SWIMMING UP from Beavers and now new Cubs are back row left to right Kenneth Phillip Rob Murray Evan Hayter Kevin Alan Boyle Todd Second row Craig Cadenhead Jason Dodd Front row Harvey Paddy Johnston and Joshua Caswell Scholarship to student An Acton student at McM aster University has been awarded one of three travel scholarships for the summer of 1978 These are given through funds provided by citizens and make it for indents to travel to areas of the world allied to their courses of study during the summer immediately before their final year Deborah A Dunne of Acton has been awarded the Joan Jackson Dunbar Travel Scholarship valued at Miss Dunne in Honors English plans to travel in England during the summer Established In I960 by Ha mil by Janet and Scott Nowlan On April Mrs Holmes and Mrs Hurst classes went to Mounts berg and he sugar bush The classes saw many different things The kinder classes went as well Education week is now on The parents will come in and see what the children do all year On Tuesday the grade three four and five classes went to see H S Pinafore at All the classes are learning the Health Hustle with the help of Mrs Clark The grade fives and Mrs Gardeners classes went to Waterloo University to see a play called Beauty and the Beast To Waterloo Senior students and some of their teachers from Acton high school will be visiting the University of Waterloo campus on Thursday April The students will spend the day learning about com putera They will attend lec tures during the morning and in the afternoon will use one of the million dollar computers on the UW campus to find their own solutions to problems Those with dent knowledge may spend the entire day working with computers Consultants will be available to assist them by Janet Howe You can now tell summer Is just around the corner Stu dents are out running after school everyday for their crosscountry training The sun Is shining through the skylight lighting up the school and students arc sitting out side enjoying the sun during their lunch periods On April 11 in the Halton Gymnastics meet Julia Sit placed sixth of out of competitors on in the Junior beam category placed fifth on bars and third on vault and beam which gave her a third all round In the senior category Both competitors qualified for the Peel Halton Gymnastics meet Tonight April 19 a movie will be shown at the school The award winning Canadian film J A Martin will begin at 30 in the cafeteria Admission for the show is On April 21 student council is holding another dance Students will dance to the music of a disc jockey Sound Unlimited The dance starts at Come out and have a good time On May another dance will be held The music will be supplied by the rock group Hellfield On April all art students will be going to the Ontario Art Gallery and the open house at the Art College of Ontario Canada day has come at last Next Wednesday April is the big day JASON watches as he is presented with his new Cub neckerchief from Cub leader Harold Todd Jason was one of the Beavers who swam up to Cubs Monday evening New stamps The new cent stamps are now coming in on all first class mall Open hOUSeS for and Brownie nev Education Week Acton Free Press Wednesday April 19 7 Local elementary schools will be hosting activities in line with this year Education Week The week is set by the Ministry of Education with a theme developed by tho Ministry each year This year the theme is Speak to me of Yourself do toi This bilingual theme is in line with this year plan to focus on mult cultural Ism and to make the publico wo re of what schools are doing today Z Bennett school had an Informal questioning period on Monday evening with guest speakers Bert Hinton board trustee and Doug Magwood principal at Mr Hinton and Mr Magwood discussed school policies on both board levels with interested parents Other plans at Included an open morning where parents were permitted to observe classes In session Thursday evening tomorrow will be an open house for public Student work will be on display Robert Little School also had an open house on Tuesday and is planning another one for Thursday Guest speaker for Education Week at St Joseph school was Mrs M Fitisimmons consultant from the Family Life Education Centre Mrs Fitisimmons spoke to parents and other interested Tuesday evening St Joseph s also held their open house on Tuesday evening Adults are Invited to visit the school Monday to Thursday to watch classes in session McKenzieSralth will take part in Education Week by performing the operetta Pinafore for the public The operetta will be performed Wednesday and Thursday evening news Second Acton Guides On Monday April the second Acton Guides were visited by nurse Marianne who taught the third part of the challenge badge Most of the tenderfoots are finished and ready for enrollment which is being organized by patrol leaders Guide of the month was shared by Monica Mussel and Cindy They will be receiving a small token for very good work In the past month Good work Monica and Cindy On April 17 the girls ran their own meeting with the assistance of two mothers This Is due to a division dinner which all the leaders attended al grant Development projects in work to be undertaken under the River improvement management a 329M provincial I grant S S and general Franks Miller said recently improvement Dairy and beef barns toured by Calf Club by Shirley Murray On Monday April the Acton Calf Club had Its April meeting in Guelph at United Breeders Incorporated Ken Murray and Schep welcomed the club and then lead a tour around both the dairy and beef bams Both Mr Murray and Mr Schep shared their expertise with the club explaining the importance of United Breeders President Marie Murray officially open the meeting with the H pledge and then lead the club to the planning to be held at the Murray farm on May 7 30 Marie then made for the following meet and achievement day were made for the meeting to be closed motion carried PRIME RIB ROAST SIRLOIN TIP TOP 0 ROUND ROASTS I ton then Mayor Lloyd student in Year Three for Jackson and Mrs Jackson in excellence In an Honors memory of their daughter English program The award Joan a aster graduate Is to be used for study and of the scholarship is an travel in the United Kingdom awarded to a woman and Continental Europe by Carol and Chris gin ski Tonight is the first per formance for one of the Pinafore casts The cast is a little nervous but because their dress rehearsal was such a success they should all do very well The second cast docs their big performance tomorrow by Lisa Gil lis On Friday April 14 the grade four classes held a bake sale It was a great success A cake draw was held and seven lucky people v on the cakes Our kindergarten classes In both Mrs and Mrs s classes have started seed planting So far the seeds are growing very well and the children are ex cited to see the changes that night at 8 30 Their dress rehearsal in front of the grade three four and five classes from M Bennett and Robert Little and some senior citizens was also a success The operetta easts would like to express their thanks to the teachers and the many students who volunteered their time to make this show the best one in town People asked to honor danceathon pledges Da nee- a than organizer Bill In order for Acton to qualify Taylor Is asking all people for a prize who pledged money for 10 The than Is hour dnacea to honor sponsored by the Kinsmen their pledges Students are Club in Georgetown and all out collecting the pledged proceeds go to Cystic money and should have It Fibrosis The thon turned in as soon as possible was held Saturday April 8 Set up own company happen from one day to the next Mr Murphy and Mrs Loch have started a new fitness activity called Run to Any place Participants choose a destination find out how many kilometres it is from Acton and then run around posts the required number of time to plish the total run This new activity seems to be very popular with pupils in the ior division Summer cataloguing Because of the harsh weather there was no activity all winter at tho Electrical Railway museum site in It is hoped there will be three students hired this summer to work on full time cataloguing of the vast tlon of artifacts owned by the association Money for this work will come from the Ministry of Culture and on Nine Sheridan College technology students have turned a class project Into a selling solar hot water heaters they designed and built themselves Solar Collectors Ltd was up by second and third year Mechanical Technology students at the Brampton Campus as part of a class project requiring dents to design manufacture and sell a product Members of the company which Is registered as a small business with its own bank account and profit sharing plan are Ron Ingles Tad Don Davis and John Slockmann of Brampton Mike Toronto Derek Sankar Steve Mcaford and Andrew Al Prior and Richard Plunkett of Oak vlUe The students have designed and built the proto typea square angular panel consisting of copper pipes covered with copper sheeting painted black to absorb heat This is covered with two layers of one to control heat loss and one to block he wind The solar panel which has been tested for pressure and heat on a flexible wooden rig erected on the campus grounds can heat Fahrenheit water to or degrees Two panels connected to a hot water tank could supply a family of four with per cent of its annual hot water needs REP BRAND BEEF Lean STEWING BEEF 159 Choce RUMP ROAST SHOULDER ROASTS BLADE SHORT RIB ROASTS GROUND BEEF Fresh SMALL LINK SAUSAQE Maple Leaf Slced SIDE BACON J LOVELL BROS MODERN MEAT MARKET HALTON HILLS RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT PRESENTS YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY A Living and Learning Get Together Saturday April 22nd 9 30 a m 3 30 p m Cedarvale Community Centre Roc oat on wry lb get to dents to to facts and i on and and a n Co by ho Rocfcat on go ho an tun for doas to exam no and la tod to oat oppo tun as n town ow I ncludo A look at and tho community groups tho oat on PAST PRESENT FUTURE ksMasto Plan What t what can It do to you How can Now Ho torn Canada Wo kg Ho liana Foundat ants SOS you moot you lunch p mo by phonngB77 out I Ito Man Si not S I Goo Ont L7G4X1 IStootE RACEWAY HARNESS Post Time Thursday Evening Sunday 2pm Trltctortt Exactor fly Spring Special for your Kids COLOURED Sizes and IS TOP QUALITY Reg Limited Supply Tack Togs Guilph St Plaza 1771111 Giotgttown YOURS FOR ONLY 1978 MAZDA 3 Door Hatchback speed 3 only A groat car for you that has as standard equipment Energy Absorbing Bumpers Bumper Impact Strips Tinted Glass Front Bucket Seats Cigarette Lighter Glove Compartment with Lid Locking Gas Cap Trip Odometer p Out Side Power Assisted Front Disc Brakes Side Protection Moulding Bumper Overriders Floor Coverings Seat Mater Electric Rear Window Defogger Deluxe Moulding and Trim Parcel Shell Rear Wiper Washer Split Rear Seat folding 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