Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can email them to us at dmills@emsb.qc.ca

Important Dates To Remember

-Friday, August 28th Grade 7 Orientation Day: We welcome our incoming grade 7 class for

Orientation Morning: Friday, August 28th, 2015 9am-noon

-Monday, August 31st First Day Of School: The first full regular day of school for all students is

August 31, 2015. All students must be in full uniform and report to the cafeteria by 8:30 at which

time their schedules will be distributed. Students will then proceed to their first period class.

-Cafeteria Services: There is no cafeteria service the first week of school.

Regular services begin, Tuesday, September 8th.

-Student Assemblies: First week of September (TBD)

-Wednesday, September 23rd Honor Roll Assemblies Term 3 2014-15

-Wednesday, September 23rd Beaver Lake Grade 7 Outing

-Friday, September 25th Marymount Reads Guest Author Allan Stratton

-Wednesday, Sept 30th Terry Fox Run Period 3,4 Welcome Back BBQ 1pm

-Friday, October 30th Halloween Costume Day, Best Costume Contest

-Wednesday, November 11th Remembrance Day Celebrations

-Tuesday, December 8th 1st Term Honour Roll Assembly

-Friday, December 18th Holiday Concert

School Uniforms Mega Design International

9420 Boul. St. Laurent Montreal, Quebec.H2N 1N3

Tel: 514 384 0604 Fax: 514 384 2151

Email: info@mdiuniform.com

Attn: Parents or guardians of new and returning students of

Marymount Academy International:

Mega Design International is our official uniform supplier.

We are inviting you to contact Mega Design as soon as possible

if you haven’t done so already to purchase your uniforms for

back to school as all students are required to be in full uniform

for the first day of school.

Hours Of Operation.

Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm

Saturday 9.00am to 4.00pm

Last day of office operations:

Tuesday, June 30th 2015 Office will close at 3:30pm

The Office will reopen Monday, August 17th, 2015.

Office Hours will be 8:30am-3:30pm

Marymount Academy International

5100 Cote St. Luc Rd

Montreal, Quebec

H3W 2G9

514-488-8144

Fax 514-488-8183

www.emsb.qc.ca/marymount

Thank You To Our Community!

Many thanks to

9203 Structured

Consulting

Incorporated for their

generous Donation of

office furniture!

We appreciate your

kindness.

July Summer

2015

Final

Summer Edition

The Parent Link

As of this publication, we celebrated the accomplishments of our

graduating class of 2015 Friday, June 19th at Royal Vale School’s

auditorium. Always a highlight of the school year, friends, family and staff

gathered to honor the 75 graduates of this years’ class. We are very proud

of each one of our graduates and wish them well as they begin new journeys

into the future! Here are a few highlights from a very successful evening..

Subject Awards

Chemistry: Hamna Akhter

English: Christine Cheung

French: Piraveena Satkunanathan

French Enriched: Hamna Akhter

History: Samiha Hossain

Math CST: Xiaopeng Chen

Music: Hayley Lavigne

Physical Education: Helya Dehghani

Physics: Samiha Hossain

Science Math: Yanbing Yi

Visual Arts award: Priti Majumdar

Academic Awards

Academic Achievement &

School Participation Award

Christine Cheung

Principal’s List Award

Hamna Akhter

Santiago Delgado Pichinte

Samiha Hossain

Mike Tadayon

Christine Cheung

Markayla Black-Johnson

Nishat Bari

Rahul Bhattacharjee

Michael Filiatreault

Alina Lupu-Gonzalez

Yubiidsan Senathirajah

Yanbing Yi

Abisan Uthamacumaran

Cougar Pride Award

Alina Lupu-Gonzalez

Kausihan Ramakrishnan

Kamel Helmy Award

Abisan Uthamacumaran

Mega Design Scholarship

Samiha Hossain

West Hill Scholarship

Balal Yunus

McGill Science Award

Yubiidsan Senithirajah

Learning Profile Award

Rahul Bhattacharjee

PSBGM Cultural Heritage

Foundation Award

Hamna Akhter

Step Award

Rachel Zordok

Special Awards

Student Life Award

Shanjeev Kanapathipillai

Visual Arts Award

Markayla Black-Johnson

Salutatian Award

Markayla Black-Johnson

Valedictorian Award

Hamna Akhter

Community & Service Award

Piraveen Paranitharan

Jesse Barbosa-Costa

Most Improved Student Award

Mohamed Al-Eman

Tafari Mills-O’Gilvie Scholarship

Destiny Ehimen Aigbokhae

Angela-Afrakoma Yeboah

Governor General’s Academic Medal

Mike Tadayon

Markayla Black Johnson

Salutatorian

Hamna Akhter

Valedictorian

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s T o :

We say so long to Ms. Dina

Vourdousis, who, after 6 years of

distinguished service at Marymount

Academy International as our

vice-principal has been promoted

to Galileo Adult Center. We thank

her for tireless work, effort and

care and wish her the very best in

her future endeavors.

We Welcome To Marymount Academy

International: Our new Vice-Principal,

Ms. Patrizia Tummillo. Ms. Tummillo

was formerly a vice-principal at

Westmount High School and we look

forward to welcoming Ms. Tummillo

as part of our administration team for

the 2015-16 calendar year.

Highlights What Was. What’s To Come At Marymount Academy International.

Top Teen Chef Hosts AMSA Tuesday, May 12th

Our Top Teen Chef, Santiago Delgado and an energetic group of students and staff hosted the

Association of Montreal School Administrators on Tuesday, May 12th. The sit down dinner

featured smoked salmon filets and perfectly grilled rib steaks. We are fortunate to be able to offer

students unique opportunities to display their multifaceted talents! It was a tremendous success!

Marymount Academy International Hosts The Arts May 7th

Marymount’s Art and Music departments joined forces to produce an evening

of creativity, a display of amazing works of art. Complimenting visual arts was

the music department featuring numerous bands who played musical

selections that were well received by the invited families and friends who

joined in celebrating their exemplary efforts.

New For September! Fresh Fusion Smoothie Bistro

Something New for 2015-16 school year. As part of

the new entrepreneur program students will participate in creating

healthy smoothies and snacks. Located near the cafeteria, a sure

success for a healthy lifestyle. All students are invited to experience the

fresh fusion smoothie bar.

The Soccer Field is Being Constructed During The Summer Of 2015!

The long awaited construction of the soccer field with artificial

turf has begun July 2, 2015. We anticipate, as told by

contractors, the field will be ready for mid-September.

Please check our website for updates.

Sports Awards Banquet May 14th

As each school year winds down, one of the most

anticipated evenings is the Annual Sports Award

Banquet. The evening is an opportunity to celebrate

and recognize our student athletes who participated in

a myriad of team and individual sports during the year.

Marymount Academy International gained recognition

at the G.M.A.A. (Greater Montreal Athletic Association) as the

school displaying the best Sportsmanship among all it’s

teams! We are very proud of our student athletes as

they represented our school well!

Highlights Continued….

Acclaimed Writer-Author Monique Pollack Visits Marymount Academy International

Montreal native and accomplished writer Monique Polack graced Marymount

Academy International with her presence on April 8, 2015. As a mother, a teacher at

Marianopolis College, freelance journalist, and fiction writer for young adults, is

there anything that Monique Polack does not do? Her passion for writing has helped

her to publish 17 novels in which many of them has led her to be awarded and

acknowledged. She is a two time recipient of the Quebec Writers' Federation Prize

for Children's and YA Literature (2009 and 2014). The students were able to

connect with her due to her charismatic, engaging, soft but direct approach. The

story of the monkey man stole the show! The monkey man was given to her mother

as a birthday gift during the Holocaust by a lady who had nothing else other than the monkey man. Although the

pendant has no monetary value, it is significantly valuable to Monique because of its historic significance and the

sentimental story behind it. As she passed around the pendant of the monkey man attached to a chain, the

students felt honoured to have touched a piece of history. As quoted by a student, “I thought it was going to be

boring, but I enjoyed it and I actually learnt something”

Share The Warmth Throughout the school year, Marymount Academy International students had the great

fortune of volunteering at Share the Warmth; Share the Warmth is a community centre

that aims at countering hunger and poverty through awakening hopes and dreams in

those they help. Volunteer students donated time throughout the school year, working

alongside other volunteers and community members. They participated in baking goods

for hungry school kids, helped to replenish food bank shelves and prepare food baskets.

Although they worked very hard, the students never wanted to leave. They were happy to help; knowing that they

were doing something to help others fulfilled their confidence. Experiencing that, nothing in the world is more re-

warding than knowing that you’ve helped someone. A special thank you to Emma Tilquin, Food Security Programs

Coordinator, Naouel Bendahmane, Human Resources Manager, Michèle Chappaz, Communications and Develop-

ment Coordinator, and Susan Mingo, Kitchen Coordinator for always welcoming us with open arms and million

dollar smiles.

P.A.M.A . Pama Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help children with

Autism Spectrum Disorders reach their full potential, children benefit from the

different services and equipment available. No matter how different we all are, we

all share one thing in common; our desire to be loved and accepted for who we

are. This is true for all people, especially people with autism. Autism Spectrum

Disorder is described as a cognitive condition, present from early childhood and

characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other

people and in using language and decoding abstract concepts. An estimated 1 in 68

children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder. Mike Tadayon,

Marymount Academy International grade 11 student, has dedicated a great deal of effort to raise awareness and

funds throughout the school year for this cause. He worked alongside Stefania Dei Tigli, Board Certified Assistant

Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) as well as President of the PAMA foundation, Anna-Maria Macone, Board Certified

Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) as well as director of the PAMA foundation, Linda Luca Spiritual Guidance

and Community Involvement Animator and Maya Doughan, English Teacher. Mike fundraised for the PAMA

foundation and raised 1115$.Congratulations Mike for your efforts in helping to raise awareness for people with

autism.