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As another school year comes to a close, we continue to excel and showcase Excellence in
Catholic Education in our school community.
• Our drama department gave an excellent production and performance of the
play “Our Town”.
• The music department had another outstanding spring concert at the
Living Arts Center.
• We had a number of scholarship and contest winners.
• Wallace Wong won a Gold Medal in Culinary Arts at the
Provincial Skills Competition
• Paalini Anadachee took first place in a French competition held at
the University of Toronto. Paalini was awarded a $3000 University
of Toronto scholarship
• Sandra Huynh won a Provincial French public speaking contest
and was awarded $1000
• For the Millennium Scholarships we had three winners.
Ambika Gupta and Utsmai Menezes won $4000 each and
Fatima Hirji won $16000
• In global education we hosted 3 ESL teachers from South Korea and
a delegation of exchange students and teachers from Mainland China.
• Catholic Education Week and Spirit Week were a tremendous success
as our students and staff organized and participated in a variety of
activities and events.
• The Relay for Life for Cancer raised $12,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society.
The DECCA students and teachers who organized the event have to be
commended for their outstanding leadership.
• Day of Service was a day of witness to Stewardship in our community.
Our senior students spent a day in Toronto serving the most marginalized
individuals in our community.
• The grade 8 transition retreats which were organized by chaplaincy,
guidance and the religion department were a tremendous success. As a
school community we would like to thank the administrators, teachers and
students from our five Catholic elementary associate schools that participated
in these retreats.
• 90% of our students passed the Grade 10 EQAO Literacy Test. We had one
of the largest cohorts of students (644) in the province that wrote the test.
Principal
N. Mant
Vice Principals
L. O’Leary
G. Scanlon
D. Mariani
K. McQuire
Chaplain
A. Minardi
School Council Chair
R. Shields
Superintendent
L. Kazimowicz
Trustees
Anna Abbruscato
Thomas Thomas
St. Francis Xavier Secondary School
Finally, as a school community we congratulate Monsignor D’Souza on his retirement from
St. Francis Xavier Parish. We thank Monsignor for all his contributions over the years to our
vibrant school community.
N. Mant
Principal
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your dedication and hard work in promoting Excellence in Catholic Education at
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STUDENT SERVICES
Awards
Student Success
by: Ms. Nassr
by Ms. Lariviere
Fatima Hirji is the recipient for the Millennium Scholarship for $16000!!! She is going
to McGill U. next September.
Ambika Gupta, Well two pieces of good news actually! First of all, I was selected for the
award of excellence for the Richard Ivey school of business at Western. So, I'll be getting
at least $5000 in each year 3 and 4 of university. Secondly, I have been selected as a local
recipient for the Millennium Scholarship! They will be giving me $4000 next year.
Utsmai Menezes is another recipient of the Millennium Scholarship. She won $4000!!!!
One of our students won a poetry contest. Here is a little more information about the
poetry writing contest in which Mark Ilgner participated: The company is Creative
Communication. He entered the Spring 2008 student poetry contest.
Life
April 2008 Results
Congratulations to our students who are
working hard to finish up and earn valuable
credits.
The following credits were achieved in the
month of April
6.5 credits achieved through Credit Recovery
5 credits achieved through Alt.Ed.
So far this second semester: 15.5 credits
achieved through Credit Recovery
by: Mark Ilgner
Life is a mystery filled with illusion wrapped up in disillusion,
Things are not always what they seem, you think you know but
You don't know, because you move slow, so you can't grow,
That's how life goes. Knowledge is power, to know is to grow,
To live is to learn, power of the mind is stronger than the times.
The times are filled with depression, it is like gravity it can bring
You down so you need to bring yourself up but how? Its by your
Friends, loved ones and beliefs, I pray that there will be no blood
On the streets.
War, pollution and poverty these three are life's dilemma. I express
My thoughts for people to take consideration to the worldly
Complication. To fix up the holes of this greenhouse disaster, to live
A greener life like a cow's pasture. Instead of ice melts and flooding,
We should show more love for mother nature's cuddling. Turn off
Unused watts, save some energy for the global cost. Because we are
More than the bosses we are the causes.
In addition the war of terror should not have been a global weight
Bearer. Soldiers die day and night fighting a useless fight. Lastly, I'm
Tired of going down to Toronto seeing poverty thrive, it shows the
Weakness, anger and pride of those who need help day by night.
10 credits achieved through Alt.Ed.
May 2008 Results
Congratulations to our students who continue
to work hard as this school year draws to an
end...
The following credits were achieved in the
month of May
7 credits earned through credit recovery
6.5 credits earned through alternative
education
To-Date (Semester 2):
22.5 credits earned through credit recovery
16.5 credits earned through alternative
education
"Success is a journey, not a destination”
DPCDSB Takes Top Honours
by: Nancy Marshall
Dufferin-Peel students take top honours at organized by Canadian Parents for French,
Provincial French Public Speaking Contest is for students in Grades 5 through 12 who
are studying French as a Second Language
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School in Ontario schools.
Board is pleased to announce that two of its
students placed first and third at this year’s Sandra Huynh, a Grade 12 student at St.
provincial Concours d’art oratoire held at Francis Xavier Secondary School, placed
Glendon College in Toronto on May 10. first in the French as a Second Language
This annual French public speaking event, PLUS category and received a $1,000 prize.
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Christine Ishu, a Grade 12 student at Iona
Catholic Secondary School, placed third in
the Core French category and received a
$200 prize.
Sandra will be advancing to the national
competition, which will be held in Ottawa
on May 31.
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by: Nancy Marshall
Following the board level competition, 14
students from Dufferin-Peel advanced to
the provincial level – six students participated in the Grades 5-8 non-competitive
event and eight students participated in the
Grades 9-12 competitive event. A total of
300 students from across Ontario were
involved in this year’s Concours d’art
oratoire. For more information, visit the
Canadian Parents for French (Ontario)
website at www.cpfont.on.ca
SCHOOL & CLUBS
DPCDSB Takes
Top Honours
Environmental Intelligence
by: Ms. Sobara
Planting Flowers in the Front Garden!
32% of most city space is paved as roads. 40% is considered residential. What percent is
left for parks and green spaces? Only 7%, and that is sad. Trees and other vegetation are
just a few examples of carbon sinks (they remove carbon from the atmosphere). This is
vital for human existence. Mrs. Sorbara's Grade 12 Environment class planted flowers and
reorganized the garden at the front of the school to encourgage more green space and
vegetation growth. If you're interested in environmental studies, join EI next year or sign
up for CGR4M1 in grade 12. Have a green summer!
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
Board is one of largest and most diverse
school districts in Ontario, with approxi-
Photo by: Ms. Sorbara
mately 88,000 students in 144 Catholic
schools throughout Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon and Orangeville. With over
10,000 employees, the board is also one of
the largest employers in the region.
St.FX Music Department
by: Mr. Vespa & Mr. Dubiel
The St. Francis Xavier Music department is and Senior Bands received both a silver
ending yet another school year, full of standing.
performances in the Xavier tradition.
There were a few extra “gigs”
The year began with the Gradua- from our
tion Ceremony where the Senior Band Jazz band this year which included an
performed and Awards Night, supported by outdoor performance during Catholic
the Jazz Band. As we moved into Decem- Education Week and at the board office for
ber, our bands performed for our feeder the visiting students from China.
schools in preparation for our annual
Christmas Concert.
The Spring Concert this year was
one to be remembered as we say “goodbye,
The bands celebrated outstanding but not farewell” to Mr. Jacek Dubiel, and
performances this year at OBA Music Fest excellent, teacher, colleague and friend. He
in Markham Our Junior band received a will be journeying abroad to teach in Peru
silver-plus standing and an invitation to for the next school year.
compete at the nationals. Our Intermediate
We closed the year with our band
trips to the Alexandra Theatre in Toronto
for “Dirty Dancing” and our Wonderland
Music Performance Trip.
Also we cannot forget the various
liturgies that our students have participated
in throughout the year. We are currently
preparing for the year end liturgy and June
graduation. All in a years work!!!!
Lastly, as we wind down for a well
deserved summer break, we would like to
wish the students the best of luck on their
exams and restful summer.
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STUDENT COUNCIL
Student Advisory
Keys of
Council: a S.A.C. Conscience Campaign
by: Ambika Gupta
Yearly Wrap-up
by: Amaryllis Jones
This year, Student Council and the Environmental team began a campaign to target a
growing issue in Xavier: daily garbage
by: Student Council 2007-2008
consumption and recycling. Entitled
“EcoTigers,” this campaign sought the
This year was extremely successful for
support of the Xavier community to
Student Council with regards to planning
become more environmentally conscious
events and catering to the common needs of
and do their part in cleaning up our school.
the students at Xavier. Over the span of the
Members of the community received and
year, Student Council decided to focus
wore “green ribbons” which symbolized
more of our energies and efforts on issues
their awareness of this rising issue.
involving students and their success, matuOn March 5th, 2008 Xavier hosted their
rity and progress through high school.
Besides the usual dances and social events,
first waste audit with the assistance of
Council decided to kick it up a notch and
Stephanie Crocker and Rohit Mehta from
we hosted four events centered on social
the Peel Environmental Youth Alliance
justice in our community. The events Keys
(PEYA). They joined a team of dedicated
for Conscience, Spring Free from Racism,
students in the separation of a day’s worth
Love is the Movement and EcoTigers were
of “trash.” The team organized the
products of three different areas of focus
items collected into 18 different
within our Council: Selfcategories including food scraps,
Esteem and Leadership,
hazardous waste, classroom paper
Inclusion and Diversity and
“extending our views and creating new
and real garbage. After an entire
the Environment. We felt
opportunities for the community of
day of sorting our results were
that the biggest impact on
students can be made
shocking. The community of St.
Xavier to become more involved within
through events and activities
Francis Xavier slashed 245.2 lbs of
the school”
that broadcast the issues in a
trash in one day; however, only
fun and appealing manner.
27.6 lbs could not be recycled or
Our goals for this year were to extend our
reused, therefore it was real
views and create new opportunities for the
garbage. But the garbage was a minor issue
• I will not let myself or anyone I
community of Xavier to become more
in contrast to the amount of water bottles
involved within the school.
know drive home intoxicated,
consumed and tossed by the community.
As a team, we rewrote and ratified a new
regardless of how I feel
13.3 lbs or 2 ½ garbage bags full of plastic
S.A.C. constitution to better reflect our
about them.
water bottles were tabulated which did not
Catholic values of leadership and character
• I will not let myself of any I
include plastic drink bottles or jugs.
development, and added two new positions
know get into a car with a
to Council: an Arts & Culture Rep. and an
Recycling is extremely important
drunk driver.
Athletics Rep. We were also honored to
and is obviously lacking, considering that
• I will keep the number of a
have five of our members trained at the
we do not have a blue bin recycling
taxi cab with me at all times.
McMaster CLAY leadership conference
program in and around our school. Even
• I pledge to make safe choices.
and one member attend the Tools for Tolerthough we have a grey bin program for
ance workshop in NYC in order to learn Students were given the option to make a
paper products, 55.1 lbs of paper products
how to better cope with discrimination and commitment and sign an agreement with
racial issues within our communities. We these pledges. Students who signed the were found in the garbage. This is a serious
look forward to working on the school commitments were given a necklace with a issue that we need to tackle now! Progress
Bully Prevention program and addressing key pendant. The key represented a key to is underway as PEYA hosted an environissues where students feel segregated and their conscience and reminded them of their mental meeting with the Dufferin-Peel
lack confidence. We will also continue promises. A significant portion of the Catholic District School Board on Tuesday
contributing to the Mentorship program
May 27th to present the facts. Some
student population became involved and the
which has influenced and impacted the
students at Xavier and I attended the meetlives of many of our students. This year was campaign was a great success. We look ing in hopes of improving our school
amazing and we look forward to next year forward to the continuous support from community and environment in the upcomstudents by remembering their promises
being better than the last.
ing months.
and being living examples of change.
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The EcoTigers
In December 2007, the Student Council
“self-esteem and leadership” group took on
the challenge of organizing a campaign to
tackle the issue of substance abuse and
driving. The purpose of the event was to
encourage students to develop a healthy
lifestyle and make safe choices, with the
emphasis placed on the consequences of
drinking and driving. A speaker from
“Mothers Against
Drunk
Driving”
(MADD) was invited and he delivered a
multimedia school assembly that looked at
the choices to be made during an average
Friday night party. The student population
of Xavier was also directly involved
through a New Years’ Resolution plan
called The Keys of Conscience. A series of
pledges were proposed:
of love, peace, hope, and unity. We, the
students of St. Francis Xavier, should carry
forward those ideas into the world and pay
them forward so that others may shed their
ignorance and embrace the variety of
cultures that the world has to offer.
Student Council and the Inclusion and
Diversity team hosted Cultural Week and
the “Spring Free from Racism” Campaign
within the St. Francis Xavier community
celebrating our cultural diversity. The event
took place from March 31st to April 4th
2008. Our celebration began first thing in
the morning as students from our ESL
department recited a prayer in their native
language, allowing the entire student population to reflect on a thought or prayer that
was said in a language other than English.
Throughout the week, a certain food item of
a different culture was featured in the cafe.
Many students noticed the perogies and
chicken tikka amongst other delicious
cultural dishes. In the foyer, posters reflecting countries from across the world were
displayed during lunches throughout the
week, giving students the chance to learn
more about the variety of cultures present
within Xavier. The week concluded with
Unity Live 2008: an event hosted to give
students, teachers and their families alike a
look and listen to the different cultures that
Xavier is proud to represent. There were
singers, dancers, beat boxers, spoken word
artists featured from countries such as
Hawaii, India, Sri Lanka, and Lebanon,
amongst many, many others.
The event proved to be very successful in
giving the community the chance to witness
great performances that celebrated the
many different cultures of Xavier. All in all,
cultural week was quite the success and
serves as a reminder that in this day and
age, we really do need to spring free from
racism. Our cultural backgrounds should be
celebrated every day of the year, not just for
seven days. It is a reminder that even
though we may all come from different
backgrounds, speak different languages,
and eat different foods; essentially, we are
all the same. We all speak through the same
ideas and convey the same messages - those
Tools for Tolerance,
New York City
by: Leanne Pinto
by: Amaryllis Jones
On April 16th, I was flown to New York
City representing St. Francis Xavier, along
with 23 other students from various high
schools within our board. We attended a
leadership workshop entitled “Tools for
Tolerance” which was sponsored and held
by the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center
(FSWC). The day was centered on learning
more about racial issues through various
particular race, gender or culture. It was
truly a mind-boggling experience and I look
forward to sharing the facts and fun bonding activities with our school in the near
future.
Creating Leadership
Amongst Youth (CLAY)
STUDENT COUNCIL
Spring Free from
Racism and
Cultural Week
by: Kathy Go
On May 8th Tina Tran, Esra Elsaigh,
Kaitlin Rocha, Faith Mendes and Kathy Go
left for McMaster University to attend the
four-day, three-night CLAY conference.
These five students were fully sponsored by
the Guidance Department, the Main Office
and Student Council. CLAY (Creating
Leadership Amongst Youth) was designed
to rally up spirit, and promote healthy
leadership amongst high school students.
During the four days we were there we
participated in many fun-filled group activities, learned spirit-building cheers, and
watched presentations by different organizations such as Engineers Without Borders.
activities and many short films about the
Holocaust. We met Clara, a Holocaust
survivor who shared her survival story and
thoughts about today’s society. We also
analyzed many situations, in the forms of
advertisements and films, where it is
We were educated on what traits a good
acceptable by our community to taunt a
leader should have and were taught how to
interact with people from all sorts of
backgrounds. By the end of our trip, we
were definitely excited to go back to school
and spread the spirit of CLAY. It was an
amazing experience and I urge those to
inquire about next year’s CLAY conference.
Now
on
behalf
of
CLAY…S-U-P-E-R! SUPER, SUPER!
THAT’S WHAT YOU ARE!
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HEALTHCARE
“Health FX” : Introducing Students
to Health Care Specialist High Skills
Major in Health & Wellness
by: Ms. L. Astolfo & Ms. K. Danaher
While St FX has been offering courses in
Health Care for the past five years, we are
excitedly now offering “Health FX” ~ the
Specialist High Skills Major in Health and
Wellness this year. The SHSMs are
Ministry-directed programs intended to
allow students to specialize in particular
subjects and utilize these skills in industry.
We are one of two schools in our board who
offer this new Ministry-directed program
and St FX is the only school in the board to
currently offer two SHSMs: Health Care
and Hospitality.
The SHSM in Health and Wellness is a
demanding program. Students must not
only take a Ministry-approved bundle of
courses, but they achieve seven certifications and/or training (SFA, CPR Level “C”,
Infection Control, SALT ~ Safe Ambulation, Lifts & Transfers, Falls Prevention,
WHMIS, U-First), and attend many Reach
Ahead experiences (eg. visiting George
Brown College and McMaster University,
attending a behind-the-scenes tour of the
Metro Zoo, and the Ontario Center of
Forensics Sciences). Along with these
mandatory components, students are also
required to complete a two-credit cooperative experience, in a health care placement.
The benefits of this program include the
awareness of the health care industry and
the knowledge of skills that will most likely
make any first year health care program
much easier. As well, colleges and universities are beginning to acknowledge the
strengths of SHSM graduates. We are
currently working towards a partnership
with George Brown College that will
benefit Health Care specialists from our
program. Students also gain important
contacts in the industry that can lead to
part-time work long after the coop placement has ended.
We currently have thirty-two grade eleven
students who are working towards obtaining the SHSM in Health and Wellness. We
are very proud that we have 9 students in
grade 12 graduating with their SHSM
diploma. These students worked very hard
MEDICAL XAVIER
Back Row: Hamza Tariq, Amit Ghate, Raiyan Khan
Middle Row: Mrs. O’Keefe, Trisha Nagre, Nicole Netto, Anchaal, Vasuda Bangalore
Front Row: Utsmai Menerez, Henna Khan, Roohie Singh, Christine Paliscoc, Neha Dhawan, Anne Susan, Stela Popovic
Missing: Susan Selva, Saeyoan T, Donna Frederick, Amar Seran
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this year to attain many of the requirements
most students have two years to achieve.
Any students interested in more information regarding the SHSM in Health Care
should inquire with their guidance counsellors. The main requirement is that certain
Health Care courses be taken, so if a student
is interested, they should register for these
courses as soon as possible.
Love is the
Movement
by: Tina Tran
Love is the Movement was an event that
was held February 13th and February 14th.
Student Council chose to host this event as
an alternative to Valentine’s Day in order to
focus on teen depression and what students
can do to help those around them or even
themselves. The significance of this event
was to show everyone that you are loved
even if you don’t have a “Valentine” for the
day. We gave out rows of stickers in the
shape of a heart for students to wear themselves or to give to others as a demonstration of their love and support. Students
were also provided with a detailed
pamphlet on the issue of teen depression
providing them with resources, strategies to
help those around them and where they can
contact professional help if needed. This
was a highly successful campaign against
low self-esteem by providing awareness
and critical information on a topic rarely
discussed.
Try to become more aware of those suffering around you. Remember to express
yourself to those who care - don't stop
loving! Rescue and freedom are possible!
DECA / BUSINESS
Relay for Life
By Ms. Liegghio
Every two years something very
special happens at Xavier. On
Friday May 23, 2008 124 St.
Francis Xavier students, with
the assistance of 30 plus staff
members, helped in the battle
against cancer. Xavier hosted its
3rd Relay for Life event. It was
a day and a night of fun,
laughter, tears and hope for a
cure.
What is Relay
for Life? Relay
is a noncompetitive
Relay in which
teams of 10
participants
walked, ran or
strolled around
a track to raise
funds for the
Canadian Cancer Society to
support research and support
programs for people living with
cancer. Relay For Life brought
together Xavier students,
teachers, family members and
friends.
At 10:00 a.m. student participants, registered for the event,
enjoyed a pancake breakfast
with fresh fruit in the cafeteria
and then proceeded out to the
staff parking lot where the
Relay Track was set up. There
were 400 luminaries that lined
the track. We began in prayer
and held our opening ceremonies and the 12-hour Relay
began.
Students with team names such
as Strawberry Jam, Oompa
Loompa, Midnight Express,
Team Awetastic, Octoforce,
Dynamite, Midnite Express,
Lisa and Friends, The
C.O.C.F.Ds and Dark Yellow
participated in team building
events and in
many fun
activities.
During this
time great
music was
played by
Tommy Skara,
Corey Pavao,
Joseph Celan,
Micah
Remedios and Daniel
Guargna.
At 5:00 p.m. we had a
barbeque.
(Thank-you
Mrs.
AlciaPopplewell,
Mr. Zerdin
and the
hospitality
students for
cooking up a
yummy
meal.
Burgers were delicious!) At
8:00 p.m. Mr. Amaral, Mr.
Kobbekaduwe and Safee Mian
got a buzz cut; just in time for
the summer heat that is yet to
come.
At dusk we celebrated our
cancer survivors with a
Survivors’ Victory Lap.
We had 10 survivors who
registered and 8 were able
to attend. A short time
later, we honoured the
memory of loved ones with
a special Luminary
Ceremony.
Our closing ceremonies
began at 10:30 pm. The event
was over at 11:00 p.m. but first
it was announced that Xavier
students had raised over
$11,000 for the Canadian
Cancer Society. Good work
Xavier students!
The DECA Relay for Life
Student Committee that assisted
in organizing the event
consisted of Safee Mian and
Callie Pak, who were the
co-chairs
of the
committee. Other
students
consisted
of Jason
Yung,
Angela
Wong,
Adrienne
Cheung,
Ambika
Gupta, Meerah Azhar, Julie
Trong, Areeba Hassan,
Freda Lau, Fatima Hirji,
Trevor Lau, Hiroko
Mayuzumi and Lila
Karolak. These students all
worked extremely hard to
organize a fun and successful
event. A job well- done!
And finally, we thank The St.
Francis Xavier Parent’s Council, the many parents and the
many local businesses that
supported our event. The
DECA Relay for Life Committee are very grateful for their
support. Their assistance
helped us run a very successful
event.
In two years something very
special will happen yet again at
Xavier; we will see you then!!
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MODERNS / CHINA EXCHANGE
China wrap up
by: Mr. Abbruscato
The second part of the China exchange
has come to an end. Twenty 29 Chinese
students with four staff members from the
Shanghai International language schools
were hosted for one week by DufferinPeel students and their families.
The Chinese students spend time in
our schools to get first hand experience of
our education system. They have brought
back to China the memories of spending a
day hiking and participating in outdoor
activities organized by Mr. Linden. They
will not forget seeing the amazing Niagara
Falls, the historical Midland and the fast
paced life of downtown Toronto with its
imposing CN tower.
These young people have gone back to
China with a deep understanding of Canadian warmth and hospitality. The feeling
of friendship was evident in the farewell
banquet held in their honour at the Saviour
of the World Chinese Catholic Church.
Hopefully in the future our students
will have another opportunity to visits and
to experience life with students from the
other side of the world.
Moderns wrap up
by: Mr. Abbruscato
Another successful year has come and
gone at St. Francis Xavier. Once again our
students took Europe by storm. The
French Riviera, Monaco, Nice, Florence,
Assisi, Pompeii, the Amalfi Coast and
Rome will always be fondly remembered
by the 38 students that took part in the
Europe experience 2008.
As in the past our students participated in
various oral and written board and university contests, and once again they distinguished themselves. The first contest of
the year was the Concours d’Art Oratoire
held at the Board Office.
In this oral speaking contest Carolina
Campos placed third (grade 9/10 French
Extended and Kartikeya Sinha placed
second ((11/12 French Immersion). St.
Francis Xavier also had 3 first places
finishes: David Greaves (grade 9 / 10 Core
French), Marlena Basek (grade 11/12
Extended French) and Sandra Huynh
(grade 11/12 French Plus). The three first
place winners qualified for the provincial
contest held at York University Glendon
Campus. There, Sandra Huynh won the
first place prize of $1000 and advanced to
the National competition at the University
of Ottawa to compete for a $20 000 scholarships.
Our students also participated at the
University of Toronto French contest
sponsored by the French and Suisse
consulate. In this oral and written contest
Paalini Anadachee took top honours.
Paalini finished first in the French Plus
category and was rewarded with a $ 5000
scholarship.
Some of our students participated in the
Italian contest that was held at the University of Toronto Mississauga Campus. In
this contest Iñaki Albisu took finished
second in the grade 12
Non Italophone category and Pilar Albisu
finished third in the grade 10 Non Italophone category.
We, the teachers of the Moderns Department, are looking forward to next year. We
are eager to see our students enjoy French,
Italian and Spanish classes and to show
their excellence in various academic
contests. Of course, we will be anxiously
looking forward to the March Break 2009
when 35 of our students will be visiting
Rome, Sicily and Greece. There, the
students will have first hand experience of
language and culture.
Have a wonderful and safe summer.
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by: Ms. DiMichele
Nearly
Nearly five
five million
million people
people see
see this
this spectacular
spectacular view
view per
per year
year and
and Xavier
Xavier students
students will
will have
have the
the opportunity
opportunity of
of aa lifetime
lifetime to visit this
national
park
in
April
2009.
The
new
GEOGRAPHY
Department
is
pleased
to
offer
you
A
PHYSICAL
GEOGRAPHY
national park in April 2009. The new GEOGRAPHY Department is pleased to offer you A PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY trip
trip to
to the
the Grand
Grand
Canyon,
Hoover
Dam
and
Lake
Mead.
An
information
meeting
for
parents
and
students
will
be
in
the
new
school
year,
listen
Canyon, Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. An information meeting for parents and students will be in the new school year, listen to
to the
the
announcements
and
forms
can
be
picked
up
before
the
year
commences
to
reserve
your
spot.
Students
interested
must
be
a
senior
announcements and forms can be picked up before the year commences to reserve your spot. Students interested must be a senior level
level
student
student (grade
(grade 11
11 or
or 12)
12) taking
taking either
either aa history
history or
or geography
geography course
course that
that calendar
calendar year
year 2008-2009.
2008-2009. For
For more
more information
information please
please see
see Mrs.
Mrs.
DiMichele
or
Mrs.
Sorbara
in
the
Social
Sciences
department
(Room
302).
We
hope
to
see
you
there.
DiMichele or Mrs. Sorbara in the Social Sciences department (Room 302). We hope to see you there.
SCHOOL TRIPS
Grand Canyon Trip 2008-2009
The
The newly
newly offered
offered physical
physical geography
geography grade
grade 11
11 university
university level
level course
course is
is FINALLY
FINALLY at
at Xavier!
Xavier!
CGF3MI
CGF3MI Physical
Physical Geography:
Geography: Natural
Natural Disasters
Disasters (Patterns,
(Patterns, Processes,
Processes, and
and Interactions)
Interactions) Grade
Grade 11,
11, University/College
University/College Preparation.
Preparation. This
This
course
examines
the
main
elements
of
the
physical
environment,
the
processes
that
shape
them,
and
the
relationship
course examines the main elements of the physical environment, the processes that shape them, and the relationship between
between the
the
environment
environment and
and human
human beings.
beings. Students
Students will
will apply
apply aa wide
wide range
range of
of geographic
geographic tools
tools and
and methods
methods to
to explore
explore the
the distribution
distribution and
and ongoongoing
ing evolution
evolution of
of the
the elements
elements of
of the
the physical
physical environment
environment on
on aa variety
variety of
of scales,
scales, from
from local
local to
to global.
global. Students
Students will
will study
study hurricanes,
hurricanes,
floods,
tornadoes,
earthquakes,
volcanoes,
and
environmental
catastrophes.
A
possible
field
trip
to
Crawford
Lake
Conservation
floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes, and environmental catastrophes. A possible field trip to Crawford Lake Conservation Area
Area
and
and the
the Grand
Grand canyon
canyon will
will complement
complement this
this course.
course. Prerequisite:
Prerequisite: CGC1DI
CGC1DI or
or CGC1PI
CGC1PI .. See
See your
your guidance
guidance counsellor
counsellor for
for more
more informainformation
tion on
on this
this incrediably
incrediably interesting
interesting course.
course.
NYC TRIP 2008
“The St. Francis Xavier 2008 NYC trip was an
amazing experience. Forty grade 11 and 12 students
roamed the streets of the Big Apple, walking night
and day with blisters all over our feet which was
brutal, but in the end, it was worth it. I shopped till
I dropped! Next time I visit NYC, the one thing I
will not do is go back to the Empire State building.
Waiting in all the massive lines, people everywhere,
we had to go up seven floors. Mind you it took
forever, all the elevators we had to go up and on, but
we had an amazing view of the city. The weather
was amazing, except for the one day we had to go
on the ferry. Out of all days, it had to be cold that
day. The Radio City Music Hall was gorgeous. We
met a rocket and watched an NFL draft set be put
up. It was an amazing experience and hope to go
back some day soon.”
- Christina Fazio
“New York...Wow, what an experience. The bus
ride was very boring as too cramped. Maybe next
time we can take a plane. But other than the bus
ride it was a very memorable trip. I had a great time
with the shopping. The empire state building was a
very bad experience when we had to walk up the
stairs!! And, it doesn’t help that I was afraid of
heights. The most memorable part of the trip for me
was the visit to the World Trade Center site. As it
really showed me the loss that the world went
through on 9/11. This trip was very exciting and
will surely not be my last.
- Patrick Dodds
11
12
Photos
by: Mr.
en
K. Lind
PROM 2008
PROM 2008
Grade 12 Prom Committee members, Mrs. DiMichele and
Mrs. Gountzounis planned this years Venetian Masquerade Prom
2008 at Verdi Banquet Hall. With over 500 tickets sold it was
an absolute success.
Prom is a once-in-a-lifetime event and we hope your prom this year
was a moment to remember. Coming up with a prom theme, planning
the prom decorations, gifts, music, food, invitations and seating plans
etc...a lot goes into the planning of this great event and it could not of
happened without the help of your own friends and special teachers
who take time from their own busy schedules to make this night "one
you will never forget".
Thank you to all of you who helped with the planning and we wish
you the best of luck next year as you move onto a different chapter of
your lives.
God Bless,
Mrs. DiMichele and Mrs. Gountzounis
Prom Directors for Xavier
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CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
CHAPLAIN’S
CORNER
by: Mr. A. Minardi
Having now completed 2 years as
chaplain of St. Francis Xavier Catholic
Secondary School, I continue to thank God
for the wonderful community that I belong
to and the incredible and genuine relationships that I have established. I recognize
that there is still much to work on, yet I am
filled with much hope and anticipation in
moving forward together for many years to
come.
I would like to take this opportunity to note
some of the things that I am extremely
thankful for, as well as indicate the
challenges that face our community in the
years to come. Let me begin by first thanking all the wonderful staff and students that
continue to make me feel welcome and now
very much part of this school community.
In particular, I want to thank the Theology
department for their commitment to the
faith life of the school as well as their
participation in the many events that
enhance evangelization efforts in our
community. Also, the Hospitality department really needs to be recognized for their
continued excellence in providing our
community food- the greatest form of
welcome available! Their many hours of
service truly lead in example to a faith
community that looks to love and serve thy
neighbour daily. I would also like to recognize the Phys-Ed department for their
affirmation of my role as chaplain at
Xavier. Notably, the grade 12 overnight
retreat in May was for me the highlight of
my school year. Besides the camping
aspect, every other part of the experience
was awesome. A big thank-you to everyone
involved. Finally, to every other department and member of this school community, thank-you for your continued presence
and witness to the message of excellence,
love, faith, and peace, that is stated proudly
on our school logo.
In regards to our challenges moving
forward, I would like to briefly highlight a
few areas that I believe will take some
renewal and effort on behalf of both staff
and students in order to accomplish as a
faith community. First, I believe that we
must continue to be both assertive and
intentional in our Catholic identity. That is,
we must believe in what we profess daily to
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be the significant difference in our education system. We cannot leave it to others to
achieve, we must be the first witnesses and
true evangelists of the Gospel message. A
second challenge we also face as a school
community is to build upon both existing
and broken personal relationships. This
extends from our administration to our
teachers and all our students. We must be
united in our work and mission, not divided.
At the same time, we must look to pray
more as a community and place our
interests and desires in line to the will of
God. If we set our minds and hearts on
these few challenges, we will, without a
doubt, continue to grow in love and hope at
Xavier.
we saw when we were walking. After
handing out some food to the homeless,
some groups met up at a local park and ate
lunch together and played some familiar
games.
After some fun we all met up back at
Nathan Phillips Square, we discussed
about what happened on our mission and
how these citizens touched our lives. A
few students talked about how some
homeless people are so grateful for the
food and what they are doing in their
community. When everyone was finally
settled, Mr. Minardi allowed all the studnts
to go to the Eaton’s centre and shop for
about 3 hours. As well, Mr. Minardi gave
us all a specific time to reach back at our
headquarters. After a few hours of
shopping and exploring Toronto, the
students met up back at Nathan Phillips
Square and started to walk to St. Michael’s
Cathedral. When we arrived at the
Cathedral we attendd the local mass
ceremony and reflected on the event.
In conclusion, the Office of Chaplaincy will
strive to meet the above noted challenges
and responsibilities through the support and
guidance of our school leaders and administration team. Also, through the continued
practice and expression of communal
prayer, liturgy, and works of social action,
we will engage responsibly in our vocation
to Catholic education, in responding daily
to the call of Christ.
In my opinion, the overall experience of
the Day of Service event was a huge
Celebrating Youth in Christ,
success, and every student had an amazing
time. We spread a lot of love and provided
Mr. Minardi
tons of food and clothing to unfortunate
Chaplain
people in Toronto. This special occasion
help enlighten and educate the Xavier
students about world poverty. It was a
time for learning, awareness, and understanding of how people go without food
and shelter for long periods of time. The
nourishment and protection that we
supplied to the homeless citizens of
Toronto will surely show them that people
by: Thameena Curtis
do care about them and their lifestyle. I
think this event got all of the Xavier
On Friday May 9, 2008, 75 of St.
students imagining what it must be like to
Francis Xavier’s students participated in
go for days, even weeks without a home,
the Day of Service event. The day before
while participating in the service. I think
the event we received a list on what
all of the students and I found respect for
general items to bring on the event. For
the people who have to struggle each day
example everyone was told to bring five
with poverty. This event was an opportusandwiches (2 non meats and 3 meats)
nity to show the students of St. Francis
including juice boxes, their health card,
Xavier that some people aren’t privilege
and comfortable clothing. Friday was just
like the rest of us. This service was a way
a normal day, we went down to the
to make a difference in the community and
cafeteria and was assigned groups and then
aware the citizens that there are people
waited for our busses to arrive. We arrived
who care about each and every individual.
at Nathan Phillips Square and split up into
Everyone should appreciate what he or she
groups and started walking around
is given in life, because in a blink of an
numerous spots in Toronto. We were in
eye, it could all be taken away.
big groups and we handed out some
sandwiches to some homeless people that
St. Francis Xavier’s
Day of Service
by: Mr. Morrissey
Our varsity baseball team capped off a
14 victory season with a 6 to 1 victory over
unbeaten Bramalea in the Tier II final.
After a 6-1 exhibition season, the Tigers
went 8-0 in the regular season and the
playoffs. The team was lead by the strongest pitching staff that the school has ever
had. Greg Katayama did not allow a single
earned run the entire season! During 20
innings, he only gave up 5 hits and struck
out 38 batters to earn 4 victories, including
the finals. In one regular season game, he
struck out all 12 batters that he faced. His
brother Orion Katayama was almost as good.
He went 3-0 during the year pitching 14
innings and only allowed 1 earned run. The
third great pitching performance was turned
in by Matt Paculan. In 18 innings of work,
he only gave up 3 earned runs while striking
out 26 batters to record 2 more victories.
All 3 pitchers are back for next season in
our quest to win the Tier I championship.
Jamie Macedo led the Tiger offense with 4
home runs, including 2 grand slams, and 20
RBIs. Leadoff batter Justin Leong was
sensational all year hitting .454 with a .571
on base percentage. Greg Katayama and
Matt Paculan also hit over .400 on the
season. In the final over Bramalea, in
addition to the stellar pitching by the
Katayama brothers, great defensive plays
were turned in by Paculan and Macedo on
difficult popups. The play of the game was
made by Turner Lee who made a diving
catch to prevent Bramalea from tying the
game early on.
Coach Sunjka and
Morrissey would like to thank all the
players for their efforts. See you next
season!
Dufferin-Peel students take top
honours at Provincial French Public
Speaking Contest
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce that two of its
students placed first and third at this year’s provincial Concours d’art oratoire held at
Glendon College in Toronto on May 10. This annual French public speaking event,
organized by Canadian Parents for French, is for students in Grades 5 through 12 who are
SPORTS / MISC
BASEBALL:
TIGERS WIN
CHAMPIONSHIP
studying French as a Second Language in
Ontario schools.
Sandra Huynh, a Grade 12 student at St.
Francis Xavier Secondary School, placed
first in the French as a Second Language
PLUS category and received a $1,000 prize.
Christine Ishu, a Grade 12 student at Iona
Catholic Secondary School, placed third in
the Core French category and received a
$200 prize.
Sandra will be advancing to the national
competition, which will be held in Ottawa
on May 31.
Following the board level competition, 14
students from Dufferin-Peel advanced to the
provincial level – six students participated
in the Grades 5-8 non-competitive event and
eight students participated in the Grades
9-12 competitive event. A total of 300
students from across Ontario were involved
in this year’s Concours d’art oratoire. For
more information, visit the Canadian
Parents for French (Ontario) website at
www.cpfont.on.ca
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
Board is one of largest and most diverse
school districts in Ontario, with approximately 88,000 students in 144 Catholic
schools throughout Mississauga, Brampton,
Caledon and Orangeville. With over 10,000
employees, the board is also one of the
largest employers in the region.
Media Contact:
Marsha Fiacconi,
French as a Second Language Consultant
(905) 890-0708 ext. 24356
Nancy Marshall
Communications Officer
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
Board
40 Matheson Boulevard West
Mississauga, ON, L5R 1C5
Tel: (905) 890-0708, ext. 24278
Fax: (905) 890-8837
Awards
Patrice Farrell won $1000 from the
Congress of Black Women. Patrice won
on two categories - Academics and volunteering background. Please congratulate
Patrice as she will be applying the $1000
to her studies at the University of Toronto
in September.
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SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
National Association of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officers
OFFICERS
President
Larry Hill
Memphis, TN
NASSLEO
President-Elect and
Vice-President
Michael Herrington
Jacksonville, FL
June 5, 2008
Treasurer
LoEster Posey
Ft. Worth, TX
Mr. Daniel Matthew Giriesi
Mississauga, Ontario. L5R 3W8
Canada
Secretary
Sally Cox-Lawson
Richmond, VA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman of the Board
Edward Ray
Denver, CO
Region I
Augustine Pescatore
Philadelphia, PA
Dear Mr. Giriesi:
I am pleased to inform you that you have been selected to receive the 2008 Region VII
Scholarship Award from the National Association of School Safety and Law
Enforcement Officers (NASSLEO). This scholarship is worth $500 toward your college
education.
Region II
Timothy Mallory
Chesterfield, VA
Region III
Larry Johnson
Grand Rapids, MI
In order to receive your scholarship you or your parent/guardian must contact me
at 315-555-4858, or at our website: nassleo@nassleo.org no later than July 1, 2008,
for further information.
Region IV
Michael Menchaca
Ft. Worth, TX
Region V
Dan Clemente
Castle Rock, CO
Your selection was based on the nomination of your school guidance counselor, Mrs.
Nassar, and the recommendation of Mr. Minaz Jivraj, the School Safety and Security
Officer at the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.
Region VI
Craig Apperson
Olympia, WA
Once again, congratulations on your selection. On behalf of President Larry Hill and the
Board of Directors, we at NASSLEO wish you the best in all your future endeavors.
Region VII
Minaz Jivraj
Mississauga, Canada
Training Officer
Larry Borland
Colorado Springs, CO
Marketing Manager
Fred Crawford
Chesterfield, MO
IMM. PAST CHAIRMAN
Dennis Lewis
Springfield, MO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Peter Pochowski
Milwaukee, WI
Sincerely,
Peter P. Pochowski
Executive Director
NASSLEO
nassleo@nassleo.org, PO Box 210079, Milwaukee, WI, 53221, 315-529-4858, fax 877-282-4860, Peter P. Pochowski, Executive Director
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by: Mr. S. Zerdin
On Wednesday February 20th all of the
grade 11 hospitality students boarded a bus
and headed down town to GBC. This in
itself doesn’t seem to be much of a big deal
except for the fact that this is the first grade
11’s that have toured GBC. Normally this
privilege is strictly meant for grade 12’s but
we were very fortunate to be able to offer
this special excursion to our own hospitality
students.
When we arrived, we gathered in one of
their presentation theaters which is
equipped with a state of the art camera and
closed circuit television. Not only could
you watch the live food demo from the
stadium style seating, but you could also
watch one of the two flat screen TV’s for a
close up of what was happening.
We were honoured to have chef David
Wolfman to do the demonstrations. Chef
Wolfman is not only a professor at GBC but
also has his very own television show,
“Cooking with the Wolfman” which airs on
CBC and the Aboriginal Network. He
delighted us with baked marinated salmon,
a delicate mushroom risotto, individual
pizzas on a croissant flat bread, lemon
roasted Cornish hen and a variety of fresh
fruit and pastries.
After our fantastic feed we were then taken
on a tour of the facilities at GBC. We
ventured into many classrooms while
students were in the midst of their own
preparations. We were taken in to the
Sommelier Class room, which is designed
to teach the fine intricacies of wine and
spirit tasting.
We also toured the kitchen and the dining
room of the famous restaurant which is
staffed and run by the students who at
present are enrolled in hospitality.
Zigfield’s has been a main stay at GBC for
a very long time and I can remember when
I did my time working in the restaurant just
a few years ago, actually over 20 years ago.
It is still a memory that makes me smile
when I remember the friends and fun that I
had attending GBC.
Ziegfield’s has now unfortunately closed
because across the street GBC has
purchased and are currently renovating a
new space to hold a larger and updated
restaurant facility. If you have the opportunity to go down and experience the food
and atmosphere, I highly recommend it. I
think that it was a very eye opening experience and a fun day for the classes, who now
have a better understanding of what the
hospitality industry can offer an aspiring
young mind.
Central Ontario
Leadership
Seminar (COLS)
By: Napta Elsadig
You’ll never see anything like COLS in
your life! It’s an experience unforgotten.
“COLS” is the Central Ontario Leadership
Seminar. Every year, depending on who the
guidance counselor chooses, one grade 10
student from each school among about a
hunded in Ontario get the pleasure of
attending this 3-day seminar for FREE! It’s
designed to help build leadership skills
while making new friends. But, I think
that’s only half of it. I went thinking that it
would be 3 days of some cool things and
mission complete. Instead, it was something I’d never imagined. The staff encouraged us with cheers, the other ambassadors
like myself were so friendly and the atmosphere was full of PMA. At COLS, PMA
stands for Positive Mental Attitude. If you
are a grade 9 student that is like that, I
encourage you to try and attend next year
because it is truly a privilege. I was just a
lucky grade 10 student that gained such an
amazing experience. You met the most
influential people and get friends for the
rest of your life. When you arrive there,
you get split up into 12 Groups with a
Senior Leader and a Junior Leader for each
group. These are people who were just like
you and loved the event so much they
decided to help out the next year. There is
also a theme of the weekend; our theme for
2008 was MAGIC! There were many exciting activities such as the dance or talent
show. We had motivational speakers that
killed us with jokes and other inspirational
speakers that made us think differently on a
situation. It was an unbelievable weekend
packed with things I wish I could relive.
We arrived Friday morning and slept in
these town houses for two nights and went
home on Sunday afternoon. That was
honestly the best weekend of my life. I
learned to keep four things in mind at all
times. Live, Love, Laugh and Learn. In
addition, a leader is not always the definition we hear. A leader has many definitions
because even though a leader makes
mistakes, a leader always listens and that’s
valuable. A leader can be there for you in
the hardest times of your life. Where’s the
leader in you? COLS changed my life in
some shape or form undefined, let it change
yours.
HOSPITALITY / COLS
Grade 11 Road
Trip to George
Brown
I’ll leave you with a cheer
we learned at the seminar.
S-U-P-E-R-, SUPER SUPER
THAT’S WHAT YOU ARE!
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X-FACTOR / YEARBOOK
Anne Ogundele
Wins the Harry
Jerome Award
by: Mr. R. Brandstetter
Another
great
St.
Francis
Xavier
success story:
X-Factor is Ten
Years Old
by: Mr. R. Brandstetter
X-Factor is a monthly television news
magazine made by students in Grade 12
Communications Technology classes and is
broadcast throughout the school covering
recent events and issues as they relate to the
Xavier community. This television program
has been in existence since the start of the
Comm. Tech. program 10 years ago,
pioneered
by
Mr.
Caughlin
and
Mr. Brandstetter. At the time the single
focus was for students to use media
technologies that would counter the
standard stereotypes and consumer
messages provided by the media industry.
Instead students are encouraged to make
media about themselves for themselves and
explore issues, values and events that are
important to them.
This innovative program is very
popular among the staff and student population reflecting back to the school its
concerns and the diversity of our population
through a value based approach to media
production. It is always jammed with sports,
current events, liturgical celebrations, social
justice issues and provides a fun look at
school life through segments such as XPosed where a single teacher reveals their
life and background beyond the walls of our
school. The Comm. Tech. program at
Xavier continues to expand with new
technological accomplishments and new
teachers including Mr. Lombardi, Mr.
Curran and Mr. Brandstetter. Next year Mr.
Lombardi and Mr. Reid of the computer
department will be co-ordinating Tiger TV,
a new approach to seeing our anncouncements through our local television broadcast
network.
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Anne Ogundele, a 2002 Xavier graduate,
Photo Below:
Ms. P. Trainor and Anne Ogundele
will be receiving the prestigious Harry
Jerome Award in the category of Athletics.
The BBPA Harry Jerome Awards is the
largest African-Canadian event in Canada
that recognizes and rewards excellence in
the Black community. Her sister, Anthonia
Ogundele, wasa former prime minister of
ours and the student who coined the term,
Blackology, here at SFX.
2007-2008 St. FX Yearbook Team
Many thanks to the team on great work over the past year.
Back Row: Kimberly Howald, Adrian Ozimek, Lila Karolak,
Middle Row: Emilia Prus, Khrystyna Yankovska , Jana Smith, Matthew Bellissimo
Front Row: Mr. Linden
HOSPITALITY
Shanghai Foreign
Language School
Farewell Banquet
by: Ms. Alcia-Popplewell
On Thursday, May 8th, the hospitality
program prepared a Farewell Banquet for
'The Shanghai Foreign Language School.'
Over 200 of our friends from DPCDSB
community were in attendance. The event
was held at Saviour of the World Chinese
Catholic Church. The church hall was
transformed into a banquet hall, decorated
with a red and white colour scheme; representative of the colours of both China and
Canada. Hospitality students and student
volunteers from STFX prepared and served
a delicious buffet style dinner to our foreign
guests. Many compliments were received
for the event.
Banana Muffins
Quantity
3
¾ cup
1 egg
1 cup
1 tsp
1 tsp
½ tsp
1 ½ cup
½ cup
Ingredients
large ripe bananas
white sugar
slightly beaten
melted butter
baking soda
baking powder
salt
all purpose flour
chocolate chips(optional)
Method
DID YOU KNOW?
by: Mr. S. Zerdin
Gazpacho is a cold raw vegetable soup from
southern Spain. The main ingredients are
tomatoes, peppers, onions, cucumbers,
garlic olive oil, and usually breadcrumbs or
garlic croutons. The name Gazpacho is of
Arabic origin and meals 'soaked bread.'
Note that 2 of the main ingredients, tomatoes and peppers, were not available until
after the discovery of the New World.
1) Preheat oven to 375ºF
2) Mash Bananas.
3) Add sugar and slightly beaten egg
4) Add the melted butter
5) Add the dry ingredients and mix until
just combined
6) Grease and line muffin pan
7) Fill muffin pan to the rim for large
muffins
8) Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly
golden brown on top
Yield
6 Large Muffins
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