IMPORTANT DATES IN March

Volume 23, Issue 5
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541 West Keith Road, North Vancouver, BC V7M 1M5
Principal: Mr. J. Campbell
Vice Principal: Mr. C. Campbell
Vice Principal: Mr. T. Horton
Tel: 604-987-4431
Fax: 604-987-7816
Web: www.aquinas.org
VOLUME 23, ISSUE 6
February 2016
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
School News
2
Student Achievement
3-7
News From
Academic Advisor
8-9
STA Athletics
9-10
Community News
11-12
IMPORTANT DATES
IN
March
Grade 9 Retreat
1
Spirit Day
2
Penitential Service
3
Spring Break
7-18
Holy Week
21-24
Good Friday,
School Closed
25
Easter Monday,
School Closed
28
HACE Week begins
29
Registration Payment
Session #2 for 2016-17
30
T
he month of February was busy beginning with Catholic Schools
Week, Open house, the start of Lent (A sh W ednesday service in
the photo above) and many sporting end of season tournaments
that took place for basketball, gymnastics and wrestling. Students have
trained hard all year and have been rewarded for their efforts.
Congratulations to all our athletes on their successes.
With Spring Break and Easter on the horizon, we wish all families a safe
time away from school and continued peace throughout Lent.
“Whenever you pray, go in to your room and shut the door and pray to
your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will
reward you.”
Matthew 6:6
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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
STA REGISTRATION FOR 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR
R
egistration for the
2016-17 school year
has now begun.
Returning families should
have received their
application package in the
mail, they were posted in
February. Please follow the
detailed instructions in the
package. The first and most
crucial form is the green
Pastor Authorization Form
which must be filled in then
signed by your Parish priest.
Once all forms are complete
please make sure to attend
one of the “Payment
aside specifically to ensure all
Registration Sessions” that
paperwork and payments are
take place at STA to hand in completed correctly.
your forms and pay your fees.
We thank you for your
The dates are:
cooperation with regards to
registration and look forward
Wednesday, March 30,
to seeing you at STA.
6 pm-8 pm
If you have not yet received
Saturday, April 2,
your package please contact
10:00 am-1:00 pm
the office at:
Do not hand your forms in
to the STA office, they may
get misplaced. The
registration sessions are set
604-987-4431
or
[email protected]
VANCOUVER AQUARIUM
WORK EXPERIENCE—SPRING RECRUITMENT
The Vancouver Aquarium is now recruiting students for April-June in the Education
Department. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to enter a teaching role themselves,
and get some great hands-on experience in Wet Labs and classrooms. The Aquarium is
launching some new programs, some of which require Bilingual Students. If accepted,
students will miss one school day per week.
See Ms. Paruzzolo for application. Deadline is Friday, March 4, 2016.
Volume 23, Issue 5
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MAD FILM FESTIVAL
F
ebruary 18, 2016, STA
Mehnaz Shariff's team:
blew it out of the
water at MAD
Clara Cho
(Making A Difference) Film
Tinsae Mengistu
Festival held at Notre Dame
Annika Olson
Regional Secondary
Abigale Song
School. All proceeds went to
Emily Makudi
the Cystic Fibrosis
Anne Joby
Foundation and the Michael
Johnny Zhang
Cuccione Foundation. Teams
Edmund Yu
had 12 days to completely
write, shoot and edit a film
Their film, called
of five minutes.
"The Third Degree"
Two teams from STA were
can be found at:
entered in the competition.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?
feature=youtu.be&v=g8rqrfnItng
took home Best Screenplay,
Best Picture and Best Actress
went to team member grade
ten student Emily Makudi!
Arina Dmitrenko's team:
Sean Docherty
Sarah Lohin
Isabel Naujokat
Nat Marilley Bodner
Their film called
"Call Me By Name" can be
found at:
http://youtu.be/ypoHln0NZts
Took home Best Cinematography and Best Actor again to
Sean Docherty!
Way to go Saints!
Way to make a difference!
Always,
Cristina McAllister
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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
FEBRUARY HONOUR ROLL
GRADE 8
McLennan, Sydney
97
Borejszo, Lucas
Lyall, Rachel
Balun, Melissa
97
Bowen, Dayton
Maglieri, Olivia
Cutler, Gemma
96
Breitkreuz, Krista
Marcano, Eloisa
Scalabrino, Samantha
96
Butt, Aron
Markwick, Zoe
Alnuweiri, Evyndira
96
Campbell, Lauren
Martin, Julia
Kostamo, Sophia
96
Castellon, Elena
Mastrangelo, Sophia
Altamirano, Diego
96
Censorio, Isabella
McAndrew, Boston
Weiss, Christine
95
Cesareo, Isabella
McGeough, Matthew
Fu, Alice
95
Clarke, Jessica
Milla, Anikka
Galat, Isabella
95
Conejar, Allison
Minni, Joseph
Cune, Maria
95
Cox, Cleo
Mo, Ryan
Zoleta, Veronica
94
Coyle, Mika
Neal, Stephanie
Burran, Michael
94
Cruz, Daniel
O’Flaherty, Caleigh
Sanoria, Erik
94
Damery, Edward
O’Flynn, Michael
Stockwell, Katharina
93
Duthie, Thomas
Panopio, Guia
Calamo, Genevieve
93
Falahian, Niloofar
Parrotta, Julia
Bracken, Emily
93
Giefing, Ava
Pavlovic, Marina
Weitman, Shaylee
93
Guan, Yifan
Pereira, Sharlene
Almerling, Alyssa
93
Habibzadeh-Miandoab, Amir
Pizzolon, Adam
Marilley-Bodner, Benjamin
93
Heffring, Madison
Prescott, Caelan
Cesareo, Isabella
92
Hoey, Caleb
Rodrigues, Olivia
Ciambrelli, Ashley
92
Hong, Ejun
Sarvas, Emma
Li, Rachel
92
Hong, Jean
Siddoo, Argen
Kosel, Jacob
92
Hong, Kevin
Soberano, Darren
Urbani, Madeline
92
Kim, Chelsea
Spadavecchia, Danet
Tancredi, Evan
92
King, Lili
Spadavecchia, Elio
Kero, Ava
92
Kischer, Rudi
Tomas, Nicolas
Jozsa, Petra
92
Kramer, Anna
Winter, Meg
Abbott, Leah
Kwong, Nicholas
Winter, Sam
Achadinha, Justin
Leblanc-Pratt, Felix
Wouters, Julia
Ayat, Jules
Lee, Ryan
Yun, Michelle
Benic, Viktorija
Lowe, Caitlin
Zadeiks, Mia
Names in bold denote First Class Honours (92%+) Average
Honour roll students are listed alphabetically, have achieved an overall average of 82% or greater and/or have achieved Excellent or Good work habits in all subjects.
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FEBRUARY HONOUR ROLL
GRADE 9
Vandermye, Pasley
99
Bernardez-Lai, Marco
Jin Zheyi
Kobza, Eryk
98
Bizzotto, Gianluca
Karimpanal, Abraham
Cagunot, Ericka
96
Black, Kristinn
Keller, Poppy
Moolan, Paul
96
Bovill, Ava
Kent, Deirdre
Thordarson, Thomas
96
Brick, Liam
Kielar, Matthew
Lee, Grace
96
Brown, Steven
Kitt, Jillian
Rieder, Thomas
96
Buitenhuis, Noah
Krohman, Rebecca
Panzetta, Sofia
95
Chua, Lorainne
Lee, Kyuri
Burran, Kiana
95
Clarke, Rebecca
Li, Caitlyn
Nock, Michelle
95
Corvera-Alfonso, Nathan
Liu, Carrie
Dimaandal, Alyssa
95
Cox, Joshua
Liu, Tiffany
Plana, Raphael
95
Darby, James
Liu, Caitlyn
Thorpe, Olivia
95
Darby, Jane
Luo, Brent
Szabo, Hunor
94
Davidson, Rose
MacLean, Ryan
Eo, Jaekyung
94
Dimas, Sarah
Martin-Wirta, Grace
Bauermeister, Alexander
94
Duro, Alyssa
Nacorda, Julianne
Bremsak, Sara
93
Ellis, John
Ong, Mikaela
Alcantara, Krista
93
Feigl-Schmidt, Mattias
Osorio Tejero, Rodrigo
Hwang, Evie
93
Flaim, Isabella
Paguntalan, Ryan
Savage, Joshua
93
Flynn, Brendan
Rodriguez, Mayela
Bordignon, Stefanie
93
Ford, Duncan
Romero, Alejandra
Ljuljovic, Peter
93
Gali, Joshua
Saffar, Sara
Factor, Dylan
92
Gates, Michael
Salcedo, Ma Alyssa
De Guzman, Dominique
92
Goodwin, Daniel
Sarana, Jasroop
Buno, Katrina
92
Hamilton, Matthew
Schneider, Aidan
Harris, Laura
92
Han, Helen Yue
Shim, Jaemin
Kuwalek, Sara
92
Hickey, Amber
Somerville, Logan
Purkiss, Justin
92
Hinze, Aidan
Tanada, Alyssa
Abad, Rozelle
92
Hodgins, Connor
Themens, Brogan
Shaughnessy, Emily
92
Houser, Woojin
Thiersch, Maya
Wheeler, Julie
92
Hughes, Terence
Tumaneng, Gabrielle
Apostol, Santiago
Irving, Scott
Watton, Colby
Balce, Carla
Islas, Pablo
Whelan, Carmela
Baldry, Louise
Jennex, Kiahna
Names in bold denote First Class Honours (92%+) Average
Honour roll students are listed alphabetically, have achieved an overall average of 82% or greater and/or have achieved Excellent or Good work habits in all subjects.
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FEBRUARY HONOUR ROLL
GRADE 10
GRADE 11
Curalli, Thomas
98
Dupouy Pardo, Mariana
Labreche, Madeline
97
Grossling, Mateo
O’Keefe, Michael
98
Felicella Anna
Battistini, Carlos
96
Harlos, Dana
Joby, Ann
97
Ford, James
Buhler, Thomas
95
Harris, Luke
Nock, Natasha
97
Haaf, Bella
Weiss, Matthew
94
Hwang, Yolanda
Moore, Carissa
96
Haneine, Andres
Zou, Hengrui Katherine
94
Irving, Matt
Agosti-Moro, Dante
96
Heuchert, Noah
Miiller, Mary
93
Kekulthotuwage, Don
Greig, Nicole
96
Holman, Sam
Harris, Luke
93
Kelly, Michael
Cruz, Rachel
96
Hong, Alice Sungwon
Feigl-Schmidt, Petra
93
Kent, Emma
Wimberley, Wendy
96
Jimenez Baily, Vladi
Kosy, Phillip
92
Kilborn, Elizabeth
Hughes, Julia
95
Kamali, Cynthia
Lin, Jialu
92
Liu, Celine
Rasuli, Atlasi
95
Karimpanal, Grace
Aguilar, Xydus
Ljuljovic, Michaela
Kasabashian, Valerie
94
Kemper, Josh
Bala, Izabelle
Lowe, Stephanie
Pavel, Diana
94
Kim, Kevin
Barajas, Maria
MacDonald, Claire
Hong, Alice
94
Kwok-Choon, Emily
Barrales, Saul
Machry, Kiara
Yellowley, Joshua
94
La Porta, Teresa
Bauer, Parker
Mengistu-Zelleke, Naomi
Pawlik, Adelle
94
Li, Justin
Bergeron-Vitez, Himali
Muttucomaroe, Rachel
Flanigan, Trevor
93
Louie, Adrienne
Bernin, Melissa
Ong, Samantha
Harland, Katherine
93
Marcano, Andres
Birtch, Megan
Orozco Morales, Alexia
Parrotta, Isabella
93
Mengistu, Tinsae
Boppart, Philippe
Piri, Rastin
McPhee, Chanelle
93
Mora, Michael
Botteselle, Matteo
Purkiss, Matthew
Tubeo, Jon
92
Mossannen-Amini, Arshia
Brown, Theresa
Rieder, Jack
Galat, Gabriel
92
Nieckarz, Jacob
Bunderla, Jake
Schefer, Sierra
Hong, Min Ji
92
Olson, Annika
Censorio, Chiara
Schneider, Jordan
Onak, David
92
Pittalwala, Suraya
Cesareo, Natasha
Slowey, Dominique
Bremer Sada, Annie
92
Redpath, Anastasia
Chae, John
St Arnaud, Dominique
Kulka, Nik
92
Richards, Hannah
Choi, Rosa
Su, Vivian
Altamirano, Maria
Scott, Amy
Chua, Matthew
Tan, Alicia
Annen, Dominic
Scott, Derek
Clark, Harrison
Whelehan, Aoife
Balmaceda, Justin
Singh, Sanjana
Factor, Danielle
Yin, Areith
Boppart, Sam
Song, Abigale
Feigl-Schmidt, Petra
Zaniol, Cara Mia
Bulalakaw, Kyle
Tam, Ethan
Flores, Michael
Zenarosa, Samantha
Buno, Ayra
Tumamak, Joshua
Fujisawa, Sam
Zoleta, Nicole
Burak, Lidia
Wattier, Matthew
Godinho, Chad
Cho, Hye Yun Clara
Weinborn, Katie
Concepcion, Katsy
Yu, Edmund
Dahl, Erik
Zerbe, Emilia
Names in bold denote First Class Honours (92%+) Average
Honour roll students are listed alphabetically, have achieved an overall average of 82% or greater and/or have achieved Excellent or Good work habits in all subjects.
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FEBRUARY HONOUR ROLL
GRADE 12
Wishart, Laine
98
Bulalakaw, Kim
Lee, Jason
Docherty, Sean
96
Bulaqui, Karah
Lohin, Sarah
Harrington, Danielle
96
Burns, Pierce
Ma, Vanessa
Savage, Andrew
96
Chua, Nathan
Markwick, Bea
Harland, Natasha
96
Coyne, Jack
Martin-Wirta, Olivia
Diego, Lauren
95
Cusano, Joanna
Moore, Tyler
Kam, Calvin
95
De Guzman, Alexandra
Naujokat, Isabel
Wishart, Claire
95
Dmitrenko, Arina
Oducayen, Paul
Lin, Timothy
95
Domingo, Angela
Orendain, John
Marilley-Bodner, Nat
95
Ellis, Patrick
Sackville-Hii, Kai
Davidson, Mark
94
Ferguson, Gemma
Santacroce, Julia
Spagnuolo, Carlene
94
Ghanbari, Kimia
Sarmiento, Chelsea
Brus, Jacob
93
Giefing, Lauren
Shim, Jaehoon
Weatherstone, Brittany
93
Gomez, Juan
Sim, Peter
Shayanfar, Melody
93
Grenier, Raven
Smith, Adam
Huang, Kelly
92
Hu, Elaine
Somerville, Matthew
Kim, Chan
92
Jones, Angelie
Taaffe, Orlagh
Abad, Katrina
Juntado, Iana
Thorpe, Mallory
Abel, Carolyn
Kayani, Aurash
Tupaz, Jilliane
Benavides, Emilia
Keller, Brent
Van Buekenhout, Sara
Bond, Alora
Krohman, Gavin
Viljoen, Rianette
Bowman, Monica
Ladio, Caci
Wong, Nicole
Bowman, Julia
Zarbl, Luis
Bowman, Stephen
Zhang, Crystal
Names in bold denote First Class Honours (92%+) Average
Honour roll students are listed alphabetically, have achieved an overall average of 82% or greater and/or have achieved Excellent or Good work habits in all subjects.
C
ongratulations to grade 12 student Timothy Lin who was one of 80 recipients
of a $5000 Scholarship from the Horatio Alger Association of Canada.
If your student receives a notable scholarship or bursary, we would love to
hear about it and publish it in the school newsletter. Send details to:
[email protected].
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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
CAPILANO UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
is hosting an EXPLORE CAPILANO
information night on
Tuesday, March 2, 2016.
Details can be found at:
SPRING OPEN HOUSE
https://www.capilanou.ca/future/visitcap/Explore-Capilano/
Saturday, March 19, 2016, the University of Ottawa will hold its
Spring Open House. This event is for students who have applied
for September 2016 admission and those who would like
information in order to apply for 2017.
Students who would prefer to tour the campus during the week of
March 14-18, 2016 can register on-line at:
BCIT
uOttawa.ca/SOH
is hosting an Open House on April 8 & 9,
2016 from 10 am to 3 pm. This two day
event gives students the opportunity to learn
about over 300 BCIT programs, view
student-created displays, meet students and
faculty, join in interactive activities and
explore the campus.
Liaison officers will be available to answer questions.
For more details visit:
VANCOUVER COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
Information night takes place on
Wednesday, April 20 from 4 pm to 7 pm.
120 Programs, 1 night, 50 years of
Celebration. Explore your education and
training options by talking to instructors,
students and advisors. Visit the website for
more details:
Www.vcc.ca/infonight/
US COLLEGE EXPO CANADA
Saturday, April 23, 2016, US College is hosting an
EXPO at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver, that
exclusively features American Colleges. Admission is
free but pre-registration is required by visiting:
USCOLLEGEEXPO.COM
10 am-11 am US College Admissions Panel Discussion
11 am—2 pm Public exhibit
NICOLA VALLEY INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
NVIT is the home of Aboriginal public postsecondary education in B.C.
The student body represents over 70% of the
Aboriginal communities across the province. NVIT
offers over 300 courses and programs ranging from
trades training to Bachelor of Social Work.
Campuses are in Merritt & Vancouver with online
courses and community-based deliveries throughout
Canada, NVIT serves approximately 1400 students
annually. NVIT also has some of the lowest tuition
fees in BC and minimal ‘other fees’.
‘Experience NVUT’ event takes place on
March 3 & 4 at the Mer r itt campus. This 24 hour
school visit is open to grade 10-12 students.
All students are welcome to attend.
For more details contact:
Tessa Quewezance, Recruitment and Events Office
604-602-3410
Email: [email protected]
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UBC ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING EXPLORATION 10 FOR GRADE 10 GIRLS
March 5, 2016
Tour engineering labs, talk to current engineering students and
professors who will share their stories and experiences.
GEARING UP AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS—ALL GRADES
January—April
Join UBC for hands on engineering and science activities every
Wednesday from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.
Lab Tours: visit www.engineering.ubc.ca/student-events
January –May
UBC Engineering website: www.engineering.ubc.ca/connects
UBC
SELF REPORTING OF GRADES
February 22-April 11
UBC’s online application is now closed for most programs
UBC will email students what they need to self-report. STA is a linear curriculum
school so use your February report card grades to self-report up until April 11.
Offers of admission are beginning so students should act as soon as they have
the necessary documentation ready.
UBC advisors are happy to answer questions on UBC’s Facebook page.
Congratulations
to STA Girls Wrestling team who placed 5th overall in the
women’s division of the AAA BC Wrestling Provincials.
A huge shout out to Gold Medalist …..
Karah Bulaqui
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STA GYMNASTICS
C
ongratulations to the
gymnastics team
who flipped, flew,
rolled and rocked at the
North Shore Championships
on Friday, February 5. The
boys team placed first and
won the banner! The girls
team placed third. Winning
all round level two male was
Mattias Feigl-Schmidt,
Patrick Ellis won all round
male athlete level 1 with
John Chae in 5th and
Jacob Nieckarz in 6th.
Kiahna Jennex placed third
C
in all round female athlete
level 1 junior with
Gaby Tumaneng and
Chelsea Kim right behind her
in fourth and fifth and
Kiana Burran in 7th. In level
1 seniors Claire Traille
placed 6th all round. In level
2 seniors all around
Grace Lee placed 5th and
Monica Bowman placed 8th.
Himali Bergeron-Vitez
placed third in level 3 seniors
all around. In level 5
Alexis Romero placed third
all around. These athletes
have qualified for provincials
in March! There were also
many individual podium
placings throughout the day
earning a combined total of
52 ribbons.
ongrats to STA Juvenile boys basketball team as they
continued their dominance of the North Shore winning their
2nd North Shore banner. They will be playing some out of
town teams for the Vancouver & Districts.
NSSSAA
BOYS BASKETBALL
Juvenile Champions
2015-2016
C
ongratulations to the Juvenile Girls basketball team who
were undefeated during their season and won both the
North Shore Championship and the Vancouver and
Districts! They headed up to Kelowna to compete in the
Provincials where they were awarded 2nd place.
Stefanie Bordignon and Kristinn Black were awarded first team
all stars with tournament MVP going to Rebecca Clarke.
Great job girls!
Keep up to date with the world of athletics at
STA by following the STA Fighting Saints
online.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stafightingsaints
Instagram: www.instagram.com/stafightingsaints
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STA PARENT ASSOCIATION NEWS
T
hank you to all parents who
helped at the STA Open House
and those of you who sent in baked
goods, particularly the beautiful pencil
cookies that were a big hit.
Thank you also to the parent
volunteers who assisted with the
Grade 9 Immunization clinic.
The public health nurses are always
incredibly impressed with the
efficiency of our parents.
The next PA meeting will take place
on Thursday, March 3 at 9:15 am in
room 201 of the
Convent. Everyone
is invited to attend.
Diana Bagaric
Chair STA Parent
Association
STA Prison Ministry would like to ask all readers to consider donating a Mothers’
Day card to be given to inmates in our prisons so they can send cards to their own mothers. Your
generosity helps them connect with their mothers in a meaningful way and to see how God
works in their lives. Please ensure there is no glitter or glue used in the cards as they won’t be
allowed. A box will be below the office window to drop off your donation.
Karen Magee
Gala of grace
is a fundraising luncheon benefiting the north shore crisis services society.
It takes place on Friday, April 1 from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm at The Pipe Shop, 115
Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver.
For more details or to purchase tickets, connect to the link:
https://galaofgrace.ca/
grade 12 students with serving experience are needed for the event. If you are
interested and able to help from 11 am to 2 pm, please contact Enza eppich at:
[email protected]
FoodSafe level 1 Course at STA
FoodSafe Level 1 is required by food handlers to work in the food service industry.
The course will be offered at STA on the on Tuesday, March 29 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm and Wednesday,
March 30, 3:15 pm—5:30 pm. The instructor will be Sally de la Rue Browne, a Certified Public
Health Inspector and former parent at STA. FoodSafe level 1 is offered at a discounted price of $68. Payment by cheque
payable to Enviro-Food Consulting can be dropped off at the STA office. Pre-registration was required by
Friday, February 26 at: www.envirofood.org under Course Schedule.
For more details please contact: [email protected].
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[email protected]
Please notify the office if you move or change your e-mail address.