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Our Future is Now.
We are LCC.
Photo: 1974 – Alcatel-Lucent/Bell Labs
LOWER CANADA COLLEGE
CONGRATULATES
ALUMNUS
Dr. WILLARD BOYLE ’41
Co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in
Physics for his work in developing
the sensor used in digital cameras.
Headmaster
Christopher Shannon (Pre-U ’76)
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James Angelopoulos
David Arditi ’65
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Craig Klinkhoff ’06
Julie Anne Lafleur
Nathalie Lemelin
Dawn Levy
Ralph Levy ’77
Elizabeth Neil-Blunden
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Gillian Shadley
Jasmin Uhthoff
John Vlahogiannis
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Contents
LCC LION Magazine — Fall/Winter 2009
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Headlines – The Way Forward
Headmaster
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A Personal Reflection on
Two Decades of Change
in the LCC Classroom
John Vlahogiannis
Head, Social Science Department
Senior Department Head, Faculty Growth
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Embracing Our World and
Celebrating Diversity
Gillian Shadley
Coordinator Round Square
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Meet Mr. Non Nobis Solum
Jasmin Uhthoff
Communications Specialist
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8
Staying Connected
Like Never Before
10
Dawn Levy
Director of Pre-U and
Electronic Communications
We Are LCC…
Mr. A+
Jasmin Uhthoff
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The Learning Commons:
Achieving a Common Purpose
Jasmin Uhthoff
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Report to Donors 2008-2009
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CLASSifieds
38
In Memoriam
15
Canada… On the Road to
Vancouver/En route vers
Vancouver
Julie Anne Lafleur
French Teacher, Junior School
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Headlines
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The Way Forward
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By Christopher Shannon (Pre-U ’76)
Headmaster
t is striking to consider that until only a few years
ago our classrooms looked rather similar to the
rooms that housed students when we opened our
doors on Royal Avenue in 1909 – rows of desks and
chairs, a blackboard and dusty chalk. In recent years
all blackboards have been removed and replaced
with whiteboards and electronic SMARTboards,
including digital projection systems. In Middle and
Senior School, all students have personal laptops,
which have become important tools for learning.
All learners now have the capacity to connect at
any time with teachers, peers and experts across the
globe. The focus of the classroom is less about rote
memorization and is now more focused on problemsolving, critical thinking, teaming and enhanced
creativity. Given the historically slow pace of change
in education, relatively speaking, we have made
enormous strides in the past five years – not only
in equipment and pedagogical approaches, but also
in embracing greater respect for the diversity of learning
styles. In short, we have improved at motivating
students while preparing them better for the world
they will inherit as adults. Today rapid change and
the complex dynamic of globalization are constants.
How else are we developing global citizens at LCC
and what does the future hold on this front?
Last year Harvard professor Tony Wagner published
a book that caused a lot of waves in education circles.
In The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best
Schools Don’t Teach the Skills our Children Need,
Wagner argues that most schools are stuck in an old
world rut and are failing to prepare students for
21st century careers and citizenship. How about LCC?
Are we closing the gap between the old world and the
new? Indeed, this shift has been our primary focus
in recent years – a higher standard of rigour defined
five graduates earned the coveted Duke of Edinburgh
by 21st century skills and objectives. It is evident in
Gold pin – more than any other secondary school
a much stronger emphasis on teacher professional
in Quebec. In addition to specific skill development,
growth that translates into teaching the skills that
each recipient had to participate in an international
matter most. See the article in this issue (page 6)
trip with both service and adventure components.
by Senior Department Head John Vlahogiannis for
Another important aspect of developing global
insight into changes in the classroom. Also, read the
citizens at LCC is through our membership in Round
profile of music teacher James Angelopoulous (page
Square – a prestigious international association of
10) and note that creativity is an attribute we want to
schools on all five
nurture in every student
continents dedicated
in Junior School and
to developing young
beyond – and not only
leaders who are globally
in the arts.
aware. Through annual
Last year we were
conferences and student
struck by meaningful
exchanges, students
educational research
leave the comfort of
in the United States
their home schools,
conducted by ACT. It
travel abroad and learn
showed that the greatest
by doing.
predictor of success for
For the past couple
students at university is
of years our students
their academic status –
have shown interest in
habits and skill set – at
schools in France and
the end of grade 8. We
Australia and exchanges
reacted by engaging a
Teaching and learning the fun way, as laughter is the order
there have been very
team of teachers to work
of
the
day
at
Starehe
Boys
Centre
&
School,
Nairobi,
Kenya.
successful. However,
on a special project
Round Square also
this past summer. They
offers exchange opportunities in member-schools
developed a new week-long orientation for
similar to LCC in several developing countries. This
all grade 7 students that enhances core skills that we
kind of experience is a safe way for a teenager from
are integrating more deeply into the Middle School
Montreal to truly leave his/her comfort zone and
programme. With a focus on literacy, numeracy,
witness the challenges of development that are reality
metacognition, organizational and IT skills, we have
for the majority of humanity. To this end, last summer
developed a truly unique learning platform during
I visited six Round Square schools in South Africa
the key middle years. In essence, motivated teachers
and Kenya that now await exchange students from
are actively enhancing our students’ learning
LCC. I was impressed by the beauty of these countries
toolboxes in creative ways. Of course, this kind
and the rich cultural heritage, so different from life
of commitment to continuous improvement is
in Canada. I look forward to seeing LCC students
challenging and ongoing across all grades. Today’s
start to take full advantage of the many exchange
LCC teachers have to be flexible, creative and
opportunities available in many non-traditional
committed to professional growth.
destinations such as Peru, India, China, Thailand,
A relatively new area of focus for LCC is
South Africa, and Kenya.
the broadening of student perspectives through
In our School’s second century we cannot
international travel and student exchanges. Five
risk staying idle. The way forward will surely be
years ago we made a decision to be fully committed
supported by programmes and approaches that will
to the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme – an
challenge students to develop skills that will truly
internationally-recognized leadership development
serve their needs as young leaders in the 21st century.
programme with requirements that go well beyond
classroom learning. Last year approximately twentyWe remain committed to excellence, innovation and
a desire to remain relevant for our times.
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> Christopher Shannon with three top students from
the African Youth IT Training and Workplace Integration
Programme. In our Headmaster’s own words,
“they are all superstars!”
A Personal Reflection
on Two Decades of Change in the LCC Classroom
John Vlahogiannis
Head, Social Science Department | Senior Department Head, Faculty Growth
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Sometimes when I encounter former students I am asked if I’m still
teaching the same courses, or whether I’m still department head for
social sciences. From the point of view of, say, a twenty-one-year-old,
these are perfectly sensible questions to ask. After all, they have
experienced a whirlwind of change in their lives since graduating
from the school -isn’t it only natural to expect that I should have
“graduated” and moved on to other things as well?
When I began teaching at the School in 1991, “chalk
and talk” was still pretty much standard operating
procedure in the classroom – at least at the senior
grade levels. We did have a computer lab and I recall
a small handful of teachers who made regular use
of “Mac Classics”, but by and large, the teacher
and the textbook tended to set the boundaries of
the knowable universe for each student. Technology
made steady inroads throughout the 1990’s, but it
wasn’t until the first decade of the 21st century that
the computer fully entered the mainstream of the LCC
experience. As a creative tool in the hands of students
and as an information and communication resource
for both teacher and student, the computer has
exponentially increased the range of options available
to everyone who is a part of the educational equation.
The computer is more than a mere cosmetic change to
the way we teachers conduct our daily routines both
in and out of the classroom. It represents a major
qualitative change that we do not yet, in my view,
fully comprehend.
Apart from the presence of female students,
technology is the most visible of the changes in
the LCC classroom over the past couple of decades.
But I would argue that a subtler shift in the teaching
culture – one that began in earnest about ten years
ago and has been gathering momentum ever since
– has already initiated a more profound long-term
transformation in the way we educate students.
In 1991, LCC was blessed with gifted, energetic
and caring faculty who routinely went above and
beyond the call of duty. The School boasted enviable
participation rates in “extra-curricular” activities
– we didn’t use the term “co-curricular” back then
– from football to debating to ju-jitsu. In 1991 LCC
was in the midst of preparing to host an international
student conference, “History Night” and the “LCC
Players” were already established traditions, and
our math students were picking up top awards at
competitions both near and far. And those are just
some of the things that immediately come to mind
that the School was a beehive of activity at every level,
no less than it is today. In fact, the running joke
among faculty was that Non Nobis Solum is really
Latin for “we never close”. LCC graduates, then as
now, were gaining entry into the most prestigious
post-secondary institutions in North America. Sounds
familiar enough.
But LCC has changed since 1991, and not simply
because of coeducation, new buildings and laptops.
The difference I am referring to has more to do with
a shift in the philosophical consensus of what teaching
is essentially about.
Back in 1991 every single one of us who taught
at LCC could go on at length – with considerable
conviction and authority – about what we wanted our
students to know, but I think you would have gotten
a range of surprisingly varied responses if you had
all grades and cataloguing (or “mapping”) all subject
content and skills taught at every grade level to ensure
that our programmes are delivered in as logical and
efficient a means as possible with the student, not
the subject-matter, as the centrepiece. A generous
professional development budget enables LCC
faculty to attend conferences and seminars across
North America devoted to the latest developments
in brain research, to the effective use of information
technology in the classroom, to the encouragement
of multiple intelligences and to the differentiation
of curriculum and instruction in the classroom. The
common denominator in all of this is improving our
ability as a school to meet the individual student at
his or her point of development and move upward
from there.
As for what the future holds, I will shy away
from making predictions about virtual reality helmets
and such and focus on the purely human dimensions
of teaching and learning. The traditional and stillcherished LCC emphasis on academic enrichment will
not diminish; our School will always be a haven for
intellectually hungry and precocious young people.
Content still matters at LCC and it will continue
to matter, but the teacher’s role already extends
far beyond subject-mastery. The successful LCC
teacher of tomorrow will have to possess flexibility,
sensitivity, versatility, creativity and talent to meet
the needs of all of our students. He or she must also
reckon with the explicit expectation to continually
reflect upon and improve his or her teaching skills.
So, you see, stagnation simply isn’t in the cards
if you teach here. Oh, and in case any of my former
students are still wondering, I’m still years away from
fulfilling my graduation requirements.
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posed the following question to faculty point blank:
“what will a student who successfully completes your
course be able to do?” In “edu-speak”, this points
to the difference between a teacher-centred paradigm
and one that is student-centred. A teacher-centred
approach tends to focus on subjects or “content”
more or less as ends-in-themselves: the teacher
dispenses essential knowledge to the student. Those
among us who are of “a certain age” can certainly
relate to this approach. A student-centred approach,
on the other hand, tends to treat academic subjects
as a springboard for the development of student
skills both intellectual and affective that transcend
the bounds of individual academic disciplines. Thus
more of a stress is placed upon the process of skillmastery, as opposed to end products that demonstrate
knowledge acquisition. Process wasn’t ignored back
in 1991; however, the teaching culture at LCC had yet
to adopt, let alone identify, explicit criteria that could
serve as a foundation for school-wide student-based
curriculum and professional development planning.
In a student-centred context the computer
becomes a means serving a higher pedagogical
purpose. Yet other changes we have seen in the School
are also reflective of this gradual paradigm shift. In
2001, an advisory system was created in the Middle
and Senior schools to provide closer support to
students as they navigate their way through academic
and personal challenges during their adolescent
years. In recent years, greater resources have been
devoted to in-house learning support programmes
for students who face identified learning issues,
and plans are in place to expand these resources
to make individualized learning support available
to all students. We are currently in the process of
coordinating literacy development programmes across
We Are LCC
Over our first Century LCC has evolved and
transformed as a school and community to
reflect the profound changes in our society
and the world around us.
63%
BOYS
As educators it is our responsibility to prepare
young people to thrive in a world where international
travel, foreign languages and diverse cultures are an
ever increasing element of our contemporary psyche.
We are LCC reflect boys and girls successfully learning
and growing together as they speak numerous languages
and come from varied cultural, ethnic and socialeconomic backgrounds. Celebrating our differences
and embracing that which is unfamiliar is yet another
significant example of how we live our motto Non
Nobis Solum. Our founders would be proud of
our diversity today and would most certainly be
resoundingly optimistic of our global future.
37%
GIRLS
67
students
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Over
14 %
of our
students
are supported
by scholarships &
the bursary fund
participated in
international
opportunities
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18
different languages
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
LCC
TOP MUNICIPALITIES
Students
from
33
MOTHER TONGUES
Municipalities
OTHER
2.3%
CHINESE
FRENCH
79%
ENGLISH
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31% WESTMOUNT
21% MONTRÉAL
9.7% HAMPSTEAD
8.6% TOWN OF MOUNT ROYAL
3.3% MONTREAL WEST
3% CÔTE ST-LUC
3% BEACONSFIELD
11%
Mr.
Jasmin Uhthoff
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H
is full name is James Angelopoulos but you can see
why he’s affectionately called Mr. A by students and
staff alike. I would call him Mr. A+ if he were my
Junior School music teacher… he’s full of life, kind,
energetic, fun and passionate about teaching and
music. And he used to play in rock bands!
He didn’t always want to be a music teacher.
He took up piano at the age of 6 but at 12 gave it
up. “I wanted to be outside playing with my friends
and my parents never pushed me to continue.” At 17,
he had a change of heart and went back to his old
teacher Professor Sorger “who was so ecstatic to have
me back that he gave me three two-hour lessons
a week but only charged for one!”
Despite having returned to playing piano,
he held a great love for the ocean and dreamed of
being the next Jacques Cousteau. So in his first year
at Sir George Williams University, he entered the
science programme in the hope of becoming a marine
biologist; however, “it didn’t work out.” He switched
over to the music programme at Vanier College
and then continued his studies at McGill University
where he earned his Bachelor’s of Music degree. It
still took another 16 years before he began teaching
permanently in a school.
“Teaching jobs in music were scarce in those
days,” explains Mr. A. “So I substituted, played
in many different bands, freelanced as a piano
“I had dreamt of doing a staff musical for a long
time and when Christopher Shannon came on board
as our new headmaster, I put the idea to him.”
“The impact on the staff was fantastic,” recalls
Mr. Shannon, who took part in Guys and Dolls,
the first musical performed in 2006. “It turned the
teachers into stars and made students, parents and
fellow colleagues alike see them in a new light.”
“It really brought the whole school together,”
adds Mr. A.
Guys and Dolls was not only a sold-out show,
but it also raised over $4,000 for the student bursary
programme. The next musical, 42nd Street, was an
even bigger hit and raised over $7,000. Stay tuned
for the 2010 edition: The Wizard of Oz.
A compact, lean man with a shock of curly white
hair, Mr. A possesses a special kind of vigour. He
radiates energy and passion. “It sounds obvious,
but as a teacher, you’ve got to love children and
enjoy being around them.” he confides.
“And I tell my student
teachers you have to be fit,
as you need energy to keep
up with the young.”
This past September, Mr. A
ran his first full marathon,
the Montreal Marathon. “My goal
was to complete the race in under five
hours, which I achieved!”
As I turn to say goodbye to Mr. A,
two grade 3 girls arrive in his classroom.
One introduces the other girl; it’s her
first day at LCC. “Welcome! You’re going
to love it here!” And probably for the first
time in my life, I wish I were nine
years old again and going to
Mr. A’s music class.
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player, sold pianos and taught privately. I enjoyed
every minute and looking back I realize it was an
experience I had to go through.”
But the reality was, he needed a change. So back
to McGill he went at age thirty-nine to take a oneyear programme to receive his Diploma in Education.
Upon graduating he continued to substitute mainly
in music. His break came in 1996 while working at
Lindsay High School with George Doxas. George
had received a call from Bea McNally, LCC’s former
Junior School Director. The school’s music teacher
had taken a leave of absence just as the production of
My Fair Lady was starting! Mr. Doxas volunteered
Mr. A. Needless to say the show went on to great
acclaim. “I was given carte blanche,” he adds, as
though the play’s success had nothing to do with him.
That fall, he accepted the position of music teacher
for the Junior School and has never looked back.
As the Junior School music teacher, he focuses
the curriculum on the many facets of music: mainly
singing and instrumental on the keyboard, recorder
and xylophone but also history, composing, rhythm,
and listening. Mr. A also heads up a voluntary choir
for students in grades 3 to 6. Every year Mr. A
composes a song for the Junior School that is based
on the annual theme. “This year, in keeping with
the upcoming Olympics, our theme is ‘On the Road
to Vancouver.’ It also ties in nicely with Terry Fox’s
dream. “Music is a discipline just like reading,
writing and math. It’s not just a creative and artistic
outlet,” he explains. “It helps build self esteem and
confidence. I truly believe it can improve the academic
performance of a child.”
“The capacity for music to create joy in a child’s
life is a wonderful thing,” says Headmaster Shannon.
“And Mr. A has the capacity and special ability to do
just that. Mr. A builds a strong foundation that our
Middle and Senior School music teachers build upon
in later years. Music and the capacity to perform with
confidence are now strong attributes of LCC at the
secondary level.
Evidently Mr. A does not limit his positive
influence to the students. In 2006, his creative
prowess and fondness for musical theatre led him
to produce a full musical – with a cast entirely
composed of staff members!
“Music... it helps build self
esteem and confidence.
I truly believe it can improve
the academic performance
of a child.”
The Learning
Commons:
Achieving a Common Purpose
Jasmin Uhthoff
“B
“Great
performances
like the ones we
historically put
on at LCC need
a great venue.
This building
will allow for a
stronger and
more focused
arts programme
and will also
unify the whole
school.”
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James Angelopoulos
LCC’s Junior School music teacher
uilding the Learning Commons
symbolizes how far we’ve come,”
says David Arditi and Chairman of the
Board, about the proposed plans to
build a state-of-the-art performing arts
centre at LCC in the near future. “It
will provide another equally solid and
balanced leg for LCC to stand on.”
“When I graduated in 1965,
LCC had a reputation for being a school
for jocks. That began to change when
girls were admitted and over time it
has garnered a strong reputation as
an academic institution that caters to
students with a wide variety of interests,
including performing arts.”
“Those who know LCC know
we are strong in all areas of the
curriculum,” explains Headmaster
Shannon. “The paradox is that the new
Glenn J. Chamandy arena strengthened
the perception that we are a school
focused on athletics. Yet we had to
build it first, in order to free up the
space for the Learning Commons
building, which will validate the value
we place on leadership and excellence
in academics and the arts – be it music,
art or drama.”
According to Mr. Arditi what is
missing is the proper venue to showcase
how far LCC has come in promoting
the performing arts at the School and
within the community.
Mr. Shannon concurs but points
out that the creation of the spacious,
contemporary facility reflects LCC’s full
commitment, not only to the arts but
to all subject areas.
“No doubt the Learning Commons
is an ambitious venture, especially given
today’s economic situation. But it is one
that is both feasible and necessary.”
To understand why, one must first
understand what the new building will
comprise.
The four-storey Learning Commons
will house the Performing Arts Centre,
which includes the 500-seat Assaly
Auditorium used for weekly assemblies,
performances, speakers and special
events. The Centre will also incorporate
dedicated space for music, drama and
art classrooms, including a studio
designed for digital arts, now a strong
feature of the School’s curriculum.
While the classrooms related to
the performing arts will be used by
grades 7 and up, the auditorium
and the new de Gaspé Beaubien Art
Gallery will serve the entire school
and extended community.
Mr. James Angelopoulos, LCC’s
Junior School music teacher, speaks
animatedly about the prospect of
finally having an auditorium to stage
his musicals and concerts. “Great
performances like the ones we
historically put on at LCC need a
great venue. This building will allow
for a stronger and more focused arts
programme and will also unify the
whole school.”
Another major component of
the new building is the creation of an
integrated math and science corridor.
The existing science wing will be
renovated. All labs will be modernized
and retrofitted to feature the latest,
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an architectural vision.
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high calibre technology. The more spacious
surroundings will also allow for the addition of
a new lab.
“The math classes will be moved up from the
basement to the same level and in the same corridor
as the science labs. Creating a math-science wing with
more collaborative space for the Middle and Senior
Schools is a logical move,” explains Mr. Shannon.
In addition, the main building will be rearranged
to include the soon-to-be Fosbery Learning
Enrichment Centre. Named in honour of the
School’s founder, the Centre is designed to help all
students develop the necessary skills and strategies
to become lifelong learners, through an enhanced
partnership between students, parents, teachers and
some outside professionals. The Centre will develop
programmes and resources in areas such as study
skills, differentiated learning, analytical thinking,
educational action research, and gender and cultural
differences.
And finally another new component will be an
adjacent student centre and study project rooms,
supervised spaces where students can do more
collaborative work, enhance their studying and
research skills, complete any outstanding work before
going home, or simply enjoy quiet time with friends.
“This space is neither a locker room nor a library
but a place for students to complete project work
in teams and connect with friends all under tacit
supervision from faculty,” Mr. Shannon clarifies.
While what will be placed inside the new building
is exciting in its innovation and enhancement to the
school’s curriculum, the outside of the building is no
less dynamic.
“We aim to build The Learning Commons to
‘gold’ LEED standards,” states Mr. Shannon, referring
to the Green Building Rating standards of Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design. Just as the
arena is currently the most environmentally-friendly
indoor arena on the island of Montreal, the goal is
to build a learning and performing arts facility that
also meets high environmental standards. This means
using resources, especially fossil fuels, more efficiently
when compared to conventional buildings which
are simply built to code, providing a healthier work
and learning environment, by improving air, water,
heating and lighting quality, and reducing solid waste.
“Building a LEED-certified facility is critical to
our vision and supports a key pillar of our strategic
plan,” he adds. “We have a responsibility to the
community and the School to endorse sustainability
and protecting the environment. Building a quality
sustainable facility will serve our needs for the long
term and also show students that we truly care.
Studies also prove that a LEED-certified building will
yield significant energy savings over the life cycle of
the building.”
“We are also very cognizant of responsibility
to our donors. We need to manage their funds to
the best of our ability and with the limited resources
we have without impacting the tuition.” Mr. Shannon
points out that the arena was on-budget and did not
add a penny to tuition. “In creating the Learning
Commons we must prove to our donors that we are
deserving of their interest and philanthropy. And
it fully supports our mission: preparing students
for success and leadership in a sustainable global
society.”
Canada…
On the Road to Vancouver/En route vers Vancouver
les animaux canadiens. Ces petits chercheurs
For the more than 13 years I have been teaching in
présenteront leurs projets en avril.
the Junior School there has always been a theme that
Les classes de troisième année se pencheront
enriches our curriculum every year. These annual
sur les jeux olympiques d’hiver et sur les athlètes
topics bring all students together, from Kindergarten
canadiens. Par ailleurs, ils étudieront aussi l’univers
all the way up to grade six. Chiming into China,
des Amérindiens dans leurs cours de sciences sociales.
Put your best foot forward and Life is good are a
Les quatrième année, quant à eux, vont se concentrer
few themes that have led our teaching in the past.
sur la géographie des provinces et sur les territoires
For the second year in a row, the Junior School
canadiens.
staff has chosen a cultural subject keeping in mind
Au troisième cycle, les cinquième année se
Junior School Director Yasmine Ghandour’s vision of
pencheront
sur les inventions canadiennes et sur les
“helping students open their eyes to the world around
jeux de Vancouver. Nos grands de sixième vont étudier
them.” This year, our students will explore their
comment le Canada s’est
own country…Canada!
transformé en consultant
Keeping in mind that the
différentes cartes.
2010 Winter Games will
Finalement, à travers
take place in Vancouver,
toutes les matières,
we could not let this
les enfants du primaire
great opportunity pass
vont parfaire leurs
us by. Students will
connaissances sur les
discover the country in
artistes, musiciens,
which they live as well as
scientifiques et même sur
winter sports, Canadian
les défendeurs des droits
athletes and much more.
de la personne canadiens.
As staff we will take this
Le concert des fêtes en
opportunity to continue
During the 2008-2009 year, Junior School students Chimed
décembre célébrera aussi
to teach the children
into China by dancing as only children can.
la culture et la diversité
about sportsmanship and
canadienne.
etiquette.
Throughout the school year the student’s
Qu’est-ce qui définit le Canada en tant que pays ?
education is enhanced by many cultural trips such
Nos corridors sont déjà décorés de rouge et
as experiencing sugaring off in fine Quebec style,
de blanc. Les affiches des jeux de Vancouver sont
visiting the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts to learn
prédominantes partout à l’école primaire. En tant
more about Canadian artists, discovering our natural
qu’enseignants de LCC, nous sommes prêts à guider
nos élèves afin de répondre à cette question essentielle environment at the Ecomuseum in St. Anne-de-Bellevue
and visiting Ottawa. Our service initiatives will
qui sera au cœur de nos activités d’apprentissage:
focus on our community by helping our local food
Qu’est-ce qui définit le Canada en tant que pays ?
banks, the Montreal Children’s Hospital and the fire
Chaque élève explorera cette question de façon
department. We also plan to sponsor a Canadian
différente et selon son niveau.
athlete and raise funds for the Special Olympics.
Les maternelle nous présenteront un diaporama
Our goal this year is to actively involve our
qui expliquera ce qu’est le Canada selon leurs propres
visions. Les première et deuxième années vont explorer students in learning so that they are immersed in
Canadian culture and traditions. All students will
chaque province et territoire individuellement. Ils
follow the same road from Halifax all the way to
apprendront les fleurs, les animaux et les drapeaux
Vancouver!
provinciaux. De façon plus spécifique, ils étudieront
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Julie Anne Lafleur
French Teacher, Junior School
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2
Embracing Our World
and Celebrating
Gillian Shadley
Coordinator Round Square
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T
he contemporary LCC graduates young people
who will have had the opportunity to stretch their
education beyond the classrooms and playing fields
of Royal Avenue. Some will have helped build
community centres in the aftermath of the earthquake
in Chincha, Peru; others may have refurbished a
Tsunami devastated school in Koh Phi Phi, Thailand.
For all who have taken the opportunity, their lives
will have been profoundly changed, often in ways
that are difficult to describe.
In an attempt to fulfil its mission, LCC has
embarked on a number of initiatives to concretely
prepare students for success and leadership in a
sustainable global society. Full membership of the
Round Square association of schools was attained
in 2008. LCC is the most active participant in the
Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme in Quebec and
LCC continues to live its motto Non Nobis Solum
with an ever broadening service programme.
Through Round Square, students have
participated in conferences on five continents.
They have shared ideas with their peers from around
the world and have learned that they are not that
different from a teenager in India or in South Africa.
They have developed an understanding and empathy
for regional issues through friendships and dialogues
that will shape the way they think in the future.
Ingrid Hagen-Keith, Pre-U, stated “my
participation at the Round Square Conference in
Lima, Peru, has provided for me a more global
outlook and many long-lasting friendships. The
Conference opened my eyes to my own fortune and
to the penury of others.”
“Since I went to Kenya I feel like I have more
compassion for those who are in need and I see things
in a different perspective …What I saw in Kenya is
one of those things that is indescribable; you only
know when you see it for yourself,” says Emily
Garfinkle, grade 10 conference participant.
The global emphasis and the importance of
learning through doing have also shaped the March
break opportunities offered to students. Over the
last few years students have visited India, Thailand
and New Zealand, achieving their internationally
recognised Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award with
their hikes through the foothills of the Himalayas,
ROUND SQUARE is a world-wide association of more
than 70 schools on five continents sharing unique and
ambitious goals. Students attending Round Square
schools make a strong commitment, beyond academic
excellence, to personal development and responsibility.
This is achieved by participating in community service,
work projects, exchange programmes and adventuring,
which can, and often does, take students half way
around the world.
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1- India 2007
2- New Zealand 2008
3- Vancouver 2008
4- Thailand 2008
Diversity
the jungles of South East Asia or the coastal paths of
the Pacific. On these adventures students have also
volunteered with Tibetan refugees, Thai orphans and
Kiwi environmentalists. Other groups have visited
the Dominican Republic, giving their whole vacation
to the building of houses and community centres in
impoverished areas. In each instance, they have been
exposed to and immersed in a world far beyond their
comfortable existence in Montreal.
The LCC experience for many now includes
the opportunity to spend two months on exchange,
attending classes and experiencing a culture
outside Canada. LCC has established an exchange
programme with schools in Australia and France,
and through the Round Square, students have the
opportunity to experience schools in countries
all over the world. Furthermore, Royal Avenue is
becoming more used to the twangs of an Aussie or
South African accent, and the global perspective of
these students adds a dimension and perspective to
classroom discussions and social discourse alike.
As LCC enters its second century, its graduates
are increasingly competing in a global economy,
working with people from other cultures and being
the leaders who have to deal with global problems
such as AIDS, the environment and world poverty.
However, an LCC education is global in focus and
empathic in nature and many LCC alumni have
already experienced the world and its opportunities,
challenges, hopes and fears. They are ready to
embrace this new reality and thrive in an ever
increasing diverse world.
As LCC graduates collect their alumni ties,
and head off to adventures in CEGEP, university
and beyond, their memories are not just of classes
and athletics, art and activities. They also leave
with unshakable recollections of other worlds and
a desire to make a difference. As one student said
on their return from Peru, “I intend to improve my
world in whatever way I can. I feel that now I am a
more complete, less ignorant person. This experience
will remain in my heart and mind always, and will
definitely shape my decisions for the future.”
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4
Meet Mr.
Non
Nobis
Solum
Jasmin Uhthoff
Google Ralph Levy ’77, and his name will only show
up in two places: the website of his company, Liberty
Music Trax and LCC.
And that is exactly how he likes it. Despite being
a lifetime supporter of LCC, donating both time and
money to the School, he has purposely not sought the
limelight for his philanthropic gestures.
Ask both David Arditi ’65,
Chairman of the LCC Board,
and Christopher Shannon
(Pre-U ’76), Headmaster, and
they will tell you that “Ralph
is an extremely generous man
who doesn’t want any
recognition for the things
he does for the School.”
Adds David: “Ralph
embodies the school motto.
He is Mr. Non Nobis Solum.”
“The benefit I derive is the
satisfaction that I am giving
back to a school that gave so much to me,” Ralph
explains with genuine sincerity.
So why has he agreed to be profiled for this story?
You could say his mother Lieselotte (Lisa) Levy made
him do it. For it is his mother that lies at the heart of
this story. She is the raison d’être for LCC’s first-ever
performing arts scholarship, The Lieselotte (Lisa) Levy
Scholarship that Ralph has created and which will
benefit a student entering grade 7 in September 2010.
Ever since he can remember, Ralph wanted
to sing and perform. To say that this was frowned
upon by his immigrant parents is an understatement.
It was completely verboten. There was no way their
child was going to be a singer and all signs of it
were discouraged. “I could not tell them about
my involvement in any shows as a performer. My
parents felt that making
music and performing was an
unproductive use of time and
energy. Certainly, they could
not understand the passion
I had for it.’’
Yet the paradox was that
his mother was a wonderful
singer. “She had a range of
octaves that was incredible.
But she never sang and
exploited her talent.”
It was Ralph’s mother who
opened up the doors at LCC
for him, although when she took him to LCC in 1968
for an admission test, she was fearful of the outcome.
“My mom had called Ottawa – don’t ask me
where or to whom – and was told that LCC was
the best school in Montreal,” says Ralph.
Ralph credits LCC for giving him a caring
environment in which he could flourish, develop
a foundation to build his life on and feel a strong
sense of community.
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“The benefit I derive is
the satisfaction that
I am giving back to
a school that gave
so much to me.”
LEFT Ralph Levy ’77 with former
board member Sandra Shaw.
RIGHT Lieselotte (Lisa) Levy
“Through this scholarship,
my mother’s legacy will
continue at LCC.”
At the beginning of this year, Ralph did just that.
He created Liberty Music Trax, retaining the name
Liberty from his parents’ company. The irony does
not escape him. “My mother gave me the permission
and freedom to pursue my passion.”
“But I also wanted to honour my mother’s
memory in a significant way,” says Ralph. LCC
provided him the opportunity, create a scholarship
for students who have a demonstrated interest
in and aptitude for distinguishing themselves in
the performing arts. “Through this scholarship,
my mother’s legacy will continue at LCC.”
“All I’ve ever wanted to do is make people
feel good,” he says with characteristic modesty.
One thing is for sure: Come September 2010,
one child at LCC will be pursuing a dream to
perform on stage and feel good about their talents.
The Lieselotte (Lisa) Levy Scholarship’s recipients
talents will be celebrated and encouraged.
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After graduating from LCC, Ralph went on to
the University of Western Ontario, and then joined
his parents in their family business, importing and
distributing housewares from the Orient and Europe.
But he also continued to sing and perform, as a
“closet” performer.
Over the course of their family business career,
Ralph’s mother would regularly identify individuals
with potential, and challenge, inspire and motivate
them to do better, believe in themselves and turn their
lives around.
“There are dozens of people who have worked for
my mother over the years who would acknowledge
that “Mrs. Levy’’ influenced them in a powerful
and profound way, helping them to realize their
potential.”
In 2001, his parents decided to wind up the
importing side of the business. Ralph remained
involved in the real estate arm, which today is run by
his twin sister. It was also at this time that he began to
take voice training to develop his talent and passion
in earnest.
Despite the formal training, he still kept it a secret
from his parents. “My parents only ever saw me do
one gig,” reminisces Ralph. “My father shook my
hand and I could see new-found respect in his eyes.
And my mother? She walked right by me.”
And yet her son’s vocal talent had obviously not
gone unnoticed. Last year, a week before she passed
away from bone cancer, she told him: “You are still
young enough to have a second career. Go for it. ”
“There are dozens of people who
have worked for my mother over the
years who would acknowledge that
“Mrs. Levy’’ influenced them in a
powerful and profound way, helping
them to realize their potential.”
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By Dawn Levy
Director of Pre-University and E-Communication
I’m not sure if it’s because we’re in our Centenary
year and I have spent a lot of time looking at 100
years of LCC photos, or because I’m getting older,
but in the last little while, I have been struck by
how much communication technology has evolved.
When our founder Dr. Fosbery opened the School
in 1909, his marketing strategy included word of
mouth and a print ad placed in the Gazette classifieds.
Students accessed the library for information—not
the “Net”—and communication was through letter
writing. In those days, fewer than 8% of households
owned telephones, and television and computers
were beyond imagination.
When I joined the School in 1999—in our 90th
anniversary year—LCC had just launched its very
first website, computer technology was part of the
curriculum (i.e., a formal course), and although we
used e-mail, print and telephone communication was
the norm. At that time, you were pretty avant-garde
if you had a cell phone, and unless you worked in
the corporate world, few people had laptops.
Fast forward another ten years. The world is
a-twitter about “tweeting,” and networking has taken
on new meaning with social media tools like Linked
In and Facebook. Computers have become televisions
of sorts, and the Internet now not only provides
seemingly limitless information, but also serves as a
long-distance telephone provider. Virtual worlds are
now a reality and news is available on-line, in real
time, not just on the radio and evening news. Cellular
phone use has taken on new meaning: text messenger
and receiver, GPS, photo album, music player, gaming
unit and much more!
The information age offers incredibly exciting
opportunities for a school like LCC. In fact, these days,
everywhere you turn at 4090 Royal Avenue, it seems
that we have embraced a lot of what social media
has to offer. Our students are creating virtual worlds
with peers from other schools around the world in a
supervised Teen Second Life site. The School broadcasts
live webcasts of sporting events and distinguished
visiting speakers. Alumni are beginning to get Linked
In and are staying in touch using Facebook. We have
launched a blog, teachers are creating nings, and it
seems that every week we are adding new photos
and videos to our school website—and from time to
time, the videos find their way onto YouTube. Today,
regardless of who you are, where you live, and how
you fit into the LCC family, you can experience LCC
like never before.
Clearly, we have come a long way, yet we know
that it’s a work in progress—in fact, there’s no end!
Although it’s difficult to predict with 100% certainty
where we will be with all of this as we look toward
our future, we can be confident that LCC will always
be a school committed to dynamic and interactive
communication.
2008-2009
For the Report to Corporation 2008-2009
visit our website (www.lcc.ca) for the e-version or
email Theodora Brinckman ([email protected])
for the paper version.
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report to DONORS
“As we enter our second century,
I hope we will hold true to the vision
of our founder and exhibit an active
spirit of Non Nobis Solum. It is a
timeless mantra that will continue
to guide and support the development
of character in young men and women
for generations to come.”
Headmasters
Report to Corporation
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W
e knew last August that our school year was going
to be special as we prepared for the launch of our
Centenary, celebrating 100 years on Royal Avenue.
Indeed, we should take pride in a full century
dedicated to educational excellence for young men
and women from across Montreal. However, rather
than simply resting on our laurels, 2008-2009 proved
to be a busy and productive year. All members of the
school community found inspiration in our deep roots
and strong traditions. I am pleased to report that
our School is on sound footing in terms of finances,
facilities and programmes. Moreover, our board,
administration and faculty share a strong common
vision that will confidently launch LCC into its
second century.
The 2008-2009 school year was filled with too
many activities and accomplishments to cover in a
short report. However, here are a few examples that
I hope will offer you a sense of how full and exciting
LCC life is:
• Adopted & implemented, by the Board of
Governors, a new strategic plan, Our Sustainable
Future: 2009-2013.
• Productive & engaged student activities continued
whether in the Junior School, which embraced
a Chinese cultural theme, to Middle School and
graduates in grade 11 and 12.
• Students participated & succeeded in academic
contests, played on dozens of school teams,
painted, acted, debated, and built robots, amongst
other activities that indicate a broad interest in
report to DONORS 2008-2009
As we prepare to complete our Centenary year,
we should continue to take great pride in our School,
our province and our country. LCC students are
embracing the responsibility and challenge of being
leaders and engaged global citizens. As we enter
our second century, I hope we will hold true to the
vision of our founder and exhibit an active spirit of
Non Nobis Solum. It is a timeless mantra that will
continue to guide and support the development of
character in young men and women for generations
to come.
Headmaster
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co-curricular activities which enriched students’
lives at school.
• Age-appropriate leadership opportunities &
learning initiatives available at every grade level
so that students could be challenged through
interesting active learning initiatives.
• Philanthropy & Non Nobis Solum alive and well
at LCC despite the global economic downturn.
• Implemented & committed to a new Faculty
Growth Plan that dynamically supports creative
teaching, renewal and ongoing dialogue between
professionals.
> Peggy and David ’65 Arditi
I
Chairman’s
Report
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“Our School is in
wonderful shape.
Financially, we are sound
and working to improve
that situation even more.
More important, I believe
we are delivering a
level of academic,
co-curricular, and athletic
programmes that are the
best in our history.”
am particularly honoured to submit this, my first report as Chair
of the Board of Governors. I am honoured because we have just
completed our 100th year on Royal Avenue as Lower Canada
College, and I have the privilege to be in this role as part of a truly
exceptional team.
During this first year, we set some ambitious goals that included:
• Adopted a new strategic plan,
• Planned for our future factoring in the uncertainty of Bill 104,
• Raised funds and instilled a true sense of Non Nobis Solum,
• Established a committee to enhance the communication
programme,
• Launched Phase 2 of our Capital Campaign,
• Reviewed our facilities,
• Respected our budget and prepared a new one
In fact these are just a few amongst many other initiatives –
too many to mention here.
None of the above could have been accomplished without
the hard work and dedication of your Board. I believe we have as
motivated and competent a group as we could possibly have, and
I offer them my sincere thanks for their support and encouragement
as we tackled a large number of important issues.
Three dedicated members are retiring this year, George
Tooley ’71, Eric Dedekam ’76 and Jean Aucoin who have all offered
their time and expertise. They leave the Board having helped build
a better and stronger school.
And finally, I want to congratulate our Headmaster,
Mr. Christopher Shannon (Pre-U ’76), his Leadership team, and
the faculty and staff of Lower Canada College for closing our first
100 years on such a positive note. Mr. Shannon has made my first
year much easier and enjoyable than I might have thought and
I want to underline that I believe that the relationship between
the Board and the School’s Head is as strong as ever. There is
a strong sense of mutual respect and common purpose.
Our School is in wonderful shape. Financially, we are sound
and working to improve that situation even more. More important,
I believe we are delivering a level of academic, co-curricular, and
athletic programmes that are the best in our history. I have the
opportunity to be in the School on a regular basis, and I continue
to be impressed by the calibre of students we have, and by the
unbelievable connection those students have to their teachers and
to the other staff in the School. I am awed by the diversity of talents
we have in our student body and by the way the students embrace
all of these abilities. This could not happen without leadership from
the educators who lead the programmes and who make Lower
Canada College what it is today.
Non Nobis Solum
David H. Arditi ’65
Chair of the LCC Board of Governors
LCC 2009 Centenary
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Estate of the Late Frederick Forbes
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>Covers the immediate needs
of the School required to
enhance and elevate a student’s
educational experience.
>Tuition fees only cover 87% of
cost of a child’s school year which
is why LCC needs your support.
Synonym: Non Nobis Solum/
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Richard Pattee ’63
Patrick and Janice Peotto
Peter Politis and Helen Barbagianis
Peter Prescott ’71
Jamie and Bridget Rappaport
M. Bart Reilly ’59
Thomas and Catherine Richards
D. Glenn Rioux ’73 and
Elisabeth Kalbfuss
Stephane Rivard and
Mrs. Catherine Gregory
Ian Rose ’63
William Rosenberg and Heather Avrith
Stephen Sadler ’56
Mark Salkeld
Duncan Samuels and Ewa Spoczynska
D. Timothy Sanderson ’81
Anton and Sally Schlemm
Mitchell Schnapp ’88
Steven and Debbie Schouela
Robert H. Shalhoub ’59
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Shamy
Dr. Bernard Shapiro ’52
Sir Neil Shaw ’46
Roger Shorey ’59
Jonathan Sigler and Kathleen Myron
Nicole Simard-Laurin
Peter R. Slaughter ’68
Christine Smith
Gordon Smith ’53
Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Sorschak
LCC Staff Hockey Group
Neil A. Sternthal ’85
Karnon Suen ’95
Julie Tasker-Brown
Rob Tipney
Neale Tomkinson ’70
Daniel Turner ’80
Rob Velan ’88
Corey Velan ’93 and
Kristine Jones (Pre-U ’93)
Alyssa and Alan Victor
The Viganó Family
Charles Vineberg
Sharyn and Peter Wainberg
Henry Wan and Alice Tong
Geoffrey Wilson ’75
David Winship ’49
Robert Winter ’82
Elric Winter and Caroline Reinhold
Jiang-Ping Wu and Hong Yu Luo
Bruce and Illeana Yoffe
Peter D. Yuile ’56
Alexey Ziskin and Laure Cohen
BLUE, GREY, RED SOCIETY
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Anonymous (21)
James and Barbarba Angelopoulos
Tom Atsaidis
Christian Auclair and Lucia De Petrillo
Deborah Ayre
Dane Baily ’68
Warren Baldwin ’68
Alec Barclay ’76
Christin Bartolo
Mark Beard and Denise Coté
Heidi Bell
Giuseppe and Rosa Bertucci
Olga Biega
Steven Blostein ’78
Richard A. Bolton ’56
Pierre Boulanger ’59
Garvin Brown ’86
Robert Brown ’95
Chris Bryant ’61
Gerald Burke ’58
Lorne Cairns and Jennie Rhee
Jonathan and Pascale Caplan
Paul Cappelli ’62
John Carrique ’87
Normande Casgrain
Kam Wan Cheong and
Thiam Thye Liew
Catalina Constantin
Mary Cooper
Jay Cornforth ’83
Rees Cosgrove ’73
Robert Courey ’61
Stephen P. Courey ’72
Jaysen Cristofaro ’94
Leigh Cruess ’74
Arie Dahan and Nora Setton
Peter Darling ’54
Karl and Nicole David
Raymond Davis ’43
Norman Davis ’47
Charles Dillingham ’61
Lewis Dobrin and Rosalie Jukier
Charles Douglas ’63
Monika Dumbrille
Gregory Etingin and
Milene Abadi-Etingin
Shawn Faguy ’93
Robert and Heather Faith
Julian Falutz ’72 and Ariane Marelli
James Ferrabee ’54
Greg Fiddian Green ’89
Adriana Fierastrau
Duncan C. Fraser ’46
Dan Friedberg ’78
Charles Frosst ’53
John Fry ’47
Hartland Gee ’55
Janette and Robert Gentile
Claude Germain ’84
Leslie Goldsmith ’73
Alan Gordon ’44
Laurence Green and Suzanne Dubé
Roland Greenbank ’42
Mark Greenberg
Peter Hadrill ’39
Gibran Hakim ’97
Peter Hannen ’52
Jeffrey Harper ’75
David W. Hay ’74
Ethel Hayward
Richard C. Hodgson ’51
Julien Hutchinson ’47
James and Lois Hutchison
Dr. Ian Hutchison ’46
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Iny
Michael J. Irwin ’56
Alexandre Jipa ’82
Peter Johnson ’57
Andrew Jurczynski ’67
John and Caroline Kalaydjian
David Kent
Michael Laurie ’66
Mr. and Mrs. David Law
Peter Lazenby ’47
Stephen Lee
Christopher Legg ’83
Mario and Louise Levasseur
David Lithwick ’74
Glenn and Nancy Lucas
Simon Madore ’91
Peter Maniatis ’93
John Martin ’39
David Martin ’91
William McArthur ’52
David McCall ’50
Lauren McCann
James and Ferne McCombe
Scott McEvoy ’80
Wilson McLean ’58
Tim McMurrich ’64
Fred S. McRobie ’59
Maria Miceli
Hugh Millar ’56
Robert C. Morgan ’49
Dr. Paul Morton ’93
Robert Murray ’35
Djuro and Vera Palaic
Ron Pam ’64
Mark Pascal ’92
Pierre Payette and
Marie-France Dupuis
David Perlman ’95
Alan Perodeau ’42
Fred Pinard ’45
Matthew Polak
Jean Power
Robert Raymond ’56
Claude Rioux ’66 and
Linda St-Jacques-Rioux
Jaime Roberton ’49
Derek Robertson ’54
Paul Rolian ’61
Samia Sayegh
Sonia and Daniel Schouela
Stephen and Lorena Segal
Gillian Shadley
Andrew Shatilla ’63
Rona Shefler
Jan Siggelkow ’91
Dr. Yoanna Skrobik
Laurence and Leesa Smith
Shannon L. Smith ’00
Norman Southward ’83
Christopher Spencer ’82
William Stavert ’52
Rev. Bruce Stavert ’57
Mr. and Mrs. David Stephen
Derek Stern ’83
John Steve and Cecilia Zielinski
Tim Stewart ’61
Tom Stiffel ’74
Peter Stuart ’60
Nels Sultan ’81
Patrick Telio ’85
Sylvia Tracy
Maria Varvarikos
Rocco Verelli and Amelia Ottoni
Christian Viau
Max Viens
John Vlahogiannis
Marco Vocisano ’80
Bryan Walker ’51
John W. Wallace ’46
Philip Webster ’63
Mark Webster ’98
Bill Westaway ’51
David Whittemore ’80
Allan Wiener
Earle Wight ’50
Peter Wilkins ’51
Kevin Williams ’85
James K. Wilson ’79
Eddie and Heleena Wiltzer
Zvi and Jeannette Zaffir
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Douglas ’Rob’ Allan ’54
Claude and Nadège Ananou
John Archer ’44
David Armstrong ’46
Robert Bassett ’44
Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ’96
David Blunt ’52
David Bradwell ’70
Theodora Brinckman
Thomas Burpee ’55
Kathy Byford
Bruce Campbell ’49
Taylor Carlin ’54
Milena Catalfamo
Drew Cavell ’01
Ryan Cavell ’95
Odette Cinq-Mars
Elizabeth Cohene
Greg Courey ’03
John Dawson ’52
Michael Dermer ’88
Jeffrey Dinsmore ’76
Jack Donaghy ’51
John Durley ’54
Michel Fortier ’56
Stefano Genoni ’94
Carole Goldberg
Dr. and Mrs.
Victor C. Goldbloom ’39
Krayna Golfman
Marc Gorenko ’96
Claudia Gorenko ’99
John and Paula Gowdy
John C. Gubany ’81
Edward Hague ’49
Anne Harkin
D. Ross Harvey ’63
Michael Hayes ’51
Edward P. Hoffer ’60
Tim Hooley ’70
Vanessa Horobjowsky
Ross Howard ’64
Dave Howard ’81
John Hugill ’58
Lise Huppler
Shane Joseph
Douglas Jotcham ’65
Geoff Kalil ’92
Peter Kent ’55
Sarah Kingsley
Brigitte Klein
Alex Lal ’93
Lisa Lamantia
Richard and Pearl Lande
Stephen Lande ’02
Sara Lande ’05
Eric Lasota
Nathalie Lemelin
Edith Low-Beer
Karen Lupu-Jacobsohn
Michael Marks ’66
Jane Martin
Nicholas Q. Martin ’05
Sylvia Mauri
Andrew McCall ’81
Karen Michaud
Louise Mills
Shaun Morehouse
James Morison ’45
Don Morrell ’52
Nicole Moscato
Grant Murray ’49
Charles A. Nieto ’84
Bina Nobile
Michael Osterland
Michele Owen
Lynne Parent
Bridget Perry-Gore
Ivan Ralston ’63
Jennifer Reid-Irwin
Luciano and Domenica Renda
Enza Ricci
Virginia Robertson
Charles Robertson ’59
Andy Robertson ’59
Murray Robinson ’39
Maxine Rupert
Lawrence Schrier ’73
Judith Shenker
Guy and Kathy Sigouin
Derek Stanger ’82
Elizabeth Stark
Jeff Sykes
Edward D. Taylor ’41
Thomas Trenholme ’61
Michael Tricot ’94
Doug Waterston ’82
Alison Wearing
John Wilson ’51
Mr. and Mrs. David Woo
Ronald Wyer ’46
Michael Younie ’83
Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin ’03
Adrianna Zerebecky
Principal Event Patron
($100,000)
Le Groupe Compass
Patron of Distinction
($50,000)
Larry and Cookie Rossy
Family Foundation
BFL Canada
Saputo
Patron of Achievement
($10,000)
Brian and Alida Rossy
Family Foundation
David Arditi ’65
The Mikelberg Family
Leonard, Olga, Andrew,
Laurie and Jeremy Assaly
Patron of Honour ($5,000)
Marc, Eric, Vivianne and Sophie Tellier
Sam Hornstein and Merle Wertheimer
Philippe ’77 and
Nannette de Gaspé Beaubien
Patron of Merit ($1,000)
The Centco Group
VisionIP
Christopher (Pre-U ’76) and Hilary Shannon
Liliane Bertone
Zorina and Richard Brotto and Family
Heenan Blaikie
Mindev Group Inc.
Pierre McGuire ’78 and
Mélanie Labonté-McGuire
Patella Manufacturing Inc.
Dr. Lorne Wiseman
Dr. Paolo Renzi and Suzanne Crawford
Tony ’84 and Teresa Fata
DialyTran
Ameresco
Industrial Alliance
Eric Dedekam ’76 and Josée Gravel
Zeno, Anna, Paul and
Amanda Santache
Anonymous ($2,000)
Corporate Donors and
Sponsors
Anonymous
Acier Lorenco Steel Inc.
Admintech Inc.
Alcan Inc.
Avalon Actuarial Consulting Inc.
AXXA Realties
Borden Ladner Gervais
C.S. Cafe Supreme
CHM Communications Inc.
CHUBB Insurance Company of Canada
Empire Maintenance Industries Inc.
Gestion Sosta
Liberty Music Trax
Lorenco Steel
MacDougall, MacDougall and
MacTier Inc.
Mari Foods Inc.
McKisa
The Molson Donations Fund
Odyssey Knits Inc.
Power Corporation of Canada
Velan Inc.
Foundations
Anonymous
Brett and Patricia Barakett Foundation
de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation
Eric T. Webster Foundation
Gustav Levinschi Foundation
La Fondation Divco
Larry and Cookie Rossy
Family Foundation
The Leonard T. Assaly
Family Foundation
The Molson Family Foundation
Oringer Family Foundation
The Paterson Foundation
R. Howard Webster Foundation
The Vancouver Foundation
Zakuta Family Foundation
TRIBUTE GIVING
2008-2009
In Memory of
Michel Bolduc
Anonymous
In Memory of
Michael Dennis ’54
James Ferrabee ’54
In Memory of
Keith Hutchison ’75
Geoffrey Wilson ’75
In Honour of the Class
of 2009
Joshua Oboler ’02
In Memory of Neil “Zippy”
Shapiro ’87
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Altro
Henry and Nathalie Avrith
Adele and David Balinsky
Adam Balinsky ’87
Cindy Baubock
Myrna Blaichman
Marla Bolton
Frances Brainin
John Carrique ’87
Anna and Irving Choran
Adrienne Choran and Edouard El Kaim
Lloyd and Maria Cooper
Crescent Commercial Corporation
Eli and Anita Dadouch
Ben Dalfen and Family
Denise Douek
Stanley Eiley
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Eisman
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Elkin
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Essner
Harriet and Judi Essner
Anna and Harvey Felsher
Ruth and Harold Finkelstein
Mary and Leonard Flanz
David J. Forest
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gartner
Sharron and Ben Gersovitz
Beverley Gertsman
Sheri Goldberg
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Centenary
Sponsors
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Judith and Henry Goldrich
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Goldstein
Anita Greenbaum
Phyllis and David Haltrecht
Horwath Leebosh Appel
Carolyn and Robert Isakson
Lynne Kassie
Anita and Harvey Katz
Frances and Gerald Kessner
Toby Klein
Max Kollman
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Konigsberg
Julian Kotler
Sandi and Steve Lash
Jean-Luc Laverne
Martha and Alfred Lawee
Doug ’87 and Brina Lewin
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lewis
Beatrice and Lew Lewis
Manyan Inc.
Erin Marcus
Helen and David Mars
Michael White Realties Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Miller
Saul Nadler
Sharon and Gerald Naimer
Lynda and Marvin Oppen
Allan Ostrega
Myrna Park
Monte Perlman and Tamar Ostrega
Petra Ltée
Razelle and Michael Prazoff
PSB Boisjoli
Shelly and Herb Ptack
Sarah Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Ritter
Rhodie and David Salzman
Christina Santori
Harry Scharf and Danna Dworkind
David ’87 and Leanne Schwartz
Michael and Linda Seltzer
Judy and Jack Shaicovitch
Gina and Richard Shapiro
Tina Shapiro
The Late Ted Shapiro and
Miriam Malkas
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shapiro
Peggy and Gerry Shapiro
The Shapiro Group
Cecile and Irving Silverman
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Singer
Richard and Sylvia Smouha
Avi and Helena Sonin
Judy Schulick and David Stein
Robert Stein ’87
Teresa and Leon Sternklar
Grace Stober
Scott and Marjorie Taylor
Stephen E. Traviss
Susan and Peter Vamos
Elysa, Jamie and Drew Goldblatt
Jo-Anne Walter
John and Donna-Lee Waymann
Harvey and Rhona Weinstein
Brian and Jennifer Weverman
Dr. Fred Wiener
Phyllis and Harold Wise
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wyman
Caroline and Kiko Yoselevitz
Alyssa Yufe and Bobby Stoller
In Memory of Ted Shapiro
Max and Cynthia Bernard
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Essner
David J. Forest
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gartner
Sharron and Ben Gersovitz
Judith and Henry Goldrich
Stan and Linda Heisler
Carolyn and Robert Isakson
Frances and Gerald Kessner
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Konigsberg
Michael White Realties Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Harris Mitchell
Allan Ostrega
Bert and Myrna Rabinovitch
Cecile and Irving Silverman
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Singer
Avi and Helena Sonin
Teresa and Leon Sternklar
Howard and Vivian Stotland
Jean Stutsman
Susan and Peter Vamos
Dr. Fred Wiener
Caroline and Kiko Yoselevitz
New LCC 2009 Pledges
Anonymous (14)
Estate of the Late
Frederick Forbes Angus ’54
Jon Arklay ’86
Christian and Lucy Auclair
Deborah Ayre
Christin Bartolo
Walter Baslyk
Aldo, Diane, David ’87 and
Doug ’90 Bensadoun
Robert and Susan Berger
M. Betts
The Brière Family
Theodora Brinckman
Guy R. Casgrain
Matthew Cundill ’87
Brian Cytrynbaum and Claudia Burke
John Essaris and Maria Svourenos
Michael G. Fisch ’79
David R. Flam ’87
The Gardiner Family
Linda and Stan Gendron
Rachel Gendron
John Gordon
Mark F. Harland ’87
Vanessa Horobjowsky
Dave Howard ’81
Maurice F.L. Jaques ’50
Shane Joseph
John and Caroline Kalaydjian
Ted ’87 and Stephanie Kalil
Sassoon and Evelyn Khazzam
Sarah Kingsley
Stephen Lee
Nathalie Lemelin
Dawn Levy
The Ralph Levy ’77 Family
Kirk and Nancy LLano
Mark Lorenzetti and Susanna Accurso
Constantine Los ’57
Louis ’87 and Erika Ludwick
Judson Majdell ’87
Matthew Marchand ’87
Paul R. Marchand ’58
Richard Mashaal ’82 and
Violette Cohen
David B. McCain ’87
Sylvain Meloche
Douglas Millowitz ’87
Louise Mills
The listed donors have made gifts to LCC
between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009.
We extend our deep appreciation for their
support and philanthropy.
Non Nobis Solum.
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Geoffrey Molson ’87
Justin M. Molson ’86
Brian Moore
Shaun Morehouse
Rebecca Morris
Doug Neal
Elizabeth Neil-Blunden and
Daniel Blunden
Bina Nobile and Franco Bruni
George ’87 and Rachelle Papp
Patrick and Janice Peotto
Matt Polak
Thomas and Catherine Richards
Maxine Rupert
Samia Sayegh
Gillian Shadley
Ken ’77 and Lori Shaw,
in memory of Ian B. Shaw
Judith Shenker
Guy Sigouin
Nathalie Simard
Nicole Simard-Laurin
Emmanuel Soret
Norman Southward ’83
Benjamin Sternthal ’87
Andrée and Paul Tellier
Rob Tipney
David L. Torrey
Sylvia Tracy
Christian Viau
Max Viens
John Vlahogiannis and
Melinda Cochrane
Alison Wearing
M. Webster
Arthur J. Wechsler ’82
Adrianna Zerebecky
CLASSifieds
50’s
Pictured in this photo
is Louis Emile Cochand
’34, aged 92, the proud
great-grandfather of
Zoë (Class of 2016) and
Garrett (Class of 2017)
Doyle. He attended LCC
from 1930-1934 and
currently resides at the
Ste. Anne’s Hospital for
Veterans in Sainte-Annede-Bellevue, QC. Louis
was a Royal Canadian
Air Force Spitfire Pilot
in WWII. His brothers
Emile ’41 and Pierre ’42
(deceased) also attended
the School.
Dr. Robert (Squee)
Gordon ’55 has been
appointed to the Order
of Ontario, the province’s
highest honour. It is
awarded for excellence
and achievement in
any field, recognizing
Ontarians who have
made an outstanding
contribution to society
in Ontario and around
the world.
Errol Feldman ’55
resides in the Netherlands
as Scouts Canada
Commissioner for
Europe and Canadian
Representative to the
International Intercamp
Committee. He invites
his fellow LCC classmates
to contact him when
oversees.
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60’s
On October 6, 2009
the Royal Swedish
Academy of Sciences
announced that
Dr. Willard S. Boyle ’41
has been awarded Nobel
Physics Prize for his work
in developing the sensor
that is widely used in
digital cameras.
Bruce Jenkins ’64 has
recently retired as a
partner and deputy CEO
of Deloitte & Touche
after a forty year career
with the firm. He and
his wife Bev are looking
forward to an active
retirement – and the birth
of their first grandchild
next spring.
Anthony Morgan ’68
currently works as a
Professor each fall at
Florida State University’s
School of Dance. The
rest of the year he lives
in Vancouver, with his
partner Judith Garay.
70’s
Wade Davis ’70 will
be awarded the Gold
Medal from The Royal
Canadian Geographical
Society, for his extensive
ethnographic field work
and his contribution to
the study of indigenous
cultures. This fall he will
deliver the 2009 Massey
Lectures in five locations
across Canada. He will
also speak at the Society’s
80th anniversary
dinner in Ottawa on
November 5th.
Ken Hague ’70 writes,
“as a reinsurance
consultant, I addressed
the Gates Foundation
Convening on
Agriculture Reinsurance
in Sub-Saharan Africa.
I am also working on two
web deployed initiatives
in the US for commercial
weather hedging and for
catastrophic livestock
disease protection for
ranchers. As an elected
official, I remain Mayor
of Ivry-sur-le-Lac in the
Laurentians.”
Peter Dash ’74 has been
working internationally
as an English lecturer,
editor and writer for the
last fourteen years. He
recently returned after
working 4 years in Saudi
Arabia. His students
included members of the
royal family. He attests
to the great hospitality
of the Saudi people he
met and encourages all
to visit this fascinating
country. Based on these
experiences and his
travels abroad, he is
in the midst of writing
an action thriller novel
which is scheduled to
be published next year.
It will include allusions
to his LCC experiences.
Anthony Cooper ’76
has joined the Pavilion
Investment House
as President, Wealth
Management. His wife
Lisa and son Andrew
and Alex are all well.
Steve Benjamin ’76
and his wife Sheri are
happy to announce their
Ronald Velin ’79 has
been invited to begin
hosting a radio show
in Vancouver once a
month. The show is
called Drishti Point and
is dedicated to exploring
the world of yoga and its
many practices, as well as
the areas of interest that
intersect with yoga and
healthy care. It airs each
Monday at 5:00 - 6:00
pm Pacific Time on
102.7 FM.
Winter Reunion of the Class of ’62 at
Panorama Ski Resort, British Columbia
in February 2009. Those present were:
Jim Simpson ’62, Bob Marshall ’62,
Joe Robb ’62, Walter Markham ’62
and Gordon Viberg ’62.
The Class of 1979
was generously hosted –
for the 3rd time! – for a
Habs game at the Bell
Centre by classmate
Gary McKeown ’79
as part of their 30th
reunion festivities in
late September.
80’s
David Harper ’80 is
Managing Principal
of The Advisory
Alliance, a leadership
and management
development serving
Fortune 500 and midMarket companies. The
firm has a presence in
Princeton, New Jersey
as well as Savannah,
Georgia, where David
and his family currently
live. David and his
wife, Dana, have two
daughters, Sasha 18 and
Logan 14, and a son,
Chase 10.
The Class of 1979: Howard Rosenstein
(kneeling) and from left to right: LCC
Director of Alumni Relations, Kirk LLano,
Tod Masters, John Hamilton, Philip Belec,
Michael Wright, Andrew Lindsay, Tom
Godber, Gary McKeown, David Caldwell,
Peter Lynch-Staunton, David Aspinall,
Dajan O’Donnell, Mike Albu and
Dr. Paul Cruvellier.
George Papp ’87 and
Rachelle are proud to
announce the birth
of their first child,
Brooklyn Dana Papp,
born on Father’s Day,
June 21, 2009.
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23rd anniversary. Steve
works with his brothers
Gary ’73, Ron ’75,
Mitchell ’80 on their real
estate development and
management business.
The brothers have
been active real estate
investors since 1987.
Mitchell is an architect
in San Francisco,
Ron has built up and
managed the Western
Canada portfolio and
Gary works in the
computer business in
Toronto for the Globe
and Mail. He also
recently had the pleasure
of attending an LCC
event in Calgary with his
brother. It was a delight
to hear from Christopher
Shannon (Pre-U ’76) on
how well the school is
doing. “It was also great
to see teachers from our
years at LCC, Trevor
Smith, Vic Badian ’61
and Denys Heward ’64.”
Robert Burke ’80 and his
wife Andrea are proud
to announce the birth of
their second daughter,
Kiley Nicole Burke, born
April 8, 2009. He also
celebrates his 10th year
coaching women’s college
hockey and his 4th year
as head coach at Buffalo
State College.
Dan Artola ’81 continues
his Intellectual Property
litigation practice with
Ogilvy Renault in
Montreal. He lives in
Montreal with his wife,
Virginia Myles, and their
2 boys, Ryan and Eric.
Ryan is now attending
LCC in grade 8 and Eric
should join his brother
next year.
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Gil Michel-Garcia ’86
and wife Arabella
Decker along with their
4-year old daughter
Isabella Michel-Decker,
welcomed a new baby
girl to their family
on June 29, 2009 in
Montreal; her name is
Mathilda Michel-Decker.
Congratulations to Chris
Blanchard ’88 and Susie
Blanchard on the birth
of their first son (brother
to Kamila), Oliver Peter
Blanchard, who was born
on August 24th, 2009.
Michael Dermer ’88
and his wife Patricia
are thrilled to announce
the birth of their second
child, Nathan Solomon,
born June 24, 2008.
Nathan is welcomed with
open arms by his big
brother Nicolas, who is
thrilled to have a little
pal to play with.
90’s
Ari Soulikias ’91 has
completed an MA in
Conservation of Historic
Building at the University
of York UK, after
winning a scholarship
from the Hellenic Society
for the Protection of the
Environment and Cultural
Heritage. He is in his
second year as a Graduate
Fellow for the Prince’s
Foundation for the Built
Environment, one of
The Prince of Wales’s
charities participating in
a two year paid training
programme for architects
on sustainable architecture
and urbanism.
Matthew Seagrim ’91
and his wife Krista
Martin are thrilled to
announce the arrival of
their son Oliver Martin,
born March 10th, 2009.
In addition to being
a proud new father,
Matthew is also the Vice
President of Strategy and
Business Development
at Carlson Marketing in
Toronto.
Robert Kerr ’92 has
joined his family’s private
wealth advisory business,
Kerr Financial, and
currently lives in Chicago
while pursuing his MBA
at Chicago Booth School
of Business.
Our congratulations go
out to Alex Anthopoulos
’94 who has been named
the General Manager for
the Toronto Blue Jays.
Stefano Genoni ’94 and
Julia are proud parents
of twin boys Orlando
and Emilio born June
14th, 2009.
John Christou ’95 won
a Genie Award in March
2009, for his work on
the film Up the Yangtze.
The film won the Best
Documentary category!
Nicolas Billon ’95 new
play, Greenland, was
presented at the 2009
Summer Works Festival
in Toronto, where it
garnered two of the top
awards (NOW Audience
Choice Award and
Outstanding Production).
Nicolas is also a member
of the Tarragon Theatre’s
2009 Playwrights Unit.
Amrick Bansal ’98 has
joined the law firm De
Grandpré, Chait LLP
in Montréal, practicing
in the Commercial
Litigation and
Construction groups.
Amrick was also recently
named top orator for
the English bracket of
the Montreal Young
Bar Association’s 2009
Oratory Competition.
Nadia Carpini ’99 and
Geoffrey Hughes ’99 are
engaged! A summer 2010
wedding is planned.
Mike Marin ’99 is
currently a lawyer at
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley
& McCloy LLP in New
York City, specializing
in intellectual property
litigation. He will be in
Ottawa in 2010 to begin
a clerkship with
2000’s
in accounting courses.
Congratulations Ryan!
Sandra Afeyan ’04
joined Aviation
Strategies International
(ASI) in June 2009
as their Marketing
and Communication
Coordinator.
Philip Dawson ’02 has
returned to Montreal
from London after
spending the 2008-09
year at the London
School of Economics.
He is now studying in
the Faculty of Law at
McGill.
Daniel Brenhouse ’04
and Jake Leibner ’04
both received the Dean’s
Convocation Prize in
May at McGill University
for outstanding academic
achievement throughout
their studies in the BCom
programme.
Ryan Abrams ’04
won the GovernorGeneral’s Silver Medal
at the McGill University
convocation. It is one
of the most prestigious
awards for a graduating
student who obtains
the highest academic
standing in a Bachelor
degree program. Only
two such medals are
awarded McGillwide each year. Ryan
completed his BCom
with a perfect 4.0
average. He also claimed
the Commerce 1925
Award (First Place)
for the highest marks
Samara Fox ’04
graduated cum laude
from Yale University in
the spring of 2009. She
majored in Psychology
and was the recipient of
the Robert G. Crowder
Undergraduate Research
Prize.
Brett Pedvis ’04 was
awarded the Laddie
Millen Memorial Prize
(First Place) in May
at McGill University’s
convocation for highest
marks in a major
program.
Geoffrey Kalil ’92
(current President
of the LCC Alumni
Association) and his wife
Michelle Herr welcomed
their beautiful daughter
Megan Elaine Frances
Kalil on August 8, 2009.
Geoff proudly predicts
that she will graduate
in the class of 2026, be
the future captain of the
LCC Girls Hockey team
and perhaps become
President of the LCC
Alumni Association
sometime in the
2040’s…!
Christopher Hoffman ’90
writes that Nathan Roy
Hoffman came into
the world February 3,
2009 weighing 8lbs.
Corey Velan ’93 writes
Elliott Duncan Velan
was born June 11, 2009
weighing 9lbs 6oz.
Mother Kristine Jones
(Pre-U ’93) and brothers
Ryan and Oliver are
all doing well!
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Mr. Justice Ian Binnie
at the Supreme Court
of Canada. Mike is the
President of the CAPE
Scholarship (www.
capescholarship.ca),
a registered charity
that promotes access to
professional education.
Mark Harland ’87
writes, “Alex and I are
pleased to announce
the arrival of Sofia
Birks Harland, born
in Dallas weighing 7lbs
12oz in April 2009.
Mother and baby did
a great job and are
very healthy... Baby
Sofia seems to be a
much quieter/calmer
version of her older
brother Finn thus far.”
In memoriam
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing
of the following members of the LCC community:
Carey Foster ’28 passed
away peacefully on
November 10, 2008.
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Meredith Hayes ’34
passed away on May 11,
2009 at the age of
ninety-four.
John Dodds ’39 died
on December 25,
2008. He was a Visual
Signalman in the
Royal Canadian Naval
Volunteer Reserve and
served on the Corvette
HMCS Midland on
convoy duty in the North
Atlantic. He received his
commission in 1944.
George Harkness ’40
passed away in Victoria
B.C., August 3, 2009 at
the age of eighty-seven.
Austin Caverhill ’43
passed away in mid
January 25, 2009 at
his home in England.
He worked at LCC
from 1956-62 as a
Resident House Master
and teacher of English,
History, and Latin. His
1961 master’s thesis
on the History of St.
John’s School and Lower
Canada College provided
valuable research on the
early history of LCC.
Colin Kent ’45 passed
away April 4, 2009 at
the age of seventy-nine.
Donald Kearns ’48 died
Sunday, May 17, 2009
in the palliative care
unit of the Huntingdon
Hospital.
Roger Fairbairn ’51
passed away December
18, 2008 in Las Vegas,
Nevada, at the age of
seventy-three.
Michael Dennis ’54
passed away on
December 17, 2008 at
the age of seventy-two.
He served as LCC Board
Chairman from 1975-77.
Alex Herron ’56 passed
away November 14,
2008 in Halifax.
Norman Sadler ’59 died
in his home in Oakville
in February 24, 2009 at
the age of sixty-six.
Patrick Rauszer ’59
passed away on October
28, 2008 in France.
Alexander (Sandy) Robert
Townsend ’66 died on
March 29, 2009 of
multiple sclerosis at the
age of 60. He was active
in football and hockey
at LCC, also playing
the viola in the LCC
Orchestra.
Peter Godber ’81 died
peacefully in his sleep
at his home on Lake
Lovering in Magog on
December 22, 2008.
Gary Lackstein ’87
passed on March 16,
2009.
After a valiant fight
with cancer, it is with
tremendous sadness that
we announce the passing
of Michael Farhat ’05 on
May 20, 2009 at the age
of twenty-one.
Pictured in this photo from the LIONfest 2009
Homecoming dinner on Saturday, September 26th
are Headmaster Christopher Shannon (Pre-U
’76) with wife Hilary and Victor ’39 and Sheila
Goldbloom. Mr. Goldbloom was the recipient of
the Alumni Association’s Non Nobis Solum Award
“for his outstanding contribution to society.”
“Mr. LCC”, Victor Badian ’61, the Alumni Association
Ambassador since 2004, was also honored at
LIONfest, receiving the Non Nobis Solum Medal
for his “unique contribution and outstanding
commitment to Lower Canada College.” Pictured
here is Alumni Association President, Geoff Kalil ’92,
and Mr. Badian.
Have you read LCC’s
latest “best seller?”
The price is $25, every penny of which goes directly to supporting
bursaries for deserving students who might otherwise not be able
to afford an LCC education.
We’re referring, of course, to Denys Heward ’64’s newly-published
memoir The Bugle Sounded One Note, in which our retired History
teacher extraordinaire offers a rollicking account of LCC life spanning
six decades. Illustrated with more than 40 photographs, the book is
filled with insightful, frequently hilarious anecdotes about Denys’ days
as a student with unrecognized learning disabilities, and his lengthy
tenure as one of the School’s most memorable teachers.
Either stop by the Store on your next visit to Royal Avenue; or visit
our website at lcc.ca, and click on “Shop the LCC Store”, which
appears at the top of the homepage.
$25
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