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COVER PHOTOGRAPH By TOM STEVENS The front cover photograph was shot at the 1995-96 Clan Gathering. The entire student body is represented in the photograph. The photo was tal<en from the top of Read Acres. The photo montage on the back of the cover was compiled from a series of photographs taken by Mr. Stevens, Mrs. MacLellan, Fiona Bruce and friends of the Slogan. SPECS Papers Black and White pages printed on 801b. coated enamel stock. Colour pages printed on 1 101b. Allegiance. Font- Helvetica Bound on 120pt. Binders Board Film- Blacks, Kodak and llford. Some pages created in Aldus PageMaker 5.0 BH Residence Five day boarding comes to BH. The Junior Sciiool BH Middle School Senior School Homerooms. The Class of 1996 BH Staff Student—Life — — dances plays art spirit and much more! Sports Department BH teams in action! Clubs and Societies Making the difference. Where to find . . . Honour Roll 158-159 Prize giving 1995 156-157 Time Capsule 160-161 Ads 162-177 Friends and Family 177-183 The Prefects 3 Megan 2 Mrs. Belash 2 The Chieftains 4-5 Editorial 6 1 M M B ELASH EGAN RS. Aswithallinstitutions,itisthepeoplewhouse themwhobreathelifeintothemandmakethem what they really are. Without teachers, students, and staff, Branksome is merely bricks and mortar. Branksome only comes alive t—hroughthepresenceofitscommunity: girls in kilts, carryingenormousnumbersof books in large back packs, looking somewhat likegiantScottishturtleshurryingtoclassesor t—othe(Caf); teacherswith hugeyearly planners rushing t—oclassesortocoffee; locker rooms full ofthe sounds of laughter andchatter. Branksome is; bustle, energy and organized chaos. It'sthewarmthofsmilesexchangedas youpasspeopleinthehalls. Itisthewonderful friendsyoumake. It'sthewaystudentsfindthe courageandconvictiontostandupfortheirbe- liefs. Branksomeis;"SpiritWeek"inwhichallgrades gowildwithenthusiasm. Itistheexcitementof aschool productiononopeningnightand get- tingsweptupinspecialeventslike"Greaseweek".Itisthespecialteacherwhoseclasses youcan'twaittoattendandit'sthedelightofcomingeachmorningtoaplacewhichwel- 1. How many years have you been at Branksome? comesyou. Two years, this is my third. tBarkaenskpsloamceeoisv;eCroamfmouornmornotohmpdeirsicouds—siotnh,reeespmeocinatlhlsytbheefosraegaandofotnheeaFfotrermatlhewahcitcuhaluesvueanltl,y 2. What do you find to be the most enjoyable aspect of —BratnheksCoamroelisS;ertvraidciet,ioen;achChristmas,wherealumni,students,parentsandfriendsgather Branksome? t—ocelebratetogether; theinstallationceremonywithitscolours,flagsandtraditionswhichcelebratestherole The students, Canadian students are great! —studentl—eadersplayintheschoolandrecognizesthegraduatingclass; —skits inwhichwemakefunofourselvesandeachother; 3. Explain your most embarrassing moment. —ourclans,whichgivetheschool itsspirit;and Not fit for print. Braonurkscolumbes,isw;htihceh"iRnetshiedierndtivEexrspietryiceantceer"t—oevtehreyfupnososfibllievinigntaernedst.workingtogether,orof tryingtotalkonthephoneinahallwhereaseriousgameofSoftballisbeingplayedatthe 4. State the colour of your toothbrush. sametimeasindoortobogganracesaretakingplace. Itisthedelightofseeingboarders Red and blue fromwarmerclimesastheyfirstdiscoversnow. Branksomeis;hardwork,stressandsometimeseventears.Itisthethrillofworkingtogether 5. Explain your biggest accomplishment. abseiangtaeammeomnbetrheovfotlhleeyblaoluldecsotu,rtm,oosrtrsopwiriintgedeaircleyhionctkheeymtoeranmi,ngdeospnitLeakaefiOvnetayreiaor,naon-dwionf Getting into Oxford University. record. IrealizehowprivilegedIamtohavecometoBranksome.Ibelievethatweareallfortunate 6. What is your favourite T.V. show and/or novel? tBorabenkhseorem,elKeEarEnPingWEInLsLucThHEacRoOmAfoDr.taLbilveeaenvedrcyadrainygtoentvhierfounllmeesnt.t.Remembertostopoften IVlurder One. andenjoytheexperienceandalwayscarrywithyou,yourdreamsandvisionsofthefuture, andthemanymemoriesyouhaveofthepast. 7. What has been your happiest moment here at Brank- Branksome,Forallyouhavegivenme, some? Thankyou MeganHewings Too many happy moments to single out any one of them! 8. What position do you hold in your family? ie: eldest, middle, youngest or only? Eldest. 9. What is your favourite food served at the cafeteria? Humus on pita bread with alfalfa sprouts. 10. Do you have any plans for the future? Survival. 11. Do you have anything to share or words of wisdom you would like to share with the student body? Never look back. p REFECTS 1995-1996 Back Row: Robin Mullan (Residence Prefect), Jennifer Dempster (Social Prefect), Erin Beresford (Parent's Association and Clubs Pre- fect), Megan Hewings (Head Girl), Amy Ingram (Clubs Prefect), Elisa Kearney (Communications Prefect), Sarah Wilson (Community Serv- ice Prefect), Front Row: Delayne Austin (Admissions Prefect), Taylor Wood (Arts Prefect), Angela Portner (Sports Prefect), Christine Wil- son (Middle School Prefect), Christie Gorrie (Junior School Prefect) c RANKSOME LANS CLANS SCHOOL JR. Clans are a huge part of Branksome. Of course, they mean different things to differ- BRUCE-CandiceBienstock ent people. To me, Clans are a way to have ChaseBrisbin fun-packed homerooms and a means to en- MAanrnaHDueltstmmaannn courage peopleto meetand knowotherstu- ChloeLennox dents through participation in crazy games. DUNCAN GRANT-JanetKwok Clansgivepeopletheopportunitytomixwith ElizabethAndrews LindsayFleming students from other grades and create LaurenFeiner KathrynFrastacky school-widespirit.Theyareagreatassetbe- EDimainlayPGeorkito REolebainnoGrrFaunntg cause they teach people how to have fun in JenniferRowan JessicaGreen competitive situations. What would Brank- JOHNSTON-HilaryBauer some bewithoutClans? LataDiGreonio TaylorMaiaiall Clan spirithas been really highthisyear. Al- 'JVaanleerMiceFNaorellane most everyone participated. hope you en- KathleenRyan I joyed all your clan activities, from the Clan Gatheringtothosewackyhomeroomswhere your fearless leaders came up with some cool thingstodo. Ipemnu:stthtehCahnikeftthaeinpse,oSpalreahw,hSotrmeiasd,eSairtaahll,hBaept-- 1. How many years have you been at Branksome? sy, Katie, Vern, Jane and Hill. You were all Nineteen absolutely marvelous. My Middle Division 2. What do you find to be the most enjoyable as- clan reps were outstanding.Theytaught the pect of Branksome? MiddleDivisionhowmuchfun itwastohave Working with the students in and out oftheclassroom. spirit. I mustalsothankMrs. Smithforall her Branksome students have vital and exciting ideas. ochleualsnpsaevnsedontasid.mvpioIctretiiasnntotrhageansnedizpeixencogiptllioentgswoahftomBarmravanekkle-- 3I.caEnx'ptltahiinnkyoofuarnmyosspteciefmibcamrormaesnstin—g mboutmetnhetr.e have some. want to thank everyone for coming been many. out to aIll the events. I don't know what we 4. State the colour of yourtoothbrush. would havedonewithoutyou. Blue 5. Explain your biggest accomplishment. Adios, My children Amy Ingram 6. What is your favourite T.V. show and/or—novel? don't have much opportunity to watch T.V. but I I love sports, C.B.C. sports etc . . . My favorite novel is Dr. Zhivago. 7. What has been your happiest moment here at Branksome? There have been too many to be spe- cific. 8. What position do you hold in your family? ie: eldest, middle, youngest or only. Eldest. 9. What is your favourite food served at the cafeteria? French fries 10. Do you have any plans forthe future? Not specifically. 11. Do you have any advice or words of wisdom you would like to share with the student body? Take advantage of all the opportunities Branksome has to offer in and out of the classroom. K EEPING THE TRADITION ALIVE SENIOR SCHOOL CHIEFTAINS FIONA ALICE Work for this year's edition of tine Is it possible to find a word that SLOGAN started in April 1995. We embodies the Slogan Staff? Is liad not even received SLOGAN there a word that signifies: hard 95 and were already working to- work, physical labour, procrasti- wards SLOGAN 96! Choosing a nation and frustration? There isn't theme is one of the most difficult one. The whole student body choices to make. At Branksome owes their soul to all the Slogan we have students from JK to GY staffers that worked beyond the and we must have a theme suita- first work Sunday. All those who ble for our entire audience. In pre- were dedicated to this yearbook vious years the themes have been very graphics ori- are in my mind superhuman and are capable of free- ented. This year instead of repeating the same frog ing the world of all evil if need be. Yearbook staff or picture we decided to take a new and fresh ap- members have always pulled through in times of cri- proach. The theme for SLOGAN 96 is by no means sis (friendly and able staff, no film in camera, the non- a graphical or cartoon theme. (For those of you who committal grunt, well the list is endless) Thank you haven't picked up on it yet this year's theme is "Mag- so much for all the effort put into this year's book. azine" a layout theme.) This theme has given the Here are some of the most common sayings heard Slogan staff a chance to testtheirartistic and creative at a yearbook meeting: ability. (Look at the Senior School homeroom pages; "Deadline? What are you talking about?" they were all done on the computer!) This year some "Well if you don't have the film, who does?" other changes have been made to make the year- "Where is the pizza guy?" book better for you. We have added an autograph "Nancy don't push the couch." supplement to the back of the book for your friends to sign in and we have increased the number of pages again. There are more Clubs and Society pages Section Heads— Advisors than last year and there are more pages in the Middle WPaitnrniicieaPHouonng— RGersaiddsence MMrss..RHeolclekin School section. I hope that you enjoy SLOGAN 96. FionaWong——Music & Clubs MiddleSchool Stacy Bullock Music& Clubs Advisor — AngelaTong Homerooms& Ms. Gibson Awards, Stud—entLife Homeroomand RebeccaSaxe MiddleSchool Grad photograph — Christine Palmay JuniorSchool Advisor — Darci MacPhee Sports Mrs. MacGregor Photography Photography — LindsayHastings Sports Mr. Stevens — NancyWilson Arts Artsand Literature — Danielle Lam Arts Advisors — Veronica Liu StudentLife Ms. Chalmers StaffAdvisors Mrs. Pratt Mrs. Farkas Mrs. Danard JuniorSchool Thank you for all of your hard work and endless commitment. Darci MacPhee, Patricia Hung, Nancy Wilson, Lind- say Hastings, Fiona Wong, Stacy Bullock, Angela Tong, Winnie Poon. From left to right Danielle Lam Veronica Liu Christine Palmay Rebecca Saxe