Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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profound changes in his own country, will be missed, at least, since he is going to Carleton to take architecture, we ought to see him on Old Boys' Weekends - and one has the feeling that is a good thing. Winston came to Ashbury from Hong Kong in 1976 and his quick grasp to local lingo la dialect called Ashbury College Boarding Flat International Englishj plus his prowess on the first football team and his high academic standing won him everyone's respect. He has sat quite a few math contests successfully, run the cleaning company, served on the refugee committee and been a prefect, he has, as you can see, a well- rounded character lwe don't call him 'Tank' for nothingl. He says he relaxes by reading and by listening to folk or classical music. After taking business at U of T he would like to suc- ceed his father in the family business. Where there is a WALL, there's a way. WINSTGN TENC When not in the Windsor, Bob is either playing soccer, basketball or softball. An accomplished soccer player, Bob has won the MVP for the Second Soccer Team twice and the MVP for the First. Besides his duties as prefect, he served on the Board of Stewards as Chairman for the Acropolite Committee, Bob has travelled to Czechoslovakia and Hungary as part of the March Trip. Next year Bob hopes to go to Western or Mount A to take business and Commerce in preparation for a career in the business world. lf we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future. Sir Winston Churchill ROBERT SMITH lohn, who has been here a number of years, has devoted a lot of time and ability to the soccer teams - playing for the Second and First Teams with enthusiasm and skill. john is also on the Board of Stewards, where he serves as Chairman of the Worship Committee. During the summer, john is fairly active at a summer camp for handicapped children. Where he will go next year, he is not certain yet, or of what he will take. A solid member of the school, john is a likeable guy who is always ready for something new and exciting. lOHN WENKOFF i 27

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fSee Qneto P. 253: Between sleeping and weekend life, Brian finds time to play for the First Hockey and Soccer Teams, and with quite a bit of skill - he won MVP for the junior Hockey. His highlights in- clude breaking his leg, Friday afternoons, and rooming with 'Skid' Morrison. Having a rather independent nature, Brian is impatient to get out and do what I want to do. Next year he is planning to set up stakes at either McGill or Concordia to take Business Administration, his ambition is to operate his own business. The writers of these profiles must assume a reverential tone when dealing with lames and students like him who have been at Ashbury 8 years. Let it be said: he is loyal and active and a whizz at maths. He lists, for example, soccer, rowing, Weightlifting and squash as his physical activities and the iAMEs PUTTICK Science Club, Drivers' Education the and Nanno challenged the world in the 1980 Ashbury Car Rally - and wonl, electronics and chess as his more intellectual actvities. In 1979, james placed 5th in Canada in the Euclid Math Contest. With his keen interest in classical music the plays in the Ashbury bandl, he is clearly a well-rounded person. We will miss his cheerful presence as he sets off for Waterloo to take Computer Programming, Although this is lan's first year he has added much to the boarding flats. His interests in weightlifting, small engines, Lamborghinis and Led Zeppelin have kept many boarders in good spirits. lan highlights calculus classes with Mr. Stableford. Pumpkin Ball Tournaments on the top flat also helped the year go by. He says Ashbury students are a great bunch. Next year he plans to go to The University of Texas to take Mechanical Engineering. Life is like climbing a hill,' either you reach a high point today or you exercise your muscles in order to reach a higher point tomorrow. Amir is larger than life: when the Village People sang 'Macho Man' it must have been about Amir who likes discos, motorcycles and weekends. His weekday occupations include football, swimming and rowing. His quiet side can be seen in the chess club on Tuesday afternoons, his theatrical side will be remembered from the beauty contest in the Talent Show. His colorful presence, usually cheerful, even in the face of The three equations are equivalent equations.

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JOHN WILEY Alphonso has, he cheerfully agrees, enjoyed his three years at Ashbury, especially, he points out, the atmosphere created by staff and students. He has played soccer and baseball and has participated in the Science Club as well as The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, his hobbies also include coin collecting, fishing, target shooting and listening to hard rock. He plans to attend Waterloo or Queen's to read Chemical Engineering, Happy is the man that findeth wisdom.. .and everyone that retaineth her. Solomon 28 ln 1977, Ashbury was honoured with the presence of this budding biochemist who, upon arrival, quickly established himself as an intregral part of the rowing team. john went on to participate in the Art Club, the Science Club, swimming and skiing. He found, he says, that the low point of each week was the Monday morning assembly but he speaks favourably of Ashbury education in general- even without the girls who, he suggests, create a necessary and pleasurable confusion. After Guelph, he hopes for a career in nutrition, The smartest man is he who can learn from the mistakes of others. l ALPHONSO ZAIDI Tony's four years at the school have left a favourable im- pression on him: Leaving Ashbury is as hard as coming into it, he admits. While he is a good student - winning awards in chemistry and general proficiency - he also enjoys playing tennis, soccer, and softball. In his spare time he takes up chess or photography, but his favourite hobby is electronics, the latter interest underlines his choice of Electrical Engineering at U of T or Queens'. Tony believes that Ashbury's sense of community is the key to its success. TONY YUAN