Category: General

Holy Cross Uniform Procedures

Students are responsible for being in uniform while attending school.  We have reached out to our uniform provider, DGN Kilters, and they will be continuing with their tuck truck visits to Holy Cross.  Please check our website for the upcoming date. They have also assured me that a great deal of the uniform backlog has been cleared. In addition, we will be hosting a
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Hawk’s Closet

Hey Hawks, do you have any gently used uniform items or spirit wear sitting around your house?  Well, you’re in luck! The HCCA Community will be collecting gently used school uniform items or spirit wear from Monday, November 21st to Friday, December 9th, to be sold to students at a discounted price the week of December 12th.  All proceeds from these sales will be donated ... Continue reading "Hawk’s Closet"

 A few Halloween Reminders…

Please note the importance of discouraging cultural misappropriation in costumes, and the need for appropriateness of costumes to be worn in our schools. Some suggestions to bring to your school

community’s attention can be:

1. Culture is NOT Costume: Ask your students and staff to refrain from using costumes that represent a cultural group or ethnicity. (e.g. Indigenous, Chinese, Arabic,

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Youth Group Apple Picking

On October 6th, 45 of our Holy Cross Youth Group members will visit JC Agri-Orchards in King City to pick apples for The Good Shepherd Centre Homeless Men’s Shelter.   All apples will be delivered to the Good Shepherd Centre and will be used in their Thanksgiving meal where they will feed thousands of homeless men living on the streets of Toronto.   This has been a ... Continue reading "Youth Group Apple Picking"

Thanksgiving Food Drive

From Monday September 26th to Friday October 7th, Holy Cross Catholic Academy will be running their 11th annual Thanksgiving Food Drive and Raffle in support of the Vaughan Food Bank.  The VFB is trying to meet the needs of an unprecedented number of families and individuals during these difficult times, so Holy Cross will once again be collecting donations of non-perishable food items to help ... Continue reading "Thanksgiving Food Drive"