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Whitby Free Press, 8 May 1996, p. 25

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,Mlby Prou, Wodnsday, 'May 6-8 9,.Pge25 MPP forum at Sinclair Durham East MPP John OToole will liold a public forum on education on Wednesday, May 15, at Sinclair Secondary School lni rocin 204 (theatre). OToole wlll present recent Information froin the mlnistry of eduSation, and tien the audience wlll have an opportunity te ask questions. OToole plans te relay commenta fin mthe. meeting te the minister cf oducation. Class discipline options outlined A discussion about 'Respond- ing te Deflant or Violent B]ha viur will b. held at Durhiam Board of Education lieadquar- tens Taunten Road Eaat, Wiitby on îhursday,a 9,Z7to.9a.m. A lecture le given by Arthiur Manideil, associateprofies- son cf education law at Queen's Uniersity. H. will talk about the. options o pen te teachers when maintain- ing discipline in the clasencoin. Admission is free, but reserva- tiens must ho made li advance. Caîl Tei-Le. Sandfond at 666- 6929. STUDENT 0F THE YEAR COL. J.E. FAREWELL Public School's Michael Shaw was named student of the year recently by the Durham district of the Ontario Public Sohool Teachers' Associa- tion. The Grade 8 student is a leader both in and outside the school, say s Farewell vice principal Allan Ashby, and a "model'o for other students. Photo by IMrk Reesor, Whitby Fr90 Pres Well, Hawks, rumeur lias it that prgis flnally upon us, and witli it cornes thouglits cf courses for next yearý summer school or, if you are graduating, where to attend neit year. 1 Prom tickets are now on sale and will b. available until tomorrow only. ickets are $60 with a student card and $65 witliout. There i. still time te attend the Durhiam Board of Education exhibition cof secondary school student art at the Robert McLaughin Gallery in Oshawa. Fourteen Hawks are among the Grade 9 te, OAC students being showcased until May 13. The Chem, 13 news contest will be held on May 9. For further information, see Mr. Sooliner. Henry students celebrated Earth Week by running an %Adopt a Tre.' campaign. The week-long event, witli lomerooms oaci trying te outdo the other, ail for a good cause, was run by the Henry Environinent Club. Hemy'ts own Mr. Cookson is somewliat of a celebrity these days. It seema that lie was put on the spot at a recent Rapter's game wlien lie had 24 seconds te make a three-point sliot. Summoning up bis true Hawk spirit, le made the shot and won $300 for Henry Sfreet By tlie way, he did it on bis flrst attempt. Rumour lias it that this stands as a new Rapter.' record. SAC lias been busy collecting coins for the cancer coin, drive. Classes are vyuxg for flrst place in the donation standings. SAC i. also looking for volunteers te work with the Multiple Slerosis Society May 9. 10 and 11. To lielp out, go te, the SAC office for further information. Today(May 8), the Henry Street music dpr -;ilent sponsored a trip tote Prineof Wales Theatre te ses the musical- Beauty and the Beat. The Canadian mathematice competition resuits' arrived recently from the University of Waterloo. Each participating school is recognized for those students who received the best team score. For Grade 9 students (Pascal contest), Troy Henry, Tara Grahamn and Sam Jeung were recognized, and for Grade 10 (Cayley contest), Mike Barta, Jennifer Waldie and Paul Chornobay were the members of the tep team. Thi. Grade il students receiving the best team score on the Fermat contest were Michael Filip, Ryan MeLeod and Justin Turner. Mike Barta, as a* result cf bis outstanding resuit in the Cayley contest, (Grade 10), was invited by the University of Waterloo te, write a Canadian mathematics challenge paper. Congratulations, Mike. The results from the Grade 12 (Euclid contest) and OAC (Descartes contest) competitions, written on April 16 and 17, have not yet arrived. Look for information on these later in the month. flenry continues te participate with Sandoz as a learning partner, and will again have Sandez employees become "Hawks for a Day" on May 23. hn addition, Hemy lias expanded this program te include Dupent representatives who shadowed students in classes on April 30. Bath groups will then relate their impressions of learning activities at Henry. Music students Kristen Herrel, Jackie Mcntyre, Christina Roberts and Erin Smith -are participating' in the Durham Regional Concert Choir in preparation for the Global Voices Concert May 29 at 7 p.m. i the rotunda at the Education Centre. These students, as well as the rest of the musicians of Henry, are also busy rehearsing for the annual Spring Performing Arts Concert scheduled for later this menti. Stay tuned for further information as it becomes available. The art department has spent a busy second semester so far with Mrs. Reiart and Mr. Lodge's Grade 9 integrated arts classes attending a 'Fantasy Workshop' in the llbraxy under the direction of Miss Melli, Mrs. Luukkonen and Mrs. Down. Art students aise participated in an anti-hate poster -contest co-sponsored by Durham Regionai Police and the Durham Board cf Education. Congratulations to Matt Jenkins, Ryan Peters and Chris Goring whose designs are representing Henry. Congratulations to Sharon Pugh from Mr. Lodge's AVU-4G3 information design class. Her design was chosen for both the poster and the program for 77we BoyfriencL The Henry Grade 12 and OAC law classes teck part in a Durham- wide presentation cf the movie Dead Man Walking recently. Following the movie, they participated in a discussion on the issue cf capital punishment. The business department would like *te advise any senior level students interested in job shadowing te, see Mrs. Weston in the business office. This program, whichý allows students te experience jobs in the workplace, is being provided by the Henry Business Couneil and the Whitby Chamber of Commerce. The English department lias announced plans for a trip totthe Shaw Festival next fali. The intended viewing wiil b. the Irish draina, The PZayboy of the Western World. In orde r te ensure good seats, tickets must be reserved now for th. fail. The trip will open te all students at a cost of $28. Anyone interested should se. Mr. Williamns or any English teacher te obtain a permission ferm. The midget and junior býoys' rugby tearas played ,a doubleheader exhibition match against Sinclair recently. Juniors lost 14-10 and rnidgets (no score given) played extremely well in their flrst game as Hawks. The girls lacrose team defeated Ajax 8-2 ini the flrs game and Donevan 7-6 in their second. Goal- scerers for Henry were Leanne Bullough, Julie Rowland, Elphie Galanakis, Kim Vanderlip, Anne henderson, Kate Hinkson and Jen Cotton. A stellar performance was tumned inby Jen Cassidy in net. lI their next two games, Henry beat Denis O'Connor 12-O and Austin 11-3. The Henry baseball team aise started the season with a pair cf 10-O victories over Dwyer. Andy Lundy and Ryan Vopni were the wimiing pitchers. The- boys continued their winning ways by defeating Sinclair 15-1 and 14-2. Ken Calway had six bits for the Hawks whule Jason Valin and Scott Thompson were the îinin pitchers. mhe Henry girls soccer team began its season itli a 1-1 tie with Sinclair a 7-0 win over Central Collegiate. Goals were scored by Shawna Wagner and Debbie Hiamilton (two oach), Jamie Malcolm, Rebecca Lawler and Amber McIntosh. The team got ahutout goalten di ng from Kelly Mount and Rébecca Seddons. The Henry gis rugby team, in exhibition games, won 5-0 over Agineourt (tiy by Amanda Knegje) and thon another 5-0victory (try by Kate Ellis). The badminton team. of Jeif Deike and James Grieve was third ini the LOSSA finals. The Henry Street Arcliery Club competed at LOSSA recently and, placed a close second'to Uxbridge. Jeff Downý and Ryan Smithi placed firet in the boys' unlimited team event, and first and second overail. Graham àipfrot and Darryl Brown were second ini teami. Eiglit Hawks qualified for the ail-Ontario tournarnent. nmre extremely ipeuv speeches. Dinner was especially good., It was a big and unforgettable niglit for a lot cf us and it i., definitely aday wortli remembering. Trafalgar i. holding a co-ed' camp for children aged six te 12 from July 1 until Aug.. 9. for $ 110 per week. For more information, caîl 668-3358 or. 623-7365, or register by picking up a form at the main.entraùce cf the achool. ~Ii~ Jason Collier HENRY ST. H.S. Passport ' students to be recogninzed On Friday, May 10 at 1 p.m., Ontario riding MP Dan MéTeague will visit Glen Dhu Public School In Whitby to present certificates te, studonts who have achieved the highest level in the school's Passport te Canada programa. The. program involved students completing projecta about four different regiona cf Canada. For each project completed, passport points wreèaredtoward tbree l es rticatis Projeets were displayed at a specia Canada Fair. Other special events lncluded dressing up te depict the region of Can~ada being studied, and sharing of information learned about Canada. TRAFALGAR, CASTLE.. On'Apnil 29, our, softbail and tennis team played at Havergal College and the top pair cf our senior.s eeded, Sonya Klessling and Veronica Medoros, beat the Havergalians 8-4. On April 30 our track team went te Holy Trinity and came back with wondorful resulta. Suzanne Olilvie Ing came third J. the 800-métre mun, ia. James flr3t in botb 100Om and 400m, Amber Eisenhut second i 400m, -Asha James flrst'in 200mi and third in 100m. On May 1, the same teama that competed on Monday went te, the Bishop Strachan Scliool and played- tennis and softball ' Our junior., Rachel Tan and Kistina Luclika, beat BSS in tennis 6-5. (Wonder if tennis coach Mms. Bagnal lihas anything te do with the victonies?) Thi. track team went.te Pickering College forî th.ir meeting. For the relay, Suzanne, Asha, Mia and Amber were first in the 4-by-iOOm. The tennis téam again played at Holy Trinity and came back with tiree. pairs cf winnng, couples. Stephanie Mcdonald and Beth Brousseau in the junior won 8-1 (net bad at al for our number tire. pair), numben four pair, Josephine Fung and ia James, won 8-6.

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