ST. PAUL SECONDARY SCHOOL’S

AUTUMN ISSUE, 2015
815 Atwater Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario L5E 1L8 Phone: 905-278-3994
Web: dpcdsb.org/PAULS
Trustees
B. Iannicca, Mississauga Ward 7 - 905-270-0536, bruno.iannicca@dpcdsb.org
Fax: 905-278-1163
M. Pascucci, Mississauga Wards 1 & 3, Chair of the Board - (P) 905-302-3096, (F) 905-890-0888,
mario.pascucci@dpcdsb.org
Superintendent
Mr. T. Lariviere
Principal
Ms. C. Murphy
Vice-Principal
Mr. A. Iarossi
Chaplain
Mrs. F. Pianta
Head of Student Services/ARD
Guidance Counsellor O - Z
Mr. B. Bonnah
Guidance Counsellor A - N
Ms. C. Lehecka
Youth Care Worker
Ms. V. Williams
St. Dominic Parish Pastor
Fr. Philip Jones
Heartbeat Editor/Layout & Design
T. Brugmans
Cover Photo
C. Murphy

We are very excited about the introduction of the preparatory program for the International Baccalaureate diploma program beginning at St. Paul for interested grade nines joining us in September 2016.
In addition to all the action and opportunities developing within our school, we were also able to add additional staff to our roster because we exceeded our enrolment projections in September.
We just keep getting bigger and better!

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On Thursday, October 22, students from St. Paul attended the fifth When
Faith Meets Pedagogy Leadership
Youth Forum at the International
Plaza Hotel. St. Paul was strongly represented by nine students ranging from Grade 9 to Grade 12. It was an incredible experience for all involved and the student feedback was overwhelmingly positive. school for our first event!
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The Inside Ride is Canada’s first indoor cycling celebration that raises funds in support of children and their families living with and beyond childhood cancer.
This team-based, indoor-cycling challenge is fun, safe, and energizing for participants and volunteers!
Did you know that cancer is the leading cause of non-accidental death of kids in Canada? One in every 330 kids will get cancer before the age of 20, yet childhood cancer doesn’t get talked about?
Joining 1500 other like-minded students from all parts of the province was both empowering and inspirational. Students participated in prayer, song, both small and large group discussion sessions, and listened to many well-known speakers.The focus of the day was promoting positive change, both locally and internationally. The keynote speaker was Marc
Kielburger, who reminded us that we are never too young to make a difference and there are many ways to help.
Let’s do something about kid’s cancer. Join us and let’s try to make a real difference for kids living with and beyond cancer. If you would like to donate please visit stpaul.insideride.com
We thank you for your support of
The Inside Ride.
Also present were Luke Stocking of
Development and Peace , Nina Nyamayaro of Romero House for refugees, and David Wells of the Diocese of Plymouth , England. (STP# You all get a goat!) http://www.catholiccurriculumcorp.org/ youthforum.html
During the month of October, students committed themselves to living out the corporal work of mercy, feeding the hungry , as they collected over twenty-seven boxes of canned goods and other nonperishable food items. Students donated with intention and care as they brought in foods that are commonly shared around the Thanksgiving table.
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that are needed throughout the week.
In addition, money and gift cards to local grocery stores were donated by staff and students to help pay for the turkeys that would help make the
Thanksgiving meals complete.
St. Paul and the Coast to Coast
Against Cancer Foundation are teaming up on Wednesday, November
18 to bring The Inside Ride to our
The shelves for the parish food bank were filled with stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce and an array of canned vegetables, as well as other staples
As always, the St. Paul community lived up to its reputation for doing everything with heart !

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On October 9, Ms. Carney’s grade
11 Drama class pieced together a brilliant liturgy and brought to us, a flawless performance in front of the entire school. This liturgy was unlike most as the class decided to include a dramatic element with the depiction of the story, Flower, Mister?
from the grade 10 Christ and Culture Religion textbook.
The story is about a successful business man who is so wrapped up in his own world that he barely notices God’s gracious gifts. It was not until a homeless woman who offered the business man some flowers one day that he started to notice things outside of his own world. He grew to be happier, kinder, and much more gracious. This is a message that Ms. Carney wanted her grade 11 drama class to deliver to the rest of St. Paul, and they did it beautifully. Sometimes, it takes just one person to remind us of how important it is to realize and be thankful for all of God’s gifts, even if in the smallest form. The celebration was a fantastic way to lead us all into the long weekend and celebrate
Thanksgiving.
The fall Stratford’s Festival Theatre to see The Sound of Music occurred on October 14.
Over 40 Grade 10 St. Paul students saw the acclaimed production of this fabulous musical. Overflowing with such beloved songs as “My
Favorite Things” and “Climb
Ev’ry Mountain”, this heartwarming family musical tells an inspiring story of the discovery of love – and a daring bid for freedom. Directed by
Donna Feore, this show was a very good opportunity for the students of Mrs.Bentivoglio and Ms.Tobin to enjoy a powerful Stratford production.
Please support your son or daughter’s participation in these educational excursions.
Ms.Tobin, Ms. DiCarlo and Mr. Kay are in the process of organizing a trip to see the Classical Theatre Projects production of Romeo and Juliet . Parents are asked to be prepared to aware of this possible November school trip.
We have continuously receive invitations for students to participate in both essay and public speaking contests as well as special events such as the
Dufferin Peel Poetry Slam . These opportunities are sometimes missed by students amidst the many other opportunities here at St. Paul.
Members of the English Department attempt to select performances that will help the experience of literature come alive. Please know that with all trips we try to keep the curriculum our priority, along with fair costs and a safe and enjoyable experience.
The English Department always try to keep students informed of the many writing, essay and public speaking contests which are available to students. If you have an interest in this area, see Mr. Kay in the English Department. We also have an InfoBoard near Room 212.

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thrilling season.
Boys’ Basketball tryouts have started to get underway and Girls’ Volleyball tryouts are taking place shortly. Get involved in Wolverine Athletics, tryout for teams and get involved.
Let’s show some school spirit and
Wolverine pride!
The Junior Girls’ Basketball Team is having a very successful season thus far. At the halfway point of the season, the team has a record of 4 wins with only 1 loss and is currently in second place the Southeast Division of Peel. medal in the para-athlete race. Way to go Lauren! Out of 150 Grade 9 girls,
Andrea Wilson finished with an impressive 24th place finish and a time of 15:25 and Rebecca Hutchcroft with a time of 17:34 in their 3K run. Dresden Salvatierra in Grade 10 finished his 6k run with a time of 32:59. Our
Grade 11 boys, Roman Chaves and
Joshua Chiasson finished their 7k run with times of 33:20 and 42:02, respectively. In the 5k run for the senior girls,
Kayla Pontes completed the race with a time of 27:34, Clara Bulhoes with a time of 29:52 and Jessica Spykers with a time of 31:30.
Considering half the team is new to the sport of Cross Country, everyone did extremely well. The team also performed exceptionally at ROPSSAA on October 29!
The team also had a very successful tournament in Ottawa this past month where the girls played some high level competition and were able to come together as a team.
In the 5 games remaining, the Wolverines look to secure a high playoff seed for
November.
The team member are:
Amber Abbott, Dana Arafa,
Caleigh Chambers,
Kayleigh Decoste, Emma
Deluca, Donatella
Ditaranto, Sarah Gomes, Emily Martins, Aoife McMahon, Diana Miclat,
Thesa Pangan, Victoria Rokita, Alyssa
Tilemans, Dominika Sowa.
The Cross Country team participated in the Heart Lake Invitational on October 20 with outstanding results. Each runner achieved their personal best.
The Junior Boys’ Volleyball team has played its first four games of the season, having won two games and losing two. We have seen definite development of skill from the starting lineup and commitment to team spirit.
Commanding leadership from the captain, Brandon Van Os has made this team a cohesive contender giving Lauren Marquis in PIP won a gold

opposition to some of the strongest schools. Congratulations to our setter, Devin Wilson who has controlled much of the plays so that the team has proper scoring opportunities. Our tallest team member, Aldo Dashi has dominated the front line with tremendous blocking and great spiking ability.
Finally, a shout out to Orest Kaczala,
Ethan Medeiros, Karol Steciuk, Jordan
Costa for their valiant efforts in controlling the play, digging the awkward bump and closing the gaps in the court.
The Senior Boys’ Volleyball team are facing a very tough regular season schedule this year playing in Tier 1 after finishing last year in the top 5 of all of ROPSSAA. So far the boys are
2-2 on the season, having beaten The
Woodlands twice and losing to top seeded Mississauga Secondary and
Rick Hansen Secondary. The boys have 6 games left in the season still having to play Applewood and St. Augustine twice and once more against
Mississauga and Rick Hansen.
The team is poised yet again to be a contender in the AAAA ROPSSAA playoffs and a favorite to earn an
OFSAA berth in Toronto this November.
Part of the success of any team is its ability to work through challenges and disappointments and find a way to come out on top.
After an exciting start to the season, the Lady Wolverines Flag Football Team struggled through the mid part of the season losing 3 close games. This group of athletes did not get discouraged, but showed determination and grit in each subsequent practice as they worked to improve their skills and knowledge of the game. This tenacity and collaborative contribution by all made for a tremendously successful end to the season.
The future looks very good for the Lady Wolverines as the team is quite young.
Don’t be surprised if next year’s team brings home the ROPSSAA Championship.

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Welcome to Our Grade
Nines Get Ready Program
Again this year, St. Paul Secondary
School hosted the Grade 9 summer orientation called “Get Ready!”
Under the direction of Ms. Bueno-
Marcial, Ms. Kelly, Mr. Powers, Ms.
Zanon and Ms. Primicias, this year’s grade 9 students participated in a variety of engaging activities that focused on literacy, science, and numeracy.
In addition, a focus on school readiness skills, student engagement and student voice helped prepare incoming grade 9 student for their secondary school experience.
In addition to orienting students to the school, a community service component was added to the program for the first time. Students had the opportunity to volunteer at the Canadian
Food for Children and with the City of
Mississauga’s ‘Litterbug’ campaign.
Students at the Canadian Food for
Children were exposed to the global reality of poverty around the world as they learned about the history of the organization, assisted with sorting and loading donated items into shipping crates and helped with letter writing and newsletter campaigns.
Ms. Pianta greeted all with a Welcome
Reflection Prayer in our chapel before our orientation activity. Students received their Shadow Day Kits and then were mentored by our current students who shared their transition and highschool experiences.
Our Grade 8 guests participated in a variety of fun-filled workshops in
Art, Food and Nutrition, Construction
Technology, Drama, Science, Physical
Education and Religious Education.
They also embarked on a ‘Getting to know St. Paul Staff Scavenger Hunt’ as part of their school tour.
They collected many souvenirs and memories of a wonderful day. Our St.
Paul students guided them throughout their visit and were true ambassadors of our school motto, doing ‘Everything
With Heart’.
Students also cleaned up Cawthra
Bush and the surrounding forest area around St. Paul School as part of the City of Mississauga’s ‘Litterbug’
Campaign. Volunteer hours were also granted to students who participated to count toward their graduation requirement.
Grade 8 Shadow Days
On October 21 and October 27, St.
Paul welcomed Grade 8 students from
St. Timothy, St. Dominic, St. Edmund and Queen of Heaven Elementary
Schools.
We concluded their visit with a Farewell Blessing from Ms. Pianta and look forward to meeting again soon in the very near future!
Our thanks to our Elementary colleagues and to the St. Paul staff and students who facilitated this event.
Our High-School/Elementary partnership in faith, education and promotion of well-being were certainly exemplified in the St. Paul Grade 8 Shadow
Day experiences.
College/University
Applications
Mark your Calendars! Again this year, the St. Paul College and University
Fair is being held in the cafeteria. This year’s event was held on the evening of on October 29 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm.
Recruiters from 30 colleges and universities were here to answer questions about college and university programs. It was a great turnout and another successful event.
College Application Deadline
The deadline for college application

is February 1, 2016; The cost is $95 for up to 5 programs (no more than 3 at any college)
University Application Deadline
T he deadline for university application is January 14, 2016. The cost is $150 for 3 programs (plus $50 for each additional choice). Individual PINs to log on to OUAC are available for pick-up in Student Services.
Students are strongly encouraged to apply early because the on-line websites get very busy in the final days before the deadline. University applicants must see Ms Trenton and sign for their PIN.
Welcome Breakfast: Faith,
Food and Friendship
On September 30 St. Paul hosted their annual Welcome Breakfast for all students new to our community. Students and staff shared stories and had an opportunity to become acquainted with each other. The event also gave us an opportunity to showcase the opportunities for student involvement as well as a chance to learn about the variety of services that St. Paul provides.
us from various schools both within and outside the school board. As well, we have students who are recent immigrants from the Philippines, Brazil,
Peru and Portugal.
We are extremely excited to have them as part of our family and we wish them the best of luck as they continue their high school career with us.
Registration and Course
Selection for 2016-17
It may be hard to believe, as we’ve just started a new school year, however, we’re already beginning the initial planning for next year.
We would like to thank all teachers and students who were involved in organizing the breakfast and in particular to Ms. Lehecka and Ms. Primicias for leading this event.
The registration and course selection process for next year will begin in December. All students in Grades 9, 10,
11 will make their course selections using myBlueprint.ca/dpcdsb with the support of a guidance counselor.
The process is as follows; parents and students are encouraged to:
Homework Help in Math
Continues for 2015-2016
Grade 7, 8, 9
& 10 students can access free homework assistance in math at
www.homeworkhelp.ilc.org.
This site is supported by qualified teachers and is available in the evening in “real time”.
1) review the courses they need/want to take on myBlueprint.ca/dpcdsb or on the school website (attention to SHSM requirements as appropriate).
2) submit their course selections online.
4) print a copy of the course selection verification from myBlueprint.
5) ensure parents sign the course selection verification.
The thirty new students have joined 6) return the signed course selection along with the school activity fee to the Student Services office by the due date.
Activity Fees may be paid by debit/ credit card. All options/courses are filled on a first come/ first served basis so to ensure options are available, it is very important to submit course selections by the deadline!

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Worobec caught a two pound rainbow trout. Alessia Molinaro had a nice bass on at Heart Lake, but it got off.Bento Ramos caught his first fish ever at Heart Lake, a small largemouth bass. Joseph Sinopoli caught a two pound rainbow trout and a couple two pound largemouth bass. Angelo Coluccio caught a two pound largemouth bass. Anthony Culmone, Matthew Calouro, and Paul Morgan had several salmon on, but the fish got off. officially started a fishing club this September and it is open to all students, which allows for junior students to interact with senior students. So far the members of the club have travelled to Erindale Park,
Glen Haffy, and Heart Lake.
During these excursions, students learned different fishing techniques.
Many of the students are new to fishing and this club is a great learning experience. In addition to catching fish on these excursions, members create new friendships. Students have thoroughly enjoyed each trip and more trips are planned for the spring.
Thank you to Ms. Murphy and Mr. Iarossi for supporting our club, Mr. Mondelli and Mr. Costigan for driving the bus for our trips, and Ms. Vella for making the
St. Paul Fishing Club cards.
The St. Paul Fishing Club would like to thank the following companies for their generous donations: Rapala, SAIL, National Bait Inc., Navionics, and LeBaron.
Fishing club members can get a 10% discount at LeBaron in Mississauga by showing their club card.
In the spring we plan to have a fishing tournament. If you would like to provide a donation as a prize for the fishing tournament, please contact the school. New members can join at any time, as this club runs year round.
Follow our club on twitter: @stpfishing
Are we catching fish? Yes!
Paul Morgan caught a 27 pound chinook salmon and a two pound rainbow trout.
Kevin Scarselletta caught a three pound largemouth bass and several smaller largemouth bass. Lukasz
Perchal caught a two pound rainbow trout. Lukasz also had a 15 pound chinook salmon on, but it broke his line. Anthony

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Planning For Independence Yearbook Club
This year, a group of 12 students have volunteered their time and energy to put together the 2016 St. Paul Yearbook.
We would like to welcome our newest member to the Planning for Independence class Joseph Moushy. We would also like to welcome back new and seasoned staff.
The group gets together to pour through digital photos, create covers, design layouts, tabulate surverys and every other meticulous process involved in a task of this magnitude. Student editors monitor visual continutity and ensure that pages are being completed in a timely fashion.
During the months of
September and October Ms. Zanon’s and
Ms. Sudac’s Planning for Independence class participated in several autumn activities. The students enjoyed nature walks where they collected materials that they used to make candle center pieces and Thanksgiving napkin holders.
The Yearbook advisors, Ms. DiCarlo, Mr. Minott and Mr. Brugmans will be running members through workshops on layout & design in the first weeks of
November.
Although we’ve already started taking photos of events that have occurred, the group is also encouraging students to share their photos by submitting pictures they have taken while on school trips, at sporting events or just hanging with friends at school using the HJ eShare App (iOS & Andriod versions) or by going to HJeShare.com to upload photos from a computer.
They also worked on their culinary skills while making apple strudel, blooming apples and applesauce treats. We also made blueberry muffins to celebrate our Blue Jays!
Sharing photos with the yearbook club is a great way to ensure that student’s and their friends are represented in their yearbook!
Student Vote
With a Federal Election having occurred this year, students at St. Paul were given an opportunity to voice their opinions on which candidate/party would be the best choice for Canada. Student Vote, a mock version of the Federal
Election, was held on Friday, October 16th. This mock version is made specifically for students in elementary and high school, who are not able to vote in the actual election, to have a say as to who should be elected into office. Upon completion of the election, the results are submitted to Student Vote and all of the results from all participating schools in the country are collected and tallied.
Very often, the results within the school mirrors the results in that given riding, and even on a federal level. Our school results were as follows: Conservatives to win (very slim victory), Liberal Party (second), Green Party (third), New Democratic Party (fourth), Libertarian
Party (fifth), and the Marxist-Leninist
Party (sixth). The Federal results for this riding were: Liberal (Win),
Conservatives (second), NDP (third),
Green (fourth), Libertarian (fifth), and
Marxist-Leninist (sixth).
Mrs. Caldarelli and Mr. Gillis would like to send out a big thank you to the student volunteers (poll clerks) for your help: Alexandra Francisco,
Clara Bulhoes, Olivia Kaminski, Zak
Blomme, Maddie Steen, and Jessica
Spykers.
If you are 18 or older, please ensure you exercise your right to vote in every election and let your voice be heard. Knowledge is Power!

Pupil Accommodation
Review Policy Public
Consultation
The Ministry of Education released the new Pupil Accommodation Review
Guideline (PARG) in March 2015.
This guideline sets expectations for all school boards on managing and reviewing underutilized school space, including potential school closures, and for the greater coordination and sharing of planning related information between school boards and other community partners.
Speak Up For Kids
October was Child Abuse Prevention Month.The Children’s Aid Society designated Friday, October 16 as “Speak Up for Kids” day. The community was encouraged to speak up if they are aware of children who are being abused.
To celebrate this day everyone was encouraged to wear purple . St Paul’s community of staff and students supported this day.
The guideline requires all school boards in the province to develop or revise Pupil Accommodation Review
Policies and to invite public input into the policy before it is finalized.
Way to support,
St. Paul!
Technology Refresh
A survey to collect feedback on the
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
Board’s draft amended Policy 6.51 Pupil Accommodation Review had been available for review and comment on the Board’s website (www.dpcdsb.
org). Supporting documents are also available for reference and review.
Please consider reviewing and providing input on this policy.
Looking Ahead
This year, Mr. Brugmans’ Comm-Tech lab received an update of 26 new Apple iMac computers, the first major computer upgrade to the Mac lab since 2008.
The new machines will provide students the opportunity to explore their creativity even further, as the new iMac’s afford plenty of processing power to meet their needs. Students enrolled in Comm-tech from grade 9 - 12 have been putting the hardware through it’s paces as they work on Vector Designing, Desktop
Publishing, Photo Manipulation, Video Production, Audio Recording, Effects
Compositing and Creating iBooks.
The refresh has also offered an enhancement to our in-house broadcast studio, as 5 of the new iMac’s are used to run our daily news/announcment broadcast each morning. Video playback, switching, compositiing and teleprompting have all been made more efficient and streamlined.
Please take note of the following dates to help you plan out your calendar.
Grade 8 Open House .......November 3
School Council Meeting ..November 12
Mid-Term Report Cards ..November 13
IB SSA Test ....................November 14
Awards Night ..................November 26
School Council Meeting ..December 10
IB Admission Deadline....December 14
Christmas Break ......... Dec. 21 - Jan. 1
Grad Photos ................. January 5 - 12
Semester 1 Exams ..... Jan. 26 - Feb. 1
Exam Review Day .............. February 2
Semester 2 Begins ............. February 4
Ash Wednesday ............... February 10
Family Day ........................ February 15
School Council Meeting .... February 18
Comm-Tech is a broad-based, hands on course where students will work independantly and as part of production teams to produce and design media projects. The project-centred learning is a great way to utilize technology to enhance student achievement.