The Pillars (Spring 2023)

S P R I N G 2023

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HOMELAND

by Chris Yu, Grade 12

Joseph McCulley A look at the impact of Joseph McCulley on the vision and identity at present-day Pickering College.

The Russia-Ukraine war, which started on Feb. 24, 2022, has been met with international outrage, with the EU, US, and UK, among others, implementing tough financial sanctions on Moscow.

At least 1,189 civilians have been killed in Ukraine and 1,901 injured, according to estimates by the UN, which cautioned that the actual figure is likely far higher. More than four million Ukrainians have also fled to several European countries, with millions more displaced inside the country, according to the UN refugee agency.

In this oil painting, I wanted to highlight the suffering of people who are not active participants in the Russia-Ukraine war. This painting depicts a father and son watching their home destroyed by a raging fire to give the audience a shocking first impression. I wanted to let them imagine the catastrophic physical and mental damage to citizens caused by war. Most of the painting is covered by smoke and flames. However, the flag of Ukraine is still standing in the wind.

The will of people to protect their homeland is firm and unshakable. And the inclusion of a traditional Ukrainian church represents people’s belief in love, peace, and the integrity of their homeland. I wish this painting would encourage people to add their voices to stopping the war and for making a peaceful world.

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West Lake House Pickering College marks the start of construction of West Lake House, a historic addition to the PC campus.

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History behind the Holocaust PC teachers take part in Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Compassion to Action journey.

4 Headlines with Dr. Cinde Lock 6 Feature: Working towards social justice 8 Student Life 18 Feature: Make our words work for us 20 Boarding Life 22 Feature: Grit and Determination 24 Feature: PC faculty members get a closer look at the history behind the Holocaust 26 Feature: The impact of Joseph McCulley’s vision for education 30 Ukrainian student aims to support peers living with PTSD due to war 32 West Lake House – our new academic building 40 PCA: Help build and support our school community 44 Alumni Connections 52 Alumni Profile: Mareena (Mallory) Wallace ’13 54 Alumni Profile: Dr. Rolph Davis ‘60 57 Thank You To Donors – Report to the PC Community 78 Upcoming events

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Happy Spring! It is hard to believe we are most of the way through the school year. That said, as you leaf through the pages of The Pillars magazine I think you will marvel at the tremendous number of activities and experiential learning opportunities that our students have been immersed in this year.

Our students are living and breathing the mission of our school every single day: To instil in each individual the ability and responsibility to make the world greater, better and more beautiful than they discovered it. What an important thing to do! You will also see examples in spades, as evidenced through our students’ focus on how they can make others aware of injustices while empowering themselves and others to take action.

Our students’ well-rounded education exposes them to different perspectives and new experiences and leads them to live a fulfilling life of purpose. You see it through the efforts of our high-performance athletes, the bonds that are forged across cultures in our tightknit boarding community, and the many ways our students are exploring how to be good global citizens. Pickering College is truly shaping the future, which will in turn have a transformational impact on society.

This future we are building is also deeply rooted in the past. In this edition you will learn more about how Joseph McCulley’s foundational impact on education is leading the way forward even today. We are continuing his legacy through an exciting new partnership with Queen’s University. Launching this month is a new Post-Graduate Certificate for educators, which aims to transform how children are educated so that their learning is experiential, meaningful, and purposeful. It’s what we have always done—and now we have the opportunity to share our expertise with other educators across the country. This partnership will broaden the impact we can collectively have on all students to effect positive change, which is very exciting.

It is also a time of tremendous growth and transformation for the school. Ground has been broken for West Lake House, which would not have been possible without the generous philanthropic support of our community. We are moving closer to beginning work on the next steps for Blue & Silver Farm with a vision to sustain the agricultural and natural heritage features for future generations through agricultural and outdoor programs for all community members. We are so grateful to have a donor who has generously contributed funds to support remodeling the interior of the farmhouse for program use, as a first step in our plan.

Finally, I want to thank each and every one of you for making Pickering College the special place that it is. I would like to extend a special thanks to our alumni for always answering the call to lend their expertise and to our Pickering College Association (PCA) parents for their tireless support of our school, both of whom you will see highlighted in this edition.

We have an amazing community. Our school’s future is bright, and we are so glad that you are part of it.

Dr. Cinde Lock Head of School

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HEADLINES with Dr. Cinde Lock, Head of School

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How PC staff and students Social Justice: the equitable and fair distribution of resources, opportunities, and privileges among all people.

Social justice has been on the minds of many in the past few years, as both global and local challenges have highlighted the injustices within society. Two groups at Pickering College are working hard to support and promote social justice— defined as the equitable and fair distribution of resources, opportunities, and privileges among all people—both in their local community and globally.

The Youth Action Organization and Staff Social Justice Fund are furthering PC’s mission to make the world greater, better, and more beautiful and upholding the school’s values of community, compassion, integrity, respect, and responsibility.

Victoria Zalewski is a Grade 12 student and the current chair of the Youth Action Organization (YAO), made up of Senior School students who meet biweekly during the school year to work on social justice issues. Its members research and

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deliver presentations during Morning Meetings on current and emerging topics such as the situation in Iran or local food insecurity and homelessness. They also plan and execute fundraising activities like candygrams for Valentine’s Day or food drives in support of the Newmarket Food Pantry and send cards to local seniors during the holidays.

“We’re trying to make our community a little better, a little more aware,” says Zalewski. “I think that’s important because at our school there are people who definitely have privilege and more power, and if you are informed and have the opportunities to make change, then that change is more likely to happen.”

She says the YAO’s work fosters compassion and empathy among students: “It’s helped us understand people in different situations than ourselves. I think it’s very important to have compassion for others; you need to understand what it’s like to be in their shoes, and I think Youth Action Organization helps us do that, and simultaneously helps us give back to the community.”

Janet Downer, Assistant Head of School, Academics and Student Programs, coordinates the Staff Social Justice Fund, which raises money through payroll deductions and donates it to social justice organizations both in Newmarket and around the world. Downer says the fund currently has 63 members, which means about half of all staff at PC are participating.

Each time the Fund’s account balance hits around $10,000, Downer says she emails all participants to ask for suggestions about where to donate that money. She then compiles a list of all the suggested organizations and sends it back out to members who provide their top two or three preferred recipients. The available funds can be split between the mostselected organizations.

Downer says the initiatives supported by the Fund are often tied to work being done in the school and the projects students are working on.

“We are a school based on the Quaker values, and social justice is a big part of that. We’re asking our students to do global leadership projects and to get involved in social justice projects, so this was a way that the staff could also model the values of the school and participate in social justice initiatives,” Downer says.

In recent years, the Staff Social Justice Fund has supported the Native Men’s Residence in Toronto and a project called Save the Evidence at Mohawk Residential School in Brantford, Ontario,

are working toward social justice which is restoring the building as an educational centre “so we don’t forget what took place there,” Downer says. “Our school has quite a strong Indigenous focus; we are incorporating more Indigenous education and being very mindful of that.”

The Fund has also donated to Inn From the Cold, which provides winter shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Newmarket; the Yonge Street Meeting, a local Quaker organization that does community outreach work; and the Small Project, founded by a former PC teacher, which supports students in Kenya financially to go to boarding schools.

The magic of payroll deductions means that even as money is donated, more is being added to replenish the Fund.

“It’s amazing to me that I can say ‘OK, how much is in the fund?’ and then find out there’s 10 to 12 thousand dollars—where did that come from so quickly?” Downer says.

For her part, Zalewski says the YAO is constantly growing and thinking up new ideas and ways to help out, and she’s proud of what they’ve been able to achieve during her time with the organization.

“Every year, every new group of students brings something different to the team. I’m proud to see where we’ve gone and hopeful to see what will happen even after I leave.”

“That was one of the early organizations that we supported,” Downer says. “We feel that’s very much in line with what we do at our school. We get reports on how the organization is doing, the kind of work they do, and how it’s helping the students in Kenya.”

Downer says the organizations suggested by Fund participants change as the needs of the community and the world around them change. Last year, for example, a staff member who was working with a group in Newmarket to resettle a family of Afghan refugees brought a donation proposal to the Fund, which was accepted.

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“We’re trying to make our community a little better, a little more aware.”

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“We are a school based on the Quaker values, and social justice is a big part of that.”

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JUNIOR SCHOOL STUDENT LIFE

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Learning about wampum belts The Kindergarten children attended a wondrous workshop about wampum belts and Treaties in our school’s Learning Commons.

The guest speaker, Mr. Brian Charles, a member of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, shared stories of

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the beautiful wampum belts that he had brought with him.

The children very carefully looked at delicate shells, some jewellery created from shells and the extensive collection of wampum belts.

Once back in our classroom, the question posed to the children was: “What story

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does your wampum belt tell?”

From there, the Kindergarten students designed their own wampum belts, sharing the meaning of their stories. 1 Grade 1 learns how animals keep warm during winter Our Grade 1 students are working on their Canadian forest animals unit, building

from their recent visit to Blue & Silver Farm. Using large plastic bags filled with either feathers, fake fur or margarine (to replicate blubber), students took turns placing their hands in each bag and then into a bowl of ice water to test the insulating properties of the material as they shared their predictions and observations. 2

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Captured: Art in action Grade 5 students recreated their names in one-point perspective, under the guidance of art specialist Donna Doyle. One-point perspective is a drawing method that shows how things appear to get smaller as they get further away and look three-dimensional. 3

Grade 5 studies the fur trade Grade 5 spent time examining variety of animal furs, skulls and antlers. This exploration aligned with our Grade 5 study of the fur trade that existed among First Nations groups and with early European colonizers in North America. 4

A winter celebration party The Grade 10 French students have been acting as learning buddies to the Grade 1 students since September. They had a winter celebration party.

The students performed French songs for each other and then had fun playing winter bingo. 5

U12 Girls’ Basketball takes on … their parents!

The U12 Girls’ Basketball team capped off their winning season with a fun and friendly parent-daughter game. Smiles, high fives and some neat swooshes enjoyed by all! 6

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NAFAS MASSIR A global citizen in the making

As a Grade 5 student, Nafas is enthusiastic about every opportunity to learn and be part of the PC community. She is one of the two Grade 5 representatives on the Junior and Middle School Student Committees. She has developed her public speaking skills as part of the Speaking Club, and has made presentations about topics she is passionate about. This fall she presented about Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour’s song “Baraye...” and the sensation it created globally. After hearing the song on the radio, Nafas was curious to learn more about the meaning behind the song, and researched the song and the protests in Iran it was inspired by.

It is no wonder that her teacher Alex Au Yong describes her as thoughtful and articulate.

She is just as passionate about the PC community as she is about learning. She describes the learning environment as friendly and inspirational. “It feels like everyone is family, and I am motivated by the other students.” As an example Nafas points to a Grade 5 visit to Grade 10 English, where they were able to listen to presentations about world issues including climate change. “We are learning about being global citizens, and how we can learn more about issues that are happening.”

“We are learning about being global citizens, and how we can learn more about issues that are happening.”

An excerpt from Nafas’ Speaking Club presentation: In Iran a 25-year-old male singer named Shervin Hajipour started working on a new song about what is happening in Iran. The people of Iran started a protest because of an innocent girl who was captured and killed by so-called “morality police” for not having a proper hijab while walking in the street. He released his song on September 28, 2022, and the song quickly took off because it touched many hearts and souls of Persians. The song has been nominated for the Grammy Music Award and it has received 95,000 submissions.

The song is called “Baraye…” which means “For…” and it talks about why the people are protesting and why they have a right.

Many singers are singing this song because it means a lot to them and is a way to express their concerns for their people.

This is a very meaningful song and I encourage you to listen to it with English subtitles.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT LIFE

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A lesson in French gastronomy Grade 8 students applied their French reading comprehension skills using traditional French recipes.

This challenge was designed to build new culinary skills in addition to the students’ math, science and French language knowledge.

Students were introduced to a monastic recipe for chocolate mendiants, a traditional French confectionery. Their goal was to temper the chocolate to attain a glossy sheen using a thermometer and keeping the temperature within a few degrees Celsius

of accuracy. In the following lesson, they created croissants from scratch following a classic recipe. Their efforts in laminating and rolling the dough resulted in a flaky pastry. 1 Studying water filtration Students in Grade 8 science were challenged to create a water filtration system using recycled water bottles, sand, rocks and other filtering materials to filter dirty water into clear water. 2 Marking International Day of Persons with Disabilities Youth Engagement

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Organization (YEO) presented on International Day of Persons with Disabilities to make the Middle School students more aware of how challenging life has been designed for people who have a disability. They shared with their classmates the types of disabilities, some that are visible and some that are not. They learned about an activist in Dubai who believes that persons with disabilities are actually persons with determination.

They reflected on what they can do to be more inclusive of others who are different from themselves and how

they can listen and learn from others to help make their lives better. 3 Grade 6 promotes mental and physical wellness The Grade 6 class spent a week examining and researching how social media can be used to promote mental and physical wellness topics for Middle School students. They used the design-thinking process to create social media prototypes to address their research questions. At the end of the week, each group presented their prototype to a panel of judges. 4

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MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT LIFE

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Middle School Q&A with FIFA 2022 Logistics Site Manager Students were given the opportunity to have a Q&A with guest speaker Tyler Harrison at the launch of FIFA week by the Middle School Student Committee.

For 18 months, Mr. Harrison has worked in Qatar as a Logistics Site Manager for FIFA 2022. His responsibilities as a logistics manager have been crucial to the planning and coordination of the FIFA World Cup. Students asked Mr. Harrison about his job as a logistics manager, how the World Cup is planned, the challenges involved in

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organizing international sporting events, and (of course) which team he supports. 1 St. Donat excursion immerses Grade 8 students in French culture Our Grade 8 students travelled to St. Donat, Quebec for an unforgettable winter experience. This excursion provided our students with a unique combination of the French, Physical Education, and Social Studies curriculums and immersed them in the French culture and language while participating in outdoor education, music, drama, and learning about the history and

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geography of the region. Our students participated in a full French immersion experience with daily incentives for trying to communicate, and function in, the French language, including during daily ski lessons. 2 Grade 7 focuses on traditional voices and skills In Grade 7, Pillar Week centered around traditional voices and skills, particularly the lessons, guidance and knowledge found in the cultures, customs and stories of Indigenous Peoples. Using a holistic approach, the week included Indigenous lessons, such as inventions and

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innovations, sacred medicines and a traditional Anishinaabeg smudging ceremony, Dene games, wampum and guest speakers Brian Charles and Natasha Bascaven.

Outdoor education sessions focused on wilderness survival, mitten making, food dehydration, fire skills and outdoor cooking through experiential learning.

Participating throughout the week enabled Grade 7 students to deepen their appreciation and respect of a culture both different from their own and one that is incredibly important to our land. 3,4

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ORGANIZATION Making positive change in the world

YEO gives students the opportunity to explore a variety of societal issues and to better understand how they can make others aware of injustices and empower themselves and others to take action, even in the smallest ways.

In Middle School, learning about social justice issues includes history, social studies, current events, and equity and inclusivity within our own communities. In addition to what is happening in the classroom, close to 20 Middle School students have joined the Middle School Youth Engagement Organization. The social justice group gives students the opportunity to explore a variety of societal issues and to better understand how they can make others aware of injustices and empower themselves and others to take action, even in the smallest ways.

With such high participation this year, the club has divided up into smaller groups to research and share learning on a number of different topics. World Kindness Day, the Holocaust, Orange Shirt Day, and International Day of Disabilities are some of the topics that show the breadth of issues that are researched and then shared in presentations with students in Junior, Middle or Senior School.

Director of Middle School, Julie Clement, explains how the students take a topic of interest from research to sharing information that will hopefully influence the community around them. “Earlier this year, we worked on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which helped all of their classmates to understand what a disability is, how and why life is harder for people with disabilities, but that everyone should be treated with dignity and respect but also not have barriers in their lives because of a disability. So they’re hoping to educate their classmates on this and then have their classmates think about how they can be more inclusive.”

As well as learning about many important issues, the YEO students pointed to how their work has demonstrated the importance of collaboration and delegation. Their advice for other young students interested in making positive change in the world is to work with others, and to remember that even the smallest action can make a difference.

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SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENT LIFE

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Thrive Student Leaders Symposium A group of eight Senior School students had the opportunity to travel to Ridley College in St. Catharines to attend the CIS Thrive Student Leaders Symposium. Participants attended two collaborative workshops on topics including raising school spirit, starting new clubs, and mentoring younger students. They also heard from young alumni speakers who shared how their leadership experiences at independent schools

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have continued to influence their lives at university and beyond. It was a fun-filled and valuable opportunity to make new connections and bring new ideas back to our PC community. 1 Cyber efense competition final results Congratulations to our team for their outstanding finish in the final round of the CyberPatriot high school cybersecurity competition. The team placed 146th out of 1145 teams. It was a true team effort

where each member played a crucial role to learn the theory and techniques required for the varying aspects of the competition. It was a realistic and valuable opportunity to see how to manage the network of a small company using industry standard tools and systems. 2 Business students take on market simulation challenge A team of business students travelled to the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto to

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compete in the 9th Annual High School Market Simulation Challenge. Their strong performance in the morning caught the attention of the recruitment and admissions team, with them stating that our PC students were the ones to beat. The afternoon saw competitors eagerly trying to navigate a volatile system. It was an incredible experience that provided our students with an opportunity to make connections and to get excited for their future in business.

A special congratulations to

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Shyam Subramanyam who placed 8th overall against 150 participants! 3 Paralympic sports day at PC In Grade 9 Healthy Active Living, students tried out a number of challenging Paralympic sports. This unique and exciting opportunity is connected to the Physical Education curriculum and allows students to learn the skills required for three different Paralympic sports—wheelchair basketball, goal ball and sledge

hockey. In addition, at Morning Meeting, there was a spirited game of wheelchair basketball where the Senior School student team cruised to victory over our faculty team. 4 Studying the role of propaganda Canadian History students welcomed Daniella Lurion, an educational facilitator from the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies, to speak about the role that propaganda played within

Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. Simon Wiesenthal was a Holocaust survivor, Nazi hunter, and writer. This informative historical conversation led to students learning useful tools for how to question and critically reflect on images, videos and current social media content. 5 The art of science The Grade 10 Science class participated in a crosscurricular STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts,

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Math) activity inspired by the work of Ruben Sandoval, a noted cell biologist, renal tissue researcher and fluorescent staining artist.

The students viewed slides of animal tissues using a microscope and took a photo of what they saw. Mr. Johnston then taught the class how to tessellate their images using Photoshop. The result was a variety of amazing images.

The class then enjoyed a gallery walk of their classmates’ creations. 5

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SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENT LIFE

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JEDI-led discussion on Black history and Black excellence During Black History Month, Pickering College’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) club helped lead the discussion around Black history and Black excellence education during Morning Meetings.

On February 1, several Senior School students attended and showed support for Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association (NACCA) Pan African flag raising to kick

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off their Black History Month events. 1 Marking Holocaust Remembrance Day At Morning Meeting, we gathered to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day by honouring the victims and re-asserting our commitment to human rights. Our students have participated in a number of workshops to deepen their understanding of the Holocaust and to empower

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them to be an upstander so that hate does not grow in our world. 2 Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada In February, Pickering College hosted the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada. This giant floor map shows the locations of Indigenous communities, residential schools, reserves and more. Rather than political borders, Canada is

broken up into Indigenous language groups. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society developed the map in coordination with several Indigenous and ally educators from organizations across Canada. As part of his Capstone project, Grade 12 student Tyler Da Ponte invited parents and community members to walk the map, learn about land rights, treaties, and other Indigenous issues. 3

JANNAT NASEEM Using her voice to raise awareness

Jannat Naseem, Grade 10, is an involved member of the PC community, and a student leader when it comes to social justice.

“I think it’s important for us to learn about social justice issues because it reminds you that you’re not the only person on the earth. There are so many people who need help, and if you can give that help by raising awareness or helping out with the issue, it will help other people and it teaches us empathy.”

“I joined JEDI because the acronym Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are all words that appeal to me. I want to help make a difference in making our community inclusive.” This year JEDI will be focusing on mental health during exams, and planning activities for significant days throughout the year such as International Day of the Girl and Black History Month.

Jannat’s involvement in social justice does not end at PC.

“When people hear the passion you have for the cause, they’ll just naturally listen.”

“I volunteer with an organization called Youth Empowering Youth, it’s a student-led Instagram page that creates posts about different social justice topics.” At a Morning Meeting Jannat shared with her PC peers the process of working with other students around the GTA, discussing which issues to highlight, and writing posts and designing art to help share their message. Their posts offer facts on timely issues and links to resources for those who want to learn more.

Jannat encourages those who want to bring attention to issues important to them to take a first step. “Don’t be afraid that you have to please everyone and that you have to get every single person to listen to you. I think that the mentality that you just want to speak about something, and you want to bring awareness to it is really important. When people hear the passion you have for the cause, they’ll just naturally listen.”

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Make our words work for us Polikon moves forward with courage

by Brendan Benson, Senior School faculty

Public speaking is so much more than debate. It is the practice of wit, active listening, making connections and synthesizing data and concepts for arguments that are to be presented in a variety of forms, but foremost the real endeavour of competitive public speaking is understanding how humility and sportsmanship—in high and low moments—are what make our words stronger.

On December 20, the Polikon Society executive met to evaluate its purpose at Pickering College as a public speaking society.

We agreed that we will no longer refer to ourselves as a “debate” club, only as “Polikon,” a society centred on various modes of public speaking. Then it took only minutes from the opening of our meeting to establish a draft mission statement, vision, and aim intended to clarify our future at Pickering College.

I was impressed with the clarity of their responses, starting with Shyam Subramanyam’s succinct mission statement.

MISSION: to build public speaking confidence and recognize the power of our voice.

VISION: To use public speaking as a platform for issues that require our attention.

to suggest such a well stated aim using such a deceptively powerful and inclusive pronoun. “Us” also requires coming to terms with our history, which is why Sandra Rohani suggested we make an effort to learn about our predecessors’ motivations and how they defined success.

What does Polikon even mean? What do we want it to mean going forward? And how is the composition of this society different from what it was 90 years ago? Learning to “make our words work for us” requires past, present and future thinking, and it has been made clear to me the ways this particular group of students have a legacy mindset. Before the end of the meeting, we agreed that for those of “us” in Polikon to be successful, we must recognize our linguistic and cultural backgrounds, our personal and academic knowledge, and believe that what we are doing with our voice is for the greater good.

We must also recognize that it takes courage to define the unknown. That it takes courage to address impossible challenges. That it takes courage to be better. And it is with courage that the executive articulated their vision of “public speaking as a platform for issues that require our attention” and that we should involve the Pickering College community at large in order to start.

In semester two, Polikon Society will meet every Friday, intent on engaging in challenges as they are presented to us by various groups at Pickering College. We will invite clubs like Youth Action Organization or the Green Team to pitch improvised and prepared motions related to social justice to debate, write speeches about, and discuss in roundtables “to build public speaking confidence and recognize the power of our voice.” It is our mission that community members who participate in Polikon elaborate their thinking about social justice and understand that “power” is a means of making changes for the common good. That power requires not only having command over our language but also a detailed understanding of the issues at hand. Knowledge, general knowledge, highly-specific knowledge, specialized knowledge, is what I want Polikon to be hungry for.

In my closing comment to the executive, during what was an incredibly productive meeting, I had to admit to them that having seen our students compete in two tournaments, we must have better knowledge about a range of issues than we currently do if we are to compete in the way I believe they want to. Skillfully delivering an argument is difficult but doing so with knowledge is critical.

AIM: Make our words work for us.

Learning to “make our words work for us” is no small aim for Polikon to undertake, and Smetine Kurath was entirely correct

As we move forward with our mission, vision and aim, Polikon will continue to reach further and aspire to new challenges in the coming year.

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It has been an exciting winter season for Pickering College’s Finn Walker. The Grade 12 student and member of the Team Ontario Astros baseball club has signed with the Marian University Knights baseball program in Indianapolis, Indiana, which competes in the Crossroad League of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics).

The 18-year-old shortstop from Aurora was awarded a scholarship and will pursue a dual degree in math from Marian University and engineering from Purdue University’s engineering school located at Indiana University (IUPUI).

“It is exciting, it’s a great opportunity,” he says.

Walker began playing baseball in Aurora as a member of the Aurora King Jays.

He went on to win two provincial championships with teams in Aurora and Newmarket, eventually moving up to the Canadian Premier Baseball League’s Toronto Mets before landing with the Team Ontario Astros elite baseball club.

Balancing a competitive baseball season with a full academic schedule can be a challenge, but as a member of the High-Performance Student Athlete (HPSA) program at Pickering College, Walker has been able to keep up with his studies while on the road.

The High Performance Student Athlete Program at Pickering College is designed to offer support and greater flexibility for students who are regularly involved in an individual or team sport (at an elite level) outside of school. Students who qualify for this program may earn up to two credits per academic year.

“There are trips in the fall and times where we go away for an extended period.

Travelling can be tough—you can be driving seven-hour days— and then you get to play. Then you sleep and do it all again the next morning,” he explains.

“School can be difficult to fit in there, and that’s actually why the HPSA course that I took was really helpful—I didn’t have the workload of four courses and was still able to get a credit for it.”

Determination For Walker, the lessons learned through baseball extend far beyond the diamond. Learning how to overcome failure and having the discipline to persevere are among the biggest life lessons he has gained through sport.

“When I was a child, I wasn’t great with failure and part of sports is learning that failure is okay and that you only get better. Learning from your mistakes is an ongoing battle. Sports never change, and as you get into higher competition, you must persevere,” he says.

Having achieved his goal of being signed at the university level, and with an exciting future ahead of him in engineering, Walker admits he would jump at the chance to play in the major leagues, if the opportunity presented itself.

“You never know what could happen,” Walker says. “I mean, that would be amazing—that’s everyone’s dream.”

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PC FACULTY MEMBERS In summer 2022, Julie Clement, Director of Middle School, and Ellen Wells, Junior School faculty member, joined a group of other Canadian leaders for a learning tour of

GET A CLOSER LOOK Holocaust sites and museums, organized by the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC), a human rights organization that works to fight racism

AT THE HISTORY and antisemitism and promote tolerance, social justice, and Canadian democratic values through advocacy and education. The group visited the Warsaw ghetto, Auschwitz

BEHIND concentration camp, Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Yad Veshem World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, and other Holocaust sites.

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Both Clement and Wells say they are still processing all that they learned. One of Clement’s main takeaways was how important it is for educators to help students learn to recognize and push back against hate.

“It’s very easy for people to be persuaded and for hate to infiltrate society in simple ways that build and grow very quickly, to the point that people will do evil things. We have a responsibility to ensure that our students are completely aware of what’s happened historically, so these patterns don’t keep resurfacing,” Clement says.

Joshua Armstrong, PC’s Director of Teaching and Learning, says that’s exactly why PC encouraged its educators to participate in the FSWC trip. “Improving our Holocaust education is an opportunity to give our students the ability to identify where hate and antisemitism are happening, but also positive strategies to do something about it,” he says.

Wells, who teaches music in the Junior School, had a strong emotional reaction to the Book of Names at Auschwitz. She says seeing the names of so many Holocaust victims drove home the importance of remembrance.

“They had three or four million of the six million, so there’s still many that are gone. It’s a huge

book, it goes down the whole room. As long as those names are there, those people will not be forgotten. That was a really powerful moment for me,” Wells says.

Both teachers are eager to bring what they learned into the classroom and Pickering College as a whole. Clement and two other teachers organized a Holocaust Remembrance Day event on January 26. A child Holocaust survivor who travelled with their FSWC group spoke to students earlier in the month and the remembrance event itself was much more than just a ceremony.

“Our Senior School students presented an overview; and our Middle School students spoke about the children and how they were impacted by [the Holocaust]. We’re hoping it will build into something bigger. It has to be an ongoing dialogue,” says Clement.

Wells shares this sense of urgency in passing on Holocaust knowledge to students.

“The witnesses to this are getting much older and they’re passing away. The fear is that when that direct connection is lost … then that memory is lost, and it could happen again. We need to do everything that we can to learn while we have these precious people with us,” Wells says.

Armstrong agrees. “We’re going to have to start imagining what is it like to teach the Holocaust when we can no longer bring in the voices of living Holocaust survivors. Our students right now are extremely privileged to even have the opportunity to meet this person and hear this story told. We should be taking full advantage of this, as a school, as long as we can do it.”

Clement emphasizes the need for Canadians to understand that hate continues to proliferate, whether or not we believe it.

“The survivor who came to speak to us talks a lot about the antisemitism that he experienced upon moving to Canada. We sometimes think ‘Oh, that doesn’t happen here. We live in such a beautiful country and all these people are treated equally.’ And it does happen. I’ve seen it. So how do we, as educators, try to recognize that and ensure that our students are taking action to respond when they see these things happen?” she says.

Melissa Mikel, Director of Education at FSWC, says it’s essential for students to learn about the Holocaust’s continued relevance and impact.

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The purpose of education is to train the individual to live socially: a look at the impact of Joseph McCulley on the vision and identity at present-day Pickering College Joseph McCulley was a true visionary—not only in the field of education, but also in the field of Canadian culture. A small group of painters mostly from Toronto were going into the Canadian wilderness and capturing the essence of the natural setting on canvas. They did rough sketches, which they later transformed into major works of art. In time they became known as the Group of Seven who were creating a distinctive Canadian art form. McCulley saw this and encouraged these men to use Pickering College as a haven where they could complete their work, turning their sketches into their finished products. Joseph McCulley was not only trying to reach the minds of his students, but he was also trying to reach their inner beings by exposing them to the wonder of the Canadian landscapes, and the sheer beauty which was at their own backdoor. His students caught the vision of this man, and many went out to experience all that the Canadian natural setting had to offer for themselves. The College still retains in the Meeting Room the panels representing the Canadian provinces painted by Franz Johnston.

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“Pickering College’s goal is to develop to the utmost the capacities inherent in each individual so that he may make the greatest possible contribution to the society of which he happens to be a member.”

Joseph McCulley was the first Head of School named after the school reopened as a boys school in 1927, following the First World War and the use of Rogers House as a rehabilitation hospital for injured soldiers. After becoming a certified teacher at the Ontario College of Education, Joe was awarded a Massey scholarship to pursue a master’s degree at Oxford, where he was studying in England when he was recruited by Pickering College, who admired his teaching ideals and the Quaker connections he had developed in England.

At Pickering, McCulley embarked on what he called “a great experiment” in liberal education. While the governmentprescribed curriculum was taught at Pickering, project-oriented learning, in the tradition of John Dewey, was privileged over tests and examinations: “The purpose of education is to train the individual to live socially,” McCulley explained. The balance of individual and social needs was essential to McCulley. Pickering’s goal, he wrote, was “to develop to the utmost the capacities inherent in each individual so that he may make the greatest possible contribution to the society of which he happens to be a member.” At the same time, “our world has become so interdependent that we must more and more recognize the importance of a group outlook.”

setting under the leadership of experienced woodsmen, the outside world was critical of the academic program at Pickering College. But the students loved everything about the curriculum with which Pickering College challenged them. Great bonds were formed between teachers and students, many of which lasted beyond the Pickering College experience. Our focus on the importance of outdoor education for personal and leadership development in students remains today. Joseph McCulley also started the Polikon Society, a group dedicated to the discourse of politics, economics and society.

“It was around a kitchen stove at a certain camp in Northern Ontario that a number of us were sitting one cool August evening in the early 1920s. ...the talk drifted to education and from education in general to an ideal boys’ school. The suggestion was made at that time that such a school, to be thoroughly Canadian in its feeling and outlook, would have to be located in the atmosphere of the Canadian Northwoods.

It was to be a school of friendly, informal relationships between staff and students engaged in mutually interesting activities and dominated by the high purpose of making a vital contribution to Canadian education and living.”

McCulley believed that teaching was a relationship. He wanted to have on staff people who could not only teach but counsel their charges with wisdom while showing empathy and kindness.

There would be no canes in this school, and direction was only to be given with a loose rein at first. McCulley believed in the Quaker ideal that there was that of God in even the worst of individuals.

The task of the teacher was to find this spark and build on it to bring goodness into full bloom within the boys under his care. No independent school in Ontario at the time would accept Jewish or non-white children. This did not deter McCulley; he welcomed all students to Pickering College, creating a community based on trust and care.

When the staff decided to take students into the Canadian bush to learn firsthand about nature, and how to survive in a natural

Under McCulley, a system of weekly academic and social assessments were made, to determine the progress of each student. Student counsellors, or masters, would take this information to each student and discuss their strengths and weaknesses. Each month these reports were sent to parents or guardians. Everyone was kept informed, and when remediation was required it was done immediately.

Decades later this system was copied by other independent schools, but Pickering College had perfected the same from the late 1920s to the present. This is the origin of our present-day advisor system, one of the most important aspects of a Pickering College education.

It was in keeping with this philosophy of art that, in 1934, McCulley commissioned one of his school’s art instructors, Harold Haydon, to execute an enormous mural painting on the wall of the Pickering College gymnasium. The mural, coined Embryology on a Wall in 1937, reveals an intersection of art, politics, education, and theology that echo McCulley’s vision for society.

One of the defining moments for all students at Pickering College is when they recite the Pledge of the Athenian Youth at commencement. This practice has been attributed to Joseph McCulley and his influence continues to inspire our mission today: to instil in each individual the ability and responsibility to make the world greater, better and more beautiful than they discovered it.

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In Convers Leah Duncan Senior School English Department Head What is your educational background?

I started my post-secondary career at Laurentian University where I pursued my passion for the outdoors and studied Outdoor Adventure Leadership, earning a bachelor of physical education, honours. At Laurentian, I fell in love with the rugged landscape of Northern Ontario, which motivated me to travel even further north, to Thunder Bay, for my bachelor of education. Since then, I have continued to pursue additional qualifications so that I can provide the best support for students. I completed my ESL specialist certification back in 2013. Currently, I am studying part-time at the University of Toronto, to receive my master of arts in language and literacies education through Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

What are four adjectives that best describe you?

Reflective, driven, balanced, quirky

“I decided to become a teacher so that I could create a space where more students felt like they belonged, where their strengths were celebrated, and where their ideas and opinions mattered.”

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What is something you are proud of when it comes to teaching?

At home, I keep a box of thank you notes I have received from students over the years.

These notes help remind me why I teach. It always makes me feel happy whenever I hear from a student who tells me that they really enjoyed my class, or that they felt like they “weren’t good at English” until they took my class.

What is it that drew you to teaching?

I remember having teachers in high school who really made me feel seen and heard. I also remember having friends who felt ignored and overlooked. I loved reading and writing from a young age, and so this was often celebrated by my teachers. But I also remember realizing that many of my peers didn’t have this same experience. I decided to become a teacher so that I could create a space where more students felt like they belonged, where their strengths were celebrated, and where their ideas and opinions mattered.

Tell me about your work with Facing History and Ourselves? How are you incorporating this into the English curriculum?

Facing History and Ourselves allows students to reflect more on the fluid roles we play as individuals throughout our lives. It is important for me to make space for students to share their stories about identity, and to help all students see that they can be successful in rigorous English classes. I use Facing History and Ourselves (FHAO) resources to help students reflect on personal and social identity. This is a great way for us to also study the lives of characters in the texts that we read, or to better understand the perspectives of one another. For example, in Grade 11 English, we begin the course with a FHAO handout: “Exploring the Concept of Identity.” Not only does this provide students with some of the language we will use in our class to discuss identity, it also helps to establish that our classroom is a place in which their perspectives and ideas matter, and to recognize that one’s personal identity may not align with one’s social identity.

ation with: I often tell students in class that our goal is not to all agree, or to convince others that we are right. Rather, our goal should be to seek to understand the perspectives of others and figure out how to have difficult conversations constructively. I want students to know that they are both knowledge seekers and knowledge producers alongside their peers in our class. FHAO resources help me to frame this for students.

Additionally, as a member of the English Language Arts Advisory Board for FHAO, I’m able to trial new text sets and resources designed for other English teachers. I have also had the opportunity to sit on a panel for a FHAO workshop on using their identity and belonging resources in the classroom.

What interests do you pursue outside of the classroom?

I enjoy any opportunity to get outside with my family. My two young boys keep me active. We love spending time camping, or up at the cottage in all seasons.

What is something most people don’t know about you?

In University, I completed a 14-day white-water canoe expedition along the Pontax River in Northern Quebec.

What are you currently reading for enjoyment?

I just finished reading Dear Martin by Nic Stone.

What is the best thing about your job?

I love learning from my students, hearing their stories, and understanding more about how they view the world.

If you weren’t following this particular career path, what would you be doing?

If I wasn’t teaching, I would want to be doing something that gets me outside and keeps me active.

Maybe dog walking?

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Ukrainian student aims to support peers living with PTSD due to war

by Brock Weir

As she got ready for bed a year ago in February, Sonya Kovtun was getting settled in, as many of us do, by scrolling through social media.

But this was not an ordinary night. Sonya, a Ukrainian Grade 11 boarding student, was well aware of the threat of war facing her homeland at the hands of Russian aggressors; but that evening the threat became a reality.

“I said, ‘Another ten minutes and I’m going to bed,’ and then I saw the heartbreaking news about Russian missile strikes,” she recalls. “Overthinking kicks in. My best friend was living next door and I knocked on her door and was crying in her arms. I couldn’t sleep that night.”

With the time difference, despite calls and texts, she was unable to reach her parents until morning after a long night of wondering: What if?

While she found her family was safe the next day, many of her peers throughout the war-torn nation were not as lucky. As the invasion continues, these are the peers she’s hoping she can help—even from a distance.

Sonya was one of five students who took the stage at Newmarket’s Arc Summit in the fall, pitching ideas to local experts. Her app, Children of the Future (COTF), aims to support educators working with youth suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Sonya says the Global Leadership Program is her favourite element of the school and the issue she felt the most connection to; of course, it hit all too close to home. “I’ve been there, I knew how it affected me,” she says. “I was able to come to the safest place but it affected me so much I cannot imagine what’s going on in the heads of kids who are in the hot places of war. There are a lot of incredible stories of those kids and how it is influencing them, such little souls, in such a horrible way.”

She decided to create an app to help open the lines of dialogue between educators and kids who have been impacted by war because, in her experience, it “can be hard to explain their trauma to an older person who is just sitting in front of them saying, ‘tell me.’”

She wanted something a little more accessible and “playful” to break down barriers and form connections, and did so by seeking advice from people in the healthcare field.

“PTSD is very generalized,” she explains.

“It’s trauma, but the trauma you can get from very different events.

When it comes to kids, it can be very generalized as they suffer from it but they don’t understand what’s going on.

It’s affecting kids in a very big way and that’s why it’s important to specialize in PTSD due to war and not just PTSD; PTSD due to war is a very different trauma compared to other traumas.

“There’s a story of a six-year-old boy who was living with his parents and his mum went to buy groceries and never returned home. The neighbours assume she died on the bridge that Russians bombed in Mariupol. I feel very lucky and privileged that I’m here and I’m safe, but it also feels unfair. I’m here—I want to help finish this war but I’m here and thought I couldn’t do anything. I’m glad I came up with a topic where I can influence something.”

It was heartening as well for the PC community that she landed upon such an immediate topic.

“What we hope for is that a student finds something they can have empathy for their audience and develop something that has a use [and] when a student cares deeply about the topic, that they have something they can take action on and actually implement, develop

and execute—Sonya has already done all of those things,” says Julia Hunt, PC’s Executive Director of Strategic Innovation and Partnerships.

Pickering College, says Ms. Hunt, is behind Sonya and her app 100 per cent and will give her all the support she needs to make it a reality.

“We do have a therapist as well as other mental health support services at the school and we know that it is important that an event like this has that type of advice attached to it. As a school, Sonya has access to that theme of running support and mental health support and she will be able to consult with those people on the development of her project.”

With PC’s support, as well as support received at the Arc Summit, Sonya will continue to work on developing the app.

“I’m not best friends with technology, so it is a lot of learning. I want to get the app started, throw a few therapy events both here and at home, communicate with kids and move this project and make it a little bit more global,” she says, adding the app is both therapeutic and educational.

For more information on the Children of the Future app, including how to contribute to its development, email info@pickeringcollege.on.ca.

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WestOurLake House new academic building It is not often we can be a part of history.

Yet, each of us holds that opportunity in our hands right now. We are looking for your FUTURE HOME OF WEST LAKE HOUSE

support to reach our goal for West Lake House.

You can make a leadership gift that will have a powerful impact at Pickering College and that will be felt for generations to come.

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West Lake House— Our new academic building West Lake House incorporates our approach to teaching and learning in its architecturally innovative design. To be constructed on the north end of the campus, at approximately 50,000 sq. ft., West Lake House will almost double the amount of classroom space we have at Pickering College and will include: • A full Junior School Wing including classrooms and a dedicated art room • Junior Learning Commons (Library) • An Arts Wing with specially designed classrooms for music, art and drama • A theatre that will allow for a full range of music and drama performances as well as all-school Morning Meetings • A new Senior School Science Wing with classrooms for physics, chemistry, biology, STEM initiatives, and Makerspace • Middle and Senior School Learning Commons (Library) that will support collaborative creative learning, research and presentations as well as provide social gathering spaces for students The main floor will feature the spaces most accessed by the entire school and the outside community, including the theatre and our radio station 102.7 CHOP FM. We look forward to not only welcoming students and staff to West Lake House but also having parents, alumni, and the broader community join us for special events.

We are excited about what this visionary build will mean for our students, our programs and for the entire Pickering College community.

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Science • 2 new fully outfitted science labs that offer flexible seating for collaborative lessons and lab stations for hands-on lab investigations • A new Senior School Science Wing with classrooms for physics, chemistry, biology, and STEM with maker space • Each lab will be spacious to enable easy movement during lessons and lab activities • Each lab will have a safety shower and eye wash station to ensure proper safety measures are accessible quickly • A new science storage and prep room to allow teachers to prepare and deliver demonstrations and activities • A STEM room equipped with two 3D printers and a laser cutter opens up a wide variety of activities and learning tasks

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Music & Art • Large, acoustically treated music rooms that can accommodate large ensembles such as concert bands and choirs • Practice rooms to use as individual or small group practice spaces. Can be used as breakout rooms during lessons.

• Kiln room to fire clay and porcelain objects • Large Visual Arts space • Drama room designed in a “black box” style space, connected to the stage for breakout opportunities.

Classroom has a green screen and black curtain to create a small performance/rehearsal space. This space can also be used for filming and communications technology and media arts projects.

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The layout of the spaces within the West Lake House environment promotes relationships, communication, collaboration, and exploration through play. Materials are thoughtfully added to the environment to promote creativity, thinking and problem-solving skills, questions, experimentation and open-ended play.

Junior School Children thrive in environments that are suited to their interests and developmental stages. West Lake House will provide more learning opportunities for students.

• increased classroom size means more resources and more space for projects and learning engagements • easy access to outdoor spaces • specially designed outdoor space • Art room for Junior School

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Pickering College celebrates historic addition to campus at construction kick-off event On March 31, Pickering College marked the start of construction of West Lake House, a historic addition to the PC campus. Over 600 members of the Pickering College community gathered at a celebratory event on Friday afternoon where the excitement for this much-anticipated building was palpable.

“Our aim is to design a building true to Quaker design principles for Pickering College that facilitates campus growth,” says Gary Watson of Diamond Schmitt, one of the architects of West Lake House. “The design of West Lake House embodies the ideals of the school and its ambitions, while respecting its site, community and history. It will provide a space to nurture future global leaders.”

The learning spaces in West Lake House will help students develop the skills they need for the future, whilst also developing the values and character traits that will help them as future leaders and global citizens. At the heart of a Pickering College education is the vision to develop innovative, courageous and compassionate global citizens who take action, true to Quaker values.

“I am so excited to see what happens when we have inspired faculty and staff, and ambitious and creative students learning in West Lake House,” said Cinde Lock, Head of School. “The addition of West Lake House to our campus will give us the space to grow and to thrive. We are so grateful to our donors for their support and the critical role they play in making learning opportunities at Pickering College possible.”

Fundraising for this facility has been supported by the entire school community including current and past parents, staff, faculty, alumni, and other friends of the school. West Lake House will be an incredible addition to the Pickering College campus for this and future generations of students.

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We need your help to build West Lake House $46,200,000 BUILDING COST

$27,900,000

FUNDS RAISED AS OF MARCH 31, 2023

Thanks to the remarkable support and leadership from our community, we have raised $27.9 million to move forward with the development of West Lake House.

Yet, we know there is more to be done to support this visionary space and create the greatest possible benefit for our students and the wider community.

$15,000,000 BANK LOAN

Your continued generosity will help us meet rising costs associated with the construction and build an inspiring learning environment for current and future generations of PC students.

Please consider making a gift today.

www.pickeringcollege.on.ca/ giving/light-the-way-west-lakehouse/west-lake-house

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A CLOSER LOOK AT THE HISTORY BEHIND THE HOLOCAUST ...continued from page 25 of the United Nations, the writing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the creation of the International Criminal Court—these bodies were established to protect human beings and human rights. If we’re ever going to create a better future, we have to understand where this has come from,” Mikel says.

Wells is planning to help create Holocaust-related learning materials for PC’s younger students, who did not take part in the remembrance ceremony.

“We’re working with the Learning for Justice framework, which is also connected with the FSWC. They have a really clear, developmentallyappropriate way of developing these skills within the students,” Wells says.

In March, FSWC piloted an educators-only trip where programming will be tailored to bringing learnings back to the classroom, and all participants will make a oneyear commitment to work with FSWC to create programming in their schools.

Thanks to Clement and Wells’ experience, three more PC teachers went on that trip over March Break, bringing back even more ideas for improving Holocaust education (see the QR code in the table of contents to read an article about their experience).

“I don’t know if they would have done that if we hadn’t come back and said, ‘you need to do this, it’s going to be lifechanging for you,’” Wells said.

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PCA: Help build and support our school community We are so grateful to have such a fantastic and generous group of parent volunteers here at Pickering College. Volunteering is a wonderful way to bring positive change to people, communities and our society. Although it can be challenging to find time to volunteer, giving to others has significant benefits to you and those around you. Helping others gives you an opportunity to give back to the community and make a difference to the people around you. It also offers a chance to develop new skills or to build on your existing experience and knowledge.

The Pickering College Association (PCA) helps to organize several fundraising and “friendraising” events throughout the year that rely on our amazing parent volunteers. This Spring we are looking forward to celebrating with you at our Spring Luncheon, our H2O Beyond the Reef Gala, and our Golf Tournament at Silver Lakes Golf and Country Club. We are also looking forward to the return of our much-anticipated and celebrated Holiday Home Tour event in November. As well, we are very excited for our many staff appreciation events and Grandparent and Special Friend Day. Whether it is participating in one of our committees, volunteering for a PCA event or assisting with the Board of Directors and the Strategic Planning Committees, your time, dedication and appreciation for Pickering College are truly what it means to build and support our school community. As the saying goes, “the People are Pickering” and this could not be any more true.

For more information on how to get involved in our PCA community, please visit www.pickeringcollege.on.ca, follow us on Instagram at PCAParents, or email our PCA Chair, Krystie Robinson-Vincent at pcachair@pickeringcollege.on.ca.

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Holiday Boutique Soirée debuts at Pickering College COMMITTEE REIMAGINES ANNUAL HOLIDAY EVENT DURING PANDEMIC UNCERTAINTY For over 15 consecutive years, the Holiday Home Tour has been a signature Pickering College fundraiser and widely-anticipated event—until 2020 when the pandemic prompted the closure of all public events. Following a virtual HHT in 2021, and with uncertainty about the pandemic’s path remaining, the committee re-imagined HHT once again, resulting in the 2022 Holiday Boutique Soirée.

Held entirely on campus on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3, more than 160 guests enjoyed Friday’s ticketed Soirée and more than 700 guests shopped and dined during Saturday’s annual Boutique & Café.

During Friday evening’s Soirée, guests were treated to delicious appetizers, baked goods, cocktails, a beer tasting and hot beverages from local caterers and suppliers. There were giveaways, a fun photo booth, floral and decorating demonstrations, live musical entertainment provided by the Senior Choir and members of the Senior Jazz Band and even mini back massages. Five randomly selected guests also received lovely door prizes ranging from large seasonal gift baskets, floral centrepieces and a skin care kit. In addition, guests could shop from professional artisans and unique vendors comfortably spaced throughout Rogers House. The highlight of the evening was undoubtedly a tour of the Head of School’s home, beautifully renovated and gloriously decorated for the holidays by Andrea McMullen of ADM Design and Décor and supported by Brooke’s Flower Shop.

Saturday’s event was a return of the highly popular Holiday Boutique & Café. More than 45 artisans and vendors afforded more than 700 guests a wide selection of fabulous products and items to fulfil their holiday shopping needs and to decorate their homes in seasonal splendour.

The success of this event would not have been possible without the support of our generous sponsors. Thank you to Georgia and Vassilli Pantelidis from Select Art Galleries who have been long-time platinum sponsors. Their dedication to this event and their presence in the Meeting Room elevates the entire experience for our guests. Terra Brook Homes was our diamond sponsor this year and their support was instrumental in enriching our Friday night Soirée. The De Zen family came through in a big way and sponsored our fun and interactive photo booth. Finally, Vicky Crocker of Prep Academy Tutors of York Region has been a repeat Gold sponsor and we appreciate you immensely.

This year’s committee deserves a great deal of recognition for their perseverance and determination to bring an exceptional holiday experience to our guests. With so much uncertainty surrounding the pandemic, the committee made thoughtful decisions that allowed this event to continue with everyone’s health and safety being the priority. In Holiday Home Tour tradition, the committee has decided that a portion of the proceeds will be directed to the Food Bank of York Region who work tirelessly to improve the lives of those living with food insecurity.

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ALUMNI CONNECTIONS

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In memoriam, John Marstrand ’45 passed away on May 29, 2019. John was a Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Bristol. John joined the Department of Mathematics in 1958, then was promoted to a personal chair in 1985, and became Emeritus Professor upon his retirement in 1990. As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, the London Mathematical Society released a collection of influential publications. The community recognized John for his contributions to the field of mathematics, holding his name among 20th century mathematics giants. 1 In memoriam, Richard (Dick) Lee ‘49 passed away peacefully on August 25, 2022, at the age of 91. He spent the first 12

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years of his life in the USA and moved back to Toronto where he attended Pickering College. Upon graduation, Dick attended Queen’s University where he received a BA in English. Dick was a teacher at both Pickering College and the Reading Institute in Toronto. Later in his career, Dick was the President of the Canadian Book Publishers’ Council in the 1970s. Upon retirement, Dick and his wife, Sylvia, moved to Kingston. He contributed more than 100 short stories to the Senior’s Association Vista Magazine. In the words of his dear friend, John Fielding, Dick’s stories “delighted, enlightened and even inspired others.” 2

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death at home on November 27, 2021, surrounded and supported by loving family.

Morris was an English teacher at Pickering College in the 1960s. Communities will remember Morris as a mentor to 30 years of students at OCAD and a generous supporter of charitable causes, with a commitment to social justice. 3,4 In memoriam, Colin Beaton ‘64 passed away at the age of 79 in Bowmanville, with family by his side. Beloved husband of Glenda, Colin visited PC over the years. 5 In memoriam, John Little ‘66 passed from his battle with acute leukemia on September 15, 2022, at Mount Sinai Hospital. John was a man of many careers, but his greatest passion was gardening.

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Masters Athletics Competition in 2014 and has competed since. In 2022, his team As a space systems and advanced vehicle development company, Canadensys was the men’s overall champion for the launched its multi-camera AI-enabled seventh consecutive year with a record total points. Karo earned two silvers and a lunar 360-degree imaging system and on April 25, a planned landing was attempted. bronze medal. 7 He looked forward to spring seasons, so he could add to his garden. 6

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The imagery of Earth displayed from lunar orbit demonstrated the fragility of our home planet and the need for greater stewardship. Unfortunately, during the approach to landing, all communication with the lander was lost. It has been assumed that the landing was unsuccessful.

Jonathan’s team was also awarded a contract from the Government of Canada to design and build Canada’s first lunar rover, which will travel to the moon’s South Pole region as early as 2026. 9 Keith Singer ’88 started acting at PC and has been steadily working back into the film industry after years away. Among TV shows, Keith just finished filming a movie called Lovely that may enter the Toronto International Film Festival. Pictured: Keith on set with rapper Roy Woods. 10

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Thank you to Monika Jazyk ’95 for being a Leader in Residence in December.

Monika is an author, educator, and the founder of RPI Education. Monika was interviewed at Morning Meeting by Head of School, Dr. Cinde Lock, and spent the rest of the day visiting classrooms to talk about entrepreneurship, finance, financial literacy, careers, and education pathways.

Monika ended her day with an interview on 102.7 CHOP FM. 1 Congratulations to Nickolas Harper ’99, elected Councillor in Ward 6 for Bradford West Gwillimbury. Nickolas is currently working as a director of health and safety for the largest scaffolding and concrete forming company in Ontario. Nickolas was

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a Canadian Forces Infantry soldier from 2001-2012, serving in two tours of combat in Afghanistan. He also captained military Team Canada and represented Canada in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier. 2

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Megan Mitchell ’08 recently completed portions of the Appalachian Trail. She hasn’t stopped thinking about her trip, and recalls nervous nights in the woods by herself, waking up to see bear droppings near her tent. Megan’s hike started in a tiny town called Lee, Massachusetts and ended in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Megan is now living in Costa Rica. 3 Former NHL draft pick and current KHL hockey player, Ethan Werek ’09, recently

represented China at the 2022 Olympic games. Although he was born in Canada, Ethan has found a spot on the Chinese national team and KHL team, Kunlun Red Star. Pictured: Ethan Werek, far left, with teammates in the Olympic village. 4 Daniel Foch ’09 continues to participate in many school events and was grateful to reconnect with former classmates during Reunion Weekend. Daniel has been working as a real estate broker for 15 years and is excited to share he has joined RARE Real Estate as their director of economic research. 5 Congratulations to Meagan Andrews ’09 and her husband, Kerry Melanson, on their marriage and the birth of their child,

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Owyn Melanson. Meagan and Kerry were married in Hubbards, Nova Scotia, surrounded by friends and family. The couple were married on September 24, 2022 and had an unexpected guest – Hurricane Fiona. Their wedding went smoothly after changes to programming and venue. Meagan, Kerry, and Owyn live in Nova Scotia. 6 Louis Rudolph Engel ’09, known on stage as ‘Big Lou,’ has been releasing ‘happy rap’ music since 2021. He describes his music as if rap music went to the Caribbean and found happiness.

Hailed as “The Happy Rapper,” Big Lou is quickly spreading his island hiphop sound. As Big Lou says, “we only getting started, ooouewoh!” Louis is

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of Alberta for medical school. Amanda enjoys being near the mountains and has been hiking regularly. To celebrate the end of one degree and the start of a new one, she took a wonderful trip to the Grand Canyon with her partner, where they spent 21 days white-water 2010s rafting and kayaking 450 km of the Congratulations to Jaymie Ford ’10 and Craig Mathieson on their engagement. Colorado River. 8 Jaymie met Craig in New Zealand and Congratulations to Leornardo Isla ’12 got engaged on December 20, 2021. The and his wife, Vero, on their marriage. couple look forward to moving to Canada Leo celebrated his festivities in Mexico and will be married this September in alongside PC friends, Ana Garrido ’12, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 9 Fernando Lopez ’13, Bernardo Sadurni ’13, and Fatima Eizaguirre ’13. The friends Amanda Brissenden ’11 wrapped up enjoyed time together before the her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at wedding, taking a trip to Careyes near Queen’s University last fall and moved Puerto Vallarta. 10 to Edmonton to attend the University

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Congratulations to Tarryn Andrews ’12 and her fiancé, Eric Ferreira, on their engagement. The couple will be married in October 2024 at Bellamere Winery in London, Ontario. Tarryn currently lives in London and is completing her PhD in classical studies at Western University. 2 Mavric Brice ’12 describes hiking the Pacific Coast Trail as “a once in a lifetime experience.” Mavric’s total time on the trail was five months. He started his journey at the Mexico-California border and ended in Oregon. The journey marked approximately 2,000 miles. While being on the trail, he spent time with a documentarian who captured portions Mavric’s experience living on the trail.

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Maurice Berleth ’15 recently joined ANYbotics in Switzerland; an exciting start-up that is creating autonomous legged robots for the industrial workforce.

He previously founded and directed a successful engineering freelancing firm, completing projects in medical, robotics and production engineering. His new position is taking him to sites around the globe where he will deploy robots to create safer and more dependable work environments. 4 Sydney Stevenson ’17 recently graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) with an MSc in international development and humanitarian emergencies. While at the LSE, she consulted for the Disasters Emergency Committee and worked on a project that brought together the goals

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Welcome back to Kathy Wang ‘21, Jane Weng ’21, Chengru Wen ’22, Eddy Liu ’22, Tonghao Zhang ‘22, Joe Chen ’22 and Harry Zhang ’22. Kathy, Jane, Chengru, and Eddy visited a Grade 10 Career Studies class led by current faculty, Lotem Baram, to answer questions and offer advice to students applying to their desired programs. 10

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of environmentally responsible humanitarian programming and localization. She also completed her dissertation on mental health and psychosocial support in the humanitarian sector and the impacts of biomedical understandings of posttraumatic stress disorder. 5 Joshua Snow ’18 moved to Barrie last summer while studying journalism at the University of Toronto. When not in school, Joshua is doing media work for BlogTO and posting on his personal TikTok. Josh has amassed a large following with his engaging content, with over 59,000 followers. 6 Welcome back to Tony Zhang ’18 and Michael Wang ’19 who returned to the Hilltop. Tony is completing his final year of Engineering at the University

of Toronto (U of T). Tony recently wrote his Level 2 German exam as he plans to continue his studies in Germany next year. Michael is also studying at U of T and is on the fast track to earning his CPA. Michael is looking forward to beginning a job with RBC next year and is also considering an MBA. 7 Full circle on the Nahanni River: Aidan Cook ’19 and current faculty, Steve Cope, reconnected on the Nahanni River in Yukon. Aidan was on the first organized PC trip to the Nahanni in the summer of 2016 and has since become an expedition guide. 8 Welcome back to Lili Strawbridge ’19 and Sunny Qiu ’19, who returned to PC to catch up with friends and faculty. 9

Welcome back to Erica Cameron ’22, Rosie Xuan ’22, Tyler Yue ’22, Matthew Furtado ’22 and Tim Konewka ’22, who returned to the Hilltop to catch up with friends and faculty. 11 Welcome back to Georgia Saarimaki ’22 and Kailey Houle ’22, who returned to the Hilltop. Georgia, known as a ‘petrolhead,’ recently traded her Subaru for a model that is a decade older and a quarter of market value. Georgia’s new vehicle comes with a more powerful engine but also, countless mechanical issues. Georgia plans to make this her project car. Kailey is studying at the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph. She plans to enter the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program with a focus on large animals.

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ALUMNI CONNECTIONS:REUNIONS

REUNION WEEKEND 2022 Thank you to our PC alumni and their families who returned to the Hilltop for Reunion Weekend in September 2022. Morning Meeting on Friday kicked off the weekend event with alumna guest speaker Alexis Egi '16 speaking about how her introduction to law at PC shaped her professional interests and career aspirations. She also shared how her Global Leadership Program (GLP) research inspired personal interests. Alexis closed by encouraging students to approach challenges with an open mind.

Saturday’s events focused on friends, family, and competition, and included breakfast, campus tours, face painting, balloon twisting, and caricature drawings. After the fun outside, alumni, students and staff participated in a very competitive volleyball tournament in Egan House—the staff team won!

Ending the weekend with a more relaxing and intimate experience, alumni joined our new Head of School, Dr. Cinde Lock, for brunch in the Harry M. Beer Dining Hall. They shared stories of their years at PC and how it impacted their lives today.

SAVE THE DATE FOR REUNION WEEKEND 2023!

Get ready to reconnect with classmates at Reunion Weekend 2023! We are excited to invite alumni and their families back to the Hilltop for Reunion Weekend 2023, October 14–15.

This year, we will recognize alumni from the classes of 2018, 2013, 2008, 1998, and 1973 who will be celebrating their milestone anniversary years.

Learn more at www.pickeringcollege.on.ca/reunionweekend

STAY CONNECTED WITH THE PC ONLINE COMMUNITY The PC Online Community is your alumni platform to unite alumni over generations. Advance your professional network with individuals who already share a unique and special connection. Allow your PC Online Community members to help you with your career goals—whether looking for an introduction, employment, volunteer opportunities or mentorship; your alumni network is here to help.

It’s time to enjoy a space dedicated to you and your fellow alumni where you can reconnect through nostalgic memories and stay informed of all PC alumni events.

Sign up today at www.pickeringcollegenetwork.com (or scan the QR code on this page).

If you have questions or would like to plan an event with your classmates, please contact Alumni Engagement Coordinator, Adam Darvay-Canavor ’13 at adarvay-canavor@pickeringcollege.on.ca or 905-895-1700 ext. 257.

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ALUMNI IN THE CITY Alumni gathered with current and former faculty in Toronto for the Young Alumni Social held in October.

We saw alumni who graduated a decade apart come together to share food, drinks, and life updates. We were joined by current faculty members Ian Johnston, Heather Suters, Steve Cope, and Tom Lewis (retired).

We each learned more about our life paths and the reasons that brought us together. True to PC spirit, our night ended with an impromptu singing of Jerusalem.

PC GOES OVERSEAS Alumni, current and past parents gathered in Tokyo with Jessie-May Rowntree, Assistant Head of School, Advancement, in October 2022. The evening was one of sharing stories about their time at PC, remembering their teachers, and learning about West Lake House.

“I am always so pleased to spend time with alumni when I travel. Hearing them reminisce about their time at our school, learning what they are doing now, and knowing they are still in touch with friends they made at PC is a true testament to ‘the People are Pickering,’ ” said Ms. Rowntree.

In late January 2023, alumni and proud PC alumni parents joined Ms. Rowntree at Jake’s Island Grille in Barbados, to reminisce about their Pickering College experiences.

A MOMENT IN TOWN Chung Mak ’85 visited his home-away-from-home on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Almost 40 years since graduation, Chung returned for a short visit on his way back from a business trip in Ann Arbor. He posted to the Alumni Facebook Group that he’d be in Newmarket for a few hours. He called on his PC classmates and they answered. Everyone’s lives have changed since sharing jerseys and dorm rooms. It’s incredible to see the friendships that have survived the tests of time and distance. Pictured left to right: Adam Darvay-Canavor ’13, Steve Barratt ’86, Chung Mak ’85, Peter Maresch ’85, John Beer ’85, Adrian Cheng ’85.

ALUMNI AND STUDENTS FACE OFF ON THE COURT As part of the 12 Days of Festivities, alumni and staff teamed up to face the students in a riveting basketball game. With over 50 people in attendance, the game was enjoyed by players and spectators alike. This time, the alumni team won! The celebration continued at Old Flame Brewery for the rest of the evening where alumni and faculty caught up.

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ALUMNI PROFILE

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(Mallory) Wallace ’13 When someone says they always wanted to work in healthcare, you might expect them to be a doctor or a nurse. Mareena (Mallory) Wallace ’13 chose computer science.

Ironically, she never even took the computer science class offered at Pickering College, but her love of video games and “being a general nerd” led her to an epiphany when it came time to apply for university. Many people were perplexed by her pursuit of a biomedical computer science degree, which she followed with a master’s in health informatics.

“Even my parents were like ‘Are you sure?’” says Wallace. “It was a left turn … a realization that I had: This is what I want to do.”

“You can develop all this great tech, but what is it doing to help people?

I thrive on that social impact of what we’re doing.”

But why healthcare in the first place? “It’s so far behind everything else, technology-wise. I knew whatever I wanted to work on, I wanted to have social impact.” Observing the Canadian healthcare system, she wondered why new technology wasn’t being employed to better effect: “Why are we still faxing things? There was so much room for improvement.”

After some time spent working in start-ups and consulting, Wallace joined a growing Toronto company working on digital transformation for Canadian healthcare, where she was recently promoted to software development manager—earlier than she imagined that she would meet her goal of ascending into the role.

“It came to fruition a little earlier than I expected, but I’m very grateful,” Wallace says, noting that her strong organizational, teaching, leadership, and communication skills make her a good manager. Her time playing on the PC volleyball team also boosted her ability to connect with other people and helped her learn “how to lose gracefully,” which she says helps a lot in the work environment.

She’s thrilled to be focusing on the people side of technology, bringing together multiple perspectives that support the creation of products intended to facilitate the work done by doctors and nurses so they can spend more time with patients: “We are trying to make big changes to the health care system to improve the care patients are receiving and to make clinicians’ lives a little easier. If we can help them, support them, that’s something I think is really important.” Her ultimate mission is to ensure technology is being used for the greater good: “You can develop all this great tech, but what is it doing to help people? I thrive on that social impact of what we’re doing,” she says.

She says Pickering College initiatives like the Green Team and Youth Action Organization broadened her perspectives and encouraged her to think globally. The school also served as a safe and supportive place for Wallace to plan her future.

“I came into the school very shy, not knowing what I wanted, not knowing who I was, and I really started to love school and love learning, and I think that made a world of difference to me.”

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Dr. Rolph Davis ’60 While working on his undergraduate degree in geography at the University of Toronto, Dr. Rolph Davis ’60 got into birdwatching as a hobby. He didn’t end up pursuing geography, but he did fall in love with birds, eventually completing a PhD in avian ecology at Western University in 1972. As he was finishing his research, he noticed a posting to the departmental bulletin board at Western.

“A sign appeared from some company called LGL who were looking for people to go into the Mackenzie Valley for a month or six weeks and do bird surveys. And they were going to pay $800 to do it! We couldn’t believe it. We all would have gone for nothing,” says Davis, with great humour.

“If we treat the environment properly, then that’s a form of social justice.”

So off he went to the Mackenzie Valley in the Northwest Territories to work for LGL, which he describes as “the largest independent ecological research company in Canada.” Once his fieldwork was complete, the company asked Davis to stay on, and he’s been working at LGL ever since. By 1979, he had risen to the rank of Chairman and CEO, a role he held for 26 years. After that he “stepped back a little bit,” becoming Executive Chairman for 11 years, and now holds the title of Director and Senior Consultant. He continues to work with a small group of longstanding clients.

“I just can’t believe I got paid to do all of this stuff. I’m 80 now and I’m still doing it,” Davis says. It’s clear that his life’s work has been a great joy to undertake.

The field of ecological research can be controversial, especially given the strong feelings elicited by environmental and conservation issues, but Davis says he’s proud that he and his colleagues treat every client the same, with no favouritism or bias.

“Doesn’t matter whether we’re working for an oil company, or a government regulatory agency, or a First Nation … whatever we find is what we find, and that’s what we tell people. That’s the way we wanted to operate and we always have.”

He’s enjoyed working with many First Nations in Canada, including acting as technical advisor to the Inuvialuit on environmental assessments associated with offshore drilling in the Beaufort Sea. He and his colleagues also worked with the Nisga’a First Nation in British Columbia as they negotiated their groundbreaking land claim agreement.

No matter the client, Davis says high-quality ecological research can make a difference in the world: “If we treat the environment properly, then that’s a form of social justice. I’ve always been focused on making sure we have the best information whenever we do a project or make a change, so that we can make good decisions.”

Davis offers some advice for people hoping to enter his field of work: Focus on the pure science, be prepared to work hard, get as much experience as possible but have fun while you’re doing it, and have confidence in your knowledge and actions: “To be able to stand up to a room full of people who don’t agree with you, you need to be sure of what you’re saying.”

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PICKERING COLLEGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2022-2023 Mirella Morra, Chair Patrick Turner ‘97, Vice-Chair Sherry Barclay Stephen Barratt ‘86 Sal Bianco Susan Cooper Beric Farmer Thomas Kim, Secretary and Treasurer Olga Morawczynski Riane Tse ‘07 Jason Yip

PICKERING COLLEGE CORPORATION 2022-2023

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The Board of Pickering College hosts an Annual General Meeting each fall, which is open to all members of the PC community.

Longstanding volunteers Kelly Mason and Ailene MacDougall were recognized for completing their terms on the Board of Directors.

Ailene, a past parent, became a member of the Corporation in 2013, joined the Board in 2016 and has been part of the Capital Campaign Advisory Committee, Strategy Committee, Partnerships Committee, and the Development Committee.

As a ‘lifer’ parent, Kelly joined the Corporation in 2011 and became Board Chair in 2014. She has co-chaired PC galas and the Holiday Home Tour. She has also chaired the PC annual fund and been an active member of the PCA, volunteering on numerous committees and served as a parent ambassador, grade representative, new parent mentor, golf volunteer, and as a judge for the Global Leadership Capstone Project.

Completing their terms on the Corporation are Isabelle Payne ’98 and Christopher Lane.

Isabelle served as a judge for PUMA’s Den and the PLACE Project competitions in our Global Leadership Program, a panelist and participant in Reunion Weekends, as well as attending Pickering College events in Vancouver.

Chris Lane, father of two Pickering College alumni, joined the Corporation in 2013 and the Board in 2015. He became Treasurer in 2018 and served in that role until 2021.

For more information on the role of the Board and Corporation and the current membership please visit our website www.pickeringcollege.on.ca/community/pickering-people

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Eric Akbar Sherry Barclay Reuben Bonerath Vanessa Carson Michael Da Ponte Peter Dobbs ‘87 Jason Foulds Jason Herod Barbara Horvath Eva Huang Trevor Hunt Heward Lee ‘78 Vivian Lee Isaias Medina III ‘85 Olga Morawczynski Daniel Nelson Ivan Pooran ‘82 Kurt Richardson ‘02 Krystie Robinson-Vincent Tara Roy-DiClemente Claudia Schauer Colleen Sexsmith Adam Shully ‘78 Ronald Veitch ‘69 Duncan Walker ‘69 Mareena Wallace ‘13 Bo Wang Roger Warren ‘51 Lee Webb Kevin Wietzes

THANK YOU TO DONORS REPORT TO THE PICKERING COLLEGE COMMUNITY 2021-2022

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY.

It is with immense gratitude that we take this opportunity to thank you and to recognize the generosity of our parents, alumni, staff, past parents, grandparents and friends who have donated to Pickering College.

Every gift to our school has mattered. Last year, donors contributed more than $7.3 million to help make Pickering College an extraordinary place of learning and connection for our students. And, because of your unwavering support, we are excitedly moving forward with the construction of West Lake House.

In the coming pages of Thank you to Donors, you will see an inspiring group of people and organizations partnering with Pickering College to ensure the best possible experiences for current and future students. Our donors have supported the school in many different ways, and each act of generosity has had an incredible impact on our students and broader school community. From guests and sponsors supporting the school’s signature fundraising events, to our Light The Way capital campaign towards West Lake House, we are grateful to celebrate the sense of community and spirit of generosity that is embraced wholeheartedly at our school.

You will also be inspired by the immense kindness honouring two important people in the Pickering College community.

After 53 years as a teacher, coach, mentor, advisor and alumni ambassador, Charles F. Boyd passed away on September 14, 2021, leaving an indelible mark on the lives of nearly 5,000 students, alumni and staff. He was a kind, compassionate and caring individual to everyone that knew him, and personified the belief that The People are Pickering. In his memory, our community showed profound support towards sustaining the school’s outdoor education program at his beloved Blue & Silver Farm.

As you may know, Peter Sturrup, Head of School Emeritus, retired in June 2022. Over the course of nearly three decades, he guided the school through times of triumph and turmoil, leaving a lasting impact on generations of students. To commemorate this special milestone, our community expressed support towards future investments in our students’ education through the Sturrup Family Endowment Fund, yet another lasting impact of the Sturrup family.

Every day, whether in the classrooms or co-curricular activities, we see the difference your generosity makes for our school.

Your gift to our community provides students with endless opportunities to discover their talents and grow into passionate leaders ready to take action. Your support has made a difference in the lives of our students, today and in the future generations who will go on to make positive change in the world.

We are so grateful to those donors and volunteers who choose to make Pickering College a philanthropic priority in their lives. Thank you for your continued kindness and generosity.

With great appreciation,

Dr. Cinde Lock Head of School

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Mirella Morra Chair, Board of Directors

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WAS DONATED IN 2021-2022 BY OUR GENEROUS PC COMMUNITY.

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THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO ALL OF OUR PARENTS, STUDENTS, ALUMNI, STAFF, BOARD AND CORPORATION, FAMILY, FRIENDS AND SPONSORS. YOUR PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR PICKERING COLLEGE THROUGH OUR ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN DEMONSTRATES TO ALL YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE SCHOOL AND THIS COMMUNITY.

ANNUAL GIVING

$1,212,412

WAS DONATED TO SUPPORT

ENDOWMENTS INCLUDING GENEROUS GIFTS TO INCREASE FINANCIAL AID FOR DESERVING STUDENTS.

IN RESTRICTED DONATIONS, SUPPORTING SUCH AREAS AS POWER OF COMMUNITY, BLUE & SILVER FARM, OUTDOOR EDUCATION.

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WAS RECEIVED IN SUPPORT OF WEST LAKE HOUSE.

CAPITAL DONATIONS

GENEROUS PC VOLUNTEERS DONATED COUNTLESS HOURS TO ACHIEVING THE SCHOOL’S GOALS. Recognizing donors as of June 30, 2022.

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LEADERSHIP GIVING: CIRCLE OF FRIENDS FOUNDATIONS CIRCLE ($100,000 +) L Diane and Beric Farmer The Farmer Family Foundation The Rathlyn Foundation Ed Richardson ‘45 Anonymous (1)

HILLTOP CIRCLE ($25,000 - $99,999) The Joseph Lebovic Charitable Foundation The Dr. Wolf Lebovic Charitable Foundation L Jefferson Mooney

PILLARS CIRCLE ($10,000 - $24,999) L James Brown ‘69 L Beth Egan L The Egan Family Foundation Xiaohui Sun and Ming Li L Mirella and John Morra L Ronald Veale ‘63 Jiekun Wang and Liaoning Wang Sheila and James Waters Meirong He and Xiaohui Xing Samuel Yen ‘89 Yen Family Fund Lisa and Jason Yip

SILVER CIRCLE ($5,000 - $9,999) Philip Allan ‘71 Barclay Herod Family Foundation Birt Family Karen Whetstone and Richard Geurts Laura Barclay and Jason Herod Jack Houghton ‘47 L Julia and Trevor Hunt The late Patricia Lawson and Family The Roman Group of Companies L Lisa and Peter Sturrup L Daniel Weinzweig Xiaohui Gong and Zhong Zheng

BLUE CIRCLE ($2,500 - $4,999) L Charles Beer ‘59 L Kirsten Nicolson and Brad Boland Jiangliu Feng and Yuzhen Cao Licong Pan and Lixun Chen L Susan and David Cooper L Laurie and Corey DiCarlo L Joanne and Christopher Golding Xiaozhen Ruan and Haofu Huang L Khanna Family Foundation

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Donald King ‘46 Yu Hsuan Lu and Chi Iuan Lin Chaoyue Qi and Hang Liu Lu Zhang and XiaoYun Liu Kun Yan and Yundong Luan L Jane Lynes Jin Ying Wang and Keo Hoa Quach Sherry Barclay and Kevin Still Sylvester Legacy Inc. Terra Brook Homes Inc. Wendy Jin and Minh Tran Jianmei Gao and Chi Kin Tsui Ruonan Zhang and Lei Wang L Patricia and Kevin Wietzes Hao Chen and Rudy You Lu Lin and Zhen Yu Yan Sun and Mengli Zhou Fan Yang and Pengkun Zhou

CIRCLE MEMBERS ($1,000 - $ 2,499) L Parveen Khan and Akber Abbas Jose Aguayo ‘86 Ann and Simon Armstrong Maria and Ian Ash Qiongyin Huang and Wei Bai L Christina and Sal Bianco Brokerlink Josie Zhao and Bob Cai CAS Accounting for Insurance Inc. Xi Cao and Mao Zhi Chan Huilin Yang and Jia Pu Chen Michelle Wang and Weiran Cheng Julie Clement Jin Li and Xiang Cui Mirela Cusiac Jacqueline Da Ponte Marnee and Michael Da Ponte L Dr. Rolph Davis and Mrs. Joan Davis Mingjuan Wang and Mingjian Ding David Dixon ‘46 Xia Guo and Jianguo Duan Qi Sun and Haixu Fang L Kaia and Patrick Farmer Allyson and Doug Flynn L Lingling Li and Jianning Fu Kevin Fung ‘10 Judy Chung and Raymond Fung Dejuan Kong and Benqiang Gao Michelle Xu and Yan Gao Haiyan Zhang and Xuming Gu The Hambrock Family Handle This James Harrison ‘47 Ling Zhou and Gangfeng He Angel Yim and Danny Ho L Krista Robinson-Holt and Derek Holt Meng-Chen Lan and Chung Chiang Hu

Lanjun Li and Tao Hu Lili Wang and Xiaotao Hu Eva Huang Ling Zi Bai and Ping Huang Stuart Hunt ‘87 Angelica Ienceaunu Tian Li and Weizhong Ji Shujie Zhang and Yang Ji Ye Zhang and Zi Xuan Jia Jennifer Li and Leo Jiang Xiaoye Fan and Xuehong Jiang Xiaoyu Cui and Yong Jiang L Yue Wang and Zhongjie Jiang Monisha and Steve Johnstone Gayle Climpson-Kennedy and David Kennedy Pooneh Khataei and Kian Khatami Dr. Khatami Medicine Professional Corporation Lisa Simmonds-Kim and Thomas Kim Qiang Kuang Linglan Shen and Shen Wei Lao Elena Latypova and Albert Latypov Ye Lu and Zhenyu Lei Yinglu Kang and Boxi Li Lili Chen and Jiannan Li Jie Li and Junming Li Tieny Ho and Ming Li Jennifer Liu and Steven Li Yu Lin and Zuojun Li Jason Liang ‘14 Steven Liao ‘01 Fan Shi and Zhao Lin Mary Lee and Huajian Liu Qin Chen and Nian Liu Qiqi Deng and Victor Liu ‘95 Yue Chen and Zhixin Liu Venus Iu and Howard Lu Jenny Qi Jiang and Maozhou Lu Jing Ge and Shujun Lu Liyi He and Yangsheng Luo L Ailene and Dan MacDougall Reika and Mitsuhiro Maeda L Kelly and Malcolm Mason L Arnold Massey MCH Accounting Professional Corporation Donald McLaren ‘76 Mercedes-Benz Barrie L Renee and Rob Merrick Junko and Takuya Mizuno Olga Morawczynski L Heather Smith-Morton and Barclay Morton Liza Moskaltsova Nexus Investments Lin Zhao and Masahiro Ohe Lori and Jim Pedersen Amber and Paul Perry

Kristina Pi ‘96 Ellie Chai and Lei Ping Prep Academy Tutors Kathy and Ian Proudfoot Nadezda Provkina and Dmitry Provkin Jerome Rau ‘77 Re/Max Realtron Realty Inc. David Rogers ‘76 Rogol Electric Company Limited L H and E Romkema Yao Zhang and Huaying Rong L Jessie-May Rowntree Miho and Takasuke Sekine Colleen Sexsmith L Diane and Sean Sexsmith-Brosseau Xin Liu and Feng Shao Corianne and Anthony Simpson L Gail and Colin Simpson Yunzhuo Zhou and Xiaojie Song Maureen Soukoreff Spicers Canada Limited L Deneine Drover-Stubbs and Stephen Stubbs L Minna Sturrup Jinyan Zhang and Yingjie Sui Xiaozhou Sun Lingling Song and Yun Teng Benjie Tiangco Susanna Turner and Patrick Turner ‘97 George Vassallo Lan Lin and Bo Wang Jingyu Yang and Di Wang Haoyang Liu and Jie Wang Na Mao and Qingping Wang Ying Gao and Tongle Wang William Waugh Mike Weiler L Stephen Widdrington ‘83 Huiping Xu and Zeming Wu Lin Wu and Qiang Xu Mary Zhou and Jack Xuan Sasha Sun and Gavin Xue Fangyu Wang and Hua Yang Linna Zhang and Weitao Yao Lingli Wu and Lei Yu Rongyi Zheng and Mingqi Yu L Jane Zavitz Zhaohui Liu and Chao Zeng Peggy Pan and Qingyu Zeng Lin Lin and Tao Zeng L Alexander Zetzl ‘05 L Joan and Bert Zetzl Jie Hao and Jinguo Zhang Jiezhi Wu and Lei Zhang L Kai Wang and Wei Zhang Dan Wei and Yanpan Zhao Yan Ding and Jiang Zhu Anonymous (1)

THE LAMP OF LEARNING, as found in the Pickering College crest, recognizes those who have given for the past five or more consecutive years.

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PARENT SUPPORT Parveen Khan and Akber Abbas Natalie and Eric Akbar Maria and Ian Ash Qiongyin Huang and Wei Bai L Christina and Sal Bianco L Kirsten Nicolson and Brad Boland Kathryn and Paul Brundage Josie Zhao and Bob Cai Jiangliu Feng and Yuzhen Cao L Penny Lawson-Cameron and Scott Cameron Cindy and Neil Cassarchis Tina Robert and Richard Cazeau Xi Cao and Mao Zhi Chan Huilin Yang and Jia Pu Chen Licong Pan and Lixun Chen Michelle Wang and Weiran Cheng L Susan and David Cooper L Naomi and Jamie Côté Jin Li and Xiang Cui Mirela Cusiac Marnee and Michael Da Ponte Jennifer Russell and Jason Dent Carrie and Rico Dente L Laurie and Corey DiCarlo Mingjuan Wang and Mingjian Ding Xia Guo and Jianguo Duan Sophia Egbuniwe Jessica and Jeff Ellis Qi Sun and Haixu Fang Melanie and James Fedigan Kait and Andrew Finlay L Zoe Roberts and David Fiscaletti L Shelley and Jamie Frank Jennifer Brett Fraser and Jason Fraser L Lingling Li and Jianning Fu L Alexis and Roland Furlan Lisa and Wayne Furlong Dejuan Kong and Benqiang Gao Dan Yu and Sheng Ning Gao Michelle Xu and Yan Gao Jiani Qian and Yabin Ge L Joanne and Christopher Golding Haiyan Zhang and Xuming Gu Ling Zhou and Gangfeng He Laura Barclay and Jason Herod Angel Yim and Danny Ho Thi Viet Ha Nguyen and Anh Hoang L Krista Robinson-Holt and Derek Holt Tiffany and Dan Houle Meng-Chen Lan and Chung Chiang Hu Lanjun Li and Tao Hu Lili Wang and Xiaotao Hu Eva Huang Jiajun Chen and Gu Huang Xiaozhen Ruan and Haofu Huang Ling Zi Bai and Ping Huang L Julia and Trevor Hunt Weijia Sun and Ming Huo Sabine Hamia and Wasim Jarrah Tian Li and Weizhong Ji Shujie Zhang and Yang Ji Ye Zhang and Zi Xuan Jia Jennifer Li and Leo Jiang Xiaoye Fan and Xuehong Jiang Xiaoyu Cui and Yong Jiang

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L Yue Wang and Zhongjie Jiang Monisha and Steve Johnstone Prashanthy Karthigeyan and the late Narayanan Karthigeyan Pooneh Khataei and Kian Khatami Lisa Simmonds-Kim and Thomas Kim Qiang Kuang Linglan Shen and Shen Wei Lao Elena Latypova and Albert Latypov Ye Lu and Zhenyu Lei Yinglu Kang and Boxi Li Lili Chen and Jiannan Li Jie Li and Junming Li Tieny Ho and Ming Li Jennifer Liu and Steven Li Dongfeng Xu and Zhifeng Li Yu Lin and Zuojun Li Yu Hsuan Lu and Chi Iuan Lin Fan Shi and Zhao Lin Xuemei Zhang and Dongliang Liu Chaoyue Qi and Hang Liu Jing Hu and Hong Liu Mary Lee and Huajian Liu Qin Chen and Nian Liu Qiqi Deng and Victor Liu ‘95 Lu Zhang and XiaoYun Liu Yue Chen and Zhixin Liu Venus Iu and Howard Lu Jenny Qi Jiang and Maozhou Lu Jing Ge and Shujun Lu Liyi He and Yangsheng Luo Ying Ma Amy and Robert MacAlpine Reika and Mitsuhiro Maeda L Erin and Blair Matthews Shellie Sigurdson and Simon McCaffery L Renee and Rob Merrick Junko and Takuya Mizuno Olga Morawczynski L Mirella and John Morra L Heather Smith-Morton and Barclay Morton Huong Le and The Anh Nguyen Fola Sam-Ogunbiyi and Samuel Ogunbiyi Lin Zhao and Masahiro Ohe L Noeline Burk and James Pataran Amber and Paul Perry Ellie Chai and Lei Ping Jennifer and Robert Porter Nadezda Provkina and Dmitry Provkin Jin Ying Wang and Keo Hoa Quach L H and E Romkema Yao Zhang and Huaying Rong Shai and Daniel Samuelson Marcy and Jon Sanderson Miho and Takasuke Sekine L Diane and Sean Sexsmith-Brosseau Xin Liu and Feng Shao Corianne and Anthony Simpson L Gail and Colin Simpson Yunzhuo Zhou and Xiaojie Song Keltie and Todd Stewart L Deneine Drover-Stubbs and Stephen Stubbs Jinyan Zhang and Yingjie Sui Tatyana Suleimanova and Adilzhan Suleimanov Xiaozhou Sun

Nali Ren and Hao Tang Lingling Song and Yun Teng Shelagh and Mike Tomkinson Jeanette Drew and Kevin Tomlinson Wendy Jin and Minh Tran Jianmei Gao and Chi Kin Tsui Susanna Turner and Patrick Turner ‘97 Lan Lin and Bo Wang Jingyu Yang and Di Wang Haoyang Liu and Jie Wang Hong Cai and Jinping Wang Ruonan Zhang and Lei Wang Jiekun Wang and Liaoning Wang Na Mao and Qingping Wang Ying Gao and Tongle Wang L Patricia and Kevin Wietzes Huiping Xu and Zeming Wu Lin Wu and Qiang Xu Mary Zhou and Jack Xuan Sasha Sun and Gavin Xue Fangyu Wang and Hua Yang Qiong Shao and Peng Yang Linna Zhang and Weitao Yao Lisa and Jason Yip Man Ha Cheung and Hau Ming Yiu Hao Chen and Rudy You Lingli Wu and Lei Yu Rongyi Zheng and Mingqi Yu Lu Lin and Zhen Yu Zhaohui Liu and Chao Zeng Peggy Pan and Qingyu Zeng Lin Lin and Tao Zeng Jie Hao and Jinguo Zhang Jiezhi Wu and Lei Zhang L Kai Wang and Wei Zhang Yunfei He and Yong Zhang Dan Wei and Yanpan Zhao Xiaohui Gong and Zhong Zheng Yan Sun and Mengli Zhou Fan Yang and Pengkun Zhou Ling Yang and Wei Zhou Yan Ding and Jiang Zhu Anonymous (1)

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ALUMNI SUPPORT 1940s David Dixon ‘46 James Harrison ‘47 Jack Houghton ‘47 Donald King ‘46 Ed Richardson ‘45

1950s Bernard Baril ‘51 L Charles Beer ‘59 L Kenneth Hills ‘59 Stefan Israeler ‘52 Edward Lowry ‘51 Brian Purdy ‘56 Roger Warren ‘51

1960s Jock Bates ‘61 L James Brown ‘69 L Robert Bryant ‘60 L Thomas Bryant ‘66 L Rolph Davis ‘60 L David Douglas ‘60 Brian Magee ‘62 L Robert Rayner ‘62 L Robert Russel ‘67

L Herschell Sax ‘64 L Ronald Veale ‘63 Duncan Walker ‘69 Brian Worrall ‘69

1970s Philip Allan ‘71 John Buckley ‘78 Barry Estabrook ‘71 Terence Fish ‘74 Robert Gardner ‘72 Donald McLaren ‘76 Jerome Rau ‘77 John Reynolds ‘78 Christopher Rogers ‘70 David Rogers ‘76 Jose Rosillo ‘72 Edmund Rynard ‘70 Wolf Smith-Butz ‘73 Adam Wetstein ‘73

1980s Jose Aguayo ‘86 L Stephen Barratt ‘86 Tom Everson ‘84 Leslie Fok ‘86

Jeffrey Forde ‘82 Stuart Hunt ‘87 L Jonathan Knaul ‘87 Eddie Lee ‘86 Peter Lyne ‘83 Jeffrey Pabst ‘88 L Dag Spicer ‘80 Glenn Stants ‘87 L Stephen Widdrington ‘83 Samuel Yen ‘89

1990s John Bond ‘90 James Callow ‘94 Winnie Chu ‘97 Robert Doyle ‘96 Francis Fung ‘97 Jonathan Hilditch ‘96 Bryan Jones ‘94 Victor Liu ‘95 Kathy Lu ‘97 L Raymond Ng ‘99 Kristina Pi ‘96 Patrick Turner ‘97 L Ryan Turner ‘99 Andrew Wolder ‘90

2000s Beth Allan ‘01 Talia Black ‘07 Amanda Hamm ‘05 Brett Lawson ‘02 Steven Liao ‘01 Amy MacKenzie ‘05 Kristina Massiah ‘04 Kurt Richardson ‘02 Patrick Roy ‘07 Andrea Schneider ‘04 Sarah Schneider ‘07 Caleb Sturrup ‘04 L Gareth Sturrup ‘09 Riane Tse ‘07 L Alexander Zetzl ‘05

2010s Kevin Fung ‘10 Isaac Hambrock ‘14 Jason Liang ‘14 Jaden Lithopoulos ‘13 A. Nicolas Slind ‘13 Dalton Slind ‘18

STAFF AND FACULTY SUPPORT Kylah Adams L Joshua Armstrong Alex Au Yong Dina Baird L Lotem Baram L Patrice Barbanchon L Elaine Barratt Graham Birt Nicole Birt L Ethan Bishop L The late Charles Boyd Jennifer Brett Fraser L Kim Browner Carrington Bull L Susan Cartwright L Gordon Chiu Andrea Cleland Julie Clement L Chris Collingham L Steve Cope L Naomi Côté L Chris Coyne Syliva Da Silva L Michael Daleman L Marc de la Bastide L Sarah Demarco

L John Dew Maria Di Mambro Daniele Di Nardo L Janet Downer L Donna Doyle Leah Duncan Jessica Ellis Kait Finlay L David Fiscaletti L Jay Fletcher L Stephanie Forgie L Shelley Frank L Alexis Furlan Joanna Glavin L Joanne Golding L Jillian Goodall L Alexis Hamilton Amanda Hamm ‘05 Monica Hoppe L Julia Hunt Lauren Hunt Taylor Jennings L Sheila Johnson L Ian Johnston L Nancy Kerswill Emily Kim

L Elaine Kliem L Keith Kupsch L Penny Lawson-Cameron Johanna Liburd Melinda MacDonald L Jeff Mason L Laura Mason L Arnold Massey L Erin Matthews L Lisa Maunder Heather McDonald L Carol McKnight Kumail Meghani L Karen Meisel L Renee Merrick Shawna Modeste L Shirley Moffett L Nicole Murphy L Rosanna Naccarata Laura Padula Varathan Pathmanathan L Laurie Philp L Leila Picazo L Helena Pollakova L John Robertson L H Romkema

L Jessie-May Rowntree Jamie Savage Alysa Scarcelli Chris Schneider L Jason Simm L Sheri Simon T. Ann Smiley L Jason Smith L Kim Smith L Heather Smith-Morton L Lindsey Stefanovich L Gareth Sturrup ‘09 L Peter Sturrup Danielle Sugar L Heather Suters L Ricky Tam L Dan Thompson L Emily van Nostrand Justine Verkuyl William Waugh Mike Weiler L Ellen Wells L Steve Wood

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PAST PARENTS, FORMER STAFF AND FACULTY, GRANDPARENTS AND FRIENDS SUPPORT Elan Moore and Andrew Abramowicz Ruth and Peter Andrews Ann and Simon Armstrong Paula and Gus Badali Barclay Herod Family Foundation Baljit and Salim Bardai L J.E. (Tim) Benson Toby Hatch and Joel Berger Birt Family Kim Black Heather Bordo Elizabeth Bouchard Andrew Burke CAS Accounting for Insurance Inc. Cortney Cassidy Sheldon Clark Cathy and Paul Climpson The Country Day School, John Liggett Elise Cunningham Marisa De Luca Andrea Donais Paul Duckett L Beth Egan L The Egan Family Foundation Lisa Gragtmans and Douglas Elliott L Diane and Beric Farmer The Farmer Family Foundation L Kaia and Patrick Farmer Edna and Alec Farquhar Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP, Donald Jarvis Debbie and Adam Floyd Allyson and Doug Flynn Donna and Allan Fordyce Robert Frank Joyce and Robert Fraser Judy Chung and Raymond Fung Karen Whetstone and Richard Geurts Suzanne and Peter Goldson Carol and Peter Grys Carrie Habijanac The Hambrock Family L Elizabeth Hempen Marie Higgins Barbara Horvath Angelica Ienceaunu L Beverly Jackson

Wasim Jarrah Personal Real Estate Corporation Michelle and David Johnson Deryn Lavell and Stephen Johnson Maria Jordan Sandra and Philip Kaszuba Gayle Climpson-Kennedy and David Kennedy L Khanna Family Foundation Dr. Khatami Medicine Professional Corporation Shannon LaBrash Myriam Lafrance Priscilla and Grant Lawson The late Patricia Lawson and Family The Joseph Lebovic Charitable Foundation The Dr. Wolf Lebovic Charitable Foundation Patti and Tom Lewis Xiaohui Sun and Ming Li Xuelian Wang and Zenghui Li Linda Lloyd Weiping Lu Kun Yan and Yundong Luan Kathleen Lyne L Jane Lynes Vida Sernas and Alan MacDonald L Ailene and Dan MacDougall Beth and Jim Maddox Lisa and Dave Marshall L Kelly and Malcolm Mason Yvette and Robert Massiah Karen and Christopher McCleave Carol and David McDougall L Cathy and John McGill MCH Accounting Professional Corporation Andrea McMullen L Jefferson Mooney Liza Moskaltsova Nexus Investments Clara and Johnny Ng Thi Phuong Diep Nguyen and Tien Dung Ngo Linda and Raymond Nunn Nancy O’Loane Mary Jane and John Omand Julie and Daniel Page Jeffrey Paikin Hans Pape Lori and Jim Pedersen Patrick Peotto

Martha Perry Jackie Playter Irmhild Plettner Nancy and William Prittie Kathy and Ian Proudfoot Bill and Janet Prueter Judith and David Puttock Till Quinn-Rabot and Joseph Rabot The Rathlyn Foundation Jennifer and Ian Robinson Vani Rouse Sandra and Dunbar Russel Marilyn and Ed Russell The Schneider Family Debra Scott Fernanda Serroul Colleen Sexsmith Eileen Simons Kim Bilous and Darren Slind Norman Smith Maureen Soukoreff Alice Souvannakhily Stanstead College, Michael Wolfe Sherry Barclay and Kevin Still L Lisa Sturrup L Minna Sturrup Karen and Thomas Sturrup Sylvester Legacy Inc. Christine Tansley Rachel and Andrew Vallance Innes van Nostrand George Vassallo Barbara and Kerry Vincent L Helen Pei and Harry Wang Sheila and James Waters Lee Webb L Daniel Weinzweig Cindy Widdrington Susan Wright Meirong He and Xiaohui Xing Yen Family Fund York Region Optical Labratories Inc. L Jane Zavitz L Joan and Bert Zetzl Lu Chen and Jigui Zhang Anonymous (3)

OTHER SUPPORT PC POWER OF COMMUNITY Maria and Ian Ash Barclay Herod Family Foundation David Dixon ‘46 Laura Barclay and Jason Herod Jack Houghton ‘47 Jie Li and Junming Li Yu Lin and Zuojun Li

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Laura Padula The Rathlyn Foundation Ed Richardson ‘45 Roger Warren ‘51 William Waugh Huiping Xu and Zeming Wu Yan Sun and Mengli Zhou Anonymous (1)

GIFTS-IN-KIND John Lockyer Margaret McLaren Select Art Galleries

ENDOWMENT GIFTS

Thank you to our many endowment donors for honouring the Sturrup family and the retirement of Peter Sturrup, Head of School Emeritus, with a gift to the Sturrup Family Endowment Fund. The Fund will continue to support future investments in our students’ education.

Elan Moore and Andrew Abramowicz Jose Aguayo ‘86 Ruth and Peter Andrews L Joshua Armstrong L Elaine Barratt and Stephen Barratt ‘86 L Charles Beer ‘59 Birt Family Kim Black L Kirsten Nicolson and Brad Boland Heather Bordo L James Brown ‘69 and Joan Lee Elizabeth Bouchard CAS Accounting for Insurance Inc. Sheldon Clark Julie Clement L Susan and David Cooper L Steve Cope The Country Day School, John Liggett Jacqueline Da Ponte Marnee and Michael Da Ponte Marisa De Luca L Janet Downer Paul Duckett L Beth Egan L The Egan Family Foundation L Diane and Beric Farmer The Farmer Family Foundation Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP, Donald Jarvis Allyson and Doug Flynn L Joanne and Christopher Golding The Hambrock Family

L Kenneth Hills ‘59 Barbara Horvath Eva Huang L Julia and Trevor Hunt Stefan Israeler ‘52 L Beverly Jackson Deryn Lavell and Stephen Johnson Maria Jordan Gayle Climpson-Kennedy and David Kennedy Lisa Simmonds-Kim and Thomas Kim Priscilla and Grant Lawson The late Patricia Lawson and Family Qin Chen and Nian Liu Linda Lloyd L Jane Lynes Vida Sernas and Alan MacDonald L Kelly and Malcolm Mason MCH Accounting Professional Corporation L Karen Meisel L Mirella and John Morra Jeffrey Paikin Hans Pape Martha Perry Jackie Playter Nancy and William Prittie Kathy and Ian Proudfoot Bill and Janet Prueter Brian Purdy ‘56 The Rathlyn Foundation L Robert Rayner ‘62 Ed Richardson ‘45

Jennifer and Ian Robinson L Jessie-May Rowntree Sandra and Dunbar Russel The Schneider Family Debra Scott Colleen Sexsmith Kim Bilous and Darren Slind T. Ann Smiley Maureen Soukoreff L Dag Spicer ‘80 Stanstead College, Michael Wolfe L Minna Sturrup L Lisa and Peter Sturrup Karen and Thomas Sturrup Susanna Turner and Patrick Turner ‘97 Innes van Nostrand L Ronald Veale ‘63 Duncan Walker ‘69 Sheila and James Waters Lee Webb Mike Weiler L Daniel Weinzweig Cindy Widdrington L Patricia and Kevin Wietzes Susan Wright Mary Zhou and Jack Xuan Lisa and Jason Yip L Jane Zavitz Anonymous (4)

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WEST LAKE HOUSE DONORS Together, we have raised $27.9 million for the Light The Way campaign and are excitedly moving forward with the construction of our new academic building, West Lake House.

It is thanks to our generous donors that our shared vision for West Lake House is turning into reality. Through their longstanding commitment and generosity, these special donors continue to demonstrate their dedication to enhancing the PC experience for students, faculty, and our wider community. Their support serves as an inspiration for others to join us in the creation of a space that will empower generations of students to come.

Masayo and Norimichi Adachi Aecon The late Henry Aguayo ‘48 David Allan ‘02 Philip Allan ‘71 Debbie Khan and Ali Alshubil Katie Armitage ‘04 Ann and Simon Armstrong Margalit Gavrilov and Kourosh Asgari Baljit and Salim Bardai Kim and Alan Barlow L Elaine Barratt and Stephen Barratt ‘86 Jock Bates ‘61 L Charles Beer ‘59 Jim Beer ‘63 Roxana and Jean-Pierre Berlan Dawn and David Beswick L Christina and Sal Bianco Diane Li and James Bihari Talia Black ‘07 L Kirsten Nicolson and Brad Boland L James Brown ‘69 The late Bill Bryant ‘58 L Robert Bryant ‘60 Patricia and Donald Cameron Susan Cameron Susann Cannon The Cannon and Trussell Families Vanessa and Donald Carson CAS Accounting for Insurance Inc. Susan and Edward Chant James Christakis Eunyoung Lee and Chansoo Chung L Susan and David Cooper Miren Edurne Aguayo and Santiago Cortina George Cox ‘57 YanLin Liu and Dongtai Cui Eleanor and Troy Cumiskey Andie and Kevin Desforges Angelina De Zen and Family Direct IT Recruiting Inc. Greg Dopulos ‘68 Arthur Dorland L David Douglas ‘60 Robyn and Tony Eames The late Hugh Edighoffer ‘47 L Beth Egan L The Egan Family Foundation Richard Elston ‘56 Tom Everson ‘84 L Diane and Beric Farmer The Farmer Family Foundation Mitchell Fasken ‘74 Diane and Brian FitzGerald

Debbie and Adam Floyd Sharon and Wayne Ford Jeffrey Forde ‘82 Donna and Allan Fordyce Man Lu Wang and Qiang Fu L Alexis and Roland Furlan Karen Whetstone and Richard Geurts L Joanne and Christopher Golding Janice Fleming-Gole and Robert Gole Michelle Zhang and Bin Gong Lisa and David Graham Carol and Peter Grys James Harrison ‘47 The late Nicolee Hathaway L Kenneth Hills ‘59 Anthony Jackson ‘79 L Beverly Jackson Natalie Owen-James and Michael James Taylor Jennings Maria Jordan Zahra Kara Kelly Gallacher and Perry Kereakou L Khanna Family Foundation Elham Ardestani-Zadeh and Vahid Khansari Yoko and Sadahito Kimata Donald King ‘46 Heather King Cathy Christakis-Kiriakou and Nick Kiriakou Mukta and Murali Krishnan Krishnan Medicine Professional Corporation Catherine and Christopher Lane Peter Lau ‘82 Yim Yin Yung and Terrence Lau In Memory of James A. Lawson by the late Patricia Lawson, Penny Lawson-Cameron and Pamela Lawson Mary Madigan-Lee and Heward Lee ‘78 May Ling Ng and Wai Leung The late Wilson Leung ‘79 Zhao Hui Li Wang Chiung-Liao and Long-Shing Liao Victor Liu ‘95 Lone Star Group of Companies Limited Weiping Lu L Jane Lynes Vida Sernas and Alan MacDonald L Ailene and Dan MacDougall The late Michael Mackenzie ‘45 Janice Wang and Chi Hsiung Mao L Kelly and Malcolm Mason Veronica and Paul Mason

Mason’s Masonry Supply Ltd. L Cathy and John McGill Victoria and Michael McGinn Kellie and Sean McKay Donald McLaren ‘76 The late Brian Meharg ‘78 John Meisel ‘43 L Renee and Rob Merrick Pierre Mevissen Lisa Campeis and Eric Milligan Rocklyn Mohammed ‘93 Gillian and Graeme Montgomery L Mirella and John Morra James Murray ‘57 Daniel Nelson Clara and Johnny Ng The late Doris Nicolson Mary Jane and John Omand Laura Padula Cora Pataran ‘24 Lori and Jim Pedersen Patrick Peotto Wei and Brian Porter Jill Powell Ashley and Matt Powell William Powell Juli and Paul Prochazka Kathy and Ian Proudfoot Brian Purdy ‘56 The Rathlyn Foundation Xiaojun Wu and Guorong Ren Brian Reynolds ‘70 Lorena Rodriguez Christopher Rogers ‘70 David Rogers ‘76 L Jessie-May Rowntree Stephen Rudberg ‘82 L Robert Russel ‘67 Tanja and Dirk Schaefer Magdalena (Meg) Searles Jocelyn Yee and Simon Seow Colleen Sexsmith L Diane and Sean Sexsmith-Brosseau Karen and Ron Sharpe The late Martin Shubik ‘43 Corianne and Anthony Simpson Kim Bilous and Darren Slind T. Ann Smiley Gerry and Anita Smith Family Foundation at Toronto Foundation Bo and Orest Sochaniwskyj Darla and Peter Somerville L Dag Spicer ‘80 The late Jim Spring ‘47 Janice and Nelson Squires

Linda and Mitchell Stevenson Mary Stevenson and the late Robert Stevenson Sherry Barclay and Kevin Still L Minna Sturrup L Lisa and Peter Sturrup Jiage Guo and Chenggang Sun Sylvester Legacy Inc. Grace Lin and Chih-Lang Tai Tim Hortons – The Floyd Family Townline Self-Storage Belinda and Mark Trussell Susanna Turner and Patrick Turner ‘97 L Ryan Turner ‘99 Tony Van Bynen Roger Veale ‘61 Karen Benson and Ron Veitch ‘69 Carol and Richard Verity Duncan Walker ‘69 Anna Hu and Dali Wang L Helen Pei and Harry Wang Sheila and James Waters Wayne Ford Sales Limited David White ‘88 L Patricia and Kevin Wietzes Yun Mi Lee and Bong Cheol Woo Mary Zhou and Jack Xuan Vivian Lee and Lei Yan Samuel Yen ‘89 Lisa and Jason Yip Nicole Cortese and Paul Yue Anna and Pawel Zalewski L Jane Zavitz Li Liu and Fanyi Zeng L Alexander Zetzl ‘05 Lu Chen and Jigui Zhang Karen Lin and Jim Zhang Hongxia Chen and Shouping Zhang Ivy Tan and Xi Zhang Wanping Zhang and Zhenchen Zhang Yuji Xing and Biwu Zhao Anonymous (6)

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KIRSTEN NICOLSON Let passion guide your philanthropy Kirsten Nicolson is a local Newmarket resident and Pickering College parent.

She has had children attending the school since 2010. However, her connection to PC goes back much further than that, as her uncle, Dr. Louis Lanier, was a physical education teacher at the school in the late 1940s and her neighbour was past faculty and alumnus Rudy Renzius ’27. As a result, Kirsten’s parents forged many relationships with faculty, including with Frederick Hagan, C.R. “Blackie” Blackstock, and Keith “Booker” McLaren, to name a few.

As a passionate reader, literacy is an important cause to Kirsten and her family. Kirsten quickly became involved in the Pickering College Association (PCA) by volunteering and attending events, and has been the Library Tribute Program Chair since 2015. In this role, she has become a generous supporter of the Learning Commons and over the years Kirsten and her family have funded countless resources and books for our students. Kirsten points to her own experience with the Library Tribute Program, sharing that helping students engage with books through celebration, remembrance, and honour, is a great way to foster an enjoyment of reading.

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In addition to purchasing birthday books when her children were students in Junior School, Kirsten and her family continue to support the Library Tribute Program in other ways. When her beloved brother-in-law, Craig Boland, passed away suddenly, the family decided to provide several books in remembrance.

Craig was a teacher who was passionate about Indigenous issues, so it was only fitting to add to the library’s collection on this subject. The family also marked a birthday milestone in celebration of her mother, Dorothy, who once worked as a nurse at PC during a flu outbreak. Kirsten shares, “My mother always claimed she didn’t need ‘things’ anymore. As an avid reader, she was thrilled with the idea of new books in the Learning Commons in her name.” Working with the school librarian, several books for students ranging from Kindergarten to Grade 12 have been purchased and enjoyed.

Kirsten comments that she “would like to see not only physical books purchased but also e-books and e-licenses to stay up to date with changing technology and educational demands. It is important to continue engaging with students as they get older and the materials change.”

Kirsten and her family focus their philanthropic giving toward areas they believe in and know are important to the overall wellness of the school.

Along with their robust and continued support of the Library Tribute Program, they give yearly to the PC Annual Fund to support Head of School Initiatives. “We choose to support the PC Annual Fund because we trust the school knows where the funds are needed and what priorities should be addressed. Many things come up over the year that require attention and funding that cannot be predicted or planned for.” Kirsten also points out that these donations support the people and programs that make the school community so special. “One of the many benefits of Pickering

College is the sense of community that exists. From the students to the parents to the faculty and staff, every person is welcoming and accepting.”

In reflecting on her children’s years at PC she remarks, “The staff and faculty truly care about the students, providing invaluable support and attention to help them achieve their goals.

Even something as small as learning and greeting each student by name throughout their time at PC. This helps to develop a safe space for the students to feel confident and accepted. The students are not merely a number and this, coupled with the smaller class sizes, helps them to foster stronger relationships with their peers.”

The sense of community is what inspired Kirsten to become involved at PC, saying, “The school has given so much to my children I wanted to become involved even in the slightest manner.” Kirsten grew up steps from Pickering College. “The school has always loomed in my life, so to speak, from being a neighbour, to my parents’ social circle and even giving me a hand in getting one of my first jobs!

Fresh from graduating law school and completing my articles, I had my first interview at a Bay Street firm. I was extremely nervous to be sitting in front of a well-known litigator for a position I desperately wanted. It was a Pickering College connection that broke the ice. When he found out I was from Newmarket I discovered he was a PC alumnus with very fond memories of the school and the conversation flowed from there.” It is that type of lasting impression that Kirsten feels the school has granted her children. It is what motivates her involvement and why her family proudly gives to the school.

“The people are the heart and soul of Pickering College. We are grateful for the opportunities that are offered to students and families. The help and support are invaluable.”

“My mother always claimed she didn’t need ‘things’ anymore. As an avid reader, she was thrilled with the idea of new books in the Learning Commons in her name.”

–Kirsten Nicolson

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THE YIP FAMILY Raising our family to give back Determining where to send your children to school can be a difficult decision for families.

Many factors are taken into consideration when making that choice, like location, curriculum, co-curricular opportunities, athletic accommodations, and unique programs available.

The Yip family was no different when they were deciding on a school for their daughters, PC graduate Kirsten ’19 and current Grade 10 student Madison.

Lisa shares, “Both Kirsten and Madison excelled in gymnastics, and it was important to find a school that could accommodate their training schedule.”

Pickering College became a front runner for the Yip family with the opportunity to participate in the High Performance Student Athlete (HPSA) Program. The HPSA Program is unique to Senior School students and provides special support and consideration to those students in competitive athletics. For those reasons and many more, the Yip family decided on Pickering College as their school of choice and have never looked back.

Since then, the Yip family has become an instrumental part of the Pickering College community and a generous donor to the school. Jason and Lisa quickly became involved at PC, attending many school activities, supporting fundraising events, and giving generously towards the vision for the new academic building. Jason joined the Pickering College Corporation in 2019 and the Board of Directors in 2021. With a fierce passion for giving back, Jason took on the role of Development Committee Chair in 2021. His main goal

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is supporting the completion of West Lake House, expressing he knows it will be “an innovative facility for the students and a significant hub for student learning and community celebrations.” For Jason and Lisa, extending their support to West Lake House represents a meaningful way to contribute to the overall growth and development of the PC experience, not only for current students but for future generations.

It has been important to Jason and Lisa to show their children how to give back. They work to encourage a value of generosity within their home, and point to a longstanding family motto, “It’s a lot more fun to live our legacy than to leave it.” Beginning with a family initiative to help local families during the holiday season, the Yip family partnered with their church and the Markham Food Bank to provide 28 Christmas hampers in 2017.

This past holiday season, the program provided 406 hampers to local families.

Building upon this family-giving sentiment, Jason and Lisa created their own charitable foundation three years ago called Foundation Counts. Both Kirsten and Madison are very involved in the foundation, researching and selecting the charities and organizations that receive support. Lisa points out that by allocating this responsibility, it helps foster a natural ownership of the foundation to each family member.

Recently, Kirsten took on a director role within the foundation and plans to become more involved in the future.

Madison intends to follow in her sister’s footsteps once she has finished her studies at Pickering College.

Jason and Lisa explain how Foundation Counts focuses on intentional giving: knowing where you give and why you give. Lisa points out that for a person or an organization to give, they must know and trust who they are giving to. She shares that as a family, “intentional giving guides our efforts towards projects where we are able to give a hand up to recipients, not a hand out.” There are a variety of

charitable causes and organizations that the Yip family now support through their foundation, including Girls Inc., Special Olympics, Rose of Sharon, Markham Food Bank, and they have continued giving to Pickering College.

“The school naturally fell into one of the spaces we wanted to support and is a cause we feel deeply connected to.” Jason adds, “With private and independent schools, there are many misconceptions which can make recognizing the funding needs more challenging to identify. Yet, philanthropy makes so much possible at Pickering College and greatly benefits every student.”

For Jason and Lisa, their investment in the school is a commitment to nurturing the potential of the students and the limitless possibilities that lie ahead for each student. Lisa explains that at the core of their giving to Pickering College, lies a deep conviction in the school’s mission and values. “We are inspired by the way the school’s Global Leadership Program, and so many other areas of a PC education, shape the minds and hearts of PC students. By supporting the school, we are playing a small part in helping equip students with the values and tools necessary to become passionate leaders and advocates for our communities.”

Jason agrees. “We believe every child is called to be a leader, although how that looks is unique to each student. Pickering College is in a unique position to impact students as they grow and develop into their future leadership roles.”

The Yip family views philanthropy as an important way people can create impact in their communities, and for the PC Community. For them, giving back is more than just a generous act—it is a way to create meaningful change in the world and be a catalyst for positive change at the school. “We believe giving breaks the power of money. Giving connects your heart to your passions.

Giving is a means to experience financial freedom. Giving demonstrates gratitude for what you have received.”

“It’s a lot more fun to live our legacy than to leave it.”

– Yip Family motto

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IN MEMORY OF CHARLES BOYD: BLUE & SILVER FARM

Beth Allan ‘01 Philip Allan ‘71 L Elaine Barratt and Stephen Barratt ‘86 Kim Black John Bond ‘90 Elizabeth Bouchard L Diane and Beric Farmer The Farmer Family Foundation L James Brown ‘69 Andrew Burke James Callow ‘94 Cortney Cassidy Winnie Chu ‘97 Julie Clement Cathy and Paul Climpson L Susan and David Cooper Marisa De Luca L Sarah Demarco Carrie and Rico Dente Mingjuan Wang and Mingjian Ding, Peter Ding ‘26 L Beth Egan L The Egan Family Foundation Jessica and Jeff Ellis Barry Estabrook ‘71 Tom Everson ‘84 Edna and Alec Farquhar Leslie Fok ‘86 Jennifer Brett Fraser and Jason Fraser L Alexis and Roland Furlan Dan Yu and Sheng Ning Gao Robert Gardner ‘72 L Joanne and Christopher Golding Marie Higgins

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L Kenneth Hills ‘59 Taylor Jennings Tian Li and Weizhong Ji Deryn Lavell and Stephen Johnson Gayle Climpson-Kennedy and David Kennedy L Nancy and Lloyd Kerswill Shannon LaBrash Myriam Lafrance The late Patricia Lawson Eddie Lee ‘86 Patti and Tom Lewis Tieny Ho and Ming Li Dongfeng Xu and Zhifeng Li Jason Liang ‘14 Qin Chen and Nian Liu Kathy Lu ‘97 Weiping Lu Kathleen Lyne Peter Lyne ‘83 L Jane Lynes L Laura and Jeff Mason L Arnold Massey Karen and Christopher McCleave L Cathy and John McGill Donald McLaren ‘76 L Karen Meisel L Mirella and John Morra Liza Moskaltsova Nancy O’Loane Jeffrey Pabst ‘88 Hans Pape Lori and Jim Pedersen Patrick Peotto

Martha Perry Kristina Pi ‘96 The Rathlyn Foundation Jerome Rau ‘77 John Reynolds ‘78 David Rogers ‘76 Vani Rouse L Jessie-May Rowntree Edmund Rynard ‘70 Fernanda Serroul Eileen Simons Kim Bilous and Darren Slind, A. Nicolas Slind ‘13, Dalton Slind ‘18 T. Ann Smiley Wolf Smith-Butz ‘73 Glenn Stants ‘87 L Lindsey Stefanovich L Lisa and Peter Sturrup Christine Tansley L Ryan Turner ‘99 L Helen Pei and Harry Wang Sheila and James Waters L Daniel Weinzweig Andrew Wolder ‘90 L Steve Wood Brian Worrall ‘69 Roger Warren ‘51 Samuel Yen ‘89 Yen Family Fund Lisa and Jason Yip Anonymous (3)

LAMPLIGHTERS Giving for tomorrow, today.

The school’s symbol is a lamp, the lamp of learning that our caring community of Lamplighters keep well-lit by gifting Pickering College through their wills, estates, and life insurance.

Committing to a planned gift ensures that your legacy lives on at Pickering College for generations to come.

PC LAMPLIGHTERS Ralph Barnes ’67 L Charles Beer ’59 Kim Bilous L The late Charles Boyd Jeffrey Forde ’82 Jack Houghton ’47 John Lockyer L Robert Russel ’67 Adam Shully ’78 Wolf Smith-Butz ’73 Ron Veitch ’69 L Daniel Weinzweig Anonymous (1)

Interested in learning more or joining the Lamplighters? Or have you already included Pickering College in your estate planning?

Please contact Julie Sym-Wilson at 905 895 1120 x 254 or by email at jsym-wilson@pickeringcollege.on.ca.

BOARD MEMBERS 2021-2022 Mirella Morra, Chair Patrick Turner ‘97, Vice-Chair Stephen Barratt ‘86 Sal Bianco Susan Cooper Beric Farmer Thomas Kim Ailene MacDougall Kelly Mason Riane Tse ‘07 Jason Yip

CORPORATION MEMBERS 2021-2022 Trevor Hunt Sherry Barclay Thomas Kim Stephen Barratt ‘86 Christopher Lane Sal Bianco Heward Lee ‘78 Reuben Bonerath Vivian Lee Vanessa Carson Ailene MacDougall Susan Cooper Kelly Mason Michael Da Ponte Olga Morawczynski Peter Dobbs ‘87 Mirella Morra Beric Farmer Daniel Nelson Jason Foulds Isabelle Payne ‘98 Jason Herod Ivan Pooran ‘82 Barbara Horvath Kurt Richardson ‘02 Eva Huang

Krystie Robinson-Vincent Tara Roy-DiClemente Colleen Sexsmith Adam Shully ‘78 Riane Tse ‘07 Patrick Turner ‘97 Ron Veitch ‘69 Duncan Walker ‘69 Mareena Wallace ‘13 Roger Warren ‘51 Lee Webb Kevin Wietzes Jason Yip

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EVENT SPONSORS, PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS

21ST ANNUAL PICKERING COLLEGE GOLF TOURNAMENT Title Sponsor: The Joseph Lebovic Charitable Foundation The Dr. Wolf Lebovic Charitable Foundation Golf Cart Sponsor: The Roman Group of Companies 11th Hole Sponsor: Diane and Beric Farmer Lunch Sponsor: Brokerlink Course Pack Sponsor: Terra Brook Homes Tribute Hole Sponsor: Rogol Electric Company Limited Hole Sponsors: Advertek Graphic Solutions Dol Turf Restoration Ltd. Crate Designs Furniture Graydor Flooring Limited Northstar Pharmaceutical Inc. Roadside Paving Limited York Pediatric Psychology Donors: Heather and Jeff Baeker Shirley Filiatrault

PCA VIRTUAL HOLIDAY HOME TOUR

PCA SPRING LUNCHEON

Title Sponsor: Oxford Properties / Upper Canada Mall

Gift in Kind Donors: Bee Leaf Soap & Candle Company The Blenich Family Cocoa 40 Inc. Mollycakes Pillows Rejuvena Medical Aesthetics Sweet Stems Florals

Sponsor: Select Art Galleries Homes: David Crook ‘67 Alexandra Di Matteo Andrea McMullen Tricha Rasmussen Henni Schilling Home Sponsors: Handle This Mercedes-Benz Barrie Prep Academy Tutors Realtor Home Sponsors: Margaret Mead - Main Street Realty Re/Max Realtron Realty Inc. Gift in Kind Donors: Becoming Hair Studio Blooming Wellies Flower Boutique Bulk Barn Aurora Deerhurst Resort Donais Studios Gather & Cheese Hempen Fine Jewellers Ltd. Pickering College Hilltop Shop Pie Media Group Skintology Health and Wellness Centre Sweet Stems Floral Designs The Creative Atelier Cakery The Franklin Club Vani Rouse The Rustic Table Thermomix, Irina Bratz Gift in Kind Sponsors: Adam Darvay-Canavor Right Side Graphics Interior Designers/Decorators: ADM Design Incorporated HS Decor Services Michelle Berwick Design Di Matteo Designs Floral Designers: Brooke’s Flower Shop Di Matteo Designs Grand Entrance Design Kith Flower & Gift Shop Room to Bloom

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CHARLES F. BOYD INVITATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Banner Sponsor: The Look Company House Spirit Sponsor: Roman Building Materials Ltd. Beverage Cart Sponsor: Terra Brook Homes Inc. Trophy Sponsor: Enginess Raffle Sponsor: Ailene MacDougall Beat the Pro Sponsor: Prep Academy Tutors Closest to the Pin Sponsor: Lexus of Richmond Hill Hole Sponsors: ADM Design Incorporated Advertek Graphic Solutions Align Health Centre Aramark Canada Ltd. Northstar Pharmaceutical Inc. York Pediatric Psychology Event Donors: Aurora 2020 Vision Lisa Simmonds-Kim and Thomas Kim Amy MacKenzie ‘05

WAYS TO GIVE At Pickering College, we are inspired that our community—parents, alumni, Board and Corporation, staff, family and friends alike—demonstrate their commitment to the tradition of philanthropic support by donating so generously to ensure a bright future. From support for ongoing enhancements to facilities to financial aid for deserving students, a gift to Pickering College can advance school programs and resources, and so much more.

Learn more: www.pickeringcollege.on.ca/giving There are many ways to make a gift to Pickering College: Gifts by credit card, cheque or cash You can choose to make a one-time or a monthly donation. One-time gifts are payable by cheque, credit card, or wire transfer. Monthly donations make giving easy—they are automated and payable by direct debit or credit card.

Gifts of securities and mutual fund shares A gift of securities can include stocks, mutual funds and segregated funds. It is the most efficient way to donate. Since capital gains tax does not apply, it is a wonderful way to benefit both you and the school. Gifts of publicly-traded securities are simple to make; consult your financial advisor to decide which investments make the most financial and philanthropic impact. Then, ask your broker to transfer your securities to Pickering College by completing the appropriate Transfer of Securities Form.

Planned giving A gift in your will may be the biggest gift of your life. By joining Pickering College’s community of Lamplighters, you will have the comfort of knowing that the legacy of your generosity will live on for future generations. The biggest advantage of giving through your estate is that it does not cost you anything during your lifetime.

Matching gifts Matching gifts are a type of philanthropy in which companies financially match donations their employees make to charities. Please contact your Human Resources department to inquire about whether a matching gift is possible.

Commemorative/tribute gifts Your donation can be made in honour of a teacher, advisor, coach or friend who has had a positive influence and made a difference in your Pickering College experience. Tribute gifts can include: Dining Hall chairs and table dedications, and library resources through the Learning Commons Tribute Program.

For more information about PC’s Lamplighters, or any other method of making a gift, please contact Jessie-May Rowntree, Assistant Head of School, Advancement at jrowntree@pickeringcollege.on.ca or 905-895-1700 ext. 234.

Assistant Head of School, Advancement Jessie-May Rowntree Manager, Development Julie Sym-Wilson Manager, Parent Engagement & Strategic Events Marlin Gold Manager, Annual Giving & Constituent Relations Taylor Jennings Alumni Engagement Coordinator Adam Darvay-Canavor ’13 Development Administrator Karen Meisel Charitable Registration Number: 11909 2815 RR0001

PRIVACY OF INFORMATION: Pickering College is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. When you as a parent, student, alumnus or other individual provide personal information to the school, such as your name, address and telephone number, it is shared with the Development Office so that we may communicate with you through various publications and so that we may solicit your financial and volunteer support. Under no circumstances is the information rented, sold or given to any organization outside Pickering College. Access to the information is restricted to authorized staff members. For further information on our commitment to protecting your privacy, please contact PC Privacy Officer at privacyofficer@pickeringcollege.on.ca or 905-895-1700. Thank you.

DISCLAIMER: Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the listings in this report. Please note that your support may be indicated as Anonymous should you so chose. We regret and apologize for any inadvertent errors or omissions and ask that corrected information be provided to the Assistant Head of School, Advancement, Pickering College, 16945 Bayview Avenue, Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 4X2 advancement@pickeringcollege.on.ca

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VOLUME 44

ISSUE TWO

MANAGING EDITOR JESSIE-MAY ROWNTREE Assistant Head of School, Advancement

Save the date!

Friday, November 17 Saturday, November 18

The full tour is back – and in person!

We are pleased to once again offer the annual Holiday Home Tour featuring six glittering homes, each uniquely themed, designed and decorated for the holidays by local professional designers and florists.

On Saturday, join us at the annual Seasonal Boutique featuring dozens of local vendors showcasing the best gifts for the holiday season.

Ticket sales begin in late summer.

UPCOMING EVENTS MAY 2023 – JUNE 2023

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Thursday, May 25

4:00 p.m.

My Key Idea (Grade 5)

Saturday, May 27

6:00 p.m.

H2O Beyond the Reef Gala

Monday, May 29

All day

Sports Day

Wednesday, May 31 TBD

Expression of Self (Grade 8)

Saturday, June 3

8:30 a.m.

Alumni Volleyball Reunion

Wednesday, June 7

9:45 a.m.

Closing Meeting (full school)

Tuesday, June 13

2:00 p.m.

Kindergrad

Wednesday, June 14 2:30 p.m.

Grade 8 Closing Ceremony

Thursday, June 15

7:00 p.m.

Grad Celebration

Friday, June 16

9:00 a.m.

Commencement

Thursday, June 22

11:00 a.m.

Charles F. Boyd Invitational Golf Tournament

EDITOR NAOMI CÔTÉ Communications Manager CONTRIBUTORS BRENDAN BENSON JENNIFER BRETT FRASER VICTORIA CAMPBELL ADAM DARVAY-CANAVOR LEAH DUNCAN KAIT FINLAY MARLIN GOLD JULIA HUNT TAYLOR JENNINGS ALISON LARABIE CHASE DR. CINDE LOCK, Head of School KAREN MEISEL BROCK WEIR CHRIS YU GRAPHIC DESIGN VANI ROUSE TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS, IDEAS OR FOR ADVERTISING RATES AND INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT JESSIE-MAY ROWNTREE (905) 895-1700 EXT. 234 jrowntree@pickeringcollege.on.ca PICKERING COLLEGE 16945 BAYVIEW AVENUE NEWMARKET, ONTARIO CANADA L3Y 4X2 TEL: (905) 895-1700 FAX: (905) 895-8916 www.pickeringcollege.on.ca THE PILLARS IS PUBLISHED BY THE ADVANCEMENT OFFICE FOR ALUMNI, PARENTS, STUDENTS, STAFF AND FRIENDS OF PICKERING COLLEGE.

SAVE THE DATE Thursday, June 22, 2023

Register as an individual or as a foursome: www.pickeringcollege.on.ca/golf

Learning For Life. Creating The Future.

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Students from

Students from

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100% University Acceptance

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Post-Secondary Acceptance

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Co-curriculars and Clubs

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Post-Secondary Acceptance

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What sets a Pickering College educationScholarships apart?are Available Scholarships are Available It’s belonging to a warm and welcoming school community that supports your child every step of the way through their academic journey. It’s a place where students are encouraged to discover who they are as individuals and are guided to identify what they are passionate about so that they can thrive as values-based decision makers. It’s developing students into innovative, courageous, and compassionate global citizens who go beyond theory and Boarding for Grades

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Boarding for Grades

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take action to make change. It’s instilling in our students an ability and a responsibility to make a difference in the world and leave the community better than they found it. It’s more than a school—it’s a community. Find your place at PC.

Now accepting applications for September 2024, JK to Grade 12. Inquire: www.pickeringcollege.on.ca/more

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