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Semi Totem Athletics – December Newsletter

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The Fall Sports Season has come to an end and the Winter Season has officially begun. The Winter Season of play

consists of Table Tennis and seven of our basketball teams. The Winter Season runs from the end of November to

the middle of March. It would be great to see all TOTEMS fans come out and cheer on your basketball teams!

Our TOTEMS Senior Girls and Boys Volleyball teams provided an amazing end to the Fall season, both qualifying for

the 2016 BC Provincial Championships. The Senior Girls had a great run in the Provincials finishing 4th in the BC.

Congratulations to Jordan Aisenstat for receiving a tournament all-star. The Senior Boys completed a major accom-

plishment and won the 2016-17 BC Provincial Banner!


Congratulations to Mike Dowhaniuk for receiving tournament MVP honours! Mike led the TOTEMS Senior Boys

Volleyball team to both a Fraser Valleys and Provincial Championship victories. Mike has put himself in an elite class

of volleyball players and on the National Team radar. We are proud Mike you are a TOTEM!

MIKE DOWHANIUK

2016 AAA BC Provincial

Tournament MVP

The Senior Boys were received on Monday, December 5 with a true Heroes Welcome as they ran through the halls

of the entire school while period 3 classes came out to high five them. The celebration continued into the gym as

both Senior Girls and Boys were celebrated on their accomplishments. TOTEMS fans had an opportunity to watch

the 5th set, where the boys pulled out a come from behind victory winning 16-14. Well done Senior Girls and Boys,

you made your school and Athletics Program very proud!

The Athletic Department would like to give a special thanks to all the TOTEMS Teacher and Community Coaches

for their time, commitment, and effort to make this Winter Season one to remember. Thank you to the following:

2016-17 WINTER COACHING STAFF

Basketball

Grade 8 Boys Coach: Mr. Brown

Grade 9 Boys Coach: Mr. Janzen

Junior Boys Coaches: Mr. Sheehan & Mr. Sponaski

Senior Boys Coach: Mr. Lefurgy

Grade 8 Girls Coach: Mrs. McNeill & Mrs. Pajic

Junior Girls Coaches: Ms. Gurm & Ms. Saliken

Senior Girls Coach: Mr. Wilson


Table Tennis

Grade 8-12 Coach: Mrs. Mazurkewich

Other highlights were watching all the basketball

teams come in to a light show, loud pump up

music, and an excited crowd. All will remember

Evan Ellison and Dan Bamgbade’s basketball

dance off in the center circle and some remarka-

ble dunks from a few of the Senior boys basket-

ball players. To conclude the PEP Rally, Nathan

Clarke showed us that “nothing can stop up us

we are going up”! He got well above the rim to

end the show. You can see his video on the

homepage of the Athletics Website. A special

thanks to the PE Leadership students for work-

ing hard in their responsibilities and all teachers

and students that came down to pack the gym!

This months (December) athlete is Michael Dowhaniuk. Michael was a key player for the

Senior Boys Volleyball team this season. He helped to lead the team to a first place finish in not only

the Fraser Valleys, but also Provincials. As a result of his exceptional performance, he was named MVP

at both tournaments. He has shown excellent character, sportsmanship and leadership skills. His pas-

sion for volleyball is contagious and inspires his teammates to also get excited about the sport. We

look forward to watching him play in club and next year for the Totems. Way to lead the troops in

bringing home the 2016-17 BC Provincial Banner! Great job Michael!

To commence the 2016-17 Winter Sports Season, the Athletics program and PE leadership class put on a fun and

exciting PEP Rally. Highlights were watching all the players from each team come out with a warm welcome from

their fellow student body. Table tennis was remembered by their impressive abilities at last year’s Winter PEP Ral-

ly. They kept to their high standards and did not disappoint, putting on a thriller of a Table Tennis demonstration.

The Basketball Program is comprised of three girls basketball teams consisting of Grade 8, Junior, and Senior

teams. The boys program consists of Grade 8, 9, Junior and Senior teams. The Athletic Department is also very

excited to announce that both the Senior and Junior Boys teams have started the preseason with a top 10 ranking

in the Province. They both look to maintain their high ranking as they pursue a provincial championship.



The TOTEMS Athletics Program is excited to see what all the girls and boys teams will do on the hardwood this year. As we have high hopes for all the teams, we are most excited to witness the character development that both programs strive to focus on. Come cheer on your TOTEMS as they take to the court this season!

Finally, on Behalf of the Semi Totem Athletic Department we want to

thank you all for your great support to our Athletics Program. Come

on out and continue to support your fellow student-athletes!

On December 8th—10th, the Senior Boys Basketball team took a road trip along the Oregon Coast, and completed their trip with a stop in Portland. They played Astoria High School, Tillamook High School and Parkrose High School and finished the weekend with one win and two losses. The team visited Fort Stevens National Park, Seaside Oregon, Short Sands beach, World Famous Cannon Beach, Tillamook Cheese Facto-ry and of course, Voodoo Doughnuts in Portland...Over the holiday break, the team will be travelling to San Diego.


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