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2016 Christmas Concert Tickets on sale now!!!!
Thursday, December 15th, 2016 @ 7:00pm
$10 each, or 3 for $25
If you would like to purchase them online, please go to
https://dpcdsb.schoolcashonline.com/
Information on registering online --> Registration Instructions.pdf
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Guidance / Courses
St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Guidance and Student Services
2017-18 Courses: Gonzaga Courses 2017-18.xls
2017-18 Course Registration: Grade 9, 10 & 11
Summer Registration Week Hours
Grade | Date | Time | Location |
Grade 9 | Monday August 29th, 2016 | 9:00 am | Cafeteria |
Grade 10 | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 11 | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 12 | NA | NA | NA |
DEPARTMENT MEMBERS |
NAME POSITION ALPHA EXTENSIONMr. J. Eagles Counsellor A-C 70016 Ms. AM Thuss Counsellor D-J 70013 Ms. L. Santin-Duffy Counsellor L-Me 70014 Mrs. D. Lajoie Department Head K, Mi-R 70012 Mrs. L. Zanatta Counsellor S-Z 70011 Mrs. S. Gomes Receptionist 70009 Mrs. P. Raposo Youth Worker 70010 Mrs. N. McHardy Social Worker 70025 Mr. S. Curry SST 70015
Secondary Night School
Information for Night School is now available in the Guidance Office. (Semester 2) Please see your counsellor.
Course Registration/Selection
2017-18
Grade 9 to 10: TBA
Grade 10 to 11: TBA
Grade 11 to 12: TBA
Volunteer passport parent companion2012.pdf
“The Counsellors at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School will engage in an ongoing faith journey, ever deepening our relationship with Christ. We will strive to integrate our faith into our vocation and will constantly be aware of our counselling calling to ensure the Catholic character of the school. We, as counsellors, will nurture each student’s spiritual, intellectual, physical and emotional growth, empowering and challenging them to become socially responsible Christian adults.”
Student Services Office
Tel. (905) 820-3900 Extension: 70009
Regional Programs Home
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Programs: | Career Path Regional Program
Co-operative Education
Gonzaga Alternative Program (GAP)
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Phys-Ed
Department Head | Mr. R. Thompson |
Teachers: | Ms. R. Graham Ms. T. Rego Ms. A. Layne Ms. J. Maholtra Mr. D. Webster Mr. H. Fung Mr. J. Agnew Mr. E. Roppa Ms. L. Suriano Mrs. M. Hugel |
CURRICULUM OFFERED
Grade 9 | Grade 10 | Grade 11 | Grade 12 | |
Healthy Active Living | PPL1OM | PPL 2OM | PPL 3OM | PPL 4OM |
Live Fit | PAF 2O1 | |||
Aquatics | PAQ 2O1 | PAQ 3O1 | PAQ 4O1 | |
Strength Training | PAF 3OM/3OF | PAF 4OM | ||
Elite Athlete | PPL 30E | |||
Sticks (Hockey) | PPL 1OS | |||
Outdoor Education | PAD 3O1 | |||
Exercise Science | PSE 4U1 |
Ministries
At St. Aloysius Gonzaga S.S., students have opportunities to participate in various ministries:
- Morning Team - lead school in morning reflection and prayers on the P.A. system, highlighting and celebrating the Liturgical Calendar.
- Liturgy Team (School Masses) - students have the opportunity to participate as lectors, altar servers, ushers, and gift bearers.
- Prayer Warriors - Meet in the Chapel every Thursday morning for prayer. Intentions offered for the local and greater community. Marian devotion during the months of October and May.
- Milk Bag Mattress Ministries - Cushions and mattresses produced to support initiatives for Dr. Simone's Canadian Food for Children.
- Compassionate Care Ministry - Bereavement support and pastoral care for those grieving the loss of loved ones.
- DFTBA (Don't Forget to be Awesome) - a student-led ministry that focuses on coordinating random acts of Kindness
Retreat Program
Retreats @ Gonzaga
Grade 9 - Community Faith Day
Students in grade 9 will experience a day of community building activities, Christian meditation and Liturgy, that takes place at the Croatian Center in Halton Hills, near the corner of Winston Churchill and 5 Sideroad. It is a full day event that involves the entire grade 9 student body.
Grade 10 - "Being Human"
Students in grade 10 will have the opportunity to visit and interact with the clients of St. Jude's Academy. Students will participate in the Arts program alongside young adults with exceptionalities. In addition, they will hear a witness talk and be given time for reflection and prayer.
Grade 11 -"Called to Joy"
Students in grade 11 will travel to St. Jude's Academy of the Arts, a school that serves and educates developmentally challenged adults. Students will participate in drama, music, and arts & crafts activities with the clients of St. Jude's and have an opportunity to "meet the Saints" in the form of first class relics of more than 100 Saints currently housed at St. Jude's.
Grade 12 - "Crossroads"
Students in grade 12 will gather at Merciful Redeemer Parish to have their day facilitated by Wendy Passmore. The retreat will focus on where students have been socially, spiritually, and personally over the last four years of high school and consider where their journey of faith will take them next.
Gonzaga Athletics
Welcome to Gonzaga Bulldogs Athletics
Follow your Bulldogs on Twitter@zagaathletics
Athletic Participation/ Permission Forms
GYM SCHEDULE, GAME SCHEDULES AND TEAM NEWS
2015-2016 School Highlights
ROPSSAA Girls' Golf Silver Medal
ROPSSAA X Country Sr. Girls Champions
ROPSSAA X Country Overall Girls Champions
ROPSSAA Sr. Boys Hockey
OFSAA BRONZE SR. BOYS HOCKEY
OFSAA BRONZE 100m IM (Michael Marcuzzi)
GONZAGA SPORTS
JR SR Varsity
Boys Hockey Boys Hockey Girls Hockey
Boys Volleyball Boys Volleyball Track and Field
Girls Volleyball Girls Volleyball Cross Country
Boys Basketball Boys Basketball Curling
Girls Basketball Girls Basketball Girls Flag Football
Boys Soccer Boys Soccer Badminton
Girls Soccer Girls Soccer Tennis
GONZAGA ATHLETIC AWARDS
Gonzaga Hall of Fame
Athletic Banquet
Unit 6 (chapter 7)
All Lesson Handouts - - unit 6 (chapter 7 in text)
Lesson 3 page 2 -- angles in polygons chart
Lesson 1 - 7.1 Triangle Theorems
Lesson 2 - 7.2 Quadrilaterals and Parallel Line Theorem
Lesson 4 - 7.4 Midpoints and Medians in Triangles & 7.5 Midpoints and Diagonals in Quadrilaterals
Multiple Choice Review solutions
Unit 7 (chapter 8)
Tutoring and Peer Mentoring
Tutoring and Peer Mentoring
Gonzaga Offers an after school Peer Turtoring and Mentoring Program every Monday and Thursday from 2:30-3:30 pm in the Student Services Department. Senior students are available to assist with all subjects. Everyone is welcome.
The Gonzaga Tutoring E-mail will be checked every Monday. Tutors will be assigned every Tuesday and will communicate with students within 48 hours.
The Peer Tutoring Program has been closed for Semester One! There will be exam workshops and "distressers" in the New Year. Please listen for further information on the Morning Announcements, website or the Gonzaga Announcement Screens.
Peer Tutor: http://goo.gl/forms/158c17S3a2
If you require a peer tutor please complete the above form.
Tutor: Do You Want to be a Peer Tutor.docx
If you would like to be a tutor please complete the above form and email it to:
TutoringGonzaga@hotmail.com
Private Tutor:
If you are looking for a private tutor please use the following list of tutors. St. Aloysius Gonzaga S.S. does not endorse any student on the Private Tutor List below.
list.xls
SAC Tutors: 360 Student Info Flyer.pdf
Qualified Tutors Mississauga:
Article_EducationGuide_2010.pdf
Best Tutorial Service 2010.pdf
Parent Comments.pdf
The Parent Me Factor.pdf
Tony'sArticle_sm.pdf
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Qualified Tutor 2.jpg
Math Akademi - poster: Math Akademi.jpg
Tutoring in all subjects: img027.jpg
French Tutoring Service: img028.jpg
Theology Home
Department Head Mr. J. Sherlock Room 208 Ext. 70208 Teachers: Ms. S. Almeida Ms. J. Boyle Ms. S. Casiero Ms. N. Gabriele Ms. R. Graham Ms. M. Marcellino Mr. C. O'Reilly Ms. M. Olszewski Mr. B. Phelan Ms. S. Piatkowski Mr. J. Sunney
Mission Statement | We, the Catholic community of St.Aloysuis Gonzaga Secondary School, will nurture, inspire and educate our children in a physically safe and emotionally secure environment. We will promote the spiritual, emotional, and intellectual potential of each individual and encourage a life-long love of learning. |
Teachers | The teachers at St. Alyosius Gonzaga are exceptional teachers who aim to teach students about Theology not only Christiantity, but other religions as well. Gonzaga strives for creative ways to teach students about life and religion. |
Students | The students are required to take 4 religion courses throughout their time here at Gonzaga. We wish to promote a religious environment where students can learn about theology. |
Mr. Sherlock's Philosophy Ethics Note --> Download Here !
Theology Department
Office 208
Tel. (905) 820-3900 Extension: 70208
Our Chapel
One of the most beautiful sacred spaces within our school is the chapel. The chapel is accessible to students and staff throughout the day for prayer, reflection and meditation of the readings of the day, before the Blessed Sacrament. Each month, classes are invited to mass celebrated in the chapel. The chapel is also the place where our student “Prayer Warriors” meet to pray for our community.
We are blessed to have the Blessed Sacrament housed in the chapel tabernacle.
Patron Saint
Our Patron Saint - St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Due to his short lifespan, the life of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga deals mainly with his childhood and seminarial life.
St. Aloysius Gonzaga was born Luigi Gonzaga, on March 9th 1568. From the earliest age, the young saint was given to prayer, including the Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the seven Penitential Psalms and other devotions.
Being eldest son, Aloysius was expected to carry on the family name, and would fulfill this by his father's wish for him to become a soldier. The hand of God would not allow this fate.
In 1577, his father took Luigi and his brother to Florence to study and improve their Latin and Italian. As it would happen, Gonzaga would develop an affinity for study of the saints even more than his regular studies. In 1579, his father moved the brothers into the court of the Duke of Mantua. There the Saint decided to renounce his claim to his father's title and place, passing it to his brother. The Saint then suffered a disease that allowed him to stay out of the public eye, withdrawn in prayer and study of the Saints.
At this time Aloysius read of the Jesuit missionaries in India, and he resolved to join the Society of Jesus. He began this direction in life by instructing the boys of Castiglione in the catechism. At Casale-Monferat, where he spent winters, he assumed the discipline of a monk, fasting three days a week, scourging himself, and praying at midnight on the stone floor of his unheated room.
Over the next two years, Aloysius would fight with his father, mother, regals and delegates over his impending Jesuit vocation. They disagreed with it on the grounds he should follow in his father's stead. Finally, they relented after most of the family title and responsibilities fell to his younger brother, thus allowing Aloysius to enter his novitiate in November, 1585.
In the third year of study, he came to the revelation he would not live long. The plague struck in 1591, and he was sent to aid the ill in the Jesuit hospital of Rome. He performed the lowliest of duties, but contracted the disease in time.
Aloysius' health was so poor that he received Holy Viaticum and Extreme Unction on several occasions. Aloysius died on the Octave of Corpus Christi, June 21st, 1591. Saint Aloysius Gonzaga is known as the Patron of Catholic youth. He was canonized in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII and we celebrate his feast day on June 21st.
Gr 9 Performance Exams
The following link will take you to the performance exam package. There are 10 pages in this package. Find your specific exam, and print just that one page. If you don't do this, you'll be printing out 10 pages (9 of which will not pertain to you)
This webpage will expire on Saturday Dec 24th, 2016 at 12:00pm.
If you were not at school on the last day, or had the chance to download the music from this website, you will get your paper copy on the first day back to school in the new year.
Click here to download your Performance exam
Listening Lounge
Listening Lounge
***Save any of the following tracks to your computer by right-clicking "Save Target As" ***
After the War Vocal Parts
After the War - Soprano Voice
After the War - Alto Voice
After the War - Bass Voice
Jazz Choir Audition Pieces
All of Me
Misty
Gr. 11 Guitar Culminating Background Tracks
Permission Forms
Graduation and Prom
St. Aloysius Gonzaga S.S. Class of 2017
Graduation Information
Graduation Information:
2017 info for students.pdf
day of info.pdf
Gonzaga Graduation Cap and Gown Sizing Form.pdf
grad agenda.pdf
Grad Mass & Breakfast Invitation.pdf
Valedictorian Information:
Valedictorian_Nomination_Forms_Gonzaga_2017.pdf
Important Dates, Times & Places:
Graduation day is Wednesday, June 28, 2017
The schedule for the day is as follows:
8:30 a.m. Graduate Mass at Merciful Redeemer
- for graduates, family and staff
10:00 a.m. Graduate Breakfast at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Cafetorium
- for graduates and staff only
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Gown, Cap, and Stole Distribution
4:00 p.m. GraduationCeremonyat 16 Mile Sports Complex, 3070 Neyagawa Blvd. Oakville, Ontario
Ø for graduates, family, and staff
NOTE: GRADUATES should arrive between 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
There is aGraduation Ceremonyfee of $60.00. This fee must be paid by using the following forms of payment:
- Cash ON-LINE
- Credit Card and Cash - use the attached form
- Debit - please see Mrs. Piotto in the Main Office
- CHEQUES or MONEY ORDERS are not accepted
The fee covers the cost of the following items:
· New Graduation gown, cap, and stole (which each Graduate keeps)
· breakfast
· plaques for awards
· flowers and decorations
· printing of invitations and programs
· rental of the Sports Complex
Graduation Ceremony Fee Payment & Gown Measurement:
Gown Measurements: February 2017 (students will complete a Graduation Gown Form)
Grad Payment/Fees: April 4th, 5th, and 6th (graduates will pay their $60.00 Grad Fees when they vote for the Valedictorian and the Unsung Hero Award)
Method of payment: Cash or Credit (no cheques will be accepted)
Prom:
The Prom will be on Friday, June 3, 2016 at Renaissance by the Creek, 3045 Southcreek Road, Mississauga, ON. 5:30 pm to 11:30 pm
- Arrival is at 5:30 pm (Reception & Photographs)
- Dinner is at 7:00 pm
Yearbook Information for 2016 Graduates
The Yearbook Committee has started the layout process for the graduation pages and is in need of your message. Please see the attachment for more information. If you do not want a message, you do not need to reply and we will only include your picture.
Grads of 2016 Yearbook Info Sheet
AWARDS SPONSORED BY THE DPSSS & AWARDS COMMITTEE
Edward King Memorial Award – Graduation – Certificate - $100.00
(established in May 1992)
This award was established by the Secondary School Principals' Association to honour the contribution of leadership of Edward King, Principal of Father Goetz S.S. who died in April of 1992. This award is given to a student in the graduating class of all secondary schools who demonstrates academic excellence and leadership in the school programme.
Thomas J. Reilly Scholarship - Graduation - Certificate - $100.00
(established June 1996)
This scholarship was established in recognition of the contribution of Tom Reilly as Director of Education upon his retirement in 1995. This award is presented annually in every secondary school to a graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in the study of a modern language and intends to pursue post secondary education.
English@Gonzaga Home
Welcome to the home page for the Gonzaga
Department of English Language and Literature Studies!
Home of the House ofDREAMS
"Dreams are illustrations...from the book your soul is writing about you."
- Marsha Norman
Our Mission Statement:
Our mission, as curators of English language and literature, is to inspire our students to become global citizens, who through the power of literacy and communication, will affect positive change in our diverse and dynamic world.
The English Department is located in room 316 on the third floor (in the 'H' hallway). Our phone number is (905) 820-3900 extension 70316. When calling the Department, please ensure that you know the name of your child's teacher so we can better direct your call.
The best time to contact a teacher by phone is during her/his Preparation Period (in parenthesis after the teacher's name) or after school. You can also access the teacher's voice mailbox (found on the course outline) and leave a message.
Department Staff
Department Head - Ms. C. Coelho (1)
Ms. A. Alilovic (2)
Mr. S. Catalano (2)
Mr. M. Deverell (2)
Ms. S. DiPaolo (1)
Mrs. Stan (ESL)
Mr. A. Fontaine (1)
Ms. D. Gizzi (4)
Mr. J. Hohendorf (4)
Ms. T. MacLellan (1)
Ms. B. Pius (4)
Ms. B. Sikorski (1)
Ms. L. Zlataric (3)
2016/2017 Academic Year - Semester 1 Teachers by Grade
GRADE 9 Ms. Alilovic, Ms. DiPaolo, Ms. Gizzi, Ms. Pius, Mrs. Stan
GRADE 10 Ms. Alilovic, Mr. Catalano, Ms. DiPaolo, Ms. Gizzi, Ms. MacLellan, Ms. Pius, Ms. Sikorski
GRADE 11 Mr. Catalano, Ms. Coelho, Mr. Deverell, Mr. Hohendorf, , Ms. Sikorski
GRADE 12 Mr. Catalano, Ms. Coelho, Mr. Deverell, Mr. Fontaine, Mr. Hohendorf, , Ms. Zlataric
You can download the Text Replacement Form here. Once completed, please return it to the course teacher for processing.
Take some time to review the Assessment and Evaluation Policy.
DPCDSB Secondary School Assessment and Evaluation Policy.pdf
What (NEW) is Happening in English @ Gonzaga?
NEW(er) COURSES!
Literacy Skills, Grade 10, Open
ELS201
This course is designed to help students strengthen essential reading and writing skills, providing them with the extra literacy support they need in order to be successful in their core English courses and graduate from the diploma stream. Students will read informational, graphic, and literary texts, with a focus on locating information, identifying main ideas and supporting details, building vocabulary, and consolidating skills in the application of key comprehension strategies. The course will also help students develop core learning strategies fundamental to studying English language and literature.
Prerequisite: None
Presentation and Speaking Skills, Grade 11, Open
EPS3O1
This course emphasizes the knowledge and skills required to plan and make effective presentations and to speak effectively in both formal and informal contexts, using such forms as reports, speeches, debates, panel discussions, storytelling, recitations, interviews, and multimedia presentations. Students will research and analyse the content and characteristics of convincing speeches and the techniques of effective speakers; design and rehearse presentations for a variety of purposes and audiences; select and use visual and technological aids to enhance their message; and assess the effectiveness of their own and others’ presentations.
Prerequisite: ENG2P or ENG2D
Studies in Literature – Film, Literature and Social Justice, Grade 12, College Preparation
ETS4C1
This course is for students with a special interest in audio-visual and print media and social justice. This course will focus on social justice themes and how they intersect with these two mediums. Students will study a variety of forms and stylistic elements of literary texts and respond personally, critically, and creatively to them. They will also investigate critical interpretations, and create their own media text to promote social justice.
Prerequisite: ENG 3C, ENG3U or NBE3U
Grade 10 Academic Girls Literature CourseCalling all girls! This Academic Level course, specifically designed for female students, focuses on the social emotional and societal concerns of adolescent girls as examined through various narrative texts. This course is designed to extend the range of oral communication reading, writing, and media literacy skill that students need for success in their secondary school academic programs and in their daily lives. With an emphasis on the female protagonist, students are able to explore and critique the various depictions of young women in literature and the implications of such representations for themselves, society and a larger literary body of works. This course is intended to prepare students for the compulsory Grade 11 University or College Preparation course.