The Victory Winter/Spring 1999

20 Pages·1999·2.2 MB·English

by  Trafalgar School for Girls

THE
VICTORY
WINTER SPRING
1999
/
Volume 27, No. 1
FOR THE CURE
GIRLS
Breast Cancer
March
It all began as the brainchild of then
Head Girl, Tyler Ball, '96, Activities Pre-
fect, Andrea Kermack, '96, and the
other prefects. Having participated in
the Terry Fox Run along with other
schools over the years, these young
women wanted to walk/jog and run for a
causewith astrictlywomen'sslant.They
found great support from the Diagnostic
Centre at the Montreal General Hospital
and, in particular, from Cynda Heward,
the MGH Director of Development. A
plan was hatched to get all the girls'
independentschoolstogethertowalkas
a group with a common purpose and
common goal.
The first year in October, 1995, the
students and staffofTrafalgarset out on
their own to raise funds for breast can-
cer research. Their goal was $5000; in
fact they raised $10,300! Our walk has
also attracted many corporate sponsors
including some parents and all have
strongly supported the walk over the
years.
In the following years, the event has Run on MountRoyalMountain: L. toR: Liz Culley, MelissaRodriguezandRobin Guyer.
grown and grown. Long adream ofJane
Wightman, '66, Traf's Director of Stu-
dents, to organize an all-girls event, and discussions about breast cancer
Trafalgar is proud to lay claim to initiat- and learn about techniques for early .-to-
ing such an ambitious project. E.C.S., detection and breast self-examination. Table of Contents
Sacred Heart, The Study and Villa Maria Special thanks this year go to key
all take part in both walking and secur- organizers of the 1998 Walk: Skye Col-
Principal 3
ing personal sponsorships. Mrs. Wight- lyer, Trudy Nasmith, Neely McDonald
man hopes that very soon, maybe in and Sachy Menear. Thank you, too, to School News 3
1999, all the independent girls' schools the many friends of Trafalgar who have
will be "in" the project. helped Traf's dream of Girls for the Sports 8
In Septemb—er, 1998, the total raised Cure becomeareality. Certainlythe idea TOGA 9
was $75,000 $15,000 of which came has spread clear across the country; the
fromTrafalgar's pledges! AtTrafalgar, the Vancouver General is hoping to interest Births 10
event includes more than just the walk the girls' independent schools in that Calendar ofEvents .... 16
up to the mountain and the collection of city in a similar walk. It only takes a
pledges. Our students attend lectures spark to get a fire going... !
Winter/ Spring, 1999 1
BOARD
CHAIRMAN Congratulations
The good wishes of the Trafal-
From time to time in this column our work. All members of the Board gar community are extended to
in The Victory, the Board has an give of their time and talents to fur- Sheila Goldbloom who was
opportunity to talk about its work, ther the very best interests of the recently named a member of the
through the words of the Chairman. Trafalgar community. Order of Canada. A valued mem-
So this time I thought it would be Monthly Board meetings are held ber of the Advisory Board, Mrs.
useful to explain briefly who we are, during the school year, with the Goldbloom is a social worker, for-
what our responsibilities are, and exception ofJanuary. Tothat month- mer McGill University professor,
how we carry them out. ly meeting are brought the reports of and volunteer. In her work she
In fact, the Board is—made up of the various subcommittees of the has helped to bridge social and
two governing bodies the Board Board. These subcommittees ethnic differences and forge new
osforGyovBeoranrodrs—anadndthethSechboaoclk'gsrAoduvnid- iFinncalnucdee, PArcioarditeimeisc aPnldanniPnlga,nnianngd, aofllMiaonncterseawli.thSihnethpelacysomamnuniimtpioers-
to the two sections is historical. The the Parent Committee to name but a titayntasroalemaetmTrbaefralgoafrtihnehAecracdaepmaicc-
School has been in existence since few. Their reports represent consid- Committee. We are very proud of
1887, and what "fitted" then in the erable interest and time spent prior our association with this distin-
way of Board structure has been to a Board meeting. guished lady.
adapted to fit our present times. The Does this sound very dry and
combined group ensures that the dull? hope not, for in factthis a live-
I
work of the Board takes place ly and forward-thinking group. Your
among as wide a group of people as Trafalgar Board is made up of many Thank You
possible. Board members represent able people who are keenly interest-
the various groups of the School ed in the exciting and vibrant pro- Very best wishes are extended
community as well as others who grams that are available to the girls to Dr. J. S. S. Armour upon his
bring special expertise to benefit who attend Trafalgar School. We do retirement from the Board of
Trafalgar. At the same time, we —not take our responsibilities lightly Governors as of the end of the
adhere to the legal foundations of we do value and enjoy them. 1998 year, at which time he
the School of 1887. Trafalgar School for Girls makes a retired as the Minister of The
From the list at (the bottom of the very special contribution to the aca- Church of St. Andrew and St.
page) you can see the names of demic life of Montreal, and in partic- Paul. Jim has served Trafalgar in
those of us who serve on the Board. ular to the very best education for many capacities over the past fif-
We include School staff, parents of able women. Your Board is proud to twietehn fyoeuarrsd;iffienrednetedp,rinhceipawlosrkaendd
present students, graduates of the be part of this dynamic community.
school, representatives from just wanted to be sure that youI ubnedeenrasepvrievnilBegoeartdo chhaaviers!haItdhDars.
academe and from local Anglican know this! Armour's steadfast, constant and
and Presbyterian churches, as well wise counsel; Trafalgar will truly
as those from the wider community Susan Stevenson miss him.
who have special skills that support Board Chairman
BOARD OF GOVERNORS ADVISORY BOARD
1998-1999 Bryan Barbieri,
B.A.,B.C.L.,L.L.D.,M.B.A.
Susan Stevenson, B.A, M.S.W. VICE CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN
David Bush, C.A., M.B.A.
Juliet Wait, B.Sc. Elizabeth Canisius-Hesketh, M.A.
VICE CHAIRMAN
Lewis Chow, B.A.
The Ven. Archdeacon Peter Hannen M A Rev. Canon Jan Dijkman, M.A., Ph.D
Richard R. Hobart, B.Eng. Sheila Goldbloom, A.B., M.S.W.
Aubrey Kinsman Frances Groen, B.A.,B.L.S., M. A.
William C. Leggett, B.A., M.Sc, Ph.D D.Sc. Jarnes Hunt, B. Sc.
Bernard Shapiro, B.A.,LL.D Catherine Lackenbauer, B.A.
Margaret Stavert, B.A. Louise Nasmith, M.D.C.M., M.Ed.
Donald B. Wilkie, B.A., B.C.L. Salim Ramji, M. Eng.
Yvonne Steinert, B. A., M.A., PhD
Nancy Wright
2 Winter/ Spring, 1999
PRINCIPAL'S Oka in the west to Anjou in the East; benefitting thereafter from a shared and
from Laval to the north to St. Jean sur better understanding of each other,
MESSAGE Richelieu in the south. The geographic A final area of real diversity at Trafal-
breakdown may be of interest: about gar is notable, although a challenge to
50% of current Traf girls reside in sustain. Our school distributes more
Without our having had to engineer it, N.D.G., Westmount, and downtown funds per capita in scholarship and bur-
one of Trafalgar's great strengths over Montreal. Another 30% commute from sarysupportthan anyotherindependent
many years has been the diversity of its communities on the West Island. The school in the Montreal area. This com-
student body: geographically, culturally, remaining 20% travel to Traf from Mon- mitment enables many talented young
and socio-economicaliy. This tradition treal West, TM.R., St. Lambert, Kah- women to enjoy the benefits of a Trafal-
continues despite the restrictions of Bill nawake, and several othercommunities. gar education who otherwise could not.
101, the law which limits access to Weare nota neighbourhood school, and In fulfillment of founder Donald Ross's
EnglInisthhescUhnoiotleidngStinatQeusebaencd.Canada as tthhee cscohnosoelq.uent mix enlivens ourdays at edexsperrevsisnegdgidrlessifrreo,mimt'asnyimpboarctkagnrtoutnhdast
whealvl,e "bdievcerosmiety"hobtuilidsisnugesanadndawpalraennneisnsg In March this year we are celebrating attend Trafalgar. The generosity of Old
priorities within many independent oruarngleingoufistsipceaaknedrscu,ltuprraelsednitvaetrsiiotnys,witahnda Ghiarsls,aplalroewnetds,Tarnadfalfgrairendtsoovseurpptohretyetahriss
schools. Usually diversity refers to the food, all part of a multicultural festival important component of our pro-
ethnic mix ofstudents orfacultywithin a we're calling One School, Many Cul- gramme, one that helps sustain our
school community. Indeed, some Amer- tures, Many Dreams. In gathering data diversity at a time when the cost of high
ican independent schools have an for the event, we determined that we quality schooling continues to rise. I'm
aDidvmeirnsiistyt)ratwohros(esufcuhll-atsimeareDsiproencsitboirlitoyf sstpuedaeknt31anldanstgaufafgceosmmwuitnhiitnieosur(acnudrreIn'tm yheoaperfsutlotchoatmemawinlyl hmeolprebuipledopTlraefailngatrh'es
fisrotnot.coNoorwdinthaatte'saascchoomoml'istmeeffnotr!ts on this souvreer mthaenyyeamros)r.eWifewaerewealrleextcoiltoeodkabbaocukt cdiavpearcsiittyy. to maintain, if not build, its
Trafalgar School for Girls enrolls stu- learning more about our varied back- Geoffrey Dowd
dents from all parts of the region, from grounds in the time to come, and about Principal
New Web Page
Launched on
Trafalgar Day
Every year on October 21, Trafalgar
SchoolforGirlscelebratesTrafalgarDay.
When our founder Donald Ross named
the school, he chose to name it afterthe
famous British victory at the Battle of
Trafalgar which was fought and won on
that day in 1805. The very name of this
newsletter, "The Victory" is named after
the ship upon which Horatio Nelson
sailed in that famous battle. In recent
years this historic date ushers in a week
ofveryspecial eventsatthe school such
as the Trafalgar-Ross lecture and the
Trafalgar Old Girls' Association's
(T.O.G.A.) celebrations and reunions.
Our annual Open House as well as the
library's Fall Book Fair are also held in
the month of October.
Another event which also took place
this year on Trafalgar Day was the
launch of the new Trafalgar School for Welcome to Trafon the Webpage!
Girls web page. Mrs. Brenda Wilson
who succeeded Mr. Greg Scruton, our we have beguntofashion isasiteforthe ers' directory page which provides an
pioneer Web Editor, has put a new face entire community to really use." important communications link with the
on this virtual image of the school with A very popular feature which has school. Parents have a new administra-
the help of two students from McGill's been expanded istheOld Girls' email list tion page as well as a special page with
Faculty of Education. Together with her which an ever-increasing numberofpast committee contacts and a copy of the
team of education web page designers, graduates useto keep in touch withtheir Activities and Accolades Newsletter. We
Mrs. Wilson has created what she hopes friends wherever they are in the world. invite the whole Trafalgar family to visit:
will be a very useful tool. "It is easy for There are new pages for teachers and www.trafalgar.qc.ca
technique to replace meaning in the students which now provide access to and email your comments to
high-speed world of the Internet", says the Trafalgar intranet. This allows faculty Mrs. Wilson
Mrs. Wilson. "But with the help of staff, and students alike to work on school at
parents, students and graduates, what files from home. There is a new teach- [email protected]
Winter/ Spring, 1999 3
ticularly sympathetic. Our students filled
shoe boxes (provided by Tony's Shoes)
with small items to make the lives of
Traf Tid-Bits ... "street kids" more pleasant.
EQUESTRIAN WEEKEND
Ms. Rojas' "HorseTalk" activitygroup
DEBATING FORUM FOR YOUNG had a great day in November. The girls,
whose abilities range from novice to
CANADIANS
Grade 9 studentsJaimee Goodman, more experienced, spent the day in the
Sarah Panofsky, Gillian Prendergast Aida Setrakian's(VA) namewassub- Eastern Townships riding trails, ortaking
adenbdatLiinngdstaoyurRnoatmhemnatnhepladrtiactipGarteendviilnlae dmiatntceed aatsthTirsafwaolngadre'rsfuclhooipcpeortfourniattytefno-r ritidwiansg oartjerurmipfiicnogutliensgs.ons. By all reports,
Christian College in Brockville, Ontario in students from across Canada to meet HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
Ternn I. The girls deserve high marks for and experiencetheCanadian parliamen-
their excellent performances... particu- tary system first hand. This year's Holiday Celebration took
larly considering a number oftheir com- All the best, Aida! place at The Church of St. Andrew and
petitors were Grade 12 and 13 students! St. Paul on Dec. 3, 1998. Students and
Congratulations also to Sarah CHEZ MES AMIS staff from various cultures and religions
Panofsky (III A) for being selected as presented musical and literary pieces
Trafalgar's representative to the QAIS Trafalgar students' ongoing concern appropriate to their backgrounds and
Intermediate Public Speaking Contest. for the less advantaged has led them to the time of the year. Instrumental pieces
a new cause: Chez Mes Amis. Every and readings in English, French,
INCREDIBLE STORIES week adifferentgroup ofthree students, Hebrew, Spanish and Arabic, all
UPDATE! accompanied by Mrs. Wightman, works focussing on family traditions during the
atthissoup kitchen/communitycenterin holiday period madeforawarm and var-
In the spring/summer edition of The N.D.G. in whateverwaytheycan beuse- ied progamme.
Victory we reported that Trafalgar had ful. Our appreciation goes not only to Special thanks to Ms. MacLeod for
been selected by the producers of the those participating in this project, but to organizing the musical sections of the
television show "Incredible Stories" as Meghan Simard (V B) who has under- programme and to Ms. Moll for her
one of their workshop sites. From 3000 taken to look afterthe scheduling ofthis coordination and work on the readings.
student submissions from across Cana- project at the school.
da Sarah Baskin (IIIA)'s story The Magi- DEBATING TOURNAMENT
cal Violin was chosen to be featured on MACKAY CENTER
the programme. We were all very PROJECT Trafalgar's Junior Debaters partici-
pleased to see her story on YTV on pated in Quebec's largest Junior Debat-
February 22! Congratulations, Sarah. Sixteen ofourGrade 7-9 studentswill ing Tournament. Ourteam did really well
be participating in a new project with the at this tournament; special congratula-
TERRY FOX ENCOUNTERS MacKay Center. Each Traf volunteer will tionstoChiara Fish (IIIA)who ranked as
WITH CANADA beassigned to onespecific MacKaystu- one ofthe top individual debaters!
dent, working with him or heron an indi-
MEDIA CELEBRITY
Six of our Grade 10 students partici- vidual basis one morning a week. The
CpDuaaytn,eaddSakinyseeTsesCriorloylnyseFrot,xhiAsEinnyscealoreu.yntMeDaraiswsBwouinit,h- piDnrooAbjpebrciytl.(wipOlalurrernutnapofpforreEcmsiiilxayt)wieownehkost,o,aMblreosgn.ignnDwiientegh ArdWaethhHaavseteayno(ItIIheBr) wsatasrfiinlmoeudrtrmaiidnsitn!g
CoMlnealeraenoifeHtWhuernsite,ghtweTweriklulldyyeapcrNhoagbsremaimatsthtewnhdaeinrndeg gMrrsa.m.Wightman, is organizing this pro- whMeehrcehndaonogricwMshaegfrgoeriey,Koiu'dflsol"r.cGoYlmooebualan'cservoe"srPsoapkunTlroaawrf
students from across the country have INDIVIDUAL ATHLETICS girl!
an opportunityto discuss issues ofcon- CONFERENCE
cern to them all. In the world of Cross-Country Skiing, U.C.C.
Congratulations, girls, on your selec- we are delighted to report that Ruth On February 15 and 16th, sixteen
tion. We look forward to hearing reports Coulton (1 A) and Dorothy Skutezky (III Trafalgar Grade 10 and 11 students
AabRouTt yWouOr eRxpKeriPenUceBs.LISHED AGh)ealmbdoeetsahrlqPyuraoilnviifMniaceirdaclhf.orFitnhalesQwuheibcehcwWililntbeer aCentoctneef,nedroeeudnrcUse.tCui.dnCe.nTto'ssroamnnetnotu.awliAtthWotyrholeudncgAofnpffaeeiorr--s
Emily Mitchell (118) was an active ple from across Canada, the U.S., and
We were pleased (but not surprised!) participant in her Ringuette Team's gold Europe to learn more about various top-
to learn that Lauren Spevack's (IV B) art medal performance in the 19th Annual ics underthe theme of "War".
work was included in an agenda pro- Beaconsfield-Kirkland Ringuette Tour-
duced by the Children Helping Children nament held on January 24. Well done, "FRIENDS FOR AIDS"
Foundation. Proceeds from "Our Chil- Emily! BAZAAR
dren's Art Agenda" will be going to vari-
ous children's causes, including those DANS LA RUE Jillian Adelman (VA) and Alana
fighting children's diseases. Look for Zuckerman (VA) volunteered their time
these agendas at major retailers... and Decembersawourentire school fam- and spirit at a Bazaar held in November
take special care to look for Lauren's ily working with Dans La Rue, one ofthe to benefit Friends forAids.
contribution! charities to which our students feel par-
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JUNE SCHOOL CLOSING
19 ^ 1998:
AND GRADUATION CEREMONIES
Prizes and Awards
PROFICIENCY PRIZE AND CERTIFICATE WITH
HONOURS:
Form NAILA RAMJI
I
Form JOHANNA MANCINI
II
Form MAI KHANH BUI-DUY
III
Form IV WILLOW HOPKINS
IMPROVEMENT AWARDS
Form II: LIZCULLEY
Form VANESSA PARASUGO
III:
Form IV: LAURALUPU
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Sarah Martin Memorial Scholarship: JULIA PERESS
TheGeorgina Eloise Fairie
Memorial Scholarship: SARAH McCULLOUGH
The Laurel Faigelman Scholarship: VANESSA BONNEAU
The BarbaraArmbrusterScholarship: NAILA RAMJI Prizewinners inJune, 1998: L. toR:JillOsborne, KatharineMarsden,Anisa
Benjamin andSonjaBodmer-Roy.
TheJean Elizabeth Harvie
Scholarship: LINDSAYNATHANIEL
The MaryAlison Carmichael Prize: MELISSA RODRIGUEZ
CREATIVE ARTS AWARDS:
The Berry-McKennaCupfor Music:SONJA BODMER-ROY
Ridolfi ArtAward: WILLOW HOPKINS
The Bryan PrizeforCreativeWriting: EMILYVERRALL
TheJuniorCreativeWriting Prize: DOROTHYSKUTEZKY
HOUSE AWARDS
TheWalkerCup
House Plays Competition): BARCLAY HOUSE
(
The Lucille RobertCup: SARAH PANOFSKY(FAIRLEY)
The Interhouse Shield: FAIRLEY (4424points)
SPECIAL AWARDS
TheJean E. Harvie Medal: ALISON PRENDERGAST
TheJane Waddle Memorial Trophy: NEELY McDONALD
TheJanette C. Doupe
Medal: NATHALIEVIGOUROUX-CAILLIBOT
The Lucy Box Award: KATHARINE MARSDEN
The Gumming Prize: ANISA BENJAMIN
The Fairley Prize: LISA McCONNELL
The Governors' Medal and
TheGovernorGeneral's Medal: LINDSAY HOLLINGER
The Forsyth Cup: DORIS KNOX
TheTrafalgarCup: ALISON BRAMWELL
and LINDSAY HOLLINGER L. toR (Back):Jainiie Finkelstein, Lisa McConnell, Lauren Brownstein,
Classof 1998 Valedictorian: JAIMIE FINKELSTEIN Alison Prendergast, Sarah Halton andDoris Knox. L. toR (Front):Dorothy
Skutezky and YolaineYim.
Winter/ Spring, 1999 5
RING THAT BELL
Career Day 1998
It was after hours at the spacious
offices of MacDougall, MacDougall and
On November 26th, 1998, our Career Day again took MacTier. Several of Sherryn Brown's
the form of a series of Panel Presentation Sessions. The delicious egg sandwiches and brownies,
various panels included Social/Health Science, Science, and many gongs of Sandy Temple's bell
Arts and Business. later, a small but dedicated and deter-
mined group of Traf parents, including
We were very pleased to have a record number of Old two devoted and tireless Past Parents,
Girls join us as speakers: Faye Boyce, '88, an aeronauti- had raised $10,000 for the school.
cal engineer with BombardierAerospace/Canadair; Chris- ItwasTraf'sannual Parent Phonathon
tine Haubenreisser, '82, a chartered accountant with de during which parents are called by other
Civita Haubenreisser; Nancy Boivin, '83, a sexologist in parents and encouraged to support the
private practice; Adele IVIarshall Shapiro, '83, who works Annual Giving appeal. LizBlakely, Wally
for Novartis Pharmaceutical; Nathalie Goldin, '86, a and Aaron Fish, Pat Fox and Judy
lawyer with Goodman, Phillips and Vineberg; Aislinn Simpson all came down to donate a
Mosher, '83, Communicationswith theCBC; Denise Carr, couple of hours of their time and man
'83, who is a Management Accountant with CAE and (woman?) the phones, calling other par-
Chris-Ann Nakis, '74, Rib'n Reef Restaurant, who spoke ents, catching up on old friends, and
on the catering/restaurant business. taking pleasure in seeing the pledges
come in. Kathy LeMessurier and
Many thanks to all those involved in our Career Day, Nancy and Jim Wright weren't able to
especially the Career Day Committee (Jane Allan, participate on November 23rd, but all
Kathryn Aitken, Molly Berlin, Sharon Messinger, Jill were happy to do their own personal
Moll, Caroline Ordolis) and our speakers, each of whom phonathons from home.
took time out from her very busy schedule to be with us. Thanks to all the parents who partici-
NancyMandigo pated, to Buster Jones, who continues
to make the MacDougall, MacDougall
and MacTier offices available to us, and
a salute to Sandy Temple for all her
work behind the scenes, getting the
paperwork together.
TheAnnual Giving appeal isexpected
to raise $100,000 this year: money
which buys new computers, specialized
lab equipment, new library holdings, as
well as providing bursaries and scholar-
ships to deserving students. If you
would liketo lend afriendlyvoiceto next
year's Phonathon, please give us a call
at 935-4581, local 225 or 226.
JudyMillerPerlman
DirectorofDevelopment
TOGA CareerDaySpeakers: L. to R:Aislinn Mosher, Nancy Boivin, ChrisAnn Nakis,
Nathalie Goldin, Christine Haubenreisser,Adele MarshallandFaye Boyce.
Traf Ross Lecture
On Friday, October 23rd, 1998, Trafalgar 50th high school anniversary, was
School was honoured to welcome Dr. enchanted with Dr Vincent and found
Amanda Vincent as Trafalgar-Ross Lec- her lecture and slides most interesting
turer. Dr. Vincent, a professor of Biology and informative. Sarah Foster, '93 who
at McGill University, is a world- is doing post-graduate work in Marine
renowned specialist on sea horses. Her Biology at Dalhousie University, was
lecture was entitled, "Pregnant males at proud to introduce the guest speaker
risk: Partnerships for seahorse conser- and Neely McDonald, '99 thanked Dr
vation" and everyone, from the girls in Vincent on behalfoftheTrafalgar and its 1999 TrafalgarRossLecturer: Dr.Amanda
Secondary to those celebrating their guests. Vincent with HeadGirl. NeelyMcDonald.
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6 Winter/ Spring, 1999
SCHOOL
TRIPS
A REAL TREAT... A VISIT
TO NORTEL, Ottawa,
Ontario.
Dear Mrs. Chadwick
On behalf of the 9th Grade students
of Trafalgar, I'd like to thank you for a
wonderful visit of the Nortel facilities. It
was very kind of you to have refresh-
ments readyfor us.
The stations that were set up were
great. The actual hands-on workshop
where we created circuits was lots of
fun. We learned how to solve problems
and, most of all, we learned about the
flow of energy.
The next station, where a very infor-
mative gentleman described the pro-
cess of creating chips, was fascinating.
Who knew that so much work went into
creating probably one of the smallest
pieces in your computer!?
The Acoustics section of Nortel was
by far the most entertaining. The thick-
ness of the anechoic room was incredi-
ble, and being able to stand in it was a
great experience. Mme Tawfik immedi-
ately took a liking to the room and
wished that she could teach her classes
in there!
The Corporate Design House was
great. Just sitting there you could
already feel the creative juices flowing.
This part ofthe tour made us realize the
possibilities ofthe future. The simulation
ofan on-line meeting was marvellous.To
think that one day cyberspace can work
as smoothly as the telephone is a real
relief and now we know about some of
the work that goes into improving the
world oftelecommunications.
Having each guide talk to us about
her experiences at school and at work
really helped. I think that it gave us an
idea of what type of path to follow if we
decideto pursue acareer in scienceand
technology. Lunch was great and the
binders and pens were a real treat and
great souvenirs of our fun educational
trip to the largest Northern Telecom
installation in Canada.
Once again thank you so much for
the hospitality.
Johanna Mancini for Trafalgar's On Board "MaidoftheMist" L. to R:JillMoll, NancyMandigo, MargaretRojasand
Class of2002 ChantalLalonde.
Winter/ Spring, 1999 7
Each yearTrafalgarfields a wide vari- Meghan Lackenbauer, Juvenile - SWIMMING
etyofsportsteams in all age categories. Sarah Chan; BCS Tournament: Bantam
The physical education staff would like - Vanessa Bonneau, Midget - Meghan Excellent swimming by Ruth Coul-
to thank all teachers who give their time Lackenbauer, Juvenile- Clare Hunt. ton, Sarah Grigsby, Lisa LeRoy, Laura
and energy to coaching a team. An In seasonal play the Bantam and Millette, Emily Dobby, Jessica Cadet
update of ourteams' activities follows. Midget teams are in the QAIS league, and Daisy Lopez qualified them for the
while the Juveniles are in Division 1 Championship Swim Meet at Pointe
SOCCER GMAA. All three teams are fighting for Claire in late February.
play-off spots.
Thisfall ourenthusiastic Bantam soc- BADMINTON
cer team participated in the QMS CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
league. Their tremendous play through- Badminton season is just underway
out the season earned them a spot in The Cross-Country ski team has andTrafalgar hasateam entered in each
the playoffs. They lost in the first round once again been plagued with uncoop- age category.
to ECS, but not without a hard fought erative weather. The first race was held,
battle. The Midget and Juvenile teams but each subsequent race has been Coming Up...
faced tough competition this year, as cancelled. At least two of our skiers,
both were entered in Division 1 of the Ruth Coulton and Dorothy Skutezky, In the spring season we are planning
GMAA. The Juvenile team was away in have qualified for the Quebec Winter to have Halo Road Race, Touch Foot-
October for five days at a tournament in Games Provincial Finals. ball, Track & Field and Tennis teams.
New Brunswick. Out of the 16 teams
involved, Trafalgar placed 5th; amongst
the 6 Quebec teams Trafalgar was the
top. The pleasures and challenges of PUZZLE CORNER
these away tournaments are treasured
memories for all players and coaches.
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the "Birthday Problem" in the
VOLLEYBALL spring/summer, 1998 "Victory". Thecorrectanswer is 70and itwassubmitted by
a record number of members ofthe Traf community!
Volleyball at Trafalgar is gaining
momentum, as all 3 teams made the Yasmin Ahmed , '88 Margaret Milne Ralph, '54
GMAA playoffs. The zealous Bantams Luis de Miguel - Parent Heather Nunns Sampson, '63
took gold, the competitive Midgets fin- Sandra Crosby Durafourt, '70 Margaret Clegg Terry, '56
ished with silver, and the hard working Marie Gauthier, '70 Claire Panet-Raymond Vermette, '74
Juveniles were defeated in the quarter Caroline O'Connor- Parent Roberta Wood - Former staff
finals. Volleyball is definitely growing in Anne Catherine Potter - 3B
popularity at Trafalgar. Even within our
lunch time intramural programme volley- Here is another brain teaser for your enjoyment.
ball seems to be the most successful. A student saw that an addition had every digit from 0 through 9. She acci-
dentally spilled ink on her book and onlythree digits remained.
CROSS COUNTRY Can you reconstruct the addition?
RUNNING 28#
+##4
Eleven Traf student participated in
the GMAA Cross Country Running com- ####
petition in the fall: 5 Bantams and 6
Midgets, including top Traf midget Please send in your answer to the Development Office at Traf, email: sk@trafal-
Dorothy Skutezky. Great effort by all! gar.qc.ca or fax it to [phone]. The sender of the correct answer, drawn
from all answers received before the deadline of April 15, 1999, will receive a
BASKETBALL Trafalgar Cook Book and her (or his!) name in print!
Name Class
All three Basketball teams played in
both the Montreal Independent Schools'
Address
Tournament and the Bishop's College
School Tournament. MVP's for the two
tournaments were: MIS Tournament: Postal Code
Bantam - Rebecca Chan, Midget -
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Message from the President of T.O.G.A.
What a wonderful and busy autumn
TOGA had. The school year began with a
Brainstorming evening on September 10,
attended by a group of dedicated and
interested Old Girls intent upon resuming
and deepening their relationship with
Trafalgar A lively discussion took place
with the focus being new ideas for pro-
ginrtaermemstetsoaTnOdGiAnimtieamtibveesrsth.atAmwoounlgdtbheemo,f PresidentLiz Canisius with the 1999 Graduating Class- winnersofthe 1999 TOCA/Crad
Volleyball Came.
ideasforamentoring programmeforstu-
dents preparing to make thetransition to biologist Amanda Vincent who spoke Haubenreisser '82, and the hard-work-
CEGEP or university, career networking so eloquently about her research on sea ing Reunion committee and with the
opportunities, support groups, sports horses. In the evening, some two hun- usual tremendous assistance from
days and social events, information ses- dred Old Girls, members of the Board, SandyTemple, '56, Director ofAlumnae
sions on avarietyofsubjects, etc. Partof parents, staff and friends of the School Relations. Sincere thanks and congratu-
theevening wasdevotedtodiscussion of attended a livelycatered reception in the lations to the entire team for a superb
the highlights of the various Old Girls' library celebrating Trafalgar's 111th job.
years as Trafstudents. Among the mem- birthday. Around the room were numer- Many Old Girls visited the school's
ories were the great friendships, the ous exhibits of school memorabilia, Open House the following day when
school spirit which fostered self-confi- much to the delight ofthe various class- they had a chance to see the school in
dence, the special teachers who really es holding reunions. Old Girls ofthe last action and all were delighted by the
cared, the important lessons learned 65 years attended, some travelling from impressive classroom displays, labs,
from rulesand disciplineandthewonder- across Canada and the U.S., but also gym, art, music and state-of the art
ful activities such as Debating, House from as far away as England. Especially computer rooms which make Trafalgar
Plays, sports, etc. It was a great discus- honoured were the classes ending in '3 the modern and vibrant school that it is
sion, hopefully the first of many others. and '8 which were well represented with today.
Please feel free to contact the Develop- the most enthusiastic honorees being On November 12, an Old Girls'
ment Office if you have comments or fourteen members of the Class of 1948 reunion was held in Ottawa at Ashbury
ideas about what you would like to see celebrating their Golden Anniversary, College, with some thirty alumnae
Trafand TOGA do foryou. and the twenty-five members of the spending a very pleasant evening of
On October 23 we celebrated a won- class of 1983 who had a photo ofthem- reminiscences over canapes and wine
derful Trafalgar Day, beginning with the selves taken in their former classroom. and watchingtheschool video presenta-
traditional Trafalgar-Ross lecture when The partywasonceagain superblyorga- tion. Principal Geoff Dowd, Director of
theentireschool communitywastreated nized by Reunion Chairman Marilyn Development Judy Perlman, Sandy
to a fascinating lecture by noted marine Meikle, '80, with the help of Christine Temple and were delighted to be able
I
Trafalgarin Ottawa hasaparty alAshbury. Lto R:Judy Wright
Entwistle, '62; BeverlyMonks Hyde, '63; andLindaMarchand,
'64. The ClassofJ963 celebrates its35th reunion!
Winter/ Spring, 1999 9
to attend and share our enthusiasm for cultural Festival in March and the
Traf with those attending. Antique Show and Sale from April 30 to
On Tuesday, January 19 the Annual May 2. We are always in need of help at
Volleyball Game between graduates of these functions and welcome all Old Girl
the last five years and the current Grad- volunteers to work on various projects
uating Class was held. After winning for and alsoto siton the Executiveas Mem-
three years in a row, TOGA relinquished bers-at-Large. TOGA is your alumnae
the cuptothe Graduating Class. It's nice association and we urge you to become
to knowthatthis sameteam will be play- involved. Not only is it rewarding, but it
ing on TOGA'S side next year! The game is also an enriching and fun experience!
was followed by the traditional pizza In closing, would like to stress that
supper and the CEGEP/University Infor- TOGA and theI Development Office are LouiseMalekBenjamin, '76, witlisonsSaul
mation Session at which recent gradu- always happy to have your comments (iiulGabrielathomeinHouston, Texas.
ates shared their post-secondary and suggestions. We are here for you
BIRTHS
experiences with the graduating class. and lookforwardto hearingfromyou and
This has become a very interesting and seeing you back at Traf. It is your impor- 1998
useful event for the girls in Form V as tantsupportand interestasOld Girlsthat Jan. 3: Jean-Michel and Louise
they prepare to submit their applications enable Trafalgarto excel and continue in Benjamin Malek, '76, twin sons, Saul
ttohevafruitourues.CAEnGotEhPesr aTnOdGmAakacetipviltaynswfaosr citastimoinssfioornfouftuprreovgiednienrgataiofnisrs.t-Icllaososkefdour-- BHoeunsjtaomni,nTeaxnads.Gabriel Brendan, in
thhoestaendnubayl TtehaecTheOrGs'AApEpxreeccuitaitvieonanLduntchhe fwuanrcdtitoonsseaenidngatyotuheatTtOhGeAvaArninouusalscGheono-l olynMarMccChul9l:oDuagvhi,d 'A8g4,neaw daanudghCtaerr,-
Parent's Committee on February 10. We eral Meeting on May 26th. Lindsay Paige, in White Rock, B.C.
are happy to have this opportunity to Elizabeth Hesketh Canisius, '59 May 20: Kees and Barbara McDi-
honour our dedicated school staff. President armid Schuller, '82, a son. Tucker
Coming up soon is Trafalgar's Multi- Bailey Schuller, brotherto Kees.
June 27: Ron Warren and Jennifer
Sadler, '85, a son, Anderson James
("A.J.") in Montreal; brotherto Zac.
4th Annual Marriages
1997
Tk*afalgar
June: Katja Dohrendorf, '91 to Dr.
& ,
Antique Show Richard Preziosi in Montreal at St.
Ssde Patrick's Basilica.
1998
Fine Antiques and Collectibles March: Tara Mani, '86, to Mark
May Chapman in Ottawa.
1-1, 1999 August 8: Sarah Perry, '91, to
Saturday & Sunday Thomas Chambers in Montreal, Oue-
bec at the Loyola Chapel at Concor-
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $5.00 dia.
August 9: Kori Perlman, '89, to
Darren Dworkin in Montreal.
Gala Preview Evening October 25: Jennifer Abramson,
'89, to Michael Wiesenfeld.
April 30, 1999 DEATHS
Friday On June 6th, 1998, in Montreal,
Florence Ann Griffith Nixon (Mrs.
6 p.m. - 10 p.m. $35.00 A.J.), Class of 1945.
& On August 7th, 1998, in
Includes admission Sat. Sun. Kamouraska, Ouebec, Elizabeth
Emily Turner Greig ("Betty"), Class
(Tax receipt for deductible portion) of 1930.
Proceeds to Scholarship & Bursary Fund On October 11th, 1998, in Mon-
treal, Helen Ruth Elizabeth Leavitt,
Class of 1940.
On November 26th, 1998, in
Toronto, Ontario, Carroll Walsh
Gendall, Class of 1940.
Information: On December 10th, 1998, in Mon-
[phone] - Local 225 or 226 t1r9e3al5,. DOourrothMyissBroBorkoso,ks,Clafsosndloyf
www.trafalgar.qc.ca known as "Do-Do", was Principal's
Secretary at Traf from 1951-54 and
again from 1974-84.
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