2009-2010 SJK Annual Report - St. John's-Kilmarnock School

SJK Annual Report 2009-2010
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Shaping Leaders for Life!
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2011 OPEN HOUSE DATES
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Thursday, March 11, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
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Letter from the
Head
Mr. Southward with Headmasters’
Award winners Mackenzie Carter
and Kendra Domenicucci
To the SJK Community,
This report provides an overview of the year past, and also set our sights on the
short and long term future of SJK—one that I am extremely optimistic about.
Over the past 12 months I have had the opportunity to connect with all school
constituents and I have been quite taken by the passion for which teachers, staff,
students, parents, board and alumni speak of SJK and, for what it can be.
Although the financials indicate a difficult year, last year’s student successes were
numerous and I am very proud of their achievements and progress, and the
academic and extracurricular experiences that were on offer to them. Last year
my priority was, and remains, to ensure the SJK tradition of a first rate
educational experience for students. My priority was also to develop with school
constituents a strategic direction for the School that is both educationally
relevant and financially sustainable. I think we have achieved both as SJK
graduates fan out to university life with a grounding in knowledge and character
that creates a context of excellence for us to move an ambitious plan ahead.
2009–2010
We continue to assess both educational and demographic trends locally,
nationally and internationally. This is a pivotal time for SJK and as a Canadian
independent school as we face challenges and opportunities. In the short term I
have been tasked with not only ensuring that high standards prevail at SJK, but
we are indeed developing cutting edge programmes that are value-added and
centred on enhancing student learning and leadership.
All should have received a copy of our new strategic plan. The plan has rearticulated
our mission and values and set out a vision statement for the future.
Its focus is on six core areas and I invite you to review this in detail. It is
summarized on page 4 of this document. Launching a strategic plan is just a
beginning. Much work lies ahead for SJK in its implementation and I look
forward to your input and feedback as this evolves.
I am confident that we will continue to position the SJK experience as one of
growth and innovation in education.
Norman Southward, Head of School

Board Chair
Report
2010-2011 SJK Board of Governors
I wish to congratulate each of the school’s many constituents —everyone engaged in making
our school outstanding. You should be proud of SJK’s many accomplishments. 2009-2010 was
a challenging year for our school as we operated in an environment that continued to provide
economic, demographic and financial challenges. The economy forced us to run an
unexpected deficit, but we feel the school has emerged able to deal with our future initiatives.
I think it is important to share with you the many successful initiatives undertaken by your
Board of Governors. I have personally been involved with the Board for over eight years and it
continues to amaze me how much of their time many of your Board members constantly give
to support your school. I would like to take this opportunity to thank each board member for
their selfless efforts in making SJK the best it can be. SJK is the best school around, because
of who we are as a community.
I’d like to make special mention and thank you to our retiring 2009-10 Board members Dale
Mills, Guy Zink, Meg Beckel, and Mari McAndrews for their dedication and commitment to
the ongoing success of the school. SJK is a better place because of their participation and
great advice which always had the success of the school in the forefront.
The key objectives for the board in the 2009-10 school year were focused on Planning,
Succession, Effectiveness and Measurement. We believed, as a Board, that there were two
critical things to accomplish in this year. The first was completion of an updated Strategic
Plan. This renewed Strategic Plan, designed to take us forward to 2014, was completed in the
spring. The second was to provide a successful transition for our new Head. We were quite
pleased with the process and were able to assist Mr. Southward in his transition into the role
as our Head of School.
In addition, as mentioned at the Annual General Meeting and recent Gala, a renewed
emphasis on an active, engaged SJK Foundation was moved further along. Also, the Board
reviewed its structure and effectiveness and implemented certain changes to allow it to
service the needs of SJK. We continued to communicate with the community through the
Annual Report, the expanded opportunities for community members to attend the Annual
General Meeting, and at a number of events related to the Strategic Planning process.
Our key goals for the coming school year continue to be focused on planning, succession,
effectiveness and measurement as we hope to create an effective, measurable planning tool
which will be our road map for the future.
On behalf of the entire Board, it is a pleasure to serve our school community. Together in this
year’s annual report, we celebrate the accomplishment of all our students, past and present.
They are truly remarkable individuals.
Jeff Watson,Board Chair 2009-2010

Our 2010-2014 Strategic Plan:
An Educational Journey
Our Mission
The SJK Community is committed to nurturing well-rounded, confident
citizens in a safe and enriching setting that supports students in their
pursuit of academic success, personal growth and social responsibility.
Our Values
High standards of conduct, academic achievement and teaching.
Respect for ourselves, each other, our environment, our history and
traditions.
Citizenship in the school, local, national and global community.
Our Vision
To engage students in an unparalleled educational journey as
innovative leaders in knowledge, creativity and global action.
Our Strategic Objectives
Enhancing
school
programmes
with the expansion
of the
International
Baccalaureate (IB),
developed centres
of excellence and
international and
experiential
learning.
Developing
SJK’s campus
of the future
with expanded
facilities that
meet the needs
of programme
excellence.
Achieving
financial
strength and
access
including a robust
programme for
scholarships and
bursaries.
Creating Partnerships giving students
unparalleled learning opportunities and
market positioning for the School.
Delivering organizational
excellence by developing
people and structures to
ensure service excellence.
Communicating a distinct and
magnetic brand as a school of
choice in the Waterloo and
Guelph regions.

The Corporation of St. John’s-Kilmarnock School
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT JUNE 30, 2010
Assets
Cash $ 263,756
Accounts receivable 1,183,825
Prepaid expenses 73,867
Capital assets 7,703,745
Capital assets available for sale 542,326
Total Assets $ 9,767,519
Liabilities, Deferred Contributions and Net Assets
Current Liabilities
Bank indebtedness $ 1,314,866
Accounts Payable and accrued liabilities 806,375
Deferred tuition fees 3,001,746
Demand notes payable to a related party 65,000
Current portion of placement fees 5,000
Current portion of long-term debt 105,110
Current portion of obligation under capital lease 14,525
$ 5,312,622
Placement Fees $ 19,804
Long Term Debt 1,101,842
Obligation Under Capital Lease 86,456
Deferred Capital Contributions 1,809,765
$ 8,330,489
Net Assets
Investment in capital assets $ 4,148,497
Unrestricted (2,711,467)
$ 1,437,030
Total Liabilities, Deferred Contributions and Net Assets $ 9,767,519

The Corporation of St. John’s-Kilmarnock School
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR-ENDED JUNE 30, 2010
Revenue
Tuition fees $ 6,683,570
Transportation 311,249
Other income 162,466
Contributions 81,673
Amortization of deferred contributions 74,816
$ 7,313,774
Operating Expenses
Cost of services $ 5,311,986
Administration 1,127,377
General 1,082,453
$ 7,521,816
Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenses
from operations
(208,042)
Other Income (Expenses)
Termination benefits (188,425)
Provision for bad debts (97,030)
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan allocation (79,038)
Loss on capital assets (40,533)
(405,026)
Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenses (613,068)

Donors
St. John’s-Kilmarnock School gratefully acknowledges and
thanks the following:
Our Founders for Their Vision and Courage,
Our Students for Their Excellence and Hard Work,
Our Teachers, Administrators and Staff for Their Leadership and
Dedication, and
Our Donors for Their Guidance and Generosity
2009–10 Annual Giving
Major Gifts $ 43,729
Parents' Association Donations 62,658
Annual Giving 65,163
Other Giving 16,509
$ 188,058
Thank you to all our donors who participated in the fundraising
activities throughout the school in 2009-10. We thank you for
your belief and dedication to St. John’s-Kilmarnock School.

Support for St. John’s-Kilmarnock School, as demonstrated through annual
giving, is one of the key indicators of a healthy school. It makes an immediate
impact on the lives of our students today, and also benefits the students of
tomorrow.
The Annual Fund is one way that members of the school community, whether
they be parents, past parents, alumni, or staff and faculty, can demonstrate their
ongoing support. It is only with this consistent support that we are able to
provide the exceptional level of academic, athletic and extracurricular programs
that SJK is known for, and we are grateful for each gift.
Enhance the SJK experience by supporting the 2010-2011 Annual Giving
Campaign and direct your gift to the Fund of your choice. Make a gift online at
www.canadahelps.org and search ‘SJK’ or contact Kathryn Jeffrey at 519-648-
2183 ext. 21 or kjeffrey@sjkschool.org. All donations are tax deductible.
Thank you for your generosity.
SJK Annual Golf Tournament
SJK hosted its Annual Golf Tournament on Wednesday, June 16 at Brookfield
Country Club. Seventeen foursomes vied in 18 holes of scramble format golf,
with dinner and a prize ceremony to follow. All enjoyed a fun filled beautiful day
at the course, amazing prizes including four hole-in-one competitions and a
chance to win a brand new vehicle from Robinson Pontiac Buick Limited. We
raised over $5,000 which will support our scholarship and bursary program.
Hold next year’s date open,
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Details to be released in the coming months.

The 2010-2011 Parents’ Association Executive
Volunteers
Each year, alumni, parents, students, staff and friends give countless hours
of service to St. John’s-Kilmarnock School. Our thanks are extended to
our volunteers for their selfless commitment to the School, and for their
shining example of what can be accomplished through hard work,
enthusiasm and cooperation.
It is with sincere appreciation that we say thank you for your dedication
and for playing such an important role in ensuring an enriched education
for our students of today and tomorrow.

Celebrate & Applaud
Campaign 2010
On May 27, 2010, St. John’s-Kilmarnock School announced the formal opening of
its new building expansion. The dedicated music centre will be enjoyed as a place
of music learning for students of all grades. The new Music Room includes an
eleven station midi lab, integrating technology and music instruction and an
acoustically sound space for instrumental and choral music.
St. John’s-Kilmarnock School recognizes those special donors who made it
possible for the expansion of the new Music Room and Classroom Enhancement.
We stand up and applaud you!
Tom & Sue Beacock
Meg Beckel
The Bedford Family
The Bradshaw Family
The Carter Family
The Champagne Family
The Faculty Association
The Garvin Family
The Gyles Family
The Bill Harrison Family
Ian Hornsby & Family
Canon Robert Hulse
Larry & Donna Johnston
In memory of Shirley MacRae, Founder & First Music Teacher of St. John’s
The McAndrews Family
The Oroomchi Family
SJK Parents’ Association
The Pollard Family
Dr. Moona & Anne Rahemtulla
Brent & Cathy Schiedel
The Semma Family
The Singh Family
The Swanson Family
The Visram Family
Jeff, Sharron & Tyler Watson

SJK’s most renewable energy source
Across the globe nations, industries, and citizens are finding ways to propel the green
movement. Great institutions are leading the charge to innovate the way we source and
spend energy. While consumption can always be curbed, the larger challenge exists on
finding new, renewable energy sources that can scale to meet demand.
As SJK looks to prepare for the next generation of students I propose that we look at
our energy in a slightly different light. Instead of looking at it in kilowatts and emissions,
we must look to engage the time, talent, and treasure of our community – a
commitment that is at the core of our success.
Undoubtedly, a great deal will come from the time and talent of our world-class faculty
and staff who continually set a high bar of excellence on campus throughout student life
– a level of excellence our students and alumni are all the better for. A large portion still
will be sourced from our parent community who seek the very best for their children
and have invested immeasurably in the vision of SJK. Let us take a moment to thank the
dedication of our faculty and staff and vision of our parents – past and present.
The hard truth, however, is that these two groups are not enough. For SJK to truly
hurdle to meet the goals set out in the school’s strategic plan we must continue to
engage with our vibrant and diverse alumni body who are leading in their communities
near and far. Our alumni body is a growing group who continue to stay involved in our
university dinner programs, alumni pub nights, school events (e.g., Science Fair), and stay
connected through online social networks.
As we look to plan the next chapter in our
alumni’s future we must look to connect
alumni to each other, and not just to the
school, so that our community can continue
to build an exponentially tighter web of
connections. These connections will come in
the form of social connections, academic
connections, commercial connections, and
community connections. It is through these
connections that we can continue to derive
value from our association with the school in
turn do our part to reciprocate through the
gift of our time, talent and treasure to give
back to each other and the school.
The school’s 40th Anniversary is on the
horizon and a fantastic rallying point to
continue to ‘stir the flame’ and provide the
school with a deep source of renewable
energy. Please do stay in touch and help us
keep connected!
David J. Singh (Class of ’03)
SJK Alumni Association President
dsingh@sjkschool.org

www.sjkschool.org
Upcoming
Alumni Events
Alumni Events 2010-2011
SJK’s Alumni events are best described as evenings of friendship,
good cheer and fond memories. Each year SJK faculty members
and staff hit the road, and host gatherings with our alumni around
Ontario and nation-wide. This year we will visit Victoria, London,
Guelph, Kingston, Montreal and Toronto. We hope you will join us
at a city near you.
Montreal – Friday, November 12, 2010
Kingston – Thursday, November 18, 2010
Guelph Pub Night – Saturday, December 19, 2010
Toronto – Thursday, February 3, 2011
London – Wednesday, March 31, 2011
Watch your emails for details, or visit www.sjkschool.org for
further details.
Make sure you register on the SJK Alumni Facebook site to receive
updated information on all Alumni and school events.
Find us on Facebook under ‘SJK Alumni’.

Class of 2010
St. John’s-Kilmarnock School students, parents and teachers gathered in the Chapel
of St. Margaret and St. John on June 18 to celebrate the school’s 38th Closing Day
and Prize Day Ceremony. Of the forty graduates in the Class of 2010, thirty met
the requirements to be Ontario Scholars. SJK continues to set high standards and
has earned a reputation as a leading academic institution. We offer an outstanding
university acceptance rate, with 97% of graduates gaining entrance to their
university of first choice.

SJK welcomes our newest group of alumni and we wish them
well as this accomplished group leaves SJK to pursue their next
steps in life. Congratulations to SJK’s Class of 2010!
James Beylea
SJK’s 5th Year Program
Brooke Boyer
Social Science
University of Ottawa
Mackenzie Carter
Aerospace Engineering
Carleton University
Jae Sung Chai
Engineering
University of Toronto
Tyler Champagne
Sports Management
Brock University
Seiji Chiba
GAP year in Japan
Jihyun Choi
Architecture
University of Southern
California
Jayne Clarke
Media, Information &
Technology
University of Western
Ontario
Mike Claydon
Financial Management
Brock University
Harry Dearden
Public Affairs & Policy
Management
Carleton University
Kendra Domenicucci
Financial Management
University of Waterloo
Brian Eszes
Mechanical Engineering
University of Waterloo
Sean Gallivan
Business
University of Western
Ontario
Riley Hart
English
University of Western
Ontario
Soren Heins
International Relations
Carleton University
Michael Herdes
Political Science
University of Victoria
Hannah Hodgson
English & Geography
University of Guelph
Erik Jakowlew
Business Management &
Economics
University of Guelph
Ryan Jarrell
Arts
University of Guelph
Derek Jouppi
Nanotechnology Engineering
University of Waterloo
Sang Jung
Korea
Cole Labord
Fifth Year Program
Naomi Lai
Fashion Writing
Ryerson University
Deanna Marostica
Gap Year
Laura Matthew
Business
University of British
Columbia
Grayson Moore
Fine Arts & Image Arts
Ryerson University
Ashley Moraca
Business & Marketing
Queen’s University
Arman Oroomchi
International Relations
University of Western
Ontario
Zach Russell
Criminal Justice & Law
Ryerson University
Erika Siegner
Social Work
University of Western
Ontario
Rebecca Taylor
Fifth Year Program
Taryn Thomson
Psychology
University of Western
Ontario
Joyce Tsai
Commerce
University of Ontario
Institute of Technology
Rebecca Wedge
Criminal Justice
University of Guelph
Laura Westacott
SJK’s 5th Year Program
Steve Wolstenholme
Arts - Social Science
University of Western
Ontario
Guybec Woo
SJK’s 5th Year Program
Harvey Xie
Financial Analysis & Risk
Management
University of Waterloo

Me mory is a curious creature. It constantly
amazes me how even the slightest trigger -
the smell of baking, the rumble of thunder
- can tweak some long dormant part of
my brain and force a fragment of my
childhood to come bubbling to the
surface. No doubt you’ve experienced
something similar. Recently, however, I felt
this phenomena in a place I would never
have expected: United Nations
Headquarters in New York.
It was September of 2009, and I was
seated in the UN’s expansive main
chamber. Before me, a succession of
heads of state from around the world
took the podium to give their annual
speeches to the varied international
leaders and diplomats who surrounded
me.
Now, those of you who know me
might ask: what on earth were you doing
in the UN, Andrew Perhaps some
explanation is in order. I’m interested in
the international politics of climate change
– I’ve just completed an MA on this topic,
and plan to expand my studies in a PhD.
As part of my research, I spent six months
in 2009 serving as a diplomat for the
Republic of Nauru to the UN.
If you’ve never heard of Nauru, you’re
not alone - until a few years ago, neither
had I. It is tiny, an island nation located in a
stretch of the Pacific
Ocean. With a landmass
of only 21 km 2 , and a
population of 11 000 (or
roughly the size of Fergus,
Ontario), Nauru has long
been an afterthought in
the realm of international
affairs.
Of particular relevance
to my work is that Nauru
is one of many countries in
the world whose longterm
sustainability is
fundamentally threatened
by climate change. Under
Alumni Profile - Andrew Reid
The Outdoor Classroom: How SJK Helps
Mainstream Environmentalism
Andrew Reid
SJK ‘03
current sea level rise projections, it is
likely that salt water inundation and loss of
territory will render Nauru uninhabitable
within my lifetime.
Nauru is not alone in this threat:
dozens of other countries, like Tuvalu,
Kiribati, Vanuatu and the Maldives face
extinction. Dozens more low-lying
countries will face devastating territorial
loss. Taken together, this is a serious
concern to international security. If global
greenhouse gas emissions are not
mitigated, the world faces the prospect of
tens of millions of permanently displaced
people. This is not a distant threat: in
countries like Papua New Guinea, the
difficult relocation of environmental
refugees is already underway, and this
trend will only worsen.
So it was that I found myself in the
UN, listening to Nauru’s President, Marcus
Stephens, address the world. In a speech
peppered with feisty rhetoric, he
challenged the gathered nations to focus
their efforts upon the issue of climate
change before the rising tides swallowed
the islands of the Pacific forever.
And suddenly, a memory was tweaked,
and I wasn’t in the UN anymore - I was in
Mr. Spackman’s Grade 3 classroom at SJK,
learning about the Amazon Rainforest,
about the myriad of fascinating plants and

animals it fosters. Mr. Spackman held up a
book depicting all manner of exotic
creatures: macaws, spider monkeys, poison
dart frogs and river dolphins. I stared,
engrossed by the almost impossible nature
of these creatures - so different from the
squirrels and Canada geese that roamed
the property of SJK. And yet, Mr. Spackman
told us, these creatures were in danger.
The Amazon rainforest was being
deforested at a rate that boggled my 9
year old mind.
The connection between Nauru and
the Amazon that fired up my memory is
fairly clear. In both cases, man’s
economically driven activities - the
consumption of fossil fuels and
deforestation - pose an existential threat.
But as I reflected upon this connection, a
reality about my own upbringing became
clear: my concern over climate change is
directly attributable to my experiences at
SJK - specifically, to the remarkably
consistent exposure to environmental
concerns that I received over my 13 years
as a student.
I fondly recall trooping through
meadows and learning about symbiotic
relationships in outdoor science classes
with Mr. Curry in Grade 4, or staying up all
night for the 24 hour study of the pond’s
biophysical systems with Mr. Zink in Grade
7. Upper school brought more intensive
investigations into the natural sciences,
such as the two bleary-eyed weeks my
Grade 10 class spent up at Dorset
studying northern Ontario’s natural
environment in the fall and winter. Grade
11 gave me the eye-opening chance to
study marine science in the Bay of Fundy
through a unique course that SJK offered.
Time and time again the complexity,
vulnerability and importance of the natural
environment was impressed upon me.
Never has such knowledge been more
important. Decades of scientific evidence
point to an uncomfortable but undeniable
truth: through pollution, resource
consumption and climate change we are
damaging the delicate biophysical systems
upon which human society depends for its
well-being and long-term survival. The
complexity of the interlinkages between
the natural and man-made systems
enmeshing the planet make the precise
consequences of this damage difficult to
predict. Nevertheless, it is safe to say that
a world defined by climatic instability,
pollution, food and water shortage,
decreased biodiversity and increased
economic disparity is one we cannot
comfortably gift onto our children and
grandchildren. Yet this is precisely what we
are doing.
It many ways, our inaction is
understandable. It is phenomenally difficult
to cumulatively alter our lifestyles in
meaningful ways - human society is
marked by significant inertia. Many hurdles
stand in our way to a sustainable future,
some technical, some economic. Perhaps
the most problematic of these, however,
are socially constructed by powerful
actors with a vested interest in the status
quo. As such, mankind’s long-term
prosperity hinges upon the mainstream
acceptance that environmentalism is the
domain of reasonable-minded pragmatists,
not radical thinkers. This is a lesson that
needs to be urgently and consistently
impressed upon young students
everywhere. It is not simply faraway climes
like Nauru or the Amazon that depend
upon our success in this endeavour, but all
of human society.
I learned many things in SJK’s
classrooms. Some have served me well in
my post-secondary life, others perhaps
less so. I sincerely believe, however, that
the most important lesson SJK taught me
was about mankind’s complex and
inextricable connection to the
environment. I will always have fond
memories of the forward-thinking
teachers at SJK who work so hard to pass
this vital lesson on to future generations.
Andrew Reid ‘03 graduated from the
University of St. Andrews, Scotland, in 2007,
and has just completed an MA in Global
Governance from the University of Waterloo.
He has conducted climate change research
for Friends of the Earth Canada and the
David Suzuki Foundation, and was a delegate
to United Nations for the Republic of Nauru.
He has recently accepted a research position
with the Ecologic Institute, an environmental
think tank in Berlin, Germany, and plans on
pursuing a PhD in International Relations.

Lower
School
Lower School Director
Mrs. Mary Perrett
The 2009 – 2010 school year was a smooth and very busy one. A variety of
learning opportunities in the classroom and co-curricular activities provided the
students with a rich, well-balanced learning experience.
Assessment was highlighted at Curriculum Night and the Professional
Development day in November and it continued to be a focus for the year for
teachers.
The students and teachers had many opportunities to demonstrate their
support for the community and provide service and action. Dress down day
money supported a number of local charities and Mr. Spackman and Mrs. Tippin
took the money raised to support the Thankani School in Nepal with them on
their trip to Nepal in March. Other major fundraising initiatives included the IB
Asia Pacific and Singapore Red Cross humanitarian project to train Sri Lankan
teachers in early childhood care and development and Haiti Relief.
Most students participated in co-curricular varsity programmes and clubs.
These included: soccer, field hockey, cross country running, wrestling, track and
field, primary and junior choir, Mad Science, cooking, art, drama, sewing machine,
karate, structures, chess, dance, environment, baseball, fitness and intramurals
were offered every Tuesday and Thursday at lunch to students in grades 3 to 5.
This was the first year that junior
kindergarten students were able to
participate in clubs after school.
Highlights of the year included:
Eaglemania, the junior choir singing at the
Guelph Storm hockey game and at the
Gowdy Nursing home in Kitchener, the
sold-out musical performances of Rats!,
Jacquot on French Day, the Hallowe’en
costume parade and parties, the
Christmas Skating party and PA
Christmas lunch, student-led conferences,
Grandpersons’ Day, year-end celebrations
including The Sounds of Music concert,
year end trips, and World Cup Soccer
play day.
Caleb - Teacher for a Class

Congratulations to grade five students for their informative Exhibition
presentations. The process is a difficult one in which the students must put
together all the elements of the PYP into the researching and presentation of
their topic. Each year gets better and better.
The school is fortunate to participate in a number of activities to enrich the
learning in the classroom. All students had Scientist in School presentations and
students from grades 1 to 5 attended the Children’s Safety Village. Thank you to
the Linamar Company for their ongoing sponsorship of Linamar for the
Performing Arts presentations at the River Run Centre in Guelph. Field trips
ranging from the ROM to Guelph Lake rounded out the experiential learning.
The Lower School congratulates the Wilkinsons on the birth of their twins in
February and we say good-bye and good luck to Mrs. Lauriualt as she takes up a
new position at the Toronto French School in September, to Mr. Thiessen who
has decided to stay at home with his young family, to Mrs. Stickney who will be
greatly missed in the library and to Mr. Schnarr who will be enjoying retirement.
All in all, an outstanding year in the Lower School!
Mary Perrett,
President, IBSO
At the annual general meeting in May 2010, Mary
Perrett, Lower School Director and IB-PYP
Coordinator of St. John’s-Kilmarnock School, was
elected president of the IB Schools of Ontario (IBSO-
PYP) and is a member of the executive of IBSO. Her
duties includes planning and facilitating professional
development events, providing opportunities for
members to meet with other teachers and share best
practice, and communicating the concerns of PYP
schools to IBSO and the International Baccalaureate of
the Americas (IBA). In early October IBSO-PYP
teachers met to discuss action as an essential element
of the PYP and to share in grade groups. Later in the
month IB administrators and coordinators learned
about critical thinking at the annual fall conference.
SJK remains the only school in its region to offer the
International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme
Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6.

Middle
School
Middle School Director
Ms Carey Gallagher
Imagine a place where your mind opens wider than any walls around you.
- Rob Gonsalves
At the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year, students and teachers
alike were challenged to devote the year to expanding their creative
potential and to continuing to place an emphasis on the experiential
aspect of education. Middle School students began blogging as part of
the Language Arts curriculum and gained tremendous proficiency in the
use of iMovie, bringing us unbelievable presentations on topics such as
identity, the Holocaust, homelessness, child labour and abuse, and the
Middle School experience. With the generous support of our Parents'
Association, students also produced geometrical stained glass,
tesseracting t-shirt graphics, temporary tattoos and notecards in Math
class and engaged for a second year in the intensive cross-curricular,
multimedia workshop, Director's Cut.
Cassie Busuttil participating in a
Habitat For Humanity project in
New Brunswick as part of the
Round Square Conference

With a special focus on
international awareness and the
environment, Middle School
students were involved in a
variety of trips and activities,
some annual and some new, that
expanded their global horizons
and developed an appreciation
for others. The We Day trip, Vow
of Silence Day, History of
Remembrance Day seminar,
Gwyn Dyer presentation, Free
The Children's Youth In Action
Summit, Joseph Schneider Haus
trip, Grade 7 Pond Study, hosting
of SJK's Environment Day,
Doctor's Without Borders Mock
Refugee Camp trip, MS Green
Fashion show, and two Religious
Knowledge trips to both
Jenny Mattell, First Place Winner
of the Royal Canadian Legion
Remembrance Day Poetry
Competition
Christian and non-Christian places of worship were just a few of the
experiences that rounded out the year.
Middle School continued its involvement with the Young Round
Square of the Americas (YRSA) programme sending three students to
Rothesay Netherwood School in New Brunswick to meet with
students from all over the world to develop their leadership skills and
to discuss possible solutions to world issues. In addition to several
workshops and cultural presentations, participants were involved in
building a house for Habitat For Humanity, cleaning local bogs and
creeks, and tree planting. Next year's YRSA schools will host an
outdoor winter trip in Montreal and an eco-adventure in New
Zealand.
Teaching adolescent students is a highly rewarding experience. Their
boundless energy, willingness to take risks, and strong desire to make
the world a better place give those of us who work with them on a
daily basis great hope for the
future.
We are very proud of the
accomplishments of all of our
Middle School students in
2009-2010.

Upper
School
Upper School Director
Mrs. Maureen Buchanan
Brian Eszes, Brock House
Captain, receives the
House Plaque for 2009-10
from Mrs. Viveros
SJK Upper School students took advantage of amazing opportunities to expand
their learning beyond the regular classroom and pursue academic success,
personal growth and social responsibility during the 2009-10 school year. Many
of the highlights and achievements from this year are outlined below.
Academically, two new programs were initiated this year. Our grade 12 credit
offerings were expanded to include a course in Ancient Civilizations. SJK has also
joined with the Conference of Independent Schools e-Learning Consortium
developing an online course that will be offered in September 2010. SJK’s
participation in this program also allows our students to choose from a variety
of online courses offered by the consortium. Many of our Upper School students
enhanced their academic experience with participation in extra programs,
including Model UN, Encounters with Canada, SHAD Valley, and Waterloo
Unlimited. One of our senior students also won Best of Fair at the Waterloo
Wellington Regional Science Fair and represented SJK and the region at the
Canada Wide Fair in Peterborough.
SJK students continued the tradition of travel as part of the experience offered
beyond the classroom. The grade 9 classes spent a week in Ottawa in the spring
completing the second half of their technology credit course. Grade 10’s
expanded their hands on science experiences spending a week in the fall and
another in the winter at Frost Centre near Dorset completing a credit course in
Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecology. Our seniors travelled to New York City in
the spring enjoying the sights and sounds of the Big Apple. A group of SJK
students headed to Switzerland over the March Break as part of an exchange
programme. Teachers also took part in travel and service over the March Break
with a group visiting Nepal. Greece was the destination of choice for twenty
students studying Ancient Civilizations this summer.
Our Upper School varsity program continues to enrich the experience of our
students. The field hockey, snowboarding and wrestling programs all qualified
athletes for their respective OFSAA championship tournaments with the Ladies
Field Hockey team bringing home an unprecedented fourth consecutive gold
medal. Many other teams participated in the post-season championships in their
leagues earning many CISAA medals.
Our vibrant Arts program continues to offer students opportunities in all
disciplines. Thespians from grades 9 through 12 staged a wonderful performance
of Our Country’s Good at the Conrad Centre for Performing Arts in Kitchener. SJK

also hosted the CIS Drama Festival at the University of Waterloo where our
drama students presented the student written and directed production of A Pair
of Frays. The Kilmarnock Singers took part in the CIS Music Festival in Toronto
while our writers participated in the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival and our Writer
In Residence Program. The Thursday evening radio show, The Poem Repair Shop,
continued to offer a dedicated group of students a venue to display their talents.
As always the highlight of the spring term was the annual Arts Around Us evening
that included music, drama and visual artwork performed and created by our
students and a celebration for the official opening of the new music room.
SJK’s Grade 12 Economics Class attended a
symposium examining green business trends and
practices, and future environmental impacts at
the University of Waterloo
Brigitte McIntyre receives the CPR Heart
Award from Leesa Elliot and Bill Nicholson
SJK students attended the Perimeter
Institute’s Quantum to Cosmos Festival

SJK Arts Report
Catherine Paleczny, David Newman and Adrian Hoad-Reddick
Visual Art: SJK offers students a
rigorous program of visual art
practice within a stimulating and
challenging academic environment,
which includes the study of
contemporary and historical art, and
cultural theory related to art
production. The program equips
students with practical skills and
theoretical knowledge to make
engaging and informed artwork. The
emphasis of the Visual Arts program is to develop the creative potential
of the individual student in his/her milieu. Students in the program have
the opportunity to work in any area of contemporary art production
including painting, drawing, printmaking, three-dimensional and
installation work, photography, digital art, intermedia, video, performance,
sound, or in any interdisciplinary form. SJK’s Visual Art department is
lead by international and nationally recognized sculptor Catherine
Paleczny.
Drama: 2009-2010 proved to be a very successful year for SJK drama.
The school’s major production continued a tradition at SJK of staging
challenging dramatic works that stretch both actors and audience.
Timberlake Wertenbaker’s play Our Country’s Good is based on actual
historical events as well as the novel The Playmaker, by Australian novelist
Thomas Keneally (author of Schindler’s List). Set in 1788 in Sydney Cove,
Australia, it tells the story of the first play produced in that country,
directed by a military officer and performed by the inmates of the new
penal colony. Wertenbaker’s challenging play contains mature themes and
subject matter exploring questions of the innate goodness or evil of
human nature and the redemptive power of art. Performances at the
Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts in Kitchener took place in late
February and were well attended and well received. Early in 2010,
students in the senior drama class had the opportunity to work with
local playwright Gary Kirkham. Gary took students through the process
of writing for theatre and creating their own short scenes or plays. One
of these pieces, A Pair of Frays by grade 12 student Grayson Moore, was
developed into a short one-act play and produced as SJK’s entry in the
Conference of Independent Schools’ Drama Festival. The play was also

e-staged at the Registry Theatre in Kitchener in May
so that members of the SJK community had the
opportunity to see it performed.
One of the major achievements in drama for 2010 Priscila Uppal,
was SJK’s hosting of the Conference of Independent SJK’s 2010
Schools’ Drama Festival. Although SJK has
Writer in
participated in the festival for more than a decade, Residence and
Olympic Poet in
the absence of theatre facilities here at the school
Residence
has always made it impossible for SJK to serve as
host. When no host school emerged after the 2009
festival, however, SJK agreed to keep the festival alive
by hosting off-site at the University of Waterloo.
Although this presented a number of unique
challenges, the festival held in April was a great
success, with 12 schools participating in workshops
and performances at the university’s Theatre of the
Arts. SJK also chaired the annual directors’ meeting of
drama teachers held at the festival, at which a
process was put in place to ensure the continued
success of the festival in the coming years.
The annual Arts Around Us evening in May provided an
enjoyable venue for student talent to round out the
Our Country’s Good
year, with a performance of Alan Ayckbourn’s one-act
comedy, Table Manners. All in all, this was another
busy, productive, and highly successful year for the SJK drama program.
Creative Writing: SJK was privileged to have as Writer-in-Residence
Priscila Uppal, novelist, poet, and professor during an important year for
her professionally. Priscila was chosen to be the Poet in Residence for
the Canadian Olympic Team. The grade 11 classes studied Ms Uppal’s
wonderful novel, To Whom It May Concern. Ms Uppal joined the class
several times to discuss aspects of her novel. In return, the classes
produced a Reader’s Guide to the novel which is now online. Our
creative writers ended the year with an Evening of Readings at Whispers
Restaurant in Elora, co-hosted by Mr. Hoad-Reddick and Priscila Uppal.
Our students won several
awards, including taking two of
three senior awards for creative
writing in the InCITE publication,
judged by acclaimed Canadian
author Nino Ricci.

Music Report
Marg Benson and Emily Petrenko
This year, SJK Music included Vocal, Choral, Orff, Instrumental, Musical
Theatre, and MIDI training.
The Music in Lower School continues to bring much joy to the students
and those who hear them. The Primary Choir, (SK - Grade 2) meets
once a week to learn songs and perform for the rest of Lower School in
Chapel or Evensong, and for the Carol Service and The Sounds of Music
in June.
New this year to Chapel was the addition of “Composer of the Month”
in which a composer was highlighted for the month with prelude and
postlude music by that composer as well as interesting facts about the
composer’s life and music.
Individual classes prepared music for both the Carol
Service in December and the final musical
celebration, The Sounds of Music in June. The grade
four and five recorder programme prepared two
pieces each for the Kiwanis Music Festival in April,
where they were awarded ‘silver’ status and won a
monetary award.
Thirty-six members formed the Junior Choir (grades
3-5) performed frequently at the school and in the
community. They sang in Chapel and Evensong, as
well as Founders’ Day, Carol Service, Grandpersons’
Day, The Sounds of Music, and Prize Day. In the
community they shared their music with the seniors
at the A.R. Goudie Home at Christmas and sang O
Canada at the Guelph Storm home opener. In April
the choir performed at the Kiwanis Music Festival
and received gold awards for their efforts, as well as,
with other choirs of the school, the prestigious award
“Best School Choral Program.”
Middle School music students in Grades 6 and 7 learn
to play a band instrument, work on theory and
composition in the MIDI Lab, and vocally training. As

a special event, each student in
Grade 7 composed a short
instrumental recording on
their instrument. and these
recordings were heard by
parents at the Celebration of
Our Learning. Students in
Grade 8 focused on
performing two musicals, The
Princess and the Pea, and The
Emperor’s New Clothes.
In 2009–2010, the Chalmers
Singers (grades 6-8)
performed at Evensongs,
Founders’ Day, Middle School
Carol Service, Celebration of
Learning, Trills and Thrills, Prize
Day, and at Kiwanis, where
they were awarded a gold
standing.
SJK at Roy Thomson Hall for the
Conference of Independent Schools’
Music Festival concert
The number of students taking music in Upper School was a record in
2009–2010. The Grade 9 and Grade 10 band students performed at Arts
Around Us. While the focus of the class was instrumental music, these
students composed a solo song accompaniment in the MIDI lab, which
the group performed with the school’s diskclavier playing the
accompaniment. A focus for these students included developing listening
skills and evaluating musical performances. A number of grade 11
students participated in choir as part of a credit course; these students
participated in the Conference of Independent Schools’ Music Festival
(CISMF) weekend in Toronto.
The Kilmarnock Singers and Madrigal Singers performed at various
events, including Evensong Services, Founders’ Day, Remembrance Day,
US Carol Service, the Conference of Independent Schools’ Music
Festival (CISMF), Arts Arounds Us, Prize Day, and at the local Kiwanis
Festival, where they were awarded a gold standing.
The trip to the Kiwanis Festival with the Junior Choir, Chalmers Singers,
and Kilmarnock Singers was a special one. The combined choirs were
awarded gold standings, and the school won the trophy for the Best
School Choral Program this year.

Science Fair: A History of
Excellence
SJK’s prodigious history of Science Fair dates back to March 1978, when teacher
Shane Curry initiated the annual hands-on projects for students of St. John’s and
St. Margaret’s Schools. Each student (grades 7-10) would complete a Science Fair
project each year, and on Science Fair Day classes would be cancelled to
celebrate discovery and innovation. As now, 33 years later, a buffet lunch was
provided for the guest judges, students were challenged to design the year’s
science fair t-shirt, and participants hoped that they’d have the correct answers
for the first judge of the day. A select team would be chosen from the 150-200
projects to represent SJK at the regional science fair, at which SJK would be
recognized as the perennial winner as top school. While the region recognized
projects based on research, models or experiments, SJK permitted only
experimental projects, placing emphasis on effective scientific methodology. In
the early days, most students would construct their own backboards out of
plywood, or visit local furniture stores for large cardboard mattress boxes with
which to make a board.
Ian Hornsby is proud of the caliber of the projects produced by SJK students.
“The general quality of an SJK science fair project would match those at the
regional level,” he observed. Mr. Hornsby knows a great project when he sees
one. In selecting projects to represent the school, he looks for projects that
approach a topic from a unique viewpoint. “We look for students willing to put
in the extra work, to undergo the multiple trials necessary at the regional and
national levels. What’s difficult to explain to students is that things do not have
to work out to be successful. Experiments can fail and yield a null hypothesis and
Mackenzie Carter ‘09 took his STOL 'n Lift
science fair project to the Nationals, where he
received a Gold Medal

still be highly successful in utilizing sound scientific methodology.”
SJK continues to promote excellence in scientific enquiry via its annual Science
Fair and coinciding Math Fair. The projects do much more than promote sound
experimental methods and the exploration of new fanciful fonts on backboards.
The experience of communicating ideas to science fair judges helps to promote
our students’ social presentation skills, interactions with people, formal writing,
research skills, proper citation and thinking on one’s feet. Mr. Hornsby has
observed, “students tend to learn from judges and improve in subsequent judging
rounds. It appears in the scores each year.”
SJK continues to attract an impressive panel of judges for Science Fair, scientists
from the three local universities, professional engineers, graduate students,
alumni and involved parents. Behind the ready-made backboards and
computerized graphics is the scientific rigour and excellence that sees SJK
continually sending our well-equipped young scientists to Regional and Canada-
Wide Science competitions.
SJK’s Stephanie Chan: Helping
Young Scientists Explore!
Upper School student Stephanie Chan (pictured below at right) is excited about
the potential to take the grassroots Science Expo to provincial and national
levels. Following a trip to the 2009 Canada-Wide Science and Engineering Fair,
Stephanie and several of the team that represented Waterloo-Wellington at
Nationals decided to become ambassadors for science. In their first year, they
organized an outreach science
exposition evening aimed at
inspiring students in grades 7-12 on
the topics of science, technology,
engineering and mathematics
(STEM). Students received first-hand
accounts of SHAD, Waterloo
Unlimited, Canada-Wide and
International Science Fairs. This year,
Science Expo will move to a full day
conference with guest speakers and
a panel discussion. Students will
participate in interactive workshops
on subjects such as how to come up with a science fair topic.
Stephanie has enjoyed the opportunity to network with like-minded students.
The Science Expo experience has opened her eyes to the International Science
Fair and Sanofi-Aventis, a biotechnology competition. This year, Stephanie’s
efforts will be on securing sponsorships from the community to ensure that
Science Expo continues to flourish and promote exploration and innovation.

A Fond
Farewell
to Coach
Dief
Not a day goes by that Cheryl Diefenbacher doesn’t cast her thoughts back
inside the gates of SJK and reflect on the role of the school in her life. Cheryl
devoted twenty-three years to St. John’s-Kilmarnock School and watched her
son Brent progress through the school and graduate, touched by the magical
influence of the school’s teachers.
Cheryl started as a part-time physical education teacher at the Elora location of
the school following a maternity leave. Cheryl remembers teaching physical
education gymless, running her female students along the natural trails of the
Elora Gorge and skating at the local arena.
Cheryl served many key roles in her SJK career. She was SJK’s first Director of
Admissions in 1990 and later assisted the Upper School Director as Grade 9
&10 coordinator before becoming Head of Physical Education, bringing the
opportunity to program wellness for the students, JK through grade 12. Later,
she served two years as Middle School Director. Over the past four years, she
guided our students toward post-secondary success as SJK’s Head of Guidance.
By her estimation, Dief has coached some fifty sports teams in at least six
sports. She led thirteen LiveFit classes, introducing the course to the school.
Mrs. Dief is quick to identify the defining quality of SJK: its close student-teacher
relationships which foster the unique family community that is so evident at the
school. Dief praised SJK’s administration over the years for embracing the total
wellness of its students, both within and outside of the classroom. “SJK is
instrumental in developing the whole child and that makes a great platform for
student growth.”
Mrs. Dief is very grateful for the opportunities she had to walk among mentors –
‘giants’, she calls them. She is thankful for her opportunity to walk with giants,
watch the giants, and be lifted on the shoulders of giants. In turn, Mrs. Dief did
lots of motivational lifting herself. “It was the healthy relationships and watching
kids grow and watching them grow into young healthy happy adults that
energized me to get into their heads and hearts and watch them reach their
academic potential in a great setting. My legacy is the relationships I have left
behind. What I really loved about SJK was my ability to stay internal and to place
myself in a position to always look for challenge; to always be in a position to
learn and learn and learn. That’s what energized me about SJK.” After 23 years at
SJK, Cheryl Diefenbacher has taken on a new challenge as Director of Student
Services at Hillfield-Strathallan College in Hamilton.

Karen Baird Leads Sri Lankan
Teacher Training Workshop
On November 4 2009,
Karen Baird, SJK’s Lower
School Learning Support
teacher, flew to Sri Lanka
to lead a new teachertraining
workshop as part
of the Sri Lankan Early
Childhood Care and
Development Project. This
development project
began as a result of the
Tsunami in 2004, during
which many schools were destroyed and teachers were lost. As the IB
organization strongly endorses humanitarian and outreach projects, funds were
allocated to use teachers from IB schools around the world to train Sri Lankan
teachers. IB Asia-Pacific, the Singapore Red Cross and Sarvodaya, a local Sri
Lankan NGO initiated the project.
The workshop was led by Rob Kiddell, Head of the Junior School at Glenlyon
Norfolk in Victoria and Ms Baird. They worked, through an interpreter, with two
groups of thirty teachers, who were incredibly enthusiastic, engaged and
desperate for ideas, lesson plans, teaching strategies and classroom management
techniques. The Sri Lankan teachers had very limited training, worked in tiny
village schools with no resources and could not speak English.
This project caused Karen to reflect on her past and present teaching practice
and showed her how much we can give to others simply by sharing our
knowledge and experiences.
Karen Baird and participants in the Sri Lankan Teacher
Training Workshop

SJK Five Worlds
Programme Launched
SJK’s Five Worlds is a signature programme
that provides students with transformational
experiences, exporting them to new worlds
to explore, serve and learn. Students entering
SJK’s Upper School begin an educational
journey with academics and a range of cocurricular
activities. They now have the
opportunity to experience and learn about at
least five distinct worlds over the course of
their schooling, Grades 7-12.
Each world destination is identified as having
significant global relevance and seeks to
address local, national and international
issues. SJK students have the opportunity to
explore first hand Five Worlds that brings
new context to experiential learning and
global perspective.
Destinations are complemented by academics, reading, physical readiness,
media and IT research, language preparation and a range of experienced
speakers. Elements of adventure travel, outdoor education, service projects
and history, culture and geopolitics are embedded in each travel destination.
Age appropriate and multi-grade trips will be offered on an annual basis.
Five World destinations for 2010-2011 include Belgium &
France (SJK Remembers), Kenya, Nepal and China.
Fifth Year student James Maxwell spent 3
weeks in Costa Rica as a teaching aid. Here
he poses with his appreciative students.

Outreach and
Charitable Giving
In 2009-2010, the St. John’s-Kilmarnock School
Community raised funds for a variety of causes and
organizations, including more than $16,000 for the
Red Cross Haiti Fund.
A Bake Sale for Haiti Relief was one of
many fundraising events by students in
Lower, Middle and Upper Schools

Parents’
Association
The Parents’ Association is always fortunate to be an integral weave to the
fabric of the SJK community. Since my last PA newsletter in December 2009, the
association has continued to organize a variety of activities. It was another
successful year for the Hot Lunch program. Thank you to Janess Hunt and
Katherine Gyles for their great work as Hot Lunch Co-chairs. Many thanks also
to Jacquie Macarthur for the coordination of the hot lunch volunteers and to
the volunteers who passed out the lunches to all those hungry students.
The Used Uniform Sale on May 5-6 was an all-time successful event. Total
revenue for the year from the Used Uniform Sales surpassed $10,000, breaking
any of the previous year’s revenue total. Congratulations and thank you to
Leslie Bartels, Used Uniform Chair and her committee for their hard work.
Spring Fling was a highlight event for the Parents’ Association, bringing together
students, their families, friends, faculty and staff of the school. Laughter and
smiles on everyone’s faces were all that was needed to put everyone on a high
note.
From the profits of the Hot Lunch program, Used Uniform Sales, and Memento
sales, as well as the amount from the PA Levy, the Parents’ Association is able to
financially support various school amenities and resources complementing and
enhancing the overall academic program of the school. Through PA programs,
we have been able to fund over $27,000 of items in two funding request
rounds. The Parents’ Association also has a budget every year to continue
supporting various activities for the school, activities such as: Eaglemania, Grad
Dinner, French Day, Christmas Lunch, Science Fair, Environment Day, Arts
Around Us, Athletic Banquet, and receptions for Founder’s Day Service, Carol
Services and Prize Day. The PA will continue to fund the PA Endowment Fund
annually. As evidenced from the above list, the PA is very fortunate to be able
to assist the school in a wide array of enrichments.
With the funds left in the PA treasury at the end of the year, we were able to
give to the Annual Fund, specifically to purchase room darkening drapes for the
chapel. It will certainly add much to the improvement of presentations done in
the chapel during the light of day.
The PA is very fortunate to have incredible support from its volunteers. We
were able to accomplish so much because of their hard work and dedication. I
would like to extend special thanks to the Executive Officers and Executive
Committee Members for all their time and effort:

Julie Mattell, Vice President and Secretary
Laura Young, Treasurer
Leanne Frost, Eaglemania Chair
Katherine Gyles and Janess Hunt, Hot Lunch Co-chairs
Marie Craig and Lesley Flaminio, Special Events Committee Co-chairs
Cathy Straus, Gala Chair
Leslie Bartels, Used Uniform and Lost and Found Committee Chair
Siobhan Furst, Social Events Committee Chair
Salina Visram, Volunteer Coordinator
Tracey Trimble Moon, Communications Chair
Cindy Robinson, Mementos Chair
Susan D’Angelo, Member-at-Large
Jacquie Macarthur, Member-at-Large
Last but not least, thanks to the class
reps for their liaison work between
parents, teachers, the school and the
PA: Michelle Hammill (JK), Katherine
Gyles (SK), Sue Lawrenson and Kim
Boril (Grade 1), Sandra Vink (Grade
2), Nuala Ireland and Liz Davies
(Grade 3), Robin Thomas and Penny
Rhydderch (Grade 4), Alison Amer
(Grade 5), Lesley Flaminio (Grade 6),
Siobhan Furst and Catherine Nichols
(Grade 7), Jean Mills, Sandra Peters
and Ailish McIntyre (Grade 8).
It has been a pleasure and an honor
to work with many of the volunteers
this year.
Yours truly,
Mari N. McAndrews
President, Parents’ Association

Varsity Results, 2009-2010
FALL TERM
Senior Boys’ Soccer 12 games 5 wins 6 losses 1 tie
Participated in CAIS tournament @ St. George’s School , Vancouver Oct. 14-16.
Bowl Finalists
Junior Boys’ Soccer
11 games 10 wins 0 losses 1 tie
CISAA CHAMPIONS!
U13 Boys’ Soccer
17 games 4 wins 13 losses
Participated in CAIS
tournament @ The Country
Day School and St. Andrew’s
College, Oct. 22-24.
Lower School Soccer
This year the team focussed
on skill development.
Senior Boys’ Volleyball 9 games 5 wins 4 losses CISAA Semi-finalists
Senior Girls’ Basketball 9 games 2 wins 7 losses
U14 Girls’ Basketball 8 games 0 wins 8 losses
Senior Field Hockey CISAA and OFSAA gold medallists; Provincial Champions
Junior Field Hockey CISAA Semi-finalists.
Senior Cross Country The team participated in invitational meets in Preston,
Cambridge, and Waterloo, as well as at the CISAA Championship @ Trinity College in
Port Hope. Individual CISAA Championship results: Jr. Girls: C. Buchanan (12th), E.
Whitehall (13th), K. Craig (21st); Jr. Boys: K. Weigensberg (41st), J. Gjelsvik (43rd); Sr.
Girls: R. Fackoury (14th), B. McIntyre (21st); Sr. Boys: D. Jouppi (90th).
Junior Cross Country
The team participated in meets at SJK, St. Andrew’s College, Villanova College, Hillfield-
Strathallan College, Erindale
Park, and Crescent School, as
well as at the CISAA
Championship at Trinity
College School, in Port Hope.
Many great personal
achievements were celebrated
throughout the season.

WINTER TERM
Senior Girls’ Volleyball 10 games 8 wins 2 losses CISAA Semi-finalists
Junior Girls’ Volleyball
9 games 7 wins 2 losses
CISAA silver medallists.
U14 Girls’ Volleyball
9 games 3 wins 5 losses
Senior Boys’ Basketball
8 games 3 wins 5 losses
CISAA silver medallists.
Junior Boys’ Basketball
11 games 8 wins 3 losses
CISAA silver medallists.
U14 Boys’ Basketball 6
games 0 wins 6 losses
Wrestling Derek Jouppi and
James Maxwell both
represented SJK @ OFSAA,
and both turned in personal best performances during the competition. Congratulations
to James, who finished 6th, earning a spot on the podium. Evelyn Barber wrestled her
way to a 4th place finish at the Ontario Winter Games, while Mark Young finished 5th in
his weight class. Congratulations to all four wrestlers, who represented SJK with courage
and grit.
Snowboarding
The snowboarding team wrapped up their season with the CISAA championship/OFSAA
qualifier @ Georgian Peaks. Congratulations goes out to Mackenzie Carter, who
captured gold in the men’s alpine racing event at OFSAA (March 3rd) .
SPRING TERM
Senior Girls’ Soccer 6 games 4 wins 2 losses CISAA 2nd Place
Junior Girls’ Soccer 6 games 2 wins 3 losses 1 tie CISAA silver medallists.
U14 Girls’ Soccer
6 games 0 wins 6 losses 0 ties
Senior Boys’ Rugby
5 games 4 wins 1 loss
CISAA Gold medallists.
Skating returns to
SJK’s Chalmers Pond
U14 Boys’ Rugby 1 match 1 win
1st Badminton 6 matches 1 win 5
losses
7th CISAA Championships

U16 Badminton 5 games 0 wins 5 losses
Junior Track & Field
Many individual personal bests were earned over the course of the season. The CISAA
championships was held on Wednesday, May 26th @ York University (U10-U12), and
Thursday, May 27th @ The Country Day School (U13-U14).
Senior Track
This team had great success at the recent CISAA league championship meet, held at York
University.
Mountain Bike Club
This hearty group has enjoyed outdoor rides at Guelph Lake, Grand Valley, The Hydro
Cut, Homer Watson and Puslinch this season. They also travelled to the Joyride Indoor
Bike Park, where they tried out some cool indoor features.
Rowing Club
This year SJK was represented by Joel Wilson. Joel competed in both a coxed 8, as well
as trying his hand in a single. Joel competed at the South Niagra High School Regatta, in
Welland; the Junior Invitational Regatta at Guelph Lake; and he wrapped up the season at
the Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association Regatta, in St. Catherine’s, June 4-6
Congratulations to all of our
wonderful athletes, their coaches,
managers and ardent supporters!
Congratulations to SJK’s
Senior Girls’ Field Hockey
OFSAA Provincial Champions

St. John’s-Kilmarnock School
Coming Events 2010-2011
Friday, November 12, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
February 24, 25, 26, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Thursday, March 11, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Alumni Dinner – Montreal
Alumni Dinner - Kingston
Lower School Carol Service – 2:00 pm
Upper School Carol Service – 7:00 pm
Alumni Pub Night - Guelph
Open House – 6:00-8:00pm
Open House – 9:00am-12noon
Alumni Dinner – Toronto
Centre Wellington Area Community Presentation
Guelph Area Community Presentation
Upper School Play
Math and Science Fair
Open House – 9:00am-12noon
Alumni Dinner - London
Open House – 9:00am-12noon
Open House – 9:00am-12noon
Grade 6 Exhibitions
Golf Tournament
Lower School Prize Day – 10:00am
Upper School Prize Day – 1:00pm
St. John’s-Kilmarnock School
2201 Shantz Station Road, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada N0B 1M0
Geocode: 43.508088, -80.385986
(519) 648-2183 www.sjkschool.org