The Heads Letter - The RNS Experience: Welcome Back - Fall 2020

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Head’s Comments Planning Our Future

ON THE COVER: Masks, physical distancing, and a whole lot of hand washing may be part of the new RNS daily routine, but there's nothing sweeter than being back on campus as a community.

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Aca(Pan)demics

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Co-Curriculars

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RNS Outdoors Hits the Trails

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Live Where You Learn

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The Class of 2020

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High School Musical Jr.

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COVID-19 Silver Linings

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Donor & Giving Report

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Introducing Science Hall

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Seize the Day

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Amazing Alumni

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Class Notes

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THE EDITOR’S NOTE JENNIFER ROOS | COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR PPE, self-isolation, non-medical face masks, quarantine, new normal … These words and expressions have become part of our everyday conversation as we find ourselves living in the midst of a global pandemic. But when it comes to RNS and our school’s response to COVID-19, the words that spring to mind are our four Cs – Character, Courage, Creativity, and Community. Never have our core values been more apropos than over the past several months.

As our Sr. Director of Strategic Operations, Marie Jo Thibault, points out in her update (see page 8) it took character and courage for our Canadian and International Boarding students to make their way across the country, or the world, and take part in our 14-day self-isolation program to be ready for opening day. And the creativity that has gone into reimagining our programs – all of our programs – to exceed COVID-19 safety protocols and deliver an exceptional student experience, is truly admirable.

And here we are. Students are back on campus attending classes every day. They’re playing sports and competing in virtual robotics matches. They’re debating and putting together a Senior School musical that could be called a feature film (see page 30 – and don’t forget to buy tickets). Despite COVID-19 challenges, we were able to offer 17 co-curricular activities this fall (learn more on page 12)!

Our students are also thriving because of the strength of our RNS community. And I should mention the generosity of our community, too. Take a look at the Donor and Giving Report (page 36) and you will see just how fortunate Rothesay Netherwood School is to have so many supporters. Thank you!

Without a doubt, COVID-19 has been hard, even here tucked away on the Hill in the safest community in Canada. But as we all know, it’s often the most difficult of times that make us appreciate how truly fortunate we are. There have indeed been some COVID-19 silver linings, and if you turn to page 34, RNS faculty and staff will share with you some of the good things that have come out of the pandemic.

Through these pages you will also meet our Grade 12 Prefects, leaders who are dedicated to making the school a better place in so many ways. And don’t forget to flip to our Class Notes section (page 58). Even in a pandemic, there have been a lot of weddings, and babies, and other wonderful life events.

I will, however, close with a sad event. As many of you will know already, the Development Office lost a much-loved member of our team in September. Judy MacFarland was the smiling face you would see if you stopped by the Alumni Room or attended any of our events. More often than not, she would know you by name and ask after your family members (who she would also know by name).

She would likely make you a cup of tea, too. Judy was at RNS for 15 years and she is missed.

Enjoy your Head’s Letter. Flip through and find out what we’ve been up to here on the Hill and know that we can’t wait for the day when you can all stop by. In the meantime, please spread the word about our online tours and virtual open houses (rns.cc/tour or rns.cc/openhouse) and let others know how to become a part of this special community.

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RNS - Hungry, Humble & Nimble PA U L M c L E L L A N , H E A D O F S C H O O L

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s I begin to write this article, I am captivated by the afternoon sun cascading around the northwest corner of the Memorial Chapel.

This view from my office is beautiful most days, but today with students walking through the fallen leaves and the flags wafting in the wind, it is truly breathtaking and an important reminder of how fortunate we are to live and work on this beautiful campus.

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Recently, I have been reflecting more than usual. I am not sure if it is my age, the demands of the pandemic or the new normal that we are all experiencing.

Regardless, these past seven months have given us all a lot to think about. A few years ago at a conference for the Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS), Anne-Marie Kee, then Executive Director said during a keynote presentation that “successful independent schools need to be hungry, humble and nimble.” This statement, which I have heard several times now, always makes me smile because I believe that it accurately describes RNS. We are an organization that is committed to continuous improvement from our Board, through our leadership group and onto our entire team. This is our culture, and it has helped us to create a school of which we all can be proud. Whether it is surveys, strategic planning or a CAIS accreditation, we are always leaning in and looking for ways to improve our organization and, most importantly, the experience for our students. We use these opportunities to stay current and relevant, but also to intentionally make adjustments and upgrades to our unique and exceptional programming, our resources and facilities to ensure that our success will be sustainable for the long term.

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several times our size, and we are implementing important aspects of our Campus Master Plan through the addition of walkways, seating areas and lighting that will enhance the look and feel of our campus. The ability to move forward with projects like these during trying times is essential for any school or organization with big aspirations.

Anne-Marie Kee also talked about the value of being humble, which is an important and often overlooked characteristic. Even now, as the success of our school creates ripples and waves across the country, it is happening in modest and unassuming ways. It should come as no surprise to anyone that my goal is for RNS to become the best independent school in Canada.

I make no apologies for this, but I also know that we can only achieve this goal by remaining true to our core values of Character, Courage, Creativity and Community, while respecting and appreciating everything that we are given as Atlantic Canadians.

We are blessed to be supported by a wonderfully generous community who keeps us grounded and focused on our primary goal, which is to support our students in rich and meaningful ways as they explore important pathways and growth opportunities which will surely lead to future success.

Now, more than ever, it is important that organizations are agile and nimble. We all agree that planning and preparing are vital to our long-term success, but we also need to have the confidence and commitment from our team to pivot quickly when necessary. In March, this pivot was necessary and, fortunately, RNS was able to implement change quickly and fulfil our obligations to our stakeholders while remaining safe. We certainly learned some lessons through our remote learning program, our return to work protocols and the first two months of school. Making these adjustments was not easy and it is a testament to our faculty and staff who implemented significant changes quickly and without

The school year has started well with students safely back on campus and the implementation of important aspects of our Campus Master Plan. Construction began on our new Science Hall and the Collegiate Hall pedestrian walkway is nearing completion.

hesitation to support our students in their time of need.

This speaks volumes about the dedication of our team and their commitment to our Mission.

Through the past several months, I feel that we have become stronger as a community. This is no easy task given the strict requirements from Public Health. A few examples that come to mind are our Development Department switching gears from fundraising to reaching out and connecting with several alumni each week to simply offer support and friendship. Another example would be our teaching faculty, who, over the course of a weekend in March, changed their entire routine to support a remote learning environment for our students. Or, maybe, it was a group of employees working together for several months to ensure that our campus was safe and ready to welcome staff, students and guests. These small acts strengthen communities

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and bring us closer together. I feel that the RNS community has never been stronger.

I hope my reflections have been relevant and informative for you. The year has really started well thanks to the tremendous people who make intentional and thoughtful contributions to our school. I would be remiss in closing this article without acknowledging the loss of Judy MacFarland. She was a valuable member of our team and a friend to many in the community. We will continue to move forward without her, but she will always be in our thoughts. u

Paul McLellan Head of School FALL '20

Planning our Future

RNS Strategic Plan - We are still making headway

BY MARIE JO THIBAULT, SR. DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC OPERATIONS

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year ago, fresh on the task, I wrote about The RNS Commitment – Courage to move forward the new RNS Strategic Plan. Little did I know our plan and our team would be put We knew we wanted to resume face-to-face learning to the ultimate test – strategic planning during a and provide the same unique and exceptional pandemic. Not knowing how long and how pervasive experience. But we also had to plan for the the impact on our school would be, we had to go unexpected. We had to wait for the world, country back to the drawing board and consider various and province to establish the guidelines that would scenarios – impact on enrolment for the upcoming enable RNS to plan ahead. Once our province started school year, impact on students and families, how to gradually open and RNS understood the Public this affected our employees, and the lack - initially Health guidelines and parameters within which we anyway - of clear directions for not-for-profit could reopen, we rolled up our sleeves and organizations. We had to adapt to this “new devised scenarios. Tasks like establishing E R ETH WOO N normal.” the timetable for the new school year, Y normally completed mid-summer, had Being a nimble and agile organization to wait. The restrictions were changing can sometimes make innovation and daily and eventually normalized to 2020-2025 future-planning more difficult. This what they are now. Our Assistant TR became an advantage during times of Head of School, Craig Jollymore, and LA AT E P uncertainties. his colleagues re-designed the daily GIC schedule several times. One lunch seating Our Mission has not changed. And all things was no longer viable with physical distancing and considered, and compared to other schools, cleaning required, meaning that we were going to our teachers rose to the challenge and provided need to have at least two, if not three, mealtimes. meaningful programming to our students. While Were classroom capacities going to be smaller? What everyone was getting used to working from home, would the impact be on teaching resources? Were we our dedicated teachers were home caring for their going to be able to offer co-curriculars? Play sports? families, adjusting to the way they interacted with Perform musicals and plays? We considered several their students and thinking of new ways to engage options and kept iterating along the way based on students, honing their craft in new and exciting ways. the loosening of public health restrictions. It took courage to move forward in the face of uncertainty.

In June 2020, with the end of the school year in sight, our daily dose of COVID-19 updates from Character revealed through handling of a challenge Public Health and the ensuing operating guidelines for employers, businesses and later educational 2020 is a year of many challenges. We adapted institutions, RNS set out to prepare for the upcoming operations to keep students, faculty and staff safe in school year. We put our values to the test: Character, the midst of the pandemic. We modified our learning Courage, Creativity and Community. delivery methods to online within a matter of days.

RNS students coming from outside of the 'Atlantic Bubble' took part in a 14-day on-campus quarantine that involved character, courage, creativity and a great community.

We considered the impact of losing international (and other) students due to the tightening of travel restrictions, the financial effect on RNS families and the persistence of COVID-19 in other countries.

We had to plan for a cohort of boarding students from outside of what we now know as the ‘Atlantic Bubble’ to quarantine, on campus, for 14 days.

This had to be done while keeping the safety of our employees and community top of mind. How do you overcome such a unique challenge? At RNS we did this with dedicated and caring people committed to embracing change.

It takes a community We are happy to report that despite the pandemic, RNS is still the largest non-government employer in Rothesay, which is also one of the safest places to live in Canada. Our day student population increased slightly, with parents seeking a different experience for their child, and our boarding student population, usually around 50%, decreased to around 42%. The silver lining is that most of the international students have deferred to the next school year. Representation from various countries has, for the most part, been preserved. In fact, we added international students to our school in November with full support of the Provincial and Federal Governments.

Creative leadership to ensure our School’s Future During the pandemic, we kept evolving to meet the regulations established to keep our communities safe and flatten the curve. A very traditional environment with well-established methods quickly evolved to change within a short period of time.

Innovation that would have usually occurred over several years had to take place within weeks, if not days. While some deliverables had to take the back seat, such as implementing a new marketing plan, some stayed the course – like the new Science Hall and outdoor classroom. We are committed to maintaining our traditions while taking advantage of opportunities created as a result of the pandemic.

We continue to push ahead and adjust the course along the way.

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From the perspective of a member of the RNS community that has been here for a year and a half, I feel really good about where we are. We are well positioned for continued success. u

Marie Jo Thibault Sr. Director Strategic Operations

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Aca(PAN)demic Challenges & Opportunities Delivering our unique & exceptional programming during COVID-19

BY CRAIG JOLLYMORE, ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL

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hen the Premier of New Brunswick declared a State of Emergency on March 19th, 2020, RNS had to close to face-to-face learning. Over a single weekend, we implemented a remote academic program based on the Conference of Independent Schools (CIS) Pandemic Response Plan, which focused on asychronous distance learning (i.e. posting work on our portal). Suddenly, we lost elements that made our experience unique: our campus and daily routines, the relationships our faculty forge with our students through interactions in class and advisor, the nurturing and individual attention needed for growth. It became clear that these conditions were going to remain in place for some time. And despite adjustments after student and parent surveys, it was evident that our initial approach needed to improve.

We were the first school of our kind to move to remote learning due to the pandemic. Challenges and opportunities emerge much faster than policies in ‘COVID time’. Through weekly CAIS Zoom calls we identified and aligned ourselves with a group of independent day schools in Southern Ontario and began offering a shortened daily timetable of live (synchronous) video lessons coupled with independent (asynchronous) learning tasks in each course. Suddenly everyone - students, families, teachers - had a regular routine again that included

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four 30-minute classes per day, clear and structured expectations for homework, weekly chapel and regular advisor group meetings. When needed, our faculty could provide one-on-one support. Our Academic Program was moving again!

Gradually, new and effective learning practices emerged from this framework. I remember facilitating a video discussion over Zoom in my Grade 12 IB English about Never Let Me Go by Japan-born British novelist Kasuo Ishiguro. It suddenly dawned on me that there were students in China, Japan, British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the United States, England and Slovenia sharing their views. Spread across the time zones of the world, we were united in our pursuit of learning.

I was simply following the example of my colleagues.

In the face of a pandemic that disrupted their personal and professional lives and brought so many schools to a near standstill, our teachers demonstrated resilience, passion for learning, and deep care for the growth of our students. Through the At-Home Learning Program, our teachers worked harder than ever to find new and creative ways for our students to experience our curriculum. Whether through video platforms like FlipGrid, leveraging Zoom breakout rooms for collaborative learning, or using iPads to teach math online in a natural and organic way, our faculty

innovated in real time to cover our Academic Program. By mid-June we could look back and say that we had not missed a day of learning and that our year culminated in the at-home equivalent of exams that represented fairly complete coverage of our year’s academic curriculum through live classes and meaningful assessments. More than ever, our faculty’s response affirmed our school’s values of Courage, Character, Creativity and Community.

Our return to face-to-face learning in September has allowed us to once again offer the core elements of the RNS experience and the Academic Program. Our students are doing labs in biology, chemistry and physics. French and Spanish echo outside classrooms in Kirk House and School House. Historical investigations and simulations with Mr. McEvoy and Mr. Jenkins compete with a symphony of sounds from Mr. Gummeson’s music room. Groups of Grade 7 students have begun their multidisciplinary Future Cities project with Mrs. Wilcox. Balls are bouncing on the hardwood floor of the Irving Gym and empty canvases are being filled in Mrs. Chetley’s Art Room.

Saturday morning peer tutoring in Heritage Hall is packed with students reviewing the latest math concepts with one another. Every Grade 10 and 11 student on campus wrote the PSATs a few weeks ago.

Seniors are deciding to which university programs they will apply.

Everywhere, the sights and sounds of learning abound.

Our Wednesday morning programs, which seek to expand our students’ range of learning opportunities outside the traditional classroom, have returned. A few weeks ago, I spent half an hour on a Wednesday

Things aren't fully back to normal, but we are proud that our students are receiving the complete RNS Academic Program.

Protecting those academic minutes has been a top priority, with only the safety of our students coming first. wandering through our buildings. In the Théâtre Susan B. Ganong, one of our Associate Faculty, Nathan Blais, gave a Ted Talk-like address to half of the Grade 11 class about stoicism, persistence and grit, while the other half of the students were in Hibbard Hall with IB Coordinator, Tammy Earle and the RNS librarians, beginning a research process that will result in a 4000-word paper. I came across two Grade 9 students preparing a role play to present to their peers as part of our Wednesday Health curriculum that provides a framework to discuss healthy relationships. Our Middle School students were learning about strategies for stress and the benefits of gratitude. Across our school that morning, there were scores of moments that can only happen in person under the careful guidance of an RNS educator.

The return to campus has brought a return to a sense of community that makes the personalized attention of the RNS Academic Program possible, but there have been changes due to COVID-19. Our teachers clean all desks and chairs for six minutes between classes.

Our timetable has been altered to allow for two smaller lunch sittings.

Chapel now happens three times per week and is Zoomed into advisor groups. Eighteen Grade 6 students and about 85 new students in other grades have only ever experienced

these routines. The rest of us know that at RNS, we are meant to all be together twice per day; first in Memorial Chapel each morning and again for lunch in Heritage Hall. We know this builds the sense of community that allows our students to take risks and thrive in our Academic Program.

We are fortunate to be offering daily classes, along with a complete Co-curricular and Student Life Program. Nestled in the Atlantic Bubble, RNS is located in one of the safest regions in the world. Our classrooms have lower capacities and our furniture is arranged differently.

We wear masks and clean our hands often. Things aren’t fully back to normal, but we are proud that our students are receiving the complete RNS Academic Program. Protecting those academic minutes has been a top priority, with only the safety of our students coming first.

Despite the circumstances, these are exciting times on campus.

Construction is well under way on our new academic building, Science Hall (see page 46) which will house a dozen modern and spacious classrooms, including six science labs. Scheduled to open for September 2021, this new building will transform the way that we offer our Academic Program, creating an impact on how we use every space in the school. It is a clear physical reminder that RNS culture is one of continuous improvement and growth, made possible by a committed community of believers in our school. In this sense, our goal for the Academic Program is not to get back to “normal”; it is to get back to the business of getting better at what we do for our students, which is to provide them the best possible learning experience to prepare them for the lives they will lead. u FALL '20

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Co-Curriculars

Keeping students healthy & happy during a pandemic

BY KAYLA BLACKMORE, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

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hen the global pandemic hit and it became obvious that students and faculty would not be returning to campus following March Break, finding ways to keep our Co-Curricular Program going became a priority. Co-curriculars are a big part of an RNS student’s day. Whether soccer, art club, STEAM, yoga, fitness … these activities promote physical, mental, and emotional wellness for our

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students and provide a great source of camaraderie and connection. With people around the globe confined to their homes, we knew that keeping the RNS community active and engaged during this stressful and unpredictable time was crucial.

In an effort to maintain as much normalcy as possible, we set forth to offer cocurricular activities virtually. In order to accommodate as many students as we could across various time zones, we offered one time slot in the morning and another in the afternoon. The biggest challenge, however, was coming up with fun activities that would appeal

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to a broad range of students and that did not require a lot of space or any specific equipment. Our teachers rose to the occasion beyond my wildest imagination and developed some incredible virtual activities.

Using Zoom as our primary connection platform, students and teachers did yoga, virtual workouts, baking shows, played board games and card games, and programmed robots. They worked on a script for a play, looked at comics, listened to audiobooks together, performed musicals and even held a virtual coffee house where students and staff performed.

These activities were not only good physical outlets, but served as a tremendous opportunity for mental wellness and emotional connection that so many of us were craving.

In addition to offering our co-curricular activities, we challenged the entire RNS community to stay active with our Workout of the Day (WOD). These challenges were posted daily on our school social media platforms and promoted physical activity by encouraging participants to try the workout, post their time or score, and tag a friend to connect with them.

Social media proved to be a tremendous resource to connect with our students around the world and we tried to leverage it as much as possible. We launched a few social media campaigns, including Interhouse Wellness B.I.N.G.O, where students worked through their bingo cards to complete wellness tasks on their own or with their family at home, all the while earning Interhouse points. It was heartwarming to see so many students and their families participating in these challenges and connecting with other members of the RNS community during this very difficult time.

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From competitive sports to art club, STEAM and debate, RNS offers a variety of safe and rewarding co-curricular activities.

Once we returned to school in September and were given the green light from New Brunswick Public Health to resume many activities (with proper protocols and procedures in place), our priority was to reconnect students who had long been isolated from one another and to promote the love of sport, general wellness, and the importance of finding ways to be fit for life.

This fall, we had 17 activities running on the Hill that ranged from competitive soccer and field hockey to trail running and wellness, debate and yearbook. Mrs. Ellis, the amazing director of our Senior School Musical, even developed a plan to perform a hybrid musical with prerecorded screen and live elements that meet physical distancing requirements (see page 30).

These activities each have their own set of protocols and guidelines in place to keep students safe. While this has been exciting, it has also proven to be quite challenging.

Some sports have implemented rule modifications to

meet COVID-19 guidelines. For example, in soccer, there are no throw-ins and players competing in tennis or badminton must wear a glove on their non-dominant hand. Additionally, all coaches and players are going through rigorous cleaning routines before and after practices and games. These changes are sometimes strange and have been difficult to adjust to; however, when we take a step back and look at how lively our campus is and how much fun our students are having, we quickly realize that it is all worth it.

As we move forward, RNS will continue to adapt and be as flexible as needed to ensure our students have the opportunity to participate in physical activities and creative pursuits. Our Co-Curricular Program is essential to the unique and exceptional experience that we seek to provide to our students. Our staff is committed to offering creative opportunities for them to be physically, mentally, and emotionally well. u

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LIFE ON THE HILL SAM ALAMUTU & CLAIRE WILB UR, HEAD PREFEC TS

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he campus looked very different from what we remembered when we arrived on the Hill in September, but there was still the familiar buzz of excitement in the air, with both new and returning students and their families eager to see what the school year would hold. The new Science Hall, walkways, and the Andrew Milner Memorial Basketball Court are great additions to our campus and have created much excitement amongst students and staff. From the Ties Ceremony being held in Heritage Hall to the school’s first-ever online Opening Chapel, we knew that this year was going to be special.

Adjusting to life during a global pandemic has been challenging at times, both while we were at home and now at school. Nevertheless, we feel very fortunate to attend school in Rothesay, New Brunswick, where we have not seen the effects of COVID-19 to the same extent as bigger cities.

Faculty, staff, and students have done a great job of adhering to Public Health guidelines and have used these unprecedented times as an opportunity for growth. After being at home for six months with little to no in-person contact with our peers and teachers, it is refreshing to be able to pick up where we left off last year.

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We are only a few months into the school year and already we have been presented with many opportunities for character development and resilience. So far this year, we have been able to uphold our school traditions and participate in all of the events we usually take part in at the beginning of the school year, although they were slightly altered. Despite these highly anticipated events looking different than past years, Opening Week ceremonies, “New River Beach Day” and the Terry Fox Run were all successful. We have seen several triumphs within our community, ranging from participating in the first-ever virtual Motionball event to competing in a virtual robotics competition to having more than 80 Senior School students rehearsing for High School Musical Jr. THE HEAD’S LETTER

A new typical day for an RNS student involves watching Chapel and Chapel Talks via Zoom with their Advisor Group, walking to and from three classes in the morning while wearing masks, going to lunch with their grade bands and attending two classes in the afternoon. It has required a more conscious effort to maintain relationships with younger students as a result of different lunch times and separate Chapel experiences. That said, we have risen to the challenge and mentorship programs such as Go Girls! and Game On are underway to help connect the Middle School and Senior School.

Our graduating class had the opportunity to meet before Opening Week and we discussed our goals for the year and the legacy we hope to leave. We spoke about positivity, inclusivity, and school spirit.

These are the pillars with which we are committed to leading our community. With this in mind, we are in the process of fostering positive change by starting groups, clubs, and movements that discuss some of the issues occurring in the world around us. As a class, we hope to be able to leave a longlasting legacy that holds weight for years to come.

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As we head into the winter season, we look forward to upcoming events and we understand the importance of adaptability. Our RNS community continues to provide a kind and supportive foundation for all of the endeavours our students and staff take on. The key to success for this school year is being able to make the best of what we have as a school community. We mustn’t take what we have here for granted. Helping each other to grow to be better people and succeed in our endeavours is a necessity. As things start to move faster and the pace picks up, let’s continue to stay connected, be patient and kind, and keep working together. u

Head Prefects, Sam Alamutu and Claire Wilbur and the members of the Class of 2021 are committed to leading the RNS community with positivity, inclusivity, and school spirit.

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HILL HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS FROM STUDENT EXPERIENCES AND ADVENTURES

Competing in Washington, DC BY: MYAH HASSAN ’25 In February 2020, our Future City team, Bevetia, got to fly from Saint John all the way to Washington, DC to compete in the Future City Finals.

This is a yearly worldwide competition that draws teams from all over the globe. Some teams were unable to compete because of COVID-19.

The Future City competition encourages students to find solutions to a problem related to living in a city. The 2019-2020 theme centered around access to clean, safe drinking water. As a team, we had to come up with an idea that would allow the citizens in our city to access clean water 100 years in the future. As part of the competition, we had to build a physical model of our city to scale, complete an online city model, write an essay describing our city, as well as the people who live there, and the infrastructures in place to help our citizens live their best lives.

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We really enjoyed the experience of being able to go to such an incredible competition. We met teams from all over the US and got to meet a lot of other students and learn about their projects and where they were from.

We got to see what their projects looked like and brought home a lot of new ideas and experience that we can pass on to future teams.

The level of competition was intense with a lot of incredible teams taking part. I was impressed with some of the teams' ideas to help their citizens have clean drinking water. Some teams used desalination, others used reverse osmosis, and others, like our team, used a series of filters.

Some advice for the Grade 7 students who will take part this school year, would be to do a skit rather than a typical presentation format.

We discovered that a lot of the teams didn’t actually have a formal presentation to showcase their city, but acted it out with characters and props, which made it fun to watch. One team had a skit with a time-traveller, while another team had a skit where a criminal wanted to sabotage the city, but pretended to be a doctor in order to find the weaknesses of the city, and the team kept bringing up points about their city which made sure that the criminal was not able to harm the city in any way.

In February 2020, then Grade 7 students (left to right) Oasis Guimond, Ellen Wilbur, and Myah Hassan travelled to Washington, DC to compete in the Future City Finals.

It is also important to take advantage of the opportunities given to you, such as when we got to meet with one of our local engineers and get help from her with our moving parts. When we got chosen to go to PEI, we were lucky enough to have Mrs. Wilcox’s father-in-law come in and listen to our presentation and give us pointers. This was very helpful as we were also able to get a better understanding of our own presentation and where people might misinterpret what we were saying.

This was a great experience, and it was amazing to be able to see other teams' presentations. We were able to learn so much and it was also a really fun time as we got to see many monuments in Washington, as well! We had to learn to work together as a team and listen to each other's ideas, and it was truly incredible to see how far we got. u

We had to work together as a team and listen to each other's ideas, and it was truly incredible to see how far we got ...

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On Exchange from Peru BY: JD BALESTRINI When I arrived at RNS, I wasn’t nervous. I wasn’t scared of what could happen. Going on an exchange had been something I had been looking forward to for years. So, while I would miss my friends and family, and miss out on summer holidays, I was very much looking forward to it. I arrived on a Monday night, and met a few teachers and students, including two of my soon-to-be best friends. Not much else happened that day, as it was late and I had been travelling all day. The real journey started the next morning.

Waking up at 7am, wearing formal clothing, and going to class were not things I was used to doing during my summer holidays. And over the next few days I started doing a lot of things I was not used to doing, during summer holidays or otherwise. Being in snow for days at a time was a surreal experience; I had rarely even touched it before. I had never been a boarding student before, either. Walking back ‘home’ with everyone felt so weird at first. I also had to default to English for most of my interactions, though according to my roommate I did talk Spanish in my sleep. I tried

Peruvian student JD Balestrini, centre, chose to spend his summer holidays on exchange at RNS. He says it was the best experience of his life! playing hockey despite not knowing how to skate, and started eating foods that differed from the usual. I weathered temperatures of -25C. So many things were different from everything I was used to, and I think that is the reason I enjoyed my stay so much. My whole exchange was an opportunity to learn about a lifestyle in an entirely different country, and I loved it.

My eight weeks went by too fast and it was time to say goodbye. Leaving was terrible.

But as Mr. Pineau said to me, "The hardest

goodbyes just mean that you had the best memories." Though I’m pretty sure he was just copying off Dr. Seuss', “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”

My exchange has been the best experience of my life. I would encourage all of you to take the chance and go on one. If anyone decides to visit Peru, know you’ll have a place here. But more importantly, if you decide to come on exchange to Peru, make sure you select Markham College.

That way I’ll get to return the favour and make it the best experience of your life. u

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Looking out for others during COVID-19 BY: SARAH NASIR ’24 When COVID-19 was at its peak, things looked like they were not going to get better any time soon and being honest, it was difficult at times to look on the bright side. One of the things I decided to do to keep busy over this “extended March Break” was to form a bucket list and attempt to check off all of the things on it during this pandemic. Some of my goals have not yet been accomplished, but I hope to complete those over the course of this year.

To stay socially connected to my family, friends, and community, I reached out to my loved ones that live abroad in areas like Pakistan and the UAE, volunteered at my local mosque to assist elementary school students with their online learning, and kickstarted a COVID-19 support group to help provide those who were struggling in our area with food and other resources.

I also realized that online school was a huge adjustment for everyone

Overall, I think that this virus has taught all of us a lot, not only about ourselves, but about the people around us...

and while it suited some people, it caused a struggle for others. Because of this, I felt that helping my classmates by doing little things would mean a lot to them, like organizing a document with Zoom Meeting times and links or figuring out a method to compile our homework in an orderly manner, just so they would be at ease in some ways and didn’t feel alone.

Overall, I think that this virus has taught all of us a lot, not only about ourselves, but also about the people around us. It has made us appreciate the little things and opened our eyes to discover what we value most. u

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RNS camps

Letting kids be kids

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This summer, kids got to be kids again. More than 380 children took part in 8-weeks of RNS Camps programming, which followed strict COVID-19 safety protocols.

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Thank you for a great week. It was our first RNS camp, but not our last. Also thanks to the folks that did the camp. My kids couldn’t say enough good things about them. See you in 2021!

- RNS Camps parent, Janice Lisa Buchanan

BY GEOFFREY MCCULLOGH, DIRECTOR OF CAMPS

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Multisport Camps and Interior Design Camps.

With the acquisition of the East Coast Basketball Academy (ECBA), RNS Camps also ran two weeks of Basketball camps, as well as a weekly bootcamp.

To say that the Hill was busy is an understatement.

Over an 8-week period, there were more than 380 participants on the RNS campus taking part in Soccer camps, STEAM Camps, Coding Camps,

Although we were faced with challenges in order to exceed New Brunswick Public Health COVID-19 safety protocols, such as smaller group sizes, wearing masks and gloves during snack and meals, and no camp-wide activities, it was absolutely amazing to see so many campers have some sort of normalcy after months of staying home (and the parents were happy, too!). u

pandemic and strict Public Health protocols didn’t prevent RNS Camps from offering a wide variety of safe and fun programs this past summer. Seeing kids back on the RNS campus was a highlight after months of quiet. Hearing laughter and watching kids be kids again was a reminder of what RNS Camps are all about.

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RNS Outdoors Hits the Trails

BY MIKE CARPENTER, DIRECTOR OF OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP

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othesay Netherwood School is set on 125 acres and much of this land includes a beautiful trail system that winds through mature forest.

Students, faculty, and the greater community take advantage of these trails on a daily basis and can be spotted walking and running. The trails are also ideal for mountain biking, so when the opportunity came up for RNS Outdoors to partner with Be Rad Adventures (beradadventures.ca), it seemed like a natural fit to start a mountain biking club this fall.

Be Rad Adventures is a local New

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Brunswick company founded by certified mountain bike instructor and trail guide, Sam Bosence, that offers mountain biking lessons and adventures throughout Atlantic Canada. The partnership with Be Rad’s expert team ensures that RNS students are properly trained with the skills needed to safely ride the trails.

The RNS Mountain Bike Club hit the trails for the first time this fall, beginning with four, two-hour Skills and Ride sessions. Joined by Be Rad’s trained and experienced instructors, the 12 members of the RNS Mountain Bike Club have

maneuvered on-campus trails, Rockwood Park trails in nearby Saint John, NB and have even taken a road trip for a full-day ride at the Minto Mountain Bike Trails in Minto, NB. Rental bikes were provided to any students who needed them.

With beautiful, accessible trails right here on campus, many interested students, and a great local partner, RNS Outdoors looks forward to continuing the RNS Mountain Bike Club in the spring and hopes to make it a long-term addition to the outdoor leadership at RNS. u

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I started off as a complete beginner and worked my way to be confident enough to attempt many of the challenges that we faced in Rockwood Park. This is something that I recommend that many students can try and I know that they will enjoy it.

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When living away from home, students broaden their horizons. They learn to become independent, responsible, thoughtful, and considerate members of a large, extended family. Have a look at what life on campus is like with boarding students, Dylan Bandyayera ’22 and Stella McAloon ’25, who are both from New Brunswick.

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Q: How often and how do you connect with your family?

A: I like to chat with my family as much as possible. I like to text more than call, but I don’t think I could go a whole week without talking to them.

He is in Grade 11 & lives in Mackay House.

Q: What sort of activities do you do together as a House that bring you closer together?

A: On weekends and after study time, boarders from most houses go to the ball courts and just hang out. Not only is it fun to play basketball with your friends, this is a great way to know other boarders from other houses. This year we also got together as a house by projecting a movie on bed sheets hanging on the front of the house.

Q: How long have you been a boarding student at RNS? Where are you from?

A: I have been a boarding student for three years now and I am from Moncton, New Brunswick.

Q: What makes RNS so special to you?

A: RNS is my second home. Everytime I go up the Hill I get excited for new opportunities to come. The community is so accepting and everyone is welcoming.

Q: Why did you choose to come to RNS? A: My sister, Eva-Brenda '18 came here a couple of years ago and she said that she enjoyed it, so my parents and I decided that I should also come to RNS.

Q: What is your best experience so far living on the Hill?

A: My best experience is meeting new people and creating new friendships. I would also say my best experience is playing soccer on one of the fields with friends on weekends.

Q: Who is your roommate? Where is he from? Have you become close since living with him?

A: My roommate is Dom Theriault '21 and we both come from Moncton. Although we sort of knew each other before, we have gotten closer these past few months.

Q: What life skills have you learned from being a boarding student at RNS? A: Through my years at RNS, I have learned to be more independent because you’re responsible for arriving on time, getting groceries that you might need, and making sure your room is clean.

Q: What is your favourite part of being a boarding student and living in residence on the Hill?

A: I think my favourite part of being a boarding student and living in a residence on the Hill is definitely the House outings and activities. Last year, we all went golfing and ate some wings when we were done but, I don’t think we'll have an outing this year because of COVID-19 restrictions. It’s a great way for all of us to bond together and to get to know each other a little bit more.

Q: What advice would you give to a student considering boarding at RNS? A: A piece of advice I would give to a student considering boarding is stay connected with your family and try to introduce yourself to your housemates at the beginning of the year because you’re going to live with them for a year, so why not start early? u

Dylan.

Q: What is it like for a boarding student to study and do homework?

A: Boarding students are provided with study time. This means that in the evenings from 7:30 to 9:00 or 9:15 (some houses finish at different times) there is a mandatory study period and teachers walk around to make sure we are studying and doing our homework. This is a rule that many people can benefit from if they need help to stay on task.

Q: Houseparents are there for the good times and the bad times. What does it mean to you to have someone like this in your life while living away from home?

A: Having houseparents is a good way for me to talk to someone when my parents are working or when they aren’t able to answer calls.

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Throughout my years at RNS, I have learned to be more independent because you're responsible for arriving on time, getting groceries that you might need, and making sure your room is clean.

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Stella.

She is in Grade 8 & lives in Netherwood House.

Q: How long have you been a boarding student at RNS? Where are you from?

A: This is my third year at RNS and I am now a Grade 8 student; however, this is my first year as a boarder. My family lives right in Uptown Saint John, which is about 15 minutes away.

Q: Why did you choose to come to RNS? A: I decided to board at RNS because I really wanted to have an experience where I would get to be more independent and make lots of new friends. I have already been a day student for two years so I knew that I loved the people and the classes, but now I get to be part of boarding life on the Hill.

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Q: Houseparents are there for good times and for bad times. What does it mean to you to have someone like this in your life while away from home?

A: I love the houseparents! They really help me when I feel stressed and homesick, and they are the sweetest people ever. They also Q: Who is your roommate? Where is she from? Have you plan lots of really fun activities to do as a dorm. I remember our first night here, I was really homesick, but the houseparents become close since living with her?

A: My roommate is Addy Cole '26 who is a Grade 7 student planned for all of us to play volleyball, spike ball, and soccer from Saint Stephen, NB. I have loved living with Addy, as I outside. It was a really good way to get to know everyone in the have definitely become very close to her and the other girls in house, and it made me feel a lot better and more excited to spend the house. We love hanging out watching movies, dancing, and the year on the Hill. playing volleyball right outside of Netherwood. I also really like that she is in a different grade, as normally, if I was a day student Q: How often and how do you connect with your family?

A: I text my family every day, and I Facetime or call them every ,I wouldn’t get the opportunity to get as close as we now are. week.

Q: What is your favourite part of being a boarding student Q: What sort of activities do you do together as a House and living on the Hill?

A: I think my favourite part is just all of the friends you make. It that bring you closer together? honestly feels like a sleepover with your best friends every night. A: We love to play volleyball and soccer outside of the house, As a day student, you make lots of friends, but when you then live as well as go on the mall runs, do arts and crafts together, and go out to eat. And on weekends we often all work together on with all your friends for a year, it makes you a lot closer. homework, have movie marathons, or even just chat and dance.

Q: What is it like for a boarding student to study and do We also have weekly house meetings so we can catch up and check in on everyone. homework?

A: I really like it as there is a nice schedule. When I lived at home, I had to figure out when I would work each day, whereas now there Q: What makes RNS so special to you? is a certain time each night to study. That being said, I still get to A: RNS is special to me because it is where I have met and made manage my time and decide what homework I do and when, so I all of my closest friends. I get to come to school every day excited still get to be very independent. Also, it is very nice that there is for classes, and excited to see all of my friends. always a teacher on duty so if you have a question you can go to them. There are also many girls in the dorm doing the same work Q: What is your best experience so far living on the Hill?

A: Last week, me and my friends went to play some volleyball as you so you can help each other out and even work together.

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I think my favourite part is just all of the friends you make. It honestly feels like a sleepover with your best friends every night.

outside and it was lots of fun. We spent an hour out there just laughing, singing, and throwing the ball. It was so much fun.

Q: What life skills have you learned from being a boarding student at RNS? A: I have learned how to be more independent, but how to also have a lot of fun. The boarding experience is awesome because you get the perfect balance of being independent, but there is also all of your friends around you to help, and the houseparents.

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Q: What advice would you give to a student considering boarding at RNS? A: I would say to just do it. I know that this sounds cheesy, but it is honestly the truth.

When I was thinking about boarding, it took a long time to decide if I should board or not. I would play through every scenario in my head, and, of course, it is important to think if it is for you as it is a big decision, but also there are millions of things that could happen. Some experiences will be bad, but that will happen anywhere, and I can tell you now though that most of the experiences and friendships you make will be some of the best memories you will ever have.u Stella has been an RNS student since Grade 6. Now in Grade 8, she decided to try boarding to become more independent and to become closer with her friends.

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The Class of 2020 T H E 1 4 3 r d C L O S I N G C E R E M O N I E S A N D G R A D U AT I O N

On June 19th, 2020 in the midst of a global pandemic, RNS held a closing ceremony unlike any in the school's 143-year history. While local graduates received their diplomas in a physically distanced ceremony in Théâtre Susan B. Ganong, others 'Zoomed' in from across the globe, accepting their diplomas virtually. Sixty-one grads strong, the Class of 2020 was led by our Head Prefects, Heather Chisholm and Ethan Ryder. Each student in the Class of 2020 contributed to the RNS community by demonstrating their unique talents, leadership skills, determination, and resilience. We are extremely proud of our graduates and wish them much success in university and beyond.

This year, things look a little bit different for the graduates and community than they have in the past. We’ve spent the last couple of months completing online classes, getting familiarized with Zoom calls, and quarantining. It’s easy to get discouraged ... But as a community and as individuals, we have found ways to come together and stay positive through it all. Today, people from all over the world are tuning in at the same time as we speak because together we make a community, and it is the people that make RNS such a special place.

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Thomas (Rylan) Adams HIB Quispamsis, NB University of New Brunswick

Olivia Eustace HIB Riverview, NB Dalhousie University

Carl (Emil) Lindvall H Heritage Point, AB Drexel University

Frederick (Freddie) Searles HIB Rothesay, NB University of Ottawa

Alec Ahlroth Vaasa, Finland Deferred

John (Jack) Fifield H Saint John, NB University of Waterloo

Ziyu (Kaylee) Liu Zhengzhou, China University of British Columbia

Gabriel (Gabe) Smith H Souris, PE University of King's College

Oreoluwa (Ore) Alugo HIB Quispamsis, NB Western University

Bruce Fong HIB Rothesay, NB Dalhousie University

Daniel Luck HIB Quispamsis, NB Western University

Caleb Sooley H Mount Pearl, NL Dalhousie University

Neal Anand H Bathurst, NB Acadia University

Bingzi (Annie) Fu H Saint John, NB University of Waterloo

Miriam Lutchmedial HIB Rothesay, NB Guelph University

Isabella (Izzie) Stephenson HIB Rothesay, NB Carleton University

Grace Ashworth HIB Anfield, NB Dalhousie University - Ag. Campus

James Gogan H Sydney, NS St. Francis Xavier University

Alexander (Alex) Martin HIB Crofton, MD University of Rochester

Anna Streeter HIB Rothesay, NB Dalhousie University

Javier Azagra HIB Tarragona, Spain St. Francis Xavier University

Yu Hasegawa HIB Kasugai, Japan Queen's University

Ally McLellan H Rothesay, NB St. Francis Xavier University

Kaiye (Mark) Sun HIB Saint John, NB Dalhousie University

Kyla Bent HIB Halifax, NS University of New Hampshire

Emmylou Hentschke HIB Hamburg, Germany St. Francis Xavier University

Matthew Morehouse HIB Rothesay, NB University of New Brunswick

Adrienne Turnbull H Rothesay, NB University of New Brunswick

Sedona Brett H Rothesay, NB Bishop's University

Alexander (Alex) Hussey Rothesay, NB University of New Brunswick

Aika Noguchi HIB Osaka, Japan University of Ottawa

Kellen Tynes H Dartmouth, NS Montana State University

Kathleen (Katie) Cameron HIB Riverview, NB Dalhousie University

Joseph (Joe) Ingram-Chambers Dartmouth, NS Deferred

Alexander (Alec) Oland H Rothesay, NB Mount Allison University

Zhi (Yolanda) Wang Shenzhen, China University of Toronto

Samuel (Sam) Campbell HIB Keswick Ridge, NB University of New Brunswick

Hannah Isaac HIB Rothesay, NB Western University

Ammar Prabhakar Rothesay, NB University of Toronto

Mitchell (Mitch) Wardle H Etobicoke, ON Dalhousie University

Yilin (Andrea) Chai Zhengzhou, China University of Waterloo

Wenqian (Amy) Jiang H Zhenjiang, China University of British Columbia

Kaleigh Robertson HIB Moncton, NB University of New Brunswick

Sik In (Clarice) Woo H Shenzhen, China California College of Art

Tung (Natasha) Chin Taipei City, Taiwan University of Toronto

Eric Kay HIB St. Stephen, NB Western University

Arianne Roy HIB Petit Rocher, NB Concordia University

Lilian Zhen IB Saint John, NB Sheridan College

Heather Chisholm HIB Quispamsis, NB McGill University

Daniel Keripe H Rothesay, NB Queen's University

Löic Roy-Séger HIB Dieppe, NB University of New Brunswick

Wenmingzi (Mingzi) Zou HIB Changsha, China University of Waterloo

Martine Comeau Collingwood, ON McMaster University

Heidi Lauwerijssen HIB Irishtown, PE University of New Brunswick

Jan Rutrle HIB Prague, Czech Republic KU Leuven

Carmen Cormier HIB Shediac, NB Dalhousie University

Paige Lauwerijssen HIB Irishtown, PE Dalhousie University

Miriam Ryan H Fredericton, NB St. Thomas University

Andrew Dalglish H Rothesay, NB St. Francis Xavier University

Romi Lefel HIB Yarmouth, NS Western University

Ethan Ryder HIB Quispamsis, NB Dalhousie University

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H A star denotes that the graduate received a scholarship offer. IB denotes the award of an International Baccalaureate Diploma. A total of $1.2 million in scholarships and bursaries was offered to the Class of 2020.

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Sam Alamutu

Ore Alugo

Grace Ashworth

Zack Bottigoni

Arthur Irving Class of '48 Award

Baxter Prize

Colin B. Mackay Prize

Paul G. Kitchen Prize

Cole Gauthier

Kolya Hendra

Emmylou Hentschke

Hannah Isaac

Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award

Maggie Nugent Memorial Prize

Peter McNulty Prize

IB World Student Prize

Sarah Nasir

Anika Nice

Mophy Ning

Alec Oland

Sarah Streeter Memorial Prize

King Constantine Medal

Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award

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Congratulations!

The 2020 RNS Major Prize Winners On June 19th, 2020, during the 143rd Closing Ceremonies, we celebrated the many academic and community accomplishments and successes of our students. We are very proud of our students and the hard work and dedication that they displayed throughout this most unusual 2019-2020 school year. Awarding prizes is our small way to recognize and celebrate these achievements.

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Sedona Brett

Heather Chisholm

Olivia Eustace

Bruce Fong

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George Delmas Trophy

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Daniel Luck

Miriam Lutchmedial

Malcolm MacKinnon

Ally McLellan

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Mrs. R. Brenan Memorial Prize

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Simon Oxley

Mireya Palacios

Jan Rutrle

Ethan Ryder

John D. Brock Memorial Prize

Arthur Irving Class of '48 Award Sophia Beutner Prize

Fairweather Memorial Prize

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Freddie Searles

Isabella Stephenson

Adrienne Turnbull

Lilian Zhen

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W.D. Burley Prize

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High School Musical Jr.

The challenges & highlights of staging a pandemic production

BY DAYNA ELLIS, RNS FACULTY, PROGRAM LEADER (6-8) & MUSICAL DIRECTOR

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t likely won’t come as a surprise that putting together a school musical is a creative effort. Between auditions, set design, costumes, rehearsals … it’s a complete creative collaboration. But what happens when you throw a pandemic into the mix?

Suddenly there’s a whole new level of creativity needed to pull this off.

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Since seventh grade when I joined the drama club for the first time, the school production has been my absolute favourite part of every school year. This is the case for many of our students as well. When COVID-19 made not having a production this year a very real possibility, I knew that we had to find a solution. A school year without a show simply couldn't happen.

Before we could find a solution to this problem, we needed to understand exactly what challenges we were facing. How could we create a meaningful experience for the students while providing a safe environment for the actors, the crew and the audience? The physical distancing requirements meant that masks would be needed in most scenes, a live band wouldn't be possible and blocking of the actors would have to be very strategic. On top of this, our usual venue, the beautiful Théâtre Susan B. Ganong, could only safely accommodate 46 audience members. How could we possibly put on a show under these conditions?

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to create a pre-recorded Zoom-style musical, with each of the actors performing in their own little box on the screen. This, however, would mean sacrificing the most important element of producing a musical: the connection of being part of an ensemble. While it would meet the safety requirements, it would not provide a meaningful student experience, the ultimate goal of our performing arts program.

We decided on a combination of pre-recorded content and live performance. Things needed to be tackled differently right from the beginning, with video auditions and an outdoor dance lesson with our choreographer, Andrea Paddock, held in the arena parking lot. Any hesitation that I had about getting the students on board with our new plan was quickly erased when more than 50 students showed up for this optional dance tutorial. The impressive attendance and incredible energy assuaged all of my doubts about taking on this project.

Once our cast list of more than 80 actors was assembled, rehearsals began in the usual way, except with the addition of face masks, and two theatre seats between those waiting to take the stage. The actors were taught their choreography, songs and blocking in the regular way, but rather than continuing to polish them for the stage, the next step was to start recording.

For the vocals, our music teacher, Nick Gummeson, set up a small studio in the music practice room and taught each vocalist how to record their vocals over the backing track. He then laid all of the tracks together to create the final musical number. With

some tracks requiring more than 20 voices, this was no easy feat.

who took the reins to lead the live performance to a successful opening night.

The video recording of each scene was a very difficult, yet rewarding experience. It was amazing to see our student film crew, led by Isaac Oxley ’21, step up and take charge of the situation. They took into account the lighting, the location, the position of the actors and the required effect of the scene, and came up with a strategy for each shoot. The dialogue of each scene was captured using wireless mics and needed to be monitored closely by the student sound crew to ensure that the levels were optimal and everything was working correctly. The determination of the crew and the patience and cooperation of the actors was a true testament to the investment they had in this process.

Although this new format caused many challenges, both foreseen and unexpected, it also offered many advantages. Having the show take place in a school allowed us to use our beautiful campus as the set. We filmed indoors and out, in a variety of spaces around the school. Rather than having to create a school on stage, we made use of this incredible place in which we are lucky to teach, learn and live.

Once the footage was recorded and edited into our virtual musical, attention needed to shift to preparing for the live portion of the show. Nearly two months after auditions, the actual stage production side of things could begin. After deciding which scenes could be safely performed, adapting the set to the alternate venue and discussing the technical needs of the live portion, only then could we get on stage and do what we normally think of as “rehearsing.” The focus shifted from Isaac, the student tech director, to our stage manager, Abby Jamieson ’22,

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Having the larger scenes filmed by mid-November allowed the students in those scenes to finish their commitment to the show prior to the second term of sports, opening up their evening schedule. This created the opportunity for some of our competitive athletes to take part. As such, the entire Prep Boys’ Basketball team is playing the role of the Wildcats and the Wildcat Cheerleaders are played by our Prep Girls’ Hockey players!

This format made memorizing lines, songs and choreography a bit easier since we could do several takes rather than the one chance you have in a live performance. Many students who would have been hesitant to act in front of a live audience thrived in the more controlled environment of a film shoot.

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This year's production of High School Musical Jr. is a hybrid of filmed footage and live acting on stage.

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process was the opportunity it provided for many of our students to shine behind the scenes. The involvement of the film crew in every step of the process demonstrated more clearly to the actors the invaluable role that the crew plays in the success of every production.

Our final product will look very little like those to which we are accustomed. In fact, some might say that what we have produced is closer to a feature film than a stage musical. I’d like to think we have found the best of both worlds. On December 3, 4 and 5, at 7:30pm, we will be delivering our show in two different ways, to an audience both on campus and in all corners of the world.

A streaming option will allow the audience to experience the show virtually in their own home. By purchasing a virtual performance ticket, a link will be provided where the patron can watch the entire production, filmed in a variety of locations around the school, simultaneously with the onstage production. This unique experience will allow our parents and friends from around the globe to see their stu-

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dents shine without even leaving their living room.

The second option, an in-person performance, will be a hybrid of live acting and pre-recorded content.

To allow for safe distancing between audience members, we will perform the show in our dining hall, Heritage Hall. Large ensemble scenes, which cannot be safely performed live in the space, have been pre-recorded and will be projected onto two large screens at the front of the venue. The remainder of the scenes will be performed live on the Heritage Hall stage. A combination of masks and social distancing will provide a safe, but special experience for everyone involved.

High School Musical Jr. marks the 20th show that I have directed at Rothesay Netherwood School, and I can honestly say that I have learned more from this show than from any of my other theatre experiences.

Although it is not an ideal situation, it has proven to be such a meaningful, unique and special experience for everyone involved. I am proud that my team and I were able to find a way to provide the space for these students to do what they love, despite the challenges involved. u

One thing that is somewhat of a relief is not having to worry about being entirely off book, even when filming. If someone messes up, we can just start again, whereas in live shows you just gotta roll with the punches.

- Anika Nice '21

The best part about having everything filmed is that I could take as much time as I needed to get the perfect shot. I think it is so neat to combine filmed parts and traditional live musical theatre together!

- Megan Leung '23

The most difficult challenge was finding a way to present the musical to as many members of the community as past years while not violating COVID-19 restrictions. We overcame this by producing the musical as a movie.

- Isaac Oxley '21

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RNS COVID-19 silver linings

I began the journey of Podcasting as I created the Canadian Ruck pod.

I host Canadian national rugby players to get their thoughts on the game, how they started and on current social issues. I’ve had a few international stars (Sam Cane, the Captain of the All Blacks and Tendai Mtawarira, who won the Rugby World Cup with South Africa). Check it out at the canadianruck.weebly. com.

- Jamie Gray, RNS Faculty

The gift for me was the time spent with my daughter, Emma. Upon her return from BC, we began planning, building and executing our garden. There was lots of hard work, digging, throwing rocks, but ultimately so much laughter and a shared love of working in nature. We would marvel at the growth of a small seedling and curse the destruction of what a deer could do in such a short time.

Making meals together with the fruits of our labour made everything so much more enjoyable. In my next life, I will be a farmer.

- Dolores Young, RNS Counsellor

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Working from home allowed me more time to work on a creative project that I’ve been thinking about for years. In April and May, I took part in two 30Day Script challenges through an online company called The TheaterMakers Studio which is run by Broadway producer, Ken Davenport. The structure of the challenge helped me to write my first musical, the book during the first challenge and the lyrics during the second. I finished up with a Zoom reading of the show and am now working with a composer to write the music. I am hoping to produce the show in 2021. The increased availability of online conferences also allowed me to attend directing and acting workshops via Zoom with some of my Broadway heroes, including Patti LuPone, Billy Porter, Steven Schwartz and Chita Rivera.

- Dayna Ellis, RNS Faculty

One positive thing I have experienced that has come from the pandemic has been an increased sense of gratitude for many things we used to take for granted. Suddenly we were made more aware of the preciousness of simply gathering together, of being in sacred/special spaces, of a handshake or hug, and of seeing smiling faces. As great as online interactions can be, I now have a greater appreciation for the gift of being physically present with others.

- Rev. Rob Montgomery, RNS Chaplain

THE HEAD’S LETTER

A silver lining for me was to learn to be patient, and by taking a step back, it allowed me to take time to be in each moment.

- Steve Vienneau, RNS Faculty

I think one of my silver linings was taking morning walks with my son Thomas. It gave us a chance to connect, see nature and burn off a little energy together before settling into virtual learning. It’s something we both miss as school has returned in person and our mornings are a bit too rushed for this on the weekdays.

My silver lining has been prioritizing physical health and personal wellness.

My partner and I had time during COVID-19 to make our physical and mental health a priority, when we would have otherwise been busy and made excuses not to commit or follow through on our good intentions. Tommie, our six-year-old golden retriever, has also benefitted from some extra love and longer walks through the beautiful RNS trails.

- Kayla Blackmore, RNS Athletics Director

I was able to spend valuable virtual time reconnecting with friends from my time at St FX. All of us had gotten so busy over the last few years that we’d forgotten how important our friendship was. We did trivia, hosted virtual birthday parties and got caught up. It was a blast and I’m so grateful that we’ve all made each other a priority once again.

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- Kate Whitters, RNS Faculty

- Mary-Ellen Wilcox, RNS Faculty

I started connecting virtually more often with friends from all across the country/ world.

- Cody Alderson, RNS University Counsellor

The COVID-19 pandemic was an opportunity for me to pursue the repair and restoration of an old sailboat; a project I undertook as a way of honoring the memory of a friend, Jon, who had passed away the year before. Several of my friends helped with the project: My late friend's parents, Lauren and Mike, consulted and encouraged me throughout, and Lauren sewed my sails when I discovered they were in need of repair. Dave, a local metalworker, machined parts on his lathe that were unavailable. My friends John, Matt, and Rick helped me raise the mast. And my friend Tim made the artwork that will be displayed on the bow and stern of the boat (a project for next spring). It was special to see my friends come together to help like that, and it meant a lot to all of us to see the sails go up in August. I'm hoping one day it becomes a platform not just for my own use, but also for UNB Sailing.

- Nathan Blais, RNS Associate Faculty FALL '20

WITH GRATITUDE

and Appreciation

THE DONOR & GIVING REPORT 2019-2020

34 | THE HEAD’S LETTER

This past school year is one we won't soon forget. COVID-19 created many economic and social development challenges. It has been a test of character and commitment, and Rothesay Netherwood School triumphed in many ways.

Our Board of Directors and Governors and our school leadership took quick steps to ensure the health and safety of our community, as well as finding ways for students to continue their learning. Teachers rose to the occasion and our students thrived in virtual classrooms. And the RNS community continued to show tremendous support and generosity for the school, helping to secure our future.

The participation of the RNS community was very evident in the fall of 2019 as, once again, we had a great crowd and raised important funds at the Top of the Hill Dinner & Auction. Fall alumni events also had strong attendance.

Needless to say, recent RNS events and gatherings have been postponed and we look forward to seeing everyone again when we are able.

Despite COVID-19, RNS has forged ahead. The RNS Support Fund (Annual Giving) was more than $350,000 and Total Giving in excess of $1M. The RNS Endowment, the cornerstone of our financial future, also continued to grow to greater than $8.5M. This success is all due to the commitment and generosity of the RNS community. Thank you!

This spring, we broke ground and began construction of the Science Hall.

Slated to open in September 2021, this facility will have an outstanding impact on learning at RNS. Having this new academic building will transform the way we teach science and allow both teachers and students to benefit from access to one of the most modern learning facilities in the country.

Campus Renaissance, our 5-year plan to revitalize our heritage buildings and further enhance our campus, continues to progress. This past year saw the addition of an outdoor classroom at the Jordan Boyd ’15 Memorial Pond, the new Andrew Milner ’17 Memorial Outdoor Basketball Court and the new Collegiate Lane pedestrian walkway. We are excited about the many projects ahead as part of Campus Renaissance.

For Rothesay Netherwood School’s continued success, we need participation from the entire school community. From building our Endowment to completing projects as part of Campus Renaissance, to providing additional scholarships and bursaries as part of the RNS Support Fund, your donations make a real difference.

On behalf of RNS, I extend our sincere appreciation for your generosity and ongoing support.

Sincerely,

Rob Beatty Director of Development & Alumni Affairs

For Alumni & Friends Give directly to your school and receive an official charitable tax receipt.

In Canada Rothesay Netherwood School is a charitable organization registered with the Canada Revenue Agency.

Canadian Charitable Registration No. 107916330-RR0001.

In the US Rothesay Netherwood School US Foundation, Inc. is registered as a US charitable organization with the Internal Revenue Service. US Charitable Registration/Tax Identification No. 46-4702044.

For more information on giving: Rob Beatty Director of Development & Alumni Affairs e: rob.beatty@rns.cc t: (506) 848-1731

Thank you for your generosity and support!

The following Donor and Giving Report is published as a gesture to acknowledge and thank donors who provided financial support to Rothesay Netherwood School during the 20192020 school year between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this listing and apologize for any errors.

Please notify the Development & Alumni Affairs Office of any errors or omissions at giving@rns.cc or (506) 848-0861.

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Statement of Revenue and Expenses The statement below presents in a modified and condensed format the school's audited financial results for 2019-2020 and the approved budget for 2020-2021. This audit was performed by Ernst & Young LLP. It is important to note that the full impact of COVID-19 may extend beyond 2020-2021.

REVENUE

Tuition Fees

Scholarships & Bursaries

Agent Commissions

Endowment Contribution

Net Tuition

Annual Giving

Government Subsidies

Other Income

Total Revenue

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EXPENSES

Education

Salaries & Benefits

Operating Expenses Total Education

Administration

Salaries & Benefits

Operating Expenses Total Administration Plant

Salaries & Benefits Operating Expenses Total Plant

Housekeeping & Food

Salaries & Benefits

Operating Expenses Total Housekeeping & Food

Special Projects

Approved Budget

Audited Statements

2020 - 2021

2019 - 2020

$ 8,624,620 (1,495,360) (57,578) 417,547 7,489,229 400,000 105,000 48,989 $ 8,043,218

$ 9,896,280 (1,620,473) (283,783) 345,395 8,337,419 393,376 772,150 92,136 $ 9,595,081

$ 3,521,634 750,997 $ 4,272,631

$ 3,482,335 772,490 $ 4,254,825

$ 1,686,222 797,497 $ 2,483,719

$ 1,746,428 607,028 $ 2,353,456

$ 141,950 933,530 $ 1,075,480

$ 166,722 946,207 $ 1,112,929

$588,743 667,670 $1,256,413

$ 488,869 348,395 $837,264

— $40,741 $9,088,243 $ 8,599,215

(Deficit)/Excess of Revenue over Expenses before items below ($1,045,025) Amortization of deferred capital contributions Amortization of capital assets Loss on sale of assets

(Deficit)/Excess of Revenue over Expenses

($1,045,025)

THE HEAD ’S LETTER

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$995,866 967,157 (1,038,021) (5,645) $919,357

Fundraising Summary In 2019-2020, donors contributed to Rothesay Netherwood School in the form of monetary donations, the transfer of shares and Aeroplan miles, gifts-in-kind, and endowment gifts.

ANNUAL GIVING

Annual Giving

Foundations (RNS & Currie)

Total Annual Giving

2019-2020

2018-2019

$355,219

$404,108

38,157

39,930

$393,376

$ 444,038

CAPITAL GIVING

Total Capital Giving

OTHER GIVING

$124,744

$ 94,832

Program Support

Special Projects

Endowment Funds Gifts-in-Kind

$200,050 41,227 175,561 68,000

$150,420 43,024 183,040 67,558

Total Other Giving

SPECIAL EVENTS FUNDRAISING TOTAL GIVING

$484,838 $79,824

$444,042

$77,487

$1,082,782

$1,060,399

Overall Giving (number of donors) 819 830 SUMMARY OF RNS POOLED INVESTMENT FUNDS ~ JUNE 30, 2020 NAMED ENDOWMENTS $6,596,732

Full listings found in audited RNS Financial Statements - schedule 3 Funds have been designated for Student Scholarships & Bursaries by donors Funds distributed annually are 5% of principal (set by Board of Directors) RNS FOUNDATION INC.

$441,711

RESTRICTED FUNDS

$1,143,746

Found in audited RNS Foundation Inc. Financial Statements Funds have been designated for Student Scholarships & Bursaries Funds distributed annually are 5% of principal (set by Board of Directors) Full listings found in audited RNS financial Statements - Schedule 2 Funds have designated purposes Funds distributed annually are 5% of principal (set by Board of Directors) Wm. CURRIE SCHOLARSHIP FUND

(from Dec. 31, 2016 statement - unaudited) Funds have been designated for Student Scholarships & Bursaries Funds distributed annually are 5% of principal (set by Board of Directors) TOTAL RNS POOLED INVESTMENTS

Fundraising @ RNS A Quick Glance

The support of annual donors helps RNS benefit from small classes, dedicated faculty, diverse student population, scholarships and bursaries and outstanding facilities.

Capital Giving to Campus Renaissance will upgrade classrooms, create more outdoor classrooms and courtyards, enhance and upgrade our athletic fields, improve campus lighting and student safety, and enhance the campus with pedestrian walkways.

RNS has more than 60 named funds in the Endowment; these funds typically provide scholarships and bursaries, provide funds that support and enhance various RNS projects and priorities, as well as help and assist with ongoing building maintenance programs.

Within these named funds, there exist numerous ‘Family’ and ‘Class’ funds that have been designed to meet the donor’s area of interest and RNS priorities.

These funds range from $10,000 to more than $1.1M. In the past decade, Planned Giving has played a major role in the growth of endowment in the charitable sector. A Planned Gift often allows donors to achieve their philanthropic objectives while providing both significant tax savings and critical funding for the charity.

To find out more about supporting the RNS Endowment, ‘Class’ projects, and Planned Giving, contact: Rob Beatty, Director, Development & Alumni Affairs at rob.beatty@rns.cc or (506) 848-1731.

$318,374

$8,500,563

Campus Renaissance began in 2018-19 with the objective of upgrading and enhancing RNS’s historic campus. Our new outdoor classroom is a beautiful and useful addition.

FALL ’20

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DONOR & GIVING REPORT

thank you to our donors

u Contributing to RNS for 5+ consecutive years U Contributing to RNS for 10+ consecutive years a Donors who have passed away in the last year

for your generous support of RNS! Class of 1936 Hope (Mackay) Hunter U Class of 1937 Hazen (Mackay) Inches U Class of 1939 Doug Bannon U Class of 1941 Mike Page a U Class of 1942 Jack Hickman U Class of 1944 Errol Mitchell a U Class of 1946 Eve (Marler) Aspinall u Jim Irving U Kent Martin Betty (Goodday) Mitham U 40

Class of 1947 George Fawcett U Rory Grant U David Leighton Bill Thompson U Bill Turney U Fred Walsh u Class of 1948 Alfred Brooks U Arthur Irving U Doug Mackay U Class of 1949 Jim Coster a U Dorothee (Sear) Cowan a U Joan (Fraser) Ivory U Mary (Gillespie) Jardine U Valerie (Wilde) Mackay u Hal Stevens Class of 1950 Joe Hickman U Louise (Miles) Hunt U John Readman U Lucy (Whitman) Traves U Class of 1951 Anne (Aitken) Baker U Hugh Donald U Bob Findlay U Alan Lawson Ed Morrisey U

Boyd Ritchie a U Doreen (Allison) Tuomola U Eve (McMackin) Tupper U Class of 1952 Mac Butt u Ed Petrie U Joe Robinson U Peter Smith U Class of 1953 John Bate U Mary-Jane (Magee) Burns U Michael Coster U James Farquhar u Class of 1954 Ruth (Henderson) Anglin u Charles Baxter Dick Hollies a U Margaret (Emerson) Ross Margaret (Nichol) Sherman Class of 1955 Dennis Anglin u Alfred Groom U Gregor Hope U Peter Jolly Class of 1956 Robert Bell Jr. U Jim Golding u David Maddison U Hilary (Bonnycastle) Motherwell Harold Nickerson U Fred Simmons U Charlotte (Gibbon) Turnbull U Wally Turnbull U Class of 1957 Bob Corbett u John Estabrooks Don Gruchy U Rosalind Leavitt Barry Mackay Bill McMackin U Derek Oland u Andrew Preston Class of 1958 Wendy (Armstrong) Colpitts u Margaret Crosby U Peggy (McFadgen) McMaster U Tom Turnbull U Ann (Puddington) Wechsler U

Class of 1959 John Baxter U Bill Boyd U Terry Bryant a U Peter Flemming Sally (Butler) Grant U Marion (Whitehead) Groundwater U David Hawkes Don Hazen U Charlie Hiscock U Don Maddison u Mike Smith U Peter Sodero Tom Starkey Blair Titus

Frank Davis u Susan Hunter Thomas MacWilliam U Sally (Drury) McDougall U John Teed U Nancy (Mann) Wood U Mel Young U

Class of 1960 Judy (Logan) Bain U Roger Buckland John Champ Andrew Gunter u Bill Gunter u Angus Macdougald Reay Mackay U Duncan Noble U Graham Scott U David Stewart U Lionel Teed U

Class of 1965 Jane (Ross) Allan a U Cricky Brodhead U Cherry Ferguson u Cynthia Findlay u Rob Guildford Jane Larlee Joan McBride u Hugh McLellan U Gerry McMackin U George Richmond u Heather (Palmer) Richmond u John Simson U George Teed u

Class of 1961 Faith Detchon U David Lyman U Geoff Mitchell U David Pickard a Ted Reevey Class of 1962 Brian Baxter u Gus Bonnycastle Richard Buckland Penny (Vail) Dunbar Suzie (Small) Harder Mary (Crosby) Hare u Tom Lynch u John McFarlane U Jane (Harris) O’Malley u Brian Ritchie U Louise (Peatman) Stevenson u Sandi (Keirstead) Thorne U Class of 1963 Derek Brown U Pixie (Flemming) Brown Colin Crosbie u

Class of 1964 Barbara (Lynch) Davis u Fred Deakin u Glenn Johnston U John Mitchell u Sue (Kinnear) Ness U John Stevenson U

Class of 1966 Mary Beaton Joan Johnston u Jean (Cameron) Kelly U Brian Prowse Class of 1967 Lesley Brooks U Jim Crosby U David Mackay U Cathy (Benbow) Plewes Barbara (Francis) Stuart U Class of 1968 Diana (Ross) Banks u Ellen (Pickard) Cudmore U Judith Fisher u Bruce Heggie Phil Hovey Al Hubbard U Debbie (Hanley) McKee U Susan Waddy

supporting RNS Class of 1969 Davie Campbell u Michael Gunter Peter Hyndman Stephanie Lawton Neima Sandi Mahon U Colin O’Brien Hank Scarth Peter Stone U Class of 1970 David Casgrain U Jim Irving U Gail (Mackay) Krija Charlie Peatman u Class of 1971 Mike Biggar u Sandy Crosby Douglas (Reid) Edwards Bill Hicks U Bill McCracken U John Scovil U Peter Secord u Drew Williamson U Class of 1972 Drummond Macdougall U Jeff Miller Class of 1973 David Gresh u Cynthia (Earle) Lunderville u Ralph Lutes U Christine (Brenan) Whelly u Class of 1974 Peter Anderson U Jim Brittain U Rick Buckingham U John Donald u Hilary Drain Macgregor Grant Alan Salsman Lloyd Shears U Jack Stephen Class of 1975 Janice (Collins) Anderson U Agnes Chan Sylvia (Brenan) MacVey U Gordon Smith u Vera Turnbull U Class of 1976 Deborah (Moore) Powell Robert Scovil u Bob Shepherd u Class of 1977 Gard Bennett Art Crease U

Andrew LeMesurier U Peter Nee Class of 1978 Althea Macaulay Helene Moberg Jill (Keddy) Smith Brad Unsworth Class of 1979 Kathleen Timmis Class of 1980 Blake Anderson u Nicole Hughes Colin MacDougall u Class of 1981 Angela (Jones) Estey U Kent Grass Diggy Turnbull U Class of 1982 Janet Blackadar u Roger Marino Jane (Snodgrass) Northrup U Mary (McCain) Turnbull U Nora Valentino U Class of 1983 Rob Hutcheson U Renato Marino u Lyn (Salsman) Waller U Tom Wellner U Class of 1984 Gillian Case Daniel Groppini u Debbie Hackett u Class of 1985 David Cassidy U Judith Mackin u Val Streeter U Joël Youden u Class of 1986 Roz (Hodgson) Kelsey u Scott Wardle Class of 1987 Ingrid (Weisseneder) Harris u Susan Streeter U Class of 1988 Maria (Griffin) Boudehane U Kent Ferguson Roxane (MacDonald) Streeter U Class of 1989 Jennifer (Brett) Hanson Isabelle Saillant U

Class of 1991 Ian Brett u Alex Teed Class of 1992 Heather (Sancton) DeBlois Shonaugh (Coles) Moore u Jennifer Waldschutz u Class of 1993 Malini (Handa) Leno Matthew Lister u Class of 1994 Robert (Bishop) Finley Class of 1996 Stephanie (Kitchen) Armstrong U Peter Clark U Class of 1997 Geoff Hamilton u Holly (McMackin) Owens U Class of 1998 Lynn Bessoudo U Jeff Owens U Class of 1999 Metaxia (Flogeras) Robertson Drew Simson U Megan (Evans) Stevens Class of 2000 Sara (Gresh) Branch George Fowler u Lindsay (Stollery) Jephcott u Stefanie Mortimer Melanie Poirier U Class of 2001 Kathryn Higgins u Nathan Key Hans Klohn U Chris Kodama u Class of 2002 Stephanie Downey u David Irving Adam Newhouse Class of 2003 William Crosby Jeff Kitchen U Shannon McLaughlin-Butler u Laura McMackin U Rachel Purvis u Blake Williams Class of 2004 Riley Carter Brittany (Halpin) Kitchen U Claudia Lutes U

Natasha Meier Matt Poirier U Jessica (Reid) Newhouse Nick Rademaker Kate (Lordon) Thompson Sheena Young u Class of 2005 George Harrington U Mitch Henderson U Ross Ripley Class of 2006 Luc Boucher u Chris Carter u Allie Gilks U JK Hamilton u Greg Honour U Sarah Irving U Hayley Lutes U Diana MacVey U Jeremie Poirier U Carl Spicer u Luke Taylor u Stephanie (O’Neill) Taylor u Tyler Veriker u Class of 2007 Emily (LeMesurier) Lardner Mark Livingstone Kyle MacDonald u Katherine (Castonguay) Osmond Class of 2008 Lauren Henderson U John Kodama u Olivia Lutes U Rob McCann u James Ryder u Mark Simonds Ben Valcour Class of 2009 Patience (McCann) Bandoma Colin Chan Meredith Irving u Katelyn (Gorman) Lefebvre u Taylor Overing Lance Pridham u Ashlyn Somers u Keiller Zed Class of 2010 Luke Baxter David LeMesurier Duncan Lutes U Jordan Miller u

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thank you to our donors Class of 2011 Alice (Smith) Forsyth Ayla Frank Gaelyn McMackin u Fraser Wells

Students Dixon Beatty ’27 Nick Beatty ’23 Laura Eustace ’23 Laura Flemming ’23

Class of 2012 Alex Clark Kelly Fillman Sarah Hand Patrick Levesque Emma McEvoy Anna Simonds Julie Yoon

Parents Adrian Adams & Jennifer Higgins u Quenta Adams & Curtis Coward Chris & Jacquie Albinati U Kai & Kaisa-Leena Ahlroth Adesanya & Tolu Alugo Andrew & Stephanie Armstrong U Derek & Lisa Ashworth Javier Azagra & Nuria Ruiz Paul Baker & Daphne Waye u Etienne Bandyayera & Christiane Runumyi Drew Barbour Rob Beatty & Mary Beth Tingley u Steve & Catherine Bent Ian & Cory Brett u Peter Brown & Susan Streeter Gregor & Darja Bukovec Jon & Lee Ann Calabrese Eric & Mylene Caron Mahamadou Chaibou & Djeneba Saidou Sidibé Ning Chang & Juan Shen Frank Chen & Jill Li Sam & Jessica Chen Eric Chisholm & Jennifer Roos Todd Dalglish & Linda Lord Kristian Dewar Ning Du & Min Wang Greg & Dayna Ellis U Tobias Engelhardt & Betina Fecker Neal & Beverly Eustace Glen Fillmore & Marie Jo Thibault Andrew & Lori Fisher Ken & Wanda Flemming u Blair & Marion Goodine Jamie Gray & Emily O’Regan u Christopher & Krista Gulliver Jose Habeica Ansar Hassan & Danielle Mericer Hank He & Winnie Wang Cuilean & Susan Hendra Jamie & Colleen Higgs Murray Holburn & Joanne Sparkes Guanan Hu & Shuyun Chen Andre & Jaime Hurley Cheryl Jamieson Luliang Jiang & Jane Wang Jeff Jiang & Joan Huang

Class of 2013 Mitch Byrne Mitch Vanderlaan Class of 2014 Austin Beaton Hannah McEvoy Brittany Poitras 42

Class of 2015 Samara Burton Danielle DuPlessis Tae Kim Jack Smith Class of 2016 Maria Ines Miravete Bailey O’Regan Nakisa Severin Lanfeng Sun Class of 2017 Bob Bao Brett McLellan George Qiao Class of 2018 Alex Lewis Brooke Streeter Jackie Wu Class of 2019 Catriona Cormier Erin Flemming u Arran McEvoy Class of 2020 Grace Ashworth Andrew Dalglish Olivia Eustace Ally McLellan Anna Streeter Kellen Tynes

Craig & Andrea Jollymore U Philip & Yi Kay Olushola & Marilyn Keripe Rainer & Stefanie Lenz Yun Li & Helen Hai Jason & Jennifer Limongelli Leo Liu & Liying Zhang Shawn Lu & Yangyang Ding Jack Lu & Emma Fu Sean & Kerrie Luck Peter & Leslie Magee Rob Martin & Michelle Hermanson Derek & Krista McCallum Chris & Jill McCarville u Geoffrey & Rebecca McCullogh Paul & Kathleen McLellan U Jeff Morrison & Diane Liscumb-Morrison u Stewart Munroe & Glenda Landry Jason Murphy & Maggie Quirion Patrick & Jill Oland u John & Anne Oxley u Hiren & Maria Prabhakar Mark & Ellen Pusch André Roy & Danie Aubé Nicketa Ruddock Forbes & Damien Forbes Tomas Rutrle & Jitka Rutrlova Jamie Ryan & Martha O'Sullivan Brian & Ginette Ryder Sat & Suma Satya Michael & Chastity Smith Darrell Stephenson & Nea Creamer-Stephenson Andrew & Alison Stickings Lei Song & Yingjie Gao Val & Roxane Streeter U Patrick Stull & Dale Laskey-Stull Jinhui Sun & Vivian Wu Dan & Kendra Thompson Peter & Stephanie Tomilson u Mary Turnbull U Guobao Wang & Joys Shen Scott & Karla Wardle Percy Wilbur & Catherine Pennington David Zhang & Delphine Huang Fred Zhao & Hong Qi Alumni Parents Elvis & Zoe Anderson Dennis & Ruth Anglin u David & Alexandra Barrett U John & Judy Baxter U Ricardo & Lois Bessoudo u

Terry & Jane Bird U Janet Blackadar u Shawn & Mary Blunston u Denis Boucher & Clara Leblanc u Marc Bourcier & Jacqueline Landry Steve & Debbie Boyd u Jim & Barbara Brennann U Lorne & Lynn Brett u Jim & Heather Brittain U Larry & Helena Cain Elizabeth Cameron U David & Peggy Case u Gillian Case & David Usher David & Sheri Cassidy U Yi Che & Xiaojie Le U Jim & Cheryl Clark u David & Wendy Colpitts u Stephen & Carolyn Copeland Lee & Jane Corey U Ron & Ann Cox U Joyce Crosby U Jim & Joy Crosby U Gerald & Heather Doiron u Laurie Drain Bill & Tammy Dunnett u Andrew DuPlessis & Stephanie Suter Matthew & Tammy Earle U Barry & Renee Edwards Michael & Douglas Edwards George Fawcett U Brian & Carolyn Flood Darrell Frank & Ellen Sargent-Frank Troy & Janice Garnett Phillip & Colleen Gilks U Ronald & Diane Giroux U Jim Golding u Rick & Cindy Gowan U Rory & Olga a Grant U Macgregor & Val Grant Dave & Jane Gresh u Gaetan Haché & Julie Paulin Carole Hamilton U Sally Harrington St. Clair u Ian & Judy Henderson u Russell & Margie Henderson U Ivan & Kathie Ho U Gregor & Charlotte Hope U Remi Hui & Shirley Wong Hope Hunter U Susan Hunter Jim & Linda Hutton U Hazen Inches U Arthur & Sandra Irving U Jim & Jean a Irving U Jim & Lynn Irving U

supporting RNS Robert & Jill Irving David & Judith Jamieson u Mary Jarratt U Anne Jewett & Andrew Cook U Andrew Jiang & Sophia Zhang Cyril & Andrea Johnston Frank & Elke Jopp Richard & Janet Kidd U Ann Kitchen Paul & Elizabeth Kitchen U Hans & Wendy Klohn U Peter & Sharon Klohn u Yoshiko Kodama u George & Loretta Kolyvas Rick & Colleen Lawrence John & Kim LeBlanc Andrew & Linda LeMesurier U Scott & Michelanne Lewis Svein-Ivar Lillehaug & Barbara Wasson Lillehaug u Guilei Liu & Mingxia Sun Ralph Lutes U Stephen MacDonald Colin & Jenny MacDougall u Drummond Macdougall U Paul & Amy MacIsaac Andy & Sylvia MacVey U Thomas MacWilliam U David & Judith Marr U Heather Mason Joel & Kim McCann Richard & Gwen McConnell U Gerry & Amy McCracken U Charlie & Linda McEvoy U Jon & Debbie McKenzie Bill & Minte McMackin U Gerry & Lynn McMackin U Paul & Liz Meier U Michael & Bea Morse U Dave & Heather Muir Patrick Murphy & Rae Fitzpatrick u Ray & Carolyn Murphy u Sean & Crystal Murray U Grant & Karen Neilson u Tuan Nguyen & Linh Dieu Duong Chris & Jane Northrup U Andrew & Leslie Oland u Derek & Jacqueline Oland u Bob & Carol Owens u Vern & Jeanne Paddock u Jean & Paula Pelletier David Peterson & France Hache Bob & Rachel Poirier U Hui Qiao & Ping Zhao Ted & Andria Reevey Brian & Karen Ritchie U Al & Karen Rombaut u Angela Savoie

Beate Sellhorn-Timm & Volker Liske Francis & Gina Severin John & Fran Simson U Jill Smith Peter Smith U Rebecca Smith Richard Smith Vicki Smith Chris & Jessie Somers Gerry Sparkes Randy Spaulding & Kim Johnson Gary Spicer u Pam Spicer u Jack & Debra Stephen Edgardo Stevens & Maria Lasso de la Vega Hal Stevens Roslyn Stollery U Judith Streeter U Baoqi Sun & Shirly Wang George & Val Teed u John & Pat Teed U Lionel & Joan Teed U Geoff & Janet Thompson u Tom & Margaret Turnbull U Wally & Charlotte Turnbull U Dean & Dayna Van Doleweerd U Mel & Audrey Veall U Jun Wang & Li Li Jeff & Tina Watson David & Miriam Wells u Michael & Grat Wennberg Brian & Kimberly White u Chip & Christine Whelly u John & Elizabeth Wilson u Hai Wu & Meili Zhang Bong Yoo U Dolores Young U Mel & Ann Young U Terry & Lynn Yuill Grandparents Tom & Paula Adams Lesley Cole & Steve Sears Danny Compton Max & Elaine Dooks u Noel & Shirley Eustace Gary & Mona Fillmore Kendall & Arlene Higgins Suzanne Irving U Ann Kitchen Paul & Elizabeth Kitchen U John & Darlene Labonville Stephen MacDonald Fred & Patricia McLellan u Derek & Jacqueline Oland u Colin Oliver Lévis & Marie Roy Murray & Selinda Ryder Ken & Holly Singh

Gerry Sparkes Judith Streeter U Charles & Bunny Taylar Bertrand & Murielle Thibault Richard & Ann-Maria Tingley Wally & Charlotte Turnbull U Alumni Grandparents Terry & Jane Bird U Lorne & Lynn Brett u David & Peggy Case u Joyce Crosby U Rory & Olga a Grant U Ivan & Vivian Hicks u Hope Hunter U Hazen Inches U Arthur & Sandra Irving U Jim & Jean a Irving U Eldon Maston U John & Lorraine Mitchell u Gordon Mouland, Sr. u Brian & Karen Ritchie U Sandra Shields Hal Stevens John & Pat Teed U Directors & Governors H = Honorary Governor Tolulope Alugo Peter Anderson ’74 U Etienne Bandyayera Doug Bannon ’39 H U Terry Bird U Janet Blackadar ’82 u Jim Brennan U Ian Brett ’91 u Jim Brittain ’74 U Rick Buckingham ’74 U David Cassidy ’85 U Agnes Chan ’75 Jane Corey U Jim Crosby ’67 U Heather (Sancton) DeBlois ’92 Hilary Drain ’74 George Fawcett ’47 H U Cynthia Findlay ’65 u Rory Grant ’47 H U Kent Grass ’81 Alfred Groom ’55 U Jack Hickman ’42 H U Gregor Hope ’55 H U David Irving ‘02 Sarah Irving ’06 U Matthew Lister ’93 u Mary Jane Logan u Kerrie Luck Cindy (Earle) Lunderville ’73 u Doug Mackay ’48 H U Amy MacIsaac

Robert MacKinnon David Marr U Gerry McMackin ’65 U Natasha Meier ’04 Helene Moberg ’78 Jeff Owens ’98 U Anne Oxley u Brian Ritchie ’62 U Graham Scott ’60 U Bob Shepherd ’76 u Val Streeter ’85 U Mary Turnbull ’82 U Brad Unsworth ’78 Lyn (Salsman) Waller ’83 U Employees Mike Adams Jacqueline Albinati U Cody Alderson u Andrew Armstrong U Rob Beatt u Jeff Bell Kayla Blackmore u Adrienne Buckley Rob Calder U Jon Campbell Nic Carhart U Mike Carpenter u Chrissy Chetley U Nicole Corcoran Jordan DeLong u Cindy Dooks U Jennifer Dykerman Tammy Dunnett u Tammy Earle U Dayna Ellis U Greg Ellis U Jamie Gallagher Damian Gay u Rick Gowan U Jamie Gray u Nick Gummeson Gerry Hebert Cuilean Hendra Kaleefah Henry Scott Jay Mark Jenkins u Andrea (Robinson) Jollymore U Craig Jollymore U Loretta Kolyvas Jeff Lewis u Linda Lord Judy MacFarland a U Katie (DeMerchant) MacMackin Shauna MacNeill U Derek McCallum Jill McCarville u Geoffrey McCullogh Charles McEvoy U

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Kathleen McLellan U Paul McLellan U Laura McNicholas Rob Montgomery Tanya Moran U Sharon Nason u Patrick Nobbs Natasha Nowak Millie O'Brien Brett Pineau Ellen Pusch Josh Richards Brent Roberts Greta Rogers Jennifer Roos Anna Simonds ’12 Matt Stevens U Alison Stickings Stephanie (O’Neill) Taylor ’06 u Marie Jo Thibault Gary Thibideau Nancy Titus u Peter Tomilson u Dayna Van Doleweerd U Steve Vienneau u Sarah Waycott Kate Whitters u Mary-Ellen Wilcox Dolores Young U Past Employees Derrick Anthony Stephanie Buchanan U Douglas Edwards ’71 Tara George U Jim Golding ’56 u Trudy Gosse U Debbie Hackett ‘84 u Jack Hickman ’42 U Mike Hutton U David Keeping u Richard Kidd U Janet Kidd U Paul Kitchen U Elizabeth Kitchen U Mike Lardner Essie Lom U Claudia Lutes ’04 U Elizabeth Ann Macdonald U Roger Marino Richard McConnell U Rebecca McCullogh Laura McMackin ’03 U Brad Read U Kristin Read U

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Dean VanDoleweerd U Michelle Vienneau u Mark Wilcox Abbie Wilson Friends Anonymous Patricia Allan Stella Anthony Vicky Baxter u Sally Black U Colin & Amelia Boyne Andrew Branch Michael Brien Craig & Sharon Brown Margie Brown U John Buchanan U Cheryl Butler Cathy Cannon U Mike & Sally Carhart u Tim Casgrain Kavish Chandra Lorie Cohen-Hackett Doris Earl u Olga Grant a U Guy Guitard & Bridget Oland Victor Haines & Beverly Chandler u Greg Harris Juliet Hickman U Nikki Honour U Sandra Irving U Brenda Keeping u David & Kathy Kitchen Chris Leger Shaun Lingley Lynda Mackay U Janet Maston U Gwen McKay U Jason McLean u Lynn McMackin U Michael & Kelly Meighen u Mary Mitchell U Elizabeth Montgomery U Ross Morrow U Hamish & Anne Murdoch Vicki Noble U Thor Olesen Jared O’Shea Brad Peters Tushar & Colleen Pishe Karen Ritchie U Sue Robinson U Mark Ross Gail Scott U David Simms

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Dr. David R. Marr Pro. Corp. U Dr. Etienne Bandyayera Pro. Corp.

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Dr. Shawn Blunston Pro. Corp. u Durondel C.P. Inc. Enable Consulting Inc. Garden of the Gulf u Go Deep International Inc. u Graham Scott Strategies Inc. Grant Thornton LLP H. & C. Holdings Ltd. U Higgins General Insurance Ltd. u J.D. Irving Ltd. U Irving Oil Ltd. U J.P. Hardware Ken Val Rehab & Sports Injury Centre Kennebecasis Drugs Ltd. U Long Reach Investments Inc. U Moosehead Breweries Ltd. U Namslas Ltd. u Ocean Marine Brokers Inc. U Pettingill Dental Clinic u Rigel Shipping Canada Inc. U Shadow Lawn Inn u SM Hunter Holdings Ltd. Somers Island Blues Inc. Vantage Build + Construct u Foundations Doug Bannon Family Fdn Inc. Isles Foundation Incorporated Netherwood Scholarship Trust U Ptarmigan Foundation Inc. u The RNS Foundation Inc.

supporting RNS The Owens Family Foundation The Reay & Lynda Mackay Family Fund U Walter C. Sumner Foundation U William Currie Hughes Scholarship Fund U Estates The Estate of James Coster The Estate of Errol Allson Mitchell The Estate of Maurice Cooke Donations were received in honor of: Kayla Blackmore Don Hazen ’59 Taylor Anderson ’11 Donations were received in memory of: Jane (Ross) Allan ’65 Barb Archer Capt. T. H. Atkinson Helfried Beutner Sophia Beutner ’04 Robert Black ’47 Charles & Veronica Bonnycastle Jordan Boyd ’15 Peggy Brown Terry Bryant ’59 Joan Calder Sallie (Mackay) Caty ’59 Edwin "Whitey" Clarke ’61 Allan Crimmins ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Edward Detchon Eric Detchon Gordon Drain Larry Earl ’57 Eric Ferguson Stan Fortune Rose Gordon Lorenne Gowan Olga Grant Win Hackett Victor Yelverton Haines ’36 Dick Hollies ’54 Grant Horton ’58 Stewart Hudson ’50 Phyllis Nase Hutcheson ’40 Jack Irving ’50 Jean Irving Thomas Lingley Michell Lister ’90 Rhoda Lom Blake Lynch ’62 Betty Main John Mason Mrs. Charles F.H. Macdonald Judy MacFarland Jim McKay ’67 Chris McMackin

Brockwell Montgomery ’28 Gordon Montgomery ’42 Lynn Morgan ’65 Maddy Murphy ’16 Boyd Ritchie ’51 Ian Robinson ’59 Jim Russell Gordon Shields ‘57 Bob Snodgrass ’57 Glasier Somerville ’52 Margaret Sparkes Don & Florence Stewart Sarah Streeter ’86 Scott Taylor ’03 John Turnbull Ann (Nagle) Vautour ’62 Event Supporters Advocate Printing & Publishing U Baubles Bell Aliant / Bell Canada Boston Pizza Saint John Britt's Pub + Eatery Brothers 2 Restaurant Matt & Susan Brown Cedar Groves Par 3 Exec. Golf Course u Cineplex Cinemas Saint John u Cleve's Source for Sports Coach Atlantic Group / Maritime Bus Rene Collins Colour Collections & Decor Common’s Crêperie Cafe Corey Nutrition Company Cynthia Findlay Consulting u Doiron Sports Excellence East Coast Basketball Academy Ernst & Young LLP Fox Harb’r Resort G.E. Barbour Ltd. u G&P Goldsmiths Ltd. u Gahan House Port City Garden of the Gulf u Garden Grove Cafe Grant Thornton LLC Greenhawk Equestrian Sport Gusto Hockey Hampton Golf Club Hampton Riding Centre Handworks Gallery Higgins General Insurance Ltd. u House of Chan Imperial Theatre u Irving Consumer Products Ltd. Irving Oil Ltd. U J.D. Irving Ltd. U JM & CW Hope Grant Insurance Ltd. Java Moose Coffee Roasters u Ken Val Rehab & Sports Injury u

Kent Building Supplies U Kevin Barrett Photography Key Industries Promotionals Myriam LeBlanc Legacy Painters Lolë Atelier Saint John Lordon Karen McNally Mer et Soleil Fine Wines & Fine Spirits u Montana’s Cookhouse Moosehead Breweries Ltd. U James & Pamela Mullinger Oakville Lane Dental Clinic u OMG Benefits & Pension Consulting Owens Financial Services Inc. Owens MacFadyen Group Pettingill Dental Clinic u Photography Flewwelling u Craig Pinhey Poley Mountain Resorts Ltd. Pomodori Pizzeria Promo Heroes Punch Productions Inc. u Quality Inn - Amsterdam Inn u RBC Dominion Securities Inc. u Red Rock Adventure u Mark & Sue-Ellen Richards River and Trail Outdoor Company u RNS Camps Rockwood Park Golf Course Rocky's Sports Bar Rossmount Inn S.L. Crothers Framing Saint John Sea Dogs Sandra Miller Floral Designs Inc. Scotiabank u Shadow Lawn Inn u Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd. u Sinosense International Spicer Jewellery u Sweets! Boutique Thandi Restaurant The Inn at Bay Fortune Top Marks Town of Rothesay u Toronto Marriott Markham Tuck Interiors u Urban Shoe Myth u Valley Ridge Furniture u Vantage Build + Construct u Vito's Restaurant Wells Private Wealth Mgmt Group u Yoga Haus u Young's Lobster Company

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INTRODUCING: SCIENCE HALL

Revolutionizing Academics at Rothesay Netherwood School At RNS we are always looking at ways to improve. In fact, our goal is to be the best Independent School in Canada, bar none. With this goal in mind, we are excited to introduce the newest addition to our beautiful campus, Science Hall, a building that will revolutionize Academics at Rothesay Netherwood School.

Science Hall is a state-of-the-art 40,000 square-foot brick building currently under construction behind Quinn House, next to the Irving Gymnasium. A generous gift from JK Irving, Class of 1946, Science Hall will feature six fully equipped science labs, four additional classrooms, student breakout rooms, a large conference room, a makerspace, and an administration area.

Designed by Malcolm Boyd of Murdoch & Boyd Architects and being built by EllisDon, Science Hall complements the new RNS Master Plan and will serve to not only transform academics at the school, but make the campus safer for students, faculty, staff and visitors with the ‘ring road’ now diverted around the building and pedestrian walkways under construction across campus.

Slated to open in September 2021 as the Class of 2028 arrives on the Hill, Science Hall is the first new academic building on site since

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Hibbard Hall opened in 1967. It is a pivotal part of our Strategic Plan that will ensure the continued growth, sustainability, and future success of Rothesay Netherwood School.

Head of School, Paul McLellan states, “As the donor reminded me in a conversation recently, ‘great schools require great teachers.’ And this building will provide first class opportunities for both our students and teachers for years to come.” u

Following the initial site preparation on April 28th, work is well underway in this May 11th photo, left, and the foundation is in place by June 9th, below.

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Culverts are being installed in this June 23rd photo, above, and the steel structure is shown being erected in this photo taken on August 20th, right.

This aerial shot taken on October 17th shows the entire structure in place as well as flooring and roofing and the mechanical rooms being completed on the building roof. The building went together quickly with the addition of brick panels, opposite page, shown in this October 21st photo.

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Can you tell us the story behind these photos from the Top of the Hill Archives?

If so, contact Jennifer at alumni@rns.cc or (506) 848-9206.

We would love to hear from you!

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COVID-19 isn't the first pandemic that our school has been through.

These Netherwood Girls are all masked up and taking precautions in this photo taken in 1918 during the Spanish Influenza.

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Generous, thoughtful people in our community have made the decision to make a difference in the lives of students at Rothesay Netherwood School by including a legacy gift when planning their estate.

Many independent schools, colleges and universities, including Rothesay Netherwood School, have benefitted from the foresight and generosity of individuals who have chosen to make a legacy gift. These planned gifts are of immense importance: they have already helped to build RNS into the extraordinary place that it is today and they will help to secure and to shape the school for the future. In many cases, legacy gifts are designed to suit an individuals’ area of interest and also provide significant tax benefits to the donor. Scholarships, financial aid and new and

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improved facilities are just a few of the areas that benefit as a result of a legacy gift.

Donors who have made a planned gift to RNS, or who have made their intentions known, are members of The 1877 Society. Through their charitable endeavours, their gift will help provide permanent benefits to the RNS community. Individuals can become members of The 1877 Society in a variety of ways including bequests, gifts of life insurance and charitable remainder trusts.

If you are thinking of joining The 1877 Society or are interested in further information about how your legacy gift can work for future RNS students for years to come, please contact Rob Beatty, Director of Development and Alumni Affairs at (506) 848-1731 or giving@rns.cc.

When donors let us know of their estate plans, all information regarding their donation is kept in strict confidence. Some donors wish to share with others their legacy intentions, while others wish to stay anonymous. No matter the case, we thank each of them for their leadership.

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They make their way up the Hill - rain, shine, or snow (because we all know that snow days aren't a thing at RNS!) from Monday to Friday & often on Saturdays and Sundays, too.

Meet some of our amazing Day Students!

LAUREN MacNEILL '22

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Q: What Grade are you in? How long have you been a day student at RNS? A: I am in Grade 11 and this is my third year at RNS. Q: Where do you live? How long is your commute?

A: I live in Quispamsis, about a 10-minute drive from campus.

Q: Why did you choose to attend RNS? A: I chose to come to RNS because it had a great Academic Program and it looked like a really fun and close community. I heard a lot about it from family friends who had attended and they loved it.

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Q: What is your favourite school activity/program, why?

A: My favourite school activity is Carnival Week in January because every day has a different themed dress up and there are always really fun activities!

Q: What do you like best about RNS? A: My favorite part of RNS is how much of a community it is.

Everyone is very approachable and I was never nervous to talk to any returning students or teachers when I was new.

Q: How do you feel you have benefitted from being part of the RNS community?

A: I have become a way more outgoing person. I used to be very shy and introverted but now I love to talk to new people and try new things that I never would have tried before, such as field hockey, which is now a big part of my life.

Q: What is the biggest challenge of being a day student as opposed to boarding?

A: The biggest challenge is having to leave at the end of the day.

Boarders get to stay with their friends all the time and they are also always around teachers to help them, whereas day students can only stay late if it works for whoever is driving them.

Q: What advice would you give to anyone who is considering RNS? A: I would say to definitely come to RNS! It has changed my life so much and the friendships you make last long after the last day of school. It is the most comfortable and caring community I have ever been a part of. u THE HEAD ’S LETTER

Lauren came to Rothesay Netherwood School in Grade 9. She says that she chose RNS because of the great Academic Program and because of the fun and close community.

I love how there are so many activities to pursue such as debate, band, musicals, sports, and many others. I also love the Science Program and our great community...

JOSHUA ISAAC '26 Q: What Grade are you in? How long have you been a day student at RNS? A: I am in Grade 7 and this is my second year as a day student.

Q: Where do you live? How long is your commute?

A: I live in Rothesay. My commute is about 5-to-10 minutes depending on traffic.

Q: Why did you choose to attend RNS? A: My older sister, Hannah ’20, graduated from RNS and my second sister, Rebecca ‘23 is also an RNS student. I chose to come here because both my sisters were doing a lot of cool programs and I was extremely excited to join the school.

Q: What is your favourite school program, why?

A: It is really difficult to choose only one, but my favourite school activity is basketball. It’s my favourite sport, and it’s fun and challenging.

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Q: What do you like best about RNS? A: I love how there are so many activities to pursue such as debate, band, musicals, sports, and many other things. I also love the Science Program and our great community.

Q: How do you feel you have benefitted from being part of the RNS community?

A: I have especially benefitted from the Music Program at RNS, and I love being a part of the Young Round Square Program and learning to give back. The RNS community is really nice, friendly, and welcoming.

Joshua is the third member of his family to attend Rothesay Netherwood School. He says he wanted to come to RNS because his sisters, Hannah '20 and Rebecca '23, were taking part in 'a lot of cool programs' and he was excited to join the school.

Q: What is the biggest challenge of being a day student as opposed to boarding?

A: When the weather is bad, getting to school is a lot harder than it normally is.

Q: What advice would you give to anyone who is considering RNS? A: It is a great community to explore new opportunities and there is something for everyone to pursue. You can make many new friends easily and have a fun and challenging time. u FALL '20

Meet the 2020-2021 Prefects cont.

Whether they are helping to improve student life, raising funds for charity or

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offering tutoring help to their peers, these Grade 12s are true RNS leaders!

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Roger Marino ’82 is the Head of School at Unisus in British Columbia and has had a successful 30-year career in education.

Now at his dream job, Roger stresses that “it is because of all of you who directly or indirectly impacted my life. Students, teachers, colleagues, and family I owe you a true debt of gratitude.” Roger generously took the time to answer some questions about his time at RNS and his career that followed.

Q: When did you first discover your passion for education?

A: My experience as a student at RNS is the reason I went into education. The relationships I developed in a boarding environment were so gratifying, I wanted everyone to have the chance that I had.

Trust me, it was not easy at times when I was a young Grade 7 who barely spoke English, and we certainly did not have the beautiful residences, gyms, etc. that schools have today, but it says something that still today, I communicate with so many of my peers and the people that were instrumental in my development as a citizen. We all have routines, but every day is a new day when dealing with children, and I love that energy.

Q: How did your years at RNS impact your career as an educator and leader?

A: I remember delivering the Head Boy’s address my graduating year and realizing at that moment that I wanted to teach at a boarding school. I discovered rugby at RNS, and it changed my life. I remember the first time someone asked me to come out and play and I said, “Sure I’ll play goalie!” The camaraderie, working hard together, travelling, and embracing everyone on your team, no matter who they are and THE HEAD ’S LETTER

where they come from, this is what boarding can be and should be.

Through this experience, I also wanted to teach French as I have always felt that learning another language opens up another world. The more languages you know, the greater the discovery of other cultures. RNS allowed me to see what I wanted to see in boarding schools and make the changes necessary to have every child feel that their school is their second home.

Q: How did boarding influence your perspective on fostering an international community on your campus?

A: Everyone has a story! And if you allow yourself to be open-minded and show empathy, like we try to instill through our learner profile, the relationships you will develop throughout your experience will be priceless, and this will give you the opportunity to travel around the globe. Also, I believe we are living in the greatest country in the world and I want our boarding students to be exposed to internationalmindedness with a Canadian flavour. With our day population, we want to foster great relationships with our international students so they may learn and be involved with our community and participate in our activities and traditions.

The camaraderie, working hard together, travelling, and embracing everyone on your team, no matter who they are and where they come from, this is what boarding can be and should be.

Roger Marino '82 is pictured with his nieces, Amelia, left, and Chloe, right, daughters of Sylvain Marino '83. It was the first official day at Unisus School in Summerland, BC for all three, Amelia in Grade 7, Chloe in Grade 4 and Roger, as Head of School.

Q: What are some of your favourite RNS memories?

A: Being there from Grade 7-12, the memories are endless. We did not have much when it came to buildings etc., but what I truly appreciated both from teachers and most students was that we enjoyed each other’s company, most of the time (laughing), and that we focused on the positive. Sports for my gang was so important. Playing rugby and winning the Provincial championship in Grade 10 was amazing. Making the hockey playoffs in Grade 12 was the first time RNS had been in the playoffs since the late 60’s, I believe.

Making the NB rugby provincial team and participating in the Canada Games with my great friend Kent Grass ’81 was an amazing experience. Having my brother, Sylvain ’83,

and four cousins (Daniel '83, Renato '83, Anna '84, and Nathalie '87) in school with me was pretty amazing, and when I taught there I also had my sister, Annik ’93, attend the school.

Q: What sports did you play at RNS? What values did you take with you from these teams?

A: I played hockey, soccer, and rugby. No matter how bad we would lose at times, especially in hockey, we loved the game so much that we did not care. Always loved our fans who would sing at the KV arena, “that’s all right, that’s ok, we’re gonna beat them, anyway” and we would be losing 8-1. When I discovered rugby, the referee from my first match was this big and tall Englishman and when he spoke he demanded respect and I thought how amazing

it was that no matter who you were it was about respecting the game. I never forgot that, and I always tried to bring that to whatever I have done in my career.

Q: What advice would you give to a Grade 12 student at RNS, who is soaking up their last moments on the Hill and is getting ready to graduate?

A: Take the time to thank everyone on the staff (be it the cooks, cleaners, houseparents, coaches, teachers, etc.) and your peers. It is only after you leave that you will realize how fantastic your experience was. Take time to reflect on everything you learned about yourself and others. Be proud of what you will have accomplished. Always go back and visit because you will always feel valued at RNS. u FALL '20

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MARY LANGLEY '11 Switch Health is at the forefront of COVID-19 testing, enabling decentralized diagnostics and testing, helping our world get back on track faster and more effectively. One of the four entrepreneurs behind the operation is RNS alumni Mary Langley '11, the chief strategy officer at Switch Health. Headquartered in Toronto, ON, the company is now opening offices throughout Canada, their success growing by the day and the team working around the clock. Previous to this, Mary worked in government relations and as a lobbyist, based also out of Toronto. She credits much of Switch Health's success to her amazing team, telling us that “having a team around you that believes in what you are doing makes a big difference and helps push you forward,” noting that together their motto is “the obstacle is the solution,” a testament to the team’s creativity. Mary took the time to chat with us about how her time at RNS influenced her role in Switch Health today.

Q: Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and how you came to be in your position at Switch Health?

A: When COVID-19 all started, my husband and I, we live in Toronto, and we decided to drive down to my family's cottage in Nova Scotia to kind of get away from the city, because living in a 600 square-foot apartment unable to leave for an unknown amount of time was a little bit overwhelming. So we headed to the Maritimes. I was at a different job, and my husband has always had his own businesses, but we’ve known the CEO Dylan (Stoyanov) for quite a while. I only met Olga (Switch CFO, Olga Jilani) while we were doing Switch Health.

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During the pandemic, we all came together as a foursome and decided that mobile units would be a really great way to provide COVID-19 testing to people across the country in a really efficient and easy way. You’d see all those lines, and there had to be a better way to provide accessible COVID testing. So the four of us are founders; myself, my husband, Marc Thomson, who's the Chief Operations Officer, the CEO, and the CFO. The four of us came up with the idea, and that’s how Switch Health came to life!

Q: What advice would you give to another entrepreneur?

A: I really think that not only is it about your own knowledge and being confident, but if you don’t have the solution to your problem, it’s not just sitting on your thumbs, but going out and finding the solution or the answer. And I think that having a really good team is one of the most important things because there are going to be many days where you feel like giving up, and if it weren’t for the team around me, we wouldn’t be where we are. Having someone to push you and keep you going is a really important aspect.

Mary Langley '11, shown with her best buds Peanut and Wally, is the CFO of Switch Health, a company on the forefront of COVID-19 testing.

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Q: Did RNS have any impact on this philosophy of teamwork?

A: Absolutely. I look back at my time at RNS so fondly. It’s just such a great place to be when you’re in your developing years. Being surrounded by people that are passionate

about education and teaching you the best values, not only what you learn educationally but what they instill in you personally.

I was thinking the other day about how after school each day you go and do activities with your fellow classmates. Like in the springtime when we would all run around the school's 'ring road', little things like that you know, other schools don't have those initiatives, and making you do things when you don't want to do them I think is the best value to instill in a young person. It's not always going to be easy, and having to work hard when you don't want to and knowing that it leads to good things, I think is one of the best values that RNS can teach people.

Q: What advice would you give to a Grade 12 student who is soaking up their last moments on the Hill and is getting ready to graduate?

A: I think just take advantage of your last few days. People are so worried about what they're going to do in university and it is such a big transition going from Grade 12 into university, but I also think that you have to give yourself a break. You're not going to know what you want to do right away, it's going to take some time. Even now for me, I'm only 26-years-old, but somehow I started this company with three other people and we’re here.

The world is just crazy, and you have to give yourself a breath and you'll find your way. You might go to university and you might hate or love your courses, but things happen for a reason, that's my motto at this point. u

Morgan Leet is an RNS Alumna who graduated with the class of 2016. She has now completed her post-secondary studies in Carleton University's Communication and Media Studies Honours program. Born originally in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Morgan moved to New Brunswick and came to RNS as a day student in seventh grade, and boarded in Quinn House for her final year. Throughout her time in university, she worked in program coordination, social media marketing, and content creation. She has now returned home to New Brunswick and has started her career in journalism, working as the Editorial Assistant for [EDIT] Magazine.

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CLASS NOTES 1930’s & 1940’s Hope (Mackay) Hunter ’36 celebrated her 102nd Birthday on January 1, 2020. Her sister, Hazen (Mackay) Inches ’37 joined the ranks of our Alumni Cententurian Club when she turned 100 on July 28, 2020.

Doug Bannon ’39 is close to joining this prestigious club; he turned 99 on May 22, 2020.

Norah (Brock) Lee White ’40 turned 96 on November 27, 2020 and her husband, Arthur Lee White turned 100 earlier this year. Norah and Arthur remain living in their home on Hibbard Lane in Rothesay with daughter Barbara Lee White ’70. Norah and Arthur have been married 68 years this past June.

year’s RNS grad class, as was Adrienne Turnbull ’20, granddaughter of Wally ’56 and Charlotte (Gibbon) ’56 Turnbull. Adrienne is studying at UNBSJ; and Alex is playing hockey this year. The Oland Family were also celebrating; pictured here are two generations of Olands proudly sporting their school blazers and school ties - Derek Oland ’57 and his grandson, Alec Oland ’20. Alec is studying Political Science and History at Mount Allison this fall.

Ed Morissey ’51 keeps in constant touch with the school. He most recently let us know that he and Shirley are well. They enjoyed getting out on the water a number of times this past summer with their eldest son on his sailboat, a pastime that Ed has enjoyed for many years at the local sailing club.

1980’s Patricia Pearson ’81 and John Allore ’82 have co-authored a book about John’s older sister’s unsolved death from 1978, called Wish You Were Here: A Murdered Girl, a Brother’s Quest and the Hunt for a Serial Killer. Through their investigation they have found other murders around the same time in the same area of Quebec where John’s sister’s body was found. John and Patricia are confident they found who the person responsible for these murders is but say they will never know for sure because the man died in 2015. For more information, check out www.theresaallore.com.

Also on Hibbard Lane is Jack Hickman ’42 who celebrated his 95th Birthday on May 10, 2020.

Valerie (Wilde) Mackay ’49 sent us a note in the spring to let us know she is keeping safe and doing well. Valerie lives in a seniors’ complex on the pacific coastline in Carlsbad, California. She told us that she keeps active and busy with group activities, her favourite being line dancing!

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Graduation may have been different this past June in comparison to other years, but it was just as special for RNS legacy families, especially our proud alumni grandparents. Dick Streeter ’53’s grandson, Alex Hussey ’20 was among this

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A lovely group of about thirty alumni, parents and friends of RNS joined us at our annual summer gathering in Shediac, NB in August. The group enjoyed dinner in a socially distanced environment sharing stories of the school and listening to updates for the new year ahead from the Head of School. Joining us were Joan and Hugh Donald ’51, Marion and Charles Baxter ’54, Alfred Groom ’55, Vicki and Duncan Noble ’60, Gail and Graham Scott ’60, David Lyman ’61 and Marilyn Harmer, Vicky and Brian Baxter ’62, Lloyd and Sue (Curleigh) Kay ’69, Bob and Rachel Poirier (past parents), Stephen Woodworth (past parent), and a number of young alumni (see note in the 2010s section). A huge thank you to Karen and Brian Ritchie ’62 and David Ritchie ’89 for all their help in planning and hosting this event for the past thirty plus years.

Roger Marino ’82 said farewell to Toronto when he packed up and moved west this summer to Summerland, BC - a small town located between Penticton and Kelowna in the Okanagan region.

Roger was appointed Head of School at Unisus School, an IB K-12, co-ed, day and boarding school situated on top of a hill overlooking Lake Okanagan. Learn more about Roger’s new role in our Amazing Alumni feature on page 55.

Val ’85 and Roxane (MacDonald) Streeter ’88 celebrated the graduation of their second eldest daughter, Anna, this June from RNS. Anna ’20 joins older sister Brooke ’18 at Dalhousie this year; she is studying Commerce, Brooke studies Medical Sciences at Dalhousie, and younger daughter Kylie is currently in Grade 10 at RNS. Scott Wardle ’86 has a new RNS alumni in his house. Scott’s son Mitchell graduated from RNS in June. Mitchell ’20 is studying Commerce at Dalhousie this year.

Matthew Lister ’93 joined the team at Grant Thornton this summer as a principal focused on tax planning and compliance solutions for small to medium sized businesses and their shareholders.

Matthew continues as a RNS School Governor, a role he has served since 2011.

Chapel on December 20, 2019. It was an intimate ceremony of immediate family and close friends which included Courteney Crosby ’01 as the maid of honour and David Irving ’02 as the best man. The happy couple lives in Rothesay where Jessica co-owns and operates Garden Grove Cafe and Adam works for Chandler Sales in Saint John.

Jody Shields ’87 and Malcolm Norman ’87 recently caught up in Vancouver, BC. They say hello to their fellow classmates and look forward to reconnecting again soon.

David Ritchie ’89 was appointed an RNS School Governor at this fall’s AGM in November. David has had a long connection with the school and, along with his father Brian Ritchie ’62, has been an integral part of keeping a close knit group of RNS alumni, parents, and grandparents in the Moncton and Shediac area. David works alongside Brian in the marine transportation business and manages their other group of companies. David is the father of two, Cole Ritchie ’18 and Brooke Ritchie.

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Jennifer Burdon ’95 completed her Level 1 Community Peace Officer Induction Program in Edmonton, AB in March 2019. She notes that “it was six weeks of intense training both mentally and physically.” Jenn lives and works in Fort McMurray, AB as a Team Lead/Sergeant CPO for Alberta Health Services.

Graham MacKenney ’97 and his partner, Rebecca Comeau, welcomed their first child, George Lawson MacKenney on September 17, 2020.

Another legacy family celebrated at graduation in June. Cory and Ian Brett ‘91’s daughter, Sedona became an RNS alumni in June. Sedona '20 is off to Bishop’s University this fall to begin her Education degree while older son Caleb ’18 is studying Engineering at Waterloo.

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Local Class of '92 roving reporter, Jennifer Waldschutz ’92 filled us in on what a few of her classmates have been up to as of late. Lyna Champagne celebrated her eldest daughter graduating from high school. Crystal Dedam welcomed a new grandchild. John Goodfellow sailed a boat from the USA to Saint John (at first with first mate Tim Keddy and then with his father for the home stretch.) Richard McLean is still being fabulous. Susan Cullen is teaching in Bahrain and Meredith Phinney is teaching in Beijing. Marisa Litz is working in marine biology as is Kim Bartlett. Greg LeBlanc works in the construction industry in Ontario. Zeeshan Hasnain is doing photography while Luke Vallee is all about Star Wars. Heather (Sancton) DeBlois works in human resources for Sobeys and is on the RNS Board and Jennifer herself is working as a recruiter for the City of Saint John telling you all to move to our great little city in the east!

After living in Toronto the past few years, Hans Klohn ’01, along with wife, Anastasia and daughter, Ivy, returned home to Saint John, NB last fall. Hans is working as Director of Risk Management and Administrative Services at OSCO Construction Group.

Jeff Kitchen ’03 and Brittany (Halpin) Kitchen ’04 welcomed their second child, Karis Ruby Kitchen on January 10, 2020. Named after her dog Ruby, Karis is living up to the namesake and enjoys outdoor air as much as the real Ruby does.

Karis keeps up with her older brother Clark but more importantly, keeps him in line as only a sister can do! The Kitchen Family is pictured here at the school dam at RNS.

Shannon (Walsh) Hunter ’00 took a new role working with the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation as its Director of Communications.

Nineteen years after they first met while attending RNS, and six months after first reconnecting at Garden Grove Cafe, Adam Newhouse ’02 and Jessica Reid ’04 were married in the RNS

Dorian Kristmanson ’03 and husband Marc Reeson welcomed their first child, daughter Sydney Grace Reeson to the world on April 24, 2020. “We didn’t expect to be having a baby during a pandemic but she was the perfect quarantine buddy and has brought us so much joy over the last 6 months.” comments Dorian.

Florence (Dalton) McMullen ’04 and husband Peter, welcomed their second child, Anna Grace McMullen, on September 25, 2020 in Calgary.

Anna is a little sister for Julia and a second niece for Uncle Peter Dalton ’07.

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Charlene Paddock ’04 moved home to Rothesay with her family, husband Dave Wu and daughter Charlotte, earlier this year. She has opened a family medical practice in Rothesay.

Matt Poirier ’04, and wife Maggie Turnbull welcomed their first child, Kate Poirier, on April 20, 2020 in Hamilton, ON. Kate enjoys eating, sleeping, and doing video calls with her uncle Jérémie Poirier '06.

Brittany Flood ’05 and husband, Daniel MacLellan, welcomed their first child, Quinn Grace MacLellan, on May 12, 2020 at a perfect 7 lbs 3 oz. Brittany says that “Quinn is a wonderful baby and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have her as part of our little family.” Of course, Quinn’s extended family, grandparents, Brian and Carolyn Flood, and Aunt Meghan Flood ’07 are thrilled too!

Wesley Gee ’05 and his wife, Molly, welcomed their first child, Oliver, on June 17, 2020. Young Ollie is pictured here in his first RNS swag representing the future Class of 2038!

The Gee Family lives in Los Angeles, CA.

Luc Boucher ’06 and his wife, Tessa Belliveau, were thrilled to welcome their first child, daughter Isabel Claire Boucher on February 24, 2020 in Moncton, NB. Katherine (Castonguay) Osmond ’07 and husband, Larry, were thrilled to meet their baby boy, Henry Roger Osmond, when he arrived on July 31, 2020. Henry is a first nephew for Victoria Castonguay ‘17 and a little brother for Noah.

Rachael Grant ’05 and husband, Jordan Sawler, welcomed their first child, Beatrice Laura Sawler, on July 15, 2020. Beatrice is a niece to Jamie Grant ’05, Hazen Grant ’09; granddaughter of Val and Macgregor Grant ’74 and great granddaughter of Rory Grant ’47.

Heather Adams ’05 and her fiance, Ryan Dyck had planned a big wedding in 2020 with friends and family coming in from all over. But, as we all know, COVID-19 hit. The couple kept having to postpone until they decided to just get married in a friend’s backyard on June 6, 2020 in Vancouver, BC. Heather remarks, “there were 9 people total that attended and the rest of our friends and family attended via Zoom. It may not have been what we imagined, but it was perfect!”

Ross Ripley ’05 and his fiancé, Jessica Parent, had wanted to be married in Hawaii this fall but COVID-19 messed up these original plans.

So, instead the couple eloped to Peggy's Cove, NS on August 14, 2020 and were married at the Oceanside Resort. “It was just the two of us on the beach and it was perfect,” says Ross.

Jamie Grant ’05 and his partner, Kiersten Mitchell, welcomed their baby daughter, Juliet, to their family on June 22, 2020. Juliet is a niece to Rachael Grant ’07, Hazen Grant ’09; granddaughter of Val and Macgregor Grant ’74 and great granddaughter of Rory Grant ’47.

Nikki and Greg Honour ’06 got the word just before Christmas last year that they would be moving to Wawa, ON to manage their first, very own, Canadian Tire store. Be sure to stop in and say “hello” if you are passing through Northern Ontario!

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Meghan Flood ’07 married Jakub Bundil on September 19, 2020 in a small, but beautiful, ceremony at the Algonquin Resort in St. Andrew's, NB. In attendance was the bride's sister, Brittany Flood ’05. The couple resides in Halifax where Meghan is completing her residency in Orthopedic Surgery and Jakub, originally from Slovakia, works as a financial advisor for CIBC.

Maggie MacVey ’07 started a new job this fall as an Account Manager, Government Services and Higher Education, with Grainger in Toronto, ON.

Elena Ezzat ’08 married Mike Correia on August 17, 2019 in Rothesay. Shortly thereafter, the happy couple found out they were going to be even happier as they were expecting their first child!

Daughter Nora Theresa Ann Correia was born this spring on June 8, 2020. “She is our first child,” comments Elena “and our greatest blessing!”

Sarah (Foster) Faulkner ’08 and husband, Justin, welcomed their third child, daughter Violet on July 21, 2020. Big brothers Nigel & Rowan are pretty proud of their little sister!

After spending time solidifying a business plan and finding the right vendors, Zhorrah Grant ’08 has opened Hair Granted Beauty Supply Inc. and serves as the business’ Chief Executive Officer & Founder. The store, located in Toronto, ON, offers 3,100 square feet of the ultimate hair and beauty experience and is the largest black-owned beauty supply store in the Greater Toronto Area. Be sure to drop by next time you are in Toronto or online at hairgranted.com; Zhorrah promises she “will fulfill all your hair care needs.”

Will Northrup ’08 and wife Kate welcomed their first child, Lincoln Daniel Northrup, on May 15, 2020 in Fredericton, NB. Lincoln is a grandson of Daniel Northrup ‘78 and Kelly Northrup, past RNS School Nurse.

Not only did Andrea Paddock ’08 return home to the east coast this summer but she also came back up the Hill. Only this time as Miss Paddock!

Andrea joined the faculty at RNS as an Associate Faculty working with our music, English, and drama programs while joining the residential staff in Kirk House.

Katelyn (Gorman) Lefebvre ’09 and husband, Nicholas, welcomed their first child, Benjamin Jeffrey Lefebvre, on July 5, 2020 at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, AB. He is cousin to Brittany (Clark) Cann ’09 (Adam Cann ’09) and Jack Clark ’12. Benjamin looks forward to meeting his Mom’s RNS friends in the near future!

Nikki (Weber) Lewicki ’08 married Adam Lewicki in an intimate ceremony on November 2, 2018 at the City Hall Chapel in Toronto, ON. Immediate family joined them for this celebration and at a small reception at Nikki’s grandmother’s home afterwards. This was the same place and the same way Nikki’s parents wed many years prior!

Even Nikki’s father surprised her by flying in from the Philippines to be there on her special day. The couple had planned to have a church wedding in the Philippines this past spring, but unfortunately have had to postpone this celebration until after the current global pandemic. However, Nikki and Adam enjoyed an even better celebration since they married - they welcomed the arrival of their first child, a daughter, Amara Scarlett, who was born on May 14, 2019.

Margaret Veall ’08 and Kirt Nelson had a Leap Year wedding and were married on February 29, 2020. It was a small ceremony surrounded by family and a few close friends in The Lake District of England – a region known for its beautiful landscapes and an area where the couple love to hike, climb, and camp.

Amber Heydeman ’09 and family have moved back to Quispamsis, NB from Ottawa, ON. Joe, Amber’s husband, will start working with his Dad throughout the Atlantic Region with Hockey Ministries International as chaplains with the QMJHL and Junior A teams. Amber remains working remotely for the HR Department with the Ottawa Carleton District School Board. Amber and Joe’s children, Sawyer and Violet, are excited to be close to family, grandparents, and enjoying unlimited play dates with their cousins. “We’re all very excited to be back in NB!”

Even before attending RNS, Ashlyn Somers ’09 had a passion for hockey. A proud former Varsity RNS Riverhawk and Mt. Allison Mountie, Ashlyn now continues her dedication to women's hockey through coaching. Since graduating from university, she has been coaching teams from the Bantam A level up through to the Midget AAA level (a former Head Coach of the PEI Kings County Kings). But for the past two seasons, she has been an Assistant Coach for the UPEI Women's Panthers where she coaches the forwards. And, in a small world connection, coaches two other RNS alumnae, Tiah Scichilone ’19 and Shaylin McFarlane ’19.

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is a goalie. "They are wonderful girls and it's a pleasure to coach them. It’s pretty cool coaching girls that also graduated from RNS and played for the same team I did; something special that we have in common. From one hockey generation to the next!" The three of them are pictured before a home game last winter (which at the time saw the team sitting in second place with seven league games to go before the playoffs.) During the day Ashlyn works for Charlottetown's Newcap Radio as an Account Manager in Marketing and Sales.

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happy day. Among those taking part were Sarah’s parents, Cindy and Rick Gowan (longtime RNS teacher and now Enrolment Manager), brother Ryan ’16, Matt and Tammy Earle (longtime RNS teacher and Director of Technology and Learning Initiatives, who were also married in the Chapel many years ago) and emcee for the day, Adrienne (Belyea) Gulliver ’10.

Adrienne (Belyea) Gulliver ’10 is currently pursuing her master’s degree in the applied health services research program at UNB. As part of the basis for her thesis, she is assisting a group of researchers at UNB in a research project that is examining trends in gender-related wage gaps among health care workers before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. Adrienne is also a registered holistic nutritional consultant (RHN).

Patrick Iles ’10 graduated from Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick in May 2020. He is currently in year one of his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS.

Sam Consolvo ’10 married Jessica Antos in Radford, Virginia, USA last spring on May 26, 2019.

This spring, Sam graduated from Virginia Tech in May with a Master of Science in Civil Engineering and works as a Geotechnical Engineer in Boston, MA. But wait, the good news continues as the happy couple also welcomed their first child, Ethan James Consolvo on May 10, 2020. The new family calls Melrose, MA home.

Sarah Gowan ’10 married Keith Gallant on August 22, 2020 in the RNS Memorial Chapel.

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Jordan Stephen ’10 joined the law offices of Cox and Palmer in Saint John this summer as an associate concentrating in corporate/commercial law. He graduated from UNB Law school last year with a Juris Doctor degree and was called to the New Brunswick Bar earlier this year.

Laura Tucker '10 moved home to Nova Scotia from Calgary this summer. She has enrolled in the Behavioral Interventions Advanced Diploma program at Nova Scotia Community College in Port Hawkesbury. She has been working in the disability field for over a year and says, "it's totally my thing!"

Her boyfriend also made the trip east with her and is also attending NSCC this year taking the Natural Resources Environmental Tech program.

Taylor Anderson ’11 graduated from Memorial University Medical School in May of this year. This fall she began her residency in family medicine on the west coast of Newfoundland.

Chris Blackwood ’11 married Erin Bonnell on May 6, 2019 while on vacation in Costa Rica and only 36 hours after he proposed to Erin. Neither had any plans of becoming engaged or being married on the trip, there was just something about being together at that moment that made everything fall into place. They found a beach and someone to marry them, located a photographer, found a dress and two rings, wrote their own vows, helped each other get ready, and had no stress whatsoever. Upon returning home to St. John’s, NL and surprising everyone with the news, the couple planned a celebration with friends and family.

Chris and Erin live in St. Philips, NL where Erin is a Registered Nurse and Chris is a Chief Officer with Anglo Eastern Ship Management.

Alexa Kolyvas ’11 married Joseph McGuire on September 12, 2020 at Alexa’s parents’ home in Rothesay. Among those present were the bride’s siblings, Lauren Kolyvas ’15 and Costa Kolyvas ’13 and bridesmaids, Emma Bailey ’11, Mariah Belyea ’11, Fiona Kidd ’11, and Sarah Trivett ’11. Alexa and Joseph live in Kingston, NB. Alexa works as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at the Saint John Regional Hospital.

Mary Langley ’11 is the Chief Strategy Officer at Switch Health based in Toronto, ON and a member of its executive team. This past year she helped the company research and implement COVID-19 Mobile Testing and Rapid Response Services. Learn more in our Amazing Alumni feature on page 57.

Following his residency, Sebastien Robichaud ’11 began work as an Emergency Physician in Moncton in July. He graduated from Université de Sherbrooke Medical School in 2017.

Kelly Fillman ’12 joined the faculty and staff at King’s-Edgehill School in Windsor, NS last year as a houseparent and this summer started working in the Development and Alumni Office at KES. Alex Kil ’12 graduated with her Masters of Arts in English Literature this spring from Sogang University in Seoul, South Korea.

Robert Pelletier ’12 and wife, Samia, welcomed their first child, a son, Kovi, on November 23, 2019 in Dalhousie, NB. Robert says, “Kovi is now just over 11 months old and is the most precious gift we could have ever asked for. He’s been walking for a few weeks now which is pretty funny to see. He’s very curious and affectionate and loves his dog, Moose!” Kovi is a nephew for MJ Pelletier ’15.

Tae Kim ‘15 graduated this spring with a Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Ottawa. He began working as an Engineer with Amazon Canada in Toronto, ON this summer.

Peter Fillman ’16 was selected earlier this year by a jury as the winner of the Nova Scotia Choral Federation's 4th Young Composer's Competition for his composition, See How Low the Moon Hangs.

This original piece was premiered at the Nova Scotia Youth Choir's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

Peter will graduate in June 2021 from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Music degree with an Honours in Composition. He hopes to continue his studies with a Master of Composition before pursuing a career in film composition.

Cameron Slipp ’16 was selected as the Artist in Residence with Unwrap Theatre this year. In June 2019, his first one-act musical, 501, debuted in the Playground Festival of New Work at the Registry Theatre. Cameron studied Music at University of Waterloo and his choral piece, December (text by Alina Sewani) premiered with the university choir in November 2019. His second original musical, written with Gaya Bin Noon, is titled All Art is Quite Useless. The piece, based on Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, was selected for production in Waterloo’s Theatre Department's UpStart Festival in March 2020.

Cameron was also selected by the Nova Scotia Choral Federation's 4th Young Composer's Competition for an honourable mention for his original composition, Peregrina. This was premiered at the Nova Scotia Youth Choir's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

A global pandemic could not stop the Class of 2016 from having a class reunion this year! Joining together via Zoom from all over the world, the class was able to catch up on old times and see one another too. Taking part were: Nick Noel, Kyleigh Gunn, Morgan Leet, Kathleen Chisholm, Molly Browning, Ryan Gowan, Maria Ines Miravete, Lauren Whiteway, Nakisa Severin, Morgan Wirtanen Blackadar, Peter Fillman, Daniela Ochoa, Zainab Hussain, and Jaime Bolaños. A local contingent of (back, left to right) Kathleen Chisholm, Andrew Neilson, Jeremy Wasson, and Calvin Keller (front row, left to right) Ryan Earle, Kyleigh Gunn, Morgan Leet, and Emma Galloway also gathered to celebrate the accomplishment.

Hannah Blanchard ’17 and husband, Anders, welcomed their first child, a baby boy, Braxton Bimmer Blizzard on August 5th 2020. Hannah comments that “he arrived a little tiny, but he’s all caught up now and growing big and strong.

Parenthood is the biggest blessing there is!”

Erin Gentleman ’17 is in her second school year on faculty at RNS. She is an Associate Faculty helping with residential life in Netherwood House and coaching girls’ soccer.

On Saturday, December 21, 2019 members of the RNS community gathered for the inaugural Maddy Murphy Memorial Hockey Tournament to raise awareness and funds for Mental Health in memory of Maddy Murphy ’16, who took her own life in September 2019 after struggling with depression, anxiety, and Tourette syndrome. Thank you to the event organizers with special thanks to Bailey O'Regan ’16, and to everyone who took part and came out in support. This fall, Maddy’s hockey jersey was hung in Memorial Arena with an honorary plaque.

A great group of young alumni came out and joined us at our annual alumni gathering in Shediac, NB in August (pictured here): Bryson Woodworth ’17, Cole Ritchie ’18, Emma Murphy ’18, Josh Cormier ’18 (and guest Amy Walker), and Carmen Cormier ’20.

Emily Parsons ’18 was selected as a recipient of The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) 2021 Canada Games Women in Coaching Apprentice Coaches program. The program is a partnership of Canada’s Provincial/Territorial Coaching Representatives, the Canada Games Council, and the CAC. It provides the opportunity for each province and territory to send two female coaches to the Canada Games in apprenticeship roles.

Past & Present Employees In June we presented long standing faculty and staff with RNS Service Pins. Thank you to each of you for your dedication and support of the school and our students.

20 Years: Rob Calder 15 Years: Nic Carhart, Judy MacFarland, Greg Ellis, Andrea Jollymore, Jill McCarville, Geoffrey McCullogh, and Dolores Young 10 Years: Sharon Nason 5 Years: Jeff Bell, Jennifer Dykerman, Jennifer Roos

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Reflections of a Pandemic Graduate Cecil VanBuskirk ’16 graduated with his Commerce Degree with a concentration on Marketing from St. Francis Xavier University in April and is now working at Irving Oil in Saint John, NB. Here are his reflections on being a 2020 graduate.

For many new graduates across Canada, this was a bizarre year in which to graduate and enter the workforce. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, graduating students would spend their final year cherishing moments with their close friends, mentoring new students, attending job interviews, and walking across a stage to receive their diploma as a symbol of their years of hard work. This year, everything was different.

In late March, the COVID-19 virus was beginning to spread much faster than anticipated but, in many university towns, including Antigonish, Nova Scotia, students remained naïve and oblivious to the impending impacts of the virus. Seemingly in a matter of days, we were calling our parents to pick us up while trying to clean up the 4 years’ worth of mess in about 48 hours (my mother wasn’t very impressed).

The first week of the pandemic lockdown felt like an extended March break - chipping away on school work while focusing on catching up with family and old RNS friends. But after the third week of doing school work in rugby shorts and not showering after the gym, it began to sink in that we really weren’t going back to our lives on campus - this was permanent. With most of the online classes winding down and having a few online “assessments” to round out my final year, it left me feeling empty about my graduation. However, I was quickly reminded of all the incredible memories I was able to make in my four years: late nights working on group projects with friends I shouldn’t have picked in my group; hours of cramming in the library; getting kicked out of a few intramural hockey games; and the lasting relationships I made with my friends and professors that allowed me to flourish as a learner. This got me thinking about what this year’s RNS grads will experience and just how much has changed about their learning environments and overall school experiences.

It will be completely different than my RNS graduation year.

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At the end of the 2019-2020 school year, we said fond farewells to eight employees.

Min Kim joined us in September 2019 as an Associate Faculty in our music department and Assistant Houseparent in Quinn House. This fall she began teaching music at Elmwood School in Ottawa, ON. Jackie Sullivan joined us in 2016 as our Human Resources Representative and an important member of our leadership team. In her four years on the Hill, she contributed to numerous projects and to various committees, helped with succession planning and leadership development, and implemented our employee SMART Goals program. Most importantly, Jackie helped to make us a better and more professional organization.

attention has been focused on how fast our wifi is and if the lighting in our rooms is coming from the right direction to make our teeth whiter. The process of applying for jobs and having interviews during one of the most challenging historical events we have faced has taught me a lot about myself. I’ve had the opportunity to reflect and set new goals for my career and personal life. Also, the lockdown has given me and my family the opportunity to connect in ways that we haven’t for years - and sort out a lot other (not so fun) stuff we had never tackled. I’ve spent a lot of time catching up with friends I never thought I would, I’ve smiled at more strangers than ever before, and I’ve even read a few more books than usual. Although there has been so much uncertainty, I think that there have been more shining moments than I could have expected.

I am certainly very appreciative that we live in a first world country, and one that still understands the importance of caring for our neighbours. I’m also thankful to have an incredible family that continues to support me in these trying times. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a curse, but it has also been a blessing. I think that graduating this year and entering the work force has been the challenge I needed, and has in many ways pushed me outside my comfort zone. I hope it’s doing the same for you. Congratulations to all of the RNS PGs – the Pandemic Graduates!

Josh Richards joined us as an Associate Faculty in 2016 helping with residential life in Mackay and Kirk houses. He was also an Assistant Coach to the Prep Boys’ Basketball Team and Head Coach of our Senior School Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team. Josh has a big heart, a great sense of humour, and made the perfect fit to foster positive relationships with our students.

Josh has been studying part time toward a Bachelor of Education. He leaves us this year to make this goal a reality.

Jennifer Dykerman joined us in September 2015 as an Associate Faculty. Since then “Miss D”, as she is affectionately known, has been a Houseparent in Netherwood House, taught English, Digital Applications, and our Grade 9 Discovery programs, coached our Girls’ Varsity Soccer Team and our Middle School Girls’ Basketball Team, and made a lasting impression on each student she has mentored. She leaves us to pursue a Masters in Societies, Cultures and Languages degree at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, ON. Tammy Dunnett joined us on the Hill as a parent in 2012 when her son Ben Dunnett ’19 started in Grade 6. In 2016, she joined the Health Centre as a nurse where she helped to advance the care and professionalism we provide to our students and parents. Tammy retired in December last year.

Loretta Kolyvas began her journey with RNS in 2004 as a new parent. All three of her children (Alexa ’11, Costa ’13, and Lauren ’15) attended RNS beginning in Grade 6. In 2008, Loretta began to work in our School Health Centre as one of our School Nurses.

Since then, she continued to build our Health Centre and relationships with our local medical community to better support our students and programs. For these past eleven years, Loretta has provided our students with her caring and supportive nature treating them

all like they were her own children. Loretta leaves us to enjoy retirement.

Jacqueline Albinati started with RNS during the winter of 2008 when she and husband Chris moved to New Brunswick from Alberta; she had taught at Strathcona Tweedsmuir School prior.

Since then she has become an integral part of our French and Spanish Language programs, headed our IB Diploma Program and our Round Square program, and coached, mentored, and befriended countless students and colleagues alike. In recent years, Jacquie has spent equal time learning as she has teaching. She completed the CAIS Leadership Program, participated on the CAIS Visiting Accreditation Team for a number of independent schools across Canada, and recently completed her MBA degree - all in addition to her commitment to RNS. Jacquie’s daughter, Sophie ’25 joined us for the past two years in grades 6 and 7. The Albinati Family relocated to the west coast in August. This fall, Jacquie began teaching at Brentwood College School in Mill Bay, BC. After 20+ years on the Hill, Rob Calder left his office in Kirk House in July as our IT Manager to take a position with a networking company in Saint John. He has impacted our school in many positive ways over the years; not only did he help to build our IT program from scratch, he has probably personally interacted with every student over the past two decades at one point or another during his tenure - a feat that is only second to the Head of School. Aside from his work life, Rob has always been a genuine person who will lend a helping hand to anyone and who continually helps to give back to his community through volunteering and coaching. He loves a good story and a good laugh.

Thank you Rob for everything that you have done for us over the years.

Welcome new employees! We were happy to welcome these new faces on the Hill this summer: Nathan Blais, English Teacher; Francis Morneault, French Teacher; Mark Graham, Associate Faculty/Fitness Coach/Mackay Houseparent; Sarah Johnson, Associate Faculty/ Health & Phys.Ed Teacher/Quinn Houseparent; Andrea Paddock ’08 Associate Faculty/English Teacher/Kirk Houseparent; Kate Vanhoutte, School Nurse; Brittany Taylor, School Nurse; Natasha Nowak, Assistant Manager, Food Service & Housekeeping; Brian Crawford, IT Specialist; and Maureen Olsen, Human Resources Manager.

Mike Carpenter, RNS Director of Outdoor Education, also owns Red Rock Adventure

Company in St. Martin’s, NB. This past winter, Red Rock was honoured with a 2019 Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick Partnership Award.

Red Rock Adventures offers many one-of-a-kind outdoor adventures along the Bay of Fundy as well as outdoor education and unique culinary experiences. For your next New Brunswick adventure check out Red Rock Adventure website at bayoffundyadventures.com.

Current RNS teachers, Scott Jay (Chemistry and Physics teacher) and Millie O’Brien (English and Drama teacher) welcomed their first child, daughter Orla Louise Jay on September 11, 2020 weighing 7lbs 9oz. Millie and Scott are head over heels in love and relishing being new parents.

Craig Jollymore, Assistant Head of School and longtime RNS English teacher, was bestowed the Rowing Canada Aviron Long Service Award this past year for his contribution to rowing in the province and for his 20 years volunteering with Kennebecasis Rowing Club.

Aaron and Cara (Climpson) Lee, past RNS teachers, spent the last three years teaching at an international school in Qatar. They officially moved back home to Ontario this spring and settled in St. Catharines. Both Aaron and Cara are teaching at Ridley College this year.

Among the four new members inducted last year into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame is our very own, Veronica Clarke, or better known to many RCS boys as Mrs. Bonnycastle. Before marrying Dr. Bonnycastle and becoming Mum to Hilary ’56 and Gus ’62, and honorary Mum to numerous RCS boys away from home, Veronica was a skating pioneer in women’s singles, pairs, dance and fours. She competed from 1928 to 1938, winning 20 Canadian medals – 10 of which were gold – as well as three international medals. With her pair partner Ralph McCreath, Veronica won the 1937 North American Championships, three Canadian Figure Skating Championships and along with McCreath, Constance Wilson-Samuel, and Montgomery Wilson, fours medallists in the 1938 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. Mrs. Bonnycastle was honoured posthumously.

Sarah Peters, past RNS Associate Faculty, married Luke Settle on July 25, 2020 in Saint John, NB.

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Gotten married? Had a baby? Or just want to say "hello" to classmates? Let us know!

Please contact Jennifer at (506) 848-9206, by email at alumni@rns.cc or go online to rns.cc/classnotes.

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Passings Marie (Payzant) MacInnes ’39 passed away peacefully on September 2, 2019 in Halifax, NS just ten days before her 98th birthday. She is survived by her three daughters, 14 grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband and son.

Elinor (Marcus) Zwicker ’50 passed away on March 30, 2020 in Lunenburg, NS. She is survived by three children and six grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Sherman Zwicker ’47 as well as her brother, John Marcus ’52, and her sister, Anne Marcus ’58.

Mary (Boswell) Sellers ’39 passed away on May 25, 2020 in Esher, Surrey, England. She is survived by her daughter and by her cousin, Jean (Doane) Kilpatrick ’42.

Dan Coles ’51 died on February 28, 2020 in Saint John, NB. He is survived by his children, Dan Coles ’89 and Shonaugh (Coles) Moore ’92.

Jean (Smith) Carson ’41 passed away peacefully at home on June 9, 2020 in Brantford, ON. She is survived by her two children, seven grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. She is predeceased by her husband, a son, and by her brother, George Smith ’39.

Mike Page ’41 passed away on February 11, 2020 in Victoria, BC. He is survived by his two children, three grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son and by his wife of 69 years, Sheila in 2018.

Dorothea (Claridge) Murray ’42 passed away on November 7, 2019 in Erie, PA. She is survived by her two children, eight grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Frederick Murray ’41 a year earlier and by her brother, John Claridge ’44.

Jim McLean ’44 passed away on June 7, 2020 in Saint John, NB. He is survived by his four children, eight grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren; by his brother and sister-in-law, Annabelle and Charles McLean ’50. He was predeceased by his wife, Anna, in 2007 and by his brother, Ted McLean ’43.

Joyce (Tilley) Baker ’47 died on April 24, 2020 in Freeport, ME. She is survived by one sister, her four children, seven g randchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

Joyce was predeceased by her husband Wally in 2019 and by her two brothers.

Sarah (Aitken) Stevenson ’48 died on April 20, 2020 in Montreal, QC. She is survived by her three children, six grandchildren, and by her brother and sister. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard, in 2012 and by a son-in-law.

James Coster ’49 passed away on August 12, 2019 in Edmundston, NB. He is survived by a son and daughter, three grandchildren, and by his brother, Michael Coster ’53. He was predeceased by his wife Beverly in 2015.

Dorothee Sear Cowan ’49 passed away on January 17, 2020 in Saint John, NB. She is survived by her son and daughter, four grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.

Jack Ingram ’50 died on August 8, 2020 in Halifax, NS. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Kathy, and their two sons, six grandsons, one granddaughter, and five great grandchildren.

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Bill Thomas ’51 passed away on April 22, 2020 in Saint John, NB. He is survived by his wife, Mona, their four children, three grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and one sister.

Boyd Ritchie ’51 passed away on June 4, 2020 in Fredericton, NB. He is survived by his wife, Judy Clendening, and by his four sons, one daughter, eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and by brother, Laurence Ritchie ’58.

Margaret (Short) Banks ’52 passed away on July 9, 2020 in Saint John, NB. She is survived by four children, four grandchildren, two sisters-in-law; her nephew and niece, Tom Short ’81 and Margot (Short) Petrie ’84; and by cousins, Peter Jackson ’55 and Bob Jackson ’57. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry; brother David Short ’56; by her parents, Hazen Short ’19 and Katherine (Peters) Short ’23; and by her aunt and uncle, Margaret (Peters) Jackson ’25 and Dr. J.F.L. Jackson (past RCS Assistant Head of School).

Ritchie Gillespie ’52 passed away on April 3, 2020 in Dartmouth, NS. He is survived by two sons, three grandchildren, and by his sister, Mary (Gillespie) Jardine ’49. He was predeceased by his wife, a son, and his brother.

Dick Hollies ’54 passed away peacefully on October 3, 2020 in Saint John, NB. He is survived by his wife, Annise; his son and daughter; two grandchildren, one great granddaughter, and a sister-in-law. He was predeceased by his brother-inlaw, John Allan ’48.

Art “Bud” Kennedy ’54 passed away in March, 2020 in Riverview, NB. He is survived by his five children, 11 grandchildren, and one great granddaughter, and by his sister, Mary (Kennedy) Johnston ’52. He was predeceased by his wife, Carolyn, and by his sister and brother.

Roderick MacLean ’58 passed away on November 30, 2019 in Amherst, NS. He is survived by his wife, Susan; his two children and four grandchildren; his sister and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his former wife.

Terry Bryant ’59 passed away on May 22, 2020 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. He is survived by his wife, Diane, his three children, four grandchildren, and by his brother. Terry was a proud RCS Old Boy and made it back for every class reunion, including his final celebration in 2019.

Allan Crimmins ’61 passed away on February 10, 2020 in Saint John, NB. He is survived by his wife, Sarah, his two children, and four grandchildren. Allan was a talented artist and an accomplished potter; his works can be found in many homes throughout New Brunswick and afar. He was predeceased by his parents, John Crimmins and Mary (Fawcett) Crimmins ’36 (past Netherwood Head of School).

David Pickard ’61 passed away suddenly on September 2, 2020 in Toronto, ON. He is survived by his partner, Carol, and by his daughter, Natalie. He was predeceased by his parents, Mardi and David Pickard ’30.

Ann (Nagle) Vautour ’62 passed away in Moncton, NB on February 7, 2020. She is survived by her husband, Paul, and by their three sons and four grandchildren. Ann is also survived by her fellow Netherwood ’62 classmates of whom she thought of as sisters.

Jane (Ross) Allan ’65 passed away suddenly on June 2, 2020 at her home in Montreal, QC from cancer. She leaves behind her husband, Bruce, their two daughters, Victoria and Andrea, and her sister, Prue. Jane arrived at Netherwood in the fall of 1962. She was one of many girls who made the trip between Montreal and Saint John on the “Netherwood Line” throughout the 1960s - at the back of the train in Car No. 1500 filled with laughter and chatter and a bit of “what-not!” Jane had a big heart and a gregarious nature; she was filled with simplicity, sincerity and kindness and will be missed incredibly by her fellow “sisters” of ’65.

David Lebrocq ’66 passed away in Kelowna, BC on September 20, 2020.

Predeceased by his parents and twin sister, David is survived by his daughter, Michelle, and grandson, Patrick.

Wayne Wetmore ’66 passed away on April 9, 2020 in Edmundston, NB. He is survived by his wife, daughter and granddaughter, and by his three brothers, John, Fred, and Stephen Wetmore ’70.

Douglas MacKenzie ’69 passed away peacefully in Grand Manan, NB on September 29, 2020 after a long illness. He is survived by his partner, Marilyn, his daughters, Colleen MacKenzie ’06 and Callie MacKenzie (Data Brainanta) (current parents), his three grandchildren Che ’24, Evo ’26, and Colton, and by his three sisters.

Judith Morton ’70 passed away on August 12, 2020 in Halifax, NS. She is survived by her sister, two brothers and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Michelle Lister ’90 passed away peacefully at home in Calgary, AB on May 1, 2020 after a lengthy illness. She was surrounded in love by family and friends. She is survived by her husband, Davin Ala, and their daughters, Mikaela, Adrienne, and Ciarra; by her parents and by her siblings, Matthew Lister ’93, Dariel (Lister) Green ’95, and Andrew Lister. Michelle’s friends described her as amazing,

adventuresome, courageous, generous, strong, a fighter, funny and kind. To her family she was all this and more.

Michael Ferris ’95 died on January 19, 2020 in Edmonton, AB. He is survived by his mother, his partner, his four siblings, and eight nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father.

Jim Russell, past Business Manager, passed away on January 16, 2020 in Saint John, NB. He is survived by his wife, Noreen, their children, Jacqui and Steve, and his grandson, Xander. He was predeceased by his granddaughter, Georgia. Following a long career as an executive with Baxter Foods, Jim came to RNS in 1996 to manage the Business Office. Taking over the helm from Jack Hickman ’42, Jim worked side by side with Paul Kitchen for the next decade as they continued to advance the school and the campus as it grew into the RNS of today.

Edith Mundle, past matron staff at Netherwood in the late 1950s and early 1960s, passed away on May 26, 2020 in Riverview, NB at the age of 80. She is survived by her husband, their three sons and four grandchildren.

Olga Grant passed away suddenly and peacefully on January 13, 2020 at home in Rothesay, NB at the age of 86. Best known as the better half of Rory Grant ’47, Olga was a past RCS and Netherwood parent, a past RNS grandparent, a past Governor and Chair of the Board for Netherwood School, and an honorary alumna of the Class of ’47. Besides her husband, Rory, she is survived by her four children: Macgregor ’74, Andrew ’76, Michael ’77, and Norah ’82; her 12 grandchildren including, Jamie Grant ’05, Rachael Grant ’07, Hazen Grant ’09, Margot Grant ’12, and Gillian Grant ’14; by her siblings, Dorothea Beckwith and John Bate ’53; and by many nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was predeceased by her three sisters, her brother, George Bate ’41, and by her parents, Norah and Alban Bate ’12.

Donations are gratefully received by the school in memory or in honour of someone you wish to remember in our community or beyond.

Please contact the Development Office at (506) 848-0861 or giving@rns.cc.

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Our Sympathies to…

Bob Stevenson ’59 on the passing of his wife, Janet, on December 31, 2019 in Fredericton, NB. Janet was the sister-in-law of John Stevenson ’64, Kate (Stevenson) Wilson ’67 and the late Marguerite Stevenson ’56.

Marc Blanchard ’04 on the death of his grandmother, Evelyn Cameron, on May 3, 2020 in Saint John, NB.

Wilma (Wasson) Ross ’62 on the death of her husband, Barrie Ross, on June 24, 2020 in Halifax, NS.

Brittany Flood ’05 and Meghan Flood ’07 on the death of their grandfather, Fred Demers, on January 9, 2020 in Saint John, NB.

Sue Ness ’64 on the death of her husband, Philip Ness, on July 26, 2020 in Greenwich, CT.

Kate Mallin ’05 on the death of her grandmother, Anna Corning, on December 27, 2019 in Yarmouth, NS.

Rick Buckingham ’74 on the death of his mother, Maureen Buckingham, on October 14, 2020 in Fredericton, NB.

Jennifer (Keleher) Edwards ’09 on the death of her grandfather, Bob Klassen, on June 26, 2020 in Quispamsis, NB.

The Northrup Family: Rob ’75, Dan ’78, Troy (Current Parent), and Krista (Current Parent, Past Governor) on the death of their mother, Hazel Northrup, on January 26, 2020 in Rothesay, NB. Mrs. Northrup was the grandmother of Will Northrup ’08, Katie Gulliver ’19, Caroline Gulliver ’24, and Jack Northrup ’27 and the mother-in-law of Kelly Northrup (Past RNS Nurse).

Ellen (Langley) Cohen ’10, Mary Langley ’11 and David Langley ’13 on the death of their grandmother, The Hon. Brenda Robertson, on September 23, 2020 in Riverview, NB.

Vera Turnbull ’75 and Caroline Turnbull ’79 on the death of their father, John Turnbull, on May 19, 2020 in Saint John, NB. Julie (Main) Armstrong ’78 on the death of her mother, Betty Main, on August 22, 2020 in Sussex, NB. Mike O’Neill ’81 and Kathy (McPhee) O’Neill ’82 on the deaths of Kathy’s parents, George McPhee on February 17, 2020 and Phyllis McPhee on June 21, 2019 in Sussex, NB. Mr. & Mrs. McPhee were the grandparents of Stephanie (O’Neill) Taylor ‘06 and Shawn O’Neill ‘07.

Kristin (Newdick) Henderson ’86 and Julie (Newdick) McNamee ’87 on the death of their father, Robert Newdick (RNS Founder - The Parents of 1984), on December 13, 2019 in Saint John, NB. Mary (Kitchen) Orzag ’93, Stephanie (Kitchen) Armstrong ’96, and Jeff Kitchen ’03 on the death of their aunt, Susanne Kitchen, on January 24, 2020 in Ottawa, ON. Susanne was a sister-in-law to Paul Kitchen, past Head of School.

Hans Klohn ’01, Emily Smith ’06, and Matthew Klohn ’15 on the death of their grandfather, Hans W. Klohn, on April 15, 2020 in Saint John, NB. Mr. Klohn was the father of Hans O. Klohn and Peter Klohn, who were both past members of the RNS Board.

Fraser ’11, Adam ’12, and Darcy ’15 Wells on the death of their grandmother, Beverley Wells, on July 22, 2020 in Toronto, ON. Sandy ’11, Victoria ’12, and Emily Archer ’15 on the death of their grandmother, Barbara Archer, on March 3, 2020 in Saint John, NB. Mrs. Archer was the motherin-law of Kathy Archer (Past RNS Librarian) and the great grandmother-in-law of Josh Mitton (past RNS faculty).

Robert ’12 and Marie-Jo ’15 Pelletier on the death of their grandfather, Mark Toner, on December 27, 2019 in Grand Falls, NB. Shannon McFadden ’15 on the death of her father, Bill McFadden, on May 6, 2020 in Charlottetown, PEI. Ana Bullock ’16 on the passing of her grandfather, Frederick Bullock, on December 25, 2019 in Fredericton, NB. Katie ’16, Jon ’18 and Alex ’18 Steeves on the death of their grandfather, Francis Quinn, on January 24, 2020 in Saint John, NB. Maddy Cain ’17 on the death of her grandfather, Karst Smit, on September 22, 2020 in Sussex, NB. Ayden Fillmore ’18 on the death of his father, Billy Fillmore, on April 8, 2020 in Halifax, NS.

Megan Alexander ’03 on the passing of her grandfather, The Hon. John C. Crosbie, on January 9, 2020 in St. John’s, NL.

Ben Lamont-McGinnis ’18 on the death of his grandfather, George Lamont, on April 1, 2020 in Saint John, NB.

Dorian Kristmanson ’03 on the passing of her grandmother, Bernice Kristmanson, on December 11, 2019 in Fredericton, NB.

Mac Bagnell ’19 on the death of his grandfather Sisinio Villacastin on August 23, 2020 in the Philippines.

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Bruce ’20 and Melissa ’22 Fong on the death of their grandmother, Brenda Fong, on April 21, 2020 in Hammonds Plains, NS. Freddie ’20 and Georgia ’24 Searles on the death of their grandmother, Gail Searles, on December 4, 2019 in Fredericton, NB. Lauren Fisher ’23 and Emily Fisher ’22 on the death of their grandfather, Brian Glenn, on May 9, 2020 in Saint John, NB. Marisa Cole ’24 on the death of her grandmother, Marie Cole, on October 26, 2020 in Moncton, NB. Cody Alderson, RNS University Placement, on the death of his grandmother, Rose Gordon, on July 12, 2020 in New Glasgow, NS. Mrs. Gordon was just a month shy of her 101st birthday.

Sue Baxter (past RNS Director of Development) on the death of her mother, Heather Giffin, on October 2, 2020 in Liverpool, NS. Peter Buckland, past faculty, on the death of his mother, Joan Buckland, on February 13, 2020 in Quispamsis, NB. Joan was the wife of the late David Buckland ’45 and was an aunt of Roger Buckland ’60 and Richard Buckland ’62.

Rob Calder (past IT Manager) on the death of his mother, Joan Calder, on February 8, 2020 in Miramichi, NB. Sabreena Floyd, RNS Housekeeping, on the passing of her grandfather, Ian Joyce, on April 17, 2020 in Saint John, NB. Brian Murray (past Director of Student Life) on the death of his father, Frank Murray, on November 30, 2019 in Windsor, NS. Frank was the father-in-law of Jayne Fillman Murray (Past Admission Director) and step-grandfather of Stephanie, Kelly ’12 and Peter ’16 Fillman.

Remembering Our Friend, Judy MacFarland - 1965 to 2020 On Sunday, September 13, 2020, we lost a much-loved member of our RNS Family.

Judy MacFarland passed away suddenly at her home in Kingston, NB at the much too young age of 55.

If you ever dropped by the Alumni Room, attended an RNS gathering, or perhaps joined us for the Top of the Hill Dinner & Auction, you will have had the great fortune to meet Judy. She would have greeted you with a big smile and welcomed you to the school with genuine warmth and caring.

Judy arrived on the Hill in August of 2005.

She was a longtime member of the RNS community and an integral part of our Alumni and Development Office. Her local connections to our alumni and parents

went even deeper than that from the 20 years prior that she spent working at ScotiaBank in Rothesay.

Judy enjoyed chatting with our alumni and parents and keeping them connected with the school. Whether you had met her numerous times before or this was the first encounter, you were made to feel like an old friend; she knew everyone by name.

Judy’s personality was gregarious, her laugh infectious, and her character was flawless. She loved a good party, especially a bonfire, a good story, and a hot cup of English Breakfast tea.

Her husband, Gerald, their four children and eight grandchildren were the centre of Judy's universe.

The RNS Community meant a lot to Judy and she meant the world to us. She was dedicated to the school and proud of the work that she did. Judy was a wonderful teammate, colleague, mentor, confidante, and friend.

Judy is greatly missed by her RNS Family.

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Last, but certainly not least ... meet our final four

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Grade 12 Prefects

UPCOMING EVENTS Due to COVID-19, many events have been cancelled or postponed. For the most up-to-date event details, please see our online calendar at rns.cc/calendar.

THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 4, & 5 Senior School Musical • High School Musical Jr. Live - Heritage Hall | Streamed - your house!

Vist: rns.cc/hsm for showtimes & tickets SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 92nd Annual Carol Service Location and format to be announced FRIDAY, JUNE 4 144th Closing Ceremonies and Class of 2021 Graduation Location and format to be announced FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 5 & 6 102nd Annual Alumni Reunion Weekend All Alumni welcome to attend!

Special celebrations for class years ending in ’0 and ’5 and ’1 and ’6 Details and plans to be announced Visit: rns.cc/reunion

SATURDAY, JUNE 5 Semi-Annual Governors’ Meeting Location and format to be announced SATURDAY, JUNE 5 11th Annual Founders’ Dinner & Alumni Dance Location and format to be announced Please check the online calendar or email alumni@rns.cc.

RNS ADMISSION INFORMATION SESSIONS If you know of a family who may be interested in learning more about the RNS experience, please invite them to join us a for a virtual tour or open house.

Atlantic Canada families are invited to visit us on campus. For details, email admission@rns.cc or go to rns.cc/admission or rns.cc/tours.

RNS ASSOCIATION GATHERINGS We miss you and can't wait to get back together. Please keep in touch by dropping us an email to alumni@rns.cc. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming association gatherings once these events are again permitted. Stay well.

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Rothesay Netherwood School is Atlantic Canada’s leading accredited independent, co-educational, boarding and day school for Grades 6-12.

Our Alumni and Parents are our best source of student referrals.

If you know a student who could be inspired by the RNS experience, please let us know.

• International Baccalaureate Program

• Outdoor Leadership Program

• Culture of innovation in learning

• 125-acre scenic campus

• Curriculum designed to challenge and promote student thinking and to engage and empower students as leaders

• Round Square International Exchanges

• Art, music & drama; athletic and co-curricular activities every day

• Prep School Hockey Programs for girls & boys

• Scholarships and bursaries

• Premier Basketball & Soccer Programs

VISIT US ONLINE:

ww w.rns.cc FOLLOW US AT:

• Friendly, cheerful and respectful community

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To learn more about the RNS Experience, please contact us at:

info@rns.cc

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