Fall - Stanstead College

STANSTEAD COLLEGE
RED & WHITE
FALL 2008
The years in the wilderness:
Stanstead rebuilds after the fire of ’38
Headmaster’s message
A life dedicated to our school
On the cover of
original Pierce Hall.
this issue is a terrific
Himself an alumphoto taken by
nus of the school,
Helmut
Mueller,
Dr. Amaron’s devofather of Ludwig
tion to the school as
Ritter (2008), showprincipal
was
ing Colby House on
unquestionable. As
what was probably a
Joan MacDonald
pretty wet day but
reports in her book
one making for great
The Stanstead College
lighting and effects.
Story, during the
Seventy years ago
Depression,
Dr.
on that same site you
Amaron took a cut
would have seen an
in pay, inspiring
empty space or
many of the staff to
maybe some debris
do likewise. Mrs.
left over from the
Amaron worked in
fire of May 28, 1938
many capacities at
that
completely
the College over the
Dr. and Mrs. Amaron, circa 1941
destroyed Stanstead
years,
including
College’s original main building. It was a director of physical education for girls.
terrible blow to the school but one that led She never took a salary at all.
to the construction of Colby House and
The Amarons were a busy pair. They
an even stronger Stanstead College.
hosted teas for parents and friends in
The story of that recovery is told in this town once a month. They organized a celissue of the Red & White. It’s a story of ebration marking the coronation of King
perseverance and generosity from the George VI. They hosted a governor-genschool community and the community at eral. They allowed dancing!
large. Overseeing much of the work was
Even the school’s global outlook can be
the school’s longest-serving principal, Rev. traced back to the Amaron years, with
Errol C. Amaron, who was here from International Night and a Model League
1931 to 1954.
of Nations becoming annual events. Mrs.
Think about that: Not only did Dr. Amaron led the band at the United
Amaron survive a fire that could have shut Church. Dr. Amaron presided over church
down the school, but he also endured the services, he coached several sports, he
Depression, World War II, the arrival of even oversaw the opening of Sunnyside
British refugees, and, for good measure, School, which replaced the Holmes Model
one more fire, this one destroying the School for local children.
In short, E.C. Amaron was Stanstead
College.
The point I’m trying to make is that
Stanstead College is more than just an
institution located in a collection of buildings. After all, as Dr. Amaron knew only
too well, buildings come and buildings go.
(Our gym was named after him in 1965.)
What sets Stanstead apart and the reason
it has survived over its 130-plus years is
the people – the dedicated teachers, staff,
trustees and parents who give their all,
sometimes more than their all, to ensure
students receive the best education possible and are instilled with the values necessary to face the world.
Our Admissions team is part of that
dedicated crew, and in this issue you’ll read
about the work they do to recruit students
in what is becoming an increasingly competitive market.
You’ll also read about how our students
are doing their part to make Stanstead a
vital and vibrant place, whether through
athletics, community outreach or art. And
finally, you’ll read about how we sent our
students off into the world during this
year’s Baccalaureate Service.
And so as we begin a new year at
Stanstead College, I offer my best wishes
and thanks to all of you for making our
school one that continues to stand the test
of time.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide students from Canada and around the world with a highly structured and
supportive educational program in a small, secure environment. The Stanstead experience helps all students
reach their full academic potential in preparation for university, develop healthy and active lifestyles,
and understand the importance of respect, responsibility and self-discipline.
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Contents
FEATURES
Headmaster’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
A successful calamity: Stanstead rebuilds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Sue Telling says goodbye to Webster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
ALUMNI
The RED & WHITE is published by the
Rosalie Kasowski Wilson 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Advancement Office twice a year for
alumni, parents, students, staff and Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Reunions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
friends of the school.
EDITORS
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ACADEMICS
Baccalaureate 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Head Prefect’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Farewell to faculty members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
ADMISSIONS
Making personal connections key for Admissions team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
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New student art in gymnasium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
ATHLETICS
Spartans celebrate another spectacular season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
CO-CURRICULAR
Students participate in National Debate Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Bye-bye Bugbee tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Student wins provincial medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Sacrificing for good causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
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Baccalaureate 2008
ice to a varsity
sport
and
somehow managed to stay on
top of your
school work,”
he said.
Headmaster
Wolfe recalled
some of the
athletic
triumphs in the
past year in
which the students dug deep
to find that
Tania Laroche Duhamel receives the Rotary Club Service Award from
teacher and Rotary Club of the Boundary president Geoff Telling.
excess of effort
Surrounded by parents, friends and to push themselves to success. The same
teachers, the Stanstead College student will hold true in the students’ future lives
body squeezed into Centenary United and careers, he said.
Church on Saturday June 21 to mark the
“Do not be seduced or intimidated into
annual Baccalaureate and Prize-Giving tolerating the easy, comfortable and modCeremony.
erate life,” he said. “Beware of bad advice.
Before introducing guest speaker Live life to the fullest – excessively, and
Rosalie Wilson (see accompanying story), with abandon. Take risks that will open
chairman of the Board of Directors you up to new experiences and thoughts;
Georges Beaubien encouraged the stu- don’t play it safe.”
dents to take note of the friends around
Top prize-winners at this year’s ceremothem and predicted that these friendships ny included head prefect Victoria
would still be strong years from now.
MacIsaac, who earned the Pitcher
“The experience of living together in a Memorial Prize, the school’s top award,
boarding school environment crystallizes presented to the student who has exerted
friendships forever,” he said.
the greatest influence for good.
He also thanked the teachers and coachThe Wilder Shield, presented to the junes for their dedication and support and ior student with the most positive influasked the students to acknowledge the ence, went to Ximena Enecoiz Gomez de
sacrifices of their parents.
Tuddo. Ximena also had the highest overFor his part, Headmaster Wolfe all average in Grade 9.
impressed upon the students that doing
The Birks Silver Medal for the highest
anything in half measures is a recipe for overall average in Grade 12 went to Yang
mediocrity. “All things in moderation,” he Fei “Freda” Ou, while the Governorsaid, is terrible advice to follow.
General’s Medal for the highest average in
“Your experience at Stanstead College Grade 11 student went to Helen White.
hasn’t been characterized by ‘all things in Helen also won the Senior Debating
moderation.’ What you’ve achieved – usu- Award, the Banting Bursary, the Grade 11
ally while trying to fulfill huge and con- Physics, Chemistry and Math Prizes, the
flicting demands – is amazing. You’ve J.D. Ferguson History Prize, Amaron Prize
raced from band or play practice to a for Grade 11 French and the A.P. Gordon
debating competition to community serv- Prize for Science.
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Grade 12 graduate Andrea Dumas won
both the Shirley Wolter Trophy as the
school’s top senior girl athlete and the
Trueman-McFadyen Award as the female
top scholar-athlete. Andrea was also the
recipient of the Gordon Usher-Jones
Memorial Prize, awarded to the grade 12
student who has attended Stanstead
College for one year and who has made an
exceptional contribution through involvement in all aspects of school life.
Pierre-Olivier Jean won the Bowman
Hall Award as the top male scholar-athlete. He also received the Spofforth
Trophy for excellence in Science and Math
and the Grade 12 Sociology, Chemistry,
Physics and Math Prizes.
In Grade 10, top prize winners included
Yeji Lee who picked up the Music Prize,
the Amaron Prize for French, the
Mathematics Prize and the Physical
Science Prize. She also received the Birks
Bronze Medal for the highest overall average in Grade 10.
Nicolas Bauer won the Grade 10
Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science
Prizes, the Historical Society Prize and the
Sybil Galambos Prize for Français.
A complete list of prize-winners is
online at www.stansteadcollege.com .
Lindsay Smith receives the Leonard
McGilton Memorial Award from Board member Jim Campbell.
Rosalie Kasowski Wilson 1990
Setting and planning goals was the
the only difference among us
theme of the address to graduates
was how technical the course
given by Rosalie (Kasowski) Wilson
was and the science of applying
’90 at this year’s Baccalaureate and
more and more dangerous toxic
Prize-Giving Ceremony held June 21
fluorocarbon,”
she
said.
at Centenary United Church.
“Training became more about
Rose has had a varied and interestpushing yourself to the edge
ing career that has included marketevery day, and given we don’t
ing geographic data technology,
peak until we’re 35 in cross
developing market strategies for a
country skiing, I was just going
micro-brewery and helping revitalize
to be racing against the same
downtown Windsor, Vermont. She’s
people for the next 15 years.”
a frequent public speaker, an author
At the same time, her Earth
of various market surveys and a
Sciences mentor invited her to
world-class cross-country skier.
write a thesis. Realizing she had
Rosalie
Wilson:
“Goal
setting
and
planning
are
a
journey.”
Since 2004, she has operated
accomplished what she had
Rosalie J. Wilson Business Development ingful to you. It’s easy to get wrapped up wanted in skiing, she chose to write her
Services, which specializes in business in life at the moment and lose sight of the thesis.
planning and marketing for farms, small bigger picture.”
There were other hard choices – transStanstead College, said Rose, is a great lating in Poland or a new boyfriend (now
businesses and non-profits. In 2007, Rose
was invited to the United States Capitol to place to begin your journey because it husband), a high-paying sales job in the
receive a Preserve America award from offers you a chance to try your hand at high-tech industry versus better quality of
United States’ First Lady Laura Bush on many things. In her case, Rose discovered life marketing for a local start-up food and
behalf of Windsor’s “Welcome to she loved athletics and being outdoors but beverage business. Again, she chose the
Windsor” project. Rose is also the daugh- was more interested in solitary pursuits latter.
ter of former faculty member Ann than team sports. Consequently, she took
“As I began developing contacts and
up competitive cross-country skiing and gaining experience in the food and beverKasowski and Walter Kasowski.
“Goal setting and planning are a jour- became so proficient that she ended up age business, my old interest in food came
ney, and they are tools,” she told the stu- coaching her own teammates. It also led to back to light, and I began to realize who
dent body. “If you use them effectively, an interest in nutrition and sports medi- and what I really cared about,” she said. “I
they can help you navigate the hustle and cine.
cared about local food, local economies,
After Stanstead, Rose spent a year at a buying from our neighbors, helping the
bustle of everyday life while keeping an
eye on your end goal, and creating a path ski academy in the U.S., competing on the small-scale folks and families succeed. I
to get there that is rewarding and mean- American racing circuit and training with wanted to help on a global scale by helpOlympic coaches. Her skiing prowess also ing out locally, one small farm, business,
caught the attention of Dartmouth, where non-profit or community at a time.”
she enrolled in a Liberal Arts programs.
And so, she made a plan for how she
This, however, put a crimp in her plans for could make a viable business out of writsports medicine.
ing business and marketing plans for
“Thinking back to what I liked doing farms, small businesses and non-profits in
and what options were available to me, I Vermont and New Hampshire.
pursued an Earth Science major in which
In closing, Rose told the graduates not
I got to be outside playing with rocks a to feel pressure about setting goals but to
lot,” she said.
take time to explore interests and hobbies,
Competing in Olympic trials and making be open to changing paths, and use planit to the NCAA finals were highlights, but ning as a way to evaluate options in the
it slowly dawned on Rose that her heart face of tough decisions. “And remember
was no longer in skiing.
to celebrate your successes along the way,”
Rosalie presents the Wilder Shield to top
“We
were
at
physical
fitness
levels
where
she said.
junior student Ximena Enecoiz
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Head Prefect’s Message
Victoria
MacIsaac
By Victoria MacIsaac
Head Prefect 2007-2008
Over the past few days I had to make a
decision that would shift my life in a new
direction – which university should I
attend? I made an even harder decision
three years ago when I had to decide
whether or not to attend Stanstead
College.
I first heard of Stanstead College
because it was a solution to a problem that
had just occurred. Stanstead held their
arms wide open to my family when we
needed them the most. My family has
been in the Stanstead community for six
years but I have only been at the College
for three of those years. It was my older
brother who first introduced me to the
school. So when I arrived to visit this
school that I had been so curious about,
everyone knew of me because of my
brother and they all expected to see the
same person. Over time, they realized that
my brother had his own individuality which
was different from mine but both were
ulty members who shape our minds and
our bodies and who pass on not only
knowledge but wisdom as well. I would
like to thank the prefects who strive to
make the school the best it can be for
everyone with their school spirit. I would
like to thank my family who have stuck
with me and supported me through my
journey. Last but not least I would like to
equally encouraged and built upon.
thank my friends and fellow students at
At Stanstead College individuality is Stanstead College who always know how
praised rather than persecuted. It seemed to make someone feel like a true Spartan.
that our differences are what made us all
Thanks for the opportunity, Stanstead.
the same in the end. And since this bond
is only created through acceptance of
uniqueness, it is much stronger and
much longer lasting than any other
bond. That is why the Stanstead family
remains, even though we all travel our
separate paths in life.
Now that I’m leaving Stanstead
College I look back at the decision I
made three years ago and I think I
made the right choice, and I think that
I can speak for all the graduates of
Stanstead. On behalf of everyone who
is a part of the Stanstead community I
would like to thank those who supported and contributed their time and
effort towards the school. I would like
to thank the staff members who
always have a smile on their faces no
matter what kind of day they are having while helping to make Stanstead
what it is. I would like to thank the fac6
Our Grade 12s: Who, what and where
During the 2007-2008 academic year,
there were 31 students in Grade 12.
Twenty-five students received university
acceptances.
Three applied to CEGEP and were
accepted.
Two applied to Ontario Colleges.
Twenty were admitted into their firstchoice university/college and program.
29% of the graduating class accepted
offers from Ontario.
16% of the graduating class accepted
offers from the United States.
One student accepted an offer from UBC.
Four students accepted offers from
Maritime universities.
Two students accepted offers from
Quebec universities.
One student accepted an offer from a
university in Mexico.
One student accepted an offer for a university in Switzerland.
John Colby
receives Trustees’
Award of Merit
Former chairman of the board, current honorary chairman and longtime
benefactor of Stanstead College, John
Colby was this year’s recipient of the
Trustees’ Award of Merit.
The award is presented to an alumnus or friend of the school whose personal effort has enhanced the reputation and prestige of Stanstead College
through a sustained and significant
contribution to the College and their
community.
As mentioned in our last issue of the
Red & White, the Colby connection
with Stanstead College goes back generations, Mr. Colby’s own connection
beginning when he was just in grade
school.
Over the years, Mr. Colby has
worked tirelessly to promote and
improve Stanstead College and the role
it plays in the lives of young people.
His efforts have been matched only by
his own tremendous personal generosity.
Honorary trustee and last year’s
award recipient John McKay presented
the award at this year’s Baccalaureate
Service. Unfortunately, Mr. Colby was
unable to attend due to illness.
The following students received post-secondary
scholarship offers:
William Aston-Reese
Elmira College – Liberal Arts, Iona
College (deferred), Southern New
Hampshire University (deferred)
Kuang-Ying “Rita” Chen
UBC - Applied Sciences (deferred; attending UBC – Food, Nutrition & Health)
Brian Cho
Bishop’s University (deferred; attending
University of Ottawa – Business)
Andrea Dumas
Queen’s University – Bachelor of Arts,
Bishop’s University (deferred), University
of Western Ontario (deferred)
Ruveneko Ferdinand
Trent University – Anthropology
Brandon Fortin
Suffolk University – Business
Alex Gagnon-Sckoropad
Carleton University – International
Business, Bishop’s University (deferred)
Pierre-Olivier Jean
Queens University – Bachelor of Science,
Norwich University (deferred)
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Jun Hoi “Terry” Kim
Suffolk University (deferred; attending
Indiana University – Business)
Victoria MacIsaac
Mt. Allison University – Fine Arts,
Bishop’s University (deferred), York
University (deferred)
Mickael Orlando
Florida Institute of Technology
(deferred), Rochester Institute of
Technology (deferred; attending
University of Waterloo – Engineering)
Julian Perrotta
Carleton University (deferred; attending
Dalhousie University – Bachelor of Arts)
Frank Riddle
University of Ottawa (deferred; attending
Brock University – Business
Administration)
Andrew Smith
Southern New Hampshire University
(deferred), Nichols College (deferred;
attending Bishop’s University –
International Business)
Class Notes
1947
Headmaster Michael Wolfe and Director
of Advancement Dugie Ross spent a wonderful afternoon of golf with Bill Layton
and Bruce Johnston (1948). We look forward to their making the trip from
Toronto to Stanstead to visit the College.
1952
Mary (Mitchell) Woodward visited the
school in June 2008 while visiting old
friends in town, Mavis and Lindsay Smith
(1952). Mary now lives in Nelson, BC
where she enjoys the outdoor life. She
skied 70 days this past winter at
Whitewater Ski Hill, often with her other
retired friends and grandchildren. She has
two sons in Nelson and one in Calgary,
AB. Her brother Ian (1954) lives in
Toronto and recently returned to work as
an engineer in the petroleum industry.
Mary and Ian were the children of Rev.
F.W. Mitchell who was the Anglican minister in Stanstead from the mid-1940s to the
mid-1950s. Mary also brought with her a
Girls hockey, 1952
photo of the 1952 girls hockey team, seen He later returned to Canada where he
below. Mary’s on the top right.
earned his BA and MA (Political Science)
from the University of British Columbia.
1953
He moved back to Montreal and worked
Nick and Shirley (Davidson) Bonic of his way up to vice president at CROP
Regina, Saskatchewan and Art (1955) and (Centre de recherche sur l’opinion
Faye (Chanell) Jepsen (1957) of Mobile, publique). Consulting with the federal
Alabama enjoyed a five-day holiday government, he moved his practice to
attending the French Quarter Jazz Festival Ottawa, started a family (he has two
in New Orleans. The main event of this daughters, Catherine and Laura) and
year’s FQJF was the induction of jazz founded Optima Consultants.
musician Ronnie Kole into New Orleans Now fully retired and remarried (Kalina),
Musical Legends Park, April 11, 2008. The Michael performs his piano compositions
foursome attended the unveiling of the and other pieces at local retirement resistatue erected in Ronnie’s honour. Art dences and occasionally performs a little
looked very New Orleanish carrying his magic for seniors, a hobby he picked up
black and white parasol and dancing to the from an older student at Stanstead.
wonderful jazz performers. A good time
enjoyed by all.
1960
Bernie Hallot lives in St. Lazare and is
1954
the project manager for Axxys
After spending the last several years in Construction. He enjoys golf and alpine
Victoria, BC, Frank Lafleche has returned skiing and still plays hockey on an over-60
east and now calls Montreal home.
oldtimers team (Hudson Originals).
1955
Michael Charles Saykaly moved to
Manhatten with his parents after completion of Grade 7 at Stanstead College and
continued his studies at Milford Academy
in Connecticut.
Michael spent several years overseas
learning languages and local culture across
Europe, North Africa and the Middle
East. It was during this time he began to
compose music for piano.
Art Jepsen 1955 &
Faye (Channell) Jepsen 1957
1964
Though Mike Moskau and wife Marilyn
are going to celebrate their 40th wedding
anniversary in Rockland Ontario, their ties
to Montreal are still firm so much so that
they walked the Breast Cancer Walk for
the fourth time in August. Mike is still at
National Defence enjoying the challenges
but slowly anticipating retirement in the
next two or three years. They hope to visit
Stanstead in 2008/2009.
Nick Bonic &
Shirley (Davidson) Bonic 1953
Mary (Mitchell) Woodward 1952
Doug Grant 1955
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Class Notes
1970
Elie Betito is the director of public and
government affairs at Apotex, Inc.,
Canada’s largest generic pharmaceutical
company. He lives in Oakville and has a
17-year-old daughter and a 15-year-old
son. Elie has completed 58 marathons
and is the picture of good health.
Clint Brake left corporate America in
2005 and now lives in Hillsboro, NH with
his wife Linda and their daughter Barbara
Lee, 10, along with 10 dogs, three miniature horses and four sheep. He publishes
Dog In Sight Magazine and operates THF
Marketing along with TommyHawke
Equine and Canine Performance
Products. Along with being a husband
and father, Clint says his most important
role is that of lay pastor and music minister at Hillsboro United Methodist Church.
This past June, he received the 2008
Harry Denman Evangelism Award, presented to a lay person serving the New
England Annual Conference who has
demonstrated “extraordinary efforts in
spreading the love of God in Jesus Christ
through word, action and leadership.”
“My experiences, coaches, and teachers at
Stanstead served to instill a high standard
of morals and ethics in my life, which
helped bring me closer to knowing the
Lord and a faith that my late parents
worked and prayed so hard for,” Clint
writes. “It was the patience, guidance,
leadership, friendship and example of
people like Alex Philip that made a profound and lasting impression on my life,
and I feel that it is high time that I let him
and the rest of the faculty know this and
offer them my everlasting appreciation for
their efforts.”
event on his “Facebook” site.) Sheldon
also had a pleasant surprise while flying to
China this past July with his girlfriend
Sylvia. He met Stanstead alumnus Michel
Giroux (see below). This coming winter
Sheldon will be refereeing hockey for
Hockey Quebec, and K.O.H.L. Sheldon’s
Chris Usher-Jones now lives in Braeside, sons Josh, 20, and Adam, 17, will be travOntario and returned to the College for eling in the State of Israel for a few weeks
the first time since graduation to present this summer.
the award in his brother’s name at this
year’s Baccalaureate.
In addition to the bronze medal he won in
downhill skiing at the Canadian Masters
Paul Alexander “Sandy” MacIntosh Downhill Championships in February,
dropped by Stanstead for a visit on June Michel Giroux was recently named to the
30 and was given the tour by Headmaster Ontario Masters Ski Team for 2008-09. In
Wolfe. Sandy has lived in Toronto since July he was in Whistler for a week of on1982 with his wife and two daughters, snow training with other Master Racers
both presently attending university. He is from Canada and the U.S. Michel is a sena civil engineer and has spent his career ior purser with Air Canada and works
working in construction. Now semi- both North American and overseas
retired, Sandy does some consulting work flights, mainly to Asia and Latin America.
when he is not working on his golf game.
Jim Little is the master distributor for
Marc Solomon is living in Toronto and sales and service for “Mosquito-Less,” a
the proud father of an 18-year-old daugh- natural, government-approved product
ter who will begin studying at the that rids sprayed areas of mosquitoes,
University of Western Ontario in black flies and tics. He lives in Pointe
September and a 16-year-old son who is Claire, Que.
an elite-level hockey player.
1973
1972
In May, David Layton started working
Sheldon Caplan writes that he enjoyed for the YMCA of Greater Toronto, taking
the Montreal reunion this past May and a newly created role as VP, Asset
saw many classmates that he has not seen Development and Real Estate. He says it’s
in many years. (He’s posted pictures of the quite a change to be working for a charity
Clint Brake 1970
Michel Giroux 1972
Chris Usher-Jones, 1970, presents the Gordon
Usher-Jones Memorial Prize to Andrea Dumas
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Thierry Duguay 1979
Melisa Jimenez 1997
Melissa Vargas’ 21st birthday
L-R: Alan Hazlehurst-Howles (2005), Daniela de Toro
(2005), Barbara Gil (2005), Carolina Lozano (2005),
Melissa Vargas (2005), Ximena Gutierrez (2005),
Veronica Campuzano (2005), Daniela Antillon (2005),
Karla Avalos (2005) and Ana Luisa Quintero (2006).
after 25 years in corporate life, seven
years at CB Richard Ellis, but says the
change has been wonderful. David, his sister Nancy and brother-in-law Joe were
recently in Stanstead for the annual
Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament.
This makes the third consecutive year they
have participated. David writes, “I really
enjoyed our day at Dufferin Heights... and
it seems to have become established as an
annual family tradition!”
1976
Charles
Hodgson,
through Macmillan
Publishing in New
York, has come out
with his second book.
This time it’s an audio
book. Global Wording –
The Fascinating Story of the
Evolution of English is available as a CD or
a download from Apple iTunes.
Amanda Emslie
Emslie baby
and husband Jim
were pleased to welcome their first child
into the world this
year. Grace Frances Lozier was born in
Rock Hill, South Carolina on February 1,
2008. They hope to bring her to visit
Stanstead this fall.
1995
In late February, Jeff Fountain received
the Ruth Shetler Award, given annually by
the Stowe Rescue Squad for excellence in
providing emergency care. Jeff has been
a member of the Stowe Rescue Squad
since the summer of 2004. He started out
as a driver and has since become an EMT.
He volunteers 80-100 hours a month on
rescue-call duty.
Claudia Bueno Ros 2002, Isabel Solis 2001,
Anamarina Macias 2002, Daniela Amezcua
2001 and Marion Cortina 2001.
Sweet Petal. She has been open a few
months now and is pleased to report she
is getting great feedback. You can read
more and see more of Melisa’s shop by
visiting www.sweetpetalchicago.com.
2000
Christine
Hoferer
received her BBA from
the Berlin School of
Economics, specializing
in commercial education in the university’s
cooperative studies program. She later worked for Siemens
Company until September 2007 when she
decided to return to her studies. Christine
is enrolled at the Freie Universitat Berlin
in their East European Studies (Master of
Arts) program. She hopes to complete her
masters by 2009. As part of the program
she had to be able to speak Russian, so in
early March of this year she traveled to
Irkutsk, Siberia where she stayed with a
Russian family for four weeks and worked
with a tutor.
1997
Tasha Adams is pleased to report that
after 4.5 years posted in Victoria, B.C. with
1979
the RCMP, she has now transferred closer
After leaving Stanstead, Thierry Duguay to home, Montreal. Her posting in
went to college and law school in Los Montreal will be in Protective Policing, a
Angeles, was admitted to the California bar federal section based out of Westmount. 2001
and a few years later to the Paris bar. He Tasha also bought a new house, just down Jean McDowell has been working at
has now been working for the last 10 years the street from her sister in Chateauguay. Lionsgate Films in Los Angeles, CA as the
at the Paris headquarters of AlcatelDirector of New Media, Theatrical
Lucent, doing M&A work. Thierry sent us Melisa Jimenez recently made a few Marketing for the last two years. In this
a photo of his family taken last spring in changes in her life. Before working in position, he develops, executes, and overthe Costa Rica jungle: his wife, Corinne, a interior design, Melisa used to work with sees the online strategy for all of
physician working for Sanofi-Aventis, and flowers and she loved it. February 28, Lionsgate's theatrical marketing camhis two children, Tristan, 17, and Valentine, 2008 was her last day at Steelcase (interi- paigns. Recent Lionsgate films include
12.
or design for corporate environments). Away from Her, 3:10 to Yuma, Saw 4, Rambo,
On May 1 she opened her own business, a The Forbidden Kingdom and the upcoming
1992
flower shop in downtown Chicago called Frank Miller movie The Spirit.
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Class Notes
with special honours from The George
2002
Washington University in Washington,
In December 2007 Claudia Bueno Ros D.C., where she majored in International
graduated
from
Universidad Affairs and minored in French Literature
Iberoamericana in Industrial Design. She and History. During this time she was
received her official degree in May and to deeply involved in community service
celebrate she had a party that included projects and spent a semester studying at
several former Stanstead students. Sciences-Po in Paris. In July she moved to
Claudia currently works for Herman Madrid where she is beginning work as a
Miller furniture and plans to get back to consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Stanstead for a visit the first chance she
gets.
Rob Perretta finished this past semester
at Franklin Pierce University with a GPA
2003
of 3.67 and was named to the ECAC
After a hard battle with her health caused Northeast All-Academic Team (hockey).
by cancer, Vanessa Kurtz has finally He was also named to be the team’s capdecided to go
tain for next year.
back to her
studies, in a
2007
field
she
Amanda Booth is working full time at the
e n j o y s
Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre in
i m m e n s e l y.
Brantford, Ont. as a lifeguard/instrucShe has always
tor/swim coach. She says it's a lot of fun
been the "creand enjoys it a lot. She is taking next year
ative"
type
off of school to promote and market her
with a passion
first book of poetry book called The Poison
for art and colours “but being an artist and to My Antidote, which should be ready for
making a name for yourself is difficult,” print by September. She also plans to
she says. Vanessa has found her passion in spend time on her second book, a novel
artistic makeup design, thinking it was the this time, and hopes to have it published
right time to change from canvas to the by next year. If all goes well with this book
human flesh. She is in her first semester she plans on returning to school to get her
at Interdec College in Montreal, Que. degree in Journalism.
After graduating from Interdec College
she plans on attending the Hollywood Former Faculty & Staff
Cinema Makeup School in California and Jennifer McCurdy sent us an update
studying prosthetic makeup.
from Ottawa. She teaches sixth grade
French Immersion (French and Math) for
2004
the Ottawa Carleton District School
Ashley Newman graduated cum laude Board, though she is currently on maternity leave. She and husband Luc
Ashley Newman 2004
Jennifer McCurdy
Vachon (married July 29,
2006) are the proud parents of
Sophie Louise Mary Vachon.
Sophie was born
November 5, 2007 and
weighed 7 pounds 7
ounces.
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In memoriam
Neal Mullins, Class of 1938, of Lac
Brome (Knowlton) recently passed away.
He is the great uncle of current student
Andrew Norris (Grade 8).
George Walton, Class of 1939 in May.
Elvyn Baldwin, Class of 1943 and former trustee, passed away peacefully in his
home in Baldwin’s Mills on June 11, 2008.
Doug Montgomery, Class of 1948, was
a Pitcher Prize winner, accomplished
sportsman and school leader. Doug was
retired and living in Kingston, Ontario
when he passed away this spring.
Gordon Campbell, Class of 1953,
passed away on June 23, 2008 after a long
illness. Gordon lived in Montreal with his
wife.
Ray Getcliffe, father of John Getcliffe,
Class of 1954.
Schofield, Eileen (Gascoyne), mother
of Ross Schofield, Class of 1959.
Rick McRae, Class of 1967 and former
trustee, passed away suddenly last May in
Campbellton, NB, where he had recently
closed the family business, McRae’s
Apparel, which he had run for the past 37
years. He’s survived by his wife Elaine and
sons Jesse (Class of 2002) and Justin along
with four siblings.
Former teacher Lise Morel passed away
in July after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 51. Lise had been teaching at
Ashbury College in Ontario. She is survived by her husband Grant Schaper.
Former teacher and honorary president of
the McGill Redman football team, Don
Stirling passed away in April. Don lived
in Hemmingfrod, Que.
Advancement goes on the road...
Toronto, Crush Wine Bar, April 24, 2008
Adam Spirk 1999 and Stephanie Rod Murphy 1982, Ken Raiche 1978 and Chris Clegg Jasper Cho 2004, Doug McEwen 1976, Marina
Palmer
1980
Mihaljevic (former faculty), Ronald Chang 2004, and
Darren Gray 2000.
Dugie Ross 1970, Georges Beaubien 1968, Steve Mantle Stephanie Palmer and Dugie
and Harry Rolf
Ross 1970
Kingston, Tir Nan Og Pub, April 25, 2008
Peter Ashworth (former faculty), Dugie Ross 1970, Ted Moysey 1972, Richard Adam Spirk 1999 and Jeff Gray 2004.
Jeremy Stuart 2005, Joey Pape 2005 and Colt 1949 and Georges Beaubien 1968.
Hope Hutchins 2005.
Jonathan Lemieux 2004, Lucas Jansen 2006,
Joseph Ogle, Joey Pape 2005 and Hope Hutchins Peter Copestake, Sam Copestake
2005 and Richard Colt 1949.
2005.
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Howard Smith 1959, Karin Steiner,Rodney Smith,
Robin White 1973, and Ted Moysey 1972
Montreal, Irish Embassy Pub, May 1, 2008
David Marosi 2004, Peter Wynne Lisa McNamara 2007, James Rioux (faculty), Max Robillard 1999, Graham Chandler (fac- Kim Quinn 1993 and Peter
1972 and Judy Philip (former Bryan Nadeau 2006 and Mike Ainslie 2007. ulty) and David Otero-Lambert 1999.
Ashworth (former faculty).
staff).
Jamie Elliot 2004, Andrew Elliot (faculty), Tracey Emms 1982, Geoff Wagner 1971, Al
Allan Tabatchnick (former faculty), Sylvie Rich 1971 and Gordon Cameron 1972.
MacIsaac (parent), Joanne Ross (staff) and Sue
Telling (staff).
Sheldon Caplan 1972, Georges
Beaubien 1968 and Scott Morgan
1975
John Emms 1984 and guest with Peter Max Robillard 1999, Carl Remillard- Judy Philip, Peter Newman 1972, Alex
Ashworth (former faculty).
Fontaine 1997, Marc Hetu 1999 and Philip 1957 and Steuart Levell 1954
Emilie Simard (former faculty)
Reunions this September...
London, UK area reunion
September 17, 2008 - 11 The Little Boltons (home of Philip Renaud), London, England,
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
&
Homecoming
September 27, 2008 @ Stanstead College
and around the globe...
Hong Kong, Q97 Pub, May 13, 2008
Derrick Fung 1987, Douglas Lam 1985, Tom
Lee 1999 and Michael Wolfe.
Standing: Douglas Lam 1985, Louis Wong 2003, Dorothy
Chan 2007, Ben Chan 2005, Derrick Fung 1987.
Seated: Roger Lee 1983, Albert Ng 1983, Sku Kwan Chan
1976, Mrs. Chan, Mr. Wolfe and Andre Simard (faculty).
Seoul, Korea - Intercontinental Hotel, May 15, 2008
Michael Wolfe, Yee Jin Lee (sister of In Won,
Grade 10) and Mrs. Lee (mother of Andy, ESL)
Mrs. Yoon (parent), Jeong Seok (Jeremy) Kim 1998,
Tae-Ho (Stephen) Ma 2005, Young Joon Oh 2000,
Michael Wolfe, Hyung Woo (Paul) Kim 2006, Andre
Simard (faculty) and Mr. Yoon (parent).
Tae-Ho (Stephen) Ma 2005, Joon Ho Hwang 2000,
Young Joon Oh 2000 and Hyung Woo (Paul) Kim
2006.
Taipei, Taiwan - Ambassor Hotel , May 17, 2008 and
Tai Chung Lunch , Taiwan
May 18, 2008
Brian Su 1990, Jacky Tsao 1990, Julia Lee 1993,
Jenny Su 1990, Andre Simard (faculty), Alan
Chi 1995, Michael Wolfe, Jennifer Pan 1991,
Mr. Chiu (parent) and Kent Chen 1989.
Jacky Tsao 1990, Alan Chi 1995, Frank Lee 1994,
Eric Chu 1993 and Kent Chen 1989.
Mr. Ou, Mr. Ou, James Chi 1996, Michael Wolfe, Andre
Simard (faculty), Alan Chi 1995, Mr. Ou, Mrs. Ou, Mrs. Chi.
backs to camera: Mr. and Mrs. Wang, Mr. and Mrs. Chi
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The 2008 Stanstead College
Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament
was another great success.
Held at Dufferin Heights Country Club May 23,
the event raised over $18,000 for our Scholarships
and Bursaries Program.
Congratulations to this year’s tournament
winners: David Little, Garry Carruthers ’58,
Bryan Carruthers ’80 and Dexter Wing.
Thanks to all the players who joined us for the day.
Thanks to our premier sponsor:
Thanks also to our other generous sponsors:
Matteo Pasquale ’75
& Michelle Fleurquin
Caisse Populaire de Stanstead
L’Equipe Daniel Leblanc
ETFS
Fairfield County Drywall
The Record Simbole Bell Horizon
Top Marks
Arlie Fearon Transport
Robert Blouin Pianos, Blanchard Litho
The Ross Family The Casgrain Boys Autobus G. Ashby
Groupe Germain Letko Brosseau & Associates
Campbell, Bellam & Associates
Dr. Guy Charette, John Emms ’84, ETFS, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton,
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Robert Boileau Inc., Brian Denney ’64, A. Fluet & Fils, Impressions
GB,
Suprali, Les Technologies Affutech Inc.15
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It’s been
The school year 1957-58 was pretty unique. It was the last year for the next
20 that the school accepted girls in residence. (Girls continued to attend as
day students in 1958-59 but by the fall of 1959 the school was all boys across
the board.) It was also the final year at Stanstead for a very large number of
students. In addition, it so happens that no yearbook was produced for that
or the following academic year.
Fifty years later, we’d like to do our small part to remedy that. On these
pages you’ll find some photos from 1958 as well as a list of students who
spent their last year at Stanstead in 1957-58. Some we know their whereabouts, some we’ve lost track of.
If you can help fill in some missing pieces or want to share some photos
with us (mailed photos will be returned), we’d love to hear from you.
Where are they living now...
Elizabeth (Abbensetts) Oates lives in...
Michael Abbensetts
Gordon Archer
George Doran Armstrong
Donald Auclair
Peter Auclair
Michael Audet
Abigail (Baldwin) Lummis
Gordon Brooks
Garry (Clifford) Carruthers
Michelle Cardin
Janet Cass
John G. Clifford
Eleanor (Copland) Dreyer
Marion (Davis) Wells
Linda (Delafield) Riven
Heather (Eaman) Sheldrick
Martha (Eardley) Moss
Charles Gordon Edgar
Donna May (Embury) Garfat
Marshall Gellman
Beverly (Gibson) Goodsell
Ralph Hall lives in...
Susan (Hall) Rowe
Mary Edith (Haselton) Hoerig
Martha Hasenfratz
Bruce Houghton
James Houghton
Eugene Lapenna
Graeme Matte
Martha (Morin) Watson
Mary (Molson) Nesbitt
Brenda Joan Patterson
Judy (Reynolds) Cassidy
Jane (Rowe) Rice
Josine (Vanderberg) Reid
Judy (Seale) Taylor
Eric E. Smith
Carolyn (Stewart) Rogers
Susan (Tedford) Desnaulnier
John Frederick Todd
Tom Tyson
Janice (Wood) Tetreault
England
England
Vermont
Quebec
Quebec
Quebec
Vermont
Alberta
Quebec
Ontario
Quebec
Quebec
Ontario
England
Ontario
Quebec
Ontario
Bahamas
Ontario
Quebec
Quebec
Quebec
Ontario
Quebec
Quebec
California*
Ontario
Alberta
Quebec
Florida
Ontario
Ontario
Louisiana
Quebec
Ontario
Australia
Ontario
Quebec
Ontario
Ontario
Quebec
Ontario
Ontario
*Thanks Martha Hasenfratz for the great photos!
Who are they?
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Cadet Corps 1958
years
Doran Armstrong
Janet Cass
James Houghton
Judy (Reynolds) Cassidy
What ever happened to...
If you happen to know what became of any of the alumni listed below, please give the
Alumni Office a shout or drop us a line so we can update our records.
Richard Bean
Bernard Beckman
Irene Bernec
Lillian Bernec
Kerry Lee Botha
Rupert Bronsdon
John Cecil Butters
Janet (Butters) Stotland
Valerie (Cerini) Smith
Linda (Davis) Thornicroft
Robert Egan
David Keith Filman
Robert William Freeman
Sharon Janet Froom
Susan Clare Fry
Paul Giguere
Carolyne (Stewart) Rogers
Judy (Seale) Taylor
† Annette (Abbensetts) Riley
† Homer Harrison
† Gayland Rediker
† W. H. Solomon
† Larry C. Wilson
Gabor Gottlieb
James Ingram
Robert Johnston
James Kinnear
John Kirwin
John David Lucas
Marion (McDonald) Watts
Sue O’Hearn
Frances (Pawley) Whipple
Louise Raymond
Anita (Webb) Sartelle
Top (L-R): Mr. Fisher (Coach), Robin McFarlin, Russell French, Peter Despres, Bruce Houghton, Eugene Beasse
Bottom (L-R): Huntley, Shippel, Peter Audet, David Beasse, James Houghton, Eugene Lapenna, George Chiarella
Top (L-R): Judy (Seale) Taylor, Sue O’Hearn
Bottom (L-R): Irene Bernec, Martha Hasenfratz, Heather Eaman
If you recognize any of the peole below please give the Alumni Office a shout or drop us a line.
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Former head prefect talks about choice
Everyday choices can make a differVJ promised a “Mihwa bag” for
ence, Vijayant Bala (Class of ’94) told
everyone at Stanstead. (These arrived
students at the Academic Assembly
later in the year and can be seen being
Monday, April 7. The assembly was
used and re-used by students on and off
held to honour those students on the
campus.)
Headmaster’s List for the Winter Term.
In closing, VJ encouraged the stuA former head prefect and winner of
dents to capitalize on the power of
the Pitcher Prize, VJ is the founder of a
choices.
company that makes accessory prod“The more choices you make in a
ucts out of jute, including tote bags.
certain direction the more chances are
“If you use this bag 20 times instead
that your life will move in that direcof 20 plastic bags, you’re making a diftion. You are full of power and potenference. It’s a simple choice,” he said.
tial,” he said.
VJ came to Stanstead from Kuwait
Besides operating Hey Jute, VJ also
in 1990 shortly after it was invaded by
runs an engineering firm, Megalith Ltd.,
Iraq. He and his family were out of the
which prepares drawings for an internacountry at the time and consequently
tional clientele. He is recently engaged
avoided danger. However, all their
to his girlfriend Cristina Van Nest and
papers were stuck in Kuwait. As
will be getting married in India in
Headmaster Wolfe explained, Stanstead
January.
accepted VJ without any real evidence
After his speech, VJ stayed to hand
that he had been a student anywhere. Mihwa Kim holds one of the jute bags she helped
out Academic pins to those on the
The school didn’t regret the decision. design for VJ Bala’s company.
Headmaster’s List. He also presented
VJ thrived at Stanstead, which today he
the University of Toronto National
of Hey Jute’s products.
attributes to the school’s sense of com“That choice now allows 15 women in Book Award to Pierre-Olivier Jean as the
munity. “There weren’t too many students India to support themselves and their student who best demonstrates “superior
so your personality really had a chance to families,” said VJ.
academic performance, original and crestand out,” he said. “I found genuine
In addition, 4 percent of Hey Jute’s ative thought, and exceptional achieveinterest in who I was. The attention could profits go to Children’s Rights and You, ment in a broad context.”
have been good or it could have been bad an Indian non-governmental organization
The evening also saw the presentation
but it was interest.”
of certificates to those Grade 8 students
that champions rights for children.
After
graduation,
VJ
studied
Last year, VJ approached Art teacher who excelled in the Canadian Scholastic
Engineering at Queen’s University. He Christian Williams about having his stu- Achievement Contest, plus a medal to
then decided to capitalize on his entrepre- dents create a design for one of Hey Jute’s the school’s top points earner Chelsy
neurial and people skills. He also knew he tote bags. A number of students submit- Martin.
wanted to make a difference. He looked ted designs but Mihwa
around and found jute.
Kim’s design was ultiJute is a plant fibre grown primarily in mately chosen. VJ took
Bangladesh and India. It is strong, special note of the ripple
biodegradable, easily grown and, as it effect of this project.
decomposes, is conducive to further veg“The artists transferred
etable growth.
their feelings to a piece of
VJ started a company called Hey Jute paper,” he said. “You
and headed to India in search of a com- made a choice. Little did
pany that could create their first product you know that by making
– a jute iPod case. VJ was approached by that simple choice you
a self-help group that was trying to raise made a difference to
women out of difficult situations. They women on the other side Class of ’94 reunion: VJ met for dinner recently in Toronto with
won the contract and continue to make all of the world.”
Victor Kasowski, Robert Scobie and George Diamandopoulos.
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SC debaters at National Championships
By Helen White, Derby, Vt.
Grade 11
I walked out of Colby House at 5 a.m.
into the cool April air. The feeling hadn’t
really set in; I was going to Calgary for the
Canadian
National
Debate
Championships. I met my partner, IvesHugo L. Lanoie in front of the school and
packed my bags into the car. This was the
first Nationals for both of us. The difference was he had been to two debates,
while I couldn’t count the number I
attended. It was through good teamwork
and strong preparation that we qualified
for Calgary.
After a long ride to the airport, we met
up with the rest of the Quebec delegation,
most of whom were far more experienced
and had been to several national tournaments.
We arrived in Calgary on Thursday, got
ourselves settled and went to dinner. The
debating didn’t start until Saturday. I
couldn’t wait to see Banff National Park
on Friday. We left the hotel Friday morning and traveled through the Rocky
Mountains. The views were amazing. We
stopped for a short time at Lake Louise
before continuing on to Banff and the hot
springs.
In Banff, we did some shopping at boutique stores and hopped back on the bus
to return to the hotel for a night of prepa-
ration. We ordered in
and prepped in
groups for the tournament the next day.
Our first two rounds
were on the prepared
topic, “This House
would implement a
carbon
tax
in
Canada.”
Ives-Hugo Lanoie
In our first round,
we faced a strong
team from Webber
A c a d e m y .
Unfortunately, due to
some mistakes on our
part,
we
lost.
However, we picked it
up in the next round
and won convincingHelen White
ly. Coming out of the prepared rounds we
were 1-1.
In the first unprepared round of the
tournament, we were against a friend of
mine from Trinity College. We had
prepped with him the night before and
were impressed with his knowledge. In a
tough round, we squeaked out a one-point
victory. With two wins, we had one debate
left that day.
Fortunately, we had prepped well, as a
topic we had practiced back home came
up in the next round: “This House would
partition Iraq.” I was familiar with the
topic from the tryouts for the Canadian
National team and we as a team had
debated it in our weekly club. Once again,
we won a very close debate. Hugo and I
were elated at the fact that we, the only
team in the tournament without an
English Canadian, were 3-1. If we won
both our rounds on Sunday we would
make the quarter-finals.
However, it was not to be. In our first
round on Sunday we faced two extremely
strong debaters, one of whom was on the
Canadian team and had traveled across the
globe to go to Worlds, and it didn’t hurt
that they were from the host school,
William Aberhart. In a not-so-close decision, we lost. At 3-2 it was unlikely that we
would make the quarters.
In our last round, we faced another team
from the host school. Once again, little
mistakes tripped us up and we lost the
round.
We finished 3-3 and were the third place
Quebec team. To some, this would be a
disappointment. To us, a team with far less
experience with both debating and
English, this was a fantastic finish.
I’d like to thank Mr. Rioux for being an
awesome coach and helping us get prepared, Mr. Wolfe for all his support, Hugo
for being a great partner and travel companion. This trip was filled with too many
memories to fit on paper and it’s an experience I will never forget.
United Nations Day returns to Stanstead
West African delegation
Once again,
Stanstead
College
welcomed
children from
area elementary
schools for the
second annual
UN Day. And
once again, the
event was a huge
Members of the Mexican pavilion
success.
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Ti-i-i-mberrrr! Bugbee tree felled by winds
Bugbee house directors past and present.
Strong winds that whipped through
Stanstead the night of June 10 did more
than just rattle windows. They also blew
down a major portion of what everyone
knows as the Bugbee tree.
While the main trunk and half of the
upper branches remained standing after
the storm, it was decided
Just prior to the felling of the Bugbee
the tree was too unstable tree, past house directors gathered around
to save. And so, on June the tree one last time for a photo. On hand
12 the Bugbee tree was were (pictured left to right) Alex Philip,
cut down.
Peter Ashworth, André Simard, Christian
The old maple had Wells, Simon Foster and Adam Spirk.
clearly been ailing for
(Incidentally, when Stanstead College
some time but that had- returned to co-ed status in 1979, the girls
n’t stopped two decades occupied Bugbee for two years before
of Bugbee boys from moving into Colby. So the boys can’t claim
posing with it for their sole possession of the Bugbee
annual house photo. tree.)
Tradition dictated
that Grade 9 boys
who had done their
three years in
Bugbee earned the privilege of sitting
in the branches for the photos.
If you look at the photos lining the
hallway of Bugbee House, the first
school photo taken at the Bugbee tree
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Students see pink
In February, dozens of students and teachers showed up
at school in pink as their way
of taking a stand against bullying. Earlier in the week, students were provided with the
opportunity to sign pledges
declaring that they would not
bully nor would they ignore
bullying around them.
a brighter future with programs
The pink clothing has
in education, sports and simple
human interaction,” Collin
wrote in his thank-you to
Global Crossroad.
Earlier in the year, Collin was
part of a Round Square delegation to Peru. At Baccalaureate,
he won the King Constantine
Medal for commitment to
Round Square ideals.
You can also see a video of
Collin’s trip on Youtube. Simply
search for “Collin Ghana.”
Service trip to Ghana
Collin De La Bruere of
Newport, Vt. spent March
Break in Kumasi, Ghana
where,
working
through
Global Crossroad, he taught
English and Math to young
orphans.
Collin, about to enter Grade
12, travelled with teacher Chris
Kopar for the excursion.
“I was able to do my small
part to help many of these children not only meet essential
daily needs but to work toward
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become associated with
International Stand Up to
Bullying Day. The origin goes
back to a high school in
Halifax where a new kid
showed up wearing pink. After
he was harassed by bullies, two
classmates organized a show
of solidarity by encouraging
the student body to show up
the next day wearing pink.
Spring Sports
Junior girls and the senior boys each had terrific seasons.
Stanstead College capped off what
may very well be the most successful athletic year in the school's history with a
terrific spring season.
The Spartans dominated in local
rugby. The junior-bantam boys went
undefeated in non-league play against
local schools, won the Richmond's
Sevens Tournament and ended the season with an overall record of 11-4.
The junior girls likewise had a terrific
season, dominating against local schools,
despite a large roster of inexperienced
players, including Ximena Enecoiz,
Grade 9, and Fernanda Afif, Grade 8,
both of whom won Junior S's, along with
team captain Dawn Namagoose, Grade
9. This was Dawn's third letter this year,
Ximena's second.
At the senior level, both the boys and
the girls won their respective ETIAC
championships.
After losing their first two ETIAC
games, the senior girls faced a situation
where they could not lose any more
games if they wanted to make the playoffs. As the season drew to a close, the
Spartans defeated Galt by 7 points and
assumed both they and Galt would drop
their subsequent games to a strong BCS
team. However, BCS lost both those
games, setting up a three-way tie for first
place. Stanstead's earlier win against Galt
gave them a one-point advantage and a
playoff berth.
Ultimately, Stanstead beat a very
tough BCS team 29-24.
"We were amazed by the way the girls
turned themselves into this amazing
family, fighting for each other every single game, giving each other something to
play for," said coach Eryn Hessian. "As a
family we met our goals, every single one
of them, and we
peaked at precisely
the right moment,
Senior girls celebrate (above) and junior boys show their stuff (right). 21
played our best game on May 27 and
walked off the field Playoff Champions,
exactly where we wanted to be."
Lindsay Smith, Grade 11, won the
Roger Marino Trophy for senior girls
rugby. Coach Hessian described Lindsay
as a determined leader who takes responsibility for every play and is always concerned for the common good.
"She doesn't quite know where her
limits are and I'm not sure if she has
any," she said. "She is the driving force
of the team."
On the senior boys' side, the Spartans
dominated the league, going undefeated
in local competition, winning the
Richmond Sevens Tournament, winning
the ETIAC league and championship
title and earning an overall record of 162.
Neil Simon meets Chekhov
By Barb Elliot
This
year’s
choice for the
school play was
slightly different.
The Good Doctor
by Neil Simon, a
series of vaudevillian sketches
based on the
At this year’s Spring Athletic Assembly Julian
Perrotta (Grade 12) took home the Donald A. short stories of
Ross cup for boys rugby while Lindsay Smith Anton Chekov,
(Grade 11) was the recipient of the Roger
seemed to be the
Marino trophy for girls rugby.
right choice for
Julian Perrotta, Grade 12, was this eight neophyte Diego Lecanda, Valerie Bourassa and Natasha Podd in a scene from The
a Good Doctor.
year's winner of the Donald A. Ross thespians:
working class man sneezes on his boss’s for the old man; and a huge cast for the
Cup.
"He wants to be the best every time head, a lady of the house settles accounts banker’s foot. Rehearsals could be very
he steps on the field and usually is," said with her governess, a Casanova tries his entertaining as we tried to create the right
coach Adam Spirk. "If the opponent charm on his friend’s wife, an eager dental effect. Actors were falling, pulling out hair,
made the mistake of giving him space student pulls a tooth, an aging banker suf- tripping, spilling coffee or praying for
fering from gout deals with an overzealous mercy – all part of the script. I don’t think
they paid every time."
Julian scored 28 tries in 17 games this client, a desperate young actress auditions, a comedy is ever funny for the actor until
year and has won six championships and and two lonely old people fantasize about opening night when audience feedback
and laughter make the jokes funny.
six Major S awards in his six seasons at getting together.
Once again I had the dedicated and
All these vignettes are held together by
Stanstead.
At Baccalaureate, Julian was hon- the writer contemplating the pitfalls of insightful assistance of Jean-Jacques
oured with the Thomas Johnson writing as a career. The humour is over- Prévost and Darija Rabadzija. With their
Memorial Trophy for the all-round sen- the-top, interjected with poignantly serious theatrical backgrounds, their help was
moments – something these actors would invaluable and we worked together as a
ior boy athlete of the year.
very compatible team.
enjoy.
We signed our names on the wall,
In this situation, a stationary box set was
not feasible and the focus became the cos- cleaned up the costume/prop room and
tumes in order to create the illusion of locked the door for another year. I know
time and space. Once again, students ben- the play will remain in the hearts and
efitted from the expertise of Erica memories of all those involved and I
Massotto who designed and constructed congratulate everyone on a job well
the 19th century Russian costumes. It is done.
The cast of The Good Doctor consisted of
always amazing to see the change that
occurs when an actor dons his attire for Natasha Podd (Grade 8), Francis Williams
the first time. The light goes on and the (Grade 11), Diego Lecanda (Grade 11),
actor and his character finally become one Valerie Bourassa (Grade 12), Charlotte
Gervais (Grade 12), Ives-Hugo Lanoie
and the same.
Andrea Dumas of Quebec City receives the
Of course, it was fun finding the props: (Grade 12), Christina Nash (Grade 11),
Shirley Wolter Trophy from Alex Philip. This
a
large
pair of pliers for the dentist and a and Eva Chen (Grade 10). The stage crew
trophy is presented to the all-round senior
medicine chest full of terrifying instru- was Brandon Fortin and John Coburn,
girl athlete of the year. Andrea also won the
Trueman-McFadyen Trophy as the top girl
ments; an old typewriter for the writer; lighting by Jeffrey Cowen and makeup and
scholar-athlete. The top boy scholar athlete,
nose clippers for the husband; a top hat costumes by Meaghan Fullerton.
winner of the Bowman Hall Award, was
Pierre-Olivier Jean
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Student wins
provincial medal
Congratulations
to
Tania Laroche Duhamel,
now entering Grade 12,
from
St-Denis-deBrompton. She is one of
this year’s recipients of a
Quebec
Lieutenant
Governor’s Youth Medal.
This award is given annuTania Laroche Duhamel ally to senior high school
students who “demonstrate the ability to go beyond their personal best
through courage and dedication, exert a positive
influence on their school or community through
tangible and proven action, and are a source of
inspiration for young people.”
Nominated by the faculty, Tania was recognized
for her involvement in Round Square and other
service projects, her academic excellence and her
active participation in school life, from choir to
sports.
“Tania is a highly valued member of our school
and a great contributor to our community,” the
nomination stated. “She is an engaging, intelligent
and caring person and a most deserving candidate
for the Lieutenant Governor’s Youth Medal.”
Tania has been a Stanstead boarder since she
arrived here in 2003 as a Grade 7 student.
“Tania’s interest in global initiatives and helping
people in need was possibly triggered by her
Grade 9 exchange trip to Nunavut,” stated her
nomination. “Today, as an active member of our
Round Square club, she organizes fundraisers for
service projects throughout the world. She has
also attended two international Round Square
Conferences, including this past February in
Lima, Peru, where Tania spent a life-changing day
building a community centre in Chincha, an area
heavily devastated by earthquake in August 2007.”
Tania is a prefect and a member of the choir
and the debating team. She also plays soccer, basketball and rugby. Academically, she is in the top
third of her class.
“An incredible role model for her classmates,
she is always positive and always puts others
above self,” the faculty nomination said.
Wisely, Rita Louise Montour waited until after Grad to shave her head. She’s joined
here by the formerly pony-tailed Gavin Foster.
Sacrificing locks and
lunches for good causes
On May 15 and 16, approximately time for the student’s long weekend.
30 students and teachers took part in
Together the students and teachers
the Word Vision 30-Hour Famine, the surpassed their goal of $2000 and
purpose of which was to raise funds raised $2153, enough for 43 Malawi
to allow children in Malawi to attend children to attend school next year.
school.
In addition, the school raised over
Besides the monetary aspect, the $2500 for cancer research this year.
point of the exercise organized by the Once again, a number of the boys –
Round Square Club was to give the and one girl, Rita Louise Montour –
participants an idea of what it’s like to volunteered to shave their heads in
go hungry, even if it’s just for one day. exchange for donations. But the big
The participants ate
money was on teacher
breakfast
Thursday
Gavin Foster; if the
morning and went
school hit the $2500
through the rest of the
mark, he would cut off
day’s regular routine of
his ponytail.
classes,
clubs
and
The goal was reached
evening study without
and, as Mr. Foster said,
eating. While the rest of Maria Rubio goes to town on if you’re going to do
the school had lunch, Anthony Pasquale’s head.
something, you might
the famine participants gathered in as well do it right. So he shaved it all
the student centre to play games, off.
watch videos, listen to music and supThe money raised allowed the
port each other as stomachs rumbled. school to enter a team in the Relay for
The students continued their fast Life in Magog. The school team
overnight, bunking down in the stu- walked on behalf of fellow student
dent centre until the next day, when Audrey-Ann Bourassa, who is fightthe fast ended just before noon, in ing a her own battle with cancer.
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Panels by Mihwa Kim.
Gym gets facelift courtesy of student artists
Kim. Mihwa’s is the largest of the four – a panoramic view of the
campus and silhouettes of students representing the many countries of origin.
The fifth – a stylized version of the school crest (see back
cover) – is by Grade 12 student Maria del Pilar Roel. It’s on the
wall of the student centre, replacing the spherical crest that had
become a bit of a concern hanging over the doorway.
The inspiration for the project came from Headmaster Wolfe
who, during an Admissions visit to St-Martin, saw a mural depicting international flags as silhouettes of people.
Upon his return, he shared the idea with Christian, who
thought it was a great plan but suggested instead of the student
centre it was time for the gym to get some sprucing up.
Christian then asked those students interested to submit design
ideas. When he showed them to the headmaster, they decided
they were so good that they wouldn’t do just one but four. In
addition, they asked Maripily Roel to create a crest for the student centre.
Transferring scale drawings to wall-sized murals was a major
undertaking for the students and required a great deal of time
and commitment.
“It was a really challenging project and took months of class
time,” says Christian. “It can get really tedious for kids.”
Two of the students, Jimena and Olivia, had to redo a considerable amount of their work when the varnish they used yellowed their whites.
After a final push, the murals were all installed before the end
of the school year.
Student Jimena Castro works on some of the fine detail of her panel.
For the past several years, Art teacher Christian Williams has
overseen class projects to recreate large versions of classic paintings. Each student works on a panel section, and eventually they
all miraculously fit together as a single giant piece of art. These
murals now hang in the student centre.
This past year, though, the project has been a little different.
Instead of one mural, there are five. Instead of groups, individual student artists created the works. Instead of copies, they’re
original works. And instead of hanging in the student centre,
four of the five are in the gym lobby.
And they look awesome!
The four gymnasium sports-themed panels were created by
Grade 10 student Olivia Demerchant, Grade 11 students
Alfonso Alfaro and Jimena Castro and Grade 12 student Mihwa
Panels by Jimena Castro (above), Olivia Demerchant (top left) and Alfonso
Alfaro (bottom left). Maripily Roel’s creation is on the back cover of this issue.
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For Admissions, personal connections are key
There are 78 private English high
schools in Canada, 12 of them in Quebec
alone. Let’s not even talk about the number of private schools in the United States.
That’s a lot of anglers going after a small
school of fish, and most of them are
offering similar messages about the benefits of private education. How does
Stanstead College reel them in?
The most potent bait, says the Stanstead
Admissions team, is making personal connections.
“It’s all about relationship-building,”
says Admissions associate Joanne Ross,
“getting out there as much as we can.”
To that end, the Admissions team finds
itself travelling more and more – last year
alone to Germany, Mexico, St-Martin,
Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, not to
mention countless school fairs closer to
home.
Ironically, the ease by which families can
visit schools virtually on the Internet has
made travel that much more important.
“We want families to meet a real person,” says Joanne Carruthers, director of
Admissions. “If a family makes inquiries
to 12 schools and a representative from
one of those schools meets them in person, which school is that family more likely to choose?”
Not only do families have more
choices but the demographic of the eligible private-school student is shrinking.
Consequently, families can be and are
more choosy. Fourteen years ago when
Joanne Carruthers began working in
Admissions, the team sifted through
approximately
500
inquiries to recruit the 90
or so new students the
College needs every year
to maintain “full” enrollment. These days, it takes
nearly 1000 inquiries to
glean the same number of
new students.
And with each inquiry,
the Admissions team of
“the
Joannes,”
Admissions
associate
Graham Chandler and The Admissions team: Joanne Carruthers, Suzanne Marrotte,
Joanne Ross and Graham Chandler.
administrative assistant
Suzanne Marrotte go out of their way to part of that time as house director of
personalize their communications as they Davis House. He went on to coach soccer
promote the Stanstead niche – small size, at Dalhousie University but grew weary of
international student body, bilingual “all coaching, all the time” and returned to
atmosphere, rigorous athletics and a well- Stanstead last fall as a teacher and a school
rounded program where “everyone gets a recruiter.
“I really missed being involved with the
chance to shine,” says Joanne Ross, who
kids
and I missed the small atmosphere,”
has the experience of being the mother of
says Graham. “The distance of
two alumni (JD ’00 and Peter
‘This
isn’t
six years gave me a better
’03) and the wife of another
(Dugie ’70).
just abstract understanding of what
Stanstead does and how it realWhat makes it easy for the
sales.
We
ly does prepare students. I
Admissions team to promote
Stanstead is that, unlike
know the remember seeing kids come
into university, and the ones
schools with vast Admissions
kids.’
from private schools adapted
offices that are involved
strictly in recruiting, Stanstead’s so much more easily. They knew what it
small team is involved in all aspects was like to live with a roommate, eat instiof school life, whether as teachers, tutional food, balance a schedule. They
coaches, club supervisors or as advi- could ride out the blips and they were so
well prepared for the academic rigours of
sors.
“This isn’t just abstract sales,” university.”
For Graham, there are two great
says Joanne Carruthers. “We know
the kids, and we understand that moments in recruiting. One is landing that
everything we do every day – the great kid, the one you know is going to
teachers, the administrators, sup- make a huge contribution to the school
port staff – it’s marketing, from what we and get everything possible out of the
do in the classrooms to the coaching to experience. The other thrill, he says, is seethe conversations we have with kids in the ing the shy kid who might have disappeared in the large public system blossom
hallways.”
Admissions associate Graham Chandler at Stanstead.
“Seeing them at Baccalaureate so upset
has perhaps the best perspective in terms
to
leave and having to be dragged away by
of knowing what Stanstead offers. He
taught here from 1997 to 2001 and spent their parents! That says a lot. And it’s a
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A successful calamity: Stanstead rebuilds
The first to notice the smoke on that Saturday afternoon, May meant the decentralization of the whole school, the standard of
28, 1938 were students and teachers in the dining hall. But it was education was maintained.”
the blind Music teacher, Mr. Martin, who located the fire by the
That same Monday, letters of condolence began pouring in –
sound of the crackling on the roof.
from alumni, colleagues, trustees, even suppliers, including a
The alarm sounded: The main building at Stanstead College telegram from the Gestetner Company in Montreal:
was on fire.
“Very sorry to hear of your disaster stop shall be glad to loan
What started out as a chimney fire soon spread along the roof you a machine to help you out if yours is out of commission.”
and downward. By the time the fire brigades from Stanstead,
There was also the matter of providing for faculty and students
Rock Island, Derby Line and Newport arrived, the building was who had lost their possessions in the fire. The College offered
too far gone to save, and efforts turned to protecting nearby displaced staff members $100 to purchase emergency supplies
Pierce Hall and Bugbee Business School.
and requested a list of lost items.
By evening, the school’s original building and most of its conTeacher Elsie McFadzen’s loss, for instance, totaled $777.
tents were gone.
However, she did not seek further compensation from the
And so began two years at Stanstead College without a main College aside from the $100 bonus. “I do not feel that the college
teaching or housing facility.
is at all responsible or liable for these losses,” she wrote to Dr.
Managing the chaos and overseeing the rebuilding was the Amaron. “I, myself, should have covered with insurance my
principal, Dr. E.C. Amaron. He was away the day of the fire, property if I expected reimbursements. As it happened, this year
attending a High School Prinicipal’s Dinner at Macdonald I had more books and furnishings at the college than I usually
College. When word reached him, he quickly excused himself.
have and had planned to insure what I left during the summer. I
“The trip between St. Anne and Montreal is one which I shall should have made plans for an earlier date.”
long remember,” he wrote to a colleague, “and you can imagine
Students too submitted receipts for compensation. Student R.
my relief when reaching Montreal I learned only the main build- Rivard compiled a three-page list, starting with one set of winter
ing had been destroyed and there had been no casualties.”
underwear ($3.50) and five sets of summer underwear ($5.00)
By the time Dr. Amaron returned to the College, relief efforts and ending with one pair of spring & fall gloves ($2.50). The list
were already under way.
does not include “my Raccoon coat because that was covered by
“Helping hands were extended from all directions,” wrote insurance.”
Joan MacDonald in her book The
And then there was the biggest decision of all. What to do
Stanstead College Story. “A supper prepared about the school? On the Monday afternoon following the fire,
for the Golf Club was turned over to the the board of directors met to discuss the future. The decision
College and served in the hall of was unanimous: rebuild.
Centenary Church. [Stanstead mayor]
In fact, the board saw the fire as an opportunity to modernize.
Edward Struthers took charge of billet- A plan was devised not only to replace the main building but also
ing teachers and pupils in the communi- to build a new separate residence for girls abutting Pierce Hall.
ty…Homes were provided by generous Dr. Amaron hinted at the possibilities of renewal in his message
citizens
in that year’s College annual:
for
all
“As I write this brief message
Grades X,
to the students who leave
Dr. E.C. Amaron
XI and XII
Stanstead College within a few
students, so these young people
days to enter wider fields of expecould write their final examinarience, there lies spread before
tions of the year.
me the still smoldering ruins of
“Classes continued on Monday,
the old Main Building. It is a sad
some in the gymnasium, some in
sight but somehow through it I
the shorthand room of Bugbee
seem to see a finer building and I
Business College, and French
like to think that this will mean
classes doubled up in the Holmes
the opening of a new era for
Memorial School. Lennoxville and
Stanstead College in which the
Sherbrooke High Schools loaned
significant contribution the
textbooks and, although the fire The scene of devastation, May 28, 1938
College is making to the life of
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the nation will become even more impressive.”
think of the student body as a nomadic group – wandering from
Dr. John C. Colby was named chairman of the committee place to place and in most cases apparently liking it. For many,
charged with raising the $300,000 needed for this project.
for instance, the distance between the church and the college,
Meanwhile, there was a new school year to prepare for. The even at a snail’s pace, was always too short. On the other hand,
September 3, 1938 minutes state the following:
the long climb from Joe’s Place on a blizzardy February day was
“The Secretary reported that the following accommodation never a very pleasant experience. What I am getting at is that you
has been arranged: St. Joseph Hall, Rock Island, for boys, capac- have put up with many inconveniences during the year both in
ity 40. Stanstead Inn for girls, capacity 25. Mrs. S. Stevens’ house residence and in the classroom and you have been awfully good
for teachers and small boys, capacity 14. Centenary United sports about it. I like to believe that you will look back on this
Church for dining room. Four classrooms are provided in the year with a good deal of satisfaction.”
Bugbee Building while a fifth was built over the Heating Plant.
On November 11, 1939, the cornerstone of the new building
This will be used later
was laid at a ceremony attended by over 200.
for Manual Training.
Dr. Colby was among the speakers:
Accommodation is yet
“When the new building has been erected
to be made for a numand paid for we may well feel in looking
ber of lady teachers and
back upon the conflagration that it has
for a quarantine hospiproved to be a successful calamity,” he told
tal.”
the crowd.
But by the end of
The gratitude for Dr. Colby’s fundraising
October, “…four apartefforts was so great that the board suggestments in the Ames
ed naming the building in his honour.
block in Stanstead have
However, the December 11, 1939 minutes
been leased to accomreport that “Dr. Colby had requested that
St. Joseph’s Hall in Rock Island, AKA “Joe’s Place.”
modate girls, lady teachthe matter of naming the new building be
ers and kitchen staff.” And St.
deferred as it would be difficult for him to
Joseph’s Hall down the hill had
approach his friends for contributions for a
quickly been nicknamed “Joe’s
building bearing his own name.”
Place.”
(The building eventually was named after
The number of boarding stuDr. Colby in 1958. See our Fall 2007 issue
dents at the beginning of the
for that story.)
school year was a respectable 76,
The school moved into the new building
down only 18 from the year prior.
on April 1, 1940, with the official opening
In January, Dr. Amaron reported
taking place June 15 with 500 in attendance.
to the board that “the temporary
The editorial in the yearbook that year
arrangements, though somewhat
stated the following:
inconvenient, were working out The Stanstead Inn, later a butcher stop, later still
“Ever since September we have been
destroyed
by
fire.
satisfactorily.” Nonetheless, by
watching the construction of the new buildthen the number of boarders had declined to 58.
ing – watching it grow from a maze of steel and brick to a school.
It was around this time that Dr. Colby suggested that the board Now we are in it, and it more than fulfills our expectations. Few
postpone plans for the girls residence and continue raising people who have not been in Stanstead since the fire can realize
money for the main building. This would mean, however, that how much this building means to us, and the changes which it
with the new building holding fewer boarders than the old, the has made in our school life.”
College would have to run a deficit until the new residence could
be constructed. (It wasn’t constructed until 1958, by which time
Stanstead was on its way to becoming – temporarily – an all-boys
school.)
A year after the fire, the committee had raised 467 contributions totaling $263,000, including $75,000 insurance and $50,000
from province.
In his 1939 yearbook message, Dr. Amaron wrote: “1939 has
been a year in the wilderness – in my depressed moments I Architect’s drawing of the proposed new main building and adjacent
remember something about forty years in the wilderness!... I girls residence.
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Red & White Fund
A big thanks to everyone who donated to the 2007-2008 Red & White Fund. Together, we managed to raise $213,166. While this
was short of this year’s objective, due in part to a shortfall in contributions from foundations, we were very pleased to see that our
alumni and current parents in particular were quite generous, providing us with over $22,000 more in donations than they did last
year.
Our 2008-2009 Red & White Campaign is already under way, and we look forward to hearing from all of you who believe in the
mission of Stanstead College and who want to do their share to help current and future students enjoy all that Stanstead has to offer.
Thanks again.
Dugie Ross, Director of Advancement
Founder’s Club
1951 Elizabeth (Bradshaw) Griffiths
1982 Ian Jackson
Mary Lillian Elliot Trust
Maas Family Fund
Christopher Root
Carl Gary Taylor Foundation for Children
Richard Renaud
C. Ronald Spaulding
Yoshitaka Taguchi
Susan Telling
Philip Webster
Michael Wolfe
Yuichiro Yuda
Trustees’ Club
1977 Stephen Carden
1969 Joseph Levy
Robert J. Callander
Joung Ju Yoon and Hyunmee Sun
Major S Club
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1964 Meredith Hayes
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1972 James Deacon
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1977 John Nadeau
1982 Gary Bakelmun
1985 Zubin Panthaki
1987 Andrew ten Pas
Michel Cadrin
George F. Carter
Andrew Davies
Sophie Economides
Chris Kopar
Joanne Ross
Rotary Club
Peter and Maria Savory
Amani Sawaya
Headmaster’s Club
1966 Hershel Gottheil
Luis Armando Alvarez Ruiz
Top Marks
J. Harrison Monane
Tallman Pitcher Club
1926 John Colby
1968 Georges Beaubien
1970 J. Dugald Ross
1971 Hugh Gurd
1972 Jonathan Cowen
1975 Joel Segal
1979 Robert Mayhew
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Jim Campbell
Nathalie Ferland
Roger Hamel
Stanstead Chapter IODE
John & Sylvie MacIsaac
Giving to the Red & White Fund this
year? Be sure to let your employer
know. Many companies encourage philanthropy by offering a “matching gift”
program. Lists of participating companies can be found online, or you can
check with your Human Resources
Department.
It’s another way to stretch the value
of your gift to Stanstead College.
College Club
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1941 Irene (Cooper) Oaker
1944 Eleanor (Duffy) Campbell
1944 Ian Spofforth
1946 Gertrude Ketcham
1949 Richard Colt
1950 Anita (Soutiere) Judd
1952 Frederick Robert Pugh
1956 Peter Farwell
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1966 Edward Cayley
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1977 Alphonso Rizzuto
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Alain Ainslie et Anny-Lyne Thibodeau
Georges Boissé et Céline Villemure
Jean Bourassa et Odette Megre
Karen (Cushing) MacPherson
Arnold Hill
Ives-Hugo L. Lanoie
Germain Lapointe
Renald Laquerre
Mario Lefort and Deborah Nash
Claude Lemay
Angelo Perrotta and Antonietta Altieri
Sandra Rau
Helmut Muller and Karin Ritter
Alta Sheldon
André Simard
Doug Smith
Trevor & Stefanee Evans
Hugh Thomson
Kenneth Yates
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1942 William Flint
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1944 Beryl Coates
1944 Andrew Martin
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1945 Albert Murphy
1946 Mary (Cowan) Bailey
1946 Gordon Stuart
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Della (Rediker) Goodsell
Robert Stewart
Millicent (Struthers) Pratt
Philippa (Wiser) Lynn
Clarence Copp
Sandra (Duff) Voegele
W. John Mackay
Shirley (Davidson) Bonic
William Fluhmann
Jack Gold
Valerie (Healy) Lindsey
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Allan & Betty Smith
Raymond St-Sauveur
Russell M. Hill
Steuart Levell
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Merlyn Royea
Betty Boyd
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Georgia Copland
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Paul Quattrocchi
John Peter Bochene
Bruce Cappell
Ross Fraser
John Mackenzie
Scott Waugh
William Robinson
Bruce Walker
David Williams
Scott Morgan
Roger Casgrain
1976 Michael McRae
1976 Joe Vaitekunas
1977 Steven Philip
1977 Wolfram Schmitz
1978 Jacques Picard
1978 Carmelo Rizzo
1980 Kevin Philip
1982 Tracey Emms
1984 John Emms
1986 Oleg Vydykhan
1990 Keri Reynolds
1992 Amanda (Emslie) Lozier
1992 François Paradis
1992 Christopher Yates
1993 Kristen Denney
1994 Victor Kasowski
1995 Kevin McCoubrey
1995 Suzy McDonald
1996 Ianitt Yoo
1999 Adam Spirk
2000 Nicolas Gariepy
Nancy Amos
Peter Ashworth
Noel Bellas
Maida Benoit
Louis Bergeron
Claude Bourgouin
David Brown
Nancy (Butters) Pacaud
Kristen Byrnes
Carmen Campbell
Bella Capelli
Colin Channell
Gaston Cooper and Nancy ShecapioBlacksmith
E. Stewart Cowen
Robert Cowling
John Cunningham
Don's Carpet
Jacques de Billy
Real J. & Denise M. Desrochers
Maud (Duncan) Curtis
Christina Duncan
Andrew Elliot
Barbara Elliot
Bridget Fetterly
Carla Lempke
Simon Foster
Jay and Celine Amdur
Marie-Josee Gaboriault
Joseph & Estelle Gaboriault
Sylvie Gaboriault
Robert Gaboriault
Barry Gallant
Louise Gittens
Louise (Goodfellow) Retchless
Green Mountain Electric Supply
Gray's Painting & Sealing, Inc.
John & Sherry Gribbon
Eryn Hessian
Pat Hunt, Inc.
Clement Jacques
Alicia Jones
Scott & Patricia Laber
Helene (Ledoux) Lussier
Malcolm & Joan MacDonald
Daniel L. Marquette
Michel & Kimberly Martin
Francine Maurice
Stephanie May
Joyce Montgomery
David Moore
Guy Moore & Diane Dufour
Lise Morel
Nelson Murphy
Ross Murray
Wim Overwater
Poulin Lumber
Donna (Patterson) Richter
Mary (Pearson) Martin
Chris Planetta
Jean Jacques Prevost
Ray's Auto Service
James Rioux
Lucie Roy
James Scheib
Ann Semeniuk
Marie-Eve Simard
Christopher & Teresa Skelton
Jeff Standage
Geoffrey Telling
Suzanne (Terrien) Marrotte
Margaret Tirrell
Joanne (Tracy) Carruthers
Joanne (Trenholme) Marosi
United Church of Newport
Diane Troelstrup
Thomas Vandor
Celine Vydykhan
Norman Southward
Julie Smith
Lisa (Welden) Smith
Christian Wells
Grace Whyte
Christian Williams
David Woodard
Brian Woods
Thanks to all our Western Canada alumni who answered our West Coast Challenge. We managed to hit the $5,000 target, and
our anonymous donor has come through as promised and matched it.
That brings the total to $10,560, and with a few pledges still to arrive we will likely top the $11,000 mark.
It’s a great example of what we can achieve when we all work together. Thanks to everyone in Western Canada for their support. We look forward to seeing some of you at our alumni reunion in Calgary on October 15, our Vancouver reunion on October
16 and our alumni social in Victoria on October 17.
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Au Revoir
Noel Bellas
Rachel Foster
Rachel Foster has worked for the past year in our
Math/Science Department teaching Statistics,
Math and Chemistry. She also taught in our ESL
program and was the driving force behind our
new Learning Resource Centre. To top it off, she
helped coach our bantam girls soccer team,
enthusiastically supervised our cross-country
skiers and worked with the Duke of Edinburgh program. Rachel
is one of those people who unfortunately never seem to get
enough credit because she simply does her job with quiet determination and competence, never asking for credit or expecting
kudos. But she is also one of those people that no school should
be without.
After spending the past year and
a half working in our University
Guidance Department, Noel is
returning to his career in social
work. During his time with us,
Noel also taught Grade 12
Psychology, Life Skills and
Career Education and helped
coach our junior boys basketball team. His accurate calls as an
umpire in our spring softball league will be missed by everyone
involved. We sincerely appreciate the time that Noel dedicated to
helping our graduates select their universities and programs this
year.
Sora Davis
Sora has been the schools counsellor since the fall of 2006,
working primarily one-on-one
with a number of our students
and consulting with parents and
faculty members. Her compassion, insightful analysis and sincerity have been of true benefit
to many over the past two years and we will especially miss her
leadership and valuable contributions to the student/faculty
Respect Committee. This initiative has been a tremendously positive addition to our community and we are grateful for all of her
efforts in launching this important program.
Louise Retchless
Louise taught at Stanstead College for a year in
1986-87 and has been here for a second round
since 2001. In that time she has filled many
important roles: humanities teacher, coach of our
junior girls soccer team and driving force behind
our spring softball league. She has been Director
of University Guidance and for the past three
years our Director of Academics. She also taught at the Summer
Language Adventure for 16 seasons. Louise has made such a
tremendous contribution to the school over many years. She is a
caring, hard-working and dedicated professional who is passionate about teaching. She leaves us to accept a position as vice-principal at Alexander Galt Regional High School.
Gavin Foster
Adam Spirk
Gavin and Rachel Foster joined
our faculty this past September
after teaching in Ecuador and
have decided to return to
Ontario. For the past year, Gavin
has been the College's music
instructor, teaching students in
Grades 7 through 11 and leading
the jazz band. He has also taught Grade 10 history and helped
coach our swim team and bantam and junior boys rugby teams.
Gavin has brought great energy, enthusiasm and commitment to
all of his endeavours, and if you need any proof of that, remember that he sacrificed his entire head of hair, including the pony
tail, in support of our Relay for Life cancer fundraiser.
After three years in our
Advancement and Alumni
Affairs department and as the
assistant and director of Bugbee
House, Adam is returning to
university in Montreal to complete his degree. As a member of
our staff, he has passed on his
passion for sports to many of our students through his involvement as a coach of our football, girls hockey and senior boys
rugby teams. Adam describes himself as a die-hard Spartan and
that term is absolutely accurate. He carries Stanstead College
with him everywhere he goes.
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Sue Telling closes the door on Webster
It’s hard to imagine that the first residents
of Webster House are now in their early
thirties. It seems only a short while ago that
the senior girls were at long last moving out
of Colby and into their very own dorm.
It seems equally hard to believe that this
fall, someone who has been a part of
Webster since its beginning will no longer
be in the house. After 18 years – 14 of
them as house director – Sue Telling is
leaving Webster.
With upwards of 45 boarders in the
house each year, Sue has seen a lot of girls
come and go.
“Some you do get very close to,” she
says. “I’m not in regular correspondence
with too many but it’s nice to see them all
again at reunions.”
Sue arrived at the College in 1987 with
husband Geoff, who joined the
Humanities Department after 15 years of
teaching and administrating in the UK,
Germany and Cyprus, many of these
postings working with children of military
personnel. It was good training for Sue
when Webster opened in 1991 because it
accustomed her not only to travel and
meeting people but also to saying goodbye
to pepole she has gotten to know.
Over the years, Sue saw her role as part
mother figure, part disciplinarian. Either
way, you end up feeling responsible for the
girls, she says.
“My policy was that I would always be
here to answer questions,” she says. “I
never failed to answer my door,
because I never knew when it
might be an emergency.”
While looking after the needs of
a houseful of girls, Sue and Geoff
were also raising their own children. Rosalind was in Grade 7
when they moved into Webster,
Stephen entering Grade 10.
“Living in residence can be a bit
hard on your own kids because
you’re sharing yourself with the
boarders,” says Sue. “In our case, it
wasn’t too bad because they were Sue Telling with one of this year’s exchange students,
both at school and taking part in all Ankita Sohal from Vidya Devi Jindal School, India.
the activities.”
various exchanges with member schools.
It also helped that Webster offered some She’ll continue to fulfill this role in the
fine accommodations, the fruit of the upcoming academic year, along with coorCollege’s last major capital campaign.
dinating the Community Service club, jun“The girls from the start thought this ior faculty members and teaching ESL
was a pretty good place,” says Sue.
Social Studies.
No two years were ever the same, and so
While the Tellings will be moving out of
many factors could affect the atmosphere Webster, they will remain close by. They
of the house.
have a condo in Magog but will be setting
“Some years work better than others,” up housekeeping in the Butters House.
Sue says. “It all depends whether the girls This decision came about when Geoff
gel as a group, the dynamic of the leaders, agreed to take over the Director of
how the prefects work out… I don’t think Academics position in the wake of Louise
I ever said ‘I can’t wait for the year to be Retchless’s departure.
over,’ but some years have been easier
While she anticipates it will feel strange
than others.”
when the fall rolls around and she’s not
The addition of new cultures can also corralling a house full of girls, Sue does
affect the group. But this has been some- know one thing:
thing Sue has embraced as the coordinator
“It’ll be nice to have weekends off,” she
of Stanstead’s Round Square club and its says.
Two teachers return, house directors on the move
Stanstead College is happy to welcome
back two former faculty members.
After a year’s absence, Mike McNamara
has agreed to come back on board to fill
some key vacancies, namely as director of
Bugbee House and coach of the girls
hockey team. Mike will also return to
teaching in the Humanities Department.
Music teacher Eric Grenier is also
returning after a five-year absence. Eric
first came to the College in 2000 and
helped resurrect our Music program.
Since 2003, Eric has been the director of
sales for Atlantic Cedar Products in LacMégantic.
With two house directors leaving their
positions this year, there is some movement on campus.
In Webster, former assistant house
director Keri Reynolds (1990) takes over
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as house director. Her assistant will be
Stephanie May, who for the last two years
has been assistant house director in Colby.
Replacing Stephanie in Colby will be
Meaghan Fullerton, who spent the last
year as assistant house director in Bugbee.
As mentioned, Mike McNamara will
oversee Bugbee. His assistant will be newcomer Dick Nesbitt, who will also be
working in University Guidance.
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