SPRING 2012 MAGAZINE

Connected community annual report New Chairman Gil Tucker 2010 –11 leads dynamic path forward PAGE 20 PAGES 39 –47 16 23 MAGAZINE Spring 2012

Saltus Grammar School

Headmaster

Ted Staunton Canadian Accredited Independent Schools

Deputy Headmaster Malcolm Durrant

Board of Trustees Gil Tucker, Chairman Lisa Baumgartner Graham Collis William J. Cox Kelly Francis Gayle Gorman Sheila Lines Andy Pereira Dominic Powell Sacha Simmons Leonard Teye-Botchway Giorgio Zanol Jennifer Titterton ex officio Feedback Contents Saltus magazine Email: [email protected] Tel: 441/292-6177, ext. 6264 Write: PO Box HM 2224, FROM THE HEADMASTER COMMUNITY Hamilton HM JX, Bermuda 3 A sense of community 16 Saltus Island a treasure Web: www.saltus.bm NEWS COVER STORY Saltus Association PTA Email: [email protected] 4 New Trustees, First Aid Centre 20 Our connected community Donors SALTUS STARS ALUMNI To make a gift, contact 6 Top student achievers 35 Reports from the Real World Berta Barreto-Hogan at [email protected] or donate online at SALTUS STAFF ANNUAL REPORT www.saltus.bm/support/ 10 Department Directors 39 For 2010 –11 online_donations1.asp 441-292-6177, ext. 6248

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FROM THE HEADMASTER

Building a sense of community

THE THEME for the 2011–12 school year is “A Connected Community.” Like the two previous year’s themes—“Saltus Pride” and “Respect”—this theme will serve as the focus for many internal and external school activities and events. From student assemblies in all three departments, to charity fund- raising events, to Saltus Association executive- parent information sessions, to Saltus Alumni events in Canada and the UK, the emphasis will be on forming a tight, cohesive bond with our own constituents and with the local community. The notion of “a sense of community” constantly arises in research on effective schools. It seems there is a particular ethos that pervades such schools . Key features include: shared values and beliefs abou t the school’s mission; a common agenda of activities linking students and teachers to each other and to the institution’s traditions and values; and an ethos of caring, demonstrated by teachers’ willingness to extend their roles beyond classroom teaching. N

Saltus faculty is prepared to go the “extra mile.” O S R E

A comprehensive, extra-curricular programme at D N A

the Secondary level fills every lunch hour and S E L afterschool period from 3:45–5 pm. Clubs such as R A H

Debating and Public Speaking, Model Boat Building , C Drama, Rowing, even Creating Apps for Smart Phones, keep Secondary students active, engaged Primary Department and Advisors in the Middle ‘Saltus and connected to their teachers outside the class - and Upper Divisions of the Secondary Department . room. Many Upper Primary students are improving Communicating with parents and establishing an faculty is their football skills after school, thanks to out - effective home-school connection has been a priorit y standing coaching at the new Valencia C.F. for her department this year. prepared Academy at Saltus. Students also take part in The Advisor programme in Secondary is one to go the after-school “Booster” clubs for spelling, math way students, teachers and parents stay connected. and reading. Advisors meet with each student daily to ensure extra mile’ Effective schools are not defined solely in terms any problems, large or small, are identified and of material resources, programmes and facilities. resolved. Advisors are responsible for seeing The quality of students’ social relations with teacher s their students are happy and progressing at an and teachers’ relations with their colleagues all appropriate pace. Advisors are also the first line of contribute to an enhanced school environment. contact for parents. When a school feels like a community, it is a better Newly appointed Director of Alumni Relations, place to work and study. Students, in particular, Jon Beard, has begun to rejuvenate the Saltus demonstrate more positive attitudes, behaviours Alumni Association by reconnecting with hundreds and academic achievements. of Saltus graduates, both on the Island and around The new Director of the Centre for Learning, the world. Two receptions have been held, in Karen Lusher, is a proponent of maintaining regula r Halifax, Nova Scotia and Toronto, Ontario, for contact with Year Group Coordinators in the Continues next page

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DOMINIC POWELL is a Chartered LISA BAUMGARTNER , a graduate of Financial Analyst and graduate of Babso n the University of Ottawa, Ont., holds College, Wellesley, MA, with a Bachelor a professional accreditation in public of Science in Business Management. relations (APR), with the Public Rela - He is co-founder and president of tions Society of America (PRSA) and Granaway Wealth Management, a bou - is a communications/public relations tique investment management company professional with more than 20 years’ managing portfolios on behalf of familie s, experience. She has held executive and trusts and companies. He has a wealth leadership positions for several charities of experience in the financial sector, in Canada and Bermuda, including including: portfolio manager in group private banking at HSBC , CADA, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Bermuda. As market - analyst with the outside trader investment programme for ing manager for Capital G Bank, she was responsible for debit Trout Trading/Tewksbury Capital Management Limited, and credit card marketing and community relations pro - manager of the investment department for Schroders (Bermuda) grammes. She has also served as programme facilitator for the Limited, and a para-planner in the financial planning depart - Student Internship Programme (run by ACE, Deloitte and ment for First Bermuda Securities. He volunteers as president HSBC), in which she mentored 12 Bermudian university stu - of the Bermuda Youth Sports Programme (BYSP), organising dents. As the mother of Braeden (S5), Brett (S4) and Rachel soccer, basketball and baseball leagues for kids. He and wife (S1), she has volunteered as a Class Parent and Class Parent Tori have three children: daughter Skyler at BHS, and sons Coordinator in Saltus Primary, and has also served on the Dylan (S8) and Tucker (S9) at Saltus. Saltus Association PTA executive. STUDENT HEADS AND DEPUTIES APPOINTED FOR 2011 –12 S E N R A B - R E C N A L

A I H T N Y C SECONDARY From left: Deputy Head Girl Rachel Doughty, UPPER PRIMARY From left: Deputy Head Girl Katherine Head Boy Nicholas Barton, Head Girl Rachael Waldron, Deputy Brennan, Head Girl Olivia Washington, Head Boy Gabriel Jones, Head Boy Daniel Pell Deputy Head Boy David Gibbons

Headmaster Continues Doughty respectively—have been driving Building a connected community can alumni who study or work in these forces behind the increase in student be a challenge, particularly in a school areas. participation in local charity fundraising with 955 students, 700 families, 130 Saltus’s Director of Athletics, Darrin events. Large throngs of red, T-shirt- staff and 3,500 alumni. If the first term Lewis and this year’s Head Boy, Head clad Saltus students dominate walks, of the school year is any indication, Girl, Deputy Head Boy and Deputy runs and clean-up activities, doing great progress is being made on this Head Girl—Nic Barton, Rachael justice to one of the key pillars of our very important goal. Waldron, Daniel Pell and Rachel mission statement, “service to others.” TED STAUNTON, HEADMASTER

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ROYAL TREATMENT FOR FIRST AID CENTRE

ONE OF the School’s most impressive recent campus upgrades is the new First Aid Centre, staffed by full-time nurse Lindsay Manderson. The modern two- room facility, situated on the eastern edge of the Upper Primary Department where staff offices once stood, allows space and privacy for treatment of an average two-dozen patients a day. “The new centre is wonderful, because it allows us to isolate infectious illness and to separate older and younger students, male and female students, or staff and students, if the need arises,” says Nurse Manderson, who is responsible for the health and wellness of students and staff in all departments. Her job also entails edu - N cating students, staff and parents about O S R health issues and providing hands-on E D N A healthcare and preventative initiatives. Nurse Lindsay Manderson attends to S E L

Born and raised in Huddersfield, R

a student in the new First Aid Centre A H

West Yorks, Manderson trained at Leeds C University, UK, and worked in a regiona l neurosurgical unit before heading to and HIV. Last year, she completed a colourful health posters and brochures, Australia to work in ICU and Emergency course at Brigham and Women’s Hospital , makes her job easier thanks to its modern units. Mother to two Saltus students— Boston, in asthma and sports medicine; design and equipment. It includes an Steven in Year 3 and Jessica, Year 11— in Washington DC this year, she up - eye-wash sink, two cots, one of the she has worked at the School for five dated on topics such as school manage - School’s three automated external defib - years, the last couple as a full-time nurse . ment of nutrition, weight concerns, rillators (AEDs), oxygen, ambubags, Before Saltus, she worked in many drugs and alcohol, self harm, disaster and basic medical equipment like blood departments of King Edward VII Me - planning and eye emergencies. pressure monitors, a pulse oximeter, morial Hospital, at two doctors’ offices, “You have to be prepared for every - crutches, splinter kits, eye wash, spacers, and as a government district nurse. She thing as a school nurse,” explains gloves and thermometers. A sterile trolley also spent six years with the cancer suppor t Manderson, who doles out flu, tetanus is available for dressings, and a small group PALS as an oncology nurse. and hepatitis B shots to staff and typi - fridge and freezer store icepacks and “At PALS, I was part of its education cally treats daily student ailments such medications like emergency supplies for committee and also served as the nurse as headaches, dizziness, flu, sore throats, epileptic and diabetic students. There is liaison to KEMH, so I have the benefit strep, head lice, impetigo, cuts and also plenty of storage for files, spare of many local contacts in Ber muda’s bruises, burns and various eye issues. clothes, first-aid kits and other supplies. medical and related fields,” she says. Concussions, allergic reactions, strains All surfaces are easily washable. In 2009, as a result of a pilot scheme and sprains also come with the territory. The centre also doubles as teaching at Saltus, Manderson was the recipient “In an average day, I may see about 25 space for small sessions on topics such of a Nursing Excellence Award, for her students and one or two staff members as correct use of asthma pumps or work educating students and parents in in our new facility—as well as visiting flossing techniques, for example. The asthma management. Her other areas of classrooms in all departments, and area is also used by other agencies, such certification include wound, diabetic, attending to injuries on to the Field .” as the government’s dental health epileptic and pain management, ethics, The new air-conditioned centre, department, for example, to carry out grief counselling, paediatric emergencies , whose welcoming ambience includes checkups or administer dental sealants.

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SCHOOL LIFE M E T A T

K R A M

2011 Graduates Kingston University, Kingston-Upon- Washington, DC; Jacksonville University, SGY 2011 graduates were accepted at Thames; University of East London; FL; Massachusetts Institute of Technology , colleges and universities in Canada, the University of Leicester; University of Cambridge, MA; Reinhardt University, United Kingdom and the United States: Leeds; University of Southampton; Waleska, GA; Savannah College of Art Canada : Acadia University, Wolfville, University of West England, Bristol; and Design, GA; State University of NS; Brock University, St. Catharines, and the Winchester School of Art. New York, Canton, NY; West Virginia Ont.; Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; US : Anderson University, SC; Beacon University, Morgantown, WV. Fanshawe College, London, Ont.; King’s College, Leesburg, FL; Clark Atlanta In addition to those attending college s University College at the University of University, Atlanta, GA; Florida Interna - and universities abroad, some are going Western Ontario, London; McGill tional University, Miami, FL; Full Sail to Bermuda College, two are taking a University, Montreal, Quebec; McMaster University, Winter Park, FL; George - gap year, and one is joining the US Navy. University, Hamilton, Ont.; Mount St. town University, Washington, DC; We wish our graduates all the best in Vincent University, Halifax, NS; Niagara The George Washington University, their future endeavours! College, Ont.; Ryerson University, Toronto, Ont.; St. Mary’s University, Scholarship winners Halifax, NS; Seneca College, Markham, Daniel Andrade (Univ. of Toronto, Ont.)—Sir Harry D. Butterfield Scholarship Ont.; Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Sharon Bean (Univ. of West England, UK)—Joe Johnson Nominee Award University of Guelph, Ont.; University Eoin McMahon (Univ. of Southampton, UK)—ABICEA Signature Scholar of Ontario Institute of Technology, Julesa Robinson (Canterbury Christ Church Univ., UK)—HSBC President’s Award Oshawa, Ont.; University of Toronto; Denzel Simons (Florida International Univ.) —HSBC President’s Award University of Victoria, Victoria, BC; Katrina Simons (Florida International Univ.)—ABICEA 2011 Award and bursary from ACE, University of Western Ontario, London; HSBC Presidential Premier Trust Award and York University, Toronto, Ont. Shaunte Simons (Univ. of West England, UK)—ABICEA 2011 Award UK : Canterbury Christ Church University ; D’mitri Williams (Dalhousie Univ., Halifax, NS)—entrance scholarship from Dalhousie

6 SALTUS MAGAZINE Nineteen AP Scholars Solid GCSE results Students in the Saltus Graduate Years The performance of students Upper Primary Department). (SGY) Programme continue to excel in in the (I)GCSE Examina - Of these, 98 percent were the College Board’s Advanced Placement tions reflected the School’s passed with Grades A* –C. Of (AP) Examinations. Nineteen students commitment to academic note were 18 students in Year were recognised as AP Scholars in 2011, excellence. Saltus students 9 who took the French GCSE with a record number of seven students Daniel Andrade writing GCSE exams exam two years early, with one attaining the highest designation of recorded the best results since A*, six As and seven Bs, and 11 Bermuda National AP Scholar (of those, 1998. Of the Year 11s, a total Year 10 students who took the Eoin McMahon had the highest scores). of 84 percent achieved five or Spanish GCSE a year early, This prestigious award is granted to student s more passes at Grades A* –C, with two achieving A*, six As in Bermuda who receive an average score with two achieving passes in and 3 Bs. The two S7 and S6 of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and 10 subjects ( Mitchell Camp - students who took the Spanish scores of 4 or higher on five or more Cheresa Lemaire bell and Xiaoyu Sun ) and 15 exam achieved an A and A* exams. AP Exams are graded on a scale of achieving passes in nine sub - respectively. 1 to 5; students who earn scores of 3 or jects ( Ashton Bell , Miles “I strongly believe the above are qualified to receive college credit Cave , Christopher Cooper , School is offering an excel - and/or placement into advanced courses. Peter Cooper , Latonia Fray , lent education to a wide Also of note were the AP Physics results: Mark Godfrey , Tyler Kerr , range of students and the five of the 10 AP Physics students achiev - Jordan Madeiros , Kelah faculty and students have my ed the top grade of 5 (the global pass rate Osborne , Michaela Ratteray , greatest praise and congratu - Megan Lindsay-Bayley for an AP 5 this year was 16 percent). Ben Sayers , Dylan Scott , lations,” said Headmaster Ted l AP National Scholars: Daniel Andrade Leandra Stacquadanio , Jevon Staunton. “As ever, we have (Univ. of Toronto, Ont.), Cheresa Lemaire Swan and Katie Witkowski ). set targets to reach even (McGill Univ., Que.), Megan Lindsay- In addition, 49 examinations higher levels in 2012, while Bayley (Georgetown Univ., Washington were sat by students in Year also offering students a wide DC), Eoin McMahon (Univ. of Southampton , 10, Year 9, one in Year 7 and range of opportunities UK), James Mulderig (The George one in Year 6 (last year in beyond academic study.” Washington Univ., Washington DC), Erik Eoin McMahon Pearson (Massachusetts Institute of Tech - Honours and awards nology, Cambridge, MA), and Scott Rob - l Three Saltus students received government “Young Citizen Awards, ” bins (McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont.); after being nominated by their respective departments: SGY2 l AP Scholar with Distinction: Somer Michael Johnston (Secondary), S8 Ajai Peets (Middle), and Zuiker (Queen’s Univ., Ont.); UP Head Boy, S6 Gabriel Jones (Primary). The awards are l AP Scholar with Honour: Aaron Perry presented annually to students from all Bermuda schools whose

(Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ont.) James Mulderig peers and teachers feel they demonstrate kindness and generosit y l AP Scholars: Sharon Bean (Univ. of and set a strong example of leadership for other students. West England, UK), Jasmine Cooke l Nahshon Hollis was awarded the Deloitte & Touche William (Winchester School of Art, UK), Arielle “Bill” Jack Bursary, given to a Bermudian student entering the SGY De Silva (Univ. of Toronto, Ont.), Mel programme. Dion Easton (West Virginia Univ., WV), l Head Boy Nicholas Barton , who scored a perfect 800 on his Kalaina Johnson (Univ. of Ontario Insti - Math SAT2 exam and 770 in Chemistry, also scored 700 on Biolog y tute of Technology, Oshawa, Ont.), and 770 in Physics, and ‘5’ in AP English and Geography. Erik Pearson Thomas North (King’s Univ. College, Univ. l Secondary DT students won a $1,000 prize for the School of Western Ontario, London, Ont.), submitting the most entries in the essay contest, “Designing Meshellae Payne (Univ. of Southampton, Products for a Sustainable Future.” The 2011 World Intellectual UK), Alexis Richens (Jacksonville Univ., Property Day competition was sponsored by the Ministry of FL), Denzel Simons (Florida International Business Development and Tourism. Individual winners included Univ., Miami, FL) and SGY1 Hannah Simon H argun (first prize, Middle School category, and Dylan Gibbons (based on her AP results in the Moulder (second prize, Senior School category. first year of the SGY programme). Scott Robbins

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SPORT Sailing Numerous Saltus students competed in the Junior Gold Cup sailing tournament last fall: S6s George Buckley and Yannick Hillier , S7s Adriana Penruddock e and Mikey Wollmann , S8s Thomas Penruddocke , Malcolm “Benn” Smith , S9 Ceci Wollmann and S10 Ellie Wollmann . And in the 2011 Bermuda Open Championship in November, the top Bermuda junior was Mikey Wollmann . Golf Mikey Wollmann Thomas Allkins entered three local golf tournaments last summer (including Phoenix Junior Matchplay, the Ross “Blackie” Talbot Junior International summer, Nic swam in four major meets, Triathlon Classic and HSBC Junior Par 3 Cham - achieving personal bests in three. Mean - Mark Godfrey , accompanied by pionship) and was selected to represent time, gymnast Zantaé Dill participated Bermuda Triathlon Association Bermuda in the Optimist International in the Small Island Games in Jersey, UK. president and Saltus parent Neil De Ste Junior Golf Championship PGA Croix as coach and mechanic, repre - National in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Tennis sented Bermuda at the Junior World Elizabeth Parsons and Joe Waters Tennis star S9 Eva Frazzoni made it to Duathlon Championship in Spain last also played in the local Phoenix the quarter-finals of the Coca Cola ITF September in the Junior Elite race. Junior Matchplay. in St. Lucia in August. In the Under-13 World Championships of Tennis in Soccer Youth Games Suriname last fall, she placed fourth Jayson Hassell , Samuel Lipschutz and Swimmer Nic Patterson and Sprinter overall in the girls’ division and clinched Marcus Scotland represented Saltus U8 Scott Clarke represented Bermuda at doubles honours. Also in October, Eva in the Kappa Classic All-Star football the Commonwealth Youth Games in won the Under-16 division in the Cadbury match in August. Marcus won the the Isle of Man in September. Last Trey Swan Memorial tournament in award for “Best Dribbler” (Under 8). Bermuda. Next, she also competed in the Junior Coral Beach Club Open, and now hopes to be selected to represent Bermuda in the 2012 COTECC Junior Circuit tennis tournament in the Under 14s/16s, to be held in the Dominican Republic this summer. I

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Latonia Fray , Iman Smith A R F N - T O and Raven Pearman went to N S O R E Brazil during last summer as M D S I N D

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Hockey Team for the Pan H A C I H M C Am Cup Challenge.

8 SALTUS MAGAZINE COMMUNITY Service to others Funds, food and other resources were collected for charities over the Winter Term. Students in all three departments brought in food for the Eliza Dolittle Society’s “Make Hunger History Week,” which benefitted the Coalition for the Protection of Children , the Salvation Army, the Centre Against Abuse, Hands of Love, Meals on Wheels and the Daily Bread programme. S6 teacher Nichola Cunha started a service club with Year 6 students. Club UP Community Club members collected goods from Upper Primary students for Woodrose First Step Nursery & Pre-School, the SPCA, Teen Haven, Loads of Love, and the West End/East End, Central Commu - nity Hamper campaign. Students and staff raised more than $5,446 for Bermuda Cancer & Health Centre during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The charity walk saw Team Saltus attract nearly 120 participants, rallied by Director of Athletics Darrin Team Saltus Lewis . Saltus was the second-largest fundraiser in the “School Spirit” cate - gory, raising over $3,780; the team received an award of $1,000 from walk THE ARTS sponsor BF&M. A school-wide Denim Head Girl and House Captain Rachael drum lesson s. Katie Witkowski was a cast Day brought in an additional $1,666. Waldron , along with Haley Raynor and member in the Gilbert & Sullivan production Primary students donated food at Shaloi Duncan , had roles in Misunderstood , of Jesus Christ Superstar and the Saltus per - Halloween for Hands of Love. They also staged by the Troika production company at formance of Romeo and Juliet at the Shake - joined the Reading Clinic’s Read-a- City Hall last August. Emily Peters was speare Schools Festival; she also had the Thon, taking favourite books to school awarded the Michelle Outerbridge Musical role of Cinderella in the BMDS Christmas and wearing pajamas and raising $2,60 4. Opportunity Award for 2011–12 and is taking panto. Katie performs with the Saltus Senior All students wore denim to school in lessons in acoustic guitar. Zoe Lopes was Orchestra, Saltus Jazz Band and the Concert late November, generating $2,006 for awarded the Ruth Henderson Music Award, Band. Several other Saltus students per - the Bermuda Diabetes Association. funded by the Bermuda Islands Pipe Band, for formed in Cinderella , including Jude Neame , At December’s Carols for All at St. Ezekial Konecny , John’s Church, attendees gave $734 for Megan Zimmerer , the Friends of Hope Academy, a charity Adam Zuill , which raises funds for the Dame Mar - Shona Maule and jorie Bean Hope Academy. Lower and Rachel Doughty . Upper Primary students also supported Saltus Head of the St. John’s Food Bank, collecting Performing Arts, non-perishable food at Christmas con - Lisa Maule , was certs. Secondary students brought food Musical Director. for St. John’s to a holiday lunch. Romeo and Juliet

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TEACHER, DIRECTOR, AMBASSADOR

Shelly Sayers While the shift from Upper Director, Lower Primary to Lower Primary is not very different in the teacher-student COAXING four-year-olds to regard, her responsibilities share toys, tackle counting or have definitely morphed when read their first words may be all it comes to parents. in a day’s work, but as Lower “Parents are so worried that Primary’s new Director is they’re doing the right thing discovering, her biggest role is when they walk in to see the playing Saltus ambassador. School for the first time and “My focus is promoting the sign up their kids,” she says. entire Saltus experience to par - “They just need me to reassure ents when they first walk in the them and let them know door,” says Shelly Sayers, who they’ve made a good decision now spends a large chunk of that will ultimately benefit her time conducting tours, their child. It’s a question of dealing with admissions, trust really.” keeping waiting lists up to date The Foundation Year has and promoting the School to proven itself, preparing the parents of potential students. youngest students for S1 “We’re really selling the whole curricula. “Children learn so School, not just Cavendish or much before the age of seven, the Foundation Year (FY), so I so a good grounding is critical. want parents to see the whole Our FY children can hit the package, to get the whole vision ground running when they of what Saltus has to offer.” enter S1—in reading, writing As proud Mom of two and schoolwork, as well as in Saltus students—SGY1 Ben the behaviour models they and S9 Jamie—as well as a Primary teacher in 1999. “I loved teaching, loved have learned. Our teachers notice the faculty member for the past 12 years, being in the classroom,” says Sayers, difference; children who are lucky enough Sayers finds blowing the School’s horn who moved on to become Deputy Head to go through that year truly benefit.” a breeze. “My children love this school of Upper Primary under Christine Sayers plans to use this spring’s and enrolling them here was the best DeSilva and later Susan Furr until she Open House for prospective 2013 FY decision I’ve ever made,” she says. “I feel was appointed Director of Lower students and parents to show off not so thankful my kids have had such an Primary this year. only the facilities, faculty and pro - amazing education here that I want “I enjoyed Upper Primary, so it grammes incoming pre-schoolers can other parents to see that whole picture. wasn’t until I got to Cavendish and expect—but also where a Saltus enroll - When you have that outlook, it makes was here for a couple of months that I ment can lead down the road. “Admis - selling the School’s assets easy.” realised how much I missed the little sions,” she says, “is the perfect point to Born and raised on the Island, Sayers ones,” she says of overseeing four- to promote the entire School.” N O

joined Bermuda High School straight six-year-olds in FY to S2. “I’ve always While Sayers appreciates her larger S R E

out of university and taught Primary loved coming to work. I’ve always had role in the Saltus community, she’s also D N A

years 1 through 7 for 14 years. She a passion for teaching and being with keen not to lose one-on-one contact S E L R

stopped working for six years to be a children. So it’s a good fit. And the staff with students. “I try to pop into the A H C

fulltime mother when her sons were is amazing. I’ve got lots of new ideas classrooms as much as I can,” she says. : S O born, and then came to Saltus as an S4 and they go with me.” “That’s a big priority for me.” T O H P

F F A T ‘Children who go through Foundation Year truly benefit’ S

10 SALTUS MAGAZINE LEARNING TO TEACH THE ‘ iKIDS’

Tracy Renaud deputy, before her appoint - Director, Upper Primary ment as Director heading into the current school year. LAPTOPS , cell phones, iPods, Top among her immediate iPads—today’s seven- to 10- goals is improving communi - year-olds are often far more cation with parents. “I want to proficient at navigating digital keep them abreast of what technology than even their transpires on a daily basis in the parents or teachers. “These are School. I want them to feel wel - 21st-century learners and come and appreciated,” she says . they’re already very computer- Renaud also believes staff savvy,” says Tracy Renaud. training and professional de - “They’re using electronics every velopment are vital to teaching day and their world today is excellence. “Continued profes - different than ours was grow - sional development ensures ing up. These are the so-called teachers are current and up to “iKids.” They’re the natives— date. It’s important for us to we’re the immigrants!” be in tune with the latest Such digital fluency is techniques and research on nonetheless an “exciting” how children learn—boys and challenge for modern educa - girls. The success of our students tors, says Upper Primary’s new is paramount to the success of Director, who is enthused our school.” about employing the panoply Renaud has set her sights of platforms and devices to on improving behavioural drive new ways of learning. management in UP, using “I had the opportunity to progressive strategies such as attend a conference in Salt the Peaceful Playgrounds Lake City last summer with [Lower Toronto-born Renaud took on the programme and classroom “clip charts” Primary Director] Shelly Sayers,” post of Director last fall after 15 years at to reinforce students’ positive actions says Renaud. “It was really exciting to Saltus, starting as executive assistant to and give them powerful incentives. “It is see the future direction of education, Headmaster Trevor Rowell. With a important to provide students with an and it’s clear it is going to be all about background in teaching, she soon understanding of how being a good technology. I would love to see iPads in applied for a classroom assistant position school citizen is a foundation for all the classrooms, and in the hands of at Cavendish and loved it so much she becoming a good Bermuda—and, all staff, and for the children to be able decided to return to university as a indeed, world—citizen in the future.” to communicate with schools across the mature student. “I moved to Canada Her leadership style? “Student– world virtually. That’s certainly my wish with my three children so I could get centred and hands-on,” she says. “I want for the future.” my Bachelor and Master’s of Education to remain involved, with my finger on Renaud says the challenge facing degrees,” she says. “Then I returned to the pulse. I believe we need to forge a today’s teachers is understanding how Bermuda and taught Primary 2 at healthy and constructive partnership children of the 21st century think and Saltus for four years.” that includes our highly qualified and learn. “We need to be moving forward Her drive and positive energy have competent staff and engage our parents. with them,” she says. “We have to served her well as she quickly scaled the All of this is necessary to provide pro - understand they are learning differently career ladder, first named deputy head at ductive and successful years of learning and we need to keep pace.” the Lower Primary, then Upper Primary for the children.” ‘Digital fluency is an exciting challenge for teachers’

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INVOLVING STUDENTS IN LEARNING PROCESS

Susan Furr Year, has to be number one. I Former Head of Primary think I may also take a little credit for the New Hall as I BORN ON the Isle of Wight, had a vision of an internal former Primary Head Susan space with parquet flooring Furr moved to Bermuda in and pushed really hard to get 1970 and spent four decades as it. I didn’t get parquet, but I a teacher, including 20 at Saltu s, did get wooden floors! I am before she retired last June. We also proud of the work that asked her how kids, schools has been done on the curricu - and education changed during lum and the monitoring of those years—and what legacy pupil progress, and of changes she leaves at the School. made to the classrooms, library and music room at Why did you become a teacher? Cavendish. I am proud of new I think what really set me on technology—SmartBoards in to the path to teaching was a every classroom. particularly bad teacher my younger sister had. I remember How would you like staff and my sister crying and being students to remember you? afraid to go to school because That is quite easy: I would she knew she was not going to hope the students would do well on the spelling and remember me just the way I times-tables tests every Friday. remembered my teachers: that I knew instinctively my sister I was firm, but fair, and had was never going to do well in high expectations for them. I these tests because she was so also hope they would remem - scared, she couldn’t even get ber the fun times we had right the questions she did know advanced academically, but the expecta - together. With the staff, I would hope the answers to. I realised then how tions were not as high either. They were they would also remember me as some - important a teacher is and what a huge not expected to have an opinion, but one who was fair and who very seldom, responsibility teachers have to try to just to be children. Today, with global if ever, asked them to do what I would create an atmosphere where all children media coverage, children are very aware not do myself. can succeed. and seem to know about so much I worry they lose the innocence of child - How do you see Saltus moving forward? How has teaching changed ? hood too quickly. One very positive In these economic times, it is going to When I think of my first class of five- change in education is the way students be hard for any business to operate— year-olds and compare them to an S1 are encouraged to be involved in their and while Saltus is an educational class of today, I have to say there are learning and to understand what they institution, it has to operate as a probably as many similarities as differ - are doing, rather than just being passive business to survive. My hope is that ences. There were children who found recipients of information. Saltus continues to strive to be the very school challenging, there were children best it can be and that in doing so will with behavioural issues and there were Which are your proudest continue well into the future, so that my children who excelled, probably in about accomplishments? grandchildren’s children can attend the the same proportions as we see today. The change to the structure of Caven dis h, school where “Nanna” was the Head The children were generally not as with the introduction of the Foundation of Primary. ‘Children are no longer passive recipients of education’

12 SALTUS MAGAZINE STEERING TEENS TOWARDS UNIVERSITY

Nicole Chichon- S6 Maya, 10, and S3 Alyssa, De Silva seven—Chichon-De Silva is Director, Saltus Graduate Years now making the position her own, ensuring she g ets to A RIOT of magic-markered know each SGY studen t well to student farewells plasters a find out “what their hopes and pinboard outside her office in fears are, where they want to the busy SGY Common go in the future, what sort of Room. “Thank you for helping academic goals they have.” me during all my life crises!” A perfect opportunity for writes one. “Thanks for getting such teacher-student bonding me into Uni,” adds another. “I are the twice-yearly university will keep in touch,” promise tours—SGY2’s sweep of many more. “See you when I Halifax, Montreal and Toronto come back to visit.” during October’s half-term The heartfelt notes speak break, and the SGY1 trip to volumes about student devotion the UK in February. Says to Nicole Chichon-De Silva, Chichon-De Silva; “These are newly appointed Director of fruitful for both students and Saltus Graduate Years, whose teachers, but we’re one of the protégés fondly refer to her as only schools still doing them.” “Chich” or “Chic” in their She describes her role as scribbled testimonials. ranging from “second mother Chichon-De Silva, now to best friend to shoulder-to- in her 19th year of teaching, cry-on, to disciplinarian, life including 15 years at Saltus, coach and guidance counsellor takes over as SGY head after all in one! You’re dealing with working since 2006 as deputy everything. No two days are to Jon Beard, both of them overseeing a Placement (AP) courses in a range of the same. Ever. I try to be as supportive total of 100 students, split roughly in subjects, is now in its 35th year. SGY’s as I can be, but I also need to be able to half between SGY1 and SGY2. graduates have been recognised by the say, ‘I don’t like your attitude,’ or ‘You “I came to the SGY in 2005, when it US College Board, with a record seven need to improve in this or that area. ’” first became a two-year programme,” named Bermuda National AP Scholars As students battle for scholarships she says of the “baptism by fire” when in 2011. and university acceptances, one of ongoing construction of the Gosling “I think we do offer a really good Chichon-De Silva’s most vital tasks is Centre saw SGY housed in temporary programme,” enthuses Chichon- helping teens boost their “brag sheets” classroom trailers outside Woodlands. De Silva. “And it’s flexible—if you want and amass kudos in everything from Today, deep in the Centre’s modern to do three sciences, you can. If you community service projects to grades heart, the SGY space consists of a large don’t want to do a language, you don’t and sporting accomplishments. common room tailored for teenage have to. It’s more like being at university But at the end of the day, “I always comfort with couches, microwaves and —zeroing in on course preferences. We have a box of tissues available,” she says. coffee machines, and an adjoining offer Media, Psychology, Sociology, new “Teenagehood is an emotional time— computer lab where students can classes students haven’t experienced in there’s a lot going on. In today’s society, complete homework and class projects. the curriculum before. It gives them a it’s even harder for kids: there are many The popular university/college chance to see what their strengths are. ” pressures—social, academic, financial. prep programme, offering Advanced Mom to two daughters at Saltus— It can be a very stressful time of life.” ‘Second mother, best friend, disciplinarian, life coach—all in one!’

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BRINGING OUT THE BEST

Karen Lusher Primary and is working with Direrector, Centre for Learning Years 5 and 6. Nichole Shaw has moved into the Middle KAREN LUSHER’S days are Department as a familiar a whirlwind as she spans source of support for students campuses and year groups. in Year 6 who have transi - Her mornings are launched at tioned to Year 7. Charla Lower Primary, with 8 a.m. Gibbons is in the Secondary literacy intervention sessions Department, while Kelly for six-year-olds. She also Smith is at Lower Primary. coaches Year 1 students who Starting in September are just coming to grips with 2012, Nicole Panchaud, a their first books. Then she trav - former Year 2 teacher, will join els back to St. John’s Road to the CfL team as a fulltime teach Math in Y7, attend Reading Specialist. Like management and departmental Lusher and Jack, she has been meetings and liaise with teachers . certified to teach the Fountas After lunch, it’s over to Upper & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Primary, to tutor Year 3s. “At Intervention (LLI) system, an the day’s end,” she says, “I hope innovative programme devel - to have found my way to my oped in North America that office at the Centre for Learn - is designed to help teachers ing, so I can answer emails and provide targetted instruction telephone messages!” for lower-achieving students Luckily, the Centre’s new in early grades. The Centre Director has embraced the post implemented the LLI pro - with the same brand of no- gramme within the first few holds-barred energy, fiery advo - weeks of this school year at cacy and focussed dedication she step along the way,” she admits. “Our goal both Lower and Upper Primary, work - injected into classrooms as an Upper is that every student makes an enriching ing with students in Years 2 and 3. Primary Year 6 and Year 4 teacher. A journey from Foundation Year to SGY.” “Twelve students are currently member of the Saltus faculty since Lusher has forged regular contact receiving daily, small-group intensive 2000, her experience has also included with Year Group coordinators, advisors instruction in reading, writing, and stints as a learning specialist in the and teachers, a strategy she feels is key. phonics/word study. We’ve received an Secondary Department. “I’m also networking with outside re - overwhelmingly positive response from “We recognise that kids struggle and sources that provide vital support for parents and teachers who are witnessing excel in unique ways,” says Lusher, who our students,” she says. “These include the progress these students are making.” has two daughters, both in their 20s. “By speech/language pathologists, educa - Lusher has ambitious plans to launch creating environments that build on tional psychologists, occupational thera - more programmes—for students at both strengths while supporting weaknesses, we pists, the Reading Clinic, the Family ends of the learning spectrum. “We can help our students meet with success. ” Centre and Child Development.” accomplished a lot in the first term, Teaching and providing a hands-on Lusher has five teaching assistants though there is a long way to go,” she approach in every department has been who are placed in all departments to says. “Demand is high and resources are the basis of her own vision for the Cen tre. support teachers in classrooms. Carol limited. But these learners deserve the “There are challenges and changes in Jack, a qualified teacher, helps in Years 3 best and most qualified specialists to developmental expectations at every and 4. Sandra Mayor has joined Upper meet their needs.” ‘We recognise that kids struggle and excel in unique ways’

14 SALTUS MAGAZINE REKINDLING THE CONNECTION

Jon Beard Beard has set up a Face - Director of Alumni Affairs book page (‘Saltus Grammar School alumni’ ) to reach out WHEN Jon Beard finished to past students, inform his last day of high school in potential donors about England, “I just left,” he says. fundraising projects, provide “I finished my last A-level and networking links, post alumni walked out the door. Nobody’s photos, and generally billboard ever been in touch since!” the achievements of Saltus While the anecdote amply alumni around the world. reflects the lack of an “alumni On the fundraising front, relations” tradition in Britain, it he has garnered substantial also motivates Beard to reach alumni support for the Bill out to past students of Saltus. Duncan Suite, including a “In the UK and Bermuda, major donation from the the whole alumni thing hasn’t Ernest E. Stempel Foundation . been such a big deal as it has in The suite, which includes a North America,” says Beard, high-tech studio and sound - who stepped down as Head of proof practice room, is named SGY last fall to be the School’s for the popular late teacher new Director of Alumni and organist who was a friend Affairs. “In Canada and the of Beard’s. “I knew there were US, alumni are seen as a very certain kids Bill helped who valuable resource for any appreciated the work he did school—financially, of course, for them. They have really but also for other type of wanted to help with this project contributions like career advice, and contribute to it.” job networking or mentoring. He is also rallying support We understand that value, and we need Youth Football Team, and chaired the to renovate the Secondary Hall with to encourage our alumni to come back School Sports Federation, the Bermuda long-needed air-conditioning so it can and be a part of Saltus again.” Council for Drug Free Sport and the also be a canteen for Middle Years stu - With 34 years of Saltus history Bermuda Island Games Association. dents. Beard hopes to raise $120,000 under his belt, Beard is perfectly suited “That all plays into alumni relations,” and have the project finished by this fall. to play in-house ambassador. He joined he admits. “I keep coming upon alumni, “If there’s a company or a family that the School in 1977, along with (now) whether it’s squash or track, or other wants to put their name to the Hall, Deputy Head Malcolm Durrant, when sports. It’s been great to keep in touch that would be great,” he says, “but I’d both lived in staff quarters at Wood - and follow up on what they’re doing.” just as soon call it ‘Alumni Hall’ and lands. Beard’s various roles since then His new role is especially important have it renovated through funds con - have included Head of PE, Head of at a time when Saltus is celebrating its tributed by our past students who once SGY and Head of Prefects, as well as “connected community” of stakeholders used that area.” teaching English, Geography and —of which alumni are a key component . Perhaps the most rewarding part of Sociology (which he continues to teach “We welcome and seek financial contri - Beard’s job is reconnecting with alumni to SGY). His strong links with the butions, of course, so the School can who pop in regularly “to see how the larger Bermuda community also serve develop and continue to provide service. School’s changed” or to look up former him well, particularly in the sporting But there are a lot of other ways we can teachers. “They’ll take the positive things realm, where as he coached the National involve each other.” they see back into the local community.” ‘We need to encourage our alumni to be a part of Saltus again’

SALTUS MAGAZINE 15 COMMUNITY Treasure Island Students help transform reserve into a natural gem

ON A BLISTERING September day, a group of Year 9 students board a police launch at Barr’s Bay Park and head out into Hamilton Harbour. They are skipping Friday afternoon classes—but the travails of fractions, physics and French pale in comparison to the sweaty manual labour ahead of them. The newest Saltus Island Project recruits will dig, chop, trim and plant as part of a decade- long conservation effort by the School and Bermuda National Trust that is transforming the Soncy Bay reserve into a pristine preserve for birdlife. “Our objective is to maintain the island as a natural habitat and encourage the growth of endemic and native species,” says Project Leader, Science Teacher Steve Briggs, who loads the police boat with tubs of Bermuda cedars, palmetto and olivewood plants donated by Save Open Spaces (SOS). “We are now in our 10th year of work here, and an awful lot has been achieved.” The 3.2-acre island, located off Point Shares alongside the main channel into Hamilton, origi - nally belonged to surveyor Richard Norwood.

16 SALTUS MAGAZINE History records the property passing to Samuel Saltus—the School’s founder—after the death of Norwood’s daughter. The island was named for Saltus in 1876 after he acquired the land and was identified as “Saltus Island” on the first Ordnance Survey of Bermuda by Andrew Savage in 1899. A doctor, Theodore Gilbert, made several attempts to build a small hospital on Saltus Island to quarantine and treat sailors suffering from in - fectious diseases when they arrived in Bermuda. The southern end of the island clearly shows where rock was cut in preparation for building work. But when his attempts fell through, Gilbert made do with quarters near Hamilton, paying all the expenses of nurses and attendants himself. N

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Saltus became involved with the island in R A H C

2001, when local resident Jim Butterfield and : S O then-Trust director Steve Conway grew concerned T O H about the number of casuarina trees popping up P

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there. They enlisted former Head of Geography, Duncan Ashworth, to start a project using students to clear parts of the island. “Since then, the project has grown in stature,” explains Briggs, of Milton Keynes, UK. “Each school year, S9 students now go to the island to learn about local and foreign plants. They help remove invasive species and clear land ready for planting. Students can even sponsor their own tree, which they can plant during their visit. Weather permitting, all Year 9s get at least two chances to visit between September and June.” The project has become a team effort, harness - ing the support of several agencies along with the efforts of School staff and students. Bermuda’s marine police unit provides transport to and from the island, and SOS donates endemic and native saplings for planting. Notably, the project has also won funding grants from the UK Overseas Terri - tories Environmental Programme (OTEP) and Bermuda’s Environment Ministry to purchase tools and equipment such as bowsaws, shovels, loppers and stump-pullers for staff and student use. A lawnmower and chipper are for staff only. During this first foray to Saltus Island of the 2011–12 school year, it soon becomes clear the new group has its work cut out for the next several months. As students—wearing House T-shirts emblazoned with the Project logo— disembark and hike up to the island’s central gathering spot, they have to push through towering stands of sawgrass. “This is unbelievable—like something out of Platoon !” exclaims Maths Teacher Alan Boardman , a Blackpool, UK native and member of Saltus faculty for 26 years. “We haven’t been out here since our last working visit at the end of June, and everything has been growing.” The good news is that some of the larger trees planted by students over the years—particularly Bermuda cedars—are thriving. Briggs gives his newcomers a tour, following paths that had to be first cut and then maintained by their predecessors . He points out what to kill (Mexican pepper, oleander and allspice) and what to keep (bay grape, dogwood, seaside goldenrod and salt- resistant buttonwood). “This is like our Survivor base camp!” declares Tucker Powell, 13, as the group breaks for a picnic-style lunch under a shady natural arbour. Aside from a few mild cases of agoraphobia,

18 SALTUS MAGAZINE today’s team is ready to plunge into their after - noon of outdoor action. Concrete longtail domes have been situated along the island’s edges, providing nesting sites to attract the hallmark birds that are often in need of manmade homes after storms destroy limestone versions. No docking or camping is allowed on Saltus Island, and permission to visit has to be obtained from the Trust. “The Trust intends the island to remain an undisturbed natural habitat and a preserve for birdlife,” says Briggs. Students get busy choosing bare spots on an exposed hillside to dig holes and carefully plant the young trees they have brought with them. They discuss the minutiae of Minecraft as they wield pickaxes through soil and limestone to create enough root space, after getting briefed by the teachers on safe handling of their instruments. If their endeavours are thorough and the weather kind enough, the saplings will survive—leaving the legacy of this afternoon’s work to last into the future. Drought and storms have inflicted havoc on occasion, but overall, the island has gradually been transformed for the better—a living testamen t to how a habitat of invasives can be returned to endemic origins. For some of the 12- and 13-year-olds, such tough physical work is a novelty; for others, it’s simply an extension of gardening or building projects they have learned at home. But all of them seem to appreciate their work is a team effort with a worthy environmental goal. Girl power takes root as Brooke Wheatley dons padded gloves and teams up with classmates Zhanae Simmons and Zoe Wright, all 13, to excavate a large hole for a promising cedar the trio have chosen. “I’m looking forward to getting back to the classroom!” laughs Brooke only half-jokingly . As well as making headway on grassroots conservation, the visit also doubles as a perfect opportunity for an alfresco science lesson. Briggs quizzes his class on habitat characteristics, the history of the cedar blight and the differences between natives and endemics. Students are usually allowed a cooling dip after their hard work, and sometimes dive up trash and debris from the island’s picturesque bays. “The project stimulates student interest in environmental science and the outdoors generally,” notes Briggs, “not to mention accomplishing a worthwhile result that benefits the whole community.”

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CONNECTED COMMUNITY

NEW CHAIRMAN GIL TUCKER LEADS THE DYNAMIC PATH FORWARD FOR SALTUS

BY ROSEMARY JONES

s the first black student admitted Bermuda’s school system, allowing black students to Saltus following Bermuda’s to be admitted to formerly all-white institutions. He had spent his primary years at Harrington racial desegregation in 1966, Sound School, where teachers and programmes A Gil Tucker appreciates the were so nurturing, “I didn’t realise we were segre - tidy irony that he has now been named gated. We lived our lives and had a lot of fun. At the School’s first black Chairman. home, I was raised to believe that I was no better than anyone else—but just as good as anyone else.” “But it’s more complicated than that,” chuckles When summer holidays ended in September the former Head Boy and Butterfield House 1966, Tucker says his parents were similarly matter - Captain who stepped up in 2011 to lead the Board of-fact about his new school. “They just woke me of Trustees following the retirement of Will Cox. up and said, ‘Get on the bus and go to school.’ Tucker, a Saltus Trustee for the past decade and There was never any discussion around ‘You’re country managing partner for Ernst & Young going to be going to this new school and you have Bermuda operations, says the fact he chaired the to worry about this or that.’ So when I walked search committee that brought Headmaster Ted through the gates, I didn’t anticipate being the Staunton to the School in 2009 was the biggest only one.” reason for accepting the chairmanship—a role he is Despite being the single black student at Saltus relishing as Saltus evolves into a “vibrant” new era. for an entire year, and the only black student in his “I think Bermuda’s going through a change, and class throughout the next five years at the School, the change you see in the corporate world is also Tucker says he was treated fairly and generally affecting the School. A lot of things are coming made to feel very welcome. Indeed, his father paid together that in many ways I’m very positive the School a visit at one point to make sure his son about,” he says. “Our objective is for our young did not receive any special treatment. people to be prepared for life, to be the best they “I probably was more focused on fitting in than can be, to be global citizens—because that’s where academics,” admits Tucker, an avid sportsman who the world is headed.” represented Saltus in rugby, soccer and cricket. The son of a barber and a homemaker, Tucker “I wasn’t a great student; I had a different agenda. was 11 when racial barriers were dismantled in I just wanted to fit in, have fun and make new

20 SALTUS MAGAZINE Gil Tucker: “Saltus has to be a place where you can bring who you are to the School and are valued for the con - tributions you make” PHOTO: CHARLES ANDERSON

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friends. I did just enough schoolwork to get by. The entire student body, from eldest to youngest, But I made some wonderful, lifelong friends.” had to form a line in front of the School every Amid the turbulent decades of civil-rights morning for the raising of the flag. “A master battles and freedom struggles as Bermuda and would check our shoes, our nails, our hair, our other nations moved into modern times, he and his uniform, and there was to be no deviation. You fellow students were somewhat detached from the would be sent home if you weren’t respectable. It ugly reality of racial politics. But he clearly remem - was an old English boarding school environment— bers an “eye-opener” during his first year, when he it might sound like a Charles Dickens novel to and his peers were on the School Field discussing modern students!” Tucker says. interschool sporting heroes. “I remember someone He eventually left Saltus to attend a college saying to me, ‘See that boy over there? He’s a really prep academy, Williston Northampton School, ‘We have fast sprinter and he won interschool sports last year. in Easthampton, MA, then studied accountancy at a good I’m sitting there thinking, ‘Well, I went to inter - Boston College before going to work for Ernst & school sports last year and I didn’t see that guy win Young in Washington DC for eight years. He lost team anything.’ Suddenly, both for the white kids at touch with Saltus and many fellow alums—though Saltus and for me, there was this moment where for a few years, he returned to play in the annual at the we all realised there were two, separate interschool Founder’s Day cricket match. Tucker returned with School sports: under the segregated system, all the black his family to live in Bermuda in 1987, and both kids had their event, and the white kids had theirs. his children, son Rodwyn and daughter Alaina, which has We had this puzzled look on all our faces and then attended Saltus in the 1990s. the truth became clear.” As he settles into the Chairmanship, Tucker is created a Two significant events happened during his sanguine both about how far Saltus has come since tenure as Head Boy in 1971—a royal visit by his own days at the School—and how much further vibrant Prince Charles and a fateful Founder’s Day. progress is needed. Diversity is an issue close to his community “Bermuda was going through a social awakening,” heart given his background, but as one of 10 people says Tucker. “But I had to be the one to ‘Hip-hip- selected to sit on Ernst & Young’s diversity task - — you can hooray!’ to the Prince as he drove by, which wasn’t force for the Americas and Caribbean region, he very cool at the time. And then there was the issue says it is far from black and white. feel it of Samuel Saltus having left the School for the “Diversity now has a broader definition than when you education of white boys—and whether I, as a black when I went to the School, when it was purely person, would feel comfortable following tradition race-based. In the workforce today, one of the most walk and laying a wreath on his grave. I remember significant issues around diversity is generational having discussions about that at some of our diversity—the differences between Baby Boomers around classes. But my Dad’s position was simple: you take and Generation X or Y; it probably trumps any both a job, you do the job. If you’re not prepared to do other kind of diversity. At Saltus, we also have a what comes with the job, then don’t take it.” diversity issue around gender that was not there campuses’ Forty years later, Tucker appreciates the vast when I was a student. changes that have occurred in both school life and “As far as race, you now have to consider that education philosophy since his days at Saltus— children come from different cultures,” he adds. “If when corporal punishment through caning was an a person appears on the surface, on a skin basis, to accepted form of punishment, and students lined be white or black, they could come from a West up for “inspections” every morning. Indian or English background. If they’re white, “I wasn’t at Saltus very long, I’m embarrassed to they could be Irish, or of Eastern European say, before I fooled around in choir and was sent to descent. Diversity is being pulled apart; it’s almost the Headmaster’s office,” he recalls. “I put my arm like playing three-dimensional chess.” out and he said, ‘What are you doing? Bend over His vision for the School’s evolving demographics that stool.’ He was standing at a cane rack that had is clear. “Saltus has to be a place where you can multiple canes in it—I guess they used different bring who you are to the School and are valued sized canes for different sized kids. He picked one for the contributions you make. No matter your out for me and, ‘Boom-boom!’ The caning wasn’t religious affiliation, your sexual orientation, your shocking, but the fact I got it across my rear was new.” race, your gender, your ethnicity—the workplace

22 SALTUS MAGAZINE should appreciate the talents and gifts you bring, and you should be able to benefit in turn. I think the same thing applies to schools.” Tucker—who gives credit to both former chair Will Cox and his mentor the late Chet Butterfield for being catalysts of progress at the School—feels strongly about the need for all schools to be held accountable, and says Saltus has taken recent positive strides in that direction. “I feel we now have a good team at the School which has created a vibrant community—you can feel it when you walk around both campuses,” he says. “But we are also a community where you will be given goals and held accountable. We’re offering a service to our stakeholders and they have to get perceived value. There’s a great deal of financial pressure today and private schools are not cheap. The value comes from a culture of accountability.” His “finest moment” to date, he says, was “hiring Ted Staunton,” adding that he and the Headmaster have established a winning relationship within their albeit separate administrative domains. Trustees work on strategic issues, plotting the School’s future direction, while the operations side of busines s vests with the Headmaster. “The Board set Ted goals and he’s held accountable for them, but there’s a clear divide there,” explains Tucker. “Why I like working with Ted is that both he and I understand what that divide is, and we don’t trespass into each other’s territory.”

uch division of labour coupled with the School’s “new energy and focus” will achieve Sthe ultimate goal—to benefit students. “They need to leave Saltus learning how to learn. Gil Tucker, here with Lower Primary students, hopes We also need to prepare them to handle change,” to strengthen ties between both Saltus campuses he says. “They’re going to work with people all over the world who don’t look like them, who don’t students. In that vein, he has forged a supportive necessarily speak the same language, or have the bond with the Secondary Head and Deputy Head same culture, yet they have to be effective as a team. students—Nic Barton, Rachael Waldron, Daniel The best preparation for our children in Bermuda Pell and Rachel Doughty—inviting the SGY2s to to compete in the global marketplace is their weigh in at Board meetings, and holding special education and training.” lunch powwows for Staunton and the foursome at Tucker has already proven his hands-on his panoramic offices atop XL House. approach and keen enthusiasm for encouraging and “These students have definite ideas,” he says. implementing new ideas. He plans to break with “They want the School to be more connected to the the Woodlands tradition and hold some Board community. They want to work more closely with meetings at Lower Primary’s Cavendish campus in the younger students, mentoring and building a bid to better connect, conceptually at least, the school spirit. They are four absolutely amazing two physical spaces. He has also made an effort to and terrific young people—they are the future, and spend time on both campuses and meet current I wouldn’t bet against them!”

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COVER STORY

RECOGNISING OUR STRENGTHS

WILLIAM COX , a Saltus trustee since 1999, stepped down after five years as Chairman in 2011. He talks about his proudest moments, and his hopes for the School’s future success.

Biggest achievements Saltus is a school steeped in tradition and reputation, and change must be managed to respect those values. The School had a need to evolve into the new world of educa - tion, one that understands and responds to the business of education. Under the foundation of accreditation from CESI (now CAIS), the Board and School have evolved into a re - sponsive and planned strategic entity that has responded to E K

weaknesses and recognised strengths. Today, Saltus is W A H

under very strong leadership. I had the privilege of working H G I E

with a very capable Board whose members all share the L same passion for Saltus. I thank each of them for their never-ending commitment to the School. Businesses are looking for well-rounded students who have challenged themselves at all levels of growth, which School’s evolution includes education, citizenship and a respect for the cultural Saltus has evolved into a unified entity that understands the diversity that we are so fortunate to have on our Island. education process from Foundation Year through to SGY2. This interaction between every level of Saltus is imperative Role of alumni for the success of our students. Students have a level of Bermuda is unique, particularly in that many of us alumni understanding between year groups and the School’s remain in Bermuda. Having been educated at Saltus has stance on unacceptable behaviour has created a signifi - allowed me to stay connected. My frustration, however, is cantly better environment for students, faculty and parents. that more alumni do not give back to the School. There’s The physical plant is maintained at a level now reflective of no doubt Bermuda’s future is partly shaped by Saltus the aims of the School. There is a strong focus on safety alumni and will continue to be in the future. No matter where and creating an environment conducive to learning. your future takes you, the strong foundation upon which you build began at Saltus. Economic pressures The economy over the last 15 years has impacted Saltus. What makes Saltus special The School enjoyed strong support from the international There are very few schools that have the cultural diversity business community and responded to demands to provide Saltus enjoys. More than 30 different nationalities are repre - a strong education. The School grew its student body and sented, which makes the School a pasture for exploring was able to help provide a critical element for Bermuda’s learning and real diversity. Graduation for me is a very success. In 2011, all schools are feeling the pressure of special day because all our graduates go on to tertiary economic conditions. Saltus is fortunate to have very strong education and future success in all corners of the world. financial controls and planning that have allowed it to address school size and the quality of education, and Advice to students provide as much financial support as possible. The School I would encourage each student to reflect on the environmen t is well prepared for the economic correction and will they are in and take every advantage of every opportunity. continue to plan well through this time. Identify your passions and explore them with enthusiasm and intrigue. Leverage opportunity and use it to make Today’s graduates Bermuda a better place. When you move on, I encourage The current business environment seeks students who are each of you to stay involved with the School so that you well connected to the world and its ever-changing future. can help make a difference.

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1940s Dick Butterfield (1942) is working on the development of the Performing Arts Centre Project, under the regis - tered charity The Centre Limited, as - sisted by Tiffany Paynter (’03).

1950s Key to years US resident Robert Cook (1950) n Two-digit class stopped by for a visit. He swam in the years indicate 1948 (London) and ’52 (Helsinki) SGY graduates Olympics: “In 1948, I was 15 and in the Sixth Form at Saltus on a n Four-digit year Bermuda government scholarship, indicates the year which I won while attending Dellwood group in which a School,” he said. “I would not have student who left S been able to attend Saltus without the E Saltus would have N R A

scholarship. In 1948, I swam the 100 B graduated - R E

metres freestyle, 400 free, and anchor - C N A L

ed on the 4 x 200 metres relay. In 1952 , A I H

I swam 100, 400 and 1500 metres T N Y

free. You may be interested in what it C took to do this in 1948. During the Olympian Robert Cook with Headmaster winter, we carpooled to the St. Ted Staunton. Inset, Bermuda Sports George’s Hotel twice a week to train magazine with the 1952 Olympic team. in the only indoor pool available. I had Cook, then 19, is third from right been a competitive diver to that point, but there was no diving board there said we could not ride bicycles 400 IM when I turn 80. I may be the so I just swam and made it as a swim - because it would tend to ‘shorten’ only 80 year old who swims this event mer. “Goose” Gosling, who always our leg muscles and we needed to because at this age, very few people drove one of the cars, did exercises ‘lengthen’ our leg muscles for swim - have enough strength to do the but - beside the pool but he made it as a ming, so I had to walk (there were no terfly leg any m ore. Running took the diver—finishing ninth in the three- mopeds then) from home in Spanish place of swim ming in my life, together metre springboard. Point and up the steep hill to Langton with squash, tennis and golf, and 30 “Three months before the trials, Pool. I still don’t know where the moti - years ago, I founded the San Francisco we switched to training outdoors at vation came from to commit to this Hash Hous e Harriers, a chapter of the the Langton Pool. I did three workouts feverish pace of life—but it was moti - largest fun-run organisation in the world .” a day, as well as going to classes all vation, which I now know to be the On his time at the School, Robert day at Saltus, including compulsory path to all learning.” says: “I loved my years at Saltus. Henry sports two days a week. I did a full In 1952, Robert headed to McGill Hallett, the Headmaster, was my workout at 7 am before school, com - University, Montreal, where he swam favourite teacher; he taught Geometry, pulsory calisthenics at 11 am, ate my and played water polo for four years. my favourite subject, which influenced lunch at the 11:15 am break, another At 22, he gave up swimming, seldom me to become an architect. In 1949, full workout in the one-hour, 15-minute going near a pool for 50 years until I was Head Prefect, won every aca - lunch break, compulsory sports after age 71, when he started masters demic prize, and was awarded the school two days a week and Cadets swimming. “Since then, I have had Bermuda Scholarship. My brothers, one day a week, and then a final seven top-10 times in the US in my Dr. William Cook (1944), John workout at 5 pm. On top of this, our age group, my best being third in the Cook (1946), Walter Cook (1953), coach, Bill Brooks—the freshman country in the 400-metre individual Dr. George Cook (1956) and Steve swim coach at Harvard University, medley,” he says. “I am now 78 and Cook (1962), all went to Saltus on who was married to a Bermudian— still swimming. My goal is to swim the scholarships of some kind.”

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1960s Maitland Spencer-Arscott , JP (’77) has taught Brownies/Guides and Sunda y Owner of The Reefs in Southampton was one of 100 Bermudian women school for 20 years, and also volun - David Dodwell (’66) was named nomi nated by the “100 Women 100 teers at Dalhousie Medical School. Caribbean Hotelier of the Year by the Visions ” project, for valuable contribu - Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Associ - tions to the advancement of women John Steele (’77) is a manager in the ation for his work with his property in in Bermuda. She is also a member of project management office of Pearson Nevis, the Nisbet Plantation. For the the congregational board of Christ School Systems and lives in Fair Oaks, CA . 14th year, The Reefs has been named Church, Warwick, and a co-convener among the top 25 hotels in the for the outreach ministry and annual Heather McPhee Van Sickle (’77) is Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahama s Christmas fair, as well as a member of comptroller/chief compliance officer at by Travel + Leisure magazine in its the church’s stewardship committee. Interward Asset Management, Toronto. 2011 World’s Best Awards. The Reefs’ La Serena Spa was among Michael Anfossi (’77) is financial Bradley Johnston (’77) is a sales the top 10 best hotel spas in the controller at Colonial Insurance. representative at Re/Max Hallmark Caribbean, while the Nisbet Plantation Realty in Toronto, and lives 25 houses was named the number-one hotel in Dr. Derrick Binns (’77) is the perma - away from fellow alum Paul Scott (’77) . the Caribbean, Bermuda and the nent secretary of the Ministry of the Bahamas for the second year. Environment and Planning. Brian Frick (’77) is the Managing Director of Royall Imports Ltd., 1970s Michael Burke (’77) is managing coaches swimming, is a volunteer Peter Frith (1970) is Bermuda director of Blue Water Divers and leader at Young Life, and teaches National Trust’s museums manager. thegreenhousebermuda companies. Sunday school at Cornerstone.

Tim Terceira (1974) is the general Carol Rego Jack (’77) is a teacher Craig Tucker (’77) has been with manager of the new Ritz-Carlton in assistant for the Centre for Learning at HSBC Bermuda for 28 years and is Toronto—a $300-million development. Saltus and a licensed teacher with the senior relat ionship manager of busi - He took on the position at the planned Bermuda Educator’s Council. She ness banking . project in March 2009; the property was recently trained in levelled literacy officially opened in February last year. intervention at Lesley University, 1980s Tim worked his way up to the senior- Boston, to assist children with Ian Maule (’83) has been promoted management level at the Four Sea - reading, writing and phonics skills; to maintenance engineer, ES Plant sons and Marriott International chains. she completed the second half of Management, at BELCO. He also He also worked at the management the training last fall. belongs to the band, the Go Down level locally at the Mandarin Oriental Berries, along with fellow alums Liam Elbow Beach Resort and the former Joseph Klement (’77) is programme McKittrick (’84), JP Skinner (’84), Marriott Castle Harbour. He began his manager for Cameco Corporation, Robert Stubbs (’84), Scott Amos career in the hotel industry at age 14, Toronto, Ont., and has been married (’87), and Saltus parent Tim Peckett. working as a beach boy at the former to Kim Aubrey for 34 years. Kim The band played at the 50th birthday Lantana cottage colony, and went on Aubrey Klement (’77) is an editor bash of alum Jens Maitland (1979). to get a hotel administration degree and founding member of Red Claw from Cornell University. Press, Toronto, and leads an annual Dr. Maia Patterson McGuire (1984) retreat for writers to Bermuda. has a PhD in Marine Biology from the Marie Beach (’77) has been the University of Miami. With Jean-Michel healthy schools coordinator for the Andrew Parsons (’77) is president of Cousteau, she recently published the Department of Health for seven years BELCO. fi rst in a series of four books on marine and is nearing completion of studies sanctuaries based on Cousteau’s for her PhD in Health Services. Barbara Perreault Scott (’77) is the environmental research. Maia is on owner and teacher at Stepping Stones the faculty of the University of Florida; For the 100th anniversary of Interna - Pre-School and has been living in in her position as sea grant marine ti onal Women’s Day, director of Saint John, New Brunswick, for 30 extension agent, she provides infor mal the Bermuda Red Cross Ann years. Barbara has two daughters. Sh e education to four counties of Florida,

26 SALTUS MAGAZINE John Paul Skinner / ’84 Hooked on science

By Helen Jardine SALTUS alum John Paul Skinner swears he has the “best job ever.” In his role as Education Officer at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) , “JP,” as he likes to be called, regularly divides his time between running a number of diverse educa - tional programmes and taking students into the field—“the really fun part,” he says, as it typically involves a boat ride out to Bermuda’s reefs. “I am doing something I love and hopefully am making a bit of a difference in a few students’ lives as well,” says JP, 44, whose job makes him an inter - mediary between world-class researchers and local students. “I am constantly intrigued by the cutting- edge research going on at BIOS and its global significance, and see this as a wonderful educational resource for Bermudian students. If I can share this N fascination about the ocean’s mysteries with students O S R and get them ‘hooked’ on this kind of dynamic, E D N A outdoor investigation, I think it will serve both the S E L students and the local environment well.” R A H

While visiting scenic areas of Bermuda and C scuba-diving on coral reefs are all part of the job BIOS Education Officer JP Skinner demonstrates fun experiments description, JP says he gets his biggest kicks from for kids at the facility’s Marine Science Day seeing students get inspired by the outdoors. “Nothing matches the feeling you get when a student learns “Don’t become a teacher!” ‘Follow something new,” he says. “Seeing the ‘lights go on’ “They were joking, as both had been wonderful in a student’s eyes is a very rewarding experience.” teachers for much of their lives,” he says, “but their your JP graduated from Saltus in 1984 and says the concern, of course, was that I would never make most important part of his education was the much money!” JP’s mother, Janet, taught P4 at interests foundation he received in literacy and numeracy. BHS—ironically, he launched his teaching career and find “I could cite a number of other valuable lessons, in her very same classroom in 1995. His father both academic and life lessons,” he says, “but from a Timothy taught at Warwick Academy and Gilbert out what perspective of daily life, my ability to communicate Institute, later serving as Headmaster. has served me the best. This is an incredibly valuable JP switched majors several times at university you love foundation. Also, I was able to develop a love and and has held several diverse jobs. In hindsight, he and the understanding of music which still brings me a great believes his best career advice for students today is deal of enjoyment today.” JP reached Grade 7 in not to worry too much about future plans, but to career piano and Grade 6 in violin, but now sticks to the build a solid educational foundation. “In many guitar. When he isn’t teaching, JP enjoys surfing ways, I feel it takes quite a bit of exploration and will follow’ and playing as a member of the popular local band, travel, both literally and figuratively, to find out the Go Down Berries. your calling,” he says. “Follow your interests and After Saltus, JP attended the University of Cali - find out what you love, and the career will follow.” fornia, San Diego, where he studied Anthropology. JP is married to Amanda Skinner, coordinator of He then went on to get a multiple subject teaching the new Parent Ambassador Programme at Saltus, credential from National University—despite the and the couple has two children at the School, S6 fact his parents’ biggest piece of career advice was, Zoe, 9, and S3 Christopher, 7).

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the large-format, 208-page edition, Jessica Sousa McClure (’00) and Hall of History: Bermuda’s Story in Art , Bill McClure delights in daughter features every scene of Foster’s Sophie, born in 2011. Jessica is an environmental safety technician Commissioner’s House mural, with BELCO’s Environment acc ompanied by text on the painting Department. by author Rosemary Jones (’82).

Jonathan Starling (1997) was awarded a grant from the Caledonian Society of Bermuda.

After graduating with an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, Kevin Richards (1999) joined GE’s London office in the Experienced Commercial Leadership Program, which grooms MBA gradu - working with civic groups, training finishing touches on a planned new ates and professionals for GE leader - teachers and running summer camps album. Magma also contributed a ship roles in marketing and sales. for students. track to the recent Ride the Wave charity CD, which raised $40,000 for Seamus Durkin (1999) is married 1990s the Coalition for the Protection of Chil - and working as an underwriter for Kirsten Butterworth Faria (’93) went dren’s schools breakfast programme. insurance broker Marsh in Bermuda. to Brazil last summer as a member of Magma’s self-produced debut album, the Bermuda Hockey Team to com - Conscious Fire , enjoyed strong sales 2000s pete in the Pan Am Cup Challenge. and received radio play for “Too Much Jason Cabral (’00) graduated with Several other alumnae also com - Concrete,” “Babylon” and the title distinction in Actuarial Science and peted: LaKae Dill (’02), Erica Frith track when it was released. His “When Statistics from the University of Water - Furtado (’02), Keishae Robinson I Cry” brought Magma attention when loo, Ont. He is a qualified Bermudian (’07), Jasmine Patterson (’08), it was released in Jamaica last sum - actuary (FCAS) and has worked in Yvonna Osborne (’09) and Ryanne mer. The song is about violence that Bermuda, London and Singapore. Bardgett (’11). Lisete Moniz (’01) resulted in more than 70 deaths when His most recent position was vice was one of the managers, and security forces invaded the Kingston president, treaty underwriting for XL Secondary Head of Business and community of Tivoli to arrest sus - Re in Asia. Jason was awarded the Economics, Dai Hermann-Smith , pected drug boss Christopher Bank of Bermuda Foundation Eldon was the coach. While the team didn’t (Dudus) Coke: “The songwriter Pearl H. Trimingham Master of Business win any games, Kirsten says they and I wrote the song: I have friends in Administration Scholarship 2011 and played well against some top-tier Tivoli and I know others from West is enrolled in the INSEAD MBA pro - teams like Uruguay. “With each game, Kingston who told me of the ordeal, gramme, concentrating on interna - win or lose, you learn something so I began to jot down a few things tional business and emerging markets . about the sport or yourself,” she says. with my manager Josef Bogdanovich and Pearl, and what came out was a Alexandra Lewis Wheatley (’00) Bermudian reggae artist Adam Mayo song which is political, but focusses and husband Sean welcomed baby (1995)—formerly known as “Mango more on emotional side of this tragedy. ” Ethan Robert Wheatley, brother to Seed”—adopted the stage name Erin, in September. “Magma” when he moved to Jamaica Artist Graham Foster ’s (’88) epic, in 2008 and was signed by the reggae 1,000-square-foot mural detailing the Rachael Beasley (2001) got engaged label Down Sound. He was introduced history of Bermuda is showcased in to Terrance Rance last September. by Bob Marley’s son Julian at a con - a spectacular coffee-table book cert organised by one of the Prince released Christmas 2011. Published Cathy Hay (’01) was called to the Charles charities, and is putting the by the National Museum of Bermuda, Bermuda Bar in October. She majored

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CLASS OF 2001 10-YEAR REUNION By Melissa (Durrant) Logie (’01) over the past decade. The SGY finger food. Thanks go to other The Saltus graduating class of room sure has improved since we members of the reunion commit - 2001 held its 10-year reunion on were there! We then enjoyed cock - tee ( Rachael Beasley and Katrina June 3 and 4. The event kicked off tails and canapés, and mingled Kawaley-Lathan ) for their hard with a Friday cocktail party hosted with teachers and classmates. work. We are also grateful to by Saltus on the Woodlands lawn. On the second evening, we Saltus and to Berta Barreto- The evening started with a School hosted an event at Flanagan’s Hogan, to Chris Garland of Flana - tour by Jon Beard, giving alums a Outback Sports Bar in Hamilton, gan’s, and to all those alumni look at the changes on campus where we enjoyed cocktails and who attended the occasion. in International Relations at Brown (’01) and wife Lucy welcomed baby nesses and retailers Islandwide. Re - University, RI, and studied at Oxford Ray James in September. Melissa tailers decide what they will offer and University’s Exeter College and BPP Durrant Logie (’01) and husband discounts are advertised in the book. Law School, London. Peter welcomed their first child, Fletcher MacLean, in Novembe r. Tyler Butterf ield (2001), and Kiera Ashleigh Davis (’01) is engaged to Aitken (’01) and Roy Allan Burch Clay Holland. Samantha Chandler (’01) married (’02) competed in triathlon and aquatics Ian Morrell (2002). respectively in the Pan Am Games in Thomas Greenslade (2001) and Mexico ( see pages 32, 34 ). wife Alexandria welcomed daughter, Stephen Davidge (’01) married Savannah Skye in spring 2011. Lizzie Silcock; the couple have Ted Terceira (2001) is married and Thomas was also a member of the returned to Bermuda to live after running the Warwick gas station, as Bermuda national rugby team which spending time in the UK. well as overseeing new construction. won the Caribbean Championship in Georgetown, Guyana last June. Nhuri Bashir (’01) and Stephan Deborah Atwood (’02) has her Master’ s Johnstone launched the Traveler’s degree and is currently studying at Alastair Long (2001) and his wife (who Price Card (www.travelersprice the Department of Archaeology and live in the UK) welcomed their second card.com) last July. The card offers Anthropology at Bristol University, UK, son last summer; and Mark Richardson tourists lower prices at up to 60 busi - for which she received a bursary from

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the Bermuda Historical Society. ing to the classroom to get her PGCE Piazza. The couple met at Keene Debbie has worked as a curatorial at King’s College, London, with plans State College, NH. Sara is working consultant at the National Museum to return to Bermuda to teach science. part-time with the new Saltus Upper of Bermuda. Her subject area is Primary afterschool programme . “Tourism and Confinement in Joshua Masters (’02) graduated in Bermuda—the relationship between 2006 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Kim Davies (’03) has three years left prisoners of war, conscripted men Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, with a Bach - in her MBBS degree programme at and tourism” and she would like to elor of Science degree in Electronic Newcastle University’s medical work in Bermuda as an archaeologist. Media, Arts and Communication with school. She then plans to enter a two- a minor in Business Management. He year foundation programme in the Christopher Astwood (2002) stayed in the Albany area and worked UK. Specialty training comes after received his Master’s degree in at two different firms, assisting with that: she’s considering endocrinology English Literature from the University various aspects of web design, email or dermatology. Last summer, she of East Anglia, UK, and started his marketing, customer relationship worked at Argus Insurance assisting PhD last September. management, and 2D/3D animation. with the day-to-day running of its He married Lisamarie in 2010; their wellness programme. Christopher Conway (’02) was daughter Lillian Grace was born last promoted to assistant vice president fall. They are now back in Bermuda, Tiffany Paynter (’03) is assisting of reinsurance underwriting at Axis where Joshua is working for CD&P, alumnus Dick Butterfield (1942) as a Specialty this year. managing the CRM (customer rela - research associate for the Performing tionship management) system. Arts Centre Project under the registered Ashley Bean ’s (’02) family business, charity The Centre Limited. Over the the vegetarian café Juice ’n’ Beans, Kimberley Caines (’02) was called to last year, she’s helped write reports, was profiled in Bottom Line magazine. the Bar last Bermuda in October. design presentations, direct a photo shoot and facilitate more than 25 Edward Barnes (’02) was selected Sara Holmes Zakzewska (’03) and community discussions on the future for the Bermuda National Rugby Team husband John renewed their vows in of Bermudian culture and the perform - and played in Mexico. front of Rev. Nick Dill at Spanish Point ing arts centre. Her personal goal is to Boat Club. Cousin Melissa Durrant complete her debut album of original After working as lab technician at Logie (’01) was a bridesmaid. A spoken word poetry that is being Saltus, Akinyi Apopa (’02) is return - reception took place on the Gosling co-produced by music star Heather Nova and her husband, producer Felix Tod. She hopes to have that project completed early next year. Tiffany is in the process of orchestrating “a unique performance-driven listening party” for the album’s launch.

Sarita Ebbin (’03) received a scholar - ship from CD&P.

Michael Whale (’03) is pursuing his Master’s degree in International Relations at the University of Kent, UK .

Ashley Lewis Harshaw (2003) James “Herbie” Adderley (’94) pictured centre, with Arthur Begeman (’10), married Clayton Harshaw (2006) left, and John Barnes (’10), took the Bermuda U19 Rugby Team to its third and they now have a baby girl. Caribbean Championships this summer; the team placed a respectable third. Other members included alums Nicholas Chilvers (2010), Edward Classmates of the late Mark Smith De Silva (’11), Dylan O’Kelly-Lynch (2011) and Tristan Kermode (2012). (’03) got together to have a plaque

30 SALTUS MAGAZINE Colin Selley / 1942 Bermuda booster

A SELF-DESCRIBED “true onion,” 84-year-old Colin Selley is a living mascot for Bermuda every - where he goes—donning Bermuda shorts and socks even in the coldest of climes. So it’s perhaps no surprise his career path landed him a top job as Director of Tourism—a role in which, for 15 years, he did nothing but promote the Island overseas. His career began in 1949, after returning home from the University of Philadelphia to work for his family’s grocery store chain. He soon moved on to become manager of the Bermuda News Bureau, and helped organise the Big Three Conference at Mid Ocean Club in 1953, when British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, US President Dwight Eisenhower and French Premier Joseph Laniel met to discuss post-war issues. “We only had two weeks’ notice to organise it,” he remembers. “We literally took over the Castle Harbour Hotel. More than a dozen photographers were coming, so we needed a place without much light. We took over the Ladies Salon and tore up N almost everything to build 12 darkrooms for them!” O S R Colin served as Director of Public Relations for E D N A the Bermuda government. “Every Tuesday I would S E L go to Government House to report to Lord Mar - R A H tonmere,” he says. “We became very good friends.” C In the early 1970s, he was named Director of Tourism—a post he held until he retired in 1985, his Presidenc y, when the US had ejected Cubans Former leaving a 37-year career in the civil service. In fact, from Grenada, I got this call from the White his work had only just begun. He set up his own House. The President’s secretary said the President Tourism business called Sagacity Marketing, a tourism would like to know if I would go to Grenada to marketing company and advisory body to govern - explore tourism possibilities. They arranged my trave l Director ments around the world. “At that time, Bermuda and accommodation—it was a great experience.” a living was looked upon as one of the only places that He represented Bermuda in tennis at the Pan knew how to run tourism,” he says. “Countries American Games in 1955 (Chicago) and 1967 mascot from all over the Caribbean and the Eastern (Winnipeg) and was founding president of the Seaboard would ask me to spend a month with Bermuda Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA). He for the them to refresh their tourism product.” also played soccer—falling in love with the sport Island Colin and his wife moved into a cottage on Grape when he began attending Saltus in the 1930s. Bay, where he liked to swim and run along the “I have fond memories of Saltus,” he says. “ beach—and was often joined by a famous US figure . During wartime, an important part of extracurricula r “President (GW) Bush would stay at Chelston activities was the Cadet Corps. The Saltus band (formerly the US Consul General’s home). He and cadets played prominent parts in parades.” liked to have a morning run—of course, with two Colin left Saltus for prep school at Northfield bodyguards running along behind him! A number Mount Hermon School, MA, in 1942, but served of days we found ourselves running together and as a Saltus Trustee for 11 years until a decade ago. eventually I g ot to know him. Then, a few years into —Helen Jardine

SALTUS MAGAZINE 31 Kiera Aitken / ’01 The Olympic dream

ON AVERAGE , Bermudian competitive swimmer Kiera Aitken swims around 50 kilometres a week— or the equivalent of swimming the length of Bermuda more than twice. Her normal training schedule consists of 10 sessions per week, each lasting two to three hours and including swimming and dry-land exercises, running or weights. She is training to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. “I must swim the qualifying time at a meet sanc - tioned by the world swimming governing body,” Kiera, 27, explains. “My best time last year was 0.16 seconds shy of the standard.” She advanced to the semifinals in 100m back - stroke at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, E

Mexico in October, and is working to make the T T E qualifying standard for the Olympics at the Z A G

Spanish Open this April. L A Y O R

Kiera holds the Bermuda record in the 50m, E H

100m and 200m backstroke long course and short T course, and in the 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle long course and short course. She fere with my race. If I stay positive and motivated ‘Saltus has competed at major international meets since then that nervousness turns into excitement and 2002, and has been awarded the title of “Bermuda’s that’s what really pushes me to perform well, but it taught Female Athlete of the Year” three times. is not easy to keep those negative thoughts and Kiera has been training in Barcelona for the past doubts out of my mind. It is something that I have me to five years—something she calls “an amazing experi - to consciously work on.” take ence.” “I have learned to speak Spanish since I have Kiera, who used to have an inspirational poster been here and I love learning about the Spanish of Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe in her bedroom, pride and Catalan cultures,” she says. “When I first came learned to swim at White’s Island and joined to Barcelona, I had just graduated from university Harbour Swim Club when she was six. in the and I thought I would be here for only a few “Many times over the years I have thought things months to do a Spanish course—but I ended up about quitting,” she admits. “I am inspired to keep finding a team to train with and I am still here five going by the feeling that I can do better. I know I have years later.” that I have not reached my limits and I don’t want She previously trained in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to give it up knowing that I have more to give. done while she was at Dalhousie University, where she When I retire, I want to leave the sport with no well’ studied Computer Science. regrets or feelings that I didn’t give it my all.” Her biggest life accomplishments? Swimming “Saltus taught me to take pride in the things her best times at the Olympic Games in 2004 and I have done well and to use the confidence that I 2008, where she swam the 100m backstroke. have gained from that to redeem myself when I “It felt really good not only to get to participate have fallen short of my aspirations,” says Kiera, who in such an important meet like the Olympics, but graduated from SGY in 2001. “In swimming I also to perform well there,” she said. “For me the don’t always reach my goals and the pride I have in hardest part is dealing with the anxiety on race day. myself is what keeps me going after a failure.” When I get nervous, it’s hard not to let that inter - —Helen Jardine

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made and planted a tree in his memory on the Saltus Field.

At the Miss Bermuda Pageant last June , Rachel Sawden (’04) was second runner-up and the StyleBermuda People’s Choice winner.

Nicky Boorman (’04) is in the ACE graduate trainee programme, working towards becoming an underwriter.

Keegan Stirling (’05) graduated from Niagara College, Ont., with a degree in Hospitality Management and is now concierge for the Residence Club at Golf Villas, Tucker’s Point.

Peter Riihiluoma (’05) is an actuarial analyst at ACE Tempest Reinsurance.

Andrew Barnes (’05) passed both exams for his LEEDS qualification and Meghan Jones (2004) recently returned from volunteering at the Tuleeni has a LEED AP. He is a team leader Children’s Home in Tanzania. The centre cares for 70 orphans and street with St. John’s Ambulance. children. On her gap year in 2006, Meghan founded the Tuleeni Charitable Trust, a Bermuda registered charity, participated in a volunteer programme David Campbell (’05) is in his second teaching English at a primary school in Tanzania, and with funds raised by year of a Master’s degree in Theology Saltus students, was able to build a classroom and purchase textbooks, at Atlantic School of Theology, Halifax, footballs and teaching aids. Funds raised at Saltus enabled her to help NS. He will marry Sara Wilson of open a new home for the then-fledgling orphanage in the same village and Prince Edward Island in June. paint the centre, build bunk beds and buy mattresses, blankets, pots and pans. Since then, Meghan has visited Tuleeni in summer holidays, facili - Ralph Trott (’05) is a projects admin - tating projects to help the centre and make it self-sustainable, with funds istrator for the Department of Finance raised by Holy Trinity Church and donors in Bermuda. In 2008, Meghan, & Administration in the Ministry of along with her family and friends, climbed Kilimanjaro to raise money for Public Works. Tuleeni. To make a donation, visit www.tuleeni.org or email Meghan at [email protected]. Meghan has started a postgraduate degree in Hunter Pitcher (’05) received a nursing at King’s College, London, for which she was awarded a Nicholl BELCO Llewellyn Vorley Engineering Scholarship. She got her first degree in Social Anthropology at the Scholarship. University of Edinburgh, UK.

Samantha Saunders (2005) won the Civil Engineering at the University of related natural disaster data previ - ABICEA 2011 Award for studies at the Edinburgh, UK. ously depicted in numeric spread - University of London School of Orienta l sheets by scientists and & African Studies. During her last year at Parsons the gov ernments. Drawing on data gath - New School for Design, NY, pursuing ered between 1980 and 2010, it Fraser Moore (2005) received the a BFA in Communication Design, shows the number of people affected 2011 Construction Association of Rhiannon Fox (’06) worked with the and killed in each country as a result Bermuda Scholarship Award and is United Nations and its Disaster Risk of floods, droughts and storms. The entering his final year of a five-year Reduction team. Her thesis info-graphic Human Development Index Ranking Masters of Engineering programme in “provides a visual reference for water- (HDIR) measures the average

SALTUS MAGAZINE 33 Roy-Allan Burch / 2003 Let the Games begin

NOT MANY 25-year-olds can say they are training for the Olympics, running their own business and planning their wedding day. But Saltus graduate and professional swimmer Roy-Allan Burch seems to be a man with all the right strokes. His main focus right now is preparing to compete in the London Olympics this summer, having already qualified. At the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico last October, he E

swam close to his best time for 50m freestyle in a T T E competetive A-Final in which he finished seventh. Z A G

In Long Course Metres (LCM), he swims the L A Y O R

50-metre freestyle in 22.69 seconds and the 100 E H freestyle in 51.01 seconds; in Short Course Metres T (SCM), he swims the 50-metre freestyle in 22.81 seconds, the 100 freestyle in 50.65 seconds—each “I am around many successful people who bring of which is a Bermuda National Record. Some of out the best in my performance. Each member his other national records include swimming the from my team who competed at the last Olympics ‘It will 50-metre butterfly in 25.71 seconds (LCM) and came back with a gold medal. This gives me confi - the 50-metre backstroke in 26.99 seconds (SCM). dence to have a good performance in London. It be very “My goal is to make my best times World Class- will be very important for me to make it into the respected times,” says Roy, who could swim 100 finals at the Games.” important metres by age four. “The further I can push myself The highlight of his career so far, he says, was for me and break barriers for Bermuda only helps those when he qualified for the London 2012 Games. behind me.” “During the qualifying races, I had made a to make Roy left Saltus in 2003 before attending significant improvement on my personal best time. Peddie School in New Jersey. He then attended It was a relief and gave me confidence to swim it into Springfield College, Springfield Massachusetts, faster in London. I made my qualification at World the finals where he studied Business Management. He Championships in Shanghai, China. To top off the believes all of these experiences have prepared him experience, I won my heat and placed 28th in the at the for his career as a competitive swimmer. World. This swim also gave me an official top-75 “While I was attending Saltus, I was able to meet World Ranking.” Games’ a fairly vigorous training schedule—in fact, the Roy says that while he has had many coaches, highest level of training I could obtain on the Island,” the coach who “brought him along the furthest” he says. “Saltus also helped prepare me to be a before he left Bermuda was Steve Castree, who leader. I was a prefect, house captain and member trained him for qualifying for the Commonwealth of the band. It gave me versatility and taught me Games in 2002 when he was just 16. how to use my skills to the best of my ability.” Among teachers at Saltus he credits with inspir - Today he is living in Charlotte, NC, with his ing him to pursue his dreams are Jon Beard, Nicole fiancée (a post-Olympics wedding is planned) and Chichon-De Silva, Sarah Tufts Robinson, Mary five-year-old daughter. He trains eight times a Hopkins, Lesley White and Martin Allen, who week in the water. A training day can last anywhere went to the Beijing Olympic Games as his coach. from three to six hours and includes dry-land Outside of swimming, Roy runs his own business exercises as well as in the pool. called Wonder Effect (www.wondereffect.com), “Right now I am receiving the best training that which is an inspirational tool for athletes. has ever been made available to me,” Roy enthuses. —Helen Jardine

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achievements in a country—life number one in the pre-season GSC expectancy, education and standard Coaches’ Poll. of living per-capita. By grouping coun - tries with their HDI rankings, the graphic Michael Terceira (’07) graduated aims to assist aid groups to direct with a major in History from the funds to countries at risk, through the University of Virginia and is working UN Disaster Risk Reduction Develop - in the family business. ment Program.” The thesis was dis - played at a UN conference in Geneva Winston Godwin Jr. (2007) received last May. After graduation, Rhiannon a Steinhoff/Bermuda Zoological Societ y interned with National Geographic (BZS) Scholarship again in 2011. He photographer Steve McCurry. is studying Geography at the Universit y of Guelph with plans to enter the field Christopher Parker (’06) is in the of climate change and its effects on ACE graduate trainee programme, ecosystems and environments. training to become an underwriter. Lawrence Doughty (’08), pursuing Roanne Bossin (’06) graduated a degree in Earth Science at Cardiff

from Dalhousie University, NS, with a M University, Wales, received a Steinhoff/ O C .

degree in Sociology and enrolled in a S Bermuda Zoological Society Scholar - W E

two-year conference and event-plan - N ship and worked as a park ranger last R E

ning course at George Brown College, B summer. Toronto. She’s found a part-time job in Kara Medeiros Gibbons (’00), her field with the potential of full-time an AVP with Bowring Marsh Oliver Riihiluoma (’08) has entered employment when she finishes the (Bermuda), competed for the first his final year at Stanford University, course this year. time in the women’s heavyweight Palo Alto, CA, and is studying Mech - bodybuilding category in the anical Engineering. He windsurfs Jasmin Caines (’06), who graduated “Bermuda Night of Champions” in and kitesurfs, and is involved in the from McGill University, Montreal, in August. Of the experience, Kara Bermuda Shark Project. May 2010 with a Bachelor of Science writes: “It was my first show, but degree in Anatomy and Cell Biology, certainly not my last.” Tim Fox (’08) spent a half-year in is currently in her second year of Australia as an exchange student at medical school at Ross University, reinsurance at ACE, assurance and UWA in Perth and also travelled to Dominica. She plans to do her resi - accounting at Deloitte, and finance New Zealand and Bali. Tim will gradu - dency in either Pediatrics or Obstet - and risk management at HSBC) and ate this year from Queen’s University, rics and Gynecology, and one day dedicated one day a week to work on Kingston, Ont. start her own practice in Bermuda. community service projects specifi - cally designed to encourage team- Lorin Tannock (’08) is starting a Nicholas Waddell (’06) is in his building and leadership skills. three-year course at the University of final year at Mountview Academy of Bedfordshire, UK, and hopes to return Theatre Arts, London, with a major in Sara Perry (’08) received a scholar - to Bermuda to become a high-school Technical Theatre. ship from the Bermuda Society of PE teacher. Interior Designers. Teron Ratteray (’06) was one of 12 Francesca Cacace and Milan-Jae Bermudian university students se - Senior defender Marquel Waldron Wall-Burgess (both ’08) ran a Custo lected from 28 applicants for the 2011 (’07) was on the pre-season ALL-Gulf Growing Fashion Camp involving the summer internship programme with South Conference first team after unique Custo-style fashion design. ACE, HSBC and Deloitte. During the being named to the ALL-GSC after a At the end, the girls participated in a 10-week programme, interns worked stellar 2010 season. For the 10th fashion show to display the skirts they at each of the three partnership com - consecutive season, the West Florida had made in the camp. Calendars panies (focussing on insurance and men’s soccer team was ranked featuring the campers’ designs and

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Jordan Robbins (’08), in her fourth year at the University of Toronto (Trinity College) completing a double major in Psychology and Drama, has signed with the Ford Models agency in Canada. She has been modelling since the end of her first year at U of T. She is working with Ford Toronto, but is also placed with agencies in Chicago, Germany, Montreal and Vancouver. Jordan has been featured in numerous magazines (including two covers), and has walked the Toronto Fashion Week runway for various designers . She is also doing runway shows and fashion shoots for clothing stores such as Aritzia and Sears. She Like us! has thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of U of T Visit our Facebook and loves being in Toronto. When she finishes page and connect her studies, she hopes to travel via modelling with Saltus alumni and begin using her degree to act and perhaps (Saltus Grammar eventually work with children. School alumni) pictures from the show will be on sale William Lewis (’09) is in his final year the 10-week internship interns worked this year; money raised will go to at the University of Kingston, Surrey, at each of the three partnership com - Bermuda Autism Support and Educa - UK, pursuing a three-year Construc - panies (focussing on insurance and tion Society (BASE). They will also be tion Management degree. He was reinsurance at ACE, assurance and making a donation to the “Jason Smith awarded a 2011 Construction Associ - accounting at Deloitte, and finance Live Free” Award and Scholarship. ation of Bermuda Scholarship Award. and risk management at HSBC). They Francesca is in her senior year at dedicated one day a week to work on Endicott College, Beverly, MA; Milan Tansae Wellman (’09) received a community service projects specifi - is at George Brown College, Toronto. 2011 KPMG Scholarship. cally designed to encourage team building and leadership skills. Rebecca Dickson (’08) is entering Christopher Frith (’09) received an her fourth year of a Commerce education award from the BMDS Ashley Fox (’09), studying at Oxford degree at Queen’s University, Charitable Trust. Brookes University, Oxford, UK, is Kingston, Ont. Shortly after she doing an internship at the Marriott graduated from Saltus, her parents Milton Stephens (’09) was one of Hotel in Marbella, Spain. moved to Brazil and last summer, 12 Bermudian university students she taught English in São Paulo. selected from 28 applicants for the Erica Parsons (’09) is in her third Rebecca is considering law school 2011 Summer Internship Programme year in the Commerce co-operative or a job in marketing. with ACE, HSBC and Deloitte. During programme at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. She completed Laura Farge (’98) married Stafford her first co-op work term at Alterra Lowe, of the UK, last June in Capital Bermuda as a claims assis - Provence, France. With 125 friends tant. For her next work term, she and family in attendance, the couple wanted to explore the opportunities of celebrated over three days in tradi - an international work experience and tional Bermudian style—including began her second co-op work term Dark and Stormies and Bermuda last fall as the financial services assis - shorts. After a ceremony at Château tant at Environment Canada in Halifax. Font du Broc, the newlyweds hosted During the term, she also became lunch at a Bermudian-owned vine - Dalhousie’s food-bank coordinator, yard, where they followed Bermuda organising volunteer schedules and tradition by planting a tree. unpacking food for food-bank cus -

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Meliseanna Gibbons (’06) earned a Bachelor of Science degree cum laude with a major in Psychobiology, a Music minor with a specialisation in pre-med with university honours from La Sierra University, CA. She was in the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges , was on the Dean’s List for academic honours several times, was inducted into the National Honor Society in Psychology Psi Chi for outstanding scholastic Achievement and Excellence (serving as co-president for 2009– 10), and received the Outstanding Senior Alumni Award from the university for 2011. She was a recipient of the Richard Christian Niles Scholarship for academic excellence and the 2011 Academic Award for Psychology. She volunteered for the university’s mission trips to Mexico and Arizona to work with Navajo people. In August , Meliseanna travelled to Campo Verde, in the Amazon jungle basin Calling alumni of northeastern Peru for a year. She will be assisting in the AMOR Are you a Saltus Project (Ambassadors Medical Outreach & Relief) to provide alumnus? We’d love medical and dental services to the extreme poor of the region, to hear from you! before beginning her medical studies in the US next year. Please send any updates and photos tomers every week. After completing been working with severely disabled studies at the School of Engineering (high-resolution her second work term in December, preschoolers and hopes to be a at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in only) for our she began courses that focus on her social worker. Troy, NY, last fall. future issues to Business Management major and is [email protected] also searching for her third and final Jeffrey Counsell (2009) is in his sec - Tsilala Graham-Haynes (2010), co-op work term to be completed this ond year at Mt. Allison University, New who is studying at Carnegie Mellon summer. Brunswick, and is an RA in his dorm. University, received a Peter Leitner Arts Scholarship. Matthew Ross (’09) is the ‘sports John Barnes (’10) was on the representative’ for the U of T music U19 Bermuda Rugby Team at the Rowan Border (2010), now studying faculty this year, trying to get people Caribbean Championships in the at Edinburgh University, UK, is a 2011 more involved with teams for ice Cayman Islands this past summer XL Scholar recipient. hockey, flag football, ultimate frisbee and was awarded the Green Family and soccer. Matthew is also in a Scholarship. Jenny Schroder (2010) is a steel pan ensemble. sophomore at Barnard College, Arthur Begeman (’10), studying at the all-women’s college of Columbia Philip Bergquist (’09), now in his Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont., University, NY, and plays on Colum - third year at Bryant University, RI, was awarded an English Speaking bia’s varsity squash team. was on the dean’s list first semester Union Scholarship for a second year. last year and is planning to study in Shaunte Simons (2011) was crowned Sweden this spring. Simon Clinton (’10) was awarded a Miss Teen Bermuda Islands 2011 and BELCO Llewellyn Vorley Engineering also won “Miss Sweet Charity 2011.” Henry Johnson (’09) is in the Scholarship. She competes in a Caribbean pag - German air force. eant in St. Kitts on Boxing Day. Mark Jordan (’10) was awarded a Shaunte is studying to be a lawyer at James Waddell (2009) graduated City of Hamilton engineering scholar - the University of West England, and from Central School of Ballet in ship. Mark is pursuing a civil engineer - has joined several societies, including London last July with a BA Hons. ing degree at St. Lawrence College, the Legal Bar Society, the European Canada. Law Society and the Afro-Caribbean Rebecca Bossin (2009) is in her Society. She was selected as a studen t second year of college in NY State, After an exciting gap year in Chile, representative for the Law (LLB) majoring in Human Services. She has Catalina Sposato (’10) began her course at university.

SALTUS MAGAZINE 37 FAREWELLS Keen yachtsman was a Saltus supporter RICHARD WILLIAM KEMPE (’58) to become a member of the Insti - dous growth, particularly after 1940–2010 tute of Chartered Accountants of partnership with the international Saltus lost a longtime friend and Nova Scotia. In 1962, he met firm Price Waterhouse, from alum with the December 2010 Cornelia “Neil” Ackman, a nurse which Dick retired in 1995. death of Richard “Dick” Kempe, from Montreal whom he married A keen sailor and yachtsman, age 70. in Westmount, QC, in 1964. Dick took lessons at the Royal Born during the Second World The couple lived first in Bermuda Yacht Club in the 1950s War, Dick grew up in a time of Toronto, where Dick entered the and raced Fireflies, Sunfish, rationing, self-discipline and accounting profession with Clarks Bermuda Fitted Dinghies and In - simplicity. He attended Warwick & Gordon, moving with the firm ternational One Designs. He later Academy and Saltus, where he Band; he served as Drum Major to Halifax in 1966, where he served as an international umpire, was an avid soccer player and of the Bermuda Pipe Band from completed his accounting qualifi - officiating for more than 20 years boxing champion. Most notably, 1955–57. cation. Returning to Bermuda in at regattas worldwide. He leaves he was a member of the After Saltus, Dick attended 1970, he joined E. Brownlow Gray his wife Neil, daughter Dawn, Bermuda Cadet Corp, which led Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, in Hamilton. Later, as Gray & sons Rick and Doug, and numer - to an interest in the Cadet Pipe where he entered the programme Kempe, the office saw tremen - ous grandchildren. Entrepreneur known for Scholarship honours humour and charm Jason’s memory JOHN ALBERT CASLING (’66) JASON CHRISTOPHER 1950–2011 MICHAEL SMITH (’07) Entrepreneur John Casling, who 1989–2011 died last year age 61, attended Saltus mourned the death of the Bermuda High School and graduate Jason Smith, after the Saltus—where he was an avid 22-year-old was gunned down sportsman and accomplished outside a friend’s Pembroke public speaker. home last May. Bermuda police He left school to work for are still investigating his un - Eastern Airlines and also helped solved murder. run horseracing/off-track betting , operated an impressive 18 Jason graduated from SGY only able to do this because of a popular part of the hotel enter - outlets throughout Bermuda. in 2007, attending Seneca who Jason was,” friend Kryshae tainment scene in the early His daughter Daina and College, Toronto and later St. Furbert, 22, told The Royal 1970s. He moved to NCR as a friend John Barritt said: “He was Mary’s University, Halifax, NS. Gazette. Another SGY classmate, salesman/designer in its printing a character, larger than life, with In Bermuda, he was a football Francesca Cacace, said: “We company, then launched his first an infectious charm and a player for PHC Zebras, and also decided to put together a schol - fully independent business, Pro - cracking good sense of humour. volunteered for the NCO cadre arship for a Saltus student who fessional Business Systems. A man who loved people and in the Bermuda Regiment, embodied all the things we Wholesale distribution com - abhorred socks. A man who where he was a Lance Corporal. thought of Jason. The entire pany Eve McPhee Ltd. head - was loyal to his family and Former classmates have Saltus family has been very hunted him to take over its sales friends, and also to his trade.” launched an award and partial supportive, and we hope the and marketing, and he soon His family laughed when he held scholarship, the Jason Smith scholarship continues to grow.” purchased the company. John his first grandchild, Jackson, in Live Free Award—named after They are also setting up the Live branched into retail, launching the hospital and instructed the his carefree attitude and one of Free Organisation, part of Youth - an empire of Bananas and newborn: “You can call me John his favourite songs. Net, to help fund the scholarship Smugglers Reef stores at a time because I am WAY too young to “We found solace in a heart - and raise awareness about risin g when tourism was booming; he be a grandfather!” breaking situation and we were gun violence in Bermuda.

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