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Volume 22, Issue 2, June 2015 www.tcdsb.org/lorettoabbey | 1 Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School Newsletter reetings to Everyone, It seems just like yesterday we were starting off in September with a new group of Grade 9 students. I cannot believe how fast this school year has gone by and we are now fast approaching the summer months. We have journeyed together, students, staff, and parents. We began our journey gathering as a community with the Loretto Sisters for our opening mass and announcing our school charity as the Angel Foundation Loretto Sisters Charity. We welcomed the Grade 9s at Camp White Pine, celebrated Thanksgiving Mass, dressed up at Halloween, brought home Term 1 report cards in November, attended our school dance, danced to Italian music at our annual Pasta Night and celebrated the Advent season with Christmas Baskets, our Advent Mass, Christmas concert, the beautiful and carefully decorated Nativity village in the office hallway and pictures with Santa. We journeyed into January with New Year’s resolutions, the semi-formal, Valentine's Day, March Break, the Literacy test, preparations for Camp Olympia Leadership, Charity Cup, another report card, International Picnic and Multicultural Evening, and Mother Daughter Mass and Tea, and Father Daughter Barbeque. As a student athlete, you participated on one or more teams throughout the fall, winter and spring seasons culminating with our school athletic banquet at the end of May. Now with end of the school year approaching, we celebrate graduation festivities, and you are finishing your class work and preparing for final exams. Ladies, throughout your journey, you have kept the spirit of Mary Ward front and centre with your spirit of generosity, your compassion for those less fortunate than yourself, and your hard work and dedication to your academic success. Ladies, you have truly lived the charism of Mary Ward and the Loretto Sisters as you continue to do good and do it well. Thank you, everyone, students, staff, parents and the Loretto Sisters for an energized and wonderful school year. God Bless! Anita Bartolini, Principal G Table of Contents: 2 Chaplaincy 2014-2015 3 English Corner | OECTA Young Authors’ Competition 2015 4 Arts Department 5-6 Arts Department Pictures 2014-2015 7 From the Sports Desk 8-9 Sport Teams 2014-2015 10 Track and Field 11 Math Memories 12 Concours d’Art Oratoire 2015 | The Loretto Fund

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Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School Newsletter

reetings to Everyone,

It seems just like yesterday we were starting

off in September with a new group of Grade 9

students. I cannot believe how fast this school year

has gone by and we are now fast approaching the

summer months.

We have journeyed together, students, staff, and

parents.

We began our journey gathering as a community

with the Loretto Sisters for our opening mass and

announcing our school charity as the Angel

Foundation Loretto Sisters Charity.

We welcomed the Grade 9s at Camp White Pine,

celebrated Thanksgiving Mass, dressed up at

Halloween, brought home Term 1 report cards in

November, attended our school dance, danced to

Italian music at our annual Pasta Night and

celebrated the Advent season with Christmas

Baskets, our Advent Mass, Christmas concert, the

beautiful and carefully decorated Nativity village in

the office hallway and pictures with Santa.

We journeyed into January with New Year’s

resolutions, the semi-formal, Valentine's Day, March

Break, the Literacy test, preparations for Camp

Olympia Leadership, Charity Cup, another report

card, International Picnic and Multicultural Evening,

and Mother Daughter Mass and Tea, and Father

Daughter Barbeque.

As a student athlete, you participated on one or

more teams throughout the fall, winter and spring

seasons culminating with our school athletic banquet

at the end of May.

Now with end of the school year approaching, we

celebrate graduation festivities, and you are finishing

your class work and preparing for final exams.

Ladies, throughout your journey, you have kept the

spirit of Mary Ward front and centre with your spirit

of generosity, your compassion for those less

fortunate than yourself, and your hard work and

dedication to your academic success.

Ladies, you have truly lived the charism of Mary

Ward and the Loretto Sisters as you continue to do

good and do it well.

Thank you, everyone, students, staff, parents and

the Loretto Sisters for an energized and wonderful

school year. God Bless!

Anita Bartolini, Principal

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Table of Contents:

2 Chaplaincy 2014-2015

3 English Corner | OECTA Young Authors’

Competition 2015

4 Arts Department

5-6 Arts Department Pictures 2014-2015

7 From the Sports Desk

8-9 Sport Teams 2014-2015

10 Track and Field

11 Math Memories

12 Concours d’Art Oratoire 2015 | The Loretto Fund

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Chaplaincy 2014-2015

Ms. D. Parente

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and

love. But the greatest of these is love.”

1 Corinthian 13:13

ur school’s spirituality is based on love and charity as its driving force; therefore, we conscientiously aim at meeting the needs of the others. Pope Francis reminds us that Jesus wanted to show us

his heart as the heart that loved so deeply. …God loved us, he loved us with such great love. I am thinking of what St Ignatius told us…. He pointed out two criteria on love. The first: love is expressed more clearly in actions than in words. The second: there is greater love in giving than in receiving. These two criteria are like the pillars of true love: deeds, and the gift of self. (6/7/13 Sacred Heart) Pope Francis further stresses that “What is the law of the People of God? It is the law of love, love for God and love for neighbour according to the new commandment that the Lord left to us (cf. Jn 13:34). We must ask the Lord to make us correctly understand this law of love. How beautiful!” The foundress of the Sisters of Loreto, Mary Ward, had the experience of giving and receiving the love of God in relationships which enabled her to love and serve God wholeheartedly. She counselled that “to undertake any work of charity which seems proper to further the glory of God and the common good”, and continues to inspire and challenge us today. To implement the charism of the Loretto Sisters, who founded our school, we have each year directed our efforts to meeting particular needs of the global and local communities. Our school community has been privileged to share a local project partnership with the Loretto Sisters. In particular, over the last three years, Loretto Abbey decided to embrace the education and

empowerment of the youth as its Millennium Goal. We were privileged to partner with the Angel Foundation For Learning, a registered Canadian charity. Therefore, the money raised through our numerous school fundraisers this year goes towards the Angel Foundation For Learning. With this endeavour, our newly formed trust fund [within the Angel Foundation For Learning] will sustain some vulnerable secondary students within the Toronto Catholic District School Board. Our fundraising projects, begun in September of 2014, were completed by June 2015. Fortunately, we found that by the end of the 2014-2015 school year, as you can see from the summary, we have met our goal. Our school community has experienced great joy in our servant leadership and actions to promote social justice at the local level. As the sacred scriptures remind us, “Let all that you do be done with love.” 1 Corinthians 16:14. Throughout our journey, Loretto Abbey Community has felt appreciative for the joy we have experienced. We the Chaplaincy team, genuinely wish to thank the students, staff, parents and friends of the Loretto Abbey school community for their generous collective effort in fund raising for these life- sustaining projects that have greatly enhanced our joy in furthering human well-being. In this way we hope to live out Mary Ward’s words “things belonging to the service of God must shine.”

Fundraising Project 2014-2015 Angel Foundation for Learning

Opening Balance $ 340.00

B2l Pasta Night $4.500.00

Civvies Day – Staff $ 110.00

Class of 2015 $1,500.00

ESP $1,200.00

Loretto Abbey CSS Donation $1,000.00

Mr. Muia’s Leadership Classes $ 650.00

Multicultural Night $1,200.00

Music Dept. Donation $2,000.00

Student Council – Charity Cup $4,000.00

Student Council - International Picnic $2,000.00

Grand Total $18,500.00

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English Corner Mr. Andy Cluff, Head of English

ere it is… the beginning of June and the end

of another year of English Studies at The

Abbey. The English Department wishes good

luck to all our students writing their finals; especially

the Grade Nines who are writing their very first High

School English Exam.

Congratulations to all those who participated in

February’s OECTA Young Authors Contest. A full list

of winners is published elsewhere in this Newsletter

but, of special note, is Miranda Bundgard, whose

entry won the Provincial Prize for Poetry, and will be

published and distributed throughout Ontario.

September will see our successful Grade 9 Enriched

English programme extended to include Grade 10

Enriched for the first time. As Hamlet might say, “A

consummation devoutly to be wished.”

We’re all very excited about the English/Arts Trip to

Stratford on September 16th to see the highly-

acclaimed production of “The Sound of Music.” This

hundred dollar value [show and bus transportation] is

being made available to our students for $35.00. Ask

your English teacher in September in case there are

any remaining seats.

In October, our Department, in conjunction with the

English Speaking Union of Canada, will again

sponsor the preliminaries for the “Shakespeare On

The Platform” Recitation Contest where contestants

recite two Shakespearean sonnets and a choice of

monologue from one of his plays. Finals will be held

at Toronto’s prestigious Arts and Letters Club.

Of special note for Grade 10 Parents is the date for

the 2016 OSSLT [Literacy Test]. Preparations begin

in September and the test will be held on Thursday

March 31st.

Registration is open for our March Break trip to

Greece and Italy. Ms. Caprara and Mr. Lopes are

organizing this fantastic experience. Contact them, or

any member of the English Department, for additional

information or a printed brochure.

We really encourage all students to CONTINUE TO

READ throughout the summer. Our English

Department Reading Lists are published on the

Abbey Website.

Have a great summer!!

Mr. A. Cluff

OECTA Young Authors’ Competition 2015

he Loretto Abbey English Department would like to thank those who participated in this year’s Ontario English Catholic Teachers Young Authors’ Competition. The following students had their

entries sent to the semi-finals sponsored by The Toronto Secondary Unit of the Catholic Teachers’ Union.

Grade 9-10 Short Story: Katrina Agbayani

Grade 9-10 Poetry: Miranda Bundgard (Provincial Winner)

Grade 9-10 Nonfiction: Miranda Bundgard

Grade 11-12 Short Story: Esi Aboagye

Grade 11-12 Poetry: Camile Joyce Gaddi

Grade 11-12 Nonfiction: Kassandra Neranjan

Grade 11-12 Play: Stephanie Spagnuolo and Katie Chan

Many thanks for entries from: Julia Beltran, Erica Berry, Olivia Boucher, Taylor Cenac, Dana Chisholm, Victoria Colantonio, Emilia Dandan, Penelope Diamantopoulos, Kelsey Eakin, Danica Flores, Rosemary Jose, Grace Kim, Janelly Lozano-Martinez, Shirley Anne Macalalad, Victoria Martinelli, Robyn Matuto, Isabella Palazzo, Mary-Anne Rapea, Paura Spagnuolo, Julia Swist, Kate Vickery, Ona (Shu Hui) Ou Yang [Abbey English teachers will have information for the 2016 OECTA Competition sometime this Fall, and are looking forward to another excellent showing!!]

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Arts Department Nijole Benotas, Arts Department Head

he second half of the 2014-2015 school year

has flown by unbelievably fast. Glancing back,

we remember and relish in the great work we

have all accomplished in the Arts department.

The music students worked very hard and in

February, the Loretto Abbey Senior and Intermediate

Concert Bands were put to the test at the annual

Ontario Band Association Festival. The Senior

Concert Band was awarded Silver and the Rising

Stars Awards. The Intermediate Concert Band came

back with Silver Plus and an invitation to the

Nationals.

The Concert Choir attended “High School Choral

Festival” led by Hilary Apfelstadt, (Ph.D Professor and

Director of Choral Activities, U of T) in March. A few

months later, auditioned choristers from vocal class

and the choir joined the Upper Canada Chorus in a

Disney event featuring music from Aladdin, Beauty

and the Beast and more. Past “Magic of Disney”

concerts have included Disney legends like Jodi

Benson (original "Little Mermaid") and Susan Egan

(original "Belle"). Our girls had the time of their lives.

Dramatic arts students were very busy, especially in

the first months of this year, in preparation for the

annual Sears Drama Festival. Our artists prepared

“Girl Town” and “Reunion on Gallows Hill” and came

back with two outstanding awards: Stage

Management and Direction awards. The same plays

were presented to the Loretto Abbey community in

April. On May 22, the grade 12 Drama students

presented their year-end show called "Don't Drink the

Water," a comedy by Woody Allen. The performances

were outstanding.

For the first time in our history, Loretto Abbey’s Arts

Department hosted its very own Arts Week. Arts

Week started on Monday, April 13 with Mass,

celebrated by His Eminence Thomas Cardinal

Collins. Many staff and students attended the opening

ceremonies in the parlor featuring a visual artwork

display, and live music.

On Tuesday April 14, we invited all students to attend

one of two assemblies to celebrate the creative minds

of our musicians, actors and performers.

Thursday April 16 was dramatic arts day. Loretto

Abbey welcomed Chaminade high school drama

performers for the afternoon workshop.

As part of Arts Week, the drama students presented

their productions of "Girl Town" and "Reunion on

Gallows Hill" on Thursday April 16 at 7:00pm, and the

Abbey musicians had their annual spring concert "All

You Need Is "HeART" on Friday, April 17.

None of our achievements would be possible without

our school's leaders, administrative team: A. Bartolini,

J. Pannozzo and A. Kyriakou and their continuous

support, help and leadership.

A special thank you goes out to LAMPO members.

This year we say good-bye to the LAMPO president

Ms. Sofi Mondesir and vice-president Mr. H. Gough.

Thank you for your help in fund-raising, support, and

advocacy for the music program. You will be missed

and your efforts will be appreciated long after we say

goodbye.

As we bid farewell to yet another successful and

challenging school year, I would like to announce that

the Arts department was blessed with a new member

- Gabriel Noah Sanguigni – C. Sanguigni’s baby! -

who was born on June 3, 2015. Congratulations! As

well I would like sincerely thank all of the Arts

Department students, especially our graduates, and

all the Arts teachers: N. Caetano, N. Hollington, A.

Muia, M. Pereira, G. Racioppo and C. Sanguigni for

their unwavering support and dedication to the most

beautiful subject - one that truly manifests from the

depths of our hearts - the Arts.

Have a safe and joyous Summer Holiday!

Nijole Benotas

Arts Department Head

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From the Sports Desk Doris Chandler, Department Head Physical Education

he late winter and spring season was very busy and very successful in terms of our sports teams. The following six members of our swim team placed first in their events at the TDCAA Championships

qualifying them to compete at the OFSAA (Ontario Championships) in Etobicoke on March 3 & 4: Elizabeth Condinho, Sydney Chin, Katrina Laham, Elisha Laham, Justine Maurer, Justine Maurer and Katerina Katsoris. Also, our Ski and Snowboarding team had the following level 1 ski members advance to the OFSAA Championships: Elsa Bassi, Martha Kilian, Rebecca Doyle, Michelle Vitu and Emma Fox, as well as the following snowboarders Joanne Chang, Alison Hanson, Virgina Ksiazek and Jacqueline Pinnington. Our junior volleyball team won all their games this season and are the 2015 TDCAA Tier 2 Champions! The following tennis team members qualified to compete at the OFSAA Championships at the Rexall Centre at York University on June 1-3: Albina Mamonkina, Emma Fox, Tania Sidhom (Claire McGivney and Lara Hunter). Our softball team placed second overall in the TDCAA and won silver medals! Track and field members did extremely well overall at the TDCAA championships winning the midget division and are the overall girls TDCAA 2015 champions. The following track & field members competed at the Ontario Championships held at U of T at Varsity Stadium on June 5 & 6: Stella Adamo, Kiera McDonald, Clare O’Shea, Sydney Grier, Julia McDonald, Ava Rodrigues, Emma Harris, and Calvi Leon. Our varsity soccer team played both an indoor and outdoor season successfully advancing to the TDCAA quarter final round. Our senior doubles table tennis team players Grace Gu and Ivy Li, placed second at the TDCAA Championships held in Markham in April. Our Annual Athletic Banquet was held on Friday May 29 at the Avenue Banquet Hall. Over 150 athletes attended.

Congratulations to the following award winners:

Rookie Athlete of the Year: Stella Adamo and Madelyn Muraca

Junior Athlete of the Year: Chloe Routledge

Graduating Athlete Displaying Most Dedication: Shae Turner

Graduating Athlete of the Year: Claire McGivney

Health and Physical Education: During the month of May, our grade 9s were actively following their individualized fitness plan to achieve their SMART goals and train for the 1.1 km run. They also learned CPR for an adult. The grade 10s enjoyed leading fitness circuits for their class-mates and participating in aqua-fitness at the Cricket club and yoga and pilates with our guest instructor Carmela Padua.

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Graduating athletes

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1. Swim team

2. Hockey team and coaches: Mr. Salvas & Mr. Malvaso

3. Curling team and coaches: Mr. Hawkshaw & Mrs. Desilets

4. Soccer team and coaches Mr. Tommasone & Mr. Melo

5. Senior volleyball team and coaches: Mr. Muia & Mr. Daniele

6. Snowboarding team, coaches: Mr. Cappadocia & Ms. Thorpe

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7. Softball Team: TDCAA Silver Medalists. Coaches: Howie Cappadocia & Carlo Sanguigni. Players: Gwyneth Jordan,

Emma Ferguson, Meghan Keegan, Monica Mazzilli, Sarah Novielli, Juliana Sideritz, Jacqui Kellen, Kate Dosman, Laura

Nati, Clare Ennis, Emma Della Rocca, Sabrina Gallippi, Samantha Downie, Caera Toigo, Claudia Martire, Katherine Savo-

Sardaro

8. Junior Volleyball Team Tier 2 TDCAA Champions! Coaches: Paul Andreacchi & Oscar Lopes. Players: Dana Green-

Campbell, Natalie March, Jariane Munda, Serina Del Bel Belluz, Erin McGivney, Ava Rodrigues, Shannon Camire, Caitlin

MacKinnon, Jessica Bolanos, Molly Callaghan, Mattie FitzGerald, Madelyn Muraca, Virginia Ksiazek, Sarah Leonard,

Amiya Reis

9. Badminton, coaches: Ms. Salvador, Ms. Musalem & Ms. Steele

10. Table tennis team, coaches: Ms. Lagani & Mr. Kwon

11. Grace Gu and Ivy Li – sr. doubles table tennis silver medalists

12. Swim team coaches: Ms. Chandler & Ms. Steele

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Track and Field

Paul Bregin

he 2015 Loretto Abbey Track & Field Team had

some big goals going into the

season, coming off a solid fall cross-

country season where they were TDCAA

Overall Girls Champions, and a great

winter indoor season, being the top girls

school at both the Birchmount Invitational

(Feb 6), as well as the Adam's Invitational

(Mar 6). The outdoor season kicked off in

April, with the team competing in 3

invitational meets. Highlights include

dozens of overall wins, a meet record in the

4x800m event at the Birchmount, as well as

3 meet records by midget hurdler Kiera

McDonald. At the TDCAA Track & Field

Championships on May 21-22, Abbey

again won the Overall Girls pennant, along

with the Midget Girls pennant, firmly

establishing itself as the top running school in Toronto.

In the end, 19 girls advanced to the METRO region

qualifying meet on May 27-28, and from there, 8 girls

obtained top 4 results and advanced to the OFSAA

Championships on June 4-6 at the University of Toronto.

Grade 9 Stella Adamo won the bronze

medal in the midget girls 800m. Kiera

McDonald was 10th in the midget girls

300m hurdles, while Clare O'Shea

was 10th in the midget girls 3000m. In

the junior events, Ava Rodrigues was

12th in the 800m, while Sydney Grier

was 15th in the 3000m. The lone

senior runner, Emma Harris, placed

17th in the 3000m event. Lastly, in the

4x400m open girls event, the team of

Calvi Leon, Clare O'Shea, Ava

Rodrigues, and Stella Adamo placed

13th overall.

The entire 37 member team is to be

commended on their hard work and

dedication all season long. Many members participate in

twice weekly workouts and up to 4-5 total runs each week

from September until the end of May. It isn't easy, but this

level of commitment is a testament of what is required to

be successful in this sport.

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1. Enza Gualtieri

2. Mr. Bregin – track coach

3. Some members of the track

team

4. Relay exchange

5. Clare O'Shea & Stella Adamo

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Math Memories Shaun Hussain, Mathematics Department Head

his past year at the Abbey has been absolutely Mathtastic! Our students have made huge gains, and personal successes throughout their courses. Some of our many highlights include the CBR for the Grade 9’s, Cayley and

Galois Math Contests for the Grade 10’s, the grade 11’s were provided with the unique experience of finding mathematical applications in architecture by exploring and measuring the Abbey’s very own chapel, and the Grade 12’s represented the Abbey with finesse at this year’s Euclid math contest. In November, 114 students participated in both Canadian Intermediate Mathematics Contest and the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest from the University of Waterloo. A giant Congratulations goes out to all the students who participated. This year nine of our students placed in the top 25% for the Canadian Intermediate Mathematics Contest. Congratulations to Manon Flynn (School Champion), Diana Diaz, Amy Kim, Margret Lo, Woosol Yoo, Erin McGivney, Julia McDonald, Ariel Corsano and Ariana Pareja! Outstanding work ladies! We look forward to next year’s competition. Keeping with Abbey tradition, our Senior students represented the Abbey at the Canadian Senior Mathematics contest. We had over 60 students participating, and achieved an overall ranking of 24th in the province! Not only that, but the Abbey was the highest-ranking school in the TCDSB! Amazing job ladies! You set the standard high! The following students placed in the top 25%: Hillary (Xueting) Wu, Diamond (Xiaoxue) Xu, Becky Zhao, Aurora (Jingwen) Xu, Erica (Minjia) Chen, Ona (Shu Hui) Ou Yang, Marilyn D’Souza, Ivy (Ruiyao) Li, Cecilia (Jingchen) San, Yi Wang, and Stacy (Xiyuan) Zheng. A huge Congratulations goes out to Hillary (Xueting) Wu, who not only is the School Champion, but is also the TCDSB champion for this contest! Congratulations Hillary! In February, 102 students wrote the University of Waterloo Pascal, Cayley and Fermat contests. Congratulations to all students who participated, with honourable mention going out to: Pascal (Gr. 9): Ruthie Plante (School Champion) and Laura

Spagnuolo;

Cayley (Gr. 10): Amy Kim (School Champion) and Julia McDonald;

Fermat (Gr. 11): Cecilia (Jingchen) San (School Champion),

Rosemarie Tang, Daniela Roscetti, Joana Bargas, and Annamaria

Marchesan.

Congratulations Ladies! You have made the Abbey a fierce competitor and we cannot wait to see what next year will bring!

April was a very busy Math-ademic time for us. On April 8th, six of our grade 12 students went to the University of Waterloo to compete in the Canadian Team Mathematics Contest. We ranked 14th in all of Canada! Amazing job ladies! A giant congratulations and thank you

goes out to Rosemary Jose, Ivy Li, Nareh Tahmasian, Tiffany Yeung, Becky Zhao and Stacy Zheng. These girls performed

incredibly well in some challenging conditions. Well done ladies! We are incredibly proud of all of you! Also, in April 102 students participated in the University of Waterloo Fryer, Galois, Hypatia and Euclid mathematics contest. Congratulations to all who participated in these contests, especially to the following students who ranked in the top 25%:

Fryer (Gr. 9): Campbell Barker (School Champion) and

Jennifer Lopez;

Galois (Gr. 10): Amy Kim (School Champion)

Hypatia (Gr. 11): Cecilia (Jingchen) San

(School Champion) and Teresa Min;

Euclid (Gr. 12): Hillary (Xueting) Wu (School

Champion).

Honourable mention goes out to Cecilia San who was not only the school champion for the Hypatia contest but is also the TCDSB Champion. Through the hard efforts of all of our students the Abbey ranked 43rd overall from the Hypatia contest, and is the highest ranked school in the TCDSB! Congratulations Ladies! As the contest season winded down, our students were still going strong in Mathematics with more challenges and academic opportunities. On May 5th, 32 students wrote their Advanced Placement

Calculus AB exam. These are students who have studied through the Pre – AP program in Math to the

final stage of this exam. It has been a bittersweet journey, and we are very proud of every student who persevered through the course, and wrote the exam. We look forward to hearing the results, which we are anxiously awaiting, and will be released in mid-July by the College Board. On Tuesday, May 19th and Wednesday, May 20th, our Grade 9 students participated in EQAO and Final Exam Preparation Days. They spent the day reviewing topics from the entire Grade 9 curriculum and worked on a variety of EQAO and more challenging questions. In addition to this, the department ran an after school Numeracy Program as an additional supplement to prepare students for their final exam. The engagement of the students was phenomenal throughout both events. A special thank you goes out to the entire staff; especially to Mr. Bregin, Mr. Femia, Mr. Luca, Mr. Manco, Ms. Pollard, Ms. Salvador, and Ms. Wong for facilitating the review sessions and boosting our Grade 9s confidence as they prepared for both the EQAO and final exams. A big Congratulations goes out to all our Grade 9’s who survived the Review days and successfully completed their very first Math Exam! Great job ladies! The Mathematics Department is proud of the achievements of all our students in all grades. This has been an exciting and successful year, which was made possible by the hard work of the students and the tireless efforts of their teachers. Congratulations everyone! The future has infinite possibilities! Have a wonderful and safe summer!

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Concours d’Art Oratoire 2015 Erminia Tonelli

his year’s Concours d’Art Oratoire (The Board-wide

French Speaking Contest) took place on

Wednesday, April 1st, 2015. Four of our senior

students: Martha Kilian, Paula Resende, Julia Swist

and Michele Vitu participated. Martha and Paula competed in

the Extended and Core French categories respectively.

Martha placed 2nd and Paula won the gold medal for her

speech “Tout en rose”. Julia competed in the Immersion

category and Michelle placed 2nd in the Francophone

category. Paula will go on to the final competition which is a

Province-wide competition at York University. We are very

proud of these students’ participation and achievements. We

congratulate them on their hard work and success.

The Loretto Fund

his fund distributed nearly $6,000 to help offset the

costs for recent immigrants to Canada in order to

allow them to participate fully in school events. This

fund is sponsored fully by the Loretto Sisters,

Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School and directed

donations.

Bishop Allen Brebeuf Don Bosco Madonna Monsignor John Corrigan Our Lady of Lourdes Senhor Santo Cristo St. Augustine

St. Bruno St. Francis de Sales St. Ignatius of Loyola St. Jude St. Nicholas of Bari St. Patrick St. Robert

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