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St Paul’s High School 

Home of the Crusaders February 2013 

St Paul’s High School Newsletter 

2012-13 Issue 5 

www.stpauls.mb.ca 

St Paul’s High School Mission Statement: 

St Paul’s High School is missioned by the Jesuits in English Canada to educate students as 

whole persons to become men for others and so assist the Church in building the Kingdom 

of God. 

FROM THE PRESIDENT 

Blessings and Happy New Year, I hope everyone 

had a peaceful and restful break. 

Shortly before the Christmas break, St Paul’s 

Annual Christmas Hampers were delivered to 

eight current families whose son attends the 

School. The hampers were very well received. I 

speak for both the families and the School by 

expressing thanks to one and all who donated to 

this worthy cause which is so close to the heart of 

the school. 

In early January, I travelled to New Orleans to 

attend my final Jesuit Secondary Education 

Association (JSEA) Presidents Conference. This 

would be an opportunity to learn from my 

colleagues, preside at the liturgy and pray for 

their wisdom and success as I bid them farewell. 

Time in New Orleans was cut short by an urgent 

call to return home to Nova Scotia to anoint my 

critically ill father, make the necessary 

arrangements and say “we’ll meet again soon.” 

He returned home 29 January. Thank you for 

your prayers and to all who have expressed their 

concern for him and my family. Such moments 

demonstrate the true nature of the St Paul’s High 

School community. 

In mid-February I have been asked to meet with 

my new superior and colleagues in Rome as part 

of the transition from St Paul’s High School to 

the Gregorian University Foundation. With all 

the transitions taking place, it is hard to believe 

that the second half the school year is upon us! 

This means there are many things to bring to 

completion by the end of the school year. Before 

we know it, it will be time for the Grad Mass 

followed soon thereafter by the handing out of 

awards and diplomas to the Class of 2013. I wish 

everyone a successful and inspired second term. 

As you know, in mid- 

January we experienced 

a vehicle-student 

collision at the Grant 

and Laidlaw crosswalk. 

A reminder to parents 

and students to exercise extreme caution when 

crossing in front of the School, while dropping 

off on Holland or near the construction zone on 

the South Campus. Please be aware that The 

Winnipeg Police Service is in the process of 

monitoring the area in front of the School. My 

understanding is they will first monitor driver 

behavior and practices but eventually start 

ticketing. We don’t want anyone else hurt nor do 

we want anyone to get a ticket for speeding or 

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disobeying the traffic lights. You have been 

warned… 

Construction of the MultiPlex is progressing as 

we enter a critical period for the Partners in the 

Mission Capital Campaign. There is still $2.2 

million that needs to be raised to ensure the 

completion of the Campaign and my goal is to 

have as much of this raised by my last day, 31 

July. I invite all those who would like to make a 

contribution to the campaign, no matter what size, 

to be in contact with Shawn Alwis ’00, Director 

of Advancement & Alumni Affairs or with me 

directly. There are still naming opportunities 

available. As a side note, a camera will soon be 

installed inside the MultiPlex. Once it is up and 

running you will be able to see the project 

develop to completion. The outdoor camera can 

be found at www.stpauls.mb.ca. 

For those families with a son in grade 12, please 

be sure to check the online community for 

updates and registration deadlines for the various 

grad events. This is where most of the events 

communication will take place. 

Lastly, thank you to our Faculty and Staff for all 

their hard work to this point in the year and 

during the months to come. 

In Christ 

Fr Alan Fogarty SJ 

President 

FROM THE PRINCIPAL 

Dear Parents, 

The month of January saw a return to traditional 

winter in Manitoba. After two above normal 

temperature winters the return of sub -30 ˚C lows 

reminds us that we do indeed live in the centre of 

the continent. The cold weather didn’t put a 

damper on school activities or classes. Basketball, 

hockey, wrestling and indoor track, along with 

debating, and Reach for the Top games and 

tournaments and dinner theatre auditions all took 

place in the lead up to the Exam Period along 

with teachers finishing off First Term material 

and review classes. The month of February 

promises to be a very busy one with report cards 

being sent home followed by Parent-Teacher 

Interviews, Course Option forms and meetings, 

First Term Awards, Winter Sports Day, the 

Annual Fr Paul Crouch SJ Pancake Breakfast, 

Catholic School’s Day Inservice and the end of 

regular seasons, final tournaments and the 

beginning of playoffs in winter school sports. 

Thanks and Congratulations 

I would first of all like to 

thank all members of the St 

Paul’s community who 

contributed to the annual 

Christmas Hamper 

Program. I especially thank 

the Maroon and White Society 

under the direction of Mr Rob Merello ’89 for 

their leadership in collaboration the numerous 

Mentor Teachers, in helping to create 25 Mentor 

Group hampers that were delivered to the families 

that we received from the Christmas Cheer 

Board! In addition, thank you to the whole Front 

Office staff, but particularly Mrs Naomi Bilan, 

Ms Nahannai Lewis and Mrs Inger Schnerch 

along and Advancement Staff, eleven Mentor 

Groups and teachers, administrators and other 

teachers, and numerous community members for 


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helping to make up eight wonderful hampers that 

we delivered to needy families in our own 

community. All together well over $15,000 was 

contributed to families in the Winnipeg 

community that needed our support this 

Christmas! 

Congratulations to Director 

Mr Ray Comeault, 

Assistant Director Ms 

MaryJane MacLennan, 

Producer Mr Joel Adair 

with assistance from Mr 

Kevin Sterner and Mr 

Greg Matthew ’72, and all 

of the faculty, staff and students who assisted in 

putting on a very challenging and successful 

production of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s 

Nest” in December. Drew Jensen’s McMurphy, 

Ainsley Beveridges’s Nurse Ratched, and Adam 

Saunder’s Dale Harding performances were all 

memorable and were complemented by a very 

strong cast of characters. Of course thank you and 

congratulations to all of the staff and students 

involved in the production. Special mention 

should be made however of the efforts of Mrs 

Linda Monsterski in coordinating make-up and 

Mrs Sandra Caron for costumes. I once again 

look forward to the upcoming Dinner Theatre 

production in March which is a reprise of a 

Merlin’s Magic a play written and directed by our 

very own Mr David Beeston ’76. 

Congratulations as well to Mr Rob Gardner, our 

new Music teacher, and Mrs Jacqueline 

Jackson, our Choir Director (with assistance 

from Fr Michel Boutilier SJ), for an excellent 

Advent Christmas Concert of our school bands 

and choir in December. I enjoyed the concert 

immensely and once again felt it was a great start 

to the Advent season in preparation for 

Christmas. 

I am also grateful, along with the whole staff I am 

sure, to the Parent Guild for their generosity and 

hospitality in treating the entire staff to a 

delicious luncheon just prior to the Christmas 

Break. Thank you especially to those who 

coordinated the event. 

I would also like to thank the 

Hospitality Committee of the 

Parent Guild for the 

refreshments, and President 

Mrs Robyn Wolfe and Vice 

President Mrs Coleen 

Battagelli-Smith for their 

presence during the Open 

House. I am also grateful to 

the student speakers (Angus MacLennan ’16, 

Roshan Sadhak ’15, Marshall Klein ’14, and 

Student Council President Eddie Sherlock ’13), 

Mr John Yunyk ’03 our Director of Admissions, 

members of the Crusader Basketball team and 

one of our Crusader Hockey goalies, Ben 

Thorlakson ’13, for hosting shooting contests in 

the gym, the numerous Department Heads and 

staff members who came to answer questions 

during the Open House and to Mr Rob Merello 

’89 for supervising the Maroon and White 

Society who assisted as ushers and tour guides. 

We had a very good crowd of interested applicant 

families who appreciated the opportunity to learn 

more about the school. 

By the end of January, First Term Exams will be 

completed and thanks to the efforts of your 

son’s teachers they will be marked and First 

Term marks calculated. Upon the resumption of 

classes, on the first day back, February 4, 2013 

we will have a special 10 Period School Day 

(each period shortened to 30 minutes) so that 

your son will have the opportunity to review his 

exam with his teacher. Soon thereafter the Front 

Office will print your son’s First Term Report 

Card which will be mailed out on February 8, 

2013. The mark reported in each subject 

represents the average of your son’s performance 

on the recent examinations and his work over the 

course of the First Term. I congratulate all of 


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the students who studied hard and have 

achieved to their potential. 

The end of First Term 

is an excellent time 

for taking stock of 

how the year has been 

going thus far. Please 

help your son 

celebrate his First 

Term successes and reflect on his academic 

standing. If he has not performed as well as he or 

you expected, it is important for him to be honest 

with himself and you about what has contributed 

to him achieving at a level below his potential, 

and to make changes that will allow him to 

experience a greater measure of academic success 

in Second Term. If your son might have 

squandered his numerous learning opportunities, 

or has relied on his natural ability to achieve a 

passable mark well below his potential, the 

Second Term represents a challenge for him to 

make the necessary changes so that by the end of 

the year he will be in a better position than he 

finds himself in now. 

Congratulations to the 

Crusader Hockey 

teams for excellent 

seasons thus far with 

both teams in first 

place in their 

respective divisions. 

Crusader Hockey Team 1 is coached by Head 

Coach Mr Andrew Harder ’93, and Assistant 

Coach Mr Chad Horrill ’93 in the (Division1) 

Platinum Promotions Division) and has won both 

the tournament in Denver in November and the 

Tournament of Champions at the beginning of 

January. Crusader Hockey Team 2 coached by 

Head Coach Dr Rob Puchniak ’89, and 

Assistant Coaches Doug MacInnes ’89 and Mr 

Cam Krisko ’10 play in the (Division 2) 

Winnipeg Free Press Division. Good luck to both 

teams as they head into playoffs mid-February. 

Congratulations to the 

Varsity Crusader 

Basketball team, under the 

direction of Head Coach 

Mr Jeff Laping ’89, and 

Assistant Coaches Mr Joe 

Kwan’97 and Mr Sunny 

Kaila ’01 on for their very 

strong play so far this year. They have won two 

tournaments already including the Daniel 

McIntyre Invitational before Christmas and Tec 

Voc’s Winnipeg Invitational Tournament where 

they beat the number one ranked Garden City 

Fighting Gophers in the Final! Congratulations to 

the whole team and to Justus Alleyn ’13 for 

being named tournament MVP in both 

tournaments! The Junior Varsity team (under the 

direction of head coach Mr Ted Higham) is also 

doing very well, having won their last two 

tournaments including our own Nick Laping ’61 

Memorial Tournament which we hosted January 

19-20, 2013. We are once again offering two 

Grade 9 Basketball teams. One team is playing in 

the second tier of the WWAC Junior Varsity 

league under the direction of head coach Mr 

Casey Whitfield while team two is playing under 

the direction of Mr Amanjot Sandhu ’08 and 

Nirbir Grewal ’07 in the Grade 9 division of the 

PTAA league with Mr Dave Owczar as 

moderator. Good luck to all of the Basketball 

teams as they continue their seasons. 

The Crusader Wrestling 

team under the direction of 

Head Coach Mr Toby 

Rutner this year with Dr 

Rod Uzat and Mr Dennis 

Kuzenko moderating had 

several wrestlers do very 

well in the first major 

tournament of the season, especially our own 

wrestling sensation Caleb Rutner ’13. 

Meanwhile, the Crusader Track team under the 

direction of Head Coach Mr Jeff McMillan is 

just beginning the indoor season. Please check 


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out the website for details and updated 

information on all teams. Go Crusaders! 

Informational Items 

Inserts with the First Term Report Card: 

In addition to your son’s Report card, a form for 

requesting a Parent-Teacher conference and a 

list of medians (average) for the courses in each 

Grade will be mailed on February 8, 2013. If 

your son is in G10 or G11, a report on his 

progress in the Christian Service Program will 

also be included. If Dr Uzat, our Vice Principal 

Students is concerned about your son’s 

attendance record, a copy of that record and a 

letter from him is also included in this mailing. If 

a copy of your son’s attendance record is not 

included, there is no issue with respect to his 

attendance. If you have any concerns about your 

son’s attendance record, please contact Dr Uzat 

directly. Grade 9 Parents will also receive an 

Immunization form that must be completed and 

returned to the school. 

Parent-Teacher Conferences: 

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held 

Thursday February 21 st from 3:30 - 7:30 pm 

and Friday February 22 nd from 10:00 am – 

3:30 pm. If you wish to 

discuss your son’s 

progress with his 

teachers please fill in 

the form provided and 

return it to the Front 

Desk by no later than 

Thursday February 

14 th at 9:00 am. If for 

any reason you do not 

receive a Parent- 

Teacher Interview 

request form prior to that date please contact my 

Assistant Mrs Inger Schnerch by email 

ischnerch@stpauls.mb.ca or by phone 831-2316 

by no later than February 14 th in order to make 

your request known to us. We will take the 

parental requests, as they are received, schedule 

the appointments and return the parent-teacher 

appointment schedule to the sons of parents who 

request appointments. Please ask your son for 

the appointment schedule. 

Admissions Process: 

The Admissions Process is well 

underway. The second Entrance 

Test sitting will take place 

from 9:00 am – 1:30 pm on 

Saturday, February 2, 2013. If 

you know of anyone who may 

still want to apply for next year, as a rule, they 

should have already submitted the application 

form and the application fee by Thursday January 

31, 2013 in order to sit for the Entrance Test on 

Saturday, February 4 th . Only in rare cases do we 

consider an application after the second Entrance 

test has taken place. Nevertheless, there may be 

circumstances that warrant a late application so 

please encourage someone who may only have 

recently heard about applying to St Paul’s to do 

so. Returning students will receive 

Reservation and Enrolment (renewal) 

Agreements in March after the Board’s annual 

Budget meeting. 

Wall of Excellence Update: 

In the next month the Wall of Excellence will be 

updated with award winners from last school year 

based on Individual, Program and Service 

excellence over the last year. The Wall of 

Excellence is meant to provide public recognition 

of excellence within our community but also to 

encourage current members of our community to 

aspire to work towards their potential and towards 

the school’s ideal of become a “Man for Others.” 

The work of becoming a true “Man for Others” 

and seeking “the Magis” involves going beyond 

just getting good marks, or developing 

intellectual competence to finding out how one 

can give oneself to the greater good for the sake 

of the Church and the world. Please take a look at 

the updated titles and pictures and help us 


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celebrate the success of 

various members of our 

community. In updating 

this wall we rely upon the 

recommendations and 

nominations from members 

of our community. If you 

become aware of an 

accomplishment of a 

member of our community 

or if you want to inform the 

School about one of your 

own son’s accomplishments 

that is outstanding or may merit inclusion in next 

year’s update please forward me the information 

for consideration. 

Schedule Changes: 

We will be following a special 10 Period Exam 

Review Day schedule on February 4 th (as noted 

earlier). We will be on Schedule 5 on February 

7 th as we will be celebrating our annual St Paul’s 

Day Liturgy that day and on February 13 th for 

our Ash Wednesday liturgy. 

We will have early dismissals on February 19 th 

and February 21 st to allow for a Staff Meeting 

and Parent-Teacher interviews respectively. 

There will be no classes on February 15 th 

because of the annual Catholic Schools In- 

Service and on February 22 nd to allow for 

Parent-Teacher Conferences. 

Events: 

St Paul’s High 

School will host 

its annual Angus 

Reid Debating 

Tournament on 

Tuesday 

February 26 th in 

the evening. All are invited to attend this 

excellent evening of debate put on by the St 

Paul’s Debating Society. If anyone is interested 

and available to help with judging for the 

tournament please contact Mr Chaze at the 

School. 

A Parent Option Evening will take place in the 

evening on Monday February 25, 2013 and is 

organized by our Counselling Department to 

explain student course options. All parents of 

returning students are invited and encouraged to 

attend. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR GRADE 9 AND 

GRADE 10 PARENTS: 

Important Meeting for Parents 

of Grade 9 and 10 Students 

Parent-School Collaboration 

Monday February 25 th at 7:00 pm 

Please arrive before 7:00 pm so we can start 

promptly! 

Cafeteria (Grade 9’s) 

Aulneau Room (Grade 10’s) 

Course Option Information Sessions to follow 

Given the importance of parents in their son’s 

education and formation, we believe it is 

important that parents understand what we are 

trying to accomplish at St Paul’s in our education 

program. We believe that we can improve on the 

collaboration and partnership in educating your 

sons while they are at St Paul’s High School. For 

this reason, Fr Fogarty and I decided five years 

ago to organize an annual mandatory meeting 

for all parents of Grade 9 students who plan 

on returning to St Paul’s the next year. Three 

years ago we added a meeting for all Grade 10 

parents as well. It is important that at least one 

parent of each student in Grades 9 and 10 attend 

one of these important meetings which take place 

prior to the presentation on course options 


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organized by the Counselling Department. The 

purpose of the both meetings is to clarify the 

school’s expectations and policies so that we 

can work together more effectively in 

providing your son with a St Paul’s education. 

The meetings will begin at 7:00 pm in Aulneau 

Room and the Cafeteria and conclude with coffee 

and refreshments. At around 8:00 pm the 

Counselling Department will then make a 

presentation on course options for students 

entering Grade 10 and 11 next year. It is our 

expectation that all parents of Grade 9 and 10 

students will make every effort to attend the 

appropriate meeting. Thank you for your 

continued cooperation with us and we look 

forward to seeing all of you on February 25 th ! 

Please see Mr Lewin’s section later in this 

newsletter for information on the Course Option 

process. 

Principal’s Last Word 

By now you have hopefully read or heard about 

Fr Fogarty’s new posting as President of the 

Gregorian University Foundation beginning in 

2014. As noted in the full announcement on our 

website, “The President of the Gregorian 

University Foundation oversees the fundraising 

operations of the Consortium of three Jesuit 

institutes of higher education in Rome: the 

Pontifical Gregorian University, the Pontifical 

Biblical Institute and the Pontifical Oriental 

Institute. The recent 35 th General Congregation 

(2008) declared that the interprovincial 

institutions in Rome are among the five global 

apostolic preferences of the Society of Jesus 

requiring ‘special or privileged attention’ as ‘a 

special mission received directly from the Holy 

Father’.” Please go to the website to read the full 

announcement. 

Fr Fogarty, of course has been instrumental in 

moving the school forward and in our own 

Capital Campaign which has had two main 

results: firstly, significant growth in our St Paul’s 

Bursary Fund that allows the enrolment of 

students whose families could not otherwise 

afford to send them to the School, and secondly, 

funding the building of the exciting new 

Multiplex which we still hope will be completed 

in time for the Closing Mass and Graduation 

Convocation Exercises this year! The new 

Multiplex building will address many of the 

needs identified in the School Improvement 

Strategic Plan and will be of benefit to current 

and future students and also to alumni and friends 

of the school. One of Fr Fogarty’s remaining 

goals is to complete the Campaign and to fully 

fund the new building before he goes. I can think 

of no more fitting way to thank him for all his 

efforts before he heads off to New York (where 

the Gregorian Foundation Offices are) and Rome 

for his new appointment than to help the School 

and him reach the goal of fully funding the 

building project by giving to the Campaign if you 

have not done so yet, or by increasing your 

donation to the School if you have already given! 

Please remember that St Paul’s only moves 

forward through the efforts of all members of the 

community and that all community members 

have a responsibility to contribute to the school’s 

mission and development. It is the School’s hope 

and expectation that all parents will give to the 

Campaign. Please consider doing so before the 

end of the year – perhaps even as a thank you to 

Fr Fogarty for all he has done to advance the 

School’s Mission. No gift is too small. Please 

consider giving as much as you can to this 

important project! 

With sincere gratitude, 

Tom Lussier 

Principal 


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NEWS FROM THE VPA OFFICE 

Course Selection Process: 2013–2014 School 

Year 

Elective Course Information Sessions are planned 

for students and parents in order to facilitate the 

selection of elective courses for next school year. 

The session for parents will be offered at the 

school on Monday, February 25, at 7:00pm. 

Students will attend information sessions during 

the school day according to the following 

schedule: 

Date Core Groups 

Monday, 10-3, 10-4, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 

25 February 11-5 

Tuesday, 

26 February 

9-1, 9-2, 10-5, 10-6, 11-1 

Wednesday, 

27 February 

9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 10-1, 10-2 

The information sessions provided by the 

Counselling Department will help parents and 

students make informed decisions about course 

selection for the upcoming school year. The 

process for submitting elective course preferences 

will be as follows: 

1. Parents and students attend an information 

session. 

2. Complete the Course Registration 

Worksheet. 

3. Submit course elective preferences online. 

Due: March 14 

Additional information and instructions will be 

provided at the information sessions. 

Bob Lewin 

blewin@stpauls.mb.ca 

831-2321 

FROM THE COUNSELLING 

DEPARTMENT 

University Application Deadlines 

Approaching! 

In early January, the 

Counselling Department 

messaged through the 

community all Grade 12s 

the instructions on how to complete the online 

application process with the University of 

Manitoba. Early entrance application deadline for 

the University of Manitoba is February 22 th and 

for the University of Winnipeg is March 1 st . 

Meeting these dates qualify applicants for 

potential academic entrance scholarships, allows 

St Paul’s to forward directly Term 1 mark 

transcripts and allows students to register earlier 

for course at the end of the school year. Any 

University of Winnipeg applicant is required to 

submit a special scholarship application form that 

is available online or through his counsellor. 

Students applying out of province were informed 

by their counsellors to check the university 

websites for application deadline dates. 

Generally, all out of province applications should 

have been sent by students by this time of year. 

Choosing Academic Courses for September 

2013 

Option Assemblies for students returning in the 

fall of 2013 will be conducted by the Counselling 

Department during the month of February. In 

these grade level assemblies, students will learn 

about the course options available next year. 

Students will bring an option sheet home with 

course descriptions after the assembly. 

Please spend quality time with your son 

discussing the Option Forms to help them make 

good choices. Students will be required to 

register online, providing a list of course 

selection for the next academic year. The online 


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selection by students must be completed by the 

second week of March. 

In order to help you make decisions with your 

son, Parent Option Meetings at each of the Grade 

levels will be held at St Paul’s on Monday 

evening, February 25 th , beginning at 7:00 pm. 

Again this year, we will have representatives 

from the University of Winnipeg (7:00 pm – 

8:00pm) and the University of Manitoba 

(8:00pm – 9:00pm) making ½ hour presentations 

to interested parents and students with some time 

at the end to answer any questions. These 

sessions will be only made available to current 

Grade 12 parents and their sons if they wish to 

attend. 

Post-Secondary Open Houses 

The month of February is a time for Open Houses 

to a number of our post-secondary institutions in 

Winnipeg. Students and parents may wish to 

attend the open houses offered. The evening 

sessions allows both students and parents an 

opportunity to see what each institution offers 

without missing class time or work to do so. 

Red River College will be hosting their Open 

House on Tuesday, February 19 th from 

9:00am – 3:00pm and then repeated from 5:00 

pm – 8:00 pm at their Notre Dame Campus. 

Access link: 

http://blogs.rrc.ca/student/openhouse/ 

The University of Winnipeg will hold its Open 

House on Wednesday, February 20 th , from 9:00 

am – 2:00 pm and then repeated in the evening 

from 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm. (Duckworth Centre, 400 

Spence Street). 

Access link: 

http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/open-houseagenda 

The University of Manitoba will hold its Info 

Days on Wednesday, February 20 th and 

Thursday, February 21 st from 9:00 am – 2:00 

pm. As we have done in the past, we will be 

organizing this event for all Grade 11s to attend 

during the school day on February 23 rd . If you 

have any questions regarding Info Days, you may 

call Mr Dainard at 204-831-2318. 

Access link: 

http://umanitoba.ca/student/admissions/explore/in 

fodays/index.html 

Accommodations for Exams 

Accommodations for exams come in a variety of 

different forms dependent on the assessed needs 

of the student. Following discussions with your 

son’s counsellor, a review of the student’s history 

as well as other professional evaluations 

(medical, psychological, reading clinicians, etc) 

in advance of writing any examinations, a 

decision is made on whether accommodations 

will be made for the student. Feel free to contact 

your son’s counsellor if you have any questions. 

Disappointing Term I Results? 

These questions are a good starting point to 

reflect back on first term work habits and effort. 

Does your son do an average of at least 90 

minutes of work (homework, review, 

study cards, recopy notes, etc.) at home? 

Does he use his student agenda, noting 

important dates and crossing off 

assignments that are completed? Have a 

look at his agenda with him. 

Did he take advantage of the extra hour of 

help offered weekly by his teacher(s)? 

That represents at least 12 hours of FREE 

tutoring by your son’s best tutor. 

Does he come prepared to class, take 

notes, participate in discussions and ask 

questions? Your son’s teacher can best 

answer this question. 


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If your son is in Grade Nine or Ten, did he 

make use of the exam study schedule that 

was made available weeks prior to exams? 

Does your son study in an environment 

conducive to learning? The TV, stereo, 

and computer entertainment tend to 

distract. 

Does your son keep an organized binder 

with neat notes, past quizzes and tests? 

Look over his binder and his notes with 

him. 

Does he read over past material, reread 

current material, or even read ahead to 

better understand the material? 

SAT Registration Dates 

for Grade 11s & 12s 

Students thinking of 

pursuing their postsecondary 

studies in the 

United States will need 

to write the SAT. Writing the test twice may 

improve the chances of getting better scores, 

therefore it’s never too early to take the SAT. 

Two tests remain before summer holidays: May 4 

(register online by April 5) and June 1 (register 

online by May 2). For registration purposes, the 

St. Paul's High School code number is 822560. 

Access link: 

http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-us-dates 

French Summer Language Programs in 

Quebec 

The Government of Canada offers an amazing 

experience to Anglophone students (Gr.11&12) 

and Francophone students (Gr. 9-12) to improve 

their French language skills. This summer 

language program, lasting 3 to 6 weeks, is almost 

entirely paid for by the government. It’s a 

wonderful opportunity for any high school 

student. If you and your son would like more 

details, visit the following websites: 

(Anglophones: myexplore.ca / Francophones: 

destinationclic.ca). Call Mr Comeault at 204- 

831-2302 if you would require any additional 

information. 

International Community Development 

Project 

Global Learner, is a program, administered by 

Canada World Youth, that enables groups of 

youths 15 and up to participate in short but 

intense learning experiences in developing 

countries, through host family living and 

participation in community service projects. 

Global Learning is ideal for high school students 

who want to engage in a challenging, enriching 

and once-in-a-lifetime educational experience. 

For all the details, visit www.canadaworldyouth.org 

or contact Fr Miranda at 831-2337. 

Options Other Than University? 

Canada World Youth is currently recruiting 

participants for its 2013-2014 international 

volunteer projects. International educational 

programs are being offered to young people aged 

17 to 29 in Africa, Asia, Ukraine and Latin 

America. Visit www.canadaworldyouth.org for more 

information. 

D. Owczar 

Head of Counselling 

THE ST PAUL’S HIGH SCHOOL 

DRAMATIC SOCIETY 

The St Paul’s High School Dramatic Society 

presents “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” 

The Dramatic Society was 

proud to present “One Flew 

Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by 

Dale Wassermann based on the 

novel by Ken Kesay, from 

December 5 th through the 8 th . 

2012. Mr Ray Comeault and 

Mrs MaryJane MacLennan 


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directed a very talented cast. The play was a total 

success by any measure. The play was applauded 

with standing ovations from the largest audiences 

in recent history. This is a play that will be the 

standard and will be remembered with 

appreciation for many years to come. 

The play follows the story of Randle P. 

McMurphy, Drew Jensen (’13), as he gets himself 

committed to a mental institution rather than 

serve out the remaining months of his prison 

sentence on a work farm. 

The ward is run by the domineering Nurse 

Ratched, Ainsley Beveridge (SMA ’13). She runs 

the ward like a prison camp and demands that 

things are to be run her way and even the doctors 

are intimidated by her and follow her lead. 

McMurphy disrupts Nurse Ratched’s orderly 

ward to say the least. He introduces gambling for 

money as well as the dangerous ideas of 

independence and self-determination to the 

patients. The patients, led by Dale Harding, 

Adam Saunders (’13), come to understand they 

are not as crazy as they were led to believe. One 

by one they start to rebel against the iron will of 

Nurse Ratched. Mr Cheswick, Aiden Prenovault 

(’14), the manic Mr Scanlon, Morgan Paquette 

(’14), the hallucinating Mr Martini, Shady Rizk 

(’15) and even the brow beaten and repressed 

Billy Bibbit, Josh Muloin (’16) start to demand to 

be allowed to make their own decisions and to be 

treated with respect. Finally, even Chief 

Bromden, Dominik Mealy (’13), who has been 

feigning chronic mutism for years is rehabilitated 

and starts to speak again under the influence of 

McMurphy. 

The rebellion reaches its climax as the patients 

unanimously demand to watch the world series. 

Nurse Ratched refuses to change the schedule and 

turns off the television. Refusing to accept this 

arbitrary decision, McMurphy sits before the 

blank screen and starts to watch the game even 

with the set turned off. One by one all of the 

patients join him in cheering on a game they can’t 

even see. Despite her best efforts, Nurse Ratched 

has lost control. 

As a result of the rebellion, Nurse Ratched has 

McMurphy and Chief Bromden “treated” with 

electroshock therapy. When they return to the 

ward McMurphy is still himself and is ready to 

continue the battle of wills with Nurse Ratched. 

Only then does he discover that the other patients 

are voluntary and can leave when they choose but 

he is committed which means he can’t leave until 

he is released even if it goes beyond the end of 

his original prison term. Faced with this, 

McMurphy decides he must knuckle under and 

follow the rules. Nurse Ratched presses her 

advantage and suggests to the doctors that since 

electroshock didn’t do a thing to McMurphy that 

they need to consider the “surgical” option. In an 

uncharacteristic show of independence, the 

doctors disagree with Ratched and will only agree 

to surgery if McMurphy has an uncontrollable 

violent outburst. 

McMurphy planned a clandestine party before the 

rebellion and it still takes place. His “great 

grandmother”, Candy Starr, Raven Rickner (SMA 

‘14) and her friend, Sandy, Emily Meadows 

(SMA ’13), sneak into the ward with liquor and 

fun in mind. Candy takes the shy and 

inexperienced Billy off for his first kiss to the 

cheers of the other patients. The party is in full 

swing when Nurse Ratched drops in. The party is 

over. Billy is found alone with Candy and for the 

first time in his life he stands up for himself. He 

tells Nurse Ratched that he is not ashamed of 

himself. Ratched uses Billy’s dysfunctional 

relationship with his mother to make him back 

down and submit to her will. Billy is led off in 

tearful remorse, blaming McMurphy, to wait for 

the doctor in his office. Moments later, Billy is 

found dead, having cut his own throat. In the 

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McMurphy attacks and tries to kill Nurse 

Ratched. 

The ward is very somber until McMurphy is 

wheeled back into the ward on a gurney several 

days later. The patients discover that he has had 

the “surgical” option of a pre-frontal lobotomy. 

They are stunned. The body may be alive, but 

McMurphy is clearly gone. Chief Bromden 

refuses to believe that McMurphy would ever 

accept this so he smothers him with a pillow. The 

play ends with Chief Bromden escaping and 

going back to the real world, healed and healthy. 

Mr Joel Adair, Mr Greg Matthew (’72) and Mr 

Kevin Sterner and their stage crew designed and 

built an impressive set. Ms Sandra Caron, and 

Mrs Jonine Bergen costumed the actors in a 

variety of clothing styles from pajamas to medical 

uniforms. Even with the many quick costume 

changes required the cast looked very authentic. 

The makeup crew under the direction of Mrs 

Linda Monasterski did a masterful job. The 

music, played by Nelson Keep (’13) and Jesse 

Scanlon (’13), added a lot of texture and drama to 

the play. 

The Dramatic Society has good reasons to be 

proud of a very memorable production. 

Greg Matthew ‘72 

The St Paul’s High School Dramatic Society is 

pleased to present “The Quest for Merlin’s 

Magic”, a Dinner Theatre by David Beeston 

’76. The play will take place in Murray Hall 

from Thursday, March 14 th through 

Sunday, March 17 th . The doors will open at 

6:00 PM and curtain time is 6:30 PM. Tickets 

will be available starting on February 4 th by 

phoning 204-831-2306. 

FROM THE PARENT GUILD 

On behalf of the Guild Executive, I wish you all a 

Happy New Year! May 2013 bring all good 

things to you and yours. 

Thank you to all of our 

committed volunteers who 

have been busy organizing 

activities and events, in 

particular the Advent Band 

Concert, the Advent 

Liturgy/Grad Ring Blessing Ceremony, the Staff 

Christmas Luncheon, the Grade 9 Movie & 

Popcorn Morning, the Open House, Bingos, Bake 

Sales, Class Parties, the Christmas Decorating 

Committee and the Crusader Shoppe. 

The Guild is looking for volunteer co-ordinators 

to help organize refreshment service after the 

Spring Band Concert to be held on May 15. The 

coordination consists of organizing event 

volunteers, baking and refreshments; and you will 

be provided with a procedures guideline with 

photos as well as ongoing support from the past 

co-ordinator! Please contact Guild VP Colleen 

Battigelli-Smith at cgsmith@mymts.net for more 

information. Thanks for your interest. 

We are also looking for volunteers for the 

upcoming Parent Conference and the Angus Reid 

Debate Tournament in February. If you are able 

to give your time, please contact 

kerri.hemmett@investorsgroup.com or call 204- 

228-8014. 

What’s next? 

Our next meeting is on February 20 at 7:00 p.m. 

in the Aulneau Room. Our meeting is limited to 

one hour. We look forward to seeing you there! 

Robyn Wolfe 

Guild President 


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Next Bake Sale – February 7 (baking from 

Grade 11 families) 

Each family in the scheduled 

grade will be emailed 

beforehand to provide 12 

cupcakes (preferred) or one 

batch uncut rice krispie treats. 

Thank you to the Grade 11 

families who will supply these 

treats for the next bake sale on February 7. 

Upcoming bake sales: 

Thursday, May 2 Grade 10 

Wednesday, May 15 Grade 9 

Please provide your goodies in a disposable 

container. Shoe or cereal boxes are ideal. Any 

leftovers will be used for in-school functions. The 

price is 50 cents each or three for $1. 

St Paul’s High School “Denim and Diamonds” 

Fashion Show 

St Paul’s High 

School is excited to 

unveil its 27 th Annual 

Fashion Show in 

support of the Magis 

Fund. Come enjoy 

an exciting evening 

featuring a fabulous 

“Denim and 

Diamonds” themed 

fashion show, delicious dinner and chance to win 

incredible prizes! 

The Fashion Show will kick-off with our own 

Class of 2013 students hitting the runway, 

accompanied by models from Panache Modeling 

Agency, and featuring apparel from Winnipeg’s 

finest clothing stores. 

The evening will offer chances to win remarkable 

prizes through its Rainbow, Silent and Live 

Auctions as well an opportunity to win a trip to 

Las Vegas. 

You won’t want to miss this fantastic opportunity 

to raise money and share an evening with the 

remarkable “mothers for others” that make up our 

community. Mark your calendars, call your 

friends, relatives and alumni moms and get your 

tickets now! 

Date: Thursday, 25 April, 2013 

Time: Reception 5:00 pm, 

Dinner 7:00 pm 

Location: Victoria Inn Hotel and Convention 

Centre, 1808 Wellington Ave 

Tickets: $75.00 each -- individual tickets or 

tables of 10 available 

Ticket Purchase: Online at 

www.stpauls.mb.ca/events/fashion_show 

The Magis Fund 

The annual Fashion Show generates much needed 

funds for the Magis Fund. The Magis Fund 

provides financial assistance to students who 

cannot otherwise afford to fully participate as 

they would like in school life at St Paul's. Band 

instrument rentals, sports equipment, tutors, 

school trips, school attire and graduation costs are 

some of the many areas to which the Magis Fund 

allocates financial assistance 

One in eight St Paul’s students receive bursary 

assistance. The Magis Fund compliments both 

this program and the long standing Jesuit tradition 

of helping any student and family in need. 

Through your attendance and support of the 

Fashion Show, you help make a deserving 

student’s St Paul’s experience even better! 

Please don’t hesitate to contact Pamela Clarke at 

204-999-2595 or Christine Giesbrecht at 204- 

487-3752 if you have any questions. 


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REFLECTIONS… 

From the St Paul’s High School Prayer Circle 

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 

Words of inspiration to reflect on: 

The Work of Christmas by Howard Thurman 

When the song of the angels is stilled, 

When the star in the sky is gone, 

When the kings and the princes are home, 

When the shepherds are back with their flock, 

The work of Christmas begins: 

To find the lost, 

To heal the broken, 

To feed the hungry, 

To release the prisoner, 

To rebuild the nations, 

To bring peace among brothers, 

To make music in the heart. 

Another quote by Howard Thurman to share with 

you: "...community cannot feed for long on itself; 

it can only flourish where always the boundaries 

are giving way to the coming of others from 

beyond them -- unknown and undiscovered 

brothers." 

Our SPHS Prayer Circle is made up of parents, 

students and friends of SPHS who pray during the 

course of the day for your various needs. For 

those who would like to join The Circle, as well 

as those desiring to send new intentions, please 

contact Sharon at 269-3313 or e-mail us at 

sphspray@stpauls.mb.ca. Desires for anonymity 

respected. 

DATES TO REMEMBER 

Feb 1 Exams End / Band Day 

Feb 2 Entrance Test 

9:00 am – 1:30 pm 

Feb 4 Schedule: Special 

Exam Review Day 

Feb 7 Schedule 5: 

St Paul’s Day Liturgy 

G11 Bake Sale 

Feb 8 Schedule 4 

Term 1 Reports Mailed 

Feb 11 Last Day for Transfer 

to Essential Math and 

drop 4 th Elective for G12 

Feb 12 Shrove Tuesday 

Fr Crouch SJ Pancake Breakfast 

Winter Sports Day 

Feb 13 Ash Wednesday 

Feb 14 Schedule 2: 

Term 1 Awards 

Feb. 15 Catholic Schools Inservice 

(No Classes) 

Feb 16 1 st Sunday of Lent 

Feb. 18 Louis Riel Day 

No Classes 


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Feb 19 Schedule 2: 2:25 PM Dismissal 

Faculty Meeting 

Feb 20 Schedule 3: G11 Lenten Liturgy 

7:00pm Parent Guild Meeting 

Feb 21 Schedule 2: P/T Conferences 

3:30 pm – 7:30 pm 

G9-12 Math Competition 

G11 at U of M Info Days 

Feb 22 Admin Day: No Classes 

P/T Conferences 

10:00 am – 3:30 pm 

Feb 22-23 S.P.O.R.T. Basketball 

Feb 25 G9 & 10 Parent Meetings 

G0-11 Option Meetings 

G9-11 Option Meetings 

G12 University Presentations 

Feb 26 Angus Reid Debate Tournament 

Feb 26-Mar 1 Kairos 

Feb 28 Schedule 4 

Mar 1 Schedule 3: G10 Lenten Liturgy 

Mar 4 Local Inservice (No Classes) 

Mar 5-12 Mission Week 3 

Mar 7 Schedule 4 

Mar 8 Schedule 3: G9 Lenten Liturgy 

G9 Awareness Day 

Mar 11 Jesuit Vocations Visit 

Board Meeting 

Mar 12 Schedule 2: Faculty Meeting 

Mar 13 Reconciliation Liturgy 

7:00 pm Parent Guild Meeting 

Mar 14-17 Dinner Theatre 

Mar 15 Sched: 3 G12 Lenten Liturgy 

Mar 18 Drama Clean-up 

Mar 19 Schedule 4 

Mar 25 Spring Break 

begins 

Mar 29 Good Friday 

Mar 31 Easter Sunday 

Apr 1 Easter Monday: No Classes 

Apr 2 Classes Resume 

Please visit our website for up-to-date 

information on upcoming events and items of 

special interest. 

www.stpauls.mb.ca 

St Paul’s NEW School Jacket 

The Crusader Shoppe will be holding fitting 

sessions during lunch on Wednesday, February 

6 th and Thursday, February 7 th , for any students 

interested in ordering the newly designed School 

jacket. The deadline to order your jacket is 

Thursday, February 14 th . 

This jacket is available to ALL students. 

Order forms will be available in the Shoppe. 


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ADVISORY BOARD 

2012 – 2013 

The Parent Advisory Board is made up of parents 

with sons currently in the school. Your Parent 

Advisory Board is the liaison with the School 

Board of Directors. They will be available to 

answer any questions or concerns you may have. 

The Board asks that if you have any questions or 

concerns on the day-to-day running of the school, 

these should be first addressed with the School’s 

Administration. However if you have any issues 

you feel should be brought to the attention of the 

Board, please feel free to contact any of the 

individuals listed below. Just put your concern in 

writing c/o St Paul’s High School, Parent 

Advisory Board. The school will see that the 

Parent Advisory Board Member(s) receive the 

envelope. 

St Paul’s High School 

2200 Grant Avenue 

Winnipeg, MB R3P 0P8 

Mrs Pamela Braun 

Mrs Anita D’Ottavio 

Mrs Christa Hacault 


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Encourage your teen to take 

responsibility for learning 

Becoming an 

independent and 

responsible learner takes 

lots of practice. If you 

want your teen to take 

responsibility for his learning, then you have to 

officially put him in charge of it. 

This means you may need to take a step back and 

give your teen more control over things such as 

his homework. Tell your teen that he is in charge 

of finishing his homework each night, and then 

follow these six steps: 

1. Establish a set homework time together. 

Will your teen study right after school? 

After dinner? 

2. Keep your teen's schedule clear during 

homework time. Don't interrupt his 

homework and ask him to watch a 

younger sibling or run a quick errand for 

you. 

3. Help your teen develop a system to keep 

track of his homework. He can write his 

assignments in a planner and use a 

checklist to mark off completed items. 

4. Offer support. Assure your teen that he 

can do the work. Make sure that he knows 

where to look for help. Encourage him to 

ask the teacher for clarification, if needed. 

5. Remind your teen only once that he has 

homework. Part of taking responsibility 

for his own work is remembering what he 

has to do. 

6. Leave your teen alone! Let him prove to 

you that he can be responsible for 

completing his work on time. 

Reprinted with permission from the February 2013 issue of Parents Still 

make the difference!® (High School Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 

2013 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc. Source: P. Porter, 

"Seven Steps to Help Your Child Take Responsibility for his Learning," 

Ezine Articles, http://tinyurl.com/8e9mrxl. 

Healthy habits are vital to school 

success 

Even if homework is complete and she's out the 

door on time, your teen isn't fully prepared for 

school unless she has had the fuel she needs to 

take on the day. To make sure your teen is ready 

to learn: 

Provide a diet that includes protein, 

reduced fat dairy products, lean meats and 

whole grains. These will help your teen 

concentrate and think creatively at school. 

Replace unhealthy snacks, like cookies 

and chips, with healthy alternatives, such 

as fruits and vegetables. 

Eating meals as a family is also key. Families 

who eat together are emotionally connected and 

have better attitudes toward food. 

Family meals can even boost your teen's 

academic achievement. A recent study shows that 

high school seniors who regularly eat meals with 

their families score higher on academic 

placement tests. 



2013 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc. Source: A. Ardolino, 

"Parents in action: Healthy habits key for student's success at school," 

ABC Action News, http://tinyurl.com/9nnd8eb. 


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Five strategies can persuade teens to 

read for pleasure 

Does your teen think of reading as a school 

chore? Encourage him to branch out and read for 

pleasure by: 

1. Making reading a social activity. Have 

your teen read book- and author-related 

blogs. Encourage him to join the online 

discussion. He can also start a book club 

with his friends based on a common 

interest, such as sports or technology. 

Check to see if your library has a book 

club specifically aimed at teenagers. 

2. Celebrating the "Rights of the Reader." 

Author Daniel Pennac insists that readers 

have inalienable rights: to read anything 

they want, to skip pages, to reread 

sections, and even to not finish a book. 

Share these with your teen. 

3. Checking out recommended lists. Get 

suggestions for new books from your 

teen's teacher, the local library or 

published book reviews. Websites like 

www.teenreads.com also offer book 

suggestions. 

4. Attending reading events. Bookstores 

often host release parties or book signings 

on the night that popular books come out. 

Encourage your teen to gather a group of 

friends to go and see what all the fuss is 

about! 

5. Reading together. Your teen is never too 

old for you to read with him! Take turns 

reading aloud, or read the same book and 

have a discussion about it. 



2013 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc. Source: M. Patroulis, 

"Motivating Teen Readers," ReadWriteThink, http://tinyurl.com/38be9nc. 

Some motivation efforts may have the 

opposite effect 

Some of the techniques parents rely on to 

motivate their teens can actually have the 

opposite effect. Here are some dos and don'ts to 

keep in mind as you motivate your teen to do 

homework or chores: 

Create a solution with your teen rather 

than imposing one on him. Teens are 

more motivated to follow through on a 

plan they helped create. 

Be available to talk through problems, 

without being responsible for solving 

them. 

Link your teen's personal goals to the task 

at hand. Writing the paper for class will 

strengthen his writing skills and may 

make writing college application essays a 

bit easier. 

Don't nag. It doesn't work, and it ends up 

annoying both you and your teen. 

Don't bail your teen out constantly. 

Sometimes, he has to face the 

consequences of his actions--or inactions. 

Don't lose your temper. Like nagging, it 

won't work. It will just create distance 

between your teen and you. 



2013 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc. Source: J. Nelsen, 

"How Do You Motivate a Teen?" Positive Discipline, 

www.positivediscipline.com/articles/teenmotivation.html. 


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