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

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Awards a I Mr. Heard presides over the Tenth Annual Prize- Giving and Closing Exercises. Mrs. Pipella congratulates Sabre Anderson, co-winner with Sloan Pipella of the Strathcona Award for Diligence. Todd Worsley receives an award from the Honourable Frank Lynch- Staunton, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. Mrs. Pipella congratulates Albert Schultz on receiving the Tanner Cup for Citizenship. Mr. David Dover presents the Junior House award to Chris Pilling. , Y

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Dedication The students of would like to dedicate to the memory of Marti Marti joined us Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School this tenth edition of PAIDIA McKay. last year, and, although she was somewhat of a latecomer to our School Family, she soon became Hone of the gangu because of her friendly nature and willingness to join in. Marti was a most talented young lady. ln 1980 and again, in 1981, she was the winner of Poetry Contest. In this yearbook, we have the Locke devoted I two pages to some of Marti s poems. We will always remember Marti as a whose friendly attitude rewarded each and person every one of us with many happy moments. She made a very large contribution to the School Family, enriching and adding much vitality to us all. Her cheerful approach to life made her many friends, friends who shall miss For many of us, her. having lost a friend is a sad experience. Although it would be impossible to try to express how much we miss Marti, and how much we grieve for Marti's family, there is, perhaps, a small measure of consolation in that the empty space left by Marti will always be partially filled with many happy memories. Marti herself was such a happy person, and she gave so much happiness to everyone around her. Bart Borrett Editor

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eadmasters Message It is interesting for me to look back on ten years of Strathcona-Tweedsmuir and to see where we have been. There seems to have been an underlying idea that has permeated the School, one of those hard to define qualities that has put a mark on the School and the people who attended it. That characteristic is individuality. Each person at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir is an individual and the contribution that each person makes to the School is an individual one. The most obvious example is our teachers. The contribution that each teacher makes can not only be measured by the success their classes achieve, but can be measured more fully by the impact of the teacher's character and personality on the life of the School. These unique individuals have shaped the lives of the students with whom they have come in contact in many different ways. It is their attitudes toward life and learning that have made the most lasting impressions on young minds. The individuality of each student has affected the life of the School. By providing opportunities for students to utilize their individual talents, we have allowed them to grow and to strive to reach their potential. We have always tried to stretch their minds and bodies so that they, as individuals, would realize what their strengths were. What about the future ? It is my intention to help the School grow with continued emphasis on each person's individuality. We will work together, as a team, as a Hfamilyu in order to provide the framework for the development of each student. There is a fine balance between working together and yet developing one's uniqueness. This is the area where the School must lead. It is so very important that we learn to discriminate between blindly following a leader or a party or an idea, and ensuring our particular individuality. I look back and I see the individual faces and I remember the individual anecdotes. So many tales could be told - and are often told about situations that occurred. If I can leave any message with you, it is in Kipling's words: If all men count with you, but none too much: If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son f