Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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986 RAFFIQLIE ABDULAH Raffique. a citizen of Trinidad. attended Pickering tor two years. He was a member of Silver House and an active person on the soccer team where he played a good mid- field position. He also excelled on the schools track and field relay team. Raffique. a good student. did well in class although was inclined to be a little too talkative in the classroom, He will be attending York University lor business courses, JOSE AGUAYO One of the two remaining long- time residents. Jose has been at Pickering for the past seven years! He has, of course. taken part in many sporting and club activities. and. although never reaching any lofty heights in any one particular spon has indeed become a very good all- rounder. Being a natural talker. he became a pillar of the debating society. He hopes to someday become a good businessman and to that end will next year be studying business at the University of Texas, Austin. He wishes all at P.C. Good Luck! FEISAL ALIBHAI Feisal. with his brother Faris. came to Pickering from Kinshasa. Zaire in September. l98-l and soon became a spirited member of Blue House. Tennis is his best and lavourite sport. He was an l.B. candidate and was actively involved in bilingual debates. Better known locally as The Leader of the Paks! GR DLI TES PETER ADAMS Or 'Brown' as he is commonly called. has attended Pickering lor the past tour years coming straight from the big waves of Trinidad. Although initially known only for his surling ability. he soon proved to be iust as valuable on the Volleyball and Basketball courts. He has been a strong member of Gold House and has served as treasurer on the school committee this year. 'Browns' colourful stories and vivid imagination will be missed at P.C. next year when he attends York Umversity. We wish him the best ol good fortune. FARIS ALIBHAI A very active member of Red House. Faris played on the first soccer teams since coming to P.C. in '8-l and on the first basketball team in his first year. Faris also helped iudge the bilingual debate and was in P.C.s l.B,. program Well known for his hobbies: soccer. partying and sleeping in that order. his favourite saying seemed to be Are you crazy. man? On to York or Western for business studies. SAM BALDASSARRES. Proud of his great Italian heritage. Sams pleasant and cheerful character made a memorable impression on everyone at P.C. Perhaps more inclined toward the good things in life. Sam. in his linal year. worked as hard at his studies as he had on the First Soccer. Rugby and Basketball teams and for Blue House. Arts courses at Trent. York or Laurentian are in his future plans.

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Scott Fabres Valedictorian Mr. Chairman, Mr. Headmaster. Honoured Guests, Faculty. Staff, Parents. Ladies and Gentlemen, Fellow Graduates and Friends Today we are gathered on a most auspicious occasion. For some oi us it is a moment of ioy. and maybe even reliet. lt is a time when we leave the nest and lly out into the big bright world. To others the iubilance is there, but is has been overcome with sorrow. lt is a time when 'ood friends must travel their ways. when close relationships which have developer? over the past few years slowly begin to dissolve. but the fragments still remain in the centre ol our hearts. We sit here, together forthe last time in this room, and we look around us. and we see triends. we look over and smile at them. but in a tew minutes even that smile will start to fade. misted perhaps by a tear, and we will soon be lacing reality - the reality that our Pickering days have all come to an end. But they have been the most meaningful experience of our lives and this experience will live on in our memories forever, . In the past l would sit right where you are now sitting and l would look up at the person speaking. and l would say to myself. sure glad that ain't me . But today is different, today it is me. And today l am glad that it is this way because it gives me a chance to express what Pickering has meant to me over the past tour years. Before I began to write my speech I asked myself. what did each and every one of us in this Leaving Class have in common? After a while my question was answered. and the answer is obvious, it is something that each and every one of us in this room does every day but today it is special. Today we are all saying GOODBYE. We are saying goodbye to a piece of ourselves. We are saying goodbye to the school which has changed us. lt has made us greater. better and -- yes Sam there is even hope for you -- MORE BEAUTIFUL! Over the past tour years I have been exposed to a great variety ot people, People from across the globe. who add character in their own way to our school, Every year we come into contact with new people - People who seem to be so strange to us in the beginning, but throughout the course oi the year we get to know them, to understand them. and at the end of the year we depart as lriends. Some better than others. but we know that our experiences together will always keep a bond between each and every one of us. This year is no exception. and this year when we say goodbye to JOE FREZELL his words will always remain with us. WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DONT DRINK? and we will always remember when Joe tried to fly at the beginning of the year. What a sight! And then there is Neil Rochlin. the Philosopher. the student. and the undercover PARTY ANIMAL. Well maybe not as undercover as Mr. Pape expected that Friday night. when Neil was in the Fifth Dimension. And then there is Ferris Albhai, better known as Ducky . Over the past two years he seemed to be the most gullible person in the school. One night about three weeks ago he was given a very special privilege. a privilege not ex- perienced by many, he was given the opportunity to experience how a nice cold bucket of water feels when you are sleeping in the middle of the night, but in Ducky's case. the experience was much greater, better, and more beautiful than that. He encountered the work of the Bucket Brigade three times that night, With a little help from his friends he took revenge. But Ducky I have to admit to you now. the shampoo lob that you gave to Raffiqu should have been given to Eric Deudney. And as l am talking about Eric Deudney, so many things come to mind. First we could look at all his great roommates, One such person was Walter Brock - the only person who loved Wednesday lunch so much that he would steal the bacon at lunch. Then take it to his room and pack it away in his suitcase until breakfast the next day -- or even the day alter. There was also Anthony Humphries who loved to hunt and l'm sure Joel will remember his famous last words. THE HUNT IS OVER . And if we look at Eric's roommates we can probably understand why he acted the way he did. They probably just drove him crazy. And when the corridor in Red House started to smell last year. who would ever think that cute, little. innocent Eric would have put four giant catfish behind Walter's dresser. And who could ever think that Eric and Steve could ever have such a good time at a play at Statford '- unlike everyone else. who found the play so boring. Eric and Steven found something lunny to laugh about. even when nothing was happening. 8 l Vuledictory And then there is Bones . He proved himself to be a great school leader and a friend to many. Many teachers would leave him in charge of their classes which soon turned into playgrounds. Mr. Clark would look up to him to set things straight in the school when the students seemed io get out of hand. Last year. when a group of students decided io steal the front door. no one would have suspected Bones of having anything to do with it. And this year when the Dining Hall doors wentlii missing. who would think that Bones and Ken would have anything to do with it. And when Mr. Clark told Bones that he didn't want anything written on thegg soccer fields before Sports Day. he obeyed Mr. Clark for a change. Bones went out to the Yields that night and directed Chris. Dwayne. and Brown in their endeavours. After. he stood around laughing, now when Mr. dark asks me. l can say I had nothing to do with it . ln the past. the Valedictorian would stand up here and say goodbye to his friends classmates, and teachers but at the end of the ceremony. we would all go back toe the residence together. We would know that it had not all come to an end yet. we still had at least two weeks zo spend with each other. The fact that we would soon be separated would not immediately hit us. but today, it is different. Today at the end of this ceremony, all of us from the Leaving Class will walk out of this room, and we will walk through those Pillars for the last time. And we will stand at the foot of thee? front steps and look up at the majestic Pillars, and we will realize that there is no coming back. not really. This place will never again be for us what it has been. Of course we will return on many occasions. but it will never be the same. it can't be For many of us. we came here as boys and now we ieave as men. and we will return as strangers amongst other boys. Deep inside of many of us we wish we could relive Q it all one day. We wish that we could play on the same teams again, live in the same corridor together, and we wish that we could share the same experiences again Unfortunately, we have reached the end. But sometimes- the end is just theizfg beginning. As TS. Eliot stated. What we call the beginning is often the end, and to make an end is to make a beginning the end is where we start from For many ol' us. the inspiration and motivation which we have received from all the staff will cariy through with us for the rest of our lives. They have been more than just teachers to us. they have been friends. And when we walk through those Pillars today we shall all miss them. for they too are a part of Pickering that we shall take with us. along with many other things. As we see in the words of John F. Leightell an ex-Pickering teacher and a friend. When we leave Pickering for the last time we will take much of what she stands for Z with us. Much more than we realize for the ideas and beliefs that are Pickering will have become part of us and we will carry them with us wherever we go. And sometime in the future we will return for Sports Day or Old Boys Day and we will , U remember old acquaintances and relive old memories and we will remember how' good it was. Before l conclude. l would like to leave a thought for those of you who shall returnx next year, but especially to the members of grade eight. Many of us go around saying that we want to get out of Pickering. we can't stand it anymore. Well. when you have ii. take advantage of it. But when you have to give it up. you want to holdfei onto it even more, Live each day while you are here as if it were a gift and cherish it. for when you leave. you will miss it. y When we look at the words of Milton at the end of Paradise Lost, when Rclam andffo Eve are kicked out of the Garden of Eden, and are forced to make their own into the world, we see that they ring true to each and every one of us now. They arefgj tearful, afraid. and like us have no idea what the future has in store for them, ' e They, looking back. all theastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon: The world was all before them. where to choose Their place of rest. and Providence their guide They, hand in hand, with wondering steps and slow. Through Eden took their solitary way . - 'iil ' i i l l 4 l l ll ., Speech 435: fill W: we-1-5 - wg?-if i i I 5' i fi' - fb 'ff I 2 rf H, ff! 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JC'tva y-nr 1-L17 986 STEVE BARRATT, Steve came to Pickering five years ago from the booming metropolis of Bradford. Ont. and was an active member of Silver House. He played on various soccer teams and, in his final year. the Senior Rugby team His ability to go to 'Formals' and write Economics test papers the following morning will always be remembered with envy by his less fortunate peers. Laurentian University in Sudbury is Steves immediate goal. THOMAS CHEUNG. Thomas has been studying at Pickering College for four years coming from Hong Kong in l962. He will be going on to York from Newmarket to complete his studies and to carry on his weight-lifting program. He'll likely go back to Hong Kong and become a dictator of business. SCOTT FABRES, Coming from Trinidad four years ago. Scott, better known as 'Fabo'. has been a strong member of Red House, a natural leader and has excelled in all phases of Pickering life. A terrific athlete in all areas - captain of the senior Rugby and Soccer teams for two years, Chairman of Red House and member of the school com- mittee. and. as though this wasn't enough. has earned academic standing high enough to give him choice of university. Winner of the C.R, Blackstock Award - The Joy of Effort - and. with Jeff Graham. the Garratt Cane - Not Only Not Less. But Greater. Fabo. with his good humour and ever-present smile will always be remembered on this Hilltop. 0 5 Quin any CHRIS BENNETT An outgoing well-travelled student from Nova Scotia. Chris was quite active at school. taking part in lots of social activities and spending a term as chairman of Silver House. He enioyed his two years at Pickering and will be leaving with many regrets but is looking forward to moving into the age of majority at either Glendon College or Dalhousie in Halifax. ERIC DEUDNEY. To go 'onto Western University and live a little' is how Eric forecasts his immediate future. He came to P.C. from the thriving metropolis of Ux- bridge. Ontario and has completed grades I2 and I3 in the last two years. He also made the grade in a variety of sports such as soccer. rugby and cross-country skiing. A good all-round student. JACKY FENG. A native of Singapore and now a resident of Toronto, Jacky has spent two academically energetic years at Pickering College. Never short of school spirit. he played Basketball and Badminton and made the astounding discovery that airborne chairs somehow commanded respect from the community! He is planning to attend U of T for Business.