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and 42nd Street. During that time Stachniak was at Reynolds secondary and not part of its drama program. The closest stage experience, he said, was when he last took part in a Grade 10 choir. Otherwise he’s been plucking his guitar here and there. Acting is new, to say the least.
It’s been a long road for the Velox Rugby Club, which started on the swampy fields of Lambrick Park farm in 1969. That pitch was so dangerous a player near drowned. Last weekend, Velox ended its chapter of Saanich history on the front foot, as the Valkyries premier women and Div. 3 men each booked a spot in the B.C. Rugby Union championship final, which takes place tomorrow in the Lower Mainland. Velox will continue on at the Juan de Fuca Rec Centre in Colwood, but it marks the end of a storied chapter for the 46-year-old club. Velox moved to Gordon Head in 1987, and in 1988 an influx of national-team calibre players graduating from the UVic Vikes brought new life to the side. In the past decade, Velox has remained strong, with multiple premier women’s B.C. championships, and a healthy youth program. At last week’s games, the women ran in a flurry of second-half tries, finishing with a 72-14 win over Capilano. It was just as the founding members had wanted, with the Valkyries exemplified the team’s original motto, Velox Omnia Vincit, or Speed Conquers All. The Div. 3 men topped visiting Capilano 39-17. The men’s over-40 Ebb Tide – long affiliated through Velox – also partook in the final day of competitive rugby at the 3957 Gordon Head Rd. facility. The score from that match was past press time, as they players insisted they’d return to the pitch following the chili buffet. For the Valkyries, it’s a fifth-straight B.C. final versus Burnaby Lake RFC.
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Sandy (Emily Mackin) and Danny (Matthew Stachniak) are ready to meet for the first time at Claremont in Grease, The Musical, which runs May 13 to 16 and May 19 to 23 at 7 p.m. at the school. A matinee also runs on May 23 at 2 p.m.
Greased Lightning electrifies Claremont Travis Paterson News staff
Behind the scenes of Claremont secondary’s upcoming production of Grease, The Musical, is a high school tale of its own. Playing Sandy is Grade 12 student Emily Mackin, who falls into a social-class conundrum with Danny, played by co-lead and fellow Grade 12 Matthew Stachniak. Their
stage relationship as a couple is an extension of a real-life partnership, though it’s not exactly a reflection of it. “We were hanging out last summer and Matthew would sing,” Mackin says. “I told him he was good at it and he should try out for the school play.” Mackin, however, is a stage veteran. She’s been involved in Claremont’s past three productions: Wizard of Oz, Legally Blonde
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