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Principal’s Message— Mr. B. White September saw a smooth start to the school year with students becoming quickly en-

gaged, jumping right into singing, studying as well as engaging in various extra-

curricular activities such as debating, volleyball, cross-country, ultimate, tennis, golf

and, new this year, a football team!

We continue to keep student well-being and engagement as our focus. Towards that

end, the House System has now been extended to the elementary division. Students in

Grades 5 to 8 gather weekly to engage in activities which promote learning skills,

cross-grade friendships and leadership opportunities.

Global awareness is promoted in various ways both in and beyond classroom. We were delighted, for exam-

ple, to host the Kenyan Boys Choir in September, to listen and to share music with our visiting singers.

Our students remain engaged with music on a daily basis. They are also engaged with the heritage of our

school as they prepare for the annual Founders Day Concert which will take place on Friday, October 18th in

the Cathedral. We look forward to gathering as a community to celebrate the occasion and hope to see all of

you then.

Thanksgiving weekend is soon upon us, a time that provides us with an occasion to reflect on how our school

has been richly blessed and to give humble thanks to God for all that we have.

Staffing News

The teaching talents of Mr Lewis, well known to us here at the Choir School, have been recognized by the

board and he has been asked to become a consultant to support other teachers throughout TCDSB as they

develop skills using technology to promote ‘21st Century Learning.’ Mr Lewis will be missed greatly, given

his enormous contributions to our school over the past six years, both in the classroom and with extra-

curricular activities. We wish him all the best and encourage him to visit us often.

During September, we welcomed onto our staff Ms. Gainor and Ms. Conforti who have joined Ms Ionno as

student supervisors. Our new elementary Guidance teacher, Ms DiBenedetto, is with us every Wednesday

afternoon as part of our elementary House Program.

Mr. G. Lewis Ms. K. Gainor Ms. J. Conforti

TCDSB

SMCS Newsletter A Newsletter for the Families of

St Michael’s Choir School

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Telephone: (416) 393-5518

Fax: (416) 393-5880

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CHOIR SCHOOL NEWS October, 2013

Director’s Message—Mr. S. Handrigan

It is hard to believe that the month of October is upon us! The September whirlwind

of adjusting to all of the back-to-school routines is now behind us and we can look for-

ward to an exciting year ahead.

The return of the boys to St. Michael’s Cathedral after the summer break is much an-

ticipated and appreciated by the entire St. Michael’s Community. Congratulations to all

of the boys for their superb singing in the Cathedral since September. I also wish to

extend a special thank you to Dr. Cichocki, Ms. Dunn and Ms. Bagan for all of their

hard work and expertise.

The entire P.O.S.T. Department has also been working hard throughout the month of September finalizing

their teaching schedules around all of the various activities here at SMCS. I would like to thank Mr. Dusatko

for his leadership and I extend a heart-felt thanks to the entire P.O.S.T. Department for their flexibility and

patience.

On Friday, October 18th at 7:30 p.m. in St. Michael’s Cathedral we will be presenting our annual Founder’s

Day Concert. This concert will feature the world premiere of the “Mass of St. Michael the Archangel” by

five-time GRAMMY Award winner Paul Halley. Commissioned by His Eminence, Thomas Cardinal Collins,

Archbishop of Toronto, the “Mass of St. Michael the Archangel” commemorates the 75th anniversary of

SMCS. This new mass setting will be the centrepiece of the concert entitled “Songs of Faith”. While admis-

sion is free to all, free will offerings are appreciated.

I want to remind you all that our Grades 5-12 students will be touring Peterborough and Boston from April

30-May 7, 2014. We will be having an information meeting on Tuesday, October 15th in the Auditorium be-

ginning at 7:00 p.m. At the meeting you will meet our tour operator and you will find out all of the details of

the tour. At this meeting, you will also receive information regarding our overnight “Run-Out” tour to Lind-

say and Brooklin, ON (November 28-29).

Plans are well under way for our annual Massey Hall concerts scheduled for December 7th and 8th. I would

like to take this opportunity to thank the Massey Hall Committee for all of their work which is year-round,

to ensure the success of this important annual SMCS event.

Soon you will also be receiving information regarding our Dinner Dance which will take place on Friday,

February 28th 2014. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Thank you all for your on-going support of SMCS and I look forward to seeing you on at our Founder’s Day

Concert on October 18th!

With warm regards,

CHORAL NEWS

CHOIR SCHOOL NEWS October., 2013

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KENYAN BOYS CHOIR—PERFORMED IN THE AUDITORIUM ON

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

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ST. MICHAEL’S CHOIR SCHOOL SPARTANS ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE BEARS

Spears Ultimate: Managers: Magda Uculmana-Falcon David Snowden

The Spears are back! The St. Michael’s Choir Spartans and St. Joseph Bears have reunited to participate in the

first TCDSB fall ultimate Frisbee league. With a full roster of coaches, Mr. Kovacs, Mr. Peacock, Ms. Neglia

& Mme Dakin, this team is ready to make an impact! The Spears started the season in style with a big win over

St. Basil, 13-3!

Congratulations and good luck to the team for this season which ends with a playoff tournament October 22,

2013 at Earlscourt Park.

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CHOIR SCHOOL NEWS October. , 2013

ATHLETICS

Michael Avila

Liam Benson

Christian Brew

Jonathan Chow

Connor Flannery

Aiden Gammie

William Gatchalian

Martin Gomes

Aaron Groh

Matthew Lam

Brian Nguyen

Paul Picotte

Toni-Rose Asuncion

Evelene Van Elsberg

Abby Milne

Mariangianine Carlucci

Anne-Marie Chatterton

Diane Mae Cueto

Rachel Dix

Flavia Ng

Maria Nguyen

Vivian Patruno

Silvana Pereira

Ilana V. Sadri

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CROSS COUNTRY— Mme. LO CURTO

The SMCS Cross-country team of 2013-14 is a lively, energetic and determined group of boys from

grades 3-8. This team meets every morning at 7:15 all for the love of running. Please take note of our

excited group of boys by following our blog on www.smcsrunning.tumblr.com

Our divisional meet is coming up on Wednesday, October 16 and all those who qualify will go on to

the regional meet on October 23, 2013. Both these meets will be held at The Beaches-Boardwalk. The

City meet will be held on October 29, 2013 at Earl Bales Park (Bathurst and Sheppard). All our wel-

come. Also a big thank you to Angela Racco, Diane Scaramuzza and Dora Wong, three parents who

have offered to help during some of our practices and to supervise and support our boys during their

race at the meets. Good luck boys!

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STUDENT VOICE

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October 2013 CHOIR SCHOOL NEWS

Along with the added rehearsals, masses, and various other activities that

happen around the Choir School during the month of October, the Student

Council has been working on a number of different events and activities to

improve student life in our school and in our community! We are just finishing up our

very successful SPC Card fundraiser. Thank you to everyone who purchased a card!

We have also begun our annual Thanksgiving Can Drive. The drive runs until Thurs-

day October 10th, 2013 and all donations will be given to St. Francis Table. We are all

extremely blessed to be surrounded by friends and family and to have a nice hot meal

on Thanksgiving, but there are members of our community who do not have that luxury. Please donate

generously to ensure that as many people as possible have a happy Thanksgiving.

On September 30th we held our first Upper House event of the school year. Beginning with an assembly,

our incoming Grade 9’s were introduced to the house system, and sorted into their new house, the Grade

11 House Captains and the new House Chairmen for Hopperton House were elected. Following the as-

sembly, we ran our annual Spartan Dodgeball event where the newly assembled houses battled it out in

the gym for the title of Spartan Dodgeball Champions. Despite winning every game, Hopperton House

was defeated by Ronan House in the final, leaving Ronan House victorious. Congratulations to Ronan

House, our new House Captains, and our new House Chairmen.

House Captains Armstrong House-Baxter Baltazer

Hopperton House-Alec Ierullo-Woloszcak

Mann House-Jacob Rumsey

Ronan House-Christopher Pacitti

House Chairmen Armstrong House-Aaron Espiritu

Hopperton House-Jules Coutinho

Mann House-Christian Glab

Ronan House-Joey Jang

Our next major Upper House activity will take place on Halloween where students will have a chance to

partake in exciting Halloween related activities including our annual Costume Contest. We will also be

releasing a student survey in the near future which will give students the opportunity to voice their

thoughts and opinions relating to particular subjects around the school. Through the survey, the Student

Council is able to better understand how we can improve the everyday life of Students here at the Choir

School.

Student Council—2013-2014

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CSAC – October 2013 Newsletter

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CSAC ELECTIONS

On Thursday, September 12, 2013 we held our elections for the CSAC Executive. The following parents were elected:

2013-2014

Geoffrey Rawlinson, Co-Chair

Pina Povolo, Co-Chair

Angela Racco, Secretary

Weilie Shen, Treasurer

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With the School year well underway, the CSAC Executive would like to provide an update of a few of our fundraising activities:

CSAC Family Fee – thank you for your support of our Family Fee program. The initial response has been excellent – thank you

again! For those who haven’t yet participated in the program, we hope to count on your contribution and thank you advance for

your support.

Fall Uniform Exchange – another well-attended uniform exchange took place on September 6. Over $3,000 was raised, with

close to 300 articles sold! More importantly, not only did the event drive additional value to the parents but it also helped to build

our community by promoting volunteer opportunities for the students. Students William Gatchalian and Derek Li, in particular,

made their parents proud by providing exceptional customer service during the sale – well done!

Fall Lunch Program – the Lunch Program is well underway and providing hot meals to over 180 students and staff, the proceeds

of which flow directly back to the School. Thank you to all of our volunteers! If you have any questions about the Lunch Pro-

gram, please email Pina Povolo at [email protected].

As we look forward to this year’s budget planning process, a quick review of recurring expenditures from past years includes li-

brary support, sports programs, classroom support, leadership programs, student council, and the speaker series, among others. As

well, periodically the parent community through CSAC supports one-time expenditures, intended to improve facilities and equip-

ment for extra-curricular activities for our boys to help round-out the experience here at the School. In previous years, these have

included weight room equipment, a scoreboard for the gym, spot lights for the auditorium, music instruments, and microwaves for

the lunchroom.

Moving forward we look forward to your continued support for all the events that fill out the CSAC calendar throughout the year.

As you can see, your efforts go a long way and together we can do more and do better to support our boys and enrich their lives

here at St. Michael’s Choir School.

Geoffrey Rawlinson

Co-Chair

NEXT CSAC MEETING—THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013—7:00 P.M.

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CHOIR SCHOOL NEWS October , 2013


CHOIR SCHOOL NEWS

October., 2013

It’s hard to believe September has come and gone so quickly. What felt like uncertainty just a few

weeks ago is now a routine we walk through daily without a second thought.

At the end of September we also celebrated the Feast day of St. Michael, the Patron of our school, our

Cathedral, and our city. The name Michael comes from ancient Hebrew. It is a question: who is like God? It is also a challenge which makes us reflect on how our actions measure up against God’s unfa-

thomable love and mercy. In our own lives, do our actions, thoughts, and words resemble the love of

God, or do they deviate from it. It’s particularly challenging, because no human can truly say that his or

her actions even come close to emulating God’s perfect love. At the same time, it is inspiring to know

that our faith journey will one day take us to God where we will experience a perfect love, unknowable

in our current world. Until we experience God face-to-face in heaven, we pray for Michael’s guidance in

all our battles, both spiritual and temporal.

God Bless,

Andrew Hume

Chaplain

CHAPLAINCY AND STUDENT LEADERSHIP

Special Up-Coming Choir School Events

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Friday, October 11, 2013 High School and Elementary P.A.Day

Monday, October 14, 2013 Thanksgiving Day

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Winter Uniform Begins

Friday, October 18, 2013 Founders Day Concert—7:30 PM

Saturday, October 19, 2013 Founders Day—Alumni Events

Sunday, October 20, 2013 Confirmation Registration at all Masses

Monday, October 21, 2013 to October 23, 2013 GRADE 9 RETREAT

Thursday, October 24, 2013 CSAC MEETING—AUDITORIUM—7:00 P.M.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013 RETAKE PICTURE DAY—AUDITORIUM—8:40 AM

Students making their Confirmation this year are asked to pickup their Confirmation packages on the weekend of October 19th and 20th, 2013. The Parent/Candidate Meet-ing is on Sunday, October 27, 2013 after the 12 noon Mass in the Parish Hall.

PARISH NEWS

October 2013 CHOIR SCHOOL NEWS

DIRECTOR: MS. ANGELA GAUTHIER

SUPERINTENDENT:

Mr. J. Shanahan

(416) 222-8282 Ex. 5371

TRUSTEE 2013-2014

PARTNERS IN EDUCATION

WARDS 1. PETER JAKOVCIC 2. ANN ANDRACHUK - CHAIR 3. SAL PICCININNI - VICE-CHAIR 4. PATRIZIA BOTTONI 5. MARIA RIZZO 6. FRANK D’AMICO 7. JOHN DEL GRANDE

8. GARY TANUAN 9. JO-ANN DAVIS (416) 512-3409 10. BARBARA POPLAWSKI 11. ANGELA KENNEDY 12. NANCY CRAWFORD

STUDENT TRUSTEE

William Lawrence and Enrique Olivo

TRUSTEE FOR ST MICHAEL’S CHOIR SCHOOL

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St. Michael’s Choir School Advisory Board

Rev. Ivan Camilleri, Chancellor of Spiritual Affairs

Mr. Jim Milway, Chancellor of Temporal Affairs

Mr. William Dunlop, Comptroller, Archdiocese of Toronto

Rev. Michael Busch, Rector of St. Michael’s Cathedral

Rev. Brian Clough, SMCS alumnus, , Judicial Vicar

Rev. Larry Leger, Chair Nominating Committee

Dr. Constance Price

Dr. Joseph Gasser, SMCS alumnus— Chair

Mr. John Anderton, SMCS Alumnus, Chair of Finance

Ms. Patricia Parisi, Chair Governance committee

Ms. Anne Bolger

Ms. Andrea Chisholm

Mr. Stephen Handrigan—Director

Ms. Kathryn Lagroix, Parent

Dr. Paul Gauvreau, Parent

SMCS 2013-2014 CSAC REPRESENTATIVES

Geoff Rawlinson - Co-Chair

Pina Povolo - Co-Chair Angela Racco - Secretary

Weilie Shen, - Treasurer

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ARCHDIOCESE OF TORONTO

Chancellor: Cardinal Thomas Collins

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