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PERSPECTIVEVol. 16, No. 2 Spring 2008

billets. We gave our last performance atFirst United Mennonite Church and werewarmly received. Members of the churchprepared a traditional Colombian meal,which definitely hit the spot. With food inour bellies, we loaded our instrumentsand luggage for the last time, anddeparted for home.

Five of Westgate’s music groupsperformed on tour: the Vocal Jazz,Concert Choir, Concert Band, Jazz Bandand Brass Quintet. Mr. Brownlee did agreat job of having the audienceparticipate. At every concert, he asked avolunteer to come up and conduct theConcert Band in playing a song called“Instant Concert.” (Christine Peters)

We were physically challenged on anumber of hikes in the mountains. Werode a water-bus from Pender Island toSalt Spring Island, which was a newexperience for most of us. (Megan Friesen)

The audience seemed to really enjoy allof the groups that performed on tour.They also loved when Vocal Jazz sang thesong “Annie Waits” by Ben Folds. JakeEnns sang the solo in that song andprobably made every girl in those schoolsmelt. (Tayler Fehr). ■

On April 19th, 2008, 78 students andfour courageous staff members begana 26-hour bus ride to British

Columbia. Beginning with a balmy 22degrees, students were less thanimpressed that by Medicine Hat we weredelayed because of a full-fledged blizzard.Eventually, we arrived in Abbotsford,where we successfully completed our firstperformance. Abbotsford also included ahike where most students realized theirphysical condition wasn’t as stellar asthey had presumed. Changing pace, wetook a ferry to Pender Island, a quiettown where we made up seven percent ofthe population. Most importantly, Mr.Brownlee’s mother lives there and got towitness him conduct and did someconducting herself. We then made a daytrip to Salt Spring Island and enjoyed thecrafty stores and fresh ocean air. Next wetook a ferry to Victoria and spent the daysightseeing, eating and overallrecuperating. Vancouver added a moreshopping-oriented aspect to the trip, butended with some traditional Mennonite

MUSIC TOUR

While many Senior High students wereaway on tour, the remaining studentshad an opportunity to participate in awide variety of classes, from EastIndian cooking to used book tours.Events included a city bike tour, led byMr. Wiebe and Mr. Durksen; a salsadance class, arranged by Mrs Dyck; anda complete sausage-making experience,from the slaughtering, butchering andfinally the smoking of the sausages,hosted by Mr. Baerg.

DNTT (DEFINITELY NOTTHE TOUR) WEEK

Students pose for the camera onPender Island, BC.

Julian Mahlke and Zakk Fast trytheir hand at sausage-making.

SERVICE TRIPS

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What do you call a group of 10teenagers who want to serve theirschool and have a good time?

Senior Student Council, of course. SeniorCouncil has had a lot of fun making surethe rest of the school is doing the same.Our council year started off helpingeveryone to get reacquainted on SeniorDay in September—a glorious dayrelaxing in Kildonan Park. The staffseared Menno burgers toperfection as the students enjoyedplaying soccer, football, or justbasking in the sun. There was alsoa hotly contested Frizz-Knocktournament which served as greatway for students and teachers tomix it up.

Given the success of Senior Day,council wanted to make sure thatthe Christmas party would measureup. Council served up a tasty mealof home-made chili and zwieback(donated by Cory Funk’s loving Oma!)Thus fortified, they were now preparedfor snowy adventures at Harbour ViewPark, where they skated, relay-raced, andgenerally partook in merriment. Manyeven got to have their picture taken withSanta (he actually showed up at Westgate!).

The next council event was a unique one—the Valentine’s Dinner. Girls signed upto cook a delectable meal and host a

HAVE YOU HEARD THATWESTGATE MENNONITECOLLEGIATE IS TURNING 50?

Yes, it’s been 50 years since a group of visionaries hada dream about Mennonite Christian Education and started

teaching in a church basement. We’ve come a long way and lookforward to celebrating our past as well as looking ahead to thefuture of Westgate. Our plans for the upcoming year are as follows:

Alumni Co-ed Volleyball tournament Sept. 6/08Homecoming Weekend Oct. 3-5/08

(Opening Program, Cyclathon, Group Ride, Coffee House, Worship)Choral Concert Nov. 8/08Alumni Basketball tournament Jan. 5/09Art Show Feb. 6 – Mar. 28/09Dance Feb. 14/09Camping July 6-12/09

Check out our anniversary website for more information:www.westgate50th.com

A Wii system and software wasrecently purchased (DanceDance Revolution, etc.) by ourParents Association anddonated to the Phys. Ed. Dept.It is our hope that this“alternative fitness system”will attract more students toget fit for life.

Grade 12 students KeelynLewis and Ainsley Wiebe

playing tennis with the Wii.

dinner for the boys. After setting thetables and laying out the food, the girlsleft the room and the boys came in to sitdown at the tables, unaware of whichgirls would be joining them for dinner. Itwas a fun evening of getting to know eachother across grades in a new way. Nextyear, the boys get to cook!

Senior Council has had a good timeplanning these activities,but serving thestudent body is more than just planning agood time. Westgate is lucky to have suchwilling servant-leaders. ■

SENIOR COUNCIL

Christmas party at Harbour View.

Nathan Douglas and Alex Dyck joined their dadsand 14 other men from Douglas Mennonite Churchto take part in an MDS trip to Cameron Parish, LA,in January, 2008.

Austin Loepp (front row centre) and his father Karl(back row) took part in a service trip withMennonite Disaster Service from Jan. 6 - Jan. 12,2008, in New Orleans.

STUDENT BAPTISMS

We rejoice with the following studentswho have chosen to be baptized.

Gabrielle Wiebe, Zach Publicover,Tamika Enns, Christine Peters(Douglas) Elayna Bergen (First Mennonite)Rachel Enns (Sargent)Sara Dyck (Charleswood)

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JV Girls basketball coachTony Taronno wasquoted as saying: “This is the most fun I’ve hadcoaching ever.”

The Sports Page

The Varsity Girls basketball team capped off a successfulseason with a bronze medal at the AAA ProvincialBasketball Championships.in Dauphin. Special thanks tocoach Jennifer How (front row left) and manager Ellen Wiens (front row right).

Corbin Warnock executes a jump shot.The JV boys lost a close game in theSCAC zone finals.

Varsity captains Karina Rempel and Chlöe Bishop proudly display theirchampionship banner. The varsity girls went on to win a silver medal at the AAA Provincial Volleyball Championships.

Congratulations to this year’s Grad AllStars, as chosen by coaches fromacross the province. Daniel Elias (atleft in photo) and Keelyn Lewis (right)were chosen because of their roles asleaders on their respective volleyballteams. Sisters Anneke (centre left) andRachel (centre right) Hildebrand wererecognized for their skills on thebasketball court. The girls stood outduring their All Star game on April 19.Rachel was chosen player of thegame, leading her All Star team to aclosely-contested victory. Anneke wasalso recognized for her strong playthroughout the season, being selectedto the 2nd All Manitoba Team.

Graduating All Stars

Unlike the Yellow Pages, AristaRyback (top centre in photo) lets herfeet do the walking, not her fingers.Arista recently competed at the 2007World Tap Championships held inReisa, Germany, Nov. 28-30, 2007.Her team competed in the JuniorFormations category. Arista hasbeen studying tap dance for 11years, beginning with the KarenLuba School of Dance and nowtrains at The Dance Centre. Aristaqualified for the National Team inApril ‘07 at the Canadian NationalCompetition. Her team finishedfourth out of 18 teams.Congratulations, Arista!

CURLING WRAP UPThe Westgate boys curling team had a very good 07-08season. The members of the team were skip StevenRegehr, third Jack Gibbons-Kehler, second JasonBergen, lead Andrew Curtis and fifth Branden Toews.Under the leadership of parent volunteer coach BrianBergen and staff supervisor Donna Peters-Small, theboys made it into the SCAC zone semi-finals, with theirfinal game (against the top-ranked undefeated team)coming down to the last rock in the final end! Withsuch a strong performance this year, the team islooking forward to a terrific 08-09 season.

Karl Wiebe invites allgraduating playersto the AnnualAlumni BasketballTournament nextChristmas.

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GIRLS’ SCIENCENIGHT: “GIRLSJUST WANNAHAVE FUN”Despite missing thepresence of CyndiLauper, the BethelMennonite ChurchGirls Club had a blast(not literally) in theschool’s chemistry labback in January. Thisevent, now in its third year, allows young girls to participate in some fun science demonstrations, such as exploring the wonders ofelectricity and fire.

Tanis Thiessendemonstrates the dangers

of burning ethanol.

THANK YOU to all the corporatesupporters, donors, speakers, attendees,volunteer staff, pastors, students,teachers, board members, delicious torteand fruit providers, auction prize donors,parents etc. As you can see, it takes avillage to help raise a child. The total netproceeds raised at this year’s AnnualFundraising Banquet came to $38,000and is used solely to assist students whowould otherwise be unable to attend andbenefit from the Christian education weare proud to offer at Westgate MennoniteCollegiate.

An extra special thank you goes to ourguest speaker, Fred Penner, whoreflected on what Westgate has meant tohis family. He performed the song“Nothing Can Stop The Spirit,”accompanied by the Westgate ConcertChoir. Fred wrote the song in honour ofthose that helped out during the 1997Red River flood. After the performance, itwas obvious to everyone that it’s not justchildren Fred can mesmerize with hiscatchy melodies and thoughtful lyrics.Thank you, Fred! ■

T H A N K Y O U , F R E D !

Congratulations to Nick Gamble for beingnamed MVP of the St James Rods Midget

Football team, playing quarterback, defensiveback, punt return, special teams, or, as he says,

“basically the whole team”. He was also nameda league all-star of the Manitoba Midget

Football League. Check out his stats atmidgetfootball.ca. He was recognized for his

accomplishments at a banquet on Nov. 20, 2007.

Did you know that Westgate MennoniteCollegiate is now confirmed as one ofonly four schools across the province

that will be piloting a new MedicalPhysics curriculum unit package nextyear? Or that our very own Tanis Thiessenhas been hired as the Principal Writer ofthat package? If not, please read on.

The Canadian Cancer Society, ManitobaDivision, and the Department ofEducation, Citizenship and Youth(Instruction, Curriculum and AssessmentBranch) have teamed up to fund theproduction of a Student Resource andTeacher Resource Guide for the Grade 12Medical Physics curriculum outcomes(which are in the current curriculumguide). This resource will be providedfree to all schools in Manitoba. The CCShopes that the project will be successfulenough that the package will go nationalas well.

Tanis will be working with a team ofpeople, including Don Metz (from the

Physics: WHAT’S IN MOTION AT WESTGATE?

University of Winnipeg), John Murray(from MECY, and Project Leader),George Wurtak (from CCS MB division),and Carolyn Trono (from CCS, andProject Manager).

Tanis was chosen after going through aprocess of submitting a resume, samplesof activities created that indicatedteaching methodology/pedagogicaltechniques, samples of assessment itemscreated over the years while teachingPhysics 30S and 40S, and finally goingthrough an hour-and-a-half interviewwith people from the Instruction andAssessment Branch, the CCS, and formerteachers of physics.

Westgate was chosen to pilot the projectbecause they wanted quality feedback onthe pilot package and felt that our Physicsdepartment would be able to provide thetype of feedback necessary to improveinstruction and assessment items. We areall excited for Ms. Thiessen and proud ofour Physics Department. ■

Congratulations to Breanna Arnold, our veryown Author of Tomorrow! Breanna offered herwork, titled “My Personal Museum,” for a NorthAmerican Essay contest organized by Elder &Leemaur Publishers. Her essay, among the top3% of the over 3,900 essays submitted, has beenpublished in a book titled, “Authors ofTomorrow.” Way to go, Breanna!

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C Y C L AT H O N R E S U LT SThis year’s Westgate Cyclathon raised the most ever—over $51,000!! Thank you to all our sponsors and riders. We hope next year’s cyclathon will be even bigger. In addition to our regular cyclathon, we will be adding a ride around the “Big Loop” in honour of our 50th Anniversary. Alumnus HAL LOEWEN (’80)will be leading the tour. Details can be found on our anniversary website,www.westgate50th.com.So mark October 4th on your calendars for this special event.

C Y C L AT H O N R E S U LT SThis year’s Westgate Cyclathon raised the most ever—over $51,000!! Thank you to all our sponsors and riders. We hope next year’s cyclathon will be even bigger. In addition to our regular cyclathon, we will be adding a ride around the “Big Loop” in honour of our 50th Anniversary. Alumnus HAL LOEWEN (’80)will be leading the tour. Details can be found on our anniversary website,www.westgate50th.com.So mark October 4th on your calendars for this special event.

BAND NOTES(HEE HEE)

The instrumental side of Westgate’smusic program has had a most activetime since returning from the long-

past Christmas Break!

In early January, two of the school’s smallensembles, the Grade 7 Clarinet Trio, andthe Senior Brass Quintet, played at theManitoba Band Association’s Solo andEnsemble Festival. Both groups preparedchallenging pieces, and were rewardedwith positive and constructiveadjudications. Both groups earned goldmedals for “Outstanding Performance”!Congratulations to Jo Lee, Louis Martinand Debora Stasolla in the trio, and JakeEnns, Nicole Froese, Rebekah Klassen-Wiebe, Julian Kroeker and Jason Bergenof the Quintet. The Quintet went on toplay for the Winnipeg SymphonyOrchestra’s Musicians in the Making,performing at the Concert Hall. Twoladies from Newfoundland in theaudience particularly enjoyed our twoEast Coast folk arrangements!

In early February, both the Grade 9 Bandand the Senior Concert Band playedparticularly well at the OptimistInternational Band Festival. Commentsfrom the international adjudicatorsincluded: “Fantastic stage presence…youhave an awesome band sound!” and

“Excellent technical development anddiscipline.” The Grade 9 Band wasawarded the elusive plaque for “SuperiorPerformance 2008” and the Senior Bandwas invited to perform at the Nationallevel for Musicfest Canada. Well done, all!

Not to be outdone by their oldercolleagues, the grade 7 and 8 bands wentout to perform at the MBA Level 1 BandFestival held in mid-April. Both groupsseemed to wow their respectiveadjudicators, prompting one to write“You guys play insanely well!” (I’m notmaking this up!) I was particularly proudof the professional manner exhibited byall of our students both on and off thestage.

Further congratulations must go out tothe Westgate students who auditioned forthe Manitoba Provincial Honour Bands.Each prepared challenging solorepertoire and recorded a CD which was

submitted to a panel of adjudicators whochose these students from hundredsacross the province. Well done Erin, Elisand Kate Schroeder, Nathalie Daudet,Jeremy and Justin Wiebe, Merridy Peters,Kathryn Kroeker, Marie Bergen andBrendan Wiebe. ■ Ross Brownlee,Director of Bands

Senior Brass Quintet

Our German classes caught the spirit of aGerman Christmas by creating gingerbreadhouses. We’re not sure how long they stoodbefore getting eaten, but Hansel and Gretelwould have been proud!

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CONGRATULATIONS TOALUMNI UNIVERSITYAWARD WINNERS

UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBAEarly Admission Scholarship –Kelsey HuttonGuertin Centennial EntranceScholarship – Jacob Braun

Hogg Centennial EntranceScholarship – Rebecca Bae

Entrance Scholarships – Lucas Baird,Cara Kennedy, Geoff Schneider

Queen Elizabeth II EntranceScholarship – Luke Nickel

UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEGAcademic Proficiency Scholarships– Leslie Fast, Krista McPherson, John Forrest, Ben Schellenberg, Melissa McPherson, Hilary Bergen,Ramona Zaharia, Nicola Dirks

Esau Family Scholarship –Monika Neumann

Wesmen Athletic Scholarships –Ben Schellenberg, Kaitlyn Lewis, Nicola Dirks

Board of Regents Athletic Award –Nicola Dirks

Alumni Family AchievementScholarship – Rebecca Vanderhooft

U of W Academic AthleticScholarship – Kaitlin Rempel

Special Entrance Scholarships –Kalynn Spain, Bryan Kroeker, Sam Heinrichs, Michael Montess, Joy Taylor, Will Ring, Reg Carther-Krone,Amy Groening, Holly Enns, Kimberley Peters, Nick Miller, Adrian Werner, Bridgette Elias, Justine Fehr, Matthew Bettencourt

W I N T E R C A M P I N GOn February 7 and 8, a group of 31 bravestudents and five teachers ventured outinto the wilderness on Ingolf Lake for anovernight winter camping experience. Wewere blessed with exceptionally warmweather amidst a cold winter season. Itwas a beautiful warm sunny day as wedragged our gear across the lake and upa ridge, behind Mr. Hummelt’s cottage toour final destination. It was a survivalexperience as the day was spentpreparing ourselves for the one night’sstay. Snow needed to be piled high assoon as we got there to ensure the

quinzees would stand strong when theywould be hollowed out. Wood was hauledto make our fires for water and cooking.Pine boughs were gathered to make ourbeds soft and insulate us from the cold. Itwas a team effort to achieve all thatneeded to be done to ensure a comfortablenight in our quinzees, and the camperscompleted these tasks with enthusiasmand excitement. The joy, energy andexcitement of the day’s events continuedas we were closed into our “snow tents”for the night. What an experience it wasto sleep in a snow house! It was a greattwo days spent with excited campers inGod’s beautiful creation. ■

The 40 days leading up to Easter were atime for our community to reflect onwhat Jesus’ death and resurrection

mean. Students were encouraged to givesomething up or perhaps even more so toadd something to their lives that mightfacilitate drawing them closer to God. Theoverall theme this year was an invitationto join the Peaceful Revolution as presentedby Mennonite Central Committee.

The time of Lent ended with a fast. Over80 people from the school community

A LENTENJOURNEY

took time to fast and be mindfulof the need for peace in ourworld. During the 29 hourswithout food, students wereinvited to replace their desiresfor food with a hunger andthirst for righteousness. Thefirst evening, we were guided by

Esther Epp-Tiessen through prayerstations at Home Street MennoniteChurch. Learning about how peaceintersects with environmental issues, war,hunger, injustice and consumerismchallenged students to share theirpassion and be a part of overcoming ofviolence in many forms. The finalworkshops involved learning some basicconflict resolution skills and serving inthe name of Christ at MCC. Our organic,meatless feast was deliciously andgraciously prepared by parent volunteersLorraine Rempel and Karen Fuhr. For more info on the “revolution” see www.iamrevolting.org or on the labyrinth seewww.stpetersanglican.ca/labyrinth

Students wait to enjoy their home-cookedvegetarian meal to break their 29-hour fast.

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Sir Gawain and the Green KnightFair knights and gentle ladies weregathered to hear the story of Sir Gawainand the Green Knight. Although SirGawain was forced to accept the GreenKnight’s challenge, he performed his dutydespite obstacles and challenges. Thecast of this play did the same. As a firsttime director, I was amazed at the numberof students and staff participating —frommake-up to sets, lights and costumes, tothe actors. A special thank you to AndrewWerner for supplying us with handmadechain mail to lend authenticity to ourperformance. Congratulations to the crewand cast for a story well told! CharlotteRempel Kroeker

Mother Goose Has Flown the CoopMother Goose had gone missing andthings were not going well on Fairy TaleIsland. And so detectives Hickory (AdamFuhr) and Dickory (Justin Braun-Janzen)were called in to set things right. MotherGoose Has Flown the Coop was a fun,fairy tale-filled whodunit. With charactersfrom Henny Penny (Heather Fast)

ONE-ACT PLAYS

Andrew Werner (pictured second from theleft with fellow actors) recently lent his chainmail making abilities to the costume crew of“Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.” Andrew,a grade 9 student at Westgate, had alwaysbeen interested in Medieval Warfare but itwas not until he was in grade 7 that hestarted creating it. He approached the staffwith the idea of lending his chain mailcreations to the One Act Plays and theteachers were more than happy to accept.Thank you, Andrew.

worried about the sky falling, to theintimidating Fairy Godmother (KerensaPeters), this play went through most ofthe fairy tales and nursery rhymes manyof us learned as children. Happily, the bigmystery of Mother Goose’s disappearanceand other, smaller mysteries (why didLittle Bo Peep lose her sheep) werewrapped up in a simple solution by thegood detectives. Doug Durksen

Oh No! I Shrunk the Substitute!Having a substitute can be an adventureinto the unknown…especially if yoursubstitute-solving experiment goesterribly wrong— just ask JacquelynKlassen and Michaela Publicover. Theplay really left me wondering …wouldthese two (or any of the others) really bethis concerned about the shrinking of ateacher?? I imagine a conversationbetween students would sound somethingmore like “who should we shrink next?”

All kidding aside, One-Act Plays arealways a highlight. The students workedvery hard in a short amount of time andnever disappointed. Nancy Runke ■

SENIOR DRAMA: “You Can’t Take It With You”

“Well sir, you should’ve been there.That’s all I can say, you should’ve beenthere”. This 1930s comedy was definitelyone not to be missed. It all began with 16enthusiastic students who simply cameinto the play with a passion for the stageand a love for the arts. However, this highenergy quickly progressed into a journeyof hard work and determination thateventually molded the play into a livelysuccess.

Over the course of a seemingly short sixweeks, more than 1,000 lines werememorized and free evenings became ararity. In order to achieve the comediceffect that captivated the audience threetimes over, the talent and wisdom of ourdirector, Mr. Dyck, was essential.Throughout our experience, nothingmade us happier than to hear thelaughter of our audience. Thank you forsharing this performance with us. ■

Anne-Laure Koop and Cory Funk

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ALUMNI NEWS

Fifth year volleyball stars BENSCHELLENBERG (’03) and NICOLADIRKS (’02) have been selected as the2007-08 University of Winnipeg WesmenMale and Female Athletes of the Year. Theannouncement was made at the annualWesmen Athletics Award Banquet held atthe Radisson Hotel, March 10, 2008.

Ben Schellenberg , a 6’6” opposite/middle from Westgate MennoniteCollegiate helped the Wesmen win a silvermedal at the CIS Men’s VolleyballChampionship in Laval, Quebec in March.Schellenberg was named the CIS Men’sVolleyball Player of the Year and a First

SEAN GUPTON (’90) (right) is aphysician practicing in Maui, Hawaii. Herecently married Jenny Skinner ofMinneapolis on Feb 29, 2008, in a quaintocean-side church, with a string quartet,soloist and the works. Sean’s mother,brother and sister (MAUREEN, ’87)were there to join him. His good friendEDWIN KLASSEN (’90) (left) alsomade the trip for this special occasion.

Congratulations to HEIDI TESSMANN(’99), who married Jason Krahn onOctober 27, 2007, at Church of the Rock.

MATT EDWARDS (’01) was baptized onNov. 25, 2007, at North KildonanMennonite Brethren Church.

JADE WEIMER (’99) writes: “I did myBA Hons. in religion and German/Russianand my interest was piqued further by theprospect of grad studies. I’m finishing myMA in religion this year and will bestarting work on my doctorate at the U ofToronto in September. Coincidentally, Ireceived my trusty copy of the Studies inReligion Journal last fall and I was

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Westgate Golf TournamentIf you haven’t already done so, markAugust 27, 2008 on your calendars.Westgate’s Third Annual GolfTournament will take place atSouthside Golf Course. Last year’sevent included beautiful weather, tastyfood and an occasional well-placedgolf shot. We look forward to more ofthe same and invite you to join usagain (or for the first time) on the lastWednesday in August.

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Team All-Canadian. He was also a finalistfor the prestigious BLG Award. The 16thAnnual BLG Awards, honoring Canada’sbest university athletes, were given out ata gala event at the Jack Singer ConcertHall in Calgary on April 28.

Nicola Dirks, a fifth-year 5’11” left sidefrom Westgate Mennonite Collegiate wasnamed a Canada West Second Team All-Star after leading the Canada WestConference in several categoriesincluding kills (291), points (316), andkills per game (3.99). Dirks was namedthe Lea Marc Printing University ofWinnipeg Female Athlete of the Monthtwice (October 2007 and January 2008)and was named U of W Female Athlete ofthe Week four times this past season. Shehas been named an Academic All-Canadian the past three seasons. (From a U of W release)

B I R T HA N N O U N C E M E N T S

To MARIE (KLASSEN, ’95) and JeffSinnock, a daughter, Sofia Marie, onOctober 6, 2007.

To ROSEMARIE (’00) and ROBERTMAUER (’00) a daughter, KatharinaRose, born on December 29, 2007.

To Anita and DOUG DURKSEN (’94)a daughter, Annika Margaret, on January 4, 2008.

WESTGATE HAS A NEW WEBSITE

reading an interesting article on postwarMennonite responses to labour activismand to my surprise, the author was myformer physics teacher (Janis Thiessen)!I’m also currently doing research for(current Westgate parent) Bruno Dyck atthe U of Manitoba and once we gottalking Westgate, he mentioned that heknew Janis as well.” What a smallWestgate world. ■

Thanks to the tireless efforts of parent volunteer Bram Ryan, we have a new website to feature all

that Wesgate is and does.

www.westgatemennonite.ca