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2008 - 2009 Results from MusicFest Bronze : Concert Choir Nationals Silver: Chamber Strings Nationals Intermediate Concert Band Nationals Senior Jazz Band Nationals Gold: Wind Ensemble Regional and Nationals Intermediate Concert Band Regionals Senior Jazz Band Regionals Senior Concert Band Regionals and Nationals Canadian National Parks Poster Contest Sukvir S. 3rd Waleed B.5th ECCO Computing Competition: Two Teams tied for second place in Peel. Team A: Andrew D., Zheng W., and Tian X. Team B: Ahson K., Alex K., and Ke L. OFSAA Badminton Championships: Gold and Silver for The Woodlands Clayton L. 2nd in the province in Flight A of Men's Singles Ryan L. and Stephanie L. 1st in in the province Flight A in Mixed Doubles Wenzhangzhi 5th in the Ladies' Singles at ROPSSAA Michelle L. has a Stellar Golf Season Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) Mizunao Junior Nationals - 1st place (Barrie) Canadian Junior Golf Association Nike National - 3rd place (Oakville) Golf Association of Ontario (GAO) Junior Girls Match Play - 1st place (Owen Sound) Golf Association of Ontario (GAO) Ontario Junior Girls (provincial Juvenile team) - tied for 7th (Goderich) Golf Association of Ontario (GAO) Women's Amateur - tied for 8th (Bay of Quinte) OFSAA Women's Golf(Oakville)- Gold Medalist Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) Canadian Junior Girls - tied for 13th (Winnipeg) Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) CN Futures Links Prairie - 1st place (Saskatoon) Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) CN Futures Links Prairie - 1st place (Saskatoon) Grade 11 and 12 Ontario Accounting Contest Grade 11 Results: all Woodlands Students score in the top 8% Tahir Z. – 2nd place Tiffany L. – tied for 3rd place Timo S. – tied for 3rd place Urja M. – tied for 4th place Palash A. - tied for 4th place Grade 12 results: all Woodlands Students score in the top 10% Andrew D. – 3rd place Zheng W. – 4th place Ke L. – 5th place Other top 20 winners: Raghav G., Kate L., Kenny Y., Ken W., and Dantong W. Mathematics University of Waterloo Fryer Math Contest Zion L. Gold Standard Andy L. Gold Standard Freid T. Gold Standard University of Waterloo Galois Math Contest Daniel T. Gold Standard Mian W. Gold Standard Gordan Y. Gold Standard Cheng Z. Gold Standard University of Waterloo Hypatia Math Contest Tian X. Gold Standard University of Waterloo Pascal Math Contest Iyer G. Honour Roll Jonathan M. Honour Roll University of Waterloo Cayley Math Contest Joel T. Honour Roll University of Waterloo Euclid Math Contest Andrew D. Honour Roll University of Waterloo Fermat Math Contest Ryan K. Honour Roll ROPSSAA Championship for Badminton Regional Bronze Medal Winners Helen Z. Regional Silver Medal Winners Benjamin H. Amy X. Hank X. Daniel T. Regional Gold Medal Winners Kitty C Victor H. Michael L. Janet L. Special congratulations to Andrew L. for placing in the top 16 in national Competition in Edmonton, advancing to the quarter final round in the provincial championships in Barrie, winning gold in the High performance Circuit in Kitchener and achieving an 6th place ranking in the National Men's under 19 category. The University of Waterloo Sir Isaac Newton Physics Contest Great news from Mr. Shaikh: The Woodlands Physics Team placed 4th nation-wide! Placing in the top 20%ile: Ke. L., Lun L., and Kurtis. M. Placing in the top 10%ile: 92.68%ile Alex Y. 94.74%ile Andrew D. 97.08%ile Ragav G. 97.08%ile Nicholas Z. 99.38%ile Will. W. 99.35%ile Tian X. Ontario Association of Physics Teachers - Grade 11 Physics Contest: Out of 1116 students writing province- wide, Tian X. placed 7th overall! Congratulations! Guelph Science Olympics On May 28, more than 30 high schools from Ontario competed in a variety of science challenges and The Woodlands brought home 2 gold medals, a silver and a bronze! Gold Medal - Circuit Sleuths - Adam M., Ahson K., Vishaal P., Raghav G. Silver Medal - Math Gladiatorials - Ahson K., Ke L. Andrew D., Zheng W. Bronze Medal- Survivor Biology - Marcus H., Roshan D, Jeremy H., Beini W. P.S. Congratulations also go to Mr. Rosenblood who came first in the teacher competition! University of Toronto National Biology Competition Once again The Woodlands is in the list of top schools internationally, but with a depth of field that shows the strength of our students and our program. Woodlands Students in the top 20% of 5463 contestants are: Tina B., Hao Chun L., Daniel K., Hannah M., Bieni W., Sally K., Perry G., Jungho R., Joanna X. In the top 10 % are: Alex Y. 91.3%ile Yi Fan L. 92.9%ile Andrew D. 94.2%ile Aileen L. 94.8%ile …and leading the team, having written from the DECA competition in California, in the 95.1%ile, Adam M. Special thanks to the DECA sponsors for hosting a sattelite contest for Woodlands students and students from other schoools as well. Michael Smith Challenge 876 students from across the country wrote this contest. Cheng Z - 2nd Place in Canada, 1st Place in Ontario Charlie G. - 2nd Place in Ontario Claire D. - top 10 % Jim C. - top 10 % Dickson W. - top 10 % Helen S. - top 10 % Steven L. - top 25 % Shannon W. - top 25 % The Woodlands Math Contest There were 47 students who participated in the 2008 Canadian Open Mathematical Olympiad. Out of these 47 participants, we had 17 successfully earn an award of distinction (top 25% of all contest writers)and one student qualify for the Canadian Mathematical Olympiad. Congratulations to all the participants! Senior 2009 Canadian Computing Competition A heart felt congratulations to Zheng W. who placed 15th in Canada and was the highest ranking student in Peel Region. Peel Robotics Competition The Woodlands Junior Robotics Team travelled to Aurora to Robofest. Team 2 captured the "Artistic Drawing" Silver Medal with Sachary L. and Jonathan M. drawing a very precise and fun loving stick figure which the judges loved for its precision. Other members of Team 2 were: Bryce W., Vinh K., Nguyen H., Damien P. and Calvin J. Team 1 was successful in securing a position in the quarter finals of the "Performance Challenge" with the programming skills of Steven L., Charlie G. and Hank X. Their trouble shooting was evident right down to the very end, modifying both hardware and software. Complementing the team were Brian H., Richard M., John S. on the Artistic drawings. The Senior Robotics team competed for the Bronze Medal at the Peel Technological Skills Competition. Purussoth S. and Chen G. represented our school with theirtennis ball Connect 4 robot. They were commended for their "Keep It Simple" design, but due to technical difficulties were unable to secure a place in the Ontario Skills competition. Best of Class! Jason L., one of our grade 9 music students, won a Gold and Best of Class with a mark of 94 in the Open Piano Romantic Composer Class. He was competing mostly with university students,some of whom were music majors! 2007 - 2008 Chem 13 News This is the senior chemistry exam. 2790 students wrote and our very own Thanh N. ranked 4th overall. His teammates had very impressive scores as well. 100 %ile Thanh N. 91 %ile Michael M. 87 %ile Alex Y. 82 %ile Kurtis M. 81 %ile Raghav G. 79 %ile Benny Z. Avagadro This grade 11 chemistry exam written by 4841 students. Again, Team Woodlands did extremely well. 99% ile Kurtis M. 99 %ile Andrew D. 98 %ile Gorazd T. 98 %ile Raghav G. 95 %ile Adam M. 93 %ile Tina B. 92 %ile David P 91 %ile Siddhant M. 90 %ile Forest L. 84 %ile Sirui Z 81 %ile Joanna X. RobotX Championship - Woodlands Students win First Place Congratulations to Bryce W. and Purussoth S. who, teamed with students from Vancouver, designed built a robot appropriately named "Shredder". Stellar Awards Business Annie D. and Jedy W. First, DECA International - Financial Management Decision Making Joanna X. and May Z. First, DECA International - Hospitality Management Decision Making Varun B. and Kenny Y, Second, DECA - Financial Management Decision Making Farhad. B. Second, DECA - Restaurant and Food Services Marketing Andrew D., Karen Lien, Siddhant M. and Jackson T. Third, DECA Quiz Bowl Science, Technology and Design Umair B. and Junaid I. Bronze - Virtual Robotics Matt A. and Deyu W First Place - Search and Rescue Team Jake A. and Calvin J. Second Place - Search and Rescue Team Arts and Creative Writing Senior Jazz Band Gold - MusicFest Canada Gold - Musicfest Ontario Wind Ensemble Gold - MusicFest Canada Gold - MusicFest Ontario Senior Concert Band Gold - MusicFest Ontario Mathematics Xiaokun Y. Gold Standard - Fryer Contest Cheng Z. Gold Standard - Fryer Contest Andrew D. Gold Standard - Perfect Score - Hypatia Contest Xuan H. Gold Standard - Hypatia Contest Hao Chen L. Gold Standard - Hypatia Contest Zheng W. Gold Standard - Hypatia Contest Matthew W. Gold Standard - Perfect Score - Pascal Contest Bruce L. Provincial Medalist - Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge Valedictorian Selection Congratulations to Derek C. on being elected Valedictorian of the Class of 2008! Congratulations! Felicitations! The organizing committee of Le Concours U of T French Contest 2008 has awarded to Florence M. the 2nd Prize - Prix d'excellence en francais". Peel's John Fraser Scholarship to Marius M. This scholarship is awarded annually to a graduating student who has displayedexemplary skill in writing and is planning to pursue post- secondary studies in a related field. Congratulations! The Woodlands is on the U of T Biology Competition Top Schools List! 11th Thanh N. offer of a $5000 entrance scholarship 99.8%ile National Biology Scholar with Distinction $50 cash prize 182nd 96.6%ile Sandra K. National Biology Scholar 88.6%ile Benny Z. 84.4%ile Benjamin L. 81.8%ile Kai Y. 80.1%ile Florence M. 76.6%ile Aileen L. 75.3%ile Andrew D. 75.3%ile Serena L. 75.3%ile Shreya S. Music Double Gold in Canada The Jazz Band and the Wind Ensemble both received Gold Standings at the national competition in Ottawa. Ontario Association of Physics Teachers Contest Out of 1762 contestants, Raghav G. ranked 16th, Tian X. ranked 22nd, Zheng W.ranked 44th Sirui Z. ranked 82nd in Ontario. Well done! University of British Columbia's Michael Smith Science Challenge Two Woodlands Students in the top 10 percentile Matt L. and Tian X. - Congratulations! Geography: Great Canadian Geography Challenge School champion, Jerry X., was one of only 42 students from across Canada (only 10 from Ontario) to be invited to participate in the online National Finals of the Great Canadian Geography Challenge. Jerry placed an amazing 18th nationally. Fantastic! DECA Team - International Competition - 100% win All eleven of the students from The Woodlands DECA team placed in the top 10 in the international finals in Atlanta!! Niayti M. - top 10 multiple choice George T. - top ten in oral case and a finalist Lily F. - finalist and top 10 in the finals Grace F. - top ten in multiple choice , top 10 in the finals Kenny Y & Varun B. - finalists Farhad B. - top 10 in oral case, finalist Joanna X. - top 10 in oral case, top 10 in the finals May Z.- top 10 in oral case, top 10 in multiple choice, top 10 in the finals Annie D. & Jedy W. - top 10 in oral case, top 10 in multiple choice, winners of the first place trophy in the finals. Sears Drama Festival Award Winners The Adjudicator's Award for Hosting - The Woodlands' Stage Crew and Front of House Sound and Lighting award of Merit for "Malevolence" - Claire D., Peter W., Hillary C. and Sam F. Playwriting and Directing awards of merit for "Eggs, Milk, Bread, I Love You" - Karina Palmitesta Playwriting, Directing, Composition awards of Excellence for "Malevolence" Outstanding New Play Award for "Of Bunnies and Rabbits" Playwriting Award of Excellence for "Of Bunnies and Rabbits" - Marius Masalar Robotics Success Tuesday, Woodlands hosted the Peel Regional Qualifiers for Skills Ontario Virtual Robotics competition. Umair B. and Junaid I. tackled the task of learning Fisher technique hardware and Microsoft Robotics Studio to design a robot and power it to victory. On Wednesday, the Robotics Team travelled to George Brown College's "Tech in the City, Micromania Competition". This maze solving robotic challenge hosted schools from across the GTA to solve the maze in the least amount of time. Woodlands came away big winners. First place was won by Bruce L. and Josh L. with their robot called Lucky. Third place was won by Umair and Junaid with their robot Freddy. 2006-2007 Deca Award Winners 2006 -2007 Regionals First Place Winners Quiz Bowl: A. Ravi, K. Lien, J. Tian, S. Sadagopan Sports and Entertainment Marketing (Individual): J. Wu Sports and Entertainment Marketing Decision Making (Team): J. Younan and K. Wu Business Law and Ethics Decision Making (Team): S. Khemraj and P. Sood Financial Management Decision Making (Team): A. Dai and J. Wang Buying and Merchandising Decision Making (Team): J. Xu and M. Zhang Second Place Winners Travel and Tourism Decision Making (Team): M. Kim and F. Mok Hotel and Lodging Marketing (Individual): T. Lee Sports and Entertainment Marketing (Individual): A. Mistry Third Place Winners Hospitality Marketing Decision Making (Team): R. Chandra and J. Musgrave Provincials First Place Winners Quiz Bowl: A. Ravi, K. Lien, J. Tian, S. Sadagopan Sports and Entertainment Marketing Decision Making (Team): J. Younan and K. Wu Financial Management Decision Making (Team): A. Dai and J. Wang Business Law and Ethics Decision Making (Team): S. Khemraj and P. Sood Second Place Winners Fashion Marketing Plan: A. Singh Waterloo Case: J. Smith Third Place Winners Waterloo Case: A. Zhang Hudson’s Bay Case: T. Zaman E-commerce Marketing Decision Making (Team): R. Chandra and J. Musgrave Fourth Place Winners Sports and Entertainment Marketing (Individual): A. Mistry Retail Marketing Services (Individual): J. Lau Hospitality Marketing Decision Making (Team): L. Li and C. Liu Entrepreneurial Research Project: K. Li A. Zhang and J. Smith also each won a $2 000 entrance scholarship to the University of Waterloo. November 11 – University and High School DECA Competition First Place Winners: G. Jain, R. Patel, K. Wu, S. Khemraj, P. Sood, J.Boye, A. Bucktowonsing, A. Dai, and J. Wang. The Marion Drysdale Award Ceremonies! First Place Honourable Mention McMaster Science and Engineering Olympics GOLD Medal - Egg-drop Team 2005 - 2006 Grade 11 Accounting Contest first and third place in Peel second in Ontario Grade 12 Accounting Contest second in Peel MacMaster French Competition first place Canadian National Mathematics League 10th Place Overall Credit Humber Association for Mathematics Promotion (CHAMP) Top Team Grade 11 Canadian Open Mathematics Contest Placed three students in top 5% qualified for Canadian Mathematical Olympiad Waterloo Contests Grade 12 Euclid 45th in Canada 23rd in Ontario 2nd in our region 23 students placed in the top 25% Grade 11 Fermat 30th in Canada 17th in Ontario 2nd in our region Grade 10 Cayley 194 in Canada 88th in Ontario 7th in our region Grade 9 Pascal 10th in Canada 6th in Ontario 1st in our region 38 students placed in the top 25% Fryer, Galois, and Hypatia Contests (more challenging Waterloo contests for Grade 9, 10, 11 respectively) 8 students receiving a Gold Standard award (top 4-5%) 9 students receiving a Silver Standard award (top 12-15%) 12 students receiving a Bronze Standard award (top 25%) University of Toronto National Biology Competition 2 students higher than 90%ile 9 students 80%ile - 90%ile 6 students 70%ile - 80%ile Searfest District Level Award of Merit Writing and Direction of Park Bench Invitation to the Regional Competition at HartHouse, University of Toronto Searfest District Level Award of Merit Ensemble of Tick Tock Searfest District Level Awards of Merit Two members of the cast of Tick Tock Senior Repertiore Class Double Gold Standing at the Musicfest Regional An invitation to the Nationals next year in Calgary. Senior Jazz Band Double Gold Standing at the Musicfest Regional An invitation to the Nationals next year in Calgary. The Woodlands Concert Choir Kiwanis Music Festival in Toronto Mark in the 90's. 20 Woodlands Students have received Certificates of Distinction in the Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge Region of Peel E-waste Award – Second Place Community Environment Alliance The Woodlands DECA Business Team 35 ribbons and medals for top scores in province-wide competition! First Place: Hospitality Marketing First Place: Sports Marketing Third Place: Hudson's Bay Event Honourable Mention Marion Drysdale Competition Poetry and Prose Senior/University Level Category First Place Poetry and Prose Marion Drysdale Competition Intermediate Academic Category Gold Medal McMaster Science Olympics Biology Team Toronto Biotechnology Award Top Student in Science $100
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