An HSC Family Fun Event Not to be Missed – Saturday, May 15 2010!

Rain or shine, come and enjoy HSC’s 21st Fair Day! Come early and watch our Senior Rugby team play Trinity College School at 11:00 a.m. Enjoy our food concessions featuring BBQ from Taste of Elio and for dessert and refreshments, the Mr. Softee Ice Cream Truck and Lemon Heaven Lemonade Stand. Your children can enjoy All Day Play at Checker’s Midway including inflatable toys and mini golf. Our continuous entertainment on the Main Stage will feature shows by The Reptile Man, Magician Nick Wallace and Karaoke. Go back in time and enjoy the fun of yesteryear by participating in old-fashioned family games throughout the day.

All funds raised from Fair Day will be utilized to enhance the learning environment at HSC.

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Fair Day - Donations and Volunteers Needed!

We would greatly appreciate your donations of water, juice and soft drinks, which are needed for our food concessions.

Tents are required for that day at various stations throughout the grounds to protect volunteers and patrons from the weather. If you have a tent that you can loan for the day please ensure it is well labeled and we will arrange for pickup after the event.

Volunteers are required for setup, cleanup and to assist in the supervision of children's games and food service.  Please contact Heather Karmiol at vinehaven@primus.ca for more details. Senior School students will receive volunteer hours for their efforts. Please contact Mr. Kris Zelinsky if you are interested in earning volunteer hours.

Donations of gently used children’s, teen and adult books are required for our Used Book Sale, which will be held on May 14 and 15. Please drop your donations off at the Main Office (Holton Building). No text books please!

 

 

HSC musicians shine at Chicago Heritage Music Festival

The HSC Senior Jazz Ensemble, Wind Symphony and Vocal Ensemble traveled to Chicago April 29-May 2 to participate in the Chicago Heritage Music Festival.  The HSC musicians, along with directors Mr. Gaumond and Dr. Burton, and chaperones Ms. Mulvey, Ms. Kavander and Mr. Peat, experienced a busy but rewarding taste of Chicago. 

The HSC musicians performed confidently and musically.  Mr. Gaumond’s Senior Jazz Ensemble started off the festival, impressing the three adjudicators with their energy, style and soloists.  They received a Gold award for their performance. Twenty minutes later the HSC Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Burton, gave a valiant performance and received a Silver award from the adjudicators.

A highlight of the festival was the performance of the HSC Vocal Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Burton.  The group sang beautifully, featuring soloists Alexandra Bain, and Elise Naccarato.  The Vocal Ensemble received a Gold award for their performance, and were also invited to perform in the American High School Honours Performing Series at Carnegie Hall in New York City, which would take place in June, 2011.

Four HSC musicans were recognized as outstanding soloists in the festival: Michael Gnocato, Julia Falco, Alexandra Bain and Elise Naccarato.  HSC also was awarded the trophy for top school at the festival.

Congratulations to all of the HSC musicians!

 

 

June Luncheon and Fashion Show

Mark your calendar for this much-anticipated, annual HSC event! The June Luncheon and Fashion show, hosted by the Past Presidents of the Parents’ Association, will be held this year on June 2, 2010 at Liuna Station. This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the end of the school year.

Click here for more details. For information about tickets and sponsorship opportunities please contact juneluncheonandfashion@hsc.on.ca.

 

 

A magical night in support of Wellwood

After months of preparation, on Wednesday, April 21 the Social Action Committee (SAC) held an evening of cabaret in support of Wellwood, a local charity which serves the sometimes unmet needs of individuals and families suffering with cancer. 

The night was a spectacular success. The initial aim of the Committee was to sell 200 tickets and raise approximately $20,000. The funds are to be used to help furnish Wellwood’s new facility, The Wellwood Juravinski House. The centre was built by Halton-Hamilton Homebuilders’ Association (HHHBA), located on the west mountain at Chedoke Hospital, which originally opened in 1906 to care for sufferers of tuberculosis, and which at one time served the Inuit community.

By the evening of the 21st, over 250 tickets were sold, and the event raised in excess of $30,000! Once the expenses have been covered, more than $22,000 will be contributed to the organization. A plaque has been installed at the centre to commemorate HSC’s contribution.

Highlights of the evening included a number of performances by HSC’s students and invited guest performers, and a fashion show by Adrian Wu ’08. It was, in all respects, a night to remember: tasteful, elegant and inspiring.

The event demonstrated the College’s vision statement that students might reach their potential– and through genuine community engagement – better the world around them.

 

 

Earth Day 2010

Earth Day is celebrated every April 22 and is the largest, most celebrated environmental event worldwide. More than 6 million Canadians join 1 billion people in over 170 countries in staging events and projects to address local environmental issues. Nearly every school child in Canada takes part in an Earth Day activity.

Environmental challenges abound as our daily actions pollute and degrade the fragile environment that humans and wildlife depend on to survive. Earth Day provides the opportunity for positive actions and results. It is a powerful catalyst for change.

The call of environmentalists for many years has been for communities to think globally and to act locally. This year HSC’s Earth Day activities focused on the campus naturalization project. The long-term objective of this project is to create a naturalized corridor that surrounds the upper fields, and to provide a kilometre long running/walking trail. Students will be able to train, to complete ecological studies, to develop an appreciation of natural history, and to relax in a botanically diverse environment that should attract a variety birds, butterflies and other small wildlife.

Within the Junior School approximately 1,500 native grasses and wildflowers seeds were planted and tended along with the help of Grade 11 Biology mentors. In late May the Junior School children, along with students from right across the College, will be involved in planting these grasses and wildflowers in a celebration of student initiative and care for the environment.

The “Toonies for Trees” drive in the Junior School resulted in $612.00 being raised to purchase trees and shrubs.  Contributing Junior School students wrote their names on paper trees that were added to the bulletin board outside the Junior School. This interactive display grew with the generosity of our students and families.

In the Montessori School, lessons relating to the interdependency of our planet were the focal point for the Montessori students as they celebrated Earth Day this year. Raising the child’s appreciation of their world and providing them with practical opportunities to work on building global stewardship were goals for the day. Darkened classrooms underscored the need to conserve energy and reduced paper use reinforced responsible use of consumables. The highlight of the day was a play and musical presentation performed by the Montessori 6s and 7s for their schoolmates on trees and global warming.

The Montessori 9s had a wonderful experience on Earth Day at Mulmur Montessori  Centre as part of their three-day outdoor education trip. The students embraced the experience with activates in nature that ranged from ecology, art and group leadership building exercises.

For Earth Day, the students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 watched a movie entitled Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home.  Classroom discussions followed the movie presentation.

Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home is a feature documentary about how the family household has become one of the most ferocious environmental predators of our time.

Everyday life under a microscope has never been so revealing. By the end of this trashy odyssey, you are truly inspired to revolutionize your lifestyle for the sake of future generations.

In the Senior School approximately 85 Grade 10 students planted over 350 trees along the west side of the campus as part of the campus naturalization project. Under the direction of Mr. Whittard. Mr. Bulger and Dr. Moffatt, they planted a large number of black oak, white oak and burr oak as well as smaller numbers of other species, in an attempt to recreate a strip of Carolinian Savannah.

Small groves will be added and dedicated to the Junior School and the Grade 10 class, both of which raised extra money in support of the project. A tree in memory of Doug Moore, donated by the faculty and staff, will be planted this year and dedicated at next year's Homecoming, when many alumni will be able to attend.

Please visit the plantings and enjoy.

Click here to view the Earth Day 2010 photo gallery.

 

 

2010 HSC Golf Classic 2010

ONLY 1 FOURSOME LEFT FOR A SELL OUT!

2 SPONSORSHIPS STILL AVAILABLE!

The 2010 HSC Golf Classic will be held on Tuesday, June 22 at the prestigious Dundas Valley Golf and Curling Club. You won’t want to miss this exciting day filled with all-new challenges, games, tastings and giveaways, with net proceeds supporting the HSC Scholarship and Awards Program.

With only four player packages left in order to sell out our tournament once again, don’t wait to reserve your spot! There are limited sponsorships still available for those alumni interested in advertising their support, be it personal or corporate. Please contact the alumni office with your registrations, questions or inquiries today at 905-389-1367, ext. 102 or via e-mail at sheriann.heath@hsc.on.ca.

Link to Sponsorship Brochure: http://www.hsc.on.ca/alumni/sponsorship.html
Link to Register Online: http://www.hsc.on.ca/alumni/register-now.html

 

Explore, Enrich, Enhance!

HSC Summer Camp registration opens on Monday, February 1, 2010. Camps at HSC prove a safe and exciting environment for children, and we offer programs that fit every interest and age level.  For more information or to download a registration form, please visit: www.hsc.on.ca/on-campus