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Head Shots 4 PC’s Olympic Connections 6 Adam Bradley ’98 in Hollywood 9 Student Life 10 Residence Life 19 Class of 2014 22 Fred Little ’55: A Lasting Impression 24 PC’s Strategic Plan 27 Alumni News 28 Passings 31 Alumni Reunions 32 Three Cheers for Our Talented PC Volunteers 35 PCA Update 36 Upcoming Events 38

Cover story: For two exciting days in February, the Pickering College community gathered in Egan House to cheer for alumna Olympic figure skater Gabby Daleman ’16 as she realized her dream of competing at Sochi. PC’s legendary school spirit was featured on the newscasts of CBC Television, CBC Radio, CTV Barrie and on the front pages of both the Newmarket Era and the Aurora Banner newspapers.

54704_PICCOL_PillarsSummer2014.indd 3 2014-08-14 11:26 PM “Don’t agonize about success and failure. Just do what you must do as well as you possibly can. In the process you may eventually transcend triumph and disaster.” –Andreas Kluth

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n the following pages of The Pillars you will see many things about the successes of Pickering people I– Olympians, Hollywood entertainers, debators, builders, musicians, academics and leaders. The issue makes one incredibly proud to be a part of our community, because our people, past and present, are achieving success in all walks of life. In so doing, they are changing the world.

But how does one actually go out and “be successful” or even really deﬁne what success means to them? Students in our Global Leadership Program are asked to become “agents of courageous, ethical and positive change, true to Quaker values.” That, indeed, is a noble aspiration. But it could also be a little intimidating; with the expectation that everyone must be a world changer. While there is no doubt that this aspiration will be a valuable contribution to our world, deﬁning success in more humble terms is equally important.

In 1905, Bessie Stanley won a contest with her response to the question, “What constitutes success?” Her unpretentious answer included the following:

“ …(he) who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; who has ﬁlled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul;…”

What an elegant expression. What a simple reminder that success can, and perhaps should, be measured by the small, personal, compassionate actions by which we come to be known over a lifetime. And the reassuring thing is, every one of us is capable of doing that.

I also heard a quotation attributed to Martin Luther King Jr. not too long ago, which also captures, for me, the deeper and more important meaning of success as well as how we go about achieving it. He said,

“ If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.’ ”

Small things, done with care, done well, done for others. Imagine if everyone in the world approached each day like that?

Finally, I often ﬁnd myself encouraging others with the words of Viktor Frankl, a man who survived the horrors of concentration camps and through his suffering came to articulate the nature of survival, meaning, purpose and…success. His words resonate for any human being:

“Don’t aim at success – the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side- effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the byproduct of one’s surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it. I want you to listen to what your conscience commands you to do and go on to carry it out to the best of your knowledge. Then you will live to see that in the long run – in the long run, I say! – success will follow you precisely because you had forgotten to think of it.”

I believe our job at Pickering College is to help prepare the next generation of leaders, just as we have for 172 years. Our job is to help young people aspire to live fulﬁlling, meaningful, happy lives and make an impact on the world around them. Yes indeed, we want them to be successful. But, most importantly, we want them to know that committing to a cause greater than themselves and reaching out to touch the soul of even one other person will be the most successful thing they can ever do.

–Peter Sturrup, Headmaster

54704_PICCOL_PillarsSummer2014.indd 5 2014-08-14 11:26 PM FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER. PC’S OLYMPIC CONNECTIONS SPAN THE LAST CENTURY PICKERING COLLEGE HAS A SURPRISING NUMBER OF OLYMPIC CONNECTIONS! HERE ARE A FEW OF THE WAYS WE ARE CONNECTED:

ALUMNA GABRIELLE DALEMAN ’16 SKATES FOR CANADA IN SOCHI This past February, the Pickering College community, along with the media and local dignitaries, cheered on alumna Gabby Daleman ’16 as she represented Canada in Women’s Figure Skating at her first Olympic Games.

Gabby got her start in figure skating at Pickering College, where she was a student from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8. Her father and conditioning coach, Michael Daleman, is a Senior School teacher here. Gabby does her strength and conditioning training at PC. At just 16 years old, Gabby was the youngest athlete on Team Canada at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

A few weeks before she competed in Sochi, the Town of Newmarket threw her an official send-off party. During an interview with CTV Barrie she thanked both the Town of Newmarket and Pickering College for their support.

When the big day arrived, excitement abounded at PC as Gabby took to the ice. Decked out in red and white for a special Olympic Spirit Day, our students erupted into deafening cheers as soon as Gabby stepped onto the ice. When the live TSN broadcast mentioned that all of Pickering College was gathered to watch Gabby skate, the crowd went wild! After a thrilling Short Program skate, as Gabby waited for her marks, she waved at the camera and said, “Hi PC!” There was near pandemonium in Egan House.

Gabby placed 19th overall and advanced to the Ladies Free Program. The next day, we gathered again in Egan House and held our collective breath as Gabby competed for a medal. In the end, she placed a very respectable 17th overall in the world. “I have never felt so much excitement in the school as when we were all watching Gabby skate,” said Peter Sturrup. “The gym was electric with energy and the shouts of encouragement for Gabby were deafening. We are so proud of her.”

54704_PICCOL_PillarsSummer2014.indd 6 2014-08-14 11:26 PM SENIOR SCHOOL TEACHER GRAHAM has overcome any obstacle created by the boycott of the Moscow Olympic BIRT’S VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE IN the fact that there are no luge tracks in Games in 1980. Later he went on to over- SOCHI India by training on a modified sled on haul the Olympic Charter, as requested “I was incredibly fortunate to have the Himalayan highways. Swiss gold medallist by Juan Antonio Samaranch. Jim stayed opportunity to serve the Canadian Team cross-country skier Dario Cologna waited in touch with Pickering College and there in Sochi and to witness some of the magic for over half an hour at the finish line in was a hurdles race named after him in our of the Olympics firsthand. I have now had order to shake the hands of the last two historic Quaker Relays. the honour of working on behalf of Team finishers – one being the only athlete Canada at four Olympic Games (Beijing, in Sochi from the country of Nepal and BLACKSTOCK CARRIES ON PASSION Vancouver, London and Sochi) and two the other being Peru’s first-ever Winter FOR ATHLETICS Pan American Games (Rio de Janeiro and Olympian. In my opinion, stories like Dr. C. Reginald (Blackie) Blackstock, Guadalajara). these take the meaning of Olympism to (father of Brian Blackstock, ’56 and an entirely different level.” Richard (Dick) Blackstock ’63) became My role in Sochi was primarily as a sup- great friends with Jim Worrall. Blackie was port person for Canadian athletes. When a significant presence in Pickering College each team arrived at the various Athletes life from 1928 to 1959, becoming the Villages, I would deliver a 15-minute first person at a school in Canada to orientation session, during which I would hold the position of Director of Physical cover procedures, access to services and Education, starting the Quaker Relays, other logistical pieces. Although speaking as well as coaching many sports and in front of groups of people is a regular championship teams. After leaving part of my role at Pickering, this was Pickering, Blackie continued to advocate clearly a very different audience! As an for excellence in sport and fitness, and . Olympic Team staff member, one of the worked tirelessly to bring the 1976 core principles is that we are not to be vis- Olympics to Montreal, alongside Jim Worrall. ible “fans” of the athletes – ones who seek autographs or pictures, or who ask about PC OLYMPIAN WITNESSED HISTORY their competitions. It is important for the JOY OF EFFORT IN 1936 BERLIN athletes to have a distraction-free environ- Tait McKenzie’s Joy of Effort medallion was In the same Olympics which saw Jim ment and we aimed to create that space used in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Worrall compete as a hurdler, PC student for them in every sense. The basic premise Sweden, as the bronze medal. Mackenzie Edward Gibson Mack ’38 was a member (and challenge) of this is that I was forced (1867-1938) was a Canadian-born sculp- of an exhibition cricket team. Mack, to “play it cool” with anyone from Sidney tor, doctor, soldier, physical educator and along with Peter Marsh, Pierre Lactot ’36, Crosby to Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. In athlete. His love of athletics reached its Gaston Mongeau ’37 and faculty member each of my Olympic experiences, I was peak while attending McGill University Bernie Hodgetts, had been authorized by reminded of the fact that our athletes are and participating in gymnastics, boxing, the Overseas Education League to recruit genuinely kind and considerate people. football, and track and field. Athletics a delegation to attend the 1936 Olympic inspired him to capture the physical and Games. Although Mack called it an Russia was an outstanding host and emotional effort of athletes in figures, experience of a lifetime, his Olympic almost everyone we met was incredibly busts and medallions. One of these moment was overshadowed by the Nazi friendly and hospitable. The language medallions, the Joy of Effort, is displayed Party’s racism towards African-American barrier was evident, but locals were appre- in Rogers House. A replica is inlaid in the athletes and a general atmosphere of fear ciative when we, as foreigners, made an cornerstone of Egan House. and oppression. With speeches delivered attempt at speaking in their language. by Adolf Hitler, and visits by Joseph Russians who didn’t speak any English PC PARENT WAS CANADA’S FLAG Goebbels and Hermann Göring, he wit- would still often manage to proclaim BEARER, HURDLER AND LATER A nessed pre-war history in the making. His “Canada! Hockey! Wayne Gretzky!” as MEMBER OF THE IOC living quarters consisted of army barracks they passed us on the street in our Team Jim Worrall, (father of PC Alumnus Brian fitted with bunk beds, and mattresses and Canada clothing. Worrall ’69), participated in the 1936 pillows stuffed with straw. Edward Mack Olympic Games in Berlin as a hurdler and went on to serve as a Board Member at Although the success stories of athletes served as Canada’s flag bearer in the open- Pickering College from 1986 to 1991. in Sochi were well documented, the ing ceremony. He became president of the unique moments that don’t necessarily Canadian Olympic Association and later FORMER FACULTY MEMBER WINS involve medals are often the most was an International Olympic Committee SILVER IN OLYMPIC HOCKEY inspiring. Canadian cross-country ski (IOC) member, becoming the first Former faculty member Bob Forhan won coach Justin Wadsworth, without really Canadian to be elected to the executive a silver medal with the Canadian Olympic considering anything else, came to the board. He served as the go-between for Hockey Team at the 1960 Olympic Winter aid of a Russian skier who had broken a the IOC and the organizing committee Games at Squaw Valley, California. He ski in order to allow him to finish the race for the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976 also was a member of the 1964 Olympic with dignity. Indian luger Shiva Keshavan and provided input to Lord Killanin for team which placed fourth at the Games in

54704_PICCOL_PillarsSummer2014.indd 7 2014-08-14 11:26 PM GUIDING PRINCIPLES NUR TU Innsbruck, Austria. Bob taught at Pickering for several years and then went on to serve as Mayor of Newmarket (1970 to 1996) ADAM BRADLEY TO and later as Chair of York Region.

PC GRADUATE COMPETES IN BOBSLED David Veale ’68 competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria in four-man Bobsled.

OLYMPIC TORCH TRAVELS PAST PICKERING COLLEGE It was an exciting day when the Olympic Torch travelled past PC in December 2009. The school gathered on Bayview Avenue to cheer the relay members on s an only child of a single and watch the handoff of the torch. Aparent, Adam Bradley ’98 spent a lot of time accompa- nying his father to his work. At a young age, Adam was exposed to the world of lights and cameras, planting a seed that would be nurtured and grow into a life lived in the bright lights of Hollywood.

Adam’s first introduction to theatre and storytelling was in drama class with BRONZE MEDALIST JOANNIE Mr. Gessie. Having caught the acting bug, Adam starred in many productions. ROCHETTE VISITS PC However, in his last year he branched out to write, edit and direct a play Students from JK to Grade 12 learned that won accolades at the Independent School’s Drama Festival. He was about Joannie Rochette’s journey to the awarded the Harry M. Beer Drama Award and the Howarth Fine Arts Award 2010 Winter Olympics and some of the at his graduation. challenges she had to overcome. Joannie stressed the importance of having achiev- After working for a year as a production assistant in Toronto, Adam decided able goals. She spoke about community, to take the plunge and relocate to Los Angeles to start a career in film. confidence, responsibility and respect – Supported and encouraged by his father, Adam worked hard at creating many of the values of Pickering College. solid business relationships and quickly worked his way up at Warner Bros. In sharing her story she emphasized the He then moved on to Dreamworks and is now working at Paramount in the lessons learned from failure as well as suc- physical feature production department. His department is responsible for cess. Ms. Rochette is a six-time Canadian overseeing the creation and logistics of making a film, a job that Adam loves. Champion, World Silver Medalist and in the 2010 Winter Olympics she captured His strong connection to Pickering College, and the friends he made here, the bronze medal. continues to this day. His ’brothers’ from PC are still a large part of his life. Devastated by the news that brother Tatsuhiro Ono ’97 had perished in the PC PROVIDES FACILITY FOR TRAINING Japanese tsunami, Adam travelled from Los Angeles to join his classmates to OLYMPIANS mourn the loss of their good friend at a memorial service held here at PC in 2011. In 2013, two members of the Canadian Bobsleigh Team trained on Memorial When Adam returned to Toronto in 2013 for the wedding of his best friend, Field and took some time to teach the Mike Barbuto ’00, he spoke with PC’s film class. Anna Cook took the opportunity students about the discipline and rigour to ask him a few questions: of high-level sport training. One of the athletes, James McNaughton, made it on Can you tell me a bit about your experience here at PC? to the Olympic team and raced in both What stands out in your memory? the two-man bobsleigh and as brakeman The sense of community. I attended Pickering during a time where there on the four-man bobsleigh in Sochi 2014. was a strong influence of students from overseas. I had friends from Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean, in addition to Did we miss an Olympic connection? If so, Canadians such as myself. please contact Anna Cook, Alumni/Parent Relations. We would love to hear from you! Attending a small school, such as Pickering College, there were enough

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cultural differences that would have certainly justified us not to in Newmarket, she had an open door policy with all of her students get along. But it was the sense of community that allowed us and was more than happy to help us develop a strong argument. to be one in the same and develop bonds that many of us still keep alive today. Was there a lesson learned or experience that you took away from PC that applies to today? Do you still have friends from PC? I live in a town that’s very easy to lose yourself in. Insecurity In a funny twist of fate, two of my closest friends in California and self-doubt prey on many young souls that venture out to are also PC alum. I have also found that, whether it’s via social Hollywood. There were certainly lots of lessons, in terms of media or fellow PC alum traveling through town, that bond is academics, that were learned while at Pickering. But the two still there. In fact just a few months ago I had the opportunity things that developed for me that I consider guiding principles to reconnect with an old PC boy who was in Los Angeles from today are integrity and self-respect. My father played a big role Korea on business. We were really close back when we were in planting those ideals and Pickering knew how to nourish and students. So much so that I stayed with his family in Seoul when grow them. I travelled to Korea during the summer of 1997. Now in our thirties, we picked up where we left off. What risks have you taken or sacrifices have you made to get you where you are today? Were they worth it? Was there anyone here at PC who had a positive I suppose I took a risk in moving to California. I knew only one influence in your life? person and wasn’t entirely sure what I was jumping into. But at The first few names that come to mind are Albert Wierenga, 20 years old, there wasn’t much to lose. As far as sacrifices go, Dean Gessie, Peter Sturrup and Katherine Boyd. my chosen industry and ambitions demand a lot of my time. As a result, I’ve missed out on a lot family stuff. Was it worth it? Most of what I learned from Mr. Wierenga occurred outside of Time will tell. I’m still working on those “ends” that justify the the Biology classroom. I had him as a softball coach and often “means.” interacted with him at lunch or in the halls. He was somebody who knew how to challenge a stubborn – and at times lazy – How do you judge success? teenager to step up and be a leader. The idea of success can be a very engineered thing. It is largely a reflection of what you consider a high priority. For me, having I only had Mr. Gessie for two classes (Drama and Philosophy), a positive and lasting impact on something you’re passionate but he was somebody who encouraged me to develop a about is on the path to peace and contentment. Don’t get me “voice.” As Morning Meeting broke up one day, Mr. Gessie wrong, I strive for that strong position within my chosen career pulled me aside to explain that he was volunteering me to speak and the wealth that accompanies it. But influencing something at an upcoming speech-writing contest in honour of United you care about for the better can have a longer shelf life than Nations day. I guess he sensed that I’d be good at such a thing yourself. The other stuff is just somebody else’s tax burden when before I even knew I was capable. you’re no longer here.

Mr. Sturrup had become Headmaster as my second year (Grade What advice would you have for any students today 10) began. As a result I never had a direct teacher/student who are graduating? relationship with him, but he too was an encouraging presence. Embrace the next decade of your life. Be adventurous, experience Much like Mr. Gessie, he encouraged me to have a voice and, as much as you can and don’t be in too much of a hurry. To oddly enough, he seemed to trust me just enough to make quote Ferris Bueller “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and mistakes but hold myself accountable for them. look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

Mrs. Boyd had much the same influence as the other faculty mem- Also, be courageous enough to quote Ferris Bueller … and not bers I mentioned. More honorary faculty, as she still practiced law feel weird about it!

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“THE PATH FOR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP” BY BELINDA NYAMRUNDA Winner of the Global Leadership Personal Essay Competition Grade 12 I don’t think the world would look any different if I was in charge. Liars, deceivers and falsifiers would still exist. Society would still be divided according to status quo and the Third World countries would still face their pre-existing problems.

If I was in charge, I would do a lot differently. At a bigger picture, the world might not look any different but, at a smaller scope, I would not let liars tear the dreams and ambitions of the African youth. I would not let the poor think they are any less then the rich and I would con- demn people of the developing countries to think “the world was destined to be different”.

If I was in charge, I would inform society how important education is to a girl child, and I would make sure girls all over the world have access to education. So much effort and encouragement is provided for boys to keep collecting certificates from educational institutes but society has turned a blind eye and deaf ear on female children. Instead of telling girls, “You can have ambition, but not too much, you should be successful but not too successful. Otherwise, you will threaten the man” (according to Chimamanda Adichie), we should tell girls, “Yes, you can be fearless, dauntless yet still selfless”.

If I had a voice that would be heard in the most remote areas of the world, I would raise a GLOBAL LEADERSHIP PERSONAL call of help to the hundreds of girls that are sold as brides to the Boko Haram for 12 dollars. ESSAY COMPETITION WINNERS In fact, I would call for a civilized discussion with the Boko Haram and hear their opinion. ANNOUNCED The Global Leadership Program and I would visit and explain how harmful female genital mutilation is to the societies that the Joshua Weinzweig Creative Writing practice it. I would ask for help in abolishing this crime against women because the strug- Program have partnered to create gle against FGM must reach the communities where electricity remains a dream, where the Global Leadership Personal Essay Wikipedia and Google haven’t come to existence yet, where people think books are simply Competition. This year, winners include: decorations and toys of the white man, where school is not even a remote option. These Darragh Dzisiak (Grade 9); Summer are societies that don’t understand the fancy scholarly articles on the abolishment of FGM. Weldon (Grade 10); and Belinda Nyamrunda (Grade 12). If I had the power, the world would be a fair place for people with and without HIV/ AIDS. People say pretty hurts, but I think stigmatization hurts. I would let society talk JOSHUA WEINZWEIG MEMORIAL about it and learn to see the person that is hidden behind that dreadful disease. LITERARY AND POETRY AWARDS ANNOUNCED If I was in charge, I would plead with parents to let their male children explore what is The winners of the Joshua Weinzweig suitable for them instead of forcing them to be too bold and manly. Every child is different Memorial Literary Award: Darragh Dzisiak – the heart, the mind and the soul. How will children follow their hearts at age 18 when all (Grade 9); Summer Weldon (Grade 10); their lives, their brains have been memory sticks being fed what society expects of them? I June Gleed (Grade 11). don’t mean on a moral level but rather being aggressive and tough, because they are men.

I would encourage the First World countries to form relationships with the Third World countries, and remove the words “first” and “third” from their names, maybe. Why are people from different nations with the same mental ability, physical ability and social ability being graded as first and third? How will equality prevail if there is a rank? The people in developing countries need more beyond the money. They need strategic innovation, ideas and to be introduced to 21st century concepts like integrative thinking and design thinking.

If I was in charge, I would encourage people to push beyond their limits, stepping out of their comfort zones and believing in themselves. I would tell the children who are afraid to raise their hands in English class because they are shy to do so – “we are all change makers.” The power to make change is within each and every body. It is a matter of making the decision. The winners of the Joshua Weinzweig Poetry Award: You Don’t Know What That There is not anything wrong with how the world looks but there is everything wrong Does To A Girl by Emma Mantle (Grade with how we perceive it. If I was in charge, I would ask people to appreciate others 9); Momentary Bliss by Summer Weldon more, spread love (a universal language), say thank you, discuss rather than fight (Grade 10); The Blowing Wind by Katie and to get to know a person rather than judge each other from looks as they can be Hopkinson (Grade 11); Whispering Waves deceiving. Let us treat others the way we wish to be treated. by Aleksa MacDonald (Grade 12). Humanity is not in dire straits.

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MARCH BREAK BUILDING A SCHOOL IN GHANA A team of 19 Pickering College students travelled to Ghana to build a school for children without access to education. This volunteer trip was in conjunction with Me to We, a sister organization of Toronto- based Free the Children. In addition to providing community service, the Pickering College students had the opportunity to become absorbed in cultural activities and evening leadership modules. It was an experience that profoundly changed each and every student, as was demonstrated by the emotional presentation they gave at Morning Meeting upon their return.

YAO SPEARHEADS FUNDRAISER IN SUPPORT OF TYPHOON-RAVAGED PHILIPPINES COFFEE HOUSE FUNDRAISER A SUCCESS When the Philippines was hit by Typhoon The 2014 annual Coffee House fundraiser Haiyan, Ms. Gionet, Assistant Head, was a resounding success! Representatives Academics, challenged students to organize GRADE 10 TEAM EARNS A $5000 GRANT from the student body, faculty and staff and find a way to support the Filipino FOR THE NEWMARKET FOOD PANTRY showed off their many talents for the people. In just four days, the Youth Action Pickering College has been a part of the noble cause of raising funds for two Organization (YAO) team built and sold Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) for Kenyan students to attend boarding blunt wooden balisongs (a traditional nine years. Qualifying schools can earn school through The Small Project. Youth Filipino knife that is often used for cooking a $5000 grant from the Toskan Casale Action Organization (YAO), Student and farming, as well as performing the art Foundation in support of a local social Committee and Social Committee came of “flipping”). In addition, they created service charity. Each year PC’s Grade 10 together to run the show. As a result, this bracelets and pins, both involving the sun students work groups to try to convince year’s organizers were able to leverage knot which is representative of the sun a panel of judges that their charity is most from a broader pool of talent. Beautiful on the Filipino flag. In just three weeks, deserving of the grant. The winning team ballads, duets and group acts, interpre- the students greatly exceeded their goal, this year was Carlos Avila Mandujano and tive dance, martial arts, rock bands and raising a total of $3,022 when matched by Sumana Gupta who together won the even juggling left the audience mesmer- the Canadian government. grant for the Newmarket Food Pantry. ized. In the end, the students exceeded their goal, raising $1640.

COUNT ME IN CONFERENCE The Grade 10 students traveled to the Sony Centre in Toronto to attend the world- renowned Count Me In conference. Shane Feldman founded this amazing organization which aims to inspire today’s youth to get involved in their communities and help solve the PC STANDS TOGETHER AGAINST BULLYING ON PINK SHIRT DAY problems our world is currently facing. Over 400 staff and students stood together in their pink T-shirts to create a visual of Just a few years after its founding, the togetherness, showing that the best way to end bullying is to never let it in. This year student-based organization has grown Mr. Ryan Corkum, Associate Faculty, gave a powerful speech about his personal and now hosts conferences all over the experiences with bullying. country and is known world-wide.

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DEBATE TEAM HAS A TERRIFIC YEAR Kevin Tan and Mandy Coleman earned a PC STUDENT JOINS TEAM ONTARIO Hart House Tournament: Pickering Certificate of Distinction for their achieve- FOR CANADIAN JUNIOR NATIONAL College’s Debate team helped to mark ment. In the Senior-level contest, Betty SPEECH CHAMPIONSHIPS AND Canada’s bicentennial of the War of Lu, Ben Qiu and Cynthia Zhang earned SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN FORUM 1812 by participating in the University this recognition. FOR YOUNG CANADIANS of Toronto’s annual Hart House High Grade 9 student Sterling Mancuso School Debate Tournament. This year, the Ten students in Grades 6-8 took part in the competed in The Canadian Junior Tournament collaborated with Pickering AMC8 Math Contest. Approximately National Speech Championships, College alumnus Brian Purdy ’56 and the 150,000 students from around the world hosted by West Point Grey Academy in Great Debate for the competition. Purdy participated in this contest. We had three Vancouver. He was part of Team Ontario, has made it his mission to further student students achieve above average scores– an honour he earned at a provincial-level discussion and debate on the question Nupur Krishnan, Kayla Lucchese and tournament. Sterling reached the finals in of who actually won the war, working Patrick Prochazka. Patrick’s score earned three out of the four speaking categories, with schools and other organizations to him a place on the honour roll as he placing eighth overall in Canada. draw attention to this crucial period in placed in the top two per cent. Canada’s history. He also participated in Forum for Young In the Grade 9 Pascal contest, Iman Canadians, a week-long program that Winter Fulford: Our senior team, Nooristani and Patrick Prochazka finished immerses Canadian students in the Grant Kavanagh and Ali Shourideh- in the top 25 per cent. In the Grade exciting world of national politics and Ziabari, faced gruelling interrogation in 10 Cayley contest, Johnny Zhang, Emily public affairs. While in Ottawa, Sterling cross examination-style debate, finish- Zhang, Show Chen and Kevin Tan was able to put what he has learned ing in the middle of the pack. Our finished in the top 25 per cent. In the about Canadian politics into practice by junior team, Leilah Mouna and Margaret Grade 11 Fermat contest, Ada Wang, running as a candidate in a mock election Montgomery, made history for PC. As a Vivian Xin, Sara Sun, Betty Lu and Alba Lu and by tackling a Cabinet meeting team they placed second out of the 20 finished in the top 25 per cent. simulation. participating CIS schools. Leilah, as an individual debater, placed first overall.

Spring Fulford: In the Junior Division (parliamentary debate), the PC team again placed 2nd overall – an incredible achievement for such a novice team. The Junior Division competitors were: Leilah Mouna, Margaret Montgomery, Sterling Mancuso, Charles Hsieh, Alisha Popatia and Caroline Phillips. We are immensely proud to be ranked so high amongst our In the Grade 9 Fryer contest, Patrick KIN LAB DAYS peer schools in this intellectual arena. Prochazka was our top finisher, earning The Grade 12 Exercise Science class trav- him a place on the honour roll. In the elled to the University of Waterloo to learn Grade 10 Galois contest, our top more about the Kinesiology program. MATH CONTEST ACHIEVEMENTS finishers were Snow Chen and Mandy Participating in labs ranging from Twenty-one PC students took part in Coleman. In the Grade 11 Hypatia “Neurological Inquiries,” where the Canadian Intermediate and Senior contest, our certificate winners included participants got to examine real human Math Contests. Twelve students scored Vivian Xin, Joe Li and Alba Lu. In the brains, to “Cardiovascular Health,” students above the contest average, with six Grade 12 Euclid contest, our certificate were able to extend their learning of finishing in the top 25 per cent. In the winners were Ben Qiu and Aisling Qiu who the curriculum. The highlight of the Intermediate contest, Patrick Prochazka, both finished in the top 25 per cent. afternoon was touring the Anatomy Lab,

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where some of the students examined cadavers, even holding human hearts in their hands. This was an excellent complement to the Anatomy and Physiology Unit they had just completed.

PICKERING COLLEGE WELCOMES LEADERS-IN-RESIDENCE

We were very fortunate to have Rex Taylor, retired teacher, social entrepre- neur and activist, with us for the day as a Leader-In-Residence. Rex updated the Junior School on the two Kenyan students DESIGN CHALLENGE TEACHES GRADE 7 STUDENTS TO SINK OR SWIM they sponsor for boarding school in Pickering College’s Grade 7 students attempted to solve a real-life design challenge: Kenya, taught the Senior School about “How would you design a device to transport two students from one end of a pool to the importance of taking risks and spent another?” The students planned then implemented what they learned about the form time with seven different classes. A real and function of structures by constructing a life-size version of their proposed design … highlight was the problem-solving session and then subjecting it to a speed and weight challenge at a local pool. It was a great he did with the Grade 11 and 12 learning experience! Leadership students, as well as discussions about sport as a means for gender SCIENTISTS IN SCHOOLS showed off the flags of some of the equality and activities in cultural fluency. Our Grade 2 students had the opportunity French speaking countries around the to participate in an educational program world. The meeting concluded with a provided by Scientists in Schools. The number of PC community members students participated in a half-day sharing why they chose to continue program called “MOVE IT – Simple learning French while others spoke about Machines Are Fun.“ The students were why they regret not learning it. able to discover how simple machines make things move and make tasks easier, as well as make a milk carton car, a model of a screw and a mini lever.

Pickering College welcomed Daniele Zanotti, CEO of York Region United Way, as Leader-In-Residence. Daniele spoke at Morning Meeting, emphasizing the importance of the idea of care in building community. Over the course of PRIMARY STUDENTS’ TRIP TO THE the day, he worked with Senior School SUGAR BUSH classes, leading debates and exploring PC’s Primary students learned about the case studies. A highlight was when he PICKERING COLLEGE CELEBRATES LA running of the sap and the process neces- spoke with Grade 2 students about their FRANCOPHONIE sary to convert the sap into maple syrup community involvement. Daniele com- Grade 11 French students hosted a school- at Bruce’s Mill Conservation Area. They mented on how impressed he was with wide Morning Meeting themed “La explored both the pioneer method and all the PC students and how excited he Francophonie.” The meeting kicked off the modern day method and had a tasty was for these young people to have an with some French music and a visit from treat to enjoy as they walked through the impact on their community. Bonhomme Carnaval. Grade 5 students sugar bush.

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in Thornhill and the 2014 Ursula Lehming Scarboro Skate Competition in Scarborough. Skaters competed in solos, dance, and team elements. One of our skaters, Moira Boland, Grade 2, skated her first-ever solo at Frolics and did very well. This year the team won a remarkable 14 medals over the four competitions.

PICKERING COLLEGE STUDENTS WINNERS AT BRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL Two Pickering College student films have won awards at the Bridge Film Festival LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS in Brooklyn, New York. The Bridge Film Over the winter, the drama co-curricular Festival is an international Quaker schools club worked tirelessly to prepare the festival. These films were produced by musical, Little Shop of Horrors. The cast students in the Grade 12 Communications and crew devoted many hours to making Technology class. Two other PC student this musical possible. With its humour, films were selected as finalists: great songs, talented actors, strange plot End of the Rainbow, by Geoff Bamber. twists and incredible props, the resulting Congratulations to the students on their Award Winners: production blew the roof off the Joseph great performance! Best Narrative Award - I Didn’t Mean McCulley Meeting Room. This to Happen - Michael Kelly, Eddy HILLTOP SKATING CLUB HAS FUN AT Larcombe FROLICS 2014 Best New Media Award - It Doesn’t Take Congratulations to members of our Much - Trish Riswick, Brendan Fitzgerald, Hilltop Skating Club of Newmarket team! Nick LaValle They did well at all four of the competition they entered this year. Skaters competed Finalists: at KIS 2013 Competition in Keswick, the Public Service Announcement - Make a 2014 Frolics on Ice Competition in East Difference - Meagan Fitzgerald, Rob Prittie PRIMARY STUDENTS ARE MOVIN’ IN Gwillimbury, the 2014 FUN Competition Documentary - Dreams - Adam Wang THE RIGHT DIRECTION! The Primary students worked hard to prepare for their mini-musical presentation, Movin’ In The Right Direction!, by Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse. PC’s youngest students sang a total of seven inspirational songs about the importance of making good choices and being positive leaders. Working on this project has allowed for many enlightening discussions about our own Pickering College values and that special light that shines within each one of us.

SENIOR SCHOOL MUSIC STUDENTS PERFORM AT COUNTRY TOY TEA JUNIOR SCHOOL DRAMA CLUB Our Senior School vocal music students and guitar ensemble performed at the ninth PRESENTS THE END OF THE RAINBOW annual Country Toy Tea, held in King City in December. Under the direction of teachers The Junior School Drama Club delighted Paul Mason and Heather Suters, our students wowed a crowd of 400 ladies, including an audience of parents, friends and some current and past PC parents. This event collects gifts and raises funds to help students when they performed The families and individuals living in York Region shelters during the holiday season.

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STUDENTS REPRESENT PC AT GLOBAL IDEAS INSTITUTE SYMPOSIUM AT THE MUNK SCHOOL OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS Since the beginning of the school year, five Pickering College express the goal of their foundation, they created the tagline students have participated in the Global Ideas Institute “Hope, Health, Happiness” which was posted with their tree Mentorship Program, which is a partnership with the University logo in green, the colour of happiness, growth and maternity in of Toronto’s Asian Institute and The Munk School of Global India in order to appeal to the local target market, the mothers Affairs, in cooperation with University Toronto School. The team in the region. The team also created a viable and detailed of students includes: June Gleed, Ali Shourideh-Ziabari, Nicola business plan that circumvented the issues of poor employment Shaw, Grant Kavanagh and Belinda Nyamrunda. The program practices by leveraging government programs that are in place provided an opportunity for top high school students to work but are presently underutilized in India. together with University of Toronto professors and graduate mentors throughout the year on a “real-world” problem, The Pickering College team was the only group of students who culminating in a one-day symposium where students presented designed not one, but two working prototypes for the cook- their findings, analysis and potential solutions to “scaling up” stove. The team used an embedded video in their presentation food distribution in Rajastan, India. Students were also given to show how it worked and then included a second prototype the option of designing and building a new cookstove, as many with their poster display so that they could answer questions. of the women in India are suffering from health problems due Their intention was to have their new “Food Tree Foundation” to smoke inhalation when they cook. GAIN, an NGO working distribute and work with the mothers in order to ensure the in India, was curious to hear how our high school students cookstoves were implemented effectively. proposed to tackle the complex problem. Our students were excellent ambassadors for our school and Our team decided to ‘scale up’ the food distribution system their willingness to take a risk, be creative, empathetic and through the existing community centres in India. They rebranded innovative in trying to solve a problem such as malnutrition the entire program, naming it “The Food Tree Foundation,” that is so critical to the developing world. The expert panel of with the local centres who would work with Indian women professors said they were in awe of what “a group of high school renamed “Growing Centres” to keep with the tree theme. To students could do when given the chance.”

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CAIS CONNECT THE DOTS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Two PC students, Amber Gocool and Joe Li, attended the CAIS Leadership Conference in Vancouver, with Ms. Julia Hunt, Director of Global Leadership. The theme of the conference was Connect the Dots and the purpose was for the students from independent schools from across Canada to connect with each other and share ideas. The students cannot wait to implement some of the things learned, to make PC a stronger and more spirited community.

MORAL COURAGE SYMPOSIUM A few students from Grades 9 and 10 travelled to the Bishop Strachan School to participate in the Moral Courage Symposium, featuring guest speaker Irshad Manji. Irshad Manji is a Canadian author, professor and the founder and director of the Moral Courage Project at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of FIRST ANNUAL CHANGEMAKERS CONFERENCE Public Service at New York University. The Grade 11 and 12 Global Leadership class, with the help of Mme. Andrea Cleland, Senior School teacher, put together the very first PC Changemakers Conference for She spoke about asking the hard ques- Grades 7, 8 and 9. The five guest speakers talked about leadership and perseverance tions and not being afraid of offending through hard times. The students then had an opportunity to talk during break-out someone when asking them. In smaller sessions about global issues and how they could make a difference. The day concluded groups, students spoke of diversity and with the students working on their digital Global Leadership portfolios, which consists how to ensure that all the students feel of three main categories: Experience, Lead and Act. The conference was very well free to express their culture in a school received and the students were inspired to create their own stories of change-making. environment.

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ARTS NIGHT 2014 WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! The PC community gathered together to celebrate the accomplishments of the Pickering College Arts Department. CHOP FM kicked off the night by hosting a live broadcast of the event, featuring interviews with many of the students involved in the show. Visual and Media Art were on display in the Meeting Room and the foyer, and the chosen pieces were meant to give the guests a well- rounded insight into the diverse topics and outcomes the discipline encom- passes. As the patrons toured the art work, they were serenaded by Charles Hseih on his violin. Guests were also treated to the debut performance of the Residential Show Choir, a new initiative for our boarding students.

The Grade 9/10 Drama class shared their performance of The Mystery, an original play by Alanna Miller, directed by Caroline Phillips.

The audience was treated to a number of films by the Communication Technology students. Documentaries and dramatic and comedic films were entertaining and HONOURING TIM BEERS thought-provoking and, in the end, the In honour of Tim Beers, who left Pickering audience cast votes for a number of College at the end of the 2013-14 school awards. year, a portion of Arts Night was dedicated to recognizing his contributions to PC, Best Film: Wrong Washroom by Brendan most notably the award-winning Fitzgerald and Eddy Larcombe Communications Technology program Best Actor: Brendan Fitzgerald and the success of CHOP FM. Alumni Best Actress: Trisha Riswick returned and sent fond messages to be read on Arts Night, wishing Mr. Beers The Best Filmmaker of the Year award well in his new teaching position with the was presented to Brendan Fitzgerald for Halifax Grammar School where he will set his outstanding commitment to the art of up the school’s first Media Arts program. film production throughout the 2013-14 This is a return to his roots for Mr. Beers, school year. a native Nova Scotian.

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GRADE 3 STUDENT EARNS THREE MEDALS AT KARATE TOURNAMENT Austin McInnis participated at the Watson’s Family Karate Tournament in February. Austin was awarded medals in the GRADE 10 STUDENT WINS ARIZONA following Karate disciplines: 1st Place EQUESTRIAN COMPETITION A GROUP EFFORT (Gold Medal) Forms/Katas; 2nd Place Over the March break, Ashley Jeppesen Pickering College students, faculty and (Silver Medal) Sparring; and 3rd Place flew to Scottsdale Arizona and competed staff worked together to create a beautiful (Bronze Medal) Weapons. in the Carousel Charity Horse Show mosaic picture of the iconic Pillars, which and won The Junior Country Pleasure was unveiled at Commencement in June. GRADE 5 Championship with Harlem’s Midnight The contributing artists include: Ms. Ria STUDENT Lace. She also won the Overall Juvenile Angelo, Carlos Avila, Ms. Kim Bartlett, COMPETES IN High Points Award for Horse and Rider for Mr. Tim Beers, Camilo Beltran, Ms. Gina GYMNASTICS the whole show. In addition to riding and Benvie, Ms. Kim Bilous, Mr. Graham PROVINCIAL competing with Gloria at Nighswander Birt, Ms. Noeline Burk, Mandy Coleman, QUALIFIER Equestrian Centre in Aurora, Ashley will Vanessa Chiu, Mr. Ryan Corkum, Mr. Phillip Carson now also be joining Robb and Betsy Chris Coyne, George Cui, Alex Cumiskey, competed Wallen of Wallen West Stables competition Mr. Marc DelaBastide, Teddy Ding, Ms. in the MAG team in Temecula, California. Ashley will Janet Downer, Sumana Gupta, Alexis Egi, First Provincial travel back and forth to further her training Bosco Eizaguirre, Cat Elliot, Ms. Catherine Qualifier, at the and this summer she focussed on the Farquhar, Brendan Fitzgerald, Alex Floyd, Hershey Centre Pacific Coast US Horse Show Circuit. Ms. Shelley Frank, Chantelle Fresco, in Mississauga. Ms. Chantal Gionet, Mr. Dean Gessie, He had a great Eddie Han, Helen Han, Natasha Hannan, day, receiving 3rd on Floor & Pommel, Victoria Hannan, Danny Hernandez, Mr. 4th on Rings, Parallel Bars & High Bar, Tamer Higazi, Katie Hopkinson, Katharina 6th on Vault and received 3rd all around. Hoss, Charles Hseih, Lester Hu, Chester Hu, Jessie Hu, Matt Hundert, Laura Jenkins, Mr. Ian Johnston, Sam Kelln, Mr. George Keltika, Ahkina Kim, Emilio Lamuno, Marianna Lamuno, Avery Lee, Hannah Lee, Joe Li, Betty Lu, Dr. Wei Ping Lu, Gabi Macias, Nico Macias, Sean GRADE 12 STUDENT COMPETES FOR Malins-Umansky, Emma Mantle, Ms. POLO Laura Mason, Ms. Erin Matthews, Ms. Ashley Emerson was Captain of a Lisa Maunder, Ms. Renee Merrick, Leilah Canadian team which competed in the Mouna, Chris Nam, Iman Nooristani, United States Polo Association’s Women’s Sarah Nowlan, Shannon Pang, Julie GRADE 9 STUDENT WINS GOLD IN Interscholastic/Intercollegiate North East Pedersen, Michela Prefontaine, Aisling PROVINCIAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Regional playoffs at Cornell University Qiu, Ben Qiu, Gloria Resendiz, Mr. John Matthew Sochaniwskyj, who plays for where she has won the title twice before. Robertson, Martin Roodenberg, Nicola York South Silver Knights (YSSK) Under- This was Ashley’s final year to compete in Shaw, Nicole Shouldice, Ms. Alana Simon, 15 captured gold in Division 4 (out of the interscholastic program however she Ms. Kim Smith, Brent Snow, Sydney 13 divisions) at the Ontario Basketball hopes to continue at the collegiate level Stevenson, Mr. Peter Sturrup, Samantha Association provincial championships in in the coming years. Ashley has been Tan, Kayla Timbers, Leila Totochian, Burlington. The final score over Belleville invited to play all over the world and has Nadine Vessio, Summer Weldon, Ms. Spirits was 63-54. YSSK fought hard and been featured in a number of magazines Nicky Wood, Catherine Wong, Sam Wu, maintained their composure throughout and newspapers. She mostly plays for Daisy Xing, Jack Xue, Lucinda Yang, Alex the tournament remaining undefeated to charity events such as Polo for Heart or Yazdani, July Yu, Cynthia Zhang, Joey win the gold medal! Polo for the Cure. Zhang, Rachel Zhang, Tarrow Zhou.

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HITTING THE SLOPES! FEASTING AND WATCHING JOUSTING The boarding students had a great time on AT MEDIEVAL TIMES their weekly ski trip to Mt. St. Louis Moon- Our boarders stepped back to a time with stone in February. The weather ﬁnally gave epic battles, jousting tournaments, royal our skiers and snowboarders a break and feasts and knights when they went on a the temperature was actually seasonal! trip to Medieval Times.

SPENDING THE WEEKEND AT EXPLORING THE RIDES AT CANADA’S BLUE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE WONDERLAND On the long weekend in February, the stu- In May, our boarding students had a great dents and chaperones left PC for a three- time exploring Canada’s Wonderland. night stay in the Blue Mountain Village. VOLUNTEERING WITH SLICE THE ICE Some of our boarding students volunteered at Slice the Ice, a charity event held at the old Maple Leaf Gardens. The event raised money for the Neonatal department of Shaare Zedek Hospital.

BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS AT SKYZONE Our boarding students competed in head-to-head group matches to deter- mine the ultimate trampoline dodge ball champion.

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JUNIOR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM The Junior Girls Volleyball team had a particularly exciting winter season. After finishing 2nd overall, they headed into the Championships ready to play their hearts out. It was this type of determination that allowed them to come back from a the regular season, but didn’t quite make SNOWBOARD AND ALPINE SKI TEAM two set deficit, and to win the tie-breaker a spot in the championship round. James On the slopes, Snowboard and Alpine for the gold medal. and Mark attended the championships Ski battled chilly weather all season as individual players and played a con- to compete. In Snowboarding Alex EQUESTRIAN TEAM sistent round of golf to finish the season. Cumiskey won a silver medal at the CISAA The Pickering College Equestrian team Congratulations to Grace, James and Sean Finals. The U14 Alpine Ski team placed participated in their second equestrian horse for winning a coaches award this year. third overall with the help of a 4th place show this year. The riders were divided into finish by Celine Barratt and an 8th place three divisions Entry, Novice and Open. JUNIOR GIRLS SOCCER TEAM finish by Vanessa Gardner. The Level Our team achieved many personal best The Junior Girls Soccer team had a chal- 1B Boys team placed 4th overall, with performances and earned several ribbons. lenging season, but made it to the Michael Sud finishing 6th and Carter Eby We came home with the overall Champion playoffs. They played The York School in in 7th. The Level 2B Boys team placed in each division and we were the overall the semi-final and won in overtime. They 5th with veteran skier James Quinn-Rabot team point winner for the day. went on to play the undefeated Lakefield placing 5th. College School in the finals … and won! GOLF TEAM The team pulled together with determi- CURLING TEAM Pickering College had two teams com- nation and focus, and had a lot of fun. The Curling team, made up of Boarding peting in the CISAA golf league this year. students who had never before played The Girls’ Team consisting of June Gleed SENIOR HOCKEY TEAM the game, showed dedication and true and Grace Hilton played extremely well in The Senior Hockey team had a successful perseverance throughout their season. the regular season, winning both tourna- season, making the playoffs for the first Often playing against teams with years ments. It was a competitive champion- time in many years. After winning the of experience Jessie Hu, Lucinda Yang, ship tournament, and they managed to first playoff round against Holy Trinity Ryan Forde and Vicky Liu improved with place 3rd overall. The Senior Boys’ Team School, they advanced to the semi-finals. every game, took risks and tried some- consisting of Matt Yustin, Mark Sochani- They played hard but ultimately lost a thing new. They should be applauded for wskyj, James Quinn-Rabot, Sean Malins- close semi-final game to Toronto French pushing their boundaries and going out Umansky and Redmond Gole did well in School. of their comfort zones.

54704_PICCOL_PillarsSummer2014.indd 20 2014-08-14 11:26 PM CONGRATULATIONS, GRADE 8 GRADUATES!

GRADE 8 STUDENT AWARDS Katelyn Beswick: Student Council Chair, French Award, Steward Award, Rogers Cane, Valedictorian Nicole Cannon: Athlete Award Lauren Cinq-Mars: Community Service Hamza Kara: Music Award Nupur Krishnan: Academics - Female James MacDougall: Rourke Drama Award Daniel Mason: Community Service, Steward Award Madeline Philp: Steward Award Patrick Prochazka: Gauss Mathematics Award, Canadian Scholastic Achievement Challenge - National Champion, Academics - Male Jenna Skurnac: Good Friend Award, Steward Award On June 11, we celebrated the achievements of our Grade 8 students, as they graduated from the Junior School to the Senior School. The students received their diplomas and Dalton Slind: Davis Orthodontics a number of awards were presented for academic achievement, athletic achievement, Community Service Award school involvement and more. Following the ceremony there was a dinner and dance. Vanessa Zykova: Visual Arts Award

PROUD OF OUR KINDERGRADS

Zoe Sun: Listening Katie Baz: Acceptance Sam Walker: Community Dylan Powell: Responsibility Kiara Simon: Concern for Others

Five Senior Kindergarten students graduated this year at a ceremony held on June 10. Family, friends and staff listened as each student shared their fondest memory of their time in Kindergarten and what they wanted to be when they grow up. Headmaster Peter Sturrup presented each student with a PC Guiding Value Award, followed by their diploma and a PC teddy bear.

54704_PICCOL_PillarsSummer2014.indd 21 2014-08-14 11:26 PM CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2014!

This year’s graduating class included students from ten different countries, including Canada, Barbados, South Korea, Mexico, Tanzania, Russia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan. They had a fantastic year and we are so proud that over 80 per cent of our graduates achieved the distinction of Ontario Scholar.

We wish them all the best and know that they will represent the vision of Pickering College well into the future. All of our graduates were accepted into the post-secondary institutions of their choice in Canada, the United States and in Scotland. In total, the Class of 2014 was offered over $560,500 in scholarships.

54704_PICCOL_PillarsSummer2014.indd 22 14-08-19 2:43 PM GRADE 12 COMMENCEMENT AWARD WINNERS

1. MARTIN ROODENBURG Valedictorian, Music Award

2. ALEXANDER FLOYD Widdrington Award, The Garratt Cane Award, Student Committee Chair, Harry M. Beer Award 132 3. GRACE HILTON The Zetzl Family Science Award, Science Subject Award, Modern Languages Subject Award, College Scholar, The Governor General’s Medallion, French Book Award

4. MICHAELA PREFONTAINE Howarth Fine Arts Award, The Good Friend Award, University of Toronto National Book Award, Fine Arts Subject Award a, 456 5. FERNANDO CASANOVA d Widdrington Award, Canadian r and World Studies Subject Award 6. BELINDALUCY NYAMRUNDA Widdrington Award, Boarder Cup

7. BEN QIU Widdrington Award, Mathematics Subject Award

7 8 9 8. CYNTHIA ZHANG Widdrington Award, Technology Subject Award

9. NICOLA SHAW Joshua Weinzweig Memorial Literary Award, English Subject Award

10. CATHERINE ELLIOTT The Lt. Governor’s Community Volunteer Award 10 11 12 11. BRENDAN FITZGERALD Widdrington Award

12. NICOLAS MACIAS Humanities Subject Award

13. MICHAEL GAUTIER The Four Pillars Award 13. ALYSSA BLACK The Four Pillars Award

13 14 14. JESSICA MCTAMNEY K-12 Graduate 14. EMMA PITTERS-FISHER K-12 Graduate

15. SEIJA ROY The Newmarket Historical Society Prize

16. EMILY NUNN Athlete of the Year

17. ISAAC HAMBROCK 15 16 17 Music Award

54704_PICCOL_PillarsSummer2014.indd 23 2014-08-14 11:27 PM A LASTING IMPRESSION PC ALUMNUS FRED LITTLE ’55 IS ONE OF CANADA’S BEST-KNOWN IMPRESSIONISTS

54704_PICCOL_PillarsSummer2014.indd 24 2014-08-14 11:27 PM red Little will tell you, he was never one honed his craft. By the time he was 15, he each other. They knew all about you if you Ffor school. “I was like a Tom Sawyer or was performing his impressions in church didn’t get your satisfactory week,” says a Huckleberry Finn – I wanted to get out basements and for Cub Scout groups in Fred (explaining that boarding students of there,” he says with a chuckle. Ottawa, as a Cub Scout and eventual Cub who achieved a “satisfactory week” were Master, himself. allowed to go off campus on the week- Considered one of Canada’s best-known ends. Naturally, Fred went to the movies!). impressionists, the Pickering College alumnus could imitate over 200 cartoon “I think Fred is When Fred graduated he, like most new characters, celebrities, politicians and high school graduates, wasn’t sure what movie stars. my nearest rival.” he wanted to do with his life. He was hired – Rich Little, on at CBC-TV in Toronto as a stagehand His love of impressions began during child- Canadian-American impressionist and with, coincidently, fellow PC alumnus hood when he and his younger brothers, voice actor (and brother to Fred) Brian Purdy ’56. This first job would prove Rich (the well-known impressionist and to be a “stepping stone” for the careers voice actor) and Chris, would spend their of both men. free time scrounging bottles around the Having acquired a taste for performing, neighbourhood so that they could cash school was not a great priority for Fred. Fred and Brian knew each other at PC them in for movie admission. “Movies As a “war brat” he experienced 10 school but didn’t become close friends until they were only 10 or 12 cents then, so if we moves between Ottawa and Halifax, worked together at the CBC. In 1958, the had a milk bottle – that was five cents – because his father was a surgeon on a pair took the trip of a lifetime together we were halfway there! It usually took us a convoy ship with the Royal Canadian in Brian’s brand new ’58 Ford, driving couple of hours, the three of us.” Navy. He credits his mother as being over 5,000 miles following Route 66. the driving force behind his coming They went to Los Angeles, San Francisco, The hours Fred spent in front of the silver to Pickering College, because she was Vancouver, through the Rocky Mountains, screen sparked a passion in him that pro- determined for Fred to get a high school into the Dakotas, across the Midwest via foundly influenced his life and future career. education. Chicago and back to Toronto.

FRED LITTLE COULD PERFORM OVER 200 IMPRESSIONS OF PEOPLE AND CARTOON CHARACTERS, INCLUDING: POLITICIANS: Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, Jean Chretien, Brian Mulroney, John Diefenbaker, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, George Bush; CARTOON CHARACTERS: Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Popeye, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Tweety Bird, Bugs Bunny, Kermit the Frog, Grover, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Miss Piggy, Count Dracula; FAMOUS PEOPLE: Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Jack Benny, Jack Nicholson, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Clark Gable, Laurel and Hardy, Jack Lemmon, Vincent Price, Clint Eastwood, Star Wars characters, Archie and Edith Bunker, Julia Child, Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields

“The three of us went to an awful lot of “It was a great adventure,” beams Fred as movies,” Fred explains. “Sometimes we’d he remembers back to that time. “Brian see a movie and we’d come home and and I, we slept in the car. We put down re-enact it in what we called “Sherwood some plywood with foam and saved an Forest” – the vacant lot behind our house. awful lot of money, I’ll tell you.” We’d swing from the trees for Tarzan movies and for sword fighting movies That trip cemented their life-long friend- we’d make swords and have sword fights ship and now, over fifty-five years later, and chase each other. We even got on the When he arrived at Pickering in the fall of Fred and Brian still call and try to see one neighbourhood garage roof tops! By the 1952, much to his surprise, Fred actually another whenever they can. time someone would phone the police, began to like school when he switched we were long gone.” from the academic stream to business. Fred eventually left CBC to join a new It was a course of study that would station in Ottawa, CJOH-TV. There, he Fred’s impressions began with imitating serve him well in running Fred Little helped to get the station going from the the sounds and behaviour of barnyard Entertainment, his future business. very beginning, as he worked behind the animals, while on family car trips when he scenes delivering programming to viewers was young. From there, he moved on to “I enjoyed Pickering because it was different with the hope that one day he would be movie stars and cartoon characters as he from high school and everyone knew in front of the camera.

54704_PICCOL_PillarsSummer2014.indd 25 2014-08-14 11:27 PM Through the 1960s and early 1970s, Fred Fred had always loved working with a simpler life at their summer camp in appeared along with his brother Rich on children and spent many happy summers New Brunswick. Located on a little cove some of the most popular television at five different camps, both as a camper opposite a lighthouse, the family made shows, including The Merv Griffin Show, and as a counsellor. After CJOH, he began it into a permanent home and Fred still The David Frost Show, The Tonight Show working at a group home for troubled resides there today. and later, Evening at the Improv in Santa kids in Ottawa and later the Royal Monica, California. But his proudest Ottawa Hospital, looking after mentally ill In New Brunswick, Fred continued to achievement was being selected out of children. Though he admits it was a tough work full-time in the health care field, 1000 auditions to appear on Ted Mack’s job, he found it was very rewarding. providing care to seniors in their homes Original Amateur Hour at the Ed Sullivan He used his cartoon voices to keep the as a home support worker, in addition Theatre in New York City, in 1968. children amused and happy while he to continuing to perform at events, worked with them. shows and parties around the Maritimes on evenings and weekends. He had “It’s like hearing myself “I have a pretty good temperament and developed both a show that was geared in stereo.” had the cartoon characters and silly stuff for adults as well as an act for children I could use to calm them down,” he says. that included many beloved characters – Mel Blanc, and puppets. Some of his best-known American voice actor, comedian impressions are the characters of Sesame and Fred’s mentor While working in Ottawa, Fred kept his Street as well as Mel Blanc’s cartoon hand in the entertainment industry by characters. performing and doing recorded work, “That was a big thrill! It was the biggest including the voices of The Flintstones and “I had a stage … well it was a plywood wall, amateur television show in the United The Jetsons on Peter Pan® Records. Fred with three sections. I was seen with the States. I was doing Gary Cooper from was also the originator of the Cedric Sneer Sesame Street puppets, which was a little High Noon looking for a deputy to help voice in The Racoons television special different. I communicated with children him catch the bad guys and some of and records, as well as lesser known in the audience and they communicated

THIS OCTOBER MARKS THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE HAZEL. Fred was a boarding student at PC when the storm lashed Newmarket. It was a day he’ll never forget: “I never had Keith McLaren for a teacher, but thought he was a really nice man. I remember once when Hurricane Hazel was blowing outside and we were all told to keep in the school. I had written a letter home and I wanted to mail it. I was walking down in front of the school on the sidewalk and then I hear a voice – he must have been in the library – “Little! Get back in this school right now!!” There was Keith McLaren, waving his fist at me. I made an about turn and went back in the school…and I didn’t get my letter off. He was right and I was wrong – God bless him.”

them were cartoon characters, which is cartoon characters like Barney the Bear both with me and the puppets. It was a totally ridiculous but funny!” he chuckles. and the Paw Paws. three-way conversation, so I knew exactly “I felt good about that because finally I what was going on,” he explains. “I was on an amateur show and it was the enjoyed doing it because I liked looking biggest one in North America.” “The most amazing at the faces and could see how they were enjoying it and I got them to participate As he did not want to move the United cartoon voices you in the show as well.” States, Fred went back to doing impres- have ever heard.” sions for kids and adults at conventions – From Fred’s introduction on Fred continued to work until just two and fairs, from Victoria to Halifax and The Merv Griffin Show years ago. Now he’s enjoying a quiet beyond. Although his television aspira- retirement by the sea. Though he no tions did not “pan out” the way he had longer performs, he still slips into the hoped (because of the time it took to be Though living in Ottawa presented voices of various characters with ease. admitted to the acting union), he decid- many opportunities for Fred to follow Whether it’s Gregory Peck in Moby Dick, ed to use his talent for a greater purpose: his passion for entertaining, his 19 years W.C. Fields, Ernie and Burt or Cookie connecting with kids and raising money of work at the hospital had begun to Monster, the grandfather of two – and for them on television shows in his com- take its toll. That’s when Fred, his wife soon-to-be great-grandfather – continues munity and across Canada. Judy and son Robyn traded the city for to delight and entertain.

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Headmaster Peter Sturrup and Chair of the Facilities Committee of the Board, Adam Floyd, proudly display the rendering of the Facilities Master Plan.

ickering College is on the threshold teaching and learning. This will be an •Met with the representatives from the Pof a new phase in its remarkable environment where we can continue Town of Newmarket and York Region history. Through the implementa- to inspire and equip our students by for a pre-submission meeting. tion of our strategic plan we continue delivering a challenging and engaging to prepare our students to rise to the program that reflects the continuous •Appointed Quadrangle/Farrow challenge of the unknown and very pursuit of academic excellence and Architects as architects for the project. complex world that awaits them. one that purposefully nurtures and de- velops leadership, creativity and social Profis Communications has been This past year we launched our Global responsibility in a manner that only engaged to help us develop the theme Leadership Program, in which all Pickering College can do. and look of our $50-million capital students, from Junior Kindergarten project, including a multi-million Capital to Grade 12, will learn to become SITE PLAN APPROVAL Fundraising Campaign. The campaign entrepreneurial, innovative, global To that end, important work has begun will involve all members of the Pickering citizens who are critical thinkers, risk- on our $50-million Facilities Master College community. More information takers, strong communicators and Plan. This spring and summer we have: will be available at the Welcome Bar- creative problem-solvers. The vision becue on Tuesday, September 2, 2014. of the Global Leadership Program is •Appointed Paul Hatton of PHA Project to inspire students to become agents Management as our Project Man- With this significant investment, we of courageous, ethical and positive ager. We have worked with PHA on will sustain and build on the special change in the world, true to Quaker both our Pillars restoration project strengths our community has identified: values. and our Kitchen and Student the personal and individual attention Lounge expansion project. we provide our students; the safe, AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE supportive and respectful environment; We have reached an important mile- • Begun the Site Plan Application and the diverse cultures and experi- stone in the implementation of our process. This includes completing a ences within our community, including strategic plan. We are now moving full site survey as well as numerous leveraging the strengths of our forward to create an environment other consultant reports. international boarding program. that supports our unique approach to

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BRIAN PURDY ’56 and the MEDIAIMAGE RON VEITCH ’69 wrote to Charles Boyd: Communications Group have received “We decided to retire and found every- awards for the Laura Secord TV PSA thing we were looking for in town called entitled “COURAGE” including the Ava Ridgetown. It’s a wonderful, friendly Digital Awards 2014 Platinum Award, community and a campus of the University Worldfest International Awards 2014 of Guelph lends some life to the town. An GOLD Award and the HERMES Creative hour to my hometown of Windsor and less Awards 2014 GOLD Award. In addition, than that to London, provides us with some MEDIAIMAGE Communications Group larger centres when we feel the need. We OSMAN KITCHELL ’85 welcomed a son, has been awarded their 2014 PLATINUM spent November in Sarasota and will be Casper. Award for Grimsby’s 200th anniversary leaving at the end of January for a month in re-enactment video from the War of 1812 Italy. We have rented an apartment in Lucca entitled: “Engagement at the Forty” in and we’ll live like Italians and day trip out to the category of Video/Event. Pisa and Florence and other Tuscan delights. You will remember my lifelong interest in art From 2012 to 2014, Canada marks (helped along in the early days by Al Jewell) the bicentennial of the War of 1812, so I will be in my element.” a deﬁning moment in our country’s history. Many events have occurred and SCOTT FABRES ’86, GLENN STANT are occurring across the country, includ- ’87 AND JEFF GRAHAM ’86 caught ing those organized by PC Alumnus Brian up in Toronto in 2013 when the Fabres Purdy ’56, President of MEDIAIMAGE family vacationed in Toronto. Scott Fabres Communications Group. Brian has made resides in Trinidad. it his mission to further student discussion on the outcome of the War of 1812, and DOUG WOLTERS ’88 launched his it was debated at the prestigious Hart new website www.photod.ca for his House High School Debate Tournament photography business, Doug Wolters (see page 12). CHUCK BARTON ’70 visited Pickering Photography Studio. Check it out! College in the spring with his son Charles MONTY BOURKE and his friend. CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 1989, ’68 has run away ON YOUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY! from retirement and accepted THOMAS KIM ’89 is living in Toronto the position with his wife, Cristina and their three of Director of children, Sophie (age 12), Skylar (age 11), Corrections Syrus (age 2). Thomas owns and works at for the Government of the Northwest K.T. Web Printing since 2003. They print Territories, based in Yellowknife. He also newspapers, magazines and flyers. welcomed his second grandson in May, NICO SCHUHLE ’77 reconnected with Hunt Fraser Freeland Ballantyne Bourke, Pickering College and met up with born in Whitehorse, Yukon. Charles Boyd this past Spring for dinner.

PAOLO KERNAHAN ’89 is an executive film producer, writer and host with Idiom Productions which explores and highlights the beautiful and relatively unexplored country of Trinidad and Tobago. Idiom JAMES BROWN ’69: James had a wonderful visit to Tanzania in February - March Productions has two videos available 2014 on a medical mission and met with ADAM CAMENZULLI ’04 and put Adam in through Amazon, The Road Less Travelled touch with a manufacturer to help him achieve his goal of replacing kerosene lanterns and Bush Diary. Check out his company with solar lamps in remote villages. James continues to be very involved in the Sir John online at www.idiomtv.com or on their A celebration, and with Boys and Girls Clubs. Facebook page, Idiom Productions.

54704_PICCOL_PillarsSummer2014.indd 28 2014-08-14 11:27 PM SAMUEL YEN ’89 lives with his family in MOHAMMED QUBOURI ’96 told a beautiful voice! Kara tells us she is work- Hong Kong. Samuel works at the Alibaba Charles Boyd that he is “currently married ing as a literacy teacher in Newmarket Group, which focuses on fostering the and my wife and I are expecting our ﬁrst in a Grade 1/2 split and teaching Junior/ development of an open, collaborative baby girl next month, God willing. I work at Intermediate instrumental music. and prosperous e-commerce ecosystem, a real estate company in Saudi Arabia. My as VP, Finance. position is VP of Business Development.” SOO-NAM LEE ’05: “It’s been eight QUINN ROSS years since I graduated from PC and I ’94 and his wife regularly go on the PC website and check welcomed baby out what has changed. It’s amazing how girl Greyson in the school has incorporated modern looks March. while maintaining the old classical look which I, along with everyone else, loved very much. I’ve been working as an architectural engineer at a general contracting company over a year, mainly involved in engineering and construction. I mostly deal with overseas projects in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Although I studied ISABELLA PAYNE ’98 is engaged. The architectural design in university, the kind wedding will take place following the of job I have here is quite different. It’s completion of her master’s degree. nice that PC has big plans ahead and I’m looking forward to visiting PC again.”

THOMAS TAM ’95 with PETER LEE ’91 reunited after 22 years.

MICHAEL BARBUTO ’00 wrote and NISA AHSAN ’06 has been travelling in stars in the film Happy Camp, a terrifying Southeast Asia and Europe with NABILA story that centers on a man who returns JUTHA ’06. to the childhood town where his brother was abducted 20 years earlier. The film is ADRIAN CHENG ’95 and his wife, Alice available on Video on Demand through welcomed their little girl Joyce Cheng, in every major cable and satellite provider as January 2014. well as Netflix, Xbox and Amazon.

RYAN MCCLUSKEY ’06 participated in his ﬁfth Ride to Conquer Cancer in June. Ryan earned his 5th Gold Helmet. Congratulations Ryan! Ryan started riding ALEX DAVIES ’96 sent in this update. “I JOFF ELLIOT ’00 married Karen Chiesa and raising awareness in honour of his will be going back to college for my ECE in September 2013. mother Mary McCluskey who passed and then when that’s done, I’ll go back to away after a short four-month battle with university for the Child & Family Studies KARA PROST ’03 and the Alumni ofﬁce cancer. Ryan would like to express his degree. I will then move back to Uganda reconnected recently when we discovered appreciation to family and friends for all and open/build an orphanage.” one of her recordings in the archive – what their support over the years.

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RAINA MALLORY ’13 wrote to PC this winter with this message: “First off, I would like to extend a huge thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone back at PC. The guidance, positive inﬂu- ence, and support in the PC family are indescribable. I know when I ﬁrst got to Queen’s, the big buildings and thousands of students (and teachers) that I would SHANNON CUMISKEY ’12 was back never know, were very intimidating. It in class at Pickering College as a student made me very homesick. The apprecia- teacher placement from Queen’s tion and respect I have for everyone back AVISH SOOD ’07 is the sponsorship sales University Concurrent Education Faculty. home could never be accurately put in to coordinator for Toronto Pan American Shannon was assigned to Grade 7 teaching words, but I am trying my best. Thank you Games. He was recently featured in Science and Language Arts. all for preparing me for the adventures Generation Next. and challenges to come and for making PC my home.”

EMILIE BLENICH ’12 and LINDSAY FLOYD ’12 attended the 10th Annual Pickering College Spring Luncheon with their mothers Darlene Blenich and Debbie Floyd. Emilie has ﬁnished her second year of Kinesiology and Lindsay has ﬁnished her second year of Nursing. Both are ROB ’13 and RYAN ’10 PRITTIE attended TYLER SMITH ’08 is currently applying attending Queen’s University. the Daytona 400 race in Florida. to the Canadian Air Force in hopes of becoming a Search and Rescue pilot.

ZACHARY “OSE” OUSHALKAS ’09: After graduating with a bachelor of commerce degree from McGill University in May 2013, Zach enjoyed the summer backpacking through Europe with friends. Zach is continuing his education and just ALYCIA HUBBARD ’12 was back in class completed his ﬁrst year of studies in at Pickering College as a student teacher the Juris Doctor (J.D.) program at the placement from Queen’s University MEMO GONZALEZ ’15 visited CEDRIC University of Ottawa. Concurrent Education Faculty. Alycia HARTSTANG ’13 in Berlin, pictured here taught in the Grade 2 classroom and in front of the Brandenburger Tor. Cedric ALEX GILLESPIE ’09 will begin his was part of the popular Science in the is currently attending Guelph University. master’s degree in International Relations Classroom day. in October 2014 at the London School of Economics.

MINHEE SUNG ’11, JANE LEE ’10 and AMY PARk ’10 stopped for dinner at the ever-popular Main Garden restaurant on the Main Street of Newmarket, following a visit to PC this winter. PHILLIPA POWIS ’12 was back in class RILEY ’05 and MEG ’12 GEURTS with at Pickering College as a student teacher their parents Richard Geurts, Past PC Board SOPHIE ARMSTRONG ’12 will be placement from Queen’s University of Directors and Corporation member, continuing her studies in International Concurrent Education Faculty. Phillipa and Karen Whetstone, past PCA Chair and Development in Australia next year. taught Grade 10 Canadian History, Grade current PC Corporation member) enjoyed a 12 History and Politics. family holiday together last winter.

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The Senior Girls’ Volleyball Team travelled to Kingston in early January to compete in the Regiopolis Notre Dame Invitational Tournament. A number PC alumni currently studying at Queen’s University came to support the girls during their games, and many of them joined us for dinner and at a Queen’s varsity volleyball match the following day. Those in attendance included MAIREAD MULROY ’13, NATALIE MASON ’11, LINDSAY FLOYD ’12, NATASHA KRSTAJIC ’13, THOMAS HAGIAS ’12, KAYLI DEMIRLI ’13, TARRYN ANDREWS ’12, PHILIPPA POWIS ’12, COURTNEY DE SOUZA ’12, SHANNON CUMISKEY ’12 and MAREENA MALLORY ’13.

PASSINGS On behalf of Pickering College, our very deepest sympathy is extended to all the family members of our Pickering alumni, faculty, staff and friends who have passed away.

Dinah Keludjian, mother of Alexandra Keludjian ’10, on February 14, 2014

Barry Muncaster ’59, on February 24, 2014

Erik Lithopoulos, father of Jaden ’13 and step-father of Clarence Naylor ’07, on March 3, 2014

Allan Peter Gordon ’69, JOIN US! on April 13, 2014 Reta Clark, former staff, NOVEMBER 21-22, 2014 on April 24, 2014 FRIDAY 5:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M. SATURDAY 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Eric Bruce Morgan, son of Bruce Morgan ’65, HOLIDAY HOME TOUR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: on April 11, 2014 PHONE: (905) 895-1700 EXT. 360 EMAIL: [email protected] Hugh Davidson ’48, WEBSITE: www.pickeringcollege.on.ca recipient of the Class of 1842 Award, on July 14, 2014 A portion of the proceeds will be donated to eOE Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket.

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GUELPH REUNION Janet Downer met up with alumni for dinner in Guelph on March 21, 2014. In attendance were recent alumni Stephanie Duthie ’10, Apolline Gaignard ’10, Nicole Wolscht ’13, Kyle Foch ’13 and Jaden Lithopoulos ’13. Also joining the group was CLASS OF ’86 – GATHERING FOR Gavin Winchester ’63. It was a small but lively gathering. DR. JOHNSON MAK ’86 A group of Dr. Johnson Mak’s Pickering College peers met at Hungry Brew Hops on Main Street, Newmarket, in May. Chris Campbell ’87 was the organizer and Charles Boyd represented Pickering College, along with other fellow past faculty including Hans Pape, Don McCuaig, and Rex Taylor. A couple of Johnson’s fellow grads attended the event including Chris Campbell ’87 and Max Lizzola ’87. Johnson lives in Melbourne Australia where he is doing excellent work in the field of AIDS research.

CHRISTMAS REUNION In December, many new alumni returned to Pickering College for the school’s annual Christmas Concert. It was a wonderful concert with both the Junior School and Senior School vocal choirs and instrumental bands performing. After the concert, there was an alumni reception in the Staff Lounge.

HOCKEY DAY ON THE HILLTOP As in past years, it was a great day for hockey. Thanks to all for putting on their hockey CLASS OF ’04 – 10TH ANNIVERSARY gear and playing Canada’s favourite game. Players for Alumni: Daniel Blenich ’06, Jeff Class Representative Caleb Sturrup ’04 Verdone ’92, Ryan McCluskey ’06, Jay Rose ’84, Amir Ahsan ’06, Robert Desouza ’96, and Rob Elliott ’04 organized a 10th Robert Mueller ’06, and Peter-John Staudinger ’08. Players for Faculty and Staff: David anniversary reunion for their class held at Fiscaletti, Jay Fletcher, Ethan Bishop, James Cummings, Jason Smith, Marc delaBastide, the Duke of York in Toronto. Brian Drake and Ryan Weiss.

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HONG KONG REUNION Peter Sturrup and Charles Boyd visited alumni in Hong Kong in December 2013. Charles Boyd reports: “The Headmaster and I had a brief but wonderful trip to Hong Kong in December. We endeavoured to make the most of our time by squeezing in as many people and events as possible in some eight days. At every opportunity the Headmaster made our plans for the future very real to a very interested and supportive group of alumni and current parents. A highlight of the trip was a dinner at the Hong Kong Yacht Club in which some 25 alumni and spouses, parents and prospective students attended, and saw a presentation of our long-range plans for Pickering College. We also had the opportunity to meet with Hong Kong business chambers and education agencies. We had an uplifting breakfast meeting on the last day of our trip in which a select group met and discussed ways and means of support for our school project. There is always a very positive atmosphere when we meet with the Hong Kong group. There is a love for the educational experience which Pickering College provided and the lasting friendships that were made here. Our Hong Kong grads meet on a regular basis and they keep the spirit of Pickering College alive and well in their native land. We are grateful to everyone for their MANY kindnesses during our visit, and would like to especially thank Albert Chang ’81, Wilson Leung ’79, Edward Lau ’81 and Barton Wong ’79.”

DECADES REUNION ’GOOD OLD BOYS’ On May 10, a group of 60s & 70s alumni, the ”Good Old Boys,” met at Pickering College for a wonderful time of renewed friendships and great camaraderie. These included organizer Greg Dopulos ’68, Allen Shully ’68, Brian Worrall ’69, James Brown ’69, Malcolm MacNeil ’68, Bernie Hashmall ’70, Gary McLean ’68, Paul Wiseberg ’69, Bob Rickwood ’67 and Chris Bauer ’75, along with spouses and friends. Some travelled from a great distance and obviously felt the meeting of old friends, with the memories of pranks and laughter of yesteryear made the effort worthwhile. There is a sense of bonding at these events and one could sense the sheer pleasure the attendees felt as they joked and chatted, catching up on each other’s lives and feeling a strong sense of belonging even after as much as nearly 50 years away from the school. Headmaster Peter Sturrup addressed the group and emphasised the centrality of the Pickering College values which we still hold dear in the 21st century, as we “find the light” in every student, to prepare them for a leadership role in our world. We have a vision of sending our graduates out from the school, to make a difference for good at every level of society. Our students are rising to the challenge and they are proving themselves as excellent world citizens. Our alumni have every right to be proud to belong to an association of like-minded people whose goal is making everything and everyone, “greater, better and more beautiful” because of the PC contact. This is the Pickering way and we intend “to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” Our 1960s alumni parted ways making plans for next year’s reunion. We look forward to seeing them!

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54704_PICCOL_PillarsSummer2014.indd 34 2014-08-14 11:27 PM THREE CHEERS FOR OUR TALENTED PC VOLUNTEERS! Volunteering is the essence of Pickering’s community spirit. Thank you to all those who give their time and talent in support of the school’s many events and initiatives.

Nicole Murphy Joanne Golding Margaret Saarimaki William Prittie Gabriela Gonzalez Lisa Shirriff BOARD OF DIRECTORS Patrick Turner ’97 Matthew Hundert ’16 Bozena Sochaniwskyj 2013-2014 Mike Weiler Michelle Kelly Mark Sochaniwskyj ’15 Charles Beer ’59 Maria Wolscht Nicholas Kelly Linda Stevenson Christina Bianco Ally Krstajic ’16 Kenneth Tan Adam Floyd Finance Committee Andrew Larcombe Ajit Khanna Christina Bianco Jane Larcombe GRANDPARENT AND SPECIAL Jonathan Knaul ’87 Christopher Lane Calvin Nunn ’15 FRIEND DAY MAY 8, 2014 Kelly Mason Nicole Murphy Emily Nunn ’14 Ajit Khanna Mirella Morra Madeline Philp ’18 Ian Proudfoot Governance Committee Adam Starr ’16 NEW PARENT MENTORS Linda Stevenson Ajit Khanna Katherine Starr ’20 AND ORIENTATION Roger Veale ’61 Mirella Morra Margo Starr MAY 21, 2014 Stephen Widdrington ’83 Karen Whetstone Kieran Stevenson ’20 Donna Fordyce, Parent Mentor Adilzhan Suleimanov Chair CORPORATION MEMBERS Human Resources Committee Alejandra Valdes Mendieta ’12 Joel Berger 2013-2014 Shannon Kelly Dawn Beswick Dawn Beswick Peter Sturrup WINTER CARNIVAL Diane Farmer Brian Blackstock ’56 Roger Veale ’61 FEBRUARY 13, 2014 Debbie Floyd Angelica Blenich ’03 Amy Beth Joanne Golding Charles Boyd Risk Management Committee Andie Desforges Gaitree Gupta Paul Clubbe ’61 Jonathan Knaul ’87 Diane Farmer Beverley Hagias Scott Cowling ’97 Robert Martin Donna Fordyce Susan Hundert Janet Downer Laura Mason Jamie Frank Lisa Jeppesen-Dhanjal Karen Dubeau Joanne Golding Mirella Morra Beth Egan PCA EXECUTIVE Kirsten Nicolson Nilgen Perez Beric Farmer Kim Bilous Krystie Robinson-Vincent Krystie Robinson-Vincent Andrew Gordon ’02 Anna Cook Linda Stevenson Sandy Scherre Andrew Grant ’92 Andie Desforges Lisa Simmonds-Kim Beverly Jackson Alexander Floyd ’14 GRAD TRANSITION EVENT Alana Simon Christopher Lane Donna Fordyce FEBRUARY 19, 2014 Danielle Visco Ailene MacDougall Chantal Gionet Kayli Demirli ’13 Elizabeth Walker Blake Melnick ’81 Blake Melnick ’81 Kyle Foch ’13 Glenor Pitters Mirella Morra Taylor Foote ’13 SPRING LUNCHEON William Prittie Linda Stevenson Justin Frando ’13 MAY 22, 2014 Brian Purdy ’56 Karen Whetstone Cedric Hartstang ’13 Vanessa Carson, Chair Ed Richardson ’45 Maria Wolscht Muhammad Kara ’13 Donna Fordyce Edmund Rynard ’70 Katie MacPherson ’13 Juli Prochazka Jason Smith PC AMBASSADORS Alexander Mondrous ’13 Krystie Robinson-Vincent Norman Smith ADMISSION EVENTS Nicole Wolscht ’13 Ellen Rosen Peter Sturrup Maurice Berleth ’15 Sandy Scherre James Waters Molly Berman ’15 FORZA AMICI GALA Karen Whetstone Katelyn Beswick ’18 APRIL 12, 2014 CLASS OF 2014 GRAD GIFT Jane Zavitz-Bond Meghan Beswick ’20 Mirella Morra, Co-chair FUNDRAISING Julia Bianco ’19 Stephen Widdrington ’83, Diane and Brian FitzGerald, BOARD COMMITTTEES Guillermo Carsolio ’15 Co-chair Parent Chairs Development Committee Nadia Cerda Kadise ’16 Shari Allison-Perkovic Grace Hilton ’14, Student Chair Kim Bilous Samuel Correa ’19 Pamela Fabian Fernando Casanova Ochoa ’14 Ailene MacDougall Adaora Dozie-Chukwuma Debbie Floyd Isaac Hambrock ’14 Kelly Mason Jenna Farmer ’20 Gaitree Gupta Meghan Hannan ’14 Hannah Floyd ’17 Susan Hundert Emma Pitters-Fisher ’14 Facilities Committee Celeste Frank ’20 Karen Kelln German Pozdnyakov ’14 Kevin Desforges Debbie Funk Kelly Mason Trish Riswick ’14 Adam Floyd Heike Funk ’11 Lori Pedersen Seija Roy ’14 Chantal Gionet Heinrich Funk Nicholo Plaza ’03 Nicola Shaw ’14 David Lehto Lottie Funk ’14 Krystie Robinson-Vincent Malcolm Mason June Gleed ’15 Ellen Rosen 35

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15TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT JUNE 19, 2014 UPDATE Kevin Desforges, Chair Joel Berger he PCA is working hard to enhance our volunteer program at Pickering College. Kim Bilous From providing training opportunities for volunteers and Chairs, to creating a Charles Boyd T new streamlined Volunteer Statement of Commitment that provides a framework and Noeline Burk consistency to our programs, the PCA is dedicated to making each volunteer Sarah Demarco experience positive and worthwhile. Andie Desforges June Gleed ’15 This Winter and Spring season has been extremely busy with New Parent Welcome Joanne Golding Reception and Mentoring, PC Golf Tournament, monthly Coffee Hours, Grade lunches, Adam Floyd PCA Executive meeting, Parent Volunteer Thank You Reception, Junior and Senior Alexis Hamilton School teacher/staff appreciation, and more. David Howard ’88 Thomas Kim David Lehto Sandra Liem Amanda Lupo ’05 Jamie MacDougall ’18 Sean Malins-Umansky ’17 Daniel Mason ’18 Malcolm Mason Erin Matthews w Kumail Meghani Karen Meisel T Jim Pedersen s Lesley Redmond H. Romkema w Alana Simon v Dalton Slind ’18 s Kim Smith t Adam Stella ’16 Mitchell Stevenson Kevin Still Susan Strong Lisa Sturrup s Peter Sturrup t t CLASSROOM, PROGRAM AND s CO-CURRICULAR SPEAKERS AND VOLUNTEERS 9TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY HOME TOUR Essam Aly In November, the Pickering College Holiday Home Tour and Seasonal Boutique & Café Paul Clubbe ’61 took place. Six magnificent homes in Aurora, Newmarket and Stouffville were featured Audrey Dehan-McRae with each home having been decorated to unique themes chosen in collaboration by a Sagalina Doré team of York Region’s finest decorators, designers and florists. This event kicked off the Donna Fordyce holiday season in style with new ideas for decorating and a sensory journey of holiday Joanne Golding sights, sounds and flavours from local businesses, restaurants, sponsors and more. Over Lianne Hoogers 150 local businesses supported this year’s Holiday Home Tour and we are truly grateful George Keltika for their generosity. We are proud to say that over the years, the Holiday Home Tour Elena Maris has supported a number of charities in our region, including the Canadian Breast Matthew Robinson-Vincent Cancer Foundation, the Maternal Child Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Quinn Ross ’94 Jennifer Ashleigh Children’s Charity, Literacy Council York Simcoe and Women’s Centre s Philip Smith of York Region. This year’s event raised over $70,000 for our school and for the Charmaine van Schaik Paediatric Oncology Clinic at Southlake Regional Health Centre. Thank you to all of our sponsors, supporters and event attendees. t

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15TH ANNUAL PICKERING COLLEGE GOLF TOURNAMENT The 15th Annual Golf Tournament, presented by Serpa BMW, capped the Pickering College event year with a beautiful day on the greens at Silver Lakes Golf and Conference Centre. For over 100 golfers, including alumni, parents, alumni parents, grandparents, sponsors, staff, school suppliers and friends, it was fun and FORZA AMICI GALA Finally, a live auction featured items such friendly competition with proceeds going In April, it was time for the Pickering as the popular ‘Headmaster for a Day’ and to the purchase of a new Zamboni for the College Gala! Guests at the Forza Amici a Ferrari race experience at Circuit Mont PC arena (part of a two-year pledge by the Gala (translates to “Strength of Friends”) Tremblant. Over $125,000 was raised for golf committee). Newly-minted alumnus were greeted by red carpet, valet service Pickering College through this exceptional James Quinn-Rabot ’14, and his foursome and a lineup of Ferraris and Maseratis. event and the generous support of our of Mark Sochaniwsky ’15, Evan Lynch and This much-anticipated fundraising event, community. Conner Michaud, were the top team. A sponsored by GPI Inc., took place at highlight was the pre-dinner music pro- Ferrari Maserati of Ontario in Vaughan and vided by Pickering alumnus and guitar vir- was sold out to a crowd of 220 guests, the tuoso David Howard ’86. Over $50,000 very maximum the venue could hold. In- was raised for Pickering College, thanks side, the Ferrari Maserati showroom was to the support of presenting sponsor Ser- transformed into a modern and sophisti- pa BMW and all the generous sponsors, cated event space complete with chevron- golfers, auction item donors and volun- inspired table design, beautiful floral teers. Special thanks to Kevin Desforges, centrepieces, an expansive auction, Golf Tournament Chair, and his committee. 55-inch screens featuring event sponsors and a DJ mixing in the centre of all PCA SPEAKER SERIES the action. As Italian music was sung in The PCA Speaker Series continued and the background during cocktails, guests featured a Pickering graduate and lawyer sampled culinary delights by Canadian Quinn Ross ’94. Quinn put together a Executive Chefs Craig Harding from ANNUAL SPRING LUNCHEON compelling and detailed presentation Campagnolo, Jonathan Gushue of Queen In May, the PCA hosted the 10th Annual about our legal responsibilities as parents, Margherita Pizza and Basilio Pesce of Porzia. Spring Luncheon with a beautiful event and the possible legal ramifications of our for 110 guests. Mothers whose children children’s actions with regard to social Dinner “Primi Piatti” began with a Risotto graduated 20 years ago; grandmothers, media and hosting parties. alla Mantovana by Chef Rob Gentile from mothers and aunts of current students; BUCA Osteria & Enoteca and ended with along with teachers, staff and PC alumni We also had a seminar from York Regional an authentic Tiramisu di Buca (“Dolci”). attended the French-themed event. Every Police Constable Karian Guimond, who Each serving was paired with the finest past chair of the Spring Luncheon was spoke about “Parenting and Policing in red and white wines from regions of Italy. in attendance and we bid fond adieu to the Social Media Sphere,” and covered If that wasn’t enough … “wait staff” broke six Grad Moms whose last child will be the evolving world of social media and out into opera during the first course, graduating from Pickering this year. The the key role parents play in guiding their surprising the attendees with beautiful, Junior Glee Club and the Senior Show children to use technology and social uplifting sounds. Dancers twirled on the Choir both performed and ended their media in a responsible manner. She also dance floor, entertaining the crowd with performance with a rousing rendition of provided a review of the Youth Criminal their lifts and routines. Jerusalem. Justice Act and the Safe Schools Act.

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EDITOR JESSIE-MAY ROWNTREE Director of Admission and Marketing

CONTRIBUTORS KIM BARTLETT TIM BEERS KIM BILOUS GRAHAM BIRT ANNA COOK NAOMI CÔTÉ PC WELCOMES GRANDPARENTS AND SPECIAL FRIENDS SARAH DEMARCO Pickering College held another wonderful Grandparent and Special Friend CRISTY DRAKE afternoon in May. Preceding the Springfest concert, students from Kindergarten to JOANNE GOLDING Grade 6 invited their Grandparent/Special Friend for a visit to the school. Guests TOBY HATCH were treated to speeches by selected students from Grade 6 and introduced to PC’s TAMER HIGAZI new Grandparent Chair, Ajit Khanna. Mr. Khanna is excited about his new role and spoke of the exciting future of Pickering College with respect to the Strategic Plan JULIA HUNT and the Global Leadership Program. The highlight of the afternoon was, of course, ERIN MATTHEWS when the students entered the Meeting Room, with their eyes lighting up as they KAREN MEISEL spotted their Grandparent/Special Friend. Both students and Grandparents/Special ALANA SIMON Friends then had the opportunity to create a craft together led by the Junior School JESSICA WOLFF Art Council. PC is honoured to recognize the signiﬁcant and very active role many NICKY WOOD Grandparents and Special Friends play in the lives of our students and to welcome these special members of our community to our school. GRAPHIC DESIGN VANI ROUSE

UPCOMING EVENTS TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS, IDEAS SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2014 OR FOR ADVERTISING RATES AND INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT Tuesday, September 2 6:00 p.m. Welcome BBQ JESSIE-MAY ROWNTREE Wednesday, September 3 6:30 p.m. Senior School Curriculum Night 905.895.1700 EXT. 234 Thursday, September 4 8:30 a.m. Opening Meeting for Worship [email protected] Thursday, September 11 6:30 p.m. Junior School Curriculum Night Friday, September 26 3:00 p.m. Fun Fair PICKERING COLLEGE 10:00 a.m. Special Morning Meeting 16945 BAYVIEW AVENUE Friday, October 3 10:30 a.m. 1940s Alumni “Joe’s Boys” Luncheon NEWMARKET, ONTARIO 4:30 p.m. School Tours CANADA L3Y 4X2 Saturday, October 4 5:30 p.m. Alumni Reception TEL: 905.895.1700 7:00 p.m. Alumni Reunion Dinner* FAX: 905.895.8916 Tuesday, November 4 6:30 p.m. Introduction to Middle School www.pickeringcollege.on.ca Wednesday, November 5 6:30 p.m. Introduction to Senior School THE PILLARS Tuesday, November 11 11:00 a.m. Remembrance Day Meeting for Worship IS PUBLISHED BY THE ADMISSION Friday, November 21 5:00 p.m. Holiday Home Tour – A PCA event AND MARKETING OFFICE FOR Saturday, November 22 10:00 a.m. ALUMNI, PARENTS, STUDENTS, Tuesday, December 16 7:00 p.m. Christmas Concert STAFF AND FRIENDS OF PICKERING Thursday, December 18 8:30 a.m. Christmas Meeting for Worship COLLEGE. *Honouring Brian Blackstock ’56 with a “Fifth Pillar” Award

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ADMISSION DATES FOR 2014-2015

OPEN HOUSE September 27 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. October 15 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. January 10 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ______Pickering College prepares generations of SPEND A HALF DAY learners and leaders. Attend class, meet our teachers, join us for lunch! Registration required. We focus on the whole child where students learn to excel, to develop September 26 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. character, to make friends and prepare for future endeavours and opportunities. October 27 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It’s their community, and the experiences they have at school shape them as November 14 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. they become citizens of the world. December 5 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. At Pickering College, students, faculty and staff live the values that have guided January 16 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. our school since 1842 in a stimulating and collegial environment. And, with 100 February 27 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ______international boarding students from more than 20 countries, our entire school community benefits from a global perspective. INTRODUCTION TO SENIOR SCHOOL GRADES 9-12 Diverse programming in small class settings allow students to excel academically November 5 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with 100% of our graduates moving on to the post-secondary institute of their ______choice. And to ensure a well-rounded experience, students engage in a full-range INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL of co-curricular activities like skating, filmmaking, soccer, music and equestrian. GRADES 7-8 To learn more about the Pickering College experience, please contact our October 28 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Admission Office [email protected] or 905.895.1700 ext. 259 January 20 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ______or toll-free at 1.877.895.1700 ext. 259. INTRODUCTION TO PRIMARY PROGRAM Independent Co-educational Day and Boarding School JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN-GRADE 3 since 1842 | JK to University Preparatory January 14 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 16945 Bayview Avenue, Newmarket, ON, Canada Visit us at www.pickeringcollege.on.ca

PICKERING COLLEGE Learning for Life. Creating the Future.

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