Shawnigan Lake School - Yearbook (Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Canada)

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THE HOUSES RIPLEY ' S HOUSE Following upon the successes of last year, the House had a high standard to maintain. This year we Tared better in academics, and not so well in athletic events, whilst our members were well represented in the many aspects of school life. The seniors generally gave a good lead in House activities. We started the year with two House Prefects, Geoffrey Archbold and David Phillips. As the year progressed, Archbold was appointed a School Prefect, whilst Mark Osburn and John Gibson were appointed House Prefects. At the end of the year a number of Grade XI ' s had temporary appointments, with encouraging prospects for next year. In the swimming competition we came third in the House standings. We did not fare too well in the open and under fourteen events, although O ' Cal- laghan did well to win the senior breaststroke. The majority of our successes came in the under sixteen events, when all did well. Grauer won the under sixteen championship well backed-up by Giraud. The inter-house track and field competition was closely contested and it was not until the final day that Groves ' , the eventual winners, pulled ahead. Ripley ' s and Copeman ' s fought to the wire for second place. Outstanding amongst the seniors was Osburn, who was the runner up to Appleton, the victor ludorum. In the under sixteen events Ross, Grauer and Coldicutt all did well. In the Lent Term our House Basketball Teams did not distinguish them- selves, although they played several close matches. On School Basketball Teams we were well represented. In Cross-Country we placed third, Coldicutt and O ' Callaghan distinguished themselves in the Senior Event: these two with Osburn were on the School Cross-Country Team. We retained the Inter-house Squash Cup, defeating Copeman ' s in the finals; Andrew Wade and Osburn both played well. The Inter-house Rugby was a seven-a-side tournament. In the senior divi- sion we placed third, and in the junior division we were second. Representing us on the 1st XV was Osburn, although Archbold also played a great number of matches. These two were successful members of the U.K. touring team. Ingledew also played in the 1st XV and shows great promise for the future. We ended the year in good style. We won back the academic trophy, which we shall certainly try hard to retain. All members of the House contributed towards this trophy, excellent performances being made by Andrews, Marks, Kaiser, Barclay and Hunter. Good results were also attained by Alister Mac- donald, Anderson, Seeds, John Simson and Fellows. Several of our boys also gained individual prizes on Speech Day. In cricket we won the Junior House Cup, defeating Groves ' by four wickets; David Macdonald, Giraud and Fawcett all doing well. In the senior we lost the finals to a revitalised Lake ' s House. In many other activities we played our part, whether on parade with the Cadets or preparing an explorer rocket for launching. We trust that next year will again be marked by real effort and worthwhile endeavour. 22