May 4, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Communications Media Advisory Department 80 Sheppard Avenue East TCDSB AWARDS NIGHT

North York, The Catholic District School Board will celebrate Catholic Education Week with M2N 6E8 its annual Awards Night scheduled for this evening at 7:00 p.m. in the Catholic Education Centre located at 80 Sheppard Ave. E., in .

Media Contact: The celebration is a tribute to outstanding achievements of students, staff alumni and Mary Jo Deighan members of the Catholic community. The event will also be available as a live simulcast Coordinator of via the internet at: http://www.tcdsb.org/LiveAtTCDSB Communications Tel: 416-229-5331 In addition to the presentation of Student Achievement Awards to students and Certificates Fax: 416-229-5342 of Appreciation to staff and members of the TCDSB community, a number of special [email protected] awards will also be presented. The programme for the evening is available at www.tcdsb.org.

Information: Mary Walker TCDSB Alumni Award: Supervisor – Angela Grace Macri: Alumna of Loretto Abbey Catholic ; President of Communications Haulover Investments Ltd; philanthropist; owned and co-edited Hollywood Canada 416-222-8282 Ext. 2302 Magazine; owned and managed The Bayview Playhouse; founding Director and President [email protected] of Northern Centre of Enrichment; Chair Amarok Society; Member of Council of Canadians; enrolled in Order of Mary Ward.

Ashif Jaffer Award for Excellence in Special Education Support: Elementary: Loretta Bartolini, Education Assistant at St. Matthew Catholic School in former municipality of York

Secondary: Mark Harrison, Education Assistant at Neil McNeil High School in Scarborough

Sister Mary Hamilton Award for Exceptional Students: Elementary: Matthew Stieger, St. Maria Goretti Catholic School, Scarborough

Secondary: Jessi Walker-Peart, Alighieri Academy, North York

Student Trustee Award of Excellence in Academics, Leadership and Christian Values: Brandon Tran, Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School in Toronto,

What: Tribute to Our TCDSB Community Awards Event When: Wednesday, May 4th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Catholic Education Centre 80 Sheppard Avenue East, North York

- 30 - The Toronto Catholic District School Board educates more than 93,000 students from diverse cultures and language backgrounds in its 201 Catholic elementary and secondary schools and serves approximately 475,000 Catholic school supporters across the City of Toronto.