Over the past two weeks STA students have been bringing in their old cell phones, printer cartridges, and batteries as part of the 2nd annual E-waste Drive.  The drive aims to get old electronics out of student’s homes to be refurbished or recycled - before they wind up in landfill.  The drive is sponsored by [...]

The average Aquinas student begins their day with a balanced breakfast, a quick shower, a wardrobe change, and a brush of their hair and teeth before the mad dash to catch the morning bus. Few, if any of these students have ever questioned whose rights they are wearing on their sleeve or whose dignity they [...]

On October 31st, the PJ’s hosted their first feeder school dance of the year. Students in grade seven and eight from all of our elementary schools gathered in the gym for a “Halloween Scream”. Hundreds of happy students showed up for the costumed event. Despite awkward slow songs and Dean’s questionable taste in music, a [...]

          Monday, November 17th-21st was Anti-Bullying Week across Canada and STA got in on the action! The theme of this past week was to raise awareness about the problems with bullying and to eradicate them from our school. The prefects (with teacher Mr. Ieraci) founded the STA Safe School Action Team (SSAT). This group is mostly inactive [...]

      The Peace and Justice Club’s first donation of this year was definitely money well spent.  A non-government organization (NGO) called Invisible Children attended the PJs second meeting of the year on Friday, September 26th, showing a few touching videos of the work they do.  This grassroots NGO educated our students on Africa’s longest war, the [...]