October 2019

It’s hard to believe it is already October! We have had a fantastic start up to our school year, and I would like to

thank our staff and student leaders for all their efforts in making sure all our students feel welcome at Murdoch

MacKay!

September was a busy month, with our students new to the building having an opportunity to see all the amazing activities that take place at Murdoch! We were happy to welcome our school community on Thursday, September 19 for our Meet the Teacher Night! We had a fantastic turnout with over 400 families attending! It was great to meet and speak with so many parents. I hope everyone had the opportunity to meet with teachers and receive information about your student’s learning this year. If you do have any questions, please feel free to call us and we will be happy to help. We also celebrated our 2018-2019 Undergraduate Awards that evening! The sheer number of award winners pays tribute to the hard work out students and staff undertake every day! During our first few weeks of school we have encouraged students to get involved with student life at Murdoch. We know that by having students connected to our building they will achieve greater success and anxiety will be lessened. It’s not too late to join clubs, so if you haven’t yet, make sure you listen to our announcements for more opportunities! One of the most important things that you can do to help students prepare for a successful school year is to remind them what great learners do. Great learners do not give up when they are faced with things they don’t know or can’t do immediately. When differences are explored between countries where children excel in school, researchers often notice that successful students persist when met with challenges. Culturally we are programed to swoop in and “rescue” our children when we see them struggling. One of the best ways to develop self‐confidence and resilience is through wrestling with a difficult problem. Even Einstein once said, “It’s not that I’m so smart; it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” Tenacity and determination need to be celebrated and are skills that will serve your children well throughout their lives. This year we will be inviting parents in to our building on a regular basis to help share what a day at Murdoch is like. Our first evening held was with our sTeam parents. The sTeam program is available for Grade 10 and 11 students, and gives them the opportunity to learn traditional subjects through hands on exploration. Research has shown that learning in this manner helps students gain a better understanding of content, and allows them to apply it to a number of situations. We had a great evening of exploration and parents gained a better understanding of this unique program. Stay tuned for more evenings where Murdoch will open it’s doors to parents! It is my pleasure to consider myself a part of the Murdoch MacKay Collegiate learning community and it is with much anticipation that I look forward to working together with all of you in the year ahead. We hope you and your children enjoy a wonderful year. Mr. B. Straub, Principal

A NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS

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MURDOCH MACKAY COLLEGIATE

260 Redonda Street

Winnipeg, MB R2C 1L6

Ph. 204-958-6460 Fax: 204-224-5920

Email: mur@retsd.mb.ca

Principal

Mr. Brian Straub

Vice-Principals

Mrs. Carol Kovacs

Ms. Anita Maharaj

CALENDAR

School Retakes - Nov. 1st

Remembrance Day Assembly - Nov. 9th

Coordinated Day - Nov.12th

WSO/RETSD Concert - Nov.14th

Mid-Term Reports - Nov.16th

Early Dismissal - Nov. 21st

Parent/Student/Teacher Conf. - Nov.22nd

Murdoch Staff PD Day - Nov.23rd

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The Construction Safety Association of Manitoba came by Murdoch MacKay, to put on a safety presentation for our Vocational and Industrial Arts students on October 3rd. They showed students the importance of using the proper safety gear/equipment. Students were shown how to correctly lift objects. The demonstration also showed the amount of unnecessary pressure we put on our back by doing it incorrectly. The demonstration finished off with the importance of wearing the proper fall arrest safety gear when working on heights. It was an eye opening experience for all, with great student engagement!

Safety First at Murdoch

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Metals & Aerospace Program

September Students of the Month They both received a medal, t-shirt, lunch and some swag. Good work boys!

Murdoch Proud

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PARIS, France - LONDON, England - MUNICH, Germany - LUCERNE, Switzerland (THE ALPS) Any students interested in this trip are asked to please see Ms. Tilston-Jones.

Paris

London

Munich

The Alps

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T he River East Transcona School Division offers an International Education

Program for students from many diverse countries who wish to complete a

portion of their studies in Canada. Your own family will have the opportunity

to introduce an international student from another country to Canadian life

and develop a lifelong, international friendship.

We are seeking Homestay families for the 2019 - 2020 School Year who are willing to

share their home with an international student during his or her studies with us.

(Homestay families should live within RETSD school division boundaries),

Open your doors to an international student to share your own culture, as well you

and your family can learn about another culture!

We are currently in need of families for junior and senior high school-aged students for

September 2019 and onwards.

If you would like to learn more about hosting an international student, please contact

us at homestay@retsd.mb.ca by e-mail or by telephone at 204-667-7130 and ask for

“Homestay”.

You can also view our Program website at www.intl.retsd.mb.ca

River East Transcona School Division

International Program

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Undergraduate Awards Night

On the evening of September 19, 2019, we recognized many of our students for their academic successes as well as their contributions to the school community during the past school year.

A few of the highlights of these awards are as follows:

• United Way Student Community Service Award was presented to - Grace Minsky

• Murdoch MacKay Collegiate has the opportunity to involve students in the University of Winnipeg Enrichment Program. We would like to recognize last year’s participants:

Emily Beatty, Jayden Bryant, Juliana Campos and Audry Fayette Fortunato

• Individualized Program Personal Growth Award - Kayla Yeryk

• Perfect Attendance Awards - Andrew Hodgins

• Staff Awards recognizing “All around students”, demonstrating excellence in school and respectfulness to all were presented to - Grade 9 - Belle Jonasson, Grade 10 - Addison Franklin and Augustus Stearns and Grade 11 - Elora Cromarty and Melody Hutton

In order to be included on the honour roll, students at Murdoch must maintain an academic average of 80% or greater in selected courses with no mark being below 70%. For the 2018 - 2019 school year we had 82 of 167 students which is equivalent to 48% of all grade 9 students attaining honour roll status. In grade 10 we had 83/174 students which is equivalent to 48% of all grade 10 students attaining honour roll status. In grade 11 we had 79 of 201 students which is equivalent to 39% of all grade 11 students attaining honour roll status. Academic Excellence Awards We are pleased to recognize a student at each grade level who had the highest academic average for the 2018 - 2019 year:

Grade 9 - Aliya Griffiths-Schaefer (96%) Grade 10 - Audry Fayette Fortunato and Kelly Ednalino (96%) Grade 11 - Melody Hutton (99%)

• The Peter Kosman Scholarship is awarded in each River East Transcona School Division high school to the grade 9 student with a high academic achievement in English who also continues to demonstrate a commitment to academic excellence, a high level of communication and thinking skills in both scholastic and extra-curricular activities. The recipient receives a cash award as well as a copy of “The Unusual Milkman” written by Mr. Kosman. Congratulations to this year’s recipient: Aliyah Griffiths-Schaefer.

Congratulations to all the award winners!

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Grade 9 Honours and High Mark Award

Abimanan, Navitha

Alagao, France Nandy - Choir 10S (92%)

Antymis, David

Armstrong, Rory

Ashiru, Gideon

Bachman, Kaylee

Bagnas, Zaliyah

Baxter, Danika - Woods 10G (93%)

Beatty, Sarah - Canada in the Contemporary World 10F (100%), Family Studies 10F (100%)

Blazevic, Katryna

Boitson, Jack

Borgfjord, Savannah

Boucher, Jordin - Intro Automotive 15S (98%)

Brown, Kyle - Guitar 10S (98%)

Cobbett, Torian

Curtis, Lauren

Decena, Aena Denice

Dershko, Gavin

Edwards, Sarah

Fedoruk, Reece

Gerbrandt, Ethan

Griffiths-Schaefer, Aliya - English 10F (98%), Electronics 10G (98%)

Hacking, Ethan

Heintz, Rebecca - Math 10F (100%)

Hoborough, Madison

Hodgins, Andrew

Hughes, Nolan

Igboba, Amalia

Isfeld, Caleb

Jefkins, Alyssa

Jonasson, Belle

Kaur, Sam

Koroma, Darvida

Kostic, Marija

Kostic, Mirjana

Kull, Keira - Drama 10S (98%)

Kwiatek, Zachary

Laden, Matthew

Landreville, Brett - Physical Education 10F (96%)

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Grade 9 Honours and High Mark Award - Continued

Lange, Vann

Mann, Alexis - English 10F (98%)

Martin, Hannah - Foods and Nutrition 10G (100%)

McLachlan, Kaidence

Meracap, Neil Gabriel

Misa, Jan Gabriel

Moffatt, Aidan

Mosley, Veronica - Exploration of Fashion Design 10S (95%)

Mulholland, Kamea - Graphics 10G (97%)

Mustard, Kiearah - French 10F (98%)

Neves, Brooklyn - Family Studies 10F (100%), Drama 10S (98%)

Nofuente, Lianne

O’Grady, Zack - Intro Carpentry 10S (93%)

Pasion, Nathaniel

Patel, Smit - Canada in the Contemporary World 10F (100%), Drafting Design 10G (98%)

Pauletto, Dominic - Exploring Technical Vocational 15S (100%)

Perfaniuk, Kaydince - Intro Carpentry 10S (93%)

Plis, Alisa - Woods 10G (93%)

Punsal, Ashley Janelle - Science 10F (98%), Canada in the Contemporary World 10F (100%)

Graphics 10G (97%)

Quilnet, Michael

Rempel, Courtney

Rogowski, Seth - Intro Automotive 15S (98%)

Sahota, Jatinder - Graphics 10G (97%)

Saini, Chavi

Sawatsky, Quinton

Sawatzky, Caitlyn

Shepert, Brett

Soneye, Rebekah - Computer Science 20S (97%)

Stripling, Evelin

Sward, Charleigh

Taylor, Emily

Tetzlaff, Madison - Visual Arts 10S (98%)

Tierney, Stephanie - Jazz Band 10S (88%)

Toews, Easton

Tornquist-Lee, Paige

Villota, Lee David

Vleugels, Sierra

Wilson, Daniel - Intro Automotive 15S (98%)

Wilson, Dominique

Zaballero, Maia Carissa

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Grade 10 Honours and High Mark Award

Andrews, Madisyn

Bartecki, Nathan

Beatty, Emily - Choir 20S (96%)

Bedard, Aliyah - English 20F Advanced (96%), Biology 32S (100%), Family Studies 20F (100%)

Bell, Tayler - Family Studies 20F (100%)

Bryant, Jayden - Milling Operations 1 30S (97%)

Buckingham, Paul - Drafting Design 20G (96%), Carpentry Fundamentals 20S (97%)

Carpentry Tools & Equipment 30S (96%)

Bukoske, Mercury - Choir 20S (96%)

Burland, Jade

Burston, Damian

Campos, Julianna - Choir 20S (96%)

Catania, Emily - Life/Work Building 30S (99%)

Ceralde, Kris - Carpentry Tools & Equipment 30S (96%)

Chambers, Benjamin

Chambers, Brady

Chan, Madison

Chapman, Emma - Auto Systems & Service 20S (92%), Foods and Nutrition 20G (99%)

Collette, Tyler- Auto Systems & Service 20S (92%)

Cornejo, Carson

Cortes, Marcus Mitchel - Graphics 20G (97%), Digital Pictures 25S (94%)

Cousins, Teyanna

Crorey, Kiana - Foods and Nutrition 20G (99%)

Dermek, Hunter

Donnelly, Kianna

Dyer, Laura

Ednalino, Kelly - Biology 32S (100%), History 30F Advanced (98%), Science 20F (99%), Band 20S (100%)

Edwards, Daniel

Elias, Michael - Science 20F Advanced (96%)

Emms, Jessica

Evoy, Kendra

Farinas, Jaira - History 30F (100%)

Fortunato, Audry Fayette - Science 20F Advanced (96%), Biology 32S (100%), Graphics 20G (97%)

Franklin, Addison

Friesen, Matthew - Jazz Band 20S (98%)

Gerbrandt, Megan

Gordon, Tyreke

Gusowski, Isaak - Auto Systems & Service 20S (92%)

Hadden, Jade

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Grade 10 Honours and High Mark Award - Continued

Hoeffs, Nick - Band 20S (100%) Hoferberg, Marwin - Auto Systems & Service 20S (92%), Lathe Operating & Grinding 30S (99%) Johnson, Alyssa - Family Studies 20F (100%) Kister, Samuel - Milling Operations 1 30S (97%) Kivi, Bahati - Drafting Design 20G (96%) Klein, Robyn - Drama 20S (100%) Kwiatek, Kaynen Lapointe, McKenna Lasaga Villalain, Maitane Luangrath, Katrina Magis, Emma Magura, Michael Mardynalka, Kaleigh - English 20F (99%), Family Studies 20F (100%) Matundan, Ace Christian May, Keira McNeill, Jaida Moran, Dylan Nenka, Ethan Novak, Matthew - Science 20F Advanced (96%) Opayemi, Darasimi - Science 20F (99%) Phillips, Chloé Rach, Sarah - Physical Education 20F (96%) Raza, Anna - Foods and Nutrition 20G (99%) Santos Rubenich, Aline Saunders, Cali Shwaluke, Kailey - Foods and Nutrition 20G (99%) Small, Justin Stearns, Augustus - Computer Science 20S (97%), Drama 20S (100%) Sunilkumar, Anandhu - Band 20S (100%) Taylor, Lita - French 20F (96%) Terry, Jordyn Tobias, Christine Tobias, Rafael - Foods and Nutrition 20G (99%) Ulloa, Kathryn - Geography 20F (100%), Physical Education 20F (96%), Fashion Design & Technology 20S (99%) Urena Ruiz, Adriana Vianzon, Boris - Visual Arts 30S (100%) Weiss, Daniel - Lathe Operating & Grinding 30S (99%) Welburn, Cameron - Intro Applied & Pre Cal Math 20S Advanced (99%), Science 20F Advanced (96%), Geography 20F Advanced (99%), Woods 20G (98%) Westbrook, Shayden Wilbourne, Kenya Wonnacott, Shelby Woodhouse, Angel Yarduk, Cloey - Intro Applied & Pre Cal Math 20S (96%), Foods and Nutrition 20G (99%)

Zaenali, Kyle

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Grade 11 Honours and High Mark Award Aldea, Rochelle - History 30F (100%) Anderlum, Anica - English 30S Comprehensive Focus (97%) Andersen, Cole Andes, Arian Charles Aquin, Brooke Armishaw, Avery - Essential Math 30S (96%) Baker, Aspen - Life/Work Building 30S (99%) Baker, Terron - Framing 30S (93%), Interior/Exterior Finishing 30S (95%) Barrie, Erika - Chemistry 30S (100%) Bassett, Brenna - Drama 30S (100%) Bassett, Hayley Bershazki, Melissa - Foods and Nutrition 30G (99%) Blumhagen, Dani - Drama 30S (100%), Knitwear Design & Construction 30S (100%), Semi Formal Wear Design 30S (97%), Pant Design & Construction 30S (98%) Boitson, Nicholas Boyechko, Jayde – Graphics 30G (96%), Woods 30G (92%) Brigham, Ashleigh Camaclang, Camille - Essential Math 30S (96%) Campo, Carlos Carbajal Barrios, Fernando Chelyshev, Iliy Cheys, Haley - Chemistry 30S (100%) Coca Martinez, Maximo Cromarty, Elora Curtis, Sydney Daigneault, Raina Decena, Alea Darlene - History 30F (100%) Dershko, Jeremiah Dominguez Matamoros, Alba Early, Miranda - Family Studies 30S (98%) Egan, Juliana Francisco, Earl Jireh - English 30S Comprehensive Focus (97%) Garcia-Escribano Camino, Carla - French 30S (97%) Gill, Anmol Gonzalez Perez, Mariana Harrap, Taylor Hickey, Thomas Hill, AngelaHutton, Melody - English 30S Literary Focus Advanced (98%), Band 30S (98%), Jazz Band 30S (99%), Choir 30S (100%) Jablonski, Kaitlin Klassen, Brady Klassen, Robin Kostna, Jonathan

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Grade 11 Honours and High Mark Award - Continued

Lange, Reese - English 30S Comprehensive Focus (97%)

Laurencelle, Alycia

Lowe, Mikayla

Lundberg, Derrian

Manabat, MJ - Drama 30S (100%)

Manahan, Marianne

Manarin, Ysaiah

Massett, Morgan

Mulholland, Rori

Nguyen, Meagan

Noriega Quiros, Fabiola

O’Grady, Ivy - Physics 30S (92%)

Opayemi, Damisi

Ostroman, Raven

Polovinka, Alexandr - Math 30S Pre Calculus Advanced (100%), Chemistry 30S Advanced (98%),

Physics 30S Advanced (96%), Drafting Design 30S (99%)

Purificacion, Alessandra Nikkelle

Ramirez, Uzedino

Ramos Alarcon Juvera, Ximena

Robb, Caiden

Robert, Samantha - Essential Math 30S (96%)

Ross, Emily - Drama 30S (100%)

Rotimi, Victor

Sangha, Kamaldeep

Schmidt, Genevieve

Schofield, Lexxa

Shaw, Ethan - Applied Math 30S (100%)

Shepert, Brooke - English 30S Literary Focus (97%), Biology 30S (100%), Drama 30S (100%),

Computer Science 30S (94%)

Slobodian, Fox

Soneye, Christianah - Math 30S Pre Calculus (100%)

Sujana, Tashtia

Waldner, Dawson

Wilde, Keelin

Wood, Ryleigh - Biology 30S (100%), Biology 32S (100%), History 30F (100%)

Yeryk, Kirsten

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Murdoch MacKay 2018-19 Athletic Award Winners

Student’s Name Sport

Christine Chang Cross-Country Varsity Girls

Aaron Chabluk Baseball

Alexis West Girls Rugby

Tristan Pereira Boys Rugby

Easton Toews JV Boys Volleyball

Mackenzie Fraser JV Girls Volleyball

Maryna Rozdymakha Varsity Girls Volleyball

Houston Friend Varsity Boys Volleyball

Liam Sobering Football

Marcus Young Boys Hockey

Samantha Robert Girls Hockey

Daniel Wilson Grade 9 Boys Basketball

Audry Fortunato JV Girls Basketball

Loren Anderson/Alex Osipiak-Radai JV Girls Badminton

Rochelle Aldea/Christianah Soneye Varsity Girls Badminton

Christian Kull Varsity Boys Basketball

Rebekah Soneye JV Indoor Track & Field Girls

Bahati Kivi JV Indoor Track & Field Boys

Reese Lange Varsity Indoor Track & Field Girls

Preston Kull Varsity Indoor Track & Field Boys

Ace Matundan JV Boys Badminton

Harjot Singh Varsity Boys Badminton

Nicole Harder Outdoor Soccer Girls

Kathryn Tierney Indoor Soccer Girls

Preston Kull Outdoor Soccer Boys

Amalia Igboba JV Outdoor Track & Field Girls

Jayden Bryant JV Outdoor Track & Field Boys

Reese Lange Varsity Outdoor Track & Field Girls

Preston Kull Varsity Outdoor Track & Field Boys

Nick Hoeffs JV Boys Basketball

Amalia Igboba Grade 9 Female Athlete of the Year

Jessica Emms Junior Varsity Female Athlete of the Year

Carson Cornejo Junior Varsity Male Athlete of the Year

Cierra Melnyk Varsity Female Athlete of the Year

Easton Toews Grade 9 Boys Athlete of the Year

Preston Kull Varsity Male Athlete of the Year

Clansmen Sports

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Welcome to the Library Learning Commons

Our library space is undergoing some renovations this year! Over the summer we

brought in some new laptops and whiteboard top tables. We also upcycled our soft

seating and have made some rearrangements to the seating space we have

available. Why the renovations? We are making the transition to a 21st century li-

brary model, a learning commons! The purpose behind the transition is to create a

central space within our school that is a learning hub. Students have access to

resources, including technology, digital resources, and print resources. The space is

being designed with 21st century learning skills in mind, focusing on collaboration,

creative and critical thinking, and innovation.

The changes made over the summer are the start of our transition, we will be adding in more for students as we go! We are very

excited to provide students with new resources and opportunities to extend their learning outside the classroom space. The

library learning commons is open for students from 8:00 am to 3:45pm, we are looking forward to seeing everyone come in!

Some new additions in our collection to look for are:

The Beauty of the Moment – Tanas Bhathena

One of us is lying – Karen M. McManus

Shadow and Bone – Leigh Bardugo .... Check out the whole trilogy, we’ve got them available!

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All interested Grade 12 students attended a Scholarship presentation at lunch on October 9th. This presentation will also be presented by the Guidance Counsellors on Parent-Teacher Night (November 28th in the library) for any interested parents. Manitoba Student Aid will also be doing a presentation that night in the library following the Scholarship presentation.

Listed below are a variety of presentations that have and will be taking place here at Murdoch MacKay. There are also a few important dates to remember for University and Red River College information:

Date Time Location

Oct. 2nd (10:00 a.m.) RRC Presentation Library

Oct. 18th (Lunch) Military Canteen Hallway

Nov. 4th (11:00 a.m.) U of W Presentation Library

Nov. 13th (1:15 p.m.) U of M Presentation Library

Feb. 18, 2020 RRC Open House-Red River College

Feb. 19, 2020 U of W Open House U of W

Feb. 20, 2020 U of M Open House U of M

Additional information for the Open Houses will come out closer to the date of event.

University Evening Presentations:

U of M: Evening Of Excellence: Tuesday, October 29/19 (6:00 -8:30 p.m.)

U of W: Future Student Night (FSN): Tuesday, November 26/19 (6:30 - 9:00 p.m.)

**All Grade 12 students will complete a credit check with a Guidance Counsellor by early November