Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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CLUBS Debating The Debating Society was first added to the list of Junior School activities in 1977. In its first year, people were reluctant to join this new and different club. Convincing students that this society was fun, interesting, enriching, and a really worthwhile way to spend an afternoon was a hardship that should never have to be experienced by anyone. But last year was our sign that everything was going to turn out even better than we had planned. It was as if our dreams had really come true and our encouragement had payed off finally. Suddenly, it seemed that there were girls starting to appear, as if out of the blue, and full of enthusiasum! Then it happened! This year the turn-out for the Debating club numbered 33 terrific debaters who have made this a record year in the history of the Junior School! Anytime the Grade 9 debaters challenged us they were asking for trouble. If debating stays this good, it is going to be DYNAMITE next year! Catherine Adams. Opheleo What is the Opheleo committee? You may ask. A group of students, ranging from grade 6 to 13, meet to plan and organize events which raise money for worthwhile causes such as UNICEF, adopting a foster child and the B.H.S. Restoration. Generally, participation in the Opheleo has always been very good, and this year is no exception. In October, we met to make Christmas cards for the children of the Mutki Mission. Overall, we have done a great deal of fund raising, most of it enjoyable, but all of it useful and helpful. Ramabai Week fell in November. A penny roll, a strawberry key, a chocolate bar sale, Branksome week, and plenty of canvassing raised quite a large sum of money. I would like to give thanks to Mrs. Davidovac, our staff advisor, and Jacqui Atkin, the Opheleo prefect, and of course, everyone who was in the Opheleo and anyone who contributed. This year has been a great success, and I am sure the years to come will be too. Cynthia Swinden 28

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GRANT JOHNSTON We would like to thank everyone on Grant for participating and being so enthusiastic this year. What a clan! You did a superb job in all clan ac- tivities. A special thanks to Kathy Fulierton, Heather O ' Conner and Adrienne Grant who really contributed to the basketball team. When it came to volleyball, tennis and baseball we really showed our spirit. Congratulations to everyone on Grant - You were great! When it comes to clans Grant is the best . Remember Grant always stands fast . Laurie Nichols and Caroline Kitchen The Johnston Clan was terrific this year. All of our clan members were out there fighting and doing well. There are a great number of athletic people on our clan who tried hard and participated too! And even those Johnstonites who were not so good at sports still had fun, participated and tried hard and soon they became great players too. The clan members really hit it off this year! To sum it all up, We ' re the best darn clan in the whole wide world and proud of it too. It has been truly en- joyable for us to be able to lead a great crew like you, Johnston. Thank you very much Johnston! Olivia Sampson and Annabel! Fell P.S. We are ALWAYS prepared! ROBERTSON The Robertson Clan did very well this year. We had a slow start when we came 5th in the Fall Clan Gathering, but we have certainly picked up since then. We won Clan basketball with 8 wins and 1 tie. The turnout for games was great! With Susan Andrus ' height, Cindy Mitchell ' s lay-ups, and Stephanie Buchanan ' s shots, how could we lose? Some people came to the try-outs without any knowledge of basketball, and now that we have finished the season they are experts. The spirit of the Clan is over-powering. We hope that everyone had a good time at the clan activities this year. Thanks to Sue for the help with the basketball games, and thanks to you Robertsonites for making this year lots of fun! Allison Huycke and Beth Endean 27

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Choir This year has been a very enjoyable and musically satisfying for the Junior Choir. An average at- tendance of seventy-eight girls per practice was an indication of the fun we had. In the fall, Mrs. Willingham introduced the Pop Choir for grades seven and eight, on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8:15 — an eye opening ex- perience! Much of this year ' s success can be at- tributed to our competent stage crew; Adrienne Grant, Megan Long, Samantha Sharpe, and Dana Warren. The Junior School must thank Mrs. Willingham for her constant patience and effort. We are very lucky to have her in charge of our music program. Thanks to everyone who participated in and supported our music program. Heidi Ambrose. Library At the beginning of the term the people who wanted to help in the library joined the library club. Each librarian was assigned a day to work in the library, shelving, carding, and doing various other jobs. These people performed a very important service for the Junior School; thanks must go to them and to Mrs. Hollenberg, our Junior School librarian. May next year be as successful. Amanda Kirkland. Drama The grade seven trip to Quebec and the grade eight trip to Washington prevented a fast-paced start of the Drama Club this year. There arose one ad- vantage from these trips: during that time, Mrs. Ranger wrote the play which became our major production this year. The number of Drama Club members has been high in past years and this year was no exception. Instead of two plays, we produced one longer play; Hallowe ' en Summer . This mystery used the talents of our girls to the fullest and gave Mrs. Ranger a few grey hairs . Both the audience and the players had a good time. I would like to thank everyone who supported the Drama Club this year; and a special thanks to Mrs. Ranger, our director. Patty Azziz. 29