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St. Joseph-Scollard Hall Catholic Secondary School

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St. Joseph-Scollard Hall Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school.[1]

In Anishinabek News

  • December 2017: The school hosted a special reconciliation learning event in its auditorium in late 2017. The event focused on explaining the harrowing effects of Residential Schools.[2]
  • September 2018: A student from this school served as a firekeeper during the 30th annual Nipissing First Nation Pow Wow.[3]
  • December 2018: The school is one of the educational facilities operated by the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board.[4]
  • July 2023: The school hosted regional qualifiers for basketball and soccer to determine participants for the provincial championships. Students from this institution traveled to Kingston to compete in the 2023 Special Olympics Ontario School Championships.[5]
  • July 2023: As of July 2023, the school introduced a Specialist High Skills Major focused on Indigenous Studies within its arts and culture stream. It offers specialized courses including Indigenous governance, world beliefs, and a drum and dance course. The institution held its graduation ceremony at the Capitol Centre on June 15, 2023.[6]
  • August 2024: First Nations Agriculture and Finance Ontario intends to bring its agricultural program to the Indigenous program at Scollard Hall.[7]
  • November 2024: The school hosted the "Uniting Our Possibilities" Carousel Evening event in November 2024.[8]
  • June 2025: Les Couchi argued that the name of this institution should be reevaluated. The school is named after Bishop Scollard.[9]
  • July 2025: The school is attended by Bronte McLeod, the newly appointed Indigenous Student Trustee. The school hosts Mkwa Doodem, an Indigenous student advisory group.[1]

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