Monthly Archives: November 2009

The Many Faces of Recitations

by Liam Maclure, Grade 10 Video of recitations by Leo Marchand, Mary Lapp, Kelly Twa and Tom Zheng. My heart is pounding. I have to remind myself that I love my piece in order to calm myself. The seat to … Continue reading

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Athletics Review: Nov 23, 2009

Senior Girls Volleyball The Senior girls traveled up to Brentwood to compete in the Island championships this past weekend. Due to an upsetting loss to St. Andrews during the city championships, the team went in ranked 7th. Given a tough … Continue reading

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Free the Children Group Visits Junior School

by Madison Hadfield, Grade 10 When you were in Kindergarten, did you have any idea what clubs and councils you would join in nine years? On November 20th, a group of six Senior School students from Grades 9-12 headed down … Continue reading

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Grade 5 Students Review Grade 5 Concert

by Grade 5 students Hannah Kitson, Elise Marchessault, and Katie McAulay On November 24th at 11:00 am, the Grade 5 students gave a wonderful strings performance. The performed in harmony and unison. Together, the Grade 5 players got a standing … Continue reading

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Joining the Chinese Language Proficiency Competition

by Mue I, Grade 11 boarder from Japan Because I had previously won 1st place and the best speaker award in the East Japan Area, I earned the right to join the 2nd Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Overseas … Continue reading

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Rave Reviews for Fahrenheit 451

Tonight is the last night for parents, faculty and students to catch the SMUS Theatre Society’s production of Fahrenheit 451, a play based on the dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury. The cast and crew have put much effort in bringing … Continue reading

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Junior School Service Applauded

This week, the SMUS Junior school was recognized for its many service initiatives at the annual Youth in Philanthropy awards. Grade 5 student Nick Considine accepted the award on behalf of his school and was featured on A Channel News. … Continue reading

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Spirited Week at SMUS

by Wonjin Kim, Head Boy It’s not at many high schools in Canada that a student has the chance to witness a friend debut his quasi-rock song, bombard their least favourite teacher with dodgeballs, give rise to a neon-yellow, feathered … Continue reading

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The Day of the Snakes

by Brennan Bellavance, Grade 6 student In my Grade 6 science class, there were two ladies from Swan Lake. They told us about how a snake eats and smells and also had a diagram of the inside organs. There was … Continue reading

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Athletics Review: Nov 16, 2009

Junior Girls Volleyball The Junior girls volleyball team played their best volleyball of the season in one of the most closely-matched city championships in history, winning silver and securing a berth at Island Championships. It is only the second time … Continue reading

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