Sunday, June 14, 2015

Nicole's Notes: Volume 23 (June 15, 2015)

Gearing up for Final Exams :)
Happy Monday TOSH Parents and Guardians!

Well, we've almost arrived! This is the final week of school for students, with final assessments finishing up on Wednesday morning. The Provincial Assessment for the Grade 11 Math students was written last Thursday, and our students gave it their best effort. Please note that all final exams begin at 9 a.m. (see schedule below) and students must stay until at least 10:30 a.m. There is an assessment event in every course, so they should not have a day "off" unless they are a Grade 11 Math or Drama 801 student. We encourage all students to use the extra help time available from teachers in the afternoons to have their questions answered and to get themselves as well prepared as they can for the next exam day. Our teachers will be in their classrooms, ready and willing to help, but they can only help those who show up! Grade 12 marks will be calculated quickly so that the Grad List can be posted on June 22. The parents of students who do not meet the graduation requirements will receive a call from an administrator this weekend.


UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE:

NOTE:  Final Exam Schedule is for all three grades, 10-12
June 12            Final Exams- Block A
June 15            Final Exams- Block B
June 16            Final Exams- Block C
June 17            Final Exams- Block D
June 24            Grade 10 & 11 Report Cards Distributed at TOSH
June 25            Graduation- 6:45 PM at Credit Union Place- Everyone welcome & no tickets!

GRADUATION THINGS TO KNOW!

We're almost there Grade 12 Parents! Graduation for the TOSH Class of 2015 is scheduled for June 25 beginning at 6:45 p.m. at Credit Union Place. That will be a full day for our graduates, with the celebrations beginning at 9 a.m. with a breakfast for grads served by TOSH Staff. Report cards and transcripts are handed out and the class tree planted at the school. Students are then bused to the CUP for a morning graduation rehearsal that usually ends around 11:30 a.m. They are free after that until approximately 6 p.m. when they are asked to report to the CUP gown rooms in preparation for the graduation ceremony. The graduation is open to everyone and no tickets are required. The public are asked to be seated in the arena by the 6:45 p.m. start time so nothing will be missed! The Safe Grad activity follows directly afterwards, and forms and registration money ($25) for Safe Grad will be collected in front of the Lecture Theatre from 11:45-12:15 this Monday and Tuesday. Late applications will be accepted for double the cost, so please remind your son/daughter to get his/her form and money in. If there are any issues with your ability to do this, please contact me at nmhaire@edu.pe.ca or call the school- (902) 888-8460. If you would like to help with supervision for Safe Grad, send Mrs. Keough an e mail at dlkeough@edu.pe.ca.





GRADE 12 ART EXHIBITION!

Student artists from Mrs. Evans' ART 621 course are being featured in an art exhibition at the MacNaught House-Wyatt Properties from June 2-13. The event launch went well and I hope you enjoy the "sneak peek" offered below in case you were not able to get out in person to see their talent displayed!

Student artists who are featured include:

Jessica Procter
Devan Poirier
Alyssa MacLeod-Arsenault
Karley Doucette
Santana McCue and
Makenzie Cooper-Bowness










ONCE UPON A MEDIEVAL TIME...!

Mrs. Power's Grade 10 Ancient History 421 students brought Medieval Times to "life" recently when they presented their "Medieval Fair" in the caf. The costumes were impressive, as was the knowledge about the people and times they demonstrated. Here's a sample of their work for you to enjoy:










EXTRA-CURRICULAR AWARDS ASSEMBLY!

Grade 12 students were honoured recently for their involvement in extra-curricular activities during their time at Three Oaks. Every 10 hours of involvement in each club, team or group earns them 1 extra-curricular awards point to a maximum of 20 per group per year.  Students who achieve 500-999 points receive a recognition certificate and those who accumulate 1000+ points are awarded a special school pin.  Several of our staff who are TOSH Alumni proudly sported their own pins that day. The fact that many of these are coaches and advisors to various groups is a testament to the fact that folks who are involved this way in school often continue to lead and get involved as adults. We are very proud of the certificate and pin award winners and thank our entire Class of 2015 for all the "positive" that they have contributed to our school during their time with us. I had the opportunity to introduce Mr. Clow to the student body that morning, and I know that he will continue our administrative support of student activities next year.

R&B Band Performance

Awesome backup!

Mrs. Bryson and her family came to support the band

Extra-Curricular Pin Winners 2015


CULINARY DELIGHTS!

I have been a proud member of the Staff Culinary Meal group this year, which means that I get a delicious gourmet meal prepared for me at noon hour by our Culinary 801 students several times each semester. Our students do a wonderful job of displaying their creations and each meal follows a specific theme. Each group is responsible for one segment of the meal, and the final results are impressive AND tasty!

Congratulations to Ms. Sullivan and her students on yet another successful year in Culinary 801!




SPORTS BANQUET!

Mr. Arsenault, Ms. Thomson and Athletic Council members organized a wonderful evening of celebration and recognition for our student athletes on Saturday evening. 24 teams were honoured and the 8 provincial banners that our athletes brought home this year were displayed on stage:Senior Boys Softball, Senior A Girls Volleyball, Senior A Boys Basketball, Senior AAA Women's Rugby, Juvenile Boys Badminton, Juvenile Girls Badminton, Senior Mixed Badminton, and Senior Boys Badminton! Check out some of the Prize winners below:

Awesome MC's and AC Co-Presidents: Carrie and Brolin

The Dynamic Duo: Ms. Thomson and Mr. Arsenault

Big smiles from Emma :)

Athletic Alumni Association Award winner: Mr. David MacEachern

Female Rookie of the Year: Nikki Arsenault (Grade 10)

Female Athlete of the Year: Julie Campbell (Grade 12)

Loading up on hardware!

Male Rookie and Male Athlete of the Year: Logan MacDougall (Grade 10)

Athletes of the Year!

Women's Soccer Top Midfielder and AC member, Lauryn Reeves

THE NEW LOOK OF FINAL ASSESSMENT!

There are many ways to assess student learning and Ms. Barrett's Advanced Grade 12 English class had a unique opportunity to show off their speaking skills on exam day Friday when they presented their Best Man/Maid of Honour speeches to the class. The students even dressed the part, coming to class wearing wedding attire and celebrated at the end with a fancy wedding cake! A very creative way to get the job done...and fun too!








COMPUTER 621 CLASS EMBRACES IT EXTENSION ACTIVITIES!

Our students in Mr. MacMillan's Computer 621 class were fortunate this semester to benefit from a project that happened thanks to a partnership between our school, the Summerside Regional Development Corporation (SRDC) and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). Federal Minister and Egmont MP, Gail Shea, was at the school Friday to hear first had from one of our students how successful this project was. Kyle MacIsaac shared that he learned a great deal from the resource people who came in to work with his class each week, and he even extended his learning beyond what he learned in the course on his own time. This was definitely a "win-win" situation for all involved, and we are grateful to have had the opportunity to expose our students to the career opportunities that be possible for them in the IT world!







EXTRA-CURRICULAR AWARDS ASSEMBLY!

Last week we held an assembly to honour our Grade 12 students for the many hours they have dedicated to extra-curricular activities during their time at TOSH. Students are awarded one extra-curricular point for every 10 hours of activity per Council/club/team to a maximum of 20 points/year for each. Those who accumulated 500-999 points were awarded a certificate and those who accumulated 1000+ points received a school pin, as well. Here are the Certificate and Pin winners for this year:

Certificate Winners 2015


Monica Arsenault – Field Hockey, Rugby and Climate Crew.
Savannah Arsenault – Soccer, Rugby and Activities Council.
Brohan Brennan – Volleyball, Badminton, Bands, Reach for the Top, Encounters with Canada and Student Government.
Bronwyn  Bridges – Climate Crew, Activities Council, Encounters with Canada, CSLC, Tutoring and Bronwyn is a Class Officer.
Tiffany Cameron  - Soccer, Badminton, Basketball, Rugby, Athletic Council, Cross Country and Reach for the Top.
Julie Campbell - Soccer, Badminton, Basketball, Rugby, Activities Council, Climate Crew, Reach for the Top, Encounters with Canada and Student Government.
Logan Comeau – Volley ball and Basketball
Morgan Dehmel – Soccer, Choral Ensemble, Band, Rugby, Basketball and Encounters with Canada.
Bethany DesRoches – Basketball, Softball, Community Works, Band and Yearbook.
Riley DesRoches – Rugby, Basketball, Soccer, Powerlifting, Reach for the Top, Student Government and Class officers.
Lexi Drummond – Field Hockey, Rugby, Activities Council, People Helping People, Reach for the Top, and Encounters with Canada.
Maxwell Finkle-Hammer – Basketball and Basketball Buddies.
Jordan Gallant – Soccer, Track & Field, Rugby, Cross Country, Activities Council, CSLC, and Climate Crew.
Devon Geary – Basketball, Softball, Baseball and Bands.
Samantha Harris – Field Hockey, Basketball, People Helping People, Yearbook and Sam is the President of the Class of 2015!
Brooke MacArthur  - Soccer, R & B Band, Activities Council, and Class Officers.
Samantha MacIntyre – Rugby, Activities Council, Field Hockey, Student Government and Class Officers.
Melissa MacKay – Bands, including R & B Band, Activities Council, Rugby, and Reach for the Top.
Erin MacKinnon – Volleyball, Basketball, Rugby, Badminton, and Track & Field.
Taylor McAulay -  Soccer, Basketball, Badminton, Rugby, Activities Council, Climate Crew and Band.
Carrie McGuire -- Soccer, Cross Country, Basketball, Badminton, Rugby, Athletic Council, Track and Field and Reach for the Top.
Jayk McLure – Bands, Reach for the Top, Softball & Vimy.
Daniel Meister – Bands, Cross Country, Track and Field, Reach for the Top and Envirothon.
Kaitlin Morrison – Bands, Rugby, Bookstore and Community Works.
Logan O’Brien – Basketball, Rugby, Soccer, Powerlifting, Track and Field, Reach for the Top, Student Government, and Texas Hold’em.
JJ Oram – Baseball, Basketball, Softball and soccer.
Rebecca Parnham – Basketball and Softball.
Taran Price – Soccer, Basketball, Rugby and Track.
Jessica Procter – Volleyball, Rugby, Basketball, and Student Government.
Kristyn Reeves -  Volleyball, Rugby,  Activities Council, Climate Crew, Reach for the Top and Encounters with Canada.
Andree Roy-Garand – Volleyball, Rugby, Band, People Helping People, Tutoring, and Reach for the top.
Ryan Sonier -  Soccer and Basketball.
Jillian White – Field Hockey, Basketball, Band, Finance Council, and Reach for the Top.


                                        Pin Recipients 2015






Brohan Brennan – Volleyball – 2 years, Badminton – 3 years, Bands – 3 years, Pep band – 1 year, R & B Band 2 years,  Reach for the Top– 3 years, Encounters with Canada -1 year and Student Government – 1 year serving as Student Council President.
Tiffany Cameron  - Soccer– 3 years, Badminton– 3 years, Basketball– 2 years, Rugby– 2 years, Athletic Council– 2 years, Cross Country– 1 year and Reach for the Top – 1 year.
Julie Campbell - Soccer– 3 years, Basketball– 3 years, Badminton– 3 years, Rugby– 2 years, Activities Council– 3 years, Climate Crew– 1 year, Reach for the Top– 3 years, Encounters with Canada and Student Government –  year.
Morgan Dehmel – Soccer– 3 years, Choral Ensemble– 2 years, Band– 3 years, Rugby– 2 years, Basketball – 1 year and Encounters with Canada 1 year.
Riley DesRoches – Rugby– 3 years, Basketball– 2 years, Soccer – 1 year, Powerlifting– 2 years, Reach for the Top – 1 year, Student Government– 1 year, Track – 1 year, Texas hold em -1 year and Riley is Publicitiy Chair for Class officers.
Erin MacKinnon – Volleyball– 2 years, Basketball– 3 years, Rugby– 3 years, Badminton– 3 years, and Track & Field– 2 years.
Taylor McAulay -  Soccer– 3 years, Basketball– 3 years, Badminton– 1 year, Rugby– 3 years, Activities Council– 1 year, Climate Crew– 2 years and Band– 3 years.
Carrie McGuire -- Soccer– 3 years, Cross Country– 2 years, Basketball– 3 years, Badminton– 3 years, Rugby– 3 years, Athletic Council– 2 years, Track and Field– 1 year and Reach for the Top – 1 year.
Logan O’Brien – Basketball– 3 years, Rugby– 3 years, Soccer– 1 year, Powerlifting– 1 year, Track and Field– 1 year, Reach for the Top– 1 year, Student Government– 1 year, and Texas Hold’em– 1 year.
Taran Price – Soccer– 3 years, Basketball– 2 years, Rugby– 3 years and Track– 1 year.
Kristyn Reeves -  Volleyball– 3 years, Rugby– 3 years,  Activities Council– 3 years, Climate Crew– 1 year, Reach for the Top- 1 year and Encounters with Canada– 1 year.




COMFORT FOOD AS WE HEAD INTO EXAMS!

A huge THANK YOU! goes out to Sandra Hickey and Sarah Millar of the Summerside Credit Union  for reaching out to our students as they finished their final week of classes before exams with a complimentary barbeque. The hamburgers, hot dogs, and drinks were very much appreciated and provided some good "food for thought" as our students launched into what can sometimes be a stressful period for them at school.









SHOUT OUT TO OUR STAFF!


To Mr. Trainor (see above) for his work in organizing the Student Government Council elections!

To Amanda Allen for agreeing to share her collaborative learning experience at our staff meeting Monday!

To Tim Hockin for coaching our Women's AAA Rugby team to a provincial banner win!

To David Ramsay and Ian Gills for the work they have done preparing our Physics students for the Canadian Association of Physicists High School Exam! Our kids ROCKED it...again!

To Jennifer Halupa for helping to coach our Track and Field athletes through to a successful showing at provincials!

To Shirlee Anne Campbell, Dia Lynn Keough, and Shannon Evans for their work running an awesome Extra-Curricular Awards Assembly! A shout out to Natalie Hardy for her work with the R&B Band and Jim Campbell for his help with tech! Linda Cashin did a great job of the certificates, as well!

To Sean MacDonald for his leadership with the Occupational Health and Safety Committee again this year!

To Heather Pringle and Chris Higginbotham for applying for, and receiving!, grant monies to run a project next year on the topic of invasive species present in our adjoining woods!

To David McNeill who received a shout out from a Class of 2014 grad who was grateful for how prepared she felt facing her first year Economics course at St. FX!

To Kelly Power for her work preparing her HIS 421 class for their Medieval Fair presentation!

To Joel Arsenault and Sue Thomson for a well organized and run Athletic Banquet again this year!
To all staff coaches and Council/club advisors for the time they have spent above and beyond with our students this year!
To Pam Walsh, Sarah Jane Barrett, Fabeinne Vialle, David Chisholm, and Sue Thomson for arranging a wonderful retirement celebration for Dave MacEachern and Sandra Sheridan on Friday! SO nice to see so many former and retired teachers there, as well!
To Jim Donovan, Sandra Sheridan, Beth Peters, David Ramsay, Sarah Jane Barrett, and Jason Gallant for giving of their time to finalize grad prizes last week!
To Mario Fiset for being selected as last week's Staff Member of the Week!

To Joel Arsenault for being selected to be part of the Grade 11 Phys Ed Curriculum Writing committee!

To Rob Corkum for the comfort he brought Barrett Gallant's family as they mourned his loss last week!

To David Gallant for organizing the breakfast in celebration of our hard working Culinary students and to all staff who contributed food!

To Beth Peters for being the "point guard" for the Grade 11 Math Assessment held here on Thursday!

To Forrest Lilly for providing the morning and afternoon music all year!

To Barb Forbes for collecting news and writing the "This Week at Three Oaks" column for the Journal all year!

To David MacEachern for receiving the Athletic Alumni Association Award!

To Ken MacMillan for welcoming resource people into his CMP 621 classroom this semester in partnership with SRDC and ACOA! The extension learning that resulted was awesome!

To Erin Peterson, Fran Gillis, Tami Arsenault and Sandra Sheridan for the great work they are doing meeting to transition our incoming students!

To Donna MacKay for all that she does to see that our graduates get across the stage with paperwork in hand!

To Linda Cashin for the time she has spent preparing graduation print material!

To the members of the ISD team for the important work they did with identified students this year:  Sandra Sheridan, Tami Arsenault, Karen Gaudet, Forrest Lilly and Erin Peterson! Jeff Clow acted as the lead for this group this year.




KUDOS TO OUR KIDS!


To Bronwyn Bridges and Brohan Brennan for being such awesome student leaders and for the kind words they shared with me at the Extra-Curricular Awards Assembly!


To Samm Harris and Colton Profitt for their organization of the "Senior Cuddle" (see above) on the last day of Grade 12 classes last week! A gentle way to end before exams!


To the Presidents (see above)who served their Councils so capably at the Presidents' Council table this year: 
Alex Casey- Music Council
Brohan Brennan- Student Government Council
Charlie Steele- Multi Media Council
Julia Richard- Community Works Council
Lucas Picard and Josh Gallant- Fundraising and Finance Council
Carrie McGuire and Brolin Turner- Athletic Council
Kristyn Reeves- Activities Council

To the students who helped keep things running smoothly the day of the SGC elections: 
Jordan Bridges, Taylor Doherty, Kyla Gallant, Alex Kwiatkowski, Alexa MacDougall, Alyson MacKay, Allison MacNeill, Kerrstin Trainor, Camlen Gavin, Alyssa Wright, Erin Veinotte, Samantha Brander, and Hannah Bulger.

To Lucas Donovan for receiving his Gold standing in the Duke of Edinburgh program!

To the following students who received prizes after writing the Canadian Association of Physicists High School Exam:
Emma Paynter- 1st Prize
Ian Hink- 2nd Prize
Liam Bulger- 3rd Place
Shobhitha Balasubraman and Umara Mohammad- Honourable Mention

To the members of the A Men's and Women's Rugby teams for bringing home silver medals in provincial finals!

To the members of the AAA Men's Rugby team for bringing home Bronze medals in provincial finals!

To the members of the AAA Women's Rugby team for winning Gold and bringing home the provincial banner!

To the members of the AAA Men's Softball team for winning Gold and bringing home the provincial banner!

To the members of the Track and Field team who represented us so well at provincials and to those who placed in provincial competition:
Matthew Tanton- Senior Discus
Darrian Demchuck- 3rd Place in Midget 1200 m
Ryan Merritt-1st place in 800 m, 1500 m, and 3000 m...and shook the hand of every competitor as he crossed the finish line to commend them on a good race! #classact

To all the award winners at this year's Sports Banquet:

Women's AAA Soccer:
Lauryn Reeves- Top Midfielder
Phoebe Van der Mulen- Top Striker
Tiffany Cameron- Top Defender

Women's A Soccer:
Hannah Hardy- Rookie of the Year
Melanie Lang- Sportsmanship Award
Caitlin Arsenault- Most Valuable Player

Men's AAA Rugby:
Lucas Beaulieu- Rookie of the Year
Logan O'Brien- Most Valuable Back
Zach DesRoche- Most Valuable Forward

Men's A Rugby:
Hayden Gauthier- Most Valuable Back
Jonathan Rose- Most Valuable Forward
Cameren Gavin- Coach's Choice Award

Women's A Rugby:
Caitlin Arsenault- Most Valuable Back
Jessica Gillis- Most Valuable Forward
Riley Glover- Coach's Choice Award

Women's A Volleyball:
Abbey MacFadyen- Rookie of the Year
Andree Roy-Garand- Leadership and Team Spirit
Emma Fraser- Player of the Year

Men's AAA Soccer:
Garrett Reid- Rookie of the Year
Ryan Sonier- Most Dedicated Player
Spencer Groom- Most Valuable Player

Women's AAA Basketball:
Nikki Arsenault- Rookie of the Year
Phoebe Van der Mulen- Most Improved Player
Julie Campbell- Most Valuable Player

Men's AAA Basketball:
Logan MacDougall- Rookie of the Year
Matthew Tanton- Most Improved Player
Chris Richard- Defensive Player of the Year

Women's AA Basketball:
Taran Price- Most Dedicated Player
Erin MacKinnon- Most Valuable Player
Rebecca Parnhum- Most Valuable Player

Men's AA Basketball:
Connor MacKay- Rookie of the Year
Nathan Arsenault- Most Dedicated Player
Colton Wadman- Most Valuable Player

Women's AAA Rugby:
Andree Roy-Garand- Most Valuable Forward
Taran Price- Most Valuable Back
Kristyn Reeves- Coach's Choice Award

Power Lifting:
Riley DesRoches- Coach's Choice Award
Logan O'Brien- Coach's Choice Award
Lucas Donovan- Coach's Choice Award

Cross Country:
Darrian Demchuck- Rookie of the Year
Austin Taylor- Most Improved Player
Ryan Merrett- Most Valuable Player

Men's Baseball:
Jed Noonan- Offensive Most Valuable Player
Jay Oram- Defensive Most Valuable Player
Matt Barlow- Most Valuable Player

Golf:
Connor MacAulay- Rookie of the Year
Brody MacDonald- Most Improved Player
MacKenzie Clow- Most Valuable Player

Badminton:
Connor Loerick- Way of the Dragon Award
Carrie McGuire- The Learning Tree Award
Matt Barlow- Most Valuable Player

Men's Softball:
Jayden MacLean- Defensive Most Valuable Player
Jay Oram- Offensive Most Valuable Player
Chasse Gallant- Most Valuable Player

Women's Softball:
Rebecca Parnham- Most Improved Player
Fallon Arsenault- Leadership Award
Stacy Montgomery- Most Valuable Player

Field Hockey:
Jessica Gillis- Most Improved Player
Lexi Drummond- Coach;s Choice Award
Monica Arsenault- Coach's Choice Award

Men's AAA Volleyball:
Logan MacDougall- Rookie of the Year
Chris Richard- Most Dedicated Player
Nathan Perry- Most Improved Player

Women's AAA Volleyball:
Callie MacDonald- Rookie of the Year
Alyssa Vriends- Most Improved Player
Morgan Boyd- Most Valuable Player

Track and Field:
Connor MacAulay- Coach's Choice
Matthew Tanton- Coach's Choice
Ryan Merrett- Most Valuable Player

Wrestling:
Ligrit Sadiku- Coach's Choice 
Hannah Taylor- Coach's Choice

Major Award Winners:

Logan O'Brien-Athletic Council Award
Female Rookie of the Year- Nikki Arsenault
Male Rookie of the Year- Logan MacDougall
Female Athlete of the Year- Julie Campbell
Male Athlete of the Year- Logan MacDougall


To Brooke MacArthur for singing O Canada to begin the Sports Banquet!

To Monica Arsenault for offering grace before the meal at the Sports Banquet!

To Lucas Beaulieu and Hannah Taylor for being the last of the clean up crew to stay at the Sports Banquet!

Challenge:  Help your son/daughter find a quiet space where he/she can best prepare for final assessments.

Quote of the Week: "Worry is not preparation."` Buddhist Quote

Sadly, this is my final post for a bit! One of our students, Kes Brier, took time out of her busy study schedule last week to make me a sign to brighten my day:



I will truly miss this school and the people in it! Thank you for your support of me during our time together and I sincerely appreciate you trusting your children to our care!

Enjoy this final week and we will see some of you at the CUP to celebrate with us on June 25!
Nicole