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\ PreparingforA wholeNew World
2 Ourworldischangingsofastthatitraisesprofoundquestionsaboutthekind
• ofworldthattoday'sschool-agechildren willinherit. A Canadianfutur-
* ist, DonaldTapscott, writinginthemid-1990s, dubbedtoday'syouth "thenet
• generation"andalertedusto thepossibleconsequences. Sincethen, theNet
• hascometodominateourcontemporarycultureandto beanendlesssource
• offascinationfortoday'sstudents. OurAGS2008speaker, CandiceKelsey, went
• further contendingthatFacebookandMySpacearecentraltothelivesofNorth
, Americanadolescents. Ifincreasingnumbersofouryoutharelivingan "online
• adolescence,"itcertainlyhasimplicationsforleadingindependentschoolslike
Grammar
BigchangesunleashedbytheITrevolutionarewith ustostay. Afterattending
• aNAIS2008lectureinNew York by DanielPink, authorofA WholeNewMind
* (2007), IcameawaymoreconfidentthaneverthattheGrammarSchoolwason
, therighttrack. TheInformationAgeof"left-braindominance,"hecontends,
• isgivingwaytoanewworldin which "right-brainqualities-inventiveness, criticalthinking, empathy, andmeaning-predomi-
• nate "Thefuture,"accordingtoPink, "belongstoa verydifferentkindofperson withadifferentkindofmind." Whatthatmeans]
^forusisthattheGrammarvision ofeducation, sparkingbigpicturethinking, shouldservestudentswellin thefuture.
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^ Eachschoolday, weseeevidenceofHGSstudentsrisingtofreshchallengesinacademics, athletics, andthearts. HereatGrammar,
• studentstaketheinitiative. Oneremarkableexampleofrealstudentleadership wastheIdleFreeZoneinitiative, spearheadedby
• Innessa Colaiacovo, thatculminatedinHGSbecomingachartermemberoftheChildren'sCleanAirNetwork. Student-ledprojects
• likethePepRally, theHouseFieldDays, andSeniorSchoolCoffeeHousestestifytothecreativityandcapabilitiesofourstudents
Mypersonalhighlightreelfortheyearispackedwith vividmemories OurfirstGrammarFestWeekendinNovember2007saw
thecommunitycometogetherinacelebrationoftheGrammarexperience. ThemassivePepRallyin OctoberandourfirstSenior
SoccermatchesagainstCitadelHigh rallybuoyedourspirits. TheOpeningAssemblyspeechinJanuary2008ofPremierRodney
MacDonaldseta verypositivetone. Ourtrulymagnificentdramaticproductions. Into theWoods, TheMadAdventuresofMr Toad,
andMuchAdoAboutNothingdemonstratedthegrowingvitalityofthearts
Surveyingthesepages,you willseethevisualrecordofschoollifethrough theeyesofstudents. Overthepastyear HeadGirlIsabel
ChenderandHeadHoyMatthewBoswickhaveraisedourspiritsandablyguidedtheexpandedStudentCouncil, workingin coop-
eration withHoardofStewardsChairLukeArmstrong, HouseCaptainJessica VanZantenanda wholeteam ofActivityStewards.
Hehindthemallthewaywasadedicatedfacultyteam, ledbyMattMoffatt, TimMcGarrigle, MichaelPeterson, theHouseCounsel-
lors, andtheActivitiesAdvisors.
« Ihe Grammarian mirrorsthevitalityoftheGrammarexperience. ManythankstoAlekaMacLellanandtheeditorialteam, sup-
portedbyMs AngelaMcKe^ney forcapturingtheessenceofstudentlife.
• l)r Paul W. Bennett
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Thepastyearhascertainlybeenoneofchangeandchallenge. Welostafewkey
membersofourSeniorBoysVarsityBasketballTeam, andforashorttimethefuture
lookedalittlebleakfortheSeniorBoysTeam; however, astheyearunfolded, Iwas
pleasedandproudtoseedevelopmentsintheteamthatIbelievearerepresentativeof
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theHGSexperiencegenerally
TheSeniorBoysBasketballteam, throughdedication, teamwork, andlotsofhard
workon thepartoftheplayersandcoach,pulledoffagreatseason-sometrulygreat
basketballtowatch, andabronzemedalinthefinals. Everygamewashardfought
andtheindividualperformancesweremorethancreditable. Ryan Cutcliffeeven
playedinsomeplay-offgameswhilebattlingpneumonia.
TheSeniorSchoolisalotliketheSeniorBoysbasketballteamthispastyear Theyear
\ alwaysstartswitha mixtureofstrongerandweakerplayers, butinthefinalanalysis
I itisthequalityofthecommitmentandeffortthatturnsstudentsinto winners. Weare
i justifiablyproudin theSeniorSchoolofourrecordofturningoutsuccessfuldiploma
candidates. Oursuccessraterivalsthebestschoolsintheworld, butIamasproudofthosestudentswho workhard, staythe
courseandalmostsucceed, asIamofthosewhosucceedwithaverageresults, andthosewhosucceedbrilliantly. Theyhave
grappledwithachallengingprogram, managedtheirtime,practicedandworkedhard, individuallyandtogether, andIknow
thattheirhard-wonknowledgeandskillswillstandthem ingoodsteadinthefuture. What'smore, despitethestressesand
strains, Ithinkthatwemanagedtohavealotoffunwhileweweredoingit. It'snotabadrecipeforlifeandcertainlyonethat
continuestosustain me.
Mr.Moffatt, HeadofSeniorSchool
Me^^^W. JkadBoi^cundJkadQi^l2007-200^
AweekbeforeMarchbreak, andtheyeariscomingtoaclose. The
hallwaysarebuzzingwithenergyasthegraduatingclassanxiously
looksforwardtonextyearEmotionsaremixedaswiththisexcite-
mentcomesmuchreflection. SettingoutinSeptember, wewanted
toshowcaseallthetalents, charisma, andcomedythatweknewthe
studentshad. Takingonleadershiproleswasn'tdifficultaswefound
illthestudentsarounduswereleadersintheirown ways. Ourcom-
binedskillscreatedRid-iki-lassevents. Honorroll2007-2008:Dance
CoatChecktimes: under12minutes; Coffeehouses:jamming
andpacked,jampacked;PepRallies:special;Dressupdays:stylishyetdisturbing;MoffattdancingtoSClubl:Priceless.
Withoutthehelpoftheteachers, noneofthiscouldhavehappened. WewouldliketogivespecialshoutoutstoDr.Benz,Mo-Pete, HerrHare,
T-Mac, C-Chis, C-Mox, D-Robbinz, andofcourseourdrivingforceEminem, theallmightyMatthewMoffatt.
Aselectionsgetnearer, ourtermscometoaclose. Wewisheveryonenextyearthebestofluck,you'llneedit Ouradvice?Laughandenjoyit,
becauseitgoesbyfasterthanyouthink.
"Giveitallyou'vegot." -OptimusPrime[episode:theKeytoVectorSigma,Pt.II]
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A MOTE raOH THE EDITORS
We
are delighted and proud to present ijou with the
200S Grammarian. To us, the ijearbooh is more thanjust a
photo booh; it is a collection of memories that the
Grammar community has shared over the past year, which
we can reflect upon in the future. This year's theme was
"Strength Through Diversity" and we aimed to be as inclusive
as possible to the large variety of people at the Grammar
school in terms of age, background, interesb and accom-
piishmenb. At the start of the year, we set out voith the goal
of creating the best school yearbooh possible, but faced dif-
culties along the way. In addition to learning the new pub-
ishing software, enduring long wori^ing hours, and pestering
e graduates for their grad information, we had to wori^ with
tight budget and reduce the number of pages. However,
we overcame these obstacles by fundraising and wori^ing as
a team. Despite the minor problems we encountered, we
had so much fun and enjoyed the ride. The Grammar school
has offered so much to us and we wanted to give bach
something special as a tohen of our appreciation. So here it
is! We hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane.
Erin Wilson Siwar Arda Aleha MacLellan Evelyn Zhao
yiAPBOOK CONTPiBUTIOMS
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This yeari^ooh would not have been completed without the help of several individuals. would
lihe to thanh our yeari^ooK advisor Ms. Mchegney, nay Ruri^e of HerffJones publishing. Heather Mac-
Donald and Gay Silverman of the Development office, several teachers, ail of our parent sponsors, and,
of course, our dedicated yeari^ooK committee members:
Siwar Arda (Editor) hayla Malienj
Celeste Rlach Angela Mchegney (Advisor)
Matthew nluteau Amit Mishra
Justine Colley Young Song
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nraydon Connell Herun Tamn
hate Elboume Olivia Vihant
hathleen Fonvard Jennifer Williams
Samir Georges Dreugh Wood
George Grant Erin Wilson (Editor)
AleKa MacLellan (Steward/Editor) Evelyn Zhao (Editor)
Team
student Leadership
CABINET
Head Boy Matthew Boswicfe
Head Girl Isabel Chender
Secretary Susanna Allen
Treasurer Lucy Soudefe
Facilities Coordinator Kyle Hartlen
House Captain ~ Jessica Van Zanten
HOUSE STEWARDS
Prep School House Coordinator
Katie McGarrigle
Middle School House Coordinator
Evelyn Zhao
House Stewards - Acadia
Jon Oore & Maifea Inoue BSCHOOL STEWARDS
House Stewards - Koyal |Newspaper Steward Environment Steward Social Steward
Graham Leddin & Caroline Fraser ILufee Armstrong Innessa Colaiacovo Gharrett Paon
House Stewards - Privateers ISports Stewards Community Affairs Steward Yearbook Steward
Arathana Bowes & Hilary Grantmyre [John Boyle & Josh Maclntyre Jennifer Williams Aleha MacLellan
House Stewards - Glooscap lArts Steward Global Affairs Steward
Sinead O'Rafferty & Rebecca Wolfe iSean Butler Afeila Whiley
CLASS REPRESENTATIVES
Middle 1 Middle 5 Senior 2
Amelia Chant Hannah Price Niall MacGillivray
Allan Macdonald Jo Youn
Middle 2
Max Marchand Matthew Bluteau
Lizzie O'CarroII
Lucy Federico
Renufea Koilpillai Canteen Manager
Becfey Reith Senior 3
Middle 3
Emily MacLean
Douglas Morum Senior 1 Christina LeGay
Jacb Flinn Priya Koilpillai
Julie Tanner
Rachel Maclean
Middle 4
Liam Connor
Debbie Ogunrinde
Maria Cristina Suteanu
Rob Wilson
A Special Thank You to the Parents* Activities Committee
The Parents' Activities Committee (PAC) is a dedicated group consisting
ofan executive and class parents who organize and host several events as
a means of building community and raising funds for the Halifax Grammar
School. PAC events include the Parents' Reception, the Ice Cream Social,
the Book Fair, the Holiday Munch, and the Spring Fair. We would like
to express our sincere appreciation for this wonderful committee and its
many contributions to life at HGS.
Acadia House
Founded: 1964
Motto: Impossible est nusquam
Colours: Red, white with goldish yellow
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Characteristics: Loyally, perseverance, courage, and pride
Crest: Acadian flag, bear claw, boat and flower
Lair: Theatre. Tower Road CaiTipiis
Cheer:
A-C-A-D-I-A
We We
are loud, are proud.
Take us on, We'll stand our ground.
We persevere, With no fear
Come onAcadia!
Victory's near!
Glooscap House
Cheer: "The Black and Yellow"
Founded: 1964
"Black and yellow is what we wear.
Motto: Perseverance will triumph Come and challenge ifyou dare,
(Colours: Yellow and black
We'll fight together in a pack.
('haracteristics: jidurancc, ambition, and respect for the earth
F So other houses watch your back.
Crest: Wolf and the sun, native print We have stood the test oftime,
Lair: Auditorium, Atlantic Street Campus
Glooscap will forever shine."
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