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

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ANDREW RITCHIE Andrew arrived at Shawnigan at the beginning of his Grade 10 year after letting his older brother have some peace and quiet. He was soon well established as one of the I didn ' t do it boys of the top floor of Copeman ' s House. Mooner , as this always beaming member of the grad class was soon labelled, when not performing superfluously at the difficult art of sleeping, enjoyed racquet sports. The most notable of thes e were tennis (playing on the School Team for three years, and touring Europe in the summer) and Badminton, a sport in which he won his School Colours. On the Rugby field, Andrew surprised everyone when he filled in competently for the injured Kiffy Hyde-Lay (after suffering a serious back injury himself) as scrum-half for the First XV. Around the school, Mooner was well involved. He participated in drama, both as an activity and in the musical Oliver , was an active member of the Dance Committee, and enjoyed the outdoors (he was a member of the club also). In many ways, Andrew was young and lighthearted, and Gaylie let him know it! The Moon ' s quick wit and agile feet will serve him well in the future in his search for a good serve. Shawnigan will be sad to see the moon set for the last time, and wishes him the best of luck. DON ROCKALL Being a new boy at the school this year, Rocky , as he was known by most, adjusted well to the situation here. Athletic, and not lacking in size, Don felt right at home on the rugby field with the first XV, and continued this style of play onto the basketball court. Living in a two-man dorm seemed to fit him and his room- mate, Lafoote, who always seems to get into trouble when Rocky was away. In other words. Rocky is a great one to have around, being the carefree, happy person he is. This he displays by sleeping on the floor, and singing down the hall. His good taste in music keeps the room in a good spirit, and the house too ... at six in the morning on some occasions. Although Don has his ups and downs like anyone else, he ' s always ready to share, whether it be his happy times or his blues. Rocky, coming from Qualicum Beach, is quite the partier, but he claims he has come to Shawnigan to settle down and work. No one will dispute that Don works hard. Some of the people who refer to him as that big crazy guy might dispute whether or not he has settled down. Like everyone else Don has a favorite saying: Tell ' em I ' ll do it . Whatever waits for Rocky Rockall beyond Shawnigan, there is no doubt that he has both the energy and the drive to come out on top. RICKSEWID Rick, a long time veteran of the school, was outstanding in his field; however, sleeping is not part of the curriculum, so he had to try something other than this pleasant pastime. Rick is full blooded Kwakiutl, and an avid fisherman, but was never really impressed by his nickname. Rick-fish. In fact, anyone who called him that soon had a lip the size of a good herring. Rick ' s major contribution to the school has most certainly been on the rugby field. After two seasons at prop on the First XV, he received his School Colours. He was also a formidable sight for defenders on the grass-hockey and soccer pitches. In his spare time Rick organized junior interhouse boxing, (an unofficial sport) which was an interesting spectacle for a while, found time to sail and enjoyed outdoors. Rick was a firm believer in putting his best foot forward until last summer when his right leg was run over by a car. This year he is taking short steps and looking both ways. When asked what he wants to do next year, Rick declared, yes. So with some sadness, and the prospect of fewer broken windows in Lonsdale ' s House, we say good-bye to him and wish him good-luck. 33

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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

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JIM SHAW Big Jim Callaghan arrived at Shawnigan in an 18-Wheel Peterbuilt coming in off the road and into Grade 11. In his two years in Lonsdale ' s House, he was soon noted as a person that one could not miss. In fact Jim was big enough to have been the entire scrum of the Second XV but modestly settled for the position of prop. On the lake he was a valued member of the JV VIM crew which will tour Europe in the summer of his graduating year. For both of these sports, Jim received his House Colours. In and around Lonsdale ' s House, Big Jim was a very effective prefect. He takes the credit for the general fitness of the Junior Dorm who have all come to realize how good push-ups are for them. To them Jim was known as sir . Though giving the outward appearance of a red-haired gorilla, Jim actually did fairly well for himself in academics, occasionally gracing the Diligence List. Next year, Jim plans to win the contest for holding the most chew or go to the U. of A. to study commerce or horse ranching, whichever is easier. BRIAN SINCLAIR Brother arrived at the school just in time to replace his older brother John. Ever since the start of his Grade 1 1 year, Brian has proved himself to be one of the top students in the class, earning many appearances on the Honours and Diligence Rolls. In his senior year, Brian was selected to co-edit this magazine, and then was honoured by the school with the award of his School Colours in Academics. In sports, Brian was a hard moving prop for the Third XV, and managed to blindly score many tries throughout the season. Seeing was never one of his strong points. In rowing, Brian followed his brother ' s steps right onto the Varsity VIM (and into the same position). At other times, he even had certain claims in the sailing club. Brian was also honoured this year by being chosen by the Rotary Club to represent them on the trip to Ottawa in the spring. He will be remembered for his role in the band, playing the Baritone Sax. and touring the Western U.S. When Brian wasn ' t arguing with the moon , or eating, he was trying to get something done as a Copeman ' s House Prefect. The Grad Class, especially the Copeman ' s Grade 12 ' s, will always remember the slightly obese yet always good-natured Brian for his hard work and original but unpleasant laugh. All the Grads wish him good luck on the tour and later at U.B.C. GREGSTENMARK Greg Stenmark has been a student at Shawnigan Lake for four years. Over that period of time, Greg has added to many of the activities at the school. In his final year, he played on the 1st Rugby Team, but due to a knee injury early in the season, he was side-lined for many of the remaining games. Greg also developed into a fine alto-sax player, held the first chair in the sax section and contributed tremendously to the sound of the band. Greg ' s athletic ability also surfaced when he appeared on the soccer field, as he was captain of Senior Soccer. He received school colours for his outstanding effort and sportsmanship. If someone was to ask him, When did he find time for homework? , he ' d usually change the subject or reply, I ' ll do it later. Greg ' s future plans are to become a jeweler and make money. He intends to exhibit his hairy chest, (count ' em, one . . .two . . .three . . .) and attract wild women into his shop for purposes he won ' t disclose. Whatever he does, I ' m sure he ' ll do well. 34