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Student Theatre Heats Up with Fahrenheit 451
by Robyn Hope, Grade 11 The Student Theatre Society was formed four years ago by an enterprising group of students and their diligent teacher representative. Since the very beginning, students have run the society almost exclusively; a director (in this … Continue reading
SMUS Remembers
The Senior School campus held a moment of silence this morning at 11:00 in honour of Remembrance Day. Though the school was unable to hold its usual large-scale event, students marked the day in their classrooms and some came into … Continue reading
Senior and Junior Students Bond With Books
by Kelly Twa, Grade 12 Mondays are typically the worst day of the week: you’re tired after a busy weekend, you still haven’t finished all your assignments that are due, you’re given even more homework, and you know you are … Continue reading
Science Students Look Into Their Hearts
by Emma Donald, Grade 8 On Thursday, November 5th, both of Ms. Van Alstine’s Science 8 classes completed a sheep heart dissection. As I’m sure you could expect, there were lots of cries of “Eww, gross!” from everywhere in the … Continue reading
Athletics Review: Nov 9, 2009
Senior Cross Country With a heavy rainfall warning in the Lower Mainland for much of last week, the conditions were less than ideal for the SMUS team heading over for the provincial championships. Boys captain Leo Marchand would accompany the … Continue reading
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SMUS Alumni and Rowers Launch New Boats
by Lori Adam, Director of the Annual Fund This past Sunday, in between races at the 2nd regatta at Elk Lake, our SMUS rowers were able to join us for a spectacular event – the christening of four new rowing … Continue reading
U15 Girls Share Their Soccer Experience
by Grade 8 students Jenna Dhillon, Ali Murtland and Sam Colby After we arrived in Toronto for the U15 CAIS tournament, which consisted of 16 teams, we spent our first day touring the city. Our first stop was Eaton Centre … Continue reading
My Run for the 2010 Olympics
by Alicia Pawluk, Grade 12 rower Last Friday, I had the incredible fortune to partake in a most historic event. October 30, 2009 was certainly a day that I will always remember for its excitement, its thrill, and its emotion. … Continue reading
Students Celebrate the Dead
by Marilu Vidaurri, Grade 12 boarder This Monday, a group of the Mexican students from SMUS, alongside some of the Spanish department students and staff, such as Ms. Calderon and Ms. Anderson, put together a beautiful and very colorful altar … Continue reading
Junior Students Collect Coats for Kids
by Grade 5 students Mattia Sanati, Alana Hawes, Jill Taylor and Sophie Jones We volunteered to be part of the Coats for Kids drive. Since we have introduced this to the students in our Monday morning assembly, people contributed so … Continue reading