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Crusaders Got Talent Show
St.Mary Student Council hosted the annual Crusaders Got Talent Show on Tuesday,April 30th in the cafetorium.
Neverin the same outfit twice, Master of Ceremonies Ryan Islip and Brianne Wasson introduced 14 different music, improv and dance acts during the entertainment-filled evening. Congratulations to first place winner singer Maddy Levesque.
 
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Talent Show Photos by Nancy Castura.
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A REMINDER TO ALL GRADE 12 COLLEGE APPLICANTS
YOU MUST ACCEPT AN OFFER OF ADMISSION BY MAY 1, 2013.
http://www.ontariocolleges.ca/ontcol/home/confirm/accepting-your-offer.html
How to Succeed in High School Without Really Trying - The Play 
Photos by Nancy Castura
St. Mary Secondary School presented the play "How to Succeed in High School Without Really Trying" from April 16-19th.
The morning performances were sold out with students from our family of community feeder schools. Act 1 was a collective creation by the students in the cast sharing humorous stories with music and dance sequences about silly situations in math and science classes, student council and the drama club. Act II included more collective creation by the students who made light of the rules of school dances, the drama your first break up, how to be popular and on being a superfriend. It then segued into a scripted play by Jonathan Rand wherein a group of secret agents hijack a school assembly offering humorous guidelines on how to deal with it all. The Director and Producer was Ms. Kathryn Newberry, Head of Arts.
Crusaders forging into the future
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April 19, 2013 - In the photo above, our ADESJO guests from the Dominican Republic are beaming with some of our HWCDSB staff and students at the top of the hill during the Pilgrimage for Christ on Sunday, October 14th. Representatives from the Dominican Republic have travelled to Hamilton to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ADESJO and their partnership with the Dominican Republic Educational and Medical Support (D.R.E.A.M.S.) program which started at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School over 12 years ago. It has expanded into secondary schools across Ontario and in post-secondary institutions such as McMaster University.
For more on this story, please see the Scarboro Missions Magazine at http://www.scarboromissions.ca/Scarboro_missions_magazine/Issues/2013/Mar_Apr/contents.php
April 19, 2013 - Anyone interested in becoming a candidate for valedictorian is asked to pick up an application form from Miss Linger in room 131. Completed forms are to be returned to Miss Linger by Thursday, April 23. The speeches and voting will take place on May 8th during period 1.
Grad profiles are due at the end of the month. Please submit them to Mrs. Sottile-Hogan in room 207.
April 13, 2013 - Dinner Celebration for Past, Present and Future D.R.E.A.M.S. Participants and Their Families.
Please R.S.V.P. Michelle @ 905-628-2182 by April 20th, 2013. Tickets are just $5.00 (supper provided).
April 13, 2013 - Notre Dame Encourages Service Beyond High School
Samantha Molinaro shares her experience visiting Notre Dame University in Indiana. Founded in 1842 by a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Notre Dame is an independent, national Catholic research university located adjacent to the city of South Bend, Indiana, in a metropolitan area of more than 300,000 residents approximately 90 miles east of Chicago.
April 5, 2013
Click here to view the St. Mary Crusader Chronicle Newsletter for April 2013.
April 5, 2013
Are you ready to write the OSSLT on April 11?
All Grade 10 students must write the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test on the morning of April 11, 2013. Successful completion of this standardized, Ministry mandated test is a graduation requirement. The St. Mary Literacy Committee has created a variety of ways for students to prepare for this important test. We have created an Edmodo group for OSSLT preparation. (http://www.edmodo.com) It includes reading and writing quizzes that are taken from past tests. There are also materials to help students with the longer writing tasks including graphic organizers and samples. The code for this group is s5p0bx. There are also extra literacy practice materials and a tip sheet that can be accessed on our school’s website and our library’s website. And a free, healthy breakfast will be provided for test-takers that morning! There will be a special timetable that day, so please be aware of these changes.
 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ONTARIO
SECONDARY SCHOOL LITERACY TEST (OSSLT)
March 21, 2013
St. Mary Catholic Secondary School students recently traveled to San Jose de Ocoa, Dominican Republic, where they took part in the D.R.E.A.M.S. (Dominican Republic Education and Medical Support) program. Click to read more...
March 4, 2013 - St. Mary Students Talk "Vocations"
March 4, 2013 - CHCH - Adesjo Dominican Republic (DREAMS)
February 26, 2013
St. Mary is participating in the Nation wide Pink T-shirt Day (Anti-bullying campaign)on FEBRUARY 27, 2013. Students may wear only the official Travis Price St. Mary T-Shirt, or a solid plain pink t-shirt along with their school pants or kilt. LET US STOP BULLYING IN ITS TRACKS!!
February 22, 2013
Congratulations to the St. Mary Junior Girls Volleyball Team, 2013 HWCAA champions in
four exciting sets over Cardinal Newman.
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February 22, 2013
The St. Mary Boys Hockey Team is playing for the HWCAA Championship on Monday February 25th, 2013. Students will be allowed to attend the game on that day.
The game will be held at Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena at 12:30 pm and students will have the option of purchasing a ticket with bus transportation ($5) or admission only (own transportation $3). PLEASE NOTE: buses will leave the Mountain Arena at 2:00 p.m. sharp. If the game continues beyond 2:00 p.m. and students wish to stay, they must make arrangements for their own transportation home or to school.
Students are to return the appropriate form signed form no later than Monday February 25th. The school will only accept permission forms and not phone-calls from parents excusing their child . Please note: if tests, assignments, presentations are already scheduled in class, students may not buy-out of class!
Click here for Own Transportation Permission Form for Boys Hockey Championship Feb 2013 - $3 Admission
Click here for Bussed Transportation Permission Form or Boys Hockey Championship Feb 2013 - $3 Bus Transportation & Admission
February 21, 2013
Click here for more information about the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT)
February 21, 2013
Click here for important Graduation Information
January 17, 2013
Click here to view the January 2013 Final Examination Schedule
*Revised January 17, 2013*
***Please Note: Students who require the assistance of the Special Education Resource Department have been instructed regarding the new exam format and possible exam accommodations. Any exam accommodations will be pre-arranged through the Special Education Department. Students receiving accommodations have been informed by the Special Education Resource Teachers to report to the Library.
January 7, 2013
January 2013 Final Examination Information Package for Students
Examination Tutoring for Grade 9 students are being held January 8, 9, 10, 14, 16 and 18th during Period 3a. Math & Science tutoring in room 201 and French & Religion tutoring in the conference room.
December 20, 2012
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Dec. 16, 2012
PARENTING TIP OF THE MONTH
Tip #66 – In the Christmas carol, ‘Do You Hear What I Hear?’ the words, “He will bring us goodness and light” are repeated twice at the end of the song. It is an important message to help our children understand – Jesus brings us goodness and light for our everyday living. He shows us how to live through the Gospels, he nourishes us through the Eucharist, and he listens and responds to our prayers. For Catholics, Christmas is about so much more than gifts - it is the promise, through Jesus, of goodness and light in our lives. Parents who help their children know and understand this give their children a gift to last a lifetime.
(From: Teresa Hartnett, Family Ministry Office, 905-528-7988 ext. 2250)
MARRIAGE TIP OF THE MONTH
Tip #46 – Christmas can be a stressful time for couples trying to meet the demands of the season. Take a quiet moment, just the two of you, to ask each other what the most important part of the Christmas season is for each of you. When this is determined, you can easily negotiate how to change, cancel, or negotiate other obligations that are causing stress, so that you are in control. It will mean a more joyful season, with love filling the air, not words spoken in anger due to stress.
(From: Teresa Hartnett, Family Ministry Office, 905-528-7988 ext. 2250)
Dec. 4, 2012 D.R.E.A.M.S. Immunization Night will take place on Monday, December
17th, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Cafetorium
Nov. 13th, 2012
St. Mary Junior Girls Basketball Team Hamilton Catholic
Leauge Champions -2012
Nov. 13th, 2012
Hamilton Catholic Senior Girls Basketball Champions 2012
Nov. 7th, 2012
 
Emily, Katie , Isabel and our amazing St. Mary's students collected enough food during
Halloween 4 Hunger to donate to 5 local charities.
Nov. 1st, 2012 The Joint Educational Parent Advisory Group cordially invites you to our Celebration
event on Thursday November 15, 2012, being held at the Nicholas Mancini Centre at
44 Hunt Street in Hamilton. We are celebrating over 20 years of parental involvement
in Catholic education within the Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board.
The evening will begin with light refreshments at 6:30pm, where parents will have an
opportunity to socialize and network with other Catholic School Council members and
school board officials.
Our guests of honour will be our founding parents of JEPAG (Teresa Hartnett and
Irene Costie), along with Edwina MacDonald, Spiritual Director for the Halton
Catholic School Board. Also in attendance will be our Director of Education,
Mrs. Patricia Amos and Chairperson of the Board, Mr. Patrick Daly. Please RSVP your
attendance by visiting www.jepag.ca or email lconti@cogeco.ca or
hmmacleod@hotmail.com by Monday November 12th.
Join us as we share in the memories and history of parents helping parents –
Keeping Catholic Education Alive!
Oct. 25th, 2012 For time-sensitive D.R.E.A.M.S. Information 
Oct. 15th, 2012 INCLEMENT WEATHER - SCHOOL CLOSURE INFORMATION FOR PARENTS - Click here for info
CANCELACION DE LAS CLASES POR MAL TIEMPO (in Portuguese)
MAU TEMPO - ENCERRAMENTO DA ESCOLA (in Spanish)
ODNOSNIE ZAMKNIECIA SZKOL Z POWODU ZLEJ POGODY (in Polish)
Oct. 13th, 2012 Parent Teacher Interviews will take place on Thursday, October 18th, 2012.
Oct. 3rd, 2012 ST. MARY'S BREAKFAST PROGRAM INFORMATION - Start date: Tuesday, October 9, 2012.
Sept. 27th, 2012 "KEEPING THE MIRACLE ALIVE…
On September 20th, close to 200 students with teachers, educational assistants
and administration participated in the first annual Crusader Terry Fox
Run/Walk for Cancer Research during period 2 on the school track.
Mr. Scime was thrilled to announce that just over $3,000.00 dollars was
raised through collected pledges and cash donations. Thank you to everyone
who supported Terry Fox's dream to try and work towards an end to cancer."
Click here to see our photos of the event.
Sept. 17th, 2012 Tied Together by Friendship and Football by Andrew Tobin
Every person has special memories of high school, whether it be graduation,
meeting new friends, or winning a city championship. However, players from
the St. Mary Catholic Secondary School football team in Hamilton will have
another memory to add to their high school year. Click here to see the full story.
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