month of the 5th

year of the 9th

decade of the

20th century, a

young boy was

born into a family

and a proud

member of its 24th generation he was

then to be known as Adrian Lee. One

thing is known for sure; this boy was

destined for greatness, he would one

day become be seated in the position

of intercultural leader of Powell’s

House of the 12th year of the 21st centu-

ry.

Travis Blinkhorn (Deck Captain)

Travis Blinkhorn they call me. I am from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. That’s in the Maritimes. I am the deck captain of Powell’s house and I know we are going to win the House Cup this year. I play hockey for Appleby and I am a very smart student. If you have any questions, I am always here to answer them, if not, Luke Miles is around as

well.

Con’t on page 3

Alex

D’Aguilar

(House

Prefect)

Through-

out my tenure at Appleby College, I

have had the privilege of living in the

House of the Lion, Powell’s House. I

have become the young man that I am

partly due to this marvelous estab-

lishment. This year, as Powell’s House

Prefect, I am excited for a great year.

Unfortunately, we have never won the

house cup, but this year, with the

gentlemen that we have in the house ,

I think that winning is definitely possi-

bility and I am striving for this out-

come. Additionally, with the enthusias-

tic house faculty, winning the House

Cup is even closer to our grasps.

Steve

Pashuk

(Deck

Captain)

I started

Appleby in 9th grade. I didn’t know

anybody when I came here. Soon after

I met plenty of people and quickly fell

in to the exciting routine of school.

Looking back, it was well worth the

time I put in to my hobbies (drawing,

rugby, guitar etc.). A lot of people

could say that to excel at Appleby you

have to be academically strong. That

wasn’t the case for me. Although

academics matter they don’t shape

your success, being myself seemed to

be good enough and has made my

years here all the better.

Luke Miles

(Deck

Captain)

From a small sunny island in the Caribbean came a young lad with the intentions of starting new in the cold … very cold nation of Cana-da. Luke came to Appleby in Grade 11 and his love for Powell’s has blos-somed every day since his arrival. A die hard Manchester United fan, Luke is determined to take the house cup back to its rightful place, Powell’s House. As a deck captain Luke plans on making sure everyone on his deck is safe and sound, and that they are all motivated to win the most magnificent prize of them all, The House Cup. Luke will do his best to ensure that the house cup will be in his arms by the

end of the academic year.

Adrian Lee (Intercultural Leader)

On the night of the 8th day of the 8th

Upcoming Dates:

♦ Monday Oct 1—Moon Festival

Dinner (5:30 @ Dining Hall)

♦ Thursday Oct 18—WALKATHON &

Boarder Pumpkin carving

competition

♦ Thursday Oct 18—S2 Parent

Info Guidance Night

♦ Saturday Oct 20—Open House

(10am-2pm)

♦ Sunday Oct 21—Harvest Colours

♦ Tuesday Oct 23 & Thursday Oct

25—Parent Teacher Interviews

(6-9m)

♦ Sunday Oct 28—Powell’s House

Special Dinner

Your 2012-2013 House Council

Inside this issue:

Getting in the Spirit 2

Call for Recipes 2

Celebrating 101 years 2

Your 2012-2013 House Council

(Con’t)

3

House Clothing 3

First Term dates 4

Powell’s House Newsletter

The Lion Letter October 2012 Edition

House Faculty Contact Information

Mr. Mike Moores (House Director) Mr. Matt Rudisi (Assistant House Director) Mr. Cameron Lindsay (Don)

905-845-4681 ext. 192 905-845-4681 ext. 193 905-845-4681 ext. 194

mmoores@appleby.on.ca mrudisi@appleby.on.ca clindsay@appleby.on.ca

Monday, Septem-

ber 17th marked the first spirit day of

the 2012-2013 school year. This is

always a day where the energy and

excitement can be felt across campus.

The day began with a full house break-

fast in the Schlesinger Dining Hall. fol-

lowed by a loud and warm welcome to

the day students and faculty at the front

of the school at 7:30am. Each of the

boys represented Powell’s House with

great enthusiasm and spirit The house

pride did not end there. All of the day

students then joined the boarders in the

Chapel Quad to get their new Powell’s

House t-shirt, learn the Powell’s House

chants from House

Prefect, Alex

D’Aguilar and cele-

brate being a mem-

ber of the best

House on campus.

Throughout the day,

the boys did a

phenomenal job of

displaying their

house pride wheth-

er it was through

general acts of

kindness or signing

in Chapel,

In the picture to the left are Alex D’Agui-

lar (House Prefect), Mrs. Samson (Head

of School) and Mr. Van Nostrand

(Principal).

Up coming House events:

♦ Powell’s House Dinner - Sunday

October 28th @ 5pm

♦ Colley House Dinner - Sunday

November 18th @ 5pm

♦ Walker House Dinner - Sunday

January 13th @ 5pm

♦ Baillie House Dinner - Sunday

February 24th @ 5pm

Appleby and Powell’s House history over the past week and we all greatly appreciate their dedication to the house. Hopefully they can pass along some of this knowledge to the rest of

the House at a House Meeting this year.

The boarders then took to the Gym to partici-pate in a variety of games run by the Prefects. Such games included Caterpillar, Dance Off, Tug of War, Frozen Tee-shirt and many more. It was evident that everyone had a great time and there is a great buzz around the boarding community. Stay tuned for some Homecoming

pictures.

Over the past few years it has become a tradition to have all of the boarders in House on the Friday night of Homecoming for a night of fun and bonding activities. The night kicked off with an all boarder dinner, which was then followed by House Trivia hosted by Appleby’s archivist, Mrs. Tracy Krause and the Social Sci-ence department. Andrew Ko (communications rep) and David Sampson (Day student rep) did a great job representing the house of the lion as they got 11 out of 13 questions correct. They were only surpassed by the Colley House representatives who went 12 for 13. Andrew and David spent a great deal of time learning

Celebrating 101 years

would like to share, please email it to

Mr. Moores at

mmoores@appleby.on.ca and it will be

submitted to the kitchen staff.

Call for Recipes Missing some of those amazing home

cooked meals? Or have a recipes that

you want everyone to try? If so, you

are at the right place and we need

your help!

The Sodexo kitchen staff are asking

for family recipes to serve throughout

the school year. The possibilities are

endless,

So, if you have a recipe which you

Getting into the Spirit

Page 2 The Lion Letter

Are you missing

your favorite

home cooked

dish?

Continued from page 1

Taylor Brophy (Health and Wellness

Leader)

I’m Taylor Brophy and I am this years Powell’s House Health and Well-ness leader. I am a enthusiastic strawberry blonde haired beauty who is looking to raise the health and wellness standard this year in Powell’s House. I will be inputting monthly health tips in The Lion Letter and encouraging the citizens of Powell’s

House to live a healthy active life. I look forward to the coming year being on the 2012/2013 Powell’s House

council.

David Sampson (Day Student Rep)

David Sampson was born in a fire-storm of truth. At the age of seven he had one goal in mind and that was to join the Powell’s house council. Through years of re-search and dedication, David saw the light. He was stricken with joy whilst in

grade 11 on the first of school. He saw the energy and bright young faces of the day students and at that moment he knew his calling in life. He is the day student rep. He is not the one we deserve but he is the one needed. A persistent house council member, a somber house council member, a day

student rep.

Andrew Ko (Communication Rep)17

years ago, on a dark and stormy night,

a child was brought into the world to

restore communication and coordina-

tion to an uninformed world. The child

was Andrew Ko. He is a symbol of

Got an idea for House Clothing this

year? Steve Pashuk is taking sugges-

tions and willing to work with you to

make sure you’re wearing all of your

Powell’s gear . You can go and see

him in person or you can email him at

spashuk@appleby.on.ca.

House Clothing

Ramy Moussa (Community Service

and Sustainability Rep)

This year, the men of Powell’s House

have one common goal: to bring back

the House Cup and bask in its glo-

ry. The house council of Powell’s

House is a vital part of this goal, as

they will provide the leadership need-

ed to achieve it as the year progress-

es. After an intensive selection pro-

cess, 10 brave men were selected to

be a part of the House Council.

Spent more of his days hunting, cutting wood and he grew up playing hockey on the frozen ponds around his town. One day he felt the need to explore the world, so he packed up his dog sled and ventured out. He ended up at Appleby College where he’s now representing Pow-ell’s house as a deck captain and also

a member of the Varsity Hockey team.

Your 2012-2013 House Council (Con’t)

Page 3 The Lion Letter

truth and dissemina-tion of information and after 17 years of faithfully continuing this task, he came to realize something very important. He was needed. For Powell’s house. He is

the only one standing between the darkness and confusion of not knowing what is happening. He is the communi-

cations representative.

Shawn Jeffrey (Deck Captain)

From the secluded island off the east coast of Canada came a young boy. He

Drink more water- Most of us actual-ly don’t drink enough water every day. Water is essential for our body to function – Do you know over 60% of our body is made up of water? Water is needed to carry out our body func-tions, remove waste and carry nutri-ents and oxygen around our body. Since we lose water every day through urine, bowel movements,

perspiration and breathing,

we need to replenish our water intake.

This also is congruent with the health council’s theme of hydration this

month.

Source: http://personalexcellence.co/blog/healthy-

living/

Also, Ramy will be assisting the men of Powell’s House in the necessary task that is completing the school year with a minimum of 25 service hours to their name. The men of Powell’s House are serious contenders for the House Cup this year, however it is up to all of them, in unison, to lead the

charge.

One of these chosen ones is Ramy Moussa.. As the Service and Sustaina-bility Representative of the 2012-2013 school year, Ramy will help to propel Powell’s House forward in the race for the House Cup. This will be done by conveying important information about opportu-nities to acquire points in events

related to service and sustainability.

Health Tip from Taylor

We’re on the web!

www.appleby.on.ca/page.cfm?p=1647

Primary Business Address

Address Line 2

Address Line 3

Address Line 4

Phone: 905-845-4681 ext. 192

E-mail: mmoores@appleby.on.ca

Powell’s House

Thanksgiving Weekend:

Thursday, October 4 at 3:45 p.m.—Classes End

Monday, October 8 at 9:00p.m.—Boarders return to residence

Tuesday, October 9 at 8:00 a.m.—Classes Begin

November Long Weekend:

Thursday, November 8 at 3:45 p.m.—Classes End

Monday, November 12 at 9:30 p.m.—Boarders return to residence

Tuesday, November 13 at 8:00 a.m.—Classes Begin

December Exam Period:

Tuesday, December 11 to Tuesday, December 18 (last scheduled exam ends – Tuesday 11:30 a.m.)

*Note: Senior Two students will write the English exam on Saturday December 8

Winter Holiday Begins:

Tuesday, December 18 (after last exams)

School Resumes:

Monday, January 7 at 9:30 p.m.—Boarders move in to residence

Tuesday, January 8 at 8:00 a.m.—Classes Begin