COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
About Us
The Communications Department is the sole source of official information from Niagara Catholic, and should always be the first point of contact during inclement weather and emergencies. Niagara Catholic’s Communications Department also oversees the Board’s three social media accounts, works closely with the media to promote our schools and the Board, and creates a variety of reports, documents and videos.
Contact the Communications Department:
Jennifer Pellegrini, Communications Officer, 905.735.0240 ext. 297 or by email.
MEDIA RELEASES
Niagara Catholic, DSBN, to Share Space Ahead of Joint-Use School
Niagara Catholic Adds Two New Dual-Credit Courses to School College Work Initiative
Niagara Catholic Exceeds Provincial Averages in EQAO and OSSLT Assessments
Continuing Education and Alternative Learning Sites Principal Honoured by Niagara University
BT Grad Receives $40,000 Schulich Builders' Scholarship
Trustee Natalia Benoit on Extended Leave
Niagara Catholic Announces New Indigenous Lead
Niagara Catholic Board of Trustees Approve $294M 2023-2024 Budget
Notre Dame College School Receives $500,000 Donation from Lacavera Family for new Turf Field
Niagara Catholic Student Trustee Receives $100,000 Schulich Leaders Award
Niagara Catholic Asks Ministry to Support Technology Programs through Capital Funding
Niagara Catholic Holds Inaugural Meeting of 2022-2026 Board of Trustees
Niagara Catholic Shares 2021-2022 EQAO Assessment Results
Niagara Catholic Trustees Pass Balanced 2022-2023 Annual Budget
Three St. Teresa of Calcutta Students Competing in Canada-Wide Science Fair
Niagara Catholic Announces 2022-2023 Student Trustees and Elementary Student Senate Co-Chairs
Niagara Catholic to Address Period Poverty in Schools
Niagara Catholic to Ban Single-Use Plastics in September 2022
Niagara Catholic Realigns Election Boundaries for Fall Election
Two Niagara Catholic Students Bound for Ivy League in September
Media Release - Ivy League Backgrounder
Niagara Catholic Receives $10.1M for New Catholic Elementary School in Beamsville
Niagara Catholic Trustees Elect Chair, Vice-Chair for 2022
Niagara Catholic Trustees Approve Multi-Year Strategic Plan
Trustees Approve 2021-2022 Budget
Niagara Catholic Adding Turf Fields at Blessed Trinity, Notre Dame
Niagara Catholic to Fly Pride Flag During Pride Week - May 26
St. Teresa of Calcutta Student Takes Shot for Rankin Run Fundraiser
St. Alexander Students Make Mark on Community
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at St. Mary Catholic Elementary School (Niagara Falls) - May 3
Niagara Catholic Announces 2021-2022 Student Trustees
Spring Break - Final Final Roundup of Cases - April 22
Spring Break - Final Roundup of Cases - April 20
Spring Break Confirmed Cases to Date - April 14
Confirmed Cases at St. Augustine, St. Alexander - April 10
Niagara Catholic Cases for April 9
Outbreak Over at Fatima, Outbreak Declared at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Other Cases - Apri l8
Outbreak declared at St. Andrew; Cases Confirmed at OLV, St. Augustine and Notre Dame College
Confirmed Case at Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary School
Confirmed Cases at St. Ann Fenwick and Notre Dame College School
Seven New Cases to Report for March 29
Outbreak Closed at St. Charles Catholic Elementary School
Four Confirmed COVID-19 Cases for Weekend of March 27-28
Outbreak Declared at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary School in St. Catharines
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Notre Dame Catholic Elementary School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary School
Fifth Confirmed Case at St. Charles Catholic Elementary School - No Risk of Exposure
Fourth Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at St. Charles Catholic Elementary School
Joint Media Release with DSBN -- 1,500 Staff Vaccinated
Outbreak Declared at St. Charles Catholic Elementary School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Saint Michael Catholic High School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at St. Philomena Catholic Elementary School
Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 at St. Charles, Loretto Catholic Elementary Schools
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at St. Martin Catholic Elementary School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at St. Therese Catholic Elementary School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School in Grimsby
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at St. Alfred Catholic Elementary School
Two Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 at Saint Paul Catholic High School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at St. Mary Catholic Elementary School in Welland
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School
Outbreak Declared at Saint Michael CHS; Confirmed Case at Our Lady of Fatima Grimsby
Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 at St. Charles, St. Vincent DePaul CES and Saint Michael CHS
Parents Reminded to Bring Items Home for Christmas Break
Two More Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 at Saint Michael Catholic High School
Second Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Saint Michael Catholic High School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Saint Michael Catholic High School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at St. John Continuing Education Centre
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School
Outbreak Officially Declared Over at St. Martin Catholic Elementary School
2021 Chair and Vice-Chair Elected at Annual Organizational Meeting
Tenth Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at St. Martin Catholic Elementary School
Updated Information Regarding the COVID-19 Outbreak at St. Martin Catholic Elementary School
Additional Two Cases of COVID-19 Linked to Outbreak at St. Martin Catholic Elementary School
Two More Confirmed Cases at St. Martin Catholic Elementary School
Outbreak Declared at St. Martin Catholic Elementary School
Three Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 at Niagara Catholic
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at St. Martin Catholic Elementary School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at St. James Catholic Elementary School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at St. Mary Catholic Elementary School (NF)
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Saint Michael Catholic High School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary School
Niagara Catholic Reporting Two Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Lakeshore Catholic High School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Saint Michael Catholic High School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Saint Paul Catholic High School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Saint Michael Catholic High School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at St. Alfred Catholic Elementary School
Outbreak declared at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Elementary School
Positive Case of COVID-19 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Elementary School
Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary School
Positive Case of COVID-19 at Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary School
Province Provides Funding for Catholic Elementary School in Thorold
Backgrounder - Timeline of Catholic Elementary Schools in Thorold
Positive Case of COVID-19 Reported at Mary Ward Catholic Elementary School
Niagara Catholic Reduces Class Sizes
Niagara Catholic Board of Trustees Announces Camillo Cipriano Next Director of Education
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School Student Receives $100,000 Schulich Leaders Award
Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School Teacher Wins Rick Hansen Award
Niagara Catholic Supports the Community by Creating PPE for Frontline Workers
Niagara Foundation for Catholic Education Supports $62,000 Donation to Student At-Home Learning
Saint Francis Catholic Secondary School Students, Staff, Alumni Perform Halleleujah
Saint Francis Catholic Secondary School Staff Member Tests Positive for COVID-19
Niagara Catholic Announces Chair and Vice-Chair for 2020
Niagara Catholic Exceeds Provincial Averages on EQAO Assessments
Niagara Catholic Will Close Schools if CUPE Strikes
Director of Education Announces Retirement in 2020
Niagara Catholic Trustees Approve Balanced Budget for 2019-2020
Niagara Catholic Achieves 100% Ecoschools Certification for the 10th Straight Year
SOCIAL MEDIA
Niagara Catholic uses social media to provide our community with up-to-the-minute information on events and activities taking place in our schools and our Board.
Stay connected
Like and follow us on:
These social media sites are managed exclusively by Niagara Catholic’s Communications Department. No other social media sites are endorsed or maintained by the Communications Department or Niagara Catholic District School Board.
We love our friends and followers and like to engage with our community, and it's important to us that our social media is a safe place for all. Our accounts are monitored regularly, and we will remove inappropriate comments and block repeat offenders. Please follow these terms of use:
- No personal attacks, harassment, aggressive behaviour, or name-calling.
- No obscene, vulgar, degrading, or abusive comments, or any comments containing hate speech.
- No trolling, hijacking of threads, or repetitive posts.
- Comments that threaten to harm the reputation of an individual or the Board will be removed.
- Comments that break the law or encourage unlawful civil disobedience will be removed and reported to the police.
- All content posted must comply with copyright and/or trademark laws.
- Posts with commercial links will be removed.
Our schools on social media
A number of our schools also have their own Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts.
- Facebook:
Blessed Trinity Secondary School
St. Michael Catholic Elementary School
Denis Morris Catholic High School
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
Lakeshore Catholic High School
Our Lady of Fatima
St. Augustine
- Instagram:
Blessed Trinity: @Blessedtrinitycatholic
Holy Cross: @theangusarmy
Lakeshore Catholic: @LakeshoreCatholic
Notre Dame: @ndstudentservices
Saint Francis: @STFPhoenix
Saint Michael: @stmmustangs
Mother Teresa SC:@motherteresasc
St. Anthony: @stanthonyknights
St. Augustine: @gatorswelland
Blessed Trinity: @BlessedTrinity4
Denis Morris: @dmchsofficial
Holy Cross: @theangusarmy
Lakeshore Catholic: @LakeshoreCHS
Notre Dame College: @ndirishcouncil
Saint Michael: @SaintMichaelCHS; @STMPilgrimage
Saint Francis: @STFPhoenix; @phoenixchap
Saint Paul: @sphigh
Loretto: @LorettoFalls
Mary Ward: @MaryWardNF
Monsignor Clancy: @MonsignorClancy
Mother Teresa: @MotherTeresaSC
Notre Dame: @NotreDameNF
Our Lady of Mount Carmel: @Cougars118
Our Lady of Victory: @OLV_FE
St. Alexander: @StAlexander8
St. Alfred: @mrswheeles7
Saint Andrew:@StAndrewJaguars
St. Ann: @StAnnStallions
St. Denis: @StDenisCES
St. Anthony: @StStanthonysc
St. Gabriel Lalemant: @StGabrielNF
St Joseph Fort Erie: @StJosephSnyder
St. Joseph Grimsby: @Stjosephgr
St. Kevin: @StKevinCeltics
St. Martin: @MustangsMartin
St. Mary Niagara Falls: @stmaryecoteam, @Mrs_Stranges, @mrsmlavey
St. Patrick Niagara Falls: @stpatsNF
St. Patrick Port Colborne: @StPatrick1959
St. Philomena Fort Erie: @StPhilomenaNC
Father Hennepin: @FrHennepin
Niagara Catholic Continuing Education: @NC_ContinuingEd
FAQs
Niagara Catholic regularly updates its social media accounts between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. From time-to-time, we may update our sites on evenings or weekends to share important information. We make every attempt to acknowledge messages or questions and reply to them in a timely fashion.
We will retweet and share information from other users or accounts that may be of value to our community. Retweets and shares should not be interpreted as an endorsement of the originator or of any organization.
Niagara Catholic welcomes comments, suggestions and questions about the content we post on social media channels. While it is not always possible to reply to individual questions, we will address common themes. We encourage anyone with questions about Niagara Catholic to contact the Catholic Education Centre at 905.735.0240. For those who wish to contact us via social media, we ask those with specific questions or concerns to please address them through the message section of Facebook, rather than on the wall. We reserve the right to remove comments on our various social media sites which do not comply with our Guidelines for Commenting.
We encourage people to share their comments and questions about our posts and updates on social media sites. However, we ask you to please be respectful of others and to follow the general rules of civil behavior. Comments which contain profane, defamatory, derogatory or discriminatory language will be removed and the commenter will be blocked. Comments that contain threats or other forms of bullying will not be tolerated. Furthermore, we remind you that comments posted are in the public domain and are never entirely deleted.
To protect your own privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include personal information such as your phone number, home address, or email address in your comment.
The site administrators will also remove posts based on the following:
- Comments which are contrary to the rights enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Comments which contain advertising, solicitations and spam
- Comments posted by robot accounts
Participation on Niagara Catholic’s social network sites is voluntary and individuals who comment do so at their own risk and take personal responsibility for their comments. Please ensure comments are relevant to the status update posted and comply with the above-noted guidelines to ensure our social media sites remain an informative and positive way to enjoy the great things happening in our schools.