Boarding Services
SMUS boarding students live with a caring and enthusiastic team of residential staff. We select our boarding staff carefully, which shows in their commitment to our students’ personal, social, and academic development.
Contacting Boarding Staff
The following is a directory of staff listed alphabetically by last name. Click on a staff member's name to get their email address.
If you need to speak with a boarding staff member during the day, call Sally Green in Boarding Services at 250-370-6157 or call the main switchboard at 250-592-2411.
After school and in the evenings, you can call the boarding house offices:
House | Phone Number | Fax Number |
---|---|---|
Barnacle/Winslow House Office | 250-370-6184 | 250-370-6144 |
Bolton/Timmis House Office | 250-370-6185 | 250-370-6145 |
Harvey/Symons House Office | 250-370-6186 | 250-370-6146 |
For after-hours phone numbers for house parents, see the "Contact Staff" section in the Boarders' Handbook.
Staff Directory
Steve Bates |
Teacher, Senior School Mathematics, Senior Assistant Houseparent, Harvey House |
Jeremy Bell |
Teacher, Middle School Humanities, Assistant Houseparent, Bolton House |
Ian Bendfeld | Assistant Houseparent, Harvey House |
Melanie Bendfeld |
Teacher, Senior School PE, Boarding Activities Coordinator |
Deanna Catto |
Teacher, Senior School Mathematics, Senior Assistant Houseparent, Symons House |
Mark Catto | Senior Assistant Houseparent, Symons House |
Lynne Cordy | Boarding Services Coordinator |
Mike Danskin |
Teacher, Humanities and PE, Assistant Houseparent, Bolton House |
Amanda Daum | Senior Houseparent, Bolton House |
Clayton Daum |
Teacher, Senior School Modern Languages, Senior Houseparent, Bolton House |
Jake de Goede | Assistant Houseparent, Harvey House |
Kate de Goede |
Assistant Houseparent, Symons House, Teacher, Senior School PE |
Brady Doland |
Teacher, Senior School PE, Senior Assistant Houseparent, Winslow House |
Lindsey Doland |
University Counsellor, Assistant Houseparent, Winslow House |
Riley Doland |
Teacher, Middle School Mathematics, Science, Communication Skills, Learning Resources Support, Middle School, Senior Assistant Houseparent, Winslow House |
Eric Donatelli |
Teacher, Senior School Physics, Senior Assistant Houseparent, Barnacle House |
Sarah Donatelli |
Teacher, Middle School Science and Math, Senior Assistant Houseparent, Barnacle House |
Keith Driscoll | Director of Boarding and Student Life |
Gaby Emmett |
Middle School Counsellor, Assistant Houseparent, Winslow House |
Evan Fryer |
Teacher, Senior School Mathematics, Senior Assistant Houseparent, Bolton House |
Colin Groves |
Teacher, Senior School Physics, Assistant Houseparent, Harvey House |
Jessica Hanna | Assistant Houseparent, Timmis House |
Leanne Hart |
Head of ELL, Teacher, Senior School ELL, Assistant Houseparent, Timmis House |
David Heffernan |
Assistant Houseparent, Barnacle House, Alumnus, Class of 2006 |
Theresa Hogg-Jackson | Senior Houseparent, Winslow House |
Bryant Hollingworth | Assistant Houseparent, Barnacle House |
Jean Hollingworth |
Senior Houseparent, Barnacle House, Alumnus, Class of 1998 |
Tom Hollingworth |
Teacher, Middle School French, Senior Houseparent, Barnacle House |
Graeme Hyde-Lay | Assistant Houseparent, Harvey House |
Zyoji Jackson |
Teacher, Middle School Mathematics and Science, Senior Houseparent, Winslow House |
Nikki Kaufmann |
Head of Physical Education, Teacher, Senior School PE, Senior Houseparent, Symons House |
David Kerr |
Teacher, Senior School History, Senior Houseparent, Harvey House |
Susan Kerr | Senior Houseparent, Harvey House |
Cindy Kim |
Assistant Houseparent, Timmis House, Alumnus, Class of 2015 |
Wonjin Kim |
Teacher, Middle School Science and Math, Assistant Houseparent, Bolton House, Alumnus, Class of 2010 |
Chris Linn |
Administrative Assistant, Senior School Athletics, Assistant Houseparent, Barnacle House |
Jake McCloskey |
Assistant Houseparent, Barnacle House, Alumnus, Class of 2009 |
Carole McMillan |
Head of Personal Counselling, Boarding Counsellor |
Lisa Mulvihill | Assistant Houseparent, Symons House |
Laurie Parker |
Community Services Coordinator, Senior Houseparent, Timmis House |
Morgan Roskelley | Assistant Houseparent, Symons House |
Kyle Shaw |
Teacher, Senior School Science, Assistant Houseparent, Bolton House |
Linda Shew | Seamstress |
Stef Sloboda |
Assistant Houseparent, Symons House, Alumnus, Class of 2013 |
Amy Stark |
Teacher, Middle School Humanities, Assistant Houseparent, Timmis House |
Darin Steinkey | Senior Houseparent, Timmis House |
Tiffany Webber |
Teacher, Senior School Science, Senior Assistant Houseparent, Timmis House |
Donna Williams |
Head of Music, Teacher, Senior School Strings, Assistant Houseparent, Winslow House |
Cellphones
Parents and students can also set up a cellphone account for the school year. Parents can have the bills either sent to their home address or make sure that the Boarding Services Office has the billing details necessary to forward bills to the student. Cellphone bills cannot be paid through the school.
Cellphone use is prohibited during the following hours
- during prep time (6:30-8:30 pm Monday-Thursday);
- during class time;
- after curfew; and
- before 6 am.
If using a cellphone, boarders should note that inappropriate use could result in confiscation.
Landlines
Boarders can have a landline phone activated in their room with authorization from their parents. The SMUS phone system in residence includes voicemail and competitive long-distance rates.
The options available are:
- internal (campus-wide) and local (Victoria) service only;
- internal, plus long distance; or
- no service whatsoever.
Boarders should bring their own phones. The school charges a monthly user fee in addition to long distance charges, which are listed in a statement sent to parents. Students who use their phone inappropriately may have their phone lines removed.
No off-campus calls should be made from or come into boarders' rooms after curfew or before 6 am. In case of emergency, contact the houseparents.
Laundry
Laundry staff handle the bulk of students’ clothes and deliver clean clothes to their rooms. Students can also do their own laundry in their boarding house, which is recommended if they need items right away. The school has commercial machines and we are able to handle large amounts of laundry. Students should not expect a one-day turnaround, nor should they bring dirty laundry from their trips home back to campus.
Services
- Name tags (free)
- Name tags sewn in by seamstress
- Mending or hemming
- Mesh bags for small items
- Dry-cleaning pick-up/drop-off twice a week
To send letters or small packages to students, senders should label the mail as below:
Brenda Smith (Boarder)
c/o Mrs. Sally Green
Symons House - Room #207
St. Michaels University School
3400 Richmond Road
Victoria, BC V8P 4P5
Canada
All deliveries to boarders must be sent to the Boarding Services Office; deliveries are never brought directly to the houses. All parcels, in addition to being marked with the boarder's name and address, should also say, "c/o Mrs. Sally Green" to ensure there are no delivery mix-ups.
Students who are mailing letters or packages home can purchase postage from the Campus Shop or visit a post office in the nearby Hillside Shopping Centre. If the package is a priority, students can courier items through the school reception office and have the cost charged to their student account.
Travel
Students can travel to and from Victoria through the Victoria International Airport or the BC Ferries terminal at Swartz Bay. For long weekends and school breaks, SMUS runs a bus service to pick up and drop off boarders from the ferry terminal. Students can also arrange a shuttle bus to the airport through YYJ Airport Shuttle.
Boarders without Borders
Boarders without Borders helps connect our boarding and day communities. Through this program, day families can host boarding students in their homes for a Sunday meal once or twice a year.
This initiative is greatly appreciated by the boarders, who enjoy a home-cooked meal and a family setting. The hosts enjoy having a guest who can tell them about different places and sometimes about other cultures. Boarders without Borders builds lasting friendships between boarding and day students.
Boarders’ Cake Service
Boarding parents can still celebrate their child's birthdays by sending them a cake through the Parents’ Auxiliary. Cakes can also be arranged for other events, including academic or athletic achievements.
Fill out the online Cake Order Form at least one week before the cake delivery date.
The cakes available are:
- Chocolate or white cake with choice of filling (three sizes, ranging in price from $35 to $67)
- Oreo Cookie cake (three sizes, ranging in price from $35 to $67)
- Dairy Queen ice cream cake (three sizes, ranging in price from $39 to $57)