~RARV ZAK'S PHARMACY ~slaa Independenti Phamtacy *Aue ohmy *10% Soni,, DWcouet Ad> Dne Pluie Accaç*ed * Wiim Dwom I hs "At Zake wu Caw About Yse Ilft 170 Main St E. 876-2424 A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 142 No. 12 Friday, Aprîl 27, 2001 32 Pages $ 1.00 (GST includcd) Student committee sends anti-violence message at sehool By FANNIE SUNSMINE The Champion On April 20, 1999 two teenage gunînen went on a bloody ram- page at a Colorado high school, killing 12 students and one teacher. And though the devastating incident did- n'î occur in this community, it doesn't mean it neyer will. 'lhat was the message a gmoup of Milton District High School students were trying to gel across at an anti-violence assembly Tuesday. -They had four weeks to go unlil gradu- ation," Anti-Violence Committee member and grade 12 student Ganion Sparks-Austin told fellow students while watching a video of the Columbine High School after- effects. "Their livea have changed forever. If such a thing happened at our school, how would you feel? Would you regret not tak- ing steps to prevent violence in the tirst place?" Grade 12 student Jayne Lillicrap, also a member af the student-run committee, said the violence she aees in schools make her "sick. "I was crytng so hard when 1 was watch- Information meeting on vandalism Vandalism ts becomtng a growing prob- lem in Milton. Now St. Peter's School Council mere- bers and Halton Regional Police aim ta cut it off at the moot. They'll begin with a pub- lic informatian session at St. Peter's School Monday from 7 to, 8 p.m. The evening wiIl give concemed resi- dents an opportunity to discuss ways of dealing with the issue within schools and the community. Everyone is invited to attend. "lf such a thing happened at our school, how would you feel? Would you regret not taking steps to prevent violence in the rirst place?" ing the Columbine video and these kids beside me were laughing," she said. 'They didn't care. What would've hap- pened if it was our schoal and other kids were laughing? If there's a ight everyone goes munning t0 watch i. What if there was a weapon being thrown around and what if it killed someone? What would you do if you watched someone die? Would you tell their family that you stood around and watched them die because you were encouraging the fight? It's happencd before (in other schools), what makes us so difer- *se. STUDENTS on page 5 Comment.......5 HS Report ....... 8 A&E............ 10 Sports ......22-25 Classified .... 26-28 Datolns ....... 29 Look inside for 1198 (UKI IWM Photo by GRAHAM PAINE v-Safelty first E.W. Foster School took advantage of W.dneaday'a warm weather ta stage a bike rodeo and aafety check. Here, Jordan Webber, 7, keepa hia eyea on the road aa ha navigates the pilon weave cours. ffl L qi SI-O"M_1ý1N_,.- E S __ _'3 LEMM IL *' --f-E-ýN U*wîdns Animal Hospital Dr., Debbie Rawklns 550 Ontarlo St. S&, Un-ti 3A ' (loatd in Pizzaut Plaza) (905) 87546888 i