Fall - Stanstead College

STANSTEAD COLLEGE
RED & WHITE
FALL 2006
The Stanstead Journey Continues
- Alumnus Peter Daniel `54
- The British Invasion of 1940
- Baccalaureate 2006
HEADMASTER’S LETTER
Boarding school life is one of routine. There’s routine on a day-to-day basis: assembly, meals, classes, sports, study, lights out, all
at designated times. Then there’s the big-picture routine of the school year: arrival and orientation, the building up to exams, breaks,
then more school, more exams, and finally the end of the school year and goodbyes.
It may be routine, but it’s never the same. Every year is filled with the unpredictable (some good, some not so good) and every
year sees new faces arriving and familiar faces leaving.
This past academic year was unusual in that we had to say goodbye to a larger than usual number of faculty and staff, some of
whom are taking on new jobs, some returning to school, others retiring. We recognize their contributions elsewhere in this issue but
I’d also like to take the opportunity here to wish them all the very best.
There may be many goodbyes but as I pointed out at June’s Baccalaureate Service, while change may be difficult it also creates
opportunities. Most of us here at Stanstead College are in our positions as a result of someone else leaving. One of the strongest
elements of our school is the unique makeup of our faculty – long term veterans, experienced mid-career professionals and energetic teachers new to the profession.
Fully one third of our faculty has been at the College for 10 years or more.
Another six have been here between five and 10 years.
I singled out our veterans at the service and I’d like to do it again:
Michael McNamara: starting year number 11 at Stanstead College
Louise Gittens: year 12
Erik Van Dyke: year 13
Christian Williams: year 14
Beth Wadleigh: year 15
Carmen Campbell: year 16
Elizabeth Getty: year 17
Susan Telling: year 18
André Simard: year 18
Mike Wolfe with Chatbhadee Chatrabhuti `04(left),
Ronald Chang `03 (center right) and Adam Spirk
Geoff Telling: year 19
`99 (right) at an alumni reunion held in Toronto on
Andrew Elliot: year 23
March 30, 2006.
Brian Denney: year 41
I’d like to thank these teachers for being there through it all, the good times and the not so good times. Their commitment to the
school is unquestionable and their role in shaping young lives anything but routine.
Michael T. Wolfe
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Stanstead College is to provide boys and girls with an education of superior quality in
preparation for college and university in North America.
Central to this mission is our commitment to provide a highly structured and supportive environment
where students can develop independence and self-rreliance through hard work, self-ddiscipline, personal
responsibility and sound moral values.
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CONTENTS
FEATURES
Headmaster’s Letter .................................................................................................. 2
Peter Daniel `54........................................................................................................ 4
Baccalaureate 2006 ................................................................................................... 6
In Memoriam .......................................................................................................... 12
The RED & WHITE is published by the The British Contingent ............................................................................................. 14
Advancement Office twice a year for
Farewells ................................................................................................................. 27
alumni, parents, students, staff and
friends of the school.
EDITORS
Ross Murray
Karen Cushing
DESIGN & LAYOUT
Karen Cushing
Ross Murray
COVER PHOTO
Jacques Courtemanche
PHOTOGRAPHY
Advancement Office
Jacques Courtemanche
Stanstead College Archives
PRINTED BY
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ALUMNI
Alumni Awards........................................................................................................ 5
Class Notes ..................................................................................................16
Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament ..................................................................... 20
Montreal Alumni Reunion .................................................................................... 23
Toronto Alumni Reunion ...................................................................................... 24
Homecoming 2006.................................................................................................... 25
Calendar ................................................................................................................. 28
ADVANCEMENT
Thank You Donors ................................................................................................. 10
Red & White Fund Surpasses Goal ..................................................................... 11
ACADEMICS
Head Prefect - Jennifer Bauer..................................................................................... 7
Language Adventure Celebrates 20th ....................................................................... 21
Australian Reflections .............................................................................................. 22
Questions, comments, news and photos
ADMISSIONS
may be sent to:
The Editors
Stanstead College Advancement Office
450 Dufferin
Stanstead, Quebec
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(819)876-7891 ext.225
RedandWhite@stansteadcollege.com
www.stansteadcollege.com
The International Experience .................................................................................. 26
ATHLETICS
Girls’ Hockey .......................................................................................................... 9
CO-CURRICULAR
Stanstead Pushes the Green Envelope ........................................................................ 8
Building Homes in Mexico ...................................................................................... 13
Hungry to Help ....................................................................................................... 22
Lectures Series begins in October ............................................................................. 25
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OUR ALUMNI
PETER DANIEL `54:
THE ROAD TO AND FROM
STANSTEAD... AND BACK AGAIN
Peter Daniel was surprised to learn he
would be attending Stanstead College for
his Grade 11 year. Shocked, actually.
Possibly terrified.
He had walked into his home in Quebec
City to find his suitcase packed and his
father telling him to be ready to leave in
half an hour.
"Where are we going?" Peter asked.
"You're going to school in Stanstead."
Peter's mother had been hospitalized for
some time and his father, with the help of
a housekeeper, had been raising his four
children alone. One fewer person in the
house to take care of would help. Besides,
Peter, he had decided, needed some structure in his life.
Peter arrived at Stanstead College later
that day "still stunned and dry in the
throat," recalls Peter today.
This was 1953.
Flash forward 53 years. This past June,
Peter Daniel came back to Stanstead
College, where he spent just that one year.
Recently retired as executive vice president
of BCE and Bell Canada after a long
career in journalism, government and international relations,
Peter gave the Baccalaureate
Daniel `54 presents graduating grade 12 student
address to this year's graduating Peter
Jean-Samuel Rancourt with the Birks Silver Medal for the
class. His son Max will be highest overall average in Grade 12. Not surprisingly
enrolling in Grade 7 in the fall. Rancourt also took home the Biology, Chemistry,
and Physics prizes as well as the Amaron
And he just joined the school's Mathematics
Prize for French.
Council of Trustees.
gladly come back for Grade 12. But it was
Something must have happened between his sister's turn. Peter ended up graduating
that first terrifying day in September 1953 from Quebec High.
and June 1954 to leave an impression.
The road after high school and universi"I learned a couple of things at ty was long, winding and filled with
Stanstead," Peter says. "I learned how to opportunities that Peter seized along the
get along with people in a community. way - something he alluded to in his
Because that's what it is - a community. Baccalaureate address.
You also learn to take care of yourself. If
Peter fell into journalism by going to
you don't send your clothes to the laundry work for a neighbour who had just opened
nobody will, if you don't keep your room an English television station in order to
clean nobody will do it for you. There was bring CBC to town.
a code of conduct - an unwritten code "I decided if I was going to do journalthat you had to live by.
ism, I should learn about it. So I went to
"I also learned how to work on my own. work for two years at the local TV and
It was demanding. Mr. Gordon, Mr. radio station in Sydney, Nova Scotia,
Hackett, Mr. Graham - they didn't take CJCB," he says. "I had a helluva good
any crap. Even if you didn't think you time, covering city hall, accidents, fires,
could make it, they didn't give up on you. learning the basics."
"I ended up doing
From Sydney, Peter worked for CFCF in
a lot better than I Montreal before moving back to CBC. He
would have done at quickly moved up the ladder, becoming
Quebec High. And I the CBC's Paris Bureau chief from 1971
did a lot better the to 1975 before returning to Canada as sennext year than had I ior political correspondent. It was then
not
gone
to that he lost his stomach for journalism.
Stanstead."
"I hated Ottawa," he says. "I had come
Perhaps the great- from Paris and had been covering the
est statement Peter Vietnam War, the Middle East, incidents
can make about his in Cyprus, and now I was back on the Hill
time at Stanstead was sticking microphones in faces asking inane
that he would have questions. I asked myself two basic quesAlumnus and soon to be Stanstead trustee and parent, Peter Daniel `54,
was the guest speaker at this year’s baccalaureate.
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tions: If I continue doing this, am I going
be doing this when I'm 50? And do I want
to be doing this when I'm 50?"
The answers were "probably yes" and
"no."
A friend in Foreign Affairs alerted him
to a position as NATO spokesperson in
Brussels. He got the job, launching a
career that saw Peter working successively
as media spokesman and special advisor
for the International Energy Agency in
Paris, assistant deputy minister in the federal Department of Finance and later
External Affairs, communications advisor
for South Africa's first multiracial election,
and in 1997 as director of information
and press for NATO during the Kosovo
conflict. He also served as senior vice-
president of the Canadian International
Development Agency.
In 2003, he joined Bell Canada and
BCE, Canada's largest communications
company, as executive vice-president,
communications and corporate marketing,
a post from which he retired May 31.
"It was all circumstance, luck and timing, making the right decisions and making them quickly," he says. "You have to
network all the time, because it's your network that will get you where you want to
go."
While more or less retired, Peter continues to work as a consultant. He also sits on
a number of boards, including, recently,
Stanstead College's Council of Trustees.
"I don't want to serve on board if I'm
not going to be active or if it's not going
to be of interest," he says. "Stanstead is an
adventure that's just beginning. I'll see
where I can be useful. I'm not a lawyer or
an accountant, but I do have skills and
common sense. Plus I've got a kid and had
other kids - I know schools."
As for that kid, Peter says it was his son's
idea to come to Stanstead this fall for Grade
7 - no surprises, no "get in the car, we're
going," but a choice about seeking challenges. Dad's all for it.
"I hope he stays to Grade 12," he says.
NEW ALUMNI AWARDS PRESENTED THIS YEAR
Brian Denney shakes the hand of Dugie Ross,
Director of Advancement as he accepts the
Trustees’ Award of Merit.
June’s Baccalaureate and Prize-Giving
saw the inaugural presentation of the
Trustees’ Awards. Initiated by the
Advancement Committee, the program is
meant to honour people who have made
significant contributions to Stanstead
College and to show the school’s appreciation for alumni in a tangible way.
The awards were presented at
Baccalaureate in the hopes of inspiring
new alumni to carry the torch.
The Trustees’ Award of Merit – for an
alumnus or friend of the school whose
personal effort has enhanced the reputation and prestige of the College through a
sustained and significant contribution to
the College and the community – went to
Brian Denney, Class of ’64.
Brian was a teacher, coach and advisor
at Stanstead for 36 years before retiring in
2003, at which time he was recruited to
work as Alumni Coordinator in the
Advancement Office. His dedication and
influence, said Chairman of the Council
of Trustees Joseph Levy, has been invaluable.
“I don’t think that it’s a coincidence that
since Brian’s been helping with alumni
relations our alumni participation has
soared,” he said.
“Earlier this year, we dedicated the new
gymnasium scoreboard in his name. In
doing so, we asked some of his former
students and players if they would help
cover the cost of the equipment so that it
would in effect be a gift from them. The
general response was ‘Will you take
cheque or Visa?’”
The Young Alumni Award – for an
alumnus under 30 who has demonstrated
leadership and contributed to the advancement of alumni activities and who sets an
inspirational example for future young
alumni – went to another familiar face
from the Advancement Office, Adam
Spirk, Class of ’99.
Joseph Levy remarked on Adam’s positive influence on the students in the past
year but noted that his appreciation for
Stanstead College began pretty much the
day he arrived here as a student.
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He then read from Spirk’s nomination:
“Of all the young alumni I know, no
other has been as grateful for the experience that Stanstead has afforded him than
Adam Spirk. Adam truly loves what
Stanstead College represents, the students
that pass through its halls, and the community he is an integral part of…. Adam’s
enthusiasm for the school has been infectious in our circle and we all find ourselves
wanting to take a larger role in being a part
of that future.”
Nominations are now open for next
year’s recipients. You can find nomination forms in the alumni section of our
website or contact the Advancement
Office.
Headmaster Wolfe and Chairman of the
Board, Joseph Levy congratulate Adam Spirk
`99 as the first recipient of the Young Alumni
Award.
BACCALAUREATE 2006
Do what your heart says is right in a way your head says will
work, guest speaker Peter Daniel (Class of 1954) told graduates
at the Stanstead College Baccalaureate and Prize-Giving held
Friday, June 23 at Centenary United Church in Stanstead.
Despite his vast and varied career (see story page 4), this was
Peter's first commencement address. He delivered his speech
with aplomb and sincerity, urging the graduates to ignore the
naysayers and to pay attention to where they stumble as they
make their way into the world.
"Mistakes are essential because they become your opportunity
to make correction, to learn and to grow," he said. "Mistakes are
our chances to get back on course… You'll probably change
careers four or five times during the course of your working lives.
That's fine. Embrace it!
And grab as much as
you can from each experience.
"Whatever path you
may have for your life,
remember to be alert to
your stumbles - they
may be telling you to
change course. And they
may be pointing you to
new opportunities."
Peter also urged the
students to make a difference. "Those of you
who have had the benefit of a Stanstead education have no
excuse not to try," he said.
The service also included a brief presentation by Ian Spofforth
who was one of 25 British children evacuated to Stanstead
College during World War II.
"You should be immensely proud of what you did for us," he
said.
In his address, Headmaster Michael Wolfe reminded the students that life is not always easy.
"Remember that each and every setback, loss and defeat you
encounter presents you with the opportunity to learn more about
yourself and to reassess what you want to get out of life," he
said.
Sixty Grade 11 and 37 Grade 12 students received diplomas at
the June ceremony, which also included the awarding of several
prizes.
The school's top prize, The Pitcher Memorial Prize for the student who has exerted the greatest influence for good, went to
Jennifer Bauer of Ogden, Que. Headmaster Wolfe said Jennifer's
poise, character, strength, wisdom and concern for others had
earned her the respect of the faculty and student body alike.
Jennifer, who was head prefect this past year, also received the
King Constantine Medal for commitment to Round Square
ideals, the Amaron Prize for French (Grade 12), and the
Sociology Prize. She (pictured on cover and on next page) has
been accepted into the Education program at Queen's University
and recently received a local Millennium Scholarship worth
$4000.
STANSTEAD UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The following 2006 Stanstead graduates
have received scholarships to post-secondary institutions. The full list of student
post-secondary acceptances is available in
the “Academics” section of our website at
www.stansteadcollege.com.
Jennifer Bauer
Queen’s - Concurrent Education
Millennium Local Scholarship
Constance Bédard
Queen’s - Biomedical Computing
(deferred scholarship to Carleton
University)
Andrew Emrich
University of Maine at Presque Iles Elementary Education
Full scholarship
Man-Hei (William) Hou
Waterloo - Mathematics
René Descartes Scholarship & Euclid
Medal for Mathematics
Sean Ingutia
Queen’s - Commerce
Three Queen’s scholarships: Technology
Bursary, Entrance Award, Excellence
(deferred scholarship to Waterloo)
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Dianne Osei
Carleton - Honours Communication
Dobbie Regional Entrance Scholarship
Jean-Samuel Rancourt
Waterloo - Mechanical Engineering
President’s Scholarship
(deferred scholarship to U of T)
Eun Joung Shim
Carleton University - Biology
Entrance Scholarship
Ashley Wilson
U. of Vermont - Environmental Science
Orleans County Board of Realtors
Scholarship
The other major prize-winner was Jean-Samuel Rancourt of
Magog, Que. who won the Birks Silver Medal for the highest
overall average in Grade 12; the Spofforth Trophy for
Excellence in Science and Mathematics; the Arthur E. Curtis Jr.
Award for the top student entering an Engineering program; and
the Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics Prizes.
Jean-Samuel recently received a $2000 President's Scholarship
from the University of Waterloo where he will be studying
Mechanical Engineering.
Felicitha Straus of Hannover, Germany picked up several
prizes, including the Governor General's Medal for the highest
overall average in Grade 11; the Trueman-McFadyen Award for
a graduating girl scholar/athlete; the Biology Prize; and the J.
Brian Clarke Economics Prize.
Thomas Kirkman-Gagnon of Ayer's Cliff, Que. won the Birks'
Bronze Medal for the highest overall average in Grade 10; the
Banting Bursary Award for a returning local student for academic achievement; the Historical Society, Physics and Chemistry
Prizes; and the Sybil Galambos Prize for French (Grade 10).
Lindsay Smith of Stanstead East, Que. won the Wilder Shield
for the junior student with the most positive influence; the Sheila
Ferguson Shield for the all-round junior girl athlete of the year;
the Kenneth Reed Memorial Award for a local junior student
returning to school; and the Grade 9 Math and English Prizes
The complete prize list is available on our website at
www.stansteadcollege.com.
JENNIFER BAUER, HEAD PREFECT
Stanstead College
has been my
home for the past
six years of my
life and will
remain forever
very close to my
heart. It gave me
the opportunity to learn, to experience, to
excel in various aspects of school life, to
get involved within the school and the
larger community, to discover myself and
to grow into the person I have become
today.
When I first came to Stanstead College
in 2000, I was a shy and soft-spoken person. As the years passed several opportunities presented themselves and with these
I was able to grow and learn a great deal of
things.
The best part of growing up at Stanstead
was the fact that I got to see other students and my friends grow up as well. As
we all changed, we were there for each
other to cherish the good times and help
get through the hard times.
The greatest aspect of Stanstead College
is the sense of community, the simple fact
that we are a family. We live together in the
same residence, we eat breakfast, lunch
and supper together, we go to classes
together. We are teammates on the field or
cheer for each other on the sidelines. We
share the feeling of being homesick, we
get angry at each other but at the same
time we share great memories. We stand
up for each other and it's always great to
know that you have someone you can
depend on.
What do I love the most about my
school? The people, because without
them, my experience at Stanstead College
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would not have been the same.
Personally, I would like to thank all my
teachers who taught me over the years, my
advisor who was always there for me, my
coaches who taught me how to work hard
and never give up, my house directors, the
kitchen, maintenance and cleaning staff
for all their work and making sure we feel
at home on campus. Thank you to my parents and my brother for encouraging and
pushing me to become a better person.
Finally, to all my friends, if you ever need
anything I will always be there no matter
what because I respect every single one of
you. Thank you for being part of my life
and sharing these few years with me. I will
always remember you! I am proud of my
school and I am proud to be part of the
Stanstead experience, the Stanstead community! It was an experience I will never
forget!
OUR SCHOOL
STANSTEAD COLLEGE PUSHES THE GREEN ENVELOPE
By Tania Portelli
Anyone who has been a student at Stanstead College the past
four years probably is aware of how I try to do my part to help
the environment. I also educate faculty and students about how
they can choose to live
a greener lifestyle.
Whether it's using
compact fluorescent
light bulbs instead of
incandescent bulbs,
eating a meat-free diet
at least once a week, or
saying goodbye to the
Windex and hello to
vinegar and water, we
all have the power to
make change.
Stanstead College
has been working hard
at becoming more
eco-conscious
and
there are many reaTeacher Tania Portelli oversees the weigh- sons to celebrate. In
ing of the food waste after lunch.
early September 2005,
we started the school year by cleaning up the Tomifobia River
through a national initiative called The Great Canadian Shoreline
Cleanup. Weighing our Food Waste in the cafeteria has taught
students and faculty to take only what they need and not waste
something they are not going to eat. Mr. Van Dyke boasted that
his table did not throw out any waste for over five months. (He's
so competitive!) Yves LaVoie from Aramark believes that it is a
great initiative and says he feels the savings in his budget. With
leftover money, Aramark has been able to spoil us with foods
that we could not regularly afford.
Our biggest accomplishment to date was our first environmental conference called "The Choices We make MAKE a difference," which took place on April 24, 2006. Delegates from 10
different schools joined together at Stanstead College to share
ideas, to learn, to encourage and to empower students and teachers and schools to make their place of learning more environmentally friendly.
The day started with guest speaker Dale Marshall, a climate
change policy analyst with the David Suzuki Foundation. The
day continued with three workshops. The first, during lunch, was
entitled "Where in the WORLD does your food come from?"
which was a menu-driven look at how we can make a difference
and help the environment through our food choices. In the second workshop, delegates explored the outdoor environment of
the conference, using real-world examples on Stanstead's campus
to cover ecological concepts and processes integral to understanding how human choices and decisions have affected the natural environment.
Workshop three, "I want YOU to curb your consumption!"
examined media, consumption and the environmental price tag
associated with the choices we make. The conference closed with
a tree-planting ceremony.
This conference proved to be a fruitful endeavour as teachers
and students alike left the conference with set goals and new
ideas that they can implement at their schools.
Because of our many environmental initiatives, Stanstead
College has been recognized by Canadian Geographic's Green
Team Challenge as one of five honourable mentions in their
national program. Bravo Stanstead College faculty, staff and students!
(www.canadiangeographic.ca/cea2006/gt_winners.asp)
Jason Brueck of the Northwoods Stewardship
Center in Charleston speaks at Stanstead’s first
environmental conference.
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GIRLS HOCKEY MAKES THE MOVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL
on my individual
skills.”
Paired with the
school’s focus on
academics,
the
Stanstead experience has been a satisfying one for both
girls.
“We’re very close
as a team,” says Lisa.
“We’re more like a
family. I’ve been on
other teams that
were really divided.
But no one here
Stanstead girls celebrate their win in the SC Girls Invitational.
judges you.”
Since Stanstead College introduced its
That being said, the girls expressed
girls hockey program in 2002, the team some disappointment that the caliber of
has become increasingly competitive, play in the ETIAC high school league was
making it a draw for young women the not as tough as they had hoped.
same way Stanstead’s renowned boys
This season, Stanstead College plans to
hockey program attracts male students.
fix that.
“My parents wanted me to come to
This past summer, Stanstead actively
Stanstead for the education. I wanted to recruited scholar-athletes for a new intencome for the hockey,” says Lisa Linden of sive girls varsity hockey program to begin
Lower Sackville, N.S. who is entering her in the winter of 2006. The season will
second year at Stanstead College for include not only games in the regional
Grade 12.
high school league but
Joining her last year
also forays into the
was Patricia Thibault of
United States along with
Ottawa. Both girls
Stanstead’s boys team to
played hockey at home
compete against top
but felt the level of play
New England prep
in their local high
schools.
schools wasn’t on par
“We might lose more
with their abilities.
but we’ll learn more,”
“I want to play unisays Thibault.
versity hockey and
Girls coach Adam
hopefully play in either
Spirk says the goal is not
the WHL or the
just to make the program
WWHL,” says Patricia.
more competitive but to
“I believe Stanstead has
provide more opportunihelped me towards
ties for the girls.
reaching that goal in
“In women’s hockey, if
that I’ve improved a lot Lisa Linden and Patricia Thibault
you have a passion and
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want to continue playing after high school,
there are limited spaces in Canadian universities. You have to be the top of your
team. Through this new program, we can
offer exposure to U.S. colleges,” says
Adam, who has both played and coached
at the Junior level with the Kemptville 73s
Junior B Hockey Club.
Lisa, who is hoping to play university
hockey after graduation, says she is looking forward to the revitalized girls program.
“I know if we have the players to compete against stronger teams I’ll be getting
closer to my goal,” she says.
NEW SUMMER
UNIFORM
Daniela Solis Navarro and Alejandro
Nehme Name model polo shirts that are
now part of Summer Dress. The new look
is the direct result of efforts by the
Student Council to have more comfortable clothing for the warmer times of the
school year.
Student Council supervisor Simon
Foster says the success of the initiative
was empowering for the young student
leaders.
“If the student council hadn’t proposed
it, I don’t think it would have happened
this year,” he said.
ANNUAL GIVING
Thank you
Special thanks to all of you who contributed to our Red & White Fund in our 20052006 annual campaign. Your continuous support helps the school provide scholarships & bursaries, upgrade facilities, develop new iniatives and much much more.
Alumni
Stanstead College Alumni Association, Eleanor (Ball)
Mansur 1922*, John Colby 1926, Frieda (Bindman)
Dougherty 1934, L. Eleanor (Cooper) Stalker 1934,
Kathleen (Bready) McMillan 1935, Ruth Sherman 1936,
Clement Mallalieu 1937, Edgar Clark 1938, William
Carson 1939, Florence (Curtis) MacLeod 1939, Robert
MacIntosh 1940, Frances (Meigs) Stuart 1940, Peter
Poapst 1940, Cecile (Rousseau) Ells 1941, William Flint
1942, Fred Hill 1942, C. Gordon Lindsay 1942, William
Taylor 1942, Elvyn Baldwin 1943, Ross Hunting 1943,
Kathleen Brown 1944, Eleanor (Duffy) Campbell 1944,
Beryl Coates 1944, Margaret (Mitchell) Krug 1944,
Albert Murphy 1945*, Gertrude Ketcham 1946,
William Layton 1946*, Gordon Stuart 1946, Marion
(Kelly)Dodd 1947, Garth Jackson 1947, Harry Walker
1947, Gerald Wilson 1947, Gwen Berry 1948, Gerald
Hogan 1948, Richard Colt 1949, David Gross 1949,
Janet (Gatehouse) Kavanagh 1949, Margaret
(Philip)Bagnall 1950, Anita (Soutiere) Judd 1950,
Philippa (Wiser) Lynn 1950, Millicent (Struthers) Pratt
1950, Clarence Copp 1951, Bertram Titcomb 1951*, W.
John Mackay 1952, Shirley (Davidson) Bonic 1953,
Irene (Kerr)Corbiere 1953, William Fluhmann 1953,
Jack Gold 1953, Faith (Gaffield) Grady 1953, Brian
McGregor 1953, Allan Smith 1953, Betty (Young)
Smith 1953, Raymond St-Sauveur 1953, Elizabeth
(Moore) Copp 1954, Peter Daniel 1954, Steuart Levell
1954, John Roberts 1954, Merlyn Royea 1954, John
Nichol 1955, Peter Farwell 1956, Peter Rowley 1956,
Martin Gerrard 1957, Olof Lemon 1957, Alexander
Philip 1957, Janet Cass 1958, C. Gordon Edgar 1958,
David Beasse 1959, Howard Smith 1959, Dan
Houghton 1960, Richard St. Dizier 1960, Ian Starrak
1960, Ted Veit 1961, Brian Denney 1964, A. Frank
Murphy 1964, A. Bruce McKelvey 1967, William
Palmer 1967, Georges Beaubien
1968*, Nigel Lester 1968, Peter
Lukeris 1968, Joseph Levy 1969*,
John Bochene 1970*, Bruce
Cappell 1970, Gary Chown 1970,
John Mackenzie 1970, Tim Manning 1970*, J.
Dugald Ross 1970*, Scott Waugh 1970, Matthew Elder
1971*, Peter Gloger 1971, Steve Mitchell 1971, Bradley
Wright 1971, Geoffrey Wagner 1971, Jonathan Cowen
1972, David Fownes 1972, Peter Wynne 1972, Michael
Peirce 1973, Yves Quintal 1974*, Allan Sonac 1974,
Andrew Delisle 1975, Scott Morgan 1975, Joel Segal
1975, Roger Casgrain 1976*, Douglas McEwen 1976,
Joe Vaitekunas 1976, Stephen Carden 1977, Pierre
Geoffroy 1977, Peter Lawton 1977, John Nadeau 1977,
Jean Benoit 1978, Peter Carpentieri 1978, Jacques
Picard 1978, Carmelo Rizzo 1978, Steven Dizgun 1979,
Peter Ryan 1979, Christopher Clegg 1980, Mitchell
Kotansky 1980, Sam MacCallum 1980, Kevin Philip
1980*, Randy Goodleaf 1981, Jeff Knowles 1981,
Martin Kojoian, Jr. 1981, Patrick Berman 1982, Ian
Jackson 1982*, Rod Murphy 1982, Timothy Beal 1984*,
s
a
i
c
a
r
G
Terence Burgis 1985, Patrick Kelly 1985, Jacques
Lepine 1985, Patrick Quinlan 1985, Riad Salem 1985,
Aurelio Useche 1985, Oleg Vydykhan 1986, Leslie
(Becker) Marcello 1987, Andrew ten Pas 1987, Andrew
Battah 1989, Isabelle (Paradis) Gatcliffe 1989, Keri
Reynolds 1990, Victor Lu 1991, Rachel (Poston)
Sherman 1991, Philippe Beauregard 1992, Todd Hsu
1992, Amanda (Emslie) Lozier 1992*, Francois Paradis
1992, Christopher Yates 1992, Mélanie Aubut 1993,
Stephen Telling 1993, George Diamandopoulos 1994,
Victor Kasowski 1994, Alan Chi 1995, Kevin
McCoubrey 1995*, Suzy McDonald 1995*, Jeff Supino
1997, Adam Spirk 1999, Genevieve Laquerre 2000,
Lindi Campbell 2001, Sarah Elliot 2002, Kim
McNamara 2005
Companies
Beckwith Bemis*, Lombard Canada Ltd, McLean
Budden, Sport Wellington inc., Top Marks
Current Faculty
Carmen Campbell, Claudine Chartrand, Andrew
Elliot*, Barbara Elliot, Louise Gittens, Tracey Harding,
Eryn Hessian, Francine Maurice, Michael McNamara,
Tania Portelli, Louise (Goodfellow) Retchless, James
Rioux, Nathalie Roy, Andre Simard, Geoffrey Telling,
Susan Telling, Erik Van Dyke, Marie-Chantal Vincent,
Christian Wells, Christian Williams, Michael T. Wolfe*
Current Staff
Maida Benoit, Claude Bourgoin, Joanne (Tracy)
Carruthers, Brian Denney 1964*, Marie-Josée
Gaboriault, Liz Getty, Jacques Hebert, Clement
Jacques*, Helene (Ledoux) Lussier, Karen (Cushing)
MacPherson*, Isabel (Martin) Marcotte, Suzanne
(Terrien) Marrotte, Inger McNamara, Ross Murray,
Allan Smith 1953*, Keri Reynolds 1990, Donna
(Patterson) Richter, Lucie (Therrien) Roy, Alta
Sheldon*, Adam Spirk 1999, David Woodard
Current Parent
Jurgen & Franca Bauer, Alain & Kathy Bedard*, Daniel
Bourassa, Jean-Yves Boutet, Brenda Bull, Susan
Burkman, Jonathan & Judith Cowen 1972, Denis &
Carla Fortin, Normand & Kyra Goodyear, Jacques &
Alison Hebert, Arnold & Patricia Hill, Shui Hung &
Teresa Hou*, Tae Joo Kim, Gaetan Lachance, Mei-Wan
Lai, Lise Langlois, John & Sylvie MacIsaac, Paul
Mathurin, Jean Bourassa & Odette Megre, Rejean
Duhamel & Nicole Laroche, Ray J. McComber &
Shelley J. Goodleaf, Michael & Inger McNamara,
Nelson Murphy, Peter & Christine Osei, Min-Huei Ou,
Jose Antonio Patron Castro, Edward & Carol Pepyne,
Yvan Ronsse & Carole Dicaire, Marc Roy, Arkady
Roytman, Nancy Shecapio-Blacksmith, Jennifer Szeto*,
Carl G. Taylor*, Bill Vassilakis, Christian & Bisia
Williams, Yuichiro Yuda
Former Faculty/Staff
Peter Ashworth, Leila Atkin, Peter
10
Merci
Boyd, Janet Cass 1958, Edward Cayley, Dorothy
Duncan, Paul Duncan, Barry Gallant, Isabelle (Paradis)
Gatcliffe 1989, Mary (Pearson) Martin, Dawn
(Donohue) Meckelborg, Avi & Lena Moman, Lise
Morel, Alexander Philip 1957, Emilie Simard,
Christopher Skelton, Norman Southward, Frances
Walbridge, David Williams*
Foundations
Donner Canadian Foundation, Roasters' Foundation,
Eric T. Webster Foundation, R. Howard Webster
Foundation, Samuel R. Young Foundation
Friends
John Cunningham, Maud Curtis, Andrew Davies,
Jacques de Billy, Christina Duncan, Jane Dunn, Mary
Lillian Elliot Trust, Sophia Economides, Bridget
Fetterly, Jean Frechette, Celine Gaboriault, Joseph
Gaboriault, Robert Gaboriault, Sylvie Gaboriault,
Andrew Hanna, Stanstead IODE, Joyce Montgomery,
Rotary Club of Newport District 7050, Nancy
(Butters) Pacaud*, Isabelle Pepin, Pierrette Pepin,
Dennis Quinn, Maureen Quinn, David Riddle, Scierie
Melbourne (1989) Inc., C. Irving Slack, Jean Storry,
Lois Tucker, Edith Walbridge, Grace Whyte, Brian
Woods, James Parke Woods
Honorary Trustees
E. Stewart Cowen, Malcolm MacDonald, John Colby
1926, W. John Mackay 1952
Past Parents
Nancy Amos, Georges Balcer, Robert Bennett, James
Campbell, E. Stewart Cowen, Janet Elder, David
Emslie, David Gray, Keuk Ja Bank, Renald Laquerre,
Susan Leff, Karin Lenz, Janet Cartmel Partington,
Louise Perreault, Andrée Prieur, Richard Renaud*,
Dugie & Joanne Ross 1970*, Ann Semeniuk,
Christopher & Teresa Skelton, C. Ronald Spaulding,
Margaret Tirrell, Ewa Tomaszewska, Thomas Vandor,
Nicolas Vydykhan
Trustees & Directors
Mélanie Aubut 1993, Andrew Battah 1989, Georges
Beaubien 1968*, Philippe Beauregard 1992, Eleanor
(Duffy) Campbell 1944, James Campbell, George F.
Carter, Brian Clarke<, Robert Colby, Richard Colt
1949, Jonathan Cowen 1972, Robert Cowling, Eileen
Curran, George Diamandopoulos 1994, John Foessl,
Barry Gallant, Isabelle (Paradis) Gatcliffe 1989,
Jonathan Goldbloom, David Gray, Ian Jackson 1982*,
Joseph Levy 1969*, Sam MacCallum 1980, Sylvie
MacIsaac, Suzy McDonald 1995*, Scott Morgan 1975,
Francois Paradis 1992, Matthew Price-Gallagher, Yves
Quintal 1974*, Richard Renaud*, J. Dugald Ross 1970*,
Joel Segal 1975, Hugh Thomson, Geoffrey Wagner
1971, Philip Webster, Tom Williams
Danke Shoen
*denotes multiple gifts
RED & WHITE FUND SURPASSES GOAL
Last summer when we launched the 2005-2006 Red & White
Fund, we crossed our fingers that we would hit our target of
$200,000, which was more than we had raised in past years but
an amount we felt reflected our needs as a school.
I am pleased to report that not only have we reached that goal
but surpassed it, thanks to the amazing generosity of our alum-
towards assisting deserving students through scholarships and
bursaries and enhancing our academic and extracurricular programs.
A special thanks must go to our Parents' Committee, whose
members contacted current parents on our behalf and led by
example in their determination to go that extra mile for their children's education.
And of course a final thank you to all of you who answered
our call to help create an unforgettable Stanstead experience for
current students and those to come.
We are already into the 2006-2007 Red & White Fund, and I
hope you will consider making a donation so we can build on this
momentum. In the coming weeks, I will be writing to you personally to ask for your support. In the meantime, a final thank
you to the Stanstead family for showing your Red & White pride!
Dugie Ross
Director of Advancement
NO TAX ON CAPITAL GAINS
ni, parents, employees, trustees and friends.
By our June 30 deadline, we had raised $216,003. Even more
encouraging is the fact that we saw a 30 percent increase in the
number of donors over the previous year, especially among
alumni and parents.
This financial support runs parallel with the moral support
many of you have shown the school. It's been a great year in
terms of participation at our various events, with increased attendance at gatherings across the country and a genuine sense of
renewal and commitment among our extended Stanstead community. This not only makes our job here in the Advancement
Office easier but a whole lot of fun.
Your donations to the 2005-2006 Red & White Fund go
Last May’s federal budget made it easier and more attractive
for Canadians to donate securities such as mutual funds to registered charities such as Stanstead College.
Under new guidelines, donations of publicly listed securities
are exempt from capital gains tax.
For example, imagine you originally purchased securities for
$1000. The current value of those securities is $10,000, resulting
in a capital gain of $9000. You decide to transfer these securities
to the Stanstead College Red & White Fund. You will receive an
income tax receipt of $10,000 and pay no capital gains tax.
If you wish to know more about transferring securities or
making any donation to Stanstead College, contact Director of
Advancement Dugie Ross at (819) 876-7891, ext. 304 or email
dross@stansteadcollege.com.
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IN MEMORIAM
J. BRIAN CLARKE, TRUSTEE
Stanstead College said Joseph.
has renamed its
J. Brian Clarke is survived by his wife Mary Di Palma, children
Grade 11 Economics Mark Esposito, Johanna (Mark Hekimian) and Krystina (Luc
Prize in memory of Beaudoin), four grandchildren and his sister Linda.
Stanstead
College
director and friend J.
Brian Clarke, who
WE REMEMBER
died after a lengthy
Douglas Cooper
1939
illness on June 2 at
Doris Gibson
1930
the age of 67.
Eileen Hunter
Former Staff (nurse)
Brian spent much
Joanne Pépin
Current Parent
of his career as a senEdith (Howes) Warner
1951 (see page 17)
ior executive for companies in Canada and
the United States,
Chairman Joseph Levy presents the inaugu- including
Coleco
ral J. Brian Clarke Economics Prize to
Industries where he
Felicitha Straus.
began
in
the
Marketing Department and eventually made his way up to
become the company's CEO. During his tenure at Coleco, he
oversaw the launch of the hugely successful Cabbage Patch line
of dolls. More recently, he was executive vice-president of
Strategy First Inc., a Montreal-based creator and manufacturer of
computer games.
Brian joined Stanstead's Board of Directors in 2001 at the urging of his friend and current chairman Joseph Levy. According
to Joseph, Brian fell in love with the school on his first visit and
Ready to learn.
thought that, indeed, this was something he could become
involved in.
Ready to grow.
And involved he was. Besides his regular duties as a board
Ready to explore.
member, Brian played a major role in negotiating the faculty conReady to succeed.
tract, an exercise that resulted in respect and friendship between
himself and many members of the administration and teaching
staff.
“I remember his wonderful sense of humour, his laugh and his
great voice,” said Headmaster Michael Wolfe.
"He never regretted getting involved with Stanstead," said
Joseph Levy. "During his illness, he let most things go but he still
kept an interest in what was happening at the school. He felt
Stanstead College was a pretty unique place. He was proud of his
Entrance Scholarship Competition
involvement and he was proud of the school."
Friday, November 17, 2006 and
Brian also volunteered his time with the Mountainside United
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Church, the Erskine & American United Church and the
Constance Lethbridge Rehabilitation Centre Foundation. He was
450 Dufferin Street, Stanstead, Quebec (819) 876-2223
also the mayor of the Town of Barkmere, Quebec for 15 years.
www.stansteadcollege.com admissions@stansteadcollege.com
"He was a caring guy who wanted to do the best he could,"
Ready.
Be Ready.
Stanstead College
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OUR SCHOOL
“BUENES DIAS” HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
This year, Stanstead College worked in a small indigenous
community in Mexico called Candelaria, roughly a one-hour
drive from San Cristobal de las Casas (the old city in Chiapas).
Spanish was the second language spoken in the community
where Tzotzil (a Mayan language) was widely spoken. The community was a 45-minute drive from the main road around hills
and through forests. It was common to be stopped in the middle of the road by a flock of sheep or a family of chickens.
Every day we were greeted by smiling and, at times, puzzled
faces saying “Buenas Dias!” To say the least, everyone was very
interested in us!
Through Habitat for Humanity we helped build two houses.
Maria is the owner of one of the houses. She is a widow with
five children. She only spoke Tzotzil. Communication with
Maria proved to be difficult at times. However, Ms. Hessian’s
group (Mihwa, Chelsea and Zouha) did so with open hearts and
smiling eyes. The house was half finished when Eryn’s group
started work there. The only thing left to do on Maria’s house
was the concrete floor.
My group (Max, Isabella, Shinai and Steph) worked on Fidel
and Matilde’s house. They have two children. We started with
nothing and managed to have the walls up before we left. There
was still a lot of work to do.
Both families will now be able to sleep in a warmer and
more sanitary house (with concrete floors and ceilings, instead
of a dirt floor and corrugated zinc roof) because of Habitat for
Humanity’s work.
This proved to be an educational trip for all those involved.
Tania Portelli, Isabella Hameier, Stephanie Guyette, Shinai
Matsumura, Zouha Dalloul, Chelsea Fortin, Mihwa Kim, Maxime
Leblanc and Eryn Hessian.
The students feel a powerful sense of accomplishment! They
learned so much from our community members who were so
poor but at the same time had so much to give. In the end, the
community was comfortable enough to share their culture with
us; they dressed Shinai in their cultural dress and braided her
hair too! Our last day together was particularly touching as we
gathered together to say goodbye.
I will leave you with the last image on our drive out of the
community: An older woman in her late sixties barefoot, carrying a load of firewood on her head, with a lamb in one hand
and her weaving materials in another! What a place!
Thank you to all those who helped make this project a reality.
- Ms. Portelli and Ms. Hessian
MURPHY FAMILY DONATES PAINTING
William Murphy and his father Nelson at June’s unveiling.
This past April, the school was saddened to learn of the death
of Joanne Pépin Murphy, mother of Grade 11 student William
Murphy, following a lengthy illness. In the wake of their loss, the
Murphy family chose to celebrate her memory by donating a
painting to Stanstead in her name.
The work by Quebec artist Viateur St-Pierre was unveiled by
William and his father Nelson Murphy in the Colby Reading Room
during a small ceremony on June 10. A number of faculty members
and many of William’s friends were on hand for the event.
“Mrs. Murphy was a determined and tough woman who
showed incredible courage throughout her illness,” said
Headmaster Wolfe. “This tribute is an appropriate way to remember her.”
The winter scene was created in 1981 and was one of the last
major works by St-Pierre. Prior to coming to Stanstead, it hung in
the Murphy home in Richmond, Que.
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OUR HISTORY
THE BRITISH CONTINGENT: WORLD WAR II EVACUEES
Soon after nine o’clock I was in bed and watching, through the
windows, the silvery searchlights sweep the sky. How many were
there? One... two… four… seven… nine! They swept the sky
[above Liverpool] in wide arcs, crossing each other, wandering and
turning, and piercing the clouds. From time to time they would all
flash onto a particular spot in the heavens, rest there a moment,
and then turn away. I do not know how long it was that I
watched the searchlights, but at length I got drowsy and began to
think of silly things, such as lions and tigers, swastikas and submarines, and so fell asleep.
“Our Last Night in England,” Barbara Eades, Grade 8,
Stanstead College Annual, 1941
Suddenly we woke up and found ourselves being showered with
plaster and bricks. There was no time to wait for at any moment
the floor or ceiling might give in. We grabbed hold of whatever we
could lay our hands on in the dark and rushed out. It was especially difficult for me as a water main had burst above my head
which did not improve matters. Another hindrance was a thick
cloud of choking dust which went right down your lungs and made
visibility nil. We reached safety in a moment, unhurt but considerably shaken.
“When the Bombs Fell,” Bryan Rawson, Grade 10,
Stanstead College Annual, 1941
1. Headmaster and Mrs. Hickson 2. David Thomas 3. Rachel Hickson
4. An Annex Group on Willow Lane 5. “Little Oldfeld” 6. Keith
Townend 8. Mr. Hickson 9. Oldfeld School
July 1940 when the Duchess of Richmond sailed out of
Liverpool bound for Montreal, the number of students still in
need of placement had dwindled to 20 plus the Hickson family.
The members of the IODE and many others set right to work to
help supply warm clothing from socks to heavy outer garments for
[the Oldfeld children] to wear. It seemed from every hand and side
came assistance to help make the whole body of Swanage School
feel at home.
It was not long before they fitted in quite well to the routine of
the College, except they found the fast pace at which we lived hard
to understand.
Ruth McGilton, school nurse
The bombs must have seemed a long way away for the 25 children from England who made Stanstead and the College their
home for much of World War II. And thankfully so. For the students of Oldfeld School at Swanage, Dorset, Stanstead College
was a welcome refuge that more than 60 years later remains in
the hearts of many who came here.
“Stanstead is a most marvelous memory for me and my family,” says Lister Hickson.
Lister was the second youngest of the five Hickson children,
the offspring of Oldfeld’s headmaster and his wife. He was 8
when his family arrived in Stanstead with the school’s matron and
20 students in the fall of 1940.
Located on the English Channel, Oldfeld was taken over by
the British military shortly after the war began. But what to do
with the children? A plan was devised to evacuate them to
Canada. Headmaster Arthur Hickson’s aunt had been Hannah
Beck, a former teacher at Stanstead. Although she was by then
deceased, it was through her connections that contact was made
with the College.
At the end of 1939, Stanstead agreed to accept 40 children. By
The community, on campus and off, rallied behind the British
evacuees when they arrived in October. Lister Hickson remembers waking up on that first Thanksgiving morning and finding
skis, toboggans, skates and other winter gear left anonymously
outside their door at “Little Oldfeld” – the name given to the
infirmary once the Hicksons moved in.
“By the end of term, all the children were taken in by local
families for the Christmas holidays and every subsequent holiday,” he says. “The hospitality was such that I was not aware of
any of the children being sad.”
Ian Spofforth was only 6 when he came to Stanstead with his
mother in 1943, following his brothers Michael and Jeremy who
had arrived in 1940. Mother and the younger Spofforths board14
REMEMBER
STANSTEAD COLLEGE WITH FONDNESS
ed with a family in Rock Island and made the daily trek up the
hill to the College, where Ian remembers attending Miss Libby’s
class in the Model School.
“I can remember snow, the terrible business of getting dressed
20 minutes every morning to slush to school on skis, and another 20 minutes getting undressed,” he recalls.
“It was a complete, separate chunk
out of my life, which
I can fully recall and
can’t confuse with
other things in other
places,” he says.
Upon returning
home, there was a
year or so of readjustment,
making
new friends, settling
back in.
“With
my
Stanstead training
and a bit more math,
I was able to get into
the Royal Navy at
Dartmouth, which
says something about Ian Spofforth presents the Spofforth Trophy
the
education
I to Jean-Samuel Rancourt at June’s
Baccalaureate SErvice.
received,” he says.
After the war,
Oldfeld became a boarding house for the Swanage Grammar
School and for service people and others abroad. Today it is an
international language school.
As for Mr. and Mrs. Hickson, they took up farming.
Since coming to Stanstead in October, the English children have
quickly adapted themselves to Canadian life. Hockey and skiing
were strange sports to them but they soon became quite adept in
these Canadian winter sports. When spring arrived they also
showed a great interest in gardening.
“A Busy Day with the S.W.C. Students,” B.R. Allen,
Stanstead College Annual, 1941
Like Canadians, the British children learned to embrace the
snow rather than fight it.
“My brother Michael made the ski team, even though he had
never seen snow in his life,” recalls Ian Spofforth.
Although the school does not have any yearbooks from the
years 1943 to 1945, entries in the first two years of the students’
stay indicates that they became involved in most aspects of student life. In his Junior Matriculation yearbook listing, for example, Bryan Rawson’s activities included rugby, skiing, dramatics
and the magazine board. His “pet peeve” was “Being asked how
he likes Canada.”
During their last
summer here, the
Hicksons enjoyed
the quintessential
Canadian adventure:
paddling by canoe
down the Rideau
Canal from Ottawa
to Kingston.
“We know how
Canada was settled
so fast: they were
trying to outrace the
mosquitos!” he says
of that trip.
Mosquitos and all, Back row: David Thomas, Joe Franklin,
Lister describes his Thomas Hickson, Ann Hickson, Joe
Frankfort, Keith Hickson, Douglas Robb
four years in Canada (Canadian); front: Rachel Hickson, Keith
as a “magical” time. Townend, Lister Hickson.
By your generous sympathy you have earned the true and lasting
gratitude of those to whom you have given this hospitality and by
your understanding you have shown how strong is the bond uniting all those who cherish the same ideals.
For all this goodwill towards the children of Great Britain I
send you my warmest and most grateful thanks.
Letter from Queen Elizabeth, circa 1945
In 1948, Stanley Spofforth, father of the three Spofforth boys,
donated the Spofforth Trophy for Excellence in Science and
Mathematics in gratitude for Stanstead’s hospitality. This past
June, Ian
Spofforth himself presented the trophy at
Baccalaureate. Prior to the presentation, he made a brief speech
recalling Stanstead’s generosity to the children of Oldfeld School.
“You should be immensely proud of what you did for us,” he
said.
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CLASS NOTES
WOW! 1923
Rita
are of high school age. Nigel is
(Butler) quite involved in coaching girls
Manning celebrated her 100th hockey.
birthday on April 2, 2006 at
the
Wales
Home
in Nigel’s brother Kevin resides in MoretonRichmond, Quebec.
on-Marsh, England where he is a film editor. He has three children and two grand1963
children.
Doug Robinson manufactures stained
glass. His recent work (above right) took 1969
110 hours to complete and contained 318 After retiring from Air Canada, Andy
pieces. Doug is currently cutting the glass Hardwick has taken over his father-infor a seahorse that measures 74 inches.
law’s business of distribution of CocaCola products to Northern Canada.
1968
Nigel Lester is living in Peterborough, 1970
Ontario where he works for the Ministry Andy Lester lives in London, Ontario and
of Natural Resources. He has three works at Fanshawe College where he is
daughters, the eldest of whom attends responsible for information technology.
Queen's University, while the other two He has one son who recently graduated
from University of Waterloo in Civil
Engineering.
Tim Manning, regional vice-president of
commercial financial services B.C. at the
Royal Bank, could retire in October but
would prefer to contiue working for a few
years yet. Tim divides his time between his
home in Kalowna and the office in
Vancouver.
Mike Neely (below left with JD Ross) is
enjoying the good life living in Marbella,
Spain. He has lemon, avocado, banana and
orange trees on his property as well as a
tennis court. Dugie Ross ’70, recently visited Mike and can attest to the fact that
Mike has not lost his sense of humour and
wicked overhead smash. Mike was a great
host to Dugie and his son JD ’00, and
would love to hear from any alumni travelling in the area.
1972
Doug Burdon lives in
Anguilla most of the
year. His brother Tom
’73 and his family visited him this past winter.
Doug's son Judd (1994) also
lives in Anguilla with his family and runs
an online store. Judd can be seen kitesurfing above.
RICHMOND, QUE.
Stanstead’s jazz band headed to the Wales Home in Richmond,
Que. this spring to perform for residents there, including several alumni. Above from L-R standing: Hilda Lepoidevin ’33,
Beulah (Hearn) Aulis ’38, Eleanor (Cooper) Stalker ’34, Ray
McMorine ’39. Seated: Eleanor (Ball) Mansur ’22
Hilda Lepoidevin ’33 (above centre) and Eleanor (Cooper)
Stalker ’34 (above right) show off their catches at the fishing
derby that took place next to the Wales Home.
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EDITH (HOWES) WARNER 1951<
Taken from the bio printed on the back of the order of service:
[Edith] completed high school at Stanstead College and for over half a century was
involved in education. She taught at Sunnyside Elementary in Stanstead, operated a
private nursery school in Lennoxville and conducted many kindergarten classes at
Marymount and Sherbrooke Elementary Schools. Retirement did not suit her, so
under the auspices of the United Church, she volunteered for five years to teach the
English language teachers in Hangzhou and Nanjing, China...
1991
Theodore Brus (pictured below) is proud
Her friend and fellow Stanstead graduate, John Mackay ’52, wrote the following:
to announce that he was married to
“She was truly a remarkable woman, a true Christian and should be remembered
Abigail Olson on June 3, 2006 in Indiana,
proudly as an alumna of SWC.”
USA. Ted has been working as a scientist
John Stronach has retired
times she had at Stanstead with in Indianapolis for five years now. Also in
attendance at the wedding were Thomas
from his position of finanthe Fradet sisters.
Peasley ’91, Martin Beasse ’91, Maryann
cial
consultant
with
Brus ’89 and Suzanne Brus ’91.
1982
Berkshire Financial. He has
After leaving Stanstead, Robert
moved to the Magdeline
Gravel spent five years in the
Islands
and
is
the
military as a deep sea diver
owner/operator of a seniors
(clearance diver) and then 16 years as a
residence there with his wife.
police officer with the Region of Peel. In
the past year Robert has opened two
1973
Brian Wright is the general manager resto-bars and is currently the president of
(Ontario and Eastern Canada) for Ridley a franchise that is now nine stores strong.
Inc., which manufactures vitamins and Robert has been married for 17 years and
minerals for livestock. This position has two wonderful children, a boy and girl
Lourdes Tirado is currently living in
keeps him very busy, although he is still ages 12 and 9.
Monterrey, Mexico with her two daughters
able to play hockey a few times in a fairly
Ana Lourdes and Raquel and husband
1988
competitive league.
Eric Lafrenière and his wife Frédérique Marco A. Becerra.
are pleased to announce the birth of their
1976
Charles Hodgson has sur- third child, Romain, born December 8, 1992
passed a million downloads 2005. Romain can be seen in the photo Philippe Beauregad was recently promotof his audio word-a-day below with his brother Alexandre and his ed to the position of director of public
Podictionary. His upcoming sister Juliette. Eric still works as a mar- affairs for CGI Inc.
book Carnal Knowledge has ket/credit-risk analyst for the Dutch
investment bank ABN François Paradis’s family continues to
gained endorseAMRO at its Paris grow with the addition of Matteo born in
ments from such luminaries as
branch.
Lynne Truss and Richard
Lederer. It’s due out this fall.
John and Bev Wilcox
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pleased
to
dictionary.com
announce the birth of
their twins Hannah
1981
and Henry (top right
Marie-Josée Gaudreault has taken
corner)on May 3,
over her father’s clothing store in
2006. Hannah and
Alma, Que. It was while camping in New
Henry
were
premature
but are now fit and
Brunswick that she ran into Ron Ward ’69
Nat Rheault ’97 got together with
and through discussion discovered their well. In fact, according to John, they are
Genevieve Yong ’97 during a recent
both
drinking
him
under
the
table!
trip to Boston. It had been more than
SC connection.
8 years since the girls had seen one
Marie-Josée fondly remembers the good
another.
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May, a brother for Sophie, 2 years old.
Francois’s company Komunik recently
grew with another merger. The College
appreciates his help in the printing of the
Red & White.
1993
Mélanie Aubut gave birth to a healthy
baby girl. The new addition has been
named Victoria.
Congratulations to Jessica Lui who was
married early this year. Jessica now
resides in Toronto.
Stephen Telling has been given an
appointment as a Math teacher at Appleby
College starting in September. He and his
wife Mindi moved from Bolton, Ontario
to Oakville this summer.
1998
Brad Goodsell and his group In-Flight
Safety released their second album The
Coast is Clear on January 24, 2006. You can
learn more about what Brad and the band
have been up to by visiting their website
www.inflightsafety.ca.
Andrea Page graduated from Dalhousie
University in May 2003 with a Bachelor of
Science in Neuroscience. After graduation
REMEMBERING THE VALUE OF A
STANSTEAD EDUCATION
Considering he works in finances, it’s not surprising
that John “Gar” Nadeau is a strong proponent of estate
planning and maintaining a clear, updated will.
“I’m a firm believer in planning where your money
goes, and I prefer to have it go to a place that I have a
passion for and not have the Canada Revenue Agency
dictate where it goes,” says John, who is the branch
manager of the TD Canada Trust in Whistler, BC.
And what he has a passion for, and one of the beneficiaries of his estate planning, is Stanstead College.
John Nadeau, Class of 1977
Originally from Montreal, John boarded at Stanstead
from 1972 to 1977 and was head prefect in his graduating year. He did a “huge
amount of growing” at Stanstead and says the experience here enhanced his leadership abilities. He still remains in contact with his schoolmates and visits often.
“The reason I do is because we lived there, we grew there and we did some things
we probably shouldn’t have done there,” he said. “Those were very formative adolescent years.”
Two years ago, Stanstead College launched a Planned Giving campaign to encourage alumni and friends to remember Stanstead in their will. The message of the
campaign was this: naming Stanstead as a beneficiary is a simple and thoughtful way
to help ensure the long-term survival of the school and its ability to have a positive
impact on the lives of young people. John readily bought into the message.
“Stanstead was a very positive experience for me, so why not celebrate it – not
live in the past but recognize it for what it is and how it helped us grow,” he said.
“Five years over a lifetime doesn’t seem long, but that period shaped our lives.”
Making a bequest ensures that other people can enjoy that same experience, he
said.
“I think there’s real value in Stanstead College.”
If you would like to learn more about Planned Giving, contact Andy Elliot in the
Advancement Office at (819) 876-7891 ext. 227 or email andrew.elliot@stansteadcollege.com.
she worked as an MRI Analyst/Project
Manager doing brain scan analysis of
patients with Multiple Sclerosis. While the
job was very interesting, she yearned to
work and travel abroad. A year and a half
later she finds herself in London, England
working in a hospital doing neuro-rehabilitation. She is part of a multi-disciplinary
team working in the Brain Injury Unit at
the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
helping those with profound brain damage.
2000
Jared Givarz will be teaching next year at
the Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Sean Maas recently graduated from
University of Guelph and is about to set
up his own stock brokerage business. His
new hobby is collecting exotic fish.
Justin Quenneville will be starting his second year with the Phoenix Roadrunners of
the East Coast Hockey League.
2001
Carolina Angarita graduated from
Concordia University in 2005 with a BA in
International Relations and Economics.
After graduation she embarked on a
seven-month tour of Europe with two
friends. One of her traveling companions
was fellow alumna Sofia Iglesias ’01, who
recently also graduated from
the University of Toronto
with a BA in International
Relations and a minor in
Criminology. During their
travels they had the opportunity to meet Felix Prost ’00 and
Clemens Kostlin ’00.
Carolina also informed us that their friend
Sandra Garcia del Rio ’00 is engaged to be
married. Sandra recently graduated from
university in Mexico City, IBERO, as a
nutritionist.
Marie-Pier Germain graduated from
Queen's University with an Engineering
degree and is working at the Germain
Hotel in downtown Toronto. She invites
all alumni to drop by and try the hotel’s
new restaurant.
Massimo Marino is currently studying
Chemistry at the Université de Montréal.
Peter Chia-Hsuan Shen is completing his
graduate
studies
in
Mechanical
Engineering at the University of Akron in
Ohio.
2002
Sarah Birge is working on her master’s in
English Education/Teacher’s Cerfication
at Lehman CUNY in the Bronx as part of
the New York City Teaching Fellows
where they are assigned to CUNY schools.
She will be teaching Grade 8 English at
MS 390 in the Northwest Bronx beginning in October and continuing for the
next two years.
Kara Campbell graduated from Queen's
University with a bachelor’s degree in
Psychology. She is returning to Queen's
this fall to complete her Bachelor of
Education and plans on pursuing a master’s in Child Psychology afterwards.
2003
Natalie Lussier is attending the University
of Waterloo in the Software Engineering
Co-op Program and is on a work term in
CLASS NOTES
New York City with Morgan Stanley. was named an All Conference player. On
the ice, she captained the women’s hockey
Robin Zhao is currently in his third year of team that went to the Prep School finals.
interior design at Ryerson University.
Liane will be attending Carleton
University this Fall where she will be play2004
ing on the women’s hockey team.
Andrea Chanell was named Athlete of the
Week during September 2005 for her play David Marosi spent his summer in
on the Bishop’s University women’s rugby Australia, travelling and learning how to
team.
surf. He has transferred out of Acadia and
will be attending Concordia University this
Lauren Cuenant is attending University of fall.
Miami in Pre-Medicine. She has continued
her running and recently completed the 2005
Miami Marathon.
Jeremy Stuart is studying Political Science
at the University of Ottawa and is also a
Julia Mank is currently enrolled in a uni- page in the House of Commons.
versity co-op program (Business and
Health Economics) back home in the Former faculty & staff
Black Forest of Germany. She has com- From former faculty Duncan and Maggie
pleted her second year and is doing very Graham comes word that daughter Rona
well.
recently earned her PhD in Medical
Genetics from UBC: “Five and a half
Liane Quenneville played center on the years of solid work on Huntington’s disHebron
Academy
Prep
School ease. All very proud,” writes Duncan.
Champions women’s lacrosse team. She
On July 1st, friends and family gathered for a garden party at the beautiful Walker
home in Belleville to celebrate Bill Walker's retirement.
Bill's teaching career spanned a remarkable 42 years, 16 of which were at Stanstead
('69 - '85). As a member of the Stanstead faculty, Bill taught Geography, History and
was housemaster of Davis House. He was also very active in the athletics domain as
a coach of senior boys' soccer, tennis and squash.
Bill's creativity was evident in a variety of areas, in particular, his staging
and direction of the annual college
variety show. Following his departure
from the Stanstead College in 1985,
Bill moved on to Albert College in
Belleville, Ontario where he finished
his career as a highly respected and
much admired educator.
Bill and his wife, Sue, plan to keep
busy with their four grandchildren,
their passion for gardening and conSeated L-R: Bill Walker, Barb Elliot (Fac.), Andy
tinuing projects on their beautiful herElliot (Fac.) Standing: Andy Lumsden (Former
Fac.), Jane Lumsden, Emma Walker (1985), Simon itage house in Belleville.
Walker (1984), Sue Walker, Ron Foss (1973)
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ALUMNI GOLF
2006 CHAMPIONS
Cedric Watier `90, Francois Paradis `92, Mike
McNamara (fac.) and James Rioux (fac.)
$14,000
raised
towards
Stanstead’s
scholarship
program
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS
PREMIER SPONSOR RBC Dominion Securities
LUNCH Caisse Populaire de Stanstead
ACTIVITY CARDS ETFS & L'Equipeur
SNACK Kezber i Solutions
HOLE Arlie C. Fearon Transport, Autobus G. Ashby Inc., BAMF Motorsports, Campbell, Bellam & Associes Inc.,
Decarie Motors Inc., Maconnerie Bissonnette Inc., Marton, Quintal & Associates, SMG Golf, Top Marks
GIFTS, PRIZES AND OTHER SPONSORSHIPS
André Hardwick `69, Alex `57 & Judy Philip, Avalon, Bert Titcomb `51, Brian Denney `64, Caisse Populaire, CGI, Christian Williams, Colliers International, Couillard Construction,
Dave Riddle, Dufferin Heights Country Club, Entreprise Eric Dostie Inc., Entreprises Laliberté, Ernie Butler’s Comedy Nest, Geoff Wagner `71, George `60 and Renée Chiarella,
Helene Hamel, IGA, JD Ross `00, Jim Campbell, Joanne Ross, Joe & Yvonne Scott, Kimball Smith, Leo Gervais, Michel Geoffro `73, National Bank Financial, Neil Finlayson,
Ottawa Citizen, Patrick Bouchard, Peter Ross `03, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, Sam MacCallum `80, SMG Sports Marketing Group, Sonepar Canada, Georges Beaubien `68
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SUMMER SCHOOL
LANGUAGE ADVENTURE CELEBRATES 20TH EDITION
In recent years, increased competition or waning enthusiasm
has caused a number of camps to close. Stanstead’s Language
Adventure, however, has persevered. This past summer,
Enrollment was 114 students, the highest since 1999, with students from the Dominican Republic, France, Mexico, Taiwan, the
West Indies and across Canada. In fact, because the camp has hit
a certain age, it is now hosting the children of some former
campers.
Like enrollment, the tone of the camp has fluctuated over the
years, says current director Simon Foster, who was a student at
the camp from 1991 to 1993, returning as a monitor, then leader,
then co-director before becoming the camp’s sole director in
2005.
“The camp was created by some very enthusiastic people,” he
says. “That first year it was ‘Let’s get in the car and go somewhere.’ Later, it became more of a summer reflection of the
school, much more structured and formal. Last year, I tried to
make it a bit more fun, even though we have more class time now
than we had six years ago.”
In other words, the camp seems to have hit the right balance
between “language” and “adventure.”
Another change is that the camp went from four weeks to
three weeks after the directors determined that that last week was
conflicting with Quebec’s infamous Construction Holiday. It was
probably for the best – that fourth week, says Paul Duncan,
could be long.
“We discovered we could do the same amount of language
work in three weeks as we did in four weeks,” he says.
What hasn’t changed is that immersing young people into their
second language through classroom instruction, sports and activities is effective and satisfying for all parties.
“I always felt this was one of most enjoyable parts of the year
for me,” says Paul.
Teacher Jeff Hull helps language students create their own country.
While he is no longer associated with the camp, retired
Stanstead College teacher Paul Duncan feels a certain satisfaction
in knowing that the Summer Language Adventure recently completed its twentieth season.
“I’m glad it continued,” says Paul, who with colleague Andrew
Retchless was one of the camp’s founding directors. “I would
have hated it to fall to the wayside the way some schools have.”
In 1987 when Duncan and Retchless launched the language
camp – with able assists from future director Peter Channel,
Genève Channel, Dorothy Duncan, Scott Waugh and many others – there was considerable demand for second-language
instruction but not much in the way of opportunities, BCS being
the only nearby camp.
“We started with basically nothing, just ourselves and a typewriter,” recalls Paul. “That first year, every day was a new experience. We knew as soon as we were through that first year, though,
that we could do the second year easily. Every year after that, we
just recreated the situation with any innovations we had come up
with.”
Enrollment in those first years was high – higher than expected, in fact. The first year there were 111 students. By 1991,
enrollment had hit 151.
It didn’t take long for language camps to catch on. They started popping up everywhere, even down the street from Stanstead
College at the Pensionnat des Ursulines. Oddly, that neighbouring camp didn’t have much of an impact on Enrollment at
Stanstead.
“I think there was a market for people who preferred the environment of a place like that,” says Paul of the now-closed neighbouring school.
Language skills are also developed on the playing field.
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OUR SCHOOL
HUNGRY TO HELP
By Jen Bauer (2006)
Every day all around the world 29,000 people die of hunger
because of natural disasters such as droughts and floods but also
from poverty.
On April 7 and 8, groups of individuals from all corners of the
world took the initiative of doing the 30-Hour Famine, which is
an international youth movement taking a stand against hunger.
Eight students and three teachers from Stanstead College
decided to challenge themselves by doing the 30-Hour Famine.
In doing so, we were able to raise awareness about hunger within our school community, raise money for the World Vision relief
fund and most importantly experience first-hand how it felt not
eating for 30 hours.
Our first task was to form a group of students who were willing to participate and collect money for this activity. We started
our famine Friday, April 7 at 8 a.m. and went until Saturday, April
8 at 2 p.m.
During those 30 hours, we were not allowed to eat anything
and we could only drink water and juice. Friday evening, we
watched powerful movies reinforcing what we were fighting for,
movies such as The Constant Gardener and Hotel Rwanda.
On Saturday morning we had the great opportunity of having
a guest speaker (who is also a teacher at Stanstead), Ms. Eryn
Hessian, who spoke with passion about her experience in
Ethiopia through an organization called the Coady Institute at St.
Francis Xavier University.
30-Hour Famine participants (front l-r) Anna Rosa Braun, Constance
Bédard, Phoebe Miller, Jen Bauer, Angela Squillante, (rear l-r) Ashley
Wilson, Mme Maurice, Nick Bauer, Caroline Hill, Ms. Hessian.
Personally, for me the 30-Hour Famine seems like a very short
amount of time to truly understand what some people face every
day of their lives, yet to my surprise only 20 hours into the fast I
could feel my body craving food because I needed the energy to
keep me going. Most of us were extremely tired because we
lacked the proteins and sugars that we get every day from eating.
This was important for us to feel this because it makes us realize how fortunate we are to have food on our plates every day
while others go without food for more than 30 hours.
The 30-Hour Famine was a challenge, but this was something
I strongly believed in, and through determination and will our
group successfully achieved our goal. We were also able to collect
around $300, which will go to the World Vision relief fund!
AUSTRALIAN REFLECTIONS ON STANSTEAD
Wow! What can I say? My experience
at Stanstead has been amazing. The
friends I've made, the things I've done,
the places I have been. A year ago I
would never have believed that I would
be here. It's hard coming to a new school
where you don't know anyone for thousands of kilometres. But everyone was
so friendly and welcoming that it wasn't
Kate Checkly
long before I felt accepted as a student of
Stanstead and not just another exchange student.
Coming to Stanstead I had no idea what to expect. I have never
attended a boarding school and I had never left Australia. So coming to Canada alone was a huge adventure for me. My school back
home, Billanook College, is so different from Stanstead. Not only is
it a day school but the whole day structure is completely different. I
have four 80-minute periods a day on a 10-day cycle. Every day we
bring our own lunch from home to school and eat it outside.
Being an exchange student is an incredible experience. I would recommend it to anyone. It's a great way of meeting new people, learning new things and I'm sure I've taught many people a thing or two
about Australia. It's truly a life-changing experience.
It's only now that I'm preparing to go home to Australia that I have
realized how amazing the people I have met here really are.
Stanstead isn't just a school, it's a family. The friends you make here
are so special because they are always there for you through the good
times and the bad.
I have learned more at Stanstead about other people's cultures and
countries than I would at any other school, anywhere. But most
importantly I have learned so much more about myself. I have
learned to be more independent, make important decisions on my
own, try different foods and how to play rugby.
Living so far away I'll probably only ever see a few friends that I
have made here, but I will always remember this awesome experience and my memories at Stanstead College will never be forgotten.
-Kate Checkly
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OUR ALUMNI
A NEW RECORD! With over 120 alumni, faculty, friends and staff in attendance, the Bishop Street Pub in downtown Montreal
was the place to be on Thursday, May 4, 2006. Visit our website www.stansteadcollege.com/alumni for more photos of this and
other recent alumni events.
Martha Njoku `00 and Susan Telling (faculty)
Mandy Lightstone `97 and Mike McNamara (faculty)
Avi Diamond `03, Leigh Partington `03 and Geoff Telling
(faculty)
Former faculty Mary Martin, Paul Duncan and Lena Moman
Ali Sonac `74, Brenda and Tom Rowan `76, Robert Mayhew `79, Karen Cushing (Advancement Coordinator)
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Karine Goyette 99, Annie Goyette `97, Carl Michaelson `98, Yanne Root `98, Matt Watt `99, Andrew Vandor `98,
Rebecca Chang `98, Max Robillard `99, Adam Spirk '99 (Advancement Associate), Marc Hetu `99, Ryan Lill `99
Peter Wynne `72 and Judy Philip (former staff)
Geoff Wagner `71, Peter Ross `02, Dugie Ross `70 (Director of Advancement), Al Rich `71, Andy Hardwick `69,
Peter Newman `71, Victor Levy `67 and David Marosi `04
Isabelle Nazon `00 and Lesley Cameron `00
Alex Philip `57, Lena Lakdawala `85, Peter Morris `85, Aurelio Useche `85, Elie Fenster `85 and Alexandra,
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SCHEDULE
Friday
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Pre-reunion warmup in Montreal;
(location to be determined)
Saturday
9:00 a.m.
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9:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Breakfast (cafeteria style), LeBaron Hall
10:00 a.m.
Football, SC vs. visiting Alberta team
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11:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Barbecue
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Car rally arrives
David Layton `73, Bill Miner `71 and
Bradley Wright `71
1:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Fashion Show, featuring new Stanstead wear
2:30 p.m.
Alumni Soccer & Senior Boys Soccer
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Chan `99, Ada
Hin Tat "Jacky"
8
`99, Paul Li `9
Barry Martin `88,
Laurel and Andrew
ten Pas `87 and
Michael Wolfe
4:15 p.m.
Unveiling of the refurbished Colby clock
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Reception in LeBaron Reception Room
5:30 p.m.
Supper, LeBaron Hall
Robert Gravel `82, Greg
Singh `81, Rod Murphy `82
and Chris Clegg `80
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Cameron Bonspiel `99 and
`99 and
Marina Mihaljevic (f.fac)
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Let us know if you will be attending.
Contact Karen at (819) 876-7891, ext. 225
or email karen.cushing@stansteadcollege.com .
COMMUNITY
HOMECOMING 2006, SEPTEMBER 29-30, 2006
Why come back to Stanstead this fall? Good friends, great memories, a special unveiling, fashion, football and cars!
New this year in connection with Homecoming is a car rally that will leave Montreal early Saturday morning and wend its way
through the back roads of the Townships to cross the finish line at Stanstead between noon and 1 p.m. If you're interested in learning more or participating, please contact Marc Hétu at (514) 514-937-6723.
Homecoming will also be an opportunity to unveil the newly refurbished Colby clock. We hope to have on hand a number of special guests as well as the many alumni and friends who helped raise the funds to get the clock running again.
Will rumours of a Class of '96 reunion come true? Stay tuned!
Prizes for the largest class turnout and for the alumnus/a who travels the furthest to join us.
Hope to see you!
SC AND VERMONT COUNCIL PRESENT LECTURE SERIES
Building on its place in the cross-border community, Stanstead College has partnered with
the Vermont Humanities Council to present a series of lectures in Pierce Hall and at the
Goodrich Memorial Library in Newport, Vt.
With topics ranging from King Arthur to modern environmental
consciousness, the program is part of the Humanities Council’s “First
Wednesdays” series, which brings monthly speakers through the fall,
winter and spring to several Vermont communities, including
Montpelier, Middlebury and St. Johnsbury.
This is the first cross-border venture for the council and is supported by a grant from the Donner Canadian Foundation.
Through parent and trustee Ali White, a scholar for the council and
Ali White
an organizer of the “First Wednesdays” series, Stanstead College originally considered hosting its own series to serve the communities of Stanstead and Orleans
Counties. Rather than go it alone, however, the school decided to capitalize on the Humanity
Council’s expertise and proven track record. It was a win-win situation.
“The council’s mandate is to bring humanities to all backgrounds and ages across
Vermont,” says White. “Unfortunately, the area along the Quebec-Vermont border doesn’t
have the population base to warrant a ‘First Wednesdays’ series, even though the potential
audience there is exactly the type the council should be targeting. At the same time, the
English population on the Quebec side is equally under-served in terms of cultural and learning opportunities.”
The Donner Foundation funding secured by Stanstead College helped make the idea a reality.
Running from September through May, the lectures are free and open to the public.
“We’re excited about the series,” says Headmaster Michael Wolfe. “For the school, it’s a way
to enhance our curriculum while at the same time opening up to the community.”
The Vermont Humanities Council is a statewide non-profit organization that for the past
30 years has fostered communication and better understanding within communities and
between neighbors through lectures, readings and discussion programs. For more information, visit www.vermonthumanities.org.
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PROPOSED LECTURE SERIES
(subject to change)
October 4, Goodrich Library
The Impossible Presidency: Presidential
Greatness in the Post Modern World
UVM Professor Frank Bryan
November 1, Stanstead College
Iran and the War in Iraq
Mansour
Farhang,
former
Ambassador to the United Nations
Iranian
December 6, Goodrich Library
A “Suite” Light Exists in Spring
Musical performance by The Bartholdy
Ensemble with poetry readings and commentary by poet Francette Cerulli
January 3, Stanstead College
The Enduring Appeal of Arthur
Jim Slocombe, History and Political Science
at Champlain College
February 7, Goodrich Library
Is the U.S. Going it Alone on Foreign Policy?
Haviland Smith, retired chief of counterterrorism for the CIA
March 7, Stanstead College
The Emergence of Ecological Thinking
Concordia University Professor Sheila
Mason
April 4, Goodrich Library
Forward From Here
Reeve Lindbergh
May 2, Stanstead College
India: Cradle of Religions
Illustrated talk by Dr. Stephen Inglis,
Director General, Research and Collections,
Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC)
ADMISSIONS
THE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Starting at a new school is difficult. When it's a boarding
school, the stress is that much greater. If you're an international
student facing not just a new environment but a different language and culture, you need a lot of courage.
For Stanstead's many international students, the experience
seems to follow a pattern: two weeks of homesickness, followed
by a happy embrace of school life
and new friendships, and finally
never wanting to leave.
In 2004, Laura Struth left home
in Mainz, Germany and traveled
halfway around the world to
study at Stanstead College for
Grade 11. It wasn't easy being so
far from family and friends, and
there were times when she wanted to go home. But Laura ended
up having such a great experience
Laura Struth: Like a second
and
making so many new friends
home.
that she decided to come back in
2005 for Grade 12.
"This is an international school and I think this is great," she
says. "You meet people from countries that you might never have
a chance to visit and I have friends from all over the world. It
becomes like a second home."
Determined to learn English and make a change in her life,
Sumiho Nakatsu came to Stanstead from what she describes as a
large "boring" school in Tokyo, Japan. However, rather than
enter the ESL program, Sumiho entered the regular Grade 10
program and received private English tutoring.
"My history class was so hard," she recalls. "Even though I
tried my best, my teacher wouldn't give me a good mark. He really challenged me. But I wanted to prove to him and myself that
I could do the work. And I did it. The last mark he gave me was
a good one."
In her second year at Stanstead, Sumiho consistently made the
Headmaster's List and is now back for her Grade 12 year.
"This is a good place to find out about yourself, to learn what
you can do," she says.
Joo Sung Kim of South Korea talks about himself before he
came to Stanstead College as if that was a different person. And
in many ways it is.
"In South Korea, I used to look at people and think, 'How do
I get the better of this guy?' Here, I think, 'How am I going to
work things out with this guy.'"
Joo completed his first year of high school in his native Seoul.
It wasn't a good
experience. He was
constantly getting
into trouble and
having conflicts
with other stud e n t s .
Consequently, his
marks suffered.
"Out of about
300 students, I
think I was probably 294th," he says.
Joo and his family decided to apply
for school in
Joo Sung Kim is back at Stanstead for Grade
North America. 12.
Through a friend,
he heard about a small Canadian school where he could learn
English - Stanstead College.
Joo enrolled in Stanstead's Grade 8 ESL program. It was a transition year. Because he knew so little English, he associated mainly with his fellow Koreans. But it was also a year of growth. He
soon learned that the consequence of misbehaviour was not
merely a phone call to parents but
disciplinary measures that could
include suspension or expulsion.
"I knew I couldn't fight here so
I had to find ways to make
peace," he says.
Joo returned to Stanstead the
following year to enroll in the regular Grade 8 program and has
studied here ever since.
Ana Quintero Solana studied
Now in Grade 12, last year, Joo
for two years at Stanstead.
was named a school prefect - an appointment that was both a
surprise and an honour.
"I'm proud of myself when I see how I was before and where
I am now. There's such a difference."
Ana Quintero Solana of Mexico City spent two years at
Stanstead College. She says that living away from home develops
a sense of independence and responsibility.
"You don't have your parents to fall back on. You have to do
things by your own means. We tend to be more mature than our
friends back home."
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FAREWELLS
Mike Bolduc
Sophie Belanger
Rob Davies has taught Science and
Math for the past three years. He has also
served as assistant director of Bugbee
House and coach of our girls hockey
team. He is returning to Nunavut with
his wife Anne Davies who taught
Physical Education and Mathematics this
past year and coached our bantam boys
basketball and junior girls’ rugby teams.
Rob will again be taking on the job as
principal at Qitiqliq Middle School.
Tania Portelli has been our environmental conscience since 2002, teaching in our
Math/Science Department, coaching our
Tania Portella and Lisa Hartman
junior girls basketball team and leading
our outdoor education program. She is
returning to Toronto to pursue her master’s degree in Environmental Science.
Vilma Scattolin has helped many students during her four years at Stanstead
Jeff Hull
Richard Smith
Rob Davies
Ann Davies
College through her excellent teaching in
Mathematics and by providing hours of
extra help after school and in the
evenings. She has accepted a teaching
position at Lower Canada College in
Montreal.
Sophie Bélanger taught French from
2002 to 2004 before taking maternity
leave last year. She was back this past year
on a part-time basis. We wish her and her
family well as they move to British
Columbia.
Jeff Hull brought his passion for history
and rugby to us this past September and
we will miss his energy, enthusiasm and
good natured demeanor. We hope that he
will be a regular visitor as he moves on to
teach in his hometown of Toronto.
Marie-Chantal Vincent has kept our
wireless network operating and has
taught computer science for the past two
years and worked with our cross-country
ski program. She will be taking her PhD
in Educational Technology through the
University of Joensuu in Finland.
Cynthia Roberton
Vilma Scattolin
Cynthia Roberton has served for six
years in the tremendously demanding role
of school nurse and will be moving back
to Montreal with her son George.
Isabel Marcotte has had the unenviable
job of making all student travel arrangements. She is retiring after 14 years at
the college.
Richard Smith is retiring from his position as our Sports Equipment Manager
after 12 years of service to our Athletic
program.
Tom Middleton retired this past April
after 21 years in the Maintenance
Department. The faculty and staff saw
him off with a barbecue lunch and many
best wishes.
Michel Bolduc
Michel Bolduc (Father Mike) has been
the Transport Coordinator for 8 of the
last 10 years. Mike will begin retirement
in Stanstead and we are sure to see him
at many College functions.
Lisa Hartman will be returning to the
U.S. after two years of working closely
and compassionately with many of our
students as our school counsellor.
Isabel Marcotte
Marie-Chantal Vincent
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Tom Middleton (seated)
2006-2007 SCHOOL CALENDAR
HOMECOMING 2006
VANCOUVER REUNION
CALGARY REUNION
OTTAWA REUNION
HALIFAX REUNION
ADMISSIONS - ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP EXAMS
PARENTS’ DAY
SC INVITATIONAL GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
ALUMNI HOCKEY & BASKETBALL
CHRISTMAS DINNER & FESTIVAL OF CAROLS
SC INVITATIONAL HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
SC INVITATIONAL BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
GERMANY REUNIONS (HAMBURG, COLOGNE)
MEXICO REUNIONS
ADMISSIONS - ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP EXAMS
TORONTO REUNION
KINGSTON REUNION
SPRING BREAK
MONTREAL REUNION
ALUMNI & FRIENDS GOLF TOURNAMENT
SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
OCTOBER 12, 2006
OCTOBER 13, 2006
NOVEMBER 2, 2006
NOVEMBER 16, 2006
NOVEMBER 17, 2006
NOVEMBER 18, 2006
NOVEMBER 25, 2006
DECEMBER 1-2, 2006
DECEMBER 3, 2006
JANUARY 5-7. 2007
JANUARY 13, 2007
JANUARY 26 & 27. 2007
FEBRUARY 1 & 3, 2007
FEBRUARY 24, 2007
MARCH 15, 2007
MARCH 16, 2007
MARCH 24- APRIL 11, 2007
MAY 3, 2007
MAY 25, 2007
Poste Publication
Conv: #40021216
Stanstead College, 450 Dufferin St, Stanstead, QC, J0B 3E0