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For the past two weeks over 1000 elementary student athletes have a had a chance to display their soccer skills at the Whitby FC Indoor Domes. 
Thanks to many of our schools for supplying knowledgeable Gr. 8 refs for our Junior tournaments as well as soccer team members from All Saints, Msgr. Paul Dwyer for overseeing the refereeing duties for our Sr. tournaments. 
As you can imagine such a large event would not be possible without the numerous volunteer DCDSB...
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On Monday, May 8, 2023, Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) in partnership with the Region of Durham and the Abilities Centre, congratulated the successful candidates of the inaugural Project SEARCH Durham Region program. The 10 candidates and their families were invited for an in-person contract signing to accept admission into the program that will begin in August 2023. A special thank you to all the DCDSB staff involved,...
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The Future City Experience is a hands-on cross-curricular educational program that brings STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math ) to life for students in grades 6 through 8.
Students across Canada have created model cities with the idea of making them “Waste Free” by the year 2123. Taking their knowledge of the present, and thinking of innovations for the future, our students have created models in small engineering teams. Projects were presented before...
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On Thursday, May 11, 2023, the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) recognized seven alumni at the Durham Catholic Children’s Foundation Gala. A graduate from each Durham Catholic secondary school received the  Distinguished Catholic Alumni Award . 
“Our Distinguished Catholic Alumni Award recipients are exemplary role models of the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations. Each recipient is a source of inspiration for our...
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Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) gymnasiums are usually filled by active athletic sporting events, but in the last two weeks the game of chess found a home in our elementary gyms.
Over 300 students made up 29 elementary chess teams, which competed in six regional chess tournaments throughout DCDSB.
Taking home the trophy for winning their regional competition were:
St. Isaac Jogues Catholic School
St. Patrick Catholic School
St. Jude Catholic...
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