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CASS MUSIC

LEARNING IN ACTION

Students participated in our first ever Virtual Songwriting Workshop

on May 12 and May 13. We had the pleasure of listening to profes-

sional musicians from Toronto, Halifax, and all the way from London,

England!. In light of the global pandemic, the music students in Mr.

Braiden and Ms Robinet’s classes have been focusing on writing their

own song as students could only use instruments such as guitar,

drums, piano, and bass in class this school year. Students selected

learned chord progressions and wrote their own lyrics during this cre-

ative process.

Why not hear from real artists in the music industry through a virtual

platform?! We invited Juno award winner Meaghan Smith (Halifax,

NS), The Indiana Drones (Windsor, ON), Christee Palace (Windsor/

Toronto, ON), Loz Garratt (Bassist for Jamie Cullum, London, England),

Yanick Allwood (Toronto, ON), and Bradley Barnham from Family of

Things (Hamilton, ON) to participate in the workshop. Students were

able to ask the artists questions and each artist offered students a

unique perspective of their song writing techniques and processes.

They also performed a live acoustic song for us as well!

BE SURE TO FOLLOW OUR INSTAGRAM to find out about more

amazing opportunities for our music & drama students at CASS!

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

This Quadmester, the students in

Ms Thompson's classes had their learning

experience enhanced with support from the

Greenhouse Academy. Students who were

learning in-class, as well as those learning

from home, got their hands dirty by building

their own terrariums. They learned about

closed environments, the water cycle, human

impacts on the environment and to consider

local careers related to the environmental

and agricultural sectors.

Well, here we are …..

After another tumultuous year we have successfully reached the

end of June! Thank you to all our families, staff, students and com-

munity partners for being so flexible and understanding as we

have navigated the many demands and changes in the education

system and school schedule this year.

I would like to thank Vice-Principal Karen Masson for her hard

work and dedication to the students and staff at College Avenue.

We say farewell to Karen and wish her all the best in her new

position as Vice-Principal at London South Collegiate.

Once a Knight always a Knight!

I would also like to formally welcome Kirby Duffy as our new Vice-

Principal. Kirby is joining us from H.B. Beal Secondary School in

London.

We are still in the process of creating our timetables and staffing

the school for September. Our guidance team may be in contact in

the next couple of weeks to talk to students about schedule con-

flicts. Timetables will be available in August.

We will be ready to return to school in September. But right now

summer is here, and I hope you all have a safe, relaxing and

enjoyable summer.

Ian Charlton

Principal

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2021 VIRTUAL SKILLS COMPETITION

VISUAL ARTS

The CASS art students continue to create great art pieces, even as we

are all learning and teaching from home. The students in our Grade

10 course, worked on various drawing activities that included con-

tour drawings, illuminated letters and still life pieces.

HVAC students Sam Jankovic and Dylan Daltrey took on the

challenge of representing both CASS and TVDSB at this year’s Virtual

Skills Competition. These two exceptional students managed to ini-

tially prepare for an in-person competition, then pivot to a virtual

competition during our lockdown.

Sam volunteered to compete in the Workplace Safety Competition.

He was able to incorporate his experience working at his co-op

placement with an electrical contractor into his presentation. He was

also tasked with identifying hazards in a virtual setting. His efforts

paid off in earning the bronze medal.

Dylan competed in the Refrigeration competition where he

dominated the field. Dylan was given a deadline, a drawing, and the

material to build a mock-up refrigeration tubing system. His time

preparing for the competition earned him a gold medal and a com-

mendation from the Refrigeration Tech Chair.

Congratulations to Sam and Dylan for once again ensuring CASS was

represented at the annual Skills Competition and for bringing home a

gold and a bronze metal for CASS and TVDSB.

This year our Leadership Students modified our Midknight Grade 8

Orientation from a school sleepover to a 5-week online orientation!

Grade 11 student, Grace Hird, organized this year's orientation which

consisted of different Instagram Challenges, weekly Q&A sessions

including a live session with our Vice-Principal Mrs. Masson, and the

use of breakout rooms for students to meet each other in small

group sessions lead by Leadership students. This online event was a

huge success with over 100 future Knights participating! Thank you

to the Leadership students for making this possible!

Henny DeVries, one of our Grade 12 photography students, entered

her photograph, Greenhouse, March 1, 2020 in the annual Wood-

stock Art Gallery Youth Art Show. 24 Oxford County students had

their work featured in the juried show. Henny’s piece was selected

for Juror’s Choice Award by Marla Botterill, a multimedia artist and

professor in the Fine Arts Department at Fanshawe College.

Greenhouse, March 1, 2020

Photography by : Henny DeVries

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Over the past few years, the students, teachers and educational assistants have shared a number of learning adventures together.

Here are a few highlights from these adventures:

• Partnering with Oxford County on an eco project including the redesigning of the new county road signs.

• Meeting the Dancing Barista, Sam Forbes, from Toronto click here if you would like to know more!

• Experiencing traditional Haudenosaunee life in the longhouse at Kanata Village, Brantford.

• Attending a powwow and dancing in the circle at Fanshawe College, London.

• Touring Oxford County’s Waste Management and Education Centre.

Please extend a big congratulations to these students when you see them next.

College Avenue Secondary School would like to congratulate the graduates from our DE Program for 2021!

We are proud to announce that the following students have received their certificates for successfully completing their high

school studies at College Avenue Secondary School.

Congratulations to:

Joe, Noah, Elandra, Tyler, Dylan, Christian, Tai, Alex, Fiona

You are Stronger

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