Competitions and
Achievements
The students at UTS are unique. They are driven to be the
best that they can be.
Below are some examples of how a number of students have
contributed to school and community life in a range of academic,
musical and social pursuits.
Reach for the Top
February 17, 2009
The Intermediates played their first series of games at North
Toronto Collegiate last Tuesday. Despite the dearth of players
(2 out of 4), both rookies from F1 and F2, our team still
performed most respectably. Our players impressed both us and
their opponents with their valour and their knowledge. Clearly,
we have talent for future victories.
| Round 1: |
UTS |
MARSHALL MCLUHAN |
| |
210 |
390 |
| Round 2: |
UTS |
NORTH TORONTO |
| |
250 -
WIN |
390 |
Congratulations are in order to:
Joshua Zung and Leslie Ying, their student coach, Jenny Gu and
Mark Timmins.
Chess Team
February 17, 2009
The UTS Chess Team defeated the Upper Canada College "B" team on
Tuesday, February 10. In the match, UTS earned four victories
and one draw in order to advance to the next round. Nathan
Farrant-Diaz played an excellent game, forcing checkmate in
under 20 minutes. Michael Noukhovitch took a longer route,
finally finishing off his opponent in just under 2 hours.
The next match is the semi-final versus North Toronto on
Tuesday, February 17 at UTS.
Great Canadian Geography Challenge School Championship
February 17, 2009
On Tuesday, February 10, fifteen F1, F2 and M3 students competed
in the Great Canadian Geography Challenge School Championship.
After a few weeks of preliminary rounds in the various Geography
classes, these fifteen earned the right to compete in the
Championship. Congratulations to Filip Geaman who narrowly won
the competition over Kevin An (2nd) and Grace Luo (3rd). Filip
will now complete a qualifying exam in hopes of gaining a spot
in the Provincial Championship on Saturday, April 18 in Toronto.
Good luck Filip!
Reach for the Top starts season with a win!
February 9, 2009
The "A" and "B" Reach for the Top teams started the season
well by winning all 4 of their games last week! This week, they
play Oakwood C.I. & Vaughan Road at Oakwood C.I. on Wednesday,
February 11.
Congratulations:
Jake Brockman, Matthew Chan, Brian Gracie, Jenny Gu, Nick Stark,
Laurence Ying
Leslie Newcombe, Michael Olijnyk, Jonathan Schneider, Cindy Zhu
Alex Grindal, Avery Lam
UTS students win the Classics Conference logo contest
February 9, 2009
Congratulations to Kenneth Wu and Connie Zhao for winning the
Classics Conference logo contest! Kenneth's art will be featured
on the front of Classics Conference t-shirts, while Connie's
will be on the back. Their art will be worn by over 500
competitors this May at the Classics Conference.
UTS Chess checkmates Inglenook… by default!
January 19, 2009
The UTS Chess Team showed up at Inglenook Community School on
Tuesday, December 16, for a match, but their team was no where
in sight! It turns out that the Inglenook team folded a couple
of weeks ago but the coach had forgotten to inform the other
teams. In the end it meant a 5-0 win for UTS, but the team would
have much rather played.
The team finishes regular league play with an incredible 22-2-1
record (each game won by each student is counted as a "win").
Next up for the team is playoff action in February! Stay tuned!
UTS Chess defeats Harbord
December 8, 2008
The UTS Chess Team earned another solid victory over Harbord
C.I. last night. F1 student Reena Zhan continued her excellent
play, masterfully cornering her opponent into checkmate. Adam
Venis improved his personal record to 4-0 with another quick
win. In addition, congratulations to Jeffrey Yu, Eric Zhan and
Michael Noukhovitch for contributing to the team effort.
The team's next away game is against Inglenook Community School
on Tuesday, December 16.
Eli Otis wins the UTS Demodocus Prize
December 2, 2008
Congratulations to F1 student Eli Otis, who won the Demodocus
Prize for 2008-09. This UTS recitation prize is given to the
student who is the best interpreter of a memorized 20-25 line
excerpt from the Odyssey. It is named after the skillful bard
who entertains Odysseus and the Phaecian court, in Book VIII of
the epic poem.
Eli recited the first 25 lines of Book I. He faced two
well-prepared fellow F1 challengers, Aurora Basinski-Ferris and
Claire Chen, the winners of their respective class contests.
Mr. Eugene Di Sante thanks the illustrious judges, Dr. Maureen
Mccarthy, Ms Sandeep Sanghera and Mr. Mark Timmins, who, along
with Apollo and Calliope, made the final decision.
Congratulations to all!
UTS student awarded at Secondary
Schools' United Nations Symposium
November 17, 2008
Congratulations to Fern Ramoutar for receiving the Nellie
McClung Award for Advocacy at the Secondary Schools’ United
Nations Symposium (SSUNS) in Montreal from November 7 to 9. Fern
was part of UTS’ 22 student contingent at the conference. SSUNS
is one of Canada's premier model U.N. conferences, bringing
together over 1,000 students from around North America.
UTS students handled themselves with great dignity and
finesse, impressing teachers with their level of engagement and
insight.
Congratulations to all of the student participants.
UTS' students earn Bronze for their
Impact on the community
November 17, 2008
Congratulations to the UTS team of Alyssa Moledina, Judith
Ma, Komal Somjee, Audriana Li and Jeffrey Ho for winning third
place in the Impact Microcredit Competition. As previously
reported on November 3, 2008, the team participated in the
Impact Microcredit Competition the week of October 20-24.
Organized by the Impact Entrepreneurship Group, the competition
challenged teams of high school students from 35 schools and
five provinces to generate as much profit as possible within a
week, while engaging their school and community, from the $100
microcredit loan granted to them by Impact.
UTS’ team collaborated with several other school
organizations to promote school spirit and fundraised a grand
total of $841.06! Half of the profits were given to a
microcredit institution, the other half to the United Way.
The Impact judges complimented the UTS team on their
determination and resourcefulness. As winners, they have been
invited to the Impact National Conference on November 21 and 22,
where they will meet other motivated students as themselves and
successful entrepreneurs and industry leaders.
The Impact Entrepreneurship Group is Canada's largest
non-profit, student-run organization dedicated to encouraging
the entrepreneurial spirit amongst youth in Canada and becoming
a starting point and catalyst for youth interested in
entrepreneurship and leadership.
UTS students make an
Impact
November 3, 2008
A team of UTS students: Alyssa Moledina, Judith Ma, Komal Somjee,
Audriana Li and Jeffrey Ho, participated in the Impact
Microcredit Competition the week of October 20-24. Organized by
the Impact Entrepreneurship Group, the competition challenged
teams of high school students from 35 schools and five provinces
to generate as much profit as possible within a week, while
engaging their school and community, from the $100 microcredit
loan granted to them by Impact. The entire proceeds from each
school went to the charity of their choice.
UTS’ team collaborated with several other organizations within
the school to promote school spirit and fundraise a grand total
of $841.06! Half of the profits were given to a microcredit
institution, the other half to the United Way. The community’s
support was greatly appreciated.
Microcredit is a system of very small loans to start-up
entrepreneurs who face challenges in obtaining credit. The
concept has brought tens of millions of people out of poverty
around the world and the United Nations declared 2005 as the
International Year of Microcredit.
The Impact Entrepreneurship Group is Canada's largest
non-profit, student-run organization dedicated to encouraging
the entrepreneurial spirit amongst youth in Canada and becoming
a starting point and catalyst for youth interested in
entrepreneurship and leadership.
UTS teachers bring home Silver from
the Iron Science competition
November 3, 2008
UTS teachers won Silver for their performance at the Iron
Science competition at the Canadian Science and Technology
Museum in Ottawa on Friday, October 24. Iron Science is a
celebration of science teachers, and it champions the creation
of high-quality creative approaches to teaching science and
engineering. Inspired by the TV show Iron Chef, Iron Science
challenges teams of teachers to create theatrical presentations
highlighting the scientific properties of a “secret ingredientâ€,
which was bottled water.
UTS’ team of Mr. Shawn Brooks, Physics teacher; Ms Jennifer
Pitt-Lainsbury, Science Subject Co-ordinator; Mr. Anand
Mahadevan, Science teacher; and Ms Sarah Shugarman, Music
teacher, was one of only four Ontario teams who qualified for
this regional final in Ottawa.
The UTS team performed their piece, KAOS Control, to laughter
and wild cheers from the audience. Their piece demonstrated the
Chemistry, Physics and Biology of bottled water, while following
the adventures of Agent 99 (Ms Shugarman), Superagent (Ms Pitt-Lainsbury)
and Maxwell Smart (Mr. Brooks) as they try to save the world
from the supervillain KAOS (Mr. Mahadevan), all to the rhythm of
Taiko drumming as performed by Mr. Brooks.
Congratulations!
UTS Chess off to a great start!
November 3, 2008
Congratulations to the UTS Chess Team for its 5-0 win over
Danforth Tech on Tuesday, October 21. This is Danforth's first
year in the league, but a few of their players really challenged
some of UTS’ starters. Both teams were very friendly with one
another - all in all it was a great day for chess!
Congratulations to the team:
Jeffrey Yu, Eric Zhan, Michael Noukhovitch, Nathan Farrant-Diaz,
Adam Venis
Third consecutive win in the Partners in Research essay contest
August 28, 2008
Gordon Bae is this year’s grade 12 winner of the Partners in
Research (PIR) essay contest for the Toronto region. This year’s
theme was "The Scientific Journey: Pathways to Discovery" with
an emphasis on the role of biomedical research in Canadian
society.
Gordon will receive the award for his essay, Virus Traps:
Waging War on HIV at the PIR Awards Gala on October 7,
2008.
This is the third consecutive year Gordon has won an award in
the PIR essay contest. Last year Gordon won for his essay
Regenerative Medicine: Miracle or Monster? and in 2006 for
his essay Genetic Testing: Advance in Science or Ethical
Dilemma.
The PIR essay contest is an Ontario regional contest held
annually. It provides an opportunity for students to hone their
research, analysis, and writing skills, and for science teachers
to enhance their curriculum format, while developing students'
written and scientific literacy.
Partners in Research is a Canadian charity, founded in 1988,
dedicated to educating young people across the country about
biomedical health research.
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