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{mosimage}AJAX, Ont. - Candace Chapman's Olympic journey to Beijing began on a soccer field in Ajax when she was just eight years old. She is one of 57 athletes from the Greater Toronto Area at this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing.

Her parents Gerard and Margaret say they're proud of their daughter's accomplishments. Aside from being part of the first Canadian women's soccer team to qualify for the Olympics, Chapman played on the Canadian team at last year's FIFA Women's World Cup in China and helped Notre Dame University win an NCAA title while attending the university on a scholarship. The 25-year-old defender and mid-fielder has earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and computer applications at Notre Dame.

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sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:42:45 -0400
Top scholar nets 99.33-per-cent average /features/catholic-education/item/11700-top-scholar-nets-9933-per-cent-average /features/catholic-education/item/11700-top-scholar-nets-9933-per-cent-average

{mosimage}TORONTO - Peter Cmorej, just three years removed from his Slovakian homeland, achieved the highest marks of any student graduating from a Toronto Catholic high school this year. 

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sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:19:06 -0400
Ontario's schools struggle with empty classrooms /features/catholic-education/item/11699-ontarios-schools-struggle-with-empty-classrooms /features/catholic-education/item/11699-ontarios-schools-struggle-with-empty-classrooms

{mosimage}TORONTO - Declining student enrolment will be a key issue this coming school year for Ontario Catholic school boards, says the president of the .

“There are quite frankly less children and I think, with the exception of four or five boards experiencing some growth, the rest are in declining mode,” Paula Peroni told The Catholic Register.

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sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:24:21 -0400
Parents seek input on police in schools /features/catholic-education/item/11698-parents-seek-input-on-police-in-schools /features/catholic-education/item/11698-parents-seek-input-on-police-in-schools

{mosimage}TORONTO - Parents and student councils should be consulted before the Catholic school board assigns police to about eight high schools, says a Toronto-based parents’ group.

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sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:40 -0400
Former board chair taken to court /features/catholic-education/item/11697-former-board-chair-taken-to-court /features/catholic-education/item/11697-former-board-chair-taken-to-court

{mosimage}TORONTO - Michael Baillargeon, a former candidate for a seat on the Toronto Catholic District School Board, is taking Oliver Carroll to court alleging Carroll improperly influenced the boardƵapp budget process to prevent his daughter from being laid off from her teaching job with the board.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:02:07 -0400
Police presence stepped up for eight Catholic schools /features/catholic-education/item/11696-police-presence-stepped-up-for-eight-catholic-schools /features/catholic-education/item/11696-police-presence-stepped-up-for-eight-catholic-schools

{mosimage}TORONTO - Eight police officers will be stationed at Catholic high schools across Toronto starting this October.

The Toronto Catholic District School Board said police officers would be placed at Archbishop Romero, Bishop Marroco/Thomas Merton, Cardinal Newman, Don Bosco, James Cardinal McGuigan, Mary Ward, Michael Power/St. Joseph and St. Patrick Catholic High Schools.

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sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:36:49 -0400
Police presence stepped up for eight Catholic schools /features/catholic-education/item/11695-police-presence-stepped-up-for-eight-catholic-schools /features/catholic-education/item/11695-police-presence-stepped-up-for-eight-catholic-schools

{mosimage}TORONTO - Eight police officers will be stationed at Catholic high schools across Toronto starting this October.

The Toronto Catholic District School Board said police officers would be placed at Archbishop Romero, Bishop Marroco/Thomas Merton, Cardinal Newman, Don Bosco, James Cardinal McGuigan, Mary Ward, Michael Power/St. Joseph and St. Patrick Catholic High Schools.

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sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:36:47 -0400
Toronto school supervisor chops board deficit /features/catholic-education/item/11694-toronto-school-supervisor-chops-board-deficit /features/catholic-education/item/11694-toronto-school-supervisor-chops-board-deficit

{mosimage}TORONTO - In an effort to regain the publicƵapp trust and confidence, the Toronto Catholic District School Board will be making large cuts to trustee expenses and reducing the boardƵapp overall budget deficit by $8 million, according to a new report by provincial government-appointed supervisor Norbert Hartmann.

In an Aug. 26 report, Hartmann said the boardƵapp accumulated deficit will be less than $10.2 million next year compared to $18.8 million last August.

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sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:34:02 -0400
Hallways Of Heroes /features/catholic-education/item/11693-hallways-of-heroes /features/catholic-education/item/11693-hallways-of-heroes {mosimage}During Veteran's Week (November 5 - 11) the names and pictures of Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in WWI will be displayed in the hallways of Iona Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga. Every student and staff (1200 people) will receive the name of one of these soldiers and a poppy sticker on November 10. On this day students and staff will be asked to find the name of the soldier that matches the name they were given and place the poppy sticker on it as a means of acknowledging and honouring that soldier for paying the ultimate sacrifice. ]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Education Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:56:17 -0500 Ontario students recognized for leadership /features/catholic-education/item/11692-ontario-students-recognized-for-leadership /features/catholic-education/item/11692-ontario-students-recognized-for-leadership {mosimage}TORONTO - A total of 181 students from Ontario Catholic schools were honoured at the 25th annual Father Patrick Fogarty Awards dinner Oct. 25. ]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Education Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:20:29 -0500