The GCVI Gazette - GCVI Alumni Association

The G.C.V.I. Gazette
2015
Dear G.CV.I. Alumni and Friends
Alumni Contacts
Alumni Executive
Bob Hohenadel – President
Wendy Darroch – Secretary
Judy Pavlis – Treasurer
Drew Black – Member
Marg Penfold – Member
Paul Valeriote – Member
Luke Vermeulen - Member
Email:
[email protected]
Telephone
519-824-9800 x 491
Address
G.C.V.I. Alumni Association
155 Paisley St.
Guelph ON N1H 2P3
URL:
www.gcvi..alumni.com
www.ugdsb.on.ca/gcvi
It has been over a year since the 160th Reunion was
held May 24-25th, 2014.
During the weekend there was a Friday evening Dinner
and Social for the Grads of the 30’s, 40’s & 50’s.
There was also a dinner for former football players.
Saturday was indeed busy with an open house at the
school and a social event on Saturday evening.
Graduates of the 80’s attended a social at the
University of Guelph.
We were thrilled with the weekend and exceptionally
grateful to all Alumni who graciously donated towards
projects at the school.
Contents
40’s 50’s Decade Dinner ................................................................................................................. 3
Friday Evening at the Albion .......................................................................................................... 4
School Open House May 24, 2014 ................................................................................................. 5
Saturday Evening Social – Ariss Valley Golf................................................................................. 8
Art Class 1976................................................................................................................................. 9
G.C.V.I. Archives – by Wendy Darroch, Class of ‘74 ................................................................. 10
The International Baccalaureate Organization Programme at G.C.V.I. ....................................... 11
The Arboretum .............................................................................................................................. 12
Wounded Warriors Foundation..................................................................................................... 12
Wounded Warriors Plaque Donation Form .................................................................................. 13
G.C.V.I. Graduating Class Valedictorians .................................................................................... 14
We have Lost Track of You!! ....................................................................................................... 15
Durrant Cane ................................................................................................................................. 15
Penfold Prize ................................................................................................................................. 15
Gaels Alumni Sponsorship Program ............................................................................................. 16
G.C.V.I. Alumni Membership Form ............................................................................................. 17
Upper Grand Learning Foundation ............................................................................................... 17
Upper Grand Learning Foundation Donation Form ..................................................................... 18
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40’s 50’s Decade Dinner
Ariss Valley Golf Course May 23, 2014
Special thanks to Bob Seim for organizing this event.
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Friday Evening at the Albion
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School Open House May 24, 2014
Youngest and Oldest
attending Grads
Allison Ng and Harold
Rudd
Wall of Fame
Former Music Teachers
perform at the Assembly
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Assembly
– Choir
Decade
Rooms
Decade
Rooms
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New Archway under construction
Jennifer Waterston, Martha Rogers,
Bob Hohenadel, Liz Sandals, Julie
Prendergast, Lloyd Lewis, Susan
Moziar and Linda Busuttil.
Monies raised at the reunion will go
towards the completion of the Arch.
Ontario Minister of Education
Liz Sandals finally received
her High School Diploma
from Martha Rogers!
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Saturday Evening Social – Ariss Valley Golf
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Art Class 1976
In 1976, the last project in grade 12 art class was to paint a self-portrait in oils. Early in high
school, I was looking forward to this but when I got to grade 12, being a perfectionist; I felt that I
would not do a good job. Mr. Olsen was a new art instructor and after talking about my hobby of
cartooning, he wanted to see samples of my work. At my next class, I presented my samples
and during that discussion it came out that I really wasn’t interested in doing the self-portrait.
His suggestion was to have me paint the new Gael for the gym.
This was a last chance to leave my mark at G.C.V.I. Due to the size of the painting, it was too
large for the classroom and I was assigned a storage room. It was located in the base level of
the main building, next to the room number 13.
I remember it being late winter or early spring which working in a non-heated room, which most
days I wore my winter coat or cardigan.
My first step was to research what a Gael wore and what weapons they used. The first design
was critiqued by Mr. Olsen. He liked the fact that I researched the history and costume but it
was rejected due to the weapons (nun chucks were banned that year) plus it went beyond the
borders of the canvas (I didn’t know the dimensions initially).
The second design was approved without the weapons and he looked like a Scottish warrior
who fought with his hands. After the approval, Mr. Olsen taught me to create a grid on the
drawing and another one to scale on the board keeping the illustration proportional.
Another issue that came up was that the board had a previous Gael painting. I didn’t want to
destroy it because it was a nice painting and from the ‘50s. I was instructed that this is all we
have and had no choice but to use it. In hind sight, I wished I’d taken a picture of the painting for
posterity. The board was white-washed over with Gesso, and with a very light pencil I sketched
the grid and the figure, the ‘G’ and the school's crest.
Like most perfectionists, I was running behind in my deadline. Mr. Olsen had assigned two other
people to help paint. Dave Carter and Richard Pilon. Their part was to paint the ‘G’. Another
issue was that I wasn’t satisfied with my highlights and shading on the bare spots on the warrior
but Mr. Olsen stepped in and repaired the tonal highlights. When the painting was finished, he
asked me to sign it but after remember seeing Mr. Olsen’s calligraphy, I asked him to sign my
name.
Mr. Olsen had mentioned to me that usually the artist donates the artist rendering. The first
rendered drawing was donated to the school which hung in the main office for many years but
now rests in the G.C.V.I. archives. Because of this painting, it helped me to get directly into a
Sheridan College art program rather than taking art fundamentals. I had photos taken of me,
Richard and Dave with the painting and recently they were donated to the school.
Presently, no one knows where the painting is once it was taken down. Back then, I was worried
about my artwork and Mr. Olsen assured me that due to the laws on intellectual property, my
artwork was protected. Unfortunately I was told that the Janitorial staff had disposed of it.
Calvin Roberts
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Guelph
Jan. 29, 2015
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G.C.V.I. Archives – by Wendy Darroch, Class of ‘74
I continue to work in the archives located in the
G.C.V.I. Library, usually on Monday and Wednesday
afternoons and Kim Sommerville who is an Archivist
at the Wellington County Museum Archives assists,
usually on Friday afternoons. We are currently
digitally cataloguing all our archival documents on
our lap top to use as a finding aid and reference.
Keep in mind that if you would like to donate any of
your G.C.V.I. memorabilia and artifacts that you
have kept over the years we would willingly accept
these items. There is no better place than the
G.C.V.I. archives to have materials from your high
school days recorded and kept for future
generations.
The G.C. archives received a number of monetary
donations from alumni at the 160th reunion and we
have purchased archival supplies for the
preservation and safe keeping of documents,
pictures, artifacts etc.
If you would like to make a memorabilia or monetary donation to the G.C.V.I. Archives,
you can do so by contacting Tanya Drimmie, teacher-librarian to make arrangements at
519-824-9800 x314 or if you are in the G.C. neighbourhood you can drop in to the
school library.
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The International Baccalaureate Organization Programme at G.C.V.I.
IB Coordinator Designate, Angela Snell
The IB is a non-profit educational foundation that offers four programmes for students
ages 3-19. At present G.C.V.I. is a candidate school, pursuing authorization to offer the
Grade 11 and 12 Diploma Programme. We submitted our application to the International
Baccalaureate Organization this past April and will host an IBO visiting team in the Fall.
Following this visit, we hope to be announcing that we have obtained authorization and
are an IB World School. IB World Schools are schools that share a common
philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, global minded education- that
The Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute believes is important for our students.
The IB aims to cultivate in students the mindset, determination and will to create a
better world. Its rigorous and international programmes develop knowledge and skills
essential for an informed, engaged and meaningful life in the 21st century.
The Diploma Programme is recognized and respected worldwide. Post secondary
institutions know graduates of the programme bring passion for learning to their
campuses and are prepared for academic success. DP students, through their
experience in a rigorous and balanced programme, have well developed critical thinking
skills, communication skills, study skills and an enhanced ability to adapt and contribute
to university life.
In addition to, and perhaps more importantly than, developing the knowledge, skills and
motivation needed to be successful in university, the IB DP prepares students for life
beyond schooling. Students learn how to think, not what to think, and they acquire the
necessary skills and knowledge to confidently embrace and overcome challenges in our
complex 21st century world.
In an effort to prepare students for success in the DP, G.C.V.I. has created a Grade 9
and 10 Preparatory Program. Students are enrolled in accelerated learning and higher
content classes through which they earn their Ontario prerequisite credits in
Mathematics, English, French and Science while also developing the approaches to
learning skills and confidence required for success in the DP. Furthermore, students
are encouraged to be active participants in the school and outside community as they
develop an appreciation for their role as informed, active and engaged citizens of
various communities.
At present we have 105 Grade 9 Preparatory students going into the Grade 10
Preparatory programme and 107 Grade 8 students coming into the Grade 9 Preparatory
programme.
This is a very exciting time for G.C.V.I. We anticipate that students enrolled in the
Diploma Programme at G.C. will be leaders of our school community, local community
and perhaps one day, the world community.
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The Arboretum
Contact Person – Lloyd Lewis [email protected]
The G.C.V.I. Campus looks wonderful!!
You can support this ongoing project by…
(a) Sending a cheque to the school for any amount. Mark “Arboretum” on your cheque.
(b) OR, if your donation is $20 or more, you can receive a tax receipt by making the
cheque out to “Upper Grand Learning Foundation” (address below). Be sure you put
“G.C.V.I. Arboretum” on the cheque, and contact Lloyd so he knows about the donation.
(c) Alternatively, if you want to support the “living roof” on the outdoor classroom, put
that on your cheque, and let Lloyd know.
(d) OR, if you would like to sponsor a tree marker plaque on one of the existing
arboretum trees – with your name on the plaque – a donation of $100 or more will do
that. Anne Smith, who is a bit frail these days, chose to sponsor the “Trembling Aspen”.
Never lose your sense of humour!!
(e) OR, if you would like to pay for the planting of a significant new tree for the campus,
planted with your name on the plaque, a donation of $500 will do that. Be sure to keep
Lloyd aware of what you want.
Donations of any amount are accepted. Here’s the address…
Upper Grand Learning Foundation, 500 Victoria Road North, Guelph ON, N1E 6K2
Wounded Warriors Foundation
Contact Person – Angela Snell [email protected]
Further Information – Dan Crabbe [email protected]
This fund helps support the upkeep of the John McCrae Victory Arboretum.
You can buy a plaque in memory of a love one or of one of the G.C.V.I. veterans. These
plaques will be attached to the support posts of the outdoor classroom. The donation
amount for each plaque is $100
Opening Phrase can be “In Memory of” or “In Loving Memory of” or your specific
wording.
Attached is a form to fill out and send to the school… PLAQUE FORM-see below
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Wounded Warriors Plaque Donation Form
Thank you for your support of the Wounded Warriors Foundation
and the John McCrae Victory Arboretum. Please complete the
form below. A proof will be emailed to you for your approval
before having the plaque printed.
Your name
Email
Phone Number
Opening Phrase:_________________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________________________
Other: _________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
War Veteran?
Yes
No
If “yes” crosses will be added to the plaque
Paid:
Individual $100
G.C.V.I. Staff Signature:
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Corporate $500
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G.C.V.I. Graduating Class Valedictorians
The graduating class valedictorian is voted by the student body for the current
graduating year. The student chosen will give a speech as the representing voice
bidding farewell for their graduating class at Commencement. In 2003 grade 13 ended
and it was called the double cohort year. We had a grade 12 and a grade 13
valedictorian for 2003.
1945 – Howard Card
1946 – Joyce Walker
1947 – Eleanor Piper
1948 – Hugh Guthrie
1949 – Josephine Boyd
1950 – Donald Bowman
1951 – Sylvia Davey
1952 – Lee Master
1953 – Mary J. Sands
1954 – William Evans Jr.
1955 – Norman Thompson
1956 – Linda McQuaid
1957 – James Cullen
1958 – Jack Morgan
1959 – Diane Metcalf
1960 – Jean McNally
1961 – Ann Ketcheson
1962 – Jeffrey Evans
1963 – Margaret Boulet
1964 – Wendy Lawrence
1965 – Douglas McMullen
1966 – Roswitha Rohrbach
1967 – Michael Dale
1968 – Denise Turcotte
1969 – John Young
1970 – Marlene Gerrie
1971 – Peter Hohenadel
1972 – Benita Bowman
1973 – Gregory Richards
1974 – Catherine Lotz
1975 – Susan McSherry
1976 – Dayna Albert
1977 – Donna Strickland
1978 – Catherine Mann
1979 – Ann Hambly
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1980 – Valerie Martin
1981 – Joanne Sather
1982 – Phillip Jones
1983 – Carla Collins
1984 – Darryl Kirkland
1985 – Stuart Coxe
1986 – Bruce Norton
1987 – Dean Palmer
1988 – Donna McAlister
1989 – Blair Conrad
1990 – David Jeffrey
1991 – Dara Thompson
1992 – Jonna Ison
1993 – Catherine Drennan
1994 – Mike Cowbrough
1995 – Graham Watts
1996 - Joanna Cockerline
1997 – Glen McMillan
1998 – Bessie Schenk
1999 – Brook Jones
2000 – Bob Brown
2001 – Andrew R. Smith
2002 – Matt Sibley
2003 – Karim Koorjee & Sarah Woodard
2004 – Greg Schuett
2005 – Ben Thomson
2006 – Brian Patterson
2007 – Katrina Truong
2008 – Katie Fisher
2009 – Ryan Antooa
2010 – Shayan Majidy
2011 – Kurt Gibbons
2012 – Todd Jaspers-Fayer
2013 - Kevin Cheng
2014 – Momcilo Divjak
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We have Lost Track of You!!
Each year we send out emails to announce the release of the latest issue of the Gazette,
along with events happening in the school that you might be interested in.
Each year we receive a lot of returned emails due to a number of reasons.
1.
Your email address has changed
2.
Your email provider thinks we are sending spam
3.
We are not in your address book
4.
You use AOL and they do not allow bulk emails of any kind.
We have attempted mailings and again have received a lot of returned mail.
DON’T MISS ANOTHER EVENT – SIGN UP TODAY – IT IS FREE!!
Durrant Cane
Mr. Eugene Durrant was an outstanding teacher of mathematics, an author of a text-book on Upper
School Geometry, ‘Analytical Geometry’ that stated “and this is our way to the moon”, little realizing that
the 1960's moon landing would occur in his lifetime. When Mr. Davison, Principal Emeritus, retired in
1929, at the age of eighty-one, Mr. Durrant succeeded him as mathematical master, and the fact that so
young a man ably filled the venerable and beloved teacher’s place is in itself the highest praise. He then
became the respected Vice-Principal of The Guelph Collegiate-Vocational Institute for several years. In
business of the Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, Mr. Durrant had always taken an active and
constructive part.
Mr. Durrant was sincerely interested in his students–not only in their progress in mathematics but in their
life and welfare as a whole. Wishing to retain some link with G.C.V.I., Mr. Durrant expressed to the
Board of Education his desire to present a cane each year at Commencement to foster not only good
scholarship but also participation in all school activities. The cane is to be presented to the boy from the
graduating class of any department of the school who has the best record of participation in extracurricular activities, good-scholarship and manliness, as decided by a committee comprised of the
Principal, three members of the staff, and three students who are not members of the graduating class.
Penfold Prize
The George Penfold Memorial Prize was established in 1906 and is now given to the student with the
highest aggregate in Ontario Academic Credit courses. It was originally set up by George Penfold, a coowner of the then very well-known local hardware store Penfold Hardware. Mr. Penfold was quite
anxious to encourage students to continue their education so he set up this prize which was initially
worth five dollars. Five dollars then was, of course, worth a great deal more than it is now.
After Mr. George Penfold’s death his grandson, also George Penfold, born in 1916 and a graduate of
the G.C.V.I. class of 1933, wished to see his grandfather’s prize continued for by now it has been
presented for the longest unbroken string of years of any award at the school. He changed the amount
of the prize, of course, and the award has been presented every year to the present though as 2002 it
has been funded by the G.C.V.I. Alumni Association.
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Gaels Alumni Sponsorship Program
Bronze $100 - $300
Loretto Barry
Margaret Bates
Lois Beecraft
Patricia Boyle
Lois Calvert
Dominic Cardillo
Raymond Chan
Mary Chapman
Cal Christie
Judy Colley
Robert Cowan
Charles & Natalie Crenna
Audrey Crane
Charles & Natalie Crenna
David Cullen
Donald Cullen
Mary Dean
Gladys Douglas
Joyce Doyle
Rhonda Eisner
Elliott Coach Lines (STC Inc)
David Euale
Pat Flewelling
Lorna Guthrie
Sandra Gracey
Robert A. Hammond
Ross Hammond
Diane Harvey
Bunty (Helen) Helwig
George Hindley
William R Hindle
Peter Hohenadel
Homewood Corp
Huth Pharmacies
Gerald Irwin
Melba Jewell
Ernie Kendall
Michael Kendrick
Jean Lovett
John MacPhail
D.Ken McAlpine
Robert McCorkindale
Hugh & Ruth McFarlane
Keith McLaren
Mary Mitchell
Arthur Pitman
Fred Promoli
Peter D Robinson
Betty Ross
Nancy Rowat
Harold Rudd
Mary Anne Sanvido
Bill Scott
Karen Scott
Cal Simpson
Mary Somerville
Beverly Stager
William & Lorraine Steinman
Edith Strickland
Dennis Teskey
William (Bill) Thomas
Triumph Tools Ltd.
Gaels Alumni Sponsorship Program
Any person wishing to make a tax-deductible donation to The Guelph C.V.I. Alumni Fund will become a member of the
Gaels Alumni Sponsorship Program. The following sponsors have helped to support a variety of legacy projects at
G.C.V.I.
Title Sponsorship Opportunities
Green Gael – $4001 + Jorn Christenson
Platinum $1,601 - $4,000
T.G. Colley & Sons Ltd., City of Guelph, Bell Canada, Sleeman Brewing & Malting
Gold $501 - $1600
Walter (Wally) Baker, Jim Britton, Peter Cardillo, Ken Ferguson, Linamar, Robert McCuen, Judy Pavlis, George Rogers,
William G. Robinson Sr., Leo Seto John Wood,
Silver $301 - $500
Robert Brydges, Patricia Cannon, Guelph Tool, Marguerite & Donald Husband, Ted Jewell, Mary Joyce, Robert
Hohenadel,The
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Jewell, Helen
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G.C.V.I. Alumni Membership Form
Name
Name at GC
Address
Phone #
email
Year left GC
Please return this form to: G.C.V.I. Alumni Association
c/o G.C.V.I. 155 Paisley Rd, Guelph ON N1H 2P3
Upper Grand Learning Foundation
The Upper Grand Learning Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization. It is an
independent entity managed by a Board of Directors consisting of representatives from the
Community, the Public and Separate School Boards. As a registered Charity, the foundation is
able to issue official tax receipts for the donations it receives. The Upper Grand Learning
Foundation can issue tax receipts but the G.C.V.I. Alumni Association cannot. The G.C.V.I.
Alumni Association has become a member of the Upper Grand Learning Foundation and
contributions to the Alumni Association will be credited to the G.C.V.I. Alumni Fund and a tax
receipt will be issued for all donations over $20.00
1. Reconstruction of the old school bell.
This bell needs to be incorporated into the
existing G.C.V.I. auditorium to be functional
for
very
special
occasions
i.e.
commencement, reunion, etc. The bell is the
last remaining symbol of the 1879 school
building.
2. Scholarships
The Alumni would like to provide
scholarships for G.C.V.I. that would be
presented at the annual Commencement
ceremonies.
3. Preservation and upkeep of the G.C.V.I. school archives.
The G.C.V.I. school archives have been established at the school. They are currently in the
P.G. Reid Resource Centre, our library.
*****If you are interested in making a donation for the above projects, please fill out the
contribution form on the next page and mail it to the address noted on the form.
Forms can also be downloaded from the Upper Grand Learning Foundation Web Site.
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500 Victoria Road North, Guelph, Ontario N1E 6K2
Charitable Registration Number 89445 0444 RR0001
Upper Grand Learning Foundation Donation Form
Name ___________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________ Postal Code_______
Please accept my gift of $________________________
Donor(s) Signature(s) __________________________________________________________
Method of Payment
A. Enclosed is my cheque ________________________
(Please make payable to: Upper Grand Learning Foundation)
B. Charge my VISA_____ MasterCard________ Card Number________________________
Signature________________________________ Expiry Date___________________
The administration fee charged by the banks for the use of credit cards will be deducted from the amount donated to the school, i.e. A $100
donation will result in $96.50 going to the school.
Please credit my gift to (circle your choice):
A. School Fund – I want to designate my donation to:
____________________________________________________________________________________
Name of school(s)
B. Free to Achieve Fund
C. General Fund – Area of greatest need
D. Scholarship Fund – I want to donate a Scholarship to a particular school; I have discussed my intention with
that school’s Principal and/or Guidance Head; I have completed the Scholarship Agreement with UGLF.
E. Sponsor an Award – to recognize student achievement at:
________________________________________________________________________
Name of school(s)
Please forward your donation and completed Contribution Form to the Upper Grand Learning Foundation at the
above address or to the attention of Upper Grand Learning Foundation through your nearest Upper Grand District
school’s courier service.
For recognition purposes, I wish to remain anonymous.
Tax receipts will be issued for contributions of $20 or more.
Privacy Policy at www.uppergrandlearningfoundation.com
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