From: Words for the Journey for Teens
God of our journey, as we move on to new adventures this summer, we thank you for walking with us this year May we continue the journey with you by our side
SPRING CONCERT
Journeying into Summer Prayer
STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS 03 GET IN THE KNOW: 07 GRADUATION SACRED'S CULTURE DAY 14 SUMMER ISSUE 2022 VOLUME 6 S A C R E D H E A R T C A T H O L I C H I G H S C H O O L 9 0 8 L E M A R R D , N E W M A R K E T , O N L 3 Y 1 R 9
Principal's Message
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Compassionate God, Teach us to show gentleness and peace from within our heart, generosity and love in our actions, and reverence and wonder in our prayers. May we grow in faith as we walk with you by our side. And may we speak the words for the journey that resound with your devotion, wisdom, compassion, and harmony. We ask this through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
At this time of year, I must also express my best wishes to staff that will not be returning to Sacred Heart in September. We bid farewell and best wishes to Leigh Armata (Religion) and Angie Duggan (Guidance) who began their retirement after many years of service to Sacred Heart Catholic High School and the York Catholic District School Board Cassandra Fazzari (Art/Science) will continue her teaching career at Father Bressani Catholic High School and Rachele La Neve (English) will take on the role of Librarian at St Elizabeth CHS as of September
As a school, we are also well known for our outstanding arts programs Of note was our recent Arts Concert held on May 31st, that performed to a packed house and on June 16th we held our Drama One Act play performances. Mr. Huang, Ms. Hubbard, Ms. Repa, Ms Fazzari and Mr Warda hosted these evening’s events and coordinated all details from idea to reality. Their dedication and their contributions to the arts have assisted in providing an exemplary year for the arts.
In athletics, our student athletes of the year are William Forhan, Samantha Kelly and Katie Newman While their contributions to the athletic life of the school are many, certainly, their involvements in the spiritual and outreach programs of Sacred Heart are also noteworthy.
Congratulations to Vice Principal Danny DiLallo. Next year, Mr DiLallo will assume the role of Principal at Sacred Heart Catholic High School. Mr. DiLallo is very familiar with the needs of the Sacred community and he will do an excellent job working with all stakeholders to keep Sacred Heart a great school
It is my heartfelt hope that our Sacred Heart community enjoys a restful and healthy summer May God’s blessings continue to shine upon you.
Mrs Vander Doelen
Teachers completing term assignments at Sacred include Amilia Di Chiara (Coop), Sarah Ladouceur (Math), Kimberly Luu (Math), Sarah Montanaro(Math), Sabrina Pasut (Moderns/ ESL), Anthony Pelosi (Math), Silvia Sloane (CWS), Angela Van Delft (English) and Alessandra Venneri (Math) We wish them well in their continued careers! We must also bid goodbye to Susan Pogue, member of Student Services department and Sophie Cunha, member of our office staff who will be taking an assignment in a different school next year
Principal's Message
It's my heartfelt hope that our Sacred Heart community enjoys a restful and healthy summer.
Summer is here and so is the opportunity for rest, relaxation, time with family and friends, vacations, continued studies, summer jobs, and travel. At this time, I am also reminded of the outstanding year we have had at Sacred Heart High School.
On June 28th, approximately 250 students graduate from Sacred Heart at a memorable ceremony at Sheraton Parkway Certainly, their work at Sacred Heart will have prepared them for the challenges they now face in their new academic lives We wish our graduates well in their new endeavors. In September, we will also be welcoming some 260 students who will begin their high school careers with us. An orientation session is planned for incoming grade 9’s on September 7th. We look forward to once again meeting our incumbent grade 9 class.
Congratulations to all those elected, and congratulations to all those who took the initiative to run. Everyone should be proud of themselves for the time and effort they put into displaying their leadership skills. Grade Rep applications will be coming out in the fall and all are welcome to apply. We look forward to seeing what the 2022 2023 Student Council team will bring to Sacred Heart
As the school year comes to a close, we take this time to reflect on our accomplishments and work towards crossing the finish line We often direct our focus on endings, but we also need to look forward to new beginnings The beginning of June marked election week for Student Council, a time where the leaders in our school community step up to take on executive council roles. Posters were hung up in and around the triangle, and students campaigned to their peers On Thursday June 2nd, during 4th period, the candidates all anxiously lined up to say their speeches to the school One would think that teenagers competing against each other for a coveted spot on student council would create tension in the room, but the candidates all displayed nothing but respect, encouragement and support for one another
There is a certain buzz that comes with elections An anticipation that finally reached its peak, Friday at the start of 2nd period when the results were announced
By: Olivia Stone
STUCO ELECTIONS
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Sacred Heart is a place where the arts are fostered and thrive due to the many talented individuals within our school community. On Monday June 6th, Sacred Heart gathered to celebrate these artists' accomplishments with the Arts Banquet. Artwork lined the halls as you entered into the Caf which had been transformed into an enchanted forest. The night consisted of performances from all disciplines as well as a series of awards celebrating individuals' contributions to their craft.
These performances showcased the wide range of talents, from dance performances, to vocal and instrumental music, an improv skit, and live art. This night was a true testament to the dedication and passion that students have for the arts.
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By: Olivia Stone
By: Olivia Stone
Senior 11/12
Heartists Sacred Dance Drama MediaArts
MVP: Kyle Lan Spirit: Leon Macabenta Most Improved: Marco Abbaglivo
MVP: Katelyn Shulver Spirit: Rachel Ayson
Senior 11/12
Most Improved: Erin Tagud
Most Improved: Abby Scott
MVP: Reese McKean Spirit: Isabella Tiongson Most Improved: Katerina Khilov
Photography
Senior 11/12
Senior 11/12
Most Improved: Yulia Khlutchina
MVP: Claire Spano Spirit: Alex Bugeja
Junior 9/10
MVP: Kayleigh Strong Spirit: Ameli Kishkimbayeva Most Improved: Gabriella K
Senior 11/12
VocalMusic
Spirit: Nicole Manumbas
Most Improved: Emilia Zali
MVP:Juli Ann De Lemos Spirit: Ashley Yap Young Most Improved: N/A
VisualArts iRap
Junior 9/10
MVP: Isabella Polito Spirit: Emma Burke Most Improved: Davin Chhoeun
MVP: Vanessa Baldissera Spirit: Julietta Giorno
MVP: Madison Lai Spirit: Suzanna Scieranski Most Improved: Maya Balon
MVP: Hana Liu Spirit: Erin Tagudin Most Improved: Karina Szubert
MVP: Marco Nardozi Spirit: Audric Baguio Most Improved: Ethan Stanesic
MVP: Qiu Zhang
MVP: Alyssa Bradley Spirit: Vanessa Curran
InstrumentalMusic
Spirit: Ella Manuel
Senior 11/12
Junior 9/10
Junior 9/10
Most Improved: Antwon Leadbetter
Senior 11/12
Junior 9/10
Junior 9/10
Junior 9/10
Most Improved: Miguel Alfaro Perez and Daniel Pasishnik
MVP: Nicole Geroche
Senior 11/12
MVP: Janelle Marie Serote Spirit: Olivia Stone Most Improved: Emilia Crisostomo
Culture Day
What is culture?
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On Friday, May 27th, Sacred students expressed their culture by wearing their culture's traditional attire It was a big day to appreciate everyone ' s background and allow people to express their ethnicities No matter where anyone was from, they had the opportunity to wear something related to their culture. Some people wore flags, traditional clothes, and hats, and carried traditional items like Italian or Portuguese sauces. Some sacred cultures included Lebanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish, Ukrainian, Italian, Dominican, and many more. It was a day where everyone could show how unique they are to their peers without feeling ashamed Diversity is what makes Canada a wonderful and inclusive country, and portraying that on culture day brought us closer as a community
By Angelina Azar El Hajj
Culturereferstothecustoms,traditions,andbeliefsofa specificgroupofpeople,anditiswhatmakeseveryone uniqueandspecialintheirownway.
By Chenmin(Linda) Mao
ESL Mrs Ferro Ms
I feel super proud and happy to be able to saythat I was part of the ESL program.Faver C. it verymuch P.
I loved being an ESL ambassador Also I made a lot of friends and became close with them. These people here are very funny too Samantha A
here.- -Christy
mTheESLProgramhelped meinvariouswaystoperfect tyEnglishwhichIthank hemfor. ---LucasC. TheESLProgramisa verywelcomingcommunity whohashelpedandguided methroughoutthisschool year! ---JamelaF.
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On behalf of the entire ESL department Ms. West and Mr. Talamo would like to congratulate all of the English language learners who successfully completed the ESL program this year. We are very proud of you and we wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Daniel Talamo
GRADUATION
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2022
I learn from you every single day, and I am proud of what you accomplish every single day. Congratulations and good luck! West West &Mr Talamo
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---Catharine
i) I heard no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark. Indeed
A home soon darkened by the fat man’s shadow First our dignity ran away Now wandering bodies, sure to follow
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We had to leave to live Flee to be free Wind up here or end up dead.
I had a home, short days ago
Natasha's poem was selected as the winner in the entire province and will be published in their annual book.
I had a home short days ago My motherland now drowned with sorrow
Natasha Abor Gabriel (Grade 10 AP) was honoured as the winner in this year ' s Grade 9 10 Poem Category in the OECTA Young Authors Writing Competition
ii)
The Mouth Of A Shark
By:EthanRania
But where else do we begin? Why struggle to escape the beast, if you can’t swim?
Ms. Cherubini
“Oh, how I loved my home sweet home” I say, with tears on foreign soil
Words From Natasha:
"I write poetry to express myself “The mouth of a shark” while inspired by Warsan Shire’s “Home” poem was motivated by my experiences in and out of my home country My home is a part of my identity and I believe that it is important to show people who you are; be it to inspire or to confront For this reason I entered the OECTA writing contest It takes plenty of courage to share art and the contest was a great starting point Having said that it is an honor to receive the provincial level award for grade 9/10 poetry This achievement is great encouragement to continue writing"
Yes, no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark
the lines of a poet
Use our ribs to feed your wives And have us eat your rotting apples
ii) If you were to somehow, split me open from my soul If there was a way that you could peek inside me You’d awe at all the colours that express my very being You’d see a flood of tints and tones and wonder what they mean
Somethinglike Synesthesia
i) I had a dream I was at the Statue of Liberty As I enjoyed the view, a voice was narrating my life. Well, not narrating more like a voice over.
For I am a rainbow From rain after rain For this is my truth After pleasure and pain
Or what if I would speak, and with my words arrive green air Or blue, or red, or purple, reflecting what moves inside of me
Be it my emerald envy Or my violet fear My vermilion passion Or my ash shaded rage
Be it my leafy green hatred, made of yellow resentment and cyan indifference Be it my marigold joy, Shining bright through my voice
Something like Synesthesia
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By Vita Kolesnikova
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Spring Concert
On Tuesday May 31, Sacred had its very first music concert in two years! The night consisted of performances from concert band, stage band, the vocal music class, dance class, and grade 9, 11, and 12 instrumental music classes, ending with a tribute to those in Ukraine. All instrumental music students, as well as all students participating in concert band or stage band, played Kyiv composed by Brian Balmages, a piece written in awareness of global events, with proceeds going towards Ukrainian residents in distress. The concert was a huge success, being attended by families and students, who all reportedly had a great time and were thoroughly impressed by all the talent within the walls of Sacred Heart. This night could not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of the music council and all of the Arts department teachers. With such great support and determination of those putting the concert together, we can definitely expect more amazing nights like this in years to come.
Boys Golf Carter Cam Girls Golf Mikayla La Boys Hockey Patrick Boys Curling James T Coed Curling Evan Silvestri Jr. Boys Basketball Preston Cosent Sr. Boys Basketball Liam Moloney Jr. Girls Volleyball Addison Green Sr. Girls Volleyball Tori Tissington Boys Track and Field Kristian Flasz Girls Track and Field Isabella Melc Ultimate Frisbee Shane Bondy and Boys Baseball Giuliano Trombatore Girls Varsity Soccer Marissa Minas Girls Rugby Katie Newman Most Dedicated Alanna Mrkobrada Jr. Boys Rugby Briar Barron Sr. Boys Rugby Harrison Canning
by Vita Kolesnikova
MVP STA
We would like to send the Athletic Council, T teachers at the head o Sikorski and Ms. Bren event proving that Sac full glory, and we all c celebrating Sacred ath future.
MAJOR AWARD WINNERS Jr Male Athlete of the Year Preston Cosentino Jr Female Athlete of the Year Isabella Melchiore Sr Female Athlete of the Year Katie Newman and Samantha Kelly Sr Male Athlete of the Year Will Forhan
Awards were given ou junior and one for sen the Athlete of the Yea
Thursday June 9 was th Athletic Banquet, court The event was Olympic decorations, and game main game of the nigh starting with around 40 to just one winner The winner received the be student could ask for and snacks
SACRED'S ATHLETIC BANQUET
Mackenzie Lloyd, Novice Discus Isabella Melchiorre, Junior Discus Amani Silvera, Novice 300m Hurdles Sabrina Arena, Senior 3000m FIELD
Participating in track & field this year was anything but disappointing. It was challenging, but also inspiring. Joining it allowed us to step out of our comfort zone and achieve something great. We may have had different reasons to join, but we all started out the same way: One morning announcement and one sign up sheet on a wall.
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Track and Field Team Sabrina Arena, Isabella Melchiorre, Mackenzie Lloyd, Abo Azimi, Kaidan McLinden, Kristian Flaszynski, Melanie Sipos, John Paul Castro, Kylie Kades, Mikayla Lawrence, John Villaraza, Keenan Yang, Theodore Igbeyi, Jonah James, Lucas Travassos, Tahira Unoos, Ray Chen, Thomas Aprile, Jamie Liu, Michael Wang, Avery Tribe, Amy Lorimer, Vienna Chiodo, Koren Kim, Joseph Maasarani, Joy Gorgy, Amani Silvera, Lucas Javier, Rafael Pamintuan, Hosanna Tang, and Vanessa Casuga
TRACK CHAMPS!!
Despite being mostly new to our events, we quickly got a sense of the “T&F” experience. Little did we expect that we'd be soaking outside all day in the rain! Somehow, whether hot, damp, mellow, or everywhere in between, those days felt special, not only because of all the fun we had together, but because they symbolized the beginning of something amazing.
May 2022
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OFSSA Qualifiers
Above
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We watched all of our hard work come down to mere moments as we participated in our events After this event some of us made it to centrals, and some to OFSAA, facing seriously tough competition At the end of the day, what matters is that we all tried our best and gained priceless memories Track and Field may be finished this year, but this journey is by no means over, because I’m sure we’re all going to be just as excited to do this all over again next year
2022 Track and Field Team with our wonderful coaches: P Vittiglio, C Deighan, A Di Chiara, A Sikorski , R La Neve, M Hayden, and J DeLuca
Over weeks of practice, we all faced individual obstacles, and overcoming them made us grow closer as a team Day in and day out we spent hours roasting under the blazing sun, with our dedicated coaches training us On a sunny Thursday on May 19th, we woke up at the brink of dawn, excited, but naturally anxious, waiting to see if we would taste the fruits of our labour that day The buzz was in the air as thousands of athletes from across the York region filed in The YRAA had begun
At the end of the day, what matters is that we all tried our best and gained priceless memories.
By: Seyyed Abolfazl Azimi and Koren David Kim
On June 14th-17th, classes gathered in the lecture hall during second period to watch the performances. Thursday night was the evening show, the night that many considered to be the ‘Big Show’. Family and friends gathered in the lecture hall - turned theatre, and as the lights dimmed, the audience was transported away into these stories.
Tracks follows the story of strangers from different places and with different stories brought together in a subway station, to answer the age old question, what happens after we die? The Internet Is Distract-Oh Look A Kitten, is a comedy about a girl named Micah struggling to finish an essay, as she keeps getting distracted by the internet. The plays are vast in their difference of story and tone but as Mr.Warda pointed out, both are united under the common theme of a distorted reality.
The students had begun this process months ago, having worked hard to get to the point where they could finally present their show to a live audience. Mr.Warda, the drama teacher, served as a guide and mentor for the actors, but the plays were mainly student-led. Vanessa Curran (Tracks) and Alyssa Bradley (The Internet Is Distract-Oh Look A Kitten) took on the task of directing. Hours upon hours of rehearsals were spent running through lines, choreographing blocking, designing the set, figuring out lighting, props, costumes and more. There was so much work done behind the scenes to bring audiences the final product.
Ihadanamazingtimeworkingwithmy classmatesontheone-actplays.Itwas suchacoolexperiencetobeabletodirect aschoolproduction andIamsoproudof
GRADE 11 & 12 DRAMA CLASS PRESENTS
1 Act Plays
The curtain rises once again on the artists at Sacred Heart, this time the spotlight was on the Grade 11 and 12 Drama class as they performed their 1 Act Plays. The class was divided into two casts, performing Tracks by Peter Tarsi and The Internet Is Distract-Oh Look A Kitten by Ian McWethy.
By:OliviaStone
A. ABubelich Bubelich
After surviving Grade 9 and a Aglobal fter surviving Grade 9 and a global pandemic, I have learned a lot of plessons. andemic, I have learned a lot of lessons I did come across the most vital Ione did come across the most vital one though nothing will ever be tperfect hough nothing will ever be perfect. Starting high school as a Sperfectionist tarting high school as a perfectionist and an AP student was a recipe afor nd an AP student was a recipe for disaster as I stressed myself out a dlot. isaster as I stressed myself out a lot However, spending two years at Hhome owever spending two years at home taught me to value my work not as tperfect aught me to my work not as perfect pieces, but as works in pprogress ieces, but as works in progress Yes, Yes, some of my work might've been lower sthan ome of my work might've been lower than my standards, the acceptance of mthem y standards, the acceptance of them and motivation to do even better next atime nd to do even better next time has taught me the growth hmindset as taught the growth mindset So, Sthe o, the main thing you should take out of this mis ain thing you should take out of this is that you're doing tgreat! hat you're doing great! It is only a Istep t is only a step forward to becoming even fbetter orward to becoming even better.
You can't wait until Ylife ou can't wait until life isn't hard ianymore sn't hard anymore before you decide bto efore you decide to be bhappy. e happy A. ANaken . Naken IIwanttothankyou. wanttothankyou. Youwere Youwere theretomakemelaughinthe theretomakemelaughinthe funtimesandyouwerethereto funtimesandyouwerethereto holdmyhandandhelpwalkme holdmyhandandhelpwalkme throughthehardtimes. throughthehardtimes. Youare Youare thereasonIamheretoday. thereasonIamheretoday. II willneverforgetyou. willneverforgetyou. IIt'sbeena t'sbeena tough4yearsbutI'mmovingon tough4yearsbutI'mmovingon withallofthelifelessonsyou withallofthelifelessonsyou taughtme. taughtme. Thanksforallthe Thanksforallthe memories. memories. -A.Naken A.Naken My favourite memory Mwould y favourite memory would probably be Mrs. Sikorski's habit pof robably be Mrs Sikorski's habit of putting "Rasputin" and "Staying pAlive" utting "Rasputin" and "Staying Alive" each time the class raced eto ach time the class raced to balance some equilibrium bsystems alance some equilibrium systems Now I can't listen to Boney M Nand ow I can't listen to Boney M and the Bee Gees properly twithout he Bee Gees properly without thinking about the Unit of tDeath! hinking about the Unit of Death! A ABubelich . Bubelich SUMMER 2022 PAGE 15
I learned how to be genuine Iand learned how to be genuine and care for my friends and cothers are for my friends and others
V. VSafarian . Safarian
Throughout her 34 year career Ms Duggan has changed the lives oftensandthousandsofstudents,inspiringthemtoreachtheirfull potentialandchasetheirdreams.
Farewell Ms. Duggan, Ms. Armata, & Ms. Levidis
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Ms Duggan became a Guidance Counselor in 2014, and continued supporting, mentoring, and nurturing Sacred Heart students in a different way. She is passionate about helping students plan their post secondary pathways and loves the opportunity to help students by supporting their personal growth, and believing that every student has endless potential She has built amazing relationships with her students and colleagues helping them get throughtoughtimesandcelebratingtheirsuccesses.Ms.Duggan’s wordsofadviceforstudentsare:“Thereisalwaysawaytoreach your goals, and although it may not be a straight path there is no hurry”.
WrittenbyMs King,GuidanceDepartmentHead
Before coming to Sacred Heart, Ms. Duggan began her career teachingScienceatSt BrotherAndreCHS Herfavoritecourseto teach was Biology, and she loved taking a hands on approach to teaching labs and providing students with concrete examples of plants and animals. Her favorite lesson to teach was the evolution of plants which included specimens of algae, mosses, ferns, and evensporesthatexploded!
Ms Duggan will enjoy her retirement by spending time in the garden, traveling and hiking with her friends and family. Congratulations on your retirement and best wishes as you embarkonthisnewjourney.
WrittenbyMs.Gismondi, ReligionDepartmentHead
Leigh Armata is a graduate of Sacred Heart CHS and is retiring from her career in education at Sacred Heart where shehastaughtformorethan15years.
Ms.LevidiswasraisedinMontrealandmovedtoNewmarketinthe1990stopursuea careerasateacherwiththeYorkCatholicDistrictSchoolBoard.Shetaughtlocallyat CanadianMartyrsandGoodShepherdformanyyearsbeforejoiningourSacredHeart family.AsaSpecialEducationteacher,DepartmentHeadandOECTArepresentative,she workedtirelesslytowardsamoreinclusiveandnurturingschoolcommunityforstaffand studentsalike.Ms.Levidisalwayslivedherbeliefthatteachingwasmuchmorethanajob, buttrulyhervocation.Eventhoughshe’saHabsfan,wewishherallthebestinretirement andhopethatshewillkeeppoppinginonceinawhileasanoccasionalteacher!
WrittenbyMs.Wighton StudentServicesDepartmentHead
Leigh taught at other schools and in a variety of subject areas, most recently in the Religion department. She has a passion fortravelandalwayshasafunstorytoshare! WewishyouallthebestasyoubeginyourretirementLeigh!
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Anhelina Diakova (grade 9)
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Mihail Plesca (grade 10)
Vanessa Casuga (grade 12)
Darius Satmari (grade 12)
Vitalina Pelykh (grade 9)
Vanessa Baldissera (grade 10)
Malena Pereira (grade 11)
Julietta Giorno (grade 10)
Matthew George (grade 11)
Janelle Serote (grade 11)
Maria Correa (grade 11)
Svitlana Karpenko (grade 9)
Mikhail Totolyan (grade 12)
Diana Ivanchenko (grade 9)
Vitalia Kolesnikova Rahavan Kuganeswa
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THE SACRED BEAT TEAM BRINGING YOU SACRED STORIES
Ethan Rania
Angelina Azar El Hajj
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OUR SACRED COMMUNITY
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