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November 2014
Jean Vanier Catholic High School can be a
role model for all to see where individuals
from different cultures and abilities can
come together and accept each other as we
are.
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
HOW TO REACH US!
TELEPHONE
905-770-8656
FAX
905-770-2678
ATTENDANCE
EXT. 89983
GUIDANCE
EXT. 89984
WEBSITE:
HTTP://JVH.YCDSB.CA
Jean Vanier Trustees
Ann Stong
Dominic Mazzotta
A Compassionate Society
“What sort of society do we want? There
are, for me, a few principles. A society that
encourages us to break open the shell of
selfishness and self-centredness contains the
seeds of a society where people are honest,
truthful, and loving. A society can function
well only if those within are concerned, not
only with their own needs or the needs of
those who immediately surround them, but
by the needs of all, that is to say, by the
common good and the family of nations.
Each one of us, I believe, is on a journey
towards this openness where we risk to
love.”
Jean Vanier, Becoming Human, p. 34
We are truly blessed to have such
wonderful and caring students and staff.
Visitors who come to our school are so
appreciative of how they are welcomed
and treated by all members of Jean
Vanier Catholic High School. On October
6th, the Director of Education for the
YCDSB, Patricia Preston, spent the morning
visiting our school and several classrooms.
She was not only impressed with the
lessons going on in the classrooms, but also
remarked how polite and courteous our
students are.
As Jean Vanier tells us, “God does not call
us to do the extraordinary things but the
ordinary things with extraordinary love.”
 Live simply
Students and staff took part in our annual
Terry Fox Run/Walk in September, raising
$3,700. Most recently, the Jean Vanier
community brought in over 4,000 food
items during this year’s Thanksgiving Food
Drive and for the second year, we collected
winter coats for those less fortunate in
collaboration with the St. Vincent de Paul
Winter Coat Campaign. We are very
proud of our students and community
members who are willing to answer the call
for those less fortunate.
On October 9th, we celebrated and
honoured our Subject and Honour Roll
Awards recipients. Students, parents, and
staff came together for the ceremony. It
was wonderful to see students celebrate
their achievements with their classmates and
parents.
We would like to extend our warmest
thanks to the Catholic School Council for
their continued support. By working
together, parents, students and staff have,
and will continue to, live the model of our
namesake.
God bless all of you,
Frank Dalla Corte
This is page 1 of our newsletter—please go to our website at
jvh.ycdsb.ca/Newsletters for the
complete newsletter!
Our website provides lots of
information including a calendar of daily events!
Love Generously
CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL
The start of another year is always an exciting time and at Jean Vanier we are, as usual, exploring new
ways to engage parents in the school community. In the aftermath of Thanksgiving celebrations and
the violence of recent events, we continue to give thanks for the opportunity and freedom we enjoy in
this country. We celebrate and support our children and work with the school to help them in their
journey to develop into adults who can be proud of themselves as human beings. With Fall comes the
usual events of Parent/Teacher Interviews and the Grade 8 Open House. Please stop by the Council
table for some refreshments; it is a great opportunity to connect with other parents.
I take this opportunity to remind parents and students that Jean Vanier CHS
is a SCENT-SAFE and FRAGRANCE-SAFE school. Please refrain from wearing
scents to school as we have staff and students that are allergic to fragrances
and scented detergents, hair sprays, body sprays and deodorants. Our school
website has a complete list of fragrance-free product alternatives. Please take
a moment to
visit our link HTTP://JVH.YCDSB.CA
Wishing you all the best in this school year.
Marion Menezes
JV CHS Council Chair
School Bus Cancellation
To ensure the safety of students, school bus service may be cancelled from time to time due to inclement weather, extreme
temperatures and/or poor road conditions. In these cases parents and students should develop alternate transportation
arrangements. The decision to cancel buses will be made by 6:00 a.m. to allow time to communicate this message to bus
drivers.
Please note the following:
 A decision to cancel school bus service will be region-wide meaning all school buses, vans and taxis will not operate.
 School bus routes may be cancelled when severe weather is not affecting all municipalities in York Region. Both the
YRDSB and YCDSB operate many regional educational programs. Students attending these programs are transported
over large attendance areas encompassing several municipal boundaries. This limits the ability to cancel bus service
using a municipality of zone methodology.
 Unless otherwise stated, schools will remain open and parents can make arrangements to transport their children to
and from school even if school bus service is cancelled. IF BUSES ARE CANCELLED IN THE MORNING, THEY
WILL NOT OPERATE IN THE AFTERNOON. Therefore, students transported to school by parents will require the
same transportation home.
 At Jean Vanier, few students are affected by bus cancellations, therefore, there is minimum impact on attendance in the
school.
Parents, students and staff are asked to access local radio and television stations after 6:00 a.m. to receive bus cancellation
information. A bus cancellation message will also be available at www.schoolbuscity.com and by calling 1-877-330-3001, or
by following the YCDSB AND YRDSB on twitter. Please note that school bus charters will not operate when home to
school bus service is cancelled. PLEASE AVOID CALLING THE SCHOOL OFFICE REGARDING SCHOOL BUS
CANCELLATIONS.
CHAPLAINCY
Jesus said, “Let the children come to me and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of heaven belongs
to such as these.” Matthew 19:14.
“When children are loved, they live off trust; their bides and hearts open up to those who respect and
love them, who understand and listen to them.” ― Jean Vanier
The Chaplaincy team of Mrs. Anderson and Mr. Caldana would like to extend our warmest greetings to the Jean Vanier
Community. There have been many events that have taken place this fall at Vanier; masses, liturgies, retreats, guest speakers, and
coat drives.
As we begin every school year, we celebrated our opening school mass on September 12th. Due to
the chilly weather we broke with our annual tradition of an outdoor mass in our school courtyard,
instead having the mass at our local parish, Our Lady Queen of the World. Newly appointed
Associate Pastor, Father Morosco Lett celebrated the mass in the packed Church.
Father Morosco’s homily reminded the students of the gifts that they have to offer to the school
community. We look forward to celebrating more masses at Our Lady Queen of the World Parish
throughout the school year.
September 10th was Mr. Vanier’s 86th birthday. The school marked the special occasion by
singing Happy Birthday to Mr. Vanier and everyone in the cafeteria was given a piece of cake to
share in the celebrations. A video of the students singing Happy Birthday, was sent to Mr. Vanier
in France.
The grade 9
orientation trip at
Muskoka Woods
was concluded
with a closing
prayer service.
The Chaplains led the prayer service which
continued with the theme of Salt and Light from
the Getting Ready for High School Assembly. The
grade 9 students participated in the celebration
through the lighting of candles marking the themes
of joy, laughter, faith, hope, light, and love.
On Friday October 3rd, Father Morosco celebrated
the First Friday Mass of the school year. Our First
Friday Masses take place on the first Friday of
every month in our School Chapel. Three to four
classes are invited to come and celebrate mass at
noon in a small and intimate setting. Parishioners
of Our Lady Queen of the World and members of
our school community are welcome to come and
celebrate the Eucharist with us.
Lastly, the local St. Vincent De Paul Societies of St. Mary Immaculate and Our Lady Queen of the World Parishes asked our
school to assist with their Winter Coat Drive to help those families in need in our community. Our school community came
through to help those in need by donating over 40 winter coats.
The first half of the semester is already complete and we are busy in preparation for Remembrance Day and Advent. We will
continue to keep your families in our prayers and we ask that you continue to keep our school community in your prayers as well.
God Bless!
T. Anderson and A. Caldana ,
Chaplains
Upon the completion of two weeks of Pre-Placement preparation, students energetically commenced their Co-op placements on
September 15th. Each day since, they have continued to take advantage of the opportunity to explore the world of work in their surrounding communities, finding out if a possible career path is the right one for them.
The Co-op department at Jean Vanier would like to take this opportunity to extend our gratitude to the many companies and organizations who have continued to support our programme, as well as newer companies who have recently partnered up with JV.
Here are a few highlights of some of our students as they complete the first months of their placements.
Justin Garcia (Forest Hill North Auto
Collision)
Janeane Aranas (Bayview Hill Animal HospitalSpecialist High Skills Major)
Patrick Hanna (Med-Rehab PhysiotherapySpecialist High Skills Major)
Cheng fu Tan (Honda of Richmond Hill)
Upcoming:

Interested and eligible first semester Co-op students in Apprentice based trades will have an opportunity to sign on with the
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program at the Catholic Education Centre

Students have been actively attending OYAP Acceleration Program Open Houses and are already in the process of
applying for these second semester opportunities.
REMINDERS:
SHAD VALLEY

Graduating students who are considering applying to
the University of Toronto can apply for the 2014
University of Toronto National Book Award and
Scholarship Program. The deadline is November 7,
2014. Application materials are available at
www.adm.utoronto.ca/ns.

Graduating students, who have not yet completed their
40 hours of community service, must do so by May 1,
2015.
If you are creative and have an entrepreneurial mind in
science, math and technology, look no further. Shad Valley
offers an amazing four week summer residential program
hosted at twelve different university campuses across
Canada. For those interested in applying for Shad Valley
Summer Program 2015, the first application intake is
November 26, 2014, the second is December 11, 2014.
Please visit www.shad.ca for more information or see
Mrs. Wong.

Those graduating students who would like to be
considered for the “Lieutenant Governor’s Community
Volunteer Award” must have all the hours in no later
than April 24, 2015.
VOLUNTEER/JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer information is found in the Guidance office.
Students need to visit the bulletin board on a regular basis.
Graduation:
TUTORING
June 24, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m.
Crystal Fountain Banquet Hall
60 McDowell Gate
Markham, Ontario
Students needing tutoring information, please see Mr.
Thompson in the guidance office.
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
SUMMER CREDIT COURSES:
Scholarships information are found in the Guidance office.
Students need to visit the Guidance bulleting board on a
regular basis. Students are also encourage to sign up with
www.studentawards.com
Poland and Germany summer credit
UPCOMING University/College Open House:
York University:
Saturday Nov. 08
Western:
Saturday Nov. 16th,
Humber:
Saturday Nov. 05
Seneca: Saturday November 29th
Centennial: Sunday Nov. 23rd
Please register on line
Information Sessions:
Mr. Domenic Scuglia
(905) 727- 5652
Principal at St. Maximillian Kolbe
White Pine Forest of Reading
Every year the Ontario Library Association selects ten young adult fiction books by Canadian Authors to make up the White Pine
reading list. These books are read by students all over Ontario and in April students have the opportunity to vote for the book that
they would like to see win the White Pine Award. These books are part of the JV Book Club. This year’s White Pine Forest of
Reading book selection includes:
Gail Gallant Apparition
Being able to see ghosts and teaming up with a local historian and his son, allows Amelia to piece together
what really happened the night her best friend apparently committed suicide. The last time Amelia Mackenzie saw her best friend Matthew alive, he broke her heart. When he is found the next day an apparent
suicide, Amelia's world comes crashing down. And then she sees him again. Because Amelia has a secret:
sometimes, she sees ghosts. A local history columnist named Morris Dyson contacts Amelia after the funeral and tells her that he thinks the barn Matthew died in is haunted. With Amelia's gift for seeing ghosts,
Morris's radical theories on the supernatural, and a bit of help from Morris's son Kip a mystery unfolds. Apparition is a fast-paced supernatural mystery about memory and obsession, love and loss.
Gabrielle Prendergrast Audacious
When artistic outcast Raphaelle moves to a new town she tries to reinvent herself and attracts the attention
of the brooding Samir until a bold artistic decision threatens to derail everything. Raphaelle is wrong—she
has the wrong hair, the wrong clothes, and the wrong personality. In fact, the only time she ever feels right
is when she’s creating works of art; so when her family relocates, she decides to become someone new.
Reborn as Ella, she envisions a new kind of life and finds herself drawn to the brooding Samir. But too
soon she discovers that reinvention is not as simple as shedding her past, and a bold artistic decision may
very well destroy her. Told in jagged verse that catapults readers into Ella’s life, Audacious by Gabrielle
Prendergast is a bold exploration of art, faith, and boundaries.
Heather Smith Baygirl
Newfoundland teen Kit Ryan faces new love and loss after relocating from her small hometown of Parsons Bay to the big city of St. John's. Kit Ryan’s tumultuous family life, with an abusive, alcoholic father
and acquiescent mother, is only tempered by visits to her loving Nan and best friend Anne-Marie. This
changes when Kit’s father loses his fishing job and the family must move to the big city of St. John’s.
There, Kit befriends an unlikely cast of characters: her once-successful Uncle, now fighting his own demons, a curmudgeonly, yet lovable older neighbour, and new love interest Elliot. These people help Kit to
see beyond her father’s outbursts, to understand alcoholism as a nuanced disease. But other events threaten Kit’s new understanding of her situation. Will she emerge unscathed?
Darren Hynes Creeps
Wayne Pumphrey is routinely the object of bullying until one day an unlikely source comes to his rescue
and a friendship is born. Will Wayne’s new friendship survive the bully’s new plans? Fifteen-year old
Wayne Pumphrey wishes he had the courage to actually send the letters he writes to friends and family.
He also wishes his father would stop drinking, his mother would stop packing her bags to leave, and that
his sister would stop listening to Nickleback. But what Wayne wishes for most, is that Pete “The Meat”
would let him walk to school in peace. Then one morning, faced with Pete, his posse, and the inevitable
eating of yellow snow, Marjorie rescues Wayne and an unlikely friendship is born. If only Pete didn’t
have plans for them both…
Amy McCulloch The Oathbreaker’s Shadow
When a young warrior is wrongfully accused of treachery against the heir to the khan, he is exiled into the desert where he fights to survive and clear his name. In fifteen-year-old Raim’s world, you tie a knot for every
promise you make. Break that promise and the knot will burst into flames, marking you as an oathbreaker. But
Raim doesn’t know what promise was made for the knot he has worn on his wrist for as long as he can remember. On the day he pledges his life to Khareh, the future king, the rope ignites and sears a mark into his skin.
Raim has two options: run or be killed. He takes refuge in the desert. Will he be able to learn skills needed to
clear his name?
Ria Voros The Opposite of GeekGretchen
Meyers doesn't know exactly what went wrong, but life in the eleventh grade is beginning to suck. As if having
a semi-nudist, food-obsessed family wasn't awkward enough, she has lost her best friend to the fanatical school
swim team, and her chemistry grade is so close to negative digits that only emergency tutoring can save it. So
far, so high school. Then James/Dean rolls into her life — also known as her zit-faced chemistry tutor James
and his slightly less zit-faced cousin Dean. Kind-hearted rebels without a cause, they draw Gretchen out of
classroom hell, and briefly the world seems full of possibility, but everything changes over the course of one
awful night. Bewildered by harsh new emotions of grief and love, Gretchen realizes she must now decide who
she wants to be and what it means to be loyal. Written partly in verse, as self-confessed poetry geek Gretchen
finds new ways of expressing herself, The Opposite of Geek is a tale of haiku, high school, and heartache. Rich
with humour, it explores all the anguished details of teenage life through the words of one girl who is finding
her way.
Eve Silver Rush
Miki Jones wakes up in “the lobby”; an alternate universe after being hit by a car. She’s in a game where she
has to fight and save the world – over and over again, any time, any place. If you’re successful, you go back to
the real world; if you die in the game, you’re dead. Sixteen-year-old Miki Jones's carefully controlled life spirals into chaos after she's run down in the street, left broken and bloody. She wakes up fully healed in a place
called the lobby—pulled from her life, through time and space into some kind of game where she and a team
are sent on missions to eliminate the Drau, terrifying and beautiful alien creatures. There are no practice runs,
no training, and no way out. Miki has only the guidance of secretive but maddeningly attractive team leader,
Jackson Tate, who says the game is more than that and what they do now determines their survival—and the
survival of every other person on this planet. She laughs. He doesn't. And then the game takes a deadly and
terrifying turn.
Jan Andrews The Silent Summer of Kyle McGinley
Fed up with being moved from one foster care home to the other, Kyle McGinley has taken a vow of silence.
After all, what’s the point of talking when no one listens? When he lands at Scott and Jill Wardman’s home,
Kyle starts to reconsider. With a little bit of help from a crow, a swamp, and a ton of black paint, he begins to
believe that his life can actually be better - as long as his father stays away.
Tom Ryan Tag Along
It's junior prom night. Andrea is grounded for getting her older brother to buy booze for her, Paul is having
panic attacks, Roemi has been stood up by his Internet date, and Candace is busy tagging a building (before she
gets collared by a particularly tenacious cop). By happenstance, the four near-strangers end up together, getting
into more trouble, arguing and ultimately helping each other out over the course of eight madcap hours. Fans of
the 80’s movie, The Breakfast Club, will love the premise of this hilarious book. Friendships are forged on
prom night, when four teens help each other through disappointment, near arrest, parental interference and panic attacks.
Teresa Toten The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B
Adam Spencer Ross meets Robyn and falls in love – not an easy task for a teen, especially one with
OCD. When he chooses a superhero avatar, he naturally becomes Batman to her Robyn – but can he be a hero?
Adam Spencer Ross is a typical 15-year-old boy. He’s dealing with typical everyday problems: school, divorced parents, step-siblings. And he’s got OCD. As an added bonus, weird things are going on at home AND
his OCD rituals are escalating. In room 13B, the support group room, he meets Robyn – and instantly falls in
love! When the group is asked to choose a superhero to represent them, Adam naturally becomes Batman to
Robyn’s Robyn. But can he be her hero? Can he be anyone’s hero? Can he save himself?
Library Technology
In support of the many 21st Century learning initiatives the Jean Vanier Library has:
32 Stand alone computers with internet access and basic computer software
30 Chromebooks that can be used in the Library or signed out for classroom use.
1 iPad
1 Smartboard. The Smartboard is an interactive whiteboard used for creating and presenting innovative lessons and displaying student work.
Photocopier, Printers and Scanner
Chromebooks
In September Jean Vanier CHS acquired 30 Chromebooks. Here’s how Digital Trends describes the Chromebook:
You can think of a Chromebook as Internet-dependent laptop that starts up super fast (roughly 7 seconds, or a fraction of the time it takes to boot
an old Windows computer). They’re relatively lightweight and powered by Google’s Chrome operating system. The device’s name gives you a
clue of what kind of OS it uses, and the only app natively stored that runs on the device is a browser. Everything else is composed of web apps
(email, photos, documents), or apps that run while you’re connected to a network. This is allowing more of our students to have access to D2L
and Google Apps in their classrooms. The high point about everything being saved on the Web is that you’ll have access to it from any computer.
Best Buddies: Jean Vanier Chapter
Best Buddies is an international organization that partners students with differing abilities with Peers
to promote understanding and friendships. At Jean Vanier our Best Buddies program mirrors the
values promoted by the philosophy of our
school founder Jean Vanier. “Every child, every
person needs to know that they are a source of
joy; every child, every person, needs to be celebrated” Jean Vanier, Becoming Human.
We have monthly activities after school where
our students come together for fun filled activities as we did on October 30th making Halloween window decorations. Our November event
is on Sunday, Nov. 30 at Joe’s Burgers : 2-4
pm for our annual Chapter fundraiser. If you are interested in participating in
our fundraiser event please contact Mrs. Whelan (905) 770- 8656 X 89734 for details.
Things have been very busy in the Canadian and World Studies Department. Grade 9 Geography students went on
a walking tour of downtown Toronto on October 7th. Visiting such places as the Kensington Market, Chinatown, the
financial district, Queen’s Park and the Eaton’s Centre, teachers Mr. Lessy, Ms. Mancini, Mr. Warecki and Mr.
Yensen led them on a walk to experience all the different land uses in an urban setting.
Our grade 10 and 12 students took part in a Mayoralty debate between Dave Barrow, Carmine Perrelli and
Anastasios Baxevanidis. After, the entire student body was invited to take part in Student Vote, a simulation of
the municipal election for the Town of Richmond Hill.
Grade 11 Parenting students have had numerous “guest mothers” and their babies visit the classroom to give first
hand accounts of the trials and tribulations of motherhood. The RealCare baby simulation are underway in Ms.
Bettio’s class by date of publication of this newsletter.
The Department has created an after school help group called CWS SOS. Beginning November 6th, every Thursday in room 119, a CWS teacher will be available for extra help or simply for the opportunity to discuss all things
CWS.
Finally, the CWS Department will be holding a Conference for all grade 10 History students, on December 4th. Our
guest speaker that day will be Retired Lt. Col. Susan Beharriel. Lt. Col. Beharriel will be sharing with us her
experiences as a pilot in the Canadian Armed Forces during the Cold War as part of a wider examination of
Canada’s role in this international conflict.
ROBOTICS CLUB FOR 2014-2015
This year the Jean Vanier Robotics Club will be
participating in two robotics competitions. Our first
competition will be hosted by VEX Robotics. Currently,
the club is meeting every Wednesday after school to
design and build the robot. The competition will take
place on December 13, 2014. The second competition
is a worldwide robotics competition hosted by First
Robotics Canada. NASA will broadcast the challenge
on January 3, 2015!
The Robotics Club has a few more spaces open for
any students who wish to be part of this amazing
opportunity. Anyone can sign up and no experience is
needed. The competition is structured in a way that
utilizes disciplines from various fields so the Robotics
Club needs students who have an interest in any of
the following subject areas: Mathematics, Business,
Science, Graphic Design and English. The team also
welcomes any parent mentors who wish to help the
team after school. For more
information on the competitions please visit
www.firstroboticscanada.org or please see Mr.
Persad in Room 141 for more details!
Dear D rivers,
The Jean Vanier com munity w ould like to extend to you our thanks and appreciation for the parking lot etiquette you have
displayed thus far this year.
Drivers:
We would like to reiterate the preferred drop-off/pick-up procedure. It is illegal to use Handicapped parking spaces
without proper documentation. Student drop-off/pick-up, parking or waiting in your vehicle in the Bus/Fire Route lane on
the South side of the school is not permitted.
There are 3 Options to entering the school property:
Option 1)
Enter school off of Bayview Ave. from South driveway
Turn left to front of school
Drop student(s) off
Proceed to Bayview Ave. using N orth exit
* You will no longer have the option to exit onto Redstone Rd. when entering from Bayview Ave.
Bayview Ave
Option 2)
Enter school off of Redstone Rd. from East driveway (close to Frank Endean Rd.)
Proceed to “Kiss & Ride” location
Drop student(s) off
Proceed to West exit back onto Redstone Rd. or drive through to Bayview Ave. North exit (no three-point
turns allowed)
Bayview Ave
Bayview Ave Bayview Ave Redstone Road
O p t io n 3 )
E n t e r s c h o o l f r o m W e s t R e d s t o n e R d . d r i v e w a y ( c lo s e t o c h u r c h )
T u rn r i g h t
M a ke lo o p
P r o c e e d to “ K i s s & R i d e ” l o c a t i o n
D r o p s tu d e n t ( s ) o f f
P r o c e e d to W e s t e x i t b a c k o n t o R e d s t o n e R d . o r d r i v e t h r o u g h t o B a y v i e w A v e . N o r t h e x it ( n o t h r e e p o i n t t u r n s a ll o w e d )
B a y v ie w A v e
R ed sto n e R o a d
W a lk in g to S c h o o l
P a r e n ts , p l e a s e r e m i n d s t u d e n t s t h a t w a l k t o s c h o o l to s ta y s a f e b y :
 R e m o v i n g h e a d p h o n e s a n d e a r p lu g s a n d l o o k i n g u p o r g e t t i n g o f f c e l l p h o n e s b e f o r e c r o s s i n g r o a d s
 S t o p p i n g a n d a c ti v e l y lo o k in g b o t h w a y s b e f o r e c r o s s i n g a r o a d , e v e n i f o t h e r s b e f o r e y o u a r e c r o s s i n g
 I f b i k i n g , w a l k i n g b i k e s a c r o s s t h e r o a d to t h e s i d e w a l k
 A lw a y s f o ll o w i n g th e tr a f f ic s i g n a l
T h r o u g h th e e f f o r ts o f a l l p a r e n t s a n d s t u d e n ts w h o d r iv e t o s c h o o l, w e c a n e n s u r e t h e i n c r e a s e d h a p p i n e s s a n d s a f e t y o f
o u r s t u d e n t s . I t i s n o t e w o r th y t h a t t h i s y e a r , s t u d e n ts h a v e a l r e a d y e x p r e s s e d f e e l in g s a f e r w a lk i n g to a n d a t s c h o o l . T h a n k
y o u f o r c o n t i n u in g i n y o u r d i l i g e n c e a n d d e d ic a t i o n t o w a r d s a f e p a r k i n g lo t p r a c t ic e s ; i t is j u s t o n e e x a m p le o f y o u r
c o n tr i b u ti o n t o o u r v i b r a n t s c h o o l c o m m u n i t y .
S a f e t r a v els! !
"On Tues Oct 21, the students in Mme Dominicis' Gr.12 French class traveled downtown to enjoy a standard French
meal at a typical Parisian bistro called MIDI. Prior to the luncheon, students were required to complete a mini scavenger
hunt in French. Mme. Dominicis would like to wish this graduating group much success in future endeavours and many
thanks for persevering with the French studies throughout the four years at Jean Vanier."
ARTS
Dramatic Arts
Anastacia Percherskaya
Mona Petrosian
Roham Mortazavi-Gorgani
Olivia Fedele
09
09
10
11
Instrumental Music
Carina Chan
Kathryn Decorte
Ryan Orpilla
Justin Kim
09
10
10
11
Dance
C. Afolabi-Aiyelokun
Cynthia Rangoni
10
10
Visual Arts
Melody Lucena
Liam Engel
Melanie Kawaja
Dancia Susilo
Mary Halim
09
10
10
10
11
BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGICAL
STUDIES
Financial Accounting Fundamentals
Jessica Tin Kwon Yuen
11
Introduction to Business
Eric Chu
10
Entrepreneurship: Venture Planning in
an Electronic Age
Justin Kim
12
Computer Engineering Technology:
Robotics and Control Systems
Antonio Enriquez
11
Sophie Morgan
Exploring Technology
Kevin Fontano-Gholizadeh
Maxim Matyashin
Technological Design
Claire Marisa
Sarah Clapperton
Bianca Colarossi
Danyal Damroodi
Nicole Menegol
Angelina Stalteri
Farnaz Vahdat
Introduction to Anthropology,
Psychology & Sociology
Lucas Klein
Sophie Morgan
Robert Suwary
Eric Chu
Melanie Kawaja
Jacqueline Lai
Marco Alves
Yuliya Zubak
10
10
11
11
11
09
09
Marian Rodolfo
Melanie Kawaja
Christina Visconti
Oscar Ruiz
Alexander Blair
Angelina Stalteri
Contemporary Aboriginal Voices
Jarren Herreria
Yan Castaldo
Hiva Afsharian
10
10
10
10
10
11
Understanding Canadian Law
11
World History to the End of the
Fifteenth Century
Ilya Dyagilev
11
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
Melissa Ciotola
Maya Kiwan
11
11
09
09
09
10
10
10
10
11
11
Literacy Course
Lin Chen
12
ENGLISH AS A SECOND
LANGUAGE
Sevda Montakhaby Nodeh
Zhengxian Feng
Ngoc Thanh Truc Pham
09
10
11
GUIDANCE/CAREER STUDIES
Brooklyn Landry
10
MATHEMATICS
Cdn. History Since World War I
Communications Technology
Eugena Tang
Construction Technology
Matthew Mattei
Harrison Song
Michael Galati
Matthew Stenta
Kristian Tressler
11
Issues in Canadian Geography
Parenting
10
11
11
11
CANADIAN & WORLD
STUDIES
Information and Communication Technology
Emily Moubayed
09
Hospitality and Tourism
Melanie Kawaja
Christopher Chau
11
11
11
Hairstyling and Aesthetics
Civics & Citizenship
Communications Technology: Photography & Digital Imaging
Christopher Chau
11
10
11
Health & Personal Services Technology
Marketing: Goods, Services, Events
Angelina Stalteri
11
10
09
ENGLISH
Sarah Inez Moini
Foundations of Mathematics
Garen Copuroglu
Meghan Gallagher
09
09
10
Foundations of College Mathematics
Sage Ward
Functions and Applications
Ngoc Thanh Truc Pham
11
11
Functions
Shiyi Li
11
Advanced Functions
Yeonseo Kim
11
Mathematics for Work and Everyday
Life
Dana Baddeley
11
Principles of Mathematics
Dong Jun Kim
Jacqueline Lai
09
10
MODERN LANGUAGES
STUDENT SERVICES
French
Sophie Mogan
Kurt O’Neill Fritz
Yan Castaldo
Jessica Tin Kwon Yuen
09
09
10
11
Learning Strategies
Robert Suwary
PHYSICAL &
HEALTH\EDUCATION
Healthy Active Living
Sophie Morgan
Andrew Salib
Tanushka Doctor
Carmelo Lamanna
Joohyun Yoon
Neda Bateni
Alexandria Carreira
Alexander Clarke
Joshua Reid
Personal and Fitness Activities
Jesse Umanski
Neda Bateni
09
09
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
RELIGION
Religion: Be With Me
Melanie Morales
09
Christ and Culture
Melanie Kawaja
10
World Religions: Belief /Daily Life
Angelina Stalteri
11
World Religions and Belief Traditions:
Perspectives, Traditions and Challenges
Ilya Dyagilev
Lucas Klein
Jessica Tin Kwon Yuen
11
11
11
SCIENCE
Biology
Farnaz Vahdat
Jarren Herreria
Jessica Tin Kwon Yuen
Chemistry
Jessica Tin Kwon Yuen
11
11
11
11
Physics
Jessica Tin Kwon Yuen
11
Science
Sophie Morgan
Kevin Fontano-Gholizadeh
Dong Jun Kim
Jacqueline Lai
Vicky Leung
09
09
09
10
10
GRADE 9
Jules Raybern Aguila
Jenna Alberico
Juan Pablo Alfonzo
Chelsea Apostol
Melissa Basler
Maria Bayato
Tanya Bregar
Joshua Brennan
Carina Chan
Lesley Chan
Jonathan Chen
Julianna Colandrea
James Cornwell
Kiiara Correia
Dina Dadgar
Natalie De Luca
Adrien DiPede
Brianna D'Silva
Michael D'Silva
Melissa Emanoilidis
Tarannom Farhoudi
Andrew Gavros
Thomas Guglielmin
Xinyuan Guo
Arad Hashemi
Toluwalase Ibikunle
Aitor Iribarren
Reihaneh Jamali-Far
Huizhi Jin
Onella Kern
Chaewon Kim
Dong Jun Kim
Pearl Koc
Emily Kocjancic
Hirbod Korki
Danielle Lamanna
Alfred Langer
Ailin Lian
Jacky Liu
Allison Lobo
Shucen Lu
Melody Lucena
09
Melika Malekzadeh
Elisa Marconi
Maxim Matyashin
Sevda Montakhaby Nodeh
Melanie Morales
Sophie Morgan
Emma Morini
Emily Moubayed
Laura Munoz Tabares
Angelina Orphanou
Eleni Papadopoulos
Anastacia Pecherskaya
Maria Inez Philip
Rodrigo Plascencia
Shadi Raeisdanaei
Aliraza Rajabali
Tyler Rajpaulsingh Matute
Mohammad Rastegar Panah
Marian Rodolfo
Andrew Salib
Robert Suwary
Alexandra Tsotsos
Annalize Veeria
Brandon Villanueva
Solomon Yoon
GRADE 10
Christiana Afolabi-Aiyelokun
Luke Agnel
Paul Minho Ahn
Daniela Alvarez
Sarah Barrett
Monika Borbely
Yan Castaldo
Karmen Chazi
Jason Chin
Eric Chu
Kaitlyn Dan
Kathryn Decorte
Bernard Deveaux
Tanushka Doctor
Joshua D'Silva
Miguel Enriquez
Dana Fiorino
Christopher Fraccaro
Victoria Galimanis
Meghan Gallagher
Livianna Gallone
Alexis Granada
Michael Hanna
Ana Heilbron
Kevin Hum
Julia Iaquinta
Mary Cristine Isles
Niki Jafari
Melanie Kawaja
Sara Kiwan
Jacqueline Lai
GRADE 10 (continued)
Vicky Leung
Claire Marisa
Almira Masangcay
Leonardo Merced
Emily Moore
Roham Mortazavi-Gorgani
Theodore Murgan
Andrew Ng
Ching Yiu Ng
Karin Peride-Hauptricht
Matthew Pincin
Marleen Pitruzzella
Charlene Ramos
Cynthia Rangoni
Bernadette Rosano
Justin Scott
Yousef Shafik
Harrison Song
Dancia Susilo
Eugena Tang
Neda Tavakkoli
Brianna Tersigni
Taylor Thalheimer
Ethan Thomas
Jonathan Tillmann
Jesse Tran
Andreas Tryphonopoulos
Chantale Undyantara
Christina Visconti
Robert Williams
Jamie Wu
Mahayla Yoon-Vickerman
Yixin Yuan
GRADE 11
Hiva Afsharian
Amir Alavi
Tony An
Dana Baddeley
Briana Bagiamis
Neda Bateni
Alishiya Bhuvanaraj
Mitchell Boddy
Yeghia Boghossian
Erika Borbely
Alexandrea Carreira
Christopher Chau
Michael Cheng
Melissa Ciotola
Sarah Clapperton
Alexander Clarke
Bianca Colarossi
Danyal Damroodi
Christopher Di Lorenzo
Nicole Di Pietro
Serena Dingle
Ilya Dyagilev
Antonio Enriquez
Olivia Fedele
Jessica Federico
Steven Giankoulas
Christine Halim
Sina Hashemi
Jarren Herreria
Erfan Jamalifar
Gi Hae Kang
Christina Karababas
Seyedeh Kazemi
Karim Khalil
Sang Jin Kim
Yeonseo Kim
Maya Kiwan
Lucas Klein
Brooklynne Landry
Cassandra Lee
Alessandra Lepri
Shiyi Li
Roderick MacLeod
Sahel Manochehry
Nicole Menegol
Kaela Menezes
Melody Mui
Luis Murillo Perez
Shahrzad Nassori
Justin Ng
Laura Oliveri
Sarah Pettigrew
Ngoc Thanh Truc Pham
Nicholas Philipopoulos
Daniel Azar Khiavi Razavi
Antonia Rubinia
Jeanette Saliba
Parnia Salimian
Zaid Shahatit
Yun An Shi
Shanahan Sivakumar
Angelina Stalteri
Jessica Tin Kwon Yuen
Jesse Umanski
Farnaz Vahdat
Sage Ward
Kayla Witzing
Mina Yanni
Yuliya Zubak
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Presented annually to the top 5
students in each grade level.
Grade 9
Sophie Morgan
Melanie Morales
Ailin Lian
Anastacia Pecherskaya
Michael D'Silva
Grade 10
Melanie Kawaja
Jacqueline Lai
Eric Chu
Tanushka Doctor
Yan Castaldo
Grade 11
Jessica Tin Kwon Yuen
Jesse Umanski
Ngoc Thanh Truc Pham
Danyal Damroodi
Shiyi Li