Summer is upon us. Summer is a time of renewal for both staff and students. A break from the routine affords an opportunity for staff to be with family and for many, to continue their commitment to lifelong learning. Many staff members will be going back to school to acquire new accreditation, to keep current with developments in their field of study or for personal interest.
Universities offer many courses throughout the summer designed especially for teachers and, every August, Dufferin-Peel sponsors the Summer Institute. This series of seminars and workshops revolves around specific Dufferin-Peel or Ministry initiatives. Literally, thousands of teachers from Dufferin-Peel make a point of attending every year.
Every year there are changes in staff. This year is no exception. Matteo Piemontese and Marian Juzkiw are retiring.
Mr. Piemontese has been a long-time Pocock Staff member and a mainstay of our Science department and the
Athletics program, especially the Girls’ Rugby team. In addition to hundreds of hours spent coaching teams at
Pocock, Mr. Piemontese devoted many hours and days of his personal time working with the rugby teams, coaching, organizing and accompanying overseas rugby tours. We wish Mr. Piemontese all the best in his retirement. He is going to keep busy with coaching rugby at the college level and in the community. Matt has also promised to volunteer at Philip Pocock, working in our rugby program – we’re planning to hold him to that promise!
Mr. Juzkiw has been a Dufferin-Peel employee for many years and he has applied his considerable experience and knowledge acquired in industry to teaching in our computer science and computer engineering courses.
Congratulations, Mr. Juzkiw on a successful career in teaching and all the best in your next adventure.
Sadly, Marija Burazin, our long-time Vice Principal is
also leaving us. After four years at Philip Pocock she has
been transferred to Cardinal Ambrozic in Brampton.
In addition to her strong leadership as a Vice Principal,
Marija has been a dedicated advocate for students and a
support for parents and staff. Her energy, enthusiasm
Marija for her tremendous commitment to Philip Pocock.
and leadership will be missed. I would like to thank
Charles Blanchard, Superintendent 905-890-1221
Lastly, I encourage parents to subscribe to the PhilipPo-
cockInfo email list. Please call the school and supply an
email address where you can receive information from
the school regarding news and events. Be sure to visit
our Web page periodically – www.dpcdsb.org/POCOK
(that’s not a typo – our name had to be shortened to five characters).
Mario Pascucci, Chair of the Board, Tustee Wards 1 & 3 mario.pascucci@dpcdsb.org www.pascucci.ca
we continue our mission to provide quality Catholic
education to your children.
Anna Abbruscato, Trustee Ward 4
Henry Tyndorf BASc, MBA, BEd, OCT
Principal
416-459-0126
Principal Henry Tyndorf
Vice Principals Giacinto Malta A-K
Marija Burazin L-Z
School Council Chair Marija Skrinjar

May was the busiest month of the year for chaplaincy events and initiatives. Here are the highlights:
Tent City : On May 3 rd
, twenty Pocock students joined several hundred other high school students from around the GTA in camping outdoors at the Martyr’s Shrine in Midland. This ‘Tent City’ was set up by ShareLife to raise money and awareness for the problem of homelessness in Toronto. Our school raised over
$2000.00 for the cause. Special thanks to Mrs. Tonelli, Mr. McMahon, and Mr.
Hayes for leading.
March for life :
On May 10 th
in Ottawa, 22 of our students marched along with thousands of others in a peaceful protest against the injustices of abortion. The annual ‘March for Life’ challenges our society to defend the rights of the unborn – the most vulnerable and powerless human beings in our world today. Thanks to Mrs. Willand and Mr. Hayes for leading us.
Year-end prayer service : On May 30 th
, the entire school gathered in prayer. We thanked God for the blessings of the school year, and reflected on the importance of inviting the Holy Spirit to renew our faith and our spiritual life. Thanks to Mr. Coppola, Mr. Hayes, and Ms. Brozo for leading us in song.
New altar : Mr. Bator and three of his woodshop students (Daniel Baranowski, Tomasz Balicki, and Kevin Kielek) crafted a beautiful new altar for our school. This movable altar will be used at all of our grade level celebrations of the mass in the cafetorium.
Inter-school mass : On May 11 th
, Cardinal Collins celebrated a special mass on the field outside Saint Marcellinus Secondary School in honour of Catholic Education
Week.
Students from every school in our board were invited to the mass, and stayed afterwards for ‘meetand-greet’ with the
Cardinal as well as a wonderful praise and worship song service.
Thanks to Ms.
Malysa for organizing and leading this event for our students.

Yet again, the Business Department has had a busy
semester. We would like to thank Ms J. Diebolt from the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario who made a
couple of presentations about accounting careers to our
students. As always, she was most informative.
In May, several accounting students (Monika Smolinski; Marina Abraham: Nianta D’Mello; Xenis Ereqi: and Renita
Vallomtharayal) entered the annual COIN accounting competition. The COIN competition, sponsored by the Chartered Accountants of Ontario, provides a great opportunity for business students to compete with others in the province who share a similar interest in accounting.
Lastly, congratulations to the following students who were selected to attend Camp
Enterprise which was held at
University of Toronto @ Mississauga (UTM):
• Nezeah
•
Christopher
•
Nicholas
•
Monika
•
Clarriza Viel Ching
Camp Enterprise is a three and a half day program sponsored by the Rotary
Club which gives senior high school students in the region an opportunity to learn about businesses and interact with local professional and business leaders. During their stay, students attended a series of presentations, workshops, panels, and discussions on the subject of business and the private enterprise system. The program proved to be a memorable and invaluable experience.
Finally, on behalf of the Business Department, we wish you and your family God’s Blessing for a safe and restful summer.

The Green Team is proud to announce that its continuous “greening” efforts have paid off! Last year, we were a bronze certified school, and we are very proud to announce that Philip Pocock is now a GOLD certified Eco-School!
Ontario EcoSchools is an innovative environmental education program for grades K-12 that helps students develop both ecological literacy and environmental practices to become environmentally responsible citizens. Developed and run by school boards, Ontario EcoSchools also helps improve school building operations to reduce environmental impacts. (www.ontarioecoschools.org)
Through our various recycling programs, continued use of GOOS paper, electronic attendance and newsletters, our new lighting system, retro-fitted water fountains, reusable water bottles, and an overall heightened environmental consciousness, everyone at Pocock has made a difference!
By far, the largest campaign this year was the successful creation and implementation of our very own outdoor classroom!
What is the outdoor classroom? It is an outdoor space where teachers have the option of teaching their lessons outside when the weather permits. There are several picnic tables, enough for a class of 35 students to comfortably work. The location is back near the tennis courts under the large willow tree. There is plenty of shade and it’s quiet enough to teach a full lesson.
This is a project that has been in the works for months and has taken a tremendous amount of work and time on the part of students of the Green Team and especially the staff involved with the Green Team.
A big thank you to Mr. Mancini, Ms. Popowich, Ms. Cordi, and Mr. Smalridge for their hard work and dedication to the project; thank you also to Ms. Coulson, Ms. Cicconi, Mr. Dabrowski and Ms. Mazzotta for their contributions.
A special recognition needs to go out to Ms. Gotal, Ms. Curran and Ms.
Rennie. Their leadership, organization, hard work, and dedication made sure this project was executed properly. They really embody the saying "Be the Change You Want to See in the World."
Special thanks goes to Mr. Palmer for the construction of the picnic tables and ongoing advice and support with this project, to Mr. Figliola and the custodial team for their help and support, to Mr. Tyndorf for helping the
Green Team out when we hit a pretty big hiccup, and to Mr. McMahon for coming out one day to help dig in the blistering heat!
A big thank you must go to Metro for the Green Apple Grant that really allowed us to create this wonderful space. In addition, thank you to Home Depot and Sheridan Nurseries for their donations.
A special thank you to Philip Pocock alumnus Ben Hayes, who matched Sheridan Nurseries’ donation, and to Ms. Macak, a generous Pocock parent who donated several beautiful plants from her garden!
The Green Team plans to add to this space in the following years, so if you’d like to get involved in helping beautify or modify the space, please consider joining the Green Team in
September! Thank you for all of your support this year.
GOLD

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of   Italy,
In   Italy,   we   travelled    through
Verona,   home   of    the   star ‐  crossed   lovers,    Romeo    and   Juliet   and   then   visited   Venice,   “La   Serenessima”,    one   of   the    most   powerful   Repub ‐ lics   the   world   has   ever   known.
It   lasted    for   over    a   millennium,   from   the   7th   to   the   18th   century.
We   travelled   through   the   canals   in   gondolas   and   experienced   Venice
through   the   eyes   of   the   venetians.
En   route   towards   Florence,   crown   jewel   of   Italy,   we   stopped   in   Lucca   and   had   a   phenomenal   meal   at   Il
Poggio.
This   was   truly   one   of    the   best   meals   ever!
Upon   our   arrival   in   Florence,   and   after   a   brief   walking   tour   of   the   city,   we   returned   to   the   hotel   to   get   ready   for   our
“Discoteca   Elettronica”   experience,   under   the   watchful   eye   of   “Mamma   Hawk”   aka   Signora   Polin ‐ De   Luca.
What   an
amazing   evening!
The   next   day   we   had   a   guided    tour    of   the   city   ruled   by   the   Medici’s,   as   well   as   the   opportunity   of   visiting   a   leather   market,    shopping   in   the
Mercato   de   San   Lorenzo ,   visiting   the   famous    David   statue   by
Michelangelo   and   sitting   in   the
Piazzo   della   Signoria   enjoying   a
“cioccolata   calda   densa”.

En   route   towards   the   south    of   France,   we   stopped    in   Pisa   and   took   advantage   of   the   beautifully   warm   sunny   day    to   pose   in   front   of   the   Leaning   Tower   of   Pisa .
We   also   had   lunch
“all’aperto”  ‐  our   awesome   bus   driver,   Mario,   had   prepared
some   amazing   home ‐ spun   fare   for   us.
Upon   our   arrival   in    the   south   of   France,   we   visited   the   par ‐ fumerie   Fragonard   in   Eze.
We   were   given   a   tour   of   the   estab ‐ lishment   and   were   challenged   to   see   if   any   of   our   students   were   able   to   discern   different   scents.
Pocock   had   a   few   potential   “noses”   in   the   group   who   in   fact   got   all   the   scents   right!
Who   knows,   they   may   take   up   this   career   option   and   choose   to   work   3   hours   a   day   in   the   south   of   France?
Upon   our   arrival   in   Nice,   it   was   apparent   that   this   was    the   land   of   the   rich   and   famous—we   were   greeted   by   palm   trees   and   sunshine.
As   we   walked   along   the   Promenade    des   anglais ,   one   could   easily   see   the   reason   why   the
British   upper   class   chose   this   city   as   their   get ‐ a ‐ way   in   the
16th   century   and   why   many   followed   suit.
The   principality   of   Monaco   and   St.
Paul   de   Vence   were
the   cities   of   “choice”   with   their   rich   history   and   beautiful
architecture.
Monaco,   home   of   the   Grand   Prix,   the    Casino,   and   the   Grimaldi’s   Palace   was   truly    a   ‘ de   luxe ’   city.
St.
Paul   de
Vence,   founded   in   the   9th   century,   was   home   to    artists   such   as   Matisse,   Chagall,   Renoir,   and   Modigliani,   to   name   a   few.
This   city   was   also   home   to   many   writers   and   movie   stars.
St.
Paul   de   Vence   is   also   the   home   of   the   best   crêpres   and   hamburgers   à   la   St.
Paul,   ever   experienced   by   anyone!
Next   stop,   Paris!
We   boarded   our   train   for   Paris   and   arrived   to   find   sunshine   a   great   weather!
We   visited   the
Louvre,   Tour   Eiffel,   Notre   Dame,   Les   Invalides,    just   to   mention   a   few.
We   also   had   the    pleas ‐  ure   of   seeing   the   newly   renovated    Palais   de
Versailles,   home   of   the   famous   Louis   XIV   and    infamous   Marie    Antoinette.
The   wealth     evident   in   the   palace   makes   it   easy   to   under ‐
stand   why   the   French   Revolution   took   place.
Our   last   country   on   the   itinerary   was   Belgium.
Before   arriving   we   made   a   slight   detour   to   see   the   location   where   Napoleon   met   his   defeat—
Waterloo.
Once   in   Brussels,   we    had   a   walking    tour   of   the   downtown   area,   saw   the   Mannekin
Pis   monument,   and   sampled   their   incredibly
delicious   “gauffres”   (waffles).
Our   final   destination   is   often   considered   “the
Venice   of   the   north”.
We   started   our   journey   in
Venice   and   ended   it   back   on   the   canals   of   Brugges.
This   is   the   place   to   be   to   experience   all   that   is    medieval   and   gothic.
While   there,    our   students   mingled   with   the   locals   and   had   one   final   “flash   mob”   moment.
Our   return   was   bittersweet   with   many   students   wanting    to   see   and   share   their   experiences   with   their   families    and   friends,   but   not   wanting   to   end   what   could   only   be   described   as   the   experience

Check out next year’s Europe Trip itinerary.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime.
Italy, France and Spain await you! You can sign up on-line at www.explorica.ca and follow the prompts using the tour centre ID: Polin-DeLuca-6591 .
On Tuesday, May 22, 2012, grades 10, 11, and 12 students of the Core and Extended French Programs had the opportunity of appreciating a major survey of masterworks by the most inventive and influential artist of the 20 th
century, Pablo Picasso. The AGO was the sole Canadian venue of this exhibit. Our students viewed more than 150 highlights which included paintings, prints, sculptures and drawings from the Musée National Picasso in Paris. These masterpieces were exhibited chronologically and covered virtually every phase of Picasso’s uncreasingly radical and diverse career. Students then had the task of applying their newly found appreciation for the arts in assignments that challenged their creative side.
Thanks go out to Mme. E.
Iodice and Mme. E. Polin-
De Luca, for organizing and supervising the day.

PHOTO—From   Left   to   Right:
Daniela   Monachino,   Signora
E.
Polin ‐ De   Luca,    Ania   Leja,
Desiree   Diallo,   Sophia   Okunsky,
Henry   Cobena,   Tabatha   Melendez,
Valentina   Mendoza   (in   front),
Besarta   Hoxha,   Giovanni   Pisani
(in   back),   Olena   Chemij   (in   back),
Larysa   Bablak,   Sara   Masciarelli,
Nicole   Sokolwski,   Patricia   Poblete,
Sandra   Wesolowska,   and
Clarajoana   Reyes
Philip Pocock is ranked one of the TOP 3 SCHOOLS for Italian in Ontario!
On Tuesday, May 1 st
, 2012, the Ontario Association of Teachers of Italian held their annual provincial language contest. This competition is hosted by one of the universities where Italian is offered as a degree program.
This year’s competition was hosted by York University. There were over 100 students competing and Pocock was well represented with 15 particpants. 7 of our students brought home medals. This year we brought home three THIRD place medals, one SECOND place and three FIRST place medals!
•
Our 3 rd
Place Winners are: Larysa Bablak who tied with Valentina Mendoza in the Grade 10
Non-Italophone Written/Oral Category, and Sara Masciarelli who won in the Grade 10 Open Artistic
Category.
•
Our 2 nd
Place Winner is:
Nicole Sokolowski who won in the Grade 11 Non-Italophone Written/Oral Category.
•
And our 1 st
Place Winners are:
Sophia Okunsky who won in the Grade 10 Poetry and Prose Category, Ania Leja who won in the
Grade 12 Open Artistic Category, and Daniela Monachino who won in the Grade 12 Italophone
Written/Oral Category
The Moderns Department would also like to congratulate Olena Chemij, Henry Cobena, Desiree Diallo, Daniela
Grabowski, Besarta Hoxha, Patricia Poblete, Clarajoana Reyes, and Sandra Wesolowska who, combined with our winners, have maintained Pocock’s standing as one of the TOP ranking schools in Ontario.
Job well done and alla prossima!
The Social Science and Theology
Departments are pleased to offer a fabulous trip to Greece next March Break. The 9 day trip includes a stay in Athens and a four-day island cruise around the Aegean Sea. Visit the birthplace of
Democracy and the sites visited by St. Paul more than 2000 years ago! All Pocock students are eligible so keep listening for details .

As the end of another school year approaches, great things continue to take place in the music department. Here are a few highlight from this busy school year…..
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Pocock Band Ensemble makes debut performance at Football
Homecoming Game!
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Pocock Idol Competition (congrats to Nicholas Scott for placing 1st)
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Performance visits to Feeder Elementary Schools
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Music students attend performance of the musical “Adams Family”
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Vocal performances at Remembrance Day and Advent Masses
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Grade 8 Instrumental Music Workshops to over 300 students
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Christmas Concerts for Pocock and school community
(a special thanks to Megacity Chorus featuring Mr. Tyndorf’s
vocal talent)
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Pocock Band Ensemble contributes with music to the Grade 8
Info Night
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Spring Concerts for Feeder Schools and Pocock Community
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Vocal Performances at Lenten Masses & Holy Thursday Liturgies
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Band Trip to Disney World, Florida
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Music students attend performance of the musical “West Side Story”
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Band, Vocal, & Guitar students perform at Wonderland Music Festival
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Grade 12 Instrumental Farewell Recital “Just Making Memories”
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Vocal Ensemble performs at the End of Year Liturgies and Graduation Mass
Band Ensemble
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Performs at Commencement

Walt Disney World Details: shared together.
Mrs. Kohut wishes her graduating musicians the best of luck in their future studies and when any of you have the desire to play your instrument, just come back to Pocock for a visit! Best of luck to Adam Filibar and
Paolo Mallone who will be pursuing their music studies next year!
Attention all readers! Are you aware that here at Pocock there are 39 Walt Disney World Cast members? We put in our audition tape and were accepted based on specific professional expectations set by Disney. What a fantastic honour! From April 23rd to April 28th, our band students travelled to Orlando, Florida to participate in an amazing educational workshop offered by Walt Disney World.
After a 24 hour bus ride and lots of movies, chit chat and multiple stops at our favourite restaurant Mc Donald’s, we made it to our Disney Caribbean Beach Resort where at steaming temperatures, we were able to enjoy cooling off in the various private pools.
The Band ensemble’s workshop consisted of learning a variety of different repertoire provided by Disney. The culminating performance involved our ensemble playing
“You’ll Be In My Heart” from the famous Tarzan Movie and having our music put to the actual animation of this famous
Disney production.
Imaginative rides, swimming, lots of ice cream and pit stops to do some bargain shopping, have made for many memories of this fantastic trip! This trip would not have been possible without the help of our trip supervisors.
Thanks goes to Ms.Brozo, Ms. Kohut, Ms. Gotal and Mr.
Mc Mahon for taking time away from their families to be with us. On behalf of all of the directors of each ensemble, we would like to thank our “Disney Cast” for a great experience. You truly have created life long memories for us to share with ourkids some day!
Grade 12 Instrumental Music Recital
On Wednesday May 30 th
, our grade 12 class performed a
3 hour recital for family and friends. The program repertoire was selected by the student performers and each piece was introduced to the audience with a historical description and more importantly, a personal reflection of the significance of the song to the group. This brought up many memories of the past that this group of students has
Commencement
Our final instrumental performance for this school year was in preparation for the year’s Commencement Ceremony.
We thank all of the dedicated junior and senior band members who took part in this very special occasion. Mrs. Kohut realizes that you were already in summer holiday mode and it took a lot of energy to put on that uniform one more time for the year, but you still came through and that’s what makes you such a special group!
That concludes this year’s music events. On behalf of the music department, we wish all students a happy and restful summer!

The Visual Art students represented Philip Pocock beautifully in the IMAGES 2012 Annual Board Wide
Secondary Art Show at City Hall in May. All grades exhibited drawings, paintings, sculptures and prints.
Grade nine student Camilla Torres was awarded an
Honourable Mention Award in the Junior Sculpture category. In the judges own words, her clay piece
"best exemplifies the successful merging of form, content and technique in sculpture. ‘Swanilla’ is a very imaginative sculpture with it's merging of three unique creations into one. Remarkably the butterfly wings on the back of the swan seems natural and so graceful giving it a mystical quality." The third aspect was a horse body.
The art students were fortunate to view the works of
Modern Master Pablo Picasso on a field trip to the Art
Gallery of Ontario. The junior students also toured the selections of Canadian Art, including The Group of Seven, while the senior students toured more examples of Modern Art, which would inspire their culminating projects. The grade twelve students were busy creating large scale canvasses in acrylic paint and mixed media in the styles of Surrealism and Expressionism.
Alternative Education has been an experience this semester. We learned Native Studies, went dog sledding, met new people and pushed ourselves to new limits. We completed our credits - some new and some through recovery. For our leadership course, we travelled to St. Thomas More and facilitated a grade
4 dodge ball tournament. To wrap up the semester, we went to Spirit Lodge near Algonquin Park on a 4 day camping trip. On the trip we learned how to face our fears, participate in a sweat lodge, made life long friends, all by giving up our cell phones which made us communicate better with our own classmates. By the end of the trip, we were a S.Q.U.A.D. family.
Jessica Barclay
FYI: S.Q.U.A.D, is the nickname for our Alt. Ed. class which stands for Striving for Quality, Unity, Ambition, and Determination .

Jr. Girls Basketball
Sr. Gils Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Boys Swim
Girls Swim
Jr. Tennis
Sr. Tennis
Jr. Boys Volleyball
Sr. Boys Volleyball
Alpine Ski
Jr. Boys Basketball
Sr. Boys Basketball
Jr. Boys Hockey
Jr. Girls Volleyball
Sr. Girls Volleyball
Special Events
MIP
Julia Marcinkevicius
Anne Campbell
Catherine Tanguay
Gianni Cocomello
Jacob Hurlburt
Pamela Johnson
Jelena Tripic
Louise Queruben
Miguel Gaitan
Matthew Faria
MIP
Ariel Andelt
Dimitri Lim
Dion Bowers
Robert Candido
Melissa Martins
Alexia Mazzoccone
Eric Petronis
MVP
Claudia Eustaquio
Lauren Smith
Michael Kaca
Steven Arbuthnot
Karl Janiec
Michelle Zurowski
Damian Orocz
Adam Opachak
Harald Hoang
Maciej Szaflarski
MVP
Anna Wojtis
Oleksandr Otzyv
Ciprian Moldovan
Nick Turenko
Anne Campbell
Kassandra Tischer
Richard Anokye
Jr. Badminton
Sr. Badminton
Varsity Baseball
Jr. Girls Rugby
Sr. Girls Rugby
Jr. Boys Soccer
Sr. Boys Soccer
Varsity Girls Soccer
Boys Track
Girls Track
Girls Field
Boys Field
MIP
Christian Lalonde-Reid
Emily Van Valkenburg
Paul Bisnauth
Evelin Rejman
Marcello Correia
Ciprian Moldovan
Jasmine Vouitsis
Apurv Agarwal
Anna Kitor
Dana Darmohray
John Zamora
MVP
Harald Hoang
Mike Orzechowski
Brendon Butrimas
Laurel Jones
Josip Stanic
Franjo Stanic
Vanessa Cesario
Michael Kaca
Anna Wojtis
Anne Campbell
Daniel Polinski

Gr. 9
Gr. 10
Gr. 11
Gr. 12
CLAUDIA EUSTAQUIO
ANNE CAMPBELL
KASSANDRA TISCHER
NICOLE MAYLOR
HAROLD HOANG
HARALD HOANG
MACIEJ SZAFLARSKI
KEVIN KIEZUN
From July 7-9th 6 Pocock athletes participated at the OFSAA Track and
Field Championships in Brockville.
Fantastic results included:
Daniel Polinski - OFSAA Bronze
Medalist Senior Boys Shot Put and
10th place in Senior Boys Discus
Anne Campbell - 4th place in Junior
Girls Discus
Dana Darmohray - 6th place in
Midget Girls Discus
Vanessa Ereqi - 8th place in Midget
Girls Discus
Johnathan Zamora - 15th place in
Junior Boys Disc
Larysa Bablak - 17th place in Junior
Girls Shot Put
Congratulations to the Senior
Girls Soccer Team on their Tier
Two ROPSSAA Championship win against Humberview. Goal scorers in the final game were
Jessica Bayuk and
Alexia Mezzacone with 2 goals including the game winning goal. The victory concluded our season as the only undefeated team in the league, with 25 goals for and only 5 against in 9 games. Special thanks goes out to the 6 graduating seniors, Jessica Farrace, Daniela
Monachino, Nicole Maylor, Jessica Ferreira, Karolina Fila, and Kosi Eze. Thank you for making this a memorable year.

Do you know that there are 2 credit courses in Transportation Technology?
Yes there are! There always has been, but for lack of interest, Pocock has never had them.
As we are preparing to start the Specialist High Skills Major
(SHSM) program in the fall of 2012 – a program designed to give students a wide range of opportunities to satisfy the increased interest in transportation technology – Philip
Pocock is starting 2 credit courses for grades 11 and 12 in the coming school year.
As detailed in the following article, MOTORING INTO THE
FUTURE, students enrolled in the SHSM program are required to take a bundle of 9 credits out of which 4 are major courses. The major courses may be all transportation technology courses or a combination of 2 transportation technology courses and a select of other technological or science courses. Depending on their postsecondary destinations and scheduling of courses, if students choose to take more than 2 credits of transportation technology in grades 11 and 12, they have the option of taking additional second credit courses offered in the same semester. This means during course selection, they have to pick TTA3C along with TTJ3C in grade
11 and TTA4C along with TTJ4C in grade 12.
The 2 credit transportation technology courses will allow students to practise and refine the skills learned helping them raise the quality of their performance to a higher level that will be beneficial for them in their postsecondary endeavours regardless of their chosen pathway
– workplace, college or university. By having doubled time –
2 periods in one semester – students will be able to perform more detailed tasks and learn more skills that were difficult to cover in a 1 credit program. To provide examples: in grade 11, students will be able to spend more time in their engine assembly activity and take it to a higher level by taking precision measurements and comparing them to specifications; strip cylinder heads and perform valve reconditioning jobs; perform suspension system tasks such as removing shock absorbers and springs; learn how to operate a wheel alignment machine and perform wheel alignments. In grade 12, students will have more time to work on cars allowing them to take bigger jobs as the main theme of the grade 12 course is to repair cars that come in for service – cars that belong to teachers, students and in some cases, parents.

It has been officially announced by the Premier that Pocock is one of the school to start SHSM for the coming school year. SHSM is a ministry approved program that has started in 2006. Since its inception it has been gaining more and more popularity as its advantages are becoming relevant and recognized by all stake holders, colleges and universities.
The Specialist High Skills Major in Transportation – MOTORING INTO THE
FUTURE as it is called at Pocock – has the following five components:
Four major credits: Up to 4 credits in Transportation Technology OR 2 credits in Transportation Technology and 2 choices from Science, Design
Technology, Construction Technology depending on the chosen pathway
Three other credits: Contextualized learning activities (CLA) in grade 11 English,
Grade 12 Math and Grade 11 or 12 Science or Business Studies
Two Co-op credits: tied to Transportation Technology
Four compulsory certifications : Standard First Aid, CPR, WHMIS, and Health & Safety
Three elective certifications: Vehicle Lift Safety, Lift Truck Safety, Fire Safety and Fire
Extinguisher Use. The electives may change in the future depending on interests and availability. The number of elective certifications could be higher than three if there are opportunities.
Opportunities to experience and explore careers related to transportation technology through visits to various facilities, job shadowing, presentations by community partners, job fairs, trade shows, and more.
Opportunities to visit/have training sessions in colleges, universities and training facilities based on students’ chosen post-secondary pathways
Helping and encouraging students to develop essential skills such as reading, writing, document use, computer use, communication, work safety, teamwork, organization, etc. Proper documentation of these skills and work habits using
Ontario Skills Passport (OSP)
The Benefits to Students
SHSM helps students become better prepared for their post secondary endeavours. Students will learn a lot of skills and will have the opportunity to compile a portfolio that will be relevant when they apply for work or post-secondary education.
Students who successfully complete the SHSM program will receive:
•
An Ontario Secondary School Diploma with an embossed red seal
•
An SHSM Record documenting his/her achievement
•
Formal recognition on his/her Ontario Student Transcript (cont’d on last page)

SHSM starts in Grade 11. Students may join in Grade 12 as long as their credit accumulation of required courses is on track and there is an opportunity for them to catch-up with CLAs.
For more information and to find out how to apply to the program see Mr. Volpe in Student Services or Mr. Lijiam in
Room 101. You will also find more information in our school website under the SHSM tab.
University Acceptances : The deadline for Ontario
Universities to receive a response to an offer of admission from an Ontario secondary school student was June 1 st
, 2012. The Admission Information Service is available at OUAC for a pplicants not admitted by June during the months of
July and August.
Completed Summer School Courses: Any students completing summer school courses for their
OSSD, Ontario Colleges, or Ontario Universities, are requested to submit marks by August 1 st
, for
September entry into programs. Please contact Colleges and Universities of your choice for more information. Transcripts must be requested at the
Dufferin-Peel Board office, 905-890-1221.
Service required for graduation. Please visit the Pocock website for updated volunteer and job information.
Timetable Changes in September : Grade 12 students can make timetable changes on Wednesday, September 5 th
,
Grade 11s on September 6 th
, and grade 10s on September
7 th
. Students will be able to pick up timetable request forms at the end of the first day of classes, Tuesday, September 4 th
.
These must be signed by a parent/guardian and there is no guarantee at the late date in the fall that requests will be met.
Counsellors will do their best! Where seats are available, we will do what we can to accommodate class sizes and student requests to change courses.
Pocock University/College Fair: Parents and students are invited to attend our 4 th versity/College Fair on November 7
Annual Unith
, 2012 from
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. This year, the Metro Toronto University Fair will be held at the Toronto
Metro Convention Centre on Friday, September
28, 2012 through until Sunday, September
30 th
. The Ontario College Information Fair will be held on Tuesday, October 23 rd
, at the
Direct Energy Centre, from 10:00 am until
7:00 pm. Mark those dates on your calendar!
Timetable Changes: Students received timetables for September 2012 on the last day of classes, June 18 th
.
Students were directed at this time to submit requests for timetable changes.
Counsellors were available during exam week also to review course options with students.
Student Services Summer Hours: Counsellors will be in the school to adjust timetables for courses taken over the summer on Monday,
August 27 th
, through until Thursday, August
30 th
, mornings only. Afternoons will be reserved for new registrations ONLY!
Report Card Pick-up: Report cards are available for pickup from the main office on Tuesday, July 3 rd
, Guidance
Office hours are 7:30 am until 3:00 pm. The office will be closed from 1:00 pm until 1:45 pm. Report cards that are not picked up will be mailed.
Community Service Hours: Summertime is here and is a great time to make a start on the 40 hours of Community