Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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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

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. . . 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

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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