2024 Champions: Assumption Catholic Secondary School

After four years of fierce ethics bowl participation, Coach Jeremy Bracken’s team, The Socrates Smarties, have secured ethics bowl glory, becoming the fifth team to lift the prestigious OC trophy.

When asked before the finals how his team was feeling, Coach Bracken said: “I feel calm because I know how much work they put in. . . and I know they approached these cases from four-five different angles. . .and sitting in the crowd I am nervous, but I also know this a great team.”

Assumption finished 6th at the highly competitive National Championships last year, representing Ontario with pride and confidence.

Assumption Socrates Smarties with the OC trophy and Director Jeff Senese

Socrates Smarties (Assumption Catholic Secondary School) 2024 OC CHAMPIONS

2025 Ontario Championship

Date?

Saturday, March 22

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Sunday, March 23

Schedule

Saturday

Ethics bowl preliminary round matchplay 10am-5pm. Dinner to follow.

Sunday

Final round of match play and championship match: 9:30am-1:00pm. Lunch to follow.

Financial Support?

Each team receives complimentary 2 complimentary hotel rooms on Saturday night. Teams whose commute exceeds 1.5 hours will receive two additional, complimentary hotel rooms on Friday night.

All meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) will be provided on Saturday

Breakfast and lunch will be provided on Sunday.

Teams are responsible for arranging their own travel to the Ontario Championship. Limited financial support is available to select teams who demonstrate need.

Watch the Championship Match

Past Champions

Assumption Catholic Secondary School

2024 Champions

Canterbury Secondary School

2021 Ontario Champions + National Finalists

Kingston Secondary School

2023 Champions

Northern Secondary School

2022 Ontario + National Champions

Key Contact:

Jeffrey Senese

Co-General Manager, Ethics Bowl Canada

University of Toronto, Mississauga

Email: jeffrey.senese@utoronto.ca

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The ethics bowl isn’t simply about helping students think abstractly about moral dilemmas, though that’s important. At its best, the bowl is really about enacting moments of personal and social transformation in the lives of actual, young people.