The Sacred Heart School of MontrealAlumnae Association Newsletter

www.sacredheart.qc.ca Winter 2016

A Message from the Alumnae Association PresidentAnna Romano ’83

On October 23rd, 2015, the Alumnae Association welcomed over 160 Sacred Heart alumnae to our beautiful school to celebrate their high school reunion with friends and reminisce about their days as young women at the Sacred Heart. Whether they wore woolen tartans, the teal tunic and Wallabies or the current polished look of the kilt, white blouse and vest, the ladies came together as one enthusiastic family. It is truly a delight to see the smiles on so many faces as they reacquaint themselves with the school and one another. Needless to say, the decibel level was quite high.

For many years, the Alumnae Association has hosted such wonderful gatherings of Sacred Heart alumnae. What brings so many women together year after year? Perhaps it is the sense of belonging to family consisting of a community of women who share traditions, experiences and even our own “language”. In fact, if you visit sophie.org, the website of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools, you will discover a “Glossary of Terms” highlighting terms particular to a Sacred Heart education. Goûter anyone?

The Alumnae Association is committed to keeping this family united and vibrant by providing opportunities to gather, to exchange, and to come visit. Upcoming events for 2016 include something for everyone: a Winter Gala, the Spring Tea & Mass, a reunion in Toronto and the annual Golf tournament. We encourage you to attend with your families and friends and look forward to seeing you there.

A Message from the Head of SchoolShawn O’Donnell

From our Chromebooks pilot project to Google Apps for Education, many exciting developments are happening at the school. Teachers are working on Curriculum Mapping and engaging with students through the use of technology on a regular basis. As we progress in the use of 21st century technology and tools, please rest assured that our commitment to values and community service is as strong as

ever. Our students continue to raise awareness and funds for women’s cancers and other worthy causes. This March we will celebrate our 5th Community Service Day where all students and faculty go out into the community and help a grass roots charity.

Our Robotics Team has once again teamed up with Loyola and will be competing in the First Robotics Competition. Students continue to present poetry and stories at BLCs, in both English and French, perform in music and drama productions, as well as shine in our much-loved Arts Festival. The athletics program continues to produce competitive teams with great sportsmanship.

Our new Director of Academics, Anika Maloni ’97 has made a tremendous impact already, and is leading students and teachers in areas of curriculum development and best practices. She has presented her research on “The Benefits of An-All Girls Education” at our school, in parishes, and will be presenting to the parents of École Bilingue Notre-Dame de Sion, one of our feeder schools, in February.

Our recruiting season for 2016/17 was the most successful campaign in over ten years. Next year, we will have 3 Secondary I classes. We are very excited about this increase in enrolment.

There are many exciting things happening at Sacred Heart; please drop by and see for yourself. Our alumnae are always welcomed here by staff and students alike!

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Alumnae Reunion Dinner 2015Alumnae from both Collège Sophie Barat and the City House gathered in great numbers for the annual Cocktail and Reunion Dinner. The Parlour, Chapel, hallways and Reception Room were filled with alumnae reminiscing and reconnecting with former classmates. Thank you to all the alumnae who contributed to the event through their attendance, donations and sponsorship. This annual event provides the opportunity to raise funds for the School’s Bursaries & Scholarship Fund. The $2,500 raised this year will be directed to the Alumnae Scholarship, given annually to a qualified applicant who is related to an alumna.

Class of 1955: Ellen Coleman Foulkes, Diana Palmer Baillie, Louise Chatel Long (kneeling)

Class of 1970: Front Row: Julia Hinphy Brennan, Jane Paré Richards Back Row: Cathy Mill, Anne McCaffrey, Mairi MacKinnon, Sally Hannon

Class of 1970: Andrea Laizner, Jane Paré Richards, Marie-Christine Brossard

Class of 1980: Front Row: Jennifer Morrin, Linda Alcorn, Mei-Lin Yee, Patricia Laplante, Heidi Kruitwagen Middle Row: Bonnie Tees, Anna Allebone, Catherine Badke, Sue Smith, Joanna Bennett, Anna Rumin, Nicole Domenici Back Row: Madelon vanBruinswaardt, Alee Sacconaghi, Maureen Brown, Celine Leger, Deleo De Leonardis, Carol Hutchings, Sandra Yates, Teresa Little

Class of 1965: Seated: Jane Richardson Leduc, Kitty Malott Lackenbauer, Patricia Cogan Standing: Margit Boronkay, Stephanie O’Neill Kerner, Louise Mercier

Class of 2005: Seated: Adrienne Campbell, Arohie Chopra, Sophie Grigoropoulos, Stephanie Panetta, Natasha Egiziano Standing: Maria Kyres, Katie Abbey, Dayna Hajaly, Amanda Murray, Lindsay David, Kathleen McCallan

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Class of 1975: Seated: Lucy Davis, Denise Pope Standing: Susan Leclair, Anne Hudson, Priscilla (Mickey) Shibata

Class of 1990: Front Row: Elisabeth Grassby Middle Row: Viki Thanos, Mary Jeanne Phelan Harrison,Stephanie Pshyk Aiken, Maria Szuber Back Row: Shevaughn Battle, Tracy Lo Lee, Gillian Roper, Jennifer Bellman

Class of 1995: Front Row: Christina Berckmans, Jessica Karpat, Erin Arcolakis, Ali Feeney, Emmanuelle Khoury, Kristina Heese, Lisa-Marie Terrenzio, Valerie Bartolomei, Katie McAuliffe, May Handinero, Elisa Casella Middle Row: Marie Handinero, Amanda Vellucci, Aimee Tupaz, Nathalie Raynor, Tanya Nahorniak, Brigid Quinlan, Corinne Seng Yue Back Row: Emma Cardarelli, Stephanie Gurd, Peggy Yiptong, Nikki Camacho, Jennifer Brennan, Amanda Girolomi, Melissa Bissonnette, Katherine Kopytov, Rosa Scalia

Classe de ’65 & ’64 (Collège Sophie Barat): Louise Laliberte, Josette Lincourt, Louise Chartier, Ginette Dupras, Marie Maher, Josée Voisard, Marie-José Lavigueur, Michèle Gouin, Mère Mahar, Anne Marie Sabetta

Class of 1985: Front Row: Glorilyn Cabugao, Lisa Turcotte, Patricia Dubé, Jane Hazel, Isabelle Lepine, Tara Durley, Judy Bridgewater, Linda Forbes, Nikki Clarke Middle Row: Caroline Miller, Erin Byrne, Stephanie Lipscombe, Kelly Meehan Fry, Jessica Burpee, Angela Onesi, Theresa Cheng, Sarah Davey, Stephanie Rossy, Sarah Meltzer Back Row: Nathalie Mancuso

Class of 2010: Front Row: Natasha Vitale, Pauline Belliveau, Julia Chadwick Back Row: Alison Barwick, Taylor Gormley, Emily Perry

Social Action: Jessica Wilson, Associate Director Educational Programming and Partnerships

Social Services: Barbra Halpert, Educator

Engineering: Sophie Grigoropoulos ‘05 Master Student, Mechanical Engineering

Entrepreneurialism: Anita Chandan, General Manager

Architecture: Bianca Arciero ‘08, Student Intern

Psychology: Christine Saykaly ‘00, Psychologist

Design: Victoria Minkoff ‘96, Founding Star Stylist

Medicine: Hanieh Zargham ‘09, Medical Student

Business & Finance: Andria Arcari ‘03Manager, Operations Support, Consulting

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“Matinée de Mentorat”The Sacred Heart Spirit of Giving

We are overjoyed to report that the School’s Christmas Initiatives were extremely successful, and helped to reach many less fortunate people not only in the immediate Montreal community, but around the world. We are thankful for the School’s commitment to social action and consistently going above and beyond the call of duty in addressing the needs of those less fortunate during the holidays. This generous and selfless spirit is truly what makes Sacred Heart a special place and distinguishes us as not only an institution dedicated to education, but the education of the Spirit.Some of our recent accomplishments include: Christmas Baskets for 12 families and 11 individuals of St. Gabriel’s Parish. Spare Change Tuesdays where a total of $450 was raised and used to buy gifts for the Christmas baskets. Denim Day for Uganda and sales at the Christmas Bazaar helped to raise $1 032 for our sponsored children in Uganda. Proceeds from the sale of Candy Cane-O-Grams were donated to Chez Doris, a Montreal-based shelter for women. And finally, the 130 toys collected during the Toy Drive were donated to children whose families could not afford to get them gifts this year. A special thank you to Father Joe Sullivan for celebrating Christmas Mass with us and to all the students, parents and alumnae who came to watch Christmas Wishes and stayed for mass. Your continued support of the School and community is greatly appreciated! The Religion Department is thankful to all who have helped us this year.

The Department of Ethics and Religious Culture

School News

Alumnae AssociationBoard of Directors 2014-2016

Anna Romano ‘83 PresidentMaria Valente-Fernandes ‘99 Vice-PresidentAmanda Murray ‘05 Co-treasurerStephanie Panetta ‘05 Co-treasurerMieke Cullen ‘99 SecretaryPat Laplante ‘80 Past PresidentAnne Marie Marilley Johns ‘82 DirectorBianca Arciero ‘08 DirectorDayna Hajaly ‘05 DirectorIsabelle Thibault ‘91 DirectorJosephte McNamara ‘81 DirectorJulie Mayne ‘93 DirectorKelly Guy ‘09 DirectorLeah Giannakis ‘93 DirectorOlga Maria Ruiz ‘87 DirectorRosemary Vaupshas ‘78 DirectorTeresa Little ‘80 DirectorVictoria Minkoff ‘96 Director

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Le matin du 14 janvier, nos élèves de secondaire V ont participé au troisième événement annuel de mentorat dans la salle de réception de l’École Sacré-Cœur. Les élèves ont eu la chance de circuler et s’adresser à des professionnelles venant de dix différents secteurs de spécialisation. L’architecture, l’entreprenariat et l’action sociale côtoyaient les carrières toujours populaires de psychologie, droit, gestion d’entreprise et ingénierie. Chaque année, nos experts démontrent leur grande passion pour leurs carrières en espérant faire jaillir une étincelle d’intérêt chez les élèves pour une de celles-ci. Nous espérons continuer cet événement sur une base annuelle, alors n’hésitez pas à contacter Madame Raco, ou le bureau des anciennes, si vous désirez plus d’informations ou si vous voulez représenter votre domaine professionnel dans les prochaines années. Merci à toutes nos participantes cette année, le succès de cet événement dépend de votre temps et de votre expertise.

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Upcoming Events in 2016 for Alumnae and Friends

The Alumnae Association invites alumnae and their families to

Spring Tea and Family MassSaturday, April 16

~~~1 pm: Family Mass in the chapel2 - 4 pm: Refreshments, tours of the School and arts & craft for children.

Please RSVP: 514-937-2845 ext. 108

alumnae@sacredheart.qc.ca

WINTER GALACELEBRATING 155 YEARS

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Tickets available onlineat www.sacredheart.qc.ca

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Thursday, June 9th 2016Windmill HeightsGolf & Country Clubfor more details 514-937-2845

Alumnae in the Greater Toronto Area please join us on April 7, 20165:30 to 7:30 PMat THE ROYAL CANADIAN YACHT CLUB 141 St. George Streetfor more info.: 514-937-2845 ext. 108 alumnae@sacredheart.qc.ca

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Congratulations to ….

Lilit Zekulin ’65, and husband Tim became first-time grandparents to Zachary Gleb Thwaites on March 20th (Zach’s father is our oldest, Richard Gleb; mother Amanda Lane). And I won the inaugural 2015 New South Wales Premier’s Literary Prize – Multicultural NSW Early Career Translator for my work as a literary translator (Spanish to English), a career I’ve taken up since retiring from La Trobe University. If interested, in seeing what I’ve translated to date, visit my page on the La Trobe University website at www. l a t r obe .edu .au /human i t i es /abou t / s t a f f /profile?uname=LMThwaites

Sandra de Montigny, ’91 gave birth to twins on July 11, 2015. Eva and Alexandre Gadbois now bring her family to four kids with older siblings Sofia, 11 and Jasmine, 8. Sandra is currently working as VP Finance at Cesium Telecom, a smartphone accessory

telecommunications company based in Montreal. Her family keeps busy at taekwondo with mom, a second dan black belt, and husband Jacques, Sofia and Jasmine getting their black belts in the next year!

Cynthia Paginado ’92 is working full time with the Office for English Pastoral Services at the Archdiocese of Montreal for the Most. Rev. Thomas Dowd, E.V., Auxiliary Bishop of Montreal. She is the happy mother of five beautiful children: Leiona (18 yrs), Malcolm (17), Vivien (15), William (14) and Ingrid (12).

May M Handinero ’95 has been married to Rigo Gutierrez for eight years and they have three sons: Braxton, 7, Landon, 5, Colton,3. May is an Art Specialist and teaches at Marymount Academy International.She and her family live in Dorval.

Brigid Quinlan ’95, her husband Jonathan Rondeau, and big sister Madeleine (2.5 yrs) welcomed Lillian on September 8th, 2015. When not at home with her family, Brigid is Senior Legal Counsel at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.

Congratulations to Rosa Scalia ’95 on the birth of her son, Gabriel Gianni Posteraro who was born on August 14, 2014.

Hamsa Yokenderan ’97 and husband Dr. Haren Jagan alumnus of LCC (Class of 1999 ) welcomed son Liam Jagan on February 13, 2015.

Courtney Montour ’99 had her first feature-length documentary Sex Spirit Strength premiere on the Aboriginal Peoples’ Television Network (APTN) in September 2015. Sex Spirit Strength follows Michael and Jack, two young Indigenous men, as they shed the stigma and shame associated with their sexual health and gender identity. Requests for public screenings can be sent to Courtney Montour at courtneymontour@gmail.com or 514-716-1849.

Proud parents Nadira M. Garufi ’00 and Dr. Winston D. Santos welcomed their son Liam Jason Santos Garufi who was born in Rio de Janeiro on the morning of Sunday, September 6th, 2015 at 8 lbs 0 oz

In Memory of... Mary Gallagher ‘33 Bergeron, mother of Denyse ‘61, Suzanne ‘64 and Johanne ‘67, grandmother of Genevieve Vallerand ‘96Johanne Charlebois ‘55Andrea Loucks ‘56 Gray-Donald, mother of Alice ‘82, sister-in-law of Janet ‘51 and Katherine ‘65Stephanie Jean Betts, daughter of Barbara Stahl ’81 and Bob Betts, was diagnosed with a very rare type of brain cancer. While she fought valiantly and gracefully the battle was not one she was able to win. Stephanie passed away at 23 in Oakville Ontario surrounded by her grandparents, Klaus and Hella Stahl, Jean Betts, her brother Brian Betts and her parents. Although she will forever be in our hearts she is sorrowfully missed.

Father Guy Bouille, who was the Chaplain at College Sophie Barat during the sixties,died in Montreal on October 15th. He was loved by all the students and remained faithful to them and to the RSCJ over many years. He was the pastor at St. Cunegonde Church in Little Burgundy and an admirer of Mother Margaret Power and her work among the people there. He was the national chaplain for seafarers in recent years.

Deborah Del Torto Catellier, sister of former faculty Rosanne Del Torto, mother of Rebecca Catellier ’09 and aunt to Allison Flynn ’91, Olivia Del Torto ’03.Mme Emmeline Pierre Etienne Charlot, mother of Riccardo Charlot, current faculty.Mr. Frank McMahon, former SH Board member and brother of Ann McMahon ’63 Rusnak and Jim McMahon, uncle to Maryann Rusnak ’02, Carolyn ’00 and Jennifer McMahon ’98

Mrs. Sheilaeagh MacDonald, former faculty.Dr Michael Laplante, father of Patricia Laplante ‘80, Vice-President, Board of Directors

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Tania Suk Yin Khoo ’00, who now lives in Vancouver, recently married Andrew Duncan Crosbie on September 6th, 2015 on the Sunshine Coast in BC. Her bridesmaids included 4 beautiful SHSM alums all from the class of 2000: Cristina Rosato, Angela Alberga, Liana Tassone and Rae Nicole Kishfy.

Long awaited by mom Alexandra Laurendeau ’10, her dad and big step brother Cole, Allison Isabelle was born July 28, 2015, at 1:25am.

Lauren Goforth ’11 is attending University of Victoria and is rowing for their Varsity Rowing team .This past summer Lauren competed at the Royal Canadian Henley in St-Catherine’s, Ontario. It is Canada’s largest rowing Regatta and most prestigious. She along with her teammates won gold in two events!

At 11:09 a.m. on August 10, 2015, Anna Kamateros ‘00 and Mark Mastromonaco welcomed their little baby boy, Rafe Philip Mastromonaco, to this world.

Need to update your contact information? Do you prefer to receive this newsletter by email? Please contact the Alumnae Office at

514-937-2845, ext. 108 or email alumnae@sacredheart.qc.ca

Come join us for cocktails, dinner and a chance to reconnect with former classmates.

For more information contact the alumnae office at: alumnae@sacredheart.qc.ca or 514-937-2845 ext. 108

A special invitation to all anniversary years ending in “1” and “6” and to the Jubilarians Class of 1966

Alumnae Reunion Dinner Friday, September 30th, 2016

Annual Campaign: Thank you for Your Continued Support!The alumnae of The Sacred Heart School of Montreal are very important to the school’s ongoing mission of graduating young women of action with tools for success. Alumnae support comes in many forms, whether it be participating in activities such as the mentorship morning or sponsoring and attending school and alumnae events. In addition, donations made to the Bursaries & Scholarships Fund enable families who may not otherwise be able to afford it, a Sacred Heart education for their daughters.

The goal of the 2015-2016 Annual Campaign is $250,000 and, at present, we are 50% of the way there. The alumnae, thus far, have contributed $13,265. Thank you!

If you have not already made your contribution, please consider doing so . No gift is too small… or too big! Online donations can be made via the school’s website at www.sacredheart.qc.ca . Checks made out to the City House Foundation can be mailed to the school at 3635 Atwater, Montreal QC H3H 1Y4. For more information about major gifts or planned giving, please contact Major Gifts Coordinator Lili Le Fèvre (parent ’13) at 514-937-2845 ext. 148 or at llefevre@sacredheart.qc.ca.