Class Notes

Catch up on classmates, housemates, faculty, and friends.

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Class Decades

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Marking career and personal achievements, special milestones and the birth of future �鶹��'s alumni - Class Notes helps you stay in touch with former classmates, housemates, and faculty.

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1970s

Kalli Sperdakos

– Arts’72 Ed’73

Summer 2023

Kalli Sperdakos (Kalli Dakos, pen name) has published many books for children and teachers. She received an Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children from the National Council of the Teachers of English for her book, They Only See the Outside, in 2022. Her career in education began at �鶹��’s and she has written many books with school related topics: If You’re Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand, Our Principal Promised to Kiss a Pig, A Funeral in the Bathroom, The Bug in Teacher’s Coffee, and many others. Most of these books are Children’s Choice Selections with the International Literacy Association and the Children’s Book Council. Her newest book, Happy Birthday, Belly Button, was released in March 2023. Kalli has visited schools all over Canada and the U.S. to share her love of the hilarious, tragic, and poignant stories inside classrooms and to encourage students and teachers to write about them. She encourages alumni to reach out.
1960s

Sandy Kusugak

– Arts’68, Ed’69

Summer 2023

Five �鶹��’s grads, seeking respite from this dark Covidian chapter, came together in Victoria, B.C., in April 2022, to catch up on a combined 275 years of individual histories since meeting as floormates on Addy 1 in 1965. In April, we walked for miles in sunshine by the sea and in historic neighbourhoods, while telling our stories and sharing our pictures. Fifty years later, they were still experiencing the same free-flowing conversation, laughter, and happiness in one another’s company. Three of the five grads pictured here (back row): Sandy (Belsey) Kusugak, Diana Caldwell (Arts’68), and Suzanne (McKinley) Wilkinson (Arts’68).
2010s

Emily Ritson and Jack Shannon

– Sc’17, Sc’17

Spring 2023

Emily Ritson and Jack Shannon were married in the village of Killarney, Ont., on Oct. 8, 2022. The weather was cool, but the fall colours were at their peak, and it was a beautiful place to be with friends and family. As many guests were alumni, a photo was taken of the �鶹��’s contingent, and Emily and Jack’s proud papas (middle, front) Henry Ritson (Sci’85) and John Shannon (Artsci’85) managed to sneak in front of the newlyweds just in time.
2010s

Taylor Reynolds and Renee Hansuld

– Sc’16, Sc’16

Spring 2023

Taylor Reynolds and Renee Hansuld were married in Mississauga, Ont., on June 4, 2022. Pictured is the �鶹��’s contingent of current and past years, including the groom’s parents, James Reynolds (Artsci’82, PhD’87) and Susan Reynolds (Moore) (Artsci’86), who also met during their time at �鶹��’s, along with a large group from the �鶹��’s men’s soccer team. Taylor and Renee are living and working in Seattle.
2010s

Lauren Inouye (Peddle) and Andrew Inouye

– Artsci’10, Sc'10

Spring 2023

Lauren Inouye (Peddle) and Andrew Inouye welcomed their daughter and future �鶹��’s student Peyton in November 2022. She is pictured with a blanket gifted by fellow �鶹��’s alumni Ashleigh Reeve (Artsci’08) and Kevin MacLeod (Artsci’09).
2010s

Ashley Drobot

– MPH’15

Spring 2023

Ashley Drobot is engaged! She met her fiancé, Haykaz Mangardich (MSc’15, PhD’21), at �鶹��’s in September 2013 at a grad boat cruise event. They became engaged this past October. Haykaz proposed to her in Jasper, Alta., at a spot on one of their favourite hiking trails. She was completely surprised and, later, had a lovely time during the proposal shoot. It just so happened that she was wearing her favourite �鶹��’s sweatshirt.