Posts by Sylvia Moyssakos

Flag Football this year was spearheaded by our wonderful Grade 12 Recreational Leadership class. They organized and ran a great Round Robin season. We got to see some incredible athleticism on the field, with 30 yard running plays and kickoff returns for touchdowns. The Chisholm Super Bowl came down to the Dolphins and the Vikings.…

Buttery popcorn and sweet drinks were enjoyed by twenty nine students and four teachers during the November 14 trip to film.ca in Oakville for the first Chisholm Movie Club outing of the year. We enjoyed viewing The Marvels, an action-packed superhero movie in which three young women protagonists discovered how to share special powers involving…

Staff and students at Chisholm Academy participated in our annual Remembrance Day Ceremony. The focus of this event was the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Peacekeepers. Staff and students were reminded of the sacrifices made by so many Canadians in hotspots around the world in order to assist those regions in avoiding war and…

In keeping with tradition, Chisholm Academy’s Student Council organized another incredible afternoon of fun, games and delicious food and treats at our annual Fall Fair and Halloween Event 2023! Staff and students dressed in a variety of costumes, with a number of tyrannosauruses showing up for the occasion! Students enjoyed many games with prizes, a…

Grade 10 students engaged in a very interesting and informative visit to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, located in John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, in Mount Hope, to enrich their study of Canadian History, on Thursday, October 26th. The chaperoning teachers were Mrs. Bysice and Mr. Katsouras, and the excursion was thoroughly enjoyed by…

On Wednesday, October 11, Chisholm Academy’s Grade 7 and 8 students spent the day at Mountsberg Conservation Area. Amidst the beautiful fall colours and sunshine, we learned about raptors that live in the area and adaptations they have to help make them successful in their environment. We even were able to get up close and…

Chisholm Academy students and staff dressed in orange colours and participated in learning moments to mark the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Friday, September 29. The Equity and Drama Clubs organized events for Orange Shirt Day that dovetails with this national statutory day, marked on September 30 (a Saturday this year). In Canada,…

Focusing on leadership and fun, Chisholm Academy’s senior students enjoyed a field trip to Camp Couchiching in Longford Mills, on September 25 to 27, 2023. Ms. Laube organized and led this amazing trip, supported by Ms. Edmonds and Mr. Tollefsrud. The training was provided by the Ontario Educational Leadership Centre. Students received hands-on and seminar…

On September 26th, Chisholm Academy’s Grade 9 and 10 students spent an exciting day at the Royal Botanical Gardens, where they participated in Wetland Interactions and Terrestrial Ecosystem Studies. Students had an opportunity to test water quality and oxygen concentration in the marsh. They collected water from the marsh to identify some of the organisms…

Chisholm Academy held its annual Terry Fox Walk and BBQ on September 22, 2023 and it was a great success! We raised an amazing $2000 for cancer research and all students and staff enjoyed a beautiful walk through the neighborhood. We wish to thank all members of the Chisholm community who donated to this worthy…