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a16 tribune january 15 1986 high school integral part of community stouffville a commun ity school principal john nikifork is an xious that sdss mirror this im age in whitchurchstouffville he hopes to accomplish this mainly through the cooperation of the inedia tribune editor jim tho mas and sun editor jim mason attended a public relations com mittee meeting at the high school friday mr nikifork several staff teachers and marcy pyke stu dent council president and kelly cowan student council past- president were also in attend ance 5- jane warren head of the art department stressed an urgency for the school to adapt and cope with change community involve ment she said is already a part of the sdss policy as exemplified through the handinhand prog ram coop education the varie ty show parents night open house and a new parent-teacher- student organization the high school she said is hopeful of ex panding on these mr nikifork said many parents arent aware of changes already implemented in education or planned for the future some tend to think the way it was thirty years ago we want to bring them up to date mrs warren said the trend is to wards group discussions rather than the regimented learning pro cess as once was the practise we want the students to express themselves she said kelly cowan said students should be encouraged to enquire rather than merely accept whats written in a book students she said have a lot to offer and should be afforded this opportunity we must get away from the teachers doing all the talking and students merely listening pas sively on the sidelines mrs war ren agreed teacher nevil hodgson admit ted that in some cases secondary schools had not been as open to the public as they should have been he said in many instances the media had not been made wel come in the classroom the pub lic relations committee is hoping to change this attitude he stated not fooled claremont high schools arent fooling the universities by inflating the marks of grade 13 graduates says lyn craig trustee for durham region board of education mrs craig says most universities know the schools and the school boards where graduates originate they the universi ties are under no illusion she says while departmental exams both at the grade 8 and grade 13 levels might tend to bring out the true academic worth of a student mrs craig isnt in favor of going this route she feels theres more to a successful year than a oneshot test where some students tend to fold under pressure however where there is more than one grade 8 or more than one grade 13 class in a single school all should write the same set of exams she feels also the same sets of exams should be used within a family of schools mrs craig suggests there should be a system whereby student comparisons between schools are more equalized she suspects this isnt the case today as borne out by the fact some high schools have a much higher percentage of ontario scholars than others even though their teaching proficiency may be no better gino says thank you to his many friends at dinner party arty to end all parties the host was gino testa bethes- subdivision at queensville here uxbridge mayor g it was a party to end all parties the host was gino testa bethes- da sideroad whitchurchstouffville the gathering saturday evening at the ballantrae community centre was mr testas way of saying thanks to many people for their cooperation and support in the development of testa heights uxbridge and a 30lot estate subdivision at queensville here uxbridge mayor gerrilynn oconnor and durham regional chairman gary hcrrema return the favor by toasting mr testas success also present was york regional chairman eldred king and whitchurchstouffville mayor fran sainsbury jim thomas rainbow house a of healing mind an rainbow house a place of healing for body mind and spirit what is it where is it how did it get started before i tell you the story of how rainbow house be gan let me share with you the fol lowing truelife story a young woman well call her jane after having undergone several major life crises within a short period of time found herself being admitted to a psychiatric ward there she was subjected to drug therapy shock treatment mud throwing to express anger mornmi 8ummermwal fwl meeting at the crosby arena thursday january 23rd 730 pm newcomers welcome fine catering in a historical setting being a historical site we also like 10 serve you in the warm and old fashioned ways of days gone by wl serve continental classic and nouvelle cuisine and have our own pastry chef to make your wedding anniversary or social party a success please inquire about our home catering ano wedding packages we have ample parking a self contained 200 seat banquet room with wet bar and bridal change room for inform a tion call 144 main st north markham lxioner dnjng 4 catefjog ltd 4711772 introduce your whole family to cross country skiing at alley a park for all seasons 1 price on admission and equipment rental for children 15 under during national ski week over 20 km of groomed trails for novice intermediate or expert lessons available equipment for rent warm up waxing huts canadian ski patrol on sight chalet with fireplace food available horse drawn sleigh rides sat sun afternoons park hours 900 am500 pm 7 days a week 4715070 only 20 minutes from markham spring time atmosphere is here relax in our enclosed garden and enjoy our extensive continental menu warm your chills away with gluhwein hot mulled wine fully licenced please call for reservations 198 main st 477271 5 unionville rw unvm wt xcnrxt 3 ft 7 etc during this time of confusion she prayed and read her bible in hopes of maintaining some sembl ance of sanity some months la ter she was released from hospi tal still very unwell only much later after painful searching did she locate a physi cian who recognized that her ill ness was not all in her head her illness had a physical base and could be remedied in time through appropriate diet vita mins exercise and other natural means had rainbow house been in existence at that time she could have been spared her living hell sound familiar almost every one knows of at least one person who appears to be emotionally un balanced for no known reason psychiatric care drug therapy lovingcare nothing works rainbow house offers hope let me tell you how the concept of rainbow house came into being in the first place mr sam innis had been forced to watch helplessly as his wife struggled through her adult life as an undiagnosed schizophrenic during this difficult time she was placed on a megavitamin prog ramme as taught by dr abram hoffer and it worked nancy smail nee innis was a product of this home environ ment needless to say nancys past experiences have had a powerful influence upon the orientation of her life in 1963 nancy met joyce schneider as they travelled to beirut lebanon to attend the baptist world youth conference during the years that followed joyce experienced growing ill health after some time her ill ness was properly diagnosed as scrvere hypoglycemia low blood sugar which was compounded by multiple allergies nancy and joyces paths again merged in 1978 and the vision of rainbow house entered into the realm of possibility the smails joyce and mr innis pooled their financial resources formed a share corporation and purchased a home on highway 2 just west of whitby this home was later used by rainbow halfway house a charitable corporation as a home to minister to the wounded in february 1983 the smail family moved from toronto in order to begin the work at rain bow house by serving as tempor ary houseparents thus they were able to establish the work of rainbow house on solid ground from october 1984may 1985 pat and dennis crilly served as houseparents rainbow house is a rehabilita tion center which is governed by a board of directors made up of persons from a variety of de nominations the programme is designed to be longterm one to two years in duration medical testing is re quired the doctors prescfibed programme must be followed house parents will be assisted by livein counsellors and by volun teers financial backing for the sup port of staff rental of facilities programming etc will come par tially from fees paid by residents it will be essential however that caring people everywhere show a willingness to back the work that churches prayer groups and individuals view rainbow house as a home mission project thus allowing for an open door to wholeness in body mind and spirit i the rainbow house program me will offer hope where there is no hope an alternate approach to healing the house itself will again be available for our use in august 1986 the programme however can go forward only if appropri ate staff become available by that time but in the midst of all of the uncertainty we can say with st paul and i am convinced and sure of this very thing that he who began a good work in you will continue until the day of jesus christ developing and bringing it to full completion in you phil 16 yes there is help for those labelled as psychiatric cases just ask jane today she is most happy and thankful to be back at work to be a contributing mem ber of society once again for further information con tact rainbow house po box 2964 station f scarborough ont m1w 3p5 attention staffing committee article submitted by joyce l schneider secretary come and meet gordon korman on sat january 18 11 am 12 noon autographing his new book dont care high iy paperback backlist also available ftfgboozs 118 main st n markham 2944773 opposed to belting kids claremont in her years as a teacher durham region board of education trustee lyn craig never strapped a child but she watched once while someone else did the strapping discipline was never a problem for me mrs craig told the tribune in interview thursday the main thing is being consis tent when teachers are inconsistent students dont know how far they can go she explained mrs craig admitted she wasnt sure of the durham policy re corporal punishment at the elementary school level at one time it was left to the discretion of the principal she recalled some say banning the strap is an erosion of authority there arc facts and figures to support both arguments mrs craig claims strap or no strap the chronic trouble maker will continue to cause trouble it the strap may serve as a deterrent to borderline problem pupils she said the tcachcrturncdtrustcc is strongly opposed to belting kids around a teacher should call in the students parents and hold them responsible instead of foisting the responsibility on the school or on the system she concluded