S T .MICHAELS U NIVERSITY S CHOOL Opportunities Spring 2003 Back row [l-r] Mr. Rick Humphreys, Meghann Dyck, Tara Reszitnyk, Mr. Ian Hyde-Lay, Logan Smythe, Ben Strocel, Mark Quinlan, Takaya Brunner, Chris Ufford, David Crapo. Front row [l-r] Tyler Willms, Jeff Downs, Craig Cavin, Ryan Willms, David Spicer, Adrian Cochrane. Missing: Adam McLean Senior Boys Basketball Capture Western Canada Tournament HE SENIOR BOYS BASKETBALL SQUAD continued its fine season with an front of a raucous, partisan crowd of over 2500, the team never let the T outstanding victory at the recent Western Canada Tournament in hosts get untracked, jumping to an early 10-0 lead en route to a Kelowna. The event, now in its thirtieth year, is recognized convincing 99-78 victory. across BC and the Prairies for outstanding Okanagan hospitality and In an outstanding team triumph, Logan Smythe was named excellent teams. This year was certainly no exception, as Harry Ainlay, Tournament MVP, while Ryan Willms and Jeff Downs made the All-Star the #2 team in Alberta, Sheldon Williams, #3 ranked in Saskatchewan, team. Of equal importance were the many and varied contributions from and Kelvin, #2 in Manitoba joined five elite BC schools. others such as David Spicer, Craig Cavin and Chris Ufford. On Day One, SMUS played Harry Ainlay, and, after a slow start, came Coach Ian Hyde-Lay commented “never in my wildest dreams did I through in fine style to win 83-64. This produced a semi-final encounter think we could win three straight games by 19 points. Full credit to the with provincial #5 ranked Seaquam from the Fraser Valley. Again, some players who did everything asked of them, and more. Now we have to do superb defence keyed a dominating second half in a 77-56 triumph. it all again, come playoff time”. The two wins put SMUS into the final against host Kelowna, which, SMUS finished second in the Islands Tournament on February 27- thanks to unconscious outside shooting, had stunned BC’s second March 1, with Ballenas finishing first by 2 points. ranked Enver Creek of Surrey 109-102 in the other semi-final. Playing in school ties — spring 2003 1 Published by: The Development Office at St. Michaels University School 3400 Richmond Road, Victoria British Columbia, Canada V8P 4P5 On the Cover Telephone: (250) 592-2411 Admissions: 1-800-661-5199 Junior School students, Benji Schann and e-mail: [email protected] Marc Vanderwahl re-enact Cézanne’s Website: http://www.smus.bc.ca painting in part of an exposé called “The Bad Apple,” a dramatic, costumed recreation of post-impressionist masterworks, Editors: produced and performed in tandem with an Jenus Friesen, Christopher Spicer exhibit at the Greater Victoria Art Gallery. Teachers Heidi Davis and Anna Forbes Contributors: (in no particular order) combined their expertise in art, French and Robert Snowden, Peter Bousfield, drama to create this unique, interdisciplinary Craig Farish, Robert Wilson, project that propelled the grade 5s through Ian Hyde-Lay, Brenda Waksel, Stephen Martin, this powerful learning experience. Archie Ives, John Reid, Sandra Moore, See page 8 for more details. photo Friesen Jenus Tom Matthews, Rev. June Maffin, Rosemary Mansel, Donna Johnson, Donna Ray, Henry Frew, Heidi Davis, Anna Forbes, Magdy Ghobriel, Opportunities Donna Williams, Bill Buckingham, Cynthia Mitchell, Sean Hayden, Colin Skinner, S I READ THROUGH the daily school announcements, I am drawn to the number of Lindsay Thierry, Don Mackay, Sally Blythe, A opportunities offered to the young men and women at our school – these are integral to Henry Frew, Toshie Thumm, Paul Zakus, the education we offer here at SMUS. Invitations to try out for a musical, including set Tammy Fowler, Hedda Thatcher, Jim Crawford, design, theatrical makeup, costumes, and stage management; field trips to Bamfield Marine Station Jim De Goede, Miriam Stanford, Louise Winter, Diana Nason, Peter Gardiner, Laura Cavin for research and exploration, involvement in community programmes such as stream and shore keeping, career options and presentations by consultants from leading world universities (our very own UVic included), surfing, skiing, scuba, and rowing clubs, rugby and field hockey tours that take Photography: Jenus Friesen, Christopher Spicer, young men and women overseas, sports events, introductions to noteworthy visiting scholars and school family members & friends experts who inspire, inform, and mentor; public speaking events, debating contests, chess club, the list goes on! Exchange trips, weekend adventures, peer counselling…students here have the Production & Printing: opportunity to develop to their fullest potential. They are encouraged to build on every aspect of Reber Creative their being…to create an achievable balance within themselves, between their body, mind and spirit, Hillside Printing Ltd. and in doing so, develop the components they will need to live fulfilling lives. Victoria, BC Little kindies in pinafores and short grey flannels, seniors in special ‘grad-this-year’ attire, and Lithographed in Canada everything in between – each and every student is given many opportunities to address and fulfill their personal potential. The fellowship and communicative style between students, parents, alumni, faculty and staff set the tone and pace for an atmosphere that is conducive to nurturing, inspiring If you are interested and growing. Everyone within the SMUS community benefits – everyone is enriched by this in attending school events, experience. call (250) 592-2411 Don’t forget the opportunity just around the corner – it’s offered to every alumnus as well as for further details, or visit every member of the SMUS community, far and wide, old and young, anyone who would like a the school’s website chance to relink with friends from their past. School days are cool days – not days to be forgotten. Calendar of Events: Plan to drop by the school over the May 2, 3, and 4 weekend and see if you can spot any of your old www.smus.bc.ca buddies here. Nip into the archives and take a walk through memory lane. Opportunities are here for one and all – for everyone who takes the time and effort to recognize them, seize them, and make them part of their life. Be sure to check the Calendar of Events on the school’s website! www.smus.bc.ca SCHOOL TIES is distributed to more than 6,500 – J.F. members of the St. Michaels University School community, including current families, friends, and current and past staff and students. The Don’t miss the goal of the publication is to communicate current activities and initiatives, along with Middle School Spring Concert articles and reports on the alumni community. If you have any comments or suggestions May 7, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. regarding this publication, please contact UVic Centre Auditorium Jenus Friesen at (250) 370-6169 or e-mail: This amazing free concert features every child [email protected] in the Middle School – performing in concert choir, band and strings ensembles. 2 headmaster’s article Moments in Schools by Robert Snowden, Headmaster, SMUS OMENTS IN SCHOOLS, the ones that are best The ninth tee at the Victoria Golf Club is right M remembered at least, are often transformed out on the southeast point of Vancouver Island, into images. The diorama of life at school is completely exposed. Even without the elements, this built this way, for all of us. Parents remember the par three is a test, but with any weather at all it is moment of very private and moving triumph when a perversely character building, a reminder that in more son or daughter graduates, or scores a goal, or primitive days, all sport was derived from exercises expresses an opinion about foreign policy at the that were clearly linked to the tribe’s need to survive. dinner table, or does something entirely original that Young people’s games were in some way about indicates that he or she is an individual, more a seed hunting, gathering, challenging and surviving. Robert Snowden, Headmaster that has sprouted on its own than a branch growing Fortunately, it is a rather benign Friday that I want out of mother and father. Students will talk of dances, to resurrect. For an afternoon, there was remarkably friends, and a particular bruise from a field hockey little wind – there are golfers who simply won’t play stick. Teachers talk about the look on a student’s face later afternoons out there because of the predictable when he or she emerges into the light of gale that blows, day after day. It was sunny, and for “ They drive the ball rhythmically, understanding. Any one of us could go on, and on, the purposes of this story, worth noting that the tide with a beautiful arc that looks and on. Sometimes, especially as the grads look back was running out the Juan de Fuca Strait, creating a bit like a graph from their physics on their careers at the school, we do. of a chop and unruliness in the water as it swirled books.” The image associated with my Wednesday close to the rocks. The strands of kelp in the beds near mornings is of Junior School students crossing Victoria the tee were like streamers in a wind tunnel as the tide Avenue, most of them with their parents, some of them poured out to the ocean. The fine afternoon had with younger brothers and sisters in tow. On brought too many golfers out, and our threesome, Wednesdays, it just happens that I am at the Junior who consisted of me and two students in grade 11 at School, sometimes even holding up the stop sign at the the school, had a long wait on the tee.