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i Kinette Past Presidents Enjoy Annual Reunion Past Presidents of the Bowmanville Kinette Club met for their annual reunion on Wednesday night during a meeting at the San Marino Restaurant. Restaurant. Pictured above with the club's mascot, Ed- wina Kingsley, are from left to right, front row, Helen Brown, Kathy Wiener, Lynda Vanderzwet, Tina Tink, Helen Dunn, Iris Murray, Lynda McRobbie, Irene Snodden, Pat Schell, back row, Ruby Woodward, Lil Hooper, Barb Connell, Virginia Virginia Fairey, Marilyn Webster, Jane Evans, Connie Connie Wiseman, Carla Foote, and Barb Borutskie. School Board to Hire Consultant At its regular meeting Thursday, Jan. 14th, Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education trustees agreed agreed to hire a half time affirmative action consultant consultant to ensure equal opportunities for female employees. While the report from the board's affirmative action committee recommended recommended a full time co- ordinator to head the program endorsed by the provincial government, government, a majority of trustees were unwilling to commit the cost in volved based on current current economic pressures pressures facing the board. Affirmative action committee chairman, Cobourg trustee Elizabeth Parken, urged her colleagues to support the recommendation recommendation for a full time co- SAVE ON MOORTONE PAINTS ! Now Only $1088 4 litres Available In: • Latex Eggshell Finish • Latex Semi-Gloss • Alkyd Semi-Gloss Available In Over 1000 Colors Also... Big Savings during our In-Stock Wallpaper Clearance Now On ! ABERNETHY'S PAINT and WALLPAPER 55 King St. W. 623-5431 Bowmanville ordinator. However, she pointed out that a decision to go with a half time consultant was understandable in view of the current rising rising costs of education. However, Newcastle trustee Bill Carman, said he was unable to share the committee's opinion that an affirmative affirmative action co-ordinator is needed in the N. & N. Board. He was severe in his remarks against such a program saying that the money involved could be more appropriately spent on critical items like téxt books or capital capital repair and replacement replacement within the board. Several trustees, while they shared Mr. Carman's concern for budgetary needs, were not prepared to scrap the proposal altogether. altogether. ! ^ Although trustee Carman Carman insisted thère was little if no prejudice against women workers in the board - the basis for his opposition against hiring a co-ordinator co-ordinator - fellow Newcastle Newcastle trustee Bob Will- sher did not agree. Anyone who doesn't recognize that there is discrimination against females in this board is blind, he stated. The western area trustee went on to cite pertinent pertinent specifics which pointed out that male employees grossly outnumber outnumber females in positions positions of authority. School board vice- chairman, Bowmanville Bowmanville trustee Donna Fairey, who was conducting conducting the meeting in the absence of chairman chairman Dr. Ian Wilson, questioned whether overlap may occur should the individual municipalities and Northumberland County opt to hire their own affirmative action co-ordinators. Director of Educa- NISSAN STANZA WBSSM MAJOR MOTION. • LUXURY • ECONOMY • VALUE • SELECTION TEST DRIVE ONE TODAY! n St AOOIO MfUtlTV MAN NOW ONLY AT MIDWAY Make your best deal before March 31 st/85 on any In-stock Nissan Stanza and receive at no cost 'GL' SEDAN (HATCHBACK AVAILABLE) A 4 YEAR 100,000 KM. WARRANTY MIDWAY MOTORS 1300DUNDASST.E. , , WHITBY rj^i HWY. NO. 2 JUST WEST OF THICKSON 668*6828 NISSAN High Bowmanville School News By Mcrrilee Brown, Editor Dr. David Hansen, a local dentist at 191 Church St. in Bowmanville, is providing B.H.S. student Nancy Henderson with a co-op experience in the field of dental assistance. The patient, who appears quite relaxed, is Steven Cook- Abbott. By Al Woodlock Nancy Henderson is a bright young lady, in Grade 12 at B.H.S., who wanted to explore the field of dentistry. She decided to take the Co-Op program to see what this type of work is really like. Nancy has the "marks" and the ability to become a dentist however, she is unsure about that long-term educational commitment. As of now Nancy is applying to Durham College for their dental assistant program and hopes to progress to become a dental hygienist. Her Co-op experience has confirmed-and established her initial interest in the dentistry field- ~ . Nancy works closely with Dr. Hansen, Carrie Apple- gath, the dental assistant, Lynda \ Gibson and .Nancy ' Tomlin»in, the i$ice-recep- . tionist. She enjoys the people, the work, and the entire experience. experience. Her job evaluations have been excellent and her employer is most complimentary. complimentary. Dr. Hansen, and his staff, provide Nancy with a variety of duties in order for her to develop a total awareness of tion, Dr. Gary Tushin- gham, maintained that proposed duties set out for an affirmative action action co-ordinator with the board are sufficiently sufficiently complex and onerus to warrant an independent independent consultant. The lengthy debate eventually gave the board its half time coordinator coordinator and administration administration was authorized to proceed with an advertisement advertisement for the position position within the board. It was made clear to administration that business staff as well as teachers with the board will be eligible to apply. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing in its effort to promote local government government affirmative action programs across the province, will pay the board 75 per cent of the cost of employing a coordinator coordinator to a maximum of $20,000 in the first year and $18,000 in the second. Moreover, the Ministry Ministry offers a one-time grant of up to $200 per day for up to 15 working days to cover set up costs related to the affirmative affirmative action program. program. The government's sponsorship of the project project terminates at the end of the 1985-86 fiscal year. Insurance! For Rales or Service CALL Ernie Harvey 623-2527 Treacy & Harvey Insurance Brokers Ltd. 68 Kmq Si t hsI Bowmanville the operation of a dental office. Initially she worked in the office area doing such jobs as filing records, minor accounting procedures, typing, answering the telephone, telephone, appointment scheduling scheduling etc. Other duties include x-ray work, sterilizing and organizing organizing equipment, inventory of equipment, pouring models and casts, preparing fluoride trays, etc. A large part of a dental assistant's work is dealing with people and Nancy is learning the appropriate human relations skills. She must greet patients and help maintain a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere. As well as all these studies, Nancy has begun to actually assist Dr. Hansen with various dental procedures such as fillings, extractions, cleanings etc. She has certainly been exposed to a variety of duties and occupations within a dental office. : Dr. Hansen, Carrie, Lynda and Nancy are friendly, "caring people and they have been • extremely .helpful to Nancy. We, at B.H.S., appreciate appreciate your concern for the career development of our students. cards are the computerized comments. Computerized, standardized comments are impersonal; students are reduced to insignificant numbers. The comments are also somewhat inaccurate. Teachers must choose a comment from a list of several but students are individuals and, at the least, deserve individual individual comments. It is a case of making the student fit the comment not the comment fit the student. Computerized comments were most probably designed to aid teachers in the massive amount of work that is report cards. This is actually self- defeating. I have heard several teachers complain that the computerized comments comments actually take more time. To choose a comment which is deemed appropriate for a student takes a great deal of time when there is really no appropriate comment comment for the student. Our interim report cards, which. The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, February 27,1985 3 Overall the team had a record of 18 wins and eight losses. Also to note is the fact that B.H.S. possessed the best defensive record in the entire league. Once again Mr. Norm Johnson coached the midget team for the season which included Mike Annis, Jeff Bartlett, Brooks Brown, Troy Harness, Peter Jandron, Mike Lugtenburg, Paul McCann, Vince Rimes, Geoff Vander- molen, Marten Van Dyk, Scott Webster and Jeff Woodlock. Our Junior team suffered through a disappointing season winning only one game. Many players, however, however, gained valuable experience experience for next year. This year's team members under the direction of Mr. Harvey Jacobs included Dan Annis, Andrew Goad, Shawn Healey, Brian Heard,. Don Mann, Guy Marjerrison, Fred Montpetit, Steve Muscat, Ed Paradis, Jeff Thompson, Brian Treen and Lee Van Schaick. The B.H.S. senior team advanced the furthest in postseason postseason play as they made it to the league semi-finals before being ousted by the eventual league champions, the O'Neill Redmen. On Thursday, February 14th the team played its quarterfinal quarterfinal game against the Donevan Blue Devils from Oshawa. The Redmen got quite the surprise from the Blue Devils (who competed in LOSSA Tier Two action all season) as they had to come from behind to edge the Blue Devils 46 - 45. Two days later the Redmen had to face the O'Neill Redmen in the semi-finals. O'Neill who is presently ranked ranked as the number three high school team in the province defeated B.H.S. 70-36 to end Bowmanville's season. During the season the senior Redmen competed in 27 games and came away with a record of 16 wins, 10 losses and one tie. Like the midgets the team competed in four tournaments tournaments and came away as 'B' division champions in one of those tournaments - the Uxbridge Invitational Tournament in January. Coach Bill Todd should once again be proud of the season through which he led his team. This year's version of the senior Redmen included the following: Jamie Baxter, Ryan Brown, Steve Brown, Brian Clement, Bruce Cooke, Henry Duewel, Jay Kelly, Eric Peebles, John Theriault, Rod Tukker, Rick Vander- molen and George Wind. Congratulations for a job well done! are not computerized and therefore have written comments, seem to take a lot less time and effort of the teachers. In one of my classes, we even chose our own comments. comments. Teachers also complain that the computerized comments are no reward for the hard work of a good (or improving) student nor are they an incentive incentive to get an underachiever to work. Part of this problem could be solved by the provision provision of an honour roll. It is a reward for hard work and a privilege to be included in the honour roll. An honour roll would also provide a solution to the problem of showing a student's place in the class. Unfortunately, for over three years, there has been no honour roll. Report cards, like examinations, examinations, are the source of a great deal of nervous tension. Evaluations, however, are necessary and will be done throughout the rest of a student's life. Hopefully, in the future, the evaluations will be on a more personal level. BASKETBALLSEASON CONCLUDES AT B.H.S. By Sam Laskaris The three B.H.S. boys basketball teams have all concluded their seasons. The various Lake Ontario Secondary Secondary School Association playoffs playoffs were held recently and the three B.H.S. teams were eliminated in three different stages of the playoffs. The school's midget team ended its season when it dropped a 45 - 40 decision on February 15th in a L.O.S.S.A. quarter-final matchup, to the O'Neill Redmen. One week earlier B.H.S. had posted a slim one-point victory over the same team but they couldn't repeat their feat in the playoffs. playoffs. The midgets had quite the successful season as they recorded seven wins and two losses in league play which was good enough for a share of second place in the league standings. Also the team competed competed in four tournaments throughout the season and various exhibition games. Editorial: Report Card Blues The truth is that nobody likes report cards. They take up a great deal of time and effort for teachers. Parents don't like to have to ground their children for the rest of the school year (or until the grades come up, whichever comes first). Students, however,. however,. dislike report cards most. No student likes disappointment. disappointment. Report cards also kindle a new (and perhaps forced) interest in school. Students decide to "turn over a new leaf" and work. Homework is done every night...for about two weeks until parental pressure pressure lessens and the novelty of doing homework wears off. Actually, the purpose of report cards is to provide an indication of the student's progress and results compared compared with the rest of the class. Since we have already been issued with interim report cards, this term's report card may give an indication of some sort of progress. progress. The only indication of a student's standing in the class, however, is the provision of a class median. Students only know if they arc in the top or bottom half of their class. Perhaps the most frustrating frustrating thing about our report Are you still calling it BABY FAT? Take that extra weight off and look good this summer! HOW? By following a healthy weight loss program with supervision by professional nurses and nutritionists. NO GIMMICKS, JUST LOSE 20, 30 SENSIBLE NUTRITION! EVEN 50 LBS. IN JUST A MATTER OF WEEKS. 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