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In the Senior School
Havergal Cancer Education Group
The Havergal Cancer Education Group, led
by Grade 10 student Ceilidh Mendelson-
Grasse, hosted a hair-cutting event at the
school. Volunteer hairstylists collected
hair from 29 participants, which was
enough to make four and a half wigs for
cancer patients. In recognition that cancer
affects our community deeply, the group
continues its efforts to educate members
of the community about cancer prevention
and treatment through educational
workshops and other events.
Anti-Bullying Cupcake Campaign
To mark National Bullying Prevention
and Awareness Week 2013, members of
the Community Council and Gay-Straight
Alliance (GSA) hosted an Anti-Bullying
Awareness Cupcake Campaign in the
Upper School. Students, faculty and
staff were asked to write their thoughts
about bullying on paper ivy leaves, which
were then put on display in the Temerty
Commons. As a thank-you for contributing
to the campaign, the GSA handed out
cupcakes to participants.
Friends of Kakuma
Grade 9 student
Clare Morneau started a Kakuma-Toronto
Girls Education Partnership with the goal
of helping students to succeed at the
Morneau Shepell Secondary School—a
boarding school for girls in the Kakuma
Refugee Camp. The Kakuma camp is run by
the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) in Northern Kenya and
is one of the largest camps in the world
with refugees from Sudan, Ethiopia and
Somalia, among other countries. Ensuring
that refugee children have an education
is part of the core mandate of UNHCR.
Grade 10 Toy Drive
At the Ontario
Excellence in Leadership Centre (OELC)
workshop this fall, a group of Grade 10
students were challenged with the question:
What will you do to change your school and
your community?
The girls responded to this
challenge with the formation of the Grade
10 Toy Drive initiative. The group raised
more than $300 in cash donations and
several boxes of toys for children at the
Red Door Family Shelter.
Freedom Girls
What does it mean to
be free?
Freedom Girls hosted a coffee
house Freedom Night event on March 28.
It was an evening of dance, music, poetry
and art with a focus on identity and self-
expression. Thank you to all the students
from Grades 9 to 12 who showcased their
talents and celebrated the freedom of
expression.
AIM Grenoble Day
The Upper
School Athletes in Motion (AIM) student
leaders organized AIM Grenoble Days in
November and February. Grade 5 students
from Grenoble Public School, one of our
community partners, joined Havergal’s
Grade 5 students for a fun and interactive
team-based Sports Day in the Athletic
Centre.
Dance 4 Life
Grade 11 student
Ali Scaini and a group of students are
sharing their love of dance with students
at Grenoble Public School. At this weekly
after-school Dance 4 Life program, Ali
and her friends are providing Grenoble
students with the opportunity to express
themselves through dance and movement.