St Johns Ravenscourt School - Eagle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Gerald Schwartz Randy Bowman, Rob Rolfe, Doug Spaith Don Quinte SKIING A small but dedicated group skied for the school this year. Before Christmas, they worked out in the new weight room, following a training course based loosely on that of the Canadian National Ski Team. After Christmas, the cross-country skis were brought out and the team began the many miles they were to cover in training for the Manitoba Junior Cross-Country Ski Championships. The gold, silver, and bronze medals were easily won by the strong S.J.R. contingent which dominated the competition at La Riviere. There was little emphasis on Alpine skiing this year, but Quinte, Rolf and Bowman were able to make a good showing in the Manitoba Junior Slalom. They did not place, but all were in the top half of the field. Derek Riley Rodney Briggs Lloyd Simmons

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PLAYGROUND B Under the guidance of Mr. Cowie and Mr. Jackson, the “B’s” got off to a roaring start this season. Four wins out of the first five games put them near the top of the league but in the remaining five games this engine began to sputter: five games—five losses. The sour ending can be attributed to their inept second defense—inept because there was none. Allan Beech and Doug Clark averaged 60 minutes per game as our only defense. Had it not been for their Herculean feats back there, poor Kurt Barkman, the goalie would have looked like a chunk of cheddar cheese after the games. However, the team played many strong games, but there were many strong teams in the league. A very eager bunch they are and are anxiously awaiting the first face-off next year. It will be a good one! BACK ROW: Mr. Cowie, Bennett, Miller, Clews, Matthews, Kiddell, Gillis, Hjartarson, Mr. Jackson. FRONT ROW: Beech, Capt.; Jacob, Rosenblat, Barkman, Christie, Clark, Haworth. PLAYGROUND C BACK ROW: Barrit, Prall, Christie, Fast, Reimer, Edwards, Dyke, Mr. Kiddell, Coach. CENTRE ROW: Guest, Bredin, Ramsay D., Capt.; Ramsay B., Corner, Wood, Layng. FRONT ROW: Freedy, Rosenblat. The Playground “C” Team, put up a creditable performance, coming second in their league and forcing the league leaders, Tuxedo, to a one all tie in the last league game. David Ramsey played a sound game in goal with some very good defensive play to support him by Brian Ramsay, Captain; Mark Bredin, and Graeme Barrit. Andrew Corner was outstanding at center, ably backed by Peter Wood and Arthur Fast on the wing. Cary Rosenblat showed a good turn of speed, but must keep his head up next year, he with Blaine Freedy, Eric Prall, Jim Reimer, Rhos Dyke, Donald Guest and Stephen Brandy provided the necessary depth for the team to be vigorously successful. With a shorter Christmas holiday and less Christmas pudding the team might have had an even better chance of becoming City champions. They are a power to reckon with! pint-sized though some of them maybe! RAVENS BACK ROW: Mr. Beare, Woodhead, Breer, Nanton, Morriss, Gillespie, Speers, Mikolajewski, Macdonald, Wallace, Mr. Bevis. MIDDLE ROW: Scarth, Gellman, Harding, Roulston, Beaumont, Fraser, Erans, Andruchuck. FRONT ROW: Bevis, Shaddy, McKeag, Hay, Krueger, Phillips, Ainley. This year the Ravens Hockey team was re-introduced into o u t s i d e - school competition. Although the team ended top of the league with an 8 win 2 loss record, they did not win the playoff at the end of the season. However, they are to be warmly congratulated on such a fine first-year performance, especially in spirit and sportsmanship. Our thanks to Richard Woodhead who was our faithful referee in those frightfully early Saturday morning hours. And our special thanks to all those parents who gave up their Saturday morning lie-ins to have their boys at school at 7:30 a.m.!

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WELLARD’S WINTER WHEE As has been the case for the last five years, S.J.R. had a weekend outing at the Lakehead for all the skiers and interested non-skiers in the school. Participation in this annual event has increased fantastically over the last few years and this year 129 boys and sundry masters and wives took advantage of Mr. Wellard’s Travel Bureau. The weekend was actually a three day holiday as Friday afternoon and Monday morning were half-holidays for the school. Within the end of lunch 120 boys with skis, boots, poles and overnight bags had been piled on to three buses in front of the school, but we did not get underway until about 1 p.m. After a somewhat tiring bus trip, the three buses arrived within half an hour of each other at 10:30 p.m. Fort William time. Everybody was supposed to go to bed immediately upon arrival; within four hours or so all boys were peacefully asleep. Once again we were staying in the Prince Arthur Hotel in Port Arthur, courtesy of Mr. Weare, who provided accommodation for everybody on the trip free of charge. After breakfast at the hotel on Saturday morning, we left for the slopes at Loch Lomond on our buses. Once at the slopes there was a short delay while Mr. Wellard collected tow tickets and stapled them onto jackets. Then we were turned loose, except for the wives who were ably taken in hand, for a few elementary lessons, by the pros. For Saturday the base was about forty to fifty inches with some powder, and all the slopes were in excellent condition. In a pleasant change from last year, there were no casualities before lunch on Saturday, in fact there was only one minor fall sprain later in the afternoon. That night, while a wild party was going on in 432, most of the boys spent a relatively quiet evening at a movie, or some other such “harmless” activity. Virtually all the boys were in bed by the prescribed hour, but some of the masters.? Overnight about an inch of powder fell on the slopes at Loch Lomond, so conditions were ideal when we hit the slopes for the second time. The weather was again glorious, and it was a real joy to ski bare-headed and with open jackets in contrast to last year when it was twenty below and windy. The day went successfully, until after three o’clock when fatigue and perhaps over-exhuberance got the better of three boys. As a result our casualty list after the weekend read: three twisted knees and a crumpled nose. Returning to the hotel we had dinner, cleaned up our rooms, and by 7:30 we were away. Most boys were fair¬ ly tired consequently the return trip was much quieter than the trip out. The first bus arrived back at 2:30 a.m., the last at about 4 a.m., but luckily Monday morning was designated as a recovery morning, so everybody was relatively fresh for afternoon classes. It was a most enjoyable weekend for all concerned and thanks must be extended to Mr. Wellard, who organized the whole weekend, Mr. Weare, for his overwhelming generosity, in providing us with accommodation, and all members of the staff who accompanied us as “chaperones” and sometime skiers.