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Royal Saint George's College
120 Howland Avenue
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THEGEORGIAN
Theme Page
Signs of
Construction
Throughout this past year
R.S.G.C. has undergone many
transformations. We have
endeavoured to remember these
changes in this year's yearbook.
The "Sign" theme throughout
the pages of The Georgian
expresses not only the
construction of 1996/1997 but
also change in general. From a
new head master to a whole new
attitude in R.S.G.C, the college
has taken a new direction
towards an even brighter future.
It's not over yet. At present,
plans are being made for further
alterations in the coming years;
and so the stop sign on the back
cover symbolizes not the end,
but rather the end of the
beginning.
A Brief History of the College
bnstriiction Perm
The forming of Saint George's
College was the inspiration of Mr.
John Bradley and a group of Anglican
laymen associated with the Toronto
Diocesan Choir School, a summer
school for choirboys. A committee
was therefore formed and plans
developed to establish a full-time
day school with a strong emphasis on
music. A private Act incorporating
Saint George's College was passed
on March 31, 1961 by the
Ontario Legislature. The
school admitted its first
seventy-two pupils in 1964.
In 1989. Queen Elizabeth 11
granted the college the right
to prefix the title "Royal" to
its name. Royal St. George's
College bought the site it is
positioned upon in 1996.
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Mr. Hannaford's Report. Pg-13
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Mr. Pengdiy's Report. pg.l5
BoardofGovenors/Alumni pg-16
Guild/Dragon'sLair.^... _ pg. 17
Judo/Slding.........>»^.iL'«L.Ar...........pg.75
Basketball pg.76
Baseball -.~.~ „....pg.81
Lacrosse .^..^.......«....~«.pg.85
Badminton/Tennis pg.86
TrackandField/Golf. pg.87
Clubs
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Music
Senior Bands Pg- 1 1*
Junior Bands Pg- 1 1 8
Choirs Pg.l20
Grades 3-5 Music — pg-122
Music Concerts and Events Pg- 1 23
Senior School Music Trips pg>125
BlowFly Productions „ pg-126
Capital Campa^ pg. 18 Server's Guild/Film Club. pg.90
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Graduating Class Pg-21
Alumni Ad vertisment.....™ pg-34
Prefects .~.~~ ~ pg.35
Grad Formal . pg.36
GradTrip -. pg.37
Stewards/Lifers „..„ „.pg.38
House Results ~..- Pg-39
Canterbury^ „ - pg-40
Westminster ~. pg.42
Winchester pg.44
York.....^ » -„»«~. pg.46
Jr. School Candids.....^ pg.48
Grade 3» « - pg.50
Grade4 -.... pg.51
Grades... » ~.~., — »..pg.52
Grade 6 — ..~...„... pg.53
Grade 7. „.... pg.54
Grade8 pg.56
Grade 9 Candids pg.58
Grade 10 Candids pg.59
Grade 11 Candids pg.60
Grade 12 Candids..„ pg.61
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Stage Crew/Newspaper Qub pg.95
Creative Writing Pg'96
pg.9i Year In Review
Opening Day/Proflciency pg-128
NewParentsDay. Pg-128
|Hi 4 Grad Weekend. pg.l29
HighPark Run pg. 130
Oktoberfest/Political Encounters.. pg.l31
Halloween '% Pg- 132
Construction..... pg.l34
Construction Complete pg-135
RememberanceDayA'arietyNight.pg.136
House League Ball Hockey pg.l37
Jr. School Swim Meet.. Pg-138
Sr.School Swim Meet pg- 139
House Drama ~..~ pg- 140
LypSynch - pg.l41
Norval pg. 142
Gd.9Trip ™pg.l43
Gd. lOTrip Pg.l44
Gd. 1 1 Trip pg. 145
Gd. 1 2 Trip.- pg. 146
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Exams/Guild Lunch pg.l5 1
Athletic Banquet pg- 1 52
Junior Prize Day pg. 1 54
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Mrs. Barlow: "I wonder how I got this job?" Mr. Bentley: "I specifically said that I did
not want to be in the yearbook."
Mr. Bubb: "How' s my hair?"
Ms. Cartagena: "Mmmm, chicken."
Ms. D. Comeau: "Anyone want some
chicken?"
Ms. J. Comeau: "We cook the chicken and
we dress up for Halloween too."
Ms.Delaney: "I like chicken, too." Mr.Devereaux: "Sorry, we'reclosed."
Mrs. Foster: Pemiagrin
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Mr. Hume: "At night, when everyone's gone, I
Mr. Grant: "Yeuchhh! Another moldy break into the kitchen and 1 eat like a king, I tell Ms. Keresteci: "1 told you never to call
sandwich." ya-" me here."
Mr. McGlynn: "I'm melting."
Ms. Mustard: "Did I do that?"
Mr. Seddon: REV.
Mr. Simpson: Wood worker
extraordinaire!
Ms. Skinner: "I specifically said
that 1 did not want to have my Mr. Stephens: "Mmmm, 1 really Mr. Trombley: Rules were meant
picture in the yearbook!!" lovechicken." to be broken! NO FEAR
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Teaching Staff
Mr. Ackley: "2 + 2 is 4!
Dr. Barlow: "Eeexcellllleeent."
Mr. Birkett: "I know that this is a bad picture,
but I'm too buussssssy to have another one
taken."
Dr. Bryant "I Hft mine eyes to the Lord from
whence cometh my aid."
Mr. Cooper: "I'm not as think as you drunk I
am."
Mr. D'Arcy:"RedDog!
Mr. Daleman: "Uh, does anyone know how to turn this
com-pu-ter on'"
Mr. Denis: "Blah. blah, blah, Mr. Evans: "Ackley caught me swiping the jelly
blah." filled."
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Mr. Fowler: "How does it feel to be hunted?" Ms. Grieve: "Ahhhh, the bhss of retirement" Ms. Hall: "I function by intimidation.'
Mr. Hannaford: "Ughhlihh, pass it over dude.'
Fr. Hill: "An interesting thing happened to me
on the subway today, warma hear about it?"
Mr. Holdsworth: Post-Play syndrome.
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Mr. Hutchison: "I am not a crook!"
Mr. Jamieson: "In the words of Scarlett O'Hara, Mr. Kerr: "Arrrrrggghh, "dem be fightin" words!
'after all, tomorrow is another day!'"
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Mr. Leatch: Thousand Mile Stare. Mr. Lee: "Two terms. One leg. NO raAR.
Mr. Love: "Careful there, the smile only lasts so
long."
Mr. Martin: "Not only am I the owner of the Mr. McElroy: "I'd throw you out the window, Mr. McMaster: "Double pit flash. Hit the floor
condominium, I'm a proud user." but I don't want to ruin the sidewalk." and give me ten."
Mrs. Miller: ".Shh Don't tell Ackley.'
Mr. Keenan: "Magical Morphing Man:
before"
Mr, Nakatsu: "Magical Morphing Man:
after"
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Mr. Muxlow: "Wanna fight about it?"
Mr. O'Leary: "My hair piece is foohng
everybody."
Mr. Orlando: "Come to the slaughter."
Mr. Paulin: "Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,
blah, "
Mr. Pengelly: "My second daily mid-moming,
post-brunch snack."
Ms. Ramez: "Hey, it's a living.'
Mr. Rankin: "Volcanos, floods, typhoons,
earthquakes.. .the joys of Mother Nature."
Mr. Reid: "I'm kind and tender-hearted like.'
Mr. Sarellas: "You want to be on my team?
Okay, I'm thinking of a number."
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Mr. Schriener: "rm writing a love letter, what Mr. Siewert: "Spartacus! Go for the kill, here. Dr. Skalinski: "Bevare, za buckpuck bundit!"
rhymes with meiosis?" here, and here."
Mr. Thornbury: Seond place is the first loser! Mr. Timm: "Get with the program buddy, what Mr. Van Herk: "What was he on when he wrote
NO FEAR! are you on drugs? You're unbelievable!" this?"
Mr. Wade- West: "Hey, I can get you a great deal
on some black market horns."
Mrs. Wade-West: "Your piano or mine?
Mr. Wright: The Quiet Man.
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Head Masters Address - Prize Day
Members of the Board, honoured
guests, fellow colleagues, students and
members of the graduating class; another
school year has come and gone for the
distinguished group of young men who we
have just honoured. Gentlemen, it's the
reality of your final year of high school. It is
your final year as students at RSGC and it
is the beginning of a brand new chapter in
your hves.
It has been quite a year. It has
been a year of construction and fund
raising, with more to come. We have and
will continue to address our physical
needs, in a logical, efficient fashion. The
junior school will be rebuilt this summer,
with many further exciting plans to follow
in subsequent years. The fund raising
success has been quite staggering - a clear
tribute to the value the RSGC community
places on their school. I look forward to
continued success as more and more people
leam about and understand the exciting
future at RSGC.
But fundraising, bricks and mortar are
just a small, and quite frankly somewhat
irrelevant, part of what has happened this year.
Any attempt to summarize all that has taken
place would be inappropriate as it is impossible
to capture all the important aspects of this past
year. That being said, allow me to be personal
and simply say , I have loved it ! It has certainly
been the most challenging, fulfilling and
rewarding year of my professional life. In fact,
when I reflect back, in an attempt to capture a
true understanding, it all becomes quite
emotional.
Leading this reality is the fact that
standing here as your headmaster, soon to be
principal, is an honour I hope I have not
underestimated. It is an honour to be here with
Jack Wright, the founding headmaster of RSGC.
Dr. Wright, you are a legend, and the quest to
make you proud of your school is something
that exists within all of us. Let me assure you.
the traditions and values you demonstrated in
founding this school will remain apart of RSGC
forever.
It is an honour to be here as a successor
to great men. I never knew John Allen, but I
certainly know John Latimer and I know how
deeply he feels about this school. I hope he is
proud.
It is an honour to be here representing
the RSGC staff. They have accepted the
challenge of working with a new headmaster
and further to that they have accepted the
challenge of striving for higher and higher
academic standards. There are many changes
being implemented at this school next year and
undoubtedly there will be further changes
forthcoming. These changes have been made
because we have a legacy. The past success
has presented us with the exciting opportunity
to move forward to continue building excellence
and to keep striving for higher and higher
standards in everything we do. None of this
would have been possible without the direct
input of so many caring staff. There have been
moments of disagreement, anguish, frustration
and I am sure at time disbelief, but the driving
force has been the advancement of the college.
The staff should be proud of their substantial
accomplishments. We are indeedalucky school.
Thank you staff.
It is an honour to be here in the presence
of many of the alumni, a group who have so
much respect for the past and history but who
believe in the excitement of the future.
Finally the greatest and most important
honour is to be here in front of the 1997
graduating class. They will inform you in your
first headmaster" s course, that when you join a
school for your first year you should discount
the graduating class. They don't know you,
and you don't know them. They won't feel a
connection and your efforts would be much
better spent developing a relationship with the
younger grades. Well, gentlemen, you broke
with tradition and I am grateful for your effort
to make me feel a part of your school. And as
you depart, my wish is that in looking at the
founding traditions of the college; the influence
of those such as Dr. Wright and Mr. Latimer;
the feelings of the Alumni; and the relationships
you have had with the staff; you will be able to
say RSGC has had an important impact on your
life. You are leaving with some powerful
weapons in your arsenals as you go forth to
conquer.
What you have experienced and
hopefully what you will take with you is a sense
of commitment. You have seen it with so many
of your teachers, you have seen it with
the belief shown in you from your
parents and 1 hope you realize the
value of such acommitment. You are
now going to experience the reality of
having to make so many constant
choices. Hopefully, your experience
here has made it easier for you to make
these choices.
In particular I hope you will
always be aware of two of the greatest
strengths this school has to offer.
The first is that there is a legitimate
lack of pretentiousness; people tend
to actually respect people no matter
who they are. and I hope you will
continue with this tradition.
Secondly, you are graduating from a
school where you have learned to accomplish
more with less. What a wonderful skill; a true
competitive advantage, something you have
learned from our staff.
Finally I say thanks to the graduating
class and in thanking them I am thanking the
entire RSGC community; my family, the staff,
the board, parents, old boys, friends and
students. Thanks gentlemen for being an
important part of a school's history; thank you
for teaching me what a wonderful place RSGC
is; thanks for showing me what being a
"Georgian" is all about; and thank you for
building upon all your successes and making
us look good.
We will all be thinking of you, we all
hope you will stay in touch and so go forth
knowing our thoughts and prayers are with
you.
Thank you and God bless.
Hal Hannaford.
Message for the Yearbook
A yearbook is a celebration. It is full of
memories of a past year, and this particular
edition will be particularly important as it serves
as a true reminder of a first year for a new
Headmaster.
A yearbook is also a tribute to the skill
and determination of so many of our students.
This year' s editors, Asad Ladha and Ian Roberts,
with plenty of consulting support from Alex
Moniz-Brown have accepted a challenge, and
have produced a superb product. I would like
to acknowledge the work and effort of Mrs.
Ruth Hall, our teacher librarian and yearbook
advisor. Her endless energy, enthusiasm and
support enabled this project to finish w ith the
success it has enjoyed. Congratulations Mrs.
Hall. Asad. Alex, and Ian. Read on and enjoy.
There is so much to remember.
THEGEORGIAN
Junior School Report
"There is not a teacher on T
staff who has not at some time
been described by parents as the
best teacher their son has ever
had, while others have vihfied the
very same teacher as the worst
educator experienced by their
son."
How can this be? Why is
such a contradiction so common?
I have often said this to
parents and usually the statement
has been greeted with polite
incredulity. All ofus believe that
there are good teachers and bad
ones. The great irony is that it is
often surprisingly difficult to
differentiate.
For the most part, parents
decide on the competence of a
teacher based on what their child
tells them, or what they hear other
children or parents say, or what
they have experienced on meeting
that teacher. If you think about
your response to a given teacher
and how you came to this
conclusion, I believe you will find
that you have based your opinion
on oral communication, not what
you have seen take place in the
classroom. I have yet to
experience a perfect teacher
(although some have come close ),
and I have only rarely come across
a truly bad teacher (never at
RSGC, should I avow! ). Since,
therefore, almost all teachers have
strengths and weaknesses, it is
relatively easy for a boy who likes
a teacher to focus on things the
teacher does well, or to
concentrate on the limitations of
those towards whom he is less
favorably disposed.
But the issue is much more
than like or dislike. There appears
to be a meeting of teachers'
personalities and the learning style
of a given student that can
facilitate learning or lead to
resistance. One might argue that
all teachers should be able to
adjust their teaching style to match
the needs of their students and so
they should, but behind everything
is the interpersonal chemistry that
affects the learning atmosphere.
THEGEORGIAN
At one time, I was involved
in a study that was to pick out
■■^ excellent teachers, and then to
analyze ever movement of their
classes to try to quantify what
works in a successful teacher.
The study bogged down at the
initial selection - we, and the
schools we were in, could not
agree on who these excellent
teachers were.
There have been teachers
whom I believe to be quite weak,
yet there seemed to be some
children to whom they related
and whom they helped to learn
when all other teachers had failed.
Equally, I have had parents
severely criticize a teacher yet,
when I watch him teach, he proves
to be an outstanding educator
with carefully crafted lessons, full
involvement of all pupils, and a
positive and effective classroom
control.
I find this psychological
interaction between teacher and
student to be fascinating. I ask all
parents to consider, when they
are expressing a doubt about the
competence of a teacher, that they
may only be describing the lack of
coherence between their own
child's personality and that of the
teacher.
Andrew Barlow
Senior School Report
I The 1996-97 school year was
filled with visual images . . . images
that capture the certainty of the
future! Those snapshots include
construction; a new Headmaster
addressing the school in the chapel;
the Senior soccer team playing on
the muddy pitch of Hillfield in the
national championship; satyrs as
they clopped their way around
Ketchum Hall in The Trackers of
Oxyrynchus; the gymnasium
packed with desks and students for
examinations; the sight of the library
volunteers unpacking the books
for the new stacks; ball hockey; the
Speakers Union mounting another
successful Saucer tournament;
breakfast with the Breakfast Club
(twice); the jubilation of the U16
baseball team as IS AA champions;
the premiere of Countdown - the
media class's film project; the swirl
of colour and sound at the Prize
Day ceremony at St. James
Cathedral as Dr. Jack Wright,
founding Headmaster, presented
the "Lifers" and the Wright medal
to the recipients. There is a certain
peace which comes from the sense
of history inaction: what has gone
before is valued and treasured yet
the College continues to chart a
course of growth into the future.
My memory is packed by
impressions of demolition
"bobcats" as the construction crew
took out the main entrance to the
Senior School and started the four
month parade-of-trades. Water
(often at the most inconvenient
times), dust, welding smoke,
exhaust from masons' saws, roofing
tar and paint marked the progress
of the addition. And then, in mid-
November, the tumult ceased as
the project ended on time and on
budget! The construction was a
clear statement by the College -
"We are now, and always will be,
a force in the independent education
of young men in Toronto"! I give
my praise to the students for
accommodating the disruption, to
the staff for delivering a first-rate
programme in spite of the tumult,
to the parents who have contributed
financially to the success of the
building programme and to the
Board of Governors for their strong
leadership demonstrated by the
undertaking of the 'project' this
year!
Prize Day highlighted for me
the impact of 'the individual' on the -
future. One hundred and thirty four
young men were acknowledged for
their personal successes this year;
forty seven young men received their
graduation diplomas; and 70% of the
grad class was recognized as Ontario
Scholars for averages of 80% or
higher. The graduating class
commissioned a beautiful mural for
a wall in the new stairwell. Thank
you for the remarkable testimonial
to the value that you derived from the
College! As a class, you contributed
significantly to the growth of RSGC
through academics, sports, arts,
community service and citizenship.
Prize Day also allowed the College
to honour two of its staff. Mrs.T-Bu
Grieve, as she enters her retirement,
was recognized for her years of
service as a teacher of art, English
and French and Mr. Richard Nakatsu,
as he leaves RSGC for new
challenges in teaching, was
acknowledged for his immeasurable
contributions in the classroom, on
the volleyball and basketball courts,
and the daily operations of the
College. RSGC will miss the
combined energies of these 47
graduating students and the two staff
members.
Finally, I would like to thank
the yearbook staff and Mrs. Hall for
their incredible efforts in delivering
this edition of THE GEORGIAN.
The hours (even months!) of your
efforts will capture our memories in
hard copy. Well done.
Murray Pengelly
THEGEORGIAN
Royal St.George's College
Board of Governors 1996/97
Chairman: Russ Robertson
Treasurer: Andrew Jones Secretary: Alison Youngman Headmaster: Hal Hannaford
Mary Beadon
Carole Cowper-Smith
Susan Crerar
The Rev. Tim Elliott
Derek Hayes
John Kerr
Geoffrey McCord
Bob Rubinoff
The Very Rev. Douglas
Stoute
The Rev. Ann Tottenham
Wolf von Teichman
R.S.G.C. Alumni Association
This photo shows the current head of the Alumni Association Mr. David Gordon
meeting with the Grade 13 graduating class to discuss their future position with the
alumni. As well he handed out a booklet that gives students important infoniiation on
housing and many other important facts about university. The Alumni even provided
the grads with a copy of the landlord tenant act!
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This year in sports we saw the alumni competing
with the current Georgians for name and honour.
There was a challenge made by Jason Taylor( York
House Captain) to the alumni that if the team ol
Georgians were to beat the alumni in hockey, then
the alumni's team captain would have to wear his
sweaty unwashed hockey shirt. Unfortunately foi
the whole school the Georgians lost, man did the
shirt stink. Fortunately the Georgians won on tht
basketball courts. The Alumni sports day is just ont
of many examples of what the alumni does for tht
school and its grads. There is also a firmly estabiishec
system designed to help new grads as they move oi
to university. This includes a university adviso
who is currently going to a given student ' s uni versit;
after graduating from the school. The alumni i
now taking a new direction by expanding onto th
World Wide Web in the hope of broadening thei
scope. The alumni is also helping with the currer
plans to expand the Junior School by "investing i
yourcampaign." Finally, the alumni also organize
an informative careers day in which previous grad
come back to the school in order to discuss the
professions, to give the students ideas of what t
pursue in university.
The Guild
Another year in the hfe of the College has
passed. As the RSGC Guild winds down its year, I" d like
to take time to reflect upon and report to you, some of
the highlights of our 1996-97 term.
The Guild is the College's parent volunteer
organization. We planned many social and fundraising
projects throughout the year hoping to enhance College
life and create some revenue in the process. Some
events were purely social and aimed at welcoming new
parents - New Parent's Reception (September)
organized with the College; New Mother's Dinner
(October); and the Confirmation Reception (January).
The Grade 8 Graduation Tea took place after Junior
School Prize Giving, this past year on June 10. The
Guild also provided volunteers to serve as Tour Guilds
for prospective Junior School parents. Library
volunteers helped to organize the Birthday Book
program which raised $4,500 in revenue forthe Library.
When November arrived, Poinsettia forms were mailed
out. Poinsettia plants,wreaths and Christmas Trees were
delivered in early December. Our Guild shop. The
Dragon's Lair, opened in August with back to school
items and has been open every school day since. This
year we carried several new styles of sweatshirts, vests,
polar fleece blankets, silver cufflinks, money clips and
crested picture frames, just to name a few of the
popular items. The Dragon' s Lair was reorganized with
new storage space and shelving, thanks to the Latner
family. The Used Uniform shop functions out of adjacent
space and has benefitted from this, since shop volunteers
Some of the Guild at the Guild Luncheon
Mrs. Robinson (Guild President)
are able to help boys with
uniform needs every day, rather
than only a few times a year as
we did in the past.
The RSGC Guild has been
active with Interguild, (an
organization of all local
Independant Schools' Parents'
Groups) . We attended several
workshops and Suppliers days
throughout the year.
At our Annual General
Meeting we were happy to
report that the revenue from our
fund raising efforts would be
allocated to the College in the
following ways:
Bursaries $8,000
Headmaster's Fund $6,000
Awards $1,200
J.R.Latimer Pubhc Speaking, Jr.
& Sr., Jr. School Music Prizes,
Jr. Georgian,
J.LWrightMedaKSr.)
Capital Campaign $25,000
(Totalling $60,000 in three
years)
Our last event of the year
was the Used Textbook Sale,
held on June 1 1 . This was an
important source of funds for
the Guild with 50% of the sales
going to the Guild and 50%
going to students' accounts.
On reflection, it has been a
successful and energetic year. We thank all
volunteers who participated and all parents
who attended events or purchased plants,
books, uniforms and Dragon' s Lair items.
Linda Gay lard Robinson.
President.
Royal St. George' s College Guild
1996-97
Royal St. George's College Guild
Officers:
President: Linda Robinson
Past President: Lucia Wing
1 ST Vice President: Judith Oilman Rubes
2nd Vice President: Leslie Waters
Recording Secretary: Dustan Becker
E.XECUTIVE Social Convenors: BarbMcCord
and Charlene Enfield
Jr. School Grade Convenor: Mako Oishi
Sr. School Grade Convenor: Margie Barr
Dragon ' s Lair Convenors : Karen Latner and
Cheryl Hastings
Used Uniform Shop: Judith Baldry
UsedTextbookSale: Ariane Heisey
Poinsettia Sale: Anne Curtin and Jo Tomsett
Jones
Library Convenor: Jocelyn Paul
Tour Guides Liaison: Gail Brooker
Life Member Rep: Gillian von Teichman
Board of Governors Rep.: Carole Cowper-
Smith
Member .AT Large/ VoLLTNTEERs: Minette von
Bieberstein
Member at Large/ May Luncheon: Elspeth
Goad
Right: One of the mothers working behind the counter at the Dragon's Lair.
THEGEORGIAN
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THEGEORGIAN
Valedictory Address
Thank you Mr. Hannaford, Board
of Directors, staff, families and fellow
students.
I remember one day, near the end
of the year, Mrs. Hall was desperately
trying to assemble all the graduating lifers
for a photo to put in the year book. When
we were finally ready to take the picture
Tim Boyce said something that really
made an impact on me. He said, and I
quote, "Ten years boys." A very simple
and obvious statement, the kind of thing
you would expect to hear from Tim, but it
really made me stop and think just how
long ten years really is. There are students
currently at St. George's that weren't
even born when I entered grade four. I
think you know that you've been here a
long time when you start talking to the
younger .students like a grandfather talking
to his grandchildren. You can say things
like, "Back in my day there wasn't a
grade three or a lacrosse team. There
was no computer lab or 'Royal' before
St. George's and what's with all these
fancy portables and labs. Whatever
happened to a good old classroom with a
desk for the teacher and a chalkboard at
the front?" So much can happen in ten
years and so much did. My time at St.
George's is full of fond memories and
good times; unfortunately that's all that' s
left of my time here. ..memories. But I
think of myself as one of the lucky ones.
As I look back at my ten years at R.S.G.C.
I realize that some years were good. ..and
others were better. During every single
one of those ten years there wasn't any
other school that I would rather have
gone to. When my parents told me that I
was going to St. George's College I cried
like a new-born baby but now I can't
thank them enough for giving me the
opportunity to go to this school. So rarely
do you find something that is perfect for
you but I found that special something in
R.S.G.C.
All throughout my time here. I
always loved to represent my school in
whatever way I could. It didn't matter
if it was a sports game, a debating
tournament or a math competition, I was
always honoured to say I was from
Royal St. George's College. Then last
year I was told I was going to represent
our school as head prefect. I had heard
horror stories about the work load and
responsibility of this position but I
couldn ' t help but be excited and overjoyed
to be given this opportunity of a lifetime.
I knew that this year would be one of the
most memorable years of my life and it
truly has been.
I learned very early in the year
that this job included an incredible amount
of stress and pressure. The kind of
pressure that a single man couldn' t handle
alone. Luckily, alone was the last thing
I was this year. So many people helped
me get through those tough times and
kept working hard throughout the year
and I suppose now is the time to thank
them. I'd like to thank: My family. Mom,
Dad, Chris and David, for always being
there with words of support and
encouragement; all my friends in school
and classmates for making school more
fun than it should be, all my friends out of
school, especially Ashleigh, Kaeli and
Leigh, for never letting me get down on
myself and always making sure I was
still having fun, and last but not least, the
eleven other prefects for doing such a
wonderful job this year and making my
job a whole lot easier. Matt and Drew,
you guys did an amazing job this year
organizing and promoting all our social
functions. Pank, you always made sure
our ever-so-delicate financial matters
were always in balance and under
control. Steve and Tim, a wonderful
athletic banquet, cross-country run, swim
meet and track and field day can be
attributed to your efforts this year. Mike,
J.T., George and Rob, you guys
maintained house and school spirit which
is a much more difficult job than most ol
us know and finally, Greg and Rob, youi
prefect duties weren't quite as defined
as the others but you still contributed in
every way you could and that
accomplishment may be greater than all
the others. The fact is, at the beginning
of the year, many people thought this'
year's prefects were too different from
one another to work well together but b\
the end of the year everyone realisec
that we had become a well-oiled prefeci
machine that could handle any duty thai
was thrown at us.
At the beginning of the year, thi
prefects were pretty much thrown righ
into the middle of things. R.S.G.C
traditionally has the first school dance o
the year but it seems this year SAC tncc
to beat us to the punch having thci
home-coming dance only four week;
into the school year. Well, not to be ou
done, we started organizing our schoo
dance to be held three weeks into tht
school year. Needless to say, our danci
was bigger and better (and much mon
profitable) than anything SAC put oi
and this made me realize something \ or'
early in the year. We may goof arouiu
and procrastinate a little bit but when i
comes down to the wire, we .somehov
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managed to get the job done. Of course,
it wasn't just the prefects who organized
everything. We had help from the entire
srad class. One of the most amazing
things this year was how the entire
graduating class managed to find some
way to contribute and help out. We had
A.J. running servers guild and Rob
dandling the university information. You
:ould always find Ian, Alex, Asad, John
ind Brian up in the library working on
the yearbook. Dak's never-ending quest
to save the world continued this year as
rie revitalized the environment club. Jeff
Enfield and Jake Thompson' s leadership
in house league was invaluable and you
:ould always depend on Glenn and Paul
Wong to sell pop at the school dances.
It's these contributions, not just by the
graduating class but by the entire student
^ody, that help make R.S.G.C. such a
>pecial school.
I stand here and look out upon my
'entire graduating class and I see forty-
eight friends. I keep thinking to myself
hat I should be sad to leave you all and
naybe, once we've all gone on our
separate ways, I will be sad, but for now,
I'm not. I've been going to school with
iome of you for ten years and I've been
going to school with some of you for only
eight months but the memories I have
vvith all of you will last longer than a
natter of months or years. Those
Tiemories will last forever. So, how can
[ be sad when I look at any one of you
jnd remember all the good times we had
is a class and as friends? Everyone
<nows a school is not made by facilities
ind money. A school is made by the
seople in it and this school is full of some
af the finest young men I know. I
eonsider it an honour to be a member of
^uch a fine group of men and I know that
I can puff out my chest and be proud
when I tell people I am a member of the
1997 graduating class of Royal St.
George's College.
When I talk about all the fine
people at R.S.G.C. I must include the
staff. This was my third headmaster in
10 years and he sure did have some big
shoes to fill. Mr. Hannaford filled those
shoes and has become so close with the
students and this school that it's hard to
believe that this was only his first year.
I would like to congratulate him for doing
such an excellent job this year and, with
Mr. Hannaford looking after things when
I leave, I'm confident that St. George's
will continue to improve and grow. But
where would we be without all the
teachers of R.S.G.C. to guide us and
educate us? I can't begin to speak of all
the things that these teachers have done
for me. Through both the junior and the
senior school, these people have been a
guiding light for me and they have never
let me down. They have not only taught
me math, science, English and history
but also manners, sportsmanship,
integrity and character. Here are these
people that influence us every day and
prepare us for all the challenges of
university and life and so often they go
unrecognized. These teachers have seen
and helped me grow for over half of my
life and without their leadership, support
and encouragement I would not have
become the person I am today. When
you get to the end of your high-school
career and you look back on all the
things you've done and all the things
you've accomplished you realize just
how much of acommitment is put forward
by your teachers and your advisors. So,
on behalf of all the students I would like
to tell the teachers that we are grateful
for your efforts and we thank you for
everything you've done for us.
Staff and students. These two
groups of people have given me so much
over the years that there is no way to
really thank them. They've become
such a part of my life that I consider
them part of my family. But now I'm
leaving my home away from home and
it's not an easy thing to do. It hurts to
leave part of your family behind because
you're also leaving part of yourself
behind. To have to say good-bye to all of
these people that have become such a
part of me doesn't seem fair but, as any
parent or teacher will tell you, life isn't
fair. So here we all are, getting pushed
down the road of life to bigger things at
university and beyond. Although this is
a road that must inevitably be traveled,
that doesn't mean we have to go willingly.
It's hard for me to understand and accept
that I will never be a student at R.S.G.C.
ever again. I will never write another
test, hand-in another assignment or write
another essay . I will never spike another
volleyball, shoot another basketball or
throw another lacrosse ball. I will never
sing another hymn, dance another dance
or attend another class. Perhaps it's
time I realised just how long "never"
really is. Well, since we won't be back
for quite a while, the grad class decided
to give St. George's something just to
remind you of our class. So here's our
little sumpin' sumpin'. We'd like to
thank Mr. Ian Leventhol for taking on
this project and this mural will be hung at
the bottom of the library stairs. A small
token from all of us to all of you. Well,
our time is at an end. Grad present has
been presented, grad prank has been
pulled off and graduation is finishing.
For the last ten years, I've woken up in
early September, put on my pants,
buttoned up my shirt and done up my tie
and I've marched down to 120Howland
Avenue for another year at St. George's
but next year... I won't. I'll be at a new
school with new people and new teachers
and I'll be starting from scratch. But
I'm not afraid or nervous because I
know that I've been prepared by the
best. I know I'll be able to carry on what
Royal St. George's College taught me
and succeed at whatever I do. I love this
school with all my heart but it's time I
moved aside and gave other people the
chance to represent this wonderful
school. So, finally, I ask you one small
favour. Please don't forget us St.
George's, because we will never forget
you. Thank you.
Graham Wright
Head Prefect
THEGEORGIAN
Since leaving Bay view Glen, and coming to Royal St. George's
College, my life has completely turned around. My work habits have
been better moulded, the friends I have made are awesome - the same
with the teachers. Especially Mrs. Mustard, Mr. Orlando, Mr. Kerr, Mr.
Timm, and Mr. Hannaford. Thanks for the best two years of my life ! ! !
Sacha Bangay
North America has drifted 2.5 feet since I came to RSGC, and what a
ride it's been. Thank-you Mother and Father for supporting and conceiving
me. Leah who has been great to me ever since the age of 10. El Nino for many
lunches and fun times. Mr. D'Arcy for hours of support. Thank-you to my
classmates for all the ethnic jokes and nicknames. I won't forget you - All the
best. Always remember, the best way to get praise is to die.
I might spend all my money, but I'll still be alive. - Pete Townshend
I would have made a good Pope. - Richard Nixon
The morning sun has yet to climb my hood ornament. - Neil Young
Jeah.
George Bassel
My years at St. George's have been saturated with laughter and
improving knowledge. 1 learned the basics of chemistry in the lab under Dr.
Ska's watchful eye and on the Quebec trip (Gravol plus Nyquil equals
WHOOPEE!). In New York I learned the virtue of temperance (the crack-room
of despair) and the art of self defense, just grab the necklace and pull, (sorry
Burnett). And you can never say that we weren't exposed to culture, Bernard
Bieberstein's solo performance in the choir will always hold a special place in
my heart.
Nor will I ever forget the Grad trip. Soccer on the beach (he's going to
kill someone) Burgers at Archie's. Crazy Moon, crazy locals, crazy kids
(Mentas! Mentas! Cerveza! Cerveza!)
1 owe a great debt to all the staff but I offer a special thanks to Mr.
Love who taught me the importance of fair play and for his liberal
interpretation of the rules of ball-hockey. To Mrs. Miller who has me hooked
on debating ( what have you released upon the world?) and to Mr, Orlando, a
fabulous advisor (Bell. Head. A.ss. Remove) who always managed to prevent a
swollen head and an inflated ego with a simple A&G question.
Robert Bell
Well, this is it. I can't believe we're done, guys! To start, I'd like to thank all the
teachers here, who have given me areally good foundation to build on. Specifically Dr Skalinski.
J.^. Mr Schreiner. M P.™lin. Mr Rankin. Mr Keenan. Father Hill. VanHUGE. Big O. JRL.
Mr. D'Arcy. Mrs Miller, Mr Hann-iford .ind Mr. Holdsworth To Mr Love, I would like lo
thank you for being such a good fnend for the past five years, and I say to you that the Gianis
will always be number one, even if they don't win the 'Bowl. To my classmates. 1 wish you
all the success in the world Pe.ice to: A J (you've punched me in the arm more often than 1
can count); George (two old women, complaining on the stmip); Andreis (no. not the fiyin'
dutchman!); Ian (SIMPSONS); Roh Bell (what's up with the Nyquil); Anup,^m (Indian
Tag-team); Roh livans (too damn sm;u1 for your own gotxl); Mamix (Georgetown recruited me.
but I turned em down); Paul (Raw IS War!); the HBA crew, with summer days of hiwps and
free drinks; Digs. QTip. Phife. Muggsy.
My time at RSGC comes to an end. .ind I would like to thank the entire schiml for
the fact that I leave with much more than what I h.id when I enrolled five years ago To those
whom I leave behind, I offer this piece of advice from a certiiin Last Boyscout: "Be prep.ired
son - that's my motto." "And now, ladies and gentleman , IT'S SHOWTIMI'"
Pankaj Bhatia
THEGEORGIAN
Ten long years! Wow, how my life has changed, and 1 hope, for that better,
for every one. Luckily (?) we can all look forward now to a place where we are the
unknowns. A place where we are at the bottom of the pile, where we are once again the
trash, just like we were in grade nine. However, we prevailed then, and I am confident
that we can do so again.
I guess that 1 should thank my mom for getting me to school every morning,
well at least most mornings and my brother for helping me out when nineteen was still
so far away.
Thanks to all of you who provided me with ten years of memories, and finally
good luck to next year's class and anyone else who feels that they could use the help.
"If you can't think of or find a good quote, then just don't use one!"
- B. V. Bieberstein
P.S. "The World is Square!" Thanks to Ferdinand v. B. for providing me with at least
a single constant, in a world where things are forever changing!
Bernard von Bieberstein
Brian Birnbaum
Thanks Mom, Dad, Bro. Thanks staff, especially Ackley. D' Arcy,
Evans, Hall. Orlando, Fr.Peter, Paulin. Pengelly, Rankin, the good Dr.,
and Muxlow. Thanks prefects (esp. SB - pointless meetings: dexterity
checks, bags o" cash, . . . next issue?). And the boyz: BW (r+c at the
movies: "must save family!"), Capt.T (what's up. . . gold stripes?), GLH
(endless phone calls, chem 96), NW (heads up, watch ya back!), JE
(uhhh. . . 1 dunno, 1 dunno. . . ), RB ("if I'm going, so are you!" ha), JH
(the puke party and countless other nights), MS ("dinner's ready, turn
off the computer") Swaz'96: "did it rain?", sober reunions that never
were; NY, NY, 45's and dominoes; sr.soccer: the tournament team; laX:
the Wright connection; gr.8: throwing rocks with CW and AP; Montreal:
J2, Z, B, 140's); "What was the last bid Bob?"
Tim Boyce
Six years at RSGC and the best six years of my life; lots of
laughs, tears, and hurls, but of course the laughs outweigh the rest.
I love this place and all the people that make it so great. I'd like to
thank the "ring team": AJM. MV. or "N", DP., WF, the twelve
monkeys with the ugly ties, and all the grads, fat head, and all the
oneS thAt stole my heaRt. Ski teAm, lacrosse and all tHe oTher
tEams I wasN't on. Tuesday nights, uNderdressed dANces in small
T's, semis and formals. To Mom and my older brother also known
as Dad, my Sis "Bubs" and all the crazy idiots I'm related to, thanks.
Stephen Brooks
THEGEORGIAN
My genitalia have enlarged considerably since coming to St. George's and for this I am
thankful. In seven short years I've become a hardened cynic and proud memberof the elitistclub;
for this I am also thankful. Of course I couldn't have done it all on my own. Special thanks to Mr.
D' Arcy who taught me so much (little of which had to do with math ), and to Mr. Orlando and Mr.
Holdsworth for having so much faith in me. Mr. Latimer and Mr. Hannaford, thanks for bemg such
good friends. Some memories to laugh at when I'm senile: Plays. 39, Soma, W.C, Grossman's
andtheRex,Bnn,Kilcoo.G R.A.B.B C.l..Bobontheroad,GyertstheVyert(doyousmellgas'?),
B'VP, Whistler, Banff, Quebec, DR, South and the Knoll, Banacek, skits with G.K., -30, Price,
the Lip Sync, The Vanguard and the Calc, my favourite nerds: Drew, Phil and Dave, chats with
Keenan, Eric, V H , Eve, the Coop, and Mrs. Mustard (I'm still single I - Carpe Diem, C'esi la
vie. Que sera sera, the Big Picture, noregrets Chuss Noah! Of course life isnothing without fnends
to laugh with: Greg K - my psychiatrist and best friend, thanks for the times and never fear 1' 11 make
you a STAR. WillBur- thanks for the films, wine, steak and jazz. We truly operate on the same
frequency (20Hz?), let' s grow rich together and share our money with noone. Chns- I'll run your
crooked campaign. Matt- it is right to give our thanks and praise. Andries ( 1 owe you special friend),
Drewbie, Chapma, Mike,Tim, George, Rob, the Prefects: I love you all. Thanks fortheday comrades.
As far as we can discern the ultimate purpose of our existence is to kindle a light in the darkness
of mere being - C. Jung ALL HAIL MOSES...
Robert Burkett
Josh Burnett
This is the beginning of the end of life as we know it on
spaceship earth hurtUng us towards death while we count the grains
of sand passing through the hour glass of time. Good bye to St.
George's. Thank you to family. Rob and the elite, and everyone in
the county of the blind. Mentasforallof you. Everyone else can get
in the line up, you have noise!
"It has been computed that eleven thousand persons have at
several times suffered death rather than submit to break their eggs at
the smaller end." -Jonathan Swift
Will Burton
It's the end of the year, and high school is done for the rest of my
life. [ don't know whethertodobe happy or sad. but still. I'm looking forward
to the years ahead. For the most part R.S.G.C. has been a great experience
for me. with many fond memories; friends I'll never forget, parties that I did
forget, along with joys and fears to last a life time. Shouts to: my Mum and
Dad. Miranda. Mike. Matt. Jen. Sarah. Wrangler, Yoda. h'ra/. Chris. Lauren.
Hershey. Nicole. Pat. Sandra. Ken. Brian. Bart. Aimira. Mark. Marion. Mares.
Dave, Greg. Matt. Josh. Denise. Rob, P.K.. Julie, F. Peter. JiMiathan. Derrick.
Head. Zoe, Nick. Jay and everyone else. So. keep jumpin' and Clubin'.
. ..a! ways hut remember "It's betterto burn out than fade away" -Neil Young.
D'Arcy Chandler
THEGEORGIAN
I want to thank all the people who helped me along the way. The good times
don't die. Thanks: Mom and Dad foreverythmg you've done. You listened to me even
when 1 didn't deserve it. Cat, Bernard and Bo for stickin by me. Lisa, 'cause you're so
cool. My friend, Mr Latimer. Vanessa for making me grow up. Jake, 'cause he's a
superstar. Matt and Greg for the times out west. Paul and Dave, good coffee, good
sessions and good conversation.
1 loved it all: hacking for hours, parties, kickin back. Fin du Monde and the
casino, cartoon trivia with Dave, the Rooster with Paul, working for the money, the
Price is Right, the Dommican, New York, Victoria and Laguna with Bo, school plays
and the faith of Mr. H, being young. Elk outside and 36 hours in a room, daily snooker,
Stratford, expulsion, having fun. Dale, soap opera lives, pop culture and the media,
Soylent people and Charlton, life and times, teenage angst, damning the Man, hanging
out in South Central, losing sleep, bad grades, the South Sea, posing with statues, living
large and selling high. ..Thanks RSGC... 'cause the movie just keeps on rolling.
Geoff Chapman
It's been a Jeah ride through and through and Td hke to
thank everybody who got up for the down stroke with a mighty
strain. You're all a chip off the old AL block in my book. Here' s to
Felix, Nakoksonic, SC and the CB, Scoogog and all the jamming.
Also to the trippers and weekend warriors for the adventures. To
my parents and my brother who support, push me and advise me,
you're the jeahest. Thanks to the school for all the fun, happy trails
and don't let the turkeys bring you down.
•JEAH'Al.
"Don't be denied" Neil Young.
"To (the best) Laslow Toth in his correspondence with
Torsal Boy"
Derrick deKerckhove
It all started with the dinosaurs .. . Then came wo/man ... Let
there be light, and there was light! Then came head lights. And
then came SCoLG, which evolved from the bones of mankind! I
love my Toyota..., and why shouldn't I'? HB (x2) on agrassy knoll
in Muskoka! Cabin Ufe is GREAT! OLP, KTB, CC. CLAM HSHER
+S.M.=MUFF...ms(BIG).(CHASSY+ROCK)/(INDL\N TRAIL)
= -(GASTANK) RSGC: It was a great year! Thanks to all my
teachers. Thanks Mom & Dad, O & O! and Robert. I learned to
count in a special way at RSGC "I ....2,4 please!" Shout out loud
"MANDY.C.,H.B.,C.M.yB.M.C.,J.A.C.L.(who'sthat?),LANDA,
and all my friends at RSGC and LP" Semi. . . What a picture ! IJust
Went Down to Get a Chicken . . . (see B.C.@L.P.yrbk)
John Dyer
I've spent three great years at St. George's and in those years, the school
has given me a great deal. 1 thank my parents, most of all, for giving me the
opportunity to be a part of the school. I feel that all of my teachers have given
me something special but there are a few who have made an incredible impact on
me. I'd like to thank Dr. Skalinski. Mr. Schreiner, Mr. Orlando and, most of all,
Mr. D'Arcy for always motivating me and sparking interest.
Of coarse, there are several people and memories which will never be
forgotten. First there is my amazing girlfriend, Katherine, who was always there
for me, and will always be the best. There was also outdoor ball hockey at its best,
the search for a win in lacrosse and feeling the pain while running cross country. I
can't forget Price Is Right and the perfect dice game, singing away in Kilcoo, the
two live Pearl Jam songs, Mr. Keenan in Banff and George taking all the credit in
the comp-sci days. 1 mustn't forget to mention the Swaziland boys and the good
times we had.
I wish the graduating class all the be.st and thank them for everything.
Jeff Enfield
THEGEORGIAN
Seven years, I can't believe it's all over. 'What a long strange
trip it's been. 'I'd like to thank my family for their unconditional love
and support, as well as my friends who have made these years what
they've been. ...SO BLATANT. Special thanks to: Rustman, Fatty,
Scrotes, Barnyards, Wayne, and Tony Rage. P.King and Jughead:
Come and Say Hello -> Evil Water. Thanks Gin, U R the real Star.
Here's to the beverage formally known as Diesel, Dana, and the
whole JJ's crew. I love you all and I'll sure miss ya, 'but as the sun
sets slowly in the west, I bid you a fine farewell.
David Engle
The memories I have are the people I' ve met, the friends I" ve made and that' s
how I'll hold on to the last great four years here at RSGC. Sarah, the champ, the best,
someone to drop by on: Hi, the money; Hey everybody I beat Death at cards (More
than once); Lisa, Geoff, Camila & Bernard, So much to say. So 1 won't, it was fun;
Matt Greg & Rob, good council in life, Lopez, Crack Baby; Linna; Matt; Pankaj;
Mel G; Drew & Mike; AJ; Oklahoma, Our Town, R&G. Trackers; Rebecca; yeah!
whatever!; The rest of the Guys at RSGC (JAM. WB, Jtx2, GW, NW, TB, JE, SB);
BH (Everyone); SCS (Everyone, A ,HR. JB, LB); SMLS (Euchre! Ragpole! Da
Himalayas! Chubba! DR); Havergal (VO, AliMac(name?)); HS & ST; VC & JM;
M-S(french-fry ); DM (for expenence); Dr.S; Fr.H; Mr.:Lx2, Dx2, P, Hx2, Kx2. N,
O, VH,S; Mrs. Mx2; The lessons I've learned in life are more than anyone could hope
for; Family (GPx2, Gmx2, E, Z. O); Maggie, my sis, my bud(her friends too);especially
my parent, for their patience love and support. I learned to see order in our random
lives, learned to trust and not trust, learned respect, learned to be passive, learned
to be active, learned to relax(if not very much), learned when and when not to hold
all the strings, learned to use time, learned to live.
Robert Evans
First and foremost I'd like to thank my mom for supporting me in
every way. Also, thanks to my brother, Geoff. Thanks to the school for a
tremendous 10 years, and all the boys who made it even better - from the
Munchkins to the 3 B's, Toby, M.V., all the crew from 9 and 10. too many
to name. Also, thanks to the out-of-school friends that helped me along
the way - Chicone, Dickey and the boys. Jamie. Christie + all the posse. I
remember each of you in all my memories: Chorley and 'the works". Farm
parties. Chapman benders, all the dances, semis and formals. Muskoka,
May 24. Colling wood etc, etc, etc. I only hope the next chapter of my life
can compare.
"I ain" t gonna lie, I came for the pie. ..and mminmm was it good. Thank you."
John Golding
Rusty says: "Qui es el macho'?
Weared***s*** '97!"
Justin Hartwell esq.
.and he's still there.
THEGEORGIAN
Somefing wrong up here ! Here are the Characlers in which immortilization is necessary
- Galoot and the Karouts, Fred and the Kuehns. Ria, Junior, Matt - oh Guy ! Old school. Skating.
Metallica, Floyd, the parties, the tnps, the Boarding, the madness - and it ain't even begun. Robba
-sorry about the picture friend, you' re the best, together we will rule the world. G n' R tech service !
Fear Robes and the reign of terror ! See you in B ,C. you felcher. CHAPPIE! -the love square, hvin'
the soap opera! I' 11 truss your ashtray basement, but your little "adventures" will continue. To all
the Staff, and directors, you know who you are - you gave me more than any money could buy. The
Taylor Statten Camps for its donations ( Kingsley , Candy. Phin. Claire, etc ) Stan, if that is your
real name. Drew you're a madman, we'll meet again. Mike - to the lake! 0,K,L.A...seeyouin
.\ntigua. Paul - thanks There will only be one jam. THINGS -Tripping. Jamitiing. Felix, Holden
the stage in its entirety, 39, raves, cheesy Rosedale parties, hurtin' Etobicoke nights. Subway
adventures. Evil Water, The PATH, the Chapel, Thompson! Big scam! It's a cult! Yo MaMa!
Vicious punk! Oi! History crams at Andreas', Eric! Ska! Dr. K., South, Grossmans, The Rex.
Wongs. Bowling. Thanks to the wedges, the elitists, the cynics, the jocks, the prefects, all Mexicans,
the fat kids, the phonies, the crackbabies. the sheep, not to mention the Feddies and Virginia Greer.
Oh yeah, thanks to sarcasm. TOBIAS MILROSE SPACE HUMAN ! To all those who made me
laugh I love you. DEEP - It is right to give thanks, never regret, live for your passions, and always
relish this short, yet strange life. Truth, trust, purity.
Greg Karout
I would just like to mention a few of the people, places, and things that
have made these past 7 & 1/2 years of my life truly blotto. Jughead, ChappioBone,
Matty-Dread, the immortal Dave & his incredible vanishing parents. Rusty, Feta,
my family (mom and pops. Matt and Andy), Brian, John G, Wolfman. McKillop,
Adam, Watsaholic, Drew, Mike, in fact all the grads, the story of Guthrie Prentice,
big Red, Shreinfeld, and all the rest of my teachers, come and say hello>e vil water,
summer camp, beer, barbecues, the grateful dead, Dom, powdered water, the rooster,
the cup, 1942, most school events (damn the swim meet), all the ntualistic parties
(Drew's Chappie's. Steve's), Gridlock, acid rain, acid warp, ramblings, and finally
cheers to last minute work, for if not for that this quote could never have been
completed.
In conlusion: "We're getting housed here, man, I think it's time to call in
Blotter."
Paul King
I have spent two eventful and memorable years in R.S.G.C. I
have learned a lot from the school and it is time to say farewell. I will
remember and miss everything, every single event and every single
person that 1 have met in these two years. I would like to take this
opportunity to thank all the teachers who gave me a very fine education.
Special thanks to Dr. Skalinski, Mr. D' Arcy, Mr. Schreiner, Mr. Van Herk,
Mr. Rankin, Mrs. Miller, Mr. Orlando, Mr. Pengelly and Mr. Love. Besides
teachers, there are so many friends to whom I want to express my
acknowledgments. Henri, Dennis, Michael, Robert and Ali, I really learned
tons of things from you. Finally, I have to thank my parents and, certainly,
R.S.G.C, for providing such a nice environment to make me feel so
comfortable for my first two years spent in Canada.
Eric Yau Kan Kung
Well, it's finally over; four years later, after countless hours of work
for the good doctor and D' Arcy, after a hundred dances, four school trips
( New York Rocked ), a hundred practices, and soo much more. Well I' d like
to thank Pho and Dyer for all those late nites of cramming, to my folks who
always supported me. and to Pegman (bumaclut) who made it so much more
interesting.
Well, this is the end of the beginning - Onward and Upward - to
bigger and better things - if that's possible. RSGC has provided three
invaluable years - none of which I will ever forget.
Asad Ladha
THEGEORGIAN
It has been a great 5 years at RSGC. So many memories and so many
people 2 thank. Thank you to Mom, Dad, Pee Wee, and the rest of my family
for all your love and support. Thanks to the staff especially Mr.P, Mr.Love,
Mr.D" Arcy , Dr.Ska. Thanx 2 the grads and all the friends 1" ve made at RSGC
for making these 5 yrs great ones. Never will forget -Trips: Ottawa, Quebec,
Bolton, N.Y., Washington, Kilcoo, soccer tourneys-missing the bus! Ball
hockey with Love. AllourpartiesD.R. , "The Grog", "Gone by ten", Stoggies
are bad. 151 solves everything. LOW-MING house of furs! Cops and
Oakville don't mix "For the 7th time sir, my name is Glenn" IN the country
of the blind the one-eyed man is king. Remember Loop holes are
everywhere, you just hafta find 'um. Candy Candy Candy. Coins are better
than bills! Tim, Jeff, N64, 24h. Oneday I'Ubeat you in foozeball George.
Western in 45.
Glenn ("the Grog" "Gren" "Lou-Ming") Lou-Hing
I came to St. George' s in grade 1 1 . Coming from one school to another
is usually hard for a kid, but with the help of a few new friends, as well as a
very close old friend, Mike Vitorovich (bebica), the transition was far from
hard. My three years at R.S.G.C. were the best of my life. 1 met some of the
people who are now my closest, best friends - my brothers. Steve Brooks
(hey Ace! ), Wade Fox (you're p-h-a-t!), and Drew Pearson ( !werD si diputs).
A special thanks to my parents, who have always been supportive of me, no
matter what the situation. To all the people in Antigua, (Wha ya say?) Nikki,
take careof my car or I'll come and hunt you down!! To all the teachers who
have helped me through my few years here, thank you so much. A special
shout to Mrs. Mustard, Mr. Pengelly, Mr. Nakatsu (Sensai /NAK), and Mr.
Love. Remember, as someone once said, "To dream of the person you want
to be, is to waste the person you are." MVDPSBWF.
A.J. Mabro
"There they stood, ranged along the hill-sides, met
To view the last of me, a living frame
For one more picture! in a sheet of flame
I saw them and I knew them all. And yet
Dauntless the slug-horn to my lips I set.
And blew. 'Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came. '"
A fond adieu to our teary-eyed princess;
May your beauty always serve you well.
Chris Martin
It's been an interesting seven years at R.S G.C. The last five years of high
school have been a hell of a ride. People I'd like to thank for being there: Ka-TeT-
Dave, Rusty, O'Dang, Barnyards. Spanks. Mike V . Drew, Andnes.Tim B., Bnan
B., Bell, Adam P , Jake, Watsa. All the guy's from bills. Jeremy E . Suchadolski,
Frankie. Wade, John D., Kirther, J.P. . Places/Events I'd like to remember: Drew"s
farm parties. Chappie parties. Rusty parties, Mike's place (Pringles, Coke, Qui-esl-
ce!), John Dawe's-SummerofGradel(),The F'ire Pit, Rosedale, Second Cup, J.J. 's-
Dana-Diesel, Bills-Eglinglon park. Rustics, 147 Mildenhall Rd . Wed. night
Grossman's. Antigua X .1- tequila and Red Stnpe.GradTnp-D.R -Aids in Haiti '17-
Now I'm on vacation! A special thanks to Mom. Dad. and Ross To the person who
was with me then, and will be with me always. Thank you. high school wouldn't have
been as fun without you. "All that is now. All that is gone. All that's to come, and
everything under the sun is tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon." - Roger Waters.
"Say you want to be a rolling stone, get your sail out in the wind. Get out on the
highway and let her roll along, roll on back to someplace you ain't never been."-
Dickey Belts always Give Thanks and Praises, have fun, and never take anything
too seriously.
Josh McKillop
THEGEORGIAN
It's over, and unfortunately I can not sum up my last 6 years
at R.S.G.C. I would like to thank the staff for their support as well
as my friends, you know who you are. Without the following people
in my life I do not know where I would be; Mom, Dad, Shaq and
Bobaeto, you have given me strength over the years. Kirby and
Mommy, thanks for the good times that I'll never forget. Bee, you
have made this last year the one that I will always remember.
However, it's all over and I must say bye bye. So well, bye bye, and
what not. JAM.
"Death doesn't kill people, boredom kills people" - Iggy Pop.
"Too fast to live, too young to die" - Johnny Lydon.
Andries Mellema
Over the years that I have been at the school there have been faces
that have come and gone, but there are people who have been here all along.
I would like to thank Mr. Love and Mr. Pengelly for their support over the
years. I would also like to thank all my teachers for their support and
motivation, including Mr. Keenan, Dr. Skalinski, and Mr. D' Arcy. As for
theyearbook I have been through just about all of it from Mr. Raid to Mrs.
Hall and all the rest. Remember my influence and keep those picture fdes for
all the grads next year. To everybody who went on the grad trip have a
banana mama on me. Oh ! and by the way I really did have fun and hopefully
I still will at the events that are left to come, including my first dance at St.
Mildred's on Friday the 4th. Well this is me signing off for now so don't
let me be forgotten in Scotland maybe even keep in touch via the school
website.
Alexander Moniz Brown
10 years. Thanks and praise to Mom, Dad, Jen, Alice, Greg, Angus,
Rob, Ky la, Claire, Mike, Drew, his farm, Eric Timm, J.R. Latimer, Chappy , his
basement, Jenny Laws and all the others for fun and guidance. Drink beer,
play football. Rock hard Van Halen. Backsheesh and... New York dominoes
and Brick in Bolton. Aids in Haiti '97 menta, menta ! Eat it suckers, we missed
the bus. KY. Taxi permits, and a blues institution. Sheya muthas. yo mama
with a hambone in my pickup like the fresh produce Blowfly productions
dahm. Use the force. I'll miss you all.
It is better to regret something you have done than to regret not
doing it.
Matthew Morden
THEGEORGIAN
Mom, Dad, Blaine, Tory and Jo. What can I say? I grew with you all and if it
wasn't for all of you I might not be writing this. 1 would also like to thank Mike C'Qu'est-
ceque tuala!") for over a decade of dealing with me. Also Josh, AJ, Steve and Wade
I would like to thank for helping me develop in ways 1 could never have without you
guys. To all the teachers 1 would like to thank for if it weren't for you I: a) wouldn't
be alive to write this, and b) couldn't write this. Finally 1 would like to thank Jo, you
are a great lover and a great friend and 1 will always remember what we shared. In the
end every person 1 have met I have gained from, sometimes for the worst but as I look
back it all turned for the best. As I move on to greener pastures I will always remember
where 1 took my first steps as a man.
"Gerald Murphy got it wrong. Living twice, maybe three times is the best revenge." -
Solomon Gursky
" Live like a tree, tall and strong. But always remember the forest" - From the Berlin
Wall
■ Oh lord. Please don't let me f*** up" - Astronaut's creed
Drew Pearson
It is hard to believe that it is Graduation time already. It seems like
only yesterday, that 1 was a grade 9 student, not knowing anybody. Five
years have sure passed quickly, and it is time to leave already. Thanks to
the teachers and fellow students who have made the past five years seem
to fly by.
Christopher Petrie
I have traveled to far places throughout this rewarding 5 year journey. I have
experienced various treasures and hardships through my "trek" through this desert. As I walk
along this sandy beach, the words "I hated him, I killed him" plague my mind. Knowing that I
was nicknamed "PsyPho") and various other nicknames Phoster. Pheobe). it can be said that
I have seen various things. A vision appears to me and I see Dr.S's different yet entertaining
chem classes will always be with me. no matter where I am. Also. I must remember the various
conflicts that came across my journey with Mr. D'Arcy, It can be said that we had our differences
and conflicts in the past; however in the end, everything seemed to work out fine. More thanks
must be given to all the various teachers that have helped me survive this never-ending desert
As I close my eyes for the very last time, I feel that I will die forever in this heal. However before
I die. I see a white-boy gallaping on a horse towards me. I scream the slang "F**K you honkie '
and he quickly gallops away in fear of me. With my last k>ok at the sky and the sun. I see the
MOTHASHIP hovering over me, 1 am beamed up and I see aliens surrounding me. "I am not aji
alien" I cry out loudly. Now. I will never forget these recent moments that have just occured.
Lastly. I must give lots of thanks to all my friends here and say that I could not have made this
great trek possible.
Brian Pho
9 years later and I got to sum it all up in this paragraph: The Fellas: Rustafari.
Josh. Drew, Angus(2..S). Wat.saholic, Jeremyidon'l forget the little people), Roger,
Feta, MikeV., Rafael, Wilhfeshin •n'66ers), Wade(boyl, Henry. Greg, Matt, Paul,
Brian, John, DaveM., DaveS., Jamie B.. and my second brother Gavin The LiJies: Mara,
Vanessatmy shnnk and fellow babe spotter), Liz, Andrea, Jo, Franc, Adrienne, Georgia,
Sarah, Laura, Tara, Memories: The Pit, Brickworks, litres of moonshine. South Central.
FJana and JJ's, Saturday D's, Rusty benders and the front porch. Franc's back porch,
r:)rew's farm party, Antigua, Brooks, Chappie's, Dominican Republic. All special in
their own way. Dad and Julie; thanx for the encouragement and support Aunt Sue; the
coolest chick around. Phil; Ihanx for everything but especially for keeping me in line.
Mom; thanx for not killing me, and sorry about the gray hair. Jordan; no help at school
but you're great to party with. It's been a blast, but now it's part of my past. See ya
around the way! " Don'l let them fool ya. Don't let them school ya" -Bob
Marley.
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Adam Powadiuk
THEGEORGIAN
The R.S.G.C. expenence is an opportunit>' that few on this planet will come close
to receiving and it should not be taken for granted. So long to all the grads w herever you end
up. Never let the big lions of life scare you. Thanks to all of the teachers, especially Mr.
McElroy. Mr. Keenan, Mr D'Arcy, Mr. Timm. Fr. Hill, and Mr. Love. TTianks to my
supportive parents who let me choose be tv^eenT.F.S. and S.G.C. and stared blankly at math
problems with me. Also thanks to all the weirdos I've met on the subway for making me
realize Tm alright. For the record: 1 think the goal post moved in front of me and Bell's
computer stories replaced my necessity for coffee to wake up in the mornings. Stan's Mr.
T cereal. Slapsies with Bell on the subway . The elusive Innuendo w ho kept going around
.Apache Burger and who couldn't find his sleeping bag one cold morning. I didn't realize I
was in the front seat at the comedy club. "Homcide. That' s another word formurderSkippy."
Igetconfused easily. The coin DOESN'T know! GoodLuck to next year'syearbook crew,
you're going to need it. Hmmm...cake Byeeeee....
'Twenty -one I The Chiefs vote makes it twenty -one! And by God if that
ain't a majority I'll eat my hat!" - Patrick Randle McMurphy
"'Well, that's the way the cookie bounces..." - G.T.
Ian Roberts
Well, it's finally over. Ten years. "Oh my God. that's the funky s**** " If
I learned one thing at St. G.'s. it's definitely "you miss 100% of the shots you don't
take. No Fear." and that "?**** ain't s*** but 1*** and c****." - [Funk Doobiest].
I'd like to thank the homeboyz: the TSC posse: Mark Miller (the "get out" scandal).
Hernandez. Juho. Lopez I me ). Hector. PKing. Lamaque ( the legend h ves on ). Tim, Bell.
RRRaouuuul, Meeka. Austin, RRRebecca, MJ, Claire, Lauren, Kelsey, Kingsley (I'm
innocent), and the French Connection. Da St. G.'s posse: Adam, Crusty, Watsaholic,
Feeeeeehtaaaaah (thanx), Jer, Rafe, Willber, Enfield, Dak (sucka-foo). Werd. Grog.
Waisberg, Vit. and all you other suckas. And Ali, I love you. man. The profs: D'Arcy,
II Duce, Love. Ven Herk. Hal - thanks guss for putting up with me. I will always remember
the times here: Junior School swimming, all those fun exams. Drew' s Farm, the infamous
Rusty parties, the Price is Right, chillin' in Washington. Vanilla Ice and Maestro. "Get
out" Watergate. ...and all that jazz. "Lately it's occured to me, what a long strange trip
it's been." - the Grateful Dead. "Never been dumped cause I'm the most mackinest.
Never been jumped cause I'm known most packinest." - the Beastie Boys. "How can
you have your pudding if you don't eat your meat " - Pink Floyd. "...And the water is
very hard to drink." - Silverchair
Angus Robinson
The three years that I have been at RSGC have been a large part of
my life. From my first class with Mr. Orlando to the last with Mr. D' Arcy.
I would like to thank all the teachers for their support and help in prepanng
me for University especially. Mr. Love andMr. Pengelly ( for everything that
they have done for me throughout the years at RSGC ) Mr. D' Arcy. ( for those
interesting calc classes) Mr. Holdsworth. (for those weird but yet funny
jokes) Mr. Timm, (for those interesting classes.) Mrs. Mustard (thanx for
everything) and Mrs. Miller (thanx for everything) My memories from
RSGC w ere the trip to New York City and the trip to Washington D.C. Those
were the good old days. I would also like to thank my parents for giving me
this opportunity to come to RSGC. I thank both of my parents, they are
absolutely the greatest parents and friends that I have. I also want to wish
all my fnends good luck with their future plans; AL. CP. AB. BP. AS. AM,
AP. RS. JD. IR and the list goes on. Finally I w ant to wish the next generation
good luck.
Soren Shamsian
After 12 (not 13, suckers) long years of school, it's a relief to finally be done.
Special thanks to Anupam for putting up with me for the past couple years, ranging
from the days when I spill coffee on him at JJ' s or the days when I continuously manage
to tick him off. Another special thanks to Dana, whose "Diesel" made me sick, and
to BIG O, for constantly ndiculing me. and to Stan, who never stopped supplying Q.
Lui with his favorite literature. It' s been nice getting to know you all. wishing you could
say the same about me. Another very special thanks to my mom. whose food is good.
Another thanks to my dad. for instilling the Kurdish nationalistic fervor that makes
me the man that I am... Ok. I'm done. Bye-bye cruel world.
Ali Tawfik-Shukor
THEGEORGIAN
Onawa. Qubec (Princess). Bolton (J.R.L. & Toby), New York (Busted).
Wa.shington. Stanslead Champs (brow). Ottawa (cracker's & semi's). Hamilton
(silver). Montreal "morning blues". California Love x2 (coa,sts and convertibles).
Florida. Venez 30e Polar. Columbia "Thanks John." Dominican (Beach Soccer).
Noah's farm party "It looked like a stream!". Tremblant "Hallways". Caribou.
Sauveur "Bourbon". 'Track bums". Lacrosse beatings 3W's. Niner liner "donut
heist". CNE gold, semis and popcorn, crawls, football in Rosedale park. Caledon
torture. Formals. Montreal "cab ride". "I'm a coke drinker Sir!". May 24 at
Toby's "cliff jumping", stream boarding. Train ride to Tremblant, U Vic.
"Rhythm of love ". Adirondacks, the beating, Hwkey "Life is 19 .seconds too
long". Blue and Silver. York Domination, CP Digging. "The Cheese Heist".
Rosedale Diner, Pachter's, Wade's leaving party "I'll pay you for that one",
kildooning at Kilcoo, Dorset Polar Bearing, off roading in Chorley "A. P. we were
lucky for that one", "Did the dye leak into your brain?". Hip concert, YJ'ing, "I
finally got the belt!", Timmins (fetching looers). Tree climbing at Blackeney. lip
synch (Boombastic). Wade's fishs. J. A.. Debating. "It is great to debate". Sugar
pie, initiation "Where hell am H", U of T - JD. Bell's Queen's visit (tried the
century). Booked in Vega.s (I went back and won!). Shinny. JJ's & Dana.
"Havergal Raid". 'Terrible Threesome!" Thanks Mom and Dad and Julie I love
you. all my incredible friends, JK. JRL. MP. and RSGC!
Jason Taylor
Thanks to my family for all of your love and support. Thanks to:
Mac, see you at the Swan, Soph, "you are cool beyond repair", and to Toad,
Sue and all of the other lovely honeys in my life. To all the boys at RSGC
thanks for the memories and all that jazz. To Holdsworth, big O, Timm, and
my other teachers thanks for passing me. Big thanks to all the wondeiful
people at Labatts, Molson. Upper Canada and all the other beer makers. JJ
mugs thanks fordiesel and of course Dana. Memories: Quebec(the Princess)
NY(Static/40oz), Halifax( stocking Sloan), Montreal (Le fin de la monde),
Tremblant (the boys, the brew, the burger )DR ("we love you for free"/
Wanda.) Ball hockey (Cant will always rule!). "Ce n'est pas bon ca"
"1 gotta get drunk" - W. Nelson
"I know I said I had a good time. But now I'm sprawled across the finish
line" - A. Scott.
Jake Thompson
Howard Tsung
So much to say, so little space. Hvala Mom, Dad, Sis+Bro; and all family
around the globe. 5 yrs of Antigua (Hey Wha ya say Daddy!), Chappy Parties,
Chorley, Fire Pit, Long-distance loves (PS/CW), true loves (EB). Drew's Fann (Ah
he's Naked!), etc. and the odd bit of work. 4 the Staff: Thanx Ska. M. Paulin, RH,
and Miller for making me realize my passions. 4 the ladies: Merci to CM, Bee, Soph,
Van. Nix, Frankie, Lex. etc. (UR all the best ever). 4 AWL Pabs
(HTTMTHRNMOMOMSOJKOP). Odie. Sherry. Blackie, Joey, Tony. etc. (Da
f**** ayu!). 4 the buds: AJMDPSBWF! AJ- (CAJLPJOTSE) Bebica.New Year's
parties. Jolly Roger, and on and on. Drew- 12 years and still goin'(F4E), WF- We
miss ya!(99 1 LSX ). Johnny G (and the jokes just keep on comin' ). SB( I' m Batman).
Dre(2tone shoes+whal notj.Yoshi (pnngles+coke), Dawc (long time no speak).
Galal do the lake!) and MM (you don't know me from God!). To all I've left out,
thanx 4 rnakin' my life an experience, not a punishment. If you can't be good be
careful'' I haven't done either and I'm still here. Keep dreamin'. keep livin'. keep
laughin'. Asta La Waygo!
"Tho.se who dream by day are cognizant of much that escapes those w ho
dream only by night"- Edgar Allan Poe.
Michael Vitorivich
^^-
Jl.
THEGEORGIAN
The past seven years at RSGC have been great, and filled with memories.
Here are a few: niner liner, stealin' the snack. "1 hate that movie!", "freeze, summit
county sheriffs dept". the Pit. shoulder-taping. Run to the Hill, "gatoraid". Quebec
City, tramp.. R-dale football. Yukon. Arctic Bears Club. May 24. sailing. "Don't
Mess!". Caribbean, parties in the city, parks, up north-C-wood. farms... "it's just
my driving stuff. Caledon. ch. firecracker, koke at vie, painkiller, afternoon party,
"what's in the trunk?", runnin'" and hiding, crawl home- " relax, I was raised on
the ice-1 won't fall", "where's your friend!?". The Beer Bust, DR-sunrise, soccer,
151, "In the country of the blind...", Bth.&Ruth.. fake cat. 3man, Hip, hair, Halifax,
Sun party, night swimming&tubbin', the Turd, "sorry about your phone", Sauveur-
Bourbon St., Tremblant Crew-train ride, bathroom stalls, snag off. Caribou.
Montreal- Labour Day. cab ride, "where's the key?", "get up nght now !", New Years,
"he's got a hick haircut?". New York, "pass me some Cdn. in a can", in the back,
Adrondiack's- "we got the Rhythm", "maybe the turn-off was back there",
"teaching English", semis, "just watch your head. . what are u doing here". Hairoun.
"are you guys brothers?", chillin' in Call.. Whitney sessions. ..Thanks to all my
family, friends and teachers for making this whole experience possible. I will never
forget it.
Noah Waisberg
Well it has been a fun 7 years at R.S.G.C. I'd like to send a thanks out to
my Mom, Dad, sisters. Grandparents, teachers, and relatives who've been there for
nie throughout my St. George's career. I'd also like to thank: Justin for always having
an open door & Adam & Jamie for always being ready to enter that door, Dana for
the diesel that got me through the day & Orchid for the diesel that got me through
the night, McKillop forthe smokey warmth on the trips to Western and Collingwood,
Jason for all the fun I had watching him lose all our competitions, Kathenne for letting
Enfield come out twice a year. Drew for keeping his clothes on whenever he came
to my house and Angus for giving me an extra month to write this. I'd also like to
tell Tim it's not raining, we were just outside, Noah, turn on the damn lights. Bell
watch out for the stairs, Pho I'll miss your mom and Dre, night school was hell but
we made it intoe Dal. I'd also like to give a shout out to Mike, Jake, Brian and Glenn.
I've made so many good friends and I'll miss you all as I head to a 'better' place.
Goodbye R.S.G.C.
Ben Watsa
I would like to thank everyone in school and especially Mr. Pengelly ,for
giving me the chance to study in such a prestigious school. I've learned a lot.
I'll never forget George, Jeff, Pank, All, Dak, the Robs, John, and the rest of the
OACs. I wish them good luck and hope for their wishes to be granted. (More
beer, fewer classes, etc.) [Note: That's not my wish] 1 would love to express
my deepest gratitude in thanking them. I enjoyed my performance in the school
Drama, in which I danced (or moved in a random fashion, i.e.. Impromptu),
vehemently delivered my speech and yawn ... I think it's about time ... I..
gotta., go... .Time., is.... slipping away.... There is... no .... time ...to lose.. Let's
get ....goldfrom... God... andgo... on ... the ... Booze!!!
Paul Wong
First, I want to thank my family. Mom, Dad. David and Chris, for providing me
with love and support. Thanks to all the staff at R.S.G.C. for giving me all the guidance and
education any student could ask for. Thanks to all my friends for leaving me so many good
memories.
Ashleigh: You're the best friend I've ever had...what more needs to be said?/
Kaeli: The one pei>>on that would always help me keep the faith. / Leigh: "That's assault
sista!" / Netan: STATIC'S in MZ house!! / Jake: My mentor and teacher, the three's ;ire
raining! / Andries: Oy, oy.. .Today we die for Allah!! Ayayayayayaya / Kris & Chris:
STINKY!!/B.B.&J.S.:Friday-BaiTacuda.. Saturday-Warehouse/Man: Keeponhusdin'
RudeBoy/Greg& Rob: Dr. K lives on/ Dak: Co-compadres forever. /The House Parties
/ DR.. "We love you fo free" / Who can forget the day Pnce is Right history was
made, the Uiple spin-off or Chantel... Mmmmmmmm. Chantel. / Best of luck to
you all. I'm out.
"Please help control the pet population and have your pets spade or
neutered." Bob Barker.
Graham Wright
THEGEORGIAN
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exists to meet your needs. Wherever life takes
you, you can count on hundreds of other
Georgians in the Association to smooth the
journey.
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THEGEORGIAN
Prefects
Back Row : Jason Taylor, Rob Bell, Tim Boyce, Rob Burkett, Graham Wright, George
Bassel, Steve Brooks, Mike Vitorovich, Matt Morden.FRONTRow: Greg Karout, Pankaj
Bhatia, Drew Pearson
The Prefects on Prize Day (below) The Prefects and Bimbaum at the Formal (above)
he Infamous Gregory Karout a.k.a. Blow Fly,
k.a. Dr. Ska, a.k.a. Knight Rider on his never
"iding quest to find the creamiest peanut butter.
Back Row: Matt Morden, George Bassel, Rob Bell, Mike Vitorovich. Middle Row:
Pankaj Bhatia, Steve Brooks, Jason Taylor, Graham Wright .Front Row: Tim Boyce, Rob
Burkett, Greg Kamui
Mike and his Cup (on Prize Day)
George Bassel
Rob Bel
Matt Morden
THEGEORGIAN
Grab Trip
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And Formal
Stewards / Lifers
FallAVinter stewards
Back Row: Derrick de Kerckhove ( Ball hockey ), Andries
Mellema ( Ball Hockey ). Robert Evans (University
Coordination ). Asad Ladha ( Yearbook). Middle Row: Jeff
Enfield ( Ball Hockey). A.J. Mabro (Tours ), Alexander Moniz
Brown ( Yearbook). Front Row: Jake Thompson (Ball
Hockey ), Ian Roberts ( Yearbook).
Summer Stewards
Back Row: Christopher Petrie (Computers). Will Burton
(Tech Crew), John Dyer (Tours),MiDDLE Row: Christopher
Martin (Newspaper), Glenn Lou-Hing (Ball Hockey ), Soren
Shamsian(Tours).FRONT Row: Brian Pho(Ping-Pong).
Absent; Bernard von Bieberstein (Choir), and Angus Robinson (Tours).
This tie is awarded to the Grade 1 3's who go beyond academics in order to help the school.
From Left to Richt: Angus Robinson. Graham Wright, Tim Boyce. John Strachan
a.k.a. The Bust. George Bassel. John Golding. Bernard von Bieberstein, Mathew
Morden.
These are the Grade 1 3's who came all the way through the school from Grade 4.
THEGEORGIAN
HOUSE RESULTS
Winchester 28,375
Westminster. 26,926
Canterbury 26,341
York 24,969
The crowning achievement for each of the houses was:
Winch (Swim Meet), West (Cross Country), Cant (Winter Ball
Hockey), York (Grade 11 Ball Hockey)
THEGEORGIAN
CANTERBURY
Cant 12
Back Row: Robert Schellekens. Stefko Waschuk. Brett Grantham, James
Robertson Middle Row: Michael Kelly. Markus Otema. Thomas D'Arcy.
Michael Bamicke Front Row: David D'Onofrio, Alastair Kellett. Alexis
Levine. David Robinette
Cant 9
Back Row: Cameron Davison. James Cole, Rob Macdonald. Tristan Abraham, Max
Ritts Middle Row: G P Andreis. Mark Wires. Dan Green. Soren Brothers Front Row:
Austin Locke, Michael Pang. Cameron Wallace. John Roman. Jonah Faico
Cant 10
Back Row: Scott Hong. Matthew Beatty. Andrew Haust, Justin Young, Aaliren
DePalma Middle Row Jonathan Kellett. Ben Zelikovitz, Patrick Hayes. Jason Lee.
Jamie Bergstra, Bnan Cole Front Row: Aaron Lau. Jordan Powadiuk. Blair Rose.
Andrew Kellner. Chns Barnes. Chris Taylor
Cant 13
Back Row: Adam Powadiuk, Angus Robinson, Will Burton. Joshua
McKillop, George Bassel Front Row: Alex Moniz Brown. Pankaj Bhati.i
Drew Pearson. Jake Thompson
Cant II
Back Row: Will Jones. Matthew Barrington. Dave Hare. Michael von Teichman,
Damian Abraham Middle Row: Andrew Davison. Ted Meighen. Geoff Cowpcr-Smilh.
Cameron Wing. Andrew Jones Front Row: Michael Popielaty, Derek Wong, Brad
Allgood, Ryan Gulyas Absent: Adam Green
Now this is easy.
THEGEORGIAN
This is the last time you'll see me before the Working hard, but not going anywhere
finish line
Smile for the camera.
Camouflage.
Canterbury House Captain: George Bassel
Canterbury had a quite
successful year in 1996-97. We
were competitive in all aspects
of house competition, and
managed to take several
championships. Though we
had a couple of poor turnouts
in the major events, those who
were there really came through
for their house, and showed
the other houses what sort of
spirit Canterbury has. We
continued with our ball hockey
tradition of victory, and
continued to be the best
looking house. Thanks to all
the guys who participated, and
may the tradition continue.
George Bassel
(Canterbury House Captain)
I'm getting ready for a date.
Fm ready for anything.
THEGEORGIAN
WESTMINSTER
West 12
Back Row: Olivier Raoult, Jamie Lint, Elliot Hughes Middle Row: M
Burroni, Phillip Blanchette, Andrew Beadon, Marcel Merath Front Ro
Mr. Siewart. Raymond Tsui, Daniel Medd. Mark Han. James Boake
West 9
Back Row: Simon Gorecki, James Fisher, Dan Bennett, D'Arcy Cook, Walter Davies Middle
Row: James Morrison, Jason George, Gavin Wiggins, Kazuo Oishi Front Row: Mr. Ctxiper.
Lindsay Templeton, John Geary, David Reeser, Michael Ast
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West 10
Back Row: John Maggiacomo, Barrett Holman. Sam Gildiner, Michael Clark Middle
Row: Andrew Pettil. Devin Maguire. Craig Mclvor, Jeff Todd Front Row: Mr. Daleman,
Daniei Kt)o. Rylan Perry. Thnma.s Blackmore. Adam Jancelewicz, Adam Clark
West 13
Back Row: Dave Engle, D'Arcy Chandler. Paul King, Tim Boyce,
Alexandre Mabro Middle Row: Paul Wong, Rob Bell. John Dyer, Bern
Bieberstein, Ben Wat.sa Front Row: Mr. D'Arcy, Brian Pho, Eric Kuog
Chris Martin, Geoff Chapman
West n
Back Row: Matt Donald. Tim Johnston, Dougal Bruce, Michael Ansicy Middle Row
Chasen Paul. Simon Wilkin.'ion, David K(k). Rob Dyer, Morgan Briniker Front Row
Raymond Lui. Patrick Fordyce, John Ortved, Dan MacDonald, Adrian Walker, Dan Miichc
THEGEORGIAN
None shall pass.
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THEGEORGIAN
Westminster House Captain: Robert Bell
There are houses and then there is
the almighty and glorious Westminster
House. We gentlemen are the creme de la
creme, the best and the brightest that the
school has to offer. It is a simple matter
when we rally to the banner, and don the
glistening white T-shirts; which allow us to
become one, with a power unequalled in the
free world.
Is it any surprise then that the list
of West victories this year is so long?
Measly little puddles of red, blue, and yellow
dissolved in the sea of white that came
crashing down on them during psycho-ball
matches. Those clad in blue, red, or yellow
were left, huddled in the shade, mere shells
of their former selves, following the cross-
country run. Sure we suffered some minor
set backs, the swim meet for instance, but we
were there. ..some of us and we redeemed
ourselves in the track and field meet where
we taught the other houses a valuable lesson
in humility.
There are some who point out thai
the almighty and glorious West house was in
last place at the end of the first term. Yes,
this is true but it was all a part of West
strategy. We are like the great predator of
the African plains, the jaguar, who upon
capturing his prey, will play with it, letting it
escape, giving it hope, just before it springs,
snapping its neck like a twig.
Due to the cunning devious ways of
Mr. G Love (alias the "puppet-master")
Winchester might be on top of the pecking
order (I'm writing this in May. I haven't a
clue what house is in what place). Let them
have their brief. 1 emphasize BRIEF, moment
in the spot light. Remember gentlemen, they
are still our prey. Every passing moment
they are growing lazier, and more
complacent. When the time is right we shall
leap, tearing the cowardly yellow from their
pedestal on high, replacing it with virtuous |
white.
WINCHESTER
Winch 9
Back Row: Adam Shaw. Alex Wolfson, Simon Sutherland, Fraser Baldry, Paul
Macchione Middle Row: Peter Ruta. Colin Simpson, Chri.s Walters, Sammy Pusateri
Front Row: Cam Conn Grant, Sean Ewing. Mike Hayes. Michael Thompson, Andrew
Newbury, Peter Adams
Winch 10
Back Row: Miller Peterson. Mark Percy. Noah Cole, Eric Wynn, Arden Church
Middle Row: Drew Czemik. Phedias Diamandis. Matthew Panlalone. Jonathan Robson
Front Row: Alex Lyn. Scott Russell, Alex Josephson, Michel Pagella-Mainardi, David
Baker, Justin Leung
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Winch II
Back Row Afnm Pnslme. Rob McCord. Allan Humphries. Rob Murdoch, Rob Clark
Middle Row Michael Chen. Andrew Davis. Graham Mcl.onc. Josh Estacion Front
Row: Gerard DeGrandis. Ken Adams. Jonathan Lee. James Hall. Hayden Ho
Winch 12
Back Row: Alex Palalas, Francis Liuson. Simon Cook-Roffey Front Row:
Andrew Dudgeon, Anthony Kingsley, Robert Mellema, Paul Saumets
Absent: Justin Estacion, John Hankinson, Harish Maraj, Ryan Mulvihill
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Winch 13
Back Row: Noah Waisberg. Ali Tawfik-Shukor, John Golding, Mike
Vitorovich, Derrick de Kerckhove Front Row: Ian Roberts, Graham
Wright, Christopher Petrie, Asad Ladha. Brian Bimbaum, Andreis Mellema
The Winch dream team.
THEGEORGIAN
V. V-I-C. V-I-C-T-O-R-Y.
Victory's our battle cry. Are we in it; no
we're not. We're not in it, we're on top.
UGH! UNGAWA! WINCH has got the
power!
This has been our house cheer
for two years now; and this year we
proved that power. Last year we
finished dead last, and this year (so far),
we are in FIRST! The house spirit, and
the attendance have been amazing. We
tried our best for house drama, we
dominated the swim meet; and the house
competitions were (for the most part)
also ours to dominate. We had a lot of
guys involved in all areas of the school
(clubs, plays, teams, etc.). Everyone did
their bit, and it has paid off. I've had
help from all grades; from Andries and
Noah (grade 13), Robert and Simon
(grade 12). Michel and Phedias (grade
10), etc. These are just a few names that
stick out, but do not be deceived. Winch
was a power house this year, and it was
because of many Winchers. It has been
the year of Winch domination, and I am
just glad that my name was a part of it;
although credit should be given where
credit is due, which is to all the guys
who got involved in any way, shape, or
form. Thanks for a great year guys, and
continue to dominate!
Michael Vitorovich
(Winchester Head 96/97)
The roadblock
Cool new hair-do.
THEGEORGIAN
YORK
York 9
Back Row: Jordan Dow, Donald Harris, Oliver Carmichael, David
Lindermere, Stuart Hillenbrand Middle Row; Kns Arnold. Jesse Parker, Ian
Winton, Tyrone Bowers-Nigh, Nicholas Payne Front Row: Jonathon
Lofft, Topher Bennett, Edward Bimbaum, Dylan Ellis, Brandon Vasquez
York 10
Back Row: David McNaughton, Adam Smith, James Robertson. Galen Davies, Adnan
Henke Middle Row: James Snider, Cameron Fiske, Patrick Gordon. Peter Bellingham
Front Row: Rickesh Kotecha, Jamie Pope, Keith Lui, Chns Kelly
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York II
Back Row: David Hwang, Amr Krcinfol, Ben Munger, Tim Pyper, Chris
Ford. Michael Fountain Front Row Ben Sharma. Samuel Hui, Chris Hatch.
Joseph Temamian Absent Scolt Sloggett
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York 12
Back Row: Kendry Watson. Miran Temamian, Carr Hatch, Andrew
Bryant, Stuart Coristine, Jamie Sedgwick, Martin Farkas Front Row: Dan
Campbell, Istvan Luppino, Peter Levine, Fraser Tamaki, Jamie Sutherland
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York 13
Back Row: Sacha Bangay, Robert Burkett, Gregory Karoul, Matthew
Morden, Stephen Brooks Front Row: Quincy Lui, Soren Shamsian, Jeffrey
Enfield, Glenn Lou-Hing Absent: Joshua Burnett, Howard Tsung
Satan, disguised as Greg, tempts Rob with the stolen communion wine.
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York House Captain: Jason Taylor
If I had to sum York's proud history in one word, it
would be DOMINATION. After repeatedly crushing
our oppostition for so many yeiUN. I secretly decided to
hold a meeting at the Canadian pentagon with the central
planning committee to devise a plan to make things more
interesting this year. We concluded that we would sit
idly in last place until the final lap of the race, where we
would come out from nowhere and viciously elbow our
way to the top where we belong, in true fine York
character.
Although we are in last place at this moment, our
position in the standings doesn't clearly reflect our
general performance in school. While keeping in good
faith with the motto 'fair play" we have managed tix)
send may fine young men to the academic honour
breakfast and placed them in many notable positions on
various teams and clubs tfuoughout the schixil. The
house charcter is defined by academic excellence,
hardwork and a fine devotion to many aspects
of school life, while perfomting to the maximum and
never letting up until the last lap.
It has been my pnde and honour to follow in the
footsteps of some of the great leaders who have preceded
me as house captains such as Bedard, Sjogren, Duff and
Sparky. This is the house that has had a history of
demolishing it's opponents in floor hockey, football, and
last but definitely not least psycho ball. This year we
have had the best actors, debaters, Ketchum Hall clean up
crews, and characters. The pertbrmance put on by the
few grade nines who did show up to the swim meet was
outstanding. Never was an excuse muttered when these
model Georgians were asked to swim an extra lap for the
house, because we were short of man power.
As I leave this place that has truly taken a spot in my
heart and the one I have grovvii to call my second home. I
am blessed to carry many fond memories of this house as
proudly being a part of it. Gtxxl luck to next year's
incoming house captain.
Jason Tavlor
THEGEORGIAN
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Georgians Abroad
How do we get Dr. Barlow down?
Hnimmm...The plot thickens...
Grade 3
First Impressions
The first time I saw the school I was not
too sure I wanted to go because at my old
school, we were allowed to talk out and we did
not sit in desks. But then I saw the brochure. It
looked and sounded like a good .school. And
then came the first day of school, it was great
even though it was just a review until 1 2:00.
Although 1 am just in grade three, my
experiences have been many. My teachers are
all great and lots of fun, I have made lots of
friends, but my favourite subjects are still math
and gym.
Back Row: David Jolly, Pieire Eiras, David Liang, Taylor Townley, Mr, McElroy .
Front Row: Ewen Cameron, Alex Mather, Jeremy Wong, Mathew Evans.
Alexander Mather
THEGEORGIAN
Grade 4
Back Row: Brandon WallansX)avid Bleasbyiienry Ciocca,Angus Chambers. Middle Row: Mathew
BubbersMark Cole James O' Bom Jonathan PakJDerekChanJDavid Edwards Anthony Field.Front Row:
Freddie Kindersley Jonathan RaejVlalcxjmGrifBthsJVlaxSchwaitzJMederickHeisey^.Jarnieson
Ah.... Spam!
A Day In Grade Four
The day starts off when we get to school in the
morning at 8: 1 0. When the bell rings we all run
to See House and make lots of noise while we
go upstairs. When the bell rings at 8:20, Argus
& Reggie are still getting ready for class.
Mr. Jamieson comes up the stairs with his
second cup of coffee and acts like one of us.
Mr. Jamieson is such a good singer but when
he sings in the morning he sings very loud so
Mrs. Keresteci gets very annoyed - and he also
sings like one of us. The morning goes quickly
and before you know it we are all hiding, so that
we won't get lunch duty. Seventh period comes
and we usually have Dr. Leatch for instrumental
music. We all hate how he gives us Leatch bites.
The day is almost over and Henry gets ready for
basketball practice while we write in our
homework books. When school is over - Mr.
Jamieson thanks God for ending this day and
hopes tomorrow he is home in bed, sick.
David Edwards & Anthony Field
THEGEORGIAN
Grade 5
Back row: l.uke Ostrander, Philip Ri-incck. Jeremy Milligan. Owen Williams. William Lockelt. Matlhew Piggott. Matthew
( inf f m, Wai I.uiin Choy Middle Row: (dim Rubes, Chris Kvans, Wells Stringham, Bryan Fchcley. Scott Ackley. Jonathan
Holthy. Dr J LeatchKront Row: Jonathan Bell, Matthew Yeiing, Stefan Picot, Teagiie Mackian-Russell. Erich Zimm, Taylor
Scherherger, Tommy Ciardner
THEGEORGIAN
Grade 6
Back Row:Michael Rieger. Wayne Yao, Francesco Valenle-Goijub, Cameron Alguire, Haddon Murray, Philip Goad, Danzel
PintoMiddle Row: John Karantonis, Michael McCulloch, Patrick Donovan, Arthur Shum, David Jones, Michael Roebuck,
Mr. Wade WestFront Row:Kevin Lau, Graham Atkinson, Jonathan Tarn, Andres De Pahna. Ian Humphreys, Adam Dukszta,
Andrew Harris, David McNabbAbsent: Tim Clark
This test is killing me!
THEGEORGIAN
7B
My first day as a new boy
My first day at St. George's was confusing. I
was lost in a world of new places new people,
and new procedures. I didn't know where I was
going, and almost got completely lost once.
Although St. George's is actually a fairly small
place it seemed to resemble a labyrinth, rather
than a school, but the staff and students were
very helpful and I eventually knew where
everything was.
1 also found it strange that as 1 sat down at my
desk I was handed a test ! As 1 handed in the test
I wondered what kind of school would give
students a test on the first day. I didn't really
care though, because I was also enjoying many
aspects of St. George' s, lunch for example. And
by the end of the day I was looking forward to
coming to school the next day
My first day as an old boy
My first day of this school year wasn't really
my first year being an old boy. This is my fourth
year at St. George's. New boys, who have no
idea how to organize themselves come and find
themselves lost in a world of new subjects and
strange faces.
I was given a new boy to look after. I had to give
him advice and show him around. One of the
great things about being an old boy is that you
know all the teachers and what they expect. The
first day is a bit boring. All the teachers do is
explain things.
By Kevin Cupp and Thomas Lockett
Back Row: Kevin Cupp, T(im Hutchisiin, Todd Curtin, Robert Gleadow. Aaron Mitchell. Matt Wilson,
Jon Lucas, J.R. Birl^ett. Middle Row:Jake Sheehan, Arian Pristine, Dave Kerr-Vaync, Terence Ho,
Donald Pyper, Thomas Lockett. Front Row: Nick Haggar, Ehren Liuson, Sandy Norton, Robin
Gainer, Mike Love, Sam Bennett.
THEGEORGIAN
Back Row: Michael Wilton, Chns Reineck, Alex McNabb, Jay JoUiffe, Joseph Hillenbrand,
Ian Pattillo, Adam Hams. Middle RowrTim Wong, Morgan Rubes, Christian Heisey,
David Hurlow, Geoffrey Reeser, Peter McGrath. Front Row: David Hill, Justin Ho, Jamie
Scott, Shimon Pokomy, Gary Wong, Dylan Shvili.Absent:TimChung
Changes 7R Would Like
To See
1. Heating
2. Carpets
3. Grass
4. Better Lunches
5. New Lockers
6. Junior School Grub Days
7. No Uniforms
8. Co-Ed
9. Audio / Visual Equipment
10. Art Studio
thegeorgian
Grade 8H
Back Row: Jeremy Pigott, Michael Haughlon. Tarek Awad. Sandy Gibson. Geolfrcy Keating. Malthcw
Postroszny. Geoff Rehnihan Middle Row: Mr. Hutchison. Matthew King. Johnathan Abraham, Fra.ser
Buchan. Mark Longo. Bradley Milnc. Jaimes Bourgeois Front Row: Kyle Waters, Chris Godfrey. Alex
Edmison. Paul Temamian. Gage Love. Chns Rae. Patrick Taylor Absent: Ted Sablalnig
Above: Yes, this is a binder
Above Left: Fetch!
Far Left: We're a happy couple!
First Day at R.S.G.C.
Mr. Hutchison's class, recieved four
new excellent students. There were many new
circutnslances to deal with. For some, the unifomi
was a new experience. The teachers were
dedicated to making our transtion an easy one;
they were always ready to give a helping hand
and tell a joke just to tiiake us laugh.
The first few days were hectic: trying to
learn where the classes were, what books we
needed foreach class, and where itiiportant rooms
such as the washrooms and the dining hall were
located. The work load was heavier than we were
used to. and the sport tryouts were also an
experience. Nevertheless, the students at R.S.G.C.
made our transition an easy one.
By Mark Longo
THEGEORGIAN
Grade 8M
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Buddy or Pal
8M Future Occupations
GoeffBolton: Alternative Musician
Ivan Chin: Judge
Adam Donald: Journalist
Gordon Dunlop: Singer
Graham Durrant-Taylor: Lawyer
Ian Edmonds: Stock Broker
Tim Enfield: Lawyer
Jamie Ferguson- Woods: Senior VP of
OBC
Jesse Fulton: Brain Surgeon
Andrew Hepburn: OwnerofFamily
Engineering Business
Ethan Hoddes: Inventor
Aaron Latner: Chairman of City Bank
Sean Lee: OwnerofFamily Restaurant
Adam Main: Chemical Taste Tester
Nick Martin: Musician
Mario Maruzzo: NHL Hockey Player
Garth Millar: Doctor
Josh Nagel: Football/ Squash Player
Chris Roscoe: Universal Dictator
Paul Sidi: Farmer
JohannSmula: Dictator of European
superpower
Trevor Thompson: Computer Ptogrammer
Back Row: Mr McMaster, Ian Edmonds, Geoffrey Bolton, Adam Donald. Paul Sidi, Johann Smula, Ethan Hoddes
Middle Row: Trevor Thompson, Mario Maruzzo, Ivan Chin, Aaron Latner, Jesse Fulton, Graham Durrant-Taylor, Joshua Nagel
Front Row: Gordon Dunlop, Sean Lee, Christopher Roscoe, Andrew Hepburn, Nicholas Martin, Timothy Enfield. Adam Main, Jamie
Ferguson- Woods
THEGEORGL\N
Grade 9 Candids - Signs of Newcomers
Newton, Aristotle, Galileo, Pang
Oops, forgot my name again.
Well, it's better than my mugshot.
Grade 10 Candids - Signs Of Intelligence?
Mmm. . .Wiener Schniztel .
THEGEORGIAN
Grade 11 Candids - Signs of Instability
Let's Rock!
Well. ..I'm smarter than the average bear.
Grade 12 Candids - Signs of Maturity
Hands of a surgeon.
Who said anything about cutting class?
Smile for the camera.
What do 1 do next?
Look at the colours.
I'll be feeling this tomorrow morning.
THEGEORGIAN
Report all accidents
and injuries immediately
to your supervisor
Senior Soccer
WSSmr
The missing link in the evolutionary process
The First Soccer team of 1 996-97 had what you could refer to as an up and down season. However, the team played well in every game
and most importantly had a lot of fun doing so. Team captains George Bassel, Jason Taylor, and Tim Boyce led the team throughout the year with
solid play and excellent leadership. The top scorer for the team was Robert Shellekens who had an impressive seven goals. The team scored a
notable victory over Ridley in the regular season. However, the climax of the season was a very impressive turnout in the Canadian National
Tournament, in which they placed second out of sixteen teams. In doing so, they had wins over Holy Trinity, Selwyn House, and King Edge Hill,
and they also tied a very strong U.C.C. team. Overall this was a solid campaign and all the players enjoyed a successful year.
Overall Team Record
(regular season and tournament)
Wins - 4, Losses - 6. Ties - 2
B.\cK Row: Philip Blanchette, Jamie Lint, Elliot Hughes, Ja.son Taylor, Tim Boyce, Alistair Kellett,
Front Row: Marcel Merath, George Bassel, Chris Ford, Glenn Lou-Hing, Matthew Barrington, Chasen Paul,
Jamie Sedgewick, Robert Schellekens, Carr Hatch
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THEGEORGIAN
Under 16 + Staff / Student
Soccer
Back Row: Jamie Pope. Matthew Pantalone, Michel Pvlinardi, Aahren DePalma, Aaron Lau. Rylan Peiry
MiDDij; Row: Mr. Keenan, Chri.s Hatch, Patrick Gordon, Stefan Superina, Miller Peterson, Andrew Pettit
Front Row: Mark Pearcey , Brian Sutherland. James Cole, Phedias Diamandis, Jamie Bergstra, Graham
McLorie. Daniel Koo. Absent: Adrian Henke, D'arcy Morris
C'mon Cooper.
Evans: No fair, he's going for my car
THE GFORGIAN
Under 15 Soccer
Back Row: Rickesh Kotecha. Mr. Sarellas. Gavin Wiggins. Fraser Buchan, Edward
Bimbaum. Matthew Postrozny , Jonathan Abraham. Christopher Roscoe, Mr. Thombury .
Front Row : Andrew Newbui-y. David Lindemiere. Kazuo Oishi. Cohn Simpson. Sammy
Pusateri. Max Ritts. Christopher Walters
you gotta do better than that
I've got the tiger in me!
The under 15 soccer team had what is
commonly referred to as a "rebuilding" year.
Although they didn't have as many wins as was
desired, they did have a lot of fun and did pull out
a great victory over Bay vie w Glen towards the end
of the season. Andrew Newbury and Gavin
Wiggins led the team with three goals apiece. The
team was well coached and despite having many
injuries they played well in the IS AA tournament.
Furthermore, the team did have an excellent core of
young players with much talent and all of them
enjoyed a successful year.
...and the crowd goes wild!"
He shoots. ..he scores'.'
Overall team record: Wins - 1 , Losses - 1 1
David D'Onofirio
THE GEORGIAN
Under 13 Soccer
THE CEOKCIAN
Under 12 Soccer
I can do better.
Back Row: Max Schartz, Mark Cole, Matt Griffen, Cam Alguire, Michael Rieger, David Jones,
Tim Clark, Scott Ackley,Mr. Jamieson (coach), Jonathan Holtby, Andres DePalma Front Row:
Henry Ciocca, Jon Bell, Stefan Picot, David McNabb, Colin Rubes, David Edwards, Francesco
Valente-Gorjup, Ian Humphreys. Many thanks to M. Edwards for the photo.
Nice save.
Can't touch this
THE GEORGIAN
Senior Volleyball
Setting up for the spike
Robert Bell prepares tor a spike.
Last minute instructions.
This year's Senior Volleyball Team was a good
group of hardworking students who definitely
gave it their all. Unfortunately, the team had its
rough moments on the court. Even though wins
were few and far between, the Georgians were
always fair and professional in their manner. It was
a great year and all the members of the team really
enjoyed themselves. Thanks to coach Nakatsu!
Bobby Palit
Back Row: Mike Kelly. Graham Wright, Robert Bell. Asad Ladha, Mr. Nakatsu Front Row:
Michael Popielaty, Marc Burroni, Adam Green, Andrew Bryant Absent: Denick deKerckhove,
Bobby Palil
U16 Volleyball
Back Row: Demck de Kerckhm e, Eric Wynn. Adam Jencelewicz, Michael Anstey. Middle Row: De\in
Magulre. Alex Joseph^on, Ad;ini Smith. Craig Mclvor. James Snider. Front Row: Galen Da\ies, Mr. Ctxiper.
Ben Zelikovitz. Blair Rose, Robert Macdonald Absent: Walter Davies. Chri.s Tayler
Under 13 Volleyball
The volleyball team this year was a great success. We
played and practiced to our full capability and made good
progress. We played many good teams and beat almost all
of them. Our moral was high and we really enjoyed having
Mr. 0"Learvasourcoach. Overall we had a fun time.
Back Row: Michael Wilton, Mr. O'Leary Front Row: Josh Nagel, Aaron Latner,
Jonathan Lucas, Geoff Renihan, Sandy Gibson, Robert Gleadow, Thomas Lockett, Alex
Edminson, Matthew King
Must. ..hit. ..the. ..ball.
Ooooo... New Lights!
My llial bail is high!
THEGEORGIAN
Cross Country
Back Row: Tim Pyper, Cameron Wing, Will Jones. Matt Donald. Jeff Todd. Amr Kronfol Middle Row: Jeff
Enfield. Justin Leung. Cameron Fiske. Mark Longo Front Row: David Huang. Pat Fordyce. Drew Czernik.
James Hall, Anthony Kingsley. David Baker Absent: Sam Gildner. Garth Miller, Brad Allgood.
Panting to the finish line.
THEGEORGIAN
First Hockey
It was a good year for First Hockey. They
competed in the Blue and Silver tournament at
Pickering and made it to the League Playoffs.
The team came in second, winning the most
games but not scoring as many points as Rosseau
Lake, the tournament winner. The League Playoff
was an upsetting ending for the team. They lost
in the quarter finals to Lakefield. There was great
offensive play by Taylor, Henkie, and Burroni,
strong defence by Slogget and Sedgwick and
consistent goal tending by Carr Hatch.
Back Row: Mr. P. O'Leary. Adrian Henke,
Marc Burroni, Alex Palalas, Robert McCord,
Josh McKillop, Benjamin Zelikovitz,
Anthony Kingsley. Front Row: Scott Sloggett,
Jason Taylor, Carr Hatch, Tim Boyce, Joseph
Temamian. Absent: Jamie Sedgwick.
Ready for the save.
Shoot from the blue line.
Hey! Are you looking at me?
THEGEORGIAN
U/16 Hockey
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Back RowrEric Wynn, Dan Bennett, Mr. Ackley. Middle Row: Rylan Perry, Brad
Allgood, Ben Zelikovitz, Ryan Gulyas. Front Row: James Snider, Chris Hatch,
Stephan Superina. Mark Wires.
U/16 hockey traveled to Lenox ville and
won the tournament at Bishop's College
School. Mark Wires was tournament
MVP and had a fantastic season. A
strong goalie effort from James Snider
was key in the U/16 sucess.
By Rylan Perry
THEGEORGIAN
Under 14 Hockey
Back Row; Tjcel AwjJ. Ja.son Gcurgc. Aanm l-uiiti Ihird Row; Jatiuc 1 crgUMin Woods. Mike Wilton,
Mario Maru//o. Jacob Shccnan. Adam Main Second Row: Mr McMasler. Nick Martin. David Jones.
Scoll Ackley. Alex Hdmisun, Gage Love. Tim Enfield, Mr. Kankin Front Row: (irahani Atkinson. Sam
Bennett. Michael Thompson. Todd Curtain, Kyle Waters Patrick Taylor
I.carn how to make a kick save meat face.
THEGEORGIAN
Judo
Ski Team
The Ski team had a good year' s skiing this winter.
The conditions throughout the season were not the best,
but we were very fortunate to have reasonably good
snow for all our meets. We skied at Craigleith, Devil's
Glen, Beaver Valley, and Blue Mountain. Our strength
this year was in our "B" squads. The Junior B Team
finished first in one meet and placed third for the season.
Our strongest skiers were Graham McLorie and
Rob Clark in the Senior team and Dan Mitchell and Dan
Green in the Junior team.
-Mr. Kerr
Backrow: Mr. Kerr. Andrew Bryant. Ted Meighen, Michael VonTeichman. Geoffrey Cowper-
Smith. Matthew Donald, Adam Green, Dan Mitchell, Ted Lockie. Jim Morrison
MiDDLEROw: David Lindermere, Stephen Brooks, Graham McLorie. Rob Clark. Morgan Brooker.
Austin Locke, Dan Green, Walter Davies Front: Andy Beadon
THEGEORGIAN
Senior Basketball
Back Row: Mr. Sarellas, Chason Paul, Pankaj Blialia. Janie;, Hall. Daniel MacDonald. Middle
Row: Graham Wnght. Michael Kelly. Mark Han. Mr. Van Herk. Front Row: Matt Barrington,
Jamie Lint. Elliot Hughes. Justin Eustacion.
The Senior basketball team had an up
and down season. The highlight was winning the
Selwyn House Tournament in Montreal ( including
two vei7 convincing victories over Selwyn House
and LCC in the Championship round). The
downside was a 3-6 season including tough losses
in games that should have been won and too many
close games that could have gone either way.
Injuries played a role with starting guard Mike
Kelly falling to an ankle sprain early in the season
and never returning. By the end of the season, the
senior team led by captain Graham Wright,
veterans Jamie Lint and Elliot Hughes and rookie
starters Matt Barrington and Dan MacDonald had
re-organized and finished with a playoff berth in
the ISAA. They went on to lose the semi-final
game to SAC by three points in a hard fought
battle which showed our Georgian spirit at its
finest. The team would like to say a special
Thank You" to all staff and students who
supported us all season.
Please don't hurt me!
The next karate kid.
The air up there.
THEGEORGIAN
Back Row: Mr. Nakatsu. Gailen Davies, Sam Gildner, Will Jones, Cameron Wing.
Middle Row: Soren Brothers, Jamie Robertson, Pat Hayes, Josh Eustacion, Derek
Wong. Front row: Jeff Todd, Keith Lui, Blair Rose, David Baker, Jason Lee.
Absent: Nick Payne.
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U16 Basketball
The under 1 6 basketball team had a fairly good season. It was
highlighted by their trip to Montreal to play at the Selwyn
House CAIS Invitational tournament, where they place third.
They played well, losing to LCC and Selwyn House and
beating Country Day School twice. Apart from basketball the
Under 16 basketball team indulged themselves in other
activities. The lower section of The Downtown was very
revealing. The team also played in the CIS AA final tournament
at Ridley. They tried their best, boasting their superior skill
and ability but ended up losing in the consolation finals.
Coach Nakatsu was very impressed by the talent and
enthusiasm exhibited by the members of the team. The team
would like to thank their coach Mr.Nakatsu for an exciting
season and Mr. Van Herk for accompanying them to Montreal.
A special thanks goes to all their fans for supporting them
during the season.
Monkey see, monkey do.
Oh God! Please help me make this shot.
For three!
I need some Alka Seltzer
THEGEORGIAN
U/14 Basketball
Back Row: Paul Sidi, Donald Pyf)er, Thomas Lx)ckett, Robert Gleadow, Jon Lucas,
Mr. Evans Middle Row: Alex McNabb, Robin Gainer, Sandy Norton, Jesse Fulton
Front Row: David Kerr-Vayne, Ehren Liuson, Paul Temamian, Cameron Alguire
U/15 Basketball
asketball is getting boring. Time for follow the leader!
Back Row: PeterRuta, Ted Sablatnig.PaulMacchioneMiddle Row: Max Ritts,
Jamie Pope, Drew CzemikFront Row: Michel Miiinardi. Mr. Orlando, Rickesh
Kotecha, Cameron Wallace Absent: Michael A.st, Adam Shaw
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Back Row: Adam Harris, Mr. Evans, Joseph Hillenbrand, Mr. Nakatsu, Thomas Lockett,
Cameron Alguire
Front Row: Sandy Norton, Andrew Harris, David Kerr- Vayne, Paul Sidi, Paul Temamian,
Johnathan Lucas
Under/ 1 3 had a great year from Paul Sidi dominating the
post to Sandy Norton getting his first two and only
baskets in his under/ 1 3 career. The team came first in the
regular season with a 13 game victory. We came in
second place in the tournament in Montreal, and in the
Vancouver NCAA we came in sixth place out of about
twenty teams. Overall , Mr. Evans our miraculous coach,
helped us strive through this season producing an
amazing outcome.
THEGEORGIAN
U12 Basketball
Running with the wind!
Coach: David Latimer
Some of the phiyers pictured here:
Wayne Yao. Andrew Harris, Adam Duks/la. Ian
Humpreys. Bryan Feheley. David McNabb.
Haddon Murray, Matthew Piggott, Johnathan
Bell.Tim Clark, Stefan Picot, & Henry Ciocca
Mighty Mouse!
Back off jerk!
THEGEORGIAN
Senior Baseball
Hey! Your shoe laces are undone. I'm so beautiful.
Back Row: Andrew Bryant. Jonathan Lee, Marc Burroni, Michael Popielaty,
James Hall. Joshua McKillop. Olivier Raoult. Front Row: Robert Dyer, Jake
Thompson. Michael Fountain, Robert McCord. Afrim Pristine. Jamie Lint.
Amusing Moments
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Machionie, John Lofft, Ed Bimbaum, James Snider, Galen Davies. Front Row: Dan Green,
Simon Gorecki, Chris Walters, Jonah Falco, Jeffrey Todd.
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King of the stolen bases!
Paul prepares for the pitch.
THEGEORGIAN
U14 Softball
What will the pitch be?
Back Row: Mr. Hutchison, Geoffrey Keating. Adam Donald,
Geoffrey Bolton, Geoffrey Renihan Middle Row: Matt Wilson,
Adam Harris, Jonathan Abraham, Alex McNabb Front Row:
Thomas Lockett, Morgan Rubes, Tim Enfield, Gage Love
D. Bruce, C. Wing, R, Mellema, M. Barrington
Mellema teaches us how to swing a goh'club properly
THEGEORGIAN
U12 Baseball
TopRow:Mr.O'Leary,Danzel Pinto, Scott Ackley, Terence Ho. Aaron Mitchell,
Sam Bennett, David Hill, Andres De Palma,Bottoin Row:Michael McCulloch,
Mark Cole, Jamie Scott, Jonathan Tam, Kevin Lau, Ian Humphreys
I live with a bunch of gorrillas
I like singing. La la la.
I can touch my nose with my tongue. I'm using my telepathic powers to hold the ball sti
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BackRow:Mr.Oriando, rim Bo_\ ce, .\like B;iniickc. Ri iht ku-k. .SteveBiooks,GrahamWnght.
Andy Beadon, Jason Taylor. Scott Sloggett, Anthony Richards, Mr. Lee Front Row: Chris Martin,
JeffEiifield,BenZelikovitz,RobeitBell,Josef*iTemamiaa Drew Peaisoa Glenn Lou-Hing
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Left to Right: Marcel Merath, Phillip Blanchette, Daniel MacDonald, BackRow: Jason Lee, Phil Watson Andrew Pettit Middle Row: KeithLui,
Matthew Postrozny Absent; Pankaj Bhatia, Miran Temamian, Hayden Daniel Koo, Chris Taylor, Jamie Bergstra Front Row: Josh Nagel, Chris
Ho, Asad Ladha, Morgan Brooker Barnes, Jamie Pope Absent: Chris Ford, Barret Holman, David Reeser
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'I am ready. Pope'
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THEGEORGIAN
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Back Row: Mr. Daleman, Mr. Paulin, Ken Adams, Chris Ford,
Patrick Fordyce, Derrick de Kerckhove, Jason Taylor Front Row:
Michael Kelly, Stuart Hillenbrand, Gavin Wiggins, Glenn Lou-
Hing, Jeffrey Enfield, Dan MacDonald
Back Row: BradMilne,PhilipGoad,Mr. Muxlow(a.k.a. VP
Bradley ), Erich Zimni, Sandy Gibson Front Row : Johnathan
Holtby, Matthew Yeung, John Karantonis
Back Row: Harish Maraj, Mark Han, Carr Hatch, Robert Schellekens
Front Row: Mr. Cooper, Patrick Fordyce, Alastair Kellett, David Hwang,
AmrKronfol
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Back Row: Mr. Keenan, Michael Thompson, Eraser Buchan, Jay Jolliffe,
Jonathan Lucas, Mario Maruzzo, Philip Goad Front Row: Chris Godfrey,
Jake Sheehan, Taylor Scherberger, Jonathan Bell, Stefan Picot, Henry
Ciocca, Owen Williams
P. Diamandis: "Where are the rest of
the U 16 Tennis Team members?'
THEGEORGIAN
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Debating
Rob Burkett and Bobby Palit: heads of the Speakers' Union
Left to Right: Asad Ladha, Rob Evans, Rob Bell, Rob Burkett, James Boake, Chris Martin, Chris Kelly
Speaker's Union
We've had another awesome year in the
world of public speaking and debating with more
people getting involved than ever before. As always
our school hosted the Annual Challenge Saucer, the
crown jewel of debating/public speaking which not
only ran flawlessly but saw Bobby Palit place first
in the debating standings and our team of Bobby
Palit. Chris Martin, and Robert Bell finish third
overall, again in the debating division of the
tournament. Besides being well represented at
various invitational debates our school continually
placed very highly in all impwrtant Fulford League
debates. On the other end of the spectrum Greg
Karout, Bobby Palit, and Rob Burkett had a lot of
fun at this year' s International Independent School
Public Speaking Competition. This is a three day
extravaganza of world class pubhc speaking occurring
in October which was unfortunately held this year
in Toronto. Perhaps the greatest success we achieved
was at this year' s Ontario Student Debating Union
Tournament, where Chris Martin and Bobby Palit
did so well that they will be representing the school
at the Provincials, to be held in London later this year.
Depending on how they do they may have the chance
to attend the Nations and even possibly the Worlds.
The final big event of the year is the Southern Ontario
model United Nations Assembly hosted by UTS
in April. This year we are fielding
three delegations where eight of us
will attempt to solve the world's
problems both with hundreds of
other students in Convocation Hall
amongst ourselves in Grossman's
"reading" room.
Bobby and I had a
phenomenal time this year and we
would hke to thank all the people
involved in public speaking and offer a very
special thanks to our intrepid leader and
unwavering source of inspiration, Mrs. Miller.
Rob Burkett, Bobby Palit
Heads of the Speakers Union
The Hard cores were;
Chris "I'm a robot" Martin
Rob "F d call Terry Fox a ******* to win"
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Bobby "I'm sure we lost" Palit
Rob "It's only fun if they cry" Burkett
The Speakers Union was:
Pankaj Bahtia. Ali Shukor, Rob Evans, Rob
Mellema, Derrick de Kerchove, David Hare, Ken
Adams, Mike Anstey, Chris Kelly, Jonathan Lofft,
James Boake, Greg Karout, Matt Morden, Eric
Wynn, Nick Payne, Drew Pearson and Asad Ladha.
The International's Debating Crew
THEGEORGIAN
Server's
Guild
Back Row: Morgan Brooker, Stuart Hillenbrand, Rob Bell, Mike Anstey, Andrew Beadon, Dan Medd.
Middle Row: Andrew Dudgeon. Jonathon Lofft, Jesse Parker, James Boake. Front Row: Drew Pearson,
Fraser Tamaki, Mike Popielaty . Absent: Bernard von Bieberstein, A.J. Mabro, George Bassel, John Dyer,
James Fisher. David Huang. Glenn Lou-Hing.
There were a couple of major changes this year in the server's guild, one positive, and one negative. The good news was this year Father
Hill bought the guild new robes. This meant no more wax covered robes(for now!). The bad news was that this year marked the first year in a
very long time that there was no vestry. No more Neil Young, no more lounging around getting ready to serve on Friday or on Eucharists and
by the way, where in the heck did the Holy Gourd go? But with the loss of the vestry came the aquisition of a new room inside the chapel itself
and we all adjusted accordingly. On a good note, I think that we have all learned how to properly put out the candles. This year was a good one
and I hope that everyone was happy. There was of course one person who was very happy and that was Mr. Love. The reason; no incencse! To
all the guys who served this year, a great job. Everyone did exactly what he was supposed to do. There are just too many guys out there to thank,
but I would like to thank George and Drew specifically. You guys really helped out a lot when I wasn't at school. I hope that the guild head next
year will have as much fun as I did this year.
A.J. Mabro.
Film Club
Members: William Burton, Paul King, Robert
Burkett, David Engle, Geoffry Chapman, Robert
Evans, Gregory Karout, Matthew Morden.
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Ketchup make.s really good blood.
THEGEORGIAN
Dam! Does ketchup ever make realistic blood!
Weightlifting
Back Row: Mr. Sarellas. Joe Temamian, Hayden Ho, Mike Anstey, Michael von Teichman
Middle Row: Phedias Diamandis, Istvan Luppino, Quincy Lui, Stephen Superina, Mike
Popielaty, Amr Kronfol, Phil Watson Front Row: Jonathan Lee, Jason Lee Absent: David
Hwang, Glenn Lou-Hing.
THEGEORGIAN
POTTERY
The Pottery club is run by Mrs. Grieve and is
open to all students who wish to take part in
pottery after school. Junior and senior students
also do pottery in their art classes.
Congratulations to Mrs. Grieve and all the
students for their work and perseverance this
year in filling the art room with a wonderful
selection of work.
Yearbook
Back row: Alexander Momz Brown, Angus Robinson, Bernard von Bieberstein, Asad Ladha
Middle row: Michael Chen, Alexander Wolfson, Raymond Lui
Front row: Andrew Dudgeon, Justin Leung, Kazuo Oishi, Ian Roberts, Mrs. Hall
Look at me. I need attention.
The editors hard at work.
Go Away!
back: Justin Ho, John Dyer, Front: Ian Edmonds, Brian Pho Absent:
Jonathan Abraham, Mark Longo, Ivan Chin
This year was another wild ride. We survived: dislocation due to
construction, cramped quarters, new computer networks, the lack of Mr.
Latimer's great candid photos, and the greatest challenge of all - each
other. Most of the crew were returning for their second stint at the school
year's longest running project. At first we didn't think Mrs. Hall was
serious when she said we'd be back after exams to finish up the book,
but at this time of year we know it is painfully true. We've had some great
help from new members, including boys from the junior school and the
same committed effort from the old gang. The jury is still out as to
whether or not the overwhelmingly large number of OACs working on
this Georgian was a help or a hinderance. At any rate we're all moving
on and hope we've left you with a record of some of your favourite
moments from this year. THE YEARBOOK CLUB 96-97
THEGEORGL^N
Go Club
Environment Qub
"Them sucka's grooved this year."
"Oh yeah, what are you talking about?"
"Ah well, them damn fools took some canoes up
and down the street for Temagami, they raised a
whole lotta dough, cleaning up the trash, concerning
themselves about air pollution basically doing all
that hippie stuff."
"No kidding, you tripping me?"
"Nah, I'm totally on the level and I'd jusl like to
thank all those crazy sucka's for pitching in and
making the vibe come alive."
"Down right and fiinky."
"Oh Doctor..." Bv: Dak DeKcrchove. Justin Hanwell
The Environment Club:(From lup to bottom)
Drew Pearson, Justin (Rusty) Hartwell, Dak
DeKerchove. FJavid Reaser, Ed Bimbaum, James
Robertson, Tom Blackmore, Nick Payne, Paul
King, Rob Bell. Angus Robinson. Adam Shaw.
Stephen Brooks. Glenn Lou-Hmg. Josh McKillop.
Andy Beadon. Absent: Alan Humphnes. Asad
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THEGEORGIAN
Stage Crew
The Georgian Weekly
The RSGC newspaper is an outlet for students with an C>
affinity for writing and an opinion on one thing or another. tp-
Requirements are minimal; no topic is off-limits, no article C*a
is too short, no opinion too extreme. In fact, the more extreme *
the better. Anyone is welcome to contribute, and articles are
accepted at anytime. If you're a seasoned writer looking for
exposure, or a budding genius looking for some experience, feel
free to submit anything you like. The newspaper is there for you.
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EYES OF THE FATHER
He wiped the beads of sweat that
had formed on his brow. The traffic jam
was driving him crazy and it was hot as
hell. And there I was in the back seat.
Grumbling to himself he was franticly
trying to figure out how he was going to
pay the landlord. He had got fired, again.
He got fired a lot, probably because ofhis
attitude. He also had a short fiase. This
time, he had punched a co-worker in the
face and started some serious fight or
something. I think he hurt the man pretty
bad. He had a horrible temper. He
started hittinghis pockets foracigarette.
He smoked when he was annoyed, but I
didn ' t need that hint to tell he was
annoyed. I could see it in his eyes. He
finally hitthatfamiUarshape in hisright
pocket and started smoking.
His life was pretty crappy. He
wasn't, you could say, 'blessed'. He had
been divorced for 2 or 3 weeks I think,
and had lost all his money to Ma. She got
just about everything. 1 didn 't live with him
or nothing; he was just giving me a Uft fi-om
school. Hived withmy Ma, and thatwas
fine cause she ' s real nice but she does
haveanawfulcomplainingproblem. Ifit
wasn'tboyfiiends, government or
something, it was my Da. She didn't like
him much. Anyway, you get the idea, he
had his problems. No money, no job, no
wife, and all can be pretty depressing. I
didn 't see him much, and I think he missed
me though he never said so . I felt real ly
sorry for him and love' m and all but I still
don'tthinkthatgave'mtherighttodo
what he did that day.
It had to have been hours. The
jam wasn'tmoving. [noticed Da was
tensing up and moving all over the place all
uncomfortable like. Wejust sat there not
talking, probably cause we didn't have
much to talk about. He mostly only talked
to me about Ma and the stuff she said
abouthim. He'dsay: 'whatfilthyliesshc
say ' bout me now, boy? ' I would shrug it
ofiFsaying she ain 't said nothing. I don ' t
think he believed me and persisted too,
but eventually he gave up. Anyway, I
could see it in his eyes he was getting mad
so I tried talking to him. He wasn't
interested though and would shrug me off
So I shut up before I looked like a fool.
And then it happened. Some bug came
buzzingby hisearand landed onhis face.
He kept slapping at it but it kept coming
back. Then some moron behind us
started honking and yelling at us ' cause
myDawasn'tmovingforward. Thenhe
came over to us and started banging on
the windows, and that did it.
My Da with a wild look in his
eyes opened the door and hit the man
rightsquareintheface. The man fell right
oflFhis feet and hit the ground real hard.
He went unconscious I think. Next he
grabbed the gun he kept under the back
seat and then pulled me out of the car.
He dragged the man and me to a gas
stationbuildingcloseby. Theemployee
on duty there saw us and was mighty
scared. My Da told him not to move, but
when he bent down to tie up the other
mantheguyjustranoff. Bythetimemy
Da noticed he was long gone and Da
didn' t seem to care much neither. I envied
that guy. Well wejust waited there for a
hour or two, saying nothing. I was
keeping quiet. I mean, there was a
disturbed man holding a gun in fi-ont of
me, even ifhe was my Da. The man
started crying and fiissing like a two-year
old child. My Da held the gun to his
head, screaming and tellinghim to shutup.
Da started hitting him and telling him all his
problems. It seemed like he was
focussinghisangerandtakingitallouton
that poor bastard. It was like the man
was the source ofhis problems. I tell ya,
I've heard of people letting of a little
steam. But this was crazy, and I told him
so too. But my Da kept right on doing
what he was doing paying mc no mind. It
was then I felt pretty ashamed to be his
son, but I never said that to h im . I fc It
sorry for the man. I didn't want to be him
rightnow.
Well it wasn ' t too long before the
sound ofsirens hit my ears. The cops
were here. I figure the employee must
have told 'm or something. We were
surrounded and I heard some guy start
yelling for my Da to give it up and
surrender. My Da looked mad, and that
wild look returned to his eyes. Heputtht
gun to the man ' s head and I thought he ' d
shoot, but he didn ' t. Suddenly my Da did
something I had never seen him do . He
started crying and put his free hand on his
face. It was then I understood. My Da
ain'tno murderer. He wasjusta
fiiistrated man who had been pushed
overtheedge. The man apparently didn '1
see it my way. The man saw his chance
and leapt for the gun. They struggled for
that gun for a while and suddenly the gun
went oflFin the ruckus and the man fell
down, dead. The first thing I noticed was
the blood. Man, I' ve never seen that
much blood in my whole Ufe ! It was just
about everywhere, especially on my Da.
When I read my Da' s eyes this time, I
saw something different, panic. He raised
his blood-soaked hand to his face and
then looked at the corpse. He started
yelling and screaming hke an animal and
ran out the door at a dead run, covered ii
blood. Well, seconds later I heard shots,
didn ' t need to see, I knew what
happened. I didn't move, I just sat there,
was shocked, sad, relieved and disgustec
and I threw up right there. The cops took
good care of me.
I feel sad in a way. I mean he
wasmyDaafterall,butit'shardtofeel
too bad about someone like that. We
never were really close, as I said before,
guess my main thought is that I am glad
it's over, ' cause he must have been prett
unhappy.
JefFTod
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"OF COURSE"
Of course, it wasn'teasy.
And there were times I didn't know
what to do. But I trusted my
instincts. I always trusted my
instincts on these matters. There
was something about Hubert that
didn't make sense. Maybe it was
(lis alibi or the way he dressed. I
:an recall what he wore at
Penelope's party. He had on a
Dluehat and a purple sweater. His
3ants did not match his top at all.
rhey were green and he had blue
>ockson. His shoes were white
ivith brown laces.
Strange I thought! But then in
Tiy business you accept the strange
ind weird. He was not affected by
people staring when he was
lunking for sliced pears in the fruit
>owl. Penelope thought it was
lilarious. I thought it was weird. I
ost my appetite for the food. The
itrangest thing of all was dunking
or pears, he went into the bucket
)f water.
After the fruit bowl incident
vlrs. Gertrude Gimble Gumble
poke to me. I was blinded by the
)aubles of sparkling blue diamonds
hat draped her neck. I had to
eachfor my sunglasses. I really
ouldn't stand the woman. But
)eing polite, I listened to her idle
)anter about her expensive baubles,
^fter her babbling, she said
omething I didn't know about
'enelope. "Penelope," she said
was a student in my gym classes.
>he was the best basketball player
here. She even got it in a couple
)f times!"
Hmm I thought. It was 9:00
).m. lalwaysknow the time
)ecause I look at my watch every
10 seconds. Inmy business it's
always important to know the time.
The lights went out at 9:00 and that
was followed, 30 seconds later, by
a wretched and blood curdling
scream. I reached for my pocket
flashlight in the left breast pocket of
my herringbone tweed sports
jacket. In my business it's always
important to be prepared for the
unexpected. I quickly surveyed the
ballroom and on the floor beside
the fruit bowl was Mrs. Gertrude
Gimble Gumble. She had a dinner
fork stuck in her, and her neck was
bare of the bauble of sparkling blue
diamonds. I had to think and act
fast to restore order to the room. I
immediately ran towards the body
andcheckedif she was alive. She
was dead and her eyes were glazed
over. I looked for clues and
carefully put the fork with a
Kleenex in a bag so as not to leave
fingerprints. I looked around and
saw a trail of blood going to the
door. Where did it lead? Of
course after having restored the
lights and order, I asked people for
their alibis. Hubert's excuse was
the sizeable quantity of fruit he had
swallowed. He complained that
severe stomach cramps prevented
any movement on his part. Hmm I
thought, Penelope's alibi was that
she couldn't have done it because
she was at the store buying clothes
for her friend. Plus when she got
home the killing had already
happened. One thing for sure this
was going to be a hard case.
Jon Bell
Grade 5
Previously pubUshed irdnCITE
WHAT'S IN YOUR
DRAWER?
Hi. My name is Frank. I am
your average 16 year old kid. I
have the same problems as
everyone else, and the same goal.
All I wanna do is to have a good
time, but sometimes, it can be really
hard. These days you've got
people watching you right and left,
but it's not the cops I worry about.
My main difficulty is with my father.
You see, he was brought up real
well. Always acting perfectly,
knowing the answer to every
question, polite, well mannered, but
stubborn. He gets on my case
about almost everything, like it' s so
wrong to be who I am.
He is the kind of father that
never tells his kid the facts of life,
and never stops to think about
anyone else except for himself.
Things were a lot different in his
day, or so he says. He's always
really narrow minded, which caused
a huge problem just a couple of
weeks ago.
You see, one day he decided
to go looking around in my room. I
don't know why he felt the need to
invade my privacy like that, but he
did. Perhaps he was paranoid.
Anyways, he came across
something kind of embarrassing. I
don't see what the big deal was. I
mean, everyone my age is doing
things much more drastic than this
these days. What else is there to
dohalf the time? I think that things
have become really loose in the
past decade. It's like no-one has
to have any inhibitions anymore.
I walk in the door and take a
seat in the living room. My dad is
totally phased out for some reason.
I can read him like a book.
THEGEORGIAN
It's in his eyes orhis unsteady
motions. Something was quite
obviously wrong. Ofcourselpay
no mind. I try to keep my distance
these days.
So I get up to grab a bight to
eat from the kitchen. Nachos
would probably hit the spot right
about now. I'd been starving all
day after a good workout on the
court. I rise to go to the kitchen,
and suddenly I'm hit with it.
"Wait one second Frank. I
was up in your room today." I
thought, hey, he's probably about
to overreact about something again,
like he does every day. I wonder
what he found today.
"What were you doing up there?" I ask.
"I was looking for something."
"Well next time, why don't you
just ask, ok?" I was starting to get
angry. I have a really short temper
with him lately, and besides, he
really shouldn't be up there looking
through my stuff.
"I came across something quite
interesting while I was there."
"So." I said with a big attitude.
"I see you've been making good
use of the top drawer in your
desk."
Suddenly I felt very nervous,
almost as if I was gonna throw up
or something. I couldn't remember
what exactly was in that drawer but
I knew it must be incriminating.
Maybe he had found my stash or
something. He doesn't usually open
drawers.
I finally realized what he was
talking about and totally flipped
out. What the hell did he think he
was doing going through my stuff. I
could just sense that he would
make a big deal about this sort of
thing, but 1 don't see what the
problem was. I mean, at least I'm
being safe.
A thousand thoughts went
through my mind. Should I make
up some lie tell the truth, walk
away? But before I could respond
in any way, he pipes up again.
"Condoms huh?" He Pauses.
"What the hell are you doing having
sex. I don't see what the hell is
wrong with you. Do you know how
many diseases there are out there?
AIDS, Syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes,
and whatever else. I can't believe
how stupidly irresponsible you are
sometimes. It's like you don't even
care about anything."
He went on and on for about
five more minutes. I wasn't even
listening to what he was saying
anymore. It's all bull anyways. I
can take care of myself. Besides,
what's the big hassle. It's sex. A
natural god-given luxury.
Something that everyone does.
Does he not know that I have
reached a maturity level high
enough for this kind of thing? It's
not like he's never done it, unless
Of course I'm adopted.
Unfortunately, as much as I
think I'm right, he will never agree.
It occurred to me that I must lie. I
need my privileges here and I just
can't stand to see him babble on
like this, so I interrupt him.
"Dad. Just wait ok? I've
learnt all about disease and
whatever. I know how unsafe it is.
Truth is, everyone has condoms
handedout to them in school. It's
part of a big safe-sex program. Do
you really think I would do that sort
of thing though? Com'on! I'm only
sixteen years old, all right? I can't
believe you'd even accuse me of
something like that. Besides, we
both know that premarital sex is
wrong, right?"
THEGEORGIAN
"Well," he delays, of course.
"I'm sorry for yelling at you. I just
get paranoid you know? I want the
best for my son. Just forget I ever
said anything, and get rid of those
things, ok?"
It seems I am home free. He
gobbled up everything. See, that's
the good thing about my father.
He's so damn stupid! I mean, did
you hear how I phrased that? It
was such an obvious lie, yet he ate
it up anyway
With that pressure off my
back, I went about my business as
normal. I had a hearty plate of
Nachos, and a Molson Canadian to
wash 'em down with. I went
upstairs to find a better hiding spot
formy things. Within a couple
hours of getting ready, I was out
for another night on the town. Much
later then that, I met a great girl.
She was a good candidate for the
next notch on my bedpost.
Basically, you have to
remember one thing. You don't
make the rules, you just play the
game. Don't try to be good
because their definition of good is
much different then ours. No
matter how hard you try, you'll
never be able to justify anything to
someone from another generation, it
just doesn't work. But you can still
throw some curve balls and get
around 'em easily, just like they
probably did when they were our
age.
Tom D'Arcy
Grade 12
Previously published ininCITE
Grade 9 And 10 Bands
Back Row: Jesse Parker, Topher Bennett, Ian Winton, Jonah Falco, Andrew Newbury, Micheal Ast,
David Lindermere. Middle Row: Mr. Martin, Nick Payne, Austin Locke, Stuart Hillenbrand, Daniel
Green, D'Arcy Cook, Jim Morrison. Front Row: Adam Shaw, Daniel Bennett, Paul Macchione, Fraser
Baldry, Cameron Conn-Grant, Tristan Abraham. Absent: David Reeser.
You'll never find anyone better than me!
Back Row: Sam Gildner, Andrew Haust. Arden Church, Justin Young. Jamie Pope. Peter Bellingham.
James Snider. Middle Row: Mr. Martin. Justin Leung. Miller Peterson, John Maggiacomo, Jeffrey
Todd, Michel Mamardi, Daniel Koo. Front Row: Keith Lui, Alex Lyn. Michael Clark. Andrew Pettit.
Ben Zelikovitz. Absent: Scott Hong, James Robertson.
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This music! It's so touching.
Grade 11 Band And Jazz Band
This tune drives the giris wild.
Ohh.. I'm going wild!!
My mommy says I'm good!
We should really play something different in assembly
Play it again boys.
The Jazz Septet
Back Row: Mr. Martin, Nick Payne, Jesse Parker, Tristan Abraham.
Back Row: Andy Beadon, Stef Washuk, Darnel Medd, Mr. Martin. Front Row: Daniel Green. Stuart Hillenbrand, Austin Locke, Jonah Falco.
Front Row: James Robertson, Andrew Bryant, Jamie Lint, Elliot
Hughes, George Bassel.
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Junior Music
A, B, and C bands
4th Row: Garth Millar. Ian Edmonds. Jeremy Pigott. Bradley Milne, Matt Postrozny. Geoffrey Keating. Ted Sablatnig.
Michael Haughton, Geoffrey Bolton. Adam Donald 3rd Row: Terence Ho. Sam Bennett, Josh Nagel. Matt King. Fraser
Buchan. Chris Rae. Chris Roscoe. Trevor Thompson, Geoff Renihan, Johann Smula, Aaron Latner 2nd Row: Mike
Rieger, Gage Love, Brian Todd, Jonathan Abraham, Ivan Chin 1st Row: Joseph Hillenbrand, Arian Pri.stine, Shimon
Pokomy, Morgan Rubes, Christian Heisey. Chris Reineck, Gordon Dunlop, Kevin Lau, Nick Martm. Mr Wade West
Back Row: Dr. Leatch, Tarek Awad, Mark Longo. Jamie Bourgeois. Alex
McNabb. Middlf Row: Matt Wilson. Aaron Mitchell. Mario Maruzzo, Todd
Curtin. Front Row: Jonathan Tarn. Tim Clark. David McNabb, Andrew Ham
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BscK Row: Mr Martin, Robin Gainer, Chris Godfrey. Alexander Educisan, John Karantoni.s. Midim.k
Row: Tim Wong. Paul Sidi. Tom Hutchison. Aaron Mitchell. Jon Lucas. Ian Paltillo, Andres de Palma.
Front Row: Michael McCuIloch. Graham Atkinson. Geoffrey Reeser. Ian Humphreys, David Jones,
Sandy Norton. Philip Goad. Wayne Yao Ab.sf.nt: Patrick Donovan
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Choir Band
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Hurlow, Nick Haggar, David Kerr- Vayne, Michael Love, Danzel Pinto, Jamie
Scott, Jacob Sheehan, Arthur Shum, Dylan Shvili, Francis Teofilovici, Gary
Wong.
A Choir: Adam Dukszta, Graham Durrant-Taylor, Tim Enfield, Jesse Fulton,
Robert Gleadow, Justin Ho, Ethan Hoddes, Sean Lee, Thomas Lockett, Adam
Main, Peter McGrath, Haddon Murray, Michael Roebuck, Patrick Taylor, Paul
Temamian, Francesco Valente-Gorjup, Kyle Waters, Michael Wilton. Absent:
Donald Pyper, Ehren Liuson
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Old McDonald had a farm..
Santa Claus is coming..
What arc you looking at.
I'm a good singer.
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Cook COOK COOK
Move over Charlie Parker, I'm on my way to Birdland.
Clean up at Kiwanis
Our pupils had considerable success in this year' s Kiwanis
competitions. In "Boy's Open Solo", Donald Pyper came first,
\ Peter McGrath came second, and Robert Gleadow came third. In
-^ Sw^ "Boys' Duet- Age 15andunder",JesseFulton&TimEnfieldcame
" \/^ first, Peter McGrath with a non-RSGC boy came second, and
Donald Pyper & Robert Gleadow came third. In "Boys' Duet- Age
1 1 and under", Haddon Murray & Adam Dukszta achieved first
prize. Finally in "Boy ' s Solo - Choirboys", Adam Dukszta won first
prize.
The future economic leaders of the free world.
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Grade 5 Band
I wonder when Mr. Wade West will realize that this isn't A hand
Back Row: Luke Ostrander, Wai Luon Oioy, Owen Williams, Wells Scringham, Matthew Gnffin, Jeremy
MiUigan, Bryan Feheley, Jonathan Holtby.TraRD Row: Matthew Piggot, Wilham Lockett, Erich Zimm,
Phil Reineck.SECOND Row : Mr. Wade West, Jonathan Bell, Taylor Scherberger, Matthew Yeung, Colin
Rubes .Front Row : Scott Ackley, league Mackian-Russel, Stefan Picot, Chris Evans .
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Musical Events
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The Senior Brass Quartet: Mr. WadeWest, Chris Roscoe, Kazuo Oishi, Jonah Falco. We
would hke to thank Mrs. Falco for playing the piano and for letting us invade her house.
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Nick Yap
Jazz Septet playing at the Showcase concert.
ISMF Symphonic Band 1997
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Stuart Hillenbi-and Paul Maccliione
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Montreal
Rob and his big instrument.
Mr. Martin directing the troops.
Great music, great hockey, great people. Where else
but Montreal? For our music trip this year we went to this
logical destination and although we were stuck in Laval for
most of the time (they didn't quite trust us) we managed
to have some fun. The free time in Jacques Cartier Square
was definitely interesting (Did anyone find out why Stu
bought that gas mask?), and the other definite highlight
was the underground mall we visited (Nick, next time buy
the ten dollar nylons).
Nick impressing the ladies.
"Looks like one of those ink blot tests."
THEGEORGIAN
Band Trip
Junior School 'A' Band Tour
The 33 members of the R.S.G.C. Junior School 'A' band accompanied by Dr. Barlow,
Mr. Wade- West, Mr. McMaster, and Mr. Hutchison departed from Toronto by motorcoach on
June 14, 1996. The long journey to Columbus, Ohio took almost the entire day at the end of
which we checked in at the Best Western Columbus North Hotel and soon retired to our rooms
to get some well needed rest. The following morning, the members of the band visited the
Moundbuilders State Memorial where we gained admission to the museum and had the
pleasure of listening to a Native American leader skilled in both flute playing and in flute
making techniques. In the afternoon, the band performed for the Heisey Collectors of America
following which we visited the go-kart park.
The next morning after a service at Trinity Episcopalian Church, the band left for
Cincinnati where we boarded the paddlewheeler 'Mark Twain' for a cruise which provided us
with a sumptuous dinner along with some great entertainment. The following day, the band
performed at the rotunda of the National History and Museum Centre. The evening was spent
at Paramount king's Island Amusement Park where a rollicking time was had by all!
The coach transported the group for a full day performance at the Cleveland Zoo and
Rainforest following which the residents of the Village of St. Edward in Akron, Ohio were
treated to some wonderful music by the band. The final leg of the tour included visits to the
Cleveland Indians Baseball Stadium and to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . The last night before
our departure to Toronto, the band members enjoyed themselves thoroughly at the Cedar Point
Amusement Park which had several interesting rides. After a hectic week's tour the band finally
returned to Toronto in the evening of June 20, 1996. By Jonathan Abraham
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Opening Day / Proficiency/Trips
Get your hair cut by Monday or else.
Three proficiency award winners
Bottom Left and Right; Geo trips to Niagara & Corning
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Grad Weekend
The grads' ball hockey line-up.
In the end Mr. Hannaford was just one of the boys.
The grad weekend is traditionally an escape after the first hectic weeks of school.
One goes under the assumption and hope that one will get to know one's peers better and
learn the first essentials of what universities require out of a student. The most memorable
tradition has always been the bog walk, a last time during which we can be young at heart
and revel in getting as dirty as humanly possible.
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High Park Run
Ahhh... the High Park Run. the first major house event of the year.
.Although some staff grabbed doughtnuts and coffee, others stretched with
the students, preparing for yet another eventful run. Paint was smudged on
faces, shoelaces were tied, and R.S.G.C. athletes took off in either the "A"
run. "B" run, or "C" run. The photographers were nearly knocked over as a
mad herd of white, yellow, red, and blue flew through the field towards the long
road. Below are the top twelve finishers for the "A" run. Mr. Keenan was kind
enough to surrender his title to Adrian Henke who proceeded him for most of
the race until the last few minutes.
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1 .Patrick Fordyce. Grade 1 1 . West
2.BradAligood. Grade 1 1. Cant
3.Jeff Enfield. Grade 1.3. York
4.Jamie Lint. Grade 12. West
.5. Jeffrey Todd. Grad 10. West
6.Rohen Bell. Grade 1 .3. West
7. Derrick de Kerckhove. Grade 1 .3. Winch
8.Tim Pyper. Grade 1 1 . York
9.RobMellema. Grade 12. Winch
1 O.Anthony Kingsley. Grade 12. Winch
11. Sam Gildiner. Grade 10. West
1 2.Mr. Keenan. .Staff. York
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I used my experience to win this one.
Drew don't eat too much.
I already have.
Political Encounters
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Halloween 96
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Morgan just clowning around.
M) Pound Turkey Unveiled at
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On Sunday a live turkey weighing in
59.4672 kg was put on display at Queen's
jay terminal as part of the Thanksgiving
stivities there. "Fat Boy", as the turkey has
en named by the University of Toronto
ology team that created him, is a
mendous achievement in the field of
netic engineering.
"The genetically altered bird is no
Jghing matter. It is the result of thousands
■ hours of hard work. By examining the DNA
a normal bird and merging it with our
mputer generated schematics we were able
increase the organism's body mass
>portionally," explains Dr. Peter Balanski,
ad of U of T's bio-engineering department.
The turkey measures just over one
;ter in height and three meters in width and
i\ member of the genus animalia avis
. ignus. It was bom on January 6, 1996 and
i s already reached its optimum weight.
Many experts in the field were on site
The friendly freaks of R.S.G.C.
to examine the bird and as Harvard professor
Emily Biller put it, 'The Uirkey 's life signs are
stable and if its health remains unchanged
then, by God, they've done it! Why this
could solve world hunger... the possibihties
are endless..."
But, for many, this scientific wonder
was just part of a fun-filled day on the lake.
As Rob Blark, a local six year old, explained,
"I liked everything, but, most of all 1 liked the
big turkey. He was so big. He was so fat.
Mmmm. Turkey. That's a lot of mrkey."
The turkey, as well as other attractions
such as an enormous, intricately carved,
pumpkin was a big hit and drew much
business to the HarbourFront area.
"All of these events tend to bring in
the tourists and once they're here they can't
get enough hot dogs. Yes, if a giant bird is
what it takes to bring in the bucks I'm all for
it," commented Mr. Pimm, a local hot dog
vendor.
Nonetheless, animal rights groups
were on hand to protest what they
considered "cruel and unusual punishment."
Members of these organizations felt that this
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line of genetic experimentation is not only
illegal, but unethical. One man, Michael
Robielaty, tied himself to the turkey's cage
screaming, "Hell, no, 1 won't go! Free the
turkey, don't turn him into jerky !" No one was
injured and the turkey was returned to its
home at one of the university's biological
laboratories at 1 60 1 Yonge Street where it will
undergo further testing.
The Humane Society has filed multiple
law suits against the university and, in
theory, this could kill Dr. Bahnski's genetic
programs. However, U of T lawyers, under
the leadership of Hal Hannabord, do not
intend to allow this to happen. 'The bird is
our property and we were in the right,"
insisted Mr. Hannabord at a press
conference on Monday.
"Fat boy" has already been
hailed as the eighth wonder of the
world and he will ultimately be moved
to the Toronto Zoo to be placed on
permanent display.
Please see Fat Boy / Al 1
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Construction
It's a new year and there's a new
addition to the school. The construction
began in early July. By the time we got
to school it was well under way. For
almost a month there were leaking rooms,
dusty hallways, and no heating. Finally
the construction was completed and we
could enjoy all the facilities that
R.S.G.C. has to offer.
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Mrs. Hall found the books on animals.
The wall was finished.
Construction
Complete!
By early January the senior school began to take
advantage of the construction; the new lab, the larger
library, the two new classrooms, the new stairwell and
the new staff room. By late January students were able
to use the new computer network implemented by Mr.
Daleman. It was well worth the wait!!!
The library at night.
The new improved steeper stairway. The wall after it was finished
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Rememberance Day
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This year's Rememberance Day celebrations were made unique, by a visit from an Auschwitz survivor.
Variety Night
Clockwise from top left: Hutchison makes a pubUc appearance for his many fans; "You got the right
one baby"; Andrew, Josh, and Tim bnnging the audience to their feet; "You've lost that lovin'
feeling " ; Nick slows things down a little; I haven't cleaned this flute in 3 years.
House League Ball Hockey
Mr. Muxlow giving Rob Bell a few pointers.
This year ball hockey realized massive success. With new jersies
and a hot new web page, ball hockey rocketed its way into the twentieth
century. Jake was the commisioner and is credited with having done an
incredible job in motivation and participation. Congratulations goes out to
all the players and good luck to next years crew of captains.
iasha Bangay cruisin' the ball hockey field. "Ayyyouuuh!"
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We enjoy the swim meet.
, and West wins the T-Shirt relay!
Swimming hke a fish
Is it a false start?
Our plan will be..
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Keenan dreaming about Barbados.
Dancing and cheenng for victory!
House Drama
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Lyp Synch
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NORVAL
I love this place!
Those silly children!
What a scary sight!
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Ottawa Tri p
Straighten out that tie.
We're cool dudes in a loose mood
I drive this to school every day.
We're all so excited because we are al the experimental farm
What a style 'n bunch
He, he, he, this is pretty easy.
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Quebec
RIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rickesh is so excited to go lo llic National Assembly.
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Bolton
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New York
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Hasta la vista, baby
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I feel so powerful
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WASHINGTON
Hey, look at 'em Northerners, what they doin' in the Sath. Dey moved out of
'em igloos yet?
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Washington. The land of green leaves
and green grass. A place that is too
many "bus hours" away. Washington
is a trip of waiting in lines solely to see
signs which say "Sorry, this area is
temporarily closed." It is a city where
buildings are colossal in size and the
tourists are miniature. Washington has
a population of 70,000 people but there
are never fewer than 4,000,000. Long
live the deep pockets of the true naive
tourist, without whom the great city of
Washington would likely decay to
nothinc
Wow, yet another war memorial... but heck this cannon probably killed
ten people. That's something to be proud of.
THEGEORGIAN
nine hours in.
Jefferson said....
Left; The Washington monument,
hmmm, having penetrated the
American psyche and realizing their
love of guns I'd bet that there is an
inter-continental ballistic missile
harboured in there.
Spring Events
Visiting Joe Clark at the Canadian Club
The Red Ribbon Campaign Troup
One for Mr. Hannaford. ..and the rest for me.
The grades 4"s at the skydome.
The Junior School Debating Club
Stretch!
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screenplay by ... The Media Studies Class
cinematography by ... Peter Levlne directed by ... James Boake
Sue Johanson visits during the
"High on Health" conference.
The Tour-givers get a free lunch
Mrs. Robinson makes herself feel at home.
Track Meet
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The Guild - Staff Luncheon
Mrs. Foster, and Mr. Pengelly
Cowper-Smith: This i^iiy talks WAY too much'
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ATHLETIC BANQUET
R.S.G.C. Athletic Awards 1996 - 97
Most Improved Soccer Player: Morgan Rubes
Edward Assaf Memorial Trophy Soccer M. V.P.:
Tim Boyce
Junior School Soccer Award: Todd Curtin
Most Improved Volleyball Player: Blair Rose
Volleyball Trophy M.V.P.: Graham Wright
Junior School Volleyball Award: Geoff Renihan
Most Improved Cross - Country Runner: Jeff
Enfield
Ferguson Award Excellence in Cross - Country
Running: Patrick Fordyce / Brad AUgood
Most Improved Hockey Player: Rylan Perry /
Nick Martin
J.W. McMaster Trophy Sr. Hockey M.V.P.:
Adrian Henke
Junior School Hockey Award: Todd Curtin
Most Improved Skier: Morgan Brooker
Trusler Ski Trophy: Graham McLorie
LoMAX Memorial Trophy: Determination/
Perserverance Sportsmanship: Graham Wright
Most Improved Basketball Player: Sandy Norton
BowLBY Trophy Senior Basketball M. V.P.: Elliot
Hughes
Ju>(70R School Basketball Award: Paul Sidi
Most Improved Tennis Player: Anthony Kingsley
Tennis Trophy Best Player for his age: David
Hwang
Most Improved Lacrosse Player: Robert Bell
Lacrosse M. V. P.: Joe Temamian
Most Improved Badminton Player: Graham -
Durrant Taylor
Badminton Trophy Best Player for his age
M.V.P.: Dan McDonald
Most Improved Track and Field; Sandy Gibson
R.K. Fraser Trophy Track and Field M.V.P. :
Derrick de Kerckhove
Junior School Track and Field Award: Sandy
Gibson
Most Improved Softball Player: Tim Enfield
WE. Wilson Senior Softball M.V.P.: Micheal
Popielaty
Junior School Softball Award: Geoff Renihan
Most Improved Golfer: Chris Hatch
Golf M.V.P.: Matt Barrington
V.C. Pascof Trophy Senior School Best Athlete:
Todd Curtin
AC. TuDHoPE Trophy Grade 10 or 1 1 Best
Athlete: Mathew Barrington
J.S. HoussER Trophy Senior ScHooi Best Athlete:
Graham Wright
A.D.'s Award the individual who contributed
THE most to THE ATHLETIC PROGRAMME: Richard
Nakatsu
Athletic Letter: Tim Boyce. Graham Wright,
Jason Taylor. Jeff F.nrield
Junior Prize Day
Grade 3 Award -Alex Mather
Grade 4 Award - Diederik Heisey
Grasley Award (Grade 5) - Jonathan Be
G. D. Hay Award (Grade 6) - Michael Rieger
Scott Kovas Award (Grade 7) - Justin Hoe
J.B.E. Garstang Prize (English) - Bradley Milne
Mathematics Prize - Ivan Chin
French Prize - Chris Roscoe
St George's Society Social Studies Prize - Andrew Hepburn
Science Prize - Jonathan Abraham
Leigh McCarthy Gossage Prize for Acting - Brian Tod
John R. Latimer Prize for Public Speaking - Thomas Lockett
Junior Music Prize - Jonathan Bell
Leslie Taylor Prize (Most Improved Choir Boy) - Thomas Lockett
Guild Music Prize (Most Improved Instrumental) - Trevor Thompson
Best in Changed Voice Choir - Sandy Gibson
John D Allen RK Prize - Johann Smula
Henry Cawthorne House Trophy - York
Guild Music Prize (Best Instrumental) - Johan Smula
John L. Bradley Award (Best Choral) - Timothy Enfield
LB J. Rothwell (Greatest Detennination) (jage Love
Junior Georgian - Jonathan Abraham
Tim Enfield: Winner of the John L. Bradley Prize
Gage Love wins the Rothwell Auaa
Jonathan Abraham: Winner of the Junior Georgian Trophy
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Prize Day
The Junior History winners
Anstey and Hatch accepting the senior Geography award
Pankaj picks up another award..
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?ythagorean Award - Stuart Hillenbrand
Pascal Math Contest (Grade 9) - Soren Brothers,
ranieron Conn-Grant, KazuoOishi, Nicholas Payne,
Vlax Ritts
bay ley Math Contest (Grade 10) - Jamie Bergstra,
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David Hwang, Amr Kronfol, Jonathan Lee, Raymond
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Inivitational Mathematics Challenge - Jonathan Lee,
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Euclid Math Contest ( Grade 1 2) - Hayden Ho, Jamie
Robertson, David Hwang
D.A.C. Descartes Math Contest - Derrick de
Kerckhove, Eric Kung, Glenn Lou-Hing, Paul Wong,
jraham Wright
lock Armitage Sr. Math Prize - Pankaj Bhatia
Computer Science Senior Award - Andrew Beadon
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Senior Economies Award - Rob Burkett, Will Burton
lunior Geography Award - Peter Adams, Cameron
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Intermediate Geography Award - Peter Bellingham
Senior Geography A ward - Mike Anstey, Carr Hatch
O.A.C. Worid Issues Award - Rob Bell
Junior History Award - Peter Adams, Cameron
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Intermediate History Award - John Ortved
O.A.C. Canadian History Award - Noah Waisberg
Junior English Award - Jamie Bergstra
Senior English Award - Pankaj Bahtia
Senior English Writing Award - Ian Roberts
Media Award - Alexis Levine, David Robinette
German Award - Alastair Kellett
Junior French Award - Cameron Conn-Grant
Intermediate French Award - Jamie Bergstra
French O.A.C. I Award - Ken Adams, Amr Kronfol
French O.A.C. II Award - Patrick Fordyce, John
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Intremediate Art Award - Aaron Lau
Senior Art Award - Peter Levine
Agenda Cover Design Prize - Aaron Lau
Community Service Award - Noah Cole (Gr. 1 0, 23 1
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Senior Drama Award - Mike Kelly
Most Improved Actor Award - Brett Grantham
Junior Drama Award - David Award
Ian Bonnycastle Award - Rob Evans
Spotlight Award - Tim Pyper
Best Supporting Actor - Drew Pearson
The Drama Club Trophy - Mike Vitorovich
Junior Debating Award - Jonathan Lofft
Senior Debating Award - Bobby Palit
Senior Persuasive Speaking Award - Rob Burkett
John R. Latimer Public Speaking Award - Rob Bell,
Chris Martin
Junior Music Award - Jonah Faico
Intermediate Music Award - Michael Anstey
Senior Music Award - Nicholas Yap
O.A.C. Philosophy Award - Pankaj Bhatia
Acolyte Award - Alexandre J. Mabro
The Guild Trophy - Graham Wright
The Marion McDowell Trophy - Jake Thompson
The Georgian Spirit Trophy - Rob Bell
The J.L, Bradley Music Award - Tim Pyper
The Robert Bradley Memorial Award - Jonathan
Lofft
The MacLennan/Robinson Scholarship - Jamie
Bergstra
The Andrew Drilis Award - Mark Pearcy
The J.L. Wright House Trophy - Winchester
Stuart Warren Memonal Award - Dan Medd
The Wynn Butterworth Medal - Graham Wright
The Chairman's Medal - Tim Boyce
The Headmaster's Medal - Kazuo Oishi
The Principal's Medal - Jamie Bergstra
The Founders Award - Amr Kronfol
The Lieutenant Governor's Medal - Rob Mellema
The Governor General's Medal - Pankaj Bhatia
The J.L. Wright Medal - Jeff Enfield
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January
As you read this, there lies on the
south-east corner of Yonge and Bloor a
man. At least, I presume he lies there still,
for this man has nowhere else to go. Try to
picture him: he is of dark olive complexion,
with long dark hair. He wears no hat or
gloves, but has only a light jacket over-top
his ragged clothes to protect him from the
cold. As I say, this man has nowhere else to
go, for he is homeless.
As I walk along the street during
the night, I see the man from a distance.
He makes little impression in my mind,
blending as he does (to my eyes) with the
building against which he leans. In the
sea of downtown pedestrians he seems to
me an unremarkable figure, easily missed.
Every few steps I answer requests for
spare change with a quick no and a
careful indifference; a calculated
coldness. Every few steps 1 practise my
civility by restraining my humanity.
And so as I approach this man, this
unremarkable figure leaning against the
building, I prepare my response. 1 very
intentionally keep my eyes straight ahead,
ready to respond if spoken to, to answer
quickly no. But the man does not even
look at me; indeed, his eyes are focused
inwards, oblivious to the world around
him. When I am five steps away from
him his feet slip along the packed snow
beneath him, away from the wall. His
body follows in motion, slipping down
the wall until he lies, legs sprawled on the
sidewalk, arms huddled to his chest, his
face close to the snow. His eyes retain
the same inward focus, still oblivious. As
I pass I see his body gripped by a small
tremor, not of cold but of deep comfort.
The man falls to the street as you
or 1 would fall to bed after a long day.
This seems quite logical; for this man, the
street is his bed, his place of rest, all he
may call his after a long day (which is to
say, nothing). He is without a house, and
he sleeps on the street, living in Toronto,
we have all seen it many times before,
and are not shocked by it.
This night is different. When
temperatures sink to twenty degrees
below freezing, the situation changes.
Tonight, this man slips not into his bed,
but to possible death. The death of
homeless persons is a regular occasion in
Toronto: it receives little attention; its
victims, little sympathy. Its occurrence
becomes a fact of life.
But as I pass this man, I am struck
by his figure, by the language of his
body. He seems to be without
illumination, without soul. He is
certainly the shadow of a man, reduced to
the bare minimum of existence.
Looking at this man, I see that he
is real, more so than anyone I know. He
is real in the sense that he is completely
without pretense. This man more than
any other is stripped free of any layers
meant to deceive those around him; he is
exactly as you see him. He has no past or
future, no family or friends, no hopes or
desperations; these things do not exist for
him now. They are irrelevant to him, as
irrelevant as the warm bed to which I will
retire tonight, irrelevant as the well-
prepared meal which he will not eat. This
man has nothing but himself, and even
that is fading, fading as quickly as I pass
him on the crowded street.
As you read this, there lies on the
south-east corner of Yonge and Bloor a
man. At least, I presume he remains a
man. It may be that it is only the frozen
remains of a man, a shadow of dreams
now homeless as the men and women
we step over every day as we rush
towards our well prepared meals and
warm beds, our sense of self. For our
homes are not just our physical shelter;
they are our solace, our retreat from the
world. This man has none. I presume
he lies there still, for he has nowhere
else to go. Dead or alive, this man is
homeless.
Chris Martin
Grade 13
The Great Falcon and the Yellow-
Gold Rabbit
There lived once upon a time, a
great falcon who travelled among the
canyons and valleys to find the yellow-
gold rabbit. For he believed, as did all
his brethren that eternal life would be
given to the bird whose talons made the
kill. The great falcon became so intent
upon his mission that he thought of
little else.
Now the yellow-gold rabbit was
a very clever rabbit for he never made a
permanent home nor did he allow the
wind to carry his scent. He was such a
speedy and experienced rabbit that he
could easily escape predators.
Sometimes for the joy of it, he would
simply run circles around coyotes until
they became so dizzy that they could
not recover their senses for many
hours. And by that time the yellow-gold
rabbit was nowhere to be found.
On one particular day the great
falcon was enjoying magnificent wind
currents above Red Canyon. He
enjoyed gliding, for his wings were
truly great wings. Sometimes he was
mistaken for an eagle when he glided at
great altitudes. On that particular day
the yellow-gold rabbit was enjoying
lunch, which was a patch of watercress
in a stream.
The great falcon was awakened
from his day-dreaming when suddenly
he saw the yellow-gold movement in
the canyon. He wasn't sure what it was
at first. He lowered his great wings for
a closer look at the yellow-gold thing
in the stream.
Suddenly a loud noise was
heard and the falcon cried out in pain.
He had been shot by a hunter. He was
losing altitude fast. He could see a pack
of wolves circling the place where he
was about to land. Then he saw a flash
of yellowish gold circling around the
wolves. They got so dizzy that they
passed out. The falcon landed with a
thud. He looked around and all he saw
was the face of a rabbit staring back at
him. That was the last thing he
remembered. The yellow-gold rabbit
grabbed him and sped away to a cave.
Once there the falcon awoke and the
rabbit spoke to him. "You have
suffered great pain," exclaimed the
rabbit. "Let me make you immortal!"
Then the rabbit put a paw on the
falcon's head and ordained him to be
immortal! After that, the falcon and the
rabbit became the best of friends.
Bryan Feheley
Grade 5
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I have always hated the smell of urine, but
every day 1 had to go down this piss soaked
alleyway to get to work. The alleyway was usually
pretrs dark, even in the middle of the day, but at
the time that I had to go to work, right before day
break, you couldn't see ten steps in front of you.
There were garbage cans lining the sides of the
alle>"way. the big. green plastic ones that the
restaurants use. They were all overflowing with
old, mold) food. A lot of restaurants backed onto
the al]e\-way. that's wh> the garbage was mostly
food stuff. "The walls of the alley were a dark red
brick: actually they could have been pretty nice if
somebody had taken the time to clean them. I
always used to imagine the alleyway about a
bundled years ago. All the buildings were newly
built and rich couples would go down the alley
holding hands. In a way the alleyway was sort of
mystical to me.
There was only one guy who lived in the
alley. His most noticeable features were that he
was always smibng and, even though he must
have been 60. he still had striking red hair. His hair
was thick and almost copper. He was always
under this thin, bright red blanket; actually I'm not
sure how he kept it so clean. The blanket was the
same colour as his hair. Well, anyway, this guy
kept his things in one of those shopping carts that
you get at a supermaricet; you know, one of the
big silver ones. In his cart he had a few odds and
ends, an old baseball glove, some papers, and a
bunch of old clothes. He always kept this picture
on top of all the other things. The picture was old
and worn down but you could still easily see who
it was. It was a young woman, probably about
twenty. The woman had red hair, the same colour
as his. I always assumed that she was his
daughter. I used to imagine that one day as I was
walking home from work. 1 would see his daughter
run up to him and say. in a British accent "Father, I
have come to take you home."
During the first few weeks of my alleyway
excursions. I started paying close attention to the
old man. The way he just sal and watched, it was
really strange, but in a way it made me feel
protected. It was like he was the watchman of the
alley. After a while I decided that 1 wanted to talk
to him. but every time that 1 passed him. 1 got
nervous. I'm actually not sure why. I always used
to imagine me saying hello and him swearing at me
and chasing me away. .So. Instead of saying hello.
1 just smiled at him every time 1 passed. I guess
you could say that he smiled back, but he was
always smiling iiny-way .
After a few more weeks of smiling. 1
actually built up enough nerve to speak to him. 1
said a simple hello as 1 passed. He smiled back as if
he hadn't heard me. 1 was really surprised. He had
ignored me. I wasn't really ;mgry just sort of hurt. 1
had extended myself to him ;ind he had cast me
aside. 1 decided I would ask him why he hiid not
answered me. As I was walking home from work
the next day. I went to him and asked him my
question. He looked up at me and pointed to his
ears. I had been so stupid; he was deaf. I smiled,
patted him on the shoulder and went home. The
next morning I left home feeling excited. I wanted
to see him again. I'm not [perfectly sure why. I
went to where he usually was, on the east side of
the alley, at the center, but he wasn't there.
For two weeks I kept on checking to see if he had
come back, but he hadn't. Then I had an idea. I
would call the pobce and ask if they had picked
up a deaf, homeless, elderly man. I called the
non-emergency line for the police and asked them
my question. They put me on hold for about ten
minutes, and made me listen to some crappy
musak. Then a woman came on the phone. She
sounded about fiftyish. She told me that a man of
that description had been stabbed and killed. I
asked if the attacker had been found. She told me
they were still looking. You know it's kind of
furmy . The only thing that I could think of was,
who would guard the alleyway.
Alexander Wolfson
Grade9
Dad'sFlrstEpisode
I couldn't believe it when my dad went
absolutely crazy a couple of weekends ago.
Since my parents were divorced. I spend most of
my time with my mom and alternate weekends
with my dad. Because of this, my dad had never
supervised a sleepover before, although
eventually he wUl have to get used to them with
his new 1-1/2 year old daughter. Anyway, this
was my first sleepover with him.
My friend, Jeff, arrived at about 6:00p.m.
at my dad's house just before dinner It was
Saturday evening. We had jiLst ordered pizza
before Jeff came, and I figured it would be about
20 minutes before we could eat. Jeff and I
decided to hang around with everyone until the
dinner airived. I had met him years ago. and we
have been ftiends since. I picked up my baby
sister's squishy ball and started to roU it around.
She seemed to enjoy the little game and .started
mnning after the ball and retrieving it for me.
Eventually, this rolling changed itself into
bouncing. It was quite easy to ase as a volleyball
when 1 come to think of it. This harmless game
seemed to bother my dad. He told me to .stop
fiddling with the ball. I thought he was joking. 1
was only bouncing the ball. What could be
wrong with that? So 1 continued. He looked at
me sternly ;ind then asked again that I stop.
Maybe it was becau.se he was overprotective of
the baby and didn't want her to get injured. The
ball then bounced oft my knee and rolled over to
the couch where he was laying. He picked it up
and put It undemeath him.
After dinner. Jeff and I went upstiiirs to
watch television in my room. My father was the
one who iUlowed me to put a T. V. in my nxim.
My mother dixfs not appn>ve of this. The time
passed quickly ;uid before we knew it, "Saturdiiy
Night Live" was on. I can't exactly a'niemher
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what it was about but we watched it for about 45
minutes when my dad came in. He said that he
was getting ready for bed and therefore, he
thought we should be in bed in 15 minutes. I was
confused. Usually, I stay up as late as I want on
Saturday nights. I tried to argue, but there was
not much I could have done. I asked why we had
to go to bed so early. He said it was his
responsibility to make sure Jeff got a good I
night's sleep. He then left the room before I could'
say another word. The 1 5 minutes were almost
up when Jeff and I decided to go downstairs and
get a drink and a snack. By this time we had
already changed our clothes. As we were talking
and eating, we heard my dad coming down the
stairs. He told us again to go to bed. I wish I
knew what his problem was. Jeff was assigned to
the guest bedroom. Once we had finished
snacking. Jeff suggested that we move the
mattress from his room into my room so that we
could watch T.V. a little longer. So as he
suggested, we proceeded. We quietly moved the
mattress out of one room into the other
Suddenly. I started to laugh. Trying to contain
myself. I threw my head into a pillow and at the
same time dropped the mattress. My dad must
have heard some commotion because he came
out of his room to see what was happening. By
this time. I was on the floor; and Jeff, who had
heard my dad coming, was in his bed pretending
to be innocent. By the time I hfted my head up,
my dad was standing in the hall. It was just me,
him, and the mattress that was sticking into each
of our bedrooms through the hall. My dad tried
to shout as he whispered. He told me to get the
mattress back on the box spring. After struggling
with the mattress myself, he took charge and
flipped it onto the box spring, pulled the door
shut and said nothing. I was afraid to go out of
the room, so I went to sleep.
The next moming, he acted as if nothing
had happened, although he was in the same
frame of mind. Before going down for breakfast, ]
requested to have a shower. My request was
rejected, even though I have my shower at the
same time all other Sundays. I got dressed and
went downstairs for breakfast. Jeff was already
eating but my breakfast wasn't ready yet. There
is a child security gate which confines the baby
to a certain area of the house and when Jeff was
finished eating, he left the room forgetting to
close this gate. When I went through the gate, it
was open, so I didn't think to close it. As I got
upstairs, my father was yelling that the baby was
missing and blamed it on me for leaving the gate
open. Where could she possibK go within the
hou.se .' There was nothing to be concemed
about. The baby was eventually found in the
powder room unrolling the toilet paper. When
everyone was dres.sed and ready, we took Jeff
home. ;uid the in;iniac father weekend was over.
9
Brandon Vasque;
Graded
HERFF JONES
Pnntod in Winnipeg. MB
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