This newsletter issue provides updates on events at Harbord Collegiate Institute (HCI) and recognizes notable HCI alumni. It discusses HCI's 120th birthday celebration which brought together over 300 alumni, staff and students. It also remembers iconic Toronto businessman and 1937 HCI graduate Sam Sniderman, the founder of Sam the Record Man. Additionally, it highlights HCI hosting the Toronto District School Board's first ever social justice webinar with notable speaker and 1956 HCI graduate Stephen Lewis about AIDS in Africa. The issue shares memories and donations from HCI orchestra alumni to the school museum. In under 3 sentences.
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Issue 67
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Inside this issue:
THE HARBORDITE Editorial 2
Harbord Club Newsletter 120th Birth- 3
day Bash!
We remember Alum - Stephen Lewis 6
Webinar for
Sam (The Record Man) Social Justice
Sniderman Museum
Musings
7
Five years ago, To- knowledgeable Wayne & Shus- 9
ronto said goodbye human being, and ter Honored!
to an iconic Toronto again others re- Looking Back: 10
landmark and retail member him as a Commencement
space on Yonge St. , mentor and their 1912
Sam The Record selfless leg-up 15
Grads give
Man. This past Sep- into the music Thanks!
industry. Sniderman Radio
Class of ‘52’s 26
From Sales & Service on
50th Anniver-
class- College St., had sary Reunion
mates to been around since
Awards Assem- 28
patrons 1929, Sam’s record bly Photos
to musi- department quickly
Michael Lands- 37
cians, we became the back-
berg visits
can all bone of the store, Harbord C.I.
tember, we said agree on one thing; and by 1959, Sam
goodbye to the man Sam was a stand up decided to purchase
Happy
behind it: Harbord- guy. a neighbouring
ite, Sam Sniderman. Yonge Street furni- Holidays!
Some of us remem- It was about sev- ture store and turn
ber him as the boy enty years ago when it into his own re-
in our class who was 17-year-old Sam cord shop. He named
keen to start his Sniderman first it, Sam The Record
own business. Oth- started stocking re- Man!
ers remember him cords at his brother
as a generous and Sid’s small radio From 1961 onward, it
shop. Although Continue on page 4 ..
2. Editorial: Message from Co-Editors
- Belinda Medeiros-Felix (‘81) & Ben Lee (‘78)
It's December already!!! new bunch of terrific students Having had time to reflect has
Hello all! Hope everyone has and the familiar yet more mature been very therapeutic for
kept well and healthy since we bunch who now call themselves me. You should try it too some-
last connected and that you had a seniors. Their school spirit and time! Well, as one of the Har-
sensational Summer and an awe- dedication never cease to amaze bordite editors, I am always ex-
some Autumn. Clearly, by look- me.. True Harbordites! cited to share new stories that
ing at the weather, there doesn't have been sent my way, so why
seem to be any indication that There were some not so not share them here with the rest
winter is on it's way! Yes, the happy moments to reflect of the Harbordites! We love the
year is almost up and still no on too. I had to face the un- bond that we have with our Har-
snowfall. Will this be a snowless timely illness of loved ones and bordite readers and appreciate it
holiday? had to find both the strength and when you send us an email. We
encouragement to deal with also invite you to submit
As this eventful year comes to it. But, November didn't leave any ideas, thoughts and tell us
a close, many of us will without giving me the best gift what you are up to these
be getting into a reflective ever; I became a grandmother! days; after all, without you,
mood. I'd like to share some Let me tell you, she is one ador- where would we be? Send an
of my reflections of the past able baby!! Let the babysitting email to harbordcelebra-
year. Firstly, I couldn't stop begin! tion@live.ca and I will post it in
thinking about how wonderful the next Harbordite. We would
Harbord's 120th Birthday Bash like to thank everyone who has
turned out; all that hard work Our email list for alumni is taken the time to contribute mo-
paid off! I reminisced about that continuing to grow (primarily mentos and pics. They have
evening long after and hope that by word of mouth). We would been carefully placed in the Mu-
those who attended had as much like to reach many more. It seum
fun as we did putting it together. would be greatly appreciated if
Don't forget to check out some you could let other Harbordites Stay tuned for the Spring issue
more pics which are posted in know that they too get get on where Ben will share his reflec-
this issue. our email list and begin to re- tion. Cheers from us, your co-
ceive their newsletter. Don’t editors and the rest of the Har-
Skipping right along to Sum- bord Club Directors who wish
forget to visit harbordclub.com
mer; it came and went far too that you all have a Safe
to see and write on our exciting
quickly. I spent an amazing and Happy Holiday!! It's going to
blog.
summer doing what I like be a great 2013!
best ...enjoying quality time with Submit all articles and info to
family and friends, hosting be published in next Harbord-
BBQ's and beach parties and en- ite to
joying the sunshine both at my harbordcelebration@live.ca
cottage and in the beautiful Do- and remember to check us out
minican Republic. Ah, how I on Facebook-
wish I were there right now!! Belinda
Harbord C.I. grads/alumni pa-
Then it was back to work in ge
September where I would face a
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3. Harbord’s 120th Birthday Bash !
On a beautiful Spring evening Next day (Friday, April ductor Victor Feldbrill.
(April 24), Harbord alumni, 25th), over 300 alumni and Photos from both the Thurs.
staff & students got together former teachers came back night Dinner Gala and the Fri.
to celebrate the 120th Anni- to an all day Open House at school Open House can be
versary of the school with a the School! found on page 38 to 43 and
fabulous Birthday Dinner An assembly was held where also on our website.
Gala! a plaque to honour alumni
Over 300 attendees remi- Johnny Wayne and Frank
nisced and reconnected with Shuster was dedicated for
their highschool pals and their years of comical en-
made new friends! The eve- tertainment to millions
ning was highlighted by a around the world with their
guest performance of “This brand of special gut busting
Land is My Land” by an alum comedy and wit.
and a Silent Auction which The assembly also featured
raised money for the Harbord the Harbord Senior Orches-
Club and Harbord scholar- tra under the direction of
ships. alum and former TSO con-
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4. We remember Alumni:
Sam (The Record Man) Sniderman
Continued...
….continued from cover page. it was Sam Sniderman and his By the 1980s and early
knowledge of obscure records 1990s, Sam had more than
was clear that Sam's record - the self-financed ones re- 130 stores across Canada
shop was THE place to be for corded in basements and ga- and could often be found
music lovers everywhere. rages by unknown bands- that standing on the sales floor
People came from all over to were The Record Man’s mark of his Yonge St flagship
participate in the multitude of expertise. There was no store interacting with cus-
of gimmicks and giveaways album too obscure. Out of tomers, selling records and
and midnight record re- the near 400,000 titles in making music recommenda-
leases. Indeed, the 40,000 stock at any given time, tions. Local teenagers,
Sniderman had the gift of lo-
cating even the strangest of
underground tracks for a die-
hard fan who walked into his
shop.
By 1969, the store had be-
come so successful that a na-
tional chain was launched. It with their discount cards in
remained a family affair, with hand, made their regular
square foot library of LPs, Sam Sniderman as President, pilgrimage after school, on
45s, reel-to-reels, eight- sons Bobby and Jason as Vice weekends and on Boxing
tracks, cassettes and CDs Presidents and brother Sid- Day to see what the record
quickly became one of To- ney as Secretary-Treasurer. man had to offer. By the
ronto’s defining landmarks. late 80's, Sniderman re-
Sam The Record Man main- ported that the chain was
tained its uniqueness by man- an 80 million dollar corpo-
aging to retain the feel of an ration.
independent record shop,
with quirky décor and knowl-
edgeable staff, while carry- But with the advent of
ing a staggeringly large se- software like Napster &
lection of music; from the iTunes, even giants like
hottest billboard tracks to Sam’s couldn’t keep up with
independent local talent. But
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5. the demands of the digital mu- memories we shared and
sic takeover. Unfortunately, in the role that this great
October 2001, just one year store played in our lives.
after Sam Sniderman’s retire- This past September 23,
ment, Sam The Record Man at the age of 92, we once
filed for bankruptcy, citing again said our goodbyes to
Sam The Record Man,
declines in music sales and
this time for the very
stiffening competition from
last time.
big box stores and the inter- was being declared a heritage
net as their reasons. This site by the city of Toronto...
forced most of the chain to that is until recently, when Ry-
close, aside from a few fran- erson University reached a "Thank you for the music, the
chised outlets. In fact, the deal to purchase the property songs I'm singing. Thanks for
Yonge Street flagship was only from the family. all the joy they're bringing.
saved through a last-ditch ef- Who can live without it, I ask
fort by Sam Sniderman’s two in all honesty.
This will be 'the end of an era' What would life be? Without
sons, Bobby and Jason. The for so many reasons: from Sam a song or a dance, what are
record store managed to last Sniderman’s role in shaping the we?
another six years before Canadian music industry, to So I say thank you for the
Bobby and Jason Sniderman the widespread appeal of the music. For giving it to me" -
announced its closure on May store itself and its ability to
ABBA
29, 2007. The main reason stay relevant while so many of
listed this time was “the in- its competitors faded away.
creasing impact of technology
on the record industry.” It was There is a lot of history be-
a sad day when the iconic hind this 1937 Grad.
For so many of us, Sam the
Record Man was simply a good
friend who always let us hang
out and listen to music 'at his
place'. When the Yonge St. lo-
cation closed its doors for
good in 2007, we said our
store closed its doors. At the
goodbyes to the beloved To-
very least, long time patrons ronto landmark and reminisced
were able to subdue them- about our time spent there;
selves with the knowledge that the records we bought, the
at least its distinctive façade
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6. TDSB’s First Ever Social Justice Webinar from
Harbord C.I. !
Harbord C.I. in the News at Harbord CI and thou- Stephen Lewis Foundation
Again!! sands more in classrooms over the years and the webi-
across the TDSB partici- nar was a wonderful oppor-
I am so pleased to say that pated in the first-ever So- tunity not only for students
I, along with other Harbord- cial Justice Webinar with to hear Mr. Lewis speak but
ites, attended the TDSB’s Stephen Lewis on Monday to interact and ask ques-
first-ever Social Justice November 26. tions around this very impor-
Webinar right here at Har- As part of an ongoing part- tant issue,” said Jeff Hain-
bord C.I. This webinar took nership between the To- buch, Superintendent.
place in our auditorium on ronto District School Board The partnership between
the morning of November (TDSB) and the Stephen the TDSB and SLF that was
26th, 2012. Students and Lewis Foundation (SLF), Mr. formalized last year on
Staff heard Mr. Stephen Lewis visited his former World AIDS Day promotes
Lewis talk about his founda- school to talk to students the development of curricu-
tion and the AIDS pandemic about the AIDS pandemic in lum, professional develop-
in Africa. Africa. With World AIDS ment learning opportunities
Mr. Lewis, who is known to Day on December 1 fast ap- and fundraising across the
most of us as the former proaching, the timing could TDSB in support of organi-
leader of the social democ- not be better to focus on zations on the frontlines of
ratic Ontario New Democ- such an important topic. the pandemic in Africa.
ratic Party (for most of the “We were so pleased to wel-
1970’s), is also a Canadian come Mr. Lewis back to his
politician, broadcaster and former high school to dis-
diplomat. And Yes, he is a cuss get-
Harbordite…a 1956 Harbord ting AIDS
C.I. graduate. back on the
The following is an excerpt agenda.
from an article posted on Many of
the TDSB website. our schools,
both ele-
TDSB Hosts First-ever mentary
Social Justice Webinar and secon-
With Stephen Lewis dary, have
supported
Over five hundred students the
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7. Museum Musings – Syd Moscoe
Museum Musings. never forget how. Wayne and the other with
her and Frank Shuster, her
comedic idols, taken at Har-
The Orchestra vest will be
Thanks to bord’s 1974 Homecoming.
featured in a new display in
Annemarie
Toth-
The year before Annmarie
Waddell
arrived at Harbord the Or-
(Toth at
chestra recorded a long play
HCI) HCI
vinyl record. Now that vinyl
1974 who visited our Museum
records are making a come-
recently and brought in as a
back we should play one from
donation her Harbord Or-
our Museum collection. Is it
chestra vest, jet black with
time for the Orchestra to
the orange Harbord “H” and
embark on another such ad-
Harbord crest and bright
venture?
shiny brass buttons. All
members of the Orchestra in
the late 1960’s and early We also received an Orches-
1970’s wore this vest over a the Museum show case, near tra vest from Christine Gai-
white shirt or blouse which the front door, showing the bisels , HCI 1971, now Col-
vest matched their black different clothing styles houn, in the same remarkable
skirt, slacks or trousers giv- seen over the years at Har- condition.
ing the whole Orchestra a bord.
neat and professional look..
As well Thank you to the anonymous
In those days Annemarie as this donor(s) who brought in, over
played the viola. Now, after vest in the summer, a set of Har-
many years away from play- mint bord Collegiate Institute
ing, Annemarie has taken up condi- Commencement programs
the fiddle as an active mem- tion, from 1893 (Harbord’s first),
ber of the Oakville Celtic Anne- through to 1944. We had
Fiddle Orchestra and is en- marie many of them as photocopies
joying every minute of it . brought but not as originals. We owe
She remarked as to how fast in two a great thanks to whomever
all her Harbord musical pho- brought them in. Please let
learning came back to her, tos ,one of her with Johnny us
like riding a bicycle, you
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8. Museum Musings – Syd Moscoe, continued...
Continues on page 8… at the time.
...continued from page 7 The Museum is generally
know who you are so we can And thank you Harvey for your open on Wednesdays from
properly acknowledge this copy of the 1950-51 Harbord 11am until 5pm during the
wonderful gift. Review, which helps fill a void school year-but call ahead
in our collection. just to make sure I will
be there if you are plan-
Another anonymous donor Your school , when it was
ning on coming down..
dropped off page A7 of The opened in September 1892,
Toronto Star , March 19, was known as “Harbord Street
1992 , acknowledging Har- Collegiate Institute”. When
bord’s 100 years as a high next visiting your alma mater,
school in Toronto and the ac- drop into the MPR on the OF NOTE:
tivities that would be taking ground floor west side,(for
place in May 1992 and how to those very long in the tooth, it
was known as “the girls’ gym”) Many thanks to my 1952
register for same. Please let
and if you will look up to the HCI classmate, and chum
us know who you are.
north wall you will see the for all these many years,
original cornerstone. Jerry Prenick, C.A., for
Harvey Hochberg, HCI 1953, his gift of the five issues
was trolling garage sales of the Harbord Review
when he spotted the Univer- Harbord’s first Commence- for the years 1947
sity graduation photograph ment took place December through our graduation
of a long time Harbord 15th,1893. An original copy of year in 1952
teacher. He has donated the the Commencement Programme
photo of R. Albert Slack who is in our Museum for all to see.
taught mathematics at HCI
from1937 until 1971 . Those For those of you wishing to
who were fortunate to have visit your Museum , why not
him as a teacher will always check www.harbordclub.com
remember his dismissive “Go and go to the tab for the Mu-
drive a truck” whenever he seum and you can have a vir-
disapproved of a student’s tual visit. While you are at it,
efforts. He was married to we also have a link to “the
one of the school secretaries Happy Ghosts of Harbord”.
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9. Plaque Dedicated to Wayne & Shuster, where
it all began, at Harbord C.I.
.When I was 19, I decide to ject would be, to start a pro- Harbord in 1930, when Wayne
take a year off university and gramme of plaques like the sat right behind Shuster. (I
travel in Europe. And I dis- ones I’d seen in those cities. flinch when I think what life
covered a lot of things. This was the Legacy Project, must have been like for the
and we teamed up with an older teacher.) They discovered
Once was this. I went to vari-
organization, Heritage Toronto. their common gift for making
ous cities – London, Paris, Vi-
We’re still at the beginning; people laugh, and when they
enna, and Stockholm – and I
this is the third year, and we went to the U of T, they kept
kept seeing something that
have about 15 plaques so far. on performing. The CBC
disoriented me. I saw plaques
But we’ll keep growing – we see started our national radio sys-
– small metal markers on build-
this as the beginning of a 100- tem in 1946, and one of the
ings, saying that some famous
year programme. first programs was the Wayne
person once lived here. Bee-
Which brings us to Wayne and Shuster Show. It was a
thoven, Sir Isaac Newton,
and Shuster. We’re honouring national hit. Then CBC TV be-
John Keats, Homer Simpson,
gan in 1956 – and the Wayne
Kermit the Frog – whoever. I
and Shuster television show
could barely take it in. I was
was an even bigger hit.
standing in the same place that
people who were legendary in Now at the time, the most
my mind once walked. popular entertainment program
on American television was the
It was magical feeling. But
Ed Sullivan Show. He pre-
strange to say, one result was
sented singers, bands, comedi-
to make me angry. I’d grown
ans, and a whole slew of variety
up in Toronto, and I couldn’t
acts – jugglers, acrobats, dogs
help asking – Why don’t we
people across the whole spec- who could recite the alphabet
have something like this in
trum – great writers, painter, backwards in Lithuanian.
T.O.? Are we really so poverty
scientists, athletes, statesmen Continues on page 45…
-stricken that nobody of sig-
and women, and
nificance has ever lived here?
so on. Including,
A city is stronger for knowing
great entertain-
its past; why were we so fast
ers. And Johnny
asleep, when it came to our
Wayne and Frank
past? I felt as if I’d been
Shuster were
cheated.
certainly that.
Well, a lot of time went by,
As you’ve
and ten years ago I became
heard, they met
the first poet laureate of To-
in a Grade Ten
ronto. And I decide my pro-
history class at
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10. Looking Back: Alumni Reginald Theodore
Carlos Hoidge, Valedictorian, Class of 1912 !
Reg was a WWI ace
and served in the
RAF. His portrait,
done by Sir William
Orpen, hangs in the
Ottawa War Mu-
seum and the Na-
tional Museum in
London. But before
he served Canada,
Reg was a Hardord-
ite and the Class of
1912 Valedictorian.
The following is the
cover of the No-
vember 15th, 1912
Harbord C.I. Annual
Commencement Pro-
gramme, and the
Valedictorian
speech in print:
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14. Honours for Eminent Harbordites @ U of T!
On Thursday November 15, Uni- Marshall Cohen, now make , and will continue in the
versity College at the Univer- David Cronenberg, future
sity of Toronto, to make, outstanding contributions
Martin Goldfarb,
celebrated their First Annual to the advancement and bettering
The Honourable Edwin A.
Alumni of Influence Awards at of our
Goodman ,
a Gala Dinner. life locally, nationally and interna-
Dr. Calvin Gottlieb,
One hundred University College tionally.
alumni were initially chosen for Stephen Lewis,
Future selections to the University
this honour. Louis Rasminsky, College Alumni of Influence Awards
Of those one hundred, eleven Frank Shuster will be limited to ten University Col-
are alumni of Harbord Colle- lege alumni annually. We will con-
Johnny Wayne.
giate Institute. tinue to look for HCI Alumni
All our members are of the amongst the future University Col-
They are:
Order of Canada. lege Alumni of Influence.
Alan Borovoy,
Harbord alumni have made ,
Leonard Braithwaite,
A New Harbord Club Board of Director Member
Introducing Himself
Harvey Mandel Class of George S Henry Academy in sports, music, and a great
1964. Married to Ruth we 2005. variety of clubs.
have 3 children 2 boys and a
girl and 3 grandchildren 2 HCI was multicultural before I was raised to try to make
boys and a girl. I was born the term was coined. Like the world a better place.
in 1944. I went to King Ed- many Harbordites I consid- Working with my class Reun-
ered Harbord a place where I ion Committee and helping
ward Public School K-8. I
started to grow up. I had many the Harbord Club is just one
followed my older brother
wonderful experiences and small way
to HCI as my two younger
met many great people many to thank
sisters followed me.
are still my friends. I was in- the Har-
After HCI I graduated with volved with mainly football bord com-
a B.A. in History & English the First Aid Corps and the munity for
from the University of Review. Harbord presented us how it
Western Ontario in 1967. with diverse experiences helped
After trying different ca- mostly we were there for the shape me.
reers I became an ESL academic environment but let’s
teacher retiring from never forget there were Onward
Harbord
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15. 2012 Grad & Harbord Club Award Winner Gives Thanks!
- Ashley Chu
Dear Mr. Bob Wils
on,
To receive an awar
d that has been lef
that I simply enjoy t in your wife's me
doing is truly an ho mory, for just doing
nor. I don't think something
am. Taking part in any words can desc
athletics througho ribe how grateful I
ut my four years at
sion I made in high Harbord was probab
school. It's what I ly the best deci-
love to do. It made
school as a small ne everything easier fr
w grade 9 student om entering high
to relieving stress
practices were a lit from homework. Al
tle difficult to get though the 7 am
up for at times, it
bord a great experie still made being an
nce. It wasn't just athlete at Har-
the sports themse
ronment and feelin lves though- being
g like my teammate in a positive envi-
s and the coaches
made it even more were like my second
special. family was what
For my four years
at Harbord, I was
Soccer team. Alth involved with the Gi
ough we didn't win rls' Basketball, Vo
every single game, lleyball, and
to continue playing my teammates still
the game no matter made it enjoyable
the outcome. I lear
and the meaning of ned how to win and
sportsmanship. Th lose graciously
roughout those four
Girls' soccer team years, I have helpe
win two championsh d the Varsity
ips in the 2010/201
son. Winning those 1 season and in the
two championships 2011/2012 sea-
were a huge accom
I remember each fin plishment in my at
al game like it was hletic career so fa
yesterday. Just be r.
at Harbord is some ing a part of the at
thing that I will ta hletics program
ke away and cherish
for the rest of my
life.
Instead of going of
f to university or co
work. This is giving llege, I have decide
me time to think ab d to take a year of
out what I would lik f and
ing back and coachi e to do in the futu
ng at Harbord. Curr re. I am also giv-
ently, I am coaching
try to make it an en the junior girls' ba
joyable and fun en sketball team. I
vironment and also
as my coaches at Ha a worthwhile experi
rbord have done fo ence for the team
r me.
Wherever I decide
to continue my educ
ation, I
hope to take part
in their athletic pr
ogram and
hope it is as reward
ing as my time at Ha
rbord.
Once again, I woul
d like to thank you
for this
honor.
Sincerely,
Ashley Chu
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16. 2012 Grad & Harbord Club Award Winner Gives Thanks!
- Edward Liu
Dear Harbord Club,
ur years of my high school
I have at tended Harbord for all fo llent
at I feel that it is an exce
education. On e of the main reasons is th r who
I am a completive swimme
school. As you may or may not know,
ternational Stage at
has recently represente d Canada on the Junior In
is causes a great deal
the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii. Th
academics and athlet-
of challenges for me when it comes to balancing -
e it recognizes the tremen
ics. I appreciate this award greatly, becaus
when trying to balance ath-
dous strain on on e’s academic performance
lly true for me because I
letics with th e same hand. This is especia
week for a total of over 20
train for an average of nine times per
ared to the aver-
at I have one day less comp
hours total, this means th
studies.
age person to commit to my
it is a great honor
I would like to th ank you for this award and
that I have chosen is an
for me to accept it. I am aware that the path
thout its challenges?
extremely challen ging one, but what is life wi
Thank you,
Edward Liu
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17. 2012 Grad & Harbord Club Award Winner Gives Thanks!
- Toni Ann Simms
Dear Dr. Joe Druck,
My name is Toni Ann
Dagion Simms and I
of Harbord Collegiate am a member of the
Institute. It is my ou 2012 graduating class
for funding theHarbo tmost pleasure to ex
rd Club R.R.H. "Bud" tend my gratitude to
Page Award, to which you
applaud your genero I am the 2012 recip
sity and caring spirit ient. I
as a monument signif for providing me with
ying the unforgettable this award that will
memories that I have serve
This award means so had at Harbord C. I.
much to me and I am
unnoticed. happy that my hard
work at Harbord hasn
’t gone
I moved to Canada ap
proximately three ye
maica and ever since ars ago from the be
then I haven’t been autiful island of Ja-
over and that I would the same. I thought
fail because of this that my life would ha
foreign land that I ha ve been
thing seemed so alien d to now call home. Ev
to me at the time an ery-
faces that I saw was d then I started Ha
that of my past teac rbord C.I. One of th
her and mentor Elisa e first
est smile in the world Caparelli, who had th
; it was at this mome e wid-
actually be a positive nt that I realized th
place. It was a challen at this foreign land
ge to adapt to my ne might
new life, but I did it w home, new school,
with the help of the and
Harbord Collegiate co
During my three year mmunity.
s at Harbord C.I. I ha
and to recognize the d the opportunity to
areas that I needed explore who I am
thing. In grade 10 I to see growth in- wh
joined the Track and ich at the time was ev
Field team, where I ery-
long jump. I got the found out that I was
chance to learn some good at
sport teams I was als thing new about myse
o actively involved in lf and I was proud. Be
other extracurricula sides
Business Club, West- r activities, such as:
Indian African Cana the
Prom Committee,the dian Club, the Pink Ri
Tutoring Club, being bbon Society, Albion
a student volunteer Hills,
versary, and being th at the Harbord’s 120th
e school’s mascot at Anni-
social events.
Two of the most rewa
rding roles that I ha
helped to define who ve playedin my gradua
I am were: being a se ting year that
head tutor at the Tu nior leader at the Al
toring Club. bion Hills and being
the
The Albion Hills lead
ership program is de
serve as mentors to signed to select senio
grade nines who prov r leaders who will
end away from home e to have leadership
, where I felt that I potential. It was a fu
was being challenged. n week-
because I realized th I am happy that I did
at the little things th this
things that might ch at we sometimes take
ange someone else’s for granted are the
walk up to me and sa life. At the end of th
y, “Because of your e weekend I had a tim
smile and willingness id boy
now I have made new to bamazing time he
friends; something th re and
that day I always en at I couldn’t have do
sure that I try to be ne without you.” Ever
a person’s friend rath since
the other hand being er than their superio
the head tutor at th r. On
e Tutoring Club helpe
d me to realize my pa
ssion
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18. 2012 Grad & Harbord Club Award Winner Gives Thanks!
Continued... Toni Ann Simms
say thank you.
one came up to me to
ored ev ery moment when some at was caring,
for helping others. I ad environment was one th
sured that the learning s-
In the tutoring centre
I en ery Tuesdays and Thur
ing. During my tim e as the head tutor, ev is ex-
respectable and nurtur e tutors and clients. Th
that I collected the daily snacks for th very happy
days I had to ensure have had an and I am
a lot about myself e my friend I
perience has taught me ch an amazing role am
ong my peers.
that I had the op portunity to fulfill su wards an un-
where I am working to
ing McMaster University now
I am currently attend am going through right
Commerce. Despite the transition that I ild,
dergraduate degree in d has helped me to bu
because of the fo undation that Harbor Council.
I am proud to say that in my Inter-Residence
campaign and ho ld executive positions a Chartered
that I am starting to ity I hope to become
of my studies at McMaster Univers e I know what
After the completion n an orphanage becaus
n my own or phanage. I want to ow going through
Accountant and to ow e for children who are
and so I would like to be ther
it feels like to be alone
I went through.
the same things that act that has made me
one of
ain Dr. J. Dr uck for your selfless
Thank you so much ag Lord be with you and
your lovedones.
e world. May the good
the happiest girls in th
Sincerely,
Toni Ann Simms
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19. 2012 Grad & Harbord Club Award Winner Gives Thanks!
- Michael Wong student ne wspa per, 1980 take n from ”The Flash” - an English class st ude nt news pape r, 1980
Dear Harbord Club
,
This year I am the
recipient of the H
awards is greatly arbord Club Hank
appreciated. Than Stratton Award. Yo
k you. ur funding of the
Last year was my
final year in Harb
warmth from teac ord C.I., it was a
hers and students fantastic year for
in Harbord, and I me. I fully felt th
learning from thei was motivated by e
r passion in variou them and enjoyed
for me, comparing s subjects. Grade
to Grade 11. Howe 12 was relatively a
ver, it created a pe busy and rush year
working under pr rfect chance for
essure, improve my me to experience
novel ideas and fa weaknesses, and
cts in the year of make new friends.
2012, while most I learned a lot
knowledge. For ex of them were base
ample, different te d on my previous
matician apply th chniques in writing
eoretical mathema English essay, as we
tics into human ll as how mathe-
course that I took life. I believe th
in 2012 was Physic e most important
ing of my area of s. By attending th
interest, as well as e course, I had a
viewing the world better understand
Moreover, with th from the perspect -
e ardent encourag ive of a physician.
two mathematics ements of my Mat
contests: the McM hematics teacher,
aster Mathematic I participated in
Competition of W s Contest and the
aterloo University Euclid Mathematic
matics contests, it . Although I did no s
was a valuable expe t get any award fr
rience to me. om those Mathe-
The Harbord Club
Hank Stratton Aw
as well as versatile ard means a lot to
. Moreover, the aw me as it affirms th
ard also provides at I am talented,
my favourite univer me a better chan
sity - University of ce of getting into
ary in my life. Th Toronto, thus atta
erefore I thank ining my dream ca
you once again fo reer as an actu-
Stratton Award to r presenting the
me. Harbord Club Han
k
Yours sincerely,
Michael Wong
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Harbord Club Newsletter
20. 2012 Grad & Harbord Club Award Winner Gives Thanks!
- Devon Nguyen
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21. 2012 Grad & Harbord Club Award Winner Gives Thanks!
- Michelle Ho
Dear Harbord Club,
Thank you for selec
ting me to be the re
marks as a great dis cipient of the Harb
tinction to me that ord Club Bright Penn
I was doing something y Award. It
which I felt so lost. right even during th
I am honoured to be e moments in
such a wonderful op recognized for my ac
portunity. I never th complishments and
ought that I was an grateful for having
striving to be the be y different from my
st version of myself. peers; I was merely
truly appreciate the I hold this award in
selection committee the highest regard
for choosing me to and once more I
award. be the recipient of
such a prestigious
After my time at Ha
rbord Collegiate Inst
fulltime student at itute I have entered
Queen's University post-secondary educ
studies, I hope to ob in Kingston, Ontario ation as a
tain a degree in Econ . Upon completion of
omics and Sociology. my undergraduate
system would be to My ultimate goal wi
have a law school ce thin the education
law school graduate rtificate on my pare
. nts’ mantle declarin
g their daughter as
a
A childhood dream
of mine has always be
law. I would have giv en to graduate from
en up on this childho law school and practic
port I received at Ha od aspiration if it we e family
rbord Collegiate. Bo re not for the encour
th staff and studen agement and sup-
strength within me. ts alike, helped build
Through programs av an undeniable
would have believed ailable like Law in Ac
my dream was possibl tion Within Schools
e. , LAWS, I never
Being at Harbord Co
llegiate left me with
ble. The first day I an unforgettable ex
stepped into the ha perience in the best
occur in the next fo lls of the school, I wa ways possi-
ur years. Yet now, wh s frightened for th
en I reminisce of my e events that would
I realize that those time at the beautif
same halls I was once ul historic building,
ple that make up th frightened of guide
e Harbord community d me to be who I am
whether it is alumni, today. The peo-
ways accepting. This students, staff or vis
allowed me to proudly itors were al-
where I grew the mo call Harbord my seco
st it is ultimately wh nd home. In the Harb
ere I discovered wh ord halls is
ticular qualities with o I was as a person.
in myself during my I developed par-
and give back to the high school years bu
community. I hope to t I also strived to be
maintain strong frien a better person
bord Collegiate for dships with the peop
the rest of my life. le I met at Har-
Regardless of the div
ersity of the studen
t population at Har-
bord Collegiate, the
school never failed
ognize the potential to rec-
within each student.
I would like to expr
ess my appreciation
again. This award wi once
ll be a source of mo
and a reminder to alw tivation
ays strive for excelle
in everything I do. nce
Sincerely,
Michelle Ho
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22. 2012 Grad & Harbord Club Award Winner Gives Thanks!
- Ying Amy Zhao
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23. 2012 Grad & Harbord Club Award Winner Gives Thanks!
- Arman Ghaffarizadeh
Mohamed
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24. 2012 Grad & Harbord Club Award Winner Gives Thanks!
- Jamie Meston
Dear Harbord Club;
with the Harbord Club
I would like to person ally thank you for presenting me
t Award. Like attend-
Victor L. Van der Hout and the Harbord Club Carrie M. Knigh
l to me.
ing Harbord, they mean a great dea
erience that I found extremely
My tim e at Harbord was definitely an exp and
it brought together, enriched staff
memorable. It was memorable for the people stu-
sented. The variety of courses a
eager studen ts as well as the opportunities it pre ail-
the mind while the many clubs av
dent was able to take allowed for expansion of er.
ur social circle in a healthy mann
able made it possible to expand yo
dying in the Bachelor of Arts
I am curre ntly at the University of Guelph stu
ing it thus far. Although I am
Honours Psycholo gy program and thoroughly enjoy
eriences at Harbord and the val-
not sure where thi s will take me, I know that my exp
me in getting there.
ues I learned will definitely assist
rk that went into making
I very much ap preciate all you efforts and hard wo
possible. They are an item
these awards as well as all other Harbord Club awards come.
rd Alumni will cherish for years to
that I, along with many other Harbo
Thank you!
Jamie Meston
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25. Harbord Commencement 2011 - Photo Highlights!
Continued...
Some of the Class of 2012 Grads
celebrating after Commencement,
singing the school song “Onward
Harbord”
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26. Class of 1952 50th Anniversary
Reunion!
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27. More Memories in Photos at ...
Www.harbordclub.com
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28. Photo Highlights from Awards Ceremony
November 2012
This page clockwise from Top-
Left:
Principals, staff and honored
guests,
Syd Moscoe of Harbord Club,
Vice-Principal Ms. Gladstone,
Harbord Senior Choir perform-
ing at the Awards Ceremony.
Opp. page clockwise from
Top-Left:
Some of the 71 Harbord
Club Scholarships pre-
sented to Award winning
students:
Cleo Davies-Chalmers,
Sarah Torres,
Vivian Martin,
Min Jun Li,
India Annamanthadoo
Victoria Lee.
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36. In Memoriam...
SAM SNIDERMAN, Iconic by loved ones, in Toronto on
Canadian record retailer, Sam Sunday, September 23,
Sniderman, passed away peace- 2012.
fully in his sleep, surrounded
Congratulations and Late Breaking News!
Congratulations goes out to one of our Harbord Club Di-
rectors, Sierra, who announced her engagement to Jason
this past summer and most recently, welcomed the birth
of their little bundle of joy,
Juliana Rebekah who weighed 8 lbs 11 oz. on Nov. 28th.
Happy parenting!!
**********************************************
Congratulations goes out to 1983 Harbord alumna, Lurdes Marchao Cruz who has
been appointed as Justice of the Peace to the Ontario Court of Justice, effec-
tive Dec. 19, 2012 and has been assigned to work in To-
ronto!
All the best!
For more info. on Lurdes check out the Ministry of the Attorney General web-
site:
http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/news/2012/20121210-jpapp-nr.asp
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37. Michael Landsberg visits Harbord C. I.
On November 22nd,TSN easier to deal with in society. or medication, whenever
personality and host from Landsberg says that we, as a they need it.
“Off the Record”, Michael society, need to be able to
Landsberg, came to Harbord’s manage our stress levels and
What an awesome opportu-
auditorium to speak publicly prevent them from becoming
nity it was for Harbord
about his longtime suffering too much for us to bear.
students and staff to have
with a mental illness. He ex-
spent listening and inter-
pressed the importance that
Of course, society could stand acting with Landsberg on
society allow sharing of infor-
to be a little less judgemental such an important issue.
mation about mental health
about people with depression
just as easily as one can share
as well. After all, according to
when feeling physically ill.
Landsberg,
that's a
He assured us that there are reason why
still many people in our culture people wear
that don't like to talk about a mask and
having depression or anxiety pretend
disorders, and that having de- that
pression is sometimes re- they're
ferred to as a weakness. He okay, even
said that if someone is de- if they feel
pressed, they are not a weak terrible. He
individual; they are a sick indi- knows it…he’s experienced it
vidual who needs help. It was first hand. People suffering
interesting and important to from a mental illness don't
hear that Mr. Landsberg, de- want to be ridiculed and in-
spite suffering from a mental sulted by society. The best
illness, is mentally healthy. thing we can do to help some-
Once people have learned that one suffering from a mental
they can talk about their ill- illness is to make it clear that
nesses and get help without you are not going to judge
being stigmatised, they can them, be more than willing to
begin a very long overdue heal- listen to them and to offer
ing process and having one of them help getting the right
these illnesses can become help, ie. professional help and/
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38. Harbord’s 120th Birthday Bash Highlights !
Continued… Thurs Night @ The Gala Dinner
Highlights from April 24th Din-
ner Gala:
Clockwise from Top-Left:
Guests mingle in dinner hall.
Staff & guests at table #9.
Classmates reunite for photo.
Alumni Jerry Gray singing his “This
Land is My Land”.
Bird’s eye view of dining hall at Gala.
Opp. Page: Photo ops of Alumni.
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40. Harbord’s 120th Birthday Bash Highlights !
Continued… Thurs Night @ The Gala Dinner
Photos from Gala Dinner of
Alumni and Guests
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41. Clockwise from Top-Left:
Guests arriving down to banquet hall.
Retired former Staff & alumni re-
unite!
Alumni mingle.
Guests seating @ dinning hall.
Birthday Cake to Celebrate 120th!
Belinda as M.C. for the Silent Auction.
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42. Harbord’s 120th Birthday Bash Highlights !
Continued… Friday Day @ H.C.I.
This page clockwise from top-left: 120th Birthday
Cake to be served! Gym decorated for the Bash!
Alumni visiting the Harbord Museum. Alumni visit a
Decade Classroom. Tiger (aka Mr. Wallace) with SAC
Pres. And Vice-Principal Ms. Gladestone.
Opp. page clockwise from top-left: Guests at the
Registration table, Performance of Mikado at the
Harbord Auditorium, Historical Society speaker re.
Wayne & Shuster Plaque dedication. Victor Feldbrill
conducting the Harbord Sr. Orchestra. Singing of
the Harbord Tiger Song. Students with decorations
in Gym!
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44. Harbord C. I. - Looking Forward To...
In this section, we highlight school events that are upcoming
~ Dec 21st - Holiday Assembly
~ Dec 22nd to Jan 6th - Holiday Break
~ Feb 13th - African Heritage Month Assembly
~ Feb 18th - Family Day
~ Mar 9 - 17th - March Break
2012 Annual Meeting of the Harbord
Charitable Foundation
Peter Miller, Treasurer of the Harbord Charitable Foundation, is pleased to announce that
this year the Foundation paid out $8,235.00 in 71 scholastic awards at the Commencement
exercises and the Awards Assembly. These are funds earned from money donated over the
years by former students , teachers and friends of Harbord Collegiate establishing scholar-
ships and awards.
The Harbord Charitable Foundation announces that its Annual General Meeting for pre-
senting its Annual Report and election of Officers took place on Friday December 19, 2012
at 10.00 am in the Museum at Harbord Collegiate .
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45. Plague Dedicated to Wayne & Shuster, where it all began, at
Harbord C.I. Continued...
...continues from page 9 out explaining that William ers, who enriched our city and
(That’s not true; they could only Shakespeare was an Englishman world, first met right here (at
recite the alphabet frontwards, who wrote plays. But at the Harbord!)
same time, they were completely
wacky! They ferreted the
wildest, most goofball humour
from wordplay, weird associa-
tions, and nutty transitions.
They combined worldly wisdom
with complete, off-the-wall
lunacy.
So the organizers of the Ed
Sullivan Show paused. But
eventually they decide to give
it a shot, and Wayne and Shus-
in Serbo-Croatian.) This was
ter appeared in 1958.
where Elvis Presley first per-
formed for a national audience, They were a sensation. The
and where the Beatles did their studio audience loved them,
first American gig. So when and the viewing audience did
they heard about these two too. They were invited back –
crazy comedians up in Toronto, and the reason was even more
they wondered if they should ecstatic. And on it went
have them on the show. – eventually Wayne and
Shuster appeared on the
But there was question: would
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the Wayne and Shuster brand of
times, more than any
comedy work in the States? It
other act in history.
was very Canadian – by which I
mean this. They didn’t assume And all the time, they
their audience was made up of stayed in Toronto.
mental midgets, with the IQ of a Which means that now,
9-year-old. And it wasn’t based when Torontonians and
on insults or cutting one-liners.
visitors walk past Har-
Rather, they assumed their audi-
bord Collegiate, they can
ence was intelligent, and knew
something about the world. So pause and make magical
they might do a take-off on discovery. Two marvel-
Hamlet or Julius Caesar – with- ously gifted entertain-
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46. Why a Harbord Club?
#1. To establish and maintain a sense of common
identity among former students and teachers of
the school
#2. To share news from Harbordites everywhere
#3. To provide funds for prizes, awards and
scholarships in all grades of the school
#4. To promote school spirit and pride in the stu-
dents through historical knowledge
#5. To collect, preserve and display the school's
historical photographs, papers and artifacts
#6. To assist in class reunions and annual home-
coming events
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47. Harbord Club Executive
President Emeritus - Murray Rubin -HCI-1950 Wishing Everyone the
Best of the Holidays!
President Pro-Tem - Syd Moscoe -HCI-1952
Harbordite Co-editors - Ben-1978 & Belinda-1981 -Staff
Director - Ben Lee -HCI-1978
Director - Sidney Ingham -HCI-1978
Director - Belinda Medeiros-Felix -HCI-1981 –Staff
Director - Vasan Persad HCI-1994 - Staff
Director - Diana Da Silva -HCI-2009
Director - Sierra Medeiros-Felix -HCI-2010
Director - Harvey Mandel -HCI-1964
Student Representative - India Annamanthadoo - HCI-2013
Please donate to the Harbord Club.
Charitable receipts are only issued for donations of
$50.00 and over. All cheques of $50.00 and over for
which a charitable receipt is required should be made
payable to "Harbord Charitable Foundation" and on
the face of the cheque in the Memo line insert the
words"For the Harbord Club" .
For any amount less than $50.00 or if a receipt is not
required please make cheque payable to "Harbord
Club" Thank You.
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