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wall of fame tribune may 4 1988 c9 athletes aim for honors f by bruce stapley it spans the hallway that leads from the cafeteria to the gymnasium at stouffville dist secondary school it represents a pinnacle of athletic achieve ment for students past and pre sent and its a source of particu lar pride for sdss physical education head dave connell its the legends of sport at stouffville display or wall of engraving machine engraving all the names on plastic strips which were then inserted inside the cabinet the grand unveiling was done as part of the schools awards banquet in june 1984 the wall recognizes top achievers in virtually all fields of high school athletic en deavour there are the general awards like male and female athlete of the year physical fameltibettertoownnd and moral improvement and it is a recognition of the top sports figures at the high school since 1960 i guess you could say i insti gated it says the popular con nell as he stands in front of the the homestead award won by anita and lynn in 1983 then there are specific sport awards for proficiency in badminton baseball basketball volleyball track soccer etc connell thinks its a great way display warding off playful of acknowledging the superior jabs from students passing by talents and efforts of top but anita tebogt and lynn athletes through the years barry were the driving force be- i dont know what we are hind the establishment of the going to do when we reach the wall as a reward for getting the thing started back in 1983 the two were awarded the schools homestead trophy for out- standing contributions to the physical education depart ment 1 a runathon was organized at the school that year which raised 1400 to cover the cost of materials for the project anita and lynn went to the schools trophy case and listed the win ners since 1960 wally currie a woodshop in structor has his class construct the actual cabinet out of oak and sliding glass display doors the two girls and connell went to t don head secondary school and ii spent 25 hours at that schools end of the wall he says i guess well have to find more space somewhere its certainly a motivating factor for the students enth uses connell there are kids who have a burning ambition to get their names up there a quick scanning of the wall reveals names that have known such prominence in years gone by jim hill as male athlete of the year in 1965 and 66 as well as best basketball player for three years judy sackfield now a head coach at an alabama universi ty who was female athlete of the year from 76 through 79 as well as winner of girls field from 7679 and kelly cowen female athlete of the year in 84 win ner of the homestead trophy in 86 who is now playing first string volleyball for sir wilfred laurier university in waterloo the best in dave connells opinion for the guys id have to say it was either phil kinton jim hill or mike lafleur for the girls id go with judy sackfield kim lewis now kim reesor peggy mcbride kelly cowen linda hachey or liz sled the current crop of school athletes are more excited at the prospect of their names joining the others rob mcconnell the winner of the boys cross coun try in 85 and 87 hopes to see his name up again i feel i have the dedication to do it again he says michelle hofstee dreams of seeing her name in the female athlete of the year slot it would be such a great hon or she says matthew mcknight is shoot ing for boys cross country it would be really nice to win it either this year or next he says leslie snooks rob pagliaro and others all comment as they walk past the wall how they would consider it the ultimate achievement to see their names engraved on the great wall connell feels the wall of fame is the showcase of athle tic prowess for a school that has such a great program of athle tics there are so many levels of competition at this school he says the kids here have such a good approach and for those kids the wall of fame is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow limbo lowdown i students at ballantrae public school got a taste of the caribbean when the school hosted caribana last wednesday dancing the limbo are from left law- nie wallace andrea wilson and chris ulbl all 11 years old caribbean food music and culture werej highlights of the day t jim thomas- powerful prescriptions are often abused by patients recently the tribune received a report from the college of physicians and surgeons of ontario under the heading powerful drugs responsibili ties of the doctor and the patient it reads as follows among the many tools avail able to doctors for the treatment of disease are powerful prescrip tion drugs these drugs have greatly improved in variety and effectiveness in the past 10 years most patients understand that while these powerful drugs may french immersion report approved b b a to the york region board of education concerning french immersion in secondary schools has been approved by the areas program policy and prog- ram management committee the report dealing with seven recommendations for the imple- mentation of french immersion ur secondary schools wassubmit- ted to the committee byawora o resident bob price mr price is a member of the organization formed in october 1987 to examine all aspects of french immersion in secondary schools and report to the board in january 1988 a french immersion program would see half of the school curri culum taught in french while the report garnered sup port for its commitment to the provision of high quality french immersion it did not meet with unanimous approval- the one dissenting member of the committee was markham trustee anne atkins i cant support french im mersion in high schools although i have no problem with extended french french class and one other subject taught in french said mrs atkins the newiy elected program policy and program management vice- chairperson french immer sion is a luxury we cant afford my concerns are economic not program she said i i its not aniextravagance countered richmond hill trustee margaret macdonald its a wonderful tool committee chairperson peter hiscott agreed with mrs macdo- nalds response and added that extended french was an accept able alternative for students who wont travel to schools with french immersion but was quick to point out there is no compari son between the two programs a second report regarding transportation and the financial issue of french immersion will be discussed by the committee of fi nance facilities and organiza tion at an upcoming board meeting be very helpful in treating pain insomnia stress and many other conditions their use also poses certain hazards your doctor will explain these hazards when a drug is prescribed at the same time there is another side to the prescription drug story that should be told in recent years the health care professions and police forces have had to deal with people cal led drugseekers who make their living by obtaining drugs from un suspecting doctors and selling these drugs illegally these people are very good at faking illness and can make large amounts of money by selling drugs illegally on the street for example one particularly powerful painkilling drug that drugseekers look for costs a pharmacist about 35 cents a tablet to purchase but sells on the street for between 50 and 100 per tablet this problem is not a new or a rare one the record is a toronto case in which one woman saw over 300 doctors in a short period of time and obtained huge amounts of drugs the r cm p regional and loc al forces and the professional health care colleges of ontario have recognized this problem for a number of years and have spon sored the joint consultative group on prescription drug di version j this group meets regularly to study the problem of prescription drug diversion and has observecj that drugseekers use about one4 third of what they obtain themj selves and traffic the rest in order to support themselves 4 because they are generally young 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