St Michaels University School - Black Red and Blue Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Honored Guests, Mr. Headmaster, Staff, and fellow students. I have only now fttlly realized that myself and 98 of my classmates liatvc graduated. And practically, we have but one week ol'St. Micliacl's University School left to us. It is now, as we sit pondering the events ol' this morning that a common question arises: how cart time move so quickly? How is it that this band of stragglers, this group of anxious faces can be on the verge of the completion of their secondary school years irt such at short time? It was only a week ago that we were revelling in the acquisition ol a new common room. And only a month before tdiscounting sheets, slaves, and nubile goddessest TF' classes WERE progressing as usual. The event has arrived and I am certain that the entire class believes it to be shockingly immediate. In the words of the immortal bard tor one modest French teacherl, Tempus Fugit. But I should offer the past and present a little more respect than blind astonishment: I should dwell rather, on the events ofthe past year, for it is these recollections that help us all realize the importance of the present. The 1985! I986 school year was one of Ups and Downs tas can be expected at St. IVIichael'sl and the occasional sidew ay. tln the case of Mr. Piete's bus, out of the way.J First and foremost, it was a year of friendships - an important aspect ofliving at any age. The bases we have established here will remain with us in the future, whether the ties exist between students. students and teachers, students and foetal pigs la genuine asset in medical schooll .. .and who can forget the lov e4in . en masse. in the middle of the quad on Hippie day tand if ZI students in one station is not friendship, I don't know what islll. Whatever the case, in lending ourselves to each other, we have fully learned to appreciate the power and worth of friendship. In particular, we will never forget the friendships we shared with Christine and Reverend Davies, whose importance has been. and always will be, special to all of us. For the class, the year was, unfortunately, one of division. I cannot lie and say that amity was universal, nor can I say that we were the proverbial happy famiIy . We were not. Ultimately, however, a unity was established, and now any group or individual differences that still exist land they do in any crowdt coincide passively, without strain or bearing on the Grad class as a w-hole, It has been a valuable year in that we have all learned from our mistakes. Inevitably, it was also a year of disappointments. We have all wanted to do so much more than we attempted. tThe Kool-aid in Mr. Featherstone's pool on Skip Day, for instance, should have been greenerlll Yet in that which we did attempt, we have succeeded - whether on the court, on the field, academically, or in countless other of the St. lVIichaeI's school traditions. To provide you with several examples: Meg. wishing to remain respectable, graciously yielded a first place victory by two points, arriving at the runner-up position at the Canadian National debates. Bryan . . . well, take a guess ,... Gavin, on the rugby field, no longer maintains any excuse for giving the opponents an easy time. . . Joelle is still one of our better Grade I I singers, and Conrad, surreal to say the least, is undoubtedly planning a masterpiece this very moment. Yes we have all succeeded, in these instances and many more, to the best of our abilities. I cannot continue with the events and highlights of this year, for to do so would be to create an epic. Yet I can say that looking generally, in retrospect, at this past year, I do understand how the 99 of us have reached this plateau. It is by no means a singular accomplishment - I must extend my thanks to our teachers. for putting up with us, for their unlimited wit and know-how and for their priceless and endearing per- sonalities. And I must thank our individual families for helping us to this summit, for both their backing and their admonitions. lYes, even sisters and brotherslll Back to the French teacher - Tempus has Fugited. It is also said, and perhaps with greater clarity, that time swiftly passing is most often enjoyed. . . and remembered. We will never forget our hilarious, serious, eventful, and above all, prosperous Grade I2 year. We are the graduates of St. Michael's University School. May our respective futures be both successful and rewarding.

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