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Whitby Free Press, Weclnesday,' Mardi 22,1995, page 29 SkiIIs p)ut the to test The sevonth annual Durham Sifls Chaenge will bo held March 27 ta 31 in Durham Board of Education echools. Secondary students from both the Durham board and the Durham separato uchool board once again will have the %portumity ta hoe recognized as thebes intheir particular skil areas. Thome who win gold medals will advance to t.he Ontario SIlls Competitions tu lie held in May at the Coppe Coliseum, Hamilton. Individual ontesta include broad-baued construction, carpontry, cabinetmaking, numey, residential wMrng, broad-based manulacturing, precimonmachining, mecatrnice, welding, sheot metal, auto service, auto collision, sinal engines, board-based communication%, electronic publishing, computer technology, print technology, electronics, commercial photography, food preparation, bakmng, cSmetology, child care, fashion artas, job sill demonstration, job interview, CA ndmhnical CAD lle Durham Industry Education Coundil for the Advancement, of Science and Technolo&y las ostablished a new levol in cballenging elementary students to display their problem-.olving abilities. WHITBY MONTESSORI Sohoot students from left) Chnistopher Christofi, Candice a, Abbey Ftzpatrick, Melissa Bauch and Aaron Cameron explore the rainforest display built by their class of six- to nine-year-olds. Chikiren spent a rnonth researching and putting together the dis- play and made a presentation about the rainforest for other students and parents. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whitby Free Prea Andrea Pemberton, ANDERSON C.V.I. WeIll, Andersonians, the inevitable bas happened and it's time ta bit thoee books again. Our warm, sunny March break bas corne ta- an end. Just before March break began, Eastdalo hosted the Ontario Vocal Festival where our concert and senior chanter choirs, under the direction of Miss Joyce, won bronze standings. Well done. Our girls' volleyball teans En Bref at Garnier The band En Bref will perform at Ecole Secondaire Saint- Charles-Garnier, Whitby, on Fri- day, March 31, 8p.m. Tho show is the second of tbree concerts presented by YLAmicale the Frenchi commumity centreol Durham Centre. Tickets, at the door, are $8 for students, $15 for adults. The third show, a performance by Les Hardis Moussaillons (known as the Tour Goofy Guys') will ha held May 26 at the school. Correction la an article in the March 8 edition of the Whitby Free Press, it was icorrectly stated. that the Panther Jazz band from Pningle Creek Public School had won silver awards i each of the past six years at the Southera Ontario Jazz Festival. la fact, the band bas earned gold awards in thepast seven comptitions. The Free Pross wishes to apologize for the orror. recently competed in the LOSSA championsbip finals. Our senior girls put up a sthong fight but ot out ta, a good Dunbarton team. lhe junior girls played excellent baIl, capturing first place. Congratulations ta members of both teams. Salut, ta ail those students who went ta Paris over the break. They left Mlarch 4 and returned -afely on March 12 from a trip ta remembei. On a ixilar note, something that everyone remembers is their high school prom. Senior students paid their first deposit on this year's big event by March 3. rm sure the prom comrittee will ho looking for that second instalmeat very soon, so if you haven't asked that date yet, get moving. Also, the prom commiittee is planning a very interesting fundraiser, so keep your ears open and support them. Speakring of fundraisers, your student council is selling a variety of memo pad inthemaf foyer fi-cm March 20 to31fori ust $1leach. In the caf today, a "Chubby wubW~ contest was hel&. For those not in the know, this is a challengn event in which brave MS ewo think they have big mouths try to staff as many marsbnallows in their mouth as they a. At the same time, they have to ha able ta pronounýce the words "Chubby Wubby" clearly. This is a wild, 'up-bringing' event. Sgince youre reading this article, you must be interested i thegangs-on i the achool and in reading and writing. Why not join the staff of our achool paper, The Final Word? They are always lookring for writere, aritis, photographers, etc. if you're not involved in aaythiing at achool yet, here's your chance. Talk to any staff member, or Mr. Freeman. Chesea Balzan HENRY ST. H.S. Henry's annual Mother's Day weekend car wash and flower sae bas taken on a new dimension. Along with the outdoor soap suds and flower petals, there will be an open market in the new gym. Apparently anything goes as far as what will be sold. Prom baked goods and craft items to unused household items and services, 'the- possibilities are endless. Ites ail up to you, should you want to purchase a table. Anyone in the community is invited ta participate in oth buying and selling. For selling, tables wiil cost $20 for a day and $30 for the weekend. If you are a Henry student, with a student card, tables will be offered at a reduction, $15 for a day and $25 for the weekend. This is a great opportunity for school clubs, teams and even departments within the sehool to STUDENTS SPECIAL COMPUTER PACKAGE COMPAQ 286 $295M I SOIFTWARE PACKAGE WITH ANY SYSTEM WordPerfect 5.1 DOS 5.0, LOTUS 1-2-3 $1 90.00, while quantities Iast PC includes Compaq Deskpro 286, keyboard, mono monitor, 1 .2M floppy, 30-40M hard drive. Ail new Software includes ful version with manuals and disks. e386 systemns fromn $59500 - MODEL T COMPUTERS 430-5615ý 131 Brok St. South, Whitb raise money for various expenses. Or if you and a group of frienda have an idea, go for it, you canet lI an upcoming column,.I will inform the community of ail the délightful thinge Henry students will ha selling. If you are interested in getting a table, talk ta Ki"t McCluske, Stephanie Martin or Laurie Johinson in the SAC office, jor oeil 668-2731. Here are some ideas in case yuare stuck: make some jewelry; seîl vinyl (LPs), tapes or CDs; old clothes you neyer thought wiould come back in style; paraphernalla; cookies and cakes; toys; woodworking items; art; garage sale items; quilts; books; sporting equipment; furniture; chéhes; sound systems, and services. An example of. a service would ha babysitting. Put together a resume and an application forrn and hand them out from your table ta parents -- an. instant babysitting business. The same could ha dâone for grass-cuf±ing, house/fence painting, landsiaping or catering. As I mentioned hafore, the possibilities are endless. Il. craft/baked goodsjunk sale along with the car wash and flower sale will be held the weekend of May 12-14. Pre&shool S ClasesBetter grades arce starting in April Cal orde. jut the begnnin. 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