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HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES OF THE 1960s

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INSIDE:

2—Mr. Berry and Mr. Peterson moved on in ‘64 3—Hillcrest’s new ‘Field Turf’ 4 to 7—Reunion ’81 Retrospect 8—Your 50th Reunion Committee 9—The Memory Stone; Reunion Display Case 10 & 11—1963-64 Head Boy Bryan Gilbart and Head Girl Marilyn Reid 12 & 13—A new parish created in Elmvale Acres 14—More new 1965 grads who have signed on 15—More on Bryan Gilbart; Paul’s Letter to the Editor 16—Hillcrest Cheerleaders at Landsdowne Park - Fall 1963 17—Violet Rossy would love to hear from you! 18 & 19— Wendy Lauder looks back... 20—Shirley MacFeeley Remembered 21—Reflecting on Thomas Sailman’s life; A Eulogy for John Vrooman 22—Thoughts on Tom Heaney— 41 years later 23—An Ode to Barry Hopkins 24—Christmas & New Year’s Greetings from Graham and Lynne

Hillcrest 50th Reunion Website: http://www.hillcrestottawa50th.ca

Our third head boy & head girl.. Hillcrest’s third Head Girl and Head Boy were Marilyn Jean Reid and Frederick Bryan Gilbart, two Grade 13 students who stood out as they were described in ‘Impact 64’, the HHS Yearbook, as: not only having brains but a lovely personality (in Marilyn’s case) and, an un-conceited genius (in Bryan’s). It was Bryan who alerted a group of six grads to the May 2011 anniversary/reunion in a New Year’s message last February. Without his ‘heads up’, we might not be where we are today with a committee secretary who keeps us posted monthly and even this newsletter that we hope you enjoy reading as much as we do putting it together. Tracking down Marilyn was interesting and challenging3 an old Carleton University Alumni Directory had her listed as living in Topsail, Newfoundland, but used her maiden name. The Ontario Teachers College website - ‘Find A Teacher’ section - indicated that Marilyn was indeed a trained teacher but had incorrectly listed her married name as ‘Marilyn Marilyn’. (Funny how they didn't appreciate being told that!) Sources in B.C. reported that Marilyn had married and moved to England. Finally, it was learned that Marilyn had married Tony Middleton, and with help from Dr. Penny Blackwood of Memorial

Hillcrest High School’s Head Boy and Head Girl fro 1963-64 — Bryan Gilbart and Marilyn Reid.

University's Alumni Affairs and Development, a Skype phone call from Scotland confirmed that Hillcrest's third Head Girl was indeed alive and well and living in Newfoundland! Enjoy your reading of Hillcrest’s third Head Boy and Head Girl...and you will meet them at the Reunion. See you there!

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They left Hillcrest for new roles in 1964

Merivale High School (MHS) located at the intersection of Merivale Road and Viewmount Drive in Nepean. The school is known for its gifted student program but also runs French Immersion programs and extensive visual art, music and co-operative education programs. Enrolment is around 1200. The school's team is the Merivale Marauders; colours are maroon and gold.

Merivale High School—New Principal and Vice-Principal—S.R. Berry and A.G. Peterson, both from Hillcrest who left after three years.

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Hillcrest to benefit from new ‘FieldTurf’ surface (Editor’s Note:- Highlighted parts in the following story are reprinted from The Ottawa Citizen, Saturday, November 13, 2010, Page F5 Section: Sports; Byline: Martin Cleary, through FPinfomart.ca; photo of the field being developed by Lynne Bowes.) Raising funds by any sports club can be a challenge but through stick-to-it-ness, the Ottawa Internationals Soccer Club has been able to raise $300,000, which, according to The Ottawa Citizen was “enough to set off a political and academic chain reaction that will allow the 2,400-member club to unveil two multimillion-dollar, multipurpose, lighted FieldTurf playing surfaces in the spring of 2011.” (Reporter Martin Cleary advises: “FieldTurf is an artificial turf system made by a company in Montreal that combines "the performance properties of natural grass with the benefits of a syn-thetic solution," according to its website. It lowers maintenance costs, increases playing time and can be used under most weather conditions.”) The Internationals have been working with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) and the Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board (OCCSB), with funding provided by both the federal and provincial governments to create the artificial-turf fields at Ecole Secondaire Catholique Franco-Cite and Hillcrest High School, two neighbouring schools which are divided by Smyth Road. “The project will give the Internationals two top-quality fields, allow its teams to have extended seasons and welcome more members,” according to The Ottawa Citizen. Here are some “Hillcrest” extracts from the article by Martin Cleary: • The Internationals will end up with two mortgages totalling $1 million—

$600,000 for the Hillcrest field; $400,000 for Franco-Cite's which they plan to pay off in seven years.

• The Hillcrest field will cost $2.4 million and should be ready for the school's 50th anniversary next May 13-15. The field will be 110 yards long, the length of a Canadian Football League field, with two 20-yard end zones.

• In the next five years, the Internationals hope to build a permanent mini-dome behind the Hillcrest tennis courts and would help to upgrade the tennis club venue.

• "It's great. It's a big bonus for us," says Hillcrest vice-principal Mark Morton. While the addition of two FieldTurf surfaces helps chip away at Ottawa's athletic field shortage, Bennett hopes other clubs help.

• "If every sport association and club had an artificial field, Ottawa would be much richer," he said. "What we need is 20 to 30 fields all around the city. I hope this whets peoples' appetites."

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Hillcrest’s 50th Anniversary / Reunion Committee—a group of volunteers who meet monthly to plan all the details for the three-day reunion celebration on May 13-14-15, 2011. On the left side of the table: Ross Baylin (Cafe), James Battye (Faculty), Marsha (Moss) Hartman (60's Decade Room)Gerry Page (70's Decade Room), Lynne Bowes (60's Decade Room), Sandi (Rotar) Plett (Co-Chaiir),Mary Smith, Reg Lavergne (Principal). On the right side of the table: Jan Cook (Co-Chair), Frank Allan (Faculty-R.), Bob Newell (Faculty-R.), Bob Publicover (Alumni Tracking), Dave Smith (Caterer), Lise Seguin (Alumni Tracking Facilitator), Jeannine Wilson. Featured in the insert is David Shaw, who is organizing the car show for Saturday, May 14. Photo by David Shaw

Hillcrest’s 50th Anniversary Organizing Committee

Almost a year ago, Jan Cook (Class of ’70) and Sandi Plett (Class of ’73) found each other on ‘Classmates’. Sandi had organized a 1967-1976 Hillcrest reunion in 2003, and was interested in helping plan (but not organizing by herself!) Hillcrest’s 50th in 2011. Ross Baylin (Class of ’69) helped Sandi out with that 30-35 year reunion. Jan Cook also was trying to stir up interest in Hillcrest’s 50th Anniversary, so Sandi and Jan decided to team up and co-chair the 2011 festivities. Peter Bachelor, a former Hillcrest teacher and coach, offered early on to assist on the committee as well. Monthly planning meetings have been held at Hillcrest (usually in the Library) with principal Reg Lavergne and James Battye representing current faculty since last spring, and smaller meetings have been held in between at committee members’ homes. Each meeting brings out a few new or old faces – people are welcome to attend even if they just want to listen! Small initial meetings last spring gradually evolved from reminiscing about the good old days, to planning a suitable three-day event that could re-unite former classmates and teachers in a warm and inviting atmosphere. A pub night, a dinner-dance and a brunch will be the main events, but for those who want to slip away from the bustle and quietly chat, a small coffee/soda shop will be on-going (in a small, intimate location yet to be determined) during most events. For sports enthusiasts, golf, rugby, baseball, volleyball, etc. will be available, and if you have an interest in performing, a talent show will happen on Saturday, along with a car show. The committee is still looking for volunteers to find alumni, and to take two-hour shifts in the Decade Rooms, the Coffee Shop, the Registration Tables, and other venues. Dave Smith usually brings imported chocolate, and Lynne (Class of ’64) brings Tim-bits! Next scheduled meeting is on Tuesday, December 14th, 4:00 p.m. in the Conference Room at Hillcrest. See you there?

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THE MEMORIAL STONE The ‘Memorial Stone’ is a boulder that came from the digging up of the rugby fields at Franco Cite across Smyth Road from Hillcrest. The 50th Anniversary / Reunion Committee may have another one brought over as well. An alumnus will be funding a ‘Memorial’ metal plaque - to be inscribed to the effect that the boulder (or boulders) is / are dedicated to commemorate Hillcrest students and staff who have died. (See ‘Memorials’ on the Reunion website for tributes to all those students and staff who have passed away since the school was opened over 49 years ago.) Photo by Lynne Bowes

THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY / REUNION DISPLAY

A 50th Anniversary / Reunion display case full of Hillcrest High memorabilia has been set up just off the lobby by Reunion Committee stalwarts (left to right) Jan Cook, Marsha Moss Hartman, Lynne Mundy Bowes and (seated) Sandi Rotar Plett. Designed to remind current students that Hillcrest will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next May, the display case contains among many things a photo of Bueth L. Bradley, Hillcrest’s first Principal, who was a dominant figure in the school’s first decade and in many of our lives.

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Did you attend the 20th Reunion nearly 30 years ago and can you remember meeting any of your former 64/65 classmates there?

Editor’s Note: The following four pages have been extracted from ’Impact ’81’, Hillcrests annual yearbook for 1981.

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Do you remember any of these four teachers from Hillcrest’s earlier days in the 60’s?

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Do you remember when the new wing was being built? It isn’t new anymore!

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Do you remember when the new wing I wonder how many of the Majorettes will we get to meet at the Reunion?

Can you remember any of the Hillcrest Majorettes? First on the left is Cheryl Temple J. at centre is Leigh MacKenzie who was a teacher at HHS in 1981.

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Hillcrest Head Boy — 1963-64

FREDERICK BRYAN GILBART

As you read this I will have recently turned 64. It’s been a wonderful life and I’m hoping for a few more years ‘cause there’s lots I haven’t done. After graduating from Hillcrest, I flunked out of Carleton U Engineering twice and York U Arts once. I ended up in Toronto because one of my summer employers (surveying) was headquar-tered in T.O. and they had some drawing work for me. That led to a few years working with some great guys who ran a bunch of businesses including office interior design, show exhibit design and trade and consumer show production. It was during a cross-Canada product introduction show for the Singer Sewing Machine Company that I met Sandy. We were together for 30+ terrific years; we have two daughters, both are married and one has a one-year-old son – making me a grandfather. In 1970, I fell into what would be my life-long business career in the plumbing/hardware industry, when my cousin, who by-the-way knew I wasn’t exactly fulfilling my potential, got me involved in his business. Aqualine became Canada’s leader in plumbing repair parts. We had 12’, 16’, 20’ or more of orange carded faucet and toilet repair parts on the shelves in Canadian Tire, Home Hardware, Sears, Woolworths/Woolco and most other Canadian hardware stores. In 1985, we sold Aqualine and a few other little businesses that we had started or acquired to the Moen Faucet company and I continued to work with them in Canada and the U.S. for six years. In 1991, I had the opportunity to buy into Envirogard Products, now Canada’s (Continued on Page 15.)

Recipients of Graduation Awards in June 1964 were: Mickie Cox, Bryan Gilbart, Cathy Syberg and Linda Parker.

At right, Bryan in 2002.

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Hillcrest Head Girl — 1963-64

MARILYNJEANREID

(Editor’s Note:- In the August Edition, on Page Five (See opposite page.), we asked if you could remember the Head Boy and Head Girl from 1963-64 and gave you these clues: She was also a cheerleader, on Students’ Council, was known for her charming personality, beauty and brains. She was aiming for a career in the social sciences and was destined for marriage. Last thought to be in Topsail, Nfld., but where is she now? As it turned out, she was and here is her story.)

I remember my time at Hillcrest as one of innocence and optimism — no drugs, little alcohol and a belief in the future with opportunities and jobs, mostly created by government. How many of us, I wonder, became either teachers or civil servants? After a brief teaching stint in Calgary, I married Tony Middleton in 1970 and spent eight years in England and Wales. Next, it was Fredericton, and finally, St. John’s, Newfoundland. Mostly, I taught high school French, but for five years I was an importer / vendor / auctioneer of Welsh antiques—an experience that gives me great respect for any of my former classmates who became entrepreneurs. According to a survey I read on retiring, the two things seniors most regret are not taking more risks and not being more in the moment. With that in mind, Tony and I have taken up sea kayaking in summer and snowshoeing and Tai Chi in winter. We’ve also walked the Camino in Spain twice in the past five years—an excursion I recommend. Finally, I want to thank Lynne and Graham for tracking me down. It feels good to reconnect with the group of people I always liked so much. (Photos below: top left—Marilyn on the 1963-64 Board of Control; top right—on the Cheerleading Squad; bottom left, her extract from the 1964 yearbook, “Impact”; bottom right—today in Topsail.)

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With the development of Elmvale Acres, came the

(Editor’s Note: The following story has been extracted from the “History of Resurrection of Our Lord Parish” from the website of the Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church, (http://www.resurrectionchurchottawa.ca/index2.php?nav=_Community/06_History) and covers the first twenty-five years of the Parish History from 1957 to 1982. It was written by long-time parishioner, Mr. Robert (Bob) Ashe and, first published in the Parish Directory in 1983. Permission to publish extracts in the 50th Reunion Newsletter has been graciously granted by Father Paul Tennyson, SCJ, with assistance from Pastoral Assistant Carole Coulombe. In the forthcoming editions, we will be looking at the development of Elmvale Acres including at feeder schools for Hillcrest as many readers have expressed interest in the June edition article on the history of Elmvale Acres that was written by a parishioner of St. Aidan’s Church.)

In the mid 1950's, residential housing construction was underway at a rapid rate, in the south-east corner of the City of Ottawa, specifically in the triangle bordered by Russell and Walkley Roads. The first major development was in Elmvale Acres, on lands that then fell within the boundaries of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish. The Catholic families that first took up residence in Elmvale Acres, and in Hawthorne Meadows to the east, were required to travel the two to three miles to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on Alta Vista Drive. Many French-speaking families attended St., Thomas Aquinas Church on Kilborn Avenue, near Bank Street. The late Robert Campeau, the developer of Elmvale Acres, and the City Planners had set aside appropriate lands for schools and churches. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa purchased a parcel of that land on Cuba Avenue, at the top of Hutton Avenue; land that only a few years ago was sold and on which was built the Calvary United Pentecostal Church. The Ottawa Roman Catholic Separate School Board purchased another parcel of those lands at the corner of Saunderson Drive and Colson Avenue on which St. Leo's School was built. St. Leo's opened in 1957 and it housed both an English and French school with dual administrations.

St. Leo’s School under construction—1957 The final site of the church by 1960

By mid-1957, that portion of the subdivision that lay north of Smyth Road was fully built and housing starts had advanced as far to the south of Smyth Road as Chapman Boulevard. There then appeared to be a sufficient number of Catholic families living in Elmvale Acres, and in that portion of Hawthorne Meadows that was then developed, to interest some laymen in examining the possibility of establishing a new parish centered at Elmvale Acres. So it was that in September 1957, a group of Catholic men from Elmvale Acres met with an official of the Archdiocese of Ottawa to request that a new parish be established to serve the needs of the Catholics then resided in that area, as well as those expected to populate the surrounding subdivisions that would in the future be built. The original subdivision of lots and layout of streets in Elmvale Acres provided for Quinlan Road

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creation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Parish

to run easterly so as to meet Saunderson Drive. St. Leo's School, which was then in place, was to have been bounded by Colson Avenue, Saunderson Drive, and Quinlan Road on the South. It was noted that only a handful of lots on Quinlan Road, and on that part of Saunderson Drive between Quinlan Road and Wingate Drive, had been sold and that very little construction was underway on those that had been sold. This block would make and ideal location for a parish church, being adjacent to an existing separate school and large enough to accommodate another school which would soon be needed in the area. Construction was delayed during the late winter of 1959/60 because of concern over water conditions underground. The problem was eventually overcome and the church was ready for occupancy in September 1960 with the first Masses being offered in the church on Sunday September 4, 1960. Through quick action, and the co-operation of City Hall and the Developer, those who had already purchased lots on that parcel of land were persuaded to take alternate sites, and Quinlan Road was redirected south, some 100 yards west of Saunderson so as to meet Wingate Drive. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa then purchased a portion of those lands facing on Saunderson Drive while the Separate School Board purchased the remainder facing on Quinlan Road and on which l'Ecole Marguerite Bourgeois was eventually built. The Congregation of Notre Dame purchased the properties at 852 and 856 Quinlan Road, as a convent for the Sisters who would teach at the new school. It was then determined that the boundaries of the proposed new parish would be: the City Limits on the south; the centre line of Conroy Road and the NCC Green Belt in Elmvale Acres and what is now Urbandale Acres, from the southern city limit to Smyth Road on the west; from Smyth Road to the CNR rail-line on the north; and then south-easterly along the CNR rail-line to the southern City Limits. The name selected for the new parish was "Resurrection of Our Lord". The name signified a new beginning or birth. In addition, the word 'Resurrection' was bilingual.

Arrangements were then made with the Ottawa Separate School Board to use the facilities of St. Leo's School for Sunday Mass, until such time as a church could be built. The stage was then set for the formal announcement by Archbishop Lemieux that indeed a new parish was being formed and that it would come into existence on Sunday March 9, 1958 with three Masses being offered in one of the classrooms at St. Leo's School. Monsignor LaRivière was appointed the first Pastor, though he would also

Sunday Mass in St. Leo’s School continue with his position as President of the Marriage Tribunal.

The classroom, corridors and the stairwells at St. Leo's School were overcrowded that first Sunday morning. On March 25th the number of masses was increased to four and eventually the permanent walls between three classrooms were replaced with removable walls so as to enlarge the areas of the Sunday Chapel to seat 160 persons.

(To be continued in the January edition of the Hillcrest High School 50th Reunion Newsletter.)

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1965 Grads Who Have Signed On... Bernice Alice “Bunny” Barker Craig Marital Status: Widowed Graduation Year: 1965 Your role at Hillcrest: Faculty/Staff/Student?: Student RSVP: Yes / No / Maybe: Yes People attending (including you): 1 From Bunny: Hope to be there !!!! Thinking of you all.

Peter Kirkman Cussons Occupation: Retired Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 1 Graduation Year: 1965 Your role at Hillcrest: Faculty/Staff/Student?: Student RSVP: Yes / No / Maybe: Yes People attending (including you): 2 From Peter: I attended Hillcrest from Grade 10 to 13, starting in 1961--then it was on to Carleton U. for four years. After graduation, I became a "Federal Public Servant", spending 30 plus years at the CRTC before retirement. I have fond memories of attending Hillcrest during its first few years, and hope to see some old friends at the reunion.

Beverley Perrigo Crozier

Occupation: Executive Admin Assistant Marital Status: Divorced Graduation Year: 1965 Your role at Hillcrest: Faculty/Staff/Student?: Student RSVP: Yes / No / Maybe: Yes People attending (including you): Just me From Beverley: I haven't been back to Ottawa since 1974, have lost touch with any and all my friends I had in High School and I am excited to come back for this Reunion! Coming from the West Coast!

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FREDERICK BRYAN GILBART (Continued from Page 10.) leader in water treatment with our ‘Rainfresh’ brand. Again, our products are on the shelves of most hardware and home improvement stores in Canada and installed in homes, farms, cottages, cabins, boats, RVs and businesses all across the country. We manufacture several different technologies, one of which is a simple ceramic cartridge that traps and kills harmful bacteria, and I’m proud to say that we have thousands of these filters in use currently in Haiti, Pakistan and other countries around the world. I’ve been actively involved in both my hardware industry’s association and my plumbing industry’s associa-tion serving on committees, boards and being President of CHHMA and President of CIPH Ontario Region. I’ve been actively involved in charity fund-raising and currently am on the committees for the ‘Pedlars & Grinders Golf Tournament’ that supports ‘Sleeping Children Around-the World’ and the ‘Nielsen Golf Tournament’ that supports the ‘Daily Bread Food Bank’. In 2006, I was lucky enough to marry Vicki. We love to golf together and life is good. Vicki decided to go back to school and just graduated from Humber College’s Culinary Program with honours and received the ‘President’s Letter’. Now she’s studying at George Brown College to become a ‘sommelier’. Ahhhh, great food and good wine, prepared and served by a beautiful woman! We can’t wait to see you all in Ottawa at the Reunion.

Hillcrest Head Boy - 1963-64

Dear Editor, I was startled to read the Lynne Mundy diary entry in your November issue, about her and Donna's receipt of a telegram-invitation to bowl from Tom and Paul in 1962. That would have been Schultzie and myself conspiring to double-date these two hot sisters, as I recall. Although he was an athlete of considerable renown--whether bowling, darts, horseshoes, croquet, ping pong or other sports--I have always suspected that Schultz had ulterior motives with respect to this particular sporting invitation. My own intentions were pure, of course. I was dismayed to read that Ms. Mundy was both horrified and depressed upon remembering our invitation--even though the fact that she is still discussing the matter some 48 years later speaks volumes about the effectiveness of our technique. I wonder if either sister has been asked for a date by tele-gram since? Perhaps the contents of the entire diary should be published in order that there can be a full and proper examination of this and related matters. Paul Kyba

As a result of completing the third of three consecutive two-year terms, Mr. Bryan Gilbart, a long time supporter of the Association and a well respected member of both the Association and the hard-ware industry as a whole is step-ping down from the CHHMA Board. Above, Bryan is receiving the coveted red jacket from Wendy Hanson, immediate Past Chairman, who also has completed her term on the Association’s Board.

Letter to the Editor

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HILLCREST’S CHEERLEADING SQUAD of 1962-63 got to cheer for the (then) Ottawa Rough Riders at Lansdowne Park during a fall game in 1963, because they had won the CFRA Cheerleading Competition. Seen above, the squad were just finishing up a cheer with a cartwheel, with some finishing a little earlier than others, so they were not out of synch...it’s just the camera angle! The nine cheerleaders, each wearing a letter denoting the school’s name, are in clockwise order starting with Norma MacFeely (“T”), in a full upside-down cartwheel in the foreground, who, when she finishes her cartwheel, will end up standing beside Wendy Lauder (“S”) at the far right (who looks like she is trying out for ‘Riverdance’); June Godfrey (“C”), at left, just going into her cartwheel; Sue Broadbridge (“H”), whose face can be seen in the crook of June’s left arm; Mickie Cox (“L), crouched in front of Lynne Mundy (“I”), who is looking at Norma; Marilyn Reid (“L”), almost completely hidden by Sandy Hall (“E”), whose head is partially blocked by Norma’s left leg; Bonnie Sye (“R”), with her arms outstretched; and, Wendy with her arms at her side. If you can’t remember the School Cheer, it was: "Hillcrest's on the field and the field is hot, And you can't beat Hillcrest with the stuff you've got, 'Cause when you're up, you're up, And when you're down, you're down, And when you're up against Hillcrest, You're upside down !” (which is when they did the cartwheel). Only on this day, the words were changed slightly to “Riders”...a team now relegated to sporting history. Cheerleader Wendy Lauder (far right) looks back on her years at Hillcrest on pages 18 and 19 as she recalls, “Ah, yes, I remember it well!”

Hillcrest was ‘on the field’ Hillcrest was ‘on the field’ and Lansdowne was ‘hot’!!!and Lansdowne was ‘hot’!!!

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Charming thenJ.and charming nowJ

Violet Rossy would love to hear from you

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Hillcrest was ‘on the field’ Hillcrest was ‘on the field’

I have two children, Angela and Drew MacDonald, and my daughter is married and living in Calgary while my son, Drew, lives in Europe. I have been divorced since 1998 and remain single and live in Renfrew, not far from Ottawa. I am a registered nurse and am the Director of Care at a long-term care facility in Renfrew. I would love to hear from anyone to can remember that I was a classmate, as being so shy in high school, I didn’t mix well with a crowd. Better late than never! High school was very exciting and I remember the sports most of all and the Hootenannies in the auditorium. How I admired all those people who could get up and sing or dance. Because I have not lived in Ottawa for so many years, I have lost complete touch with anyone from Hillcrest. But, I would love to hear from anyone and look forward to keeping in touch. Do we have to wait until the 50th reunion to see old classmates. Send me a line and a picture as I do not have my yearbooks anymore. Hard to believe that it is 41 years since I graduated. (vrossy@sympatico.ca)

Violet Rossy in 11C in 1965 (above) and today (at right). Violet was involved in the Girls’ Junior Basketball Team as well as the Girls’ Senior Volleyball and Basketball teams in 1963-64-65.

Violet possesses a natural style and grace that boded well for her being featured in an article on the benefit of charm schools in ‘The Ottawa Citizen’ on Tuesday, September 28, 1965 (above) and as a member of the Girls’ Senior Basketball Team in 1964-65. (left) (Editor’s Note:- The article above is reprinted courtesy of ‘The Ottawa Citizen’.)

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Wendy Lauder Cartwright looks back at HHS

Ah yes I remember it well. To be honest I am not sure how much I do remember. But I will meander and gather a few thoughts, just to help out Graham, you understand. I know I always loved school and that included HHS. From being nobody at Ridgemont, and loving it, to somebody at Hillcrest , and loving it even more, was likely one of the luckiest changes that has ever happened to me, next to my children and my second husband. How incredibly privileged we, the first grad class, were: editors of this, captains of that, players on this and heads of that! I know I would not have had the opportunities I was given had I continued on at Ridgemont. So I look back fondly at the joys and the angsts of those times and say thank you to whomever one should say thank you to for such good luck. I haven’t forgotten representing good ol’ HHS at a special school for pregnant teens, when Mr. B thought I was head girl material, or maybe he thought something else? Never thought something else? Never thought of that until now, when my husband read this article and asked me to explain the context. I think the administration was trying to help us practice abstinence, don’t you? I remember I had to make a report of this visit over the PA to the school. Can’t for the life of me remember what I said but I do remember being totally uncomfortable during the visit. Two years later, Bennie told me I had the ankles to be a PE teacher, and I realized he had thought having good ankles qualified me for a lot of things I really wasn’t suited for. Anyway, my ankles did little to assist me when I eventually was appointed the yearbook editor, as those of you, whose names we mutilated or omitted, can attest. Like Lynne, I should probably spend most of the reunion profusely apologizing for all the errors. I remember feeling totally at a loss as to what to do and when. Mounds of pictures and paste –up pages floating around the room; deadlines looming and no teacher in sight to guide us! Well I did write the editorials and to my surprise I still have the same sentiments. I still admire Ghandi and his philosophy. Although I didn’t become a missionary, working in the teaching profession has brought me such satisfaction that I really don’t want to quit. These last years teaching refugee and immigrant students English in high school has brought me as close to missionary work as I am likely to get at this point. Over the years, backpacking and luxury travelling with the family has taken us to so many interesting places and there are so many more to see. And I hope miles to go before I sleep. But to more poignant memories. Dark dances in the gym and tender but bright sock hops in the hall when the gym was out of bounds. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” haunts me to this day. The day the new boy walked into our class! The cold war speech by Hal or Bob proclaiming, “Better red than dead!” I was so shocked and then impressed! (Continued on Page 19.)

At left, Wendy with her grand-daughter Cierra during a visit to Ottawa last summer.

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Wendy Lauder looks back...(Continued from Page 18.)

Cheerleading at an Ottawa football game and fudging the splits on many occasions, much to our dear captain’s chagrin. Mr. B listening to baseball games while we wrote English tests. How did he do that in the days before earphones? I remember “getting” After Apple Picking by Robert Frost and Bennie not picking me to explain the theme. I remember him being late for class and a couple of us hung out the door to see what was up. When he did arrive he lit into me for being out of my seat. I murmured that I wasn’t the only one and he snorted that I was the one he saw. I answered back with an “Of course! “ He was not impressed and sent me to the office where I promptly turned white, so much so that the secretary sent me to the health room. Eventually I made it to the principal. Pontifically, he counselled me that I was just a little frog in a big pond and I

should keep this in mind from now on. Guess I was full of myself! I told my Mom at lunch. The doorbell rang; she pretended it was someone from the school to report my transgression. I died again! I don’t think that was the same day the pigeon shat on my head on the way back to school but it was an equally unforgettable day. Sweating in our science classes in June. Wasn’t aircon invented way back then?

Memorizing for hours for Mr. P’s history tests and remembering his advice to head for the Parliament buildings in the event of an air raid. I can still hear him telling us sincerely how seeing his wife’s pleasure during their love-making was what life was all about. What the connection was to History, I definitely do not remember. The times they were a-changing and he didn’t like it is my guess! Twisting, monkeying and our version

of the waltz, the elevator dance, close and closer, slow and slower, dark and darker--- still pull at my heart strings. Wonderfull! Not so wonderful, the grad dance in my favourite aunt’s hand-me-down strapless green net dress which itched me from the moment I put it on until I got home and blissfully tossed the acres of prickles somewhere . What was I thinking? The memory of the all-night party at someone’s cabin is hazy. Where was it and did it really last all night? And the boys in my life! Talk about amazing, plentiful and personality shaping! The ones that got away, the ones that didn’t. The ones who hurt and I hurt. Unforgettable! And to the girlfriends! Didn’t we make some fun! To all of you, I say thanks for the parts you played in my life at HHS. They were good times. And I look forward to reminiscing with you all in May. A special big thank you to Graham for this monthly bulletin and to Lynne for her work with

the committee. Big boots to fill and you are both up for the task!

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THOSE WHO HAVE LEFT US

Editor’s Note:- Shirley was a very active student, enroll-ing at Hillcrest in 1963-64 and was involved with the Girls’ Officials, the Swim Team (1964 & 1965), the Gym Club, the Girls’ Track & Field and managed the Girls’ Junior Volleyball Team in 1965. Shirley died as the result of a car accident in 1989.

Impact 1967

Impact 1965

WI��I�G SISTERS

The MacFeely sisters each won a

race at the Brighton Beach

Aquatic Club Swim Day yester-

day. �orma (left) 14 years, won

the 13 to 14-year-old race;

Shirley (centre), 11 years, topped

the girls’ 11 and 12-year-old

class; and Barbara, 16 won the

Red Cross leader race. The girls

are daughters of Mr. and Mrs.

W.R. MacFeely of 794 Weston

Drive. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Photo reprinted courtesy of “The Ottawa Citizen.)

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THOSE WHO HAVE LEFT US

Thomas Edmund Porter Sailman Tom passed away at the Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa on September 1, 2010, at the age of 91. He and his dear sweetheart, Polly, had moved back to Ottawa after 15 years in Victoria, B.C., to be near their children Wendy Jane Sailman, Mary Ann and Vaughn Guy, their grandchildren Pamela and Toby Jones, Karin and Andrew Guy as well as their new great grandchild Joshua Jones. Born in Toronto, on August 3, 1919, Tom moved with his parents Mike and Evelyn Sailman to Saint John, New Brunswick when he was a teenager. He graduated from Mount Allison University in 1940 and mar-ried classmate Pauline Grace Macnab in 1942. After serving in the army from 1941 to 1946, he eventually joined the Saint John Telegraph Journal where he supervised the night staff, edited and finalized the next day's front page. In 1951, he rejoined the Armed Forces as a Public Relations Officer at Army Eastern Command in Halifax. His career as a P.R.O. took him, and sometimes the family, to Korea, Winnipeg, Germany, Halifax, Cyprus, eventually retiring in Ottawa. Tom began his third career as an English teacher at Hillcrest High School, Ottawa, from 1968-84. He found he enjoyed the challenges of teaching and was able to introduce communica-tions courses into the English curriculum, drawing on his years of experience working in and with the news media. In retirement, Tom and Polly enjoyed their home and their many guests at "The Lines" in Quebec and their travels to many countries. He will be missed by his family and friends from coast to coast. In accordance with Tom's wishes the funeral arrangements were private. Contri-butions in his memory may be directed to the Salvation Army, www.salvationarmy.ca .

John David Vrooman

John graduated in the Class of 65, and you will probably remember him as a guy with a great sense of humour and a loyal friend. He went on to become a pioneer in computers. He was one of the first four graduates in the first computer sciences program. He excelled at computer programming and systems development, and became a manager of informatics in a federal department at the young age of 28. When he was 33, John was challenged to start another "career" of long recovery from massive brain damage. Again he excelled, inspiring those around him with his humour, com-passion, and incredible fortitude, as he regained his capabilities and resumed work. He was diagnosed with terminal cancer on his 50th birthday and passed away on June 18, 1996. John's programs and systems stood the test of time and outlived him, as did the inspiration he gave to those fortunate enough to know him. Always humble about his accomplishments, John felt his greatest legacy was his three children, who have added four grandchildren. He is still missed by his family, including his widow, Ginnie, (Smith) and sister Janice (now Dr. Lessard) (Class of 67), and many friends.

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REMEMBERING TOM HEANEY 41 YEARS LATERJ. Tommy died on April 19, 1969 - taken in his prime - while doing at least one of the things he loved best: driving his sports car. Unfortunately, he lost control and the divider on the Queen-sway was too much force for him and his car. He was taken quickly. He was remembered by his ski buddies from Edelweiss who used to wait for each other at the top of their favourite hill. There was a tree there (hopefully still is) and a memo-rial plaque was put on that tree. My memories of Tommy are from the dance floor at Vin-cent Massey school on Friday nights: he was a great jiver. And I am sure he has been dancing up a storm with the angels!!!

Sharon McElroy Charboneau, Sechelt, B.C. (Nov. 3, 2010)

Editor’s Note:- Tom was very active in sports at Hillcrest, being a member of the Boy’s Junior Basketball team and on the Intermediate Football Squad. In addition, he was a member of the 1963-64 Student Board of Control.

THOSE WHO HAVE LEFT US

“Ottawa ski coach killed” (above) and “Heaney Obituary” (at right) are reprinted courtesy of ‘The Ottawa Citizen’.

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AN ODE TO BARRY LATHAM HOPKINS

(Editor’s Note:- In the November edition of the Re-union Newsletter, we presented a short ‘Memorial’ on Barry Hopkins who was known for his musical abilities and involvement with ‘The Stacattos’. We present a further ode to Barry Hopkins with the permission of his sister, Carol and his widow, Laurayne “Boots” Hopkins and her daughter and

son, Candace and Craig.)

Barry Latham Hopkins, the third son of E.R. Hopkins was born February 21, 1945 and lived a very full life until the age of 58 years. He died on January 23, 2004 after a valiant battle with a rare form of brain cancer. Barry had four passions; his family, his work, travel, and a profound love of music.

He married Laurayne Irene Howard Prost who was born June 26, 1947, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They had two children; Candace Bonnie Lee, born March 5, 1972 and Barry ‘Craig’ Gabriel, born December 24, 1974. Both children were born in Ottawa. He had 25 years of experience as a construction technology specialist, project materials manager, and

quality control manager on a variety of hydro-electric and highways projects. He worked in the civil engineering technology field specializing in the quality control of concrete. His was involved in the construction of major hydro-electric dams in Nigeria, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, China, and Venezuela. He also worked in several locations in Canada, on both highway and dams. His last employment contract was on a dam in Despair Bay, Newfoundland where continued to work until the time of his diagnosis.

Barry started his music career as the road manager for the Staccatos. He played the sax and guitar and even became proficient with the sitar in the 60’s. He taught music and played in many bands in the Ottawa Valley over 30 years. His last band in the Ottawa Valley was ‘The Heartbeats’.

At the beginning of his career in civil engineering technology when he was drilling on Hudson's Bay, he found out his crew were all illiterate. They had been hidden as children by relatives to avoid residential schools. So, in his off hours, Barry would teach them to read, write, do math and basic science and learn music.

Often during his day "off" while working away from Canada, he would volunteer his time to teach music to students, or rehearse with his latest band. Barry organized many talent nights and arranged for con-cert nights and other entertainments at many of his projects as well. While stationed in China in 1996, he formed a band called Lotus, the members of which were invited to perform for a full audience, including several prominent Chinese dignitaries. The performance was broadcast on live television in China to an audience of millions, a rare occurrence, particularly for a rock band comprised of foreigners. This was a performance of which Barry was very proud. In 1997, he was able to arrange and host a visit from all of his siblings to his new place of work, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. Barry was at the height of personal happiness and professional achievement at this time, and was so delighted to have his brothers and sister join him in this setting.

BARRY LATHAM HOPKINS—1945-2004

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andandandand A Very, Very Happy New YearA Very, Very Happy New YearA Very, Very Happy New YearA Very, Very Happy New Year

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