Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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House Notes When a girl first comes to Elmwood, she joins one of the three houses - Fry, Keller, or Nightingale. This year, however, a new experiment was tried in which Keller was made the board- ing-school house, and the day-girls were equally divided between Fry and Nightingale. When a girl joins a House, she has responsibilities and obligations to that House, just as she has to her own family. She must try and live up to her House Motto, just as she must try to live up to the ideals that have been taught to her by her family. The three Houses are each named after a famous woman - Elizabeth Fry, Helen Keller, and Florence Nightingale. Each House has a House Head, who must direct the affairs of her House and who prepares a speech about her patron on House Day. There is keen competition in sports, art, drama and public speaking among the three Houses. In June at the close of every year, a House Trophy is awarded to the House with ' the highest aggregate points for academic achievement, sports, drama, public speaking and good conduct ' .

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DIANE NANCEKIVELL: Diane, whose smile is by now an integral part of 6 Matric, has been with us for two years. She was born in Montreal, and plans to return there to go in training at the Royal Vic after completing a year at Carlton. SHARONLEE RICHARDS: Sharonlee was born here in Ottawa and has attended Elmwood for three years. She has been the envy of us all as a result of her frequent trips to New York. Next year she plans to attend Carlton University. BONNIE ROBINSON: Bonnie, our mathematical genius, has been at Elmwood for two years. Born in Montreal, she plans to return there at the end of the year. LAURA WADDELL: Laura, born in Ottawa, has spent one year at Elmwood. The class just wouldn ' t be the same without her clowning and her laugh. Next year she plans to attend Mount Alison University.

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Fry House Notes Dear Fry: Thank you so much for all ybur smiles, sup- port and spirit that you have given to your house this year. In all the many activities participated in, the fun we have had and the experiences learned have almost been too great to be measured. In every event we have seen how the school motto Success is Naught - Endeavour ' s All, applies and also how important our house motto is - Friendship to All. We have taken part in many sports this year, playing Softball, basketball, volleyball, tennis and badminton with a wonderful drive which has come from a united spirit showing us that to be success- ful we must work together and not concentrate on ourselves alone. Our triiunph on sports day re- vealed the understanding of this. Our play The Stolen Prince disclosed our artistic talent and some of the most memorable moments of work, drive, and humor were brought out during the many rehearsals. Elmwood has had many good dances this year, and we were pleased to be social successes as we placed first in the competition ! To all of you I wish the best of luck, and I will never forget the wonderful spirit and enthusiasm which you have given to your house and others. Thank you. With love to you all, Liz. Head of House Elizabeth Raymont Prefect Reesa Greenberg Sports Captain ....... Diane Nancekivell House Members . Rhona Addleman, Mardie Aldous, Jane Archambault, Margaret Armitage, Jocelyn Baker, Susan Burgess, Emmy Callow, Patricia Carlton, Anne Chaplin, Martine Devinat, Cathy Duff, Debbie Duval, Hariett Ellicott, Rita Espalllat, Beverly Erlandson, Cathy Firestone, Elizabeth Greenberg, Janice Greenberg, Barb Grisdale, Pam Kingstone, Audrey Laidler, Barb Little, Fiona MacDonald, Carolyn Massey, Robin Ogilvle, Sherry Patterson, Janice Pratley, Pauline Robinson, Margot Rothwell, Helen Stinson, Daphne Twidale, Debbie Young.