Strathcona Tweedsmuir School - Paidia Yearbook (Okotoks, Alberta Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1975 volume:

aidi 1974-75 A SOUVENIR RECORD OF THE FOURTH YEAR OF STRATHCONA-TWEEDSMUIR SCHOOL OKOTOKS, ALBERTA Assistant Headmaster, Mr. P.B. Ditchburn, congratulates Co-recipient of Staff Scholarship for 1975-76, Kathy Robertson Wi Valedictorian, Frances Amery A os :-f PRIZEGIVING AND JUNE 21, Mrs. W.A. Heard presents Honors certificates f H....i1 IJ Ent CIZCTOKS, JLbu-YL' Canada, 4 CLCSING EXERCISES 1975 Guest speaker, Dr. R.K.N. Unnithan, presents Howard Trophy, 0mnes Res , to Janice Heard Dr. Unnithan and dancers from Jaipur admire gift for MGD School for Girls SQ Mr. W.A. Heard, Headmaster, presents graduating class member, Bernie Dayment, with certificate 'i 1 ly Lord Strathcona and Board of Governors Chairman, Mrs. G.L. Locke admire photograph of his great-grandfather Donald Smith, first Lord Strathcona Dr. D. Kovitz, Mr. Heard, Mrs. Muriel Kovitz, Chancellor, University of Calgary, attend reception for Lord Strathcona 7 s ' ' f A . my . gf - :YSL Headmaster, W.A. Heard, Lord Strathcona, Chairman, Mrs. G.L. Locke LORD STRATHCONA VISITS SCHOOL APRIL 4, 1975 U -2-Y-L' 1 'A HEADMASTER'S MESSAGE FROM THE ADDRESS AT PRIZEGIVING 1975 Welcome Chairman, Members of the Board of Governors, Honoured Guests, Alumni, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is indeed a memor- able day when so many of you have come to be with us and help the Strathcona-Tweedsmuir Family celebrate the close of our 4th year in this location. Thank you very much for coming and a particular thanks to Dr. Unnithan and our guests from Jaipur where our twin school is located. Our guests will be introduced more formally later in these procedings. I want briefly to mention how important these celebrations are, before l report to you Madame Chairman on the year's happenings. ln our society today, we tend to formalize our behavior less and less, and to celebrate import- ant days with a minimum of pomp and ceremony. The informality of our dress on the many occasions which were previously considered formal, is evidence of our attitude. I feel this is a pity. I feel this takes away from the joy that we have in celebrating. The spirit that is within us needs an opportunity to express itself. I hope at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir, the students will learn to appreciate and even enjoy dressing up in their best bib and tucker and celebrating important events. Now if I may, I would like to highlight this past year mentioning some of the facts of our life at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir and perhaps drawing to our attention again the reasons for this celebration. I will do this by discussing each department one by one. The English department is one of our most fundamental departments as the work that goes on in English is basic to our communication in all other areas of our life. Peter Ditchburn, our assistant headmaster, has once again exhibited initiative and imagination in leading this department to a high degree of excellence and we offer our thanks to him and congratulate him on his success. We are sorry that Mrs. Weir is leaving us but the Weirs are moving to the Columbia Lake area, building their home and I know looking forward to a new and challenging li e. The library, under the capable direction of Mrs. Ropchan, has expanded tremendously this past year due to a most generous gift from friends of the Strathcona-Tweedsmuir Family. We now have about 5,000 volumes not includ- ing a most substantial collection of Audio Visual materials, periodicals and the like. We would also like to thank Mrs. Keene for her help in the library. The Social Studies department has, for reasons unknown, had a most successful year. Seriously, Mr. Hay has developed in his depart- ment, a program that is the model for many other schools. The Social Awareness Unit has brought our School and our students-a reputa- tion that is most creditable. We are sorry that Mr. Dawood is moving on. Ishie Dawood, with his sparkle and enthusiasm has given greatly of himself, and all of us, both students and faculty have benefitted by knowing him. The French department has flourished this year with Mr. Freight, Mr. Tottenham, and Madame Brown bringing their students not only the language but a feeling of the history and culture of that most significant part of our heri- tage. Two of our students Francis Amery and Lisa McKay have won bursaries for further study in French this summer at Laval Univer- sity. The largest, and perhaps at times the most vociferous department, math-science has had another great year. The Vision Program under the direction of Mr. McConnell has involved 14 students in extending and broadening their horizons in such fields as meteorology, banking, geology, medicine and veterinary medicine. Mr. Garrison the head of the department, and one of teachers who has been with us from Riverdale days is branching out in his career. I would like to thank him for all he has given to the development of the School in these formative years. Mr. Keller will be assuming much of Mr. Garrison's responsibility and he will be assis- ted by Mr. Nelson and Mr. McConnell. Mr. Nelson will also have responsibility for the Junior High School. We also are saying goodbye and thanks to Miss Gouthro who has been with the Math-Science Department for the past two years. The athletic department, under the direc- tion of Brad Kilb, has once again demonstrated that a sound mind and a sound body go together. We have students that have reached national level competition in badminton and white water canoeing, provincial level in volleyball, white water canoeing, cross country running, track and field and the Alberta Sum- mer games. Our students regained lead in Senior and Junior Basketball, and trap shooting. Our gymnastics team coached by Mrs. Coyne and the hockey team coached bv, Mr. Bauman and Mr. McConnell in city competition against schools with far greater enrollment than Strathcona-Tweedsmuir. l'm sure l have left something out such as the skiing program, the adventure program, trips, cross country skiing, soccer and so on. May l say, when 75010 of your faculty are involved in supervising, organising and the coaching of these activities you are bound to have success. May I express my sincere gratitude, partly as a parent, for all the time and effort spent on our children by these men and women. Stan Piorecky is moving to Olds and taking with him his skill and enthusiasm for white water canoeing. We wish Stan and his family the very best in their new home. A reorganization of grades 1 to 6 is taking place this year. Miss Pat Fischer' will be in charge of grades 1 to 3 and Mr. Garry Bauman will be in charge of grades 4 - 6. We say goodbye to Mrs. Louise Glin who is leaving us to raise her own family. We hope its twins Louise and that they will both come to S.T.S. Mr. Seeger, who is also one of the original Riverdale gang is moving on from S.T.S. George, your capable and dedicated service to the School in its formative years have been greatly appreciated. Mr. Bauman will be assisted in his new responsibility by Mrs. Kerr and Mrs. Coskey. We are particularly sorry to hear of hus- bands being promoted and moved as they take with them dedicated and talented teachers. Mrs. Prentice is leaving us for Vancouver. We wish you well Betty. Also Mrs. Halpenny is going to Texas with her husband and we will miss her as well. This year the guidance department under Mr. Schmit's leadership, further developed the Adverse-Advisor system where a parcel number of students were assigned to a teacher for guid- ance and assistance. This program is to be developed next year and will include consul- tation with parents. I would be remiss if I did not take this op- portunity to thank those people whose efficiency, and hard work made the running of the school so smooth. Mr. Morris, Mrs. Swain and Mrs. Widney in the office, Mr. Sills, Mr. Headrick and Mr. and Mrs. Fulmack in main- tenance, Mr. Coultry and the drivers of Cardinal Buses. I would also like to reitterate Mrs. Locke's words and thank the Board of Governors for the support and hard work on all of our behalf. This report would not be complete Madame Chairman, if I did not take a crack at the leaving class. They have been both the delight of my life and the pane of my existence this year. I would like to point out some self evident truths which will bear hearing by all the students here today. It centres around the idea, involvement. Because we are a small school, you have been involved. You have been forced to participate where in a larger school you might have escaped. You have been forced into contact with others where in a larger school you might have avoided contact. You have been forced to lead where in a big school you could avoid responsibility. Next year you will be in bigger situations than Strathcona-Tweedsmuir. I say this to you - use the training and exper- ience that you gave gained here to become involved. Become involved in athletics, in clubs, in student government. Participate in the activities around you. Make the effort to be in contact with others. Lead - accept the respon- sibility and lead. Don't hide your talents, show your light to the world. 45 X 'S s hr r UN!! .1 if -Q uf ' K A -au -. ,V 1 QSM X. Fd., 'I .I N 'f' .rig n V, ' f ' , a ,, r-C95 Q o,,,,,4',,,,5g4.4.rr.1w z-A - -,,,g1g.wu,n-nw-f.f,ue 1' M'-'f' N 'if' r bf' 4 i As- .. .v,'- . . --.. x QA' f Y' Z 4 ' a f x 1. ',-2' u -. x M, , .5 .-1, .K L .la .- !t':yg,,,,, -1 ' I' , 1.5, -r,. A.. -.vc X? .,1g7 ig V-J3- f.,- r X fx , fa- n 4i5R..:g1,'f':,, . . 14 . Az .'.' . 72.2 J. U. .7 v i i JA, Q' ' 58.3 0543 4-ff. Y S '13 ..4. . x A FACULTY HEADMASTER W. A. Heard B.Ed. lUniversity of Albertal, Alberta Teachers Certificate Assistant Headmaster P. B. Ditchburn B.A., Dip. Ed. tUniversity of Melbournei, M.Ed. tUniversity of Calgaryi, Alberta Teacher's Certificate, Head of English Department. R. H. Cojocar, Alberta Teacher's Certificate, Head of Elementary School. I. Dawood, B.A. tHons.J tUniversity of Natall. B.Ed., U.E.D. tUniversity of South Africai, Dip.Ed. tUniversity of Calgaryl, Alberta Teacher's Certificate, Head of Junior High School. G. G. Bauman, B.Sc. fUniversity of Calgaryl, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. Madame Claudette Brown, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. Mrs. K. W. Coskey, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. Mrs. L. L. Coyne, B.Sc. twashington State Universityl, M.A. tOhio State Universityl, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. Miss P. F. Fischer, B.A. lUniversity of Western Ontariol, Alberta Teacher's Certificate G. D. Freight, B.A. tUniversity of Calgaryi, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. Head of Modern Languages Department. D. R. Garrison, B.Ed., M.Ed. tUniversity of Calgaryi, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. Head of Mathematics-Science Department. Mrs. S. Glin, B.Ed. fUniversity of Calgaryi, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. Miss E. Gouthro, B.Sc. ISL Francis-Xavier Universityl, B.Ed. lAcadia Universityl, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. C. J. Hay, B.A. tUniversity of Calgaryi, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. Head of Social Studies Department. Mr. M. Keller, B.Sc. lUniversity of Arizonal, M.Sc. tUniversity of Calgaryl, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. Mrs. J. B. Kerr, B.Ped. tUniversity of Manitobal, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. B. L. Kilb, B.P.E., M.A. tUniversity of Albertal, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. Director of Athletics. J. H. McConnell, B.A. tUniversity of Calgaryi, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. D. R. Nelson, B.Ed. lUniversity of Albertal, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. S. Piorecky, B.Ed. lCharles University, Praguel, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. Mrs. S. Ropchan, B.Ed., Dip.Ed. iuniversity of Calgaryi, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. Librarian. J. E. Schmit, B.A., M.A. tGonzaga Universityl, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. Head of Guidance Department. A. G. Seeger, B.A. lUniversity of Albertal, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. C. J. Tottenham, B.A.,M.A. tuniversity of Torontol, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. Mrs. D. W. Weir, B.Ed. tUniversity of Calgaryi, Alberta Teacher's Certificate. ADMINISTRATION Mrs. J. A. Kirkham, Headmaster's Secretary Mrs. R. Widney, Secretary Wm. Morris, School Accountant B. Sills, Maintenance Supervisor Mrs. M. Swain, Reception K. Headrick, Maintenance FACULTY Mr. Randy Garrison l1969-19751 Mr. Garrison joined the staff of Strathcona when the school was located on Riverdale Avenue. He taught math and science to both the elementary and junior high classes and coached the basketball team. He took 1971-72 as a year's leave-of-absence and completed his Master's degree in Educational Psychology. On returning to Strathcona-Tweedsmuir he became Department Head of Mathematics and Science, taught math and physics and coached the senior boys' basketball team. Mr. Garrison will assume a teaching position with the Calgary Board of Education. Mr. George Seeger j1970-1 9751 Mr. Seeger became Grade 4 teacher at Strathcona in 1970 when the elementary classes were conducted at Fliverview. He continued as Grade 4 teacher at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir and in 1974-75 became homeroom teacher for Grade 5. A curler and onetime coach of the curling club, he was also a keen photo- grapher. Mr. Ismail Dawood 11911 -19751 Mr. Dawood served as both junior high social studies teacher and Head of the Junior High School. During his four years at STS he completed his Diploma of Education at the University of Calgary and he served as soccer coach for the junior high team. Mr. Dawood will be teaching at St. Bonaventure's in Calgary. Mr. Piorecky introduced many program innovations during his three years at STS. Apart from teaching physical education to ele- mentary and junior high classes, he initiated canoeing, white-water canoeing and cross-country skiing. He also coached hockey, volleyball and badminton teams. Mr. Piorecky and his family have moved to Olds, Alberta, where he will continue to teach physical and outdoor education. Mrs. Louise Glin 11973-19751 Mrs. Glin spent two years on the faculty as the homeroom teacher Miss Elizabeth Gouthro 11973-19751 Miss Gouthro was the junior high math and senior biology teacher. She was assistant coach of the Junior girls' volleyball team. Miss Gouthro guided the early stamp club, supervised the Houses and was also doing course work for her master's degree in Educational Aministration at the University of Calgary. for Grade 1. Mrs. Glin has left STS to raise a family Mr. R.H. Cojocar Mrs. Margann Weir 11973 19751 Mrs. Weirtaught English to the junior and senior high school. She introduced film study to Grade 11 and was the popular riding instructor in the riding program sponsored by the Athletic Depart- ment. Mrs. Weir and her husband have moved to British Columbia. Mr. Cojocar, Head of the Junior School, completed a decade of service this year. Mr. Cojocarjoined the staff of Strathcona School for Boys in 1965 after spending several years at Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ontario. He taught both elementary and junior high classes at Strathcona when Mr. A. Howard was Headmaster and again when Mr. W.A. Heard became Headmaster. With the expansion of the school, the elementary division was moved to Riverview United Church in 1970 under the direction of Mr. Cojocar. When Strathcona and Tweedsmuir amalgamated and moved to the new campus at Okotoks, Mr. Cojocar became Head of Junior Boys and shortly after Head of the Junior School. ln recognition of Mr. Cojocar's service and contribution to the school, the Board of Governors sponsored a leave of absence for the 1975-76 year. During his leave, Mr. Cojocar will attend the University of Calgary. WELCOME TO NEW TEACHERS A warm welcome is extended to new teachers who will join the faculty in 1975. Mrs. Eva Nosal, M.Ed., M.Sc., Ph.D Mrs. M. lkebuchi, B.Ed Mrs. T. Cox, B.A. Mr. P. Adams, B.P.E Mrs. P. Foster, B.Ed. Mr. H. Koning, B.Ed Mr. B. Wilson, B.A. THE CLASS Standing: Seated: Front: Y THE CLASS OF '75 Bernie Dayment, 72-75, Dony Ng, 74-75, Derrick Johnson, 74-75, Harvey Locke, 69-75, Janice Heard, 69-75, Kevin Pearson, 69-75, Mary Harvey, 71-75, Lisa McKay, 72-75, Nic Seaton, 69-70, 74-75, Corinne Mathews, 72-75, Winston Leong, 73-75. Mr. Garrison. Sylvia Sherlock, 71-75, Pat Pryor, 72-73, 74-75, Kathy Paget, 67-71, 73-75, Missy Tharp, 74-75, Fran Amery, 66-75. Ross Clauson, 71-75, Hugh McMillan, 74-75. OF '75 f---s'a,'ypg'zf ' '-. GRADE ONE Back Row: Michelle Stevens, Billy Rollins, Bradley Clowes, Richard Balaz, Jamey Kilb, Gerhard Kemna. Front Row: Darin Ekstrom, Stephanie Wahl, Ronald Laing, Brett Coyne, Jon-Paul Somerville. Absent: David Sedgewick, Sara-Lane Sirey, Cori Cimolino. Mi , Y FF if 1 -we 'rw ' ifmf---'F ' F' tim GRADE TWO Back Row: Miss P. Fischer, Curtis Darmohray, Kim Mahmud, Chris Somerville Middle Row: Jennifer Kerr, Tara Pipella, Robbie Allendorf, Robert Elliott, Nicholas Cross, Elizabeth Johnson, Douglas Werth, Thomas Friedrich Front Row: Brian Gould, David Bridgewater, Leslie-Ann Trimble Absent: Darcy Ohlson Pryde, Jill fx Q GRADE THREE Back Row: Dawn Ekstrom, John Pidgeon, Grant Mouat, Blair Sorby, Sean Rollins, Mrs. Kerr Middle Row:AIex Goldstein, Kim Morrison, Philip Thiessen, Robert Kaul, Andrew Baxter Front Row: Geret Coyne, David Holt Absent: Gerry Quinton, Michael Pierce, Marina Sosukiewicz, Christina Thompson, John Anderson, Jon Mitchell, David Elliott GRADE FOUR Back Row: Andrew Molitor, Michael Dundas, Robert Stanley, David Taylor, Jason Hari, Mrs. Coskey, Luisa Rottig Middle Row:Jel'frey Rui, Glenn Coskey, Leigh Clarke, David Llewellyn Front Row: Michael Thakker, Dayla Nastiuk, Andrew Weeks, Karen Laing Absent: Cameron Craine GRADE FIVE Back Row: Tim Hayoz, Mr. Seeger, Lorraye Saik, Patrick Mayson, Larry Lim, Steven Lim, Hugh Kennedy, Robbie Morrison, Kelly Keith, Bianca Topsnick, Thomas Nelson Middle Row:Stephen Waldie, Roddy Heard, David Gresham, Tess Graham, Wendy Maquire Front Row: Richard Pierce, Carol Reggin, Eric Hasiuk, Carson Drisdale, Paul Proctor, David Diskin, David Dundas Absent: Andrew Rahme i i Wvnx Q V ' GRADE SIX A Standing: Bart Borrett, Peter Gammell, lan Farquharson, Leroy Thiesen, Elizabeth Ashworth, R..H. Coiocar, John Bilton. Debbie Drisdale. Adam Walker, Paul Roach Seafedg Eric Millice, Nladelaine Shuttleworth, Sloan PipelIa,LauchIin Lyons, Kenneth Drisdale Kneeling: Marco Mazzolani, Anita Chakravorty, David Thompson, Sara Goldstein Absent: David Thakkair, Christine Sattler l Q E. i , 'mr rql 1, 2,6 ' If . vm' 32' K, J 'A ' -iii '71 sf fa GRADE SIX B Back Row: Paul Mathieson, Tina Jessen, Mr. Bowman, Paul Glenfield, Colin MacDonald, Robert Sturmer,Ben Higgs, Lindsay Tarasoff, Ward Wardle Middle Row: Paul Henry, Stephen Pillow, Jean-Marc LeBlanc, Jane Rawin, Annette Cummer Fmm ROW! Laurena Reimer, Scott Darling, Murray Laidlow, Renee Tetrault, Paul Charuk Absent: Chris Deveth, John Gates, Janice McNeill i GRADE SEVEN A Standing Back Row: Darryl Ohlson, Bob Bridgewater, Eric Harvie, Tom Kovacs, Hugh McCruden, Cathy L'Abbe, Kim Bridgewater, Tina Lim, Ann Hordos Ffonf ROW! Blair Douglas, Lori Armstrong, Mr. Nelson, Gina Fteuther GRADE SEVEN B Back Row: John Ballem, Michael Detlefsen, Hugh Gwillim, Mr. Piorecky, Tyler Zell, Jeff O'Connor, Elizabeth Molitor Middle Row: Maribeth Feys, Leanne Oughton, James Prentice, Karen Mackie, Robert Hayief Cole Bygrove, Melanie McCaig, Grant Dean, Michael Shuttleworth, Vinay Ruparell Piano: Mrs. Coyne, Laurie McMichael, June Bell Front Row: John Dundas, Jay Cross, Simon Goldstein, Robert Dack Absent: Ann-Marie Gonsalves, Lindsay Rohloff Wm ,, , ., 'UQw . , ,Uv ,, ,fm GRADE EIGHT A Back Row: Gretchen George, Clark Grigsby, Jeff Webb, Julia Bodor, James Tilley, I Stephen Keene Middle Row:Wayne Millice, Robert Spiro, Stuart McMichael, Miss Gouthro, Sally Holman, Shana Smyth, Janice White, Jennifer Hasiuk Front Row: Robert Chabros, Jamie Crone, Michael Cousins, Barry Clauson Absent: Jeff Crone A., of ..,. ,, - 4 H, ,pg W 'duo GRADE EIGHT B Standing: Megan Kassube, Mr. McConnell, Kelli Gough, Sheila Tucker-Carpenter Patrizia Mazzolani, Bridgette Sirey, Roger Trimble, Alan Harvie, Stephen Ross, John Eamon, Russell Morrison Seated: Row1 lfrom backl Laura Kendall, Blakely Corbet, David Fathi, Kneeling: Ben Van Sant Row 2 Lawrence Dundas, John Wildeman, Derek Lamb. Kneeling: James Eamon Row3 Leslie Oughton, Tracy Bell Absent: Elizabeth Acteson, Rosalyn Rahme, Tammy Drisdale I g:3cDREovrvI:NEBsb Wall, Mr. Dawood, Pat LaGarde, Wayne Woods, Paul McKenna, Jamie.Kastens, R W'll's Chi Burgess, Loren Crone, Howard Green, Miles Prodan, David Enns s I I , p Middle Row:S3e?Nart Bondar, Mrs. Ropchan, Paul O'Donoghue, David Ryan, Jamie Marks, Philip White, Geoff McMillan, Doug Chapman, Stephen Weyant Seated: Terry Dunn, Paul Storwick, Bruce Conway Absent: Stephen McKechnie, Bruce Leslie GRADE NINE B Back Row: Rob Miller, Jane Palmer, Rod Kirkham, Doug McNiven, Gail Amundsen, Dawn Springer, Carol Shuttleworth, Martha Newell, Kathy Lamb, Heather Gllley, Mark Heard, Gretchen Cross, Jamie Motta, Sandy Morrison, Mrs. Weir Middle Row: David Brown, Heather Johnson, Mike Kerr, Virginia Wilson Front Row: David Bee, Jay Lyons, Melanie Tetrault, Jill de Nancrede, Mike Colborne Absent: Mike Pryor, Susan Oman GRADE TEN A Standing: Karen Jackson, Doug Johnson, Colin Lamb, Jon Del Bello, Pam Johnson, Bob Cooper Ron Kluzak, Pam Cross, Cynthia Heard, Allan Alger Seated: Terry Fishman, Mr. Hay, Tracy Armstrong Absent: Clark Garnett, Tobi Gonsalves, Raymond Chan, Greta Andersen GRADE TEN B Back Row: Shelly Ftaffin, Andy Louisy, Darrel Saik, Tom Wadsworth, Paul McCruden, Brian White, ' B n Murra , Brant Ftayment Nancy Pasukonls, ryo y Front Row: Simonne LeBlanc, Lance Selock, Mr. Tottenham, Dale McClellan, Kathy Ogilvie Absent: Alison Martin GRADE ELEVEN A Back Row: Mr. Keller, Brad Kluzak, Brett Kyle, Jack Krusche, Jim Barry, Danny Hunt, Mr. Solana Middle Row: Nick Graham, Molly Lawson, Lucy Garstin, Lore-Lee Armstrong Front Row: Nancy Gammell, Bob Gammell, Amy Chen, Lori Dowling Absent: Cynthia Hayward, David Johnson, Andrew Craine GRADE ELEVEN B Back Row: Rod Millican, Mr. Freight, Gerald Maquire, Kathy Robertson, Mike Mccaig Front Row: Julie Scott, Jane McQuitty, Richard Perry, Marita Marks Absent: Stephen Wu STU DENTS' COUNCIL Back Row: Rick Johnson, Janice Heard tPresidentJ, Harvey Locke tVice-Presidentl, Kathy Robertson tTreasurerl Front Ftow: Bruce Leslie, Kathy Paget, Jay Cross, Fran Amery tSecretaryl BIN X THE GREAT TRIKE TITS RACE OCTOBER11 69 1: 91, 0610 'ow -S060 0088 mba X 91- 6' S er his 65 01, 6 e 09 Wiz? ef fo, , o 4 . oxo 169 Q , O far, 9 -D oo Librarian and 2l4ths of English Dept. stride out to meet the foe Junior School Winners - The Dream Demons Hockey Hot Shots pause to pose 1 E 5 SOCIALS TRIPS t Hr FUN MORE FUN 1.1 'FI' , L ' '., ', ,I '. Z, Q: V' ,QQ ? , , '- ,mvffufaa ag we 'W Pg. 1 , ,, ,,,,,.f. 2, I F? ,,..x,,.N., ., . ,r as S L Social Studies 20 students work in Social Senrice Agencies 499 - 1 v' STS hosts Gymnastic Meet WGKW Teachers caught in the act r English Department sponsors s i eries of Shakespearean movies WEL 2 sv - 4,,-.-rss' V, ... -35 f ,,. ..'lW OPEN HOUSE MAY 10 AND 11 XX, , V, ft: ' H X J g Q I ,a f Q ' ' f Q ji 1 Psp 'A V . f f f f . 5 . 'gf' K X 3 91l'i'i- YG fr -4-ji. I iff, .AS 6?- 1 if if ir fu F 'lm-uyl-. I .F wr.. 239,112 , 3 K' digg. wg? .f . Skill' 3 W x f' ff' 1 rf iff' 2' X i Ap emgwe-. ,g A i f W 5 r. 'f 59, Q,?l Rr m ,MQ Ji? QJNN A 'UTS Gerhard Kemna. Grade 1 DAD Dad very tall He finds oil l love him alot Geologist Grade 2 Spaghetti Long, thin Slithers on plates Hunger hits the stomach ME Noodles Eric Millice I like me because l'm me Grade 6 And it's fun to be me And there is just me and No other me. So l'm just mel Christina Thomson, G d 3 ra e HALLS Halls noisy, squishy decorated, long and clean places to hang coats Long Johns PENNS- woolies . I fuzzy, furry Christopher Somerville Grade2 go in drawers pretty nice, cozy, QFOOVY warmies Curtis Darmohray, Grade 2 OLLY FINALLY SLEEPS Olly Orange Leaf was playing happily all summer with his brothers and sisters. But soon Mr. Frost came. Father Orange Tree said, Quick, everyone, off! Mr. Frost is coming. So everyone went off to sleep except Olly lof coursei. Then Father Orange Tree called Mr. Wind to throw Olly off. Mr. Wind blew, blew and gasped. Olly started to wiggle, got sleepy and fell off. And he fell off just in time because along came Mr. Frost. Good night, said Father Orange Tree. Michael Thakkar, Grade 4 He makes fools We love someone, PROTEST I PROTEST he said and then sat and never did anything else for the rest of his fat, contented life. Nic Seaton, Grade 12 LIFE Someone dies. Someone cries, But life goes on. Sadness, joys, Newfound toys, Regardless, life goes on. We sing in tune, We sing too flat, She's too thin, Or he's too fat, Eternal, life goes on. We lose old friends, We gain some more, We fail a test, But we pass four, Life still goes on. Sometimes happy, Sometimes sad, ln comes a new moral, Out goes an old fad, Non-ending, life goes on. We hate another, Our mother's nuts But so's our brother, Descending, life goes on. lt's here, it's there, It's everywhere, A child, a bear, Mon pere, ma mere, Prevailing, life goes on. A neverending process, How? I do not know. To-day I see another born, And then another goes, Enduring, life goes on. Molly Lawson, Grade 11 FEAR? Fear is just another word For not knowing what to do. Harvey Locke, Grade 12 THEY Down, down, down, lgo then, in odd moments, up again, bobbing inthe clouds, like a kite in afair wind, smiling at the sun. Then, they take the wind away, unknowingly perhaps - but it's gone, like now, and my heart is shattered over and over as I relive the crash Kelly Kerr, Grade 12 TO HIM He's in every crowd, He degrades another, To make him feel big. Of those indifferent To his loud and brash ways It makes him feel big. He ridicules, the different, Those not fitting his idealsg It makes him feel big. Hne's the one that always stands out First to make the cutting comment This makes him feel big. But, we all know who he is, He's the small one, He never grew up, He never learned, That people have feelings. Kathie Paget, Grade 12 THE SILENT EXTERMINATOR He walked along, stealthily as a snake making no more noise than a glider. Then, downth 9 stairshe . jumped, Nimbly as a mountain lion, bursting through the Pumpkin pink polish On nails Carefully cultivated, door, Shattering life inside And cracking the still night air Like a thunderstorm. Colin Lamb, Grade 10 SIGNS Finely filed to the perfect shape To reveal a realistic reflection of her character. Janice Heard, Grade 12 AN ooE .T0 BIQLOGY 1 O' ' 9 L, SC. . V' 6 ou H93 ' u 67 JG, box , . ' 5 3' 41,7 A , K? 7 15' Q 0 C' CD P ' A' 5, SQ 9 AN ESSAY ON ' TEENAG ERS T , g TEENAGERS - PEoPi.E? 'I-' ' The modern day teenager .. . criminally insane, socially maladjusted, psychologically disturbed, morally unbalanced yes, that's us. But we, the teenagers are used to this. Ever since the beginning of time there has always been a modern day teen- ager. The teenager was mentioned in the Bible way back with Adam and Eve. To the adult we are the problem generation. We are aggressive, dirty, sex perverts, and we corrupt younger people not yet classified as teenagers. Making out, drinking, toking up, and being generally rude and objectionable are all part of our image. Can we help it if we were born in the appropriate year to become eligible for adolescence ? We, the modern day teenagers certainly have not started the sexual revolution. After all, the famous orgies of the Roman era included anybody from twelve to seventy, if they lived that long. lf adults lanybody over nineteeni did not participate in sex we wouldn't be here today. A menace to society? Or is society a menace to us? We are labelled as psychological misfits be- cause our taste in music is slightly different from the grown-ups 5 outcasts because our clothes are not dainty and tailored. We are criminals because our hair is long and our beliefs are modern and new compared to the old fashioned ways of thinking. Criminals they call us! Jack the Ripper, the Boston Strangler and Adolf Hitler all had short hair! Teenagers dangerous? No, we teenagers have an identity of our own - just like you adults. You can't run away from us. No matter how hard you try, we'll always be here. So... Lock up your doors, Turn on the lights, Look out, because. . . A teenager is in sight. Alison Martin, Grade 10A Qt Qi X103 W hi S- QW QJ N G 3 BN A iv fi' me D- f0 Sxrb N' mio S C7 If YK . A 'Z I: -4 I5 e , if .1- 2 O P ci .5 ,9 Q 03,9 assi -LS OLD LOCKE CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST POETRY THE OLD LADY They say she is one hundred years old . Five feet tall, Bent over, Walks with a limp. The greasy grey hair sticks Out from under the little Black hat Like wire. The eyes are black And lifeless. The lips are dry And always have a half smile Upon them. All but one Of the front teeth Are missing. They play practical jokes On the old lady. But Not today. There is a Deadly Silence. . . They say she was one hundred years old . Doug Johnson, Grade 10 Winner, Poetry Section SHORT STORY FROG'S REVENGE Hidden in the corner of the field was the pond, a green stagnant hollow with thorn bushes on its banks. From time to time an old man moved carefully under the prickly branches. He whispered and whistled coaxingly, Come, come, come now, little dear. Here's a piece of meat for you. And he tossed the scrap into the pond. The old man sighed and shifted position. Then he froze. The green slime on the far side of the pond had parted and a large frog pulled itself from the water. Oh, little dear, breathed the old man so as not to let the frog hear. He then made a low grating sound in his throat. He saw the frog listening. The noise was somewhat like that on another frog. The old man repeated the noise. This time the frog answered and sprang into the pool sending the green slimy weeds slopping and swam hard. The frog crawled out a few feet away from the old man and looked up the bank as if eager to find the frog that it had heard. 1 Mrs. G.L. Locke lleftl chats with contest winners Kelly Kerr lcentrel and Doug Johnson lrightl following Presentation Assembly The old man waited patiently. The frog hopped twice up the bank. Then the old man's hand moved slowly toward the handle of a light net that was at his side. He seized the net and struck, capturing the frog. The frog leaped frantically but was unable to escape. Ah, big beauty! the man said. Pretty handsome fellow, you! He took a long needle from his pooked and killed the frog. Then he put the body in his pocket. It was the last frog in the pond. The old man went across the field to a road on the other side of which stood his cottage. The cottage was small and ugly and very old. Its windows gave little light. The old man lit a lamp, for the sun had set. He put the frog on a plate on the table and he sat down beside the lamp. He took a sharp knife from the drawer of the table and began to carefully skin the frog. When he was finished, he dropped the limp body into a pot of boiling water. Then he crossed the small room and came to a high table with a rather large box set upon it. There was a faint smell of decay. How are you, little dear? asked the old man. He lifted the box and there, underneath, were dozens of stuffed frogs. All of them had been posed like humans and were dressed in coats and pants of an earlier period. There were gentlemen and ladies and servants. one, with lace at his yellow throat, held tiny wooden wine glass. A second frog had a tiny pipe in its mouth with a small strand of wool for smoke. The same wool was used for the ladies' wigs. The ladies wore long skirts and carried fans. The old man looked proudly over the stiff little figures. His eyes searched the banqueting but motionless party. In the middle of the table he found three frogs posed in dancing position. Soon we shall have a partner for the lady there, he said proudly. He hurried back to the stove and lifted the pot. He poured the boiling water down the sink. Then he picked the bones from the meat of the corpse. With wire and thread and tiny bones, he fashioned a skeleton and at the top went the skull. He pulled some wool from the table drawer and as he stuffed the frog skin with it, he began to talk. This is a poor substitute to fill that skin of yours. Then he threaded a needle and with great concentration began to stitch up the frog's skin. Suddenly he lowered his needle and listened. Puzzled, he put down the half-stuffed skin and went to the door and opened it. lt was dark now. He heard the sound more clearly. lt was something from the pond. It was a loud croaking noise as of a great many frogs. He went to the cupboard and got his lantern and net. He went cautiously toward the pond in the dark. He stopped twenty yards from the pond. The noise was astonishing. Hundreds of frogs must have travelled to this spot to fill this pond. He began to advance again and within a few steps of the pond the noise abruptly stopped. He froze. There was absolute silence, not even the splash of a frog diving for safety. It was very strange indeed. He stepped forward and brought his net across his chest, ready to strike. Looking but seeing nothing, he made the same frog sound he had made in the afternoon. The hush continued. As he stood he became more and more aware of a peculiar smell. lt was most unpleasant. lt was like decaying weed from the pond. A soft bubbling seemed to accompany it. Gases must be rising from the bottom, he thought. He should leave so he wouldn't risk his health. But, pulling his net to a ready position, he tried his frog call one last time. Instantly he threw himself backwards with a cry. A vast, belching bubble of putrid air rose from he pond. More and more bubbles broke on the surface. The whole pond seemed to boil. The old man turned blindly to escape and stepped into the thorns. He was in agony. A dread- ful slobbering deafened him. He was overcome with the stench and he felt his net grabbed away from him. The slimy weeds that were spewed out by the pond slapped him on the face. Then he was in the midst of an immence pulsat- ing softness that held him. He knew he was shrieking and he also knew that there was no one to hear him. An hour after the sun had risen, the milkman was driving down the road that fronted the pond. He happened to glance in the direction of the pond and was startled by what he saw. By the side of the pond crouched a naked figure. The milkman stopped his truck and walked over to the figure. He saw it was an old man on his haunches, his arms straight and his hands between his feet. The old man didn't move as the milkman approached. The milkman hailed, Hello there! Don't you know you might get caught for having no clothes on? He saw green slime in the old man's beard and then the staring eyes. His spine shivered. As if to wake the old man, the milkman grabbed his upper arm and found that it was cold. He shivered again and moved the arm gently. Then he gasped with horror and ran from the pond. He ran because the arm has separated from the shoulder and weeds and green water plants and slime oozed from the gap. As the old man fell backwards tiny green sticks glistened across his belly. Kelly Kerr, Grade 12 Winning Entry, Locke Creatvie Writing Contest Short Story Section I ' l l K4 V If ,,,,.. A. Memo to the faculty from Mr. Ditchburn: lf you were wondering about the presence of the 9A English class on the school road this morning, there is an explanation. Grade 9A has a creative writing assignment: The Pot-holes in the STS Road . The students have been asked to speculate on the origin, development, size, shape, etc. of our lunar road. Hence the expedition this morning to examine the evidence. O Q OKOTOKS lCP1 - Shortly after the sudden dis- appearance early last Tuesday morning of a Strath- cona-Tweedsmuir bus just north of the school cam- pus a school spokesman denied the existence of pot holes in the road but promised to set up a special committee to investigate the alleged pot hole situation. This morning at a scheduled press conference the committee issued its report and stated that the alleged pot holes were indeed not pot holes at all but special asphalt apertures designed for Strath- cona-Tweedsmuir by the faculty to stimulate the students' awareness of the learning process by rattling their brains before arriving at the school each day. The committee also added that because of this special academic stimulus of S.T.S. the tuition fees would be increased by ten percent on the first of January, 1975. The committee closed its report with the announcement that a new committee would shortly be formed to study a procedure to recruit thirty new students to replace those students who disappeared in the bus. Paul McKenna, Grade 9A POTHOLES There are many stories and legends concerning the origin of the potholes on the road to Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School. The most widely accepted cause of the condition of the road is that it has been subjected to extensive use. The road has thus weakened, and caused large and small holes to appear at random. But l have reason to believe that in fact the pot- holes were caused by farmers, whose cattle are scared by passing buses, screaming children, and the usual combination of these two which travel the road daily. These farmers meet every month in a secret place. l cannot of course name this secret place, on the grounds thay I may incriminate someone. These meetings are held at midnight, after which the farmers hook up their tractors and proceed to dig holes in the road. It is said that their ultimate objective is to make the holes eventually big enough to swallow up the buses, complete with occupants. There would appear to be two alternatives to those of us concerned with the problem: either to quiet down while travelling, or to buy ear plugs for the cows. Miles Prodan, Grade 9 A 0 I Q Q O Q Both stories were printed in The V7 W 'Willy -cdr.-sa. QS f5llGiNA 1 ' T 21? 'A ' f R I A ll IAM 'gk' '- Okotoks, Alberta E J Q WEDNESDAY' DECEMBER 4, 1974 VOLUME 1 NUMBER 11 price only 15 cents THE ESCAPE They were just sitting around among the desks talking about the usual useless things. The group worked along the different paths that were triggered by chance comments and jokes. This lead, inevitably, to the need for something else to do. Some left the small room with its bright white lights and the remaining four got down down from desk tops or got up from the carpeted floor to begin the silent lonely work they were assigned by myriads of non-descript teachers. The beginning of that day had the characteristic slow pace of all final days before holidays. lt was actually somewhat depressing for those who had no special plans. They had come to school that day for lack of something better to do or because they had no other choice. Many of them felt left behind in a way because their best friends had already started their holidays with other friends. lt was times like these that prompted many to doubt the preachings of their rulers about how it does one good to abide by the rules and go to school, despite the apparent slack in pace. The atmosphere in the small white room was becoming tense and the seats were uncomfortable. An argument began about some trivial and irritating little thing. The four no longer felt happy about the coming holidays. The problem was becoming more immediate. They knew they had to get out soon. Each student in that small room felt it and every new second in the boring and monotonous prison seemed worse. They could see no reason for re- maining. Secretly the four made their way through the building, collected their remaining possessions from book and gym lockers and walked out. Something in them revived and awakened. They screamed and laughed and talked with freedom as they hustled themselves in the direction of the main road, across the snowy fields and the path of a rushing storm. They had all put themselves into this adventure with barely a thought of the possible con- sequences. The end ofthe holidays and the return to school seemed not to exist in their minds. ln this small, bold band, however, there was one who was perceptive and aware. The other three respected him for this and while on the roadside, still without a ride, he voiced a peculiar thought. He said the white stormy land around them seemed bland, boring and monotonous. He was shot down, instantly, with the reply that this white place wasn't anywhere near as unbearable as what they had just left. But hethought only of how unbearably cold the land on that late morning made him feel. And so they pushed on down the road past the few warm houses strung along it. They were so impatient to be home for the holidays. As it turned out, no vehicles had travelled that road, or many others that day, because of the storm and the four were not found before the holidays. They had left themselves huddled in a ditch where they were quickly consumed by the accumulating snow. Bob Gammell, Grade 11 THE JAGGED ROCKS It was a Sunday in the middle of January, the snow was blowing with such vigor that any exposed skin felt like it was being bombarded with thousands of minute spears. The clouds hung op- pressively about the Sunshine parking-lot. Of course the Browns had a season's pass which you had to ski off, whether rain, sleet or snow. II thought to myself, does it say anything about bIizzards?I Well, I guess it did because my line of thought was broken by a bellowing voice, David, if you want to go skiing again, get out and catch the bus . I did this with great reluctance, but my Mother's state- ment spurred me on. When I saw the bus it reminded me of school. Then it hit me like a bullet. Today is Sunday, tomor- row is Monday and I have an English assignment due. I was then informed that I was as white as a dead man, and I thought that is exactly what I will be tomorrow morning. I climbed onto the bus Iistless- ly. Finding an empty seat, I sat down with a thud. Then I fell into deep contemplation, trying to figure out what I could hand in in a darned quick hurry. The bus, finishing its lumbering journey, came to a screeching halt in front of the day lodge. Once again I heard that familiar voice, David, get off the bus before it goes down the hill again . Getting up from my seat and plodding off the bus with my toque just barely clinging to my head, and my out-riggers clamped around my arm like fetters, I then proceeded on the long tiring climb up to our lockers, which were situated in the back of the lodge, against the wall, in a dark gloomy corner. Grabbing my skis I went to the bottom of Angel chair, and after standing for ten minutes I saw Twiggy coming towards me in her glistening scarlet instructor's ski suit. Twiggy is about 4'9 and about 110 pounds, which might be a bit generous. Sliding into position side by side, to get on the chair, it dawned on me, a fantastic idea for that assignment, and, just at that very moment the chair hit me just below the belt, which gave me a shock equal only to sticking your thumb into a light socket. I then realized that I was being raised up off the ground, but yet I wasn't siting in the chair. The chair was pushing me in the middle of the back, raising me higher and higher off the virgin white snow beneath me. Then the chair came to a grinding halt, and the people in the chairs in front and behind me were screaming instructions to the two of us. Thesemany voices put together sounded like a tape in which the previous recording hadn't erased completely.. Here I was, a 90 pound eleven year old, swaying with every whim of the mighty wind. The only thing that was preventing me from falling like a feather onto the jagged rocks twenty feet below was the relatively small-framed Twiggy, grasping with her smallhfist to the collar of my jacket. Looking down I saw the rocks looking like cro-codiles that hadn't been fed for a week, just waiting for me to drop into their gaping jaws. Trying deperately to get my hands up on the chair I started to sweat, which froze instantly in the extreme temperature of 30 below. My left out-rigger then started to slip off my arm, and eventually slipped off, landing on the rocks where it was unrecog- nlzable. I thought to myself, if it does this to an aluminum out-rigger, what would it do to a human body? I then felt Twiggy's grip loosen, and at that moment my whole life flashed before me. The pre- dominant figures in this were my Mother and Father - will I ever see them again? Then I saw the image of my mangled body on the rocks, and I gave one final lunge for the chair, out of desperation. The palm of my hand hit the rim of the chair, and giving two great heaves between Twiggy and myself, Imanaged to get sitting In the chair. I let out ia great sigh of relief, it was over , my body went imp. David Brown, Grade 9 I DIDN'T DO IT ALONE Getting up relatively early, I scrambled into my jeans, thinking, today is the day . I walked briskly to the barn, avoiding the mud whenever possible. Why did it have to rain so much in Albuquerque, it just makes it worse! Tacking up my horse, l mounted to exercise him lightly with the intent of re- laxing us both. Why was my back so stiff? I looked back and noticed the hustle of people cleaning tack, stall mucking, feeding, grooming - it had all begun, and little did I know how much it had. I returned to the barn, smiled faintly at a friend, and put my horse away, giving him a big hug for good luck. Well, I had made it through two eliminations to the final. One hundred horses, all champions, had been cut to thirty finalists. My horse, lsfahan or Kim, and I had, along the way, been named sec- tional champion. I remember the excitement of the crowd as I entered, so much cheering. I was over- whelmed and goose bumps ran up and down my back. I could not believe it, the first year my horse and I had been working together. Well, today was the day - the final. I had beaten all the finalists except the stallions, and this would be my first chance to beat them. The day seemed tense and quiet for me now. The rest of the world was nonexis- tent for me. The shouts of grooms wondering where their brushes were, and the tourists bubbling in to see the finals, these meant nothing to me. My body was already tense and nervous, I must settle down. Dad yelled down from Kim's stall for me to sit down and relax. Mom and Dad were now grooming my horse. I knew they would groom him to my liking, they had done it many times before. I glanced down the alley and another Native Costume horse was being prepared and tended to. I noticed her costume, what there was of it! I did not like the costume, it had too many colors. I returned to Mom who was now unbraiding Kim's tail, and worrying because she thought there was too much curl. Dad was now oiling Kim's face, first the vaseline on the muzzle, now the eyes, then the baby oil - this darkened the face to make it stand out more. Isfahan's body was glistening after the towel and hand rub. Mom and I now climbed into the truck, and she drove me back to the track dressing room. I set out my clothes neatly and noticed my hands were nervous and fumbling. Oh well, this would go as soon as l mounted my horse. Now, dressed, all l had to do was sit and wait until we were summoned. Back at the barn I glanced dis- gustedly at the mud. Over the P.A. boomed, Class 141, Native Costume Finals! Dad boosted me onto my horse. On the way up to the arena I was preoccupied wondering whether or not I would have a good ride. I cantered Kim down the alley avoiding the glass bottle some nonchalant person had discarded. My horse cantered smoothly, listening eagerly for my commands. I did a few tight circles to collect him. He was fine, and we would have a good ride. We stopped. Now and again the waiting would climb heavily upon our backs. The air was dripping with expectations. Every rider eyed up the other's native costume, the horses confirmation, and way of going. Finally we entered the ring, and Mom and Dad wished me good luck. Thanks, but by now I was fidgeting and wanted to get it over with. The footing in the ring was soft and dark, and the tanbark smell radiated throughout the arena, lingering in the horses' nostrils, flaring them, awakening them, and lighting the fire within. They were ready. We were in the hand gallop, the height of the Arabian costume, as the Arab horse races across the open desert plains. I knew that the judges would call the transition, a difficult one, from a hand gallop to a slow canter. On the second round, I prepared my horse, and sure enough they called it - and we were ready. We were called into the line-up after going both ways of the ring. The three judges were now computing the results. There was a tie between Champion and Reserve. Number 247. I was in it! The three of us turned to go left on the rail, the other horses remained in the centre, waiting. This time the referee judge would decide the tie. In the hand gallop the crowd began yelling and cheering. My horse was climbing higher and higher. I whispered, Be careful, easy boy. I was annoyed with the dirt flying into my face, but at the same time was exhil- arated by the experience my horse and I were sharing. The horses were all excused from the ring while computations were made. Dad came out, too excited to talk, waving his groom towel, and bustling with excitement. He was telling me if I did win, I would have to quickly get to the vet check, this was to check if any horses had been drugged. It was simply a precautionary measure. The top ten were called and entered the ring. The ten of us waited to see which of the three in the ride off would be named Champion. I gave my Top Ten trophy to Mom, apprehensive all the while. She smiled. First came the Reserve Champion. Now two of the three remained, me and another! Then... U.S. National Champion Native Costume Horse ... Number 247 - lsfahan. I rode forward through the cheers and congratulations to my trophy presentation. For his performance, Kim received a flowing wreath which was placed around his neck. The presentation also included a beautiful silver statue of an Arabian horse. I had often wondered what I would do if I did win a National Champion- ship, would I cry? I was too shocked to think. My horse and I had worked hard, and we had made it: Youngest riderto win Open National Championship, and only Canadian owner to win National Championship. As I made my victory round, the judges stood up. As I tore out of the ring, unbe- lievingly, the crowd cheered on. As I rode outside, up rushed a crying girl, who had raised Kim. She kept calling him her baby . She was so happy for us. It was over! It was a fantastic happening in my life. Brad Kluzak, Grade11 1' x N..-V7 ,f f-W 3465 SPORTS JUNIOR BOYS' HOCKEY The Junior High Hockey Team completed a successful year in Calgary Separate School play. Starting practises in September, the team rolled to a 5-1-1 won-lost-tied record, beating Calgary Christian, St. Joseph's, St. Michael's, each twice, and losing to and tieing St. Augustine's. This was the first victory for an STS Junior Hockey team in three years of Separate School competition. This league performance enabled the boys to win the Division C Championships. ln a playoff tournament at the Corral, December 7th and 8th, the Spartans beat Bishop Kidd, a Divi- sion B team, 4-1 , then played in the final, losing to St. Alphonsus, another B team, 6-5 in the dying minutes. Over 300 people attended this game and were treated to a fine, evenly-matched contest. Between February 5th and 9th the team, accompanied by coaches McConnell and Bauman, travelled to Saskatchewan and Manitoba on a playing trip initiated by the team. At Gravelbourg, the Spartans played College Mathieu in Winnipeg, St. John's Ravenscourt. The team returned with three wins to its credit and happy memories of warm hospitality. BASKETBALL 1974-1975 Back in September of 1974 our 2 commandants Mr. J. Adolf Schmit and D.R. Garrison put us through the rigors of a brutal training camp.. They forced us to sweat ourselves to the bone running the crazy shuttles. As the year progressed .we had a starting line consisting of Ron pookie beads Kluzak, Captain Rick seven Johnson, Academy Award Winner Brett Kyle, Sure Shot Bryon Murray, and Gerald legs Maguire. Of courselthe team would have been nothing without slim Brant Rayment, Clarke sunflower seed Garnett, Kelly occasionally Kerr and Harvey presc Locke, who left their mark on every bench in the league. So desperately did the back-ups want to'play that whenever someone fell cries of: God, lthinksthat he broke his leg , or Just look at Rick limp , were heard. And when things really looked sad the sug- gestion was made, Look like we need a new influx of new blood in there coach . We also had three savage games with the staff, which prepared us for the rugged South Centrals and the even morelrugged country bus cooking. We endured everything and placed second in the A division of the South Centrals. TRACK The S.T.S. track team, while a little short on quantity, turned in some high quality performances this year. Eight athletes attended the Foothills division senior hidh school meet. Five of these. Clarke Garnett, Nic Seaton, Janice Heard, Brett Kyle and Danny Hunt, had first place finishes. Three finished first in their events at the South Central meet: Nic Seaton, Clarke Garnett and Janice Heard. At the South Alberta meet Nic Seaton once again set a pole vault record in finishing first and Clarke Garnett set records in the100 and 200 metre dashes, also finishing first. The Provincial finals were held in Edmonton and our two representatives did well. Seaton finished third in the pole vault and Garnett finished fourth in the 100 and fifth in the 200. ln Junior High competition, we had several Foothills winners. Cathy Lamb and Kelly Gough finished one-two in the high jump. Dave Ryan won the 800 metre run and the relay team of Kerr, Kastens, O'Donoghue and White won the 400 metre race in record time. Cathy Lamb repeated her victory at the South Central meet. This year the Calgary Separate School System allowed us to compete in their series of Junior High School meets. We sent a large group to the Division C meet. Kelly Gough was a triple winner in the inter- mediate group, winning the 800 metre run, the long jump, and setting a record in the high jump. Cathy Lamb won the Senior Girls high jump. Chip Burgess and Miles Prodan came one-two in the 1500 metre run. Several top finishers competed in the Separate Schools Meet of Champions. Kelly Gough again won the high jump and came second in the 800 metres. Carol Shuttelworth finished third in the senior 800M and Kathy Lamb won the high jump. Chip Burgess came third in the 1500 metres and Jamie Kastens finished second in the 200 metres. ln addition to these performances, Kelly Gough, Kathy Lamb, Dave Ryan and Clark Garnett will compete for zone two in the Alberta Summer Games in the late summer. of nmnlf' 45 SENIOR GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL Back Row: Virginia Wilson, Kathryn Lamb, Martha Newell, Cynthia Heard. Marg Pike Nancy Pasukonis, LOre-Lee Armstrong, Nancy Gammell Middle Row: Julie Scott, Cynthia Hayward, Kathy Robertson Front Row: Mr. B. Kilb lCoachl, Liz Maguire, Janice Heard, Tobi Gonsalves 'v,,, -.xr 'wg--1-'-'fl 'X'-law!! 6 'S 'ff' A 1 gA.11, figlJ,, - 5:-fu 1 ,Q 'N it , I4 A sl- as . .,,,,,, I '- I , I , I 5 gl if' ., 'I ip Lf . L ..., - , ft H fi' -' ,QQ I 5-f:.Q.1,:, '75, . vzf f , - s ' , V- A ii' , J B f-i- B r 1 A I , A . , at , I l , , Q ,l , , , jp, I ff 5- M Vg U1 5 I J I 1' A ,.,4' Y? 2 a 1 , ' ' , - A ' 'f 2 1 2' 4 if ,. v, v- 1,2 I M.: 24,31 N, A NZ V Jr ,A ga If ,A X 5' YV: V I, Ji . J, Q E: i 491 m....'g- ' 1.1 F L SENIOR BOYS' BASKETBALL Back Row: Mr. J. Schmit, lCoachJ, Kelly Kerr, Harvey Locke, Jamie Kastens, Gerald Maguire, Bryon Murray, Mr. Ft. Garrison lCoachl Front Row: Mike Kerr, Brett Kyle, Clark Garnett, Derrick Johnson, Brant Rayment, Ron Kluzak Most Valuable Player: Bryon Murray Most lmporved Player: Brant Flayment w A JUNIOR GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL Bagk Row: Mr. B. Kilb lCoachl, Carol Shuttleworth, Dawn Springer, Jamie Motta, Heather Gilley Middle Row: Kim Bridgewater, Martha Newell, Melanie McCaig, Heather Johnson, Jane Palmer, Laura Kendall Front Row: Gretchen Cross, Virginia Wilson, Kathryn Lamb Correction for above lJr.l: 9 di 7' fm 5 X ., .ix -4 I 7,74 2 7 V , fav 1 -5 ' Z ,5, Z 1 ,ig - .- , ' f 4' of ' 'TIM ' Z' ff' ' ff 1 ' ' . n 5 rx . Y Y g t , A 'Kwv JUNIOR BOYS' BASKETBALL Back Row: Mark Heard, Mr. Fl. Nelson lCoachl, Jamie Kastens Middle Row: Alan Harvie, Blakely Corbet, Paul O'Donoghue, Bruce Leslie, Rod Kirkham Front Row: Mike Kerr, Jamie Marks, Paul Storwick, Clark Grigsby X . - 'vs --' - 7 - B WHITE WATER CANOEING Back Row: Terry Dunn, Michael Cousins, Pat LaGarde, Stuart McMichael, Stephen McKechnie Jeff Crone Middle Row: Flon Kluzak, Tyler Zell, Kelli Gough, Mark Heard, John Dundas, Kathy Robertson Front Row: Mr. Piorecky lCoachl, Brant Flayment, Cole Bygrove, Floss Willis, Wayne Woods, - Rod Kirkham, Jay Cross, Janice Heard Missing: Molly Lawson, Brett Kyle L SENIOR BOYS' TRAPSHOOTING Harvey Locke, Danny Hunt, Brant Rayment, Nic Seaton, Mr. J. Hay, Ben Van Sant lkneelingl :rj 1 Ju .if na 5.1 I 5 1 X f 7' A Z .. n I ' y is .4 ..- ' f , 4 . ' 1 SENIOR TRACK AND FIELD TEAM Bac Front Row: Kathy Robertson, Ross Clausoni, Janice Heard, Brett Kyle, Tobi Gonsalves, Nic Seaton Front: Clark Garnett k Row: Coaches: Mr. R. Nelson and Mr J McConnell . -,wifi-sewn' Q eq, sf., ff , r CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING Back Row: Mr. B. Kilb tCoachJ, Kathy Robertson, Cynthia Heard, Harvey Locke, Melanie Tetrault Rod Kirkham, Nancy Gammell, Kathy Ogilvie Front R ' ow. Dale McClellan, Carol Shuttleworth, Nic Seaton, Tobi Gonsalves, Chip Burgess, Nancy MacNichol, David Ryan W , ffj,5e., , ' , -4 , fi MM 1 n . . . A,:,., 1 ' , V , f ' . ,I A ' - I W 5 1 V l i Ol A l fi , f A i- ls, Q I V Q A ,' STBXNLT 1 H kj' 2 F -AN .T iii' l K -x.?1.,,' , W, 1.4: ,- . Ax I I- :Q . Y J, . 9 1 V 'A it z V5 'Y 1 I I f I .f , -I A , ,,, J at Q ,Akai , K , -, LA i t . gtg, 1, f fl? ,L 1 , 1' jf- ' ' h 4 ,p n - yan V Q In up 'H - l l: . J 5, up N 7' -.,4 , GYMNASTICS Top Bar: Gretchen Cross, Kathryn Lamb, Sally Holman Lower Bar: Janice White, Renee Tetrault, Jane Ravvin. Annette Cummer, Standing lbackl : Standing lfrontl : Madeleine Shuttleworth, Debbie Drisdale Howard Green, Janice McNeil, Melanie McCaig, Bridgette Sirey, Karen Mackie, Jennifer Hasiuk, Patrizla Mazzolani, Lori Mayson, Leanne Oughton, Sloan Pipella, John Dundas Anita Chakravorty, Jill Cross, Sara-Lane Sirey, Michelle Stevens Julia Bodor Christine Sattler, Gina Reuther, Lori Armstrong, Tessa Graham, Bianca Topsnick Kneeling: Front: GYMNASTICS 1975 Foothills Division Champions Novice Champion - Annette Cummer Junior Champion - Lori Armstrong Intermediate Champion - Kathy Lamb Calgary Separate School Invitational Champions Novice Champion - June Bell Junior Champion - Gina Reuther Intermediate Champion - Sally Holman Most Improved Gymnasts Awards Tessa Graham Debbie Drisdale Gina Reuther Lori Armstrong Sally Holman JUNIOR BOYS' HOCKEY Back Row: Mr. J. McConnell tCoachl, Mark Heard, Cole Bygrove, Grant Dean, Mike Pryor, Stephen McKechnie, Pat LaGarde, Lawrence Boyd, Mr. G. Bauman tCoachl Middle Row: Alan Harvie, Lawrence Dundas, Paul O'Donoghue, Bruce Conway, Bruce Leslie, Paul Storwick, Chip Burgess, John Dundas Front Row: Jamie Marks, Mike Kerr, Jamie Kastens l Q 1 ,fr 3 wil' '-,fm 1 l 'ff 'rn ' JUNIOR BADMINTON Back Row: Mr. S. Piorecky lCoachl, Paul O'Donoghue, Blakely Corbet, Doug McNiven Front Row: John Dundas, Bruce Conway, Sally Holman, Jamie Marks, Bruce Leslie v l Q a,,,,.,4' 4, l ' ' QW' xl' -w,,,,Q, r,4,,'f- , ,o ,, -s --w--.-.....,.,,,,nNw1 V ' f , , --v-M.....,,, ft 3 'J -7'- , dj 5 x . 1., A -I ,N r E rk X50 . g'X'.V,m. Q ,- if!-1 f-., ,ag .. ,' N -...I 1' ' ' sul SENIOR BADMINTON TEAM Ron Kluzak, Kathy Robertson, Tobi Gonsalves, Brett Kyle gl 'a E i4i.mN..,.-...N-1 ww. JUNIOR TRACK AND FIELD Back Row: Leanne Oughton, Chip Burgess, Lori Mayson, Bob Wall, Lori Armstrong, Paul Storwick, Mr. R. Nelson lCoachi Middle Row: Mr. J. McConnell tCoachl, Howard Green, Gina Fteuther, Ftod Kirkham, Kim Bridgewater, David Ryan, Nancy MacNichoI, Bruce Leslie Front Row: Carol Shuttleworth, Mike Kerr, Martha Newell, Mike Pryor, Sally Holman, Paul O'Donoghue, Kathryn Lamb Front: Blakely Corbet, Jamie Kastens Q3 t if ,xr , JUNIOR BOYS' SOCCER A Back Row: Brett Kyle, Stewart Bondar, Sandy Morrison, Jamie Kastens, Rod Kirkham, Geoff McMillan, Loren Crone, Stephen Weyant, Paul O'Donoghue Middle Row: John Dundas, Michael Shuttleworth, Bruce Leslie, Bruce Conway, Paul Storwick Paul O'Donoghue, Pat LaGarde, Terry Dunn Front Row: David Ftyan, Jay 'Lyons, Doug McNiven, Chip Burgess, David Enns, David Bee Absent: Mr. l. Dawood iCoachl ACADEMIC AWARDS, 1975 I HONOURS AWARDS lTo students with an A Average on year's workl Grade1 Brett Coyne Darin Ekstrom Jamey Kilb Sara-Lane Sirey Michelle Stevens Grade 5 David Dundas Tessa Graham Roddy Heard Larry Lim Wendy Maguire Tom Nelson Paul Proctor Bianca Topsnik Grade 9 Gretchen Cross Heather Gilley Mark Heard Bruce Leslie Paul McKenna Carol Shuttleworth Virginia Wilson Grade 2 Jill Cross Curtis Darmohray Brian Gould Jennifer Kerr Karim Mahmud Thomas Friedrich Grade 6 John Bilton Anita Chakravorty Annette Cummer Debbie Drisdale Ken Drisdale lan Farquharson Sara Goldstein Lauchlin Lyons Marco Mazzolani Madeleine Shuttleworth Renee Tetrault David Thakkar Grade 10 Pamela Cross Doug Johnson Grade 3 John Anderson Dawn Ekstrom Alex Goldstein Kim Morrison Michael Pierce Marina Sosukiewicz Grade 7 June Bell Jay Cross Michael Detlefsen Maribeth Feys Simon Goldstein Elizabeth Molitor James Prentice Lindsay Rohloff Grade 11 Molly Lawson ll SUBJECT AWARDS lFor outstanding achievement in a subjectl English-Jr. High-Lindsay Rohloff David Fathi French-Jr. High-Virginia Wilson Music - Maribeth Feys Math - Jr. High - David Fathi Gretchen Cross Science - Jr. High - Roger Trimble Social Studies - Jr. High - David Fathi Paul McKenna III OUTSTANDING ATHELETE AWARDS Jr. High - Male - Jamie Kastens Female - Kathy Lamb . High - Janice Heard .High - Molly Lawson .High - Pam Cross . Chemistry - Lance Selock .High - Harvey Locke Sr. High - Male - Clark Garnett - lWoods Trophyl Female -Kathy Robertson lS.T.S. Girl's Athletic Awardl IV PROFICENCY AWARDS Grade 4 Glenn Coskey Karen Laing Andrew Molitor Dayla Nastiuk Luisa Rottig Michael Thakkar Grade 8 Blakely Corbet James Eamon John Eamon David Fathi Patrizia Mazzolani Rodger Trimble Ben Van Sant Grade 12 Janice Heard Kelly Kerr Rick Johnson Pat Pryor Gr, 1 - Sara-Lane Sirey Jill Cross Alex Goldstein Andre Molitor David Dundas Sara Goldstein Gr. 6B - Annette Cummer Gr. 7A - Sherry-Anne McKay Gr. 7B - Jay Cross Gr. 8A - Jennifer Hasiuk Gr. 8B - Gr. 9A - David Fathi Bruce Leslie Gretchen Cross Pamela Cross Molly Lawson Janice Heard V SPECIAL AWARDS Senior Class Certificates Francis Amery Ross Clauson Bernie Dayment Mary Harvey Janice Heard Derrick Johnson Kelly Kerr Winston Leong Harvey Locke Lisa McKay Hugh McMillan Corinne Matthews Dony Ng Canadian Citizenship and Study Award - Awarded for the first time this year to a student who demontrates an interest in and an appreciation of, our Canadian way of Life: Andrew Craine Hammond Trophy tMusicl: David Thakkar Scholarships Chartwell Award: Molly Lawson Staff Scholarship: Geoffrey McMillan: Kathy Robertson VI MAJOR AWARDS David Pike Memorial tFellowship - The person who, by his outstanding good nature and unfailing sense of humor, contributes to the life and success of the school year: Hugh McMillan Strathcona Cup lDiligencel: Kevin Pearson Tanner Cup lCitizenshipl: Francis Amery Junior School House Award: Dover House Hewitt Cup lJ.H. 8tS.H. 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