Today was Gillian’s fourth 1st day of university and Angela’s first. They met up at the #SelfieWithTheSenator bench on campus to take their photo with William McMaster.
Here is Claudia with Susan on her way to her first day of Grade 11 (13th first day of school).
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.
Congratulations are in order for Gillian on getting a co-op job with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada this summer. Thanks for Grandma and Papa for driving her to the interview last week. The job is in Vineland.
Angela received another university offer, this one is from the University of Guelph in the Bachelor of Science Human Kinetics program.
Claudia received all A’s on her first semester report card. Another job well done!
Angela and Claudia have both finished their exam schedule. They are off for a few days until second semester starts up on Thursday. Everyday they had to “study”.
Angela and Claudia (and Gillian before them) are involved with The_Initiative Club at school. It is a social awareness club to help raise awareness of the school community about social issues and to make students more active in and aware of their local and international community.
Angela is one of the co-leaders, here they are with their glove signs they made to help raise donations of winter wear. In the end they had over 1000 pairs of mitts, gloves, hats and scarves. Well done girls!
Chloe wanting her photo taken.
Today was the first day of school for the girls, even Gillian. McMaster started two days earlier this year, which allows them to have a week long mid-term recess in October as well as their traditional Reading Week in February. Angela has started Grade 12, Claudia Grade 10 and Gillian in entering third year. There was no photo out front this year, possibly a selfie of Ang and Claudia in the car on the way to school, so I pulled one out from the archives. Here are the three of them on September 6, 2005. Ten years ago they were in Grade 5, Grade 2 and SK.
Today was our 16th first day of school and Claudia’s first day of high school. Both Angela and Claudia had a good first day. Claudia has English for homeroom and her teacher is our former neighbour, Julie. Here is a picture Susan took of them this morning.
Angela and Claudia started school this week. Angela is going into Grade 10 and Claudia starts Grade 8.
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.
It was a busy couple of weeks leading up to the end of the school year. The girls went to the Taylor Swift concert at the Rogers Centre with Melissa on the Friday. The next day we dropped Angela and Claudia off at their Pathfinder Camp for a couple of days. I was in Stephenville, Newfoundland for work for a few days. Only in small towns do you find this many signs on a single storefront. The bookkeeping is the door on the left, but rest is the pub, laundromat, tattoo and denture clinic.
Angela and Gillian were into exam week and Claudia was coasting to the end of the year. Angela and Claudia both finished the year with honours, congratulations to the girls.
