SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Alumni News

Reunion Day 2007 was a huge success with more than 150 alumni returning for the day. We were pleased to have as our Founder’s Day speaker, Ian Robertson ‘57 (Groves’). Also reading in Chapel were Austin Spry ‘97 (Lonsdale’s) and Anna Panton ‘67 (Strathcona) and our service was officiated by Archbishop Andrew Hutchison. The Chapel was filled with Alumni and families from the classes of 1957, ‘67, ‘77, ‘87, ‘92, and ‘97. Following the Alumni luncheon many walked up to the the DH-L Pavilion to watch the Rugby World Cup 2007 final. The Shawnigan catering staff put on a fabulous dinner for the Alumni and Faculty.
Reunion Day 2008 is scheduled for Saturday, October 18th. Returning classes will include ‘48, ‘58, ‘68, ‘78, ‘83, ‘88, ‘93 & ‘98.

The Drama program will be performing “A Few Good Men” at the School Feb. 1&2. See the students tackle this entertaining show - and who will deliver Jack Nicholson’s famous line? “the truth.you can’t handle the truth!”
This year’s Musical is “Guys & Dolls” April 3, 4 & 5. at the Cowichan Theatre. Always a highlight of the School year, all alumni and friends of the School are invited to attend. Tickets are available through the Cowichan Theatre box office at 250-748-PLAY.

Returning for her ten-year reunion, Abbie Bagley-Young kindly volunteered to share her passion for the visual arts with Shawnigan students. Graduating from Princeton with an Art History and Studio Art degree, she found a perfect match for her interest in science and art in the field of art conservation and restoration. From Princeton, she enrolled for three years in the Courtauld Institute in London, England to study the Conservation of Easel Paintings. She currently lives in Amsterdam, where she specializes in restoring 15th and 16th-century Dutch paintings. She works as a freelance restorer at the Frans Hals Museum and for the Dutch government art collection. She has recently begun a PhD program at the Rijksmuseum.
While at Shawnigan, she was able to share some of the techniques and skills needed to restore paintings. As well, she demonstrated traditional egg tempera painting, from the grinding of the raw pigments to the cracking of the egg. It is always a pleasure to have Shawnigan alumni return to share their passions and skills with current students.
– Don Rolston, Director of Fine Arts

The SLS Spirit Gala is fast approaching and tickets are going quickly. If you would like to come and celebrate Graham Anderson’s 51st year of teaching at Shawnigan please mark your calendars for February 16.
Tickets are available by calling the Alumni Office at 250-743-6235 or visiting our on-line site www.spiritgala.com. For information, please contact Matthuw Ronald-Jones ‘93 at spiritgala@sls.bc.ca or (250) 743-7257.