Balmoral Hall School - Optima Anni Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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31 Dear Braemar: It is hard to believe that my last year at Balmoral Hall is drawing to a close. This year has been an unforgettable one for me and I shall always ref member the good times we have had together! As Head of our House I have come to know you all and love you in spite of the fact that our names are found more often than not gracing the pages of the conduct book. But your good spirit and sense of humour made even our Saturday morning days of redemption fun. You have achieved a great deal this year. Although we did not win the cup on Sports Day we ran hard and jumped high so that many Braemar names appeared near the top of the list. Later in the Christmas term we played a series of volleyball matches, in which Braemar placed second. At Christmasftime we also tied for a wellfearned first place in uniform. In the Easter term, our seniors placed second in basketball. You all contributed to the House in the Literary Competition, and most of us made a valiant attempt to complete the Library Quiz which the Library Executive conf cocted. The Junior Skating races were also great fun. We have embarked on the pingfpong tournaf ment and are all awaiting the outcome. We still have baseball and swimming and I know you will do your best in both. I would like to thank our wonderful Sports' Captain, jennifer Young. Without her help we could never have carried on. Thank you too, Beryl Hoare, our Prefect. Your loyalty and support in every House effort has been indispensable. Thanks is due also to our staff members, Mrs, McEwen, Mrs. Dennis, Mrs. Miller, Miss Klimack, Miss Macdougall, and Mrs. Thomson. And now I would like to thank every one of you-for your enthusiasm, your support, and your everfpresent help when I needed you most! I am proud of you all - from the littlest grade four to the biggest grade eleven, each of you who wears a blue pin has proven yourself a true l'Braemarite. You have all given something of yourself to the House, whether it was your bubbly personality that kept us from being discouraged when things looked blackest, your ability to make 10096 in French, or your skill in making a basket from the middle of the court, you gave something that was you You are a wonderful group of girls -I shall miss you all and I will never forget you. I wish you and your House Head, whoever she may be, good luck next year and always! With all my love, KATHY Head of Braemar BRAEMAR HOUSE THIRD ROVV-K. Fahlman CHead of Housel ,G. Morris, C. A. Cory, J. Katz, P. Moss. Ii. A. Mclfarland, C. Slir-pard. D. Lee. C. Glesby, D. Macnamara, J. Evans, J. Young, T. Butler, B. Hoare. SECOND ROW-VV. lNIcPherson, K. Kaufmann, C. Steele, J. Burton, D. VVhite, C. Yates, J. Mercer, L. Wilson, F. Wilson, L. Watson, H. Miller, N. A. Eaton, D. INIr'Naugliton, D, VVliit0, FRONT ROW-C. Lount, D. Cruse, N. Russell, M. Blurray, N. Baker, E. Clough, L, Folliott. ABSENT-B. Payne.

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30 BALLATER HOUSE FOURTH ROVV-fJ, Callie, S, Donaldson, IC. Kilgour, G. Hive, G. Allman, S. Kelsey, A. Ie Maistre, S. Mack, NI. Ford, M. Gillespie, J. Ross, H. Smith, G. McLaughlin. lHe-acl of Housel. THIRD RUVV-A Sellers, B. Gillespie, G, f'ernol1lavc-k, S. Salzberg, D. lXIathewson, XXI. Cross, P. Dalgleish, BI. Fisher. SECOND RUW-I.. Lear-li, K. Jones, Ii. HOKE-nty, J. Thorkelsson, NI. Chant, J. Berry, L. Colville. FRONT ROVV-K. Zoltok, J, Sutherland, J. Bloody, J. Sellers, A. Meliean. ABSENT-NI, Hur-lnarian. H. Campbell, BI. Thomas, BI. VViley. Ballater House The House on The Sloping Hill Dear Ballater: Once more we have reached the end of a school year, and as we say our goodbyes we think back over the many memories this year has given us. In our track and field day Ballater did very well to have placed second, and I would like to commend Pat Dalgleish for winning the intermediate chamf pionship. Volleyball was a bit later on in the season and we managed to secure third position in the House league. In basketball, after Christmas, our senior team rallied for a wellfearned third position, and our junior team played for second place. After Easter there will be the completion of the ping pong tournament, and the annual swimming meet. At Christmas, Ballater placed Hrst in both work and conduct, which was an accomplishment we can well be proud of. How I remember our Saturday morning detentions! To Mrs. Little, our staff advisor, and to Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. Coulter, Mrs. Bancroft, Miss Wilmot, and Miss McMillan I extend a sincere thank you for always standing behind us when we needed help or advice. Also, I would like to thank Jane Ross our sports captain, Marg. Gillespie our Secretary, and Shelagh Kelsey our uniform rnonif tress for the fine work they have done this year. And now, Ballater, I want to thank you for the wonderful support and loyalty, you have given me this year, and for your keen enthusiasm in support' ing our house. Xkfhether it was working off a conduct point or busily thinking of answers for the library quiz you all did it cheerfully and it was good fun for all of us. To next year's house head I say-you've got a wonderful lot of girls. I hope you get as much pleasure and enjoyment out of working with them as I did. Love to you all, and God bless you. GALE MCLAUGHLIN, Head of Ballater

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32 CRAIG GOWAN IX TIIIC 'l'llICI'I-N. Moffat., B. xxYI'f'I1Sll3.ll. B. Nichol. lfUl'liTlI ROW-.I. Blight, C, Stirling, L. Funnell, S. Peers, A, Dykes, M. Lazareck, A. Weinstein, D. Elwood, CY .-X, Fields, L. Stephen, B. McRae tllead of Housel. THIRD RUNV-f'. Triinlilf-, P. Hampton, N. VVQ-bb, NI, Dowse, K. Arniytage, J, Stevenson, G. Jac-obson, M, Dyker, B Sidgwit-k, K. Fox. SICFUND IUJVV-L. Band. S. Riley, B. VVliiti-, B. Le Beau, C. Kelsey, R, Stewart. FliUN'l' IUJVV-S. Funnell, L. Swaflield, G. Long, J. Alexander, S, Huggard. ABSICNT-li, A. Ailkens, S. Averliacli, YV. Bracken, S. Evans. N. Clenser. Dear Craig Gowan: As another year draws to a close I want to thank you alleGrade IV to Grade XII-for the loyal support that you have given me. We have welcomed many new girls who have quickly acquired the Craig Gowan spirit and helped our House. We have shone particularly in athletics this year. On Sports Day your keen enthusiasm was shown by placing first. Congratulations to Carol Stirling, Monica Dowse and Gail Long for their success in this day's events. We played volleyball hard in October and managed to win the cup at the end of the term. During the Easter term we won all our basket' ball games placing Hrst again for the second year. Here, I would like to thank everyone who attended practices so regularly. This term, Craig Gowans, we have the Swim' ming Meet, Softball and the PingfPong finals to look forward to. In the skating races I was pleased to see many juniors and intermediates participating The pingfpong is not yet finished, but I am very pleased to see that a number of us have won our matches. We came first in the Library Quiz, with Barbara Wrenshall obtaining the highest score. Before I close I should like to extend my special thanks to Mrs. Chown, and to Miss Lucas, Miss Oswald, Mrs. Byrne and Mrs. Keogh for their helpful advice and support. I would also like to thank Joanne Blight, our Sports Captain, Carol Trimble, our Secretary and Naomi Genser, our Uniform Monitress for their very great help during this year. It has been a wonderful honour and privilege to be your Head and it is an experience I shall never forget. Goodbye, Craig Gowans, and I wish all the very best to you and your Head next year. I hope to come back and see you often. Love to you all, BETTY MCRAB, Head of Craig Gowan