Open House
1991 -- 2015
May 16, 2015
Remembering St. Basil Secondary School
As we enter our FINAL year of existence, get reconnected with other alumni and share your memories from 1991 to present day.
All former Alumni and their families, former staff and their families, and current students and staff and their families are invited to join the celebration!
LATEST NEWS
May 28 Open House Photo Booth Pics
Please visit the Gallery section to view the photos, taken by Capture Your Legacy, at the Open House on May 16!
Thank you to all those who stopped by the amphitheater to recreate and make new memories with fellow alumni and staff!
May 9 SBSS Uniform Pieces for Sale
If anyone is interested in purchasing SBSS uniform pieces, Halpern's will be at the Open House from 11-2pm selling uniform pieces (polos/oxfords/sweaters etc.). Pieces are available CASH ONLY and FINAL SALE. Please come prepared with cash if you are interested in purchasing!
May 7 24 Years of Memories
Local2 has put together some awesome coverage leading up to MAY 16. Check out what Mario Rocchetta (Class of 2002), Mary Anne Amadio (former SBSS teacher) and Cindy Sawyer (current SBSS principal) had to say as our beloved school gets set to celebrate the last 24 years of amazing memories at St. Basil Secondary!
Check it out on Local2!
May 5 Attention: Out of town Saints!!
Coming in to town for our Remembering St. Basil Secondary School Farewell Celebration? Stay with our wonderful friends at the Holiday Inn Express Sault Ste Marie and save 10% off their Best Available Rate!
Simply call them directly at 705-759-8200 and ask for the St. Basil Special Rate!
For more information, check out their Facebook page!
Event Date & Times
May 16
Farewell Mass
10am-11am in the Gym
Father Francis Presiding
May 16
Open House
11am-4pm
Walkthrough of the school
May 16
Saint For Life - Membership Booth
11am-4pm
Proceeds for the St. Basil Scholarship
May 16
May 16
Family BBQ
11am-3pm
Hosted by Meyers Munchies
Illusionist Ryan McFarling
11:30am-1pm
Face-to-face Magic
May 16
May 16
Face Painting, Balloons & More!
11am-2pm
Hosted by The Balloon Guy, and Party Perks Event Entertainment
Tie-Plate/Baking Station
12pm-1pm
Featuring Rick Borean
May 16
Photo Studio - Recreate Memories
1pm-3pm in the amphitheater
Hosted by Capture Your Legacy
April 28 Alumni Cup Update
Some amazing teams registered for the Alumni Cup!!! There are still openings.
What about an all girls team?
Submit your registrations by May 1 (that's this Friday!)
April 27 St. Basil Alumni Award
Just a reminder that ALL PROCEEDS from the events taking place at the Alumni Reunion on May 16 will go into a scholarship fund for the "St. Basil Alumni Award."
The recipient will be an individual who best exemplifies the spirit of St. Basil. The legacy will live on with your help!
April 26 Please RSVP for May 16!
ATTENTION SAINTS: Please RSVP NOW to let us know that you and your family plan on coming out to remember St. Basil Secondary on May 16!
Click on the EventBrite link, select how many people you are coming with, and hit REGISTER.
Whether you can make it for a portion of the celebration or for the entire day, St. Basil wants you back home one final time at 250 St. Georges Avenue!
Please LIKE and SHARE our Facebook status to let everyone know that REGISTRATION is now open.
April 9 Saints Cup Registration
Sign up your team to play for the coveted “Stanley Can”!
Registration forms and entry fee money is due by May 1st.
Entry fee for alumni teams is $10.00 per player.
Entry fee for current SBSS student teams is $5.00 per player.
Entry fee payable by cash at St. Basil Secondary or cheque. Please make cheque payable to: St. Basil Secondary School with notion to Saints Cup Alumni
To register your team, please send the following information to: jasmine.oconnor@live.ca
-Class Year:
-Team Name:
-Team Contact:
-Email Address:
-Phone Number:
-Number of Players:
April 9 Save The Date!
April 3 Farewell Mass
Ms. Amadio and Gayle Mendicino are planning the mass for May 16th. It will take place at 10:00 am in the gym.
Come and "Testify to Love" for one last time at SBSS. Grad banners will be up on display for viewing.
We are looking for musicians, vocalists, lectors (people to read) and other volunteers to help. Also needed are video clips of what you are grateful for. Please visit our Facebook page to sign up to volunteer for any of these positions for the mass.
OUR FOUNDING FATHER is coming home! St. Basil Secondary is proud to confirm that MR. BOB BARBEAU, the first ever principal of SBSS, will be in attendance on MAY 16 to bid farewell to our beloved school.
LIKE, SHARE and COMMENT on our Facebook post to honor Mr. Barbeau and let him know that you look forward to seeing him again in the hallowed halls of St. Basil!
March 24 Mr. Barbeau
March 3 The Stanley Can
The Stanley Can is up for the taking. Who will win the Alumni Cup and this piece of SBSS history?
Rumour has is it members of the class of 2012 have a team lined up. Who will they challenge?
Feb. 27 Alumni Cup
Do you own a hockey stick? A pair of vintage short shorts (Mr. Magic!)? Then we have a potential event for you.
As part of our May 16th farewell celebration, St. Basil is looking to resurrect SAINTS CUP - ALUMNI EDITION for anyone who is interested in having a crack at the title one last time!
Graduating classes can put teams together, register them for a small fee and play against other graduating classes for ALUMNI CUP bragging rights! Who wouldn't want to see the Class of 2009 vs. 2006, Class of 2012 vs. Class of 1996, etc... the possibilities are endless!
Please LIKE, COMMENT or SHARE this message from our Facebook page so that we can see how many would be interested in holding this event as part of May 16th's celebration.
Stay tuned for more info as it unfolds, including a full breakdown of what the entire May 16th event will look like, which will be released in the very near future!
We are looking through every yearbook from 1991-2015 to ensure that as many STAFF MEMBERS as possible will be in attendance on MAY 16th. Stay tuned as we unveil over the next several weeks which of your favorite staff members will be appearing LIVE at St. Basil's FINAL FAREWELL!
Jan. 23 SBSS Former Staff Members
Jan. 19 It's Official!
IT'S OFFICIAL! In just a few months, on Saturday, MAY 16th, 2015, SBSS ALUMNI will gather AT ST. BASIL SECONDARY for a farewell worthy of a SAINT. All St. Basil GRADS and their FAMILIES are invited to gather at the top of St. George's Hill one last time as we celebrate the SILVER AND BLACK forever beating in our hearts. As details become available for these FREE events, they will be released RIGHT HERE on our official Website as well as on our Facebook page. Be sure to comment on and share all of our posts to help us reach out to as many alumni as possible. For now, SAVE THE DATE - MAY 16th, 2015!