Thousand Islands Secondary School - Islander Yearbook (Brockville, Ontario Canada)

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Principal ' s Message Welcome to the principal ' s office. A yearbook is a reflection of the achievement and accomplishments of a school ' s society. In the pages of this year ' s Islander, students and staff will have an opportunity to reminisce about the happenings of the 1976-1977 school year. For the graduates, the yearbook reflects the culmination of an important phase of their lives. For the students who will return next year, the yearbook represents the varied aspects and opportunities of their life at this school. This year T.I.S.S. was very fortunate to have successes in a wide variety of activities. Many students became more involved in expanding the school ' s potentials and developed an appreciation of the excellent programmes available in many phases of school life. This year T.I.S.S. was very fortunate to have successes in a wide variety of activities. Many students became more involved in expanding the school ' s potentials and developed an appreciation of the excellent programmes available in many phases of school life. For the students who participated this year, there have been the many satisfactions of being involved as well as the rewards of taking advantage of the opportunities presented to them. In school life as well as in life outside the school, worthwhile op- portunities are presented only to those willing to get involved. Finally, we all owe special thanks to the staff of the yearbook for the superb job done in making this year ' s Islander a success. Jon Kent, Principal.

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Vice-Principals ' Messages When you read this book for the first time it will be the Fall of ' 77. Maybe you have been recently introduced to the new world of university or college, or maybe you have just started another year at T.I.S.S. As I write, it is the end of May and to- day I was speaking with a year 5 student who exclaimed with joy, Only sixteen days to go! No doubt she is looking forward to the exciting new experiences - she is leaving the nest. But this is a book of memories, of days never to be lived again. Today the faces and the events recorded here are familiar and fresh: some day you ' ll be struggling to remember names, and the events will be fleeting flashes of bygone victories and adolescent tragedies. You are becoming. What will be become? Life is unfolding. What will it unfold? Your years at T.I.S.S. have seen you grow In stature and in soul. Are you ready, are you willing? Take the pen or take the hoe. D. MacLennan, Vice-principal. Mr. Duncan MacLennan This has been an interesting and exciting year for me at T.I.S.S. Not only have I enjoyed the challenge of a new role in education, but I have also enjoyed renewing old acquaintances and making new ones among the student body and staff. I have been impressed throughout the year by the generally enthusiastic involvement of students in school activities and by the fine co-operation we have received from students in alleviating some of the problems associated with having a large number of people in a relatively small space. I urge students returning to T.I.S.S. to maintain their in- volvement in the life of the school and remind them that en- thusiasm for classroom work can have the same benefits and long-term effects as does enthusiasm in extra-curricular activi- ties. A good balance in involvement in school activities is the best way to ensure a happy and productive school career. For those leaving T.I.S.S. this year, I thank you for your contribution to the life and times of the school and wish you happiness and success in the future. ' ■dj F fm p» , kS B 9 WF 1 iJ Mr. Bill Millar W.T. Millar, Vice-principal.

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W w KF ' i 1 ■ m fcr-d Fortunately we made our deadlines thanks to the consist- ent efforts of our Islander staff members. One happy fringe benefit of this efficiency is the colour spread you find in this edition of the Islander-the first time we ' ve had full colour in a TISS yearbook! The dedicated workers pictured on these pages met at least twice a week for most of the school year and at times every day of the week in order to meet those deadlines. Our sales campaigns in the first semester and for a few days in the second term were very successful-almost six hundred copies of the 1977 Islander were sold. Thanks to good advertising sales returns we were able to sell a book that costs $12 to TI students and staff for $7. Mr. Olson directed the financial side of the organization this year while Mr. Boesveld advised our co-editors, Mary Jean Hudson and Jane Empey and the rest of the staff in the editorial area. We hope you enjoy this edition of the Islander-we ' ve enjoyed putting it together. Next year we ' ll meet once again and create another yearbook amid the debris of brown paper bags and milk cartons that accompanied the spirit and good times enjoyed by this year ' s Islander staff.