Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Slogan Editors Editor-in-Chief Patti Thomson Assistant Editor-in-Chief Ginny Morris Advertising Editor Suzanne Thompson Junior School Editor Shelley Gunton Lay-out Editor Katherine MacBean Assistant Lay-out Editor Kim Merrill Literary Editor Maggie Kilgour Photography Editor Lynn Bongard Assistant Photography Editor Jane Quinnhill Sports Editor Daphne Seagram Staff Advisors Miss Kenny Miss Morden Miss Stapleton

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Editorial By dictionary definition a yearbook is only a book giving statistics and data of tne preceeding year. But surely this past school year has not been one that could be summed up in mere facts and figures. Had the editors covered the pages which follow with strictly written accounts of the events of the past nine months we would not have illustrated a very realistic glimpse of life at Branksome. It is Branksome in action that we have tried to cap- ture. The Slogan is what you have made it through your contributions, participation and enthusiasm. It is a reflection of YOUR year at Branksome that we have endeavoured to portray. This year has seen many changes, the foremost being in the person of Miss Roach. She has returned to fill a new role and to experience Branksome as no other graduate has ever done before. In assuming her posi- tion of leadership, Miss Roach has met the challenge of a new school with a warm and sincere attitude. The true spirit of the graduating class, of all the classes and of the teams is not in the posed photo- graphs but in the candid shots we have sprinkled liber- ally throughout. These are glimpses of Branksomites as they really are, scoring on the courts or hollering on the sides, with kilts rolled, socks down and ties hang- ing at half-mast. For isn ' t that what Branksome really is? And surely the members of staff are sometimes more naturally depicted when least expecting to be caught by a camera! The task of giving you a vivid and realistic memory of your schoolyear has not been an easy one. It has been a concerted effort by a wide variety of indivi- duals and a real lesson in working together. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the fine work of Mr. M. Spencer and of our photographers Mr. H. Robinson and Mr. D. Robinson. But moreover my deepest thanks must go to all the Editors for their support in the great battle against deadlines, to our staff advisors for their infinite patience and to my own resident typist for her hours of hard work. In glancing through the following pages, I realize what a memorable year this has been for me. I hope there are others who also share these feelings. Patti The cover was designed by Pam Johns, Grade 13

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Dear Branksome, You all have something in common, whether you are from China, Canada, England or Tim- time you will always have something in common — a year at Branksome. That one year is made up of many different experiences: Welcoming Miss Roach back to Branksome as a head mistress instead of as a student. Cheering together at inter-school sports or cheering against each other at inter-clan and class games. Celebrating the end of exams and consoling or congratulating each other over the results. Finding that you are assigned to scrubbing the overpass for your Prefect ' s hour and making the job go faster by scrubbing each other as well. Going to a dance with a friend and after the long bus ride finding that you are the only ones tall enough for each other. Being able to say that you have lived a whole year together and are still relatively sane. Walking home from swimming with wet hair because the dryers won ' t work and finding our braids frozen stiff when you get there. Making your first announcement in Prayers and being asked to repeat it by the people at the back of the gym after you have already run off the stage. Being in a play and having to compete with the radiators to make yourself heard. Going on a diet and finding out that it ' s Ram- abai Week. Screaming in adoration to the vibes of the Freaky Strawberries. Putting these fragments together you get a year at ' Branksome. There are so many sensations which are experienced, happiness, sadness, friendship, hatred, indigestion, that one would be unable to mention everything. But whatever, you have all had a year where friendships have Deen made and life nas been shared. I thank you all for my most unforgettable year at Branksome. meet next year or in thirty years Love, Meg