Monthly Archives: May 2010

SMUS Students Earn Dogwood Scholarships

A few weeks ago, SMUS students auditioned and were interviewed for the Dogwood Scholarships, which arehanded out to students who excel in a variety of areas. Each scholarship is $1000 and can be put towards tuition or other expenses. Twelve … Continue reading

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Middle School Students Lead Senior School Chapel

by Claire Williams, Grade 8 student The most powerful rule: the Golden Rule. The most powerful way to get that message across: your peers. The Middle School chapel team, consisting of 14 students, presented the idea of the golden rule … Continue reading

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Junior Students Walk for the World

by Diana Nason, Junior School librarian SMUS and the World Partnership Walk hosted the Global Village Lunch at the Junior School on Thursday, May 13th. The children had the opportunity to eat a meal consisting of white rice and dhal … Continue reading

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Grade 1 Students Go To Jail

by Amalia, Grade 1 student When the Grade 1 class went to the Saanich Police and Fire Station, we saw Taz the police dog, we discovered Taz loves going on the treadmill, we sat on fire trucks and a police … Continue reading

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Athletics Review: May 25, 2010

Tennis The SMUS tennis team traveled to the 2010 Islands with the high expectations that come with an undefeated season. Things started as well as we could have hoped. Our boys doubles teams, consisting of Mitch Wiggins, Alfredo Gonzales, Victor … Continue reading

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Students Band Together for Cross-Campus Concert

by Erin Anderson, editor Just as their strings counterparts took to the stage a few weeks ago, our Middle School and Senior School band students performed for a packed house at the University of Victoria this Wednesday. Opening with a … Continue reading

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Students Reach for the Top

by Leo Marchand, Grade 12 student What could be better than a chance to test your knowledge of everything from physics to pop culture in an intense, head-to-head battle against students from all over the province? The only answer, of … Continue reading

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Grade 5 Students Ready for Royal Theatre

In just under two weeks, our Junior School will debut its production of the Rossini opera The Barber of Seville at the Royal Theatre. Mr. Duncan Frater – who is the conductor, writer and director for the production – has … Continue reading

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Eclectic Group Performs Traditional Russian Dance

by Anna Maeva, Grade 12 boarder from Russia One thing I certainly love about SMUS is that people here are always open to and interested in discovering new cultures. Being the only two Russian students here, me and Anastasia decided … Continue reading

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Athletics Review: May 17, 2010

Middle School Rugby SMUS hosted the LIMSSA rugby jamborees last week, with the Grade 6 jamboree taking place on Tuesday and the Grade 7 games on Wednesday. Ten teams from nine schools, including St. George’s and Collingwood from Vancouver and … Continue reading

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