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During the week of May 6-8, 2019, a total of 18 WCDSB secondary school students competed at the Provincial Skills Ontario Competition at the Toronto Congress Center - with two students bringing home some hardware! Please congratulate: Wesley Richardson, Resurrection C.S.S. – SILVER Medalist – Job Interview Chrislyn De Jong, Resurrection C.S.S. – BRONZE Medalist – Hairstyling The Skills Ontario Competition is Canada’s largest skilled trades and technology competition. There were approximately 30,000 spectators on

Meetings Committee of the Whole Board Meeting Monday, May 13, 2019 – Meeting Agenda Package Public Board Meeting Monday, May 27, 2019 -- Meeting Agenda Package Highlights School Travel Planner Update Managing traffic flow around school sites, ensuring pedestrian safety, demonstrating respect for neighbours and their properties, and a continued interest in the mental and physical health of our students have ‘driven’ the need for centralized resources to support schools and communities. The School

Waterloo Region, ON – The students, staff and trustees of Waterloo Region’s Catholic Schools proudly congratulate Waterloo Fire Rescue Chief Richard Hepditch as the school board’s 2019 Distinguished Graduate Award honouree. The award will be presented on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. QuickFacts ♦ A graduate of St. David Catholic Secondary School (he also attended the former St. Louis CES and St. Michael CES in Waterloo), Richard was named Chief of Waterloo Fire Rescue in

If your child is starting Kindergarten in September and is eligible for transportation, join Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR) on June 5, 2019. The First Rider Program introduces new riders to the school bus and teaches them how to be a safe and responsible rider. Families will learn how to board, ride, and get off the bus safely and become familiar with transportation procedures for Junior and Senior Kindergarten students. Register for this free event on the

Waterloo Region, ON – Fourteen Waterloo Catholic District School Board schools have been awarded "Healthy Schools" certifications by the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA). Nine WCDSB schools were certified last year, while four made the mark in 2016-17. The school board saw a significant increase in the number of schools achieving the GOLD standard in 2018-19 – moving from four schools last year to 12 schools this year. And all five WCDSB secondary schools were certified,

The Skills Ontario Competition is Canada’s largest skilled trade and technology competition. Skills Ontario is dedicated to the promotion of viable career options in the skilled trades and technologies to youth in Ontario. Between May 6-8, 2019, Skills Ontario is expecting 35,000 spectators to watch more than 2,400 of the brightest young people in the province compete in one of the 69 skills contests offered. The Waterloo Catholic District School Board would like to congratulate

Earlier this year, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board established the new Pope Francis Award for Ecological Leadership. This important new piece of our staff recognition program annually recognizes up to three school staff members / volunteers who actively demonstrate a love for creation and care for the planet in all their interactions -- people who initiate or lead environmental projects of all kinds. In his encyclical Laudato Si’ (On Care for our Common Home),