Fredriz Cantilado was a student at Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2009 to 2013. While at Newman she was in the student council, stage band, and mentors, as well as, playing volleyball and ultimate frisbee.
Fredriz is presently a student at the University of Toronto (Scarborough campus), where she is pursuing a Social Sciences degree in International Development Studies and Health Policy, with a minor in Health Humanities.
She is volunteer director of the student group Oxfam at UTSC and in 2017, was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship which allowed her to travel to Accra, Ghana as a Marketing and Branding Officer.
Fredriz was able to link World University Services of Canada in Ghana (WUSC Ghana) with her partner organization the Artisans Association of Ghana during her stay in Ghana. The photo above shows Fredriz with a group of Ghanaian artists.
Bradley Connor 2008 - 2012
Bradley Connor was a student at Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2008 until 2012. While at Newman he was a regular member of both the Stage and the Concert bands from grade 10 to 12 and took both keyboarding and instrumental music classes in those years. Bradley then attended Ryerson University for Radio and Television: Media Production and graduated in 2018.
He is currently a professional drummer for Said the Whale, Scott Helman, The Reklaws, Iskwe, as well as several other bands. He recently
recorded drums on Said the Whale’s new album ‘Cascadia’, including their current charting single’UnAmerican’.
Bradley has played some of the biggest stages and festivals in Canada, including a sold out Budweiser Stage in 2017 opening for Arkells.
Said the Whale says of Bradley
“While we were recording Cascadia it became abundantly clear that Brad is one of the best drummers in this country (not that we had any doubts before!). He tracked most of the songs in less than 3 takes, and had sometimes only heard the demo that same day. Brad will tell you “there are some drum mistakes on this record” to which I will reply “there is drum FEEL on this record”. He’s a perfectionist - he treats drumming like an Olympic sport, and it shows. He’s ??in our hearts, baby! We share Brad with @scotthelman, @thereklaws, @runningvioletofficial, @iskwe and many more, and I know all of those artists would say the same about him. #BradleyAppreciationDay”
When home in Toronto, he works as a story editor for TSN on its highlight show program ‘Sportscentre’.
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Cailin Doherty 2011 - 2015
Cailin Doherty attended Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2011 to 2015. During her time there, Cailin was enrolled in the Extended French Program and could often be found in the art room drawing and painting on anything she could find. Fostering her love for visual arts with the help of Mrs. Root, who has since retired, Cailin was accepted to the Illustration program at OCAD University.
Cailin graduated with a BDES from the Illustration program at OCAD U in 2020. She is a Toronto-based illustrator who specializes in 2-D illustration such as character design, portraiture, comics and editorial work. Her work explores connections, relationships, and moments shared between people.
While attending OCAD University, Cailin worked with The Gata Games in which she had the pleasure of storyboarding, pitch book designing, vision boarding, and character designing for both a mobile game, “Dakini: Moon Rising” and a children’s TV show, “Space is the Place.”
She has most recently been featured on the cover for NOW Magazine’s Thanksgiving issue from October 8, 2020.
Cailin has just illustrated the new spring 2022 menu for Demetres dessert cafe.
Cailin welcomes collaboration and can be found through her
website and
Instagram.
Joshua Hanif 2007 - 2011
Joshua Hanif attended Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2007 until 2011. He was active on the school soccer, tennis and volleyball teams. After graduation he received a full soccer scholarship to an NCAA school, The College of Saint Rose, in Albany, New York. Joshua graduated with a B.A. in business administration with a concentration in finance.
After graduation, Joshua took a job in Manhattan with Acara Solutions as the company’s lead Account Executive. He also worked as a nightlife promoter in Manhattan in the evenings to network and make connections with both people living in the city and those visiting.
In November 2018 Joshua started OurHaus Inc., a property management firm focused on short term rentals designed to host memorable and authentic experiences for guests from all over the world. He has since expanded the company to Toronto, Calgary, Rome, Sicily, Bali, Manhattan and Miami.
Read more about
OurHaus Inc.
Alicia K. Harris 2007 - 2011
Alicia K. Harris attended Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2007 until 2011. At Newman she participated in Stage Band, Cross Country and the Mentorship Programme. Alicia is an award-winning filmmaker who graduated from Ryerson University with an Honours BFA in Film Studies and a Certificate of Design for Arts and Entertainment.
Her films have been broadcast nationally on CBC, TVO, Bell Fibe TV and at festivals locally and internationally, most notably winning a Golden Sheaf Award for “Love Stinks” (Yorkton Film Festival).
Alicia’s work has been supported by the National Film Board of Canada and the Toronto and Ontario Arts Councils. As a production designer, she has worked for clients like MTV and Vice. Alicia is dedicated to creating stories that feature women and marginalized groups.
Update
[8 January 2021]
Alicia K. Harris’s most recent film
“Pick” won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Drama 2020. As
well, she has just completed work on two music videos- Solid for Savannah Ré
and Pressure for Koffee.
Update
[26 February 2022]
Madison Kalbhenn 2008 - 2012
Madison Kalbhenn attended Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2008 until 2012. In her last two years at Newman she was involved with the school’s dramatic productions. This work inspired Madison to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ryerson University, which she obtained in 2016.
Madison first interned with Holiday Films in Toronto as a high school co-op student, and from there went on to hold various junior positions with several production companies across Ontario. These included the Capitol Theatre, the Lighthouse Theatre, Opera Atelier and the Factory Theatre. She even had the opportunity to work at the Gershwin Theatre in New York as a Stage Management intern on their production of Wicked.
Madison then held several positions as a production assistant and apprentice stage manager with the Stratford Festival and Crow’s Theatre, even traveling to Ottawa, Chicago and Versailles, France.
In the past year she has been Assistant Stage Manager for productions at the Thousand Islands Playhouse, Soulpepper Theatre, Crow’s Theatre on Julius Cesar and currently at Stratford for Much Ado about Nothing and The Miser.
Joshua Kuzminski 2008 - 2012
Joshua Kuzminski attended Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2008 until 2012. He was part of the French programme and a member of the Ski Club, Stage Band and Concert Band.
After graduation, Joshua attended the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Mechanical Engineering. While at UOIT he co-founded the school’s Rocketry Club. He graduated in 2017. While a student Joshua held various summer positions and internships at Amec Foster Wheeler, a British multinational engineering company.
Joshua has worked for the past two years as a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer at Tesla in Fremont California. At Tesla he collaborates on the current state of equipment processes to determine strategies for increased efficiency and plant improvements. He also designs new equipment and modifications then implements these changes into the assembly line, as well as performing many other functions at Tesla.
Xylk Lorena 2007 - 2011
Xylk Lorena attended Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2007 until 2011. While there he played basketball, volleyball and ultimate frisbee. He was also part of the Yearbook Committee and was a peer mentor in grades 11 and 12.
In his early twenties Xylk launched a music career, becoming part of a duo called Plaitwrights, a name inspired by several experiences at Newman. He then turned to design, initially creating distinctive tee shirts. These efforts gradually evolved into Xylk becoming what he calls a “Life Designer” who runs his own creative agency in Toronto.
Just before the pandemic Xylk began designing unique grocery bags, which resulted in collaborations with Adidas, Director X, Sean Brown and Kid Studio. This past year he also had the privilege of being invited to ComplexCon in California, where he was named one of 12 Canadian streetwear brands that made waves in 2021.
He is currently working on his first collection where 100% of the production and manufacturing will be in Manila.
Check out his designs at his website!
http://www.xylk.co/and on
Facebook.
Michael Manu 2009 - 2013
Michael Manu attended Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2009 to 2013, where he participated in Cross Country, Track and Field and Soccer. Michael was the MVP of the Senior Boys Soccer team that finished 3rd at OFSAA in 2013. Michael holds Bachelor and Masters degrees in Accounting and Finance from the University of Waterloo. He recently completed the CPA Program at the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario and will receive his full CPA designation imminently. He is currently working at the Canada Revenue Agency as a tax examiner to obtain more experience as a young accountant.
While at the University of Waterloo, Michael played varsity soccer for the school for five years, captaining the team in his fourth and fifth years. Also during his Bachelor degree, Michael held internship positions at the Toronto District School Board, Canada Revenue Agency and a large international Financial Services company in the Metro Boston area.
Michael is very interested in cities. Upon returning from the United States, he became more involved in municipal politics in Toronto. In 2018, Michael was appointed the Budget Lead for the Toronto Youth Cabinet. The TYC is the official Youth advisory body to the City of Toronto. He and his colleagues were recently featured in the Toronto Star to provide their views on the 2019 City Budget.
Michael is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Urban Planning at the University of Waterloo. His Masters thesis research aims to investigate the effect of School attendance boundaries in the City of Toronto.
To see the
Toronto Star story, follow this link: https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2019/03/06/this-young-torontonian-says-the-citys-budget-neglects-the-future.html
Alonzo Moore 2006 - 2010
Alonzo Moore attended Cardinal Newman from 2006 until 2010, where he played drums in the Stage Band and was mentored by Marco Marrone along with other musicians he still plays with today. He has been a professional musician since the age of 17 on the Toronto music scene. His main focus is on the drums but he also plays the guitar and bass. He enjoys playing drums in Mr. Marrone’s own group “The Salida Project”.
Alonzo currently works with an ensemble of pro drummers called the “6ix Stix” who play for the Toronto Raptors during their home games at the Air Canada Centre. The “6ix Stix” also do rhythm workshops for students ages 8 to 17 in Toronto schools.
He also performs in live sketch comedy shows at Second City, the Comedy Bar and the Social Capital Theatre as well as some stand up at Yuk Yuk’s. He is a model for the local business “Brimz” hats.
Alonzo works for the 10k Label group on his own music as well as that of others. In the summers he can be heard as a DJ, MC and sound engineer on Mariposa Cruises.
Dasia Morris 2007 - 2011
Dasia Morris attended
Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2007 to 2011. While at Newman she was a
member of the cheerleading team. After graduation Dasia attended the
University of Toronto where she earned an Honours Bachelor of Science in
2017.
Dasia is currently a first-year plumbing apprentice with @modern.niagara
and @ua_local46. She recently was named the third recipient of BOLT’s
Women in Construction scholarship.
Dasia told BoLT’s organization that
"| am interested in a trades career thanks to the sense of pride and
accomplishment I discovered when I realized I could complete tasks that
many people believed I could not, due to my gender. learned how to fix my own car and eventually gained a job in road construction where I was able to learn even more.
I was offered the opportunity of a plumbing apprenticeship, and it was so much more than what I had expected. Every
single day I learn something new, and I feel I've been able to
accomplish so much while helping to break the stereotypes of the field.
I am very grateful of being chosen to be a recipient of the BOLT Women in Construction scholarship. I have seen so many amazing and inspiring women in the trades via social media and to be one of the ones chosen means a lot.
The BOLT Women in Construction Scholarship is awarded in partnership with @supportontarioyouth and @obctradeswomen.
Lori Mpiana 2010 - 2014
Lory Mpiana attended Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2010 to 2014, where she was involved in cheerleading, basketball, volleyball, dance team and rugby. She was a student in the Extended French program and placed third in a french speech competition. Lory is an African-Canadian actor currently living in Toronto. She was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and came to Canada in 2002. Her first language is French.
Lory fell in love with the arts at eight years old. She has been training and perfecting her craft ever since. She started improv in elementary school and believes that “Improv is a very essential tool for the actor . It makes them think quick on their feet.”
After Newman, Lory studied at Armstrong Acting Studios with Dean Armstrong, Andrea Runge and Amos Crawley. She was also very fortunate to have the opportunity to train at the Cindy Tanas Acting School . “I believe that as an actor studying with Cindy was a turning point in my young adult life because we really went in depth with the work by working on our lives which really made me think of acting from a different point of view. I am forever grateful for this life-changing experience.”
Lory was cast to star as Halley Highcroft in Spell Bent. Here is the
trailer: Her other roles have included a nurse in Untold Stories of the ER (2019), Cherry in Road Home (2017), Amy in Our Founding Fathers (2016) and Herself in Spalatlot (2010).
According to Lory what she loves about acting is that “there is always personal growth that is being achieved while working on your craft. It has made me empathetic towards others and more open minded. I believe that everyone should take an acting class at least once in their life, whether you are an actor or not. It will definitely awaken something inside of you.”
You can follow Lory Mpiana on her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MpianaLory/
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[8 January 2021]
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Alexandra Orasanu 2007 - 2011
Alexandra Orasanu attended Cardinal Newman from 2007 until 2011. While at Newman she played on several sports teams and concentrated on her studies in art with Ms. Root. Alexandra studied architecture and art history at the University of Toronto, graduating in 2016. She then furthered her education at George Brown College by taking an AutoCAD drafting fundamentals course.
Currently Alexandra is an employee at KB Racking, where she specializes in providing ballasted and anchored solar racking systems for flat roof commercial projects, as well as customized solutions for metal roofs. She works closely with clients for the purpose of providing smooth and seamless experiences throughout the entire project cycle.
As well as initiating sales meetings with potential clients and maintaining timelines and budget, Alexandra designs her
projects in AutoCAD and excel while remaining within building code, fire code and electrical code for solar mounting and roofing bylaws.
Her first Toronto solar design project is on the rooftop of a community centre at 627 Queen’s Quay West. Previously she worked at Myles Burke Architectural Models for close to four years. Her roles there included AutoCAD designer, Architectural Model Builder and Lead of Model Landscaping. She is fluent in English, Hungarian and Romanian.
Jonathan Tay 2007 - 2011
Jonathan Tay was a student at Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2007 until 2011. While there he participated in many activities in the Gifted Programme as well as in Reach for the Top.
Upon graduation from Newman, Jonathan went in to do his Honours BSc in Psychology at the University of Toronto. He studied there from 2011 to 2016 and graduated with High Distinction.
He then went on to Cambridge University where between 2016 and 2020 he did his PhD in Clinical Neurosciences.
Here is a link to some of his research work on
Early Stage Dementia from The Telegraph and a link to his
website at Cambridge University.
Francesco Yates 2008 - 2011
Francesco Yates was a student at Cardinal Newman from 2008 until 2011. He was active in the stage band at school, all the while working on his own music which he started writing at age 11. He signed to Atlantic Records when he was 16. Francesco’s self-titled debut album EP, released in 2015, was co-produced by Robin Hannibal and Pharrell Williams.
In 2015, Yates got the Heatseeker Award at the Canadian Radio Music Awards and was a performer at the official Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa. Francesco did the vocals on the Robin Schultz song “Sugar”. He has also performed at We Days across the country in the past few years.
.” Have a look at Francesco's latest You Tube video,
Come Over!
Update
9 January
2021
Francesco released three singles in 2018
and began as the opening act for Justin Timberlake on his North American Man of
the Woods tour. In 2019 and 2020 he released several more singles, the
latest being “Late Night Love” in September 2020.