TheAndrean FALL 2017, VOLUME 61 NUMBER 2
“An instant SAC classic”
Contents Features 4 Boys Into Men New short film shows panorama of life at SAC
6 Connected Community Series of vignettes shows unconventional ways we bond
13 Historic Treasure Trove Donated artifacts tell story of soldier and POW
14 Exploring the Land of Fire & Ice Students experience the geological diversity of Iceland
16 Beautiful Remembrance Small addition made profound change to Battlefields Tour
18 Food with Thought Balance and nutrition keys to feeding 645 hungry boys each day
19 Annual Report 2017
TheAndrean Fall 2017 Volume 61 Number 2 Published by St. Andrew’s College for Old Boys, parents, and friends of the School Editor Cindy Veitch Assistant EditorS Julie Caspersen Nicolette Fleming SENIOR WRITER Jim McGillivray Old Boy Correspondent Nicholas Weedon ‘02 Contributors Nicholas Day Scott Hayter Sue Hayter Beth McKay David Stewart Art Direction and Design Fresh Art & Design Inc. PHOTOGRAPHY Paul Mosey
28 Homecoming Weekend & Reunion Dinners 2017
Telephone 905-727-3178, ext. 333
32 Saints Skate Toward Pro Hockey Dream
Email admission@sac.on.ca oldboys@sac.on.ca theandrean@sac.on.ca
Grads picked up in National Hockey League draft
Columns 5 University Destinations 2017 30 Community News 34 Old Boys News 55 Obituaries 58 Editorial: From the Head of Modern Languages
Website www.sac.on.ca FRONT COVER Kyle Murphy ‘22 (left) and brother Callum ‘17
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A Good Read
J. P. Bickell: The Life, the Leafs, and the Legacy, is a recently released biography of one of our most illustrious and generous Andreans. Mr. Bickell, one of St. Andrew’s first graduates in 1902, went on to become a self-made mining magnate and the man who kept the Maple Leafs in Toronto and financed Maple Leaf Gardens. As one of the most important industrialists in Canadian history, Mr. Bickell left his mark on communities across the nation. He was a cornerstone of the Toronto Maple Leafs, which awards the J.P. Bickell Memorial Award to recognize outstanding service to the organization. The book is available at your local bookstore. St. Andrew’s College is a member of these associations:
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Boys Into Men New short film shows panorama of life at SAC
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he young student passes through the Memorial Gates. He is surrounded by good people and positive forces. This is the place he wants to be. This is the place he wants to grow. You can see it in his eager stare, soaking up the vibrancy, marveling at the vastness, anticipating the vivacity. He has entered the world of St. Andrew’s College, and his journey has been captured in Boys Into Men, an 18-minute cinematic ode to this independent school, now in its 119th year of dedication to “the development of the complete man, the well-rounded citizen.” William Scoular is the mastermind behind Boys Into Men. He is an author, director, and head of St. Andrew’s Drama and Film Studies. The movie is a successor to his award-winning 2010 film highlighting the St. Andrew’s experience. Boys Into Men is a movie about maturation and the growingup process at this extraordinary place. The story follows a student in grade 5 through the eight years it takes for a boy to master all aspects of the St. Andrew’s College experience, Mr. Scoular says. Two students, Kyle Murphy (who was in grade 6 when filming began 18 months ago) and his older, look-alike brother, Callum ’17, who graduated in June, made it possible to cheat the aging process. “By the end of the film our hero experiences, more or less, what every boy at St. Andrew’s experiences during his time at SAC: a string of extraordinary, life-enhancing moments that transform him into a confident, accomplished young man,” says Mr. Scoular. The camera follows our student hero around our magnificent campus in fall, winter, and spring. We see him go in and out of Chapel, classrooms, and boarding houses; the camera floats backstage and onstage during theatrical and musical performances; it goes up and down corridors and staircases, and vaults into the sky as it weaves in and out of football, rugby, and soccer games on the playing fields, and between players in the La Brier Family Arena. It dives underwater in Walden Pool, and through an emotional crowd at An Andrean Christmas at Roy Thomson Hall, a stirring Cadet Inspection,
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William Scoular (right) directs a scene
“ We have the best people around to develop a boy into a man. Not just ‘a’ man, but a very decent man.” then finally, rises over the statue of “Andy” at graduation. Ingenious visual effects and sleight-of-hand editing masterminded by Mr. Scoular’s collaborator in the project, Old Boy Alex Boothby ’92, manipulate space, time, and the viewers’ perceptions of both in order to immerse them in the ethos of this “not an ordinary place.” “It’s a poetic version of what we do here every day,” Mr. Scoular says. “We have the best people around to develop a boy into a man. Not just ‘a’ man, but a very decent man, an affable man.” The new film was officially launched in October, and received accolades from audiences. “Every frame of scenery reinforces the Andrean connection to others at the School and beyond our gates,” asserts Headmaster Kevin McHenry. “A boy and his parents can sit down together to watch the film and be immersed in the SAC culture.” Watch the film on SAC’s YouTube channel: StAndrews1899 Julie Caspersen
University Destinations 2017 Acadia University
Mount Allison
Matthew Chambers
University
Arizona State
Cayne Lander
University
Queen’s University
Jacob Ledson
Alan Dimitriev
Carleton University
Liam Ennis
Jeffery Chen
Matteo Fina
Justin Wang
Macleod Houghton
Carol Davila Univer-
Nick Jadidi
sity of Medicine &
Walter Karabin
Pharmacy
Randy Lee
Mihai Ciuciureanu
William Shields
Cornell University
William Sirman
Jin Woo Yu
Brandon St. Pierre
Morgan Barron
Nicholas Theodore
Dalhousie University
Michael von Schalburg
Matthew Brenzel
Braeden Wodehouse
Charles Elliott
Conor Woodroffe
Nolan Garnett
Luca Zadra
Oliver Harris
Derek Zhang
Carson Nirenberski
Queen’s University
University of Guelph
University of
J.P. Martin
Nolan Roy
(Bader)
Jacob Brayford
Washington
Trew Morris
Eckerd College
Tony Sul
Mohammed Salemwalla
Alex Guo
Nikita Reshetnikov
Matthew Medhurst
Queen’s University of
University of
University of
Tarun Sethi
High Point University
Belfast
Manitoba
Waterloo
Christopher Sgro
Grant Hickey
Gregory Hoogers
Raymond Liu
David Huang
Elias Taylor
McGill University
Rice University
UNIVERSITY OF
Larry Liu
Tristan Tsvetanov
Felix Cote
Gregor MacKellar
MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR
Justun Lynn
WILFRID Laurier
Hamza Kabir
Ryerson University
Bell Zhang
Jason Qian
University
Vasily Levkovskiy
Trevor Chao
University of
Tyler Thomas
Nicholas Bowlin
Ayo Ogunremi
Connor Harris
Pennsylvania
Johnny Yu
Daniel Cheung
William Paterson
Ekpere Omenuko
William Deo
University of
John Musgrave
Patrick Turner
Stanford University
KeHan Wang
Windsor
Niklas Seidel
McMaster University
Filip Grantcharov
University of
Mikel Devlin
Allan Svirsky
Basel Arsalan
The University of
Strathclyde
Western University
Caidan Ubell
Eric Asgari
North Carolina at
Dane Muspratt
Kyle Chen
York University
Stathi Douramakos
Chapel Hill
University of
Dylan Cowell
Eduardo Alcantara Gonzalez
Jacob Edwards
Douglas Chen-Young
Toronto
Erik Jentsch
Andrew Jeffery
Callum Murphy
Qing-Yuan Liu
Chad Li
Connor LeClaire
Robert Wang
University of British
Brendan Rush
Melvin Maroon
GAP Year
Harry Yang
Columbia
Mark Wang
Steele Rodin
Corey Andonovski
Joseph Yazdani
Victor Xie
Raymond Xu
Benjamin Schmidt
Quinton Cochran
Richard Zhao
University of
Jason Yang
Cooper Scullion-Smeenk
Regan Kimens
Mohawk College of
Calgary
University of
Western University,
Noah Lugli
Applied Arts &
George Hutchings
Warwick
Richard Ivey School
Adrian Nabuurs
Technology
University of
Jonathan Pak Lung Lo
of Business
Ryan O’Connell
Graeme Seymour
Chicago
Michael Lakkotrypis
Lucas Thorne
Daniel Zhao
Sean Lindsay
A proud moment for every graduate is their first time donning an Old Boy tie. Showing how it’s done are Patrick Turner (left) and Hamza Kabir
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Connected Community Series of vignettes shows unconventional ways we bond Illustrations by Graham Roumieu
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t. Andrew’s College is set on 125 acres of gorgeous landscape. It’s a place for boys to learn, to play, and to bond. While our campus grounds are expansive and lush, and our facilities extensive and state of the art, our reach extends well beyond the physical borders of the School. Students, parents, alumni, faculty, and staff are linked in an expanding global network. We are a connected community. We are Andreans for Life. The relationships forged by the people connected through St. Andrew’s span generations and geographical boundaries. Connections can be made deliberately, or come together through happenstance. These relationships are so crucial to St. Andrew’s that our five-year strategic plan launched this year has “connected community” as one of its four cornerstones. “In order to foster the mentality of being an Andrean for Life, we will develop, emphasize, and expand our lifelong relationships with all Andreans around the word.” This is our stated goal. And it happens all the time. We hear stories of Old Boys connecting with current students in a European airport lounge because of the St. Andrew’s crest on someone’s clothing. Strangers become friends. Old Boys realize they work at the same firm, greeting each other with a hearty hug instead of the customary handshake. Brotherhood discovered on the job. Overhearing a conversation at a bar in Mexico, and realizing the person speaking is an Old Boy. A friend made on vacation. 6 FALL 2017
A swimmer about to start a race struggles with broken goggles. A bystander, who happens to be an Old Boy, notices the SAC logo on the strap and offers up his goggles. Someone saves the day. These are all chance meetings, but collectively show a pattern of networking that builds relationships based on a common thread: SAC. It’s the School that is the foundation that supports all connections.
The SAC network grows organically, creating strength in numbers and Andreans for Life. On the following pages, you will be introduced to some special Andrean connections. As you read the stories, you will learn about connections built on social bonds, and even based on true love. You will read about people whose passion for giving has been inspired by St. Andrew’s. You will see the strength of the SAC network as it organically brings people together, creating strength in numbers. As well, we encourage you to tell us about your SAC connection for possible publication in the next Andrean. Send your stories to theandrean@sac.on.ca Julie Caspersen
Ties That Bind
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here is family you are born into, then there is family you acquire along the way. Take George and Liz Tsvetanov, parents to Tristan ’17 and daughter Katrina—a traditional nuclear family with shared DNA. They’d never have thought that a boy from halfway around the world would become like family to them, but that’s exactly what happened when Rio Harada ’22 entered their lives. The connection came about through SAC’s Family Mentoring program, where Liz served as a volunteer. She heard about a 12-year-old boy from Tokyo who would be attending St. Andrew’s in the fall. She learned that his mother, Maiko, was nervous about sending him so far from home and worried that she would miss him terribly. “I really felt for this mom,” says Liz, who by chance was in the process of planning a summer vacation to Japan. The Tsvetanovs decided to reach out to the Haradas, who were happy to meet these visitors from Canada. “We hit it off so well that after treating us to dinner in a fabulous restaurant, they insisted on taking us up the Tokyo Tower, something that was on our bucket www.sac.on.ca 7
Connected Community
“ We found connections just occur naturally.”
list for Tokyo,” recalls Liz. They learned that Rio’s father, Kaz, was not only afraid of heights, but that he was also the inspiration behind a famous cartoon character from the show HiHi Puffy AmiYumi, which plays on many stations including the Cartoon Network. “We left Japan and had made really wonderful friends. I told Maiko she is stuck with us for life,” Liz laughs. This friendship helped to ease Rio’s transition to Andrean life and allay Maiko’s fears. And despite their age difference and sharing only one year together before Tristan graduated, the boys have become great friends. Rio has been to the Tsvetanov’s home many times for weekends and sometimes during the week for a family meal. The entire family has enjoyed introducing Rio to Canadian culture—taking him to their cottage, and doing things like chopping wood, learning how to start a fire, and just hanging out around a bonfire. The forging of long-standing friendships between boarding students and day families is not uncommon. Years ago, a program was put in place to encourage these connections but proved unnecessary. “We found connections just occur naturally,” says David Galadja, Director of Residential Services. “No help was required on our part other than putting some rules in place for visits.” Cindy Veitch
Delivering the Goods
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hen you move to a new home, you often have to deal with mail delivered to the previous owner. This is just one of many small inconveniences associated with moving. But for the Wang family, receiving mail addressed to someone else turned out to be fortuitous. It seems Maggie Hu and Ken Wang had bought a home in Toronto from an Old Boy, who hadn’t updated his mailing address for The Andrean. Issues from our alumni magazine started turning up in their mailbox three years ago and Maggie took one look inside and knew St. Andrew’s would be the ideal school for their two sons, Aaron and Josh. “It was amazing,” Maggie recalls thinking about St. Andrew’s after flipping through The Andrean’s glossy pages. The boys were already attending an independent school, but Maggie set her sights on SAC and started planning. At the time, she thought: “If we have any chance to get into this amazing school we will try our best.” The effort paid off. The boys gained admittance to St. Andrew’s and the family moved to Newmarket to be closer to school. Now, the boys are living the Andrean life: in September, Aaron started grade 7 and Josh grade 5. 8 FALL 2017
“They are so happy every day,” Maggie reports. The boys especially love their Fujitsu LifeBook T935 convertible tablets, which make it easy to complete homework—and easy for mom and dad to check up on their sons’ work, too. The Wang brothers are now living their school life to the fullest. And to think it was all thanks to someone else’s mail. Julie Caspersen
Century-Old Blazer
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t was a day of firsts for Francisco Delgado Martin ’21: his first trip to Canada; his first time touring the St. Andrew’s campus; his first day of grade 9. He also learned his great-grandfather, Pedro Martin, was the first boy from Mexico to attend St. Andrew’s College. Pedro was in the Class of 1910, having started at the School in 1907. Since then, generations of boys from the Martin family have attended SAC. Pedro’s two sons attended (Pedro ’47 and Eduardo ’47). His grandson (Pedro H. ’74) and greatgrandson (Andres ’12) were also students at SAC. Francisco is another of Pedro’s great-grandsons, through Eduardo, along with his two brothers, Fernando ’12 and Santiago ’18. Pedro H. was on campus in September 2010, dropping off Andres. They brought along a gift for the SAC Archives: a red St. Andrew’s blazer worn by Pedro Sr. 100 years before. This September, on Francisco’s first day of school, he was enveloped in St. Andrew’s tradition during a student-parent orientation session when he was called on stage by Courtenay Shrimpton, Assistant Headmaster, to don his great-grandfather’s jacket. The audience appreciated the moment, rewarding the beaming Francisco with a warm round of applause. The red blazer has been returned to the SAC Archives, but stands as a reminder of the ties that bind families, generations, and Andreans. Julie Caspersen
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Connected Community
“ He was the most amazing man I’d ever seen … it was love at first sight.”
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The Language of Love
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ertain people come along and change the course of your life. For Lou Ann Ballard and her late husband, Jim Ballard ’69, that person was Courtney Stoate. Mr. Stoate, who passed away in September at the age of 92, taught French, coached rugby, and was Housemaster in Flavelle between 1963 and 1970. His lessons exuded a passion for language that ignited a flame in many students, Jim included. In fact, Jim was so enamoured that after he graduated from SAC, he went on to study French at the University of Toronto for four years. Lou Ann first met Jim at a French Club at U of T. As she remembers it, “He was the most amazing man I’d ever seen … it was love at first sight.” She also noted that his French was impeccable, and had it not been for his schooling at St. Andrew’s, they would never have crossed paths. After a courtship that extended to France, where the couple studied for a year, they returned to Toronto and married. Though Jim was offered a professorship to instruct French at U of T, he chose to study law and became a litigation lawyer. Lou Ann, an alumna of Havergal College, became a French teacher at her alma mater. The Ballards had two sons, Ryan and Jeff, and enjoyed a happy marriage until Jim’s death in 2001 at the age of 51. In tribute to their husband and father, they established the James A. Ballard French Prize for the SAC graduate who made the
best progress in becoming bilingual. Every Prize Day since, one of the Ballards has attended to present the award in person. “I don’t know if Courtney ever knew that he was our matchmaker, but I like to think he did. It would be a shame if he didn’t,” Lou Ann says wistfully. Cindy Veitch
Vimy Oaks Take Root
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n 1917, following the battle of Vimy Ridge in France, Lt. Leslie Miller, of the CEF, hoped to find a souvenir to bring back to Canada. Because of the fierceness of the combat, the area was completely devastated; however, Lt. Miller found a few acorns, which he posted back to Canada. After his return home, he planted them on his farm in Ontario, where 10 of the original trees grown from Miller’s acorns remain. He called his property the Vimy Oaks Farm. Fast-forward a hundred years, and the nonprofit Vimy Oaks Legacy Corporation is working to repatriate 100 descendants of the original oak trees back to Vimy, where there are no surviving oaks. At the same time, they have made saplings available, also from the original oaks, for distribution across Canada. Earlier this year, SAC photographer, Paul Mosey, mentioned the project to School Archivist, Sue Hayter, who recently visited the First World War battlefields and memorial sites in Belgium and Northern France, including Vimy (see story pg. 16). Dr. Hayter investigated the project further and filed an application for two trees, which resulted in Vimy oaks being planted at SAC, near the Memorial Chapel. Two Andreans were killed in action at Vimy Ridge in 1917. Lt. Ernest R. Kappele (SAC 1910-12) was killed April 9, aged 24. On April 11, Lt. Joseph H. Wilson (SAC 1904-10) was killed, aged 25. It is a fitting legacy that a century after Lt. Miller planted his original acorns, Vimy oaks now grow at St. Andrew’s College, standing in tribute to the Fallen Andreans who never returned from France. Sue Hayter
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The Music Plays On “ It’s an absolute gem … It has beautiful sound and is gorgeous to play.”
Have you switched on to Switchboard?
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hen a client mentioned to Mark Shillum ’92 that she was downsizing and willing to donate her prized Heintzman piano on the proviso “it be loved,” he immediately thought of St. Andrew’s. The woman was familiar with the College as she lives nearby. Understandably, she had a strong emotional attachment to the valuable piano she had owned for decades. Knowing it would be played and appreciated by the students of St. Andrew’s for years to come, however, helped ease her trepidation. The 1973 Heintzman was moved to the Bob & Jilla Willams Band Room this summer and tuned up. It is now the finest piano in the School. “It’s an absolute gem,” says Sandi Chasson, Head of Music, who was thrilled to receive the unexpected gift for her students. “It has beautiful sound and is gorgeous to play.” The new addition means the former Band Room piano has been moved to the Chapel, while the baby grand in Staunton Gallery will remain where it is. Three pianos increase the opportunity for spontaneous performances, as students stop to play a song or two to the delight of passersby. Sometimes the best gifts really do come in the biggest packages! Cindy Veitch
St. Andrew’s has made it easy for Old Boys to connect with other Old Boys through Switchboard, the ultimate alumni interface, a virtual handshake that spans generations and defies geography. Andreans around the globe have been reaching out via this networking tool since 2015. Posts are initially divided into asks (such as professional advice) and offers (such as mentorship). Once a connection is made, exchanges can stay public
or go private. Every Andrean who engages through Switchboard boosts the potential for networking opportunities. There are more than 500 Andreans registered, and the number continues to rise. Membership is free and signing up is easy. Simply register at sac.switchboardhq.com to get networking. For help, call Nicholas Weedon ’02, Old Boy Officer, at 905-727-3178, ext. 321.
Archives
Historic Treasure Trove Donated artifacts tell story of soldier and POW
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ohn G. Housser ’32 joined the military just before the outbreak of the Second World War and fought in the Battle of Dieppe over 75 years ago. He was captured by the Germans and spent three years as a prisoner of war in Eichstätt, Germany. His family recently donated some of his belongings to the SAC Archives, so that Andreans, both past and present, can learn about the distinguished career of this extraordinary Canadian. The Housser family has a long-standing Andrean history: John G. Housser’s father, Harry B. Housser, Class of 1903, was one of the first 21 students to enrol in 1899. John G’s son, John F. ’68, and grandsons, John J. ’03 and Richard ’07 also attended the School. John G. Housser fought with distinction on that fateful day, August 19, 1942, a watershed moment in the European theatre of operations, illustrating Adolf Hitler’s heavily defended Atlantic Wall. Two years later, after learning the lessons of Dieppe, the Allies, including the 3rd Canadian Division, landed in France once again, this time in Normandy, and so began the end of Nazi tyranny. Housser received numerous awards for his military service, including the Military and Dieppe Crosses, the Knight of Grace - Order of St. John of Jerusalem, a Coronation Medal from Queen Elizabeth II (1953), the 1939-1945 Star, and the Germany Star, among other military distinctions. The artifacts donated to St. Andrew’s include his medals, along with several scrapbooks that explain the significance of his role in post-war Canada when he spent time with senior officers such as Maj. Gen. Chris Vokes and the former head of the 2nd Cdn Corps, Lt.-Gen. Guy Simonds. The collection includes rare and significant intelligence information about the raid on Dieppe. There is information about Housser’s role as aide-de-camp during Princess Elizabeth’s first trip to Canada in 1951, mere months before she was crowned Queen. There is even an unfinished sweater he knit as a POW. St. Andrew’s College archivist, Dr. Sue Hayter, along with the St. Andrew’s College History Department, will create a display honouring the service of Brigadier General John Housser. The Archives of Ontario also holds Housser artifacts from the Second World War donated by the family, including: Housser’s registration forms, dog tags, identity card, a log book with addresses of Housser’s acquaintances in Germany, a plan of the prison at Eichstätt, and photomechanical reproductions of letters written by Housser while a POW. DAVID STEWART www.sac.on.ca 13
Exploring the Land of
Fire Ice Witnessing the effects of climate change, studying alternative energy sources, and walking among glaciers and volcanoes were some of the authentic learning experiences open to students visiting Iceland.
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Climbing to the top of the Thorsmork glacier
The group poses in Pingvallavatn Valley, created from magma rising between tectonic plates. Behind them is the country’s biggest natural lake, dotted with volcanic islands
This geothermal greenhouse uses volcanically heated groundwater to heat and produce electricity to grow tomatoes all year round
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trek to Iceland provided a glimpse into the country’s culture and history, and highlighted the geological diversity of this Nordic nation. “The trip took our curriculum and brought it to life,” says Bryce Neil ’20, one of 12 environmental science students who travelled to the country in June. Organizer and teacher Michael Carroll, who accompanied students along with Head of Science, Jamie Inglis ’91, couldn’t agree more. “It was incredibly rewarding to see our students actively engaged and to see the experiential learning it facilitated,” says Mr. Carroll. Students asked questions about geothermal energy at the greenhouse and the power plant, and quizzed their tour guide about the impacts of climate change during a glacier hike, he recalls proudly. Iceland was chosen because of its real-life examples of key topics covered in the course curriculum. A strong example was the group’s observance of glacier recession. Based on markings and cables drilled into ice on top of a glacier, the group determined it had receded two metres in just two months.
Iceland’s southernmost glacier, Mýrdalsjökull, provided examples of the devastating effects of glacial regression. The black “soot” is volcanic earth churned up by the glacier
“Seeing that rapid recession really shines a light on the impact of global warming,” Bryce says. “It gives you an increased appreciation for something when you know it may be taken away from you, and that is exactly what I felt on that glacier.” Danny Link ’18, Ben Woodford ’18, and Michael Hanrahan ’20 brought along a drone and created and edited a video with the images they captured. The Science Department is using it to advertise a return trip in June 2018. “There was 360 degrees of beauty, no matter where I was in the country,” says Michael. John Dewey, the American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, believed that we do not learn from experience but rather from reflecting upon experience. For Mr. Carroll and Mr. Inglis, these were the most rewarding aspects of the trip. “We held evening ‘debriefs’ where we would meet with the students and reflect upon the experiences of that day,” Mr. Carroll says. “Mr. Inglis and I were incredibly impressed with our group’s thought-provoking insights and authentic connections to scientific concepts.” www.sac.on.ca 15
Beautiful Remembrance A small addition made a profound change to this year’s Battlefields Tour
Handcrafted poppies were placed on graves and memorial sites of several Fallen Andreans
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Students reflect at the Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
he Battlefields Tour is an annual SAC tradition that offers insights into the military history of Canada and the ugliness of war. The trip is both fascinating and heart-breaking in equal measure. This year continued the tradition, with students and faculty visiting Allied and German battlefields and cemeteries from both world wars. However, this year marked a small but profound addition: the students laid ceramic poppies they had made on the graves of fallen St. Andrew’s Old Boys. For the past six years, grade 8 history teacher, Melissa Ramon, and I have collaborated on an assignment for the grade 8 history students that has come to be known as the Fallen Andreans Project. Each student researches the educational and military career of one of the 104 Andreans killed in the First World War. The project has not only been immensely popular and informative for the boys, it has also enriched the traditions of the School. SAC’s Remembrance Day ceremonies are now even more meaningful; new banners to commemorate some of our Fallen Old Boys run along Yonge Street in front of the campus; and two Vimy oaks have been planted near the Memorial Chapel (see story pg. 11). In previous years, the 16 FALL 2017
The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing
project also led to collaboration with David Joiner’s geography class: the grade 8s mapped out Fallen Andreans’ lives interactively. And in Randi Berman’s art class, students painted portraits of “their” soldiers, which were hung in Rogers Hall. They also created beautiful ceramic poppies. It was those poppies that gave additional meaning to this year’s Battlefields Tour. Students placed them on the graves or memorial sites of several Fallen Andreans. And in three instances, students were able to lay a poppy on the grave of the soldier they had studied in grade 8. It was hugely satisfying for the students to be able to complete the circle they had begun in grade 8. Powerful stuff indeed! Over the course of six days in June, we visited many Canadian battlefields and cemeteries. Our first visit was to Bény-sur-Mer, where four Second World War Andreans are buried. The students performed a very moving twilight ceremony in homage to the fallen soldiers. The first poppy was placed on the memorial there. At Lissenjthoek in Belgium, students Sam Crowder ’19 and Jack Davies ’18 had the honour and privilege of placing poppies on the graves of two cherished Old Boys, Lt. Maurice ‘Mike’ Malone, Class of 1913, and Capt. Richard A. Brown, Class of 1914, who lie mere steps from one
“ It is humbling and amazing that the stories of Andreans from over 100 years ago are still remembered to this day.”
One of two Vimy oaks planted on SAC’s campus
Sam Crowder reading story of Lt. Mike Malone, Class of 1913
another. Sam and Jack had researched the two soldiers almost three years earlier, and they now had the opportunity to see their final resting place. Sam found the experience “unforgettable and emotional. I will remember it for the rest of my life,” he said. Jack Davies agreed, adding, “It is humbling and amazing that the stories of Andreans from over 100 years ago are still remembered to this day.” Alastair Binnendyk ’19, left a poppy at Vimy to remember the seven Andreans commemorated there. Poppies were also left at The Menin Gate and at Thiepval. On our final day, we visited the devastating battlefield of Beaumont Hamel, where 324 Newfoundland Regiment soldiers lost their lives in one single tragic day, including Pte. Edward R. Winter, Class of 1914. After visiting there, we realized that if we took a quick detour, we would be able to see the grave of 2nd Lt. Clarence E. Rogers, Class of 1909, at Cabaret Rouge.
Maurice “Mike” Malone
Jack Davies ‘18
Matteo Derbedrosian ’19, researched Rogers’ life during his grade 8 year and was keen to see his grave. Matteo laid the final poppy there, saying, “I felt very honoured to give tribute to a fellow Andrean brother and feel saddened by his fateful story.” The Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is at the same cemetery, so our detour was definitely well worth the time. As always, the trip was life-altering, one of the many important reasons to make the annual pilgrimage. The scale of the destruction of life was overwhelming to contemplate. Matteo spoke for us all when he commented, “Everything I learned about in history class came to life on this trip. It was amazing!” This time, however, leaving a little piece of St. Andrew’s College on those foreign fields in the form of the student-made poppies was immensely humbling and profoundly moving. SUE HAYTER www.sac.on.ca 17
Food with Thought Balance and nutrition keys to feeding 645 hungry boys each day
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ith 1,400 meals to prep and serve on an average day, you’d think Grace Wyvill would direct her full attention to food. However, St. Andrew’s Director of Food Services’ first priority is the SAC boys who fuel their bodies and minds daily in Cole Hall. And with the School’s revamped kitchen—the upgrades and expansion courtesy of the Not An Ordinary Place Campaign—Grace and her talented team are even more inspired to cater to the health and wellbeing of SAC’s 645 boys. St. Andrew’s mission statement focuses on the development of the “complete man, the well-rounded citizen.” This dedication to the whole person is what inspires Grace to reinforce the concept of balance and wholeness to the hundreds of hungry boys who dine in Cole Hall daily. “We are in the people business serving food, not the food business serving people,” Grace says, making her way through the busy kitchen, with its sparkling surfaces and its spacious grilling, frying, and sautéing stations. The problem, she says, is “sometimes people don’t make the right choices” when filling their plates. This is more evident in September when new boys tend to bypass certain menu items for less nutritional ones. But Grace’s 10 years of experience at St. Andrew’s shows that as the school year progresses, so does the boys’ taste for healthier selections. This could be in part due to the positive influence of older boys and in part to learning how nutrition helps the body function at the highest level possible, both physically and mentally. Striking a balance in favour of healthy choices is front of mind for the nutrition-savvy kitchen crew. The staff doesn’t promote certain food groups over others. “There’s not bad food and good food,” Grace says. “It’s how you consume it.” In fact, she believes a balanced diet includes all food groups: nothing is eliminated; it’s just the lesshealthy choices are eaten sparingly. Canada’s Food Guide is being overhauled, with the new recommendations to be rolled out in 2018. The first
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Chef Davide Pontone hands out healthy snacks to grade 5s (l-r) Caden Taylor, Marcus Knoop, and Andy Yang
guiding principle proposed by Health Canada is that the foundation for healthy eating is a variety of nutritious foods and beverages. This principle is already in place in the kitchen at St. Andrew’s, and educating boys on the pros of a balanced diet is a focus of the Food Services Department this year. There is signage in Cole Hall that promotes balanced eating; the St. Andrew’s greenhouse emits the tantalizing scents of a variety of herbs into the corridor; there are emails chock-full of healthy eating tips and info being sent regularly to students, faculty, and staff; and weekly menus are posted online so parents can be assured their sons are being nourished with a wide variety of choices. Knowing which foods make up a healthy diet is central to satisfying growing boys all day long, but this knowledge isn’t universal. “There seems to be a lack of awareness of what is a protein, what is a carb, for instance,” Grace says. The most significant part of the education is modeled in the Macpherson Family Servery where the Food Services team dishes up quality, nutritious, and tasty meals, and there is no shortage of options available to the boys in order for them to make the right choices. But that’s not to say there should never be a sweet treat or fried fare served up. “All things in moderation,” Grace advises. Julie Caspersen
Annual Report 2017 (l-r) Drum Major Trevor Kirton ‘19, Drum Sergeant Ewan Fox ‘18, and Drum Captain Austin Brett ‘18
Annual Report 2017
Philanthropy Supports our Mission Message from Scott Hayter, Executive Director of Advancement
Scott and Sue Hayter
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ime really does fly. It feels like only yesterday that I first drove up the entrance and marveled at the beauty of our campus. That day, I met polite young men and friendly staff and faculty. That was in fall 2007, and I started in my role in Advancement in summer 2008. My good impression has continued to grow. I look forward to my 10th and final year working at SAC. I will savour every event and every activity. I certainly look forward to a number of trips to visit our wonderful alumni around the world. The Old Boy network is truly an incredible one. In June, we launched our new strategic plan, which will take us to 2022. While it focuses on academic innovation and wellness, it also prioritizes the connectedness of our community, our facilities, and our financial sustainability. In order to foster the mindset of being an “Andrean for Life” in all members of our community, we will develop, emphasize, and expand lifelong relationships with Andreans around the world. We have added a 25th and a 40th reunion celebration to our Homecoming and our 50th reunion events. Old Boy use of our online network, Switchboard, continues to grow, and we are excited about the development of a committee and networking tools for alumni parents. We will enrich mentorship opportunities between current students and Old Boys, and we will continue to provide opportunities for them to return to campus or to attend events in their locality.
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Through our philanthropic efforts, we will ensure the School has the best facilities and programs to support our mission. We have already started upgrading and renovating our four boarding residences, focusing on common areas with new kitchens, and plan to build new shower, sink, and toilet areas. We are seeking support for the revitalization of McLaughlin Hall, our science building, which opened in 1971 and is in need of complete refurbishment to bring it to the required standard of our teaching facilities. We will endeavour to grow endowed funds to bring missionappropriate students to the College and to provide unrestricted support to School operations. Our endowment has grown to $32 million, but that is not enough to provide the level of scholarship and bursary assistance necessary to sustain our financial aid initiatives. This year, the School’s financial aid budget provided support to 27% of the student body at a cost of $2.5 million. In June, we bid farewell to Edna Collins, Associate Director of Advancement, after 27 years of wonderful service to the College. I am proud of how well our Advancement team has assumed her numerous responsibilities.
“ St. Andrew’s College is constantly innovating, evolving, and leading in the education of young men.” I am pleased to report the evolution of our Communications team during my time at SAC. We now have a Director of Communications, Nicolette Fleming, and a team of communications professionals: Cindy Veitch (retiring in December 2017), Paul Mosey, Julie Caspersen, and Sean Maillet. At the end of the school year, in June 2018, I hand over the leadership of the Advancement team to Greg Reid, Assistant Headmaster, Student Life. While much has been accomplished during my tenure, there will always be much more to do. St. Andrew’s College is constantly innovating, evolving, and leading in the education of young men. My wife, Sue, and I have made great friendships, and our connection with this amazing Andrean community will remain. We, too, are Andreans for Life! SCOTT HAYTER
Q&A with Beth McKay Chief Financial Officer talks fees, facilities, and Foundation
Does SAC qualify as a non-profit organization? St. Andrew’s College is actually a registered charity. Although the Foundation issues all the donation receipts, we report to the government as a charity. Do fees cover the cost of running St. Andrew’s College? Annual donations and a transfer from the endowment (totalling approximately $1.7M) and ancillary operations such as the SAC Summer Camp, facility rentals, and investment income (totalling approximately $2M) help offset the cost of running St. Andrew’s College. Tuition and other mandatory fees make up 86% of the total revenue. What are our biggest expenses? Obviously, most of our expenses are related to educating our students, but we do spend 21% of our budget maintaining our buildings and grounds and another 8% on dining services for students, faculty, and staff. What is the SAC Foundation for? The Foundation is a separate corporation that exists to support the School. Trustees for the Foundation provide oversight on the investment management strategies for the endowed (long-term investments) funds. Why do we need an endowment fund? SAC’s endowment fund provides money to help offset the costs of certain programs and also provides financial aid assistance. Last year, the Foundation transferred $1.25M to the School from its endowment fund.
Why do tuition fees go up more than CPI (consumer price index)? With more than 60% of our expenses related to salaries, it is very difficult for us to maintain a CPI inflationary trend. “Baumol’s cost disease” theory helps explain why organizations such as hospitals and educational institutions, which are people intense, typically see costs rise at rates above inflation. Who is paying for all these new facilities? The School has been very fortunate to have donors provide most of the funds for the new facilities at the School. Recent improvements include the Yuill Family Athletic Centre (2012), the La Brier Family Arena (2014), the Centre for Leadership, Innovation & Performance (2015), the Bagher Nejad Tennis Courts and parking areas, and the Petrachek McGillivray Piping & Drumming Centre (2016). Our Board of Governors has been monitoring the replenishment of cash reserves post-construction through the contribution of annual budget surpluses—a process expected to take another three years. What kind of reserves exist to protect the School? The School targets reserves equal to 15% of operating expenses to protect us in case we experience a significant enrolment decline or other factors affect our financial situation. In addition to cash reserves, we have some unrestricted endowment funds that the School could access, if circumstances warranted. We hope to create more flexibility in endowed funds so that in a dire situation, the School could convert funds targeted for a specific cause to a general one, which we could use to avoid a future financial challenge. www.sac.on.ca 21
Annual Report 2017
SAC Foundation Statement of Operations 2016-2017 Year Ended June 30
2017
2016
REVENUE $6,632,160
$5,877,898
$844,289
$899,919
Realized Gain/(Loss) on Sale of Investment
$1,086,289
$1,469,952
Total Revenue
$8,562,738
$8,247,769
$970,943
$889,810
Donations Interest & Dividends
Donations
Endowment: 4%
Capital: 88%
Annual Giving: 8%
DISTRIBUTIONS Scholarships & Bursaries
distributions
School’s Priority Needs & Designated Gifts Unrestricted Donations
$669,458
$653,562
Other Designated Gifts
$1,623,058
$381,676
$55,718
$23,535
Capital Projects (CMP & Major Renovations)
$4,173,112
$4,481,201
Total Distributed to St. Andrew’s College
$7,492,289
$6,429,784
Gifts in Kind
Fees: 2% Other Designated Gifts: 22% Unrestricted: 9%
OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS
Planned Giving Expenses: 1%
Scholarships, Bursaries & Awards: 12%
CMPII: 46%
Major Renovations: 8%
Investment & Custody Fee & Credit Card Charges
$163,275
$156,120
Planned Giving Expense
$110,220
$126,706
$7,765,784
$6,712,610
Donations by constituency
$796,954
$1,535,159
Other: 29%
$30,466,744
$30,013,646
$879,765
-$1,082,061
$32,143,463
$30,466,744
Total Distributions
ENDOWMENT SUMMARY Excess (Deficit) of Revenue over Expenses for the Year Fund Balances Beginning of Year Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments Fund Balance End of Year
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Old Boys: 36% Current Parent: 35%
Planning Ahead “Young” Old Boy makes impactful donation of life insurance
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avid Miklas ’07 is a real numbers man. The St. Andrew’s College grad has an engineering degree and an MBA, and knows the right numbers on a page can translate into financial security. He also knows the right combination of numbers can add up to something very meaningful. “I had no intention of giving to St. Andrew’s at this point in my life,” says David, 28, a financial planner who specializes in life insurance at Oakville-based Stewart Financial. However, he took his love of numbers and his passion for giving and donated a $250,000 life insurance policy to SAC. “Wow, this is really worthwhile now, and I like the idea of seeing my donation being put to work when it’s fully paid off in 10 years,” David says. “We like to recognize our donors of life insurance for their generosity David Miklas ‘07 while they’re living, creating a living legacy,” explains Julie Wilson, SAC’s Planned Giving Officer. “A life insurance gift is a powerful form of philanthropic support. Donors can establish an endowed scholarship or bursary when their premiums are complete.” SAC offered David an attractive incentive by matching half of the insurance premium; it’s a program unique to the School and makes a significant difference to the long-term future of St. Andrew’s College. As in David’s case, donors can often make a larger gift than they ever thought possible. His expertise at Stewart Financial helps families and individuals make impactful donations in a way they might not otherwise be aware of. David shares how he transformed his premium payments into a future donation to the College. The School’s Foundation owns the life insurance policy and splits the annual premium
payments of just over $3,200 with David, an agreement extended to Old Boys. The $250,000 policy will be paid off in 10 years, at which time David’s gift will be recognized through the School’s Endowment Fund through a scholarship or bursary to a student. David is also provided with a charitable tax receipt for his $1,600 annual contribution. In total, he will have paid $16,000 (pre-charitable tax receipt) in premiums to donate a fully paid-off $250,000 life insurance policy. He promotes this type of philanthropy to Old Boys of all ages. “You could make a real impact,” David says. “You want to feel like you’re making a difference.” In fact, philanthropy is a bit of a family tradition: David’s father Gregory Miklas ’76 and his uncles, Paul Miklas ’80 and Brian Miklas ’78, are also in the habit of “recognizing people and institutions that helped (us) along the way,” he says. So David set his altruistic sights on SAC when it came to his personal philanthropic plans. “I miss high school more than I miss university,” David admits, launching into a story about purposely failing an entrance exam to another independent school in order to attend St. Andrew’s. He gained admission, attending as a day student and living in Thornhill. David now resides in Toronto. He says his four years at St. Andrew’s established a tight-knit network of peers and taught him the moral code by which he lives. “Everyone is willing to help you out if you’re an Andrean.” And as an Andrean, David is putting that sentiment into practice, helping out future St. Andrew’s students using his love for numbers, and his desire to give back. Julie Caspersen www.sac.on.ca 23
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1899 Andrean Legacy Society Members
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he following people play an important role in ensuring the financial stability and long-term success of St. Andrew’s College. As members of the 1899 Andrean Legacy Society, they have pledged their financial commitment to help build our endowment. The endowment supports our scholarship and bursary program, making it possible to sustain financial aid initiatives, so deserving boys have an opportunity to live the Andrean experience. We are grateful for their generosity and we know they take great pride in the important difference that their gift makes.
Tejus Ajmera ’00 Ojus Ajmera ’95 Brian G. Armstrong ’61 Robert G. Armstrong ’87 Barry J. Black ’56 Chris Brand ’60 Matty Brandt ’21 Scott ’90 & Christine Bryk Brenda Burston Duncan Campbell ’54 Tom ’47 & Bobbie Chipman 24 FALL 2017
Peter Ketchum ‘56 and Sandy Munro ‘70 lend support to SAC’s endowment fund
Douglas M. Clark ’57 Scott Cole ’80 Michael ’01 & Julie Dainard P. Andrew Dalton ’78 David Dawson Aladdin Diakun ’02 David Dunlap ’56 Mike Edwards & Classes of ’70 & ’79 Mark ’92, Katie Etherington & Family Paul S. Etherington ’95 The Estate of Lady Muriel Flavelle Chris Foster ’95 Bill ’53 & Pat Graham Jonty ’82 and Bianca Harris The Healy Family Jim ’64 & Gail Herder Ian ’87, Susan Howey & Family Robbie Keith ’56 Peter Ketchum ’56 David Kyle Robert A. Leckey ’93 Jeff Lewis ’95 Rick Mann ’75 A. Kemp Meredith ’43 David Miklas ’07 Brian R. Mitchell ’77 Sandy Munro ’70 Jonathan A. Morgan ’89 Daniel Near ’99 Jamie Near ’00 John, Nancy Near & Family
Anthony R. Nichols Scott G. Nirenberski ’83 Liam O’Brian ’46 Raymond J. Osborne ’64 Rob Pollock ’88 Ian A. Purdie ’55 David L. Rea ’53 W. Ross Reucassel ’56 Edward Roberts ’57 In memory of Frank M. Rolph ’48 David W. Rolph ’83 The Rowcliffe Family In memory of Mark Oliver ’85 Vivian Smith Virginia & Geoffrey Smith In memory of Mike Sommerville ’62 Paul Stanborough ’81 John D. Stewart ’78 Stephen J. Suarez ’83 Alfredo Villegas-Camil ’94 J.R. Kingsley ’83, Christine Ward & Family C. K. Willoughby ’55 Mac ’70 & Chricket Yule If we’ve missed your name, please let us know. If you’d like to become an 1899 Andrean Legacy Society member, contact Julie Wilson, at 905-727-3178, ext. 296.
A Proud Three-Generation St. Andrew’s Family
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he name Armstrong ranks among those whose families’ contributions have helped make SAC a truly remarkable school. The Armstrong legacy began with T. George ’33, his older brother, Robert ’27, and his younger brother Andrew ’38. Sadly, both brothers died young; Robert was killed in Italy in the Second World War, and Andrew died from a long illness while attending the University of Toronto. George enjoyed a stellar six-year career at SAC, embodying the School’s mission of the “complete man.” He was Head Prefect, played 1st Football, was captain of 1st Hockey and 1st Cricket, and Commanding Officer in the Cadet Corps. He also won a trophy for being the best shot, which must have held him in good stead as a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Artillery. George’s son, Brian ’61 is a chip off the old block. In his final year at SAC, Brian was a Prefect, editor of The Review, and a member of 1st Football and 1st Hockey, going on to graduate
from Osgoode Law School. Both father and son enjoyed successful careers, and they chose to give back to the School that helped shape them. George served on SAC’s Board of Governors from 1960 to 1973, the last six years as Vice-Chairman. Brian sat on the Board for 29 years—1976 to 2005—and was a Foundation Trustee from 1997 to 2005. Under Brian’s leadership as Board Chairman (1996-2005), the School opened the Middle School, Rogers Hall, Yuill Gymnasium, Wirth Art Centre, and Staunton Gallery. In 2004, Brian made a gift of life insurance to the School, with SAC owning the policy on the lives of Brian and his son, Robert ’87. The policy dues were realized earlier this year and have created a living legacy, so Brian and Robert can see the benefits of their gift in their lifetime. In September, this gift became the T. George Armstrong Scholarship. Brian asked that the scholarship goes to a wellrounded student, who excels not only in academics, but also in athletics and the arts.
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Appointments to SAC’s Ian Michael ‘92
Tejus Ajmera ’00
is a partner in the corporate practice at Bennett Jones in Toronto, a practice focused on corporate and securities law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and infrastructure consortia. Ian works with boards of directors, businesses, and private equity investors in a range of industries including aviation, real estate, biosciences, and financial services. He has worked extensively with large Chinese companies investing in Canada. Ian has taught mergers and acquisitions for the advanced securities law program at Western University and the University of Windsor. Ian served as a Trustee of the SAC Foundation from 2010 until 2017. While at SAC, Ian was awarded both the prestigious Macdonald Medal and an Athletic A. He was a Junior National medalist cross-country skier and competed extensively for SAC and the Ontario Ski Team. He went on to earn both his undergraduate and law degrees at Queen’s University. While at Queen’s, Ian was elected rector, a senior office of the university reserved for a student. As rector, he was a member of the university’s board of trustees and each of its committees for a two-year term. Ian lives in Toronto with his wife, Sarah Facey, and their children, Hadley and Fergus.
is the co-founder and co-CEO of FGF Brands, one of North America’s fastest growing commercial bakeries. In July 2004, after graduating from Bowdoin College, Tejus and his brother, Ojus ’95, started FGF Brands with an initial seed investment from their father and mentor, Soham (Sam). Since then, the entrepreneurial brothers have been on a mission to expose people to great eating experiences and modernize the antiquated industrial food space. FGF’s unique start-up culture ferociously embraces speed, change, and uncertainty to stay relevant and progressive, while bringing together leading industry practices. The core focus on customer centricity and innovation has led to breakthroughs in product development and process technology, driven by a passion for redefining what is possible within the baking industry. Tejus’ drive to make a difference extends to the community with FGF’s commitment, on behalf of the Ajmera family, to education, youth development, and healthcare research in the fields of diabetes and prostate cancer. In 2016, the Soham & Shaila Ajmera Family Prostate Centre opened at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. Tejus lives with his wife, Payal, in Richmond Hill.
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Victoria Calverley is a veteran of providing financial oversight to growing organizations, and currently coaches CEOs of smallto medium-sized companies on strategies to accelerate and manage growth. Victoria co-founded marketing agency Capital C with creative partner Tony Chapman, directing the company’s expansion through organic growth, acquisitions, and eventual sale to public company, MDC Partners. She became a managing director at MDC overseeing a portfolio of agencies in New York and Toronto before retiring in 2014. Victoria articled for her CPA with Ernst & Young in Toronto and KPMG in San Francisco, and earned an MBA from York University. She has been on staff at Waterloo University and the MBA and BBA programs at Schulich School of Business at York University, lecturing on business analysis and valuations. Victoria has served on several advisory and non-profit boards including Fresh Intelligence, the Toronto Community Foundation, the Southlake Regional Healthcare Centre Foundation, and the Temagami Community Foundation. Victoria lives in King Township with her husband, Pete Calverley ’73, their youngest child Aidan Calverley ’15, and when they re-connect with home, grown children Patrick Harris ’02 and Caitlin Harris.
Board of Governors David Joiner started in the mathematics and geography departments at St. Andrew’s in 1999 and has been Head of Geography since 2006. David holds a PhD and M.Sc. from Queen’s University, and a B.Ed. from the University of Toronto. In addition to teaching duties and athletic responsibilities as assistant coach of Boys and Open Curling and coordinator of recreational squash, David has held the position of Clan Coordinator, has served as an AP Human Geography Reader at the College Board’s annual AP Reading, and has led the Global Awareness component of the Expert-in-Us program. David is known across the province for his work as a geography teacher, and has served as an independent school special representative on provincial geography organizations. In November 2011 and again this fall, he served as cochair of the Ontario Geography Teachers’ Conference held at SAC. As well, he is regularly invited to Queen’s University Faculty of Education to speak with aspiring geography teacher candidates. David has been elected to a threeyear term with the St. Andrew’s College Board of Governors. David lives in Aurora with his wife, Louise, a teacher with the York Region District School Board. The couple has three sons: Graham ’12, Liam ’15, and Ethan ’20.
FOUNDATION TRUSTEE: Michael Hogg ‘72 was appointed Trustee to the St. Andrew’s College Foundation in September. Michael attended SAC as a boarding student from grade 9 to 12, opting to complete his final year of high school at the Canadian Junior College at Lausanne, Switzerland, where he became fluent in French. Michael began his career in Europe, working in Frankfurt and Munich for a securities firm and an insurance company. It was during this time that he attained working fluency in German. Upon his return to Canada in 1978, Michael attended York University, graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in economics and statistics in 1982. Michael entered the financial advice business in 1983 and is currently portfolio manager and vice-president for RBC Dominion Securities in Newmarket. Michael and his wife, Marion, have three children: Katherine, Alexander, and James ’08. Michael’s interests include bagpiping, skiing, scuba, fitness, languages, history, vintage automobiles, and travel. He is a sitting member of the King Township Committee of Adjustment, fundraiser for King Township Food Bank, and a volunteer for the Invictus Games.
St. Andrew’s College and Foundation – Advancement St. Andrew’s College (School) and its associated Foundation recognize the importance of protecting the personal information of our alumni, family of past and current students, volunteers, and supporters. Any personal information collected by the School’s Advancement Office is handled with the utmost attention to how it is attained, secured, and utilized. This personal information is kept private to the School and the Foundation. We will not sell, rent, or trade personal information with anyone outside the School. The Advancement Office will use this information for development purposes such as processing donations, maintaining accurate donor records, communications, Andrean and Old Boy relations, and fundraising programs. We will respect the wishes of anyone who requests anonymity and/or instructs the School and the Foundation to refrain from using their personal information for development purposes. If you have any questions about how the School Advancement Office uses your personal information or no longer want to receive information from the School, please contact: Ryan Bryce ‘05 ryan.bryce@sac.on.ca 905-727-3178, ext. 322
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Homecoming Weekend It’s a weekend like no other with something to please every member of the Andrean community. On September 29, Old Boys from the classes of 1972 to 2012 (and every five years in between) travelled back to SAC for Reunion Dinners, where reminiscing and reconnecting topped the agenda. The following day, the sun shone down on a campus alive with activity— from sports and shopping, to food and games. Old Boys, students, parents, faculty, staff, and friends of the School came together by the thousands to celebrate their shared love of St. Andrew’s.
Piping 1st Football on to the field are seniors Dalton Lehman (left) and Saajan Sethi
Thumbs up from Henry Li, grade 10
To view more photos, go to sac.on.ca/homecoming2017 and sac.on.ca/reunion2017
Dara Goharchi ’18
Cameron Tait ‘07 proposed to his girlfriend Jayme Ross in the Chapel at Homecoming—the same place his parents Ian ‘73 and Cathy were married. Jayme said ‘yes’ and plans are underway for a fall 2018 wedding. The couple lives in Vancouver, where Cam is a senior consultant at Deloitte.
Teacher David Manning with daughter Libby, 2
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Grade 7s Daniel Kloepfer & Brendan Wright, with Ethan Hulton (left), little brother of Noah, grade 11
Tyler Chan, grade 10, enjoyed Homecoming with both sets of grandparents!
Reunion Dinners 2017
Emily and Adam Brander ’02
Class of 1977 (l-r) Myles & Jody Pritchard, Colleen & Henry Peyer, Charles Zuckerman, John Omstead, Scott Sillcox (partially hidden), Stuart Cove & Liz Parkinson, Terra & Cliff Sifton, Monique Weilinger, John Middup, Kim Sillcox, Gary Weilinger John Carser ’82 & Paul Berrevoets ’82
Alan Daniels ’12, John Lee ’12, Dylan Hussey ’12
Conrad Bona ’87 & Gary West
Class of 1972 (back, l-r) Sandy Hart, Michael Hogg, (front) Gregg Westcott, Dayna Broadfoot, Doug Soules, Colin Hart
Ladi Onayemi & Neil Osien from the Class of 2007
David Josselyn & Albert Poon ’92
Glenn Cowan ’97, Hugh Long ’97 & Michael Farrugia ’97 www.sac.on.ca 29
CommunityNews Faculty on the move Nicholas Day – Department Head, Modern Languages Michele Derwin – Middle School Athletics Coordinator Len Gurr – Department Head, Social Science Sean Ludwig – Department Head, Business Claudio Numa – Grade Coordinator and Day Housemaster Robyn O’Hare – Middle School Experiential Outdoor Program Coordinator Jarryd Stock ’03 – Associate Director of Admission Nicolette Fleming
David Stewart – Middle & Upper School Chapel Coordinator Matthew Trevisan – Department Head, English Staff on the move Nicolette Fleming – Director of Communications Teri Groves – Department Head, University Counselling Tanya Weedon – Associate Head, University Counselling Rebecca Williams – Middle School Administrative Assistant
Stephen Holmes
program in the Cadet Corps, coaches Squash and Tennis, and leads the Investment Club. Taylor Johnston
and her husband, Ryan, welcomed daughter Britain Hennessey September 19, a little sister for Ireland, 6. Nicolette has worked at SAC for six years and in July was promoted to Director of Communications. Kyle Fraser-Shoemaker
joined the St. Andrew’s faculty in 2015 teaching mathematics and science in the Middle School and now teaches in the Upper School Science and Modern Languages Departments. He coaches U14 and U12 Track & Field and U13 Basketball. As well, he helped develop the Middle School First Lego League Robotics program. Matthew Jaekel
joined St. Andrew’s as an associate faculty member in 2015, earning permanent full-time status in September. He continues to teach in the English Department, provide support in Flavelle House as a Junior Assistant Housemaster, and contribute to our Complete Weekend program. In addition, Taylor leads English Nook in the evenings, is a teacher advisor for Model United Nations, and is co-coordinator for the Slam Poetry Festival. This year, he is assistant coach for the Senior Swim and Track & Field teams. Jeff LaForge
earned permanent full-time status in September, having joined the faculty in 2015 as a history teacher in the Upper School and member of the Macdonald House residential team. He also leads the SAC Cadet Corps Platinum Star program, and is an assistant coach for 1st Rugby and U16 Football. 30 FALL 2017
became a full-time faculty member in the Business Department in September. He joined St. Andrew’s in 2015 as an associate faculty member and Res Don. Matthew is an Assistant Housemaster in Sifton House, instructs the Red Star
and his wife, Julie, are the proud first-time parents of daughter, Hailey, born February 27. Jeff, who joined St. Andrew’s in September 2012, is Assistant Housemaster in Macdonald House, teaches history and law in the Upper School, and coaches Varsity and U16 Football, and U16 Basketball.
Natalie McNair
RETIREMENT Stuart Swan
Jim McGillivray and her husband, Jeff, welcomed son, Jack, on February 28. Big sister, Charlotte, 3, is delighted. Natalie has taught French in the Middle School since 2010. Emma Porter
received honours from the prestigious pipesdrums.com website, which published a list of “The 15 Greatest Living Canadian Pipers and Drummers” on Canada Day, and ranked Jim as #3. With Canada a hotbed of piping, the top eight on the list are prominent figures in the worldwide community. The list ranked influence and contribution along with playing skill. Touching on only some of his accomplishments, the article praised Jim’s international success during his competing days as a soloist and in pipe bands. It called his instructional books “seminal works in Highland piping tutelage,” and pointed out that despite a modest compositional output of fewer than 10 tunes, three are “muchplayed masterpieces.” His contributions to piping and drumming, the article concluded, “are meticulous, detailed, and immense.” Jim’s contributions at SAC are also immense; he has been teaching pipers and leading the Pipes & Drums here for 19 years.
and her husband, Jeff, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Lennox Merissa. Lennox was born July 5 and is a little sister to brother, Dean, 2. Emma teaches French in the Middle School. Matthew Trevisan
and his wife, Andréa, welcomed their first child, Julian Enzo Stanger, on May 27. Matt was promoted to Department Head of English in September, having taught in the Upper School for the past seven years.
retired in June after 32 years at SAC. He began in 1984 teaching geography and English to students from grades 7 to OAC. After a brief hiatus, he returned to SAC in 1988, and since 2002, led University Counselling. Over the years, Stuart helped students expand their horizons far beyond what they thought was possible. He also mentored many peers. Stuart was a proponent of the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) program and a key player in the adoption of the AP Capstone program. Always interested in matriculation opportunities for our boys, he raised the academic bar across the School. From 1988 until 2001, Stuart’s 1st Rugby teams won six championship seasons including two undefeated ISAA championships, two CISAA championships, two CAIS national championships, and in 1997, the OFSAA AAA championship. Stuart was heavily involved with Rugby Ontario, coaching many provincial teams. From 2002 to 2013, Stuart coached U16 Rugby then U14 Rugby, using his formidable knowledge of the game to promote the sport he loved with young Andreans. In 2005, Stuart received SAC’s top rugby award, the Mark Oliver Memorial Trophy for his contributions to the game. Stuart will be missed, and we wish him all the best. www.sac.on.ca 31
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Saints Drafted to the Show
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he Varsity Hockey Saints made history in June when two recent graduates were drafted to the National Hockey League. Morgan Barron ’17 was the lone Canadian pick for the New York Rangers, while Ryan O’Connell ’17 got the nod from the Toronto Maple Leafs. “I am extremely honoured to be selected by the New York Rangers; it really is a dream come true for me,” Morgan said following the draft, where he was the 174th overall pick. Morgan, at six-foot-two and 200 pounds, was a credit to the St. Andrew’s Saints Hockey program. The Halifax native, who committed to NCAA D1 Cornell earlier this year, played on the 1st team for two years, the second as captain. “I try and play a 200-foot game,” Morgan said in an interview during the Chicago draft. “I like to chip in defensively and offensively.” David Manning, Varsity Head Coach and builder of the SAC Hockey program, is understandably proud. “Morgan is a driven and dedicated young man,” he says. “As a big player with outstanding skill, Morgan fits the mould of the classic centreman. He’s equally adept at distributing the puck as putting it in the net, and he doesn’t let his defensive game suffer because of his offensive one.” This is certainly what Rangers director of player personnel, Gordie Clark, is hoping for during Morgan’s time at Cornell. “He’s been more offensive at St. Andrew’s. Now he’ll learn the other side of the game, of defence, and by the time he comes to us, he’ll have a good idea of how to play on both sides of the puck,” said Clark during a June press
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conference. Ryan was selected by the Leafs in the seventh round, 203rd overall. The defenceman honed his skills on SAC ice, where he played for the Saints for two seasons. Ryan, from Gloucester, Ont., said he felt “so blessed” to be drafted by the Leafs. After attending a Leafs’ development camp in July, he joined the British Columbia Hockey League’s (BCHL) Penticton Vees, after which he will attend Boston University on an NCAA D1 scholarship in 2018. “Ryan is a dynamic player who is only beginning to reach his potential,” said Coach Manning. “To continue that growth as a member of one of the top programs like Boston University is quite special.” Robbie Thomas ’17 was the highest selection of SAC alum, taken first round, 20th overall by the St. Louis Blues. Robby left SAC following grade 10 after being drafted to the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League in the second round, 26th overall. He spent two seasons playing in London and returned to the Knights this season as assistant captain. Corey Andonovski ’17 was overlooked after being ranked #195 on the Central Scouting Mid-Term in January. He is lacing them up this season for the BCHL’s Chilliwack Chiefs before heading to the Ivy League Princeton University Tigers for the 2018-19 season with the NCAA D1 deal he struck in grade 11. Despite not being picked up, Corey was invited to the Leaf training camp in July. Warren Foegele ’14, the 67th pick of the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2014 draft, signed a three-year, $3-million contract with Carolina in March.
Upcoming Old Boy Events December 2017 Old Boys Pub Night,Toronto – December 7 January 2018 Old Boys Dinner, New York City – January 18 Old Boys Receptions at MacPherson Tournament, Yuill Andrean Room – January 26 & 27 February 2018 Old Boys Pub Night, Mexico – February 1 Old Boys Pub Night, Montreal – February 8 Old Boys Ski Day, Craigleith Ski Club – February 16 March 2018 Old Boys Pub Night, Kingston – March 8 Old Boys Pub Night, Ottawa – March 9 Old Boys Pub Night, Waterloo – March 22 Old Boys Pub Night, London – March 23 April 2018 Old Boys Pub Night, Hong Kong – April 12 Note: Some dates may change or events may be added; check SAC website for confirmation or contact SAC Old Boy Officer, Nicholas Weedon ’02. www.sac.on.ca 33
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Bredin Stapells
Robbie Keith
was so impressed with the Wirth Theatre while attending a reunion marking the 61st anniversary of his graduation, that he returned with friend Matt Ladner to show it off. Matt is co-chair of the Elora Centre for the Arts and Robbie is a former chair. They are exploring ideas for a new community performance centre in Elora and Robbie wanted Matt to see the Nicholas Weedon ’02, Matt Ladner, and SAC theatre. While here, Robbie reminisced about playing a maid Robbie Keith in The Barretts of Wimpole Street. “I’m certain beyond a doubt that the student staff who put together the 1955 edition of The Review had some fun with their summary of the performance,” says Robbie. “We were, and still are, a wonderful, energetic, and creative group of friends; it was a great time in my life.”
pride with knowing we had won the battle but sadness that so many lives were lost. Dick’s father, Charles E. Read, was a 20-yearold platoon commandor at Vimy who earned a military cross at Passchendaele. Dick kept his father’s Bible in his pocket while he was in France.
1951 George Guy celebrated his 92nd birthday in August in Port Hope, Ont. His three daughters—Elizabeth, Alexandra, and Victoria—were there to celebrate along with his brother, Tony ‘50.
1950 Dick Read is excited his grandson, Charlie, started grade 7 at St. Andrew’s in September. George is retired and hopes to spend time attending many SAC activities with Charlie.
(left) Robbie struggling to get into his maid’s costume in 1955
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vacationed in February at the Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios, where Kyle Mais ‘85 is the general manager. When the pair met and discovered they were Old Boys, they shared memories of their time at SAC and discovered they had a few things in common. Though they graduated 25 Mike Heath-Eves (right) and Kyle Mais years apart, both were on SAC’s Swim team and now compete and stay in shape through masters’ swimming programs. Mike and his family moved to Jamaica in 1957—yet another connection—but have no remaining ties to the country, as he has lived in Ontario for many years. His brother, Richard ‘62, resides in Queensland, Australia. 34 FALL 2017
1960 Dick Read leads Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie, in Vimy, near Arras, Northern France, on April 9 (Photo Credit: REUTERS/Philippe Huguen/ POOL)
escorted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sofie Grégoire Trudeau, through the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. Dick, a retired Lt.-Col., said it was an emotional experience:
Miguel Grau was a partner with Grau Abogados in Peru until the firm became part of CMS, a top international law firm. The firm now operates under CMS Grau and combines an international element to its existing services. CMS is located in 38 countries with offices in 65 cities and employs more than 3,400 lawyers. Miguel continues to reside in Lima with his wife, Ivonne.
Profile David Ballard ’65
Living the equestrian lifestyle: teaching, judging, course design
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or David Ballard ’65, horses are his life. “The horses are 24/7,” he says. “They have been for nearly my whole life.” Following his years at St. Andrew’s, David soon decided to enter the family business. His grandfather founded Dr. Ballard’s, the dog-food producer, in Vancouver. His father bought the company and moved it to Toronto. But David’s father was also an equestrian, captain of the Canadian Equestrian Team from 1947-58. “I went to work for a professional rider who ran a boarding stable,” David recalls. “I had my own horse at the time, and I became a groom. I had some riding skill, so I did that, too. I worked for two Olympians, one in Oakville, one in Montreal. I worked in Boston and New York off and on for 10 years, again working for professional riders. It was a good life.” Eventually, David opened his own business west of Toronto and for 21 years taught equestrian skills and rode for other owners. In the mid-1970s, David suffered two concussions that drove him out of the industry. “I had a bad concussion in a steeplechase race,” he recalls. “That was my second one in six months. I had quite a bout with amnesia. I was told I had to stop riding for a while.” So for a few years, David worked in finance. He didn’t like it, and once his head injury healed he went back to horses. “That’s when I started to move more into teaching and started to do course design. Over the years, that’s what I have been most successful at. “I’m a level 4 designer, which is the highest level. I’ve designed the Pan American Games, and I’ve assisted at two Olympics. I really enjoy it. You arrive at the competition site, you have a labour force, and you create the course. Each class and each day need different designs, so it’s a fluid, creative process.” In addition to the design work, David owns Looking Back Farm near Tottenham, in horse country just west of Newmarket, Ont. He is also a contributing columnist for the
leading equestrian website in the U.S., phelpssports.com. “I enjoy the writing,” he says. “My eldest daughter, Erynn, is a rider and has been on the Canadian team on four occasions. She teaches now at the farm. My wife, Sandi, also rode but had to give it up after an injury. We run the business out of the farm. I’ll always stay in the sport in some capacity.” Though David’s years at SAC were not always smooth, he still remembers them fondly and knows well what he took away. “I played a lot of hockey at SAC, and I went on to play junior hockey,” he says. “That’s what I loved, and I was better at that than at scholastics! “SAC taught me a lot of personal values that seem absent these days. Nobody stands up when a woman comes into the room. I know how to tie a Windsor knot. I dress properly and I think I have social graces that aren’t taught any more. St. Andrew’s had good traditions like that, and for those I’m grateful.” JIM McGILLIVRAY www.sac.on.ca 35
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St. Andrew’s Centennial Graduates The year was 1967 and Canada was enjoying its 100th anniversary, the Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup, and 37 students graduated from St. Andrew’s College and went out into the world to find their way. Half a century later, many returned to SAC to attend their 50-year reunion. We just had to ask –
“Where did your professional life take you?” Murray Shields (1) has been in the hospitality business for more than 40 years. Highlights are establishing and managing two successful conference and incentive-travelmanagement companies. He continues to consult on a number of event-management projects. With two sons, 20 and 18, heading to university, retirement, he says, is not an option. James Dunster (2) worked as a physical educator for special-needs students, specialed teacher, administrator, speech and language pathologist, and audiologist. He sold his audiology clinics in Ontario and now enjoys a boating lifestyle on Georgian Bay. Peter Love (3) became one of the first members of Pollution Probe, which started 36 FALL 2017
his 45-year career in energy and environmental policy. He founded and managed a series of energy/ environmental companies and organizations before being appointed Ontario’s chief energy conservation officer. He now manages an energy advocacy organization, teaches at York University, and serves on a number of corporate and non-profit boards. Reed Osborne (4) enjoyed a long career as a public library CEO in four Ontario cities: Parry Sound, St. Thomas, Markham, and London. He finished his career with the Arapahoe Library District in suburban Denver, Col., as director of library services. Robert Kilgour Jr. (5) is a third-generation Andrean who spent five years with Deloitte before venturing into private enterprise. After years in the aggregate
industry, the company sold. Bob and his associates spent 25 years developing Ontario’s Cardinal Golf Club. In 2015, the course sold and Bob considers himself semi-retired. David Kitchen (6) taught with Cuso International in Nigeria for two years following university. He subsequently worked with the Toronto Board of Education, primarily as a specialeducation teacher and consultant. Colin Durie (7) returned to Jamaica after university to work in the family business, moving to Florida in 1977. He partnered with his brother, Richard, to form a business distributing equipment, software, and material for printing in Latin America and the Caribbean. Colin has no plans for retirement, as he enjoys client relationships and the thrill of commerce.
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spent most of his working life in Kitchener/Waterloo before moving to Collingwood in 1997. He runs his own company, marketing processing equipment to the agricultural food and chemical industries across North America. David Grant (9) retired from Nortel as a senior vice-president following a career with manufacturing and IT companies. He went on to work as a finance teacher at North Carolina State University. Currently, he is president of a volunteer organization helping people start or grow small businesses. James McCreath (10) had a 40-year career in commercial real estate. He was also involved in the entertainment and sports industries, as well as writing
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and publishing a novel about the World Cup of soccer. Robert Ball (11) was 20 years in the car industry before selling two dealerships and a leasing company. In his 40s he raised his kids, finished 11 Ironman Triathlons and many marathons and races. In his 50s he rode his bike across Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America. Now, in his 60s, he is an actor— though an unpaid one. David Evans (12) ended his career in journalism four years ago as opinion pages editor for the Edmonton Journal. He and his wife, Keri, have since been travelling and volunteering with an Ethiopian/CIDA maternal health project. Michael Barrett (13) attended art school and became
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a graphic designer, later switching gears and entering the life and health insurance industry, where he still works part time. Nick Nation (14) graduated in veterinary medicine with a specialty in veterinary pathology. He worked for Alberta Agriculture, the University of Alberta, and established and ran a private veterinary laboratory in Edmonton. He currently practices part time in Edmonton. Timothy Macdonald (15) spent a short stint working for a bank before returning to school to earn an MBA. Tim spent 22 years in the energy business, which included being an executive at Superior Propane, running his own business, and as an executive at an equipment distribution company supplying the energy sector. In the latter part of his career, he
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was an executive and part-owner of a software company. He retired in 2010 when the company sold. Max Maréchaux (16) obtained a law degree at Osgoode Hall then joined firm Miller Thomson, retiring two years ago as partner, head of real estate. He says he is a bit of an anomoly as he was in the same job and has been married to the same woman for 40-plus years. Nicholas Glassow (17) first worked for Imperial Oil and CP before running several of his own businesses. He has spent the last 18 years as a financial advisor. He was badly injured in a very serious car accident five years ago, but believes he has recovered well. Fraser McTavish (18) entered the working world in retail, then gained a sales posi-
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SAVE THE DATE, CLASS OF ‘68 The 50 Year+ Reunion Dinner will be held Friday, April 27, 2018 for members of the Class of 1968 and earlier. Watch for your invitation this spring. If you have been out of touch for a while, kindly update your contact information with Sharen.Turner@sac.on.ca or by calling her at 905-727-3178, ext. 278.
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Wayne Addison
Ian Terry
is president and founder of Kiko Water Systems Ltd. (KWS). The Vancouver-based company was recently honoured with two prestigious industry awards for innovative green solutions. The clean-energy company uses nanotechnology to improve building HVAC system performance and reduce energy consumption by 10-30% per year. KWS received Canada’s Clean50 Top 15 Projects Award for 2017 from Delta Management Group, and the 2017 Green Building Product of the Year Award from the Canadian Green Building Council (LEED) for its water system cartridges that not only reduce energy consumption, but also dramatically lessen carbon emissions and operating costs for building owners. Wayne’s son, Jeff, was also acknowledged by Canada’s Clean50 for his outstanding contribution to sustainable development and clean capitalism. The company operates throughout North America.
Brian Van Giezen
has decided to put his feet up and soak in the sun on the beach after 37 years in the appliance industry. Brian represented an American company overseas and an Italian company in Canada and the U.S., which included delivery, installation, and retail sales. He has moved to Recife, Brazil, and plans to enjoy life with his family there, in addition to side trips to Buenos Aires, Rio, Sao Paulo, Machu Picchu, etc. “I will not miss the cold and snow of Canada,” predicts Brian.
1976
Judd Kennedy
is the Southwestern Ontario business development manager for World Fuel Services Canada, ULC, a Fortune 100 company and global fuel and logistics provider. In Canada, they provide bulk fuel solutions and supply a network of independently owned retail petroleum outlets across the country from Gander, N.L., to Abbotsford, B.C., under the XTR and Gulf Canada banners. Judd frequents the Old Boy Pub Nights in London, Ont., as he and his wife, Marlene, live in nearby Rodney.
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includes Calgary, Cochrane, Canmore, Banff, and Lake Louise. His latest endeavour is in the agricultural sector, where he is an agricultural hail insurance adjuster. He is called to assess hail damage to farmers’ crops in Southern Alberta. He and his wife, Wendy, live in Calgary. John Graham
met with classmate, Fabio Guzman (above left), in Spain in June. Ian and his wife, Wai-Lin, enjoyed dinner with Fabio and his wife, Vivian, in Madrid. The classmates also met in the Dominican Republic last year. They were close friends while students at St. Andrew’s and although they lost touch for a while they have managed to get together a few times over the last 10 years.
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Andrew Eakins retired from Scotia Capital in Calgary and is now on to the next frontier—retirement. He is enjoying his work as a part-time volunteer with a local financial literacy non-profit, delivering content to school boards targeting grades 5 and 6. He is also a part-time volunteer with a Toronto-based consulting group focused on the feasibility of year-round rail passenger service in the Bow Valley corridor, which
and his wife, Hilary, visited St. Andrew’s in June, the first time John has been back on campus in about 40 years. His tour included Flavelle House, where he viewed his old room, which he said looked pretty much the same as he remembers. John attended SAC for three years, leaving after grade 10 to move back to Scotland with his parents. He went on to graduate from the University of Glasgow in 1981 then received medical training at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. John has practised oncology for many years, the last 10 in Taunton, in the southwest of England.
Profile Terry Wong ’84
He set his sights on the sky and never looked back
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is urge to fly started in 1969. “I was four years old when I saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon,” says Major Terry Wong ’84. “I knew right then I wanted to fly.” It didn’t take him long to get off the ground. He started flying at age 15, just down the road from his hometown, Thornbury, Ont., on Georgian Bay. He had his private pilot’s license at 17. He spent grade 13 at St. Andrew’s, then earned a mechanical and aeronautical engineering degree at McGill University. His path set, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1989 and was soon instructing on the CT-114 Tutor Jet. After the Department of National Defence underwent major funding cuts, he proved his determination by declining a lucrative buyout. Instead, he pursued a graduate degree. Before long, Terry was helping to develop new anti-gravity g-suits by flying in CF-18 fighter jets without a g-suit. “I’d go up in the CF-18 at Cold Lake, Alta., with all these blood-monitor cups attached to me and push the aircraft to see how the g-forces affected my body,” he recalls. “Then we’d analyze the data in Toronto and do it all again.” After a four-year stint back in civilian life—including a yearlong, round-the-world backpacking tour and three years with an aeronautics engineering firm—Terry donned the uniform again in 2003, this time with 400 Squadron at Canadian Forces Base Borden, Ont., where he began flying the CH-146 Griffon helicopter, which included a deployment to Afghanistan. Today, his military life has taken a substantial turn. In August 2016, Terry became the commanding officer of the Joint
Personnel Support Unit (JPSU) for Southern Ontario, centred in Toronto. His group is responsible for the care of sick and injured Canadian Forces personnel. More than 500 people are currently under his purview. “We have people in domestic operations who are suffering PTSD or who were injured in an accident,” he says. “We have people who have come back from Afghanistan having lost an arm or a leg or suffering psychological trauma. We’re supporting these people. “It’s an extremely difficult job sometimes, but it’s also very gratifying when we get somebody back together and on their feet. We have a medical component—both physical and psychological—and we also focus on members’ futures, whether that means getting back into the military or moving on to schooling and other employment.” Terry is quick to refute the myth that military personnel in crisis aren’t given support at home. “These people have lots of support,” he notes. “The problem is that all of our case information is confidential, so if one troubled person goes public with their dissatisfaction, we are not allowed to say a word. But the support is wholeheartedly there. We push mountains for a lot of people.” Does he miss flying? “I may fly again,” he says. “Flying is the best office, and I had a shot at becoming an astronaut. But flying was never a means to an end. My reward has always been in the day-to-day experiences I have with both work and family.” Terry and his wife, Elizabeth Kerr, a Ministry of Natural Resources lawyer, live in Etobicoke, Ont., and keep very busy with their 10-year-old son, Connor. JIM McGILLIVRAY www.sac.on.ca 39
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Paul Keating
Hugh Munro
lives in Collingwood, Ont., with his wife, Kathy, and their children, Ava, 13, Mack, 11, and Stella, 9. Paul and Kathy own a footwear agency that represents international brands such as Blundstone, Ten Points, and Glerups.
Boys to come down and experience the warm hospitality of the islands at his charming inn.
1987 Steven Dengler
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and his wife, Rochelle, welcomed their second child, Elodie Summers, on September 29, 2016. Older brother, Oliver, 2, is excited to have a younger sister. The family enjoyed a vacation in Jamaica in January. Duncan continues to lead E-L Financial Corporation Limited in Toronto as chairman, president, and CEO.
Todd Talbot
moved to Montreal after residing in Toronto for 20 years and loves being back where he grew up. About a year ago, he started Montoro Consulting. The company enables private investment, property acquisition, and helps private companies go public or raise funds on the capital markets, and everything in between. He looks to bring investors to companies seeking partnerships, put private deals together, and be a conduit for different ventures. Montoro does business across Canada but concentrates mostly on Québec and Ontario. He is thankful for his friends from St. Andrew’s he has reunited with through this new venture. Todd enjoys hockey a few times a week and getting out on the road on his bike.
1986
Drew Eide
visited campus in July with his wife, Kirsten, and their two daughters, Madi and Tennyson, while on holiday in North America. Drew and his family live in Sydney, Australia, where Drew is the general manager of a café concept called Jamaica Blue. Drew invites Andreans to make contact when visiting Down Under. Since Drew’s last visit to campus, more than 10 years ago, he was amazed at the evolution and development at the School and commented on the state-of-the-art facilities. He says the athletics and dramatic/visual arts expansion is world class. 40 FALL 2017
married Eva Wrona on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia in 2014. The couple live in the Channel Islands of the United Kingdom in St. Helier, Jersey, and have a two-year-old granddaughter. Hugh is a senior consultant for Optimus Recruitment.
1984 Tom Arkell is CEO of Salon Communications Inc. The company publishes Salon Magazine, salonmagazine.ca, beautynet.com, Elevate Magazine, and elevatemagazine.com. In addition, the company holds the Annual Canadian Hairstylist of the Year Contessa Awards. Tom and his wife, Lucy, live in Toronto.
1985 Kyle Mais is the proud father of four children: Cameron, Demi, Trinity, and Xavier. He is the general manager of Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios and extends an invitation to all Old
and his father, Bob, set out July 1 on the C150 Global Odyssey, the first Canadian circumnavigation of the globe by helicopter, and the first aerial circumnavigation of the world by a father/son team. The pair flew a Bell 429 helicopter over 35,000 kilometers around the world, making 93 stops in 14 countries, landing in every province and territory in Canada and in Vimy, France. Along the way, they were joined by celebrities such as astronaut Dave Williams, hockey legend Guy Lafleur, and Honorary Col. Gerald Haddon—grandson of J.A.D. McCurdy, SAC Class of 1903, the first pilot in Canada and the British Empire. The journey took 48 days and was tracked online with live updates via social media. Steven flew a SAC banner on board. C150 Global Odyssey, a registered federal not-for-profit, raised money for True Patriot Love, a veterans’ charity, and Southlake Regional Hospital in Newmarket, Ont., one of Canada’s leading cancer care facilities.
1988 Jason Campbell
dent film festivals in Ontario. A book about the expedition is in progress. Jason is always keen to meet any Old Boys passing through London or making it their new home. Jared Kelton is sales manager for Cascades Containerboard Packaging-Belleville. He lives in Mount Albert, Ont., with his wife, Carrie, and their two children, Nate, 7, and Bentley, 3.
Steven Dengler ‘87 met with Jason Campbell during a stopover in London during his C150 Global Odyssey this summer
has been living in the U.K. since 1995. He works at law firm Allen & Overy in London where he is part of the central management team, running strategic projects for their 44 offices in 32 countries. Jason plays guitar in a band called “Fleetstreet Mac” with band members who have all worked at his previous firm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. They perform at venues around London for charitable events and have twice won “Law Rocks”— a law firm battle of the bands. Jason was recently involved in a CBC documentary, Under the Bridge - The 28-year-long canoe trip. It explores the Kazan River expedition, which Jason was part of while a student at St. Andrew’s. It covers the 1,700km journey from Reindeer Lake, Man., to Baker Lake, N.W.T. (now part of Nunavut). The doc can be accessed from the CBC website. An independent film by documentary filmmaker Michael Craig has been appearing at indepen-
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Duff McDonald
published his third book in April, The Golden Passport: Harvard Business School, the Limits of Capitalism, and the Moral Failure of the MBA Elite. Recently engaged, he is splitting his time between the beach in Rockaway, N.Y., and the woods in Hurley, N.Y., outside Woodstock. He wishes everyone at SAC well.
1989
Josh Matthews
JimMY Herder
Josh Matthews (left) and Jake Bullen
(l-r) Jordan Ludington with Gail, Zoë, Jimmy, and Jim Herder at their family cottage in Newfoundland this summer (Photo Credit: Graham Douglas)
and Jordan Ludington welcomed their first child, daughter Zoë Elijah Herder, on February 10. This is the third grandchild for SAC’s former Director of Advancement, Jim Herder ‘64 and his wife, Gail. Rashid Khan works in the oil and gas industry in Edmonton, where he recently bumped into Anthony Reid ‘88. Rashid and his wife, Cynthia, have four daughters between the ages of six and 13. He was in Aurora this summer and took time to tour SAC, his first visit back since graduating 27 years
received a visit from classmate Jake Bullen in May, when the two enjoyed a hike up Pat Na Shan (Mount Butler) in Hong Kong. Josh has spent more than 20 years in Asia working in banking, asset management, and advisory businesses, but returned to Toronto in July with his wife, Jade, and their three children, where he plans to buy and operate a business (with Jake’s assistance, of course).
Rob Saley
and Paul Mantrop ‘87 returned to campus in May to speak and lead an art workshop for the Parents Interguild annual general meeting. They presented many pieces of their artwork, talked about their inspirations and the group Drawnonward, and shared their passion Rob Saley (right) with Paul Mantrop and their for teaching art in former art teacher, Tino Paolini Northern Canada. Tino Paolini, SAC’s former Head of Art, gave a wonderful introduction to his former students. Attendees joined Rob and Paul in the Wirth Art Centre to create their own masterpieces of tulips growing in a field. The Interguild kindly donated the registration fees for the event to Rob and Paul’s Inuit Art Camp, which they hosted for the sixth time this summer in Nunavut. www.sac.on.ca 41
Old Boys News is now vice-president Eastern Canada for Northern Mat and Bridge, a company that specializes in providing safe, cost-effective temporary access products and solutions for energy industries across North America. Their three children, Carling, 7, Barclay, 5, and Knoxton, 3, keep them busy and entertained.
One Andrean, One experience Peter Winfield ‘85
Earlier this year, I completed a five-day retreat for work-related stress injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military veterans and first-responders. Although I sought help from Veterans Affairs five years ago, I had avoided group work and intensive therapy. Only in the last few years did I truly recognize I was suffering from PTSD and its associated disorders such as depression, anxiety, and hypervigilance. My first traumatic experience happened shortly after joining the military reserves, when I was in university and only two years after leaving St. Andrew’s College. Unfortunately, two of the major symptoms—anger and isolation—are common in the army. My isolation continued after leaving the army, as I worked in intelligence organizations, where secrecy was the norm. I was functional at work but at home found myself withdrawn, quick to anger, and suffering from insomnia. I sought help to find a better future for me and my family, and to help others do the same. I have chosen to speak out in support of veterans suffering from PTSD and advocate for related mentalhealth related issues. The Project Trauma Support (PTS) retreat I attended was a huge step forward for me. I am a manager at the Canadian Government’s Communications Security Establishment. I am also making more space for creativity and art, interests I developed a passion for while at SAC and which I have continued to pursue on my own ever since.
1991
Shiraz Mottiar Rashid and Cynthia Khan with (l-r) McKayla, Morgan, Sarah, and Jessie
ago. He said the memories came flooding back as he looked at his old room in Flavelle House, sat in Memorial Chapel, and walked the grounds, also noticing the changes. During his time here, Rashid was a Prefect and lead drummer in the Pipes & Drums. By chance, he met and chatted with Brian McCue, Senior Drumming Instructor. Rashid recounted the fun times at SAC with classmates Blair Leggett, Jimmy Herder, and Mike Hiscox. He also remembered his close friend, Steven Creber ‘90, who sadly passed away from cancer in 2009. While in the area, Rashid paid a visit to Steven’s mother, Bobbie. Shane Stewart
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was named Winemaker of the Year by Quench Magazine at the 2017 Ontario Wine Awards. The award recognizes consistent quality spanning the entirety of Shiraz’s work, as well as his contribution to the industry. His wines are marketed under the Malivoire and Beamsville Bench Vineyard brands. Shiraz’s route to winemaking began by attending Brock University’s Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, where he was a member of its first graduating class in 2000. His career as a winemaker began at Malivoire as cellar hand, later going to Australia’s Yarra Valley to work for Coldstream Hills Winery, then rejoining Malivoire, located in Ontario’s wine region on the Niagara Peninsula. “I was truly humbled to receive this award,” says Shiraz, who lives in Beamsville with his wife, Isa, and their three children.
Profile Ben Rogers ’99
MaRS mission to transform ideas into products
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hen he started out, Ben Rogers ’99 didn’t even know what technology transfer was. Today, he’s director of technology transfer for MaRS Innovation in Toronto. “Technology transfer is simply the movement of a new idea from one organization to others,” Ben explains. “We’re transferring academic inventions that come out of research institutions into commercial use, ultimately for public benefit. We transform ideas into products.” How does the process work? “We have 15 member organizations, mostly universities and hospitals,” he says. “They have policies whereby researchers must disclose their new ideas to the institution. The institution discloses them to us. We then develop and implement strategies to commercialize them in collaboration with the institutions and inventors. “One of the first things we do is assess the technology and determine if it can be patented. Life-sciences product development is risky and requires significant investment. We then assess the market and who the users might be. And then—odd as it may sound—we do a bit of personality work to make sure the researchers are willing and able to work with us. “After that comes financing, including seed investment, industry sponsorship, and government grants—enough to bring the concept to the point where it might interest commercial partners. Sometimes it might be so new that no one is working in that field, and we have to create a startup company.” A typical product on which Ben worked was an artificial knee joint developed by a researcher at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital for use in prosthetic legs. MaRS Innovation assisted in the creation and financing of a company called LegWorks, owned jointly by the hospital, the inventor, and the investors. “We recruited a CEO with a background in social innovation,” says Ben. “His first goal was to fulfil social needs in the developing world; profitability came second. “My job was to file patents, license the product from the hospital to the company, negotiate the shareholders’ agreement,
and secure additional investment. The company now sells knees at cost in the developing world, and for profit in highincome countries.” While earning his biology degree at the University of Waterloo, Ben found his way into the tech-transfer industry after a lab co-op term at Mount Sinai Hospital. A subsequent master’s degree in business, entrepreneurship, and technology completed his toolset. He accepted a tech-transfer position at Mount Sinai in 2005 and subsequently joined MaRS Innovation in 2011. “Exploring the research and then helping to create products that can change lives is fascinating and rewarding work,” says Ben. “We’re currently working on a blood test for depression and also an anxiety meter for children with autistic spectrum disorder who aren’t able to describe their state of mind.” Ben credits the breadth of the education he received at St. Andrew’s for helping build his skill set. “The key to this job is seeing and understanding a project from many perspectives,” he explains. “The multi-faceted education I got at St. Andrew’s—the wide array of academics, Cadets, sports, drama, and clubs— taught me to keep many perspectives in mind. And, of course, time-management skills are key as well—a must at SAC!” Articulate and engaging, he’s a cyclist and a photographer who travels worldwide when he can. Ben lives in Toronto. JIM McGILLIVRAY www.sac.on.ca 43
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1995
Matthew Ierullo
Paul Etherington
attended the University of Toronto where he met his wife, Christina, in a second-year literature class. The rest is history, as they say. They live in mid-town Toronto and have two young girls, Sofia, 3, and Ella, 1. After Matt graduated from U of T, he wrote the LSAT and intended to go to law school. That summer, however, he was approached by a peer and joined ISG, a technology recruitment startup. There were only two employees in the beginning, but it was a chance to build something from the ground up. They had a small office in the north end of the city and had to work hard to build the business. Ten years later, they have 30 employees and two offices in Toronto and Brampton. ISG works with private- and public-sector clients across the country. Hard work and perseverance got them to where they are today, says Matt, who believes strongly that the foundation of his work ethic and determination was built during his time at SAC.
Herbert Leung
and his wife, Carrie, along with their one-year-old son, Lucas, moved from Hong Kong to Singapore in April. He continues to run Bert Brothers Limited out of Hong Kong, creating commercials and online video content. He completed a short film funded by CreateHK earlier this year called Blind Spot, which is being played at various international film festivals. He and twin brother, Albert ’99, are working on a feature film project.
2000
Wyn-Ron Cheong
graduated from the University of Toronto and left for China in search of job opportunities. While there, he taught English for a short while then got into sales, working for a fashion retailer and a hardwood-flooring manufacturer from 2008 to 2015. During that time, he met his wife, Xiaoher, and they had a daughter, Angelina, who is now five years old. The family left China in 2015 to prepare Angelina for an education in Canada. They settled in Vancouver where Wyn-Ron was project manager for an interior renovation company servicing residential clients. This spring, he and his family moved to Montreal to begin another chapter in their lives. WynRon now works in sales for a dealership of a well-known American company that manufactures office furniture in Montreal.
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married Lauren Christoff on April 29 at St. Clement’s Church in Toronto. A garden-themed reception followed at the Capitol Event Theatre, which included lights strung across the ceiling, overflowing flower vases, and baskets of wild blooms. Old Boys in attendance included his brothers, Mark ‘92 and Sean ‘94, as well as Helmut Kellen ‘95, Darcy Montgomery ‘92, Mark Shillum ‘92, Jon Ginou ‘92, Jeff Ginou ‘02, Carl Milroy ‘92, Brent Riopelle ‘92, Mike DeAngelis ‘92, and Seb Herce ‘94, and good friend of the School, Brad McMullen. Paul, Lauren, and Paul’s daughters, Skylar, 11, and Sloane, 6, live in Stouffville, Ont.
1996 Jonathan Hood
completed his second Ironman (IM) this August in 10 hours, 48 minutes, and 38 seconds. To put
that in perspective, he placed 31st out of 280 in his age category and in the top 10% of all participants. Not bad for someone whose “singular athletic accomplishment at SAC was to be selected for house league,” Jonathan says. When he is not pursuing his IM goals, Jonathan is counsel at the Department of Justice, Competition Bureau Legal Services, where he has represented the commissioner of competition at the Supreme Court of Canada in Tervita. He has also argued on behalf of the commissioner at the Competition Tribunal and all other levels of court in cases such as The Commissioner of Competition v. Air Canada, United Airlines et. al., The Commissioner of Competition v. Reliance Home Comfort, and most recently The Commissioner of Competition v. Vancouver Airport Authority. Last year, Jonathan was sent on a three-month exchange to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Washington where he assisted the FTC team in obtaining an injunction blocking the Staples/Office Depot merger. Jonathan could not do any of this, he adds, without the amazing support of his wife, Mary Paterson, a partner at Osler, and his daughter (a budding triathlete herself), Kaylee. Ivor Ip and his wife, Attie, welcomed their first child, Alva, in October 2016. Ivor says she has been fun and enjoyable, as advertised. Ivor is an associate at Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and his primary focus is design visualization. He
Profile Michael Jones ’02
Yacht race challenges Old Boy on 11-month world odyssey
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n July 30, 2016, Michael Jones ’02 sailed into St. Katherine Docks in London, England, aboard the clipper, Visit Seattle, to become the first Barbadian to circumnavigate the globe as part of the Clipper Round the World Race. Held every two years, the race pits 12 identical 70-foot sailing yachts against each other. It is the brainchild of Sir Robin Knox Johnston, who, in 1969, became the first man to sail singlehandedly around the world. The race consists of eight legs with the yachts stopping at various ports around the world to repair, restock, and change crew. The boats score points for their results in each race, depending on performance. The crew—between 14 and 22 on each boat—can sign up for the entire trip or for one or more legs. Apart from the skipper, the crews on each boat are all amateurs. There is no age limit, and no sailing experience is required apart from a mandatory four-week training course. Michael was the bosun, engineer, and, after the Seattle stopover, one of two watch leaders. Michael was born in Venezuela and attended St. Andrew’s before his family moved to Barbados. “My interest in sailing came early on from my uncle,” he recalls. “As a boy I worked scrubbing the bottoms of boats before races. “After growing up here, sailing in the Caribbean, and doing regattas around the region, I decided I wanted to learn how to sail seriously,” he says. “So I went to England and did the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Offshore Yachtmaster’s course. When I finished, I saw the start of the 2011-12 Clipper Race. Honestly, I thought they were all crazy.” Nonetheless, he applied for the 2015-16 race and earned a spot on the Seattle-sponsored boat for his 11-month adventure. And what an adventure it was. The race is not without its dangers, and during this edition, two crew members died on one of the 12 yachts, both through accidents. The race included the famous Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, with Visit Seattle crossing the line 31st after more than a third of the total fleet retired due to damages and injury caused by severe weather conditions.
Michael Jones (second from left) on the high seas aboard Visit Seattle
Each leg of the race presented a unique set of weather and tactical challenges. “The North Pacific was just relentless: [I was] sailing through storm after storm and even a Category 5 hurricane,” Michael recounts. “Some days I wondered what I was doing out there. “On the other hand, I made incredible friendships as the crew changed from leg to leg. It’s a bunch of random people thrown together on a boat and told to sail from point A to B across open ocean. By the end of the race, you’re working so well together you hardly have to speak a word. Visit Seattle finished eighth in the race, with only three points separating 8th and 5th places after 11 months and more than 40,000 nautical miles. But Michael says winning was never the goal. “Yes, you would like to win,” he says, “but you go for the journey, for the opportunity to sail around the world with a group of like-minded people working as a team.” Michael is now a certified ocean yachtmaster and looks forward to many future sailing adventures! JIM McGILLIVRAY www.sac.on.ca 45
Old Boys News technology, increasing market share, adding profitability, and customer satisfaction. Carl resides in Toronto and is married with four children.
2001
Ross Marshall
and his wife, Dayna, welcomed their first child, Theodore Kenneth Dick, on March 25. Ross continues his role as sales representative with McAshphalt Industries, a company that distributes, markets, and manufactures a wide range of asphalt emulsions and specialty products for the construction industry in Ontario. Ross and his family live in Toronto.
2002
James Gideon
Andrew Gosbee
and his wife, Laura, welcomed their first child, Olivia, on December 23, 2016. James is senior product manager, licensed, NHL/MLS/CFL at adidas Canada. The family lives in Vaughan, Ont.
and his wife, Samantha, welcomed their first child, Thea Jean, on April 23. Andrew works for a legal practice in Richmond Hill, Ont., where he and his family reside.
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2000
Justin Williams Ivor Ip and family
is currently focusing his efforts on immersive media such as virtual reality and augmented reality for architectural design. He has been able to mix fun and hobbies with a professional practice. He and his family live in Brooklyn, N.Y. Carl Zank
has created a brokerage-type business that allows easier payment processing at far less cost. With more than 15 years of experience in the merchant services industry (credit-card processing), Carl left Global Payments, First Data, and Bank of America after being their vice-president of sales. He is now president and CEO of Zank Payment Processing Inc., a decisive leader in the payment industry. Carl has a proven track record of increasing sales via strategic pricing, solution
and his wife, Anna, welcomed their first child, Emma Charlotte, on June 9. They are excited to show her the world through travel, as both Justin and Anna have been travelling frequently for the last number of years. Justin is vice-president at Blackrock, Inc., the largest asset manager in the world, where he supports various FinTech initiatives for the firm.
2001
Roger Chau
and his wife, Vivian, welcomed their second child, Trevor, on June 27. Their daughter, Shannon,
is excited to have a younger brother around the house and has been very helpful. She is now in primary school. Roger continues to work for Alpha Academy as the head of parent and student affairs, and Vivian works as a registered dietician at St. Theresa’s hospital. The family lives in Hong Kong.
account director at Cineplex Digital Media. The family resides in Toronto.
2002
Roger Kim
Jonathan Cheng
2003
Jonathan Cheng (left) with, the Asian editor of the Wall Street Journal, waits for an interview with an official from North Korea’s foreign ministry
is based in Seoul, South Korea, where he runs the Korea coverage for the Wall Street Journal. He’s been based in Seoul for four years now, writing about Samsung and, nowadays, mostly North Korea. Earlier in September, he got a chance to go to Pyongyang (his second trip there) to interview officials from their foreign ministry and to spend four days in the city. He didn’t get to see Kim Jong Un, but says his family’s presence is, as you might expect, everywhere.
2002 Graydon Stock and his wife, Karin, welcomed their first child, Holland Gerald, on February 21. Graydon is an
Hugh Dowell interned at the Department of Justice, Canada’s Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Section. The section is responsible for identifying, investigating, and seeking legal action against possible war criminals who have immigrated to Canada under false pretences. The section also investigates the intersection of international and Canadian criminal law, and often provides support for international criminal tribunals like the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Hugh is in his second year of law school at Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio. Tyler Hurst is director, strategic operations for ole Rights Management in Toronto. He is responsible for overseeing the operations of the company’s record label and leading the development of its proprietary software solutions. Since he started at the company last year, he has been focused on acquiring music intellectual property rights and company acquisitions, overseeing the due-diligence process,
married Meghan George on April 22 at 99 Sudbury Lounge in Toronto. Old Boys in attendance included classmates Jeff Ginou, Patrick Harris, Greg Heward, Andrew Steeves, Adam Brander, Kevin Fullerton, and Andrew Gosbee, as well as Jon Ginou ‘92, Josh Ginou ‘94, Dan Ginou ‘98, Jan Mathews ‘96, and Ben Lo ‘94. Roger is technology services manager for Compugen Inc. in Toronto, where he and Meghan live.
Giancarlo Trimarchi
and his wife, Kristen, welcomed their third child, Lia Grace, on May 15. Older sisters, Ella and Maya, are happy to have a new family member. The family business, Vince’s County Market, was awarded Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation. Canada’s Best Managed Companies is Canada’s leading business awards program recognizing excellence in private Canadian-owned companies. Vince’s Country Market was one of 45 companies to receive the award in 2017.
2003
Andrew Douglas
and Kegan Sheehan ’09 captured the World Pipe Band Championship in Glasgow with Scotland’s Inveraray and District Pipe Band in August. This is the second season Andrew and Kegan have played with the band, commuting to Scotland from New York state for the five major summer championships. “Both are hugely talented pipers and big strong boys, both necessary to play at this high level under such pressure, and attending a bare minimum of practices over the course of the year,” notes their former SAC instructor, Jim McGillivray, adding, “An (l-r) Andrew Douglas, Kegan Sheehan, amazing feat, really.” and Eric Ouellette, a fellow bandmate who also lives in the U.S. www.sac.on.ca 47
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2003
Adam Parent
Photo Credit: Lauren Kolyn
and his wife, Joanna, welcomed their first child, Willa, on January 21. Adam is in the midst of completing his family medicine residency and will continue with an emergency medicine residency for an additional year. He and his family live in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
and deal negotiations. While he will continue to be involved in acquisitions, Tyler is now focused on strategic initiatives and the operational development of the company’s existing lines of business. Mike Tzimas
Jarryd Stock
in attendance. The couple then enjoyed a honeymoon in Maui and continues to live in Toronto. Andrew works in strategy at Aimia Inc., managing competitive intelligence for the Aeroplan loyalty program. He is also in his fourth year as a line judge with the Canadian Football League, and worked the Eastern semifinal last year between the Edmonton Eskimos and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
2004 Billy Burke
and his wife, Samantha, welcomed their first child, Wesley George, on April 7. Jarryd has worked as an Admission Officer since joining SAC in 2011, and in July, was promoted to Associate Director of Admission. Jarryd and his family live on Masters’ Row.
Nicolaos Tsioros
is recognized in the cheese industry for his expertise on cheese and serves as a judge for the Canadian Cheese Awards and the World Cheese Awards (WCA). He has been a judge for five years, and this past year attended the WCA in San Sebastian, Spain. A panel of 66 judging teams awarded bronze, silver, and gold awards to cheeses in a variety of styles before each choosing a Super Gold to put before the judging panel. For the second year in a row, Nick served on the Super Jury, a prestigious industry honour. The judging panel featured experts from the U.K., Japan, South Africa, Mexico, France, Italy, and Sweden. When he’s not travelling the world learning about and tasting cheeses, he can be found at Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market, where he manages the family business, Olympic Cheese. He is an active and committed member of the community, volunteering on the St. Lawrence Tenants Association Committee, which works in partnership with the City of Toronto. 48 FALL 2017
and his wife, Andrea, welcomed their second child, Daniel Nikolas, on March 31. Older brother, Lucas, loves having a younger brother around the house. Mike continues to work as director of finance for Multimatic Inc., a company that manufactures high-quality closure hardware systems for all vehicle applications. The family lives in Richmond Hill, Ont. Andrew Wakefield
married Kim Waldie on May 13 at the Capitol Theatre in Toronto in front of family and friends. Classmate Eric Swenker was
married his high-school sweetheart, Jamie Amell, on June 10 at the Burke family cottage in Muskoka, Ont. Old Boys in attendance included his brother, Joey Burke ‘06, Tim Birkett ‘04, Tom Birkett ‘74, Matt Gnyp ‘04, Clinton McCullough ‘05, Brendan McCullough ‘03, Dan von Diergardt ‘04, Geza von Diergardt ‘74, Adam Ford ‘04, Anthony Greco ‘04, Blake Dalton ‘05, Andrew Dalton ‘78, Graham Thompson ‘06, Paul Ross ‘06, Gary Weilinger ‘77, John Middup ‘77, and Stephen Amell ‘00. Also, following eight seasons as assistant coach, Billy has been promoted to head coach
of the Niagara Ice Dogs of the Ontario Hockey League. He is the fifth head coach in franchise history. Morgan Lin
2005
Jay Smith and his wife, Katie, welcomed their first child, Easton Robert, on June 17. Jay continues to work at the family business, JD Smith Supply Chain Solutions, which hits its 100th year in 2019.
Jared Leslie
married Meg Sweeney in Grand Bend, Ont. on July 8. There were several Old Boys in attendance including his brothers, Nick ‘06 and Kent ‘10, as well as classmates Rob Mackay, Jay Smith, Paul Fell, and Sinclair Bean. Meg and Jared live in Montreal, where Jared works at the Collège Militaire Royal-Saint Jean as a squadron commander.
Morgan (far right) with fellow teachers, rugby coaches, and friends
spent one year at the University of Windsor following graduation then a year working full time as a certified ski and snowboard instructor. He returned to school in 2008 to attend McMaster University, where he was a member of the rowing team. He graduated from McMaster in 2012 then attended teachers college at Brock University. As a teacher, he has worked at St. Mildred’sLightbourn School, Appleby College and Six Nations’ reservation schools. He is currently employed with the Halton District School Board and runs into former teacher, Mrs. Giroux (1998-2003, formerly Ms. Venters), at his current school. Morgan plays rugby in Burlington, Ont., and helped coach the high-school girls rugby team to a Halton District championship in May and a place at OFSAA. He is currently applying to the army reserve as a direct entry officer and will continue work as a teacher.
2005
2006
Brad Levick
Jun Woo (John) Park
married Sunhee Baik January 7 in Seoul with many family and friends in attendance. There were several Old Boys there including Han Choi ‘06, Daniel Kim ‘07, Daniel SooHwan Kim ‘07, Steve Kim ‘08, Alex Park ‘07, Dongho Chang ‘07, JangJik Lee ‘07, among others. Both Jun Woo and Sunhee are PhD students at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Jun Woo studies computer science, and Sunhee studies engineering and public policy.
married Alexandra Shannon on July 15, and they live in Aurora with their dog, Jax. Brad has been working for Under Armour for more than six years and recently took on a new role as associate sports marketing manager.
Rocco Mattucci
visited campus in May and located his seat in Ketchum Auditorium. He graduated from Queen’s University with degrees in economics and geographic information systems. He went on to earn his chartered accountant designation in 2014, and is now a chartered professional accountant. He is currently working in the family business, Buland Developments Ltd., a property management company in Concord, Ont. Rocco lives in Toronto.
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2007
Cameron Healy
and his business partner, James Blackburn, co-own event marketing and production company, West of Contra. It is responsible for the Toronto Coffee & Tea Expo, bringing this buzzing community together under one roof for the first time this year; and, for the third year at the All-Star Gala in support of the Hospital for Sick Children. Net proceeds from the gala go toward a research project to develop procedures to eliminate brain damage in infant open-heart surgery patients using fetal MRI imaging. The Canadian Institute of Health Research has approved a grant that will match all funds raised. Cam and James also own Toronto bar, Early Mercy.
2009
Bobby McDonald
graduated from McGill University in International business and recently started an educational technology company called Parlay. Parlay is an online discussion platform that promotes meaningful and engaging online conversations in classrooms, encourages peer feedback, and offers a way for teachers to measure student engagement. A few faculty and Old Boys at St. Andrew’s have been involved with the design and development of Parlay, and last year it was used in SAC math, Bobby McDonald (centre) with history, and language classes. In a Parlay software developers Ben professional development session this Chu (left) and Joao Coelho August, Bobby presented the platform to the entire SAC faculty, many of whom opted to pilot it in their classrooms this year. Bobby, who employs two software developers, says the idea is actually close to 10 years old, but in the past year and a half, there has been a real push to development, and seven other independent schools in the area are also using Parlay.
Michael Moniz
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graduated from McMaster University in 2014 with a bachelor of engineering and management degree. He moved to Seattle and is working for Amazon as a software engineer responsible for designing components of Alexa’s Natural Language Understanding. Alexa is Amazon’s intelligent personal assistant capable of voice interaction, music playback, setting alarms, and many more functions. Mike is helping to improve not only the English language associated with Alexa, but spoken language as well.
Jeremy Slessor and his sister Angela Slessor
is passionate about his job in non-profit fundraising at the Heart and Stroke Foundation. His sister, Angela, a teacher in the Middle School, organized the Big Bike fundraiser for faculty and staff in an effort to support both the Foundation and a great cause of personal importance to her. On June 20, Team SAC peddled its way down Yonge Street on a 29-seat tandem bike, having a super time while raising $1,851 for research to prevent heart disease and stroke. Jeremy and his wife, Allison, had their wedding at SAC in the autumn of 2015 and now live in Newmarket with their one-year-old daughter. Coincidentally, their daughter, Margaret, was born June 20, 2016.
2007
Ladi Onayemi articled at Minden Gross LLP and was called to the bar in June, returning to Minden Gross as an associate in both the real estate and property assessment and taxation law groups. His practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions, as well as assisting clients with all matters
Ladi Onayemi kisses fiancée Krista Antonio
relating to property taxation. Ladi lives in Toronto. Jon Thomson
married Alicia Lynn in Maui on August 12. Old Boys attending the wedding included Jonathan’s brother, Ben ‘11 and classmates Tyson Geick and Jayson Card. Jonathan works with TD Securities in Toronto, where the newlyweds reside.
2009
Hayden Beck visited campus with his girlfriend, Calee Bosch, in July. Hayden graduated from the Richard Ivey School of Business in 2013 and worked at a few different accounting firms in Calgary over three years before moving home
2010
Evan Kalentzis is project manager at AquaSpa Pools and Royal Stone, a company that specializes in residential pool and landscaping projects. Evan lives in Toronto. Andy Mok
to Medicine Hat, Alta. He currently works for EBT Chartered Accountants LLP. Phil Whitfield
is an account executive with Procter and Gamble in Toronto. He is working on growing the company’s skincare business with big retailers in Canada. Prior to accepting this position, Phil was the lucky winner of a free airline ticket to anywhere in the world from Air Canada. He enjoyed some time between jobs travelling through the Philippines, Hong Kong, and San Francisco. In April, Phil was guest speaker at the Annual Church Parade. As a former Cadet Commanding Officer and Deputy-Head Prefect in his graduating year, he gave an excellent speech regarding the motivational tools and practical skills he acquired during his time as a student.
returned to campus in April to speak with Upper School students about the Succeed Clean Initiative. After completing his B.Sc. from McGill University in 2014, Andy is now in his final year of nursing at Ryerson University. He has been working as a research assistant with the Canadian Centre of Ethics for Sports through Ryerson and had a powerful message to share about avoiding appearance- and performance-enhancing drugs (APEDs) in sports. Andy continues to be actively engaged with the community and is currently the official delegate of the Ryerson Canadian Nursing Students’ Association. His aspiration is to work as a community/public health nurse with a focus on mental health, HIV/AIDS, and LGBTQ+ health. Bowman Webster was awarded the William C. Stiles ‘43 Award for leadership, determination, and character at the Hobart College and Statesman
One Andrean, One experience Nadiv Hossain ’11
After graduating from SAC, I spent the next five years attending the University of Toronto, St. George campus. An interest in studying the human body led me to choose a double major in biology and human health and disease. These majors allowed a lot of flexibility to take courses from different fields of health sciences. As a result, I was able to attain a broad yet comprehensive understanding of how the different systems in the human body work together, as well as learn more about the promising advancements in clinical research and medical technology. After spending the past year tutoring elementary and high school students and pursuing other interests, I entered New York Medical College in September. I am enrolled in the Interdisciplinary Basic Medical Sciences program, accelerated track. It is similar to a program offered at McMaster University, where students take first-year medical school courses along with first-year medical students. The program accepts just 20 students each year and is designed to help them gain acceptance into American medical schools. If I do well, I can show admissions committees that I am capable of handling a medical school curriculum since I am taking the same courses as current medical students. In addition, the program provides students with advisors to help craft their medical school applications. After I graduate, I intend to apply to medical schools across the United States. This spring, my desire to be a doctor was reinforced when I shadowed William Long ‘93, an orthopedic surgeon in New York City. I contacted him on SAC’s Switchboard, and he kindly invited me to shadow him for a day. It was an amazing opportunity and an example of the Old Boy network at its finest. Pictured above: Nadiv Hossain (right) and Dr. William Long.
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2012
Spencer Feeley
attended the University of Guelph bachelor of commerce program majoring in the real estate and housing co-op program. During his co-op placements, Spencer worked with the Ministry of Transportation in land acquisition, CBRE on the No. 1 industrial real estate team in Canada, and lastly at Hydro One in land acquisition. Graduating with honours, Spencer is now a land development coordinator at the Feeley Group.
2013
Curtis Lai
graduated in June from McGill University with a bachelor of arts degree in economics. He accepted an internship in Hong Kong with iFast, an investment platform for individual clients and institutions. Curtis is responsible for analyzing portfolios, mutual funds, and other products as well as preparing market commentaries and presentation materials for clients and financial advisors. He plans on returning to Toronto at the end of 2017 to seek a position in finance.
Joshua Mahfood
graduated from Western University in June and returned home to Jamaica and joined the professional world with Ernst & Young as a staff accountant. In this role, he performs year-end audits on clients varying in industry and size, which has led to increasing his knowledge in relation to different types of business operations. He is embracing the opportunity and sees this as a great way to learn and grow while working toward the highly respected CPA designation.
Liam Neuman
is in his second year at the University of New England studying business and playing for the Nor’Easters in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC). After graduating from SAC, Liam played hockey with the Brockville Braves for a year, then spent three years with the Aurora Tigers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
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Bowman Webster (third from left) receiving award
Athletic Association Block H Awards Dinner. Upon receiving the award, Bo was given the opportunity to address the audience of more than 600 athletes, coaches, and parents. Bo, a senior hockey forward with the NCAA D3 team, was a two-year captain. He battled injuries last season, but played 17 games, posting five goals and eight assists. Bo was a 2015 All-ECAC West second team selection who played 98 career games and recorded 76 points on 24 goals and 52 assists. He is a threetime ECAC West All-Academic honoree. Bo graduated with a degree in economics from Hobart this spring.
was drafted in the fourth round, 32nd overall during the May 2017 CFL draft to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Eddie started his football career at Boston College and in 2013 transferred to Western University. He is one of the country’s top lineman having earned All-Canadian Status at offensive tackle in 2014 and 2015. Eddie graduated from Western in 2016 with a degree in sociology. Richard Occhipinti
2011 Craig Johnson travelled through Europe following his graduation from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2016. Upon his return, he accepted a position in client relations with Invesco Canada. Craig is currently writing his charter investment manager (CIM) designation with a plan to get into the sales side of the mutual fund industry. In his spare time, Craig enjoys a good game of pickup hockey.
graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2016 and recently completed his first year as a financial analyst in equities sales at Goldman Sachs in New York City. In this role, he advises institutional investors on trade implementation strategies and facilitates their access to capital markets and corporate man-
agement teams. He believes the McEwen Leadership program at SAC provided him the necessary fundamentals to become a successful business professional, and hopes that one day he can give back to the School that gave him so much. Ben Thomson
2013
Malcolm Carter was drafted in the sixth round, 45th overall during the May 2017 CFL draft to the Montreal Alouettes. Malcolm, a six-foot-six receiver, was with the Ottawa Sooners of the Canadian Junior Football League. He started his football career as a wide receiver for the University of Carleton Ravens before transferring to the CJFL in 2016. Zain Hemani worked for RBC Capital Markets this past summer to develop electronic trading algorithms for equities, rate instruments, and currencies. He is in his fourth year of an honours computer science degree and in his second year of law school at Western University. Cole Sopik
played his first few NHL games in April with the New Jersey Devils. One of his first thoughts was to send a photo to the School to change out his picture in the La Brier Family Arena to one of him playing in the big league. Ben stopped by in May to watch a semi-final lacrosse game. Coach Greg Reid presented Ben with a lacrosse helmet for him and his brother, Jonathan ‘07, who both played the sport at SAC. Jonathan went on to play lacrosse at Cornell University.
2012
Mark Denton graduated from Western University in May with a bachelor of arts degree. He specialized in economics and immediately began working for Navigators Insurance in Markham, Ont., as a client executive, specializing in home and auto insurance.
was named Western Mustangs’ 2016 Rugby MVP and an OUA All-Star. He finished second in the conference with nine tries, while his 45 points ranked him sixth in the conference. Cole is in his final year of completing an honours business administration degree from Western’s Ivey School of Business. Burke White received his commerce degree from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University in May. During his time at Queen’s, Burke held multiple conference executive positions and played defence for the varsity lacrosse team. Shortly after graduating, Burke travelled to Southeast Asia for three
One Andrean, One experience Alexander Brown ’12
As a military piper with the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders in Winnipeg, I had the honour of joining a contingent of Canadian soldiers taking part in the centennial commemoration of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. During the 2010 SAC Battlefields Tour, I visited the Vimy monument and played the bagpipes there. I was awestruck by the sacrifice the monument represents. I thought about my fellow Andreans, whose names are engraved in stone and whose bodies are buried far from home. When I returned this April, it was as a young man and a soldier. I thought of the soldiers before me who had served abroad proudly. I thought of those who fought and died at Vimy Ridge and across Europe, including members of the 48th Highlanders, my regiment in Toronto, and the Cameron Highlanders, my adopted regiment. The most striking reflection I made on the ridge was how, after both of my visits there, I returned from France and could carry on with my life. One hundred years ago, it was a different story. So many of the young men who visited those battlefields never got to return home. Following the 2010 Vimy service, I thought nothing could surpass my feelings after I finished the piper’s lament, and silence enveloped the French countryside. I was wrong. I can’t describe how surreal it was at the 100th anniversary sunset ceremony, when the pipes and drums, the military band, and the guns of the feu de joie were silenced. It is important that Andreans and Canadians reflect on these sacrifices. Conflict continues to affect our world. We must find the strength to persevere through the challenges we face today and find the courage to lead in our communities honourably and responsibly. www.sac.on.ca 53
Old Boys News drafted 67th overall in the 2014 NHL entry draft. Last season, he played for the Erie Otters of the OHL, who seized the J. Ross Robertson Cup, their first in 15 years. Warren was awarded the Wayne Gretzky ‘99 Award as OHL Playoff MVP.
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Jack Turner
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Adam Sinclair
Jack Turner (right) with his brother, Patrick ‘17 was at SAC in June to applaud his younger brother Patrick’s Prize Day achievements. The Turner brothers, a year apart in age, both graduated as Elders and Ontario Scholars, and they both made the Headmaster’s Honour Roll. Jack is in his second year of studies at McGill University and Patrick his first.
months, spending time in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. His time at St. Andrew’s developed his cultural curiosity and desire to learn through travel. Burke spent most of his time abroad surfing, scuba diving, exploring, and learning about new cultures. Upon his return to Canada, Burke began TD Bank’s Management Associate Leadership Rotational program in Toronto.
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Warren Foegele
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was one of three Old Boys chosen in the NHL draft in June. Robby was selected in the 1st round, 20th overall by the St. Louis Blues. “It was pretty exciting to be drafted,” he says. “It hasn’t even sunk in yet. I know I still have a lot of work to do.” Robby left SAC in 2015 following grade 10 after being drafted to the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League in the second round, 26th overall. He has spent two seasons playing in London and will play the 2017-2018 season with the team before aiming to take a spot on the Blues lineup. This summer, Robby worked with Gary Roberts at his highperformance clinic at SAC and enjoyed playing golf with his friends.
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Adam Sinclair (right) and Griffin James
and classmate Griffin James, started Ivy Sleep Co. because they realized no company in the mattress industry was tailoring products to students. They decided to produce mattresses made specifically for university students. What is unique about their product is the way the mattress is vacuum packed, compressed, rolled, and shipped in a box directly to the student’s front door, as well as the built-in removable waterproof bed pad. Adam is in his second year at Western University studying business with a specialization in finance, and Griffin is in his first year at Western studying business.
Obituaries 1936 Drummond Birks George Drummond Birks passed away June 23 in Montreal. He was a student at SAC from 193336. While at SAC, Drummond won the Governor-General’s Gold Medal and achieved the highest academic standing at the School. He was a member of The Review, the Athletic Association, the Literary Society, and the Scripture Union, as well as being a Corporal in the Cadet Corps. Drummond played 1st Hockey, 1st Cricket, and was manager of 1st Rugby. After graduation, he attended McGill University and earned a degree in commerce, then enlisted in the army in 1939, serving with the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada. Drummond was in charge of his family’s business, Henry Birks & Sons, for 40 years. He was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in October 1992. Drummond is predeceased by his first wife, Muriel, and his son, Barrie. He is survived by his wife, Anne; sons, Jonathan and Thomas; daughters, Lynn and Cynthia; stepson Erik; 18 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren.
and track & field champion. He served as second in command of the Cadet Corps and was awarded the Isabelle Cockshutt History Prize. After graduation, Tony attended Hamilton College in New York and made his home in Massachusetts. He was a photographer, illustrator, lecturer, and writer. His photographs were exhibited at the Royal Ontario Museum and in galleries throughout the United States. Tony is survived by his wife, Judith; children, Jennifer, William, Wendy, and Bruce; his sister, Diana; five grandchildren, two-step-grandchildren, and two step-great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by his mother, Eloise, and his father, Bruce B. King, Class of 1922.
1952 Tony King Bruce Anthony (Tony) King passed away May 13. He attended SAC from 1947-52, and served as Head Prefect, Clan Captain of Douglas, and Literary Editor of The Review. Tony was co-captain of 1st Cricket, and played 1st Hockey and 1st Football. He was also a boxing
1961 Thor Eaton Thor Edgar Eaton passed away April 10 in Toronto. He was a student at St. Andrew’s from 1956-59. Thor and his brothers inherited the Eaton’s empire, a family-owned department store chain, after the death of their father in 1973. Prior to this, he worked as a concert promoter
and then became involved in horse racing and breeding. He joined the New Century Founders of the Royal Ontario Museum with a gift of $5-million toward the renewal of the Signy & Cléophée Eaton Theatre and the Eaton Gallery of Rome. Thor was also a former director of Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd., which owned the hockey team. He is survived by his wife, Senator Nicole Eaton; son, Thor Edmond, and daughter, Cléophée; grandchildren, Hildur and Jacques; and brothers, John, Fred, and George.
1962 Mike Sommerville Michael Barton Sommerville passed away September 22 and a memorial service was held at the St. Andrew’s College Memorial Chapel October 21. He played 1st Football, winning the MVP Award, 1st Hockey, and 1st Track. He was also a Prefect and winner of the Macdonald Medal, presented to the student most distinguished in studies and athletics. After graduation, Mike went to Bishop’s University in
Quebec where he earned a B.Sc. He continued his education, earning a chartered accountant’s degree in 1968. Working with the firm that is now Price Waterhouse Coopers, he took a two-month assignment in Bermuda, where he stayed for 25 years working for Fidelity Investments. Mike is survived by his sons, Bart ’93 and Ryan ’96; his sister, Judy; brother, Robert ’67; grandson, Thomas; and five nephews and two nieces. 1966 Bob Ferguson Robert W. Ferguson passed away June 3. Bob attended St. Andrew’s from 1962-65, where
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Obituaries he played 1st Hockey and 1st Football. He was a pilot for Air Canada for 34 years, retiring in 2007. Bob is survived by his wife, Lori Reynolds; his son Tyler; and granddaughters, Emma and Abigail. He is predeceased by his first wife, Julia. 1966 Ross Howard Ross Kenneth Howard passed away June 8 in Vancouver. He attended SAC from 1963-66 where he was a Prefect, served on the Student Council, and was chairman of the Debating Society. He also played 1st Football and 1st Basketball. Ross’ stint as Literary Editor of The Review foreshadowed his career in journalism; after graduating from York University in Toronto, he worked for 25 years as a reporter with the Toronto Telegram, Toronto Star, and The Globe and Mail. He then turned his attention to teaching journalism in Vancouver as well as in developing countries. As part of his efforts in “peace journalism,” Ross authored several manuals, handbooks, and model curricula. Along with co-author Michael Perley ’65, Ross penned the book Acid Rain: The North American Forecast. Ross is survived by his wife, Peggy Heath; sisters, Carol and Barbara; and six nieces and nephews. 1968 Knut Skeie Knut Skeie passed away April 15, 2015 in Norway. He was a student at St. Andrew’s from 56 FALL 2017
1962-68. Before graduating from SAC, Knut held the position of Drum Corporal in the Pipe Band, was a member of the Service Committee, served as vice-president of the French Club, and was on the 1st Rifle team. After leaving SAC, Knut travelled to Norway and enrolled at the University of Bergen, studying English, Spanish, and French, eventually becoming a teacher. He worked in the insurance industry, then as a refugee counsellor, and followed this with teaching Norwegian to foreign students. He is survived by his wife, Kirsten; daughters Mari and Marte; and grandchildren, Mons and Moria. 1970 George Rapai George R. Rapai passed away February 16. He was a student at St. Andrew’s from 1967-69, where he played on the Football, Basketball, and Rugby teams. George was a past director of the Tobacco Marketing Board and the past president of the Ontario Ginseng Co-op. He was also the owner/operator of Hawksfield Farms Landscaping in Scotland, Ont. He is survived by his wife, Sherry; children, Kyland, Emese, and Juliana; five grandchildren; and his brothers, Paul and Robert.
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Don Stuart
Donald Stuart passed away May 19. His career was spent dedicated to education, starting at St. Andrew’s College where he was hired in September 1972 as librarian. During his first year at SAC, Don served as Housemaster, Fourth House. He was a teacher at St. Andrew’s until 1981. His early teaching career was followed by a three-year secondment to the Department of National Defence High School in Germany. When he returned to Canada, Don again took up teaching in Toronto and was promoted to vice-principal, then principal. Don was elected vice-chair and chair of the Toronto Schools Administrators’ Association, representing all principals’ concerns to the board senior team. Don is survived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth; daughter, Elizabeth; and sister, Patricia.
Courtney Stoate passed away September 15 in Oakville, Ont. He was 92 years old. Courtney taught at St. Andrew’s from 1962-1970. During these years, he was Housemaster of Flavelle House, taught French, coached soccer and fencing, and introduced the game of rugby to the School, coaching a number of championship teams. The Courtney Stoate MVP Trophy was established in 1966 and is presented annually to the season’s most valuable player. During his time at St. Andrew’s, Courtney completed his master’s of French at the University of Toronto. Courtney took a sabbatical in 1970, leaving St. Andrew’s to pursue doctoral studies at the University of Aix-en-Provence in France. He continued teaching part time at other schools until he was in his 70s. Courtney is predeceased by his wife, Jean, and is survived by sons, Christopher ’71 and Timothy ’73, and daughter, Jocelyn.
Ann Perrier
(1951
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Ann Perrier was a remarkable educator who made an exceptional contribution to St. Andrew’s College over her 22 years of dedicated service. She passed away August 21 in Ottawa. Ann and her husband of 43 years, Bob, were the beloved co-house parents of Memorial House from 1992 to 2012. As well as teaching physical education in the Middle School, Ann served as team trainer for 1st Football, Hockey, and Rugby. Her compassionate and selfless nature contributed to the quality of residential life, whether putting out her “kitchen-time snacks” each evening in the basement of Memorial, driving an ill boarder to hospital in the middle of the night, or patiently lending an ear for a boy who needed guidance. It is no wonder that Ann was often referred to as “the mother to all Andreans.” Ann, along with Bob, retired from SAC in 2012. As a tribute, New House for day boys was renamed Perrier House in their honour. Ann is survived by Bob; sons Jason ’98 and Paul ’01 (Lindsey); daughter Tara (Terry); and grandchildren, Emily, Olivia, Anna, and Cole.
Mrs. “P” Remembered Fondly Mrs. Perrier was an Andrean legend, her contribution to St. Andrew’s was remarkable, and it was with great sadness I read of her passing. I’m sure the School will give her a send-off worthy of her contribution. Matthew Fullerton ’01 Mrs. Perrier was a monumental part of my SAC experience and of the 1st Hockey team, who could be an unruly bunch. She instilled values in us that extended beyond the ice and locker room. She had more championships than anyone on our team. Mrs. Perrier knew the recipe for success. Whether it be teaching you to push in your chair, the late-night Nutella/PB sandwiches, or making you mindful of your neighbour, she was always helping us and made the house feel like family. Thank you, Mrs. Perrier, for moulding us into gentlemen. Kyle Coughlin ’11 I didn’t know Ann but losing any member of the SAC community is one where we old Andreans share the loss. Dan Routledge ’61
I am an Old Boy from Memorial House. I came to SAC alone from Hong Kong when I was 15. The Perrier family helped me settle in and gave me a lot of support. Mrs. Perrier was one of the most generous and kindest people I have ever met. Jonathan Wu ’00 Ann was the first staff member I spoke with on my parent tour. Her infectious passion for St. Andrew’s and authentic insights are so memorable. I am so proud both my sons are in Perrier House. Kate Bahen Mother of Jack ’15 and Michael ’19 Mrs. Perrier was House Mother for both Hayden Beck ’09 and Chris Hutton ’11 (who recently married our daughter, Hillary). It was very difficult for Shelley and me when Hayden attended SAC, being so far away, but we always felt better that Mr. and Mrs. Perrier were there for him. Mrs. Perrier always made such personal connections with the boys, so much so that when Chris lived in Memorial House and started
dating Hillary, Mrs. Perrier remembered her and ensured Chris treated her right. Mrs. Perrier will always be remembered as a loving teacher and mentor who helped shape hundreds of boys into men throughout the years. Todd & Shelley Beck Parents of Hayden ’09 Ann was for me like a second mother when I arrived at SAC and Memorial House from Spain in 1991. I remember her advice, the way she talked to us, her intelligence, and her goodness. She would look at my eyes and could tell exactly what I was really thinking and if I was really telling the truth. She would turn around and give her point of view always so accurately. She’s one person I remember the most from Canada. As I got older, I realized how wise she was. I think that’s the adjective that suits her best. Primo De la Quintana ’95
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Editorial: From the Head of Modern Languages
Andrean experience elevated by learning another language
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remember the lump in my throat I’d get every time the French teacher called on me. When I was a boy, I didn’t know which article to use, noun gender was unknown to me, and verb conjugations were a mystery. Surrounded by native French speakers, I supplied the entertainment; my every utterance brought gales of laughter from my classmates. This is a scenario familiar to second-language learners. In such moments, students find it difficult to see the long-term benefits of learning another language. They don’t necessarily appreciate the documented improvement in critical-thinking skills and remapping of the brain. The perspective that develops from leaning a second language is the lens into another culture—something that seems sadly missing around the world today. Paraphrasing Ludwig Wittgenstein: the limits of one’s language are the limits of one’s world. Meaning derives from context. In French, for instance, being “comfortable in his own skin” is not an accurate translation of être bien dans sa peau, nor does English have equivalent words for the German kummerspeck (literally translated as “grief bacon,” or indulging in food as solace for emotional pain). Another food reference, the Italian cavoli riscaldati, “reheated cabbage,” denotes the hopelessness of trying to rekindle a relationship. Learning another language enables us to stretch and enhance our vocabulary and extend the borders of our worldview, granting us greater understanding, insight, empathy, adaptability, and tolerance, not to mention exponentially greater economic opportunities than when we are limited to only one language. In 1984, the great English satirist, George Orwell, connected the decline of language with the decline of thought, foreshadowing the dystopia that might result should humans renounce their intellectual expression. Perhaps there is no better illustration of this than in politics. An “us versus them” mentality has invaded the statecraft of many nations, much 58 FALL 2017
of which could be mitigated by the awareness and grace that come with learning foreign languages. Our world needs more perspective and understanding, not less. If only certain leaders had a better understanding of the cultures against which they pit themselves, they might realize we are better off with two sides coming together rather than facing off across a language divide.
“The limits of one’s language are the limits of one’s world.” Language allows participation in culture—if we can’t speak the language, we have only a cursory, transitory, and superficial understanding of the culture we are visiting or working with. Regardless of career path, whether medicine, law, business, or engineering, languages are key. Professional athletes have opportunities for wide-ranging international experiences, and yet for all their physical gifts and talents, it is often only when they embrace the local culture and learn the language that they find sustained success with their new teams and supporters. St. Andrew’s College’s dedication to developing “the complete man, the well-rounded citizen” emphasizes the Renaissance man, one who is equally comfortable on the stage, in the band, on the rugby team, in the academic realm, or serving his community. A man is only truly complete when he can add another language to his arsenal of Andrean experiences. If our young men are to be leaders of tomorrow, we must equip them with the gift of language, so they can venture into the world confident in their ability to bridge the divide between cultures and find common ground. When your son complains about his struggles in language class, give him a hug and encourage him to stay the course—we might all be thankful for it one day. Nicholas Day
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