Important Dates

• Monday March 22nd - Interim Reports will be distributed 
• Thursday, March 25th (3:00 – 8:00 pm) and Friday, March 26th (8:00 am – 3:30 pm) - Student / Parent/ Teacher Conferences
  Note: no classes will be held on Friday March 26th
• Thursday April 8th - Grade 10 Literacy Test

New Staff

Administration would like to welcome the following new staff members to our Resurrection community:

• Fran Baker – Attendance Support
• Bobbi Bester – Math
• Zeno Economides – Tech-Hospitality
• Carolyn Gilles – EA – Spec. Ed.
• Sean Lehan – Science
• Tracy Miller – Science
• Rachel O’Brien – Science
• Emily Schuit – Youth Care Worker
• Cathy McDonald-Reis – Social Worker

Look for biographies of staff members in upcoming issues.

Student Safety Concern

We are concerned about the safety of our students in crossing both University Avenue and Glasgow Street.  Some students are crossing with little concern or awareness of traffic.  We would like parents to speak to their children who are either walking to school or being dropped off on Glasgow Street.  We would like to make two recommendations to improve student safety.

1. Students who are being dropped off on Glasgow Street should only cross Glasgow at the corner of Glasgow and University.  We have too many students coming out between two cars to cross Glasgow.
2. Students crossing University should do so at the lights either at Fischer-Hallman or Westvale.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Resurrection Administration

Bishop's Banquet

The fifth annual Bishop's Banquet, that supports our Faith Formation Programs within our schools, is being held on Tuesday May 4, 2010. Click here for more details...

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Easter Mass

All parents and families are invited to an Easter Mass on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 7:00pm in the Resurrection Chapel. This is an opportunity being put forth by our School Council as a way to reach out to parents so that we may celebrate our belief in the Risen Lord together as a wider community of students, parents and staff.

If you have a deceased member of your family or someone who is currently ill in your family that you would like us to pray for at this celebration of faith, please feel free to submit their name to our Chaplain, Brian Millette. He can be reached at 519-741-1736 ext.472 or by email at  Brian.Millette@wcdsb.ca Please bring your entire family as we try to build a faith community at Resurrection that includes us all; parents, students and staff; all sharing a common belief in the Resurrection of our Lord.

A time of fellowship with refreshments and goodies will follow the Eucharistic Celebration!

Ash Wednesday Homily

Click here to read our Chaplain's Ash Wednesday homily - The Persistent Widow.

Lenten Mission Projects - Help Us Help Haiti!

Check out the Rez in Action section to read more about our Haitian relief efforts.

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2010 Lenten Mission - Help us Help Haiti!
by Savannah Schumacher & Courtney Lang

On January 12th, 2010 a massive earthquake struck Haiti and caused a great deal of destruction to the beautiful island and its people.  Leaving everything in ruins; schools, homes, businesses, and community centers, all brought down in minutes, leaving the people with nothing. This natural disaster sent shock waves around the world, springing political leaders, organizations, and citizens into action. Though efforts were made, the destruction had caused great obstacles including how to get relief to the people when airport and sea ways were blocked.  After many days of exhaustion and hard work from locals and even more from over seas volunteers, the damage was being cleared away and one after another, people were being lifted from the rubble, many still alive and some brutally wounded or dead. The reality of the devastation was broadcasted globally, and Haitians were left picking up the pieces that remained. Global efforts surged as planes and boats brought food, water, and simple first aid to those in need. Even in these rough times, the people of Haiti still kept their spirits up, looking to the future, but not forgetting the past.

This year our Rez community has chosen to participate in Haitian relief efforts through ‘Free the Children’ which was started by Craig Kielburger.  Free the Children is a non-profit international organization that empowers children in North America to take action to improve the lives of fellow children overseas. This has created an effective network of Kids helping Kids through works such as; building schools, youth missions and a multitude of fundraising events. Kielburger has hosted a multitude of fundraising events across Canada with the help of millions of student supporters. To this day Canadians have already raised over $113 million through free the children towards Haitian relief.
Now it’s our turn Rez to do our part and help our global community by donating your money to missions every week. By bringing in toothbrushes, toothpaste, and soap for our collection.  By taking part in our day of silence and break the silence events.  We can all do our part to support our neighbours over seas, so Rez take action! This year our Rez community has chosen to participate in Haitian relief efforts for our Lenten Mission projects. Keep reading below to learn about our initiatives.

Fundraising Update & Upcoming Events

Fast for Change, weekly mission collections, and more have all contributed to our fundraising totals...to date, the Rez community has raised over $14,000! This money has been raised to support the efforts of Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace and Free the Children. We also collected soap, toothpaste, and toothbrushes for Mennonite Central Committee's Disaster Relief Kits!

Upcoming events:

• March 22nd & 23rd - Haircuts for Haiti
• March 24th - Vow of Silence
• March 25th - Break the Silence
• March 25th - 10 by 10
• March 29th - Liturgy with a Free the Children guest speaker

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Scholastic Book Sale

There are some amazing deals this month - including the first four Percy Jackson books for only $20...total!! (Each book is normally $10 or more!). All book order forms are due the first week back after March Break - on Thursday March 24th. Click here for March's flyer...

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Beauty and the Beast – A Fabulous Fairy Tale Brought to Life on the Rez Stage!

Hours, days, months of practice certainly paid off for thrilled audiences this past week as our Resurrection Light and Magic Productions presented the timeless fairy tale Beauty and the Beast.  The cast sang and danced their way into our hearts as they expressed how love changes how we view the world.  The sets and costumes were amazing, and, with the beautiful melodies from the orchestra, transported the audience to an enchanted time when, through love, all things are possible.

Many thanks go to many people in our Resurrection Community:

• our Director/Choreographer, Julia Drake, for the numerous hours spent with cast and crew developing characters and set pieces (and the countless hours spent thinking, worrying and dreaming about the production!!);
• our Music Director, Lisa Lamont, for her vision, her unending energy and her way with the baton;
• our Vocal Director, Christine Bencina, for her ability to draw from young voices the emotion that tells the story through music;
• our Stage Manager Kelly Roberts, for her continual optimism and enthusiasm which kept everyone going;
• our Costume Designer, Corinna Austin, for her creativity, talent and artistic flair which produced costumes that others could only imagine!
• our Assistant Stage Manager, Elizabeth Chambers, for her love of organized chaos;
• our Head of Set Decoration, Leah Ann Erickson, for her fine eye for detail and colour;
• our Head of Make-up, Luci Santamaria, for adding the finishing touch to the characters;
• our Poster and Ticket Design Coordinator, Ev Cameron, for her attention to detail;
• our Property Mistress, Nadine Iley, who put the things into the hands of the cast to make their characters authentic and real;
• our Producer, Beth Wolf, for her excellent organizational skills throughout the weeks leading up to the performances, and for making sure the bills get paid;
• the Parents, for delivering the students to our door whenever they were asked and for continually supporting the Arts at Resurrection;
• our countless Volunteers from our school and community – their participation made this production a true family affair;
• and finally, to our Cast and Crew – the students who offer their talent, energy and enthusiasm every night without fail, and whose smiles and tears make our job worthwhile!

This production highlights the continual search for excellence in the Arts here at Resurrection.

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Rez swimmers finish 11th overall at OFSAA!!!!

After two days of intense competition, the most successful swim season in Resurrection’s school history is now complete! Over the two days, Resurrection swimmers turned in countless personal best performances in both heats and finals, and swam away with many top ten finishes. Our strong team was able to finish in 11th place overall, out of 270 schools! Click here to read more, including our full results list...

Track & Field Startup

Visit ClassNet for all the information you'll need about Varsity Track & Field this season, including:

• startup meeting, to be held after March Break
• permission forms for you to complete and return
• meet dates and locations
• spirit wear/uniform items
• links to track news around the province

Hoops for Heart

February was Heart Healthy Month and the Athletic Council ran a successful week of fun hoops and jump rope for heart activities.  The culminating activity was a 3-on-3 basketball tournament and a students-versus-teachers basketball game.   Thanks to all to participated for helping make it such as a success, raising over $800 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Click here to see some fantastic photos of the event...

Olympics at Rez

Athletic Council celebrated the fall and winter sport season by hosting an olympic pep rally.  Classes that came represented different countries and entered to their national athem.  Oh Canada was played by the supporting band class and the Resurrection spirit erupted, as the students cheered our winter teams into their CWOSSA and OFSAA finals.

Girls Volleyball Conquers CWOSSA

The junior girls’ volleyball team had an extremely successful season this year. During the season the team captured not one, but two tournament titles - a sign of things to come.  The girls finished first in their league by defeating St. Mary’s in the D8 championship, earning them a spot at CWOSSA. 

The team travelled to the University of Waterloo on Friday, February 26th for their final battle of the year. After beating Grand River in the semi finals at CWOSSA the girls still had one more game to win.  Their final game was a very close match with the Phoenix coming from behind to win three games to two.  What a great end to a season of hard work.  Coaches Ingoldsby and Howell-Escobar would like congratulate the team for their success.

Senior Boys Basketball Team

The senior boys season started off with the addition of several new Grade 11’s making the team and trying to mesh with the 4 remaining seniors from last years team.  It took some time for the boys to find their role, but through strong effort in practices and a high level of internal competition, the evidence of improvement became evident on the court. By Christmas, the team began to thrive and excel, players uniting in camaraderie, playing shut down defense, resulting in capturing the Bishop Reding tournament championship and a 10 game winning streak!

That positioned the team in second place in District 8 for the playoffs, with St. Mary’s as their main opponent, standing in the way of a D8 title. A buzzer beater defeated the Phoenix on the Eagles home court in the regular season, but the Resurrection players knew they had a stronger effort inside. After defeating St. David’s in the semis, that effort was displayed on the court against St. Mary’s with a 63 – 53 District 8 Final win!

The team competed in CWOSSA, and while they narrowly missed moving onto the 2nd round in that tournament, the team showed improvement in skill, unity and support for one another, which are all signs of a successful season!

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Grade 9 Math

All students enrolled in grade 9 math (academic/applied) this semester, will write the EQAO provincial math assessment on June 9 and June 11. More information will be mailed to parents during the semester.

Contest Writers

Contest writers in grades 9, 10, and 11, just completed the University of Waterloo's first set of competitions on February 25th. The contests were designed for the general population.

Coming up soon (Wednesday, April 7) are the following competitions, designed for strong math students:

FRYER (Gr. 9) .....GALOIS (Gr. 10) .....HYPATIA (Gr. 11) .....EUCLID (Gr. 12)

Click here for contest details and sign-up deadlines.

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Interested In a Movie Night?

Communications Technology at Resurrection will be hosting a evening of Films produced at Resurrection along with a band called Breaching Vista on May 6, 2010, from 7pm-9. Free admission with a voluntary charity donation at the door.

Charlie Film Festival

Busy May 6th? The Charlie Film Festival will be held on April 22, 2010 for students entering their own student made films at the Waterloo Princess Theatre. Contact Mr. Sloos for further information.  

Resurrection at the Skills Canada Competition

Resurrection is sending more students than any other catholic highschool in the region to this years Skills Canada Competition.  39 students will be competing against other local high schools during the week of March 22-26. Competitions include everything from robotics, TV production, photography, graphic design, fashion, carpentry, small engines, electronics...stay tuned for the results of our talented students!

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Resurrection C.S.S.
455 University Ave. West
Kitchener, ON
N2N 3B9

Main Office: (519) 741-1990