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Head Secretary
Mrs. Paralovos
Board Chair
Mario Pascucci
Guidance Secretary
Mrs. Contardi
New Trustee
Shawn Xaviour
Brampton Wards 7-10
Budget Secretary
Mrs. Amatruda
Attendance Secretary
Mrs. King
Principal
Kevin Greco
Assistant Secretary(s)
Mrs. Curtis
Mrs. D’Amato
Vice Principals
Frances Campese
James Chambers
Anthony Marcellino
Library Technician
Mrs. Caroleo
Chaplaincy Team Leader
Tony Whelan
Director of Education
John Kostoff
Student Services
Corrine Maury (A-D’CRUZ)
Claudio DiFederico (DE-LE)
Alda Domingues (LI-RE)
Lina D’Onofrio (PI-Z)
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School Council Chairs
Mrs. Lianne Fernandes
Mrs. Kathryn Cespite
Newsletter Editors
Frances Campese
Josef Constantino
Newsletter Publisher,
Design & Layout
Josef Constantino
Superintendent of Schools
Les Storey
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Principal’s Message
Welcome to the February edition of Paws and Reflect! We have had another great
semester full of wonderful events and opportunities here at d’Youville. You will see
many of these as you read the contents of this newsletter.
Our Black History Month Committee has been very busy preparing for the weeks
ahead. Among the many daily activities planned, d’Youville will host a special theatrical
presentation called Railway to Freedomand engage with guest speakers Maestro Fresh
Wes and Football Legend, Chuck Ealey. We are very proud to also announce that on
February 27th we will be taking the entire student population and staff to see the movie
Selma at Trinity Common. We believe this will be an outstanding learning opportunity
for all of our students and a sign of solidarity to the larger community that we all share
the same belief that all humans have the God given right to equity, freedom and dignity.
Our Chaplaincy Team led by Mr. Whelan, will continue with our theme of “Exploring Paths of Joy” as our focus for our
Pastoral Plan. Staff and students have participated in many faith based activities centred on this theme and over 800
students have already participated in a full-day Retreat. We have many more events planned for semester two.
Once again this year in second semester all of our Catholic schools will be implementing the Catholic Community Culture
and Caring School Climate Survey. A randomly generated list of approximately 400 students will be surveyed. The
results of this survey will help the school identify areas for growth under the topics of student safety and wellbeing,
Bullying Prevention and inclusivity. The survey implementation period is February 17 through March 6.
The d’Youville community would like to welcome back Mrs. Deslauriers, Mrs. Tsafkopoulos and Mrs. D’Souza who will
be returning to our teaching staff this February.
Congratulations to all students and staff on a fantastic first semester and good luck and best wishes in semester two.
Mr. K. Greco
Chaplains Message
What is the purpose of Catholic Education? Archbishop J. Michael Miller wrote that “The specific
purpose of a Catholic education is the formation of young people who will be good citizens of this
world, loving God and neighbor and enriching society with the leaven of the gospel, and who will
also be citizens of the world to come, thus fulfilling their destiny to become saints.” Do you believe we are all called to be good citizens and saints? I do. Let’s set our expectations high.
There is a new banner in our school near the front entrance. It has some images relating to the
Ontario Catholic Graduate Expectations. These are a list of what we hope for our graduates of the
Catholic school system. We hope that the Catholic Graduate will be the following: a discerning
believer, an effective communicator, a reflective and creative thinker, a collaborative contributor, a
caring family member, a responsible citizen and a self-directed and responsible life-long learner.
On the school’s web page (www.dpcdsb.org/DYOUV) under “Our Faith” there will soon be a
questionnaire you can use to evaluate how you rate yourself on each of the fifty-two Catholic
Graduate Expectations.
All of the activities we do here at St. Marguerite d’Youville aim to achieve these goals, from academics to sports, as well as liturgies, retreats and all of our extra-curricular activities. Our hope is
expressed by the words of Jesus: “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love; just
as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in His love. These things I have spoken to
you so that my JOY may be in you, and that your JOY maybe made full.” (John 15:10-11)
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HOPE FOR HAITI
IN SUPPORT OF THE ST. JOSEPH FAMILY, HAITI
-all handmade by local Haitian artisans and members of the St. Joseph Family-
Item
Description
Donation
Children of the WorldMetal Art
Large-9 available
19” Diameter
Reduced to
$45.00
Christmas Joy-Metal Art
Large-8” x 7”
7 available
Wall hanging
$20
Cross with Many FacesMetal Art
Small-8” x 9”
7 available.
Wall hanging
Reduced to $15
Broken Wings Missions Inc. is a registered Canadian non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide relief from the hardships experienced by impoverished children in
Haiti through the provision of housing, food, education and health care.
In 2004, 2006 2009 and 2010, 2012
the Dufferin Peel CDSB high schools
and Broken Wings Mission Inc. hosted
the Resurrection Dance Theater of Haiti
as part of a fundraising and social justice initiative. The RDTH brought their
creative story to students, staff and the
local GTA community to help celebrate
Haiti and to support all the children
cared for through fundraising efforts.
The RDTH were also part of the WYD
2002 celebrations in Toronto.
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Children at Wings of Hope celebrating….building has begun on their new
wheelchair accessible home. The children and staff have been staying in
temporary residence since the 2010
earthquake.
Thank you for your prayers and for
your generosity.
Cheques Payable to:
Broken Wings Mission Inc.
Memo: Haiti Artifacts
Mail to: Deidre Pereira.
4470 Tucana Court, Apt. 703,
Mississauga ON L5R 3K8
To place an order/see artifacts please
contact: pereiradeidre@yahoo.ca
Except for t-shirt order please make
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English Department News
Accelerated Reader Program and Contest a Huge
Success!
This semester as part of the grade 9 and 10 English
curriculum and to assist with Literacy Test Preparation, the
junior level English classes were challenged to read novels
of their choice to earn points as a part of the Accelerated
Reader Program. Referred to as A.R. by staff and students,
this reading program is facilitated by the Teacher-Librarian,
Ms. Andreacola and Library Technician, Mrs. Caroleo who
give the students a tutorial on how the program works,
administer the STAR Reader quiz to gauge reading levels
and explore the benefits of improving reading skills.
This year, the English Department held a contest to
encourage our students to earn their 10 or 15 A.R. points.
We are proud to say that our junior level semester one
English classes earned a grand total of 7096.8 Accelerated
Reader points, which is A LOT of reading. The Top Grade
9 readers are Chiamaka Anyaso with 101.9 points and
Michelle Bouchard with 226.4 points. The Top Grade 10
readers are Emily Da Silva with 122.7 points and Kean
Pueda with 269.9 points. The top grade 9 classes are: Ms.
Martins’ period 4 class, Ms. Kosuta’s period 1 class, and Mr.
Middlemiss’ period 4 class. The top grade 10 classes are Mr.
Dietrich’s Period 1 class and Ms. Martins’ Period 1 Class. All
students who earned their 10 or 15 points received a
certificate from their teacher and a breakfast voucher from
the Principal, Mr. Greco.
T. Duke
English Department Head
Literacy Preparation at St. Marguerite d’Youville
The St. Marguerite d’Youville Literacy Committee has been
preparing the grade 10 students this semester using a variety
of strategies including: subject specific Literacy Monday
workbook activities, and Mock Test completion and early
After-School Literacy registration for at-risk students. It is
strongly recommended that ALL grade 10 students sign up
for the free Literacy Prep Classes. All those who are
interested can pick up the letter and registration form in the
library. Forms for the After-School Literacy Classes will be
collected from Monday, February 2nd – Friday, February
6th. Classes begin after-school the week of February 9th and
continue until the week of the Ontario Secondary School
Literacy Test which is on Thursday March 26th, 2015.
OSSLT Parent information Night will be held on
Wednesday February 25th, 2015 at 6:30 pm and all
parents are welcome.
T. Duke and D. Andreacola
A.C.C.E.S.S.
This semester has been an eventful one! Our A.C.C.E.S.S. students have been working hard towards meeting
all of their personal and academic goals. In addition to “cooking” things up with Ms. Monticciolo and her
hospitality class, our students lived out gospel values and fed their souls by handing out lunches to the
homeless in downtown Toronto. Students prepared a hearty meal, toiletries and socks. In our Expressing
Aboriginal culture art course, students put their sewing skills to use by creating their own moccasins.
A.C.C.E.S.S. travelled to a Brampton job fair and learned valuable resume and job application skills.
Academically, our students enrolled in the science program, furthered their knowledge of the human systems
by performing a dissection on our frog “Lily”. We accomplished a lot this semester and wish our students who
have successfully completed the program all the best in their future endeavors. As we prepare for semester
two, we look forward to welcoming our new students!
Mrs. Brum-Porto, Mrs. Costa-Pellico and Ms. D’Souza
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Social Sciences
This year grade 9 students participated in the Canadian Geography Challenge.
The challenge is Canada’s largest student geography competition. It has reached
almost 500 schools, with more than 2 million students acoss Canada participating.
This is d’Youville’s 4th annual run at the competition, with close to 200 students
participating.
The challenge begins at the classroom level where students answer a series of
questions that push the limits of their geographic skills. On Wednesday January
7th, the top ten students progressed to compete at the school level challenge. The
finalists were filled with excitement as their fellow classmates watched and
cheered them on throughout the competition. Zachary Singh has been awarded
St. Marguerite d’Youville’s School Champion. Zachary will go on to compete at
the provincial/territorial level. We wish him the best of luck!
The Geography Challenge Committee would like to thank all of the students for their hard work, excellent
effort and participation in the competition. We look forward to continue this tradition next year at
d’Youville.
Diana Cotroneo
School Champion:
Zachary Singh with Mrs. Cotroneo
Top: Mr. Di Lorenzo, Ms. Abbatangelo, Job
Varghese, Gurnishaan Brar, Gaurav
Dhaliwal, Margaret Rodrigo, Ashley
Lemagueresse, Vanessa Tomic, Serena
Macri, Mrs. Cotroneo
Bottom: Ms. Smith, Malcom Cartwight,
Joshua Clark, Zachary Singh, Ms. Gregori,
Mrs. Ruszkowski
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In the world of Science…
In the body systems biology unit, our grade 10 students got the opportunity to
look at little bit closer at the frog during the class dissection. They were able to
observe the different organs in the circulatory, digestive, and respiratory
systems and how they all interconnect to function as a whole.
Grade 12 Biology students created toys in the hopes of selling to “Mastermind Toys Company” that depicts a
type of genetic technology. Check out the sheep and its clone baby as well as the manipulating bacteria
interactive puzzle shown in the images.
In grade 9 science, students got the chance to dissect a barn owl pellet that contained regurgitated bones.
They were then able to identify the species that the owl ate at its last feeding to create a food web of the
ecosystem.
All grade 11 senior science classes hosted a career session for all grade 10 science students. Each grade 11
student prepared a presentation about a career in the science field and the grade 10s had the opportunity to
learn about all of the options available to them in their future. It was a great success and the grade 10s were
inspired by the motivation and interests of their peers.
Our d’Youville Science Exploravision team has been busy working on developing a new design for a new and
improved spacesuit! It’s powered by quantum dot photovoltaics imbedded in self-annealing polymers. The
team consists of Angel Ly, Janhavi Patel, and Justina Szczypinski. The submissions are due at the end of
January, and we wish the team great success and luck!
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Multicultural Marketplace 2014
On Wednesday, November 26th 2014, St. Marguerite d'Youville S.S. in Brampton transformed their cafeteria and
matrix into a cultural extravaganza. They hosted their biennial Multicultural Marketplace Night, showcasing 21
countries spanning over 4 continents. The evening began with an Olympic style flag procession, followed by a
culturally inspired fashion show and dance performance. For the remainder of the event students, families,
staff and community members explored the 'marketplace', where they sampled regional specific cuisine, viewed
and experienced cultural artifacts and interacted with over 150 cultural ambassadors. It was the largest cultural
event at d'Youville this year, with over 500 people in attendance. Over $1600 was earned from ticket sales that
evening and will be donated to ShareLife. Preparations are underway for 2016, when we will bring the
'Marketplace' back. An amazing time was had by all.
Josef Constantino, Chair
Multicultural Marketplace 2014
Graduation News 2015
counselor by March 27th, 2015) and must have
successfully completed the Ontario Literacy Requirement.
Grad Mass for the Class of 2015 has been scheduled for
Wednesday, June 24th at 10:30 a.m. at St. Marguerite
d’Youville Roman Catholic Church at the corner of
Sandalwood and Torbram in Brampton. All members of
the Class of 2015 and their parents are invited and
encouraged to attend and Grads will each be given a
commemorative gift after mass.
The Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2015 will be
held June 24th, beginning at 4:00 pm at the Embassy
Grand in Brampton at the corner of Queen Street and
The Gore Road.
Students are reminded that in order to be eligible to
graduate they MUST complete 40 hours of Community
Service (these must be handed in to your guidance
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Graduation application forms are now available on the
school website under graduation information and a nonrefundable fee of $100.00 will be collected on Monday
January 12th and Tuesday January 13th after school.
Students in Co-op and OYAP are reminded that they
must remain informed of the deadlines set for
Graduation. The School Website will contain all pertinent
information and deadlines for Grad and will be updated
regularly. The Grad Committee cannot be responsible for
disseminating information to students not in the school.
Timelines are equally applicable to all students. The
school website is available at www.dpcdsb.org/DYOUV
Ms. Raposo and Ms. Andreacola
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Student Services
Registration for the 2015-2016 school year is
now complete. If your son or daughter has
not registered for the upcoming school year
they must come to guidance A.S.A.P. to pick
up a registration form. Registration can be
completed at any time in the guidance
office. Verification forms will be sent home
the week of March 2nd. Please check over
course selections and personal information
carefully. Students will have the week of
March 2nd to March 6th to request any
course changes.
Personal information
changes can be made directly on the
verification sheet.
If no changes are
required please keep the forms for your
records.
Grade twelve students who are planning to
attend college or university in the fall have
hopefully completed the application
process. Applications deadlines for equal
consideration has ended.
Colleges and
universities will continue to accept
applications throughout second semester so
don’t delay if that is your destination come
September.
d’ Y Prom 2015
The 2015 Prom will take place on Monday, June 22, 2015 at the
Embassy Grand Convention Centre, 8800 The Gore Rd in Brampton.
Reception begins at 6:00 pm and will run until 7:00 pm, afterwards
doors will be closed.
Students will not be allowed re-entry if they leave the premises.
Prom will end at midnight.
Students and guests must present their photo identification for
admittance.
Tickets will ONLY be on sale Tuesday, February 24 &
Wednesday, February 25 after school in the cafeteria.
Students are encouraged to submit the photos for the prom slideshow
to dyprom2015@hotmail.com.
For prom updates please visit the school’s website on a regular basis.
The school website is www.dpcdsb.org/DYOUV
The Prom Committee
d’Youville
Manufacturing
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Academic Resource Department
The Academic Resource Department welcomed many new Grade nines this year. Our
grade 9 Learning Strategies (GLE 101) courses supported students transition into
high school by helping them with time management skills, introducing new forms of
assistive technology, exploring their Learning Style and career interests using the
myBlueprint program and modeling for students how to self-advocate their learning
needs. Students were encouraged to use the Resource room after class lessons or during
lunch to practice the strategies they have been taught in GLE.
We encourage students to continue taking this course in Grade 10 (GLE201) to complement their courses and help them
prepare for the literacy test (OSSLT) next year. Our goal this year is to have the majority of our students using the assistive
technology, Texthelp: Read and Write for their assignments, tests, exams and the Literacy test. It is a program that aids
the students learning and includes: text to speech software, a predicting tool for spelling and a dictionary to clarify
unfamiliar terms, plus many more useful writing and researching tools. On November 4 th and December 9th we held
assistive technology training sessions to help familiarize students with these tools. Many students have expressed the
usefulness of Texthelp and have requested to use this format for their upcoming exams. The best part is that they are also
able to download the program for FREE at home. Please contact the Department Head, Mrs. Pincente (ext. 79138),
if you are interested in a copy of this program for your child.
Our ASD Diploma Support Program welcomed a new Child and Youth Worker (CYW), Ms. Walter, this year. She has
supported the emotional and social needs of the students in the program while Mr. Gumulka managed the students’
programming and transition needs. This upcoming semester, Mr. Snihura and Ms. Gregori will be assisting as ASD Resource
teachers. We plan on holding a networking session and social for parents and students this spring.
Parents/guardians of identified students received Individual Education Plans (IEP) for their children in mid-October,
which outlined the accommodations students are entitled to get for instructional, environmental and assessment needs. It
is important that you review the IEP with your child and contact their Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT) if you
have any questions or concerns.
This semester, IEPs will be sent home by Friday March 13 th 2015. Some students will need to also return a signed
waiver if this is a year that an Identification Placement Review Committee (IPRC) meeting can be waived for your child.
All Grade 12 identified students will have an IPRC meeting held this year and will not receive a waiver. Further
information about the May IPRC meetings will be given closer to the date. If waivers are not returned, an IPRC must be
held for the student. Please return them by March 27th to assist us in coordinating meetings.
This upcoming semester we welcome a new teacher into Special Education at d’Youville, Ms. Anderson, from the
Mathematics department. She will teach a GLE-201 and be in the Resource room as well. She will be responsible for the
caseload for last names F to H. The remaining caseloads are as follows: Ms. Ceci (A-E), Mrs. Pincente (I-O, Vision,
Hearing, Phys./Med) and Ms. Dodemont (P-Z).
We wish our students continued success throughout the new semester and are blessed to serve such an exceptional group
of students on a daily basis.
L. Pincente, Department Head of Academic Resource Department
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Theology Department
At this transitional time between semesters, it’s a good reminder to pause and reflect on our school theme: “Pathways to
Joy”. After experiencing the busyness of CPTs and exams, we can now focus on the new beginnings of the second
semester and going forward in the true spirit of joy:
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace” (Romans 15: 13).
We are pleased to offer an upcoming excursion for Gr. 11 students to visit various places of worship and more details will
follow regarding the Grade 12 overnight retreat in late March. We would like to thank the following religion teachers for
their dedication and service to our school community: Mr. Denyszyn, Mr. Finaldi, and Ms. Kresnik.
We wish them all the best in their future endeavours.
P.I.P. ADVENTURES: EAT, PRAY & LOVE
The Planning for Independence (P.I.P) class has managed to strike a balance with work,
prayer and play this semester. Mr. Snihura and Ms. Gregori did a fabulous job as first-time
PIP teachers, and enriched the program as they focused on digital literacy methods,
computer reading programs and outdoor adventures. Presently, the class is working on a
Winter birds unit, having just finished an extensive Native people’s unit. The weekly
business of laminating, recycling, shredding, kitchen details and gardening was still a
commitment that the class maintained for the school. Most of our experienced students also
have the responsibility of work placements at Freshco and Walmart and are doing an
excellent job at these community businesses.
Mr. Snihura has brought the outdoor experience alive for our students. His love
for the outdoors is contagious and the P.I.P. class had had great experiences at
Silver Creek and Crawford Lake this semester. These adventures also helped to
connect to the Native Art and spirituality unit, resulting in the class ending each
day in a community circle and passing a sharing stick around to sum up the
highlight of their day. For Christmas, the class was featured signing and singing the
song “Feed the World” which was aired on dYTV. Our nature- inspired Christmas
door was made of natural and recycled material and was decorated with handmade dream catchers.
The P.I.P. class has made their way to St. Marguerite d’Youville Church every Friday, despite the weather, using transit.
People from the church community have been impressed by their commitment and presented the class with a special social
after one of the Masses. On Wednesdays, Salvation Army also welcomes our class to help out the less fortunate in our
community. A trip to Gage Park on Remembrance Day taught the students the importance of honoring the fallen and still
active soldiers as they serve to keep our country safe and free.
A class that eats together, stays together. Pizza parties, picnics at Heart Lake and Loafer’s Lake,
enjoying Mr. Camara’s weekly recipe and savoring the chocolate we learned to make was so
much fun. But don’t worry, our Fall walks to the park, hiking in the woods, ROPSAA bocce &
bowling tournaments, touring the Royal Ontario Museum and playing floor hockey in the
matrix has kept us in tip-top shape.
Semester 2 we welcome back Mrs. D’Souza and say good bye to Ms. Gregori. We wish her
the best in Co-op and thank her for joining us in our adventures.
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d’Youville Drama
Greetings from d’Youville Drama! Can you believe it? It’s already semester 2! As
we settle in for the long ride ahead, why don’t we get caught up on all things
Drama?
Drama Classes
We would like to welcome the new students of the grade 9 and 10 Dramatic Arts classes to our creative
environment. We hope that they enjoy their experience in theatre arts as much as their peers before them.
In December, the semester one Junior/Senior Drama students made history in The Panther’s Playhouse. The class
performed in our first ever Drama Showcase Week. Audiences were treated to two original one-act plays
directed by our Senior Drama students. The first, Cabin 415, written by the talented Leanna Mirto and
Brianna Stewart, was a thrilling murder-mystery that kept the audience on the edge of their seats. The second
performance, C’est L’amour, penned by resident playwrights Sabrina Gomes and Ashley Eschavez, was a
romantic-comedy that left us with that warm fuzzy feeling inside. We are extremely proud of their directorial
debut, as well as the Junior students for their riveting performances. But as all good things come to an end, it is
time for us to bid the Senior Drama students adieu. We wish them all the best for the future and look forward to
seeing them at rehearsals for our spring production.
As we stated in the last issue of Paws & Reflect, we hope to see the return of the Drama - Film/Video course
next year. This is an exciting opportunity for students to become a part of television and movies at d’Youville. If
you have taken grade 9 or 10 Drama you already have the pre-requisite to take this course. If you are interested,
please see Mr. Paul in the theatre for details.
Field Trips
On Wednesday, March 4, semester one and fellow d’Youville Drama students will be taking in a performance of
the exhilarating, multi-award winning musical Once, based on the 2006 indie hit film of the same name. Set in
modern-day Dublin, Once is the story of a Guy who gave up on his music – and his love – and the Girl who
inspired him to dream again. We’ll fill you in on how our trip to the Ed Mirvish theatre goes in our next issue.
For those that missed this opportunity, we hope to book another trip to our favourite theatre company,
Soulpepper Theatre, to see one of their latest productions within the next couple of months. This trip will be
open to all Drama students and anyone involved in the spring production.
Extra-curricular News
Speaking of, casting for our upcoming spring production is complete. Though details are shrouded in mystery, a
few hints have emerged regarding the production – rehearsals will begin this month, and it looks like it’s going to
be a dark suspense-drama with a few surprises. We will update you as we learn more…
Until then, stay warm, and break a leg in semester 2!
N. Paul
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Link Crew Update
It has been a busy semester for Link Leaders. Amongst hosting Guys Night and Girls Night In, Link Leaders visited
Grade 9 classrooms to deliver three Academic Follow Ups throughout the semester. The visits focused on
understanding why people make the choices that they do and how others perceive the choices we make. Leaders
facilitated discussions to help grade 9’s understand the importance of using perception when making choices in
school and in life. Students also received information on which resources are available around the school in order to
assist in their success in grade 9. To help Grade 9’s prepare for their first set of high school exams, Link Leaders
organized “Cocoa and Cram” - a study session designed to help ease the stress and anxiety of exams. Students
worked closely with Link Leaders, having their questions answered and enjoyed hot chocolate and cookies.
Link leaders have also been paired with grade 9 students as a part of our Peer-Mentorship Program. This program
allows many grade 9 students the guidance and one-on-one support in order to be successful; Link Leaders have
developed a strong rapport with their protégé and have worked very collaboratively to ensure development and
growth.
Once again, we will be offering a Link Crew Course for grade 11 students next year! We will be conducting
interviews in February to select the Link Leader Team.
M. Brum-Porto, P. McAllister, K. McMullin, E. McPhee
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The Panther’s Den wraps up Semester One
This semester has been a successful semester for the grade 11 marketing class. Spiritwear and the new Popcorn machine
have been successful additions to the product mix. Students have been working hard to promote d’Y’s spiritwear. The
Panther’s Den now sells short and long sleeve d’Y t-shirts. The short sleeve t-shirts are priced at $10.00 and the long sleeve
shirts are priced at $15.00. Students can fill out an order form at any time and submit it to Mrs. Marasovic in the Business
Office.
The week before Christmas the students had a special Christmas promotion happening at the Panther’s Den called “The
Santa Special 2 for $2.00”. Santa Claus loves his favorite treat, cookies and milk so the d’Y students decided to sell
chocolate milk and Christmas cookies to d’Y students.
Grade 11 Marketing students worked hard painting banners, decorating the store, creating print ads and displaying them
around the school. Congratulations on a successful Christmas Promotion!!! The school store closed January 15 th and will
be reopening next semester in February. See you at the Panther’s Den!
Grade 10 Introduction to Business
The Grade 10 Business students are ready for the Dragon’s Den! These young entrepreneurs all competed in the annual
Young Entrepreneurs Dragon’s Den competition. These students had amazing product ideas like a convertible shoe, a
women’s shoe that converts from a flat into a high heel, innovative padding for football players called Grid Iron, and the
first ever Spanish bakery in Brampton.
First place was awarded to Rachel Doummar and Sara Padovan with the Student Chip card that acts as a bank card at
school. Second place was awarded to Zachary Fernandes and Manjot Gill. They invented the “Dirty Strap” which acts as
soccer cleat sole that is removable allowing athletes to shake off the excess dirt and soil that gets stuck in an athlete’s cleat.
Third Place was a tie between partners, Latonya Banton and Kara Peterkin, and Daniel Miller and Donneal Kerr.
Congratulations to all the students for their innovative business ideas! These students will be competing in the “Young
Entrepreneurs, Make Your Pitch” provincial competition. Good luck!
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AAAA OFSAA Senior Boys Volleyball
In November d’Youville hosted the best AAAA Senior Boys Volleyball in the province, along with Louis Arbour, Brampton
Christian, and Mayfield. Students from d’Youville had an opportunity to volunteer to help host the OFSAA tournament.
Hayden Canning and Josephina Campanella on the microphone introduced team line ups and coaching staff, while other
students called lines, swept the court during time outs and sold ticket at the door. Staff and students took in some intense
volleyball matches and were impressed by the skills of the participating schools! Thanks to all those students who
volunteered their time to make it a success!
E.McPhee
Winter Athletics
The winter sports season is underway and approaching the play off season. The senior boys’ basketball teams overall
record to date is 21-4, and they are currently in first place in the North division. Tournament wins for the senior boys’
basketball team include a victory at Cameron Heights and 2 nd place finishes at the Mark Walton Invitational, and the St.
Benedicts Saints Invitational. The Junior Boys Basketball Team captured the Junior Boys Rim Rocker Tournament title
defeating St. Roch. The Junior Boys overall record is 29-3 and they are currently in first place in the North.
The girls’ volleyball team have also been having league play success with the juniors girls capturing first place with a big
win over Aquinas in a battle to 3 sets. The senior girls are sitting in third place with a 4-2 league play record. In semester 2
the senior girls will participate in a tournament at d’Youville and then travel to the All Catholics Senior Girls Volleyball
Tournament in Hamilton in order to help prepare them for the road to play offs!
On the ice the Varsity Boys Hockey Team is currently 1-6 and are working towards improving their record in their last few
league games in second semester. The Senior Girls Curling Team is currently 2-1 and sitting in third place. The senior boys
are 1-2 and tied for 4th place.
As second semester approaches students will have an opportunity to try out for the spring sports teams that include
Varsity Girls Rugby, Junior Boys Soccer, Senior Boys Soccer, Varsity Girls Soccer, Varsity Boys Lacrosse, Track & Field,
Varsity Girls Slo-pitch, and Varsity Boys Baseball.
For more updates following @dYAthletics
E. McPhee
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Senior Boys Volleyball
The senior boys’ volleyball team had
a very successful season finishing in
first place in their division with 16
wins and only 2 losses in ROPSSAA
competition. Coaches McAllister and
Di Lorenzo are very proud of all
team members. Best of luck goes out
to graduating players E than
Mortlock, Michael Dike, Joshua
D’Lima, Joshua Faria, and Arun
Sookdeo. Grade 11’s Stefano
Anastasio, Boddy Chauhan, Cruz
Coronel, Savio Joseph, Naveen
Perera, and Nicholas Virdo all
contributed to the team’s success this
season. Thanks to our managers Rene
Ramsawak and Rana Srouji!
Junior Boys Volleyball
The Junior Girls Volleyball team have
had an excellent start to the 20142015 season. There are 4 returning
players which include Captain Alyssa
Hainey, Deneesha Piyasena, Jenae
Downes, Andrea Vera Melgarejo.
Grade 10 newcomers Ayana Gooden,
Akilah Stewart and Vera Wilson have
quickly become dominant hitting
players and rounding out the team
are the hard working grade 9’s who
have adapted well and have shown a
lot of dedication to the team:
Luxshala Govinda Rajan, Patrisha
Shiga, Maria DaSilva, Elinor Delellis,
Alessandra Agostino, and Aingele
Campbell-Stewart
Also appreciated is the help of
managers Nicholas Travalja, Zoltan
Gothard, Kawon Schobourgh and
Josh Scarafile.
The Panthers have participated in 2
tournaments where everyone played
and even coaches from other teams
give praise to the level that the
Panthers are at. They were successful
in our own St. Marguerite d’Youville
Junior Girls volleyball tournament.
The team was split in half and both
teams made it to the semi-finals!
They continue to dominate in league
games and are proudly sitting in first
place of the North East Division with
a perfect 5-0 record. The Panthers
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have secured a spot in the playoffs
and have one more important game
against rival team Aquinas. Coaches
Moynihan and DiSanto are amazed
at how successful the team has been
and have set high expectations for
the Panthers. Good luck girls!
selected by submitting an application
and essay on her future career
ambitions.
SHSM Heath Care and
Sport: End of Term
January 2015
Specialist High Skills Major health
care students and sport students
participated in a SHSM recruitment
night in early February. Grade 10
students and their parents filled the
auditorium to learn about the SHSM
program for the 2015-2016 school
year. Our current SHSM students
talked about their experiences in
SHSM, and how their COOP and
certifications and trainings have
enhanced their skill sets and
application process for college and
university. Many grade 10 students
attended and now have applied to
the SHSM program for 2015-2016.
The health care students in grade 11
successfully completed Suicide
Prevention Training through the
Safe Talk organization.
These
students obtained skills and training
in mental illness and will be able to
help others who may be in crisis.
The sport students successfully
completed fitness training with
LEBERT fitness training systems.
SHSM students participated in
various conditioning, training drills
and exercises that can be utilized in a
training or fitness facility.
This
training is a valuable industry
certification.
Both SHSM sport and health care
students also got the opportunity to
attend a sport science seminar at the
Air Canada Centre through the MLSE
organization. 40 students got to
attend a game and learn with
industry experts on how to one day
land a job with a professional sports
team. Grade 12 student Alesia Russo
was also granted a mentorship
opportunity with the Raptor
organization after being carefully
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Healthcare
Disease outbreaks, microscopes, taking vital signs, first aid CPR, assisting in minor surgery, throat swabs.
Sound interesting? These are just a few of the topics our d’Y Healthcare students have focused on this
semester. Like working with your hands and being on your feet? Healthcare classes at d’Youville offer
opportunities to learn real skills that are used in the healthcare field every day! Let’s hear what some of our
graduating grade 12 healthcare students had to say…
“Healthcare has helped me develop new skills I never thought I would have developed before. Not only has
it been great motivation in further exploring different ways of providing care for others, but also it has
provided me the knowledge and leadership skills I need in order to work in a healthcare setting as a medical
professional.”
- Daniel Campagna
“Taking healthcare has allowed me to develop my passion for the medical field. I have recently been
accepted to Wilfrid Laurier University for health sciences! Thanks to the healthcare team!
-Himanshi Khurana
“I recommend healthcare for anyone who has a love for caring for others in need of help, and most
importantly, a love for medicine.”
-Chassidy Simon
“Healthcare has helped me to understand and expose myself to medical terminology. Shout out to Mr.
McAllister and Ms. Kurpaska for giving me the best health care experience!”
- Roshani Dalwadi
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Joshua & Jonathan DeSouza
Cross Country
Hunter Brown
Jr. Boys Football
Sebastian Gomes
Bocce
Brianna Stewart
Sr. Girls Basketball
Clemant Nti
Sr. Boys Football
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St. Marguerite d’Youville C.S.S.
St Marguerite d’Youville C.S.S.
10815 Dixie Road, Brampton ON L6R 2W5
Tel: 905.789.5560, Fax: 905.789.1143
WWW: http://www.dpcdsb.org/DYOUV/
Twitter: @dytweets.
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