HARRY AINLAY HIGH SCHOOL Where Character Counts
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HARRY AINLAY HIGH SCHOOL Where Character Counts Principal’s Message Congratulations! Kevin Lau (Student), Christine Biggs, (Teacher), ASAA Provincial Handball Organizing Committee, Harry Ainlay Alberta Student Leadership Conference Team, Sameer Dhar (Student) and Lloyd Bloomfield, (Department Head), received an Edmonton Public Schools District Recognition Award for their outstanding contribution and achievements. (Please see SchoolZone for a complete list of team/committee members as well as other nominees) Harry Ainlay students continue to excel at their studies and I encourage all to be prepared for January final and midterm exams. Organize your time and commit to studying well in advance. Here are a few helpful hints to assist you during the study weeks ahead. review notes and assignments now schedule study time on a daily basis attend extra help sessions at lunch or afterschool get adequate sleep and rest before your exams don‟t cram …. start studying now! This semester has been a tremendous success for all and I am particularly proud of our involvement of the “Helping Hampers” initiative for the less fortunate in our community. It is a time for giving and Titans have delivered during the Christmas season. As the Christmas season comes upon us, I would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Superintendent of Schools Assistant Superintendent Ward Trustee Principal Edgar Schmidt Ron MacNeil Catherine Ripley David M. Jones DISTRICT AWARDS RECIPIENT FINE ARTS – Art Award Kimberly Wu Harry Ainlay is proud to congratulate the following Kimberly has astonishing artistic students who received District Awards this past October talent and utilizes a variety of in the following areas. mediums including charcoal, acrylics, ink, sculpey, clay and casting. She created a five by CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES – seven foot mural in Crestwood School and was Harry Ainlay‟s Fashion Studies official t-shirt designer, Gillian Bird graduation and yearbook cover Gillian demonstrated artist, and produced exceptional talent in garment advertisement posters for a variety of clubs and sporting construction. She trained in events. Kimberly gained provincial exposure for her art several aspects of technical in the Canada Day Poster challenges, Chinese New Year theatre but her creativity and festival and Alberta Chess Team t-shirt design contest. sewing skills led her to focus on Her artwork was also featured as part of the Capital City costume design and production. Savings calendar. Kimberly is presently attending the Gillian was head of costumes for University of Alberta in the Faculty of Science. She has the school drama productions for aspirations of entering the field of medicine. two years and also mentored new students while running the costume department for the 2009 production of Jane Eyre. This involved a highly structured plan to keep track of crew, costume pieces and actors while problem solving the ATHLETICS complexities involved with a major production. Gillian‟s energetic personality was contagious. She excelled academically, socially and professionally. Football: Gillian is currently attending Grant MacEwan in the Technical Theatre program. Senior Football FINE ARTS – Music Award Kent Shores Kent was a bass clarinetist in Harry Ainlay‟s Symphonic Band, played the guitar for the A Stage Band and Jazz Combo, and was a tenor vocalist in the Jazz Choir. Kent is a member of the Euphoria Ukrainian Polka Band and the Little Birds Big Band. He is a frequent performer at the Yardbird Suite‟s open stage and has explored the world of music by attending concerts at the Yardbird Suite, the Congratulations to the Senior Football Team on Edmonton Winspear Centre, several Edmonton Jazz another outstanding season. They repeated as city Festivals and national and international venues in champions within the Edmonton Public Schools football Germany, Switzerland and Montreal. Kent has found his league and entered provincials for the 2nd year in a row niche in music and credits the Harry Ainlay Music with an undefeated record. The team proceeded to win Program for encouraging his exploration of, and the Northern Alberta Provincial Championship and appreciation for, music and its performance. Kent is headed to the provincial final for the first time in 23 currently attending the University of North Texas, years. With a 2nd place finish in all of Alberta Tier 1 majoring in Jazz Studies. football, the team looks forward to continue to build on this success. received a long break, which they deserved, and it was shortly after this that they started to hit their stride. The team‟s strong play started with wins over formidable opponents in league play, where they finished second, and into the Lyndsay Thurber and Salisbury Tournaments. At both tournaments they finished 2nd, and the boys started to believe that they could beat anyone. Playoffs, for league, started and the boys continued their winning ways capturing the Edmonton Public league championship. This win automatically qualified the team for provincials and they went into the provincial championships ranked 4th. At Provincials the competition increased immensely and the boys defeated Western ( #2) and lost to EP Scarlet (#3) and Grande Prairie (#1). The Titans started the elimination round ranked 3rd and defeated Sturgeon in the “round of 16” game and Bev Facey in the quarter final. The team was peaking at the right time and went into the semi final to face Grande Prairie. The boys rose to the occasion playing their hearts out, but it was not enough to defeat a strong GP team. The Titans regrouped for the bronze medal match vs. Western. What followed was an epic battle, lasting 2 hours and going 5 sets. In the end the Western team prevailed and won bronze. Looking back Junior Football on the season which saw the team win 37 matches and lose 12, we can see it as a success. The coaching staff is The Junior Football Team has much to be proud of very proud of the boys and will always remember them this past season. With a roster filled with many players as hard working, intelligent players who bought into who are new to football, they fought hard and competed everything that the coaches told them. well in every game. Although they lost in the semi-final game to J Percy Page High School, it was a close game that could have gone either way. With these young Junior Women’s Volleyball athletes, the future looks bright in football for the Titans. Congratulations to the Harry Ainlay Jr. Women’s Volleyball Team on a fantastic season. The team had a Senior Boy’s Volleyball very dynamic season and improved leaps and bounds. As young student athletes, these volleyball players were strong representatives of Harry Ainlay. The girls Senior Boy‟s Volleyball Team consists of the following showed true Titan Character throughout the season on athletes: rd and off the court. The team finished 3 at the Jr. Sean Baergan, Connor Dreger, Nick Eveneshen, Mike Western Canada High School tournament in Calgary, Goertz, Alex Ingstrup, Chris Ingstrup, Adam Iverson, won the consolation final at the Jr. Chinook High School Lee Iverson, Mike Lee, Austin Lloyd, Patrick Mclntyre, tournament in Lethbridge, won the consolation final at Ryan Patterson, Josh Peters, Nakul Shadagopal, Jr. TVT at Harry Ainlay and finished 4th at the Jr. Spruce Clint Millard (Head Coach), Derek Nicoll (Assistant Grove High School Tournament. In the Edmonton Coach) and Ryan Flannigan (Assistant / Manager) Public regular season league play, the team competed in the Premier League, finished 3rd overall and advanced to The 2010 Senior Boy‟s Volleyball season was an the playoffs performing at their peak. By the end of the amazing ride for many different reasons. Firstly the boys season the team began to play high tempo and represented the school with dignity and class at all aggressive volleyball proving that all of their hard events. Secondly they improved immensely and played physical, technical, tactical and mental training was very well with odds, and high level players, stacked paying off. The Titans put together a very strong against them. They played well at the U of A tournament performance in quarterfinal action against Ross and finished 4th and continued that play into the U of C Sheppard (who challenged up from the city league) to tourney finishing 3rd. At the annual TVT tournament th advance to the semi-finals against Spruce Grove (who they played well and managed a 4 place finish in front nd finished 2 in the Premier League). Spruce Grove, of our home crowd. After the TVT tournament the boys being a similar team to the Titans, proved to be a very tough team and defeated the Titans. The girls have a lot to be proud of and have continued to uphold the legacy of Harry Ainlay Titan Volleyball. Handball The Senior and Junior Handball season starts on 2010 Skills Alberta Competition – Edmonton Expo Centre February 15, 2011. We are looking forward to a challenging and successful campaign at the city and provincial level. Last year our Senior Women‟s Team Mechanical CADD finished 2nd at provincials and our Junior Women‟s st Team finished 1 in Tier 2 cities. Our Senior Men‟s Team will be coached by Mike Nahmiash. “Handball Mike” (as he is known in handball circles) is one of the most successful and informed handball coaches in the country. He has Left to right: travelled and competed extensively in the handball Mike Noel (Silver) world. Jason Leshyshyn will continue to coach with Sabestian Suave-Hoover (Gold) Ainlay and he will be helping to build a strong Jordan Smale (Bronze) foundation with the junior program. Mike and Jason will be on the selecting committee for the youth development program at the provincial level.