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

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is gl NN CIC We 65 P SY My final message in the Yearbook. lt will, in actual fact, be the last during the Russell era. The editor has told me that after a decade of service to the school . . . feel free to write as much as you like , and she also told me that the theme is to be WE'VE GOT CLASS! . . . and I COULD NOT AGREE MORE. For me this is a year of looking over the ten years of my term as the school's Head- master. So much has hap- pened. The facility itself would be virtually unrecognizable to former students who return for a visit. The physical plant is outstanding and few schools, if any, can boast of such features as a Computer Laboratory, a 13,000 volume library and two well-equipped gymnasiums . . . and much, much more. Over the years I have seen the enrollment grow from the two hundred range to in excess of three hundred and forty students and there are REAL waiting lists for places, par- ticularly in the Junior school. Most importantly, l have been most encouraged by the measurable improvement in academic standards. We are second to none in this regard and our graduating students are sought after by the best universities in Canada. Surely, there is no better testimony to the dedicated, caring staff than this fact . . . for when all is said and done, it is the teachers who hold the key . . .and here we are definitely well and truly served with distinction. I confess to liking the theme of this Yearbook. At Balmoral

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i Balmoral Kali Svrhnnl Flint Girls LE!! 1986 GRADUATES Ava Adams Kristine Banerjee Nancy Cipryk Jillian Condra Janice Ding Wanda Dixon Nancy Ellis Joelle Foster Josephine Fu Onalee Hawkins Angela Hilland Susan Hossack Josephine Kati Monica Lisafeld Leslie Malkin Carol McCullough Cheryl Melosky Tamara Moore Ruth Morse Paula Mottley Parita Patel Carolyn Seale Stephanie Smith Shilpa Soni Tannis Steiman Neelam Vohora Audra Wiese it ALUMNAE OFFICE 630 WESTMINSTER AVE., WINNIPEG, MAN,F13C 3ST TELEPHONE l204l 772-1267 JUNE, 1986 flvlmageicvlzag This message is about people. Because people, above all else, are about care, passion, perception, leadership, listening, commitment, zest, energy, enthusiasm - and love. So you say, what does that have to do with me? Simply put, just this: Balmoral Hall has equipped you to go on to your next life experience carrying an impressive arsenal of these personal attributes to deal with life and with those people who are, or will be, a part of your life. Subtly, occasionally forcefully, those who directed your life at Alumnae receptions, held in seven cities across Canada in the spring of 1986, brought together many alums of B. H. Rupertfs Land and Riverbend Schools. Pictured above at the luncheon reception at Stornowmr in Ottawa are Geills Kilgour Turner Balmoral Hall dedicated themselves to the development of you as a person, someone who can now inner direct your own life, someone who can be her own person, who can make connections. One cannot put a price on the superior education you have had But ycgi, someday, will. And, when you do, we, in the Alumnae Association of Balmoral Hall, hope that your feelings Will guide you to make the contribution in kind to help those graduates who come along behind you. The Alumnae Association is proud of its Alma Mater. Balmoral Hall, to us, represents the nnest training ground BH 'se any Cleftj and Clara for leaders of the future. You represent Wongnunmng BH '71- that future and We congratulate you on your accomplishlnents. Meliora Petens - seeking better things - will be your byword, your guiding light. We hope you will seek those better things through people. On behalf of the Alumnae Association at Balmoral Hall, I send you our best wishes - and God's speed. Sincerely, 5 , P.S. The Balmoral Hall Alumnae Association will host its first-ever - -- REUNION '87 May 8, 9, 10, 1987 inwinnipeg Joy S. Mcpialpmid, Let's see you there cele- Balmoral Hall '56 K I '81 it BAH 1111

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E 3 5 r YU I Hall we do have CLASS . . . we can hold our heads up high. At a Conference of In- dependent Schools which I attended recently, the topic of evaluation dominated the programme. One expert from the National Association of Independent Schools QUSAQ made this observation . . . You can tell how well a school is functioning as soon as you walk along the corridors . . . if the vibes are right and you have a good feeling about the place, rest assured all is well. I know Christmas 1984 qLeftl Fall Barbeque 1985 IBelowl , -we -sc, this is true of Balmoral Hall and many, many visitors have made such a comment. There is a happy, trusting environment and a sense of co-operation. This is what sets the school apart:THlSlSCLASS! I know that I am leaving a school in good shape, and I have that personal satisfaction of a job well done. I shall miss the daily round of dealing with the various factions that make up the school family and I hope that my successor will have as much pride in the fs. A school as I have had over the years. It is not hard to get to love the halls of Balmoral and l leave you with this final word The secret of success is work! Don't let yourselves down . . . for we pass this way but once. Bless you all, Sincerely yours, I Nl ASIA. N. THOMAS RUSSELL