Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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Jeff came to Ashbury this year with such varied interests as gymnastics, water polo, cross-country skiing and bartending listed among his hobbies. Football and track and field are his main athletic interests in '83-'84. In the former, he gave the Senior Football Team con- siderable 'break open' power, running one play, in fact, 112 yards for a touchdown. He is aiming for Science at Queen's. You get what you get when you gofor it. JEFF OUTERBRIDGE Lisa came in 1982 from Lisgar feeling that her sense of adventure would be challenged here, she was not wrong, as her contributions indicate. She was on the Sailing and the Tennis Teams, cross-country skiid and did weight training. Her high points included Doc Hopkins' Chemistry class fwith B-LJ, mathematics, and, both the teachers and the students all of whom, she finds, create Ashbury's friendly atmosphere. She intends to go to U of T next year for Arts, l then Law. Imagine all the people living in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one. Someday you'll join us and the world will live as one. Uohn Lennonj LISA POWELL Michael, has been at Ashbury since 1977. He has been an avid member of the chess team since 1981 lmascot in '8lJ. But in 1982 was promoted to a full fledged member of the team 14th boardl. Michael is also very involved with computer pro- gramming, using the computer to do his homework as often as possible. ln 1983 he won a scholarship from the Ontario Heart Foundation to work with a Cardiologist during the summer. He deems 'Raft- ing' as one of his more preferred hobbies along with reading Garfield. His sports include Junior Football and rowing. He plans to study medicine eventually. .UICHA EL SER OPIA N Jamie smiles and chuckles Smith is from Calgary and has played football and hockey for his two years here lbecoming Captain of the senior hockey team this yearj. He has also represented the school at the Forum For Young Canadians and lists his winning of the John Biewald Trophy and the Senior Cross Country race lin record timel as highlights. Jamie has been that most welcome thing of all - a consistently cheerful presence that always gets the job done. I have nothing to regretg what's done is done, I have no excuse. tRocket Richardl JAMES SMITH

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DUl'1'Cf, in his first and last year at Ashbury lists sleeping as his main extra-curricular activity but claims to vary that by playing tennis and squash. I-Ie also enjoys snow- mobiling and photography with strong leanings towards rock and jazz music, too. His main ambition has been to arrive at homeroom on time. David suggests that the staff are a strong aspect of the school but that the dress code needs to be liberalized, as he says, a new winter coat would be welcome because green tents are not in style! tConsider it done, David. -I-Ieadmasterl. Murphy's Law sums up his attitude to life. Next year, he would like to take Engineer- ing at Queen's. DA VID MOORES Sandy has been at Ashbury since 1975, winning the MVP lMcAnulty Trophyl Award last year in basketball, playing soccer tthe team won the LCC Tournament in 19823 and polishing his game of golf- his game, quite possibly, being good enough for a scholarship to university next fall. The basketball tournaments are the highpoints of his year along with white water rafting. Sandy has warm words for the staff-student relations at the school and for the philosophy he finds inculcated or absorbed through small classes here - namely, to strive to do better. Sandy will probably major in Business Studies in the States. SA ND Y .W OR TON Bari-Leigh came to Ashbury in 1982 and distinguished herself in Track and Field here, finally placing sixth in the City Meet QZOOMJ. She also plays volleyball but is a particularly avid supporter of the Senior basketball team tshe is their official scorerj. Her high points are Doc Hops, Chemistry class lwith L.P.J, G.G.T.W., Uncle Bob and life in general. She is one grade 13 graduate whose common sense and cheerfulness have added immeasurably to the whole school. Next year she will take Arts at Queen's. Your dreams are your reality, make them come true. ' BA Rl-LEIGH MYERS Krista was co-editor of the Ashburian and a member of the Senior Choir in her first year at Ashbury. She played on the Tennis Team while also participating in squash and rowing. Her hobbies are reading, music and downhill skiing - her taste in music being very eclectic lclassical to funk, - but not hard rock! J. She thoroughly enjoyed watching school football games this fall, as well as taking in DDL's English classg above all, she says people are the key to Ashbury. John Hosper's Philosophi- l cal Analysis is a book which marks an in- tellectual watershed for her. As for the future, Business, Law and Liberal Arts all beckon. KRISTA NICHOLDS

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Andy by all means has been the school's prize Westerner. In his five years at Ashbury he has won the grade 9 Geo- graphy award, the Memorial Cup and, in his final year, was named as the prefect head of Connaught House. At 6'2 'Cuoldilocks' has been a key figure in both basketball las centrel and in football qwhere he was quarterbacklg in fact, Andy has held the MVP for basketball since 1981. He praises the sports, the academics and the staff at Ashbury and is happy to hear that the school is do- ing something about its weak point - a gym. All work and no play makes a dull boy out of 'A.J. '. A ND Y THOMSON This has been Anna's first year at Ashbury, where she has been extremely busy with the Senior Choir and being stage manager of the January play, and always on the run for meals and classes etc. The highpoints of her career at Ashbury were sitting at the head table, raiding the boys, flats and Rafting and sail- ing. She speaks highly of the book A Woman of Substance. She sums up her life with the quotes could be tense and, especially, It's not my faulty! was born that way. Next year: U. of T. to study genetics. A NNA CHANDLER WOOLLCOMBE Ali prides himself on being the first Turkish student at Ashbury where he has 'taken the waters' for the last four years. Actually, his enthusiastic par- ticipation on both the Junior and Senior Soccer teams has added greatly to their success - both on the field and after the games! The coach describes him as being a scavenger Cin hockey 2 good in the corners J and good at penalty shots. In addition, he played guard for Ashbury's Senior Basketball Team. Ali is also Chairman of the Outreach Committee on the Board of Stewards and is in- volved with sailing, nationally. A full life! He concludes that the friendships he has formed here will be lifelong. If you live life right, Lyfe always comes to you. A Ll BILGEN Brian has been an energetic and cheerful boarder during his two year stay at Ashbury. He has spent most of his life in Hong Kong and was thus initially shocked by Canada's winters C'What's snow? J. Brian has been a dedicated member of the Ashbury Tennis Team, and was its captain in '83. He enjoys swimming, jogging and weight training. Next year, Brian plans to attend Carleton University for its highly touted Architecture pro- gramme. In ac- cordance with this plan, he feels that one should take up the challenge and go for it' BRIAN CHUANG