Torch - Fall/Winter 2018-19

University Destinations

CANADA — 82%

UNITED STATES — 12%

HAVERGAL COLLEGE Grad Profile 2018 Congratulations to the125 students of Havergal’s graduating Class of 2018 who have chosen to attend universities both in Canada and abroad. We wish them the best of luck in their areas of study.

Barnard College / Columbia University (SEAS 3+2) 1

Acadia University 1 Carleton University 1 Dalhousie University 2 McGill University 11 McMaster University 3 Queen’s University 40 Ryerson University 2

Bentley College 1 Brown University 1 Georgetown University 1 Kenyon College 1 New York University 1

Northeastern University 1 Parsons School of Design 1 Princeton University 2 The New School 1 University of California (Los Angeles) 1

St. Francis Xavier University 2 University of British Columbia 4 University of Guelph 1 University of King’s College 4

University of Toronto 12 University of Waterloo 7 Western University 12

University of Chicago 1 Vanderbilt University 1 Yale University 1

INTERNATIONAL — 6%

Central Saint Martins 1 Durham University 1

The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies: University of Edinburgh 1

University College London 1 University of St. Andrews 1 University of Warwick 1

Read more profiles at: havergal.on.ca/classof2018

Osuare Atafo

Danya Assaf

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA  SCIENCES

QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY  COMMERCE

Danya Assaf enjoyed being Admissions Prefect in her Grad year because it gave her the opportunity to share her love of Havergal with others. She vividly remembers her tour of the school in Grade 3 and how it inspired her to join the community. During her eight years at Havergal, she was involved in the Community Council, as well as the Soccer and Rowing teams. An experience that she will never forget is learning the art of cooking at Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris, France, through Havergal’s Global Experience Program. With a passion for math and business, Assaf’s favourite high school courses were Grade 12 Accounting and Grade 12 Economics, as well as AP Calculus and Vectors. She is currently pursuing a degree in Commerce at Queen’s University and hopes to be an entrepreneur one day. Outside of school, she was involved in Voices of Toronto, a local organization that uses art to voice the opinions of real citizens of Toronto. This experience has inspired her to be an ambassador for others as well. “I have been fortunate to receive an incredible education from Havergal and I feel it is my obligation as a Canadian Muslim woman to advocate for others whose voices may not be heard.”

As the Boarding Prefect in her graduating year, Osuare Atafo moved from Milton, Ontario, to Havergal’s Boarding School in Grade 9. “It was a big change for me, coming from a small town. I didn’t know what to expect, but over the years being a Boarder has helped me become more self-aware and independent,” she says. During her four years at Havergal, Atafo was a member of the Field Hockey and Track & Field teams, as well as the Pre-Med and HOSA-Future Health Professionals clubs. As Boarding Prefect, she worked with the Junior Dons to make the Boarding School a fun and comfortable home-away-from-home. In her spare time, she worked on the Lemonade Stand initiative at the Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation. With a dream of becoming a doctor one day, Atafo is currently studying science at the University of British Columbia. “Everyone wants to have an impact in the world. I want to reach out and help people who are marginalized and less fortunate.”

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