Fall/Winter 2010

Grove NewsFall/Winter 2010

Calendar of Events 2010 For details please refer to our school calendar at www.lcs.on.ca

April JUNE

8 Grove Society Meeting and lunch (lCS) 8 Grove Society pot luck luncheon

15Back to The Future: Celebrating 20 Years of Co-education (Toronto)

16 Grade 8 Graduation Dinner

28 GTA parents’ reception 19Closing Grade 12 Graduation Dinner

30Class reps’ Workshop (Toronto)Toronto pub Night

MAY SEpTEMBEr

8 School Trustees’ Meeting8

Graduating Students’ registration Grade 7-11 Day registration

28 Grove Society Annual General Meeting

29 regatta Day 10 Grade 9-11 Boarder registration

29Foundation Trustees’ Meeting 25 Fall Fair / Home to the Grove reunion

30

NOTE: The pre-1950s Old Boys’ reunion has been postponed to the 2010/11 school year.

SchoolBoard Chair John Ryder ’77

Past Chair Jock Fleming ‘74

Vice Chair Paul Hickey

Cindy Atkinson-BarnettDavid BignellWalter Blackwell ’56Doug BlakeyMarilynn BoothAndrew Clarke ’85Stephen Coates ’90Susan DeNurepeter Dunn ’62Signy Eaton-Shier

Michael Eatson ’83Stephanie EdwardsBishop George ElliottAnn Farlowromina Fontana ’94Bill Gastle ’68Janice GreenNicole Groves ’93Jennifer GruerTerry GuestTim Heeney ’83Alan ingramWarren Jones ’88Jennifer KotzeffJanet LafortuneKathleen leonardNicholas Lewis ’77James (Kim) little ’53luke MacDonald ’10

Taylor Mackenzie ’10Kevin Mako ’03Kevin Malone ’77James Matthews ’58Scott McCainAndrea McConnellJim McGowanJohn Mcrae ’70Val McRaeTracy Morley ’93Betty MorrisBill Morris ’70Anil patel ’93Travis price ’85Tony pullen ’63Vicki pullenSean Quinn ’82Kathleen RamsayDouglas rishor ’57

Michaele robertsonGretchen rossJohn SchumacherMurray Sinclair ’79Nancy SmithScott Smith ’87Amanda Soder ’98Manal StamboulieJohn Stelzer ’00losel Tethong ‘89David ThompsonStuart Thompson ’91richard Tucker ’77Tim Ward ’62Jane WaterousGordon Webb ’72Chris White ’90Jamie White ’79Cathy Wilson

Terry WindremHrH Duke of York ’78Erin Yeatman

FoundationHonorary Chair Paul Desmarais Jr. ’73

Chair Jeffrey Marshall*

Emilio Azcarraga Jean ’87Marilynn BoothBruce Boren ’87Jonathan Carroll ’87Brian CarterMichael CooperStan DunfordJock Fleming ’74

lakefield College Trustees 2010

(Front Cover) Beth Idlout-Kheraj ‘12 carried the Olympic torch (a miner’s lantern due to high winds and freezing temperatures of -40ºC) in her home town of Resolute Bay, Nunavut on November 9, 2009. Congratulations to each of the two LCS students and four alumni who were honoured (p.41) with the opportunity to carrry the Olympic torch in locations across Canada. (Opposite) LCS students train for the Nordic ski team.

John K. Hepburn ’68Angus MacNaughton ’48James G. Matthews ’58Andrea McConnellrobert McEwenBill Morris ’70rosemary phelanKathleen RamsayDonald ross ’48Thomas ryder ’53Géza von DiergardtWilliam Wells ’78richard WernhamGraham WorsfoldHrH Duke of York ’78

Directors in Bold* Honorary Alumni

Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze ’96

On October 3, 2009, my life changed

forever. Shortly after the sun found

its familiar spot in the sky, my

beautiful fiancée gave birth to our

first child, a girl named Ava.

Since that moment, my priorities

have shifted considerably. Instead

of worrying about my career,

money, or what I will wear on my

head when my hair finally falls

out, I have come to realize that

everything is now secondary to

caring for this little person who

melts my heart when she smiles.

I must admit that I was a little

worried about how to take care of

such a precious gift, yet something

inside of me kicked into gear

almost immediately as if it knew

what to do. I attribute it to instincts

acquired while being raised by two

loving parents, and am also certain

that my skills as a father can be

traced to the support I received

from numerous teachers, staff

members, and parents of friends

I met at The Grove. I started my

LCS career at the tender age of 12,

and after seven years of schooling

there I can say with the utmost

confidence that The Grove staff

served as a second set of inspiring

parents.

That spirit of caring and looking

out for one another is integral to

the overall purpose of the school,

examples of which can be found

within these pages. Head of School

David Thompson reminds us of

how Olympian Duff Gibson, after

winning gold in Turin, spoke of an

important lesson he learned from

his father (p.ii). Jess Fitchette ’97,

remarks on how her best friends

today are the girls she met at The

Grove (p.10), while the school’s

Goodwill Ambassador initiative

(p.16) demonstrates that caring

for each other is not confined to a

classroom, but extends to others

with whom we share this world.

Such stories are what make The

Grove special, and they are so

very necessary in creating a better

tomorrow for ourselves, the people

we love, and the souls we encounter

along the way.

Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze ’96 is a Toronto-based journalist and writer who has written for such publications as the Globe and Mail and Maclean’s. He currently works for the latter as an assistant editor on university publications.

Moving Forward ... Together

Grove News Fall/Winter 2010 | i

A From the Head of School

David Thompson

The excitement and build up to an Olympic year is

always something special, but when the Olympics are

held in Canada, the excitement is even more acute.

I must admit that I truly enjoy watching the

Olympics—in part for the spectacle, but always for

the opportunity to witness the culmination of years

of hard work, perseverance and obscurity, and how

athletes deal with their results—in success and in

failure.

We can all remember the great successes: Nancy

Greene, the men’s hockey team in Salt Lake City, Becky

Scott, and Cindy Klassen. We also remember the

disappointments like the men’s hockey team in Turin.

As powerful as those successes and disappointments

may have been, it is the human story that I find the

most compelling. In the last Winter Olympics, it was

skeleton athlete Duff Gibson, who at the age of 39,

became the oldest Canadian ever to win gold.

His medal was highly unexpected. Throughout the

gruelling season, Mr. Gibson had struggled with

injuries and was ranked far below the top ten in the

world. Yet, on a cold day in February, he stood on top of

the podium and talked of his father:

“Although he had a great belief in the value of sport,

he always realized that in the big picture, it is just

sport. What I would dedicate to him is that if I won the

race today, I would try to be as gracious a winner as I

could be. And if I wasn’t to win today, I would try to

be as gracious a loser as I could be. And that’s what I

dedicate to my dad.”

And that is when the media applauded. In the midst of

all the marketing and the grandness that flows with

the Olympics, Mr. Gibson had given them perspective.

Those athletes who participate in the Olympics

are the very best athletes that a country can offer.

Scientific experts are producing remarkably consistent

findings that athletes reach this status not because

of natural talent, but rather through hard work and

determination. The level of success that is achieved by

them is only reached through an enormous amount of

dedication over many years, not through innate talent.

This trend is something that is seen outside of

athletics. Warren Buffett, for instance, is famed for his

discipline and the hours he spends studying financial

statements of potential investment targets.

One of the many things that we are blessed with at The

Grove is the opportunity to provide a wide variety of

avenues for success for our students, and allow them to

explore the path to their own greatness.

It is our responsibility to develop confident young men

and women who are ready for experiences beyond The

Grove. What we want them to leave with is a set of

skills and a capacity to make a sustained difference.

Studies show that our students will probably live

close to 100 years of age. When they leave The Grove,

they have over 80 years ahead of them. We need to

provide them with the skills not only to be successful

for the next ten years, but the rest of their lives. In

addition, we need to provide them with the capacity

to understand “the other”—not only on an individual

basis, but the whole system.

We want our students to care about things that really

matter and develop the persistence and creativity to

meet and solve problems that others have given up

on. Through this, they not only develop the leadership

skills, but the ownership to make a difference.

It is conceivable that, as we watch the Olympics, we

may think about our own Grove students, past and

future, competing against the world. And for those

who are not competing at the Olympics, we hope

that we have given them the values to set their own

personal challenges as they each participate in their

own journey.

Opposite: LCS students and staff joined residents of Lakefield to cheer in support of the Olympic Torch Relay in December. (Top) Gabrielle Cormier ’10 (Bottom) LCS students with the Thompson family and Fr. Glenn Empey.

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John ryder ’77, Chair of the BoardIn 1984, just a few years after my graduation from

Lakefield College School, it began to occur to me that

“My Experience” embodied more than just what I

had accomplished and felt, but that I was also part

of a living experience that was shared with others

who had attended the school. The Grove has long

been envied for its culture and passion; students

and staff throughout the decades have worn this

mantle with great pride and tremendous spirit. For

me, this realization of a grander community started

with Captain Tom Pullen’s ’26 address to an alumni

gathering that resonated equally with the young and

the old. His tales touched on themes and traditions of

our school that were distinct from those things that

come and go with little consequence. To a certain

extent, he spoke of experiences and the knowledge

gained that evolve to orient one’s life-guiding

gyroscope.

The custom of freedom to explore has been retained,

not because it has been a hallmark of LCS, but rather

because of the belief that the results would be worth

the risks. As beneficiaries of this custom, we were

to have the freedom for which we showed ourselves

worthy. Through this, we gained a confidence and

respect to be ourselves in the midst of people trying to

be someone else. In the same way there was engrained

a sense of citizenship and respect for others to carry

with us to communities beyond The Grove.

We live in a country, and perhaps a time, that is not

particularly sympathetic to the ideas of privilege

inherent in private schools. These refreshing elements

of Lakefield’s persona rise above this scornful

descriptive of privilege. Alternatively, they give leave to

a culture where dignity, individuality, and achievement

of personal potential are always more highly valued

than the price by which some people are prepared to

dispose of them.

The substantial undertaking to develop the next

strategic plan for Lakefield College School is well

underway. Thoughtful contemplation, moving to

discussion and consultation, and concluding with

decision: the process and outcome will articulate the

vision by which The Grove will build on its resources

of today for the students of tomorrow. However, vigour,

too, must be tempered by humility and modesty. In

the end, this plan will embody and be informed by the

defining pillars, traditions and values that have served

so well to distinguish The Grove.

From that realization beginning for me in 1984, there

is tremendous gratitude for all those who have brought

the “Grove Torch” to the staff, trustees, and directors of

today, and for those to whom this torch will be passed

under the strategic visions of tomorrow.

planning for the Future

Thoughtful contemplation, moving to discussion and consultation, and concluding with

decision: the process and outcome will articulate the vision by which The Grove will

build on its resources of today for the students of tomorrow.

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I have just finished reading the latest copy of your

Grove News and as usual, with much interest—and

also as usual, it made for fascinating, even inspiring

reading. Of particular note was the letter from John

Morrell ’45 regarding the Lakefield Canoe Company

since I have a not dissimilar story which came to mind.

During my eight years at Lakefield during the 1930s,

we students would walk past the Canoe Company on

our way to Sunday church at St. John’s in the village.

The Canoe Company’s building was of concrete block

construction, very small and quite unimposing,

particularly as I was told at the time that their canoes

were known ‘all over the world.’

In the summer of 1944, I was in the Air Force in

England and stationed near Tewksbury on the Severn

River. Simply for something to do one day, four of us

bicycled up to Tewksbury. On the river there were a

number of boats moored along the shore. They were all

strange looking craft unlike any I’d seen before except

the canoes. The canoes looked just like those at home.

We were able to rent two of these canoes and set forth

paddling along the river’s banks. After a short while,

the second canoe came up alongside mine so that I was

able to see an oval brass plate that secured the canoe’s

thwart. Engraved on the plate were the words: “The

Lakefield Canoe Company, Lakefield, Ontario.”

What feelings of nostalgia that evoked! Nothing could

have more forcefully reminded me of Canada and that

little grey building I’d walked past so many times.

Peter Perry ’40

I had to write this to let you know how pleased I was

to see that Bromo Seltzer made it to the cover of the

race program [Annual Appeal]. Bromo has been a star

racer for 60 years that I know of, and probably many

more than that as a resident of Turtle Bay, snappers

are reputed to live up to 75 years we were always told.

I note that he still has that same cynical sneer as he

looks at all those little 5 oz lightweights that enter each

year.

I also want to be assured that the races are still run

from a circular starting paddock to a much larger

circular finishing line. The picture seems to show a

straight line race course. A well-trained turtle will

always head for the lake so trainers should start their

racers pointed in a westerly direction.

These are but a couple of pointers that come to this

octogenarian mind, I hope they will be of some help to

this year’s event.

William Amos ’48

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School Highlights 3

Moving Toward Green 4

i Have No idea What i Want to Be 6

leap Ahead: lakefield College School Summer Online Academy 8

preparing for life 10

Our Message to The World: lCS launches its New Marketing Campaign 15

Calling all Grove Goodwill Ambassadors 16

Hillside Cemetery 19

Welcome New Trustees 2009/10 21

Through the red Door 23

The Opening of Cooper House! 25

Supporting The Grove for Over a Quarter Century 26

lakefield College School Foundation Donor recognition and Fundraising report 2008/09 28

Sarah Bauman ’98: Smashing Theatre 34

Class News (Weddings, Births) 36

in Our Memories 42

Editor: Tracey Blodgett; layout & Design and Copy Editor: Christine Vogel; Contributing Editor: Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze ‘96;

Editorial Committee: Heather Avery, lisa Clarke, richard Johnston, richard life, Sarah McMahon, Tom Milburn, and David

Thompson. Contributing photographer: Simon Spivey. please address correspondence to the Communications and Constituent

relations Office: lakefield College School, lakefield, ON, K0l 2H0 705.652.3324 [email protected]

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Gift of literatureThe Grove community would like to extend their

appreciation to Dr. John S. Speakman C.M. and Mrs.

Betty Speakman, parents of Jennifer Thompson, for their

gift of five unique volumes of literature to the school’s

new Canadiana Room in the J.W. McConnell Library. The

collection includes Roughing it in the Bush, Vol. 1 and 2,

by Susanna Moodie, Lands Forlorn by George Douglas,

and Canadian Wild Flowers, by Catherine Parr Traill.

lCS Alumni Share their ExperienceTracey-Lee Eddy ’99 visited for a day this fall,

representing Experiences, an organization encouraging

women to become involved in politics. Her empowering

message gave great insight for both genders to see the

benefit of equal representation in our political system.

“Baron” Marcus MacDonald ’86 worked with students

this fall for a song-writing workshop. Marcus facilitated

discussion about the philosophy of song writing and

encouraged students to share observations about the

application of that philosophy. The group composed a

song to immortalize the infamous Grey Lady.

In December, the Guidance and Learning Office hosted

Career Day. Many thanks to our guest speakers: Joel

Allen ’01, Nancy Biggar, Thomas Cole, Tom Deacon ’52

John S.R. Deacon ’58, Anthony Fondyga, David

Forster ’01, Patrick Gill ’03, Tim Heeney ’83, Steve

Henderson, Michael Kulas ’87, William Lett ’92, Peter

Mack ’96, Libby McCalden ’93, Luke Mellors ’88, Mark

Olsheski ’03, Kimberley Payne, Zoë Roberts, and Murad

Younis; and a special thank you to Phoebe Turk and

Carol Corner for their organization and planning.

lCS Student Honoured Grade 9 student Bilaal Rajan has been involved in

philanthropy from the age of four, when he raised funds

to send to earthquake victims in India. Five years ago, he

founded www.bilaalrajan.com, an organization working

to raise awareness and funds for children in need

around the world. In 2005, UNICEF named him Canada’s

children’s ambassador.

On December 17, Bilaal was an Olympic torch bearer in

Toronto. In November, the Ontario government awarded

him with an Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship, Bilaal

is the youngest recipient to receive the award.

In December, he was awarded the Association of

Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Toronto Chapter,

Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award. At a

ceremony in Toronto in early December, it was

announced that he will also be receiving the AFP

International Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy

Award in a ceremony in Baltimore; he was chosen from

hundreds of nominations globally to receive the honour.

leadership in the ArtsThis fall showed the diversity and incredible talent of

Lakefield College School students. The fall play, an

adapted variety of short sketches by writers such as Shel

Silverstein and David Ives entitled, A Play on Words, was

a comedic success led by an outstanding cast and crew

under the direction of Greg MacPherson.

The annual Christmas Concert showcased exciting

performances by all of the school’s ensembles, including

the Grade 10-11 classes, the Concert Choir, the Flute

Choir (joined by Cellists Kate Seo ’10 and Lisa Kraus

’11), the Concert Band, the Lorelei Consort and the

LakEFFECT Jazz Ensemble.

U16 Girls’ Basketball Win Silver!The U16 Girls’ Basketball Team, coached by Alan Wilcox

and Brent Hurley, travelled to Greenwood College for

the CISAA Division II championships. The girls’ efforts

brought them to the championship game against

Greenwood College. Despite the team’s incredible

efforts, LCS could not pull out the win. Special mention

should be given to Julianne McConkey ’12, winner of the

Most Improved Player award for the year, and Shannon

Scrocchi ’13, winner of the Most Valuable Player award.

Thanks to our captains, Sierra Peddie ’12 and Rachel

Dunford ’12, for their excellent leadership, and to Mr.

Armstrong and Ms. Hollingsworth for their support.

(Opposite) L-R, top to bottom: The Speakman and Thompson family donate historic literature to the Canadiana Room. Dina El-Baradie ’11 and “Baron” Marcus MacDonald ’86 practise at the piano during a songwriting workshop. Cast and crew of A play on Words. Bilaal Rajan ’13 with his father Aman at the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Award Ceremony. Lorelei Consort at the Christmas Concert.

To view these and other news stories visit our website at lcs.on.ca (expand lOGiN, and click NEWS)

School Highlights

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Moving Toward GreenAccording to Kermit the Frog … “it’s not easy being green.” But when

it comes to composting Lakefield College School’s organic waste, it’s

really not that difficult, and very much worth the effort and cost.

LCS is the first independent school in Canada to install a commercial

composter, capable of devouring up to 1300 litres of organic waste per

week. The stainless steel, in-vessel composter (or Rocket Composter

900 as it is known) is manufactured by Accelerated Compost of the

United Kingdom. More common in the UK, this is the first of its kind

to be installed on this side of the pond.

In the summer of 2008, Rob Laplante, Director of Facilites at LCS, in

collaboration with Mass Environmental Services Inc. (a Lakefield

company) conducted a review of the waste stream at LCS. They

found that 65% of the garbage produced at the school was primarily

organic waste from the dining hall and it was going directly into the

local landfill. They calculated that virtually all of that waste could be

successfully composted. From there, it was an easy decision for the

school to proceed with the installation of the unit.

Last August, the unit arrived and was installed on the north side

of Winder Smith Hall. Staff from Mass Environmental spent

considerable time and effort getting the unit operating at peak

efficiency. For every bucket of organic waste from the school’s

kitchen, one bucket of coarse wood chips (provided free by a local tree

cutter) is added. The dining hall disposes of up to 200 litres of waste

every day into the long rectangular box. An auger-like screw inside

the unit slowly moves the waste—two turns forward and one turn

backward—until it comes out the other end as rich, black compost.

When operating optimally, the bacteria in the mix do all the work.

They thrive at temperatures of 40°C to 60°C, and convert the organic

waste into compost in only 10 to 14 days. The finished product is

stored for a few months outside and, starting next spring, it will be

spread onto the school’s flowerbeds and lawns.

Now, with six months of operation under our belt, the composter is

working very well. At one point people noticed a slightly pungent

odour coming from the shed, so the manufacturer installed a bio-filter

(made of more wood chips) on the exhaust pipe and the problem was

solved. But a slight odour is well worth it when the school is saving

an average of $800 per month in garbage removal and dumping fees.

And, as we all know, it is the right thing to do.

riCHArD JOHNSTON

lCS Green Facts lCS is the only independent school

in Canada to have two lEED® gold-

certified buildings on campus.

Hadden Hall and Cooper

House are both heated and cooled by

ground source systems. Drilled wells

(300 feet into the ground) provide

heating during the winter and cooling

in the summer, save on energy, and

reduce our carbon footprint.

A new cardboard compactor

at lCS is now used to compress the

school’s waste cardboard. it reduces

the number of shipments to the

recycling plant from four per week

to one per week, saving the school

money and reducing the amount of

carbon dioxide released during

transportation.



“ ”Such is the candid student confession offered as

an opener at many Grade 12 guidance counselling

sessions. Lakefield College School students—multi-

talented, bright, and mobile—have a cornucopia of

possibilities available to them, both for university

studies and for career choices. Some students easily

sift through available options and know clearly the

path they want to pursue. Others struggle, painfully at

times.

It is not essential for students to have a clear vocational

path charted before leaving high school, but the

evidence is clear: having a career goal in mind while

completing post-secondary studies does improve a

student’s likelihood to persist in a degree program. We

want LCS grads to have confidence that the university

or college program they have chosen leads them

toward a desirable vocational goal.

To that end, the Guidance and Learning Department

has created a new model for the compulsory Ontario

Ministry of Education Careers course. Rather than

teaching the course in one semester to Grade 9s and

new Grade 10s, as we have in the past, the course is now

taught over the four years of high school, with students

devoting some time to it during each year.

Students entering Grade 9 this year (and our new

Grade 10 students) have already had several classes

of instruction with a guidance counsellor. In these

classes, they are discovering their learning styles

and strengths, investigating how their aptitudes

and skills align with particular careers, creating a

résumé, setting goals, and exploring the amazing

array of online tools available for career research.

CareerCruising (careercruising.com) is used

extensively as a teaching and research tool in these

classes, and indeed will be a key resource throughout

the four-year program.

As students progress through Grade 10 and 11, they

will participate in information sessions and complete

assignments that build on the foundation set in Grade

9. The educational goal during these years is for our

students to deepen their understanding of their own

aptitudes, interests, and skills, and to develop a more

nuanced knowledge of career paths suited to their

particular profile. More sophisticated vocational

assessment tools, such as the Strong Interest Inventory,

will figure prominently in Grade 11 to help students

i have no idea what i want to be!

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then

go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

Dr. HOWArD THUrMAN (philosopher)

no idea


begin to see where their particular strengths might

lead them. Students will save their investigations and

reflections in an online portfolio as they progress from

grade to grade.

During Grade 12, students will of course begin

researching post-secondary programs in earnest, with

a view not only to earning admission to university,

but also to gaining a clear understanding of the

directions in which their degree or diploma could take

them. A key part of the Grade 12 component will be

an authentic assessment that requires each student to

explain how a particular university program is suited

to their skills, interests, and abilities, and how it leads

to an ultimate vocational goal.

The new model has several advantages. Most

importantly, it allows students time and space in each

year of high school to consider what their ultimate

vocational goals might be. This opportunity for

regular reflection also addresses the issue of “career

readiness,” ensuring that students are contemplating

career information at a time when they are emotionally

and cognitively ready to consider it.

As well, the model allows students not only to

contemplate careers, but actively to prepare

themselves for their vocational goals. By asking

them to review their activities and accomplishments

through updating their résumés twice per year, the

course encourages students to think about volunteer

activities, summer jobs and experiences, and academic

courses that will support these goals.

By September 2012, our first set of students enrolled in

the new version of the Careers course will be starting

Grade 12. We are expecting those first guidance

counselling sessions to start a little differently then, as

each student opens the online portfolio built during

the three previous years. We will know the change has

been successful when the student says, “I have a few

ideas about what I want to do.” Dr. HEATHEr AVErY

leap Ahead lakefield College School Summer Online Academy

Summer should be fun. Lakefield

College School’s Summer Online

Academy allows young people to

enjoy their holidays, and possibly

learn the lessons of a job, while

also earning a secondary school

credit from their home, cottage,

or even while travelling. The

program enables students to take

courses not otherwise available,

possibly reduce their future course

load, and earn an additional credit

toward graduation.

All courses are offered to current

LCS students, those joining

Lakefield College School in the fall,

and students from public and other

independent schools. Lakefield’s

Co-Head student Marshall Slipp

said of his experience in the

summer of 2008, “I find it easier

to do well on summer courses

because you only have to focus on

one course.”

The courses are designed and

taught by Lakefield College School

faculty. They offer the thoughtful

guidance and encouragement for

which LCS teachers are widely

known. Students engage in

independent reading, research,

and writing, as well as interactive

activities involving peer debate

and discussions. As Taylor Joo ’10

reflected, “I think the American

History online course allowed me

to research and study by myself,

more independently.” All courses

end with a proctored final exam.

The tuition for each course is

$1000. Some courses require

the purchase of a textbook.

The Lakefield’s Information

Technology Department offers

support throughout the summer.

Students entering Grade 9 or 10

in September 2010 may enrol in

Business: Leadership and the

Environment (BBI10), Introduction

to Computers (ICS20), or Media

Arts (ASM20). Students entering

Grade 11 are offered American

History (CHA3U). Students bound

for Grade 12 in September 2010

may enrol in English (ENG4U) or

Advanced Functions (MHF4U).

Current or new LCS students

may enrol through the normal

processes. Students from others

schools, or anyone with questions

regarding the Summer Online

Academy should contact John

Boyko at [email protected].


wanted to go back, and contribute

something for everything I

received. ”

It is interesting how so many LCS

graduates develop the passion

for inspiring change in the world

while living and learning within

this small community on the shore

of Lake Katchewanooka. Looking

back, it is often not single memories

that build a person’s moral scope,

but a series of influences—mind,

body, and spirit—that help them

evolve into a citizen of the world. “I

gained a sense that anything was

possible,” recalls Peter Sibbald

’76, parent of Rebekah Sibbald ’11.

“My experience at LCS supported

my values, world view, and the

self-confidence to be myself and

follow my heart.” Passionate

about kayaking and the outdoors

during his time at The Grove, Peter

began his post-university career

as a Junior Master at LCS before

becoming an Outdoor Education

teacher in the independent

school system. Yet, the school had

instilled in Peter a great sense

of adventure, and he eventually

embarked on a successful career

in photojournalism, travelling the

world to record some of the most

famous faces and places in our

century.

“LCS is a community of like-

minded individuals; a place that

fosters a sense of excellence on a

world-wide basis,” continues Peter.

(Above) Like Peter Sibbald ’76, and LCS students before him, Kimble Mooney ’09 explores his passion— kayaking—while at LCS. (Opposite) Phil Bian ’12 and Victor Wang ’09 share cultural traditions during the

annual Walk Around the World.

Some think it might be magic, most

call it the “Lakefield Difference,”

but how Lakefield College School

pours into your soul is different for

each person, and at the same time,

life-changing for everyone. It is

like a series of “That was the best

day … ever,” over and over again.

Until, looking back, you realize

the lessons you have learned in

school were not just how peptide

synthesis occurs in a ribosome

or dy/dx + y2 = 2x, but how to

organize an incident command

in a crisis management situation,

how to build a school foundation in

Kenya’s Masai Mara region, how to

cheer on your team—for better or

for worse, and how to leap joyfully

off the end of a dock hand-in-hand

with your best friends.

“Looking back at my yearbook,”

says Jess Fitchette ’97, “My

girlfriends today are the same girls

from my year at LCS.” Jess came to

The Grove for her Grade 13 year.

After university, she returned to

LCS as a don for two years, before

attending teacher’s college at

Trent University. After working at

Havergal, she returned to her life at

LCS with partner Garret Hart, Head

of Cooper House. “I remember in

my Grade 13 year walking down

a path in spring term, thinking ‘I

don’t know how I’m going to leave,

I just get this one year!’ I felt I

hadn’t had enough time there and I

Preparing for Life


Currently in the Management

Science and Engineering program

at Stanford University, Connie

Xu ’06 agrees, citing Walk Around

the World—an annual LCS

celebration of food and culture—as

one of the memories that expanded

her worldview within a supportive,

academic community. “I realized

that we are all living in a global

culture, and the important roles

that other cultures play cannot

be underestimated. Walk Around

the World is a microscopic view

of the world—it helped me to see

from various perspectives what

the world looks like today, and

what it may look like tomorrow. I

appreciated the cultural diversity

at The Grove; it helped me to gain

a lifetime of courage to venture out

and make friends with people from

anywhere around the globe.”

“School is much more than just

what you learn in the classroom,”

says Kim Bishop, mother of

Adam ’04 and Tyler Bishop ’08.

“Teaching life lessons outside

of the classroom is one of the

things that LCS does really well.”

Through opportunities, such

as athletics, co-curricular arts,

leadership, and outdoor education,

Lakefield College School balances

challenging academics with unique

opportunities to grow important

life skills. Both Adam and Tyler

were “quadies” during their years

at LCS, meaning they participated


in the concert band and choir,

as well as the competitive jazz

band and Lorelei Consort. Adam

continued his musical career at

Queen’s University, and is currently

studying at the prestigious Glenn

Gould School. For their mother,

though, one of the most significant

memories of her sons’ years at The

Grove was when Tyler, who is now

studying Arts at the University of

Ottawa, became captain of the blue

team in SLASH, the recreational

hockey league. Although in his

small hometown everyone played

hockey, he learned his skills at LCS

where he was offered “a positive,

encouraging environment to

try something he thought was

previously out of his bounds.”

Rhodes Scholar and Associate

Professor of Psychology, at

Dalhousie University Dr. Hélène

Deacon ’95 agrees that LCS

offers a ‘balanced’ education.

“The Grove brought me lots of

new experiences, but perhaps

foremost involved athletics.

Joining compulsory sports at LCS

was quite daunting for me. I soon

realized, with encouragement

from other students and amazing

staff, that I quite liked sports. For

me, the crowning moment was

being named captain and MVP

of the women’s rugby team. This

represented a turning point in my

life where athleticism in different

forms remains a core part of who I

am.”

In addition, Hélène credits

the “unparalleled leadership

(Opposite) Many LCS students choose recreational hockey—SLASH—to bond and have fun while learning a new sport on the Bob Armstrong Rink.


Memories.

opportunities” she experienced at

The Grove as part of the building

blocks of her future success. “I

had never envisioned leading a

group of young women either on

the field or in a residence as I did

as Student Head of Grove House.

These experiences allowed me to

learn about another whole side

of myself that I had never known

existed. These leadership skills are

still with me today as I lead a large

active research lab and multiple

local, national, and international

collaborations.”

Murray Sinclair ’79, school trustee

and father of Austin Sinclair ’11

believes that lifetime success

is best fostered at a “university

preparatory” school, where

the lessons of independence,

adaptability, and self-motivation,

in addition to academics, are

taught. “Advanced Functions

teaches you a way of thinking and

analyzing,” says Murray. “But at

LCS, you also have to get yourself

up in the morning, with a sense of

responsibility, and know how to

study and organize yourself.” Last

summer, he was amazed when his

son by-passed so many options

to enjoy Vancouver’s unusually

warm weather in order to study

American History through the

school’s online program; Austin

only interrupted his studies to

travel for two weeks with Me to

We on a service project to Kenya.

Looking back at his LCS years,

Murray’s most vivid memory was

his Silver Duke of Edinburgh trip

cross-country skiing and winter

camping in -40˚C conditions. “You

learn how to become self-sufficient

and trust yourself—this concept

“Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.” KEViN ArNOlD, THE WONDER YEARS.

Every minute, every hour, every day, cherished memories are being made at lakefield College School. We want to hear about yours!

Whether you are a student, an alumnus/a, a parent, or a special friend of The Grove, we would like to learn about your favourite moments, and how the school impacted your life or the life of someone close to you.

please take the opportunity to share your memories with us. You can share your thoughts by email to Theresa Butler-porter at [email protected] or send us a letter.

truly prepares you for university

and beyond.”

Recent graduate Philipp Duffner

’09, who is now studying

Economics at Oxford University,

also connects his favourite Grove

memory with lessons learned on

the Nordic trail. “Nordic skiing

is basically all about your own

achievement, but then again

you have a wonderful team who

backs you up. Also, there is hardly

anything more beautiful and

relaxing than the LCS trails in

the snow.” For Philipp, living in

a boarding house, debating, the

dance showcase, and Algonquin

Expedition all made lasting

impressions on him. “It’s the

combination of all the unique

memories that make the ‘Lakefield

Difference’ for me.”

At the end of a Lakefield College

School career, each graduate has

the opportunity to speak in Chapel

about the important moments and

lessons that have shaped them

thus far. Filled with enthusiasm

and anticipation for university

life, those best days of high school

will become part of the values that

guide who they will become, what

they will believe in, and how they

will ignite change in the world.

Connie Xu parallels her Chapel

Speech and her life today, “I took

a long time to reflect on my life

experiences. I was surprised by how

many challenges I had taken and

how rewarding the experiences had

been. Although I didn’t have a clear

vision of where I would end up later

in life, I have been brave enough to

push myself to do the best I can and

try many different things.”

liSA ClArKE


When thinking of education, one does not typically think of marketing or sales.

The combination of education and selling can often ruffle a few feathers. The truth

is that all independent schools participate in marketing activities in order to attract

a full roster of students who best suit their school’s mission and values. Despite

our past efforts, there is still a lack of brand awareness of lCS in the marketplace.

Therefore, this new recruitment/marketing campaign emphasizes the ‘lakefield

Difference’ and takes it to the next level—bringing the idea to life from the

students’ perspective.

it is key that all lCS communication aimed at getting great students interested in

our school clearly sets us apart from other independent schools. There is no doubt

that many schools start to look the same after a while. in developing this campaign,

the goal from the start could be summed up in one objective: show that living your

high school years at lCS will be the most amazing four years of your life.

The marketing committee, along with the help of several talented lCS volunteer

creative experts, drew upon market research as well as dialogue with past, current,

and prospective students and parents. The creative insight that sparked this

new strategy was rooted in listening to how lCS students talked about their lCS

experience. The most meaningful and rich student descriptions of lakefield College

School are about singular events that shaped how they feel about themselves, their

friends, and their community. it is quite rare for any teenager to talk about school

in the same way an adult does. For this new campaign, it was decided that the

student message would be more universal to all audiences rather than an adult or

parent-focused one. Not to mention more authentically lCS. The visual backdrop

for the students’ voice in all print and online communication will be the trademark

lCS photography that so accurately captures the emotion of school life moments.

These photos are always real. real students. real school situations. rosy-cheeked,

tussled hair students getting the absolute most out of their lCS days on the water, in

the classroom, on the field, in the theatre.

The goal of this new creative is to encourage people to check lakefield College

School out—either online, by phone, or by asking friends, which hopefully will

culminate with a visit to the school and a tour of the campus (either online or in

person). We want to create a feeling that they simply have to put lakefield College

School on their “i’ve got to see what this is all about” list.

Our Message to the World lCS launches its New Marketing Campaign


If you are affiliated with Lakefield College School

and can answer “yes” to one or more of the following

questions, then read on:

N Have you or anyone you know (and care about) had

a good experience with LCS?

N Did this experience result in personal growth and

development?

N Do you sometimes try to put your finger on what it

is exactly that makes LCS so special?

Does it concern you that sometimes your peers and

colleagues wonder about you when you try to articulate

the Grove Experience with dimples from smiling so

broadly and a sparkle in your eyes?

If you’re still reading then it seems you’ve answered

“yes” to one or more of these questions; in which case,

we’d like you to consider becoming a “Grove Goodwill

Ambassador.”

It’s possible that you may be thinking, “What exactly

would I be doing as a ‘Grove Goodwill Ambassador’?”

It’s also probable that you regularly speak fondly

about LCS with peers and colleagues, especially if you

learn that they’ve had different experiences at their

schools, or if you learn that they are thinking about

investigating independent schooling for their children.

As a Grove Goodwill Ambassador you will continue

to help us spread the word about how special and

exceptional a school LCS is, and will help us in our

focus on raising awareness for the school. We will also

ask you to consider:

N Passing along the Admissions Office contact

information to families you know would be a great

fit for the Grove;

N Hosting a reception of prospective families in your

area;

N Supporting those receptions (if they’re not in

your home) by attending and speaking about your

terrific experiences with prospective families who

are in attendance;

N Sending along ideas that we can use in the creation

of an Ambassador Toolkit which will include quick

facts guides, LCS swag, and Admissions Office

contact cards.

Volunteer today and be part of the team of “Grove Goodwill Ambassadors” in 2010! For more information, please contact me by email ([email protected]), phone (705.652.3324 ext.377), or even mail, and lend your ideas for this project.

MANUElA lEFrANC

(Opposite) Current LCS parents (L-R) Julie Campbell, Heather Drysdale, Judy Craik, and Kris Hickey welcomed potential students and their families to the lCS Open House in October. Led by the senior class, LCS students participated in a musical video spirit event to promote their school.

Calling All Grove Goodwill Ambassadors


“Many headstones in a row. Westward winds blowing low. Sunlight rays crown the trees. A wistful soul well at ease. A humble resting beneath the land. An entrance to a kingdom grand. So is the destination after death. The final thought gone with breath. Here they lie beneath this earthen sea.

The flesh and bone of memory” THE CEMETErY, BY MOrGAN CArlSON


Hillside Cemetery

As one passes through St. Aidan’s gates, making their

way into Hillside Cemetery, they cannot help but be

struck by the tranquility that surrounds them as they

gaze upon the gently rolling hills and well-maintained

lawns and gardens. For it is at Hillside where the

history of Lakefield College School can come alive, as

does the history of the many village folk who are buried

there. This cemetery mirrors Canada’s history, from its

gallant servicemen, well-read authors, headmasters,

students, teachers, and “everyday citizens.” This is

a gem of a cemetery that can teach us much about

ourselves and the institutions that we love.

Hillside was created in 1886 when the Christ Church

cemetery in Lakefield closed. The main entrance was

known as Casement Lane as it led to Robert Casement’s

farm at the top of the lane. He is now buried in the

cemetery in a very distinctive vault beneath the two

oldest, immense sugar maples on the grounds. Not

too far from his grave is the very distinctive cross of

Canadian author Catharine Parr Traill. This spring, an

easy way to find her cross in the cemetery would be to

look for the 35 daffodils that are blooming about her

and her daughter’s sites.

Over the years, many LCS teachers have brought their

students to these grounds so that they may acquire a

sense of why Hillside is so important to the history of

The Grove. Kirsten Franklin’s Grade 7 and 8 students

spent quiet moments discovering the lore of this

precious site, as did the Grade 9 and 10 Civics students

and Spanish students who commemorate the Day of

the Dead. This time capsule contains the stories of

four headmasters: Sparham Sheldrake, the Reverend

Alexander W. Mackenzie, Ken Mackenzie, G. Winder

Smith, and countless other staff and students.

But of the memorable Grove moments at Hillside

Cemetery are those that surround the burial of Dr.

Alexander W. Mackenzie. The Globe and Mail of March

7, 1938, indicates that the most moving and dramatic

events surrounding the burial occurred as follows: “…

with the masters of the school acting as pallbearers,

the beautiful oaken casket was carried out to where

there waited a bob-sleigh, drawn by work horses and

driven by Bill Stabler, village expressman and Dr.

Mackenzie’s good friend. The coffin was placed on the

sleigh, draped with a large Union Jack, and heaped

with flowers. Immediately in front of the sleigh was

another, filled, garlanded, and spilling over with

rosy blooms of all descriptions, and drawn—not by

horses— but by six schoolboys.” The students stood at

attention holding their red and green toques in their

hands. There were no cars so all one could hear was

“the tinkle of the sleigh bells.” At Hillside, a light snow

fell as the casket was reverently lowered into the grave.

Whenever our young students visit the cemetery, they

are always moved by the story of Grade 8 Student Jeff

Shearer. In 1978, Jeff had been getting in some practice

ski runs at Bethany Ski Hill when he decided to get

one more run in. The wind was strong that day and

Jeff, “a little guy” was in a tuck position that perhaps

prevented him from seeing the tree in his path.

Unfortunately, he died a couple days after his accident.

Terry Guest, headmaster at the time, said that the

chapel service “was a joyful service in some ways,” but

the memory that Sue Guest will always have will be of

the cold and how this caused Jeff’s young classmates’

faces to be left with salt marks from their tears. Today,

it is quite easy to find Jeff’s headstone as there is a

small lamb at the top.

Hillside can give visitors a glimpse into how our

cemeteries have changed over the decades. Many of

our early Grove members will have a cross and usually

a significant verse from the Bible placed on their

headstone. This would be the case for Capt. Charles


Leonard, father-in-law to Alexander W. Mackenzie, who

participated in the Vermont 5th Infantry in the U.S.

Civil War. His verse reads “Until the day break and the

shadows flee away.”

But as the years have passed, the stones have become

more secular so that today if you visit Hillside you will

now see headstones inscribed with crossed hockey

sticks, transport trucks, canoes, family pets, musical

notes, the Avro Arrow, and even the Star Ship Galactica.

The large red barn that is just south of the school’s

entrance and was once owned by a LCS master is also

remembered as the Glynwood Farm on a more recent

headstone. It could be said that the informal nature

of our present society is being mirrored by these more

personal monuments.

Similarly, in the past when a family member or friend

visited the cemetery, it was common practice to leave

an item that would represent the loved ones’ visit.

Most often this would be a potted plant, bouquet of

flowers, a single rose, or perhaps a pebble placed on

the headstone. This practice continues today, but now

friends and family leave other, more personal, items:

bracelets, poems, pictures, and even the favourite

candy of the deceased. Two of Richard Hayman’s adult

art students regularly leave cigarettes for him as they

know that he was an inveterate smoker.

The Grove’s involvement in the life of the cemetery

goes back to Sparham Sheldrake taking the boys over

each spring to tap the sugar maple trees that surround

the perimeter of the cemetery. Bruce Hunt ’28

regularly took part in this practice. His headstone has a

sugar maple tree (with bucket) inscribed on it.

Tom Delamere ’55 served as the caretaker for Hillside

for just over a decade. Recently buried there, Tom was

proud of the LCS connection to this “out of the way,”

precious cemetery. The Grove connection is evident

today in the Hillside Board composition. Some of

its members are Mike Arsenault, Sue Guest, Pauline

Delamere, Bruce McMahon, and myself, all associates

of The Grove.

Kathy Hook, local historian and descendent of the

Douglas Family (Northcote Farm), recently recounted

a wonderful memory of how she and some friends

recently visited Dr. Mackenzie’s grave. As they made

their way amongst the spruces, they discussed their

memories of their relatives and Kathy said that there

“was a drawing in of memories of how all these folk

had been connected to the school.” Some of the family

names not already mentioned include Binnie, Dench,

Douglas, Hicks-Lyne, Ketchum, Lampman, Lefevre,

Marling, McGibbon, MacRae, McDougall, Milligan,

Rashleigh, Ross, Ryder, Todd, and Wood. These

families, and more, represent the depth of the Hillside/

Lakefield College School connection.

Over the past three years, approximately 75 trees have

been planted throughout the cemetery in an effort to

maintain the grace, tranquility, and aesthetic quality

of this most precious time capsule. Seven benches

and a welcoming, landscaped rock garden now greet

visitors. If you have yet to visit Hillside, you may wish

to get in touch with me. I am the Caretaker at the

cemetery, and I would be only too happy to give you a

tour and a sense of what Hillside means to LCS.

pAUl FOllETT

Many thanks to Pauline Delamere, Kathy Hook, Bill

Gastle, Sue and Terry Guest, and Ken Winget for their

kind assistance in preparing this piece.

Former Lakefield College School Headermaster Dr. Alexander W. Mackenzie’s tombstone at Hillside Cemetery


On Saturday, November 7, 2009, approximately 70 trustees (and guests) of both Lakefield College School and the

Lakefield College School Foundation gathered on campus, marking the second annual joint meeting of the trustees.

Trustees, who are the “guardians of the soul” of the school, meet twice each year in the fall and spring.

The day was both informative and engaging as trustees were brought up to speed on the challenges that

independent schools currently face on the admissions front. Trustees learned the important role that they each

can play as admissions ambassadors, and had the opportunity to meet directly with students to learn why they had

made LCS their independent school of choice.

This year we welcome 11 new school trustees and two new foundation trustees.

SCHOOl TrUSTEES

J. Douglas Blakey Environmental Consultant Toronto, Ontario

Jennifer KotzeffCurrent Parent President, North Star Foundation Ottawa, Ontario

luke MacDonald ’10Student Representative

Taylor Mackenzie ’10Student Representative

Jim McGowanFaculty Representative

Michaele robertsonPrincipal, University of Toronto Schools Toronto, Ontario

John Stelzer ’00Senior Manager, Accenture Vice President, Grove Society New York, New York

richard Tucker ’77Architect Owner & President, SW10 Limited Senior Vice President, MSW Dallas, Texas

Jane WaterousCurrent Parent Artist Nassau, Bahamas

Cathy WilsonCurrent Parent Writer Vice-President, Art Gallery of Peterborough Parent Chair, Communications/ Outreach, Grove Society Lakefield, Ontario

Erin YeatmanStaff Representative

FOUNDATiON TrUSTEES

Andrea McConnellCurrent Parent Philanthropist Board Member, McGill Chamber Orchestra, The Study School Montreal, Quebec

Géza von DiergardtPast Parent Owner, Clairhaven Investments Uxbridge, Ontario

Welcome New Trustees 2009/10

(LEFT) Trustees’ Meeting November, 2009


If you have visited Lakefield College School recently,

chances are you entered through the front Red Door.

Although the walkway is not covered, the approach

feels cloistered, with the Chapel on the left and Grove

House on the right reaching out to embrace you. The

door hasn’t always been red. It’s rumoured to have

been white, green, and natural wood. You may have

noticed a newer red door of late, the previous one

having been gifted to former Head of School, David

Hadden and his wife, Sue, and, if you signed the door

at their retirement party, you may have had a Red Door

Cocktail in hand.

It was also chosen as one of the symbols in a

mural celebrating the multicultural nature of the

school created by Toronto guest artist, Ms. Marsha

Stonehouse, and LCS students. Ms. Stonehouse

commented: “This is an important symbol for the

Lakefield College School community as it is a meeting

place, entrance, and exit to the school experience. Its

colour suggests the spirit, passion, and intensity of the

school environment.”

The first time I approached the Red Door was when

I attended the Fall Fair in 2005 with my husband,

alumnus Steve Wilson ’76, and my son, Sandy ’12. We

returned a few weeks later for an interview and tour. I

know I’m not the first to wish for a high school do-over

so I could enter through that homey and welcoming

door as a student. It was no small consolation that my

son would have that privilege.

When he began Grade 7 the following year, I received

an email from one of the parents inviting me to a Grove

Society meeting. I didn’t know much about the Grove

Society, but my parent rep said, not only was I welcome,

I was a member. So I went. I met some of the other

parents, and learned a lot through the presentations by

faculty, staff, alumni, and past parents—all members

of the Grove Society. And so I kept going. I learned

more about the Society: that they plan fundraising

events such as the bake sale and silent auction at the

Fall Fair, the Andy Harris Cup Grove Golf Tournament,

gala events, and graduation dinners. I learned that

there is an executive group, with representatives from

all member groups and, this year, I was invited to join

them as Parent Chair, Communications/Outreach.

Once a month, we meet at the Red Door to carpool to

our meeting in Toronto.

Last fall, after a very successful open house, Mr.

Richard Life wrote an eNews article called “Opening

the Red Doors.” At first I thought pluralizing ‘door’ was

a typo but, he’s right, there isn’t just one red door. The

back door is also red. I had certainly noticed it before,

as a perfect backdrop to the bowls of red berries at the

Strawberry Tea on Regatta Day. It’s the family door, the

one to the backyard.

So, if you have exited the front Red Door as an

alumnus, or you belong to one of the other constituent

groups who will never enter the front door as a student,

come on around back. You’re one of the family.

CATHY WilSON

Through the red Door

“This is an important symbol for the lakefield College School community as

it is a meeting place, entrance, and exit to the school experience. its colour

suggests the spirit, passion, and intensity of the school environment.”


In June of 2007, the school accepted the single largest

financial donation in its history with the utmost

gratitude when Michael and Robbie Cooper, parents of

LCS students Courtney ’07, Lindsey ’08, Jamie ’10, and

Maddy ’12, announced that they would like to provide

a new residence to enhance the residential experience

of Grove students.

The planning for the new building began in September

of 2008. Architects Diamond + Schmidt were

contracted based on their experience in building

LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental

Design) residences, having recently been recognized

for the residence at Queen’s University, Legget Hall.

Michael Lukasik, the designer of Legget Hall, was to be

the primary architect on Cooper House.

The Cooper House committee members (David

Hadden, Ian Armstrong ’83, Kate Ramsay, Richard

Johnston, Rob LaPlante, Robbie Cooper, Sandra Taylor,

Sarah McMahon, Vera Wilcox, Val McRae, Richard

Life, John Runza, and Todd Harris) were given a very

ambitious timeline of two years to design and tender

the contract and build.

A visit to Legget Hall at Queen’s University (among

other schools) proved valuable in establishing the

basic ‘suite’ design of each room, with single rooms

joined by a shared bathroom. A room with individual

study carrels and indoor storage, a spacious common

room, a geothermal plant, and views of the lake and

rugby field were all fundamental criteria in the Cooper

House design.

The tender went out in the late summer of 2008 and

Monteith Building Group from Orillia was awarded the

project. The crew embraced the ambitious timeline of

building a 12,000 square foot residential LEED® Gold

building by June 2009 with occupancy set for July 15,

2009. The Monteith Crew worked tirelessly through

holidays and weekends, working until the project was

completed, on schedule and on budget.

Garret Hart, his partner Jess Fitchette ’97, their dog

Tipper, and their cat Beans moved into Cooper House

on July 10, 2009—five days earlier than planned!

They spent the rest of the summer preparing for

September’s arrival of the first student occupants of

Lakefield College School’s newest residence.

The school and foundation trustees, staff, and

students celebrated the official opening of Cooper

House on Saturday, November 7, 2009. In appreciation

for their generous gift, David Thompson presented

Robbie and Michael Cooper with two unique wooden

bowls, handcrafted by Jim Lorriman ’66. David

shared that they were, “made from the walnut and

maple trees that originally stood on the site of the new

residence … milled and dried by a local sawer, and

then transformed from a two-dimensional piece of

rough-cut wood into hand-crafted, three dimensional

objects of considerable beauty.”

The bowl presented to Michael, entitled “Into Thy

Keeping,” is inscribed, “The trees from which they are

made, for years stood like guardians over “Ondaatje

House”—or “Uplands” as it was previously called. For

decades, they provided shade for our students…for

those who went off to the World Wars; for those who

needed respite to look out over the lake; for those who

gathered for sports competitions on the neighbouring

fields. They watched over those students who went

on to journey across the globe and contributed in so

many ways to both The Grove and to the communities

in which they lived.”

Robbie’s bowl is entitled “The Keys”—“The key in

this case is the maple seed and the walnut. The artist

wanted to create a sense of growth; of what could be.

Just as a seed can produce a tree of great majesty, so

has The Grove grown from a small, struggling school

in the late 1800s to the magnificent campus of today.

While the commitment is the belief, the keys are the

reality.”

With the addition of an eleventh residence, the school

has the ability to ensure that students no longer live

in triple rooms or in rooms where doubles should be

singles. The addition of Grove House allowed the

school to renovate and refurbish Grove House during

the summer of 2009 to once again house a female

population of 16 girls.

One family’s wish to make Lakefield College School

a better place for student life and learning has been

realized. JOHN rUNZA

Opposite (Top L-R): John Runza; Garret Hart; Jess Fitchette ’97; Marshall Slipp ’10; Michael, Maddy ’12, Jamie ’10, and Robbie Cooper; David Thompson; John Ryder ’77; and Jeffrey Marshall cut the ribbon to open Cooper House

The Opening of Cooper House!


A lot happened in 1984.

In Ottawa, Trudeau resigned as Prime Minister, paving

the way for Brian Mulroney to serve for the next eight

years as leader of our country. Millions of Canadians

flocked to theatres to see home grown star Dan Akroyd

perform in what was to become a motion picture cult

classic—Ghostbusters—and shoulder pads and mullets

represented the height of 80s fashion.

But something else occurred in 1984 that would

ultimately evolve into a life-long habit for two young

men from the Class of 1977. Both current Mayor of

Toronto David Miller ’77 and Hugh Rawling ’77 made

their very first gift to Lakefield College School. A

tradition of giving had begun.

Twenty-five years later, on November 7, 2009, both

Hugh and David were recognized before a gathering

of alumni, students, staff, friends, and family for their

quarter century of support.

As David Miller says, “Lakefield was and continues to

be an important part of my life. Without significant

financial assistance I would never have been able

to experience the school and the education. The

relationships that developed, my friends and mentors,

continue with me today. Having been blessed in so

many ways by my Grove experience I’m personally

committed to do what I can, to give back to the school

that gave me so much.”

As the first of the Lakefield College School community

to achieve 25 years of consecutive giving, local artist

John Bell of Redtail Paddles (redtailpaddle.com) was

commissioned to create a special recognition piece in

honour of these alumni’s loyal support. Both Hugh and

David were presented with a handcrafted maple canoe

paddle inscribed with the following note of gratitude

from LCS:

The Lakefield College School community recognizes

David Miller ’77 / Hugh Rawling ’77 and extends its

deepest appreciation to him for his 25 consecutive

years of participation in the school’s annual fund.

His continued support exemplifies the spirit of giving

at The Grove and demonstrates how the support of

many can make a significant difference to the well-

being of the school and its students.

PRESENTED NOVEMBER 7, 2009

Supporting The Grove for Over a Quarter Century

(Below) L-R: His Worship Mayor of Toronto David Miller ’77 is recognized by David Thompson for 25 years of giving to LCS.


Loyal donors are the foundation for Lakefield College

School’s ongoing success. From ensuring that adequate

financial assistance is available to deserving young

people, to providing the resources necessary to update

or build the facilities that will enhance the learning

experience for our students, to creating opportunities

to augment experiences outside of the traditional

classroom—it is the overwhelming support of the

Grove community that continues to expand the LCS

experience. Without this support, Hadden Hall and

the renovated Bryan Jones Theatre would not exist nor

would it be possible to continue to support one of every

three of our students with financial assistance.

As of June 30, 2009, more than a third of our donors

had been giving to the school consecutively for three

years or more. Young alumnus, Tyler Bishop ’08 began

supporting LCS when he was in Grade 10 and is well-

positioned for being the youngest alumnus to achieve

five years of consecutive giving.

As Rawling, Miller, and even Bishop well know, it is not

the amount of your gift or where your gift is designated

that is most important; what is most important is that

you give. Every gift does matter every year. And every

gift makes a difference to our students.

In recognition of this important commitment, decorative

leaves denote five years of consecutive giving—of any

amount—to all areas of Lakefield College School. For

each five years of support, a leaf is placed beside the

donor name listed in the Annual Report and on the

Annual Giving recognition display boards located in the

school foyer. Consecutive years of giving are counted by

fiscal year, which runs from July 1 to June 30.

For more information about consecutive

giving, or if you would like to inquire about

your giving history, please contact the

Advancement Office at 705.652.3324.

“Some people do large and important gifts, but i didn’t do anything special, just some small

gifts … a few years in a row. i hope my words will inspire a few more alumni to make a gift

that is comfortable for them this year and then try it for a few years in a row. We’ll be able to

help the lakefield experience get to as many deserving students as possible … which is what

it all is about.” HUGH rAWliNG ’77

(Below) L-R: Hugh Rawling ’77 is recognized by Bill Morris ’70 for 25 years of giving to LCS.


lakefield College School FoundationDonor Recognition and Fundraising Report 2008-2009

Thanks to the remarkable generosity of the Grove community, the

Lakefield College School Foundation has continued to meet the needs of

the school.

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the foundation received a total of

$6.6M in donations; the seventh year in a row that gifts received have

exceeded $3M.

Our Endowment Fund, like many others, has been challenged by the

economic downturn with unrealized losses during the fiscal year

totaling $1.6M or 10% of the $16M endowed fund balance (up $2.2M as

of December 31, 2009—14%).

The foundation received $328K in endowed gifts during the fiscal year, a

testament to our donors' commitment to provide income for need-

based financial assistance to our students in these trying times.

Fundraising efforts will continue to focus on encouraging broad

participation in the annual fund with special emphasis on expendable

financial aid as the Endowment Fund recovers.

The foundation transferred $5.5M to the school for the year: 64% for

capital additions, 27% for financial assistance, and 9% for specific

operating items.

The decline in the value of the Endowment Fund exceeded the net

contributions of $1M resulting in the Total Fund Balance at market

value decreasing by 3% over the year, from $24.3 M to $23.6M. As a

result of the uncertain economic and financial conditions worldwide,

the foundation has adopted a more cautious investment strategy.

The Foundation Board is committed in its effort to protect the capital of

the fund, through vigilant oversight of our fund managers while setting

realistic disbursement goals for cash income from dividends, interest

and realized gains.

The foundation is most grateful for the generous support and contribu-

tions received from all of the friends of LCS. It makes a tremendous

difference in the lives of our students.

Jeffrey Marshall, Chairman


Golden Oak SocietyEmilio Azcarraga Jean ’87

The E.W. Bickle Foundation

The Cooper Family

Paul ’73 & Hélène Desmarais

The John C. & Sally Horsfall Eaton

Foundation

Bill ’68 & Susan Gastle

The Grove Society

John Hepburn ’68

Paul & Kris Hickey

Rafael MacGregor &

Catalina Everaert de MacGregor

Angus ’47 & Cathy MacNaughton

The MacPherson Family

Peter & Andrea McConnell

The J.W. McConnell Family

Foundation

Rob & Cheryl McEwen

John ’70 & Val McRae

Bill ’70 & Betty Morris

Barry & Louise Needler

Jeffrey Orr & Suzanne Legge

Rosemary Phelan & Sam Blyth

Donald ’48 & Gretchen

Ross

Barb & Tom ’53 Ryder

Leonard & Sandra Schlemm

Murray Sinclair ’79

The von Diergardt Family

Linda McCain & Dan Walshe

William M. Wells ’78

Richard Wernham & Julia West

Anonymous (2)

royal Oak SocietyThe Dalglish Family

Foundation

Jon & Shelagh Grant

Warren ’88 & Denise Jones

Jeffrey Marshall & Nancy Smith

Mike & Lorna Robbins

Jeffery Ross & Diane Mavrinac-Ross

Anonymous

Oak Society Bob Abraham ’82

Jennifer Allen

David Bignell & Janice Green

Scott & Cheré Campbell

Juan Jose Castello Bocinos &

Encarnacion Oliva Cabeza

Andrew W. Durnford ’85

Cathy Forster

John & Kathy Gillis

Christina Mary Hendrie Trust

Yves & Janet Lafortune

Peter & Linda Leus

Brian MacKenzie & Sheila Alexander

Dean & Donna Mackey

John Martin & Jane Edwards

Terry & Mary Olsheski

Peter Procyk & Karen

Gillis-Procyk

The Armagh L. Sifton

Charitable Foundation

Win Sifton ’78

Anonymous (3)

Maple Society Shon & Cindy Barnett

Boland Foundation

Sean & Jennifer Cameron

Jock ’74 & Susan Fleming

David & Susan Hadden

Thomas A. Healy & Joan Flood

William Hughes &

Jennifer Fraser-Hughes

Hugh & Meg Lewis

Don Logie & Peggy Dowdall-Logie

Jim Matthews ’58 &

Jacqueline Le Saux

McLean Budden Limited

Al Pace ’77 & Lin Ward

W. Ross Pinkerton Memorial

Trust Fund

Ray Richardson & Anne

Nurse-Richardson

Rupel Ruparelia ’89

The Shehadeh Family

Dan & Shelley Slobodian

Kumar Sridhar & Femida

Gwadry-Sridhar

Gabriel Vazquez Arroyo &

Maritza Vazquez

The Vincent Family

Birch Society Stephen Ambler

Chris & Teresa Armstrong

Andrew Bigauskas & Louise Vezina

Walter ’56 & Anneliese

Blackwell

Marilynn Booth

Bryn & Julie Campbell

Brian & Charlotte Carter

Bernard & Colette Cormier

Natella Dale

Ray & Susan DeNure

Sherry & Edward Drew Family

Fund at the Toronto Community

Foundation

Richard Dupuis & Heather Drysdale

Michael & Stephanie Edwards

The Foster Family

Glenn Garneys & Pearl Dixon

Alan & Jenny Ingram

Fraser Johnson & Joan Watson-

Johnson

Richard & Annie Johnston

Kevin & Ruth Kaller

Pierre Langevin & Jennifer

McKeown

Nick ’77 & Christine Lewis

Hugh ’85 & Margot Macdonnell

Peter Mackenzie & Kate Zeidler

Bruce & Sarah McMahon

Fergus G. & Mary McNestry

Barry & Wendi Morrison

Linda Nower

Terry O’Sullivan & Corey Simpson

Giovanni Di Prisco &

Louise Paoli di Prisco

Robert Positano & Wendy Fortune

The Waldeck Family

Sean Quinn ’82 & Libby

Dalrymple

Alan Redfern ’78

John & Janice Runza

John Ryder ’77 & Lily

Harmer

John & Kerry Schumacher

Duncan & Deborah Stewart

David & Kelly Sullivan

Losel Tethong ’89

Alan & Dori Thompson

Nancy Webster-Thurlbeck

Arnie & Lee-Ann Zubrickas

Anonymous

red Ash ClubJohn Abraham ’76

Betty Anderson

Arrell Family Foundation

Nadine Azcarraga

Rosalind & John Barker

Jim Bethune ’47

David Brock ’86

Andrew Chan

Andrew Clarke ’85 & Betsy

Britnell

Tom & Vicki Cole

El Príncipe de Asturias ’85

Peter & Dale Douglas

Peter ’62 & Judi Dunn

Peter & Rita Eatson

Bruce & Ann Farlow

Leslie Faryna

John & Angela Fox

Mitch Fox ’09

Rory Gilfillan

Jennifer Gruer

Rod Hendren ’68

Bill & Anne Hepburn

Laura Hudgins

Arthur & Sandra Irving

Peter & Vanessa Jebens

Rob King ’81

William Leckie ’74

Kathleen Leonard & John May

Kim ’53 & Sally Little

Kevin ’77 & Mona Malone

Juleen Marchant

Doc & Jose McCubbin

Nik Nemeczek

Peter Perry ’42

Rory & Charlene Petticrew

Gavin Rainnie ’57

Joan Richardson

Douglas Rishor ’57

Jane & John Rutherford

David Sanchez & Alison Magor

Paul Sandford ’85

Hugh Sibbald ’78

Oskar T. Sigvaldason

Richard & Joan Smyth

Myoung Soo & Mi Jeong Shin

Gavin Sword ’91

Derek Taylor ’62

David & Jennifer Thompson

Kenji & Masai Tomioka

Brodie Townley

Bernie & Joanne Uhlmann

Nik Van Haeren ’98

Christopher J. White ’90

Alan & Vera Wilcox

Bill & Sandra Wilder

John B. Wilkes ’40

Our Annual Donors: July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 Thank You for your Generous Support of the Grove


Craig & Sandra Willoughby

Steve ’76 & Cathy Wilson

Terry & Janice Windrem

Windsor’s Dry Cleaning

Rainer & Kristin Zimmermann

Anonymous (2)

Green Ash ClubMichael & Deborah Aben

Michael & Sarah Adamson

Peter Andras

Graham Angus ’98

Rick Archbold ’69

Jeanne Armstrong

Ian ’83 & Susan Armstrong

Mike & Lynn Arsenault

Allan Avard ’85

Heather Avery

Karen Awrey ’90

Donald Beaton ’56

Joe Bettencourt

Nancy Biggar

Ian Binnie ’48

Brian & Kim Bishop

Margaret & Richard Blanchette

Samuel & Ann-Marie Blatchford

Art & Tracey Blodgett

Don Bocking & Anne Morawetz

George L. Booth

Rob Booth ’98

John Boyko

Bill Bradburn ’58

Anne-Marie DaSilva &

Walter Brennan

Katie & Ron Brown

Brian Buchardt &

Elizabeth Messervey

Deborah Buckley

David Budden ’67

Douglas Burrows ’77

Pat & Ruth Butcher

Theresa Butler-Porter

Nick Carter ’54

Parri Ceci & Karen Sylvester

Andrea Childs

Jacques Cholette

Frank Chow ’87

Robert & Colleen Christensen

Sarah Chung ’03

Graham & Frances Clark

Rob & Lisa Clark

Lisa Clarke

Alex Clarke ’80

Andrew Combe ’50

Haultain Corbett ’71

Robert Creasy ’68

Bruce Crickmore ’39

Kelly Crothers ’96

Scott Current ’93

Geordie Dalglish ’89

Peter & Jane Darling

Hein & Anne de Haan

John Deacon ’58

Stephen Denyer & Monika Wolf

Diana Dignam

Bruce Disney ’93

Ian Dobson ’78

Hugh & Kim Dobson

Greg Douglas ’08

Sarah Douglas ’12

John Dunlop ’59

Elizabeth Edmonds Brien

Rev’d W. Glenn Empey

Stan & Darlene Ewing

Bob & Melanie Fell

Brendan Fell ’04

Jan Fialkowski

Louis Fleming ’43

Robert Fleming ’43

John Fleming

Carol Florence

Donald Folkard & Cynthia Wright

Paul Follett

Philip Frewer ’40

Aiden Fung ’87

Michael Gabbani & Lynda Chilibeck

Angus Gastle ’04

General Electric Canada

Harvey & Judy Gilmour

Lou Gindl ’78

Lorne & Geraldine Gold

Jonathan & Alice Goldbloom

Paul Graham ’76

Donald ’77 & Marsha Grant

Rick & Kathy Green

David Griffith ’66

Roberta Griffiths

Nicole Groves ’93

Fred Hadden

Paul Hand ’66 & Family

Kerrie Hansler

Todd & Helga Harris

Rupert Harris ’40

Garret Hart

John Harvey

Tim Heeney ’83

Goodith Heeney

Matthew Heeney ’87

Michael Heeney ’76

Anthony & Gail Hendrie

Jonathan Hess ’91

James Hicks ’84

Stephen Hill ’81 & Carol Miller

Bill & Eileen Hill

Eric & Karen Hill-Whitson

Hing Ngan Ho

Jean Holding

Amy Hollingsworth

Staff of Dr. Laura Hudgins

R. John Hughes ’58

Brian Hull ’60

Gord Hunter ’63

Ted & Daphne Ingram

Bob Johnson Photography

AJ ’95 & Kirsten Johnston

David Johnston ’89

Benedict & Catherine Kan

James Kemp ’77

Robert J. Ketchum ’49

Elizabeth Ketchum

Angie Killoran

The Kingdon Family

Howard & Ruth Kitchen

Gavin Langmuir ’74

Robert Langmuir ’46

Stu Lawrie & Carol Lethbridge

Brett Leach ’95

Bill & Virginia Leach

Sarah Leavens Sherfey ’98

Patrick Lenouvel & Cynthia Owen

Duncan Lewis ’79

Bernd & Jutta Lieberoth-Leden

Richard & Patricia Life

Bruce Lister

Ross Little ’81

Brianna Lyttle ’02

Alexander Lyttle ’03

Adrian Lyttle ’05

Ian & Janette MacDonald

Ian Macdonell ’81

Harry Macdonell ’49

Christine MacKenzie ’93

Bruce MacNaughton ’52

Dave MacNicol ’81

Stuart ’63 & Marianne Macrae

Gilly Macrae

Steven Maher ’72

Kevin Makowchik ’03

Patrick Marshall ’90

Tim Martin ’91

Tam ’73 & Jan Matthews

Richard McCall ’88

Simon McCleary ’04

John McConkey &

Colleen Crowley McConkey

Ian & Catherine McDonell

Keith & Eleanor McLaren

Todd Melville

Tom Milburn

David Miller ’77

John & Bid Milligan

Dan & Jen Moore

Andrea Morris ’99

Simon Mortimer ’83

John Murray ’81

Carrie Murray

Thomas Neuendorff &

Constance Olsheski

Pete & Ally O’Grady

Norma & Herbert Orgill

Anil Patel ’93

Tori Patterson ’06

Susie Pearce ’98

Frank Pearce ’53

Jonathan Popper ’87

David Quail & Margaret Nelligan

Hugh Rawling ’77

J. Anthony Reaper ’80

Peter Reid ’75

Brodie Robbins ’08

Sara Ann Ross ’06

Royal & SunAlliance

Ashley Royer ’00

Vince & Janice Saccucci

Dominic Seale ’09

John Sellers ’48

Bruce & Linda Selman

Perry Shearwood ’69

Jeffrey Shier & Signy Eaton-Shier

Stefan Shier ’11

Scott Smith ’87

Justin Stanimir ’05

Michael & Michelle Stevens

Patrick Stoker

Sandra & Michael Taylor

Michael Townsend ’51

Marcia Tupling ’92

Guy Upjohn ’48

Robin Cavanagh & Christine Vogel

David & Margaret Walsh

Lubin Wang & YuYu Lu

Allison Webb

Ben Whitney

Anne-Marie Wielhorski-Lyttle

Faye & Rod Willis

Michael Wilson ’06

Kenman Wong ’07

Leala Wong ’05

Nancy Wright

Erin Yeatman

Karen Young

Patricia Younger

Anonymous (2)

Friends Lanre Akinwale ’09

Baillie Allen ’09

David L. Ames ’82

Thank You for your Generous Support of the Grove


Bill Amos ’48

Lisa Anderson

Jake Anglesey ’09

David R. Anthony ’98

Kate Anthony ’00

Brian Atkins ’09

Samuel Ault ’98

Jason Ayotte

Elyar Babayev ’09

Jim Barker ’82

Sean Bates ’09

John Bennett ’59

William Bentley

Nico Berlin ’08

Peter Bigauskas ’09

Jamie Bignell ’05

Kelly Bignell ’04

Morgan Bignell ’09

David Bird ’60

Gerry & Sandra Bird

Adam Bishop ’04

Tyler Bishop ’08

Vicky Boomgaardt

Megan Boriss ’97

Marnie & Steven Bowcott

Jenna Bowcott ’03

Johnathan Braeckman

Lawrence Brennan ’09

Lorraine Brown

Stephanie Bruce

Paddy & Eve Bruce-Lockhart

Erin Bunting ’09

Sam Burgess ’09

Julia Buthmann ’09

Alison Cameron ’09

Victoria Campbell ’09

Matthew Casson ’09

Andrew Casson ’07

David Casson ’03

Pablo Castello Oliva ’09

Ryan Cavell & Family

Martin Cayouette ’05

Sushil Chanana ’09

Jeff Chang ’09

The Chisholm Family

Rosanne Cholette

Russell Christianson &

Heidi Schaeffer

Margaret Clark

Jonathan Clark ’09

Jennifer Horrigan ’99

Mark E. Climie-Elliott

Charlotte & Art Cockerill

Lauren Cole ’09

Tim Cooper ’98

Matthew Corinaldi ’09

Alison Corner ’07

April Corner ’09

Hugh R. Cowans ’66

Andrew Crampton ’09

Cameron Crawford ’02

Simon Creasy ’91

Ben Crocker

Juan Cumming ’83

Catie Cundall ’03

Jay Currier ’70

James Darling ’85

Donald Dawson ’65

James de Bustin ’76

Alex Dellen ’09

Oliver DeNure ’09

Abigail DeWolfe ’93

Selene Di Prisco ’09

Jessica Dobson ’09

Heather Dockrill

Courtney Druce ’07

Philipp Duffner ’09

Adrian Dunn ’92

Brendan Dunn ’98

John Easson ’49

Zoe Edwards ’09

Laura Edwards ’00

Sofia Egudkina ’09

Robert & Elisabeth Eldridge

Dan Eldridge ’89

Malik Elharram ’09

Nick & Gill Exton

Jake Exton ’09

Jennifer Fairbairn

Alison Farlow ’04

Monica Farlow ’08

Deborah Findlay

Jess Fitchette ’97

Romina Fontana ’94

Don & Bev Foster

Erica Foster ’09

Caylea Foster ’08

Kirsten Franklin

Emily Freistatter ’08

Patrick Frewer ’75

Ellen Garneys ’08

Alan Gordon

Maddie Gorman ’09

Shelagh Gourlay

Peter Grant ’54

Rachel Grant ’09

Alex Gravel ’09

Scott Gray

Sarah Griggs ’09

Alex Gronfors ’09

Terry & Susan Guest

Rick & Vaila Hagg

Amber Halcovitch ’09

Steve Hart ’56

Brooke Harvey ’06

Heather Hedges ’95

Mélanie Heffern ’95

Robert Henderson ’75

Danielle Henderson ’09

B. Rickart Hepburn ’35

Lindsey Hepburn ’02

Matthew Ho ’98

Peter Ho & Winnie Kwok

Harry Hobbs ’64

Jerry Hogan ’09

Jon Holmes ’97

Mary Howell

Aarons Huang ’09

Timothy Hughes ’85

Juan Huitron Moreno ’09

Brent Hurley

James Hutchinson ’06

Kalen Ingram ’99

Rod Innes ’60

Laura Jackman

Jamie Johnson ’09

Malcolm Johnston ’02

Rachel Johnston ’09

Trevor Johnston ’00

Bill & Margaret Jones

Carol & Mark Jorgensen

Joseph Jung ’09

Eugene Kang ’09

Sebastian Kern ’01

Ja Min Kim ’09

Bryan Kingdon ’96

Leanne Kitchen-Clarke

Jeff Kloosterman ’06

Connie Kovac

John Kraus

Joyce Kubin

Max Lafortune ’08

Ankit Lall ’09

Todd Lamont ’95

Jason Langevin ’09

Ruairi Laski ’09

Brian Lee ’09

Ha Yun Lee ’09

Stuart Lee

Suzy Lee ’09

Claire Lenouvel ’09

Bill & Pat Lett

Heather Levie

Danielle Lewis ’09

Dominik Lieberoth-Leden ’09

Justin Loga ’06

Pip Lyttle ’09

John MacDonald

Jonathan MacDonald ’09

Myles & Dianne MacDonald

Rob MacKeen ’92

Regan MacNay

Donny MacPherson ’09

Greg MacPherson

Kyle Macrae ’09

Timothy Madill & Brenda May

Jeremy Main ’42

Kathleen Mandry

Chris Marshall ’96

Paul Mason

Alex Massie-Postel ’09

Rudy Massimo

Ian Matthews

JJ Maxwell ’09

Peggy McCallum

Meagan McConnell ’09

D’Arcy McDonell ’06

Alison McElwain

Sam McEwen ’09

Jim McGowan

Jason McKague ’04

Arthur McMurrich

Fiona McNestry ’06

Gillian McRae ’06

Kathryn Meehan ’91

Mitchell Mingie ’82

Alison Mitchell ’98

Antonia Mitchell ’09

Riona Mohan ’09

Kimble Mooney ’09

Tracy Morley ’93

Judy Morozuk ’99

Steve Morris

Sean Munoz ’07

Lindsay Munoz ’09

Kyla Murphy ’09

Sarah Nemec ’09

Tim & Bev Nobes

Patrick O’Brien ’09

Nicky O’Donoghue ’09

Laura Olsheski ’09

Karin Ossenkopp

Ozaruk Consulting

Taylor Pace ’07

Josh Pascoe ’07

Simon Patrontasch ’09

Anastasia Pavlen ’09

Dolly Peel ’09

Marco Pellerey ’07

Joan Pelly

Andre Perey ’86

Karin Persson

Joan Picanol Puig ’98

Michael Pimental ’98

Beverley Pinchin

CoCo Porte ’09

Oliver Porte ’06

Eileen Pritzker


Melissa Rathier

Madi Redfern ’09

Josh Reesor ’09

Matt Reesor ’09

Peter Reid ’06

Dan & Lisa Rice

Jayne Richards ’92

Katie Richardson ’09

Andrew Richardson ’09

Will Richardson ’07

Katharina Richter ’07

Alaina Robertson

Jaeger Robertson ’07

Mallory Rose ’09

Katherine Ross ’09

Joan Russell

Barb & Bill Rutherford

Olivia Saccucci ’09

A.J. Sainsbury ’99

Alison Sale ’09

Sebastian Schiele ’09

Tyler Schlemm ’09

David & Patricia Scroggie

Christian Seale ’09

Laurence & Kathryn Sellyn

Amy Shao ’09

Samantha Shefsky ’08

Jenna Shelley ’02

Jessie Sinden ’99

Andrew Skeete ’09

Stephen Smith ’85 & Sarah Powell

Amanda Soder ’98

Yasin Sridhar ’09

Manal Stamboulie

David Staples ’98

Tim Stewart ’09

Lauren Stiles ’07

Ken Sunderland

Tim Syrett ’95

Nick Syrett ’93

Victoria Tenthorey ’09

Rory Thomas ’08

Stuart Thompson ’91

Justin Thompson ’00

Sarah Thompson ’06

Lyndsey Trylinski ’09

Kyle Turk ’03

Josh Turk ’03

Travis Turner

Brendan Urlocker ’09

Alisha Van Haeren ’09

Alanna van Niekerk ’03

Fernando Vazquez Arroyo

Vazquez ’09

Ludwig Waldburg ’09

Victor Wang ’09

Peter Ward ’49

Nancy Warren

Kevin & Peggy Warren

Linda Warren

Tom Welch ’62

Elizabeth Whitney

Peter Wilkes ’45

Fraser Willson ’09

Laura Wilson ’09

Walter Wong

Susan Wood

Connie Xu ’06

Bryan Yantha

Pat & Kelly Young

Sarah Young

Hatim Zavery ’08

Xavier Zhang ’09

Ran Zhao ’09

Melissa Zubrickas ’08

Anonymous

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Thank You for your Generous Support of the Grove

Assets

Cash investments at Market Due from lCS prepaid Expenses

land and Artifacts

Total Assets

liabilities

Accounts payable Due to lCS

Total Liabilities

Fund Balances

Endowment Fundrestricted FundGeneral Fund

Total Fund Balance

Total Liabilities and Fund Balances

2009 $

315,41718,712,314

- 2,927

4,577,704

23,608,362

4,200 46,301

50,501

15,971,5067,247,975

338,380

23,557,861

23,608,362

2008 $

245,80119,491,559

5,437 3,015

4,577,704

24,323,516

9,056 -

9,056

18,462,9295,633,125

218,406

24,314,460

24,323,516

Statement of Financial position—as of June 30, 2009

2009 $

327,655

524,22740,467

113,67790,607

276,832 4,788,560

58,20050,390

5,942,960

330,001

6,600,616

2008 $

2,071,148

207,108-

94,00081,327

346,280 917,857123,690

3,690,176

5,460,438

304,317

7,835,903

Fundraising report—July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009

Endowed Gifts

restricted Gifts

Expendable Bursaries Gifts-in-Kind learning Centre Other restricted Gifts Cooper House Student recreation Centre and int. Theatre renovations Northcote Farm

Total restricted

General / Unrestricted Gifts

Total Donations

2009$

6,600,6164,304

600,825(696,248)

(1,647,182) 950,329

5,812,644

3,506,1431,531,274

25,447473,050950,329

64,596 18,404

6,569,243

(756,599) 24,314,460

23,557,861

2008$

7,835,90316,555

802,649668,718

(1,768,155) 884,470

8,440,140

4,902,8481,287,787

-278,724884,470

68,894 43,584

7,466,307

973,833 23,340,627

24,314,460

Statement of Operations and Changes in Fund Balances

revenue

DonationsBursary reimbursement investment incomerealized Gains on investments Unrealized Gains/lossesTransfer from lCS for Fundraising Expenses

Total Revenue

Expenses

Transfers to lCSCapital AdditionsBursaries and ScholarshipsExpedition BursarySpecific School Operating items

Fundraisinginvestment Management Fees insurance and Administrative

Total Expenses Excess (deficiency) of revenue Over Expenses Fund balance, Beginning of Year

Fund Balance, End of Year

If you take the time to google

“Theatre Smash,” you’ll get

thousands of hits—many of

them links to warm articles and

reviews. And on a good number

of those pages you will find,

prominently featured, the name

Sarah Baumann ’98. Sarah is the

Co-Artistic Producer (with Ashlie

Corcoran) of Theatre Smash, and

responsible for some of the most

exciting theatre to be seen in

Toronto over the past five years.

In a recent phone conversation, I

asked Sarah to give us a thumbnail

sketch of her career—academic

and otherwise—post-LCS. “It’s

been widely varied,” she said, “but

I’ve been lucky enough always to

be doing something in the arts! I

graduated in 2002 with an honours

degree in theatre and film from

Queen’s, spent some time at the

Banff Centre studying Theatre

Craft, and then moved to Toronto

to work at Tarragon Theatre. After

a while I decided I wanted to focus

on the directing and producing

side of theatre, so I assistant-

directed at Tarragon, CanStage,

and Theatre by the Bay in Barrie.

“In the same time frame I decided

I needed to learn more about the

business side of things, so I entered

the Income Managers Program.

It’s a fantastic program which

takes ten interns and has them do

seven intensive weeks of school in

arts marketing and fundraising,

and then two six-month

internships—in my case at the

National Arts Centre and Toronto

Symphony. I stayed on at the TSO

for a few years, where I learned

that communications was my

thing, and now I’m the Marketing

Communications Manager for the

Luminato Festival. I like having a

creative endeavour that is all my

own (Theatre Smash), and a day

job where I am really involved with

the local arts community as well.”

What are you working on now,

I asked? “Theatre Smash is

about to celebrate our five-year

anniversary,” Sarah replied, her

pride in this enterprise very clear,

“and we’re excited to be mounting

our biggest production yet, the

world premiere of a new Canadian

play, A Boy Called Newfoundland,

by Cape Breton-born playwright

Graeme Gillis. It centres on

Sarah Bauman ’98: Smashing Theatre!


a fifteen-year old boy named

Newfoundland whose family is

falling apart, and how he and his

sisters try to put it back together

again. The writing is very dark and

funny—sort of like the TV show

Arrested Development. The play will

run from March 26 to April 11, 2010

at Tarragon Theatre’s Extra Space.”

And what achievement, I wondered,

are you particularly proud of?

Sarah pauses for a moment. “I

think it’s really important when

working in the arts to have tried a

little bit of everything—this helps

you to understand where people

are coming from, whether they are

artists or administrators, and to

be able to communicate well with

all different types of personalities.

Lots of people will try to tell you

that you have to pick—that you

can be an artist or you can be an

administrator. I don’t think that’s

true. In fact,” she says feelingly,

“the arts community would be

served best by administrators

who have at some point tried to

write a play and by artists who

have attempted grant writing or

fundraising!”

“Theatre Smash,” she continues,

“is definitely an achievement I am

proud of, but, more specifically,

I think it’s the way my Co-

Artistic Producer, our board

(which includes fellow LCS alum

Graham Angus ’98) and I have

gone about trying to set it up in

the most realistic and intelligent

way possible. For example, we

became a not-for-profit registered

charity right away and have been

so thankful for the support of

our corporate, foundation, and

individual donors. It’s hard work

raising enough money to properly

pay our artists, and we would

not be able to do it without the

generosity of our supporters.”

What, I asked, did you carry away

with you from Lakefield? Again,

there’s a pause while Sarah

considers her answer very carefully.

“I was only at LCS for one year, but

it really was a formative experience

for me. Living away from home

for the first time, participating in

everything I possibly could (one act

plays, concert band, dog-sledding,

to name a few!), and meeting

such a variety of new, smart and

motivated people, has really been

the way that I have continued to

try to live my life in the years since.

We were told that we could do or be

anything we wanted, and that kind

of encouragement and confidence

is all you need to actually make

things happen.”

Tall, striking, poised and articulate,

Sarah Baumann will, doubtless,

occupy a significant place in the

Toronto and Canadian theatre

scene in the years and decades

to come. Anyone interested in

learning more about her theatre

company is encouraged to check

out theatresmash.com.

PAUL NICHOLAS MASON

Opposite: Sarah Bauman (photo by Michael Walton) Above: September 2008 Theatre Smash Production of Norway Today (photo by Martha Halden)


The 1950sOn a beautiful August Sunday,

Susie Crang and her husband

Chris Wall dropped by to visit The

Grove. The last time Susie was

on campus was in 1992 when the

Heritage Room had been dedicated

in honour of Rickey Crang ’54, her

father. Susie was delighted by the

school. “My dad would have loved

that I visited Lakefield and that he

is constantly remembered by the

room in his name and his bursary.

Lakefield was one of his favourite

places.”

Bishops University inducted their

1954, 1955, and 1956 football

teams to their Wall of Distinction

in October. These teams were

undefeated and league champions,

Ottawa-St. Lawrence Valley

Conference. Lakefield College

School is proud to be represented

in this group by Andy Ross ’53

(deceased), Nick Powell ’52

(deceased), Hugh MacDonald ’55,

and Ian Warnock ’57. With only

42 players in total over the three

years, the LCS representation

was 10 percent! Hugh was given

the honor of unveilling the 1955

plaque.

Rod Baker ’58 is proud to say that

his business Baker Cleaners Inc.

is celebrating its 23rd anniversary

(BakerCleaners.com). Rod and his

wife Anne enjoy life in Cobourg (all

alumni are welcome) and spending

time with their six wonderful

grandchildren from 2 years to 21

years old.

Peter Elkerton ’59 and his wife

Helen are celebrating their

45th wedding anniversary this

coming summer. They have three

great kids and five beautiful

grandchildren. After a career in

the finance industry, Peter tried

his hand at hemp farming and,

“found out pretty quickly why

most small farmers have jobs off

the farm so that they can keep the

farm alive. I now work part-time

at Home Depot so that I can buy

all the goodies, toys, and tools

needed to complete the restoration

of the pioneer log house we live

in that was part of the original

farmstead.”

Don “Frenchie” Hosking ’59 has

had an interesting career working

as a driller or consultant for over

60 years in 38 countries. He has

slowed down recently for a knee

replacement and a quadruple

open heart surgery (2009), but

he reports he is feeling great and

living in New Liskerd, Ontario. He

was recently featured in the 65th

Anniversary Issue of Canadian

Class News

(left) ian Warnock ’56, Hugh

MacDonald ’55, and Tony Addona

Director of Athletics, Bishops University

in front of the 1955 plaque at the Bishops

University Football Wall of Distinction.

(Above) Susie Crang and Chris Wall


Diamond Drilling Association

Magazine.

Rod Innes ’59 is “mostly retired

and living in Thornbury, ON

with his wife Cathy and their two

cats.” He spends his spare time

volunteering at his local public

school and for the race crew at

Georgian Peaks (where he met

Hugh MacDonald ’55 on several

occasions). He recently acquired

his Alpine Canada Level 11 status,

and is learning to read music

while singing in a Collingwood

community choir. He and his wife

are still keen sailors and have two

grown sons living in Hamilton. He

is happy to hear from LCS alumni

([email protected]).

Gerry McCready ’59 spent most of

his career in education, teaching

at St. Lawrence College and

Algonquin Colleges and Concordia

University. He reports that he and

his wife Charlotte live in Kingston,

Ontario and have “two lovely

daughters, five grandchildren

and a fantastic golden doodle

doggie by the name of Molly … I

was stricken with MS early in my

teaching career, but because I

had no overt symptoms, was able

to continue my teaching role and

to organize and participate in a

variety of sports (tennis, squash,

hockey, baseball, etc.) over the

years. Oh yes, along the way, I

squeezed enough time to write a

few business books, but the great

Canadian novel is yet to come!”

Contact him at [email protected].

The 1960sRatch Wallace ’62 reports that

he is sailing ships again for BC

Ferries and in his spare time he

is planning a film production in

Toronto for next year. He is also

hanging out with John Playfair ’63

and his wife, Debra, who recently

moved to Vancouver.

Jim Lorriman ’66 participated in

the Cheong-Ju International Craft

Biennale 2009 in Korea this past

fall.

The 1970sPeter Sibbald ’76 recently had a

show Elegy for a Stolen Land at the

Peterborough Art Gallery. The

photo installation was selected

as a Featured Exhibition for the

Contact Photo Festival in Toronto

in the spring.

Al Pace ’77 and Lin Ward have

welcomed many alumni, staff, and

parents on their canoe adventures

through their business Canoe

North (canoenorthadventures.

com). Al and Lin have some

exciting news—they are realizing

their dream of building a northern

base of operations in Norman

Wells, NWT.

Former Governor General

Adrienne Clarkson and John

Ralston Saul have invited Bill

Reddick ’77, on May 6, 2010, to the

Gardiner Shop to give a lecture and

show on his recent trip to Korea.

Bill will provide details on his

Korean “roots” discovered through

his experience as a participant in

Members of the Class of 1999 reunited this fall at the Home to The Grove Reunion


the Cheong-Ju International Craft

Biennale 2009 in Korea and reflect

on how his recent work has evolved.

The 1990sDavid Cooper ’90 writes, “I’ve had

several twists and turns in my

career—from a civil engineer in

Montreal and South Bend Indiana

(Go Irish!!) to a Cad/Cam jockey

in Oakville, Ontario to Operations

Manager in Hamilton, Ontario

to my most recent purchase of a

window covering franchise called

Budget Blinds. It’s been a great

move for me and I love the freedom

of self-employment. I’ve been

married for six years to my wife

Carey and we have a son (2) named

Anderson (yes, Anderson Cooper).

We relocated back to my home town

of Grimsby about five years ago.

Although I don’t have a lot of free

time, I still manage to enjoy my

hobby which is building a ’29 Ford

Model A Coupe. I also manage to

haul myself up on my windsurfer

when it’s windy and there’s no ice

on the lakes.”

Greg Holmes ’90 shares, “I am

currently working at IBM as a

project executive dealing with

accounts in Bermuda and France.

I am married, living in Pickering

with my wife, Kara. I am still

playing a lot of hockey with my

pond hockey team winning the

national Championship in 2008 and

my Over-30 Team coming in second

in North America last year. It is

glorified mens’ hockey, but still fun

and it keeps me in shape.”

Stephen Coates ’90 reports: “My

wife Nicole and I have been living in

London, England since September

2006 where we have four children:

Lily (8), Simon (5), Charlotte (3),

and Zachary (May/09). We moved

to England with the company that

I founded and subsequently took

public on the TSX. In October 2009,

I stepped down as President and

CEO and enjoyed the relative calm

of the last two months of 2009.”

Steve continues to be active with

The Grove, serving as a school

trustee and a trustee of Friends of

Lakefield College School U.K.—the

British Alumni Association. He

has a keen interest in building

the British and European alumni

connections with the school and

with recent and older grads and

school friends.

Rafael Araya ’90: “I live in Seattle

with my wife of ten years, Lourdes,

and baby girl Eva Mercedes (7

months) who has rocked our world

Class News

Members of the Class of 2004 reunited this fall at the Home to The Grove Reunion


in the best way. Eva opened gifts

from John McMulkin ’90, Pat

Marshall ’90, and John

Dymond ’90 in the last couple

of days so we are still staying in

touch. After coming back from

a long trip five years ago, I had

two days off to unpack and have

been working for Starbucks (at the

mothership) in various IT roles

(Operations, and now in Finance)

... the longest time I have worked

anywhere.”

Marc Cunningham ’90: “I still live

in Montréal with my beautiful wife

Nancy of seven years and a nine

month old baby girl named Cindy!

I have been working for Shoppers

Drug Mart now going on 21 years

as Floor Manager. Still play a little

hockey, no more coaching, and

picked up the love of volleyball! ...

And still draw.”

Pat Marshall ’90: “I live in Toronto

with my wife Kate. We have two

girls, Georgia and Molly. I was

working with a privately-held

merchant bank called VRG Capital,

but started a new role in January

with TrueBlue Connect, a start-up

we’re backing.”

Scott Stren ’90 has been actively

building his real estate business

over the past few years specializing

in unique properties and has been

featured in many newspaper and

magazine articles. He credits

his supportive wife Felicia for all

his success, the greatest of which

are his three incredible children

Michael (7), Benjamin (6), and

Jacqueline (4). He lives in Caledon,

ON with his family. Contact Scott

directly at [email protected]

or visit ScottStren.com.

Chris (Whitey) White ’90 lives in

Toronto with his wife Janine and

two daughters Kathleen and Jane;

their third child is due June 2010.

After a career in management

consulting, he has worked the past

eight years at RSA, a property and

casualty insurance firm where

he plays a few roles as Director,

Corporate Strategy, Personal

Specialty Insurance and Growth

Initiatives & Distribution. They

spend as much time as they can at

their Algonquin Park cottage.

James Ridout ’90 is “married nine

years with two boys (7 and 5) and

living in Toronto. I have been in

private equity for 10 years and

currently working with AIMCo,

which invests on behalf of Alberta

government-related funds. Our

family loves free-loading off of the

White and Coates cottage estates.

We are also entertained by Steve

Swartz ’89 on a regular basis.”

Nicole Florian ’91 reports that

her business, Tsitah Threads

(tsitah.com), won a PTPA (Parent

Tested Parent Approved) Media

Award for their Toddler bandanas.

They launched their winter item:

winter+baby+blankets; and were

featured in ‘The best of Portobello

West’ in Granville Online.

Ehren Mendum ’92 and his wife,

Melanie welcomed a new daughter,

Quinlyn Joy Mendum born on

August 21, 2009. Ehren reports that

big brother Emerson loves his little

sister.

Robert Sparling ’94 has been

honoured with the 2009 Leo

Strauss Award for the Best

Dissertation in Political

Philosophy (2008/09). The award

committee credits his work,

entitled, “Johann Georg Hamann

and the Enlightenment Project” as

“a remarkable piece of scholarship

as well as a fascinating intellectual

journey through the seemingly

impenetrable mind of Johann

Georg Hamann (1730-88).”

Kevin and Andrea (Francq) Sealy

’95 and big sister Katie are thrilled

with the arrival of Ewan John

Michel Sealy. Ewan was born on

September 15, 2009. The Sealy

family continues to call Kingston

home.

Beti Canet ’95 and her husband

Jacob are thrilled to announce the

arrival of Oly Grodzinski Canet,

born on September 14, 2009. Big

sister Lía (2) adores her baby sister!

Emerson Mendum with baby Quinlyn

Ewan John Michel Sealy

Hogarth (dog), Lía, Beti, and baby Oly


Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze ’96

and Julia Porter welcomed Ava

Maria Porter Vincze on October

3, 2009 (just moments after the

sun had finished its ascent into a

cloudy sky) in Toronto.

Ashleigh Dempster ’97 is the co-

founder of The Society Global (a

culture club for the creative class

in Toronto, New York City, and

recently, Los Angeles). She and her

partner consider themselves Social

Editors and Cultural Curators.

They host and package unique

cultural encounters for their

members (savvy young urbanites

who want to remove themselves

from the mold of the typical social

scene) by making these encounters

relevant and approachable.

Jon Holmes ’97 and his new

fiancée Amy are living and

teaching down in Queretaro

Mexico at the John F Kennedy

school. Jon reports that he is

“Having a great time, working on

my Spanish and my salsa dancing.”

Cheryl and Nik Van Haeren ’98

were married on August 29, 2009 at

Beauchene, a family Fishing Resort

in northern Quebec. The wedding

was a three day event where guests

fished and danced until 4 a.m.

LCS Alumni in attendance were

Nik’s siblings, Jeff ’01, Jackie ’02,

and Alisha Van Haeren ’09, Alain

Monnard ’98, Rob Booth ’98,

Brendan Dunn ’98, Adam Carswell

‘98, Matt Ho ’98, Jason Famme ’98,

and Graham Angus ’98.

The 2000sKara-Lynne BigCanoe ’00 married

Barry Chapman on May 16, 2009 in

Orillia, Ontario. Kara-Lynne is now

an associate at Galbraith Family

Law in Barrie, ON practising

family law with a focus on the

collaborative teaching approach to

resolving matrimonial matters.

Katie Buckley ’00 was married to

Lyle Saunders in Peterborough on

July 24, 2009.

Since September 2008, Jeff Chiang

’01 has been working as a trainee

solicitor at a local law firm in Hong

Kong called Hoosenally & Neo.

The firm specializes in personal

injury claims and insurance

litigation, but he has also had the

opportunity to work in other areas

of law such as property, probate,

commercial and criminal.

Sebastian Kern ’01 has completed

a Master of Industrial Engineering

& Management at the University of

Kara-Lynne BigCanoe ’00 and Barry Chapman

Ava Maria Porter Vincze

Class News

Katie (Buckley) and Lyle Saunders

The Cheryl and Nik Van Haeren wedding.


Karlsruhe and a Master of Building

Services at the University of

Applied Sciences Munich in March

2009. In April 2009, he started with

the Siemens International Graduate

Program (SGP). He hopes to return

to Canada in the next year while he

is in the program.

Nicholas Wright ’01 has started his

own corporate law practice with a

focus on start-up and growth-stage

business. His website is

nickwright.ca.

Cameron Crawford ’02 found

himself in a Grove moment

while on a dental outreach in

Moosefactory, Ontario when he

met up with Matt Chellew ’97,

who was doing a placement as a

family doctor at the same hospital.

This area is home to a large

underserviced native population,

both from a medical and dental

perspective. “Access to care is an

issue, so cue to Grove grads!”

Gandhi Pinder ’02 is the radio

DJ for the 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. show ...

gemsbahamas.com

The Hadfield Family spent

Christmas in Thailand, and met

up with Holly Rutherford ’04 on

the trek trail near Chiang Dai. The

Hadfield “kids” (Kyle ’02, Evan ’03,

and Kristin ’04) are currently living

and thriving in Guangzhou, China.

Holly is an au pair in Australia—

she joined Kristin for a month’s

touring in SE Asia.

Evan Hadfield ’03 married Katalin

Török June 6, 2009, in a small cabin

about an hour outside of Budapest.

Evan’s new business, Big Brother

Backpacking, is a unique touring-

travelling school company; visit his

website Bigbrotherbackpacking.

com.

Adam Cooper ’04 has completed

his MA at Queen’s and is working

for Deloitte’s Transfer Pricing

practice in Toronto. Adam was

awarded the Scarthingmoor Prize

for his outstanding MA essay in

economics.

After a brief sabbatical from school

(where he worked on his horse

riding and golfing skills), Ricky

Gonzalez ’07 is now attending

California Institute for the Arts.

Check out his latest cartoon on

YouTube.

Adrienne Miller ’08 will be working

for MSE Solutions, a German

logistics company over the summer

and will be in Singapore for three

months. She would love to connect

with LCS alumni in the area

([email protected]).

Congratulations to faculty member

Ms. Alison McElwain and her

husband Rob on the birth of their

girl, Annabelle Louise McElwain

Brown.

(L-R) Evan Hadfield, Holly Rutherford, Kristin Hadfield, Kyle Hadfield in Thailand

Evan Hadfield and his bride Katalin Török

LCS Olympic Torch WatchCongratulations to our six 2010 Olympic Torch Bearers!

Beth Idlout-Kheraj ’12 on November 9, resolute Bay, Nunavut

Susie Pearce ’98 on December 9, iqaluit

Tam Matthews ’73 on December 13, renfrew, Ontario

Michael de la Roche ’73 on December 16, lakefield, Ontario

Bilaal Rajan ’13 on December 17, Toronto, Ontario.

Lawrence Brennan ’09 on January 23, Creston, BC

Cameron Crawford and Matt Chellew

(L-R) Alison McElwain and Annabelle


Patti Kembar on July 28, 2009 in Peterborough. Wife of

Ross ’53 and mother of Zack ’87.

Richard Warren ’38 on August 1, 2009 in Port Elgin, ON.

John “Jack” McGee on August 16, 2009 in Peterborough, ON.

Father of David ’78 and Grandfather of Adam ’01.

Jeffrey Mulherin ’69 on September 3, 2009 in Hudson, QC.

David Dewees (former Residential Don) on October 3, 2009

in Toronto, ON.

Rickart Hepburn ’35 on October 6, 2009 in Oakville, ON.

Father of John ’68 and Robert ’71; Grandfather of Rick ’03

and Tom ’01.

Dr. David Scanlon on Thursday, November 12, 2009. Father

of Pat ’03, Danielle ’04, and Jeff ’08.

Michael Dinnick on December 2, 2009 in Nassau, Bahamas.

Father of Christopher ’88 and Peter ’84.

Ida Aiello on December 24, 2009. Wife of former LCS

Facilities Manager Guy Aiello.

Zoya Carr-Harris on January 10, 2010 in Toronto. Wife of

Philip “Beef” ’43 (predeceased). Mother of Philip ’69, and

Geoffrey ’71; Grandmother of Jon ’09.

Sandy Ryder MacDougall on January 21, 2010 in

Toronto, ON. Mother of John Ryder ’77, Grandmother of

Matthew ’08, and Isabelle Ryder ’13.

Gerald Greenwood on January 31, 2010 near Montreal,

Quebec. Father of John Greenwood ’77.

Ward Weber ’06 on January 31, 2009 in Ayton, ON.

Bill Buckham ’76 in Cavan, Ontario on February 3, 2010.

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