Halifax Grammar School - Grammarian Yearbook (Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1987 volume:

Digitized by tine Internet Archive in 2015 https: arcliive.org details grammarian1987hali THE STUDENTS OF THE HALIFAX GRAMMAR SCHOOL WELCOME YOU TO THE TWENTY-SEVENTH EDITION OF THE GRAMMARIAN HEADMASTER ' S MESSAGE From the Headmaster: We are currently privileged to witness what can be done by a group working in harmony to build for the future. It ' s a theme in all education. It is a fact at the Halifax Grammar School. Mrs. Gough, our school secretary, drew my attention to the following verse which neatly highlights our growth at this time: An old man, travelling a long highway, Came at the evening cold and gray, To a chasm deep, and wide. The old man crossed in the twilight dim, For the sullen stream held no fears for him, But he turned when he reached the other side, and builded a bridge to span the tide. ' Old Man, ' cried a fellow Pilgrim near, You are wasting your strength with building here; Your journey will end with the ending day. You never again will pass this way. You have crossed the chasm deep and wide, Why build you a bridge at even-tide? ' And the Builder raised his old gray head; ' Good Friend, on the path I have come, ' he said ' There follows after me today A youth whose feet will pass this way. ' This stream which has been as naught to me; To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be; He, too, must cross in the twilight dim; Good Friend, I am building this bridge for him ' . Our new building is that bridge that crosses the present from the past to the future. It is a testament to staff, students and parents, those gone and those to come. Don ' t lose sight of the sacrifices made by others for you. Let ' s grow together and leave a proud legacy to the future of the Halifax Grammar School. from Rare Old Chums by Will Allan Drumgoole 2 Headmaster FOREWORD AND DEDICATION We dedicate the 1987 Grammarian to the new school addition. This year brings great inner and outer change in the appearance of the school. We all enthusiastically anticipate its completion because, after all, the more Halifax Grammar School, the better. Many thanks as well to the GRAMMARIAN staff, the teachers, the students, all who helped make this edition of our yearbook possible. We hope you have as much fun reading it as we had making it. Cherish it forever!? Jen Trabert Jennifer Smith (Assistant Editors) On behalf of the student body, we would also like to dedicate this year ' s GRAMMARIAN to Mr. John Lankester for his ten years of devotion and service to the school. Thank you. -the Editors Foreword and Dedication 3 STAFF BACK ROW: Marjorie Cooper, Peter Montgomery, Linnet Murray, Nancy Meinertzhagen, Ar- naudine Simms, Shirlean Lewis, Kathy DeGrasse, Greg Gray. MIDDLE ROW: Anne vonMaltziian, Karen Whiteiiead, Pamela Smith, Anne Smith, Karla Silver, Sandra Porteous, Annette Daley, Barry Waldman. FRONT ROW: Joanne Thompson, Jennifer Chapman, Nancy Scobbie, Judi Henderson. ABSENT: Rita Aterman, Valda Kemp, Derek Bridgehouse. Peter Montgomery: Headmaster, History Kathy DeGrasse: Deputy Headmaster, Biology Greg Gray: Math, Calculus, Physics Annette Daley: Chemistry Jennifer Chapman: English Rita Aterman: History Nancy Meinertzhagen: English, History Arnaudine Simms: Geography, French, Latin Pamela Smith: French Anne vonMaltzhan: German Barry Waldman: Math, Geography, Computer Science Nancy Scobbie: Math Karla Silver: Art Valda Kemp: Music Derek Bridgehouse: Physical Education Judi Henderson: French Sandra Porteous: Prep Six Marjorie Cooper: Prep Five Anne Smith: Prep Four Linnet Murray: Prep Three Shirlean Lewis: Prep Two Karen Whitehead: Prep One Joanne Thompson: Primary Staff Candids 5 SECRETARY From the Secretary ' s desk One dictionary describes a secretary as a desk; bureau; lectern. In other words, a piece of furniture, an inanimate object. How dull. On the contrary, the Secretary ' s life at Halifax Grammar School is anything but ... Consider what a privilege it is to be in a pivotal position able to liase closely with the entire Halifax Grammar School family, the Headmaster, Board of Governors, teachers, students, parents. From my office I can objectively observe what a great family we are when we all work together. 1 have to say, though, that one just has to be in the school during the summer when the halls and classrooms are void of students to realize that our students are the life of the school; the rest of us nurture and support that life to ensure its continued growth. Dull. Never. Answering two phones while typing, writing up late slips, responding to a plaintive call for a band aid while trying to offer some information to parents of a prospective student, simultaneously, can be hectic but ... that same day a small hand offers me a delicious piece of cake to help celebrate a birthday. It ' s like being a mother to 295 children. What can I say? Marjory Gough 6 Secretary ASSISTANT SECRETARIES BACK ROW: Michael Cowie, Malve Petersmann, Karen Thomas, Nora Pyesmany. FRONT ROW: Sophie Spiropoulos, Beverly Williams, Maggie Arnold, Christina Horne. This year we are happy to have more younger students as student secretaries. Their work and commitment is much appreciated by Mrs. Gough and the rest of the school. With the new school addition, it is often difficuU for the person on the other end of the line to hear our greeting; Hello, Hahfax Grammar School, student secretary, can I help you? Despite these minor difficulties, the ' trained helpers ' are doing a fine job. Keep it up! Karen Thomas, Head student secretary. Assistant Secretaries 7 STUDENT COUNCIL BACK ROW: Daniel Holland, Amy Block, Eric Block, John Gould, Patrick Oland. FRONT ROW: Matthew O ' Halloran, Mark Wathen, Daniel Rees, Robert Plowman, Chris Williams. Eric Block: President Matthew O ' Halloran: Vice-President Robert Plowman: Treasurer Mark Wathen: Secretary Patrick Oland: U6 Representative Daniel Rees: U5 Representative John Gould: U4 Representative Daniel Holland: U3 Representative Amy Block: U2 Representative Chris Williams: Ul Representative The excitement of the school extension has made the job of the student council a much more satisfying one. As described in my platform, the chief objectives of this year ' s council would be to raise school spirit and increase pride. Hopefully, as the council concerns itself with extracurricular activities, their goals will be reached. By bringing back the committee system, ideas including ski trips, speakers, gym programs, dances and other items will, if all goes well, transform from ideas to reality. By encouraging participation, unity, and strength, the council hopes that the school will be re-built not only physically, but psychologically as well. We will continue to attempt to achieve our goals, and this could not be done without the dedication and total support of our headmaster, Mr. Montgomery. Thank you, Eric Block, President. 10 Student Council GRADUATES HILARY ATHERTON Let us eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we may die. -THE BIBLE Ever since coming to the school in Grade Seven, Hilary has been very influential. His witty humour, and ability to win arguments have both angered and impressed us all. His academic abilities have also been well established. But as Hilary leaves the Grammar School for the foundation year at Kings, what he will probably be most missed for is his renowned ability to have a good time outside school. Good luck Hilary, we know you will go a long way in whatever you choose to do. LINDA HAZEL BARKER None but ourselves can free our minds. -Bob Marley Linda entered our class in Grade Seven as a silent tower. However, she quickly moved into the mainstream of things both socially and academically. Moreover somewhere around Grade Ten she suddenly became one of the shorter members of the class. Although we almost lost Linda to QE between Grades Eleven and Twelve she remained as one of the three surviving female graduates. While maintaining an honours average, Linda has also been a strong asset to the senior girls ' sport teams. Indeed during basketball season Kareem Abdul-jabarker could sometimes be seen running through the H.G.S. gym. Linda wishes to pursue a career in medicine. In this we are sure she will succeed. Graduates 1 1 ANDRE BELCOURT Character is like the foundation of a house- it is below the surface. -Anon. Andre came to the Grammar School in Grade Eight and has become an important part of the class. Andre has participated in all areas of the school ' s sporting world, although his forte has been in the secrets of soc- cerhall. However his Maradona level of soccer has not stopped him from achieving a high academic standing with the help of a great many late nights. Andre ' s resemblance to a certain resident of Santa Monica, California, has led to his acquiring his affectionate nickname, Furley. Andre ' s main interests lie in sailing, skiing and soccer. We are sure that Andre will succeed in whatever endeavour he tries. Bonne chance! COLIN MORTON JAMES BERNARD And now for something completely different ... -Mo nty Python Colin has attended the Grammar School for five years. During that time he has established himself as a significant member of our class and will always be remembered for his Mrs. Aterman and Dr. Chapman imitations. Colin was a hardworking and meticulous student. The teachers and students will remember Colin as a witty and jocular fellow, the master of humorous anecdotes. Colin has been an avid badminton player and in his senior year he has directed the badminton program. Outside the school his athletic pursuits include sailing with the Sea Cadets. After leaving the Grammar School Colin plans to attend Kings College. He hopes to pursue a career in either law or in the navy. We wish him the best of luck. JOHN CAMERON ... I have a dream -Martin Luther King Jr. John has been with us since Prep One and is the only member of the class to have been at H.G.S. for twelve years. His warm and friendly personality make him a good friend to all of us. He has maintained high academic standing while enthusiastically participating in many extracurricular activities including cross-country and downhill skiing, and bicycle racing. John is not yet sure where life will take him. Be it the record books of the European Cycling circuit or the journals of world politics, we are sure he will be successful. His genuine character and interest in life will give him the ability to do anything he wants. Good luck in the future. 12 Graduates SUSAN CORDIA HALEBSKY It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. -Charles Dickens, A TALE OF TWO CITIES Susan has been an active member of our class for eleven years. She joined us in Grade One and was at the Grammar School until Grade Nine, when she went to school in Falls Church, Virginia. In Grade Ten, she returned, much to our delight, and she has been here ever since. She is very busy with her extracurricular activities, such as volleyball, basketball, skiing and tennis. Justifiably Susan has been regarded as one of the brighter students in the class. Her favorite subjects are English, History and Biology. She plans to continue her education in the United States. Susan will be missed by her schoolmates, but never forgotten. Good luck Sue! LAURA ELIZABETH HOOPER If you don ' t say anything, you won ' t be called on to repeat it. -Calvin Coolidge Laura graced the Grammar School with her presence in Grade Seven. Silent as she was, Laura proved to be an excellent student especially in all areas requiring creative talent. With incredible artistic endeavors, such as black and white pictures of topless men and stories about mall crawlers . Laura has developed her artistic talent and humourous writing ability. But those above mentioned talents are not all that Laura has developed over her six years at H.G.S. She has been an active member on the Senior Volleyball and Basketball teams, coach of this year ' s Junior Volleyball team, Acadia House Captain and Co-Editor of the school yearbook, the Grammarian. In the future Laura plans to attend Dalhousie University and eventually become a Doctor. The class of ' 87 would not be the same without Laura ' s biting wit, permanently blond hair, athletic and artistic talents and her special per- sonality. The best of luck next year and always, Hoope. MICHAEL HOPKINS Life with the nerve endings hanging out- that ' s the way it has to be. -Sting Since Mike came to us in Grade Nine he has displayed the uncanny ability to work extremely hard and at the same time keep his sense of humour amongst a class of malcontents. Mike has achieved an honours standing in Grades Nine through twelve, and is a very popular individual fifteen minutes before a chemistry assignment is due. He has been a valuable member of the volleyball, soccer, and rugby teams and has led the school in the very popular badminton club for the last two years. Members of the Grade Twelve class will long remember being whisked into orbit at warp speed aboard the starship Taurus, to boldly go at least three blocks. Mike plans to go to Dalhousie to take sciences, but we are sure that Mike ' s humour, hard work, and warm personality will ensure his success in whatever he may choose to do. Good luck, (you certainly don ' t need it). Graduates 13 GAVIN MURPHY No matter where you go, there you are! -Murphy ' s Law Gavin now a veteran at H.G.S., having been with us for eleven years. His sense of humour and open mind have made him a well liked member of the class. He is well known for his determination and hard work. A logical mind gives Gavin the ability to immediately understand Math and Science problems which leave the rest of us overwhelmed. This ability led to a serious interest in electronic music. Gavin hopes this interest will lead to fame and fortune. Gavin is also an accomplished skier and he has spent many a weekend on the slopes of Wentworth. He plans to attend university after graduating from H.G.S. We are sure he will go far. Best of luck to a good friend. PATRICK OLAND I have hardly ever known a mathematician who used reason. -Plato At the end of his eight year stay at the Halifax Grammar School Patrick Oland will have left a lasting impression on the minds of his teachers and fellow students. Hard working and attentive in his studies, Patrick has earned the respect of his teachers with his curiosity. Among his many friends Pat will be remembered for his incessant good humour and his quick smile. Patrick has also been on the student council for four years as class representative. He has also contributed consistently to the school sports programs having played basketball, soccer, volleyball and rugby at all levels. Patrick plans to attend Dalhousie for his first year of university, majoring in Commerce. Patrick ' s winning personality is sure to help him succeed. ROGER PORTER This above all else; be armed . -Machiavelli Roger ' s presence in the class has been felt since he came to the school in Grade Five. He is known to have an unusual sense of humour, which is always evident in his strange sayings. Having sound mental skills has aided him in the area of mathematics. He enjoys participating in badminton, baseball, and occasionally football. With plans to pursue business or com- merce, he will surely succeed. Good luck in future endeavours, Roger. 14 Graduates EDWARD REES Life is short; live it up. -Nikita Krushchev Throughout the years mischievous Little Edward has proved himself to be one of the more prominent members of the class. He has accumulated a certain number of nicknames over the years including Pork Belly, Sponge (his hair), Little Porky, and Piggy. Although he lacks a certain enthusiasm for doing his homework, his flare for history and politics undoubtedly stands out. He may someday achieve his dream of being one of the greatest politicians, dictators or emperors on earth perhaps even greater than Alexander the Great or Napoleon. He may, however, lower himself and settle for U.S. Minister of External Affairs. Edward has always been entertained in class with the subject of violence yet, when he becomes the victim of violence himself, his displeasure becomes most apparent. Edward ' s involvement in extracurricular activities have more than kept pace with his academic in- terests. He was an active member of the student council and GRAM- MARIAN staff. He participates on the soccer and rugby teams. Out of school Edward is an active sailor. DAVID ROBERTSON He that fears not the future may enjoy the present. -Thomas Fuller Since his joining the class in Grade Five, David has proven to be a valuable addition to the class. He has constantly achieved an excellent academic standard, especially in anything to do with mathematics, physics, or art. His artistic skill will not be forgotten as his caricatures of students and teachers alike have given us all a good laugh. This talent coupled with his sense of humour make him a definite candidate for the strange-but- true file. He enjoys playing football, soccer, and hockey as well as bad- minton, even though he has some trouble with his serve. David is also an avid computer buff spending many an hour in the computer room and at his terminal at home. We wish David the best of luck as an engineer or in whatever profession he chooses to take up. KEN SCHWARTZ I want to go down in celluloid history . -Morrisey Since Ken came to the school in Grade Three he has always been a key member of the class. He will always be remembered for his colorful per- sonality, his sense of humour and his ability to ask the most questions in the class. He has always gotten along with his classmates and teachers. Among his favorite subjects are History, Art, and English yet his ability to work hard is shown in all his subjects. Ever since Ken found interest in the arts he has become extremely active in drama and the theatre. He has directed and performed in several plays at the school. In Grade Twelve he took on the task of heading the Upper School drama club. Ken has a promising career in drama and we shall be watching for his performances at the Neptune Theatre in the near future. After graduating he plans to study Theatre and Film at McMaster. Ken ' s determination and energy are sure to take him far. Best of luck, Ken. Graduates 15 16 Grad Candids 18 Canoe Trip Prep Candids 23 Prep Candids 25 PRIMARY BACK ROW: Billy Mastrapas, Alexa Smith, Erik Anderson-Demaine, Andrew Carver-Robinson, Jenny Wheatley, Lauren Abrahams, Thomas Brooks. FRONT ROW: Michael DeGrasse, Alex Fay, Laura Gray, Ashley Seaman, Jana Miller, Dagmar MacManus, James Wolff, Lewis Wolff, Ryan Cook, Jessica Burnstein. tK k ' Primary PREP ONE BACK ROW: Noah Watson, Grace Mitchell, Lisa Fentress, Fiona Liston, Kenzie MacDonald, Victoria Reid, Meg Pooley, Katie Lo, Zavin Nazaretian. FRONT ROW: Thomas Chamagne, Gillian Parker, Michaci Edelstein, Joshua Ewing, Evan Petley- Hones, Toby Stoltz, Andrew Muncaster, Matthew Brannon, Danny Roscoe, John Beauchamp. I wish John: I was a scientist. Matthew: I had every colour hair. Thomas: I had a magic wand. Michael: I was a brave knight. Joshua: I had a magic wand. Lisa: I were magic. Katie: I worked in a circus. Fiona: I were rich. Kenzie: I had a turtle. Grace: I had a bunny. Andrew: I were rich. Zavin: I were carrot man. Gillian: I was a princess. Evan: I was a black knight. Meg: I lived in a tree. Victoria: for a ruby and a diamond. Danny: I were an orthodontist. Toby: I could turn into anything. Noah: I had a turbo. Prep One 27 PREP TWO BACK ROW: Tara Waldman, Jennifer Gray, Daniel Oore, Ian Caines, Daniel Franklin, Liam Brennan, Jennifer Digby. MIDDLE ROW: Jennifer Chetwynd, Rushmi Malaviarachichi, Andrew Oland, Erika Wilson, Kaija Helmetag, Deborah Lief, Joseph Rosenberg, Joanne Coxon, Nicola Goudy, Kimberly Lawrence. FRONT ROW: Kevin Moore, Edward McKeever, Gregg Davis, Billy Smith, Mark Henderson, Alicia Miller, David Totten. ABSENT: Peter Lawrence. If I were Headmaster I would Liam: be grouchy. Ian: teach grade twelve. Joanne: turn the school upside down. Jennifer: be busy. Jennifer D.: be nice to the kids. Gregg: make a tennis court in the gym. Daniel: make the whole school a swimming pool.. Nicola: be nice. Jennifer G.: make the school into a candy store. Kaija: turn the school into a playland. Mark: make everyone clean the floor. Kimberly: make the teachers nice. Peter: be strict. Deborah: make a water slide coming from the top of the school. Rushmi: put spikes on the roof and put a ladder up to the roof. Edward: be bossy. Alicia: make a pet store with cats and gerbils and kittens. Kevin: teach Primary and Music and Art. Meredith: sleep all day and make everybody else work. Andrew: turn the school into a U.F.O. Daniel O.: make a pool in the school. Joseph: let no cats allowed. Billy: turn the school into a pool. David: be mean. Tara: break down the school and build a swimming pool and a jungle gym! Erika: make pet day everyday and I would make Friday a weekend. 28 Prep Two PREP THREE BACK ROW: Sarah Fentress, Ian Smith, Peter Brannon, Alexander Wilson, Emily Thompson, Jennifer DeGrasse, Georgina Mastrapas, Ryan Blades. MIDDLE ROW: Emma Townsend-Gault, Marcy Laing, Liza Piper, Julie Chamagne, Monja Myers, Billy Nikolaou, Joanna Trager, Matthew Harper. FRONT ROW: Rachel Glube, Aylin Alemdar, Chris Coxon, Julie Henderson, Mara Green, Lindsay Davis. What this school really needs is Aylin: a longer writing period. Ryan: a whirlpool. Peter: more computers. Robbie: more tires and longer recess. Julie: school on weekends. Chris: fewer fences so the ball doesn ' t go over. Lindsay: a lot more chalkboards. Jennifer: more math and fencing. Sarah: a swimming pool. Rachel: more free time. Mara: more work. Matthew: electronic rockets and go carts for races in the gym. Julie: two hours of silent reading and a zoo. Marcy: more French. Georgina: a pool to cool off in. Monja: an ice-cream machine. Adrian: teachers who don ' t give detentions. Billy: a bigger soccer field. Lisa: more books and math. Ian: a bigger gym and more gym time. Emily: more free time and more gym time. Emma: a science lab for everybody in the school. Joanna: more time for science. Alexander: more art. Prep Three 29 PREP FOUR BACK ROW: Kerry Kindred, Hannah Blades, Andrew McFarlane, Martin Laycocic, Colin MacDonald, Andrew Barker, Craig Silverman, Jennifer Franklin. MIDDLE ROW: Molly Grindley, Amanda Smith, Kate Perry, Martha Lawrence, Michael Tucker, Bradley McCallum, Jennifer Aldrich, Mete Erdogan. FRONT ROW: Eriskay Liston, David Rapson, Matthew Brooks, William Landymore. I remember when Jennifer A.: We were doing tongue exercises in drama and a parent walked in. Andrew B.: I broke my arm on the playground. Hanna: Andrew B. fell back in his chair and took his desk with him. Matthew: I went home for lunch, fell in the snow and my hands were frozen. Mete: I won a cake from the cake walk. Jennifer F.: We stuck our tongues out at a parent who walked in on drama. Molly: Mrs. Smith told us to stick our tongues out at a parent in drama. Kerry: A plant grew out of the radiator into the prep four room. William: The plant grew out of the radiator into the prep four room. Martha: At my old school, when we wrote a poem about gum my teacher let us chew it. Martin: I got a whole page of math wrong. Eriskay: Kerry walked into a cobweb and fell into the pit near the fire-escape. Colin: I sprained my ankle on the playground. Bradley: Michael Seringhouse got caught in the cloakroom. Catherine: Martha put the ketchup in Mrs. Smith ' s coffee. Andrew M.: In grade one I pushed Brad in a mud puddle. Kate: At my old school 1 walked into the wrong classroom by mistake. David: I was a super speller all year in prep 3. Craig: Marty fell off the tire and into a hole. Amanda: Mrs. Kemp yelled her head off when people walked through the AVR in choir. John: I won first prize in the handstand contest in the gym. Michael: I pushed Brad and his chocolate bar in the gravel. 30 Prep Four BACK ROW: Anne Totten, Tina Piper, Emma Penick, Tera Hurst, Natalie Viadi, Jason Bigio, Jamie Stoltz, Ata Erdogan, Joshua Threadcraft, Nathaniel Pearre, Harold Roscoe. MIDDLE ROW: Andrea Sheridan, Christine HoUett, Tony Barresi, Jeffrey Parker, Drum Woodside, Mary Kate Arnold, Geoffrey Archibald, Paul Murphy. FRONT ROW: Martha Casey, Lizzie Oore, Tova Rosenberg, Jessica Lief, Matthew Blovin, Stephen Robertson, James Dodds. This class would be dull without Geoffrey ' s funny grin. Mary Kate ' s fashion. Tony ' s eraser collection. Jason ' s Don ' t touch that. It ' s mine! Matthew ' s ability to speak without being spoken to. Martha ' s gymnastics. James ' s honest face. Ata ' s brain. Christine ' s Shera dolls. Tera ' s forgetfulness. Jessica ' s ability to put in. Paul ' s hockey. Lizzie ' s curls. Jeffrey ' s mumbling. Nathaniel ' s ability to get abnormally muddy. Emma ' s enthusiam. Tina ' s speed reading. Stephen ' s scientific mind. Harold ' s red face. Tova ' s ballet classes. Andrea ' s My little ponies. Jamie ' s Dungeons and dragons. Joshua ' s soccer. Anne ' s pictures of horses. Natalie ' s lunch. Drum ' s shyness. PREP SIX BACK ROW: Kendal Vogan, Graham Aldrich, Kerry Alemdar, Brent Macdonald, James Liston, AUyson Franklin, Laura Waters, Lesley Jackson. MIDDLE ROW: Gabrielle Bain, Bessy Nikolaou, Joy Laing, Sarah Whitehead, Beth Pysemany, Kate Grindley, Matthew E. Thompson, Matthew Archibald. FRONT ROW: Douglas Penick, David Finlayson, Aaron Dickson, Joachim Steffen, Matthew D. Thompson. When I get to the Upper School 1 will Graham: party. Kerry: party and skip school. Matthew A.: party and also keep up the work. Gabrielle: try hard. Emily: go shopping. Aaron: do well and try hard. David F.: go out at lunch. Allyson: try to survive and go shopping at lunch. Kate: work hard. Lesley: get lost between classes. Tricia: get homework sickness and die. Joy: die of all the homework. James: get somewhere for the first time in my life. Brent: super party. David M.: RELAX! Bessy: be surprised 1 ever made it and go shopping at lunch. Douglas: join all the sports teams. Beth: get trampled in the hallways. Joachim: be found in the gym. Matthew E.T.: get trampled in the mad rush! Matthew D.T.: do well at school. Kendal: go shopping at lunch! Laura: get lost! Sarah: work hard. 32 Prep Six Prep Candids 33 Candids 35 36 Candids UPPER ONE BACK ROW: David Brooks, Pathum Malave, Mathias Michalon Flikeid, Sarah Brennan, Warren Auld, Richard Simmons, Chris WilHams, Arun Goomar, Troy Holness. MIDDLE ROW: Trevor Greenwood, Heather Rapson, Susan Crocker, Lars Mitchell, Lars Mitchell, Mathew Burns, Nicholas Graham, Adrian Cameron, Imogen Hall, Jennifer Silverman. FRONT ROW: Leif Englund, Michael McDougall, Ben Moore, Judy Halesbsky, Kathleen Murphy, Anne Roberts Beale, Tom Sheridan. We leave to the next class of Upper One Warren: Nothing. Sarah: advice: Don ' t mess with the wrong teachers or else!! David: advice: Keep out of trouble. Matthew: A big mess. Adrian: All the pressures of the Upper school. Susan: advice: Watch out and work hard. Lief: Homework. Arun: All the answers to the work in Upper One. Nicholas: nothing. Trevor: advice: Don ' t chew gum. Judy: A pair of combat boots. Imogen: The privilege to leave the school grounds at lunch. Troy: Mr. Gray. Michael: A gift certificate for the store. Patham: a Wordcraft book. Mathias: All the books. Lars: Gum under the tables. Ben M.: Mrs. deGrasse. Kathleen: A green homework book. Ben P.: A blob of orange gum under a desk. Heather: A lot of homework and some white-out. Anne: A dictionary. Tom: An old textbook. Jenny: A large French-English dictionary. Richard: The Daughter of Time. Chris: More than they are worth! 38 Upper One UPPER TWO BACK ROW: Sophie Spiropoulos, Andrew Sacamano, Sean Kirby, Kabir Ravindra, Cris Simmons, Jonathan McKeever, Nora Pyesmany, Beverly Williams, Allison Cooper, Amy Block. MIDDLE ROW: Derek Linzey, Ariz David, Paul Simms, Jessica Andrews, Jane Gould, Clea Kindred, Beth Chernin, Amy Burns. FRONT ROW: Andy Kim, Lawrence Nwaesi, Luke Merrimen, Paul Baskett, Zareen Ahmad, Maggie Arnold, Christina Horne. We the class of Upper Two, being of sound mind and body do hereby leave ... Zareen: a fluorescent green sweatshirt. Jessica: a license to become an Avon lady. Maggie: a criminal record. Paul B.: a muzzle. Amy Block: a boyfriend named Ricky. Amy Burns: a man. Beth: a particular schmuck. Allison: feathered earrings and fake nails. Ariz: a razor. Jane: North stars and a bouffant. Christina: a beautiful smile. Andy: a vocabulary other than huh? . Clea: a sense of direction. Sean: a brother erebous yearbook. Derek: a buzz-cut. Jonathan: stilts. Luke: a barf bag. Lawrence: a padded room. Nora: new tap shoes. Kabir: a husky French-woman. Andrew: a commodore 64. Chris: snow slippers. Paul S.: a Viking woman. Sophie: a world without men. Beverly: a gold medal for Topaz, her dog. 40 Upper Two UPPER THREE BACK ROW: Chris Stairs, Drummond Vogan, George Nikolaou, Michael Barker, Sarah Newman, Kelcey Parker, Brian Audain, Asim WaH, Daniel Thompson, Daniel Holland. MIDDLE ROW: Andrew Jackson, Toni Fried, Arthur Davis, Tami Meretzky, Malve Petersmann, Sally Nanton, Susie Abbott, Suzanne Godsoe. FRONT ROW: Michael Cowie, Jean Grindley, Julia Doyle, Andrew Williams, Craig Burley, Mark McCallum. Famous quotes of Upper Three Susie: That ' s not very nice. Brian: Conjugate the verb etre? That ' s easy! Michael B.: Who me? Greg: It ' s really cool Craig: But Mr. Waldman, the hexidecimal code can ' t be used. Michael C: Achooo! Arthur: Wanna fight about it? Julia: Oh my God! I have this urge to scream. Toni: What did you say? Suzanne: I am not an air head! Jean: I don ' t know. Daniel H.: I hate this! Andrew J.: That ' s true. Mark: Not much. Tami: Phone me tonight. Kelly: Come get a drink of water with me. Sally: Guess what!! I have gymnastics tomorrow! Sarah: You big galu! George: I know a word ... Kelcey: Oh no!! Malve: Good morning Mrs. Meinertzhagen. Chris: Oh, I have another question! ... Daniel T.: I hate that child! Drummond: O.K., so I babble, big deal! Asim: No pain, no gain! Andrew W.: I hate commodores; they ' re so primitive. 42 Upper Three UPPER FOUR FRONT ROW: Steve Oore, Jason Holt, Bob Carter, Billy Said, Kevin Gibson, Hugh Thompson, Michael Risley, Jean-Paul Bewers, Grant Wong, John Gould, Mishko Hansen. MIDDLE ROW: Jane Sodero, Jennifer Smith, Jared Stern, Karen Thomas, Laurie Blank, Clare Roscoe, Jen Trabert, Allison Fairhurst. FRONT ROW: Jonathan Cook, Michael Kiang, Aidan Morgan, Andrea McCulloch, Felix Batcup, Richard Bagnald. ABSENT: GilHan Mann. This class wouldn ' t be the same without Felix ' s difficult curriculum. Richard ' s exquisite artwork. Jean-Paul ' s enjoyment of running at lunch. Laurie ' s lack of wardrobe. Bob ' s belief in frozen windows. Jonathan ' s oblivious Latin. Allison ' s tendency to look like she is going to a funeral. Kevin ' s political campaigns. John ' s afro. Mishko ' s comparison to the C.N. tower, and adventure games. Jason ' s John Wayne personality. Michael K. ' s role as stockbroker and hockey pool master mind. Jonah ' s nonexistence and role as scapegoat. Gillian ' s liberal opinions. Andrea ' s endless diets. Aidan ' s Smiths t-shirt. Steve ' s piano. Michael R. ' s abundance of doll hairs. Clare ' s time-lapse reaction time. Billy ' s blue jacket wardrobe. Jennifer ' s weird earrings and family reunions. Jane ' s colour co-ordination. Jared ' s need for female companionship. Karen ' s love for volleyball and bears. Hugh ' s untraditional means of transportation. Jennifer T. ' s fencing techniques. Grant ' s being bogged down . Mr. Gray ' s coffee mugs. 44 Upper Four UPPER FIVE BACK ROW: Holly McCurdy, Julia Gaede, Matthew Oland, Mark Wathen, Colin Audain, Michael Stephens, Eric Block. MIDDLE ROW: Daniel Rees, Victor Bigio, Matthew O ' Halloran, Carmen Mclnnes, Sheva Carr, Al Davis. FRONT ROW: Miles Sheridan, Troy Dolomont, Robert Plowman, Kersti Tacreiter. ABSENT: Munju Ravindra. In 30 years I will be: Colin: a rich ophthalmologist. Victor: of voting age. Eric: a rabbi. Sheva: devoured by my braid. Al: chlorinated to death. Troy: an old Don Johnson. Julia: 46 Carmen: a yuppie housewife. Holly: a janitor. Matthew O ' H: a dermatologist. Matthew O.: a game show host. Robert: a history textbook. Munju: disintegrated. Daniel: dead. Miles: British. Michael: awake, rich. Kersti: NOISY! Mark: a used car salesman. 46 Upper Five 48 Candids PREPS TWO, THREE AND FOUR ETHELBERT One day long ago there was a dragon, a cute dragon. But the only thing wrong with him was that he was very scared! Everyone tried to encourage him to fly and breathe fire to keep the enemies away. The dragon tried every time to breathe fire but nothing happened. He always ran away and hid in his bedroom. This dragon was always treated kindly. The princess that owned him called him Ethelbert. Ethelbert lived in a giant castle with the king and princess. Their names were King George and Princess Ann. Princess Ann always fed him five tons of spinach twice a day and on special occasions he got one ton of fox. Ethelbert loved to play all day with his extra big teddy bear. Ethelbert was so cuddly! The next day there was a small fight, and once again Ethelbert ran and hid, he was just too timid. One day the king called his army men and the princess together for a meeting. The king said, I think we should stop treating that dragon so kindly. Perhaps we should take his teddy. But daddy! Princess Ann cut in, He loves that teddy bear! But he ' s got to learn honey. Do you want to live, do you want your daddy to live? said a soldier. W...W...Well I guess so. Then fine, tonight? While he ' s alseep! That night the king and his soldiers took his teddy bear and hid it in a small hiding place, so he couldn ' t get it. Also that night the princess woke the dragon up. Ethelbert, Ethelbert! Good you ' re up. Now I ' ve to tell you something. Ethelbert you ' ve got to start flying and breathing fire or they ' ll never give you back your teddy bear. So the next day Princess Ann put on her oldest clothes and went to wake Ethelbert. Time to get up, big guy ... big guy? Where are you? She looked all around then she looked up. All she saw was a black dot. Then it got bigger until she realized it was Ethelbert. Yippie! You can fly! Okay, if you can fly now, let ' s train you to breath fire! But Ethelbert said, No way! I already know how. I ' ll show you! and he burnt the forest! Boy that teddy bear meant a lot to you! Didn ' t it? It sure did. It was my mommy ' s when she was little. Well I guess you get that teddy bear back, and that will be the end of that so when the enemies come you can scare them off and they ' ll think you ' re scared of them and you ' re not and I ' m really happy for you! said Princess Ann, and gave him a great big hug. Jennifer Franklin Prep Four First PRIMROSE AND DITTA AT SCHOOL Once upon a time there was a mouse called Primrose and a wood sprite named Ditta. They went to school together. The teachers were owls and called Minny and Erva. They had many friends including two rabbits named Esko and Lasko. One summer day Ditta decided to show his friends some magic. For Primrose he climbed the cherry tree, he showed her how he could turn the ripe fruit into glace cherries. For Esko he climbed the plum tree, and turned the purple fruit into sugarplums. For Lasko he climbed the apple tree, and turned the rosy fruit into dried apple rings. Minnie and Erva said wisely, That was very wise of you Ditta to preserve the fruit for the winter. When winter came the animals chose a beautiful spruce tree and Ditta magically decorated it in the middle of the forest. Emma Townsend-Gault Prep Three Second THE LITTLE BOY ' S ADVENTURE Once there was a little boy that lived on the ocean. The little boy got very hot and he decided that he would go for a swim in the ocean. When he got in a big wave came and it took him away. He went away into the Atlantic and he wasn ' t a good swimmer. He would probably have to stay there for a long time. Then he saw a hammer shark and the shark took the little boy away to where the shark lived. The shark swam away and the little boy swam up to the shore. Kevin Moore Prep Two 52 Prep 1, 2, 3 THE HALIFAX EXPLOSION There was an explosion which boomed with great might Two ships collided - it was a sad sight Pieces were flying everywhere in the morning light It levelled the city of Dartmouth too Destruction, death and suffering grew The worst snowstorm for twenty years that night fell Now, sixty-nine years later, we remember that day of hell. Martin Laycock Prep Four ENCHANTED GARDEN THE TWO PONIES Once there were two ponies. They were friends. Their names were Pony and Sindy. Once they went for a walk in the forest. They found a castle in the forest. They went in the castle. And the ponies found a witch in the castle. The witch trapped the ponies. But one pony was skinny and he got out through the bars. He found the key. He freed the other pony. And he got out! They went home, and they were happy. Enchanted Garden filled with flowers with magical powers with butterflies so light they float in flight. Oh how I love that enchanted Garden. Jennifer Gray Prep Two Sarah Fentress Prep Three Honorable Mention A CAMPING TRIP I WILL NEVER FORGET It was a dark and stormy Monday night. Every Monday night I go to clubs. Except this very night, there was no cubs for it was Halloween Night. My buddies and I got together and decided we were too old to trick or treat and we should have a little fun ourselves. We got our sleeping bags, our jackknives and our fishing rods and we headed for an old haunted house, where nobody ever goes. We went down a long dark gruesome path. My teeth were chattering from fear. The other two had their heads in their sleeping bags bouncing back and forth off trees. Finally when we got to the hut the first thing we did was lay out our sleeping bags in the hut and then go fishing. Mikey caught one good sized fish, the same with my other friend Matthew. As for me, I didn ' t catch one cotton picking fish. After that we cut some branches for a fire, and later we walked back to the hut. We made a fire, cooked our fish, and hit the haystack. During the night we discovered the scary part. During the night we agreed we heard strange noises, but we assured ourselves that it was the wind. Later when everybody was alseep, except me, I heard knocking on the door. Nobody should have known that we were out there. I opened the door- what I saw was so scary that I slapped myself in the face to make sure I wasn ' t dreaming. I backed away to the wall stepping on Matthew ' s arm. When Matthew woke up he was so mad about not getting his sleep. That thing ran out the door and out of the forest and that was the end of our camping trip. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I ' LL DO? Do you know what I ' ll do When your pencil breaks? I ' ll give you mine. Do you know what I ' ll do When it rains? I ' ll put your rainboots on When we walk to school. Do you know what I ' ll do When I go to the candy store? I ' ll get you a lollipop. Edward McKeever Prep Two Andrew McFarlane Prep Four Third EXCUSES I could not listen to the teacher because my ear was hurt. I fell off my bike now I can ' t walk to school. My pet rock is ill so I can ' t go to school. I don ' t know my spelling or my name because I have amnesia JUST BEFORE SPRINGTIME The birds are still out of town The branches are still bare The earth is still brown I don ' t care I can smell the green in the air It comes just before spring. Alexander Wilson Prep Three Marty Laycock Prep Four Prep 1, 2, 3 53 MY CRIME Once upon a time I committed a big crime But I only stole a dime And only just one time Then I gave it back To Jack! Christopher Coxon Prep Three POEMS Poems, poems, poems. I wish I was a poem. Poems, poems, poems. Poems, poems, poems. Poems are so beautiful But never are so pitiful Poems, poems, poems. Liza Piper Prep Three ONCE WHEN I WAS WALKING Once when I was walking I heard someone talking It wasn ' t very pleasant ' cause it sounded like a pheasant So I thought I ' d wait Another day to go walking. Ryan Blades Prep Three THE DOVE Oh beautiful dove you fill me with love Graceful and white you shimmer in flight Oh beautiful dove. Sarah Fentress Prep Three AT NIGHT At night I feh the fright So I took a knife To see what it was But when I opened the light It was only The closet door. Billy Nikolaou Prep Three THE GRAMMARIAN The Grammarian is a book with words That are not absurd. It has stories That have a lot of glory. It has pictures of the staff That don ' t laugh. I think the Grammarian is neat It ' s not something you can beat. Julie Henderson Prep Three SEEING THINGS Once upon a time there was a girl named Ellesabelle. There was one thing that was very strange about Ellesabelle, she always saw things that aren ' t there. She was like that ever since she was a baby. One day Ellesabelle was going to school and she saw a toad, but there was no toad there. Ellesabelle was seeing things. One day her mother took her to the movie Snow White. Ellesabelle saw a car on the screen. Soon her mother got fed up and took her to the doctor. The doctor said it was nothing and they lived happily ever after. Aylin Alemdar Prep Three 54 Prep 1, 2, 3 PREPS FIVE AND SIX THE DRUG BUST It was a cold dark night. I was walking through Point Pleasant Park when I heard a scream! I stopped! I listened but I heard nothing! I continued on through the park. Was it my imagination or was it for real? The next morning I woke up to the radio teUing me that the body of Barb J. Newton had been found in Point Pleasant Park yesterday around midnight. She was stabbed several times with a switch-blade. Nobody has yet been arrested for this deadly crime! Wow I thought I bet that that was the scream I heard last night as I turned off the radio. I got out of bed and headed for the kitchen to make breakfast. When I finished breakfast I went to work. I was a policeman. When I got to work they put me on the case of Barb J. Newman. My partner and I, Fred, drove off to the Park to look for clues. I told Fred about the scream I heard last night. He said that we should look near where I heard the scream for clues. When we got to the place where I heard the scream we searched for anything suspicious. Just when we were about to leave, Fred found something. It was a switch-blade buried under some leaves. Fred carefully picked up the knife and put it in the back of the car. We went back to look for more clues but with no luck. We came back to the car. From there we went to the laboratory to test the blood and get the fingerprints, but when we got there the knife was gone. There was a blood stain on the back seat where the knife was. We used the blood on the back seat instead. Disap- pointed we went back to the police station and told our story to the captain. Nobody believed us because all of the other officers could not find a single thing when they went to look for clues. So Fred and I went back to the lab to see if the blood results were finished. They were. It was type O blood and it showed that he had blood that was overdosed with cocaine. Just then we found out that our head chief was dead. We went over to the Park where he was found. The place he was found dead was where Barb J. Newton was found also. We tested his blood to see if he was poisoned. When we got the results, he had died of an overdose of cocaine. We went through his wallet and we found a letter. It said KILL BARB J. NEWTON SHE HAS OUR DRUGS AND SHE DIDN ' T DELIVER THEM TO THE HELLS ANGELS . AFTER YOU HAVE KILLED HER BRING THE COKE BACK TO ME. Just then I thought that maybe he snuffed all the coke by himself and that ' s how he died. We had solved the mystery of Barb J. Newton. We went back to headquarters and showed everybody our results. Now everybody believed us. Doug Penick Prep Six First THE BOY ' S WHALE There was once a boy from Truro, Who had a great big bureau. In it lived a whale He had ordered by mail. And who tied his fins in a bow. Jochen Steffen Prep Six THE DOLPHINS My hands, they bled ' Twas hope I lacked And worst of all The canoe, was cracked. I paddled on In search of land Trying to ignore The pain in my hand. The Dolphins came Like the rising sun Their eyes were laughing, Full of fun They gave me joy Of the very best kind And helped me leave No hope behind. Nathaniel S. Pearre Prep Five PUPPIES Puppies tiny sweet cuddly cute small bite chew play bark eating running bigger bones dogs Emily Crow Prep Six A TOTALLY DIFFERENT WORLD I wake from a dreamless sleep I drift to the window. And see the world. The dimly lit street lamps. Cast a quiet shadow over The houses and cars. It ' s all so still. Soon the sun will rise, And cast a different Shadow. Sarah Whitehead Prep Six THE BEGINNING OF NIGHT The moonlight sets, With the stars shining bright, The shadows appear. The howling begins, The wind blows. The trees sway back and forth. The birds sleep. And I lay my head on my pillow. When the rest of the night goes on. Allyson Franklin Prep Six Prep 5, 6 55 BLUE DOLPHINS Dolphins dolphins Jumping in the sea, I send my thank you ' s To wherever you might be. I thank you for bringing me home Not letting me drown I ' m thinking of you as I write this poem. If it wasn ' t for you I might not have been able to get back, I was forced to turn Because the planks of my canoe cracked. The island will not be as bad With you and your fellow dolphins around, It might even be better Than the place my people are bound. BEYOND THE CURTAIN Beyond the curtain, It sits, bathing itself. Beyond the curtain. Its yellow eyes Watch out sharply for mice. Beyond the curtain It sleeps, now. All beyond the curtain. Lesley Jackson Prep Six Ata Erdogen Prep Five Second THE TERRORIST FROM LIBYA There was a terrorist from Libya, who jumped on the Tower Road bus, he took all our money and coupons, and sure scared the pants off of us! He said that his name was Omar. He ' d hijacked a plane in Rome, to Berhn, London and Paris, then said he longed to be home. He lived with his brother and sister, his dad, his mom and his cat. They lived on a farm by a river, he said Then he cried and laughed where he sat Graham Aldrich Prep Six SNEAKERS Sneakers are red, Sneakers are blue. Sneakers are made For me and you. Sneakers have fancy Patterns and designs. With trees and ponds. And squiggles and lines. Sneakers are fast, Sneakers are slow. Sneakers are new. And sneakers are old. Sneakers were made For you and me. Sneakers were made, For the world to see! Anne Totten Prep Five THE SUMMER WIND The summer wind, sweeping over the land. It sweeps over ... The lakes, which are shining in the sunlight. The trees, making them whisper their silent song. The flowers, casting their spell by filling the air with sweetness. The animals, making them come alive with strength The summer wind sweeps over everything, Hke a bird in flight. Making everyone happy. Tricia Joyce Prep Six Third 56 Prep 5, 6 THE HOBO A little man walked down the street, upon his tiny little feet. He asked me if I knew his name, I didn ' t want to play his childish games, I guessed John or Jack, Rob or Bob. Nope, he said it ' s Baily, you like it? Yes I said it ' s very nice! I looked a little closer and I saw a little lice upon his body and in his hair. He carried a bottle of Alpine beer. His hair was long, and it was in his ear, He walked away and stopped a woman, Guess what my name is? he asked. Kendal Vogan Prep Six THE WHITE CAT I look out the window. All I see is the small white cat. Snowball is her name. Our neighbours used to own her, But now she is all alone Sneaking, Hunting, Scratching at Her old home ' s door. But nobody answers. She comes to OUR door. I give her a bowl of milk. Then she runs away. Now she is alone again. Probably forever. Laura Waters Prep Six ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS KARANA: Blue is the sky. Blue is the sea, Blue is the dolphin who follows me. DOLPHIN: Green is my island. Around it I roam. Green is my island, Always my home. DOLPHIN + KARANA: Green is the land. Blue is the sea. Together they meet. Like you and me. Tova Rosenberg Prep Five Honorable Mention BLUE DOLPHINS Thank you blue dolphins for leading me home Back to where you usually roam. I really enjoy when you ' re here Every single time you appear From underneath a wave I hopefully crave That it will be you. A dolphin that is blue. Lizzie Oore Prep Five THE FROG AND THE DOG There once was a slimy old frog. Who lived in a hollow wood log. One day there was a terrible fog. His log became a big ugly blob. The poor old frog stood alone to sob. Beside his hollow blobbed log. Into the log crashed a flimsy hip dog. I ' ll help you, dear sir, said the dog to the frog. So the dog and the frog invited a mob To daub at the log. And soon all the blob was gone from the log. Thank you dear dog, I love you, said frog. Then they danced on the log That no longer was blobbed. A nd were cheered by the mob. Especially the hogs. The frog is as hip as his dear friend the dog. The dog gnaws at the log and sings to the frog Thus ends my tale of the frog and his dog. You can visit them yet in the hollow wood log. Tova Rosenberg Prep Six SHOES I like shoes when they ' re old, Nice and dirty and full of mold. After new ones get all worn, Scraped, scratched and all torn. That is when they ' re fit for me And I hope you all agree Shoes are great when they ' re old, Nice and dirty, full of mold. Lizzie Oore Prep Five Prep 5, 6 57 UPPER ONE, TWO AND THREE school welcome it ' s a new world... MONDAY TO FRIDAY Schools making YOU think Need Help ? it s impossible | Freed hostage heading home Going back o Nora Pysemany Upper Two Honorable Mention 58 Upper 1, 2, 3 FOREST FIRE SNOW The flames danced merrily in the lonely wood, giving off heat to all within its path, greedily swallowing any sonerous material nearby, frightening the innocent animals as they spectate their homes being destroyed, in sorrow, the fire grows, the only source of light for miles beyond, the flames dance to a quick yet merciless rhythm, as the glittering hungry flames run like a pack of wild wolves, a group of black rainclouds gather overhead, the fire devouring the flora and fauna was a threatening sight but up above, the clouds were plotting to drive the fire away from the shocked forest, suddenly a flash of lightning struck and rain began to pour followed by a gr owl of thunder, the rain smothered the fire but only enough to calm it down, when the flames felt this they grew more excited than ever and started engulfing more and more wood, the two forces clashed against each other but neither gave up, the flames were now getting tired but their thirst for food was growing, the clouds although, were strong-headed and kept on beating against the fire with gallons of water, the fire found itself shrinking and fading away, its cracking cry turned into a deadly sizzle, the mighty clouds poured buckets of rain, the glowing flames were marooned on the desolate spot, now the enemy of the forest broke into small isolated campfires, the clouds did not stop expressing their outrage until the last flame disappeared and all the ashes were soaked, when it was all over, the sight that was left behind gave the appearance of a deserted battleground, with the penetrating aroma of the burnt forest, one could almost hear the deadly silence. Pathum Malaviarachichi Upper One First Clearer than an icy spring On a mountain top It glistens hke brightest star Yet it ' s as cold as death It ' s harder than the hardest rock And more mighty than the stone And it ' s not a tree For it does not live Save for someone it to give Yet stone it is and stone it ' s not For men don ' t kill for stones It can incure evil into the hearts of men A change from good to diabolical For even when its master dies It cannot weep or even cry For it shall live forever You beg and grovel at my knees To know what it is In all simplicity all it is, is a Diamond. Lawrence Nwaesi Upper Two SUNRISE First breath of sunshine Touches lightly dew dropped leaves Starting a new day Anonymous Diamonds in the sky But never to own them Cherish their beauty Sarah Newman Upper Three I am not what others think I am, I hide behind a curtain of doubt, When will that sweet time come. When I can be myself? I try to please all the others, While never pleasing myself, And I am never happy. Surrounded by all these that are so unlike me. When will I be able to live? Malve Petersmann Upper Three THE MASK Blue eyes, shining White, tousled hair Long grey beard Red lips laughing Friendly voice: Can you spare a nickel? Reaches forward, comes closer All an illusion. The dirty, old beggar retreats Living hopeless In a horrid, black hell. Jessica Andrews Upper Two SHAKESPEARE There ' s one thing a kid does not want to hear It rolls around about every year AS YOU LIKE IT, OTHELLO and KING LEAR It ' s time to study the plays of Shakespeare! It ' s one of those things, you can ' t get away Much ado about nothing , your teacher will say. Now class, I ' ve got news that ' ll make your day: We ' re studying MACBETH, our favorite play! You have to admit though, that their content is ample, Suicides, rapes and murders for example. ROMEO AND JULIET is enough to make one weep, But most of us just end up falhng asleep! Although you may be studying him without your benediction, Take heart, for his plays are only fiction! People aren ' t really like that, so don ' t fear ALL ' S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, and see you next year! Sophia Spiropoulos Upper Two Third LOVE love is a snowflake; soft and tender, shining with brilliance in its dazzling splendour. love is a snowflake; bitter and cold, faUing then melting - the story is told. Chris Simmons Upper Two Upper 1, 2, 3 THE RIVER NILE Slowly his body began to move He rose silently And looked out Dawn ' s first rays were reflecting Into his face As usual The mud had gone into his face The day before On the banks Of the river Nile He thought of the river Its warmness Warmness, wetness And mud Overflowing its banks in spring He knew there Was a relationship to be upheld The river? The dawn? But he knew he must Return to the river Nile. Kabir Ravindra Upper Two SAILING Cut through the water, Fly with the wind. The ropes are wet snakes. Whispering across the deck. The sails are full, The breath of the wind is in their wide white cheeks. Maggie Arnold Upper Two Silence. Darkness. Then A whisper of sound A spurt A hiss And the small flame of A struck match. Glowing In the vast emptiness. Jean Grindley Upper Three PEOPLE People are people, whether fat or slim; Everybody ' s a person, black or white; Everybody ' s got brains, whether bright or dim We ' re all a race, so why should we fight? Andrew Jackson Upper Three The wilted rose is a sorry sight, its once sharp, green thorns are now merely rusting points. Its once lush red petals are now cracked and dry. The rose longs for the old days, the days of summer when it was in full bloom. Queen of all flowers. But now it is nothing more than withered petals on a withered stem. Ben Moore Upper One FIRE Crackling, Sizzling, Orange, Red, Then embers, Dead. Andrew Jackson Upper Three MORNING A red, firey egg Sitting on the horizon. Ready to burst And rise into the sky. Then clouds swallow it. And it is gloomy once again. Andrew Jackson Upper Three WHAT IS LOVE? Love is what everyone wishes for Love is what makes the world turn Love is what a relationship is made of Love is what makes life worth living Love is what makes the heart beat But, love is also what breaks the heart And ceases its beating forever. Greg Cummings Upper Three CRABBY TALE A girl is crouching in the sand, With wind wisped hair and skin so tanned. The water swirls around her feet. Her back is warmed with rays of heat. The little cap ' s perched on her head. Don ' t you lose it! her mother said. A horseshoe crab scuttles by, She puts it on her hat to lie. The crab falls off, pinching her toe. She stares down at her puny foe. With intense rage she hurls her hat; The waters fumed and that was that! Toni Fried Upper Three The still silence of An empty room lit up by A single sunbeam. Jean Grindley Upper Three THE PRIZE FIGHT The Bell sounds off the flight begins and the worlds begin to fly each is afraid of the other one ' s power each is scared of the other guy. Big Ron jumps in with the very first move and shifts with his powerful strike a vicious blow, his opponent knows all is quiet in Kharkov tonight. Mik moves in with a shot to the east And the city of New York is bombed Big Ron gives a chuckle, as he tightens his knuckles And the city of Moscow is gone. The death toll rises with alarming speed but the silly bout goes on ICBM is Reagan ' s only friend as he presses his buttons with a yawn. But no one knows where Big Ron is he knew he should not stay Inside a cave, himself he ' ll save while he blows us all away the smoke it clears, the dust does fall and the hot summer sun does fall and the hot summer sun does rise Ron sips his tea, almost gleefully. Mr. Gorbachev should be surprised. Moscow awakes to another morning only this morning isn ' t the same the people in bed are alas all dead who won this foolish game? The final bell rings to stop the figh t the fighters put down their gloves Big Mik and Big Ron, whose cities are gone. For peace, release twelve white doves. But what good does it do now? Drummond Vogan Upper Three Second 60 Upper 1, 2, 3 UPPER FOUR AND FIVE WINDOW PEOPLE HOW I HATE THE SPRING I walk by in the cold night Past the bright houses On the darkened street. As I pass, I glimpse Frozen images of the lives within. I am envious of the warmth I sense, Of the feehng of together Inside. Man, bent over a table. Woman, passing through. On the mantle are little decorations Maybe gifts. Now two children Sitting with toys, stopped in time. The rug is soft green. Well used. Next a man and woman Faces contorted in anger Man ' s hand Hfted in the air Their mouths are open. If I stop, with these hasty snapshots live? Will the man ' s hand fall? Will noises issue from their open mouths? I fear to stop I fear the realization that I am only a spectator, I will never be a part. Will never be welcomed into their worlds. Instead I continue in the cold Until I can find the one place Where I can give the Window People Life. Jennifer Smith Upper Four First Prize The dawning of a dying year The sickly chirp of birds I hear It cuts my cold ears like a spear How I hate the spring. A branch doles out a wilted bud My boots are full of smelly mud Newborn Life is simply crud How I hate the spring. ' Tis the season of the dead No matter where my path has led Trees look better gold and red How I hate the spring. Be careful not to step on bugs Buzzing flies and slimy slugs You can your joyous hugs How I HATE the Spring! Aidan Morgan Upper Four MUSIC Poetry of sound Flowering beautifully Soaring freely Carrying, raising the listener Transcending reason Creating joy and sorrow With graceful power Of outpouring true Soul Steve Oore Upper Four We will all suffer, from the game no one will win, unless we have hope. Hugh Thompson Upper Four Upper 4, 5 61 Crystal clear Deep Brilliant Glimmering as it flows Down the soft, flowering hill. Tumbling, flying, One out of biUions. A tear. Of a people, A world. Of sadness, gaiety, Variety. Depressed, repressed, happy. Days of blackness, A few of light. Day after day. Year after year. What is a day? And what a year? What is a world? ... That which is told in a single wet tear. NON-SENSICAL A droplet of dew sits upon a leafy blade And there it will rest Until it ' s disturbed by an ignorant quest. As it struggles for life in a pool of rain An ant tries to save itself Until it is crushed by the boot of wealth. Alone, a leaf quietly falls to the ground And there it will lie Until it soon shrivels up to die. Slowly mist falls to the ground And there it will stay Until melted away by a wanton ray. Soon the bomb will hit the ground And all will disappear Until a fat bureaucrat will listen to what I fear. Kersti Tacreiter Upper Five Second Prize Daniel Rees Upper Five SECRET I am slowing down. As time passes by. Walking uphill, secret in hand. I look at myself, look at the land. And I am sinking, into the ground. Still, nothing seems to matter behind this wall. I ' ve killed myself. Scarred on the inside, Bhnd to the outside And my dreams begin to fall. My mind is weak, I ' d love to show, How luck has passed me by. But the wounds I bear, And the grief of despair, Are something you ' ll never know. Kevin Gibson Upper Four SEARCHING FOR GOLD To break through a cloud is easy. If you ' re reaching for the sky. And to catch the wind is simple, If it ' s a kite you wish to fly. But the easiest of all. Or so I have been told. Is to find and touch a rainbow, If you ' re not searching fo r the gold. Grant Wong Upper Four White, soft snow falling Melting on the ground, snowballs, Snowmen all around. Cold mornings and nights Snow on streets, being plowed, piles All around, then rain. Slushy mush snow Snow melting, rain is pelting Snow gone, is snow more. Anonymous 62 Upper 4, 5 MY HARMONY My shelves are lined with knowledge. knowledge of the past knowledge of the future possible alternatives to the present, in a world full of knowledge we suffocate. we drown. we explode, we have knowledge, but not the key to its use. my shelves are lined with knowledge yet there is not a single look of wisdom. -Anonymous THE LAST LAKE The very last lake With civilization just a paddle away I ' m anxious to go home Yet I feel sad to leave. I want to stay, to hold these memories To lock them close to my heart Before I make new ones. If I could, I ' d stop the clock I ' d stay here for a day or two To think, and to cherish. It ' s the top of the world, where I am. This trip has left me to think I want to stay here, I know I can. Until the memories fade And my summer days are long gone. Gillian Mann Upper Four STUDYING My mind is a vacuum Total emptiness The facts evade me Forgetfulness Names, dates, places, Vanish before me ... And melt into a sea of Vagueness Jason Holt Upper Four Some say in music. In harmony, The Universe is explained. My Universe is mine. It lies before me, On life ' s keyboard For me to play and rearrange Mishko Hansen Upper Four Sometimes you wake up, disoriented and walk around the room, trying to grasp reality The traffic outside infecting the air with the noise of a new day While other times you sleep, through to noon waking up nauseous trying to maintain your own personality The radio blaring in the same old way. Sometimes you listen to all day alone, hoping That the Hghts will not be cut off too soon While other times you dress and, groping For your coat you stumble down steps into the mid day gloom. Sometimes you walk all day, until your feet are too tired and your stomache somersaults While other times you simply sit on park benches and rest - You could walk all day and never get anywhere, never get lost ... never find yourself or solve faults - Playing a technicolor opera to the endowed who laugh at you, behind cold shoulders they nest. Sometimes you try to sneak past the dictatorial bourgeous fascist pigs in gray and blue Who try and bar your way - to watch the white worms, besmirched with grime, wind their way Through underground burroughs towards you While you often cannot care enough to do that today So Most of the time you just sit home and wonder why. Robert Plowman Upper Five Third Prize Upper 4, 5 63 a mustard seed is blown by the wind. with the sound of the arabian drums. and robes of saffron billow around twisting around her suffocating saffronness. surrounded by arabian kisses and peppermint twists. and tangerine tornadoes a sunflower sprouts beside her. and grows ever taller. with its lovely leaves of beckoning yellow. yearning for yellow. brightness of the sun. coolness of the night and shivers in heart of being far away. relaxation of mind blabbering on. in waffledom purple is perfect but what means perfection the now sunflower tree grows mustard seeds. which shower down on her head. Anonymous THE ACTOR I drift across a stage And cry someone else ' s tears. I speak words written By another person ' s hand. I smile when I should; I laugh when rehearsed. I make mistakes and forget lines, But the audience seldom knows. The end has come. I wipe away the tears that sprung From the practised emotion. The curtain falls. The stage light fades. The applause dies. I am left alone On an endless stage With countless props. Felix Batcup Upper Four THE FUN The smell of beer. The sound of people. The feeling of joy, Which can ' t be matched by anything. Your body begins to twitch - you can ' t Stop - Patience - Hold on; You can ' t. Start please You cry Stop my suffering . The suspense rises as they walk out. The sounds of silence. Then as if your prayers have been answered; The immortal words sing out Play ball Bob Carter Upper Four THE FOG In Halifax there ' s too much fog Everything is pale and dead Point Pleasant Park is just a bog Today I ' d rather stay in bed. Choke and die in smoggy murk Ontarians have all the luck! Watch Mulroney grin and smirk. Foggy days really suck. On cat ' s feet is quite a joke Cats have claws that scratch and bite. This is but sulphuric smoke Taking daytime into night. Oh take me to the fogless lands Where clear-eyed people roam. Maybe to Bermuda ' s sands But not to my misty home! Aidan Morgan Upper Four Honorable Mention A MEMORY The music began to play, It caught me by surprise. You heard it too, I could see it in your eyes. The music became a song, A song I ' ll never forget. Oh so lovely. Has not been written yet. The song grew lovlier, For me everyday. For you it faded, A lingering melody was all you heard play. Suddenly you were gone, The music was over, The song had ended. The beauty was no longer. Last night I remembered. The song I ' d held dear, I felt the music. But you didn ' t hear. Anonymous VERSION I: Warm fluffy blanket Protects the world around me Softly the snow falls VERSION II: Warm fluffy blanket Protects the world around me I ' m a lucky dog Jen Trabert Upper Four 64 Upper 4, 5 CLUBS KAZOO SEATED: Mark Wathen, Michael Stephens, Eric Block, John Gould, Michael Kiang. FLOATING: Edward Rees. The Halifax Grammar KAZOO was born of Eric Block back in January of 1986. Since then it has prospered and become recognized as one of the foremost news magazines in the world. Despite the fact that E.B. is not on the staff this year, due to his presidency, we, the remaining three amigos-Ed, Mike n ' John have stayed on to pursue truth and journaUstic integrity. We are funnier than the soccer team, wiser than the basketball team, smarter than the rugby team, and have nicer legs than the girls ' volleyball team, and the muses always smile upon us. Yours, The Editors of HGSK. 66 Kazoo GRAMMAR GAZETTE BACK ROW: S. Porteous, M. Archibald, D. McFarlane, K. Alemdar, G. Aldrich, T. Joyce, L. Jackson, A. Franklin, D. Penick, L. Waters. THIRD ROW: T. Hurst, A. Wilson, M. Grindley, K. Kindred, K. Grindley, S. Whitehead, L. Oore, M. Casey, A. Totten, K. Vogan, B. Nikolaou, J. Laing, E. Penick. SECOND ROW: A. Allendar, M. Green, B. Pyesmany, J. Franklin, E. Liston, M. Thompson, B. McCallum, C. Hollett, A. Sheridan, A. Dickson, C. Silverman. FRONT ROW: N. Vladi, E. Crow, L. Davis, H. Blades, G. Bain, T. Piper, D. Finlayson, J. Liston, L. Piper. THE HISTORY OF THE GRAMMAR GAZETTE The Grammar Gazette has been going for five months. It got its name from James Liston. We had a contest for people who wanted to enter a name for our newspaper and there were many entries ! The Grammar Gazette got the most votes so James Liston won a hfetime, free subscription. We run games, puzzles, stories and articles and contests. We raise about twenty dollars for each issue. We also have to pay Dalhousie Print Shop each time we print an issue of the paper. We are using some of the money raised to pay our way to Ottawa. Some of our money goes to paying printing, or to buying the prizes that students win. The paper is a lot of fun. We use our class computer to print up the stories and we have to type them over and over again until they are perfect. Editors check our stories and sometimes the odd error gets through. We usually find out when someone brings us the paper to show us the error. But we get lots of positive feedback too. People seem to hke to see their stories printed. We pubhsh twice a month. We hope our readers keep giving us their support. David Finlayson Editor-in-Chief Gazette 67 1, 2, 3, 4 BACK ROW: Gavin Murphy David Robertson Coaches MIDDLE ROW: Chris Coxon Matthew Harper Gregg Davis Erika Wilson Emily Thompson Alexander Wilson Jennifer Digby Julie Henderson FRONT ROW: Jenny Chetwynd Joanne Coxon Tara Waldman Deborah Leif Edward McKeever Jennifer Gray Liam Brennan Billy Smith - i ' v: ART CLUBS V- 5, 6, 7, BACK ROW: Susan Halebsky Chris Williams Colin Bernard Troy Holness Linda Barker Mathias Michalon Laura Hooper Susan Crocker Tom Sheridan Mary Kate Arnold MIDDLE ROW: Anne Roberts Kathleen Murphy Judy Halebsky Jennifer Silverman Sarah Brennan Stephen Robertson Arun Goomar FRONT ROW: Chris Simmons Andrea Sheridan Christine Hollett Tina Piper Jessica Lief Anne Totten 68 Clubs CHESS BACK ROW: Mr. Gray Andrew Jackson Paul Simms Andrew Sacamano Ken Schwartz Michael Kiang Troy Dolomont Mishko Hansen Steve Oore Miles Sheridan THIRD ROW: Ben Pearre Lizzie Oore Tera Hurst Natalie Vladi Ata Erdogen Hugh Thompson SECOND ROW: John Beauchamp Joshua Ewing Tova Rosenberg Kimberly Lawrence Deborah Lief Christine HoUett Anne Totten Andrea Sheridan Kaija Helmetag Meredith Murphy FRONT ROW: M. Edelstein, L Kostow, M. Brannon, T. Chamagne, N. Watson, Z. Nazaretian, L. Brennan, D. Totten, B. Smith. CHESS AND NEEDLEWORK NEEDLE- WORK BACK ROW: A. Wilson M. Lawrence A. Smith H. Blades J. Coxon J. Chetwynd C. MacDougall L. Davis E. Liston J. Franklin FRONT ROW: R. Glube L. Piper E. Wilson M. Green E. Thompson N. Goudy J. Gray L. Murray Clubs 69 JUNIOR BACK ROW: D. Holland D. Vogan Coach: K. Schwartz S. Kirby J. Gould K. Ravindra S. Spiropoulos A. Burns S. Godsoe FRONT ROW: Z. Ahmad J. Andrews A. Block S. Abbot S. Newman A. WaU D. Thompson DRAMA SENIOR BACK ROW: J. Gaede K. Schwartz C. Roscoe M. Petersmann F. Batcup J. Gould FRONT ROW: J. Gould B. Carter J. Holt A. Morgan Z. Ahmad J. Andrews ABSENT: R. Plowman A. McCulloch 70 Clubs CHOIR BACK ROW: K. Grindley S. Whitehead L. Jackson M. Arnold A. Totten B. Pyesmany T. Joyce J. Lief MIDDLE ROW: J. Parker A. McFarland M. Erdogan B. McCallum C. Hollett M. Lawrence J. Franklin H. Blades M. Grindley K. Perry FRONT ROW: J. Aldrich T. Piper E. Penick T. Hurst N. Vladi K. Kindred E. Liston CHOIR AND DANCE CLUB DANCE BACK ROW: M. Ravindra J. Gaede N. Meinertzhag G. Mann C. Roscoe C. Maclnnes J. Gould A. Block K. Tacreiter THIRD ROW: J. Lief T. Joyce B. Pyesmany A. Totten M. Arnold SECOND ROW: K. Perry H. Blades J. Franklin M. Lawrence C. Hollett T. Piper M. Casey L. Oore FRONT ROW: E. Liston N. Vladi T. Hurst E. Penick T. Piper J. Aldrich Clubs 71 FENCING BACK ROW: Mrs. Scobbie, B. MacDonald, P. Malavi, T. Hurst, N. Vladi, J. Trabert, A. Jackson, P. Simms, A. Sacamano. MIDDLE ROW: W. Landymore, C. MacDonald, M. Thompson, G. Archibald, M. Blouin, J. Stolz. FRONT ROW: M. Brooks, E. Thompson, J. DeGrasse, D. Woodside, J. Parker. FENCING AT H.G.S. Despite the loss of Walter Kemp, our most experienced fencer, the club has been rather successful this year. Progress is shown by the fact that the club has been more outgoing, and is participating more in interclub affairs. Evidence of this is shown in the involvement of our fencers in special development clinics, inter-provincial tournaments, and a demonstration recently held at the Halifax Shopping Centre. This was mainly in support of a major tournament to be held in Nova Scotia, The Easterns. Fencing is spreading throughout the province, and as much as two hundred percent of last year ' s membership now fence. We hope to keep up with this new interest, as it means more competition for one thing. If you want to get involved, now is the time to do so, for you have a chance to participate in the making of one of the biggest events in Canadian fencing. If you do not want to fence in tournaments, you can sign up as a recreational fencer. On the local level, the club is progressing smoothly. Our advanced fencers learn advanced techniques, and our intermediate ones achieve better results. We also have several promising beginners, who may one day compete. Thanks always to Mrs. Scobbie, whose outstanding vigour has sustained the club ' s momentum. Athos, Porthos, and Aramis The Three Musketeers 72 Fencing DEBATING BACK ROW: P. Simms, S. Oore, M. O ' Halloran, R. Plowman. FRONT ROW: M. Kiang, E. Block, coach: Rita Aterman, M. Hansen. It seems as if debating goes in cycles. Every two years the Grammar School has a very good showi ng in the Provincial Championships. Three years ago, and again last year, our teams did extremely well at the Provincials. This year, therefore, with only grade tens and elevens in the club, can be accepted as an off year to be used to rebuild. Although there were good showings at the Hahfax Region Youth Parhament by Eric Block, Matthew O ' Halloran and Rob Plowman, and at the Provincial Gathering and Individual Impromptu Tournament, the club was unable to put together a team for the Provincials due to scheduUng conflicts with, primarily, the Upper Five French Exchange. However, there are still hopes for Eric Block and Rob Plowman to attend the National Commonwealth Gathering. Furthermore, as already said, the consolation for this ' off year ' is a better than fair chance next year of ousting QEH from their traditional first place spot at the Provin- cials. Debating 73 COM- PUTER BACK ROW: A. Williams A. Jackson A. Sacamano M. Cowie C. Burley MIDDLE ROW: V. Reid M. Pooley K. Lo J. Ewing T. Chamagne N. Watson Z. Nazaretian E. Petley- Jones FRONT ROW: L. Fentress M. Edelstein D. Roscoe J. Beauchamp COMPUTER AND SCIENCE CLUBS SCIENCE BACK ROW: T. Piper L. Oore K. DeGrasse S. Robertson A. Neumann R. Blades FRONT ROW: J. Henderson J. DeGrasse E. Townsend-Gault M. Harper C. Coxon 74 Clubs SPORTS CAPTAINS ' REPORTS So far this year has been very successful as far as far as Prep School intramurals go. Presently it seems that the skill of Glooscap members is dominating the Prep School age group. Upper School intramurals have moved more slowly, but that should change as the winter months become more boring. But all else aside, those who have been participating in the intramurals have enjoyed themselves. The final victor will probably be decided by the results of the track and field competition. Thanks must go to all the House Captains; Acadia - Laura Hooper, Royals - Linda Barker, Glooscap - Pat Oland, and to their assistants. We must not forget to thank Mr. Bridgehouse for his invaluable help. Edward Rees Glooscap Assistant House Captain Sports 75 GIRLS BACK ROW: M. Petersmann T. Meretski J. Doyle S. Newman S. Abbot MIDDLE ROW: C. Home S. Nanton S. Crocker J. Silverman K. Murphy J. Gould FRONT ROW: J. Halebsky S. Godsoe A. Burns JUNIOR SOCCER BOYS BACK ROW: G. Nikolaou A. Wall K. Parker B. Audain M. Barker D. Vogan S. Kirby MIDDLE ROW: L. England A. Goomar W. Auld C. Burley T. Holness D. Thompson FRONT ROW: P. Baskett C. Williams A. Cameron 76 Soccer UNDER 13 BACK ROW: L. Englund A. Goomar C. Williams T. Holness M. Thompson B. MacDonald FRONT ROW: D. McFarlane D. Penick W. Auld T. Sheridan A. Cameron L. Mitchell J. Threadcraft SOCCER SENIOR BACK ROW: B. Audain M. Hansen J. Holt M. O ' Halloran D. Rees A. Belcourt M. Oland FRONT ROW: P. Oland M. Stephens C. Audain E. Rees M. Wathen M. Sheridan H. Thompson Soccer 77 BOYS BACK ROW: J. McKeever M. Barker G. Nikolaou K. Parker B. Audain A. Wali T. Holness FRONT ROW: S. Kirby P. Baskett D. Thompson C. Williams A. Cameron A. Sacamano JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL GIRLS BACK ROW: A. Block A. Burns B. Chernin S. Abbot B. Williams coaches: L. Barker L. Hooper MIDDLE ROW: S. Newman S. Godsoe K. Murphy T. Meretski J. Gould J. Andrews FRONT ROW: S. Brennan J. Halebsky S. Crocker C. Kindred 78 Volleyball SENIOR GIRLS ' VOLLEYBALL BACK ROW: A. Davis, G. Mann, L. Blank. MIDDLE ROW: S. Halebsky, L. Barker, C. Maclnnes, C. Roscoe. FRONT ROW: K. Thomas, L. Hooper. Volleyball 79 JUNIOR BOYS ' AND GIRLS ' BASKETBALL BACK ROW: S. Brennan, S. Newman, B. Williams. i MIDDLE ROW: K. Murphy, T. Meretski, S. Godsoe. ! FRONT ROW: A. Burns, J. Gould, J. Andrews, Judy Halebsky. ' BACK ROW: J. McKeever M. Barker C. Simmons D. Vogan A. Jackson FRONT ROW: R. Simmons M. Burns A. Goomar W. Auld C. Burley T. Holness 80 Basketball BACK ROW: M. O ' Halloran B. Carter P. Oland E. Block FRONT ROW: J. Stern M. Wathen C. Audain M. Stephens D. Rees BACK ROW: G. Mann, L. Barker, C. Roscoe. MIDDLE ROW: K. Thomas, J. Trabert, L. Hooper, C. Maclnnes. FRONT ROW: S. Halebsky, A. Davis, H. McCurdy. SENIOR BOYS ' AND GIRLS ' BASKETBALL Basketball 81 RUN- NING BACK ROW: A. Erdogan D. Penick A. MacFarlane M. Thompson FRONT ROW: H. Roscoe C. MacDougall E. Pennick T. Hurst N. Vladi RUNNING AND BADMINTON BADMIN- TON BACK ROW: J. Gould M. Kiang B. Said J. Holt C. Burley C. Bernard H. Atherton M. Hopkins J. Steffen R. Porter A. McFarlane A. Sacamano MIDDLE ROW: J. Andrews S. Kirby J. Sodero A. Goomar T. Holness M. Michalon 82 Clubs BACK ROW: J. Franklin, M. Casey, T. Joyce, L. Oore, A. Totten, M. Arnold, B. MacDonald, M. Green, K. Helmetag, E. Wilson. FOURTH ROW: K. Lawrence, T. Waldman, B. Pyesmany, A. Alemdar, E. Thompson, L. Davis, J. Digby, J. Gray, M. Henderson, G. Davis, D. Leif. THIRD ROW: J. Chetwynd, K. Kindred, M. Grindley, M. Lawrence, N. Goudy, C. MacDougall, M. Thomp- son, D. Penick, J. Liston, G. Bain, A. Sheridan, R. Glube, M. Murphy. SECOND ROW: L. Brennan, T. Hurst, N. Vladi, E. Petly-Jones, T. Rosenberg, H. Blades, E. Liston, C. Hollett, J. Ewing, T. Chamagne, J. Beauchamp, Z. Nazaretian. FRONT ROW: F. Liston, K. Lo, B. Smith, D. Totten, G. Parker, J. Aldrich, V. Reid, D. Roscoe, L. Fentress. GYMNASTICS AND RUGBY RUGBY BACK ROW: M. O ' Halloran E. Block E. Rees M. Oland M. Hopkins H. Atherton FRONT ROW: J. Gould M. Stephens D. Rees M. Wathen A. Belcourt 88 Teachers THE CONSTRUCTION Construction 91 I THOU SHALT NOT STUDYETH BUT A TAD ADSSSS SPONSORS Dr. C. Dr. C. Abbott Dr. R. Mrs. J. Abrahams Dr. S. Mrs. M. Ahmad Dr. J. Mrs. S. Aldrich Mr. H. Mrs. S. Alemdar Mr. D. Mrs. J. Archibald Mr. J. Mrs. K. Arnold Mr. J.P. Mrs. L. Atherton Dr. V. Mrs. J. Audain Dr. B. Mrs. J. Auld Dr. R. Mrs. E. Barker Dr. T. Mrs. Y. Baskett Mr. A. Mrs. S. Batcup Mrs. J. Beale Mr. P. Mrs. S. Beauchamp Dr. C. Mrs. T. Belcourt Cmdr. R. Mrs. M. Bernard Dr. M. Mrs. P.A. Bewers Mr. F. Mrs. R. Bigio Prof. M. Mrs. C. Bishop Mr. P. Mrs. P. Blades Mr. G. Mrs. S. Blank Mr. M. Mrs. L. Block Mr. R. Mrs. S. Brannon Dr. M. Mrs. S. Brennan Dr. S. Dr. A. Brooks Mr. G. Burley Dr. G. Mrs. D. Burns Dr. W.L. Dr. J.W. Caines Dr. D. Mrs. M. Cameron Prof. H. Mrs. A. Cameron Mrs. N. Dr. R. Carr Mr. J. Mrs. P. Carter Mr. A. Mrs. D. Chaddock Mr. I. Mrs. S. Chernin Ms. S.A. Chetwynd Mr. R. Mrs. L. Cook Mr. J. Mrs. M. Cooper Mr. J. Mrs. J. Cowie Dr. J. Mrs. N. Coxon Dr. J. Mrs. F. Crocker Ms. V. Cronin Mr. A. Mrs. Y. Crouch Mr. G. Mrs. B. Cummlngs Dr. C. Dr. Y. David Dr. B. Mrs. R. Davis Mr. R. Mrs. C. Davis Mr. W. Mrs. A. Davis Mr. D. Mrs. K. DeGrasse Mr. W. Dr. D.T. Digby Dr. C. Mrs. C. Dodds Mr. J. Mrs. S. Dolomont Prof. R. Mrs. J. Doyle Dr. R. Mrs. D. Englund Dr. M. Mrs. R. Erdogan Dr. K. Mrs. Fairhurst Ms. J. Fenerty Prof. J. Mrs. H. Franklin Mr. M. Mrs. J. Glube Mr. J. Mrs. D. Godsoe Mr. T. Mrs. L. Goudy Mr. J. Mrs. S. Gould Dr. G. Mrs. B. Gray Mr. B. Mrs. G. Green Mr. N. Mrs. E. Greenwood Prof. T.B. Mrs. M. Grindley Dr. B. Mrs. J. Hall D r. E. Mrs. J. Hansen Mr. H. Mrs. M. Harper Dr. W. Dr. H. Henderson Mrs. P. Holland Mr. G. Mrs. M. Hollett Prof. L. Mrs. A. Holt Mr. A. Mrs. C. Hooper Mr. P. Mrs. L. Hopkins Mr. B. Mrs. C. Home Mrs. B. Hurst Dr. J.R. Mrs. B. Jackson Mr. D. Mrs. M.T. Kiang Mr. M. Mrs. H. Laing Dr. K. Landymore Mr. D. Ms. T.R. Lawrence Mr. G.T. Mrs. M. Lawrence Mr. D. Mrs. J. Linzey Dr. R. Mrs. L. Listen Mr. J. Mrs. V. Macdonald Dr. W. Mrs. R. Maclnnis Mr. W. Mrs. B. McKeever Mr. H. Mrs. M. Meretsky Mr. J. Mrs. R. Merrimen Dr. M. Dr. K.F. Michalon Dr. R.A. Mrs. C. Miller Mr. L. Mrs. S.A. Mitchell Mr. H. Mrs. C. Moore Mrs. K. Mann Mr. A. Mrs. M. Mastrapas Mr. R. Mrs. S. McCulloch Mr. P. Mrs. A. McCurdy Mr. D. Mrs. C. McDougall Mr. M. Mrs. C. McFarlane Mr. M. Mrs. N. Murphy Mr. P. Mrs. M. Murphy Mr. J. Ms. S.M. Nazaretian Mr. N. Mrs. B. Newman Dr. C. Mrs. L. Nwaesei Mr. D. Mrs. M. O ' Halloran Mr. D. Dr. J. Oland Mr. W. Mrs. L.L. Oland Mr. E. Mrs. H. Parker Mr. S. Mrs. A. Pearre Mr. V. Mrs. B. Penick Mr. R. Mrs. B. Petersmann Mr. D. Mrs. G. Piper Mrs. J. Porter Dr. A. Mrs. A. Pyesmany Mr. J. Mrs. A. Rapson Mrs. S. Prof. R. Ravindra Dr. J. Mrs. J. Rees Mr. G. Mrs. A.M. Reid Mr. T. Mrs. S. Robertson Judge E. Roscoe Mr. D. Mrs. P. Roscoe Dr. E. Mrs. V. Rosenberg Dr. J. Mrs. C. Sacamano Mr. N. Mrs. N. Said Mr. W. Mrs. S.L. Schwartz Dr. B. Mrs. J. Sheridan Mrs. G. Silverman Dr. H. Mrs. A. Simms Dr. E. Mrs. K. Smith Dr. J. Mrs. L. Smith Mr. P. Mrs. E. Sodero Mrs. W. Tacreiter Prof. W. Mrs. C. Stephens Mr. G. Mrs. A. Thomas Mr. H. Mrs. J. Thompson Prof. A. Mrs. C. 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You ' d have to travel some 4,000 miles, all the way to British Columbia, to find another valley in Canada so dedicated to the growing of apples. Save yourself the trip. Come late May or early June, all you need do is stop on any road between Windsor and the Annapolis Basin, breathe deeply, and inhale the sweet fi-agrance of pink apple blossoms drifting in on the warm sea breezes from the Fundy Shore. Perhaps we at Cobi Foods are biased, this is the vaUey we grew up in, the valley we ploughed and planted and harvested all our life . We ' ve watched over a young apple tree from the day it came out of the nursery to the day, some four years later, when it first began to bear fruit for people to enjoy. We ' ve watched, summer after summer, as the days grew longer and the blossoms floated down and the branches hung heavy with Mcintosh, Red and Gold Delicious, Northern Spy, Crimson Beauty, Cortland and Graven stein. We ' ve taken in the autumn harvest year after year, and become famous in these parts for the pure apple juice we produce under the Graves and Avon labels. And we ' ve found that the more we concentrate on quality the more quantity people seem to want — we ' re now one of the four largest orchard operations in all of Canada. But we ' d be nothing without this valley, because it seems nobody has yet learned to manufacture apples on an assembly line. For the good earth and fertile fields, we say thank you. And to you who come to visit, may you enjoy the Annapolis Valley as much as we do, along with the juice of its finest apples. MS COBI FOODS INC. ALIMENTS COBI INC. PORT WILLIAMS. N.S. CANADA. BOP 1TO Af le Juice ' Ple Juice THE CLASS OF UPPER FOUR AND MR. GRAY LOVE THE GRADUATES DEARLY. GOOD LUCK Ads 111 THE GRAMMARIAN STAFF SEATED: Alison Fairhurst: Photographer; Karen Thomas: Photographer; Michael Stephens: Photographer; Jen Trabert: Assistant Editor; Malve Petersmann: Photographer; Robert Plowman: Business Editor; Hugh Thomp- son: Photographer. STANDING: Jenniffer Smith: Assistant Editor; Holly McCurdy: Literary Editor; Kersti Tacreiter: Editor; Munju Ravindra: Editor; Ken Scwartz: Photographer; Miles Sheridan: Business Editor. ABSENT: Carmen Maclnnis: Star Typist. hello. Time has passed and so have we. As Kersti says; this Grammarian has been our undoing. But-no, seriously(?) - it has been well ... um ... a WORTHWHILE experience, yup. All year we ' ve been looking forward to writing this blurb, but somehow, all those sleepless nights have annihilated our vocabularies. Well- this has no doubt been an exhausting year for all of us, and congratulations to anyone who is still sane (evidently we ' re not not the fault of the Grammarian of course ... ha, ha, ha ...) Yes, it HAS been hectic, what with Kersti and Munju ' s innumerable dance classes and music lessons, and the rest of the staff ' s general habit of evaporating around deadUne time ... which leads right up to the hectic quotes we ' ve collected from some of the more immediate members of the Grammarian staff: Hugh: Oh no!!! The A.S.A. is wrong!!! Malve: So, are you putting my masterpiece in? (you ' ll find it on page 21) Carmen: Munju, I keep TELLing you, the LONGer you leave giving me the stuff to type, the LATER you ' re going to get it back! ! ! Rob: Oh, so it ' s all my fault. Is THAT what you ' re implying? Holly: Huh? What Literary contest? ? ? Kersti: What on earth is Rob ' s phone number? This is the fourth one we ' ve tried! ! Munju: I ' m hungry. I need a pencil. Hugh again: You never say hello to me, you only ask me if I ' ve got my camera ... Munju and Kersti: Where ' s our beautiful damsel?? Who cares? It fills up the space ... Ooops! ! ! (a million factorial) Munju Ravindra Kersti Tacreiter (deaditors) P.S. Apologies to Mr. Bridgehouse for the lack of sports candids, they had an accident with the glue. Also, special thanks must go to Carmen for her incredible typing marathons ... and to Dr. Chapman for her assistance and general calmness, even on the day of the deadline ... Really, there are so many people to thank that it ' s quite impossible, so, thank you muchly to anyone even remotely connected to the Grammarian, and, of course to all the Grammarian staff ... 112 Grammarian i