Community News
Lori Smith (nee Graham) married Landon Smith on June 30. The ceremony was held at Cedarview Community Church and the reception was at Nobleton Lakes Golf Course. Lori teaches grade 5 science and grades 7 & 8 math in the Middle School. The newlyweds live in Newmarket, Ont. Greg Reid has been promoted to the role of Assistant Headmaster responsible for School Life and Operations after 12 years at St. Andrew’s College as the Director of Athletics. Greg will take on many of the responsibilities formerly held by John Walden ’71, including student discipline. He will also take over the leadership of the Advisory Program and co-chair the School’s upcoming CAIS accreditation review in 2013. Greg will continue to coach lacrosse and hockey, and returns to the classroom to teach geography. Courtenay Shrimpton, Assistant Headmaster, has assumed the additional responsibility of 4 THE ANDREAN • FALL 2012
(l–r) Eric Cumming ’06, Nicholas Weedon ’02, Sean Ludwig, Tatum (Special Olympian), Michael Carroll, Sarah Carroll, Dave Stewart, Whitney Elliott, Natascia Stewart, Mark Service, Jarryd Stock ’03 (front)
SAC lends Support to Special Olympics In June, Jarryd Stock ‘03, Admission Officer, led a team of 10 staff and faculty members from St. Andrew’s in the Marathon of Sport fundraiser. The SAC contingent raised more than $3,000 for the Special Olympics Canada Foundation as they competed alongside Special Olympics athletes in a variety of sports such as beach volleyball, flag football, ultimate frisbee, soccer, tug of war, and Strategic Development for the School, as well as overseeing the Upper School and continuing his role in Student Life. Courtenay joined SAC in 1999 as a history teacher and Housemaster of Flavelle House. He continues to coach football and rugby, teach history and oversee the Model United Nations Club. Tanya Weedon came on board in March as the new University Counselling Assistant. She will be helping students to prepare and process their app lications for their post-secondary education. Tanya attended Mount Allison University where she completed her undergraduate
a 150 ft. obstacle course. Marathon of Sport is organized by motionball, a not-for-profit organization headed by Old Boy brothers Mark ‘92, Sean ‘94, and Paul ‘95 Etherington. Motionball’s mandate is to introduce the next generation of donors, volunteers and sponsors to the Special Olympics movement through social and sporting events. Since its inception in 2002, motionball has donated over $2.6M to this cause.
degree in psychology; she previously worked at Victoria University at the University of Toronto as the assistant dean, residence life. Tanya is married to Andrew Weedon ‘98. She and Andrew live in Newmarket with their one-year-old son, Riley. Grace Wyvill has published a children’s book about her late dog called Charlie Basset, A Hound’s Tail. Grace, Director of Food Service at SAC, says her passion for storytelling and a great love for dogs served as inspiration for her first book.
Will there be a sequel? Perhaps, says Grace, but the material will have to come from memories of Charlie as her two current dogs are nowhere near as mischievous as their predecessor!