St. Paul Secondary School’s
WORKING TOGETHER: CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION
In our classroom the students are given the opportunity to develop Employability Skills in three different areas, Academic Skills, Teamwork
Skills, and Personal Management Skills. At our placements we put into practice these skills for personal and professional growth along
with our Christian ideals. We not only “talk the talk”, but also “walk the walk.” The following is a list of Student’s, Area of Interest,
Placements and Supervisors participating in the 2007 Co-op Education Programs:
Student Name
4 – Credit Program
Nicole Aguiar
Jason Butler
Nour Chibli
Jiggy Dahilig
James Demelo
Amanda Drake
Megan Ferreira
Kelvin Gauthier
Alex Higashi
Megan Jeffrey
Gregory Lee
Amber Legge
Jamie Mills
Ashley Molasy
Patrick Nesbitt
Daniela Osorio
Anthony Pento
Phillip Rodrigues
Sylvia Rozenek
Cassaundra Tilley
Adam Turk
Brendan Turk
Helder Vieira
Jordan Won
Area of Interest
Placement
Supervisor
Teacher - ECE
Video Production
ECE
Retail Management
Video Production
Dentistry
Office Administration
General Craft Worker
Architectural Design
Hair Stylist
Plumbing Assistant
Retail Management
Auto Service Technician
Graphic Design
Electrician
Medical Assistant
Autobody Repair
Video Production
Teacher - ECE
Funeral Director
General Craft Worker
Video Production
Office Administration
Veterinary Assistant
St. Dominic School
St. Herbert
Ginger Bread Lane
Rental Max
St. Herbert
Dr. Stan Park
Factory Tile Depot
TNC Contracting Inc.
Common Ground Architecture
Salon Bel’hair
Firenza Plumbing
Sport Chek
Xtreme Tire Garage
Harbourfront Centre
Volton Electric Ltd.
Medical Centre
Meadowvale Collision
St. Herbert
St. Edmund School
The Simple Alternative
ABC Fire Doors
St. Herbert
Remax
Dixie Animal Hospital
3 – Credit Program
Brian Bizarria
Jhevani Dixon
Anthony Ducharme
Dawn Johnson
Evan Santos
Chef
Personal Training
Autobody Repair
Blacksmith
Auto Service Technician
The Brogue
Huf
Sherway Collision
The Ranch
Auto-Zone Motors Inc
Sean W. Donnelly
Steve Cabral
Palmer Messore
Vanessa Warren
Sonny Cuevas
2 – Credit Program
Samantha Capobianco
Jayson Pavia
Derek Paulino
Teacher - ECE
Shipping/Receiving
Auto Service Technician
St. Dominic School
Factory Tile Depot
High Revolution Auto
Ms. Aherne
Kim Smith
Manny Sousa
Mrs. DeSouza
Greg Kelly
TraceyIbrahim
Marc C. Thomson
Bernadette Gillis
Dr. Stan Park
Kim Smith
Tony Curcija
Kleo Isaias
Alex Carbone
David May
Amber Sutherland
Steve Irwin
Joe Di Clemente
Gino Giancristiano
Sally Di Cicco
John Barbosa
Tim Brugmans
Deirdie Furlong
Cecile de Bretan
Michael Stajan
Ryan Kelly
Cid Barbosa
Meenal Desai
On December 10, 2007 our co-op students will be honouring all employers at an Employer Appreciation and Career Showcase display.
Between 9:00am and 12:05pm the community is invited to see what the students have learned. Thank-you for your continued support.
Bruno S. Sacco, Co-op Program Manager
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Trustees: B. Iannicca - 905-270-0536, bruno.iannicca@dpcdsb.org. M. Pascucci - 905-624-3663, mario.pascucci@dpcdsb.org
L. McGuire - Superintendent
M. McHenry - Student Services/ARD
B. Finamore - Chaplaincy Team Leader
P. Schmidt - Principal
E. Wasiuk - Counsellor, A - K, ESL
K. Kenrick - Youth Care Worker
J. Dmytrasz - Vice Principal
K. Grenier - Counsellor, L - Z
M. Piperni - Heartbeat Editor
A. Tremblay - Layout & Design
815 Atwater Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario L5E 1L8
Phone: 905-278-3994
Web: www.dpcdsb.org/schools/paul
Fax: 905-278-1163
Principal’s Message
Green leaves of summer turn red in the
fall
To brown and to yellow they fade
And then they have to die, trapped within
The circle time parade of changes
The world’s spinning madly, it drifts in
the dark
Swings through a hollow of haze,
A race around the stars, a journey
through the universe
Ablaze with changes.
Phil Ochs, “Changes”, 1966.
St.Paul Students scale 14’ wall at Silvercreek Outdoor Centre
Great troubadours and poets are often so far
ahead of their times, they are often reviled
for describing the obvious. In education,
we are also going through a wave of change
that is often times driven by technologies
that are completely transformative of
expectations and political ideologies that
are no longer relevant to the circumstances
of the day. It’s important for me as your
Principal to comment on this, because as
a school it’s important for us to be leaders
and not followers to today’s catholic
teenagers.
The months of September and October
have flown by, as we come up shortly to the
end of our mid term reporting cycle. Based
upon comments from many staff, our Grade
Nine students are applying themselves to
their studies very seriously and seeking out
additional help with consistent regularity.
Let me compliment parents for advocating
on behalf of your sons and daughters as
their first year of high school can be a
difficult transition. Our Grade 9 BBQ and
Open House were both well received by
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students and parents. Students in
participated in their first high school
retreat at St. Dominic’s parish and
the feedback from students was
extremely positive.
On Friday, September 28, our staff
Professional Development Day
was devoted to a review of the Board
Plan for Improving Student Achievement
and the ways and means that St. Paul
can develop our own Plan for improving
student achievement. The school Plan
will be devoted to demonstrating in each
Provincial category that we are meeting
and exceeding our previous year’s scores
Looking Ahead
Talent Night......................................................................Friday, November 16
Parent Council Meeting.................................................Monday, November 19
Parent/Teacher Interviews............................................Thursday, November 22
Parent Council Meeting..................................................Monday, December 10
Advent Mass.................................................................Thursday, December 13
Christmas Break............Monday, December 24 - Friday, January 4 (inclusive)
Warning Letters sent home....................................................Week of January 7
Due Date for University Applications.............................Wednesday, January 9
Grade 8 Parent Info Night................................................Thursday, January 10
Final Exams...............................................................January 23, 24, 25, 28, 29
Professional Development Day.....................................Wednesday, January 30
Exam Review Day............................................................Thursday, January 31
Start of Semester 2................................................................Friday, February 1
in the OSSLT (Ontario Secondary School
Literacy Test), and the EQAO Grade 9
Mathematics Test. To this end, I can report
that our Grade Nine mathematics scores
were respectively 18 % above the Board
in the applied courses, and 1 % above the
Board in the academic courses. I would
encourage all parents to extend your
thanks for this stellar result.
Catholic schools are always about more
than test scores. We are about modeling the
life of Jesus. Our home room contributions
to our Thanksgiving Food Drive exceeded
last years totals and ensured that many
needy families had a Thanksgiving
holiday that wasn’t in name only. In a
similar vein our teachers devised a new
plan to donate funds to Development and
Peace for the privilege of dressing casually
on Fridays.
The Virtues program developed in
collaboration with the Board and its
schools last year established a particular
virtue for each month of the school year.
September’s virtue was Faith, and was no
accident that the October virtue of empathy
was taken to heart by the students and staff
at St. Paul. Our November, December and
January themes are Conscience, Hope and
Respect. These are prominently displayed
in the main foyer of the school.
All parents are welcome to attend our
school council meetings and the growth
in attendance has been constant since
last year. I would like to particularly
thank Mrs. Cormier and Mrs. Dobson
for serving as Co-Chairs this year and
to Mrs. Simpson for chairing last year.
Remember that November’s meeting
will include a presentation on Cyber
bullying. Our uniform subcommittee
(Mrs. Blahuta, Mrs. Giovenco and Mrs.
Skakun) deserves special mention for their
ongoing recommendations and work with
our colleagues at McCarthy’s Uniform
Ltd. As we move towards the decision
around a new uniform for next year, I
want to assure all parents that our current
maroon uniform will be grandfathered
and parents will not be asked to incur any
additional expenses in the changeover. I
would ask that every effort be made by
parents to remove any unsightly monikers
or names that some students have printed
on the back of their maroon tops.
On Monday October 1st, St. Paul’s
TV went to live air broadcast of our
Chaplain’s Message, Announcements
and Sports Report. Mr. Brugmans and
his students, on behalf of Commtech
Productions are learning the respective
roles and responsibilities necessary to
deliver a product that students watch
with enthusiasm. In order to bring all
school events to the attention of students
and parents, we have added screens in
the Library, Guidance and Main Foyer
areas to bring information in a continual,
uninterrupted way throughout the day. St.
Paul is the only school that is delivering
a daily program with a stated mission of
continual improvement. Let me thank all
those involved for your suggestions and
constructive criticism on St. Paul TV’s
first two months of operation.
From our Personal/Professional
Development Department, I would like
to recommend two different items of
commentary on student and family life
and its changes over the last ten years.
One is more practical than analytical, but
both will be time well spent. The Vanier
Institute of the Family issued a report on
its website www.vifamily.ca/<http://www.
vifamily.ca/> entitled Good Servant,
Bad Master; Electronic Media and the
Family. The section titled, What You
Can Do is a good start. Secondly, if you
aren’t sure whether university is the place
for your son or daughter, please pick up
Ivory Tower Blues; A University System
in Crisis by Cote, J., Allahar, A. U. of T
Press. ISBN 9780802091819.
Finally, I would remind all parents that
students are expected to be present in their
classrooms by 8:20 am. Teachers will be
there 10 minutes before that time. In order
for our opening exercises to be delivered
punctually we need students in class and
not in the hallways. As we move from the
fall into the winter season, please
allow enough time to ensure that
this happens.
Included with this newsletter is
your child’s mid-term report card.
After reviewing the results, we
hope you will be able to make it
out to our Parent/Teacher Interview
evening. Details are included with
the report.
ACT NOW
The ACT NOW committee is up
and running and reaching out to
the community. ACT NOW, which
is an acronym for A Chance To
Notice Our World, is a social justice
group trying to raise awareness
among our students. The ACT
NOW students along with Student
Council organized a very successful
Thanksgiving food drive that helped
families within our parish and our
school communities. We also
welcomed the Resurrection Dance
Troupe from Haiti on October 25th
and plan to support their orphanage
through various fundraising events.
On November 10th we participated
in the St. Dominic’s Christmas
Bazaar and this demonstrated
our students’ willingness to give
back to their school and parish
families. In December we will
host our 3rd Annual Christmas
raffle, which will raise money for
families in our community and
for the Haiti orphanage. If you
have any donations you would
like to contribute please contact
Ms. Hastings or Ms. Vono. We
are extremely grateful to all the
wonderful students who give up
their time and energy to fundraise
and promote worthwhile causes.
We are a group that strongly believe
that ONE person can make a big
difference in our world and the time
to ACT is NOW!
The Guidance Files
in order to ensure that they have the required
grade 12 courses.
“Welcome back” to our St. Paul
students and” Welcome aboard” to
all our new Grade 9 students! We
had a wonderful Grade 9 Orientation
on August 28. Student volunteers,
teachers, administration and custodial
staff assisted with various activities,
games and pizza distribution to make
this a wonderful experience. Daniel
Thomson won the St. Paul fleece top
draw while others eagerly participated
in games. This is going to be a great
year!
October 22 College Fair
During August, many of our 2007
Graduates were awarded the Queen
Elizabeth ll Aiming for the Top
Scholarship. Congratulations to these
deserving recipients; Melanie Arango,
Mark Detz, Jakub Fatula, Andrzej Flak,
Jessica McNiven, Daniel Milotic, Paul
Pawlak and Adam Wojtkowiak.
November Student access codes (PIN) are
assigned by the Ontario University Application
Centre. These are sent to our counsellors.
Students will be informed when the codes are
available.
November 22 Apprenticeship and World of
Work Information / Mr. Sacco
December Students will be given their course
selection information for 2008-09 courses.
This year the secondary schools within
Dufferin-Peel will be using a “Common
Course Calendar”. Information on programs
within all our secondary schools will be printed
within one common calendar. Information will
be explained to students within their specific
grade level meeting.
All students received a beautiful St.
Paul Agenda. Please use it to organize
the following important dates.
IMPORTANT!!! Students enrolled in Night
School courses during semester I or 2 need to
bring their mid-term and final report cards to
their counsellor so that their OUAC academic
file can be updated as soon as possible.
September 2 Grade 9 Open House.
Many parents attended this evening.
They met grade 9 semester one teachers
and were given outlines of course
expectations and curriculum.
Students are reminded to be present and
attentive during morning announcements.
Information for Community Service ideas,
Scholarships and other deadlines will be
posted and updated on a regular basis.
September 28-30 University Fair,
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
EQAO Mathematics Assessment
September -October 31 College and
University visits to St Paul.
October 1-12 IEP Information was
sent home with students. IEP format is
different this year. Parents may return
forms with additions or changes as
required to Student Services, as soon
as possible.
October 17 Information session for
Potential Graduates. Personal folder was
distributed with information pertaining
to diploma requirements, college/
university/apprenticeship applications
and the Graduation/Commencement
ceremony. Students are strongly
encouraged to use this folder to keep
their application information, dates and
deadlines organized. Students should
be researching admission requirements
The EQAO Mathematics Assessment is
administered to all Grade 9 Applied and
Academic students near the end of each
semester. The assessments are based on
the Elementary and Grade 9 Mathematics
Curriculum. St. Paul Secondary continues to
improve on EQAO results each year. Fortynine percent of the applied students performed
at level 3 or 4. This was 18 percentage points
higher than the school board’s average and 14
percentage points higher than the provincial
average. Our results on the assessment for
students in an academic program compare
favourably with the provincial and board
results. Seventy percent of the academic
students scored a level 3 or level 4.
English and Drama Trips!
This has been a banner year for the English and
Drama Departments. Students from the classes
of Mrs. Vono, Mrs. Bentivoglio, Mrs. Romao,
Mr. Isabella, and Ms. McMahon have had the
opportunity to travel from downtown Toronto
to the Stratford Festival to see “Oklahoma”,
“My One and Only”, “An Ideal Husband”,
“We Will Rock You”. Drama students have
attended a special series of workshops for
thespians at Brampton’s Rose Theatre. We
look forward to an action packed March Break
when Mr. Guilherme and Ms. McMahon take
their students to Los Angeles to deepen their
understanding of Drama. Hopefully, our
students have enriched their lives with these
opportunities and will continue to choose the
theatre in a life long love of the stage.
St. Paul Student Council
Where would St. Paul be without its Student
Council? Well, the extraordinary members
of St. Paul Student Council (SPSC) think
school would be a lot less fun. Already
this year, SPSC has organized a successful
back to school barbeque, civvies days, lunch
time activities to celebrate Halloween, and a
“Monsterbash” Halloween Dance.
During the first few weeks of October, SPSC
organized a profitable fundraiser whereby St.
Paul Grade 9 and 10 students participated
in the sale of Entertainment Values coupon
books. Keri Merrimen was the St. Paul top
seller with a total of eight books sold. Jon
Camacho, Austin Nix, Christine Crawford,
and Jesse Moser were also major profit
contributors, having sold between four and
seven books each. St. Paul raised just over
$800! The money will go to those in need in
our St. Paul Community.
On October 26, select members of SPSC and
other interested students attended the EcoBuzz
Conference at Stephen Lewis Secondary
School. The students participated in captivating
and informative environmental workshops.
The sustainability of our environment is now
at the forefront of our concern. The youth of
St. Paul will be leaders in helping to make
a difference in our school community by
implementing action plans.
SPSC is an excellent way for students to get
involved and is always eager to accept new
members. SPSC is especially looking for
Grade 9 representatives. If you are looking
to have fun, make new friends, and have your
voice heard then St. Paul Student Council is
the right place for you!
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Chaplain’s Corner
The small size of the St. Paul Secondary
School Community gives us a distinct
advantage over many schools in the
GTA. I am of course referring to the
small staff and student population of
our school. If I was referring to the
size of the collective “Heart” of our
community I would use other words,
small not being one of them! A few
weeks ago we witnessed a tremendous
out pouring of love and generosity
manifested in our annual Thanksgiving
food drive. Our school ACT Now and
Student Council, not to mention the
many homeroom teachers and classes
collected over 2, 000 lbs. of non
perishable food. The food was taken
to St. Dominic Church and will be
distributed to needy families by the St.
Vincent de Paul Society. If you noticed
a few cans of soup or food missing
from the pantry you can be sure that
these items found a good home! Our
annual Christmas Hamper Drive will
be starting soon. We thank you for
your support.
The new school year has brought many
new blessings to our school. By now,
I am sure that you have met or have
heard about the three new Priests,
Fr. Norm Roberts, Fr. Noel Whelan
and Fr. Rudy Volk, who serve the St.
Dominic Church Community. They
have wasted no time getting involved
at St. Paul Secondary. In fact, they
have assisted at all of our Retreats that
have been held at the Church. They
love getting over to the school as well.
We are pleased to announce that Mass
is celebrated every Thursday morning
at 7:30 am in our school Chapel. The
Mass is open to all the members of our
Community. We especially would like
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to encourage parents to join us for these
Eucharistic celebrations. November is a
time to remember and pray for our dearly
departed family and friends. If you would
like us to remember your family at these
Masses please send a note to me or call
me at the school.
I would like to thank the entire school
community for their on going support of Dr.
Simone and Canadian Food for Children.
Each Friday morning a group of students
travels with me to the CFFC Warehouse,
1258 Lakeshore Rd., Mississauga. The
students help to load Cargo Containers
full of food, clothing and emergency
supplies that are shipped to the developing
world. The containers are hand packed
with care and love. One of the highlights
of the program is the Split Pea and Lentil
Deliveries. These items arrive in 100
lbs. sacks and must be unloaded by hand
from the transport truck. Doing this work
ourselves saves the charity considerable
money and allows us to purchase and
send more food to the poor. There is no
need to go for a work out after unloading
a typical 600 bag delivery of these items!
My back is hurting just thinking about
this! I was especially proud of the many
students that assisted in the work at Dr.
Simone’s during the summer months.
Thank you for your continued support of
St. Paul and for Catholic Education. May
God continue to bless us all.
Remembrance Day at St. Paul
On Nov.9 th, students gathered to pay
tribute to those Canadians who have
given their lives in the service of Peace.
Through readings, songs provided by
the M&M’s and dramatization, the St.
Paul Community paused to reflect and
honour the memory of those who paid
the ultimate price. Songs included the
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haunting “In Flanders Fields” and
“Let the River Run”. The senior
Drama class responsible for the
dramatization took us through
moments in time from Christmas
Eve 1914 (when a brief Armistice
was observed between warring
factions), to the Battle of Dieppe
to the pain our soldiers suffered
as they dealt with what they had
to do in the name of Peace.
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September has started on a strong
note for the M&M’s and we are
looking forward to an exciting
year ahead! Our members this
year are Skylar Brugmans, Taylor
Brugmans, Brian Carr, Sarah
DeMedeiros, Anna Ditaranto,
Michel Filion, Sarah Forma,
Sofie Lazouka, Iesha Levy,
Angel Manuel, Jessica Peng,
Pauline Priadka, Dylan Prior,
Vanessa Rail, Johanna Saunders,
Travaughn Simon, Tatiana
Stolf, Felicia Edwards-Stevens,
Michelle Florio, Kate Goossens,
Peachy Tautuan, Keith Adams,
Diana Tracey, Danielle Nocera
and Manny Rodriguez.
We have participated this year
in the opening school mass on
October 4, and the Remembrance
Day memorial celebrations on
November 9. The M&M’s are
busy now preparing a showstopping number for Talent Night
on November 16!
Practices are Wednesdays after
school in the music room, and new
members are always welcome!
The beat goes on...
Dear Parents, Guardians and
Friends of Catholic Education:
Your school is part of one of four
components of Ontario’s strong
and healthy publicly funded
school system. Your school
and school board belong to the
English Catholic component,
while the others include the
French Catholic, and the English
and French public boards. From
time to time, throughout our 160year history of Catholic Education
in Ontario, opponents to our
system have emerged to challenge
our right to provide Catholic
Education and to call for the
elimination of public funding for
denominational Catholic schools
in favour of one publicly funded
secular system.
In recent months, we have again
seen the limited emergence of
these advocates, calling once
again for the elimination of
Catholic schools. This campaign
has received media attention in
some parts of the province.
Catholic schools are an integral
part of the foundation of Ontario,
educating over one-third of all
students in kindergarten to grade
12. That is more than 670,000
students. Over a million parents
choose Catholic education for
their children. That choice is
supported by 2.4 million Catholic
ratepayers and voters and is
funded through property income,
sales and other taxes paid by the
Ontario community.
The history of Catholic Education
in our region dates back prior to
Confederation. From that perspective,
Dufferin-Peel, and its predecessor
Catholic school boards, has provided
Catholic Education in one form or
another on a continuous basis for a
longer period than this province or
country has even existed. In fact,
Catholic Education, and the provision
for its existence, was an article and part
of the discussions of Confederation.
Our Catholic schools have a history of
academic excellence. We are a very
successful part of publicly funded
education in Ontario and not a costly
duplicate, as some have suggested. Our
schools and school boards consistently
meet and exceed provincial expectations
in student achievement, program
delivery, class size, and moral character
development.
One of the arguments put forward by
those advocating the elimination of
Catholic schools and school boards
is that amalgamation into one secular
school system will save money. They
are wrong. Amalgamation simply
cannot lower costs in all areas. Ontario
has already been through a major
amalgamation of schools boards in l998
and most available economies of scale
have already been realized. Indeed,
some of the boards that have been
forced into amalgamation have actually
seen cost levels increase. Experience
also indicates that amalgamation is
not necessarily better. As new entities
become larger, they often become more
remote and less accessible to the people
they are supposed to serve. What
we do know is that Catholic school
boards and public school boards already
save taxpayers millions of dollars
annually through a variety of successful
joint partnerships in such areas as cooperative school financing, purchasing,
transportation, energy management and
other services.
Catholic Education is rooted in the
gospel of Jesus Christ, which promotes
discipleship, community and the dignity
of persons in social justice. Gospel
values, which are integral to every aspect
of the Catholic school, create a system
that is distinctively different from a
secular system.
Catholic schools enjoy publicly stated,
unqualified support of our government
and all major opposition parties in the
legislature. We have been assured
by the Liberal government and by
statements made publicly by Premier
Dalton McGuinty and Minister of
Education, Kathleen Wynne, that there
is no plan to change the present system.
Both Mr. Tory and Mr. Hampton have
also indicated their support of publicly
funded Catholic schools.
As the election comes upon us, we
encourage you to make your concerns
known to the candidates seeking your
vote, that there will be no dilution of the
rights of Catholic schools, that Catholic
school boards currently exercise.
Our schools remain a strong integral
component of Ontario’s publicly funded
school system. They are supported by
a significant and vital infrastructure
of Catholic organizations representing
educators, clergy and parents.
Let us all do our part to ensure publicly
funded Catholic schools continue
to thrive in this community and in this
province.
Sincerely,
Bruno Iannicca, Chair
John B. Kostoff, Director of Education
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Fall is in the air and the Grade 9 and
10 classes have enjoyed the fall colours
hiking the Bruce Trail. The Grades 11
and 12’s have also enjoyed an outdoor
education experience at Silvercreek.
Make sure you read Diana Tracey’s,
(Grade 11 Body Alive student) report
on her experience at Silvercreek. This is
a good opportunity for you as families,
to get out hiking on the weekends.
As usual, the gym is brimming with
excitement as our school teams take
up every possible available moment
with practices and games. Thanks to
Scott Douglas at the Fitness Institute
for allowing our tennis finalists to
practice at their wonderful indoor
facility. Any students wanting lessons
can sign up for lessons throughout the
winter at the Fitness Institute. The
St. Paul Athletic Council (SPAC), is
up and running under the guidance
of Ms. Schlarp and Mr. Costigan.
SPAC’s mission is to involve as many
students as possible in a healthy,
active lifestyle. The media keeps
reporting the staggering statistics and
repercussion of the sedentary lifestyle
of today’s youth. Encourage your
child to get involved in some physical
activity that the school is offering.
Besides intramural activities, St.
Paul students are also able to join the
weight room for after school workouts.
SPAC and the Wild on Wellness
Committee have amalgamated and
are in the planning stages for a Winter
Wellness Activity Day. Stay tuned
for more details. Thanks to all of the
hardworking coaches for their many
hours of dedicated service. It wouldn’t
be possible without you.
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Senior Boys Volleyball Team
St. Paul Golf
The St. Paul Wolverines Senior Boys
Volleyball Team has had another
successful start to this year’s season
with a 15 - 3 record just past the
halfway point in the season. At the
Mentor College Invitational, the boys
finished first after pool play but lost
a tough playoff match to Fletchers
Meadow. At the prestigious 24 team
Rick Hansen / St. Joseph’s tournament
on October 12th and 13th, they saw
some of the toughest competition in the
province. After incredible pool play
the boys finished in a tie for second
in their pool of 6. With a shortened
roster, an exhausted St. Paul team
lost in the consolation semi-finals to
a strong Sir John A. MacDonald team
from Waterloo. This year’s team
consists of Patrick Andula, Daniel
Casaluce, Kyle Cecchetto, Joel Dennis,
Aaron Donaghey, Chris Keilty, Max
Kowal, Roman Martuscelli, Andrea
Matteliano, Carlos Munoz and Filip
Zygmunt. Coaches: Mr. Vicars & Mr.
O’Reilly.
The St. Paul Golf Team travelled
to the Glen Eagle Golf Club,
north of Bolton, on Wednesday,
September 26. The team included
Michael Di Vito, Adam Barbe,
Paolo Cordovado and David
Marquis. They were competing
in the ROPSSAA qualifying
tournament. Only Michael was
returning as a veteran player.
The team did not qualify
for the championship
tournament the
following week,
as they faced
stiff competition
from the twenty plus
schools with more
experienced golfers.
Practice up guys (and
any girls interested)
because next year
offers another
opportunity to
shoot for golf
glory.
Junior Boys’ Volleyball Team
St. Paul Tennis Team
The junior boys volleyball team is
off, once again, to a phenomenal
start. The boys have jumped out to
a 4-0 record midway through the
season in our Southeast division. In a
five team tournament held at Mentor
College, on September 29, the team
emerged victorious, as champions in
the tournament vanquishing all our
opponents. We avenged an earlier
loss in the round robin to Father
Goetz and totally crushed them
in the championship finals. Prior
to ROPSSAA playoffs, the junior
Wolverines will enter the much tougher
St. Joseph Tournament on October 27.
Good luck, Wolverines.
This year’s junior tennis team
has demonstrated that St. Paul
will be developing into a tennis
contender in ROPSSAA.
Congratulations to Amy
Dimech, who won a nail biter
of a consolation final in the
girls singles, winning 7-5 in a
tiebreaker and to Leslie Skakun
and Rory Coutts, mixed doubles
team, who also won convincingly
in the consolation final. Amy,
Leslie and Rory proceeded to
the ROPSSAA final, held at the
ORC on October 19th. The junior
mixed doubles team of Leslie
Skakun and Rory Coutts and the
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singles player, Amy Dimech met
some very tough competition
and lost in the quarter finals.
Congratulations for doing such
a good job representing St. Paul.
Newcomers Rebecca Leon and
David Nocera, our second mixed
double team, Lucas Cavallini
and Shawn Buric, boys doubles;
Nicole Danesi and Tetyana Hozh,
girls doubles and Brett Ponting,
boys singles, lost in close,
nail biting games.
Congratulations
to the following
members of the
Senior Tennis Team
for their hard work this
season. Unfortunately,
they faced some very
tough competition and
were unable to proceed to
the ROPSSAA
finals at the
ORC. Thanks
to Sophie
Lazouka, Sarah
Pirie, Adam Ellis, Adriana
Sciarra, Kevin Sanabria,
Brad Morrice, Nicole Pelaia,
Anthony Dimech, Cole Moss,
Justin Date and Daria Urakova
for their commitment and
determined effort.
Silvercreek Outdoor
Experience by Diana Tracey
I have had the privilege of
going on a variety of trips.
However, the best experience I
have ever had, has been at the
Silvercreek Outdoor Centre with
my Grade 11 Body Alive class.
At Silvercreek, I learned a lot
about my own capabilities, the
power of determination and the
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blessing that friends can
be. It was not until we
were at the ropes course
that I found that our
abilities can be greatly
enhanced by the people
who support us. I think
there is some magical
bonding that the outdoors
creates with people.
Having to depend on
others to get over that 14
foot wall, or cross the cord
to hug the tree, knowing Leslie Skakun, Amy Dimech, Ms. Schlarp, Rory Coutts
that you are not alone and proceed to the ROPSSAA Tennis Final
that they will be there to support you
when you fall was very reassuring. I Without a doubt, teen’s lives have
learned that I am capable of so much changed to include more sedentary
more than I ever felt possible and that activities, such as computer games,
anything is possible when you have a MSN etc. How do we encourage
group of people who create a loving our kids to put down the video game
control panel and head out for a game
and risk free environment.
of football or go for a family walk
I wish it were possible to bottle up after dinner?
the atmosphere that was created at
Silvercreek and to be able to just open Teens have an abundance of physical
up that bottle whenever you are going and mental energy. How they channel
through a difficult time. I only hope that energy will affect their physical,
that life will present me with more emotional and mental health. Teens
opportunities to discover more about should get at least 30 minutes of
my own strengths and the strengths of outdoor physical activity daily. The
the people around me, via a supportive spiritual aspect of connecting to
the environment and nature, has an
and accepting environment.
incredible impact on the mental health
of our children. Just ask any of the
Getting Our Kids Moving
students that had the opportunity to
Sadly, childhood obesity is becoming hike the Bruce Trail. Even though it
a common problem across Canada was tiring, they were amazed by the
and has tripled since 1981, due beauty of God’s amazing creation and
predominantly to the fact that more came back to school, “High on Life”.
and more children are physically
inactive. This sedentary lifestyle, Take this next weekend to find some
along with poor nutrition, are two family time to go out for a hike, a skate,
main factors associated with obesity, a bike ride etc. Your children will
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, thank you someday, for passing on the
osteoporosis and poor mental health. values of a healthy, active lifestyle.
This new generation of young adults,
are now suffering adult health risks.