tribune december 21 1988 as jimpossibijst the worlds funniest most amazing stage show returns sun jan 15 at 700 pm markham theatre for performing arts advance tickets 1450 4790201 emcees lori woolford left and christine dube did their best to carry a grade 13 christinas assembly thursday but its fate was sealed from the start the only human casualty was tribune editor jim thomas he was struck on the head by an unidentified missile thrown from the audience student teacher coriette hofstee performed her role well but couldnt maintain order principal peter bright was livid repriman ding both organizers and participants at the conclusion of the pro gram one staff teacher described it as the lowest of the low jim thomas editor beaned by missile principal livid after concert by jim thomas stouffville as i write this review the vision of a sugar plum dances on my head problem is its no dream i have a lump the size of a goose egg near my right ear it was a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time or the wrong place at any time a missile thrown by some stu dent loony at the sdss grade 13 christmas assembly thursday caught me square on the cranium and it hurt despite the pain accompanying the impact i shudder to think of the result had i turned a split- second sooner one eye per manently impaired it wasnt funny and neither was the show it was a disgrace the silliest performance ever perpetrated on a student au dience from a high school stage at least this high school stage senior students even at the grade 11 level continually re quest increased responsibility staff members appreciate this and agree increased responsibili ty is deserved thursdays episode raises many questions responsibility or lack thereof is one on occasions theres a fine line between entertainment and boredom this show was neither it was asinine to their credit emcees lori woolford and christine dube at tempted to bring to the perfor mance some semblence of com- monsense better for everyone if theyd remained on stage the en tire sixty minutes and left the curtain closed what followed benefitted no one principal peter bright was livid and rightly so we fully ex pected him to interrupt the chirade and bring it to a premature conclusion he declin ed allowing participants to stew in their own juice a change in the format of christmas assembly 89 is a cer tainty this years classic has seen to that give students sufficient rope and theyll hang themselves our verdict was murder in the first degree peace free admission to the metro toronto zoos 13th annual christmas treats walk join metro toronto zoo chairman john it warren monday december 26th at 10 am sharp main gate come out lor a wonderful walk in the fresh air and watch the fun as the animals receive their holiday treats help spread holiday cheer by bringing along a non- perishable lood item for the foodshare truck for more information call 3925938 compliments of the prudential insurance company of america and the metropolitan toronto zoo the prudential metrotorontozoo sylvan will sylvan is a group of neighbourhood edu cational centres designed to help your child do better in school we test in order to pin point the specific areas in which your child needs help and we attack the problem with an individually designed programme positive motivation tangible rewards warm friendly encouragement an experience of success right from the start and a certified teacher a who provides individ- sylvail ualized attention make learning all the difference centre helping kids do better 390 stcclcs plaza thornhill ont 7646284 ellen fcldman m ed exec director sylvan learning centre programmes reading mull writing chjwvjnlrjrtr take this 35mm rfs camera anywhere kwbivsbev ji includes carry case kodak 12enposure film and batteries ijujh iraphs 39 i090i gf cd portable lets you take crystalclear music anywhere includes dcskmate 2 a 7inone software program and msdos in rom ms dos software compatible 7qq00 29995 highperformance com pact disc has rrspot laser system for ac curate tracking with shoulder strap check the white pages for the radio shack slore or participating dealer nearest you