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

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1981-82 Mr. E.G. Balderson Mr. John Barton Commander Peter Birch-J ones Mr. Mel Cooper Mr. Robert W. Durie Mr. William S. Eng Mr. Ian J essiman Mr. Peter Klassen, Chairman Mrs. Mary Moat Mrs. May Sheldrake . Mr. Tony Southwell Q Mr. Peter Thomas lj tlll Mr. John S. Waldie i Mr. Clare G. Copeland lil- '

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapel .... Staff ....... Graduates . . . House Reports Classes ...... Expressions . . Activities .... Sports ...... Junior School. Speech Day. . . Advertising. . . Yearbook Staff

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THE CHAPEL May 30, or Day of Pentecost, is the day the Holy Spirit was given to man in the form of fire, which he was to use, beneficially or deteramentaly, whenever he saw fit. The element fire has this dual nature - it can be either con- structive or destructive. lt can radiate warmth, give light, and provide energy, just as we imagine it did for our ancestors many centuries ago. They depended on it to cook and as a protector, in short, to continue living. A parallel can be drawn between fire and school life or rather successful school life. The latter uses ideally, only the con- structive aspects of fire to build a school community whose atmosphere is conducive to learning and making good friends and whose memories can be cherished always. CHAPEL WARDENS QL TO RJ: Doug Friesen, Jon Griffin, Jenny Norman, Rev. Terence Davies, Barb Stowe, Greg Eng. St. Michael's is a combination of both the good and the bad sides of fire. Unfortunately, the destructive aspects are cruel, hurt, and leave scars. For example: the constantly reprimanded bullying and teasing that occurs in the lower school. Can we expect to have none of this in our school? Fortunately, we can and we do. SMU is based on fellowship which is essentially warm like that of the fire. We are capable of pulling together as a unit and working - whether it be in Math contests, in which we do so well, or track meets or participating in the Human Chain or collecting for Multiple Sclerosis. The point is - there is warmth in our school community. The school also possesses the light of understanding, like the glow of the fire. Everyone has their bad days, and it's kind of nice, when you have one, to receive a smile from someone and to know there are people who have been through the same thing, who you can talk to. The SMU masters also possess an incredible, almost ESP ability to know when things aren't going right or when you positively do not comprehend and know you will never comprehend that certain Math or Chemistry problem. They are always there - and help and understand. Fire grows and influences objects around it. So does SMU. The students are the school, and as they grow up the school balances itself accordingly. We, the students, influence each other more than we imagine in opinions, expressions, sayings, and dress. With this influence on each other comes the bonds of friendships, sometimes lost in years to come, sometimes saved, yet always special. The last and most important aspect of fire is energy of which SMU is definitely not lacking. Students who d0n't have the energy or spirit do not deserve to be at SMU at all because our school life is geared l00Wo towards and based on energy. When we are out in full force cheering at a rugby game, and we are down, we gain energy from the fact we are losing, and cheer even stronger and harder as a result. At the end, the fire subsides, the glow diminshes - it marks the end of the school year, however, embers remain behind. These embers leave heat and substance for the building of the fire next year - these embers are remembrances of the 1982 graduates. Student's Sunday: May l'982 Reading by Susan Morris