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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Chris Darimont ’92 Talks Animal Evolution
by Erin Anderson, editor Chris Darimont ’92, an alumnus of SMUS and an award-winning conservation biologist, returned to SMUS to talk about his latest research on humanity’s effects on evolution. In addition to his public talk, Chris dropped in on … Continue reading
Middle School Students Master Math Challange
by Jo Lunn, Middle School mathematics teacher Some of our keenest Grade 7 and 8 math students recently took part in the regional Math Challengers competition. Organized in teams of five, students answered a series of timed math questions. In … Continue reading
Olympic Updates from Whistler/Vancouver
by Larry Borgerson, staff One of our transportation staff, Larry Borgerson, has been working for the past few weeks as a driver in Whistler for the Vancouver 2010 festivities. Throughout the games, he’s been keeping his colleagues up to date … Continue reading
Students Bring Change to Haiti
by Lincoln Welsh, Grade 12 On January 16, 2010, a group of 15 SMUSdents and friends from other schools banded together in response to the recent earthquake crisis in Haiti. Bringing along any bucket they could get their hands on … Continue reading
Athletics Review: Feb 23, 2010
Senior Badminton The SMUS Senior badminton team travelled to Kamloops last Friday to take part in a two-part exhibition series. The road trip was a little on the long side, but when the competition arrived, it was clear that the … Continue reading
Students Spread Cheer Downtown
by Erin Anderson, editor Some service-minded students spent last weekend brightening the days of anyone who was lucky enough to be strolling through Victoria’s downtown waterfront. With signs proclaiming “Free Hugs,” our Senior School students offered anyone interested a brief … Continue reading
Grade 2 Students Party at Senior School
by Grade 2 students Ben Lupin, Julian Fitzgibbon, and Jonah Wilmott The Grade 2 class went on a pyjama party field trip to the Symons and Timmis Boarding Houses. When we got there, we gave our big buddies some bubbles. … Continue reading
Chinese Culture Week Returns
by Erin Anderson, editor Last week was Chinese culture week, the latest in a series of weeks put on by the International Council. One of the undisputed highlights was the return of the professional performers from Vancouver, who demonstrated martial … Continue reading
Athletics Review: Feb 16, 2010
Senior Badminton Last Wednesday, SMUS hosted the Senior Badminton Island Championships. Although SMUS had a perfect 4-0 record entering the tournament, a key injury to star player Candice Ip made it an uphill climb for the team. In fact, SMUS was … Continue reading
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Olympic Spirit Comes to the Junior School
by Erin Anderson, editor This morning, just before the 2010 Olympics kick-off in Vancouver, the Junior School hosted its very own torch run and games. With an official torch (graciously lent from one of the official torch bearers), a police … Continue reading