Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 170 of the 1988 volume:

BRANKSOME HALL 1988 1 0 Elm Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4W 1N4 3 MISS ROACH Every year has its own particular stamp; no one year is just like another. Of course, there are the old traditions like the Carol Service and white dresses at graduation, and the newer traditions like our yearly, undefeated ice hockey team, our musical productions, and our winning the Bishop Cup, and the TDCAA Skiing Competition, but every year there are new things which keep us alive and spirited. One of the most stimulating experiences this year was hosting the two day independant Schools ' Public Speaking Competition where students from thirty-two schools from across Canada and some from the United States com- peted. This venture was particularly satisfying because it involved all parts of the Branksome community - parents, teachers, alumnae. Board Members and students. The fall of 1987 was also remarkable because of the Dove Card. We remember waiting in crowded gyms for the weather to change, taking our places on the sodden lower field, the excitement of the aerial photograph and the lovely card that resulted. I ' m not sure the Dove is any longer the sym- bol of peace for the form teachers though. The Junior School was involved in the Christmas preparation of Robertson House, a downtown shelter for women and children. Each class collected money and bought presents for children. Fifty Junior School girls will remember the day after school ended with pleasure, when they carefully chose, wrapped and tagged gifts for individual children in fifty-five families. Another happy memory was Branksome ' s salute to the Olympics on the first heavy snowfall of the winter when Senior School students formed coloured circles of the Olympic Symbol on a very white tennis court background. February also saw new respect for the Branksome Blazer, featured for the first time at the Independent Schools ' Music Festival. In March, our Senior Choir went on what I hope will be its first concert tour to England, sang, among many places, in Wells and Salisbury Cathedrals and took part in the Harrogate Music Festival in Yorkshire. And in April, our Band went to Boston, another new, ambitious but exciting venture. Spring also saw a heightened interest in rowing as a new parents ' group was formed and funds were raised to purchase our first boat. 1 987-88 is the year we welcomed new staff: housemothers Mrs. Lucylle Boikoff and Mrs. Mary Dwyer, our new teacher of Spanish, Miss Mendes de Franca and our Director of Development, Mrs. Pinnington. It is also the year to say goodbye very sadly to Mr. Ball who is leaving Branksome and teaching for Law School, and to Mrs. Lawson, Mrs. MacDonald and Miss Baker who are retiring. Every year some traditions are dropped and new ones are added, but what 1 like best about Branksome are those things which never change - the humour, the spirit, and the down to earth nature and know how of its people. STEPHANIE If you look back into your rearview mirrors - you should recall my speech at the Installation where 1 compared Branksome to the anatomy of a car! Well, what a year the Branksomemobile has had! We were not exactly a Porsche 91 1 Tur- bo or a red Lambourgini Countash - we weren ' t even close to being a Custom Cruiser - but we were bound to win any auto show due to the unique and spirited year we have had. The Branksomemobile has travelled many miles this year with the fine steering of Miss Roach, the staff and students. This car ' s com- plex body and racing wheels took part in many exciting events such as the 2nd Annual Autumn Games, the forming of both the Dove and Olympic Rings, the first Teacher Student Turkey Shoot Out, the forming of Club Sand- wich and the arrival of the new Branksome sweatshirts. Boarding is another part of this car that can- not be forgotten. Branksome boarders are a hot set of wheels who have added a lot of pick-up to each day. With the collective strength of the boarders and day girls there was an incredible amount of energy bursting out of this car all year. The friends you have made at Branksome are another vital part of its makeup. Your school friends will always be close ones because you have travelled down the same roads together sharing many memories. All these different parts of the Branksomemobile that 1 have just described must work together to ensure that the car runs smoothly. The Branksomemobile has cruised through the year due to all the wonderful Branksomites who have put the finishing wax on the car - the shine on the school. We are all the gas of the Branksomemobile - always keeping everything in motion and always full of energy. This is what makes Branksome such a great atmosphere to be a part of Ahhh . . . Branksome Hall . Thanks for everything. MISS BROUGH On looking through our calen- dar of events and happenings, I realize that the focus this year has been on the arts. In school we have had a poet, story tellers en francais, and a leader of workshops in communication through drama. We have visited the Art Gallery, the Royal Ontario Museum, the O ' Keefe Centre and the McMichael Gallery. We have participated in the Kiwanis and the Independent Schools ' Music Festivals. In February we completed a most successful poetry week, the highlight of which was the recita- tion of the whole Junior School ' s imaginative and spirited inter- pretation of The Pied Piper of Hamelin . We look forward to the Spring term when the Grade 7 8 musical, Snow White , and the Grade 7 8 drama club ' s, The Mad Woman of Chaillot will be performed. Special thanks to our chieftains, our sports captain and our Junior School prefect, whose en- thusiasm, concern and spirit have never failed throughout the year. All in all, it has been a very good year. HEATHER On the west side of Mount Plea- sant stands a very special part of Branksome Hall - the Junior School. This year we drew faces for a pumpkin, had a Valentine ' s Day candy guess, played games at lunch, and helped Rudolph find his nose. We also raised money for the Humane Society and the Heart Foundation and had a food drive for the Second Harvest. With the participation of all and the strong support of the staff, this has been a very successful year. I especially want to thank Miss Brough for her interest and encouragement. The Junior School is full of spirit and enthusiasm which has made this a very special year for me. Thanks and good luck to all! Heather Gellatly KYRA FIELD 1971-1988 Kyra was a happy, pleasant student who was loved and respected by both her peers and teachers. Whenever one of her friends was feeling blue, she was always cheered up by Kyra ' s sweet voice and adorable laugh. She enjoyed Branksome and felt a fine sense of accomplishment in the areas of Family Studies and Fashion Arts. An active girl, Kyra enjoyed her Ballet lessons and her summer camp activities and friends. There is a time in life when we close our eyes, swallow hard . . . and whisper - good-bye. We shall miss her. SLOGAN STAFF Putting together a yearbook takes more than just luck - although a little luck doesn ' t hurt! We have four deadlines of 42 pages each and are finished by the March Break. Finished by the March Break? Yes, when I took on this task I figured that it couldn ' t be too bad because I ' d have three months to relax and recuperate. Now I say ONLY THREE MONTHS? Only three months to enjoy the Slogan Office as a per- sonal hideaway instead of a per- sonal nightmare! It ' s one thing to stay up all night cramming for a test or exam but try to prepare for- ty pages of a yearbook in one night and you ' ll realize that it ' s not only improbable, it ' s impossible! This yearbook does have a good side. Not only do you know its contents long before the rest of the school but you also find that peo- ple are willing to do ANYTHING to stop publication of certain pic- tures! I ' m now intimate with the typing room and photocopiers but I drew the line at the darkroom! I want to thank the entire staff for all their time and co-operation. Thanks also to Mrs. Roe and Mrs. Gray for their advice and to Mrs. MacGregor for everything - the weekends, the holidays and the hard work! The stress will last a lifetime! Victoria Wilson Editors L-R: Hope Nightingale - Ad Assis- tant, Avery Bassett - Junior School Editor, Helen Bredin - Art Editor, Susie Parker - Ad Assistant, Tory Wilson - Editor, Margot Schmid - Sport ' s Editor, Betsy Brown - Layout Editor, Lee Ann Meadows - Advertising Editor, Emma Loewen - Assistant Editor, Liz Paupst - Literary Editor. Photography Row: Alison Borrajo, Edney, Helen Bredin, Front Row: Lee Ann Meadows, Jess Merber. Absent: Paige Austin, Louise Harwood-Nash, Catherine Matthews, Carol Riley. PREFECTS - ' 88 6 NURSERY (L-R) Back Row: Connie O ' Sullivan with Cole Simpson, Amy Blake, Olive Harris with Samuel Weinstock and Leigh Smith. Front Row: Rebecca O ' Regan, Amy Oliver, Kenneth Thomson, Dun- can MacLellan, Julia Smith, Jessica Willingham KINDERGARTEN (L-R) Back Row: Duncan Smith, Andrew Thom- son, Margaret Wilton-Stegel, Leigh Botly, Michelle Pierce, Rebecca Yeoman, Amy Blake. Middle Row: Mrs. Medland, Mrs. Worsiey, Monica Riechel, Marina Vaughn, Catherine Fielding, Michael Blott, Zibby Bentley-Taylor, Lallie Eastwood. Front Row: Grace Deacon, Philippa Norton, Laura Chiu, Megan Sim, Rachel Steed, Elizabeth Stephens, Ashley Hilton, Sarah Baines, Stephanie Benedict, Eliza Burns, Laura Graham, Victoria Schorr. 9 GRADE 2 (L-R) Back Row: Alexandra Schmidt, Heather Cole, Miriam Bentley-Taylor, Morgan Chapman, Christena Smith, Caria Mirabelli. Middle Row: Kate Langan, Suzanne Hu, Eleanor Bothwell, jenny Gauthier. Front Row: Miss Kane, Helen Dunnett, Judy Kwok, Leilah Ambrose, Alexandra Campbell, Emily Anastassiadis, Norah Deacon, Shelby Austin. GRADE 3 (L-R) Back Row: Zinta Zommers, Em- meline Burge, Ashley Allan, Liz Fleming, Indira Stewart. Middle Row: Mini May, Melissa Hore, Brooke Perrin, Caitlin Hill. Front Row: Julie Wood, Miss Wren, Louise Kennedy, Daphne Yau, Blayr Austin, Nadine Daneman, Ashley Eaton, Tammy Lennox, Claire Kennedy. GRADE 4 (L-R) Back Row: Mrs. Clare, Alexi Drucker, Emma Kate Norton, Yohannah Walford, Jenny Massie, Pippa Stetham, Katharine Musgrave, Jennifer Long, Yolanda Chong. Middle Row: Sarah Blake, Kathryn Nobrega, Sarah Linnett, Annie Veale, Aisl- ing Yeoman, Martha Rahilly, Virginie Aubert. Front Row: Kelly Hilton, Veronica Liu, Regan Dommeile, Stephanie Thomp- son, Kelly Gauthier, Megan Earle, Elizabeth Aird, Willow-Monique Rygula. GRADE 5 (L-R) Back Row: Maxine Latremoille, Katie Gartley, Kristin Kelter, Kristen Kizoff, Kiisten Norberg, Andrea Wahbe, Amelia Ridgway, Tita Bacardi. Middle Row: Emily Deacon, Kristina Comissiong, Noonie Southalack, Delayne Austin, Caroline May, Angaii Mazumder, Jacqueline Leg- gett, Janie Fleming, Mrs. Beamish. Front Row: Stephanie Lee, Zaylin Laiji, Yoshiko Kojima, Christa Nelson, Karen Young, Angie Portner, Amy Tang. GRADE 6 (L-R) Back Row: Devon Domelle, Susan MacDougail, Amanda Fenton, Doreen Rapanos, Christina Burgess, Robyn Thompson, Daniela Musareiia, Maggie Greyson. Middle Row: Mrs. Cratias, Kin- vara Vaughan, Jennifer Lewis, Stephanie Lennox, Robin Hopkins, Alissa Barton, Saira Khan, Emily Dyer. Front Row: Mel- ing Von Moltke-Pao, Lisa Mendeison, Verena Graf, Jocelyn Deeks, Eliie Hawke, Katie Earle, Karenza Sutton, Carolyn Laing. 7R8 (L-R) Back Row: Mrs. Smith, Leigh Elliott, Lindsay Norberg, Gretchen Turner, Sara Bretney, Meghan Cherry, Jennifer Boone. Front Row: Lindsey Ginou, Roz Hermant, Emily Davidson, Katie Warren, Holly Fen- nell, Pippa Seymour, Erica Mendelson. 1 7R9 P (L-R) Back Row: Jennifer Crown, Jodi Sharp, Christina Farkas, Yana Le Francois, Daphne Nesbitt, Nikki Rowe. Middle Row: Mrs. Provan, Emily Caplan, Anne Walker, Catherine Chapman, Jennifer Cole, Kate Johnson. Front Row: Sandra O ' Neill, Bridget Ferriss, Kari-Ann Har- rison, Jordan Maclnnis, Kendall Anderson, Carrie Holt. 7R10 (L-R) Back Row: Nicole Cooper, Sarah Murphy, Margot Massie, Margot Leggett, Michelle Fojt, Tenley Gibson, Martha Mills. Middle Row: Megan Smith, Christy Warren, Jeanette Seymour, Stephanie Welsh, Holly Trimnell, Vanessa Wilkin- son, Karen Lester, Mrs. Chilton. Front Row: Sarah Cantor, Megan Hill, Tori Peters, Liz Dodson, Ashley Dunn, Laura McKinnon, Daphne Anastassiadis, Sarah Appleby. I 15 8R3 (L-R) Back Row: Becky Waiker, Maggie Davis, Jennifer Sykes, Nikki Hawke, Kerry Maxweli, Shireen Cuthbert, Deirdre Snelgrove, Amanda Cliff, Nadia Pestrak. Middle Row: Mile Ardito, Alex Ejlerskov, Kate Chartrand, Paula Kling, Helen Eaves, Jennifer Smith, Caroline Hepfer, Amber Shron, Sasha Velikov, Miss Brough. Front Row: Hilary Burt, Emma Mekinda, Elizabeth Taylor, Shannon Hardie, Anne Hilton, Wendy Franks, Krystin Young, Corinna Garces, 8R4 (L-R) Back Row: Alex Cragg, Swith Bell, Dominique Vitalis, Nicole Kemp, Kate Bosher, Lisa Mountifieid, Karen Osier, Lisa Le Francois, Alex Gagnon. Middle Row: Mrs. Thomson, Natasha Daneman, Kate Manson-Smith, Amy Brown, Anne Todgham, Sara Begg, jen Lambert, Melissa Kieran, Lynne Bradley, Sarah Kellie. Front Row: Andrea Stairs, Amanda Cohen, Jessica Cotton, Lynda Collins, Eleanor Willoughby, Eva Berka, Samantha Sand- brook, Megan Bochner. 14 16 18 Clans are a very important part of the Junior School. They pro- vide a special group of friends that come from all grades. In a v ay clans are a club where we meet to play games and have fun. Beachball volleyball and murderball are two of the most popular clan games. At holiday time we bring special lunches for someone on our clan. The whole clan has a party to celebrate the specific holiday. Each clan has a new mascot everv vear. The contest to choose the mascot ' s name is always a lot of fun. Without clans we would be missing many great times and many special friends. The Junior School is certainly enriched by the clan experience! ■ , 1 f 1 f i I had a great time this year as the Junior School Sports Captain, but I must admit it was a lot of hard work. I never knew how much spirit the Junior School could produce all the way from grade one to the staff. Keep up the good work!! I ' d really like to thank Mrs. Georgievski and Miss Cinits for spending a lot of time with us and being a great help in organizing everything. Heather, the Junior School Prefect was fantastic. She was always around to help and give ad- vice. Also, Anthea Mars - Senior School Sports Captain - You ' re the best!! At last we come to the Clan Chieftains. You guys really deserve a lot of credit for everything. You were a lot of fun and definitely all Happy Campers. There was a lot of enthusiasm among the sports teams and the spectators this year, it never stopped. This made the games exciting to watch. I had an amazing time this year and I ' d like to wish everyone Good Luck in the future, especially the grade 8 ' s who have to tackle grade 9 and the Senior School next year. Thanx!! Anne Todgham 19 . . . And in first place, after a victorious year, is Branksome Hall! Tired, incrusted in mud, we returned home, remembering EVERYTHING that we had ex- perienced this term! First, there were the early morning practices. After making rounds of Rosedale, everyone crawled to Branksome . . . considering suicide! Then, there were the muddy meets, when the entire team returned home looking forward to showers and beds. Thanks, Mrs. Phelan, for buying us Burger King fries on the 401 and thanks, Mrs. Hardie, for doing Dancersize! You were both great coaches. Hope to see you out there next year! Becky Walker Shannon Hardie X-COGNTRY The members of the 1987 13 under tennis team were certainly a memorable group. Let me bring some thought to m ind: stumbling along and waking the whole household at 5:30 in a vain attempt to arrive on time for those 7:30 practices (most of which did not start until 7:50); desperately trying to find a pair of green shorts that fit for the big match at Havergal or perhaps even dreaming up believable excuses why NOT to wear our gym uniform the time Crescent came to play tennis. When we think of our oppenents the words Ace , Love Game , OTA Players , and our old favorite, Ranked in Canada come readily to mind. On the other hand, when we think of ourselves . . . well, let ' s just say. TENNIS M ■ L-R: Back: G. AvRuskin, C. Smith, J. Lambert, A. Todgeham, A. Gagnon. Front: S. Kellie, M. Bochner, P. Kling, L. McKin- non, A. Hilton, T. Peters, S. Murphy, Y. LeFrancois. slow and steady wins the race. But, we had a lot of fun and through all our ups and downs, Mrs. Gratias was there lending never-ending support. Lynne Bradley 20 BADMINTON Thirteen ' s The 1 3 Under badminton team has gotten off to a great start. We have got tons of enthusiasm - even at early morning practices! After school we march off to Saint Paul ' s Church. This is not only to give us the chance to pray for mercy in our games - but to practise too! Our first game which was at B.S.S. was lots of fun! We hope to play many more with even better results! Twelve ' s All the girls that were chosen to be on the 1 2 under badminton team were quite excited. The new team members were looking forward to some great badminton games during the following months. Although walking to St. Paul ' s church through the snow, rain, and mud after school on Monday ' s was not such a thrill, it was worth it. The team has done quite well in the games we have played so far, but we still have many games to come. We are enjoying the sport and we are learning more about the game at every practice. THE WHOLE TEAM WOULD LIKE TO THANK MRS. GRATIAS FOR BEING A WONDERFUL BADMINTON TEACHER!!! Please try out for the team next year. Sarah Cantor We would like to thank Mrs. Gratias for being a great coach. Her continuous effort and support boosted the enthusiasm of the team. Everyone has improved ( at least a LITTLE bit). Victorious or not, we have an awesome team, a super coach, and are having a great season! - Swith Bell mmm. WW..- BASKETBALL A member of the 13 ' s Basketball team: at school at 7:15, in the gym by 7:30 SHARP on Wednesday morn- ings; in the Sr. School Gym at 3:30 until 5:00 on Monday and Thursday. We practised, practised . . . and practised, BUT we still only won one game, (They were only 1 1 year olds). Despite our losses, and making Miss Cinits have a nervous break-down, we managed to have a great time!!! Special thanks to Miss Cinits who had to get up at 5:30 on Wednesday mornings and who put up with us until 5:00 on Monday and Thursday evenings. Special Memories: our wonderful (Ha! Ha!) score at the B.S.S. game, rushing into the taxis without even knowing where we were going, patiently asking how we were to get home, and sneaking into the Autumn Games to cheer on those gorgeous guys . . . THANKS Paula Kling and Deirdre Snelgrove GYMNASTICS The grades 1-4 junior school gymnastics club meets Mondays after school. The group of energetic ladies has learned to perform many exercises. They enjoy this very much and the grade 8 ' s enjoy watching and helping them too. We owe much thanks to Miss Cinits and Mrs. Wayne for coaching. We hope to see the girls in the 1996 Olympics. -Tania Quinn 22 VOLLEYBALL Thirteen ' s Our 13 under volleyball team met usually twice a week for practice (once in the morning and once in the afternoon). We were happy to have Mrs. Cheeseman as our coach for the first time. We played lots of games against our rival schools. We enjoyed both the competi- tion and the exercise. At the beginning of the season we went to a volleyball round-robin at Saint Clement ' s. It Twelve ' s Although this is being written in the beginning of the volleyball season, the 12 under team is showing a lot of enthusiasm. This year got off to a great start. We played a round robin on Tuesday, January 12th and came second. That Thursday January 14th, we played another game at St. Clements. Although the team lost, they showed great effort and spirit throughout the game. I am looking forward to an exciting season. GOOD LUCK!! Talei Kunkel was a lot of fun! Thanks, to Mrs. Cheeseman and all the team members for a great year! Eva Berka TRACK FIELD The Junior Track and Field team is made up of highly dedicated and self-motivated girls. Their eagerness, or should we say willingness, to endure rigorous practices in all types of weather r eflects this dedication. Even though there are many dif- ferent events, and a member may only participate in one, they all work together as a team. This unity is what makes the team so strong and the friend- ships made will last forever. Special thanks to Mrs. Georgievski for her time and effort in making the team a success. We hope that the team will con- tinue to grow and learn in the future. This year ' s Junior Soccer team had a great season. Students ranging in age from Grade 4 to Grade 9 participated as a united team. Although we won only one game we enjoyed the competi- tion. We worked hard and had fun. Mrs. Gratias deserves a lot of credit and thanks for her dedication to the team. We thank her for be- ing a great coach and for coming out to all the games and practices. Andrea Macdonald (L-R): Back: K. Gartley, K. Kizoff, A. Cliffe, A. Macdonald, S. Carrigan, S. Bastival, S. Essen. Front: K. Earle, B. Ferriss, M. Earle, J. Lewis, L. Ginou. SOFTBALL Thirteen ' s 111. ' — Twelve ' s (L-R): Back: L. Mountifield, W. Franks, M. McKinnon. Middle: E. Berka, N. Hawke, A. Schron, S. Velikov, K. Chartrand, C. Station, A. Gagnon, S.K. Earl. Front: E. Meklnda, L. Ginou. Last years 12 ' s soft- ball team was great. Branksome ' s spirit enthusiasm once again showed through. We had a lot of fun although we didn ' t win all of our games, we were the best in spirit. Thanks to Miss Kane for her help in keeping us on our feet. Nikki Hawke Strike One . . . Strike Two . . . Strike Three . . . . . . You ' re Out!! Does this sound familiar? It does to the rivals of the 13 ' s Soft- ball team. Thanks to Mrs. Hockin for her ex- cellent coaching job. We hope to see a great team next year. (L-R): Back: K. Williams, K. Falconer, J. Hall, P. Baria. Middle: T. Stephens, A. Smith, K. Wood, T. Manchester, T. Oborne, C. Currie, L. Gibson. Front: B. Ferriss, E. MacDonald. IIIIIBpi t .. ry Sit! 9R5 (L-R) Back Row; Lara Maclnnis, Amy Foster, Davis Hill, Amanda Holloran, Joelle Hall, Tara Lige, Melissa Lau, Joanne Hunt. Middle Row; Tina Lung, Molly Macneill, Sarah Kinney, Claire Hicks, Nancy MacDougall, Maia Kareda, Emma MacDonald. Front Row: Sarah Hunter, Lynn Liscio, Susan MacDonnell, Tracey Ferriss, Arlene Ingram, Patricia Long, Seanna Hore, Lisa Gilbert. 9R15 (L-R) Back Row: Jennifer Mcgaw, Christina Marchant, Jess Merber, Sarah Nixon, Tania Mallett, Tracy Oborne, Alex Peters. Middle Row; Sarah Pickersgill, Jill Pietroski, Erika Piller, Sasha Seymour, All Sanderson, Leah Mcleish. Front Row: Siobhan O ' Connor, Juno Mills-Cockell, Liz Pounsett, Tiffany Manchester, Cindy Morton, Bettina Polydor, Larissa McClelland ft .1 ' 2 - A A n f hM f -AJ In 9R18 (L-R) Back Row: Jennifer Workman, Erin Thorndycraft, Amy Wiliiams, Whitney Westwood, Fiona Taylor, Meredith Wynn, Mary Wilson. Middle Row; Sarah Springs- tein, Saira Stewart, Jessica Smith, Ashley Wright, Karen Young, Michelle Venton, Lise Wilson. Front Row; Kirsten Tene- baum, Joana Terra, Kathleen Williams, Alison Smith, Natalie Welsh, Chloe Stewart, Christina Stephen. 9RFL (L-R) Back Row; Susanne Currie, Andrea Acheson, Tyla Bertold, Carrie Blevins, Meghan Carter, Jenny Burgess, Amanda Case , Jennifer Campbell. Middle Row: Tara Croghan, Meredith Chart, Kate Falconer, Sarah Bowen, Samantha Bram- son, Kelly Burgess, Alison Borrajo, Sarah Clappison. Front Row: Perry Baria, Gillian AvRuskin, Carolyn Currie, Tiffany Doo, Jimena Afonso, Caro Angus, Catherine Bistrisky. 29 10R8 (L-R) Back Row: Laura Wilson, Veronica Sherk, Andria Young, Karen Villeneuve, Louise Redding, Rachel Stewart, Sarah Woolford. Middle Row: Andrea Rogers, Don- na Wallis, Amelia Rainbow, Althea Snelgrove, Jennifer Steeves, Kerry Walsh, Caroline Rayfield. Front Row: Maxime Stock, Kirsten Smith, Tanya Scharbach, Christina Tawil, Christie Smythe, Heather Sommer, Cathy Velikov. 10R9 (L-R) Back Row: Andrea Ferguson, Magdalena Crimaldi, Carrie Hockin, Lynette Fritzley, Amy Fisher, Cindy Edwards, Andrea Jamieson, Karen Hulford, Jackie Garrow. Mid- dle Row: Amy Fritz, Jen Jerrett, Jenny Franks, Ailis Hamilton, Dawn Jurjans, Mandi Hopkins, Victoria Heppell, Elena Floros. Front Row: Sarah Frizelle, Katie Hilton, Laurie Habijanac, Sheila Jensen, Fiona Griffiths, An- drea Fung, Eiko Kawai, 10R16 (L-R) Back Row: Elizabeth Logan, Jan Laschinger, Samantha McLaren, julia Nicholson, Christine Patterson, Ainslie Mar- chant, Christine Lavrence, jaqueline Macauley. Middle Row: Maija Palkeinen, Stephanie Marshall, Andrea Lawson, Kristin Pickersgill, Sheree Lantin, Sarah Parkinson, Lindsay Oughtred. Front Row: Shap Pong, Emma Rain, Cristina Pitts, Alexandra Lamlaert, Sacha Powell, Alexandra Moses, Susan Park. . ' diW 10R17 (L-R) Back Row: Hillary Armstrong, Anna Bentley-Taylor, Susan Beyers, Michelle Col- bert, Kristen Anderson, Aurea Dempsey, Tasha Cook, Margaret Campbell. Middle Row: Jennifer Addison, Rebecca Cutler, Dara Carpenter, Ingrid Garcia-Vaisse, Karen Earl, Judie Chow, Alison Booth. Front Row: Sonal Doshi, Sarah Chesworth, Nathalie Butterfield, Tracy Dewerth, Aleksandra Blazic, Neeta Chandiramani, Sheila Chung. 11R4 (L-R) Back Row: Shannon Parcher, Patty Lam- propouios, Jill Kirchmann, Kirsten Mahaffy, Megan Palmer, Victoria Kent, Kate Lloyd, Middle Row; Louise Lawson, Maria Lundin, Carrie O ' Neill, Po-Lam Lo, Tara Levy, Barbie O ' Connor. Front Row: Nancy Kitchen, Susan Pattinson, Melinda Kunkel, Phillippa Pelton, Sally Macdonnell. 11R7 (L-R) Back Row: B.D. Sigel, Yasmeen Siddi- qui, Stacie Smith, Andrea Smith, Amanda Russell, Wendy Schaal. Middle Row: Erin Pollock, C. Rose, Lissy Thomson, Gretchen Stock, Brenda Welsh, Clara Yee, Robin Ward. Front Row: Lisa Raeburn, Victoria Russell, Angie Tomlinson, Alex Veung, T.J. Turner, Erica Sessle. A A ft r JJlilO IIRIO (L-R) Back Row: Kirsten Gray, Jennifer English, Ressa Dowe, Amy Harrison, Tori Douglas, Tracy Dalton. Middle Row: Romney Jones, Francesca Johnson, Kirsten Hinder, Cigi Grimaldi, Leslie Dickie, Cynthia Davidian. Front Row: Adrienne Kelly, Sappho Griffin, Michelle Frizzell, Nikki Elmer, Elizabeth Esson, Michelle Fortnum. llRll (L-R) Back Row: Allison Andrus, Stacy Begg, Dominque Chevalier, Maria Arteaga, Shan- non Brown, Samantha Balderston. Middle Row: Judy Ameli, Jennifer Alexander, Stephanie Craig, Aisha Bickneli, Andrea Bent, Binnie Baria. Front Row: Sue Crysdale, Vanessa AvRuskin, Kim Burton, Lorraine Apau, Lisa Chesworth, Shannon Buzek, Gloria Chen. 33 12R3 (L-R) Back Row: Andrea Green, Katy Hewat, Sara Hancock, Lisa Gibson, Meiony jamieson, Lori Gerow, Lisa Lebourdais, Alex Hamilton. Middle Row: Vanessa Irwin, Kim Harrison, Judith MacKenzie, Alexandra Hartnett, Kim lonson, Andrea Gare, Jennifer Kellie. Front Row: Andrea Lenczner, Karia Jackson, Con- suelo Jackman, Jody MacPherson, Jodi Heard, Dierdre Hughes, Sarah Garrow. 0 nan AAa 12R13 (L-R) Back Row: Nicola Bleasby, Marlene Apau, Stacey Evans, Melissa Feldman, Jac- queline Fenner, Helen Dempster, Jane Ed- wards, Aveen D ' Arcy, Stacey Fox. Middle Row; Betsy Brown, Emily BIy, Rena Dempsey, Tracy Dyba, Allison Drummond, Stephanie Fulford, Sarah Chappie, Melanie Bright. Front Row: Jessica Cummings, Tristen Bakker, Yasmin Abdullah, Louise Blundell, Caroline Dennis, Tori Barton, Lorna Carey, Jennifer Booth. 12R22 (L-R) Back Row: Irish Magwood, Heather Shaw, Louise Mitchell, Shelagh McKeown, Anja Nopper, Minna Poutanen, Krista Politeski, Leigh MacRae, Darlene Norris. Mid- dle Row: Noelle McLeish, Sarah Pashagum- skum, Lynne Rudan, Jennifer Patterson, Bay Ryiey, Meianie Seagram, Catherine Moore, Marilyn Price. Front Row: Sarah Merr , Leslie Richardson, Kathy Mauchner, Alana Smith, Ruth Maxwell, Shelly Meadows, Catherine Mickelson, Sophia Mitsopoulos. 12RPL (L-R) Back Row: Kristi Syron, Carrie Weaver, Kathleen Weldon, Neysha Soodeen, Alexis Thomson, Katherine Young, Patsy Smith, Jane Wadsworth. Middle Row: Robin Taylor, Heather Warren, Jana Whitworth, Susan Smith, Kaija Stewart, Krista Villiers, Jenny Stephenson. Front Row: Leanne Son Hing, Margaret Yeung, Jane Taylor, Sarah Walker, Lara Volgyesi, Benedetta Varoli, Winnie Wong. 3e BECKY ADAMSON 1975-1988, Robertson, McLeod Oh, what a perfect day to think about myself my feet are firmly screwed to the fear floor what is there to fear from such a regular world. - Thethe. My closest friends are a part of memories; Mrs Hay ' s trips, G V NYC DH Boca Raton 87 U2 87 UWO: An- thony ' s the Ceeps rules sleepovers Mr, G J Druxy ' s The Royal T.G Party! Thank you BHS. We made it M D! I love you both - you too Mike XXOO NOREEN AHMED-ULLAH 1982-1988, Johnston, Douglas Du sublime au ridicule il n ' ya qu ' un pas. Napoleon. It ' s final- ly over. It took 12 years to reach this goal and another 6 years still to go! sed fugit interea, fugit inreparabile tempus. Virgil MW you ' ll always be a doie-oiie! Believe me! will always be many memories, too many to list! Thanx BH! Ah, Don ' t say that you agree with me. When people agree with me I always feel that 1 must be wrong. Oscar Wilde PIPPA AIRD 1974-1988, Alumnae Rep-Basket, Tennis, Badmin. Tradition anyone? The red house tea, philosophical? Mansfield, roses, digs, who ' s Cid? Hell weekend, Anne, cousins Weez? Weddings, thanx Mom and Dad! XOXO Thanx LB, KT, |K, SB, MS, KD, DM, MD, AB, JT, CJ, jS, WD and tons more. A good book is the best of friends, the same to-day and forever, Martin Tupper. GOOD LUCK NEXT YEAR GUYS! ANNA MARIE APAU 1985-1988, McLeod President: Snr. Choir. Expect nothing and never be disap- pointed. in life there are no mistakes - just lessons Both anon. Thank you Mom Dad for BHS; BHS for so much - lessons in life, love, boarding, friends growing up! W es- choir, RTH, IISPSC, night hawks (GZ, RG, TC- thanks for odd hours), MacNeiff grads - UR the best of supporters, fun special memories. TERIMA KASIH always! If music be the food of love, play on Shakespeare. Thanks Mr. B, HN SP, EAAB. For philosophical thoughts - REM Homer I love you. STEPHANIE BALL 1986-1988, McAlpine Life is a journey not a destination - Vaknowen Thanks BHS for all the friends and memories! Ski Day, Formal, Straw, chalet weekends. Purple CK ' s, The Sicar, Jem, Dolly ' s Paradise, wildberry coolers, SGC, CM fan club, Sattey, Smith, Gretski and so much more. People who say money can ' t buy happiness don ' t know where to shop - Unknown Gicar I can ' t find the words . . . Thanx RB for being there, KT for what we have no one else will understand, KS, Europe 88 and everyone else you only live it once live it wild! Thanks, Dad Trish 4 everything! LOVE YA AVERY BASSETT 1 979-1 988, Grant, Ross Swim Team Captain 1986-1987, Junior school Slogan editor Remember: New York New York All Friends You ' re Great! Junk food spares. Middle East Trip, Ottawa, Quebec, Washington, swim team. Mrs Lumsdon, thanx. Tennis team The Challenge Formal and Mariposa AHH! I still haven ' t found what I ' m look- ing for U-2. Hey Kate, see you at Acadia! Thanks Mum Dad for it all. The Branksome feeling will last forever. TARA S. BEAL 1985-1988, Douglas Editor of Kilt Press ' 87- ' 88, Co-Editor of Kilt Press ' 86- ' 87. What? Time to hang up my plaid tie? I was just starting to get used to it! Merci beaucoup Joyce. II a commence a Bayonne. Zed, d-days, ART!? Formal lists, Katz, Apt ' 87. When you find the last tomato we ' ll do lunch! I am not judged by the numbers of times I fail but by the number of times I succeed. T. Hopkins. Thank you to friends for all the laughter. My sides will never be the same. Thank you very much Mom Dad. It was character building, worth it and fun. I ' m leaving BH with great memories. ROSLYN BEER 1983-1988, Scott It ' s over now! Yes it went too quickly. How can I say goodbye and not say farewell? Memories? How could I forget? Going to Australia? Yes I need the exercise. No bend down. St Kitts - PT of course, Spanky, Sandhill! Bamboo! How could we forget superfreaks - you go to Vic? Yeah Coke is it! Rico ' s on bay! You ' re supposed to dress up on Halloween; SAC - JP Thanks GB, CG, SD - you ' ve taught me lots - I ' ll see you in the sun-okay then. CL, RG, JR, CC, JM, lOU. AB wish you were here too. The hardest part of love is letting go JORDANNA BINSTOCK 1984-1988, MacAlpine Pres. of the writing club. I ' m glad I did it, partly because it was well worth it and chiefly because I shall never have to do it again. - Twain. Mems: lunch chats, formal, 7:30 JM, WAHA central, the Click, these are the best of times. Having fun yet? Do everything in life once and the fun things twice! Thanx to the teachers who knew I ' d do it! And to all my friends who were there for me Esp: JF, JM, ES, I couldn ' t have done it without ya CS! Most of all thanx Dad and Mom, RB, MB, AB, JB I love you! The journey of a 1000 miles begins with one step - Twain TARA ELIZABETH BLAKELY 1981-1988, Eraser, MacAlpine Too many hands on my time, too many feelings, too many things on my mind. And when I leave I don ' t know what I ' m hoping to find, and when 1 leave I don ' t know what I ' m leaving behind . . . N. Peart. Thanks Branksome for the memories: U2 Montreal Oct 87 Mariposa 87 Rowing I ' ll never forget the day we beached the boat and of course France spring 86 Je met- trais une eternite pour t ' oublie, And to those 1 leave behind, 1 wanted you to know, you ' ve always shaped my deepest thoughts, you follow where I go A. Parsons Thanks for everything JE, NM, HB, BK, SK, CJ, JP, SE, M D. Art Editor, Photog ART Survivor Euro Tour ' 86 catt ' 86 MOZ ' 87 U2 ' 87 HELEN M. BREDIN , Duncan, Campbell Tex ' 88 The better times One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age with out a name - T. Mordaunt. Think where man ' s glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was 1 had such friends - W.B. Yeats THANKS Ma and Dad Can ' t predict the future can ' t forget past - R, Robertson K D STEPHANIE BRENZEL 1 984-1 988, Maclean On and on 1 go, the seconds tick the time out, there ' s so much left to know, and I ' m on to find out Cat Stevens. Memories; Jugs forever, 5 musketeers, Y R, tea the Formal. - TLTC, licenses, the gang, 5 years in 4, and Fla. To ail my friends, you know who you are, thanks! If you can imagine it, you can dream it; if you can dream it, you can become it Thanks M D. ' GISELLE BRISBANE 1984-1988, McLeod Stand i n the sun, shut your eyes, and feel the world, it ' s chang- ing everyday. Good-bye to the world I ' ve sheltered for so long. There is so much I feel that I can never say. Genisis. Boarding: fire drills; all-nighters; late night chats; the raid; coffee breaks ; Chris Sam - too much to say. Friends forever - Love U2 always. Chanti - more times; Corky Roz-Hey Man! X-roomies Miss U.A - Marie - thanx. To my other spas - ) Rea, muffy, T T, Sue, RACH CW. Never forget U. Special thanks. Mom Dad. I love U. If we should bump into one another recognise me. R. Bolt BARBARA BROWN 1982-1988, Bruce, Maclean 6 yrs - so much to remember . . . The trips, successful dinner parties, SLC, Leaside 1, Jos. Louis, no more Packman CAA cot- tages, res. buds It ' s Barb Jahman, RT S Olivers - never again! T-names, b-ball, SKY312, DM AR, PWeetGlobe, drums, NFLD- TH. P We dance to a different beat CROWN, N + B, XID-What to do, Blue, Power hour Totally the type ACDC, FP, Cult, Macs raids, Babyesquoya, roots. Egg, rockers, Roxy, Norights SXTA27, Dad-MT Get jailed, jump bail, join the army, if you fail BD - right? Quebec - are you ready? Love to my friends - you know who you are. Thanks Mum, you have made it all worthwhile. SAMANTHA BURAK 1984-1988, Ross Chieftain, x-country, track. Beta Kappa. Thanks to my friends for the memories. McGill, Queens, Western, the nunnery, the biz, AB, J + G, R + G, J+J, Faids, Mr. G, Ski Canada. Gatsby and Louie forever. PDF lives on! D.R(P) C.h, P.C, Barbados. Australia!?), too bad. SL Wu (Rooster). Saram . . . Rob, Paul, Frizzyland Blair, green shirts at Astra. Is it that obvious? Meion - Fuzzy + Albino, Owls and bunnies. The Mariposa, Formals and semis. I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen today and I love today. - W.A. White. 40 MIREILLE CARRILLO DE ALBORNEZ 1984-1988, Maclean Uofr, dances, U2, SocaSavage! musical, movies, lunches. MD, BA, SC, AB, SP, AA, - Matt: Nice?! Isia Bonita, Summer 87! ART, acht ' r. Bach, Paris: Je t ' aime! Lizzie - given true friendship, thanx Papi, Mami - thankyou! os quiero mucho. Robbie: You were always there for me. Ink ' s. Iv-u. Mita - unbearable without u. Thanks is too little for you. Best friends for always! With all there is, why settle for just a piece of the sky? - YentI this above all, to thine own self be true - WS. Above all, remain a lady. Stand tall with pride. Instead of searching, be sought for. Last but really 1st, Cod, thanx! I love you. SARAH CARTER 1984-1988, Campbell So here 1 am at the end of the road, where do I go from here? B. Joel. Niagara Falls. N.Y. Nice ' 87. Du pain, du I ' eau. I kirsch et 5 formidables This much? Cuvee speciale You ' ve only failed if you ' ve failed to try. Camp Oochigeas. SK04 Tobermory. R + K. Bonehead. Feb 26, 1987Tyrolia. Blueberry Island? I hope the B-days never end! The pain of parting is nothing like the joy of meeting again. Dickens XO M, D, B, . .LC2 STEPHANIE CARTER 1979-1988, Duncan, MacLean Thank you Branksome for the experience and guidance. Memories: The Fashion Show, the Formals, the 20 minute cof- fee break, Mrs Hay trips, McD ' s, Druxy ' s, DC, 5:30 am, skating at the Quay, stories at Greenjeans, Flip , Gum , Waffle , and Bean . Thanks to mom and dad for all their love and sup- port and to Becky, Mireille, Tim and my friends and teachers who have given a memorable 9 yrs at Branksome. I am glad I did it, partly because it was well worth it and chiefly because I shall never have to do it again, Twain HEATHER B. CARTWRIGHT 1978-1988, Eraser, MacGregor Prefect, Basketball, Hockey, Rowing, Wapomeo, Onandaga, Quetico ' 84, NYC, St. Anne, Camp Susan, ski wknds, Helga, Charlene, BBQs. The Birthday Party. Someday we ' ll be together The Supremes. Sometimes I feel the past and the future pressing so hard on either side that there ' s no room for the present at all. Evelyn Waugh. And all that Memory loves the most was once our only Hope to be. And all that Hope adored and Lost Hath melted into Memory. Lord Byron. STACEY TAMARA COOK 1986-1988. McAlpine Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me Psalm 23 - Dearly beloved we gathered here 2 record the school memories of GRADS ' 88. After 2 BH years i C more clearly what matters 2 me - After 1 9 years my family has taught me I can suc- ceed. BOARDING - a house of friends - weekends - work - movies smile Caro - phones in MacNeill R only 4 decoration - ExRoomys Gis - the Twins and I ' ll say by later IGGY-IGUANA. I had the time of my life Medley and Warnes. Thanks 4 en- couraging - Mum and Dad - thank 4 supporting - Brad - 1 love U. Crads Do that which makes U happy Fletcher! SARA A. COOPER 1981-1988, lohnston, Campbeil One cannot rest in one ' s own shadow-seek the shade of friends Vincent Cambi. Memories: )es!! Vhat are yew dooing?, Do you know where John St is? Raisins, ski weekends, swap- ping b.f. ' s, Boobus . , . , PUSS-PUSS, Mariposa, Smurfmobile, We are NOT uptight , McDonald ' s straw dispenser caper ' s . . . it ' s serious stuff, GEE!, camp sleep-over ' s at the B ' s, Bogus nus Jo, FIRM yet Steph?, Formals, We ' ve come a long way (Whit) . . . SG, SG, MKH, JR . . . also TB, PC, SS, TAN!!, arid last but not least may the b-days never end! CHANTAL COURY 1981-1988, Grant, Maclean Grade Prefect. I always knew that looking back at the sad times would make me laugh but I never thought that looking back on the good times would make me cry. Good friends and memories go hand in hand. We ' ve all shared the good and the bad times together and we ' ll always be there for one another. Thanks mommy, daddy, and Nadia. lain, never will I forget the times I spent with you and how you helped me. Continue to be my friend and you will always find me yours. Some people think it ' s holding on that makes one strong, sometimes it ' s let- ting go. KERRY CROGHAN 1986-1988, McAlpine 13 years of oxfords are over! BYE-BYE-STRESS, imagine, iffing, casual encounters, scoobie snacks, look! the cheezeball theory, Nice ' 87, 1 664, Eraserhead, your my hunter of the future, Can ' t you hear me knockin ' ? Mr. Potatohead. Thanks a million- Mickers megaphone Lips, Little Miss P., Squisher, Lush, meanie, Bueller - you guys made things bearable when 1 thought 1 was going around the bend. Don ' t stop thinking about tomorrow don ' t stop it ' ll soon be here it ' ll be better than before yester- day ' s gone yesterday ' s gone. Fleetwood Mac PS Thanks to 2 people who made the difference. CAROLINE GUMMING 1982-1988, Duncan, MacLean Memories: Formals, semi-formal, AC DC, the Cult, Ml- QUELON ' 83, Nice ' 86, Gilles barber and G. gorgeous, Jose, Julien. - All types; razor electric , gum, shave its , dity-white, blue, etc . . ., black and red Juliens. Good luck to my friends: BB, BB, AD, CM, DH, AG, MJ, JM, KH, KM. Memorable peo- ple: AM , lA, IC, Spazno, knee, RK, CS, The Alien , no- rights, tree, planes: RPM, silver crown. Nuts and Bolts, Lee ' s Palace, etc . . . special thanks go to all my friends, Andrew, and of course Mom and Dad. AMY DAVIS 1979-1988, Eraser, Ross Take your time, think a lot, why think of everything you ' ve got ' cause you will still be here tomorrow but your dreams may not Cat Stevens. Memories: J ' s, Jeromes, jello pudding pops, Eglington, smatees, jelleh beens, and browneh squaes, I love this station , Erin Mills, Queens Homecoming, Nice ' 86, Mont Ste-Anne, un Accident peut-etre? , Dave, wstd wknds etc . . . Thank you my friends for getting me here: DH, CM, AG, CP, MJ, CC, and Jason (Colonel McKenny) Thanks also to mom and dad for all your support. Well guys - here ' s to the good times! SAMANTHA DECAIRES 1986-1988, McAlpine Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. Yeats What is there in store for us none of us know. There is no way to protect ourselves from the future except to have faith in ourselves and put into practise the valuable lessons we have already learnt. The friends made will never be forgotten and the memories will run on forever. Hey M tell those don ' t match! S A may lucky fish swim the seas forever. Calm down Giz we don ' t think it ' s a joke! Hey I ' ve heard all about you. We don ' t need words Kiz. Thanks so much to mum and dad who give so much and ask for so little, your FB SUZANNE EDNEY 1981-1988, Grant, Douglas Why can ' t I get just one . . . Well my good friends know what I want - It ti doesn ' t go bankrupt I ' ll be in shape until I ' m 21. Gossip. QUEENS FOREVER. SKI WEEKEND. University trips. Want to hear a joke? Hello Bonjour Alio Summers at Circle R and math camp without them would ' ve been no stories to tell. Three yrs of silence ' cause you sat in my seat HOCKEY. The memories will last forever. Thanx to Mum, Dad, DPJCF and all my friends. ... time is a river running into nowhere we must live while we can and drink our cup of laughter S. Wynwood SARAH ELIZABETH ELIOT 1983-1988, Ross Chieftain. Ah! A life crowded with incident O. Wilde Yesu, Trillium, Little Theatre, Fame, Roo, Sko$, NYcity Muskoka, Platapusses, in this great future you can ' t forget your past, so dry your tears I say. B. Marley. You can ' t always get what you want but if you try you just may find you get what you need M. Jagger. I hope the birthdays never end - in this hot world you need your friends to keep you cool. XODose, Thanx mum -t- dad for giving so much and asking so little. P.S. See you at brunch. SUZANNE FISHER 1984-1988, MacGregor That ' s Suzy ZY K? - Class Prez, Sub of Opheleo, bazaar head. Hey! Well this is it! Yikes, organ grinder Lewitt Cottage Queen, dietcoke, stannex2, thin lips, the Formal, the Cabin, Mexico, ski weekend, rocker party, Barbados, janitor, woman, it ' ll surprise ya . . oi! Montreal, the lunch bunch, GV summers, rowing, 5:30 am donut fights, jellies only! stress! Reach for the Heavens and hope for the future and all we can be J. Denver. Thanks Branksome and most of all to my extended family which is too long to list but most of all M DX2 - long live the bazaar! JK-W- JL. . . RACHEL FOX 1983-1988, Scott Mt. St. Anne, VICTOM, Velcro-woman, Florida, Macro Island, Western, Formals, What am I going to wear? You can ' t always get what you want. Style Council, Mariposa, Thanks Mum and Dad! and friends adios B.H.! 43 STEPHANIE CARROW 1981-1988, Eraser, Macgregor Chieftain, Head Girl. Mrs. Hay ' s trips, Mariposa, St. Anne- SCC- Le Foyer, SAiive, Hoseheads, Chunk ' O ' Fudge, Blue Jays, Musicals, Fusion B, Kidnapping the Kids, NYC, Roadtrips ' n ' Rabbits, What are you doing? SBHG, Boarding Bashes, Bam- boo, Hope the B-Day Parties never end! Sun ' s up uh huh, looks okay. The world survives another day, and I ' m thinking about eternity. Open your heart and grow with what life sends, that ' s your ticket to the festival of friends - Bruce Cockburn. I ' ll never forget my BHS friends. Thanks for everything! Mom, Dad, jab, and Dave you ' re the best! I ' ll miss you BHS! HEATHER GELLATLY 1979-1988, Fraser, Duncan Sr. Chieftain, Jr. school prefect. Who never wins can rarely lose, who never climbs as rarely falls. Whittier. Does anyone need a mother? Or some lunch? Maybe tuna! I ' m shocked and dismayed! Let ' s play the stair game or take a road trip but let sleeping (bunnies) lie - Not Funny! lona-funny! Mt. Ste. Anne - the Hustlers, The Fuzz, Chesiee, psyco spares - sign here if musical roles (a male? twice). The Brady Bunch get thee to a nunnery - Shake., find me under my rock! Tentatively, Little Heather - aka Stephanie - member of SCC. NB At exactly 11:15 there ' ll be a Great Vowel Shift! ELENI GICAS 1980-1988, Robertson, MacAlpine Memories: Shirley, Gretzky, Stellar, SPARES, Steph!! DUDES: Emma (my tutor) Sam, Alex Amanda (my 3 amigos) Ali (my bud- dy) Karens (more past) Vivi (party where?) Eva (a trio? Mex- Jam?los?Sis?) THANX JA for 8 yrs we ' ve lived thru keep on liv- ing! (Live once - WILD) As I die! BM; Hellenic Zap; Safety Row- ing - RAD class Prez (9-12) THANX A thru Z! Oh - Bernie, 7th Thanks Dad Mom I LOVE YOU! People say that I ' m crazy But I ' m not that way inclined Know what I know And I ' ll happily show That Madness is all in the mind. STEPHANIE GILBERT 1982-1988, Campbell Prefect - Opheleo. Life is what happens to you while you ' re busy making other plans Gr. 10 Limo, Mariposa, KT ' s pad, Will someone help me? , Don ' t worry I ' m coming , Fran ' s, Camp Susan, haiti-Pina Colada, George our bus driver. Panthers Chalet, Let ' s write down the first thing to come to mind , Saraboberra, slumber parties, cheers - Puerto Plata or we could go to , . . what are you doing?! MK ' s wine rack to the final birth- day party - thanks for an amazing 5 years, Raise the window on another day and take it as it comes Steve Winwood Thanks M D for a great 7 yrs. CHRISTINE GONSALVES 1986-1988, McLeod As one chapter ends another inevitably begins. I will carry my memories of BHS with me always. Boarding was fifty years of experience crammed into two. Life goes better with friends. Dizzy Gizzy - Love ya W. let ' s fly the happy skies, PA - eat well?, MJ - Jerome, MK - Insane, SM AW - XO XO what? L, RB - Have a ting, T T - Don ' t forget to breathe, Sammy - too much to say. Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. - Aristotle. BFFAA. Mummy Daddy, Deryck Douglas - thank you. I love you!! Do not go gently into that good night. Rage, Rage against the dying of the light. - Dylan Thomas, i Gone! RACHEL GORMAN 1983-1988, Scott Someday (in the midst of time) when they ask me if i knew you, I ' ll smile and say you were a friend of mine - and the sadness will be lifted from my eyes - when I ' m old and wise. A. P. Project I LOVE YOU, SUPERFREAKS!! Cur saepe sicci par- va rura Omani Laremque casae sordidum petam quaeris? Nec cogitandi, Annice, nec quiescendi in urbe locus est discipulo. M, don ' t break the Link. Gwynn, don ' t blow your candles out. SHUKRAN UMI WA ABl WA MA ' SALAM BRANKSOME. JENNIFER GRIFFITHS 1974-1988, Johnston, McAlpine i love you dearly, JK, MH, SJ, EL, and even you, RG. Tapping our feet to an ancient tune I laugh for the times gone by - Cockburn. Stay tuned, maybe we can do that lunch thing sometime. It ' s been a blast and a half. Twelve hours on a bus with WHOM? - One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day - Oh joy oh bliss, oh rapture! Hey, SJ got that LONG DISTANCE feeling?? Sincerely, man, I AM organized Thanks to my bodyguard, Mom, Dad, Joey and Pig. That ' s the news and I AM OUT OF HEREIl NICOLE HAIDUK 1986-1988, McLeod The 2 yrs at BH have carved good things in my life I will value forever. Good and bad times but most warm mems of changing + growing prevalent throughout. Experiences of: boarding, rowing, skiing, rules, uniforms and a kind hand were things 1 will never forget. Thanks for the opportunity Mom and Dad. Thanks for being there Krista + Krista. Ainslie -i- MacNeill you were great. MEMS: early morns, coach, Neil Pryde + Young, Florida, build, field, daze, burns, zang in stang, stress, take them out, resort, intro D + M, movie madness C + 1, FPL: JS PB DK TP KA VK SH PM BL KW SW MB JC MP MP etc . . . AMANDA HAMILTON 1983-1988, Scott Can we resolve the past? Lurking jaws, joints of time Jim Mor- rison. France ' 86, Sambo and her red ferarri, my Alley Cat, trick track, U2, Jal, The Bleach Blondes, drama, piano recitals, boarding?! CL Bernie ' s Bash, the void, BVI ' s, SOHO; P6. Miss- ed you Sookie HA Jax (I ' m free!) DA, Adam, Wild Child - MC Sam and who? Got a problem? Eliminate it! Bam and Graham Bah Hah! Mariposa SJ Thanx James Dean. Off to bigger and bet- ter things. Love you SP AW. Thanx M D KATE ROSSA HARTNETT 1984-1988, Ross Head of Public Affairs, Library Head, Prefect. Gr. 10 - boarding at Buccleuch (President of House). Gr. 1 1 - Living in France - in- credible! Gr, 12 - Formal, Mariposa, SOMA, Semi-Aahhh! Gr. 13 - This has been the greatest year! 1 will never forget Branksome or all my friends here! Prefects - it was an amazing year and I will miss you all so much! Good Luck Grads! Thank you for everything Emma! Hey Avy baby, let ' s go to Acadia! I love you Mummy, Daddy, Fin, Al and James! Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal - Pamela Starr. Good Morning! RACHEL J. HARVEY 1983-1988, McAipine There must be some kind of way outta here! Hendrix, {Mr. Opecid); Comfort for the mind Steppenwolf, fuzzies AN- TIGUA ' 88!; Hawaii; Tremblant SGC!?; Camels in the desert Mr. T. lives! Good times, Bad times! L.Z. It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are. Anon. To my special friends that BHS has given me - Alex (Luv you), Ro (my sun- shine). Mart (Roomie) You ' re my buds! Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. Yeats. Thanks for EVERYTHING Mum, Dad, Greg (I LOVE YOU ALL!) LOUISE HARWOOD-NASH 1981-1988, Bruce, McLeod V hat a time it was A time of innonence A time of confidences Long ago it must be 1 have a photograph Presen ' e your memories They ' re all that ' s left you. Simon and Garfunkel. Thanx Branksome for all my friends and memories: Lunch Bunch: JKSNCM SKSFJLAL, haha, Port Hope parties, TCS, Yikes! Ail them boys, Mariposa Formals, WHEN? STRESS! LofB- always RULE!! Di, Fish, Jahrs, Fannv - thanx, Uchow! I owe it all to you: Mo, Dad, H and M, I LUV U COME SAIL AWAY WITH ME XOXO MARY HERMANT 1981-1988, Johnston, Campbell Sub - Chieftain, Head of Clans. I had a list that didn ' t fit. This is the SHORT list: Vera, Analyzations, Gedoof, Mariposaet al? L - Wknds, France, STANNE, Helmet, Bunny, Plata, Breathe, STOP! I had the time of my life FP. You know what word I ' m not comfortable with? Nuance Diner In my time I ' ve travelled everywhere And I know you must be there BJ, JS Here lies the essence of my peers - it stares me in the face and holds me speechless RF Gungalagunga BM May the bonds of friendship never die. May the wine of friendship never run dry No bones left! I hope . . . PATRICIA HO 1987-1988, McLeod Branksome was a great change for me. This year was also the first time I ever have boarded in my life. Boarding was really fun! It was a unique experience, an experience in which you could not find anywhere else - sleepovers, phone - lineups, late night chats and many more. Moreover, I have made some really good friends here. I hope we can always keep in contact with each other although we have left Branksome. Good luck in the future, Tena, Tara, Su, Rachel, Roz, Sam, Chris, Sara, Astrid, Sharon, Tamara, Caroline W. Winnie MARTHA HOBBS 1983-1988, McLeod Head of Residence, Chieftain, Boarding - Roomie! Bamboo B- Days, drama projects, BBQ ' s - 722 RAPYY . . CuCu! Tennis at 7 Cork? Muffy, LHOTP - Laura Mary skits, weekends at 36 - Thank you! If you can ' t pick ' em up, run ' em down Have I caught up yet? - No?, YYPB, hockey - The Ace Banana, chats - base skin, movies? formals - Brace Chiefs, so I says to the guy . . . space cows, England - Union St, Mickey Mouse, Antigua ' 88! BH buddies, Cath, J-i-A, Luv ya! Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend, Just what you want to be you will be in the end TMB Good Luck Rob (LS), thank you Mum and Dad - 1 love you! 46 DEBBIE HUMENIUK 1982-1988, Grant, Campbell Boarding: Many things to Mr. Mrs. P, Mrs. Riley Lee and my friends who I grew up with, Mely, Su, Weeze, Cath, Catherine Nicole, my best friend Mel. Memories: scaros preps, Mrs. Hay ' s trips, Paris, We ' ve had our innings 172 Curzon, Is it just me? Bequia, California, Cayman, father daughter, motor bike rides The Mikes formats Newton Robinson, ghosts D. Wood C. Wood, Miss Utah, Que. Moving, O.G. Leaside, UCC, APPLEBY, Black T, White R, Red J. Thanks Dad for lost of love Support I Love You! We laughed until we had to cry and we loved right down to our last goodbye D. Foster MARGOT HUMPHREY 1980-1988, Eraser, McLeod Eraser sub. Parent ' s Assoc. Rep., debating, ROWING. Perhaps someday it will be pleasant to rem ember even this - Virgil. There are too many memories to write them all. Can ' t forget ear- ly ams, ragattas, friendships, Mariposa, one of the guys , NSS, MDC, Muskoka. What I want to know is where does the time go? Grateful Dead. A friend is someone who knows all about you, but likes you anyway. - Orson Welles. Thanks to my friends. I ' ll miss you all. Thanks Mom, Dad, Hope. This is the time to remember ' cause it will not last forever. - Billy Joel SHARON HUNG 1987-1988, Douglas Friends that mean anything now - always will, Dreams that fad- ed and died, were the best I ' ve ever had. Thanks to all my friends in boarding, especially S A for making my year at Branksome something special and somewhat above normal. Somewhere admist Cat Stevens James Taylor, SLC, Rebec- ca , BT stories for Bonzo and GNW ' s, a future has somehow emerged. Thanks Mom and Dad for making it all possible. Hey Molly - the munchkin ' s finally grown up! I ' ll always cherish them. KRISTA HUNTER 1986-1988, Scott We live so fast Thanks to everyone who made my two years at BH a succe,ss. There was never a dull moment in boarding. You know who you are! HSV, Antigua, UWO formats and B- Days. Hey AR where ' s Biff? Yes JR, the fish are still alive. There is a place in my heart for you A and A. Forever young. Good Luck MRH. Memories fade. Love you Mom and Dad. I made the right choice. The sky still lingers. Fond affections SS. Good- bye my friends. We will meet again. HOLLY JAMIESON 1982-1988, Bruce, Ross Hey Charlie! Thanks BH for the memories - Formals semis, Mariposa Ski-Days. Life moves pretty fast - if you don ' t stop and look around once in a while you could miss it. F. Bueller. Love you Mom, Dad, Cindie, LW. ... And to those I leave behind I want you all to know you ' ll always share my deepest thoughts, I ' ll miss you when 1 go A. Parsons. Love you guys - who has the master list? This is not the end, this is not the beginning of the end. Perhaps it is the end of the beginning Churchill Bye!! SKYE JURJANS 1985-1988, Douglas Now that it ' s ail almost over, I just have one thing to say: Thanks for keeping me sane! JG, EL, SL, MH, RG, CL, RB, GB Time flies when you ' re having fun, right? HA! 12 hours on a bus to Yale with whom? To classic formals Mom, Dad and Dawn I Love you. To the world: i have spread my dreams under your feet: Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. Yeats P S. I Love You Sweetheart JALYN KENNEDY 1983-1988, McLeod Head of drama. No one can say you were not warned A. Rice. The Lunch Bunch, Lulu ski weekends, ski bunnies, TNT, TCS floor dancing, the Faith, Musicals, chamber, fishing well, La caffe, coffee, moke, Bernie ' s bashes, NYC87, Sohoya doin ' , 6P, EG88, Barbados 87. Thanx to my buds man. Janers XU, Pete, Jas -i- Chris XO, my Sofm Karen -i- Jeff: Good . . . w + AG, CS, Nick: XX Ally: Miss U Yorgi, M + D + L + T: Don ' t you hate it when your parents are right!. Famous last words: By the way, you can call me POISON! Weathermen Groovy. MASHI KERENYI 1983-1988, Bruce, Ross Let ' s dance in style. Let ' s dance for a while, Heaven can wait. We ' re only watchin the skies, Hopin for the best but expecting the worst - forever young Alpahaville. Thanx guys. Jen - LR O? cH; Mel - tc SbE; Car - sp; App - MH ' s BS A: INXS; Wes - BS pmLno; JF KV SG JS VI - NYC, 3am, Gr mini, Tim Bud Mar; GB RB CG N His; CC - 1 6.9, Rm; Sam (Bb) - spt; MP, JC, MAP, NM, HW, NO, LL, SW, JB; Have u changed my friend? 1 vow to play the part , Youth irate - at 98 we all rotate INXS. My family, Anyu, Salva grazie. A toast to the future. I dedicate it to my father. I love you guys, ciao. ITALY watch out! SUSANNAH KIRKLAND 1981-1988, Robertson, MacGregor There ' s a fighter inside who wilt never give up - Winwood. Don ' t mean nothing to u now but someday it ' ll mean everything Stand By Me, Forever Young. I wish I could fly away If u get confused listen to the music play Dead, Mrs Hays trips, Ski Day, cottage wknds, Formals, Mariposa, TCS-JH, boarding - 1 wk, camp - Gams - Ask, Medicks, BMW, Rabbit, Rowing - Donuts - Kirk, Father Daughter, LHN - Feels so good, SF - Ultimate 2 - YS, EL - Party, JL - Breathe easy, SN - Schirnoff?, JK - Lunch Bunch, AL - Port Hope, CM - LA LA LA, Thanks. JM, RO LUVU XO MUMMY, DADDY, MOO, JO THANKS XO BRIGITTE KOPAS 1980-1988, Bruce, MacGregor Well - This is the end - The doors - FINALLY! SPORTS make the world go round-b-ball, skiing, track, x-country (cough, cough), OFSAA, car, Nice ' 86-5 in a bed, Mt. Caledon, WAP, I don ' t know. Friendship is the wine of life E. Young - WONDER - TWINS, FOOD, Can I wake up now? Wow I just had the worst nightmare. People asking questions lost in con- fusion. Well I tell them there ' s no problem only solution s - J. Lennon. Thanxs to those who helped me through the confusion esp. M D. And now for something completely different M, Rethon 48 SUSAN LAINE 1982-1988, Duncan, Ross Jr. Chief. My years at BH have provided me with fond memories that I ' ll never forget. Mrs H ' s trips - England Paris, Ranch House, Leaside, Mrs. Lee Mrs Riley, OB, Psycho! Barbados, Hug Teddy, SPHOA, 9671111, F-D Dances, SYC, Kungfu, spares, saab. Escape from 34, SU , Fraulein. I ' ll never forget you DH MP KM MJ SB CC T TL, JMDK and especially Cast M-A and CVD. What ' s so good about goodbye, is the best is yet to come - BADAMS. Sami and her roosters helped me through this year. KlITOS KAIKESTO AITI. MINA RAKASTAN SINUA XXXX TARA LAING 1987-1988, Branksome was a big change from public school though I wasn ' t here long enough to leave much of an impression, I ' ve made some really good friends. 1 also learned to live without boys to do 4 hours of homework a night. It wasn ' t all work. Boarding was the best! A constant sleepover; Aerobics, Loud music; dancing during study. Sharing clothes; phone lineups; boy problems; House Picture - Take 15! And last but not least, Hannah - in The Creature Creeps . Bye, Bye J. Rea. CL, RB, RG, WL, Pat, Sam, Chris, Sue, SG, MH, CW, S.A.C., TENA TENA LAING 1987-1988, Campbell New girl. Boarding rules and so do Boarders! All nighters till the midnight curfew, riots in the halls, aerobics, dirty dancing, cans of orange poison. Bamboo Club, UCC phone survey, (Talk-to- Tena), Conquering a truent disposition (Hamlet) so average leaks 1 57o in a single year, and being Freda in the Creepy Play. It ' s over so fast. Thank you t o everyone who made this year so easy. Good Bye Macneill; I ' ll miss you all. Remember, everyone ' s welcome in the UK! Salute, A la Trochaine tout le mond! Good luck Tara, and Good bye. WINIFRED LAM 1987-1988, MacAlpine WOW!! This is a great year for me. First year in Branksome and first year in boarding. Midnight noodles, midnight gossip - thanks to Pat and Sharon. Despite the occasional leaking of the washing machine, mess in the kitchen, big phone line-ups every night . . . MacNeill has been a great place to live in!! Everyone is so nice and friendly, fun to be with. Last year in high school - study and friends. Thanks to everyone who has made this year so wonderful for me. Of course, thanks to my Dad and Mum. Bye, everybody! I ' ll miss you all! ROSEMARY LAWSON 1980-1988. Duncan, Scott Prefect. Rowing! Leave but don ' t leave me. floyd. close your mouth and open up your mind Perth County Conspiracy. 1 will get by. I will survWe The Dead. I love my Rae of Sunshine, my compact Su, and of course A. Missed ya D. To Lissy, my heart with all its love inside. Come to the edge, we might fall. Come to the edge, its too high, and they came, and he pushed, and they flew Perth CC. Thanx to the family who led me to the edge and made me fly. Love and thanx to the rents, the steps and my love, Ang. 49 NICOLE CATHERINE LEHOCZKY 1981-1988, Duncan, McLeod Friends are like the warm blue sea, they splash laughter into your eyes. I would have liked to have known you but I was just a kid. Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did. Elton John ' I missed you today, but I know you weren ' t far. I quietly smiled and waited, for I had yesterday ' s memories and tomorrow ' s hopes. Imagine it . ., Night Shift, Cheezeball, Tyrolia Weekend, Love is but , Sweedish Meatballs, Do you ever think you ' re going blind? The Y and R He had the cutest little socks Thanks MCD CORINNA LEHR 1983-1988, McAlpine After 5 years in boarding! Perrier showers, smoke-aerobics, superfreak. Bye Bye Birdy. - can ' t match Lacoste and Polo. 4AM QUAD - Hello ociffer! BAMBOO!! Ricco ' s on Bay. FRANCE - Formidables - but he has a ROLEX! The Italian Mafia in Flor- ence. Antigua ' 88 - Old years night in St. Kitts. Road trips to Montreal with the kids. McDLT, CP at Vic! It ' s hard to get by just upon a smile ... To all my friends - you know who you are. Thanks Mom and Dad and Jen D. Somehow or other I ' ll be famous and if not famous I ' ll be notorious. Oscar Wilde ANNE LESUEUR 1974, 1981-1988, Eraser, McLeod G ' Day, Thanks Branksome for 7 great years. STRESS! Bazaar, ice hockey, choir, father daughter, formals diets. You can ' t live with them and you can ' t live without them: Memories - TCS Reggae, Valentine ' s black, trunk, TNT, B and fruitloops, Higha Bunga! Pack it in for the weekend. Jank ' s cottage, Port Hope, Mont Ste. Anne ' s Parlez vous Anglais? horsing around, converti- ble cruisin ' , Druxy ' s, u-visits, JJ, Lunch Bunch! We ' ll always be true, thick or thin, poor or rich, good or bad. GO FOR IT! That ' s the ticket for the investment mom and dad I know! LUV YA IN THE FUTURE!! PO LEUNG 1984-1988, McLeod Debating Exec. Memories: SOMA, Calypso, Squirrel Creek debates? Waterloo, Duncan, drives Port Hope, Port Byron? This is the day your life will surely change, this is the day when things fall into place. - The The L ' absence est a I ' amour ce qu ' estau feu le vent; 11 eteint le petit, il allume le grand. -Com- te R Amor vincit omnia David. Thanx M D Buds. When I look over a field 1 can see 1 can see to the sea of life rippling toward me green blade up on green blade - DDC Gray Put on your old brown shoes right on your feet. TIME TO MOVE ON HEAD AWAY - ST. s ' long BH. EMMA LOEWEN 1984-1988, Ross Well, we know where we ' re going, but we don ' t know where we ' ve been, and we know what we ' re knowing, but we can ' t say what we ' ve seen, and we ' re not little children and we know what we want. And the future is certain, give us time to work it out. Talking Heads, i get by with a little help from my friends. Beatles. Thanks you guys! I love you all so very much! Don ' t forget me when I ' m gone, don ' t forget my final song. Thanks Mum, Dad and family! I am the captain of my fate, I am the master of my soul. WE Hanley. Sadie, I love you. 50 KATIE MACAU LAY 1983-1988, Maclean Prefect. I don ' t have any answers my friend, just this pile of old questions memory left me here. In the field of opportunity, it ' s plowin ' time again Neil Young. - YESU, 5-ALive, St. Anne X2-SCC, Chunk o ' Fudge, King Combo, Le Foyer, Ski WE ' s, Hoseheads, Roadtrips n ' Rabbits, Club, NYC, Camp Susan, Mea- ty, What are you doing? SBHC - Breathe - Stop it! Time to stop cireaming, I must rejoin the real world Genesis. It ' s so hard to say goodbye, though bonds of friendship never die. - P. Huff- man. I hope my the birthdays never end! To my friends and BH - thanks for the memories. Thanks M + D XO NANCY MACDONALD 1983-1988, Douglas X-Country and track 83-88, OFSAA 3 too many times, BOB, no pain no gain, Rodchester roadtrips, IGA SPECIALS, Tremblant = Australians, Ecuador and Yemen, Queens Homecomings, pigouts, barbie and butterball, Mariposa and unforgettable formals, wonder twins, ski day and Tyrolian zoos and Montreal the city that never stops. It seems to me a crime that we should age. These fragile times should never slip us by: times you never can or shall erase. E. John. Thanks to my friends for the times. Mary and Danielle 1 miss you both. Thanks D.S., Mom and Dad you ' re irreplaceable. We ' re out! ANTHEA MARS 1983-1988, MacLean Chieftain, Sports Captain. Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life! Lord Asquith I also knew there would be some things that would never be dimmed by distance or time, compounded by values that would never be forgotten. I hope the B-Days never end! Awesome 4-some, skiing sailing always, the Gold blue. 5-Alive, Roadies, Club, Ste Anne? Chunk ' o fudge, meaty, breathe. It used to seem to me that my life went off too fast I have to take it slowly just to make the good parts last To my friends. Thanks for the memories. Thanks M, D E XO CATHERINE MATTHEWS 1979-1988, Johnston Chieftain, McAlpine It ' s been interesting, to say the least. Snowwoman, cat flatbed, Greece Italy ' 86 (MCI), ah, hammy, fiver, Ferg, b-bridge, abstract art? NH, sid, squeeze, hey now, zola, mm, hh, skipper, what ' s for lunch? Brimstone, 19th nervous breakdown, 1002 well that ' s nice. Stone Angel. Thanks TEASREPFKHBJVMCI- PCCMD and J KR. Tomorrow ' s rain will wash the stains away But something in our minds will always stay A lesson once learned is so hard to forget Sting Thanks Mum and Dad. Always Cats MARY CAROLINE MCCLENAGHAN 1980-1988, Douglas Track, Tennis, Swim, Synchro Teams. Buck, you spin me. The GUARDIAN Barbie, BLACK BAGELS, Fi, diet coke addicts. Police Academy 20, cold feet? Pete - REDHEADS!!, Sultry B.B.,Z luvs U, wagonwheels, Bass, Kate - dinner guests at SOMA, Willy watch out in le jardin, Narobi was lonely w out Ali, Flakey luvs Robey. Thanks Mom Dad for pulling me through. FREEDOM IS MAN ' S UNBOUNDED EYE A.S. JENNIFER MCGILL 1983-1988, McLean Alumnae Representative, We ' re all about to take a great step in- to the next stage of our lives but I can ' t do that without taking a brief glance back at the last few years. There was a time I wasn ' t sure I ' d make it to Gr. 1 3, but I did! Thanks Mummy, Daddy and BHS for the opportunity here. Thanx to my family and friends for your support. Boarders: You ' re great, enjoy the freedom next year and never change! C S: I Love You. KH, SK, JR, AR, KS: Never lose touch. JW, K R, DH: Weil I made it! L ' amour et les memoires resterons toujours, but now there ' s tomorrow to look forward to. SUSAN E. MCKENNA 1983-1988, Douglas Old friends, memory brushing the same years. Silently sharing the same fears. Time it was oh what a time it was. A time of in- nocence, a time of confidence. Preserve your memories, they ' re ail that ' s left you S G . . Basketball, Volleyball, skiing, SAlive, yesu. Genesis, Awesome Foursome, St. Anne x2 - Le foyer, chunk of - fudge, super combos, chalet weekends, camp Susan, Puerta Plata. What are you doing? - Breathe - Stop it! I hope the birthdays never end. Got by with a little help from some friends. Don ' t change I like you just the way you are B. Joel See you back in the High Life! XO M B SARA MCLENNAN 1986-1988, Scott Boarders will be Boarders House Martins. LaLaLa! We did it Emm! I ' m out! Thanks to all the you know whos Mom and Dad, this is an lOU. I reckon I owe you one now. james Taylor. Tell me again which one of us is blest? Let ' s get back together and do it again WIBN Thank you ABCDEF . . . WX- YZ (did 1 forget anyone?) for all the good times! Fingers crossed for the SLG! REMEMBER, this isn ' t the end!! It will go on and on and on - The great A - It was swell eh Betty? We made it at least! I never thought at the drive-in it would end up like this! To us A - Toast No. 5! XOX SUZANNE C. MCMEANS 1981-1988, Duncan, Ross BAZAAR HEAD ' 87, YEAH! Where to start? ... ski W E ' 87 = psycho chickens! Oconto memories of fire-fighting WOMEN! JK, JL, MJ, PV. Oochigear ' 86. Photo-booths - NL, GM. Un- forgetable formals . . . forgetable semis! Nice ' 87, je me sou- viens CL, SC, SH, DM, CS, WC. Western Homecomings, and much more - The Peer Group ... it crushes you but it makes you J. McMeans. 4-ever my pals, you know who you are. XOXO and thanks mom and John. Ciao Branksome. How does it feel? To be on your own, with no direction home, like a com- plete unknown, like a rolling stone. B. Dylan LEE ANN MARIA MEADOWS 1982-1988, MacGregor Advertising, FORUM ' 87 (SASK!), Choir. Thanks to all my friends. For you: I get so carried away, you brought me down to earth D-MODE with special memories: HOW ' BOUT THOSE BLUE JAYS?! Sailing, skiing, STRESS-DEADLINES! Go- U-Blu! Those words are all remainders, echoes growing in the heart of twilight - Duran 2 WIMPMOBILE FROM CFNY! Now the work ' s done it ' s happy hour again H-Martins. Class ' 88 rules. Missed ya ' AA. Me Myself and I follow me in the search for truth Chalk Circle!! Thanks Love to Mom Dad XOXO And the band played on Love Rockets. It ' s the end of the world as we know it REM 52 CLAIRE MOORSOM 1981-1988, Duncan, MacGregor Anne of Green Gables Sound of Music The Pajama Came Choir Chamber Too Many Musicals AY, AY YOU! social functions, Pillow burn, Lunch Bunch - to the geriatric home! Stef, Anne Gr 5 YEARBOOK. NOEL was good. But JAMES is Better! Sea, Swallow Me Fremen Warriors. Rooms with a view. PR FIST, EQUUS Yugoslav woodchips Broader horizons. Thanks to Mum Dad Toby Ben Rods and Adam - for putting up with me! As you wish Thanks jXX Tomorrow we set out upon the boundless sea Horace JENNIFER MORGAN 1984-1988, MacLean Well we know where we ' re going but we don ' t know where we ' ve been and we know what we ' re know ' n but we can ' t say what we ' ve seen and we ' re not little children and we know what we want and the future is certain give us time to work it out - Talking Heads. Thanks to all my friends, you know who you are. esp Mel, MK, JB, etc. Remem formals, semis, dances, parties, spares, CI86, Muskoka etc. Thanx to Mom and Dad and my other supporters, esp. Bro. BBLA. PHM. TTFN. PF!!! ARGOS ALL THE WAY!!! We are the heroes of the game - Stan Foster HOPE NIGHTINGALE 1981-1988, Robertson, Douglas Music Club Head, Student Choir Conductor, Slogan Advertising staff, all art constantly aspires towards the condition of music (Walter Pater) Fare thee well, Though first and fairest. Fare thee well, Thou best and dearest; Thine be ILKA Joy and Treasure Peace, Enjoyment, Love and Pleasure. STEPHANIE CECILIA NOBBS 1981-1988, Johnston, Scott Junior School Sub-chieftain, choir secretary. Junior School KP Editor, Lunch Bunch! Rm 1 1 ! ISMF . . Formals - Soap operas - Who ' s she seeing this week? TCS guys - gimme a break! Party weekends at Anne ' s-TNT-uh-uh fruit loops - Bazaar - ALTO ' s and nuns rule - cPJ buddies for ever, oh yeah Ads. Bef - Mobil - Black Truck. 21 year olds, CCD - Pooh-1 Miss Jane - ski weekends - waa- Calypso! SPT-FWT-SG- VBF-Eg ' 88 - FLESH - squash - Mariposa - RUN DMC - friends we have met, times we have spent, laughter we have shared, spirit we ' ll keep, memories we ' ll take to guide us on our way. Camp ' 87 Scammers JENNIFER NORRIE 1987-1988, Scott Club Sandwich Olive, Marly Queen Jenny Seaweed . Highlights of my first (and only) year at BHS include begging on the sly, the daily Grubway inspiration, dirty dancing. Library carol No. 6 (seemingly my home away from home), and doing Branksome with the Commundards on back up. THANKS: Room 11 Lunch Bunch, Greenwin Trekkers, Hill Pill, and esp. Kiki D. at the Sky. Most endearing quality: a smattering of charisma (ha! Respect me, G?) Famous last words: Quality, not quantity counts Hey man, it ' s been Quality time rm NORIKO OKUBO 1987-1988, McAlpine so many faces in and out of my life. Some will last, some will just be now and then. Life is a series of hello and goodbyes. I ' m afraid it ' s time for goodbye again. - Billy Joel To everyone in Tokyo - the coolest place on earth - (NK, WY, MS, etc., TDL all nite, partee at MS ' s. KO guys!) and in London - sher Jen, love ya ' ! Empire, Cockney Pride MUN RULZ!!), and in Toronto, (esp. JF, JB, jM, MK, Ti - Level 42, MV, MK - LK, Simcoe, BOWIE, FOCUS blue Mountain!) - Thanx for the good times! - I get by with a little from my friends ' ' - The Beatles MAIRi ANN PADMORE 1975-1988, Johnston, Douglas Thirteen years hold many memories. I am grateful to all those who helped make it successful. Thanks to all of my friends, my teachers, and, most of all my parents (and scottie, porky, misty, and bruteyi). jenellis and Marellis rule! Rage on, New York! Watch out parsons, here I come. Look Mama, it ' s Coco! At this moment the words of Martin Luther King are appropriate: Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last! SUSIE PARKER 1981-1988, Campbell Head of Chess Club Advertising. Choirs, Musicals, Art Shows. If you know your goal in life, strive for it, discover it and enjoy it. - SP Dear Nanz (nosmoht), thanks for a wonderful friendship from age 5. Love always, Duze (rekrap). Mom Dad Thanks won ' t do. Long Live BC! SAMANTHA PATTON 1981-1988, McLeod AH, AL, CC, RL, HW, SB, EG, JK, SN, JN, CP, AW, and all the rest THANX CM GW (POOH) TP through good bad its been UNIQUE. ARC lives on! I HAD THE WIERDEST DREAM . . . ANOTHER GUY? caf . . . FOOD? BAHIHAH! my ferrari . . . disguised of course! SPARES! CUBA LIBRE the drink of the new generation!!! MARIPOSA!!! Just call her Bambi! STAR BOYS? WHERE? I HAVE NADA GAS more homework? STRESS KILLS! BAM: Keep well the road! Thanks for the many PEP talks!! ILY thank you GRANNY for making this all possible. Thanx I LOVE YOU MOM AND DAD WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP ITS BEEN The Grateful Dead TARA PATTON 1982-1988, McLeod Mine own Conscience is more to me than what the world says CICERO What if they gave a war and only one side came- LUCIFER, I used to be disgusted now I ' m just amused GROWN-UPS. IT ' S ALL OVER! HEY! Thanks JB, SAMBO, KB, AJ, AP, AW, CREW!, Never forget the Diner!, JN, AH, and Com- pany! R Coke Anyone? Hey! CHICKENWINCS! NO! NO! Anything but TV TUNES! OH! JOY! OH! BLISS! PARTY?! You have time to PARTY?! LOVE YA! THANKS MOM, DAD, ANTS, UNCS CRANNY. FAILING YET?? 54 ELIZABETH PAUPST 1983-1988, Douglas sub-chieftain. Kilt Press Editor Slogan Lit. Editor. Frisk HIM, Sir. BUSTED, I ' m a rock, And how can this be? for he is the kw satz haderach:, FRfist, stress voice, pillow face, stunt biker, Libby Georgia by Willie, Forever and ever , ay, ay, you, badipapa, les tun, fionaration, camaro, catsfosterling, cathedsurferhed, My name is Ian; I was in Florida and lost a shoe in the Atlantic Ocean the Thin White Duke, TS My private life is private 051 585, Debsambucongo. Mom, Dad, Mill, jeff - Thanks - Les vrais paradis sont les paradis qu ' on a perdus - Proust ANNA PEMBERTON 1984-1988, MacGregor When I was a child, I caught a fleeting glimpse out of the cor- ner of my eye; 1 turned to look but it was gone, I cannot put my finger on it now, the child is grown, the dream is gone. - PinK Floyd Thanks to M D, J, N, C, KMK, friends esp. those who ' ve kept me sane. Memories: da nces (the Mariposa!), stage 44y ' s, F@, CREW, say thank you? INXS, biking shorts The Princess Bride, The Rosedale Diner, Hallowe ' en, Slide over here Look at them kick - INXS The Royal, yes, another 4! PHM,ATCMA, spares , STING. CAROLYN PETERS 1984-1988, Scott But it was onlv a fantasy. The wall was too high as you can see. No matter how hard he tried he could not break free. And the worms ate into his brain. - Roger Walters. Thanks Mum Dad. special thanks to CA, JS, MM, VI, )M, MK, DK. I ' m free and freedom tastes of reality. CARMEN PLESSE 1982-1988, Robertson, MacGregor Ever drifting down the stream, Lingering in the Golden gleam - life what is it but a dream - Lewis Carroll Thanx for the friends who stuck by me from the start - Andrea D - and for those 1 found along the way - Cat, Amy, Mel, Caroline, Barb Betsy. I Love You! Always remember: Mrs. Hay ' s trips, England, Nice - Julien - zone, RPM, Crown, Lee ' s, Roxy - doing the time warp AGAIN! The formal - GO FOR IT COLUMBIA! - Daddy Daughter, Bikers berries. CARL! Pee Wee. It ' s astounding, time is fleeting! Thanx Mummy Daddy for everything. Don ' t dream it, be it! Right Franky! Bye! CLAIRE BREir PRFNDERGAST 1981-1988, Fraser, Scott Synchro Captain, choir, musicals, plays, Formals, mariposa, Sometimes you just gotta say — ! Mrs. Hay ' s trips, Norval, TCS, Lifeguards. Yesterday is never gone if the memories re- main Florida, muffins, In these cold times it ' s your friends who keep you warm Brenda Taylor ' s School of the Performing Arts. NYC. GRD. 12 drama film. Thanks Branksome, for giving me my dearest friends and fondest memories! Thanks She, {my twin), AA, TW, MS, LM, SM, AW, GW BCAB. I love you all too much for words. Remember it ' s not goodbye it ' s see ya later! Thanks MOM. MELANIE PUCLIESE 1984-1988, Ross Boarding Memories: 172 CURZON Colingwood, Newton Robinson, Aurora, Mississauga, Driftwood, California, Cayman, Utah, Hong Kong, Leaside, SAC, UCC, Ranch House, Frozen Yoghurt, Father Daughter, Under the Bay, The Diner, New Years, Tapple Acks, Black Trucks, White Rabbits, Red jettas and dinner leaves. Special thanks to everybody who have helped me through my years at Branksome, esp. Weezie, Sara, SU, Melly, Kathy, Catherine, Nicole, Mrs. L, Mrs. R, T R, Mr. H. and most of all my best friend Debs. Thanks Mom and Dad I Love You Dream on. Dream until your dreams come true Aerosmith JANET REA 1983-1988, McAlpine Branksome boarding for 5 years. From McDLT ' s, Bamboo birth- days, 722 - Rappy, CUCU, BBQ ' s, cord pants, SI units RVR, toboganning, GET OFF the chairlift, Holt ' s for lunch, swish, En- dacot, no i don ' t want a sweet tart, superfreaks, to Antigua at march 1988. Thanks dad, mom, Sue and Rich. LESLIE RICHARDSON 1984-1988, Scott Things can only get better - Howard jones. Memorable times: Collingwood, Ski Day ' 87, Limo - Dennis , New Year ' s (S.D.), August 21, 1987, The Island , Tim Hortons, Breakfast Par- ty!!! 1 want to thank everyone especially Mom Dad for help- ing me through my last memorable year of highschool! Also thanks to L.L, M.S, N.M, j.S, J.B, J.W, V.I, CP, J.M, J.F, M.P, M.K, J.C, M.A.P, H.W, S.W, K.V, D.N, S.B, M.A, CM. This has been a great year! Thanks a whole bunch!! CAROL H. RILEY 1973-1977, 1983-1988, Johnston, Ross I was a fantastic student until ten, and then my mind began to wander - Paley. I raise my glass first to the boarders who made 3 yrs of boarding, roomies esp: The Story, VISA bills, pool party OAKVILLE! It is good to have some friends both in Heaven and in Hell - Herbert. A toast to daygirldom; P6NYC (Mickeblob) Debating Queens (12 hrs on a bus with Sugar ' n ' Spice) the Cheesemachine (seats 21 comfortably, won 2-0 VS SAC), For- mal, Gradformal. Luv you Mark, Scott, Jason, Dad, Rosie XOXO Carol The trouble with being in the rat race is even if you win, you ' re still a rat - Tomlin. CHEERS! ANIA RUSSOCKI 1981-1988, MacGregor Gr. 13 Pres. Rowing Capt ' n. Mems: Mrs. Hay ' s Trips, Meaty Packets compiled Biff? St. Kitts, Parachuting, Suburban rides! Phil, John, Greg, Ro, D A. THE FAMILY - treasures; permanent priceless. H.C ' s Mercedes Benz, good times w JV), Breakfast party anyone? The name ' s Francis Sawyer Stripes, St. Anne ' 87, we came, we saw, we . . . Rowing-A way of life, comet lives, Thanks C.S.J.M.K.H.K.R. We made a promise we swore we ' d always remember The Boss. Ross I Love You the future ' s ours to see D.D. Big wheels keep on turning ' carry- ing me home to see my kin Thanx Mom, Dad and Martin XO 56 MARGOT SCHMID 1986-1988, Campbell Sports Editor. 2 years seem like a lifetime - it ' s been GREAT! So many memories: Stratford - the beginning, New Year ' s - formal date, Formal, Mariposa, Semi, Queens - another beginning! summer ' 87 - meet at Alex ' s, STRESS!! New Year ' s - again, NYC - in the future?! You said the P word and thought the L word! Contrary to popular belief, I DO sleep at 2a.m. but Tory doesn ' t Thanks: TW AW SM AA CP LM and CE! I ' ll always be your friend! Thanks Mom and Dad! STEPHANIE SEAGRAM 1987-1988, Campbell It ' s not all headlines and glory it ' s disappointment and pain. It ' s loneliness and learning to conquer yourself it ' s wanting the best of yourself I.L. Thanks: soccer, v-ball, friends old and new, their smiles and support, M and D, The B ' s, esp. S who kept me going. I am so glad we had this time together just to sing a song or share a laugh, seems we just get started and before you know it, comes the time we have to say ... so long. C8 Thanks 8HS for the best year! KATHY STEWART 1987-1988, Douglas With only three and a half months at Branksome so far, my thoughts, impressions and friends here are limited. Mrs. Shaver ' s Wit in physics and Mrs. Lumsdon ' s support at the pool help make my day. Thanks Mrs; MacGregor for all that you nave done for me. Thanks Kim and Stephanie for your friendship. My Highlight of each day is assisting the little kindergartens at the pool. Good luck year 2000 GRADS! Well Branksome Grads maybe I ' ll see some of you in the larger crowd of unfamiliar faces next year. CAROLYN TAM 1986-1988, MacAlpine Yet all experience is an arch where through Gleams that un- traveled world whose margin fades Forever and forever when I move, (Tennyson) It has been two amazing years and I really learned a lot. Thanx Dad, Mum, jenny and William for support- ing me all the time. Also, many thanx to Jenny, David, Stephen and Katherine. We ' ve had lots of fun, right? Lastly, goodbye and good luck to you all. I ' ll miss you always. lANE WADSWORTH 1984-1988, Ross These are the times to remember Thanks so much you guys - I ' ve had some amazing times with you! Florida X-mas + March both friends got sunstroke - or was it sunstrike! Ski-weekend- BOONGA! The Duplex, exaggeration lingo queens, green gum at UBC! I can ' t deal with it all Anyone want to go up to Scott ' s cottage? Car rally anyone? Contests - how many days do I have? Can we be more obnoxious - but don ' t forget the golden rule all you pussy-cats! Bermuda - M D, PINK, MIN - 1 appreciate ev- erything. Best friends never part STEPHANIE WAIT 1981-1988, Fraser Ross Prefect-President of Beta Kappa. So I says to the guy . . . Can I read your palm? Road trips, semis, formats, weekends, sleep- mg bunnies, meli-me!o, the Fuzz, Albion Hills, Ste. Anne, mea- ty packets, lifetime member of the Steph Cloane Club, excuses, cat hairs, Mrs. Hays trips, he ' s only a baby. West end girls, grub- way trips, good times Thanks to all my friends. I always knew that looking back on my crying would make me laugh but I never knew that looking back on my laughing would make me cry Tally-THE WORST experiences! SLASH Thanks Tess, John, Andrea, Pine esp. HSP. 7 yrs in 2 mins CAROLINE WARNOCK 1983-1988, Fraser, MacLean Time goes you say? Ah no! Alas, time stays, we go! Dobson. Memories: Boarding, Edinburgh and pond x-ings, Kathmandu??, movies x3, Leysin ' 85, here ' s to the guinea pigs: SF. KH. TW. you too PF(!) Thanx to amazing friends: TC, NH, KS, TL, TL, GB, etc. and to D and L for the great escapes . Love to Carol, Ant and Deb and esp. Dad! To the being fully alive, the future is not ominous but a promise; it surrounds the present like a halo - Dewey. JENNIFER WEISS 1984-1988, MacGregor It used to seem to me that my life went on too fast, and I ' d have to take it slowly just to make the good parts last S. Wynwood. Remember I play trumpet - not tuba! The List, Ste. Anne, San- tasac treats, Applebowl, tuna-mmm. Happy Hallowe ' en Mr. Policeman. I am going to miss you all my feline friends. I love you so much PS, MS, M,D,R,G, XOX THANKS! 1981-1! HILARY WELLS $, Johnston, McAlptne Clan Chieftain, Prefect. A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys, painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys, one grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more, and Puff, that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar. His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain. Puff no longer went to play along the Cherry lane, without his lifelong friend Puff could not be brave, so Puff that mighty dragon, sadly slip- ped into his cave. If growing up means it would be beneath my dignity to climb a tree, I ' ll never up, never grow up, not me. Peter Pan. JANA WHITWORTH 1978-1988 They never stop asking me, What will you be? A doctor, a danser, A diver at sea? They never stop bugging me; What will you be? As if they expect me to stop being me . . . Dennis Lee. You turn a corner and things change. Like wrinkles chang- ing into dimples and nighttime changing into day. And love changing back again to whatever it was before it came . . . . - Rod McKuen ... My love, refuses to be led like an apostle to his saving kingdom - KMA. Thank you 58 ALEXANDRIA WILSON 1983-1988, Douglas I ' m outta here!! But where does it all end? I have great respect for all my teachers who have filled me with their knowledge (or at least tried to) Memories: FORMALS - who will it be this time? Mr. Opecid! Mary, Saskwatch is watching you in Le Jardin! AN- TIGUA!!! Ahhh time to remember! There are Camels in the desert R! Space Mountain!! Mr. Tanevski lives! You can ' t always get what you want, but if you try some time you just might find you get what you need! R.S. Split ends club! Thanks RH and MH. Special thanks to M D ALYSON WILSON 1979-1988, Grant, MacGregor Eight Grade V survivors. The Bazaar - unforgettable Mariposa - Careful with those shoes, Master List - How many were there? - Formais, strapless dresses. Ski wkd. The Chart-Normal to Beyond Help. Pronunciation of Trivial Pursuit. Next year - Square and all the rest. It was amusing to say the least. Kill- ington Stars Skiiers, Scary Scotts V and A. Father - Daughters En- thusiastic Fathers! Y.D. Perhaps someday it will be pleasant to remember even this Virgil. Thanks Mum, Dad, Lorna and An- drew. Have a good time next year. LORNA WILSON 1979-1988 Grant, MacGregor 9 Meaty years The memory of all that - they can ' t take that away from me Gershwin. Do you but it? Seminars - cham- pagne brunch-packets. Father-Daughters. Formais, semis- matching outfit? Mariposa - slippery floor? shoes? Bazaar 86 + 87. Ski wknd - psycho killer, couch potato, green spoon club, Break Bread? Holly-windshield wipers. Sweet 16 ' s. Plan kid- nap Potential List Swedish Meatball. Guns Cream. Ski Kill- ington? Dom. Rep. Romeos? Convertible 1 get by with a little help from my friends Lennon McCartney. Thanx kids. VICTORIA WILSON 1983-1988, Campbell Slogan Editor. I didn ' t say the P word! Don ' t say the L word! Contrary to popular belief i DO sleep at two a.m. but Margot doesn ' t. Remember: GBC, Alex ' s condo, the summer of ' 87, Montreal - illegally legal - skiing, Mariposa, New Year ' s, formais, Can ' t wait! , She called me Tory! , U2, SOMA, Long Island iced tea? Ha! 13732 in my nightmares! I get by with a little help from my friends The Beatles. Thanks MG, MS, AW, SM, AA, Coz, CP, LM, AB, CW, CM. I don ' t know where I ' m going but I ' m on my way - Anon. Thanks to Mum, dad and the brat. ASTRID WOERNER 1986-1988, McAlpine I ' ve come this far, that ' s all I could have hoped for. Who knows where we ' ll end up. For memory has painted this perfect day with colours that never fade. And we find at the end of a perfect day the smile of a friend. Boarders will be Boarders! To Ainslie ' s ' 87 second floor people - a special memory of you all. Slurp! ' nite Mel. C S XOXO not . , . Over at the school - physics, spares, library buddies T S. To M and D - love to you both. To S. .5, toast 5. room 24 18 rule WIBN. Where would we be now without the drive-in. Thanks XOXO - gurgle. 59 NOELLE WONG 1983-1988, Robertson, MacLean To live is good. To live vividly is better. To live vividly together is best. Max Eastman. 1 shall always remember these five vivid years of learning and friendship at Branksome. ALEXANDRA WOODS 1983-1988, Scott And you know its time to go, through the sleet and driving snow, across the fields of mourning to light that ' s in the distance U2 We have all grown up together, sometimes closer, sometimes further apart. Here ' s to Yohanne Yorgi, Frick Frack, Formals - limos, NY - So - Howww ya doin ' ? Bernie ' s Bashs, The Caf Out Back. I ' ll remember all of you at your best. Sailing takes me away. To Jal, Panda, Sooks, C.T,, Berns, Sam, Jax, Nat and Chris Jones I love you. This was our year guys! Mom Dad . . , you were right, and you knew it. Thanks ALLLISON ZWINGENBERGER 1982-1988, Bruce, MacLean The journey begins on an unbridled horse by an ebony river whose surface reflects the rider ' s yesterdays as well as tomor- rows. Rapoport. Eke, still last, factory workers, oops!. Jazz, fall- ing books, walk? Never!, artistic of you. Royal - What ' s that?! , The candyman, D ' s tongue. Lunches, gothic, latin, T ' s and C ' s, Roomies, Poems. Thanks M and D! I have given thee the power of flight without wings - The Koran MOST LIKELY TO be going to camp until retirement Becky Adamson fall asleep in surgery Noreen Ahmed-Ullah be suspended but graduate with honours Pippa Aird marry a Malaysian Prince Anna Marie Apau wear the ' s off a visa card Stephanie Ball fall for a debating head Avery Bassett never read a newspaper again Tara Beal to say that ' s so rude! Ros Beer have a yucky day Jordana Binstock open up her own line of diet drinks Tara Blakely become the Princess Bride Helen Bredin own an optical company Stephanie Brenzel perfect the Canadian accent Giselle Brisbane drive to the Orient on a Harley Davidson Barb Brown start the dance floor going Samantha Burak runaway to the Alps Mireille Carrillo move to Halifax Sarah Carter become a famous designer Stephanie Carter move to Norway to bake bread Heather Cartwright to be on the Dating Game Tamara Cook tell a story Sara Cooper cheer us all up Chantal Coury become the Surgeon General Kerry Croghan take-over management at silver crown. ...Caroline Gumming turn into Grover Amy Davis sleep through life Samantha Decaires get her breath taken away Suzy Edney to star in an off Broadway production Sarah Eliot buy the perfect man Suzy Fisher get blonder, yearly Rachel Fox star in the Little House revival Stephanie Garrow be a mom Heather Gellatly go to jail for doing nothing Eleni Cicas own a Kahlua factory Stephanie Gilbert complain Christine Gonsalves choose brown bread over white Rachel Gorman get excited Jennifer Griffiths own a ski-thru restaurant Nicole Haiduk grow tall Amanda Hamilton star in Romper Room Kate Hartnett have four kids anyway Rachel Harvey turn into a gerbil Louise Harwood-Nash be the head of YPC Mary Hermant make noodles Patricia Ho star in the Little House revival Martha Hobbs own shares in Bell Telephone Deborah Humeniuk row around the world Margot Humphrey own Polo Sharon Hung read old LJniversity brochures Krista Hunter eat pancreas to be like Ferris Holly Jamieson quietly tolerate lechery Skye Jurjans be blonde at 60 Jalyn Kennedy marry and have 6 kids Mashi Kerenyi wear suede for the rest of her life Susie Kirkland invent a new iron man Brigitte Kopas marry Chris live happily ever after Susan Laine keep a secret in French class Tara Laing be the 1 st female leader of the PQ partie Tena Laing help Patricia make noodles Winnifred Lam become a psychiatrist Rosemary Lawson marry someone else ' s boyfriend Nicole Lehoczky be president of Pinocchio ' s Toys Corinna Lehr marry a TCS old boy Anne LeSueur be Prime Minister of Canada Po Leung never shut up Emma Loewen trash her house Katie Macaulay become a nutritionist Nancy Macdonald be on the new Charlie ' s Angels Anthea Mars get away with it Catherine Matthews be late for her own wedding Mary McClenaghan get eaten by her typewriter Jennifer McGill become a Solid Gold dancer Susan McKenna say Oh, I forgot to have kids Sara McLennan spin a web Suzie McMeans become B.J. Birdie Lee Ann Meadows marry Simon LeBon Claire Moorsom own the CFL Jennifer Morgan end the show Hope Nightingale move to Port Hope Stephanie Nobbs buy all the shares for Marlboros Jennifer Norrie bring her own lunch Norika Okubo live on Perrier Truffles Mairi Ann Padmore avoid advertising for life Susie Parker marry the man of her dreams Sam Patton buy the Stairway to Heaven Tara Patton open a YMCA in Timmins Liz Paupst have a psychic link with Sting Anna Pemberton forget her lunch Carolyn Peters marry an Alien from Outer Space Carmen Plesse have cold feet in the winter Claire Prendergast fall asleep in class Melanie Pugliese choose Coke over Pepsi Janet Rea buy back the cheesewagon Carol Riley get tickets anywhere Leslie Richardson row off into the sunset Ania Russocki always root for the wrong team Margot Schmid become a Phys. Ed. Junkie Stephanie Seagram go to Europe and never return Karen Smith forget what happened on the weekend Kathy Stewart revise Einstein ' s theory of rel Carolyn Tam build a sun for Scotland Caroline Warnock throw Meli-melo at her wedding Stephanie Wait teach trumpet in the suburbs Jennifer Weiss rewind her tapes to the beginning Hilary Wells star in Rocky Horror Picture Show Jana Whitworth win a fight with her sister Alex Wilson fall off a curb Alyson Wilson become a Lorna Wilson burn her SLOGAN in June Tory Wilson drive around in a volvo Astrid Woerner win a Nobel Prize Noelle Wong marry someone rich Alex Woods win the Grand Prix Allison Zwingenberger JUNIOR SCHOOL STAFF Mrs. Sally Medland Mrs. Suzanne Worsley Mrs. Robin Mclntyre Miss Kathryn Kane Miss Wendy Wren Kindergarten Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Mrs. Margo Clare Mrs. Laura Beamish Mrs. Catherine Cratlas Mile Connie Ardito Ms. M. van der Meer Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Fran ais Fran ais Mme Jane Douglas-Oliver Mile Jennifer Popper Mme Jana Berka Fran ais Fran ais Fran ais Miss Edwina Baker Mathematics Mrs. Laraine Church Computer Science Mrs. Josie Kizoff Miss Barbara Healey Mrs. Louise Dick Guidance, Phys. Ed. Guidance Library Office Staff: Mrs Leman, Mrs. Toker, Miss Duperley, Mr. Sharpe, Mrs. Alumnae: Mrs. Lawson, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Eliott. Emery, Mrs. Ralph, Mrs. Read, Mrs Hunt. Maintenance Staff: Mr. Preston, Mr. Buteau, Kitchen Staff Cleaning Staff Mr. Rosch. STAFF PERSONALITIES RETIRING STAFF Miss Baker For as many years as any of us now on the staff can remember, Edwina Baker has been an integral part of Branksome. Over thirty years ago, Miss Baker came here to teach, not long after she arrived from England. There she had also taught mathematics, and sailing, and had worked as a research statistician and, for three years as a conjurer ' s apprentice! In her long years at Branksome, she has added to her initial responsibility of teacher that of department head and vice principal, all these jobs carried out with the dedication and consummate care of the true professional. These titles, however, do little to convey the very special qualities Edwina Baker possesses. An outstanding teacher of mathematics, she has given generations of her students endless hours of her extra time and patient help. Giving is the operative word in all phases of Miss Baker ' s life. Her kindliness, her innate courtesy and her great diplomacy have been at the disposal of her students. Col- leagues, friends and family in equal abun- dance for years. Any new staff member, whether novice or experienced, teacher, mathematician or colleague in another discipline, has known and valued the im- mediate and sustained friendliness and support, the unshowy but ever-present ex- ample of fine standards, and the delightful imagination and gentle wit of this very special person. Some years ago. Miss Baker contributed to the publication of mathematical texts, an occupation which she hopes to pursue in her retirement , a time also freer for music, painting and photography, great in- terests which have been somewhat curtail- ed of late. Miss Baker also hopes to travel and spend more time visiting her many friends. It is very hard to imagine Branksome without Edwina Baker. The news of her plan to retire was sad and hard to take. Let us hope she ' ll come back to see us as often as she can. Mrs. Lawson It was with great thanks and regret that we said goodbye to Mrs. Lawson last spring. She has long been connected with our school, first, as a student, the daughter of Con- stance Davies Wilson ' 24, then as mother of Margaret, ' 80, and finally as a staff member. Her sister, Tricia Younger, ' 59, is also an alumna, former parent and Board Member and even her brother, Michael Wilson, is a graduate of our Kindergarten. Mrs. Lawson was the able Managing Director of the Branksome Foundation from 1982, until March of this year. We have all benefitted from the time and care which she gave to the development of the Foundation. For example, Branksome ' s endowment, which is used primarily to give bursary assistance, tripled during Mrs. Lawson ' s six years because of her expert running of the Annual Giving Programme. And we have all enjoyed the in- formative and attractive Branksome Newsletter which Mrs. Lawson created in its present form and continued to produce. The staff in particular, enjoyed her calm good sense, cheerful assistance and relish of the absurd and we miss her. Mrs. MacDonald Mrs. Muriel MacDonald, a native of Northern Ireland, was new to Canada when she came to Branksome as one of our nurses eight years ago. She has looked after us with calm efficiency and kindness when we were ill, often accompanying students to the hospital, sometimes in the middle of the night and often waiting for hours in emergency. We are very greatful to her and will miss her friendship in the residence, her sharp wit and her delightful Irish accent. Mrs. MacDonald plans to live in Sundridge, Ontario, but only between visits to other parts of the world. She has already travelled to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Egypt and China, an enviable record. We wish her happiness and a very busy and interesting retirement. 74 Buccleuch is a really nifty house. With theme dinners and Christmas dinners the boarding ex- perience is complete. Despite the fact that not on- ly is the house President forced to write this, she is also forced to adorn herself in imitation Santa gear and is subsequently mocked for looking more like the Grinch who stole Christmas than jolly St. Nick. Ah, but enough. On a more serious note: We must now thank our sponsors without whom existence would surely not be possible. Thanks to Audrey, Nikki and Jen for keeping Bell Canada from going bankrupt Thanks to Maria for her splendid broccoli casserole to Gigi for free advice on anyone ' s life to Shannon B. for keep- ing the drama in boarding to our Social Con- vener for managing to convene in all aspects social or otherwise to Lorraine for the artistic ele- ment she brings to all our lives to May for lend- ing me her compass to Yasmeen for managing to keep everyone calm during 2 weeks of tests (com- paratively speaking of course) to Michelle, my roomie, for her motivational humour to Kirsten for her vocal presence to Tara for the red, green and yellow to Gloria and Bobo for their inspira- tion to strive forward academically to Shannon B. for keeping romance alive to Romney for wearing those fabulous boxers to Louise for hav- ing more photographs than Kodak himself to Clara for being so, well ... so friendly! and final- ly to Shannon P. for providing us with some un- containable kinetic energy and of course to me for being the Grinch ' s only rival. And now for a word from the Social Convenor herself: I ' d like to thank our housemothers, Mrs. Riley, Mrs. Dwyer, and Mrs. Kastner, who we missed very much while you were gone. Mrs. Dwyer wa s wonderful and Mrs. Riley helped us through it all. I know we will all look back on this year in Buccleuch house as a truly enriching experience. I had a great year and I hope everyone else did too. Buccleuch! I ' ll order your house shirts anytime. Love from, Sarah XXXOOO AINSLIE Melony! Paige! Please give this family a tour of Ainslie! I ' m so busy. I ' ve got three tours backed up, Mr. Sharpe vi ants to see me about unclaimed phone calls, and there ' s a mob outside my office waiting for their allowances ! . . . Hi, Welcome to Ainslie. Well, this is the lobby. WHOOSH! Oh, good-bye Mrs. Hay! That was our faithful supplier of treats. And here ' s our cake baker, Mrs. Waddell. By the way, ladies, no more burning the midnight oil. OK, at one end of the first floor is Catherine and Carlene ' s room. Going skating with Blair and Kirk this weekend? Next up is room 1 1 . Look out for that rubber chicken! Sorry, but we can ' t stop and talk to Lori or we ' ll be there for hours. Ruth, going to sneak some popcorn? Up we go to the second floor. Krista, Ruth just went to the kitchen for a rendezvous. Oh good! I ' ll take Peri no ' s pizza and go too. Where ' s Kaila? . . . Oh Sylvia? Yes Mickey? . . . I ' ll get Lorna and we ' ll bring down the Kraft dinner. - Lorna, if you don ' t take that walkman off right now. Never mind about that Deep Purple cow in the hallway, Stacey has it very well trained. Where ' s Aly? In the common room watching Alligators Are It! , where else? Here is Neysha and Marlene ' s room but you can ' t see past the wall of cream soda cans, gummi bears and desserts. Moe, Andrew ' s on the phone and Neysh, the islands are calling for you! CRASH! thump thump thump This is Winnie ' s room. What ' s that Win- nie? You ' re going to where and you ' re proud of what? Next is the bathroom. Sh! Kim ' s in the shower! CLICK! SPLASH! Aah! Stairs again, going up! Hi Leigh! Hi Geet! Getting a bird ' s eye view of the city nights again? ... or making rain drops? Here ' s the third floor! Sign up for Anja ' s ballroom dancing lessons. Mrs. Boikoff, you shouldn ' t be doing your aerobics so close to bed- time! Oh, we ' d better skip Kathy ' s room, she ' s in quarantine. Hey, we lost Paige! Someone check the tub. Last of all, this is my room . . . Hey you ' re the one who stole Adam ' s picture! . . . Oh no, everybody knows! Ainslie, you ' re the best! - Love, Melony Paige 79 Dean of Residence The 1987-88 year has been an eventful one in residence. In September the Grade 13s were very excited to return to a recently refurbished MacNeill House. The new decore, designed by Judith Pierce, included attractive wall-to- wall carpets, colourful new curtains and fresh paintwork throughout. For these super new features, we are most grateful to the Parent ' s Association. The residence social calendar has been particularly busy this year. In addition to the traditional Hallowe ' en and Christmas Dinners and trips to such theatrical events as Swan Lake and H.M.S. Pinafore, we have strengthened our ties with St. Andrew ' s College, Branksome ' s brother school. The first joint venture was a barbecue with limbo dancing and then the boys reciprocated by inviting us to Aurora for a barbecue and a perfor- mance of The Importance of Being Earnest in November. If the residence experience has been especially enjoyable this year, it is entirely due to the hard work of Martha Hobbs to whom we all owe thanks. Judith Friend Residence Council (L-R) Back Row; Stephanie Garrow, Martha Hobbs, Corinna Lehr, Melony Jamieson, Lynette Fritzley. Front Row: Paige Austin, Tanya Schar- bach, Rachel Gorman, Emily Biy, Sarah Pashagumskum. Head of Residence One minute of boarding: Sherborne it: get used to it, suf- fer it, play it, swing it, TV it, eat it, dance it, taste it, borrow it, tuck shop it, canteen it. Buccleuch it: visit it, laugh at it, phone it, dinner leave it, get Into it. Formal it, lend it, canteen it, overpass it. Ainslie it: party it, study it, sleep it, enjoy it, play hour it , bay it, swim it, phone it, keep it, canteen it. MacNeill it: stress it, coffee it, all night it, exercise it, moonlight it, pizza it, snack it, take it, canteen it, SAC it, tape it, love it, pay for it, leave it, miss it . . . Can you imagine a year or two or three or four or more? M. Hobbs 82 SENIOR CLANS Sub: Megan Palmer Chieftain: Melanie Bright How can I possibly express the excite- ment and fun that we have had this year in the clan world in just a few short lines? I can ' t. It does not help that this is being written in November. And yet, the quali- ty of events and competition has already been staggering. We ' ve experienced murderball, the (hippies, rockers and food) gathering (how many love songs do you know?), the clan run, beachball (deflation), sub-chieftain elections (donut holes in Bloor), JR VS SR chiefs, Win, lose or draw (thanks to S.M.), basket- ball, and more. Talk about action pack- ed! We ' re not even at Christmas yet. Some of us are toasty warm at clan events in our hoods. I also have to add that the clan boards (walls?) are artistic Sub: Stacey Smith Chieftain: Helen Dempster Sub: Jill Kirchman Chieftain: Jane Edwards Chieftain: Sam Burak Sub: Alex Hartnett feats. For all you clan stars (you know who you are), you are loved! You are the peo- ple who truly know how to have fun and to have spirit (and to eat). Clans are a great part of Branksome and I think we ' d all be lost and bored without them. And so, I ' d like to talk about our spirited and ENTHUSIASTIC chieftains. Let ' s talk about exhausted chieftains instead. I ' d like to thank both the chiefs and the subs for all their hard work, their sacrificed lunch hours, our endless meetings (with miles of dittos) and their determination in the continuing search for the secret room. See you at the Clan Bash . . . Mary Hermant Sub: Sally MacDonell Chieftain: Bay Ryley 84 ould briplit, the air sm risk, one vouid h|!VP ni toKen |y sorinn- day If nT fcr the brovn ajff rpd shells tl lie streets. Suriddlji tinv twlaf erjcda vf ul Iv trie unyieldinp voq ii r then contii ra its jj yt nfwihe si ifi t. W thou ' ht of rlnter. Vl e C ' liL2 C n, tniMlJth r ' Qj lold . yf ' l fTTe anflbjL. t v. ' inter of vTiitinr. t would nnrkJbne v ar thnt herl ay, oross i }e si dJ§B ately tov rd overhead . ia r ed Trli mome, , ished the unlcE .-ioor onen hnll radletorJ As she stepipi r Hb r ' e -J ART AND LETTERS A Lost Art Writing is a lost art. The ad- vent of modern communication and transportation systems has convinced us that the written form of contact has been out- moded. Our busy way of life forces us to look for conve- nience in all things, thus pro- hibiting us from writing copious letters or making detailed daily journal entries. As busy people, we protest that we have not time for writing and little in- terest in reading the written word. In the days of Jane Austen, letter-writing was not merely an art but an integral part of the communication system. Ob- viously there were no tele- phones, no televisions, and no easy methods of travelling. Thus, to send information, peo- ple relied on letters and, as a result, became very capable writers. Witty anecdotes, per- sonal conversations, literary criticisms, impressions of foreign lands visited - all were imparted by letter. People were forced to become good and detailed writers and the writing skills of the general letter- writing class were admirable. Having just finished reading a collection of letters written by Dorothy and William Words- worth, I am familiar with the lengthy and beautifully written correspondence of the time. It is clear that for the Wordswor- ths, writing was a pleasure as, indeed, was reading. People generally had time to devote two or three hours to writing one letter and perhaps the equivalent to reading the day ' s mail which would most certain- ly not be comprised of adver- tisements and other such junk mail but of delightful, lengthy letters. Th e newspaper of Jane Austen ' s time reflected the love of writing of the populace. Ar- ticles were well-written and composed with the idea that people would read every word of print and not merely skim the piece of important information. Thus, each author ' s writing style was carefully polished and presented so that the news- paper ' s material would be wor- thy of the well-versed readers. A great majority of people kept journals in which they re- counted very carefully the events of the day. A specific time was set aside each day for the writing of diaries and children and adults alike were encouraged to write. Thus, writing was not only a great part of the educational process of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it was a most necessary skill of com- munication and, as such, a social requirement that one be able to clearly express oneself in writing. It is a shame that, in the twen- tieth century, televisions, telephones, cars and planes have brought the necessity of writing to an end. We have on- ly to pick up the telephone to talk to someone (be they next door or around the world) and, in one-fifth of the time it takes to write a letter, recount daily events, conversations, and our impressions of foreign lands. We no longer need to write let- ters to fully communicate. Television, too, has eclipsed our need to write. We do not re- ly on the carefully written im- pressions of people to give ourselves a picture of what is happening in the world. We can turn on a T.V. set and see for ourselves the horror of a starving child or the terror of the Gulf War. Thus, our news- papers have suffered. Articles are not written with an eye to litery merit. They are not meant to be read as pieces of literature. Rather, they are meant to be skimmed over so that pertinent facts such as numbers killed in a blast or the location of an earthquake can easily be digested. Twentieth century newspaper readers have no time to sift through style or quality when we read - we need sharp, concise news summaries, not news articles. When we travel we hate to write, so we compensate for our need for convenience and communication and send a postcard on which is printed a picture of where we are. Thus, we are required to say very little to decribe our holiday - the descriptive work has been done for us. Our busy lives force us to de- mand convenience. Thus, we are provided with pre-written cards for all occasions. When we send a birthday card with a pre-printed greeting inside it, we are saved the bother of hav- ing to think of something to say and then expressing ourselves. We claim we have no time to write yet perhaps the real pro- blem is not only the availability of time but our lack of ability to write. In school we are en- couraged to take Science and Math which are both courses that require little advanced writing ability. We have become obsessed with the language of computers and have little need to write well when dealing with such pro- ducts of our genuis. We spend less and less time and effort en- couraging our children to write and read books. When we read less, we lose the ability to appreciate and en- joy good writing and we become as robots, wanting to hear only simple facts and not be able to express ourselves in a detailed manner. We ar e television addicts who have stopped reading. Travel is quick and easy for us, so the world has become accessible and communication much easier. We can travel for a com- paratively short time to see peo- ple in Australia or talk to them for very little money, so we have stopped writing. We want convenience in our busy lives and have sacrificed the art of writing to get it. Elizabeth Allingham Senior Prize Essay The Tower The Tower stood proudly on the top of the hill, stick- ing its neck out defiantly from amongst the piles of brick and stone at its base. Once there had been two of them, standing tall and ma- jestic on each end of the old, grey castle. But the merciless claws of time had scraped away at them, and the first tower had collaps- ed, leaving only its brother to stand guard over the rapidly decaying castle. It too, soon followed suit and the Tower now stood alone. For as long as any of the children in our small town could remember, the Tower had been there on the top of the hill, brooding over the sleeping, silent bulk on the slopes around it. For as long as any of us could remem- ber, it had terrified us. Everyone knew that the Tower was an evil place, filled with terrible monsters and sinister creatures from the underworld. For every child in our neighbourhood, the Tower held a different horror, a personal night- mare, and we left it alone. But the Tower did not leave us alone. It haunted us in our dreams. It went home with us each evening in our minds, and stayed with us in our hearts through the night. All of our worst fears and nightmares were embodied in this one, dark symbol. For me, the Tower was alive. It was full of goorags , net-nets , and swampbeasts. By day they slept in the cracks and crevices between the stones, but by night they became bold, and crept and crawled out of their hiding places to play amongst the rotting timbers and perform their evil rituals. I was not sure just what these rituals were, but I did know that if any stray child had the bad luck to happen into the Tower at THIS time of night, they might never come out again. Thus my childhood days slipped by, one blurring into the other, a collage of sunny days, good friends, and our deep fear of the Tower. When I was older, I left our small town and went away to school, where I have been ever since. I had not thought about the old Tower for a very long time, until yesterday. Yesterday was the second day of my visit back home. While returning from a drive in the country with all of my old friends, (all of us much older and wiser), we drove past the hill where the castle was. I asked my friends to stop the car and let me out. Most of them looked up and realized what I was staring at. One by one we climbed out of the car. The Tower stood as it always had: tall and dark, silhouetted against the red and orange sky. A few pieces had crumbled and fallen off the top, giving it a somewhat crooked ap- pearance, but it was still im- pressive. All of my friends had stayed in our small town for most of their lives, and all of them, at one time or another, had gone ex- ploring in the old Tower, their childhood fears long forgotten. But I had not. I had been away at school and had not grown up with it the way they had. To me it was my childhood, and life in that small town. Someone grab- bed my arm and started pulling me towards the top of the hill, but I drew back. I did not want to go. I knew what I would see if I went inside. I knew there would be rays of golden sunlight streaming in through the roof and the openings in the walls. I knew that there would be no rotting timber criss-crossed across the floor, and I knew that each crack and crevice between the rocks would be filled with clean, moist, green moss. Instead, I stood at the bot- tom of the hill and waited while a few of the others went up. When they return- ed, we all climbed back into the car and headed for home. It was just getting dark as we pulled out onto the road, and I remember thinking, The net-nets and goorags should be venturing out about now . . . Andrea Green Junior Prize Essay Katie Macaulay, Ink. Grade 13. 89 The Branksome Girl It ' s Monday morning, eight o ' clock The Branksome girl sleeps on When suddenly she notices That something ' s very wrong. Slowly she rolls over Now she ' s thinking straight She should be up at seven Her alarm clock says it ' s eight. She jumps out of her bed With a sudden burst of power Before her clock says eight fifteen She ' s had her morning shower. Her dressing ' s done with lightning speed Forget about that hair! She gathers up her books And races down the stairs. She doesn ' t get a breakfast It ' s now eight twenty-eight Mom ' s not in a driving mood Again she will be late. She gets to school at ten to nine She can ' t take it anymore She cannot find one single book Behind her locker door. She runs to homeroom, three to nine All eyes turn and stare They laugh at how she enters And her Monday morning hair. The teacher is not laughing though This foolishness has ended! If you ' re late just one more time I ' ll see that you ' re suspended! She flops into a chair Ignoring the teacher ' s warning For she is just a Branksomer On an average Monday morning. Tyla Berchtold Grade 9 Andrea Green. Osgoode Hall, ink. Grade 11 Susie Parker. Lion de la mer, wood cut print. Grade 13 Helen Bredin. Miner ink. Grade 13 Mirielle Carrillo. Cathedral of Florence, ink. Grade 13 She sat on the bench for a long time before the train came. She did not appear to mind the waiting. Idly she watched the people pass by without acknow- ledging them. Her eyes flitted back and forth looking at things that only she could see. At one point a stranger approached her and casually introduced himself. She did not seem shocked or pleased. Aware of her exterior beauty which had attracted many men before she graciously accepted his presence but with a slight mischievousness which only later he would understand. The man began to talk of train time-tables and other such trivial things, making himself comfor- table beside her. Her replies to his conversation were short and to the point. She was almost curt but her tone was too kindly to be con- sidered so. Pleased with this sup- posed approval, the man launch- ed into an impassioned political speech which held no interest for her. In response, she tilted her head in a strange position which disrupted his train of thought. She rolled her eyes around, giving ex- aggerated cow looks to the roof. She began blowing out her cheeks like a pouting baby. Great- ly annoyed, the man delivered a rush ending to his speech and got up to leave. She mockingly asked him to continue, but he walked away at a great pace without a reply. She looked after him as he left. When he was out of sight she began to laugh exuberantly. Los- ing all composure, she began to howl with laughter. An undying flow of chuckles somehow arose from inside her. It did not end un- til the next train pulled in. At this point she stopped. In a moment she transformed herself from a hysterical creature into a dignified woman. Pulling out a shiny silver compact, she casually stared at her reflection. Pleased, she left her face untouched. As her train was called she re- mained seated on the bench. Her arms rested at her sides and her legs casually dangled over one another. She focused discreetly on the passengers who boarded ahead of her. Taking mental note of each of them, she stood up and walked toward the train. Slowly she made way into a certain car. Smiling, she sat down just as the train began to move. Across from her sat a man who was deeply involved with his paper. Without any form of enter- tainment herself, she relaxed into her seat and reestablished the blank, introverted gaze which she had previously worn. The man, distracted by these careless glances, took note of her attrac- tiveness. He was charmed not on- ly by her good looks but by her unassuming expression. He awkwardly attempted to start a conversation. Consuelo Jackman Grade 13 91 Warm gentle feelings Once floated through the now decayed walls. Cold harsh feelings of hatred Forgotten. The bold, eloquent voice That taught us Protected us Cared for us Now whispers with the wind. The quiet maternal voice That soothed and understood Rustles with the leaves. The laughter that sang and danced Now only leans back In the rocking chair And sighs. Jordana BinstOCk - na Pemberton. Pencil. Grade 13 Grade 13 No sound. Only the soft fluttering of colours, Brightness catching their undersides - Silver. Burnt grounds Set aflame by shimmering iridescence, Crawling life beneath their blankets. Burrowing. Life asleep. Drowsiness commanded by white eiderdowns. Down into deep, dark dreams of . . . Spring. Claire Moorsom Grade 13 rielle Carillo. Pencil. Grade 13 A Thought - to Eihab To understand humanity, I put thenn in one roonn. One white- bright, scrubbed-clean room. Humanity stands blinking in the harsh glare of sterility, staring in bleary-eyed bewilderment at their fellow man. Slowly the throng begins to move, to shuffle, to grope for their families and tribes. Humani- ty gravitates towards the fast-forming clusters of kinfolk and their bewilderment begins to subside. I watch in dismay. I cry out, See, here is your fellow man, all the peo- ple in our universe, all that frightens, bewilders, fascinates, humbles, ex- cites and enrages us. All that is beautiful, cruel, ugly, sane, mad. tragic and awe-inspiring! I am met by brief, glassy stares of indifference as the assembled tribes begin to wander collectively and meld with other groups to become cultures, nations, races. I want to generalize, combine, find those things that bind us together. 1 have failed. I throw my hands up in depair. Send them back! Send them back to their drifting deserts, their giddy mountain-tops, their boats, shacks, castles, farms, ghettos and huts! I yearn to understand, to see the Big Picture, and so I try to bring all I know and all I can know, into one big, white-bright, scrubbed-clean room. But the answers cannot be found by condensing, combining and synthesizing. Instead, I must stretch my comprehension until it is as boundless as the universe. My mind must soar over those mountain-folk and desert nomads, through the crowded valleys and the craggy coasts, and beyond. To understand, I must ab- sorb and be absorbed by the free- floating wind. Rachel Gorman Grade 13 93 Cette beaute royale, admiree depuis les ages inconnus, Est nee dans la Venus divine d ' aujourd ' hui. Le visage parfait, la figure belle, les cheveux Longs et riches, enflamment des miiliers d ' hommes fervents. L ' un apres I ' autre, ils declarent leur amour, Mais personne ne peut fondre son coeur glacial Et elle se trouve toute seule. Le temps passe En fondant son coeur, mais c ' est trop tard. Elle veut etre aimee, mais les hommes ne voient qu ' une Vieille femme grise et triste. Yasmin Abdullah Grade 12 Bitter Sweet It was a crystal night, and as I stood at the top of the hill, the glow of the street light scattered and glittered on the fresh, unscar- red snow. Some wild impulse had drawn me here. I brought no friends; just an old sled, a remnant of a childhood that had just spun away. There was no sound but the breeze oc- casionally shaking the barren maple branches. I had not been here in a long time - or maybe it was never. The sharpness of the twine rope penetrated my fraying mittens, but I did not mind. I gazed down at the hill before me. I pushed off ... In a moment the ride was over. Gone was the swoosh and roar of the wind, the sting of the icy wet glitter and the spinning, easy stop. It was normal to laugh then, for it all came back - the speed, the flying, the wind, the wet, being a child. Snow angels, forts, snowball fights and the snowman pushed over by the infinitely older children on the street. All were there to enjoy. And then it was gone - only a wind-slapped memory. The trudge uphill was forever. I slid down again for old time ' s sake. But it was not the same. Jennifer Steeves Grade Ten 94 Victory of the body, Conquest of the mind, Firmness of the spirit. All are here. Forged into one. Moulded in an athlete. Striving, Higher, Faster, Stronger, Better. Sweetness of excellence. Triumph of attempt. Samantha McLaren Grade 10 Lara Volgyesi. pencil. Grade 12. Ballad The princess sat on her feather bed Her women at their best Her hair shone like the precious gold That rested on her breast. T ' will be a great day, my lady fair To see those knights so brave Who ' ll fight to win the hand of thee Or else fall to their graves. The trumpets sounded, the banners flew. The princess held her breath She watched the shining silver swords Turn red with the wine of death. Then a knight rode on the field. His armour black as night Upon a great black beast that pawed The ground with all its might. As fast as water kills a flame The knight had left the scene And in the royal seats one saw the Bewildered king and queen. For many moons, the king ' s brave men Searched over vale and hill For he who stole the princess fair As fast as death could kill. And now the king, he sits alone No longer laughter hears And watches his cup of tasteless wine Be filled by his own tears. Cathy Velikov Grade Ten Aleksandra Blazic. ink. Grade 10. The Shared Locker Your schedule is torn up, Your clothes are in a pile; Her clothes are folded neatly And her notes are in a file. Your hair is all shaggy, You just say, What the heck! Hers is done up neatly, Hanging past her neck. Her kilt is neatly pressed. She thinks that you ' re a nut Just because your socks Are never pulled up. You haven ' t got the right shoes, You wear Roots flats instead; Of course she ' d never do this. She ' d sooner shave her head. Mellow out is your motto; Be prepared is hers. For you two to share a locker Is totally absurd! Deirdre Snelgrove Grade 8 Swith Bell, Ink. Bears Cute bears are called cubs. Big bears are called moms. Brooke Perrin Grade 3 Veronica Liu. Paints. Grade 4 Anne Todgham. Ink. Grade If I Were in Charge of the World If I were in charge of the world I would cancel injections. Cake with terrible tasting icing. Training wheels on bicycles. And orange sherbet ice cream. If I were in charge of the world There would be no such thing as bedtime. Beef liver on hot afternoons. Or cold snow on wintery mornings. If I were in charge of the world Grade four would play Spud every gym period. There would be a swimming pool by every house, A waterslide by every pool, Eating candy would be a crime. And eating chocolate would be too. If I were in charge of the world There would be no naughty people to irritate the teacher. There would be no hunters to kill animals. There would be no thieves to steal things. Nobody would kill anyone else. There would be world peace If I were in charge of the world. Veronica Liu Grade 4 96 THE COMMON ROOM - THE INSIDE STORY What really goes on in the Common Room? This ques- tion has often been asked by those not privileged enough to use the sacred room. If these pictures have not answered your questions read on. Sleep is an important commodity and the Senior girls at Branksome often find that they need more than an average week night can provide. Having found that sleeping during History or Math can be hazardous to one ' s health, not to mention report card marks, Branksome girls have in- geniously solved the dilemma of lack of sleep. SPARES, or as the administration says: study periods. Call them what you like, a great percentage of us use a number of these periods to catch up on much needed sleep. The library is the ideal location for sleep since its atmosphere is quiet and subdued, but libraries are not for sleeping, they are for stu- dying and researching. This leaves few options for tired Branksomites. The infirmary is a possibility but you can on- ly go there so often before the nurses begin to suspect something. This leaves us with the Common Room. Granted it is noisy at times what with the gossipping and group homework efforts, but options being limited - 1 mean who has time to check into the Four Seasons to catch a little sleep? - The Common Room seems to be the best solution. NIGHTMARE ON ELM AVENGE - PART IV It Had Looked So Peaceful . . . NINE VERSUS THIRTEEN The typical grade 9 Branksomite wakes up at 5:30 am and is in the shower by 5:35. After a leisurely, relaxing, hot shower, she finally comes out at 6 am. She then carefully blow dries her hair, putting lots of hair spray in to make sure that it stays in place throughout her gruell- ing day. Her hair and natural look makeup are finish- ed by 6 ' :30. After eating a breakfast of toast, orange juice, eggs and bacon and after finishing her last touches in her appearance she is ready to leave her house by 7:20. She arrives at St. Clair station by 7:30 and subtly sits in a corner boy watching. She arrives at school by 8:15 and sits in the locker room gossipping with all her friends, blocking the hallway, until 8:40 when she saunters into the 9RFoodlabs homeroom. The typical grade 9 arrives in prayers at 8:50 and sits in rows near the stage. When prayers let out at 9:15 am she saunters slowly to her classroom and spends the next 4 hours in class alternately doodling, passing notes or paying atten- tion. At 12:15 she eats her lunch in one of the grade 9 homerooms, gossipping with her friends. The afternoon classes from 1 :10 to 3:30 are a repeat of her morning. At 3:30 the grade 9 runs to make the Rosedale bus and get to St. Clair station by 3:35 where she once again sits and boy watches. She finally makes it home by 5 pm. She does her homework from 5 to 6 and eats dinner from 6 to 6:30. She then spends the rest of the evening until her bedtime alternately on the phone or watching television. for her bookbag which she had lost the night before. She runs to homeroom by 8:45 in order to make it before being marked late. Once homeroom is let out she joins the rest of the grade 13 ' s in a mad rush to grab the benches in prayers. The typical grade 13 spends all her morning classes, 9:15-12:15, furiously taking notes as a result of her teacher ' s refusal to write on the blackboard because she believes that the grade 1 3 needs to learn how to take proper notes for Univer- sity. She then spends her entire lunch hour in the library writing and researching her history, english and economics essays that are due the next day. When the fifth class bell rings she runs to class and spends the next hour taking notes. The fifth class is her last class of the day and so she spends 2:10 to 4:30 in the library finishing her homework and essays. She leaves school by 4:30, makes it home at 5 pm in time to catch the last half hour of the Young and Restless. She eats dinner at 5:30 pm and then spends from 6 pm to her bedtime, 1 am, finishing and typing her essays. The typical grade 1 3 wakes up at 8 am and is out of her house by 8:1 5 having spent 5 minutes getting dressed, 5 minutes eating a bowl of cereal and 5 minutes searching 100 BRANKSOME STYLE OLYMPICS As this is 1988, the Slogan staff decided that it was important to show that Branksome Hall has some fine athletes who would be able to do very well in an Olympics ... of Branksome ' s making. 1. 100 METER DASH. At Branksome the 100 meter dash consists of run- ning down the stretch of Mt. Pleasant between the school and the Rosedale bus stop in order to avoid be- ing late. This activity can be watched daily between 8:42 and 8:45. Branksome athletes are seen below practising this event in school. 2. BIATHLON. This even consists of writing and passing a note to someone who sits diagonally opposite you in a classroom. This is a speed event and the fastest person wins but there is an added risk because a competitor is considered disqualified if she is caught by a teacher. Below a Branksome student can be seen con- templating her game plan. 3. FOOD EATING. This event is specifically a Branksome Olympic event and it is performed every time a bake sale is held at Branksome. The object of the Food Eating Competition is to eat more food than anybody in an allotted amount of time (lunch hour). But in order to win the competition the competitors must also be able to claw their way to the bake sale table. Most ex- perts consider this aspect of the event to be the hardest. In both of the pictures below Branksome athletes can be seen practising their skills in this competition. 4. BOY WATCHING. It has been found that all Branksome Hall girls excel in this event. It consists of watching boys but not have them realize that you are doing it. This event is much harder than it seems. Bonus points are given to the girl who turns up at the Formal with the boy that she has been watching. 102 . I I F.NTTC Nt slogan staff is continually being told that nothing that can be considered high calibre humour is ever put in our yearbook. We are sick of this accusation and have therefore produced this humour for your reading benefit: 103 PRIZE DAY 1 987 JUNIOR SCHOOL PRIZES Parents ' Association Prize for the Outstanding New Girl in the Junior School Megan Bochner Outstanding Contribution to the Dramatic Arts Programme in the Junior School Juno Mills-Cockell Stephanie Telfer Memorial Prize for School Enthusiasm Natalie Welsh Alumnae Prize for Outstanding Conbribution to the Junior School Elizabeth Pounsett Public Speaking - Grades 1, 2 and 3 Emily Foster Public Speaking - Grades 4, 5 and 6 Delayne Austin Ann Bayliss Cup for Public Speaking in Grades 7 and 8 Erika Piller, Tania Quinn Essay Competition - Grades 5 and 6 Meling Von Moltke-Pao Essay Competition - Grades 7 and 8 Sasha Velikov The Grace Morris Craig Prize for Creativity in Art in Grade 7 Olivia Barry, Swith Bell The Bone Memorial Prize for French in Grade 8 Tracy Ferriss, Erika Piller Religious Education in Grade 8 Tracy Oborne Contribution to the Choral Music Programme in the Junior School Rebecca Brown The Brian S. McCool Memorial Prize for Instrumental Music in the Junior School Megan Bochner The Alexandra Ward Bursary for Music Saira Stewart The Creative Writing Prize in the Junior School Sarah Bradley GENERAL PROFICIENCY IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL Grade 4 Kristen Kizoff Grade 5 Devon Domelle Grade 6 Bridget Ferriss Grade 7R8 Jessica Joss Grade 7R9 Lynda Collins SPORTS AWARDS IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL Grade 7R10 Paula Kling Grade 8R3 Meghan Carter Grade 8R4 Joelle Hall Grade 8R7 Alison Borrajo CLAN AWARDS Swimming Under 1 1 Champion Jennifer Lambert Junior School Duncan Swimming Junior Champion Kathleen Williams Eraser Award to the Chieftains Gillian Avruskin, Saira Stewart Tennis Junior Singles Champion Sarah Bradley Senior school Ross Sports Day Under 1 1 Champion Elizabeth Aird, Tori Peters McLeod Award to the Chieftain Sarah Eliot Sports Day Junior Champion Kathleen Williams Participation Pins Gillian Avruskin, Megan Bochner, Eleanor Bothwell, Katie Earle, Megan Earle, Liz Fleming, Jennifer Lewis, Lara Maclnnis, Mini May, Andrea Wahbe GRADE TWELVE SUBJECT PRIZES Fashion Arts Stephanie Carter Family Studies -The John S. McCall Memorial Prize Rachel Fox Mathematics - The Dorothy G. Phillips Prize Kathleen Weldon French Elizabeth Paupst Geography Martha Hobbs History Noreen Ahmed-Ullah Physical Education and Health Suzanne Edney Accounting Bonnie McKinnon Computer Science Samantha Burak Art - The Pippa Harris Memorial Prize Louise Blundell Senior Science Salima Manji English - The Jennie E. MacNeill Prize Elizabeth Paupst The Ruth D. Craig Prize for Latin in the Senior School Anne Roe North Toronto Business and Professional Women ' s Club Prize in Social Studies Kate Hartnett 104 GRADE THIRTEEN SUBJECT PRIZES Physics Anne Roe Mathematics Anne Roe, Gabriel le Wong Chemistry Gabrielle Wong The Helen L. Edmison Memorial Prize for Biology Sarah Dyack Geography Joyce Kite The Helene Sandoz Perry Memorial Prize for Art Jane Lockhart History Danielle Miller, Kathryn Wood French Heike Beer, Lara Fabiano Economics Gabrielle Wong The Elizabeth Kilpatrick Memorial Prize for English Roslyn Case SENIOR SCHOOL PRIZES Outstanding Achievement in Grade Nine Katherine Hilton Outstanding Achievement in Grade Ten Kathleen Weldon Outstanding Achievement in Grade Eleven Alexis Thomson Essay Competition in Grades 9 and 10 Andrea Green Essay Competition in Grades 11,12 and 1 3 Elizabeth Allingham The Creative Writing Prize in the Senior School Adrienne Soles The Dorothy Misenek Teskey Bursary in Family Studies Nicola Bleasby Contribution to the Residence - The Kathleen G. Shaw Memorial Prize Jacqueline Szeto Excellence in Public Speaking and Debating - The Joyce Frankel Kofman Prize Elizabeth Allingham, Susan Sanford Library Service Deedee Poulton, Catherine Vilaghy-Brown Service to Opheleo Martha Henderson Service to Beta Kappa Shelagh Sturtridge Service to the Slogan Elizabeth Allingham Service to the Writing Club Anne Roe Service to the Drama Club Brenda Wyma Service to the Kilt Press Tara Beal, Elizabeth Paupst Contribution to the Debating Society Jane Edwards, Jennifer Griffiths, Emma Loewen, Susan Sanford Duke of Edinburgh ' s Award - Bronze Suzanne Fisher, Jennifer Franks, Kirsten Hinder, Jane Lewitt, Samantha McLaren, Sarah Woolford Duke of Edinburgh ' s Award - Silver Terrell Bond, Jessica Cummings, Cristina Kuok, Kirsten Mahaffy, Salima Manji, Barbara O ' Connor, Jenny Stephenson, Krista Villiers Duke of Edinburgh ' s Award - Gold Dierdre Dyment The Donald Falconer Cup Elizabeth Allingham The Parents ' Association Prize for the Outstanding New Girl in the Senior School Emma Rain, Margot Schmid The Class of 1 974 Enthusiasm Award Christina Zeidler The Jennie E. MacNeill Prize for Citizenship Sarah Hennessy The Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon Prize for Encouragement of Love of Scholarship Gabrielle Wong The Carter-Ledingham Prize for Outstanding Contribution to the Senior School Anne Roe MEDALS The Lieutenant-Governor ' s Medal for Scholarship in Grade 8 Tracy Ferriss The Ruth Caven Memorial Medal for Scholarship in Grade 12 Noreen Ahmed-Ullah The School Medal for Scholarship in Grade 1 3 Gabrielle Wong The Governor-General ' s Medal Anne Roe The Jean Hume Memorial Medal for Leadership Hayley Avruskin SPORTS AWARDS IN THE SENIOR SCHOOL Badminton Doubles Terrell Bond, Lee Ann Meadows Tennis Singles Pippa Aird Squash Susan Kneider, Ginny Lukus Swimming Intermediate Melanie Seagram Senior Avery Bassett Sports Day Junior Kristen Foley Senior Brigitte Kopas Open 80 Metre Sprint Brigitte Kopas Junior Athletic Awards Lynette Fritzley, Nancy Kitchen, Jacqueline Macauley, Barbara O ' Connor, Andrea Rogers, Katherine Young Senior Athletic Awards Pippa Aird, Avery Bassett, Sarah Hancock, Martha Hobbs, Melony Jamieson, Ginny Luks, Lara Volgyesi SENIOR SPORTS CAPTAIN Some people say that the continuous success of Brank- some athletes is due to the fact that they enjoy food a great deal. This is because after the Branksomite finishes her seven course lunch she feels com- pelled to go out and work off the twenty pounds of lard she has just put on her body. She is seriously stricken with guilt and therefore forces herself to run, swim, skate, ski, row, kick, volley, jump and bounce herself to victory. But seriously, the success of Branksome ' s athletes is due to the skill and hard work that each of them strives for. This year we have once again had many victories competing in both the TDCAA ' s and OFSAA in several sports. A special thanks to all the coaches, scorers and spectators who have helped make this year the best ever. Good Luck! Anthea Mars BASEBALL Fifteen ' s The Fifteen ' s baseball team had a short but exciting career. We played four games, winning two and losing two. We enjoyed ourselves and had a lot of fun together. The bus ride to Holy Trinity was more exciting than the actual game. Though we did not win all our games, we had a winning attitude, and we were definitely the craziest and friendliest team in the league. Thanks to Mrs. Kizoff for taking the time to coach us. I hope to see a lot of new people on the team next year. Lynette Fritzley This is supposed to be a picture of 15 ' s Baseball. However, the team members are camera shy, so we found these people. All of them enjoy the game and were glad to help the 15 ' s out. Sixteen ' s The Raggedy Ann tour- nament was within our grasp, but we choked. Mrs. Shaver led us with her never ending support (for those who took physics). It was a memo- rable season, but that was last year and I can ' t remember the scores. Hilary Wells 110 SYNCHRO SWIMMING L-R: J. Addison, C. Prendergast, S. McLaren, L. Oughtred, J. Jurgess, M. Pallkeinen, J. Macaulay Synchro was yet again a success with our com- petition in Feb. and our annual show in June. Our theme was Salt and Pep- per , letting us do an assortment of routines. Our dedication paid off leaving us with a feeling of satisfaction. We would like to thank Mrs. Lums- don and the team for the time and effort. Con- gratulations on a job well done. J. Addison S. MacLaren BASKETBALL Fifteen ' s Ail i We started off this year ' s season with quite a strong team and after strenuous practices our team grew even stronger. The 15 ' s Basketball Team was undefeated until we went up against St. Clements. Even though we did lose to their team, we finished in a first place tie with St. Clements and B.S.S. in the I.S.A.A. The three teams had a play off to see who would continue to the Metro ' s but unfortunately we were defeated. However, we had a really successful season. Thanks to our captain, Melinda, and our coach, Mrs. Cheeseman L-R: Top: S. Doshi, F. Johnson Middle: S. Frizelle, A. Lambert, K. Walsh, J. Garrow. Bottom: K. Anderson, A. Dempsey, L. Fritzley, K. Villeneuve, A. Holloran. M egan Palmer Sixteen ' s t I was once asked If the 1 6 ' s basketball team had fun this season. Fun?! The injuries were unfortunate and the ball did have trouble finding its way through the net, BUT we had twice as many games, half time shows with cheerleaders and our names on score- boards! I had to tell them that the season was amazing and a great experience, though not without the help from Mrs. Glennie. She deserves an honourary mention. Brigitte Kopas 111 SWIMMING Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7:30 a.m. the less-than- awake faces of the Branksome swim team emerge by the pool-side. Here, as they make contact with the water, a transformation occurs. With a will- ing and dedicated coach by our side and La Bamba playing, the hard work begins. This dedication prepared us for our inevitable goal, the Bishop ' s Cup. The competition was strong and the water of the Olympium was cold but with the strong support of Mrs. Lumsdon and an enthusiastic team we managed to win the Cup. Thanks to everyone on the team for being the best and thanks to our coach, Mrs. L. for pro- ducing this powerhouse. Louise Mitchell X-COGNTRY 1 L-R: Top: M. Jamieson, N. Macdonald, K. Young, S. Clapison, K. Foley. Bot- tom: F. Griffiths, A. Ingram, S. Hunter, C. Angus. Congrats to everyone on the cross country team for having amazing results in a tough season. We kept pushing and we picked them off one by one and it worked! Midgets, Juniors and Nancy (our only Senior) qualified for OFSAA at High Park and faced a murderous hill-and still finished! Thanks to Mrs. Kizoff We ' ve been to LaLa land! (even if some of us were never sure) Melony Jamieson 112 VOLLEYBALL Fifteens If one was to walk past the gym during the winter nnonths, one would find the 15 ' s volleyball team practising their serves, bumps, volleys, and, we must not forget, spikes! After many gruelling try-outs the team was selected. Several of last year ' s veterans, including, Demp- sey, Anderson, Fritzley and Rogers, returned to the squad and gave encouragement to all the rookies. Although the season was somewhat short, challenging and exciting games were played against other schools in the ISAA league. Throughout the season, Mrs. Glennie provided fine coaching and support and she made the season fun for all. See you on the court! Kerry Walsh L-R: Eiko Kawai, Christina Tawil, Vanessa AvRuskin, Kerry Walsh, Andrea Rogers. Absent: Lynette Fritzley. Sixteens L-R: Top: S. Evans, D. Norris, S. Seagram, S. McKenna. Bottom: K. Villiers, L. Gerrow. The 16 ' s volleyball team was amazing! We had tons of spirit and energy throughout the season. Playing triple headers against our rivals took extra effort. Our talent came from 9 fan- tastic V-ball players who worked together, helped each other and had lots of enthusiasm for the team and the games. A special thanks to Mrs. Jennings who constantly supported us and encouraged us and kept us going with the birthday cakes, cookies, and milk! Thanks a lot, Mrs. J., you were great! Iron ' em out!!! Smooth!!! Stephanie Seagram 113 SKI TEAM (L-R): Back: B. Ryley, P. Wait, T. Magwood, J. Ameli, B. Kopas, S. Chappie. Front: A. Mars, N. Butterfield. For the fifth year in a row, the Branksome Hall ski team qualified to compete in the Ontario Alpine Ski Championships - O.F.S.A.A., and once again, they placed in the medal rounds earning the silver behind Huron Heights from New Market. To be able to compete in O.F.S.A.A., this year held at Edelweiss Valley, Quebec, the team won the T.D.C.A.A. ' s. Seven skiers par- ticipated in the T.D. ' s. They were Judy Ameli, Bay Ryley, Anthea Mars, Sarah Chappie, Nathalie Butterfield, Melanie Bright and Brigitte Kopas. For O.F.S.A.A. the team consisted of five skiers, Brigitte Kopas, Sarah Chappie, Anthea Mars, Bay Ryley and Judy Ameli. O.F.S.A.A. always has a strong contingent of competition. This year was no exception. There were 1 60 girls from 32 schools competing. Our team was strong and all skied consistently. The team wishes to thank Wolfgang Hanz and the family for their hospitali- ty! Special thanks also to Mrs. Glennie for her help all around. GOOD LUCK TO FUTURE TEAMS!! Brigitte Kopas Although we did not win many games, the fall soccer team had a great group of girls with high spirited energy and enthusiasm. Winning is not everything - this was learned at each of our games where we just enjoyed the thrill of competition. We worked hard throughout the season and gained a lot of experience!!! Special thanks to Mr. McVay for being our coach. Your energy and dedication helped us throughout the season - especially in getting us to those early morning practices! FIGHT TEAM FIGHT! Stephanie Seagram (L-R): Back: A. Smith, T.J. Turner, D. Chevalier, J. Alexander, A. Tomlinson, S. Fox, T. Douglas. Front: R. Cutler, S. Seagram, T. Barton, J. Wadsworth, T. Magwood. SOCCER 114 TENNIS (L-R): Back: T. Magwood, J. Wadsworth, A. Bassett, M. McClenaghan, H. Jamieson, H. Wells. Front: A. Yeung, M. Yeung, P. Aird, S. Begg, K. Stewart, S. Brenzel. GAME, SET, MATCH, TOURNAMENT, BRANKSOME HALL The renowned Branksome Hall Tennis team has conn- pleted another successful season, full of fun, sportsman- ship, competition and victory. With the help of Mr. Crawford, we were able to organize a morning tennis clinic which proved beneficial and popular. We hope it will continue to grow in the future. There were practices twice a week consisting of stroke improvements, drills and team work. A new addition was the official tennis crest, designed by a Branksomite. All in all, it was a productive year. Thanks, Mr. Crawford. Avery Bassett Mary McClenaghan HOCKEY Have you ever experienced feet so cold you can- not feel them? Well, we have. Have you ever ex- perienced fingers so numb they no longer function enough to undo your skate laces? Well, we have. Do you know coach Janice Wright? Well, we do. Have you ever experienced perfection? Well, we have. The Branksome Hockey Team - Think about it. Hilary Wells Martha Hobbs 115 BADMINTON I i The 1988 badminton teams have had a smashing season. We proved to BSS, St. Clements and TFS that we mean business. For them Branksome was bad news . Havergal, unfortunate- ly, continued to control the games, psychologically and physically. Miss McKenna ' s Tuesday morning practices, although dif- ficult to get to, proved to be very beneficial. Both teams were definitely moving more and the placement of birds was greatly improved; I ' m sure that this will continue in the future. Thank you. Miss McKenna, for your support and dedica- tion. GOOD LUCK NEXT YEAR! Lee Ann Meadows The 1987 track season was one of the best ever for Branksome. After weeks of 7:30 am practices, after school runs through Chorley Park and training sessions at UCC ' s track, we were ready to conquer the world! Branksome was represented excep- tionally well, not only at the separate school and district level, but we also sent four girls to the On- tario finals in Hamilton where they definitely measured up to the top provincial athletes. Much thanks to Mrs. Glennie and Mrs. Cheeseman, our faithful and encouraging coaches, who had to deal with our aches and pains and occasional lack of en- thusiasm for our compulsory hill workouts. We go forward into the 1 988 track season with high hopes to be as successful as last year and to enjoy it while doing so. - Nancy Macdonald TRACK FIELD ROWING Now everyone knows at least someone who rows, And you view us with shock and disdain. You cannot believe the great joy we receive, Exposing ourselves to such pain. Glamour departs the moment one starts To mix with a gang who all rows The pleasure we get the more we sweat. And wear those unflattering clothes. I know you all weep at the hours we keep In such an elusive pursuit. In the morning we ' re bright But we ' re finished at night With our face falling into the soup. In closing, I ' d say, rowing ' s good for the soul, It smoothes out the bumps on the way, A calm rhythm pervades. With the swing of the blades And you ' re tranquil the rest of the day. - Sonia Labett This year of Branksome Hall rowing could not have been a success without the time and effort which Cathy Campbell, Miss Roach and Mrs. Jenn- ings all donated, and to them we are all grateful. CONGRATULATIONS FOR A GREAT YEAR Remember, there is more to life than rowing ... but not much!! Ania Russocki FIELD HOCKEY In the early fall, tryouts were held for the field hockey team. The girls picked were enthusiastic and gave up Tuesday afternoon potential shopping time and Thursday morning sleeping time for pract- ices. The team had quite a successful season com- peting against such schools as BSS, Havergal and St. Clement ' s (against whom we won our first game). The team also participated in the Women ' s Field Hockey Association tournament on a cold and rainy Saturday. Only the team members know what it is like to run up and down a muddy field, have your back bent at a 90° angle and have your teeth clenched around a mouth guard. P.S. team members, do your shins still hurt? GOOD LUCK! - A. Woerner S. McLennan 117 SENIOR DRAMA Ace man, this is the business to be in! So, for all you artistic and intelligent drama groupies, here ' s the set . . . We actually managed to produce 2 incredibly cultural and theatrical extravaganzas. On Dec 3 + 4 Branksome ' s full house was transported to TRAN- SYLVANIA for the bizarre comedy The Creature Creeps featur- ing great lines and sequences such as Master, my nose . . . Well, heeelllooo, my name is Frank Sterling and the wheelchair dilemma. It met with a howling success! Next came Act II, the biggy - South Pacific and Wow was it great! It was rumoured in October that the song There is nothing like a Dame was to be sung in the soprano range with a disco beat but luckily we were saved by the St Mike ' s Army , who were a definite asset to the show. Thanks also to Dave C. and John D. for 4 years of dedica- tion! These shows would not have been without the co-operation and dedication of 2 incredibly talented casts, 2 elegant backstage crews, set painters and artists, costume designers and sewers, prop people, and Miss Friend, Mr Bickle, Chantal Coury, Emily BIy, Mr MacGregor, Rachel Gorman and especially Mrs B Smith. Don ' t forget, you ' ll never know the thrill of opening night, after months of work, if you don ' t try it out, whatever part of our crew you may be. All the best in years to come. There ' s no business, like show business . . . Jalyn Kennedy. SENIOR WRITING CLGB The Writing Club was fun and unique. We met together once a week. Stories, poems, sonnets galore Please Sir, (We) want some more. Kind and helpful was Mrs. Roe. It was her first year at this - you know I leave this year full of remorse I ' ll miss the Writing Club of course. But now it is time for us to move on What a shame the year is gone. Jordanna Binstock SENIOR AND JUNIOR DEBATING The year got off to a great start with the ROUT on Oc- tober 31 . Unfortunately the DJ was not very popular, but the dance was an amazing success raising over $1500 for charity. The Formal was held on February 27 in the Trillium Room at Ontario Place. This was a new place and was very beautiful. The view was incredible!! I look forward to the Straw in late April. Thanks to everyone for helping to make this year a great one for Beta Kappa. Special thanks go to my staff advisors, Miss Perrott and Miss Popper, for all of their time and hard work. Stephanie Wait Be it resolved that debating is one of the most exciting, popular activities at Branksome. This fall, when faced with the threat of a day ' s carol practice, ap- proximately four hundred girls gladly volunteered to help at the International Independent Schools Public Speaking Competition, making it a successful and impressive event. We humbly submit that this is the highest turnout for any club in the history of Branksome. Since then, the truly dedicated debaters have attended other tournaments, the Havergal Junior Fulford, the Fulford Cup, the St. Clements Impromptu and the York University Invitational Tourna- ment, to name a few. I ' m sure that I speak for everyone when I say that the Yale tournament provided us with a certain insight into University life, and in some cases, life in general. Many thanks to Mrs. Zommers and Mrs. McRae who spent so much time organizing and coaching debaters, and to Emma Loewen and Carol Riley who coached our talented and en- thusiastic Junior debaters. BETA KAPPA 121 JUNIOR STORYTELLING CLUB The Public Affairs club continues to invite guest speakers from all avenues of society to share their experiences, slides, observations and challenges with us. Upcoming speakers include Janice Write, a recent Branksome graduate, who will talk about her experience in Zimbabwe, Borden Purcell, the Chairman of the Ontario Human Rights Commis- sion and Senator Lorna Marsden. Membership is open to everyone. AUDIO-VISUAL CLUB Ever been to sea, Billy, where you can visit the Titanic, Tea Room, jabberjaws jowels, Aquaman ' s accessories, high tide tye dye booth. Catch of the day fish pond? Hey Charlie, if it wasn ' t for our Bazaar Committee we would have been in deep water. We were able to donate $4,000 to our three charities. Hospital for Sick Children, Camp Oochigeas and the Canadian Liver Foundation. Bazaar memories . . . impromptu meetings, stress, harassment, pizza party at 10:00 in the gym, blow- ing up balloons, Sunday workshops . . . We would like to say thanks a lot for everyone who helped us out, it was a great success. Louise Harwood Splash, Holly Highliner, Suzy Fish-er, Sushi McMeans. Storytelling Club was a new activity held in the winter term for girls from grades 4 to 7. Some of the girls had heard stories told by two professional storytellers who came to school, and they, in turn, told and acted out one of these stories to the rest of the group. Each week the girls would find and prepare a story to tell the others and they learnt how you have to memorize the events of the story, not the words, and then tell it in your own way. We had spooky stories for Halloween; Christmas stories at the end of term; stories written by the girls themselves; folktales and fairy- tales. Storytelling is an old tradition; the storytelling at Branksome breathed new life into it. PUBLIC AFFAIRS CLUB Once there was a group of girls who slept soundly in their beds until 8:00 am, then arrived at school fresh for the day ahead. Not unlike Charlie; I took them away from all that. Away from their warm beds into an emp- ty gym to run prayers. Every morning there are at least two girls responsi- ble for setting up the chairs, turning on the lights and running the overhead. The running of prayers sometimes falls under Murphy ' s Law - that whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. The little problems that occur, such as a broken microphone or lack of piano, are usually solved quickly or within the time Miss Roach reaches the podium. Not only that, we get to do a daily workout moving benches. I would like to thank everyone for their help and for letting me sleep in. Thanks also to Mr Bickle and Miss Brown for their piano playing. Everyone must agree that prayers is a unique and lively way to start a spirited Branksome day! Heather Cartwright. BAZAAR LIBRARY CLUB This year the L , Library Club has been absolutely amazing! At the beginning of the year we held a library contest in which people had to guess the names of many different authors. The amount of participation was excellent; not only did many students enter the contest, but a lot of teachers did as well. The Buy a Book for Branksome event took place in November and it also was a great success. In May, the library held a Book Fair and more fun-filled contests went on throughout the school year. Thank you so very much to all the Library Club members who have worked so hard ail year in the various library events and in keeping the library looking so nice. A special thank you to the grade 13 members who have given up their lunch hours in order that the library could stay open during those times. We would all like to thank Mrs. Dick and Mrs. Beech for running the library and for always being so helpful. They, especially, have made my year very pleasant and enjoyable. I have had a great time working with everyone in the Library Club! We have had a super, amazing, active and absolutely terrific year! Kate Hartnett Opheleo is a Greek word which means I Serve and is the name of our service club. Branksome ' s Opheleo society supports over twenty charities and its members often volunteer to work with various charities. Ramabai Week was a fantastic success and raised over $1000. During December the always popular chocolate almonds were sold. Branksome students, staff and parents got involved with Opheleo by purchasing over a thousand boxes of almonds. We also had a food drive before Christmas. We managed to provide many families in Toronto with food and small gifts. In February Branksome students raised money at Belmont FHouse for the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation. It was very successful. The charities need and appreciate the help and time given by Branksome through Opheleo. I would like to thank Suzy Fisher for all her hard work. She was an incredible Vice President. I would also like to thank my staff advisor, Mrs Watson, and the staff and students who helped with Ramabai Week, the sale of almonds and the collection of canned goods. Good luck next year. Stephanie Gilbert OPHELEO CLUB DUKE OF EDINBURGH CLUB This year, in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards, once again we have seen a great number of accomplishments. In each of the levels; Bronze, Silver and Gold the girls have excell- ed in the requirements: service, expeditions, skills and physical fitness. The girls have been working steadily on their levels and have progressed considerably. Some have received their first aid qualifications, adopted a skill such as; knitting, horsebackriding, etc., begun volunteer work at hospitals, old age homes or raising money for charities. They have gone on expeditions such as; bikehike, winter- camping and, in the case of the Gold level, planned an ex- pedition for a minimum of 4 days. Everyone would like to thank the various members of the staff who have allotted much of their time to help us, as well as Mrs Simpson, who is the main force behind the Duke of Edinburgh Program. S. McLaren 123 SENIOR PHOTO CLUB Under the direction of Slogan staffer Jess Merber and Mister Ball, girls were able to develop and print black and white photos of school events. The darkroom adjoins the Food Lab and is available any time by appointment. (If a picture is worth a thousand words, this is worth one-twentieth of a picture.) Mr Ball PARENT TEACHER ' S ASSOCIATION The Parent ' s Association is a group of enthusiastic parents and teachers who meet once a month to discuss events and activities pertaining to the school. They support and raise money for many school activities. This year they redecorated the Blue Room and held a raffle to help defray the costs of the choir trip to England. It was great to get an opportunity to be at their meetings and to have an input at these meetings. It gave me a view of a part of the school i did not know about. I would like to thank these hard working ladies for a great year and for doing such a fantastic job. Margot Humphrey KILT PRESS The Kilt Press underwent two major changes this year. Firstly, the newspaper was published weekly instead of monthly as it has been for several years. Secondly, we produced the paper on the school computers with the help of the patient coaching of Mrs. Church. This was quite an achievement for a staff who didn ' t know how to turn on a computer at the beginning of the year. Of course, Mrs Blake, our advisor, always inspired us to continu e when we needed encouragement. Our paper also kept Mrs. Emery and Mrs. Reed busy printing 550 copies a week. The weekly format gave rise to some new members such as the Common Room Couch Potatoes and Rotunda D ' Or. As well, it kept the school up to date on issues and student opinions. 1 think it was a very worthwhile and successful change. Tara Beal. ALOMNAE REPRESENTATIVES Although our time at played a part in many of the Branksome is almost over, the school events from selling wares memories we have made here at the Bazaar and the parent- will be with us for a long time, teacher meetings to the various The responsibility of the Alumnae alumnae events. As we eagerly Association is to keep the alum- greet the end of the year the alum- nae up to date on the other nae association also welcomes us alum ' s. Our job as student to join the Branksome community representatives has been to form as graduates. Good luck to the the liaison between the student grads of ' 88 and we ' ll see you at body and the alumnae. This year the reunion, the alumnae association has 124 ARTS AND CRAFTS CLUB The Arts and Crafts club was a lot of fun this year. We nnade all sorts of fun things such as paper mache, needlepoint and felt mobiles. We had an amazing year under the supervision of Mrs. Smith and we would like to thank her for all her help. Much thanks, also, to Mrs. Tasker for letting us use her art room. A great time was had by all. JUNIOR COOKING CLOB Cooking club meets every Thursday after school with Miss Northgrave, Mrs. Thomson, Mrs. Clare and the senior helpers. We have made a variety of things this year such as brownies, muffins that taste like donuts, crepes with chocolate sauce and cheese crispies. At the end of cooking club we all get together and make a big dinner. The best thing about this activity is that everything we make we eat. Jennifer Sykes. JUNIOR MATH GAMES The Math Games club - a small, select group - met on Tuesday after school. I think the favorite game turned out to be Othello - can you play? If you can ' t, join us next year! We might even be able to organize a Round Robin. Thank you for the fun, D.M. Chilton JUNIOR GUITAR CLUB We would like to thank Miss Wren for a wonderful year of guitar. Every Friday morning we get together for Jam sessions. We even play in prayers every day three. We are all looking forward to next year! Thanks a billion Mis s Wren! Katie Earle, Megan Earle and Andrea Wahbe. CLGB SANDWICH How to make a Club Sandwich ingredients: 1. One spirited school full of hungry girls. 2. Assorted bagged lunches (Great White North Day) 3. As many Diet Cokes as the machine will provide. 4. Some neato toothpicks. 5. A t- shirt suitable for all occasions. 6. A special meeting place (ie. a classroom). 7. Sea Monkeys, Muppet babies and fun games. Mix all ingredients and bring to a boil. Garnish with a sense of humour. Serves 750 girls. And remember It ' s not just a club, it ' s a way of life! TYPING CLGB Tap, tap, tap - the steady clicking of the keyboardists can be heard resounding from room 12 every Tuesday after- noon as eager students keyboard away. Tap - the keyboard- ing club meets every Tuesday after school to teach non- keyboarders the skills of basic keyboarding as well as to let the more experienced girls further their skills. Tap, tap - the keyboarding room also has as its claim to fame the valuable word processors that facilitate the perfect completion of the many essays Branksome girls are asked to do. Tap, tap, tap - Mrs. Naftolin deserves a great deal of thanks for devoting her time to help eager keyboardists develop the valuable skill. Tap, tap, tap. 126 CHESS CLUB Branksome ' s Chess club has had the opportunity this year to use the new IBM computers. This has allowed girls to build their strategies and excel in various levels, at their own rates. The Chess club introduced the game of Bridge by popular demand by the members, which ' started after the March Break. Thank you to all the en- thusiastic participants and to our staff members Mrs. Bousfield, Mrs. Blake and Mrs. Church for a wonderful year. Susie Parker. JUNIOR FRENCH CLUB The French club, led by Mme Van Der Meer and Mile Ardito met on Tuesdays, after school from September to June. We played many interesting and different games, we spoke to each other in French and Mme Van Der Meer and Mile Ardito were always happy to help us with any French problems. At Christmas we were treated to delicious croissants and hot chocolate! Grades 4, 5 and 6 would like to thank Mme Van Der Meer and Mile Ardito very much for having French Club: merci beaucoup pour une bonne annee amusante! Kathy Lawrie. CONCERT BAND The Concert Band has had a very busy and exciting year. It got off to a great start with the first annual band weekend - 48 hours of very intense playing! In October we were en- thusiastically received at Havergal and they canne and played for us later in the year. Christmas gave us the oppor- tunity for several performances outside of school, and, of course, our very successful Christmas Concert. February brought the Independent Schools ' Music Festival in which many of our band members were involved - representing Branksome in all of the instrumental ensembles (except strings - but wait until next year!) In March, we had the first all student pit band for the musical - South Pacific . The band ' s first big trip came in April when we headed to Boston for a fantastic four day tour. Our last big event of the year was our Spring concert in May, another great success. Some of our most enjoyable performances were played in prayers where we were always greeted by an enthusiastic audience. Thanks for all your support and thanks to Mr. Crawford for organizing a terrific year! We ' ll all look forward to another one next year! Kathleen Weldon. FUSION BAND Fusion. The new frontier. This v as the voyage of a ten kilt enterprise. Its first year mission to seek out and ex- plore the unpredictable. To boldly go forth and conquer the realm of straight quarters and sixteenths and enter a new galaxy of syncopated hysteria. It went where no Branksomite has been before. In early October, the Fu- sion band had its debut with its assembly shattering Break Out! Through its infancy stages Fusion took its show on the road and performed at UCC, Havergal, Branksome ' s Debating Competition and its own Christmas Concert. This band ' s final mission . . . should they choose to ac- cept ... is to continue with their first. To stretch the limits of time and space and reach the outer extreme of their destin y . . . musical discoveries in galaxies beyond. Lissy Thomson. 127 Beginning in September, the senior choir has been working non-stop, having many oppor- tunities to sing at various places with a great variety of people. Camp Couch was a great way for everyone to get to know each other, but it was strange to be asked to sing Christmas carols three months early! Around Christmas, some girls went to sing at TCS and others at Simpson ' s, but everyone was able to take part in the Carol Ser- vice, which was, as always, a highlight of the season. In February, it was ISMF (Alleluia!), but everything really seemed to be leading up to the choir ' s first trip ever, to England, to sing in such places as Salisbury and Bath, and to participate in the Harrogate Youth Music Festival. The whole choir was involved in fundraising for the trip, organising such things as a bake sale, carwash, raffle and, the very popular Principal For A Day . Looking back, I think that the 1987 1988 choir season was the most successful and exciting one that the choir has ever had, and I would like to thank Mr. Bickle for his hard work and effort which made it all possible. Lynne Rudan and Kathleen Weldon. SENIOR CHAMBER CHOIR Monday Night Chamber Choir, 1 987-88. Although our members vary week to week due to musicals, the MNCC sing like angels (when we think about it). This year is the last for many of our members who have participated for several years but we hope that next year it will continue to produce music with variety and en- thusiasm. Mr. Bickle, for those of us who are leaving (all 8 of us), thanks for the years! I know we ' ll always remember Bread Baking, Cantante Domino, Cat, Sound the Trumpet and Peter Piper. Good Luck next year! (Alto ' s Live!!) Stephanie Nobbs SENIOR CHOIR BACK TO NATORE CLGB DRAMA GRADES 1-4 JUNIOR CHAMBER CHOIR JUNIOR CHOIR Choir this year has been a fabulous part of our after school activities ' list. We ' ve sung funny songs, serious songs and a whole mix of songs that are in between. Performing for fellow students, teachers and just for ourselves gave us great joy and a feeling of self-worth as singers and performers. As president of the choir, I would like to say that it has been a great year for the grade four to grade eight choir. We have had a lot of fun and learned many new things at the same time, too. I have had a fantastic year being the president and whoever takes over this responsibility next year, I wish her luck as I pass on the hard, but fun, work. I would like to thank Mrs. Willingham for the hard work that she has put in- to the choir this year. Thanks for a great year, guys! Natasha Daneman. This year Chamber Choir consisted of grade 7 and 8 alto and first and second sopranos. Over all there were about 25 enthusiastic singers. Chamber Choir met every Tuesday and Thursday, and we had loads of fun. We learned to sing all types of chamber music. We participated in the Independent Schools ' Music Festival and we would ail like to thank Mrs. Willingham for all her time and energy spent guiding us to the peak of our ability. Andrea Stairs BRANKSOME HALL YEAR IN REVIEW Since the yearbook is finish- ed in early March we think it ' s appropriate to start our Branksome Hall Year in Review in April of last year. So here goes: APRIL 1987 Students returned from the March Break tanned, relaxed and unstressed. The grade sevens went on an exchange with the Nashoba Brooks School and the alum- nae had a pizza party for the grads. On the 25th of April the senior art and drama classes went to New York for four days. The grade tens went to Albion Hills on a geography and science field trip and the MAY Junior School performed Godspell The Strawberry Festival was held on May second. The Grade twelves did a superb job hosting this suc- cessful semi-formal. May was also the month of the Fashion, Swim and Drama Show. The Drama show was new this year - featuring a hilarious movie Who are you? by the Grade 12 drama class. Sports day was a great suc- cess - organized by Sara Mc- Clennan, Astrid Woerner, Ania Russocki and Carol Riley. This year there were four teams - one for each of the school col- ours - red, green, black and white. It was a close race but the Green team finished with the most points. jaNE In June came exams and graduation. Graduation - as always was an exciting event with all of the undergrads struggling to see the array of white dresses. Everyone was glad to have two months of sun and relaxation ahead of them. SEPTEMBER We returned to school in September all ready to start a new year ' s work until our en- thusiasm wore off by about the middle of the second week back. Grade Nine initiation was fun for all concerned. The minor niners wore their hair in side ponytails and donned goggles and flip flops and were a sight to behold. The prefects surprised the newcomers by dumping water on them from an upstairs window but they 132 quickly made up for their trick by barbecuing a great supper. The boarders went on their annual trip to Niagara Falls where they had a fun-filled day on the rides and watching shows. Miss Roach was even kissed by a dolphin! The Grad 1 1 environmental science trip spent three days in late September at Norval. There they looked at different kinds of forests and studied ecological succession. OCTOBER October was a busy month. The Installation of the Prefects was on the ninth and we returned from our Thanksgiv- ing holiday to find our calen- dars chock-a-block with events. Branksome students and staff formed the shape of the dove of peace in the lower field this month. The resulting picture - taken from a helicopter - was made into greeting cards which the students then sold. What a novel fundraising idea! Branksome hosted the very successful and very big Interna- tional Independent Schools ' Public Speaking Tournament. Everyone helped: Parent and teachers judged, students of- ficiated and families billeted. Many thanks go to Mrs. Zommers, Mrs. McRae and the Debating Society for all their hard work. The clan run was also in Oc- tober. Too bad more people didn ' t come out. The Grade sevens went on a trip to Ottawa where they met Prime Minister Brian Mulron- ey. 133 The Autumn Games were held at B.S.S. this year and Branksome paired with U.C.C. came third. The amount of sup- port was Phenomenal! The Rout was held on Hallowe ' en and everyone who attended - except possibly the teachers - had an amazing time! NOVEMBER The swim team brought back the Bishop Cup to Branksome, the grade eights travelled to Washington and the grade twelve chemistry students had a tour of Pickering Power Plant. The student-run bazaar was a great hit raising over $4000 for several charities: The Hospital For Sick Children, The Liver Foundation, and Camp Oochigeas. The theme, En- chantment Under The Sea , was very effective! December was a short but exciting month. This year we had a draw for Principal for a day and Jackie Garrow won. She chose Vanessa AvRuskin as her Vice-Principal and the two of them managed to run the school smoothly! We hope this event will become a tradition. The Creature Creeps , Branksome ' s play, was a hilarious comedy put on in ear- ly December. It showed that the calibre of Branksome ac- tresses is impressive! The Carol Service was held at St. Paul ' s on the 13th of December. Thanks to many hours of practice we sounded almost professional in front of the huge congregation of listeners. Mr. Bickle got us through it one more time - although he got so excited he almost fell off the podium! JANUARY Our first real snowfall was in January - it really was a pretty sight! Branksomites were almost driven to drink by the imminent exams (don ' t worry folks: it ' s only paper!) Stress was also a big factor around exam time! We were all relieved when January was over! FEBRUARY U.C.C, Havergal, St. Georges and Branksome had a ski day at Osier over the February long weekend. Everyone was pleased by the snow but complained that it was almost too cold! As a celebration of the first day of the Olympics we form- ed Olympic rings on the snow covered tennis courts. Each grade was dressed in a dif- ferent colour to represent a specific ring. Although none of the newspapers published the picture we thought we were headline material! The Formal was held in the Trillium Restaurant at Ontario Place and the view was beautiful! Short dresses were predominant this year and once again black was the most popular colour! Plaid cumber- bunds and ties turned up on a good number of the guys. 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