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Principal’s Message— Mr. B. White

N ovember was a time to remember those who have gone be-

fore us, the communion of saints, loved ones and those who

served to protect us. Once again, we are very proud of the way

our senior students continued the tradition of leading the Remem-

brance Day ceremony in the Cathedral, this year on two occa-

sions. Student leadership was evident as the boys were involved

with composing, conducting, singing and performing music and

prayer that helped us all solemnly honour those who sacrificed their lives so that

we might enjoy peace.

Our Senior High School Volleyball team travelled to North Bay to compete at the

provincial level for the third year in a row, unprecedented in our school’s history.

Meanwhile, our Elementary Intermediate Volleyball team won their Division and

advanced to the Regional playoffs. The support of the school community for the

entire program has been greatly appreciated.

We ended the month with a tour to Lindsay for a sold-out concert. In contrast to

the premature commercial celebration of Christmas, the season of Advent is, for

us, a time of anticipation and preparation. Our choristers and conductors have been

working hard to prepare for the various services that now lie ahead. We look for-

ward to seeing you, your family and friends at our Massey Hall concerts and at the

up-coming celebrations in the Cathedral.

For a wonderful record of our trip to Italy, be sure to order your copy of the newly

released Salt and Light documentary ―Into the Mystery.‖ On behalf of the staff

here at St Michael’s Choir School, I wish all of you blessings during the Christmas

season, the peace of Christ, the company of loved ones, rest and renewal as we

head into 2014!

TCDSB

SMCS Newsletter A Newsletter for the Families of

St Michael’s Choir School

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St. Michael’s Choir School

67 Bond Street

Toronto, On M5B 1X2

Telephone: (416) 393-5518

Fax: (416) 393-5880

[email protected]

www.smcs.on.ca

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CHOIR SCHOOL NEWS December, 2013

Director’s Message—Mr. S. Handrigan

What a busy month it has been!

All of the choirs and their conductors have worked extremely hard this past month preparing for

our Run-Out and Massey Hall concerts. Our concerts in Lindsay and Brooklin were tremen-

dously successful. Our capacity audiences were treated to an early Christmas present in the form

of beautiful music for the season. The boys were very well prepared and the standing ovations

we received at both St. Mary’s and St. Leo the Great boosted everyone’s confidence. I know our

upcoming Massey Hall concerts will be outstanding! Tickets for our Massey Hall concerts are

disappearing very quickly. The positive media frenzy over the past two weeks has really boosted

our ticket sales. If you still require tickets, please visit www.christmasconcert.ca for details.

Don’t hesitate – I anticipate sold out audiences!

I would like to thank our Benefit Choir for all of their work this past term reaching out to various charities to spread

their gift of song. Their service to others is a testament to their character and willingness to give freely of their time and

talent. I am very proud of their efforts!

As we head into the Massey Hall weekend, I would like to acknowledge the work of all of the volunteers that work

―behind the scenes‖ to ensure that everything runs smoothly. Our faculty give so generously of their time lining up and

supervising choirs. I really appreciate all that they do. The Massey Hall Committee has also been working tirelessly

since the day after last year’s concert to ensure a very high standard of professionalism. Congratulations! I would also

like to thank the office staff who look after all of the fine details. They regularly go beyond the call of duty – often

working well past ―closing time‖. Thank you for your dedication and team work.

I am very excited to share some good news with you. Our 7th Anniversary book ―75 Years of Service and Song‖ and our

DVD that chronicles our Italy tour, produced by Salt and Light television, will be available for sale at our Massey Hall

concerts. You can also pre-order both the book and DVD on our website www.smcs.on.ca

Thank you all for your continued support of all that we do here at SMCS.

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous 2014.

Sincerely,


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http://www.christmasconcert.ca

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REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE

PRESENTED BY: THE GRADUATING CLASS 2014

ST. MICHAEL’S CATHEDRAL

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Massey Hall Contest Prizes

1st Prize is a pair of Leaf Tickets which are donated by Mr. Tarascio’s cousin,

Marco Corrente—former graduate of St. Michael’s Choir School.

The Corrente family donated the trophy

cabinets that house our many proud victories. They recently donated the

case that houses the sword of St. Michael.

1st Prize is a choice between a pair of Leaf tickets (Hurricanes vs Leafs on December 29, 2013)

or

Half Day as Principal / Half Day as Director of SMCS

2nd Prize – leftover choice from the First Prize Winner

3rd Prize – iTunes ($50 value) OR Indigo gift card ($50 value)

Sellers of 15 tickets or more will receive LARGE Kernels popcorn

Massey Hall Contest Winners

Christian Glab -36 tickets—Michael Johnston – 36 tickets

Gianpaolo Povolo – 34 tickets

Christian Masucci-Facchini – 30 tickets





JUNIOR CHOIR

CHRISTMAS TREE CEREMONY

YORKDALE MALL

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The Junior Choir sang at the Swarovski Christmas Tree

LIghting Ceremony at Yorkdale Shopping Centre on No-

vember 13th. The boys sang well and were delighted to be

given a gift of Swarovski Christmas decorations as well as

some Lego at the end of the performance!

RUN-OUT CONCERT—NOVEMBER 28TH AND 29TH, 2013

LINDSAY AND BROOKLIN,

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PROMOTING MASSEY HALL

O ur students were busy in the weeks leading up to Massey Hall promoting our concerts.

You may have caught them on CP24, CHFI, Canada AM, The Johnny Lombardi

Show—CHIN, or featured in the Toronto Star. A huge thank you and congratulations to the

boys who put in all of the extra hours to promote our concerts to the community!

TENOR BASSES

CHFI—98.1

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013

TENOR BASSES

CANADA AM

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

SR SELECT CHOIR

GLEN GOULD STUDIO WITH

CANADIAN SINFONIETTA

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2013



JUNIOR CHOIR

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2013

JOHNNY LOMBARDI SHOW

CHIN-ON—CITY TV

JUNIOR SELECT CHOIR

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2013

GRANITE CLUB

Amadeus Choir Composition Competition

Congratulations to Bobby Gillespie who was

awarded 2nd place for his Christmas piece "Christ is born, alleluia"

Bobby will be presented with a certificate at the

Amadeus Choir New Composition Concert in mid

December.

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A s one liturgical year ends and the onset of another is upon us, this time of the year invites Catholics to re-

flect on several dimensions of the faith. Last weekend we celebrated the Feast of Christ the King, on which

we look forward to the future when Christ will return and exercise full dominion over all of creation. In the

Book of Revelations, a vision of this future reality is offered when it states:

―See, the home of God is among mortals.

He will dwell with them;

they will be his peoples,

and God himself will be with them;

he will wipe every tear from their eyes.

Death will be no more;

mourning and crying and pain will be no more,

for the first things have passed away.‖

This vision, of all tears, pain, mourning, and crying passing away is something that no living person has yet experi-

enced. Although life in this world has many good and bad moments, life is never the complete absence of sadness

or doubt. The future vision then is something better and incomparable to this worldly existence.

As we move into December, we refocus from the future to the past. We focus from Christ's second coming to

his first coming 2000 years ago as we celebrate the season of advent and Christmas. Advent and Christmas will

mean lots of busyness at the Choir school as additional performances, rehearsals, and Massey Hall all stack up.

As always, the music provided by the boys enriches so many peoples' experience of the season. The boys at this

school are truly deserving of praise for the time, dedication, and talent that they share with others.

God Bless,

Mr. Hume

CHAPLAINCY AND STUDENT LEADERSHIP

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Intermediate Volleyball 2013 - 2014 By Mr. Tarascio

C ongratulations to our Intermediate Volleyball Team for placing 1st in their

Divisional tournament (Nov.12) this year at Holy Family. The team ad-

vanced to the Regional tournament (Nov.19) at St. Patrick’s High School where they finished

in 4th place. The team members were complimented on their finesse, composure and techni-

cal skills by spectators, other team players and coaches. We would like to also send a special

thanks to the parents for making it to the early morning practices and for their support

throughout the season.

Team Roster

Grade Six Grade Seven Grade Eight

Liam Gallagher Rayleigh Becker Andrew Buzdon

Vincent Gatchalian Jack Flannery Thomas Clifford

Viktor Lipinski Logan Foreman Timo Lahteenmaa-Swerdlyk

Jonathan Pitino Martin Licht David Ribeiro

Adrian Radic Gabriel Mikina

Joseph Pongonthara

Luc Randmaa

Louis Scaramuzza

Coaches: Mr. G. Tarascio, Mr. S. Aucoin and Ms K. Gainor

Senior Boys Volleyball by Mr. Tarascio

F or the third consecutive year the Senior Boys Vol-

leyball team has qualified for OFSAA. This year’s

OFSAA tournament took place in North Bay from No-

vember 21st to 23rd. We are all very proud of the commit-

ment, team spirit and sportsmanship that the boys demon-

strated throughout the tournament. Qualifying for a pro-

vincial tournament and representing not only our school

but our board among twenty other teams in the single A

division is a true feat in itself.

The team played with confidence and perseverance

throughout the tournament. Their composure was stellar

and albeit the level of athleticism they faced was difficult

they battled through every point. The teams that our

school faced in Pool C were Ecole Secondaire Publique Louis-Riel (NCSSAA), Toronto District Christian High

School (YRAA), Manitouwadge High School (NWOSSAA), and King’s Christian Collegiate (GHAC). To view a

complete listing of the results please visit the link below:

http://www.ofsaa.on.ca/boys-volleyball/schedules-results/results

C ongratulations to the following team members for representing our school and board at the Senior Boys’

A Volleyball OFSAA Championship 2013 – 2014:

Zachary Crichton (C) 15, Branden Li 2, Benjamin Codrington 3, Martin Gomes 5, Jules Coutinho 6, Filip Czul 7,

Alec Ierullo-Woloszczak 8, Christian Brew 9,

Lucas Kapeniak 10, Aaron Espiritu 13, Christopher Pacitti 14

G. Tarascio – Coach

A. Peacock – Coach

R. Humana – Clinician

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OFSAA VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT—NOVEMBER 21st to 23rd 2013

http://www.ofsaa.on.ca/boys-volleyball/schedules-results/results

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ATHLETICS

President

O ur annual Massey Hall concert is upon us! Christmas is always a

busy time at the Choir School. Take the after school rehearsals

and extra choral duties and pile them onto the academic requirements and it gets pretty

crazy, but there is always time for a little fun!

This month we ran our November House Event. House members were given the chance

to play either basketball, table tennis, W5H or chess. Teams were ranked first-fourth for

each individual event and each place was given a set amount of points. The points were

then totalled to see who emerged victorious! Each house was well represented in each activity and by a

mere 2 points, Hopperton House came out as number one! All the boys had fun participating and it was

amazing seeing everyone just let loose and get a break from their busy schedule!

Our next event will be later in December and it will of course be our Christmas House Event. Not only

will we be looking to put on something that is fun and exciting but also further the community of the stu-

dents, provide meaningful leadership opportunities and enhance student life. We will also be launching our

Student Survey this month. The Student Survey is a chance for the students, both elementary and secon-

dary, to provide feedback to the Student Council on how we are doing and what they would like to see

happen in the future. It is very important as the results from the survey are analyzed and will influence deci-

sions that are made by the Student Council in the future.

Finally, we have launched our annual Christmas Toy Drive. Christmas is a time to be with friends and family

and everyone deserves to have gifts to open on Christmas Day. To that end, all proceeds from the Toy

Drive will be donated to St. Vincent de Paul for their annual Christmas Outreach weekend. The Toy Drive

will run from December 2nd, 2013 through till December 13th, 2013. Along with being able to help the less fortunate in our community, students in the Upper and Lower House System will be able to win House

points and the winning Upper and Lower House will win a lunch, courtesy of your 2013-2014 Student

Council!

We hope to see you all at Massey Hall!

Zachary Crichton

2013-2014 Student Council President

―The price of greatness is responsibility.‖ – Winston Churchill



STUDENT VOICE

Student Council—2013-2014

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MONTHLY RECOGNITION—NOVEMBER

PEACE VIRTUE AWARD:

Front Row: Ewan Casaletto, Sebastian Coia

Jordan Francis

Back Row: Nicholas Witowych,

Calum Murray, Joshua Francis

CHORAL AWARD:

Front Row: Shayne Joseph, Gianpaolo Povolo,

Augustin Chuachiaco, Emerson Grant

Back Row: Zachary Ludy, Lukas Urban,

Jonathan Adams, Liam McAlpine

FRANCAIS AWARD:

Front Row: Adrian Lee, Zachary Ludy,

Daniel Avila, Cameron Pardy,

Gianluca Coccimiglio

Back Row: Joshua Huerto

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E very year in late No-

vember, high school

students from around the

school board have an op-portunity to participate in

the Catholic Schools United

Nations Assembly, better

known as CSUNA. Students

get to take on the role of

delegates, representing dif-

ferent countries from

around the world as they

are launched into three

days of intense debate on

some of the most pressing issues in our world. CSUNA is an amazing experience that offers students an

opportunity to inform themselves on world politics and issues that we, citizens living in the 21st century,

need to face. These topics range from third-world debt to military conflicts.

This year, we had a great turnout from our school. Participating as delegates were Jacob Brozyna, James

Bui, Ian Cheong, Jonathan Chow, Andrew Clifford, William Gatchalian, Adam Gauran, Erik Gillis, Gerard

Mannella, Paul Picotte, Joshua Pinto, Joshua Rossetti, James Profiti and Aloysius Wong.

We were also extremely fortunate to have two students

from our school chairing on the CSUNA Secretariat, Dugald

Campbell and myself, Sebastien Duckett. As chair members,

we helped facilitate and organize the three days of debate to

ensure a smooth and entertaining conference.

We also had Brian Cheong, Christoph Chung, Joseph

Nguyen, Joshua Dandal, Joshua Huerto, Thomas Clifford and

Timo Lahteenmaa-Swerdlyk represent our school as pages,

helping delegates communicate with each other throughout

the CSUNA conference.

Our school is very fortunate to have students who are so

focused on the problems that face our world. I’m already counting down the days until CSUNA’s twentieth

anniversary next year! I would like to thank everyone who participated in CSUNA this year and I hope to

see you all and more next year.

By: Sebastien Duckett

Gr. 10



CATHOLIC SCHOOLS UNITED NATIONS ASSEMBLY

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We are please to announce that a DVD has been produced by Salt and Light documentary of St. Michael’s Choir School ―Into the Mystery‖ - It depicts the history of the Choir School

through to the Italy Tour 2013.

THE DVD MAY BE PURCHASED BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE

http://www.smcs.on.ca/recordings/into-the-mystery-dvd-pre-order/

http://www.smcs.on.ca/recordings/into-the-mystery-dvd-pre-order/

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SMCS Dinner Dance: SAVE THE DATE

T he SMCS Annual Dinner Dance is an exciting evening whereby the parents, staff, alumni

and supporters of the Choir School gather together to raise funds to subsidize the cost of sending our boys on tour. Join us on Friday, February 28th, 2014 from 6:30 pm at Spirale Banquet & Conference Centre (888 Don Mills Rd, Toronto) for dinner, dancing and a silent auction. The evening will also feature an open bar, live music, DJ, door prizes and draws! Kindly return the attached ticket order form by Wednesday, January 15th, 2014 to the music office. Ticket captains for each grade are needed in order to make this event a resounding success. Atten-dance at the dinner dance is not mandatory to vol-unteer. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in volunteering as a ticket captain or to join the Dinner Dance Committee.

We look forward to hearing from you!

SMCS Dinner Dance Committee



CSAC NEWS

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MULTICULTURAL NIGHT – NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Hosted by: CSAC

ORANGIZED BY MRS. A. DI SANTO

I t’s wonderful that the school hosts an event in a leisurely atmosphere

at no cost to parents that includes the entire school community. It is

the one event at the Choir School which allows us to witness the joy,

laughter, giggles and happiness that our sons share with their classmates.

We enjoyed watching them interacting on a social level with their peers

and it was touching to see how they truly look after each other…one got

drinks, the other cutlery and they conducted their own culinary review of

the items they had chosen. It was beautiful and heart-warming! My hus-

band and I also had a wonderful evening. We filled our plates, and walked around chatting with other parents, grand-

parents, staff and children. It was fantastic to see the younger boys thrilled and excited to hear the older students in the

band. They stood at the front with jaws wide open cheering them on! A few feet away

two younger boys sold raffle tickets with an older

boy. Camaraderie was everywhere and laughter was

in abundance. At the end of the evening my husband

went to get our car, while we stayed in the gym.

While he was gone parents were clearing tables, tak-

ing out garbage, folding down tables and stacking

chairs. By the time he returned, the gym was trans-

formed. Even the caretaker couldn’t believe his eyes!

We look forward to next year’s potluck!



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SMCS NEWSLETTER

CHOIR SCHOOL NEWS December , 2013

Elementary Board Game Club

ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS

STREET PATROL—GRADE 11 STUDENTS

M r. Peacock’s Grade 11 students organized a Street Patrol.

The boys made sandwiches and served hot coffee. Also fruit

and cookies were given out to the homeless around the area of the

Choir School and Regent Park.

It was a great success and the boys felt very rewarded in giving

of their time to the less fortunate.

O ur prayers go out to those who have died and those who have been dev-

astated by the loss of loved ones in the Philippines due to Typhoon Hai-

yan that hit the Philippines on November 8th. The tidal waves were more than

six metres and winds were recorded at 275km/h. Buildings were destroyed,

crops vanished and infrastructures have been damaged. More than 600,000

people have been displaced. The Archdiocese of Toronto is asking for our

support for fundraising efforts to provide emergency assistance to the affected

areas and humanitarian relief as the death toll rises. Our school has reached

out to our brothers and sisters in the Philippines. We have raised $780.

Thank you for your generosity and your quick response. PLEASE NOTE:

The Canadian Government has pledged to match donations made up to December 9th. We are submitting our cheque to the Archdiocese of To-

ronto, earmarked for Philippines Relief to the following address:

www.devp.org/en/emergenies/philippines

Your Philippines Fundraising Team,

Joshua Benjamin, Michael Cuenca., Joshua Dandal., Joshua HuertoRuven Samaraweera

Mme. F. LoCurto (advisor)

T he Elementary Board Game Club gathered for

their mid-year Pizza Party. The event acknowl-

edged and thanked the members of the club for

their commitment. A special thank you goes out to

student leaders for their hard work up to this point.


CHOIR SCHOOL NEWS

December, 2013

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Monday, December 2, 2013 Grade 8 Confirmation Retreat—Queen of the Apostles

Friday, December 6, 2013 All Day Rehearsal—Massey Hall

Saturday, December 7, 2013 Massey Hall Christmas Concert 7:30 P.M.

Sunday, December 8, 2913 Massey Hall Christmas Concert 3:00 P.M.

Thursday, December 19, 2013 Last day of School

Friday, December 20, 2013 High School and Elementary P.A. Day

Tuesday, December 24, 2013 Christmas Eve—8:00 P.M. Saturday, Sr. Choir

12:00 A.M.—Sunday Sr. Choir

Wednesday, December 25, 2013 Christmas Day Mass—12:00 P.M. Jr. Choir

Saturday, December 28, 2013 No Choral Duties

Sunday, December 29, 2013 No Choir Duties

Saturday, January 4, 2014 Choral Duties Begin

Sunday, January 5, 2014 Choral Duties Begin

Monday, January 6, 2014 School Begins

December, 2013 CHOIR SCHOOL NEWS

DIRECTOR: MS. ANGELA GAUTHIER

SUPERINTENDENT:

Mr. J. Shanahan

(416) 222-8282 Ex. 5371

TRUSTEE 2013-2014

PARTNERS IN EDUCATION

WARDS 1. PETER JAKOVCIC 2. ANN ANDRACHUK 3. SAL PICCININNI 4. PATRIZIA BOTTONI 5. MARIA RIZZO 6. FRANK D’AMICO 7. JOHN DEL GRANDE

8. GARY TANUAN 9. JO-ANN DAVIS– CHAIR (416) 512-3409 10. BARBARA POPLAWSKI 11. ANGELA KENNEDY 12. NANCY CRAWFORD—VICE-CHAIR

STUDENT TRUSTEE

William Lawrence and Enrique Olivo

TRUSTEE FOR ST MICHAEL’S CHOIR SCHOOL

[email protected] - www.jo-anndavis.ca


St. Michael’s Choir School Advisory Board

Rev. Ivan Camilleri, Chancellor of Spiritual Affairs

Mr. Jim Milway, Chancellor of Temporal Affairs

Mr. William Dunlop, Comptroller, Archdiocese of Toronto

Rev. Michael Busch, Rector of St. Michael’s Cathedral

Rev. Brian Clough, SMCS alumnus, , Judicial Vicar

Rev. Larry Leger, Chair Nominating Committee

Dr. Constance Price

Dr. Joseph Gasser, SMCS alumnus— Chair

Mr. John Anderton, SMCS Alumnus, Chair of Finance

Ms. Patricia Parisi, Chair Governance committee

Ms. Anne Bolger

Ms. Andrea Chisholm

Mr. Stephen Handrigan—Director

Dr. Paul Gauvreau, Parent

Mrs. K. Lagroix

SMCS 2013-2014 CSAC REPRESENTATIVES

Geoff Rawlinson - Co-Chair

Pina Povolo - Co-Chair Angela Racco - Secretary

Weilie Shen, - Treasurer

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ARCHDIOCESE OF TORONTO

Chancellor: Cardinal Thomas Collins

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.jo-anndavis.ca

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