Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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Ethnic Toronto Trafalgar on the Move Educational Experience Week A new, and very successful, program for Trafalgar was initiated in March 1983. Sixteen groups set out from our school, some to visit other cities, some to study life closer to home. The ' experiences ' offered were - ARTS WORLD, WASHINGTON, ETHNIC TORONTO, HARBOURFRONT, MEDICAL EXPERIENCE, MEDIA EXPERIENCE, OTTAWA, QUEBEC CITY, RIDING CAMP, RURAL LIFE, SCIENCE EXPERIENCE, SKIING FOR BEGINNERS, THEATRE EXPERIENCE, UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK AND UNDERSIDE OF TORONTO. We all hope that this will be an annual event. Arts world

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PRINCIPAL ' S MESSAGE One of the natural instincts of man is to leave something of himself behind, some signal to those that follow that he has been here. This can take many forms. The paintings on the cave walls of the ancients was an early illustration of this phenomenon. The pyramids, the Acropolis, the Cathedral at Chartes are further examples. When a writer such as Shakespeare or Milton dies he leaves behind his wisdom for the ages. The Group of Seven have bequeathed their vision of Canada to later generations. Early inhabitants of this continent built simple mounds which served as burial places but also as symbols of their existence. Likewise, in a school such as ours we strive to leave something of ourselves behind for future Trafalgarites to notice. Some have their names printed on the various honour boards about the school; others win trophies and awards suitably inscribed. The pictures of our graduating classes adorn the hallways. This book records the achievements, or at least the presence, of each girl in the school. All these are, of course, individual signatures. Sometimes we like to act as a group in this matter. For the past year we have been actively soHciting the various factions of the Trafalgar community for funds to build a new academic wing. Each student has made a contribution, some small, some larger. When the new wing becomes a reality every girl who was part of the campaign will be able to look back with pride at this achievement. In a sense the wing will be a mound left for future students to use and to admire. Just as past generations helped to build the Frances Wing and the Grace Chapel, so your generation is leaving behind a legacy for those who come later. You should not feel shame at this pride of achievement. Whereas it is wrong to blow one ' s horn too loudly, it is quite natural to want to make a connection with the future. Some of us have a more developed sense of history than others. Yet each of us wants in some way to connect with the ongoing course of events, to be part of the spirit which built our school. Your achievements this year, whether in the classroom or on the playing field, whether in Chapel or as part of the fund raising campaign, are essential ingredients of that process. Each of you has left her mark. Cra ig Kamcke