2025 Short-Video Contest Winners

2025 SHORT-VIDEO CONTEST WINNERS

OCSTA Short Video Contest Results

At the recent January 2026 Catholic Trustees Seminar in Toronto, OCSTA announced the winners of the annual OCSTA Short Video Contest for students in grades 4 – 12.

Students from across Ontario were invited to create a 2-minute video about this year’s Catholic Education theme: Pilgrims of Hope: On the Path to Holiness.

The Association received almost 100 outstanding submissions from across the province. An adjudication committee reviewed all submissions to develop a short-list of qualifying finalists which were posted to an online voting portal. As in previous years, the Catholic education community, parishioners and families were invited to vote for their favourite video from the posted qualifying submissions.

We sincerely appreciate the participation of all who voted. Following is the list of Catholic elementary and secondary school winners – including links to each video. Congratulations to the winners and all who participated in this celebration of Catholic education in Ontario.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINNERS

1ST PLACE

St. Mary’s CES “Pilgrims of Hope – On a Path to Holiness”, Niagara Catholic DSB

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2ND PLACE

Pope Pius XII CES It Just Takes One Holy Voice, Sudbury Catholic DSB

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3RD PLACE

St. Marguerite d’Youville Catholic Elementary School “Pilgrims of Hope: On the Path to Holiness”, Durham Catholic DSB

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SECONDARY SCHOOL WINNERS

1ST PLACE

St. Paul Catholic High School “Defining Hope: The Patriot Journey”, Niagara Catholic DSB

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2ND PLACE

Fr. Michael McGivney Catholic Academy “Hope Not Magic”, York Catholic DSB

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3RD PLACE

Cardinal Carter CSS “God Loves You”, Windsor-Essex Catholic DSB

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The Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association is the provincial voice for publicly funded Catholic education. Founded in 1930, OCSTA represents the interests of Catholic school boards that collectively educate approximately 550,000 students in Ontario, from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12.

For more information, please contact:

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Sharon McMillan, Director of Communications

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smcmillan@ocsta.on.ca

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416-932-9460