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WHITBY E liPRESa, WEDNESDAY, DCMRR4,1991, PAGE 29 JOE ANDR19WS tries out, a wooden toy that was popular with pioneer childrén. Staff from Pickering MuaeumVillage helped the ch2ildren of Meadowcrest public ochool in Brooklin experience a pioneer Christmas, complote with old-fashioned clothes,. toys, pioneer crafts and homemade decorati ons. Photo byMN"l oe, Whalv FwoeP 1% The basketba]l season i. off te a good start. The mi'ndget boys' basketbail teani has been ubeatable so far. On Nov. 28, 'jt sithe niidget and junior boys' bsetbail teanis defeated St. ~Mary. The music department i. annual Christmnas Concert that Iwi1be held on Dec. 13. There was a concert'on Nov. 28 as well. Anderson's Christian Fellow- ~lship Club is takingpart in the s1 chool'. annual Christmas Food 'Drive. Tii.food drive takes place ~ urIngthe. week of Dec. 16 te, 20. Anderson bas several fund- raising prçdects. The funrasg efforts te bower the, co"tscf i 7 J rmare continuing. AlEW>, there has been a drive te rais. money for foster cbildren. The drive involves balloons and flowers sold at school as gifts from friends, boy friends and girl friends. Anderson bas organized what is ca]led a Spirit Wall. Students can purchase a square of wall and put what they like on the square. Plans for the annual .chool Christmas, assembly are underway. This assembly aflows students and taachers te, show off their tremendous talents in fr-ont of the. echool. Students look forward te this assembly every year. It is held on the last day of echool before the Christmas holidays. Usually this assembly bas a teachers' .uit and a senior studenti? èekit, among the many other presentations. Hello. Sonia Bbintnhere. Last week was a wek ofgra transition for those CC students residing in sunny Aýjax. The transit system, in its infinite practicality, bas seen fit to change the routing such that students must leave 10 minutes early in order te arrive at the bus stop on time. Taking- into By Karen &choSg From Nov. 26-29 Austin held Amnesty International Week. Students were encouraged te si* letters te, help freeprisoners :d break the chainis of injustice which exist in our world today. A raffle for three Amnesty T-shirts was also held to help raise funds for further letter-campaign activities. In Wildcat sports, the five-pin bowling team competed its second tournainent' last- week. Strong performances by teamn members Shawn Payette, Alison Mitchell, Alan Montgomery, Michi Motomura, and Darryl Robb Slced the teain second overall. e next competition is scheduled for Dec. 10. On Nov. 23, the Austin e'wim teain entered a competition in which over 500 students participated. Two teams took home a third-place finish, and al involved put forth a tremnendous effort. The junior boys? hockey teani tied its season opener on Nov. 26, with a final score of 3-3, while the junior boys' basketball teani started their season by destroying Soigne 52-35. Jon Sinden, David Kohek, Dan Stephenson, John Dunn, Anthony Herrera, Niel Balan, Jon Matthews and Micheal Wallen ail had strong performances in the game. By Leoh Suliahn The house play competition was a tremendlous seas. Participating students po:rtrayed exceptional talent as ,they depicted emotional, funnyý and serious characters. Mlison Christ, a graduate of Trafalgar, was the. adudicator for the. nigh&. Awards were presented for different categoriesinelcldig best actress, haaf director and haat nlav .There By Mmrda Waters back to the student council office was a unique cs¶y o and helpHenry reach itsgas camaraderie among the- ,Although United Way Week at On Nov. 28-29, teOC competitive h1ouses Henry Street was saverai we.ks production of "Here With a Band" The students are now deep into ago, that did not stop our was staged& The ay was written studies for the ' upcoming energetic staff from raising even and directedl by ge students, and Christmn u xais Howevier, ti more mon.y. Recentiy henry was based on relationships and doesnt dampen the spirit- of teachers were given an probleins tbat exist in society Christm as the echo of carols opruitte'Dresa Down- for teday. Superb acting and resoundtbough -the. halls of' tai day. Two dollars was collect.d diretng led te the great succesa Trafagar. fio= eacii participant go tiiey of this production. could show off their most I ak prs h uS $1,0 0r is da wonotjeans or their most u akssprstejuir , u ra e t comfortable football eippers. bffs basketbal teani recently Inother flmd-raising activities defeated Duribarton 52-50. The SChool Concert citrus fruits fro= Florida are a nudget boys basketball team hot item. Money raised by staff participatedl in the Plckering A recent concert by «The and students wiil go towards tournament where they were Ambassadors' raised $1,O00 for flowers for the front of the school, consolation champions. the. Durham Christian High a Christmas tree for the front Tihe senior 40y? voileyball Sciiooi tuition assistance fund. b ç, ad.soe çPIn edt» adacd, t h 1 eL.ftge anI o~i. 1 cq -à #4ed t.am advilnced#6 0 ~Mgr consideratiou the . fact 1that the. bus, isý,-on averap,' 15 minutes late, tbis alteratioiý now pute us doser te the original estimated, time of arrivai than ever befor. Rousing applausê, for -Ajax Transit. Keepig in tis vein, of thoughtlet me * address thé. awesome phenomenon df what I like teoeial the. "bus driveies salut..'This gesture occurs whenever a bus driver makes eye contact with a colleague on the road. What next transpires is the salut. itself, which consists of a single, silent . nod. The solemnity of this gesture may b. accountable te, their, mutual acknowledgement of the gravity of their vocation -- migrating the general public from point Ak w e. Again, rousing applause for A.T. Friday of last- week is definitély newsworthy, for not o4y dd tii.entire- echool -:et ýto s.. DO'C scer, art, disciplinary, and now 'musical' legen' Gary O'Brien bar. ieifioul tte .tune of 'My Way,'but we did so6in our civies, and the air band audience was "lso furnisiied -with tatlzin gipses o rando « St.ely' Caise, ad Christian 'the Stone Rock. Good show, friends, but I would ask that Gary'. group explain their piece te me at their earliest convenience. Tonight* (Wed., Dec.4) DO'C's senior drama.class will perform a rib-ticklin' collection. of one-act Plays, .strategically interspersed with character monologues. As an OAC thespian, yours truly will participate in some -regard (rnaybe Ilil open curtains).;Beginning at 7:30 p.m., and for the bargain price price of $3 a ticket, I'm sure lIlI see you ail there. Until then.. FATHER LEO J. AUSTIN students (above, frm left) Camei Stimmninng, Smata George, Jeanette DaCosta (ueated), Amy Aikin a nd K lathy Font- organzed a campaigum throughArnmnesty Inter- naioalto, end letters on beha If of student, prisoners&. More than 500 of. the uchool'o,,,.750 studntssigned letters. Below, Aikin ties a Wribbon on a tree, signifying another letter signed& Photo by gark E.or, Whltby Free Pr. DENIS O'CONNOR HIGH SCHOOL HENRY STREET HIGH SCHOOL