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

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NEW STAFF JOHN L. DA VIES Although to some a rugby playing librarian might seem to be a contradiction in terms, Mr. John Davies has arrived at Shawnigan to revamp the library, as well as to coach the 2nd and 3rd XV ' s. Born in Trebanos, Wales, Mr. Davies received a Certification of Education at Trinity College, Carmarthen. Having crossed the Atlantic eight years ago on a tour with Blackheath, a first division rugby team, he decided to settle here. He received a B.A. at Western Washington State College in Bellingham, and, before coming to Shawnigan, was teaching at Lake Cowichan. Mr. Davies and his assistants have plans to update the library, especially the fiction and resource areas and to incorporate V.T.R. into the library, turning it into a full media centre. Besides this almost her- culean labour, he is teaching two English classes, as well as planning to be involved in the basketball programme. When not coaching or reading, he enjoys fishing and even an occasional game of squash, (watch out, Mr. Cox). We wish Mr. Davies a long and enjoyable stay at Shawnigan and are sure that he will be an asset to the School and the library in particular. Miles Pittman (Grade 11) PHILLIP J. JAR VIS One of the two new Welsh members of staff, Phillip Jarvis was born in Aberdare, Wales. Educated first at Cardiff, where he received both a Bachelor ' s and Master ' s degree in Education. Mr. Jarvis came to Canada in 1974. He taught at St. John ' s Ravenscourt in Winnipeg from 1974-1980 and then, presumably to escape the harsh Manitoba winters, he taught for two years at St. Andrews in Nassau, the Bahamas. Mr. Jarvis has taken over the empty post of Housemaster of Copeman ' s House, as well as Head of the English Department. He teaches English Literature 12, English 12-1, 11-2 and9-2B, as well as coaching soccer, tennis and the Junior Colts Rugby team. When he has spare time he enjoys reading, listening to music and playing with two daughters three and a half and one years old. We hope that Mr. Jarvis will have a happy home here at rainy Shawnigan, and who knows, if he doesn ' t like the weather here, there is an opening at St. Jude ' s Tuktoyaktuk. Miles Pittman (Grade 11) 10

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AT A GLANCE

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GAVIN AND CHERYL KERNOT As some might have heard Shawnigan is ex- changing a teacher with a boys ' boarding school, Church of England Grammar School in Brisbane, Australia. Gone is Mr. Hall, to return at the end of a year with a tan and an Australian accent, and our visitors from down-under this year are Mr. Gavin Kernot and his wife Cheryl. A native of Adelaide, Mr. Kernot received a Certificate of Education from the University of South Australia and will be teaching Social Studies to Grades VIII and IX. As well as running the rifle range he will also be im- portant to the Rowing programme at Shawnigan and the rowers will probably learn to row the Australian way. He also enjoys the out-doors and looks forward to spending a fair amount of his time in this way in Canada. The school from which Mr. and Mrs. Kernot come is one with 1,500 boys of which about 250 are boarders so the situation, apart from the size, won ' t be much different for Mr. Hall and likewise for Mr. Kernot. Mrs. Kernot is an accomplished historian in her own right, and will be teaching a grade XII History class, as well as running the new Visual Com- munications activity. We welcome Mr. and Mrs. Kernot to Canada and hope they have many enjoyable experiences during their time with us. Miles Pittman (Grade 11) 11