Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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Spare Time To any Pickering student. spare time means one thing . . . freedom! Usually during the regular day. whether after classes or after study. there is a time to lay down the books and pen and prop those weary feet up. Students enjoy their spare time in their own original ways. Some just visit each others' rooms and talk of girls. music and music and girls. Other more energetic types walk downtown to the bright lights of Newmarket where all sorts of in- teresting places are, such as the new . . .. or how about the historic . . ., well one will never forget Newmarkets fabulous . . ., actually you just have to go and see for yourself! Most students think of all sorts of ingenious ways to spend their free time building themselves spiritually and physically. During winter months hockey and basketball are popular after study and no one with a right mind would miss those wonderful snowball wars that so quickly end when the tinkling of glass is heard. During the spring months, frisbee is popular or just soaking up those wonderful warm rays. Inside the building, the students who are musically inclined sometimes get together to have jam sessions. Songs by Led Zepplin. Johnny Winter, Bad Company and Glen Campbell shake the walls and shatter the windows. Others may just enjoy taking ad- vantage of the spare time for quiet relaxation or a wink of well deserved sleep, Of course there are always those strange people who actually study during free time, but that can only lead to higher marks or even something worse! All in all. spare time at Pickering is enjoyable and a welcome part of any students day. 8

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ti. .. A Duty Day A Pickering day starts at seven-thirty in the morning. At that time a bell is rung which signifies the beginning of breakfast. which runs until eight. During this time a proctor starts his duty day. He, along with proctors from each of the four houses go about and wake people up for breakfast. From eight o'clock to eight-fifteen. students must have their beds made, and their rooms neat and tidy for when the proctor comes around to check, which is anytime after eight-fifteen. This daily procedure takes from eight-fifteen to eight-thirty, and the latter signifies the start of classes, which give the proctors a break until three-thirty. At three-thirty, the proctor for the day spends the rest of the afternoon sitting in the master on duty's office. checking students in and out as they go. Before January of 1981, two teachers would be on duty from seven-thirty until eleven o'clock. That is still the case, but now it is one teacher. and former student. Doug Cowan. Mr. Cowan is not on duty until three-thirty, and at that time the proctor for the day is relieved. But during study Mr. Cowan and the teacher on duty for that day both work together as a team. Study starts at seven o'clock, and students have until seven-fifteen to get organized. During study the halls of each respective house are kept quiet and orderly by various students from each house. These students sit in halls and frequently let students go to the bathroom, or to get a book from a friend. Some corridor proctors are so strict, that you are not allowed to go anywhere after seven-fifteen, so if you live in that corridor, you should be prepared. At nine-thirty study is over, and again the proctors sit in the master on duty room, and sign the students in and out. After study is over at nine-thirty, students are allowed free time until ten-thirty. At ten-thirty a bell is rung, and then students prepare themselves for bed. and lights are out at eleven o'clock. Again the master on duty and the various house proctors come around to check if all students are in beds and lights are out. Eleven o'clock is the end of a Pickering duty day. -Byron Smith 7

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