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Tag: graduation

Claudia’s Grade 12 Graduation

June 28, 2018
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Claudia had her grade 12 graduation on June 28th at the Hershey Centre (three days later it became the Paramount Fine Foods Centre).


Gillian and Claudia. Angela had to work, so she missed the festivities.


Susan and I with the last one through high school!


Heading up to the stage for her diploma.




To our surprise, when it came time for the special awards, Claudia’s name was called for The Crusader Award. The Crusader award is presented to a graduating female student who is pursuing college or university education, is a leader or contributor in the school community, and is involved in community events outside of school.



The Crusader Award is donated by the 800 Black Forest Squadron, and it came with a $300 monetary award.


Congratulations Claudia!


The traditional tossing of the caps.


All of the special award recipients.


Claudia with Mr Quinn and Daniel.


Claudia with Mrs St Louis, the head secretary at Mt Carmel (and Mr Quinn photobombing). She was the secretary at St Richard when Gillian started in JK, she moved on to the high school shortly after. Only fitting that she would be part of our closing chapter of Dufferin-Peel education.


Claudia with Mr Carney and Mrs Faria.




Claudia is off to Humber College for Television Broadcasting.

 

Gillian’s Convocation

June 14, 2018
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Gillian graduated from McMaster University with her Bachelor of Science summa cum laude in Molecular Biology & Genetics Co-op. Convocation was held at First Ontario Concert Hall (formerly Hamilton Place) in Hamilton, Ontario on June 14th, 2018. I was unable to attend, but they live stream and record the convocation on the web. Here is a snippet from the ceremony.

I borrowed these from Gillian’s Instagram post.


Angela and Gillian with William McMaster.


Pozu!

If you want to watch the entire proceedings, it is on YouTube.

Well Done Girls

June 30, 2016
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Congratulations to Angela and Claudia on their terrific report cards. They picked them up today and did very well. Angela finished with an 88% university admission average and Claudia continues to excel with a 85% average.

Claudia is excited for next year as she starts her Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program in Information Communication Technology.

From the school website:

The program is for students in Grade 11 and 12 and is open to all students in university, collage, apprenticeship and workplace pathways. The program involves taking 4 core technology courses, a 2-credit technology coop opportunity, 3 additional elective credits  as well as additional experiential and reach ahead activities and certifications. 

Our program is designed to give students additional technology skills and opportunities that are increasingly valuable at post-secondary level and beyond. Our Lady of Mount Carmel has put together an exciting program where students are gaining access to programming in partnerships with numerous local businesses, post-secondary institutions such Sheridan Collage and Guelph Humber as well as industry recognized professionals in the communications industry.

Claudia has a co-op placement at Rogers starting in the fall. It will be an exciting year for her.

Here is Angela’s grad photo.

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Angela’s Grade 12 Graduation

June 29, 2016
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Today was Angela’s grade 12 graduation. It started with a Graduation Mass at the church in the morning, followed by a luncheon for the grads and then the ceremony in the evening. Hard to believe it has been 4 years since Angela started Grade 9.

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We had a few issues trying to figure out which way the sash went, we guessed wrong., but if I didn’t point it out, would you know? We’ll have to do a redo.

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The graduation was at the Hersey Centre.

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Angela and Dylan.

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There were 434 graduates for the Class of 2016.

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Processing into the arena.

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Patricia Romero, the Principal.

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Dylan waiting to get his diploma.

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Dylan posing for a photo for his Mom, she is the Co-Chair of the  School Parent Council.

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Angela getting close.

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Angela had to pose for Dylan’s Mom as well.

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In total there were 409 graduates present to receive their diplomas, over half of them were Ontario Scholars. This was also the 25th Commencement Ceremony for Our Lady of Mt Carmel.

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Tossing their caps in the air.

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Angela can’t pick her family…

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…but she can pick their noses.

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Congratulations Angela, a job well done! You have made Mom and I very proud of all your accomplishments and good luck at McMaster in the fall.

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Angela posing with Chloe.

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Thanks to Mom and Dad for joining us, Angela appreciated you taking the time to come in spite of your early flight the next day.

Claudia’s Grad Luncheon & Dance

June 25, 2014
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Today was Claudia’s graduation luncheon and dance. Due to the small class size (33 students) they now have it at the school. Gillian took some great photos of Claudia and then drove her to school.

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Claudia and her friend Desiree.

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Claudia’s Graduation

June 24, 2014
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We had our final Grade 8 graduation at St. Richard School. After 15 years at the school, Claudia has completed grade 8, it started with Gillian entering junior kindergarten back in 1999. Here are the girls outside of the church. I think my lens had some condensation on it because it was so hot out.

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Claudia has grown considerably more than either Gillian or Angela. See our photo from Angela’s graduation.

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The altar before the mass and award ceremony.

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The school trustee, Esther O’Toole, gave a nice speech to the graduates before the mass. She was trying to attend four graduations in one night.

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Claudia after the mass and before the awards.

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Here is Claudia going up for her diploma. Claudia was receiving her Honours Award for achieving honours both terms. Well done Claudia!

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Claudia receiving a handshake from the principal, Mr Araman.

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After they handed out the 33 diplomas, they handed out the awards. To our surprise, Claudia was awarded the Catholic Leadership Award. Here she is receiving her loot, in addition to her plaque, she also received a framed certificate and a bible.

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The Catholic Leadership Award is given to one student who best exemplifies the values of Christian relationship and attitude toward the Church, school and community. This student lives his/her daily life guided by these finest qualities of Catholicity. Here is Claudia with the School Council Chair, Mrs Jordan and Mr Wu.

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We are very proud of Claudia’s accomplishments this year.

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Here is Claudia’s artwork that all the graduates did.

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A close-up of the text.

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Claudia with Mrs Falotico, the school secretary. Claudia was an office helper this year and for years was the carrier pigeon between Mrs Falotico and I for School Council paperwork.

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The girls with Mrs Kelly, all the girls had Mrs Kelly for Grade 2. She has since retired and still volunteers at the school to play the piano for the choir.

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Claudia and Mrs Jordan, her teacher this year for Grade 8. She also taught Angela and Gillian in grade 8.

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Mr Wu and Claudia. Mr Wu taught Claudia science this year and she had him for grade 4 for half the year.

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Claudia and Mrs Foster, Claudia had Mrs Foster for grade 6, she is another teacher who taught all three girls, the first was Gillian in grade 1.

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A job well done Claudia! Mom and Dad are very proud of the fine young lady you have become.

Gillian’s Graduation

June 27, 2013
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Gillian had her Grade 12 Graduation on Thursday June 27th.

They picked up their gowns a few days earlier.

Gillian from her first day of school back in 1999.

The girls.

Gillian and Marcus.

G-pa and G-ma with Gee.

Grandma and Papa with Gillian.

Mom, Dad and Gillian.

Susan and Gillian in September 1999.

Gillian and I.

The Tanabe’s.

Before the ceremony Gillian and her friends met out front for some photos.

Gillian and Sarah. They started in JK together.

Gillian and her friends trying to jump at the same time.

The Cob’s Crew, Gillian, Amanda and Hailey all work at Cob’s.

Brittany and Gillian.

Gillian with Veronica. Veronica is headed to McMaster in September with Gillian continuing their 14 years of education together.

The ceremony was held at the Hersey Centre in Mississauga. They used about three quarters of the ice rink/seating.

In total there were over 400 Grade 12 graduates.

Angela was playing in the band. The band played during the procession, recession and O’Canada.

The graduates.

Just after the introductions, the Mayor showed up, it was the first time in 26 years that she has come to the ceremony for Mount Carmel.

She gave a good speech to the grads.

Gillian waiting to receive her diploma.

There were a lot of kids to go through.

Congratulations to Gillian, she also received the Ontario Scholar award. Good job, you made Mom and Dad proud.

Angela’s Grad Dance

June 26, 2012
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After 10 years at St Richard’s, Angela is graduating this week and heads off to Mt Carmel in the fall. Today was their Grad luncheon and dance. Gillian took some photos of Ang before she left.

Always putting her chores ahead of fun.

Gillian’s Graduation

June 22, 2009
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Today was Gillian’s graduation from Grade 8, in the fall she will be off to Mt Carmel for high school. It just seemed like yesterday, well maybe not yesterday, but it wasn’t too long ago her and Sarah were waiting for the school bus on their first day of junior kindergarten.

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Now here they were getting ready to graduate from Grade 8.

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Each of the students made the globe, cap and books that hung on the wall.

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Gillian with Vee, another of her good friends since junior kindergarten.

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It started with the Graduation Mass, followed by the Ceremony and Awards. Angela was singing in the Graduation Choir and did an excellent job.

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Gillian receiving her certificate. I managed to sneak into her photo.

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Actually as Chair of the School Council, I had a role in the ceremony, I was handing out a St Richard pin to each student.

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Gillian surprised us and herself as she was presented with the French Excellence Award. Since I was on the stage, I wasn’t able to get a picture of Gillian accepting her award. Here she is with Mme Bozzo her french teacher who had presented the award.

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Gillian with her plaque. This year they had to replace the big plaques that hang in the school, so her name is the first to go on it, I told her she’ll be on the wall for at least 15 more years.

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Of all the awards presented there were only two that came with something extra. She also receive a gift bag with her award. When she got home, she open it to find a nice French-English dictionary. Way to go Gillian!

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The librarian put together a slideshow of all the kids, first there was a baby picture and followed by their grad photo. Last year they ran into some technical difficulties, so this year she was a little panicked that it would happen again. It turned just fine and evryone enjoyed the show.

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There was a surprise guest speaker at the graduation. About half way through Mayor McCallion came into the church and headed to the front. They paused the ceremony and Hazel addressed the students. As usual she gave a great speech to the students. Every year they invite her, but it isn’t often that she shows up due to her busy schedule. Although the last time was only two years ago. What a treat!

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Some of the chaos after the ceremony.

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Gillian with her friends.

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Gillian with Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Mountjoy (her grade 8 teachers) and Mr. Carnevale (principal).

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The girls with Mrs. Kelly. Each of the girls had her for grade two. She leads the choir as well and all three have been involved with that since grade three.

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Here is Gillian with her Grade One teacher Mrs Foster.

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We kind of forgot to take family pictures at the church, so we took some when we got back to the house. Gillian with Grandpa and Grandma. Did you notice that Gillian is taller than someone else.

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Gillian and her sisters.

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Gillian with Susan and I.

Mom, Gillian, Dad

We are very proud of everything Gillian accomplished this year and for the past 10 years at St. Richard. She has worked hard and has turned into a fine young lady. Thank you Gillian!