Sheldon Williams Collegiate - Opus Yearbook (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada)

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President ' s Message Well, by the time everybody reads this, the school year will be over, and the 1969-70 S.R.S. will be dissolved. Speak¬ ing for myself, it’s been a wonderful year; sometimes good, sometimes bad and sometimes pretty wild (as anyone who has been in one of the patented, laugh-in type fiascoes which cropped up all too frequently, can verify). In spite of this, or maybe because of it, this has been one of the most productive years a Sheldon S.R.C. has had. As suggested last year, Freshie week was postponed a week so that it could be better organized. There was a meet¬ ing between the Executive and the Freshies in an attempt to make them feel more at home. This has been the first year of operation for the Educational Directorate, and, under the able direction of Stuart Garvin, it has made many suggestions which were implemented. I’m sure I reflect the attitude of the entire student body when I say thank you to Stu. for doing a really tough job so well. In the early part of December, the U.N.E.S.C.O. organiza¬ tion sponsored a starve-in to raise money for building schools in Ceylon. Entrants were to go without food for 15 hours. The results were phenomenal — $2,200.00 for the project. This is entirely in keeping with the Sheldon tradition of all-out endorsement of worthy projects. As the only U.N.E.S.C.O. group in Regina, ours has distinguished itself on an international scale. Further showing the concern of Sheldon students for world problems was the Conference on Population Explosion. This two day conference used various interesting speakers to put the implications of the problems across. On the lighter side there was also a light show and coffee house. All who attended enjoyed themselves. In keeping with the policy of Sheldon-Williams to allow students more responsibility, the dances this year were student supervised. As well, at the Miss Sheldon Dance, a smoking lounge was located in room 2. Everything went off very well and I am sure that the idea of a smoking lounge at dances will continue. Another new feature at Sheldon this year was the instal¬ lation of two soft drink machines. These may be used by any student at noon or after school and in their spares by the seniors. Up to this time there has been no problem with these machines and I know there will not be in the future. Our operetta this year was “Annie Get Your Gun”, and the best I’ve seen. Congratulations to the cast and crew ancf especially to Darcy White and Clayton Johnstone for a fantastic production. Congratulations also go to Dr. Peart and Mr. Burgess without whom the show would have been impossible. In closing I would like to express my appreciation to everyone who helped me and the S.R.C. throughout the year, but I can’t. The list would be too long. So I will say a special thanks to Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Philpot, Mr. Pollard and the Executive without trying to say how much their help and experience meant to me and, for the rest; I couldn’t have made it without you. Good Luck to next year’s S.R.C and Bon Chance to those writing departmentals! Allen Snell

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Principal ' s Message In the Principal’s message for the first yearbook, Opus ’57, I stated that on the Opening Day September 4, 1956, “Sheldon-Williams was an incompleted building, peopled by students and teachers. It was not a school”. Fourteen years later, all this has changed. The building was completed, and it has even been altered by the installation of siudy carrels and conference rooms in what was originally the study hall, Room 12. There has been a strong growth of school spirit over the years; a feeling among students that they belong to, are a part of, an institution of which they have reason to be proud. This sense of belonging also permeates the staff. Rarely has one sensed so much of mutual trust and respect, of solidarity, of true friendship, in any high school staff. Truly, in its first fourteen years, Sheldon-Williams has developed proud tra¬ ditions! High levels have been achieved in scholarship; in music and drama; in athletics; in service to the school, to the community and far beyond; in student government; in creative leadership and the assumption of responsibility by students. With what a fine staff we opened school, fourteen years ago! Many teachers have come and gone (some one hundred and thirty-five teachers have been or still are teachers at Sheldon-Williams). Many of these have been truly out¬ standing. Sheldon-Williams has acquired some reputation as a school willing to experiment, but cautiously clinging to what has seemed good. It is the scholarly and creative and dedicated teachers, working with a most responsive and loyal student body that have given Sheldon-Williams its character and quality. I wish to compliment the present graduating class, as I have so many in the past, on their attention to their studies and to the many other activities that make up the life of the school. I thank them for the support they have given the Principal and Staff. I wish them life’s richest blessings as they leave these halls. Au Revoir My personal farewell as I, too, leave these halls. I am grateful for having had the opportunity of giving leadership in this school for the past fourteen years. I shall take with me the recollection of many golden friendships with my students and my teachers. If I have been able in some way to serve the students and teachers in Sheldon-Williams during these years I am content. J. R. A. Pollard, 2 Principal.

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Students ' Representative Council Alan Bratt Vice-President Allan Snell President Clayton Johnstone Music Director Carol Mclver Drama Directoress - GN 1 SrllM ■P ' k w 1 v i| gg0 1 ■ ' V 1 4 Sharon Crosby Social Directoress