Shawnigan Lake School - Do You Remember When …? - Shawnigan Summer '95 Last Good-Bye's

28 Pages·1995·2.1 MB·English

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GRADUATION SPEECH by: JOHN
SARSFIELD
A few days ago, I was asked to say a
few words about the grad class of
1995. I protested that this was
rather short notice, and was informed
that the original speaker was not able
to speak to this august gathering, so I
somewhat reluctantly said I would,
and, in fact, I am grateful to the grads
and Glenn Dickens forthe opportunity
to speak to you for a few minutes
about the class.
I had a decision to make: I would
mention each graduate, or I would
mention none, and say a few general
words about the class as a whole.
The safest course was to be general,
but I simply could not resist the
opportunity to have a gentle go at
each ofthe Grads!
First ofall, I thought that we had
some wonderful fashion statements
this year, Eric and Cory vied to see
who could wear their pants the lowest
on their hips. I don't know - maybe
they wanted to make their legs look
as short as Pete Beeney and Mike
Moore. We have to call the contest a
draw since neither ofthem lost their
drawers. That Copeman's really is a
great fashion place though, isn't it? I
mean what about Danny's great hair
colour? Nobody had better hairthan
that except maybe Bapty! Copeman's
didn't have all the fashion plates,
though. Look at Bryce "leatherman"
Milliken!
Some old tunes returned to the
Shawnigan hit parade this year.
Saralyn was crooning "I only have
eyes for you" to a certain grade 1
student, and speaking ofeyes, Ingrid,
Colleen, and Andrea, the Bobsey
Twins + 1, had smoke getting in
theirs in Ingrid's room -just when Ms.
Bridge walked in - good move!
Some ofthe class made some pretty
interestingacademic decisions:
Joanna and Tori decided itwas better
to play rugby than write AP English
and they may have been right. And
Drew actually is writing some exams
instead ofgoing fishing, like last year!
Christina really knows how to study
too, especially lookingthrough the
windows at Lonsdale's.
Some ofour couples were pretty
interesting. Susan and Craig re-
mained a couple; didn't these two do
a lot of'rounds' together? Now that I
remember, Craig won the Biology
prize last year - maybe they used the
rounds forstudying! Jamie got
himselfa girl friend this year, and
that's the long and short ofthat! And
when co-ed rugby comes along,
Trevor and Tori will be right in there.
Ofcourse, unless that happens in the
next year or two, Trevor won't be able
to play: they don't let old age pen-
sioners play rugby. Do you guys ever
wonder what Jason and Eliza actually
talk about?
I have to give all you couples or
potential couples a word ofadvice. At
your tender ages, you may wonder
what old couples are like forty or fifty
years on. Hey -just look at Eric and
Andrea!
Sports were pretty interesting, too.
The Lee guys shone on the basketball
court, along with cool hand Luke, and
Ada was the Mugsie Bougues ofthe
senior girls' team. Ciarra and Colleen
co-captained the senior girls to the
Islandchampionships involleyball,
probably because Ciarra, being the
witch she is, put a hex on the other
teams. Didn't Brendan also do a
performance where he played the
devil? Maybe Brendon is the person
Ciarra referred to as "My Lord" in her
monologue. Kenny worked hard to be
like his hero - #23, no, #45, no, #23 -
hey, is there a way Jordon can scam
even more money? How about Ollie's
swimming ability? Everyone rushed
to save him - but then they remem-
bered his laugh..ah, ok, we'll pull him
out. And then there's that golfshark
Feizal - this guy had an eagle 2 - there
was great elation - he'd turned his
game around - until the next time he
—
played the same hole 9!
Some ofthe things I noticed were
these:
Lisa didn't need her paperbag nearly
as much.
Julian finally spoke loudly enough for
me to hear him in class.
Cam mysteriously disappeared from
the rugby pitch.
Tara finally lost a battle - to me -
maybe!
Becca learned to spell her name the
right way.
Erica and Jeffboth got to act their
age this year - about seven.
Doyoon's religion mustbe practising
Kung-fu moves - I mean, why else
would he never be in chapel?
I've got some predictions foryou:
Bryan will run a courier service when
he leaves Shawnigan.
Stacey will be Governor ofAlaska.
Dougwill drive his car better than his
GradsupplementdesignedbyColleenSarsfieldand Carly Hall
boat.
Jennywill play University basketball
andwinthe three-point shooting
award.
Simon will give up tennis and take up
rugby or maybe rowing.
Justin willbecome the next Annie
Liebowitz and his favourite modelwill
be Erin.
Tamara, Liv and Amber will become
the meanest, toughest guys in the
valley, having learned their street
fighting tactics in the dangerous halls
ofGroves house. You think I'm
kidding? That cat-burglar and lock
picker extrordinaire, Tamara, led a
band ofGrovites out to get their
Christmas presents back and they
outsmarted all ofCopeman's; but,
maybe that's not saying much.
Mark's smile won't be enough to get
him everywhere he wants to go
except maybe with Aimee - but then
she's got a pretty great smile herself,
so it works both ways.
While we may not have a singing
detective at the school, maybe Aaron
will be our first singing computer
junkie?
Sean will own a MacDonalds' fran-
chise, and red meat eater Mike Rimell
will be his best customer.
Janice will become a recreational
tennis instructor, or, failing that,
start a line ofdesigner bibs.
And Dave Robinson will finally get a
mark on a test or assignment he
doesn't argue about.
I am also going to tell you tonight
about some awards that I hear
Shawnigan is giving out.
The I-think-about-others-first-award
goes to Mike Yates.
The English Literature class pronun-
ciation award goes to Kim, and the
school wide enunciation award for
1995 goes to Bryce Bendickson.
The robbing-the-cradle award for
1995 goes to Scott. The runner up is
Christina.
The Viet Nam War and security
avoidance medals go to Sarah, Alicia,
and Heather for their superb knowl-
edge ofShawnigan ditches after
hours.
Kerstingets the-most boyfriends-in-
Duncan award, andTony Redekopp,
this year's charismatic leadership
award.
There.were some other interesting
happenings.
Andy's theory that playing foozball
increases academic ability, seems to
have worked, and Graham's academic
"JJ
success does prove the theory to be
true.
However, David Gordon-Smith's
theory that bungyjumpingwith your
™ motherwill improve your calculus
™"'«. mark has very sadly proven false.
^k
A :'^Bfll Ken Chang found himselfin a very
mm* .$ tK stressful situation most ofthe year,
trying to decide whether to eat pizza
i or make a phone call, and what about
Vivian-uh-Vincent. Does that guy
ever sleep?
It seems that some people actually
regress at Shawnigan. Having missed
^H ^P* ^^^^B out on having fun in hisjunior years.
Damien decided now was the time to
^mi
\ have shaving cream wars with the
juniors.
1 Hi ' ^Hfl Caius was so busy with his ham radio,
he hardly had time all year for ham at
r
** breakfast.
[
Piers became notjust a Klingon
speaker, but a muscular Klingon
JHj ^ speaker; in fact I believe that Piers is
actually a Klingon. It seems they
i * rV5Sx have a different constitution than we
do. They get a high from smoking
seaweed!
Well, you've heard a bit about this
stellar graduating class and I've
covered everybody I think...
Oh no! I nearly forgot...Gemma...
Pleeassse GRADUATE!
Ladies and gentlemen, I know the
graduates will forgive me for poking a
bit offun at them... In actual fact, we
love them all and they are a fine
group ofyoung people. Please, ifyou
would, charge your glasses andjoin
me in a toast to the Shawnigan Lake
School graduating class of 1995!
CLOSING DAY SPEECH
Dear members of the Board of Governors, staff, guests, and of course the graduating class of 1995,
welcome to this year's graduation service.
Talking with a staffmember, who shall remain anonymous, about the art ofspeechwriting, she mentioned
that the audience enjoys a speech that portrays the characteristics ofthe speaker. So, bearing that in mind,
I will try to keep this short.
This year, which at times seemed frozen in stillness, has finally come to a close and we find ourselves
wishing maybe it had not gone so fast. As a class, we have been together for two years now. For some ofyou,
it has been a much longer ride and you have seen many others come and go along the way. We are the
survivors and like all survivors, we have learned a thing or two about life. Today, we reach the summit that
has been twelve years in the climbing and, although it was a steep climb, we have made it and triumphantly
look forward to the next. It is difficult to adequately sum up the range of emotions that are going through
us now. Everyone, staff and students, is looking forward to a well-deserved summer. For many of us, it will
be the last time we leave Shawnigan's gates as students. Our times here, the good and the bad, I'm sure are
all racing through us, leaving us with feelings of nostalgia and perhaps even a few tears.
I did not want to stand up here today and give the traditional speech about our Grad class's unbelievable
unity. To say this would be hyperbole. Many of us this year have heard the odd person refer to us as "that
Grad class". Unfortunately, those are the people who have been missing the forest for the trees. They have
failed to see that we are unique and special in our own way. I look before me and I see the 75 faces of our
graduating class and in that I find the greatest hope and comfort in the world. All of us possess the spirit
of the eagle; the eagle which like a great leader is always seen soaring high and alone. We are perhaps not
the closest Grad class to venture out of Shawnigan's gates; however, we have something already inside us
more useful than any bond could ever give us. This is our individuality. We are not afraid to stand for who
we are or what we believe and I dare say, though we may be nervous about tomorrow, we shall be unafraid
to meet it. I hope everyone will find atonement in this too, as we are the leaders oftomorrow, and today we
are confident enough to take on that responsibility.
This is not to say we do not know the meaning ofunity. On the contrary, we have made friends that will
never be forgotten and done things together that will always be remembered. Our only REAL Grad sneak-out
is one such memory that we share as does the security man, Mr. Robertson, the rest of the school and
anyone else whom we managed to wake at 1:00 in the morning! In hindsight, our feeling of unity that night
was perhaps worth the Scottish gentleman's fury the next day! There was another night on a young lady's
farm when we again were able to leave behind the hustle and bustle of Shawnigan and melt into the
surroundings of sweet country air, laughter, cheerfulness and Molson's Canadian. And for almost
all of us here today, family, friends and staff, we have the magical memory of
Grad night, where we all joined again for one fabulous night of reminiscences, friends and dance. These
times and the million other priceless ones that, as friends, we have shared, make leaving difficult. It is
always the good times that we will look back on and when we do meet again, it will be to add another page
to our memories of Shawnigan.
We are a class full of extraordinary talent and the determination to go with that talent. Our years at
Shawnigan have helped to mold us into who we are and we should thank the staff who have laughed, lived
and cried with us. Whatwe have learned from you, the staff, goes far beyond any student-teacher relationship.
You have been our friends, parents and confidants when we needed help most. Your caring support in and
out of class, has equipped us with the tools that I wish so many other students our age could have.
To our parents, we owe you more than can be expressed. Thankyou for giving us the roots from which
we will grow. To each other, where does the thanking end? Our room-mates and friends with whom we have
shared and grown, deserve the greatest thanks of all. Life at Shawnigan is not always easy and none of us
could have made it on those lonely nights without that silent friend's gentle pat on the shoulder. If I have
a parting word to say, it's only that I hope you are always true to yourself, never settling for anything less
than you deserve and always setting your goals higher than the next person's. May we go forward and
accomplish our dreams. Thankyou.
—
Kimberley Mitchell Head of School
DANNY ALEXANDER SARALYN ALLISON
MEMORIES: My many MEMORIES: Shawnigan's been great. I will especially remember
memories of Shawnigan: Brooke's laughingfits, latenights talkingtoMelissa,Jaime'shyper
The CDT nights with the moments and spending time with Raylene, Ada (card fanatics!),
boys, unnecessary arm Sonja, Layla,Jens, Christinaand Dave. Outdoors tripswere fun-
movements with Eric, 8 rightLayla? Also, Iwill remembertheband trip toIdahoasagreat
weeks straight with Eric, experience and a lot of fun, even though we came across some
Purple Indica, my sister problems and sickness. Joseph was a big part of this year.
being here with me for the Playing fora showwas always adream ofmine and I finallygot to
last three years, the do somethingwith it. *<*%
magical moment on the
Matterhorn with Tara, Partingwords: I'm really going to miss everyone that I have come
TennisTour'94,Jenny, the to know over these past two years. I'm glad I was given the
many musicals, Floyd with opportunity to be here. Enjoy it while you can, work hard, but
Gemma, Summer'94. JAH don't forget to have fun too.
FEST '93/*94/'95 with
Kenny, leave at Scott's CORY BANKS
house, Copeman's slang,
Copeman's, my wives (you
all know who you are), MEMORIES: The Copeman's posse, to tell you the real truth we
Scott, all of my friends wereconductingthings. ThehotelAlexwithPeterBeeney. Getting
here. props. Downbythe waterwithAndy. Five forfive. Daryl the Bo.
MyroommateJason Milton. Thequarrywith Roosterand Utopia.
Partingwords Toeveryone Wilber with Mark Rollins. The Lee's, China Beach and hey Ha.
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whom have become close The boom room. Nuflum. Oxford. Which one's the blue one,
I
to overtheyears, I loveyou dedicated toE.S.P. HipHopChops. G-Dog. Six-Deux. TheBOSS.
all, and will (try) to C-Plates. Are you telling the truth or are you just snowing me?
remember all of the good Late nights with the Copeman's crew. Living the past three years
times we had, I will miss in the best house with all the gang, thanks.
you.
PartingWords: Ifyou're ever in Vernon, B.C., I'm the only Banks
MIKEBAPTY in the phone book sodon't hesitate to give me aring. I'm goingto
miss all the people that IVe spent the last three years with so all
those I know, keep that stuffunder snaps, life's too short to play
MEMORIES: Five long games.
years,Friday'slaw.Original
Ripley's with the Mak.
Jacob, the light, English 9,
scrumpy. StarWars,Junior
Rugby. The life ofCharlie,
J.S. Grey, Dai and the
G.O.B.'s, Rowing, Space
Needle. S.A.R. style
camping, strange nights at
Kim's, Shawnigan Players,
Pirates and Joseph, Math
11/12, T.RS. Surfing and
sinking the Dunsmuir with
Bryce, Ollie. Tony, and
Jessica. Itall went so fast
Thanks Mom and Dad,
Friends and Family.
Quotes There's only one
:
way to find out for sure-
Me. Fridays are the days
when nonsense makes
sense to people who talk
nonsense on Friday—Me.
CHRISTINA BARBATO PETER BEENEY AARON BINGHAM
[EMORIES: Manythingsand manypeople. WestSide MEMORIES: Grade 8 MEMORIES: Throughout
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week '95 and the break after at Scott's. The Three Zoomers & M&M's with insurmountable cliffs, real
Musketeers (Eliza. Scott, I). Those nature walks with Chad, Roo, & Mike, Rose or imagined. Often, I have
Eliza and those Brownie days with Llv but especially Slide '93, Sunday trips to been overcome with grief.
ABC-123 (HELP ME!!), The shape ofmy heart". the Quarry. Luke & But, as passed through
I
fabertook, Bearmace night these difficulttimes, I came
Wanted by the RCMP (Len. Scott and I), nudle #l's. in Van. with Scott, R. & to a deeper understanding.
Kyle did you win? Gotta make a da pee! It's a bella manyothers, Mr. Mew, Nite Suffering is an unavoidable
(Doug) Europe '95, Bryce you're a great guy, Becca, School, Mongolia trips with part of human experience.
Gemma, I v you both. Thanx for the good times in Jules and little bamb, But there is a purpose. It
Europe. "The Devil's Forest". "Chez Waynes", seeing Booger & the Doctor, is to broaden our
Annika! Copeman's putsch. My awareness of the universe.
room, HotelAlexwith Cory, Knowing this, I now rejoice
Never deprive someone ofhope, it may be all that they 6 a.m. sprint with Roo, it's in my misery, for joy and
have. Thanks for everything guys. Through thick and been a long five years! sorrow are two facets ofthe
thinkyou were always there andwe all stuck together. Ambitions: to be as happy same stone: Inseparable.
Eliza, Jason, Nate, Aimee, Bryce and last but not least as I can be for as long as I
I owe agreatdeal to Scott! Sam, thankyou! My sister. can be. Special thanks to Quote: Never let cynicism
the one I look up to and always will look up to! Mom, Dad, Copeman's and triumph over hope".
any friends that I missed.
BRYCE BENDICKSON
Parting Quote: "Live life to
the fullest, no matter what
MEMORIES: Grade 8 expedition x2. Rowing: 5years the cost".
ofbeing cold, tired and committed, was itworth it? St.
Catherine's Tour '91, Henley tour "92, SAR '94, '95.
Simon's house and the shed. Late nights in Lake's (the
besthouse), Roundswitheveryone, diligencewithCam,
streakingKaye's, Chinese NewYear DinnerwithJules,
Stereo wars with Cam always won), Pool with Bapty
(I
'til 3:30 a.m., my fish Bob. Surfing, then sinking the
Dunsmuirwith Bapty, Oli and Tony (Hypothermia '94).
All the times with Kim ....
Quotes "You're Gated"--Stewart
:
Candelaria
"Always do what you are
afraid to do" -Ralph Waldo Emerson
PartingWords "Tryeverything once except incest and
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SUSAN BLAIR BRENDAN BYERS
MEMORIES: The firstweek. The homiest room (#21). Surviving MEMORIES: Groves', the arrival. Zulu and Mark
with fourroommates. Livingat Copeman's. TheTrackerwith Liv, Lamont's "Who took all the hot water!?"' Wink. Die
losing the Tracker with Craig. Under the pink sky and cherry Hard house meetings. Cory Finer and Doug DeBeck.
blossoms with Craig. Hawaii with Janine. Dreaming--a lot of Groves' the return. Those in charge. Edgar and
dreaming. Discovering my first personality clash. Ski week, all Buttface. Rooming with PR and JVB. Grease. Kim
three times. Decidingtotryart. Feelingas ifthe world had ended. Poupard. Mood lighting. Exile. Act II, Ripley's: ANew
Being isolated in Grade 1 1. Being called an Enigma. Not being Home. Ken & Bryce's music. Bapty. $3 profitpizzeria.
able to stop laughing so many times. Seal, and Summer School. Private Fraser and my hero, Richard Nesbitt. Pirates.
Cherokees with Liv. Redneck road trip with Janine and Deanna. Snigglefritz and Buzzards' Crotch. Ripley's, Round 2.
Thelma & Louise, Lisa & Wooley. Belinni's and lots of great Norm,Andrewand Rose. Berger. Cafeteriafood. West
memories with Craig and all ofmy friends! Side Story. Ripley's Forever. Those wonderful Kaye's
girls and the number oftimes we woke each other up.
Parting Words Thank you so much Mom and Dad for giving me Mr. Cox, Rhod and Timmer. Joseph and other
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the opportunity, and being there when I needed help. Thank you performances. ThatSmegheadZak. MondaynightDS9
Anna, Donni and Janine for everything--! could go on and on. & Friday night X-Files. Star Wars, now and always.
Shawna. Caius. Kently. HallamandAurora. Carmen.
ANDREA BUTLER Quotes
:
MEMORIES: Beinga school house girl and allthatmeans, undie- "Here's where the fun begins"--Captain Han Solo.
500, the Eatables incident, Ms Klrke, Markail, Undaunted "Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast"--Ace
Perceptors, GinaShell, Wilber, BevyNights, Roomingwith theonly Rimmer. "If a shark stops swimming, it'll die. Don't
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permanent wet spot by Colleen's desk, the knife, Tofino '95,
studying with Deny and everything else, Dexter, being a donut.
Our lunchtable, and everything else I couldn'twrite down butwill
always remember.
Quote: "I started outbelieving that life wasmadejust so theworld
would have somewaytothinkaboutitself. I don'tbelieve thatany
more. Something Is missing. There's something else you have to
figure In before you can figure it out".--Toni Morrison.
GRAHAM CAIN
MEMORIES: Kelowna with Trevor. learning the off-side rule,
compliments ofMr. Dickens. Disciplinary action implemented by
Manley and Biff. My broken nose, thanks Trevor. Sonny? Me,
Markand Tremble inVictoria. Three skiweeks. Watching hockey
fights. Photo field tripwith Mack. Soccerwith Hamish. Sessions.
Ross. Albi. French 11, Foozball. Going to the wicket, with Felix?,
oops. Morris "Don'tmisquotewhat I didn't say". Grad sneakouts.
Throwing cake at Groves' House. Harassing people. Putting up
withpeople. GoingtoMason's lots in the firstterm. Dyeing Mark's
hair. Colouring Mack's with a black jiffy marker. Lake's Open
House.
Quote: "Walk softly, carry a big stick".
DREW CARR
KEN CHANG
MEMORIES: CCM, NHL6, Ms Home, Anniversary, Ski week MEMORIES: Ski week '95.
shower, Drip Dry, B.B, Big Bump, Broties, LawnJobs, YSSUP, Put Chinese New Year Dinners
it in Buck, 4 corners, Born Bad, Huntin and Fishin (poachin) 2 '93, '94, 95. Double
Wilber, I'll take a short Yates ifyou aw! M.M.A., Mailbox skeet overnights. Grade 10
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Melhorn, 35's, 383, 357, 30-06, get surly 11/26/69, Feb. 2/71, International Week '95.
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want Bustanut.
it, house outing to Victoria,
"94, '95. Cross Country-
Ambitions: To be president of the NRA, and the Bristol Bay Running *93, '94, '95.
Highliner. Sleep in. Lonsdale's Grade
12 pranks (shaving cream).
Quotes: "A country boy can survive", If heaven ain't a lot like Late night phone calls.
Dixie", "It ain'tjust waxln", "20/20 hindsight", "From the time I Rooming with the Head of
could walk he took me with him', TARA, DITTO", "THANX PA & House (weren't we
MA", "Mamas don't letyour babies grow up to be Cowboys". supposed to get that really
nice room?)
AIMEE CROTEAU FEIZAL CHATUR
MEMORIES: Pineapple Sundays, open housesand the MEMORIES: Callin' in
Rescue Rangers with Amber, getting busted by S.A.R., Trevor/Andy's room, ski
Whistler'94 -table dancingand chippingmytooth, Gr. weeks'93, '94, '95, sleeping
10 Animal Farm with Bekliner, B.B.4, Tattoos with in, first day of Rugby, first
Cheeves and Tori, Mexicowith Joanna- "I can't believe day of School, Ken &
you lost the keys!", Naked #ls, Kelowna with Becca Graham's shaving cream
(Honk! Honk!), being Queen of Hearts with AH., The fight, "CALC PARTIES",
ELITE, Chrissy Bareback, Xmas '93 with S.L., Hornby studying with Doyoon.
with Melissa and Tor-being the 3 bears on Helliwell, "Let's get to breakfast,
Andrea G.--my most favourite pillow Queen ever, ski chaps": Mr. Felix, Pizza
week treks, M.R. sneak-ins, late night with
-the fruitcake, wild cat, Jo-'Do you hear the DavidLetterman, calling'in
sprinklers?", I love myD.buddy, manycrazytimes with Graham & Mark's room,
A.F.—sleeping In an orchard, love clouds, driving Sally "It's not over 'til it's over":
while you slept on our way back from Kelowna, and Andrew Allen. Power
being pinky pals. failure '95, Grad '95.
Quote: Ifyou're too busy to laugh, you're too busy!
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