Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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JOSEE LACASSE Josee was born in Hull, Quebec, and has travelled extensively there, in all seriousness, she enjoys travelling and has been to the U.S.A., Mexico and various countries in Europe. Her hobbies include skiing, golfing and reading fshe currently favours books about peace and the problem of child abusel. She has also taken part in the aerobics program at Ashbury. Josee mentions that her most remarkable teacher was M. Pelletier and that the highlight of the year, so far, was the Christmas holiday. She sums up her attitude by saying Life is beautiful - a BETH LITTLE Beth was born in Quebec City, but has been living in Ottawa for five years. She chose to complete her final two years at Ashbury. Her favourite pastimes include horseback riding, skiing, and quietly observing those around me . . She has enjoyed the small size of Ashbury, as it has enabled her to get to know many people, and to have made many friends. Next year she plans to study at university. Aurevoir tout le mond . Beth leaves us with this quatraine from A.A. Milne: I can think whatever I like to think, I can play whatever I like to play, I can laugh whatever I like to laugh, There 's nobodv here but me. view that Josee will always hold true. She plans a trip to Europe and University in '87 ANDREW MARCUS Andrew has attended Ashbury since grade nine and is happy to be on his way out. He considers some of his highlights to be playing on the Senior Soccer Team, being the Head of the House, and serving as prefect, sleeping in on Monday mornings and canoeing on Thursday nights. In his spare time he can be found listening to music by the Sex Pistols, The Clash, The U.F. or ABBA. Next year he plans to attend a university somewhere in the hemisphere. ALEXANDRA MARTIN These quote summarize .-llli's stay at Ashbury: Hey you . . . You betcha . . . Bubba . . . Wanna shoot some baskets? . . . Zoomba warriors . . . Dinners at Calir de Lune. . . Friday night skiing . . . Black. . .Spare H8 . . . English teachers ...Essays . . . I'm on duty. . . The Team . . . P.N1. Institute of Partying. .. Don't even think about it buddy . . . Classics . . . Curb sitting . . . Dream Academy. . . History. . . Pizzas boiling. . . Ostrich-Bah . . . The Long Distance Feeling . . . Car Accident . . . Truth . . . lnfatuation . - . Hey little girl. . . Who ...said . . . that? Smile. . . I love you . .

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ANNA KAHAMA Anna is becoming a true internationalist, being the child of Diplomatic Corps parents who have seen service in England fwhere she was bornj, Tanzania and China - not excluding visits with them to the U.S.A., Hong Kong, Kenya, Ethiopia and various places in Europe. Anna says that sports and fitness generally are her main hobbies, a fact which is revealed in her contribution to Girls' Volleyball as well as in her participation in the weight training and aerobics program. Anna has been a calm and always cheerful presence at Ashbury. Her final word is, Sit still and watch it come. CLAUDIA KEON PHILIP KELLY Philip Kelly, bettern known as P.K.',, is definitely an Ashbury veteran, this last year his eighth. Throughout his Ashbury career he has contributed significantly to several sports teams. He ended his term here as co-captain of the Senior Soccer Team and as captain of the Senior Hockey Team, which went to Europe this year. His plans include a year off during which he will work on a sheep farm in Australia, and will travel throughout Asia and Europe. He then intends to follow the Business program at the University of Western Ontario. It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. St. Elsewhere. Though this was Claudia s first year at Ashbury, she did not let minor details like that get in the way. She will probably be remembered for her creative ideas on such matters as school work fit is now known as ''Oh-my-God-this-is-due-next- period-week J, Dunrobbin Cwe are all quite convinced that is really isn't that far outside Gttawal, and the Ashburian C'You wouldn't believe how good that yearbook is . . . J Though she expects to go on to medical school and become a doctor, expect Claudia to be around for years, pushing yearbooks on un- suspecting Old Boys. SHARIF KHAN SharU' came to Ashbury way back in ,78. In general his history here has been a pleasant one, except for the constant threat of detentions hanging over his head for being late. He has particularly enjoyed sports and actively participated in soccer, squash, and hockey, a highlight being when he co-captained the Junior Soccer team in grade eleven and was awarded the M.V.P. Sharif believes that to travel is to live and to leave Ashbury is to be free to live. His philosophy of life is summed up in the following quotation by Mr. Pelletier: La vie est trop serieuse pour la prendre serieusement.

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DAVIDSON MYERS Davidson came to Ashbury in grade nine and is happy, after his five-year stint, to be leaving Ashbury. Yet he admits that the discipline and many years of hard work have paid off in many ways. Davidson has always had a great interest in sports such as football. He was captain of the Junior Team. Other sporting in- terests include rugby, tennis, basketball, and soccer. Davidson would like to offer his thanks to all the teachers and friends who have helped him through bad times and through all the good times. ROBERT POSMAN Bob has been a six-year veteran of boarding life at Ashbury and prides himself on having survived the Stan the Man and Hank eras. He has participated enthusiastically in the football and curling teams. Among highlights here Bob includes the school trips to Europe. In grades eleven and twelve he assisted Mr. Lemele in organizing two ski trips to the Alps. Of course one of Bob's favourite pastimes was going to the infirmary, pretending to be ill in order to avoid tests. Next year Dirty Bobby will study Economics and Criminal Law at Concordia. MICHAEL PRETTY Mike arrived at Ashbury not knowing the meaning of the phrase, extra curricular activities . . . and has left with his back bent over. During his stay, he achieved his silver award in the Duke of Edinburgh Programme, served as a delegate and later became a member of the Planning Committee for the Student Commonwealth Conference. He was an organizer for Daffodil Day and for the Car Raffle in the Junior School. He also served on the Board of Stewards as editor of Information Ashbury. His sports commitments include football and cross-country skiing. KENNY PUN Kenny came to Ashbury three years ago and was amazed at how boring Canada is. Compared to Hong Kong, even Toronto is rather dull. However, after spending a few years in Ottawa, Kenny grew to like this place very much, except the disgusting snow Camen, Kennyj. As a devoted music fan, his favourites include Depeche Mode, Everything But the Girl, and Madonna. He plans to become an amateur disc-jockey, but would like to study computer science at Waterloo University.