Hillcrest High School - Impact Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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Q.jI.jI. C x e u ft L-R: Beth Soward (Vice-President) Miss Bolton Cathy Evans (President Sue Lemoine (Sec .-Treas .) ATHLETIC REPORT What is the valu e of compel tion? Today, the importance that is attached to winning mptom of the sic kness of our time. The whole world loves a win er. However, victor ever be so impor tant thot an y and all measures to attain it are ac ceptable. Competition is g ood because it motivates people to strive for exc ellence. Itisolsou lectn how to occ ept the fac that others may be MORE excel lent , but to do one ' s bes less, ond not to go to piece when we find ourselves outclassed. This is the REAL vol regoi To this end we hove set up two athletic societies, one for the boys and one for the girls. Collectively they are known as the Athletic Board of Control, which is charged with the duty of operating the athletic programme in all its ramifications within the walls of the school. Ex- amples of this are the operation of the Intra-mural programme, the annual peanut drive and the This year, the boys secti many differ lof the A. 6. of C. ha )ring eleven different ii Utr ited about sixteen differen elastic competitions. The provide something that w nrra- fryone The G. A. A. ' s intrc kerball, volleyball, gymna is being introduced this yec G. A. A. project has been ai programme was well and efficiently run also, providing bas- and track and field for the girls. As well, interform baseball in effort to get more participation in the intra-murals. A special lopt a child overseas. It is hoped that support for the child will continue to be raised in subsequent years, as it is a very worthwhile cause and one in which the whole school should take an interest. We are indeed indebted to the members of the A. B. of C. this year for the outstanding job that they have done. Many students have donated their time and talents in many phases of the programme, and their efforts have produ ced a programme of which we can be proud. It has been set up in such a way that those students not on the actual teams hove an opportunity to participate in othletics as team managers, officials or members of the A. B. of C. Student par- ticipation is the most important part of the programme and without it the work of the A. B. of C. has no real value. To the coaches of the various school teams, a special thank-yau is extend, for without them, such a varied programme is impossible. However, it must be pointed out, that the teams and coaches are not playing just for themselves. They represent Htllcrest and as such, the whole school should get behind them and show its appreciation for the excellent representation. Nat- urally audience support is limited in some sports such as curling, but in basketball, volleyball and hockey, to name only a few, there is really no excuse for the lack of enthusiasm shown by a great many of the students. As well , student participation in many of the sports is so poor that some of them may have to be cancelled next year unless there is an improvement. Despite this however, the teams hove on impressive record on which to look back. Although some teams and individuals had a higher degree of success, the woy in which they competed, and the fact that they did compete well is really the important thing. B. A. A. Executive L-R: Fred Tomlinson (President) Doug Street (Head of Convenors) Mr. Hugh Boyce (Staff Advisor) John Pulkkinen (Vice-President) Steve Skinner (Secretary)