HERALD M 1M0 Center PERSONAL CONSULTATION 98 Mill St Georgetown 8772900 HOURS 730730 DOWNTOWN FAX SERVICE Evenings Saturdays ill vounci Ida itd Downtown Georgetown 8772761 Named GDHS Head of Phys Ed ADAM POYNTZ of the GDHS Rebels basketball team attempts to launch a Jump shot over the outstretched arm of Const Craig Eddie the Eagle Smith during play in the exhibition basketball game last Friday between a Regional Police team and a combined Rebels junior boys and senior girls team The police squad impressed an appreciative student audience by posting a convincing win Herald photo by Colin Gibson handcuffed Cops are tops By COLIN GIBSON Herald Sports Editor A sevenmember contingent from Regional Police had a confrontation with students from Georgetown District High School last Friday at GDHS but it was a clash with mutual consent in an athletic endeavor aimed at establishing better relations bet ween the police and students The sevenmember police team five males and two females challenged a combined GDHS Rebels Junior boys and senior girls basketball team in an exhibition basketball game and the cops came out on top by a score The game at GDHS was the in itial effort in a program instituted by Regional Police to in troduce police officers to students In Halton- Region in a setting quite different from the con frontational scenario It planned that the police team visit a number of schools in Halton Region in their guise as basketball players Before an appreciative and large audience of students at GDHS the police team displayed athletic and humorous sides that no doubt a ijiqiitb fa Considering the fact that the team had not even had the benefit of one practice together prior to taking on the Rebels last Friday it would be safe to say that their athletic capabilities are now also more appreciated by the students at GDHS Displaying a fastbreak offense combined with a stickyfingered defence that produced a number of steals the police team dominated the contest throughout The police team opened up a first quarter lead and led at halftime2ll The Rebels fared no better dur ing second half play as the police squad opened up a 3315 three- quarter lead en route to the win At the students were entertained by a slamdunk contest that saw Const Craig Smith being applauded for his highflying ef forts and being dubbed Eddie the Eagle by the appreciative students The police team included Con stables Craig Smith Burlington Bill Henshaw Milton Gonz Couce Georgetown Kim Duncan Milton u Jim Hall returns to the fold By COLIN GIBSON Herald Sports Editor Lifelong Georgetown resident Jim Hall is the new Head of the Physical Education Department at Georgetown District High School replacing Susan Orchard who ac cepted the position of Physical Education Coordinator with the Board of Education Halls appointment became effective Feb To this writer the be couldnt have made a better choice to oversee and ensure the continuation of the athletic tradi tion of excellence at GDHS During my previous stint as Sports Editor of the Herald in the I got to know Hall from two perspectives As a teacher at Centennial Public School Hall was in charge of a number of the schools highly successful sports program and his cooperation in getting his students feats into the public forum via the newspaper was in valuable Similarly the obvious rapport he established with his young athletes In terms of dedication to ex cellence and the insistence on good sportsmanship was reflected In the respect the youngsters bestow ed on Hall I also knew Hal as an opponent in the long ago defunct Georgetown Industrial Fastball League and his drive and will to win were legen dary He also had an innate sense of fair play that served to temper his desire to succeed As witness the high regard his peers had of him he also served as president of the Georgetown Industrial Fastball League Hall years old attended Stewarttown Public School and Georgetown District High School He attained his Physical Educa tion Specialist at Waterloo Univer sity and immediately went into teaching Aside from Centennial Public School Hall has taught at Sam Sherratt Public School in Milton Brant Hills Public School in Burl ington and for years prior to his appointment as Head of Physical Education at GDHS taught at White Oaks High School in Oakvtlle He is still active in several sports Including SloPitch and squash and plans on coaching his two young sons Chris 9 and Mike this summer with the Glen Williams Minor Softball Associa tion Chris and Mike are also active in hockey and soccer so Hall and his wife Patty are no strangers to the Georgetown sports community Hall is perhaps best known in Halton Hills school circles for the excellence of the wrestling pro gram he established at Centennial Public School and no wonder He was on the wrestling team at GDHS and went on to win two Canadian titles while wrestling at Waterloo University He has also coached wrestling at the interna tional level While he has been involved in the coaching ranks of sports too numerous to mention one highlight was the two years he coached the Sheridan College womens volleyball team The team finished second in OCAA competition both years and Hall coached with former GDHS teacher and volleyball coach Grant Clatworthy now Vice- Principal at Mackenzie Smith Public School in Acton long ago established In the position of Head of Physical Education at GDHS would become vacant I admit to having had some se cond thoughts said Hall in an in terview butjtjivas too good op portunity to pass lipC a part of the Rebels athletic tradition and I wanted it to continue Ive always had a tremendous amount of pride in the school I know the system am aware of the feeder schools in Halton Hills and the close com munity relationship that has developed between athletes at GDHS and the community at large I want ti to continue The position of Head of Physical Education at GDHS is mainly an administration position and Hall admits it will take time to adjust tc his new role However he will also teach physical education classes to Grade 10 and Grade students Accepting a new position at a new school in the middle of a semester can also pose problems but Hall feels these problems are surmountable Im not coming in to change anything pointed out- Hall If anything at first Ill be learning the ropes Luckily we have an ex cellent physical education staff at GDHS and they have been very supportive If I have an overall philosophy that I would stress its that the students come first He feels physical education classes and their resultant fitness awareness aspects should be an important part of a students time at school Maybe Im from the old school of thinking surmised Hall But I still agree with the old saying A healthy body a healthy mind Athletics can also help buildschools While students at present are only required to attend one com pulsory physical education class over one semester during their time In high school Hall believes students deserve the best In the school syatan said Hall we must have quality physical education programs By this I mean not just in regular classes but through extracurricular intramural and activities By developing a quality school physical education program which will appeal to students with different levels of athletic ability fitness awareness and its im portance will increase which in turn will lead to more participation in recreationoriented sports and eventually to a lifelong enjoyment of sports Hall was lavish in his praise of the athletic achievements already attained by the current coaching staff at GDHS and he feels his in put through the position of Head of Physical Education at GDHS should only enhance the schools already formidable athletic reputation Chuckles I ifllh