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SMUS Review
SMUS Review
 
 

March, 2009

  Athletics Week in Review
Athletics Week in Review March 16, 2009
On Tuesday, the Grade 9 girls basketball team faced PCS in the Victoria City final. After a tightly contested regular season encounter against PCS, the game started at a competitive pace. By the end of the first quarter, the teams were tangled in a 7-7 tie. In the second quarter, SMUS faced some early foul trouble and found themselves down 20-14 at the half. The girls fought hard in the second half to minimize the PCS lead.
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SMUS Brings Home the Boot

SMUS Brings Home the Boot

March 13, 2009
The much anticipated “Boot Game” kicked off under clear but cold skies last Tuesday evening. As the season-opening match between cross-town rivals SMUS and Oak Bay, the Boot Game carries a lot of weight for the players involved and is always an emotional affair.
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Korean Week Brings the Beats

Korean Week Brings the Beats

March 13, 2009
Last week, the Senior School campus was infused with contemporary and traditional Korean culture, thanks to the International Council and our Korean students. Both day and boarding students with Korean backgrounds collaborated to raise the profile of their culture, hosting one of the most original international weeks to date.
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Middle School Triumphs

Middle School Triumphs

March 13, 2009
The final day of the winter term proved to be one of most exciting the Middle School has seen for some time, with both the boys’ and girls’ Grade 8 basketball teams playing in the final of the City Championships at SMUS. Monterey was the opponent for both teams and based on the last few months of league and tournament play, basketball fans knew these final games would be exciting.
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Grade 4 Students Give

Grade 4 Students Give

March 13, 2009
Our Grade 4 students have been preparing for Spring Break for weeks, assembling supplies to send along with a few of our Senior School students, who will be spending their Spring Break working in a rural part of Kenya. The Junior School initiative was spearheaded by students Laura Bass, Lucie Marchessault and Nick Considine.
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Beijing Students Brighten SMUS

Beijing Students Brighten SMUS

March 13, 2009
This year was the first in which SMUS welcomed students from Sino Bright School in China for a month-long exchange. Thirty-eight students came to  earn credit in drama and information technology as part of a new partnership between SMUS Education Extension and the Beijing school, which bases its curriculum on that of British Columbia.
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  Athletics Week in Review
Athletics Week in Review March 9, 2009
The Senior Girls basketball team travelled to Kamloops this past week for the AA Provincial Championships. They had an hour-long shooting practice at a local highschool before getting ready for the tournament’s tipoff banquet. The girls had lots of energy and were excited to be at such a prestigious event with the top 16 girls teams from around the province.
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The King of Elfland’s Daughter Debuts

The King of Elfland’s Daughter Debuts

March 6, 2009
Middle School students delighted their audience with a magical tale as The King of Elfland’s Daughter debuted on Thursday night. The musical production showed off the vocal and theatrical talents of our Grade 6-8 students while telling a fantastical tale about the nature of love and magic.
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War Child Teaches Students

War Child Teaches Students

March 6, 2009
Lori Johnston from War Child Canada visited the school this week to speak about how wars around the world impact the lives of children and to thank SMUS students for all the fundraising work they have done for her organization, through Keep the Beat and other events. War Child is a non-profit organization that works with children affected by war, including orphans and child soldiers.
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Boot Game Kicks Off Senior Rugby

Boot Game Kicks Off Senior Rugby

March 6, 2009
Next Tuesday, the Senior rugby boys will battle Oak Bay in the annual Rees Boot Game. The SMUS side has been victorious the last two years and will be giving their all this year – one more victory will bring them up to tie with Oak Bay at seven wins since the tradition began.
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Junior School Students Lead Conferences

Junior School Students Lead Conferences

March 6, 2009
Each class in the Junior School has organized student led conferences during the final part of the second term. This gives parents an opportunity to come into the school during the school day and spend about an hour with their children in the classroom setting.
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  Athletics Week in Review
Athletics Week in Review March 2, 2009
This weekend SMUS rowers raced for the first time as a Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) club representing St. Michaels University School at the Elk Lake Spring Regatta. This was the first of several regattas of the spring season for this small group of 11 athletes, who had an extremely successful showing and raced against crews from across the island and the mainland.
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  SMUS in the News
SMUS in the News

March 1, 2009
A compilation of recent media stories about our school, our students, staff, parents and alumni.
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