It's here and it's LIVE—welcome to SMC Radio, the official radio station of St. Mary's College! As the ONLY high school radio station in Sault Ste. Marie, SMC Radio delivers a mix of today's hits (plus all your favorite classics) along with student-hosted talk shows and more. What an honor it's been to add this... Continue Reading →

Join Professor Mario J. Rocchetta and featured guests for easy-to-follow academic discussion in psychology and other special topics. It's time to get EDUCATED. With listenership in 36 countries across the globe for its sophomore season, EDUCATED has continued to make learning accessible in the realm of academic podcasts, with discussion ranging across various topics like... Continue Reading →

"Get schooled in five minutes or less on a variety of topics—courtesy of Mr. Rocchetta's Grade 7/8 Holy Cross students. It's ELEMENTARY, My Dear Griffins!" It has been an absolute blast helping such a magnificent group of students to get their class podcast up and running. The concept is simple—young people speaking on topics about... Continue Reading →

I've forever been enamored with R.L. Stine's Fear Street books (along with everything else he's ever penned), and have always told myself that some day I'd grow up and write a Young Adult horror novel of my own. Not sure if I've successfully navigated the whole "grow up" part of the equation, but at least... Continue Reading →

Join Professor Mario J. Rocchetta and featured guests for easy-to-follow academic discussion in psychology and other special topics. It's time to get EDUCATED. Garnering a worldwide audience from across 22 countries in its freshman season, EDUCATED has made an emphatic splash in the realm of academic podcasts, with discussion ranging across various topics like conformity,... Continue Reading →

Dear Students, As we navigate together through these unsure times, please know that you can count on me to continue working diligently to ensure that we complete our coursework. Your academic success remains a top priority. Please be sure to follow all course guidelines and materials as indicated in our LMS classroom and on MS... Continue Reading →

With the stress of final papers and exams upon us, we were hungry for a little downtime... actually, we were just hungry. As such, my CMM115 Aviation students and I decided to take our appetites to The Breakfast Pig on a November Saturday night in downtown Sault Ste. Marie. I asked restaurant owner Angela Caputo... Continue Reading →

Sault College was well-represented today as we kicked off our 5th annual “We Scare Hunger” event with the staff of Maitland Ford Lincoln as well as various partner schools across the city, including St. Mary’s College and St. Paul Catholic School. On Monday, we attended the City Council meeting where Mayor Provenzano declared October “We... Continue Reading →

Today we decided to take a break from the paper-writing grind of CMM210 and to instead just stuff our faces with some of the best pizza and wings the Soo has to offer. The catch was simple: I'd deliver the food and drinks while the students would throw down some canned food or cash donations... Continue Reading →

In honor of those who have battled prostate cancer -- the men diagnosed and the family who supported those men -- you are the true warriors. Thank you to my Sault College students, past and present, who pitched in to make this year's Movember campaign a huge success. You didn't just tolerate the moustache... you... Continue Reading →