It’s orientation day for Mentor Grades 5-8 students! Welcome to students and families new to the Intermediate Division!

Our 2023/2024 International students are off to a great start in the High School Division! Today is orientation day! We wish you a great year! Welcome!

GETAHEAD Study Hall Programme is an after-school service provided by certified teachers to supervise students from grades 5-8 while they complete their homework.

Benefits of the program include:

• providing a positive environment for the completion of homewor
• helping students acquire better time management skills
• helping students focus on their homework
• providing a safe, supervised location for after-school hours

GETAHEAD is not designed to be a private tutorial service.

Contact Ms. Elgrid Tili by email at getaheadstudyhall@gmail.com for more information.

Registration forms and fee information are available here.

Port Credit Swim Academy is now accepting registrations for the fall session of lessons. We will follow the Lifesaving Society Program. To participate, your child must be able to change into and out of their swim gear by themselves if you will not be present to assist them. Priority placement will be given to registrations, with payment, in the order they are received.

To help determine your child’s swimming level please see the descriptions here:

Levels 1-6

Levels 7-10

You can register here.

Contact Information:

James Purdy: 416-567-3403
Kevin Pedersen: 647-409-2470
E-mail: PCSwimAcad@hotmail.com

In the two weeks leading up to the lessons there will be opportunity for supervised fun swims at $25/day. If interested please complete this form.

We are so happy to welcome back our students today! We hope everyone had a great first day and we wish you all a successful school year!

We could not have asked for better weather. It's Play Day today for TEAM, Intermediate, and Primary students. Play Day is a day designed for classmates to create memories and bond through activities, games, and a variety of events.

This morning was the first early morning cross-country practice of the season for Intermediate students. 62 eager and willing participants came out to go through the course set up and pushed through drills. There was great representation from across the 5-8 grades. With this dedication, coaches Barberio, Fransson, and McCall are looking forward to a great team!

This morning, HS principal (and AP Program Coordinator) Mr. Whyte received an email from Trevor Packer, the College Board’s head of the Advanced Placement Program. In it, Mr. Packer congratulates Mentor College Grade 12 student Konrad Gebura on his performance on the AP Chemistry Exam in May 2023.

Advanced Placement scores are between 1 and 5. Konrad not only received the top score of 5, “but also was one of only 23 students in the world to earn every point possible on the AP Chemistry Exam.” In other words, Konrad achieved a perfect score. For further context, note that Konrad was one of 112,554 students worldwide who wrote the AP Chemistry Exam.

23 out of 112,554.  

As Mr. Whyte points out, “we are all very proud of Konrad…this is a first for the school…keep in mind that Konrad is enrolled in two more AP courses this year.” Upon receiving the news from Mr. Whyte, Konrad was understandably overwhelmed. “I still can’t believe this is true”, was his response. One person who did believe the news was Konrad’s AP teacher Ms. Sharpe – who believes that his “high attention to detail was the difference between a score of 5 and perfect.” She adds, “Not only did Konrad strive for perfection on his own, he always championed others around him!”

In his letter to the school, the afore-mentioned Mr. Packer emphasized that “this outstanding accomplishment is likely a direct reflection of the top-quality education being offered at Mentor College. We applaud Konrad's hard work and the AP teacher responsible for engaging students and enabling them to excel in a college-level course.”

Please join us in congratulating Konrad on this incredible achievement.

Cross country runners had a great day yesterday in Port Hope. The runners really love this meet at Trinity College because of the large hill affectionately named Mount Trinity - which the senior boys actually run up twice!

Memorable finishes included Mark Hogan coming in 11th place in the very competitive 6k senior boys' race and Nathan Cho taking over 41 seconds off his per km times from this race last year.

We cannot wait to see what the team has in store for us at the Birchmount Invitational in October. Keep training hard!

Last week, the Environment Club and Surf Club joined forces again to clean up our local shoreline. Students and staff collected bags of single-use plastics, disposable coffee cups, take-out containers, cigarette-butts and other trash that would have washed into Lake Ontario. Mrs. Sharpe, Ms. Weiner, and Mr. Brewster were inspired by the dedication and passion for the environment demonstrated by the students.

Last week, the HS golf team qualified for the ROPSSAA Championship round. Yesterday, the Marauders represented our school very well at Royal Ontario Golf Club. The boys' team, consisting of Suyog, Sanyog, Krishna, and Dilan, posted very good scores. Unfortunately, they fell just shy of making the cut to travel to the provincial championships. Highlights included Sanyog finishing 5th and Suyog finishing in 3rd place.

Ainsley competed as an individual and was able to win her division and punch a ticket to next week's Ontario championship! This is her third year in a row representing Mentor College and the Region of Peel at this tournament. 

Ms. Porlier and Mr. Panchal were very proud of all of the team members as they battled through the stifling heat and a challenging golf course, playing as well as they had all year and not letting the pressure get to them. 

Thank you to our Grade 12 students who have made coaching a pleasure.

If you see Ainsley, please do not hesitate to wish her luck as she pursues her first provincial title. 

Yesterday, the U9 mixed soccer team had a day filled with goals, laughter, and lots of singing! The team played in a tournament winning all four of their games by scores of 3-0, 6-0, 10-1 and 7-1. The team was praised by other coaches and spectators for their sportsmanship and teamwork. The team created their own baby shark goal celebration which inspired them throughout the day. Ms. Perrow and Mr. Bhandari want to congratulate the girls and boys on a fantastic day in the sun. 

The U10 Boys' Soccer Team were undefeated at their tournament! They showcased excellent teamwork, sportsmanship, and immense talent! Both Mrs. Arango and Mr. Nasser are extremely proud of your dedication and hardwork. 

We extend a huge congratulations to our Intermediate Student Parliament representatives for the 2023-2024 school year! These students were elected amongst over 60 entries in this year. Their hard work proved effective, and we are looking forward to an exciting and productive year with them. Congratulations!

Prime Ministers: Lukas Gonsalves and James Cabel
Grade 8 Minister: Caleb Doiron
Deputy Prime Ministers: Ram Arora and Ayan Gulati
Grade 6 Minister: Daniel Kravchenko
Grade 5 Minister: Sofie Ahmed

Yesterday, members of the Habitat for Humanity Club travelled to Baltimore, Ontario to participate in a build with the Northumberland Affiliate of Habitat For Humanity. Our student volunteers helped carry lumber, build walls, and frame two main floors within a seven-unit condominium. The students look forward to helping build these homes again soon.

Back row: Mr. McCallen, Kibo Nagasaki, Andrew Lindo, Fateh Gahir, Ameer Arif, Ms. Haney
Front row: Esha Chaudhry, Simran Bhalla, Tiana Cao, Willow Bartram, Vania Gupta

The Mock Bail Tournament is soon underway with the competition to be held on November 3rd at the A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse in Brampton. Coaches Solovieff and Rendeiro have been impressed by the students’ commitments to the team, showcasing critical thinking skills as they prepare to argue for and against an individual receiving bail in a mock scenario. We wish the team success as they prepare to face 3 other schools in the tournament on November 3rd!

Congratulations to all of the Grades 1-4 students who participated in the 2023 Caribou Contest. Thank you to the parents who helped prepare these students. Special shoutouts goes to Melanie Wong and Aryaman Swami.

Melanie placed 1st in her school for her category and 100th in the province out of 3,369 students. Aryaman placed 1st in his school for his category and 75th in the province out of 11,948 students.

Way to go! Mrs. Fournie is so proud of everyone's efforts. 

The Caribou Math Contest took place last week and there were some excellent results from Mentor students!

Results - Grades 7/8:

Karina Swaminath - Mentor's top student overall and in the top 3% worldwide
Ronav Sharma - top 4%
Chloe Mu - top 7%

Results - Grades 5/6:

Jenica Kalra - top 1%
Jayden He & James Simon - top 2%
William Lomaga - top 4%

Well done, everyone! The next contest will be held in January.

PHOTO - front row (from left): William Lomaga, Jenica Kalra, Jayden He; back row (from left): James Simon, Ronav Sharma, Chloe Mu; absent: Karina Swaminath

The U12 boys also played in their tournament on Friday and showcased their skills at Mentor. Shoutout to Quinn, Jackson A, Liam B, Jeremy, Camden, Aamir, Rishik, Nathaniel, Mason, Nicolas and Jack for an amazing effort throughout the day, displaying great teamwork and sportsmanship. Hope to see you back playing volleyball next year, boys!