Mike Walsh, a former SMUS rugby coach, used to split players into teams at the start of practice by saying, “blues vs odds and sods”. It was never an honour to be on the odds & sods team because it meant you forgot your practice jersey! As a blog title, it refers to the series of random events contained in this post.
In the spirit of remembering people who have graced our school, during the school’s annual Remembrance Day assembly, we honored those who served Canada by fighting and giving their lives in various wars. As part of the assembly, the name of each school alumnus and staff member who lost their life in WWI or WWII is read out, the senior school orchestra plays, the senior school drama troupe performs, and the middle school choir students sing. It is a somber occasion full of emotion and reflective thought, and considered to be one of the most impactful assemblies of the year.
Remembrance Day is also a stat holiday in BC and marks a four-day long weekend for the school. We all part ways after the assembly and many students head home or are placed in homestays throughout the community, while others flew down to Disneyland for what is now a bit of a standard trip.
Each week there is one chapel service and one assembly, and this week showed a host of Bolton Boys taking the mic in various form and highlights.
Saturday activities were also on the docket again this weekend. I was up at UVic doing a spin class with some students, including fellow Bolton boy, Finn. We happened to walk by the squash courts at just the right time to see Stanley win his squash game!
There were several other activities including helping out at a local community kitchen, bowling, an Imax movie, and nacho making!
After each long weekend or major holiday, there is a Sunday of boarding house games, community dinner, and a chapel service. This weekend’s house games are a combination of basketball, handball, and minute-to-win-it games. The basketball crew hit the school courts to get a little practice in prior to tomorrow’s games.
Tomorrow’s community dinner is hosted by Bolton! The boys have identified that this time of year can be particularly stressful knowing that report cards will be coming out soon. As such, the planning committee (below), headed up by Mr. Fryer, have opted for a relaxation type theme where students can wear whatever they find cozy to dinner.
Tomorrow is a huge day! Stay tuned for some exciting photos and thrilling results!