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Written by Sheila Dabu, The Catholic Register
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Friday, 08 May 2009 |
 TORONTO - When principal Angelo Bolotta makes his usual morning rounds down the hallway, he greets each student he meets by name.
It’s this community spirit, he says, that helps Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts students excel.
The school for Grade 7 to 12 students ranks as the top Catholic school in Toronto in the Fraser Institute’s latest report card on Ontario high schools.
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Written by Sheila Dabu, The Catholic Register
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Friday, 08 May 2009 |
 Camilla Smith, Erica Martin and Julia Bandellon with teacher Kathryn Zaleski-Cox stand at the future site of a brand new eco-schoolyard at St. Brigid’s Elementary School. (Photo by Sheila Dabu)
But as the weather gets warmer, the St. Brigid Elementary School students say resting on the metal pipes isn’t exactly a good idea.
“Students need shade. Sometimes it gets too hot,” said nine-year-old Erica.
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Written by Sheila Dabu, The Catholic Register
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Friday, 08 May 2009 |
 TORONTO - We’re sorry, ask for your forgiveness and hope you will trust us again.
That was the message from 12 Toronto Catholic District School Board trustees in a public apology.
“Words cannot express how truly sorry we are for the embarrassment, anxiety and frustration we have caused to the school communities, our staff and Catholic ratepayers for our actions, lack of actions and mistakes,” the trustees said in a May 1 statement.
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Written by Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register
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Friday, 01 May 2009 |
 TORONTO - Students at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School spread the word about striving for a world of zero waste through a Grade 5/6 play called What a Lot of Garbage on April 27.
The students presented the play before parents, friends, local politicians MPP Laura Albanese and City Councillor Frances Nunziata and Director of Education Ann Perron.
The play was a dialogue between a reporter, a student, Mother Nature, garbage, businessmen, the government and more as they travel through time to see the effects of human actions.
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Written by Sheila Dabu, The Catholic Register
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Friday, 01 May 2009 |
 Manuel Cordiero
But for teacher Manuel Cordeiro, it’s these unconventional methods of boosting students’ reading and analytical skills which have garnered him a Premier’s Award of Teaching Excellence as a new teacher.
Cordeiro is a social science teacher at St. Edmund Campion High School. He began teaching at the school in October.
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