Students in grade 11 and 12 spent last Friday afternoon immersed in Career Day. Jointly sponsored by the Guidance and Advancement Offices, this exciting event brought 23 speakers to campus, including our Keynote Speaker, Rudy Massimo, whose address was entitled "Transitions to Higher Places: From Base Camp to Summit." Emphasizing the importance of self-confidence, focus and commitment, he shared his powerful experiences in mountaineering to illustrate how attitude and state of mind help to shape goal-setting and achievement. Students then left for their small-group sessions, which ran the gamut of careers -- law, medicine, engineering, business and finance, theatre, emergency services, and entrepreneurship to name a few. Transitions can be difficult for all of us, particularly for students who may find it hard to imagine what life after Shawnigan will be like. Our speakers offered their professional experience with an engaging personal touch, connecting with students, talking honestly and openly about their experiences, offering advice, answering their questions, and challenging them to think clearly and imaginatively about where they would like their Shawnigan experience to take them.

Special thanks to all of our Alumni, Parents, Faculty and Friends who volunteered to speak.

Adventure Tourism- Mr. Rudy Massimo, Faculty
Architect (Senior Project Director)- Mr. David Wilkinson '73
Aviation (Pilot)- Mr. Chris Ander '96
Aviation (Pilot)- Mr. Robert Hearn '76
Business (CFO)- Mr. Phil Graham, Faculty
Business (Investor)- Mr. Darrell Oswald '78
Business (Sales Specialist)- Mr. Bryan Barr '90
Emergency Services (Fire Fighter)- Mr. Russell Robertson '99
Emergency Services (Police Sergeant)- Mr. Ian Craib, Current Parent
Engineer (Mechanical)- Mr. Tyler Bazant, Current Parent
Entrepreneur (Business Owner)- Mr. Greg Parsons, Current Parent
Entrepreneur (Construction & Food Industry)- Mr. Andrew Purdey, Current Parent
Entrepreneur (Food Industry)- Mr. Andrew Shepherd, Friend
Law (Lawyer)- Mrs. Jacqueline Flett '97
Law (Lawyer)- Mr. Paul Ceyssens, Current Parent
Medicine (Audiologist)- Dr. Terence Miranda, Friend
Medicine (ER Physician)- Dr. M.J. Thorne, Current Parent
Medicine (Family Physician)- Dr. Trudy Woudstra, Current Parent
Medicine (Surgeon)- Dr. Jason Gray, Current Parent
Performing Arts (Actor)- Mr. Jameson Parker '06
Real Estate (Agent)- Mr. Tim Parker, Past Parent
Science (Chromotography Sales Rep.)- Mr. John Delmonte, Current Parent
Technology (3D Animator)-Mr. Mashi Akiyama '85

- Jim Kingstone, Director of Guidance

Photos by Stephen Lane and Sarah Doyle