GONZAGA HIGH SCHOOL Awards DayThursday June 232 0 16 / 9:30 AM

MC’s - Stephen Gosse & Tom Moret

Music: Girls’ Choir

Seargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Medley with Kurtis Rodgers on keyboard and Matthew Hardy on Bass.

MC’s introduce themselves.

RETIRING TEACHERS

Good morning. We would like to begin our Annual Awards Day Ceremony by recognizing one our teachers who will retire at the end of the school year. On your behalf, Student Council would like to make a presentation to:Mr. Gerry CowleyInvite each to speak...

I invite Mahima Mishra to come forward to make the presentation.(Retirement Card and Gift Certificate)

Student Council Recognition 2015-16:We would also like to recognize the contribution of graduating members of the 2015-16 Student Council. Would the following students please stand and be recognized:

Marie Flanagan (class rep)Brett Maclsaac (class rep)Dakshita Jagota (class rep)Anna Corbett (class rep)Katherine Bowes (class rep)John McDonald (class rep)Juliana Phelan (Committee Chair)Ben Newhook (Public Relations)Matthew Hickey (Treasurer)Matty Marshall (Vice President)Mahima Mishra (President)

MUSIC: Concert Band

Selection: The concert band will now perform Torrents of Fire! Under the direction of Mr. Cooper.

LORAN Scholarship ~$100,000

Congratulations to Nitish Bhatt, who was recently named a national winner for the Loran Award Scholar.  This is a very prestigious honor that Nitish certainly deserves – 4273 applicants applied and less than 350 were interviewed. Nitish is one of 30 to receive the national award this year. It should also be noted that Nitish has been selected as the 2016 CITY OF ST. JOHN'S SENIOR YOUTH OF THE YEAR!!!

Also, Ryker Richard was awarded a$2000 Loran Provincial Award as a semi-finalist. As well, Congratulations to Ryker Richard on winning the Queen’s University D and R Sobey’s Scholarship! Being named a Sobey Scholar recognizes superior academic achievement, proven leadership skills, and involvement in extra-curricular activities. This renewable scholarship is valued at$80,000.00.

Would both Nitish and Ryker come forward to receive certificates from the Loran Award?

Memorial University Entrance Scholarship early offers: (Recipients please stand):Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to receive a MUN Early Entrance Scholarship offer to Memorial University for the 2016-2017 academic year – students must maintain their average to receive the award in September. Congratulations to the following:Shahbad Alam $2550 Beth Avery $1275

Louise Brun-Newhook $2550Sophia Butt $2550Beth Elliott $2550Marie Flanagan$1275Amanda Hannon $2550Matthew Hickey $2550Dakshita Jagota $2550Nathaniel Johnson $2550Emily Macgregor $2550Mahima Mishra $2550Henry Power $1275Robin Schlig $2550Danielle Seviour $2550Josh Veber $2550

Congratulations also to two other students who have received very significant scholarships from Memorial University:

Matthew Hickey was awarded the Dr. Leslie Harris MUN ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP valued at $16000 and

Dakshita Jagota was awarded the MUN ALUMNI ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP valued at $25000 and...

Shabad Alam was also offered the President Entrance Scholarship for U of T valued at $2000 as well as a University of Waterloo entrance scholarship also valued at $2000.

As well, we have two students who have received full five year scholarships from Memorial University Varsity Athletics. Congratulations to Nicole Torraville & Famba Fambulleh.

Congratulations to you all and well deserved; if we have missed any scholarships please forward the information to Mr. LeDrew so our June posting to our website will be most accurate!Late Addition: Catherine Silotch was offered / awarded the following:1. $86 000 to Seton Hall University2. Pirate Achievement Award $3,000 renewable ($12,000)3. $48,000 Founder's Academic Scholarship to Oklahoma University4. $40,000 Athletic Scholarship to Oklahoma University

5. $4,000 Entrance Scholarship to University of Alberta6. $3,000 renewable ($12,000) Scholarship to McGill

MARK JACKMAN SCHOLARSHIP 2016And now for a special moment in our assembly, the Presentation of the First Mark Jackman Memorial Scholarship...As many of you might know the Jackman Family, Gonzaga and the community at large have mourned Mark's sudden loss on May 6, 2015.As a Gonzaga graduate Class 2014, Mark was a dynamic talent -a brilliant student and multi -sport athlete including 2 4A Provincial Basketball Championships and a member of the Soccer and Rugby programs. Mark was also chosen as a part of the Gonzaga delegation to Model UN program at MUN. Mark inspired his peers -and often with a good laugh. Mark enjoyed the company of friends from many circles and never stopped imagining creative ways to do things better.Due to the tremendous emotional and financial support from Gonzaga and our community at large, the Jackman family - through Mark's Scholarship - are able to make this Award an annual legacy for Gonzaga. The Trust currently stands at a stunning $70 thousand dollars. It will fund an annual $1000 scholarship to the winning Gonzaga Graduate each year-for post-Secondary Education at an accredited Institution of the recipient’s choice. And now we are honored to recognize the candidates for this Year’s award:Louise Brun-Newhook...Matthew Hickey....Mahima Mishra...Ryker Richard...Congratulations to the nominees! And now to present the Mark Jackman Memorial Scholarship Plaque - We ask Dr. Paul Jackman, Mark's father to come forward The 2016 and first recipient of the Mark Jackman Memorial Scholarship is

Matthew Hickey

Congratulations Matthew

2016 Robotics Club:

This group created their own working underwater robot to compete in this year’s MATE ROV competition. The group consisted of:

Andrew NashSarah DaweRomina RouzbehAdam ManuelJosh VeberStephen SnelgroveIan FlemingLiam GregoryChristian LeggeKeagan BrownNisarg DavePatrick Whalen

The team had a 3rd place finish in Marketing and also received the CODFISH Award - Award for most stressed team

Game Show: Workplace NL's "Who Wants to Save a Life" …is a travelling gameshow that attempts to educate our youth about safe work practices in order to minimize workplace hazards and accidents. In addition to travelling to numerous schools each year the game show is also aired on Rogers TV. This season’s episodes will be shown on Rogers TV this coming fall. The team consists of;

Robin SchilgAndrew DawsonAlex DarmonkowSarah DaweMarie Flanagan

These students won a tough final round match to win this season's grand prize of $1100 scholarship each and $5000 for our school. Well done!! A special thank you to Mr. Burke for his efforts with both the game Show and Robotics!!

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast program: Kids Eat SmartWith a startup grant from The Kids Eat Smart Foundation, The Kids Eat Smart Breakfast Program here at Gonzaga has been up and running since the middle of September.• Students are treated to a Grab and Go style breakfast on Mondays and Fridays, while Tuesdays- Thursdays offers a hot breakfast. • The program’s success is truly a team effort and we want to say a huge thank you to Ms. Cyndi Lake for spearheading this! According to Ms. Lake:“Our Do it Crew, consists of a group very dedicated teachers, student assistances and students. A huge thanks also to:Lisa Brown PetersTrevor MenchionsLori FritzPam YoungCliff BurkeJennifer LakeCyndie LakeRoxanne Osmond and all our Student assistantsGeraldine HoulihanTracey Gardiner

Brooke RiggsEmma NearyDana Pormento

Joseph BoydWilliam JamesEllen MackayKaylyn RocheTony RyanAnthony WicksTori Noftal These folks faithfully and always with a smile lend a hand to pick up groceries, make and flip grilled cheese sandwiches, toast and butter bagels, bake muffins and pour juice. Without their support and dedication none of this would be possible. We look forward to serving you again next year!!”

2015-16 Science Awards

2016 Canadian Chemistry ContestProvincial Results for the Canadian Chemistry Contest 2016

1st Matthew Hickey $100 Award2nd Dakshita Jagota $75 Award3rd Danielle Seviour $50 Award

Gonzaga placed in the top 7 spots in the province. (Tie for 6th among 4 students)

4th Nathaniel Johnson5th Josh VeberTie:6th Nael Zaman6th Beth Elliott

The top three exams were then sent to the regional level competition for the Atlantic Provinces, which also included New Brunswick, PEI, and Nova Scotia. Matthew Hickey took first place with a prize of $450, and Dakshita Jagota took second, with $200. An incredible achievement.

Would Matthew, Dakshita and Danielle come forward to receive certificates from Mr. Vaters?

2016 Canadian Association of Physicists: High School Prize Exam. Each year students from Gonzaga participate in the Canadian Association of Physicists National Prize Exam and this year was one of the best performances for Newfoundland and Labrador. We are happy to report that several students received awards or honorable mention. Congratulations to:Andrew Dawson 1St Place with prize of $250Matthew Hickey 2nd Place with a prize of $150Shahbad Alam 3rd Place with a prize of $100

Nathan Hynes Honorable mention and a prize of $50Frank Walsh Honorable mention and a prize of $50

Congratulations to all!!!

Gonzaga students also participated in the Eastern NL Regional Science fair and were very successful. A list of winners and their topics was posted to our website on May 1 2016. It should be noted that Nisarg Dave won the Ocean Science Center Science fair award for outstanding achievement in Marine Science.Gonzaga was represented at the National Science Fair (CWSF) at McGill University, Montreal by Nitish Bhatt proudly representing our province as well as Gonzaga for the third consecutive year! He won the bronze medal, $2000 entrance scholarships from various universities as well as $1,000 cash and a certificate from Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP). Congratulations to all on your accomplishments with Science fairs and representing Gonzaga so well!!

2016 Schulich Leader Nominee

Congratulations to Nitish Bhatt who received a Schulich Scholarship offer for an engineering program at Memorial University! We are delighted for you, Nitish; please come forward to receive a certificate recognizing your achievement in excellence in the pursuit of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Brain Storm competition

The Brain Storm competition is an annual event held by the Faculty of Medicine at MUN. The competition is based on the

principles of Neuroscience and participants come from all over Newfoundland and Labrador to compete in a game show like format. In addition to the competition, participants got a private tour of many teaching and research labs in the faculty led by faculty advisors and professors. The winner of the Provincial competition qualifies for the Canadian Brain Bee which was held at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.This year, Gonzaga had 3 participants for the first time since 2009. These students were Allie Pike, Beth Elliott and Anna Corbett. All the girls had a great experience and were extremely competitive. They especially enjoyed touring the Medicine facilities which gave them a lot of insight into doing Neuroscience studies at Memorial. Congratulations girls, we are very proud!"

This event was promoted by Ms. Kristyn Coley

RISE AWARDS

Fifteen Newfoundland and Labrador high school students will spend this summer at research-related enrichment programs across North America and the Arctic through the Research Inspired Student Enrichment (RISE) Awards announced by the Research & Development Corporation (RDC). The awards range in value from $6,500 to $15,000 and are presented to students who demonstrate academic excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

RISE Award winners will attend one of three enrichment programs: the Research Science Institute based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the Da Vinci Engineering Enrichment Program at the University of Toronto; or Students on Ice, which takes students and researchers on a ship-and land-based expedition through the Arctic.Two Gonzaga students are among the fifteen from Newfoundland and Labrador…Congratulations to:

Emma Neary Gonzaga High Da Vinci $7,110.00

SchoolEngineering Enrichment Program Award

Emma Smart Gonzaga High School

Da Vinci Engineering Enrichment Program

$6,545.00 Award

SPECIAL NEEDS AWARDS

Presenter: Would Ms. Osmond and Ms. Vokey come forward to present these awards.The following students have achieved awards through their participation in the school’s special needs program.

• Thomas Day---Most improved in responding to oral • directions• Antonio Ryan---Most improved in class participation• Joel Barker----Most improved in verbal communication• Mary Beth Thistle---Most improved in completing • assigned activities• Tyler Robinson….Emerging Artist Award

SKILLS CANADA 2016

Gonzaga had students participate in the 19th Annual Skills Canada Provincial Competition at the College of the North Atlantic. Congratulations to Josh Veber who won Gold in Electronics and went on to represent Newfoundland at the Skills Canada National Competition in Moncton, N.B. June 5th to 8th

Mayor's Advisory Committee on Youth ( M.A.C.Y.)

M.A.C.Y. (Mayor's Advisory Committee on Youth) is an excellent means for youth to "have a voice" and be heard in the City of St. John's. As a Committee of the City Council, M.A.C.Y. provides a direct link between youth, youth serving agencies and the City Council. Congratulations to Gonzaga students Catherine Silotch, Jane Rideout and Emily Keeping who serve on this committee; they are dedicated to “further enhance the lines of communication between youth, youth service agencies and the City of St. John's for the identification of possible youth issues.”

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD: CALL DUKE OFFICEA number of our students have completed requirements for the award of Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards of Achievement from The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Program. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is an exciting self-development program available to all youth looking for life skills to make a difference to themselves, their communities and the world. This international award is recognized all over the world and currently 8 million youth in 140 countries have been motivated to join. Students who begin the Duke program are in the top 8% of all young people in Canada. Congratulations for seeking this challenging adventure!

Bronze Award

Silver Award Gold Award

Kathleen HickeyMonica KingMackenzie RoweSimon ForwardAnna SchamperJoseph SutherbyAmanda ParrellBrittany Dyer

Matthew DyerAlexander JohnsonTyler AngelAndrew TaylorEmily O’DeaAdele ForwardDawn CurranAdam Schamper

Rebecca CarolanGeorge AbbottAndrew SeviourStephen SnelgroveEmma SmartMichael GaultonRyan SchamperAlex Darmonkow Alex MorrisRobin SchilgMarie FlanaganMatthew HickeyKatherine BowesRyker RichardBeth MorrisStephen PollettDawn CurranSam BishopMichelle TaylorElizabeth ElliottJuliana Phelan

Zhipu ZhangChristine EllsworthAlly PikeLindsey ParsonsBrett MacIsaacMark OakeAnna CorbettKathleen SheaDanielle SeviourBeth ElliottNathaniel JohnsonBrittany PikeDavid ZurelMichael ZurelHaley MacIsaac

Music: Please welcome the concert band for a musical selection.

Concert Band: “Lord of the Rings”

CARE AT GONZAGA 2015-2016

This year the Gonzaga Care Committee were outstanding in their planning and execution of monthly events for the entire school

community.Lead by our many student groups – we accomplished the following…

Student Council BBQ First Day to welcome to all students, especially to the

new Level Ones Halloween Havoc had high participation and the haunted

house was a highlight Christmas Chaos: Because some teachers were on the

naughty list, and Squires got a makeover in the cafeteria along with many other teachers. The Christmas cup was a huge success in its new format, 20 teams participated

Intramurals started for the first time in years Spirit Week had a different theme each day and Friday had

numerous fun activities Wake-A-Thon had an unbelievable turnout, over 200 people Arts Fest was an amazing showcase of student visual,

performing, and cinematic arts Executive Elections: amended constitution to allow student

body to vote for Executive positions for the first time. Participated in coalition of student-run clubs for the Fort Mac

fundraiser Sent delegates to the Canadian Student Leadership

Conference in Halifax, NS

Rotary Interact

JamaramaPurple Pinky Polio PaloozaCrush 4 UR Crush - Parkinson's CanadaCake Auction - Alzheimer SocietyBake Sale - Association for New Canadians, Autism SocietyCoffee Houses - Eating Disorder Foundation, SPCA ($200 + 18 blankets), Choices For Youth ($650), Stella's Circle ($1000)

Peace and Justice Committee Special Needs Unit donation

Volunteers worked at the Ten Thousand Villages fair trade sale

Students ‘trick or treated’ for non-perishable food on Halloween night

Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Drives to replenish a local food back

Winter Clothing Drive for the Single Parents Association Rice Day held for awareness about world hunger Hats for Haiti Day - $200 raised to support a children’s

orphanage and school in Haiti Recycling blitzes throughout the year made donations to

charities and organizations possible School grounds clean up Jamarama Day in support of the Janeway Foundation The multicultural evening featured food from different

cultures, cultural performances, and guest speakers who shed light upon the Syrian Refugee and Humanitarian Crisis. The event raised over $800 in support of the settlement of a Syrian family in St. John’s

Donation to Syrian Refugee Family in St. John’s - $1200 Operation Christmas Child Human Trafficking Panel Presentation

GSA Bake sales for group initiatives Attended the StandOut2 LGBTQ conference in Corner Brook Developed and distributed a GSA school climate survey to

determine direction for next year

ECO Group School grounds clean up $200 donation to Oxfam

Student Mental Health Coalition Bake sales for coalition initiatives Inclusive stress-relief yoga group Mental Health Awareness Week initiatives

“Stomp Out Stigma” Campaign “Take One if You Need One” post-it wall Post-It Campaign Pink Day

Teacher Mental Health Coalition Assisted student mental health coalition with all of their

activities After school socials for staff Staff lunches Staff birthdays celebrated monthly Mental Health Awareness Bulletin Board Donation to the Mark Jackman Scholarship

Best Buddies Weekly meeting between all buddy couples Ice cream sales Board game days Socializing around the school Ticket sales of a purple hippo Bowling Movie Coffee

ENCOUNTERS WITH CANADA

Gonzaga had a number of students participate in the Encounters with Canada program this year. Encounters with Canada is a seven day program of Canadian studies held at The Terry Fox Canadian Youth Centre, in Ottawa.

Would those students that participated in this program please stand to be recognized.

Gonzaga Leadership Award 2016 (Yearbook Publication)

(Presenter: Would Mr. Vaters come forward to present the award)

One of the many traditions at Gonzaga is the publication of our

annual yearbook. This year will be no different from any other in that regard. The yearbook, many of you will come to realize (if you don’t already), is a priceless collection of the memories of your high school lives.

While many of us appreciate the product that is the yearbook, we do not often take the time to recognize the production effort behind it.

This year, while there is a great team involved, one student in particular has taken it upon them self to see your yearbook creation through from beginning to end. Their effort has been tireless, dedicated, consistent and innovative.

For that he deserves your recognition.

This year’s recipient of the Gonzaga Leadership Award (Yearbook Publication) is Ryker Richard.

Writers at Gonzaga (Mr. Combden please come forward)

Congratulations to Louise Brun-Newhook and Nitish Bhatt who are the winners of the 2016 Writing 2203 “Writer of the Year Awards”. We would ask Mr. Combden to come forward to present Nitish and Louise with their awards. Congratulations!

Drama 2016

GONZAGA DRAMA CLUB AT REGIONAL DRAMA FESTIVALThe Gonzaga Players have concluded another fantastic year, culminating in the presentation of the play “Find Me” by Dennis

Bush.Our onstage performers included Bethany MacKenzie, Rose Walters, Emma Hayden, Maria Shaw, Erin Cadigan, and Maggie Coady. Our backstage crew included Julia Dawe, Oscar Kilfoil, Selena Walker and Holly Gulliver.The play was performed at the Eastern Regional Drama festival, which ran from April 13th-16th at the LSPU Hall. Students attended workshops and an electric, fun filled awards show at the end of the festival.Our group upheld the strong traditions of the performing arts at Gonzaga, playing to a packed house and receiving rave reviews for a terrific performance. Emma Hayden and Bethany Mackenzie took home individual acting awards, as did the entire cast for best ensemble play.We are sad to see a strong core of grade 12’s leaving us this year. Rose Walters, Maria Shaw, Bethany Mackenzie and Selena Walker are graduating this year, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank them for a fantastic three years of time and effort they devoted to the drama club.Our clubs performances have gotten better and better over the last few years, thanks to countless time and effort put in by our dedicated club members. All the best for 2016-2017!

Would Ms. Ryan and Mr. Menchions come forward to present the following drama award?

"The drama award for outstanding contribution to the drama club is awarded to the student who shows the most passion,

dedication and commitment to all aspects of the club. This student was integral in her three years in helping the club reach a higher standard of performances in our festival entries. She will be sorely missed, but we wish her all the best in her future acting career. This year’s recipient is Rose Walters."

IMPROV

Gonzaga participated in the Canadian Improv Games Newfoundland regional tournament.  The Gonzaga improve team placed third overall out of ten teams in the region, and did themselves proud with two great nights of play.

On top of that, Gonzaga took home both special awards given out at the regional tournament. The Gonzaga team won the Spirit of the Games award, which goes to the team that best embodies the values upheld by the Canadian Improv Games (cooperation, learning, commitment to play). Rose Walters won the Mike Fardy award, which is given to the MVP of the tournament. As part of this award, Rose gets a scholarship to Improv University, which is a one-week intensive program held each summer at Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

Members of our IMPROV team include...Mary Anna Duggan, Rose Walters, Bethany Mackenzie, Maria Shaw, Liam Duggan, Maggie Coady, Grace MacDonald, Julia Dawe, Abby Cole, Saskia Schulz -Norvell, and Gillian Stevens Coaches: Alex Mason, Evan Moffatt

Would members of the team please come forward to accept the Spirit of the Games Award?

Congratulations to all involved!

Debating 2016 • Gonzaga’s Debate Team had an extremely successful year under the guidance of coach Christoph Pike.

Thanks to teacher sponsor Ms. Chaulk for all your efforts with the club!

Public Speaking Gonzaga was quite successful in the field of public speaking. 1. St. John's Lion's Club competition- Ally Bowes placed 3rd.

2. Knights of Columbus Regional competition - Ryker Richard placed 1st.

3. Knights of Columbus Provincial competition - Ryker Richard placed 1st.

4. NLESD Public Speaking competition - Ryker Richard placed 1st

Ryker, please come forward to accept your trophy for Provincial champion from Ms. Chaulk. This is the first time a Gonzaga student has been awarded this trophy. Well Done!

Math Awards – June 2016Presenter: Mr. Williams

Cayley

Every year many students from Gonzaga write several important math competitions. Three of these contests are from Waterloo University in Ontario which is the mecca of post-secondary study in mathematics. In the Cayley Competition for Level I, there was one student who received a Certificate of Distinction for placing in the top 25 % of the 20000 students across the country who wrote this competition?

1. Liam Lawlor - who also receives a medal for his first place finish in the school.

Fermat

One of our students performed in the top 25% of the 23 000 students across the country who wrote the competition. Would Andrew Dawson please come forward to accept your Certificate of Distinction and medal for his first place finish in the school?

As well Andrew won the Zone 1 prize of $75. Andrew finished in the top 12% of all students from across Canada.

Andrew along with teammates Kelsea Furlong and Brooke Riggs helped Gonzaga finish third in the provincial rankings.

Euclid

In Level 3 we placed first in the province.

The top student in our school and in our Zone is Matthew Hickey. His score was also second in the province and in the top 26% in the country. For this Matthew receives a medal and a cheque for $75 from Memorial. Would Matthew please come forward to accept his medal for a 1st place finish in the school and his cheque?

Matthew along with his teammates, Nitish Bhatt and Shahbad Alam had a combined score of 177, which helped Gonzaga place first among all schools in the province. Congratulations. Could Nitish and Shahbad come forward to join Matthew in accepting Zone Team Champions certificate?Blundon

Memorial University held its 33rd annual W.J. Blundon Mathematics Contest. This is the university’s most important provincial senior high contest. Three students from Gonzaga received recognition for their performance in this prestigious contest.

1. Matthew Hickey received a letter for honorable mention. Could Matthew come forward to accept his certificate?

2. Nathan Hynes received the third highest score in the province and received a cheque for $100 from Memorial. Could Nathan come forward to receive his prize?

3. The winner of the contest was Andrew Dawson. Andrew received a cheque and a plaque that will displayed in school for the next school year. Andrew, can you come forward please?

Senior High Math League

This year we were very successful in the Senior High Math League, Gonzaga won three of four competitions among schools in the St John’s and surrounding area. As a result of this finish, we were invited to participate in the provincial math competition in May. Our school placed second, just behind Holy Heart. Even though only 4 students participated in the final competition, several students competed in at least one of the St. John’s league games.

Could the following students come forward to receive certificates for their participation?

• 1. Andrew Dawson• 2. Shahbad Alam• 3. Nitish Bhatt• 4. Mahima Mishra• 5. Dakshita Jagota• 6. Matthew Hickey• 7. Tatianna Beresford• 8. Bipasah Saha• 9. Julia Hill• 10. Akash Feich

FRENCH AWARDS 2016

French Summer Bursaries and French Summer Camp:

Congratulations and good luck to the many students who are taking part in second language camps this summer. Students involved include:

1. Miriam Hynes2. Thomas Wright 3. Lauren Marshall 4. Claudia Griffin 5. Emma Hayden6. Gabe Kipnis7. P.J. Merlo8. Taylor Russell9. Rachel Harding10. Kathleen Shallow

11th ANNUAL GONZAGA - FRENCH PUBLIC SPEAKING

Presenter: Mme Browne Peters/Mme MarchEach year, we have a French speak-off at Gonzaga. Students compete in several categories based on their grade level and French program (Core, Early and Late Immersion). The winners at

the school level go on to compete at the regional and possibly the provincial and national levels.

The following students should come forward to receive their medals for participation in the school competition:

1. Lauren Marshall 2. Matthew Johnson 3. Heather Hutchens 4. Alex Chaulk 5. Ben Wall 6. Emma Smart 7. Claire Borgaonkar 8. Grace Macdonald 9. Victoria Dowden 10. Jessica Fleming 11. Brooke Riggs 12. Emma Neary 13. Rebecca Harris14. Amanda Parrell 15. Catherine Silotch 16. Elise Jamieson

The following students won their category at the school level - please come forward to receive a plaque to recognize this accomplishment:

1. Heather Hutchens 2. Ben Wall 3. Jessica Fleming 4. Emma Neary 5. Elise Jamieson

This year, we had 5 students who competed at the provincial level:

Jessica Fleming took 3rd place; and Ben Wall won 2nd place in

their respective divisions…félicitations!

CONSORTIUM NATIONAL DE FORMATION EN SANTÉ

This year 8 students from NL were chosen to participate at the National French Health Consortium in Ottawa. Gonzaga had three students who were chosen to attend:

1. Amy Julien Fowler2. Kelsea Furlong3. Amanda Parrell

FRENCH FOR THE FUTURE – AMBASSADOR OF BILINGUALISMA big congratulations and good luck to Katelyn Mayo who was chosen to attend the French National Ambassador Youth Forum in Toronto from August 22-26 this summer.

DELF EXAMCongratulations to the many students who chose to write the A2 and B1 DELF Exam issued by the French Ministry for National Education. The results of these exams are valid indefinitely and recognized worldwide. Gonzaga had 22 students write the A2 exam and 3 students write the B1 exam. All students successfully received their diplomas and include:

A2 DELF Recipients:1. Emma Smart2. Mackenzie Rowe3. Heather Dormody4. Maggie Coady5. Katelyn Mayo

6. Amy Julien-Fowler7. Victoria Dowden8. Amanda Parrell9. Rebecca Harris10. Claire Borgaonkar11. Brooke Riggs

12. Alicia Cadigan13. Alex Brown

14. Dana Pormento15. Sarah Dawe16. Liam Duggan17. Katie Healey18. Emily Whitten19. Emily Keeping20. Kacey Hutton21. Ian Fleming22. Kelsea Furlong

Delf B1 recipients1. Liam Ryan2. Anna Corbett3. Erin Sullivan

PEACE & JUSTICE 2016

This year Peace and Justice would like to recognize graduating Level III members in recognition of their spirit of volunteering and reaching out to others. Would the following students please stand to be recognized? Anna CorbettDayle ProwseJoshua VeberNitish Bhatt Louise Brun-NewhookRyker RichardBeth ElliottDanielle Seviour Dakshita JagotaHannah KennyErin McKinnon Catherine SilotchRotary Interact Group 2016We would also like to recognize graduating Level III members of the Rotary Interact Group. Would the following students please stand to be recognized? Adam ManuelAdam WicksAlanna ReardonAndrew NashChloe FordhamFrank WalshJonathan WhelanJosh DrohanLiam Richardson - PresidentMaria ShawNoah BarrettRose Walters - Vice PresidentShahbad AlamCatherine Silotch

GSA 2016

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GSA is a student group that started three years ago and continues with great success. This group’s main goals are to create respect and pride within our school community, and provide a safe space for open discussion for students of all sexual orientations and identities. This group will continue next year, and they hope to see lots of fresh faces at meetings next fall.

The GSA would like to thank Ms. Fritz for her mentorship.

There are no graduating members for 2016.

Music Awards

Most Outstanding Contribution to the music department by Grade level:These awards are voted on by the students in the various ensembles at Gonzaga.

Criteria: These students must be reliable, conscientious workers, have a positive attitude, be encouraging to others, be dedicated to their respective music ensembles and must exhibit leadership qualities:

Presenter: Ms. Ryan for Choral

Level 1: Ally BowesLevel 2: Maddi BennettLevel 3: Katherine Bowes

Presenter: Mr. Cooper for InstrumentalLevel 1: Ellen LeeLevel 2: Matthew CadiganLevel 3: Adam Wicks

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Presenters: Mr. Cooper and Ms. RyanMr. Cooper and Ms. Ryan would like to acknowledge the

following student who has made an outstanding contribution to the Gonzaga Music Program throughout their years at Gonzaga. This student has participated in the many ensembles at our school and has exemplified outstanding attendance, positive attitude and exceptional leadership.

Congratulations is extended to this year's winner: Matthew Hardy

2015 - 2016 Highlights and Awards (from Ms. Ryan and Mr. Cooper):

The many ensembles participated in a wide variety of events, activities, concerts and competitions this year. To name some of them: the Graduation Exercises, Remembrance Day Ceremony, Federation of Labour Conference, Bowring Park Tree Lighting Ceremony, Royal Canadian Legion, Death By Chocolate, Ocean Ranger Ceremony, National Day of Mourning, and the annual Christmas and Spring Concerts. In addition, the music department students spearheaded the second biennial Student Showcase to great success. At this point, we would like to acknowledge the following students who were instrumental (pardon the pun) in organizing the Showcase:

Anna Carew Emma MacDonaldEmma Ford Jane Rideout Matthew Hardy Adam Wicks

At Rotary Music Festival, the Choir received a Silver Award and the Concert and Jazz Bands received Gold Awards. It is worthwhile to note that both of these awards are at the National Standard. Bravo.Finally, we would like to acknowledge the tremendous contribution the following graduating students have made to the musical community of Gonzaga High School.

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Katherine Bowes Nathan HynesMoira Cooper Ally PikeAnna Corbett Kurtis RodgersTrent Fava Erin SullivanRyan Fennemore Nader TabrizchiMatthew Hardy Adam Wicks

We would also like to acknowledge the Gonzaga Music Program graduates who will be entering the Memorial University School of Music in September to further pursue their studies in music. These students are:

Louise Brun-Newhook Erin SullivanMatthew Hardy Nader TabrizchiKurtis Rodgers Adam Wicks

The Jazz band will now perform COME OUT SWINGIN

Athletic Recognitions:

KSA Events has always been an organization committed to benefiting High School aged athletes both through the spirit of athletic competition and also through scholarships for students that choose to continue their education. It is something that we are very proud of and hope that in some small way it can help kids move forward in a positive way after High School. Each school that participates in our event is allowed to award one player to receive our $350.00 U.S. Book Scholarship.  This year two of our students who went with their basketball teams to Florida at Christmas to participate in a KSA event were awarded these scholarships: Congratulations to Louise Brun-Newhook and Matty McCrowe who have already received their awards.

Athletic AWARDS: We will now recognize some athletes for

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special awards – these awards are from the period after our second annual Athletic Banquet.

Baseball – would Ms. Grimes please come forward to present the awards?• MVP Danny Rice• MSP Kent Whitten• MIP Sean Henderson

SoccerWould Ms. Jane Murphy now come forward to present boys soccer medals?List attached..

I would now invite Ms. Kavanagh to come forward to present Track and Field awards:

Female Track and Field:MVP Jennifer BolandMSP Dayle ProwseMIP Ruth Shelton

Male Track and FieldMVP Josh HamiltonMSP Harsha DeshpandeMIP Nathan Button

Now we would like, once again, to recognize out male and female athletes of the year. Congratulations to Nicole Torraville and Danny Rice. Both these athletes were recognized at the Athletic Banquets but please come forward for a photo with your awards.

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Diana Johnson Award Presenter: Mr. LeDrew

This award has been instituted by the Johnson Family in memory of Diana, a 1998 graduate of Gonzaga. The award is open to a Grade 11 or Grade 12 student. The award will consist of a certificate, perpetual plaque and cash award. The family has renewed and guaranteed the award for a 15 year period. This award is given to a student who has shown the greatest progress during the school year, in scholastic results and general personal improvement. This year there is a tie:

The winners are: Chris Lahey and Dayle Prowse

Men and Women for Others Award 2016

Presenter: Ms. Vokey and Mr. LeDrew. The award will recognize the student’s service to their fellow students, the school and / or the community at large. The awards are:

Level I student - Fr. Boyd Award – Joseph BoydLevel II student - Fr. Schuck Award – Brooke RiggsLevel III student - Fr. Rye Award – Dakshita JagotaLevel III student - Br. Joe Frechette – Nitish Bhatt

Student of the YearPresenters: Ms. Vokey and Mr. LeDrew

Two of the most highly anticipated presentations to be made today are the awards presented annually to the Male and Female Students of the Year.

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The students who receive this award must have sound academic standing, the respect and esteem of the student body, excelled in a variety of school activities, enjoyed the confidence of the staff, and displayed selfless service to the school. All teachers in the school vote for these awards.

There are three nominees for each award.For the Female Student of the Year, the nominees in alphabetical order are:

1. Louise Brun-Newhook 2. Dakshita Jagota

3. Mahima Mishra

The nominees in alphabetical order for Male Student of the Year are:

1. Nitish Bhatt 2. Matthew Hickey

3. Ryker Richard

I am very pleased to announce that the Female and Male Student of the Year Awards.

The winners are: Mahima Mishra and Ryker Richard

We invite the nominees to come forward to receive a plaque to recognize their nomination.

2016 Winning House BannerFinally, before the Jazz band we would like for Mahima Mishra to come forward to recognize the winning house. Mahima “the winning house is...”Lipinski - Blue”

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Finally....

Reminder for all award winners to stay for yearbook photos!!Ms. Vokey – final words and directions...Academic pins?

Track and Field Team AwardsOur Boys and Girls Track and Field Teams had another successful and full season this year. These teams consisted of 3 Special Olympians, 16 males, and 18 females and involved participation in 4 indoor track meets, 2 outdoor meets, and the SSNL outdoor track and field provincial which our school hosted on May 27 and 28. Their results were fantastic! In April, Gonzaga won the High School Championship Banner at the Spring Indoor Track and Field Meet and, at the SSNL Provincial in May, both teams once again delivered solid performances. Of the 18 schools who competed, our Boys Team placed 3rd and our Girls team placed 1st!Our school has a long history of excellence in sports and we recognize the drive, athleticism and sportsmanship that is necessary for every Provincial Championship Team. In keeping with Gonzaga tradition, we would like to ask all members of our Girls Track and Field Provincial Team to come forward to formally present their banner to our school. (Enter to music: We are the Champions)Ladies and gentleman, I present the SSNL High School Track and Field Girls Champions! I ask each girl to raise her hand when her name is called.

Jennifer Boland – 100m (Gold), 200m (Gold), and Sportsmanship Award WinnerRuth Shelton - High Jump (Gold), 400m (Silver) Chantal Barnes – 400m (Gold)Nicole Torraville – 800m (Bronze)Jennifer, Ruth, Chantal and Nicole were also our Gold medalists in the 4X400m Relay!

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Ruth, Chantal and Nicole stuck Gold once again when they were joined by Maria Lewis to win the Gold 4X100m Relay.Maria Lewis 100m (Bronze)Olivia Power - Shot PutAllison Sheppard - Shot PutCaitrina Bonia - Javelin, DiscusDayle Prowse – Javelin (Bronze), Discus (Gold)Brooke Riggs – 1500m (Bronze)Hannah Cooke – 1500m, 3000m (Bronze)Rebecca Edwards – 3000m, Long JumpErin McGettigan – Long Jump, High Jump, 200mEmily McGregor- 800mMahima Misra – Race WalkLouise Brun-Newhook – Race Walk (Bronze)

Congratulations!

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