Brentwood College School - Brentonian Yearbook (Mill Bay, British Columbia Canada)

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Andrew Bruce ANDREW BRUCE (1981 - 85) YARROW SHIELD Andrew joined Brentwood in September 1 981 and became yet another in a long line of eminent residents of Whittall House inail- ing from sunny Kelowna, British Columbia. As a member of the Grade 9 class in that year, Andrew was certainly part of a lively group, up to every conceivable form of schoolboy mischief but even in those early days, his promise and potential showed to the discerning observer. He established himself as a popular and involved member of the school both in and out of the classroom. As he progressed through Grades 1 0 and 1 1, Andrew ' s stature grew both within his peer g ' oup and outside it. It became increasingly clear that, whilst more than prepared to be part of all the normal activi- ties, curricular and extracurricular, in which his peers involved themselves, there were boundaries which he was not pre- pared to cross. He set himself standards which he would live within but not beyond. He was one of those happy few with the gift of natural leadership strengthened by inner convictions which went unquestioned. It was this quiet strength which made him an unchallenged choice both for the captaincy of the school and of his house in his final year and which brought to both offices a stability and security felt by the whole school. In addit ion, he realized his great potential as an athlete winning full school colours in both rugby and rowing. In the classroom, where he was always a consistantly strong set one performer in all subjects, and on the sportsfield, Andrew brought a spirit of dedication without brash- ness or triteness. He simply got on with the job in hand and reaped the inevitable benef- its of proportionate success. Inevitably, this lifestyle touched all around him, either con- sciously or subconsciously and the school enjoyed a year which was calm, purposeful and directed. Andrew, as this year ' s Yarrow Shield recipient, has earned this truly deserved recognition for his prowess as an academic, an all round athlete and a compassionate leader of the school. BUTCHART TROPHY WINNER MISS SUZI HILTON: DUX OF THE SCHOOL In my desk drawer, amongst a disarray of broken watches, discarded spectacles, yel- low permission slips, Aspergum and thumbtacks there is a small green paper- backed book with the title Poems of the Year 1976-77 by Suzanne Hilton , a child ' s collection affectionately honouring a cer- tain Grade One teacher, a Mrs. Kaye. I wonder when Suzi wrote in 1976: Did Mrs. Kaye sense that some nine years later the same young lady would herself be honoured by the warm and approving applause of her classmates, friends, family, indeed the whole of the Brentwood College community, as she was called forward to receive our school ' s highest academic honour - the Butchart Trophy. I even wonder whether Mrs. Kaye might possibly have been present to share this moment. She certainly should have been! Suzi, the eldest child of Dr. and Mrs. Don Hilton, joined our school as a Grade Eleven day student in September 1 983. 1 can vividly recall my pleasure whilst conducting the personal interview for admissions p ur- poses. Furthermore, my notes of the occa- sion are still in existence: they read a gentle young lady, warm, humorous, and above all modest. Strong intellectual curi- osity . For once, I was relatively correct, as my colleagues will attest, for during the next two years Suzi ' s person gave vigor- ously to our school in so many ways and although success and recognition were fre- quently in attendance, never once did Suzi lose her modesty, her gentle humility. Furthermore, I am quite confident that when next I see her, despite what level her post-secondary education has reached and despite whatever other honours have been gathered, there will still be the same attrac- tive and unassuming spirit. In her first year at Brentwood, as a Grade Eleven student, Suzi gained her academic colours by maintaining a year ' s average in excess of 80%. Additionally, in the summer of 1 984, she received achievement awards for her work both in Geography and Typing. I suspect that by this time Suzi had steadily established herself in the classroom as a force to be reckoned with. But her peers, as she would be the first to know, were aggres- sive young people too, ones who would be hard to match, most difficult to beat as members of her graduating class. Suzi ' s Senior Secondary School State- ment issued at the end of Grade Twelve as a record of senior secondary school perfor- mance to be used for university application purposes, shows that of nineteen Brent- wood College programmes in which Suzi had been enrolled, eighteen had resulted in an A (86% or higher) standing. Further- more in three of her graduating courses. Algebra 1 2 Honours, Biology 1 2 and Calcu- lus 1 2 Suzi had achieved final standings in the mid-90% range, not to mention the fact that she had also competed successfully in the Academic Scholarship Examinations administered by the Ministry of Education. Finally, at our Awards Day on June 22 1 985, just minutes prior to being named as the winner of the Butchart Trophy, Suzi had been awarded the Mary Brooks Law Award. This plaque is annually presented to that student from any grade who displays promise for the future, strength of charac- ter and personality . The applause for this first award was surely still ringing in Suzi ' s ears as she moved forward to receive the second. We congratulate you upon your superla- tive achievement, Suzi, and we thank you for your strength of character and your warmth of person. We were the beneficiar- ies of them all. May they be the base of a happy and distinguished future. May they provide the promise Mary Brooks Law sought to recognise in the establishment of her award and ultimately may they reflect that childlike sensitivity which so many years ago causedyoutodedicateyour lovely poems to Mrs. Kaye. The editor regrets that he did not receive the information necessary to congratulate ROLF SICKMULLER and DAVID MEDLER on their achievements in 1983-84. Rolf was awarded the prize for Geography, and David was awarded the Duke of Edinburgh ' s Award. Belated congratulations to them both. But shadows really only are Suzi Hilton Pictures in your mind

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SPORTS AWARDS SERVICE AWARD TIE to be awarded to student standing service to his or her - sportsmanship - helpfulness - spirit RAMBLING: FIELD HOCKEY: SAILING: GIRLS SOCCER: TAE KWON DO: ROWING: who has contributed out- sport in terms of Peter Pundy Donald Mclnnes George Saunders John Alevras Bea Stockdale Ferry Rumalean David Bryan Clayton Davis Mathew Decore Jason Garland Jami e Howard John Lee JUNIOR COLOURS CREST to be awarded to students in Grade 8 or 9, or who are under 15 years as of January 1 (of the school year) who have consistently exhibited excellence in their sport in terms of performance level and sportsmanship. FIELD HOCKEY: Stuart Hunter Donald McGowan Geoff Stollery Cameron Wilton ROWING: Micah Field Jamie Little INTERMEDIATE COLOURS PIN to be awarded to students who are in Grades 10 or 11 or under 17 years of age as of January 1 (of the school year) who have consistently exhibited excellence in his or her sport in terms of performance level and sportsman- ship. Shari MacDonald Douglas MacLaren Pat Melvin Meredith O ' Connor Rob Partington Eryn Paterson Troy Schnelle Nick Spicer Chris Stollery Erin Swanky Guy Thorburn Malcolm Vale Georgia Yuill Megan Zens SENIOR COLOURS SWEATER to be awarded to students, usually in Grade 1 2, who have consistently exhibited excellence at the first team level in their sport in terms of performance level and sportsmanship. TENNIS: GIRLS SOCCER CYCLING FIELD HOCKEY: ROWING FIELD HOCKEY: SAILING: GIRLS SOCCER: ROWING: Sean Albhouse Douglas Larsson Jonathan Pike Chris Robertson Dirk Sickmuller Brian Baird Stuart Delmotte Allison O ' Connor Gillian Szamosi Darren Barber Jill Bodie Greg Carlos Sean Croft Sarah Fraser Corinne Ghitter Sue Gillespie Signe Gotfredsen Samantha Gray Kerry Hsu Mark Hunter Rachael Jones Rob McKay Josh Pekarsky Lucy Winston Lisa Rodger John Browett Jaime Boan Andrew Bruce Steven Carlos Stephen Frisch Daniel Lethin Cameron Nelson Vivian Stillwell Niall Fraser HOUSE COMPETITIONS AND OTHER AWARDS INTER-HOUSE TRACK and FIELD: INTER-HOUSE SAILING: ROGERS SAILING CUP: GIRLS SINGLES TENNIS: JUNIOR BOYS SINGLES TENNIS: SENIOR BOYS SINGLES TENNIS: GOLF: SOUKOP MEMORIAL AWARD: SPRAGGE MEMORIAL AWARD FOR SOCCER: Rogers House Whittall House (Shawnigan v. Brentwood): Brentwood Porter Cup - Lucy Winston Runner-up - Anne Southerland Porter Cup - Andrew Duffy Runner-up - Jonathan Pike Angus Trophy - Vincent Levow Runner-up - Josh Pekarsky Judson Macor Jamie Howard

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