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

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The Yearbook Staff This year's book is different from earlier yearbooks in several ways. One obvious change is that this year's cover is drawn ffizbulousl-v, by Marcella Obdrzalekll as opposed to the photographs of the last few years which. in my opinion. were becoming cliche. Another change was that we had to deal with three campuses. following the addition of the Middle School. Additionally. the order of appearance ofthe classes has been reversed from previous editions. so that the grads - who un' the most important. after all - appear first. and each grade after that is presented in declining order. with the grade l's coming last. Also, the staff section has been somewhat overhauled and I hope you enjoy the new format. Finally. this year's editor tand much of the stafft were grade ll's. This was done in order that this yearbook would not be dumped off on next year's editor as had happened in several of the last few years tno names will be mentionedl. Also produced for the first time ever is the Grad Supplement to the yearbook. which is an uncensored version of the Grad Section tit's well worth the read if you have the stomach for itll. But with changes come problems. I must apologize for the patchwork nature of some of the photographs. particularly the team photos tvaried uniforms. rugby pics that look like they're from l9IO. etc.l. I must also beg forgiveness for the lack of grade I0 photos. but without a grade IO photographer. they were hard to come by. Those of you signed up for yearbook staffand did not get anything to do. particular- ly Conrad Chan. Mike Grier and Marnee Clement. I apologize: I twronglyl assum- ed I could do it without you. These delicts were due mostly tor entirelyl to my lack of early organizational skills. I must now express my eternal gratitude to Jason Wale. our Head Photographer. and to Mr. Smith. the yearbook advisor. without whom none of this would have been possible. I must also thank the Middle School staff Neil Guernsey. Sarah Con- nolly. Kate Robinson. Jobi Norman. Erica Kjekstand. Sandy Yew. Lynda Gubbels. Shanti Atkins and. most ofall. Mrs. Richards. who did a marvelousjob on that sec- tion. Vanessa Richards. with the help of Mr. Tottenham. single handedly put together the Junior School section. to her I must express special appreciation. I would also like to thank grade I2 photographers Garrett Mehl and Koji Masuda. and grade ll photographers Becket Jubb. George Crowthall and Gino Merino. I must also say a big Thanks to Suzanne Bradbury and the rest of the Grad Section helpers for collecting Grad write-ups - and. even a few Grad quotes! Kudos for a big job well done to Sussex Davis. Darren Wong and Jason Beaver. who gathered all the advertising. Thanks should go to most of the staff tbut not all - you know who you arell. the Headmaster told and newl. various other students who helped. and most ofall to the typist Donna Ball. who probably does more around the school than anyone knows. I look forward to next year when I will be more organized thonestlylj to do the yearbook: as well as a new and improved Grad Supplement. May 1988-89 bring us more staff. a good editor-in-waiting. additional funds. peace on earth and lots of pretty girls. I. Ball. your Editor and doorman 1-

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Table of Contents Senior School.. Staff ................ Grads ....... Classes ...... Activities ........ Boarding Life ...... Art 81 Literature... Music 8a Drama.. Sports ............... Awards 8a Honors Middle School. Houses ............. Sports ............... Art 8a Literature.. Activities ........... Awards ............. Junior School.. Classes ............. Art 8L Literature.. Sports .............. Awards ............. Ads 8L Grad Directory

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Headmaster's Word The school year 1987-88 has been marked by memorable ac- complishments in academics. art. drama. debating. music and sports --- accomplishments of which we may all feel proud. Athletically. this has been probably the most successful year in the history of the school. To rank in sporting competition in the top ten of all public and Independent high schools in British Columbia puts any school into an exclusive category. SMU teams this year ranked ninth in B.C. in badminton.fUilz in B.C. in Senior Girls' basketball. second in Girls' field hockey and securzd tby a pointl in mixed tennis. They won the Provincial Mixed Doubles and the Girls' Doubles trophies. The SMU Senior Track Team won the Greater Victoria Track and Field Championship by a wide margin trunner-up were Mt. Douglas and Oak Bay High Schoolsl. then won the Island Championship and ranked eighth in the Province. SMU's Senior Girls' and Boys' teams won the B.C. Independent Schools' Cross-Country Championship, while Jim Anderson of Grade 8 and Pamela Lewis of Grade 9 placed first and second in the Island Cross Country Championship. In rugby --- the prestige sport at Independent Schools in Britain, Australia. New Zealand and Japan --- SMU enjoys a growing interna- tional reputation. It has been dominant in B.C. in the l98O's. This year, SMU's Senior Rugby Team won its eighth Independent School Cham- pionship in nine seasons --- and enjoyed an unbeaten spring tour to Japan. Taiwan and Hong Kong. ln the MAA International Maths Contest in which 500.000 students from over thirty countries took part. twenty-one SMU students in Grades 10-12 this year ranked on the World Honour Roll tin the top three quarters of l'ZvJ. In Com- puter Science. the SMU Juniors lGrades 7-93 ranked first in B.C.. second in Canada and third in the world. tThere were entries from 45 U.S. states and eighteen countries! ln debating. 1987-88 was another vintage year for SMU. which produced the top two teams in B.C.. competing with some 83 public and Independent Schools. David Longridge was the Top Individual Debater in the Province, while Salim Ramji. top in B.C. last year. this year was the Top Independent School Debater in Canada and the North-eastern U.S.A. and placed first among Commonwealth debaters in Britain. Music continues to flourish. The 1988 musical production. Jesus Christ Superstar . on the McPherson Theatre stage. was widely acclaimed. while SMU musicians --- including members of the fifty-five piece Middle School Or- chestra and the twenty-five piece Junior School Orchestra --- won numerous awards in the Music Festival. These and many other accomplishments in art. music. drama. debating and sports --- reflect honour on all SMU pupils. but especially on the leadership-by-example of the 1988 Grad Class. The School Captains. Tanis Laidlaw and David Longridge. the Head Girl and Boy. Kirstin Gunther and Simon Franklin. are especially to be congratulated. These results would not have been achieved without SMUis multi-talented teachers. who once again have given unstintingly of their time. energy. ability and enthusiasm. tAs one parent commented after a recent Prize Day: every school has one or two outstanding teachers. but what sets SMU apart is that it has such a high proportion of gifted teachers.i Pleasing as these and many other accomplishments ofthe past school year have been. my own greatest pleasure, on retiring after eleven years as Headmaster of SMU. is in knowing that the school can look ahead to still greater things, under its new Headmaster. Mr. David Penaluna. Those ofyou who know at first hand of Mr. Penaluna's breadth of ex- perience, his remarkable teaching ability and his dynamic energy and drive will appreciate SMU's good fortune. To the Graduating Class of 1988 I wish every happiness and success. Please keep in touch and bear in mind that your school's continued progress will depend to a large measure on the support which you give to it in the years ahead. With your backing. SMU will bc a still better school when the time comes for your children and grandchildren to attend. John Schaffter. M.A. tCantabJ Headmaster