Fall 2012 - Trinity College School

A Letter from The Lodge
TCS is about kids. It’s about trying to provide the best possible education for young people.
For almost 147 years, the School has done an admirable job of this. The recipe for success
is not complicated: great teachers and staff; a wonderful setting; high standards; a caring
community; mandatory engagement in academics, the arts, sports and community service.
six years ago, when I was relatively wet behind the ears at TCS,
the School embarked upon a strategic planning process that resulted
in Strength of Purpose: The Strategic Plan for Trinity College School,
2007-2012. During this same period, I was frequently asked, “What’s
your vision for the School?” Despite having a business background,
the process and the question often made me uncomfortable. One,
because I do believe the recipe for a great school is quite simple
and, two, because the vision for the School should also be simple:
“to provide the best possible education for young people.”
No lofty language, filled with hyperbole and corporate-speak,
should ever take us away from the fact that we are still, and should
always be, a schoolhouse. While I fully realize that we are a business,
the “business of kids” is different. I would always hope for TCS to be
more closely connected with the metaphor of a family than a corporation. We are a community bound by history, covenants and shared
values, rather than policies and directives.
I failed to realize at the time, however, the enormous and positive
impact that changing our mission statement five years ago would
have on our community. To develop habits of the heart and mind for
a life of purpose and service. Today, this simple idea still guides what
we all do on a daily basis. There are tangible examples (or “proof”
if this was a corporate evaluation): the enormous increase in the
number of community service hours our students contribute; the
initiation of our Week Without Walls programme when all students
and staff participate in service for a week in places ranging from
Ecuador to the local food bank; our amazing university admissions
results; and always the wonderful stories I hear from alumni about
how the School helped to shape who they are.
But beyond these measures, at its core our school environment
comes down to what you might call “the feel”; the ethos, the culture,
the vibe of TCS. In this regard, I can unabashedly say we are secondto-none. The students at TCS want to be here. They are engaged in
the life of the School. They want to graduate from here; to earn the
right to call themselves “TCS alumni.” And they want to be a part of
the TCS schoolhouse for life.
As you will see in this edition of The TCS News, we have accomplished a great deal in the last five years. We have already begun
the collective planning process to establish a new set of ambitious
goals for the next five years. But I can assure you, our mission will
remain constant. We are, fundamentally and importantly, a schoolhouse. TCS is about kids. And it is about providing the best possible
education we can for young hearts and minds.
Stuart Grainger
Headmaster
sgrainger@tcs.on.ca
www.tcs.on.ca/headlines
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Thank You for supporting the
TCS endowment
The top priority for the 150th anniversary campaign is to increase the value of our financial assistance endowment by 50%, from $24 million to
$36 million, by 2015. TCS is committed to maintaining a diverse student body, including socioeconomic diversity, and to increasing our capacity
to support promising students regardless of financial means. More specifically, endowments play an increasingly significant role in sustaining
our Canadian boarding tradition. The 150th anniversary campaign will target new boarding bursaries as well as new awards for day students.
We are excited to announce several new or renewed bursaries established in the “quiet phase” of our 150th anniversary campaign by generous
and loyal supporters of TCS. These donors are committed to growing the School’s endowment to ensure that a TCS education is accessible for
exceptional young people. We thank them for their dedication to the School and our students.
tom lawson ’47 bursary
Funded through a $1 million donation from
Jocelyn and John Barford ’74, this bursary
will support an annual award of $35,000
per year for a promising boarding student
from Toronto. John is an Old Boy, long-time
governor and current trustee, and with his
wife Jocelyn believes passionately in the
importance of strengthening the School’s
endowment and the potential of boarding
to assist disadvantaged youth. The award is
named in honour of iconic former master
and coach, Tom Lawson ’47. Tom has
inspired generations of TCS students and
remains devoted to the School in his role as
an honorary trustee.
ernest ford howard ’16
bursary
Ernie Howard ’46 and Adam Howard ’76
have pledged $1 million to increase the
existing bursary in the name of Ernie’s
father, Ernest Ford Howard ’16. Adam is
the current chair of the TCS Governing
Body, while Ernie is an honorary trustee
of the School and was a founding director
of the TCS Foundation. In addition, two
of Adam’s children – Devon ’08 and Mary
’11 – attended TCS. In fact, five generations
of the family have come to the School on
the Hill. With this bursary, the family hopes
future students will also have the chance to
experience boarding life at TCS.
elaine and michael davies ’55
eastern ontario bursary
Time and again the Davies family has shown
its support for TCS through donations to
capital projects and endowment funds.
Elaine and Michael Davies ’55 are the
parents of four TCS alumni – Greg ’80,
Eric ’82, Andrew ’84 and Tim ’85 – and
grandparents of three – Sam ’08, Jack ’10
and Ali ’13. Michael has served as chair
of the School’s board of governors, and
is currently an honorary trustee and was
founding chair of the TCS Foundation. In
honour of their roots in Kingston, Elaine
and Michael have established a $1 million
fund to support boarding students from
eastern Ontario.
douglas lawson ’50
family bursary
Doug Lawson ’50 is a great friend to TCS,
having served as a governor and trustee.
This mantle of service has been handed
down to his son, Brian Lawson ’78, who has
given his time to a number of board committees and is currently a director of the TCS
Foundation. Brian and his wife, Joannah
Smith, were eager to support the School’s
endowment and wanted to take this opportunity to honour Brian’s father. As such, the
Douglas Lawson ’50 Family Bursary was
established with a donation of $500,000 to
provide financial support for a promising
student with an interest in making a positive
impact in the world. Ideally the student
demonstrates a passion for the environment
and/or human rights with respect to access
to quality nutrition and education.
bermuda scholarship
Over the last number of years, alumni and
parents have rallied to establish a Bermuda
Scholarship to help bridge the gap between
day student tuition in Bermuda and the
cost of enrolment at TCS. An initial goal
of $400,000 was established to support
an annual bursary of $15,000 or more.
Thanks to generous gifts from the following
families, this initial goal was achieved: the
late Jean and Neville Conyers ’47 and family,
Heather and Tom Conyers ’72, Melanie &
George Holmes ’76, Terry Lister ’72 and
family, Priscilla and Tony Brewer ’55, Scott
Lines ’82, Steve Thomson ’78, Carole and
Malcolm Mitchell. Under the leadership of
Tom Conyers ’72, Bermudians will be asked
to increase the Bermuda Scholarship fund
as part of the 150th anniversary campaign.
john bassett ’82 memorial
bursary
Thanks to a lead gift from Tony Dilwari ’82,
the class of 1982 raised more than $100,000
to increase the bursary in memory of the
late John Bassett ’82 as part of their 20th
reunion in May 2012. Gifts and pledges in
support of this bursary now total nearly
$300,000.
$50,000 endowments
Families, alumni, reunion classes and parents
are all encouraged to consider establishing
endowments, which they can then increase
through continued support over time.
The following bursaries were established
or renewed with gifts and pledges in the
$50,000-$100,000 range: Ogaki Family
Bursary, Howell Family Bursary, Arscott
Family Junior School Bursary, Stephanie
Kelley ’08 and Patrick Kelley ’10 Bursary,
Class of 1952 Bursary and Class of 1959
Bursary. Many reunion classes have begun
the process of raising funds toward an
endowed bursary already, including the
classes of 1988, 1989, 1991 and 1996.
To learn more about the 150th anniversary campaign for TCS, contact Doug Mann, executive director of advancement, at 905-885-3199 or dmann@tcs.on.ca.
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from the archives
A Family
Heirloom’s Journey
The most recent and exciting acquisition at the John D. Burns Archives at Trinity College
School is a set of dishes. Comprised of various dinner plates, soup plates, a variety
of tureens and serving platters, the service has been the great pride of the Johnsons,
descendants of our founder, the Reverend William Arthur Johnson.
the porcelain service is just one example of items contained
in our archives which go beyond written materials and ephemera.
These objects – pins, banners, sports equipment, china, linens and
more – have a story to tell about our School’s history. In this case,
a simple set of dishes is a chance to learn more about the family
of W.A. Johnson, or “Father Johnson” as he became known to the
students and staff of TCS.
a brief history
The Reverend William A. Johnson was born in 1816, the son
of Lieutenant Colonel John Johnson (1768-1846) and his wife,
Dedericka Memlingh (1776-1850). The Lieutenant-Colonel worked
with the English East India Company, where he served in the
private army known as the John Company. In 1819, he retired and
returned with his family to England.
A pedestal serving plate from the Johnson
family dishes showing the intricate design work
A porcelain tureen, part of the service owned by descendants of W.A. Johnson
Little William Johnson was only three
years old when his family left India
for Kent. When the family settled they
purchased a beautiful home, called
Down House, near Bromley (see sidebar).
While a career in the military had been
planned for young William, and he
attended Addiscombe Military College,
his heart was set on a career in the
Church of England.
In 1836, the Lieutenant-Colonel
Trinity College School’s founder, relocated his family to Port Maitland,
Ontario (then Upper Canada). W.A.
Revd. W.A. Johnson
Johnson had travelled ahead in 1835,
staying with the Hyde/Jukes family and working to clear the land
whilst his family journeyed across the Atlantic Ocean. A party of 18
“gentle people” onboard the ship Hannibal travelled five weeks from
London to New York City, according to the ship’s manifest. The
family then travelled by steamboat, canal barge and lake steamer to
finally reach Port Maitland.
W.A. Johnson married Laura Eliza Jukes (1819-1892) and in
1846 the couple moved to Cobourg, Ontario, where he had entered
religious studies under Revd. A.N. Bethune. In 1851, W.A. Johnson
was ordained as a deacon, and a year later he was ordained a priest.
He served for a time in Yorkville before settling into the parish at
Weston, Ontario in 1856. It was in Weston that Revd. W.A. Johnson
founded Trinity College School in 1865, as an alternative to the
public education system for his own children and a few local boys.
He would serve at St. Philip’s Church, Weston, until his death in
1880 from smallpox.
The full service, in the home of Angela Johnson Desmidt, prior to shipping
family legacy
The Johnsons had six children – Laura Louisa, Margaret Georgina,
John William, Arthur Jukes, James Bovell and Andrew William.
Three sons, Arthur, James and Andrew, were among the first
students of Trinity College School. The Reverend Dr. James Bovell
Johnson (student #2 on the TCS Register) and his wife, Olive Brand,
moved back to England where he served as a member of the clergy
and a medical doctor. They settled at The Grange, a home on the
main street of Lavenham, Suffolk. It is understood that the porcelain
A postcard image of Down House
Down House
Down House, the estate purchased by the Johnson family upon
their return to England from India, has an incredible legacy.
The home was later purchased in 1841 by Charles Darwin!
This is the home where Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species
and where he lived until his death in 1882. In the 1920s it
was purchased by the Royal College of Surgeons, and today
it houses a museum run by the English Heritage Trust. Revd.
W.A. Johnson so loved Down House that it is said he designed
the parsonage at Weston, Ontario in its image.
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service now in our possession belonged
to Dr. Johnson and his wife, and may even
have belonged previously to his father,
W.A. Johnson.
Eventually, one of his sons, Reverend
Canon J.B. Johnson, who lived in South
Africa, would inherit the service. In
turn, he passed the dishes on to his
daughter, Angela Johnson Desmidt, greatgranddaughter of our school founder.
Ms. Desmidt continues to reside in South
Africa today, and graciously donated the
porcelain service to the School. The dishes
are on display for students, staff and guests,
as a visual reminder of our School’s history.
As we near the celebration of 150 years of
the little school founded by the Revd. W.A.
Johnson, we are honoured to share this
piece of his family’s history with the TCS
community.
Researched by Renée Hillier & Viola Lyons
Archivists, John D. Burns Archives at TCS
rhillier@tcs.on.ca
You can learn more about the history of TCS by
visiting the John D. Burns Archives on the Web
at www.tcs.on.ca in either the “who we are”
or “alumni” sections.
The Royal Worcester (1875) mark on the back of the Johnson family dishes
The Porcelain Dinner Service
when the Johnson family dishes first
arrived at TCS, it was thought they may
even have belonged to W.A. Johnson’s
parents, but this family legend was quickly
dispelled. The dishes bear a “maker’s mark”
which indicates that they were created by
the Royal Worcester factory of England
in 1875. The mark includes a crown atop a
circle containing a wreath of intertwined
“W” letters and the code C51. At the bottom
of the mark is the year code, “75.”
Royal Worcester is one of England’s
oldest factories, founded in 1751 by Dr.
John Wall (hence the C51 code within the
maker’s mark). The factory was at its height
after 1862 as the Royal Worcester Porcelain
Co. Ltd. under the leadership of artistic
director Richard Binns. Not only were Royal
Worcester products in high demand, but
they also represented the latest in design
and craftsmanship.
Our service has a design featuring
scrolls, leaves, bamboo, fans, swords and
hats in a random pattern. The tureens have
elegant handles in the shape of elephant
heads. In 1875, the aesthetic movement
was in full swing in Europe and this kind
of service fits in well with the desire of
homeowners for highly decorated items
which were beautiful as well as functional.
Friends of the Archives
Thank you to our recent donors:
• John Ryrie ’67: 1910 cap; 1917 velvet prefect caps
• Claire McDerment: Felt football banners from 1950 and 1951,
from her late husband, Bob McDerment ’52
• Doug Clarkson ’77: Bigside football playbook from 1976
• Brock Phillips, retired faculty: Photographs; 1907 copies of
The Record; notes on a Boulden House play
• Janet Shirley: Prize books for 1874 and 1873, from her grandfather, William Ince, class of 1875
• Jack Goering ’43 (retired faculty): Survival Day literature;
1971 Western Canada trip itinerary; Energy Education Report;
scrapbook
• Bruce Fulford ’70: Directory of Old Boys, 1865-1967; football
banner reading “ISAA Champ 1969”; panoramic photo of TCS
football team from 1969
• Angela Desmidt: Porcelain dishes, family heirlooms of the
School’s founder, W.A. Johnson
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We would like to thank everyone who has shared their stories for
our Personal Recollections of TCS project. We are also looking
for ephemera related to the School’s history. If you think you have
an important piece of TCS history which could be donated to the
archives, contact us at friendsofthearchives@tcs.on.ca or write
us at: Friends of the Archives, John. D. Burns Archives, Trinity
College School, 55 Deblaquire Street North, Port Hope, Ontario,
L1A 4K7.
Special Request: We are currently seeking photos of the TCS
squash team from 1946, 1947, 1950, 1954 and 55. If you have copies
of any of these photos that could be donated or scanned and
reproduced for our collections, we would be sincerely grateful.
Contact: Viola Lyons, archives assistant, at vlyons@tcs.on.ca.
alumni spotlight
Andrew Davies ’84
riders taking go transit in and around Toronto this summer
will have noticed one very special, very bright, train car. This “mobile
public art project” – Art Train Conductor No. 9 – was commissioned
by No. 9: Contemporary Art and the Environment as a way to get
people talking about the future of public transit in the city. No. 9,
with its mission of using art as a catalyst for discussion around environmental sustainability, has been the passion of Old Boy Andrew
Davies ’84 since he co-founded the organization in 2006.
It was during his time at TCS – the second generation of his
family to attend the School, along with his three brothers – that
Andrew discovered his love for the visual arts, under the guidance
of teacher Andrew Gregg. While he enjoyed many aspects of life at
the School – he was a prefect and excelled in sports including as
co-captain of the championship Bigside football team – it was in
the old art studios of Boulden House where Andrew was happiest.
“I remember very distinctly walking across the campus late at
night after spending hours and hours in the art room and not
noticing the time that had passed,” he recalls. “[Mr. Gregg] taught
me that practicing art was not just a pastime, but that it could be a
rich and challenging life calling.”
His artistic passion took him first to the fine arts programme
at Queen’s University and then to courses at the University of
Toronto. There he developed an interest in the intersection of
art and architecture. Inspired by architects like Frank Gehry
who were working on the west coast, he headed to the master’s
programme at the Southern California Institute of Architecture.
Among his first professional experiences was at New York’s
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), working in exhibition and
interactive design. “At MoMA, I learned that art is a powerful
form of communication and that exposure to great works of art
can change the way that we perceive the world around us.” This
understanding would guide Andrew’s work when he signed on
to a new project led by his old TCS roommate, Geoff Cape ’84.
Through his Evergreen Foundation, Geoff was spearheading the
transformation of the old Don Valley Brick Works into an innovative model for sustainable urban development.
For Andrew, who designed the facility’s preliminary interpretive strategy, Brick Works was a chance to be involved in “a major
project of both artistic and environmental importance.” And it
planted the seed for his next venture: “The creation of No.9 came
out of my work on the Brick Works, when it became apparent
that culture had a huge role to play in helping people to adapt to a
more sustainable lifestyle.”
No. 9 aims to bring art into the public realm in order to
stimulate a dialogue on environmental issues. Hearkening back to
his days in TCS teacher Don McCord’s classical civilizations class,
Andrew explains, “The success of our current society, our cultural
legacy, will be measured by how well we are able to adapt to the
challenges of our time. The record of this legacy will be stored in
Inspiring conversation on the future of
public transit
our cultural pursuits and their accompanying artifacts. People who
can help these pursuits along, and who can create more opportunities for artists, are needed if we wish to be successful as a culture.”
The success of the Art Train, which has received significant
media and public attention, is just one way No. 9 is getting
people talking about the environment. Plans are in the works
for a full-length movie that would combine artistry with a story
devoted to the preservation of natural resources. There is also the
“Imagining My Sustainable City” project, which teaches Toronto
students about sustainable architecture and urban planning and
inspires them to develop their own visions for the city.
Witnessing the potential that young people have for envisioning a better future is a reminder of what can be achieved
when art and environmentalism join forces. “When you see that
creative spark ignite in the students’ eyes it becomes very clear
that you are doing something important and worthwhile. We
do have a responsibility to provide the next generation with the
tools that they will need to combat climate change,” he adds.
“Participating in this goal in a small way through our educational
programmes makes me feel like No.9 is on the right path.”
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alumni spotlight
Tyrrell Ashcroft ’97
Ty, her fiancé Thien, and Olympic sprinter Yohan Blake at Champs
Helping Olympic athletes achieve their
dreams
as tyrrell “dr. ty” ashcroft ’97 sat in her living room,
watching the opening ceremonies of the London Olympic Games
with longtime friend Melissa Niziol ’97, they suddenly started to
dance – a choir was singing Jerusalem and the pair were instantly
brought back to their days at Trinity College School. For Ty, it was
an especially sweet moment – a time to reflect on her past just
as she eagerly awaited the start of competition for athletes she
helped prepare for the games.
Ty came to TCS as a Grade 8 student in the first year of
co-education – 1991. Her father, who had taught high school
science in Cobourg, had a good opinion of TCS and although Ty
went “kicking and screaming not to wear a kilt,” she fell into life
at the School easily. She loved being a member of the first female
teams at TCS and names hockey, rowing and track amongst her
favourite sports. She also excelled in the classroom, inspired
particularly by science teachers including Ross Holt, Brian
Hedney and Scott Taylor.
Combining her interest in science and her love of sports
was always the plan. “I was really lucky because I knew what I
wanted to do early,” she says, including attaining her bachelor’s
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degree in kinesiology, anatomy, biomechanics and neuroscience
at the University of Western Ontario followed by the four-year
doctor of chiropractic programme at Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. In 2004, she started private practice and had the
opportunity to work with diverse patients, including the Toronto
cast of Mamma Mia and several professional athletes.
Then, just under two years ago, she happened to meet a fellow
doctor at a conference on sports medicine. Dr. Thien Dang-Tan
would not only become her business partner in a new venture,
Toronto-based Omega Health + Fitness (launched in 2011), but
the two became engaged. “We were moving on parallel paths,”
Ty explains. Although Thien came from a large practice setting,
both were avid athletes (he is a former pro football player) who
shared a new vision for combining treatment programmes and
ongoing fitness training.
As an athlete, Ty experienced first-hand how frustrating
traditional approaches to sports medicine could be. “If you had
an injury, you would either be told to take drugs or to stop doing
what you were doing. There was little attempt to analyze the
problem from a biomechanical standpoint or keep you active
while you recovered.” The result was a cycle where injury led to
inactivity, in turn increasing the likelihood of re-injury.
Now, whether she is working with high performance athletes
or 80-year-old clients who like to golf a few times a week, Dr.
Ty and her team are always looking for ways in which to keep
patients active while they are receiving treatment, and prescribe
corrective exercises to reduce the chance of future injuries.
“I never say ‘stop doing what you’re doing.’ My patients really
appreciate this,” she explains.
The “icing on the cake” has been the opportunity to travel with
Thien to Jamaica to treat some of the top athletes in the world.
Surrounded by the likes of Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake, Ty works
in “do or die” conditions at high performance meets, including
Champs (the breeding ground for Jamaica’s top sprinters and
hurdlers) and the most recent Jamaican Olympic Trials. Among
the highlights of this experience was the chance to help one athlete
– hurdler Shermaine Williams – who was beset by cramping
following her semi-final race. “It was an emergency and I thought,
‘I’ve got to throw everything at this athlete that I can,” Ty recalls.
Calling on her wide range of techniques, Ty was able to help
Shermaine get back on the track. A few hours later, Coach Lennox
Graham came to share the news that Shermaine had qualified for
London. “You gave this girl an Olympic dream,” he told Ty.
Fuelled by these inspiring athletes, Ty and Thien hope to raise
funds to return to Jamaica in the future, knowing the insights
gained from working with current and future Olympians will help
them better serve their patients back home. For the girl who began
building science models with her parents at the kitchen table, it
has been an amazing adventure. Says Ty, “I’m living the dream.”
alumni spotlight
Alex Furber ’05
imagine getting the phone call. You have been chosen to
star in one of the Toronto’s most-anticipated theatrical productions: War Horse, a play that is cherished around the world and
has won numerous awards in London and New York. It’s your
first large-scale play and you are a relative unknown. Not only do
you carry the weight of critics’ and audiences’ expectations, there
is also the pressure of selling tickets during an economic recession. Are you nervous? If you are Alex Furber ’05, the answer is,
surprisingly, “no.”
Buoyed by his training at the National Theatre School and his
work in regional theatre, as well as the talents of the cast and crew
with which he shares the stage each night in the Mirvish production of War Horse, Alex had good reason for his confidence when
the curtains rose for the first time in February. Added to that was
his belief that audiences would be drawn into Michael Morpugo’s
story of Albert, the boy who searches the battlefields of Europe
during World War I to find his beloved horse, Joey. “I wasn’t
worried about the play at all,” says Alex of opening night. “I’m
always confident in our Canadian actors and War Horse is a story
that is relevant to Canadian audiences.”
Alex’s love of acting began even before he came to TCS, but it
was here he first began to think theatre could be more than just a
hobby. “I had done a few plays, but it wasn’t until Grade 10 drama
class with Ms. [Tucker] Barton that I realized I could do this for
a career.” As a boarding student, he enjoyed living with friends,
being a part of Bethune House and the beautiful campus at TCS.
But it was on the stage that he found his calling, in plays such as A
Midsummer Night’s Dream and Godspell.
After graduation, Alex headed to the theatre programme at
George Brown College. Although he enjoyed the experience,
he was not invited back for second year, a blow that might have
stopped other young actors in their tracks. Alex says it actually
became a positive turning point for him. “I think they realized
that I wasn’t ready. In a sense, they were right. I got to step back
and say that this is definitely what I want to do.” With a renewed
commitment to his craft, he applied to the National Theatre
School (NTS), got an agent and got back to work, acting in plays
over the summer. He never looked back from that moment,
studying and appearing in plays at NTS, and then continuing to
work steadily in regional theatre after graduation. This included
starring in Saltwater Moon during the Toronto Fringe Festival, in
a production directed by one of his former TCS drama teachers,
Bill Walker.
Then he landed the “dream role” in War Horse. “There was a
lot of pressure,” Alex admits. “It was my first commercial production. But I believed so strongly that I could play this part.” After
Starring in the Toronto production of
War Horse
six weeks of rehearsals – longer than most plays and partly due
to the extensive use of puppetry in the show – the opening night
reviews were overwhelmingly positive for both the play and
Alex’s performance.
War Horse has allowed Alex to meet everyone from HRH
Prince Charles to Vanilla Ice. Even more special has been the
chance to welcome family and friends backstage, including
TCS alumni and students. “The highlight of the show is every
Wednesday, when we have student matinees and it’s always a full
house, 2,000 people,” Alex says. “The reaction of audiences is so
strong to this play.”
While it is hard to imagine life after War Horse, Alex says this
experience has opened him up to different opportunities beyond
classical theatre, including new theatrical works as well as film
and television (he has already appeared in Murdoch Mysteries and
Flashpoint).
Above all, he knows he has found his life’s work. “There is
always self-doubt, but the most important thing is knowing,
100%, that this is what I want to do.”
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A look back
In September 2007, Headmaster Stuart Grainger and
the TCS Board of Governors
officially introduced Strength of
Purpose: The Strategic Plan for
Trinity College School, 20072012. This collective plan,
which involved discussions and
input from across our school
community, included refreshed
mission and vision statements.
We also committed to a series
of six goals, built around our
key strengths as a school –
our people, programme and
place – as well as our financial
and marketing resources.
Having begun work on a
new strategic plan to
guide the future
of the School
on the Hill, we
take a moment
to reflect back
on what we
have achieved
over the last five
years.
Goal 1. We will attract diverse, motivated and capable young people to TCS. We will support
and develop our students so they can become responsible leaders of tomorrow.
Goal 2. We will recruit, develop and retain an exceptional teaching and operational staff who
are committed to the TCS community.
Goal 3. We will cultivate strong relationships with our parents and emphasize a shared
responsibility to develop and educate thoughtful, intelligent, environmentally aware and
caring students. We will engage alumni and friends of TCS to enhance their involvement with,
and loyalty to, the School.
Over the past five years our desire and commitment to build a diverse, motivated and outstanding
student body took our admissions team around the world. Recruitment travel to many new countries, including Turkey, Russia, Nigeria, St. Maarten and Ghana, bolstered the number of inquiries
and applications received from these regions (49 inquiries for 2012-2013 versus 9 received for
2008-2009). New ventures with Ad Astra – a network of 50 consultants across Mexico and Central
America – as well as an invitation from the African Development Bank to visit their staff, presented
exciting new recruitment opportunities. In order to enable capable young people from diverse backgrounds to enjoy the TCS experience, several new bursaries were created which directly increase
the School’s ability to offer financial assistance. Annual financial assistance awarded now totals
$1.8 million.
Prioritizing the development of leadership skills, today the Junior School boasts a leadership
curriculum which outlines expectations for each grade level and includes hands-on leadership
training for Grade 8 students. In the Senior School, senior students learn eco-leadership through
travel to Peru to study Amazon species; community leadership is learned through building wells
and schools in Ecuador; educational leadership is gleaned from teaching in impoverished areas in
Jamaica; and a variety of seminars and trips led by Me to We facilitators teaches and inspires global
citizenship.
Employee retention at TCS remains extremely high with approximately 15% of staff members having
worked at the School for over 20 years. Long-serving staff are recognized and celebrated for their
contributions to Trinity College School. Ours is a supportive community where staff members aim to
model good habits of heart and mind for our students. With the streamlining of academic leadership, there is new energy behind faculty professional development. Teaching staff now receive PD
monthly, giving ample opportunity to collectively explore such areas as emerging technologies
while also encouraging teaching staff to provide feedback on the curriculum.
As partners in education, TCS aims to keep parents well informed and engaged. In 2009, the
School launched a comprehensive survey to measure parents’ impressions of communications
with the School. TCS scored very well overall, but with an eye for continuous improvement,
focused on areas that required change or enhancement, such as implementing a new
reporting schedule that provides more frequent insight into students’ academic progress.
Also, Parents Open Houses were launched in coordination with Parent-Teacher Interviews to
inform and engage parents in the life of the School.
Alumni and community engagement have long been a priority of the School’s advancement
office but many new initiatives have been undertaken to further this mission, such as the
development of new alumni events; the hiring of an additional alumni advancement officer;
growth of the BearTracks Mentorship Programme and expansion of the alumni branch network
with the addition of branches in Hong Kong and Trinidad and renewed leadership and/or
structure for the Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Bermuda branches. Annual giving has continued
to grow and exceed goals over the past five years (read more under “financial resources”).
Financial Resources
It is recognized that the strength of a school
rests on the size and strength of its endowment;
therefore, growth and management of the TCS
endowment has taken priority to ensure continued
success from a position of financial strength and
stability. The TCS Foundation, founded in the
spring of 2007 to steward the School’s endowment fund (at the time valued at $28.8 million),
successfully integrated into its role, determining
an investment manager and establishing an audit,
governance and finance committee. Within the
advancement office, a new executive director was
hired to support endowment growth and in preparation for the School’s 150th anniversary campaign.
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Fundraising priorities and cabinet members have been established and the campaign is set
to publicly launch in spring 2013.
The School’s Annual Fund has continued to grow over the past five years despite challenging
global economic realities. In fact, year over year, annual giving has surpassed goals with
donations exceeding the $1 million mark each of the last two years (compared to $832,000 in
2006-2007). Funds raised are in support of important areas such as financial assistance, the
archives and facility enhancements. Considering the future financial security of the School, a
renewed emphasis has been placed on planned giving with the establishment of a new gift
society – the W.A. Johnson Society – and a newsletter that educates donors as to the mutual
benefits of including TCS in their estate plans. TCS has also engaged alternative revenue
streams by making the most of the School’s outstanding facilities outside the academic
year, including the appointment of a campus programmes coordinator to expand both TCS
programmes and rental opportunities for outside organizations.
Goal 4. We will provide challenging learning and leadership programmes to
enable students to thrive in a rapidly changing and interconnected world.
Committed to a rigorous, integrated liberal arts curriculum, a director of
academic administration was appointed to closely manage the Advanced
Placement (AP) programme, oversee academic policy and develop new academic
events. As such, AP course offerings have increased (20 are offered today)
and students are taking the AP exams in record numbers, doubling the 110
exams taken in 2008. A formalized student life curriculum, academic planning,
curriculum mapping and better supporting students’ learning (for example,
through the addition of a new evening study initiative) have all been programme
priorities. In order to challenge students while also giving them flexibility, Junior
School students now have the opportunity to complete two Senior School-level
courses: geography and integrated technology.
To ensure our students are prepared for the interconnected society of
today and tomorrow, TCS champions experiential learning. Whether
taking online courses with students at different schools,
travelling to historical sites and experiencing new cultures,
raising time and awareness for both local and international
causes or learning how to care for our fragile planet, TCS
students learn hands-on. Teachers do not simply talk about
technology, instead they provide Macbooks, Smart boards,
iPads and an online learning management system for
students to connect with faculty, classmates and the world.
An expanded summer programme has students sharing
ideas online with international peers as well as considering
a wide variety of annual travel education courses and trips
from which to experience. And those new to TCS get a jump
start on language, culture and the school community through
our ESL Pre-Boarding Academy.
As the future stewards of our planet, an emphasis is placed on
promoting environmental awareness and responsibility within a culture of
sustainability. An environmental coordinator was appointed and a new environmental curriculum in the Junior School was introduced. Staff and students from
Grades 5-12 have made huge inroads in the past five years through awareness
campaigns and implementing waste management, additional recycling and
resource efficiency initiatives on campus.
Today, the School’s service learning programme plays a tremendous role in
school life, on par with academics, arts and athletics. From regular “Service
Saturdays” and the annual Week Without Walls initiative to service learning
trips to Jamaica and Ecuador, students will graduate with a clear understanding
of good “habits of the heart and mind” having actively participated in serving
others and giving back while at TCS.
Marketing Resources
Over the past five years, the School clarified its brand, measured attitudes
toward education and developed new messaging for the Junior School
programming and Senior School boarding, both priority recruitment segments. The most significant change, perhaps,
is the type of tools the School uses to disseminate its
message and engage families. Digital marketing
tools and techniques such as blogs, social media
sites, online advertising and admissions tools,
dynamic Web sites, search engine optimization,
to name a few, are essential to our marketing
toolkit. In the past year alone, Facebook engagement has increased over 200% and the new
boarding microsite has helped boost interest
and inquiries from prospective students.
Goal 5. We will sustain TCS as a culturally diverse,
boarding and day learning community that fosters
leadership, character and citizenship in young
people.
Goal 6. We will enhance our facilities and build
new structures in an environmentally responsible manner to support the breadth and depth
of our curricular, co-curricular and residential
programmes, within our 100 acre campus.
Seeking to build a “community by design,” the
ideal size and composition of the student body
for learning and healthy interaction was greatly
considered. A goal was set to reduce the size of
the Senior School student body; today, enrolment
sits at 555 students compared to 2006 when the
student body was 608. Wanting to be true to our
history and respectful of our fiscal realities,
the School also identified a need to maintain
a strong balance of Canadian students
within the boarding community. While the
TCS student body is more diverse than
ever with boarding students from countries
never before represented which, over the
past five years, have included: Haiti, Iran,
Italy, Russia, Spain, Switzerland and United
Arab Emirates, our closely-managed boarding
population comprises 40% Canadian students.
To ensure a community of our intentional composition, day/boarding and male/female ratios are also
managed.
TCS’s campus master plan was updated, allowing
the School to set priorities and timelines for future
building and renovation initiatives. The result
was a plan that supported the need for a more
connected campus which included the new visual
arts facility being integrated into the existing structural footprint of the School. From the creation of
a technology studio to replacement tennis courts,
a re-envisioned theatre and a renovated Junior
School library and Senior School science labs, the
School took on significant building projects over
the past five years which would positively impact
both junior and senior students. The commitment
to building in an environmentally responsible
manner is demonstrated in the
appointment of a campus
environmental coordinator and in the
construction of the
visual arts wing
where energy
efficient lighting,
a living green
wall, occupancy
sensors, a rain
water harvester
and storage
system for grey
water usage are just
a few of the green
features.
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photo gallery
Reunion Weekend 2012
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events began on Friday, May 25 at
Dalewood Golf Club, with 90 alumni,
parents and staff participating in the 24th
annual TCS Golf Tournament. It was a
gorgeous day for the tournament and the
winning team was a group from the class of
1977 including Hugh Sisley, Peter Goering
and Graeme Jewett. The Jocko Taylor
’67 Award for loyalty and dedication to
the School was given to Bill Bowen ’62, a
long-time volunteer and year chair. Friday
evening, alumni enjoyed class dinners at
various local establishments.
On Saturday, campus came alive with
more than 300 alumni and guests, including
three gentlemen from the class of 1942
celebrating their 70th reunion! Members
of the class of 1962, who raised more than
$320,000 for their class gift, dedicated the
Class of 1962 Studio in the Visual Arts Wing.
A dedication ceremony for the new Tim
Hay Rugby Field was held prior to the Old
Boys rugby match. Other events throughout
the day included campus tours, trips down
memory lane via the school archives, highlights from the student film festival and the
TCS Alumni Association’s annual general
meeting.
Saturday evening saw alumni gather in
the Memorial Chapel for a performance by
the Chapel Choir and Bells before heading
out to the “Big Top” tent for a joyous reunion
dinner, filled with memories and songs!
The weekend wrapped up Sunday
morning with chapel service prior to a
buffet brunch and the annual Bigside versus
Old Boys cricket match.
Thank you to all of the alumni who made
Reunion Weekend 2012 such a special event,
and a tip of the hat to the many current and
retired staff who were in attendance.
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View more photos of Reunion Weekend online in the
media gallery at www.tcs.on.ca! Mark your calendars
for Reunion Weekend 2013, happening May 24-26,
celebrating classes ending in ’3 and ’8. To learn more,
contact your year chair or the TCS advancement
office at 905-885-1295 or events@tcs.on.ca.
1Class of 1942: Tom Caldwell, Doug Huestis,
Robert Spence
2George Booth ’61, Bill Bowen ’62, Headmaster Stuart
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3Hugh Sisley ’77, Graeme Jewett ’77, Peter Goering ’77
4Class of 1952 with spouses: (back) Peter Roe, Hugh
Watts, Gord Currie, Philip Muntz; (front) John Hylton
5 Class of 1957: Colin McNairn, Bill Porritt,
George McLaren
6 1962 classmates John MacDonald, Kit Laybourne,
David Phipps
7 Tim Hay, Don McCord, Betty Reynolds, Les Robling
8 Class of 1967: (back) Peter Henderson, Tim Blake,
Richard Kent, David Esdaile, Charlie Barrett, Karl Scott,
John Mulholland; (front) John Ryrie, Steve Hall,
Keith Kennedy, George Strathy, Pat Little, Mike Fyshe,
David McCart
9 1972 classmates: Bill Young, Tim Bermingham,
Allan Austin, Sean Cragg
10 Class of 1982: (back) John Cook, Tim Hyland, David
Thomas, Hugh Kendall, Rob Taylor, Richard Talbot,
Tim Pinnington, Dan Hill; (front) Michael Cumberland,
Mark Baker, Jon Kennedy, Eric Davies, Andrew Pain,
Simon Hughes
11 Class of 1987: (back) Ian Johncox, Henrik Vasila, Doug
Jemmett, Marc Hogan, Craig Hopps, Steve Goodall,
D’Arcy McDonald, Ian MacDonald, John Armstrong,
Zack Dutton, Rob Maxfield; (front) Harris Davidson,
Pat Little, Simon Fleming-Wood, Richard Pinkerton
12 Austin Dumas ’92, Al Burton ’92, Kristin Matthews ’95,
Peter Zakarow ’92
13 From the class of 1997: Benoit Chapdelaine, Mike Lada,
Joe Costello, Mark Lederer, Chris Tomlinson, Ridley
Doolittle
14 Eldon Zuill ’62, Tom Lawson ’47, Sam Glass ’62
15 From the class of 2002: Katie McIntyre, Katherine
MacArthur, Alli Buchanan, Laura Politi, Sarah
Frackowiak, Keltie Morrison, Aly Ruiz, Antonia
Hammer
16 Pat Lawson, Hugh Stevenson, Gina McDonald
17 From the class of 1972: Scott McNabb, Jamie Collier,
Steve Petty, Geoff Bertram
18 Class of 2007: (back row) Joon Lee, Kristen See,
Claudia Sanchez, Sarah DeGeer, David Rowen, Michael
Machum, Justin Wiemann, Bradley Mitchell, Symon
Edmunds, Alfred Kam, Ryan Hope-Ross, Thomas Sears;
(middle) Alexandra Popoff, Brittany Stanyon, Maranda
Hardy, Sean Hynd, Nathaniel Dove, Vanessa Sanders,
Alison Holmes, Tamara Bryant, Alexandra Hambrock,
Andrew Boos, John McCracken, Emily Wilcox,
Natasha Dodd, Michael Churchman; (front) Sarah
Findlay, Samantha Pepper, Caroline Chagnon, Rob
Kay, Havilland Day, Hamir Sabnani, Anna Frackowiak,
Lauren Chin-You, Sam Martin, Olivia Bannock
19 Jamie Tittemore ’02 and Lorie, Miranda and
Todd Byers ’02
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tcs alumni association news
Message from the TCS Alumni Association President
I am very excited to be introducing myself
to you as the new TCS Alumni Association
president. Our past president, Mike Bellamy
’93, brought significant leadership to this
group, and I am keen to continue taking
the association to the next level, driving
our mission of providing alumni and past
parents the means to retain a meaningful
and lifelong relationship to the School.
To this end, we have many exciting
initiatives in the 2012-2013 year and beyond.
In December 2012 we will be holding our
annual young and not-so-young alumni
Christmas parties for grads of the last
decade. In January 2013 we will support
the School’s advancement office in holding
the 5th annual Collin Cureatz ’02 Memorial Shinny Tournament, a relatively young
event that has developed a loyal following
and brought much goodwill to the TCS
campus. The School’s largest alumni event,
Reunion Weekend, occurs from May 24-26,
2013, with the TCS Alumni Association
annual general meeting taking place on
Saturday, May 25. Mark your calendars now!
Finally, looking ahead even further, we will
be holding our biannual Alumni Art Show &
Auction in September 2013. Stay tuned!
Though we have so much to look
forward to this year, we are still enjoying
the success of our most recent event: the
BearTracks networking event, held at the
Spoke Club in Toronto on September 26.
The event, attended by over 60 alumni,
aimed to show the power of the BearTracks
Mentorship Programme and the TCS
alumni network in general. Eight “mentors”
– established alumni in a variety of fields –
hosted tables that the guests rotated among
during five “speed networking” sessions,
each six minutes in length. Guests received
advice, learned about diverse career paths
and were inspired to advance their own
careers thanks to our mentors: James Aitken
’93, Lindsey Deluce ’98, Tim Magwood ’88,
Peter Raymont ’68, Tom Wright P’01 ’03 ’09,
Rachael Mirvish ’95, Andrew Davies ’84
and Sam Blyth ’71. It was a wonderful night!
For more on the BearTracks Mentorship
Programme, visit www.tcs.on.ca/beartracks.
I hope to cross paths with many of you in
my new position. Until then, stay connected!
Brett Hayhurst ’94
TCS Alumni Association President
alumni@tcs.on.ca
photo gallery
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1Tim and Peggy Hay
2Dick LeSueur ’44, David LeSueur ’79
3Tim White, Tyrrell Ashcroft ’97, Richard Nanka-Bruce ’94,
Carla Nanka-Bruce ’97, Rob Magwood ’94
4Bill Boughner ’56, Michael Thompson ’58, Peter Levedag ’58
5John James ’61, Phil Jackson ’66, Norm MacEachern ’61
6Anthony Beck ’88, Don McCord, Larry Thornton,
Tim Magwood ’88, Pam Dew
7Les Robling, Mike Stevens
8David Smith ’03, James Gibson ’00, Tim Wootton ’02,
Sarah Frackowiak ’02, Mike Delaney ’01
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72nd Annual Toronto Branch Dinner
The 72nd Annual Toronto Branch Dinner
welcomed over 110 alumni, retired and
current staff and friends of Trinity College
School to the Park Hyatt Hotel the evening
of Thursday, October 25. Classes from 1944
to 2008 were represented, as the community
gathered together to reunite, reminisce and
celebrate the long tradition of the dinner.
The evening began with a welcome from
incoming Toronto Branch President Graeme
Jewett ’77. Graeme has taken over the post
from Aynsley Deluce ’94, who has been
Toronto Branch president for the past three
years. Graeme thanked Aynsley for her leadership, and also acknowledged the hard work
of the Toronto Branch executive. Graeme was
followed by Old Boy John Beament ’44, who
gave the traditional toast to the Queen; Mr.
Beament spoke of the Diamond Jubilee of
Queen Elizabeth II and asked guests to raise
their glasses in her honour. Brett Hayhurst ’94
then gave the toast to the School, as president
of the TCS Alumni Association. Headmaster
Stuart Grainger gave his reply to Brett,
speaking briefly of the success of TCS so far
this year. Lastly, The Ven. Peter Scott ’79 said
grace just prior to the meal.
During dessert, retired faculty members
Les Robling and Mike Stevens came to the
podium to make remarks on the man of the
evening: recently retired faculty member
Tim Hay. Guests were roaring with laughter
as the two gentlemen reminisced about the
high points of Tim’s career at TCS. Tim
then spoke, leading guests down the path
of his TCS experience. The guests were
in hysterics and applauded eagerly when
Graeme Jewett awarded Tim the Toronto
Branch Medal.
Thank you to everyone involved in
the organization of the dinner, from the
Toronto Branch executive to raffle prize
donors. And, of course, thank you to all of
our guests. Once again the dinner was a
resounding success!
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­Edward C. Cayley ’39
may 11, 1922 – august 17, 2012
One of the Junior School’s most
popular and admired masters
during the 1950s has passed
away. Edward (Ed) C. Cayley,
who was also an Old Boy
(1933-1939) with a host of TCS­
family and other connections,
died on August 17, 2012. His
grandfather and namesake was
the head prefect of the School
in 1882. His brother, Peter ’40,
son, David ’62, and two stepchildren, Eric ’57 and Frank ’58
Stephenson, also attended the
School and his wife, Norma,
who predeceased him, was a
beloved nurse/matron in the
Junior School.
Ed came to the Junior School as a student
in the first year it was “mothballed” due
to reduced enrolment during the Great
Depression. He graduated in 1939 on the
cusp of WWII having been a prefect,
captain of the first cricket team and a
member of the first teams in hockey,
gymnastics and squash. He also won
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awards in tennis, swimming, public
speaking and debating.
After graduation he attended Trinity
College pending his becoming eligible
to join the Royal Canadian Navy two
years later. He served with the Navy in
the Atlantic, the English Channel and
the Mediterranean during the next two
years, taking part as well in the Allied
landings in Sicily and Italy during this
time. He was promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant Commander and underwent
submarine training prior to serving in
that service for the balance of the war.
On one occasion his submarine was
attacked and in the ensuing crash-dive
in which he was the last to leave the
bridge, he suffered a serious fall and a
resulting back injury. As a consequence,
he was hospitalized for a three-month
period. These injuries caused him
significant physical discomfort for the
rest of his life. But his time spent in
England during the war wasn’t all work.
He had occasion to meet and converse
with King George VI and to dance with
then Princess Elizabeth.
Upon demobilization from the
service, Ed commenced a business
career with Brazilian Traction (now
part of Brookfield Asset Management),
which he enjoyed. But what he enjoyed
more was volunteering at a downtown
Toronto boys club, instructing in boxing
and other athletic activities. This led
him to speak to Philip Ketchum about
a possible career in education and then
to his being offered a job on the faculty
of the Junior School. Ed joined its staff
in the fall of 1950, teaching a number of
subjects and coaching various athletic
teams. His 1951 hockey and 1953 football
teams were undefeated. Later, when
members of the 1953 team formed the
core of the Bigside team that won the
championship in 1957, going undefeated
and unscored-upon, they sent a telegram
advising of their success to Ed, who by
this time had left the School.
Ed left TCS in 1955 to take a master’s
degree in English literature at Columbia
University. After initially being denied
enrolment due to “incomplete educational credentials,” Ed was successful in
persuading the president of Columbia
that his almost six years in wartime
service, five years in business and a
further five years teaching at TCS more
than made up for any deficiencies.
After graduating from Columbia,
Ed sought out a position at one of the
New England prep schools. At Deerfield
Academy, Ed was offered a position by
its legendary headmaster, Frank Boyden,
who was surprised by Ed’s declining
the offer, with Ed saying that he was
interested in working at a school “where
the boys had a bit more say in its affairs.”
Rather than being offended, Boyden
contacted the headmaster of neighbouring Holderness School to suggest
that they consider Ed. Ed subsequently
signed on as assistant headmaster there,
where he remained until 1962 when he
was recruited to the headmastership of
Stanstead College. Stanstead was at that
time in need of a significant “makeover.”
In this Ed was largely successful, to the
point where he was recently described
in a Stanstead publication as one of its
“builders.” During his time at Stanstead,
Ed also served as the president of the
Canadian Headmasters Association.
However, by 1966, a combination
of the stress of his war-related injuries
and his desire to return to teaching led
him to go back to Holderness where he
continued until his retirement in 1978,
earning him a description as a Holderness “faculty icon.” Again, his decision
to retire was in part brought on by the
increasing disability caused by his war
injuries, but also because he was anxious
to return to his roots (and friends and
family) in Toronto.
In passing on, Ed leaves his son,
two daughters, two stepsons, 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Written by Tim Kennish ’58, one of Ed’s
students
Brian Proctor
january 22, 1943 – April 17, 2012
Brian Proctor was shaped, in part, by a
complicated family. It was good fortune
that he was sent to St. Andrew’s College
at the age of 12. There he thrived, finding
a community that became a stand-in for
family when his could not be there for
him. This, I believe, created his lifelong devotion to education, residential
schools and, later in his career, struggling youths.
It would, however, be a mistake to
represent my father as anything but
lucky. Born in 1943 into a middle class
Canadian family, he was surrounded by
a loving, if troubled, family, and also by
friends. He had a private education. He
went to summer camps. Later, he went
to Europe. By the time I was 10 years
old, family bridges had been repaired
and his parents had managed to turn
themselves into loving (and a little zany)
grandparents.
Here are some basic facts, placed
roughly in chronological order: After
St. Andrew’s, my father attended the
University of Western Ontario then
obtained a teaching certificate from the
University of Toronto. He was married in
1966 in New York City to Lee McDaniel.
He taught high school for a couple of
years in the public system before being
hired by Upper Canada College where
he stayed for 15 years. He had two sons,
Gordon ’90 and Andrew ’93. He joined
TCS with Rodger Wright in 1983 as the
director of admissions and retired in
2002. He then ran a consulting firm that
helped troubled youths find a place in
a residential school, be it a traditional
or nontraditional one. He was probably
busier in retirement than he was when
working full-time at TCS.
To say that he loved hockey or golf
or vodka, is to miss the point (though
he loved all three). He loved people.
His enthusiasm was contagious and his
sense of humor gravitated toward the
absurd. He taught me to laugh at life’s
contradictions whenever possible rather
than rail at them. I think existence
seemed to him like an unbelievable
one-in-a-billion stroke of luck, and he
was determined to milk every ounce of
pleasure out of it, whether that meant
working hard on the things he believed
in or staying up late to carouse with sons
who had returned from their first year of
university with stories of mischief.
Generally speaking, Brian Proctor’s
personality (and his voice) was what
is often referred to as “big.” He thrived
in social situations, loved the “performance” element of teaching and
coaching, and he was very ambitious in
an entrepreneurial way. At the age of 20
he was running bicycle tours through
Europe. He worked for Harold Ballard
on the 1972 Canada Cup (the first
ever). Near the end of the Cold War, he
ran a hockey school inside the Soviet
Union for Canadian and American
youths. Remarkably, most of these were
“summer” projects; meaning, while most
teachers and administrators were at
the cottage, my father was pushing the
boundaries of his professional life.
Internationalism was a theme that
ran through his life, from the woman
he married, to companies he ran, to the
perspective that he brought to his work in
education. He was part of the cadre, in the
late 1980s, that pushed TCS to modernize
by accepting girls and recruit aggressively
internationally. I would imagine these
features are now simply facts of daily life
for the School on the Hill, but it’s worth
noting that they were considered highly
controversial at the time.
His chosen career was not an
accident, but born from a belief that
people could find their community as
much in a collective of shared values,
as they could in their genetic families.
He believed that teachers, coaches and
housemasters could make the lives
of teenagers better, perhaps remarkably better, and that as many youths as
possible should be given this opportunity.
Fortunately, he had the opportunity to
touch the lives of thousands of students
and their families.
It was a cruel irony that such a
dynamic and energetic person would
contract an aggressive form of ALS. He
would want me to note that he saw no
higher purpose or lesson behind the
diagnosis. During his protracted illness
he was of course very frustrated, but
never bitter or sour. He would say that
his illness was simply the malfunctioning of his body, which will be, after
all, the fate of us all. To the end, my
father maintained a pragmatic optimism
that insisted you made “the most of the
hand you are dealt.” He maintained a
wicked sense of humor, even when fully
paralyzed, and had charmed the nurses
who looked after him with such otherworldly compassion.
Perhaps the most painful part of his
gradual and premature decline was that
my son, his grandson, was just two when
he was diagnosed. A fact that meant he
would never have the chance to watch
this baby turn into a young boy.
During this difficult period, my
mother, who many of you know, played
a role so much larger than a word like
“brave.” She is a remarkable woman of
extraordinary fortitude and patience.
There were others, too, from the TCS
community who showed a devotion
that literally would make you gasp.
These were people who, no matter how
emotionally difficult it was, went to
the hospital on a regular basis to feed
him, share gossip, tell filthy jokes and
mix him specialty cocktails with rare
brands of foreign vodka. These friends,
Larry Adamcryck, Richard Irvine
’65, Pat Morgan and Blair McFadden,
must understand friendship at such a
profound and intuitive level that I can
only imagine what a gift it is to even
know them casually.
Brian D’Arcy Proctor died on April
17, 2012 with his loving and courageous
wife at his side, and many of you in his
heart. His last gesture was to donate
his body to ALS research. After all, you
have to make the most of the hand you
are dealt.
Written by Andrew Proctor ’93
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Nancy (Schell) Pinnington
september 4, 1928 – august 10, 2012
A year after celebrating the 20th
anniversary of co-education at
TCS, it’s easy to forget that the
School wasn’t always this way.
It took bold pioneers to make
today’s school. This summer,
TCS lost one of those pioneers,
with the passing of Nancy
Pinnington, a lifelong friend and
contributor to the School. She
was one of the first two women
to serve on the TCS Governing
Body, mother to three TCS
students, aunt or great-aunt to
four more and an early advocate
of co-education.
Nancy Schell was born and raised in
Oshawa. Her exposure to TCS came
early; her older brother Bob Schell ’30
had attended the School in the 1920s,
and in 1944 she attended the TCS formal
as her cousin, John Irwin ’45’s date!
Consistently placing first in her
classes earned her a full scholarship
to study classics at Trinity College,
University of Toronto. At the time this
was not a typical course selection for
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young ladies, and she was often the only
woman in the room, setting a precedent
that would continue throughout her
professional life. At Trinity, she met Bert
Pinnington, a young army veteran, and
it was love at first sight. They married
before Nancy had finished her final year,
after which Bert began a 23 year career
as an infantry officer.
As was typical of the time, Nancy
did not pursue an independent career.
Instead, she became an army wife,
tending the home front while Bert was
away for extended periods. During those
first 23 years they moved their home
over 20 times, including two tours in
Germany and postings at several army
bases in Eastern Canada. In 1968 Nancy
spent six months as a single mother of
four children under the age of 10, while
Bert was a UN observer to the Biafran
Civil War. Throughout these years she
displayed a strength and determination
that would serve her well in her second
phase of life.
Upon Bert’s military retirement in
1971, they returned to Toronto where
he took a position at the U of T. With
her older sons already enrolled at
TCS, Nancy also began a second career
outside the home, and her contribution to the School began in earnest.
She returned to university to earn her
M.A. in English, and became involved
in a number of committees, including
serving as the president of the TCS
Toronto Ladies Guild in 1974 and 1975.
The Governing Body of TCS had for
years debated the inclusion of women as
governors. The John D. Burn Archives
contains correspondence among governors as early as 1970 arguing the pros
and cons of what was, for the time, such
a radical move. One gentleman (to be
fair, an advocate), opined that “Women’s
tea table chatter is pretty important
to a school’s flow of admissions” (!).
Finally, in early 1975 the board approved
“Governing Body membership of ladies
and outside academics.”
In October 1975, the first two women
were elected to the Governing Body:
(the late) Mrs. Louise Willis of Winnipeg
(a TCS parent and wife of the late
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba) and
Nancy Pinnington, who would serve
on the executive committee of the
board from 1975 to 1984. At the same
time she had become involved in the
governing bodies of Trinity College,
and in 1977 Provost George Ignatief
asked her to be Trinity’s representative
on the TCS Governing Body. She would
serve in this role for almost 25 years,
finally retiring from her ex officio
membership in 2001. During the 1980s
she also began to work full-time at
Coopers and Lybrand (a predecessor to
PWC) and served as chair of the board
of Branksome Hall School. Nancy was
truly dedicated to both her professional
and volunteer activities, approaching
each with devotion, integrity and an
outstanding capacity for empathy. These
qualities, so familiar to her children
and grandchildren, were integral to her
energetic commitment.
Shortly after her election to the TCS
Governing Body, declining enrolment
brought the issue of co-education to
the fore. It’s hard to imagine today how
contentious this could have been, but
in a 110-year-old boys’ school that had
just elected its first female governors,
change would not be easy! Contemporaries remember Nancy as an incisive
and reasoned voice throughout 12 years
of debate before the change was made.
In this and several other issues, Nancy
was a tireless servant of the School.
It is a cruel twist of fate that such
a brilliant mind should be felled by
Alzheimer’s disease. For several years
Nancy fought this affliction with
characteristic grace and determination,
finally succumbing in her 84th year. She
is survived by her children, Christopher
’73, Philip ’76, Victoria and Timothy ’82,
and her nine grandchildren. She was
aunt to Andrew Schell ’67 and Malcolm
Schell ’73, and great-aunt to Natalie
Schell ’01 and Daniel Schell ’04.
Written by Tim Pinnington ’82
Paying it forward
abby colwell ’03
Abby Colwell ’03 came to TCS from Grand
Bay, New Brunswick.
One may ask “Where is Grand Bay?”
The answer is easy. It is a small town
outside of Saint John, New Brunswick.
The bigger question is, “Upon learning of
TCS, how long was it until Abby arrived on
campus to start her TCS career?” One year?
A year-and-a-half? Actually, it took Abby
only five weeks from the moment she first
heard about TCS until she was moving into
her dorm room in Ketchum House!
Each year, the late Brian Proctor
(former TCS admissions director), as well
as ice hockey coaches from most of the
eastern Canadian independent schools and
New England prep schools, would attend a
showcase hockey camp in Prince Edward
Island at the end of July. This camp puts the
spotlight on young men and women who
are strong academically and just happen to
be good hockey players. “Proc” met Abby
in July 2001 and immediately saw a student
who would excel at TCS. On the spot,
he persuaded her to come to TCS. The
Colwells could not afford the TCS tuition,
but as the School had yet to hand out the
Burns Atlantic National Scholarship, it was
awarded to Abby.
After TCS, Abby went on to the
University of New Brunswick where she
majored in English literature. Today, she is
a mortgage broker in the Saint John office
of Ottawa-based Mortgage Brokers City.
Abby has included TCS in her will as
one way of saying thank you to TCS and
Brian Proctor “for opening the biggest door
of my life.” Although she is not in a position
today to make a major gift to the School, she
hopes that over the course of her career she
will accumulate significant assets so that
there will be an opportunity to establish a
financial assistance award in her name to
be given to a promising student from the
Atlantic region.
Abby also believes very strongly that
her two years at TCS benefitted her greatly
and broadened her world. At TCS, she was
exposed to so much: great teachers and
coaches, interesting courses, students from
all over the world and lifelong friends.
Abby Colwell ’03, a member of the W.A.
Johnson Society and a proud graduate of TCS.
The School salutes you, Abby, and we
look forward to welcoming you back in May
2013 for your 10th reunion.
Postscript: The School’s ice hockey coaches
and members of the admissions office
continue to attend the camp in PEI on behalf
of TCS.
W.A. Johnson Society (as at September 30, 2012)
Anonymous (3)
John A. Beament ’44
Eleanor & Grant Beath
John N. Belyea ’80
Geoffrey L. Boone ’54
Donald J. Bowman ’77
Colin T. Brown ’75
Andrew H. Buntain ’91
H. Michael Burns ’56
R. Brian Cartwright ’86
Abby L. Colwell ’03
J. Douglas Cunningham ’59
Geoffrey M.C. Dale
Eric R.L. Davies ’82
Jennifer A. Drew ’92
Jonathan D.A. Good ’90
Joan Harrington
Anthony O. Hendrie ’52
Daniel G.P. Holland ’90
Ernest Howard ’46
Walter Howell
Francisco L. Camino Ivanissevich ’78
Donovan Kellyman ’07
J. Timothy Kennish ’58
Ann E. McCurdy & Frank A.
Lawler ’84
James A. Lawson ’50
Jeremy Main ’46
Aaron C.B. Maybin ’97
David E. McCart ’67
A. David McGinnis ’33
Michael A. Meighen ’56
Peter M. Pangman ’47
Jennifer Powles
Carol Scott & Karl E. Scott ’67
Derek A. Smith ’72
Neil D. Stephenson ’80
Stephen K. Suh ’79
W. Duncan Tingle ’63
Robert W.F. Wilson-Rogers ’71
Yazmin Zand
The W.A. Johnson Society recognizes those donors who have made a planned gift to Trinity College School, such as through a bequest, life insurance,
gift annuity or charitable remainder trust/gift of residual interest. We thank them for their dedication and commitment to TCS.
Should anyone wish for information on any of the School’s planned giving programmes, please contact David McCart ’67,
special advisor to the advancement office, at dmccart@tcs.on.ca or 613-449-6359.
july 2011 – june 2012
Annual Report of
the TCS Foundation
The Trinity College School Foundation held its annual general meeting on September 22,
2012 and at that time we took the opportunity to reflect on a positive year both in terms of
the financial health of the School’s endowment and the operations of the foundation board.
as of june 30, 2012, our endowments stood at $24.6 million,
representing an increase of more than $370,000 over the year prior.
Nearly $2 million in funds were provided to the School, including
grants for financial assistance to attract promising young people
to TCS. Furthermore, the advancement committee reports that an
additional $2.5 million in pledges for new bursaries was received
over the past year as part of the quiet phase of the 150th anniversary
campaign. A number of these donors and their new bursaries are
highlighted in this issue of The TCS News (see page 5).
With the introduction of the new Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, all federally-incorporated not-for-profits are required
to file for continuance under this new act by October 2014. The TCS
Foundation has filed for continuance, which includes the adoption
of new by-laws under the act. One such change is the elimination of
ex officio directors of the board. However, given the need for strong
communication between the foundation board, the School and the
governing body of TCS, we will continue to ask our former ex officio
directors to attend foundation meetings as non-voting invitees.
The foundation board meets four times annually, in addition to
the regular activities of our three foundation committees: governance, investment and finance & audit.
On the governance front, we were pleased to renew the terms
of four trustees whose skills and knowledge will continue to assist
the foundation greatly moving forward. They are Jacqueline Fong,
Arnold Massey ’55, Maria Phipps and Timothy Price ’59.
The investment committee of the foundation will spend time
in the year ahead reviewing our investment advisors and custodial
agents. Over the last eight quarters, investment returns have averaged approximately 6.1%.
Because of the close relationship between the foundation and
the School, there has been a great deal of collaboration this year
between members of the finance & audit committee of the foundation and its counterpart committee of the TCS board. In September,
Brian Lawson ’78 was officially installed as chair of the foundation’s finance & audit committee, replacing Tim Powell ’62. I want
to thank Tim, on behalf of the foundation, the School and the TCS
community, for his many contributions over the years, including his
work as chair of this committee for the past six years.
I want to thank all of our directors and committee members for
their work on behalf of the foundation. And, just as importantly, I
want to thank everyone who has stepped forward to support our
endowment funds. As we prepare for the launch of the 150th anniversary campaign for TCS in May 2013, your continued support of
this world-class institution and its students is vital.
J. Tim Kennish ’58
Chair, TCS Foundation
foundation@tcs.on.ca
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TCS Foundation Statement
of Operations
Year ended June 30 (in dollars $)
2012
2011
2,483,405
23,449
----
2,506,854
2,925,427
2,720,599
40,394
5,686,420
1,904,767
113,919
118,024
2,136,710
370,144
3,371,985
116,770
103,108
3,591,863
2,094,557
24,328,472
----
24,698,616
22,233,915
---24,328,472
Revenue
Donations
Investment income Transfers from Trinity College School
Expenses
Grants to TCS
Custodial and investment management fees
Administrative and general
Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenses for the year Fund balances, beginning of year
Transfers between funds
Fund balances, end of year
2011-2012
Note: This statement reflects combined yearend totals for three funds: the unrestricted
fund, the restricted fund (funds restricted by donors for special purposes at Trinity
College School) and the endowment fund (funds where the donor has stipulated that the
principal be maintained permanently).
foundation assets
($ millions)
27.2
23.2
24.3
24.7
22.2
J. Tim Kennish ’58, chair
Robert Wilson-Rogers ’71, secretary
Derek Smith ’72, treasurer
A. Jeffrey Prince, assistant secretary/
treasurer
directors
Jim Binch ’66
Christopher Brown ’63
N. Thomas Conyers ’73
Michael Davies ’55
Jacqueline Fong
Brian Lawson ’78
Arnold Massey ’55
Maria Phipps
Timothy Powell ’62
Timothy Price ’59
governance committee
Jim Binch ’66
J. Tim Kennish ’58
Maria Phipps, chair
Timothy Price ’59
Brian Westlake
A. Jeffrey Prince, assistant secretary
investment committee
John Bellamy ’88
Jim Binch ’66
Christopher Brown ’63, chair
Kevin Foley ’88
David Hackett ’83, ex officio
John Hogarth ’78
Patrick Keeley ’88
Aaron Maybin ’97
A. Jeffrey Prince
William Wilder ’75
finance & audit committee
N. Thomas Conyers ’73
Brian Lawson ’78
Timothy Powell ’62, chair
Derek Smith ’72, treasurer
A. Jeffrey Prince
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08/09
09/10
10/11
11/12
Fundraising Highlights
Annual Giving for 2011-2012 topped
$1 million for the second consecutive year,
resulting in much-needed current year
support for financial assistance as well as
a wide range of priority campus improvements. Donors were very supportive of the
School’s desire to increase financial assistance, with Annual Giving to those funds
growing 80% year-over-year.
As part of the upcoming 150th anniversary campaign, the School was thrilled
to receive $2.5 million in gifts and pledges
to create new endowments, including: the
Elaine and Michael Davies ’55 Eastern
Ontario Bursary, Frances and Tim Price ’58
Faculty Professional Development Fund, the
Howell Family Bursary, the Arscott Family
Bursary and the Ogaki Family Bursary. For
more on new financial assistance funding,
see page 5 of this issue.
A wonderful Junior School Gala was held in
April 2012, with parent volunteers led by
Alyson Quantrill and Lucy Hillman transforming the Peter Campbell Memorial Rink
into a wild west town, right down to the live
animals! (Pictured are students Olivia Apps ’16
and Maddie Daley ’16 checking out the
decorations.) Funds from the evening were
directed to summer renovations for Boulden
House, including the new library space and
enhancements to the music and art rooms.
Reunion Weekend in May 2012 was not
only an incredible celebration of alumni
spirit, but it also encouraged some amazing
gifts from alumni classes. This included the
largest ever class reunion gift, $320,000
donated by alumni from the class of 1962
in celebration of their 50th anniversary of
graduation. These funds were directed
towards the new visual arts wing at TCS,
which was officially opened in September
2011 and has already become a favourite
space for students and teachers alike. On
Reunion Weekend, alumni had the chance
to visit the new facility, including the Class
of 1962 Studio (pictured, from left, are Kit
Laybourne ’62 and Bill Bowen ’62). Other
reunion gift highlights included a $100,000
donation from the class of 1982 towards the
John Bassett ’82 Memorial Bursary as well
as a $40,000 fundraising goal set by the class
of 1972 to replace the floor in Osler Hall.
TCS parents once again lent their support
to a number of projects, with close to
$300,000 in funding for renovations to the
day house common rooms, updates to the
computer science classroom, funding for
students to take part in the rugby team tour
of Argentina and the new Positiv organ for
the Memorial Chapel (pictured, from left:
Headmaster Stuart Grainger, the Rt. Rev.
Linda Nicholls of the Diocese of Toronto,
Randy Mills, organ builder Joel VanderZee
and Kathy Chow ’12 at the official blessing
of the organ). Special thanks go to the
parent organizers of the highly successful
Taste of Trinity wine and food pairing event,
co-chaired by Leisa Clifford and Maria Di
Pietro, which raised funds for a number of
the projects listed above. A second Taste of
Trinity is planned for spring 2013.
The Learning Commons project has
garnered $2.2 million in gifts and pledges
already. This initiative will involve a significant renovation, possibly involving expansion,
of the library and academic support spaces.
The TCS Parents’ Guild continued its
long-standing tradition of improving the
well-being of students through a variety of
donations this year, including support of the
bursary which bears its name. Among the
many ways the guild’s generosity was seen
around the School were funding for the
Osler Tables in the Senior School social
sciences and French classrooms, new
backstops for the basketball nets in the
lower gym and the purchase of eight curling
rocks which our health & physical education
students enjoyed practicing with last winter.
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Fundraising Results
total gifts & pledges
annual giving totals
($ millions)
11.781
$884,856
$954,191
$1,003,527
$1,063,257
$912,560
6.268
4.258
2.366
1.764
07/08
08/09
09/10
10/11
11/12
07/08
08/09
09/10
10/11
top alumni classes: participation
top alumni classes: total giving
(top class in each decade)
(top class in each decade)
Decade
1930s & 1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000-2011
Class
1933
1950
1964
1972
1982
1994
2002
Participation Rate
100%
46%
41%
30%
35%
23%
18%
gift designation
(based on total gifts & pledges of $6.268 million)
Decade
1930s & 1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000-2011
Class
1946
1959
1965
1978
1982
1993
2000
11/12
Gifts & Pledges
$36,725
$1,735,459
$449,197
$565,141
$137,734
$33,000
$5,500
number of sustaining donors
244
2% Highest Priority Needs
2% Current Financial Assistance
52% Endowed Funds
198
207
09/10
10/11
177
44% Facilities & Programmes
07/08
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202
08/09
11/12
postscript
Vision for the Future
the annual general meeting of the Trinity College School
Board of Governors was held on Saturday, September 22 at the
School. At that time, we welcomed two new governors, both of
whom have served on the TCS Alumni Association in the past:
Mike Bellamy ’93 and Brian Cartwright ’86. We wish to thank our
two retiring governors, Eleanor Beath P’05 and Stuart MacGregor
P’08, for their service to the board and its committees.
The TCS Body of Trustees is pleased to welcome two new
members: William D.L. “Bill” Bowen ’62 and David Thomas ’82.
Additionally, the annual general meeting was a chance to formally
acknowledge the many years of service by the outgoing chair of
the body of trustees, H. Michael Burns ’56 P’81. The new chair
of trustees will be George Booth ’61. George brings a wealth of
experience to this new role, having served as both a governor
and trustee of the School, and a member of the 150th anniversary
campaign cabinet.
It promises to be a busy year ahead for the board, as we embark
on a new strategic plan for the School. Building on the momentum
created by Strength of Purpose: The Strategic Plan for Trinity College
School, 2007-2012, we are excited to work with the school community in planning for the next five years at TCS. This fall we began
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the consultation process, with a view to officially launching the
plan in 2013.
As a board, we will be doing our part to support the 150th anniversary campaign for TCS, which will also be launched in 2013. A key
component of this campaign is increasing the School’s endowment,
specifically to support financial assistance. As you will have read in
the cover story for this issue of The TCS News, financial assistance
provides the School with the means to attract and support promising
young people. I am proud to be a donor to the TCS endowment and
each year when we receive a letter of thanks from a student who has
received our family’s bursary we are reminded of the true value of
a TCS education. The endowment assists amazing students in their
quest to become leaders of character and purpose that are central to
the vision of Trinity College School.
Adam Howard ’76 P’08 ’11 is the chair of the TCS Governing Body.
To learn more about our governors, trustees and honorary
trustees, visit the “who we are” section of www.tcs.on.ca.
Save the date
Friday, December 14, 2012
Not-So-Young Alumni Christmas Party
( for graduates from 2003-2007)
Friday, December 21, 2012
Young Alumni Christmas Party
( for graduates from 2008-2012)
Friday, January 18, 2013
Winter Alumni Games
(Old Boys Basketball)
Stay Connected
Friday, January 18, 2013
th
6 Annual TCS Squash Championships
with TCS Alumni Online!
Saturday, January 19, 2013
th
5 Annual Collin Cureatz ’02 Memorial
Shinny Tournament
Saturday, April 13, 2013
A Taste of Trinity ( food & wine pairing event)
www.
tcs.on.ca
Friday, May 24, 2013
th
Visit the Alumni section for news, events and links to
services such as the Alumni Directory
“Like” us at our main page: www.facebook.com/TCSBears
and the alumni page: www.facebook.com/TrinityCollegeSchool
25 Annual TCS Golf Tournament
May 24 to 26, 2013
Reunion Weekend
Join us at Trinity College School Alumni Group
(celebrating classes ending in ’3 and ’8)
May 25 to 26, 2013
Spring Alumni Games (various sports TBA)
Follow us at www.twitter.com/TCSBears
For up to date details or to register, visit www.tcs.on.ca/alumni
or contact the advancement office at 905-885-1295
or events@tcs.on.ca.
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Advancement Office
phone: 905-885-1295
fax: 905-885-3244
e-mail: advancement@tcs.on.ca
55 Deblaquire Street North
Port Hope, Ontario L1A 4K7
phone: 905-885-3217
fax: 905-885-9690
www.tcs.on.ca
Our Mission
Developing habits of the heart and mind
for a life of purpose and service
Our Vision
Trinity College School will be
internationally regarded for excellence
in developing leaders of character,
purpose and vision due to the strength of
its people, programme and place.
Doug Mann
Executive Director of
Advancement
dmann@tcs.on.ca
Tricia Mandryk
Director of Advancement
tmandryk@tcs.on.ca
Communications Office
phone: 905-885-3198
fax: 905-885-9690
e-mail: communications@tcs.on.ca
Ashley DiNova, Director of
Communications
Admissions Office
phone: 905-885-3209
fax: 905-885-7444
e-mail: admissions@tcs.on.ca
Kathy LaBranche, Director of Admissions
Jennifer Agnew-Pople
Manager, Parents Fund
jagnew-pople@tcs.on.ca
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What does
mean to YOU?
For students receiving financial assistance, TCS means
a fantastic education and a promising future.
It means the opportunity to go to class every day with friendly, like-minded students who enjoy school and
are committed to excelling academically. It means being able to see the stars through a state-of-the-art
telescope during astronomy class or using digital video equipment to film and edit their own movie in
computer class. It means performing in jazz bands, stage plays and dance troupes, or playing one of
24 interschool sports, led by dynamic coaches. It means being part of a supportive community that develops
habits of the heart and mind so that our students can become leaders of character and purpose.
One quarter of TCS students wouldn’t be able to have these experiences
if it weren’t for dedicated donors like you.
Make your gift towards student financial assistance today and help
us continue to offer a TCS education to the most deserving students.
Make your gift online at www.tcs.on.ca/donate or contact the advancement
office at 905-885-1295 or advancement@tcs.on.ca.