St Michaels University School - Black Red and Blue Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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Keith Battersby, Dan Pflager, for the help they provided all year long. My thanks go to Sam Paterson for the help he gave me in the Junior Section. l extend my best wishes and hopes to the House, to both present and future members and hope that the House will do well next year. - Bruce Moore House Captain WENMAN HOUSE REPORT This year it has been my pleasure to guide Wenman House to a third place finish in Inter-House competition. The Green Machine finished with a total of 46 points, just 3 behind Barnacle and 7 back of first place finishers Bolton. By no means was the house exceptionally strong in any level, but as the year wore on each level, open, under 16 and 15 managed to gain points in various competitions. The surprise for Wenman House this year was winning the Senior Bugby competition with a small but well skilled side. This added to the lagging team spirit of the first team. The House did very well in the swimming competition led by the invincible Billy Hope and aided by Wright and Harris. All three placed extremely well in their various levels. ln the under 15 Inter-House Cross Countrythe boys did very well to give the house a first place finish but this didn't over shadow the fact that we finished poorly in the other levels. ln the Open Basketball competition our house was forced to settle for third as did the under 16's. In both levels our house was the favourite. ln Track and Field Wenman House placed second over-all Once again these efforts were paced by Bill Hopes three victories. Special mention should go to David Kirk and Julian Marsden, who also did extremely well. Throughout the year there have been some members of the House who have aided me in organizing teams and making sure that there was full house participation. The three most prominent members were Chris Turner, Bill Bansford and David Kirk and I thank them for their indispensible help over the year. Mr. Mclntyre, our house master, should also be thanked for his advice and encouragement. Next year l look forward to coming back and seeing Wenman House place higher than it has done this past year. I wish the best of luck and good fortune to those members returning. Michael Jawl House Captain DEBATING The three major events of the year were the Bavenshurst Tournament in Nanaimo, the Newman FISA Cup Debates at Crofton House School, Vancouver, and the Hammerskjold Cup Provincial Debating Tournament in Kelowna. At the Bavenshurst Tournament we sent 2 junior teams and this enabled some of our younger debaters to get their first taste of debating experience. However our most notable success was that of Dermod Travis who won the affirmative division and earned himself another visit to the Western Canadian Seminar, this year in Winnipeg, as a member of the B.C. team. Dermod continued his winning ways in Winnipeg and won the Vancouver Sun Trophy as the leading debater of the BC. contingent. We sent two senior and two junior teams to the Newman FISA Cup Debates. The first team placed 9th and the second team 1 1th out of 12 teams. This was not 20

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BARNACLE HOUSE REPORT This year has been a good year for Barnacle House. Although we did not clinch the inter-house trophy this year, we did stay a close second, making Bolton work hard to win it. As usual our basketball teams did very well, both teams being very narrowly defeated in the finals by strong competition. Our under 16 track and field team took first place this year as did our senior volleyball team. The boys of Barnacle this year have been great, and I want to thank them all for their enthusiasm and efforts in the inter-house sports. I also want to thank my fellow prefects: Anthony Cheng, Wake McAlpine. Bobert Oswald, Marcus Endean, and Pat Blair, next years boarding Head Boy, for their considerate help in running the house throughout the year. Last but not least, I must thank my house masters, Mr. Parsons and Mr. Goodwin, for their patient guidance, without which I would not have made it, Next year the house will be run by Marcus Endean. I wish him and the finest house in the school the best of good fortune and success next year and in all the years to come. Clark Blackstock House Captain BOLTON HOUSE REPORT Bolton House has had another extremely successful year, narrowly winning the lnterhouse sports trophy for the third year in a row. During the early months of the school year, Bolton captured first place in both the Junior and Under 16 swimming competition and managed to win both Senior and Junior Basketball tournaments. The Junior Rugby team placed first overall whereas the Senior team placed a shameful third. My biggest surprise this year came during sports day. Bolton came second but did not win in any of the age levels. This just proves how important it is to compete in all events although one may have a slim chance of winning. I would like to thank the following people for their valuable support: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Peach, H. Cubbage, KF. Chan, Ben Chui, A. Ma, M. Cottrell, CS. Tan and John Ellis. I would also like to show my appreciation to a few of the junior members of the House who actually deserve the lnterhouse trophy: Jamie Ellis, J. Hudson, M. Barber, D. Cooper, Duncan Lee, T. Matheson and David Porter. I wish to say good luck to the whole House and especially to Harry Cubbage who is my successor as House Captain next year. J. Humphrey House Captain WINSLOW HOUSE REPORT Winslow House this year has not fared too well in Inter-House competitions. In the Senior section, the lack of members again proved to be a never ending problem. This problem, though, was greatly reduced by the enthusiasm and house spirit of the members. The junior section again contained a lot of talent but the lack of house spirit showed through greatly and this made it very difficult to produce full teams. Hopefully, this will improve next year. On behalf of the House, I would like to thank Mr. Jones for his advice and support throughout the year. I would also like to thank all the House Prefects, Xavier Abrioux, David Pickles, Tom'Hosie, Hansi Cunningham, David Cousins. 19

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Debating Teams at Crofton House School, Vancouver for Newman - FISA Toumament Back: lvlr. C. Skinner, D. Travis, l. Burcnett, D. Yzenorandt, K. Lawson-Williams, R Wilson, Mr. T. Pieteg Middle: J. Spencer, H. Fraser, D. Copeland, K. Riggs, Front: Mr. G. Salvador, D. Dales, M. Dempsey, G. Reader, W. Vanderspek, R. l-liggin, L. Giles, Dr. R. Rompkey. a startling performance out individually Randy Wilson placed 13tn in tne Affirmative and lan Burcnett Stn in tne Negative, Otnerdeoaters on tnis occasion vvere Dirk Yzenprandt, Lindsay Giles, Ken Riggs, Hugn Fraser, Ken Lavvson-Williams and Geoff Reader. Tne junior teams finisned a disappointing f3tn and Mtn vvitn only Dermod Travis and lvlike Dempsey making a good snovving. Dtner junior deoaters vvere Jeff Spencer, Jay Kuster, Ropert l-liggin, Wim Vanderspek, Dale Copeland and Danny Dales. Tne nignlignt of tne year nad to oe tne l-lammerskjold Cup Tournament in Kelovvna. lt vvas a long vvay to go for a days debating out it vvas a tnorougnly vvortnvvnile endeavour to attend a vvell run tournament, tne first Provincial Cnampionsnip neld away from Vancouver Island and tne Lovver lvlainland. In tne senior group, drama commitments took avvay some of our team and Keitn Jones and Wake lVlcAlpine were recruited to fill tne gap and accompany lan Burcnett and Lindsay Giles. Keitn and Wake must oe congratulated for giving us tneir assistance, tney prepared some fine speecnes and acduitted tnernselves vvell. Unfortunately tney lacked tournament experience and Wake lVlcAlpine's 37tn out of 80 vvas our pest performance. ln tnis tournament eacn team nad to present ootn the affirmative and negative arguments and nad to depate a total of 41 rounds, a good out demanding cnange from previous formats. Tne junior team fared mucff oetter and vvon 6 out of 8 depates and finisned Qtn out of 20 teams. Botti teams prepared vvell and it vvas a vvell deserved result for tnis junior team of Dermod Travis, Mike Dempsey, Jay Kuster and Jeff Spencer. Tne pest individual result vvas lnat of Dermod Travis. At tlie time of tne avvards Dermod vvas placed Stn, out py tne follovving morning ne vvas rltn Wnen tne results were finally computed a furtner error vvas found and Dermod vvas finally put in 2nd place. 21