GONZAGA HIGH SCHOOL Awards DayThursday June 262 0 14 / 9:00 AM

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MC’s - Stephen Gosse & Tom Moret

Music: Girl’s Choir

In My Life

MC’s introduce themselves.

RETIRING TEACHERS

Good morning. We would like to begin our Annual Awards Day Ceremony by recognizing three of our teachers who will retire at the end of the school year. On your behalf, Student Council would like to make presentations to:Ms. Janet Simmons, Ms. Anne Shortall and Ms. Annette Windsor....

Invite each to speak...

I invite Kurtis Thornhill to come forward to make the presentations.(Retirement Cards and Gift Certificates)

Presentation to student council moderatorsPresenters: Student Council Executive – please come forward.Mr Collins, Ms. Curtis, Ms. Craig, Ms. Browne, Ms. Smith and Mr. Cameron Williams(Thank you cards and gift card)

Student Council Recognition:We would also like to recognize the contribution of graduating members of the 2013-14 Student Council. Would the following students please stand and be recognized:

• Executive:• Haley MacIssac• Japheth Walters• Kurtis Thornhill - President

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• Kelsey McGrath• Ben Dowden• Daniel Major – Vice-President

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• Class Presidents

• Alana Careen• Zachary LeDrew• Laura McCallum• Isabella Morgan• Beth Morris• Erin O'Brien•• Class Vice-Presidents:

• Bryan Abrahamse• Keita Foley• Ayla Lawlor• Simon Pope• Emily Collis• Luke Dyer

MUSIC: Concert Band

Selection: The concert band will now perform Ascend and Firefall under the direction of Mr. Cooper.

LORAN Scholarship $80,000

Congratulations to Sarah Veber, who was recently named a national winner for the Loran Award.  This is a very prestigious honor that Sarah certainly deserves – 3500 applicants applied and less than 350 were interviewed. Sarah is one of 30 to receive the national award this year.  Would you please come forward to accept a certificate in acknowledgement of your award? Way to go Sarah, we are all proud of you!

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Memorial University Entrance Scholarship early offers: (Recipients please stand):Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to receive an early offer of a $2000 Early Entrance Scholarship offer to Memorial University for the 2013-2014 academic year – students must maintain their average to receive the award in September.

Early Offers for $2000 Entrance Scholarship-MUN

Ayla Lawlor Mark Jackman Tyler AngelEmily Collis Zachary LeDrew David ZurelLaura Rowe Simon Pope Samuel ConnorsMichael Healey Teba Hamodat Caroline FlynnRosemary Stanoev Ahmed Aljaroudi Holly BarrettSajid Khayer Maria Roach Michael ZurelJulia MacDonald Luke Dyer Daniel MajorBen Dowden Emma Lutz Cara EnglebrechtLeanne Raske Sarah Veber Kurtis ThornhillIsabella Morgan Jeremy Costello Hilary Turpin

Shad Valley ScholarshipCongratulations to Darcy Taylor who received a $6,000 scholarship, the RISE Award from RDC, for the Shad Valley summer program 2014 and to Nitish Bhatt who received a $2500 Shad valley Scholarship!

SCHOLARSHIPS: Other University Entrance Scholarship Winners : (Recipients please stand)

SCHOLARSHIPSCara EnglebrechtQueens University Presidents’ Scholarship $8000 and University of Toronto $5000Sarah VeberWiesenthal Scholarship $1800University of Waterloo Engineering entrance scholarship $3500University of Waterloo President’s Scholarship of Distinction $5000University of Toronto Scholar x3 totaling $15,000

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Queen’s University Principals scholarship $8000WW King Queen’s University entrance Scholarship $16,000University of Ottawa Undergraduate Research Scholarship $10,000University of Ottawa Admissions scholarship $16,000University of Ottawa Chancellors Scholarship $26,000The Warren and Catherine Ball MUN Entrance Scholarship $30,000The Telegram Awards for Excellence

The Telegram Awards for Excellence recognizes the most outstanding high school graduates, on Saturday June 28, 2014. Students are chosen based on the following criteria:

attitude and conduct extracurricular activities contribution to the community and academic standing.

Gonzaga's three students to be recognized are: • Philip McDermott• Isabella Morgan• Sarah VeberCongratulations to all three..check out the e-version of the Telegram on Saturday for full details!

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Scholarship for the Research Science Institute (RSI)

Each summer, 80 of the world's most accomplished high school students gather at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the Research Science Institute (RSI). Michael Connors has been awarded a $12,000 scholarship for this summer in conjunction with the Research Science Institute in Massachusetts and the Research and Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador. RSI is a summer science & engineering program that combines on-campus course work in scientific theory with off-campus work in science and technology research.The heart of RSI is the five-week research internship where students conduct individual projects under the tutelage of mentors who are experienced scientists and researchers. During the final week of RSI, students prepare written and oral presentations on their research projects.  Congratulations to Michael.

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2014 Robotics Club: ROV Competition:

Congratulations to the Robotics team and mentors Ms. Curtis and Mr. Cameron Williams on their 3rd place finish in the 2014 Ranger Class ROV Competition at the Marine Institute. Team members are:

Stephen Pollett, Andrew Rideout, Robyn Bulgin,

Richelle Bulgin, Joshua Veber, Steven Nerheim,

Adam Manuel, Garrett Kirkland, Alex Browne,

Jeremy Costello, Victoria Randell, Michael Collis,

Mao Mao, and Nitish Bhatt

Would Ms. Curtis and the team members please come forward to receive their plaque from the Marine Advanced Technology Education Center?

Canada Wide Science Fair

Two Gonzaga students represented the province at the National Science fair. Isabella Morgan and Nitish Bhatt participated in the Canada Wide Science Fair in Windsor, Ontario and performed exceptionally well.

Isabella, Grade 12, was awarded a Silver medal in the Senior Health Division – mRNA Injection for Cleft Palate, winning; $300 cash award, $2500 Dalhousie University Scholarship, $2000 UBC Science Scholarship, $2000 University of Ottawa Scholarship and $2000 Western University Scholarship.

Nitish, Grade 10, won Bronze in the Intermediate Discovery Division – Forcing for Climate Change? Computational Modeling of Earth’s

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Climate Systems, his winnings include; $100 Cash award and $1000 Western University Scholarship.

Both were very enthusiastic and honored to represent our province and high school at such a prestigious Science Fair. Congratulations on all your efforts, skill and dedication to your work.

2014 Canadian Association of Physicists: High School Prize Exam . Each year students from Gonzaga participate in the Canadian Association of Physicists National Prize Exam and this year was one of the best performances for Newfoundland and Labrador. We are happy to report that three of our fellow Vikings will be receiving certificates and cash prizes for their results on this prize exam. Michael Zurel placed first in the province and will receive $250, Zhipu Zhang (Mao Mao) placed 2nd and will receive $150 and Michael Connors received an honorable mention and will receive $50.Would Ms. Craig please come forward to present their awards?Congratulations to all!!!

SPECIAL NEEDS AWARDS

Presenter: Would Ms. Boone and Mr. Van Nostrand come forward to present these awards.The following students have achieved awards through their participation in the school’s special needs program.

1. Thomas Day - Improved Positive Behavior2. Mary Beth Thistle - Spirited Participation in Peace and Justice3. Joel Barker - Independent Use of iPad Apps4. Rachel Gorman - Most Improved in Verbal Communication Skills

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD : CALL DUKE OFFICE

A number of our students have completed requirements for the award of Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards of Achievement from The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Program. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is an exciting self-development program available to all youth looking for life skills to make a difference to themselves, their communities and the world. This international award is recognized all over the world and currently 8 million youth in 140 countries have been motivated to join. Students who begin the Duke program are in the top 8% of all young people in Canada. Congratulations for seeking this challenging adventure!

Please stand now to be recognized for your achievement:

Bronze Award

Meredith Quinton Silver Award

Joshua BathJennifer BentJeremy ButtDawn CurranJustin ElliottThomas FitzpatrickBrett MacIsaacStephen PollettRyker RichardAdam SchamperKathleen SheaAndrew TaylorMichelle TaylorZhipu Zhang Gold AwardHaley MacIsaacDavid ZurelMichael Zurel

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SKILLS CANADA

On April 4th, 2014 Gonzaga had three students participate in the 17th Annual Skills Canada Provincial Competition at the College of the North Atlantic. Congratulations to Daniel Dimitrov who won the silver medal in Graphic Design for the province. This is the second time Daniel has claimed silver in this category. Congratulations to Taylor McLean who also who won the silver medal in the Job Search category for the province. Also congratulations to Nicholas Thoms, who competed in the Prepared Speech category and Tyler Smith who competed in electronics. All four students were fantastic representatives of Gonzaga High School and are to be commended for their interest, hard work and creativity. Many thanks to teacher monitors: Mr. Gerry Cowley, Mrs. Cathy Quigley and Ms. Gillian Browne.

Music: Kristina Bernardo will now sing the selection - At Last

CARE 2014

This year the Gonzaga Care Committee were outstanding in their planning and execution of monthly events for the entire school community.Lead by students from Peace and Justice, Rotary Interact, and Student Council, and GSA the many events included the following: 

CARE 2013-2014

Student Council Activities Halloween havoc Christmas chaos Arts fest Wake a thon Spirit week House competitions

$100 Hero Holiday donation

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Rotary Fundraisers Hero Holiday - $100

Purple Pinky Polio Palooza - $330Alzheimer's Society - $500Heart and Stroke foundation - $170Marguerite's Place - $300Oxfam Unwrapped - $270The REAL program - $100

Peace and Justice Committee Special Needs Unit:  $2000 donation  Ronald McDonald House:  $260 towards items on the wish list of the house.   Thanksgiving Hampers:  The committee raised $530 for turkeys and a truck load of food 

items including carrots, potatoes, cabbage and non-perishables for a local food bank.   The Janeway Foundation:  The students raised $655 during the Jamarama fundraiser.   Cornerstone Ministry Soup Kitchen:  Students prepared sandwich trays for this local 

soup kitchen. Local Food Bank : Students ‘trick or treated’ for non-perishable food on Halloween night 

and collected about 500 items to help restock the local food bank after Thanksgiving. IceCaps Teddy Toss:  The students collected and wrapped hundreds of teddy bears to 

donate during the Ice Caps Teddy Toss.   The Rowan Centre:  (a centre for youth and their families struggling with substance use 

and abuse):  In partnership with Ice Caps Care Foundation students raised $2,250. Formation of High School Social Justice Coalition: The coalition

of six local high schools collaborated throughout the year and culminated the year’s initiatives with a benefit concert featuring bands from each school.

Oxfam: $205 purchased a well and vegetable garden. Islamic Relief Canada:  Students raised $2800 for the Syrian crisis by hosting an 

International Bazaar.   Hero Holiday:  $100

PROVINCIAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2014

The Provincial Student Leadership Conference was held in October in Gander – The theme was Leadership Takes Flight.  Gander Collegiate played host to three Gonzaga students. Thank you to Laura McCallum, Erin O’Brien and Lindsay Tompkins for representing Gonzaga so well.

ENCOUNTERS WITH CANADA

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Gonzaga had a number of students participate in the Encounters with Canada program this year. Encounters with Canada is a seven day program of Canadian studies held at The Terry Fox Canadian Youth Centre, in Ottawa.

Would those students that participated in this program please stand to be recognized.

Gonzaga Leadership Award 2014 (Yearbook Publication)

(Presenter: Would Mr. Vaters come forward to present the award)

One of the many traditions at Gonzaga is the publication of our annual yearbook. This year will be no different from any other in that regard. The yearbook, many of you will come to realize (if you don’t already), is a priceless collection of the memories of your high school lives.

While many of us appreciate the product that is the yearbook, we do not often take the time to recognize the production effort behind it.

This year, while there is a great team involved, one student in particular has taken it upon them self to see your yearbook creation through from beginning to end. Their effort has been tireless, dedicated, consistent and innovative.

For that she deserves your recognition.

This year’s recipient of the Gonzaga Leadership Award (Yearbook Publication) is Sarah Veber.

Provincial Arts and Letters Competition / Writers at Gonzaga

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Congratulations to Charlotte May Hobden (Level III) who won the $350 award for the 2014 Arts and Letters Visual Arts Division. Her beautiful graphite/ colored pencil drawing, titled "Memory of a Kiss", was selected from 103 entries across the province!

Hats off to Zayd Khraishi (Level III) whose writing was recently honored and publicized. Next September, students from all schools across the province will receive McGraw-Hill's new English 2201 Anthology and will be able to read and study Zayd's short story "Dinner for Two". Well done Zayd!

Congratulations to Hannah Green who is the inaugural winner of the Writing 2203 “Writer of the Year Award”. We would ask Ms. Quigley to come forward to present Hannah with her award. Congratulations!

Drama 2014

This year, the Gonzaga players participated in the Eastern Regional Drama festival in late March. The students performed the play “Hamlette”.The players had an extremely strong showing this year, winning individual awards for acting (Eric Brushett and Rose Walters), technical sound and lighting (Selena Walker), and set design. There was no most spirited school award this year, but many at the festival agreed that Gonzaga would have been the clear winner.Students actively participated in all aspects of the festival, attending workshops, other plays, and the awards ceremony with the same level of dedication and enthusiasm they brought to their production.A big congratulations to all students involved in this year’s festival…students, yet again, admirably represented Gonzaga High!!Ms. Ryan and Mr. Menchions were co-directors of the Drama Club. Would they come forward to present certificates to the members of the troupe?

Drama Club cast members 2013-14

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Violet Gibbons Eric Brushett Christian Kavanagh

David Hewson Mitchell Edwards Nick Fogwill

Bethany MacKenzie Damir Golami Rose Walthers

Steven Pollett Selina Walker

Debating 2014

Gonzaga’s Debate Team had an extremely successful year under the guidance of coaches Brendan Cooke (Term 1) and Christoph Pike (Term 2).

1.        Nitish Bhatt placed 1st and Darcy Taylor placed 2nd in the Provincial Debating Tournament.

2.       Nitish Bhatt placed 1st in the MUN Spring Debating Tournament.

3.       Darcy Taylor placed 1st in the MUN November Debating Tournament.

4.       Both Nitish Bhatt and Darcy Taylor travelled to Saskatchewan in November and represented the province at the National Debating Seminar.

Thanks to teacher sponsor Ms. Chaulk for all your efforts with the club!

Math Awards – June 2014Presenter: Ms. Windsor

Cayley

Every year many students from Gonzaga write several important math competitions. Three of these contests are from Waterloo University in Ontario which is the mecca of post secondary study in mathematics. In the Cayley Competition for Level I, our students placed 1st in the zone. Would the following students please come forward to accept their Certificates of Distinction for placing in the top 25 % of the 20000 students across the country who wrote this competition.

1. Shahbad Alam - who also receives a medal for his first place finish in the school.

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2. Nitish Bhatt3. Mahima Mishra

Fermat

In Level II we also placed first in our zone. Four of our students performed in the top 25% of the 23 000 students across the country who wrote the competition. Would the following students please come forward to accept your Certificates of Distinction:

1. Andrew Taylor receives a medal for his first place finish in the school2. Matthew Marshal3. Mao Mao4. Romina Sotoodeh

Andrew Taylor has already received a cash award for his high score in this competition

Euclid

For the Level III group we have one student who scored within the top 25% of the 16000 wrote the competition from across the country...this student is Jeremy Costello. Would Jeremy Costello please come forward to accept his Certificate of Distinction and his medal for a 1st place finish in the school.

Jeremy also received a cash award from Memorial for his excellent performance in the provincial Blundon Competition for Level III students in February of this year.

Senior High Math League

This year we were very successful in the Senior High Math League, placing SECOND out of eleven schools in the St John’s and surrounding area. As a result of this finish, we were invited to participate in the provincial math competition in May. Our school placed FIRST for the third year in a row. Even though we could only take four students to the actual competition in May, I'm going to call forward ALL of the students who participated this year because they all made the 5 events we attended as successful as they were:

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1. Jeremy Costello ...who got off a plane from Europe late late on the Friday night prior to the competition but was still there at 9 am the next morning to help us secure a first place finish!!2. Michael Connors3. Luke Dyer4. Mao Mao5. Isabella Morgan6. Cara Englebrecht7. Stephen Pollett8. Emma Cole9. Darcy Taylor10. Nitish Bhatt11. Mahima Mishra12. Dakshita Jagota13. Nael ZamenCongratulations to all of the students who participated in these competitions!

FRENCH AWARDS 2014

French Summer Bursaries and French Summer Camp :

Congratulations to the many students who are taking part in second language camps this summer. Students involved include:

Ben Delaney Thomas Fitzpatrick Taylor McLean Neil Wadden

Sejla Vujovic Heather Chislett Justin Elliott(shayla voo yo vitch)

Olivia Lawson John McDonald Kate Dawson

Ryker Richard Leanna Collins Clare Dowden Andrew Rideout(ree shar)

10th ANNUAL GONZAGA - FRENCH PUBLIC SPEAKING

Presenter: Ms. ManningEach year, we have a French speak-off at Gonzaga. Students compete in several categories based on their grade level and French program (Core, Early and Late Immersion). The winners at the

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school level go on to compete at the regional and possibly the provincial and national levels.

The following students should come forward to receive their medals for participation in the school competition:

Leanna Collins Alice Chen Derek Burton Isabella Morgan Haley MacIsaac Carissa Abbott Romina Sotoodeh

The following students won their category at the school level - please come forward to receive a plaque to recognize this accomplishment:

• Mahima Mishra• Arielle Przybysz• Sarah Veber• Darcy Taylor• Kyra Pike• Rosie Stanoev

This year, we had 4 students who competed at the provincial and national levels:

Rosie Stanoev, Leanna Collins and Arielle Przybysz each received a $1000 scholarship for the University of Ottawa

Darcy Taylor was third in his category at the National competition and received a $24 000 scholarship.

Rosie Stanoev also won the Canadian parents for French Scholarship valued at $1000

PEACE & JUSTICE

This year Peace and Justice would like to recognize graduating Level III members in recognition of their spirit of volunteering and

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reaching out to others. Would the following students please stand to be recognized?

Carissa Abbott Kristina Bernardo Samantha Feltham

Teba Hamodat Pablo Castro Lores Julia Macdonald

Laura McCallum Philip McDermott Julia O’Keefe

Leanne Raske Emma Ryan Laura Stevens

Lindsay Tompkins Sarah Veber

Rotary Interact Group 2014

We would also like to recognize graduating Level III members of the Rotary Interact Group. Would the following students please stand to be recognized:

Bridget Mackey (President)

Japheth Walters (Vice President) Carissa Abbott (Secretary)

Jordan Vincer (P.R) Emily Collis (Treasurer)

Riona O’Maonaigh Amanda Dillon Kurtis Thornhill Haley MacIsaac

Cara Engelbrecht Caroline Flynn Jenna Greening Briana Smart

Daniel Major Liam Wight Benjamin Dowden Beth Morris

Alana Careen Erik Sorensen

GSA 2014

Gonzaga’s Gay Straight Alliance or GSA is a student group that started two years ago and continues with great success. This group’s main goals are to create respect and pride within our school community, and provide a safe space for open discussion for students of all sexual orientations and identities This group will continue next year, and they hope to see lots of fresh faces at meetings next fall.

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The GSA would like to thank Ms. Ann Shortall for her mentorship.

Graduating members of the GSA include Jordan Vincer, Ayla Lawlor, Lydia Halley and Kristina Bernardo.

Eco Group

Congratulations to the grade 12 founders of Eco group. This year Eco group members have participated in the Quidi Vidi Lake clean up, neighborhood leaf raking campaign, weekly paper compost collection, and the establishment or organic composting. The Eco group has raised money from bake sales, plant sales and has been awarded two large grants totaling $1000.00 from Memorial University /Fisheries College and the second $590.00 from Conservation Corps and Climate Change Education Center. The grade 12's leaving us this year are:• Jordan Vincer• Sarah Veber• Lindsay Tompkins• Emma Lutz• Ayla Lawlorand Emma Ryan

Music Awards

Most Outstanding Contribution to the music department by Grade level:

These awards are voted on by the students in the various ensembles at Gonzaga.

Criteria: These students must be reliable, conscientious workers, have a positive attitude, be encouraging to others, be

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dedicated to their respective music ensembles and must exhibit leadership qualities:

Presenters: Mr. Cooper and Ms. Ryan

Level 1: ERIN SULLIVANLevel 2: HEATHER CHISLETT and TAYLOR MCLEANLevel 3: PATRICK DAWSON – aka PEACHES

Most Outstanding Contribution to the School Music ProgramPresenters: Mr. Cooper and Ms. Ryan

Mr. Cooper and Ms. Ryan would like to acknowledge the following student who has made an outstanding contribution to the Gonzaga Music Program throughout their years at Gonzaga. This student has participated in the many ensembles at our school and has exemplified outstanding attendance, positive attitude and exceptional leadership.

Congratulations is extended to the this year's winner: KRISTINA BERNARDO

2013 - 2014 Highlights and Awards (from Ms. Ryan and Mr. Cooper):The many ensembles participated in a wide variety of events,

activities, concerts and competitions this year. To name some of them: the Graduation Exercises, Remembrance Day Ceremony, Death By Chocolate, Ocean Ranger Ceremony, National Day of Mourning, Northwest Rotary Club of St. John’s Annual Gala and the annual Christmas and Spring Concerts.

At Rotary Music Festival, both the Concert Band and Jazz Band won Silver Awards.

Finally, we would like to acknowledge the tremendous contribution the following graduating students have made to the musical community of Gonzaga High School.

Riona O’Maonaigh Julia ElliottBeth Morris Briana SmartEmma Cole Julia O’KeefeLiam Wight Emily CollisJames O’Keefe Daw Kristina BernardoKeith Lawton Carissa AbbotKurtis Thornhill Laura Stevens

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Athletic AWARDS: We will now present Most Improved Player, Most Spirited Player and Most Valuable Player awards for each of our school based sports teams.

Softball

Presenter: Kim Templeman

Girls MVP ERIN BOLANDMS JANE BAIRDMI JULIA SMART

Presenter: Krista Grimes

Boys MVP ANDREW PAULMS PATRICK NICOLLE MI AARON SMALL

Volleyball

Presenter: Krista Grimes

JR. Girls MVP CHRISTINE ELLSWORTHMS ALLY PIKEMI CHLOE FORDHAM

Girls Sr. B MVP JULIA ELLIOTTMS RHIANNON CROCKERMI AMANDA HANNON

Presenter: John Morgan

Sr. Girls MVP ISABELLA MORGANMS HEATHER CHISLETTMI NATASHA SQUIRES

Presenter: John Morgan

Sr. Boys MVP AIDAN DEVEREAUXMS BEN DELANEY

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MI OISIN HOGANRugby

Presenter: Jessica Todhunter and Kayla Mosher

Girls MVP ERIN BOLANDMS JANE BAIRDMI ALISON SHEPPARD

Presenter: Doug LeDrew

Boys Rookie TeamMVP BRADY WALSHMS MICHAEL COWLEYMI DREW QUINTON

Sr. Boys MVP GUDBJARTUR BJARNASON

MS PETER WALSH

MI MICHAEL BOONE

Cross Country Female

Presenter: Lisa Kavanagh

MVP ISABELLA MORGANMS QUINN McGETTIGANMI JULIE CANNING

Cross Country Male

MVP DYLAN SHORTMS RYKER RICHARDMI BEN DOWDEN

Soccer

Presenter: Doug LeDrew

Girls MVP MELISSA REID & NICOLE TORRAVILLEMS ASHLEY FOWLERMI KATELYN RUMSEY

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Presenter: Gerry Cowley

Boys MVP SIMON POPEMS FOMBA FAMBULLEHMI GABE SHORTALL

Hockey

Presenter: Peter Keough

MVP MATTHEW CAINESMS THOMAS BEER MI NICK COWLEY

Basketball

Presenter: Angela Torraville

U16 Girls MVP NICOLE TORRAVILLEMS JULIANA PhelanMI KATE DAWSON

Presenter: Yasir Khan

U16 Boys MVP Matty McCroweMS Ben RalphMI Ryker Richard

U17 Boys MVP Colin ConnorsMS Owen McAleeseMI Davin Brown

Presenter: Leah Mundy

Jr. Girls MVP MAHIMA MISHRAMS ROBYN FeehanMI SAMANTHA VINCENT

Presenter: Joanne Mcneil

Sr. Girls MVP ROSEMARY STANOEVMS KELSEY McGRATHMI NICOLE TORRAVILLE

Presenter: Yasir Khan

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Jr. Boys MVP COLIN BROCKERVILLEMS Andrew WilkieMI MICHAEL BOONE

Sr. Boys MVP CHRISTIAN GREENLAND & Colin ConnorsMS NICK HAYESMI MATTI McCROWE

Ball Hockey

Presenter: Philip Sheppard

MVP PATRICK NICOLLEMS IAN PREDHAMMI DRAKE MacDonald

Presenter: Kristin Coley, Katie Breen, and Sarah Lane

Girls Ball Hockey

MVP DAYLE PROWSEMS KATHRYN BYRNEMI RACHEL GEHUE

Presenter: Val Lilly

Cheerleading

MVP AMY HARTERY AND TOSHA HANCOTTMS ROSE WALTERSMI TRINITY CLEARY

Presenter: Doug LeDrew

Ulitmate

MVP LUKE DYERMS BEN DOWDENMI KURTIS THORNHILL

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(Invite Ms. Kavanagh to come forward to say a few words and present special medals for Track and Field)

Track and Field Female

Presenter: Lisa Kavanagh

MVP JENNIFER BOLANDMS RENEE DEVEREAUXMI ISABELLA MORGAN

Track and Field Male

MVP MICHAEL CONNORSMS no winnerMI no winner

Baseball

Presenter: Krista Grimes

Boys Baseball

MVP Tyler BolandMS DANNY RICEMI ADAM CAINES

Girls Baseball

Presenter: Kim Templeman, Kristin Coley, Katie Breen, and Sarah Lane

MVP OLIVIA POWELLMS ALISON SHEPPARDMI ERIN BOLAND

Viking Spirit Award - Ms. Lilly

Bryan Abrahamse

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School Sports NL Sportsmanship Awards:

Recognizing two exceptional athletes, at each school throughout the province, who put sportsmanship above all other interests. These athletes demonstrate great sportsmanship throughout the year in all their athletic ventures.

• Presenter: Val Lilly

• This year’s recipients are:

• Kelsey McGrath and Patrick Nicholl.

Outstanding contributions to athletics level 1 malePresenter: Tom Moret

MATTHEW HICKEY AND MATTI McCROWE

Outstanding contributions to athletics level 1 femaleNICOLE TORRAVILLE

Outstanding contributions to athletics level 2 femalePresenters: Peter Keough

QUINN McGETTIGAN

Outstanding contributions to athletics

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level 2 male Colin Connors

The Felipe Corpus Award Presenter: Landon Batino (Yasir)

This award is presented in memory of a former physical education teacher and Athletic Director, Mr. Felipe Corpus. The award is presented to a person who has worked unselfishly, usually behind the scenes, to support and promote the physical education / athletic program at Gonzaga. In cases where no suitable student is found, the award may be given to an adult.Felipe Corpus Award Winner Is: ALEX BROWN

Diana Johnson AwardPresenter: Mr Van Nostrand This award has been instituted by the Johnson Family in memory of Diana, a 1998 graduate of Gonzaga. The award is open to a Grade 11 or Grade 12 student. The award will consist of a certificate, perpetual plaque and cash award. The family has renewed and guaranteed the award for a 15 year period. This award is given to a student who has shown the greatest progress during the school year, in scholastic results and general personal improvement.

The winner is: Faith Delaney

Men and Women for Others Award 2014

Presenter: Mr. VanNostrand and Mr. LeDrew. The award will recognize the student’s service to their fellow students, the school and / or the community at large. The awards are:

Level I student - Fr. Boyd Award – Joshua Veber

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Level II student - Fr. Schuck Award – Darcy TaylorLevel III student - Fr. Rye Award – Teba HamodatLevel III student - Br. Joe Frechette – Jordan Vincer

Athlete of the Year Presenter: Ms. Lilly

Each year the extramural coaches nominate and select the male and female Athlete of the Year. To qualify for nomination a student must be an extramural player in at least one sport and preferably two, he or she must be competitive and athletic-minded, they must have contributed to the team and to the development of athletic spirit in the school, and they must be an all-round athlete dedicated to athleticism, not just on an extramural team for personal glory. This award carries with it the best traditions of fair play, sportsmanship, positive attitude and school pride in athletic competition.

The nominees for the Female Athlete of the Year in alphabetical order are:

1. JANE BAIRD2. KELSEY McGRATH 3. ISABELLA MORGAN4. ROSEMARY STANOEV

The nominees for the Male Athlete of the Year in alphabetical order are:

1. GUDBJARTUR BJARNASON 2. CHRISTIAN GREENLAND3. ANDREW PAUL

Recipients:Female Athlete of the Year: Rosemary Stanoev

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Male Athlete of the Year: Christian Greenland

We invite the nominees to come forward to accept a plaque recognizing their nominations.

Student of the YearPresenters: Mr. VanNostrand and Mr. LeDrew

Two of the most highly anticipated presentations to be made today are the awards presented annually to the Male and Female Students of the Year.The students who receive this award must have sound academic standing, the respect and esteem of the student body, excelled in a variety of school activities, enjoyed the confidence of the staff, and displayed selfless service to the school. All teachers in the school vote for these awards.

There are three nominees for each award.For the Female Student of the Year, the nominees in alphabetical order are:

1. Teba Hamodat 2. Isabella Morgan

3. Sarah Veber

The nominees in alphabetical order for Male Student of the Year are: 1. Jeremy Costello

2. Philip McDermott 3. Kurtis Thornhill

I am very pleased to announce that the Female and Male Student of the Year Awards.

The winners are: Sarah Veber and Philip McDermott

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We invite the nominees to come forward to receive a plaque to recognize their nomination: Teba Hamodat and Isabella Morgan & Jeremy Costello and Kurtis Thornhill

Winning House BannerFinally, before the Jazz band we would like for Kurtis Thornhill to come forward to recognize the winning house. Kurtis “the winning house is...”McKenna”

JAZZ BAND PLAYS

Our Jazz Band, under the direction of Mr. Cooper, will now perform two special selections for you:

Finally....

Reminder for the winners of sports awards to stay for yearbook photos!!Then..over to TedMr. Van Nostrand – final words and directions...Academic pins?

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