Record of Achievement 2011–2012 academic school year

Record of Achievement
2011–2012
academic school year
It is with enormous pleasure and pride that The Study reports
the following accomplishments, distinctions and honours
the world needs
great women
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mathematics, sciences,
technology and social sciences
F
or the third time in five years, The
Study’s grade 11 safecracking team
consisting of Sarah Battat, Jessica Lu,
Francesca Masella, and Sabrina Nolan
qualified to compete on the world stage
in the Weizmann International Physics
Tournament in Revehot, Israel and placed
6th overall. The Study team was the only
team made up entirely of girls.
Tamar Sifri ’15 was awarded a bronze
medal at the Canada Wide Science Fair in
Charlottetown, p.e.i. In addition, Tamar
also won a $1,000 Western University
Scholarship and a cash prize. At the
Provincial Fair, Tamar won a bronze medal.
At the Montreal Regional Science Fair,
Tamar was awarded a gold medal in the
junior category, a Concordia University
Department of Biology Award, a one-year
subscription to Québec Science Magazine,
a Super Expo-Sciences Hydro Québec
Experimental Design Award. She was also
awarded the prestigious best overall project.
In addition to winning silver medals
in the intermediate category at the
Montreal Regional Science Fair, Marina
Nikolopoulos ’13 and Talya Gad ’13 won
a Concordia University Faculty of Arts
& Science Award, Josephine Issenman ’13
won a Dawson College Science Award,
Alexandra Dupont ’13 and Amanda Nicol
’13 won a McGill University Chemistry
Award, and Olivia Desiatnyk and Valerie
Hladky (both ’13) won a Bishops Universtiy
Faculty of Arts & Science Award.
Other bronze medalists in the junior
category were Sophie Battat ’15, who
also won a McGill University School of
Computer Science Award; Tiffany Mach ‘15
and Victoria Beaulé ’15, who won a Society
of Plastic Engineers Quebec
Prize; Alexandra Iannarino
’13 and Logan Timmins ’13,
and Marina Mavridis ’13
and Megha Verma ’13 also
won bronze medals in the
intermediate category.
Sarah Morgan ’12 organized a First Lego
League Robotics Tournament at The Study,
a practice competition to prepare students
in Montreal for the fll tournament, as part
of the Quebec Robotics festival.
Chloë Mavridis, Kate Haichin, Tiffany
Mach, Camille Zeitouni (all ’15), Irene
Kaloyannis and Sharon Ho (both ’14),
members of the First Lego League team,
won first place at the fll Competition at
the Quebec Robotics Festival and went
on to be the first team from Quebec
to compete in the International fll
Tournament in St. Louis, Missouri.
Sabrina Nolan and Jessica Lu, both ’12, were
selected to participate in the Canadian
Gene Cure Foundation’s Researcher for a
Week Program.
Sarah Battat ’12 was one of seven Canadian
students published in the Canadian Young
Scientist Journal. Her article was based on
Polarization: Ray, Ray Go Away, her Science
Fair project.
Fourteen Senior Study students ranked
in the top 25 percent out of 62,000
students across Canada in the University
of Waterloo Canadian Mathematics
Competition.
The Study’s grade 8 team of Marisa Dariotis,
Tiffany Mach, Chlöe Shahinian and Camille
Zeitouni (all ’15) received third place overall
at the All Science Challenge hosted by the
Montreal Neurological Institute.
Au concours du cieau (Centre de
l’information sur l’eau), Michaela
Capolicchio ’18 et Sophia Tone ’18 ont
gagné la première place dans leur catégorie.
debating and public speaking
D
ebaters Chlöe Shahinian and Tamar
Sifri (both ’15) placed first as a team at
the first qsda Junior Debate Tournament
held at Loyola High School. In the
individual category, Tamar placed first and
Chlöe Shahinian placed fifth.
Junior Study debaters Sophie
Battat ’15 and Emily Nolan ’14
took sixth place at the second
qsda Junior Debate Tournament.
In the individual category, Emily
Nolan placed seventh and Sophie
Battat placed 11th.
At the third qsda Junior Debate
Tournament, Tamar Sifri and Chlöe
Shahinian (both ’15) placed third as a team.
In the individual category, Tamar placed
fifth and Chlöe placed 10th.
Tamar Sifri and Chöe Shahinian (both ’15)
were selected at the Queen’s University
National Debate Tournament as one of
three teams to represent Canada at the
International Competition for Young
Debaters at Oxford University in the
United Kingdom. At the international
competition, as a team, Tamar and Chlöe
placed 10th out of 56 teams at the junior
level. In the individual category, they tied
for 10th place out of 112 speakers.
Sarah Battat and Sabrina Roy (both ’12),
as well as Valerie Hladky and Stephanie
Mouchbahani-Constance (both ’13), all
qualified for the Oxford Debate Cup held at
St. Michael’s College in Toronto.
Sarah Battat and Sabrina Roy placed
fifth at the Senior Provincial Debating
Tournament. They were chosen as one of
seven teams from Quebec to compete at
the National Debate Championships.
Sabrina Roy ’12, founder of the Public
Speaking Club, placed 10th out of 50
contenders from across Canada at the
National Public Speaking Championships
held in Winnipeg.
Sarah Battat and Sabrina Roy (both ’12)
were the top Quebec team and placed
10th overall out of 108 teams from across
Canada, at the McGill High School Debate
Tournament. Sarah ranked sixth and
Sabrina ranked 10th out of 216 speakers in
the individual category.
Sarah Petrecca ’16 a remporté la première
place lors du concours d’art oratoire junior
du qais, organisé par The Study, et Valerie
Hladky ’13, a remporté le premier prix lors
du concours d’art oratoire senior du qais.
Aitana Juristo ’16 was awarded first
place at the Junior qais public speaking
competition.
Chlöe Shahinian ’15 was selected to speak at
the Toy Tea and pay tribute to Ginger Petty,
founder of the Toy Tea, former Study Board
member and mother of Laura Petty ’97.
writing and essay competitions
E
very year, the Commonwealth Essay
Competition inspires about 60,000
young writers from Commonwealth
countries scattered all over the world, such
as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia,
Malaysia, India, Jamaica and South Africa,
to name a few. Now, over a hundred years
old, this competition is the oldest and
largest essay competition in the world.
This year, Carley Sambrook and
Samantha Backman (both ’12) won a
silver award in their age category. Victoria
Hayman ’14, won a bronze award in her
category. Samantha Levy ’16 won a bronze
award. In the Elementary School, Emma
Dubroca and Leah Annia Plante Wiener
(both ’16) each won a bronze award.
Marina Mavridis ’12, won first place and
a cash prize at the grade 10 level in the
National Student Short Story Contest held
by Polar Expressions Publishing.
Short story entries by Aiya Nyssanbay,
Alice Webster, Anne Sarah Dickman, Chloé
Monty, Bianca Iacobacci and Caroline
Kouri (all grade 5) were chosen to be
published by Polar Expressions, as part of
the National Student Short Story Contest.
Emma Dubroca, en 6e année,
est la gagnante du Québec
de la finale Internationale de
la Dictée p.g.l. (Paul Guérin
Lajoie) dans la catégorie
« français langue seconde ».
In the McEntyre Essay writing competition,
five Study students placed at their grade
level. Julia Cohen, in grade 9, won second
place, Marina Mavridis, in grade 10, won
second place, and Logan Timmins, in
grade 10 won third place. In the Elementary
School, Anna Shi, grade 2, took first place
and Sarah Picciola, grade 2, took second.
Les traductions d’Emily Nolan et Noelle
Karam, Jessica McDonald et Lynsey Cook,
Sharon Ho et Clara Leduc, Zoe Zeitouni
et Isabel Kayacioglu, et Olivia Charette
ont toutes étes acceptées dans l’évènement
Translam, organisé par l’Association des
traducteurs et traductrices littéraires du
Canada et le festival Blue.
Poems written by Emma Beatrice Hason,
Emma Dubroca, Leah Annia PlanteWiener (all ’17), Alice Webster, Camilla
Djamolov, Teya Finan and Sophia Tone (all
’18) were published in a book by Creative
Communications Publishers.
the arts
T
en Senior Study students performed at
the Glee High School Showdown and
helped raise $5,570 for the Just for Kids
Foundation. The Study was the second
top fundraising school. Sophie Battat ’15
was the top fundraiser of the entire event,
Megan Kouri ’15 was the second.
The cast and crew-members from grade 9
to 11 delivered three sold out performances
of the musical A Chorus Line. All numbers
performed by the cast of 24 and the
stagecraft crew received standing ovations
after every show.
At the Boston Heritage Music Festival,
The Study Concert Band, consisting of 32
students, received a silver ranking and
placed first overall in the Junior Band
division. The Senior Choir earned a gold
ranking and an invitation to participate in
the prestigious Heritage Festival of Gold
series next year.
Also at the Heritage Festival,
Julia Cohen ’14 received a
Maestro Award, recognizing
her as an outstanding
soloist for both the tuba and
euphonium.
Les filles de la 6e année ont présenté leur
adaptation de la pièce de théâtre intitulée
« Les sifflets de M. Babouch ». Les filles ont
ébloui la salle avec leur production, réalisée
entièrement en français.
The grade 7 and 8 Study Players presented
The Little Princess, produced by grade 11
students Caroline Najjar, Michelle Marin,
and Sarah Morgan.
Twelve Study students were chosen to
attend the Quebec Band Association’s
“Honour Band.” Samantha Levy and Chloe
Maas took part in the Beginner Honour
Band. Marisa Dariotis, Noella AlexanderYoung and Grace Jast took part in the
Junior Honour Band; Sara Ordonselli,
Hanna Sousa-Fronenberg, Julia Cohen,
Olivia Charette, Victoria Hayman, Talya
Gad and Olivia Desiatnyk took part in the
Senior Honour Band.
The Study developed an innovative
mandala-based school wide art project as
a way to celebrate The Study’s mission and
vision, all the while building school spirit.
Everyone from students, teachers, and staff
made a handprint on the mandala, leading
outward from the central image of the
trillium flower, The Study’s special symbol.
athletics
O
ur Juvenile Soccer team took first place
at the Stanstead College Tournament.
The Study’s Midget Basketball team took
home a silver medal at the gmaa basketball
Championship.
The Juvenile Basketball team took home
a gold medal at the gmaa basketball
Championships after a tight final game,
winning by four points. Emilie Palisaitis ’12
was mvp of the Tournament.
The grade 5 soccer team was undefeated
at the Elementary School gmaa Soccer
Tournament.
Sarah Morgan finished seventh overall at
the gmaa cross-country race and qualified
for the Provincial Championship.
Sarah Petrecca ’16 won a gold medal in
the singles category and Julia Takacsy and
Alexa Antoniazzi (both ’14) won a gold
medal in the doubles at the gmaa Tennis
Championships.
The Senior touch football team, coached by
Mona Bosnakyan ‘02, won a silver medal at
the gmaa Championships.
The Juvenile volleyball team took home the
gold medal at the gmaa championships.
For the fourth year in a row, The Study won
the gmaa Sportsmanship banner for their
effort, positive attitude, level-headedness,
and courteousness to others, teams and
players alike.
At this year’s athletic banquet, a special
tribute was made to Peter Lochtie, beloved
teacher and football coach, who passed
away in the fall of 2011. The tribute was
made by alumna Mona Bosnakyan ’02.
special achievements
A
ndréanne Morin ’98 and the Canadian
Women’s Eight rowing team won a
silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games!
The team also won silver at the World
Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland.
The World Anti-Doping Agency for the first
time appointed three current athletes as
observers to give additional support during
the code review process. The observers
include The Study’s own Canadian rower
Andréanne Morin ’98. She was the only
North American appointed.
Former Study student Eugénie Bouchard
won in the Junior Singles category at
Wimbledon tennis. She is the first Canadian
to win this title.
All 28 of The Study’s graduating students
were accepted into their first choice postsecondary institutions.
Judy Fung ’11 was honoured at a special
ceremony and received the LieutenantGovernor Medal for Youth. This medal
recognized her outstanding commitment
to academics and community service.
Josephine Issenman and Gabrielle Hosker
(both ’13) were each awarded a bronze
Duke of Edinburgh Award. Kristin
Crandall and Anastasia Johnson (both
’10) were each awarded a gold Duke of
Edinburgh Award.
Two Study Alumnae, Jill Hugessen ’77 and
Joan Ivory ’51, were named to the McGill
University Health Center’s Board of
Directors.
Sabrina Nolan ’12 was awarded one
of twenty Director General’s Merit
Scholarships from Marianopolis College,
which cover the cost of tuition for two
years.
Georgia Takacsy ’12 received a scholarship
for outstanding academic achievement and
will be attending the Honours Commerce
Programme at Marianopolis College.
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Joan Ivory ’51 was awarded the Sheila
and Victor Goldbloom Distinguished
Community Service Award which
celebrates individuals who have gone above
and beyond in contributing to the vitality
and understanding of English-speaking
Quebec.
Study alumna Janina Fialkowska ’67
was named a 2012 Governor General
Performing Arts award winner, for lifetime
artistic achievement in classical music.
Alumna Jessica Magonet ’10 was recognized
for outstanding academic accomplishments
at Jean-de-Brébeuf College.
As Student Congress President, Sascha
Wodoslawsky ’10 was appointed to the
Board of Governors at Marianopolis
College.
Joanna Rose Schacter ’10 was presented
the Agnes Fergusson Award during the
Marianopolis College Convocation. She
was one of 38 students receiving their
highest honours. Taylor Nayman ’10 was
among 78 students who completed their
studies with an average of over 90 percent.
community service at the study
S
i on exige des élèves de 11e année
qu’elles effectuent 40 heures de travail
communautaire, les finissantes de
The Study en 2012 ont consacré en
moyenne plus de 150 heures au bénévolat.
Ainsi, nos élèves de 11e année
ont généreusement donné plus
de 4 000 heures de bénévolat à
différents organismes, comme
Jeunesse au Soleil, Le bon Dieu
dans la rue, l’Hôpital de Montréal
pour Enfants, diverses résidences
pour personnes âgées, Tyndale
St. Georges Community Centre, Splash &
Dash, l’Institut Diria au Nicaragua, pour
n’en nommer que quelques uns.
Sarah Morgan ’11 was awarded one of two
$1,500 Girls for the Cure Scholarships for
her proposed Robotics project for students
eight to 17 years old in Montreal at The
Friendship Circle.
The girls in grades 7 and 8 went on
community service day trips to the Myer
and Dianne Richler Jteens of Westmount
organization and the Tyndale St. Georges
community centre.
Jamie Shore ’19, founder of the Nicaragua
Shoe Fund, raised $1,000 to purchase 50
pairs of shoes for students at our sister
school in Diria, Nicaragua.
Judy Fung ’11 was awarded the Outstanding
Youth in Philanthropy Award. Since grade
7, Judy has logged over 600 hours of
community service.
For the third year in a row, 13 girls from
The Study traveled to our sister school in
Diria, Nicaragua, for a ten-day intensive
community service trip, where they had
many opportunities to teach English.
Study students raised $2,618 on “Open Your
Heart Day” for the muhc Best Care for Life
Campaign.
La tradition des chants de Noël pour
recueillir des fonds pour les paniers
de Noël de la paroisse St-Gabriel s’est
poursuivie cette année. Les élèves ont
recueilli $722 pour les «bons alimentaires»
inclus dans les paniers préparés par les
élèves.
Pour la quatrième année d’affilée, l’école a
envoyé des bénévoles à la série d’exposés
médicaux de la mini-école de l’Hôpital de
Montréal pour enfants du cusm.
The grade 7 prefects collected
toys, blankets and food for
abandoned pets at the spca.
Olivia Desiatnyk, Amanda
Nicol, Samantha Douek,
Marina Mavridis, and
Stephanie Mouchbahani-Constance (all
’13) were selected to travel to Ottawa for
Operation Veteran, a special nationwide
school event in honour of Remembrance
Day. The girls presented a cheque on behalf
of The Study.
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