Newsletter
St. Augustine Secondary School
Volume 25, Issue 4
Summer 2013
“New York - Where Fiction Becomes Reality”
Sarah Dell’Anno, Sally Ruby, David Chau, Christian Woods, Noah Medved
27 Drinkwater Road Brampton, ON, L6Y 4T6
Phone: (905) 450-9993, Fax: (905) 450-0955 www.dpcdsb.org/AUGST
@DPCDSBSchools
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Principal
Tom Iwasiw
Vice Principal
Brian Bieth
Debbie Duke-Kelly
Chaplaincy Leader
Kathleen Ware
Head Secretary
Margaret Gormley
School Council Chair
Cheryl Brohart
Superintendent
Mississauga Brampton Central
Lucy Papaloni
Trustees
Anna da Silva
Brampton Wards 1,3,4
(416) 706-5679
Linda Zanella
Brampton Wards 2,5,6
(416) 579-0126
Parish
Fr. Jan Kolodynski
(905) 455-4260
Elementary Feeder Schools
Our Lady Of Peace,
Pauline Vanier, St.Brigid,
St.Joseph, St.Kevin, St. Monica,
Director of Education
John Kostoff
Board Chairperson
Mario Pascucci
Peel Police School Liaison
Const. Iqbal Lehal
Const. Markus Cissek
D.P.C.D.S.B Website
www.dpcdsb.org
Principal’s Comments
to work to improve the richness of
the academic, spiritual, and extracurricular life for our students. You
have made me proud! I would also
like to acknowledge all the staff that I
worked with here at St. Augustine…
the teachers, the support staff,
and the senior administration, the
Catholic School Council members,
and the trustees. You have served to
educate and inspire me.
Changes are coming. My writing
this message is a ‘last’ for me. This
is that last message that I am writing
to the St. Augustine community as
Principal as I am retiring at the end
of this school year. After 37 years in
education, the last 23 being with
Dufferin-Peel, I am ready to move on
the next chapter of my journey. I am
looking forward to travel and new
opportunities.
I know our community will welcome
Martine Lewis as she assumes the role
I feel blessed to have had the of Principal of this great secondary
opportunity to serve this community school. Ms. Lewis comes to us from
for the last six years. During that Father Michael Goetz Secondary
time, we have added new programs School in Mississauga.
and courses that our students have
embraced. I have been amazed by Ms. Duke-Kelly is also leaving St.
the creativity of our staff and the Augustine after 13 years in the school,
fact that many have stepped up to the last three as Vice-Principal. She
take on advisor roles in our extra- is being transferred to St. Aloysius
curricular program. It was also Gonzaga SS in Mississauga.
heartening for me to witness the
effort that our staff gave in working The end of the year always brings
to improve student achievement so staffing changes. During this school
as to have them prepare for their life year, Ms. Samson and Mr. Heffernan
after St. Augustine. I congratulate retired. Mr. Szabolcs is also retiring
all those who worked and continue at the end of the school year. I would
like to acknowledge his impact and
contributions to the St. Augustine
community during his roles as
teacher and later, Department
Head of the Physical Education
Department. Ms. Erin Kane will
take on the Department Head role in
September.
Ms. Bobb is leaving St. Augustine to
become Vice-Principal at St. Martin
Secondary School in Mississauga.
Ms. Perry will take on the role of
Student Success Teacher. Ms. Wong
and Ms. Graham leave St. Augustine
to take on duties at other schools in
our family of schools. In the office,
Ms. Ritcey is leaving St. Augustine to
take on a position at the board office.
We were fortunate to have an
outstanding group of Long Term
Occasional teachers work with us
this school year. Each of them made
a positive impact in our classrooms
and in our extra-curricular program.
I wish the following well in their
future endeavors with our board.
They are Ms. Prete, Ms. Costa, Ms.
Szymus, Mr. Mostacci, Mr. Sze, and
Ms. Daykin.
Continuing on with the theme
of change, I want to inform our
community that the school will have
a new cafeteria service provider,
Trio’s Food Service Management,
serving the school in September.
They are known for their ability to
adapt to students’ menu wishes.
Semester Two
We had a successful semester two
this year, with the Catholic Students’
Technology Competition being a
highlight. Our school hosted this
Board event for the third year. I have
to congratulate our school team
lead by Mr. Daykin and Mr. Erwin
for running this outstanding event.
As I write this, Maya Johnson, who
won the Gold medal in the fashion
competition and then went on to
win the provincial competition, is
in Vancouver representing Ontario
at the National Skills’ Competition.
Well done, Maya, and her advisor
Ms. Hohendorf.
Extra-curricular life continued at
St. Augustine, serving to enrich the
secondary school experience for our
students. The pages of this newsletter
will highlight those events. I would
like to thank our staff for volunteering
their time and effort and congratulate
our students for getting involved in
these activities that serve to develop
skills that will serve them well in the
future.
God Bless and good luck in the
future. The future is bright!
“NEW YORK - WHERE FICTION BECOMES REALITY”
I encourage everyone to take the
opportunity to travel. It’s a great
chance to explore and meet new
people. Take the chance to make
some new memories because
time is what you make of it. We
all need that push to break free of
our one-dimensional shell called
a comfort zone, and that’s what
I have accomplished from this
unforgettable trip. Remember,
have an open mind and explore.
You have to see it, to believe it!
By David Chau
The thrill of travelling is an
exhilarating experience. The
feeling of exploration, meeting
new people and breaking
free of your comfort zone is
unforgettable. A month ago, my
friends and I had the opportunity
to visit New York City. We have
read or heard about someone
else’s depiction of New York
City, but never seemed to see
for ourselves. This trip provided
the opportunity to experience
all of those rumors hands on. It’s
true what people say about New
York. It’s either jammed with an
immense amount of traffic, or the
streets are packed with people,
walking in all directions. But that’s
just a cliché portrayal of all that
New York really is. The thing that
made this trip unforgettable was
the incredible experience. With
so much culture and vibrancy
packed into one area, one
could never become tired of this
city. From visiting the amazing
Rockefeller Centre, to strolling the
streets of Times Square, to taking
a night cruise on the infamous
Hudson River and sailing past the
Statue of Liberty while enjoying
the sights of New York City. This
truly is the city that never sleeps
(pun intended). The one thing that
I enjoyed the most was the famous
street food. You could literally go
to any street corner and there
would be a street vendor waiting
for you. The delicious aroma of
the savory delicacies permeated
every street corner of New York.
The food is just fantastic!
Overall, this trip was an
unforgettable
experience.
I
have to acknowledge and give
my thanks to Mrs. Stecko and
Mrs. Hohendorf for planning
an amazing trip. Hopefully next
year, many St. Augustine students
will consider signing up for this
trip, so that they can experience
the same excitement that I was
able to enjoy this year.
As a student graduating next year,
RELIGION DEPARTMENT NEWS
This year the grade 9 religion students had an exciting year full of fun and exciting events. The very charismatic
Father Liborio from St. Mary’s Parish here in Brampton came to speak to our grade 9 religion students about our
Catholic faith.
Our grade 9 students also celebrated Pentecost with a Pentecost party. Students enjoyed learning about the richness
and beauty of their different cultural backgrounds. They brought in food from their own cultures, talked about
different religious symbols from their cultural backgrounds and recited a prayer in their native tongue. All the
students enjoyed tasting foods from a variety of different backgrounds and they were blessed with an understanding
and respect for their fellowman. Ms. L. Bettencourt
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled,
they were all in one place together.
And suddenly there came from the sky
a noise like a strong driving wind,
and it filled the entire house in which they were.
Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire,
which parted and came to rest on each one of them.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in different tongues,
as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.
Acts 2:1-4
CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS
On Wednesday June 5th at the Co-Curricular Awards we honoured the many students who contribute countless
hours to our school for a number of great causes supported by the groups and clubs in our school. We thank also
the many staff advisors to these groups and clubs who help organize the events. The following is a list of MVP’s for
the various groups this year.
AwardRecipient
E.S.P.Patricia Smith-Boothe
DanceMorgan McGlashan
TutorsJason Kooner
UnityFlora Marie Joseph
AnimeKylie Schroeder
DramaJoshua Boniferro
Interact Rebekah Alto
Sears Drama
Aaron Hashimoto
InteractJessica Martins
ImprovGabriel Guerreiro
Student Council
Maxime Muria-Courchesne InteractAlyssa Latkolik
Stained Glass
Amanpreet Kandol
Zonta David Chau
Student
Chaplaincy
Natasha James
Praise and Worship
Madison Whitten
YFCRhon Dacut
A.V.Ela Jandric
Chess John-Karl Tiglao
A.V.Lorenzo Amatuzio
Breakfast Club
Devona Christie
G.N.I.Gabriella Gielarowiec
Mary’s
Children
Ravjot Bhatthal
G.N.I.Celeste Staglon
Book Club
Nicholas Raffa
G.N.I.Harkanwal Kooner
Book ClubTeslim Ademolu
Library Volunteers
Guillermo Escobedo
Green TeamValerie Wiser
Library Volunteers
Suhkman Kainth
Link Crew
Devona Christie
AwardRecipient
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT NEWS
Here are just a few of the amazing partners
St. Clair College - offers a $1,000 scholarship to ALL students who COMPETE in their high school Skills Competition
Conestoga College - offers ‘Explore your Future’ Day for grades 8-12.
They also offer ‘Women In Trades’ workshops.
George Brown College - offers a Bachelor of Construction Science management and currently have a 100% employment rate
for graduates. They will also offer tours of programs for students.
Northern College - Their Welding/ instrumentation program has a 100% employment rate (40 of last year graduates started
with a salary over 100,000 a year!!)
Mohawk College - offers a Mechanical Techniques certificate (one year program) for students in essential level classes.
Sault College - offers Metal Fabrication techniques, Motive Power Fundamentals, Heavy Equipment and Truck Repair,
Automotive Repair and Motive Power and Welding Techniques (all certificates) for students with Essential level courses.
COMPUTER STUDIES
The grade 12 Computer Science
students at St. Augustine completed
their Culminating Performance
Task following the five stages of
the Application Development Life
Cycle.
Kevin Gay and Nicholas Raffa
have completed a very detailed
Library program using the Java
programming language. Their
program features various windows
that perform tasks such as adding
books to a database, checking
books in and out, viewing the
database, and calculating late fees.
Alex Diclemente and Aaron
Hashimoto have created an exquisite
Java program that helps the granite &
marble industry. Their program allows
for specific user inputs such as what
type of tile(granite and/or marble) the
customer wants and how much square
footage they need to be covered. The
program then calculates how much the
job will cost and how long it will take.
Darren Hobin and Rajdeep Nanua
have created a banking program
with corporate level security. There
are two parts to the program,
one which handles employee
passwords and balances, and the
other which handles customer
passwords and balances. The
program uses encryption methods
to protect sensitive information.
They had an opportunity to
demonstrate their finished product
to their classmates. All the students
worked very hard on their programs
and enjoyed the process creating
real-world applications.
TRANSPORTATION
Summer maintenance tips:
• Replace winter tires as soon as possible with summer or
all-season tires
• Have all hoses, belts and tires inspected for cracks or bulges
• Avoid flats by inflating tires to proper tire pressure
• Top up cooling system with factory-recommended coolant mixture
• Have air conditioning system inspected and topped up
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
AND ENGINEERING
The St. Augustine Falcon Robotics
team participated in the 7th Annual
CETA Robotics Competition held at
St. Joseph’s Secondary School. Two
Falcon autonomous robots were
entered in all three challenges. Each
robot was successful in completing
all the required manoevers. Thirty
two robots from various Peel Public
and Dufferin Peel Catholic high
schools were involved. The Falcon
robots were among the top finishers
with both robots successfully making
it to the finals and finishing in the top
10. Congratulations to the following
roboticists(left to right in the photo):
Rajdeep Nanua, Darren Hobin,
Raminderpreet Khaira, and Daniel
Joseph.
The grade 9 Exploring Computer
Technology class is working on how
to build a computer system. Students
are taking apart old computers and
rebuilding them. Next they will
be installing software and other
applications.
Students in the grade 12 Computer
Engineering Technology class are
studying about open source operating
systems. They are installing and
becoming familiar with various
versions of Linux. Next they will
be studying how to program
microcontrollers.
The students in Web Design and
Internetworking class are creating
web pages using HTML and Java
Script. They are also working on
updating and adding new content
for the St. Augustine Web site. To
access the school’s web site go www.
dpcdsb.org/augst.
HAIRSTYLING & AESTHETICS
The Cosmetology students at
St. Augustine Secondary had a
great semester from preparing for
the Dufferin-Peel Catholic Skills
Competition to assisting with Hair
& Make-up for the annual drama
productions. Congratulations to
Maya Johnson who did an amazing
job designing all the outfits for the
St. Augustine Fashion Show and
everyone else who assisted her. The
Cosmetology students (hair & makeup) were there in full force to help
Maya complete the “looks”.
A special thanks to the following
Hairstyling & Aesthetic schools that
visited us at St. Augustine and gave
students a glimpse of future careers
in the Beauty Industry.
Thank you:
Art & Technique,
Marca College, Canadian College
of Aesthetics and Gina’s College of
Advanced Aesthetics.
PHOTOGRAPHY NEWS
The Gr. 11 and 12 photography classes have been very productive this
semester. Photographers have been in demand inside and outside the
classroom, taking pictures for the Fashion Show, the Talent Show, the Students
vs. Police Charity volleyball game for Amy McStephens and the Dewalt tool
certification program.
The Gr 11’s also entered the Henry’s High School Photo contest. Rachel
Zeijn won the overall 1st place in the Photo Manipulation category and
won herself a camera pack and Epson printer. Congratulations Rachel!!! See
Rachel’s winning photo below.
Come by the display case outside Room 111 and see the amazing shots
we’ve been taking!
*Note – next year we are offering Photography as an ARTS credit for Gr. 10’s,
11’s and 12’s. See Mr. Chisholm, Mr. Pitterson or your Guidance Counselor
for more info.
CONSTRUCTION
Our construction sector offers
custom woodworking courses for
grades eleven and twelve. This
is a traditional woodworking
course offering students
the opportunity to develop
knowledge and skills that apply
to cabinet and furniture making.
Our grade 11 construction
students are currently making
tables and stools. Grade 12
students are engaged in a full
size floor and wall framing
project.
On June 10th our construction
students completed a safety
training certification hosted by
DeWalt Canada. The students
fulfilled all safety training in
accordance with both DeWalt
Canada and the Ontario
Apprenticeship Program
A DeWalt instructor demonstrates the
safe operation of a hammer drill.
Hammers can be a complicated thing!
Mr. Cooper explains the difference
between framing hammers.
Grade 11 and 12 students are shown how to set-up a sliding compound mitre saw.
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT NEWS
This year,s Business students
were busy creating their own
entrepreneurship ventures. In
order to prepare themselves
for their project, students
were to research entrepreneurs
from different cultures.
Students in Ms. Bettencourt’s
entrepreneurship class, Alex
Gareri, Tony-James Nicole and
Dilvir Binning, researched
Robert Herjavec from the
Herjavek Group. You may
remember seeing him on
CBC’s Dragon’s Den. What a
fine example of a successful
immigrant who displays all of
the following entrepreneurial
characteristics: self-confidence,
perceptiveness, hard-working,
motivated, resourcefulness, able
to manage risk, creativity, goaloriented , optimistic, flexibility,
independence, visionary and
able to get along with others.
Good luck to all of our Business
students and have a great
summer.
Ms. L. Bettencourt
CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION NEWS
We would like to congratulate this semester’s Co-op students on a job well done and would like to wish them all the
best in their future endeavors. Our Career Showcase, held on May 31, 2013 was very successful and highlighted
the diversity of career interests by our students. We would like to thank the following guests for taking the time
out of their busy schedules to share their thoughts and experiences with our students, parents, and employers;
Lucy Papaloni – Acting Superintendent Mississauga Brampton Central Family; Anna Podesta-da Silva – Trustee for
Mississauga Brampton Central; Teresa Milazzo-Colle – Academic Consultant - Experiential Learning; Irene Mota –
Pathways and Transitions Consultant; Annette Ryan – OYAP Consultant and Technological Education Consultant;
Bruno Sacco - Dual Credit/Student Success Teacher; Domenic De Marco – Dual Credit/Student Success Teacher;
Tom Iwasiw - Principal St. Augustine SS; Kathleen Ware – Chaplin; and Paul Donovan – Head of Guidance and Cooperative Education. Chris Pearson – Project Manager, SWCI for Sheridan College – sent her regrets. We would also
like to thank the following Co-op students for sharing their experiences with the audience: Devin Gravell; Ethan
Mills; Ashely Sodoma; and Colisha Anderson.
All of our community partners, parents, faculty and students commented positively on this event. We thank them
for their contributions. We appreciate the time and effort our employers dedicate to training and mentoring each
student placed with them. Without their continued support and expertise our program would not be the success
that it is. We would also like to complement our students on their outstanding achievements, efforts and dedication
to the co-op program and to the strides they have made in their own personal growth. Our students are successful
in the workplace to a large degree because of the combined efforts of our Administration, Guidance and Faculty,
who all play a role in preparing them for their future endeavors.
This semester we were very pleased to enroll 12 of our students into the OYAP Program in the skilled trades. We
would like to congratulate these students and those who choose to pursue an apprenticeship signing. In addition,
we registered 10 students this semester into Dual Credit courses held at Sheridan, Humber, George Brown and
Seneca Colleges. Every student participated fully in their college courses and achieved great success.
Co-operative Education is experiential learning. The end of each semester brings with it a final reflective moment
from our students. Without exception, each student comments on the amount of hard work they had to dedicate
to their placements. At the same time, each student recognizes and values how much they have gained both
personally and professionally. They all firmly believe that co-op is a tremendous opportunity and recommend this
experience for all high school students.
We would like to encourage all students interested in a co-op experience to see their Guidance counselor and fill
out a co-op application form as soon as possible. Please include a current resume with your application form and
return this to your counselor. We are currently interviewing students for Co-op placements for Semester 1 of 2013.
Early deadline placements for Semester 1 have already been completed and many of the Dual Credit opportunities
for Semester 1 are now waitlisted. Please contact the Co-op department if you have any questions..
Many types of placements have early application deadlines for Semester 2, 2014, some as soon as October 1,
2013, such as the Military. Students interested in careers in: Police, Media and Film, Fire Department ( Education
only), Hospitals, City of Brampton, Mississauga News and the trades such as Electrician, Plumber, Tool and Die,
Construction Craft, HVAC, Millwright, etc., need to apply by October 15/12. Dual Credit opportunities for Semester
2, 2013 will begin to be processed as early as September 2013. Students interested in Dual Credit opportunities
should visit the Dufferin-Peel CDSB website and read through all the current offerings. Upon receipt of your
application form, the Co-op Department will contact you for your co-op interview. Students are reminded that they
must be in either Grade 11 or 12, and can choose either a 4, 3, or 2 credit program. We look forward to meeting
and interviewing all new co-op candidates.
ACCELERATED READING PRACTICE … BY THE NUMBERS!
Description of the Accelerated Reader Program
Students in grades 9 and 10 English classes read novels of their choice to begin the class period, typically two
or three times each week, and whenever they want in their free time at home and elsewhere. A company called
Renaissance Learning provides (for a subscriber fee) multiple choice tests for most young adult novels, so when
a student finishes reading their book, they are tested on content and comprehension. Scores are easily managed
through the computer program and students track their own reading accomplishment through a points system. The
chart below addresses, not points, but # of tests passed. This is independent choice reading, and testing; thus, each
student owns their achievement.
Discussion of Results:
Below, the verb ‘read’ = passed multiple choice test for = understood. In the chart you will notice the following:
· 186 of 238 students currently enrolled in grade 9 and 10 English (and ESL) read at least one book
independently; 78% of students participated satisfactorily in the program
· Well over half of all students read more than two books; 40% read three or more books; approximately
12% of students (29) read six or more books
· In two applied classes, there was almost full participation, with more than half of students reading 3 or
more books
· In the ESL class 100% of students participated
· Half of students in the highest performing grade 10 academic course, read three or more books; incidentally,
student choice at this grade and level is curtailed by the expectation of a high average reading level (RL 5.5)
of book choices
Teacher
Grade
and
level
# of students
passing at
least 1 test
# of
students
passing 2+
tests
Fleming
9D
32
67
21
16
10
3
Fleming
9D
30
66
23
16
9
3
Martinic
9D
32
89
23
15
13
2
Bobyk
*9 P
18
65
*16
14
*10
4
Bobyk
*9 P
15
59
*14
10
*7
3
Dimitrio
10 D
35
67
28
17
9
4
Babinchak
10 D
30
52
20
14
10
6
Babinchak
10 D
32
100
27
21
*16
1
Pavic
ESL
14
50
14
13
9
3
*238
615
*186
*136
93
*29
Totals
# of students # of tests
in class
passed by
class as a
whole
# of
# of students
students
passing 6+
passing 3+ tests
tests
Next year we plan to gather more anecdotal responses, perhaps using 2.0 technology, and certainly by talking with students
about their reading experiences. Thank you to the generous efforts of our teachers who make time for and encourage independent reading and promote it beyond the classroom.
by Marianne Whittaker, Teacher-Librarian
Z-CLUB NEWS
FUTURE LEADERS BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE THROUGH SERVICE AND ADVOCACY
Overview of our club
We are excited to be a part of a dynamic organization as Zonta International. We have learned many skills and we were open
to so many different opportunities to make a positive contribution to our school, communities and on the international level.
Our theme this year was “Say No to Violence” and as usual we plan and operate our activities under three levels.
School Level
We made a “Say No to Violence video” which was shown in the cafeteria at lunch; this video was well received by our school community.
We made a large banner with positive words and placed it in the forum, during a bake sale. Proceeds go towards our local
women shelter.
Parent Night display- the slogan “Be illiterate No More. We sold used books to parents and children to encourage reading and
literacy in general.
Community Level
Partnership with administration, we celebrated “Bus Driver Appreciation Day”. Z- Club members made signs and say thank you
to the bus drivers and gave out Tim Hortons gift cards.
Partnership with Mary’s Children – Family of Jesus Dinner to feed members from a local shelter at Christmas time. Gifts and
songs were also shared with the families.
International Level
Joint effort with our sponsor Zonta club of Brampton- Caledon, we participated in preparing One Thousand (1000), Birthing Kits
which were sent to Haiti, to make a difference in the lives of mothers and babies.
Fashion Show- displaying talent of young ladies in our club and promoting economic self sufficiency.
Proceeds from all our events this year go towards eliminating violence towards women and children at our local and international
levels. Thanks for the support of our St. Augustine community. Have a great and safe holiday.
Advisors: Mrs. Omoro and Dr. Thompson.
53 ACTIVITIES IN WHICH STUDENTS VOLUNTEERED
ONTARIO YOUTH VOLUNTEER CHALLENGE
ACTIVITIES
Hair and Make-up for Drama Production
Students Cleaning up the cosmetology room
Student Council event planning
Green Team (Garden planting)
Green Team (Meetings)
Spring Clean-up
Spring Drama Production: Practice
Spring Drama Production: Setting up and Lighting
Spring Drama Production: Performances
Stained Glass Club
Asian Heritage Month preparation
Chaplaincy Team (crushed cans)
Leadership day
Healthy Mind and Healthy Body
Drama Café: Set up and Food Serving
March For Life
Mass (Set Up and clean up)
Literacy and Life Skills
Track and Field (student volunteer)
Choir (Practice and Performance on May 8)
Preparing for the ChangeTheWorld Launch and Minister’s Visit
Volunteer Fair
Launch Day
Games Day
Student Tutors
Tech. club (technology)
Anime
ESP (Empowered Student Leadership)
Peel Water Festival (meetings)
Peel Water Festival Training
Breakfast and Kids Lunch Program
Putting Together the Principal’s Retirement Gift
Manager for Boys Soccer
Manager for Girls Soccer
Manager for Boys Baseball
Manager for Girls Baseball
Manager for Track and Field
Students organizing shelves
Book shelving in the library
Putting up posters in the library
Prom Committee
Mary’s Children (Leading Rosary with Grade 2 children)
Zonta Club
Girls’ Group for high self-esteem
Athletic Council
Blood Donor Clinic (Link Crew Leaders)
ONE MATCH (Link Crew Leaders)
Asian Heritage Dancers
Asian Heritage Display Boards
Asian Heritage Script Writing
Skit Practices
Education Week (coin collection/counting, clothing drive)
CAFETERIA
BOOK CLUB
Hello to all St. Augustine S.S. students and staff.
First, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you
for allowing us to be your cafeteria service provider.
This club meets once each month. It’s a fantastic
welcoming group of people with at least one interest in
common! September’s meeting brings British Columbia
native Kenneth Oppel to the table, and we hope you’ll
come to share in the discussion.
You may have read Oppel’s Silverwing fantasy trilogy
or perhaps his idyllic quest Airborn (Red Maple prize
winner 2004). Have you read This Dark Endeavour, the
childhood story behind the legendary Victor Frankenstein,
in which he and his twin brother discover ancient tomes
“filled with forbidden knowledge”, and in which Victor
must find the Elixir of Life to save his brother’s life? Then
there’s the five-star rated 2012 sequel to the story. Go
on, check out his website ... at www.kennethoppel.com.
Find your Oppel, and join us in September, for book
club.
Trio’s is the ONLY school food service provider that
specially caters to the ever changing ethnic diversity
of today’s multicultural community. Our diverse menu,
created with fresh quality nutritional ingredients, that we
firmly believe will exceed the expectations of students,
staff, parents, and school administrators.
Every day Trio’s staff strive to deliver the freshest and
most appealing dishes that meet all nutritional guide
lines, this is achieved also by maintaining reasonable
and affordable prices.
Trio’s also accepts special meal requests. Kindly contact
the cafeteria staff to address your request, and we will do
our best to ensure we have it on our menu.
Once again, thank you for putting your trust in us. If you
would like to contact or learn more about us, kindly visit
us at www.triosfoodservice.com
Best regards,
Hany Saad
PARENTS - WHO CAN YOU CONTACT ?
St. Augustine Secondary School
Tel: (905) 450- 9993 [Attendance Option #4]
Fax:(905) 450-0955
www.dpcdsb.org/augst
Principal .............................T. Iwasiw
Vice Principals....................B. Bieth
A-L
D. Duke-Kelly M - Z
Head Secretary.................. M. Gormley
Attendance Secretary..........M. Giannone
Guidance Department:
Counsellors ........................K. Erwin
A - GI
M. Cockburn
GL - PA
P. Donovan
PE - Z
Guidance Secretary.............A. McPherson-Ortega
Child & Youth Worker. ......P. Alexander
School Psychologist...........K. Page
Social Worker.....................Erika Rukin
SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS:
Dear Parents and Staff,
It is hard to believe another school year has come to an
end. On behalf of school council, I would like to thank
those parents who came and participated in our monthly
meetings and our parent presentation on Bullying.
UNIFORMS…
WANTED USED UNIFORMS PLEASE!!
Are you graduating, relocating or attending a new school?
Donate your USED UNIFORM to school council. Drop
off is at the main office during school hours until June 28
and begins again August 28. Your contribution is greatly
appreciated.
USED UNIFORM SALE WILL BE:
Wednesday September 4, 6-8pm in the school forum
CASH ONLY (ALL SALES FINAL)
DATES TO REMEMBER
Used uniform sale, September 4, 6-8pm
School Council meeting, September 26, 7-9pm
Thank you,
St. Augustine Catholic School Council