Annual Report 2017

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2017 ANNUAL REPORT

Introducing

The Alumni Legacy Fund

OUR VISION The Country Day School is

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

committed to offering a superior educational experience that is sensitive to the needs of each student, enables learning and equips students for life.

Nurture academic excellence Build sound and honourable character Raise social and global awareness Advocate fitness for life Employ talented people Promote community involvement Create a place where all are welcome Develop the finest campus resources

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Portrait of a Graduate

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CDS by the Numbers 2016-2017

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Message from the Chair of the Board

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Message from the Head of School

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Academic Awards

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Athletic and Music Awards

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Thank You to our 2016-2017 Board of Directors and 2016-2017 CDS Parent Association Executive

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Alumni Legacy Fund

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Introducing the York Scholarship Bursary

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Endowment Report

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Annual Giving

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CDS Annual Auction

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New and Improved Spaces Around Campus

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Financial Reporting

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Statements of Operations and Financial Position

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CDS Remembers Gord Lytle

Front cover: CDS Alumni accepted the challenge and donated their 1972 to the Alumni Legacy Fund (l-r): Mike Laceby ’98, Kaitlin Georges ’10, Tatiana Hermanns ’10, Sarah (Fordham) Powell ’96 and Andrew Bartle ’04 outside Eversley Schoolhouse, now the Junior School Library.

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Portrait of a CDS Graduate Living • Lives life with balance and pursues their passion • Is independent, confident and resilient, and perseveres in the face of setbacks • Acts with integrity and honours their commitments

Learning • Is a critical thinker and creative problem-solver who values lifelong learning • Can be self-directed and collaborate effectively with others as needed • Is adaptable and ready for the challenges of an ever-changing world

Leading • Values diversity and seeks to understand others • Is a relationship-builder who treats people with respect • Actively participates in and enriches their community

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CDS By the Numbers

2016 2017

100 745

TOTAL ENROLMENT JK-12

ACRE CAMPUS IN KING

NUMBER OF CLUBS AND EXTRACURRICULARS

NUMBER OF GRADUATES IN THE CLASS OF 2017

40+ 79 48:52 RATIO OF BOYS TO GIRLS

NUMBER OF ATHLETIC TEAMS ACROSS 24 SPORTS

5

70

M USICAL PERFORMANCES THIS YEAR

3

NUMBER OF DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONS THIS YEAR

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UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCE RATE FOR THE CLASS OF 2017

99

%

1500 ALUMNI WORLDWIDE

Message from the Chair of the Board “The School received a glowing report and accolades for its impressive history of success and promising road ahead.”

THE 2016-17 ACADEMIC YEAR MARKED A RESUMPTION

of stability and the focus on pedagogical advancement, after a few years of significant build activity on our campus. The School looks fantastic, the quality of our teachers and our program continues to be appreciated as top tier, and our student population has grown. All of this was reflected in our CAIS Accreditation review this past year, where the School received a glowing report and accolades for its impressive history of success and promising road ahead. Thanks to Mr. Liggett and his leadership team for successfully shepherding CDS through this process.

This marks the final time I have the opportunity to write you this letter, as my three-year term as Board Chair comes to an end at the October Annual General Meeting. I look back with great satisfaction at the progress we have made together. The opportunity to participate with the Board in the completion of the new Senior School and Niczowski, Temovsky, Arrigo Dining Hall, is an honour upon which I will always reflect fondly. Beyond the physical, we developed and implemented our latest five-year strategic plan.

We improved our governance standards with the implementation of an updated set of bylaws and a number of Board policies. We strengthened our Foundation investments and initiated the process for a new Master Campus Plan. Through all of these major initiatives, we diligently executed our stewardship, ensuring that the School maintained a solid financial footing.

I extend a sincere thank you to our volunteer Directors, each of whom dedicates substantial hours of their personal time to advance the interest of this institution. I know that a number of other independent schools have admired what has transpired here. CDS is fortunate to have such a dynamic group willing to lend both time and financial support to help make visionary projects a reality for our students. I thank our departing Board members – Bruce Campbell, who Chaired the Finance & Property Committee for the past three years, and Dimitris Polygenis, our past Board Chair and former Chair of the Foundation and Governance Committees – for their dedication and support.

Thank you to our Head of School, Mr. John Liggett, and his staff for their substantial efforts, dedication and support in advancing the interests of the School and our students. None of the positives that I hope you’ve experienced in your interaction with the School come as a result of happenstance or simple good luck. It all requires visionary leadership, attention to detail and execution. I believe it is the calibre of our teachers and support staff that is the single biggest contributor to delivering this superior education experience on a daily basis. While our bricks and mortar provide infrastructure to our community, our highly admired school would be nothing more than buildings and fields without their passion – from tears to cheers.

These are exciting times for CDS, and I have been honoured to serve.

Paul R. Jewer FCPA, FCA, ICD.D Alumni Parent ’11 & ’13 Chair, Board of Directors

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Message from the Head of School “We want to make sure that our graduates remain a key part of this connected and caring community. Maintaining close connections with our growing number of alumni will be crucial for the future development of our school.”

ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR I AM AFFORDED THE MOST

wonderful connection with the history and development of the School when one of our founders, Mr. Ed Eberts, drops by CDS for a visit. Through his stories, I am quickly transported back to the “good old days” – when you could leave King City at 8:20 and make your 9:00 meeting on Bay Street – and those times are in the A.M.!! Or back to the time when CDS consisted of the two-room Eversley Public School and the original, one-room 1883 Eversley Schoolhouse.

As they were not physically connected, they had to put several sheets of plywood down in between the buildings so as not to track in the mud and snow when the weather turned!

On his most recent visit last spring, Ed asked how many students were graduating, and when I told him 79, he commented that we must have amassed quite a large number of alumni. Indeed, he was right, and I went on to tell him that we had just passed the 1500 alumni mark, in addition to the 150 “Originals,” who are those students who graduated from Grade 8 prior to the addition of the Senior School in 1986.

At 45 years old, it is as if CDS has entered its “middle years,” and that can be felt at recent alumni events where some of our older graduates have returned, including our first two 25th reunions! Many of our graduates are now into their middle years too, and

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find themselves fondly reflecting on their own “good old days” here at CDS, as well as sharing with us how influential their time spent here was on their personal and career development.

Our new long-range plan has identified alumni relations as a key area for us to explore and develop further in the coming years. We want to make sure that our graduates remain a key part of this connected and caring community. Maintaining close connections with our growing number of alumni will be crucial for the future development of our school.

We would also like to ensure that as our alumni mature and start their own families, they consider sending their children to CDS. We understand that for many families, this isn’t possible without financial assistance, which is why we launched the Alumni Legacy Fund last November. It is our hope that in the coming years, this endowed fund will make it possible for more children of CDS Alumni to attend this wonderful school (read full story on page 15).

Mr. Eberts turns 80 next spring. In his Closing Day remarks to the Class of 2017, he asked our newest alumni not to forget what their school has done for them, and suggested they come back often, as he has every year for the past 45 years, adding that he’s not done yet.

Ed’s affinity will serve as our motivation to forge and maintain connections with all of our present and future alumni. I can’t wait for his next visit.

John Liggett Head of School

“When I first heard my name called for the Alan B. Jackson award [at Closing Day], I felt so grateful toward my peers for voting for me.

I then saw my parents in the front row cheering for me. It was such an overwhelming experience.

Afterwards, a few teachers came up to me and elaborated on Mr. Jackson’s legacy as a CDS teacher, and I felt so honoured to have won an award in his name and end my CDS career in that way.”

ALI IWAI ’17

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Academic Awards Each year at the Closing Day Ceremonies, The Country Day School celebrates the achievements of its students. On the following pages are our award recipients from the past school year.

Junior School Alison Scott Award Awarded to a student in Grade 6 for their contribution to the arts in the Junior School Chelsea Lowe and Briana Mascan Association Awards for Good Citizenship Awarded to students in Grade 6 for outstanding contributions to the School and other communities in the areas of consideration, thoughtfulness and giving Sophia Broekaert, Kate Burleigh, Francesco Dell’Elce, Owen Endras, Karisa Jiwani, Liz Jones, Jeremy Walton

Dinny Day Academic Awards Awarded to the top academic students in Grade 6 Georgia Benjamin, Katie Chang, Reese Falkenberg, Luca Fazzari, Abbey Magarelli, Briana Mascan, Hadley McHenry, Tinaye Ngorima, Sarah Ventin The Rogers Shield Awarded to the House in the Junior School that has earned the most athletic points Ross House Junior School Faculty Award Presented to the student in Grade 6 who has shown significant improvement over the past year Luca Fazzari and Zahra Saleem

The Jim Bayler Scholarship Presented to a Grade 6 student who, in the opinion of the teachers and Director, has worked hard for academic success, given her or his utmost in a wide range of school activities, including public service Tinaye Ngorima Director of Junior School Award Presented to the Grade 6 student who has worked hard for academic success and has given her or his utmost in a wide range of school activities Reese Falkenberg

Middle School Proficiency Awards Presented to students in Grade 7 and 8 who have an overall average of 80% and above.

Tarini Amarasinghe Sarah Anderson Tegan Asprey* David Bambrough Avery Benlolo* Cole Benoit-Meschino Quinn Binnie Alex Bobechko Vanessa Borrelli* Liam Bousada* Cameron Boyd Mitchell Brat

Liam Bray* Oliver Carlton Alexie Carogioiello Sophia Carogioiello Tomas Chacin* Emily Chang Esha Chopra* Riya Chopra* Olivia Chychrun* Grace Croxon* Nicole Damianidis* Mason Davis* Alessia Di Biase* Jameson Dowling Resiri Erivwo* Colton Falkenberg Chantal Flowers* Alyssa Fraser

*Academic Distinction Award (90% or higher)

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Michael Gesualdo* Michael Giancola* Sophia Guido Victoria Guido Zaina Haile Danyal Hakeem Shayan Heybati* Denny Hu Doris Hua* Sophie Hudson* Nevis Hunt* Maya Islam Katrina Jeejeebhoy-Swalwell Alexis Jenkin* Abilene Jull* Drew Kennedy* Neyla Kirby* Hayden Lang

Cassandra Lentini Sean Li Steven Li Aiden Liggett Breanna Lin Sophia Lupke Carly Magarelli* Chelsea Mao* Simone Masini Chloe McKay* Jake McMillan Kate Michelberger* Rachel Millar Robert Milliken Lauren Nediu Tawana Ngorima* Angela Paolicelli Isabella Pasquali* Maya Pietrobon Russell Priestly

Keegan Robinson Christopher Rotondaro Nicoletta Rotundo* Isabella Ruso Anastasia Rybakova Eden Saley* Kellan Sherman Michael Shlepov* Noah Smith Russell Sorbo Marianna Speranza* Toby Steinmann Bella Sun* Sarah Sutherland-Pace* Connor Sykes Anastazia Telenchenko Stephanie Temovsky* Simona Tiberio-Leung* Artem Tuzhin Adèle von Schilling

Jane Hayes Award Presented to the Grade 8 student who best exemplifies the qualities of good citizenship, academic excellence, and makes a significant contribution to life at The Country Day School Tegan Asprey and Chloe McKay

Arjun Walia* Maia Wertheim* Charlotte Wright Katie Yeates Ian Zhang

Director of Middle School Award Presented to the student in Grade 8 who has shown significant improvement over the past year Maya Pietrobon and Christian Polygenis

Daya Gosal Jeevan Gosal Teagan Grant Faith Grassa Vipul Gupta* Palma Gurdulic* Will Guy* Mathew Hartman Ali Hashemzadeh Dashti* Gedon He Sam Henderson Kiyan Heybati* Madison-Shira Hossack* Heather Hudson Cassie Hui Bridger Hunt* Dom Jedrzejewski Asha Jeejeebhoy-Swalwell* Lauren Johnson Michael Jones Leighton Jull Shayaan Khan Maria Kostiounina Jonathan Kustka-Tsimbidis Sara Kyle Kendall Langston Ethan Lavis Hailey Law Fauchere Anaïs Leiva von Bovet* Kurtis Lewandowski Claire Luba Jack MacDonald* Maddy MacDonald Megan MacDonald

Tyler Magarelli* Amanda Malowney* Henna Mangat* Nicola Martin Alessia Masini Lucio Masini Victoria McIntyre* Lexie McKay Mollie McLaughlin Sierra McNulty* Sarah McPhillips David Meneguzzi* Carter Moore* Ava Morson Casey Mull Nusha Naziri Alexandra Nichols* Holly Nichols Channing Noxon Quinlynn Noxon Wilson O’Neill Leo Palerma* Dharma Patel Hailey Petrachek Julia Pietrangelo Sabrina Pietrangelo Zoey Pietrobon* Alessia Pizzimenti Taylor Priest Maximillian Railton Matthew Roberts Jordan Robertson-Reid Thomas Rocks Ian Rokas* Thomas Ross Brynlyn Rowntree

Middle School Valedictorian Award Presented to the Valedictorian of the Grade 8 graduating class Carly Magarelli

Senior School Proficiency Awards Presented to students in Grades 9 - 11 who have an overall average of 80% and above Bayley Abrams Edward Adams Lauren Adams Ariana Akbarieh* Tyler Allison Jasmyn Ashton Autieri Jackson Bain Izzy Bambrough Luke Bannerman Savannah Bell* Sam Benbassat Amanda Benlolo* Lexi Benlolo* Adriana Benoit-Meschino D.J. Bochmann Stefania Borrelli Anthony Botticchio* Isabella Bousada* Noah Bousada* Carly Campoli Mira Cantor* Natasha Carogioiello Madison Cheaney Caleb Clarke Sarah Corbeil Anna Croxon* Michael Da Rocha* Mackayla Dabit

Mackenzie Dasovic Jason Davies Jonah De Simone Ethan Dhanraj* Breanna Di Battista Jamie Dibble* Matthew Dibble Adrian Dinoiu* Michelle Easterling Vanessa Elefteriadis* Georgia Ewert Jessica Faiella Marissa Faiella* Raelle Falkenberg Chloë Flowers* Jack Fournier Victoria Friesner* Sarah Fusco Emily Gagliano* Claire Gallagher* Liam Gallagher Victoria Gallo Maddy Ganzhorn Jeremy Garbe* Nicolas Gesualdo* Nika Ghasimi Christian Ghezzi Erica Ghezzi Isabella Giancola-Schieda* Emily Gibbons Sarah Gibbons* Hannah Gill Colleen Glynn Taryn Goldberger

*Academic Distinction Award (90% or higher)

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Karsen Roy Domenique Sabatino Rayan Saleem* Jonathan Scarth Andrew Schaus Serena Sethi Tommy Shen* Will Sherman Sereena Siddiqi* Julia Sinclair Kiera Smith Ian Sokullu Stacey Speranza* Jane Stanton Mya Stollery* Gary Sun* Jillian Sward* Maeve Tebbutt* Billy Tsiolis Georgie Tsiolis* Aleen Tumi* Brian Turner Anel Tursunbayeva Kosta Tzanopoulos-Tzanis Lucas Venere Laura von Schilling Kabir Walia* Aly Weiss Allyson Whitmell* Liam Wishart Madelyn Wixson Emily Wright Amy Wyndham-West* Wenlu Yu Amber Zabel

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Ontario Scholars June 2017 Presented to GY students who have an overall average of 80% and above in their top six subjects.

Azeem Ali* Matthew Allen Thalia Anobile* Dina Arrigo Kyra Bates Beau Binnie Alia Brown* Sam Cantor* Mark Carpenter* Reid Carpenter Celine Celi Megan Coulter Megan Davies* Trinity De Simone* Anthony Di Giorgio Michael Di Pede* Julia Garbe* Alex Godson* Jill Hardy* Logan Hunt Ali Iwai* Zac Joffe*

Mackenzie Johnston Magellan Jull* Vanessa Kapetanakos Michelle Kim* Jenna Latowsky Connor Lavis Caroline Leary Caitlynn Leupolt* Andrew Littlejohn Daniel MacIver Nicole Martirossian* Charley McCann Gwyneth McFarlane* Lauren Michelberger* Beth Nella Tony Nguyen Corson Panneton* Luke Pasquali Nicole Petrovita* Iain Quayle Cameron Railton Olivia Railton* Mckenna Ryan* Kendra Shields Elena Sinclair Jonathan Sorbo Graydon Staples Liam Sykes

The CDS “Lifers” (l-r): Mackenzie Winch, Kyla Webber, Brian Tomkay, Liam Sykes, Jonathan Sorbo, Alex Wyndham-West, Henry Simmonds, Caitlynn Leupolt, Connor Lavis, Jenna Latowsky, Magellan Jull, Logan Hunt, Julia Garbe, Alia Brown, Dina Arrigo (missing from the photo Joshua Rea).

Alice Tchernychova Sinead Tebbutt Brian Tomkay* Jose Torrealba* Kate Turner Willem von Schilling Kyla Webber* Andrew Weiss Brandon Yang

“Lifer” Awards Presented to students who have the special distinction of attending CDS for their entire academic career Dina Arrigo Alia Brown Julia Garbe Logan Hunt Magellan Jull Jenna Latowsky Connor Lavis Caitlynn Leupolt Joshua Rea

Henry Simmonds Jonathan Sorbo Liam Sykes Brian Tomkay Kyla Webber Mackenzie Winch Alex Wyndham-West

Valedictorian Award Presented to the Valedictorian of the graduating class Azeem Ali

Subject Awards As students graduate from our Senior School, we want them to continue to question Who Will You Be? Our Portrait of a CDS Graduate includes the nine crucial traits (listed on page 1) we hope our graduates will embody as they walk out of our doors.

Grade 9 Art Achievement Award Ariana Akbarieh, Jonah De Simone Grade 9 Art Portrait of a Graduate Award Taylor Caruso, Luisa Paolicelli Grade 9 Business Achievement Award Isabella Bousada, Maddy Ganzhorn, Sarah Gibbons, Henna Mangat Grade 9 Business Portrait of a Graduate Award Jack Benjamin, Taylor Caruso, Anna Croxon, Jonah De Simone

Grade 9 Drama Achievement Award Anna Croxon, Billy Tsiolis Grade 9 Drama Portrait of a Graduate Award Hillary Bennett, Karsen Roy Grade 9 English Achievement Award Isabella Bousada, Anna Croxon, Nusha Naziri, Leo Palerma Grade 9 English Portrait of a Graduate Award Ariana Akbarieh, Andrew Chettleburgh, Henna Mangat, Serena Sethi

*Academic Distinction Award (90% or higher)

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Grade 9 French Achievement Award Sam Benbassat, Taryn Goldberger, Jack MacDonald, Henna Mangat Grade 9 French Portrait of a Graduate Award Anthony Botticchio, Carly Campoli, Cassie Hui, Karsen Roy Grade 9 Geography Achievement Award Isabella Bousada, Sarah Gibbons, Henna Mangat, Jonathan Scarth Grade 9 Geography Portrait of a Graduate Award Jack Benjamin, Jonah De Simone, Jamie Dibble, Mya Stollery

Grade 9 Green Industries Achievement Award Isabella Bousada, Jonah De Simone, Sarah Gibbons, Cassie Hui Grade 9 Green Industries Portrait of a Graduate Award Isabella Bousada, Jonah De Simone, Erica Ghezzi, Cassie Hui Grade 9 Learning Strategies Portrait of a Graduate Award Isabella Bousada Grade 9 Mathematics Achievement Award Anthony Botticchio, Isabella Bousada, Leo Palerma, Anel Tursunbayeva

Grade 9 Mathematics Portrait of a Graduate Award Carly Campoli, Jonah De Simone, Peter Karabatsos, Henna Mangat Grade 9 Music Achievement Award Jamie Dibble Grade 9 Music Portrait of a Graduate Award Isabella Bousada Grade 9 Physical Education Achievement Award Anthony Botticchio, Isabella Bousada, Holly Nichols, Leo Palerma, Karsen Roy

Academic Awards

Grade 11 Art Portrait of a Graduate Award Sara Kyle Grade 11 Biology Achievement Award Ethan Dhanraj, Kiyan Heybati Grade 11 Biology Portrait of a Graduate Award Lexi Benlolo, Noah Bousada Grade 9 Physical Education Portrait of a Graduate Award Carly Campoli, Caleb Clarke, Carly Panneton, Dillan Walker Grade 9 Science Achievement Award Ariana Akbarieh, Isabella Bousada, Leo Palerma, Mya Stollery Grade 9 Science Portrait of a Graduate Award Anthony Botticchio, Jonah De Simone, Peter Karabatsos, Henna Mangat Dorothy and Margaret Millar Award Presented to the student entering Grade 10 who has displayed a continuing interest in and enthusiasm for the Social Sciences Isabella Bousada Grade 10 Art Achievement Award Amanda Benlolo, Colleen Glynn Grade 10 Art Portrait of a Graduate Award Raelle Falkenberg Grade 10 Careers Achievement Award Claire Luba, Sereena Siddiqi, Emily Wright Grade 10 Careers Portrait of a Graduate Award Rebecca Train

Grade 10 Civics Achievement Award Vanessa Elefteriadis, Anaïs Leiva von Bovet, Zoey Pietrobon, Maeve Tebbutt, Allyson Whitmell Grade 10 Civics Portrait of a Graduate Award Savannah Bell, Vanessa Elefteriadis, Amanda Malowney, Allyson Whitmell Grade 10 Drama Achievement Award Anaïs Leiva von Bovet, Allyson Whitmell Grade 10 Drama Portrait of a Graduate Award Jordan Robertson-Reid Grade 10 English Achievement Award Mira Cantor, David Meneguzzi, Carter Moore, Maeve Tebbutt, Kabir Walia Grade 10 English Portrait of a Graduate Award Teagan Grant, Claire Luba, Tyler Magarelli, Sophia Tauro Grade 10 French Achievement Award Anaïs Leiva von Bovet, David Meneguzzi Grade 10 French Portrait of a Graduate Award Dima Saleem, Sereena Siddiqi Grade 10 History Achievement Award Amanda Benlolo, David Meneguzzi, Maeve Tebbutt, Kabir Walia

Grade 10 History Portrait of a Graduate Award Ali Hashemzadeh Dashti, Shayaan Khan, Anaïs Leiva von Bovet, Allyson Whitmell

Grade 10 Physical Education Skills Achievement Award Rayan Saleem, Stacey Speranza

Grade 10 Learning Strategies Achievement Award Asha Jeejeebhoy-Swalwell, Hailey Petrachek, Aly Weiss

Grade 10 Physical Education Skills Portrait of a Graduate Award Shayaan Khan, Massimo Sardo

Grade 10 Learning Strategies Portrait of a Graduate Award Leighton Jull, Kaitlin O’Connor Grade 10 Mathematics Achievement Award Amanda Benlolo, Isabella Giancola-Schieda, Carter Moore, Zoey Pietrobon, Aleen Tumi Grade 10 Mathematics Portrait of a Graduate Award Jack Daniel, Colleen Glynn, Carter Moore, Brian Turner, Laura von Schilling, Allyson Whitmell Grade 10 Music Portrait of a Graduate Award Ian Rokas Grade 10 Physical Education Fitness Achievement Award Rayan Saleem, Aleen Tumi Grade 10 Physical Education Fitness Portrait of a Graduate Award Mathew Hartman, Laura von Schilling

Grade 11 Chemistry Achievement Award Nicolas Gesualdo, Kiyan Heybati, Gary Sun Grade 11 Chemistry Portrait of a Graduate Award Ethan Dhanraj, Tommy Shen

Grade 10 Science Achievement Award Amanda Benlolo, Maeve Tebbutt, Kabir Walia

Grade 11 Communications Technology Achievement Award Mira Cantor, Stacey Speranza

Grade 10 Science Portrait of a Graduate Award Savannah Bell, Isabella Giancola-Schieda, David Meneguzzi, Zoey Pietrobon

Grade 11 Communications Technology Portrait of a Graduate Award Colleen Glynn, Lexie McKay

Grade 10 Spanish Achievement Award Sereena Siddiqi, Allyson Whitmell

Grade 11 Computer Engineering Achievement Award Ian Rokas, Kabir Walia

Grade 10 Spanish Portrait of a Graduate Award Georgia Ewert, Maeve Tebbutt

Grade 11 Computer Engineering Portrait of a Graduate Award Carter Moore, Ian Rokas

Grade 11 Accounting Achievement Award Isabella Giancola-Schieda, Kabir Walia

Grade 11 Computer Science Achievement Award Ian Rokas

Grade 11 Accounting Portrait of a Graduate Award Christian Ghezzi, Leighton Jull, Brian Turner

Grade 11 Computer Science Portrait of a Graduate Award Carter Moore, Ian Sokullu

Grade 11 Art Achievement Award Jillian Sward

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Academic Awards

Grade 11 Physical Education Skills Portrait of a Graduate Award Tyler Allison, Sierra McNulty Grade 11 Physics Achievement Award Ethan Dhanraj, Kiyan Heybati

Grade 11 Drama Portrait of a Graduate Award Emily Gagliano, Isabella Giancola-Schieda Grade 11 Economics Achievement Award Kiyan Heybati, Tommy Shen Grade 11 Economics Portrait of a Graduate Award Jessica Faiella, Jane Stanton Grade 11 English Achievement Award Lexi Benlolo, Palma Gurdulic, Madison-Shira Hossack, Victoria McIntyre Grade 11 English Portrait of a Graduate Award Sarah Corbeil, Ethan Dhanraj, Chloë Flowers, Jane Stanton Grade 11 Environmental Science Achievement Award Lexi Benlolo, Marissa Faiella Grade 11 Environmental Science Portrait of a Graduate Award Tristan Asprey, Hailey Petrachek Grade 11 French Achievement Award Kabir Walia Grade 11 French Portrait of a Graduate Award Palma Gurdulic

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Grade 11 History Achievement Award Isabella Giancola-Schieda Grade 11 History Portrait of a Graduate Award Chloë Flowers Grade 11 Mathematics Achievement Award Ethan Dhanraj

Grade 11 Physics Portrait of a Graduate Award Michael Da Rocha, Vipul Gupta Grade 11 Society Achievement Award Anaïs Leiva von Bovet, Maeve Tebbutt Grade 11 Society Portrait of a Graduate Award Ali Hashemzadeh Dashti, Zoey Pietrobon

Grade 11 Mathematics Portrait of a Graduate Award Michael Da Rocha, Adrian Dinoiu, Emily Gagliano, Isabella Giancola-Schieda, Wenlu Yu

Grade 11 Spanish Achievement Award Victoria Gallo

Grade 11 Music Achievement Award Ethan Dhanraj

Grade 11 World Religions Achievement Award Marissa Faiella, Palma Gurdulic

Grade 11 Music Portrait of a Graduate Award Marissa Faiella, Isabella Giancola-Schieda Grade 11 Physical Education Fitness Achievement Award Ethan Dhanraj, Emily Gibbons Grade 11 Physical Education Fitness Portrait of a Graduate Award Jasmyn Ashton Autieri, Jonathan Kustka-Tsimbidis Grade 11 Physical Education Skills Achievement Award Noah Bousada, Claire Gallagher

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Grade 11 Spanish Portrait of a Graduate Award Adrian Dinoiu

Grade 11 World Religions Portrait of a Graduate Award Emily Gagliano, Domenique Sabatino Grade 12 Accounting Achievement Award Lexi Benlolo Grade 12 Accounting Portrait of a Graduate Award Vipul Gupta Grade 12 Advanced Functions Achievement Award Lauren Michelberger, Kabir Walia

Grade 12 Advanced Functions Portrait of a Graduate Award Ali Iwai, Michelle Kim

Grade 12 Computer Science Portrait of a Graduate Award Kabir Walia, Wenlu Yu

Grade 12 Art Achievement Award Julia Garbe

Grade 12 Data Management Achievement Award Trinity De Simone

Grade 12 Art Portrait of a Graduate Award Kate Turner Grade 12 Biology Achievement Award Trinity De Simone, Gwyneth McFarlane Grade 12 Biology Portrait of a Graduate Award Matthew Allen, Brian Tomkay Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors Achievement Award Julia Garbe, Zac Joffe, Lauren Michelberger Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors Portrait of a Graduate Award Ali Iwai, Brian Tomkay, Jose Torrealba Grade 12 Chemistry Achievement Award Zac Joffe, Caitlynn Leupolt, Brian Tomkay Grade 12 Chemistry Portrait of a Graduate Award Lauren Michelberger, Jose Torrealba Grade 12 Computer Engineering Achievement Award Corson Panneton Grade 12 Computer Engineering Portrait of a Graduate Award Sam Cantor Grade 12 Computer Science Achievement Award Michael Da Rocha

Grade 12 Data Management Portrait of a Graduate Award Kyra Bates, Alex Godson Grade 12 Drama Achievement Award Trinity De Simone Grade 12 Drama Portrait of a Graduate Award Ali Iwai, Kendra Shields, Jose Torrealba Grade 12 Economics Achievement Award Michael Di Pede Grade 12 Economics Portrait of a Graduate Award Beau Binnie, Kendra Shields Grade 12 English Achievement Award Megan Davies, Trinity De Simone, Julia Garbe, Caitlynn Leupolt, Jose Torrealba Grade 12 English Portrait of a Graduate Award Azeem Ali, Matthew Allen, Thalia Anobile, Mckenna Ryan Grade 12 Film Achievement Award Thalia Anobile Grade 12 Film Portrait of a Graduate Award Alia Brown Grade 12 History Arthur L. Davies Award Trinity De Simone Grade 12 History Portrait of a Graduate Award Alia Brown

Academic Awards

Grade 12 International Business Achievement Award Reid Carpenter, Caitlynn Leupolt Grade 12 International Business Portrait of a Graduate Award Reid Carpenter, Jillian Sward

Grade 12 Physics Portrait of a Graduate Award Mark Carpenter, Nicole Petrovita Grade 12 Spanish Achievement Award Lauren Michelberger Grade 12 Spanish Portrait of a Graduate Award Caroline Leary

Grade 12 Law Achievement Award Isabella Giancola-Schieda, Olivia Railton

Grade 12 World Issues Achievement Award Trinity De Simone

Grade 12 Law Portrait of a Graduate Award Sierra McNulty, Kyla Webber

Grade 12 World Issues Portrait of a Graduate Award Palma Gurdulic

Grade 12 Music Clapp Medal Award Sam Cantor

Grade 12 Writer’s Craft Achievement Award Victoria McIntyre

Grade 12 Music Portrait of a Graduate Award Corson Panneton

Grade 12 Writer’s Craft Portrait of a Graduate Award Jessica Faiella

Grade 12 Nature of Change Achievement Award Kendra Shields Grade 12 Nature of Change Portrait of a Graduate Award Mckenna Ryan Grade 12 Philosophy Achievement Award Trinity De Simone Grade 12 Philosophy Portrait of a Graduate Award Jill Hardy Grade 12 Physical Education Achievement Award Caitlynn Leupolt, Alice Tchernychova Grade 12 Physical Education Portrait of a Graduate Award Megan Poropat, Kyla Webber

C.O.R.E. Awards (Certificate of Recognition and Engagement) The top CORE point earners in Grades 9-11 are recognized for their extensive commitment to our mission of Education with Balance Grade 9 CORE Awards Jack Benjamin Isabella Bousada Jonah De Simone Jamie Dibble Victoria Friesner Maximillian Railton Karsen Roy Billy Tsiolis Grade 10 CORE Awards Mira Cantor Isabella Giancola-Schieda Anaïs Leiva von Bovet Amanda Malowney Dima Saleem Kabir Walia Allyson Whitmell

Grade 11 CORE Awards Nicholas Adams Edward Adams Noah Bousada Sarah Corbeil Ethan Dhanraj Marissa Faiella Bridger Hunt Louise Wry Award Presented to a senior student who has shown leadership and served the CDS community unselfishly for several years Caitlynn Leupolt The Saunders Award Presented to a graduating student for leadership and contribution to life at The Country Day School Julia Garbe, Corson Panneton Robert M. Ross Award Presented to a Grade 11 student, returning for the Graduating Year, who has best exemplified leadership, hard work, commitment and school spirit through her or his involvement in all aspects of school life Noah Bousada, Jane Stanton Gold Award Presented to the student in Grade 9 who has achieved the highest academic standing Isabella Bousada The William G. Warden Shield Presented to the student in Grade 10 who has achieved the highest academic standing Kabir Walia The DeKuyper Award Presented to the student in Grade 11 who has achieved the highest academic standing Ethan Dhanraj, Kiyan Heybati

The Governor-General’s Academic Medal Presented to the graduating student who has achieved the highest academic standing Trinity De Simone Head of School Award Presented to the student who, in the opinion of the teachers and the Head of School, has worked hard for academic success and has given her or his utmost in a wide range of school activities, but has seldom received the recognition she/he deserves Reid Carpenter, Kate Turner Director of Studies’ Award Presented to the student in Grade 9 through graduating year who has shown the greatest improvement in academic standing over the past year Jill Hardy The Courtney T. Cathers Celebration of the Arts Award Presented to a Grade 11 student, returning for graduating year, who has demonstrated an inspiring passion for and immersion in the arts across multiple disciplines and not restricted to course involvement Isabella Giancola-Schieda

Board of Directors’ Award Presented to the students in the graduating class whose engagement in all areas of the life of the School has been exceptional Thalia Anobile Trinity De Simone Julia Garbe Logan Hunt Ali Iwai Caitlynn Leupolt Corson Panneton Jose Torrealba Alan B. Jackson Award Presented to the graduating student whose positive, supportive, considerate and optimistic approach to school life has enriched the lives of other students by helping them progress through their year and by caring about their well-being Ali Iwai House Cup Presented to the House which has achieved the highest point standing for the year Eberts House Duke of Edinburgh Awards BRONZE Mira Cantor Maeve Tebbutt SILVER Jeremy Garbe Vipul Gupta GOLD Julia Garbe

Grade 12 Physics Achievement Award Julia Garbe, Zac Joffe

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Athletic and Music Awards Each year The Country Day School recognizes the achievements of its talented athletes and musicians. They are listed on the following pages.

U13 Girls Volleyball D1 Ms. MacLean MVP Olivia Chychrun Bella Sun MIP Anastasia Rybakova MSP Neyla Kirby U14 Girls Volleyball D1 Mr. Vien MVP Bianca Miceli Stephanie Temovsky MIP Carly Magarelli MSP Abilene Jull

Athletic Awards FALL 2016 Midget Girls Soccer D1 Ms. Kroen / Ms. Purdy MVP Henna Mangat MIP Carly Campoli MSP Nicole Damianidis Senior Girls Soccer D1 Mrs. Leacock / Ms. Winterink MVP Claire Gallagher MIP Dharma Patel MSP Vanessa Kapetanakos U13 Boys Soccer D2 Mr. Sherman MVP Adam Karabatsos Kellan Sherman MIP Cameron Boyd MSP Liam Bousada U14 Boys Soccer D2 Mr. Waldron MVP Michael Shlepov MIP Christian Polygenis Seth Stollery MSP David Bambrough Junior Boys Soccer D2 Mr. Nugent MVP Will Sherman MIP Jackson Bain MSP Shayaan Khan Senior Boys Soccer D2 Mr. Milonas / Mr. Townsend MVP Aryan Hakim MIP Ethan Lavis MSP Jose Torrealba

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U14 Girls Basketball D1 Ms. MacLean/ Mr. Wanzama MVP Carly Magarelli MIP Peyton Tallman MSP Chloe McKay Junior Girls Basketball D2 Mr. O’Reilly MVP Stacey Speranza Rebecca Train MIP Abby Boyd MSP Alessia Masini Senior Girls Basketball D2 Mr. Hendry / Ms. Ferguson MVP Ali Iwai Mackenzie Johnston MIP Kyla Webber MSP Jane Stanton U16 Boys Volleyball D2 Mr. Smith MVP Jonah De Simone MIP Russell Priestly MSP Benjamin Smylie Senior Boys Volleyball D2 Mr. Collins MVP Bridger Hunt Willem von Schilling MIP Vipul Gupta Connor Lavis MSP Mackenzie Dasovic Cross Country Middle School Mr. Downer MVP Nevis Hunt MIP Doris Hua Hayden Lang MSP Jameson Dowling

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Cross Country Senior School Ms. Steadman MVP Reid Carpenter Graydon Staples MIP Marcus Giotta MSP Logan Hunt Alessia Pizzimenti

WINTER 2016 - 2017 U13 Boys Basketball D2 Mr. Drake MVP Liam Bousada Yaseen Rahman MIP Darian Jamali MSP Adam Karabatsos U14 Boys Basketball D2 Mr. Wanzama MVP Mitchell Brat MIP Denny Hu MSP Nevis Hunt Junior Boys Basketball D2 Mr. Young MVP Shayaan Khan Will Sherman MIP Andrew Easterling Wilson O’Neill MSP Ali Hashemzadeh Dashti Senior Boys Basketball D2 Mr. Milonas MVP Azeem Ali MIP Noah Bousada MSP Mackenzie Dasovic

U14 Girls Volleyball D2 Mrs. Aldoroty / Mme Davidson Ms. Seedhouse MVP Eden Saley MIP Madison Hayes Isabella Ruso MSP Sophia Lupke Junior Girls Volleyball D1 Mr. Moorlag MVP Amanda Malowney Stacey Speranza MIP Heather Hudson MSP Amy Wyndham-West Junior Girls Volleyball D3 Ms. Purdy MVP Kaitlin O’Connor MIP Isabella Bousada Karsen Roy MSP Claire Luba Senior Girls Volleyball D1 Mr. Collins MVP Nicole Petrovita MIP Claire Gallagher Caitlynn Leupolt MSP Ali Iwai U14 Co-ed Hockey D2 Mr. Burleigh / Mrs. Leacock MVP Steven Li MIP Jameson Dowling MSP Cole Benoit-Meschino Michael Gesualdo Senior Boys Hockey D2B Mr. Andersen / Mr. MacMillan Mr. Smith MVP Jonah De Simone Robert Luba MIP Maximillian Railton MSP Mark Carpenter Michael Di Pede

Alpine Skiing Co-ed Ms. Ferguson MVP Logan Hunt MIP Dillan Walker MSP Nicoletta Rotundo

U14 Boys Rugby 7s Mr. Burleigh / Mr. Nugent MVP Liam Bray MIP Alex Bobechko MSP Quinn Binnie Aiden Liggett

Snowboarding Ms. Weening MVP Alex Sward MIP Angelica Tait Simona Tiberio-Leung MSP Jillian Sward Cole Walker

U16 Boys Rugby 7s Mr. MacMillan / Mr. Smith MVP Shayaan Khan MIP Billy Tsiolis MSP Brian Turner

SPRING 2017

Senior Boys Rugby 7s Mr. Townsend / Mr. Hendry MVP Gregor Logan MIP Edward Adams MSP Ethan Lavis

Senior Boys Baseball D1 Mr. Huckvale / Mr. Young MVP Tristan Forster MIP Tyler Allison Tyler Magarelli MSP Matthew Allen Andrew Chettleburgh U14 Boys Softball D2 Mr. O’Reilly MVP Mason Davis Ryan Langille MIP Russell Priestly MSP Liam Bousada Danyal Hakeem U14 Girls Softball D1 Mr. Vien MVP Olivia Chychrun MIP Anastasia Rybakova MSP Neyla Kirby Senior Girls Softball D2 Mr. Edwards / Ms. Weening MVP Mackenzie Johnston Jordan Robertson-Reid MIP Michelle Easterling MSP Carly Campoli

U14 Girls Rugby 7s Ms. Koekkoek / Mr. Sherman MVP Sophie Hudson Carly Magarelli MIP Alexis Jenkin Nicoletta Rotundo MSP Tegan Asprey Chloe McKay Senior Girls Rugby D1 Mr. Downer / Ms. MacLean MVP Megan Poropat Brynlyn Rowntree MIP Caitlynn Leupolt Rebecca Train MSP Ali Iwai Kyla Webber Co-ed Golf Mr. Collins / Mr. Petropoulos MIP Konstantin Reisner MSP Michael Gesualdo

U16 Boys Tennis D1 Mrs. Lee / Mr. Wanzama MVP Jamie Dibble MIP Ian Sokullu MSP Jack MacDonald Senior Boys Tennis D1 Mr. Drake MVP Glenn Brisbois Espinoza MIP Magnus Krever MSP Ethan Dhanraj U14 Girls Tennis D1 Ms. Houston MVP Avery Benlolo MIP Vanessa Borrelli MSP Sophia Lupke U16 Girls Tennis D1 Ms. Jeffery MVP Amanda Benlolo Vanessa Elefteriadis MIP Heather Hudson MSP Stacey Speranza Middle School Track Ms. Kroen / Mrs. Leacock Mr. Milonas MVP Resiri Erivwo MIP Shayan Heybati MSP Nevis Hunt Eden Saley Senior School Track Ms. Steadman / Ms. Winterink MVP Beau Binnie Wilson O’Neill Jane Stanton MIP Caleb Clarke Will Guy Karsen Roy

McNally Athletic Director’s Award Krista Koekkoek Athlete of the Year Awards Presented to an athlete who best demonstrates leadership, sportsmanship and athletic excellence, throughout the school year Junior (4-6) Hannah Clarke Luca Fazzari Sarah Ventin Middle (7-8) Liam Bousada Carly Magarelli Intermediate (9-10) Wilson O’Neill Stacey Speranza Senior (11-12) Ethan Dhanraj Jane Stanton Sportsmanship Awards Presented to an athlete who, while making a determined effort to succeed, best demonstrates a commitment to the ideals of fair play, enhances team spirit and embodies the image of CDS Junior (4-6) Charlie Guy Abbey Magarelli Jeremy Walton Middle (7-8) Nevis Hunt Eden Saley Intermediate (9-10) Shayaan Khan Alessia Masini Senior (11-12) Mackenzie Dasovic Ali Iwai

Music Awards MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Middle School Concert Band Nevis Hunt

Senior School Concert Band Thalia Anobile

Middle School Jazz Band Liam Bray

Senior School Jazz Band Trinity De Simone

Middle School Choir Brennan McDonell

Senior School Choir Charley McCann Excellence in Music Leadership Sam Cantor

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Thank You to our...

2016–2017 CDS Board of Directors Paul Jewer CHAIR

Karen Adams Domenic Borrelli Bruce Campbell Molly Fitzpatrick Paul Ghezzi Charlene Hayes Glenn Henderson Michael Laceby Jennifer Legge David Myers Joanne Railton Ben Scholten Blaise Tomkay Melanie Ward Adela Whitmell John Liggett HEAD OF SCHOOL

Dimitris Polygenis PAST CHAIR

“I extend a sincere thank you to our volunteer Directors, each of whom dedicates substantial hours of their personal time to advance the interest of this institution. CDS is fortunate to have such a dynamic group willing to lend both time and financial support to help make visionary projects a reality for our students.”

PAUL JEWER, Chair of the Board 2014-2017, Board member since 2010

2016–2017 CDS Parent Association Executive Michelle Weiss PAST PRESIDENT

Joanne Gauthier PRESIDENT

Mandy Kang FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

Mayas Al-Shabboot Susie Bousada Nadia Chychrun Lu-Ann Clarke Betty-Ann Franssen Christine Fraser Annette Ghezzi Reem Khan Kelly Lavis Sarah Powell Georgette Rotundo Marcia Ruso Paula Soares Judy Totten Helen Turner

“Thank you to all members of the Parent Association Executive for contributing to our successes this past year. Every Parent Association leaves its mark, and I am proud of the new initiatives that we’ve supported that make CDS a place where our children can thrive.”

JOANNE GAUTHIER, President 2016-2017

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Introducing

The Alumni Legacy Fund Last November, we launched an Alumni Challenge with a simple goal – to achieve milestones in increments of 1972 toward a new bursary for children of CDS alumni.

Throughout the month of November, historically known as ‘Giving Month’, we asked our alumni, primarily via social media (Facebook and Twitter), to donate their 1972, whether that be $19.72, $197.20 or $1,972. They could place the decimal wherever they wished and make it a one-time gift or a monthly gift. We finished the month with a record milestone for CDS Alumni – $5,400 including one gift of $1,972!

The grand total raised was announced at the annual Alumni Holiday Party on December 20, and we have asked alumni to continue to build upon the success of the 2016 Alumni Challenge again this year.

It will take years to build the Alumni Legacy Fund to the point that we can start awarding it to eligible applicants. However, we are extremely excited to dream about providing our first bursary to a deserving alumni child through this promising new endowment fund.

It’s not too late to donate your 1972! Visit www.cds.on.ca/alumnilegacy to learn more.

Lead Donor to Alumni Legacy Fund Shares His Motive for Giving We recently had a chance to catch up with Mike Laceby ’98, a member of the CDS Board of Directors, about his contributions to the Alumni Legacy Fund and the meaning of legacy and importance of endowment. Here is what he had to say: “Obviously, the School is a big part of my life, and it is home for me in terms of my history and my high school years. CDS is a pretty special place. When I heard about the launch of the Alumni Legacy Fund and the option to place the decimal wherever I wanted – I thought it was absolutely brilliant.

I felt that it would be a great kick start to the campaign if I gave generously, so I did.

What immediately comes to mind when I hear the word ‘legacy’ is the continued growth of the School and the importance of CDS remaining true to its roots. While the School has experienced tremendous growth throughout its 45 years, it still generates that same warm feeling for returning alumni. This is largely attributable to everyone from the Leadership Team and staff to, most importantly, the faculty, who demonstrate the same level of care they’ve always shown to ensure it remains a special place.

It’s important for a school to have a healthy endowment so that it continues to grow it over time. More and more alumni now have their own kids at CDS, another great example of legacy. They believe in the product. Hopefully, the Alumni Legacy Fund will help make this possible for even more children of alumni to experience CDS into the future.”

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Introducing

The York Scholarship Bursary Thanks to an Anonymous Donor, CDS Introduces an Exciting New Scholarship Offering Through the generosity of an anonymous donor last year, CDS is offering up to three renewable scholarships to incoming students in Grade 9/10 for the 2018-2019 year. These bursaries will provide support for up to 65% of tuition and additional fees throughout each student’s high school career. The York Scholarship Bursary will be awarded to students based on financial need and a demonstrated balanced approach toward academics, the arts and athletics.

Our donor recently shared with us the reasons as to why their family felt compelled to provide a scholarship for CDS. Q You have supported education at other institutions through scholarships in the past. Why did you think it was important to do something similar at CDS? A Our family feels fortunate to have found such a special community here at CDS. The words ‘education with balance’ ring true in everything we have experienced, and we have witnessed what it means to our son and our family. We recognize that many families don’t have the financial means to even consider exploring the possibility of sending their child(ren) to a place like this. It comes at a high price, prohibitive to many, and our hope is to help alleviate that cost for a few wonderful individuals. That we are in the position to open doors for a few families in the area so that their children can experience all the benefits of a CDS education would make us very happy.

Q Why is financial aid important to your family?

A We’ve seen the impact of scholarships and bursaries at other institutions. When executed properly, it can be a win-win for all involved. At 45 years young, CDS does not have a long history, and its endowment has a lot of potential to grow and benefit many other lives in the future. *Bursaries and financial aid are awarded anonymously.

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We believe that one of the greatest gifts to a student is a good education. Look, someone can get a great education at a public school, but they most likely won’t experience all of the extras that a school like CDS has to offer. By that, I mean the critical mass of caring teachers, the outstanding facilities and the vast selection of extra-curricular activities.

Our family really likes the idea of making this incredible opportunity more accessible to families who may not have considered it otherwise. By broadening the diversity of CDS, whether that be cultural or socio-economic, every student benefits.

The York Scholarship Bursary is named after the region we are in, and our hope is that it will attract three bright, engaged and dedicated students from any nearby region to join CDS. For more information, visit www.cds.on.ca/yorkscholarshipbursary.

Please help us spread the word!

Endowment 10-year Growth (All figures in ’000s) Endowment totals are the Fair Market Value ending balance at the fiscal year end June 30, 2017

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Endowment funds provide meaningful support for the School and its community by diversifying the student population; adding a humanizing touch by extending support to families who have had their circumstances change mid-way through the educational experience; and helping to fund programs that would otherwise be unaffordable such as hosting visiting experts in academic, artistic and athletic disciplines.

To learn more, please contact Brent Johnston, the Executive Director of Advancement, at 905.833.1220 x269.

$3,725

3,000

$3,483

4,000

The Country Day School also has a number of general funds and an anonymous fund that provide support for the School’s areas of highest priority and the Scholarship/Bursary Program. Funds donated throughout the year toward a specific area of support and directed to the School’s Endowment are added to an existing fund that supports the same area.

New named funds are eligible to be established with a minimum gift of $25,000, though the funds can be pledged over many years.

$6,723

$6,253

$5,736

$5,131

5,000

$5,048

6,000

$4,555

CDS currently has funds that support scholarships and bursaries, athletics, music, staff development and training, and beautification and green initiatives.

$3,155

An endowment is a fund that holds investments in perpetuity as a source of income.

It provides an inspirational opportunity for our families to support an area of interest in the School forever. Families can support areas within the School by donating to an existing fund, many of which are named in honour of donors and former members of faculty and staff.

$6,054

7,000

2,000

1,000

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TOTAL DONATIONS TO ENDOWMENT IN 2016/2017

TOTAL NEW GIFTS TO ENDOWMENT

$23,337

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NAME

AREA OF SUPPORT

Association Bursary Endowment Fund

Scholarship / Bursary

$

116,902

2016

$

117,774

2017

Hawksworth Endowment Fund (Association)

Athletics

$

70,579

$

71,661

The Wilma West Endowment Fund (Association)

Environment / Grounds

$

47,205

$

47,852

The Jim Bayler Endowment Fund

Scholarship / Bursary

$

35,381

$

35,645

The Courtney T. Cathers Endowment Fund

Scholarship / Award

$

107,251

$

108,548

Chant Family Endowment Fund

Staff Development

$

82,848

$

83,963

The Dinny Day Endowment Fund

Awards

$

101,151

$

101,905

The Paul C. Duckett Endowment Fund

Scholarship / Bursary

$ 1,053,542

$ 1,062,290

The Edmond G. Eberts Endowment Fund

Scholarship / Bursary

$

657,574

$

662,476

Dorothy and Margaret Millar Endowment Fund

Awards

$

10,306

$

10,383

The Milligan Music For Life Endowment Fund

Music

$

36,086

$

37,846

Robert M. Ross Endowment Fund

Awards

$

22,506

$

22,674

SavMar Endowment Fund

Scholarship / Bursary

$

30,368

$

40,721

The Peter Taylor Endowment Fund

Scholarship / Bursary

$

93,349

$

94,045

Alumni Legacy Fund (NEW)

Scholarship/Bursary

$

–

$

4,856

Additional Endowment Funds

Board Discretion / Anonymous

$ 3,681,321

$ 3,712,659

$ 6,146,369

$ 6,215,298

Total Book Value of the Endowment at June 30, 2017

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Annual Giving The Country Day School gratefully acknowledges all donors who generously supported CDS through gifts to the School during the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this summary is accurate.

Annual Giving Mr. Andrew Bartle ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Carmine Botticchio Mr. Jeremy Burge and Ms. Andrea Webb Ms. Susan Di Cresce Mr. Moffat Dunlap Mrs. Louise Dunlap Lash ’81 Mr. Scott Garbe and Ms. Jennifer Sanderson Mr. Ian Hilley and Ms. Celia Bland Mr. David and Mrs. Maria Huckvale Mrs. Sarah Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jewer Mr. and Mrs. Doug Johnston Mr. Bryan Kenney and Ms. Michelle Chouinard-Kenney Mrs. Lyn Lloyd Ms. Mildred Lowe Mr. Andrew and Mrs. Nadine MacMillan Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mangat Mr. and Mrs. Andrea Masini Mr. and Mrs. Jason McDonell Mr. Peter Milonas Mr. Phillip Moorlag Mr. James Morgan ’91 Ms. Bernice Moses Ms. Maria Negulescu Mr. and Mrs. Iseo Pasquali Ms. Nancy Promane Mrs. Patricia Redshaw Ms. Susan Scott Mrs. Tracey Scott Mr. Ron Segal Mrs. Jocelyn Sherman Mrs. Melanie Sheppard Ms. Kim Sillcox Mr. Robert Sillcox Mrs. Shannon Street Ms. Jennifer Vipond Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wells Ms. Sarah van Nostrand ’81 Mr. Richard Vien Mr. and Mrs. Ken Whitmell Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Wiese Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wildberger Mrs. Leesa Witten Mr. Mark and Mrs. Kerstin Wyndham-West Mr. Tony Young Mr. and Mrs. Tony Zambri Grade 12 Graduating Class 2017 Mika Charitable Foundation ND Graphics

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In Memory of Gord Lytle Ms. Brenda Neil Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Proudlock In Memory of Janet van Nostrand Uplands Charitable Foundation Gifts in Honour of Jeremy Garbe ’19 Julia Garbe ’17 Mrs. Shannon Mahan Mr. Phillip Moorlag Mr. Dean Sherman Matching Gifts Capital International Asset Management (Canada) Pepsico Foundation Other Gifts Mr. Cameron Davis Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewandowski Mika Charitable Foundation Chouinard Bros. Roofing Titanium Transportation Group Inc. Enrolment Levy Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Logan Mr. and Mrs. Dave Brown Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stellnberger Mr. and Mrs. Steven Winch Endowment Mr. Forbes Andersen Ms. Andrea Davidson Mr. Dave Downer Mr. and Mrs. Paul Easthope Mr. and Mrs. Khush Jeejeebhoy Ms. Krista Koekkoek Mr. and Mrs. George Martin Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Efrain Riera Mrs. Margaret Sanderson Mr. Dean Sherman Mrs. Darlene Welton Mr. and Mrs. Gary West

Endowment Alumni Challenge Mrs. Roberta Ajmera ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Bocti Mr. Mark Burleigh and Ms. Stephanie Lamb Mr. David Cooper ’06 Mr. Julien Di Ciano ’97 Miss Katie Duncan ’08 Miss Amy Dvorkin ’12 Mr. Chris and Mrs. Krista Edwards Miss Kaitlin Georges ’10 Mrs. Jennifer and Mr. Stephen Handrigan Miss Tatiana Hermanns ’10 Mr. Matthew Hopps ’98 Miss McKinley Hunt ’15 Mr. Brent Johnston and Ms. Meredith Strong Mr. Dimitri Kanaris ’10 Mr. Michael Laceby ’98 Mr. and Mrs. John Liggett Mr. Steve and Mrs. Sheila McCutcheon Miss Jennifer Mills ’07 Mr. Ben and Mrs. Sarah Powell ’96 Mr. William Spotton ’81 Mr. Chris and Mrs. Andrea Wappel ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Gary West Miss Brittany White ’07 Mr. James Wyndham-West ’16 Miss Clara Yi ’01 Endowment Gifts in Honour of 2H Families Ainsley Johnston ’21 Mackenzie Johnston ’17 Aiden Liggett ’21 Annual Capital Fund Mr. Eugene Abramov and Dr. Julia Abramov Mr. and Mrs. David Adams Mr. and Mrs. Weston Adams Mrs. Jillian Agresti ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Mostafa Akbarieh Mr. Douglas Allen Ms. Christine Allison ● Mr. Jason Allison Mr. and Mrs. David Anderson ● Mr. Michael Anobile ● Mr. Gus Arrigo ● Mr. Shawn Ashton and Ms. Valerie Autieri Ms. Janna Aslezova

Dr. and Mrs. Steven Asprey Mr. Stuart Bahen Mr. Jordan Bain ● Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Bambrough Mr. Jason Bannerman and Ms. Lisa Mossop-Bannerman Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Barbuzzi Mr. Andrew Basso Ms. Iris Becker Mrs. Michelle Bedard-Sauter ’81 and Mr. Andre Sauter Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Bellotti Mr. Marc Benjamin Mr. and Mrs. Allan Benlolo Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bennett ● Mr. and Mrs. Rahul Bhardwaj Dr. Fabrizio Bianchi and Dr. Mariam Reyhani Mr. Troy Binnie and Ms. Jennifer Legge ● Mr. and Mrs. Brian Bobechko Mr. and Mrs. David Bochmann Mr. Anthony Botticchio and Ms. Rita Alati ● Mr. and Mrs. Tye Bousada Mr. and Mrs. Jason Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Bratty ● Mr. and Mrs. Ken Broekaert Mr. and Mrs. Dave Brown ● Dr. Deron Brown and Dr. Karin Brown Mr. and Mrs. Sean Brown Mr. Fred Bruun and Mrs. Cawthra Burns Mr. Alfred Budweth and Ms. Debra Dobson Mr. Jeremy Burge and Ms. Andrea Webb ● Mr. Norman Kirton and Ms. Shelly Burns ’80 Mr. Clark Cai and Ms. Jeanna Zheng Dr. Warren Cantor and Mrs. Kerrie Stanley-Cantor ● Mr. Frank Carbone and Mrs. Maria De Prisco

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Carless Mr. Keith Carlton and Mrs. Jennifer Eldridge Carlton Mr. and Mrs. Alfonzo Carogioiello Mr. and Mrs. Steve Carogioiello Mr. and Mrs. Neil Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caruso Mr. Claudio Celi and Ms. Anna Damiani-Celi Mr. Luis Chacin and Dr. Mercedes Rodriguez Dr. and Mrs. Ajit Chaudhry Mr. and Mrs. Terry Cheaney Mr. Yan Chen and Ms. Xiangqun He Ms. You Chen Mr. Zhan Hong Chen and Ms. Li Luo Mr. John Chettleburgh and Ms. Christine ten Brummeler Mr. and Mrs. Pat Chiefalo Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cianchetti Mr. and Mrs. Peter Clarke Mr. and Mrs. Esmond Clouthier Mr. and Mrs. Steven Corbeil Mr. and Mrs. James Coulter Mr. and Mrs. Leonardo Covello Mr. Lazaro DaRocha ● Mr. George Dabit Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dalakis ● Ms. Ashlynne Dale Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Dalton Mr. and Mrs. Theodor Daniel Mr. Kamran Dashti and Dr. Mehrak Kilani Mr. and Mrs. Rob Dasovic Mr. Alexander Davids and Ms. Susanna Kvint Mr. and Mrs. Chris Davies Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Davis Mr. and Mrs. Robert De Simone Mrs. Nia DeCaria

Mr. Michael Delaney and Ms. Emily Bernhard Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dell’Elce ● Mr. and Mrs. Robert Denniston Mr. Vijay Dhanraj and Ms. Versha Prakash Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Di Battista Mr. Adrian Di Biase and Ms. Stella Di Cresce Mr. and Mrs. Frank Di Biase Mr. and Mrs. James Di Giorgio Mr. and Mrs. Nino Di Giorgio Mr. and Mrs. Dave Di Pede ● Mr. and Mrs. Mark Di Poce Dr. Brad Dibble and Ms. Katherine Elphick Mrs. Juan Ding Dr. Borislaw Dvorkin and Ms. Carol Zhang Mr. Maxim Dvoskine and Mrs. Natalia Epshtein Mr. and Mrs. Paul Easthope Mr. and Mrs. Jim Emanoilidis Mr. Peter Empey and Ms. Betty-Ann Franssen Mr. and Mrs. Mark Endras Mr. Darrell Ewert and Ms. Geraldine (Gigi) Harding Mr. and Mrs. Mark Falkenberg Mr. Samer Fashny and Mrs. Nada Nisevic Mr. Alan Fauchere and Ms. Mary Jane Law Fauchere Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fazzari Mr. and Mrs. Domenic Ferro Mr. Antonio Fiorda and Mrs. Zhanna Telenchenko Mr. and Mrs. Nazzareno Fiscaletti Mr. Steven Flowers and Ms. Cheryl Foster Mr. and Mrs. David Forster ● Dr. Monte Friesner and Ms. Tatiana Nazarova Mr. Yong Fu and Mrs. Xiaolan Ni Mr. and Mrs. Alan Fullerton ● Mr. and Mrs. Tony Furiato ● Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fusco Mr. Jianbo Gao and Ms. Chenyang Wang Mr. and Mrs. Gary Garber ● Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Garcia Mr. Homayun Ghasimi and Ms. Azam Matin Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gill Mr. Brad McKay and Ms. Kate Gillie Mr. and Mrs. Craig Glynn ● Mr. William Godson and Ms. Elizabeth Falconer ● Mr. Gord Grant Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Grassa Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gray ● Dr. and Mrs. Yourik Hacoupian Mr. and Mrs. Abdul Hakim Mr. Mike Hammer and Ms. Natasha Kisilevich Mr. and Mrs. Heljar Hansen Ms. Sabrina Hao Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harbauer Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hardy ● Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hartman Dr. Stephanie Harvey Mr. Michael He and Ms. ZiXi Zhang

● Annual Capital Fund Donation for 5+ consecutive years ● Annual Capital Fund Donation for 10+ consecutive years ● Annual Capital Fund Donation for 15+ consecutive years

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Annual Giving

Mr. Chris Hejna and Ms. Emilia Simonyan Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Henderson Mr. Farshad Heybati and Ms. Akram Farzin Gharehshiran Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Hill Dr. Richard Hossack Mr. Ron Hrynyk and Ms. Jacquie Boddaert Mrs. Ying Hu Mr. Scott Hua and Mrs. Wendong Wu Mr. Wei Huang and Mrs. Shao Hong Ding Mr. and Mrs. David Hudson Dr. Nigel Hudson Mr. Chen Hui Mr. Claudio Iacobelli ● Mr. and Mrs. Yevgeniy Ignatenko Mr. and Mrs. Iqbal Imran Ms. Florentina Iofcea Mr. Ahmed Islam and Mrs. Lidia Alghoul Mr. and Mrs. Dean Iwai ● Mr. Massoud Jamali and Ms. Tatiana Aguirre Mr. Sheldon James and Ms. Sonjha Surage James Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Janousek Dr. Andrew Jedrzejewski and Dr. Anna Jedrzejewski ● Mr. and Mrs. Kris Jeppesen Mr. and Mrs. Zaff Jiwani Mr. and Mrs. Dov Joffe Mr. Dean Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Andy Jones Mr. Douglas Jones and Ms. Linda-Fiona Henderson ● Mr. and Mrs. John Jones Mr. and Mrs. William Jones Mr. Gage Jull and Ms. Melanie Ward Dr. Samir Kalander and Mrs. Mayas Al-Shabboot Mr. Eduard Kats and Ms. Alina Brat Mr. Bryan Kenney and Ms. Michelle Chouinard-Kenney Mr. Jesse Keslick Mr. and Mrs. Basheer Khan ●

Mr. and Mrs. Saajid Khan ● Mr. Blaik Kirby and Ms. Vanitha Thurairajah Ms. Shelly Kiroff Mr. Egor Koleganov and Ms. Alina Gordashevskaya Dr. Kambiz Koosha and Ms. Mahkameh Raziani Mr. and Mrs. Kimmo Koskinen Mr. Andrei Kostiounine Mr. Louis Kostopoulos ● Dr. Sonja Kustka Mr. Brian Kyle and Ms. Maria Perrella ● Mr. Denis Lajoie and Ms. Susan Bishop Mr. David Langille and Ms. Pam Steel Mr. Paul Langston and Ms. Amanda Flavell Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Lavis ● Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leary Mr. and Mrs. James LeBlanc Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lecce Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Leiva von Bovet Mr. and Mrs. Giuseppe Lentini Mr. and Mrs. Garry Letichever Mr. and Mrs. Roland Leupolt Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewandowski ● Mr. Dennis Lewis and Ms. Hongyue Sun Mr. Kenneth Li and Mrs. Ivy Su Mr. Kunpeng Li and Mrs. Bo Zhang Mr. XueFeng Li and Ms. HaiYan Song Mr. Hong Qiao Lin and Mrs. Dina Hu Mr. Robert Littlejohn and Mrs. Catherine Glynn-Littlejohn Mr. and Mrs. Carlo LiVolsi Mr. and Mrs. Philip Locilento Mr. Michael Loew Ms. Nazila Lotfi Mr. Scott Lowe and Ms. Donna Pledge ● Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lowry Mr. Doug Loxton and Ms. Jennifer Bytzek-Loxton Mr. and Mrs. Robert Luba Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Lupke Mr. Dan MacDonald and Mrs. Trang Nguyen Mr. and Mrs. Jeff MacDonald ●

● Annual Capital Fund Donation for 5+ consecutive years ● Annual Capital Fund Donation for 10+ consecutive years ● Annual Capital Fund Donation for 15+ consecutive years

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Mr. and Mrs. Steven MacIver Mr. and Mrs. Ian Macpherson Mr. Sean MacPherson Mr. and Mrs. Romolo Magarelli ● Mr. and Mrs. Jay Malowney Mr. and Mrs. Johan Mannerheim Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Mansfield Mr. Anthony Mantella Mr. Ruijin Mao and Mrs. Susan Xi Jiang Mr. Giovanni Marcelli Ms. Angela Marotta Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Marshall Mr. Steve Martin and Mrs. Jody Wood-Martin ● Mr. Pavel Martirossian Mr. and Mrs. Andrea Masini ● Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McCann ● Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McCann Mr. and Mrs. Jason McDonell Mr. and Mrs. Peter McFarlane Mr. and Mrs. Scott McGillivray Mr. Sean McGoldrick and Ms. Katherine Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Kevin McHenry Mr. and Mrs. David McIntyre Mr. and Mrs. Michael McKay Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Brad McMillan ● Mr. and Mrs. Darren McNair Mr. and Mrs. Michael McPhillips ● Mr. Steven Meschino and Ms. Barbara Benoit ● Mr. Thomas Michaelis and Ms. Stacey Sutherland Dr. and Mrs. David Michelberger ● Mr. and Mrs. Ian Millar Mr. Neil Milliken and Ms. Nancy Milliken Sutherland Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miranda ● Mr. and Mrs. Renny Monaghan ● Mr. and Mrs. Roger Moore ● Mr. Brad Morden and Ms. Cathy Russell Mr. Steven Morson Mr. Brennan Mulcahy and Ms. Taiya Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Brian Musker ● Mr. Bogdan Muzychka and Ms. Elina Katkova Mr. and Mrs. Eliot Muzzo ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Nediu Mr. and Mrs. James Nella ● Ms. Tracy Nelson Ms. Mary Niczowski ● Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Noxon Mr. and Mrs. Kyle O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Brian O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Jay Ogor Mr. and Mrs. Jason O’Neill Mr. Jairo Ortiz and Ms. Narly Fiallo Mr. Konrad Ozols and Mrs. Yijie Tang Mr. Enzo Palerma and Dr. Karen Sumner Mr. Liam Palmer and Mrs. Julie Simard-Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Fred Panini Mr. and Mrs. Giuseppe Paolicelli

Annual Giving

Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Parkes Mr. and Mrs. Jayshil Patel Mr. Danny Pathan and Mrs. Viviana Meo-Pathan Mr. Viatcheslav Pessine and Mrs. Inna Gutnik-Pessine Mr. and Mrs. John Petrachek ● Mr. and Mrs. Maksim Petrov Mr. and Mrs. Marco Pietrangelo Mr. and Mrs. Steven Pietrobon ● Mr. Martin Pitts and Ms. Julie Mansi Mr. and Mrs. Alex Pizzimenti Dr. and Mrs. Dimitris Polygenis ● Mr. and Mrs. Robert Poropat Mr. Ben and Mrs. Sarah Powell ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Simon Rosen ● Mr. Al Power and Ms. Molly Fitzpatrick ● Mr. David Priest and Dr. Virginia Cornell Mr. Ryan Priestly and Mrs. Melanie Barfitt Ms. Christina Puglielli Mr. Irfan Rahman Dr. and Mrs. Karl Railton Dr. and Mrs. Robert Railton Mr. Cam Woods and Ms. Tricha Rasmussen ’91 Mr. Natale Rea ● Mr. Justin Reid and Ms. Jodie Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Domingos Rites Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Roberts ● Mr. and Mrs. Eric Rocks Ms. Maureen Rokas and Mr. Carlton O’Kill ● Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ross ● Mr. Tony Rotondaro and Ms. Teresa Di Biase Dr. and Mrs. Mark Rotundo ● Ms. Darcia Rowntree Mr. and Mrs. Brad Rudin Mr. and Mrs. Rocco Ruso Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ryan Mr. Andrey Rybakov and Ms. Yulia Rybakova ● Mr. Felice Sabatino and Ms. Maria Cafarelli Dr. Ashfaq Saleem and Dr. Mariam Bibi Mr. and Mrs. David Saley Mr. Oliver Sardo and Mrs. Clara Paglia-Sardo Mr. Evghenii Sari and Ms. Tatiana Nanieva Mr. and Mrs. Ian Scarth Mr. Steve Schaus and Ms. Nancy Brndiar ● Mr. Bruno Schickedanz and Ms. Yan Wang Mr. and Mrs. Ben Scholten Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shaw ● Mr. Yongxin Shen and Ms. Fenglin Yang Mr. Nikolay Shlepov and Mrs. Ekaterina Shlepova ● Mr. Mansour Shokri and Ms. Shaya Mohebbi Mr. Ron Shulman and Dr. Galina Boiarintseva Dr. Norin Siddiqi Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sinclair Mr. Parminder Singh and Ms. Amandeep Nijjar Mr. Kevin Smith and Mrs. Eleanor Rodrigues-Smith Mr. Hugh Smylie and Ms. Allison Farquhar Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Soares

Mr. Turker Sokullu and Ms. Kyung Soon Go Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Sorbo Mr. Manny Speranza and Mrs. Bessie Zaravinos-Speranza Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stanton ● Dr. and Mrs. David Staples ● Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stellnberger ● Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Mike Stollery Mr. and Mrs. Andy Stronach Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Sun Mr. David Sun and Ms. Xia Wang Mr. Steven Sun and Mrs. Lydia Yang Mr. Bob Suriwka ● Dr. and Mrs. Oleksandr Svystonyuk Mr. Michael Swalwell and Dr. Farida Jeejeebhoy Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sward ● Mr. John Sweeney and Ms. Alba Aray Mr. and Mrs. Iean Tait Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Tallman Mr. and Mrs. Chris Tambos Mr. Adrian Tauro and Ms. Sloan Mauran Mr. Maxim Tchernychov and Mrs. Tania Goloubeva ● Dr. Christopher Tebbutt and Ms. Jennifer Allen Mr. Chris Temovsky and Ms. Susan Niczowski ● Mr. and Mrs. David Tomingas Mr. Blaise Tomkay and Ms. Ildiko Riss ● Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tonkonog ● Mr. and Mrs. David Train Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Trichilo Mr. and Mrs. George Tsiolis Dr. Kamal Tumi and Mrs. Fadila Elhegazi Mr. and Mrs. Graham Turner Mr. Jeff Turner and Mrs. Susan Shaw Dr. Rustem Tursunbayev and Mrs. Nataliya Tursunbayeva Mr. Maxim Tuzhin and Mrs. Julia Poselenova Mr. and Mrs. Nenad Uzelac Mr. Michael van Gulik and Ms. Sheilah Rowe Mr. and Mrs. Marc Venere Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ventin Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vitullo ● Mr. Peter von Schilling and Ms. Joanne Gauthier ● Mr. Rick Walia and Dr. Priya Suppal Mr. Don Walker and Ms. Joan Weisshaar ● Mr. and Mrs. Jay Walton Mr. and Mrs. Ren Bin Wang Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Weiss Ms. Ardene Wertheim Mr. and Mrs. Steven Winch ● Mr. Ken Wishart and Mrs. Shelley Peters-Wishart ● Dr. Diane Wong Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wright ● Mr. Jian Xing Wu and Ms. Jie Zhao Mr. Zhenkai Xin and Ms. Wanli Zhao Mr. and Mrs. Bing Yang ●

Mr. Heping Ye and Mrs. Linghua Lu Mr. and Mrs. Klaus Zabel Mr. and Mrs. Amir Zandi Mr. Ji Duo Zhang and Mrs. Tong Liu Mr. Junwu Zhang and Ms. Zairong Feng Birthday Book Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Bratty Mr. and Mrs. Steve Carogioiello Ms. You Chen Mr. and Mrs. Pat Chiefalo Mr. and Mrs. Leonardo Covello Mr. Lazaro DaRocha Mr. Michael Delaney and Ms. Emily Bernhard Mr. and Mrs. James Dowling Mr. and Mrs. Ron Durfy Mr. and Mrs. Jim Emanoilidis Mr. Yong Fu and Mrs. Xiaolan Ni Mr. and Mrs. Tony Furiato Mr. Jianbo Gao and Ms. Chenyang Wang Mr. Costa Giancola and Dr. Roula Kountouris Dr. and Mrs. Peter Gioulos Mr. and Mrs. Heljar Hansen Dr. Stephanie Harvey Dr. Nigel Hudson Mr. Daniel Hunt and Mrs. Jean Dickson-Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Kris Jeppesen Mr. and Mrs. James Kostopoulos Mr. Benjamin Leung and Ms. Lorri Tiberio-Leung Mr. and Mrs. Philip Locilento Mr. and Mrs. Michael Longo Mr. Scott Lowe and Ms. Donna Pledge Mr. Doug Loxton and Ms. Jennifer Bytzek-Loxton Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mangat Mr. Dorin Mascan and Dr. Lavinia Mascan Mr. and Mrs. Scott McGillivray Mr. and Mrs. Darren McNair Mr. Bogdan Muzychka and Mrs. Elina Katkova Mr. and Mrs. Brian O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Parkes Mr. Ben and Mrs. Sarah Powell ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Ben Scholten Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Soares Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stanton Mr. and Mrs. Mike Stollery Mrs. Carol Strong Mrs. Lea Suriwka Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sward Mr. John Sweeney and Ms. Alba Aray Mr. and Mrs. Graham Turner Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vitullo Mr. Peter von Schilling and Ms. Joanne Gauthier Mr. Ji Duo Zhang and Mrs. Tong Liu

● Annual Capital Fund Donation for 5+ consecutive years ● Annual Capital Fund Donation for 10+ consecutive years ● Annual Capital Fund Donation for 15+ consecutive years

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CDS Annual Auction In June 2017, we held our 44th CDS Annual Auction in the theme of South Beach Sizzle. This incredible display of community spirit raised $260,000 in support of enhancing our spirit and spectator experience for our outdoor athletic facilities.

Thanks to all who came out to support it!

Auction Title Sponsors Platinum Sponsors Mr. and Mrs. Mike Stollery Engel & Volkers York Mika Charitable Foundation The Remington Group Gold Sponsors Anonymous Family Damiani Jewellers Ltd. London Publishing Group Conrad ‘12, Sarah ‘12 and Nicky ‘15 Mantella The Michelin Group Inc. Silver Sponsors Mr. Jeremy Burge and Ms. Andrea Webb Mr. Julien Di Ciano ‘97 and Mr. Justin Di Ciano ‘97 Mr. and Mrs. Alan Fullerton Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ghezzi Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jewer Mr. Brent Johnston and Ms. Meredith Strong Mr. and Mrs. John Liggett Mr. David Myers and Ms. Lisa Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Iseo Pasquali Mr. Ben and Mrs. Sarah Powell ’96 BMO King City Chouinard Bros. Roofing

Crawford Roofing Corporation Ewing Morris & Co. Investments Genesis Yorkdale Marfab Metal Products Inc. MASS Environmental Nordic Capital Corp Pratt Hansen Group Inc. Tallman Truck Centre The Staffing Edge Titanium Transportation Group Inc. Two Sisters Vineyards Auction Gift in Kind Donations Mr. Claudio Celi and Ms. Anna Damiani-Celi Mr. and Mrs. Frank Di Biase Mr. Paul Langston and Ms. Amanda Flavell Mr. and Mrs. Carlo LiVolsi Mr. Siamak Naziri and Dr. Sepi Naziri Mr. Peter Neal ‘81 Mr. Oliver Sardo and Mrs. Clara Paglia-Sardo Mr. and Mrs. Marc Venere Adver Signs Artsy Baker BioSteel Cooper Graphics Damiani Jewellers Ltd. Flow Hair Care

Longo’s Marc Anthony Salons MASS Environmental Molisana Imports Neal Brothers Foods Quatro Security Printing Sardo Foods Auction Cash Sponsor Mr. and Mrs. Tye Bousada Mr. Keith Carlton and Mrs. Jennifer Eldridge Carlton Mr. Walter Davison Mr. and Mrs. Paul Easthope Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Fraser Mr. Steve Martin and Mrs. Jody Wood-Martin Mr. and Mrs. Brian Musker Mr. Carlton O’Kill and Ms. Maureen Rokas Mr. Danny Pathan and Mrs. Viviana Meo-Pathan Mr. and Mrs. Ben Scholten Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Sorbo Ms. Susan Scott Mr. Peter von Schilling and Ms. Joanne Gauthier Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vitullo Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wildberger Scantex

Auction Gift in Kind Donations Anonymous Donors Ms. Christine Allison Mr. and Mrs. David Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Nick Arrigo Dr. Fabrizio Bianchi and Dr. Mariam Reyhani Mr. and Mrs. Yannick Bigourdan Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Bratty Mr. and Mrs. Todd Bruhm Ms. Amanda Bruhm ’07 Ms. Katrina Bruhm ’10 Ms. Stacey Bruhm ’05 Mr. Alfred Budweth and Ms. Debra Dobson Mr. Mark Burleigh Mr. Jeremy Burge and Ms. Andrea Webb Mr. and Mrs. Leo Cammalleri Mr. Michael Cammalleri ’99 Ms. Heather Castellan

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Mr. Claudio Celi and Ms. Anna Damiani-Celi Mr. and Mrs. Todd Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Wendel Clark Mr. and Mrs. Peter Clarke Mr. and Mrs. Leonardo Covello Mr. and Mrs. Michael Croxon Mr. and Mrs. Rob Dasovic Mr. Michael Delaney and Ms. Emily Bernhard Mr. and Mrs. Robert De Simone Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Di Battista Mr. Moffat Dunlap Mr. Chris and Mrs. Krista Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Domenic Ferro Mr. John and Mrs. Sarah French Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ghezzi Mr. Costa Giancola and Dr. Roula Kountouris Mr. and Mrs. Craig Glynn

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Grossman Dr. and Mrs. Yourik Hacoupian Mr. Mike Hammer and Ms. Natasha Kisilevich Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hartman Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Henderson Mr. Ron Hrynyk and Mrs. Jacquie Boddaert Mr. and Mrs. B. David Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Billy Jones Mr. John Kennedy and Mrs. Renee Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Saajid Khan Mr. Paul Langston and Ms. Amanda Flavell Mr. Paul LaCroix and Ms. Jackie Kubica Mr. Zachary Lawton Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewandowski Mr. Andy and Mrs. Nadine MacMillan Mr. and Mrs. Jack Matrosov Mr. Brennan Mulcahy and Ms. Taiya Campbell

Mr. Bogdan Muzychka and Mrs. Elina Katkova Mr. Peter Neal ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Don Nichols Mr. Brennan Nulcatto and Ms. Trish Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Brian O`Connor Ms. Maureen Ofield Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Parkes Mr. Kirk Paterson ‘01 Dr. and Mrs. Dimitris Polygenis Mr. Ben and Mrs. Sarah Powell ‘96 Mr. Al Power and Ms. Molly Fitzpatrick Mr. Alexander Railton ‘15 Mr. Cameron Railton ‘17 Dr. and Mrs. Robert Railton Mr. Miguel Riera and Mrs. Patty Arias-Riera Dr. and Mrs. Mark Rotundo Mr. and Mrs. Rocco Ruso Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ryan Mr. Oliver Sardo and Mrs. Clara Paglia-Sardo Ms. Arlene Seely Mrs. Melanie Sheppard Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Sorbo Mr. Matthew Stallone and Ms. Jasmine Do Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stanton Mr. and Mrs. Mickie Steinmann Mr. and Mrs. Mike Stollery Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sward Mr. and Mrs. Iean Tait The Totten Family Mr. and Mrs. David Train Mr. and Mrs. Marc Venere Mr. Don Walker and Ms. Joan Weisshaar Mr. Rick Walia and Dr. Priya Suppal Mr. and Mrs. Ken Whitmell Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wilson Mr. Ken Wishart and Mrs. Shelley Peters-Wishart Mr. Mark and Mrs. Kerstin Wyndham-West A Story of Love Dr. Abrams Family Eye Care Access Storage All Smiles Dental Alloro Fine Foods Inc. Annalisa Asian Fusion Cuisine & Lounge Andrew Ipekian Real Estate Group Aramark Food Services Artsy Baker Avenue Cibi e Vini Beaver Valley Ski Club Bernardo Funeral Homes Biggs Gallery Dr. Boulos Medical Spa

Camp Temagami Capital Tea Caruso & Company Castle Contracting CC Haven Inc. CDS Auction Executive CDS Board of Directors CDS General Store CDS Parent Association CDS Summer Camp Chic Eyes Optical Chocolate Tales ClubLink Corporation Color & Form Hair Salon Coup de Foudre Craigleith Ski Club Crossings Men’s Fashions CubbyCubes Damiani Jewellers Ltd. Diamond Cuts Dog Grooming Elbow Beach, Ed Burns Emerald Party Endras Automotive Group Company FITTR Inc. Flipside Aurora Foxglove Interior Design The Franklin Club Freshouse Food & Juice Bar G & L Group Georgia Hardy Tours Glen Bernard Camp Global Pet Foods, King Glow Medi Spa Good Housekeeping Institute Hair Tique Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spas Highland Automotive Professionals Hockley Valley/Adamo Estate Hogan’s Inn at Four Corners Ice Cream Patio Restaurant Injoy Yoga & Activewear Inc. Intellectus Project Management Ivy ED Learning Centres James Dimitri Hair Atalier Jerome Photography John Paul & Co. Kate Ward Designs Kids SuperGym King City Dental King Country Flowers King Fire and Emergency Services

Kingswood Garden Centre & Florist Kroma Salon Lakeridge Auto Gallery Locale Restaurant Longos Marc Anthony Salons McEwan Catering Mercedes-Benz, Thornhill Mike Stollery Automotive Partnerships Milton Kenneth Marketing Mirvish Productions Moffat Dunlap Real Estate Molisana Imports Muldoon Marketing Inc. Neal Brothers Foods Nella Cutlery NewRoads Automotive Group Ltd. Nobleton Feed Mill Ltd. North of Six Photography Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt, LLP Paper Crane Sushi Bar & Bistro Poof Craft Posto Panino Qualified Tutors Inc. Radiant Fine Jewellers Rock House, Harbour Island Bahamas Rose Textiles Sardo Foods Solutions-Your Organized Living Store Sorelle and Co. Stan Behal Photography Sward & Co. Car Care Sweet Scrubs ‘n Stuff Tabletalk by PeterandPauls.com Talii Towels The Remington Group The Roost Café Touch Spa Touchstone Resort on Lake Muskoka Tutor Bright Two Sisters Vineyards Umberto Tofoni Unique Blends Inc. Upper Canada Dental Centre Vasken Jewellers Villagio Ristorante Wild Wing King City Young Drivers of Canada

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New and Improved Spaces Around Campus

Seats and Scoreboards for Hawksworth & Centre Fields The 2017 Annual Auction proceeds will go toward enhancing our spirit and spectator experience for our outdoor athletic facilities.

Blue and white scoreboards will soon be installed along the sidelines of both Hawksworth and Centre Fields, as well as more substantial bleachers for our parent, student and alumni fans.

Additionally, proceeds supported the beautification of the Middle School play yard with Muskoka chairs, tables and landscape rocks, creating additional gathering places for our community to come together.

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The Susan and Michael Burns Grad Lounge The Susan and Michael Burns Grad Lounge was made possible thanks to a donation from past parent and Board Chair, Demi Rogers in memory of longtime friend Susan Burns. The late Susan Burns was a past CDS parent, grandparent and loyal friend of The Country Day School.

Susan’s husband, Michael Burns, is a founding parent, past Board Chair and current grandparent.

Other improvements completed during the summer include: • Addition of a portable classroom to service the Junior School Outdoor Education program.

• Former ANB Soccer offices reverted back to CDS to serve as the new Middle/Senior Outdoor Education classroom.

• The Middle School now has air conditioning for all classrooms.

• The Middle School Science Lab has been renovated and updated.

• New fascia installed below the eavestroughs and all roofs are scheduled to be redone by spring.

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Financial Reporting “Our continued financial health allowed the renovation of some spaces in the original Senior School, including the new von Schilling Family Fitness Centre, new art studio, two new computer classrooms, and a new science classroom”

THE WORLD HAS EXPERIENCED A YEAR OF EXTREME

weather which has resulted in considerable destruction. Canada has not been isolated from this phenomenon, experiencing flooding, massive forest fires, and wind damage. Other headlines surround hacking and data theft, and so on. The Board is not oblivious to these headlines and, under the new long-term plan, focused on risk management in 2017. Management has assessed exposure to risk at the School and is in the process of developing plans to mitigate those risks. It is a big job, but there has already been a great amount of progress made toward the end goal.

On the Finance Committee, we’ve been involved with the development of an enterprise risk management plan and, specifically, an information technology risk assessment and security plan. Within our goal of financial discipline and stability, we have viewed various test scenarios to ensure our finances remain stable under stressful conditions.

I’d like to report that the School’s balance sheet as of June 30, 2017 is in a healthy state. Fund Balances increased by $2.0 million to $36.6 million, with $28.7 million in the Capital Fund, $6.7 million in the Endowment Fund, and $1.2 million in the Operating Fund.

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mance was buoyed by a strong enrolment of 745 students and the continued work of the Advancement Committee and community raising $1.2 million.

Through the diligence of the Investment Committee, the Endowment Fund earned a net gain in investment income of $594K and paid out $147K, primarily toward scholarships and bursaries. We were pleased to be able to exercise the maximum prepayment on our fixed rate term loan of $340K. The Finance Committee also monitors the financial health of the organization through a number of internal and external benchmarks, and they are all well within established limits. Our continued financial health allowed the renovation of some spaces in the original Senior School, including the new von Schilling Family Fitness Centre, new art studio, two new computer classrooms, and a new science classroom.

I would like to thank the members of the Finance Committee for continually guiding and challenging the agenda, always seeking best practices. Thanks to Karen Adams, Domenic Borrelli, Paul Ghezzi, Glen Henderson, Paul Jewer and Melanie Ward whose wealth of experience and knowledge contribute greatly to a solid financial footing. In my final term, after serving six years on the Board’s Finance Committee (three years as Chair), I have to specially thank and remark about the quality and quantity of great work produced by Melanie Sheppard and her finance team, under the direction of John Liggett.

I would also be remiss if I do not mention the tremendous work of Judy Zrnec who has kept this all well organized and documented. The School is very fortunate.

Bruce Campbell MBA CPA CA Alumni Parent ’13 Chair, Finance & Property Committee

Enrolment

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

745

732

721

712

706

Statement of Operations ($000s) Revenue

$

Salaries and benefits Premises (includes amortization) Other expenses Net from school operations Other Revenue and Expenses: Non-refundable enrolment fee Net investment income and realized gains Unrealized gain (loss) on investments Fundraising and grants, net Interest on long-term debt Excess Fund Balances, beginning of the year Fund Balances, end of the year

19,649

$

18,663

$

17,527

$

16,860

$

16,282

13,716 3,275 2,800 19,791 (142)*

13,054 2,870 2,557 18,481 182

12,792 2,794 1,649 17,235 292

12,095 2,705 1,672 16,472 388

11,913 2,696 1,510 16,119 163

268 321 393 1,275 (100) 2,157 2,015

226 781 (425) 1,843 (74) 2,351 2,533

236 448 14 1,574 – 2,272 2,564

216 427 461 1,739 – 2,843 3,231

238 700 (340) 1,448 – 2,046 2,209

34,579 $ 36,594

$

32,046 34,579

$

29,482 32,046

$

26,251 29,482

$

24,042 26,251

Statement of Financial Position ($000s) 2017

Assets Current assets (excludes Endowment) Endowment investment, fair market value (net assets) Capital assets

Liabilities Unearned fees Current liabilities (excludes Endowment and bank loan) Bank loan Other long term liabilities Enrolment fees - refundable

$

17,466

2016

$

15,699

$

6,723 31,234 55,423

$

13,549

$

17,474

$

6,253 31,810 53,762

$

12,887

2,293 2,520 192 275 18,829

Fund Balances $

36,594 55,423

2015

$

21,049

$

6,054 25,958 49,486

$

11,907

2,553 3,245 193 305 19,183

$

34,579 53,762

2014

$

17,781

$

5,736 16,190 42,975

$

5,131 16,531 39,443

$

10,985

$

10,350

5,155 – – 378 17,440

$

32,046 49,486

2013

2,063 – – 445 13,493

$

29,482 42,975

2,195 – – 647 13,192

$

26,251 39,443

*The Net from School Operations is net income before non-refundable enrolment fees, investment income from Operations, and transfer from Endowment Funds.

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CDS Remembers Gordon (Gord) James Lytle September 17, 1955 – April 10, 2017

The Gord Lytle Workshop was unveiled on October 20, 2017.

CDS sponsored a park bench in Aurora’s Machell Park in memory of Gord.

IN APRIL, WE MOURNED THE LOSS OF A GIANT IN THE CDS

community when our beloved Gord Lytle, Head of Maintenance, passed away after a short illness. Gord had been an anchor at CDS for 29 years, and the faculty, staff, students, parents and alumni will miss his smile and laugh, his ‘can do’ attitude, the jingle of his keys, and that recognizable whistle, for years to come. The hallways of CDS are not the same without him.

In Gord’s memory, CDS donated a bench to the Town of Aurora to honour his lifetime of community involvement in the hometown he loved. Gord and his wife, Cathy, were frequent attendees at Summer Concerts in the Park and the Saturday Farmer’s Market. He was also a regular at Aurora’s Ribfest in Machell Park, adjacent to the Aurora Community Centre, where he played and watched many a hockey game. The bench is located at the north end of Machell Park, just off Orchard Heights.

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shelving and cabinetry, but he was one of the main forces behind the creation of CDS’ many spectacular drama sets, not to mention a few Aurora Santa Clause Parade floats. For these reasons, it did not take long to decide on the naming of the Gord Lytle Workshop beside the Performing Arts Centre.

On October 20, 2017, the School hosted a dedication of this Workshop with family and current and past colleagues of Gord. We felt it was a fitting location to ensure that his spirit lives on at CDS. “Gord, your talent for building and repair extended beyond bricks, mortar and lumber to human beings. You could raise spirits, mend hearts and renovate minds, sometimes with an artistry that left us completely unaware that we had been changed. You made us better people, literally and figuratively, in ways that challenge us to continue to do the same for others. You are a soul carpenter, Gord. Although we will miss you every day, we take comfort in knowing we can see your handiwork in and around the School for years to come.”

— Scott Garbe, Head of Drama

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