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Applications for the 2024-2025 Student Senate are now open! A Student Senator is secondary student selected to represent the voice of students as an active, voting member of the DCDSB Student Senate. Each Secondary School of the DCDSB is to be represented by two Student Senators.  
Candidates can apply or may be nominated by peers or staff. Applications/Nominations will be submitted through the respective...
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Hey Monarchs!
St. Mary EcoTeam is hosting an art gallery filled with work from students in celebration of Earth Day! 
Enjoy an evening viewing creative pieces created by artists in the school commmunity. The gallery will take place on Tuesday April 23rd, from 6-8pm in St. Mary Learning Commons.
Tickets ($3) will be sold over the lunches during the week. Can’t wait to see you all there! ??

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Dear Parents and Guardians,
It is the mission of the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) to be an inclusive Catholic learning community that inspires every student to achieve their full potential through faith and education.
To assist in making evidence-based and informed decisions about supports and resource allocation, we will be conducting a Student Demographic Survey from April 22-26, 2024. Collecting demographic data allows the board to better analyze the...
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Congratulations to the 2023-2024 Distinguished Catholic Volunteer Award recipients. We love our volunteers! Thank you to the dedicated volunteers who contribute to the success of our schools and committees each and every day. 
Each year the Durham Catholic Parent Involvement Committee and the Durham Catholic District School Board come together in April to celebrate and thank our volunteers for their countless hours helping our schools, fundraising and/or participating...
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On Wednesday, March 27, Indigenous artist, Vicky Grant, visited Grade 11 students at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School. Vicky introduced herself and her artwork with wood burning and shared her knowledge while facilitating lessons over two days to encourage students to create their own pieces of art. She emphasized the importance of appreciation versus appropriation and encouraged students to create a piece of art that connected to their identity and interests.

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