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News Release
Catholic Education Week Monday May 4 to Friday May 8, 2015 Media welcome at all events. May 1, 2015
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The Ottawa Catholic School Board is proud to present this year’s Catholic Education Week, May 4 – 8. All Board schools will host activities to encourage the community and the public to visit and experience what takes place at our local schools every day. These events are open to the public and the media. This year’s theme is, Exploring Paths of Joy. BOARD-WIDE EVENTS Catholic Education Week Mass – Celebrated by Archbishop Terrance Prendergast --also the Director of Education Awards & Stephen H. Richardson Memorial Award • Tuesday, May 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Notre Dame Cathedral | 385 Sussex Drive, Ottawa “Step Up by Stepping Back” Dance Showcases – Great photo ops • Tuesday, May 5 | 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | St. Paul High School | 2675 Draper Avenue, Ottawa • Wednesday, May 6 | 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Notre Dame High School | 710 Broadview Avenue, Ottawa • Thursday, May 7 | 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Sacred Heart High School | 5870 Abbott Street, Stittsville Choral Celebration** – Friday, May 8 | 12 noon – 2:00 p.m. Great photo and video opportunity when the Massed Choir of 600 students from 17 schools sing together about 1:15 p.m. | Notre Dame High School | 710 Broadview Avenue, Ottawa For a full listing of each school’s events go to: http://www.ocsb.ca/educationweek •
See the fourth annual 'Massive Day of Service' at St. Mark High School in Manotick, 1040 Dozois Road on Wednesday, May 6. Witness a true school-wide event where each student in the school from 8:30 - 9:30 will be involved in the making of sandwiches or the sorting and packing of essential foods and toiletries for various Outreach Centres.
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See the third annual ARTrag3ous art show at St. Elizabeth School, 1366 Coldrey Avenue: th Thursday May 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each student in the school has completed an indepth study of a well-known artist and then emulated the artist to create a piece with their own artistic signature
Follow our Education Week Blog at ocsb.ca as we post all the happenings through the week For more information, please contact Mardi de Kemp, Manager of Communications at 613 224-4455 ext. 2326 or mobile 613 294-3946.
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Ottawa Catholic School Board Catholic Education Centre 570 West Hunt Club Road Nepean, Ontario K2G 3R4 Phone: 613-224-2222 Fax: 613-224-5063
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**Full listing of schools participating in the Choral Celebration:
1. St. Emily School Director: Maureen MacKillop-DiMillo Song: We Can Make a Difference (Jaci Velasquez) 2. St. Thomas More School Directors: Lynn Champagne and Mélissa Desormeaux Song: Peace Train (Cat Stevens) 3. St. George School Directors: Magda-Lena Capkun and Lucie Lapierre Accompanist: Liliane Lalonde-McKinnery Song: Because You Loved Me (Diane Warren) 4. St. Elizabeth School Directors: Natalie Andrews and Patricia King Song #1: Nobody (Alyssa Brilla) Song #2: On Our Way to the Top (St. Elizabeth School staff and students) 5. Assumption School Director: Angela Larson-Lepage Song #1: We Are One (Connor Ross) Song #2: I Am Slowly Going Crazy (P & E Allard) 6. Divine Infant School Directors: Mary Beth McGowan and Michelle Seguin Song: I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing (R. Cooke, R. Greenaway) 7. Holy Spirit School Directors: Nicole Carley and Inger Bluschke, Song: Why We Sing (Greg Gilpin)
8. Our Lady of Fatima School Directors: Andrea Perch and Jane O’Regan Song: Best Day of My Life (Barnett, Rublin, Sanchez) 9. St. Daniel School Directors: Maria Amadio and Catherine Constantinof Song: Glorious Day (Chapman, Hall, Bleecker) 10. St. Brigid School Director: Iris Baxter Song: Wabano (Women of Wabano, B. MacIntyre) 11. St. Luke (Nepean) School Director: Michelle Sherwin Song: Faith (Michelle Sherwin) 12. Holy Family School Director: Maria Muto-Pomakis Song: For Good (Stephen Schwartz) 13. St. John the Apostle School Directors: Sarah Faloon and Amy Kralik Song: Thank You for the Music (Andersson & Ulvaeus) 14. Saint Kateri Tekakwitha School Director: Lynn Stern Accompanist: Jessica Kennedy Song: Wings (Carl Strommen) 15. Our Lady of Peace School Directors: Michelle Sherwin and Laura Cress Song: My World (Michelle Sherwin) 16. St. Luke (Nepean) and Our Lady of Peace Schools Directors: Michelle Sherwin and Laura Cress Song: Am I Wrong? (Dery, Sereba, Larson & Jallow
MASSED CHOIR Director: Magda-Lena Capkun Assistant: Kathy Shaw Accompanist: LiLiane Lalonde-McKinnery Drummer: Michelle Sherwin Songs: Restore Us in Your Light (Jan Bentham) Your Raise Me Up (Graham & Loveland)
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