Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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Raymond comes to Ashbury for 1 year and has played tennis and done weight training while being a keen member of the Mathematics Club in Carleton University. There are two things he enjoys most: popular music and the time spent in the chemistry lab just before the lesson. His discernment is further seen in his statement of a basic philosophy: Our common goal is to become a civilized man. As he leaves to take Engineering at Queen's, we wish him luck, and thank him for his civilized contribution to this school. CORD SMITH RAYMON D TSE Ashbury has been graced with this gentleman's presence since 1978. He has served diligently on the Board of Stewards and highlights of his sojourn with us include room raids, his 19th birthday isee page 603, and his first tete-a-tete with Mr. Niles. His appreciation of music has reached the heights of southern rock 'n roll and English punk - that's cool. The discipline at Ashbury so impressed Cord that he has decided to further his studies at Royal Rhodes. Good luck NATO! lf I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? TODD WILLIAMSON Hailing from Cornwall, Todd's'career at Ashbury spans five years. He keeps in shape with soccer, downhill ski racing and discoing in Montreal. Don't ask me, I only work here may indicate his sense of humour but not his approach to being a prefect this past year - an approach marked by diligence and understanding. He was also a member of the Board of Stewards while participating in community service and in the chapel as a server. Small classes, attentive teachers and Mr. Niles' history classes constitute some of Todd's more memorable moments at the school. Todd is aiming for medicine at Queen's. Try your hardest and enjoy yourself.

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Herman is truly part of the international flavour at Ashbury. Upon his arrival in 1978, from the Netherlands, we learned about his adventures in Vietnam. The school band has never been the same since he brought his unique drum skills to it, providing each practice with an intriguing solo that Herman insists is the highlight of his musical career every time he does it. Medicine at Utrecht is his present ambition. A promise made is a debt unpaid. Mitch, about whom we said nice things when he graduated last year, came back for more - so here goes: he is still active in community service programs, in the chapel, and in political issues such as selling Solidarnosc buttons for a Polish Com- HERMAN VAN ROII EN MitchlCOnt'dl mittee in Torontog Mitch continues to champion The Who - as well as the social cause iand one of fundamental concern to alll - of two-ply toilet tissue at Ashbury. One highlight of his career was finding his five foot python in james Posman's bed fwhen he thought she had gone for goodj. Another would be rescuing two litters of rats from the hands of Mr. Varley: all of which suggests how Mitch gets involved, Matt is originally from jamaica but now lives in Ireland. In his first year, last year, he became known as the heckler of the MITCH ROSENBERC Matt iCont'dJ flats with his saying You re all WACO! The smoking area 'social club' is a haven of sanity for him as are the slopes of Camp Fortune. Another refuge is new wave rock which he plays especially loudly on Friday afternoons fa cherished memory, he saysl. The undefeated football season and C.ord's 19th are additional highlights. Matt insists that he wants to go everywhere, do everything and see everyone - an ambition that he hopes medicine at U of T will further. And one more thing: he never wants to hear the word basically again. The world has received fair warning!

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Mike has spent 1 year at Ashbury, involving himself in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Program lSilver levell, the rowing team, the band, and sailing, in addition, he has drawn ex- cellent posters for a variety of special occasions such as the Ottawa Police Chorus and Ashbury Outreach. Clearly, he has served his school well in just one year! Mike tells us that he has found the school very dynamic with lots of enthusiasm for sports and other extracurricular ac- tivities. He balances this praise by saying that while there's lots of joking and horsing around, some people do not think before they speak, and he advises others to try not to cut other people down. We wish him every success in his goal of being an architect. MIKE FREKE Chris was goalie on both the Senior Soccer Team and the Senior Hockey Team. He also participates in the Community Service Program and the Chapel in school, and outside he enjoys travelling, swimming and sailing, bowling and skiing. He has won prizes in grade nine French and History. He is most impressed with Ashbury's international flavour - a facet of life here that he learned to appreciate, perhaps, by going with 'jeep' Green on Mediterranean trips in the March break. Chris intends to study languages in Mexico next year. RAY BERTRAND CHRIS WRIGHT ALEXANDE R HGUSE Great minds think alikeg fools seldom differ. Arriving at Ashbury in 1979, Ray, a Montreal native, im- mediately began to carve himself a notch in Ashbury's history. He is well-known for his good nature and contagious laugh - the combination of which is responsible for the disruption of numerous classes. On the football field he is known for his ability to catch anything thrown in his general direction. His love of athletics is further illustrated by his being a member of the Ottawa Freestyle Team in skiing and by his work as a trampoline coach. He will study environmental matters at Carleton University.