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T 4« 4-The, Canadi lan Champlon, Frlday, January 22, 1999 / se' ALL THE BEIT IN 99 E>3CORI UÀ&E B lIIE I EýS Buift in Canada to endure our harsh Canadian wiiinters.So Covered by a A 5wrat nationwide warranty most cars from9isale Parents simply fed up By KIM ARNOTT Special ta The Champion Joanne Slomks is mad, and sbe's flot going ta take if anymore. Sise' S prepared ta picket, protest and petition ta make sure ber voice is beard, and tise Burlington woman says tbere are many more like ber in Halton. Ms. Slomkça is one of a bandful of parents wbo are tise force bebind tise newly-formed Parent Action Group of Halton Catisolic Secondary Students oeAG). Tuesday nigist sise addressed trustees witis tise Halton Catholic District School Board, on bosali of thse 150 or so angry parents who have attended PAG meetings. The parents are angry that the labor dispute between tise scisool board and its 375 bigh scisool teachers bas dragged on for the lsst five montbs, disrupting tbeir cbsldren's educations and depriving tbem of extracur- ricular activities. "Parents are flot cboosing sides," Ms Slomnka told tise board. "Tie only side parents will lake is along- a ses PATIENCE on page 9 Students are frustrated with class make-up plan AlI Seamo Radial lui On and Off Hlghway RalsdI O DfWA $ 9 9 9 9 ~~~~~For Lgt Trucks and SUV's ro - ulnWfeLfe By KIM ARNOTI Special ta The Champion Catisolie bigis scisool students say a scisool board plan designed ta ensure tisey receive aIl of tiseir isigis scisool credits is disorganized and cbaotic. At least a dozen students sbowed up for Tuesdsy nigist's meeting of tise Halton District Catisolic Scisool Board, ta complain about tise board's make-up plan. The plan was designed ta belp students make up tise 25 bours of class time tisey missed early in tise scisool year wisen tiseir teacisers took part in a partial strike. But students andi parents attse bsoard meeting said tbey are baffled about isow tise plan will work and baven't received adequate informa- tion from tise board or scisool prin- cipals. Kate Baker, an OAC student at Burlington's Assumption sec- ondary scisool, told trustees tisat tise first makeup day at ber scisool was cisaotic and disorganized. Wisile students wiso bad missed class time in tise faîl were scbed- uled for special five-bour long makeup classes, tbey were nmssing lessons in tiseir regularly scbeduled classes, said Ms Baker. "Tisere's also a lot of misinfor- mation, because nothing's being announced," sbe added. Students don't know wbicb classes tbey sbould be in, somne classes aren't covered because teacbers are teacbing special make- up classes and some students don't tbink tbey're supposed ta be at scisool at ail, Ms Baker said. "At any given time, tisere were 200 kids wandering around tise issls," sise said. "It was a total waste of time." And wisile board director of edu- cation Fred Sweeney promiseri tisat teacisers bave been told ta "err on tise side of tise students" if tisere is some problem in completion of a a se CONFUSION on page 7 j!~ii r'i'z'i *11 s DEIREX ALUMINUM umiTED *Aluminum Awnlngs *Canopies *Eavesfroughs -Storm Doors *Roofing -Wndows *Sdng -Fascia *Soft in Living Colosirs Also a f ull ine of replacement windlows 877-5383 MASTER GLOSS LTD. Vn>1 & Alumînum lIi<Royal Cret Dealer Siding & Windows S" Seamless Gutters r mT" ERROL MACPHEE tlYsansepe (905) 878-5337 Individuel and Group counselifnj; session available for issues conceming: *seit-esteens * anger ansd grief c renilS tseuoa.- problein soldng personel growth Ceunie dng proWiddfor Wmey, MeA4 Adoksconts and Children Donna L. White Mdton/GueIph (905) 878-6358 -M s àI v àAM£]a1: rf concept Calpinecte Kit.crn & Vanity Caf,înce Architectural Cabirîne Store Flxture Cuetomn Millwork 785 MannSt. East Unk #3 878-9177 Milton. Onrtario 93V M.A.R.C.H. MECHANICAL LTD. PARTS FOR Washtrs - ryers - Ranges - Freezers -Reffogerators -Dishwashers 785 Main Streeft East 876-1138 Across f rom the GO Station * eu any . roun El ctnoFums Sas oue o ig o fficsc irPir SCenra &ss A- & udoeifie - 78-ai8S625 Ea 876-1138 (Servie) 875-2700 (Sales) PTIC N PUMPINO Roert Noble latd. 180 ff. 0of fios for crossing fawna, *3radio dispatcfied trucks f0 serve you. 0«1# Wou omail. - Pe.. bae.file fa. "fla (Shosl pomp es sent eVer 3 freers) Never use coloured or double% pS faes paper. <1) 53-0300 Ados Anaa.ngServiée 5784809 OVER 20 YEAAS EXPEIENCEf M= P L -4fl i itiltlli'l i1,1ý 0m, tivo. iri'n', to mcet /hù i1É1cd,ý 1,d1fi11,ý i ï/h ph 1 1 0;,