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