Every day, the staff of the 丝瓜视频下载 (丝瓜视频下载) have the privilege of working with amazing young people who are this country鈥檚 future leaders. With final report cards now distributed to secondary students, the 丝瓜视频下载 is excited to celebrate some of its most accomplished students during this school year: the 2022-23 丝瓜视频下载 Top Scholars.

This year, 19 exceptional students are being recognized for their outstanding academic achievement. 丝瓜视频下载 Top Scholars are the students with the highest average at their secondary school, with the average calculated based on their top six grade 12 courses.

Two students graduated with a 100 per cent average:

• Rohan Kumar graduated from the IB program at Father Michael McGivney Catholic High School (CHS) in Markham, Ont., with a perfect average. Motivated to become a doctor after his mother鈥檚 cancer diagnosis, Rohan will enter the five-year Medicine program at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland. Rohan encourages students to work hard, take on challenges and, most importantly, have fun.
• Jashvir Rathore also graduated from Father Michael McGivney鈥檚 IB program with a 100 per cent average. He will study Computer Science at University of Toronto with the hopes of combining his passions for computers, chemistry and physics into a career. Jashvir encourages students to set challenging goals and to work hard to achieve them, but to always focus on being happy with what was learned rather than the outcome.听

Six other Top Scholars achieved near-perfect grades in their final year of high school:

• Meagan Liang graduated from Cardinal Carter CHS, in Aurora, Ont., with a 99.83 average and in September she will enter Queen鈥檚 University to study in the School of Computing.
• Chloe Wong from St. Brother Andr茅 CHS, in Markham, Ont., also graduated with a 99.83 per cent average and she will attend the University of Toronto to study Life Sciences.
• Rita Gergis graduated from Father Bressani CHS, in Woodbridge, Ont., with a 99.67 per cent average and she will study Life Sciences at McMaster University.
• Cathy Sheng from St. Robert CHS, in Thornhill, Ont., graduated with a 99.67 per cent average and she will be studying Computer Science at the University of Waterloo.
• Paul Stoica also graduated from Father Bressani CHS, in Woodbridge, Ont., with a 99.67 per cent average. He will study Integrated Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences at McMaster University.
• Kiara Elgohary graduated from Our Lady Queen of the World Catholic Academy, in Richmond Hill, Ont., with a 99.17 per cent average and she will study Health Sciences at McMaster University.

鈥淚 want to congratulate the 丝瓜视频下载鈥檚 Top Scholars who have worked so hard to achieve this incredible accomplishment,鈥� said Domenic Scuglia, Director of Education for the 丝瓜视频下载. 鈥淚 also want to thank the staff, families and everyone else who supported these young adults so they could excel in their academic work. I know all these exceptional students are driven to make this world a better place聽 and we are excited to see what they will do next.鈥�

The 丝瓜视频下载 is one of Ontario鈥檚 top-performing school boards, with EQAO and OSSLT scores far exceeding provincial averages. With 97.5 per cent of 丝瓜视频下载 students graduating from secondary school in five years, the 丝瓜视频下载 has one of the province鈥檚 highest graduation rates. An innovative curriculum and dedicated staff help 丝瓜视频下载 students grow and develop every aspect of their lives.

Graduating from secondary school is a massive milestone in a young person鈥檚 life and over the past several weeks, the 丝瓜视频下载 has been celebrating its newest alumni at graduation ceremonies throughout the Board. The 丝瓜视频下载 is proud of all its graduating students and is excited to see how they will use their God-given talents to make the world a better place.

	Student Name	School	Community	Grade 12 Average
	Rohan Kumar	Father Michael McGivney CHS	Markham	100
	Jashvir Rathore	Father Michael McGivney CHS	Markham	100
	Meagan Liang	Cardinal Carter CHS	Aurora	99.83
	Chloe Wong	St. Brother Andr茅 CHS	Markham	99.83
	Rita Gergis	Father Bressani CHS	Woodbridge	99.67
	Cathy Sheng	St. Robert CHS	Thornhill	99.67
	Paul Stoica聽	Father Bressani CHS	Woodbridge	99.67
	Kiara Elgohary	Our Lady Queen of the World CA	Richmond Hill	99.17
	Anthony Hoalga	St. Maximilian Kolbe CHS	Aurora	98.83
	Serina Wing Yan Chan	St. Augustine CHS	Markham	98.67
	Di (Victoria) Le	Our Lady of the Lake CA	Keswick	98.67
	Isabella Sciabbarrasi	St. Joan of Arc CHS	Maple	98.67
	Vincent Tullo	Holy Cross CA	Woodbridge	98.67
	Maya Anastasia Umicevic	St. Theresa of Lisieux CHS	Richmond Hill	98.67
	Josephina Kim	Sacred Heart CHS	Newmarket	98.5
	James Ramani	St. Jean de Brebeuf CHS	Woodbridge	98.5
	Valeriya Bohovych	St. Elizabeth CHS	Thornhill	98.33
	Claudia Bruno	St. Teresa of Calcutta CHS	Virtual School	97.07
	Nadia Addeo	St. Luke Catholic Learning Centre	Maple	90

The 丝瓜视频下载 (丝瓜视频下载) is excited to share that Nicholas (Nick) Galatianos, a Student Success Specialist and Principal of Indigenous Education, has won the 2023 Community Partner Award from Crime Stoppers of York Region.

With the Community Partner Award, Nick was recognized for his dedication to making our community a safer place for all. Nick has organized the Annual York Region Crime Stoppers Student Symposium since 2018. He also played a central role in the creating the YCSDB鈥檚 anti-sex trafficking protocols, which are at the forefront of protecting York Region residents. While Nick was a vice principal at Cardinal Carter CHS, in Aurora, Ont., he was also a leader in a Crime Stoppers project which produced a video featuring 丝瓜视频下载 students and staff that was shown across the country.

Nick came to the 丝瓜视频下载 in 2017 after spending 12 years with the Toronto Catholic District School Board. He has been a vice principal and acting principal at St. Robert CHS, vice principal at Cardinal Carter CHS, principal of St. Luke Catholic Learning Centre, principal of St. Joan of Arc CHS and in April 2023 he became a Student Success Specialist and Principal of Indigenous Education.

The York Region community thanks Nick and all the 丝瓜视频下载 staff who go above and beyond to ensure the safety of our children.

On Saturday, June 24, approximately 100 丝瓜视频下载 (丝瓜视频下载) staff and friends came together at Richmond Hill Golf Club for the 2nd Annual York Catholic Golf Tournament for ShareLife.

All proceeds were donated to ShareLife and because of the generosity of our participants and sponsors, the tournament raised almost $4,000 for ShareLife. Thanks to everyone for their giving spirit, which made this such a successful event.

This is just one of the ways that the YCSDB lives the Gospel values by supporting ShareLife. Every 丝瓜视频下载 school hosts a ShareLife fundraiser and 23 of the top 50 fundraising schools in the Archdiocese of Toronto are from the 丝瓜视频下载.

ShareLife helps support over 40 different agencies throughout the community in order to serve the most vulnerable people. Regardless of their faith, age, or background, ShareLife actively lives the Gospel by helping those in need. For more information on how you can get involved or show your support, please visit:

The 丝瓜视频下载 looks forward to carrying on with our ShareLife traditions in 2024, including this fun-filled day on the golf course. We hope to see you there!

The Catholic Education Week theme was particularly timely: 鈥淲e Are Many. We Are One.鈥� It was an important reminder that the beautiful diversity of our 丝瓜视频下载 community is best celebrated when we are together.

During this school year, the Board of Trustees said goodbye to four retiring Trustees and thanked them for their service: Rose Cantisano, Dino Giulliani, Maria Marchese and Dominic Mazzotta. The Board also welcomed four new members of the team: Michaela Barbieri, Joseph DiMeo, Angela Grella and Angela Saggese.

2022 – 2023 Year in Review

May 30, 2023

鈥淲e are many, we are one in Christ.鈥�

鈥揜omans 12:5

Dear Families of the 丝瓜视频下载,

Last night, the Board of Trustees of the 丝瓜视频下载 committed to expanded efforts to end bullying and harassment in its schools for all students 鈥� especially for 2SLGTBQIA+ and Black students, staff and families.

Over the past several months, we have heard from community members who say they do not feel like equal members of our school and that is unacceptable. I thank Director of Education Domenic Scuglia for his leadership in recording recent messages and . These videos clearly show that the 丝瓜视频下载 stands against hatred.听

The 丝瓜视频下载 is now taking the next step in addressing bullying and harassment. As of today, on every 丝瓜视频下载 school homepage, there is a button linking to the 鈥淩eport It!鈥� tool, which gives every student facing bullying and harassment another option to reach out to a caring adult. Last week staff also shared the 丝瓜视频下载鈥檚 first ever mental health and wellness survey, which will help staff better understand the needs of our students, staff and families, and where there are gaps we can fill.

The Board of Trustees has directed staff to create a strategy to address bullying and harassment in our schools.听

After listening to the input of community members, the Board of Trustees also decided to maintain our long-standing policy of only flying Canadian flags on 丝瓜视频下载 property, in order to equally represent all of the 丝瓜视频下载鈥檚 many communities.听

I acknowledge that the past several months have been difficult for many members of our community. Let us move forward with the knowledge that we are all God鈥檚 children and we are called to love each other as God loves us.听

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Frank Alexander
Chair of the Board

The annual Yes I Can! Awards returned in person at Richmond Green Secondary School on May 10th, 2023. It was a spectacular night, celebrating the amazing students, educators, parents, and community partners of 丝瓜视频下载 and YRDSB.

Exceptional students are recognized for their accomplishments and significant achievements in the categories of School & Community, Academics, Arts, Athletics, Self-Advocacy, Technology and Transition. 丝瓜视频下载 and the Student Services Department wish to congratulate all winning students and thank you for the contributions you鈥檝e made to your school, home and community. We are so proud of your hard work and effort. Well done!

The Council for Exceptional Children also recognizes staff, parents and community members who have given outstanding service to the Catholic Education Centre (CEC) or who have contributed directly to the support and well-being of exceptional children and youth.

丝瓜视频下载 and the Student Services Department would like to congratulate the following winners, in their respective categories, for their outstanding work and commitment to supporting our exceptional students.

• Sean VanSpall from VanSpall鈥檚 No Frills, Business Award Winners.
  鈥�VanSpall鈥檚 No Frills has been a partner to our FLS program for many years. They have always been supportive in providing enhancement and work experience opportunities to students in the FLS program and more recently, the Pathways to EmployABILITY Program. They continuously welcome our students, and their positivity and encouragement allows our students to participate within the community and build on their work skills to help prepare for the future.鈥�
• Allan Steven and Christine Steven, Parent of the Year Winner.
  鈥�Every weekend, they take their son to downtown Toronto to watch a live sports game such as the Toronto Football Club, Marlies, and Argonauts. It’s an activity that their son loves and looks forward to on a weekly basis. In the Fall of 2019, the family treated St. Maximilian Kolbe CHS life skills staff, students, and their families to box seats at a Marlies game. Everyone enjoyed the snacks, socialization, and hockey — it was definitely great fun for all. The weekend trips downtown to watch a sports game resumed as soon as they could during Covid. They very kindly organized another Marlies game in April for all of their son鈥檚 classmates again.
• Nella Figliano, 2023 Paraprofessional of the Year Winner.
  鈥�Nella is part of Best Buddies and this year organized the Best Buddies Valentine’s Dance for the entire 丝瓜视频下载. This was a huge commitment that Nella took on and she did an incredible job.听 Some highlights include moving the dance out of the school cafeteria and into a banquet hall with a full sit down meal and dancing for all students part of the Best Buddies Program. The amazing part was this was offered for free to all students, their buddies and staff support, over 300 people!聽 Nella worked tirelessly securing donations for the event so that there would be no financial barriers for anyone attending.
  

• Daniela Sambolec, Teacher of the Year Winner.
  鈥�Daniela has recently taken on the role of Head of the Department of Special Education. Although this is a very busy and demanding position, Daniela chose to keep the Life skills class under her personal portfolio. She can often be heard expressing that teaching these students is her greatest passion. She is able to balance the administrative piece of running a cohesive department with the direct teaching of our most vulnerable students, planning and providing important and engaging lessons focused on both the skills of daily living and social engagement. A quick glance of her Twitter, walk through her class, or walk through the school will show that Daniela takes care to include her students in all events and make the most of opportunities to showcase their amazing skills and talents.
  
• Wendy Britt-Steiner, Leader in Education Winner.
  鈥�Over the course of 34 years in education, Wendy Britt-Steiner has inspired and enriched staff and student learning in all of the roles she has held. As a Classroom Teacher, Special Education Teacher, Department Head, and as Special Education Program Consultant, Wendy has consistently demonstrated inclusive practices and has advocated for the students who needed her to be their voice when they struggled to use their own. She worked closely with Administrators and Teachers to inspire them to become fierce advocates for exceptional students and to seek the optimal approach to tapping their true potential.
  
• Karen Tutty-Smith, 2023 President鈥檚 Award Winner.
  鈥�As the Hearing Consultant for the York Catholic School Board, Karen Tutty-Smith has become a leader in initiatives for the Hearing Department. Fuelled by her genuine love and care for our students with hearing loss, Karen is continually advocating to maintain a department with staff that are experts in the field of Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Karen has encouraged the Hearing Department staff to be trained in board wide language initiatives. Karen has been the leader in organizing and planning board-wide in-services to help classroom teachers develop an understanding of the implications of hearing loss in the classroom. Karen initiated a now annual celebration known as Hearing Play Day. On this day聽 students board-wide with hearing loss are invited to Divine Mercy to spend time having fun together and to share their experiences in the classroom.鈥�

Lastly, the council would like to congratulate Hank Liang, winner of a Yes, I Can award in the category of Academics. After reading their amazing nomination and voting, Hank has been selected to be put forth for provincial recognition. His nomination highlighted his amazing skills and helpfulness,
鈥淗ank is able to find strategies in order to communicate his ideas and perseveres in order to demonstrate his knowledge. Hank has also volunteered to help mentor/tutor a peer at our school who requires assistance with Math. He does this on his own time at recess in the Core classroom. Hank benefits from social interaction experiences, therefore this tutoring allows him to work on his interpersonal communication skills. He is excelling in this area as well. As such, Hank is a deserving nominee for the Academic Award in Mathematics.鈥�

The provincial Yes I Can Awards will take place in November/December 2023. We wish the best of luck to all of our provincial candidates, and once again, thank you and congratulations to all the York Chapter 543 recipients.听

The York Region Yes, I Can Awards will return in Spring 2024! Voting will open again in January 2024.

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My name is Domenic Scuglia and I am the Director of Education for the 丝瓜视频下载. If you are watching this video, I want you to know that you are loved. Jesus told us, 鈥淎s the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Remain in love.鈥�

As a Catholic learning community, we believe that God loves each and every one of us as his own children. And that we called to love each other in the same way. Jesus does not put exceptions or conditions on his love. He just loves.

But humans can sometimes not share our love with others. And sometimes we withhold our love for reasons that are unjust.

In particular, 2SLGBTQIA+ students across this country are saying they are bullied, harassed and discriminated against at school. Sadly, we know that is happening in the 丝瓜视频下载 as well.

As the Director of Education, I am making it clear that this is unacceptable. And there will be consequences.

Some 2SLGBTQIA+ students say they are afraid that they won鈥檛 be taken seriously if they report these incidents. I am here to tell you that you will be taken seriously. If you have any doubt, I would ask you to contact the 丝瓜视频下载鈥檚 Office of Human Right, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Or contact my office directly.

For three Board Meetings, the 丝瓜视频下载 has seen adults who have demonstrated the bullying and harassment that 2SLGBTQIA+ students say they face. That is also unacceptable and we are sorry for all those who were hurt by those incidents. We are working to stop this from happening again.听

So if you are watching this video, I want you to know that you are loved. You are loved by God and are a valued member of the 丝瓜视频下载.

The 丝瓜视频下载 is proud to announce its 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award winners. Each year, the Board selects six graduates who spent the majority of their formative years with 丝瓜视频下载 and who have gone on to make significant contributions in their respective careers and communities.

Every year new Distinguished Alumni on posters are widely distributed across York Region. The 丝瓜视频下载 is pleased to announce the 2023 Distinguished Alumni:

• Sportscaster, CBC Sports and OneSoccer analyst, Andi Petrillo, is the winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Sports Host. Andi continues to break down barriers for females in sports broadcasting, where she has been the first woman in multiple categories in her field. Andi is a graduate of St. Joan of Arc CHS in Maple.
• Professional basketball player, Andrew Nembhard, is currently playing in the starting line-up of the NBA鈥檚 Indiana Pacers. He has represented Team Canada in FIBA competitions at the U-16, U-17 and U-18 levels and the senior national team at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Andrew is a graduate of St. Jerome CES in Aurora.
• Digital marketer and cartoonist, Daniele Rossi, has been drawing comics and stuttering for most of his life. He offers support to many people who stutter through his 鈥淪tuttering is Cool鈥� podcast and his online community, Stutter Social. Daniele has published a book also called Stuttering is Cool which has been used by speech therapists. Daniele is a graduate of St. Elizabeth CHS in Thornhill.
• Jim Anderson, manages several Rogers tv studios in York and Durham regions. He also directs many programs including, 鈥淭he Parenting Show,鈥� Santa Claus parades, live election coverage and Ontario Police Memorial observances. He serves on the Board of Directors for Georgina Cares. Jim attended Our Lady Help of Christians CES and graduated from St. Robert CHS in Thornhill.
• Assistant professor and researcher, John Calarco, does extensive research in the Department of Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Toronto. He is also a Canada Research Chair in Neural RNA Biology. He attended U of T and started a research lab at Harvard University. John attended St. Francis of Assisi CES, St. Peter CES and Father Bressani CHS in Woodbridge.
• Registered nurse, Maria-Rosa La Neve, works at SickKids Hospital as a clinical research nurse coordinator and RSV nurse coordinator. She is currently working in the Division of Infectious Diseases, specifically in the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) program. Maria-Rosa attended St. Rene Goupil CES, St. Michael Catholic Academy and graduated from St. Robert CHS in Thornhill.

The 丝瓜视频下载 is also pleased to share the below video which shares some of the amazing contributions of these winners.

Bike to School Week is May 29-June 2

Let鈥檚 get cycling!

Celebrate active modes of transportation like cycling and wheeling along with other students and staff across Ontario during Bike to School Week – May 29-June 2, 2023.听 Bike to School Week is a free and fun week-long celebration for kids of all ages and abilities.

When cycling, remember to:

• Wear a properly fitting helmet. Every cyclist under 18 must wear a bike helmet.
• Air Brakes Chain 鈥� Check your bike tires, brakes and chain before you start riding.
• Ensure your bike has a working bell, white light or reflector at the front, and a red light or reflector at the back. For information and to learn more visit the .
• Cross at crosswalks, if there is one. Walk beside your bike when crossing the road.
• Watch for cars backing out of driveways and turning at intersections.
• Lock your bike in bike racks.
• Be visible and dress for the weather.

For anyone who can鈥檛 walk or cycle to school every day, we encourage you to try choosing an active mode of travel two or three times a week, or consider parking and walking a block to decrease the pollution around your school.

Benefits of Biking to School

• Promotes physical and mental health
• Students arrive energized and ready to learn
• Improved safety in school zones
• Good for the environment
• Convenient, bicycling is often faster than sitting in traffic
• Good for the community, encourages social interaction
• Promotes life-long habits that foster independence and active lifestyles, preparing children for their future
• Just plain old simple fun!

Cycling Safety Factsheet

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Did you know?

Ontario law requires that you equip your bike with:

• White reflective tape on the front forks and red reflective tape on the rear forks
• A white front light and a red rear light or reflector if you ride between 1/2 hour before sunset and 1/2 hour after sunrise
• A bell or horn that works

Every cyclist under 18 years of age must wear an approved bicycle helmet

School Staff

York Region has kindly offered to donate some items for the first 50 schools that register to help get your started with your bike to school week celebrations!

Items include:

• Bike bells
• Bike Lights
• Bike Reflector Stickers
• Spoke Lights or beads
• Posters

If your school is interested please fill out the google form (Link below). We will have the kits delivered to your school through the internal mail. Note: you will be requested to share your plans for bike to school week and we kindly ask that you keep track how many kids are cycling by simply counting the number of bikes by the racks/fence once a day. These stats will help ensure future support.