LFA Graduation Program

Graduation Programme Class of 2020

Monday, June 1, 2020

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Programme

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Liturgy Celebrant

Father Eugenio Aloisio

Ceremony Masters of Ceremonies

Ben Fitch Carole Prescott Roland St. Cyr

Salutatory

Alexis Mezzarobba Student Council President Elect 2020 ~ 2021

Valedictory

Asha Mior

Procession of Graduates In the extraordinary circumstances of 2020, our procession of Graduates will follow in the Nanton Street Parking Lot following the Ceremony.

Detailed information on the procession is available online, here: https://lfabc.myschoolapp.com/ftpimages/439/download/download_5014157.pdf

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Graduation Awards and Scholarships

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Sisters of St. Ann Excellence Awards These awards recognise graduates for their outstanding contribution to the life and community at LFA.

Citizenship Awards These awards are presented to three graduates who best represent the spirit that we hope to find among the students at LFA.

LFA Friendship Award This award recognises a graduate selected by her classmates for her friendliness and generosity.

Sister Beatrice Wambeke Scholarship $250 Donated by the Wambeke Family This scholarship is awarded to a graduate who is interested in science and is planning to enroll in the medical field in college or university.

Dumont Family Scholarship for Excellence $400 Donated by the Dumont Family This scholarship is awarded to a graduate based upon a combination of: academic achievement; participation and contribution to the extra-curricular life of LFA; demonstration of Christian leadership qualities; and fellowship with students and staff members.

Kun Lee Memorial Scholarship $500 Donated by Pius Lee and Family, on behalf of Mrs. Chan Ho Lee This scholarship is awarded to a member of the graduating class who has contributed significantly to the life of our school and has been faithful to the values of LFA.

Grade Twelve Student of the Year the Cannon Family ‘Spirit’ Award $750 Donated by the LFA Parents’ Auxiliary and the Cannon Family This scholarship is awarded to a graduating student who best exemplifies the qualities that characterize a student of LFA.

Michelle Lynn Rosa Memorial Scholarship $750 Donated by the Rosa Family and Christopher Ross This scholarship is awarded to a graduating student pursuing an Arts degree, with an interest in English Literature or languages. She is bright, hardworking, and demonstrates leadership and community involvement. She exhibits the qualities Michelle most exemplified: tremendous kindness, overwhelming generosity, boundless empathy, and deep compassion.

Suzanne and Constantinos Cassinos Scholarship $1000 Donated by the Cassinos Family This scholarship recognises a graduating student who has excelled academically and has contributed generously to the LFA community through her musical talents.

Marcelle DeFreitas Scholarship $1000 Donated by the LFA Parents’ Auxiliary Awarded to a well-rounded, graduating student who has demonstrated integrity, poise and leadership. The student has shown commitment to the well-being and betterment of the LFA community through her wide-spread involvement, her hard work and the energy she has put into the many activities in which she has been involved. Marcelle values one’s ability to adapt, and was known for saying, “blessed are the flexible.” Therefore, in addition to the qualities above, this student has demonstrated her ability to be flexible and accommodating.

LFA 75th Anniversary Scholarship $1000 Donated by the LFA Parents’ Auxiliary This scholarship is awarded to a graduating student who has exhibited strong academic achievement throughout her five years at our school, while fully participating in the school’s extra-curricular programmes. This graduate has also demonstrated Christian leadership qualities and fellowship with students and staff.

Brother D.A. French, CFC Scholarship $1000 Donated by the LFA Parents’ Auxiliary This scholarship is awarded to a graduating student who has contributed to the development of the Spirit of LFA while maintaining a high academic standing, having been an Honours Student from Grade Eight until present.

Sister Mary Edna Memorial Scholarship $1000 Donated by the LFA Parents’ Auxiliary This scholarship acknowledges the graduating student with the highest scholastic achievement in the Class of 2020.

Archbishop Carney (Two Scholarships) $1000 each Given by the CISVA ~ Donated by the Gernaey Family These scholarships honour two graduates who best exemplify a Christian example to her peers, while maintaining a high academic standing and an outstanding involvement in her school community.

Sister Josephine Carney Scholarship $1000 Donated by the LFA Parents’ Auxiliary This scholarship recognises a graduate who has demonstrated excellence in all facets of school life and in particular has contributed to LFA’s Athletic Programme.

Sister Frieda Raab Scholarship $1000 Donated by the LFA Parents’ Auxiliary This scholarship is awarded to a graduating student who has combined high academic achievement with an outstanding commitment to LFA’s Extra-Curricular Programme.

Sister Eileen Kelly Scholarship $1000 Donated by the LFA Parents’ Auxiliary This scholarship is awarded to the graduate who best exemplifies consistent effort with cheerful dedication to learning.

Sisters of St. Ann Scholarship $1000 Donated by the LFA Parents’ Auxiliary This scholarship recognises a graduating student who has combined academic excellence, Christian leadership and service, and an outstanding commitment to the LFA community.

Blessed Marie-Anne Blondin Scholarship $1000 Donated by the LFA Parents’ Auxiliary This scholarship is awarded to the graduating student who best exemplifies the ideals for which the Sisters of St. Ann established LFA. She embodies a keen desire to excel in all facets of her life, while sharing her God-given talents to build a true LFA community. The recipient has consistently shown a genuine concern for her fellow students and our school staff, while demonstrating the spirit of loyalty and commitment to her school.

Hail to Thee, Our Alma Mater Our school song, typically sung at the conclusion of our Graduation Commencement.

Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, where we spend our student days!

True to thee we will always stay, true to the memory of LFA Oh, here our hearts will e’er remain; Here we sing this glad refrain; And loyal praise to thee we’ll pay; All hail to LFA!

To fight for thee, to win our aim, on the field at every game.

Win or lose we will always stay True to the standards of LFA We’ll keep her honour clear and bright, ever true to maroon and white; And loyal praise to thee we’ll pay!

All hail to LFA!

With Sincere Thanks…

Giving in our community has played a central role in delivering the education and opportunities that have shaped the Class of 2020’s experience. The gifts we have received come in many forms. From the dedicated volunteers to the generous gifts of financial resources. Very simply, Little Flower Academy would not be the school it is without the blessings of a generous community. Thank you.

Annual Fund From retreats and Campus Ministry to enriched course offerings, annual giving has enriched and sustained all aspects of the student experience each and every year.

Parent giving makes up more than 70% of our Annual Fund, so thanks is owed widely to the people enjoying this live-streamed graduation experience. Thank you.

Campus Enhancement The school campus has changed dramatically in the past five years. A successful Technology Campaign transformed access and use of technology in the classrooms.

We have added one of the most progressive STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) Labs of any high school in the region. Our Library has been reenvisioned and moderinzed. We made siesmic improvements, refurbished our Counselling Department, introduced new athletic equipment and diligently kept up with building maintenance. This was all funded solely through philanthropy and impacted every girl’s experience. Thank you.

Volunteerism Not an event goes by at the school where there is not a group of volunteers quietly working behind the scenes. Whether it was helping with Walkathon, laundering table cloths, serving at a Father Daughter Dance, or helping to prepare for a Grandparent Day Liturgy and Reception, nearly every family at this graduation has given their time to make their daughter’s experience better. Thank you.

The Parents’ Auxiliary The organization of nearly every volunteer and the generous support coordinated by the Parents’ Auxiliary is an annual blessing. Though their gifts are so much wider, their generosity is fully on display today, with so many of the student awards made possible through PA gifts and their critically important financial commitment to graduation events. From her first day to her last day at LFA, the PA has helped to make your daughter’s experience special. Thank you.

With Sincere Thanks…

The Little Flower Academy Foundation The LFA Foundation stewards the Little Flower Academy Endowment Fund—a permanent trust that provides financial resources to Little Flower Academy in perpetuity. The LFA Endowment Fund provides financial aid, awards, scholarships and operating funds that are essential to maintaining the accessibility of an extraordinary girls’ Catholic education in our community. We would like to acknowledge these endowment funds which have greatly benefited our Class of 2020 and will continue to enrich future generations: Dana Hospitality Endowment Fitch and Dudek Family Endowment Le Billon Family Endowment Marcelle DeFreitas Bursary Endowment Jack and Bettye Mills Family Endowment Jeanne (Gagnon) Comesotti ’55 Endowment Jin Family Endowment Man Family Endowment Mowat Family Endowment Rogers Family in Memory of Lloyd & Mary Rogers Endowment Westbury Family Endowment

Alumnae continue to support and build our financial aid endowment through endowed class funds. These include: Class of 1962, Class of 1982 (In Memory of Brigitte Massot), Class of 1987 (In Memory of Grace Aquino), Class of 2012, Class of 2013, Class of 2014, Class of 2015, Class of 2016, Class of 2017, Class of 2018, Class of 2019, Class of 2020 (newly established).

The Foundation also administers financial aid and awards that widely benefit our community at every grade, which are not endowed but funded annually through long term commitments to the school. These include: Brenda Troughton Memorial Scholarship The Carraresi Foundation in Memory of Augusto Carraresi Bursary Mrs. Mei Ying Chang Memorial Scholarship Kristian Domingo Foundation #11 Forever Scholarship Penny & Jim Rogers Scholarship Wasiela Family Bursary Vincent T. Wong Memorial Scholarship