Art Student Honoured

Congratulations to Nicola N., a Grade 12 AP Studio Art student, who has won the Best in Show award at this year's Niagara Regional Youth Art Exhibition. Nicola's work, along with senior secondary student work from 13 other schools in the Niagara region, is on exhibition at the Niagara Youth Art Gallery until June 20th.

The Houses of Ridley: Burgoyne House

Burgoyne House is the only Junior boarding house on campus. There are 16 students who live in Burgoyne and the countries that are currently represented in the house are: Japan, Korea, Mexico, Canada and America. Watch the video below to find out more about Burgoyne House.

TheatreLink: Using Technology in the Arts

Yesterday the Grade 11 drama students completed the TheatreLink playwriting programme. They performed a play written by students from the Robert Morgan Educational Centre in Florida via video conferencing. After a discussion facilitated by The Manthattan Theatre Club, Ridley students watched the play that they wrote performed by students from Oregon. TheatreLink is an international web-based playwriting programme in its second year at Ridley. There are fourteen schools involved in the programme and it is sponsored by The Manhattan Theatre Club.

The Ridley performance was very well received by the students from Florida and their teacher had this to say,"My students were especially moved by the intensity of the actors' perfomances and the way each character was portrayed exactly as they imagined. Your sets were, in the words of my students, "awesome." You truly honored us with your performance." Watch the video below to see a portion of the performance:

The Houses of Ridley: Merritt North

Merritt North boys are born athletes--the house has won the Bermuda Cup for the past five years and Sports Day for the past nine years. But as Max Fischer says don't let their athletic exterior fool you Merritt North is a well rounded house. Click on the video below to hear more about Merritt North.

Cadet Inspection 2010

(Photo credit- Brett Mortensen '10)

The 103rd Annual Ridley Cadet Inspection was held over the weekend. Thankfully the weather was ideal, not too hot and not too cold for the cadets (as we know from past years if it's too hot cadets start dropping like flies). The Inspecting Officer was Vice Admiral Charles Style CBE and he was joined by George C. Hendrie '74, Chairman of the Board. Click on the video below to see what Ridley Cadets is all about - - I am sure it will bring back some memories for all the Old Ridleians out there!

Campus Watch: Cadet Inspection

The 103rd annual Ridley Cadet Inspection is being held this Saturday on campus starting at 11 am. Cadet inspection is a longstanding tradition at Ridley. Check out the videos from past inspections:

View video from the 1942 inspection:

View video from the 1981 inspection:

Merritt North: Music Night

Merritt North hosted their annual music competition over the weekend. Dean's House came out on top, but there were a lot of talented performers. Check out the video highlighting some of the performances.

Cabaret Nominated for 14 Cappies!

It's the Niagara Regions version of the Tony Awards! And Ridley's production of Cabaret has been nominated for 14 Cappies. The Cappies are local theatre awards and Ridley is competing against six other local productions. The winners will be announced at an awards night at St. Catharines Collegiate on May 27th. The cast is also performing a number from the show during the ceremony. Congratulations on the nominations!

Here are the nominees from Ridley:

Sound

Gregorio A, Ridley College, Cabaret

Sets

Véronique B, Ridley College, Cabaret

Make-up

Gloria S & Katrina S, Ridley College, Cabaret

Creativity

Conad K, Technology, Ridley College, Cabaret

Ensemble in a Musical

Kit Kat Klub Girls, Ridley College, Cabaret

Featured Actor in a Musical

Willi K, Ridley College, Cabaret

Female Dancer

Alexis K, Ridley College, Cabaret

Female Vocalist

Briony K, Ridley College, Cabaret

Comic Actress in a Musical

Madeline K, Ridley College, Cabaret

Supporting Actress in a Musical

Sophia W, Ridley College, Cabaret

Lead Actress in a Musical

Alanna K, Ridley College, Cabaret

Lead Actor in a Musical

Colin H, Ridley College, Cabaret

Song

Willkommen, Ridley College, Cabaret

Musical

Cabaret, Ridley College

The Houses of Ridley: Dean's House

Dean's House is home of the knights and their motto is "Carpe Diem". It's the only stand-alone house on campus. 44 boys call Dean's House their home, including Louis B. from Montreal:

The Houses of Ridley: Gooderham East

Sixty girls call GEast their home (30 boarders and 20 day students). A.B.C - Always -Be-Cind is the "crocs" motto. They organize the Run for the Cure for the entire school, sponsor a child with World Vision and organize a Christmas shoebox program. Watch Lara G. talk about her house: