brought their own heart and spirit to the cause, the mission was consistent...
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Heat Warning Extended
06/24/2025
The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has escalated the Heat Warning to an Extended Heat Warning beginning Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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Bishop Barron
Join Your Life to Christ’s Sacrifice - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
06/22/2025
Friends, every year we have Trinity Sunday followed by today’s wonderful Solemnity of Corpus Christi—two of the highest theological mysteries of our faith, the Trinity and the Eucharist, back to back. As we reflect today on the Body and Blood of Jesus, I want to explore the deep connection between temple sacrifice, the altar of the cross, and the Mass.
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HWCDSB Approves 2025-2026 Budget Centered on Catholic Values
06/20/2025
At their June 17, 2025 meeting, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board approved a balanced $467 million operating budget and $26.7 million capital budget for 2025-2026. Reflecting six guiding budget pillars and the mission to place Christ at the centre of student learning, the budget prioritizes investments in student and staff mental health, technology (including Grade 9 1:1 devices), special education...
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STTA Students Place #1 World-Wide in Math Competition
06/19/2025
Three Grade 2 students from St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Elementary School earned top honours in April, placing first globally in an international digital math competition. The contest, hosted by Caribou Contests, is a worldwide online platform that offers math-based learning tools and competitions for students of all abilities. Designed to support curriculum-aligned learning...
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Pat Daly
Livestream Mass of Thanksgiving in honour of Patrick J. Daly
06/18/2025
We invite you to join us virtually for this evening’s Mass of Thanksgiving in honour of Patrick J. Daly, Chairperson of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board. The Mass will be celebrated by the Most Reverend Douglas Crosby, O.M.I., D.D., Bishop of Hamilton, at the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King, beginning at 4:30 p.m
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Celebrating Excellence in Catholic Education
06/18/2025
The annual Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board Student Awards Celebrating Excellence gathering took place June 3, 2025 at Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School. Eighty-one students and four teams were recognized for excellence in academics, Christian service, Catholic leadership, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities the arts and Stewardship of Creation.
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BR Bronzed at OFSAA, Maksim Palisak Signs
06/17/2025
By Larry Moko. A pair of Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic teams made their presence felt at the 2025 OFSAA boys' soccer tournament in Kingston. Both the Bishop Ryan Celtics and the St. John Henry Newman Cardinals brought home medals from the 20-team, three-day, AAA high school competition. Bishop Ryan captured the bronze while Newman took antique bronze for fourth."
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DECA's "BE THE ONE"
06/17/2025
Four students from HWCDSB had the opportunity to “Be The One” at this year’s DECA International Career and Development Conference (ICDC) in Orlando, Florida at the end of April 2025. There were over 25,000 high school students, teacher-advisors, business professionals and alumni gathered for 6 days of DECA excitement. This year’s DECA theme was “Be The One”.
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Flag Football Championship
06/16/2025
The Bishop Ryan Celtics capped the year with an exciting provincial junior girls' high school championship in the sport of flag football. The inaugural tournament was held June 10 at McMaster University, hosted by Football Ontario and sponsored by the Buffalo Bills in partnership with NFL Canada.
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Bishop Barron
The Theology of the Trinity - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
06/15/2025
Friends, today is Trinity Sunday—one of my favorite feast days of the year because I can put my old theologian’s cap on. Looking first at one of the greatest of the medieval theologians, Saint Bonaventure, and then at maybe the greatest figure in Western theology, Saint Augustine, I’d like to reflect with you on the dynamics of the Trinitarian life—the very matrix into which we’re inserted through baptism.
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HWCDSB Students Represent on Croatian Turf
06/13/2025
Four students from the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board recently returned from a life-changing experience, having represented Team North America at the prestigious 21st Annual Defenders Memorial Tournament in Vukovar, Croatia. The opportunity to play for the U-14 Croatia North American Team came about from a try out back in December 2024.
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Summer School
Free Academic Programs for Students in Grades 10-12
06/13/2025
Looking to sharpen your math or literacy skills before school starts? The HWCDSB is offering free, in-person summer programs from July 7–July 18, 2025, designed to help students in Grades 10–12 build confidence and get a head start on the school year.
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Newman Talent in National Spotlight at CFC Prospect Game
06/13/2025
Two student-athletes from St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School made their national football debut thanks to the 2025 Canada Football Chat (CFC) Prospect Game. The CFC Prospect Game is a premier event showcasing top Canadian high school football talent, with past participants going on to play in elite NCAA programs.
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Sister Ann Marshall
Sister Ann Marshall Celebrates 75 Years as a Sister of St. Joseph
06/12/2025
On behalf of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School System, I congratulate Sister Ann Marshall on the glorious occasion of her 75th Anniversary as a Sister of St. Joseph. We thank you Sister Ann for transforming our Catholic school system through the introduction of Christian meditation and for serving as a source of light and hope in our lives.” Patrick Daly, Chairperson of the Board
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BT's Reese FitzGibbon wins OFSAA gold
06/12/2025
A 'real special athlete' arrived at Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School 10 months ago. She's Reese FitzGibbon, a multi-sport competitor who, at last week's OFSAA track and field championships in Toronto, won a gold medal for the Titans in novice girls' discus.
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Hamilton Golf and Country Club Foundation awards bursaries to secondary students
06/12/2025
Thanks to the generosity of the Hamilton Golf and Country Club Foundation (HGCCF), 22 secondary students across Hamilton have each been given a $4,500 bursary to help fund their post-secondary education. At an award celebration on June 4, eight students representing the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board were honoured.
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Tori’s Triple Medal Win
06/11/2025
Making her debut appearance at the Ontario high school track and field championships last week in Toronto, Tori D'Angela of the St. Thomas More Knights turned in a jaw-dropping performance. The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic Grade 9 student broke a long-standing OFSAA record en route to winning the novice girls' long jump.
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Domenica Leone Award
06/11/2025
The Domenica Leone Award of Recognition for Exceptional Service to Special Education was presented on Thursday, June 5th at the final General Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT) meeting, recognizing the exceptional contributions of staff who embody the spirit of inclusion and demonstrate extraordinary care and commitment in supporting students with diverse learning needs.
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Parent Engagement Nights with Paul Davis
06/11/2025
Empowering Families in the Digital Age The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) invites all parents, guardians, and students (Grade 7 and up) to a special evening of food, community connection, and critical conversations on digital safety and well-being. We are thrilled to welcome Paul Davis, a nationally recognized speaker...
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Challenger Baseball Tournament
BT Hosts Inclusive Challenger Baseball Tournament
06/10/2025
On June 4, Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School welcomed students, community partners, and special guests for a celebratory Challenger Baseball tournament that highlighted teamwork, inclusion and fun. The event, organized by Job Coach and certified Challenger Baseball Coach Wayne Comeau, brought together learners of all abilities for a day focused on sport, connection, and gratitude.
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Bishop Ryan Music Shines in New York City at 2025 Heritage Festival
06/10/2025
This year marked another remarkable chapter in the long and proud legacy of the Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School music program. With nearly three decades of excellence, the Bishop Ryan Xpression Vocal Ensemble and Celtic Fusion Concert Band continued their tradition of success at the WorldStrides Heritage Music Festival, held this year in the vibrant city of New York.
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Sister Teresita McInally
Sister Teresita McInally Celebrates 80 Years as a Sister of St. Joseph
06/10/2025
“On behalf of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School System, I congratulate Sister Teresita McInally on the joyous occasion of her 80-year Anniversary as a Sister of St. Joseph in Canada. We thank you Sister Teresita for your significant contribution to Catholic education in our community and for your constant and shining example of Christ’s love in our world.” Patrick Daly, Chairperson of the Board
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Canadian Martyrs' Hosts Mental Wellbeing Fair
06/10/2025
On May 23, 2025, Canadian Martyrs' Catholic Elementary School hosted its seventh annual Mental Wellbeing Fair. The event aimed to support student learning around mental health by introducing a range of strategies to promote emotional, spiritual and physical well-bei
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Bishop Barron
The Fruit of the Spirit - Bishop Barron
06/08/2025
Friends, this is the great feast of Pentecost, the feast of the Holy Spirit. In the First Reading, the Spirit manifests himself as a strong driving wind, and while you can’t see the wind directly, you can see its effects. The text I want to reflect on today is not in the readings but is one of my favorites...
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St. Mary Music Earns National Recognition
06/06/2025
The St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Arts Department has marked a standout year, showcasing its growth and excellence on both regional and national stages. This spring, the Chamber Choir, Jazz Band and Rock Band proudly represented the school at regional music festivals earlier in the year, where their talent and dedication led to national qualification for two ensembles.
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St. Teresa of Avila Hosts Family Trivia Night
06/06/2025
On May 22, 2025, the gym at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Elementary School was buzzing with excitement and community spirit as Grade 8 students from Kelly McCowell’s class hosted a lively and well-organized Family Trivia Night. Open to families and friends across the school community, the event welcomed over 25 registered teams and served more than 100 attendees.
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Honouring Staff Excellence: Director’s Awards
06/06/2025
For the first time since 2019, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board joyously resumed its Director’s Awards celebration—an evening dedicated to honouring the exceptional contributions of staff who exemplify the spirit and mission of Catholic education.
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St. Luke Students Explore Local Careers in the Community
06/05/2025
St. Luke Catholic Elementary School is broadening the horizons of young minds by planting the seeds for future careers through exposure to various occupations held by professionals within the community. Last month, students from kindergarten to grade 8 were inspired by 17 guest speakers who...
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A DREAMS Reflection
06/05/2025
By St. Mary Catholic Secondary School students Kellan Sneyd and Matteo Rocchetta. As many people know, over the March Break, a group of 37 DREAMS students, including us, embarked on a journey that took us far beyond the comforts of home and deep into the heart of the Dominican Republic. This wasn’t just a trip. It was a mission, a calling rooted in our Catholic faith, a time to live out the Gospel through love, service, and community. 
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Camping, Cottage and RV Safety
06/05/2025
Whether you’re at a cozy cottage, enjoying a recreational vehicle (RV) or camping in a tent under the stars, being mindful of fire hazards and exercising good fire safety practices can protect nature and keep everyone safe. Fires can spread quickly, especially in dry conditions. Here are some key fire safety tips.
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Passionately Proclaiming the Word of God
06/05/2025
The mission of publicly funded Catholic Education was on full display during Catholic Education Week at the Intermediate Scripture Reading Event, where more than 90 Grade 7 and 8 students from across the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board gathered at Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School to passionately proclaim the word of God.
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Second Titans Title for Jr. Soccer
06/05/2025
By Larry Moko. The experience of losing can be a powerful motivator. Such was the case for the Bishop Tonnos Titans junior boys' high school soccer team. Last season the Titans dropped a heart-breaking decision to the St. Jean de Brebeuf Braves in the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic championship game.
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Pat Daly
Mass of Thanksgiving & Reception
06/04/2025
The Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, together with the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, cordially invites you to attend a Mass of Thanksgiving and reception in honour of Patrick J. Daly, Chaiperson of the Board. Honouring 40 years of faith-filled service.
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Novena to the Feast of Pentecost
06/04/2025
In this Jubilee Year of Hope, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board invites all members of our Catholic school communities to unite in prayer.
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Titans Take Jr. Soccer Title
06/04/2025
By Larry Moko. The dominance of Bishop Tonnos in junior girls' high school soccer lasted all season long. The Ancaster-based Titans won the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic championship Tuesday with an 8-0 victory over the visiting St. Thomas More Knights. That followed a regular schedule and preliminary playoff round which saw Tonnos go undefeated in their six starts.
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Superintendent Hucal to Lead Sudbury Catholic DSB
06/04/2025
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board extends heartfelt congratulations to Superintendent of Education Morris Hucal on his appointment as the next Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board.
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Math & Literacy Summer Programs for Incoming Grade 9s
06/03/2025
HWCDSB is excited to offer two engaging non-credit summer programs designed to help students transition confidently into Grade 9. Whether your child is looking to strengthen foundational skills or get a jump-start on the high school curriculum, these programs are a perfect opportunity!
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BR Captures Flag Football Championship
06/03/2025
By Larry Moko. The Bishop Ryan Celtics defence faced a formidable challenge in the championship game of the St. Thomas More Invitational boys' touch football tournament. The Celtics had to figure out a way to stop elusive Cathedral Gaels quarterback Isaiah Petryk-Orr. As a nine-year veteran organizer of the tournament, the host school's Joe Burke commented about Petryk-Orr after Monday's semifinal action.
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St. Mary’s Downie Wenjack Walkathon Inspires ReconciliACTION
06/03/2025
“We all inherited this… Let’s do something about it.” – Chief Cadmus Delorme. On May 9, 2025, over 1,000 students, staff, and guests gathered on the field of St. Mary Catholic Secondary School for the Downie Wenjack Walkathon—a powerful and heartfelt day rooted in reconciliation, education and hope.
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AOOL Hosts Visitors from Curaçao
06/03/2025
Building off their recent certification of a Language Friendly School, Annunciation of Our Lord Catholic Elementary School has been busy connecting with schools across the world who share values and visions around embracing multilingualism. As a Language Friendly School, Annunciation is dedicated to ensuring that all students, regardless of language background, feel seen, valued, and respected.
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Track and Field Athletes Shine at Recent Meets
06/03/2025
By Larry Moko. Tori D'Angela of the St. Thomas More Knights has burst upon the high school track and field scene with some impressive performances this season. The Grade 9 student recently raced to victory in both the 100 and 200-metre finals of the South Regional championships in Welland.
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Newman’s Matthew Schaefer: From Secondary to NHL Spotlight
06/02/2025
"Hockey is big, family is bigger" — St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School student Matthew Schaefer’s inspiring journey to the NHL draft spotlight
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Bishop Barron
Seated at the Right Hand of the Father - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
06/01/2025
understanding many aspects of the Church’s life. So I want to dwell on that a little bit with you today, and I want to do so under two headings: the first I’m going to call more political, and the second more liturgical. They are both hinted at in the great statement in the Creed that we recite week after week ...
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National Indigenous History Month
National Indigenous History Month
06/01/2025
This year’s Catholic Education Week theme, “Catholic Education: Pilgrims of Hope,” invites us to walk together in faith, rooted in love, dignity, and renewal. In this same spirit, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) recognizes National Indigenous History Month (NIHM) throughout the month of June.
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June is Pride Month
06/01/2025
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is committed to Listening, Prayer and Right Action. HWCDSB schools and board buildings are welcoming, inclusive and safe places. Each belongs here.
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Soccer
Bishop Ryan Aims to Break OFSAA Medal Drought
05/30/2025
The Bishop Ryan Celtics got a confidence booster just prior to the OFSAA boys' soccer tournament. Although they were already guaranteed a berth to the June 5-7 Ontario AAA high school tournament, BR defeated the St. John Henry Newman Cardinals, 2-1, Thursday. That contest was for the Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference title. Both the Cardinals and the Celtics will by ...
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New Enhanced Construction Program Accepting Students
05/29/2025
Will you be a Grade 11 or 12+ student next year who’s ready to build your future? The Enhanced Construction Program is your chance to explore the carpentry trade. Funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario, this new collaborative partnership between the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) Local 18 and the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board...
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Newman and Bishop Ryan Make OFSAA History with Dual Qualification
05/29/2025
For the first time ever two Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic high school teams have qualified in the same year for the highest level of OFSAA boys' soccer competition. On Tuesday, both the St. John Henry Newman Cardinals and the Bishop Ryan Celtics won their respective Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference AAA semifinal playoffs.
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Tonnos Battles Hard in GHAC Semifinal Loss to Trinity
05/29/2025
It's beginning to look a lot like the year 2012 for former St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School student and teacher Peter Bonfiglio. He's the coach of Oakville's Holy Trinity Titans, the Halton Catholic squad that defeated Hamilton's Bishop Tonnos Titans, 4-1, in a Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference girls' high school soccer semifinal Monday.
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Mary Advances to OFSAA Despite GHAC Loss
05/29/2025
By Larry Moko. The Bishop Reding Royals girls' slo-pitch team drove the St. Mary Crusaders 'bat'ty. During their Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference final Thursday, a home plate umpire delayed the game for 10 minutes in the second inning while examining Reding's bats.
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National AccessAbility Week 2025
05/27/2025
National AccessAbility Week (NAAW) is a time to celebrate the contributions of persons with disabilities and recognize the efforts being made across Canada to remove barriers to accessibility and inclusion.
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Students Learn Trade and Purpose Through Local 18 Partnership
05/26/2025
At a blessing and graduating ceremony held at the Carpenters Union Local 18 training facility, nine students from the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board stood proudly beside the wooden planters they built, knowing the fruits of their labour would soon be used to grow food for the marginalized in Hamilton.
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Titan Girls Capture Soccer Victory
05/26/2025
By Larry Moko. There's one common denominator between the two senior girls' soccer championships that Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School has won in its history. Christina Barbati has coached both of those Titan squads. Tonnos' first Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic title came in 2011 (co-coached by Barbati and Brian Pavlic). And Thursday, Barbati guided the 2025 version of the team to victory again -- a 1-0 decision over the first-place St. John Henry Newman Cardinals (6-0-1).
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Cardinals Come Out on Top in Soccer Championship
05/26/2025
By Larry Moko. The Newman senior boys' high school soccer team proved the doubters wrong. "Everybody doubted us this year," St. John Henry Newman Cardinals coach Gerry Moretuzzo said. "They said 'there's no way. They lost so many guys." "But we've still got a bunch of players who are here for a fourth year and their leadership has been spectacular."
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Gaels Shine at GHAC Track and Field
05/26/2025
By Larry Moko. Thirty-five boys' high school teams participated in the three-day Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference track and field championships last week where Cathedral finished on top of the standings. And in the girls' division, Cathedral ended up with the seventh-highest point total among the same list of schools.
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St. Paul and St. Lawrence Fund De Mazenod Door BBQ
05/26/2025
A Friday barbecue at St. Patrick Parish’s De Mazenod Door was made possible thanks to generous donations from both St. Paul and St. Lawrence Catholic Elementary Schools. The church outreach was started by Father Tony O’Dell and Father Jarek Pachocki, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI), soon after arriving in Hamilton in 2012 and setting up home at St. Patrick Church.
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BR Law Society Wins 2025 Margaret Janzen Memorial Cup
05/26/2025
The Bishop Ryan Law Society proudly won the 2025 Margaret Janzen Memorial Cup, a mock trial competition hosted by the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) and the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN).
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The Holy Spirit Will Teach You Everything - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
05/25/2025
Friends, we come to the Sixth Sunday of Easter, and as the Church readies us for Pentecost, the readings begin to talk about the Holy Spirit. In today’s Gospel, Jesus, speaking to his disciples the night before he dies, says, “The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you.” In the beginning was the Word ...
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Touch Football on the Rise: STM Hosts Showcase of Emerging Sport
05/22/2025
A couple of veteran gridiron coaches from St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School are convening boys' and girls' tournaments for a sport that's exploding in popularity worldwide. Last week, eight Hamilton and area high school teams took part in a girls' invitational touch football tournament at More.
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Crusaders Capture Girls' Slo-Pitch Championship
05/21/2025
By Larry Moko. Chloe Pender of the St. Mary Crusaders calls it the biggest hit of her four-year high school slo-pitch career. Her opposite-field three-run triple down the first-base line in the second inning sparked St. Mary to a 12-2 mercy-rule victory over the Bishop Tonnos Titans on Tuesday. With that six-inning result in Ancaster, the Crusaders captured the 2025 Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic girls' slo-pitch championship. It was St. Mary's second-consecutive league title and eighth in the last nine years.
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Senior Mass for Graduating Students Inspires Hope
05/20/2025
During the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board Seniors’ Mass on April 23, Father Mark Gatto, Pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, encouraged the students to use those lessons learned during their 12 years of elementary and secondary education beyond their final days in school.
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Opening Day for GHAC Track and Field
05/20/2025
By Larry Moko. The 2025 Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference track and field championships are off and running. It's a competition spread over three days this year with events scheduled for May 16, 22 and 23 at Mohawk Sports Park. Opening-day track action Friday saw qualifying heats held for the 100 and 200-metre sprints. The top 16 finishes in novice, junior and senior divisions advance to the semifinal rounds.
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St. David and St. Agnes Students Shine at 2025 Ontario Skills Competition
05/20/2025
Students from St. David and St. Agnes Catholic Elementary Schools made their mark at the 2025 Ontario Skills Competition, held on May 5 at the Toronto Congress Centre. Representing their schools with talent and determination, both teams earned accolades for their innovative projects in one of Canada’s premier youth competitions.
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St. Marguerite d'Youville Hosts Career Day for Grades 7 and 8
05/20/2025
Students at St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic Elementary School got a glimpse into their futures during a dynamic career day event held for grades 7 and 8. Organized by parent volunteer Mr. Florek, the event brought together a diverse lineup of guest speakers who shared stories, advice and encouragement from their professional journeys.
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St. Ann’s Entrepreneurs in Action
05/20/2025
This year, the Grade 8 class at St. Ann Catholic Elementary School in Ancaster embarked on a unique hands-on journey in financial literacy, guided by Mrs. Stampone and retired Educational Assistant Ms. Ciccarelli.
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The Love That Jesus Commands - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
05/18/2025
Friends, on this Fifth Sunday of Easter, we have an extraordinary Gospel that is at the heart of the Christian thing. Jesus, at the beginning of a lengthy and incredibly rich monologue he gives the night before he dies, says to his disciples, “I give you a new commandment: love one another. ...
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St. Thomas More Celebrates Law Week
05/16/2025
By Andrea Leone. During the week of April 15, the Canada & World Studies Department at St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School proudly celebrated Law Week with a series of engaging events for its senior law classes. Students welcomed two accomplished legal professionals: Siera Stampone, owner and principal lawyer of Stampone Law, and Justice Jason Little, a proud graduate of St. Thomas More, Class of 2002.
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Newman Soccer Heads to Finals
05/16/2025
By Larry Moko. The St. John Henry Newman senior girls' soccer team seems to have found a formula for success. First-place Newman allowed only one goal-against in its seven regular-season games (scoring 19). And that shutdown defensive strategy continued Thursday with a 3-0 semifinal playoff victory over the visiting St. Thomas More Knights.
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St. Patrick Students Embody Pilgrims of Hope
05/16/2025
This year’s Catholic Education Week theme, Pilgrims of Hope, took on a living form on May 6, as St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School embraced the call to Catholic witness through a day-long pilgrimage at Mount Mary Immaculate Retreat Centre in Ancaster.
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St. Teresa of Calcutta Walks with Christ
05/16/2025
"A joyful heart is like the sunshine of God's love, the hope of eternal happiness." - St. Teresa of Calcutta. In a powerful display of unity and purpose, students and staff from St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary School set off on a school-wide pilgrimage walk, blending spiritual reflection with social action.
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Director's Award of Excellence
05/16/2025
Over 600 elementary students gathered at the Father Kennedy Catholic Education Centre this past month to be recognized with a Director’s Award of Excellence. Presented annually, the awards honour 12 students from each elementary school for outstanding achievement in academics, faith, and community involvement.
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Jr. Badminton Championship Wraps Up
05/16/2025
By Larry Moko. Most of the crowd's enthusiastic cheering and applause solidly supported Dario Vlasic's opponent during the high school badminton gold-medal match Thursday. But that didn't bother Vlasic. The Grade 10 student from Bishop Ryan wasn't rattled by the noise and went on to defeat Tabeel Kamal of the Cathedral Gaels to capture the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic men's singles title.
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Junior Boys’ Basketball Triumphs at OLOA
05/16/2025
There was electricity in the air as the final buzzer sounded, crowning Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Elementary School as the junior boys’ basketball champions. With a thrilling 33-25 victory over St. Paul Catholic Elementary School, the results were a testament to the boys’ dedication to the game.
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One Year Later: Shannen's Dream Day at Sacred Heart of Jesus CES
05/15/2025
A year after the inspiring Shannen’s Dream Day of Action at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary School, the message of reconciliation and advocacy for Indigenous Education continues to grow.
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Cardinals Soar in Jr. Badminton Championship
05/15/2025
By Larry Moko. Leave it to the Cardinals to dominate a sport where the birdies fly. On Day 1 of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic junior high school badminton championships Wednesday, the St. John Henry Newman Cardinals captured two titles -- women's singles and mixed doubles -- while placing third in women's doubles.
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DominOats: A Chain Reaction of Faith at OLOA
DominOats: A Chain Reaction of Faith at OLOA
05/14/2025
At Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Elementary School, student put their faith into action through a heartfelt food drive called DominOats. Rooted in the Catholic call to almsgiving, DominOats served as a powerful reminder that the smallest acts, done with love, can become part of something much greater.
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HWCDSB Athletes Impress at Annual May Madness Meet
05/13/2025
By Larry Moko. A surprisingly fast early-season 200-metre time highlighted the May Madness track and field meet Friday. Victoria Zolaturiuk of the Bishop Tonnos Titans sped to victory in the senior girls' 200 race with a clocking of 24.63 seconds. The third-annual high school competition was held at the Ray Lewis Centre, attracting 978 athletes from 26 Hamilton and area schools.
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HWCDSB Hosts 45th Annual Chess Tournament
05/12/2025
The 45th Annual HWCDSB Chess Tournament brought together 244 students from 42 elementary schools for a day of strategy, concentration, and friendly competition.
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Pilgrims of Hope: Creative Kids at St. Marguerite d’Youville
05/12/2025
Grade 7 students from St. Marguerite d’Youville Catholic Elementary School partnered with the Diocese of Hamilton as part of The Hamilton Spectator’s Creative Kids initiative to create heartfelt artwork inspired by the theme Pilgrims of Hope.
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National Week for Family and Life
05/12/2025
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board joins the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and Catholic communities across the country in celebrating National Family and Life Week (NFLW) from May 11 to 18, 2025.
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The Voice in the Depths of Your Soul - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
05/11/2025
Friends, on this Fourth Sunday of Easter, we have this marvelous, short but very punchy reading from the Gospel of John: Jesus referring to himself as the good shepherd. This is a remarkably apt metaphor for how God reaches out to us—knows us personally—and how we are able to discern and follow his voice. But how do we hear the voice of the shepherd? In a lot of ways...
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Learning Beyond the Classroom
05/09/2025
As part of an experiential enrichment opportunity, Junior and Intermediate Gifted students recently took part in an innovative learning experience at the Hamilton Public Library, where they explored the concept of the Golden Record...
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Pilgrims of Hope: Catholic Education Week Begins
05/09/2025
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board began its celebration of Catholic Education Week with a system-wide Mass at St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church on May 5.
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Celtics Top Cardinals in Soccer Action
05/07/2025
By Larry Moko. It was a heady victory in senior boys' high school soccer for the Bishop Ryan Celtics. Coach Joe Cvitak's Celtics travelled to St. John Henry Newman's field Tuesday and scored an impressive 2-0 decision over the league-leading Cardinals. The loss was the first for Newman in its six Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic Athletic Association starts thus far.
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St. John Henry Newman Student Serves Up Weekly Restaurant Reviews
05/06/2025
Grade 12 student is reviewing restaurants near St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School to inform his peers and support local businesses.
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What is Catholic Education Week
05/05/2025
What is Catholic Education Week? Hear what the students at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Elementary School have to share about this important week in the life of our faith community.
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Mental Health Week 2025
05/05/2025
During Mental Health Week (May 5–11, 2025), the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is joining communities and workplaces across Canada to celebrate, protect, and promote mental health.
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Celtics Rally to Win Junior Hockey Championship
05/05/2025
Golf ace Jett Metaxas proved to be a driving force for the Bishop Ryan Celtics hockey team Tuesday. The Grade 10 centre scored two goals as BR came from behind to defeat the St. Mary Crusaders 6-3 at Mohawk 4 Ice Centre. That result marked the second consecutive undefeated championship season for Bishop Ryan ...
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Becoming a Disciple of Jesus - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
05/04/2025
Friends, on this Third Sunday of Easter, we have the magnificent Gospel from the very end of the Gospel of John, chapter twenty-one, which is so rich theologically. We see here, on full display, what it means for us—who are all ambiguous characters—to stop resisting the cross of self-denial and love and to walk the way of the Lord.
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STM’s Pugliese Headed to NCAA D1 Soccer
05/02/2025
A veteran St. Thomas More midfielder is poised to follow in her sister's footsteps by playing NCAA Division I women's soccer. Francesca Pugliese of the Knights has accepted a scholarship offer from Georgia-based Mercer University.
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STM Brain Bee & HOSA Night
05/02/2025
We invite all students with an interest in Neuroscience and Healthcare to participate in this exciting event on Tuesday, May 13th, at 3:00 PM in the STM Lecture Hall.
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Bishop Crosby Catholic Education Week Message 2025
05/02/2025
The theme for Catholic Education Week this year echoes the theme of the Universal Church as we celebrate the Jubilee Year as "Pilgrims of Hope." Pope Francis encourages us to "fan the flame of hope that has been given to us." (Letter on the Jubilee of Hope, February 2022) proclaiming...
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Flood Watch – Inland Lake and River Flooding
04/30/2025
Effective until Monday, May 5, 2025 – The Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) is advising that water levels and flows in all watercourses within the HCA watershed are expected to increase significantly as a result of the forecasted rain and potential thunderstorms for Thursday (May 1).
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Thank you, Catholic Principals
04/30/2025
May 1 is National School Principals’ Day, a day when we acknowledge, celebrate, and thank our dedicated Catholic principals and vice-principals for their faith-filled leadership and outstanding service.
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Corpus Christi Hosts Superhero Day in Support of Childhood Cancer
04/29/2025
Luca Raso is a superhero. He may not swing from rooftops or battle villains in Gotham, but his courage is far greater — he’s beating cancer. Diagnosed in 2022 at just three years old with stage 4 Wilms tumor, a rare kidney cancer, Luca has spent much of his young life in treatment. Now in Grade 1 at Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary School, and cancer-free, his fight has taken on a new purpose: raising awareness for childhood cancer.
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Food Allergy Awareness Month
04/29/2025
During the month of May, we join communities across Canada in raising awareness and support for those affected by food allergy. Food allergies are a leading cause of potentially life-threatening reactions and affect more than 3 million Canadians—about 7.5% of the population. With an estimated 50% of households impacted either directly or indirectly, food allergy is a significant public health concern, especially for children.
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May Devotions – Month of Mary
04/29/2025
In the Catholic Church and our Catholic school system, May is the Month of Mary, a time in which we honour Our Blessed Mother, Mary. The Christian tradition of dedicating the month of May to the Blessed Virgin dates back to the 13th century.
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Has your child been suspended from school due to missing vaccines?
04/28/2025
If you received a letter about your child’s incomplete immunization record, there are several ways to update it. You can visit your family doctor, go to a walk-in clinic, or book an appointment at a School Suspension Clinic. Once your child’s vaccines are up to date, be sure to report them to Hamilton Public Health Services online or by phone...
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HWCDSB “Journey with Christ” Pilgrimage
04/28/2025
For over two decades, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board has hosted an annual “Walk with Christ” pilgrimage event in support of the Global South. Historically, a Sunday mass at Cathedral High School would mark the start of the journey before staff and students would make the 8-kilometre trek up the Wentworth escarpment rail trail to St. Anthony Daniel Catholic Elementary School. This year, the tradition will take a step in a new direction.
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Catholic Education Week 2025
04/28/2025
During the week of May 4-9, 2025, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board will celebrate the significant contribution that Catholic Education has made to the community, to the province and to Canada. The theme for this year’s Catholic Education Week is “Catholic Education: Pilgrims of Hope.”
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Jr. Celtics Head to Hockey Championship
04/28/2025
By Larry Moko. Centre Mason Hunks has enjoyed a lot of success so far in his high school hockey career. How much? Not just bits but hunks. As a Grade 9 student last year, he helped the Bishop Ryan Celtics to a Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic junior high school hockey championship. Earlier this season, he suited up for the senior Celtics who also captured the league title.
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Everything Has Changed - Bishop Barron Sunday Sermon
04/27/2025
Friends, we enter now into the Easter season, and here is the thing I want you to know: We misunderstand Easter dramatically when we think primarily of spring festival time, the weather getting nicer, and Easter bunnies and bonnets. All of that is great; but if you don't understand Easter as a revolution—as an earthquake that has changed the entire world—you have not understood it.
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Educational Assistants’ Appreciation Day – April 25
04/24/2025
April 25th is Educational Assistants’ Appreciation Day. The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is proud to designate the last Friday of April as EA Appreciation Day. This is a moment to honour the hard work, dedication, and commitment of our Educational Assistants. They play an important role in realizing our philosophy of “Each Belongs,” and they provide invaluable support to students with special education needs, helping them to achieve their God-given potential.
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Titans Take Braves in Senior Soccer
04/23/2025
By Larry Moko. It's early in the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic senior girls' high school soccer season, but the Bishop Tonnos Titans have already shown signs of being a contender for the championship. Tonnos remained unbeaten in its two starts with a 2-0 victory over the Braves at St. Jean de Brébeuf Tuesday.
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Thank you, Administrative Professionals
04/22/2025
April 23 is Administrative Professionals’ Day. Held every year on the Wednesday of the last full week of April, April 23rd marks a special occasion within our community – Administrative Professionals' Day. It's a time for us to extend our gratitude and appreciation to the dedicated individuals who serve as the backbone of our educational institutions.
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Cardinals Open Soccer Season With 4-1 Victory
04/22/2025
By Larry Moko. It was a special kind of preseason for some of St. John Henry Newman's high school soccer players. "We did an eight-day journey to Italy with a group of junior and senior players," Newman Cardinals' coach Gerry Moretuzzo said.
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Pope Francis, Dec 17, 1936 to Apr 21, 2025
04/21/2025
Eternal rest grant upon him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. We join in the prayers of millions of people throughout the world in giving thanks to God for the faith filled service and goodness of His Holiness Pope Francis.
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Easter Monday (April 21, 2025)
04/21/2025
"Once I was dead but now I live – forever and ever.” ~ Revelation 1:18 Easter Monday is a statutory holiday for students and staff in the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board. Easter Monday marks the beginning of the season of Easter which lasts for seven weeks, ending with Pentecost.
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Easter Sunday (April 20, 2025)
04/20/2025
Christ is Risen! "He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay." Matthew 28:6 Wishing you a blessed and joyful Easter! Schools are closed on Good Friday (Apr 18) and Easter Monday (Apr 21)
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Something Happened on Easter! - Bishop Barron Sunday Sermon
04/20/2025
Friends, happy Easter! Many of you probably know that I’ve spent much of my life reading philosophers and spiritual writers—Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, Cicero, Marcus Aurelius, Anselm, Aquinas, Kant, Hegel. What all those figures have in common is a kind of calm, musing detachment as they talk about high ideas. Well, there’s all of that—and then there’s the Gospel, the “Good News.”
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Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil) 2025
04/19/2025
“Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here.” ~ Mark 16: 6 The Easter Vigil is the highpoint of the Sacred Triduum, celebrating the passion of Jesus and his glorious resurrection into new life. His resurrection marks the triumph of good over evil, sin and death. It offers proof and hope that those who trust in God and accept Christ will be raised from the dead.
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Good Friday (April 18, 2025)
04/18/2025
“It is finished.” ​Jesus, arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before, is condemned to death by crucifixion. Mocked, beaten and crowned with thorns, he is led through the streets of Calvary under the crushing weight of his cross. At Golgotha, Jesus is stripped and crucified. ​On Good Friday, we remember the day Jesus willingly suffered and died on the cross as the ultimate sacrifice for our sins.
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Blessed Sacrament Performs the Stations of the Cross
04/17/2025
A reenactment of the Stations of the Cross by Grade 8 students at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Elementary School on April 17 invited all members of the school community into a communal worship. Under the direction of Teachers Concetta Roche-Kobernky and Natasha Cimadamore, the school-wide liturgy included a tableau of each station and reflections prepared by the Grade 8 class.
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Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday) 2025
04/17/2025
“For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.” ~ John 13: 15 Holy Thursday (April 17, 2022) marks the end of Lent and the beginning of the Paschal Triduum, the three days of Easter which recall the passion, crucifixion, death, burial and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
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Holy Name of Mary Celebrates 25 Years
04/16/2025
Holy Name of Mary Catholic Elementary School invites students, staff and friends, both past and present, to take a walk down memory lane for the school’s 25th anniversary on May 13, 2025. A Mass and May Crowning celebration will take place in the morning at 10 a.m. at St. Ann Parish located at 11 Wilson St West in Ancaster.
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BR’s Kiada Oliveira Signs for PennWest Edinboro
04/16/2025
Kiada Oliveira of Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School signed a scholarship agreement Friday to play university soccer for PennWest Edinboro. She'll be joining the Fighting Scots, an NCAA Division II entry in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
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Crusaders Top Knights 3-1 in Hockey Action
04/16/2025
By Larry Moko. The last several days have been exhilarating for Grade 10 student Ben Lamb of St. Mary Catholic Secondary School. On the weekend, he was drafted into the Ontario Hockey League, as an 11th-round pick (219th overall) by the Barrie Colts.
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STM Hosts Alumni Speaker Series
04/15/2025
Motivation or dedication? That was the question Najah Tenute, owner of a local baby boutique, Curated Cradle, posed to St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School students when discussing what attribute is most important for being successful. As part of an Alumni Speaker Series, the former graduate was invited to speak last month with senior business, entrepreneur and law students to share her career journey.
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The Forgiveness of Sinners - Bishop Barron Sunday Sermon
04/13/2025
Friends, we come to Palm Sunday, which is also called Passion Sunday because we always read at Mass the Passion narrative from one of the synoptic Gospels. This year, we hear from Saint Luke, and I want to look at two elements unique to his particular version, both of which have to do with forgiveness.
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Cathedral Wins Team Title for Badminton Championship
04/11/2025
By Larry Moko. Maurice Mangino is double trouble for his badminton opponents. The Grade 12 student from Cathedral has been part of four consecutive boys' doubles championship teams in the sport -- two at the junior level and two at senior. His latest triumph came Thursday on home court when, along with partner Braeden Nguyen, they captured gold at the 2025 Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic senior high school badminton tournament.
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Badminton Championship Kicks Off on Day 1
04/10/2025
By Larry Moko. A badminton 'professional' won the boys' singles division of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic Athletic Association high school badminton championships Wednesday. Alan Varghese of the St. John Henry Newman Cardinals isn't exactly on the sport's pro tour, but the Grade 11 student still has a part-time money-making job on the court. "He's coaching badminton to young kids at the club he once played at," Newman coach Tom Campanella said. It was the opening round of the two-day senior championships at Cathedral High School. Girls' doubles and mixed doubles also saw action.
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St. Thérèse of Lisieux Raises Money for Mac Hospital with Mental Health Movie Day
04/09/2025
A movie day at St. Thérèse of Lisieux Catholic Elementary School not only raised funds for mental health but sparked important conversations, encouraging students to reflect on their own well-being and support one another.
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Catholics Fall Short on All-Star Volleyball Games
04/09/2025
By Larry Moko. A pair of St. Thomas More Knights received Most Valuable Player honours at the 2025 Hamilton high school girls' all-star volleyball games Tuesday. In the annual junior contest between Catholic and Public squads, Victoria Sinclair of More was named her team's MVP. And in the senior half of the doubleheader, More's Tori D'Angela earned similar recognition. Unfortunately for the Catholics, they lost both matches -- 3-2 in junior and 3-1 in senior.
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Patrick Daly to Step Down as HWCDSB Chairperson to Become Executive Director of Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association
04/08/2025
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) announces, with heartfelt appreciation and admiration, that long-serving Chairperson Patrick J. Daly will be stepping down from his role to assume the position of Executive Director of the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association (OCSTA), effective June 23, 2025.
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Brébeuf Edges Newman in Five Sets to Capture Volleyball Championship
04/08/2025
By Larry Moko. The St. John Henry Newman Cardinals' streak of championship victories in novice girls' high school volleyball has been snapped. After three straight Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic league titles, the Cardinals were defeated 3-2 Monday by the visiting St. Jean de Brebeuf Braves. The score in the deciding set set was 15-12.
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HWCDSB Secondary Schools Host Relay for Life Events to Support the Canadian Cancer Society
04/08/2025
This year, St. Thomas More, Bishop Tonnos and St. Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary Schools are proud to host Relay for Life—a powerful community-building event that unites students, staff, and families in the fight against cancer.
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St. David Hosts “Healthy Mind, Body and Soul” Parent Engagement Evening
04/07/2025
St. David Catholic Elementary School welcomed over 300 students, parents, and community partners last night for its third annual Parent Engagement Evening — this year themed “Healthy Mind, Body and Soul.” The event, running from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., focused on student well-being, a key pillar in the HWCDSB School Achievement Plan.
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The Conversion of Saint Paul - Bishop Barron Sunday Sermon
04/06/2025
Friends, we come to the Fifth Sunday of Lent, and I want to reflect today on our second reading from the Letter of Paul to the Philippians. It is a passage of both literary genius and spiritual power, one that uses the language of conversion—of letting go of the way I understood and defined my life and turning toward an entirely new way.
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Jr. Boys Battle to Overtime in Season Opener
04/02/2025
By Larry Moko. The 2025 Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic junior high school hockey schedule is off to an exciting start. Jozef Glen's shorthanded goal eight minutes into a 10-minute overtime period lifted the St. Mary Crusaders to a 2-1 victory over the St. John Henry Newman Cardinals at Mohawk 4 Ice Centre Tuesday.
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Your Career Story Can Inspire the Next Generation
04/01/2025
In collaboration with the Halton Industry Education Council (HIEC) and the Industry Education Council (IEC) Hamilton, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is pleased to support a new Ministry of Education initiative to provide career coaching to Grades 9 and 10 students.
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Cooking safety starts with you
04/01/2025
Did you know that unattended cooking is one of the leading causes of kitchen fires in Hamilton, and is one of the leading contributing factors in fire deaths? School staff, students and families are reminded to practice safe cooking habits. Follow these simple safety rules to help keep you and your family safe.
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Big Ideas Turn into Big Wins for HWCDSB Students
03/31/2025
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic students continued their winning streak after a successful system science and engineering fair by raking up awards and medals at the Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair (BASEF), proving that big ideas do indeed present “infinite possibilities.”
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St. Mary Musicians Bring "Voices of Spring" to St. Joseph’s Villa
03/31/2025
On March 21, 2025, the talented musicians of the St. Mary Catholic Secondary School’s Jazz Band and Chamber Choir filled the St. Joseph’s Villa Auditorium with the joyful sounds of their "Voices of Spring" performance. Approximately 60 residents and staff were treated to an hour of uplifting concert featuring folk songs, jazz arrangements and stunning solos by band members.
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The Heavenly Banquet - Bishop Barron Sunday Sermon
03/31/2025
Friends, this Fourth Sunday of Lent gives us marvelous readings: the First Reading from the book of Joshua, the Second Reading from Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians, and the Gospel reading, which is the magnificent parable of the prodigal son from Luke. The correspondences between these three readings are quite striking, and they have to do with the Eucharist and divinization.
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World Autism Day
03/28/2025
Wednesday, April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day, a day dedicated to raising public awareness by recognizing individuals around the globe living with Autism Spectrum Disorder including our own family members, friends, neighbours, classmates and colleagues.
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Flora Nordoff Named CPCO Distinguished Service Award Recipient
03/27/2025
Each year, the Catholic Principals' Council of Ontario (CPCO) recognizes administrators, Catholic partners and other influential members of the Catholic community who have made outstanding contributions to Catholic education, CPCO and their respective school boards. Among these prestigious honours is the Distinguished Service Award, which acknowledges Practicing Associates who have demonstrated exceptional service to the CPCO membership.
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You Can’t Grasp—or Hide From—God - Bishop Barron Sunday Sermon
03/23/2025
Friends, we come to the Third Sunday of Lent, and we have the extraordinary privilege during Cycle C of reading this account, in the third chapter of the book of Exodus, of Moses’ encounter with the burning bush. It’s one of the pivotal texts in all of Scripture; so much of our great tradition refers to and flows from it, ...
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Thank You, School Crossing Guards
03/21/2025
March 23 is School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day in Ontario. The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board joins communities and families across the province in celebrating and recognizing our school crossing guards who daily help our students with their active and safe travel to and from school.
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A Reflection on “The Future is Woman and STEM”
03/21/2025
By: Tracy Trofimencoff, Teacher-Librarian and Teacher-Mentor with MakeShift 4039 Robotics. Women and STEM make up “one quarter of the people employed in STEM careers and less than one fifth of the nuclear sector’s workforce” (Commission, 2024), so what can we do in education to promote more girls in STEM?
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HWCDSB Students Build Trade Skills Through Local 18 Partnership
03/20/2025
Expanding upon the extremely successful pilot project, nine new students were welcomed into the Building a Strong Foundation program last month. A partnership between the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board and UBC Local 18, co-op students are provided with an exciting pathway into skilled trades, specifically in carpentry.
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Pathways to Transition Event - For High School Students with Special Needs
03/20/2025
This annual event is for parents, guardians and students with special needs (ages 14-21) who are in the process of planning for life after high school. Freely connect and network with various local organizations that provide funding, advocacy and supports, continuing education, employment, recreation, respite, and much more!
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World Down Syndrome Day – Wear #LotsOfSocks!
03/17/2025
March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), and to raise awareness and celebrate inclusion, students and staff throughout the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board are encouraged to wear fun, colourful, and mismatched socks on Thursday, March 21st as part of the global #LotsOfSocks campaign.
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BR and St. Mary Teams Gear Up for OFSAA Hockey Championships
03/17/2025
By Larry Moko. The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic Athletic Association will be represented by two teams at this week's OFSAA boys' hockey championships. At the AAA level in Windsor, the Bishop Ryan Celtics are seeded ninth among the 16 high school squads vying for the tournament title. And in Sudbury, the St. Mary Crusaders have qualified in the A/AA division. St. Mary is ranked 12th in that 16-team field. Both competitions run from March 18-20.
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When the Eternal Breaks Through - Bishop Barron Sunday Sermon
03/16/2025
Friends our Gospel for the Second Sunday of Lent this year is Luke’s account of the Transfiguration. And it opens up something that is marvelous and confounding; there is sort of an aching and a longing associated with this text. It speaks to us of these moments when reality becomes incandescent or transparent to something more—something that lies beyond our ordinary experience.
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42nd Annual HWCDSB System Science and Engineering Fair
03/11/2025
On February 22, 2025, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board proudly hosted the 42nd Annual HWCDSB System Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF) at Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School. This annual event highlights our Catholic school system’s commitment to excellence and the dedication, creativity, and scientific knowledge of students in Grades 4 to 12. This year’s fair showcased the innovative work of students in Grades 4 to 8, who with the encouragement and support of their teachers, spent months exploring complex questions, designing experiments and engineering solutions.
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Three Questions to Ask Yourself During Lent - Bishop Barron Sunday Sermon
03/09/2025
Friends, we come to the holy season of Lent. Pascal said that most of us go through life diverting and distracting ourselves so that we don’t come to terms with the big questions: God, meaning, purpose, eternal life. The Gospel for this week, Luke’s marvelous account of the temptation of Jesus, invites us to wrestle with three questions in particular.
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Jubilee of Hope Youth Pilgrimage: Ash Wednesday
03/08/2025
On March 5, 2025, students and staff from across the Diocese of Hamilton made a pilgrimage to the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King for Noon Mass on Ash Wednesday. The Ash Wednesday Mass wove together the significance of the liturgical season of Lent and the current Jubilee Year as Pilgrims of Hope.
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SJB's Canuto Earns Silver at OFSAA in Coach Varrasso’s Final Season
03/07/2025
By Larry Moko. What a perfect going-away present. Anthony Canuto thought that if he could win an OFSAA gold medal in wrestling last week it might be an appropriate sendoff for his soon-to-be departing coach.
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HWCDSB Faith Day 2025: ReconciliACTION in Education
03/07/2025
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board gathered on Friday, February 28, 2025, for its annual Faith Day, centered on the theme: Inspiring ReconciliACTION in Education. This year’s Faith Day was particularly special as it marked the first time since before the pandemic that all staff were able to gather in person.
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OFSAA Alpine Skiing Championships
03/07/2025
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of Andrew Bunkowsky and Vincent DiFrancesco at the 2025 OFSAA Alpine Skiing Championships.
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More's Wrestling Stars Bring Home Hardware
03/07/2025
By Larry Moko. She's known on the mat as Gia 'The Bulldog' Bedour. Tagged with that nickname by St. Thomas More Knights coach Stefanie West, Bedour tenaciously scrapped her way to a gold medal at the 2025 OFSAA high school wrestling championships in Kitchener.
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Celtics Continue Tradition in Wrestling Glory
03/07/2025
By Larry Moko. Powered by the gold-medal wins of Ella De Almeida and Taylor Engelen, the Bishop Ryan Celtics maintained their hold on the OFSAA girls' team wrestling championship. The Celtics travelled to Kitchener Memorial Auditorium March 3-5 and finished atop the girls' point standings for a third consecutive year.
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Celtics Poised for a Strong Comeback
03/06/2025
By Larry Moko. It was a tough pill to swallow for the Bishop Ryan Celtics girls' hockey team. After going undefeated during the regular season and Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic high school playoffs, the Celtics suffered a one-sided loss in their OFSAA regional qualifier at Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena Tuesday.
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St. Mary’s Tradition Continues: Another March to OFSAA
03/06/2025
By Larry Moko. It's another March to OFSAA for the boys' hockey team from St. Mary Catholic Secondary School. When the calendar turns to March every year, St. Mary Crusader players and staff start planning for provincial high school A/AA hockey competition.
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Father Kennedy Catholic Education Centre Kicks Off the 2025 Great Big Crunch!
03/05/2025
The countdown to the Great Big Crunch is officially on! Staff at Father Kennedy Catholic Education Centre kicked off this year’s event with a resounding “crunch,” celebrating the importance of local food and healthy eating. Set to take place on March 6, 2025, the Great Big Crunch brings students and communities together for a synchronized apple crunch while highlighting the value of fresh, local food.
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St. Patrick celebrates Ash Wednesday
03/05/2025
During an Ash Wednesday celebration, students at St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School were called to reflect on how they can use the season of Lent for personal growth. To illustrate this growth, Celebrant Father Jarek Pachocki compared it to planting a seed. If you plant kindness, helpfulness, and respect, you’ll grow into an even better version of yourself, he noted.
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St. Mary Student Brings Faith and Art Together in Mural Project
03/04/2025
Last year, St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Grade 12 Visual Arts students Xavier Baptiste and Mary Trudeau proposed an ambitious project: revising the two large-scale paintings flanking the school stage. Measuring 4x8 feet each, the murals were no small undertaking.
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Celtics Clinch OFSAA Spot with OT Win
03/04/2025
By Larry Moko. A goal in overtime has propelled the Bishop Ryan Celtics to an OFSAA berth in boys' high school hockey. The visiting Celtics defeated Oakville's Holy Trinity Titans 3-2 in a Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference semifinal Monday when centre Mike Alford fired the winning goal at 7:28 of a 10-minute OT period.
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Pope Francis' Lenten Message 2025
03/03/2025
Dear brothers and sisters, We begin our annual pilgrimage of Lent in faith and hope with the penitential rite of the imposition of ashes. The Church, our mother and teacher, invites us to open our hearts to God’s grace, so that we can celebrate with great joy the paschal victory of Christ the Lord over sin and death, which led Saint Paul to exclaim: “Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” (1 Cor15:54-55).
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Students Earn Prestigious Music Scholarships
03/03/2025
Four students from the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board have been awarded scholarships to St. Xavier University’s prestigious music program. Congratulations to Victor Wybenga from St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School and Luca Trigatti, Evan Paul-Ryan, and Julius Aquino from St. Mary Catholic Secondary School on this outstanding achievement.
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Cathedral Gaels Ranked No. 2 for OFSAA
03/03/2025
The Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference champion Cathedral Gaels are seeded No. 2 for the 2025 OFSAA boys' basketball tournament.
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Plan and Practice Home Fire Escapes
03/03/2025
The Hamilton Fire Department is emphasizing the importance of home escape planning as part of its 2025 Fire Safety First Program. With fires capable of spreading rapidly, leaving as little as one to two minutes to escape, officials are urging residents to prepare in advance to ensure their safety.
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The Revolution of the Resurrection - Bishop Barron Sunday Sermon
03/02/2025
Friends, for this Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Church gives us the opportunity, in our second reading from 1 Corinthians 15, to reflect on the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. It was the Resurrection that Paul correctly took as the hinge, the central teaching, of Christianity. But what do we mean by “Resurrection”? How do we theologize about it?
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Social Work Week 2025
02/28/2025
March marks a time to celebrate an extraordinary profession that touches lives in countless ways. From March 3 to 9, we recognize Social Work Week in Ontario, while across Canada, March is celebrated as National Social Work Month.
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Grade 5 Students Celebrate Black History Month by Honouring Canadian Trailblazers
02/27/2025
Grade 5 students at St. Marguerite d’Youville Catholic Elementary School are commemorating Black History Month by delving into the lives of Canadian figures who have shaped the nation’s history. Each student was tasked with selecting an influential individual—past or present—whose courage, determination, and resilience have left a lasting impact on Canadian society.
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Grade 5 Students Explore Safer School Routes
02/27/2025
Recently, Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School's Grade 5 students took learning beyond the classroom with a walking field trip to Redeemer University.
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Bishop Ryan’s Schaefer Earns OFSAA Spot
02/26/2025
By Larry Moko. If there was an award for Most Determined Athlete on the Bishop Ryan Celtics wrestling team, the recipient would probably be Kat Schaefer. Despite some significant health issues, she has been a high school competitor in the sport for the last four years. And Friday, at the Craig Kielburger gym in Milton, she qualified for the upcoming OFSAA championships for the first time.
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Gaels Head to OFSAA
02/25/2025
By Larry Moko. The halftime scoreboard provided all the incentive Jaden Campbell of the Cathedral Gaels needed. It showed that the home team -- Cathedral -- trailed Milton's Craig Kielburger Spartans by four points in their Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference boys' high school basketball final. "This was our last home game and I'm a fifth-year player," Campbell said. "So I wanted to leave it all on the court."
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Catholic School Council Chairs Reaffirm Commitment to Faith & Hope
02/24/2025
On January 31, Catholic School Council Chairs joined principals, priests, trustees and senior administration for the annual Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board Catholic School Council breakfast. In the opening liturgy, His Excellency Bishop Douglas Crosby offered praise and thanks for the transformative impact of Catholic education and the contributions parents make. “What you're doing is preparing people for a life where everyone is lifted up.”
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Give Expecting Nothing Back - Bishop Barron Sunday Sermon
02/23/2025
Friends, our Gospel for today is from the Sermon on the Plain, which is Luke's version of Matthew's Sermon on the Mount, and it’s not only saying something about the moral life; it’s also saying something very profound about God. It has to do with what a number of philosophers in the twentieth century ...
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Celtic Boys Reclaim Hockey Title
02/21/2025
By Larry Moko. Two teams with a maple leaf on the front of their jersey competed for separate major hockey championships Thursday. One of those teams, of course, was Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Boston. The other was Bishop Ryan Celtics, who defeated the St. John Henry Newman Cardinals, 5-3, in a Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic high school final at Dave Andreychuk Arena.
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Boost Your French Skills with the DELF Pilot Project
02/20/2025
This spring, students at the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) have an exciting opportunity to showcase their French proficiency through the Grade 12 FSL Student Proficiency DELF Pilot Project. This initiative aligns with provincial goals to boost student confidence, proficiency, and achievement in French as a Second Language (FSL).
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Celtics Head to Hockey Championship
02/20/2025
By Larry Moko. A change in goaltenders midway through the game proved to be the right strategy for the St. John Henry Newman Cardinals. Newman trailed its Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic high school hockey semifinal 3-1 when Alessio Menegazzo went between the pipes to replace starting netminder Ben Black.
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Cardinals Beat Knights in Semi-Final Hockey Action
02/20/2025
By Larry Moko. A change in goaltenders midway through the game proved to be the right strategy for the St. John Henry Newman Cardinals. Newman trailed its Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic high school hockey semifinal 3-1 when Alessio Menegazzo went between the pipes to replace starting netminder Ben Black.
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BR Secures Three-Peat in Girls’ Hockey
02/20/2025
By Larry Moko. Maya Valeri knows what it takes to be a champion. On Wednesday, for the third consecutive year, she helped the Bishop Ryan Celtics capture a Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic girls' high school hockey title. The first-place Celtics (7-0-1) topped the second-place St. More Knights (6-1-1) by a score of 4-2 at Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena.
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Titans Rally to Claim Third Straight Volleyball Title
02/20/2025
By Larry Moko. A first-set loss on home court wasn't enough to derail the Bishop Tonnos Titans on their quest for a 2025 city high school volleyball title. Tonnos made it three straight Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic girls' championships in the sport with a 3-1 victory over the visiting St. Thomas More Knights on Wednesday.
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Knights Named New Wrestling Champs
02/19/2025
By Larry Moko. The longest-standing win streak in the history of Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic high school sports has come to an end. The Bishop Ryan Celtics entered the 2024-25 city wrestling finals having captured the overall points championship for 47 consecutive years. But this year, after a recount of the final results, it was determined that the St. Thomas More Knights had edged out BR for top spot.
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End of an Era: Coach Varrasso Reflects on 32 Years of Wrestling
02/19/2025
By Larry Moko. Twenty-four hours after being postponed by a snowstorm, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic high school wrestling championships were hosted for the first time ever by St. Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary School. And the man who made Friday's competition happen was Mike Varrasso, the well-respected veteran Brébeuf teacher and wrestling coach who will be retiring in June. He's coached the sport for 32 years.
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HWSTS Safety Message
02/19/2025
Due to the heavy snowfall last week, snowbanks have accumulated across many streets and parking lots. As we navigate winter conditions, Hamilton-Wentworth Student Transportation Services (HWSTS) would like to remind families of some important safety precautions.
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Place Your Heart in God - Bishop Barron Sunday Sermon
02/16/2025
Friends, on this Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we have the first reading from the prophet Jeremiah in tandem with the Gospel from Luke’s Sermon on the Plain. And both readings draw out a basic feature of biblical spirituality—namely, the ordering of the heart, that deepest organizing principle of one’s entire life, to the Lord.
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EA Awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal
02/14/2025
With over five decades of volunteer work, Margaret Feher has spent the better part of her life devoting her time to others. Since the early age of 14, the Educational Assistant at St. Maragret Mary Catholic Elementary School has been part of numerous volunteer organizations, including the Sisters of St. Joseph, L'Arche Inclusion Coffeehouse, Rygiel, and the Good Shepherd. Reminiscing on her first volunteer assignment working with orphaned children with disabilities, Feher described it as a calling from God.
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Cathedral Boys Take Senior Basketball Title
02/13/2025
By Larry Moko. For the second time in less than a week the Cathedral Gaels have captured a major senior boys' high school basketball championship. Cathedral completed an undefeated Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic season (17-0) with a 59-49 victory over the St. Thomas More Knights in the title game Wednesday.
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McNiece Leads Knights to Victory
02/11/2025
St. Thomas More's senior high school basketball team seems to have found its 'identity'. The third-place Knights stretched their winning streak to six games with a convincing 63-41 semifinal playoff victory over the second-place Titans at the Bishop Tonnos gym on Monday. That sets up a ...
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Graced Sinners on Mission - Bishop Barron Sunday Sermon
02/09/2025
Friends, for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Church gives us a wonderful pairing of readings: the first reading from the sixth chapter of Isaiah and the Gospel from the fifth chapter of Luke. They both speak to what I think are three key moments in the Christian spiritual life: first, the breakthrough of grace; then, the acknowledgment of sin; and finally, being sent on mission.
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HWCDSB Students Place #1 in World-Wide Math Competition
02/07/2025
When Will Parkes grows up, he wants to be an astronaut. Based on his recent global success in the Caribou Cup math competition, he’s already on track. Caribou Contests is an online platform offering math learning tools and contests for students of all skill levels. Reinforcing curriculum-based math concepts, Caribou aims to foster a love for math, reduce math anxiety and inspire perseverance with challenging problems.
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SJB Advances to Semis in Boys’ Basketball
02/07/2025
By Larry Moko. The St. Jean de Brébeuf Braves showed a 'flash' of brilliance on the basketball court Wednesday. As visitors against the fourth-place Bishop Ryan Celtics, the fifth-place Braves opened the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic senior high school playoffs with a convincing 54-41 victory.
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Cardinals Head to Semis in Boys’ Hockey
02/05/2025
By Larry Moko. The regular season of boys' high school hockey ended with a nail-biter for the St. John Henry Newman Cardinals. Newman eked out a 3-2 victory over the Bishop Tonnos Titans despite skating to a three-goal lead and appearing to have the game well in hand at Morgan Firestone Arena Monday.
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BR takes HWCDSB Swim Championship
02/05/2025
By Larry Moko. Swimmers from Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School have resurfaced stronger than ever after a two-year shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. BR's Celtics won the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic swimming championship the year prior to the forced layoff and, upon resumption, they've captured the team title for each of the past three seasons.
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HWCDSB Community Survey: Shaping Our Multi-Year Strategic Plan
02/04/2025
Guided by our conviction to, “place Christ and the teachings of the Catholic Church at the centre” of students’ learning experiences, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce the launch of a survey in support of the development of its next Multi-Year Strategic Plan. All members of our Catholic school system and wider Catholic community are invited to share their thoughts and vision through completion of the enclosed survey.
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National Catholic Health Care Week 2025: Caring for Our Common Home
02/04/2025
From Sunday, February 2 to Saturday, February 8, 2025, we celebrate National Catholic Health Care Week, a time to reflect on the healing mission of Catholic health care and its profound connection to both human and environmental well-being. This annual event leads into The World Day of the Sick on February 11, a day of prayer and reflection established by Pope John Paul II to honour those who are ill and the caregivers who serve them with compassion.
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Fire Safety - Essential Tips for Battery Safety
02/03/2025
In today’s world, batteries power countless devices in our homes. From smartphones and toys to electric scooters and flameless candles, batteries are essential but come with serious safety risks. This February, take a moment to review these important fire and health safety tips to protect your family.
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Gaels Place 2nd in Annual Father Kennedy Memorial Basketball Tournament
02/03/2025
By Larry Moko. It was an historic accomplishment for Milton's St. Francis Xavier Knights. On the weekend, that high school basketball team travelled to the St. Thomas More gym and, for the first time in its history, captured the 46th-annual Father Kennedy Memorial junior boys' invitational tournament.
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God Returns to His Temple - Bishop Barron Sunday Sermon
02/02/2025
Friends, it’s easy enough to sentimentalize the Feast of the Presentation. But we oughtn’t to, because this story is getting at, if I can put it this way, a hard truth. And the clue is given to us in the first reading, which is from the prophet Malachi: “And suddenly there will come to the temple the LORD whom you seek.”
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats Legend Simoni Lawrence Inspires Students at St. Michael CES
01/31/2025
On January 29, St. Michael Catholic Elementary School had the privilege of welcoming retired CFL star Simoni Lawrence for a special visit focused on the power of reading and personal growth. The event began with a reading of Be You! by Peter H. Reynolds, a book that celebrates individuality and self-confidence.
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Black Legacy and Leadership: Celebrating Canadian History and Uplifting Future Generations
Black Legacy and Leadership: Celebrating Canadian History and Uplifting Future Generations
01/31/2025
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) is committed to ensuring that our Catholic schools are Christ-centered communities where the dignity of each student is honoured. As we mark Black History Month 2025, we reaffirm our commitment to honouring the rich histories, achievements and profound ...
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HWCDSB Teams Shine at the 2025 FIRST LEGO League Ontario Provincial Championship
01/31/2025
On January 19, 2025, Durham College’s Oshawa campus transformed into a hub of youthful ingenuity as it hosted the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Ontario Provincial Championship. This annual event brings together over 400 students from Grades 4–8 across Ontario to tackle real-world challenges through robotics, coding, and creative problem-solving.
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HWCDSB United Way Campaign
01/30/2025
For the month of February, HWCDSB employees will be “United in Action” to help those most vulnerable access the supports they need. Kicking off on February 3rd, staff can make a monetary contribution through online employee donations and special fundraising activities in support of the United Way.
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HWCDSB Students Join Canadian Navy through Co-op Program
01/30/2025
Twenty-five secondary students were sworn into the Canadian Navy on January 25 as part of a first-ever co-op program through the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board.
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St. Mary Student Hits Home Run for DREAMS Program
01/29/2025
When Grade 11 student Joshua Canzio learned he would have the opportunity to travel to the Dominican Republic as part of St. Mary Catholic Secondary School’s DREAMS program, he was inspired to make a difference beyond the main goal of helping to build a home.
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School Construction
2024-2025 Capital Priorities Announcement
01/28/2025
“We are thrilled and most grateful for the wonderful news of the award of Provincial Capital funding in support of the construction of a 1,001 pupil places new Binbrook Catholic Secondary School and 141 pupil place addition and three (3) room ...
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Emotion Coaching for Parents and Caregivers
01/28/2025
Understanding the role of emotions is key to improving relationships with your child or youth. Emotion Coaching is a communication strategy that can calm the brain in as little as 60 seconds and help improve relationships.
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Sunday Sermon
01/26/2025
Friends, on this Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, I want to talk to you about walls and bridges. There is a tendency today to be simplistic and one-sided about walls and bridges: walls are bad and keep people out, while bridges are great and establish connection. But you need both walls and bridges—both identity and relevance ...
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
01/26/2025
January 27 is day of remembrance to mark the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp where more than one million people died in the gas chambers during the Holocaust. More than six million Jews were systemically persecuted and murdered by the Nazi regime and its allies and collaborators between 1933 and 1945.
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Basketball
Cathedral Gaels Stay Undefeated with 12-0 Record
01/23/2025
The Cathedral Gaels remain the only undefeated team in Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic high school basketball. Cathedral improved to 12-0 in the senior boys' standings with a 79-68 road victory over the second-place Bishop Tonnos Titans (9-3) Thursday. "So far, so good," Gaels coach Luca Fortino said. "Hopefully, we can keep it going."
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Father Kennedy Tournament Showcases Top Junior Basketball Talent
01/23/2025
In the same gym where one of the greatest professional basketball players in the world got his start, a new crop of young high school hoopsters is about to be showcased. They'll be on the court at St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School from Jan. 31-Feb. 1 for the 46th-annual Father Kennedy Memorial All-Ontario Catholic junior boys' invitational basketball tournament.
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Cathedral Student Honoured for Heroic Rescue
01/23/2025
On January 17, Cathedral High School hosted a special ceremony in the school’s chapel to honour Grade 12 student Zeke Fox for his courageous actions that saved a man’s life during a fire at Bayfront Park.
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Inspiring Innovation: HammerHacks Empowers Hamilton Youth in STEM
01/22/2025
On November 23, 2024, Hamilton-Wentworth high school students made history at the first-ever HammerHacks, a 12-hour in-person hackathon hosted in partnership with McMaster Engineering Community Outreach. This ambitious event, once a dream, became a reality thanks to the leadership of Co-Founder and Lead Organizer William Cagas and a dedicated team of 13 student organizers.
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Musical
BELIEVE – A Musical Showcase with Purpose
01/22/2025
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of music, hope, and community as we come together to make a difference. Sunday, March 2, 2025 2:00 - 4:00 PM Bishop Ryan Performing Arts Centre 1824 Rymal Road East, Hamilton
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Lincoln Alexander Day
01/21/2025
Lincoln Alexander Day is a National Day of Recognition held every January 21 to honour one of Hamilton’s most historic and distinguished figures. Lincoln Alexander was a leading figure in the fight for racial equity in Canada. The first Black Canadian member of Parliament (1968), Cabinet minister (1979) and lieutenant-governor (Ontario, 1985), he advocated for the equal treatment of black Canadians.
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Kindergarten Registration Opens February 3
01/21/2025
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is accepting Kindergarten registrations for September 2025 starting February 3, 2025. Registering your child for Kindergarten is an important milestone. The Kindergarten program in our schools recognizes the uniqueness of each child and supports learners to reach the fullness of their potential.
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Bell Let's Talk Day 2025
01/21/2025
“We have a Lord who is capable of crying with us, capable of walking with us in the most difficult moments of life” Pope Francis. The HWCDSB continues to prioritize student and staff mental health and well-being, and the promotion of Bell Let's Talk Day on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
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Recognizing 25 years of the Social and Ecological Responsibility in Education (SERE) Committee
01/21/2025
In 1999, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board approved the establishment of the Social and Ecological Responsibility in Education (SERE) Committee. The committee was composed of a group of staff that were dedicated to establishing and promoting the environmental policies of the school board.
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The Marriage of Divinity and Humanity - Bishop Barron Sunday Sermon
01/19/2025
Friends, we return now to Ordinary Time, and this Sunday, we hear the marvelous story of the wedding feast at Cana from the Gospel of John. It's as though, as we commence the ordinary liturgical year, we're meant to see everything through the lens of this reading. The Church sets it up with our first reading from the prophet Isaiah ...
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Hockey
Celtics' Depth and Determination Propel Them to First Place
01/17/2025
Another chapter is being written in the success story of Bishop Ryan's high school hockey program. By defeating the St. Mary Crusaders 9-4 at J.L. Grightmire Arena Wednesday, the Celtics of BR clinched first place in the boys' standings for a fourth-straight season. Since COVID hit in 2020, the Celtics have captured two ...
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Entry to School Information Night 2025
01/17/2025
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) is excited to welcome your child to school in September 2025. Attend this virtual information night to learn how we can support families with children requiring special education services for their entry to school.
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Hockey
Newman’s Electric Second Period Seals Win Over St. Mary
01/16/2025
The St. John Henry Newman Cardinals 'flipped the switch' on the St. Mary Crusaders boys' hockey team Tuesday. In a stunning reversal after the first period, the Cardinals scored seven unanswered goals en route to a 7-2 victory at Pat Quinn Parkdale Arena.
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The Daily School Route: Learning Through Safe and Active Travel
01/15/2025
Mr. Vanden Heuval's class at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary School is embarking on an innovative pilot project titled The Daily School Route. This cross-curricular initiative integrates mathematics, science, physical and health education, language, technology, social studies, and religion, providing students with a comprehensive learning experience centred around safe routes to school.
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Christian Meditation Faith Formation/Religious Renewal Overnight Retreat
01/14/2025
The weekend of November 22nd and 23rd, sixteen staff members from both the elementary and secondary teaching panels gathered at Jericho House Retreat Center in Wainfleet Ontario for the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic DSB Christian Meditation Religious Renewal Retreat/Faith Formation Program.
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Vaccine
Immunization Requirements for School Attendance
01/13/2025
The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) requires Ontario students to be immunized against specific diseases, with exemptions available for medical, religious, or conscientious reasons. Parents must ensure their child's immunization records are up-to-date with Public Health to avoid suspension from school.
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Why Was Jesus Baptized? - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
01/12/2025
Friends, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is exceptionally important. All four Gospels talk about it, and John the Baptist is a kind of door we have to go through to understand Jesus properly. What was John the Baptist doing in the desert? Why did the Messiah, the Lord, go to him for a baptism of repentance?
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Avaya Maga Shines in Final Game for Bishop Tonnos
01/11/2025
Goodbye, Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School. Hello, University of Oklahoma. Setter Avaya Maga of the Tonnos Titans played the final game of her Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic high school volleyball career Thursday -- a 2-0 victory over the visiting Bishop Ryan Celtics.
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International and Indigenous Languages Elementary Program 2025
01/09/2025
The HWCDSB offers the International and Indigenous Languages Elementary Program, free language programs in-person and virtually for elementary students from Year 1 K to grade 8. Filipino will now be offered in person at Blessed Sacrament. There are still a few spots available on the following language programs ...
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Basketball
BR Overcomes Post-Break Slump to Beat Brébeuf 50-37
01/08/2025
Bishop Ryan Celtics coach Mike DiClaudio could understand why his high school basketball team wasn't firing on all cylinders Wednesday. "We're sluggish coming off the Christmas break," he said following BR's 50-37 victory over the St. Jean de Brébeuf Braves. "It takes a while to get back into the swing of things."
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Late Goal Lifts More Knights Over St. Mary, 2-1
01/08/2025
Consecutive icing calls in the final minute proved costly for the St. Mary Crusaders boys' hockey team. Playing at the J. L. Grightmire Arena Monday, St. Mary and the St. Thomas More Knights were tied 1-1 when the Crusaders iced the puck with 55 seconds remaining and then again with 21 seconds left on the clock.
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Recognition of Student Achievements at the ER Monaco Young Entrepreneurs Awards
01/08/2025
Students from St. Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary School and Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School were celebrated for their remarkable achievements at the ER Monaco Young Entrepreneurs Awards, held on Thursday, October 24, at the Grand Olympia.
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Festive Fun at the Cops vs. Students Basketball Game!
01/08/2025
December was packed with events across our schools, but one of the highlights was the Festive Friendly Cops vs. Students Basketball Game at St. Mary CSS on December 18th.
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Students Participate in Social Justice Day
01/06/2025
Recently, secondary students from across our system gathered at Mount Mary to take part in a Youth for Others (Y4O) Social Justice Day, hosted by Canadian Jesuits International.
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St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Brings Christmas Cheer with “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” Production
01/06/2025
Before the Christmas break, St. Mary Catholic Secondary School was filled with holiday spirit as students and staff brought their own adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ beloved tale How the Grinch Stole Christmas to life on stage.
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Science Points to God - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
01/05/2025
Friends, we’re all familiar with the story of the three wise men, which has been depicted in thousands of Christmas cards. And there is something romantic and charming about it. But on this great Feast of the Epiphany, I want to develop an important angle ...
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Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
12/31/2024
The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God is held each year on New Year’s Day. The feast is a celebration of Mary’s motherhood of Jesus.
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Freeing Your Family for God - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
12/29/2024
Friends, I always love preaching on the Feast of the Holy Family because I think the biblical message here is very surprising. We say the Bible is associated with family values, and indeed it is, but they're probably not the ones we would automatically think of.
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Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
12/25/2024
riends, today we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God. We hear at Mass one of the most magnificent passages in the Scriptures, indeed one of the gems of the Western literary tradition: the prologue to the Gospel of John. In many ways, the essential meaning of Christmas is contained in these elegantly crafted lines.
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Why Mary Matters - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
12/22/2024
Friends, on this Fourth Sunday of Advent, we come to the Advent figure par excellence: the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. What I want to do in this homily is to look at some of the Church’s classical titles of Mary. These are not simply pious exclamations, but rather very substantive insights into her role in bringing Christ to birth—both in history and in us today.
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St. Mary CSS Students Create Christmas Cheer
12/20/2024
With Christmas around the corner, students at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School are bringing cheer to long term care homes. Students at the West Hamilton high school have written more than 2,000 letters to share with patients at St. Joseph's Villa in Dundas and Waterdown Manor in Waterdown.
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Math, Coding, and Christmas Spirit at St. Mark Catholic Elementary School
12/20/2024
This Christmas season, Grade 6 students at St. Mark Catholic Elementary School brought together creativity, teamwork, and math in a truly festive way! Under the guidance of Mrs. Langsford, this innovative project went beyond celebrating the holiday spirit by connecting directly to the Grade 6 math curriculum
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Volleyball
Coach Confident in Future After Star Setter's Departure
12/20/2024
The Bishop Tonnos Titans are about to lose a star player, but their coach isn't particularly concerned. In just over three weeks -- three more games for BT -- setter Avaya Maga leaves for the University of Oklahoma, in Norman, to begin her NCAA Division I volleyball scholarship.
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Vote for HWCDSB’s Talented Students in the OCSTA 2024 Short-Video Contest!
12/18/2024
Our HWCDSB students and staff have truly showcased their creativity and faith in the 2024 OCSTA Short-Video Contest. This year’s theme, “Pilgrims of Hope,” has been beautifully captured in their inspiring video submissions.
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Hockey
Battle for First Ends in Stalemate Between Undefeated Teams
12/18/2024
A mid-season battle for first place in the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic girls' high school hockey standings settled nothing on Tuesday. Both undefeated coming into the contest, the St. Thomas More Knights (3-0) and the Bishop Ryan Celtics (2-0) skated to a 1-1 tie at Chedoke Twin-Pad Arena.
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Trustees Applaud Inspiring Report from Student Leaders
12/17/2024
During their December 3, 2024 Committee of the Whole meeting, the Board of Trustees received a report (attached) drafted by the Catholic Secondary School Student Council Presidents and Student Trustees. Through the ...
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St. Teresa of Calcutta Choir Spread Christmas Cheer
12/17/2024
On Friday December 13, the St. Teresa of Calcutta CES choir brought the gifts of music and joy to the residents and staff of The Court at Rushdale retirement residence.
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Supporting Families with Free Parenting Programs
12/17/2024
Public Health Services is offering Parenting with LOVE and Triple P groups for families with children ages 0-6, running January to June 2025. These free programs provide valuable support to parents.
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Wrestling
Bishop Ryan Hosts Canada's Top Young Wrestlers
12/16/2024
Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School literally rolled out the welcome mats for some of the top young wrestlers from across Canada. The occasion was the annual Bishop Ryan Open tournament. On Friday, about 370 competitors ...
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Soccer
BT Star Ava Young Commits to NCAA Division I Soccer
12/16/2024
'IQ' equals 'Q' for Ava Young of Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School. According Titans senior girls' soccer coach Christina Barbati, Young earned a scholarship to Quinnipiac University largely because of her smarts on the pitch. "Ava's soccer IQ is very high," ...
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Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Elementary School Celebrates the Season with A Charlie Brown Christmas
12/16/2024
Last week, Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Elementary School delighted the community with a heartwarming production of A Charlie Brown Christmas. From the moment you stepped into the gym, you were embraced by the Christmas spirit and a sense of nostalgia.
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The Peace that the World Can’t Give - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
12/15/2024
Friends, on this Third Sunday of Advent, called Gaudete Sunday, I want to draw attention to our second reading, which is from St. Paul to the Philippians. These lines about joy, anxiety, prayer, and peace can run right through our minds, but they’re actually breathtaking ...
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Bishop Crosby’s Christmas Message for 2024
12/13/2024
We have begun the Advent Season, a time of active and spiritual preparation for the celebration of Christmas. The four weeks of Advent pass quickly and, almost before we know it, Christmas is upon us: the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger in Bethlehem.
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Basketball
Rimac Leads Cardinals to Victory
12/13/2024
Assistant basketball coach Jordan Rimac of the St. John Henry Newman Cardinals knows a thing or two about come-from-behind victories. During his playing days at Newman he was largely responsible -- as a quarterback -- for leading the Cardinals to ...
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Titans' Defense Shines in Win Over Braves
12/13/2024
Practice, as they say, makes perfect. "Our practices have only gotten better," Bishop Tonnos assistant coach Ben Kwasnik said following the Titans 59-45 senior boys' high school basketball victory over the visiting St. Jean de Brebeuf Braves Thursday. Including that result ...
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The Christmas Tree of Hope
12/12/2024
Annunciation of Our Lord (AOOL) recently celebrated the 15th anniversary of its heartfelt Christmas Tree of Hope initiative, dedicated to supporting those in need within the community. Each year, the Grade 8 students at AOOL mark the first week ...
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National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples
12/12/2024
On December 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Church in Canada celebrates the National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples. This initiative of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has been coordinated since 2002 by ...
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Robotics Teams Shine at 9th Annual FLL Hamilton Qualifier
12/12/2024
On Saturday, December 7, 2024, fifteen elementary school robotics teams from the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) gathered at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School to compete in the 9th Annual FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Hamilton Qualifier.
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Hockey
Lucas Thoma Shines in High School Hockey Debut with Shutout Victory
12/11/2024
In making his high school hockey debut Monday, goaltender Lucas Thoma of the St. Thomas More Knights picked up a shutout victory. The Grade 11 student also plays U18 AAA rep hockey for the Southern Tier Admirals. Thoma made 29 saves, helping More even its Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic league record at 1-1. Newman slipped to 1-2.
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Musical
BR Presents Disney's Descendants The Musical
12/10/2024
Bishop Ryan's Musical Theatre class has been working hard since September and has an amazing show in the works. You won't want to miss this family-friendly event—especially if your kids are fans of the Descendants movies!
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Have You Wandered Away from God? - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
12/08/2024
Thinking of exile, I look and think back how our gracious God prepared that highway for me and my children. At that time, 25 years ago, when He exiled us from the country of origin, there was no war and no one even imagined that my country in the middle east would have any kind of troubles.
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Community Vaccine Clinic for school-aged children
12/07/2024
Hamilton Public Health Services is offering a Community Vaccine Clinic for school-aged children to catch-up on their vaccines from Monday, December 16 to Thursday, December 19 at Jackson Square. Times: 9 am to 11:30 am & 1 to 3:30 pm. Walk in or book an appointment online. Online booking will be available starting December 7, 2024.
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Volleyball
All-Star Volleyball - Davis Inspires Despite Injury
12/06/2024
Isaac Davis of Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School probably went home after the 2024 Hamilton High School All-Star volleyball game on Wednesday with a sore left thigh. It was from slapping it so much with his left hand.
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Catholic Team Falls Short in Dramatic 5-Set Showdown
12/06/2024
Team Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic coach Bernard Boulianne could only smile and shake his head in disbelief at the conclusion of the senior Hamilton High School All-Star volleyball game. Not again, he thought. "For me, every time I play against him, I find a way not to win," Boulianne said, referring to Brad Heidbuurt, a member of Team Public's coaching staff.
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St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Celebrates the Season with Annual Christmas Concert
12/06/2024
On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, the St. Mary Catholic Secondary School community gathered for a festive evening of music at their annual Christmas Concert. The event, which featured both instrumental and vocal ensembles, drew a "standing room only" crowd that filled the school’s cafeteria with Christmas cheer.
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Are You Interested in Joining the HWCDSB Anti-Racism Committee?
12/06/2024
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) is committed to ensuring that our Catholic schools are Christ-centered communities where the dignity of each student is honoured. An Anti-Racism Committee (ARC) supports the implementation of the recommendations developed by the Anti-Racism Education Committee (AREC) ...
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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
12/05/2024
December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in Canada. Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day marks the anniversary of the murders in 1989 of 14 young women at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal.
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Toonies for Tuition Campaign Kick Off
12/05/2024
For a donation of a toonie or more, you can share the gift of Catholic education. The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is holding a Toonies for Tuition Campaign to support Canadian parents in accessing Catholic education for their children.
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Exploring Underwater Habitats and Careers with LEGO Education and Hamilton Police
12/05/2024
Grade 4 students from St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary School and St. David Catholic Elementary School are diving deep into the world of underwater habitats! Through an exciting hands-on STEM project, students are using LEGO® Education’s Submerged theme to explore the intricacies of marine environments while honing their skills in robotics and engineering.
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Award for Distinguished Service to Catholic Education
12/05/2024
On November 26, 2024, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board recognized four individuals for their extraordinary contribution publicly funded Catholic Education.
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Basketball
Cathedral Gaels Dominate Early Season
12/04/2024
Coach Luca Fortino of the Cathedral Gaels has high expectations for the school's senior boys' basketball team in 2024-25. Even though Cathedral got eliminated on its home court in each of the last two league semifinals, Fortino believes his core of veteran players has benefitted from that experience.
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International Day of People with Disabilities
12/02/2024
International Day of People with Disabilities.
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Students from St. Marguerite d’Youville and St. Teresa of Calcutta Shine in Knowledgehook Mathalon
12/02/2024
The Knowledgehook Mathalon has inspired students at St. Marguerite d’Youville and St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary Schools to achieve remarkable success through perseverance and teamwork.
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Football
Nick Jokic Shines as MVP in Steel City Bowl Triumph
12/02/2024
Quarterback Nick Jokic of the Cathedral Gaels threw for one touchdown and ran for another en route to being named the Most Valuable Player of the 2024 Steel City Bowl. But he also contributed in other ways Sunday that didn't show up on the stat sheet.
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Three Dimensions of Advent - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
12/01/2024
Friends, we come to the First Sunday of Advent, which is the commencement of the new liturgical year. “Adventus” in Latin means arrival or coming, and one way to look at Advent is to see three comings of Christ. There is the coming of Christ in history in Bethlehem, the coming of Christ now as he approaches our hearts, and the coming of Christ someday in the future. All three of ...
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Season of Advent
11/30/2024
This week we light the candle that symbolizes hope. Purple is the primary color associated with Advent. Within the Catholic Church it symbolizes penance, preparation, and sacrifice. During the first week of Advent we remember the Old Testament prophets who foretold of Jesus’ coming with hope and anticipation.
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Inclement Weather Update 2024-2025
11/27/2024
Below is essential information about how we handle inclement weather and potential bus and taxi cancellation and/or full school closures. Stay Informed: Check the Board webpage, social media, and local news for snow reports and school board announcements.
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When Faith Meets Pedagogy 2024: Pilgrims of Hope
11/27/2024
Last month, thirty teachers from Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board attended the annual When Faith Meets Pedagogy Conference, joining 800 other teachers from across the province. The theme this year “Pilgrims of Hope”, reminded all who participated that we are called to pilgrims with one another building relationships of love, peace and solidarity.
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STM Cheer Team Visits Brock for Skills Clinic
11/26/2024
On Monday, November 25, St. Thomas More’s MORE Cheer team had the exciting opportunity to visit Brock University for a cheerleading clinic led by Brock Cheer.
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Which Kingdom Are You In? - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
11/24/2024
Friends, we come to the end of the liturgical year with the Feast of Christ the King, where we meditate upon the kingly reign or rule of Christ. Now, we in the modern liberal West have a hard time with kings; we like democratic polities. The United States emerged ...
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Football
Unbeaten Titans Fall to Dynamic Longhorns in GHAC Championship Rematch
11/21/2024
It's not easy corralling a couple of Longhorns that are running free. Just ask the Bishop Tonnos Titans. During the 2024 Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference championship high school football game, running backs Nick Honchar and Xavier Niles of the Corpus Christi Longhorns rushed for a combined 407 yards and four touchdowns.
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Dutch Delegation and ‘Each Belongs’
11/20/2024
For delegates from the Netherlands, inclusive education may represent recent innovations, but for educators at the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, it’s a longstanding commitment. Established over 50 years ago, HWCDSB’s “Each Belongs” model reflects a core belief that every child, regardless of ability, deserves to learn, grow, and thrive within a supportive community.
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Grade 7-8 Students Explore Skilled Trades at Level Up!
11/20/2024
Over 400 Grade 7 and 8 students from 5 elementary schools visited the Level Up! Career Fair at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre.
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HWCDSB Graduate Honoured with Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award
11/20/2024
Lianna Genovese, a Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board graduate and CEO of ImaginAble Solutions, was recognized with the Muhammad Ali Six Core Principle Award for Respect.
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2025 Initial Board Meeting
11/20/2024
Reflecting on the words of Pope Francis in his recent encyclical, On the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ, re-elected Chairperson Patrick Daly, in his Initial Address at tonight’s (Tuesday, November 19, 2024) Initial Meeting of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, spoke of the “life-giving and hope-filled purpose of publicly funded Catholic education.”
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Celebrating the Gift of Life
11/20/2024
Recently, staff and students of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board Culture of Life Committee attended the Respect Life Fundraising Dinner in support of Hamilton Right to Life.
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Basketball
STM Ready to Keep Hamilton’s OFSAA Basketball Streak Alive!
11/20/2024
It's been a tradition of excellence for Hamilton girls' high school basketball teams at OFSAA championships since the very beginning in 1975. And this week, in Brampton, the St. Thomas More Knights hope to keep the ball rolling.
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St. David Catholic Elementary School Shines with Kindness
11/19/2024
St. David Catholic Elementary School celebrated a heartwarming start to Bullying Awareness & Prevention Week with an incredible kickoff event themed Kindness Week. Rooted in the teachings of Jesus, who reminds us to “treat others as you want to be treated,” the week’s activities emphasized compassion, empathy, and love in action.
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BT to NCAA - Avaya Maga Signs with Oklahoma
11/19/2024
'Captain Canada' is headed to the United States. Avaya Maga, who served as captain of Canada's entry at last July's NORCECA U19 girls' continental volleyball championship in Central America, officially agreed to an NCAA Division I scholarship offer last week. The Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School ...
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Football
Titans Win Double Football Championships
11/19/2024
For the first time in the 19-year history of Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School both its football teams have captured championships in the same season. A week after the BT seniors defeated St. Thomas More Knights in the league final, the Ancaster school's ....
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National Holodomor Week
11/18/2024
Holodomor was a human-made famine that occurred in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933, resulting in millions of deaths. It was caused by Joseph Stalin's policies, including forced collectivization and grain requisition, which devastated the agricultural sector.
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A New World Unveiled - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
11/17/2024
Friends, we're coming toward the end of the liturgical year, and as is typical, the Church gives us readings of an apocalyptic nature dealing with the end times. “Apocalypse” means “unveiling,” and what’s being unveiled in our readings is the emergence of a new world—not ...
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November 17-23 is Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week.
11/16/2024
The HWCDSB recognizes that bullying is detrimental to the entire school community. Bullying impacts not solely the victim, but also the one who bullies as well as the bystander.
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Basketball
Second-Half Surge Sends Knights to OFSAA!
11/15/2024
Fortunately for the St. Thomas More Knights, they came out of the dressing room at half time looking like an entirely different team. During the first half of Thursday's Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference girls' basketball final in Oakville against the Garth Webb Chargers, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic champion Knights were sluggish.
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Football
Titans Gear Up for GHAC Championship Rematch
11/15/2024
It's the matchup that the Bishop Tonnos Titans have been looking forward to. The 2024 Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference championship football game on Tuesday, Nov. 19 will be a rematch of last year's thrilling high school final between the Titans and Burlington's Corpus Christi Longhorns. "We had all off-season to think about it,"
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HWCDSB Halloween 2024
11/15/2024
This Halloween, our schools showcased the incredible creativity, fun, and spirit of the HWCDSB community! From spooky costumes to school-wide events, students and staff truly brought the Halloween spirit to life.
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Remembrance Day across HWCDSB
11/15/2024
This year, students and staff across our board gathered to remember, reflect, and pray for those who served.
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Basketball
3-Point Explosion Powers Knights to GHAC Final
11/13/2024
Just call it a '3-D' victory for the St. Thomas More Knights. Powered by a stifling defence and an attack which generated 11 3-point baskets compared to none for the opposition, the Knights defeated the visiting Corpus Christi Longhorns, 48-34, in a senior girls' high school playoff basketball game Tuesday.
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BT Titans Win Third Straight Championship with Unstoppable Second-Half Surge
11/12/2024
The situation was beginning to look bleak for the Bishop Tonnos Titans, but their quarterback remained confident they could pull out a win. Tonnos trailed by 16 points mid way through the third quarter against the visiting St. Thomas More Knights before storming back for a 33-26 victory Friday.
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Trusting God in Dire Straits - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
11/10/2024
Friends, our first reading is that wonderful story of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath, which is a kind of hidden gem in the Old Testament. Like so many of the stories in the Bible, it is very understated, but chock full of spiritual meaning. And it has to do with how we respond—and the strange and surprising ways God might respond to us— when things are toughest.
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HWCDSB Remembers
11/09/2024
On Remembrance Day, we not only honour the memory of those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom, we hold them in our hearts. And we keep them in our prayers.
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Cross Country
Anna Ptaszek Shines with Top-20 Finish at OFSAA Cross-Country Championships
11/09/2024
Anna Ptaszek of the St. Mary Crusaders led the way among Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board finishers at the 2024 OFSAA cross-country championships. A Grade 11 student with two previous years of provincial high school experience, Ptaszek raced to a 16th-place showing in the senior girls' event Monday.
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Basketball
After Three Years, Knights Return as Basketball Champions Over Gaels
11/08/2024
The St. Thomas More Knights captured an OFSAA girls' basketball championship in 2019 just before two tough foes arrived on the high school scene -- COVID 19 and the Cathedral Gaels. There was no provincial high school showcase tournament five years ago due to the pandemic. Then ...
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Volleyball
Newman’s Title Streak Ends in HWCAA Volleyball Final
11/07/2024
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic Athletic Association rolled out the welcome mat for the ACMT Jaguars this season and that team ended up walking away with the league championship. The Jaguars finished first in the senior boys' regular-season volleyball standings (13-1) before advancing to the preliminary-round playoff victories over the St. Mary Crusaders and the St. Jean de Brébeuf Braves.
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Emotional Coaching
Emotion Coaching for Parents and Caregivers
11/07/2024
Understanding the role of emotions is key to improving relationships with your child or youth. Emotion Coaching is a communication strategy that can calm the brain in as little as 60 seconds and help improve relationships.
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Grade 8 Parent Information Nights
11/06/2024
Is your child entering high school next September? Join us at our Grade 8 Parent Information Nights to explore the many benefits of a Catholic secondary school education.
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Football
STM Defense Dominates with 5 Interceptions
11/04/2024
The defensive secondary became a primary offensive threat for the St. Thomas More Knights football team. Playing on its home field Friday, More intercepted five passes, turning four of them into points en route to a 38-0 victory over the St. John Henry Newman Cardinals.
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Newman Cardinals Rally to Win Semifinal Thriller
11/04/2024
A motivational tactic by St. John Henry Newman Cardinals coach Brian Pavlic during a time out may have helped lift his team to victory. It happened Thursday midway through the third set of Newman's senior boys' high school volleyball semifinal against the visiting Bishop Ryan Celtics.
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Bishop Tonnos CSS Celebrates 20 Years with Charity Football Game
11/04/2024
During the week of October 7-11, Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School celebrated 20 years since its opening with a series of events. On October 11, 2024, the Bishop Tonnos CSS Family of Schools joined together for a Charity Football Game, raising an impressive $3,800 for the Bishop’s selected charities, The Good Shepherd and DeMazenod Door.
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Chairperson Patrick Daly Receives 2024 Medal of Honour
11/04/2024
Recently honoured at the Father Patrick Fogarty Awards Dinner, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board extends heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Daly on receiving the 2024 Medal of Honour.
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The Highest Good Is God Alone - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
11/03/2024
Friends, the readings for this Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time take us to very holy ground. In the first reading, taken from the sixth chapter of Deuteronomy, we hear the “shema,” a prayer fundamental to Jewish theology and spirituality. And in the Gospel, ...
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Moro’s Late Heroics Propel STM to Finals
11/02/2024
The first-place St. Thomas More Knights narrowly avoided a semifinal upset in girls' high school basketball action Wednesday. The Knights fell behind 10-2 and trailed for most of the game until back-to-back baskets by Isabella Moro vaulted them into the lead to stay with 97 seconds remaining on the clock.
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Indigenous Education Month
11/01/2024
This year’s Catholic Education Week theme, “Catholic Education: Pilgrims of Hope,” invites us to “fan the flame of hope that has been given to us” (Letter on the Jubilee Year of Hope, February 11, 2022). In the spirit of this hopeful journey, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board reaffirms its commitment to active listening, prayer, and right action.
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Happy Halloween
10/31/2024
As we celebrate Halloween, let's enjoy the fun, creativity, and HWCDSB spirit that come with it. We wish our students, staff, and families a safe and happy Halloween filled with treats, laughter, and smiles.
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OYAP
Building a Strong Foundation: Empowering Students Through Hands-On Carpentry Training
10/31/2024
The Building a Strong Foundation initiative, launched as a pilot project under the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), provides co-op students in the HWCDSB with a unique pathway into skilled trades, specifically in carpentry. Guided by experienced union professionals at UBC Local 18, students have the opportunity ...
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Young Cathedral Gaels Squad Proves They’re Still a Powerhouse
10/30/2024
The Cathedral Gaels are a much different senior girls' basketball team than the one that dominated at the provincial high school level. But one thing has remained constant -- they still win. The Gaels, who strung together 90 consecutive victories en route to capturing three consecutive OFSAA championships from 2021-23, ...
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28 Years of Excellence and Service - ACCPI Awards Honour 9 HWCDSB Students
10/30/2024
Eighteen Hamilton students were celebrated for their academic excellence and community service at the 28th annual African Caribbean Cultural Potpourri Inc. (ACCPI) youth scholarship banquet, held earlier this month. The awards, valued between $1,500 and $3,000, honour students’ achievements as they embark on post-secondary journeys in diverse fields.
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HWCDSB Welcomes 81 Newly Commissioned Catholic Teachers
10/29/2024
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board recently welcomed 81 newly hired permanent Catholic teachers in a commissioning ceremony celebrating the unique mission of Catholic education.
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STM Lights It Up Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
10/28/2024
Recently students, staff, and community members came together at St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School for “Light It Up Pink” Day, a lively event in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Football
Makarski Shines as Crusaders Down Gaels 21-6
10/28/2024
The St. Mary Crusaders high school football team appears to be rounding into form after a slow start to the season. Fifth-place St. Mary concluded its Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic regular schedule Friday with an impressive 21-6 victory over the visiting Cathedral Gaels. And that marked the second-straight win after four losses for the Crusaders.
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Answering God’s Call - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
10/27/2024
Friends, all three readings for this Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time have a golden thread running through them, which is the idea of the call—of the primacy of God’s action in the life of salvation. Whenever we start thinking that this is our own ego project and that we are in command, we are ipso facto on the wrong path.
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Field Hockey
Cardinals Head to GHAC Semifinals with Eyes on OFSAA Spot
10/25/2024
St. John Henry Newman coach Christine Simard sensed something about her field hockey team when it played a tournament game earlier this season against the Oakville Trafalgar Red Devils. "It was there I knew this team had it (ability)," Simard said in reference to the Cardinals.
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Dress Purple Day
10/24/2024
On Dress Purple Day, Friday, October 25, students and staff at participating HWCDSB schools will wear purple in support of a child/youth's right to safety and well-being in all spaces.
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Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day
10/23/2024
 In appreciation of the important contributions our Child Care Workers and DECEs provide to our students and to our schools throughout the year, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is proud to recognize October 17 as Child Care Worker & Designated Early Childhood Educators Appreciation Day.
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2024 Recipients
2024 Awards for Distinguished Service to Catholic Education Recipients
10/23/2024
Each year, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board invites nominations for the Award for Distinguished Service to Catholic Education. The award recognizes former or current teachers, administrators, support staff, parents, clergy, religious, Catholic ratepayers, trustees and/or organizations who have made an extraordinary contribution to Catholic Education.
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Cross Country
St. Mary’s Anna Ptaszek Secures First GHAC Title
10/23/2024
Cross-country runner Anna Ptaszek of the St. Mary Crusaders qualified for the 2024 Ontario high school championships and at the same time out-legged a long time competitor. Ptaszek came first in the senior girls' 6,000-metre race during the Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference meet at Bronte Creek Tuesday, edging out runner-up Maya Markowska of Burlington Central by 15 seconds.
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Retired Principal Mary Tice Honoured with City of Hamilton’s 2024 Senior of the Year Award
10/22/2024
“On behalf of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, I would like to congratulate retired Principal, Mary Tice, on receiving the prestigious City of Hamilton’s 2024 Senior of the Year Award,” said Chairperson, Patrick Daly.
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School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
10/22/2024
October 23, 2024 is School Bus Driver Appreciation Day, a day in which we recognize and thank our dedicated school bus drivers for safely getting our students to and from school each day.
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Football
St. Thomas More Edges Out Brébeuf in Thrilling Rivalry Game
10/21/2024
The Maroon and Black Bowl was up for grabs again when the St. Jean de Brébeuf Braves visited the St. Thomas More Knights on Friday. That trophy goes to the winner of the annual regular-season contest between More and Brébeuf in senior high school football.
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National School Bus Safety Week 2024
10/21/2024
National School Bus Safety Week. Held each year during the third full week of October, National School Bus Safety Week is an active and evolving public education program, and an excellent way for parents, students, teachers, motorists, school bus operators, school administrators and other interested parties to join forces and address the importance of school bus safety.
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What Real Power Looks Like - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
10/20/2024
Friends, our Gospel this Sunday is taken from the tenth chapter of Mark, and it is high-octane spiritual business. Something pivotal is being laid out for us in this passage, and it has to do with power, suffering, and a willingness to go where Jesus goes.
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Coats for Kids - A Warm Act of Generosity
10/19/2024
The Knights of Columbus recently held their annual "Coats for Kids" fundraiser, a heartfelt initiative dedicated to providing warm coats to children and families in need. The event, marked by stories of compassion, partnership, and community spirit, took place in Hamilton, Ontario, and brought together members of the Knights, local school representatives, and community leaders.
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Football
Tassone Praises 'Dynamo' Carson as Titans Dominate Newman 28-10
10/18/2024
The 'dynamo' has struck again. Daniel Carson, a cornerback/receiver and special teams ace for the Bishop Tonnos Titans, scored a key second-quarter touchdown while on punt-return coverage against the visiting St. John Henry Newman Cardinals on Friday.
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Advent Calendar
Advent calendars support at-risk youth
10/18/2024
To kick off the season of giving, the Good Shepherd has released its Advent calendar which directly benefits vital Youth Services programs. The calendars are $25 each or 5 for $100 and double as a raffle ticket to over 40 prizes, including gift cards, experiences, overnight stays, and event tickets.
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32nd Annual Parent Conference: Pilgrims of Hope
10/17/2024
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board recently hosted its 32nd Annual Parent Conference, themed Pilgrims of Hope, at Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School. The event brought together parents and guardians from across our school community to support them in their roles as the primary educators of their children.
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St. Mary Homecoming: A Celebration for Future Crusaders
10/16/2024
St. Mary Catholic Secondary School’s Homecoming on Friday was a vibrant day of community, pride, and connection, welcoming Future Crusaders—Grade 8 students from feeder schools—to experience the spirit and warmth of the St. Mary family.
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Basketball
STM Continue Winning Streak, Top BT in Crucial Matchup
10/16/2024
The St. Thomas More Knights have an unblemished record heading into the second month of the 2024 Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic girls' high school basketball season. More remained in sole possession of first place and improved its record to 10-0 with a 54-44 decision over the visiting Bishop Tonnos Titans Tuesday. With the outcome, Tonnos' record slipped to 5-4.
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Regina Mundi Promotes Catholic Values with Monthly Celebrations
10/15/2024
Each month, Regina Mundi Catholic Elementary School holds a student-led liturgy and awards ceremony, where teachers present awards based on the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations. Parents and guardians are invited to participate, reinforcing the partnership between Home, School, and Parish.
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Local Government Week
10/14/2024
October 14-18, 2024, has been designated by the province as Local Government Week, aimed at increasing youth and public awareness of the essential role local governments play in our communities.
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What Do You Ask God For? - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
10/13/2024
Friends, for this Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time, our first reading from the marvelous book of Wisdom presents an old biblical trope: If you were to ask God for something, or if God were to come to you and say he will give you whatever you want—what would you ask for? This is a really clarifying question.
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Baseball
Agnew Powers Newman to HWCAA Glory
10/13/2024
After 27 years of hard-fought efforts, the Newman high school baseball team celebrated a historic moment on Thursday at Mohawk Sports Park. The Cardinals of St. John Henry Newman won the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic Athletic Association's baseball championship trophy for the first time in league history.
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Golf
Colton Cheeseman Eyes Golf Glory at OFSAA and National Junior Events
10/11/2024
Colton Cheeseman of St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School has a couple of significant dates to circle on his competitive golf calendar. From Nov. 8-10 the Grade 10 student will be participating -- as one of two Canadian qualifiers -- in the prestigious Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship ...
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Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving
10/11/2024
"If the only prayer you say is Thank You, it would be enough." ~Meister Eckhart We wish students, staff, families and parish communities all of God's Blessings for a Happy Thanksgiving. Schools are closed for Thanksgiving, Monday, October 14, 2024.
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Baseball
Knights Knock Out Titans in Semifinal Nail-Biter
10/10/2024
Seems like an awesome opportunity for Grady Aussem of the St. Thomas More Knights. On back-to-back days this week he'll be competing for two separate high school championships -- in golf and baseball. Aussem is a member More's Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic foursome that takes on Halton's best for the ...
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Take Our Kids to Work Day 2024
10/10/2024
On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, Grade 9 students from Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic secondary schools will have the opportunity to spend the day job shadowing a parent/guardian, relative, or friend as part of Take Our Kids to Work™ (TOKW) day.
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Secondary Student Council Retreat
10/09/2024
Recently, Student Council members from all seven secondary schools participated in the annual Secondary Student Council Retreat held at C.Y.O. Camp Brébeuf, in Rockwood, Ontario. This overnight retreat was rooted in the Catholic Education Week 2024 theme: Pilgrims of Hope and provided our young Catholic leaders the opportunity to deepen their relationship with God, grow in their teamwork skills as a student council and enjoy the beauty of God’s creation in the outdoors.
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Celebrating Franco-Ontarian Day at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Elementary School
10/08/2024
On September 25, 2024, Sts. Peter and Paul, a dedicated French immersion school, proudly celebrated Franco-Ontarian Day. This special occasion highlighted the significance of speaking French within the community.
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Football
Titans Secure 12-7 Victory Over Celtics, Remain Undefeated
10/07/2024
The two-time defending champion Bishop Tonnos Titans won a defensive battle Friday to take over as the lone remaining undefeated team in Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic high school football. Tonnos improved to 3-0 on the season with a 12-7 decision over the Celtics at Bishop Ryan.
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The Biblical Vision of the Family - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
10/06/2024
Friends, the first reading from Genesis and the Gospel from Mark this week are of great importance. They have to do with what we call Christian anthropology—the biblical understanding of who we are—and most specifically, in relation to marriage and family. This question of ...
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Smoke Detector
Fire Prevention Week 2024: "Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You!"
10/06/2024
This year, Fire Prevention Week will be observed from October 6 to October 12, 2024. The Hamilton Fire Department is proud to introduce the theme: “Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You!” This theme emphasizes the critical role smoke alarms play in keeping our community safe.
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World Teachers’ Day 2024
10/04/2024
October 5 is World Teachers’ Day, a day in which we recognize and celebrate teachers and their important role in society. World Teachers’ Day was founded in 1994. Now an annual event, it profiles the work of over 55-million teachers around the world, including approximately ...
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Karla holding her award, with her mother and Principal Monaco
Cathedral Student Honoured as Trail Blazer at Hamilton Accessibility Awards
10/03/2024
Karla Penner, a student at Cathedral Catholic Secondary School, has been recognized as one of this year's "Trail Blazers" at the inaugural City of Hamilton Accessibility Awards.
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Golf
Knights Crowned HWCAA Golf Champions - Cheeseman Fires Par 72
10/02/2024
Colton Cheeseman fired the low score at all four of the scheduled tournaments this season to power his St. Thomas More Knights to the 2024 Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic team golf championship. The competition, involving players from eight city high schools ...
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Football
Lucas Horvat Shines as BR Celtics Defeat SJB Braves in Windy Battle
10/01/2024
Cornerback Lucas Horvat could do no wrong Friday as a kicker for the Bishop Ryan Celtics. In gusty wind conditions, the left-footer connected on five field goals and a convert to help the visitors from BR to a 22-0 high school football victory over the St. Jean de Brébeuf Braves.
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Learning Disabilities Awareness Month 2024
10/01/2024
Learning Disabilities are very common and affect approximately 10% of Canadians. October is Learning Disabilities Awareness Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness of learning disabilities and the challenges faced by individuals and families who live with them.
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Bus Driver
Make a Difference! Become a School Bus Driver
10/01/2024
School bus operators in the (HWSTS) Hamilton-Wentworth area are looking for permanent and spare drivers for the 2024-25 school year. School bus operators in the Hamilton-Wentworth region are actively hiring and training new drivers ...
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
10/01/2024
Across Canada, one out of eight women will receive this diagnostic in her lifetime. While more people are surviving a breast cancer diagnosis than ever before, it’s still the most common cancer and second leading cause of cancer death among Canadian women.
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Lyndon George speaking at Cathedral's assembly
Cathedral High School Marks Truth and Reconciliation Awareness Week
10/01/2024
Last week, Cathedral High School gathered for Truth and Reconciliation Awareness Week with a school-wide assembly to commemorate, reflect, and listen. Guest speaker Lyndon George shared hard truths about the legacy of residential schools in Canada and the deep, lasting impact it has on generations.
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French Immersion
French Immersion Parent Information Session 2024
10/01/2024
This year, Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board's French Immersion Parent Information Session will be hosted at The Pilgrims of Hope conference on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School. Parents/Guardians can now register ...
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HWCDSB custodians
National Custodial Workers' Recognition Day
10/01/2024
October 2 is National Custodial Workers’ Recognition Day, a day to honour and express our gratitude to the custodians, assistant custodians, and maintenance staff who work diligently every day to keep our schools and offices running smoothly.
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Power Full Eat Well program!
09/30/2024
Cathedral High School is thrilled to announce our participation in this year’s Power Full Eat Well program! Since 2020, grants from the President's Choice Children's Charity have transformed our student nutrition initiatives, allowing us to provide healthy food options for those facing food insecurity.
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Cyber
Cyber Awareness Month
09/30/2024
October is Cyber Awareness Month in Ontario, a time to emphasize the importance of safe and secure digital practices in our school community. In partnership with ECNO (Educational Computing Network of Ontario) and the Ministry of Education, we aim to create a culture of cyber safety that lasts beyond this month.
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024
09/29/2024
Through active listening, prayer and right action, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is dedicated to honouring the journey of truth, reconciliation and healing and building positive connections and relationships of trust, honesty, and respect while strengthening collaborations with Indigenous communities, parents and families.
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Bishop Barron
Whoever Is Not Against Us Is For Us - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
09/29/2024
Friends, the first reading and Gospel this Sunday have to do with the Church at war with itself. The devil is the scatterer, the divider, and one of his favorite tricks is to take the Church—which is meant to be an instrument of the Gospel in the world—and to turn us against one another.
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EQAO assessment results show continued gains and positive results
09/27/2024
Hamilton, ON – Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) Primary and Junior, Reading, Writing and Mathematics results for the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, released yesterday (September 26, 2024), met or exceeded the province in 6 out of 6 areas.
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Diocesan Celebration of Catholic Education
09/27/2024
On September 19, 2024, the Annual Diocesan Celebration of Catholic Education was hosted by the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board. Catholic school boards from across the Diocese of Hamilton joined together at St. Pius X Parish in Brantford to celebrate the gift of publicly funded Catholic education.
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Basketball
Rookie Duo Sparks St. Mary Crusaders to a 50-38 Win
09/26/2024
A pair of promising newcomers made their home debuts with the St. Mary senior girls’ high school basketball team Tuesday. Lilly Girard, a Grade 9 student, and Team Ontario product Ariel Peters combined for 36 points to help St. Mary to a 50-38 victory over the St. Jean de Brébeuf Braves.
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Rowan's Law Day
09/25/2024
The day is named in memory of Rowan Stringer, the 17-year-old rugby player whose death resulted after sustaining multiple concussions. In March of 2018, the Ontario government passed a law known as Rowan’s Law designed to protect athletes and educate parents/guardians, coaches and officials about the dangers of head injuries.
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Football
Titans Overcome Knights with Last-Minute Turnover
09/24/2024
A couple of turnovers in the late stages of Friday’s senior high school football game proved costly to the St. Thomas More Knights. The visitors from More held a six-point advantage and appeared to be in control against the two-time defending Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic champion Bishop Tonnos Titans. However, the Titans ...
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Bishop Barron
The Ladder Doesn’t Matter - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
09/22/2024
Friends, why was the story of Jesus with the little children, versions of which appear in the three synoptic Gospels, so vividly remembered by the first Christians? I think they intuited that it got very close to ...
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Senior Law Students participating in Red Mass
67th Annual Red Mass Unites Legal Community and Students
09/20/2024
On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, the St. Thomas More Lawyers’ Guild of the Diocese of Hamilton held its 67th annual Red Mass at St. Augustine's Church in Dundas. The centuries-old tradition, led by the Bishop of the Diocese of Hamilton, the Most Reverend D. Douglas Crosby, marks the historical start of the Fall Assize of the Superior Court of Ontario.
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Cathedral Graduate Receives Prestigious Schulich Builders Scholarship
09/19/2024
Taylor Skewes is a graduate of Cathedral High school and successfully completed two co-op placements in the Home Building Program. As her teachers, we are proud to announce that Taylor was recently chosen as the recipient of the Schulich Builders Scholarship for skilled trades.
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Truth and Reconciliation Week 2024
09/19/2024
This year’s Catholic Education Week theme, “Catholic Education: Pilgrims of Hope,” calls us to reflect on the unique mission of Catholic education. It encourages all of us to nurture learning environments where students not only grow in knowledge but also in faith and compassion.
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Conference
32nd Annual Parent Conference, Pilgrims of Hope,
09/19/2024
The 32nd Annual Parent Conference, Pilgrims of Hope, is hosted by the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board to support parents/guardians in their roles as primary educators of their child(ren). The conference is free of charge ...
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Basketball
Titans End Gaels' Historic 90-Game Winning Streak
09/18/2024
A remarkable winning streak in Hamilton high school sports came to an end at the Cathedral gym on Tuesday. The Cathedral Gaels senior girls’ basketball team had strung together 90 consecutive league, tournament and playoff victories over the last three seasons before bowing 48-39 to the Bishop Tonnos Titans. It was the opener of the 2024 Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic Athletic Association regular schedule.
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Nominate an Outstanding Contributor to Catholic Education
09/18/2024
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board’s Award for Distinguished Service to Catholic Education recognizes, on an annual basis, individuals and/or a group who have made an extraordinary contribution to publicly funded Catholic education. The award is entitled:...
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Football
Braves Shut Out Rival Cardinals in Historic Season Opener
09/16/2024
At the conclusion of St. Jean de Brébeuf’s first high school football game of the 2024 season Friday, their head coach received an unexpected Gatorade bucket drenching on the field from his players. They were celebrating the ...
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Bishop Barron
Faith Without Works Is Dead - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
09/15/2024
Friends, “fools rush in where angels fear to tread”—and this week, I am going to go once more into the issue of faith and works, which has been dividing Western Christianity since the Reformation...
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32nd Annual Parent Conference
09/13/2024
The 32nd Annual Parent Conference, Pilgrims of Hope, is hosted by the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board to support parents/guardians in their roles as primary educators of their child(ren).
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HSR Fare Assist Program
09/11/2024
The Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) has launched the Fare Assist Program, which may benefit families in our Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School community.
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Food
Free Nutrition Sessions at EarlyON Centres
09/10/2024
Public Health Dietitians are offering free nutrition sessions at EarlyON Centres, no registration required. These sessions cover key topics for families with nutrition-related questions. Feeding Baby & Making Baby Food (Birth – 12 months) Learn when and how to start offering solid food, what foods to introduce, and how to make your own baby food...
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World Suicide Prevention Day
09/10/2024
Established in 2003, World Suicide Prevention Day aims to raise awareness about the global issue of suicide and its profound impact on individuals and communities. It also highlights the vital role educators play in supporting student mental health.
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Bishop Barron
Be Opened! - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
09/08/2024
Friends, our Gospel for today is the evocative scene of Jesus healing a man who cannot hear and cannot speak. This man is beautifully symbolic of many in our culture today: we don’t listen to God, and therefore we can’t speak clearly about God. To us, as to him, Jesus says, “Ephphatha!”—be opened to the Word of God!
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International FASD Awareness Day
09/06/2024
First celebrated in 1999, International FASD Awareness Day is dedicated to raising awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) to improve prevention, diagnosis, and support for individuals with FASD.
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Students at School
Welcome Back to the 2024-2025 School Year!
09/03/2024
We hope you and your families had a relaxing and enjoyable summer. We would like to recognize and thank all of our staff who worked hard throughout the summer months to prepare our Catholic Schools for the upcoming school year. A number of central and other staff developed ...
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Bishop Barron
The Goodness—and Dangers—of the Law - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
09/01/2024
Friends, as Americans, we have a very ambiguous relationship to law. On the one hand, we are a nation of independently minded people; we don’t like the law imposing itself on us. At the same time—let’s face it—we are a hyper-litigious society. We see the same ambiguity about law—both its beauty and its shadow side—in our three readings today.
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