HSC-bay Online Auction – Only 3 Bidding Days Left! |
Upcoming Events |
The HSC-bay online auction, which opened February 1, 2009, will be wrapping up this Saturday, February 28th at 11:59 pm. With only 3 days left, don’t take a chance and wait until the last second to bid on your favourite items.
New items have been added this week! Here is a just a small sample of the hundreds of outstanding items just waiting for your bids:
- The stunning 25-foot Clarion Gold Cup Racer boat, one of only four ever built and just waiting for you to enjoy an afternoon of summer fun on the lake.
- A lady’s necklace with 172 fresh water pearls and an 18k white gold clasp complete with 58 diamonds…a real showstopper!
- Two BlackBerry phones, an IPod Touch and many other fantastic items in the Electronics Category.
- Incredible sailing excursions and dining experiences just waiting for you!
Don’t delay or miss out on your opportunity to be a part of the excitement. Please share the HSC-bay online auction website with your family, friends and colleagues. If you haven’t already done so, log on to the HSC-bay website www.hsconlineauction.on.ca and join in the fun while helping to raise funds for Hillfield Strathallan College students.
If you have any questions, please contact Kim Shippey, Advancement Manager at 905-389-1367 ext. 107 or via email kim.shippey@hsc.on.ca
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Middle School Musical –
Willy Wonka
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 28, 2009 - 2:00 p.m.
Senior School Parent-Teacher Interviews
Thursday, March 5, 2009
4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Monday, March 9, 2009
1:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Senior School Winter Festival Concert
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Junior School Concert
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
No Late Buses
Thursday, March 12, 2009
March Break
Begins - Friday, March 13, 2009
Ends - Friday, March 27, 2009
March Break Office Hours
Monday thru Thursday
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fridays 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
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The Tim Hortons' Rise and Shine Leadership Breakfast will take place in Lawson Hall on Friday March 6th, at 7:00am. The Social Action Committee, the Event Steering Committee, Alison and I would like to invite you to buy a ticket and join us. Tickets are available at the Campus Store, where they can be charged to your HSC account or through Mrs. Jenkins by cash, cheque or credit card. Please call 905 389 1367. This event is a great way to support your community and enjoy breakfast with your friends and family. |
A list of servers is outlined below. These community leaders will act as mentors and serve breakfast to everyone attending the event, including some City Kidz and HSC students. A variety of food items, coffee, tea and hot chocolate will be provided by Tim Hortons, and the HSC kitchen staff will supplement the Tim's offerings with eggs, hash browns, and the like – delicious! There will be live and silent auctions, including original autographed Sydney Crosby collector's items. Come and enjoy! It promises to be a wonderful morning, with food, laughter, and music (the HSC Jazz Ensemble will be performing), and will conclude well before school - or work - begins.
Tickets are priced at $30.00. All proceeds go to City Kidz.
Over the course of the last year, the Social Action Committee, many other key students and faculty members have worked hard to prepare for the event. We genuinely hope that you will join us in support of this fun event.
Community Leaders/Mentors Serving Breakfast
1 - Mayor Fred Eisenberger – City of Hamilton
2 - John Williams - Hamilton Tiger Cats
3 - Deputy Chief Ken Leendertse - Hamilton Police Service
4 - Colin Millar - Former Chief of Police
5 - Ron Foxcroft - Founder, CEO, Fox 40 International
6 - Dr. Jennifer Everson - Chair, HSC Board of Governors
7 - George McCarter - President, Pearson Dunn Insurance
8 - Tom Matthews – Headmaster, Hillfield Strathallan College
9 - Todd Bender - Founder, City Kidz
10 - Pat Daley - Chair, Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board
11 - Angelo Mosca – Former Hamilton Tiger Cats
12 - Steve Stipsits - Owner, President, Branthaven Homes
13 - Michelle Dube - CHCH News Host |
14 - Justin Cooper - President, Redeemer College
15 - Colin Jenkins – Canadian Olympic Triathlete
16 - Rob MacIsaac – President, Mohawk College
17 - Fred Morison - Owner, Morison Insurance Brokers Inc.
18 - Michael Lamont - Michael Lamont Personal Injury Law
19 - Peter Turkstra - Owner, Turkstra Lumber
20 - Peter Mercanti – CEO, Carmen's Banquet Hall
21 - Bob Zandabrand - Vice Chair, Catholic District School Board
22 - Jane Allison - Hamilton Spectator
23 - Aiko Iwashita -Radio Host - 102.9 K-Lite FM
24 - Scott Mitchell, President, Hamilton Tiger Cats
25 - David Sauve, HSC Parent, Former Hamilton Ticat player,
Tim Hortons Owner |
Citykidz www.citykidz.ca
Tim Hortons www.timhortons.ca
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| HSC U13 Boys’ Basketball Team wins CAIS U13 National Tournament |
Congratulations to the U13 Boys’ Basketball team winners of this year’s CAIS U13 National Basketball Tournament held at Strathcona Tweedsmuir School near Calgary, Alberta. This is an annual tournament involving 16 schools from across the country for students at the Grade 7 level in the Canadian Association of Independent Schools.
There were three days of intense basketball competition beginning on Thursday, February 5, 2009. HSC won all three of their games on the first day beating Meadowridge School (BC), The York School (ON) and Southridge School (BC). This enabled our team to finish first in their pool of 4 teams, which meant we then entered the Championship divisions. Read More
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The Colin B. Glassco Foundation receives donation from HSC
February 5 and 6, 2009 were two very special days at HSC as Mr. Colin B. Glassco flew from Calgary to visit with us. In his various presentations to the Middle, Junior and Montessori Schools, and to Mr. Whittard’s World Issues classes, Mr. Glassco focused on the importance of clean water, especially as a support for the children who receive trachoma surgery in the Gwembe Valley in Zambia. The water wells that the Glassco Foundation digs provide clean water for drinking and cleansing, and the run-off has encouraged a variety of beneficial crops to spring up.
In support of the Colin B. Glassco Charitable Foundation for Children, HSC held a College-wide alternate dress day on January 22, and sold environmentally friendly water bottles throughout the month of January. Over 600 water bottles have been sold to date! READ MORE
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HSC Musicians advance to Nationals after outstanding performances at the Golden Horseshoe MusicFest |
On February 17 and 19 ensembles from the Senior School performed at the Golden Horseshoe MusicFest at Redeemer College. Over 100 bands from Mississauga to Niagara Falls participated in the festival. Bands perform assigned repertoire for a group of adjudicators, receive written and taped adjudications, and are then rated on a scale of Gold, Silver, Bronze, or participation award.
The HSC Wind Symphony was the first group to perform. Although a number of students were unable to make the performance due to illness, the HSC musicians pulled through with an excellent performance, and received a Gold rating from the adjudicators with an invitation to the National MusicFest. The judges commented on the group’s warm sound and musical phrasing.
READ MORE
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| In the words of a Champion… |
We currently sit at 220 donors to the HSC annual campaign, on the way to reaching our goal of 500 donors by June 30th, 2009. Nine Excelsior Champions (see below) are waiting in the wings to fulfill their challenge and donate an additional $45,000 to the campaign. We are only 280 donors away from achieving our goal.
George McCarter, one of our Excelsior Champions for 2008-2009, explains his inspiration for giving;
“HSC is essential to the future growth of new business into the Hamilton area by providing a world class independent school for potential entrepreneurs and executives. My daughter Brittney’s career aspirations are to be either a teacher or a school administrator. She would love nothing more than to be a part of the future of Hillfield Strathallan College.”
Our HSC community includes approximately 800 families and 2300 alumni, so we believe our goal of 500 donors should be attainable.
If you have already made a gift to this year’s Excelsior Campaign, we thank you. Giving amounts are an individual choice, but we hope you will consider becoming a donor to HSC at your own level of comfort. Participation is the key. Please click here to download a donation form. Excelsior brochures and donation forms are also available in the Rotunda and the Main Office, or by contacting the Advancement Office at ext 161.
We wish to thank our nine Excelsior Champions for 2008-2009:
Owen & Marta Boris ~ Mountain Cablevision
Mr. Les Boris ~ Mountain Cablevision
Jackie Boris-Work and family ~ Mountain Cablevision
The Heagle Family
Mr. Fred Losani ~ Losani Homes
Mr. George McCarter ~ Pearson-Dunn Insurance
Mr. Fred Morison ’79 and Mrs. Jill Morison ‘81 ~ Morison Insurance
Mr. Jeff Paikin ’80 ~ New Horizon Homes
Mr. Dean and Mrs. Lori Mosca – Proprietary Nutritionals Inc.
Have more questions about Excelsior? Follow the link to FAQ page http://www.hsc.on.ca/advancing-hsc/annual-campaign-faq.html.
If you would like to speak to us directly please contact Kim Shippey, Advancement Manager at 905-389-1367 ext. 107 or email kim.shippey@hsc.on.ca.
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DR Mission Trip Planned for March Break |
During March 12-March 26, 2009, Spencer Meens, Caroline McKenna, Claire Pilon-Robertson, Brianna Schatz, Megan Husband, Deborah Liendo Kaufman,
Yiyong Lok and Mrs. Melissa Kirkpatrick will be venturing down to the Dominican Republic on a mission trip.
They will be working in various small communities around Moca, near Santiago and around Puerto Plata, learning about others, themselves, their partners, the Dominican culture, and issues of third-world development. Their goal is to build as many schools as possible and help out within the community (painting, playing, aiding and building).
Over the past few weeks, they have been running fundraisers and collecting all types of donations to bring down to the DR (Cash donations and item donations are still welcome). This program has been running at HSC for many years and will continue to run based on the success and good memories from previous years.
For more information or to donate, please contact Melissa Kirkpatrick at melissa.kirkpatrick@hsc.on.ca. The DR team looks forward to sharing their stories with the school community upon their arrival back to HSC.
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HSC Nominated for Hamilton Reader's Choice Awards
We are pleased to announce that HSC has been nominated in the Private School category for a 2009 Hamilton Reader's Choice Award. Please visit the link below and vote for HSC. The deadline is this Saturday, February 28, 2009 at midnight.
Here's how it works:
-Log onto www.hamiltonreaderschoice.ca
-register
-once registered, click onto the various "Favourite" categories
-scroll up to your choices
-Click "Vote" at the end
That's all there is to it.
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Regional Brain Bee Contest at McMaster |
Q. Approximately how many neurons does the brain contain? A. 100 billion
Q. Name the surgical procedure that destroys part of the basal ganglia and helps Parkinson’s patients? A. Pallidotomy
Six HSC Grade 11 and Grade 10 students participated in the Annual Brain Bee Competition at McMaster University. They have been preparing for the contest for a while, broadening their knowledge about the brain and neuroscience, and behaviour in general.
They were among 84 competitors from Southern Ontario each eying the possibility of a spot in the Canadian National Brain Bee competition and a chance to advance to the International Brain Bee Competition. The girls answered all thirty-five multiple choice questions and later watched the five finalists through their oral exam. A Grade 11 student from Iroquois Ridge School in Oakville won the contest.
The department of psychology, neuroscience and behaviour at McMaster invited the participants to see various labs and meet with the researchers there. Our students commented how good it was to meet and talk with others interested in the field of science.
The students realized that they will need to start soon to prepare for next year’s Brain Bee. Their studies in Biology here at the College will no doubt help them and, by working diligently, they will hopefully look forward to another opportunity to participate again next year.
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Heart & Stroke Activity Day |
On Thursday, February 12, 2009, HSC attempted its first Heart and Stroke Activity Day, College-wide, to rave reviews from students and a wonderful experience for all. Students signed up for an activity and participated in some form of physical activity for 2 hours in the afternoon, a play on the Heart and Stroke’s Jump Rope for Heart.
Options included ball hockey outside, basketball, extreme dodgeball, martial arts, fitness, skipping, yoga, dance, and a fun auction relay which involved completing various teamwork tasks to earn points.
Special thanks to Mrs. Nancy Rocca from the Middle School for organizing this great day.
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HSC Grade 7 student places sixth overall at Regional Spelling Bee at McMaster University
This year almost 250,000 students participated in the CanWest Spelling Bee, and 5,000 students participated in our region (Southern Ontario). Southern Ontario is known to be one of the most competitive regions in Canada, and HSC Grade 7 student Akhila Rachakonda did a fantastic job, tying in 6th place overall.
The National Spelling Bee will take place on Saturday April 18 at 8:00 pm.
Veronica Penny (this year's winner) will compete as the winner of Southern
Ontario.
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Fashion District - Hamilton United
Come join us for an evening of fashion featuring HSC models on April 2nd and 3rd from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the Artsplex Theatre. This year our goal is to raise $20,000. The funds are going to support the Norman Pinky Lewis Recreation Centre and United Way- to unite Hamilton as a Community.
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U16 Boys’ Basketball Team wins Baby Bear Junior Boys’ Basketball Tournament |
In January the U16 Boys’Basketball Team participated in the Baby Bear Junior Boys’ Basketball Tournament hosted by Glendale High School. The team was very successful in their preliminary games with convincing wins over Saltfleet High School and Glendale High School. In the championship game, HSC faced a strong team from HB Beal of London. The championship was an exciting, hard fought game with many lead changes. In the end HSC prevailed 54 - 45. It was a solid overall team effort and coaches Donelson and Stanton were very pleased and proud of the team’s effort.
In addition, Andy McMillan was selected as the tournament MVP and Liam Matthews was selected to the all-star team.
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College Ring
The Campus Store is now featuring our College Ring. It is available by order only at the Campus Store. Please drop by and see us regarding sizing and orders and to see our sample. These rings are available in Sterling Silver, 10K gold, and 14k gold.
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Board Nominations |
Nominations are being accepted to the HSC Board of Governors and the Board of Trustees. Criteria for the Board of Governors can be downloaded at http://www.hsc.on.ca/board-governors-criteria.pdf. Criteria for the Board of Trustees can be downloaded at http://www.hsc.on.ca/board-of-trustees-criteria.pdf. Nomination forms may be picked up at the HSC Administration Office or downloaded at http://www.hsc.on.ca/board-nomination-form-2009.pdf. If you have any questions, please contact Mark Stirling, Board Development Chair, at mark.stirling@treadstone.ca. Deadline for submissions is February 27, 2009.
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It is not too early to start thinking about HSC Summer Camps! We are planning a wonderful program filled with sports, academic and arts opportunities for your child. Click here for this year’s brochure. If you have any questions contact Ms Hourigan at
905-389-1367, ext 139.
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