Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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SALTUS JUNIOR SCHOOL STAFF Back row (L to R) Mr. G. Sutherland First Assistant Mr. P. Lever Mr. M. Beasley Mr. S. Adams, B.A. (Edinburgh) Front row (L to R) Miss M. Armstrong Mrs. J. Zuill Miss. E. Wilkie Head of Department Mrs. M. Pettit, Dip. Mus.Ed., R.S.A.M., L.R.S.M. Mrs. K. Latter Mrs. L. Williams A Testimonial What I really like about school is hometime. Well I like recess and lunch and all the teachers. I like Mis. Wilky, I Hke Mr. mackfee, Mrs. Zuill, Mrs. Ladder, Mr. Leaver, Mr. Beasily, Mr. Addonas, Mis. Williuoms, Mr. Sotherland and Miss Armstrong and Mis Pettit and mrs Walker. . By Marc Drew, J4Z 27

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SALTUS MINI-LEAGUE A nice action shot jrom Ryan Kromer. Members oj the All Star team who played the Junior School. The Coaches. (Standing from I. to r.) Messrs: Jensen, Steinhoff, Lee, Marley, Simon and Hindess. (Kneeling from I. to r.) Messrs: Bray, Aruda, Charron, Hawthorne, Sherratt. (In front) Vince, Ingham. The 1982 83 Saltus Cavendish Soccer Season opened its second year of existence with, if anything, increased enthusiasm amongst both boys and parents, the latter not only as coaches, but as vociferous supporters and the former in a new blending of first and second year boys with the veterans of class 3. Christmas was celebrated by the now traditional Boxing Day Bonanza. In addition to the regular league matches played that day, the Mothers and Sons with no quarter given on either side, finished an exciting match with a two all draw. Not to be outdone the Fathers and Coaches match produced an equal blend of skill and goodheartedness ending in a win for the coaches. Rain, mud and sun the boys pressed on into the New Year with considerably improved football skills. Last year ' s champions, yellow, had to take a back seat to the hard fought battle for league honours, which developed between green and blue. The season ' s final result was in the balance until the last league game with yellow ' s moment of glory over green robbing the team of the championship which went to blue. Perhaps the most interesting event was the repeated defeat of blue team by red, who although bottom of the table always managed to pull something out of the hat in their league matches against blue, and although last were certainly not least! The annual prize giving brought its usual successful conclusion to the League Season with the presentation of trophies by Mrs. Hopkins to the participating teams and the gift of a silver tankard to the Head Coach, Vince Ingham, who ran the programme for two years. He now moves onto the Junior School soccer programme, which had its beginnings at Saltus Cavendish. The link with the Junior School was emphasised by the All Stars game between the Junior School and Cavendish on 30th April, 1983, and although the result was a heavy defeat for Cavendish, it served to demonstrate the qualities of team spirit, healthy exercise, enjoyment and family participation which is what Saturday morning soccer at Saltus Cavendish is all about. 26

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We Had a Dream By Eileen M. Wilkie (Head of Department) Last year we talked about the birth of Our Dream — the new Music and Arts wing, and I am sure that everyone could sense, at the time of writing, the excitement and anticipation, as of prospective parents bristling with plans for a long awaited addition to the family unit. By July it was obvious that the delivery was not going to be simple or quick, but we went on vacation, sure that things would move during our absence. On our return in September it was abundantly clear that we still had labour problems. Only after many frantic emergency calls did we see renewed activity in the labour department, and finally, just before the start of the term, were handed our dream child. While it was not, at that point in time, all that we had pic- tured — lacking such essentials as shelving, chalk boards, display boards, plumbing furniture — we moved in with deter- mination, and despite persisting inadequacies, the Music and Art wing became operational from the first day, and, thanks to generous donors, fully furnished and totally functional (even down to Mrs. Pettit ' s heater!) by November. Missing structural essentials were supplied at the gun-point of suc- cessive deadline dates, and finally on Founder ' s Day, 9th June, 1983, our long awaited extension was presented for public viewing by its major benefactor, the Saltus Association, and was named the Henry Hallett Music and Art Wing in memory of the School ' s Headmaster from 1948 - 1968. The new wing being finished, attention and energy now focused on the project that followed in its wake — a proper library, to be housed in the Old Art Room. Painted by volunteer parents, carpeted by the Class Mothers, furnished by the school, catalogued by trial and error after the Dewey Decimal system, it was finally opened to the boys in February, and serves as an elegant and fittingly academic entrance to the Junior Department. — A report of thanks. May 1983. Having started 10 years ago hearing boys read two morn- ings a week in any odd corner that was available, and then when that became too awkward borrowing the Science Lab. for certain set times — I was very pleased 6 years ago, when the hours were extended, to be loaned a small caretaker ' s flatlet which is hidden away under the Junior Hall far from the mad- ding crowd! Temporary bookshelves were built covering the kitchen sink, the closet was used for storage, and the bath shower was available for overheated boys! The rooms became a haven for my boys, and was much valued. When the new Art Music block was planned a Special Resource Room was included — until the noise factor was con- sidered. Scales, arpegios, choirs and reading spelling did not seem to be too practical together! 1 elected to stay put if the room could be made a little larger. As we couldn ' t extend out- wards, it was hollowed from the inside! The closet, bath and kitchen fittings were removed leaving a very small lavatory and washbasin, and a much larger library area was created. We were fitted with a fan for summer and a heater for winter, and have been given filing cabinets to keep me organised. The Birthday Book Scheme and individual donations of books from boys who have finished with them have made an enormous dif- ference to the quality of the library — and to the keenness of the boys ' readiii).. ' ,, With very many lhunks o i: P;i rents Association, Argus In- surance CJo. and all supportive parciils, wc are now very com- fortable and happy and the boys feci that their needs and prolilcrns arc beinf , caicd Ibr. Kay Walker You hum it, son, and I ' ll play it nil ' ' Hard at worli