Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011

6 - Quadrangle
April: Easter chapel featured a Celtic monk, head of science Ray Husthwaite,
as narrator
centuries to the Cross and Resurrection. Congregational,
choral and solo songs punctuated
the story.
Hot on the heels of Easter was International
Day, held in the gym due to inclement weather.
Woodstock girls in beautiful costumes vied
with a stars and stripes cake, displays, entertainment
and food from around the world.
April: Jazz Jam in the Quad
The second offering from the Drama department
for the 2010-2011 school year was a
clever production of Check Please. The story
revolves around finding relationships, blind dating
and speed dating. Potential romances were
presented one after the other on stage in rapid
fire timing, keeping the large crowd entertained.
The Win Mumby Basketball tournament
takes over Woodstock entirely for one week
in April, from the ‘pep’ rally to the huge
crowds at each match. This was the 11th annual
tournament, and we celebrated our new
Win Mumby gym with a victory: it had taken
six long years, but Woodstock boys beat the
Modern School in the final. The boys beat
every team they played in the run up to the finals
by double digits; however, the final game
was tight and exciting. Bring on next year!
Woodstock was joined by five other schools
for its 7th annual Model UN conference,
held on April 6. As the name suggests, these
conferences model the working of the United
Nations; different councils meet to discuss
international issues. Students enjoyed the two
day conference that tested their critical thinking
and enabled them to consider how to deal
with real world issues in an effective manner.
The City Board of Mussoorie honoured Rev.
Robert ‘Bob’ Alter on April 26 at his home in
Mussoorie, Oakville. Tom Alter ’68, described
his uncle as Woodstock graduate, staff member,
parent, principal, friend, confidant, guru,
comrade, missionary, padre, legend.
A summer evening of jazz. Woodstock’s Jazz
Band, under the baton of Ms. Megan Hagberg,
practised solidly for three months to perform
for a packed quad at the annual Jazz Jam. The
band performed numbers by artists including
Stevie Wonder, Joe Garland and Herbie Hancock.
The standout performance was Feeling
Good by Nina Simone.
April: Check Please
April: A visit from the Canadian High Commissioner
MAY: Music continued with the Indian
Music concert held in Parker Hall. Billed
as a fusion of east meets west, Mr. Aloke
Maiti and his students melded tradition with
innovation. Although usually a showcase of
April: International Day
April: Model United Nations