Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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Back Row: Eric Ferguson, Jan Devantier, Pierre Maillard, Jim Wright. Front Row: Jim French, Michael Peet. Tu tors The tutors this year were a great help in organising and carrying out our year at Pickering. Several had developed close relationships with the groups of boys with whom they worked. In Firth House were: Jim Wright, Mike Peet, and Eric Ferguson. In Rogers House were: Jan Devantier, Jim French, and Pierre Maillard, who came from France. We sincerely appreciate the long hours these men gave to our school and the willingness with which they cooperated to make it a better year for all, students and staff. Ten

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Student Editorial 'Our life at Pickering helps us develop a strong feeling of loyalty to our school. This is probably because our school is small and we get to know one another extremely well, sharing closely a common experience in classes, games, corridor life and in many student activities. Because this is done with a close relationship between students and masters, we begin to feel very much like a big family. The opportunity we have to get to know our teachers has considerable influence on us. Even when we do not agree with them, we remain conscious of the standards they hold out for us. For those of us who come to Pickering from large schools, it is this personal touch which awakens a very real desire in us to do our best. Gradually the regular evening study and the weekly gradings help us begin to see where we are heading academically. High goals are set for us by Pickering, goals which sometimes we ignore, but which deep in our hearts we know to be the right ones for us. This is true in our academic pursuits, but perhaps even more important it is true in our relations with those around us. Because we live at close quarters, we have an excellent chance of gaining an intimate understanding of human nature and, whether we like it or not, we are often obligated to place the best interests of the group before our personal wishes. Indeed, the emphasis our school puts on the need for service to others is the greatest lesson we can learn from our years on the Hilltop. The essence of Pickering's teaching is that we must be trained to the best of our ability so that we can then make a contribution to our own generation. Here at Pickering we have learned to'reverle the ideals and sacred things of the City . Let us take them with us and keep them with us in the years ahead. Nine

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Seated: John Pickering, David Hutchins, David Veale, Kevin Sloan, Rob Small Standing: Mr. Robert Forhan, Malcolm MacNeil, Bruce Morgan, Ron Veitch Mr. Beer. Student Committee This year the student committee has worked hard as a group to help make life easier at the college. It has been proven by them, what a little organization can do to make an interesting year for all. The big thing was the dances held in the fall, winter and spring which were all quite successful. Those who contributed and served on the committee were David Veale, Bruce Morgan, Rob Grant, John Pickering, Malcolm MacNeil, Hector Arias, Rob Small, David Hutchins, Kevin Sloan, Ron Veitch, A thank-you to Mr. Forhan for helping out as a go-between at staff meetings. Malcolm MacNeil Eleven 9