Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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GOLF A Message To Junior Golfers Golf is a game of decisions Which club should I take? Does the green break to the left or right? Should 1 risk playing a diffi- cult shot in front of a bunker? etc The decision you make, of course, will depend on your ability to know how skilful you are in executing a particular shot at a particular time. Having the confidence to make the right decision depends entirely on your mental and mechanical skills — skills which can be achieved only through PFiACTlCE. Yes, you have to make a decision about that too! Do you want to be a mediocre golfer or an excellent one? It doesn ' t really matter to anyone else, except yourself, WHAT deci- sion you make. However, you must be realis- tic about your expectations. Development of your skill as a golfer depends on your atti- tude, and the frequency and dedication with which you practise! Don ' t expect to play like Jack Nicklaus if you never practise! Don ' t lose your temper when strange things happen to the flight of the ball if you have not mastered the basics of a good swing and practised to acquire the necessary skill to execute a parti- cular shot. Don ' t grumble and expect rewards and honour if you have attended coaching sessions, learned to do something, then reverted to the easier, incorrect way of playing a shot. Set yourself a target, a standard of skill you wish to achieve at the beginning of every golf season and make realistic goals for your- self, with the knowledge that you are going to practise x number of times per week. Acquire a dedicated attitude and enjoy each little success that comes along by measuring your progress against yourself a few less putts per round, lowering your handicap by a few shots, developing a delicate accuracy around the greens. Yes, Golf is just a game. Timmi; Brewer (Left) and Jonathan Ingham. David Swift: Net. Champion. but in the process of learning it, you should develop a good attitude to all other tasks that come your way and to life in general. This year every Saltus golfer has had innumerable opportunities to improve his game through the activities of the Saltus Golf Club, organized lunch time competi- tions, B.G.A. weekly tournaments, special coaching sessions with one of the foremost P.G.A. professionals in the U.S.A., Dr. Gary Wiren, and by participating in overseas tournaments. Boys who have made the most of their opportunities will probably become the future golf champions of Bermuda. Competitions, Tournaments Merit Awards 1980-1981 In order to encourage boys to improve their chipping and putting skills, this season a new competition was introduced as a lunch time activity. Challenge matches were played — with boys challenging those one or two places above them on the LADDER. At the end of the season, the winners were David Swift (Senior) Michael G. Davis (Junior). Saltus Golf Championships Junior: Gross 38: Chris Marshall (9 holes) Net 43: Grant Forbes Senior: Gross 84: David Mocklow (18 holes) Net 66: David Swift Merit Awards Green Badge (Stage 1) Peter Brown, Adrian Fusinaz, Karim Lalami, Billy Paterson. Ye oa Badge (Stage 2) Stephen Cullimore, Grant Forbes, David Kendall, Christopher B. Marshall. Christo- pher P. Marshall. Brian Morris. Grant Forbes and Chris Marshall (Junior Champions) Red Badge (Stage 3) Timmy Brewer. Jonathan Ingham. James Mason, David Mocklow, Brian Rosorea. David Swift. The Inter Schools Pairs Cup Net Prize 1981 was won by Christopher Bickley and David Chew. The following boys will compete in the Atlantic International Junior Golf Champion- ships in Nova Scotia in August. Geoffrey Parker, Bryan Adams, Timmy Brewer, Grant Forbes. Chris P. Marshall, James Mason, Chris B. Marshall, David Mocklow. World Junior Golf Championships — San Diego Timmy Brewer and Jonathan Ingham have been selected to represent Bermuda in this prestigious tournament which will take place in August. Timmy and Jonathan have been preparing themselves for this event in special coaching sessions at the Southamp- ton Princess with Colin Williams. We wish all Junior Golfers success in their endeavours! C. J. L. WILLIAMS James Mason: Under 13 champion.

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Photography At the Exhibition: Kaardal, Rochfort, Whittle, Welch. This year the Photography Club catered for two different groups of boys. Those who knew what they were doing and simply needed access to a dark room and for the novice who was willing to learn. Adam Kassab, William Rowse and James Welch were my experts who on occasion needed access to the dark room for their own projects. I took charge of the willing leamers group and tried to help them understand some basics of photography. This leamers group was made up from Julian Rochfort, Steven Whittle, David Kaardal, Andrew Clark e, Dirk Scheland, Anthony Francis and Heath Robinson. These boys experi- mented with a light tight tin can to produce pin hole camera pictures using varying exposure times and photographic paper Sailing: Back Row: Mr. R. Gardner, Davidson. Middle Row: Mackie, Roberts, Mahoney , Bryan (P), Bri an (C) Front Row: Cannonier, Walker, Clarke, Jones, DeSilva (R) for film. Positives were made from these tin can negatives to help the boys understand that on exposure to light the film or its equivalent in the camera produces a negative image. As most of the novice group did not have easy access to a 35mm camera I permitted some of them to use my own Canon to shoot off some film to practice developing and printing. One of our main events this year was a trip to Mr. Robin Judah ' s excellent Photography Exhibition titled Bermuda Suite held at the Bacardi Building. It was there that all of us learnt the importance of good composition in a well balanced picture. We all greatly enjoyed seeing, through Mr. Judah ' s eyes, the hidden beauty of forms that make up our everyday surroundings. V. Evans The Photo Club in the dark . . . room! Nevertheless, several new members have been introduced to the excitement of sailing a Laser in a stiff breeze, and the satisfaction of remaining in control of the boat at the same time — no small feat in some of the conditions we have had. The Optimist dinghies have also provided some interesting moments, and have given beginners the confidence to move up to more demanding classes. One of the most interesting local developments in sailing for young people is the success of the Sail Training Association, and it is to be hoped that several Saltus boys will follow Mark Fretwurst, Patrick Bryan and Timothy McKittrick in offshore training courses offered by the association in the future. Stephen Davidson had some hair-rising tales of his trip up from Nassau on ' Pie Crust ' and Allister Stewart may have some equally interesting yarns to tell when he arrives in Bermuda aboard the Norwegian square-rigger ' Sorlandet ' from England via the Canaries and the Azores. R.H.G. The weather conspired with other commitments to reduce the number of outings this year, and our boats did not receive their customary amount of use.

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SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT 1980-81 has been another very successful year in the Senior School sports programme. It has been successful, in terms of results, but, more importantly, it proved to be successful in terms of pupil participa- tion and attitude. Approximately 85% of the school participated in the sf)orts programme either at inter-school or inter- house level. This is an excellent percentage and says a lot for the enthusiasm of the staff and the willingness of the pupils. I have been very lucky to watch the Saltus atti- tude excellently exhibited many times this year. On many occasions when other groups have been some- what disorderly, our boys have been able to exhibit a maturity that in some cases was well ahead of their years. I was also very lucky to accompany the soccer team to England at Easter. I am convinced Bermuda and Saltus could not have had better ambassadors, but more of that on other pages. Obviously, not all has been a bed of roses, but this year has seen fewer problems with attitude and application. Hopefully, if this teamwork continues our future in all areas, not just the games field, must be a certain one. Jon Beard