MURDOCH MACKAY COLLEGIATE

260 Redonda St.

Winnipeg, MB R2C 1L6

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

Email: mur@retsd.mb.ca

Principal

Mr. John Muller

Vice-Principals

Mrs. Carol Kovacs

Mr. Don Kupiak

RETSD Board Office

PH: 204-667-7130

CALENDAR

Oct 5 Early Dismissal 2:30 PM

Oct 7 NO CLASSES

Oct 10 Thanksgiving

Oct 21 NO CLASSES

Oct 28 Mayor Bowman visit

Nov 11 Remembrance Day

Nov 14 NO CLASSES

Nov 23 Early Dismissal 2:30 PM

Nov 24 Parent /Teacher meet

Dec 22 Last day of class before...

Winter Break

Dec 23—January 6, 2017

OCTOBER 2016

Teacher Bjorn Johnson hands out free hotdogs to MUR

students who could explain how they “demonstrated one of

our 5 beliefs (Respect, Responsibility, Excellence, Kindness,

Integrity) at Murdoch since the beginning of the school year.”

A NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome new and

returning students, families, and staff for the start of the 2016-

2017 school year. We have enjoyed a smooth start up and look

forward to working together to make Murdoch MacKay Collegiate

an exceptional place to be focused on individual success! As we

work to support your children, we encourage you to take an

active role in their learning and overall school experience to

ensure that Murdoch’s core values of Respect, Responsibility,

Integrity, Kindness, and Excellence are demonstrated and upheld

on a daily basis.

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Student Parking and Fair

Notice:

A reminder to students that parking is available on school property only when a parking pass is purchased through the main office and displayed in the vehicle, and in the designated number stall provided at time of purchase. Passes cost $95.00 per Semester as indicated by the River East Transcona School Division. We have a process in place to ensure that only parking pass holders park on school property. Should a vehicle not have a parking pass displayed, a written warning will be issued and vehicle information recorded. Repeated infractions will result in school issued consequence, and/or ticketing and towing. Thank you to all for being respectful of our established rules and procedures.

September 29th

Great turn out for the annual Terry Fox Walk and

Pizza sale fund raiser!

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Undergraduate Awards Night

On the evening of September 22, 2016 we recognized many of our students for their academic successes

as well as their contributions to the school community during the past school year. In total there were 234

students acknowledged for their outstanding achievements demonstrated during their 2015 – 2016 school

year.

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

United Way Student Community Service Awards was presented to Kaitlin Haklar and Emily Hutton

Individualized Program Award recipient was Airica Vergara

Perfect Attendance Awards - 16 students who did not miss a single class in the entire 2015 – 2016

school year: Kolton Brazeau, Jade D’Antonio, Mackenzie Diduck, Lauren Fehr, Tamara Friesen, Caitlin

Kostna, Shaun Laminger, Grace Minsky, Paris Mykietowich, Brieanna Nenka, Michael Nowak, Marie

Olayvar, Tyler Ross, Jarrett Simard, Haileigh Verasky, Kayla Yeryk

Staff Awards recognizing “All round students”, demonstrating excellence in school and respectfulness

to all were presented to Grace Minsky, Caitlin Kostna and Jarrell Cook

Honours Awards – In order to be included on the honour roll, students at Murdoch must maintain an

academic average of 80% or greater in selected courses with no mark being below 70%

For the 2015 - 2016 school year we had 92 of 210 students which is equivalent to 43% of all grade

9 students attaining honour roll status

In grade 10 we had 64 of 213 students which is equivalent to 30% of all grade 10 students

attaining honour roll status

In grade 11 we had 45 of 213 students which is equivalent to 21% of all grade 11 students

attaining honour roll status

Recognition for high marks in all AP courses and we were pleased to announce that all recipients

scored 100% final grades

The Peter Kosman Scholarship is awarded in each River East Transcona School Division high school

to the grade 9 student with a high academic achievement in English who also continues to demonstrate

a commitment to academic excellence, a high level of communication and thinking skills in both

scholastic and extra-curricular activities. The recipient receives a cash award as well as a copy of “The

Unusual Milkman” written by Mr. Kosman. Congratulations to this year’s recipient: Carter Heintz

Every year a school yearbook is published for staff and students to reflect upon our fond memories at

Murdoch MacKay Collegiate. The yearbook is available annually through the dedication of the staff and

students of the yearbook committee. This year the recognition for her Outstanding Contributions to the

2015 - 2016 Yearbook committee goes to Athira Rajitha

Recognition for high marks in all undergraduate courses

The final awards of the night truly recognize excellence in academics. We are pleased to introduce and

recognize a student at each grade level who had the highest academic average for the 2015 - 2016

year

Grade 9 Carter Heintz 97%

Grade 10 Keighlynn Veilleux 98%

Grade 11 Athira Rajitha 99%

Congratulations to all the award winners!

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Johnson, Matthew

Khalaf, Brittney

Kihn, Jordan

Kister, Philipp

Klassen, Venancio

Klopak, Jaclyn

Kostna, Caitlin

Kovalevych, Vladyslav

Kowalson, Alliyah

Kowalson, Tianna

Kropla, Brendan

Kull, Christian

Kull, Preston

Kuzminiski, Matthew

Lacson, Camilla

Laminger, Christopher

Laminger, Shaun

Landreville, Stephanie

Landry, Taylor

Langdon, Evan

Laniuk, Justin

Larsen, Courtney

Lawton, Carly

Leeson, Tia

Lemus Garcia, Andres

Lemus Garcia, Raul

Lewis, Kalifa

Lewis, Kamilah

Lewis, Sarah

Lincoln, Whynter

Liu, Vicky

Lizardo, Henry Justin

Lovenjak, Jody

Lu, David

Ludwig, Noah

Lytwinuk, Ethan

Lytwinuk, Joshua

Magis, Heidi

Mahood, Jade

Manahan, John Ferdinand

Manarin, Christian

Mann, Harmanpreet

Martens, Cindy

May, Spencer

Mazur, Amelia

McArthur, Keira

McKean, Tianna

McNeill, Brianna

McNeill, Trae

Medrano-Ramos, Jesse

Melnyk, Cierra

Melville, Fiona

Millan, Cedric Guile

Mineault, Trinity

Minich, Anna

Minsky, Grace

Mustard, Wesley

Mykietowich, Paris

Nega, Hewan

Nehmann, Tyson

Nenka, Brieanna

Netzlaw, Graham

Newbiggin, Chase

Newbiggin, Reid

Nguyen, Nhat Anh

Novak, Samantha

Nowak, Michael

Nowicki, Sarah

Nucom, Luibeth

Nwakeze, Anastasia

Nwakeze, Oluchukwu

Olayinka, Stephen

Olayvar, Marie

Olsen, Brett

Patel, Mauli

Patel, Noopur

Patel, Parth

Peach, Karin

Pendree, Holly

Phrakonekham. Tyler

Plotnikov, Ilya

Price, Ashley

Purificacion, Anne Louisse

Quilnet, John

Quilnet, Justine Raine

Raito, Hanna

Rajitha, Athira

Ramkalawan, Reanna

Rickner, Haise

Rodrigues, Kyla

Ross, Tyler

Roy, Matthew

Ruiz Sandoval Rodriguez, Karla

Sabeski, Rylee

Sahota, Varinder

Saldana, Rashielle

Undergraduate Award Recipients continued

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September 22, 2016 Undergraduate Award Recipients

Alit, Junyr Gabriel

Armishaw, Nolan

Arnold, Dylan

Aupe, Erica

Baceiredo Macho, Irene

Bacon, Alexandria

Beal, Jenna

Bedard, Trinity

Bendana, James Marion Angelo

Bilny, Jassmine

Bialek, Damian

Bocaya, John Vincent

Bonner, Ryan

Boychuk, Dylan

Boyechko, Kaiaira

Brambilla, Gabiella

Brazeau, Kolton

Breed, Bryanna

Bretecher, Dakota

Buckingham, Karina

Bullert, Agnes

Caines, Danica

Cairns, Jordan

Camaclang, Anthony

Cappello, Alaya

Castling, Bailie

Catania, Bailey

Ceralde, CJ Karylle

Chambers, Hannah

Chen, Grace

Cook, Jarrell

Corden, Sebastian

Cortes, Rowell Miguel

Cosser, Kyrstin

Cristobal, Regina Mariel

Cruz, Samantha

Daniels, Jordan

Daigneault, Sara

D’Antonio, Jade

de las Fuentes Monreal, Ane

Dejonge, Arizona

Diduch, Shelby

Diduck, Mackenzie

Do, Megan

Dobranski, Katelyn

Donaldson, Aurora

Drabchuk, Deanna

Driver, Daniel

Dykstra, Tyler

Early, Bret

Evaniuk, Evan

Fang, Iris

Fehr, Lauren

Felix, Savannah

Ferjan, Tyler

Fillion, Alandra

Firth, Shea-Lynn

Florendo, Gene

Florentino, Nigel Elisar

Friend, Houston

Friesen, Corban

Friesen, Levi

Friesen, Tamara

Frobisher, Kayla

Fuller, Cassidy

Galushchak, Borys

Garcia, Jonathan

Gerbrandt, Braeden

Gilbert, Asia

Godlein, Tori

Gordon, Eloise

Gosselin, Eric

Gusowski, Nathan

Gutiérrez Marco, Alberto

Haidari, Mariyam

Haklar, Kaitlin

Harder, Lauryn

Hasani, Kosi

Hasani, Lirim

Hedman, Amanda

Heintz, Carter

Henry, Robert

Hernandez, Nathaniel

Hill, Julia

Hirsch, Emmalee

Hutton, Emily

Ingram, Iain

Jackson, Kaitlin

James, Dalayna

James, Emily

Jessen, Serena

Johnson, Amanda

Johnson, Eric

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Saldana, Raven

Santa, Avery

Santiago, Renzel

Santiago, Sidney

Santos, Alexandra

Santos, Martha

Sarmiento, Pamela

Sawotin, Erick

Schroeder, Grace

Schultz, Kelton

Schultz, Shelby-Lynne

Shepert, Courtney

Shirley, Dustin

Simard, Jarrett

Sison, Gabrielle

Skelton, Bryce

Smith, Leonard

Squires, Alexis

St. Pierre, Dawson

Tabadero, Jeramie

Tamondong, Rosemarie

Terry, Jesse

Toews, Jayden

Torres, Abel Joseph

Trakalo, Matthew

Trieu, Mimosa

Urbanski, Grace

Veilleux, Keighlynn

Verasky, Haileigh

Vergara, Airica

Walker, Charlotte

Watson, Kaitlin

Weiss, Josef

Weiss, Rahel

Werner, Riley

West, Alexis

Westra, Liam

White, Taylor

Wruck, Justin

Xu, Zhao Peng

Yackoboski, Charles

Yarechewski, Lila

Yeryk, Kayla

Undergraduate Award Recipients continued

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ORANGE SHIRT DAY, SEPT 30, 2016

The ORANGE SHIRT is meant to recognize the

harm that was done to residential school students

and to show a commitment to the principle that

every child matters.

THANK YOU TO ALL STAFF AND

STUDENTS FOR SHOWING THAT

EVERY CHILD MATTERS TO YOU.

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Y outh in Philanthropy/Charitable Ideas is a great way for students to get involved with giving back to the community. Students are given $5000 from the Winnipeg Foundation to grant to organizations around Winnipeg for specific projects. In addition, Charitable Ideas raises money for local initiatives that students choose to

support throughout the year. Join us on Wednesdays at lunch in room 204 if you are interested in getting involved or look for our events around the school.

Murdoch MacKay has declared every Thursday

(starting October 6th) to be PLAID Day! Will you

show your school spirit and wear plaid?

Let’s make this “a thing”!

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PEACE DAYS AT MURDOCH

Murdoch MacKay continued again this year to celebrate Peace Days with guest speakers,

student activities and a special visit from a travelling exhibit titled "Together: an exhibition

on global development". On September 19th, students were lucky enough to be able to visit

the exhibit for a guided tour of the trailer when it was set up in the school's

student parking lot. The trailer had spent the previous week at the Canadian Museum of

Human Rights, before it continued its cross Canada journey. Students and staff that

participated enjoyed the exhibit immensely.

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Social Studies Book of the Month

A portrait of life at a crossroads, The Orenda opens with a brutal massacre and the kidnapping of the young Iroquois Snow Falls, a spirited girl with a special gift. Her captor, Bird, is an elder and one of the Huron Nation’s great warriors and statesmen. It has been years since the murder of his family, and yet they are never far from his mind. In Snow Falls, Bird recognizes the ghost of his lost daughter and sees that the girl possesses powerful magic that will be useful to him on the troubled road ahead. Bird’s people have battled the Iroquois for as long as he can remember, but both tribes now face a new, more dangerous threat from afar.

Christophe, a charismatic Jesuit missionary, has found his calling among the Huron, and devotes himself to learning and understanding their customs and language in order to lead them to Christ. An emissary from distant lands, he brings much more than his faith to the new world.

As these three souls dance with each other through intricately woven acts of duplicity, small battles erupt into bigger wars and a nation emerges from worlds in flux.

About the Author

Joseph Boyden 's first novel, Three Day Road , was selected for the Today Show Book Club, won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the CBA Libris Fiction Book of the Year Award, the Amazon.ca/ Books in Canada First Novel Award, and the McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year Award, and was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award for Fiction. His second novel, Through Black Spruce, was awarded the Scotiabank Giller Prize and named the Canadian Booksellers Association Fiction Book of the Year; it also earned him the CBA’s Author of the Year Award. His most recent novel, The Orenda, won Canada Reads and was nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General’s Award for Fiction. Boyden divides his time between Northern Ontario and Louisiana.

Reading in the classroom

Social Studies classes at all levels support daily reading in the classroom. Students devote roughly 10 minutes each period to reading a novel (fiction or non-fiction) of their choice. Each classroom has a wide range of materials that students may choose from. The Orenda is one such choice!

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JV Girls

Erica Aupe

Hazel Esporlas

CJ Ceralde

Mackenzie Kenning

Cierra Melnyk

Noopur Patel

Renzel Santiago

Alex Santos

Grace Schroeder

Shelby Schultz

Maryna Rozdymakha

Kathryn Tierney

Coleene Villanueva

Coach: Ms. Treva Tilston-

Jones

JV Boys

Nathan Bagnas

Houston Friend

Riley Werner

Jayden Toews

Justin Quilnet

Christian Kull

Patrick Porley

Andrae Ochoa

Vlad Kovalevych

Thanh Thuong

Carter Kutzan

Lucas Wood

Coach: Ms. Chelsea Needham

Assistants: Codey Melnyk, Wendell

Natoc, Camren Bagnas

Varsity Girls

Deanna Drabchuk

Reanne Dorvault

Cindy Martens

Breanne Bordush

Sarah Nowicki

Kerra Houde

Lauryn Harder

Lui Nucom

Regina Cristobal

Samantha Tweedy

Alexandra Sippach

Coach: Mr. Edward Pieczonka

Varsity Boys

Jon Beau Natoc Spencer Strike

Noah Ellis Dillon Barr Tyler Ross

John Quilnet Eric Sawotin

Octavio Fereguetti (int’l) Reid Newbiggin

Chase Newbiggin Peyton Sirdar

Luis Castilho (int’l)

Coach: Stephen Strike

Grade 9 Girls

Kayla Little

Hannah Lee

Jayde Boyechko

Marianne Manahan

Anna Kosowan

Neely Hammerberg

Reese Lange

Mackenzie Sirdar

Emma Rougeau

Miranda Early

Anica Anderlum

Erika Barrie

Coach: Treva Tilston-Jones

There are 5 teams representing Murdoch MacKay this season.

All schedules will be posted at kpac.ca under the “Volleyball” tab.

Show your Clansmen pride this year by coming out and cheering on your favorite

teams.

Best of luck to you

all!

Go CLANSMEN!

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There are some changes this year in the Math department at Murdoch MacKay!

First, we have some new teachers to welcome to our department! With Ms. Blazek and Ms. Fil currently on leave, we’ve welcomed Mrs. Kabez and Ms. Stephenson to start the year with us. Also, Mr. McDonald has joined us to teach Grade 9, 10, and 12 math, as well as some science courses this year.

Another change involves our Grade 9 math course – this year we’ve moved from time and a half to double time for this foundation-building course. This means that all of our Grade 9 students will take math one period per day for the entire school year, which will give students extra time to ensure they are able to fully meet the outcomes of the course, and it will also allow more time to develop the problem-solving and critical thinking skills that are so important for many courses in high school, including their future math courses.

Along with the extra time for Grade 9 math, we are also now part of the divisional TELP initiative (Technology Enabled Learning Plan), which means all of our Grade 9 math classrooms are equipped with five iPads which can be used in small groups or for larger projects in math. While the class iPads are not new to Grade 9 students (as their classes were part of the project in Grades 7 and 8), our teachers are working on interesting new ways to use them in our math classrooms.

As with any new semester in Math, we ask that parents please let us know if you notice that your son/daughter is having difficulty (whether that be through avoiding homework, having difficulty completing their homework, or letting you know that they are struggling). Our teachers will do the same, and contact you if we notice any issues in class.

For parents of Grade 12 students:

The dates for the semester 1 provincial math exams are on Wednesday, January 25th, 2017 (Essentials) and Thursday, January 26th, 2017 (Pre-Calculus).

What’s new in the math department at Murdoch?

SOCIAL STUDIES HAS NUMERACY TOO!!!

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On October 5, 2016, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

performed at Murdoch, right in the Clanscave Gym. This 55-piece orchestra is one of the

premier musical ensembles in the city, and tours the province performing some of the world’s best music for Manitobans. We were honoured to host the WSO, and provided a very receptive audience, including students from several nearby schools.

Students left the event with a newfound appreciation for orchestral music, as well as a sense of awe about how synchronised and focused professional musicians can be. They also were entertained and thrilled by the orchestra’s presentation of music from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. One special highlight was seeing a student cellist perform a solo with the orchestra.

The WSO was very happy to be at Murdoch – it has been several years since they have made it to this part of the city, and they were eager to perform for us. This is a great service provided to the students of Transcona at no cost, thanks to generous sponsors of the arts.

Thanks to all the staff and student volunteers that helped to make this event such a success, and of course thanks to the WSO for their amazing music.

“I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter

what culture we're from, everyone loves music. “-

Billy Joel

MUR students, Nolan Armishaw &

Keighlynn Veilleux, accompany

on the Anvil.

(pictured below)

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COUNSELLING UPDATE

All interested Grade 12 students attended a Scholarship presentation at lunch on October 5th. This

presentation will also be presented by the Guidance Counsellors on Parent-Teacher Night (November 24th

in the library) for any interested parents. Manitoba Student Aid will also be doing a presentation that

night in the library following the Scholarship presentation.

Listed below are a variety of presentation that will also be taking place here at Murdoch MacKay in the

month of November as well as a few important dates to remember for University and RRC information:

University Evening Presentations:

U of M: Evening Of Excellence: Tuesday, October 25th (6-9pm)

U of W: Future Student Night (FSN): Tuesday, November 22nd (6-9pm)

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

Date Event Location

Nov. 3rd (10am) Military Canteen Hallway

Nov. 8th (11 am) U of M School Visit Library

Nov. 9th (10 am) U of W School Visit Library

Nov. 9th (10 am) RRC School visit Theater

Feb. 21st-22nd 2017 RRC Open House Red River College

Feb. 22nd 2017 U of W Open House U of W

Feb 23rd 2017 U of M Open House U of M

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FROM THE LIBRARY

Welcome back everyone!

The school year is off to a great start…

The Murdoch MacKay Library has a subscription to the online version of World Book Encyclopedia. The licence includes remote access for student use at home as well as school. For use at home students login to www.worldbookonline.com

User ID: rivereast

Password: transcona

All schools in the River East School Division now have access to EBSCOhost a valuable on line research tool. The following EBSCO databases are searchable from school or home with the login information below. Academic Search / Middle Search / Primary Search / Canadian Reference Centre / MasterFILE.

http://search.ebscohost.com

User Id: rivereast

Password: transcona

Happy Reading!

Ms.B. Sciberras

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2017 AP Exam Schedule

Murdoch MacKay

May 1, 2017

Chemistry, 8 AM

Psychology, 12 PM

May 2, 2017

Physics 1: Algebra-Based, 12 PM

May 3, 2017

Physics 2: Algebra-Based, 12 PM

May 8, 2017

Biology, 8 AM

May 9, 2017

Calculus AB, 8 AM

May 10, 2017

English Language and Composition, 8 AM

May 12, 2017

European History, 12 PM