Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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3T REPORTING FROM THE ROOM AT THE TOP Sea Venture by Alex Chapman Early Bermuda Scenes, circa 1609 The whole class contributed to these pictures. Voting 1988 3T had to decide whether we prefer hving in Bermuda now, or would we rather have arrived here on the Sea Venture. 14 boys voted for 1609. 11 boys voted for 1988 1609 I would want to be in 1609 because I would not go to school. I would see cahow birds and go hunting for wild hogs. I could fish every day and I would see Sir George Somers. I would see Michael and Bruno. I would see the Deliverance being built and the Patience being built too. I would see all the huts and all the gardens with all the vegetables and all the other things that grow in gardens. Simon Franklin If I was in 1609 I would be able to go fishing every day. I could go out in a little boat by myself and bring a net and a line to fish with. I could catch pretty fish and crabs, lobster, shellfish and clams and other things. I could collect driftwood and pretty shells. I could collect the driftwood for the fire. I could go swimming every day. I would be able to go fishing with the other men. I would go out in my little boat and look at the strange fish in the water. I could have fish for supper and crab meat. I could watch turtles crawl along the bay. Edward Walgate I ' d choose to be here in 1988 because I can go riding on my bike and I can watch T.V. If I lived in 1609 I couldn ' t do any of those things. In 1988 you could go on a trip to Holland, you could go to Paris and you could go to England. In 1609 there were no planes. You could go diving with an aqualung in 1988. In 1609 there were no aqualungs. In 1988 you could stay on time because there are clocks in 1988. In 1609 there were no clocks. Ewan Sampson I like 1988 so I can be with Miss Thompson and I will do lots and lots of work so I can go to the Junior School. I would do math and English and art and swim in the pool. I just can ' t wait until I get to the Junior School. Jordan Daniels I like it in 1988 because I can see Cleo and Guiness because they like me and I like them. I like animals as well but best of all I like kittens chipmunks and pandas. When I went to the London Zoo I saw chimpanzees and when I came back with candy cane, the chimpanzee wanted the candy cane and the chimpanzee was jumping up and down. John Singleton We do enjoy our field trips!

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Turtle Stories I am a turtle and I just hatched from my eeg when a ghost crab tried to eat me, but I was too fast for him. One of my brothers got eaten. The rest of us made it. When I went behind a rock, there was a shark. It chased me, but I lost him. Then I met a friend. His name was Fred. We went up for a breath of air. When a bird saw us, we hurried back under water. Then a bird tried to get us. As the month went past I got bigger and my shell got harder and harder. Then I went to Fred ' s house to get food. I saw a fat jellyfish. I took one mouthful and it was gone. Fred saw one too, and he ate it. It wasn ' t as big as mine. Richard King In the beginning I was a baby turtle in an egg. Then finally one day I hatched. I started my way down the beach, but a ghost crab saw me and started chasing me. It almost got me, but I made it to the sea. In one month my shell was getting very big and hard, so birds could not eat me. One day I saw a fisherman and he saw me. He started coming after me. I swam as fast as I could. After a long time he caught up with me. He took hold of me, but I was so heavy he fell in the ocean. I swam as fast as I could and got away — very, very far away. Under The Sea Turtle Dean Moniz Wishes Once upon a time I was walking through my garden and I caught a leprechaun who gave me three wishes if I would let him free. So I let him go and I wished I was the fastest runner. Then I went to Jamie ' s house and I said Let ' s have a race. He said, You know I always beat you. I said, Come on. He agreed. I beat him by a mile and he was still at the starting line. After that I went home and wished for gold so I could give it to the poor. Then I walked to all the poor people to give them money. I went home and wished for a sports car so I could win all the races. Justin Barritt Jamie Cattermole One day, I was on the beach going to the water, and a ghost crab saw me. I ran for my life. I was so scared. Finally, I reached the water, and I was safe. I was so hungry, so I looked and looked for some sea grass. I found some and I began to eat. Then I heard something, so I went to the surface. It was a boat. As it came closer and closer a man caught me and put me in his boat. When he wasn ' t looking I jumped into the water and swam and swam. When I was safe I saw a jellyfish. I went up to eat it. In one gulp it was gone. Then I met a friend. His name is Jacques. When we were swimming, a big fish came by and tried to eat us. So we swam behind a rock until it was gone. John Casling Five headed sea monster - Matthew Hammond My beautiful yacht - Jacques Auriol Alexander Wilks My house - Kris Hedges Mark Tibbies When I grow up I want to be a sailor, so I can sail the seven seas. I will take six mates to help me. I will race in the races that go from America to Bermuda. I will go if the waves are big or small, wind is wild or not. I don ' t m.ind if it is all of them together. My boat will be very big. It will go very fast. When I get to Bermuda if people want my autograph I ' ll give them it. I will explore islands and find stuff that is precious, and take it to the museum. I would find mines in the gulf stream. I would anchor one day for a week, and go diving and pick up treasure from the bottom of the sea. I ' d find sunken ships. I would go in caves and explore them under water. I would camp on islands for sixteen days. I would have a rubber speed boat, so I could speed very fast back to my big boat, and make a map of the islands I liked. I would surf on wave?. I would have lots of fun with my boat. It would be fun to take people for rides on the boat, and swim round reefs. Nigel Pollard 27

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CURIOUS CREATURES AND FURRY FRIENDS The Nicest Thing That Ever Happened To Me One of the nicest things that happened was I got a puppy. He is Ught brown and I picked him out. He played with me for a long long long long time. We went home and now he is a dog and he still plays with me very much. I always say good bye Bonjo and kiss him. Herbert Mitchell The nicest thing that happened to me was when my sister was born. I said she looked like E.T. I said that because she was wriggling. The best thing that I liked watching was when my sister tried to walk. She always fell down. I always laughed when she was eating because she got it all over her face. When it was bedtime she always woke me up because she was crying a lot. Ira Philip I was in a running race for a mile with my uncle. I didn ' t win but I came pretty close to that. I got a medal and after that I got a ride on a firetruck. I was at the back of the firetruck and then we went from the beginning of the race to the end of the race. Andrew Lockwood The nicest thing that has happened to me is when I went to Disney World. It was great fun there. You could get to Wet and Wild. You shoot these water guns. You can play army with your friends. You had to wear swimming trunks or else you would get wet and you got to ride water tanks. It was great fun. Alex Chapman Nicholas Kyme Benjamin Beasley The Worst Thing That Ever Happened To Me The worst thing that ever happened to me is when I fell off my bike when I was riding down a hill. I went too fast so I fell off my bike. I got ten cuts and one road rash. I had to walk my bike up the hill all by myself. Christopher Lowe The worst thing that happened to me was when I had bitten my tongue and it split and I had to go to the hospital. They had to sew it up and it took a long time to get better. Then I went home. I could eat now and I had fun. After I went to the hospital I went to school. Christopher Perry The worst thing that ever happened to me was when I had an operation. I could not walk for a few minutes. When we went to the airport I had to go in a wheelchair. I did not like it. Andrew Green The worst thing was when I had to go to the hospital for my eye operation. When I got there they put me to sleep. Then when they were finished they wheeled me to my mom and dad. I didn ' t get to see until the morning. Evan Morbey The worst thing that happened to me was to go to hospital. I went to hospital about three or four times. But the worst thing that happened to me was my shots. One time at hospital I fell out of bed. O.K. that was just me. v Alexander Winfield Stephen Troake Adam Colheson Giles Cotter Andrew Green Nicholas Van de VVeg Dominic Dowson