Special Events

~ Paul Halligan Classic

Paul Halligan died of cancer after a two year battle with the disease. Paul was a graduate of RND, a basketball and football coach, an organizer of the Alumni Association, founder of the Irish Ontario Basketball Club, and the driving force behind the Peter Carty Memorial. Above all else, Paul was a devoted member of the school community, continually demonstrating his Christian call to service. He lived a vocation of service and our school communities are blessed to have known him and touched by his life.

Both Holy Cross and Reg compete in a memorial game and raise funds for the Breast Screening Program in Kingston each year.

~ Peter Carty Memorial

The Peter Carty Memorial was established in 1989 by Paul Halligan, who at the time was a basketball coach as Regiopolis Notre Dame. Paul seeked an oppurtunity to raise money and awareness for cancer research by planning a memorial game between Regi and Holy Cross. This brought together the people of the community who had been inspired by peter's life and saddened by his death. The Memorial and Full Court Press have carried on the tradition of community and friendly competition that Paul envisioned. RND and Holy Cross continue to play in spirited games hosted in alternate years by each school,  bringing the 20 year total to over $254 000.

~ Annual Fr. Stan Kurusumuthu Memorial Soccer Games

Each year, in memory of Father Stan, there is a soccer challenge involving the girls and boys soccer teams of RND and Holy Cross. Father Stanislaus Kurusumuthu was born in Vakari, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka on December 6, 1939. He pursued his love of education and demonstrated his love of youth through his 15 year teaching career at Holy Cross and Regiopolis-Notre Dame from 1986 to the time of his death on April 5, 2001. His sudden passing due to a heart attack in 2001 while on staff at RND left a void in the community.
Fr. Stan always had a story to tell: God blessed him with humour and vitality. He had a gift for reaching out to those sometimes on the fringes, and he won everyone over with his endless teasing and generosity. As one student commented, "Father Stan was never too busy to chat it up or even hook it up with anyone." Another student fondly remarked: "The little man with the twinkle in his eyes is definitely going 'upstairs'".