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Liz Aruta School on Gayle Snyder d' ' Denis O'Connor High School has been put on the map thanks to three special athletes. Christina MacDonald and Larissa Lowing have both made the Canadian world gymnastics team. Christina placed third and Larissa came in fourth during the trials. Both girls will be representing Canada in their age divisions in international meets. Paul Peschisolido recently played on the under-16 Canadian soccer team. Paul tried out for the squad earlier this year and was a starter for Team Canada in the under-16 FIFA World Cup this summer. Our school is very happy and proud of all three DO'C students. Best of luck to them in the future! In DO'C's sports world, our junior boys' soccer team brought their record to 6-1-1 after coming up with a 4-4 draw against McLaughlin. Our boys played a tough game but unfortunately could not cash in on many opportunities. Our senior Chargers won yet another game defeating the McLaughlin Trojans by a close 2-1. Billy Heaney turned out to be the key asset for the seniors, netting both goals. The girls' field hockey team showed their form once again defeating Anderson by a strong 4-0. The girls came back after losing 3-2 to East- dale Collegiate in a close game. All three girls' basketball teams lost to tough Paul Dwyer teams. The Saints' height advantage seemed to be the factor as they pulled down most of the rebounds to score easilv. Finally, a group of drama students and the drama teachers, Miss Calderone and Mr. Gallgher, travelled to Niagara-on-the-Lake to wit- ness 'Hay Fever.' This play was part of the annual Shaw Festival and it turned out to be an educational and enjoyable day for all. Leslee Wills Helloagain! The past week at Anderson has been a fairly slow one, as we prepare for some of the big events on the agenda in the next 14 days. On Friday, Oct. 16, the senior students voted on a location for this year's prom. The Hilton Harbor Castle in Toronto came out the unanimous victor with just a few votes for both the Ramada Renaissan- ce and the Holiday Inn. The cost per couple and the actual date will be determined shortly. The fundraiser is still in full swing, and will draw to a close within the week. Despite the fact that several public schools in the area are also selling chocolate,.ACVI students have done a great job hitting up their friends and teachers for $2. On Sunday, Oct. 18, the girls' field hockey team took part in a tour- nament at Sunnybrook Park in Toronto. Our girls played exceptionally well, finishing with three ties and two losses (and a whole lot of cookies!) For clarification on thé parenthetical phrase, please see Karen Clark! Way to go girls! Tomorrow (Thursday) evening some of our top-notch junior students will get their place in the limelight as Anderson will hold its first junior awards night. In the past, the junior awards have been distributed.on commencement evening, but this year, a separate night was designated "especially for them." On Friday, the big night will finally become a reality -Graduation! I'm sure it will be a memorable evening, as old friendships will be renewed, and the conversation will revolve around what college and university life is really like! That's about it for today folks, see you next week! LrmfV-ei1 cràw Ann Dunn Everyone bounced back after our Thanksgiving weekend with sports, fundraising, preparation for our bazaar and, of course, schoolwork. Our senior basketball team travelled to St. Clements School and defeated them by the fantastic score of 33-15. The junior team, unfor- tunately, did not do as well. Hopefully for the next game, though, both teams will cheer each other on so as to come home with two victories. In soccer our junior and senior teams lost their home games to Havergal School. We are all looking forward to our next home games so we can cheer on our teams. We have started our fundraising for this year and we will be donating our funds to Auberge, a hostel for abused women and children in Whitby and Oshawa. As well as raising money for Auberge, the school also sponsors four foster children. Since September we have raised more than $200 on dress down days, when students and teachers pay one dollar to dress out of uniform, and sleep-in days when we pay one dollar to catch an extra forty winks the morning after. Our main fundraiser is our annual bazaar, which this year will be the "Sheriff's International Bazaar." Trafalgar Castle will become Sheriff Nelson's home back in 1862-1874. There will be a tea room, bake table, fashion show put on by the students, international table, draw for fantastic prizes and many other activities Saturday, November 7, from 1 - 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend and maybe. if you're very careful, even see the ghost of Old Nelson hinself!- Hi to all Whitby Free Press readers! Here we are in the third week of articles and all is going well. Last week chocolate sales started to wind down but the star of the show was definitely our tennis team! Chanda Carr challenged DYSSA to capture the ladies singles championship. Chanda prevailed with match scores of 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. Congratulations Chanda from everyone at Henry! Paul Geissler and Andrea Wood took home a gold medal to become the LOSSA champs for mixed doubles, and the team of Belinda Bain and Angela Young received a silver at LOSSA as well. Henry definitely dominated the tennis courts this year. Congratulations to the whole.team and special thanks to Mr. Walchuck and Mr.; Soehnner for making run so smoothly. On to other highlights from last week. Friday was initiation day for the teachers new to our school. They braved through humiliation, scrapes and bruises to prove they are Henry material.- The highlight was the 'toilet paper rapping person kinda' contest...(don't asik and' Mr. Moss's shorts! Welcome to all our new teachers and thanks for being such great sports! Friday was also the day our junior Hawks took on the Pickering Trojans to remain undefeated. Our Hawks and the Trojans battled to the end to an 8-8 tie. Yet again another week at Henry has come to a close. Tili next week. LETTER: A pleafrom PACT FROM PAGE 6 some Durham Region councillors. This is where your neighbors are asking for your help. Make your opposition heard. Please write a letter to either: The Honorable James Bradley, Minister of the Environment, 135 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto. Ont. L4P 1P6 or Norah Stoner, MPP, 2 Randall Drive, Pickering Village, Ajax, Ont. LIS 6E6. Your letter should be simple and polite. It should ask in your own words that the Brock South landfill site hearing requested by Metro Toronto be held under the En- vironmental Assessment Act, not the Environmental Protection Act. Please do it today. Remember, by 1989 Durham will already have accepted 15.5 million tonnes of Metro garbage. We're not saying "Not in our backyard!! !" We're saying, "Hey, our backyard is already full." Mary Wood, President, PACT, Pickering-Ajax Citizens Together. P.S. Please attend our founding meeting at Pickering High School, Wednesday October 21st at 7:30. With your help we can prevent Durham Region from becoming the 'Garbage Capital of Canada.' wheels is subject of meeting By CHARLOTTE GENTLES The Whitby Historical Society recently began the new season with an illustrated talk about Ontario's 'School-On-Wheels' by Donald Sloman of Oshawa. Sc1ool-On-Wheels was a Canadian National Railways car outfitted as both classroom and living quarters for Fred and Mrs. Sloman who, from 1926 to 1964, took the educational facility to the children of the northern area of On- tario. School-On-Wheels operated in a 148-mile radius where, before 1920, there were no roads in this part of Ontario. When they were not on the road with the school, the Slomans lived in Clinton, Ont. Donald Sloman said Fred, his un- cle, taught the children who came from as far as 20 miles away daily to attend classes. The railway car would be stationed for five days at a time on a siding in the railway yar- ds serving the various com- munities. Some students who graduated from their unique public school went on to university and some became successful men and women in various fields of en- deavor. Mrs. Sloman, on behalf of her late husband, was presented with the Medal of Merit for the work they had done.:Now in her'90's she was presented in 1984, with the Order of Canada for their efforts. Pumpkin Contest! Hallowe'en is almost here and the Whitby Free Press in cooperation with Whitby Lane are having a Pumpkin Carving Contest. There will be 3 prize vouchers to the following age groups: Up to1 years 1-14 years 15 years and over Bring in your pumpkins, already carved, Sat., Oct. 31/87 between 1:00 & 1:30 p.m. to Whitby Lane. 153 Brock St. N. Judging takes place at 2:00. There will be a special appearance by the COOKIE MONSTERI