 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
||
Aerial
Photographs |
Thomas Alexander
Stewart (1786-1847)
was born in Ireland and worked for the firm of Robert Reid and Son,
which manufactured linen, cotton and silk. When the company ran into
financial trouble, and eventual bankruptcy, Thomas and his wife, Frances
Browne Stewart (1794-1872), emigrated to Canada with their children
and Thomas' brother-in-law and former business partner, Robert Reid
and his family. Frances Anne
Stewart (nee Browne)
was born May 24, 1794, daughter of Reverend Francis Browne and Anna
Maria Noble, in Dublin, Ireland. In 1796, Rev. Browne died quite suddenly
in front of his wife. The resulting shock left Frances' mother somewhat
of an invalid until she died in 1809. Frances was left in the care of
her great-uncle, Robert Waller in Allanstown, Ireland, where she was
raised by Harriet Beaufort, who managed the household. Harriet was a
well educated young woman, and sought to give Frances the same quality
of education. Under Harriet's instruction, Frances received a much more
academic education than was the norm for young girls of those days.
In the summer of 1816, Frances, and her aunt Susan went to visit some
distant friends, the Stewarts, who lived near Belfast. This is where
Frances met her future husband, Thomas Alexander Stewart. They were
married December 16, 1816. Life in Douro Township was very isolated
for Frances, but she managed well on her own, looking after her home
and children. True to Self
Griffin We are located almost halfway between the North Pole and the Equator (5091 km from the North Pole and 4911 km from the Equator) at 44.3308 degrees N and 78.3104 degrees W.
John Ringereide Click
here to view Mr. Ringereide's welcome (1.2
MB)
Mission:
The spring of 2004 was our first experience
with the house system. The outstanding participation of staff and students
made it a tremendous success. Every house experienced success in one
event or another. However, the overall House Championship for 2004 was
shared between the original houses of Carmichael and Duilach. Student Council consists of a number
of positions, both elected and appointed, that are all geared toward
making the high school experience better for all students at TAS. Members
of Student Council attend meetings and conferences all over the district,
representing the students of TAS when interacting with teachers, parents
and members of the Education Centre. TAS
SCHOOL PARENT COUNCIL Jonathan Buck, Chair, TAS School Parent
Council This is a "hospitality-based
credit" where students prepare food for service in our staff restaurant.
Every avenue of this restaurant is student-run, including sales reports,
deposits, preparation of food and service of food. There are many leadership opportunities. Two large functions that the Magic Kitchen caters are the Annual Staff Christmas Luncheon and the Sports Banquet. The course is taught by Leslee Huddlestone (pictured right). The Magic Kitchen has
been in operation since October 2000. Magic
Kitchen website. This Tree of Life, a memorial to staff and students of Thomas A. Stewart who have died, was a joint project of the 1997-1998 Students' Council, the Stewart Scholarship Foundation, and the family of Scott Clement. It was designed and constructed by students in the Senior Woodworking class, specifically John Condon, Shawn Doyle and Mark Kokosar. Dedicated June 2 1998.
RESOURCE ROOM/PERSONAL LEARNING CENTRE (PLC) The PLC is at TAS to provide assistance to any student experiencing difficulty in their class work or in social or personal relationships. We are aiming to create a welcoming environment within which students can get assistance which may include things like:
Staff includes teacher Paula Anderson and CYW (Child Youth Worker) Maria Brovedani. The PLC is located
in Room 180 and is open all four periods of every school day. This new high school project is designed to:
Amigos are students without disabilities. They are matched with students from Learning and Life Skills classes on the basis of mutual interests. The goal is to develop mutually satisfying friendships. Amigos and students spend at least one hour a week together over the lunch hour - hanging out with friends, having lunch, attending a school activity, participating in whatever is going on. The whole group gets together once per month. Amigos have the opportunity to make a new friend, see the world through someone else's eyes, as well as develop their leadership, communication and social skills and assist the student in LLS to do the same. Amigos have the chance to make a difference in someone else's life, appreciate someone for who they are, and at the same time make their school a more inclusive, accepting place.
The staff advisor is Janice LeClair who can be found in Room 188. Two or three student leaders monitor the programme, plan group activities and work with other schools. Currently students are participating in group lunches and are making gingerbread houses. Amigos has been active at TAS for four years. Inquiries about the programme in general can be emailed to: headsup@sympatico.ca or phone Lucinda Hage, Coordinator, Heads up for Inclusion (705) 745-2318. The Integrated Leadership Program is an unique opportunity for students to experience many academic, social and physical challenges. Integrated Leadership Education is an excellent medium to promote understanding and appreciation of the natural environment, literature, physical fitness, organizational, employment and leadership skills that can be carried on into adulthood. There is a challenging academic component to the programme with credits in Biology and English. It is important to point out that students
make a commitment to completing four courses or credits as a package
and not as four individual credits. This is a significant distinction
to make as a student cannot drop one course later in the semester and
stay in the programme. The credits are granted separately. Students
do not fail all credits because they may struggle with a particular
subject. See
the Integrated Leadership web page. Things at TAS you may have never seen!
PETERBOROUGH PETES MAJOR JUNIOR A HOCKEY CLUB
The White Pine is a provincial reading program for high school students sponsored by the Ontario Library Association. Students read a minimum of five of the 10 nominated Canadian young adult books and vote for their favourite book. Based on student voting across the province, the most popular book is then selected and the author is honoured with the White Pine Award. The purpose of the program is to encourage high school students to read for pleasure. The program is meant to be inclusive, inviting students of all grades, levels, interests and gender to participate. We also encourage parents, teachers, staff members and community members to read actively with the students. It is meant to be a voluntary, extracurricular activity with opportunities built into the program for students to talk with others about the books: the characters, plots and outcomes. Research tells us that reading is a social activity and that students learn and develop reading skills better when they discuss their reading and construct meaning by interacting with others. (Kropp 2000) TAS’s White Pine Club meets the in the library. Watch for notices about the next meeting date. The books we are reading this year are described here. Membership is open to all grade levels and everyone is welcome. So far, this year's members are: Cara Nicholls, Eryn Lidster, Jenny Conley, Autumn Linklater, Britany Lester, Kayla Bolton, Jenna Gordon, Jordan Lavoie, Lilly Hubly, Liz Barker, Brittany Patton, Madeline Lucas, Natasha Dombroski and Mara McGlashan. We have interesting discussions, eat great food and generally enjoy the camaraderie.
|
| Happenings! | Research | Departments | Extracurricular | Home | Policies | Links | Contact Us | About Us |
