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NEW! Alumni Newsletter, Volume 2, Spring 2010
Visit Montcrest Alumni Arts Hall of Fame in Danson House or view online!
Welcome Julia Welsh class of '03!
Julia is completing her teacher training with a practicum in our 3/4SR class this term.
What a treat for us all!
Julia Welsh at work with Mr. Sherrard and 3/4SR students in May 2010.
Alison Frank, class of '94, has
received a Doctor of Philosophy in Modern Languages from the University of Oxford. The
title of her thesis was, 'Surrealism in Cinema: The Hybrid Object
& its Subversive Effect'. Alison currently resides in London,
England.
Congratulations Alison.
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, by Jeff Kinney is coming to the big screen, and features Montcrest alumni Devon Bostick '06 as Roderick!
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" hits movie theatres on April 2nd, 2010.
Congratulations Devon!
Ms Frank and Ms McCallum's Excellent Adventure!
Kate Hubbs '
Spring 2010 Update!
Kate Hubbs '02 receives iron ring for her engineering degree from Queen's University.
(Kate is last on the right)
Bravo!
Congratulations Kate Hubbs
'02 was the first recipient of the John Latimer Award for
Excellence!
Kate was presented with this honour in June 2006 at Greenwood College
School's first graduation ceremony.
She currently attends Queen's
University in an Engineering program.
All the best Kate!
Welcome back Alex Howling, class of '06!
Alex dropped by Montcrest the week of US Thanksgiving for a visit. He attends The Gow School near Buffalo, NY, and is very involved with school life. Alex starts on three varsity teams - soccer, basketball, and lacrosse! You may recognize him from his work at UCC summer camps. Congratulations on all your successes Alex!
We wish you all the best with your university applications.
Ms Kay and family have an alumni visit with Noah '09 and Connor '09 at the Bala Cranberry Festival!
Agnes Clarke, mother of Jennifer '96 and Sean '98, recently opened a new flower and gift shop on the Danforth!
Danforth Fresh Flowers
and Gifts
333 Danforth Av (south side, just west of Carrot Common)
Drop by and say hello!
NEW book by Montcrest alumni parent available online!
What My Son Taught Me About Basketball - Life Lessons Courtside
By Katherine Peel
"Dream big, pick your fights, create opportunities, NEVER, never give up. These are just a few of the life lessons one mother observes from the sidelines. It is a celebration of what young people can achieve when adults step back and watch with open minds and compassion".
Katherine Peel son's Lucas and John Peel attended Montcrest School.
Paul John, Montcrest '08 alumni, took home top honours at the U14 Rogers Junior National Championships held in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec in August 2009.
Paul, seeded sixth in the boys singles flights, upset top-seeded Hugo Di Feo of Quebec 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 to capture the coveted crown.
Earlier this season Paul won the U14 Boys Doubles Junior National Tennis Championship with partner, DiFeo at Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.
See all Junior National Championships results!
Review Paul's amazing tennis career!
Daisy Kling, Montcrest '06 alumni, was one of a trio of 11th graders hoping that their musical fundraiser will raise awareness and money for the victims of the genocide in Darfur. On June 2 at the Berkeley Church, local bands The Cheap Kicks and Birds of Whales appeared along with guest speaker Debbie Bodkin, formerly of the United Nations in Darfur. Most notably, perhaps, the tenacious teens secured Tamarama, a folk-rock duo from Australia, famed for their recent appearance on MTV's The City .
Proceeds will benefit the Canadian Red Cross, and STAND, a youth-based initiative promoting advocacy and activism. Learn more!
From Saturday's Globe and Mail, Tuesday, Jun. 02, 2009 03:22AM EDT
Dan Blumberg '06 named 2009/10
Head Boy of Greenwood College School!
Congratulations Dan!
Sam Thompson '97 Theatre Update!
New this spring! Sam will be a Production Assistant with the Canadian Opera Company!
featuring Montcrest Alumni!
Looking good!!
Clare Sheasgreen '06 is featured in a new CBC drama, Wild Roses, which premieres Tuesday January 6th 2009 at 9 p.m.
**Watch out for Clare's performance in Episode 6**
Check out
TVCTY
a fabulous band featuring Montcrest '05 alumni,
Chris Molson and Cosmo Sniderman.
Congratulations to Emma and Thomas Robson for their beautiful singing in BCC holiday concert!
Remembering Sherry Bleakney in Globe & Mail's Lives Lived article.
November, 2008
Our community mourns the loss of Sherry Bleakney, extraordinary teacher and beautiful human being.
Our sincere condolences to her family. We share the burden of your grief.
Click to share your thoughts and memories with us.
Simon Foster '07 and Samantha Hume '07 share community service insights at Remembrance SPICE Day, November 11th, 2008.
Simon and Samantha spent several weeks in Ecuador last summer working on community service projects and seeing the world.
See community service presentation!
Samantha is involved with the Duke of Edinburgh Award as a grade 11 student at St. Clement's School.
Simon Foster is in grade 11 at North Toronto CI and plays on the football and ruby teams! He and his brother Jake '05 volunteered this past summer in Ecuador with "Leaders Today".
Alix Underhill '06
in debut performance as runway fashion model at
Toronto's Fashion Week, October 2008.
Bravo Alix!
Ms Maxwell's NEW job!
Sue Maxwell, past Director of Admissions at Montcrest School for many years, has taken on a new role in her life in Haliburton, Ontario.
Learn more about Sue's important work.
Congratulations to Montcrest Alumni Devon Bostick (Jesse Bostick's older brother) in debut at 2008 Cannes Film Festival!
Learn more about Adoration, the Atom Egoyan film featuring our own Devon Bostick in articles by Globe and Mail, CBC, and Timeout!
Mike Ruby (brother of Michelle Ruby) is a wonderful jazz musician living in New York City!
Mike occasionally plays in Toronto.
- Julia Sheasgreen is attending Queen's University to major in film
- Meggie Younger is attending business at McGill University in
Montreal
- Alexandra Alguire is attending Parsons The New School for Design in New York City
- Fiona Molson is studying art and design at Syracuse University in New York State
Matt Andrews' Travel Adventure Update!
Matt Andrews latest travel adventures took him to Sweden and Bogota, Columbia! He was one of five representing Canada at the International Youth Meeting through the Children's International Summer Villages (www.cisv.ca).
CISV is a world-wide organization promoting peace and understanding through children. Dr. Doris Allen, a psychologist at the University of Cincinnati, formed the organization in 1951. Her premise was that teaching children to live together as friends could create true and lasting global peace. There are now 58 member countries and many types of programs.
Matt's CISV experience was extremely educational and very fun. He will be applying to do a Seminar Camp for next year and then ultimately when he's of age, hoping to be chosen as a Group Leader and take his own delegation of young children to a Camp or Village somewhere in the world through CISV.
Matt Andrews is currently a student at Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute. He may be contact through the Montcrest School Alumni Directory.
Matt's brother, Graham Andrews, is pursuing a Law Degree in Brisbane, Australia.
Learn more about Montcrest alumni, Noah Cole, nature
photographer.
www.greenravenphotography.com/index.php
Upcoming Show!
Images From Atlantic Canada
November 8th December 14th, 2008
Campbell House Museum Gallery, 160 Queen Street West
I have always heard legends about the East Coast of Canada. I've
heard tales of the ocean with cod and marine life, including the
lobsters, puffins, and whales. I've heard stories of fishermen
going out to sea, to return with a daily catch. I've heard about
glimpses of icebergs, and stories about moose in the night.
After all, some of my family hail from Rothesay, New Brunswick and
relatives still live in Halifax, Nova Scotia today.
I was fortunate to be able to travel to the East Coast in the
summer of 2007. I traveled for two months from Utopia in New
Brunswick to Cartwright in Labrador, and I didn't forget to see
Newfoundland, Cape Breton, and Nova Scotia along the way. Not only
did I enjoy a workshop with Freeman Patterson, but I also had the
chance to see mountains, oceans, forest, beaches, moose, puffins,
whales, macros of rocks and shells, tons of great vistas, and a lot
of nice people. The oceans are being depleted, and litter
frequently drifts into shore, but people are still generally kind
hearted, and there are still many small towns where you can escape
the busy pace of the city.
I have to admit that the lobster near Fundy National Park is
delicious, but one of the greatest thrills was traveling to
Labrador as far north as the road would take me.
"Green Raven Photography believes that the environment should be protected. Today the landscape and the environment are changing widely. To enjoy the benefits of vast amounts of wilderness, we have to appreciate the beauty of the wild that we have today, and see the importance of protecting it. Noah Cole of Green Raven Photography travels across Canada and across borders to show nature and travel photography as windows to the wild."
10% of the show will be donated to the Nature Conservancy of Canada
