Elementary Children Signing "Give Thanks"

Sacred Heart Elementary School learn to sign the song "Give Thanks" with Sr. Beverley to celebrate American Thanksgiving.  Thank you to Sr. Beverley, Mrs. Jakeman, Mr. Tugwell and the children.  This was very moving.

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American colleagues and friends!

Click here for the video

Sacred Heart is Pumped for WE Day!

Sacred Heart School is PUMPED for WE Day today!

Me to We Evening of Champions last night was a great event attended by Sacred Heart students:  Mia Ferguson, Anya Friesen, Hannah and Alex Baillie and Sylvia Driscoll-Sangster.  They met some Kenyan students and one of the Mamas from the Masai Mara region.

The first photo is of the students and teachers heading down to WE Day this morning.

Sacred Heart Students Receive Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award

Amelia Chant, Bailey Francis and Andy Samman received their Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award from the Lieutenant Governor The Honorable J.J. Grant during a ceremony at Government House on November 27th. Congratulations, Amelia, Bailey and Andy!

Aislin Flynn, Class of 2012 Wins Cambridge Women's Debating Tournament in UK

On Sunday, SHSH alumna, Aislin Flynn, Class of 2012, won the Cambridge Women’s Debating Tournament—easily the most prestigious university debate tournament for women.

She and her partner Victoria Hale defeated teams from the United States, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Russia and Israel to win.  Five of the eight debaters in the final round were Canadian.  Aislin is the sister of current Sacred Heart student and acclaimed national debater, Rory Flynn.

Congratulations, Aislin, we are very proud of you!

AMASC World Congress in Arizona in November

The 15th AMASC World Congress (Alumnae/i) was held in Scottsdale, Arizona Thursday, November 6 to Sunday, November 9, 2014 with the theme - "Listening with one Heart". 

Sheila Donahoe who attended with a number of other Halifax Alumnae including:  Lynne Donahoe, Cathleen Niedermayer, Judy Sapp, Sarah Cassidy, Catherine MacDonald, Patricia Holland, Sr. Anne-Marie Conn and Sr. Anne Wachter, provided pictures she took during the Congress.

Moustache Monday for Movember

This is MOVEMBER month and Moustache Monday.

Sacred Heart is participating in this fundraiser to support world-class men's health programs that combat prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health problems.

D'Arcy Wilson, ES Art Teacher Receives Recognition

Congratulations to our Elementary School art teacher and alumna, D'Arcy Wilson, who was named the Centre for Art Tapes 2014-2015 local artist-in-residence recently.

The Chronicle Herald says:  "The residency, which takes place at the Centre for Art Tapes from December through March, provides an opportunity for medial artists to experiment and develop new works involving audio, video or new media."  And goes on to say that D'Arcy "proposes to resurrect the little-known historical fact that Halifax was home to the first North American zoo, located beside what is now the Armdale Rotary."

We are very proud of D'Arcy.  This is one to watch!

Advent Service of Readings & Carols Dec. 1st at 7:30pm

Sacred Heart School of Halifax is holding its annual 

Advent Service of Readings and Carols at 

Saint Mary's Basilica Cathedral on 

Monday, December 1st at 7:30pm.  

Each year we welcome all members of the 

Archdiocese to join us for this service to help prepare us for the Advent season.

For one of last year's songs during the service: Click here

Here is another:  Click here

Please join us!

Sr. Girls Volleyball are Champs!!

Congratulations to our SH Senior Girls Volleyball team who 

are Capital Region Div. 4 Champions and will head to the NSSAF Provincial Championships in Weymouth, NS Dec. 5/6

Dr. Stan Kutcher to Speak at Sacred Heart Dec. 9th

Dr. Stan Kutcher, MD, FRCPC, FCAHS 

will speak at the Sacred Heart School of Halifax on 

Tuesday, December 9th 

7:15-8:15pm

Topic:

Young people and their mental health:  

an open forum with Dr. Stan Kutcher

Dr. Kutcher is the SunLife Financial Chair in 

Adolescent Mental Health

Director World Health Organization Collaborating Care in Mental Health Policy and Training

All Welcome.

click here for poster

Sacred Heart Sylvestre Family Meet Commander Chris Hadfield in Halifax Nov. 16th

The Sylvestre family went to hear Commander Chris Hadfield's presentation on Sunday at the Convention Centre. They said:  "It was an awesome time. Mr. Hadfiled talked about his experience in the International Space Station and the importance of having a dream. Anyone, at any age, should have a dream to pursue. He was very inspiring and has a very good sense of humour." 

The Sylvestre boys stayed after the presentation even though most people were gone. They sneaked back stage to ask if they could potentially see him quickly to shake his hand and it worked out!  They gave him a picture of one of the boys beside his rocket telling him this little guy had a dream. "It seemed like he remembered Christophe from last year."

The Sylvestres acknowledged two of the teachers who helped the boys along the way:

"Mrs. Harper-Given, thank you for pointing out this opportunity! 

Ms. Alison Boyer, thank you for organizing the opportunity last year."

Thank You to All for Success of Our Christmas Fair!

THANK YOU to all our parents, staff, students, alumnae/i, past parents and friends of the school who made our Christmas Fair this past weekend such a great success. In particular, we thank Jody MacDonald, President of the Parents' Guild and her Executive for the tremendous amount of work they have put in to the organization of the Fair. It takes a Village! @SHSHFX

Some images before the Fair began and a few during it...