Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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GRAHAM STUART Graham Stuart, commonly known as STU-A-LU, has been at Appleby College for five years. During his years here, he has excelled in the field of sports. He has played for three years on the First Hockey Team and became Vice Captain in his final year. Everyone will remember big number 10 streaking across the ice towards the nearest fight. Apart from sports, Graham ' s academic career has been reasonably successful, passing with the minimum of effort, but still enjoying himself. During this past year everything has come to a head. He became a prefect, showing fairness all the time. Summing up his career; it was one constant party, with the occasional academic effort, Everyone will miss him, especially for his interest in baseball. Good luck in the future Graham, Appleby will Miss You (pun intended)! CHRIS THOMPSON In the five years CT has been at Appleby he has tried his hand in just about everything, and has been quite successful in just about everything. Included in his accomplishments are athletics, acting, operetta, sailing and debating. Academically, this gold Optimate club leader is constantly giving help to the rest of the Colley House grade 13 deck which he rules over as a prefect. It is very rare when Chris ' name is not found near the lop of any academic contest in which the school participates. Chris, a debating tie holder, was a very successful president of the debating society and built up one of the strongest junior teams the school has seen. In sports, Chris received his colours in football and was also a member of the first basketball and first rugby teams ch is year. Chris ' exceptional acting abilities were brought to stage in ' Ten Little Indians ' , ' The Jockey Club Stakes ' , ' Dial ' M ' for Murder ' and the operetta ' H.M.S. Pinafore ' . Chris has to be one of Appleby ' s busiest members. He can always be found taking charge and getting the school rolling in all kinds of activities. Chris ' many talents should allow him to fit very successfully into university Ufe, and we all wish him the very best. JEFFWANNAMAKER You ' ve been there while he ' s playing. You know what it feels like. Like a smile from a good pal or a kiss from your girl, it makes you wonder that you ever worried, it stops time at a pleasant moment. You think; Where did that come from, I ' ve been there all the time. It just took the right person to find it. And he ' s still a young lad. He ' s not got where he ' s going yet. I hope he takes a long time to get there because you can tell he ' s enjoying it. You can see he ' s a young lad from the way he ' s pleased by just the day or a friendly remark, by his lack of distrust and his sociable spark. I ' ve seen him, in unguarded moments, playing in the leaves, or doing his stage tricks for unappreciative audiences and later, when he makes it, you ' ll say; He had it all along, it just took the right person to find him . RICHARD WOOLLEY Double double o , double 1 ' e ' ' y - Woolley ! Pronounce this with an English accent and you have a jingle that is as legendary as that of the Rolaid ' s commercial. This time however, the advertisement is for Richard Woolley - humanist, poet and, in his last year, a Walker House Prefect. It is so hard to do justice to Richard ' s career at the College, a full seven years, in so short an article as this. It is safe to say, however, that he has always stood out from the crowd - The Great Unwashed - in all aspects of College life. A good student and a gifted writer, Richard has always played a prominent role in Appleby ' s cultural societies. In sports, he has played for many of the school ' s football and rugby teams. I remember Richard most, however for his fine sense of humour and his unique personality. Richard knows how to live, and moreover, he knows how to live well -as well as you can in the colonies, anyway. Although the respectful title of Bwana would have met with his approval, he never wanted to push the obvious superiority of the British people so far as to make the natives restless - in the dormitory particularly. Yes, Richard is, in fact, the last of a special breed of Appleby boy - and his departure from the school will be felt as a singular loss. We wish him the best of luck in his future artistic endeavours.

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CHRIS RICKETTS Chris has been with us for only two years, but in that time he has become firmly entrenched as one of the school ' s biggest smiles. His brilliant set of teeth and his uninhibited nature made Chris a friend of virtually everyone in the school. From the moment that he first swept onto campus, Chris has been extremely active in all facets of school life. A good student, he earned his Gold Optimates pin this year. In sports, Chris has been on the 2nd Hockey Team for two seasons, run with the Harriers and played tennis. When not in the classroom or on the playing fields, Chris could often be found on the stage, practicing his extroversion in Pride and Prejudice , Pirates of Penzance , or H.M.S. Pinafore (in which he had a lead). Chris was also made a Debating Tie-Holder for his efforts in arranging our weekly debates and for his not inconsiderable facility in this pursuit. The most im- portant thing about Chris, however, is that he is a fun person. He is one of those fellows with whom it is simply impossible to get angry. A quick smile and indefatigable good humour are real assets and ones with which Chris has graced Appleby during his regrettably short stay here. We all hope he has enjoyed these two years as much as we have enjoyed spending them with him, and we wish him the best the future has to offer. MIKE ROBERTS Mike, otherwise known as ' Milo Papple, ' has only been with us at the college for one year. If he had been here any longer, the mind boggles at what he might have accomplished. Mike ' s terrific sense of humour, his good nature, and his fantastic, absolutely amazing, luck could have taken him to un- dreamed of heights. As it was, Milo achieved distinction as captain of our school sailing team, fore most member of the illustrious society ' BISCUIT ' (Breakfast is Completely Unnecessary If Tired) and managed, between meals, to astound everyone who knew him. It has been suggested that Mike ' s love - his turtle dove - sent from above should also be given an Old Boy ' s Tie. She was here more than he was. Lucky? Me? says Mike. The only reason they never caught Ab was because I always put a Do Not Disturb sign on my door. We don ' t need to wish you good luck in the future - you are already far ahead of us in that regard. DAN SELL Dan has been here at the Apple for five years. Besides finding out that Dan has a tendency to act a little strange at times, we also found out that he must be one of the hardest workers ever to go through the school. This hard work has paid off and Dan has been on the Unsupers list since Grade 9. Dan has also been active in other areas, and being a breast-stroker, he swam for the First Team in the I.S.S.A. championship season of 1977. Dan has also played in the squash league and this year enjoyed a membership with the exclusive Grade 13 Golf and Country Club. Dan also played half-back on the First Football Team for three years and will always be remembered not only for his destruction of the other team but also for the strange way in which the fog affects him. When you leave here Dan, may these words remind you of the good times you ' ve had, and we wish you the best of luck in the future. FRAAANK! PAUL STONEHAM Paul has been with us for five busy years. He has always been a conscientious member of the com- munity, always willing to put out and get things going. In athletics, Paul received his colours this year for football, a sport he has been playing for four years. He also masqueraded as a fish for the Swim Team for four years. In the Spring, Paul has always played rugby, spending his last two years as a valuable member of the 1st XV. Off the playing field, Paul is a consistent and diligent student. This year he was a steady prefect in Colley House. This year Paul was also a mainstay member of the debating society, representing the school in several Tournaments. During the summer, Paul is a sailing instructor and he put his talents in this activity to good use by being a charter member of the .Appleby College Sailing Club. The last two years, Paul has been the A.C.S.C. ' s commodore, which is a yachtsman ' s extremely grand way of denoting the fellow who organizes and runs things. But in twenty years time, if the positions held and the glories won are all forgotten, what we will remember about Paul is his laudable contributions to the school, given in the spirit which makes Appleby College a group of friends.

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JIM COXON In the dark, dark interior of Colley House, there is a room on a creaky, wooden-floored deck. In that room hides Jim Coxon. Why is Jim hiding? Some people would be quick to say that he is hiding because he is from Newfoundland. But if you ask me, I ' d say he ' s hiding from his fans. His fans? you ask. Yes! his fans. Imbue has lots of fans. The students are his fans because they ' ve came to know and respect Jim as a friendly sort of guy. The coaches are Jim ' s fans because they marvel at Jim ' s athletic prowess. The teachers are big fans of Jim because they thrive on his schoolwork. And then there ' s his biggest fan - Me! But he ' s hiding most of all from me because I want to interview him so I can write an Argus blurb on him. But Jim is the last person in the world who would want to tell me about himself. So really all that I ' ve said is what I know to be true, not what I ' ve been told. Best of Luck JUMBO. 4f BOB MAXWELL Bob Maxwell must be one of the youngest graduates ever to leave Appleby, and this is definitely a tribute to his academic prowess. He arrived here at the age of 9, starting in grade four and skipping grade six. He is now graduating from grade 12 and entering the University of British Columbia, a scholastic accomplishment in itself. Behind the scenes. Bob was indispensable, helping at the dances and continuously fixing the many things that keep going wrong at Appleby. In the area of athletics Bob was not especially keen (although he tried ), preferring to spend his time off the playing field and either in the Physics Lab or the Computer Room. Bob has been instrumental in the success of all computer-related activities at Appleby and he was personally responsible for the Electronics Club. His love for the sciences helped him achieve impressive results in those subjects, and his general scholastic proficiency enabled him to keep his marks high, which always placed him near the top of every class. We know Bob will have no trouble succeeding at U.B.C. and we wish him well. TIM PIKE In a place called Michigan, there was one called Tim Pike. And in a placed called Ontario, there was Appleby College. And at that time, it seemed clearer than crystal that things in general were settled forever. But then the two came together. And, in the manner of some powerful chemical reaction, the two bubbled and fizzed away. And then, almost unexpectedly, they seperated, leaving each other both changed forever. Without a doubt, Tim caused a lot to fizz and bubble in his six years here. Whether he was crashing through the defense, smashing a squash ball, speeding up the wing, rugby ball in hand, doing his schoolwork, or getting himself into general mischief, Tim could be counted on to make people and things fizz and bubble. Some might write Tim off and have him walk into the sunset. But I would rather have him walk into a brilliant sunrise. Good-luck Tim. Good-luck World!