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Build Shuyu’s Gym

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Build Shuyu’s Gym

By Kimberley FehrJuly 09, 2021Comments Disabled

“I can’t wait to play volleyball in the new double gym!” S5 (Grade 11) student Shuyu helped the Senior Girls Volleyball team win gold in the 2020 Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) Championships, just before the...

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Gifts for the future: Sandy McIntyre ’71

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Gifts for the future: Sandy McIntyre ’71

By Kimberley FehrJuly 07, 2021Comments Disabled

When Sandy McIntyre ’71 gives to UTS, he gives for the future of our country, to support our school in delivering well-rounded, bright leaders for the Canada of the 2040s, the 2060s and beyond. It’s important to give back to the community from...

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UTS Together – the first-ever giving days at UTS

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UTS Together – the first-ever giving days at UTS

By Kimberley FehrJune 02, 2021Comments Disabled

Together we can build Avi’s classroom, Shuyu’s gym, John’s science lab, Julia’s theatre, Seb’s co-curricular spaces and all spaces for all of our students. This May, UTS launched its first-ever giving days, UTS Together.  A total of 499...

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You can help Build Avi’s Classroom

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You can help Build Avi’s Classroom

By Kimberley FehrJune 02, 2021Comments Disabled

From debating a physics theory in the classroom to playing the saxophone with the Junior Winds Ensemble in the Withrow Auditorium, UTS student Avi is ready for everything our renewed building will have to offer. UTS launched the Build Avi’s Classroom...

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Music and a sense of community: Barbara Ritchie P ’80

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Music and a sense of community: Barbara Ritchie P ’80

By Kimberley FehrJune 02, 2021Comments Disabled

Barbara Ritchie’s daughter Kim (Ritchie) Persky graduated from UTS in 1980 yet Barbara continues to be a regular face at our schools’ annual Nocturne recital. She enjoys the extraordinary calibre of musical talent so much that...

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Acoustics like never before! Expressive Arts Department Coordinator Sarah Shugarman

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Acoustics like never before! Expressive Arts Department Coordinator Sarah Shugarman

By Kimberley FehrJune 02, 2021Comments Disabled

Soon UTS students will be making music, performing live theatre, and bringing people together to experience art in our renewed building at 371 Bloor, says Sarah Shugarman, UTS Expressive Arts Department Coordinator and Music Teacher. “We know that...

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When you give to UTS, you make a big difference: Peter Buzzi ’77

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When you give to UTS, you make a big difference: Peter Buzzi ’77

By Kimberley FehrMay 03, 2021Comments Disabled

Peter Buzzi ’77 attended University of Waterloo and Harvard Business School, but says it was UTS that had the greatest impact on his life. “Going to UTS and being surrounded by such highly capable and motivated students pushes you to do your absolute...

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Looking forward to the light and space: Math teacher Adam Gregson

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Looking forward to the light and space: Math teacher Adam Gregson

By Kimberley FehrMay 03, 2021Comments Disabled

When Adam Gregson, a UTS Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher, thinks of the renewed building at 371 Bloor, he gets excited about the light and the space. “With the space in the new building we’ll be able to have math competitions during the...

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Only at UTS: Nina Coutinho ’04 and Darnel Leader ’04

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Only at UTS: Nina Coutinho ’04 and Darnel Leader ’04

By Kimberley FehrApril 20, 2021Comments Disabled

Nina was from Oakville, Darnel was from Markham. He was into sports at UTS: track and field, basketball, rugby, and was named UTS Athlete of the Year in 2004. She was into the arts and theatre, loving how UTS gave her the opportunity to perform and take...

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I will not forget my old high school: the Honourable Hal Jackman O.C., O Ont ’50

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I will not forget my old high school: the Honourable Hal Jackman O.C., O Ont ’50

By Kimberley FehrApril 06, 2021Comments Disabled

The time is now, and UTS is ready for everything our renewed building has to offer, says the Honourable Hal Jackman O.C., O Ont ’50, a UTS Founder and former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. “All that students gain from UTS will be magnified...

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