The Monograph: The Web Log for F. E. Madill Secondary School

Class Holds Leadership Conference

You may have noticed a lot of people running around in black shirts yesterday, well that's because Madill's Leadership Class held it's 4th annual Leadership Conference! This years theme was the Olympics, and 8 teams of 7th and 8th graders from Madill's feeder schools competed in activities and games encouraging leadership.

Participants were inspired by guest speaker Andy Thibodeau and a fun day was had by all those involved. The Leadership class would like to extend a huge thank you to all the volunteers and teachers who helped make this possible, it wouldn't have happened without your support and dedication.

Math Contest Postponed.

The University of Waterloo math contests that were scheduled to be written today will be postponed until tomorrow.

Madill Students Help Make Our Community Green!

Grade 9 students work to plant trees in Wingham.

On Wednesday, June 13, Mr. Walker's and Mrs. Jackson's period 3 Geography classes, assisted with planting shrubs along the Wingham Trail. Under the guidance of Phil Beard of the MVCA, the students did some excellent community service, enriching the ecological variety along our own Wingham Trail. If you check by the new arch on the main street of Wingham, you'll see some of our handy work.

Tree planters search out some shade during a break.

It was hard work and very hot, so to cool down after a few hours of planting shrubs and trees in the hot sun, the classes headed to the Wingham splash pad to cool down. As you can see, fun was had by all and it was very refreshing.

Thanks to the students for some excellent community service and a FUN "day in the park".

The sprinkler pad is a great way to beat the heat after a hot afternoon of tree planting.

photos and story courtesy of Mr. Walker

Special Olympics Torch Run

The Special Olympics Torch Run celebrated its 20th anniversary!

Madill's special education class took part in the Special Olympics Torch Run this Wednesday. The event raisees money for the Special Olympics and is run in conjunction with the O.P.P. and local law enforcement.

A Madill student enjoys a ride in a police cruiser during the Torch Run.

This year marked the 20th anniversary of the Torch Run. For more information about the torch run check out the web site for the Special Olympics.

The Madill Torch Run team!

photos courtesy of Ms. Devine

It All Adds Up For Madill Students

The annual University of Waterloo math contests for grades 9, 10, and 11 were written back on February 20th. The data is now in and Madill had a number of noteworthy results!

The grade 10 math team.

Our grade 10 team ranked FIRST out of 22 high schools in our zone. Lisa Choi ranked FIRST out of 238 grade 10 students, Josh Fotheringham ranked in the TOP 9 out of 238 grade 10 students and Connor Turland and Jesse Winger both ranked in the TOP 10% of grade 10 students in our zone.

The grade 11 math team.

Jody Hamers ranked in the TOP 10% of grade 11 students in our zone.

The grade 9 math team.

John Welsh, Andrew Watson, Matt Harris, and Steven Sande ranked in the TOP 25% of grade 9 students in our zone.

A plaque with the names Lisa Choi, Josh Fotheringham, and Connor Turland will be placed in the math hall display case to acknowledge the first place ranking of Madill's grade 10 team.

Madill congratulates all participating students.

Special Ed. Class Tackles Sweet Job!

The Spec. Ed. Class works towards its goal of 6,000 packages.

The Spec. Ed. class has been hard at work over the last week completing a job for the upcoming Belmore Maple Syrup Festival. The class has already packaged 4,000 napkin and cultlery sets that will be used at the local event. They are now two thirds of the way towards their goal.

The pay off is sweet indeed. The class will spend a day at the festival enjoying the fresh maple syrup and money raised from their work will go towards their year end trip to Niagara Falls!

Check out information about events at the Belmore Maple Syrup Festival.

Mr. McKague's Class Is Ready For Valentine's Day!

Student's show their creations for Valentine's Day.

Mr. McKague's wood working class has been very busy with their projects for Valentine's Day and were eager to show them!

Art Class to Toronto

Students emerge from the subway into bright sunlight at St. Patrick's station.

Art students took a day away from classes on Friday to experience art first hand! It was an early and snowy start and a long bus trip to Toronto but a short ride on the subway from the Yorkdale station and they were downtown to see a variety of art venues.

The Henry Moore gallery at the AGO provided plenty of sculpture examples to study!

The day consisted of a visit to the Art Gallery of Ontario to see excerpts from the permanent collection, a short stop at 401 Richmond street to check out private galleries and art related businesses, a tour of the Ontario College of Art and a stop at the Royal Ontario Museum to see a special exhibit on Italian design.

Students experienced a variety of cultures at lunch as well- from Dim Sum in China Town to empanadas in Kensington Market!

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Drama Class A Real "Tragedy"!

This is no day at the spa for these students- they were busy making masks!

Students in Ms. Trick's grade 10 drama class are currently doing a unit on Greek tragedy. Groups will work to write and stage contemporary short plays which follow the ancient Greek format for tragedy.

Groups work together to put finishing touches on their masks.

Each character, true to tradition, will have a mask. Ms. Trick's students used both plaster and papier maché to create their character masks.

Plaster bandage is used to create a face mask.

Co-op Students Show Appreciation to Employers

Approximately 75 Co-op Supervisors attended an appreciation breakfast at Madill's Co-op Office on Friday, June 9th from 7:00 - 8:30 a.m. This event is held annually to thank the community members who provide our students with work experience that will help prepare them for their future. The breakfast is sponsored by the AMDSB OYAP program and the Foundation For Enriching Education.

Staff and students were on hand to show their appreciation to Co-op supervisors.

Students Help With Habitat for Humanity

Senior construction class on the job site!

Senior construction classes at Madill are getting an opportunity to put their skills to work for a good cause! The students were at the building site at the corner of Carling Terrace and Elm streets here in Wingham to help pour the footings for a "Habitat for Humanity" home. They will continue to work together with local businesses and professionals to see the house completed.

Houses are built for families within our community through donations in kind from business and the dedicated work of volunteers. Our students are proud to be part of this initiative! Click the link to learn more about Habitat for Humanity in Huron County.

A student helps to pour footings for the new home.

Drama Class Presents "Yearbook" Play

Cast member from "The Yearbook" take a look at characters within a school.

As part of our Board of Education's character education initiative, our grade 12 drama students have written a play entitled "The Yearbook" that deals with the positive and negative aspects of character. The performance takes place on the set of a reality show in which the students must strive to show good character, or risk elimination from the F.E. Madill Yearbook.

Much of the play takes place within a school setting and deals with student issues.

The grade 12's are performing at most of our feeder schools, including Blyth, Howick, Wawanosh, Brussels, Turnberry, and Wingham. Grade 10 music students, the senior and junior concert bands, and the jazz band have also taken advantage of the opportunity to tour and have joined the drama students on the road this week.

The cast from "The Yearbook".

Phys. Ed. Classes Jump Off a Cliff!

Students in the PPL 4O class prepare for a lesson in rock climbing

All week long the Madill Phys. Ed. classes have been honing their rock climbing skills with the help of instructors from "Boulder City Climbing School" in London. Friday was their last day to put on gear and tackle a variety of challenging obstacles.

Students wait their turn to climb while they hold the safety line

Building Skills with "Off Site Construction"

Off site construction class pause for a break.

The grade 11 "Off Site Construction" class are really putting their skills to work for them. These students leave the classroom behind and head to the job site to get hands on experience with carpentry, bricklaying, plumbing and electrical work, all while they earn high shool credits. Madill is currently the only school within the Avon Maitland District School board to offer this program!

The off site crew work hard building a deck for a Wingham home.

This semester the class has been kept busy with four job sites but next year the addition of a grade 12 class will mean that they can expand. Anyone interested in having the class handle a project for them is asked to contact the teacher, (click here to email Mr. Wallace). The cost is a small donation to the program and any materials.

Story and pictures submitted by Mr. W. Wallace

Classes Take Trip to Toronto

Kali and Byron enjoy the sites of China Town

A bus load of Madill students got an early start to the day on Friday when they boarded a bus at 6:45 A.M. bound for Toronto. Once at the Yorkdale subway station the art, history and media students headed their separate ways.

History and media classes pause for a photo before going into the ROM

The history students took in a classroom workshop and exhibits at the ROM. The media class spent their day at the Rogers Centre and Chum City building while the art students took in exhibits at the AGO and several private galleries downtown. Each group enjoyed a side trip to Kensington Market for lunch!

Ellery takes time to document the trip

Music Students At Huron County Jazz Fest

The Huron County Jazz Fest took place in Exter this past Friday April 7th. Jazz bands from across Huron County participated as well as two percussion ensembles. Madill music students took part in the day's activities. It was a great day for all participants with workshops and clinics from professional instrumentalists and from a well known funk band from Toronto named "God Made Me Funky".

Story and photo submitted by Mr. E. Varillas

Special Ed. Class to Maple Syrup Festival

Thursday April 6th some of the Special Education students had the opportunity to go to the Belmore Maple Syrup Festival. The kids worked extremely hard preparing 7000 bags of utensils to be used by people attending the festival dinner. The students also had a chance to browse crafts and take in the entertainment, but the highlight of the day was the pancake lunch!

Story and picture submitted by Mrs. L. Martin