Sooke Elementary School - Division 3

Sooke Elementary School


Exploring the Lighthouse
































Division 3



2016-2017






















Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society

SHERINGHAM POINT LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Project Team (Change Canada Consultants Ltd.):
Ian Fawcett (Project Manager)
Kathleen Arnason (Project Coordinator)
Bill Turner (Project Advisor)
Christine Henry (Photographer)

Commemmorative Book designed and written by Ian Fawcett.


SPLPS: Michael Galizio (President)

Contact: [email protected]
Address: PO Box 1002, Sooke, BC V9Z 1J1
Website: http://sheringhamlighthouse.org
http://changecanadaconsultants.com

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Exploring the Lighthouse


Sooke Elementary School


Division 3



Contents






The Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society........................................................................4


Exploring the Lighthouse............................................................................................................................ 5

Exploring the Lighthouse - The Program.................................................................................................. 6

A Brief History of the Lighthouse............................................................................................................... 7


Exploring the Lighthouse - Reflecting What You See..............................................................................9


Exploring the Lighthouse - Telling Your Stories...................................................................................10

Photographs and Stories from the Students in Division 3 (Ms. Standley’s Class)...................................11

A BigThank You .........................................................................................................................................41


Raising Funds to Protect the Lighthouse................................................................................................42


Unintended Consequences.......................................................................................................................43






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The Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society




































In 2003, the Government of Canada declared that Sheringham Point Lighthouse was no longer needed to ensure maritime safety. Advances
in technolgoy meant that the Lighthouse was to be discarded – torn down, sold off for other uses or, simply, left to rot and, eventually to fall
apart.

In response, a small group of neighbours gathered to form the Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society. They were determined
that the Lighthouse, which had stood for 100 years as a symbol of their community, would not be lost. For the next twelve years, the So-
ciety’s volunteers worked extremely hard to fight for the lighthouse’s protection, doing everything they could to raise awareness about the
threat to the Lighthouse. They rallied their community, local businesses and other groups, lobbied and strategized with all levels of govern-
ment, raised funds and, eventually, put forward a plan to take on the responsibility to care for the Lighthouse themselves.

In 2015, the Society’s efforts were successful. The government agreed to transfer the property to the Society, and also at the same time they
officially designated Sheringham Point Lighthouse as a “Canadian Heritage Lighthouse”. As the new owners and stewards the Society is now
working to restore the Lighthouse to its former glory, and to make sure it will always be accessible for the public to enjoy and appreciate.



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Sooke Elementary School


Division 3





“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
The important thing is not to stop questioning.”
~ Albert Einstein







hildren today have a greater range of opportunities open to them than historians. It’s not just about dates and obscure locations, not just about
Cat any time in recent history, and greater freedoms than ever before. great battles, world-shaking events, the comings and goings of kings and
Thriving in this chaotic environment requires an ability for all children to queens and presidents. It’s also about the lives of the people who lived
be able to find a strong foundation from which they can build their lives, here before, their struggles and triumphs, their thoughts and ideas that
achieve their full potential and realize their dreams. nurtured their families, built their communities and shaped their world.
It’s about the stories our grandfathers told us, and those from our neigh-
For most of us, that foundation starts with the family, and extends out- bours. We all have stories in our lives and they are, in their way, as full of
ward into the community. Just as a tree needs deep roots to grow tall and drama and intrigue as any of the great sagas of our history classes. It is
strong, so does a child draw nourishment and vitality from his or her own our stories that shape us, that make us who we are.
roots, from the comfort of belonging, from having a place to call home.
Our history – our heritage – is best lived and experienced, understood
Understanding and, in particular, experiencing their own connections to through the things we can touch and feel, and passed on in a way that
the people and places around them is invaluable for children in so many touches our hearts and our imaginations. It’s why we need to work hard to
ways. Learning about their own and their community’s history provides a conserve and appreciate our heritage, not just the castles and stately man-
base from which they can explore their world and help them answer that sions, but the cottages and the old lighthouses as well. Those remnants of
most fundamental of questions: “how did this come to be?” our past have stories to tell.

Our history – our heritage – is not just an academic pursuit to be left to To help children in the local area strengthen their connections to their



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Exploring the Lighthouse



...The Program






own community, we wanted to provide an opportunity for them to visit
Sheringham Point Lighthouse, to learn about its history and operations,
to appreciate its significance and understand why it is being conserved. It
was also our hope to inspire them – and, through them, their families and
friends – to take a personal interest in further exploring their community
and helping to protect the future of the Lighthouse.

We developed a short program, called “Exploring the Lighthouse”. This has
several parts:
1. History and Operations – we provide a short presentation outlining
the history of the Lighthouse, and also talk about how lighthouses
work, and their role in maritime safety and community development.
2. Visit to the Lighthouse – the students visit the Lighthouse to see first-
hand what it’s all about, and to experience its remarkable character
and ambience.
3. Reflections – we ask the students to creatively express their impres- Thumbs up for the visit to the Lighthouse.
sions of the Lighthouse site by:
• Taking photographs while they are at the site, focusing on the
features that capture their attention/imagination.
• Writing and illustrating a story (either fictional or non-fic-
tion) about a Lighthouse.
4. Commemorative Book - we compiled the students’ photographs,
stories and art work into this commemmorative book, which is being It is the Society’s hope that we will be able to find the resources to make
provided on-line to all of the children, their families and the whole this project an annual event, and to include all the schools in the local
school community. area.




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A Brief History of the Lighthouse...





Sheringham Point Lighthouse was built in 1912, and illuminated for the Creation of the Light-
first time on September 30 of that year. house began in 1911, Under construction - 1912
with the purchase of 4
The Lighthouse was built in response to the tragic wreck of the steamship acres of land from Shir-
SS Valencia, on January 22, 1906. En route from San Francisco to Victoria ley resident Edwin Clark.
and Seattle, late at night and in rough weather, the Valencia missed the The following year, the
turn into the Strait of Juan de Fuca and steamed directly on to the rocks lighthouse tower was
near Pachena Point. Of the 182 people aboard, 136 were lost. built, along with a small
boathouse and a house
for the lighkeeper and
Newly completed - ca 1912 his family. The first
lightkeeper, Eustace Ar-
den, arrived in Septem-
ber, and continued at the
site until 1946.

The light itself was
a 3rd Order Fresnel
Lens. Originally lit by
oil lamps (and later by
electric lamps), it was
made up of many prisms
which focused the light
into a powerful beam






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...A Brief History of the Lighthouse



Following construction of the fog alarm building - ca 1926

that could be seen up to 25 km away. The lens rotated through a clock-
work mechanism of pulleys and weights – each about 180 kg – that had to
be re-wound every three hours. Because of the size and weight of the lens,
it was seated in a bed of liquid mercury, to allow it to turn without much
friction.


In 1925, a fog-alarm building was added to the site, and a new “diaphone”
(two-tone) fog-horn was installed. Originally a wooden, peaked-roof
building, constructed in front of the tower, this building was replaced in
1976 with the concrete block building that is still on site. The diesel en-
gines that provided power for the site were also located in this building.

A number of other structures were added to the site over the years, includ- Following construction of the boat house - 1912
ing radio towers and sheds, a fallout shelter (that was actually never used
as such, but was used to grow mushrooms), other utility buildings and, in
1964, a new, more modern house for the Lightkeeper.


During the 1980s, the Lighthouse was automated and it was finally de-
staffed in 1989 when the last lightkeeper left. Except for the tower and
the engine room (fog-alarm building), all the other structures on site were
taken down, or deliberately burned, to avoid vandalism.


Left largely unattended for the next thirty years, the Lighthouse began
to deteriorate and was in danger of being lost forever. Then, after many
years of lobbying by the local community, in 2015, it was transferred to the
Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society, and it is now being
restored to its original glory.



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“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to
see without a camera.”
~ Dorothea Lange, Photographer

“Photography represents the world
we know, and suggests a world Reflecting what you see...
beyond what we can see. Creativity

is the gap between perception and Photography is a powerful tool for exploring the world around us. It
knowledge.” causes us to focus more intently on what we are looking at, to look more
~ Emmet Gowin, Photographer closely, pay attention to the details, and take nothing for granted. It cre-
ates an intimate connection with the subject and with the environment
that surrounds it.

While it’s a very personal process, the end result is universal. To appreci-
ate a photograph requires no ability to read, no language in common, no
prerequisite level of education or life experience. Just an ability to see and
to feel, and a willingness to participate.


For this part of the program, we provided each student with a cell phone
camera and some basic instruction in its use, as well a brief overview of
the art of photography. Then we asked them to take photographs while
they were at the lighhouse, focusing on the things that caught their atten-
tion and/or their imagination. When we returned to the school later, each
student chose his or her favourite photo, and explained why they chose it.

There were lots of amazing photographs – creative and insightful! The
following pages showcase their chosen photographs. Enjoy!



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“Tell me the facts and I’ll learn. Tell me the truth and “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would
I’ll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my never be forgotten.”
heart forever.” ~ Rudyard Kipling, Author
~ An old First Nations proverb


Telling your stories...




Story-telling has always formed the underlying basis of human communi-
cation. Our stories are the ways that we connect ourselves to one another
and to our communities. They help define who we are and where come
from. Children naturally understand the power of story-telling, and we
wanted to provide them with tools and strategies to explore and expand Kathleen talks about
the importance of
their own story-telling abilities, to share their own stories and to learn storytelling and
from others. creativity.

Author Kathleen Arnason spoke to the students about the basic elements
of creative writing, focusing on getting the children to explore their own
feelings and values and to think about what is important and has meaning
for them.


Each student was asked to write and illustrate a story (factual or fictional)
about a lighthouse, incorporating what they had learned and what they
had seen throughout the day.

The following pages contain the results of that work, and they speak for Ian tells the story about
how the Lighthouse was
themselves. built.


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Photographs and Stories from


the Students in Division 3


(Ms. Standley’s class)


































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Alex’s Page


Alex’s Photo
Selection:

The Creepy Bus


One day divisions 2 and 3 classes went to Sheringham Lighthouse.
But when I looked out the bus window a chill went down my spine.
I saw a GHOST!!!
When I got off the bus it smelled like seaweed and flowers, but
mostly bacon. But back to the lighthouse. “I don’t feel safe here,” I
said to Blake. He asked “Why?” I told him what happened on the
bus. “WHAT!!!” Blake yelled.

Everyone stared at us. Blake asked me to sit down. It started to get
really windy. I got out of the driving wind. We went to the light-
house. I don’t know if the wind did it, but the glass on the light-
house shattered. Everyone backed up. It was kind of cool to see
that.
After we went to the lighthouse then we went up the stairs. Then
the stairs made a strange sound that went “Eerrrchh!!” I fell and
fell! I landed but I was not hurt. I almost hovered in the air and
then landed. The door slammed shut and it went pitch black.
“Hello?” I said.

Something or somebody said “Hello” back. A shiver went down THE ROCKY SHORE
my back. The door opened and everybody in my class came down. “I chose this photo because it reminds me of
They asked if I was okay. We went out and it was 1:40 pm. We were when I went to the beach with my Mom and
going to go back to school. It started to pour rain wen we got on the Dad, and it looks like something that would
bus. I was creeped out! Blake was next to me and I told him what be in a movie that I would like. It makes me
feel good, like inside, when I go there. I think
happened. I will never forget my strange experience at the Shering- I’ll remember that photo. That’s why I chose
ham Lighthouse! this photo.”


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Blake’s Page Blake, Alex and the


Ghosts of Sheringham





Blake’s Photo One dark rainy day Alex and I went to the Sheringham Lighthouse.
Selection: Wrecked ships were on the shore and the wind howled. The trees
were falling down because of the wind and thunder pounding
down. Alex and I saw a door open at the lighthouse. We went
in the lighthouse, the doors slammed shut. We heard a sudden
cry. We tried to open the door but it was locked. “How did the
door lock on its own?!” “Oooo aahhhhh AAAAAhh!” sounded
a strange noise. “What was that?” Alex asked. “I don’t know but
it’s creeping me out!” I answered. “Hello Alex and Blake!” called
a ghostly voice. “Today you are going to pay for making our ships
crash!” “What, we weren’t even there,” said Alex. “You two sunk
our ships!” “What! No!” I yelled. “Yes you did and now you will
pay!” said the ghost. The doors opened, the ghosts were coming in.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!” we both screamed. We ran up the
stairs to the light room. The windows were shattered. Alex spotted
bullets on the floor. We remembered that some people had shot the
lighthouse windows. “The ghosts are coming!” I yelled. “Quick, let’s
jump out the windows and into the water” yelled Alex. “Alright, let’s
go!” I said. We stood on the window sill. “One, two, three…jump!”
I yelled. We landed in the water and then the ghosts fell off the
lighthouse and into the water. Then me and Alex swam to the shore
and then climbed up the cliffs to safety. Then Alex said “Hey Blake,
I found these car keys on a table in the lighthouse. Do you want to
A VAST SEA find the car and drive home?” “Sure why not!” I answered. Alex
“I like this photo because it is so blue and and I found a nearby parking lot and found the car. It was a blue
you can slightly see the other land in the convertible. We hopped in and drove home happy to have escaped
distance.” the ghosts at Sheringham.



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Bonney’s Page




ROCKY SEA The Girl With
“I chose this because I like how it’s water, then
half rocks, and I just love how it it looks, and White Eyes
that no one is in it.”
Bonney’s
Photo One day our class went to a very cool lighthouse, but people said
Selection: it was haunted and full of ghosts. The lighthouse was called Sher-
ingham Lighthouse. It was not a scary name but it was a scary
place to some people, but not to me. People have seen ghosts in
the windows. I have never seen any. But it felt creepy yet awesome
to be standing on a graveyard full of shipwrecked ghosts. It was so
windy it was like all of the dead people’s voices screaming. It rains
because they are crying. Later, I went in the lighthouse. As I looked
up there were stairs. I saw a light and it was flickering. I went up
the stairs and I saw it was the lighthouse light. I knew that, but
something was wrong with it? The light should not be flickering so
I went up some more and I looked at the light. It was still flickering,
and then it stopped. I could not see anything because it is so dark.
Then suddenly a shadow ran behind me! I looked behind me again
but it was not there! Then I remembered that shadows don’t move
on their own!? It had to be a GHOST! What am I going to do? I
will get out of here! What! The door just closed! How? How do I
get out of here!? Oh no! The ghostly shadow is back!!!! What is it
going to do to me!?!? “Aahhhhh!!!” It got me!!!! “Help!” Where
did it go? Then the door opened up. The door! Yay! I ran down
the stairs. Later I looked at the lighthouse and a girl came out. I
looked at her, she had all white eyes…





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Bre’s Page








Bre’s Photo The Man in
Selection:
the Lighthouse

PATHWAY One day I woke up and went to school. I was going on a field trip to

TO THE Sheringham Lighthouse. It was a very rainy day. I stepped off the
LIGHTHOUSE bus and saw the lighthouse, it was mysterious. As we started walk-
“I like this photo ing closer everyone started to disappear!! Soon enough everyone
because the pathway was gone but me, Hannah and Madi. We walked up the lighthouse
makes it look really stairs and I could feel my heart beating out of my chest. We got to
pretty and because the top of the lighthouse, but it was empty. We turned around to
the water in the look at the Juan de Fuca Strait. We looked back around and a very
background and the old man was standing in front of us. My teeth were biting my lips
lighthouse is so pretty. because I was so scared. He walked toward us and I didn’t know
Why I chose this photo what to do. He dropped his cane on the hard, cold floor, then he
is because it’s the one disappeared into the cold air!!! I didn’t know what to say. We ran
that gets my attention down the stairs and with every step that I took, the stairs broke in
the most, and it’s one
with nobody in it, and half. So we got home safely, but all I could think about that night
it will make a good was the man in the lighthouse…
story. The trees and
plants around it are so
pretty and this photo
looks really cool to
me.”








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Cael’s Page

LIGHTHOUSE ON THE WATER
“I liked this photo because it was a good
view of the lighthouse and the water. I chose
it because the plants and the water looked
The Tornado really good.”
Cael’s Photo
One day me and my class went to Sheringham Lighthouse. It was Selection:
cold, rainy and very windy. I felt the rain coming down my skin.
We were walking on the hard ground when I spotted something in
the distance. I could not see what it was, so I looked closer and it
was a tornado!! “Run!” I yelled. We ran as the tornado got clos-
er; we all bolted into the lighthouse. We hid in the bottom of the
lighthouse. Suddenly tiles flew off the lighthouse and the windows
shuddered!! We waited until it stopped . When it stopped we came
out and ran back to the bus and speeded back to the school.


The end!



























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Calvin’s Page Calvin’s Photo


Selection:

The Ghost of


the Lighthouse THE LIGHTHOUSE
GHOST
Once upon a time there was a boy named William Anderson. “I like it because it is awe-
William was 10 years old when he wanted to be a lightkeeper. His some!!! I chose it because I
friend’s Dad was a lightkeeper for the Sheringham Lighthouse. His thought that it would look
Dad’s name was Tom Charles Cross. Often Tom would go out and like the ghost’s shadow.
row his boat to a beach. One day Tom, James and William went to
the beach. They felt the warm air and the soft sand on their feet.
They were going to camp there over night. The fire they built was
warm and cozy. Tom told them a story of ghosts in the Sheringham
Lighthouse. He said the ghosts were the souls of the sailors who lost
their lives on board the SS Valencia. Then they went to sleep.
As William was falling to sleep he said to himself “I am going to be a
lightkeeper one day. I just know it.”
20 years later William woke up in the lightkeeper’s house. William
said to himself “Well I bet I should set off the fog horn.” As William
sounded the fog horn something ran in the shadows and then disap-
peared. William got a shiver down his spine. He thought of the
ghost stories when he was ten. He pulled out his pocket knife and it. The ghost left its bloody hand prints on the glass. William was
slowly went outside. He went into his house and made a trap. His all scratched up. He rain to his house and he called the army be-
plan was when the ghost came again the motion sensor would set cause he thought more ghosts were coming and the area needed
off an alarm. Then William would try to capture the ghost! Wil- to be secured. The army was on their way so William decided to
liam went back to the lighthouse and set up the trap. William saw go to sleep. The next day William woke up to war! He decided to
the ghost coming but this time William could only see the shad- see what was going on. The ghosts were attacking the army! All of
ow. The ghost somehow blew up the trap! Then the ghost pushed the ghosts were almost all dead! Wait! Aren’t they already dead?!
William down the stairs! As the ghost did, it slowly started to melt. When the last ghost was dead all of the army was cheering. So I
The ghost tried to break the window to get out but it did not make guess the stories were true.


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Ella’s Page





Ella’s Photo
Selection:




The Creaky


Lighthouse Door




One great stormy night a girl walked along the Sheringham Light-
house. She was calm, quiet and here name was Ella. She was a little
cold. It was stormy after all. She heard a noise. The lighthouse door
creaked open with no one inside. Ella was brave. She was also curi-
ous. So she walked through the door and into the lighthouse. Ella
wasn’t afraid. Suddenly she saw a spirit-looking-type-thing! Now
Ella was frightened so she ran as fast as she possibly could until it
was gone. It was so scary! She woke up! So she sat up in her bed
and it was all a dream, or maybe not……….!


The end!

SPARKLING WATERS
“This reminds me of Mexico. It has spar-
kling waters and it looks magical to me. The
land is rocky and the water is bright blue. It
feels warm, safe and it is my happy place. It
makes me feel loved, happy and cared about.
It looks like an amazing picture to see.



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Hailey’s Page







Hailey’s Photo Selection:


ROCKY WATERS The Lighthouse
“I like this photo because the water is my favourite colour turquoise, and the rocks
are perfect and so is the lighting. Everything in it is perfect!!
I was at Sheringham Lighthouse with my class. All
my friends were excited to be there, but I had a second
thought. All thoughts aside, it was okay until I saw
something in a puddle, a sailor’s face looking back at
me. I was just hoping it was my imagination. I contin-
ued cautiously. After learning about historical fiction
we went down to the lighthouse to take pictures. That’s
when I saw the sailor again, but not in a puddle. “Just
leave it be,” I thought. Before I knew it, it was time to
go. I got on the bus terrified. Next time I am coming
prepared…























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Hannah’s Page








Hannah’s Photo Selection:

The Mystery Lighthouse




One night Hannah, Bre and Madi went to the lighthouse. It felt THE MYSTERY OF
cold out. I could hear some spooky noises so me (Hannah), Bre THE LIGHTHOUSE
and Madi went inside the lighthouse to keep warm. And then “I like it because the ocean
we saw something move from in the distance, and then it popped is right there, also because
out and made an “Oooooh…” sound. Me, Bre and Madi ran as the picture is right in the
fast as we could straight back home. We looked up pictures and middle and the water is sur-
articles about the lighthouse. One of the articles said “One night rounding it, and grass and
a whole bunch of fishermen went fishing on a spooky night and plants are all around it.”
crashed into a brick wall. They all died and turned into ghosts!”
It made me feel cold and scared inside. The next day we all went
up the stairs of the lighthouse and up the stairs was a ghost! It
really scared me, Bre and Madi. In fact we all screamed! But
even though the ghost looked scary he did not want to hurt
us. So me, Bre and Madi asked the ghost if he wanted to have a
picnic with us and he said “Yes!” So we did. I made him feel nice
and happy inside and now we had a ghost friend.


The end.









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Jordynn’s Page BOUNDARY MARKER


“I like this picture because it was a super cool place. When I stood here the wind
was very strong and it almost blew me away.”



Jordynn’s
Photo
Selection:














The Sheringham

Lighthouse Mystery




One day, I went to visit my great grandfather’s grave at Sheringham ingham Lighthouse. In it, it talked about the lighthouse keepers of
Lighthouse, when I saw the door open. I saw in the lighthouse a the last century getting very sick from the chemical used to turn
shadow. It disappeared. I was walking home and I heard my mom the lighthouse light around (mercury). Some keepers even passed
scream. I ran inside. I saw my mom lying on the floor breathing away, and ow I think they’re ghosts that haunt the town looking like
heavily. I called 911. They came and helped her. That same night shadows. I thought to myself “What if the shadow was one of the
I saw the shadow again in my room, but nobody was there! I drove lighthouse keepers? What if it was a ghost? What did they want
to see my mom in the hospital because I wanted to check if she with the town?” Every year on my great-grandfather’s birthday I
was alright. I woke my mom up and she started to scream! She visit Sheringham Lighthouse, where his grave is. I never saw the
had seen my shadow and thought it was the same shadow from the weird shadow again. We never found out what the shadow was or
lighthouse. I remembered reading a history book about the Sher- what it wanted. Do you know?




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Joshua’s Page







Joshua’s Photo
Alien Events Selection:

at the Lighthouse




One day I brought my friends Matteo and Jeremy to the beach.
Then an earthquake started to happen! We ran up to the top of the
lighthouse. Then we saw a bloody hand print on the window! We
realized we were stuck under a force field!!! I think that zombie
aliens created the earthquake and force field! We were running
down the stairs and the steps were creaking underneath our feet!
We were rushing to the door before it shut. When we got out of
the lighthouse we saw the force field dome was coloured enchanted
blue. When we looked up the sky was turning black. We saw a little
hole in the dome. We could open the door of the lighthouse from
the outside. We threw rocks and sticks at the dome hole so it would
break! We climbed out of the dome and got to the car. That night I
was wondering about the strange day at the lighthouse. I hope that
we never run into zombie aliens ever again.




ROCKY ROAD
“I like this photo because I like looking at the
high tide on the shoreline. The sky is very
blue and it makes me feel peaceful.”



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Kenny’s Page







Kenny’s Photo
Selection:
The Fire Dragon




One day at a lighthouse there was smoke coming from it and a
young boy named Kenny found out why. Kenny and his friend Sylas
went to the lighthouse. There was lots of smoke on the other side of
it and it was strange. It really was very mysterious. Kenny and Sylas
arrived during daytime when nobody was there. They checked one
end and nothing was there. But when they checked the other side
of the lighthouse they saw something awesome! The saw one big
sleeping dragon! It was amazing and so big, but asleep! Eventually,
they figured that the dragon wouldn’t eat them and he was taking a
nap. They got to ride him a bit, then his mom called him for dinner
time. Then the boys had to go home and eat as well. Hopefully they
might see the dragon again soon.

The end.






DRAGON BEACH
“I like this photo because we are allowed to
use our imagination and I think it looks like
dragon’s smoke.”





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Kiana’s Page







Sheringham Lighthouse Kiana’s Photo
Selection:
Adventure




One day I was at school with my teacher Ms. S. and the rest of
the class and that day we were going on a field trip to Shering-
ham Lighthouse. So in the morning, we got on the bus and drove
there. When we got off it was windy and rainy. There were gray
clouds in the sky. We walked for a little bit and then stopped and
we were allowed to look around. There was some things I want-
ed to see so I wandered around, and then I lost the group! I went
down to the lighthouse and I heard a strange noise. I went up to
the very top and I saw a man. He looked rather odd. Then he saw
me! I screamed because he disappeared! He came behind me and
grabbed me by the arms and said “You cannot leave because you
have seen me!” I was very scared! I had shivers up my arms. He
took me down by the water; it was very strange because I felt safe
and I felt at home. The ghost started to be nice. I recognized his
face. Then he transformed into a dog. It was my puppy! It was very
strange, then I thought “My dog is a ghost?” The next day I came IN MEMORY OF THE CHIRIO
back and me and my dog became best friends forever. Now every “I like the photo because I like the way there
day I come to the beautiful Sheringham Lighthouse to play, and ev- is a beatiful flower and then the chirio just
ery day it becomes prettier and prettier. As it became more special brings out the silliness in the photo. And
to me I felt safer and more at home than ever. I LOVE THE SHER- when I took the photo I just had a feeling
INGHAM LIGHTHOUSE! that it was going to be my favourite photo. It
is a purple flower with a chirio behind it!!!!!



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Kyle’s Page



THE AWESOME TRIP

“I chose this photo because it is so relaxing
and peaceful, and the wind was so nice, so
The Lighthouse was the sun.”


and the Tornado Kyle’s Photo
Selection:



One day my class and I went on a trip to the Sheringham Light-
house. The weather was nice and it was windy. I smelled smoke
too. People say that the lighthouse is haunted. I got to eat some
crab cooked over a fire. It was good but then I saw smoke and I
heard the ground rumbling! Then a tornado happened! We all ran
towards the lighthouse. There was moss inside the old lighthouse.
It was scary! The tornado broke the lighthouse roof off! The torna-
do scooped my class up and me. We were carried up by the funnel
wind and many of us dropped into the water. My class and I are still
alive! Most of us were knocked out and the owner of the lighthouse
called the firemen and got us out of the water and trees. Later when
I got home from school I told my mom that I had the craziest day.


The end.
















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Laylah’s Page







Laylah’s Photo
Selection:
The Lighthouse




Once there was a lighthouse. I went in and it was so scary! I went
up the cold wet squeaky stairs. The door was open! Someone called
“Laylah is that you?” I started getting tears in my eyes. I kept walk-
ing up the stairs as the voice called “Laylah” once again. Then the
wind started blowing harder and harder. I saw a spooky black shad-
ow run across the room. The waves were getting bigger and bigger
in the ocean outside. I got more frightened and I ran down, but the
stairs were breaking. I kept running and running down the stairs.
When I got down the door was locked. Then I was looking out the
window. I saw the shadow of a woman, then someone opened the
door. It was a ghost! She had red spiky hair and a white gown. She
said “My dinner is you!” I was running, and then I woke up. It was
all a dream.








THE AMAZING LIGHTHOUSE
“I like this photo because it is a beautiful
memory. I chose it because the sun was
shining on the water and the lighthouse.



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Liam’s Page




THE ONE LIGHTHOUSE
“I liked the view and the lighthouse because
it made me feel great. I have never been


The Dangerous Liam’s Photo
Selection:
Lighthouse





Once I went to the Sheringham Lighthouse in the dark. It was a
cloudy, stormy night. The wind sounded like howling ghosts in the
dark dreary night. I was going for a walk to see why the sounds
were coming from the lighthouse, which was close to my house.
I went in the lighthouse and it was all dark and spooky. Feeling
scared, I slowly climbed up the lighthouse stairs. I was so nervous
that I could feel my ears turning a boiling red. The stairs started to
break beneath my feet! It was a big windy storm. I ran to my house
but I got trapped when the gates closed. I found a giant boat at the
lighthouse. I drove the boat around the gates and then pirates tried
to steal my boat. I got off the boat and I found a submarine and
went under water. The pirates couldn’t get me and I got home safely.


















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Lillian’s Page










The Creepy Lighthouse Lillian’s Photo
Selection:



I woke up today and walked down to the lighthouse! Hey, but the
light was on! I saw a dark figure sprint through the door and it
climbed up the ladder!! It smelled like yucky fish; it was rotten! A
gust of wind blew me into the wall!! I dashed up the ladder, but
wait…he wasn’t there!? I felt someone grab my head and it knocked
me out! I woke up in the wait…BOATHOUSE!! It was soggy and
wet outside. It was a lightning storm! I saw the black figure again!
I tried to hit it. My hand went through it! It was a ghost! I tried
to run, but I saw another ghost in front of the door!! I scurried out
the window and ran. They looked at me as I ran! They looked…
sad? Wait, why would they look sad? They got to live by the ocean!
Not many people do or even can. I headed home and went to sleep!
I woke up and I saw them at my window. They whispered in my
head! Then I fell asleep and drifted off to dreams…







PURPLE HOLLY
“I liked this photo because me and my par-
ents put holly in our houses on holidays! And
I chose it because in the light it looks purple
and shimmery.”


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Madison’s Page



Madison’s
Photo
Selection:




The Lighthouse




When I stepped out of the car I felt shivers go down
my spine. It was a beautiful sight. But even though
the lighthouse was brand new it felt haunted. I
looked at the news bulletin board and immediately I
wanted to go home. Then my best friend Ali called
my name. I told her to look at the bulletin board.
The headlines on the newspaper said “Thousands OUT THERE SOMEWHERE
of Ships Crashed.” Another one said “Ten New “I chose this photo because it captures it nicely, and starting in the middle it looks like
the chain goes new to older, or it looks like that. The water is also going from darker
Lighthouses Built.” We yelled at our friend Rose to at the bottom to lighter at the top. I named it Out There Somewhere because all you
come here. She was looking at a plant, but when we see is a chain in the middle of nowhere, a distant strip of land and water. That is why
turned around we saw that the car that had driven it is my favourite picture.”
us here was gone! Ali, Rose and myself ran to the
lighthouse door trying to get in but it was locked! I
was so scared. Rose told me not to worry and that
she knew the lighthouse keeper. I said that made driveway. Then the lighthouse turned on. We ran to the door and started bang-
me feel better. So we huddled under the lighthouse ing on it. It started to rain violently. Minutes later, thunder and lightning started
and tried to get warm. Then I dozed off for a while. banging and crackling, then the man Rose knew opened the door and he said
I woke up to hear Rose screaming “Ghost, ghost, “Rose?” Rose said “Just let us in!” We went to his sofa with the lighthouse lantern
ghost! Ali, Madison, ghost!” I said “What, where, flashing in our eyes. Finally I fell asleep. When I woke up Ali was screaming “The
how?” Rose explained how she saw a white floating car! It’s here!” I quickly thanked the man and then jumped in the care and said
thing and we all started walking to the lighthouse “Take me home!”



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Matteo’s Page








Matteo’s Photo Selection:

The Field Trip




It was a normal day. We were going on a field trip in
an airplane but the airplane crashed on a place called
Sheringham Lighthouse. It was cold and gloomy. My
ears turned red and there was a man walking around
dressed in black. I said “Hi!!”, and he said “Hi” in a
deep voice. He asked “Did you bring help?” I said
“No.” We saw a lighthouse. The old man said “It’s the
old Sheringham Lighthouse.” It started to rain and we
went into the lighthouse. We turned on the light, but
the lightkeeper was out. We heard a noise and saw
a picture of one of the old lighthouse keepers James
Bob!! Lightning! Lightning! Thunder! Thunder! We
were all scared. A light started to spin from up stairs
but nothing was there!!!! We lit a fire and saw the old THE MYSTERIOUS LIGHTHOUSE
man. He yelled “Run, a fire!” Someone said it’s from “I like it because it shows you what you are coming for. I like that it has everything
the airplane.” We quickly put together a boat. From in it..”
the lightkeeper’s house we paddled it and we safely got
home. And when we got back to school I thought it
was a good field trip.








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Mitchell’s Page








Mitchell’s Photo Selection:

OVER THE WATER The Great Tornado
“I like the photo because it looks like a painting and I like the thin rock stretching
into the ocean with a tree, and the mountains in the background.”

Hi! I’m seagull. I live on the coast of Vancouver Island.
One night I could see a ferry. It was coming towards the
rocks and then it crashed. It was crazy! But then people
decided to build the Sheringham Lighthouse there because
of the crash. One day, it was hot weather, but there was a
very cold wind coming from the North. Because of that it
made a tornado and the tornado was sucking things up and
then spitting them back out. Then I saw the door of the
lighthouse was open so I went around and started to evac-
uate animals into the lighthouse. I evacuated every animal.
The tornado was almost on top of the lighthouse so I had
to fly as fast as I could. The tornado was right beside the
lighthouse but I just barely made it safely into the building,
and eventually the storm passed. So after that we went back
to our normal lives as animals. Eventually my great grand
seagull found a nice school class of humans coming to visit
the old lighthouse. In the class was a boy named Mitch-
ell and his friends and they were learning about the old
LIGHTHOUSE.









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Neko’s Page



The Haunted


Lighthouse

Neko’s Photo Selection:

Once late at night, I had nothing to do so I called my friends
and asked if they wanted to go to the haunted lighthouse.
They all said “Yes.” Later we all went to the haunted light-
house. It was windy and cold and we all forgot to wear
jackets. Suddenly a window shattered and there was crack-
ling and laughing. Curious, we went inside and went to see
what it was. We saw, standing in front of us, a see-through
shadow! The shadowy man had a beard, he had rusty chains
all around him. He started coming closer, so we started
yelling to stay back, but he would not. He just kept on com-
ing closer and closer. But then something weird happened.
The guy started muttering “The boat.” My heart was racing.
Then he said it again, but louder, he said “THE BOAT!!”
Then all of the windows shattered. We all ran out and drove
CLOUD, WATER, ROCK away. We all drove to my house at 10:00 o’clock at night. We
“I like this because it has a peaceful view. It is beautiful. The water does not look were so tired and everything felt so mysterious. We looked
too strong. The rocks look pretty. The clouds are all squished together. The moun- up the name of the lighthouse and we learned that it was
tains in the background are faded away, and it’s all nice. ” called Sheringham. The website said that the lighthouse
was near an old shipwreck. It said thousands of people
were lost at sea and wanted to have somewhere to live. We
all noticed that we saw a spirit. We went back to the light-
house and there was the spirit staring at us, and then it ran
and screamed at us. Ever since that day there was “Wanted
Signs” of me and my friends. The end.



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Rylee’s Page







Rylee’s Photo
Selection:

The Haunted Lighthouse




Long ago in Shirley there was a lonely lighthouse. No one ever WHEN THE
came near it because everyone knew it was haunted. Everyone CLOUD
knew this except three girls. One day Sara, Neko and I were walking MEETS THE
down to the lighthouse. I (Rylee) was one of the three girls. After a
bit of walking it started to rain. It was extremely cold and we were WATER
shivering. Then the lighthouse door opened. We ran in there as “I like this photo
fast as we could and once we got in, the door shut! We tried to open because the big cloud
reminds me of my
it but it wouldn’t budge! We walked up the stairs and I looked out dog, and the water
the window and I saw a ghost! I screamed and ran down the stairs. is beautiful, and the
Sara ran down the stairs after me and asked me what happened and water also reminds me
I told her I saw a ghost! We ran up the stairs and we saw ten ghosts! of my backyard and
We all ran out of the lighthouse and never cam back. my family.”





















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Ryley’s Page




Ryley wasn’t able to join us on our visit
to the lighthouse, but if he had been
there we think he would have taken
and chosen a photograph like this:


The Ghost


One day I went to a haunted lighthouse. It was Sheringham Point.
My friends and I got goosebumps so we went in the lighthouse.
There were rats and mice all over the floor. Suddenly I saw a white
blob floating across the room! We went to go see what it was…
nothing! We were stunned. We looked around…I saw nothing and
went up the stairs. We saw a white cat. We took him home. There
was no ghost.





























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Sara’s Page






Sara’s Photo
Selection:



The Lighthouse War!


A long time ago at the lighthouse it was a stormy night! The 5 crew
members at my lighthouse were wet and cold. But then out in the
open water there was a boat! Then we saw one of the five men was a
sniper! The men did not know we were here. With a jump he shot
the old rusted window off the lighthouse! Another scary shot went
sailing near one of my crew members! My hair stood on end and
my stomach started to hurt. I yelled “Duck down!” It took a second
for Rylee to understand then she ducked down just in time too. The
bullet hit the light filled with mercury. It started to hail as if people
were crying. *BOOM*. “Lightning!” cried one of the strangers in
the boat. Lightning struck the boat and it was like Mother Nature
was angry at them. Finally the waves took them away. But then the
crew members and I got sick coughing and ill to our stomachs. It
was a bad night. Suddenly the weather cleared. Flowers grew and
the sun came up and warmed us up. The wind dried us like a blow
dryer. Soon everything was back to normal. The mud turned into
grass, and now every day the sun shines, and the weather is happy. LAND HO!
Soon the lighthouse will be fixed.
“I like this photo because of the beautiful
bright scenery, the bright white clouds, and
…The End… the misty faraway land. And I chose it be-
cause it shows how beautiful the land is.”





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Seth’s Page












Seth wasn’t able to join us on our visit to the lighthouse, but if he had been there we
think he would have taken and chosen a photograph like this:











































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Sydney’s Page





Sydney’s Photo
Selection:


The Lighthouse of Hope




On a very wet and windy day four girls named Bre, Anna, Aman-
da and me (Sydney) were out at Sheringham Lighthouse on a field
trip with their class. The weather was sprinkling and the rain felt
like tears on my face. The wind sounded like screaming because
some people had died in shipwrecks by the lighthouse. Me and my
friends talked about an assignment our teacher wanted us to do.
I looked around and no one but me and my friends were there!
Then we realized the class had already left! Me and my friends ran
up the path faster than a cheetah running after its prey. We were
too late! The bus was just leaving after we got through the gate.
“NOOOO!!” we cried louder than a chimpanzee. We slowly walked
down to the lighthouse feeling miserable. When we go back down
to the lighthouse we started a little fire. And we built a shelter for
the night. Later that night it started raining cats and dogs. We ran
for cover because the shelter fell when we were putting out the fire.
We tugged the lighthouse door and it flung open. We dashed inside
and fell asleep. When I woke up I was in my own bed and I won-
dered “Was that for real?” THE LIGHTHOUSE OF HOPE
“I like the Lighthouse of Hope because it tells
me the story of hope for the lighthouse. No
one used the lighthouse because it was old and
falling apart, but the people have now saved
it. That’s the way it is the Lighthouse of Hope.”



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Sylas’ Page





THE WATERS The Row Boat
“I like it because the water is calm
and it looks pretty. And I chose it be- Once upon a time there was a boy named Sylas. He lived at Sher-
cause there’s plants in it and it’s calm. ingham Lighthouse. One day he went outside and he found a boat
Sylas’ Photo that had never been there before. He got on and then was trans-
Selection: ported to a new island. He hopped off the boat and started to walk

to the other side, but it wasn’t that far. When he looked out at the
water there were pirates – bull pirates! They were big. So he decid-
ed to go to the boat and row to the pirate ship. Boy did they look
confused! More confused than a bunny rabbit that lost its carrot.
But those bad bulls didn’t know that I was a shape shifter. I turned
into a lion, hopped on to their ship and a weapon appeared in my
hands. I said “It’s Sylas time!” We started fighting. Then out of no-
where, robot seals that were good came and started to help me fight
the pirate bulls. We beat them and when we were done the seals left.
Then a tornado made out of lightning started coming toward us. I
transformed into a shark. I went under the water and I went up into
the tornado and turned into a thunderbird. I stopped the tornado.
Then I was at the lighthouse again.



















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Taylor’s Page









The Light House Taylor’s Photo
Selection:


One day I went down to the Sheringham Lighthouse with my class.
That’s when I saw the lighthouse and it looked like it was new. Then
I heard a voice coming from inside. It said “Come in I have some-
thing for you.” I just ignored it. But I heard it a second time. So I
went in the lighthouse and saw a guy standing there inviting me in
for a sandwich. He told me all about the Sheringham Lighthouse.
He told me that the lighthouse was going to be restored just like
when it was new.


















Taylor wasn’t able to join us on our visit
to the lighthouse, but if she had been
there we think she would have taken
and chosen a photograph like this:




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Tom’s Page






Water




Tom’s Photo Shay Hack was son of Poseidon and Aphrodite yet he had no idea
Selection: about it, growing up with his older brothers Phobos (fear) and
Deimos (terror). The three orphans grew up in a black lighthouse.
Shay’s bedroom was entirely black and navy, including the clothes
inside his black dresser. The lighthouse was dark and dreary. One
night he was sleeping in when Phobos woke him up for school. Af-
ter school he went to the beach and when Deimos and Phobos were
hunting he went into the water and he met a nymph that came out
to meet him. She was made of water and told him that if he wanted
to find what he was looking for he would need to dive down to the
bottom of the Pacific Ocean and he would find a palace under the
water. So he dived to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean and found
the palace. The palace was made of coral and pearl. At the front
gates Aphrodite and Poseidon welcomed him almost like family,
not knowing why but feeling good about it. He went in and…to his
surprise he was met by a fleet of mermen! He separated from the
group to explore the palace. He found the stable of Pegasus, Posei-
don’s bronze trident and deep into the palace he found a pearl. The
same crystal blue colour of his eyes and it lit up a thousand miles
around. After swimming back to the surface with a question, “Will
I use it or not…?”
SHIPMENT OF SHADOWS
“I don’t know. I just like it.”





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Exploring the Lighthouse




A Big Thank-You




To Parks Canada
This project was a component of a larger public education and
engagement program funded in part by the Government of
Canada (Parks Canad) throught the National Cost-Sharing
Program for Heritage Places. We thank them for their support.


We also want to thank Tom Harris - Telus, and manager Ryley
Leckie, for providing the cell-phone cameras, at no cost, for the
students to use. Without this support, the program would not
have been possible.


This project was carried out by the Society’s partners: Change
Canada Consultants Ltd. Our thanks to them: Ian Fawcett
(coordinator), Kathleen Arnason (author) and Christine Henry
(photographer).



As well, our thanks to Society volunteers Dominique Bernadet,
Vivi Curuchet, Bill Parkes, Bill Turner and Susan Nelson for
helping at the site.


And finally, but most of all, we want to thank Principal Kerry Ar-
not, teachers Lisa Stuart and Roberta Standley, and in particular
the students at Sooke Elementary School for making this project
so enjoyable.



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Exploring the Lighthouse



Raising Funds to Protect the Lighthouse





Projects such as the protection and restoration of Sheringham Point Light- nities at the Lighthouse - such as this project - we need to raise additional
house depend upon the generosity of people who care about what we are funds. Can you help?
trying to accomplish, and who want to help. Most of the funding for this
project so far has been provided by individuals who have stepped forward We have set up a fundraising page on the Society’s website to make it easy
to make a donation. to donate (all donations over $5.00 will receive a charitable tax receipt).
You can find it at:
However, in order to ensure that the Lighthouse can be well cared for in http://sheringhamlighthouse.org/how-to-help/make-a-donation/
the future, and to enable us to continue providing educational opportu- THANK YOU!





And finally, something a little different...





Anyone who takes photographs knows that We’ve collected a number of the images created by the children during
things don’t always turn out as planned. A click their visit to the lighthouse that didn’t quite turn out as intended, but that
at the wrong time, a shake of the camera or a struck us as beautiful images nontheless.
wrong setting can produce something entirely
unintended. We’ve called this collection “UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES”, and we
will make the images available as gifts for people who make donations to
Often, the results of these situations are simply help this project succeed.
discarded. But sometimes, with a bit of luck, and
with a willingness to look again with a fresh eye Take a look at these few samples on the next page, we think you’ll be
and an open mind, the results can be startling. amazed!







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“Unintended Consequences”





















































For every $10 you donate at www.sheringham-
lighthouse.com, we will send you one of these
images as a gift.


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“A Lighthouse is a beacon

of hope; a symbol of human
solidarity.”

~ Gary Geddes,

BC poet & author



































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www.sheringhamlighthouse.org