June 2014
Vol. 14 Issue 4
St. Marguerite d’Youville S.S. School Newsletter
Another Great Year!
St. Marguerite d’Youville S.S. • 10815 Dixie Road, Brampton Ontario Canada L6R 2W5
Tel: (905)789.5560 • Fax: (905) 789.1143
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St. Marguerite d’Youville S.S. ~ Spring 2014
Principal’s Message
Principal
Kevin Greco
Vice Principals
Anthony Marcellino (A-F)
James Chambers (G-O)
Frances Campese (P-Z)
Chaplain
Tony Whelan
Student Services
Corrine Maury (A-DaSilva)
Claudio DiFederico (Date-Ki)
Alda Domingues (Kn-Pr)
Lina D’Onofrio (Pu-Z)
Head Secretary
Mrs. Paralovos
Guidance Secretary
Mrs. Contardi
Budget Secretary
Mrs. Amatruda
Attendance Secretary
Mrs. King
Assistant Secretary
Mrs. D’Amato
Assistant Attendance Secretary
Ms. Erminia Frisoli
Director of Education
John Kostoff
Superintendent of Schools
Les Storey
Trustee
Scott McLauchlan
School Council Chairs
Liane Fernandes
Janice Gordon
Newsletter Editors
Peter Yan
Frances Campese
School Motto:
To Trust, To Risk,
To Love, To Serve
Congratulations on another
great year at d’Youville!!!
A special congratulations goes out to all of
our graduates. We know you will make a
positive contribution to our world. Good
luck as you all move on to the next stage in
your lives. Our hope is that all of you
continue to be good and caring citizens of the
world, loving God and neighbour.
Our community has had many
accomplishments again this
year. Teachers and students have
done great things in classrooms, in
ROPSSAA sports, in our Arts
programs and all of our clubs and
activities. Green-force has lived up
to their pledge and has achieved
Ontario Eco-school GOLD
Certification for the third year in a
row. We are reducing our carbon
footprint and educating our
community
in
living
sustainably. Over this school year
we have contributed generously to
three very successful outreach
campaigns. Together we raised
$15, 000 for Share Life at our
annual Walkathon, raised $7,000
for Women’s Cancer Research and
another $6,000 for “Jessica’s”
fundraiser.
The d’Youville
community has met our goal of
serving in the love of Christ this
year.
school enjoys with our parent
community allows students to
meet their full potential and fully
experience all that high school has
to offer.
I want to thank our Catholic
School Council and our entire
parent community.
The
collaborative relationship our
Have a safe and enjoyable
summer!
Finally, I would like to extend a
huge thanks to our dedicated
staff. Through the dedication and
commitment of our staff,
d’Youville can offer an outstanding
academic program and an
exhaustive list of clubs, teams and
other co-curricular activities.
I wish all our families a wonderful
and restful summer break. We
look forward to seeing you back in
September, refreshed and eager to
begin another great year at
d’Youville.
Don’t forget to follow us on
Twitter at www.twitter.com/
dytweets and visiting our webpage
atwww.dpcdsb.org/DYOUV.
Mr. K. Greco
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Chaplain’s Message
Thanks to d’Y staff and students for an amazing school year. Our school continues its
strong traditions and just keeps getting stronger.
One example is the trip to Ottawa to join the March for Life. We filled a bus with fifty
students this year. We made our presence felt at the March for Life. After the march we
went to Montreal to visit the place where St. Marguerite d’Youville served the poor in the
18th century. I believe that she would be smiling on these students who continue her legacy of trying to create a just society, one where our most vulnerable are protected.
We had just celebrated mass for Catholic Education Week the day before leaving on this
trip. On the bus ride home we decided it was a good time to start preparing the upcoming end of the year liturgy. We talked about making the liturgy one of thanksgiving for a
great year, and someone suggested we invite students and staff to tweet what it is they are
thankful for. Ms. Raposo went on d’YTV on the next school day and invited all to say
what they are thankful for at #thankstody. Apparently many are very thankful - we were
even trending in Canada!
The end of the year liturgy was a great success. The tweets were shared as many stood up
and shouted what they were thankful for. One unique thing about this liturgy was that it
was completely student led. They called the congregation to order, led the songs, readings, the petitions, and gave the witness talks. Completely student led - I have never seen
that in my thirty-one years as a teacher. Extraordinary!
We really do have much to be thankful for. Thanks so much to all the staff and students
who make St. Marguerite d’Youville a great place to be. May God bless all with a wonderful summer, and I pray especially for all staff and students who will not be with us next
year. Next year d’Youville will celebrate our twentieth anniversary - maybe we will see
you at the celebration.
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What do drums, incense, and a Torah
scroll from World War 2 have in common?
They were just some of the sights and
sounds experienced by Mrs. Bryant, Mrs.
Moriarty and 44 grade 11 World Religion
students on April 23. We were thrilled to
tour the Fo Guang Shang (Buddha’s Light)
Buddhist Temple and Solel Synagogue in
Mississauga. These religious and cultural
centres opened their doors to open our
minds. As a Catholic school that embraces
all faiths, we were privileged to hear the
first-hand experiences and witness the
practices of these religious and cultural leaders.
The Catholic faith
teaches that all paths lead to God
and we were blessed to walk the
beautiful paths of these 2 places of
worship.
Namaste & Shalom.
As our semester comes to an end,
we want to thank all the teachers in
the Theology department for their
strong commitment and dedication
to our students through the Religious Education curriculum and involvement in extra-curricular activities. We extend best wishes to the
following teachers in their continued vocation of teaching: Ms. Del
Duca, Mr. Denyszyn, Ms. Dolson,
Ms. Fresco, Ms. Kitunen, Mr.
McMullan and Ms. Raposo.
We wish everyone a restful and joyful summer filled with God‘s love.
St. Marguerite d’Youville S.S. ~ Spring 2014
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Student Services
Course Selection 2014-2015
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Summer School
Summer School begins on July2nd and runs from
8:00am till 1:30pm Monday to Friday. Final walk in registration will be held on July 2nd at all summer school
locations starting at 10:30am. Walk-in spaces are extremely limited so arrive early.
Upcoming Events for 2014-2014
Tuesday October 21st. Awards Night
Tuesday November4th. Post- secondary Night
Congratulations!
To all our Graduates as they move on to College/
University/workplace.
To our Specialist High Skills graduates.
Course selection for the 2014 2015 school year is now
complete. Students will receive a copy of their timetable in homeroom on the first day of school. Students
who have not registered for the upcoming school year
but are still planning on returning to d’Youville must see
either their vice principal or a guidance counsellor
A.S.A.P to ensure courses are in place for September.
Graduates interested in returning for a fifth year must
see their vice principal.
To Ms. Lavallee as she undertakes new responsibilities
with other schools. Thanks for 10 years of supporting
d’Y students. You will be missed.
A -DaSilva Mrs. Maury
Ext. 79012
Date-Ki
Mr. DiFederico Ext. 79011
Kn-Pr
Ms. Domingues Ext. 79016
Pu-Z
Mrs. D'Onofrio Ext. 79010
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St. Marguerite d’Youville S.S. ~ Spring 2014
Greetings
from
d’Youville Drama
for one last time
this year! It’s been
a busy couple of
months here at our
newly
named
theatre,
The
P a n t h e r ’ s
Playhouse, so let’s
get to it!
Grade 10 CPT
d’Youville
Drama
Drama Classes
On
Wednesday,
April
30,
our
Drama
students
went travelled to
d o w n t o w n
Toronto to see
S o u l p e p p e r
Theatre’s
latest
production,
Of
Human Bondage, a
riveting
drama
based on the classic
s
e
m
i
autobiogra phical
novel by William
S o m e r s e t
Maugham.
The
actors
were
incredible in their
tragic roles. It was
a great experience where we had the
chance to see professionals perform and
bring what we learn about in class to the
stage.
their final performances in this year’s
Drama Showcase. After weeks of rehearsal,
the actors entertained the audience with a
selection of one act plays.
On Thursday, June 12, the Junior and The night was bittersweet, as the students
Senior Drama students took to the stage for were proud of their accomplishments, but
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sad for the end of the long journey. We
will miss our graduating grade 12 students
and wish them all the best for the future.
We look forward to the Junior students
carrying on the tradition next year. Anyone
interested in being a future student in the
Drama classes are encouraged to enroll.
The grade 9 or 10 Dramatic Arts classes are
open courses and there is no perquisite
required to take the course. You’ll have fun
learning to collaborate and express yourself
artistically, while creating memories that
will last a lifetime. We look forward to
seeing our former amateur performers as
they blossom into our stage veterans in our
junior and senior drama classes next year.
If you have any questions about Dramatic
Arts courses, you can visit Mr. Paul in the
theatre.
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loss, and family was
performed brilliantly
by our very talented
actors. It was also our
very first “non-musical
m u s i c a l ”
,
incorporating a live
band and many other
talented musicians and
singers. Bringing the
show together was the
hardworking
crew.
The
performances
were magical and we
enjoyed every moment
of it.
We have to
thank Mr. McMullen
once again for building
our most ambitious set yet, as well as Mr.
Marcellino and Mr. Greco for their dear
and dedicated efforts in their cameo roles.
We bid a fond farewell to some drama
veterans, but we look forward to
welcoming the many new and talented
students to our drama community. We
wish all our graduate actors and crew
members the best in the years to come.
We would like to acknowledge our staff,
our custodians, administration, and the
parents for their continuing support of the
performing arts here at d’Youville. We
strive to be creative and take on new
endeavours, and we hope that everyone
who joins us for a show leaves inspired and
entertained. Think about visiting us in The
Panther’s Playhouse next year - in the
audience, backstage, or perhaps on it. For
now, take a load off and enjoy the summer.
Go see a movie or a play - enjoy the arts.
Be safe and God bless.
In May, d’Youville Drama brought our
latest original production, UnSung, to The N. Paul
Panther’s Playhouse. The story of love,
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“The best candy shop a child can be left alone in, is Teen Summer Reading Challenge
the library.”
The Brampton Public Library is once again offering
― Maya Angelou
the Teen Summer Reading Challenge. The challenge is
Summer is here, but you don’t
for all Brampton Teens to read together TWO MILhave to close all of the books!
LION pages from June 1, 2014 to August 31, 2014.
The d’Youville Library works
You can read any book of your choice and enter your
closely with the Brampton Pubpage counts and personal reviews on the Brampton
lic Library who offer many
Public Library’s website. The Brampton Public Library
great programs aimed at teenwill award weekly prizes for the most number of pagagers from the Teen Reading
es read and the highest number of book reviews subChallenge to the Teen Movie
mitted. Last summer, the 20 d’Youville students who
Club where you will learn
participated read over 70, 000 pages.
about all the aspects of movie
making and collaborate with other teens to make Volunteer Opportunities
your very own film. Be sure to visit your branch or
Do you like hanging out at the public library and
visit www.bramlib.on.ca to find out more about
meeting new people? Do you still need your 40 comthese great programs to keep your mind active over
munity service hours? Then become a member of the
the summer.
Teen Library Council at the Brampton Public Library.
You will be able to promote library services for teens,
New Titles and Accelerated Reader
help plan events and contests and even have a say in
The library has plenty of new non-fiction books for
choosing teen titles, all while making a positive imyour assignments and new novels for pleasure readpact and gaining leadership skills. Visit your local pubing. If you are not sure what to read, see the library
lic library or online at BramptonLibrary.ca for more
staff for recommendations. The d’Youville library has
details.
books to suit everyone’s tastes! If there is a particular
title you would like to read, let us know and we will Have a great summer!
add your book to the suggested title list.
We wish the whole d’Youville community a safe and
We are in the process of adding new quizzes to our restful summer holiday and look forward to seeing
already extensive Accelerated Reader collection. You you in September. Good luck to our Class of 2014
do not have to be in a class to participate in Acceler- graduates as they embark on their new journey!
ated Reader. If you would like to challenge your
-D. Andreacola
reading skills, please see the library staff so you can
Teacher-Librarian
become a part of a program that can help you improve your reading comprehension and give you a
chance to win great prizes for collecting points.
White Pine Winner Announced
Did your favorite White Pine nominee win the 2014
White Pine Award? On May 14th 2014, the winner
was announced at the Festival of Trees ceremony at
Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre. Congratulations to
Lisa Harrington, author of Live to Tell. If you would
like to be part of the White Pine Book Club next
year, visit the library in October once the nominees
are released and join us. Happy reading!
Graduation Corner
Congratulations to all our graduates from
the class of 2014!
On behalf of all the staff here at St. Marguerite d'Youville, we wish you the very
best as you embark on this new chapter in
your lives.
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Academic Resource
Going with the Flow!
One thing our department is not afraid
of is change! Each person and learner is different
and we respond accordingly. We welcome new
experiences and always try new things or
strategies to help our students. We busily plan for
students as they start high school or help them
gain independence as they leave d’Youville on
their post-secondary journey.
In September, we are excited to
welcome some new students in the Planning for
Independence and the ASD Diploma Support
program. They have been touring our
school and visiting classes in order to
get a sneak peek of what high school
will be like. We also welcome Mr.
Snihura to our department as one of
our PIP teachers and Ms. Steinhofer
as a GLE teacher.
Sadly, we will be saying
good bye to Ms. Kazor and Ms.
Bennett as they will be transferred to
other schools in our Board. We also
thank Ms. O’Leary who joined our
team near the end of this semester to
fill in for Ms. Brugaletta. We hope
them all the best in their new roles.
As a result, students may
have a new Special Education
Resource teacher, who will continue
to monitor their progress, provide
academic strategies to teachers and
update their Individual Education
Plan. Learning and using the assistive technology,
Texthelp11, will be a focus next year and training
sessions will be embedded in the Learning Strategies
course to help with tests and the upcoming O.S.S.L.T.
2015.
Just recently, on June 11th and 12th, students
with an Individual Education Plan wrote the Grade 9
Math EQAO in the Resource room 112. Students
received additional time to complete this test, which
also serves as a portion of their course mark. We wish
them a successful outcome!
As we prepare for Semester 2 final examinations,
teachers, ERWs and case managers continue to help
students prepare for their exams. Students were
encouraged to sign up to write their exams in the
Resource room and/or use assistive technology to
support their learning needs. Academic Resource
teachers continue to promote and model selfadvocacy skills, especially in the area of utilizing
technology to empower students and provide them
with skills they can use while on their post-secondary
pathway.
Lastly, we would like to thank all the teachers,
support staff, administrators and parents for
supporting our department in our pursuit to serve
students during this busy time! We wish all our
students and staff a safe and well deserved break this
summer!!
L. Pincente
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Science Department News
The grade 10 science
students put their creative
ingenuity to work during
On May 8th, 36 students in
the Optics unit. Students
grades 9 through 12 attended
worked in groups to
the Science Olympics
construct solar cookers
competition at the University of out of recycled items
Guelph. We enjoyed a beautiful found around the school.
day filled with fun, friendly and Once the cookers were
challenging competition in the built, the students took
fields of exercise science,
them outside and
environmental science, physics, attempted to cook
biology, geography,
marshmallows and
mathematics, engineering and
hotdogs. It was tasty
computer science. Students
experience for all.
enjoyed their glimpse of life on
a university campus, including
the delicious food. Our Junior
Grade 9 and 11 science students
team of Nicholas, Jacob,
were excited this semester
Shanice and Erykah placed
building and launching their
second in the Great Spy Race – very own rockets. The grade 9
a GPS race around campus!
classes had an opportunity to
Congratulations to all
apply their knowledge of space
participants! See you next year. concepts designing their rockets
Best wishes to our graduating
for a longer flight time. The
grade 11's on the other hand
students!
were very busy during their
In the world of Science…
launch taking data using
altimeters they constructed to
assess their own rocket’s
performance. Rockets soared,
parachutes deployed and some
rockets came crashing down
with system failures; but fun
and learning was had by all!
We are looking forward to
engaging students in science next
year!
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St. Marguerite d’Youville S.S. ~ Spring 2014
St. Marguerite d’Youville’s SWAC Program (School Within A College) has been busy wrapping up its third successful year at Humber College. Thirty senior students from
our school participated in this unique opportunity to
complete their high school education and a full college
credit in an off campus experience that spanned the year.
At Humber SWAC students are fully immersed in college
life and have access to many of the services and events
that the college offers at no cost. The immersion of our
students in the college setting is truly a major key to their
success. Many students after having attended the program
are able to make a truly informed decision regarding their
future directions.
This year students participated in College Seminar and
Introduction to Sociology as part of Humber’s SWAC offerings. In College Seminar students took an introspective look at themselves in a college atmosphere and were taught many of the study skills and work habits necessary to make it in college. In Sociology students examined what makes society tick. They examined
different facets of class, gender, race, institutions, social status and deviant behavior that make up the world
we live in.
If you’re a student interested in completing your high school career off campus and test driving the college
experience, the SWAC program may be for you. Please see your VP or call Mr. Carreiro at 905-452-4828 for
more information. We are currently accepting applications for the 2014 and 2015 school year.
A. Carreiro
Congratulations d’Youville on achieving GOLD eco certification for a THIRD YEAR in a
row. It is all because of you, your commitments and all of your hard work.
Thank-you Green Force, our dedicated Eco Committee, led by Mr. McMullan and our entire staff and student community for this accomplishment. Two more GOLD years and we
will be able to achieve PLATINUM certification.
Special Appreciation goes out to Ms. Sbrocchi and Ms. Ruszkowski for Toner Recycling,
Ms. Pantaleo, Ms. D’Souza, our ERWs and the PIP students for recycling, Ms. Anderson for
Grounds Clean-up, Ms. Monticciolo for the Great Gulp Breakfast, Nihal Bahadir, Jay Patel
and the Custodial Staff for their ongoing support, Mr. Greco, the Admin. Team and the
Support Staff for all of their help and last but not least, the teachers who provided Eco Lessons, including Mr. Misasi, Mrs. Pantaleo, Ms. Sbrocchi, Mr. J. McMullan, Mr. Butkovic,
Mr. Ciummelli, and Mrs. Solorzano.
Thank-you and Way to go!!!
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St. Marguerite d’Youville S.S. ~ Spring 2014
The d’Youville All Day Alt-Ed program, now
known as the ACCESS Program (Alternative
Caring Community Empowering Student
Success) enjoyed a successful first year. Accessing all the resources in the school, the
board, even the Brampton and Mono business community, the students learned invaluable personal, social and business skills –
even cooking - on their way to graduation.
Thanks also to the Alt-Ed program at Loyola
and teachers, Ms. Mohipp and Mr. Beattie,
for hosting the special Aboriginal crafts and
drum ceremony presentations. Closer to
home, thanks to all the d’Youville teachers
who made the program possible, from volunteering to drive, supervise, and teach, as
well as sharing your resources. We could
not have been as successful without your
continued support. A special thank you goes
Many thanks to Ikea in Vaughan and Hock- out to our Student-Teacher Ms. Skyla Chagas
for going above and beyond the call of duley Valley Resort in Mono for treating our
ty. Teachers Ms. Costa-Pellico and Mr. Yan
students gratis to lunch, as well as teaching
them the ins and outs of the working world, wish all our students all the best. Please
come back and visit Room 320 anytime
sharing their company philosophy and adwith more stories of your continuing success.
vice for success.
J. Costa-Pellico and P. Yan
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;
2014
Athletic
Banquet
Award
Winners
Special Event Track & Field
Cross Country
Tennis
Jr. Football – Offence and Defense
Tiffany A.
Gurkaran B.
Pietro P.
D – Nicholas R.
O – Daikai T.
Sr. Football – Offence and Defense
D – Donovan G.
O - Damian H.
Jr. Girls Basketball
Sr. Girls Basketball
Jermeka C.
Thailayh P.
Jr. Boys Volleyball
Sr. Boys Volleyball
Hockey
Kevin O.
David M.
David M.
Jr. Girls Volleyball
Sr. Girls Volleyball
Thailyah P.
Lindsay M.
Curling
Jr. Badminton
Andrew E.
Anton G.
Sr. Badminton
Jr. Boys Basketball
Sr. Boys Basketball
Shiju J.
Kevin O.
Addy O.
Girls Rugby
B – Mimi H.
F – Veronica I.
Lacrosse
Softball
Connor P.
Irene D.
Baseball
Female Track & Field – Field
Josh S.
Vera W.
Female Track & Field – Track
Male Track & Field – Field
Junior Boys Soccer
Sr. Boys
Girls Soccer
Georgia C.
Joseph S.
Dequan T.
Temitope M.
Adrianna C.
Manager of the Year
Male Panther Pride
Brianna S.
Josh S.
Female Panther Pride
Male d’Y Leadership
Temisan A.
Ruvon T.
Female d’Y Leadership
Junior Male Athlete of the Year
Junior Female Athlete of the
Year
Male Athlete of the Year
Female Athlete of the Year
Jade C.
Kevin O.
Thailyah P.
David M.
Lindsay M.
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3 on 3 Basketball
On May 22nd the Leadership Class hosted the
annual 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. Many
d’Youville students came out to participate in
the event making it a great memory for all.
Twelve teams participated and all games were
very intense. Team Project X was able to come
in 1st place with an 8-5 victory after an intense
battle with the KubKillers. Congratulations to
the champions, Ayo Joseph, Preston Johnson
and Aaron Asante for being the winners of the
3 On 3 Basketball game. Taking the bronze
was team GloGang who came in 3rd. While the
games were very competitive, all players were
able to have fun. Thanks to all those who participated. We look forward to next year’s 3 on
3 tournament!
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Leadership
St. Marguerite d’Youville’s very own Leadership class
has had another phenomenal year! The students
demonstrated commitment, initiative and enthusiasm in planning great events for the school community. Memories were defiantly made as a class of 28
students started off as a blank canvas and came together to become a masterpiece of a team.
From the Lacrosse Buy In, Student Teacher Basketball Game, Dodgeball Tournament, to the Athletic
Banquet the leadership class was there for it all. We
kicked off second semester with our multiple stations
on Health and Wellness day, stations Active ‘R’ Wii,
blind fold taste testing, and mellow yoga were successful as our class managed to teach students the
importance of physical and mental health. We continued with tournaments, providing all d'Y students
with the opportunity to prove their skills in doge-
ball, futsal and basketball. As a class we also demonstrated our coordination skills zip lining and performing aerial challenges during our adventurous
field trip Treetop Trekking. Also, the leadership class
trip to Silver Creek Outdoor Center was focused on
communication and problem solving skills while collaborating in preparation for the school community
events.
To our graduating leaders, cherish the memories and
lessons you learned in leadership and put them to
use in the life after you leave the four walls of
d'Youville. To the class of 2014 may your lives be
filled with achievement, happiness and personal success.
By: Leadership Student Shannon P. & Mrs. McPhee
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This track and field team had an extremely successful
season. Athletes showed progress each week and
improved their overall personal best. ROPSAA medalists
include; Georgia Campbell gold medalist in both the 100m
and 200m sprints, Kevin O. gold medal and improving his
pb in triple jump, Vera Wilson gold medallist in both shot
put and javelin, Roberta A. silver in long jump, Jermeka C.
winning a bronze in 200m and silver in 100m. The junior
girls 4X100m relay winning gold and advancing to OFSSA
with a pb. The junior girls team included Jermeka C.,
Edna A., Thaliyah P. and Georgia C.. With all the
accomplishments, we hope that there are a many athletes
next season as there was this season. As we say
goodbye to the senior boys and senior girls we maintain
our excitement for next year’s season. Coaches Damiani,
Misasi, Ramos, and Brum are proud of every athlete!
By: Mrs. Brum and Leadership Student Avernell W.
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Junior Boys and Girls Badminton Team
Senior Boys and Girls Badminton Team
The Jr. Badminton team did a great job representing
d‘Youville. The junior co-ed badminton team had an overall good season and came 5th in their division. The badminton team participated in a post season tournament in
an individual competition and came out strong. On May
22nd the season came to an end, the coaches are very
proud of what they achieved this year, the players gave it
their best. A special recognition goes to Lisa J. and Harnoor
S. for coming close to being undefeated in singles. The
team did not make it to the playoffs but plan to improve
next year. Good luck!
This year’s senior badminton team did a great job preparing for the championship tournament. The senior badminton team played well at this tournament, with Harish B.
and Monica H. coming out strong in mixed doubles. Best
of luck to all the grade twelve players as they graduate and
leave St. Marguerite d’Youville this year. Coaches are
thankful and eager for the next season and anticipate a
great improvement.
By: Coach Gregori & Leadership Student Karen C.
The 2014 Varsity Boys Baseball team finished
their season with a record of 3-4. The boys
worked hard, had a good attitude, were always
hopeful and started every game on a positive
note. Special mention to Captain of the team
Joshua S., who encouraged the team to play
their hardest, and always had a good attitude
both on and off the diamond. Pitchers Nicholas
V., Anthony S. Ryan V., Tyler S., and Fateh did
an amazing job striking out as many opponents
as possible, and pitching their hardest every
chance they got. Having no grade 12’s on the
team, coaches Mr. Neto, and Mr. Mackenzie
hope to see everyone back on the team again
next season ready to pitch, hit, bunt, run and
steal their way to victory and hopefully make it
to ROPSSA and OFSSA. Team: Nicholas G., Nicolas G., Ajith J., Aqib K., Josh L., Tirth M.,
Joshua S., Anthony S., Fateh S., Tyler S., Nicholas V., and Ryan V.
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d’Y Dodge
On Friday May 9th, 2014 St. Marguerite
d’Youville’s Leadership Class hosted a dodge
ball tournament. The tournament was a great
success and big hit at d’Y. The tournament consisted of nine teams; BSL, Purple Cobras, Head
Hunters, Merceharies, Hittaz, Gratata, SiniGang, Gym Class Heros and GLOW GANG.
Each team gave it their all in every one of their
games, but four specific teams shined at the
tournament and made it to the semi-finals; BSL,
Gym Class Heros, Hittaz and Purple Cobras. The
semi-finals were very thrilling games with Hittaz
and Purple Cobras advancing to the finals, leaving BSL and Gym Class Heros with a fight for 3rd
place. The 3rd place game was very exciting and
the Gym Class Heros proved to be the better
team with a great victory. The finals were well
anticipated with the two best teams coming
together for a great match; Hittaz and Purple
Cobras. The finals were best two out of three,
with Hittaz and Purple Cobras showing no love
for each other, fighting for 1st place and the
prize. Hittaz showed they were the best team in
the tournament with two big wins against the
Purple Cobras in front of a big crowd in the
finals, taking 1st place and the title of 2014 d’Y
Dodge Champions!
By: Mrs. McPhee and Leadership Student Brandon L.
d’Y Futsal
On Wednesday, April 23 2014 the Leadership class
held d’Youville’s 3rd annual futsal tournament. The
tournament was a great success as students from all
grades participated and played competitively. A
total of 10 teams participated in the tournament:
BSL All Stars, Gunners FC, Luca FC, Chelsea, Dare to
Zlatan FC, Joga FC, The Squad, Fu Fu Slayerzzzz,
Juve City and Jamaica FC. All teams played suspenseful matches but 4 teams battled their way to
the semifinals. The semifinals were thrilling and exciting matches where the BSL All Stars came out
victorious against the Gunners FC and The Squad
defeated Luca FC. The two finalists were the BSL All
Stars and The Squad. These two teams played an
exhilarating final match where The Squad defeated
the BSL All Stars 5-3. The winners of the tournament included, Stefano, Naveen, Mariano, Francis
and Gary. The runners up in BSL All Stars included
Brandon, Nicholas, Liam, Gugsa and David. Both
teams received prizes for their solid performance.
Congratulations to the 2014 d’Y Futsal Champions
The Squad!
By Leadership student Gianluca M. and Mrs.
McPhee
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The Jr. Boys Soccer team of 2013-2014, demonstrated hard work and dedication which lead to a very
successful season. Team captain Dequan T. and
Coaches Butkovic, Di Lorenzo and Dietrich were
proud of their team’s performance as they made it
to ROPPSAA semi-finals. The boys smashed and
fought courageously to the top as they pummeled
through the ranks winning their games, with a strong
offensive league playing 6 games and scoring 20
goals, added with a tough defense allowing only 7
goals. As the boys made it to the quarter-finals and
won 7-4 against David Suziki S.S, the boy’s streak
ended with a defeat in
the semi-finals to St.
Marcenllinus 1-0. The
team looked young but
energetic and prepared
for every game as they
provided exciting soccer finishing the season
with 5 wins and only 1
lose. Keep up the good
work and best of luck
next year. Coach Butkovic and Leadership student
Anjali N.
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Varsity Girls Soccer
The varsity girl’s soccer team had many new faces as well as familiar faces returning for the 2014 season.
The girls got off to a very good start winning their first two games; 9-4 against Mayfield and 5-0 against
Bramalea. A memorable game was 2-2 against the Triple A Champions St. Mikes Thunder. The undefeated streak was soon over when they hit a wall and lost three straight games. Playing through a torrential
downpour and having a short bench was not an ideal way of playing their final game. That didn’t stop
the team from playing hard and ending the season with a final score of 0-0 against the very strong Humberview Hawks. Unfortunately, this wasn’t enough to advance to the finals. The coaches hope the junior
players had a good experience and are excited to come back next year. A shout out to the graduating
players: Makalah B., Paige B., Adrianna C., Erica F., Veronica L., and Kristina V.. The coaches would like
to wish them well and hope they continue to play soccer. Great season ladies and good luck next year!
Mr. McDonald, Ms. D’Souza and Leadership Student Kristina V.
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Sr. Boys Soccer Fundraising for Team Jessica
On Thursday May 1st 2014, the Senior Boys’ Soccer Team hosted a tournament to help fundraise for Mr. and Mrs. Falacho’s daughter, Jessica. Two year-old Jessica Falacho has Aicardi Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. The d’Y community
raised $6,000 through tickets sales for the soccer buy in and a $2.00 dress down day. The Lacrosse team pitched is as
well hosting a BBQ selling hamburgers, chips and drinks to the fans and teachers. The Leadership class ran a candy shop
to help fundraise for the event as well.
The Senior Boys gave it their all in the two games they played on d’Y turf! They tied Bishop Allen 1-1, and defeated St.
Charles 6-0. Thanks to all the fans who came out to support the Boy’s Senior Soccer team and to help fundraise Jessica’s
cause. If you can’t be an athlete, be an athletic supporter!
By: Mrs. McPhee and Leadership Student Ricardo R
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Varsity Boys Lacrosse
Your d’Youville Varsity Panther
Lacrosse team fielded their first
graduating team including senior
players who have been key contributors for the four years of the
lacrosse program. The boys were
unsuccessful in their main objective
of making the playoffs but never
failed to come out with a game
ready mind set and have yet to fail
to battle hard every game. The
team was led by the team captains
Connor P., David M., Justin P. and
Ruvon T.
The boys came at opposing
teams at full attack from the whole
team. Goals this season were constantly coming off of assists from
Attack men, Midfielders, Long
Poles and even an assist from the
goalie. Opposing defenses were
constantly on alert from frequent
cannon of a ball by David M.
joined by his partner in their
“dynamic duo” Justin Pereira and
the rest of a very effective motion
offense. The team’s offensive suc-
cession depended a lot on the face
off specialists Ben B. and Spencer
D.
Defensively the team was constant intimidating threat all season
because of heavy hitters Connor P.
and Ruvon T. as well as the aggressive and effective defensive stick
checks by Gregory C. and the
teams very own shut down, brick
wall of a goalie Mathew S.
The boys also played some history
making games as well this year,
including the program’s very first
game against the Brampton firefighters where they won 8-7 in
sudden death over time, and hosting their first ever tournament
where they had a shut out game 50 over St.Paul.
The team would like to thank
both coaches, Coach McAllister
and Coach McMullen for their excellent guidance and support to all
of the players. Special thank you to
the team managers Alison and Rachel. Finally, the team will miss all
the senior players that are moving
on and would like to wish them
the best on their future.
Leadership student Ruvon T.,
Coach McAllister, and Coach
McMullen
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Varsity Girls Softball
The Varsity Girls Softball team completed their regular season with a record of 5-3. The rebuilding
team started off strong at the Dunnville tournament, finishing third in their pool. The Panthers continued to
play against all the best third place teams, but unfortunately lost in the finals. Special mention goes out to
graduating players: Rochelle B., left fielder known for her powerful hits; Jade C., who showed a lot of improvement controlling second base this season; Irene D., the team captain known for being a tough defensive player and the most consistent powerhouse hitter; and Lindsay M., a rookie this season, who started
with no experience and advanced to starting pitcher who consistently got on base. Coaches McPhee, Del
Duca, Kitunen, and Lomboy want to congratulate the girls for a well-played season. Best of luck to the graduating players as they move forward, and the coaches are looking forward to seeing the returning players
improve and work hard next season.
By: Ms. McPhee and Leadership student Marissa M.
Varsity Girls
Rugby
hard to keep the team
together as well as assisting in practices and resolving any issues within the
team. Over all, the Varsity
Girls Rugby team persevered, endured, and
pushed to the end, we
would like to thank and
say goodbye to our graduating seniors Mimi H.,
Shekinah B., Monique P.,
Daniella G., and Diamond
A. Great work ladies, and
we hope to see you all
next year back at it!!
This years Varsity Girls
Rugby team coached by
Mr. Zeni and Mrs.
McMullin (McSpeens),
played a hard season as
they fell short by one
game that they lost 14-15
to St. Thomas Aquinas.
Returning players were
few, and the juniors really
stepped up to fill the gaps
on the team. The team
played as one, and over
the duration of the season
became extremely strong.
Captains of the team Mr. Zeni, Mrs. McMullin
Lashawna H. and Mimi and Leadership student
H. worked exceptionally Shekinah B.
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St. Marguerite d’Youville S.S. ~ Spring 2014
THE CO-CURRICULAR PANTHERS OF THE WEEK 2013-14
Kamoi M.
Student Council
Achona R.
Choir
Hana I.
DY Heroes
Daniel C.
Peer Mentoring
Jhon A.
Living the school motto
Kanesha M.
Black History Month
Rachel B.
Justice League
Megan C.
Green Force
Kryztelle A.
Spring Drama
Jade E.
Link Crew
Jaeden D.
DYSWAG
Tim M.
Dance
Charles G.
Jam Night
Jordon G.
A.V. Tech Team
Rana S.
Dance
Daniel R.
A.V. Tech Team
Danielle R.
Junior/Senior Band
Bryan C.
Chess
Amanda A.
Junior and senior Band
Anthony M.
A.V. Tech Team
Avernell W.
Yearbook committee
Jordan A.
Arika M.
Student Council
Karen C.
Latin Dance
Robotics
Evonnte B.
Advent Mass
d’Y Care Students 2013 - 2014