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weekender may 24 1986 p9 st robert report anins saaoz french students visit area school recently a small reception was held at st robert for 22 young guests from polyvalente val- maurice high school shawinigan- sud quebec markham mayor carole bell and regional councillor frank scarpitti were in attendance along with st robert principal david lennon and vice- principals allan mackey and pe ter bahen the reception began with greet ings and introductions in both french and english delivered by st robert french teacher mrs madeleine nevins following this was mr len- nons welcome in french and then mayor bells address the mayor expressed regret at not being able to communicate en francais and went on to praise the exchange for the educational and social benefits it provides bonjour comment ca va asked frank scarpitti looking rather pleased with himself as he- proceeded to dazzle all with an admirable command of the french language there were definitely benefits to be had from the program which began several weeks ago aside from the tremendous fun the students 44 in all had new understanding of the other lan guage is a definite plus when asked if she had managed to pick up any new english phrases quebec student janie lachance responded with an emphatic oh yes other students agreed apparently it depended on each frenchenglish pair as to which language was dominant every one managed to gain a wider knowledge of each others lan guage unfortunately my ability to parlez en francais is not up to par with my meagre understand ing of the spoken word but i did notice the general air of excite ment as the students hammed it up for a group picture with mayor bell after receiving i love mar kham buttons they then went for lunch and on to a tour of the ontario science centre the visitors liked mar kham and looked forward to the busy schedule ahead of them in cluding dinners at the organ grinder and old eds tours of the science centre the cn tower canadas wonderland and the ontario parliament buildings the royal ontario museum and a trip to the eaton centre were also on the agenda this years exchange was the best ever as the program re ceived a great deal of support in cluding financial aid from the community of markham itself and from such groups as the un- ionville optimists thanks go to organizers mr harkin who has organized the closets overstuffed summer storage completeiy insured cleaning mothproofing fur storage available markham cleaners 2942353 99 wuiington st w hwy 7 across from mr grcxw stablished 55 ars event for 6 years mrs nevins and to all the others who helped make the exchange such a suc cess in other important news the st robert yearbooks will be avail able on may 27 the new yearbook staff has been chosen for the 8687 year as most of the present staff is leaving the school for postsecondary education the new list runs as follows replacing phillip landolt and janine falcon as editorsinchief are philip boll and tim hutzul replacing philip boll as advertis ing editor is cindy staf fieri re placing tim hutzul as sports edi tor is sharon kelly replacing todd bougon as grad editor is newcomer pina belperio re- placng christine losinski as undergrad editor is lorraine sunn and replacing sharon sunn as special events editor is jacqui swift a new addition is a copy editor maxine chin guy iacono remains as the yearbook artist this year also for the first time there is a yearbook award for the most valuable staff mem ber this honour will be presented to former undergraduate editor christine losinski congratula tions on awards night markham mayor carole bell and regional councillor frank scar pitti were on hand at a recent re ception for french exchange stu dents at st robert catholic high school the 22 students from the shawinigan area of quebec ar rived in the area to stay with part ners from st roberts most felt the experience helped improve their understanding of french and vice versa sjoerd witteveen r total iha v hair salons service directory ads get results to place yours call today 2942200 or 6402100 wet basement call us now 404600 all types of basements waterproofing crack repairs free estimates fully guaranteed sahara waterproofing rr4 mccowan rd n stouffville come to the five years of growth with don cousens at le psrc 20 rivermede rd tel 7361900 between keele dufferin south off langstaff rd wed june 4th 1986 7 pm 10 pm cost 100 per ticket cheques only payable to iibesfxr- york centre pc association lltriv tax receipts will be issued lucky draw trip for two atf to southern palms barbados for 7 days includes flight and hotel accommodation by bwia international for tickets please call randy barber 8818550 jud whiteside 4758060 special introductory offer cut wash style perms all inclusive 14 35 with the following stylists limited time offer valid only at markville location not valid in combination with other specials markville shopping centre upper levelnear bank of commerce 4776522