Monthly Archives: January 2010

Poetry Night Turns Into Tribute

by Erin Anderson, editor Last night, the on-campus café The Daily Grind was packed with poets and poetry fans, as SMUS hosted yet another evening devoted to the written word. Almost 20 Writing 12 students joined special guest Maleea Acker … Continue reading

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Facing Challenges in Film

by Christina Robillard, Grade 8 The Victoria Film Festival offered a new project this year, titled FilmCan. It was a competition to offer Middle and Senior School students an opportunity to show off their video-producing abilities. You got to produce … Continue reading

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Athletics Review: Jan 11, 2010

Senior Girls Basketball The Senior girls kicked off the new year at the ISA tournament, hosted by Shawnigan Lake. The tournament was a good measure for the team, since it featured the provincially top-ranked AA team York House. In the … Continue reading

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Junior School Funds Farm Animals Overseas

Last term, the Junior School began a fundraising initiative on behalf of World Vision. The students challenged themselves to raise as much money as they could in order to help families in need buy animals and other supplies that would … Continue reading

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Free the Children Gala Returns to SMUS

by Caitlin Farquharson, Grade 12 Over the past five months, a group of over 60 students from Grades 9-12 have been planning every detail of this year’s Free the Children Gala. After finishing our goal of $25,000 for a village … Continue reading

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The Yale Alley Cats Kick Off 2010

by Erin Anderson, editor Just as the school year got rolling again, Josh Evans ’08 returned to his old school to perform with the a cappella music group the Yale Alley Cats. The Ivy League crew sang everything from Peter … Continue reading

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