Father Bressani

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

2015 - 2016

A School for
International Studies
and

Advanced Placement
Centre of Excellence
 FATHER BRESSANI C.H.S.
SCHOOL TIMETABLE 2015-2016

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3

TIME
PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD

O Canada Prayer 8:42 - 8:45

Announcements 8:45 - 8:50

1 1 1 8:50 - 10:05

Travel 10:05 - 10:10

2 3 4 10:10 - 11:25

Travel 11:25 - 11:30

11:30 - 1:25
Lunch A: 11:30 - 12:10
3 4 2
In Class: 12:10 - 12:45
Lunch B: 12:45 - 1:25

Travel 1:25 - 1:30

4 2 3 1:30 - 2:45

Prayer Dismissal 2:45 - 2:46

 Father Bressani Catholic High School

A School for International Studies

and
Advanced Placement Centre of Excellence

STUDENT PLANNER
2015-2016

PRINCIPAL
Dan Zaroski

VICE PRINCIPALS
Christine Cosentino
Pina Sacco

250 Ansley Grove Road, Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 3W4

Main Office: Guidance:

Tel: 905-851-6643/6644/6645 Tel: 905-851-0977
Fax: 905-851-9638 Fax: 905-851-0977
Website: www.fatherbressani.ca

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT FATHER BRESSANI C.H.S.

GENERAL
 Principal’sINFORMATION
Message ABOUT FATHER BRESSANI C.H.S.
♦ Principal’s Message......................................................................................
Father Bressani C.H.S. Mission Statement 3
♦ Father Bressani
Father Bressani C.H.S. Mission
C.H.S. Vision Statement................................................... 3
Statement
Father
♦ Father Bressani C.H.S.
Bressani - Our School
Vision Patron
Statement..................................................... 3
Our School's
♦ Father Bressani Historical Overview
- Our School Patron............................................................ 5
 Father Bressani C.H.S. A School For International Studies
♦ Our School’s Historical Overview................................................................ 5
and Advanced Placement
♦ Father Bressani
Father Bressani C.H.S. A School
Administration For International Studies
& Staff
andFather
Advanced Placement..............................................................................
Bressani Catholic School Advisory Council 6
♦ Father Bressani
Father BressaniAdministration & Staff.......................................................
C.H.S. School Councils & Co-Curricular Activities 7
Student
♦ Father Administrative
Bressani Catholic Council
School Advisory Council .................................... 9
Athletic
♦ Father CouncilC.H.S. School Councils & Co-Curricular Activities......... 10
Bressani
 Chaplaincy Council
♦ Student Administrative Council.................................................................. 10
 Dramatic Arts Council
♦ Athletic Council...........................................................................................
International Classical Languages Culture Council 10
♦ Chaplaincy Council..................................................................................... 11
Literacy Council
♦ Dramatic Arts Council................................................................................. 11
Music Administrative Council
♦ International Classical Languages Culture Council.................................... 11
Visual Arts Council
Other Co-Curricular
♦ Literacy Activities
Council.......................................................................................... 12
Father Bressani Awards and Scholarships
♦ Music Administrative Council..................................................................... 12
♦ Visual Arts Council...................................................................................... 12
♦ SERVICES, POLICIES,
Other Co-Curricular & PROCEDURES
Activities.................................................................... 12
Services,
♦ Father Policies,
Bressani and Procedures
Awards In Alphabetical Order
and Scholarships................................................... 13

SCHOOL DIRECTORY
SERVICES, POLICIES, & PROCEDURES................................ Blue Pages
 School Floor Plan
♦ Services, Policies, and Procedures In Alphabetical Order........................ S1
 School Year Calendar 2015-2016
♦ School Floor Plan..................................................................................... S22
YORK CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
SCHOOL DIRECTORY
 Message for Students
♦ School
Student TrusteeInformation
Library Centre............................................
Message & School Calendar Green Pages
♦ School
BoardYear Calendar 2015-2016............................................. Yellow Pages
of Trustees
 School Calendar
 YCDSB Supervisory Officers 2015-2016
YORK CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
 YCDSB Policies & Guidelines
♦ Director’s Message,School
Ontario Secondary Chair of theRequirements
Diploma Board’s Message............................... Y1
♦ Board of Trustees....................................................................................
Christian Service Y3
♦ YCDSB Supervisory Officers 2015-2016................................................ Y3
♦ LEARNING
Assessment and FAITH – LIVING FAITH
Evaluation.................................................................... Y6
♦ YCDSB
Ontario Policies and Guidelines............................................................
Catholic School Graduate Expectations Y7
Take Time
♦ Ontario To Pray School Diploma Requirements.............................. Y11
Secondary
 Liturgical Dates
♦ Christian Communityand Feast Days
Service................................................................ Y13
 Websites for Studying Religion
 Moral Issues and the Catechism of the Catholic Church

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 FATHER BRESSANI C.H.S.
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Dear Parents / Guardians and Students:

On behalf of the Staff at Father Bressani Catholic High School, I wish to extend our best
wishes to you for a successful year. At Bressani, success is measured in many different ways.
To be successful at school you need to be involved with all your heart, soul and mind. First
and foremost we expect all our students to give their best effort towards their academics.
We do, however, want all of our students to make the most of their high school experience by
being involved in all the school has to offer.

There are many activities you can join in and be a part of at Father Bressani. You may
perform in a play or musical, or compete in a sporting event. You might serve on any of our
councils or work with others in a club. Any combination of these will lead to a successful
and enjoyable school experience. Whatever your aim, you will need to be committed,
determined and organized. Together we will help each other strive to become the best we
can be.

The Father Bressani Catholic School handbook is designed to provide you with all the
information you need to be informed. This handbook includes information about school rules
and expectations and important dates. The Staff at Father Bressani looks forward to working
with you to ensure that your 2015-2016 year is successful. Please read this Handbook
carefully and refer to it as necessary.

As this is my first year at Father Bressani, I look forward to meeting as many students as
possible and supporting all the good work that the staff do in and out of the classrooms.

I wish each of you a fantastic school year!

Sincerely,

Mr. Zaroski,
Principal
[email protected] 
     @Mr_Zaroski 

Father Bressani Catholic High School

A School for International Studies and Advanced Placement Centre of
Excellence

Mission Statement
The Mission of Father Bressani Catholic High School is to educate and
develop personal responsibility in a
Christ-centered environment and provide students the opportunity to
reach their potential through Gospel inspired and Global learning
experiences in partnership with Church, home and community through a
safe learning environment.

Vision Statement
We envision our students growing spiritually and intellectually to meet
the challenges of a global community.

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 COMMON EXPECTATIONS

Expectations are broad statements that reflect our Christian values, Board
policies, and our Mission Statement. All rules and consequences will evolve
from these stated expectations.
1. All members of the School Community have the right to be treated with
respect, honesty, and courtesy. All members can expect equitable
treatment regardless of race, culture, gender, language disability, or any
other attribute.
2. All members of the School Community have the right to an education in a
friendly school environment free of violence, prejudice, harassment, and
all forms of abuse. They can expect disagreements to be settled in a fair,
non-violent manner, and without the use of threats.
3. All members of the School Community are expected to personally display
and actively encourage positive behaviour, cooperation, and the
incorporation of Catholic values into daily school life.
4. It is expected that negative behaviour, such as the use of profanity,
fighting, bulling, theft, and vandalism, will not be tolerated within our
school community.
5. It is expected that all communications and interaction between members
of our School Community will embody the principles of fairness,
openness, consistency, and respectfulness.
6. All members of the School Community are expected to attend school free
from alcohol or drugs (including cigarettes).
7. All members of the School Community can expect a safe school
environment, free of any weapons or dangerous objects.
8. All members of the School Community are expected to treat school
property and the possessions of all individuals with respect, care, and
consideration.
9. All members of the School Community are expected to attend school
regularly and to be punctual.
10. All members of the School Community are expected to attend school
dressed appropriately and to maintain appropriate personal hygiene
practices.
11. All members of the School Community are expected to know and observe
school rules.
12. All members of the School Community who enjoy the privilege of
bus transportation are expected to observe the rules.
13. All visitors to the school are expected to conform to existing rules
regarding their registration and presence.
14. It is expected that our school environment will be free of public displays
of intimate affection.
15. It is accepted that all members of the School Community will
accept the consequence of their own actions and choices.

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 FATHER BRESSANI C.H.S.
OUR SCHOOL PATRON

Francesco Giuseppe Bressani was born on May 6, 1612 in Rome. He was to

become the first Italian Jesuit priest and missionary to the Canadian Missions.
At the age of 14, Francesco Bressani entered the Society of Jesus. Attracted
by foreign missions he left for New France in 1642. After spending time in
Quebec, Father Bressani went to Trois Rivieres to work among the Indians.
Not long after arriving, he decided to pursue a more challenging task with one
Frenchman and six Christian Hurons into the interior of the country where the
Hurons lived. On their third day of travel, Father Bressani and his companions
were attacked by a band of twenty-seven Iroquois and their assailants took
them as prisoners back to their tribal territory. Father Bressani was weakened,
mutilated, and exposed to the most savage tortures when he was handed over
to an old Iroquois woman to replace her grandfather who had previously been
murdered by the Hurons. Historical records indicate that Father Bressani wrote
a long letter documenting all his sufferings to the superior-general of the
Jesuits on July 15th, 1644. Shortly thereafter, the Iroquois woman sold Father
Bressani to the Dutch who treated him well and, by November of 1644, he was
able to return to France.
In the autumn of 1645, Father Bressani returned to New France and with the
help of the governor of Quebec, he was able to bring reinforcements to Huron
Country. When Father Bressani arrived, he found that the Iroquois had
burned the mission, killing over 700 Hurons. Father Bressani tried to rebuild
another mission in that region but, after much deliberation, it was decided that
it was best to bring the few hundred remaining Hurons back to the St.
Lawrence for protection.
Since there was no longer a Huron mission, Father Bressani was sent back to
Italy. During his remaining years, up to his death on September 9, 1672 in
Florence, he devoted himself to preaching and to his apostolate. In his book,
Relations Abregees, he recorded his discoveries and observations during his
eight years of evangelizing in Canada.

OUR SCHOOL’S HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

Father Bressani Catholic High School, the third Catholic High School in York
Region, was opened at its present site in the Fall of 1983 and was officially
blessed on October 14, 1984 by His Eminence Cardinal Carter. The School
colours are royal blue, white, and black. The school motto is “Omnia in
Christo” (All things in Christ).

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 FATHER BRESSANI C.H.S.
A SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT

Father Bressani Catholic High School exists to provide a high quality Catholic
education for the students it serves. Our school strives to provide a stimulating
learning environment where students are challenged to develop knowledge and
skills that they will need for the world of work or post secondary education.
We promote a high quality educational experience based on the teachings of
Christ and sustained by our commitment to improving our global community.

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES - As a school community we recognize that

we are a part of a global community, and the need to increase our awareness of
current affairs and our social responsibilities in our world. Courses at Father
Bressani will include curriculum that has a particular focus on global issues,
social responsibility, active citizenship, career education. Students at Father
Bressani will understand the international forces shaping their lives and
acquire the knowledge, skills, and strategies to understand the complexity of
international problems, and work towards promoting the social teachings of
Christ to create a better future for the world. All students at Father Bressani
Catholic High School will have increased knowledge of the interdependence
of our world, and the role of individuals, organizations and governments in
responding to issues of international importance.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM - The Advanced Placement

Program is a cooperative partnership between secondary schools and universities.
There are many benefits for students who take AP courses. They can study
subjects they are interested in and challenge themselves by being exposed to
university level material. AP students have an opportunity to show what they have
learned by taking an AP exam. A student who receives a grade of three or better
on an AP exam is generally considered qualified to receive credit for the
equivalent course at a university that grants credit for AP exams. Some
universities grant credit, placement or both to successful AP students. The
associated cost savings can be as much as $1,000 per course.

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 FATHER BRESSANI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

ADMINISTRATION
Dan Zaroski, Principal
Christine Cosentino and Pina Sacco, Vice Principals

STAFF
BUSINESS & COMPUTERS EDUCATION LIBRARY
Josie Steriovski - Department Head Linda Girardo - Department Head
Claudia Campoli Rosanna Murarotto - Library Technician
Sandro Colangelo
Jennifer Ferlisi MATHEMATICS
Wendy Hofstatter Raffaele Scarpitti - Department Head
Lisa Nagy Stefanie Basso
Anna Petrolo Stefania Caruso
Bruno Colucci
CANADIAN & WORLD STUDIES Melissa Filipe
Maurice Germinario - Department Head Jim Guido
Michael Costanza Helga Iannucci
Tony Costanzo Dominic Mariani
Ramiro Polonio Elvira Poshnjari
Frank Stillo Christina Scarpitti
Cosimina Stillo
CLASSICAL & INTERNATIONAL
LANGUAGES RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Biagio Aulino - Department Head (Minor) Manuel Arruda - Department Head
Debbie Aloi Janet Consoli
Sandra Turco Christina Di Carlo
Garo Eskedjian
ENGLISH Nadia Greco
Giancarlo Racco - Department Head Helga Iannucci
Cynthia Centorame Melissa Morrell
Anthony Gorys Jim Nigh
Alexandra Heinrich Paula Vendramini
Melissa Morrell
Vittoria Morrell SCIENCES
Tanya Russo-Parise Ron Roberts - Department Head
Caterina Woods Stefanie Basso
Michelle Caruso
GUIDANCE Josie Di Maria
Agnese Puopolo - Department Head Cristina Palmieri
Joseph Fimiani Gisella Salemi
Lidia Maglio Irene Skrt-Bric
Donna Venneri Melissa Vitta

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES

Mark Redigonda - Department Head Melissa Romano - Department Head (Minor)
Domenic Belsito Alissa DeThomasis
Daniela D’Amico Melissa Humenny
Anthony Gorys Alicia Paradiso
Ona Stanevicius

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 SPECIAL EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL
Elvira Roberts - Department Head ASSISTANTS/INTERVENERS
Debbie Aloi Gabriella Battaglia
Linda Leon Celia Bertolo
Melissa Morrell Tina Cassano
Tina Scalzo Susan Da Costa
Benny Volpe Yvonne Gordon
Adel Khalil
TECHNOLOGICAL STUDIES Liss Goyenachea Roman
Sam Agrippa - Department Head (Minor) Angela Jackson
Melissa Filipe Sara Smith
Dominic Mariani Renee Vella

SECRETARIAL STAFF
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS Iolanda Campoli - Head Secretary
Carm D’Amato - Department Head Carmela De Thomasis - Attendance/TSSI
Antoine Buttigieg Antonella Dirracolo - Guidance Secretary
Janet Consoli Lily Metallo - SIS/VP Secretary
Melissa Filipe Adriana Staley - Bursar
Rita Giancola
CUSTODIAL STAFF
CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION
Paul Tarapacki - Head Custodian (Day)
Gary McGuire - Department Head (Minor)
Teresa Amoroso – Matron (Day)
Camillo De Thomasis (Night)
CHAPLAINCY TEAM
Stefan Lohaza (Night)
Monica Di Nardo - Team Leader
Wladyslw Ploucha (Lead Hand Night)
Anna Petrolo
Tony Ugolini (Mid)
Frank Vecchiarino (Night)

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 FATHER BRESSANI CATHOLIC SCHOOL
ADVISORY COUNCIL

ELECTIONS TO BE HELD – SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

2015-2016 PARENT EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
Chair –
Past Chair – Paula Bandi (2014-2015)
Vice Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Communications Representative
Social Representative
School Administration Representatives:
Dan Zaroski, Principal
Pina Sacco, Vice Principal
Christine Cosentino, Vice Principal

SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES

Faculty Representative – T.B.D.
Student Representative – Andrew Ho
Parish Administrator – Fr. James Chitteth

FATHER BRESSANI C.H.S.

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
Immaculate Conception CES Antonietta Savo, Principal
500 Aberdeen Ave. Rosanne Gravina, Vice Principal
Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 4L6
T 905 851 9528 F 905 851 8646
St. John Bosco CES Ines Curiale, Principal
199 Belview Ave.
Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 5N9
T 905 850 3280 F 905 850 3583
St. Francis of Assisi CES Robert Litrenta, Principal
200 Aberdeen Ave.
Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 4L6
T 905 851 2859 F 905 851 5788
St. Gabriel the Archangel CES Anna Provato, Principal
91 Fiori Dr.
Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 5S4
T 905 856 4155 F 905 856 6557
St. Gregory The Great CES Americo de Sousa, Principal
140 Greenpark Blvd.
Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 6Z6
T 905 856 0955 F 905 856 0999
St. Clare Catholic Elementary School Rita Zanatta, Principal
391 Velmar Drive.
Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 8J5
T 905 856 6643 F 905 856 6349

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 FATHER BRESSANI C.H.S.
SCHOOL COUNCILS
AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

The staff and students at Father Bressani work cooperatively to offer a wide variety of co-
curricular activities of interest to the student body. At Father Bressani we encourage our students
to become actively involved in and supportive of the school activities. Participants in co-
curricular activities are expected to be students in good standing, both academically and in terms
of behaviour. See Co-Curricular and Athletic Participation in the Services, Policies, and
Procedures section of the Handbook.
STUDENT ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”
-Henry Ford

In order to experience the joys of success in our lives, we all need to have the ability to work
together as a team, believing and trusting in one another. Being able to be an effective group
member is vital to this process. Here at Father Bressani C.H.S. we are all encouraged to be leaders
in our own lives and to develop the important teamwork skills needed for us to achieve our goals.
Sometimes these goals may seem impossible to accomplish, however we all know that during
these tough times, we will have the support of our friends, family, and school community. We see
these teamwork and leadership skills everywhere here at Father Bressani C.H.S.: in our students,
athletics , council events, and even in the classroom where students work as teams to achieve their
academic goals. This year’s 2015-2016 Student Administrative Council hopes to inspire the
student community to take action and enrich the leadership skills of the entire student body. We all
aim to help support and encourage our fellow Bressani Eagles to be triumphant in whatever they
wish to accomplish. On behalf of this year’s Student Administrative Council, I wish everyone a
year filled with joy, successes, and unforgettable memories. Let us all work together to make this
year at Father Bressani the best one yet.

Andrew Ho, SAC President, 2015-2016

The members of the 2015 - 2016 Student Council are:
Staff Advisor ..................................................................................... .............Melissa Vitta
President ............................................................................................................ Andrew Ho
Senior Vice-President ................................................................................. Elisa Locantore
Junior Vice-President ........................................................................... Rebecca Ladouceur
Secretary ..................................................................................................... Izabella DeLuca
Treasurer ..................................................................................................Brandon Palmieri
Social Convener ................................................................................ Anastacia DeOliveira
Publicity Representative ....................................................................Nicholas Caramanica
Equity Officer............................................................................................... Christina Bisol
Gr. 12 Representatives .........................................................................................Joy Okolo
Gr. 11 Representative ……………………......................Shadia Adekunte & Andrea Peel
Gr. 10 Representative…….................. .....................…Giulia Clarizio & Madison Fanelli
Gr. 9 Representatives……..……..........Two Representatives To Be Elected in September
ATHLETIC COUNCIL
The Athletic Department at Father Bressani encourages all students to participate in the athletic
program to enhance both their physical and social growth and development. In representing
Father Bressani, all participants must subscribe to the highest standards of sportsmanship,
exemplifying school spirit and positive comportment at all times. A high academic standing is a
requirement. Student participation on any school team depends on the individual meeting the
specific criteria as outlined in the Policies and Procedures in the Co-Curricular & Athletic
Participation. Athletic achievement is celebrated annually at the year-end Athletic Banquet.

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 SPORT SEASON
Athletic Council.......................................................................... All Year
Badminton - Boys & Girls................................................. Winter/Spring
Baseball........................................................................................... Spring
Basketball - Boys - Junior & Senior ............................................. Winter
Basketball - Girls - Junior & Senior .................................................. Fall
Dance Squad ............................................................... Fall/Winter/Spring
Cross Country Running ...................................................................... Fall
Golf - Boys & Girls ............................................................................ Fall
Hockey - Boys ............................................................................... Winter
Rugby - Boys – Junior & Senior ................................................... Spring
Rugby - Girls - Senior .................................................................... Spring
Ski & Snowboard Club.................................................................. Winter
Soccer - Boys - Junior & Senior ........................................................ Fall
Soccer - Girls - Junior & Senior .................................................... Spring
Swimming Co-Ed. .................................................................. Fall/Winter
Tennis - Boys & Girls. ....................................................................... Fall
Ultimate Frisbee - Boys & Girls. ................................................... Spring
Volleyball - Boys - Junior & Senior .................................................. Fall
Volleyball - Girls - Junior & Senior ............................................. Winter
Wrestling Co-Ed ..................................................................... Fall/Winter

CHAPLAINCY COUNCIL
The Chaplaincy Council plans events for staff and students that facilitate our spiritual growth and
liturgical experiences. Along with the planning Opening and Closing Masses, Christmas Mass
and Food Drives, Chaplaincy Council also facilitates a Peer Ministry program and offers staff,
students, and parents an opportunity to sponsor needy causes during their Student / Parent /
Teacher Interview night Sharing Fair.

DRAMATIC ARTS COUNCIL

The Dramatic Arts Council plans events that focus on the development of the school’s theatrical
program. Along with providing moving dramatic renditions at school assemblies, the Dramatic
Council assists in the preparation of our annual Dramafest. Staff, students, parents, and
community members alike are invited to view all our school plays at this event and to celebrate
along with all the award recipients.

EMPOWERED STUDENT PARTNERSHIPS (ESP) COUNCIL

ESP is a student led partnership between the York Region Police, Father Bressani students and
Father Bressani community. ESP empowers students to plan, organize, and execute a yearlong
safe schools initiative with a focus on Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education and Bullying
Awareness and Prevention. ESP is a way for students to create and foster a safe school
environment.

INTERNATIONAL CULTURE COUNCIL (ICC)

The main goal of our council is to celebrate the ethnic diversity that exists at Father Bressani
Catholic High School. We encourage all students to actively participate in various events
organized by the council in order to enhance social growth, development and cultural awareness.
As a form of enrichment to the Global Education Program, students will be exposed to guest
speakers, conferences, interactive activities along with international issues that pertain to cultural
prominence. The council will promote school spirit, cultural enthusiasm, and ethnic pride.

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 INTERACT COUNCIL
The Fr. Bressani Interact Club is an official part of the worldwide Rotary Club. Rotary is a service
club made up of business and professional people who serve the local community and raise funds
for international programs. Throughout the year, the Interact Club assists the Woodbridge Rotary
Club in numerous activities and fundraisers throughout the city of Vaughan. Activities coincide
with Christmas, Earth Week and other seasonal occasions. Members also attend regional Rotary
meetings and attend Camp Enterprise where students learn about teambuilding and business
principles.

LITERACY COUNCIL
The Literacy Council at Father Bressani encourages all students to celebrate a variety of literacy
forms including, media, computer, numerical, and print through exciting planned events during the
year. The council invites students to actively participation in the School Scrabble Tournament and
Sudoku and Crossword Lunches. The Literacy Council promotes school spirit and provides a great
opportunity for students to endorse literacy in a pleasurable and positive manner.

MUSIC COUNCIL
The Music Administrative Council plans events that focus on the development of the school’s
music program. Along with the band and the choir, the Music Administrative Council ensures we
have musical entertainment at school assemblies and musical accompaniment at school liturgical
events. The annual Music Concert offers a great opportunity for parents and community members
to be entertained by our musicians and enjoy a great evening of music.

VISUAL ARTS COUNCIL

The Visual Arts Council plans events that focus on the development of the school’s artistic
program. The annual Artsibition event is a great success. It is an opportunity for parents and
community members to view the many displays of students’ artistic talent. Student artwork and
talent can also be viewed year-round in the School Library Information Centre and in the various
display case

ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL

Father Bressani’s Environmental Council is dedicated to heightening environmental awareness,

appreciation and accountability within the school community. Yearly school-wide initiatives
include a blue and green bin recycling program, Earth Hour observance, as well as Earth Week
and Earth Day celebrations. Other community initiatives include participation in the City of
Vaughan’s Lantern Walk and Jeopardy Challenge, York Region’s Adopt a Stream and Envirothon
Programs, and CWTA’s Recycle Your Cell Contest. The G-Unit invites you to join our “green
team”, lessen our ecological footprint, and “be the change we want to see”.

OTHER CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Blood Donor Clinic Peer Ministry (Mentor)

Bressani Newspaper Prom Committee
Bressani Choir Reach for the Top
Bressani Concert Band Science Contests
Chess Ski Club
Language Contests SPECTRM
Math Contests St. Francis Table/Scott Mission
Mock Trial (Law Team) White Pine Reading Group
Literacy for Life Homework Club

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AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

GRADUATION AWARDS

Catholic Student Award (Patrick Fogarty Award)

Awarded to a student whose exemplary conduct, service, and achievement merit the
commendation of the Catholic education community of Ontario.
Catholic Women’s League – Immaculate Conception Church Scholarship
Awarded to a female graduate who has made an outstanding contribution to Christian
Leadership, community service, school volunteerism and church programs. She also
exemplifies the principles and ideals of the Catholic Women’s League: Charity, Unity, &
Patriotism.
FDR Catering Services Award
Awarded to a graduating student who has demonstrated a sense of responsibility and
personal growth during their high school years and who plans to pursue post-secondary
studies at a college of applied arts and technology.
Father Bressani C.H.S. Proficiency Award – City Of Vaughan
Awarded to the graduating student entering a college who, through hard work and
perseverance, has achieved a level of accomplishment worthy of recognition.

Father Bressani Catholic School Advisory Council Award

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in six grade 12 courses.

Governor General’s Academic Award (Bronze Medal)

Awarded to a graduating student who achieves the highest academic average based on the
final two years of the secondary school program.
Halpern’s/R.J. McCarthy’s Student Award
Awarded to a graduating student who through hard work and perseverance has overcome
personal obstacles and maintained high academic achievement.

Immaculate Conception Parish Christian Fellowship Award

Awarded to a graduating student who has demonstrated Christian leadership in the
Immaculate Conception Community.
Investors Group Comprehensive Achievement Award
Awarded to a graduating student who has achieved Honour Roll standing, was an active
member of a school council and was involved in co-curricular activities in his/her senior
year.
Julian Masi Memorial Award
Awarded to a graduating student who has made a significant contribution to the Visual Arts
program and has exhibited a love of the Arts.
Lieutenant Governor’s Community Volunteer Award For Students
Awarded to a graduate in recognition of exemplary student involvement in the Community.

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Rotary Club - Outstanding Academic Achievement
Awarded to a graduating student with an excellent academic performance and exceptional
achievement in the school community.
Roy Foss Chevrolet Academic Scholarship
Awarded to a graduate who has shown excellent study work ethics, has exemplary school
habits, is supportive of fellow students in times of need and has made a strong contribution
to school spirit.
Synervoice Communications Scholarship
Awarded to the graduating student who best exemplifies outstanding communication who
has consistently demonstrated effective communication skills and is interested in furthering
their studies in the area of communications.
The Dr. Joseph Oliva Scholarship For Academic Excellence In Science
Awarded to the graduating student who has achieved the highest mark in three grade 12
science courses – Chemistry, Biology, and Physics and who has involvement in
co-curricular activities.

The Father Bulfon Award

Awarded to a graduating student who promotes school spirit, service, and is involved in the
parish.

The Micheal Carnovale Award

Awarded to a graduation student who exemplifies the qualities of the late Micheal
Carnovale in perserverance and resilience. Exhibits a generous heart and was dedicated to
his/hers studies, and also works well with and is helpful to others in school and/or in the
community. Offered by The York Catholic District School Board.

The Susan LaRosa Learning for All Award

This Award recongnizes the accomplishments of students who demonstrate unique patterns
of learning and exemplifys qualities of acceptance, adaptability, perseverance and
resiliency. As Members of this Catholic Learning Community, the students teach us the
value of an inclusive education that has focused on engaging, enabling and empowering all
learners.

Vincenza Parente Memorial Award

Awarded to the graduating student who best exemplifies the qualities of Vincenza (faithful,
spiritual, compassionate, friendly, enthusiastic, and musical).

York Catholic Teachers Award

Awarded to a graduating student who has a healthy respect and regard for the learning
process, is involved with the less fortunate and wrongly maligned students at either the
school or community level, shows humility in personal achievements and displays qualities
of perseverance and determination in the face of adversity.

GRADE 9-12 AWARDS

Knights of Columbus – Father Luigi Monti Volunteer Award (Immaculate

Conception)
Awarded to a graduating student who has made an outstanding contribution to Christian
Leadership, community service, school volunteerism, church programs, and exemplifies the
principles and ideals of the Knights of Columbus: charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism.

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City Of Vaughan Leadership Award
Awarded to a grade 11 student for exceptional leadership and community initiative during
the school year.

Father Bressani Citizenship and Spirit Award (1 per grade - Gr. 9, 10 & 11)
Awarded to those students with significant involvement in school council work, community
service, and fundraising for charitable projects.

Father Bressani Catholic School Advisory Council Personal Achievement Award

Awarded to a graduating student who has successfully met significant challenges in the
course of his / her high school career.

Monsignor Squilla/Leonardo Cianfarani Scholarship

Awarded to a student for outstanding achievement in Religion, contribution to community
service, and co-curricular activities.
Pine Valley Community Involvement Award
Awarded to a student who has made an outstanding contribution to both school and
community.

Royal Bank Proficiency Award For Business Studies

Awarded to a grade 11 student for outstanding achievement in Business oriented courses
(Accounting, Economics, and Information Technology).

The Linda Caporrella Award

Awarded to the grade 10 student who best exemplifies the qualities of Linda Caporrella
(pep, enthusiasm, good citizenship, humility, and good academic standing).

Vice-Principal’s Award
Awarded to a grade 11 student who has demonstrated self-motivation, self-discipline, and
commitment to education.

Knights of Columbus – Father Luigi Monti Volunteer Award (Immaculate

Conception) (Awards & Graduation)
Awarded to a graduating student who has made an outstanding contribution to Christian
Leadership, community service, school volunteerism, church programs, and exemplifies the
principles and ideals of the Knights of Columbus: charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism.

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NOTES

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 FATHER BRESSANI C.H.S.
SERVICES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES

The following information will assist you in becoming acquainted with the school’s services,
policies, and procedures. Understanding them will make your school experience rewarding
and positive. Any violation of school policies or procedures will be dealt with in a manner
consistent with the Code of Conduct located in this section of the agenda.

ACCIDENTS
School accidents must be reported to the office immediately. These include any accidents
occurring on school property or during school sponsored events at other sites. An accident
report must be fully completed and duly submitted to the Administration. See Student
Accident Insurance.

ADDRESS CHANGE
Changes in home address, telephone number, and other pertinent social information must be
immediately reported in writing to the Main Office. All information is kept confidential

ADMISSION
Father Bressani is open to students (Grades 9 - 12) whose parent(s) / guardian(s) are
residents of York Region and who live in Father Bressani’s attendance zone.

Religious Education is central to the understanding of the Catholic way of life practiced at
Father Bressani. Therefore, all students must take Religious Education classes, Grades
9-12. Students must fulfill all obligations and requirements of the courses, including retreats
and Christian Community Service (40 hours min.) during their stay at Father Bressani
Catholic High School.

ASSEMBLIES
Assemblies are an integral part of high school life. These will be held for special events
during the school year including liturgical celebrations. Students are required to enter and
leave the assemblies in an orderly fashion. During the assembly, students must behave
properly, express approval in a positive manner, and respect the presenter(s) at all times. All
students must attend the assemblies and sit in the assigned area with their class.
Missing a scheduled assembly without authorization constitutes skipping and will be
dealt with as per the Code of Conduct. See Attendance, Skipping Class / Truancy.

ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION

The purpose of Assessment and Evaluation is to improve student learning. When acquiring
new content and skills, students need continuous and specific feedback. It is only after
constructive feedback has been internalized and applied that a student can be fairly
evaluated. In our Catholic context, this implies the need for compassion and equity when
providing feedback and passing judgment on student work.

Assessment is the process of gathering information from a variety of sources (including

assignments, demonstrations, projects, performance tasks and tests) that accurately reflect
how well a student is achieving the curriculum expectations in a course.

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Evaluation refers to the process of judging the quality of student work on the basis of
established criteria, and assigning a percentage grade. A complete evaluation breakdown is
provided at the beginning of the semester in each course.

Students are expected to complete all missed course work and assessments or evaluations,
even as a result of a medical absence or other school related absence.

Any parent(s) / guardian(s) wishing more information on a student’s progress may contact
the student’s teacher at any time. An interview may be arranged upon request. Formal
parent-teacher interviews will be held after each mid-semester report card.

Late Assignments
Students should be aware of the need for proper planning and scheduling of commitments
and school work. Students are strongly encouraged to be organized in planning and
completing their assignments so that they will be submitted to teachers by the assigned due
date.

Due dates will be set by teachers to allow students to complete their assignments in a timely
fashion. Teachers will establish a two-day window of opportunity for students to complete
and submit an assignment. If students do not submit work by the due date, a maximum of
10% (5% per day) will be deducted from the assignment value. A closure date (the day
immediately after the window of opportunity) will be established at which point
assignments will not be accepted and a mark of ZERO may be given by the teacher.
Assignments are to be submitted to teachers only.

Missed Assignments/Unit Tests/Quizzes

Students are expected to complete all work and submit all assignments. If students
have an excused absence when an assignment is due or a test/quiz is to be written, they
will be given the opportunity to submit the assignment or take the test/quiz on their return to
class unless other arrangements have been made with the teacher. If students are absent
without cause, teachers may provide an alternative assignment/test/quiz or assign a mark of
ZERO if students have not demonstrated the expectations required. If a student consistently
misses assignments/tests/quizzes the Vice Principal will be notified and a parent meeting
may be required.

Cheating
Tests, quizzes and formal examinations are to be taken without any assistance from peers or
other sources. If you are caught cheating on a test or an examination, you will be given
ZERO. No other chance will be permitted for a make-up and the incident will be referred to
the Vice Principal.

Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined as presenting someone else’s words or ideas as one’s own. It can take
the form of:
 submitting an assignment that was completed by another and claiming it as one’s
own
 incorporating large segments of someone else’s work and only using connecting
sentences without reference to the source
 copying sections from the Internet without referencing the source
 direct copying of another person’s re-write of an assignment as in the case of a
parent/guardian, tutor or ghostwriter

If students have knowingly produced a plagiarized assignment, teachers will not evaluate
the work and may assign a grade of ZERO and/or may assign a substitute assignment.

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Avoiding Plagiarism
 Become familiar with our school’s policy on plagiarism
 Document all sources that are used
 Use a variety of reliable, current, (within the last year, if possible) and quality sources
 Learn how to cite sources
 Learn how to summarize & take careful notes
 Always prepare and submit outlines and drafts
 Keep all rough notes, copies of online sources
 Give credit for all quotes (use quotation marks), ideas, and arguments
 Use embedded notes, footnotes, works cited where appropriate (Avoid ‘borrowing’
sentence structures and plugging in synonyms)
 Write summaries and paraphrases from memory (with the book closed)
 Be prepared to answer questions about your research

ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance is a key component of the learning process and of the evaluation of
student achievement. Parents are legally responsible for the attendance and punctuality of
their children until the age of 18. Loss of class time is detrimental to the successful
completion of a course.

Teachers must take attendance within the first 10 minutes of each period. If students are
less than 15 minutes late for class, teachers will adjust their own attendance records. If a
student is more than 15 minutes late for class, they will be sent to the Main Office after the
following times:

Period 1: after 9:00 a.m.

Period 2: after 10:25 a.m.
Period 3: after 11:45 a.m. (if the class has B lunch) or 12:25 (if the class has A lunch)
Period 4: after 1:45 p.m.

Regardless, students should always report to their classroom first and NOT the Main
Office.
Absences
Parents must report their child’s absence by 8:30 a.m. on a daily basis by calling our
attendance line at 905-851-6643 ext. 500. If leaving a message, clearly state the student’s
name, grade, and reason for absence.
Upon return from a FULL-DAY ABSENCE, students are also required to bring a note
to the homeroom teacher explaining the reason for absence duly signed by a parent /
guardian. The school is required to keep these parental notes on file. In turn, the
homeroom teacher will provide an “Admit to Class” slip. The teacher, Attendance Secretary,
or the Vice Principal may contact parent(s) / guardian(s) to verify the absence.
Students absent for illness, field trips, athletic events, a school retreat or other school
activity, will not be penalized for missing an academic assessment or evaluation. Students
are encouraged to give teachers advanced notice of an excursion. Students are expected to
take the initiative in finding out from the teacher of any class missed what work was done or
assigned. Students will be required to promptly complete any missed work at the teacher’s
convenience. Students must inform their teachers 3 days prior to the field trip if they will
be absent from class. See Field Trips and Excursions. Students who miss class because of a
field trip, athletic contest, etc. will be marked absent by the teacher for that class or classes.
All absences are counted when reporting the total days absent for the semester.

Students under the age of 18 who are frequently absent and/or absent without permission,
may be contacted by the Board’s Attendance Counselling Services.

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Skipping Class / Truancy
Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes and school activities (such as
assemblies and liturgies). Failure to do so will be considered skipping. Students who are
absent from school must not be found on school property.

Consequences for Skipping Class

Teacher Will:
 1 - 3 skips – Teacher/student conference
- assign consequence
- Parental interview (phone call or in person)
 4th and subsequent skip – teacher submits conduct report to Vice
Principal detailing previous actions taken and parental response
*Note that persistent skipping will result in suspension.

Co-operative Education Class Attendance

Students must attend their in-school and job site sessions during the regularly scheduled
school year. Students are not permitted to extend vacations that interfere with the schedule.
Failure to abide by this procedure may result in the forfeiture of the co-operative education
credits. While attending the in-school component of the program or any in-school
function, students are required to be in full and proper uniform.

Early Leave(Signing Out)

Medical or personal business appointments should not be made during school time. If a
student must leave early, please note the following:

1. Students must have signed permission (ie: note) from a parent or guardian.
2. This note must be submitted to the Attendance Secretary in the Main Office by 8:30
a.m. Any notes submitted after that time, will be presented to an administrator for
further processing.
3. Students must keep the sign-out slip provided to present to their teacher the following
day. The Main Office cannot provide a reprint of this slip therefore do not lose it.
4. Students will not be signed out over the phone, nor can we accept any telephone
messages requesting sign-outs.
5. In order for a student to sign-out without a note, an approved adult (ie: those persons
listed as any emergency contact only) must come in to the school to sign the student
out.

Extended Illness
In the event that a student is absent for 3 days or more, parents are asked to contact their
son/daughter’s Vice Principal directly to discuss arrangements for missed homework and
assignments. The Vice Principal will then contact all subject teachers and inform the
respective Guidance Counsellor, requesting any and all missed work. Teachers will submit
the work directly to the Vice Principal and any subsequent follow-up will be done by the
Guidance Counsellor. A medical note is required.

Lates
Students are expected to arrive on time for school and for each class throughout the
day. Arriving late is not only detrimental to a student’s success, it is also highly
disruptive to the entire class.
Students who arrive late to school after 8:42 a.m., are still expected to report to their
homeroom class. If students are more than 15 minutes late, they will be directed to the Main

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Office. Students must present a parental note, explaining the reason for lateness. Students
who are more than 15 minutes late during periods 2-4, will also be sent to the Main Office.

Consequences for Lates

Teacher Will:
 conference with student
 assign consequences (i.e. detention)
 speak to parents (document action and its effectiveness)
 when lates become a chronic issue, the appropriate Vice Principal will
be informed via conduct report detailing previous action taken, and
parental response
 persistent lateness will result in suspension
Vacations
Family / student vacations are strongly discouraged during the school year. If family
vacations are planned during the school year, students must pick up an “Extended
Vacation Leave” form from the Main Office at least 2 weeks prior to the vacation.
Students will be responsible for all assignments, assessment, and evaluations missed
during a vacation. No vacations are to be booked during the examination time.
Students who miss a formal examination (including in-class examinations) due to
family / personal vacations will receive a “zero” grade for the examination. See
Examinations.

AUTOMATED MESSAGING - Synrevoice

Father Bressani uses an automated phone system to inform parents about attendance and
other appropriate information.

BULLYING
Bullying Prevention, Policy 223
The YCDSB values learning environments that are safe, nurturing, trusting, positive and
respectful—consistent with our Gospel values. The Board believes that all bullying (physical,
emotional, verbal, electronic) is a particularly insidious form of violence and that all students and
educators have the right to a school environment free from bullying, harassment, threats and
violence. What is Bullying? “… a form of repeated, persistent and aggressive behaviour that is
directed at an individual or individuals that is intended to cause (or should be known to cause) fear
and distress and/ or harm, to another person’s body, feelings, self-esteem, or reputation. Bullying
occurs in a context where there is a real or perceived power imbalance.” —Policy Program
Memorandum No. 144, released by the Ministry of Education on October 4, 2007.
It is the policy of the York Catholic District School Board that bullying in any form is
unacceptable and that staff shall implement bullying prevention and intervention strategies
which foster a positive learning and teaching environment for all students and staff. In
recognition of the seriousness of bullying, it has been added to the list of infractions for
which a suspension will be considered.

The Bully
Excerpts from The Bully, The Bullied, and
The Bystander, Barbara Coloroso, 2002
www.kidsareworthit.com
Bullies come in all shapes and sizes. Some are big; some are small; some bright and some not so
bright; some attractive and some not so attractive; some popular and some disliked by almost
everybody. Bullying is a conscious, willful and deliberate hostile activity, intended to harm.

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The Four Markers of Bullying
1. An imbalance of power
2. Intent to harm
3. Threat of further aggression
4. When bullying escalates unabated - terror

Bullying is not about anger, or even about conflict. It’s about contempt a powerful feeling of
dislike toward someone considered to be worthless, inferior or undeserving of respect. Contempt
comes with three apparent psychological advantages that allow kids to harm others without feeling
empathy, compassion or shame. These are:

1. A sense of entitlement-the right to control, dominate, subjugate,

and abuse another human being.
2. An intolerance toward difference
3. A liberty to exclude-to bar; isolate, and segregate a person deemed not worthy of respect or
care

Seven Steps to Stop Bullying

1. Discipline (including the three Rs: restitution, resolution, reconciliation)
2. Create opportunities to “do good”
3. Nurture empathy
4. Teach friendship skills
5. Closely monitor TV viewing, video games and computer activities
6. Engage in more constructive, entertaining, energizing activities
7. Teach ways to “will good”

The Bullied
The one thing that all kids who are bullied have in common is that a bully or a bunch of bullies has
targeted them. Each one was singled out to be the object of scorn, and thus the recipient of
bullying, merely because he or she was different in some way.

The Warning Signs

1. Shows an abrupt lack of interest in school, or refuses to go to school
2. Suffers drop in grades
3. Withdraws from family and school activities
4. Is hungry after school
5. Steals money from home
6. Makes a beeline to the bathroom when arriving home
7. Is sad, sullen, angry, or scared after receiving a phone call or e-mail
8. Does something out of character
9. Has torn or missing clothing
10. Uses derogatory or demeaning language when talking about peers
11. Stops talking about peers and everyday activities
12. Has physical injuries not consistent with explanation
13. Has stomachaches, headaches, panic attacks, is unable to sleep, sleeps too much,
is exhausted
14. Plays alone, or prefers to hang with adults

Why Kids Don’t Tell

1. They are ashamed of being bullied
2. They are afraid of retaliation
3. They don’t think anyone can help them
4. They don’t think anyone will help them
5. They’ve bought into the lie that bullying is a necessary part of growing up
6. They might believe that adults are part of the lie-they bully too
7. They have learned that “ratting” on a peer is bad, not cool

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The Bystander
Bystanders are the third group of players in this tragedy. They are the supporting cast who aid and
abet the bully, through acts of omission and commission. They stand idly by or look away, or they
can actively encourage the bully or join in and become one of a bunch of bullies.
Injustice overlooked or ignored becomes a contagion that infects even those who thought they
could turn away.

Standing Up and Speaking Out

Bullying is challenged when the majority stands up against the cruel acts of the minority.
Establishing new norms, enforcing playground rules, and increasing supervision are policy
decisions that can help reduce the incidents of bullying. Since much of the bullying goes on
“under the radar of adults,” a potent force is kids themselves showing bullies that they will not be
looked up to, nor will their cruel behavior be condoned or tolerated. Kids need not be bystanders.
They can become active witnesses, standing up for their peers, speaking out against injustices, and
taking responsibility for what happened among themselves.

Teasing:
1. Isn’t intended to hurt the other person.
2. Pokes fun in a lighthearted, clever, and benign way.
3. Is meant to get both parties to laugh.
4. Is only a small part of the activities shared by kids who have something in common.
5. Is innocent in motive.
6. Is discontinued when person teased becomes upset or objects to the teasing.

Taunting:
1. Is based on an imbalance of power and is one-sided: the bully taunts, the bullied kid is
taunted.
2. Is intended to harm.
3. Involves humiliating, cruel, demeaning, or bigoted comments thinly disguised as jokes.
4. Includes laughter directed at the target, not with the target.
5. Is meant to diminish the sense of self-worth of the target.
6. Induces fear of further taunting or can be a prelude to physical bullying.
7. Is sinister in motive.
8. Continues especially when targeted kid becomes distressed or objects to the taunt.

Four most powerful antidotes to bullying

Strong sense of self, being a friend, having at least one good friend who is there for you through
thick and then, and being able to successfully get into a group-and get out when it does not serve
you well.

Cyber bullying
Neither the school’s network nor the broader Internet (whether accessed on campus or off campus,
either during or after school hours) may be used for the purpose of harassment. All forms of
harassment in cyberspace, often called cyber bullying, are unacceptable.

Cyber bullying includes, but is not limited to, the following misuses of technology: harassing,
teasing, intimidating, threatening, or terrorizing another person by sending or posting
inappropriate and hurtful e-mail messages, instant messages, text messages, digital pictures or
images, or Web site postings (including blogs). Often the author (sender or poster) of the
inappropriate material is disguised (logged on) as someone else.

Students who feel that they have been the victims of such misuse of technology should not erase
the offending material from the system. They should print a copy of the material and immediately
report the incident to a teacher or administrator. All reports of harassment in cyberspace will be
investigated fully. Sanctions may include, but are not limited to, the loss of computer privileges,
detention, suspension, separation, or expulsion from school.

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BUSSING
Transportation is provided for students within the established boundaries and specific bus
route. Parents or students who require additional information should contact 905-713-2535.
Only students who have been issued bus privileges will be allowed to use these services on a
daily basis. Students may only ride on the bus assigned to them. Students who do not
take the bus to school are not permitted under any circumstances to board any school
bus. Responsible behaviour is required at all times when riding on the school bus.
Busing privilege may be removed or suspended at the discretion of the School Board
and/or bus company.

CAFETERIA
Students may purchase or bring lunch from home. The school cafeteria is available before
school begins and during the lunch hours. Students are not permitted to buy food
during class time. Students must leave their eating area clean and deposit all garbage
in the available containers. Students are permitted to proceed to the next class ten minutes
before the end of the lunch period. Limited service is available during examinations. All
food and drink must be consumed in the cafeteria. Students are expected to be in full
uniform in the cafeteria.

CELL PHONE & PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES

(PEDs)
Personal Electronic Devices, Policy 222
It is the policy of the York Catholic District School Board that all personal electronic devices
(PEDs) carried by students shall be kept out-of-sight, turned off and not used during instructional
time or in classroom/hallway areas. Refusal to keep PED off and out of sight will lead to device
being confiscated by staff and stored in main office. Persistent refusal will lead to further
disciplinary consequences (i.e. detentions, parental interviews, etc.).
Prohibited uses of PEDs that may result in disciplinary action include but are not limited to, use of
a PED that results in:
 Academic integrity being compromised (use during exams, tests, etc.).
 Disruption to the instructional day or teaching-learning environment (use in
classrooms, hallways, etc.).
 Violation of a person’s reasonable expectation of privacy.
 Compromising personal and/or school safety (use to bully or harass, in lockdowns,
etc.).
 Facilitating the commission of a crime (use to break laws).
 Any situation deemed by the Principal where the use ought to have been realized
would compromise school security, safety, individual privacy or academic integrity.
 Posting of a person(s) image(s) on the internet or in hard copy, without the prior
consent of the individual depicted and that of the Principal.

The school and the York Catholic District School Board assume no responsibility for the loss,
recovery, repair or replacement for any PED brought onto school property. To prevent loss,
confiscation or damage of PEDs, students are encouraged to leave these devices at home or in
their lockers.

CHAPEL AND CHAPLAINCY TEAM

The chapel is available to all staff and students for quiet prayer and meditation. Students
may make known special intentions for Mass by informing a member of the Chaplaincy
Team. The Chaplaincy Office is located in Room 122 next door to the Main Office.
The Chaplaincy Team at Father Bressani focuses on faith development for the school
community and organizes a variety of school and community based activities such grade
level retreats (Grades 9 and 12), Peer Ministry and leadership programs, food drive and

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fundraisers, organization of school liturgies and reconciliation dates, and bereavement
support group for students.

CHRISTIAN SERVICE WORK

Every Religion course has a compulsory 10% evaluation requirement consisting of formal
written Christian Service reflection based on a minimum of 10 hours. Service hours will also
be counted towards the Ministry of Education’s requirement of 40 hours of “Community
Involvement Activities”.

CIVVIES DAYS
The Administration will designate certain days as Civvies days. Proper student behavior
and MODESTY of dress consistent with the philosophy of our school is expected on these
days. Students who are inappropriately dressed will be asked to change or will be sent home.

CO-CURRICULAR & ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION

EXPECTATIONS
It is the policy of Father Bressani CHS that academics are of the primary importance to all
of our students. Our school strives to have all of our athletic and co-curricular activities
comprised of students who are keeping up with their studies and who represent our school in
a consistently dignified and respectful manner. For this reason:

 Only students who have received a passing mark of at least 50% in all of their
courses of study will be eligible to participate in athletics or co-curricular activities.
Eligibility will be verified solely by the most recent official mark-recording period
which will determine whether a student may try out and / or remain as a participant on
a team/council/club. Official mark-reporting periods are: June/August-Final Marks;
November-Mid-Semester Marks; February-Final Mark; April-Mid-Semester Marks.
Students who are failing a course at these specific mark-reporting periods will be
permanently removed from the team/council/ club for the remainder of the season
/ semester. All final decisions will be made by the student’s Administrator.

 Only students who behave in a manner that models our school’s expectations of
positive behaviour, co-operation, and Catholic moral values will be permitted to
participate. Any student who is suspended as a result of conduct that does not
meet these expectations will become ineligible to participate for the remainder of
the school year.

CONCUSSION PROTOCOL
In accordance with YCDSB Policy 212, students and parents are strongly encouraged to
report an injury where a concussion was sustained. An S38 form must be picked up in the
Main Office and presented to the attending physician for clearance and completion. Medical
documentation must also be presented. Students must receive formal clearance from their
doctor prior to their “return to learn.”

Depending on the severity of the injury, an accommodation plan may need to be

implemented by the grade level Vice Principal.

If the injury takes place at school, parents will be notified and provided with the requisite
paperwork.

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COURSE SELECTION POLICY
All students in Grades 9, 10, and 11 must select 8 courses per year, including a required
course in Religion for every academic year. Students in grade 12 may select less than 8
courses as long as the required course in Religion is selected.
The deadline for course verifications is March 30, 2016. The only changes accommodated
after this date will be those resulting from summer school, which will be processed during
the last week in August. Timetable changes are not encouraged in early September.
A student seeking a change in the level of difficulty for a specific course will discuss the
change with the subject teacher. A pathways change requires the approval of (a) the subject
teacher and Department Head, (b) the parent, (c) the guidance counsellor and (d) the
Administration. Level changes must be arranged before the end of September in Semester 1
and before the end of February in Semester 2.

Please Note:
* Students are not allowed to take a night school course
that is offered during the day and available at Father Bressani.
* There will be full disclosure of courses that students have previously taken on
the official student school transcript.

EXAMINATIONS
Final examinations for all students in all subjects are held at the end of each semester in
January and June. Students and parents are NOT to book vacations at this time. All
students must write their examinations on the scheduled examination dates. NO
EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.
The uniform dress code is in effect during the writing of examinations. Students may
leave school at the conclusion of their examination(s). Transportation is provided during the
examination period. Extra time will not be given should the student arrive late for an
examination.
All absences for examinations due to illness require a medical certificate otherwise a
mark of ZERO will be assigned. A student who misses a formal examination, even when a
doctor’s note is provided, may be required to take a make-up exam at a later date.

EXTORTION, ROBBERY, AND THEFT

Any form of stealing is illegal and strictly prohibited. Students who are involved in
extortion (using force, threat or intimidation to obtain money or property) theft
(stealing) or robbery (stealing by using or threatening to use force or violence) of any
kind, will be immediately reported to the Administration and possibly to the Board and
Police.

FIELD TRIPS AND EXCURSIONS

Field trips and excursions are valuable learning experiences and an important part of the
school program. A user fee is usually assigned to subsidize the cost of student
transportation. Students are responsible for all assignments and tests while they are absent
from school. Students must inform their teachers 3 days prior to the field trip. Parental
consent forms must accompany each and every trip or excursion. In all situations, school
rules apply and safety is stressed. The uniform dress code will remain in effect unless
other arrangements have been made with the Administration. Only students who have
demonstrated responsibility will be invited to take part on field trips.

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FIRE DRILLS AND EVACUATION
Designated staff and special needs students with physical disabilities (in wheelchairs)
on the first floor may evacuate the building. Those on the second floor are asked to
report to the safe area of any stairwell. A full colour “Emergency Codes and
Responses” chart should be posted in every classroom. In the event of a school
emergency, students must follow the direction of the Administration.

Staff and students must move quickly, quietly, and in an orderly fashion to the closest
fire exit as indicated in each room. All windows and doors must be locked. All
students are to move to the back field and are not to return inside until advised to do so.
All fire routes are to be free for access by fire trucks. The fire alarm system must only
be activated to report a fire. False alarms are illegal; those who cause a false alarm
will be prosecuted.

EMERGENCY / SCHOOL SAFETY PROCEDURES

 Please refer to the “Crisis Response Quick Reference Guide” and the “Emergency Codes and
Responses” poster located in every classroom and office.

AREA ROOMS EXIT

First Floor : 108, 109, 110, Northeast Exit #1 to front of school

North wing 111, 112, Gym C Alternate – West Exit #2 to front of
Exit #1 school

First Floor: 101, 102, 103, West Exit #2 to front of school

North wing 104, 105, 106, Alternate – Northeast Exit #1 to
Exit #2 107 front of school

First Floor: Staff Room, East Exit #14

Center wing north Gym A/B, Alternate – Northeast Exit #1
Exit #14 117, 118, 119,
120, 121

First Floor: Main Office, East Exit #13

Center wing south School Library, Alternate –Exit #10
Exit #13 Chaplaincy

Cafeteria Cafeteria, 124, South Exit #10

Exit #10 125 Alternate – South Exit #12

First Floor Guidance Office, South Exit #8

South wing 126-128, 129, Alternate – South Exit #9
Exit #8 131, 133

First Floor 134, 135, 136, South Exit #7

South wing 137, 138 Alternate - South Exit #8
Exit #7

Second Floor 201, 202, 203, Stairway #1 to East Exit #1

North wing 204, 205, 206, Alternate – Stairway #2 to
Stairway #1 207, 208, 209, West Exit #2
Exit #1 210, 212,
Caretakers’
Office

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 Second Floor 220, 221, 222, Stairway #3 to East Exit #14
Center wing north 223, 224 Alternate – Stairway #4 to
Stairway #3 East Exit #13
Exit #14

Second Floor 225, 226, 227, Stairway #4 to East Exit #13

Center wing south 228, 229 Alternate – Stairway #6 to
Stairway #4 South Exit #8
Exit #13

Second Floor 231, 232, 233, Stairway #6 to South Exit #8

South wing 234, 235, 236 Alternate – Stairway #4 to
Stairway #6 East Exit #10
Exit #8

Second Floor 237,238,239,240, Stairway #5 to South Exit #7

South wing 241,242,244 Alternate – Stairway #6 to
Stairway #5 South Exit #8
Exit #7

FORGERY AND FRAUD

Forgery is using or signing a name without authority to do so. Fraud is the falsification
of identification or some other documentation. All false representation by act, word,
conduct that is intended to deceive, false allegations, or concealment of what should
have been disclosed, is considered fraudulent. Parents / guardians are required to sign
and date all notes to the school. The Administration and or the school staff may contact
parents / guardians to verify the authenticity or validity of a parent note. A student
who is involved in forgery (signing a note or submitting a note to the school) will
be subject to discipline.

FUNDRAISING
Any fundraising activity must have the prior approval of the Board and the
Administration.

GAMBLING
Gambling is strictly prohibited on school property. Students may play cards only for
their enjoyment during the lunch period. Gambling for money or other valuables will
result in discipline.

GUIDANCE AND CAREER EDUCATION

Our goal is to utilize the entire school staff in an effort to assist students in their
academic, career and personal development within a supportive Catholic environment.
The following highlights indicate how we can assist students.

Students taking courses outside of ‘day school’, assume the responsibility of reporting
enrollment, mid-terms, and final marks to Guidance. All final marks must be officially
documented to Guidance for inclusion in diploma requirements. Failure to do so may
result in not meeting the OSSD requirements and/or admission to post-secondary
programs.

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Student Development
• Goal Setting and Monitoring
• Student Record Management
• Study Skills Development

Career Development
• Online Career Exploration
• Career Pathway Planning
• Employment Assistance

Interpersonal Development
• Some Personal Counselling
• Community Agency Referrals
• Crisis Support

All matters are dealt with in an open, friendly, but confidential manner. We encourage
you to discuss matters with the guidance counsellors. To make an appointment, contact
the Guidance Department secretary at 905-851-0977 or visit anytime you are not
scheduled in a class.

Career Program Pathways

Career Program Pathways provide students with the opportunity to prepare for a career
destination of their choice. Students will explore their career interests and begin
completing the academic and experiential learning required for a successful transition
to the workplace or future post-secondary training or study.

Workplace Preparation
• Provide practical courses and programs
• Provide experiential learning experiences
• Provide employment assistance

Apprenticeship and Skill Based Training

• Provide program and skills training opportunities
• Provide connections with skill trades organizations
• Provide Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Programs
College and University Preparation
• Provide required prerequisite courses
• Provide research and planning opportunities
• Provide application training and support

School-to-Career Programs
Have you thought about the opportunities your high school year’s offer? High school is
connected to the reality of career possibilities opportunities for community involvement
are available every year of your high school career. Prepare yourself to make the move
to employment, university, apprenticeship, or college involvement with your school’s
community partners. Involvements in experiential learning for you to consider include:

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S.W.A.C. (School with a College) Program
This program meets the needs of students who are between the ages of 17-20 and
whose learning needs are better met in a mature college environment.

The program helps students complete their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
and make successful transitions to post-secondary college studies. The program
enables students to earn: credits towards an OSSD, including Cooperative Education,
and dual credits that may count towards their OSSD and a college certificate or
diploma program.

Dual Credit
Dual credit courses assist secondary students in the completion of their Ontario
Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) and help them make successful transitions to
college and apprenticeship programs. They provide students with an opportunity to
enroll in a college course while they are still working towards their high school
diploma.

These programs are called “dual credit” because high school students can take one
college course and earn a credit that is recognized by two institutions- the college
recognizes the course and counts it towards a certificate, diploma or degree and the
students’ high school recognizes the credit and counts it as an optional (elective) credit
towards his/her diploma, In cases where the dual credit course is tied to an
apprenticeship program delivered at the college, successful completion counts towards
the student’s apprenticeship (e.g., Level 1).

HARASSMENT-SEXUAL, RACIAL, ETHNO CULTURAL

Harassment of any form involves the intent to incite bias or hatred against a person or
group of people. It is not only not tolerated in the school, it is illegal and may
considered criminal if the victim(s) feels tormented, troubled, or continually or
chronically plagued.

Making a frivolous / vexatious harassment complaint, one that is false, unreasonable, or

malicious is also a serious matter and will also result in discipline.

Any form of sexual assault, touching of a sexual nature without the consent of the
person touched or in instances where consent is impaired, negated, or irrelevant may be
suspended with recommendation for expulsion and the police may be notified.

All members of the school community, no matter what gender, race, colour, or ethnic
origin, will have equal rights, privileges, programs, and activities. All students have
the right to study, learn, and participate without experiencing intimidation, verbal
abuse, or any kind of discrimination. All violations of this policy must be reported to
the Administration and may be subject to discipline.

HOMEWORK
Academic success is directly related to serious planning and home study, especially if it is
regular and systematic. This includes completion of reading and written assignments, on-
going development of projects, papers, essays, review of notes, and preparation for tests and
examinations. Time spent on homework will vary for each student and according to the
quantity and quality of the work. Recommended average homework time should range from
1.5 hours to 2.5 hours in duration daily.

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HONOUR ROLL (Grades 9-11)
Honour roll is calculated as an average of 79.5% of all courses taken during the school year,
including those taken in the previous summer, and including all courses delivered by
YCDSB and taught. These students will receive a congratulatory letter by the Principal and a
medallion at the Awards Ceremony.

*ONTARIO SCHOLARS (Grade 12)

Students obtaining a minimum of 80% (480 marks) on their best 6 Grade 12 credits (English
being a mandatory credit) are recognized as Ontario Scholars.

These students will receive an Ontario Scholar certificate at the Graduation Ceremony.

INTERNET AND WiFi

School internet use must be limited to learning objectives determined by the teacher.
Information Technology Acceptable Use Agreement. Failure to do so will result in
disciplinary action.

LIBRARY INFORMATION CENTRE

The School Library is open:
Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Students are not to bring any food or drink into the library and students must be in full
uniform.
Students must have their current Father Bressani Student Activity Photo Card in order to use
the library facilities. Material may be borrowed for a 3-week period and may be renewed.
Fines are charged for overdue items. Photocopying is available during school hours.

LOCKS AND LOCKERS

Lockers are school property on loan to students. Students use the same locker for the
duration of high school. Each student is assigned a specific locker for the year provided he /
she takes responsible care of it and maintains it in an orderly fashion. Only a school-issued
combination lock may be placed on lockers. The school has the right to search lockers
if problems are suspected.

Any graffiti or damage to the locker is the student’s responsibility. Offensive material
cannot be displayed in lockers. Each student will be held financially accountable for any
damages incurred during the year. Students MAY NOT share lockers. Students who
occupy/use a locker that is not assigned to them will have their locks and contents
removed by the school. The school is not responsible for lost or stolen items.

LOST AND FOUND

All articles are to be returned to the Main Office. Lost articles may be claimed during lunch
or at the beginning or end of the school day. The school is not responsible for lost items.

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PARKING
Any students wishing to park at school must register their cars’ license plate, make, model
and colour with the Main Office. Students will then be issued a pass.

All students must abide by the following parking regulations:

. driving speed of 4 km / hr must be maintained when driving through the parking lot;
. irresponsible use of a car will result in the cancellation of the parking permit;
. the school is not responsible for any damage or loss of the car or its contents;
. cars illegally parked will be towed and /or tagged at the discretion of the Administration.

POSTING OF FLYERS
Students must obtain permission from an Administrator before posting advertisements.
Flyers that do not have approval will automatically be removed.

SAFE SCHOOLS (STUDENT DISCIPLINE): Refer to YCDSB

Policies & Guidelines

SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER (YORK REGIONAL POLICE)

As part of the York Regional Police Youth Strategy, School Liaison Officers are
assigned to work with students and educational staff in the various secondary schools
on various youth issues and school-community initiatives such as the Whole Schools
Approach program. Officers will work with youth and schools to provide a balanced
approach while working with the 3 cornerstones of the youth strategy: Prevention,
Diversion / Intervention, and Enforcement. The role of the School Liaison Officer is
primarily to interact with students in a positive manner and build strong relationships
between police and students.

SELF-HARM OR SUICIDE CONCERNS

 It is the responsibility of all staff to ensure that indications of suicidal risk are acted upon.
Staff members who have reason to be concerned about student self- harm must immediately
contact the Guidance Department before the student leaves school. The Guidance
Counsellor will contact the Vice Principal and the School Psychologist may also be
contacted. Together a decision will be made and a plan of action will be devised. In more
complex cases the Superintendent of Secondary Schools will be contacted.

Warning Signs:

 Behavioural Indicators-A cluster of indicators is taken more seriously, particularly when

the indicators in boldface are included. Always consider the situational context of
behaviours or statements.
 Dangerous Behaviour-Near misses with car, accidents, recklessness, and/or substance
abuse.
 Dramatic Changes-Good student neglects school, a loner becomes more isolated,
gregarious student becomes withdrawn, neat student unconcerned about appearance, unusual
calmness in the face of unchanged adverse circumstances, and/or loss of energy.
 Depression-Sleep and appetite disturbance, lethargy, lowered school performance, loss of
interest in usual activities, isolation, preoccupation with loss, problems with concentration,
appears sad, expressions of worthlessness, helplessness, and hopelessness.
 Masked Depression-Defiant, rebellious, isolated, no apparent sadness, irritable and moody,
pursuing center of attention, promiscuity, expressions of worthlessness, helplessness, and
hopelessness.

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 Ordering Affairs-Making a will, giving away valued possessions, apologizing for past
problems, and/or repaying debts.
 School Related Problems-Decreased motivation, dissatisfaction with school, history of
academic failure, disciplinary actions, reduction in creativity and imagination, truancy,
skipping classes, and/or poorly developed problem-solving skills.
 Verbal Expression-Death themes in artwork or writing, negativism, statements about guilt
and inadequacy, repeated references to death and dying direct statements (“I feel like killing
myself”; “I might as well be dead”), and indirect statements (“I can’t take it anymore;” “I
won’t be a burden to you much longer;” “My family would be better of without me”), and /
or withdrawal from communication.
 Suicide Process and Response:
 Process-The process involves progressive alienation and / or symptom formation
followed by consolidation of hopelessness and the justification of suicide as the
appropriate solution.
 Threat-Unremitting problems; Further Upsetting Events; Failure of coping skills,
depression, or acting out;
 The response to “Threat” is extremely variable, screening at this point for critical risk
often casts far too large a net and usually, drastic or protective interventions are
premature.
 Crisis-Emotional withdrawal, or lack of control; Hopeless and / or heroic coping
displays; Justification of suicide as the appropriate solution; Attempts to relieve
ambivalent feelings about living;
 Screening during or just before the “Crisis” phase may be most effective. The
observer would be looking for candidates with depressive signs or who are acting out
their depression or anger. The screen should consist of interviews by a professional
(effort intensive) or of self-report assessments of hopelessness and suicidal orientation,
such as are obtained from the Life Orientation Inventory.
 Resolution-Contemplation of means and opportunity to commit suicide; Preparation
for death; Suicide plan executed or, opportunity to kill self acted on impulsively.
 Screening for suicidal risk during the “Resolution” phase may be too late, especially
for those people who wish to conceal what are now for them clear intentions.

 A Staff Member Confronted With This Situation Should:

 Always take it seriously;
 Respond calmly;
 Help the student clarify the seriousness and nature of problems;
 Listen and allow the student to talk about his or her feelings;
 Ask directly, “Are you thinking about suicide?” or for a student with weak language
skills, you may say “killing yourself”;
 Is there a plan – is it vague or detailed (time, place, means)?;
 Never leave the student unsupervised;
 Indicate that you will obtain assistance.

 It Is Important To Avoid Responses Such As:

 Promises that cannot be fulfilled (e.g. “I won’t tell anyone”);

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  Fostering over-dependence – being the only lifeline;
 Holding on too long;
 Under-reaction (minimizing, ignoring);
 Over-reaction (panicking).

 Additional Suggestions For Interviewing Students Suspected Of Being At Risk.:

If you decide to interview the student prior to conferring with Administration or Guidance,
consider the following:
 The immediate goal of the initial contact may be brief, yet supportive. Your next step
is to obtain assistance or second opinion;
 Keep in mind you need to balance a positive and trusting rapport with the need and
urgency for obtaining critical information about the student’s vulnerability;
 Sometimes rapport is impossible to establish. The student may be very guarded,
defensive, or angry. These responses alone may be indicative of a student at risk;
 Even when you have concluded that there is no cause for concern, it is appropriate to
obtain a second opinion by conferring with Administration,
 Guidance, or Chaplaincy (in secondary schools), or Psychological Services and
Religious Education resource staff (in elementary or secondary schools).

SMOKING AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS

The school and school property are smoke-free areas. Tobacco products will be dealt
with by the Administration, as per the Code of Conduct. The York Region Health
Services Department may be called to lay a charge and / or fine under the Tobacco
Control Act.

STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE

The accident insurance covers the student while at school or during school related
activities. This insurance is available for all students. Families are encouraged to avail
themselves of this service in September. The family makes all claims directly to the
insurance company.

STUDENT ACTIVITY PHOTO CARD

The student activity photo card is issued to every student. It is required for school
events, transportation, and other school related activities. The student must carry this
card at all times. Cards must be used to take books out of the School Library
Information Centre and to use computers.

STUDENT HEALTH CONCERNS

Parents must inform the school of any health concerns, conditions, and allergies
that may affect a student of Father Bressani so that we may include them on the
computer database of medical alerts. Students and parents should note that the
school staff CANNOT administer any medication including aspirins and cough
medicines. If a student must take medication during the school day, parents must
inform the school in writing and the medication must be taken in the Main Office.

Students with anaphylactic allergies, must complete a S16 form available in the
Main Office.

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TRANSFERS/WITHDRAWALS
Students who transfer from Father Bressani or who are withdrawing / retiring from school
must contact the school Administration. Students are required to complete appropriate
documents and return textbooks.

TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOLS
Distance Limits: Under the majority of circumstances, transportation will not be provided
for students who live less than 4.8 kms. from school. Any questions should be directed to the
Student Transportation Services department at the school board: 1-877-330-3001.

TRAVEL POLICY
Father Bressani participants in all co-curricular activities are required to travel to and
from all school-sponsored activities, contests, and special events in school vehicles,
under adult supervision provided by the school. Students may be released to parents at
the trip site if prior arrangements have been made with the school by submitting a request in
writing 48 hours before the event, to the coach, sponsor, or director. All other special
requests must be approved by the Administration prior to making travel
arrangements.

UNIFORMS
Students are expected to be in full and proper uniform within the building at all
times including lunch and spares.

All students must wear:

 Solid Black full shoes - no branding
 Halpern’s black FB crested dress pants
 The following tops with school insignia:
-FB crested golf shirt (short or long sleeved)
-FB crested full zip fleece

The uniform MUST be purchased through:

Halpern’s
80 Bass Pro Mills Drive, Units 25 & 26
Vaughan, ON L4K 5W9
Phone: 905-761-8480 Web page: www.halperns.ca

NOTE CAREFULLY:
 Uniform items MUST have a Halpern’s tag;
 Only Halpern’s dress pants are allowed;
 Parents are advised to purchase multiple pieces of uniform items (shoes,
pants, tops) to ensure that students come to school in full uniform each and
every day;
 Boots are not to be worn during school hours. Solid black shoes are available at
Halpern’s retail store;
 Jackets, hoodies, scarves, coats, hats, etc. ARE NOT to be worn during the
school day and must be kept in student’s locker;

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 Hats, caps, headbands, bandanas, or any type of decorative headwear are strictly
forbidden;
 When required for medical reasons as supported by a doctor’s note, students will
be excused from wearing the relevant uniform item for as long as necessary.
However, the replacement item must ressemble the school uniform (particularly in
colour) as closely as possible. Students must obtain permission from the Vice
Principal before 8:30 a.m. on the day such a condition exists;
 Any design modification of uniform items will render such items non-conforming;
(eg. Tapering of pants);
 Students who are not in complete uniform will be withdrawn from classes,
sent home by an Administrator or suspended from school.

VISITORS
All visitors are required to report to the receptionist in the Main Office. Visitation is NOT
allowed during school hours. Trespassers are liable for a $75.00 fine from Police and a $1
000.00 fine as a result of a court case.

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 WORKROOMS

110 CORE RESOURCE STUDENT

SUPPORT CENTRE
111/112 FITNESS CENTRE
113 PHYS. ED. OFFICE
115 NURSE ROOM—SPEC. ED.

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117 STAFF ROOM
122 CHAPLAINCY

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127 GUIDANCE OFFICE
132 CAN. & WORLD STUDIES OFFICE
131 RELIGION/ART OFFICE

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211 CUSTODIAN OFFICE

213 STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICE
214 ENGLISH/MODERNS OFFICE
215 PHOTOCOPIER ROOM
216 MATH OFFICE
218 CO-OP/SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES OFFICE
226 MUSIC PREP ROOM
230 BUSINESS & COMPUTERS
235 SCIENCE OFFICE
236 SCIENCE PREP ROOM
239 SCIENCE PREP ROOM
242 SCIENCE PREP ROOM/
SCIENCE STORAGE
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NOTES

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 The Inquiry and Research Process
The Inquiry and Research Process
Stage 1: Exploring Stage 2: Investigating
Stage 1: Exploring Stage 2: Investigating
When exploring, I am.... When investigating, I am...
When exploring, I am.... When investigating, I am...
1. Initiating inquiry 1. Designing the plan
2. Choosing
1. Initiating inquirythe topic 2. Selecting
1. Designing information
the plan
3. Developing
2. Choosing questions
the topic 3. Formulating
2. Selecting the focus
information
3. Developing questions 3. Formulating the focus

StageInquiry
Discovery and Guided 3: Processing Stage 4: Creating
Stage focus
To create a school-wide 3: Processing Stage
on the inquiry process, participants in the4: Creating
When processing,
Learning Commons collaborate I am...
to promote the use When creating,
of an inquiry model I am...
which:
When processing, I am... When creating, I am...
• Expands personal 1. Analyzing
horizons information
and knowledge base 1. Making & presenting
• Encourages 1. 2. Evaluating
Analyzing
the collision ideas
information
of ideas 1. Making product
& presenting
• Engages the2. 3.in rich,
learner Organizing
Evaluating & synthesizing
ideastasks
real-world 2. Assessing product &
product
that interest and motivate
• 3. Organizing
Embeds essential findings
and recurring & synthesizing
skills and knowledge 2. Assessingprocessproduct &
•
findings
Provides a strategy for processing information
3.
process Extending & transferring
3. Extendinglearning
& transferring
• Benefits from intentional, guided intervention
learning
• Scaffolds learning for success
• Promotes open-ended thinking in all phases of the process
• Extends learning through diverse
strategies, resources,
technologies, and products
Choosing
• Balances sequential
the topic Developing
learning with holistic Initiating
Inquiry questions
learning and
differentiated
instruction Extending Designing
• Develops & transferring the plan
multiple learning
literacies
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• Fosters
metacognition,
product & Inquiry information
process
i.e., learning
how to learn in
Making & Formulating
both familiar and
presenting the focus
new contexts product
• Encourages a Organizing
collaborative Analyzing
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information
approach to learning findings
Evaluating
ideas

Taken from the OSLA document

A Model for'Together
Inquiry for Learning' ©2010
Taken from the OSLA document 'Together for Learning' ©2010
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Learning to Learn: From Information to Knowledge Creation / osla 23
 Online Databases
For a range of quality online resources that are reliable, credible,
created by experts and available 24/7 from school or home, access
the online databases provided by the YCDSB.

1. Visit the school library’s website:

http://fbh.ycdsb.ca/departments/library/
Click on the Database link

User name: second Password: ycdsb

Career Cruising offers Career

Matchmaker, Explore Careers,
Explore Education & Training, and
Resources for Career Advisors and
Teachers.

Grolier Online includes seven

encyclopedic databases

Opposing Viewpoints Resource

Center covers social issues and
offers arguments on both sides of
an issue.

EBSCO Host includes databases

for research, auto repair, and
Canadian issues.

Statistics Canada's E-STAT

offers statistics about Canada and
its ever-changing people.

Cengage Learning includes

subject specialized databases and
e-books from Gale publishing.

Teen Health & Wellness

offers teens resources on all
aspects of healthy bodies, healthy
relationships, and emotional and
mental wellness.

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 Electronic Resources @ Father Bressani

When accessing information on the Internet, it is necessary to

determine the quality and reliability of the resources found. Being
able to critically evaluate a web site is an important skill.

A very useful table explaining criteria for website evaluation was

created by Jim Kapoun, reference and instruction librarian at
Southwest State University, and published in College and
Research Libraries News. (July/August, 1998): 522-523.

Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages

Evaluation of Web Documents How to Interpret the Basics

1. Accuracy of Web Documents Accuracy

 Who wrote the page and can you
contact him or her? Make sure the author provides e-mail or a
 What is the purpose of the document contact address/phone number.
and why was it produced? Know the difference between author and
 Is this person qualified to write this
Webmaster.
document?

2. Authority of Web Documents Authority

 Who published the document and is it
separate from the “Webmaster”?  What credentials are listed for the author(s)?
 Check the domain of the document;  Where is the document published? Check
what institution publishes this the URL domain.
document?

3. Objectivity of Web Documents Objectivity

 What goals/objectives does this page
meet? Determine if page is a mask for advertising;
 How detailed is the information? if so, information might be biased.
 What opinions, if any, are expressed View any Web page as you would an
by the author? “infomercial” on television. Ask yourself why
was this written and for whom?

4. Currency of Web Documents Currency

 When was it produced?
 When was it updated?  How many dead links are on the page?
 How up-to-date are the links (if any)?  Are the links current or updated regularly?
 Is the information on the page outdated?

5. Coverage of the Web Documents Coverage

 Are the links (if any) evaluated and do
they complement the document’s  If the web page requires special software to
theme? view the information, how much are you
 Is it all images, or a balance of text missing if you don’t have the software?
and images?  Is it free, or is there a fee, to obtain the
 Is the information presented cited information?
correctly?  Is there an option for text only, or frames, or
a suggested browser for better viewing?

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 Essay Example – MLA Style Header: last name, page

1” 1” Double-space Josephson 1

Laura N. Josephson

Professor Bennett

Humanities 2710

8 May 2009

Ellington’s Adventures in Music and Geography

In studying the influence of Latin American, African, and Asian music on

modern American composers, music historians tend to discuss such figures as

Indent .5”
Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, Henry Cowell, Alan Hovhaness, and John

Cage (Brindle; Griffiths 104-39; Hitchcock 173-98). They usually overlook

Duke Ellington, whom Gunther Schuller rightly calls “one of America’s great

composers” (318), probably because they are familiar only with Ellington’s

popular pieces, like “Sophisticated Lady, “ ”Mood Indigo,” and “Solitude.” Still

little known are the many ambitious orchestral suites Ellington composed, several

of which, such as Black, Brown, and Beige (originally entitled The African

Suite), The Liberian Suite, The Far East Suite, The Latin American Suite, and

Afro-Eurasian Eclipse, explore his impressions of the people, places, and music

of other countries.

Not all music critics, however, have ignored Ellington’s excursions into

longer musical forms. In the 1950's, for example, while Ellington was still alive,

Raymond Horricks compared him with Ravel, Delius, and Debussy:

The continually inquiring mind of Ellington [...] has sought to extend

Block steadily the imaginative boundaries of the musical form on which it
Indent
subsists. [...] Ellington since the mid-1930s has been engaged upon

extending both the imagery and the formal construction of written jazz.

(122-23).

Ellington’s earliest attempts to move beyond the three-minute limit

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Embedded Citations: Citing Correctly MLA Style

Direct quotations, or indirect references to a text, are often useful in proving your
point; use them selectively. To correctly include a direct quotation or
paraphrased sentence, use the following steps:

 Place the embedded citation (parenthetical reference) as near as possible to

the material it documents.
 At the end of the quotation or idea, write the author's name (if no author, use
title of the work) and the page number of the source in parentheses.
examples: (Booth 226) (“Global Warming” 42) (Steroids 57)
 If two authors have the same last name then you must use the first initial.
example: (L. Booth 226) (Q. Booth 13)
 If the work has more than three authors, give the first author's last name
followed by et al.
example: (Chong et al. 10)
 If you are quoting from two or more works written by the same author, put
the author's last name, and add the title of the work and the relevant page
reference.
example: (Bell, Crabbe 24) (Bell, Forbidden City 128)
 For online sources, use the author’s last name (if no author, use title of work)
examples: (Hynes) (“Dieppe Raid”)
 When citing directly from classic plays and poems omit page numbers and
cite by act, scene, book, or part and by line. Use periods to separate the
various numbers.
examples: (IV.iii.44-47) OR (Hamlet 4.3.44-47)
 When a quotation is four lines or less, place it in quotation marks and include
it in the body of the essay.
 If the quotation is longer than four lines, separate it from the rest of the
essay, by beginning a new line, indenting 10 spaces from the left margin and
typing it double-spaced. Do not use quotation marks. A colon (:) usually
introduces a long quotation.

Examples of Embedded Citations (Parenthetical References)

The Renaissance was “a time of great advancement in the Sciences and Arts”
(Cooper 16). Many painting and architectural techniques can be traced back to
this time …
OR
Leonardo da Vinci is well known as an artist, however, many people
may not realize that he also was responsible for many important inventions
(Galbraith 18).

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 MLA
MLA Guidelines
Guidelines forfor Works
Works Cited
Cited
All papers
All papers written
written for submission
for submission to teachers
to teachers will have
will have a Works
a Works CitedCited
page,page, which
which lists lists all resources
all resources quoted,
quoted, paraphrased,
paraphrased, and and referred
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majormajor ideas.
ideas. CreditCredit all sources
all sources and and record
record necessary
necessary information
information for for
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possible inclusion
inclusion in a in
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listworks
of works cited.
cited.
 use use a separate
a separate piece piece of paper,
of paper, placed
placed at theat end
the end of your
of your essay/report
essay/report
 the the title
 title of page
of the the pageshouldshould be “Works
be “Works Cited”Cited”
and and it should
it should be centred,
be centred,
not underlined,
not underlined, same same
font,font,
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sizesize
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the first line line at margin
at the the margin and and
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 leave
 leave one one or two
or two spaces
spaces afterafter
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punctuation markmark
 double-space
 double-space throughout
throughout
 place
 place in alphabetical
in alphabetical order order by first
by first wordword in entry
in entry (exclude
(exclude “the”“the” “a” “an”)
“a” “an”)
do number
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into into categories
categories (print,
(print, electronic,
electronic, etc… etc… areinallone
are all in one
alphabetical
alphabetical list) list)
 use use the most
the most recentrecent
datedate of publication
of publication
all months
 all months exceptexcept
May,May,
JuneJune and and
JulyJuly are abbreviated
are abbreviated
 italicize all titles of books and names of webweb
 italicize all titles of books and names of sitessites
 include
 include the medium
the medium in allinentries.
all entries.

Note:
Note: for APA
for APA Guidelines,
Guidelines, referrefer to your
to your school
school library
library website.
website.

Josephson
Josephson 8 8

WorksWorks
Cited Cited

Akufo,
Akufo, Dautey.
Dautey. Personal
Personal Interview.
Interview. 11 2012
11 Aug. Aug. 2012

Day, Trevor.
Day, Trevor. “Global
“Global warming
warming and
and the taiga”. Taiga.Taiga.
the taiga”. New York:
New York: Chelsea
Chelsea HouseHouse

Publishers,
Publishers, 2012. 2012.
Print. Print.

“Getting
“Getting Warmer.”
Warmer.” U.S. News
U.S. News and World
and World Report.
Report. 132013:2.
13 Jan. Jan. 2013:2.
EBSCO.EBSCO.

Web. Web. 3 2013.

3 Sept. Sept. 2013.

Italy. Italy. SyrenaSyrena

Map. Map. Maps.Maps. Syrena,
Syrena, 2 Feb.22011.
Feb. 2011.
Web. Web. 17 2012
17 Mar. Mar. 2012

Kelowna.
Kelowna. Planning
Planning and Development
and Development Services
Services Dept. Dept. Kelowna
Kelowna Population
Population

Statistics.
Statistics. City
City of of Kelowna.
Kelowna. Web. Web. 162012.
16 July July 2012.

Murphy,
Murphy, Beth. Beth. “Keeping
“Keeping Data Centres
Data Centres Cool.”Cool.” Project:
Project: Report.Youtube,
Report.Youtube, 7 Sept.7 Sept.

2013.2013.
Web. Web. 192013.
19 Sep. Sep. 2013.

Patterson,
Patterson, Chris.Chris.
“Will “Will Government
Government Guidelines
Guidelines Improve
Improve GlobalGlobal Warming?”
Warming?” Host Host

Michael
Michael QuinnQuinn
Sullivan. TexasTexas
Sullivan. PolicyCast.
PolicyCast. TexasTexas
PublicPublic
PolicyPolicy Foundation,
Foundation,

132012.
13 Apr. Apr. 2012. MP327
MP3 file. file. 272012.
Apr. Apr. 2012.

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 PRINT SOURCES

Book by a single author (5.5.2)

Author. Title of the book. Place of publication: Publishing

company, Year of publication. Print.
Examples:
Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll’s House. New York: Dover Publications
Inc., 2013. Print.
Embedded citation: (Ibsen 27)
Shakespeare, W. The Tragedy of Macbeth. Toronto: Signet
Classic, 2012. Print.
Embedded citation: (V.i.42) or (Macbeth 5.1.42)

Book by two or more authors (5.5.4)

Authors {Give them in the order as on the title page. Reverse

only the name of the first author, add a comma and give
the other name(s) in normal form}. Title of the book.
Place of publication: Publishing company, Year of
publication. Print.
Example:
Singer, S. Fred, and Dennis T. Avery. Unstoppable Global
Warming: Every 1500 years. New York: Landham,
MD:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012. Print.
Embedded citations: (Singer and Avery 210)

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 Book – editor in place of an author

Note: For citations that do not have author(s), and are edited
indicate the editor as the main entry followed by ed.

Editor, ed. Title of the book. Place of publication: Publishing

company, Year of publication. Print.
Example:
Hudak, Heather C., ed. Citizenship and Government in Canada.
Calgary: Weigl Educational Publishers, 2012. Print.
Embedded citation: (Hudak 28)

Book – by corporate author (5.5.5)

Association. Title of the book. Place of publication:

Publishing company, Year of publication. Print.
Example:
The Boston Women’s Health Collective. Our Bodies, Ourselves
for the New Century: A Book By and For Women. New York:
Simon & Schuster, 2012. Print.
Embedded citation: (Boston Women’s Health Collective 31)

A multivolume work (5.5.14)

Author. “Title of the Article.” Title of the book. Ed. Name of

the editor. Volume #. Place of publication: Publishing
company, Year of publication. Page #s. Print.
Examples:
Gano, Geneva M. “Narrative Poetry.” Ed. Jeffrey Gray. The
Greenwood Encyclopedia of American poets and Poetry. Vol.
4. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2012. 1111-1113. Print.

Note: In the case of a work which has been published before

and is now published within a reference collection, cite the
complete data for the earlier publication and then add Rpt. and
then the new publication details.

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Lewis, Stuart. “Myth and Ritual in the Short Fiction of Bruce Jay
Friedman.” Studies in Short Fiction. Fall 1973: Rpt. in
Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Carolyn Riley. Vol.
3. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 2013. 172-74. Print.
Embedded citations: (Gano 1112) (Lewis 172-74)

Article in a magazine (5.4.6)

Author. “Title of the Article.” Title of the magazine. Date:

pages. Print.
Example:
Friscolanti, Michael. “Tracing the Outbreak that Shook the
World.” Maclean’s.11 May 2012: 46-51. Print.
Embedded citation: (Friscolanti 49)

Article in a newspaper (5.4.5)

Author’s name. “Title of the Article.” Title of the newspaper.

Date : section or pages. Print.
Example:
Tyler, Tracey. “Case Carries Huge Legal Implications.” Toronto
Star. 19 May 2012: A10. Print.
Embedded citation: (Tyler A10)

Article in a scholarly journal (5.4.2)

Author. “Title of the Article.” Title of the journal. Volume.

Issue (Date of issue): pages. Print.
Example:
Bibow, Jörg. “Insuring Against Private Capital Flows: Is it Worth
the Premium?” International Journal of Political Economy.
V3. 2012: 5-30. Print.
Embedded citation: (Bibow 7)

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 Article in a reference book (5.5.7)

Note: When citing familiar reference books, especially those

that often appear in new editions, do not give full publication
information. For such works, list only the edition (if stated) and
the year of publication.

“Title of the article/dictionary entry.” Title of book. Edition

statement. Publication date. Print.
“United Nations Votes to Punish South Africa for Apartheid.”
Human Rights Violations. Ed. Charles F. Bahmueller. Vol.
2. New Jersey: Salem Press, 2013. Print.
Embedded citation: (United Nations Votes…463)

Work in an Anthology or a compilation (5.5.6)

Author. “Title of the Article or Work.” Title of Anthology or

Collection. Ed. Name of editor. Place of publication:

Publishing company, Year of publication. Pages. Print.

Example:
More, Hannah. “The Black Slave Trade: A Poem.” British Women
Poets of the Romantic Era. Ed. Paula R. Feldman. Baltimore:
John Hopkins, 2013. 472-82. Print.
Embedded citation: (More 472)

Bible

Example:
Good News Bible. Today’s English Version. 2nd ed. New York:
Catholic Bible Press, 2012. Print.
Embedded citation: (Good News Bible, Isaiah. 2. 1-3)

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Pamphlet (5.5.19)

Treat a pamphlet as you would a book.

Poem (see 5.5.6 Anthologies)

Poet. “Title of Poem.” Title of Anthology or Collection. Ed.

Name of editor. Place of publication: Publishing
company, Year of publication. Pages. Print.
Example:
Wordsworth, William. “The Oak and the Broom.” Selected Poetry
of William Wordsworth. Ed. Mark Van Doren. New York:
Modern Library, 2012. 431-434. Print.
Embedded citation: (Wordsworth 432)

WEB SOURCES

MLA 7th edition acknowledges the limitations and lack of

usefulness in providing URLs as they often change, thus have
not included this element. Include URLs as supplementary
information or when an instructor requires you to do so.

Work from an Online subscription database (5.6.4)

Author. “Title of article.” Source Publication information.

Name of database. Web. Date of access.
Example: EbscoHost
Renneboog, Richard. "Substance Abuse & Youth: An Overview."
Canadian Points of View: Substance Abuse & Youth. Jan.
2012. Canadian Points of View Reference Centre. Web. 5
May 2013.

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 Example: Knowledge Ontario
Allen, John L. "Green Teachings, Initiatives Take Hold Among
Catholics Worldwide." National Catholic Reporter. August 8,
2012: 5-7. Student Edition. Web. 5 May 2013.
Example: Opposing Viewpoints
Elliott, Gail Pursell. "School Mobbing and Emotional Abuse."
Contemporary Issues Companion: School Violence. Ed. Kate
Burns. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center. Web. 5 May 2013.
Example: Grolier Online
Pazhwak, Abdur-Rahman. "Afghanistan." Lands and Peoples.
2012. Grolier Online. Web. 4 May 2013.
Embedded citation: (Renneboog) (Allen) (Eliot) (Pazhwak)

A Periodical Publication in an Online Database (5.6.4)

Author. “Title of Article.” Name of newspaper, magazine or

journal. Volume or issue #. Date of publication. Web.
Date of access.
Bernstein, Alan. "We're in a Global Race with No Finish Line".
Commentary. Globe & Mail. 23 May 2012: A21. Student
Resource Centre Canadian Edition. Web. 4 May 2013.
Embedded citation: (Bernstein)

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Digital File (5.7.18)

Note: Digital file formats can include PDF, Microsoft Word, JPEG,
MP3, XML, etc. If the file type is unknown, use “digital file’ as the
indicator. Use the appropriate format entry for the file and place
file format indicator in place of the medium. For example refer
back to Article in a journal (5.7.1) for proper format of a digital file
of a journal article. Add file type at the end of the entry.

Author. “Title of the Article.” Title of the Journal or site

Volume. Issue (Date of issue): pages. Access. File
Type.
Examples:
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, The
World Bank. “Conditional Cash Transfers: Reducing present
and future poverty.” The World Bank, 2009. PDF file.
<http://web.worldbank.org/WEBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC
/EXTRESEARCH/EXTPRRS/EXTCCT/0,contentMDK:22064
167~pagePK:64168427~piPK:64168435~theSitePK:5757745~
isCURL:Y,00.html

Note: Provision of a URL for a digital file that is downloadable

is optional as is any web source.

Embedded citation: (World Bank)

Letter, Memo or E-Mail (5.7.13)

Writer (last name, first name). Description of message that

includes the recipient. Date of the document. Medium of
delivery.
Example:
Davis, Paul. “Re: University application.” Message to Laura
Griffin. 7 May, 2013. E-mail.

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 Online Poem (5.6.2b)

Note: If print publication information is available, refer to 5.6.2c

(A Work on the Web Cited with Print Publication Data). If print
publication information is not available, use format outlined in
5.6.2.b (A Work Cited Only on the Web).

Poet. Title of Poem. Title of Overall Web Site. Web. Date

of Access. <URL>.
Example:
Wordsworth, William. The Oak and the Broom. Poemhunter.com.
Web. 14 May, 2013. <http://www.poemhunter.com/
poem/oak-and-the-broom-the-a-pastoral-poem/>.
Embedded citation: (Wordsworth)

Web Sites (5.6.2. b, c, & d)

Non-Periodical web publications are categorized into work that is

published only on the web (home pages, web sites of
organizations) and that which is ‘republished’ on the web
originating from print (poetry, dissertations, chapters of books), or
non-print works (photographs, streamed video, photos of art
work).

For works that can be downloaded in its entirety, cite as a digitial

file 5.7.18.

Work Cited Only on the Web 5.6.2.b

Name (author, compiler, director, editor, narrator, performer,
translator). Title of work. Title of Overall Web site (if
different from Title of Work). Edition Statement.
Publisher/sponsor. Date of Publication. Web. Date of
Access.

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Examples:
Lessig, Lawrence. “Free Debates: More Republicans Call on
RNC.” Lessig 2.0. 4 May 2012. Web.15 May 2013.
Liu, Alan, ed. Home page. Voice of the Shuttle. Dept. of English, U
of California, Santa Barbara. Web. 15 May 2013.
“Maplewood, New Jersey.” Map. Google Maps. Google, 15 May
2013. Web.15 May 2013.
“Verb Tenses.” Chart. The OWL at Purdue. Purdue U Online
Writing Lab. 2012. Web. 15 May 2013.

Work on the Web Cited with Publication Data for

Another Medium besides Print (5.6.2.d)

(Use appropriate format to cite original medium). Title of

Web site. Web. Date of Access.
Examples:
Currin, John. Blond Angel. 2012. Indianapolis Museum of Art.
IMA: It’s My Art. Web. 9 May 2012.
The Great Train Robbery. Dir. Edward Porter. Thomas Edison,
1903. Internet Archive. Web. 5 June 2012.
Lavin Agency. “Margaret Atwood Lecture.” Online Posting. 22
Dec. 2013. YouTube. 22 Jan. 2014 <http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=Dbrp1tGYsak>.

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 NON-PRINT SOURCES

Film or Video Recording (5.7.3)

Note: You may include other data that seem pertinent – such
as the names of the writer, performers, and producer –
between the title and the distributor.

Title. Director. Distributor, Year of release. Medium

consulted {film, DVD, videocassette, laser disc, slide
program or filmstrip}.
Examples:
The Lord of the Rings. Dir. Peter Jackson. Perf. Elijah Wood, Ian
McKellen. New Line Cinema, 2001. DVD.
Embedded citations: (Lord of the Rings)

Broadcast on television or radio (5.7.1)

“Title of segment/ episode.” Title of program/series. Name of

the network. Call letters and city/local station. Broadcast
date. Medium of reception.
Example:
“Interview with Mike Wallace.” 60 Minutes. CBS. 18 Oct. 2012.
Television.
Embedded citation: (Interview with Mike…)

CBC News in Review Video Clips

Example:
“Urban Garbage: landfill or recycle?” CBC News in Review. CBC.
Dec. 2012. DVD.
Embedded citation: (Urban Garbage)

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Interview (5.7.7)

Name of person interviewed (last name, first name). “Title of

broadcasted or published interview.” or Personal
Interview. Interviewer’s name, if pertinent. Date of
interview or publication date. Medium of publication.
Examples:
Chuvalo, George. Personal interview. 23 Nov. 2012.
Wiesel, Elie. Interview by Ted Koppel. Nightline. ABC. WABC,
New York. 18 Apr. 2013. Television.
Embedded citation: (Chuvalo) (Wiesel)

A Work of Visual Art (5.7.6)

Painting, Sculpture or Photograph

Artist’s name (last name, first name). Title of work. Date of

composition. Medium of composition. Institution that
houses the work. Name of the collection. City.
Example:
Evans, Walker. Penny Picture Display. 1936. Photograph.
Museum of Mod. Art. New York.
Embedded citation: (Evans)

Sound Recording (5.7.2)

Composer, conductor, performer. Title of recording. Artists.

Manufacturer, date. Medium.
Example:
Nickelback. “Photograph.” All the Right Reasons. EMI Music
Canada, 2010. CD.
Embedded citation: (Nickelback)

Remember … when in doubt, cite!

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
1 2

7 8 Day 1 9 Day 1

LABOUR DAY SEMESTER 1 BEGINS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

FOR ALL STUDENTS
Gr. 9 ORIENTATION
*ONLY GR. 9 AT SCHOOL
TODAY

14 Day 1 15 Day 2 16 Day 3

21 Day 3 22 Day 1 23 Day 2

CATHOLIC ADVISORY
SCHOOL COUNCIL
ELECTIONS @7 PM

28 29 Day 2 30 Day 3

FAITH DAY CIVVIES DAY

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 THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
3 4 5 6

PA DAY
(PRE-SCHOOL STAFF
MTG. @8:30AM)

10 Day 2 11 Day 3 12 13

OPENING ASSEMBLY OPENING ASSEMBLY

(GR. 10 & 11) (GR. 9 & 12)

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

17 Day 1 18 Day 2 19 20

PHOTO DAY

24 Day 3 25 Day 1 26 27

GR. 9 SAC ELECTIONS GR. 9 SAC ELECTIONS

STAFF MEETING
STUDENT SERVICES UNIVERSITIES’ FAIR @ METRO TORONTO
MEETING CONVENTION CENTRE (SEPT. 25-27, 10AM-5PM)

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OCTOBER 2015
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

5 Day 3 6 Day 1 7 Day 2

TEACHER APPRECIATION
DAY (WORLD TEACHERS
DAY)

12 13 Day 2 14 Day 3

THANKSGIVING COLLEGE DAY: HUMBER,

SENECA, GEORGE
BROWN, CENTENNIAL,
GEORGIAN, SHERIDAN

19 Day 3 20 Day 1 21 Day 2

LAURIER UNIVERSITY - TRENT U - 10 AM CARLETON - 10 AM

1:30 PM BROCK - 1:30 PM

ONT. COLLEGE FAIR @ DIRECT ENERGY CENTRE

5-9 PM MONDAY, 10-3PM TUESDAY

26 Day 2 27 Day 3 28 Day 1

WESTERN U - 10 AM

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 THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
1 Day 1 2 Day 2 3 4

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

8 Day 3 9 Day 1 10 11

AWARDS NIGHT IN GYM

A/B 7:00 PM

15 Day 1 16 Day 2 17 18

UNIVERSITY DAY: SCHULICH - 10 AM

U OF T - 10 AM OCAD - 1:30 PM
YORK - 9 AM
RYERSON - 1:30 PM
STAFF MEETING

22 Day 3 23 Day 1 24 25

LAURENTIAN - 1:30 PM
WHEN FAITH
MEETS PEDAGOGY
CONFERENCE YOUTH
FORUM

29 Day 2 30 Day 3 31

GUELPH U - 1:30 PM U O IT - 10 AM

STUDENT SERVICES HALLOWEEN DRESS UP/

MEETING CIVVIES DAY

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NOVEMBER 2015
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

2 Day 1 3 Day 2 4 Day 3

GR. 8 FEEDER SCHOOL
PHOTO RE-TAKE McMASTER U - 1:30 PM VISIT
(I.D. CARDS) DAY CUSTODIAN
APPRECIATION DAY
TAKE A GR. 9 TO WORK
DAY

9 Day 3 10 Day 1 11 Day 2

MARKS DUE TO MAIN
OFFICE REMEMBRANCE DAY
CIVICS/CAREERS
TURNAROUND DAY
YSCPC MEETING @CEC
2:30 - 4:30 PM

16 Day 2 17 Day 3 18 Day 1

OTTAWA U - 1:30 PM BLOOD DONOR CLINIC U OF T ENGINEERING -

10 AM

SPELLING BEE (NOV 16-20)

23 Day 1 24 Day 2 25 Day 3

INTERNATIONAL INJUSTICES WEEK (NOV 23-27)

WATERLOO MATH
30 Day 2 COMPETITIONS

GR. 8 OPEN HOUSE

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 THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
1

5 Day 1 6 Day 2 7 8

ACADEMIC COUNCIL CIVICS EXAM

NEW YORK CITY TRIP - AP ENGLISH NOV 5-8

12 Day 3 13 Day 1 14 15

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH/ MID-TERM REPORT CARD

HUMBER - 10:00 AM DISTRIBUTION
WINDSOR UNIVERSITY -
1:30 PM
STAFF MEETING

19 Day 2 20 Day 3 21 22

PARENT/STUDENT/ QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY -

TEACHER CONFERENCES 10 AM
& SHARING FAIR

SPELLING BEE (NOV 16-20)

26 Day 1 27 28 29
INTERNATIONAL INJUSTICES WEEK (NOV 23-27)

CIVVIES DAY PA DAY

STUDENT SERVICES
MEETING

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DECEMBER 2015
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
1 Day 3 2 Day 1

ADVENT RECONCILIATION BREAKFAST OF

CHAMPIONS

7 Day 1 8 Day 2 9 Day 3

YSCPC MEETING @ CEC CHRISTMAS MUSIC

2:30-4:30 PM CONCERT

CHRISTMAS FOOD DRIVE (DEC 7-11)

14 Day 3 15 Day 1 16 Day 2

21 22 23

CHRISTMAS BREAK CHRISTMAS BREAK CHRISTMAS BREAK

28 29 30

CHRISTMAS BREAK CHRISTMAS BREAK CHRISTMAS BREAK

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 THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
3 Day 2 4 Day 3 5 6

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

10 Day 1 11 Day 2 12 13
SCHOOL PLAY - CENTRE FOR THE
ARTS “GREASE” @ 7 PM

CHRISTMAS FOOD DRIVE (DEC 7-11)

17 Day 3 18 Day 1 19 20

LOCKER CLEAN OUT CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS

STAFF MEETING CIVVIES DAY

STUDENT SERVICES
MEETING

24 25 26 27

CHRISTMAS EVE CHRISTMAS DAY BOXING

DAY

CHRISTMAS BREAK CHRISTMAS BREAK

31

CHRISTMAS BREAK

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JANUARY 2016
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

4 Day 1 5 Day 2 6 Day 3

CLASSES RESUME

11 Day 3 12 Day 1 13 Day 2

ARTSIBITION EA & EI APPRECIATION

DAY
GR. 9 EQAO MATH OUAC UNIVERSITY APP.
DEADLINE

18 Day 2 19 Day 3 20 Day 1

TEXTBOOK CHECK DAY

25 26 27

FINAL EXAMS FINAL EXAMS FINAL EXAMS

PERIOD 1 PERIOD 2 PERIOD 3

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 THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
1 2 3

NEW YEAR’S DAY

7 Day 1 8 Day 2 9 10

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

14 Day 3 15 Day 1 16 17

GR. 9 EQAO MATH ALL EVALUATIONS

COMPLETED &
RETURNED

21 Day 2 22 Day 3 23 24
CIVVIES DAY
STUDENT SERVICES CIVICS EXAM
MEETING
STAFF MEETING

IN-CLASS EXAMS (JAN 21-22)

28 29 30 31

FINAL EXAMS EXAM MAKE-UP DAY

PERIOD 4

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FEBRUARY 2016
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
1 2 Day 1 3 Day 2

PA DAY EXAM REVIEW DAY

OCAS COLLEGE APP (HALF DAY)
DEADLINE SEMESTER 2 BEGINS
PROMOTION MEETINGS (HALF DAY)

8 Day 2 9 Day 3 10 Day 1

REPORT CARD SHROVE TUESDAY ASH WEDNESDAY

DISTRIBUTION (LITURGY)
YSCPC MEETING @CEC CAFETERIA
2:30-4:30 APPRECIATION DAY
COURSE SELECTION WEEK FEB 8-12

15 16 Day 1 17 Day 2

FAMILY DAY LENTEN

RECONCILIATION

22 Day 2 23 Day 3 24 Day 1

WATERLOO MATH
CONTESTS

29 Day 1

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 THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
4 Day 3 5 Day 1 6 7

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

11 Day 2 12 Day 3 13 14

LENTEN PROJECT

COURSE SELECTION WEEK FEB 8-12

18 Day 3 19 Day 1 20 21

STAFF MEETING LENTEN PROJECT

25 Day 2 26 Day 3 27 28

CIVVIES DAY LENTEN PROJECT

STUDENT SERVICES
MEETING

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MARCH 2016
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
1 Day 2 2 Day 3

7 Day 3 8 Day 1 9 Day 2

YSCPC MEETING @CEC

2:30 - 4:30

14 15 16

MARCH BREAK MARCH BREAK MARCH BREAK

21 Day 1 22 Day 2 23 Day 3

28 29 Day 2 30 Day 3

EASTER MONDAY STAFF MEETING

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 THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
3 Day 1 4 Day 2 5 6

ACADEMIC COUNCIL LENTEN PROJECT

10 Day 3 11 Day 1 12 13

LOCKER CLEAN OUT LENTEN PROJECT

MARKS DUE TO MAIN

OFFICE

17 18 19 20

MARCH BREAK MARCH BREAK

ST. PATRICK DAY

24 Day 1 25 26 27

GOOD FRIDAY

31 Day 1

EQAO - OSSLT GR. 10

(MODIFIED SCHEDULE)

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APRIL 2016
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

4 Day 3 5 Day 1 6 Day 2

11 Day 2 12 Day 3 13 Day 1

MARKS DUE TO MAIN CIVICS EXAMS

OFFICE

MATH COMPETITIONS - UNIV OF WATERLOO

APRIL 12-13

18 Day 1 19 Day 2 20 Day 3

YSCPC MEETING @CEC

2:30 - 4:30

SCHOOL COUNCILS ELECTIONS (APRIL 18-22)

25 Day 3 26 Day 1 27 Day 2

SECRETARIES
APPRECIATION DAY

STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS (SAC) APRIL 25-28

Father Bressani Catholic High School

 THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
1 Day 2 2 3

7 Day 3 8 Day 1 9 10

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

14 Day 2 15 Day 3 16 17

CIVICS/CAREERS MID-TERM REPORT CARD

DISTRIBUTION
TURNAROUND DAY

STAFF MEETING

21 Day 1 22 Day 2 23 24

PARENT/STUDENT/ OCAS SUBMISSION

TEACHER CONFERENCES DEADLINE

SCHOOL COUNCILS ELECTIONS (APRIL 18-22)

28 Day 3 29 Day 1 30
OUAC SUBMISSION
DEADLINE
STUDENT SERVICES
MEETING
CIVVIES DAY
STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS (SAC) APR 25-28

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MAY 2016
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

2 Day 2 3 Day 3 4 Day 1

AP CHEMISTRY EXAM AP PHYSICS EXAM AP ENGLISH EXAM

9 Day 3 10 Day 1 11 Day 2

AP EXAM BIOLOGY SPRING MUSIC CONCERT

SCRABBLE TOURNAMENT & SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS (MAY 9-13)

16 Day 2 17 Day 3 18 Day 1

YSCPC MEETING @CEC BREAKFAST OF

2:30-4:30 CHAMPIONS

23 24 Day 1 25 Day 2
VICTORIA DAY

30 Day 2 31 Day 3

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 THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
1

5 Day 2 6 7 8

AP CALCULUS EXAM PA DAY

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

12 Day 3 13 Day 1 14 15

19 Day 2 20 Day 3 21 22

STAFF MEETING

STUDENT SERVICES
MEETING

26 Day 3 27 Day 1 28 29

CELEBRATE BRESSANI
DAY

CIVVIES DAY

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JUNE 2016
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
1 Day 1

6 Day 1 7 Day 2 8 Day 3

STUDENT COUNCIL
APPRECIATION GR. 9 EQAO MATH
BREAKFAST TESTING
ARTISIBITION
ATHLETIC BANQUET

13 Day 3 14 Day 1 15 Day 2

ALL EVALUATIONS TO BE TEXTBOOK CHECK DAY IN-CLASS EXAMS GR. 12

COMPLETED &
RETURNED LOCKER CLEAN OUT

GRADUATION BREAKFAST

20 21 22

GR. 12 EXAMS, PERIOD 4 FINAL EXAMS FINAL EXAMS

IN-CLASS EXAMS PERIOD 1 (GR. 9-12) PERIOD 2 (GR. 9-12)
GR. 9, 10 & 11
CIVICS EXAM

27 28 29

EXAM MAKE-UP DAY EXAM REVIEW DAY PA DAY

(HALF DAY)
PROMOTION MEETINS
GRADUATON @
IMMACULATE CHURCH PROM

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 THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
2 Day 2 3 Day 3 4 5

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

9 Day 1 10 Day 2 11 12

ATHLETIC BANQUET GR. 9 EQAO MATH

TESTING

16 Day 3 17 18 19

IN-CLASS EXAMS GR. 12 GR. 12 EXAMS, PERIOD 3

CIVVIES DAY IN-CLASS EXAMS

GR. 9, 10 & 11

23 24 25 26

FINAL EXAMS FINAL EXAMS

PERIOD 3 (GR. 9-11)

30

PA DAY

END OF YEAR STAFF

MASS

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 York Catholic District School Board

Student Agenda
2015-2016
A Message From...
The beginning of a new school year is filled with a sense of hope, adventure, and
opportunity. We encourage you to explore all of the opportunities that your high
school can provide for you. Develop your skills, ask questions in class, introduce
yourself to new people, join clubs and teams, participate in faith-based activities,
and challenge yourself.
Your Catholic education will provide you with many occasions to give back to your
school and local community. The Catholic Graduate Expectations, found within
this agenda book, outline the traits and skills that York Catholic students should
possess upon graduation. These expectations are integrated into every aspect
of our curriculum and are designed to produce graduates who are: discerning
believers formed in the Catholic faith community; effective communicators;
reflective, creative and holistic thinkers; lifelong learners; collaborative
contributors; caring family members; and responsible citizens. These are the
values that build great communities, and post-graduation, these values will carry
you forward in your life’s journey.
This agenda book is filled with information that will guide you during your time
in our York Catholic high schools. You can also access a number of helpful
resources through your school’s guidance department, and on our Board website,
www.ycdsb.ca. For the latest news and updates, follow us on Twitter @YCDSB.
Best wishes for the new school year.

Patricia Preston Elizabeth Crowe

Director of Education Chair of the Board
Mission Vision
Guided by Gospel Values and Catholic Virtues, in Our students will become creative and critical
partnership with home and Church, we educate and thinkers who integrate Catholic values into their
inspire all students to reach their full potential in a daily lives, as socially responsible global citizens.
safe and caring environment.

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 Multi-Year Strategic Plan www.ycdsb.ca

Mission Statement
Guided by Gospel Values and
Catholic Virtues, in partnership
with home and Church, we
educate and inspire all students
to reach their full potential in a
safe and caring environment.

Vision Statement
Our students will become
creative and critical thinkers
who integrate Catholic Values
into their daily lives, as socially
responsible global citizens.

Core Values
Excellence Equity

Fiscal
Responsibility Catholicity Inclusion

Integrity Respect
Strategic
Commitments
Continuous
Integration of Our Improvement of
Catholic Faith Student Achievement

Effective Use Engaging Our

of Our Resources Communities

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Aurora/King/Whitchurch-Stouffville
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Elizabeth Crowe, Chair
(905) 939-8911 [email protected]
East Aurora/King/Whitchurch-Stouffville
Gwillimbury/Georgina/Newmarket
Elizabeth
Theresa Crowe, Chair
McNicol (905)(905) 939-8911
715-5264 [email protected]
[email protected]
Markham ~ Area 1, Wards 1,2,3,6
East Gwillimbury/Georgina/Newmarket
Carol Cotton,
Theresa Vice Chair
McNicol (905)(905)
889-9064
715-5264 [email protected]
[email protected]
Markham ~ Area
Markham 2, Wards
~ Area 4,5,7,8
1, Wards 1,2,3,6
Marlene
CarolMogado
Cotton, Vice Chair (905)(905)
472-0371
889-9064 [email protected]
[email protected]
Vaughan (Maple/Kleinburg)
Markham ~ Area 2, Wards 4,5,7,8
Teresa Ciaravella
Marlene Mogado (905)(905)
832-4562
472-0371 [email protected]
[email protected]
Vaughan ~ Area
Vaughan 2, Ward 2
(Maple/Kleinburg)
DinoTeresa
Giuliani
Ciaravella (905)(905)
893-3300
832-4562 [email protected]
[email protected]
Vaughan ~ Area
Vaughan 3, Ward
~ Area 3 2
2, Ward
Maria Marchese
Dino Giuliani (647)(905)
960-3165
893-3300 [email protected]
[email protected]
Vaughan (Thornhill/Concord)
Vaughan ~ Area 3, Ward 3
Cathy FerlisiMarchese
Maria (416)(647)
565-7087
960-3165 [email protected]
[email protected]
Richmond Hill(Thornhill/Concord)
Vaughan
Ann Cathy
Stong Ferlisi (905)(416)
884-7025
565-7087 [email protected]
[email protected]
Dominic Mazzotta (416) 617-9289 [email protected]
Richmond Hill
Ann Stong (905) 884-7025 [email protected]
York Catholic District School Board
Dominic Mazzotta (416) 617-9289 [email protected]

2015-16
York Catholic District School Board
• Patricia Preston
2015-16
Director of Education & Secretary of the Board
• John Sabo
• Patricia
Associate Preston
Director: Corporate Services and Treasurer of the Board
Director of Education & Secretary of the Board
• John Sabo
Associate Director: Corporate Services and Treasurer of the Board
SUPERVISORY OFFICERS
• Bryce Eldridge, Construction and Facility Renewal • Mary Battista, School Leadership
SUPERVISORY
• Diane Murgaski, Curriculum & Assessment OFFICERS
• Michael Nasello, School Leadership & Safe Schools
• Donna Hackett, School Leadership • Nancy Di Nardo, School Leadership
• Mary Battista, School Leadership
• Bryce Eldridge, Construction and Facility Renewal• Opiyo
• Frances Bagley, Coordinating Superintendent Oloya, School Leadership
• Diane Murgaski, Curriculum & Assessment • Michael Nasello, School Leadership & Safe Schools
• Lynda Coulter, Human Resources • R on Crocco, School Leadership
• Donna Hackett, School Leadership • Nancy Di Nardo, School Leadership
• Tina D’Acunto, Exceptional Learners
• Frances Bagley, Coordinating Superintendent • Opiyo Oloya, School Leadership
• Ron Crocco, School Leadership
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• Lynda Coulter, Human Resources
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 Senior Student Trustee Message
“I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul” - W.E.H
I want to welcome all of you back to school now that the relaxing and
rejuvenating summer break is now over. I urge everyone to take every
opportunity that you can. Our school years are some of the most beneficial and
fulfilling years of our lives. What we do in school is the foundation for the rest of
our lives.
In case you do not know who I am, my name is Joe McLeod and I am the
outgoing Senior Student Trustee. When I was a Student Trustee, I represented
all of you and your voice. I brought your ideas, concerns, comments and
achievements to the Board table. Believe me when I say that I would not be who I
am today without being involved in my school community. With this in mind, I urge you to get involved and
make a difference in your school and greater community. Believe it or not, each and every student leaves
behind a legacy, the question is, what do you want yours to be?
I wish every student at the York Catholic District School Board a very eventful and meaningful 2015/2016
school year.
Consider the wise words of William Ernest Hemingway above and remember that you control what you
do during your time here, make it count.
Have a great year!

God bless, Joe McLeod [email protected]

Parent Involvement: Working Together

York Catholic schools are committed to providing an active role, teens do better, attend more
faith-filled learning environments where regularly, and have more positive attitudes
collaboration, innovation and improvement are towards school. In studies that examined
built into daily activities. We believe in Catholic specific parent behaviours, it was found that
Learning Communities where adults and students having high expectations of children is the
are all engaged in a life-long learning process. most significant contributor to their academic
We know that we learn much from each other, achievement. Improving chances for success
and that partners working together will create a may be as simple as creating an education-
more vibrant community for everyone. oriented atmosphere at home.

We believe that student achievement is a shared We encourage you to become an active partner
responsibility among the home, school, parish in your child’s education. By engaging them in
and community. Together, we all contribute conversations about their learning, by providing a
to the success of our students and the quiet and supportive environment for homework
improvement of our schools. Research indicates activities, by worshipping together and attending
that parent involvement has a significant impact school events, you can support the learning
on student academic achievement, including partnership of the home, school and parish. We
at the high school level. When parents take wish you and your teen(s) a great year ahead!

Students’ Well-Being • Building resiliency and social emotional

The York Catholic District School Board is strongly learning skills
committed to promoting Mental Well-Being in all • Reducing stigma of mental health and
our students. Because of the strong link between addiction
mental health and student achievement, we • Early identification and intervention
recognize the importance of increasing awareness • Providing fast access to high quality
of the signs of child and youth mental health
problems; decreasing stigma; early intervention; services for our students
and understanding that help is available.
Our vision is to create teaching and learning
The YCDSB has developed a Comprehensive environments that promote positive mental health
Mental Health Strategy for implementation. This for everyone. For more information and resources
strategy focuses on: please visit our website at www.ycdsb.ca.

Always remember: “You are precious, valued and essential in making this world a better place.”

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The Gift of Our Faith…Our Journey in Faith
Through Catholic Education we have been given Prayer of Thanksgiving*
the opportunity to journey in faith with Jesus.
Attending a Catholic school not only helps our God of all gifts, we give you thanks for the many
personal, intellectual, artistic and social growth, blessings you have given to us. May we always
but more importantly, it teaches us how to appreciate everything: our meals, our home, our
help in the Christian formation of the world as friendships, our education and our faith. May we
a disciple of Jesus. At the centre of our lives, never underestimate our potential and may we follow
lived out in faith, is the gift given to us to foster our dreams to achieve greatness in your eyes. May
a personal relationship with God through prayer the abundance of our gifts be used to assist others
and worship. The following selection of prayers to know you and feel your presence among us. May
is only a small sample of the many prayers others see in creation the awesome love you have for
stirring in the hearts of God’s people. May we us. We ask this through Christ our Redeemer, Amen.
foster our spiritual growth through worship and
prayer, reflection and service. A Prayer before a Test/Exam*
Prayer for a New Semester * Dear Jesus, being fully human, as well as fully
divine, You know the pressures and stress that
God of life, may this new semester be filled I face right now. I ask that you guide me as I
with academic and spiritual growth. May we take this test/exam, so that I may do my best.
understand the gift we have been given to begin Help me to use the knowledge I have gained, to
again and start anew. Guided by your love, we become the person you have called me to be,
will face the challenges and joys of learning And to make this world a better place, Amen.
with renewed confidence and hope. Help us
to know Jesus better and follow the example For The Dignity of Human Life*
of love that he shared. Give us the strength and
faith to make his love known here on earth. We Lord and Giver of all life, help us to value each
make this prayer in Jesus’ name. Amen. person, created in love by you. In your mercy,
guide and assist our efforts to promote the dignity
and value of all human life, born and unborn. We
ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
(*Adapted in part from various collections found in The Notre Dame Book of Prayer)
Other helpful Websites
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops www.cccb.ca
Vatican: The Holy See www.vatican.va
Catholic Prayers www.ourcatholicprayers.org
Catholic Encyclopedia www.newadvent.org/cathen
Liturgical Year Calendar www.godweb.org/catholic_calendar.htm
Canadian Catholic Org. for Development & Peace www.devp.org
Catholic Canada www.catholicanada.com
New Roman Missal www.archtoronto.org/romanmissal/
resources.htm
YOUCAT, Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church http://goo.gl/rMSm5
Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario www.acbo.on.ca
Rosary
Did you know you can download Rosary Apps for your www.familyrosary.org
Smartphone? Check it out!

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 Assessment and Evaluation
The purpose of assessment and evaluation is to Late and Missed Assignments
improve student learning. Assessment and Students are responsible for completing all
evaluation practices in our Catholic schools assignments by a predetermined due date.
recognize and affirm our Catholic faith values If they do not submit an assignment by the
by respecting the dignity and worth of all established closure date, it will be considered
learners and providing successful experiences late and marks will be deducted.
for all students.
Teachers will use a placeholder of zero for
Reporting missed assignments. If, in the teacher’s
The two formal reporting periods are at mid- professional judgment, a student has
semester and at the end of the semester. At the demonstrated achievement of the missed
end of the semester, a final grade is recorded expectations through subsequent assignments
for every course, and a credit is granted for or in another context, they will determine the
every course in which the student’s grade is student’s level of achievement based on the
50% or higher. The final evaluation for each weight of this evidence. Teachers will apply their
course in Grades 9-12 is reflected in the course professional judgment in addressing this issue
information sheet, which students receive during with the students.
the first week of the course.
Absences
Learning Skills If students have an excused absence when an
Learning skills are evaluated separately from assignment is due, students will be given the
the curriculum expectations. Their evaluation opportunity to submit the assignment upon
will not be included in the determination of the their return to class. If students are absent without
student’s percentage grade or mark, except cause, teachers may provide an alternative
where the curriculum has specific expectations assignment or follow the guidelines for missed
related to learning skills, for example, Physical and assignments.
Health Education and Arts. Students will also be
assessed and evaluated on the following learning Plagiarism
skills: Responsibility; Organization; Independent Plagiarism is defined as presenting someone
Work; Collaboration; Initiative; and Self-regulation. else’s words or ideas as one’s own. If students
A full description of each learning skill is found on knowingly…
Course Information Sheets for every subject. • submit an assignment that was
completed by another and claim it as
Group Work one’s own;
Students may participate in group activities, • incorporate large segments of someone
throughout the course, but are held individually else’s work and only use connecting
accountable for evaluation purposes. sentences without reference to the
source;
Homework • copy sections from the Internet without
When homework is assigned as work not referencing the source;
completed in class, it is used to evaluate a • directly copy another person’s re-write
learning skill and is not reflected in the of an assignment as in the case of a
students’ marks. However, if homework parent/guardian, tutor or ghostwriter;
is assigned for assessment and has been
communicated prior to it being assigned, it The teacher will not evaluate the work and
will be evaluated and will be reflected in the may assign a grade of zero and/or assign a
students’ marks. substitute assignment/expectations.

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YCDSB Policies and Guidelines
For the full text of these policies, please visit www.ycdsb.ca.
Access to School & Board Premises also occur through technology (e.g. spreading
In the interest of safety and to prevent rumours, images, or hurtful comments through
interruptions to classes, all visitors, including the use of e-mail, cell phones, text messaging,
parents/guardians, must report to the office first Internet website, or other technology). Bullying
when entering a school. All visitors are requested consists of aggressive and typically repeated
to sign in and wear identification badges. If a behaviour that has the effect of:
parent/guardian is dropping something off for
their child or a teacher, it must be left at the (i) causing harm, fear or distress to another
office. individual, including physical, psychological,
social or academic harm, harm to the individual’s
Accessibility reputation or harm to the individual’s property,
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities
Act (AODA) came into force in 2005. The (ii) creating a negative environment at school for
purpose of the AODA is to develop, implement another individual, and the behaviour occurs in a
and enforce accessibility standards for Ontarians context where there is a real or perceived power
with disabilities with respect to customer service, imbalance between the pupil and the individual.
the built environment, employment, information [Education Act 1(1), and Bill 13, The Accepting
and communication, and transportation services. Schools Act, 2012]
The Board’s Multi-Year Accessibility Plan and If you or someone you know is a victim of bullying,
related policies are available on the Board’s you can and should do one of the following:
website.
• speak to a parent/guardian
Administration of Medication (Non- • speak to a staff member
Prescription and Prescription) • tell a friend and ask him/her to accompany
As a general practice, school staff will not you to speak to an adult
administer prescription or non-prescription • Use the Report It! feature for students. The
medication to students. Where it is absolutely ‘Report It’ feature allows students to make
essential that medication be taken during the a non-emergency report to their school
school day, the parent/guardian must submit a principal of inappropriate student behaviour.
completed and signed Parent Consent form (S16 Available at www.ycdsb.ca
for both Elementary and Secondary); and an • call Crimestoppers, 1-800-222-TIPS
Administration of Non-Prescription or Prescription
Medication for Non-Life Threatening Conditions Child Protection and Abuse
form S16(a) for Elementary; Administration of When responding to actual cases of, or suspicions
Prescription Medication for Non-Life Threatening of child abuse, Board staff refer to Policy 204,
form S16(a1) for Secondary. “Child Protection and Abuse” which defines the
duty to report a child in need of protection and
Bullying Prevention & Intervention the procedures for all staff, school volunteers and
The YCDSB values learning environments that are visitors to take when there is reasonable grounds
safe, nurturing, trusting, positive and respectful— to suspect that a child is in need of protection.
consistent with our Gospel values. The Board Where there is a suspicion that a child is in need
believes that all bullying (physical, emotional, of protection for any reason, the Children’s Aid
verbal, electronic) is a particularly insidious form Society (CAS) must be contacted immediately.
of violence and that all students and educators The duty to report is an ongoing obligation
have the right to a school environment free that arises each and every time there may be
from bullying, harassment, threats and violence. additional reasonable grounds to suspect abuse.
Everyone in a bullying situation has a role to play
in bringing an end to this destructive behaviour – Concussions
the one who bullies, the one who is bullied, and The YCDSB is committed to promoting
the one who witnesses the bullying. All members awareness of safety in schools and recognizes
of the Catholic School Community are expected that the health and safety of students is essential
to treat each other with respect and dignity. for student and learning and well-being. It is the
policy of the Board to reinforce the knowledge,
What is Bullying? skills and attitudes regarding concussion
“… a dynamic of unhealthy interaction that can awareness, prevention, identification of signs and
take many forms. It can be physical (e.g. hitting, symptoms as well as Second Impact Syndrome,
pushing, tripping), verbal (e.g. name calling, management and training while making
mocking, or making sexist, racist, or homophobic meaningful connections with the curriculum,
comments), or social (e.g. excluding others from where relevant.
a group, spreading gossip, or rumours). It may
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 Educational Out-of- Information Technology
Classroom Activities While the use of technology is an important
The York Catholic District School Board component of the learning process, the Board
supports approved educational out-of- requires that staff and students comply with
classroom activities for all pupils organized by standards of acceptable use. All parents/
teachers and designed to enhance learning. guardians will sign an Information Technology
Teachers will communicate appropriate Student Acceptable Use Agreement prior to
information, including curriculum relevance, allowing student access to the Internet.
to all stakeholders. Pupils are responsible for Lockers/Private Property
handing in completed documents prior to the Lockers are property of the school. Their contents
start of the excursion. Pupils will not be allowed are subject to inspection by school administration,
to participate without the completed forms. if required. No items of value should be brought
A pupil may be denied participation in an to or kept in a school locker.
educational out-of-classroom activity, or returned
early from the trip, based on demonstrated Personally Owned
inability to follow expected behaviour guidelines Electronic Devices
or in the interest or the quality of the experience Use of personally owned electronic devices
and the welfare of other participants. An out-of- shall be at the discretion of Administration and
classroom activity may be shortened, cancelled Teachers. Students shall use devices as directed
or terminated at any time if, in the opinion by their teachers or school administration.
of the teacher organizer, school principal or Inappropriate use of Personally Owned Electronic
superintendent, the activity cannot proceed or be Devices will be subject to progressive disciplinary
completed in a safe or satisfactory manner. action.
Electronic Communication and Prayer-Our Gift from God
Social Media The York Catholic District School Board believes
The authorized use of Electronic Communications that prayer is a gift from God which draws every
and Social Media by Administration fosters a person into a personal relationship with the living
learning environment for all students that is and true God, celebrates our encounter with God
conducive to student learning in a safe, respectful in the person of Jesus, and is a vital part of the
and positive manner by promoting and teaching school’s participation in the Church’s mission to
behaviour that demonstrates good digital evangelize the children we teach. Prayer shall
citizenship. Inappropriate or unauthorized use of take place at the beginning and end of each day,
electronic communication or social media shall during transitional times, such as prior to play,
result in disciplinary action. snack or meal times and physical education
classes, and at all day or evening school/board
Equity and Inclusive Education events organized by the Board.
The Board is committed to serving staff, students,
and families in its diverse Catholic community Privacy and Personal Information
by incorporating the principles of equity and Management
inclusive education into all aspects of its policies, (Freedom of Information and Protection
programs, procedures, and practices that are of Privacy)
consistent with Catholic denominational rights. The Municipal Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act regulates the way
Extreme Weather personal information is administered with a view
At the beginning of each school year, to protect each individual’s right to privacy.
Administrators, in collaboration with their Catholic
School Councils, will determine the extreme All personal information received by the York
cold weather temperature. This temperature Catholic District School Board is treated as
with wind chill, shall be no warmer than -15 confidential, and;
degrees Celsius and no colder than -20 degrees • shall be collected, maintained, used and
Celsius. The agreed upon extreme cold weather disposed of only in accordance with The
temperature is final and shall remain in effect for Municipal Freedom of Information and
the entire school year. Protection of Privacy Act.
Healthy Schools: Eating & Nutrition • will not be disclosed to anyone other than
Effective June 2012, the Board approved the the person to whom the information relates
Healthy Schools: Eating and Nutrition Policy. except in accordance with applicable
This Policy ensures that the food and beverages legislation and court orders.
sold in all schools are healthy. This includes food Form FOI A. 21-Freedom of Information is sent
sold at tuck shops, from vending machines, to parents each September. This form is to be
catered lunch programs, refreshments for special signed by parents indicating consent to the
events, bake sales and sports competitions. specific areas indicated on the form. All forms are
For more info, visit www.edu.gov.on.ca/extra/eng/ to be returned to the school by September 30th.
ppm/150.html

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Protection of Students with Who Shares the Responsibility?
Anaphylaxis A positive school climate exists when all members
All students are entitled to safe and healthy of staff, students and parents work together. Each
environments in our schools. While it is impossible partner has an important contribution to make.
to create a totally risk-free environment, school Positive School Climate
staff and parents/guardians can take important • Practise our Catholic Virtues of honesty and
steps to minimize potentially fatal allergic integrity
reactions. All schools have the following in place: • Show respect for self, others and property
• information and awareness about • Come to school prepared, on time and ready
anaphylaxis to learn
• strategies to avoid allergens • Exercise self-control and self-discipline
• an action emergency plan in case of • Treat others with respect, kindness and dignity
accidental exposure. • Follow the established rules
These practices have been established in The Parent’s/Guardian’s Responsibility
accordance with Sabrina’s Law, 2005, S.O.c.7. Parent(s)/guardian(s) play an important role in the
Safe and Caring Schools: Code of education of their children and can support the
Conduct efforts of school staff in maintaining a safe and
The Code of Conduct governs the behaviour of respectful learning environment for all students.
all members of our learning community, thereby Parents(s)/guardian(s) fulfill their role when they:
enabling schools and other Board premises to • Ensure that their child attends school regularly
function as safe, comfortable, accepting learning and on time
and teaching environments. The YCDSB believes • Promptly report to the school their child’s
that all members of our learning community absence or late arrival
have the right to a safe learning and teaching • Show an active interest in their child’s school
environment and that each person is responsible work and progress
for creating and sustaining that environment. • Communicate regularly with the school
Respect for self and others, contributing to the • Help their child be appropriately dressed and
common good, accepting accountability and prepared for school
responsibility for one’s own actions, seeking and • Show that they are familiar with the school’s
granting forgiveness, acting morally and legally Code of Conduct and rules
as a person formed in the Catholic traditions, and • Encourage and assist their child in following
the promotion of self-discipline are cornerstones the rules of behaviour
of this belief. • Assist school staff in dealing with disciplinary
Standards of Behaviour issues involving their child
Respect, civility and responsible citizenship Progressive Discipline
means that all members of the school community The York Catholic District School Board
must: supports the use of positive practices, as well
• respect and comply with all applicable as consequences for inappropriate behaviour,
federal, provincial, and municipal laws; including progressive discipline and suspension
• demonstrate honesty and integrity; and expulsion, where necessary, to meet the
• treat one another with dignity and respect goal of creating a safe, caring and accepting
at all times and especially when there is school environment. Progressive discipline is a
disagreement; whole school approach that uses a continuum of
• respect and treat others fairly, regardless of interventions, supports and consequences that
race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic include learning opportunities for students in
origin, citizenship, religion, gender, sexual order to reinforce positive behaviours and helping
orientation, age or disability; students make good choices.
• show proper care and regard for school A progressive discipline approach includes:
property and the property of others;
• take appropriate measures to help those in • Early and ongoing intervention strategies
need; • Addressing inappropriate behaviour
• seek assistance from a member of the • Opportunities for the student to learn from the
school staff, if necessary, to resolve conflict choices made
peacefully; • Parental awareness and involvement
• respect persons in positions of authority; The following are taken into consideration before
• support a positive learning and teaching any consequences are applied:
environment
• use appropriate language with all community • Particular student and circumstance
members. • Nature and severity of the behaviour
• Mitigating factors
• Impact on school climate

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 The Board also supports the use of suspension Student Dress & School Uniform—
and expulsion where a student has committed Secondary
an infraction on school property, during At the YCDSB we take great pride in our dress
a school-related activity or event, and in code. Aside from its practical aspects, it gives
circumstances that have an impact on the us a sense of community within our Board and a
school climate. feeling of uniqueness within the larger community.
Activities leading to a possible All students, staff and parents are expected to
suspension: know and respect the uniform dress code. The
• Uttering a threat to inflict serious bodily particulars of the common dress code are listed at
harm on another person your child’s specific school. External accessories
• Possessing alcohol or illegal drugs not in keeping with the spirit of the uniform code
• Swearing at a teacher or at another person are not acceptable. The school administration
in a position of authority will make the final decision in regards to any
• Committing an act of vandalism that clarifications.
causes extensive damage to school Student Transportation Services
property at the pupil’s school or property Distance Limits: Under the majority of
located on the premises of the pupil’s circumstances, transportation will not be
school provided for students living within the following
• Bullying—social, relational, physical, verbal distances from school: Grade 9-Grade 12:
or cyber 4.8 kms. Inclement Weather Conditions: Road
• Being under the influence of alcohol/drugs conditions may necessitate the cancellation of
• Any act considered to be injurious to the bus services. Please check your local radio or
moral tone of the school television news or visit www.schoolbuscity.com
Suspendable activities that may lead to for updates. In the interest of student safety,
expulsion: pickups may not be made on busy highways
• Possessing a weapon, including possessing in extremely foggy conditions. At all times,
a firearm students should be aware of an alternative
• Using a weapon to cause or to threaten place to go should bus service be cancelled or
bodily harm to another person delayed, or should schools be forced to close
• Committing physical assault on another due to an emergency. For information on route
person that causes bodily harm requiring numbers, stop locations, times, late arrivals,
treatment by a medical practitioner and cancellations, please contact the Student
• Committing sexual assault Transportation Services 24-hour Information Line,
• Trafficking in weapons or in illegal drugs at: 1-866-BUSRTES or visit www.schoolbuscity.
• Committing robbery com
• Giving alcohol to a minor Texts, School Supplies and
• Any act considered to be significantly Supplementary Fees
injurious to the moral tone of the school All schools provide the basic materials required for
success in a course of study, without payment of
Secondary School Post- a fee. Schools may charge a student activity fee
Examination Review or course enhancement fee, if students choose
A designated Secondary School Post- these options. Students are expected to cover the
Examination Review Day shall be scheduled for costs of lost or damaged textbooks or equipment.
all Secondary Schools during which time every
student shall be given an opportunity to review, Use of Surveillance
with his or her teacher, all final examinations. Cameras in School
A regular instructional day, in close proximity In keeping with the Board’s mandate and
to each final examination period and the commitment to maintain safe learning
completion of course studies, is designated for environments for students, staff and community
post-examination review and included in the members, video surveillance cameras will be
School Calendar. installed on all Board owned premises. Use
of these cameras is compliant with Municipal
Student Disability Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Accommodation Act.
All students of the York Catholic District
School Board have the right to equal Violent Risk and Threat Assessment
treatment with respect to educational When a threatening statement or action occurs,
services without discrimination because the board may convene a multi-disciplinary threat
of disability or a perceived disability. assessment meeting to review the occurrence, to
The right to be free from discrimination includes gather and share information, and to reduce the
the right to reasonable accommodation. Should risk of harm as soon as possible. This may occur
your child require accommodation, please speak without the consent of parents or students.
to the classroom teacher and the school principal.

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 Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
COMPULSORY CREDITS (18) CREDITS
English (1 per grade)* 4
Mathematics (at least 1 in Grade 11 or 12) 3
Science 2
French as a second language (Grade 9) 1
Canadian Geography (Grade 9) 1
Canadian History (Grade 10) 1
The Arts 1
Health and Physical Education 1
Civics (Grade 10) 0.5
Careers (Grade 10) 0.5
Group 1 – Choose one from...
additional credit in English, including the OSSLC, Native Studies, or French as a second
language**, or Native language, classical or an international language, or social science
and the humanities, or Canadian and world studies, or guidance and career education, or
cooperative education***
Group 2 – Choose one from...
additional credit in health and physical education, or the arts, or business studies, or
French as a second language**, or cooperative education***
Group 3 – Choose one from...
additional credit in science (Grade 11 or 12), or technological education, or, French as
a second language**, or computer studies, or cooperative education***
CREDITS IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (4)
YCDSB students are required to take 1 credit in religious Education each year 4
ADDITIONAL CREDITS (8)+
Students are required to successfully complete 8 optional credits+. Students choose
these courses from a wide variety that is offered in every discipline. They select the
courses that match their interests and develop their skills.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Successful achievement on the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) in Gr. 10
or in the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC) in Grade 11 or 12.
40 Hours of Christian Community Service Activities, completed over the course of four years.
* A max. of 3 ESL or ELD credits may be counted towards the 4 compulsory credits in
English. The 4th must be an ENG4 credit. The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course
(OSSLC) may be used to meet either the Grade 11 or the Grade 12 English compulsory credit
requirement
** In Groups 1, 2 and 3, a max. of 2 credits in French as a second language can count as
compulsory credits, one from Group 1 and one from either Group 2 or Group 3.
*** A max. of 2 credits in Cooperative Education can count as compulsory credits.
+ The 8 additional credits may include up to 4 earned through approved dual credit courses.

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 Ontario Secondary School Certificate
REQUIREMENTS
• 14 CREDITS

Students must earn the following credits for the OSSLC:

2 credits in English
1 credit in Canadian History or Canadian Geography
1 credit in Mathematics
1 credit in Science
1 credit in Health and Physical Education
1 credit in the Arts, Technological Education, or Computer Studies

Students must earn 7 additional, optional credits.

Success for Every Student

As a Catholic Learning Community, our schools are committed to
the success of all our students. To that end, we offer a wide range
of courses, supports and experiences so that every student can
reach his or her full potential. By developing a core of common knowledge, skills
and values, students will acquire a willingness and capacity for further learning.
By building on students’ strengths and interests, our schools aim to increase
graduation rates. We share a common goal — to help all students establish a
promising future for themselves.

Post-secondary destinations include:

• Apprenticeship
• College
• Community Living
• University
• Workplace

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 Christian Community Service
Christian Community Service What do parents/guardians
in our Catholic schools need to know to support
In our Catholic schools we believe in the Christian community service?
opportunity for students to nurture their Parents/guardians are partners in this
faith life through works of charity. “As fully process as they monitor the completion of
initiated Catholics, we are called to live an service hours. In consultation with parents,
apostolic life which includes acts of charity students are encouraged to find suitable
and service.” (‘Preparing for and Celebrating service placements while ensuring personal
Sacraments with Children in the Archdiocese safety. Students are also responsible
of Toronto, 2009’) for completing reflection assignments
designated by the school.
Christian community service offered in our
Catholic schools meets the provincial mandate What service activities have
requiring every student to complete 40 hours been approved?
of community service in order to be granted
the Ontario Secondary School diploma. • Providing service to seniors or
others experiencing difficulty leaving
When must a student their homes e.g. raking, shovelling,
complete 40 hours of shopping, visiting, meal preparation,
Christian Community Service? reading.
Between July 1st (after they finish grade 8) • Assist a neighbour with child care.
until the end of grade 12, students need to • Tutor younger students.
complete this graduation requirement outside • Volunteer at a seniors’ home/centre.
the instructional day. To ensure that students • Help organize local community/charity
meet this requirement, we encourage them to events e.g. food banks, food drives,
complete a minimum of 10 hours of service Share Life initiatives.
per year by the end of graduation. • Assist with environmental initiatives
e.g. recycling, planting trees, park
How does a student go about clean-up.
completing Christian • Become involved in charitable or
Community Service hours? church activities.
A section of the student agenda outlines the • Assist with sports teams.
procedure and list of eligible services. It also • Volunteer at local hospitals, libraries,
includes a copy of the form to be submitted upon animal welfare agencies.
completion of required hours. • Assist with literacy initiatives at local
libraries, daycare centres, community
Any service work for an organization not on the centres.
approved list requires prior approval from school • Assist students with special
administration. Report cards indicate the number needs (during lunch or outside the
of hours completed to date. These records are instructional day).
updated periodically as students submit “Record • Assist chaplaincy programs e.g.
of Christian Community Service”. retreats, peer mentoring.
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 Christian Community Service
• Facilitate school events e.g. parent • involves a court-ordered program.
information nights. Religious Education Course
• Serve on school committees and Reflections
councils e.g. school governments and
ministries Religious education teachers will
facilitate a theological reflection on
What service activities have Christian community service to fulfill the
not been approved? Religious Education course requirements
each year. This reflection is completed
Any activity which: by students each year and is to focus on
• is contrary to the moral teachings of the learning they have acquired from any
the Catholic church; of their completed Christian community
• occurs during the instructional day service learning experiences, as well as
(does not include lunch or spare the connections with the content of their
periods); Religion course.
• occurs in a factory, if a student is
Although only 40 hours of Christian
under 15 years of age;
community service is required to obtain
• occurs in a work place, other than a
factory, if a person is under 14 years an Ontario Secondary School Diploma,
of age; Catholic school communities offer
• would normally be performed for numerous opportunities for students to
wages by a person in the workplace; expand their hours of service to others as
• involves the operation of a vehicle, part of their participation in daily school
power tools or scaffolding; life through regular school programming
• involves administration of any type of and co-curricular activities. Catholic
medication or medical procedure; Learning Communities provide a culture
• involves the handling of substances where “serving others” is a natural part of
classed as “designated substances” daily school life. In addition to the 40 hours
under the Occupational Health and recorded for diploma purposes, students
Safety Act; in our Catholic communities are often
• requires the knowledge of involved in numerous volunteer activities.
tradespersons whose trade
It is expected that student involvement
is regulated by the provincial
in many different social action initiatives
government;
• is a requirement of a course in which and service activities will enable them
the student is enrolled (e.g. co-op); to deepen their understanding of what
• involves banking, or handling jewellery, it means to be disciples of Christ. In
works of art, antiques or other this way, not only will they have a living
valuables; experience of the Church’s teachings
• is normally performed in the student’s on Social Justice, but find themselves
home or which forms part of the including service to others as an integral
student’s personal recreational part of their own Catholic lifestyle in the
activities; future.
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Record of Christian Community Service
Name of Student:
Grade: Student Number:

LOCATiON ADDRESS/TELEPHONE/CONTACT PERSON & DUTiES

Organization/Sponsor:

Address:

Telephone:

Contact Name (print clearly):

Contact Signature:

Duties Performed:

Total Number of Hours:

VERiFiCATiON SiGNATURES

Student: Parent/Guardian:

is this activity on the

approved list?
Date Completed:
 Yes  No
if no, Principal (or Principal
designate) must sign below)

Date Submitted (Office Use Only): Principal:

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 School Calendar
Secondary Semesters
Semester 1 - Sept. 8 - Feb. 1 Semester 2 - Feb. 2 - June 30
Holidays
Labour Day - September 7 March Break - March 14 - 18
Thanksgiving - October 12 Good Friday - March 25
Christmas Break - Dec. 21 - Jan. 1 Easter Monday - March 28
Family Day - February 15 Victoria Day - May 23
Professional Activity/Training Days
September 28 May 6
November 27 June 29
February 1 June 30

Immunization
Immunization of Pupils
Each child attending school is required to be fully immunized.
From time to time, parents/guardians will receive an immunization questionnaire
from the public health department asking for updated information on their child’s
immunization record.

“Immunization is your child’s best defence against serious childhood diseases.

Ontario law requires students attending school in Ontario to be up-to-date with
diptheria, tetanus, polio, mumps, measles and rubella immunizations. Students
who cannot provide documentation of this immunization may be suspended from
school. The responsibility to maintain a record of immunization belongs to parents/
guardians and not to the health care provider.

For more details, please visit the Ontario Ministry of Health website at:
www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/pub/immun/immunization.html
and York Region Public Health at:
www.york.ca/Services/Public+Health+and+Safety/Immunization/
Immunization+Records.htm

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