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A coed school. For a coed world. 2 LCCLion Coeducation works! Survey say… *The Benefits of the CoeducationalEnvironment *The Benefits of academically and confidentlyprepared university-bound • Are attendingandwould theirschool recommend • Enjoy bothgenders for respect friendseasily and show • Make self-image positive adjustedandhave well • Are of impressions positive • Hold • at coedschools: thatstudents 18,000studentsandparentsconfirms of A survey* of achievement of issafeandwelcoming theirschool Believe

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de laPoste-publications Numéro deconvention4058094 Number 40598094 Publication MailAgreement to theaboveaddress. CLASSifieds andothercorrespondence Send yourcomments,articles,photos, blog site web courriel fax téléphone H4A 2M5 Montréal (Québec) 4090, avenueRoyal Lower CanadaCollege The AdvancementOffice The LCCLionispublishedby Origami Design Automatic Mailing&PrintingInc. Mailing Christinne Muschi Alec Mathewson’95 Danny Lutz Mark Griffiths’67 Christian Auclair Photo Credits Adrianna Zerebecky Christopher Shannon(Pre-U’76) Patrick Peotto Louise Mills Alec Mathewson’95 Kirk LLano Linda Gendron Cheryl Doxas Mark Boghen Contributors Adrianna Zerebecky Jane Martin and DatabaseManagement Archives, Research Louise Mills Jane Martin Copy Editor Kirk LLano LION Editor Christopher Shannon(Pre-U’76) Headmaster www.wearelcc.ca www.lcc.ca [email protected] 514 4828142 514 4829916 Contents Director ofMiddleSchool The BaillieScienceWing 10 Media Consultant By MarkBoghen Sylvia Tracy 8 Media Consultant By MarkBoghen Q 6 Assistant Head–Academics By PatrickPeotto the RealitiesofLife Young Peoplefor Coeducation inPreparing Ceiling: TheRoleof Breaking theGlass 4 Headmaster By ChristopherShannon(Pre-U’76) The CoedAdvantage Headlines: 2 LCC LIONMagazine—Fall/Winter 2010

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1 LCCLion 10 2 LCCLion T Headlines Headmaster By ChristopherShannon(Pre-U’76) The Coed Advantage success atuniversityandfor productiveadultlives. for students equip better to way a as society,and in equity gender in changes major reflect clearly to time school community?Coeducation cameattheright broader the and students our on been coeducation of impact the has What decision. intelligent and was amajorshiftforLCC.Itbold,strategic, he decision to become a coed school in the mid-1990’s has evolvedandchanged. in Montreal,itisimportanttoreflect onhowourschool of coeducation.Asaleadingeducationalinstitution This yearatLCCweareproudlycelebratingfifteenyears and boysaregivenanequal voicetogrow, explore and socialadvantages.Ina coedenvironmentgirls promotion ofequality, diversity, learning excellence observed fourattributesin particular: theactive for students,fromtheearliestage.AtLCCwehave is nowabetterschoolthanatanytimeinitshistory. I believethatafterfifteenyearsofcoeducation,LCC Coeducation bringswithitmanyadvantages decision LCChastakenin the lasthalfcentury. to coeducationwasperhaps thewisestsinglestrategic inauguration ofCentenary celebrations thatthemove age of93,heremindedour wholecommunityatthe Nobis SolumAward winner, JohnEllis’32.At the There isalsoashortprofileofourAlumniNon the coedenvironmentforitsmanyadvantages. as afatheroftwodaughters,hewouldonlychoose in botheducationandlaw, changingnormsandwhy Assistant HeadPatrickPeottoreflectsonhiscareer leaders throughouttheiradultlives.Inanotherarticle, our graduatestobecomfortableasinitiatorsand both boysandgirls.AftertheyleaveLCC,wewant providing meaningfulleadershipopportunitiesfor Linda Gendronreflectsonthepowerfulimpactof decision toshiftLCCcoeducation.AssistantHead Chair, Dr. PaulFournier’61,revisitsthestrategic the celebrationofcoedadvantage.FormerBoard manner –fromstrengthtostrength. School tomoveforwardinabalancedandconfident community partners.Coeducationhasallowedthe with students,faculty, staff,parents,alumniand positive energyeverydaywhenIcomeintocontact increasingly complicatedworld.Iseeandfeelthis has becomeastronglaunchpadforsuccessinan workplace, andthedynamicsofacoedworld.LCC realities ofacoeduniversityexperience,the together, weprepareourstudentsverywellforthe and lastingbondsareformedbetweenbothgenders. is foundedonacultureofrespectwherefriendships work skills.Moreover, ourcoedlearningcommunity teaming andcollaborating–essential21stcentury levels. Theyarecomfortableleading,following, experience, withstudentsachievingatthehighest We havedevelopedastrongandbalancedclassroom of therealitybroadersocietyinwhichwelive. importance ofembracingdiversityasareflection and expressviews.Theschooldayreinforcesthe In thisissueoftheLCCLion,othersjoinmein Through theirexperienceslearningandleading “In myviewcoeducation as amodeltoothersthroughout the21stcentury. relevant learningcommunity thatwillproudlythrive for most students. Let’s continue to build a strong and setting. In my view coeducation is the best preparation for studentsthatareclearlyaproductofmixed-gender learning, butweprovidevaluablelearningexperiences it was a coed school. We don’t issue credits for coed out thebestingirlsandboys. to promotingexcellenceandequitybringing Rob Tipney arebothenergeticeducatorsdedicated Teacher SylviaTracy andMiddleSchoolDirector Art School Junior ago. years 15 over coeducation to LCC’s transformation witnessed whom of both faculty, of members long-serving gifted two profile As atestimonytogenderequity, inthisissuewe Above and HeadmasterChristopherShannon(Pre-U’76) L toR:HeadBoy, KirkGlowacki’10,HeadGirl,JessicaItalia’10 is thebestpreparation for moststudents.” I came to the School as Headmaster in 2005 because The lightingoftheLCCCentenaryBirthdayCake.

3 LCCLion 4 LCCLion Glass Ceiling: Breaking the Assistant Head–Academics By PatrickPeotto W People fortheRealitiesofLife The RoleofCoeducationinPreparingYoung legally astuteandwouldbe able tochargemorehours. the meninfirmpreferred malepartnersundertheassumptionthattheywere more female colleagues. I felt that this was one of the reasons that the glass ceiling existed – preferred to debate legal issues with other male partners and had little respect for their restricted the expression of ideas rather than expanded them. Many of the men simply standing. Someconversationsoverlegalissuesweredownright disrespectfuland different anditwasreadilyapparentthatsomeofthe men relishedtheirsuperior partners andthewomeninworkplace.Theircommunication styleswereentirely What was more disconcerting was to watch the interaction between some of the male to be hired at that level. The vast majority of the clerks and secretaries were women. The samewastruefortheassociatelawyers,although morewomenwerestarting a clearstratificationbetweenthesexes.Thevastmajority ofthepartnersweremen. we probablyhadanequalnumberofmenandwomen working atthefirm,therewas based uponmyworkingexperiences. effect and force full in still was ceiling glass the that felt I and law in career a after university to returned just had society.I in prevalent longer no were women for mobility upper on restrictions old the that viewpoint the advanced professor the serves, memory my ceiling.” If “glass the of issue the on sessions those of one in asmallseminarsetting.Iclearlyremembertheheateddiscussionwehad various articlesoninterestingsocialissuesandthendiscussthemwiththeprofessor seminar courseonissuesineducation.Thewasgreatbecausewewouldread hen IwasstudyingeducationatMcGillUniversityover20yearsago,tooka The law firm that I worked for was a mid-sized firm in downtown Toronto. While “I amalsoproudtobepart in formingtheskillsandvaluesofyoungpeople. that Ibelievecoeducationisavitalcomponent reasons the of one is That genders. and backgrounds cultural different of people with effectively work To succeedintheprofessionalworld,peoplemust norms. gender upon based styles communication of large corporations. Men can no longer restrict their firms andarebeingaskedtoserveontheboards major in partnerships join to asked being are women There are more women than men in law schools. More to advocate an opinion, are learned skills that are are that skills learned are opinion, an advocate to Openness toideas,combinedwiththeability that studentslearninacoeducationalclassroom. espouse differentsidesofissuesareimportantskills viewpoints ofothersandbeingabletopersuasively together intheclassroom,learningtolisten different viewpointsonanumberofissues.Working There isnodoubtthatyoungmenandwomenhave discussions greatlyenhancethelearningenvironment. open them of one every in and science, political to law from classes, science social of variety wide a taught have I classroom. the in coeducation of advocates genderequity.” of aschoolcommunitythat Today statisticsshowaverydifferentpicture. Over thepasttwentyyearsIhaveseenvalue

in oursocietytotruegenderequity. commitment strong a is there unless shattered be glass ceilingmaybedissipatingslowly, itwillnot the While missing. be would education their in element important incredibly an me, For experience. no matterhowstrongtheteachersandeducational school, sex single a attend them having of dream even not would I girls, two of parent a As future. positive a for people young prepares and experience believe thatcoeducationenhancestheeducational firmly educator, I an As LCC. attend would who women young wonderful two of father the be day one would I that then knowing of way no had also I when IwashavingthatdebateinmyclassatMcGill. from 15yearsagowhenthiswasanall-boysschool. change marked a is That institution. the of values the fostering in role integral an play genders both exceptionally well.LCCclearlyisacommunitywhere worked has model The female. one and male one – co-chairs have to initiative, student on decided, the DestinyQuebecCommitteethatthreeyearsago a HeadGirl,forexample.Iamthestaffliaison and Boy Head a We have same. the is leadership Student genders. both of up made equally again are coordinators, curriculum and heads department and women.OureducationalleadersintheSchool, directors aremadeupofanequalnumbermen male, theexecutivemanagementteamanddivision of menandwomen.WhiletheHeadSchoolis of governorsismadeuproughlythesameproportion board School’s the LCC, equity. At gender advocates viewpoints andcommunicationstyles. in adiscussiontotrulyunderstandthedifferent in theory. Itisnecessarytohavebothsexesinvolved enhanced withpractice.Onecannotgetthatpractice It is ironic that LCC was a single sex school back back school sex single a was LCC that ironic is It that community school a of part be to proud am I

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6 LCCLion L Q&A WITH ROB TIPNEY & Q evolution andhisexperiences. LCC’s teaching, about “Mr. calls Steady” Shannon We askedthemanthatHeadmasterChristopher throughout, alongwithtrackandfieldbasketball. fixture at the School ever since. He has coached soccer education teacheratLCCin1981andhasbeena physical a became years—Mr. Tipney four for team soccer the of captain was graduate—he McGill A solution isusuallyreadybeforetheendofquestion. They neverseemtodisturbhimthough;hisansweror door withqueries,dilemmasandstickysituations. the steadystreamofstudentswhoknockonhisoffice man to interview, unless you are easily thrown off by CC’s affable Middle School Director is an engaging Media Consultant By MarkBoghen

kids areundergoingtremendouspsychosocial RT: it fromJuniororSeniorSchool? you’ve beeninchargesince2002.Whatdistinguishes Q: MiddleSchoolhasonlyexistedsince1995and in, andyougetsomegreatexperiencesout. times aday, everyday. You havetoputalotofenergy bit likethrowingakid’s birthdayparty, onlyseveral Eventually Igotthehangofit.Teaching canbea to, peoplelikeDougMacLeanandTrevor Smith. myself afterothersattheSchoolthatIlookedup RT: about yourbeginningsasateacher? Q: ThirtyyearsatLCC!Whatdoyouremember Grades7and8representakeytransitionperiod; Ithinkspentmyfirstfewyearstryingtopattern in interactions outside the classroom, I’ve seen seen I’ve classroom, the outside interactions in isn’t alwaysnoticeableintheclassroomitself, but bring differentvantagepoints toasituation.It RT: Q: Sotheshifthasn’t changedLCCatall? look atit. academic, athletic, leadership, any way you want to are very, very strong. They’ve excelled in every way: I can see, it never quite worked out that way! Our girls girls breathingroom,achancetobeheard.Asfaras and boys,thatwemighthavetofindwaysgive at thetimeaboutdifferencesinlearningbetweengirls to thinkthattheteachershadsensitizationtraining have threedaughtersafterall!It’s actuallyabitfunny in termsofhowtodealwithkidsoneonone.Ido RT: it hashadontheSchool? through yourtimeatLCC.Whatimpactdoyouthink Q: Theshifttocoeducationcameexactlyhalfway and techniqueswiththeirpeers,it’s impressive. computers cooperatively, sharingtheiradvances than viceversa,buttoseehowthesekidsusetheir how tokeeppacewithit,haveitserveusrather Admittedly, it’s acontinuingchallengetofigureout is theintegrationoftechnologyintoourteaching. and perspectives.Thesecondthingthatstrikesme world. Ithasopenedthemuptosomanynewideas our kidsinteractwiththeirpeersfromaroundthe like ourinvolvementinRoundSquare,haveseen theatre andmore.Andourexchangeprograms, the successofourculturalprograms,music,art, than me—butnoonecanfailtobeimpressedat find abiggersupporterofathleticsforchildren has alwaysbeenstrongonsports—andyouwon’t me whatadiversecommunitywe’vebecome.LCC RT: Q: HowhasLCCchangedduringyourtenure? were atLCCforelementaryschool. of schoolsandbackgroundswiththestudentswho when weintegratestudentscomingfromavariety years. Asapracticalmatter, MiddleSchoolisalso 8 isthebestindicationofsuccessintheiruniversity that thepreparationstudentshaveatendofgrade 12 and13.Forexample,arecentU.S.studyshowed special attentiontostudentsthroughtheagesof11, and physicalgrowth.We realizedthatweneedtopay Ithas,butsubtly. Girlsandboys do sometimes Forme,thetransitiontocoedwasn’t abigchange Two mainthingscometomind:First,itamazes as aneducator, momentsthatyou’llnever forget. and it’s those momentsofimpactthatsustainyou does, it but happen, will it how or when know a positivedifferenceinstudent’s life.You never without question,isanytime I’vebeenabletomake of thosethings,butreally, whatI’m mostproudof, RT: most proudof? In lookingbackatyouryearsLCC,whatareyou tournament, foundedLCC’s StaffforStudentsFund. what hasbecomethenationalSEALsoccer Q: You’ve donesomegreatthingshere—spearheaded student intheSchoolaboutittomakemelookold… close friend. Of course, he never tires of telling every Howard ’81, is now LCC’s Athletic Director and a very Dave mine, of student 11 grade former One guide. relationships webuildwiththekidsteachand the about lot a says it think I and touching really It’s teachers. old their to “hi” say to just visit, and university willcomebytheSchoolonadayoff RT: Q: Do youoftenrunintoformerstudents? had tenteacherslikethat?Ormore?It’s abigdeal. they made a huge difference. To think that I could have teachers as a kid growing up on the South Shore, and RT: Q: Would youhavelikedtobeanLCCstudent? RT: and arestillatit30yearslater? Q: So,youwereteamcaptainasaMcGillstudent and ateammate. psychologist, communityliaison—I’mateamleader adjustment. Igettowearalotofhats:manager, Every dayisanewchallenge,situation, not justwithstudents,butparentsandteachers. kids. It’s soenergizing.AsDirector, Igettointeract RT: Middle SchoolDirector? Q: What’s thebestpartofbeingateacher?Of and socially. broadens thestudents’perspectivebothintellectually the senseofdiversityinSchool.Coeducation there oncewas.Thisalsoplaysaroleinenhancing than groupthink less opinion, of uniformity less SometimesstudentswhoareatCEGEPor Iamdefinitelyhappytobeassociatedwithboth Iwouldhavelovedit.hadacoupleofgood Iguessthat’s right! Asateacher, it’s thedailyinteractionwith

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8 LCCLion WORK art teacher, thewritingisonwall.Literally. For SylviaTracy, LCC’s resourcefulandingeniousJunior School Media Consultant By MarkBoghen W than Ido!” ideas interesting more with up come often students The ideas. individual own their express to opportunity an has child way. own Every their in it around work them let then and rolling, them get to point starting a framework, initial some inspired by—youngartistseversince. studio inParis.ShecametoLCC1987andhasbeen inspiring—andbeing then settledinNicewhereshewenttoartschoolbefore joiningaprintmaking a BFA fromQueen’s University, shespentayeartravellingthroughEurope,and receiving After honestly. attitude bohemian certain a by Tracycomes Ms. accent, traditional ‘rightway’and‘wrongway.’” them adifferentrhythmtoworkto.Iteachveryopen classwherethereisno of structureintheirlives.Ifeelthatartclassplaysanimportant roleinthatitgives two languagesandalotisexpectedofthemeveninJunior School:theyhavealot The notesdemonstratesomeunorthodoxspelling,butthatjustmightbethepoint. “I’ll missUMissTracy!” readsone.“Uwerethebestartteacherever!”another. class actuallybearpermanentmessagesfromgraduatingstudentsofgrade6’s past. of buddingMonetsandModiglianis,thewhitebricksMs.Tracy’s sun-splashed hile schoolartroomsaretypicallyfestoonedwiththeconstructionpaperprojects “I trytogivethechildrenas muchfreedomaspossible.Usually, I’llprovide Tall andenergetic,withmorethanahintoftheEnglandsheleftatage15inher “LCC studentsarechallengedinmanyways,”shesays.“Theylearning of ART

Ms. Tracy hasaunique LCC’s coedenvironment. vantage pointfromwhich to evaluateandappreciate by designingadvertisingcampaignstosellthem. to work—andthendemonstratetheirmediasavvy create ingenious3-Dinventions—thatdon’t have Vinci-inspired “InventionConvention.”Thestudents project thantheoutputof8-year-olds. and pasteldrawingslooksmorelikeadesignschool The students'collectionofbrightlycolouredhouses artist andarchitectFriedensreichHundertwasser. project wasbasedontheuniqueworkofAustrian Ms. Tracy’s “initialframeworks.”Arecentgrade3 you’d besurprisedatthesophisticationofsome cut-out snowflakesandoverlyglueypapiermâché, Meanwhile, hergrade5classhasanannualDa If yourrecollectionofartclassatschoolis access totheircreativeinstincts foralltheirlives.” what I’mshootingfor. Iwant mystudentstohave They areanislandofspecial time.Andthat’s exactly vacations youdothingsthat aredifferentfromusual. providing avacation?Then I thoughtaboutit.On of university, twodecadesofexperience,andI’m she says. “At first, I was a bit taken aback. Five years for teaching him art and giving him “a great vacation,” of theyearfromagrade5studentwhothankedme experience. “A few years ago, I got a letter at the end warm memoriesofahappyandcreativechildhood the mainthingthatMs.Tracy hopestoproduceis student artondisplaythroughouttheJuniorSchool, a Montrealgalleryandinmanyprivatecollections. landscapes andstill-lifesarecurrentlyondisplayat is alsoanaccomplishedartistinherownright.Her Mr. GriffithsisthefirsttopointoutthatMs. Tracy that SylviaTracy isoneofour‘franchiseplayers.’” of art.We haveagreatstaffatLCC,butIliketosay confidante. Shecaresdeeplyfortheproperteaching candid andoutspoken,ethicallycentredagreat 34 yearsatLCC.“Sylviaiswitty, intelligent,very 1987 andsaysitisthebestthinghehasdoneinhis delegated thetaskofrecruitingMs.Tracy backin in hisbasement!” in histwentieswhotoldmehestillkeepscastle more creative.Awhileback,Ievenranintoastudent other sowellthattheprojectsare,inaway, fullerand approaches boysandgirlstakecomplementeach constructing dungeonsthanthegirls,butdifferent in interested more bit a be may boys young The mix. the in still are castles, building like years, the over to back come I’ve that ideas other “but laughs, she trucks,” little involving initiate to used I projects is female.“I’vemovedawayfromsomeofthe serving womanataschoolwhere58%ofthefaculty when shebeganhertenure,andisnowthelongest- She wasoneofonlythreewomenteachingatLCC to evaluateandappreciateLCC’s coedenvironment. her students. looking forwaystounearththeartisticimpulseinall always Tracyis Ms. but type, artsy the as themselves of thought have normally not might it with up came who boys sports-loving three The athlete.” amazing to geek “from child a turn could that machine a as touted was Sportinator, The creation, recent One More thananyofthewonderfulworks Senior SchoolartteacherIanGriffiths’71was Ms. Tracy hasauniquevantagepointfromwhich

9 LCCLion Science Wing if youwouldliketocomebyandseeforyourself. know us let and pictures… after and before the Enjoy before. seen never overhaul and renovation a underwent Wing Science Baillie the classes, of week first the until up right 2010 June in Day Founder’s after day the From words! thousand a worth is picture a say They The Baillie “I lovethenewspace.The lighting effectively inthelaboratory.” room for students to work work to students for room is amazingandtheresufficient Department Head –Science Marguerite Comley “The increasedsizeoftheclassroom Middle SchoolScienceTeacher Shane Joseph allows formoreflexibilitywhen moving fromaclassroomdiscussion to alabsituation.”

“The design ofthenewscience “Although Ibelievethatscience Jamie Surprenant performance, andwhenyou like thefutureofknowledge for thestudents.Itnowlooks brings totheroom,new is intheattitudeofexploration during laboratoryexperiments various workingstations.” Senior SchoolScienceTeacher Chris Olive audience willbecomemuch are inabeautifulsetting,the and technologythattheyare and wonderthatateacher more engrossedinthestory.” them. Part of teaching is the the is teaching of Part them. studying is already surrounding surrounding already is studying tone the set helps science wing rooms is wonderful especially especially wonderful rooms is to benicelyspacedoutattheir Laboratory Technician because it allows thestudents it because “The science wing renovation represents a Learning Commons/Global Leadership Centre approach suited to teamwork and the promotion step toward an integrated student-centred significant leap forward for academics and reflective ofLCCexcellence.” of innovation. This science facility is the first labs permit a more practical hands-on learning labs permitamorepracticalhands-on learning learning atLCC.Thecombinedclassrooms/ Headmaster Christopher Shannon(Pre-U’76)

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Different and leadershipinasustainableglobal society. of studentsinmind,bodyandheart,preparingthemforsuccess Leading byexample,wearecommittedtothefullestdevelopment in theallmalestudentcommunity. In1946,the opportunities forleadership andphysicaltraining differences andemotionalintelligence. society, as well as relevant research in learning, gender evolved tremendouslytoreflectbothchangesin 100 yearhistory, studentleadershipeducationhas guiding principlesoftheSchool.OverSchool’s to striveforexcellenceandembodythemission Historically, LCCstudentshavealwaysbeenexpected on NobisSolum–NotforOurselvesAlone Assistant Head–StudentLife By LindaGendron Student Leadershipforthe21stCentury In theearlyyears,LCC CadetCorpsgave but Equal Voices the Schoolmovedtoselection ofbothaHeadBoy social activitiesforstudents. president, assumedthemandate toorganizeprimarily a newStudentCouncilgroup, ledbyastudent and discipliningyoungerstudents.Inthelate1960’s, the seniorboys,withresponsibilitiesfororganizing with varioustasks.Nextcametheprefectsystemfor that raisedmoneyforcharityandhelpedteachers a numberofyears,thisgroupincludedcommittees School’s first-everStudentCouncilwasformed.For With theintroductionofcoeducationin1995, then introducedin1999 A revitalizedHouseSystemwitheightHouseswas focused onschoolpolicyandgovernanceissues. of thegradelevelrepresentativesbecamefarmore gender equityinpractice!Gradually, themandate and HeadGirltochairStudentCouncil–authentic community serviceinitiatives andprojects. committees organizedforspecific eventsand Team. Therearealsomany otherinformalgroups/ Council andtheFutureBlue Ties Leadership more formalpositionsand portfolios onStudent difference bothlocallyandglobally. learning tosupportteamgoalsandmakea athletics, communityservice,yearbookandmedia; teams andcommitteesinthearts,StudentCouncil, At thegrade4,5and6levels,studentsworkon accepting responsibilitybothathomeandschool. grade 3arelearningthevalueofhelpingothersand emotional andsocialgrowth. functioning, whichinturnsupportsandpromotes student experienceatLCCsupportssuccessfulteam that theydo.Almosteverycomponentofthedaily happier, morecreativeandproductiveinall that studentswhoarefullyengagedinschoollife College, afellowRoundSquareschool. three-year serviceinitiativepartneringwithMarkham are wellunderwaywithplanningforaveryexciting regardless oftheirfinancialstatus.Atthispointwe to allstudentsattheSeniorSchoollevelwhoqualify programs, exchanges,conferencesandserviceprojects local, nationalandinternationalstudentleadership and empathyiskey. Ourstatedgoalistooffer by example,withethicaldirection,self-confidence experiences. Teaching andmentoringstudentstolead to exposestudentsofallagesauthenticlearning is innovativeandexciting,ourmodeldesigned the schoolcommunity. Strategicplanningforstudents and studentteamsareengagedempoweredacross Green andGlobal”(Bassett,Patrick values. Studentsareencouragedtobe“HighTech, encompasses significantglobaltrendsandessential and SeniorSchoolPre-University. were initiatedthroughoutalllevels student committeesandleadershipopportunities At theMiddleSchoollevel,studentsapplyfor Junior Schoolstudentsfromkindergartenthrough As educators,weknowfrompersonalexperience Today’s LCCvisionforstudentleadership

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learning, leadingandworkingtogetherforsuccess. advantage forbothboysandgirlsastheygrowup kindergarten throughPre-Uisavalue-added competencies aredifferent,butequalineveryrespect. are oftenfocusedongenderdifferences,leadership leader ismaleorfemale.Whilesocietyandthemedia make ateamanditsleadersuccessful–whetherthat as divergentabilities,perspectivesandexperiences including schools.Emotionalintelligenceaswell equally importantrolestoplayinleadership– It’s timeweallrecognizedthatbothgendershave more democraticandtransactionalteammodels. from traditionalhierarchicalthinkingandembraced school daythere! awesome experiencewasthecoedcomponentto Africa declaredthattheonlythingmissingfromthis exchangeinSouth six-week a from returned recently who students School Senior our of one fact, In they loveattendingschoolwiththeoppositegender. in allrespects.Ourstudentscontinuallytellusthat international serviceprojectopportunities. and national local, other many as well as House, Webster and Pride Graduate Council, Student on Students at the Pre-University level have representation more oftheongoinginitiativesthroughoutSchool. assuming formalleadershiproles,orsupportingone encouraged togivebacktheirschoolbyeither Members ofthegraduatinggrade11classare attitudes andhighlevelsofintegrityresiliency. student leadershipconferencesreinforcepositive of EdinburghSilverandGoldtrips,exchanges participation incommunityserviceprojects,Duke to direct and adapt to change respectfully. Active and committees, with an increased focus on learning participate onawidevarietyofleadershipteams Clearly, theLCCcoeducationexperiencefrom Contemporary organizationshavemovedaway Coeducation atLCChasbeenahugesuccess Senior School students have opportunities to

13 LCCLion 14 LCCLion I Looking We LookedForward I joinedin1987.We weremakingthetransition Board. the of member a as eventually and parent, community inanyseriousway, at firstasaninvolved son beganatLCCinthe1980’s thatIreenteredthe functions overtheyears,butitwasn’t untilmyown to manyofmyclassmatesandhadattendedOldBoy my firstyearasastudent.I’dlaterremainedclose worth lookingbackonhowitactuallycameabout. perspective andsharemyownmemories,Ithinkit’s and whileI’mnotanhistorian,canonlygivemy issue, the on deliberations the for seat ringside a have to happened I design, by Not coeducation. ’m trulyproudofthesuccessLCC’s shiftto to gocoedwasmade.We askedhimforhisrecollectionsofthattime. and theLowerCanadaCollegeCorporationwhendecisionforLCC Dr. PaulFournier’61waschairmanofboththeBoardGovernors The Boardfacedmanyimportant issueswhen My associationwiththeSchoolbeganin1956, Back

remained outstanding:LCC requiredasignificant over thecourseofafewyears, onemajorchallenge of coeducationintotheLCC atmosphere. and healthy. Nevertheless,itdidintroduce theidea school, butdonetokeepaprogramwevaluedalive was neverintendedasafirststeptowardsfullycoed to attenduniversityoutsideofQuebec.Thisdecision in 1992ofacceptingintograde12girlswhomeant relatively smallPre-Uprogram,wealsotookthestep grants forthefirsttime.Inordertobolsterour were approachingQuebecaboutreceivingstudent admissions fromgrade3backtokindergarten.We extending and systems accounting School’s the another, computerizing to headmaster one from After havingdiligentlyresolved thesematters on When Left Canada CollegeCorporation. Lawyerslookedat had tobedonewiththeconsent ofthefullLower clearly statedthatanymajor changetotheSchool of Governorsalone.Butanother sectionofthebylaws shift tocoedcouldbemade byavoteoftheBoard admission ofgirls.Atfirst,Ireadthisasmeaningthe included aparagraphthatspecificallyallowedforthe bequeathed tousbyourfounderDr. CharlesFosbery, do it,wewouldhavetoitalone. differing institutionswereunnavigable.Ifweto cooperation was a possibility? The logistics of merging private schools.Perhapssomekindofintegrationor broached the subject with other English Montreal we didn’t know how we would accomplish it. We consideration. At first, in considering a possible shift, some resistance,overallitwasaquestionworthyof marketing surveys: they showed that while there was wouldn’t bereinventingthewheel.Thenweconducted of successfulschoolswerecoed.We saw that we on thesubject,whichrevealedthatvastmajority to thequestion.Helaunchedasearchofliterature school inWinnipeg andbroughthiswiderperspective the newheadmaster, hadcomefromanall-girls working worldthatnolongerexisted.Ted Staunton, that wefeltwerepreparingboysforanall-male convincing socialreasonstochangeaswell,notleast practicality, wewereallawarethatthere in aseriouswaymayhavebeenarchitectural the matterwaspassed. the subsequent Board meeting, the motion to examine be putontheBoard’s agenda.Theballwasrolling.At a case to the Executive Committee that the coed issue higher in our consciousness. I successfully presented which up until then had lingered in the background, seemingly minor detail thrust the issue of coeducation, the specifics of what they are contributing to. This extremely generous one, but all donors want to know have girls’lockerrooms.TheLCCcommunityisan to beclearonthedetails,likewhetheritshould a building,youhavetoknowwhatit’s for. You have to raisethefundsforanewbuilding.Now, todesign We weregoingtohavebeginacapitalcampaign couldn’t accommodatethefutureneedsofSchool. investment ininfrastructure.Ourphysicalplant As ithappened,thebylawsofSchool, While thecatalystforraisingcoedquestion Frtce era l rd ees 95–1996 Firstcoedyearatallgradelevels,1995 “LCC nowmovesfromstrengthtostrength,andourgirlstudents have doneusproudateveryturn.” been, itsfutureseemsevenbrighter. proud at every turn. As outstanding as LCC’s past has strength to strength, and our girl students have done us student applicantsatalllevels. LCCnowmovesfrom even hadtomeet.Sincethen, wehavehadasurfeitof expected toarise.AsIrecall,thatcommitteenever place to deal with the problems or conflicts that were of coed, 1995, a gender issues committee was put in Centre thatitproducedspeaksforitself.Thatfirstyear has everhad.ThesplendidWebster LearningActivity capital campaign was one of the most successful LCC the proceedings,I’dforgottentocastit. found myownballot.Ihadbeensocaughtupin and pocket jacket my inside day, reached I that of it wassodeclared.WhenIreturnedhomeattheend In atestamenttothespiritofNonNobisSolum, unanimous. declared be vote the School, the of good the for that moved Someone coed. for 80% weighed anditwastimetovote.Therawcount agreed thateveryelementofthequestionhadbeen the momentuminfavourofcoed.Eventuallywe a presentationsoconvincingthatitseemedtoshift I recallIanRose’63,amemberoftheBoard,making argument fromallsides.Everyone’s voicewasheard. Board’s vote.Therebeganlengthyandimpassioned for themeeting.Theyweretoldresultof Corporation wouldnottakeplaceuntilJune7 1994 Boardmeeting.Becausethemeetingof Corporation. We weretotakeavoteattheMay containing allofourresearchtothemembers would remainaboys’school. by thelargerCorporation.Ifeitherstepfailed,LCC would firsthavetoberatifiedbytheBoardandthen the questionandgaveustheirverdict:decision envelope athome.Thevotewas14 count thevotes.Istillhavepaperballotsin administrators gathered to open the envelope and in June,asmallgroupofBoardmembersandLCC of theCorporation’s members. knew theresults,itmightaffectconsiderations envelope foroveramonth,concernedthatifanyone chose tosequesterourvotes,uncounted,inasealed Of course, the rest of the story is well known. The About 125Corporationmembershadgathered The Boardcirculatedinformationpackages An hourbeforethepivotalCorporationmeeting – 1 forcoeducation. th , we

15 LCCLion 16 LCCLion T History of Our Moveto Retired English&HistoryTeacher By CherylDoxas hormones.” WhenTed relayed thattome,Iburstout and askedwhatweplanned todoabout“the nervous mothercalledthen HeadmasterTed Staunton questions was“yes”.Were theparents?Maybe.One Were we ready?Were thegirls?Theanswer toboth run byleadersinthefieldofgendereducation. been listeningtoexpertsandattendingworkshops main doors of the former male bastion of education. together we climbed the steps and entered through the of LowerCanadaCollege.Imetthegirlsoutsideand male counterparts as members of the student body first time in 86 years, females would be joining their Indeed, groundbreaking news was being made. For the Royal Avenue. What could possibly be so important? here were TV cameras and reporters all up and down Throughout thepastyear, LCCstaffmembershad uniform… whichplaid,what skirtlength,how a bigdeal.Oh,thedebates over theproposed For thatmatter, wealldid. Trevor Smithcertainlyhadhiswork cutoutforhim. would be girls’ sports teams. Imagine! Athletic Director building. Girls’lockersroomshadbeencreated;there would now be girls attending classes throughout the transition had gone smoothly, this was different. There had started admitting women. Even though that everything wouldbefine. for, buttherewasoptimismintheair, promising that just fine!”Maybethatwasnottheanswerhewished going onforaverylongtime,Iamsurewewilldo laughing and said, “Ted, he(ing) and she(ing) has been It seemsalongtimeago,but backthenitwas Two years earlier, the Pre-University Year Program Coed everything wasallright.SometimesIoverdidit. job wastokeepcheckingwiththegirlsseeif The girlswerehappyandsuccessful.Partofmy a lotmorethancurriculumandcoedchallenges. but itwasfun. girls toconnectwithsomeexcellentrolemodels, some “girltime.”Notonlywasitagreatwayfor had someexperience,andwecalledonthemtoshare through unknownterritory. TheirPre-Ucounterparts self-confident, goalorientedandreadytoforge of theboys.” class, manyofwhomsawthemselvesas“thelast change fortheboys,particularlythatyear’s grade11 and important.Remember, itwasaparamount important asmakingallthestudentsfeelwelcomed in. Ofcourse,thesmallstuffwesweatedwasnotas to ensurethegirlswouldkeeptheirshirttailstucked During those get-togethers, talk veered to fashion Those firstgirlswereabreedapart.They “Those firstgirlswereabreed apart. Theywereself-confident, goal orientedandreadytoforge through unknownterritory.” The girlshadreturnedtousfromallwalksoflife uniform. school old her in dressed came even ’01 Kirk LLano,sureputonagreatparty!Tiffany Woods proud nightitwasforLCC.DirectorofPhilanthropy, Alum Night.Whatagreattimewehad,andwhat coed movesuddenlysawthelight. and somegentlemenwhohadbeenunsureaboutour Natasha enlightenedandcharmedthosegathered, time theyhadseteyesonafemaleLCCstudent.Mia school uniform.Forallthealumni,thiswasfirst Perri ’04steppedforwardsmartlydressedinher at himindistress.Within moments,MiaNatasha Denys openedthefloortostudents.Theylooked alums suggestedthatastudentaddressthegroup. Reunion inLondon,England,oneoftheelderly annual BritishIslesTrip. WhileattendingtheAlumni Heward ’64invitedthegirlstocomealongon the othersthathewassosweet. a goodlaugh,andhemadeherpromisenottotell went thatteacher’s reputationasagrouch.We allhad “Why sir, youreallyarejustabigteddybear!”There and attheendofmeeting,studenttoldhim, teacher seemedtobeformidable.Thethreeofusmet, unapproachable. ForoneMiddleSchoolgirl,aFrench they soughtadviceaboutateacherwhoseemed let meknowiftheyneededmyhelp.Occasionally, to stophoveringandassuredmethattheywould One girl,representingtheothers,politelyaskedme to benefitfromtheLCCexperience. institution, andallowedanew generationofwomen It wasamonumentaldecision madebyavisionary As Ileftthatnight,grinned allthewayhome. I thought.Ithadbeentheright choiceforallofus. and livingwiththemalesintheirlives.OK, to worktogether, andofcoursetheireaseatworking developing theircreativethinkingskills,ability with supplyingatop-notcheducationbutalso only not us “Yes!” credited They resounding a always was answer The them. by right done had LCC if them hover, to asking continued I beyond. They camebackfromacrossNorthAmericaand mothers. and wives teachers, accountants, lawyers, In September2009,LCCheldthefirstGirlsOnly Within thefirsttwoyears,historyteacherDenys

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17 LCCLion 18 LCCLion Lionfest attending the dinner withhisson,Ian’63, whocame is somethingwecanallhope toaspireto!Gilwas Class of1932.Reuniting78 yearsaftergraduation Gilbert (Gil)CookandA.JohnEllis O.C.,fromthe LCC’s two mostseniorOldBoysonrecord,Kenneth for hisworkinorganizingandcontactingclassmates. largest contingent;specialthanksgotoKenHague Staniforth. The70threunionClassof1940hadthe thanks to the tireless efforts of Jay Woollven and Mike The 50th reunion Class of 1960 turned out in fine form people attendedandcelebratedourreunionyears. At thebanquetdinneronFriday24th,over225 was heldovertheweekendofSeptember24 LCC’s annual homecoming event for Alumni, LIONfest, The eveningwasaparticularly specialonefor 1 5 2 6 3

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25, 2010. 25, 2010. 4 and joininSeptember! ends ina“1”or“6”… youhaveareuniontoplan excellent event.Forthoseof youinaclassthat as themostmeaningfulofall. it ishisconnectiontoLCC that standsoutforhim different companiesandboardsacrossthecountry, he notedthatafterdecadesasadirectoronover30 contribution tosociety, Johnhithomeformanywhen with theNonNobisSolumAward forhisoutstanding Recognized bytheAlumniAssociationinJune2010 when Johnaddressedthecrowdlaterinevening. joined fromVancouver byhissonRobert’67. from Virginia toaccompanyhisfather. Johnwas LIONfest 2011alreadypromises tobean Everyone inattendancewasperfectlyattentive 6- 5- 4- 3- 2- 1- Evening onJune29,2010. (Pre-U ’76)attheVancouver Alumni with HeadmasterChristopherShannon “for hisoutstandingcontributiontosociety” Association’s NonNobisSolumAward John Ellis’32,recipientoftheAlumni Gil Cook’32andJohnEllis Members ofClass’60 Members ofClass’85 Members ofClass’00 Ritchie Bell’53andGeorgeTooley ’71 L toR,PhilipJohnston,RossBradley’62,

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19 LCCLion 20 LCCLion S “After celebratingtheend Annual Report confidence andpride.” our secondcenturywith of ourCentenaryyear last Fall,weeasedinto digital toolsandtheintroduction oftheMacBook student creativitywassparked bytheuseofmany of thedigitalcamera.Interestingly, thispastyear, Prize forPhysicsresearch leadingtotheinvention Willard Boyle’42wasawardedthecovetedNobel of theLCCcampusmasterplan. These projects are critical initiatives in the development we areplanningtobuildonthesiteofoldarena. LeadershipCentre of theLearningCommons/Global improving student learning and will provide a preview School sciencewingduringthesummermonths. late decisiontofullyrenovateourMiddleandSenior note after our LCC Board of Governors announced a our School.We endedtheyearonaverypositive us tomakekeyimprovementsthattrulydifferentiate Strategic Plan,“OurSustainableFuture”hasallowed enrollment, withwaitinglistsatseveralgrades.Our one ofthefewschoolsinQAISthatenjoysfull Our financialpictureisstrong,andwearecurrently LCC tudent engagementandachievementarehighat In Octoberwewereveryproudthatalumnus This projectwillhaveimmediateimpacton

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and thetoneinourSchoolisverypositive. Headmaster’s a notableattributeof2009 symbol ofthespiritNonNobisSolum inaction. This year’s CentenaryGalainOctoberwasastrong school’s annualparticipationintheTerry FoxRun. host ofcommunityinitiatives, includingourfull- LCC. Studentsraisedthousands ofdollarsfora and commitmenttoserviceareotherhallmarksof now hallmarksofthecurrentLCCcurriculum. are projects student-centred and creativity how of examples were Expo Media Digital spring and Fair Science “CSI” Our courses. arts to limited not were projects creative thinking, century 21st with keeping In Pre-University. including levels, all at first yearthatLCCstagedmajordramaproductions traditional arts us fromotherschoolsinthecity. a “lighthouse”programforLCCthatdifferentiates technology inacademicwork.Thishasfastbecome in termsofthecreativeapplicationdigital we witnessedafantasticlevelofstudentengagement laptop computerintotheSeniorSchool.Immediately, At everylevel,studentleadershipdevelopment A strongcommitmentacrosstheSchoolto

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opportunities indevelopingcountrieshasgivenmore our School.Exposingstudentstoexperiential extended exchangestoschoolsinAfrica,firstsfor several including Schools, of Association Square Round the in membership our to commitment awareness in2009 for ourenvironmentalvision. and severalexpertguestshelpedreinforcesupport Quebec Conferencefocusedontheglobalwatercrisis, support ofsustainability, thisyear’s annualDestiny addition todevelopingpoliciesandprotocolsin in thisareaamongstpeerschoolsMontreal.In notable achievementsonthisfrontandourleadership sustainable school.We shouldbeproudofseveral 2010 asastrategicpriority, strivingtobeamore $20,000 forRedCrossreliefwork. student-led fundraisingprojectsraisedcloseto the veryfoundationsofHaiti.Within twoweeks, response tothecatastrophicearthquakethatrocked notable initiativeduringthewinterwasourSchool’s also madetotwolocalMontrealcharities.Another sum forstudentbursaries,significantdonationswere In additiontoparentsandfriendsraisingarecord LCC students built a stronger sense of global global of sense stronger a built students LCC We focusedonenvironmentalissuesin2009

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21 LCCLion 22 LCCLion “The 2009 accomplishment. From school opening until December 31st, the School continuedtocelebrateitsCentenarywithseveral highlights.” of ambitiousgoalsandsignificant accomplishment. a success. who went above and beyond to make this event such thanks toallinvolved,including themembersofstaff demonstrating ourgreatphilanthropicculture.My Nobis Soluminaction.Over$500,000wasraised, of aprivateschoolwithpublicpurposeandNon example an is This Fund. Children’s Canadiens charities, to raisemoneyforourBursaryFundandtwolocal Centenary GalawasheldattheWindsor Ballrooms way oranothersincemygraduation.InOctober, a as otherswhomIhaveenjoyedworkingwithinone see peoplewhowerepartofmyschoolyears,aswell Board membersandstaff.Itwasatruepleasureto In September, theBoardhostedaCocktailforformer For theBoardofGovernors, 2009 Chairman’s

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Ted ’87andStephanieKalil Peter Goldberg Dr. AlanC.Frosst ’55 Alfonso andKathrynFiumidinisi Robert andSusanBerger Bashir OrientalCarpetsLtd. Anonymous ($3,000 –$4,999) Council of1909 Serge andMarieRivest Suzanne Paquin Robert A.Nihon’92 Pierre ’78andMélanieMcGuire Michele MazzaferroandClaudiaRusso Constantine Los’57 Doug ’87andBrinaLewin Corine andMilesLeutner Goulding ’57andElizabethLambert Sam HornsteinandMerleWertheimer Allan Hodgson’54 Tim Gardiner ’78 Ross Fraser’72andDonnaDoherty John EssarisandMariaSvourenos Lewis DobrinandRosalieJukier Jordan ’87andAmandaDermer Compass GroupInc. Kimmy Chedel Randy ’77andLynn Aziz Hamad J.Althaniand James AllanandElaineBeaudoin Anonymous ($5,000 –$9,999) Council of1961 Charlene andRegWeiser Peter Webster ’60 Eric T. Webster Foundation Velan Inc. Ivan ’61andPennyVelan The Turner Family Richard D.Stephenson’82 LCC StaffMusical Adam Shine’84andBrigitteRoy Bouchra Hammadi repor t t o DONORS2009 – 2010 Michael andMichaeleenO’Connor The McMahonFamily Jeffrey Marshall’61andNancy Smith Alan MarcovitzandGailAdelson Judson Majdell’87 The LudwickFamily Laurie andSuzieLitwin Carine andJean-FrancoisLeprince Karyn andAndrewLassner Paul Kirkconnell’75 Boris KaykovandOlga Mark JohnsonandNicoleKeefler Maurice F.L. Jaques’50 The IsraelFamily George HwangandLisaNg Jong-Un HongandSoon-JinLee Dr. andMrs.MichaelHier Janice NaymarkandStephen Dr. JaeMarieFerdinand Patrick ErginaandSusanGold Eric ’76andJoséeDedekam Quy-Dan andValerie Dam Kenneth Covo’73 Pierre Coupey’59 Dr. andMrs.DavidColman E.G. (Ted) Cleather ’47 Chateau D’Ivoire Guy R.Casgrain Xiang BiandXuepingYuan Sylvie Bastien-Doss Nathalie CookeandSamAltman Anonymous (10) ($1,500 –$2,999) Headmaster’s Society Georgina andAntonioSieira Sandra Shaw Craig ShannonandKristin Lino SaputoandAmeliaViola-Saputo Ross &Selenaand Lackman andMasellaPharmacy Kaikova-Andreyeva Hamilton ’78 Foss-Shannon Joseph &HeatherPaperman your generosity at work.Thankyou. equipment... and materials new enhancement, curriculum development, Professional College. Canada Lower at The LCC Annual Giving Campaign is the keystone in fundraising forOurselvesAlone. Synonym: NonNobisSolum/Not school year, which iswhyLCCneedsyoursupport. Annual GivingCampaign:1. July 1,2010toJune30,2011 ANNUAL GIVINGCAMPAIGN 2010 Photo: CSIonRoyalAvenue experience. 2. School requiredtoenhanceand elevateastudent’s educational

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26 LCCLion Geneviève Biron Martin Betts Ronald Benjamin’75 Philip Belec’79andMichelleMackay Brett andPatriciaBarakettFoundation A. VictorBadian’61 Anonymous (6) ($750 –$1,499) Chairman’s Socety Hao Zhang Mark andJacquelineWiltzer Allan WienerandPauleBouchard Vincor InternationalInc. Rob Velan ’88andClairePetcher Mr. andMrs.A.K.Velan Steve Vaccaro andJoseeArgento Christina Poulakis Steve andEphieTsatas TELUS CommunicationsCo. J. RobertSwidler John Struthers’92 Derek Stern’83 David ’90andMiaSouaid Dino SillaandAntoniettaRosato Christopher (Pre-U’76) Charles Scriver’47 Harold andEstrellaSchiff Mark RoperandEleanorHew Robert ’64andMarysePercy Barb andDavidPearl Luigi PallotaandNadiaIannella Michael PageandYolanda Fuda and HilaryShannon Bruce ’64andBeverlyJenkins Julien Hutchinson’47 Shi Wen HuangandQiongHe William BukowskiandNinaHowe Chillion F. G.Heward’49 Rick Harrop’51 Jaime Harper’75 Gary HamiltonandCristinaAmbrosone Cynthia GordonCundill John Goldsmith’90 Martin Glynn’68 Louis GendronandLianaGuizzetti Linda andStanGendron Jean DaigneaultandRachelGendron Christopher ’83andMargaritaGardiner Bram FreedmanandSara Paul Fournier’61 Pino ForgioneandDebraJ.Margles David J.Forest David FlomenandEden David R.Flam’87 Faisal FarhatandCarolineRahal-Farhat Chaussures Tony Inc. Louis Donolo’53 Dr. J.M.Dominguez George CoureyInc. Eric Costen Anthony Cooper’76 Gordon Cook’53 Trevor H.Caron’51 Benoit BrièreandJenniferRoman Russell Blumer Saber-Freedman Polansky-Flomen repor t t o DONORS2009 2010 To berecognizedinthe by June 30,2011. please makeyour donation – 2010

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2011 DonorReport, Nicole Simard-Laurin ERA Group Leanne andDavidSchwartz’87 Joseph andKathrynSassano Ronald V. Row ’43 Bruce Robertson’83 Joe andBettyRenda Howard andAmaliaReisman Hans andDenysePerlinger Patrick andJanicePeotto Luigi andSoniaParalovo Michael andLisaOsterland Gordon Nixon’74 Elizabeth Neil-Blunden Justin M.Molson’86 Frank andJessieMinicucci James W. McKee,Jr. ’39 Kim andLucyMcInnes Lorne Matalon’72 Jacqueline andTony Masella Nicholas F. Martire’93 Leonard andSusanMarcovitch Matthew Marchand’87 Alvaro andRoselaLorenz Steven Lingard’71 Ian F. LeLievre’49 LCC StaffHockeyLeague Le GroupeLavergneInc. Eric Klinkhoff’66 Mitchell andNicoleKendall Lissy Kates Earl andJulieKaplin Geoff Kalil’92 and DanielBlunden Ellen andMichaelCape Edmund A.Cape’67 Alan Canavan’39 Michael Butler’61 Chris Bryant’61 Claudine andStephenBronfman John Bridgman’57 Daniel J.Brenhouse’04 John Boa’45 John Besner Maria RosaBertucci Clayton andCherylBertoia Mitchell Benjamin’80 Steve Benjamin’76 Albert andGailBenhaim Susan andPatrickBenaroche René Bellerive Claude andJulieBédard Christin Bartolo Don Bartlett’73 Rochelle Barr Sharon Azrieli Andrew andJaniceAuger Christian andLucyAuclair Tom Atsaidis Geoffrey T. Ashby ’85 Daniel A.Artola’81 Barry Armstrong Jon Arklay’86 Senator W. DavidAngus’54 Robert Anderson’56 Joseph andHélèneAmiouny Anonymous (16) ($250 –$749) Founder’s Society Gale andLorneWiseman Elric WinterandCarolineReinhold Chris Wansbrough ’50 John C.Wallace ’55 Jean-Marc andCynthiaTroquet James ’61andMarilynTooley Martin Szpiro Family Foundation and VirginiaJ.Myles Gregory Hall Norman HackerandSusanaAraujo Pierre andSusanGuay John Gordon Leslie Goldsmith’73 David Goldsmith’69 Janet andAdamGoldberg Stuart Gold’76 William D.Gibb’52 Traiteur ByGeorgeCateringInc. Noah Gellis’98 Mr. andMrs.MichaelGartner James andNathalieGang Patrick GagnonandSylviePouliot Daniel Gabbay’96 John Fry’47 Ron andStephanieFriedman Dan Friedberg’78 Alistair M.Fraser’57 Arnold Fox Patricia Forbes Kent Fisher’79 Brian Fetherstonhaugh’74 Terrill Fancott ’56 A. JohnEllis’32 Rob EllicottandMariaDellaPosta Lindsay Eberts’61 Charles Douglas’63 Clarissa Desjardins Howard DermerandRuthHornstein Linda DeLisio Robert deFougerolles’57 Richard andKristineDaigle Brian CytrynbaumandClaudiaBurke Jaysen Cristofaro’94 Jason Crelinsten’96 Robert CôtéandDianeShamie Nicola ColomboandTeresa Spadorcia David CollierandChantalCorriveau Violette Cohen Mark Coakley’95 Jamie Clark’57 Brian Chamandy-Cook Derek Caron’56 and ElizabethKabbash repor t t o DONORS2009 – 2010 Dimitri MavridakisandSandra Grant George B.Maughan’87 Paul Marchand’58 The MalcolmFamily Ian andMargaretMair Kenneth MacKinnonandLauraSantini Alan andManonMacIntosh Felipe Macia’84 David Ludmer’84 John Louson’59 Matheos Los’60 Donald Logan’56 Ryan Loader’93andFamily Kirk andNancyLLano Lipman Carpets John Lillie’52 Pierre-Denis Leroux Stephen Lee James LeLievre’84 Philip LaweeandDahliaZubaida The LavyFamily David H.Laidley’63 Pierre Lafond’47 Julie-Anne Lafleur Jeffrey andElizabethKolovsky Paul Keyton’56 Robert P. D.Kerr’92 Derek Kent’87 Maurice KaspyandJessicaGozlan Denis Jotcham’35 Philip andJudyJohnston Katherine Johnson-Burke Zygmunt andBogusiaJablonski Paul andLaraineImperial Taylor ’80andKateHutchison John M.Hofer’68 Richard C.Hodgson’51 Lyn, Denys’64 Geoffrey Heward’79 David Hebditch’54 Andrew Hayes’82 Bruce Harper’53 David Halpenny’70 and ShirleyPridham and Stephen’98Heward

27 LCCLion 28 LCCLion Michael J.Rowen(Pre-U’79) William RosenbergandHeather Avrith Paul Rolian’61 Stephane Rivard Glenn Rioux’73andElisabethKalbfuss Roger andElaineReynolds Paolo RenziandSuzanneCrawford M. BartReilly’59 Jamie andBridgetRappaport Paul RabinovichandDonnaSkedelsky Peter PolitisandHelenBarbagianis James A.PhillsJr. ’77 Daniel PerraultandLucieDesParois Richard Pattee’63 Mark Pascal’92 Bill andOlgaPapanastasiou Tony andMicheline Papa Tom Pam’59 Enrico PallottaandBrigitteLaforest Mladen Palaic’81andGeraldineChase Gary andGraceOberman Jaroslav andDanaNovak Aldo Nocella John Nixon’72 Neil Morrison’81 William andSallyMorris Brian Moore Duncan Moodie’71 Danny Mindel Sandy Milroy’74andSandraHellyer Brett andJeannieMiller Maureen andAndrewMikus Sylvain Meloche Richard W. Mellen’63 Fred S.McRobie’59 David McRobert’76 Malcolm McLeod’57 John McKercher’54 The McFarlane-HallFamily Storrs McCall’47 Brent McCain’87 John McBoyle’71 Lorne andLoisMayers and CatherineGregory and MarieAndréeGauthier David Winship’49 Geoffrey Wilson’75 Kevin Williams’85 William Westaway ’51 Alison Wearing James Watt ’75 Gary Wagner Max Viens Gordon Viberg’62 Jaswant UbhiandJudithRobinson Daniel Turner ’80 Colin Trestan andKarenSchiff Sylvia Tracy Neale Tomkinson ’70 Rob Tipney Theodore andKatherineThrasher David Stuart’64 Benjamin Sternthal’87 Neil A.Sternthal’85 Robert Stein’87 Ibrahim NejatandSevilSoyer Timothy Smith ’84 Gordon Smith’53 Christine Smith Laurence andLeesaSmith Peter R.Slaughter’68 Mr. andMrs.RonaldSinger The SilvanoFamily Roger Shorey’59 Andrew Shatilla’63 Eric Shatilla’67 Bernard Shapiro’52 Ben Shapiro Gerry andPeggyShapiro Gary ShannonandKimberleyHolden Sonia andDanielSchouela Anton andSallySchlemm Marshall Salomon’81 Mark Salkeld Stephen SagerandAdrienneKardos The SafiFamily Stephen Sadler’56 Bruce Rutenberg’90 Sandy andAllanRubin and KathleenMaher-Wagner repor t t o DONORS2009 – 2010 John B.Carrique’87 Alessandro Capretti Paul Cappelli’62 Jeffrey andSherylCape Colin Campbell’56 Brian Campbell’58 John F. Butterworth’42 Tom Burpee’55 Gerald Burke’58 Garvin Brown’86 Dr. LancelotA.Brown Theodora Brinckman Pierre Boulanger’59 Richard A.Bolton’56 Steven Blostein’78 Luc Bisaillon Sheldon andJanieBesner Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ’96 Charles andLeslieBeloff Marc J.Belliveau’76 The BelhadfaFamily Mark BeardandDeniseCoté Robert Bassett’44 Alec Barclay’76 Amrick Bansal’98 Warren Baldwin’68 Heather Baily(Pre-U’95) Dane Baily’68 Deborah Ayre Rebecca Morris James andBarbarbaAngelopoulos Allyson Anderson Louis AmiotandGenevièvePréfontaine Altapex ProjectManagementInc. Frithjof Akerblom’58 Anonymous (13) ($100 –$249) Blue, Grey Xin ZhaoandHongDeng Gary Zentner’82 Ziki Zafir Teanoosh Zadeh Robert Winter’82 and DianeLétourneau , RedSociety Alan Gordon’44 Judith andHenryGoldrich Richard Goldbloom’41 Victor C.Goldbloom’39 Bonnie andSteveGertsman Adam Gavsie’89 Drazen Gardilcic Charles Frosst’53 Duncan C.Fraser’46 Dr. andMrs.DavidJ.Flam Nancy Fitzhugh Shelley Fisher Ruth andHaroldFinkelstein James Ferrabee’54 Lilyann andJulioFaria Julian Falutz’72 Robert andHeatherFaith Monsieur Félix&Mr. NortonCookies Sherif Emil Gordon andRozElkin Edith Drummond Peter DlouhyandKimDrummond Ron andTami Dimentberg Michael DermerandFamily Richard deGrandpré Norman Davis’47 Raymond Davis’43 Karl andNicoleDavid Peter Dash’74 Peter Darling’54 Arie DahanandNoraSetton Terry Curran ’78 Rony andMimiCukier Leigh Cruess’74 Maria Corvino Jay Cornforth’83 Bill Cooke’58 Norman Cook Jordy Cohen’91 Mona Chidiac Zhao ChenandPingHuang Jean Charton’41 Charles andSueCavell Normande Casgrain and PriscillaWhitehead Non NobisSolum. for theirsupportandphilanthropy. 2010. We extendourdeep appreciation LCC betweenJuly1,2009andJune30, The donorslistedhavemadegiftsto

29 LCCLion 30 LCCLion Ronald R.Lloyd’78 Bob Lisser’62 Dr. MauriceLevitan ’72 Nathalie Lemelin Mark andElaineLeiter Christopher Legg’83 Peter Lazenby’47 Michael Laurie’66 Eric Lasota John Laschinger’59 Jonathan Konigsberg’87 Max Kollman Sarah Kingsley Peter Kent’72 Georges Katcho Alexander andFrancesKalil John andCarolineKalaydjian Andrew Jurczynski’67 Shane Joseph Peter Johnson’57 Alexandre Jipa’82 Philip Jangl Robert Ivanier’84 Carolyn andRobertIsakson James andLoisHutchison Ian Hutchison’46 Frances Lai Dave Howard’81 Bradley Horwood’59 Vanessa Horobjowsky Neil ’70andBarbaraHindle Lewis W. Hersey’46 Irving Heisler Danny Heffernan’61 Alain Hébert David W. Hay’74 Richard Harris’85 Peter Hannen’52 Doug Hall’70andChristineLaberge Peter Hadrill’39 A. DerekGuthrie’53 Kevin Gross’72 Mark Greenberg Roland Greenbank’42 Joe andSandraGreen Ian Rose’63 Harold Rolph’68 Derek Robertson’54 Virginia Robertson Donna Robertson Howard Rhys’35 Jesse Prupas’95 Razelle andMichaelPrazoff Jean Power Captain HughW. Plant’46 Gordon Peters’60 Adam Perritt’94 Alan Perodeau’42 David Perlman’95 Meagan Pavey Dr. RossPaul Lynne Parent Djuro andVera Palaic Lynda andMarvinOppen Amin Noorani’83 Bina NobileandFrancoBruni John Nicks’72 Debbie andGillesMosseri Robert C.Morgan’49 Shaun Morehouse Andrew Mittag’77 Samuel andTerry Minzberg Walter Mingie’43 Hugh Millar’56 Sarkis MeterissianandMarcelleLavoie Ronald McRobie’70 Gordon McPhee’71 Arthur McMurrich’64 Wilson McLean’58 Lauren McCann David McCall’50 William McArthur’52 John Martin’39 David Martin’91 Helen andDavidMars Michael Marks’66 Tycho Manson’74 Peter Maniatis’93 Peter Malouf Simon Madore’91 repor t t o DONORS2009 – 2010 Beverley M.Webster (Pre-U’93) Mark Webster ’98 Henry Wan andAliceTong John W. Wallace ’46 Bryan Walker ’51 Nicholas andVickieVouloumanos Marco Vocisano ’80 John Vlahogiannis VisionIP Christian Viau Rocco Verelli andAmeliaOttoni Dr. JurateUleckas Michael Tricot ’94 Thomas Trenholme ’61 Marc Theriault Patrick ’85andVal Telio William L.Taylor ’37 Jeff Sykes Peter Stuart’60 Tim Stewart’61 David andLuisaStephen William Stavert’52 Christopher Spencer’82 James andWilmaSpence Norman Southward’83 Richard andSylvia Shannon L.Smith’00 Wendy Slessor Cecile andIrvingSilverman Tom Shingler ’93 Judith Shenker Rona Shefler Thomas Shaw-Stiffel’74 Gina andRichardShapiro Tina Shapiro Gillian Shadley Stephen andLorenaSegal Jack Segal’80 Steven andDebbieSchouela Samia Sayegh Ove Samuelsen’59 Maxine Rupert and MelindaCochrane and GenevieveBouthillier Smouha Sodem Bob BloodgoodandMarleneRobinson Michael Bishop’75 Daniel BironandMariaDeRosa Alan andKatrinaBest Craig BekinsandKatherineVelan Louis Auerbach Doreen Assaly David W. Armstrong’46 John Archer’44 Enrico Andreoli Mark Allison Brian Aird Anonymous (13) (up to$100) Lion’s Pride Nicholas Zigayer’81 John SteveandCeciliaZielinski Adrianna Zerebecky Peter D.Yuile ’56 William Yeung ’97 Peter Wright’63 Ernest ’71andCarolineWong David Wiseman’77 Peter Wilkins’51 Earle Wight’50 David Whittemore’80 Graham Wells ’61 and AntoinetteDelPeschio Santo andAmeliaFata Joe Famulari David Fairbairn’55 Len EvenandBiancaRoberti Jack Donaghy’51 Jeffrey Dinsmore’76 Andrew H.Dinsmore’81 Fred Dimitriadis Charles Dillingham’61 Manlio DelNegroandSusanCaon John Dawson’52 Maria DaSilva Bea andPurdyCrawford Carmine andOrsolinaColarusso Elizabeth Cohene Denis Chouinard Roger Chaar’94 William Cave’43 Maxwell Castle’96 Taylor Carlin ’54 Jonathan andPascaleCaplan Bruce Campbell’49 Brian Burrows Craig andChrisBromberg John Brinckman David Bradwell’70 Oliver andCatherineBorgeaud David Blunt’52 and MariaRosaMirarchi Dawn M.Levy Peter LashchukandJoseeZambito Stephen Lande’02 Sara Lande’05 Paul Labute Vladimir andNadiaKozel Bruce Kippen’43 Tina Kates Peter andRuthKahn Peter Jansen’74 Robert andKirstieJagoe Louise Jackson John Hugill’58 Ross Howard’64 Tim Hooley’70 Edward P. Hoffer’60 Michael Hayes’51 Sami andJanineHawa D. RossHarvey’63 Paul HarrisandKatherineTheriault Edward Hague’49 Heidi DryerandPeterGraham Matthew Golden’98 Robert andSharonGasco Lillian Fox Michel Fortier’56 Michael Fitzsimmons’09 Pasquale Fedele and Teresa Occhionero

31 LCCLion report to DONORS 2009–2010 Thank you to our donors and volunteers whose support and participation make Tribute Giving In honour of: In memory of a difference! 2009 – 2010 Christopher Shannon (Pre U ’76) John Michael Farhat ’05 Doug Neal Faisal Farhat and Caroline Rahal-Farhat

In honour of the 2009 – 2010 John Gordon Kindergarten Teachers Kirk LLano In memory of Carlo Tatarelli and Barbara Cooke Marie-Noel Chidiac Keith Hutchison ’75 Martin Betts Geoffrey Wilson ’75 In honour of the Cast Michael Carlyle Michael and Shelley Lewis Margaret Roper LION Classic Golf of the Wizard of Oz Mona Chidiac In memory of Rob Nihon ’92 Maxim Lewkowski ’91 Rudy and Trudy Rutenberg Tournament The Malcolm Family Shawn Weiland Jordy Cohen ’91 Derek Lindsay Jan and Katya Schöningh Sponsors Steve Lee Tina Shapiro Vito and Susan Luprano Lawrence Schrier ’73 BFL Canada – Tournament Sponsor In honour of the 2009–2010 Todd Hirtle Karen Lupu-Jacobsohn Caryn Shacter Avalon Actuarial Consulting Inc. LCC High School Teachers and Victoria Seton In memory of Pat Plant ’49 Julie Manseau Mark Shalhoub and Lori McPhee BDO Dunwoody LLP The Silvano Family Rochelle Barr Captain Hugh W. Plant ’46 Phillip Margles Frank and Tania Shamy Ben-Jac Capital Inc. Franci and David Mashall Andrew Shapiro ’05 Borden Ladner Gervais In honour of Zachary In honour of In memory of Jean-Francois Maurice Rick Shousha and Dominique Deckers C.F.G. Heward Investment Management Ltd. Besner ’04 Maxwell Rubin ’13 Gabriel Rossy ’95 Vasilios Mavritsakis Guy and Kathy Sigouin Château de Beauté Évita Sheldon and Janie Besner Franci and David Mashall David Perlman ’95 and Peggy Katsiroumbas George Skindilias Chubb Insurance Company of Canada Andrew McCall ’81 Jimmy and Mavra Skindilias Compass Group Inc. In honour of Evelyn In honour of In memory of Karen Michaud Derek Stanger ’82 DIVCO and Ricky Black Lino Saputo Jr. Robert Keable Row Louise Mills Bruce Stavert ’57 Empire Maintenance Industries Anonymous Joe Famulari Ronald Row ’43 Alejandro Montero ’88 Beverly and Nabil Tabet Fraser Furniture James Morison ’45 Charles Taite and Roberta Strulovitch Gustav Levinschi Foundation In honour of Brigitte Klein In honour of: In memory of Don Morrell ’52 Carlo Tatarelli and Barbara Cooke Java U Anonymous Ari ’87 and Michaela Aronson the mother of Melanie Saxe Michael Morris Edward D. Taylor ’41 LCC Alumni Association David Bensadoun ’87 Tina Shapiro Frank Morrison ’55 George ’71, Janet Mari Foods Inc. – Wafu Japanese Vinaigrettes In honour of Mr. and Mrs. E. Cohen Nicole Moscato and Christopher ’04 Tooley Redbourne Linda Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Eric Costen In memory of Grant Murray ’49 Maria Varvarikos Ron Toohey Mechanical Tina Shapiro Ralph Druckman Ian B. Shaw Louise Nelson Elaine Viner SODEM Sharon Duffy Ken ’77 and Lori Shaw William Newell ’98 Geoffrey Wagner TD Commercial Banking In honour of: Rita Essner Michele Owen Orla Wallace Brigitte Klein Mr. and Mrs. S. Gertsman In memory of Ron Pam ’64 Doug Waterston ’82 Gifts in Kind Ian Griffiths ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goldrich Kent Sinmaz ’90 Roger Peake Leonard and Dorothy Waxman Anonymous (2) John Vlahogiannis Janice Grover Jordy Cohen ’91 Owen Penk ’73 Norman and Pat Webster L'Arena des Canadiens Inc. Linda Gendron Ted Kalil ’87 Denys ’64 and Lyn Heward Hugh Penton ’59 Westmount Learning Centre Inc. Olga & Leonard Assaly Mark Salkeld and Vilma Scattolin Keir ’87 and Seema Kerr René Péron ’38 Dr. Fred Wiener Bashir Oriental Carpets Ltd. David Collier and Chantal Corriveau Mr. and Mrs. Kisber In memory of: Ivan Ralston ’63 John Wilson ’51 Chateau d'Ivoire Mr. and Mrs. A. Miller Frederico Del Peschio Robert Rambally ’81 David and King So Woo Pierre Coupey '59 Doug ’87 and Megan Millowitz The father of Janice Donnely and Andrea Arthurs Ronald Wyer ’46 James and Nathalie Gang George Papp and Marcey Gertsman Charles Robertson ’59 Michael Younie ’83 Le Groupe Compass Myrna Rabinovitch The mother of Mr. Andy Robertson ’59 Alexey Ziskin and Laure Cohen Georges Katcho Leah Reisler and Mrs. Rami Greenberg Murray Robinson ’39 Mitchell Kendall Mark Schneiderman Leatrice Lonn Ralph Levy '77 and Joanne Rabinovitch The mother of Colleen Moffat Liberty Sites Ltd. Daniel Stein ’87 Joy Ostrega Michael Rowen Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shapiro Peggy and Gerry Shapiro

32 LCC Lion Gary Wagner & Kathleen Maher-Wagner Peggy and Gerry Shapiro 33 LCC Lion 34 LCCLion The Record Achievements in Academic &Co-curricular in mind,bodyandspirit. potential their reach to students allows and walls The LCCexperiencereachesfarbeyondtheclassroom Programming for2009 Academics English LanguageofInstruction French LanguageofInstruction Private Schools Public Schools All ofQuebec LCC T able 1:Comparison ofMinistry ExamResults forJune2009Exams

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Science d’art oratoiredesécolesduQAIS. Jeremy Wiener, 7eannéepourleurparticipation auconcours félicitons lesfinalistesdeLCC :SeanFielding,10eannéeet d’une visionpersonnelleetd’unjugementcritique.Nous cours defrançais.Lestextesdesélèvesreflétaientlefruit Les élèvesontpréparéleconcoursd’artoratoirelorsdeleur place pourle2esecondaireauQuébec. sommes bienfiersdeJonVictorquiagagnélapremière à mettreenœuvreleurcréativitéetimagination.Nous la richessedelanguefrançaise,toutenlesencourageant suite danslesidées!, » leurpermettantainsidedécouvrir du Québecétaientinvitésàparticiperauconcours« Dela Dans lecadredelaFêtenationale,lesélèvesdusecondaire Langues Moder English Debating andPublicSpeak

Digital MediaExpo Grade 9ScienceFair Grade 9CrimeSceneInvestigations (CSI) 20 studentsparticipatedatthe CRCcompetition Robotics Competition read togetherforpleasure. after Tuesday assembly, studentsandteachers Once amonth,duringtheadvisoryperiod LCC DEARprogram(2ndAnnual) 2 LCCstudentsplaced2ndinthecompetition Student LiteraryFestival Student participationintheBlueMetropolis by StuartMcLean’65 Entire schoolreadsHomeFromtheVinylCafé LCC ReadsProgram(5thAnnual) Guests included:JeffreyMooreandRobynSarah with theQuebecWriters’Federation Writers onWritingSeries(9thAnnual)incollaboration January, 2010–2ndplaceteam Junior DebateTournament, ECS, January, 2010–1stand2ndplaceteam Marianopolis DebateTournament, November, 2009–1stplaceteam Carleton UniversityDebateTournament, October, 2009–1stplaceteam Senior DebateTournament, St.George’s HighSchool, repor t t o DONORS2009 Art ARTS Mathematics Music Drama

Club fortheircompetitivevideo submission in therecordingstudio,whichwasusedbyRobotics Students recordedtheThemetoJamesBond Senior JazzBand and werealsoinvitedtotheNationalFestivalcompete Wins GoldattheCapitalRegionMusicFestivalinOttawa Grade 8Band Philadelphia &NYC Senior BandPerformanceTour Wizard ofOz Staff forStudentsBiennialProduction of theNationalTheatreSchool given byAriannaBardesonoandZachFraser Grade 8,9and10studentsparticipatedinworkshops Theatre Workshops Junior SchoolmusicalBeautyandtheBeast Middle SchoolplayMurderByBequest Senior SchoolplaysDropDead,Juliet!andHamlette Senior Schoolstudentspaintmurals Montreal GeneralHospital at MackayandLCC Reciprocal artprojectwiththeSeniorSchoolstudents Mackay Centre–LCCArtProject Laptop CoverContest,LCCPridePosterContest Improv, MusicSessions,ArtCafé,ShortFilmFestival, Arts Week Grade 7studentsparticipatedoverthecourseofyear Online MathLeague Galois, Fermat,&Euclid Gauss, Pascal,Cayley(LCCplaces1stinQuebec), University ofWaterloo Contests in Quebec–grade10&12 2 participantsreceivedhighestscores American MathematicsCompetition(AMC) Canadian OpenMathematicsChallenge(COMC) Canadian NationalMathematicsLeague(CNML) – 2010

35 LCCLion 36 LCCLion Community Leadership 25 GMAATeam SportsmanshipAwards duringtheschoolyear. finishing second or third in several areas. LCC received over with LCC teams winning 7 GMAA titles, 9 tournaments, and in 57teamsthisyear, involvingover1051spotsin17sports Athletes from grade 4 through Pre-University took part A

18 GoldAwards, 62SilverAwards, 100BronzeAwards Duke ofEdinburghprogramme their ProjectSchoolinAnhuiProvince,China Junior Schoolstudentsraisefundstosustain Free theChildren for SharetheWarmth Christmasbaskets Senior Schoolstudentscollectedover74boxesoffood Fundraising forSharetheWarmth of thedevastatingearthquakeinHaiti LCC studentsraisedover$20,000intheaftermath Funds forHaiti $56,000 raisedforlocal,nationalandinternationalcharities in grade7and8 hours perSeniorSchoolstudent),2700student Over 8,000studentshours(averageof24volunteer Community serviceinitiatives Soccer (U13boys) Schools (CAIS)Finalist Canadian AssociationofIndependent 11 Tournament Champions Over 25GMAASportsmanshipAwards Basketball (Juvenileboys),Tennis (Juvenilegirls) GMAA Finalists Midget Doubles) Touch Football (Bantam),Tennis (Juveniledoubles, Juvenile), Rugby(BantamBoys7’s), Rugby(Seniorboys), Cross-country Skiing(Bantam),Hockey(Bantam, Greater MontrealAthleticAssociation(GMAA)Champions thletics repor

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& TheMontrealAssociationfortheBlind Grade 11hostedstudentsfromtheMackayCentre Stride toSucceed–SkatingProgram Water-Aid andourlocalSPCA Students raisedfundsfortheWorld WildlifeFund, Environmental theme“We AretheWorld” in SaintJohn,NewBrunswick 3 MiddleSchoolstudentleadersattended Junior RoundSquareConference 6 studentsparticipatedinCalgary CAIS StudentLeadershipConference Raised over$35,000 Annual Terry FoxRun and MaudeBarlow Guests includedDr. DanKindlon,SeverinSuzuki LCC Speakers’Series Hosted the10thannualDestinyofQuebecConference Reach fortheTop Participation intwoModelUNConferences in theFrenchlanguageandculture 24 MiddleSchoolstudentsexperiencedfullimmersion Middle SchooltriptoFrance and hikedintherainforest 21 studentsvolunteeredatanorphanageinCostaRica Duke ofEdinburghGoldTrip toinCostaRica student toNairobi,Kenyaand4Melbourne,Australia 2 studentstravelledtoJohannesburg,SouthAfrica,one Student Exchangetrips to TheAthenianSchoolinCalifornia 6 studentswenttoMayoCollegeinIndia,4 Participation inRoundSquareConferences – 2010 Post

Pre-U studentSarahCookwasanOlympictorch-bearer at theClosingceremony Tracey Deer(Pre-U’96),award-winningfilmmakerspoke to theSarahCookFund(total$1,300) entitled theImperfectProposalanddonatedallfunds Pre-U studentproducedanddirectedaone-actplay and otherlocalcharities Farha Foundation,ProjectHorizons,Alzheimer’s Inc Pre-U studentssupportedtheHappyAfricaFoundation, through theFosterParentsPlan Pre-U studentsraisedover$1,600tosponsorfourchildren 33% earnedhonoursstatus More than 33% of Pre-U graduates achieved high honours, 90 AdvancedPlacementexamswritten ranging from$1,500to$200,000 scholarships foruniversitiesinCanadaandUnitedStates Members ofthePre-Universityclasswereofferedentrance community recreationalleadership(1%) arts and humanities (14%), computer sciences (2%), in science (26%), commerce (23%), social sciences (32%), Grade 11Classof2010wentontopursuestudies -secondary

Trinity CollegeSchool Proctor Academy Phillips Academy, Andover Okanagan HockeyAcademy Hotchkiss Academy Deerfield Academy US Prepchools University ofSt.Andrews University ofNottingham University ofAberdeen Overseas University ofMichigan University ofWestern Ontario University ofWaterloo University ofToronto (4) University ofOttawa University ofNewBrunswick University ofBritishColumbia(2) Queen’s University(4) McMaster University Dalhousie University CanADA Pre-University Destinations College and University United States St. LaurenceUniversity Reed College Parsons: TheNewSchool Northwestern University Duke University(2) Dartmouth College Boston University Appalachian University of Design

37 LCCLion 38 LCCLion CLASSifieds years andmorethan ment present.Twelve be nogreaterretire- Says Dave:“Therecould Entrepreneurial Studies. Dobson Centrefor ulty lectureratMcGill’s as theoutstandingfac- Excellence inTeaching the Principal’s Prizefor Dave hasbeenawarded just beenannouncedthat David Lank’55:Ithas 50s as ofSeptember. enjoying retirement Dr. Scriverhasbeen Society’s highestaward. the AmericanPediatric 2010 HowlandMedal, the recipientof Dr. Scriverwasalso health ofchildren. improvements tothe resulting inimportant public healthresearch in biomedicalor outstanding achievement which recognizes for pediatricresearch, international award Pollin Prize,thelargest was co-awarded the 2010 at McGillUniversity, Emeritus ofPediatrics Genetics, Professor Emeritus ofHuman while AlvaProfessor Dr. CharlesScriver’47, 40’s in Oslo,Norway. worked as an architect the age of 70, after having retired on October 29th at Ditlef (Dick)Knudsen’59 will continue.” with tomorrow’s leaders Beauce, somyinteraction de d’Entrepreneurship École new the of Board rewarding. Iamonthe not havebeenmore career attheCentrecould 1000 studentslater, my and Facebook. of Gravitope onTwitter the undergroundrealm team ofGravitargsin of CountSaitargandhis follow theadventures talking again.His fans gets usthinkingand Gravitas –thegamethat (gravitassing.com) launched anewwebsite Alan Gratias’63has 60’s

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the latefamous musician,Wanda Landowska. acquired 1942Steinwayonce ownedby on TheGreengolftournamentinAugust. of honourattheIHIH19thAnnualBenefit The Ice.PierreMcGuire’78wastheguest Week: HockeyMentorInspiresKidsOn,Off Television inMarch2010,NewYorker ofthe organization. JasonwasvotedbyNewYork 1 by JasonCrelinsten’s ’96associationwiththe August. TheSchool’s involvementwasinspired (IHIH) attheannualLCCHockeyCampin profit youthorganization,IceHockeyInHarlem LCC hostedtwoyoungstersfromanot-for- AT LCC PLAY HOCKEY HARLEM YOUTH Sage MasonandPierreMcguir’78. Photo, LtoR:ChrisViau(Campdiec),UmaKhan, This photo Serbia, withhisseconddaughter, Masha,11. from McGill.Alannowlives inBelgrade, Fraser, whoreceivedan honorary doctorate father, Canada’s firstmedicalgeneticist Clarke (left) showsAlanwithhisrecently his nonagenarian event thathonoured Hall inJuneatan at McGill’s Pollack by playingarecital Image. Hecelebrated the PianisticSelf technique, Honing work onpiano his secondmajor Fraser ’72published In spring2010Alan

39 LCCLion 40 LCCLion in Ottawaaswell. both ZaZaZa, and Café Fraser restaurants very successfulremaining 12, and tendingtohis2 boys Ryan 17,andParker Tuckaway Islandwith his time athis newhomeon He looksforwardtomore he created10yearsago. restaurants TheWORKS and hischainofsix sold allfranchiserights Ion Aimers’75,recently

and Max. Luc, Chantal,Sophie Christine andraising McKelvey, marriedto still apartneratStewart raised todate.Marcis Over $75,000hasbeen physical disabilities. for NovaScotianswith music toraisemoney and doctorsplayingrock lawyers, accountants Dimes,” consistingof bands, called“Rockfor a battleofcorporate March ofDimesCanada, fifth year, togetherwith has organizedforthe Marc J.Belliveau’76 in Manhattan. and psychotherapist works asawriter the fallof2011.Jeffrey New York Cityin in StatenIslandand musical willpremier Sundog Theatre,the Commissioned by NYC, isthecomposer. transplant livingin Louis Tucci, aToronto Story, ANewMusical Austen Story–ATrue Could See:TheAlice and lyricsforIfYou completed thebook Jeffrey Harper’75has semester Darrellwill the top.Thisspring2011 other andtouchingat sited adjacenttoeach Classic graniteelements massive StonyCreek is comprisedof two King ArtCenter. Kiss Perspectives atStorm Kiss, 2008in5+5:New exhibiting hissculpture Darrell Petit’77is Photo: topleft Kai is 15 months old. old. months 15 is Kai son Their University. Brown at Department Studies Urban the in the “GreenCities”class architect NaomiDarling, co-teach withhiswife, @tdsecurities.com classmates. Tim.Gardiner up with his TO based very muchliketocatch until February, through Friday, probably He’s inToronto Monday business forTDBank. precious metaltrading as hebuildsanewglobal Toronto fromNewYork currently commutingto Tim Gardiner’78is Photo: leftcenter hundred people He isoneofonlyafew of 14hours,7minutes. 29, 2010,withatime Channel onSeptember crossing oftheEnglish completed asuccessful Jordan Waxman ’81 and successionplanning. selection andpromotion, leadership development, companies torefinetheir 500 andmid-Market works withFortune advisoryalliance.com) Advisory Alliance(www. and Savannah,GA.The offices inPrinceton,NJ to thecompany’s other adds athirdlocation office inDallas,TX.This has recentlyopenedan notes thatthecompany the AdvisoryAlliance, Managing Principalof David Harper’80, 80’s

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three. and amarriedfatherof Lynch PrivateBanking vice-president atMerrill N.J., andisasenior He livesinRockleigh, com andnorthjersey.com. found onmontrealgazette. accomplishments canbe about Jordan’s amazing in Hawaii.Articles swim theMauiChannel Next year, heplansto competitions regularly. competes inironman is alsoatriathletewho the swimsolo.Jordan to successfullycomplete brothers. is enjoyinghistwo 2009. Big brother Matteo and Emilio)inJuneof of theirtwins(Orlando quickly withthearrival Julia’s familyhasgrown Stefano Genoni’94and born onJanuary5,2010. Broxup Pullen,whowas (brother toGabe),Leo birth oftheirsecondson and NoelPullenonthe Lindsay Staniforth’92 Congratulations to 90’s at LCC. 7 grade in (12) Evan and 10 grade in (15) Dawson College,Andrew boys, George(17)at Xistris andhasthree is marriedtoMargarita the Suttonbanner. He area ofMontrealunder downtown/Westmount residential realtorinthe is currentlyworkingasa Christopher Gardiner’83 p age, topleft Photo: left, bottom photo: facing

at [email protected] on Facebookoremail Eric youcanfindhim like tocatchupwith May 2011. Ifyouwould their secondchildin forward to welcoming his wifearelooking daughter, Ava. Ericand two anda halfyearold with whomhehas a married toAlexisShaw 2007. Ericishappily for themunicipalitysince the Director ofPlanning he has beenworkingas Bridgewater, N.S.,where Eric Shaw’94islivingin best man. Saleh ’94washis 15, 2010.Homayoun Jocelyn RussellonMay Owen Rees’94married opening Formula1event. season the including activities, various marketing oftheCircuit’s and sales the for where heisresponsible Circuit, International Director attheBahrain Commercial appointed Laurent hasrecentlybeen have movedtoBahrain. Clémence andJeanne wife Julieanddaughters, Laurent Madore’94,his and Joan Thornton. and JoanThornton. and MalcolmMcLeod’57 James ’63Mathewson grandparents are Gail and in Montreal.Proud Saint Mary’s Hospital on March 4th at Mathewson, born child, Elliott McLeod welcomed their first and RebeccaMcLeod Alec Mathewson’95 Emilia isveryexcited. lbs 8oz.Hisoldersister weighing ahealthy8 in London,England, on October21,2010, Loertscher wasborn Noah William Moorsom proud toannouncethat and ClaireMoorsomare Mathias Loertscher’95 local youthprograms. other and Foundation Children’s Canadiens Montreal The benefitted auction silent the and Proceeds fromtheevent Montreal. in Laundry Parisian the at 29th May Rossy ’95,tookplaceon the memoryofGabriel an eventhonouring Wings, Gabriel’s of year’sedition This Photo: above,right

US Friends ofLCC can beseenatwww.toastthis.ca. Griffiths ‘71andSylviaTracy. Ian’s artwork works ofartcreatedbyLCC artteachers,Ian fall athisfurniturestore,Kastella, exhibiting Jason Burhop‘90hostedavernissagethis Photo, Rainville andJason Burhop right: DouglasMillowitz role. to Dougaswellheassumesthepresident’s a specialwelcomeandcongratulationsgoes of NonNobisSolum. the globe,thankyouforembodyingspirit all alumniacrosstheUnitedStatesandaround Demetri’s commitmenttoLCC.Onbehalfof that theSchoolappreciatestremendously of U.S.FriendsinJune.Itgoeswithoutsaying Millowitz ’87attheAnnualGeneralMeeting should wesay“passedthetorch”)toDouglas inception untilJune2010. Inc. hadjustonevolunteerpresidentsinceits the U.S.FriendsofLowerCanadaCollege contributions toLCC.Incorporatedin1996, enable U.S.-basedgraduatestomakecharitable private foundationintheUnitedStatesto do notrealizethattheSchoolhasitsown Though ithasexistedsince1996,manyalumni A directorofU.S.Friendssince2005, Demetrios Xistris’77steppeddown(or Photos: aboveleft: DemetriosXistis, L to R: S ylvia Tr a c y, I an Gr iffiths, M a rc

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41 LCCLion 42 LCCLion advertising industries. and men’sproducts, the sports&lifestyle, in clients international large manage I where Director Account an as SweeneyVesty for work I relations. public to lawyer corporate struggling from transition the made I where years five past the York for New in lived have writes: “I Jon (Jay)Bier’98 the Montrealmarket.” with LivingSocialtoopen marketing consultant recently hiredasa in Baie-D’Urfé. Iwas and Iboughtahouse Cliffert Peschlow’00 2010, January “In Talia Brott’97writes: Photo: right, top (Pre-U ’95)is Gregoire Poyet-Smith Habs in about 2030!” 2030!” about in Habs the for line hockey future a of thirds two brother.Wehave now towards hislittlebaby loving quite is hug, bear occasional the than other Jayden, that report can I addition. new the with pleased quite are old) years (2.5 Jayden son My wife Shana and older Perlman on Aug 5, 2010. Lucca boy...Ethan child...a second my of birth the announce to like “I’d writes: David Perlman’95 live inHouston,Texas. He and his wife Adrianne with Cardinal Health. of Operational Excellence

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second fromtop Photo: Curling ClubinHudson. at theHudsonGolfand married onAugust28th Geoffrey Hughes ’99 Nadia Carpini’99and Legal Officer). of the military (JAG – Advocate Generalbranch transferred to the Judge Renault LLP and has been employment law at Ogilvy is practising labour and Gabriel Granatstein’98 in lovelyBermuda! Hospital Memorial Edward King at Emergency Department the in physician a as working currently is Christine DiLullo’98 wedding.” a classreunionthan party! Soundsmorelike Alums inourwedding of uswehadeightLCC “So betweenthetwo Caroline Desmarais’98. and maidofhonourwas Alexandra’s bridesmaid, Christine DiLullo’98was Schwarz (Pre-U’02). Kadri ’99andMarc (all classof’98),Rikki Grivakis, BrentSutcliffe were SachaSingh,Harry man, andgroomsmen brother Rob’95wasbest 2010, inMontreal.Older Schwarz onJune5, married toAlexandra Colin Brown’98was management.” crisis of bit a in dabble and media, the in clients place stunts/events, organize brands, build I r ight, Photo: right, T hi r d f r om to

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p second frombottom University. of MedicineatMcGill and isnowintheFaculty with aBSc.Kinesiology University inJune2010 graduated McGill Debra-Meghan Sanft’05 concerning illegaldrugs. wide data base on laws on compilingaworld- Nations in Mumbai worked for the United HIV and AIDS. She also the needs of Haitians with earthquake to help assess sent toHaitiafterthe Last year, Samanthawas degree in Public Health. School and a Masters Law atHarvard JD degree in International concurrently pursuinga Samara Fox’04is in tunnelengineering. Francisco as a consultant Jacobs Associates of San (2010). Thisfall,shejoins Geotechnical Engineering complete a Master’s in her studies at Queen’s to in 2009. She continued University, Kingston, Engineering at Queen’s and BScE in Geological a BA in English literature (Pre-U ’04) Stephanie Fekete History. her Master’s inArt she isstudyingtowards London, England,where, Institute ofArtin attending theCourtauld Alexandra Postan’03is 2000’s Photo: right, completed

Governors). of LCC’s Boardof Doherty-Fraser (member Fraser ’72andDonna Proud parentsareRoss community ofscholars. intergenerational an interdisciplinary, is designedtostimulate This specialprogram Pre-U inMay2010. after graduatingfrom H. GatesFoundation through theWilliam University endowed Scholarship atDuke awarded aUniversity one ofelevenstudents Jordan Fraser’09was Columbia University. and iscurrentlyattending College, Spring2010 Award –Dawson Arts andtheCORE Performance inCreative Award forOutstanding was therecipientof Misha Solomon’08 University. Brown attending currently is and 2010 Spring College, Dawson Award - Gallagher Paul the of recipient the was Nicholas Shulman’08 Queens University. Merit Scholarshipfrom Senator FrankCarrel Justin wasawardedthe from Pre-UinMay2010, ’09 Aftergraduating Justin Smith-Lorenzetti bottom Photo left, to theMontrealcommunity. NonNobisSolum isaliveandthriving! significantly, more perhaps and, LCC to commitment their for 1985 of on anannualbasis,Lower Canada CollegesalutesthesemembersoftheClass charities, andforthoseorganizations thatwillnowreceivesignificantassistance has beenfirmlyaccomplished. will positivelyimpactasmanypeoplepossible.Without adoubt,thatgoal students to be champions of social change, the group wanted to make a gift that encourages program YPI the that Understanding respectively. $2,000, and $3,000 receive organizations their see will groups place 3rd and 2nd the on, now from year Each imagined! have could anyone anything beyond program to achievetheirgoal. about howtodothis,theYPIprogramstruckthemas aperfectopportunity entrepreneurs whoadvocateforthoselessfortunate.After muchdiscussion mark their25threunion,aimwastoencourageLCCstudentsbesocial Eric Perlinger,andNeilSternthalcameforwardmonthsagowithanideato for a$5,000donationtothecharity. presentation thatisdeemedtobemosteffectivebyapanelofjudgesqualifies work collaborativelytomakeamulti-mediapresentationontheirbehalf.The various charitableorganizations,providethemwithvolunteerhours,andthen Through thecourseofyear, allGrade10studentsworkinteamstoresearch students andtoprovideneededfinancialsupportonequalifyinglocalcharity. (YPI). Thepurpose:toprovideanauthenticlearningexperienceforour the Toskan CasaleFoundationaspartoftheYouth andPhilanthropyInitiative to another level! members oftheClass1985 many of our graduates. To commemorate their 25th reunion of graduation, a few benefitted tremendously from the generosity, involvement, and activism of so communities abound and the city of Montreal and, in fact, all of Canada, have Stories of alumni going forth and living this spirit by giving back to their the spiritofNonNobisSolum/NotforOurselvesAlone in each of our students. One of the guiding principles of an LCC education is the goal of instilling Champions ofSocialChange The Classof1985 On behalfofthestudentswho worktirelesslytoadvocatefortheirchosen the expand to $100,000 over committed gentlemen these Toend, that When BrahmCramer,GregDavidJimFoleyGrahamGarnerBobbyJulien For thefifthyearinarow, LowerCanadaCollegeispartneringwith (photo above) decidedtotakeNonNobisSolum

43 LCCLion 44 LCCLion in his 95th year. 95th his in 2010, 19, May on Toronto, in Centre, Veterans Sunnybrook away peacefullyatthe Hodgson ’37passed John Bonar(Jack) Distributors. Royfund Bond andShare United Corporations, United of presidencies the included business financial the in career WWII. Hisdistinguished He servedwithhonorin surrounded byhisfamily. in Kemptville,Ontario, illness. Hediedathome 2010, afterashort Emory ’34OnApril22, James Vernon (Top) members oftheLCCcommunity: It iswithregretthatweannouncethepassingoffollowing In memoriam

and Robert’76 . by hissonsRichard’73 survived cancer.is He with fight valiant a after Quebec attheageof79 Cowansville, in Hospital Missisquoi Perkins peacefully attheBrome Bradeen ’48passed away Charles Shaw(Jim) Ontario. by his children in Aurora, his 85thyearsurrounded in 2010, 25, April on away passed Peacefully Hugh MurrayBanfill’42 in theKoreanWar. War II. He also served overseas during World Navy, spending four years years in the Canadian Halifax. Jamesspent17 October 19, 2010, in aged 88,passedaway James CliffordCarter’39

Margaret Hospital. Hospital. Margaret Princess Toronto at in 14th peacefully onSeptember (Pre-U ’60)passedaway Peter Gray-Donald at theageof74. away onMarch9,2010, Binning ’52passed Bruce Whiteford family around him. were comfortable with his sudden and his final hours 28, 2010. Les’ passing was Passed away on August Leslie R.Tisshaw ’51 at age77years. died onOctober1,2010 Kenneth E. Winchcombe ’50

to 1955. math atLCCfrom1950 age of84.Hetaughtsenior home inVal Morinatthe September 8,2010,athis John Rowleydiedon in thenameofherlateson. opportunities forstudents, trip exchange for endowment first-ever School’s the created who LCC of friend and an engagedphilanthropist Ross Lambert’61.Shewas Goulding ’57andthelate Foundation Chairman 2010. MotherofLCC Marpole onOctober16, Kathleen Lambert- advising, we university and individualized us totakeontheworld. With smallclasses andknowledge gainingtheexperience are “I havehadthegoodfortunetobe – go to it’s preparing university; usfor preparing Canada CollegetoHarvard,Yale, Not one has had a more profound profound more a had has one Not and Stanford. I have learned from from learned have I Stanford. and institutions overtheyearsfromLower influence on me than my grade 5 grade my than me on influence Dr. JimPhills’77 homeroom teacher: a 22-year-old 22-year-old a teacher: homeroom rookie namedDenysS.Heward.” part ofanumbereliteacademic many great teachers and scholars. scholars. and teachers great many isn’t Program The LCC just Pre-University another than forthemto We want nothing more

sc Corinne &Sanjay, Pre-U, Lower Canada College that willleadtooursuccessfulfutures. www.lcc.ca hool. We areLCC.

“I thoroughly enjoyed every word. At first I wondered if anyone other “I thoroughlyenjoyedeveryword.AtfirstIwonderedifanyoneother

The BugleSoundedOneNote,inwhichourretiredhistoryteacher To orderacopy, contact theLCCStoreat(514)486–7009. Andy Shatilla’63 who mightotherwisenotbeabletoaffordanLCCeducation. with more than 40 photographs, the book is filled with insightful, insightful, with filled is book the photographs, 40 than more with of determination.” Have youreadLCC’s latest“bestseller?”Thepriceis$25,everypenny that it is a wonderful insight into teaching, teaching skills and the power than people who know Denys would find it interesting. I soon discovered unrecognized learning disabilities, and his lengthy tenure as one one as tenure lengthy his and disabilities, learning unrecognized frequently hilarious anecdotes about Denys’ days as a student with with student a as days Denys’ about anecdotes hilarious frequently of theSchool’s mostmemorableteachers. of which goes directly to supporting bursaries for deserving students students deserving for bursaries supporting to directly goes which of offers arollickingaccountofLCClifespanningsixdecades.Illustrated LCC’s latest “best seller?” Have youread We’re referring, of course, to Denys Heward’s ’64 memoir memoir ’64 Heward’s Denys to course, of We’rereferring,

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