Category: Featured

SJN Junior Robotics Team Shines at YCDSB Competition!

The St. Justin Martyr Junior Robotics Team proudly represented our school at the first-ever YCDSB Robotics Competition. Students showcased outstanding teamwork, collaboration, and problem-solving skills while tackling exciting challenges throughout the day.

The competition featured two rounds: programming robots to complete a task-based course, and designing a catapult launcher, highlighting both coding and engineering creativity.

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🎉 Congratulations to Julian Ali!

St. Justin Martyr School is proud to celebrate one of our Grade 8 P.A.C.E. students, Julian Ali, for his outstanding achievement in the Canadian Geography Contest.

After earning first place at the school level, Julian advanced to the Provincial/Territorial competition, where he continued to excel—ranking among the top 20 finalists in Canada.

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Celebrating Our Future Innovators! 🎉

St. Justin Martyr School is proud of our Intermediate PACE students who participated in the York Region Tech and Science Fair at York University.

Their creativity and innovation were on full display—from exploring new ways to charge pacemakers to redesigning aircraft turbines to reduce noise pollution.

👏 Congratulations to our award winners:

NEW!!! St. Justin Martyr Land Acknowledgment

On Tuesday, March 31st, 2026, the St. Justin Martyr School Luke 4:18 Committee together with their Lead Teachers: Ms. Comper-Swift, Ms. Paljug and Ms. Perrier, introduced and presented our new SJN Land Acknowledgement which was carefully created alongside our Indigenous community partner at YCDSB. Beginning April 1st, staff and students will be reciting our SJN Land Acknowledgement in the place of the YCDSB Land Acknowledgment.  ... Continue reading "NEW!!! St. Justin Martyr Land Acknowledgment"

YCDSB Placed Under Supervision by Minister of Education

On Thursday, March 5, 2026, the Minister of Education placed the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) under supervision. While under supervision, all decisions that would normally be made by trustees, with the exception of denominational matters, will now be made by the appointed Supervisor, Carrie Kormos.

You can read a letter from the Minister of Education by clicking

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