June 7-9, 2012 THOUSAND ISLANDS SECONDARY SCHOOL Proudly Hosted by the Eastern Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association and Thousand Islands Secondary School OFSAA Track & Field 2012 1 AC OFSAA program ad_Layout 1 12-05-25 10:06 AM Page 1 President’s Message of Welcome OFSAA Track and Field Championship Thursday-Saturday, June 7-9, 2012 On behalf of the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations, I welcome you to Brockville and the 2012 OFSAA Track and Field Championship. OFSAA Championships bring together student-athletes and teacher-coaches from across the province of Ontario to compete in the spirit of sportsmanship and fair play. As representatives of your school and association, you embody the best of school sport. It is our hope that this championship is an opportunity for you to showcase your skills, meet other competitors, continue to develop the camaraderie on your team and truly OFSAA... your first step towards the Olympics experience the OFSAA motto “education through sport”. I would also like to thank convenor Ron Hungerford, as well as all the members of the organizing committee who have worked tirelessly to make this an outstanding event for all. We are very appreciative of your hospitality and organizational efforts on our behalf. Thank you for your commitment to school sport. Having been involved in hosting OFSAA and participating in several championships, I know the sense of community an OFSAA championship can bring to your school. This will be a rewarding experience for all. To the many teacher-coaches who have dedicated their volunteer time, a very big thank you. Your efforts ensure that athletes are well-prepared and that the Championship will be a memorable part of the student’s educational experience. Your commitment to the students in your charge is very much appreciated. Congratulations on your many successes this season. Finally, congratulations to the student-athletes. Your hard work, perseverance and commitment to your sport have paid off. Please take the Perdita Felicien Phylicia George Justyn Warner Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Jessica Zelinka Nikkita Holder time during this championship to thank the people in your life that helped guide you to this place. May OFSAA be just one of the many celebrations in OFSAA alumni with London 2012 aspirations. your journey of life-long participation. Best wishes for a successful event. OFSAA is about memories; take the time to cherish the experience and to enjoy the competition and camaraderie to its fullest. Find out who punches New a ticket to the Games. Good luck and enjoy the Championship! 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Lynn Kelman OFSAA President Shop on-line at Shop.Athletics.ca 3 Concorde Gate, Suite 204 Toronto, Ontario M3C 3N7 Phone: (416) 426-7391 Fax: (416) 426-7317 Use promo code OFSAA20 (20% off for OFSAA participants) EDUCATION THROUGH SCHOOL SPORT LE SPORT SCOLAIRE, UN ENTRAINEMENT POUR LA VIE WWW.OFSAA.ON.CA www.2012trials.ca2 OFSAA Track & Field 2012 @AthleticsCanada CanadaTrackandField OFSAA Track & Field 2012 3 WELCOME TO THE OFSAA A Greeting from the DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION 2012 TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP The Upper Canada District School Board welcomes 2,500 of the finest athletes in Ontario on June 7 – 9 for the 2012 Ontario Federation of On behalf of EOSSAA and the Organizing Committee, it is my pleasure to School Athletic Associations Track and Field Championship hosted by welcome the 2500 student-athletes who have qualified for this prestigious Thousand Islands Secondary School. event, along with their dedicated teacher-coaches and staff supervisors to this year’s OFSAA championship. Congratulations to all of you on your We are proud to host you, your teammates, friends and parents as successful season and we wish you all the best as you compete against the you strive toward athletic excellence. We believe we have created the best in Ontario. conditions for all athletes from across the province to perform at their personal best, and that we will see new standards created for track and This promises to be a unique event in many ways. Brockville, with a field in the Province of Ontario. population of 22,000, is the smallest community to ever host the OFSAA Track and Field Championship. We hope that you take time to tour our A regional activity as large as hosting an OFSAA championship does not historic city that was incorporated in 1785 and is named after Sir Isaac happen without dedicated effort by a cohesive group of volunteers, and Brock, hero of the War of 1812. If you have the opportunity to drive along many people need to be thanked. However, we cannot forget those who the 1000 Islands Parkway between Brockville and Gananoque or take a boat had the vision to build the track. This world-class track meets every tour on the St. Lawrence River, you will experience the beauty of the region single international standard and was the dream of former principal that UNESCO has designated as the Frontenac Arch Biosphere. of Thousand Islands Secondary School, Arlie Kirkland. Through her leadership, she attracted quality, community minded people to establish Our committee has been working for more than 2 years to prepare for this the fundraising campaign for the track. Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve championship. We have had wonderful support from the Upper Canada Clark and City Councillor Mary Jean McFall led this group and are District School Board, The City of Brockville, the Eastern Ontario Resource true community champions. Working together, and with the alumni of Centre, and the staff at OFSAA. In addition, Nike Canada has once again Thousand Islands Secondary School, they organized the Friends of TISS stepped forward as the major corporate sponsor. There will be over 300 and captured the imaginations of the community, raising funds to help officials and volunteers involved in the event and we are indebted to them build this track facility. Their dedication and the hard work of many, for their service. along with the Upper Canada District School Board’s responsiveness to this community-based project, created the conditions necessary for this The facilities here at Thousand Islands Secondary School provide the world-class facility to be built for Brockville and Eastern Ontario. athletes with an outstanding venue to compete on. We wish you every success and trust that you will return home with many great memories of We must commend retired TISS track coach Ron Hungerford and the 2012 OFSAA Track and Field Championship. his organizing committee for paying close attention to all the details necessary to host this incredible sporting event. We welcome you to Thousand Islands Secondary School, the Upper Ron Hungerford, Convenor, Canada District School Board, and to Eastern Ontario. May each of our OFSAA 2012 Track & Field Championship guests – athlete, parent, friend or official - enjoy their stay and return many times to the City of the 1000 Islands. Sincerely, David K. Thomas Director of Education 4 OFSAA Track & Field 2012 OFSAA Track & Field 2012 5 MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR A WELCOME MESSAGE FROM LEEDS-GRENVILLE MPP STEVE CLARK It is my great pleasure, on behalf of City Council and the citizens of As MPP for Leeds-Grenville, it’s my privilege to welcome athletes, coaches, Brockville and area, to extend greetings and a very warm welcome to all and parents from high schools across Ontario to the beautiful City of visitors and the participants in the OFSAA Track and Field Championships Brockville for the 2012 OFSAA Track and Field Championships. from June 7th to June 9th, 2012. The City of Brockville is very pleased and honoured to be hosting this event. We’re so proud to host this prestigious competition, the largest sporting event in our city’s history, over the next three days. What a thrill to watch The organizers are to be highly commended for pulling together what 2,000 of the best athletes in the province compete at the outstanding promises to be an exciting and interesting Track and Field Championship Thousand Islands Secondary School facility. meet. I commend everyone involved in making this incredible opportunity Best wishes to all the participants and we hope your visit to Brockville will a reality, particularly Convenor Ron Hungerford and his organizing be memorable and fun filled and that you return to visit our beautiful City committee. They have worked tirelessly for more than a year and I’m in the 1000 Islands again in the future.. confident their efforts will be rewarded with a terrific weekend of competition. To the athletes, you have trained hard and sacrificed much in order to qualify for these all-Ontario championships and I wish you success in achieving your goals. Whether or not you take home a medal or a personal best, I urge you to Mayor David L. Henderson leave feeling as much pride in your great accomplishments as your family, friends and coaches do. Of course, I encourage everyone to find some time during these busy three days to explore our picturesque city and region. We’d be delighted to welcome you back as our guests soon. Steve Clark, MPP Leeds-Grenville 6 OFSAA Track & Field 2012 OFSAA Track & Field 2012 7 RULES OF BEHAVIOUR FOR PARTICIPANTS TO OFSAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Any OFSAA Championship must attempt to achieve a standard of organizational and educational excellence which will serve to place it beyond reproach in either area. A school athlete jointly represents both school and Association when attending an OFSAA Championship. This consequently confers a responsibility upon him/her during the time of absence from school. This responsibility assumes greater meaning when individual teacher-coaches instruct their competitors in the degree of importance attached to it.