The community was further

honoured by the presentation of a

portrait by the artist, Shelly Adler.

This multi-dimensional painting is

featured on the cover of Douglas

Copeland’s biography of Marshall

McLuhan.

This visit was followed by a

lecture by Robert Logan, a profes-

sor at St. Michael’s College, UofT. Professor Logan shared some

academic and personal stories

about his interactions with

Marshall McLuhan.

To further build relationships with

the McLuhan legacy, students in

the Advanced Placement English

program were able to visit the

campus of St. Michael's College

and see where Marshall McLuhan

crafted many of his famous works

and developed many of his prolific

ideas. They also participated in an

interactive tour of the Kelly

Library’s Archives, which house a

unique collection of artifacts

related to his life

Students and teachers are commit-

ted to maintaining these important

connections with St. Michael’s

College, his academic colleagues,

and with the McLuhan family.

On March 25th, the school

was filled with excitement for

the anticipated visit by

Michael McLuhan, Marshall

McLuhan’s son. Mr. McLuhan

came to share personal

stories and never-before-seen

photographs of his famous

father taken in 1966 by

master photographer Henri Dauman for Life Magazine.

This visit was directly linked

to the anniversary of

McLuhan’s conversion to

Roman Catholicism.

McLuhan’s reflections were

humorous and inspirational.

The visit provided students

with an opportunity to

appreciate the person

behind the school’s name

sake.

A McLuhan Reunion

Poetry in Voice—A McLuhan Winner

During the Express Yourself

Festival, thirty students partici-

pated in a nation-wide poetry

contest. With natural ability and

passion for the spoken word,

Tiffany Toussaint, a grade 9

student, was chosen by a panel

of McLuhan teachers to repre-

sent the school for her recita-

tion of three poems: War (Lee

Maracle); Epitaph (Katherine

Philips), and, Fire and Ice (Robert

Frost). Her recitations were

filmed and were among the 585

recitation videos submitted to “Poetry in Voice” national judg-

es. Her recitations were among

the top 39 videos selected for

appropriateness of dramatiza-

tion and evidence of under-

standing. Tiffany was rewarded

on May 9 with an all-expenses-

paid trip to Vancouver where

she competed in the national

finals for a chance to win the

$5,000.00 grand prize. Tiffany

was one of eighteen finalists in

the English-speaking category.

She was a crowd favourite, and

she made it to the top six in the

final round. Tiffany’s success led to an invitation to recite the

poem, War, at this year’s

Luminato Festival where, once

again, her energy and passion

wowed the crowd.

www.mcluhancss.com September

11 CSAC Meeting

16 Ontario Comprehension

Assessment (Gr 9)

18 Pep Rally

22 Yearbook/Picture Day

23 Camp Robin Hood (Gr 9)

& Think McLuhan Day

25 Opening School Mass

October

Curriculum Night

9 Grade 8 Open House

& Stratford Trip

15 OSSLT Diagnostic (Gr 10)

& Fall Fair

& University College Night

20 Ontario College

Information Fair

23 Awards Night

31 Halloween Costume

Contest

November

6 CSAC Meeting

11 Remembrance Day

14 PA Day

21 Semi-formal

December

4 Advent Mass &

Peer Ministry Advent

Charitable Campaign

5 PA Day

11 Christmas Concert

Harmony Crawford; Carolyne Barker, Marley Brooke,

Victoria Luongo

(Supervised by F. Mazze & C. Escobar)

On April 29th, students presented

the experimental findings of their

four month experiment to two

panels of judges at the regional

competition of the Sanofi-

BioGENEius Challenge (SBCC).

This is Canada's only national

biotechnology competition with

mentors from Canada's top univer-

sities and research institutes.

Working closely with their mentor

Dr. Bharati Bapat and two Ph.D

students from the Lunenfeld-

Tenenbaum Research institute at

Mount Sinai, these students con-

ducted university-level research in

the area of colon cancer. They

determined that a specific strain of

probiotic bacteria inhibited a patho-

genic bacterial strain implicated in

the initiation of colon carcinomas.

McLuhan Participates in Scientific Research

SHSM—New Beginnings

Warm Soles people served at Covenant

House. Why socks? These

basic necessities are one of

the most requested items

at shelters and are one of

the least available.

4,217 pairs of new

socks were collected. The

Peer Ministry Team, led by Chaplain Linda Izzo, is

proud of the success of

this charitable event.

Special thanks to

McGregor, Gertex and

Norelda sock companies

for their donations.

In the Lenten Season, we

turned our focus, once

again, to reaching out to

those in need. This year

our charitable Lenten

campaign was entitled

“Warm Soles” and

supported Covenant

House which serves run-

away and homeless youth, aged 16 to 24. The

campaign was officially

launched at the Ash

Wednesday Masses on

March 5th and ran for the

forty days of Lent. Day 1,

Period 4 classes, collected

new socks for the young

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OTHER

ACHIEVEMENTS

Grade 10 Applied

students attempted to join

the Guinness Book of

World Records by partic-

ipating in the world’s larg-

est science experiment.

Sabrina Rocha and Samuel

Simon placed third in the

Toronto Science Fair with

their project on the

effects of Vitamin C.

Grade 11 AP students

wrote the University of

Waterloo’s Avogadra

Chemistry exam.

Grade 12 U students

wrote the University of

Waterloo’s Sir Isaac

Newton Physics exam.

This was a year of new

beginnings for our Specialist

High Skills Major (SHSM)

Programs. In our ICT

(Information/

Communication and

Technology) Sector,

students participated in a

Venegeo workshop on

software design. They also

engaged in a discussion on

intellectual property in pho-

tography. Other learning

experiences included visits

to the Design Exchange,

Skills Canada and the

Magazine Expo. Finally, two

students will receive the

“Red Seal” for success for all

their work in this program.

In the Social Justice (Non

-Profit) SHSM, over 40

students participated in

workshops at the Friends of

Simon Wiesenthal Center,

the Mary Ward Centre and

George Brown College

covering topics from Manage-

ment and Leadership training

to Intolerant Attitudes in

Canada and Heroism to Equity

and Inclusion and “The Right

of Girls and Women Around

the World”. Students in both

programs learned CPR and

First Aid and explored what

life is like in the margins for

many people in Toronto. The

students were enriched by

these experiences as they

prepare for University,

College and the workforce.

Finally, we are excited to

announce that we will have a

new Sports SHSM begin-

ning this September. All

grade 11 and 12 students are

able to apply to any of these

SHSM programs in

September 2014. We look

forward to many more

students graduating with the

Red Seal certifications in

these areas.

CHARITABLE SPIRIT

The following students

amazed us with their

charitable spirit:

Maria Castellanos (Gr 12, Peer Minister)

- 511 pairs

Vincent Pham (Gr 12)

- 323 pairs

Paul Nunez (Gr 11)

-304 pairs

Jaelin Cisneros-Thomas

(Gr 9) - 220 pairs

This year marked the start of a

new chapter in Marshall

McLuhan’s Music Program. Our

music students were involved

in over twenty events and

performances for the

2013/2014 academic year. They

successfully rose to meet the

challenges of a busy schedule

and continuously demonstrated

how their commitment was key

in their success. These oppor-

tunities provided them with

first-hand experience with

hearing and seeing professional

musicians perform on a regular

basis. Our bands also had the

opportunity to perform at

numerous events. Our perfor-

mance schedule included the

OBA MusicFest where our

Concert Band won a Silver

Award and earned an invitation

to compete at the National

MusicFest Canada.

Mr. Garofalo would like to

thank all the students who

worked so diligently over the

past year. A special thanks goes

out to the students of the

Marshall McLuhan Concert

Band, the Marshall McLuhan

Junior Concert Band and the

Marshall McLuhan Jazz Band.

Their commitment and efforts

to build a stronger band

program and community are an

example for us all. Their musi-

cality, efforts, and dedication

are greatly appreciated!

On April 30th, 49 senior stu-

dents traveled to New York

City for six days. Students

experienced an exciting mix of

sightseeing, art, and entertain-

ment in one of America’s most

vibrant cities. Some of the sites

included the 9/11 Memorial,

Central Park, Times Square,

Rockefeller Centre, 5th Avenue, and a boat ride to the Statue of

Liberty! Students visited a wide

range of museums and galleries

and explored contemporary art

This year marked the 10th

anniversary of the school’s

participation in the “iChoose

Program”. As part of this

social justice program, students

travelled to Washington to

the U.S. Holocaust Memorial

Museum where they listened to

survivor, Louise Lawrence

Israels. This experience motivated the students to run

an on-line petition campaign for

the release of the 234 girls

captured in Nigeria.

and natural history. Evenings

were filled with entertainment,

with entries to the Apollo

Theatre, Broadway shows, and

a surprising ticket to the

Toronto Raptors Game #6

against the Brooklyn Nets!

The trips were very successful and all students returned

extremely happy, given that

they had unforgettable

experiences.

Music Highlights

McLuhan Travels to Washington and the Big Apple

Skills Canada Grade 12 students, Thomas

Dang and Corgan Rikkonen,

placed top in the TCDSB quali-

fier in 3D animation. They

moved to the provincial level

where they won a silver medal,

placing 2nd in the province.

This is our best performance to

date. They were provided with

an audio clip and had only six hours to develop and animate a

story.

Check out their final product . http://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=6NApTtJEB-Y

.

For three days, McLuhan

students participated in the

Skills Canada Competition at

the University of Waterloo.

About 2,000 competitors and

30,000 spectators participate in

this one day annual event. Not

many are aware of what this

competition even is, but essen-

tially it's the OFSAA for media

and the trades.

Grade 11 student, Ryan Antolin

competed in Web Develop-

ment and placed 11th overall in

the province.

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2015 March Break

European Trip

Barcelona

Cote D’Azur/Nice

Florence/Pissa/

Assisi

Rome

Sorrento/Capri

Contact Ms. Rossi for

more details.

Bragging Rights—Did you know …

Athletics—Track & Hockey Take Centre Stage

The McLuhan athletic year ended on a high note when Eric Ferreira and Dylan Ritter won OFSAA gold. Eric

sealed the deal on an undefeated grade 10 year by placing first in the JR Boys Shot Putt. He had an impressive throw of 17.08m. Dylan Ritter was the 200m WC Champion.

In total, twenty McLuhan athletes qualified to compete at the OFSAA Track & Field Championships. We came

home with four provincial medals. Ezana Wossen was the JR Boys 400m silver medalist and the JR Boys 800m

bronze medalist. The JR Boys team finished an impressive 4th place, missing bronze by only 6 points. Overall,

the Marshall McLuhan Boys team finished 6th place in the province.

The Rebels Hockey team headed into the playoffs in the number two seed. They advanced all the way to

the finals, which took place at the MasterCard Memorial Arena. Facing the mighty Michael Power, the Rebels

lost a close game by 4-3. The Rebels were granted with finalist medals, which they nobly wore. Jeremy Rizzet-

to’s example, both on and off the ice, earned him the MVP Award. Brandon Power was a co-recipient of this

award. The whole school is very proud of their accomplishment and excited about the rebirth of hockey at

McLuhan. A huge thanks goes to Mr. D. Brohman and Mr. Del Deegan for dedicating their time to the team.

Music– A New Chapter

… Nicolas Bernal has been awarded the Dr. Iris May Marsh Memorial Award (Queen’s University) worth

$48,000 making McLuhan students eligible to earn as much as $70,000 in scholarships for post–secondary

education?

… more than 100 AP exams have been written since the programme began last year?

… this year marks the 10th anniversary of the school’s participation in the “iChoose Program”

which is part of the Asper Foundation Human Rights and Holocaust Studies Program?

Leonard and David Asper both have visited our school.

… Larry Tanenbaum’s support for McLuhan’s Human Rights and Holocaust studies programs

reached $40,000 with his contribution this year?

… ten McLuhan students participated in DECA at the provincial level?

… 38 students participated in two city-wide Model United Nations tournaments passing

numerous resolutions?

… through library workshops and campus visits, McLuhan is developing a strong relationship

with St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto?

… our Business Department attends the Women in Capital Markets Conference and our

grade 12 accounting students attend Ontario's largest Accounting Career Conference?

… our Co-op partnerships have led to Ministry recognized apprenticeships in the skilled

trades and many of our Co-op students have accepted summer jobs at their Co-op

placements?

… our grade 11 and 12 drama students participated in the Sear’s Festival? Aaronne Navarro

won the Best Director award and Emily Silano won the Best Costume award.

… the school’s ECO Team was awarded the Bronze certification?

2014-2015

STUDENT COUNCIL

President: Aaron Benwic

Vice-Presidents:

Carolyne Barker &

Jeremy Rizzetto

Junior Representatives: Sabrina Araujo & Oscar

Amaya

C.S.L.I.T. Representative:

Chelsea Andrade &

Santiago Paredes

Public Relations Co-

ordinator: Gianluca Florio

Treasurer: Sonja Morettin

Event Co-ordinator:

Rebecca Medina

Spirit Representative:

Michela Morin & Jason

Pedretti

Academic Affairs Chair:

Jacqueline Cruz

Member at Large:

Victoria Morales

A Fond Farewell After 36 years of dedicated service to the TCDSB, Mr. Tim Lee is retiring. He is one of the founding mem-

bers of the school and has served as the Head of the English Department for sixteen years. We also bid fare-

well to Ms. Anna Enenajor, Vice Principal, who is joining the Blessed Mother Teresa School community.

Additionally, Ms. Mariko Mackasey is assuming the leadership role in the Special Education Department at

Francis Libermann School and Mr. Pete McKay is serving as the Vice President of the Toronto Secondary

Unit of the teacher union. All staff and students wish these individuals happiness in their new adventures and

thank them for their contributions to McLuhan.

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2014-2015

SCHOOL

ADMIISTRATION

T: (416) 393-5561

F: (416) 393-5499

www.mcluhancss.com

Principal: L. Cangelosi

Vice-Principal: V. Mio

Vice-Principal:

J. Sansone

Superintendent:

J. Shain

Trustee: M. Rizzo