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

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STEVE LAVIOLETTE Steve, or as he was more commonly known by his limp wrist pals, Lafoote, has been an all-round good guy ever since he entered the school at the beginning of his Grade 1 1 year. Being a hard worker and bright, Steve soon adjusted to the Shawnigan academics, and produced some excellent marks. Lafoote ' s slick head fakes and body moves earned him his School Colours in ice-hockey and the position of scrum-half on the Third XV. Off the field or out from behind the desk, Steve ' s loud, friendly, though aggressive manner could only be matched with his guitar playing. He was found on many a sunny morning out on the Ripley ' s fire escape with Dube figuring out some new chord patterns. Or, if one was wandering around campus and heard the strains of a harmonica, he was sure to come across Steve jamming with himself. I think that the only fair thing that we can do before Steve leaves is, apart from wishing all the best, is to warn John Mayall that he has some competition. TOM LEE Tommy Lee came to Shawnigan in the fall of 1973. A native of Hong Kong, he spent the first year in Culture Shock in Groves ' House junior dorm, just managing to pass. As with everyone else at Shaw, Tom was introduced to the game of rugby in the First Term. By fostering his ability at the break-away, he always managed to score ... at the practices. Grade 1 1 brought new challenges to Tom. Rooming in a key position in Groves ' , Mr. Hyde-Lay ' s grand tours for prospective parents and students kept him on his toes as far as keeping a clean room went, and gained him the reputation for being an immaculate house keeper. In the Rifle Club, Tommy was at home, and found one of his chief loves of the School. Being an excellent shot and a responsible gunsman, he rose to the position of Club Manager in his senior year. Academically, he had his ups and downs, but managed to find that his talents lay in the fields of math and drafting — two subjects which are bound to stand him in good stead in his future career as an architect. Next year Tommy plans to continue his studies at Carleton University in Ottawa. All of us at the school wish him the best of luck. RICHARD W. LEONG Dick has departed from Shawnigan after five long years. His stay has had many ups and downs, but he has survived through the many Long Ordeals without mishap. Dick, the chief P.R. man for Woolco and several radio stations, was always posting stickers and pictures around the school in inconspicuous places. The walls of his Coffee Palace room were plastered with the pictures of places he had visited, like Great Falls, Montana, in his Oldsmobile Cutlass (whose picture was also on the wall). There was also a multitude of antennae in his room that gave it the appearance of a Chinese Laundry. The room, in effect, could have been called Dick ' s Diner as he was trying to outdo Woolco ' s Red Grille by offering free food and coffee to the many passers-by. Dick was Mason ' s biggest and best customer. He did his best to fight communism in the school, to prove to Davies that the Chevy Impala was the best car ever made, and also, to prove to Mr. Grass that places like Great Falls, Montana, were the best places to study in Geo. 12. Dick engaged in many tough physical sports such as Badminton, etc. but he could hold his own against the best members of the First Eight or the First XV. Dick ' s presence could always be detected by the fact that wherever he went he was either arguing with Davies about who was fatter or shrieking horrifying ear-piercing Aie shrieks from the windows of Lake ' s House to Mr. Anderson ' s delight!! Next year Dick plans to return to his beloved Alberta to continue his education . . . Bon chance, monsieur. 31

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DUANEJOHN Duane came to Shawnigan from Alaska two years ago. In these years, he has tackled, physically and mentally, many endeavours, most of which were successful. Duane was a proud member of the Second XV, and made some appearances on the Firsts towards the end of the 1976 season. He was a major driving force behind the Ripley ' s side in the Inter-House competition for this sport. Duane also rowed on the JV VIII for two years, and is touring Europe in the summer of ' 77. Off the fields, Duane was a member of the Ripley ' s food throwing team, and helped fend off the opposing houses with great success. There has been some doubt as to whether or not this was due to his aim or his threats. Duane has participated actively in many other sports and activities in and out of the school. His favourite, he declared, had to be grad. He was a big help at after-grad; while everybody was trying to get some sleep, Duane was wide awake. Shawnigan will miss Duane when he leaves, and, as he says, gets down to some really serious partying . We wish him all the best. BRETT JOHNSON Arriving in his grade 11 year, Brett soon made it clear to all that he was unique . His talent of speaking without saying anything, his love of side-tracking or at least, delaying masters in the pursuit of academics, made him a popular member of the school. In fact, Brett spent as much time on leave as possible (and at times more). Upon returning from these weekend forays his strange cologne was often remarked upon, especially by Mr. Bean. In his final year Brett headed the dance committee and was one of the founders of the Night Before, Two In The Morning Club which only resulted in bloodshot eyes and bags. We will all miss Brett in the time ahead, his good natured nonsense, his bad jokes and his patchwork tuxedo. Brett ' s life-long ambition is to be a PlayGirl Centerfold and to drive off into the eternal sunset in a fire red Maseratti Contache and to any one that knows Brett, neither of these seems too unlikely. Best of luck Brett! CHARLES JOHNSTONE Chuck, as this smiling grad was known, was a new-boy this year, and it was soon apparent to him that he had some catching up to do. He seems to have done so as this slightly diligent character was rarely on the satis or gating lists. Like most other people. Chuck had some very common traits, but also had some strange ones; he wore Hush-puppies, but also wore clogs (sometimes) and had his hair permed. On the rugby field. Chuck was an interesting player to watch to say the least. His enthusiasm was apparent to any one who stopped to watch the Fourth XV as he jumped and howled and yelled and roared his way up and down the field. This tremendous spirit existed in everything he did with the possible exception of getting up in the morning. If only one word could describe Chuck, it would be Chuck! , and the Grad class of ' 77 not only wish him all the best, but thank him for the great aftergrad for which he let us borrow his house. 30

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MIKE LOUGHEED Mike, since his arrival in grade 8, has been a colourful member of Groves ' house. Although his abilities in academics were not the highest nor was his rugby game the best, he more than made up for it with his enthusiastic play in grass hockey and soccer, both of which earned him school colours during his last year. Mike ' s most noted adventures at Shawnigan, however, have been various encounters with the fillies from across the lake, meeting with invariably variable results, or experimenting with a psuedo-professional air to produce a four wheel vehicle which is self-propelled ... a seemingly impossible task in our motor mechanics work shop. So as Mike leaves the school with memories of grease guns and girls . . . not necessarily in that order ... we wish him the best of luck in whatever may be ahead. NATHANIAL MASSEY Nat is one of the school ' s strongest rowers and is one of the eight reasons the 1st 8 had such a good season. Although he was hampered by an appendicitis during the middle of the season, he bounced back and is going to Europe with the Rowing Club. Nat started the year playing on the 3rd XV but was moved up for many of the second ' s matches and played very well. As the captain of the ski team, he was very disappointed to find that the ski week was cancelled this year due to lack of snow. Picture-snapping is one of his favorite hobbies as anyone who glanced into his room would surely notice. Nathanial plans on attending SFU next year and from there he will go to Eastern U.S. and major in Cinematography. No Photo Available LEE RINGHAM Lee Ringham, one of Shawnigan ' s more colourful characters, has spent a total of four years at the school. Always quick to get involved, he worked behind the scenes on two musicals, and in the VTR. Lee has captained the fourth XV, tried his hand at rowing, sailing and cross-country while still finding time to maintain a respectable level in academics. Lee was less well known for his midnight leave to Strath, though his attempts to claim girls by day were well known if unsuccessful. In the year of 1975, Lee said a brief farewell to the school in order to spend a year abroad sailing. Having visited many far-off places, Lee returned to graduate. In his delayed final year, Lee found time to cook up a storm in Foods 11, run and get himself re-involved in many other aspects of the school. In fact, he decided to get down to some serious work, and win his School Colours for Academics. Lee ' s future plans are to go to McGill and study Medicine. Shawnigan wishes him all the best and Lee will almost certainly be missed. 32