Meadowridge School’s Alumni Newsletter
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issue 8
june 2006 Celebrating 21 years of quality education for children.
Funding Decision Goes Ahead A
A general meeting of the Society passes a special resolution in support of additional funding for an $8 million expansion.
t the Annual General Meeting of the Meadowridge School Society on September 28, 2005, the Board of Governors presented a proposal to expand the facility and enhance the grounds of the school. The Board of Governors proposed an expansion of the existing school facility in order to address the need for additional space due to increasing enrollment and program requirements. The project would involve the addition of a new secondary wing, sports fields, sports track, redesigned traffic flow and an expanded parking area. In April 2006, in an extraordinary meeting of the Society, 65 out of 68 members in attendance voted in favour of the financial model that would allow the expansion to go ahead. In the most recent developments, the school has secured financing for the project, has completed architectural drawings, and will soon have its rezoning application heard at City Hall. All being well, construction will start this summer. A special thanks to all the Board Members, Staff, Administration, and Volunteers for their vision and dedication.
Meadowridge Alumni 95-05 Meet in Toronto
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itting at the sidewalk bar of Allen’s pub in Toronto I could hardly believe my eyes. Emerging from the executive crowd in his own tailored suit and brief case was the son of one of Meadowridge School’s founding families, member of the first graduating class, and creator of Meadowridge’s symbolic Gryphon, Sean Lind. After completing a business degree at UVic Sean went on to earn his MBA at the Shulich School of Business and now works in Toronto as a Marketing executive. Two members from the class of 97 joined the Alumni East gathering: Stephanie Bloom and Amy Saini. Stephanie, a lifetime contributor to Meadowridge School, went on a full scholarship to Queen’s University where she completed an honours degree in Chemistry. She then went on to her Masters in Biological Chemistry at the University of Toronto. Stephanie is now living and working in Toronto. Her former classmate, Amy Saini, not formerly known for her unbridled athletic energy has taken to marathon running. Wow! Congratulations to Amy on her recent marriage also (see picture on page 8 ). Amy completed her degree in Geography from UVic then went to Taiwan to teach English for 2 years. She then completed a Diploma in Marketing and is looking forward to moving to England where she and her husband will live and work for a while. Tim Yin, also of the class of 97, animated the evening’s discussion with his unique views on marriage, child rearing, land speculation, and wealth accumulation. Tim is currently working on his MBA at U of T. He also completed a Masters degree from Ritsumeiken University in Japan. Tim’s first degree was in material engineering from UBC. Tim’s sister, Vivian, sent her regrets; she is in her third year of medical school at the U of T and was on-call for the evening. Mike Just class of 02 also joined fellow Meadowridge Alums for the evening. Mike is in his 4th year of Political Science at York University; his brother Stephen joined him at York this year. It was a great pleasure also to see Heather Lee, class of 01. Just this spring Heather graduated from the Human Ecology program at the University of Western Ontario. Disa Wilson recently relocated to Toronto where she plans to live and work.
Disa completed a degree in Classical Studies from UBC and had been working in Vancouver before relocating to Toronto. The youngest alum joining the Meadowridge East gathering was Constence Hsu. Constence just completed her first year in the Science Faculty at U of T. She has an apartment in Toronto and is looking forward to her second year. At least one Meadowridge grad from this year’s class is planning on joining Constence in Toronto this fall. It was clear to me through the synergy of this gathering that their common values, shared educational experience, and connection to Meadowridge school will link these alums for years to come.
Right to Left: Heather Lee, Constence Hsu, Sean Lind, Alan Graveson, Stephanie Bloom, Disa Wilson, Amy Saini, Tim Yin, Mike Just.