# @canisiushs on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIXGRGqoAdU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29395111-canisiushs-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-12T21:03:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Canisius High School (@canisiushs) — https://gondola.cc/canisiushs

## Caption

Arrupe House of our CHS House System held a toy drive this month to collect items for the Belle Center, a community center on the West Side of Buffalo. 

Arrupe students and mentors, in an effort headed by math teacher Staci Shick, collected a great many toys for the center’s summer programs for elementary school-aged children. The toys were delivered on Friday. 

The idea for the toy drive came out of the CHS Faculty Day of Service earlier this year, when Shick was among a group of teachers who served at thebellecenter; Shick's group was one of 12 different faculty groups working at outstanding organizations in Buffalo.

Arrupe is one of six houses in the CHS House System, which provides an additional level of camaraderie and brotherhood through competition in various events and initiatives, including service projects like this one. All students are members of one of six houses named after prominent Jesuits: Arrupe, Campion, Gonzaga, Jogues, Loyola and Xavier.

The infrastructure of the House System nurtures smaller communities within our larger school community. It helps build stronger bonds and connections between students throughout all four grades as well as with the faculty.

(Assistant to the President Fr. Richard Zanoni’s saying of “Do tonight’s homework tonight!” is painted above the wipeboard in this classroom.) 

Students and families interested in the pioneering CHS House System and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked as Buffalo’s “Best Catholic School” by Business First – can learn more by reserving a spot at our Spring Open House on April 27 via canisiushigh.org/openhouse

This place is special. Let us show you why.

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