News

Due to the possible postal service disruption, Report Cards will be available for Parents/Guardians to pick up at the school on Thursday, July 7 and Friday, July 8 between 8:30 am and 2:00 pm.  Any Report Cards that are not picked up will be mailed once postal services resume.

Congratulations Chrissa on receiving the Excellent in Education Award!

Congratulations goes to Ms. J. Lancaster for receiving the OSSTF Award of Merit for her outstanding work as the Chair of the Excellence in Education Committee.

Also awarded were Mr. Jugley from E.L. Crossley SS and Mr. Harrington from Ridgeway Crystal Beach SS.

OSSTF District 22 Beyond Teaching Award

Mr. Wilson and Mr. Daniel Peat, President OSSTF District 22

Inventor Student Gets World Accolade

"Yoon Shin, a Grade 12 student at St. Catharines Collegiate, returned several weeks ago from Cape Canaveral, Fla., with a prestigious team gold medal earned at the Conrad Spirit of Innovation. The challenge is a worldwide competition funded by NASA, SpaceX and Lockheed Martin for innovative ideas in scientific and engineering fields."

Please read the article on The Standard here:

http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2016/05/18/inventor-student-gets-world-accolade

Congratulations Yoon!

St. Catharines Collegiate Staff and Students designed and crafted a bench for Harriet Tubman Elementary School for their Grand Opening.  The bench was constructed by:

Cody Read 
Jesse Emond 
Cameron Morrison
Taylor Deguire

Under the guidance of:
Mr. John Gocking
Mr. Peter Clark
Ms. Liz Lancaster



We researched Harriet Tubman’s life and tried to use some of her background symbolically on the bench.  The White oak leaves represent the official tree of Maryland where Harriet Tubman began her life and struggles.  We chose the Baltimore Oriole and Chestnut-sided Warbler as the Oriole is the state bird and the other is a bird that is common in the area.  We chose the Maple Leaf for her Canadian connection and the Blue Jay and Cardinal as they are common and readily identifiable birds from our area.   The oak leaves are on the left and the Maple leaves are on the right as we as a culture read form left to right so she begins her journey in Maryland and her connection with this area ends on the right. 

Maryland side of the bench:


Canadian side of the bench:

Brock University Niagara Principal's Scholarship Award Winners:

Congratulations Aseeb and Jennifer!

St. Catharines Collegiate is excited to share this news with you!  Yoon Shin, a grade 12 student here at Collegiate, who many of you know of already after he has been featured in The Standard twice regarding the work that he has been doing to enter the CONRAD Spirit of Innovation Challenge sponsored by NASA.

Yoon has just returned from Cape Canaveral, where he and his team have won the Gold Medal for their project.  They placed first out of a field of 300 international teams in the Aerospace and Aviation category.   The design was the Project Six Sense Helmet.   They had the opportunity to meet the Director of NASA, and are working with them to develop and patent their design for commercial space travel.

Congratulations Yoon!

The SSTC Communications class visited Mayor Sendzik at City Hall last week.  They had the opportunity to learn about his position, ask questions, and even try on the Chain of Office.

Yoon is in the news again!  Read the article here: http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2016/04/08/teenager-sets-heights-high-in-rocket-science

Mid Semester Report Cards will be mailed home on Friday, April 29th.

St. Catharines Collegiate culinary students win first place in the United Way Chili and Soup cook off hosted by the Niagara Region.

Our next Parent Council Meeting will be held on Monday, April 4 at 6:00 pm at St. Catharines Collegiate.  We will meet in TASTE restaurant.  All parents/guardians are welcome to attend.

The hospitality students participated in the Community Care Chili Cookoff at Market Square in downtown St. Catharines.

In preparation for the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test written by Grade 10 students, Lunchtime Literacy will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday at lunch from Feb. 18, 2016 until the OSSLT on March 31. 2016.  Lunch will be provided to students participating in the Lunchtime Literacy sessions.  Information letters were sent home with students last week.  Please return the form to the office if participating.

St. Catharines Collegiate catering students are featured in a photo in the Hamilton Specatator.  Check out the link below:

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/6254046-mahoney-go-tech-young-teachers/

Yoon has an article in The St. Catharines Standard.  Check it out!

http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2016/01/27/upload-the-sky-is-not-the-limit

If you have not yet ordered your child's school photos from Edge Imaging, you still have time to get your order in before the holidays!

Orders placed online at edgeimaging.ca or by phone at 1-888-416-3343 by Wednesday, December 9th will have guaranteed delivery before the holidays. 

Congratulations to our Saints football team for an outstanding game last week! The win placed our team in third place for the division.

There is a playoff game this Wednesday, Oct. 28 at Westlane @ 3pm.

Students who did not get their picture taken on October 1 will be asked to have their photo taken for their student cards on October 22.