Matthews Hall Ties (2010)

Volume 1 March 2010
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A Publication of Matthews Hall for our ...
Alumni and School Community
isionaries and Committed,
Generous People Advance
Matthews Hall
Dr. Kate Matthews, our founder, had
a vision of a school for “girls and small
boys” when she began teaching six
young children at St. Paul’s Cathedral
in 1918. By her retirement in 1950,
she had broadened her vision many
times as a growing number of families
wanted to register their children. The
school re-located to a series of three
grand residences in London North
to accommodate the demand. When
Kate suggested that the school should
close upon her leaving, a forwardthinking Board of Governors paved
the way for the school to remain open
and to thrive, much to Kate’s delight.
The next 45 years witnessed a
succession of three strong women
who led the school as Headmistresses
with the support of their Boards Winifred Scott, Dorothy Dewar and
Theresa Steers. The school evolved
in significant ways ~ a name change
from Miss Matthews School to
Matthews Hall, a fully coed student
population and a risky move from the
comfort of Bishopstowe on St. James
Street to a school building at the far
west end of Oxford Street where we
remain well-situated today.
The past decade has
seen more visionaries
who shared their
expertise generously.
Under the leadership
of Gord Thompson
Gord Thompson
and Richard Sifton,
Board members, a fourstage master plan was
designed to expand
our facilities from Early
Richard Sifton
Years to Grade Twelve.
Stage One was costed at $3.5 million
which was an enormous amount
for our school community to raise.
With Suzanne Fratschko Elliott and
Gord Thompson at the helm of the
Campaign Committee, $2 million
was raised in a few months. So as
not to delay the building project,
we financed the remaining
$1.5 million. Today we enjoy
wonderful new facilities which
have had a dramatic impact on our
learning experiences: we are no
longer bound by cramped spaces.
A heartfelt thanks goes to everyone,
including many Alumni donors, who
made financial contributions to the
“Our School, Our Future” campaign.
We could not have achieved this
expansion without you.
Currently, our Board of Governors,
led by Chair, Heather McCallum, is
working hard to create a Strategic
Plan which will guide Matthews Hall’s
growth to year 2015. Everyone will
have a chance for input to the plan
through our website and by attending
a ‘Town Hall’ meeting on Wednesday,
April 28, 2010 @ 7 pm at our Great
Hall. We hope that you will be part
Patricia Doig ~ Head
of our future accomplishments as we
head to our 100th anniversary in 2018!
Communication
is the key to
community building.
Congratulations to
Suzanne Fratschko
Suzanne
Elliott, ’77, Director of
Fratschko Elliott
Advancement and to
Wai-Hing Lee-Bucknell, Advancement
Assistant, for this first of many
publications of Matthews Hall Ties. I
look forward to strengthening current
ties and to renewing ties
of former members of
Matthews Hall.
These are exciting
times in our history!
Patricia A. Doig
Head; 1995 - present
Matthews Hall Ties
Ties are important at Matthews
Hall. A green tie with red stripes and
shields is part of the uniform:
Lower School favours a clip-on
version, while Middle School
students show maturity by knotting
their own. Symbolically, parents, staff,
students and alumni are tied together
over time by shared beliefs and
common memories.
Through the ties of shared beliefs,
we have made good gains for
our school in the last few years.
Together we embarked on the first
capital campaign in the school’s
history. We have constructed a
large library, a more suitable IT
Centre, an art gallery, a school
store and a wonderful Great Hall.
We have worked on every facet of
school life to become accredited
by the Canadian Educational
Standards Institute, an important
seal of approval for our future.
It was amazing to see everyone
pull together, bonded in common
purpose, to move the school forward.
Connectedness is the legacy of an
independent school. We are part
of something unique, something
hard to maintain at times, especially
financially, but ultimately worthwhile.
Over the past few months many
alumni and their families have
dropped in to see the beautiful new
facilities. At the same time, over 300
former students have signed up
on our Facebook page to network
with each other. As we meet again,
we recall Closings, Founder’s Days,
Heather McCallum ~ Chair
friendships and memories, funny,
and fond.
The Board of Governors welcomes
Matthews Hall Ties as a new initiative
from our Advancement Office and
congratulates Suzanne Fratschko
Elliott, Director and Wai-Hing LeeBucknell, her assistant, on this
first edition.
Let’s keep in touch.
Matthews Hall Board of Governors 2009-2010
Heather McCallum
Chair*
Femida Gwadry-Sridhar
Vice-Chair*
Phil Singeris
Secretary
Andy Thomson
Treasurer*
Carla Acquaviva
Chair~Guild Committee
Matthews Hall Ties is published
periodically by the Advancement Office for all
members of the Matthews Hall community.
Matthews Hall
1370 Oxford Street West
London ON N6H 1W2
519.471.1506
www.matthewshall.on.ca
Ron Robinson
Chair~Governance
Scott Burns
Chair~B., P. & Design
Rick Bains
Member
Katherine
Walmsley-Hegele
Member*
Harry Hermann
Member
Table of Contents
Krishna Patel
Member*
Sal Spadafora
Member
Gord Payne
Member
Non-Voting Members
Patricia Doig
Head
Janet Frame
Associate Head
*External Members
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Suzanne Fratschko Elliott
Director of Advancement
Message from the Head
Matthews Hall Ties
Gala Celebrations
Matthews Hall in Motion
Bragging Rights
Traditions Continue
The Corkboard
Q & A with Britt Pronk
In Memory of Ainsley
Acknowledgements
Gallery
8 Ways to Stay in Touch
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MISSION
Matthews Hall is a vibrant, co-educational
school in which students can explore the
limits of their intellectual, creative and
physical abilities while becoming caring and
responsible citizens.
Head
Patricia A. Doig
Associate Head
Janet Frame
Director of Advancement
Suzanne Fratschko Elliott
Graphic Design
Mark Elliott
Photography
Helen Traczynski
Contributing Photographers
Rita Vilis, Staff
Suzanne Fratschko Elliott
Richard Scott, Parent
Mon-Fai Lee, Staff
Thank you to everyone who contributed to
the production of this inaugural edition of
Matthews Hall Ties.
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for celebrating our
“Building Dreams”
with gala openings of
our new facilities.
The day began with an
open house full of fun
activities for all ages and
ended with an elegant evening
of dinner, dancing and dazzling
entertainment.
Thanks to all of our
donors for making our
Dreams come true!
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Winter Athletics 2010
Our primary division enjoys
skating school, while our
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Michigan for three days of
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Sam Jeffery ’02, completed
his commercial Helicopter
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he is in second year of
U.W.O.’s Commercial Aviation
Management degree program
and also serves with the
Canadian Forces Reserves.
Last June he accompanied his
mother, Victoria Jeffery, to the
Matthews Hall Dinner Auction,
“What Happens In Vegas”.
Addison Cheng
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In Memory
of
Ainsley Delaire
On the east wall of the
Matthews Hall Library, up high, light
is filtered through three stained glass
windows, mainly shades of blue.
The centre window is a portrait of a
little girl with an impish smile. She
is encircled by a golden ring. The
windows on either side of her are
simple: one says Joy, the other Love.
The child is Ainsley Delaire, who died
of brain cancer on July 14, 2008 at the
age of seven. The colour blue
was one of the many things that
Ainsley loved.
For the last year of Ainsley’s life, after
her diagnosis, we ached with her
parents, Kate and Trevor, and her
brother, Spencer, as she persevered
in her determination to enjoy every
bit of grade one. She came to school
each day that treatment would
permit. Some days were shorter than
others. But for all the minutes of
those days she shared her stalwart
spirit and antic sense of fun with her
friends in Ms. Efford’s class. Ainsley
wore her uniform with pride and we
were proud that she wore it.
Ainsley asked only one thing—to go
on as usual. In doing so, she taught
us the importance of appreciating
the miracle of life. She was a model
of finding the delight in living: joy
in a colour, a message, a friend’s
accomplishments.
Kate and Trevor, through their
bravery and devotion, taught us daily
about boundless love.
Janet Frame ~ Associate Head
Ainsley’s enthusiasm kept us in the
sunshine. My favourite days in the
library now are those on which the
sun dazzles through the windows,
dappling the walls and causing
Ainsley’s portrait to glow. On such
days we look up to her again as
we did in her lifetime… a radiant
girl. She was, and will always be, an
inspiration to Matthews Hall.
A Day to Honour Ainsley
By Kate Delaire
On a day to honour Ainsley,
You will awaken happily and greet your family with “I love you”
You will watch an episode of Arthur
Eat a bagel or pita with “lots of cream cheese”, much of it getting on your face
On a day to honour Ainsley,
You will eagerly get ready for school or work
You will say “Good Morning” to everyone you see
You will compliment a friend
On a day to honour Ainsley,
You will paint or draw a rainbow
You will laugh heartily without inhibition
You will sing your heart out
You will give your best effort
On a day to honour Ainsley,
You will have macaroni for lunch
Make a craft or tell a joke
You will be happy for the success of others
On a day to honour Ainsley,
You will swing at the park
Bake some cookies and go for a swim
Show concern for someone who is sad
On a day to honour Ainsley,
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You will watch a Shrek movie curled up with your Tinkerbell blanket
Eat fish n’ chips for dinner and savour your dessert
Tell your family how great they are
On a day to honour Ainsley,
You will be grateful for all the blessings
you have been given and never complain about the challenges you are facing
If on this day you can truly emulate the kindness, joy, love and
strength of this 7 year old little girl, you will be a fortunate person.
Matthews Hall Ties
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Peace Love Joy
Philip Aziz
Passed away
September 13, 2009
In 1950, several wellknown Londoners
commissioned
Philip Aziz to paint a portrait of
our founder, Dr. Kate Matthews.
This portrait hangs in our
library today.
He will be remembered
as a visionary and a
“renaissance man” who
lived for his art. Among
all his works of art, we believe that
Matthews Hall has his only
oil painting.
Philippa (Née Du Moulin)
Pemberton ’51
Passed away November 16, 2008
Flora Dougie Betts, Teacher
Passed away September 15, 2008
Ainsley Delaire
Passed away July 14, 2008
Ivan Stimac ’95
Passed away October 9, 2007
Chris & Krista Williams
Married on
August 22, 2009
Chris currently
teaches physical
education and
coaches our teams.
Nicole Arroyas ’95 &
Carmine Bernardo
Married on
July 4, 2009
Nicole is Executive
Chef/Owner of
Auberge du Petite
Prince in London,
Ontario.
Jennifer McKay, Teacher
and her
husband
Scott and
their adopted
son, Jeffrey,
welcomed
Randy James,
adopted on
February
17, 2009 and
Carly Frances, adopted on
April 23, 2009.
Andrea Keech, Teacher
and her husband Peter and
daughter Zoë, welcomed Riann,
born on January 26, 2009.
Ray & Natalie Koprowski
Married on
August 3, 2008
Ray is a former
teacher and
past student of
Matthews Hall.
Georgina Galba, Teacher
and her husband Attila Tamas
welcomed their second daughter,
Milla Rose, on September 22, 2008.
Their first-born, Léla Elena,
currently attends Matthews Hall.
Rebecca Hutton, Receptionist
welcomed her daughter, Katrina
Sheridan, on July 7, 2008.
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with Matthews Hall Ties.
We would love to hear from you!
Email:
[email protected]
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Grades 6-8 Matthews Hall
Students Participate in
gallery
Cancer Connections Photo Exhibition
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Sarah Krause ’1
Mother, father, brother, grandmother.
This picture represents that we have all
been affected by the disease in some
way. This picture is dedicated to a family
friend who is battling breast cancer. This
is my circle of hope. Together we can
make a difference!
Mary-Laure New ’12
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to remember her.isy Siu, trying very hard
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Andrew Siu ’10
This is a photo of a flower floating on the
surface of water. To me it is like a symbol of
cancer because of the way that it doesn’t fit in.
A person with cancer would feel like they don’t
fit in even though they don’t look different. On
the inside they would feel alone.
Sonja Drosdowech ’12
Using Photography, students were invited to explore how
cancer has affected their lives. Their photographs could capture how
people have suffered from, fought against, or scientifically investigated the disease.
Jill Price, art teacher, reflects on the project:
“My overall impression of the project is that, although it was challenging to deal with the topic initially or think of
asking people to pose, it actually served as an excellent outlet for people to share their feelings, not only with their
classmates, but with their families as well. It also created excellent dialogue between parents within the school, as
some were dealing with the loss of loved ones and weren’t quite sure how they felt about the project.
To view more of this exhibit go to www.photosensitive.com and click [View] [Images by students] [Matthews Hall]
Alumni!
Join us for an evening of food, fun,
games and entertainment.
Come and reconnect with your
Matthews Hall friends!
Look for your invitation
in the mail this March or
find us on
Facebook.
When: Saturday, May 8, 2010
Time: 7PM – 11PM
Cost: $20/person
Who: All Alumni
Dress: Casual
Please update your contact information at: www.matthewshall.on.ca/advancementcentre/alumni/upate-your-profile
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Ways toStay inTouch
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heck out our website at
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www.matthewshall.on.ca and
click on Advancement Centre.
Update your profile online
through our Advancement
Website.
Submit news items, share
your milestones, stories and
adventures by emailing directly to
[email protected]
Attend alumni and school events.
Come out and reconnect with
teachers and friends. Visit the
alumni section of our website for
a list of coming events.
Donate to the Annual Giving
Appeal. You can make a
difference for Matthews Hall’s
next generation of students.
Donations can be made online
through our website and
www.CanadaHelps.org
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ecome a friend on
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www.facebook.com and
network with other alumni.
Volunteer to help organize
an alumni get-together for
your class.
Stop in to visit us at Matthews
Hall. We would love to see you
and meet your family. Come and
see how we have changed and
share your memories of
Matthews Hall with us.
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UpcomingEvents
April
Town Hall Meeting
Community input for the 2010-2015
strategic plan
April 28 @ 7PM
Matthews Hall, The Great Hall
May 6-7
Matthews Hall, The Great Hall
May 8
Matthews Hall, The Great Hall
May 27
Matthews Hall, The Great Hall
June 4
The London Hunt & Country Club
June 18 @ 7PM
St. Paul’s Cathedral
September 14
The London Hunt & Country Club
May
Dramatic Production: EY-5
Alumni Homecoming
Spring Concert
June
Under the Tuscan Sun
Closing Exercises
September
Welcome Back BBQ
(September 21 rain date)
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