INSPIRED STUDENTS

They learned the basics of programming and were challenged to code a wearable device that could help them live a more active lifestyle. 

Grade 12 Visual Arts students stepped into the role of professional illustrators with authors from the Grade 12 English and Writer’s Craft classes serving as their clients. The artists were assigned a poem and met with the author to discuss its meaning and generate ideas around imagery that would effectively convey the message and tone of the poem. The illustrators sent their rough sketches to their clients for approval before beginning the final artwork.

In the end, the Grade 12 Visual Arts students did an excellent job creating illustrations that captured the true essence of the poems.

Students in the STEM Math class tested their Easter-egg catapults and challenged each other to see which egg could launch the highest and travel the furthest.

Congratulations to Grade 12 students Ruby Tomlinson and Cordelia Woo for being awarded the Farmer Environmental Stewardship Award. This award was initiated in 2012 by alumna Maarika Farmer ‘12 and her parents Kaia and Patrick Farmer and recognizes one or more Pickering College students in the Senior School who have implemented practical actions or increased awareness of environmental issues since April 2021, on campus or off.

Pickering College’s Grade 9 students entered the Puma’s Den to present their culminating Global Leadership Program assignments. Their task: to research, design and market an eco-friendly and innovative outdoor education facility for Blue & Silver Farm. The winning group, Learn to Grow, presented a multifunctional facility designed to foster students’ creativity and productivity and included a raised garden feature. Their plan contained eco-friendly and sustainable materials, with great consideration taken in how the structure would work with the natural environment.

Congratulations to Grade

9 students Jake Scherre, Miranda Munoz, Kayna Matsumoto, Emily Zalewski and Sofia Pantano. 

Using what they had learned throughout the semester, students in the Grade 9 Learning Strategies class ethically and sustainably foraged ramps, also known as wild leeks, and used every part of the plant to make potato and wild leek soup. This experience allowed students to continue to foster a deeper connection with their natural environment. 

Five Grade 12 finalists made their pitch to a panel of judges after developing an innovative solution and implementing a measurable action plan for an issue of local or global significance.

Congratulations to Michaela Morra, whose Capstone action plan was to improve quality of life for dementia patients through a sustained music therapy student volunteer program where music playlists are created on donated devices that stay with patients. Special mention also goes out to finalists David Fu, Ruby Tomlinson, Jake Wu and Emma Zhang. 

Held by PC’s Math and Science departments, Senior School STEM Week incorporated a variety of different STEM-related activities, including a photo contest where students were tasked with capturing a photo that demonstrated everyday science. The photo needed to demonstrate creativity, be their own and include a title and a brief description showcasing its connection to science.

Grade 11 students

Laurenz Fritsch and Ethan Bonerath were the top two winners. 

Throughout the year, many of our Senior School students participated in challenging and competitive math contests. Earning outstanding provincial results, we would like to congratulate Phoebe Kuang, who finished in the 97th percentile on the Galois; Stella Yuan, who finished in the 98th percentile on the Hypatia; and Wendy Hu, who finished in the 99th percentile in Euclid. Congratulations also to our Hypatia team for finishing 13th in Ontario and 19th in Canada! 