April 2011 THE PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE Dear Parents and Students As we approach mid-semester, North Park is as lively as can be. Students are busy writing mid term assignments, and preparing for major tests. There is a substantial amount of academic pressure for all as the mid term reports come on April 21st. In particular, we congratulate all of our Grade 10 students who completed the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test on March 31st, and wish our senior students well as their mid term marks are submitted to colleges and universities for admission consideration. All students and parents are encouraged to visit our informative website at: northparkvikings.ca. The site is being used to update information about school news and events that are important to students and staff. The site is being used more and more by students to channel them in to school activities such as option selections, class work, academic and career planning, class blogs, etc. We hope to continue making this site an easy and functional "one click" entry to the school. Please see the web site for Summer School Information, Student Web (tracking diploma status, current course selections for September 2011, attendance) Parent Web (student attendance, parent information) and Making My Way (student planning / Guidance). Let us know if there are other links you would like added to the site. Finally, please be sure to scan the website for news on school activities, pictures and upcoming events. In particular, we wish our DECA team well in Orlando, our IBT students in Washington, and encourage all of our students to contribute to our fun filled Relay for Life as we hope to raise over $20,000 for cancer research. Yours sincerely, P. Geale Principal SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS AND ACTIVITIES ****************************************** DATES TO REMEMBER ****************************************** April 11-21 Education Weeks April 21 Mid-Term Reports April 21 School Advisory Council May 3 OSAP Seminar May 9 P.A. Day May 23 Victoria Day Holiday May 26 School Advisory Council 7:00 June 1 Music Night June 2 Grad Breakfast June 3 Activities Banquet June 10 Grad Formal June 21-27 *June Examinations June 30 Report Cards picked up at the school (9:30-10:30 A.M. ONLY; enjoyed the various games that took place throughout the afternoon. An ipad2 was given as a grand prize and the intent of this prize donation is to start promoting the emergence of technology in reading. We are looking forward to running this event again next year! INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM The IBT Admissions Committee has been busy in February and March sorting through more than 600 applications to the IBT program for entry to North Park in September. A committee of five experienced IBT teachers carefully examined all applications over a span of three days. We have admitted nearly 180 students to the IBT program for next year – enough for six full grade 9 homerooms. We look forward to meeting our new group of IBT students in September. For current IBT students, May brings our Senior IBT Retreat. We will invite grade 12 IBT students to an ‘off campus’ event for a day to acknowledge their achievement in completing four years of the IBT program, and to hear talks given by prominent leaders in the local, national, and international business community. Finally, for all IBT students, portfolio evaluations will take place from May 17 to May 20. This is an important part of the IBT program requirements, and more information will be provided in the near future on our school website at northparkvikings.ca. Exam Review 10:30 – 11:00 A.M.) * Please note that final examinations are compulsory in each course as prescribed by the Ministry of Education. Students’ summer plans are to be made outside of these dates as examinations will not be rescheduled. Medical exemptions should be supported by a medical certificate. SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL Our next meeting is Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Library. LITERACY On March 31st, all grade 10 students and previously eligible students wrote the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. Results will be made public at the end of the school year. If a student is unsuccessful for a second time, it is strongly recommended that they enroll in the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC). On March 8th, 80 students were involved in a Readathon which promoted reading for pleasure. The students enjoyed a guest speaker who specialized in writing graphic novels and also NOTES FROM GUIDANCE 2011-2012 Course Verification The option selection process ended at the end of February and we have processed the initial course cancellations. Course verification forms are included in this report card for the 2011-2012 school year. You are invited to review your child's selection, make any changes by crossing out the course to be deleted and adding the changes directly onto the sheet. As many of our courses are currently full, you are encouraged to check with Guidance 2 SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS AND ACTIVITIES • prior to submission of requested changes. These changes are to be delivered to Guidance by April 30th, 2011. • Summer School Summer School registration will begin on Monday, May 2nd, 2011 with information about locations and courses being released in late April. This year, Summer School goes from July 6th to August 5th from 8:30 am to 1:30pm. Careers & Civics courses as well as 'make up courses' go for 10 days from July 6th to July 20th or July 21st to August 5th. Students will once again be using the online webentry sign-up system – the same one as they used for the course selection process. Students are encouraged to register early as the spaces available fill up quickly. Brampton Summer School locations for 2011 include: Central Peel, Fletcher's Meadow, Harold Brathwaite, Heart Lake, Sandalwood Heights and Turner Fenton (North) Secondary schools Things to keep in mind about Summer School: • Students may only take ONE Summer School credit or two half Summer School credits whether online or in class. • Students must be prepared to allocate a sufficient amount of time to homework. • Textbooks are supplied to students. • Make up credits for grades 9 to 12 are based on 55 hours and are open to students who have completed the same course during the regular school year, but they either have • not obtained a passing grade on their final report card or wish to improve their mark. A minimum mark of 40% must have been achieved in the course during the regular school year. • New credits for grades 10 to 12 are 110 hours plus time to complete homework. • Online courses are available for grades 10 to 12. Students are expected to attend an orientation at the beginning of the course. Registration is accepted on a first-come first-served basis. Course fees will be announced shortly (usually about $25.00). Scholarship & Bursaries Scholarship information is available through the Guidance Office. The Peel District School Board also has scholarship and bursary information at www.peelschools.org (click on Student Stuff to get to that page and then scroll down to Scholarships and Bursaries – on the right side of the page). Other scholarship websites include www.scholarshipscanada.com , www.studentawards.com , and www.studentscholarships.org . Deadlines for applying differ among scholarships and most are approaching rapidly. OSAP information is expected to be released at the beginning of May. Listen for announcements. OSAP Seminar Our annual OSAP seminar will be held on Tuesday, May 3rd during period 5 in the library for students who have applied to post-secondary education. Students will need to sign up for this seminar in Guidance closer to the date. ART DEPARTMENT The Art Department hosted their Art show Thursday April 7th in the North Park Library. The event was organized by the Grade 12 Visual Arts Class and was supervised by Mr. Chilton. The show featured the works of the graduating class and was augmented with works from the Arts and Crafts Class, the Grade 11's and several promising Junior artists. Thanks go out to Margaret Suk, Soumya Saini, Fatima Adam, Wara Kazim, Harleen Gill, Jay Gill, Manmeet Chaudry and Jennifer Bothwell for all their hard work 3 SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS AND ACTIVITIES CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION Semester 2 students in co-op are now at the halfway point in their placements. On May 13, they will be displaying their career fair boards in the commons area of the school for all staff and students to see. Some of the placements our students have been working in this semester include Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Tire, Brampton Golf Club, City of Brampton, Canadian Rail, Future Shop, Level 2 Salon, Northwest Lexus, Chinguacousy Wellness Centre, Greek Symposion, Boston Pizza, Montana's, Rona and West Mark Truck. Did you know that 2 co-operative education credits can now be counted toward your 18 compulsory credits? If you would like more information regarding the co-op program, you can contact one of the co-op teachers (Mr. Moniz or Mrs. Upenieks) at (905) 456-1906, ext. 419 or your son/daughter's guidance counsellor. PLAYSCHOOL The Playschool has had a great start in semester two. We are happy to welcome most of our little ones from first semester back and have had a few new friends join. Our new set of student-teachers are working diligently, always demonstrating our core values, Love, Respect and Responsibility. They have taken ownership of the program and are the reason for its great success. MUSIC DEPARTMENT On May 20th, our vocal jazz ensemble Abstract will be travelling to Toronto to compete in the Toronto Festival of Music. After a silver medal finish at the regional level, they are hoping for gold at this national level competition. Best of luck to Mrs. Johnston and the entire ensemble! North Park’s Concert Band and Jazz Band will be participating in the Simcoe County Arts Festival on April 15 and the Canada’s Wonderland Music Festival on May 26. Last year at these festivals our concert and jazz bands earned some of their best adjudications ever. We look forward to even more successful performances. In preparation for these festivals, we will be working with clinician Colin Clarke for a full day of intensive practice. GRAD FORMAL This year’s Grad Formal “Moonlight Masquerade” will be held again at the Pearson Convention Centre on Steeles Avenue in Brampton on Friday, June 10, 2011 from 6:00 – 11: 30 p.m. The $85 ticket includes: a 4-course meal, a great DJ, a prom gift, a masquerade mask, a 5 x 7 photo and prizes! Final ticket sales are on April 18 – 21 where students are able to pay their remaining balance or buy their ticket in full. Exact cash and cheques (payable to North Park S. S.) are accepted. Graduating students are encouraged to attend this alcohol and smoke-free event! The Prom Committee has been hard at work planning this great event. Please contact Mrs. Massi or Mrs. Goncalves if you have any questions. The highlight of North Park’s spring season will be our Spring Concert on the evening of Wednesday, June 1 at 7:00 p.m. here at North Park. This concert will feature our grade nine experienced and senior classes, the Concert Band, Abstract and the Stage Band. All are welcome! RELAY FOR LIFE North Park’s Relay for Life is back! This will be our 4th Relay and we are hoping to raise $30,000.00 for the Canadian Cancer Society. The 12-hour event will be held on May 6th, 2011 at North Park. The Opening Ceremony will begin at 4 SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS AND ACTIVITIES 10:00 a.m. and the Luminary Ceremony at 9:00 p.m. will close the day. Teams of 10 will be participating by walking, jogging or running around the track. A representative from each team must be present on the track at all times during the 12 hours. Staff and students will be contributing their time and energy to this very worthwhile event. This will be North Park’s 4th Relay for Life. The total raised over the past 3 events is over $100,000.00. We are very proud of our contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society and their fight to eradicate cancer in our lifetime. Please support our efforts by sponsoring a team or a favourite “walker”. Donations towards the event or donations to the Canadian Cancer Society are most welcome!! Visit www.relayforlife.ca/northparkss. Thanks for YOUR support! standings rested at 17 wins to 15 losses. Congratulations; next year promises to be even more successful! “A” team members: Daniel Whitten, David Zuniga-Ati, Stephen Nestor, Matthew Stephenson, Kamaljot Dhaliwal, and Sayujya Bungay. “B” team members: Raghav Patel, Leanne Wilton, Nikhile Pankaj Mookherji, Sujaay Hari Jagannathan, Sujeet Shiva Jagannathan, Alexander Horvath, and Mena Guirguis. Intermediate Schoolreach, exclusively for students in Grades 9 and 10, begin their competition during April. YEARBOOK This year's first ever full-colour yearbook is now at the printer! There are a few units left to sell. Those who have not already purchased a yearbook will have the opportunity to buy one when the yearbooks are delivered in June. The small number of available yearbooks will be sold on a first-come first-served basis. SAC - STUDENT ACTIVITY COUNCIL SAC has been busy planning events to wrap up the 2010-2011 school year. In April we hosted Birthday Day, celebrating the birthday of all North Park students and staff. We are busy preparing for Relay for Life on May 6th, where we will be hosting a Fun Fair. Any students interested in being on the Executive Council for the 2011-2012 school year should listen to the announcements for election information. CURLING This year North Park had 4 curling teams, involving 25 students. Three of the four teams qualified for the playoffs. Our Senior Boys finished the regular season in third place in the North Division. They won their quarter-final game against Loyola 8 – 2, before losing a tough semi-final game 7 – 6 to Cardinal Leger. SCHOOLREACH Coaches: Mr Imber, Ms Shier February and March were filled with activity for North Park’s Senior Trivia Teams of 2011. After hosting the first tournament, we travelled on to weekly Round-Robin tournaments at Mayfield, Heart Lake, Lincoln Alexander, and St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary Schools, competing against the best and brightest from high schools in Brampton. Many, many sharp and diligent students allowed us to present two teams in the league, whose total final Our Junior Mixed team finished the regular season in second place, with only one loss all season. They advance to the finals, but lost a hard-fought lowscoring game to Mayfield 4 – 2 and had to settle for the silver medals. Congratulations on a successful season to Devin Refling, Bethani Sullivan, Philip Tobin, Tara Reid, Shawn Hardy and Andrew Wilson. Our Senior Mixed team had an up and down season, and finished in third place in the North Division. They hit their stride in the playoffs, starting with a 6 5 SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS AND ACTIVITIES – 4 win over Mississauga in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals they faced the defending champions Mount Carmel, and came out on top 5 – 2. In the finals they had their toughest game of the season, with the score tied at the end of the regulation 6 ends. The team pulled it out in an extra end to record a 6 – 5 win over Lorne Park and claim the gold medal and bring home another trophy for our trophy case. Congratulations to ROPSSAA Champions Michaela Shine, Kyle Richardson, Kayley Langdon, Nikal Sherpa, Trevor Hartman and David Zuniga-Ati. JUNIOR & SENIOR AWARDS North Park held the Junior and Senior Awards Receptions on February 22nd. Students who scored the highest mark in each subject along with those who received an average of 80% or higher were rewarded with certificates of achievement. It was a pleasure seeing so many parents join us for the ceremonies and continental breakfast. SEMESTER 1 2010-2011 JUNIOR AND SENIOR SUBJECT AWARDS Anush Agarwal Suhail Agarwal Abyaz Ahmed Hafsa Ahmed Alison Alderton Alex Anderson Christine Anno-Kusi Nathan Arnold Sandeep Arumainayagam Navjot Aulakh Tujuanna Austin Ishandeep Babbar Sunny Badwal Harpreet Bains Vik Bansal Jocelyn Barr Jade-Divon Bedward Brandon Bennai Haley Bennett Byron Bertolo Dhruv Bhalla Trushal Bharadva Vikram Bhargav Akul Bhatt Ramninder Bindra Parmveer Bola Jenny Bothwell Karanbir Brar Rohail Butt Ashton Chambers Harry Chandrabalan Matthew Channon Christopher Charron Douglas Chau Varun Chauhan Aarushi Chugh Vedran Cockovski Nathan Cromie Nathan Damaren Sehaz Dayal Parabhjot Deol Alisha Deonanan Japjeet Dhaliwal Gary Dhother Amal Dirie Jeffrey Donison Izza Eirabie Lucy Feng Robert FosterDadswell Rachel Gallant Gurtej Garcha Priya Garg Dikshya Gautam Harasees Gil Irvanjit Gill Katie Gilmore Abhishek Gogna Nicole Gumapac 6 Angela Gupta Zahin Hussain Lorena Ibanez Nuwani Jasinghe Laura Jones Matthew Jourard Netri Kalra Rishi Kapadia Tejal Kapadia Sarah Kasmani Ishwarpreet Kaur Tejnoor Kaur Holly Kenmire Saaif Khan Denny Kiet Hoang Danika Koloszar Sukhdeep Kooner Sanika Kulkarni Christopher Lehr Christian Lesmes SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS AND ACTIVITIES Daniel Lima Victor Ly Mark Mahabir Raj Mangal Vamika Mann Sahil Matani Mathew McFall Vrati Mehra Darshan Mehta Chloe Miller Shubham Mistry Nikhile Mookerji Jaclyn Mulder Amy Ngo Zaineb Nizami Reenay Pal Estafanio Palacios Vishal Panchal Andrew Peddle Louis-Claude Perrault-Carré Catherine Petschke Charlie Pham Rahman Qureshi Sukrit Rajpal Kamaldip Ranu Mike Rattansingh Devin Refling Raquel Reid Nicole Rider Dhruvdeep Saini Prabhjot Saini Soumya Saini Navine Samaroo Rachael Scarpelli Gireesh Seesankar Kristina Seidel Laural Seidel Akash Shah Alyssa Shah Amandeep Sidhu Davina Singh Jasjit Singh William Snieder Harmeet Sohal Arvinder Sohi Ghazal Sondhi Lekha Sriragurajah Shelby Stuckey Cherise Taylor Tishana Tremblett Chaitanya Vazir Bradley Warwick Tom Yu Sukhraj Bajwa Ruth Baker Sahanna Balendran Anjishnu Banerjee Kunaal Bansal Vikas Bansal Sukhbir Banwait Jocelyn Barr Jasjeet Basra Pabhy Bassi Arshbir Bath Rabinder Bath Anil Beharry Ashna Behl Brandon Bennai Joao Bernardo Cassandra Berry Dhruv Bhalla Amit Bhambi Trushal Bharadva Lavnika Bhardwaj Vikram Bhargav Raghav Bhatia Akul Bhatt Amninder Bindra Ramninder Bindra Karnvir Bining Jason Boettger Parmveer Bola Ravi Boparai Samantha Borrow Jennifer Bothwell Colin Brady Harsimar Brar Karanbir Brar Prabhjit Brar Sevgi Brisebois Sayujya Bungay Sakha Butt Melissa Calleja Sierra Campbell Alex Cavanagh HONOUR AWARDS Kevin Aalen Casey Abramovitch Anush Agarwal Suhail Agarwal Abyaz Ahmed Hafsa Ahmed Jahid Ahmed Sidhra Ahmed Ruhi Ahuja Allison Alderton Sheharyar Ali Sarabjot Anand Rohit Anilkumar Christine Anno-Kusi Matthew Antle Rajat Arora Simran Arora Sindya Arumainayagam Shubham Aswal Navjot Aulakh Tujuanna Austin Hamza Azeem Ridha Babar Ishandeep Babbar Naval Bagga Harpreet Bains Ben Baird 7 Anmol Chandla Harry Chandrabalan Damanjit Channa Siraz Chatha Douglas Chau Saliah Chaudhry Monisha Chhabra Amanjot Chhoker Sukhpreet Chohan Ronit Christian Vedran Cockovski Annabelle Combeau Zachary Consitt Derek Coombes Kayla Currie Stefan Cvijetan Bruno Da Costa Nathan Damaren Nitesh Dass Eryn Dawson Sehaz Dayal Dylan Delmo Ekamjit Deol Parabhjot Deol Alisha Deonanan Japjeet Dhaliwal Kamaljot Dhaliwal Rupinder Dhaliwal Kuljinderpal Dhatt Harleen Dhindsa Sukhleen Dhindsa Gary Dhother Sonia Dhuga Amal Dirie Neil Donison Vaibhav Doshi Ada Du Aliyah Dulloo Kirk Eaton Izza Eirabie Praneeth Ellanti Lucy Feng SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS AND ACTIVITIES Kayla Ferreira Aaron French Vanessa Fudge Rachel Gallant Amisha Gandhi Nikhil Gandhi Gurtej Garcha Akanksha Garg Priya Garg Gurprit Gill Harasees Gill Irvanjit Gill Jay Gill Jessica Gill Manmohit Gill Monique Gill Pavneet Gill Rebecca Gill Sumeet Gill Tuvraen Gill Katie Gilmore Amandeep Gogia Abhishek Gogna Mitchell Golbeck Megan Good Harpreet Gosal Krystal Graham Sandie Graham Manraj Grewal Nicole Gumapac Dilshan Gunasekera Angela Gupta Anish Gupta Vaishnavy Gupta Jasmine Harris Nikki Hart Carly Hartshorn Rubi Hernandez Erin Hickey Dustin Hill Denny Kiet Hoang Fairuz Hoque Alexander Horvath Supriya Hota Melissa Hull Aneet Hundal Harneet Hundal Abrar Hussain Zahin Hussain Ahmad Ilyas Amirah Islam Isaac Jacobs Sujaay Hari Jagannathan Karan Jandu Nuwani Jasinghe Navneet Jaura Mayuran Jeyapalasingham Gagan Johal Prabjhot Rubal Jutla Simaran Kahlon Sukhman Kaler Barinder Kallay Netri Kalra Sahibtek Kalra Tejasvi Kamath Samantha Kan Banjot Kang Samreet Kang Rishi Kapadia Tejal Kapadia Joel Karkada Sarah Kasmani Anant Kaul Ishwarpreet Kaur Pardeep Kaur Ramanjit Kaur Shubhreet Kaur Holly Kenmire Mandheer Khabra Maroof Khalid Uzaiba Khan Cameron Killins Akshay Kochhar Sukhdeep Kooner Farah Koossa Kanishkan Kukarajah Sanika Kulkarni Shavan Kumar Rella Lagdamen Varsa LakshmananSivasubra Kayley Langdon Saqib Latif Victor Le Tanya Leeshanok Cristian Lesmes Cory Lewis Freya Lewis Zack Licastro Daniel Lima Molly Linn Michael Listov Julian Loy Daniel Lu Cameron Lundy Victor Ly Eljohn Macasaet Komal Magdum Puranjay Mahajan Ishita Maini Nevaul Malabre Sneha Mandalagiri Raj Mangal Daisy Mangat Ishrat Mangat Siddharth Mani Parmeet Manku Vamika Mann Sahil Matani Tanaya Matchett Gary Matharu Aidan Mathewson Leed McNabb Kevin McNamara 8 Vrati Mehra Darshan Mehta Benjamin Migotto Lukas Migotto Cassandra Milazzo Chloe Miller Jennifer Miller Shivangi Mistry Shubham Mistry Veeral Mistry Kishan Modi Shahnaz Mohamed Ibrahim Nikhile Mookerji Harjoet Mudan Jaclyn Mulder Saif Naqvi Davenand Narine Stephen Nestor Roslyn Ng Amy Ngo Brian Ngo Julie Nguyen Karthik Padma Vishal Panchal Raj Pandya Tejas Pant Avanti Patel Hem Patel Janak Patel Lankesh Patel Manav Patel Neesarg Patel Pruthvi Patel Raghav Patel Rutvi Patel Sagar Patel Sapna Patel Shivali Patel Siddharth Patel Yash Patel Jesse Pedersen SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS AND ACTIVITIES Louis-Claude Perrault-Carré Catherine Petschke Jamie Petschke Charlie Pham Linda Pham Thien Phan Raahulan Pirabaharan Maddie Pouliot Kelsey Psaila Jenisha Pudasaini Jeevan Punia Jessica Purba Shrutika Purushothman Rahman Qureshi Vaishnavi Raja Sukrit Rajpal Kiran Rakhra Sue Ramdat Gurinder Randhawa Kamaldip Ranu Karandip Ranu Ramanan Rathakrishnan Raunaq Ratra Mike Rattansingh Mithun Ravikumar Gayathri Ravindra Devin Refling Sunimar Rekhi Abhijit Roy Shreya Sachdev Sargam Sachdeva Amandeep Saharan Dhruvdeep Saini Harleen Saini Jasdeep Saini Prabhjot Saini Soumya Saini Tarnjeet Salh Navine Samaroo Sameer Sandhu Sandeep Sanghera Varnan Sarvananthan Piryanka Sasidharan Raunaq Sawhney Parima Saxena Rachael Scarpelli Adrian Schmid Ankita Seal Gireesh Seesankar Kristina Seidel Laura Seidel Anastasi Semenova Akash Shah Dhrumil Shah Nada Shah Sajni Shah Dakshya Sharma Shriya Sharma Sonia Sharma Nikal Sherpa Michaella Shine Amandeep Sidhu Arshdeep Sidhu Navjot Sidhu Ashish Singh Gurnoor Singh Gurpinder Singh Heleni Singh Jasjit Singh Navneet Singh Parminder Singh Pavit Singh Rajja Singh Royston Singh Sahil Singh Simranjit Singh Simrin Singh Tanveer Singh Taranpreet Singh Apoorv Sirdeshpande Aman Smagh William Snieder Harmeet Sohal Kavan Solanki Raynold Solomons Karim Somani Ghazal Sondhi Shefali Sood Ronny Sorto Lekha Sriragurajah Matthew Stephenson Daniel Steven Shelby Stuckey Brendan Suharly Akshay Sule Raunaq Suri Dorothy Surya Rutu Suthar Michael Tagadtad Gagan Tagerh Manraj Tatla Cherise Taylor 9 Pushyanth Theiventhiram Kristen Tilley Japjeet Toor Ivan Tran Vivian Tran Richmond Truong Mohna Vaid Christopher Vander Heide Aishwarya Vats Chaitanya Vazir Shrey Vazir Mohammed Vepari Abbira Vijayakumaran Mathurann Vijayakumaran Fatema Walji Shubby Warring Bradley Warwick Matthew Waterman Sidra Weqar Daniel Whitten Bagas Wicaksono Matthew Wiley Leanne Wilton Christopher Wu Ranojan Yoganathan Anthony Young Tom Yu Vinay Yuvashankar Linda Zhao David Zuniga-Ati