Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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MASSINO LIZZOLA. Max or 'Nemo' as he has come to be known, has been a regular at P.C. since l982. First admit- ted as a 6 ft grade 9 student, he has continued to grow ever since! Max has been a regular contributor to the Voyageur and the Quacker Cracker. Never swayed by the status quo. Max's ideas have always been rather radical and always interesting especially when speaking to his favourite sub- jects. A native of Blue House. Max settled into Trailer City in grade 9 but was thrilled to move into New Bldg. and even more delighted when he became the proud owner of a car thus becoming a Day Boy. To study for the fast lane of the business world. Max is off to Trent or York. OLUN RILEY. Came to us last Sept from sunny Trinidad and took on a full load of seven grade thirteen subjects. He took part in House League sports including basketball and plans to be a sprinter on the T S team at Univ, Oluns arrival at Pickering was also his first visit to Canada and although he finds Canadians to be friendly. the snow he can live without! Olun has an incredible and natural ability to create cartoon characters and stories. His latest work of animated adventures can be seen in Rin Lords Olun has worked T1ard to perfect his humourous and adventurous line of characters. He plans to pursue his career in Graphics and Animation at Univ. of Guelph. GLENN STANTS. Glenn has been at P.C. for five years and in that time has ex- celled in all aspects school- community life. He is an avid sportsman and has played on many of the schools teams from houseleague hockey to first team basketball. Also Glenn became familiar to all around P.C. as a member of the Gold House committee. He is moving on to Ryerson next year to con- tinue his education, specialising in Business subjects. GR DU TES f .N 'VE V 'Y ,4- ,, A 5, V-1 i 1 ,i JOHNSON MAK. Johnson lChung Shunj Mak. who comes from Hong Kong. has been studying at Pickering for three years. Johnson's name has appeared very frequently on the Headmasters Honour List - by now, his name is probably imprinted there for life! Johnson is also an avid badminton player and hopes to become orld Champion one day - and why not? He is headed for Ll of T next September and we are sure that with the diligence and commitment shown at P.C. he will be successful. ROBERT SOUKOREFF. Came to P.C. two years ago from Markham. Ontario and soon became known as a kind and creative student. He loves to build and expand electronic items: for instance, with Eddie Lee, he built a gas laser system. Rob is also outstanding academ- ically. beside the seven courses for grade I3 he participated in the l.B. rogram and the Alge- bra Club and passed various Province of Ontario testing pro- grams with distinction. Rob was a member of Gold House and a duty assistant helping students and teachers. He will be further- ing his studies at either Queens or Waterloo and will be. no doubt. one of their finest Engi- neering students. ROALD VELDHUIS. Originating from the bowels of the Hamilton steel industry. Roald managed to adjust to this new life during his two ears here on this Newmarket hintop. Known far and wide for his clut- tered and remarkably tacky room. and his Dance participa- tion. Roald has done well for himself. Track and field. cross- country running, hockey and soccer kept him busy - and sweating buckets. Roald hopes to attend any higher learning facility which wil accept him next year to study architecture andlor the Hindu and Muslin religions. iPerhaps his expan- sive theatrical ex erience will land him an ljvy League scholarship?j

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NAUSHAD HIRJI. Originating from Kinshasa, Zaire in the continent of Africa, Naushad was very popular dur- ing his three years at Pickering and contributed much to the family atmosphere of Red House where he served as chair- man for a term in '86-'87. A strong member of the first Soc- cer team especially when up against superior odds. In order to attain his ambition of making mucho dinero Naush will be taking business courses at Western or York and. with his great ersonality and brains should Rave no problems. Apart from sleeping. his hobbies in- clude reading, music and, of course, calculus! ROBERT KEYES-KRYSAKOWSKI. Robert. a native of Poland. came to Pickering College for his final high school year and was a most pleasant member of Blue House and founding member of the Algebra Club. As well as his studies, Rob en- joys Badminton and his almost daily visits to Fitzgeralds. A friend to all, his only 'weakness' perhaps was perpetual talking during Physics class which sent his teacher up the wall. Rob will be studying Business at York University next year. EDDIE LEE. Eddie came to Pickering two years ago from Hong Kong. He was a very active sponsman: he was involved in the badminton team and played on the First Soccer and Basketball teams as well. His good-humoured spirit added life to both Silver House and the Algebra Club. Next year Eddie holpes to attend the University of oronto. His lively spirit will be missed by every- one on this hilltop - we all wish him good luck in the future. STUART HUNT. - First Colour recipient, '85-6 - Gold House Sports day Captain, '85-6 - Day Boy - York Univer- sity for Business. - Matching socks! Just some of the ac- complishments of Stuart who, over the last four years as a day-student at P.C., leaves a deep impression of sincerity, determination, quiet leadership and reservation. Love those Argyle sox! JONATHAN KNAUL. Came to P.C. as one of those bratty grade 8 preps and to- day is one of the few left here to have lived throu h the famed fire. Jon always Ted an active life - public speaking. photogra- phy, Yearbook, Duty Assistant and, in his final year, Valedic- torian and Sports Day Captain of the victorious Blue House, Active in school sports, Jon competed in track, alpine ski- ing, cross-country running. soc- cer and rugby. After this most distinguished career at Picker- ing Jonathan is starting the next sta e at R.M.C. Kingston where hei be majoring in Engi- neering. perhaps selling Electric Chairs as a si eline! JIMMY LEUNG. Having arrived from Hong Kong three years ago, Jimmy finished his Grade I3 education at P.C. a member of Silver House, he contributed both academically and physically to his house and sc ool. Jimmy did well in his various subjects, achievin an academic average in the Sgs. He was also always willing and able to help out his classmates with their work. Jim' my competed in soccer. basket- ball and badminton. Next year he plans to study architecture at t e University of Toronto. CLASS OF '86 J 1 l l i i i l

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Valedictory Speech y by Jonathan Zvi Knaul Mr. Chairman, Mr. Headmaster, Honoured Guests, Faculty and Staff, Friends We, the Graduating Class of l986. sit here today as one. This then is a very special occasion. In a matter of moments, farewells will be taken. a few last addresses exchanged, and each of us will walk his solitary way. Before we came here, the Hilltop did not exist for us. ln some deep magical way. when we first walked through the Pillars, Pickering became instantly and brilliantly alive and remained so for our time as students here. When we leave this afternoon, the magic will seem to end for us. Pickering will fade in our memories though not in our hearts, and we will be left to face our individual futures. The most frightening part is that the road ahead is unknown and untried. We may achieve surer footing if we remember the words of Joe McCulley. former Headmaster of Pickering College. lt is my profound conviction that this universe of ours, vaster than our wildest dreams. more complex than the most complicated machinery that ever could be devised by the mind of man, is a universe of law and of purpose. l am sure that in all the ages and in all the countries those who have achieved greatly for their fellows have somehow or another sensed this fact even though they haven't always agreed on the name. As you go out from school don't let the cynics and the hard-boiled realists tell you that the age of man's glory is finished. Let your faith be a burning torch. Let your faith be an overmastering passion, an overpowering ideal. Only for those who greatly believe and who greatly venture can great dreams come true. On behalf of the Graduating Class of l9S6, l bear messages for all here today. To our parents, we wish to thank you for all that you have done for us. Your presence gives the importance to this occasion. For each of you whether Mr. and Mrs. Chwang who have travelled from as far as Taiwan, 20.000 km away, or Mrs. Hirji from Zaire 7,000 km away or Mr. and Mrs. Campbell from Church Street. a few hundred meters away. it is your son who is graduating today. We not only strove to achieve our own goals, so that we could respect ourselves, but we strove to achieve so that you could be proud of us as well. Through it all, these years of boarding school have been a struggle: even though you may not have been there physically. you always stood by us, Your love and support was a refuge in the storm, For those of us who can't be with our families much during the year, Pickering becomes our home away from home, and the Faculty are like our parents. When times were toughest in these past years. and even though we suspected that sometimes the teachers were responsible for the hassles. they were also somehow there to help us. Each and every student here knows of one faculty member upon whom he can rely to be understanding when he really needs a hand - the type of help that you can only go to an adult for, Harry M. Beer once described this special relationship: At Pickering it is the opposite of the traditional master-student role. lt is not softness or permissiveness. it has the strength of oak and the gentleness of the blossom. lt is firmness and affection. to coin an old phrase! 14 Somehow. however foggy it appears to us at the time. through your counselling on the fields, in the residence, in the dining hall and in the classroom. we have achieved a better realization of who we are and of the world that lies before us. However much older you may be than us, you are still growing up too. We've walk- ed a segment of that road together, we've grown some, and we've learned from each other's mistakes. Lastly. to the Faculty, we would suggest the following items that although not present physically would prove helpful to you. For Mr. Cowan, it is a new pair of skiis, with a roll-bar attached. For Mr. Pape and for Mr. McCuaig, it is a poem and a set of directions. The poem lwhich is good advise for the graduating class as welll reads as follows: As you travel along life's highway, be mindful of your goal. Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole. So. if you wish to keep your eye on the donut, take the Toyota-family mobile or the turbo Cadillac, turn left at the end of the driveway, drive past the lights, and keep your eyes open for the big For Mr. Lockyer, it is a place in the Guiness Book of World Records for the largest amount of Monday macaroni ever consum- ed in one 25 minute lunch period. To the members of the Grade I2 Class, who are returning next year. You are about to enter a year that shall be demanding of you, but you are the right ones to lead our school fonfvard. That is now your task and your joyful responsibility. You may not realize until your final days here how much Pickering means to you. For the people are Pickering, and the spirit, the high thought, and the holy devotion must live on cheerfully in you next year. lf you can learn to support each other and to become a unit, you will be able to make this place greater, better and more beautiful. Finally, Grade l2, the Graduating Class has six points of essential advise for you. l . Think seriously about next year's events and beware of the Mike Bolt theory on how to have an adventurous after'formal party. 2. Be prepared for l I0-mark quizes in Mr. Clark's pseudo PHD. English l I course. 3. lf you want good study habits. don't call Rob Soukoreff. -l. .lohnson Mak wanted you to know that anywhere over 9094: on an algebra exam is nothing to cry over. 5. lf you have a sudden desire to move a large dining hall, call Acme Movers and not Matt Gissing.