The 2004 Reunion was an overwhelming success thanks to all GCVI Alumni. On your behalf we have been able to support the following projects for GCVI with monies available from the 150th Reunion funds:
Acta Nostra
Principal Portraits
Athletic Banners
Fitness Centre
Restoration of the Grand Piano
Display Case
Coat of Arms
Scholarship Fund
o The George Penfold Memorial Prize
o The Durrant Cane
Gaels Alumni Sponsorship Program
Any person wishing to make a tax-deductible donation to The Guelph CVI Alumni Fund will become a member of the Gaels Alumni Sponsorship Program. The following sponsors have helped to support a variety of legacy projects at GCVI.
Title Sponsorship Opportunities
Green Gael – $4001 +
Platinum $1,600 - $4,000
T.G. Colley & Sons Ltd., City of Guelph, Bell Canada, Sleeman Brewing & Malting
Gold $501 - $1500
Peter Cardillo, William Robinson Sr., John Wood
Silver $301 - $500
Jennifer Waterston, Robert Hohenadel, T.K. Jewell, Helen Round
Bronze $100 - $300
Lois Calvert, Patricia Cannon, Raymond Chan, Robert A. Hammond, Homewood Corp., Hugh & Ruth McFarlane, Cal Simpson, Peter Hohenadel, Arthur Pitman, Harold Rudd
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Upper Grand Learning Foundation
The Upper Grand Learning Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization. It is an independent entity managed by a Board of Directors consisting of representatives from the Community, the Public and Separate School Boards. As a registered Charity, the foundation is able to issue official tax receipts for the donations it receives. The Upper Grand Learning Foundation can issue tax receipts but the G.C.V.I. Alumni Association cannot. The G.C.V.I. Alumni Association has become a member of the Upper Grand Learning Foundation and contributions to the Alumni Association will be credit to the G.C.V.I. Alumni Fund and a tax receipt will be issued
1. Reconstruction of the old school bell.
This bell needs to be incorporated into the existing G.C.V.I. auditorium to be functional for very special occasions i.e. commencement, reunion, etc. The bell is the last remaining symbol of the 1879 school building.
3 Preservation and upkeep of the G.C.V.I. school archives.
The G.C.V.I. school archives have been established at the school They are currently in the P.G. Reid Resource Centre, our library. We are in need of assistance for the cataloguing and maintenance of the growing collection.
2 Scholarships
The Alumni would like to provide scholarships for G.C.V.I. that would be presented at the annual Commencement ceremonies. We currently sponsor the Penfold Prize and the Durrant Cane.
If you are interested in making a donation for the above projects, please fill out the contribution form and mail it to the address noted on the form.
Forms can be downloaded form the Alumni Web Site.
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GCVI Alumni New Member Response Form
If you can think of any other alumni, student/staff who would like to be on the mailing list, send us their name and address
Name:
Address:
Phone Number
email:
Year left GCVI
Please return this form to: G.C.V.I. Alumni Association c/o 8 Megan Place, Guelph ON N1L 1H1
Contribution Form
Please accept my gift of: $50 $100 $250 $500 Other amount $___________
The administration fee charged by the banks for the use of credit cards will be deducted from the amount donated to the school, i.e. A $100 donation will result in $96.50 going to the school.
Please send information on giving through a bequest or will ________________________
Please allow my name and donation amount to be forwarded to The Alumni Association to be included in thier Sponsorship Program Yes_______________ No _________________
This contribution to be credited to the G.C.V.I. Alumni Fund
OR
This contribution is to be credited towards the following project:
I would like to join or renew my membership for another year for the Alumni Association and support its activities (newsletter, mailing list, Wall of Fame, Etc.) Please enclose a cheque for your $10.00 or $50.00 membership fee payable to:
G.C.V.I. Alumni Association
Name:
Year left GCVI
email:
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Enclosed:
$10.00 for a 1 year membership _________
$50.00 for a 7 year membership _________
Please return this form to: G.C.V.I. Alumni Association c/o 8 Megan Place, Guelph ON N1L 1H1
Judy Sorbara, Principal; Darrel Kennedy, Assiniboine Herald; Wendy Darroch, Office Administrator, Alumni Association; Bob Hohenadel, President Alumni Association; Judy Pavlis, Treasurer Alumni Association, with the Coat of Arms October 4, 2007
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THE GEORGE PENFOLD MEMORIAL PRIZE
The George Penfold Memorial Prize was established in 1906 and is now given to the student with the highest aggregate in Ontario Academic Credit courses. It was originally set up by George Penfold, a coowner of the then very well-known local hardware store–Penfold Hardware. Mr. Penfold was quite anxious to encourage students to continue their education so he set up this prize which was initially worth five dollars. Five dollars then was, of course, worth a great deal more than it is now.
After Mr. George Penfold’s death his grandson, also George Penfold, born in 1916 and a graduate of the G.C.V.I. class of 1933, wished to see his grandfather’s prize continued for by now it has been presented for the longest unbroken string of years of any award at the school. He changed the amount of the prize, of course, and the award has been presented every year to the present though as 2002 it has been funded by the G.C.V.I. Alumni Association.
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THE DURRANT CANE
Mr. Eugene Durrant was an outstanding teacher of mathematics, an author of a text-book on Upper School Geometry, ‘Analytical Geometry’ that stated “and this is our way to the moon”, little realizing that the 1960's moon landing would occur in his lifetime. When Mr. Davison, Principal Emeritus, retired in 1929, at the age of eighty-one, Mr. Durrant succeeded him as mathematical master, and the fact that so young a man ably filled the venerable and beloved teacher’s place is in itself the highest praise. He then became the respected Vice-Principal of The Guelph Collegiate-Vocational Institute for several years. In business of the Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, Mr. Durrant had always taken an active and constructive part.
Mr. Durrant was sincerely interested in his students–not only in their progress in mathematics but in their life and welfare as a whole. Wishing to retain some link with G.C.V.I., Mr. Durrant expressed to the Board of Education his desire to present a cane each year at Commencement to foster not only good scholarship but also participation in all school activities. The cane is to be presented to the boy from the graduating class of any department of the school who has the best record of participation in extra-curricular activities, good-scholarship and manliness, as decided by a committee comprised of the Principal, three members of the staff, and three students who are not members of the graduating class.
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Coat of Arms
Darrel Kennedy a former student of G.C.V.I. is now employed with the Canadian Government in the Heraldry department. Darrel visited the school to speak with the School staff and the Alumni Executive to discuss the process of obtaining a Coat of Arms for the school. Wendy Darroch an Alumni member as well as a member of G.C.V.I.''s staff has put in countless hours working with Darrel to complete this very exciting project for the school. The Coat of Arms is shown above being presented to Judy Sorbara, Principal and the executive of the Alumni Association.
The Coat of Arms is now on display in the hall outside the main office.
Arms: The shield is divided by a fluctuating line which represents a flame, a symbol traditionally representing the spirit of inspiration for education. The colours red and white in the lower part of the shield are the colours of the City of Guelph.
The primary charge is a depiction of the school’s main entrance with its door open. It represents the invitation to engage in the opportunities that come from education, and is related to the motto. The bell within the stone arch and the arch itself represent previous historical buildings now incorporated into the present site’s main edifice. The arch became part of a ceremonial entranceway to the school’s auditorium, and the bell is rung on special ceremonial occasions. The repetition of the triangular charge three times in chief, akin to the Scottish custom of the chief of clan wearing three feathers, emphasizes that the school was designated as the chief school of the county
Crest: The maple leaves come from the monogrammed device in use since the 1920's. The horse alludes to the one on the front of the school entrance. It holds a red poppy alluding to the city’s name as part of the school’s name, the city sometimes being known as “The poppy city,” alluding to John McCrae, an alumnus of the school, author of “In Flanders Fields.”.
Motto: This means “Here the field lies open to all talents.”
Supporters: The unicorn represents ideas of Scotland and royalty, two being found as supporters of the arms of the King of Scotland. Its mythical characteristics of virtue and purity are inspirations and strengths for an educational body battling against its natural foe, ignorance. The emblems at their neck mark these unicorns as being specific to the school, showing the monogrammed disc bearing the letters GCVI. The Guelph limestone of the compartment is a type which naturally occurs in the Guelph area, and has been used to build many buildings from the 1840's
Badge: The triangular charge is based on the device long used by the school, which shows a triangle bearing the letters GCVI and ensigned by a Royal crown. It appears in the school colours of green and white.
Flag for the School: This is the flag for the administration to use on behalf of the school. The school arms appear on the flag, with the supporter bearing the monogrammed disc also.
Flag for the Students’ Council: This is the flag that students organizations might use when they are participating in events. It is in the school colours.
Original concept: Darrel Kennedy, Assiniboine Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter: Ilona Jurkiewicz
Calligrapher: Doris Wionzek
Canadian Heraldic Authority
Symbolism of the Armorial Bearings of
The Guelph Collegiate-Vocational Institute
Guelph, Ontario
As Granted by Robert Douglas Watt, Chief Herald of Canada on
January 15, 2007 and entered in Volume V, Page 99 of the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada
Darrel Kennedy, G.C.V.I. alumnus and Assiniboine Herald, discusses the process involved in obtaining a Coat of Arms.
Articles and items from the Archives on display during the presentation ceremony
Members of Student Senate check out the display on the history of GCVI
Coat of Arms Presentation Event October 4, 2007
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You can own your own piece of G.C.V.I. history by purchasing one of Robert Hamilton's beautiful sketches.
Bob can be contacted at bobham55@hotmail.com
905-848-6944
Bob has generously donated a large print to G.C.V.I.
There are 200 limited numbered at $15.00 eaach and the framed print is $60.00
Don't miss this amazing opportunity!
Attention 50’s Grads
Did you miss the terrific dinner last year?
Are you interested in another dinner in 2008?
Have you entered the “Name that face contest”?
The 50’s Grads are interested in hosting another dinner. Please contact Bob Seim. rdseim@uwaterloo.ca.
At the dinner in 2007 a contest was held to see who could identify most of the faces at the event. The response was underwhelming and we are still attempting to identify many faces.
Attention all Grads of the 70’s and 80’s
We are attempting to host some smaller events for alumni from our graduating years in 2009. . Remember the Albion in 2004, how about the Wine & Cheese at the West End Rec Centre?
2009 marks five years since the last major reunion. The Alumni Association (all grads of the 70’s) are interested in keeping in touch with you so we can keep you informed of any upcoming events. I recently met someone who graduated in the 60’s. He was single again and met an old classmate who is now his new wife! Meet up with old friends and fellow students in a non-formal atmosphere of fun!
Please contact us at gcvialumni@yahoo.ca if you are interested in attending such an event.
4th Annual Gaels Athletics Alumni Golf Tournament
Saturday May 24, 2008
Wildwinds Golf Course
8136 County Road 22,
RR 5
Rockwood, Ontario, Canada
1:00PM Start
$100.00
Included, 18 holes, Cart and Dinner
Hello Everyone!
The 4th Annual G.C.V.I. Alumni/Staff Golf Tournament is Saturday May 24th at 1:00 PM at Wildwinds Golf Course. This year’s event will once again be filled with great prizes, great food, and great camaraderie! We will once again offer a hole in one grand prize, this year a new car! The event will continue to support G.C.V.I. athletic programs and your $100 entry fee gives you 18 holes of golf, a cart, registration package, prize table and steak/chicken dinner. The tournament will also have a variety of other perks and contests that will be announced closer to the date. www.wildwinds.ca
Please send confirmations to me.
Rich Tremain
Guelph C.V.I.
(519) 824-9800 ext. 468
Directions From Guelph: (15 minutes) North on Hwy. # 6 from Guelph. Approximately 7 miles, turn right on Wellington Rd. 22. Approx. 3 miles, turn left on Wellington Rd. 29 (T intersection). Right at flashing light onto Wellington Rd 22. Golf course is on the left.
The newly formed "school greening" committee is pushing forward with exciting plans to change the campus landscape at G.C.V.I. Since its inception in November of 2007, the committee of dedicated teachers has been surveying the needs of students and staff and coming up with plan of action to redesign the campus. This project will likely take several years to complete and cost many thousands of dollars, but in the end will provide a much more functional, safe and environmentally attractive setting for staff, students and the community.
In the next two years, the "greening committee" will focus on providing many more shade trees around all parts of the school and provide seating through benches and naturalized rocks. In addition, pathways will be added along with borders and shrubs and likely a shade shelter will be constructed for outside classroom use. By providing many pockets of naturalized green space, along with additional bike racks, the committee hopes to extend the school to the outside environment. In fact, on April 26th GCVI started
"The Big Dig" and 75 students and 20 staff have already put in a path facing Paisley Street, mulched and pruned the borders, improved the Japanese gardens and planted 10 large trees along with 22 smaller samplings
The second phase of the landscaping project specifically involves changing the back campus, but most importantly the aged and broken down tennis courts. Based on the needs survey, the school hopes to do the following:
Remove the current tennis court and replace with a smaller, but up dated school/community basketball, ball hockey facility.
Extend the playing area of the back campus by 20% and put in a 2 lane running oval of approximately 250 meters
By removing the tennis courts, provide a green space area ( approximately 50 feet by 40 feet ) with a shade shelter, trees, bike racks etc.
How can you help?
Purchase and dedicate with a plaque, a 10-12 foot tree for $400.00 a memory that will hopefully last 100 plus years, provide pleasure for many, and help to make a cleaner environment. What could be better?
Use your business connections to help defray the many landscaping costs. Can anyone help with some of the landscaping needs such as mulch, trees, rocks, screenings, machine rental, etc?
Assist us with our on-going fund raising through donations, advice or connections to sources of environmental funding.
Stay tuned, grab a shovel and help us with our next "Big Dig" which will take place in the fall.
If you would like more information on this exciting project, please contact GCVI teachers, Joanne Ryan or Lloyd Lewis at 519-824-9800
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2009 MARKS THE ½ POINT BETWEEN THE 150TH AND THE 160TH REUNION. PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR SMALL EVENTS. PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS
