Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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Christmas Story Contest Royal Gazette Ltd. The Christmas That Almost Wasn ' t It was Christmas Eve and all Bermudian children were in their beds sound asleep, anxiously awaiting the arrival of Christmas morning. Meanwhile, the Gibb ' s Hill lighthouse keeper was getting ready to go home to his family. All of a sudden, a clap of thunder and a flash of lightning came out of nowhere and scared the living daylights out of him. Then all of a sudden he heard bells, and he looked in the direction from which it was coming, and he found out that it was coming from the sky. Then he could not believe what he saw. There in the sky was a sled falling into the ocean! Then he realized who it was and called Harbour Radio and said Harbour Radio! Harbour Radio! Come in. This is the lighthouse. ' T read you, I read you. What ' s the problem? , came the reply. Man, you ain ' t gonna believe what I just saw, Then he told him what had happened, hardly believing it himself. Without hesitation he mustered a group of men with boats and they searched the waters where St. Nicholas had fallen, and they found no trace of life! Nearby, there were some men fishing and all of a sudden one of the men ' s rods bent and it was bending so much that they thought it was a whale. Then when they hauled it up they found St. Nicholas on their line ' . They laid him down on the deck of the boat and did mouth-to-mouth, and as soon as he awoke he said, Where are the presents? Then the men got scuba diving gear on and searched the bottom for the presents and luckily they found them all and gave them to St. Nicholas. Then St. Nicholas called his reindeer and flew off, and the next morning all the children of Bermuda received their gifts. Santa ' s Helpers A few years ago there were no names on roads and no numbers on the houses. The Bermudians knew their way around but strangers often got lost. The mailman knew his way around and knew where the houses were so at Christmas the people would get their cards on time. Two little birds, Cardi and Blue Streak, followed the mailman and knew all the adults, especially the children. (Cardi was a cardinal and, as you can guess. Blue Streak was Blue Bird.) One day they saw a bird from the North Pole. The bird was blown down by a strong wind. He told Cardi and Blue Streak about Santa ' s workshop. The bird said, My name is Snowy . Snowy told Cardi and Blue Streak all about Santa ' s troubles. Snowy said, Santa ' s got a bad headache and a sore back and he had a hard time finding the right places and the right houses . Cardi and Blue Streak offered to help Santa. They showed Santa where all the houses were the children lived were so they all got their presents and Santa had no headache. They helped every year until 1981 when Public Works put up signs and numbers. The birds lost their jobs then. But now they are thinking about the Christmas card business. - Richard Davsley 6A Room 206, Castle Harbour Skip the mouse lived in the Castle Harbour Hotel, Room 206, in the eastern side of the bedroom. Food supplies were very easy to get by means of the kitchen and crumbs at night from the Dining Room. Exercise was to swim in the pool and play tag in the bunkers and around the greens. One day bulldozers knocked down the eastern wall of the hotel and destroyed his home, and his family was buried under the rubble. Skip escaped and fled to the reception, where he stole his food from the workmens ' bags. He made his bed that night out of papers from the desk. In the morning he heard the hotel manager say that the hotel would reopen for Christmas. The next few weeks was all noise and bustle before Christmas. On Christmas Eve most of the guests began to arrive. One lady brought a Siamese cat called Wang, who noticed out of the comer of his eye Skip hiding in the Christmas tree. That night Wang sneaked out of his bedroom and chased Skip (who was terrified) into a big sack that was lying in the hallway. When Skip opened his eyes he saw all around him presents and in amongst them he saw a female mouse ca lled Betty. There was no time to say hello when the bag was picked up by a man in a red suit with a long white beard. They were bumped and jostled along the hallways. The old man finally stopped and opened a bedroom door and reached into the bag for a present and the mice were tumbled out onto the floor. When they finally regained con- sciousness. Skip realised that he was in room 206 and in the comer of the room was his old familiar front door. They both quickly scurried across the floor to Skip ' s old home. That morning the two mice celebrated their first Christmas together. - Alsadair Yoimie 6A

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Prize Winning Prose Winners in the Adderely Brothers Travel Essay Why I would like to go to New York Three years ago, I was in New York with my family. We were there for only two days and saw as much as possible. I went to the Statue of Liberty and the Guide told us all about it. He said it was presented to the United States by France in 1884 in commemeration of the two countries alliance in the Revolutionary War. We also went to the Empire State Building. It ' s one of the largest office buildings with over two million square feet of office space. The height of the building is 1,742 feet. But the one thing that stood out in my mind most of all, was the people that go to make up New York. The people playing violins, guitars and other instruments on the corners and outside theatres, the frantic people going to and from work, the girls with their multi-coloured hair and the different things that go to make New York such an exciting city. It is to see these people again and to see if anything has changed that I would like to go back to New York and spend more time there. - by James Lotherington 7S I would like to visit New York because it has huge toy shops like Toys ' R ' Us, and restaurants like McDonalds and Burger King so I can have milkshakes and hamburgers. I would like to go to the Empire State Building and the World Trade Towers (which is called the Twin Towers) for the wonderful view. I would go on a ferry boat to Manhattan island so I could see the Statue of Liberty. Then I would go to Central park so I could look at the Empire State Building from below, also I would play in the playground at the Park. I would like to go to New York on July 3rd so the next day I would be able to see the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty. Before it is unveiled I would like to see the tall ships sail past. I would also like to see the fireworks display. This is why I would like to visit The Big Apple City. - by Nicholas Strong J6A Many first-time visitors going to New York usually expect a grey, fast-going city with nothing to do but shop. Phooey! There ' s a lot to do. Here ' s a few things I ' d like to do. Take a hike in the Catskill mountains or go skiing there. Id take a tour through the winery at Finger Lakes and see how wine is made and bottled. Td take a swim on Long Island ' s sandy beach, then take a stroll through Chinatown. Id go trout fishing in a stream in the Adriondack Mountains. Td take a walk on Wall Street and see the hustel and bustle of the Stock Market. Td climb all the steps in the Statute of Liberty until I get to the top. Td visit the World Trade Center see New York from the top of it. Then Td go on a shopping spree at J.C. Penney or Sears or K. Mart or even Toys R ' Us. Ld go to Madison Suare Gardens and see some wrestling or bo.xing. That ' s why I want to visit New York. - Theodore Frames 6A 30

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Around the Year J4L Sue, the Lonely Tiger It was a beautiful spring day. The sky was spread for miles and miles. The sun was blocked out by the jungle ' s huge trees that towered over Sue. Sue was sad because all the other tigers had a mate, and she was still lonely without one. Sue, sat by the river and looked at her reflection waving in the fast running water, all of a sudden she heard a lonely male roaring on the other side of the river. She thought to herself, I must get across the river! One hour later she had finished carrying long pieces of wood and smartly laying them across the river to make a bridge. She started walking slowly across. Suddenly the bridge started to crack. The male tiger gave a great roar that could be heard for miles away. He sprinted forward and pulled her off the bridge. They ran off together and lived happily ever after. - by Mark Moran A great horned owl could eat all the rats and mice, help Daddy get fish, push the trolley in the supermarket, and get kites out of trees. - Britten est Hallowe ' en I was invited to a party at an old hospital where many people have died. This sounded like a lot of fun so I got my costume ready. - Mark Moran The sun shone on my face as I woke up. Suddenly the covers jumped up and shouted, Chop, chop! Let ' s get a move on! I stared with astonishment. Then they shouted, What ' s wrong with you? Do you have some cut threads? They laughed at the joke. That afternoon I was tying my lace when my other shoe ran off. I shouted, What ' s the big idea? The shoe yelled, Come and catch me! I picked up my dad ' s gun and shot at the shoe. Suddenly the gun laughed. I wondered, Is this thing going to talk to me, too? The gun spoke, Move one bit, and make my day! - Niel Jones Pets I think a toad would make a lovely pet. He will eat the roaches, so you don ' t have to feed him. - Kevin Whitecross A giraffe will lift things you can ' t, and help kittens when they get stuck up a tree. - Justin Undo King Kong would eat bananas. He could knock down trees, take out the trash, and help me with my homework. - Ricky Maybury New Year My New Year ' s Resolution is to study harder in Spelling and Math. I want to be very good at it, so tonight I am going to learn my x2 and x3 tables. - Kevin Whitecross January From out of the Atlantic came three twisters. They went all over the East end of the island. 36 roofs came off and over 100 trees came out of the ground. Half the island lost power and St. Mark ' s Church burst! - Niel Jones Easter Ouch , I yelled, as a nail was driven into me by a rude hammer. I was held by two pink things which Mr. String and Mrs. Paper told me are hands . Then they were struck on me. How that tickled! - Erik Jensen Christmas Every Christmas morning I wake up bright and early, run down- stairs, and say to myself, Who cares about breakfast? Let ' s get on with the presents! My favourite present was my Box. I have always prayed for a Box. When I opened it I almost cried I was so happy. Now I can blast my music at night when I go to sleep. - Mark Moran Now came the moment of great pride. I was going to be airborne at last. I soared proudly, high into the sky. - Mark Lomas Summer Holidays It feels like a world of wonders when you drift along in the crystal clear water. I saw all kinds of shiny fish, darting in and out of the caves. - Mark Lomas 32