October Newsletter 2012 - Holy Cross Catholic Academy

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Volume 1, Issue 1 October 2012
Dear Parents, Guardians and Students:
SCHOOL WEBSITE
HTTP://HOCR.YCDSB.CA
Welcome back to what is sure to be another exciting school year at Holy Cross! We would like
to welcome all the students, staff and parents of our Holy Cross community. We extend a spe- School Administration
cial welcome to our new staff and to the newest members of the Holy Cross family, our grade I. Faraone, Principal
nines: together, we will make this the best year ever.
E. Lavor, Vice-Principal
We would like to welcome our new Vice-Principals to Holy Cross, Mr. Ed Lavor and Mr. Peter Parente. Mr. Lavor will take care of students in grades 9 and 11, and Mr. Parente will take
care of students in grades 10 and 12. As a new administrative team, we are committed to
working together in the service of our students to promote a culture of student success. To that
end, parents, we ask your continued support in ensuring your child comes to school prepared
every day, in full uniform, with electronic devices off and invisible throughout the entire day.
The school year has begun and we are off to an amazing start with an abundance of extracurricular activities already under way! Our opening liturgy on September 14th set the tone as
Father Mike encouraged each of us to keep Jesus close this year and reminded us to be
“Simon” to others, helping to “carry the cross” of all those in need. We would like to thank the
Chaplaincy team for a most appropriate and invigorating start to the school year.
Gr. 9 & Gr. 11
P. Parente, Vice-Principal
Gr. 10 & Gr. 12
School Board
S. LaRosa, Director
M. Cosentino, Superintendent ,
Secondary Schools
D. Giuliani, Trustee
Chaplaincy Team
I. Battilana, M. Mignella, S. Bruno
Guidance
A. Carvalho - Gr. 9
Congratulations to the new Catholic School Council Executive for 2012-2013:
G. D’Ambrogio - Gr. 10
Mrs. Maria Marchese-Bulat, Chair; Mr. Joe Chiappetta, Vice-chair; Mrs. Lynn-Amanda Di M.A. Bonfigli - Gr. 11
Iorio, Secretary; Mrs. Celia Vecchiarelli, Treasurer. We look forward to working with you!
B. Zen - Gr. 12
J. Fraser-Student Support Counsellor
We continue to give thanks for all that our staff and students contribute to our community,
remembering that “whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers… you do unto
me.” (Matthew 25:40) As a Christ-centred community, let us continue to reflect on all of the
things we should be thankful for, and look for ways to ease the burdens of those in need, during this month of giving.
Student Services
M. Marzario - Gr. 9
L. Lausic - Gr. 10
C. Gallucci - Gr. 11
M.T. Dotto - Gr. 12
As our journey in education continues, let us always be reminded “to act justly, to love tenderly, and to walk humbly with our God.” (Micah 6:8) Have a wonderful year!
A. Rossi - FLS
I. Faraone
E. Lavor
P. Parente
Special Points of Interest
Principal
Vice-Principal
Vice-Principal
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Administration Address
Upcoming Events
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School Council Message
Report Card Distribution: November 8th, 2012
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Principal’s Distinction List
School Council Meeting: November 14th, 2012
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Guidance and Career Dept.
Parent/Teacher Interviews: November 15th, 2012
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Extra –Curricular Sports
Graduation Photo Week: November 19th - 23rd, 2012
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Student Activity Fee
HPV Clinic : November 22nd, 2012
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Connect @ your Library
Christmas Gift Basket Drive : December 3rd - 21st, 2012
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Religious Education
C. Ambrosi - FLS
Christmas Arts Night: December 6th, 2012
Christmas Break: December 24th, 2012 - January 4th, 2013
& Chaplaincy
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Honour Roll 2011-2012
HOLY CROSS SCHOOL COUNCIL
On behalf of Holy Cross Academy’s Catholic School Council, and as the new Chair, I wish to thank all who supported our fundraising initiative. Thank you as well to all who volunteered to serve on School Council for this school
year.
In the upcoming weeks we will be reviewing the school and students’ needs and determining how the funds we
have collected will be allocated. Our students are our priority and all funds collected are allocated with the view of
ensuring that the maximum number of students benefit.
We are also happy to report that School Council was successful in securing funding from the Ministry of Education,
through its Parents Reaching Out Grant. The Grant will allow us to present a workshop for parents on the Career
Cruising Program which our students must use to register for courses. We intend to schedule this event in early
November and all are welcome.
School Council is also excited to be able to communicate with the community through Holy Cross’ newly formatted
Website. Please check back periodically for School Council updates and news. Council meetings are held every
third Wednesday of the month, and all are welcome.
Regards,
Maria Marchese Bulat - School Council Chair
Principal’s Distinction List
We are extremely proud to acknowledge students listed below who have achieved 90% or better in the
school year 2011 - 2012.
GRADE 9
GRADE 10
GRADE 11
Bisol, Sonya
Aloisio, Katherine
Pietropaolo, Luca
Adam, Ramsin
Bulat, Josephine
Arduini, Nicholas
Prada, Alyssa
Baldassarra, Alexandra
Ciccocioppo, Peter
Arrizza, Laura
Ricci, Christina
Bulat, Alexandra
Crupi, Jessica
Belfiore, Alyssa
Sibley Daniel
Cammalleri, Joseph
Janvary, Kaitlin
Burgio, Sylvia
Trinh, Jenny
Curtis, Adamo
Klobucar, Frank
Capo, Sophia
Wheeler, Tissa-Kaye
De Lio, Alberto
Lotocha, Jessica
Casola, Sarah
Zaffino, Victoria
Farinaccia, Melissa
Michelin, Jesse
Chabot, Matthew
Gallo, Jessica
Micoli, Alexandra
Cuzzucoli, Fabio
Grenci, Mark
Morrone, Cristina
Di Scipio, Matteo
La Grassa, Jennifer
Potkidis, Natalie
Macina, Danielle
Lenti, Stefania
Saldutto, Dawna
Ngo, Lily
Morano, Melissa
Tanel, Emily
Palmieri, Victor
Pavia, Andrew
Rumeo, Jessica
Sutherland, Courtney
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GUIDANCE & CAREER DEPARTMENT …
Ms. B. Zen, Department Head
Guidance would like to welcome the Holy Cross Academy community to the 2012-2013
school year. I would like to introduce myself, Mrs. Barbara Zen, as the new Department
Head of Guidance and Career Studies. I look forward to working with the students, parents and the Holy Cross Academy community.
In continuing to serve students at Holy Cross, we are pleased to introduce our Guidance
staff and corresponding assigned grade responsibilities for this academic school year.
Mr. A. Carvalho
Grade 9
Mr. G. D’Ambrogio
Grade 10
Ms M. A. Bonfigli
Grade 11
Mrs. B. Zen
Grade 12
Ms A. Bonifacio
Guidance Secretary
Mr. J. Fraser
Student Support Counsellor
Holy Cross Catholic Academy hosted a Grade 12 College Fair on Wednesday September 26,
2012 as well the Grade 12 University Fair on Tuesday October 9, 2012. We received positive
feedback from the colleges, universities and our students. This is just the beginning of the
school year process on providing our grade 12 students with the resources needed to make
informed decisions regarding their pathway. Please refer to our newsletters on the school
website for more information.
We also completed our grade 9 orientation to the Guidance Department. We have many other
planned activities to continue to support our students.
The Guidance Department is a vital and integral part of Holy Cross. Through the department,
students will acquire the knowledge and skills that they need in order to learn effectively, to live and work cooperatively
and productively with a wide range of people, to set and pursue education and career goals, and to carry out their social responsibilities. The department continues to disseminate information through various means, including but not
limited to the following: classroom instruction, orientation and exit programmes, career exploration activities, and individual assistance.
On-line Career Information
Career Cruising is an interactive career reference guide providing in-depth profiles of hundreds of different careers,
multimedia interviews with real people in over 800 careers, career search tools, and databases of colleges and universities. In order to search and find career information online, please visit Career Cruising at www.careercruising.com.
User Name:
yorkcatholic
Password:
49630
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EXTRA-CURRICULAR SPORT ACTIVITIES
Holy Cross is pleased to announce that the following sport team activities will take place during various time during the school
year 2011-2012. Please encourage your child to get involved and actively participate in any of the Sport Teams listed below.
Fall Sports
Winter Sports
Spring Sports
Jr. Boys Golf
Jr. Boys Basketball
Badminton
Sr. Boys Golf
Sr. Boys Basketball
Sr. Boys Rugby
Jr. Co-Ed Tennis
Jr. Boys Hockey
Girls Slowpitch
Sr. Co-Ed Tennis
Sr. Boys Hockey
Jr. Girls Soccer
Jr. boys Soccer
Jr. Girls Volleyball
Sr. Girls Soccer
Sr. Boys Soccer
Sr. Girls Volleyball
Boys Baseball
Jr. Boys Volleyball
Co-Ed Rock Climbing
Track and Field
Sr. Boys Volleyball
Jr. Girls Basketball
Cross Country
Co-Ed Swimming
STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE 2012-2013
Amount of SAF Collected
$85.00 X 1042 = $88,570.00
Gr. 9 Student (Locks)
Literacy Resource
7.00 X 227 =
1,589.00
10.00 X 487 =
4,870.00
$102.00
TOTAL SAF
School Council SAF 2012/13
TOTAL SAF 2012/13
= $95,029.00
$20,580.00
$122.00
$115,869.00
NSF
- 447.00
Fees Waived
-2,280.00
$113,142.00
DISTRIBUTION
Athletics/Teams Sports
13,312.00
Clubs/Awards
6,145.00
Gr. 9 Locks
1,589.00
Literacy Resource
4,870.00
Religion Retreats
28,672.00
School Council
20,460.00
Student Government
3,260.00
Student Handbooks
4,114.00
Yearbook
30,720.00
TOTAL
$113,142.00
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Connect
Wow! Is it October already?!! First semester in the Holy Cross School Library has started off with a thrust that has seen it move from
fast paced to faster paced! Before school, many students use the library to complete homework, borrow a book, print assignments
or research on the computers. The morning rush is the start of very busy days in this information centre. Classes, small groups and
individual students find that the library is the place for them to connect: – to friends, information, and new learning opportunities.
The power of ‘Connect’
C – Collaborate, create, critically think, and communicate to learn
O – Organize and use print and online resources for multiple perspectives
N – Network and use new technologies and literacies to expand opportunities
N – Navigate through the news to become an informed global citizen
E – Evaluate and explore all possibilities for personal growth and learning
C – Come together quietly in the Learning and Library Commons
T – Take advantage of the experts in your environment
During September and October, Grade 9 students are welcomed into the library and participate in a hands-on Orientation session
which engages them in interactive inquiry via a ‘Jeopardy’ game on library procedures. They also develop searching skills using
online resources, such as electronic databases and e-books.
Additionally, many Grade 10-12 students also find that the library is the place to be to access resources, work on research assignments and find answers to their many questions, thus making the Holy Cross Library a very busy and vibrant learning area!
On September 28t, the Freedom4Tomorrow group attended the international ‘Me to We’ celebration in Toronto. It was an exciting
day and the start of this year‘s planning for events/campaigns to raise awareness of critical causes in our world. The students are
committed to ‘Being the Change” in our community and connecting to those who need our help. “Think Globally, Act Locally” will
drive most of their actions this year.
The Freedom4Tomorrow club (a chapter of Free the Children) meets every Tuesday in the library. New members are always welcome.
Get Connected, Join the Action. Contribute to Change!
Stay Connected @ your library is also the theme of the Holy Cross campaign celebrating National School Library Month this October. This month is dedicated to highlighting the positive correlation between school libraries and student success. During Oct 15th19th, in particular, classes and students will have the opportunity to be
involved in a number of activities; the ever popular ‘give and get’ free
book sharing event, a library’ information raffle, and educational
games – all promoting our ‘connectedness’.
Finally, Today’s Student---Tomorrow!
Holy Cross has entered the AVIVA Community Fund competition, for
monies towards a tablet (Ipad) learning lab. The submission is called
Today's Student - Tomorrow! and is listed as number ACF13656.
The complete url for this project is http://
www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf13656.
Voting ended on October 15th. Thank you for your support of this
worthy initiative that will help us connect twenty first century technology to our students’ learning experiences.
Members of Freedom 4 Tomorrow
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A very busy start to the school year was begun with a celebration of our
school feast day on September 14, The Feast of the Triumph of the Cross,
celebrated by Father Michael Corcione from St. Peter's Parish. The focus
of our liturgy was how each of us can help lessen the burden of the crosses
we all bear, just as Simon of Cyrene did for Christ during his passion.
The mass, along with our second annual Thanksgiving Food Drive and raffle was organized by
the Chaplaincy
Team, this year consisting of Ivano Battilana, Sofia Bruno
and Mark Mignella. The food drive was a huge success, filling well
over 12 barrels, in support of the Vaughan Food Bank. Congratulations goes to Courtney Sutherland, winner of our student grand
prize of an iPod nano, and the staff prize of a dinner for two at the
Keg was won by Mrs. Ambrosi.
An exciting new retreat was organized for our Grade 9 students this year. Close to 200 students attended the Gr. 9 Orientation Retreat at the Youth Leadership Camps Canada in Orillia, Ontario. The Chaplaincy Team, along with Father Michael Corcione, delivered a very fun and meaningful experience that our students will remember for years to come.
Our Holy Cross Youth Group is also in full swing, having participated in our traditional retreat experience in early October. 30 students picked apples at Dixie Orchards in Caledon, and then delivered those
apples to the Good Shepherd
Centre, a shelter for homeless
men in Toronto. The apples were
used in their Thanksgiving meal.
The Youth Group finished the day
doing service work at the centre.
We look forward to continuing to
live the Gospel of Christ in our
school and community throughout
this school year.
Ivano Battilana, Department Head
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GRADE 9
Abate, Mathieu
Aloisio, Michael
Argyrides, Adam
Bailey, Vanessa
Bancheri, Vanessa
Basso, Julia
Battistella, Giulia
Berlin-Riga, Michael
Bisol, Sonya
Brancatella, Madalena
Bulat, Josephine
Caracciolo, Marco
Casola, Steven
Celebre, Nicholas
Celli, Sydney
Ciccocioppo, Peter
Cioffi, Bianca
Comanda, Natasha
Commisso, Santana
Contento, Vincenzo
Crupi, Jessica
D’Amario, Matthew
Daniele, Julia
D’Aversa, Alyssa
De Lorenzo, Cassandra
De Luca, Melissa
DeCaria, Frank
Dell’Angelo, Meaghan
Di Iorio, Noelle
DiMaio, Julia
DiMaio, Stephanie
Dixon, Cassandra
Emma, Joshua
Farinaccia, Michelle
Finelli, Nicole
Gibson, Meaghan
Grech, Matthew
James, Kordeiro
Janvary, Kaitlin
John, Tamisha
Klobucar, Frank
Krieger, Ryan
Larsen, Erik
Latocha, Jessica
Mainolfi, Giancarlo
Mariotti, Sarah
Matassa, Stephen
Michelin, Jesse
Micoli, Alexandra
Milani, Steven
Morano, Julian
Morrone, Cristina
Nonis, Joseph
Omozikuy, Iziengbe
Pagliaroli, Michael
Palmieri, Laura
Pannozzo, Michael
Perri, Olivia
Picnic, Britney
Potkdis, Natalie
Rassam, mary
Renda, Stefanie
Rozik, Peter
Rumeo, Andrew
Russo, Daniela
Saccucci, Sabrina
Saldutto, Dawna
Sgambelluri, Francesca
Signorile, Alexandra
Squadrilla, Nicole
Stalteri, Maria
Tanel, Emily
Torchetti, Carissa
Tornatore, Samantha
Triolo, Francesca
Ulona, Princess
Varao, Samantha
Verconich, Selena
Yao, Jerome
GRADE 10
Aloisio, Katherine
Arduini, Nicholas
Argiro, Giuseppina
Armanious, Michael
Arrizza, Laura
Belfiore, Alyssa
Belfiore, Lauren
Burgio, Sylvia
Calabro, Ashley
Calcagno, Gianluca
Cantera, Lianna
Capo, Sophia
Casola, Sarah
Cedrone, Monica
Celebre, Alessia
Chabot, Matthew
Chiaromonte, Krista
Co, Christopher
Colavecchia, Julia
Commisso, Francesco
Crupi, Adriana
Cucci, Julia
Cuzzucoli, Fabio
D’Alessandro, Daniele
D’Alessio, Michael
De Filippis, Nicole
De Filippis, Samantha
DeGasperis, Melissa
Deiana, Nicholas
Delle Donne, Mara
Di Scipio, Matteo
DiPalma, Annunziata
El Hajjar, Joelle
Enrile, Alexandra
Fallone, Patrick
Gentile, Louisa
Goncalves, Ricardo
Hy, Vincent
Labong, Ralph
Leva, Alexis
Limanni, Lucia Chiara
Lucchetta, Lucas
Macina, Danielle
Mall, Simran
Mansur, Robin
Mariani, Stefania
Martinex Inocentes, Joshua
Martini, Michaela
Masciangelo, Nicole
Mattei, Steven
Mazza, Cassandra
Mekonen, Wuhbet
Melchionna, Angela
Mirpuri, Anita
Molent, Sarah
Napoli, Melissa
Nestico, Victoria
Ngo, Lily
Nguyen, Khue
O’Brien, Sean
Omoziku, Nosa Godswill
Ong, Daniel
Pasut, Jacqueline
Pedias, Melissa
Picarelli, Alessia
Pietropaolo, Luca
Pohland, Sabrina
Prada, Alyssa
Puopolo, Amanda
Ricci, Christina
Romano, Michael
Rouse, Katherine
Santiago, Richard
Santino, Nicholas
Subley, Daniel
Stratigakis, Eric
Surowiec, Veronika
Thomas, Seirah
Tomasone, Alanna
Trinh, Jenny
Vadori, Sonja
Vanderhorst, Amanda
Vecchiarelli, Samantha
Venditti, Michael
Violin, Julianna
Walker, Marlee
Wheeler, Tissa-Kaye
Yao, Jonathan
Zaffino, Victoria
GRADE 11
Adam, Ramsin
Aizpurua, Delia
Ariello, Amanda
Baldassarra, Alexandra
Balko, Braedon
Bellisario, Joseph
Boni, Erica
Boothe, Tatjana-Jeon
Boreanaz, Robert
Bulat, Alexandra
Burke, Giovanni
Cali, Angela
Cammalleri, Joseph
Carreiro, James
Cenac, Jackie
Colangelo, Alexandra
Conforti, Cristina
Conforti, Matthew
Curtis, Adamo
D’Angelo, Anita
D’Angelo, Francesco
De Lio, Alberto
Fanelli, Domenica
Farinaccia, Melissa
Finamore, Veronica
Fiorani, Ettore
Fuda, Cassandra
Gallo, Jessica
Gallucci, Daniel
Giuliano, Maria
Grenci, Mark
Gryschuk, Michael
Hanna, Jordan
Iazzi, Bengamin
Kociper, Jessica
La Grassa, Jennifer
Le, Mark
Lenti, Stefania
Lista, Simona
Lovisa, Melissa
Mannella, Daniel
March, Jessica
Masi, Nicolas
McGillivray, Luke
Mifsud, Kaitlyn
Morano, Melissa
Muoio, Monica
Nasso, Giulia
Nguyen, Jonathan
Nicastro, Julia
Noguera, Michael
Nota, Alessandra
Palmieri, Jessica
Palmieri, Victor
Pannese, Nicole
Papa, Nacy
Pavia, Andrew
Pellegrino, Kristina
Pisano, Alexandra
Pisano, Rebecca
Pohland, Melissa
Landolfi, Sofia
Lanteigne, Vanessa
Le, Natalie
Magnifico, Giulio
Mangione, Sabrina
Marcangelo, Jessica
Mazzaferro, Caterina
Meschino, Daniel
Michelini, Katarina
Milani, Alexandra
Monastero, Alessia
Murray, Krysta
Ngo, Frank
Ourique, Stephanie
Pannozzo, Stefanie
Pansino, Anthony
Pasquin, Ryan
GRADE 12
Pasut, Daniel
Abballe, Julia
Pecora, Joelle
Alberga, Jennifer
Pellecchia, Olivia
Antinucci, Rachel
Perri, Pasquale
Arduini, Joshua
Pietropaolo, Alessia
Banwait, Amandeep
Ponce, Kathleen
Bavaro, Maria-Elena
Posca, Christopher
Beaudry, Mark
Primi, Daniela
Bruno, Michael
Pryce, Brandon
Buss, Summer
Raponi, Vanessa
Calautti, Nicolette
Rassam, Peter
Cannarile, Alessia
Ricci, Luc
Chassi-Rojas, Josephine
Rodriguez, Joshua
Comella, Arianna
Ruso, Emily
Corvinelli, David
Scarlato, Angelica
David, Sally
Scoleri, Channing
De Francesca, Serena
Selvaggio, Julia
De Guzman, Carl
Semovski, Julian
Dell’Angelo, Jenna
Serban, Radu
DeLuca, Giori
Sicilia, Amanda
Di Iorio, Victoria
Silano, Alyssa
DiGirolamo, Chiara
Simonetta, Jaclin
Fantauzzi, Alexia
Siwiec, Juliana
Fernandes, Ryan
Stellato, Amanda
Fernandez, Dolores
Tassone, Rosemary
Fernando, Twincy
Tesolin, Lauren
Finelli, Amanda
Timonina, Ksenia
Fiorani, Francesco
Timonnikov, Nikita
Fortino, Mia
Verconich, Nicolas
Garofalo, Richard
Walker, Krista
Genova, Jessica
Zacchigna, Samantha
Girardi, Alyssa
Zia, Armin
Girardi, Daniel
Girardi, Eric
Giuliano, Vanessa
Guida, Robert
Iafrate, Alanna
Iafrate, Cecilia
Ierullo, Hannah
Kalaja, Eden
Keeping, Meaghan
Kobak, Laura
Prosperi, Alexandra
Protomanni, Anthony
Rallis, Sydney
Rasetta, Nadia
Renda, Daniel
Rumeo, Jessica
Salvo, Selena
Schirripa, Vanessa
Sutherland, Courtney
Talotta, Matthew
Umbrello, Sabrina
Vaianisi, Erin-Miranda
Vanderhorst, Matthew
Vecchiarelli, Assunto
Vincec, Stephanie
Zarandi, Daniel