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September, 2008
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Athletics
Week in Review |
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September 22-28, 2008
This past Saturday saw the SMUS Rowing team begin their short
2008 competitive season at the annual high school Crabfest
Regatta. Newcomers to the sport may
think that this is a day of celebration of crustaceans with short red tails,
but rowers and spectators soon learn that a crab is when an oar becomes stuck
in the water.
Read
the full article here |
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Alumni and
Friends Tee-off |
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September 26, 2008
At our third annual Alumni and Friends Golf Invitational,
a record number of staff, alumni and parents turned out
for eighteen holes followed by a delectable dinner and
silent auction. This was the first year the event took
place at the Victoria
Golf Club, which made for an exciting afternoon by the
ocean.
Read
the full article here |
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Harvard Model
Congress Takes a Political Turn |
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September 26, 2008
When fourteen SMUS students travelled to Bangkok in August
to participate in the third annual Harvard Model Congress,
they found themselves in the midst of political tensions
when riots broke out not far from where they were staying.
Read
the full article here |
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Imaginative
Author Casts a Spell on Junior School |
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September 26, 2008
Visiting author Margriet Ruurs delighted Junior School students
this week, teaching them all about how books are made and
reading from a few of her own books. Mrs. Ruurs, who’s
also a poet and teacher, began by talking with the kids about
their favourite authors.
Read
the full article here |
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Debate Team
Watches World Champions |
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September 26, 2008
Five of our finest debaters visited Washington, DC recently
to see the World
Schools Debating Championships, explore the city and
visit some SMUS alumni. While in Washington, the students
heard the National Symphony, saw Romeo & Juliet and explored
as much of the city as they could.
Read
the full article here |
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Athletics
Week in Review |
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September 15-21, 2008
The Senior soccer boys started their 2008 soccer season with
a few wins. The week began with a game away to Edward Milne
School. In a very physical match, the team held their own,
dominating the midfield for long periods of the game. Ben
Beaudoin started off the scoring with a great strike.
Read
the full article here |
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Student Service
Goes Global |
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September 19, 2008
Last week, over 3,000 young people from all over the world
gathered in Los Angeles for the Global Call to Action Conference.
The conference marked the official launch of an international
youth movement, PeaceJam’s Global Call to Action campaign
and connected students to both Nobel laureates and other
young people working towards a better world.
Read
the full article here |
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Leaders Explore
the Outdoors |
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September 19, 2008
Each year, our students get to explore all the activities
that Vancouver Island’s water and wilderness have to
offer. The outdoor education trips are more than opportunities
for students to dive, climb, fish, surf and kayak; they are
also a chance for the Grade 12 students to practice their
leadership skills.
Read
the full article here |
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Junior Students
Rewarded for Reading |
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September 19, 2008
This week at the Junior School, the students who participated
in the summer reading programme were recognized in a special
assembly. Thirty-eight children reached their summer
reading goals and each received a gold medal and bookmark
from Head of School Bob Snowden.
Read
the full article here |
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SMUS Artists
Dig Into Clay |
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September 19, 2008
This Thursday, our ceramics and sculpture students took a
trip to the garden, gallery and studio of world-renowned
ceramic artists Judi Dyelle and Robin Hopper. The Grade
11 and 12 artists enjoyed a tour and learned much about
the techniques used to create individual pieces.
Read
the full article here |
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Athletics
Week in Review |
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September 8-14, 2008
Rosters have been set and schedules are being finalized
after just one week back to school. All of our teams are
in full gear and ready for league play this week. Field
Hockey begins league play this Monday with a game against
Lambrick Park.
Read
the full article here |
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Cameras Roll
on Campus |
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September 12, 2008
There’s a new club at SMUS this year. The Film Club,
started by Grade 11 student Sophia Bryant-Scott, will give
students a chance to learn about both the creative and the
technical elements of movie-making.
Read
the full article here |
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Student Ambassadors
Show Off SMUS |
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September 12, 2008
Every year, potential new students and their families come
to see what SMUS is all about. Grade 12 student
Bhupinder Dulku talks about why he’s a student ambassador and what the experience
has taught him so far.
Read
the full article here |
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Middle School
Students Show Their Colours |
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September 12, 2008
Each year, the Middle School stages a big welcome for its
new students, both those coming from the Junior School campus
and those who are new to SMUS altogether.
Read
the full article here |
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Athletics
Kick-Off |
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September 12, 2008
SMUS students were sweating this week as our athletic season
began. With practices and tryouts, the gyms and fields were
filled with students enjoying sports.
Read
the full article here |
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Athletics
Week in Review |
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September 1-7, 2008
The 2008-2009 school year kicked off last Wednesday with
Term 1 sport tryouts. Student participation rates look good
in many sports, in particular, Grade 10 rugby, Senior girls
volleyball and rowing.
Read
the full article here |
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New Boarders
Come to SMUS |
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September 5, 2008
As usual, the first week of September was an exciting time
as boarders, day students, parents and teachers returned.
It’s an especially interesting time for our new boarders,
who arrive each year from all over the world.
Read the full article
here |
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School Bells
Sound Once More |
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September 5, 2008
All three campuses came alive this week as students returned
from their summer holidays or arrived for their first year
at SMUS. Our students from kindergarten to Grade 12 all attended
assemblies, met their new teachers and tried on their new
uniforms.
Read the full article
here |
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Students Venture Into
The Woods |
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September 5, 2008
Two of the 25 students who participated in the two-week intensive
theatre programme at SMUS this summer share their experiences
performing in the Victoria Fringe Festival. The student production
was of Into The Woods, a musical fairy tale combining
a host of familiar characters, including Cinderella, a wicked
witch and rival princes.
Read the full article
here |
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SMUS Staff
Expands |
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September 5, 2008
This September, SMUS is welcoming new teachers, counsellors,
house parents and staff. Here are just a few of the new people
joining our school community.
Read the full article
here |
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New President
of Parents’ Auxiliary Plans for a Spectacular Year |
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September 5, 2008
The SMUS Parents’ Auxiliary has a new president. Cathy
Dixon will be continuing the work that former president Marie
Wizinsky started and creating even more ways for parents
to interact with the school community and students.
Read the full article
here |
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New Students
Bring Much to SMUS |
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September 5, 2008
Each year, our school seems to get even more diverse and
2008-2009 will be no different. Our 206 new students have
come to us from all over the world, and each has something
special to add.
Read the full article
here |
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Rowers Paddle
for Gold |
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August 29, 2008
Before the Beijing Olympics even began, two SMUS students flew to the US to compete
for a few medals of their own and both brought home the gold. At this year’s
CanAmMex Games, Liz Fenje and Derek Stedman competed against the top rowers
from El Salvador, Mexico and the United States.
Read the full article here |
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SMUS Poet
Wins avec Rime |
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August 29, 2008
This summer, Grade 9 student Paige Wergeland took home a prize for poetry. Her
poem “Sous Mon Lit” (Under My Bed), which was written entirely
in French, won her the Robert Munsch Poetry Award. Paige wrote the poem as
an assignment for her Grade 8 French class last year.
Read the full article here |
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