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We end December with shared Athletes of the Week in squash and senior boys basketball.

Travelling is an important part of life. Whether we realize it or not, everyone travels, even if it isn’t as glamorous as what most of us see on Instagram.

It wasn’t always pretty out there, but it sure was compelling drama this past Saturday in the Mackay Gymnasium, as Du Phare came to town to take on your Spartans in the last RSEQ league game before the Christmas vacation.

Toughness and hustle plays: that’s what was missing in our 27-19 loss to Marie-Rivier (2) this past Friday.

With the number of new players we have on this year’s team, every game is an opportunity to learn something that will make us better. Wednesday’s 44-31 loss to Alexander Galt in an RSEQ league game was no exception.

Valeria has been consistently impressive with the volleyball team all season.

Mistakes happen all the time. On the ice, in the classroom, in relationships and in life in general. You might believe that a mistake that you commit will forever haunt you, but really after a year or so you will no longer remember said mistake.

It was with a skeleton crew that your Spartans travelled to Magog to take on LaRuche’s ‘A’ team this past Wednesday.

I believe that most of you have at least one account on social media like Facebook or Instagram. I surf on social media almost every day to keep up with the world. However, do we actually take time to consider how valid the information really is?

"Fire when ready" is a message sent to all of the shooters on the senior boys basketball team.

Musings, observations and the occasional insight from the CAIS National Tournament
this past weekend in Rothesay, New Brunswick

Acting Head of School Joanne Carruthers is pleased to release the list of students who have achieved academic success for Term 1 (September-November).

“Look at me. Stop slumping your shoulders. You need to decide right now what kind of athlete you are.

Immanuella Yudo has improved by leaps and bounds since last year’s junior basketball season.

There were a lot of ‘firsts’ for the Red & White this past Saturday – first tournament, first home games, and first victories to name a few – but none more important than seeing for the first time a glimpse of what the 2019-20 Spartans can be this season.

You’ve all heard of the children's story, "The Ugly Duckling," right? For those of you who haven’t, let me brief you a little. It is the story of a little black duck who is different from the rest of his family.

It seems like every year we play LaRuche in our season opener, and it always feels the same, i.e. they’ve been practicing their in-your-face pressure style of basketball since September, and we’re (understandably) never quite ready for it in our first game of the year after just a week of practice.

As of the November break, the Stanstead College Varsity Girls Hockey Spartans are off to a fantastic start. At 15-3-1, the girls have established themselves as the MyHockey #1 ranked prep team in Canada and are ranked 8^th overall at the U20 Girls level.

New faces dominated the Major S and MVP circle Wednesday evening as Stanstead College officially ended the sports season with its Fall Athletic Assembly.

With a gaudy 8-1 record on the year, featuring 4 shutouts, Jane Gervais's consistent work ethic in practice has clearly translated into dominant game-day success.

This week’s Athlete of the Week is more than worthy for his play on the field, his leadership and his tireless work ethic – nobody EVER out-hustles Chaz Grenier.

This coming Thursday at 6 am the varsity boys hockey team will take off from Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport in Montreal and head northwest for the state of hockey, Minnesota. More specifically the team is heading to New Hope, Minnesota to take part in the IIT Invitational tournament.

I would like to tell you about the time I had my phone taken away.

A model of consistent excellence, Samantha Smith, Grade 12, could have been nominated for AOTW every week of this season so far.

Being a student at Stanstead College for five years has exposed me to several ethnic groups, social groups, opinions, values, ideas and more. I have learned a lot about the way Stanstead operates and how people interact with one another. All in all, I want to give some advice on why you should always shoot your shot.

With frost becoming a regular sight most mornings here in the Townships, it is clear that hockey season must be upon us. The varsity boys hockey team has been preparing for the start of the game schedule since the beginning of the school year.

Stanstead College will play host to 13 schools this Thursday through Saturday as we host the 2019 CAIS Senior Girls Soccer Tournament.

Have you ever watched the movie The Lion King? Even though some of you may not have had the opportunity to watch the movie, I am sure most of you have definitely heard the phrase “Hakuna Matata.”

As the varsity boys soccer goalkeeper, Patricio Gutierrez has been simply outstanding.

Game 1: SC @ Massey-Vanier Wed. Sep. 11
This was our first game, very early in the new season, with just a few days of tryouts and practice behind us. The game not more than two minutes old when MV scored.

Evan Gass demonstrates in many ways what ultimate values and encompasses.

(Corrected Oct. 2)
In what was a hectic start to the season, the Stanstead College Varsity Girls Hockey Spartans got off to a 5-2 start on the season, going 4-1 at the prestigious Stoney Creek Showcase. This was a first for the Spartans, who returned with a 3-2 record the last three years in a row.

Alumni, parents, students and donors gathered Saturday to mark the official opening of Cowen House, the new Grade 12 co-ed residence at Stanstead College.

In only her first year at the junior level, this Grade 9 central defender from Magog, Que. has been such a natural leader in the first three weeks of the season that she has already assumed the mantle of unofficial captain of the back line.

Yesterday, I did my prefect introduction with Miss Garrett in which I picked questions from a hat, read them and answered. One of the questions was, “What were your favourite moments at Stanstead?”

Yesterday, Stanstead College students and teachers participated in the annual Terry Fox Run. After class, the school gathered in LeBaron for a presentation on Fox’s life and his Marathon of Hope. Following, we gathered for a group photo in the heart, as we do annually.

The 2019-20 school year is under way with the arrival of new and returning students. Classes begin Friday with 245 registered students – 180 boarders and 65 day students.

Last week, the school community said goodbye to Mr. Williams, who has been the art teacher at Stanstead College for the past 27 years. In addition, he has served as advisor as well as squash and tennis coach.

Emily Willis of Newport, Vt was among the top prize winners at Stanstead College’s Baccalaureate and Prize-Giving Service, held at Centenary Church on Saturday.

Two varsity hockey Spartans were among those drafted by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) this past Saturday, including the school’s first-ever first-round pick.

Mackenzy St-Pierre of Ogden, Que. capped off a stellar Stanstead College athletic career by winning her third Major S trophy this year in three seasons and earning her second MVP trophy in 2018-19.

This week’s Athlete Of The Week is fast, tough and selfless.

Thirteen students, teachers and guest speakers were part of a day of thoughtful and thought-provoking presentations Saturday as Stanstead College hosted its first-ever TEDxYouth event.

This week’s Athlete of the Week is one of the most fearless competitors in the ETIAC league.

In the 1980s, urban Chicago was a hub for immigrants from countries like India, Mexico and Poland. My dad, at 17 years old, was working at our family’s hardware store in the city.

On Thursday, our students and teachers spread out into Stanstead and beyond for our annual Community Service Afternoon. It's our way of saying thank you to our neighbours for welcoming us into their community year after year.

It didn’t take long for this week’s Athlete Of The Week to figure things out.

Patrick Young is the model of consistency on the rugby pitch. In every single game he dominates at the breakdown and creates turnovers.

Every week, a prefect comes here and delivers a speech in front of all the school. Some are better than others, but in the end, do you really remember all of them?

For those of you who don’t know, last spring I fought a bear. He was big, but being the absolute unit that I am, he was only able to leave a small mark on my left cheek. For those of you who do know, that’s not how it went at all. I passed out, falling on the corner of a cabinet… at the dentist.

I like to think that I am always right. Whether that’s true or not is up for debate. However, there is one thing I am absolutely awful at: judging people.

Lisa Smith, head of our Math/Science Department, announced Monday the top achievers among our students who wrote the annual University of Waterloo Math Contest.

About five years ago when I decided to come to Stanstead, I had no idea what to expect.

Almost four weeks ago your Stanstead Spartans won the MacLeod Provincials. It was March 1, a Friday. The following week there were no practices, as the winter athletics term had officially ended. On Friday, March 8 everyone left for March break and returned this past Monday night, March 26. Tuesday morning, we had an actual basketball practice from 8:30 to 9:30 am. Wednesday morning we had a 7:00 am light shoot-around.

Although I’m a hockey lover, I sincerely believe that in a broader sense, this clip applies to the passion those of you have.

Head of School Michael Wolfe is pleased to release the list of students who have achieved academic success for Term 2 (November - March).

For their efforts, these students have earned a place on the Academic Honours List, the Head's List and the Chair's List.

Four years ago, my sister was standing where I am right now, delivering her prefect speech. Rosie talked about being an MVP – not the most valuable player of a team but the most valuable person. She also talked about being a benchwarmer and the joy of it.

Last week, we had a free dress day in the honour of anti-bullying, a situation that affects too many people.

For the second year in a row, Mackenzy St-Pierre earned the Bess Ferguson MVP Trophy for senior girls basketball, capping off a stellar basketball career at Stanstead College. She also received a Major S, her second of this school year and her fifth overall.

The QSSSA had decided at their seeding meeting that your Stanstead College Spartans, two-time defending champions and owners of an impressive 30-6 record coming in, would be the #1 seed at the 2019 MacLeod Provincial Tournament. But just barely.

…below are excerpts from Tuesday night’s Senior Nite (an impressive 34-28 win over Laruche), the last home game of the year, and more importantly the last home game of their high school careers for six (6!) Grade12 Spartans. Each graduating Senior received gifts from their teammates and their coaches, and were introduced before the game with the words below…

This week’s Athlete of the Week has been a solid member of his Prep U16 hockey team all season long, well-liked and respected by all. 

We’d had 2 days off to rest since the “6-games-in-5-days” from earlier in the week. We were rested, we were rolling, and we were eager to take on one of the top teams in the Eastern Townships.

When I look back on this season, this game is going to stick out as one of our best offensive performances of the year. Not that our defense was bad – we allowed a paltry 12 pts total in the 2^nd and 3^rd quarters combined – but we were firing on offense like never before.

All the omens were bad going into this one.

This summer, I received a letter letting me know that for the upcoming school year, I would be a prefect in Colby House. To be completely honest, the idea of being in the younger girls residence did not appeal to me at all.

The Stanstead College Spartans Varsity Girls hockey team completed their dominant NAPHA League season by capturing their fourth championship title in a row this weekend, February 15-17, at home, in Pat Burns Arena.

Mackenzy St-Pierre, captain of the senior girls D2 basketball team, just completed one of the best weeks of basketball that a player can have.

I have a true underdog story to tell you. Not an amazing story about a close soccer game, not an amazing story about a CAIS tournament final. This is a story about Stanstead softball.

The annual Junior Science Fair was held this past Thursday, with 40 experiments exhibited by students in Grades 7, 8 and 9.

Throwing third for the Stanstead College curling team, Matthew Campbell, a grade 11 student from Enosburg Fall, Vermont, has been a major contributor to his team’s success not only this past week but all season long. 

Stanstead College hosts two important athletic events this coming weekend, one in the Pat Burns Arena, the other in the Mackay/Amaron Gymnasiums.

Head of School Michael Wolfe is pleased to release the list of students who have achieved academic success, this covers the work completed to date in the second term (November to February).For their efforts, these students have earned a place on the Academic Honours List, the Head's List and the Chair's List.

Mariama Barry, a grade 10 student, has taken on a lot of basketball this season – often practising twice a day AND playing more games than anyone in the school.

Cold weather couldn’t stop another fantastic Winter Carnival at Stanstead College.

On January 30, the squash team went to BCS in Lennoxville for their third meeting of the year. Our six players played a total of twelve matches. Honorable mention to Grégoire Malbezin who won all of his matches. Overall, our team won four matches against the BCS experienced team. There is one meeting left at BCS before March break.

Stanstead College is proud to recognize Matthew Liddell-Grainger from the squash team as this week’s Athlete Of The Week. At this past Sunday’s provincial tournament.

In her second year on the swim team, Simone Ruf shows the grit and determination needed to compete at the highest level.

I recently discovered something about myself, something that is not easy for me to admit to. You see, I’ve been really stressed and a bit sad this year. My Grade 12 year – a year that I’ve been looking forward to for so many years – has been a tough year for me, certainly the toughest of my six years here at Stanstead.

This past Monday’s revenge match vs Salesien (we’d lost our first meeting by 1 point in our first game of the season) may turn out to be a real learning opportunity for this team.

Now that was a great game. On Galt’s home floor, in front of a partisan crowd hungry for a win, the Red & White brought their best and prevailed 45-31 in a game that was much closer than the final score.

This past weekend, the senior girls D3 basketball team started a tournament with only 7 players. Then, when two players got hurt, they were forced to play some games with only 5 players.

Over the break, the Varsity Girls Hockey Spartans beat Rice 5-0, tied #4-ranked Willisten (New England Prep) and defeated BB&N at BU Arena. 5-2.