Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board

The weekend of November 22nd and 23rd, sixteen staff members from both the elementary and secondary teaching panels gathered at Jericho House Retreat Center in Wainfleet Ontario for the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic DSB Christian Meditation Religious Renewal Retreat/Faith Formation Program.

The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) requires Ontario students to be immunized against specific diseases, with exemptions available for medical, religious, or conscientious reasons. Parents must ensure their child's immunization records are up-to-date with Public Health to avoid suspension from school.

Friends, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is exceptionally important. All four Gospels talk about it, and John the Baptist is a kind of door we have to go through to understand Jesus properly. What was John the Baptist doing in the desert? Why did the Messiah, the Lord, go to him for a baptism of repentance?

Goodbye, Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School. Hello, University of Oklahoma. Setter Avaya Maga of the Tonnos Titans played the final game of her Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic high school volleyball career Thursday -- a 2-0 victory over the visiting Bishop Ryan Celtics.

The HWCDSB offers the International and Indigenous Languages Elementary Program, free language programs in-person and virtually for elementary students from Year 1 K to grade 8. Filipino will now be offered in person at Blessed Sacrament. There are still a few spots available on the following language programs ...

Consecutive icing calls in the final minute proved costly for the St. Mary Crusaders boys' hockey team. Playing at the J. L. Grightmire Arena Monday, St. Mary and the St. Thomas More Knights were tied 1-1 when the Crusaders iced the puck with 55 seconds remaining and then again with 21 seconds left on the clock.

Students from St. Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary School and Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School were celebrated for their remarkable achievements at the ER Monaco Young Entrepreneurs Awards, held on Thursday, October 24, at the Grand Olympia.

December was packed with events across our schools, but one of the highlights was the Festive Friendly Cops vs. Students Basketball Game at St. Mary CSS on December 18th.

Bishop Ryan Celtics coach Mike DiClaudio could understand why his high school basketball team wasn't firing on all cylinders Wednesday. "We're sluggish coming off the Christmas break," he said following BR's 50-37 victory over the St. Jean de Brébeuf Braves. "It takes a while to get back into the swing of things."