Thanks - Anita Harte

Communications Committee Chair

Safe Grad Committee 2010

Chair: Nancy Taylor – contact nancy.taylor@esdnl.ca

Co-Chair: Vacant

Committees:

Communications Chair: Anita Harte- contact anita.harte@easternhealth .ca

anita.john.harte@nf.sympatico.ca

Prizes Chair: Sherry Janes – contact s_janes@nl.rogers.com

Events Chair: Mary Rideout- contact merrymary@nl.rogers.com

Finance Chair: Ann Hamilton – contact ahamilton@nf.sympatico.ca

Supervision Chair: Paula Ellsworth- contact pellsworth@eisupplies.ca.

Decorating Chair: Denise Pottle - contact - denise.pottle@nf.sympatico.ca

Food Chair: Heather Murphy - contact the-murphys@nf.sympatico.ca.

New members are always welcome.

Exam dates may be extended beyond 29 Jan 2010 because of weather delays - plan accordingly.

All Level 3 students must have a grad photo taken for the yearbook & wall composite. There is no fee for this picture.

In the semifinals: Gonzaga - Holy Spirit 8-1

In the final Gonzaga - Booth 12-7

Our champion team members are:

David Hickey, Kyle Bonia, Neil Hudson, Daniel Rowe, Aaron Buckingham, Patrick McNicolas, Matthew Burke, Alex Calon, and Erich Hynes.

I would also like to thank Mr. Dobre and Mr. Warren for coaching and managing during the tournament.

The 4 A’s will take place on Feb 18-20 in Mount Pearl. This will be the first ever indoor soccer Provincial tournament at high school level.

The team played Holy Heart in the semi-final and won 2-0 (25-20,25-23). We then played Bishops in the finals and again won 2-0 (25-23,25-16). Gonzaga has won the senior boys city league championship 2 out of the past 3 years.

Members of the winning team are:

Cameron Spencer
Colin Parsons
Andrew O’Dea
James Daly
Robert Hickman
Ryan Hodder
Tyler Coley
Shane Stack
Donald Price
Evan Hayes
Kevin Maher
Cody Harvey
Coach: Peter Hickman.

Winners include:

2006 - Josh Hill
2007 - Boyd Auchinleck
2008 - Daniel Barrington
2009 - Hannah Green and Jacob Piercey

The fund sits at $26,740.60. Students requiring further information or wishing to obtain an application for the bursary should see Mr. McGrath. Applications are available on this website under the tab "STUDENTS" then "SCHOLARSHIP / BURSARIES."

We are encouraging donations to this scholarship as the need increases for support to our graduating students.

Members of the team include Jonathan King, Doug Pippy, David Hickey, Frankie Brown, Matthew Coughlan, Alex Robbins, Noel Moffatt, Chad Carter, Geoff Winsor, Ben Marshall, Justin Bennett, Justin Anthony, Brandon Goobie, Matthew Mallam, John Charles Snow, Michael Collins, AJ Caines, Josh Hancott, and Tyler Ryan. Coaches Peter Keough and Bryan Cooper.

Congratulations from the staff and students at Gonzaga.

Members of the team are:

Cameron Spencer
Colin Parsons
Andrew O’Dea
James Daly
Robert Hickman
Ryan Hodder
Tyler Coley
Shane Stack
Donald Price
Evan Hayes
Kevin Maher
Cody Harvey
Coach - Peter Hickman

The school extends congratulations to the team and their coach.

GO VIKINGS GO.

We will hold our next parents meeting on Wednesday, 13 January 2010 at 7:00 P.M. in the library at Gonzaga.

The meeting is open to all parents who are coordially invited to come along,

If you need further information please contact the school at 753-7510,

Members of the winning team include Teresa Earles, Kelli Linehan, Kiley Delong, Darcy Griffin, Rebecca Langmead, Sara Smith, Shauna Gilpin, Myfanwy Price, Laura Dodge, Gillian Ricketts, Maria Clift, Mollie Jameson, Megan Wheeler, and Emily Turpin.

Special thanks to team coaches Yasir Khan and Anne Browne and team managers Anne Hurley and Carmen Mackenzie.

CONGRATULATIONS SENIOR GIRLS.

Burnaby, B.C. – The No.1 ranked and defending 2009 CIS National Champion Simon Fraser University Clan women’s basketball program announced today the commitment of Torbay, Newfoundland native Rebecca Langmead to the Clan for the 2010-2011 season. This marks the first NCAA recruit announced by SFU head coach Bruce Langford for the women’s basketball program as the team moves from the CIS into the NCAA in 2010-11.

“[Langmead] runs the floor incredibly well and is a defensive presence who changes shots,” said Langford of the 6’5 Langmead. “The key will be if she can bring the same desire and dedication needed to contribute at the NCAA level that she has shown in her development over the past couple of years.”

  Langmead represented Newfoundland at both the Under-15 and Under-17 Championships, and competed this past summer at the Canada Games for her home province. The 6’5 post currently is completing her senior year at Gonzaga High School and is playing for the Gonzaga Vikings. In Grade 10, she was named an All-Star at the annual Irving Classic.

  “I traveled to SFU about four years ago and I just fell in love with the place,” said Langmead of why she chose the Clan. “The atmosphere; when I walked into the gym I just felt really at home. The team is also obviously a big factor, they have a wonderful coach and they are a great group of girls on the team, it’s a natural choice.”

  Langmead joins a team that has become synonymous with women’s basketball success. The Clan have won four CIS National Championships in nine seasons under Langford and last week broke the school record for consecutive wins with their 46th straight victory.

Congratulations from everyone at Gonzaga.

Please review all exam regulations posted on the school sit.

This year, their school-based projects include the Special Needs Unit, school-based recycling, the resource centre and the implementation of a breakfast program. The students raised $1,500 for the special needs unit through their recycling profits from last year. Students volunteer regularly during lunch times in the unit. The group also donated $500 to the breakfast program and $500 to the resource centre. After school hours, students from this committee are regularly working at recycling and will soon be making food for the breakfast program and a local soup kitchen. .

The committee has also been working actively to support the local St. John’s community. They joined a national campaign, Halloween for Hunger, to alleviate local hunger. Students ‘trick or treated’ for non-perishable food items and on Halloween night (a Saturday) they were busily stocking the gym resource room with food. In addition, they had run a month long food drive at school. The students raised over 3,000 food items and then delivered them to our local food bank. This year, for Christmas, the students have chosen to support two local soup kitchens. They will make a donation to both of these locations and in addition will prepare additional sandwiches and juice on a regular basis for one of the soup kitchens. The students also intend to help serve and provide some Christmas entertainment one evening. .

The Peace and Justice committee also worked on global issues this fall. Students made contact with the local AIDS committee and are raising awareness through dissemination of information. They recognized World Aids Day with the distribution of red ribbons to the school community on December 1st. Also, students collected over 40 Christmas shoe boxes and sent them overseas through Operation Christmas Child. Students participated in the Two Villages rice day campaign. In addition to raising awareness about world hunger, they raised close to $200 which will be sent to Two Villages to support young farmer scouts of Timor Leste. Students have also made a donation to a previous member who is raising funds through Engineers without Borders to help create a world where rural communities have access to clean flowing water and critical infrastructure. .

The Peace and Justice group has also welcomed speakers from local community groups such as MUN Oxfam, RADHOC, the MMSB, and Engineers Without Borders. These students are dedicated to raising awareness and funds for social justice issues, but most importantly, they are committed to service of others. We extend our appreciation and congratulations to these students who continue to care and contribute to their school, local community and the global community. .

1. GONZAGA TEACHERS ARE JUST AWESOME, Mathhew and Tim Rypien - $1,000 Prize

2. A SCHOOL WITHOUT GREAT TEACHERS IS JUST A BUILDING. Jared Harding - $500.00 PRIZE

3. WHAT TEACHERS MAKE. Zea Cline

4. CLAYMATION. Jamie Lewis

5. REMEMBER THE TEACHER. Hayam Hamodat

HONOURABLE MENTION: BUTTERCUP. Avery Price.

The judeges wish to thank all those great students who submitted entries. Judges were: Mr. Whiffen, Mr. McGrath, Mr. Tom Donovan (Retired Teacher / Media Coordinator GHS) and Erin Sulley (Out of the Fog Host, Rogers TV and Class of 1998 Graduate).

"Team Registration" Volunteers: Alexandria Matthews, Heather Cahill, Emily Adey, and Amanda King.

"Team Coat Check" Volunteers: Morgan Neary, Samantha Thomas, Devon O’Grady, Holly Nash, and Jane Power

"Team Wine and Cheese" Volunteers: Mary Beth Handrigan, Katie Mercer, Leslie Pope, Katie Wadden and Nichole Adams.

"Team PRE- Great Teachers Night" Volunteers: These students did everything from moving tables, gym equipment, coat check tags, wine tickets, name badges, etc.... Jordan Davis, Erin Perfect, Emma Colbourne, Lauren Hallay, Amy Outerbridge, Tanner Green, Aiden Patterson, Morgan Dewar, Ella Dickinson, Sarah Dominic, Scott Power, William Cochrane, Robert Frampton, Samantha Gladney, Chad Carter, Mike Collins, Brandon Holwell, Michael Gleynn, Alex Collins, and Molly Jamison.

Special thanks to Mrs. Tracy Gardiner who coordinated these teams.

A SINCERE THANK YOU FROM ALL IN ATTENDANCE.

The GTN event was a team effort of Gonzaga staff consisting of Nancy Taylor, Tracy Gardiner, Doug LeDrew, Tom Hounsell, Phonse Whiffen, Gerry Power and Ambrose Meaney.

We wish to sincerely thank our sponsors, The Idea Factory, VOCM / Steele Communications, The Telegram and Quikprint Services Limited. Special thanks to Ed Roche, Bill Hickey, Ron Ryan, Keith Connolly, Paul Currie, and Aurila Evans. The event was financially supported through a generous donation by Gerard Buckley, Class of 1974 and the 2007 Alumnus of the Year.

Justin Ryan - SILVER Award
Patrick Sweetman - BRONZE Award

Congratulations Justin and Patrick.

LUKE ADAM a 2008 graduate from Mount Pearl and JAKE ALLEN from New Brunswick will skate for Team Canada. Jake attended Gonzaga for two years while playing for the St. John’s Fog Devils.

Best wishes are extended to both players.

GO VIKINGS GO!

We hope that everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday with family and friends.

We received donations of 12 new fiction books through our "Adopt-a-Book" program for our Library (a value of $170) plus a further $510 was raised through the purchases made by our Gonzaga patrons.

We will be using these funds to purchase new titles to further support our Independent Reading initiative.

Thank you to all who came out to support us!

If you wish to make a donation to our Library or to be a part of our Adopt-a-Book program, please contact kimtempleman@esdnl.ca

Happy reading!

Kim Templeman
Learning Resources Teacher
Gonzaga High School

Parents are asked to please note the following upcoming events and deadlines:

Friday, Nov. 27 - Deadline for submitting post-dated cheques. Five cheques dated for the 27th of each month (Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. and March) in the amount of $430.00 should be brought to Mr. Vaughan by Friday.

Saturday, Nov. 28 - Recycling Blitz! Participants will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the school for a 10:00 a.m. start. Parent and student volunteers are needed for this event. Students participating in this event will receive credit to their individual account. Parent volunteers are needed to drive students and to help count in the depot truck, which will be at Gonzaga. For insurance purposes, students will not be permitted to drive other students for this event.

Dinner Theatre - Tickets for the Dinner Theatre, "Christmas Time Is Here!" are $35.00 per person and includes salad, turkey dinner and dessert as well as a wonderful evening of entertainment. The Silent Auction will take place before and during the performance. Tickets are available now to parents of students participating in the performance. However, all remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, November 30. Get your tickets now and don’t be disappointed. Both nights were sold out in December 2007!!

The Gathering Place is a support centre for the homeless people around St. John’s and every year they have a Christmas Party. This is always an important event for the underprivileged and is an amazing way for volunteers to give back to this city. This year Gonzaga Leadership, partnering with a couple of surrounding schools, is collecting donations of tubes of toothpaste, toothbrushes and bars of soap to compile hygiene bags as gifts for the people who attend The Gathering Place. Friday is the last day for donations, so we have very little time to collect them and we would appreciate all of your help! Please bring in your donations and drop them in the deposit box in the main entrance. 

When you present our Gonzaga Bookmark at the checkout, 15% of all purchases goes to the Gonzaga Resource Centre.

Bookmarks are only available at the school or online here!

Bookmarks will not be available at the store.

Drop by to support our school & enjoy the free entertainment

Thank you for supporting the Gonzaga Resource Centre!

Congratulations are extended to both outstanding students.

We are proud to have two semi-finalists - the first time we have achieved such success.

At our meeting on Monday, November 16, the agenda will include the following items:

- Requesting volunteers for committees to take on a variety of responsibilities dealing with the Dinner Theatre including: decorating; set up, clean up and take down of staging, decorations, etc. in the gym; silent auction; corporate sponsors; serving supervisors and ticket sale coordination. The committee’s will meet weekly leading up to the Dinner Theatre.

- Donations for the Silent Auction.

- Corporate Sponsors for the Dinner Theatre

. - The collection of post dated cheques for the New York trip. ($430.00 each on Nov. 27/09, Dec. 27/09, Jan. 27/10, Feb. 27/10 and Mar. 27/10.) Please bring your cheque book with you and make the cheques payable to Gonzaga High School.

- Chaperons for the trip to New York.

- Other business

There will be other issues discussed at the meeting and it is very important that as many parents/guardians as possible attend the meeting. We also intend on gathering phone numbers and email addresses to ensure that all parents/guardians are kept up to date with the preparations for the Dinner Theatre, as well as information regarding the sale of Dinner Theatre tickets, rehearsal schedules and related information.

Thank you for your continuing cooperation and support. Please make every effort to attend the meeting on Monday. Tickets for the 2009 Christmas Dinner Theatre will be on sale at the meeting Monday, November 16 beginning at 7:30 p.m. The cost for tickets is $35.00. Please bring cash or cheque.

Jacinta Mackey-Graham, Choral Director
Douglas Vaughan, Band Director

Electoral District Scholarship

Cape St. Francis
Fisher, Skye
Butler, Lesley

Signal Hill - Quidi Vidi
Gardner, Adam

St. John’s Centre
Skirving, Douglas

St. John’s East
Young, Matthew

Virginia Waters
Muram, Chetan
Ralhan, Ankur

Centenary for Responsible Government Scholarship

Grant, Adrienne
Coley, Kristyn
Tetford, Nichole
Mooney, Jennifer
King, Stephanie
Barry, Jessica
Scharwey, Annika
Hamodat, Farah
Strong, Tristan
Fitzpatrick, Madeline
Zhou, David
Taher, Nida
Caldwell, Catherine
Holloway, Karen
Mills, Danny
Brennan, Justin
Mallay, Matthew

Parents are invited to meet with the teachers on Thursday, November 19 from 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Teachers will be located in the school gymnasium and parents can drop by to meet with teachers of their sons and daughters. During the evening each teacher will be assigned a 20 minute break. This time will be posted on the website as well as on signs within the school. Please respect this break.

Parents will be given an opportunity to have brief meeting with the teacher - usually no more than 10 minutes.

This policy can be found on the Eastern School District website.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE TEAM AND THE COACHING STAFF.

CONGRATULATIONS.

Graduation Exercises - Sunday, October 18, 2009

There are a few points that need to be remembered for the graduation exercises.

1. When dressing in cap and gown, remember to position the stole so that the pointed end is in front. Secure your cap with clips if necessary and position the tassel on the right side. The Alumni pin should be positioned in the centre of the white V-stole.

2. You are asked to assemble in the Gonzaga High School Learning Resources Centre (Library) not later than 1:30 P.M. If you arrive after 1:30 P.M. we cannot guarantee that you will be fitted into the line-up for the Procession. Please keep in mind that we have 200 people to organize.

3. You will be directed to line-up in alphabetical order. We need to do this expeditiously.

4. When you have lined up you will be given your information sheet. Some of the information on this sheet will be read out as you receive your diploma. When you go to the stage to receive your diploma, pass the CARD to Mr. LeDrew who will be at the podium. Please do not begin to cross the stage until Mr. LeDrew calls your name. After you receive your diploma, move toward the other side of the stage and pause. Please do not rush across the stage.

5. When the ceremony is over, you will withdraw from the gym following the teachers. You will be directed to do this.

6. A reception for you and your guests will be held in the cafeteria. This reception is tendered by the school and parents.

7. Return the gown (with hanger) and V-stole to the office before you leave on Sunday. Ensure that your name has been stricken off the list. We must return the gowns to the supplier on Monday.

Best wishes for a great day and welcome to the Gonzaga High School Alumni,

The final is scheduled (if the weather permits) on Wednesday.

The 4 A’s tournament will start at the end of the week (Oct. 23rd & 24th) and is hosted by Holy Spirit.

CONGRATULATIONS team members and coaching staff led by Mr Adain Dobre.

TEN (10) Gonzaga students were named AP Scholars last year:

Gonzaga High School is a scent-free facility. Some of our staff, students, and visitors of our Gonzaga community are sensitive to scented products or have conditions that are impacted by scents. To ensure a safe, scent-reduced environment, we ask that you avoid the use of scented products including perfumes, after-shave, deodorants and shampoo. These products should not be brought with you to school.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Matthew Coughlan led the way vs. Holy Spirit with a 3 goal and 3 assist performance while being named player of the game. Other goal scorers were Justin Anthony and Alex Robbins with 2 each along with Matthew Mallam and David Hickey adding singles. Doug Pippy posted the shutout.

Matthew Coughlan again led the way with a 3 goal and 1 assist performance vs. Mt. Pearl. Alex Robbins collected 2 more goals and singles were added by Brandon Goobie and Michael Cole. Alex Powell was named Vikings player of the game.

The boy’s will resume play on Friday night in the Semi Finals at The Glacier.

CONGRATULATIONS GONZAGA VIKINGS

October 15th 7:00 pm

LRC

Students and parents of level III students welcome

The Gonzaga High School Alumnus of the Year Selection Committee is pleased to announce that Dr. Tony Batten, has been named the 2009 recipient of the Gonzaga High School Alumnus of the Year.

Dr. Batten graduated from Gonzaga in 1984 and obtained his Doctor of Medicine from Memorial University in 1990. He specialized in Otolaryngology at the University of Western Ontario and subsequently did a Fellowship in Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at Cambridge University, England.

Dr. Batten has been in practice in St. John’s since 1996, specializing in disorders of the ear and balance system. He started the first cochlear implant program in the Maritimes in 1999. Newfoundland and Labrador became the first province in Canada to have a fully funded bilateral cochlear implant program for children and he performs many implants for patients from other provinces yearly.

In addition to his current practice in Ears, Nose and Throat in St. John’s he is the Chairman of the Operating Room Committee at the Janeway Hospital. Dr. Batten will receive the Michael F. Galway Memorial Award as the 2009 recipient during the school’s 45th Graduation Ceremony in October 2009.

For information contact:

Tom McGrath
Secretary
Gonzaga High School
Aumnus of the Year Selection Committee
Tel: 753-7510/753-7511

Administrative Team, Gonzaga

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Department of Education
H1N1 Influenza: Information for Parents and Guardians
September 01/09

What is H1N1 influenza?
H1N1 influenza is a respiratory illness that has symptoms similar to those of seasonal flu.

The virus is spread in the same manner as seasonal flu.

Coughs and sneezes release germs into the air that can be breathed in by others. H1N1 influenza is transmitted from person to person when germs enter the nose or throat.

Coughing and sneezing can also release germs that will remain on hard surfaces like counters, phones, keyboards, remote controls and doorknobs. They can then be transferred to the hands and transmitted to the respiratory system when a person touches his or her mouth or nose.

How concerned should I be?

There is a higher sense of awareness with respect to the H1N1 influenza as the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it a pandemic influenza virus. Declaring it a pandemic has to do with the spread of the disease and NOT the severity of the illness.

In most cases, symptoms of the virus are relatively mild. The majority of people infected have made a full recovery within a week. However, it is important to take the necessary precautions to decrease the chances of catching or passing on H1N1 influenza.

Will a school be closed if a case of H1N1 influenza is confirmed in the school?

No. The Public Health Agency of Canada is not recommending the closure of schools. It recommends that schools continue to promote basic infection control, such as frequent hand washing, covering coughs and sneezes, and asking those who feel ill to stay home.

How can I help ensure my child’s health at school?

CLEAN

Teach your child to wash his or her hands often with soap and water. You can set the example by doing this yourself.

Teach your child NOT to share personal items like drinks, food or unwashed utensils.

COVER

Teach your child to cover his or her mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. Without a tissue, cough or sneeze into the elbow or shoulder, not into hands.

Consider getting your family vaccinated for seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 influenza.

What if my child is showing flu-like symptoms?

CONTAIN

The signs and symptoms of the flu include fever, fatigue, lack of appetite, coughing and sore throat. Some people with H1N1 Influenza have also reported vomiting and diarrhea.

Children who become ill with influenza–like symptoms should stay at home until they are symptom free, are feeling well, and able to fully participate in all normal day to day school activities.

Is hand washing necessary if my child uses hand sanitizer?

Yes. The Public Health Agency of Canada recommends the use of hand-sanitizers only as a supplement to hand washing; it is not a replacement for hand washing. Also, to be effective it must have at least 60% alcohol content. Parents may provide personal size hand sanitizers to their children.

Will there be a vaccine against H1N1 influenza?

Yes. A vaccine will be available in the fall. More information will be communicated on this as it becomes available.

Will I be notified if there is a confirmed case or cases of H1N1 influenza in a school? No. Health officials advise that the H1N1 influenza virus is community-based and circulates in the same manner as seasonal influenza. It is not localized to individual schools and therefore notifying parents will not assist in containing or preventing the spread of the virus. Basic infection control must be practiced in all schools regardless of the identification of a confirmed case of the virus. Notification could create a false sense of security in schools where a case has not been confirmed. The situation will be continuously monitored and if there are changes appropriate action will be taken.

What is being done by the Department of Education to help reduce the spread of H1N1 influenza? The Department of Education has established a committee to monitor the conditions related to H1N1 influenza, and has provided the following resources to school administrators:

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) to allow principals, teachers and staff to become knowledgeable about the topic and to assist them in answering questions from students and parents;
• an information brochure to be distributed to parents;
• health information posters to be placed throughout schools;
• suggested web-based resources, including videos; and
• locked hand sanitizers to be placed in supervised areas.

For further online resources go to: www.gov.nl.ca/edu

All parents are invited to attend the formation meeting of the Gonzaga Parents’ Association. The meeting will be held for interested parents on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. in the school’s Learning Resources Center.

The primary focus of the groups work will be to "enrich the life of the school." The meeting will discuss:

1. Fund raising,
2. Safe Grad,
3. Parents’ newsletter, and
4. Social events.

We need your help and encourage interested parents to make a very special effort to attend this meeting.

Our girls lost their first game 0-10 vs Holy Heart Saturday morning (playing part of it in the rain), but the girls came back to have a BIG WIN against Booth 12-1 (we had 14 runs, but could only count 12 due to the 5 run rule per inning). Three RBIs for Zame Engelbrecht in this second game! The girls made an amazing TRIPLE PLAY in their game against Booth! Way to go!

Two games at Victoria Park on Sunday were played in the drizzle. The girls lost a heartbreaker 3-4 vs Holy Trinity in their first game of the day. They went on to play an exciting game vs Bishops with lots of RBIs, but unfortunately we lost 8-11.

The teacher moderators Mrs Grandy & Mrs Templeman would like to thank the girls for all of their hard work.

Members of the team who played this weekend (& RBIs): Leah Aitkin (1), Kendall Carmichael (4), Zame Engelbrecht (3), Sam Flynn (2), Lana McCaw, Meagan Robbins, Jessica Todhunter (5), Victoria Ryan (3), Miya Janes-Green (3), Rebecca Hickman (1), Myfanwy Price, Haley Walsh (2), Roisin O’Maonaigh (1), Leah Cardinal, Jill Lynch.

Thanks also goes out to Mike Hrabowsky & Sandy Hickman for help with the coaching.

Goal scorers: Daniel Rowe (2), Jeremy Lodge, Aaron Buckingham, Justin Anthony, and Alex Calon.

CONGRATULATIONS to the team . . .

We are now calling for expressions of interest from parents who may wish to assist in the formation of the Association. Please contact Diane King (Parent Rep, School Council) at king605@hotmail.com or Tom McGrath (Principal) at tommcgrath@esdnl.ca. Thank you for offering to serve on this very worthwhile group.

Gonzaga School Council

Detailed information concerning the graduation ceremony has be mailed to graduates. If you HAVE NOT received information by now contact the school IMMEDIATELY at 753-7510 / 753-7511.

Returning from last year are Community representatives, Chris Quigley and Ron Ryan. Parent representatives are Sandy Hickman, Juliet O’Brien, Linda Carter, Pam Elliott and Diane King. The school administration are represented by Tom McGrath, Doug LeDrew and Tom Hounsell. The Student Council President Sean White is a member.

The first meeting is planned for WEDNESDAY, 30 Sep 2009 at 12:00 P.M. at the school.

The draft agenda includes:

1. Minutes of last meeting
2. Principal’s update
3. Facilities Development Plan / Space Utilization Study
4. Report from ESD
5. Parents’ Association
6. Sports matters
7. Other

There will be a meeting for parent’s of music students on Thursday, October 1 beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Band Room. A proposal for a trip to New York City to compete at a Heritage Music Festival in April 2010 will be one of the main agenda items. Please make every effort to attend this important meeting.

Applications can be downloaded from www.loranaward.ca

A professor at the University of Toronto since 1975, he is also a >director in the Campbell Family Cancer Institute. The founding director of the Amgen Institute (1993 to 2002), he became the director of a new breast cancer research Institute in 2004. He also served on numerous Scientific Advisory Boards of Academic Institutes and Biotechnology companies. This included the Institute of Immunology at Harvard Medical >School, MD Anderson Hospital and the Cancer Centre at Mayo Clinics. A prolific scholar, he has more than 650 scientific publications with about 60,000 citations. He has delivered numerous keynote addresses at symposia internationally. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and >Ontario, a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences (US), a Foreign Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of >the Royal Society of London and Canada, and the recipient of ten >honorary degrees from Academic Institutes in North America, Europe and Asia.

Dr. Mak spoke to Chemistry students about the opportunities of a career in science and the current work ongoing in the area of cancer research.

Petty Officer, 1st Class Martin Cashin, a naval electronics technician at the CF Naval Engineering School in Halifax and deputy captain of the Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) Combat Shooting Team, captured the prestigious prize September 19 at the Connaught Range in Ottawa.

“Competing in a field of around 200 top CF and international competitors, PO 1 Cashin has excelled in his musketry and has done the Navy and the CF proud,” says Lieutenant (Navy) Dave Giannou, captain of the MARLANT team.

The Queen’s Medal for Champion Shot, originally created under the British Honours System, was introduced in Canada in 1991. Two medals are awarded annually to a member of the CF Regular and Reserve Force, or the RCMP, who obtain the highest aggregate score in stages one and two of the Queen’s Medal Competition.

PO 1 Cashin, who has been shooting competitively since 1994, has competed at CFSAC nine times. Placing second last year, he was thrilled to be “chaired off” the field this year as the top shooter by members of his own team and other competitors.

“Every year you try to get better and better,” he says, “and then it’s your turn to be in the chair. I didn’t know I had won until they announced it – I think I was carried 100 metres in the chair before it finally settled in.”

PO 1 Cashin, who has also competed at the international Bisley competition in England, is thrilled to be the first sailor to capture the coveted prize, but adds that the colour of his uniform is not important. “We are tri-service,” he says. “We are all one big family. Whether you’re Army, Navy or Air Force you still have to be able to shoot; it’s the first thing we learn in boot camp.”

He adds that since all three services can be deployed to Afghanistan, marksmanship is a critical skill. “Borders are being broken down between all three services,” he says. “We all need to have the determination and the will to get things done, regardless of the uniform we wear.”

As CFSAC’s Champion Shot, PO 1 Cashin now has automatic entrance into many international competitions, including some coming up in the US and Australia next spring. However, he is being deployed to Afghanistan in January and will take his ability as a marksman into a war zone instead.

“Ultimately, this is what we are trained to do,” he says. “I can go there with confidence in my weapon and my own ability to manipulate it to get results.”

Martin is a 1990 graduate of Gonzaga. He began his shooting career as a cadet with the 2415 Gonzaga Army Cadets.

We wish to congratulate Presidential Candidates Devon O’Grady, Matthew Noseworthy and Erin Langor for offering to serve.

We are looking forward to a successful year with our 2009-2010 student council.

50 Years in the Jesuits

Fr. Michael Parent, S.J.
Fr. Bill Robins, S.J.
Fr. Winston Rye, S.J.
Fr. Joe Schuck, S.J.
Fr. Roger Yaworski, S.J.

If you would like more information about the event, please contact Colleen at the Jesuit Development Office, 416-481-9154, or e-mail cfranks@jesuits.ca.

Fathers Schuck and Rye were Principal’s at Gonzaga High School.

We have several students in our school with life threatening allergies to some foods. Students are asked not to bring to school any foods containing nuts, fish (i.e. tuna fish sandwiches, shellfish) and kiwi, as this could result in medical emergencies for some staff & students.

The purpose of this study is to measure adolescents’ understanding of youth police cautions. A youth police caution is a statement that a police officer reads to any young person who is arrested, and contains information regarding a person’s legal rights. The specific goal of this study is to determine whether the wording currently used in youth police cautions can be understood by high school students. It is important that adolescents understand their rights in order to ensure they would be protected if faced with a police interview. Despite the importance of this issue, however, very little research has been conducted in this area in Canada. This study will help assess the effectiveness of current youth police cautions, as well as highlight ways to improve them.

Leters will be circulated at Parents Night. We ask that you and your child read the provided letters outlining the details of the study and, if you wish for your child to participate, sign the parental consent form. There will be a box located in the main office for the collection of signed parental consent forms. Participants will be randomly selected from the returned forms to take part in the study. Thank you

If you did not receive an information form about the project at Parents’ Night on the 24th, permission forms are available at the main office. Please return the permission forms to the school by October 1st.
 Parents can either return the forms directly to the main office or give the form to their child to bring to the main office.

Dates to remember from our Guidance Department

MUN Recruitment Presentation, October 5, 12-1 pm in LRC

Atlantic Universities Presentation, October 28 1-3pm GYM

Here is the link: http://www.studentsonice.com/arctic2009/index.html

CONGRATULATIONS PHILIPPA.

The Chamber Choir, Concert Band and Jazz Band are planning a return trip to New York City from April 21 - 26, 2010. We will be competing at a Heritage Music Festival and preliminary plans for the trip are underway.

There will be a meeting for parents to discuss the trip in September. Please keep checking the school webpage for updates.

Petty Officer, 1st Class Martin Cashin, a naval electronics technician at the CF Naval Engineering School in Halifax and deputy captain of the Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) Combat Shooting Team, captured the prestigious prize September 19 at the Connaught Range in Ottawa.

“Competing in a field of around 200 top CF and international competitors, PO 1 Cashin has excelled in his musketry and has done the Navy and the CF proud,” says Lieutenant (Navy) Dave Giannou, captain of the MARLANT team.

The Queen’s Medal for Champion Shot, originally created under the British Honours System, was introduced in Canada in 1991. Two medals are awarded annually to a member of the CF Regular and Reserve Force, or the RCMP, who obtain the highest aggregate score in stages one and two of the Queen’s Medal Competition.

PO 1 Cashin, who has also competed at the international Bisley competition in England, is thrilled to be the first sailor to capture the coveted prize, but adds that the colour of his uniform is not important. “We are tri-service,” he says. “We are all one big family. Whether you’re Army, Navy or Air Force you still have to be able to shoot; it’s the first thing we learn in boot camp.”

He adds that since all three services can be deployed to Afghanistan, marksmanship is a critical skill. “Borders are being broken down between all three services,” he says. “We all need to have the determination and the will to get things done, regardless of the uniform we wear.”

Martin is a 1990 graduate of Gonzaga where he began his marksmanship with the 2415 Gonzaga Army Cadets.

A schedule will be posted once all registration is complete.

Supplementary Exams are for courses with final exams that are school-based (not Public Exams).

The school has found that the pass rate for students writing Supplementary Exams is less than 25%. Students are encouraged, where possible to attend Summer School if available rather than write these exams. A rigorous review program in the subject is recommended for each student prior to attempting these exams.

FOR SUPPLEMENTARY PUBLIC EXAMS

The Eastern School District is offering a Summer Preparatory Program for Supplementary Public Exams. This program will run from Monday, August 3 through to and including Saturday, August 8 from 9:00 to 3:00 at O’Donel High School in Mount Pearl.

Registration will take place at O’Donel High School on Thursday, July 30 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. $120.00 per course. Registration forms will be available on the website and at the school on registration night. Classes will be offered where there are sufficient numbers. Cash/Debit, Visa/Mastercard available. NO CHEQUES ACCEPTED.

Registration will take place at Gonzaga on Monday, June 29th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 P.M.

For further information check out the Eastern School District website at:

http://www.esdnl.ca/pdf/pdf1244828824722.pdf

www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/evaluation/exams.html

The students are part of the Gonzaga High School group pursuing achievement of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The Gonzaga students were joined by students from a number of other schools in the metro area.

Bronze Awards were presented by Honourable Susan Sullivan, Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment. Silver pins to recognize completion of the award were presented by Assistant Commission Gerry Lynch of the RCMP and Gold pins were presented by Don Burrage, an expedition leader with the group and the province’s Deputy Minister of Justice.

“This was the largest presentation of awards at a single event since the award began in 1973 in Newfoundland and Labrador and were quite proud that so many students have risen to accept the challenges the programme offers,” said group leader Maureen Harvey.

“The reason this programme is such a success is because of the leadership of Maureen Harvey and the dedication and support from the parent volunteers,” said Tom McGrath, President of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Canada.

Recipients were:

Bronze Award

Stephanie Abbott, Jack Cadigan John Charles, Snow Emma Clark, Alex Comeau, Ashley Cook, Adam Cook, Aaron Cull, Katie Daley, Claire Davis, Rourke Dawson, Emily Devereaux, Michael Dicks, Claire Dobbin, Bethany Downer, Emily Elliott, Maria Ellsworth, Megan Engram, Maggie Evans, Laura Fleming, Kate Fradsham, Shaylyn Groves, John Hanchar, Jared Harding, Cody Harvey, Jane Henderson, Amber Hodder, Brian Holloway, Chelsey Howell, Andrew Hynes, Katelyn Johnson, Amy King, Amanda King, Jinessa Lane, Eoin Lee, Erin Marshall, Natalie Martin, Justin McCarthy, Ben Morgan, Holly Nash, Holly Nash, Morgan Neary, Nicole Noseworthy, Rebecca O’Leary, Caitlin O’Leary, Tim O’Regan, Jong Guk Park, Anna Parmiter, Anthony Parrell, Nicole Payette, Stephen Payette, Donald Price, Andrew Redmond, Jonathan Richards, James Roberge, Mackinnon Roche Victoria Ryan, Tim Rypien, Jessica Squires, Michael Sullivan, Nicole Sullivan, Alex Taylor, Jack Thorburn, Samantha Tucker, Emily Turpin, Luke Vokey, Meghan Wheeler, Ethan Whelan, Philip White, Marcus Worthman and Heather Zurel.

Silver Award

Emily Adey, Patricia Allan, Luke Anthony, Elizabeth Baird, Matthew Barrett, Garrett Barry, Nick Brouard Ayres, Caitlin Browne, Kendall Carmichael, Megan Clarke, Maria Clift, Zea Cline, Emma Colbourne, Susan Collingwood, Conor Daly, Perry Doran, Kieran Driscoll, Rebecca Drover Compton, Jasmine Elliott, Adam Engram, Emily Fardy, Crista Fisher, Landon Fisher, Megan Fitzgerald, Adam Ford, Charlotte Fowlow, Michael Gardiner, Emily Goodridge, Caroline Grant, Joshua Hancott, Eric Hanna Quinn, Ashlin Hartery, Evan Hayes, Maria Hunt, Megan Ivany, Mollie Jamieson, Sean Kennedy, Amanda King, Alex MacDonald, Grant Maddigan, Alexandria Major, Lauren Mallay, Nicole Mallay, Laura March, Hiliary Martin, Shaquille Maybee, Kate McNicholas, Mickeelie Molloy, Sarah Murphy, Jessica Noseworthy, Julia Outerbridge, Bianca Paiement, Erin Perfect, Jane Power, Avery Price, Camille Quirion, Shruti Rahaja, Ellie Rideout, Alex Robbins, Brett Ryan, ulie Saunders, Brendan Singleton, Andrew Smith, Robyn St. Croix, Shane Stack, Andrew Sullivan, Hayley Walsh, Nathan Wilson, Karen Yetman.

Gold Awards

Jessica Barry, Katie Breen, Christine Cashin, Gary Dart, Maddie Davis, Lorne Davis, Andrew Dyke, Sean Dyke, Steven Dyke, Michael Ellsworth, Taro Foley, James Greey, Karen Holloway, Rebecca Jamieson, Chelsey King, David Maher, Matthew Mallay, Danny Mills, Chetan Muram, Matthew Noseworthy, David Oake, Roisin O’Maonaigh, Julie Orr, Myfanwy Price, Ankur Ralhan, Luke Redmond, Susan Redmond, Maria Rideout, Beth Robbins, Kristina Roche, Matthew Rypien, Annika Scharwey, Marina Schofield, Sarah Simms, Douglas Skirving.

Wednesday Jun 24 - All textbooks must be returned. Students who do not return textbooks will be responsible for the replacement costs of the texts.

Gonzaga High School seeks applications for the Chad Mercer Memorial Trust Fund. Each year a bursary will be awarded to encourage and support a graduating who will be attending a post-secondary institution in the trades area.

The bursary for 2009 is valued at $500.00.

Applications are available at the school office or by contacting Mr. McGrath at tommcgrath@esdnl.ca

Applications should be accompanied by a few paragraphs tell us why you are worthy of this award and what your plans are for the future.

Return by May 31, 2009 to Mr. McGrath at Gonzaga.

Completed applicatiosn should be submitted to Mr. McGrath by June 15, 2009. Applications are available on this website under the tab "STUDENTS" then "SCHOLARSHIP / BURSARIES."

Direct any questions to Mr. McGrath at tommcgrath@esdnl.ca or drop by the office.

Year books will be full colour and cost $45.00 each.

"Thrilling Combinations" Cabaret

Tuesday, June 2, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Newfoundland School for the Deaf
Topsail Road

The Gonzaga team of Alex Marshall, Michael Collins (Gr. 10), Matt Scott (Gr. 12), and Jonathan Hunt (Gr.12) also took home the championship by a margin of 9 shots over Booth.

Matt Scott also took home the award for the "Best Dressed" golfer. All in all a fine day at the links for Gonzaga.

Shannon was also awarded the Earle Terry Singers Memorial award for senior voice. This is the first time in their history they awarded it outside the province of Ontario.

All students 14-17 years of age are invited to apply for this program which is a week long seminar held in Ottawa at the Terry Fox Youth center. This once–in-a–lifetime opportunity allows youth from all across the country to come together and live a week of unforgettable memories.

The first part of the week is dedicated to Canadian Institutions; visits include the House of Commons, the Senate, national museums as well as unique Canadian landmarks.

The cost to Newfoundland and Labrador students if $525 and includes accommodations, meals, tours and all related activities. Acceptance for the program is on a first come first served basis from any participating schools. (The quota for the Eastern School District for 2009-2010 is 45 students and the spots fill quickly.)

Gonzaga students may contact Ms. Maureen Harvey for more information.

Or

"We have recently completed the candidate selection process for the 2009 Shad Valley summer program, and we are delighted to inform you that the following 2 students from your school will be participating in Shad Valley this summer:

Philippa Gosine
Erin Langor"

12:10 p.m. Girls Choir in the Theatre Arts Room

The following rehearsals take place at the MUN School of Music, D. F. Cook Recital Hall
2:00 - 2:30 - Selected Duets
2:30 - 3:00 - Girls Choir
3:00 - 3:30 - Chamber Choir
3:45 - 4:15 - Jazz Band
4:15 - 5:00 - Concert Band

Admission is $10.00 and tickets are available at the door.

This will be a great show so come out and support our students.

Spring Festival 2009

In support of Choices for Youth and the Autism Society of Newfoundland and Labrador

On Sunday, May 31st, Gonzaga’s Student Council will be presenting a carnival with live music from local bands in support of two youth oriented local charities. The event will be taking place from 1:00pm-5:00pm on the school’s soccer pitch. The afternoon will include musical performances from professional and in-school bands and carnival aspects such as a bouncy castle, various booths, a BBQ, canteen and more! This is a family oriented event, and all students, adults and seniors are invited to attend.

Gonzaga’s Student Council feels that supporting organizations that deal with youth issues is very important. We have so much at Gonzaga, and we feel that supporting kids who are less fortunate than many of us is a great way of giving back to the community. That is why we have decided that the proceeds of this benefit will be donated to two of the many worthwhile charities that support youth in St. John’s:

Choices for Youth is a non-profit, charitable, community-based agency that provides housing and lifestyle development supports to youth in the St. John’s metro area. The organization was founded in 1990 as a result of an identified need among youth, the community and government to have an empowerment-based program available to you for whom “home” was not an option.

The Autism Society of Newfoundland and Labrador is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to fostering the development of individualized, lifelong, community-based supports and services for persons with autism spectrum disorder. ASNL is committed to the promotion of acceptance, independence, productivity and opportunities for inclusion in all facets of life for persons with autism spectrum disorders and their families.

In the case of undesirable weather, the event will be moved inside to the school’s gym. The cover charge will be only $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and seniors. Please come out to support this event Gonzaga’s Student Council is so proud to present. Help us support youth in our community, while having a great afternoon full of fun and music!

For more information on the event please contact

Jessica Barry, Co-chair, Gonzaga Student Council (jessicabarry_888@hotmail.com)

For more information on Choices for Youth or the Autism Society Of Newfoundland and Labrador

go to: www.choicesforyouth.ca or www.autism.nf.net

Erin is a level II at Gonzaga. She appeared on Out of the Fog on Monday, May 11th and was featured in The Telegram on Friday, May 8th.

Application forms for all student bursaries and fellowships can be found on the following page of the Department of Education website:

http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/french/bursaries.html

All of these programs have deadlines but late applications will be accepted and wait-listed.

The programs are as follows:

Grade 10 four week program in Quebec City (Program held on Université Laval campus)
Arrive June 29th, 2009 Depart July 24th, 2009
Summer Program in French for Grade 10 Students 2009

Explore program for students in level II and Level III. (various universities in Quebec)

Explore - Summer Language Bursary Program (after March 6th contact Language Programs 729-2741)

Fifteen gonzaga students are members of the District Band and they too were awarded Gold for their performances.

Team 1: Kristyn Coley, Michael Ellsworth, Stephanie Ellsworth, Anna Blackmore, Conor Flanagan, and Tyler Coley

Team 2: Robert Quigley, Zea Cline, Adam Gardner, Michael Hann, Sean Kennedy, and Shruti Raheja

Team 3: Jonathan Hunt, Lorne Davis, Zame Engelbredht, Michelle Hamilton, and Ryan Wilkins

Team 4: Molle Jameson, Keir Strickland-Murphy, Myfanwy Price, Billy Liu, Sydney Worthman, and Danny Dillbough

Team 5: Philippa Gosine, Erin Langor Ankur Ralhan, Matthew Noseworthy, Alex Taylor and Brett Ryan

Team 6: Emily Jameson, Iqshvaku Mishra, Jonathan King, David Hickey, Heater Cahill and Beth Taylor

The day comprised activities and challenges taken from the high school math and science curriculum.

Two Gonzaga teams, Teams 5 and 6, competed in the final challenge of the five highest scoring teams for the day. Gonzaga Team 5 took first place honours. Each winning team member received an 8G iPod nano, while the Gonzaga Science Department was awarded $500.00.

Girls Choir rehearsal will take place on Monday, April 27th at 12:15 to 1:00 pm in the Theatre Arts Room and again at 3:00-4:00pm in preparation for the performance at Confederation Bldg at 10:00 – 1:00pm on Tuesday, April 28th.

The Chamber Choir will rehearse from 4:00-5:45 on Monday in the Theatre Arts Room.

Just another reminder that the Gonzaga cookbooks are here and are selling for 10 dollars!!   These cookbooks are full of recipes donated by students, teachers and parents of the Gonzaga community.   There are over 400 recipes, from desserts to international favourites.   All proceeds from the cookbook sales go towards a school breakfast program, new supplies for our library, and helps the Peace and Justice Committee donate money to their global project, the Red Cross in Gaza.

  You can pick up cookbooks from the school office, the school Library, or from any Peace and Justice Member.   These cookbooks make wonderful gifts for Mother’s Day AND Father’s Day!

  Thank-you.

The Gonzaga Jazz Band clinic will take place on Saturday, May 2 at the D. F. Cook Recital Hall from 4:35 - 5:20 p.m. Admission to the clinic is free and open to the public. Please make an effort to get to a clinic or concert (or both!) to hear our students performances.

The boy’s built up a 5-1 lead early in the third period with Devin Pittman and Johnny Blackmore scoring 2 goals each and Matthew Coughlan scoring the other only to see Bishop’s chip away and tie the game with just under 5 minutes remaining in the contest. Matthew Coughlan’s second of the game at 1:33 of overtime sent the boy’s over the boards in celebration in front of a very strong Bishop’s fan base who were quickly quieted with the chant of VIKINGS!! VIKINGS!! VIKINGS!! that could be heard throughout the arena.

Thank you.

Conor, Kaitlin, Sean K., and Sean W. will be partipating in the provincial competition at the Ramada Hotel on April 25. Bonne chance!

Policy on cell phones and other electronic devices.

Over the past several years, AP has grown increasingly concerned about students’ ability to transmit - in a matter of seconds - exam questions to others around the world. Since the May 2004 exam administration, cell phones and other electronic devices have been prohibited from the exam room and may not be used during the break. Despite warmings, over 35 students in 2008 had their exam grades cancelled because they had used a cell phone during the exam or on the break.

If a student uses a cell phone, personal-digital assistant (PDA), Blackberry smartphone, Bluetooth enabled device, MP3 player, e-mailing/messaging device , or any other electronic or communication device in the exam room or during a break, the device should be confiscated and the student dismissed. Schools are to contact the Office of Test Integrity for additional instructions.

Please note this directive is from AP.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The Senior Prom for the class of 2009 will take place on Friday April 24, 2009 at the Delta Hotel. The cost is $70 per single ticket. The evening’s events include:

6:00-7:00 pm. Meet and Greet in the hotel lobby for students and parents

7:00-9:00 pm. Buffet Dinner and Fun Awards for Level III students, dates, teachers, administrators, and invited guests. Before the tables are cleared there will be two special dances, one for the girls and an invited partner (called Daughter’s Choice) followed by one for the boys and an invited partner (called Son’s Choice).

9:30 pm -12:30 am. Prom Dance (Parents are welcome to stay if they wish.)

Parents/Guardians are invited back to the ballroom for the Daughter’s Choice and Son’s Choice dances scheduled to commence as close to 9 pm as possible. Please come into the ballroom and stand around the perimeter of the room so your son or daughter can spot you easily when the first selection begins (for the girls and their dance partner). The second selection will be for the boys and their partners. We will have seating arrangements posted outside the ballroom so you will know where your son or daughter is sitting. With a graduating class of over 200 hundred, it is important to locate your son or daughter so you will not miss this special dance.

The Delta Hotel has informed us that overnight accommodations will not be available to any student or their date on the night of the Prom and that any student who procures a room will be asked to vacate it. The evening’s events will be chaperoned from 6 pm to 12:30 am. The use of alcohol or drugs is not permitted or tolerated at this or any school sponsored activity. Students under the influence of alcohol or drugs will not be permitted to remain at the Prom and you, the parent or guardian, will be contacted to pick up your son or daughter. Should students decide to “party” after the Prom, we assume that it is done with your knowledge and approval. Once students leave the dance at 12:30, we are not responsible for them. However, the Gonzaga community is concerned about the well being of all of our students and consequently we urge you to discuss with your son or daughter his or her plans for the evening. The safety of all of our students is our utmost concern.

The Senior Prom has always proven to be a positive and memorable experience. We look forward to celebrating with you and your son or daughter on April 24. Please feel free to contact either of the teachers involved in the planning of this event if you have any questions or concerns. The school number is 753-7510. See you at the Prom!

Kindest Regards,

Deborah Blackmore

Annette Windsor

The Production Team

Canadians aged 13-19 can catch the Olympic Spirit!

We’d like to offer all Canadian youth aged 13-19 an amazing opportunity! Sogo Active wants to give youth, 13-19, the chance to carry the Olympic Flame with Coca-Cola, suited up in official torchbearer gear.

The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay is fast approaching, and they could be a part of this historical Canadian event leading up to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games! The youth in your life just need to register with Sogo Active at: http://www.sogoactive.com before May 31, 2009.

What is Sogo Active?

Sogo Active is a national program to inspire youth to get physically active. It’s been called the sickest way to live healthy. Sogo Active is unlike any other youth initiative. Sogo Active gives Canadians aged 13-19 the tools to design, change and control their own get active plan, and inspire their peers to get moving. Its unique approach for inspiring for youth, by youth group activity draws on the power of peers reaching out to less active peers, promotes developing leadership skills and facilitates breaking down barriers to active living.

Those who sign up become eligible to be chosen as one of over 1,000 torchbearers selected by Coca-Cola Canada through this program to carry the Olympic Flame in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay.

Don’t forget about the youth recruitment grants that are available!

Sign up now! Tell your friends! Tell your coaches! Tell your children!

Where: Majestic Theatre 390 Duckworth Street

When: Tuesday, April 7th @ 7:00 pm

Cost: $5

Who’s Invited? All of Gonzaga’s students, their family and friends of course!

Original Student Shorts by

1.) Allie Duff - Migraine

2.) Jamie Lewis & Victoria Young - Rewind

3.) Justin Collett, Adam Ford and Josh Cook - You Will Convert!

4.) Danny Dillabough and Erika Tobin - The Dangers Of J-Walking

5.) Alison French and Matthew Miller - Gonzaga Campus Enforcement

6.) Tomas Shea - Well This is My Life

The night will consist of in house entertainment, viewing of all short films and a live adjudication from one of our Province’s biggest filmmakers, Jordan Canning. Jamie Pitt and John Follett will be hosting this event. Tickets are on sale everyday at lunch in the student council room and at the door on the night of. The cost is just $5 but there are a limited number of tickets available.

Gonzaga Student Council believes that this inaugural, one-of-a-kind event will garner attention in the province and be the first of what is planned to be an annual event at Gonzaga. The province’s extraordinary filmmakers are among our most distinguished artists and ambassadors for the unique creativity that is Newfoundland and Labrador. Encouraging and stimulating the growth of films and filmmaking, and the involvement of young people at the very earliest opportunity of creating, perfuming in and making films is something of which we can all be proud.

We are especially excited to feature Jordan Canning, recognized as one of the province’s finest young feature filmmakers.  She made her first film, “Pillowtalk” in 2005. In 2006, she was chosen for the Corus Young Filmmakers Initiative for her film, “Here On In.” She has just finished production on her NSI prize-winning film, “Countdown,” to be released in early 2009.

Everyone is invited to come and celebrate this one of a kind event with your family and friends. We hope to see you there and thanks so much for supporting film making and creativity in our school and community. This is going to be one of the most unique and special events that Gonzaga has ever had. Please join us for an evening of artistic celebration. This is a one of a kind night, surely not to be missed. 

For any additional information, please check the Gonzaga film fest facebook group site or contact Jamie Pitt at jamie_pitt@hotmail.com

Proudly presented by Gonzaga student council...And cut!

  We have all arrived safe and sound, on time, and mishap free. We are staying at a hostel in San Jose tonight and then we will go to the village of El Humo tomorrow. We have internet at the hostel but will not have it in El Humo, but we will all pick up phone cards tomorrow so that everybody can call home. I think that a lot of the students have contacted home already today via the internet.

The end of the school year is fast approaching and a final effort is needed to make sure that students are achieving to the best of their ability.

Stephanie King, Janelle Sears, Jessica Barry, Michael Ellsworth, Kristyn Coley and Alison French (Level III French Immersion students) were GREAT! They were very serious, spoke to the children with interest and respect and had really interesting comments to make on their adjudication forms.

I would like to extend a heart-felt thank you and congratulations to the team that made this such an incredible experience:

Jacinta Mackey-Graham - Director and Vocal Coach
Douglas Vaughan - Music Director
Mara Noftall - Choreographer
Ben Warren - Set Design and Construction
Basia Price - Costume Design
Tom McGrath - Producer

To all the cast and crew - you have made us very proud of your talents, efforts and dedication.

Gonzaga Level III Parents and Students

Some of you may have heard the news. Unfortunately Safe Grad 2009 has been cancelled. The gymnasium at the Mews Centre, our main event room, has been flooded and necessary repairs cannot be completed in time for our event. At this late date, we are unable to secure an alternative space that will accommodate all of our planned events.

Thank you to all the dedicated parents and students who worked so hard to plan and promote Safe Grad 2009. You have laid the groundwork for a wonderful event in 2010. We invite all those who had volunteered for 2009 or who wish to volunteer for 2010, to please leave your names and contact information at the School Office. A new committee, composed of students, parents and teachers, will be formed in the early fall of 2009 to kick start planning for what we know will be a most memorable event for next year’s Level III students.

For those students who have purchased tickets, refunds will be made through the School Office. Best wishes at your grad this year.

Session 1:  Drugs and Alcohol

Are you concerned about your teen being exposed to drugs?  Would you like to learn about the types of drugs available in the City?  Constable Steve Knight (RNC) will provide information on these topics, as well as how parents can be “drug aware”.

Location:        City Hall – Foran/Green Room (4th Floor)
Date:            Monday, April 6, 2009
Time:            6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Session 2:        Understanding Eating Disorders

Vince Withers founder of the Eating Disorders Foundation will discuss:  What are eating disorders; what are some signs and things parents can look for; what supports are in place if you do suspect that your child has an eating disorder, etc.

Location:        City Hall – Foran/Green Room (4th Floor)
Date:            Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Time:            6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Register by calling 576-8500 or e-mail llake@stjohns.ca 

French 2200 - Conor Flanagan and Kaitlin Whelan

French 2200/3200 - Sean White

Francais 1202 - Sean Kennedy and Shruti Raheja

Fracais 2202 - Philippa Gosine and Anfdrew O’Dea

Sam Griffen
Kieley Delong
Shauna Gilpen
Allison Philpott
Darcy Griffen
Teresa Earles
Emily Jameson
Rebecca Langmeed
Mollie Jameson
Madeline Fitzpatrick
Myfanway Price
Laura Dodge
Cassidy Brothers

Our games are Wednesday at 5:15PM and Thursday at 3:00PM (opening ceremonies at 2:00PM).

Games are Friday at 12:00PM, Saturday at 10:15AM, Sunday at 9:00AM(semi) and 5:00PM (final)If we win!!

All games are at Heart.

Please come and support us and encourage your students to cheer us on!!!!

Thanks Anne Jameson

The team went down 1 game to nothing losing a close first game 5-4 with only 37 seconds remaining in the game.

In game 2 the boy’s came out firing with 3 first period goals en route to a 5-1 victory.

In game 3, Devin Pittman fired an early first period goal before Holy Heart tied the game with 5 minutes remaining in the first period. Dan Philips put the Vikings ahead for good 2mins later and Stephen Gillard’s empty net goal with 7 seconds remaining sealed the deal for the Vikings who will now play in the Provincial Championship’s this weekend in Mt. Pearl and the City Finals next week vs Bishop’s.

GO VIKIKGS!!!

Our GHS Peace & Justice Cookbooks have arrived. They are on sale for only $10 each. Great gift ideas for Easter, Mother’s Day, Birthdays, Showers, or even Christmas gifts!

We are desperately in need of crinolines for our production of Damn Yankees.

If you have a crinoline that you would be willing to donate to our show, it would be greatly appreciated!

We are also seeking navy blue school sweaters from either St. Bon’s or Lakecrest or a comparable colour and design . These sweaters will not be altered in any way and can be returned to you, laundered and in perfect condition, after the producttion. If you have a sweater to lend, please send it in to Gonzaga with your name attached and we will ensure that it will be returned to you.

We are also looking for old arm chairs. We desperately need arm chairs to be donated for the show. We would prefer NON-ROCKING chairs.

Please contact Mrs. Graham or Mr. Warren at Gonzaga 753-7510.

Last year your school was one of six schools chosen to participate in Energy Day Newfoundland and Labrador – a career exploration event for high school students. This year, we are extending the invitation to Energy Day to the other seven schools in the metropolitan St. John’s area that did not participate last year. However, we would invite and encourage your students and their parents to participate in this event during the public hours for Energy Day Newfoundland and Labrador 2009.

The event is being held on February 26 at the Johnson Geo Centre, 175 Signal Hill Road, in St. John’s. Students and parents are invited to tour the exhibits and interact with oil and gas industry employees willing to share their experiences and career stories. The public hours are 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Please help us promote this event to your students and parents. Students will benefit by learning more about the wide variety of career opportunities related to the oil and gas industry. As parents are one of the main influences on their children as they make career decisions, we would ask that you distribute the enclosed letter to parents so that they can also benefit from the information available at Energy Day.

Thank you in advance for considering this request. A member of the Oil and Gas Week Steering Committee will also forward this request to you by email next week in case you would prefer to distribute the letter to parents electronically.

Sincerely,

Hi Gonzaga Level III Parents

As some of you are aware, a committee of parents, teachers and students are busy preparing for Gonzaga’s first Safe Grad. This is the first of several memos that you will receive about what we hope will be an exciting evening for your son or daughter to finish off the day of the prom.

The Prom dinner and dance will take place on Friday April 24 at the Delta Hotel and the Safe Grad will follow immediately at 12 midnight – 6 am April 25.

The Mews Centre has been booked and will be transformed into a cruise ship, The Viking Legend of the Seas. There will be numerous activities planned including fortune telling, swimming, casino, bouncy castle, Velcro wall, and chocolate fountain, to name a few. Also, as with every adventure, there are always some surprises!

Tickets will go on sale this week at $20 each. Dates are welcome and must also purchase a ticket. (Does not need to be a Gonzaga student or graduate). The school will be sending home a “student registration and contract” later this month.

As with every cruise you must book your berth. Deadline for securing space will be Friday, March 20.

All Aboard !! The Viking Legend of the Seas sails soon.

Safe Grad Committee

We are looking for parents who would like to help on the various committees. If you would like to contribute some time to this wonderful memorable endeavour, please contact the committee chairs below.

Registration & Finance, Ann Vivian Beresford, ann.beresford@nlchi.nl.ca
Supervision, Karen Hickman, khickman@nf.aibn.com
Food, Cathy Puddister, c3puddister@hotmail.com
Events, Mary Rideout, merrymary@nl.rogers.com
Decorating / Cleanup, Denise Pottle, denise.pottle@nf.sympatico.ca
Prizes, Maureen Barry, barrymaureen37@gmail.com

We open in 17 days !!!!

Monday, March 9th

9:00-10:00 A Man Doesn’t Know, ( Joe H, Meg and Joe B) Good bye Old Girl, Two Lost Souls,
12:00 All commercial singers ( Music Rm) 12:15 Meg and Joe Hardy TA rm
3:00-6:00 Full run of Act 1 (no chamber choir today)
7:30-9:00 Act 2 scene 9 Full cast Final scene of show, then Act 2, scene 1

Tuesday, March 10th

12:00 Whatever Lola Wants, A Man Doesn’t Know
3:30-6:30pm Act 2 Full run

Wednesday, March 11th

12:15 commercial singers - Music room
12:15 Joe Boyd and Meg scene 1 TA rm
7:00- 10:00pm problem areas from Act 1

Thursday, March 12th

12:15 Two Lost Souls
3:00- 7:00 problem areas Act 2

Friday, March 13th

9:00 Act 2 Full run
1:00-4:00 Act 1

Saturday. March 14th

1:00-4:00 orchestra with singers
6:00-10:00pm Full Run of show

Sunday, March 15th 1:00pm-6:00pm Full run

Monday, March 16th Arts and Culture Centre stage

All day rehearsal!

9:00-12:00 - on stage Act 1
1:30-5:00 - on stage Act 2

We open in 18 days !!!!

Please note that the clocks have gone ahead. Check to see that you have adjusted your alarm clock!!!!

Sunday, March 8th

12:00-????? Whatever Lola Wants (with Mara)

1:00 with Mr Vaughan/ Ms Graham ( Music Room or cafeteria depending on availability)
Six Months Out of Every Year Please note : ALL wives in Six Months will need to do a fitting with Mrs. Price for dress bodices immediately after Six Months rehearsal, so make yourself available. Please bring in your crinolines as soon as possible.

1:20 Heart Reprise and Quartet

1:40 The Game

2:00 Shoeless Joe note: All Navy sweaters from St. Bon’s /lakecrest are needed Monday for cheerleaders. They will be returned to you after the show.

2:20 Who’s Got The Pain

2:40 Two Lost Souls

2:40 All commercial singers are asked to rehearse their vocal lines and choreography at this time

3:00 Whatever Lola Wants/ A Little Brains a Little Talent

3:20 Those Were The Good ol Days

3:40 A Man Doesn’t Know

4:00 Good bye Ol Girl

4:20 Near To You

ALL Leads are asked to come early and be prepared to run scenes when not involved in a music rehearsal. Ms Richards will be available for help all afternoon. We ask that you bring food so you do not have to leave school and thus lose rehearsal time. Dance number may have to run a few times so please plan accordingly and call for a ride when you have checked to see that you are no longer needed.

We are pleased to launch our new webpage for Damn Yankees. It can be found on the school website front page under the button marked, "DAMN YANKEES."

The site contains showtimes, ticket information, contact information and corporate sponsors. We will shortly add information on the cast, crew and set design.

We encourage cast members who take photos of rehearsals, etc., to forward pictures to Mr. McGrath at tommcgrath@esdnl.ca for posting to the site.

Special thanks to Mr. Whiffen for his help with the sites construction.

Should you require additional information please contact the school at 753-7510.

Parent / Teacher Interviews will take place the following week on Thursday, February 19, 1:30 - 7:00.

We will follow the same procedure as the first term, with unscheduled meetings with the teachers in the school gym. The results of the survey regarding the possibility of appointments were inconclusive. The school council recommended we gather more feedback from parents on the night of February 19.

Many of you have kindly agreed to help with set painting and construction, costumes, providing food during rehearsals and helping solicit corporate ads for the show"s program.

We will be following up with you in the next few days. Should you not hear from us - please feel free to contact the school at 753-7510 or 753-7511 or email us as follows:

Tom McGrath, Producer, tommcgrath@esdnl.ca
Jacinta Graham, Stage and Choral Director, jacintagraham@esdnl.ca
Ben Warren, Set Design and Construction, benjaminwarren@esdnl.ca
Douglas Vaughan, Musical Director, douglasvaughan@esdnl.ca

Here are some of the items covered at last nights meeting:

Costumes

We are in need of volunteers to form a Costume Committee. If you can help would you please contact Mrs. Graham at jacintagraham@esdnl.ca or 753-7510.

Program Advertising

We will be producing a program for free distribution during the performances. If you are able to help us by soliciting some corporate or private sponsorship, we would appreciate hearing from you. Please contact Tom McGrath at 753-7510 or tommcgrath@esdnl.ca. We are seeking advertisers willing to sponsor ads costing: $175, $300, $600, $800 or $1,000.

Help with Set Construction

If you can help with set design, construction or painting please contact Ben Warren at benjaminwarren@esdnl.ca or 753-7510.

Tests, Assignments, Quizzes

We are advising you that during the week of March 23 - 27, 2009 all cast members will be tied up in school time rehearsals. Evening rehearsals will take place the week prior, March 14 - 22, 2009. Teachers will avoid tests, assignments and quizzes during the period March 16 - 30, 2009. Cast members will be required to attend classes during the week of March 17 - 20, 2009.

Patrons Page for Parents

Our program will contain a page listing parents and friends who have helped in sponsoring the program and show. If you would like to be listed on this page the cost is just $50.00. Please complete the form below and return it with your cheque made payable to Gonzaga High School (Damn Yankees). We will issue a tax receipt for the donation.

Patrons Page

Name:_______________________________________
Address:____________________________________
____________________________________________
Phone:______________________________________
(Info for tax receipt)

Name as it should appear in the program:

____________________________________________

Please attach this to your cheque for $50.00 made payable to Gonzaga High School (Damn Yankees).

- Production Team -

F R I D A Y, F E B 27TH

9:15-10-30 - Who’s Got the Pain?  dance with Mara (Music Room)

10:30-11:30 Blooper Ballet

10:30am-11:30: Lola and Joe Hardy

11:30-12:15 Two Lost Souls 

  12:15-1:00 A Little Brains, A Little Talent 

1:00-2:30 Applegate,  Lola and Joe H.

4:30-6:00 Act 1, scene 4( Ball players, Van B, Applegate, Gloria, and Joe Hardy

1:00-2:00  now moved to7:00pm because of conflicts with Spirit day Court Rm scene with  JoeH, Gloria, Welch, Van B, Applegate, Lola, Lorne Davis

2:00-3:00  Now moved to 8:00-9:30)  Act2, scene 1  JoeH, Lola, Meg, Sister, VanB, Gloria  and Welch PLUS All ball Players except  Matt Drover, Matt S, Patrick S, Doug S

S U N D A Y, M A R C H 1ST

12:00-1:00   Whatever Lola  Wants (Erin Cahill and Aaron Sheppard)

12:00-2:00 Blocking rehearsals  Act, scene 10 Van B, Welch and Ball Players, Act 1 scene 2 Ball Players Van B  Hear Act 2, scene 3 The Game

1:00-2:00  Those Were The Ol’  Days ( James Daly)

2:00-3:00  Who’s Got The Pain ?   dance Joe, Meg, Applegate, Sister ( Act1, scene 1)

3:00-4:00  Blooper Ballet Act 1, scene 8 Meg, Sister, Joe H, Applegate

4:00- 5:30pm   Act, scene 4 Shoeless Joe all actors and singers. Song and scene

Due to the cancellations this morning (Fri. 20 Feb) the schedule maybe adjusted. So check back.

Friday, Feb. 20th and Sunday, Feb. 22th

Friday Feb 20th (Cafeteria)

9:30-10:30 Who’s Got The Pain?( dancers with Lola and Joe)

10:30-11:30 Six Months( husband and wives ) Dance rehearsal

11:30-1:00 Shoeless Joe EVERYONE !!!!!!! Dance

12:30 Lola and Joe Hardy Act 2 scene 7 Limbo and Act 1, 9 Locker Rm (Theatre Arts Rm)

2:00 Act 1, scene 2 AND Act 2, scene 3 (Ball players with Van Buren) TA rm

3:00- 4:00 Act 1 scene 3 AND 4 (Add Gloria, Applegate and Joe with 2:00 people) TA room

4:00 JoeH and Meg Act 1,scene 8 Scene before A Man Doesn’t Know (TA rm

Sunday, Feb. 22nd

12:00 Little Brains, A Little Talent/Whatever Lola Wants(LOLA Dance) Cafe

12:00 Commercial people , Act 1, scene 5 (vocals only) Theatre Arts

1:00 Who’s Got The Pain?( dance with Mara) Cafeteria

1:00-2:30 Act2, scene 1 with Meg, Sister, Applegate, Van B, Jon Hunt, Welch, Andrew Snelgrove, Peter Wilke ,Gloria, ( Ball players leave at 2:00 for Blooper Ballet and add LOLA) Cafeteria

2:00 Blooper Ballet (Mara) ALL BALL PLAYERS…….. Cafeteria

3:00 Those Were The Good Ol Days (Applegate with MARA) Cafeteria

3:00-4:00 Act 2/6 Gloria, Van B, Welch, Lola, Applegate and LORNE DAVIS ( blocking) TA

4:00 Meg and Joe Boyd, Lola and Applegate (Last scene , Act2, scene 11) TA rm

In order to provide each teacher with a short break during the 5 ˝ hours of meetings, these teachers will be away from:

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM

Blackmore, D.
Cowley, G.
Hancott, B.
Mazerolle, J.
Walsh, K.
Brien, C.
Keough, P.
Pike, M.
Ryan, R.
Warren, B.

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM

Browne, A.
Dobre, A.
Healey, K.
Parsons, J.
Whiffen, P.
Fritz, L.
LeDrew, D.
Power, G.
Taylor, N.
Young, P.

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM

Chaulk, C.
Gosse, P.
Lewis, M.
Squires, C.
Wiliams, B.
Graham, J.
Lockyer, J.
Quigley, C.
Templeman, K.

5:00 PM - 5:20 PM

Colford, S.
Greene, P.
Madden, T.
Stamp, M.
Windsor, A.
Harvey, M.
McGrath, T.
Redmond, K.
van Nostrand, E.

5:20 PM - 5:40 PM

Collins, G.
Gosse, S.
Manning, C.
Vaters, J.
Adams, H.
Jackson, E.
Moret, T.
Redmond, S.
Vaughan, D.

The Eastern School District will be offering a 48-hour exam preparation program from February – June 2009. This program will be offered on Monday evenings (English and Sciences) and Tuesday evenings (Math and Social Studies) each week at Gonzaga High School, Smithville Crescent and Queen Elizabeth High in Foxtrap (if numbers warrant).

Registration will be held on Monday, Feb. 2 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Gonzaga High School and Queen Elizabeth High. Classes will start on Monday, February 9 from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Where there is sufficient interest to warrant, classes will be offered in Math 3204/05, English 3201, Biology 3201, Chemistry 3202, Physics 3204, Earth Systems 3209, World History 3201, World Geography 3202 and French 3200.

Participants will be required to complete a registration form and pay the required fee of $160.00 per course at the time of registration. No refunds will be issued after February 20.

Debit/Visa/Mastercard will be available at the Gonzaga and Queen Elizabeth sites. No cheques accepted.

http://www.cdli.ca/tutoring/index.html

This site is an excellent resource for parents, school administrators, teachers, and students. It provides detailed information regarding the Tutoring for Tuition and Tutoring/Work Experience programs as well as the new online tutoring service that began last week for public exam courses.

We will follow the same procedure as the first term, with unscheduled meetings with the teachers in the school gym. Throughout the session, teachers will take staggered meal breaks. Break times will be posted for your convenience.

The results of the survey regarding the possibility of appointments for parent / teacher interviews were inconclusive. The school council recommended we gather more feedback from parents on the night of February 19.

Tuesday, January 20 at 7:00

“Our project supported the annual sale of tickets by the Senior Resources Centre.  Each of our members sold tickets to support their projects and in turn they helped us by providing a sales commission,” said Maureen Harvey, the Duke Coordinator at Gonzaga.

“It is encouraging to see youth interested in supporting an organization such as ours,” said Kelly Heisz, Executive Director of the Seniors Resource Centre.  The Gonzaga group sold $5,800 in tickets for the Centre.

The Duke group plans to use their proceeds to support the various projects and activities the group undertakes.  Approximately 200 students are involved in the Gonzaga group, the largest of its kind in the province.

BRONZE AWARD - Justin Ryan

SILVER AWARD - Justin Mugford

SILVER AWARD - Paolo Paiement

Pictured are (left to right) - Mr. McGrath, Asistant Principal (who is the National President of the Award), Justin Ryan, Bronze Award achiever and his mother, Mrs. Cathy Ryan.

TAKE THE CHALLENGE
LIVE THE ACHIEVEMENT

Rehearsals for today (Sunday, 01 Feb) are cancelled due to weather conditions.

Lester B. Pearson is one of ten United World Colleges(U.W.C.). These colleges are dedicated to international understanding by creating an environment in which students from many countries and cultures are brought together to study and serve the community. Students graduate with an International Baccalaureate (I.B.) Diploma, which largely replaces the 12th grade and the university freshman year throughout North America. Lester B. Pearson campus is located near Victoria,B. C. and is the only U.W.C. that is a full scholarship college (i.e. every student at the campus is on a full scholarship).

The Newfoundlandand Labrador Department of Education contributes annually toward this scholarship. This helps cover tuition, books and accommodations for a two-year study program at Pearson College.

English 3201
Physics 3204
Chemistry 3202
Biology 3201
French 3200
World Geography 3202
World History 3201
Math 3204
Math 3205.

This online service will begin Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Online tutors will be available during various evenings each week to assist students with academic difficulties. Students who have access to a computer and an internet connection will be able to receive online tutoring assistance from their homes or alternate venues. This online support is beneficial as many students often encounter problems understanding key concepts during evening hours.

To avail of this tutoring service, students need to follow these instructions:

1. Go to www.cdli.ca/tutoring/freeTutoring.html.
2. Click on the appropriate room from room # 1-9.
3. For “Login Name” please put in your full name followed by your community in brackets.
4. For the “Password” type in help.

The Peace & Justice committee, are working on an exciting project that will need the collaboration of our students, staff, parents, alumni, friends & family of Gonzaga.  We are looking forward to your input!

It has been 15 years since the last one was published, so this year the PEACE & JUSTICE committe are helping to put together a new GONZAGA COOKBOOK.  We would like recipes of all kinds, from simple & easy-to-make everyday meals, to the more elegant.  We are especially interested in any International recipes from our diverse cultures.  We are hoping to collect a minimum of 400 recipes, & they can be handwritten on our "Recipe Submission sheets" (see below for weblink).  Just drop off your completed recipe sheets at the Library (or front office) & let us know how many cookbooks you would be interested in purchasing.

The recipes must be submitted no later than January 14, 2009.  The cookbooks will be ready for purchase in March - a great gift idea for Easter & Mother’s Day, etc.  There is no payment to make for books at this time.  Cost has yet to be determined (it depends on the # of recipes we recieve) but it is estimated to be between $10-$15.

A little reminder about copyrighted recipes...
Recipes you send us must be your own.  Please do not submit copyrighted recipes for our cookbook.  If you have modified a recipe with 3 changes (in ingredients or methods) then the recipe is yours!  Thank you.

Recipe submission sheets have been printed off for students to pick up from the Library.

The recipe submission sheets are also available from Mrs Templeman’s website (see link below) so anyone can print the recipe sheets at home:

http://mail.esdnl.ca/~kimtempleman@esdnl.ca/0061D4F1-011EDDAE

We look forward to receiving your recipes!

Thanks for being a part of this project!
From The Gonzaga Peace & Justice Cookbook Committee!

The purpose of the Safe Grad is to provide a safe and fun-filled environment where students can continue the celebration directly after the Prom.

Model 1 – the current model

• Teachers are deployed in the gym and parents arrive to wait to meet with the teachers of their choice for a max. 10 minute interview.
• Possibility of wait times
• Parents may see as many teachers as they need if they choose to wait

Model 2 – booking appointments

Students must see Mrs Templeman in the Library for their appointment time.

***If you missed the original Grad Photo appointments ( held from Dec. 1-4, 2008 ), you must attend on Feb. 4, 2009 to have your photo taken or it will NOT appear on the Wall Composite or in the Yearbook.

This is a one-day event only and no other time will be scheduled for Grad Photos or retakes at the school.

Be prepared to sing in quartets to determine the best blend for this number. Solo lines for The Game may be auditioned at this time as well.

Sunday, Feb 1st - Dance rehearsal

12:00-1:00 Two Lost Souls with Charlotte Fowlow, Christina Fong, Gracie Wells Smith, Sydney Fuller, Tim Caudle, Alex Mac Donald, Douglas Skirving, Matt Strong

1:00-1:45 Shoeless Joe (Cheerleaders )

1:45 -2:30 Shoeless Joe (tap dancers)

2:30-3:15 Shoeless Joe (Wives chorus)

3:15-4:00 Shoeless (ball players)

4:00-5:00 Heart quartet and Van Buren

Sunday, Feb 1st - Blocking rehearsal

Sunday, Feb 1st - 12:30 - Vocal/chorus rehearsal

1:00-2:00 Heart

Tuesday, Feb 3rd - 7:00-9:30pm

A summary of events & a big thank you for your support!

MONDAY

Monday morning, from 9:00-10:20, there will be opening ceremonies. During the assembly, Nancy will explain the events of the week to the school community. We will be introducing the Jamaica project led by Mrs. Sandra Fowler from the St. Pius X Parish. As well, our Positive Behavioral Support model (PBS) will be unveiled. We are asking everyone to wear red and/or green today.

TUESDAY

Tuesday is Community day. The idea is to reach out to people in our local community in a friendly, caring manner. A group of students will be visiting St. Patrick’s Mercy Home to enjoy afternoon tea and to sing Christmas carols. Another group of students will be visiting the daycare for the Association for New Canadians, the Jesuits Monastery and the residents of Smithville Crescent to deliver hot chocolate, candy canes and Christmas cards. A final group of students will be visiting the primary students of Rennie’s River Elementary to read Christmas stories and to wish the children a very Merry Christmas.

WEDNESDAY

Wednesday is Gonzaga day and we are asking everyone to wear blue to show our school spirit. There will be acts of kindness to teachers, support staff and students today. During period 1, treats will be delivered to students by the Peace and Justice Committee. During period 2, the students from the unit will be delivering treats to all school staff. Also beginning during period 2, the hearing impaired students and students from the ASL course will be visiting each classroom to do a brief instruction of basic communication in ASL. At lunch, Daniel Primmer will be challenging students and staff to Nintendo Wii in the cafeteria. At 1:45 students will be asked to assemble in the gym. From 2-2:15 there will be a brief Disability Awareness presentation, followed by a short wheelchair basketball game. Gonzaga’s basketball teams will be playing the local Wheelchair Basketball team half court so the whole school can observe. These lunchtime and afternoon activities, as well as the ASL instruction, are aimed at promoting inclusion.

THURSDAY

Thursday is pink day, as well as closing ceremonies. Please promote this great cause against bullying. We are selling pink t-shirts for $5.00 to give students the opportunity to wear pink should they not have one at home. The homeroom with the greatest number of students wearing pink, will win a pizza party. Students have to wear pink t-shirts, pants or hats to count. During lunch we will be serving pink cupcakes and pink lemonade. During the closing ceremonies we will be making presentations to the Jamaica project (all sales of the Christmas ornaments); food bank (hampers); and the community youth network’s street reach program (coats, mitts and socks). Also, there will be a speaker from Plan Canada showing a documentary “Where’s my Goat?” and the students of homeroom 405 will make a presentation.

On Shakespeare in Italy, University of Dallas professor Gregory Roper and colleagues will lead students through the most compelling works of Shakespeare’s corpus in the midst of his most enchanting and breathtaking Italian settings.

On Latin in Rome, led this summer by Dr. David Sweet, associate professor of classics and Dean of the Braniff Graduate School, students refine and deepen their understanding of the language and the Romans who spoke it.

All programs are based upon classical and classic texts from the University’s core curriculum.

If you wish additional information, please see MR. MCGRATH in the office or email him at tommcgrath@esdnl.ca.

Check out: www.udallas.edu/travel/italy.cfm

Good day Principal and/or Guidance Counsellor,

We are delighted to announce that the following student has been invited to be a 2008 CMSF/Loran Semifinalist for the Newfoundland Region.

We congratulate both the student listed below and your school, and we look forward to meeting each of these successful applicant on December 6, 2008.    From all of us at CMSF, we extend best wishes to this year’s semifinalists.

If you are unable to make this meeting but are willing to help in a planning or in a supervisory capacity please contact Nancy Taylor at nancytaylor@esdnl.ca.

Scholarships, Awards

 My name is Ankur Ralhan, I am a Level 3 student at Gonzaga High School. Last year, many of you supported me in my efforts to raise funds for the Vidyarthi Sewa Club. I would like extend my thanks to each and every one of you. In addition, I have enclosed the letter of appreciation that I received from the Vidyarthi Sewa Club recently, just to illustrate how grateful the club and I are to you for all of your past and continued support.

 The Vidyarthi Sewa Club is a non-profit, charitable organization focused on providing learning supplies and resources to intelligent children living in poverty. These children would not normally have access to an education because they would have to work to support their family, but the Vidyarthi Sewa Club gives them an opportunity for a brighter future. I volunteered my time by tutoring children from grades 8 to 10 in math, science and most importantly English. I also gave them a taste of Canadian culture by telling them about the lifestyle here. Assisting the children was a very eye opening experience which motivated me to become involved in global charity work. Thus, before leaving India I promised the club that I would aid the impoverished students by raising funds for them back in St. John’s, NL.

Once again this year, I am fundraising for these children who desire an education. The success of the sale of samosas last year has inclined me to conduct a similar fundraiser this year. For those of you who have never had a samosa, it is an Indian appetizer/snack which is made of a triangular pastry filled with potatoes, peas, coriander and onions. The true taste of the samosa however does not lie in its contents but more in the exotic spices used to make them which are not intensely hot but instead rich in flavour.

Orders for samosas must be in before November 25th in order for them to be ready just in time for Christmas; the samosas should be ready for pick up before or around December 20th. There is no set amount to how many you may purchase, however, to save hassle; the orders should be at least 10 samosas. If you are interested please email me with your name, order size, address and phone number at [ mailto:ankurralhan111@hotmail.com ]ankurralhan111@hotmail.com. The samosas will be sold for just $1.00 each, which is less costly than you may find with your local grocer. Payment will have to be made prior to pick up and it can be either mailed to me (cash or cheque made out to Ankur Ralhan) or given upon pickup/delivery. My mailing address may be found below. When the samosas are ready, I will contact you with the possible pickup dates, times and location. Or I can deliver them to you for a fee of $5. The samosas are very convenient, as they can be stored in your freezer for many months. They make an excellent snack, party appetizer or even lunch. I am trying to network this fundraiser as much as possible, to make a real push for these children so please forward the information to anyone you know who might be interested; the help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help, even a little effort from us can make a big difference to the futures of the children over in India. I hope to hear from you soon.

ex Return order form email: 

     Name:Ankur Ralhan

Number of Samosas ( $1 Each) - 30

Address 23 Lunenburg st.

Phone Number 579 5232

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Watch this website for further updates.

Chorus audition rehearsal in the Music Room at 12:15 where we will rehearse the song Heart for Sunday’s chorus audition from 3:30 - 5:00, Sunday Nov. 23rd. All dancers MUST sing in the chorus audition on Sunday.

Friday, November 21st, 9:00 - 12:00 - Call Backs for Dance Auditions. This is the last opportunity to audition for this Musical.

9:00 - 10:30: Group One (Bring a photo to be attached to your audition form) Bring appropriate jazz shoes or comfortable shoes and clothes.

10:30 - 11:00: Tap auditions for any students with more than two years of tap training. Bring tap shoes!!!

10:30 - 12:00: Group Two (Bring a photo to be attached to your audition form. You will get the photo back in about a week.

If you have NOT auditioned and would still like to try out for Damm Yankees you must see Ms. Graham to arrange a dance and singing audition. NO AUDITIONS AFTER SUNDAY, NOV. 23rd!!!

Sunday, Nov. 23rd: All dancers must audition as singers as well. You may sing in a group of 5, if you wish and you may use your music but you MUST SING!!!!

Teachers will be located in the school gymnasium and parents can drop by to meet with teachers of their sons and daughters. During the evening each teacher will be assigned a 20 minute break. This time will be posted on the website as well as on signs within the school. Please respect this break.

The Selection Committee for the Gonzaga High School Alumnus of the Year is pleased to announce Chief of Police Joseph F. Browne, M.O.M., as the 2008 recipient.

Chief Browne is a 1979 graduate of Gonzaga High School. He began his career with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary in April of 1983. His assignments have included Patrol, Criminal Investigation, Accident Investigation, Communications and Community Services. In 1991, he assisted with the development of the policing component of the national award winning Co-op Law program offered to Gonzaga students.

He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1995 and tasked to develop and implement a force wide community based policing model. Upon promotion to Inspector in 1997 he was appointed as the OIC of a newly formed Strategic Planning Section responsible for the creation of the RNC’s Strategic Business Plan. He returned to operations in 1999 as a District Commander until his promotion to Deputy Chief of Operations in 2001.

In addition to operational duties as Deputy Chief championed the development of the new Police Studies Program in partnership with Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Chief Browne assumed command of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary on March 16, 2006.

He is an alumnus of the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Study Program, and recipient of a Meritorious Life Saving Award – personal risk. He has been awarded the Police Exemplary Service Medal, Queen’s Jubilee Medal and in May of 2007 Chief Browne was inducted into the Order of Merit by Her Excellency The Governor General of Canada.

His community involvement includes being a member of the Rotary Club of St. John’s, a member of the Royal Newfoundland Regimental Advisory Council, and the past Chair of the Community Investment Committee of the United Way.

Chief Browne is married to Deirdre O’Regan and they have a daughter Caitlin who is a level II student at Gonzaga.

Previous winners include:

1994 – Hon. Daniel E. Williams, QC
1995 – Justice Michael F. Harrington
1996 - Dean McDonald
1997 - Dr. Lynn McGrath
1998 – Mr. Tom McGrath
1999 – Mr. P. Wayne Connolly
2000 - Dr. Paul Gardiner
2001 - Mr. Vincent A. Grace
2002 - Mr. John Martin
2003 - Mr. Paul Antle
2004 - Mr. Paul Walsh
2005 - Dr. Gary Gorman
2006 - Mr. Keith Barry
2007 – Mr. Gerard J. Buckley

The Selection Committee members are: Rev. Father J. Kevin McKenna, S.J. (Chairman); Edward van Nostrand, Doug LeDrew, Don Johnson, Dr. Gary Gorman, Tony Grace, Art Meaney, John T. Hurley and Tom McGrath (Secretary).

The Alumnus of the Year Award is named in honour of Michael F. Galway a deceased member of the Gonzaga High School staff.

Gonzaga High School is delighted and honoured to report that from the results of the May 2008 AP exams, the following Gonzaga students have been named by the College Board / Advanced Placement Program, as Scholars or Scholars with Honors.

The following are AP Scholars, which means they have received grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams:

Annagray Campbell
David Feehan
Erin Heys
Danielle Leonard
Christine Patterson
Jessica Power

The following are AP Scholars with Honor, which means they have received an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams:

Shannon Snow
Casey Thorburn

Should you wish additional information on the AP program please contact the school’s coordinator, Mr. McGrath at tommcgrath@esdnl.ca or by calling 753-7510 / 7511.

We have the opportunity to sell Ed Roche calendars as a fundraiser this fall. This is a chance for students and parents of Gonzaga to raise funds that will help finance the extra curricular activities of Gonzaga students or, as an alternative, to help support a school breakfast program. The calendars sell for $20.00 each realizing a profit of just over $8 per calendar.

The students selling or parents / community members buying the calendars can direct the funds raised to the activity, team or club of their choice by indicating that choice upon purchasing a calendar. If the entire school community is involved, the sale of 1000 calendars should help a variety of student-centered activities by allowing teams and clubs to purchase much needed equipment, uniforms or even offset the cost of student travel. It is our hope that the entire school community will embrace this fundraiser! Any questions or concerns should be directed to douglasledrew@esdnl.ca

If you would like to purchase a calendar, they are available through Gonzaga students or directly from the school – simply contact Mr. Doug LeDrew by e-mail or phone (753-7511) or stop by the main office to purchase calendars directly.

We are offering three prizes to students who support this effort:
#1: The individual who sells the most calendars will receive 50% of the profits raised from their individual sales.
#2: Ed Roche has also donated a framed print (~ value $500) as a draw prize; anyone who sells calendars will have their name entered for this draw.
#3 : All students who sell 30 or more calendars will be invited to a Friday buffet lunch at the Fairmont Hotel with artist Ed Roche. Date to be confirmed.

Each year during Awards Day two of the most highly anticipated presentations are the Male and the Female Students of the Year. The students who receive this award must have sound academic standing, the respect and esteem of the student body, excelled in a variety of school activities, enjoyed the confidence of the staff, and displayed selfless service to the school. All teachers in the school vote for these awards.

Male Student of the Year - ANDREW SNELGROVE
Female Student of the Year - DANIELLE LEONARD

GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S MEDAL

Every year a special medal, struck in bronze, is offered by the Governor General of Canada. Each provincially recognized Canadian secondary school may receive one medal per year to be presented to the student who receives the highest academic standing in the final year. The 2007 - 2008 recipient was DANIELLE LEONARD.

ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR

Since 1994, Gonzaga High School has recognized publicly the achievements of a graduate who is named the Alumnus of the Year. Nominations are sought from the Gonzaga community and a selection committee considers candidates who are nominated. The criteria for the Alumnus of the Year are summed up appropriately in the phrase, “Men and Women for Others.” The award is named in memory of Michael Galway a deceased member of the Gonzaga teaching staff.

MRS. JULIE GALWAY, wife of Mr. Galway and DEREK GALWAY, Mike’s son, presented the 2008 Gonzaga High School Alumnus of the Year Award - CHIEF OF POLICE JOSEPH F. BROWNE, Class of 1979.

                                                                                      2D Computer Animation *team of 2

 3D Computer Animation *team of 2

 Carpentry (demonstration competition)

 Graphic Design / Pre-Press

 IT and Network Support

 IT Software Applications

 Job Interview

 Job Skill Demonstration 

   Prepared Speech

 Robotics *team of 4

 TV Video Production *team of 2

 Website Development

 Worksite Safety

Here is additional information:

Skills Canada is hosting the 12th Annual Provincial Skills Competitions in conjunction with the 8th Annual Skilled Career Day on Friday, April 3rd, 2009 at College of the North Atlantic, Prince Philip Drive (some competitions may be held off-site but the main event is at CNA). This year’s National Competition, the 15th Annual Canadian Skills Competition, will be held in Charlottetown, PEI from May 20th to May 24th, 2009.

We have many exciting things planned for the Skilled Career Day, including 37 skilled trade and technology competitions; demonstrations in a wide variety of career paths; a career showcase; tours for students, teachers, media, parents and government representatives; and a Closing / Awards ceremony with industry and government speakers.  Gold medal winners from the Provincial Competitions will go on to represent Newfoundland and Labrador in the Canadian Skills Competitions.

PROVINCIAL COMPETITION REGISTRATION

Provincial Competition Registration is open to every high school, post-secondary school and registered apprentice in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. The Registration fee is $25 per competitor.

   If you are interested please drop by the office and see Mr. McGrath.

Registration Deadline: December 12th, 2008 FIRM

Dr. G. Dawn Howse is a Newfoundland doctor who has spent the last 20 years working in a hospital in South-Western rural Zimbabwe.   She serves around 48,000 people in her district.   The rotary clubs in Newfoundland have always been helpful in raising funds to improve living conditions in Zimbabwe with Dr. Howse.

Earlier this year, members of the rotary clubs got a chance to go work in rural communities with Dr. Howse.   They were amazed by the lack of simple supplies that we have access to every day, such as basic medical supplies: towels, bed sheets etc.

They now have a 40 ft. container that they want to fill and send over to Dr. Howse by November 30th.   The Peace and Justice committee has decided to aide them in their efforts to fundraise.   We are asking if anyone has medical supplies such as:

-flat bed sheets 
-pillowcases
-towels
-sewing materials
-candles (even older pieces of candles are helpful)

Also, we are asking for sports equipment, such as:
-soccer balls
-volley balls
-softballs, baseballs, baseball bats
-swimsuits
-skipping ropes

Item may be new or used and all items are greatly appreciated.   Items may be brought to room 314, starting now until November 26th.

Thank-you for your support!

Recyclables can be dropped off by the Gonzaga student entrance.

All proceeds go to the challenging needs unit in support of their programs.

9 November 2008

F22 344 497
Major F.A. Brennan
Operation Safari
(Khartoum, Sudan, Africa)
PO Box 5225 Station Forces
Belleville, Ontario, K8N 5W6

Dear Tom,

I hope this e-mail finds you in good shape. I thought I would take a few minutes and share an email I sent to my daughter’s school as Remembrance Day approached. If you have not heard by now I took a leave of absence from the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, to serve with the Canadian Forces in Southern Sudan. As a serving member in the military I thought it would be appropriate to address this letter to the students of your school on this day, the eve of Remembrance Day. I hope you may find time to perhaps read this during your ceremonies or even to post it on the school bulletin board. It is my wish that your students remember not only the soldiers of the past, but that they also remember those that serve in the present.

Not all that long ago I was a student at Gonzaga. I recall that my school days lasted forever and that I would never see the end of classes. I was an average student who listened to teachers talk about the merit of education and what waited for me in the world. Several teachers inspired me to have confidence in myself and to pay attention to the world I lived in. It took me a while to figure out that education means everything: a good career, a good social conscious and that with knowledge I could make a difference. I also learned the value of being a Viking Volunteer. It just took me a while to figure this all out. Some people learn it early, some people learn it latter in life, and others will never. I wanted to make a difference in the world.

This is my third deployment with the United Nations. Being in the military that means I gave up a lot when I deployed to some of the hardest locations on the planet. I miss my family terribly. I miss my job as a police officer and I miss being at home. In personal terms it meant that I missed the 10th birthday of my Daughter Paige. I missed son James’ first bus ride to school. I missed Ryan’s first swimming lesson. I have left my wife Paula to pick up the pieces and move forward with our family while I serve our nation abroad. I have come to a nation where there is despair in every town and state. A land that believes it observes a glimmer of hope to overcome 20 years of warfare. I have asked myself along time ago how can I make a difference. How can I change this? I have learned that the answer is within each of us – service to others. Some find it by volunteering in their community; I have found it by volunteering to serve with the military.

Despair. According to the Oxford dictionary: “• noun the complete loss or absence of hope. Verb lose or be without hope.” The countries that our service men and women serve in are countries that have known only despair. Many families become victims by those that prey on the vulnerable. I am talking about armed groups that do not follow the law, those that prefer violence. In some countries people are scared by fear. Fear of: robbery, beatings, and being killed. Those who stand up are killed so others may submit. Those who cannot stand up for their rights are put down to live in despair. I have walked among those who despair. They live all around me. In Khartoum there are I.D.P.’s (internally displaced people). I.D.P.s are refugees are refugees in their own country. Many cannot go to school, because there is no school for them. I see children who have amputations. I see those who have become disfigured because of diseases like leprosy. They survive as street kids, because their parents have died in the wars. These kids beg at traffic lights. They scrounge for food in garbage. Their clothes are tattered rags. In the countryside where I have flown to remote villages, I have seen those who are fighting off starvation. For reasons that adults do not understand, some governments spend money in other programs as opposed to in their citizens needs. I have looked in the face of those who despair, and I represent hope. Yes, we can make a difference.

Hope. According to the Oxford dictionary: “Noun. 1. A feeling of expectation and desire for something to happen. 2. A person or thing that gives cause for hope. Verb. 1. Expect and want something to happen. 2. Intend if possible to do something. Phrases: Hope against hope cling to a mere possibility. Not a hope (informal) no chance at all.” Those men and women who serve in the Canadian Military offer hope abroad. We represent to those who despair, that they can have a brighter tomorrow. Our military is a reflection of our nation. We represent the best ideals that Canada stands for. I have spoken with many Sudanese people who speak with buoyancy about the good that Canada represents in the world. Our country is known for its generosity. They wonder why we leave our homes and come so far away. Come to be in their country. When I speak with them I tell them that I came to help. I cannot make much of a difference by myself, but by working with the United Nations I can help make a difference. I tell them that we help with getting the food convoys to the remote villages. We help with looking at the villages with the greatest needs. We help with getting resources to villages that are in despair. By helping in this way we may contribute by developing water wells. Not only do we install water wells, but also we teach them how to fix the wells. They learn how to use the water for crops. I can tell you with great pride about two Canadian Officers. One who raised $10,000 through his family and friends to build a school in a village named Dilling. A second Officer who help build a school in a smaller village named Julud where they graduated a great eight class. Perhaps you think this is not much, but maybe I can make it in a clearer. It was the first Grade Eight class to graduate in that school in the last 20 years! Hope – it is something that Canada expects its soldiers, sailors and airmen/airwomen to offer to those who despair. Hope is the one part of the human soul that enables communities to overcome adversity. Together with other nations, we can help the people of Sudan. We can offer hope.

Service. Oxford notes: “Noun. 1. The action or process of serving. 2 A period of employment with an organization. 3 An act of assistance. 4. (the services) the armed forces. Verb. 1. Provide a service or services for. Phrases: Be at someone’s service; be ready to assist someone whenever required. Be of service. Be available to assist someone.” Our nations most valuable resource is not what is under the soil but rather what lives on the soil. That valuable resource is our men and women who serve. Some serve in their communities, some serve on a national basis and some serve internationally. The members in Canada’s military serve at all three levels. They serve in areas where most of our families and friends cannot understand or comprehend. One of my friends in the police department commented before I left, that I was crazy to come to Sudan where people die of violence. My response to him was how many of your friends say that you’re crazy being a police officer where you can be hurt or killed? Our military members serve in places where fear preys on the weak. We face fear head on so that others may have hope. That same hope will enable those people to overcome despair. Those in our armed forces serve humanity.

Our war dead made a difference. Likewise those military members who have survived conflict have made a difference. Our people in uniform who serve in Afghanistan and on United Nations Missions abroad have made a difference whether it is on at sea, in the air or on the land. Today those who serve, away from their families and children, continue to make a difference. You just have to recognize the difference that was made. Just imagine a world where evil and violence was left unchallenged. Look both ways, not just at the difference in a single persons contributions, but rather that of the contribution our nation has made as a whole. That is why I serve, because I believe I have made a difference. Our Armed Forces, past and present, have made a difference.

After Remembrance Day, your thoughts will turn to Christmas and the Holiday Season and the gifts you will receive. The Holiday Season recognizes what it is to give a gift and to receive one. As you grow into adulthood I ask that you remember that the greatest gift you can give is - yourself.

You can make a difference by volunteering. Some will volunteer in local groups, some will volunteer in great organizations and others may volunteer in the Armed Forces. Only you will decide what you want to do.

Never let anyone tell you that you cannot make a difference. Yes you can. What difference will you make?

Sincerely,

//Signed//
Alex Brennan
Major
Canadian Armed Forces
Khartoum, Sudan
Africa

Several Level I students from Gonzaga helped out as volunteers before and during our conference. They were dependable, helpful and well-behaved throughout. Whatever was asked of them was taken care of quickly, and during the "down times" while workshops were in session they kept themselves busy and were wonderful ambassadors for Gonzaga in the community.

The students were Emily Goodridge, Alexandria Major, Jessica North, Katie Prowse, Shruti Raheja and julie Saundres.

You can be proud of the impression they left with us of your school.

Gonzaga verses O’Donnel 1 - 1 (team goal for Gonzaga )
Gonzaga verses Marystown 3-0 (Karen Laracy, Jenna Murphy ,, Shauna Gilpin)
Gonzaga verses Mount Perl 4-0 Shauna Gilpin 4 goals (semi)
Gonzaga verses Holy Heart 2-0 Shauna Gilpin 2 goals(final)

The girls beat Clarenville High School in the semi-finals and Holy Heart of Mary in the Championship match.

Team members are Rebecca Jamieson; Jill Lynch; Laura Dodge; Meredith Hickman; Rebecca Hickman; Stephanie Ellsworth; Myfanwy Price; Alicia Wakeham; Cassidy Brothers; Roison O’Maonaigh; Theresa Earles; Sarah Sellers

Junior Jubilee Scholarship
FITZGERALD, MAGGIE

Electoral District Scholarships
DEVEREAUX, ALYSSA
SIMMS, SARAH
HOLLETT, GEOFFERY
FEEHAN, DAVID
MUNN, ALEX
MCLEAN, JACKSON
LEONARD, DANIELLE
DIAS, ALEXANDER
KAMRA, SANJAY

Centenary for Responsible Government Scholarship
SULLIVAN, JULIA
PRICE, COLIN
WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER
MILLER, CLARE
MORRIS, CHRISTOPHER
PRETTY, CHRISTINA
ADEY, MARIA
BURRY, GILLIAN
FITZPATRICK, MATTHEW

"Nominations to the Dean’s List attests first and foremost to the intellectual excellence and academic commitment of the students themselves. It also reflects the soundness of their academic preparation, not only within the University, but in the schools from which they enter the University."
- Reeta C. Tremblay (Dean, Faculty of Arts)

Roger Bill
Janine Brassard
Eleanor Daley
Stephanie Dohey
Leia Feltham
Hillary Grant
Cindy Hickey
Sarah Hogan
Nicholas Mcgee
kate Murphy
Samantha Ratnam
Melissa Royle
Anna Smith
Conor Stack
Paul Thistle
Erika Tuck
Maryanne Tucker
Lily Wroblewski

Teachers will NOT collect any fees.

All students are expected to pay their registration fees on AP REGISTRATION DAY which will be Wednesday, 15 October 2008.

The fee is $110.00 per course.

Some of their plans include:

School based projects

- Recycling is here! A regular recycling program has started up at the school, and bins have been spread out around the school. Please remember to place your containers in these bins.  Soon we will have bins in all classrooms.  Regular recycling drives at the school will be starting up, so families will be able to drop off their recyclables.  Please continue to recycle!

- Students have developed and are implementing a volunteer committee to assist in the Special Needs Unit on a daily basis through the lunch hour. - Throughout the next month Peace & Justice will be selling Popcorn at select lunchtimes in support of the Special Needs Unit located on the third floor of our school. Please come out and purchase popcorn so we can help out the Special Needs Unit!

St. John’s Community

-From October 6th-31st, 2008 Peace & Justice will be holding a Food Drive in support of local food banks.  Food will be collected in each homeroom, and the class with the most food items will win a free pizza party for their class!  Please donate generously to this worthy cause!

- Halloween for Hunger campaign. The students will join a national campaign to alleviate local hunger. Students will "trick or treat" for non-perishable food items which will be donated to our local food bank. This event will run from 6p.m.-9p.m. on October 31st, 2008, any student interested should come to the school at 5:45p.m on October 31st, 2008.  Any person that will not be home on this night, feel free to leave your food items on your step and we will gladly take them!  Also, if food items are not collected from your house on Halloween night, feel free to drop off the food items to the school, and place them in the box which will be located in the front porch. 

- In November students will be collecting and delivering warm winter coats to VOCM Coats for Kids campaign

- Also in November we will adopt a family for Christmas from The Women’s Centre.

Global Community

-Student leaders will attend a day long workshop led by Oxfam regarding global hunger, food security, human rights, Millenium Goals and much more.

-Rice Day-  On October 15th, 2008 Peace & Justice will be selling bowls of rice for a minimum of $1, in support of a Seed Banks in Wollo Ethiopia.  The money made from this day will be given to a provincial organization, Two Villages, and their hope is to increase food security and eliminate famines in Ethiopia.  Please donate generously!

- In November students will be distributing and collecting Christmas Shoe Boxes for overseas distribution.

- Students are researching and discussing possible global projects. They will decide later this term and focus on raising awareness and funds for the project they choose.

The Peace and Justice committee is looking forward presentations from community members to increase awareness around: diversity, racism, disabilities, violence prevention, environmental issues, world hunger, food security, human rights, and so much more. The students this year are especially enthusiastic and committed to social justice action. Please support the group in their upcoming endeavours.

Parental consent letter for student participation in a project

Purpose
The purpose of this research is to determine if bullying is taking place in schools and to find out what is causing these events. If bullying is taking place in schools it means that many students may not feel safe and learning may not take place. My research is being conducted in cooperation with the Eastern School District. I am asking permission for your son or daughter to participate in my research titled, The impact of individual and school characteristics on types and levels of bullying in Newfoundland and Labrador schools.

What is involved?
Your child will be asked to complete one questionnaire. The questionnaire asks students questions about their experiences in school as well as if they have any concerns with their safety at school.

About the researcher
I am a PhD graduate student in the Division of Community Health and Humanities at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Gerald White 737-8100 geraldw@mun.ca

Being involved is voluntary
Completing the questionnaire is completely voluntary. Students do not have to participate in the research if they do not want to, and they will be told that participation is voluntary. They can opt out of completing the questionnaire at any time.

Information is private
Teachers will not see the responses to the questions. Students’ grades will not be affected by these activities. Any information provided by students will be confidential and will not be seen by teachers, administrators, or anyone except the researcher. That information will be stored in a secured location at Memorial University.

Being involved has no risks
I do not anticipate any risks of harm by completing the questionnaires. While there are no immediate personal benefits; Eastern School District has partnered in the administration of this survey in order to gather valuable information to inform their future planning and action as they strive toward the goal of providing “safe, caring, socially just learning environments for each student.”

Consent for participation
Each student who completes a questionnaire will have provided consent to do so. Students will be told beforehand, that their involvement is voluntary. Parental consent will be assumed unless parents indicate that they do not want their child to complete a questionnaire. I have chosen this process as a result of the following understandings:

students’ involvement is directly related to school life,
students will, and can, decide for themselves whether or not to participate,
independent reviews by the ethics committee at Memorial University (ICEHR), the Eastern School District, and the school principal has safeguarded the rights and well-being of the students,
knowing that students’ rights and well-being is assured, and that their involvement is part of their classroom activities, this will allow as many students as possible to be involved.

For Further Information or Complaints
This study has been approved by the Interdisciplinary Committee on Ethics in Human Research at Memorial University. If you would like further information about this study, please contact me. My phone number is 737-8100 or email is geraldw@mun.ca. If you would like to talk to an independent third party you can contact my supervisor, Dr. Richard Audas, 777-6652, raudas@mun.ca or the Associate Dean of Research & Graduate Studies, 777-6762/6817. If you have ethical concerns about my research (such as the way your child has been treated or your child’s rights as a participant), you may contact the Chairperson of the ICEHR at icehr@mun.ca or by telephone at 737-8368.

In their second game of the Regional tournament, the Girls Softball Team played an intense game against Holy Trinity. The Gonzaga girls tried their best against this power-house team, but lost 9-0.

A close game with a lot of hits!

In their third game, the girls played against Booth. Two runs were scored by Cass Brothers and Kendal Carmichael. But even with great hitting by our team, especially Jessica LeGrow and Zamé Engelbrecht, the girls lost this close game 3-2. Pitchers were Cass Brothers & Kendal Carmichael.

Thanks to Mr Collins who came out to cheer on the team.

NEW SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY:

Friday night:
At Victoria, 7:15 pm Holy Heart vs. Gonzaga
At Victoria, 8:30 pm Bishops vs. Gonzaga Cross-overs begin on Saturday. Stay tuned for details.

In their first game of the Regional tournament, the Girls Softball Team played an exciting game against PWC. As they settled into their game, the girls found themselves falling behind in the bottom of the 5th inning with a score of 9 - 3. Their first three runs came from Maria Gehue (#1, catcher), Katherine Allen (#11, 2nd baseman), and Heather Martin (#20, outfielder). They decided to rest their pitcher Cass Brothers (#15), and from the dugout came Maria Gehue to pitch the remainder of the game. After no scoring in the 6th inning, the girls luck began to change, as they brought in SIX exciting runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to tie the game! The game went to a tie-breaker, but a double play at first base by Kendal Carmicheal (#13) left PWC with no runs at the top of the 8th. The Gonzaga girls had one last chance! Jessica LeGrow (#2, outfielder) was on 2nd base waiting for her chance to run home…when Sam Flynn (#3, 1st baseman) made everyone’s dreams come true with a hit up the middle and Jessica made her way across home plate! GONZAGA WON 10-9!!!

6th inning runs by: Katherine Allen, Kendal Carmicheal, Cass Brothers, Kristyn Coley (#17, shortstop), Lana McCaw (#18, outfielder), & Jenn Mooney (#19, outfielder).

Other valuable team members: Leah Aiken (#7), Zamé Engelbrecht (#6), Katie Pippy (#8), Carolyn Pridham (#4), Meagan Robbins (#21), Sarah Sellers (#5) & Jen Parsons (#9).

Thanks to our fans who came out to cheer on our team!

Here’s OUR NEW SCHEDULE for our next games:

Thursday night:
At Lions, 7:15 pm Gonzaga vs. Holy Trinity
At Lions, 8:30 pm Gonzaga vs. Booth

Friday night:
At Victoria, 7:15 pm Holy Heart vs. Gonzaga
At Lions, 9:15 pm Bishops vs. Gonzaga

Cross-overs begin on Saturday. Stay tuned for details.

MS. LINDA CARTER

MS. PAM ELLIOTT

MR. SANDY HICKMAN

MS. DIANE KING

Thank you for kindly agreeing to serve.

Thanks to our great parents (and our wonderful & enthusiastic students), to date we have received $540.52 in adopted resources for our school!

We appreciate your donation of resources to our Learning Resource Centre. Your donation helps us build a strong collection of resources.

If you would like to "adopt" or donate a new resource for the Gonzaga Learning Resource Centre, but missed the opportunity on Parents Night on September 25, 2008, you can contact kimtempleman@esdnl.ca

Thanks for your gift of learning! Thank you for your continued support!

Students and their teachers walked the trails to end up at many of the parks in the area for games of rugby, football, soccer, basketball and many others. Special guests visited the school to showcase and invite students to participate in Yoga, Tae Kwon Do and Aikido. Students were required to bring healthy snacks or encouraged to make healthy choices at some of the local businesses.

A healthy lunch was provided with hamburgers, fresh toppings, fruit and vegetable trays and fruit juice.

Important notice from our Gonzaga High School Learning Resource Centre

Announcing our Fourth Annual “Adopt-A-Book” Program

The Resource Centre plays an important role in assisting our students to reach their full potential as independent learners. The wide variety of materials and equipment in the Resource Centre act as an extension of the classroom as they lend support to all areas of the curriculum.

During our Mini-School Curriculum night (Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 7:00 pm) we are offering you the opportunity to purchase a book or other teaching resource for the school through the “Adopt-A Book” program. A variety of suitable literature will be displayed in the lobby and you are invitied to purchase an item, in your child’s name, for our Resource Centre. The item will have your child’s name placed inside the cover as a remembrance of their “adopted book”. Many titles in both English and French will be available.

Such support will enhance instruction through class research projects and effective use of media resources.

*** If you forget your cheque book that night – we will gladly bill you!

For more information contact: kimtempleman@esdnl.ca

Electronic devices such as cell phones, digital cameras, mp3 players, iPods, and PDA’s are NOT to be used while students are in class. This includes accessories such as headphones/headsets. Electronic devices should be stored in lockers, knapsacks, or purses and be turned OFF.

Failure to comply with the above will result in the following consequences:

Student will be asked by the teacher to take the device to the main office. The device will be held for the remainder of the day by Administration and retrieved after school by the student.

Subsequent infractions will require the student to take the device to the office and will require a parent to come to the school to pick up the device. Administration will contact the parent.

According to our records, some of our current Level II and III students have not returned all of their textbooks from the last school year. I have included an exerpt from the ESDNL to explain the conditions of the textbook loan program.

"Parents / Students are responsible for costs associated with damaged or non-returned books. For students returning to school in September 2008, no new textbooks will be issued until all texts from this school year are returned or costs paid. For graduating students or students not returning to school in September, the books that were issued will still need to be returned. We need to work collaboratively with you as the district is obliged to recover all costs associated with non-returned books."

Please check with your son / daughter regarding this situation. Books are being witheld from students who according to our records have not returned all their textbooks. They may pick up the associated invoice in the office itemizing the missing texts and their cost. If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.

Wednesday, September 3rd
Thursday, September 4th
and
Friday, September 5th.

Please see Mrs. Graham for further information.

I look forward to working you this year to accomplish our school’s goals and support you to achieve your own. The strong sense of community is a testament to the enthusiasm and collaboration of students, parents, teachers and supporters of this great school.

Each student who enters Gonzaga will be provided with the support and opportunity to challenge their own boundaries and develop their many talents. This will be a great year.

Registrations must be receved at the school office by Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 10 A.M.

Exams will be written at the school on Saturday, September 6, 2008 starting at 9AM at 12:30PM.

Students having questions should see Mr. McGrath in the office or contact him via email at tommcgrath@esdnl.ca.

10:00 - Level I
11:00 - Level II and Level III

Science 1206
Math 2204
English 1201
English 2201

✦ All exams begin promptly at 8:30 AM.
✦ Use the main entrance off Smithville Crescent.
✦ Doors open at 8:15 AM and close promptly at 8:30 AM.
✦ Late arrivals cannot be accommodated.

Questions? Contact Mr. McGrath at tommcgrath@esdnl.ca or see him in the office.

2. CHEMISTRY REVIEW CLASS MON. @ 12:15-1:00 IN RM. 406

3. CHEMISTRY TEST WILL BE GOING AHEAD ON TUES.

2. EXCRETORY & IMMUNE TEST WILL BE GOING AHEAD ON TUES.

Reports from New York tell us that Gonzaga has been the star of the festival! Jazz Band and Chamber Choir both received Gold Awards. Concert Band received a Silver Award. The choir was also awarded the Most Outstanding Choral Ensemble Award. Gonzaga was awarded the “Spirit of the Festival” award as well as the Festival Sweepstakes Award for having the highest average scores over the entire competition. Liam Tobin received an individual award for his Solo Performance and to top it all off the Concert Choir was invited to return next year to sing at Carnegie Hall during the Festival of Gold.

Applications are available by calling (709) 753-7510 / 7511 or visit our website at www.gonzaga.k12.nf.ca and go to the “About Gonzaga” then “Alumni Association” then “Nomination Form.” Applications with two letters of reference must reach the Selection Committee by June 1, 2008. All supporting material should be forwarded in hard copy to:

Ryan Wood, Brett MacDonald, Neil Houston, Theo Stanoev,Ted Cadigan, Mike Martin, Ryan Brockerville, Morgan MacDonald, Jeremy Lodge, Billy Liu, Steve Budgell, Mark Buckle, Scott Atkinson, Devon O’Grady

Congratulations to Erin and Nadine Rockwood, Caitlin Browne, Zea Cline Abrahams and Philippa Gosine!

The awards are:

Grand Award Canada Wide Science Fair Finalist Trip to Ottawa, Ontario May 2008
(2204) Finding Defects in Digital Images
Student: Philippa Gosine
School: Gonzaga

Gold Medal Winners - Math and Engineering
(2204) Finding Defects in Digital Images
Student: Philippa Gosine

Silver Medal Winners - Life Science
(2313) E.coli Conquers Ampicillin

Students: Nadine Rockwood , Erin Rockwood

Honourable Mention - Life Science
(2319) Hemochromatosis
Student: Caitlin Browne

Special Awards

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Awards
Attend ASLO meeting in June; display project at poster session
(2210) Fishy Physics : How Refraction affects the archer fish
Student: Zea Cline Abrahams

Memorial University Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences Award
$200/project in an intermediate category (2204) Finding Defects in Digital Images
Student: Philippa Gosine

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Award
$100/project
(2204) Finding Defects in Digital Images
Student: Philippa Gosine

Newfoundland and Labrador Society of Laboratory Technologists Award $50/project
(2319) Hemochromatosis
Student: Caitlin Browne