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In the final week before exams, students and colleagues alike celebrated a number of team accomplishments and prepared for individual assessments. Monday’s community time was dedicated to a special assembly for Spring Athletics, where team captains highlighted growth, learning and achievement. Our incoming Head Steward also delivered moving closing remarks, aligning a love for sports with that of the academic process. He noted, “pay attention to everything that impacts your performance. Take the long way in your preparation, study for everything. Go into the exam room knowing you are prepared for every single outcome. Don’t burn yourself out or go past your limit, but don’t take deliberate shortcuts. If you stay true to your process, you will succeed.” 

Year 7 students at the Prep also participated in the important milestone of their first assembly in Laidlaw Hall with incoming Head of School, Mr. MacDougall, and being taken on school tours by students in years 8 and 10. 

Student-led publication | TBAW

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Years 8–11 | Important laptop return and exchange information

Students who are not returning to the College next year must return their laptop and charger after their last exam, but no later than June 13. Students who do not return their laptop will be charged the replacement value.

All returning students in Years 8 –11 will be receiving a new laptop this June.

Laptops will be ready for distribution on June 2, but it is recommended that students take care of the laptop exchange directly after their last exam. Students must bring their current laptop and power cord to the Upper School Help Desk. 

Students will need to complete a short video assignment on Brightspace (in the course “2025 Student Laptop Exchange”), and sign the Acceptable Use Policy for Technology form in Bluenet before they will be given their new laptop. It is also important that they back up any locally stored data in their Google Drive as all data on their current computers will be permanently deleted. It will take about 20 minutes to drop off the old laptop and pick up the new one.

Where: The Upper School Help Desk
When: June 2 –13
Time: Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. 

All laptops must be exchanged or returned by June 13, otherwise, their student account will be charged with the full replacement value.

We would like to remind you that AppleCare+ ends in the middle of June. We are asking that parents/guardians look at the student's laptop, and if there is any visible damage, please have the device brought to the Upper School Help Desk as soon as possible. This is to facilitate repairs under the AppleCare+ for Schools. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Thank you in advance,

Ryan Archer
Associate Director, Information and Innovation

Important | Week Without Bells

With spring well underway, our attention is focused on planning for the year ahead. One of the major experiences in our school calendar is The Week Without Bells, an experiential learning program in which all students in Years 8–11 travel, collaborate, and explore curricular and co-curricular themes.

For the 2025–26 academic year, UCC has partnered with ALIVE Outdoors, our Norval Team, and AdventureWorks, to deliver an exciting week of camp programming for students in Years 8–11, scheduled from Tuesday, October 14 to Friday, October 17.

ALIVE Outdoors works with well-established camps familiar to UCC, including Camp Timberlane (for Years 8 and 11) and Camp Wanakita (for Year 10). Meanwhile, the Norval Team and AdventureWorks will deliver exciting programming for Year 9 students at Olympia Sports Camp.

During this week, Year 12 students will remain on campus, focusing on completing Diploma Programme-specific tasks and working on their university applications.

Please note:
-  A non-refundable deposit of $575 will be billed to student accounts on September 15.
-  The balance of the program fees (approximately $575) will be billed after the trip concludes.
-  All students are expected to attend. If your child is unable to attend due to medical reasons or a mandatory prior commitment, please contact Gillian Levene (Year 8), Joe Smith (Years 9 and 10), or Damion Walker (Year 11) by September 12.

Please be aware that there will be no alternative programming on campus during the Week Without Bells as the faculty will also be at the various camps. 

We are excited for the busy months ahead as we celebrate the end of this school year and look forward to the opportunities of 2025–26!

*Please note that families currently receiving financial assistance for the 2025–26 academic year will receive prorated assistance for this program fee.

Kind regards,
Joe Smith, Gillan Levene and Damion Walker
Assistant Heads, Upper Canada College

Library loans due Friday, June 13

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We would appreciate your assistance with checking in with your students as to whether they have any library materials to return to the Macintosh Library. All items are due back to the library by June 13. If the library is closed, items may be returned via the wall slot next to the Student Centre elevator.

If items are not returned, families will be billed on the June statement at $30 per item (or higher if it is a reference item).

Items may be returned after the deadline, but refunds will not be processed at that point.

All students are regularly reminded to return items via emailed overdue notices and have been contacted by us regarding the date above.

Many thanks,

Macintosh Library Staff

Summer reading list

Dear Upper School families,

The Macintosh Library has prepared the Summer Reading List for this year, including author interviews, book trailers and an updated selection of great reads across a range of interests, subjects and viewpoints. This is not a prescribed reading list; rather an offering for students to explore for reading that appeals to them. Look out for the Upper School Teachers who kindly shared their video endorsements of selected titles!

While the Macintosh Library is closed for the summer, students are encouraged to stop by and borrow before they leave for the holiday. 

The vast majority of titles are available in our collection. Students can access our library's e-content all summer, and may wish to borrow suggested print titles from their local public library. Toronto Public Library offers The List with book trailers by young people that your student may enjoy.

Also on offer is Outstanding Books for the College Bound from the Young Adult Library Services Association, and recommended reading from our English, University Counselling and Science departments. 

Please encourage your student to take a look at the list, and we wish you a summer full of great reading!

Macintosh Library Staff

Lost and found parade | Ends Friday, June 6

Tomorrow is your last chance to retrieve lost and found items. All items are currently on display outside the Lower Dining Hall. Please note, items not collected by 3 p.m. on Friday, June 6, will be donated to charity. 

Save the date | Annual used uniform sale

TUBS' Used Uniform Sale is scheduled for Tuesday, September 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. and Wednesday, September 3, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Watch for more details in the August Heads Up. 

TUBS will be closing for the summer and reopen in September. If you have any questions, please email The Used Blues Store (TUBS) team.

Used book intake and used uniform donations 

The used book intake for Years 8 to 11 is coming up on Tuesday, June 10, at the William P. Wilder ’40 Arena & Sports Complex, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. At the same time, you can drop off any used uniform donations.

Click here for a list of books the U of T Bookstore will buy back.