Here's Your NTCI 2011 Newsletter - North Toronto Collegiate Institute

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Here’s Your NTCI 2011 Newsletter — But We Need Your Help To Go GREEN!
100 Years of Red & Grey
Each year the NTCI Foundation spends over $4,000 on postage for mailing the attached newsletter to the 8,000 alumni in our
database — money which could otherwise be used for student awards and grants to support extracurricular activities. Last year
we asked you, our readers, to email us your email addresses and your agreement to receive future issues of the newsletter by
email. Many of you responded but there are still almost 4,000 alumni in our database for whom we have no email addresses.
This year we have transmitted copies to the 4,300 alumni whose email addresses we have by emailing instructions to download
it from the Foundation’s website at www.ntcifoundation.ca. We intend to move almost entirely to email distribution, except we
will continue to mail the newsletter by Canada Post to those who explicitly request it. This year (2011) for the last time we are
also sending it by Canada Post to alumni who haven’t yet responded and for whom we have no email addresses. Our move to
email will help use the Foundation’s limited resources more effectively and will also be more environmentally friendly.
So, starting in May 2012, newsletters will be sent by email only unless you explicitly request a paper copy. To do this, please
inform us by email or check the appropriate box on the tear-off sheet below and mail it (along with any other relevant response
forms from the newsletter) to NTCI Foundation, 17 Broadway Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4P 1T7 by July 31, 2011. A self-
addressed envelope is enclosed for those who received this newsletter by Canada Post.
You can contact us:
– by email at [email protected]
– via our website at www.ntcifoundation.ca
– by Canada Post to NTCI Foundation, 17 Broadway Ave., Toronto, ON M4P 1T7
– or by calling 416-393-8585 ext. 20145 and leaving a voicemail message for us.
PLEASE! Respond if you haven’t already done so, and ask your classmates and other friends/family who are NT grads to update
or send us their email addresses and preferences now.
In the meantime, the attached newsletter is yours to read and enjoy.
Sincerely,
NTCI FOUNDATION
First Name.............................................. Last Name.....................................................
HERE’S HOW I WITH TO RECEIVE MY NTCI NEWSLETTER IN 2012 AND THE FOLLOWING YEARS:
Please email it to me. (We hope you will be able to choose this option.)
Email Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Please continue sending it by Canada Post to the address printed below (or as I have updated it, if changed).
PLEASE RESPOND NOW, OR RISK NOT RECEIVING FUTURE ISSUES OF THE NEWSLETTER.
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IMPORTANT: The name and address of each addressee
must also be printed on the back of the tear-off slip.
North Toronto Collegiate Institute Foundation
17 Broadway Ave., Toronto, ON M4P 1T7 • Telephone: [phone], ext. 20145 • Email: [email protected]
May, 2011
Dear NT Grads and Former Staff
We hope you enjoy the accompanying alumni newsletter and will consider responding to the inserts regarding our ongoing
annual fundraising, the special opportunity to order a school portrait print (or notecards) of “NTCI 1955” by Barry Bowerman
(NT ’67), and telling us how you would like to receive future issues of the newsletter. We’d also like to hear whether you’d like
to help plan for and participate in NTCI’s 100th Anniversary Reunion, May 10-13, 2012 . (See newsletter article.)
Keeping in Touch… and Moving to Email
For those with email, please visit our website, www.ntcifoundation.ca, to update your contact information and/or respond online
to these opportunities. For those responding by Canada Post, please fill out and return the tear-off slip at the bottom of this
letter and the other order forms as appropriate. Those who received this newsletter by Canada Post will also have received a
self-addressed envelope for this purpose. We are particularly eager to receive your current email address (if you haven’t sent it
to us) so you can receive periodic updates on NTCI Foundation activities and will receive the annual newsletter by email in May
2012 and beyond.
Annual Fundraising for the Foundation
As you know, the Foundation funds scholarships, grants and alumni communications on an ongoing basis. We continue to
rely on your annual donations for these purposes, as funds from the one-time Red & Grey Spirit Campaign (now successfully
completed — see newsletter article) are earmarked for the Heritage Program. Your annual donation can be made online at our
website or by Canada Post using the tear-off slip, as noted above. You will, of course, receive a receipt for each donation. Thank
you for your support of the Foundation and, through it, of NTCI students now and in the future.
Sincerely,
Neal Irwin (’50)
Chair, Foundation Advisory Board
For a Donation to the NTCI Foundation for its annual support of scholarships, grants and alumni communication.
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A cheque (made payable to NTCI Foundation) is enclosed.
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NORTH ALUMNI
TORONTO NEWSLETTER
The Voice of NTCI Alumni COLLEGIATE
INSTITUTE SPRING 2011
Foundation News
100th Anniversary Plans Heritage Stone Donors
> Page 2 > Page 7
100th Anniversary Book In Memoriam
> Page 3 > Page 7
Red & Grey Campaign Update Scholarship Winners
> Page 4 > Page 8
The New School
> Page 6
NTCI 100th Anniversary
Reunion Plans
By Nicole Dowling
May 10th to 13th, 2012 Photos and Fun
Only one year left until our beloved NT celebrates a century of We need any NT Memorabilia that
might be lurking in your cupboards
community life and quality education… and it’s going to be great!
and drawers. Would you please loan
Mark your calendars now and plan to attend NT’s 100th Anniversary or gift these items to the NT Archives
for displays at the upcoming reunion
Celebrations. This will be a chance to connect with old friends, make
in 2012?
some new ones, and get to know the newest generation of students.
If you have any such material, please
With loads of exciting events over four days, there will be something for everyone:
clearly date and identify the items and
• Athletic Night at Spirale (Thursday, May 10th) mail or deliver them to the school,
marked Attention: Archives Reunion
• Golf Tournament (Friday, May 11th)
Display. After the Reunion, we will send
• Alumni Maytime Melodies at Roy Thomson Hall (Friday, May 11th)
back items you wish to have returned
• Staff Breakfast, followed by tours of the NEW North Toronto and student talent show as long as a return address is included.
(Saturday, May 12th)
School Address:
• Centennial Gala at the Liberty Grand (Saturday, May 12th)
North Toronto C.I.
• Closing Ceremonies at NT (Sunday, May 13th) 17 Broadway Ave.
Toronto, ON M4P 1T7
…and much, much more!
• You get to clear out your attics.
If you would like to be a part of the Centennial planning team, please contact the Chair
of the 100th Anniversary Committee, Nicole Dowling, at [email protected]. We are • You ensure that the items will find a
good home.
still recruiting volunteers for our committees (including Memorabilia, Registration and
the Gala), as well as alumni with specialized skills and talents who would be interested in • We at the NT Archives acquire
volunteering their services (photographers, DJs, bands, etc.). interesting new artifacts and photos.
• We all will have wonderful displays
The Music Committee is also looking for alumni musicians to perform in Maytime
for the Reunion.
Melodies. If you are interested in doing so, please contact Cat Cunningham, Co-Chair of
the Music Committee, at [email protected].
You can keep up to date with the Centennial plans by joining our Facebook group
(NTCI 100th Anniversary — May 2012) or by following us on Twitter (NT100th).
We’ve traveled a long way since our years at NT… let’s come together to celebrate the
spirit that put us on the road.
This is OUR piece of history, this is OUR celebration, this is OUR
100 years. Be There!
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NTCI 100th Anniversary
Limited Edition Book
By Nancy Gale McFadden (NT 1970, Teacher 1976-81)
on behalf of The Committee: Nancy Baines (Teacher 1968-2001), Mike Filey (NT 1961), and Ron Wakelin (NT 1964)
Hail North Toronto: Celebrating a Century is a limited edition book “Wind students were required to play in
the Marching Band. That was fine by me.
being produced in celebration of our school’s 100th anniversary.
The Band was fun, and we had a great
It will capture memories of our years at NT with a combination of
time marching in the Santa Claus Parade.
photos and personal anecdotes.
The problem came when the band played
at half time of our football games. Since I
Teams of alumni volunteers have sourced the school Archives and reached out to the
played on the football team, I figured there
North Toronto community in order to compile a history of our collective legacy and
would be an exception for me. Not so. Rules
personal experiences.
were rules. Much to my consternation and
NT evolved from serving a rural town, to become a citywide school earning its reputation everyone’s amusement, after the second
for superior academics, athletics, spirit and music. The physical facilities were upgraded quarter I had to quickly rip off my football
many times, most recently with a brand-new building in 2010, but the people and jersey, don my band jacket, and play the
programs have always been at the centre of its story. trombone at my own half time performance!
Thankfully this requirement was later relaxed.”
Curriculum innovation and superb teaching were and still are legendary. Sports dominated,
music inspired and clubs engaged. These personal stories are at the heart of this tale. — Ron Wakelin ‘64
How to get your copy:
• If you haven’t done so already, send
your email to [email protected] in
order to get notice of the presale in
the fall of 2011.
• When you get the notice of the
presale, order as many copies as you
want in a timely fashion before the
holiday season. The hardcover book
will be under $35.
• If you do not use email, write to
the following address to request an
order form:
NTCI Foundation
Centennial Book Committee
North Toronto C.I.
17 Broadway Ave.
Toronto, ON M4P 1T7
Don’t miss out!
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You Did It, NTCI…
and the Rest is History
By Neal Irwin (Chair, NTCI Foundation)
Red & Grey Spirit Campaign is Over the Top It’s a Work-in-Progress
The Red & Grey Spirit Campaign — conducted since 2008 by the Work continues: to populate the display
cabinets with reminders of our history,
Foundation and concluded December 31, 2010 — exceeded its $300,000
finish the wall display panels, install the
target and is helping to fund the multi-faceted Heritage Program.
school’s name on the north wall, complete
the computer-display systems, and install
Thanks to the generosity of its 8000 alumni, staff and friends, the
the Wall of Spirit.
school’s distinguished 100-year history is being celebrated and
And, of course, work will commence on the
incorporated into the new building in a manner that wouldn’t have
new playing field  when demolition of the
been possible without this support.
old building is complete. Plan to come back
for the 100th Reunion in May 2012 (see
article on page 2) to see all this in place.
Total Donations Donations by Decade
The final Donor List for the Red & Grey
Spirit Campaign is included as an insert
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and tell us if we’ve recorded your name
100,000
or other information incorrectly — email
250,000 90,000
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Heritage Program The Archive Room: stores and preserves School Name: permanent lettering on the
NTCI’s history in the form of key north wall, more visible from Broadway
is Largely in Place,
documents, photos and digital records.  than the existing lettering on the west wall
But Still Ongoing overlooking the playing field. 
Wall Panels: student honour boards,
Key features of the Program include: war memorial plaques and framed Display Cabinets: distributed in the halls;
photos commemorating generations of displaying trophies, photos and other
The Heritage Court: interior courtyard NT grads; scholars, athletes, musicians memorabilia.
which includes architectural features and those who, as soldiers, gave their
reclaimed from the original 98-year old lives for Canada. Display Screens: computer-driven display
building; inscribed paving stones honouring screens that will be installed in the main
former teachers, students, teams and School Banner: permanent bracket on lobby and in the Heritage Room.
activities; a historic plaque describing the north wall for a display banner that
Wall of Spirit: plaques permanently
these features of the Court and listing the can be seen by passers-by on Broadway
recognizing the more than 500 donors who
school’s nine Principals since 1912; a honey Avenue, currently featuring NTCI’s 100th
gave $310,135 to help make this happen
locust tree; and sitting areas — a favourite Anniversary Reunion, May 10-13, 2012. 
and naming teachers and others honoured
student retreat. 
A Time Capsule: placed behind the by many of the donations. 
The Heritage Room: meeting room for the cornerstone by the front entrance;
Foundation’s Advisory Board and other contains, (among other things) a letter
purposes which contains heritage displays from today’s NT alumni and Principal to
and the school portrait of the building circa the school’s students 100 years from now,
Members of the NTCI Alumni
1955, commissioned by the Foundation and when this building may be replaced and the
Association Board of Directors pose
painted by artist Barry Bowerman (NT’67).  capsule opened. 
with the Bowerman painting in the
Heritage Room where the picture is
now on permanent display.
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New School Facts
The 85 staff and 1180 students
Theatre
now occupy a 156,000 square
foot LEED building with 46
classrooms, 9 with state of the
art science equipment.
In addition, on the first floor there are
three music classrooms with five music
practice rooms, a fully equipped drama
studio with curtains and mirror wall and a
fully equipped digital/keyboard music lab
and the pièce de resistance; a spectacular
new theatre.
On the second floor there are three art Cafeteria
rooms, a kiln equipped pottery room, a
darkroom, a digital media computer lab,
the staff lounge and a large, bright new
library with numerous study carrels and
computer stations, and the NTCI Alumni
Association Heritage Room.
The majority of the classrooms are on the
third floor along with a dedicated yearbook
room, and a room for the student council
and school newspaper.
The top floor is home to more classrooms,
the science rooms, a greenhouse and
access to the green roof. Courtyard
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Heritage Stone In
Donors Memoriam
Two of the groups that donated stones in the Heritage Court: James “Jim” Jones
Jim taught biology at NT from 1990 to
The NTCI Senior Football Team, 1944 City Champions, and the
1996. A popular and fair-minded teacher,
Sauro family, four members of which pose in front of the Sauro
he had a PhD in zoology (UofT, 1977) and
Siblings stone in the Heritage Court. experience studying wildlife. He worked for
the Ministry of Natural Resources before
the teaching bug got him and earned his
BE in 1989, starting at NT the next year.
He then moved to Riverdale where he
taught and served as Department Head for
Biology. Promoted to Curriculum Leader
for science at Jarvis in 2003, he was still
there in 2009 when he fell ill. He passed
away on February 9 of this year.
The Hon. Keith Davey
Born in Toronto in 1926, Keith graduated
from North Toronto and soon became
sales manager for radio station CKFH,
leaving in 1960 to become a campaign
manager for the federal Liberal party
in Eglinton riding. The following year
he was appointed National Campaign
Director, presiding over the party’s efforts
in the next four federal elections. During
this time he earned the nickname “The
Rainmaker” for his ability to bring success
from the most hopeless situations and
is widely credited with helping lay the
foundation for Liberal political success
over the following decades. He became a
senator in 1966, serving for just over 30
years. He passed away on March 17.
Foundation News — The official NTCI Alumni newsletter
Editor: Desmond Brett (’77)
Editorial consultants: Paul Allen (’61), Neal Irwin (’50), Carole Whelan, Pippa Wysong (’79)
Design: Derek Wessinger
Photos: Pages 3 and 8, courtesy NTCI Archives; all others by Desmond Brett.
© Spring 2011, NTCI Foundation
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We’re Going Green!
Please email us at [email protected] with “Going Green” in the subject
line if you are prepared to receive future copies of the newsletter via email.
This may help reduce depletion of Canada’s forests and will enable the Foundation
to use more of your annual donations for student awards and activities rather than
for postage.
Your Skills and Interests Advisory Board
— just what we’re looking for! Members 2010-2011
The NTCI Foundation has an Advisory Board of up to 25 members which meets at Paul Allen (’61)
the school about five times each year. In addition to providing general guidance at Nancy Baines (NT staff 1968-2001)
Beatrix Berczi (’00)
Board meetings, our members bring a variety of skills in helping with many different
Desmond Brett (’77)
Foundation-related activities. In the coming year, we need to replenish our Board
Lisa Cain (’82)
with about five new members. We would like to hear from you if can:
Lorraine Clarkson (’71)
Nicole (Papadopolous) Dowling (’91)
• Be creative in helping us plan for NTCI’s 100th
Mike Filey (’61)
• Write copy for the annual newsletter Joel Gorenkoff (Current Principal)
Neal Irwin (’50) (Chair)
• Help us maintain our membership database/mailing list
Nancy McFadden (’70, NT staff 1976-81)
• Help maintain our Web site, to make it a compelling and up-to-date source Catherine (Cunningham) McPherson (’82)
of information Mary Nishio (’77, NT staff 1993-94)
Andrew Ogilvie (’90)
• Lend a hand with the School Archives
Desmond Ottley (NT staff 1971-92)
• Think outside the box in considering what else we might do to serve the school Stan Pearl (’61)
and our alumni. Paul Raff (’86)
Estelle Sirman (’51)
Interested in helping out? Please let us know: Ron Wakelin (’64)
Email us at [email protected] and put “Board Membership” in the Carole Whelan (NT staff 1984-2009)
subject line. Pippa Wysong (’79)
Scholarship Winners Moving?
Changing your email?
In addition to funding worthwhile projects that cannot be financed from normal
school resources, the NTCI foundation also funds several scholarships that are
To continue receiving this newsletter, as
awarded at commencement to reward academic and extra curricular achievement. well as timely information on reunions and
Here are the award winners from last fall’s commencement ceremony: alumni events, you need to tell us how to
reach you. Please keep us up to date by
The R.R.H. (Bud) Page Valedictory Prize: Lyndon Kirkley emailing us at [email protected]
or writing us at:
The Sifton Trophy for Young Men: Lyndon Kirkley
The Kerr Trophy for Young Women: Alexandra McRobert NTCI Foundation
17 Broadway Ave.
The Hal Brown “Triple A” Award: Christopher Blackford
Toronto, ON M4P 1T7
The Betty Bealey Laureateship in English Award: Alex Redinger
The Senator Keith Davey Award: Jonah Goldberg
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