Nine Lessons and Carols
This past weekend we held our annual Nine Lessons and Carols service in the Memorial Chapel. The candlelight service is always a festive way to kickoff the holiday season with the Ridley family. Thank you to the Family Guild for hosting the Sunday evening reception.

New Development Team Members
Please join us in welcoming two new members to the Development team. Kory Lippert and Lachlan Macintosh both started in the office at the beginning of December. Kory has worked with the University of Guelph for the last two years as a student recruitment coordinator and most recently as a Communications and Alumni Project Coordinator. Kory is a graduate of the Business Administration program at Niagara College. Lachlan Macintosh comes to us from Shawnigan Lake in British Columbia. Lachlan has his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard and is an avid rower. He attended Shawnigan Lake School where he was the Captain of Rowing and a School Prefect. Lachlan has worked as an Advancement/Admissions Assistant at Shawnigan Lake School. Please give Kory and Lachlan a warm Ridley welcome.

New York Branch Reception
On Thursday December 4th members of the New York Branch gathered for a reception. Thank you to those who were able to attend. Please click here to visit our alumni Facebook page and view pictures from the event.

Buffalo Branch Reception - Tomorrow Night
Join Headmaster Ed Kidd and members of the Advancement Team for a complimentary branch reception on Tuesday, December 9th from 5:30pm - 8:00pm at the Buffalo Club located at 388 Delaware Ave. Please feel free to extend this invitation to any interested families in the area that would like to learn more about Ridley. Please click here to register.

Bahamas Branch Reception 2014
Join Susan Hazell Director of Development along with Coach Dave Whitty and members of the Senior Boys Basketball team (on tour in Nassau and Freeport) for a Bahamas Branch Reception to take place on Tuesday, December 16th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at The British Colonial Hilton located at No. 1 Bay Street, Nassau. Please extend this invitation to any other families that might like to learn more about Ridley. Please click here to register for the event.

Barbados Reception
Director of Development, Susan Hazell, and Admissions Officer Sarah Whitty will host a Barbados Reception on Tuesday January 13th, 2015 6:30-8:30pm at the Accra Beach Hotel and Spa, Rockley, Christ Church. Please click here to register for the event.

Winter HomeComing
Winter Homecoming will be on Saturday February 7th, 2015. More details to follow, but expect more great hockey, volleyball, squash and basketball fun! A dinner will be held in the evening.

Ridleians of Distinction
As part of the 125th Anniversary, the Committee decided to research and source out 125 Ridleians of Distinction. Special thanks to Natalie Iggulden Burnard '98 and Trish Loat former faculty for all their work on this important project. Please click here to view the list or to nominate a Ridleian of Distinction.