Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 11 the House Plays, Fry managed to come out on top with Charles Dickens ' Is She His Wife? I would like to thank all those who partici- pated and helped, especially Gail Lacharity and Linda Chauvin who won the Best Actress awards. In the Public Speaking contest, Deirdre Kirby brought more honour to Fry when she won the Senior Division. Diane Manion, Hea- ther Blaine, and Holly Ryan all received hon- ourable mention. Thanks to Heather Blaine, our eager- beaver Sports Captain, we have greatly im- proved in the field of sports. I would like to thank Heather for all the work she has done with the various house teams; it proved worth- while for we won the Inter-House tennis, volleyball, and badminton and after a long hard struggle placed second to Nightingale in basketball. There is not room here to mention each House member individually and to thank you for all you have done throughout the year; but I would like to take this opportunity to thank you as a group, for I feel it is because you have worked as a group and with such spirit that you have done so well this year. To those who are leaving, I wish the best of luck, and to next year ' s House Head and those who are staying, may I wish to you the same, and hope that you will continue to work with as much house spirit as you did this year. Remember our House Motto,— Friendship to All . Head of House, Prefect: Susan Petrie Prefects: Linda Chauvin, Gail Lacharity, Diane Manion, Ruth Petrie Mofiitors: Heather Blaine, Margo Hay, Deirdre Kirby House Members (In order of picture)— Front Row: Helene Reid, Elizabeth Raymont, Rita Browning, Sheila MacTavish, Patsy Bell, Elizabeth Mac- Donald, Heather Hay. 2nd Row: Martha Wil- son, Gail Lacharity, Linda Chauvin, Susan Petrie, Diane A4anion, Ruth Petrie, Heather Blaine. 3rd Row: Lalage Wright, Mimina Gonzales, Jody Garland, Deirdre Kirby, Chris Mackenzie, Jane MacTavish, Margo Hay, Sherry Oliver, Alexis Thoman, Sarah Garvock. 4th Row: Anne Wennberg, Margaret Laidler, Lynne McEntyre, Linda Peden, Laragh Neelin, Wendy Wilson, Penny Burritt, Cathy Mcll- raith, Busy Garvock. Missing: Holly Ryan, Judy Cornell. Le printemps Le printemps apporte les oiseaux et les fleurs, Le soleil et la pluie qui reveillent les coeurs. Font revivre I ' esprit, rajeunissent les ames, Et chassent les ennuis et rallument les flammes. La neige est envolee, le lac est gris et froid. Les grands arbres sont verts, la pelouse se voit. Les cygnes gracieux sur le lac d ' argent glis- sent, Les yeux caressent I ' eau, leurs plumes eblouis- sent. Silencieusement, flottant sur un miroir, Les cygnelets suivent, c ' est tres joli a voir. L ' air tres frais est si chaud et le beau soleil brille, Les bois sont verdoyants contrastant la jon- quille. 6 Matric

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10 SAMARA ites, may I wish you the very best of luck, and that you will continually live up to our Keller House Motto Fair Play. Head of Hotise: Carol Simpson Prefect: Jeannie Cundill Sports Captain: Susie Southam Monitors: Kit Sampson, Wendy Blackburn, Jane Rowley House Members (In order of picture)— Front Row: Janice Greenberg, Susan Arnold, Daphne Twidale, THIS year we were happy to welcome nine new girls to our house, and it wasn ' t long before they were happily breaking rules with the old girls. We were sorry to lose Judy Cornell at Christmas, but at the same time welcomed Pat Bell, Mimina Gonzales and Wendy Wilson. Suzanna Everett, Michele Betts, Gail Fincham. 2nd Row: Susan Southam, Wendy Blackburn, Jane Rowley, Carol Simpson, Jean Cundill, Kit Sampson, Heather Letch, Nancy Smal- lia n. 3rd Row: Sandy Comstock, Dorothea Berwick, Aiary Jane Reynolds, Barbara Town- end, Sue Rogers, Yvette Khazzam. 4th Row: Carolyn Strauss, Dacie Higginson, Sherri Ansley, iM argot Spry, Joan Berry, J. A. Hair, Heather Hyndman, Mary Margaret Scott, Cathy Bratton. Missing: Efi Malamaki, Brigid Martland. In December because of the large contri- butions from each house, the judges had diffi- culty in deciding who should win the House Collections, and to the relief of all, the three Houses tied for first place, and we all sent ' our articles to the Salvation Army. After many hectic weeks of rehearsals for

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12 SAMARA The Junior Science Club The Junior Science Club started on the first Thursday in October and has been a great success. Mrs. Martindale took us on an interesting trip to a beaver dam. When it was over we all brought a gnawed log home as a souvenir. Later on during the year we did experi- ments, learned about mercury and heard the story of Dr. Bruce and the Tse-Tse flies. We must thank Mrs. A4artindale for the wonderful time some of the Upper 4B ' s had. Debbie Gill Junior Choir This year we were all very happy to have the junior classes sing for us quite often at Morning Prayers. The classes which contribu- ted in this way were Transition and 1, 4C, and Upper and Lower 4B. They often made our mornings more pleasant with the delight- ful songs which they presented so well. We would like to thank them as well as their teachers and Mrs. Edelsten who trained them. Junior Hal lowe ' en Party The Junior Hallowe ' en party was a great success this year, and the younger girls en- joyed themselves thoroughly. After much hustle and bustle, the girls, dressed in their varied and colourful costumes, paraded in the grand march, while the honoured judges voted for the most original, the prettiest and the most humourous costumes. Following the grand march, the girls joined in games, includ- ing bobbing for apples, musical chairs, and the added attraction for this year ' s party, a Hula-Hoop contest. After delicious refreshments provided by Mrs. Cameron and Mrs. Hughes, the girls went home tired, but convinced that this year ' s party was the best one ever. Senior Hallowe ' en Party Trick or treat night was celebrated at Elmwood in a very elaborate fashion in Octo- ber. The officers had much fun decorating the gym for the occasion. (The new curtains blended very nicely with the traditional black and orange.) As the bewitching hour approached, every- one gathered in the gym in their colourful costumes, the judges took their official posi- tions, and the parade of assorted characters began. We enjoyed Magoo and Alexis ' canni- bal attire, and Jane ' s original idea, for she was a stop light! We were amused by Sherrill Fell ' s costume — A box of Raisins . Next came the long-awaited skits in which everyone gets a chance to contribute to the gaiety. 6 Matric ' s spooky pantomime on Dem Bones drew some appropriate quivers and shivers from the audience — all adding to the atmosphere. But the surprise and delight of the evening came when the staff performed — with hula-hoops, no less! Of course there was a unanimous response to the call for refreshments. So it seemed that our Hallowe ' en party was a startling suc- cess.