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541 West Keith Road, North Vancouver, BC V7M 1M5 Principal: Mr. J. Campbell Vice Principal: Mr. C. Campbell Vice Principal: Mr. T. Horton

Tel: 604-987-4431 Fax: 604-987-7816 Web: www.aquinas.org

VOLUME 23, ISSUE 6

February 2016

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: School News

2

Student Achievement

3-7

News From Academic Advisor

8-9

STA Athletics

9-10

Community News

11-12

IMPORTANT DATES IN March Grade 9 Retreat

1

Spirit Day

2

Penitential Service

3

Spring Break

7-18

Holy Week

21-24

Good Friday, School Closed

25

Easter Monday, School Closed

28

HACE Week begins

29

Registration Payment Session #2 for 2016-17

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he month of February was busy beginning with Catholic Schools Week, Open house, the start of Lent (A sh W ednesday service in the photo above) and many sporting end of season tournaments that took place for basketball, gymnastics and wrestling. Students have trained hard all year and have been rewarded for their efforts. Congratulations to all our athletes on their successes. With Spring Break and Easter on the horizon, we wish all families a safe time away from school and continued peace throughout Lent. “Whenever you pray, go in to your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” Matthew 6:6

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STA REGISTRATION FOR 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR

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egistration for the 2016-17 school year has now begun. Returning families should have received their application package in the mail, they were posted in February. Please follow the detailed instructions in the package. The first and most crucial form is the green Pastor Authorization Form which must be filled in then signed by your Parish priest. Once all forms are complete please make sure to attend

one of the “Payment aside specifically to ensure all Registration Sessions” that paperwork and payments are take place at STA to hand in completed correctly. your forms and pay your fees. We thank you for your The dates are: cooperation with regards to registration and look forward Wednesday, March 30, to seeing you at STA. 6 pm-8 pm If you have not yet received Saturday, April 2, your package please contact 10:00 am-1:00 pm the office at: Do not hand your forms in to the STA office, they may get misplaced. The registration sessions are set

604-987-4431 or [email protected]

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM

WORK EXPERIENCE—SPRING RECRUITMENT The Vancouver Aquarium is now recruiting students for April-June in the Education Department. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to enter a teaching role themselves, and get some great hands-on experience in Wet Labs and classrooms. The Aquarium is launching some new programs, some of which require Bilingual Students. If accepted, students will miss one school day per week.

See Ms. Paruzzolo for application. Deadline is Friday, March 4, 2016.

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MAD FILM FESTIVAL

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ebruary 18, 2016, STA Mehnaz Shariff's team: blew it out of the water at MAD Clara Cho (Making A Difference) Film Tinsae Mengistu Festival held at Notre Dame Annika Olson Regional Secondary Abigale Song School. All proceeds went to Emily Makudi the Cystic Fibrosis Anne Joby Foundation and the Michael Johnny Zhang Cuccione Foundation. Teams Edmund Yu had 12 days to completely write, shoot and edit a film Their film, called of five minutes. "The Third Degree" Two teams from STA were can be found at: entered in the competition. https://m.youtube.com/watch? feature=youtu.be&v=g8rqrfnItng took home Best Screenplay, Best Picture and Best Actress went to team member grade ten student Emily Makudi!

Arina Dmitrenko's team: Sean Docherty Sarah Lohin Isabel Naujokat Nat Marilley Bodner Their film called "Call Me By Name" can be found at: http://youtu.be/ypoHln0NZts Took home Best Cinematography and Best Actor again to Sean Docherty! Way to go Saints! Way to make a difference! Always, Cristina McAllister

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FEBRUARY HONOUR ROLL GRADE 8 McLennan, Sydney

97

Borejszo, Lucas

Lyall, Rachel

Balun, Melissa

97

Bowen, Dayton

Maglieri, Olivia

Cutler, Gemma

96

Breitkreuz, Krista

Marcano, Eloisa

Scalabrino, Samantha

96

Butt, Aron

Markwick, Zoe

Alnuweiri, Evyndira

96

Campbell, Lauren

Martin, Julia

Kostamo, Sophia

96

Castellon, Elena

Mastrangelo, Sophia

Altamirano, Diego

96

Censorio, Isabella

McAndrew, Boston

Weiss, Christine

95

Cesareo, Isabella

McGeough, Matthew

Fu, Alice

95

Clarke, Jessica

Milla, Anikka

Galat, Isabella

95

Conejar, Allison

Minni, Joseph

Cune, Maria

95

Cox, Cleo

Mo, Ryan

Zoleta, Veronica

94

Coyle, Mika

Neal, Stephanie

Burran, Michael

94

Cruz, Daniel

O’Flaherty, Caleigh

Sanoria, Erik

94

Damery, Edward

O’Flynn, Michael

Stockwell, Katharina

93

Duthie, Thomas

Panopio, Guia

Calamo, Genevieve

93

Falahian, Niloofar

Parrotta, Julia

Bracken, Emily

93

Giefing, Ava

Pavlovic, Marina

Weitman, Shaylee

93

Guan, Yifan

Pereira, Sharlene

Almerling, Alyssa

93

Habibzadeh-Miandoab, Amir

Pizzolon, Adam

Marilley-Bodner, Benjamin

93

Heffring, Madison

Prescott, Caelan

Cesareo, Isabella

92

Hoey, Caleb

Rodrigues, Olivia

Ciambrelli, Ashley

92

Hong, Ejun

Sarvas, Emma

Li, Rachel

92

Hong, Jean

Siddoo, Argen

Kosel, Jacob

92

Hong, Kevin

Soberano, Darren

Urbani, Madeline

92

Kim, Chelsea

Spadavecchia, Danet

Tancredi, Evan

92

King, Lili

Spadavecchia, Elio

Kero, Ava

92

Kischer, Rudi

Tomas, Nicolas

Jozsa, Petra

92

Kramer, Anna

Winter, Meg

Abbott, Leah

Kwong, Nicholas

Winter, Sam

Achadinha, Justin

Leblanc-Pratt, Felix

Wouters, Julia

Ayat, Jules

Lee, Ryan

Yun, Michelle

Benic, Viktorija

Lowe, Caitlin

Zadeiks, Mia

Names in bold denote First Class Honours (92%+) Average Honour roll students are listed alphabetically, have achieved an overall average of 82% or greater and/or have achieved Excellent or Good work habits in all subjects.

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FEBRUARY HONOUR ROLL GRADE 9 Vandermye, Pasley

99

Bernardez-Lai, Marco

Jin Zheyi

Kobza, Eryk

98

Bizzotto, Gianluca

Karimpanal, Abraham

Cagunot, Ericka

96

Black, Kristinn

Keller, Poppy

Moolan, Paul

96

Bovill, Ava

Kent, Deirdre

Thordarson, Thomas

96

Brick, Liam

Kielar, Matthew

Lee, Grace

96

Brown, Steven

Kitt, Jillian

Rieder, Thomas

96

Buitenhuis, Noah

Krohman, Rebecca

Panzetta, Sofia

95

Chua, Lorainne

Lee, Kyuri

Burran, Kiana

95

Clarke, Rebecca

Li, Caitlyn

Nock, Michelle

95

Corvera-Alfonso, Nathan

Liu, Carrie

Dimaandal, Alyssa

95

Cox, Joshua

Liu, Tiffany

Plana, Raphael

95

Darby, James

Liu, Caitlyn

Thorpe, Olivia

95

Darby, Jane

Luo, Brent

Szabo, Hunor

94

Davidson, Rose

MacLean, Ryan

Eo, Jaekyung

94

Dimas, Sarah

Martin-Wirta, Grace

Bauermeister, Alexander

94

Duro, Alyssa

Nacorda, Julianne

Bremsak, Sara

93

Ellis, John

Ong, Mikaela

Alcantara, Krista

93

Feigl-Schmidt, Mattias

Osorio Tejero, Rodrigo

Hwang, Evie

93

Flaim, Isabella

Paguntalan, Ryan

Savage, Joshua

93

Flynn, Brendan

Rodriguez, Mayela

Bordignon, Stefanie

93

Ford, Duncan

Romero, Alejandra

Ljuljovic, Peter

93

Gali, Joshua

Saffar, Sara

Factor, Dylan

92

Gates, Michael

Salcedo, Ma Alyssa

De Guzman, Dominique

92

Goodwin, Daniel

Sarana, Jasroop

Buno, Katrina

92

Hamilton, Matthew

Schneider, Aidan

Harris, Laura

92

Han, Helen Yue

Shim, Jaemin

Kuwalek, Sara

92

Hickey, Amber

Somerville, Logan

Purkiss, Justin

92

Hinze, Aidan

Tanada, Alyssa

Abad, Rozelle

92

Hodgins, Connor

Themens, Brogan

Shaughnessy, Emily

92

Houser, Woojin

Thiersch, Maya

Wheeler, Julie

92

Hughes, Terence

Tumaneng, Gabrielle

Apostol, Santiago

Irving, Scott

Watton, Colby

Balce, Carla

Islas, Pablo

Whelan, Carmela

Baldry, Louise

Jennex, Kiahna

Names in bold denote First Class Honours (92%+) Average Honour roll students are listed alphabetically, have achieved an overall average of 82% or greater and/or have achieved Excellent or Good work habits in all subjects.

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FEBRUARY HONOUR ROLL GRADE 10

GRADE 11

Curalli, Thomas

98

Dupouy Pardo, Mariana

Labreche, Madeline

97

Grossling, Mateo

O’Keefe, Michael

98

Felicella Anna

Battistini, Carlos

96

Harlos, Dana

Joby, Ann

97

Ford, James

Buhler, Thomas

95

Harris, Luke

Nock, Natasha

97

Haaf, Bella

Weiss, Matthew

94

Hwang, Yolanda

Moore, Carissa

96

Haneine, Andres

Zou, Hengrui Katherine

94

Irving, Matt

Agosti-Moro, Dante

96

Heuchert, Noah

Miiller, Mary

93

Kekulthotuwage, Don

Greig, Nicole

96

Holman, Sam

Harris, Luke

93

Kelly, Michael

Cruz, Rachel

96

Hong, Alice Sungwon

Feigl-Schmidt, Petra

93

Kent, Emma

Wimberley, Wendy

96

Jimenez Baily, Vladi

Kosy, Phillip

92

Kilborn, Elizabeth

Hughes, Julia

95

Kamali, Cynthia

Lin, Jialu

92

Liu, Celine

Rasuli, Atlasi

95

Karimpanal, Grace

Aguilar, Xydus

Ljuljovic, Michaela

Kasabashian, Valerie

94

Kemper, Josh

Bala, Izabelle

Lowe, Stephanie

Pavel, Diana

94

Kim, Kevin

Barajas, Maria

MacDonald, Claire

Hong, Alice

94

Kwok-Choon, Emily

Barrales, Saul

Machry, Kiara

Yellowley, Joshua

94

La Porta, Teresa

Bauer, Parker

Mengistu-Zelleke, Naomi

Pawlik, Adelle

94

Li, Justin

Bergeron-Vitez, Himali

Muttucomaroe, Rachel

Flanigan, Trevor

93

Louie, Adrienne

Bernin, Melissa

Ong, Samantha

Harland, Katherine

93

Marcano, Andres

Birtch, Megan

Orozco Morales, Alexia

Parrotta, Isabella

93

Mengistu, Tinsae

Boppart, Philippe

Piri, Rastin

McPhee, Chanelle

93

Mora, Michael

Botteselle, Matteo

Purkiss, Matthew

Tubeo, Jon

92

Mossannen-Amini, Arshia

Brown, Theresa

Rieder, Jack

Galat, Gabriel

92

Nieckarz, Jacob

Bunderla, Jake

Schefer, Sierra

Hong, Min Ji

92

Olson, Annika

Censorio, Chiara

Schneider, Jordan

Onak, David

92

Pittalwala, Suraya

Cesareo, Natasha

Slowey, Dominique

Bremer Sada, Annie

92

Redpath, Anastasia

Chae, John

St Arnaud, Dominique

Kulka, Nik

92

Richards, Hannah

Choi, Rosa

Su, Vivian

Altamirano, Maria

Scott, Amy

Chua, Matthew

Tan, Alicia

Annen, Dominic

Scott, Derek

Clark, Harrison

Whelehan, Aoife

Balmaceda, Justin

Singh, Sanjana

Factor, Danielle

Yin, Areith

Boppart, Sam

Song, Abigale

Feigl-Schmidt, Petra

Zaniol, Cara Mia

Bulalakaw, Kyle

Tam, Ethan

Flores, Michael

Zenarosa, Samantha

Buno, Ayra

Tumamak, Joshua

Fujisawa, Sam

Zoleta, Nicole

Burak, Lidia

Wattier, Matthew

Godinho, Chad

Cho, Hye Yun Clara

Weinborn, Katie

Concepcion, Katsy

Yu, Edmund

Dahl, Erik

Zerbe, Emilia

Names in bold denote First Class Honours (92%+) Average Honour roll students are listed alphabetically, have achieved an overall average of 82% or greater and/or have achieved Excellent or Good work habits in all subjects.

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FEBRUARY HONOUR ROLL GRADE 12 Wishart, Laine

98

Bulalakaw, Kim

Lee, Jason

Docherty, Sean

96

Bulaqui, Karah

Lohin, Sarah

Harrington, Danielle

96

Burns, Pierce

Ma, Vanessa

Savage, Andrew

96

Chua, Nathan

Markwick, Bea

Harland, Natasha

96

Coyne, Jack

Martin-Wirta, Olivia

Diego, Lauren

95

Cusano, Joanna

Moore, Tyler

Kam, Calvin

95

De Guzman, Alexandra

Naujokat, Isabel

Wishart, Claire

95

Dmitrenko, Arina

Oducayen, Paul

Lin, Timothy

95

Domingo, Angela

Orendain, John

Marilley-Bodner, Nat

95

Ellis, Patrick

Sackville-Hii, Kai

Davidson, Mark

94

Ferguson, Gemma

Santacroce, Julia

Spagnuolo, Carlene

94

Ghanbari, Kimia

Sarmiento, Chelsea

Brus, Jacob

93

Giefing, Lauren

Shim, Jaehoon

Weatherstone, Brittany

93

Gomez, Juan

Sim, Peter

Shayanfar, Melody

93

Grenier, Raven

Smith, Adam

Huang, Kelly

92

Hu, Elaine

Somerville, Matthew

Kim, Chan

92

Jones, Angelie

Taaffe, Orlagh

Abad, Katrina

Juntado, Iana

Thorpe, Mallory

Abel, Carolyn

Kayani, Aurash

Tupaz, Jilliane

Benavides, Emilia

Keller, Brent

Van Buekenhout, Sara

Bond, Alora

Krohman, Gavin

Viljoen, Rianette

Bowman, Monica

Ladio, Caci

Wong, Nicole

Bowman, Julia

Zarbl, Luis

Bowman, Stephen

Zhang, Crystal

Names in bold denote First Class Honours (92%+) Average Honour roll students are listed alphabetically, have achieved an overall average of 82% or greater and/or have achieved Excellent or Good work habits in all subjects.

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ongratulations to grade 12 student Timothy Lin who was one of 80 recipients of a $5000 Scholarship from the Horatio Alger Association of Canada.

If your student receives a notable scholarship or bursary, we would love to hear about it and publish it in the school newsletter. Send details to: [email protected].

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CAPILANO UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

is hosting an EXPLORE CAPILANO information night on Tuesday, March 2, 2016. Details can be found at:

SPRING OPEN HOUSE

https://www.capilanou.ca/future/visitcap/Explore-Capilano/

Saturday, March 19, 2016, the University of Ottawa will hold its Spring Open House. This event is for students who have applied for September 2016 admission and those who would like information in order to apply for 2017. Students who would prefer to tour the campus during the week of March 14-18, 2016 can register on-line at:

BCIT

uOttawa.ca/SOH

is hosting an Open House on April 8 & 9, 2016 from 10 am to 3 pm. This two day event gives students the opportunity to learn about over 300 BCIT programs, view student-created displays, meet students and faculty, join in interactive activities and explore the campus.

Liaison officers will be available to answer questions.

For more details visit:

VANCOUVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE Information night takes place on Wednesday, April 20 from 4 pm to 7 pm. 120 Programs, 1 night, 50 years of Celebration. Explore your education and training options by talking to instructors, students and advisors. Visit the website for more details: Www.vcc.ca/infonight/

US COLLEGE EXPO CANADA Saturday, April 23, 2016, US College is hosting an EXPO at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver, that exclusively features American Colleges. Admission is free but pre-registration is required by visiting: USCOLLEGEEXPO.COM 10 am-11 am US College Admissions Panel Discussion 11 am—2 pm Public exhibit

NICOLA VALLEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NVIT is the home of Aboriginal public postsecondary education in B.C. The student body represents over 70% of the Aboriginal communities across the province. NVIT offers over 300 courses and programs ranging from trades training to Bachelor of Social Work. Campuses are in Merritt & Vancouver with online courses and community-based deliveries throughout Canada, NVIT serves approximately 1400 students annually. NVIT also has some of the lowest tuition fees in BC and minimal ‘other fees’. ‘Experience NVUT’ event takes place on March 3 & 4 at the Mer r itt campus. This 24 hour school visit is open to grade 10-12 students. All students are welcome to attend. For more details contact: Tessa Quewezance, Recruitment and Events Office 604-602-3410 Email: [email protected]

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UBC ENGINEERING ENGINEERING EXPLORATION 10 FOR GRADE 10 GIRLS March 5, 2016 Tour engineering labs, talk to current engineering students and professors who will share their stories and experiences. GEARING UP AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS—ALL GRADES January—April Join UBC for hands on engineering and science activities every Wednesday from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Lab Tours: visit www.engineering.ubc.ca/student-events January –May UBC Engineering website: www.engineering.ubc.ca/connects

UBC SELF REPORTING OF GRADES February 22-April 11 UBC’s online application is now closed for most programs UBC will email students what they need to self-report. STA is a linear curriculum school so use your February report card grades to self-report up until April 11. Offers of admission are beginning so students should act as soon as they have the necessary documentation ready. UBC advisors are happy to answer questions on UBC’s Facebook page.

Congratulations to STA Girls Wrestling team who placed 5th overall in the women’s division of the AAA BC Wrestling Provincials.

A huge shout out to Gold Medalist …..

Karah Bulaqui

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STA GYMNASTICS

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ongratulations to the gymnastics team who flipped, flew, rolled and rocked at the North Shore Championships on Friday, February 5. The boys team placed first and won the banner! The girls team placed third. Winning all round level two male was Mattias Feigl-Schmidt, Patrick Ellis won all round male athlete level 1 with John Chae in 5th and Jacob Nieckarz in 6th. Kiahna Jennex placed third

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in all round female athlete level 1 junior with Gaby Tumaneng and Chelsea Kim right behind her in fourth and fifth and Kiana Burran in 7th. In level 1 seniors Claire Traille placed 6th all round. In level 2 seniors all around Grace Lee placed 5th and Monica Bowman placed 8th. Himali Bergeron-Vitez placed third in level 3 seniors all around. In level 5 Alexis Romero placed third all around. These athletes

have qualified for provincials in March! There were also many individual podium placings throughout the day earning a combined total of 52 ribbons.

ongrats to STA Juvenile boys basketball team as they continued their dominance of the North Shore winning their 2nd North Shore banner. They will be playing some out of town teams for the Vancouver & Districts.

NSSSAA BOYS BASKETBALL Juvenile Champions 2015-2016

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ongratulations to the Juvenile Girls basketball team who were undefeated during their season and won both the North Shore Championship and the Vancouver and Districts! They headed up to Kelowna to compete in the Provincials where they were awarded 2nd place. Stefanie Bordignon and Kristinn Black were awarded first team all stars with tournament MVP going to Rebecca Clarke.

Great job girls!

Keep up to date with the world of athletics at STA by following the STA Fighting Saints online.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/stafightingsaints Instagram: www.instagram.com/stafightingsaints

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STA PARENT ASSOCIATION NEWS

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hank you to all parents who helped at the STA Open House and those of you who sent in baked goods, particularly the beautiful pencil cookies that were a big hit.

Thank you also to the parent volunteers who assisted with the Grade 9 Immunization clinic. The public health nurses are always incredibly impressed with the efficiency of our parents.

The next PA meeting will take place on Thursday, March 3 at 9:15 am in room 201 of the Convent. Everyone is invited to attend. Diana Bagaric Chair STA Parent Association

STA Prison Ministry would like to ask all readers to consider donating a Mothers’ Day card to be given to inmates in our prisons so they can send cards to their own mothers. Your generosity helps them connect with their mothers in a meaningful way and to see how God works in their lives. Please ensure there is no glitter or glue used in the cards as they won’t be allowed. A box will be below the office window to drop off your donation. Karen Magee

Gala of grace is a fundraising luncheon benefiting the north shore crisis services society. It takes place on Friday, April 1 from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm at The Pipe Shop, 115 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver. For more details or to purchase tickets, connect to the link: https://galaofgrace.ca/ grade 12 students with serving experience are needed for the event. If you are interested and able to help from 11 am to 2 pm, please contact Enza eppich at:

[email protected]

FoodSafe level 1 Course at STA FoodSafe Level 1 is required by food handlers to work in the food service industry. The course will be offered at STA on the on Tuesday, March 29 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm and Wednesday, March 30, 3:15 pm—5:30 pm. The instructor will be Sally de la Rue Browne, a Certified Public Health Inspector and former parent at STA. FoodSafe level 1 is offered at a discounted price of $68. Payment by cheque payable to Enviro-Food Consulting can be dropped off at the STA office. Pre-registration was required by Friday, February 26 at: www.envirofood.org under Course Schedule. For more details please contact: [email protected].

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[email protected] Please notify the office if you move or change your e-mail address.