Grade 9 is notorious for being a terrifying grade.  With a new school, new faces and new schedules, starting high school can be very intimidating to the average 14 year old.  At STA, extensive efforts are made to ensure that this transition from elementary school to high school is as seemless as possible.  A common method [...]

By: Christina Bilczuk

Disaster strikes St. Thomas Aquinas students this year as the continuing construction on their school wreaks havoc. With limited space in the school for lockers, some have been moved to the hallway lining the school’s cafeteria. But there’s one difference with these lockers when compared with the others: they’re mini lockers, half the [...]

On September 30, 2009, many of the grade nine students (Including myself) embarked on a trip to the McMaster University Altitude course. The purpose of the trip was to ease our transition from grade eight to grade nine by making new friends and learning to trust each other. After the hour long wait for [...]

 Alisha Sendas, Gr. 9.
  I’ve learned that if you have Christ-like love that is not just an emotion, but a choice, that you do kind actions for people without expecting recognition, glory or appreciation. In the scripture passage 1Corinthian 13, it says “If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do [...]

The Grade Nine Olympics have always been a way for STA students to interact, work together, and show school pride, while welcoming a new year of junior students. This year was no exception, and it seems that some students felt they were more responsible for the success than others. Alex Gula, a rest station leader, [...]