Monthly Archives: October 2011

Happy Halloween Ridleians!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by meganbrady

Ghosts, Ghouls, Care Bears and Captain Hook – Ridleians showed off their creative side by dressing up in Halloween costumes on Thursday.  Today our little Ridleians came to Upper School to show off their costumes and to do a little … Continue reading →

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Student Photographs Selected for Exhibit

Posted on October 31, 2011 by meganbrady

Five photographs taken by Ridley College students have been selected to appear in The Energy Project exhibition, now titled The Fuel of Life. The students are Elaine Wong, Koichiro Kurata, Nicholas Sproviero, Eric Gordon, and JiaoJiao Lu.  The photographs were taken … Continue reading →

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Great Weekend in Sports!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by meganbrady

The U14 Boys Soccer and U14 Girls Basketball teams were both crowned CISAA champions on Saturday. Add to that a U13 Boys CISAA Soccer Silver, a First Boys win against Upper Canada to guaranteed them their first playoff birth since … Continue reading →

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Almost, Maine – Almost Sold Out!

Posted on October 27, 2011 by meganbrady

Almost, Maine opens tomorrow evening and so far both shows this weekend are sold out! Get your tickets while you can for the shows next weekend – Friday Novemeber 4th and Saturday November 5th at 7:30pm.  Call Hanks for tickets: … Continue reading →

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Spanish Classes Dance the Flamenco & Make Sculptures While Geography Classes Take in Niagara’s Geographic Splendor

Posted on October 26, 2011 by meganbrady

Yesterday that Grade 11 and 12 Spanish classes traveled to the Gardiner Museum in Toronto to take part in both a guided tour and pottery making class.  Special exhibits included Mayan, Aztec, Inca and other Meso-American ceramic displays.  The classes made … Continue reading →

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Monarch Gala a Success!

Posted on October 25, 2011 by meganbrady

The Monarch Gala in support of Ridley’s legacy was held on Saturday evening.  Over 350 people attended the event that included a live and silent auction, gourmet meal from Wellington Court and entertainment. Watch the video below and take a … Continue reading →

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Great Weekend in Sports for Ridleians

Posted on October 24, 2011 by meganbrady

Our Rowers competed at the Head of the Charles this past weekend in Boston. Madison Leitch and Alison Whitty (Bow) started 21st and finished 5th in the Junior Women’s event. Austin Bald (Bow) and Connar Boyd started 16th and finished … Continue reading →

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Bishop Nicholas Ridley Day in Chapel

Posted on October 21, 2011 by meganbrady

Today in chapel we celebrated the legacy of Bishop Ridley – the namesake of Ridley College who was burned at the stake on October 16th 1555 in Oxford, England during the Marian Persecutions for his protestant beliefs. View the video from … Continue reading →

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Geno Bullard ’12 Selected for Niagara Regional Police All-Star Basketball Game

Posted on October 21, 2011 by meganbrady

Geno Bullard ’12 has been selected to play with a select group of top high school basketball players from the Niagara Region in a basketball game against the Niagara Regional Police Service at Brock University.  This is the second year … Continue reading →

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Ridley Hosts U13 CAIS Soccer Tournament

Posted on October 20, 2011 by meganbrady

Fifteen Under 13 Soccer teams from across Canada have made their way to Ridley College for the CAIS (Canadian Association of Independent Schools) Soccer tournament.  Ridley has been preparing for this tournament for a year and we are happy to … Continue reading →

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