Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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JUE GRAHAM SCOTT 'Scratch' graced Pickering with his company for a surprising three years during which time he was always in trouble, but never did anything wrong! Graham enjoyed many sports but. along with many of his fellow Trinida- dians, regarded them as games to be played just for fun not com- petitively for goints. Next year should see raham studying veterinary med at the Universi- ty of South Florida. ERIC TSE An avid basketball and badmin- ton player. Eric came to P.C. two years ago from the Bustling city of Hong Kong. He applied equal enthusiasm to his academic work. resulting in an average that would cause most of us to swell with pride. Remarkably, Eric managed to live with Bill Graat the entire year without giving up his secret love of calcu us! U of T or York U for Engineering in '88. IAN WITHERSPOON Or 'Spoon' as he is known to his buddies, hails from the thriving metropolis of Aurora. As a day student. lan was well-known for his daily routine of: arrival at 8.29 a.m. with bed-head, sar- castic jokes and second period trips to Pizza Pizza. 'Spoon' took part in many sports during his three years at P.C. and served on the student council a number of times. An avid member of the debating, camera and algebra clubs, lan is heading in the direc- tion of M.I.T. DAVID WHITE Dave was this years tall. slender muscular man of endurance and fitness excelling in all sports especially Dungeons and Dragons, Video games and Coca Cola consumption. There must have been many fights between the Sports Day Ca tains over which should have this budding jmake that 'Bud'-ingl athlete in their ranks! Nothing disheartens Dave, not even the current P.C. saying. 'Don't trust Whiteyf I f-is l988 OWEN SIRRS Known to his friends as 'Slim' Owen seems to come from a dif- ferent part of the world each year. and he's had five of them at P.C. He's been an active member of the student commit- tee and, when awake, a Duty Assistant on Team E. Concern- ed with events in South Africa. Owen has propagated info around the campus to draw at- tention to the situation in the un- fortunate part of the world, He enjoys being a silent partner in late night activities and we wish him well at Georgetown Univer- sity next year. TOM TVEDT 'Red Neck' seemed to live a nomadic life. He was born in Winni g, moved to Logan Lake. B.C. then, in search of his fami- ly history. to Pingshuce, China lpop I .OOOj followed by P.C. to round off his education. Tom was active in all sports and was in- volved in the Math. Physics and Algebra Clubs. Tom was deeply missed when he left P.C. and will always be remembered by his classmates. DAVE WOLDER Coming to P.C. in the fall of '87 from Fort Francis, Dave soon overcame his initial shyness and settled into the P.C. modus operandi. He did participate in house league sports but his in- terests lay more in the directions of photography and playing in the infamous group. Veil of Tears He is planning to head for York U in the fall of '88 and we wish him all success. KELSON YANG Kelson has been at Pickering for just one year and has turned out to be not only energetic in sports but also a brilliant Gr. I3 stu- dent. Despite listening to the radio constantly during study time Kelson's name became per- manently etched on the H.M.s Honour List. His Bruce Lee type Kong Fu makes him a better rac- quet player earning points for Red House. Kelson will continue his studies at an American university where we know he will succeed.

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THE LEA VlNG CLASS ADRIAN MELNICK Adrian also known as 'Bunny' lWhere do these nicknames originate?l leaves at Pickering a splendid record of academic achievement - culminating in his award of Ontario Scholar. Skiing. Tennis and Badminton at all levels of competition were Adrians 'cuppa tea' and he was almost single-handedly responsi- ble for the formation. motivation and coordination of the P.C. Badminton teams. FRANK NARDI Coming from Etobicoke two years ago with his black leather jacket. the tassels of which are a great true-wind indicator. Frank became well known for his early-moming caustic comments. Frank played Hockey, Soccer and Baseball with equal success and also excelled at chess. He was a good social convenor: in fact he was sometimes too good and his benevolence got him in- to a little trouble. St. Michaels campus of U of T is where he in- tends attending university and we hope he'll do as well there as he did here. BOBBY OSBORNE Born on the sunny shores of Freeport. Bahamas, Bobby left his leisurely lifestyle to attend Pickering for a life of 'higher education'l He left the glamour. money and power of his early life to pursue the acquisition of a more scholastic attitude. Bobby has proven himself to be a respected and responsible member of the P.C. community. He made several contributions in- cluding the Chairmanship of Silver House. His future is literally 'up in the air' as a commercial pi ot. Later. 'Slice ' KEN MINEAULT Ken came to us from a little island in the Middle East to com- plete his Gr I3 year. This he did after winning the famed Golden Shovel award for his stories of Bahrain. and becomin the bassist for the P.C. band 'efeil of Tears' Ken's enthusiasm for sports never quite got him beyond the house-league stage. but he did become an absolute- ly ace dishwasher! However. Back in Bahrain . . NIGEL NOONE Nigel came to Pickering three years ago as a quiet, shy lad from Trindad. He soon became well known and was well-liked. despite his natural reserve. by other students. He played a ter- rific game of rugby. soccer, hockey and participated in con- ditioning earning everyones respect. Nigel does not know his immediate or long-term goals once he leaves P.C. However he has been accepted U of Guelph. We will all miss 'Amazon' at P.C. Good Luck. TONY RINOMATO For three years Tony. a.k.a. 'Wop' or 'Gino' has presided on the Hilltop as School Chairman and! or Silver House Chairman during his illustrious career at P.C. Resembling John Travolta in his choice of clothing and his charming ways. Tony applied his charm to the local ladies known by many Gr I Sers, alas without any positive results. Although not a brilliant student, his school spirit. positive attitude and leadership have made him many. many friends among students teachers and staff. Next year Tony will be able to aplply his Italian charm at York U. .S. His favourite saying, My dad did the Dry-Wall in New House!

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Mr. Chairman. Mr. Headmaster, Honoured Guests, Faculty, Staff, Parents, Fellow Graduates and Friends. We the graduating class of l987 sit here today really for the last time as classmates and friends. ln a few moments, that will slip away as fast as the year has, we will be saying our last good- byes and perhaps taking another walk through the halls of the residence, Rogers House or even the gym. You can obviously tell that l spent a lot of my time there, with David White and Douglas Leung! But these final moments will be our last memories of our time here on the Hilltop, after which we will part and venture into life on our separate ways, into the future that may be frightening and unnerving. This is only so because the future is new and undiscovered. Accept its challenges as it beckons to be revealed. You have a sound base at Pickering and support of your classmates around you today. We will be distancing ourselves from the physical Pickering, but that is not where it ends. The Pickering we truly know will live in our hearts and minds forever. Our time here has ranged as much as the people themselves. For some it has been one year, and for two select and dedicated individuals whose feeling for the school is reflected in the time they spent here, David White and Mike Bolt, being our seven- year-lifers. Each one of us has become a part of Pickering and will be so as long as the pillars will stand. As one old boy wrote. People are Pickering lt is not the buildings you see around you nor the grounds that surround them. It is the people who fill the classrooms and the halls that make this school live and breath. Each one of the students sitting out there today - each one of you made this year what it was! And what an eventful year at that! With the reconstruction started on Firth House, the New residence became home to all boarders and our one big happy family was united under one roof. Although most members of our happy family got water bucketed through the year. our time together should be considered nothing less than a success. lt gave us better conditions to learn about ourselves and our neighbours and with the formation of our all grade I 3 floor each graduating students personal sense of responsibility and good judgement was Valedictory Speech bu Matthew Gordon made clear. I'm sure that any staff member can attest to that Certain individuals even tried to make New House more home like for everyone inside. To create 'A more welcome and corri fortable kind of Come in and put your feet up kind of an bience' Thus the statue of the water-madonna was installed over the entrance to New House. Obviously if it made the Headmaster house warm and inviting, why not New House? But school life could not exist without the students and student would not be here today were it not for parents making the deci sion to entrust their child to Pickering or in some cases trus Pickering to their child. To our parents here today and thos abroad thinking of us now, we, the leaving class, wish to thanl you from the bottom of our hearts. Your support here make this occasion even more special. Your support has been felt ani wholly appreciated over the years. Your love makes us strong and it is your son leaving school today. They searched fo knowledge and it is testament to their discovery of it that the- sit here now. For the students here who cannot get home much during the year, Pickering becomes, inevitably, a home from home. Oun time here lets the relationships between teacher and student move more into the role of a friend passing a friend knowledge in thi hope that it will bring success in his journey through life. I mean - why else would Mr. Taylor ask us to stay behind foi five minutes at the end of each geography class as he tried tc finish a paragraph or thought as he left the rest of the sclioo out? Mr. Clark in his 'Master-Ph.D.-University' English cours: known as English ll had us read 6000 novels and presented u: with l00-mark quizes only out of the selfless hope that we woulc become scholars, with the ultimate dream of becoming gentlemen That too is obviously evident in the Leaving Class here today To the grade I2's moving up next year. Cherish your time at Pickering for it will slip by as fast as it did this year, only there is not another year to look forward to. You are going tc begin a year that will challenge you, amuse and maybe scarf you a little. But, as you can see by looking around you, yot can make it. We did. Take everything the school offers you and give it all you car for you are now and will be forever part of the Pickering com I -I muniti- ilmwil liililli on pl gm a Ml al inihel Ol iii one ol li I wuisel all-rugl med llhe lwun I lOl.l llinli l sins linlic limp, lim heb Ol i lard v Pitl miers leyor long. falga Wh We ciii ice in am T l