Archbishop Romero
February 2014
Catholic Secondary School
Blessed Trinity Centre
2495 Credit Valley Road
Mississauga, ON L5M 4G8
Tel. 905-412-1000
Fax. 905-828-5847
• Dream • Choose • Act • Succeed •
Sharon Goodland
From the Principal’s Desk
Peter Cusumano
The beginning of the 2013/2014 school year has proven to be one filled
with many exciting activities at Archbishop Romero. We continue to
see expansion of new programs with the addition of our new location at
2 County Court Blvd. in Brampton. As a result of these additions, our
diverse programming is able to capture more students and allow for more
student success. This is exciting and challenging as we continue to
meet the individual needs of our students.
Principal
Vice-Principal
Leslie Marchand
Vice-Principal
Denise Oude-Reimerink
Superintendent
Lynda Pittonet
Isabella Martin
Janice Soares
Victoria Stoncius
Administrative Assistants
Brampton Campus
2 County Court Blvd., Unit 175
Brampton, ON L6W 3W8
New Directions North
40 Gillingham Drive, Unit 403
Brampton, ON L6X 4X7
New Directions South
Blessed Trinity Centre
2495 Credit Valley Road
Mississauga, ON L5M 4G8
Mississauga Campus
Blessed Trinity Centre
2495 Credit Valley Road
Mississauga, ON L5M 4G8
SWAC
Sheridan College
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Blvd.
Mississauga, ON L5B 0G5
Main Street Campus
28 Main Street North, Suite 200
Brampton, ON L6V 1N6
P.A.C.E. Brampton
28 Main Street North, Suite 200
Brampton, ON L6V 1N6
P.A.C.E Mississauga
75 Watline Avenue, Unit 101
Mississauga, ON L4Z 3E5
Jean Vanier Advantage
Program/ESL
2495 Credit Valley Road
Mississauga, ON L5M 4G8
Jean Vanier Advantage
Program North
2 County Court Blvd., Unit 175
Brampton, ON L6W 3W8
This semester, we have been fortunate to have Fr. Phil celebrate Mass
for our school on two occasions. As always, St. Dominic’s Parish has
opened its doors and welcomed us as a school community. It has
allowed us to celebrate and reflect on our faith as we live in an everchanging world. Thank you Fr. Phil!
In one of Pope Francis’ most recent tweets, he said, “Dear young
people, put your talents at the service of the Gospel, with creativity and
boundless charity.” This is what we are all called to do, and what
we strive to do at Archbishop Romero. This semester, our students
have highlighted their talents in achieving credits, contributing to our
Christmas baskets, through their artistic work and in their positive
responses to each other. Students, you are to be commended for your
ongoing effort to develop your talents and to share them with each other.
As we prepare for the second semester, please continue to work
towards achieving your academic and personal goals. This is who we
are as a Catholic school.
As you look through our newsletter you will see a school that is vibrant
and active within the community. As always the staff are committed to
helping our students succeed as they make their way in the world.
God Bless
S. Goodland
Archbishop Romero’s
Student Voice Council Looks
Forward to a Great School Year
Archbishop Romero’s Student Voice Council is up and
running. Now in its seventh year, this year’s council
is the largest so far with representatives from
Mississauga and Brampton Campus; Jean Vanier
Mississauga and Brampton; and Sanctuary
Mississauga and Brampton.
Thanks to Speak Up funding from the Ministry of Education, the team is looking forward to planning and
hosting whole school activities, including a return of
last year’s amazing end of year BBQ and Carnival.
To kick off the year, council representatives from the
Mississauga and Brampton campuses came together
to make some early decisions about the direction of
our council this school year. As a result of these
meetings, look forward to a Student Voice Survey in
the next few weeks. The results of this survey will
help us to know what your ideas and opinions are,
and will be invaluable to our planning.
No matter what your ideas are, please be sure to complete this online survey when it is available. Your
opinions are important to us, so we encourage you to
Speak Up and share your ideas! Let’s make the 20132014 school year the best one yet.
The goal of Archbishop Romero’s Student Voice
Council is to bring interested students together to
share ideas and plan events to build our school
community.
Are you enthusiastic, opinionated, or curious? Are
you interested in getting involved and sharing your
ideas? Are you willing to devote a few hours a month
to planning and organizing activities for Archbishop
Romero students? Do you want your voice to be
heard? Then join Archbishop Romero’s Student
Voice Council! Just speak to either your site rep,
Natalie Bunyi or Maria Volpe if you would like more
information.
Jean Vanier Advantage Program
Building Community in a new
Brampton Location
This year, Archbishop Romero expanded their Jean Vanier
Advantage Program to a second campus. The Brampton
site, located at 2 County Court Boulevard, provides
students aged 18 to 21 the opportunity to obtain up to two
credits in a nine week block. Many Jean Vanier Brampton
students have already proven themselves successful in
the first two academic blocks by obtaining their Ontario
Secondary School Diploma. Staff and students look
forward to many more successes this year.
In addition to obtaining credits, students of Jean Vanier
Brampton have been busy participating in seasonal food
drives, communal potlucks, and this year’s Winter
Wonderland Festival at Chinguacousy Park. Recently, a
few of the students spent time after class painting a mural
for the festival that represented this year’s theme of
the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Not only did they do a
fantastic job capturing the essence of the theme, but they
also did a wonderful job of incorporating the values of the
Archbishop Romero Catholic Secondary School community. The staff and students look forward all the wonderful
things that the 2014 year has to offer.
This group of students came together to create a banner to
be put on display in Chiguacousy Park. They stayed after
school and worked together to create something beautiful
for their community to enjoy. These students gained
experience while working co-operatively with their peers to
benefit their community. They had fun working on their team
work skills and finished the project with great pride and a
sense of accomplishment in achieving their goal as a group.
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Humanitarian Environmental Leadership Program
HELPing Hands
– Students of Archbishop Romero’s HELP program
combat local poverty at Yonge Street Mission and Good Shepherd Centre
TORONTO - His home and self-worth are defined by the subway grate he currently
occupies. His kitchen but the Tim Horton’s cup he extends within whose bottom swirls
a double double of both shame and hope. Dishevelled and unkempt, his marginalization
paradoxically renders him both invisible and pariah to the throngs who daily pass his
quiet sentry on the busy street corners of urbanization. He is … Poverty. Or is he?
When asked to define what local poverty looks like most often conjure up images akin to the one
described above. But this is but an egregious stereotype that poorly defines the roughly one in six
who find themselves struggling below the poverty line. If an end to poverty is what we as society
collectively seek, then we must first unveil whom is actually being impacted.
Thus informed, the students of Archbishop Romero’s Humanitarian Environmental
Leadership Program (HELP) embarked upon the journey of not only learning about who, but
why and how poverty strikes and more importantly what can be done, then actually doing it
in an effort to ameliorate and reverse the ravages of poverty. Though their actions may appear
insignificant against a societal cancer so immense, as Margaret Mead once so poignantly noted,
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
On September 13th, the students of HELP found themselves sorting through thousands of pounds of
donated clothing for the benefit of the economically underprivileged Toronto communities of Moss
Park, Regent Park and St. James Town at the Yonge Street Mission’s, Double Take Thrift Store;
an employment initiative that provides first-time employment and training to those who encounter
obstacles to regular employment in addition to very affordably priced gently used, high quality
clothing, furniture and housewares.
Working alongside Abdul Rahman (whose name has been changed to respect his privacy)
shed invaluable insight into the depths of poverty as he shared his story of narrowly escaping the
American bombing campaign of his beloved homeland of Iraq that not only claimed his thriving
clothing store but the lives of his wife and daughter. With a business degree unrecognized by our
government and no Canadian work experience, Abdul, now a resident of Canada, struggles to make
ends meet.
September 18th saw the HELP students making over 90 beds for the homeless of Toronto at the
Good Shepherd Centre; an organization that has been providing food, shelter, clothing, health care
and addiction recovery services since 1963.
Throughout the semester, HELP will continue to learn about and combat local poverty as they
prepare and serve meals at Toronto’s Scott Mission and St. Francis Table, sort food at the Daily
Bread Food Bank and grow organic food in community gardens with Ecosource in support of
Mississauga’s, Eden Community Food Bank.
WANTED:
GENTLY USED
BUSINESS CLOTHING
The Attendance Centre at
Associated Youth Services
of Peel that partners with the
Education Forward School
Program is in search of
men’s clothing that is
suitable for a job interview.
If you, your partner, brother,
uncle, father, etc…have any
unwanted clothing that is
freshly laundered, free of
rips or stains, such as:
dress shirts, dress pants,
dark pants, ties, blazers,
golf shirts, etc. we would
love to collect them from
you! All sizes are welcome.
HELP A YOUNG MAN
DRESS FOR SUCCESS
As part of a new initiative
for AYSP’s existing
Employment Program,
a “Dress for Success”
component has been
developed. When a
student/client successfully
completes the Employment
program, they will be invited
to select articles of clothing
to wear for their upcoming
job interview.
DONATION DROP OFF:
Archbishop Romero C.S.S.
2345 Credit Valley Road
QUESTIONS?
905-890-5222
Ext. 1231: Lindsay Birmingham
Education Forward Teacher
Ext. 1226: Monika Ryl
Attendance Centre Counsellor
On behalf of the Attendance
Centre, THANK YOU in
advance!
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S.W.A.C.
Sanctuary
The House that Sanctuary Built
It all began innocently enough! Two hands dusted off a box
on a classroom shelf and placed it on a table. Two other
rather curious hands approached the table and began to build
the house. The next morning, two hands reluctant to come
to school that day, immediately went to the house in order to
gather the nerve to remain for the day. They found their
courage at the house.
Sheridan College Poetry Slam
Spoken Word poetry is an artistic poem that is
performance-based. The roots of Spoken Word
can be traced to the underground Black roots
of the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement. People
like Martin Luther King, Stokely Carmichael and
Angela Davis inspired Black artists to use poetry as a means to express their political views
against racism and inform other Americans
about the Civil Rights movement. Today, Spoken Word is used as an outlet to express one’s
belief about emotions, life’s situations, or a
stance on an issue. In Maureen Carolan’s
Grade 12 English course, students participated
in a 4-day learning experience on how to write a
Spoken Word poem and perform it in front of
peers. This is what is known as a Poetry Slam.
Congratulations to all students who spoke and
performed incredibly well. Well done!
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The following morning, two rather sad and lonely hands
approached the house and began to tinker with pieces. In a
compassionate and dignified gesture, several hands slowly
approached the house, to impart that although these hands
may sometimes be sad, they most certainly would not be
alone. No words were spoken, and hands continued to build.
AND SO IT BEGAN!!!!!...............
Each day, more and more hands came to the house. Sometimes, the house was happy to be built by two hands in quiet
solitude. Yet, it was also thrilled by the feverish excitement
of so many hands determined to see it built after so many
years on the shelf.
AND INDEED IT WAS!!!!............
This is a house built by strong courageous and compassionate hands! This is a house built by Sanctuary! Welcome
to our house!
Sanctuary
Sanctuary Goes ‘Booling’
On Halloween, the ghosts of Sanctuary
North had an opportunity to meet the goblins
of Sanctuary South in a ghoulish ‘booling’ trip
to Classic Bowl in Mississauga. North and
South creatures were able to meet one
another through a hilarious game of ‘booling’
that was followed by a tasty and bewitching
luncheon. When asked afterwards about the
day, one ghoul commented, “I have had nightmares ever since I was forced to watch the
horror of my teachers and support staff
‘booling’!!!!!” The day ended with ghouls and
goblins secretly casting their votes for The
Most Creative Costume Award. Who won the
award? Well, this is a secret that we will take
to the grave ......
Sanctuary Christmas Potluck
By: Christina Garcia and Mackenzie Fraser-Patterson
On December 18th 2013, staff and students from the Sanctuary South and Sanctuary North
programs came together for a Christmas extravaganza. We were treated to delicious food
that was prepared by those in attendance and included main course items and desserts! The
students enjoyed many ice breaker games such as, “barriers” and “funny interviews”. After
devouring the delicious meal and enjoying the desserts and candy canes, the students played
a fun game of, “apples to apples”. We are all looking forward to gathering together again, “Live
Long and Prosper.” The following day, some of us visited Santa to make sure we were not on
the naughty list… Phew! All in all, it was a beautiful Christmas experience that we will remember for years to come.
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Mississauga Academic Campus
Eco Conference
Students from the Mississauga
Academic program who are involved in the Archbishop Romero
Eco team initiatives attended an
Eco conference at St Dom Bosco
this semester. Students attended
a variety of workshops geared to
an “eco-friendly conscious mind”.
Students were able to gather valuable resources which they
have brought back to the Romero Eco committee that can be
shared at our school. The Eco Committee looks forward to
helping staff and students think green!
Temple Tour
On November, 29th, MCA visited community temples as part
of the World Religions course. Their first stop was The West
End Buddhist Centre on Cawthra Road. MCA has been
working with the monk at the temple throughout the
semester, engaging students in numerous guided meditation and mindfulness sessions at Blessed Trinity. The staff
and students were happy to have the opportunity to visit his
place of worship and home. The second stop was the Malton
Gurdwara, a Sikh place of worship. Our students had the
chance to enjoy a community meal, and meet the primary
school students who attend their academic program and
do not often get the opportunity to engage with students
outside their Sikh community. Finally, MCA attended a fire
blessing ceremony at the beautifully architected BAPS Hindu
Mandir. The day was a wonderful opportunity for MCA to
share in a variety of spiritual interactions, and enjoy the
diverse nature of our community.
MCA Students get
CPR/First Aid Certified
MCA students just completed the SAJE Vital Signs First Aid
and CPR training. The training took place over four days at
the Blessed Trinity site and culminated in successful
students receiving an official CPR/First Aid certification.
Students were exposed to a wide variety of emergency
situations such as fainting, basic life support, wound
management, burns, as well as choking and cardiac arrest.
They learnt how to provide support in all of these situations
and how to operate an AED (Automated External Defibrillation). Great life-saving skills for anyone to have!
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PACE
Cooking with PACE Brampton
Over the past semester, students in the PACE Brampton
program shared an interest in learning to cook nutritional meals
for themselves and their children. In collaboration with Kerry
Greco, teacher in the Hospitality Program at Cardinal Leger S.S.,
we developed a series of cooking classes to give students an
opportunity to prepare and share food together.
Making spaghetti and meatballs from scratch revealed some
really creative cooks – from adding extra garlic to lots of extra
hot chilli peppers in the sauce and in the meatballs!
Chocolate and vanilla cupcakes, chocolate chip cookies brought
out the bakers in the group – who can resist a hot chocolate
chip cookie straight out of the oven??
After the cooking came the eating – sharing what we cooked
together with good humour and taking some home for family.
Can’t wait to see what is on the menu for the second semester!
Thank you to Leslie Marchand, Vice-Principal and Lee-Ann
O’Leary, Principal, Cardinal Leger S.S. for all your support.
A special thanks to Kerry Greco for making this project happen!
PACE Students Learn
Infant and Child First Aid
On Thursday, January 9th students from PACE
Brampton and PACE Mississauga came together
to attend the annual Infant and Child Emergency
Response training taught by Jayma Oldham RN
from SAJE Vital Signs. PACE students, who are
also mothers, gained the invaluable skills needed
to respond calmly and confidently in an emergency situation with their own, or any, child.
Students learned the basics
of how to respond if their
child is choking, which is
especially important as babies are constantly putting
things to their mouths. They
practiced how to clear an
obstructed airway in infants
and children of different
sizes by using a sequence
of back bows and abdominal thrusts and about what to do if the child loses
consciousness. Students also learned how to
administer CPR and use a defibrillator.
PACE Brampton student Grace shared a
moving and inspiring experience of when she
saved her own son’s life using the skills she
learned just weeks after last year’s first aid training. She noticed that her son was quieter than
usual, turned him around and saw that he was
choking on an Easter chocolate. She immediately started the back blows she learned in her
training and was successful in dislodging the
chocolate from her son’s airway. Grace saved
her son’s life, took a few minutes to compose
herself and went right to school! Way to go Grace!
P.A.C.E. Students Raise Money for Breakfast Program
By: Jamie Virgilio
On the weekend of November 23, students from PACE Mississauga raised $275 for their breakfast
program by participating in a consignment sale called, “Outgrow/Outplay”. The consignment sale
took place at 6991 Millcreek Drive, Mississauga, in the Swagat Banquet Hall.
Students from the PACE program consigned baby items and volunteered to raise money for their
breakfast program. The clothes the students consigned were donated by staff and students at Archbishop Romero C.S.S. The PACE students collected, and then sorted all of the donated items so
that they were organized by gender and age. They put the clothes neatly on hangers and determined appropriate prices for each item to be sold for and then attached price tags to every item. In
addition to organizing the items ahead of time, three students from PACE volunteered to help at the
sale. For every three hour shift a student volunteered, the program earned an extra 5% of the sale
price of the items. Any items that did not sell were donated to the Vita Center to help other young
mothers.
The money raised has greatly impacted the PACE Mississauga breakfast program by providing the
program with more money which means a greater variety of healthy food, hot meals and weekly
smoothies.
Baby Mateo sporting a
sweatshirt sold at the
consignment sale.
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Happy Birthday Ms. Martin!
Archbishop Romero’s very own, Isabella Martin,
celebrated her 70th birthday with staff and students
at the County Court site on Wednesday December
17th, 2013. Students and staff surprised Ms. Martin
with their vocal stylings, cake and lovely card.
Congratulations on this milestone birthday Ms. Martin!
Running the Breakfast Program!
By: Gabrielle Biggers
Since October I have been running PACE
Mississauga’s breakfast program as part of the Peer
Support and Leadership course. I chose to take on
this project so that the other mothers here don’t have
to worry about making their breakfast or snacks in
the morning and can focus on getting their children
ready to get out the door and start their day. The
breakfast program also encourages the students to
come to school every day on time.
Every Wednesday, I come to class earlier in the
morning to prepare a warm nutritious breakfast for
the other pregnant and breastfeeding mothers here
at PACE. Each week I make a list of groceries I will
need for the meals and snacks for the week. Then,
during school I walk over to Highland Farms grocery store with my daughter and either Gillian, our
social worker, or Keron, our CYW, to purchase the
food and other required items. The money for the
breakfast program comes from a charity called
Breakfast for Kids and from the money our PACE
program has raised through the Outgrow/Outplay
consignment sale. It’s important to start the day with
a healthy breakfast to keep you going and have
enough energy to concentrate in school.
Here is a quick, healthy breakfast idea for students
on the go!!
Granola Greek Yogurt
Put a few large spoonful of Greek yogurt (vanilla
is good) in a container. Add some blueberries,
strawberries, and other cut up fruit, raisins,
granola and a bit a honey! Take a spoon with you
and eat it on the way! This breakfast has plenty
of protein, fiber, some iron, calcium and vitamins
you need!
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New Youth Employment Program
provides employment for several
New Directions students
A new youth initiative has proven itself to be quite
successful for at least three of our New Directions South
Students at Archbishop Romero! The program targets
disadvantaged youth living in Peel and offers them
the opportunity to access available jobs within their
communities. Youth are provided with 1:1 support as
they are placed in a subsidized position for up to
ten hours per week throughout the school year. The
program has been tremendously
successful for the New Directions
students. We have one student
who was interested in cars and is
now working at Mr. Lube, and a
second student who loves clothes
and is working at a major retailer
in a local mall where he receives a
discount on apparel. According to
one student in the program, “this
allowed me to get the job easier
and has shown me that I really do
want to work with cars one day.”
For another student, his 10 hours
of work per week has allowed him to significantly subsidize the family income which has caused a positive
ripple effect on the entire family’s overall quality of life.
This is fantastic for students who traditionally find it difficult facing interviews and dropping resumes off at a mall
because much of that ‘leg work’ is done by the program
staff. Students are told when and where they have an
interview after expressing interest in a particular field or
workplace. We have seen many students struggle to
get jobs in the New Directions program but through the
efforts of the Youth Employment Program and the extra
support that they receive, students are able to acquire
that first job experience and are likely to learn skills that
will allow them to hold on to employment in the future.
This program has been a tremendous success for our
students and we encourage everyone to connect with
their local lead agency to see if they can assist some
other students!
To be eligible, students must be between 15 and 18 years
of age and enrolled in a full-time secondary school
program. They must also be considered “disadvantaged”
because they face identified barriers such as:
• Residing in an identified high-needs neighbourhood
• Having unemployed parents and/or
have parents on social assistance
• Being, or having been, in the care of a
Children’s Aid Society (CAS)
• Being or having been, at risk of conflict with the law
• Considering dropping out of school
For more information in the Mississauga area, contact
Selina Day, Recruiter/Counsellor 905.276.9322 x221
New Directions
Graffiti Art Lessons
During the month October, the New Directions program, both North and South campus, participated in an art event
that was idea generating and engaging. The students, teachers and support staff participated in graffiti art and mural
design. With the support and instruction from the organization Drew Hildebrand Teen Benefit Fund and its mentors,
students were taught lessons in font style, artistic composition, colour coordination, and self-expression. The Drew
Hildebrand Teen Benefit Fund came in once a week in the month of October. The sessions all led to the culminating
activity. For this activity, both groups were asked to think of a word that was meaningful to them as individuals and as
a collective group. Both New Directions North and New Directions South chose “Music” and “Protect” respectively
as words to promote their inner strength. The students spent the morning spray painting their words of endearment on
large 4x8 foot canvases, sharing the responsibilities to complete their task. You can get an up close look at these
masterpieces at the New Directions sites in Mississauga and Brampton.
New Directions
Soccer Match
On December 12, 2013 at the
Hershey Sports Zone our New
Directions programs once again
competed in the annual soccer
match versus officers from our
Neighbourhood Policing Unit. After
an exhilarating two hours of soccer,
the NPU officers were victorious by
a narrow margin. The staff and
students who made this event a
success deserve a Level 4 for
effort, teamwork, and
sportsmanship.
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Brampton Academic Campus
Dual Credit Experience for
Brampton Academic Students
By: Brenda Moreno
This year, my class and I were given the opportunity to
attend the Dual Credit at Seneca. The program was every
Wednesday, from September to December. At the program,
my class and I were enrolled in two courses; Food Theory
& Practice and Dining-room management. The experience
at Seneca Dual Credit was incredible. The professors were
very easy to work with, very understanding and patient. We were split in two
teams while one team was in the kitchen, the other team was in the dining room.
When we were in the dining room, we were taught how to properly set up a tables,
polish/set cutlery, serve, and how to professionally treat the guests. We were also
taught how to mix and layer drinks.
We were also given the opportunity to be in a four hour class that included a
lecture, a demonstration of the applied topics, with class discussion, and applied
activity and exercise. In the kitchen, we started with simple things like sandwiches,
breakfast buffets and finished learning how to cook four course meals. We were
taught how to decorate our meals, how to save money and produce for business
purposes. We got to meet a lot of other students from other schools and different
academic environments, with different teachers (professors). For our final exam,
we served the Dean, Professors, our home school Teachers, Vice-Principal
Mr. Cusumano, and other Administrators from Dufferin-Peel C.D.S.B.
Each of us received two certificates of participation for both Dining-room Management, and Food Theory& Practice. These are skills that we can further use in life and in the workplace. Fellow class
mate Alejandra Guevara said, “What I enjoyed the most, about this program was that after we cooked, we got to eat
our final product, and got served by the other team of students that were in dining room.” My fellow classmates and I
would definitely recommend other students to participate in this great college opportunity, even if you’re not interested
in cooking as a career, because your mom isn’t going be around to cook you nice meals forever!
Brampton Co-Op
Brampton’s Cooperative Education and Experiential Learning students are busy developing
new skills at the workplace. Students have had the opportunity to participate in some unique
learning experiences, such as working alongside automotive service technicians at Hyundai
and United Auto Service Centre, learning how to use multimedia and design software at
Saysons Web Design, and shadowing computer repair technicians at Staples.
Cooperative Education students do more than develop new skills at the workplace; they
participate in a range of experiential learning activities. Some of the program’s students are
getting a head start on learning and training for their future careers by participating in
Sheridan’s Dual Credit Plumbing and Precision Machining Programs.
Other Cooperative Education students are participating in a Healthy Active Living course
where they get to engage in a variety of unique sport and recreational activities, such as
kettle bell training, trampolining, flag football, bowling, and playing soccer against Archbishop
Romero’s Neighborhood Police Officers.
Brampton’s Cooperative Education students are looking forward to second semester, where
they will be participating in a Culinary Dual Credit Program, as well as, different job readiness conferences.
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Guidance Corner
Another semester is ending and we have more
amazing success stories here at Romero!
A few fast facts or “Take THAT Stat!”
•
15 students from Romero attended
Dufferin-Peel Fall 2013 Night school
and earned their credits
(1/3 of whom had final marks over 70%)
•
More than 12 different dual-credit college
courses were taken this semester by
37 Archbishop Romero students,
for a potential total of 73 credits!
•
83 potential graduates may complete their
requirements by the end of January!
All students are reminded to continue to talk to
your teachers and Guidance Counselors about
your plans for the new semester and next year.
College and University Applicants
The deadlines to apply for “first-round” consideration
for programs in 2014-2015 were:
Universities: ................... January 15, 2014
Colleges: ........................ February 1, 2014
If you haven’t applied for programs next year,
it is not too late, but you need to act fast.
Visit the following websites TODAY!
Ontario Universities:
www.ouac.on.ca
Ontario Colleges:
www.ontariocolleges.ca
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO GRADUATE?
To graduate with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, students require successful completion of the following:
• 30 credits (18 compulsory courses; 12 electives)
• 40 community service hours
• Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) OR Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OLC)
For more details, please visit
www.dpcdsb.org/CEC/Programs/Secondary/Secondary+Course+Calendar/Diploma+Requirements
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Dufferin-Peel Catholic Institute for International Education
International Student Program
Now Accepting Applications
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
is now accepting applications from international
students who wish to study in our outstanding
elementary and secondary schools.
Education means the world to us.
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
(DPCDSB) is Ontario’s second largest Catholic
school board operating 149 school facilities
(including 123 elementary and 26 secondary
schools) throughout Mississauga, Brampton,
Caledon and Orangeville. Schools are
connected to and supported by Catholic
parishes and our faith.
Internationally recognized for
excellence in education.
One of the truly defining characteristics of a
Dufferin-Peel education is the diversity that
comes with having a student body from over
150 countries. We celebrate both our internationalism and the uniqueness of each member
of our community – students, staff, parents, and
parish. As a school community we are greatly
enriched by this diversity.
Opening minds to a better world.
Located just west of the City of Toronto, on the
north shore of Lake Ontario, and less than a
90 minute drive to Niagara Falls and the U.S.
border, Dufferin-Peel is home to the Toronto
Pearson International Airport, Canada’s largest
airport with non-stop service to 180 destinations
in 60 countries around the world. Plus, the
region boasts an extensive network of local and
regional train and bus services with direct
connections to 16 universities and colleges
within a 60 kilometre radius.
Students wishing to apply to our International
Education programs are encouraged to visit our
website at www.dpcdsb.org/CEC/Programs/
International+Students/ or to contact:
Rita Borg, Principal of the International Student Program
rita.borg@dpcdsb.org
(905) 412-3341 Ext. 31460
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION OF PEEL REGION
(STOPR)
BUS CANCELLATIONS/SCHOOL
CLOSING DUE TO BAD WEATHER
2013 – 2014 SCHOOL YEAR
During the winter months, inclement weather may cause disruption
of bus transportation and regular school operations. A decision to
cancel school transportation and/or to close schools is usually
made by 6:00 a.m. and will be announced on the following
radio and television stations:
VIRGIN RADIOFM99.9
CFNY FM102.1/AM640
CFRB AM1010
FM Z103.5
CHIN FM100.7/AM1540
CITYPULSE
CHUM AM1050
CJCL AM590
EZ ROCK FM97.3
FM93.1
CBC99.1
GLOBAL NEWS
CFTR AM680
CHFI FM98.1
CJBC (FR) AM860
FM Q107
CTV
We will be communicating one of four standard messages to the
radio stations. The four announcements and their effect on the transportation system are as follows: (Please note that the highlighted
text only will be communicated by the radio stations).
1. “DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
BUSES SERVING ST. ANDREW, ST. BENEDICT AND
ST. PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND R.F. HALL
SECONDARY SCHOOL ARE CANCELLED FOR TODAY.”
2. “THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL
BOARD BUSES AND THE PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
BUSES IN THE TOWN OF CALEDON AND THE COUNTY OF
DUFFERIN ARE CANCELLED”. This means that all runs listed
under announcement #1 PLUS the following are cancelled.
• All schools in the Town of Caledon and all school runs that
begin in the Town of Caledon.
• Individual schools will be notified if this cancellation affects
their school.
3. “THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL
BOARD AND THE PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES
ARE CANCELLED.” This means that:
ALL Transportation services provided by the Dufferin-Peel
Catholic District School Board and The Peel District School
Board, including buses, vans and taxis have been cancelled for
the entire day.
4. “THE SCHOOLS AND OFFICES OF BOTH THE DUFFERINPEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD AND THE PEEL
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD ARE CLOSED.” This means that:
ALL Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and Peel
District School Board schools and offices are closed to all
students and staff.
Note: For Secondary School students riding Public Transit,
cancellation of service will be communicated by the respective transit property over the radio. Please be advised that Public Transit
rarely cancels and that the level of service on days with inclement
weather is unpredictable.
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