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Sean Whitehead While wandering down the hall this week at Henry, I observed many different attitiudes of students. Some were happy and cheerful, some were sad and depressed and some were downright angry. I wondered, why the different attitudes? Then it clicked in - progress reports had been handed out earlier this week. To those students who achieved good marks, progress reports wer nothing to be afraid of, but to those students who weren't too successful, progress reports were something to be feared. Dont' worry. If you didn't do too well, look at the bright side, you still have mid-terms and final exams to bring up your marks. Chocolate sales are still going very strong at Henry Street High. Many students have won prizes from our daily draws. To those students who are selling, keep up the good work. Henry's senior football team made history last week. Unfortunately it's not a task that they want to repeat again. They set an all-time high school record by losing 62-0 to Pickering. The juniors, too, were defeated 34-14 by Pickering. Hey, you win some, you lose some. I wish both teams better luck in their next games. In their home opener, the junior girls' basketball team defeated Harwood by a score of 51-16. It was a solid team effort that produced the win. Congratulations go out to Belinda Blain and Angela Young for capturing a silver medal in DYSSA tennis. Henry, for only the second time, will be hosting a hockey team this year. Last year's team did very well but this year's will do better, a possible first place finish win in my books. Liz Aruta It was relatively slow last week here at Denis O'Connor High School. Though the week had been shortened by one day because of the long holiday weekend, it seemed that each day dragged on and on. This groggy feeling has hit the DO'C body with full force. This mood is probably a result of the summertime blues, now that winter seems to be creeping up on us quickly. Whatever it is that has gotten the DO'C community so blue will soon disappear with the upcoming events that our student council have planned. Stay tuned for further details! One aspect of DO'C life that has always been very busy is our athletics. But again, the week has been slow with only our junior and senior boys' soccer teams showing their skills. This mood ran into our senior boys as they came out to a slow start against the Brock squad. But it would take an extremely tough team to bring our Chargers down, as our boys battled back to defeat their opponents by a slim margin of 2-1. Though our seniors seemed to have some difficulty, our juniors made no mistake defeating Brock by a whopping 6- 0. Maybe that mood hasn't hit everyone! It looks as if this feeling is only resticted to the seniors, and rightly so. Decisions have to be made as to future careers and education, and these demands are flying from everywhere. There have been university and college seminars nearly everyday, and teachers have continually harped students about their career choices. It's been hectic, but still this latest atmosphere drones on. This 'mellow mood has carried over to our clubs in the form of "Youthquake." The students involved have this peace awareness program in hopes that others will become more knowledgeable about certain world crises occuring today. The numbers that turned out for the first meeting were higher than expected, which will boost the low morale around DO'C. Another little ditty that provided the DO'C students and faculty members a bit of entertainment were the performances of Fr. Tom McKillop and Stephan Nesrallah. For the junior grades their presentation was about "Becoming Real." For the senior levels, they became a little more intimate, speaking and singing about issues of the heart which was entitled "The Journey in Search of Meaning." For the unlucky teachers and parents who were unable to witness these two fine appearances, a specially scheduled presentation appropriately titled "An Evening with Parents and Teachers" took place. Both Fr. Tom and Stephan were uplifting the spirit here at WC. Their words of wisdom and uplifting songs were just what the DO'C-ter prescribed. Hopefully upcoming events will be able to boost our spirits here at DO'C like these two gentlemen have successfully done! Drug education in schools Drug education will be manda- tory in Ontario schools starting in the 1989-90 school year, Educa- tion Minister Chris Ward an- nounced recently. As a first step toward better drug education, the ministry will release a new draft curriculum guideline on physical and health education this month, Ward said. Developed over the past two years, the guideline makes man-. datory a number of drug educa- tion topics from Grades 4 through 10. Under the new guideline, ed- ucation about tobacco will be mandatory for students from Grades 4 through 10. In Grades 7 through 10, learning about alco- hol and drugs such as marijuana and cocaine will be mandatory for the first time. Harwood teachers at culinary Olympies By Marcie Yeo Here at Harwood Secondary School we are fotunate to have Bernie Hengst and Alex Kondracki, two teachers in our food school, who will attend the 1988 Culinary Olympics in Frankfurt, West Germany this month. The following is an interview 1 conducted with these teachers and Ray Newton, Harwood principal. Question to Mr. Newton: As principal, how do you feel about two of your teachers chosen for the culinary arts team? Mr. Newton: I feel extremely happy for both, their accomplishments reflect well on the school. There was a lot of feedback directed to the school when Mr. Hengst attended the 1984 Culinary Olympics. We are really proud of Mr. Kondracki because not only is he a teacher here but he was once a Harwood student. It is quite exciting. Question to Mr. Newton: How do you think these Olympics will help the school? Mr. Newton: Every positive event that happens at Harwood in some way reflects on the entire school, staff and student body. The school gains greater credibility in the community. People begin to realize that Harwood is a place where students come to get educated. Question to Mr. Kondracki: How do you feel about being on the TORCOOK (Canadian train- ed chefs) team? Mr. Kondracki: This is a great opportunity for me. The stuudents will benefit from this, and I'll get a lot of new ideas to bring back to the students. Question to Mr. Kondracki: What kind of training have you had? Mr. Kondracki: Well, we, the team, worked two times a week in July, then in August four times a week. We have prepared all kinds of food platters. Quesion to Mr. Kondracki: How does your family feel about this? Mr. Kondracki: My wife thinks it's great. She is excited and is behind me all the way. My parents, on the other hand, are driving me nuts but they think it's great, too. Question to Mr. Hengst: How do you feel about being on the team? Mr. Hengst: I would like to make it clear that I'm on the support team. I'm quite proud to have been asked again, I feel it's a great honor. Question to Mr. Hengst: What is involved in the process of winning a gold medal at these Olympics? Mr. Hengst: The process of winning the gold happens in two ways. The provincial teams have te prepare hot dishes and cold dishes that are served cold for display purposes. The national teams have te prepare two different dishes for 100 people and also display cold dishes. The judging for hot dishes is determined in three ways: how they prepare the food, how they set up their plates and the first team to sell 100 dinners. Question to Mr. Hengst: Who supports the Canadian teami? Mr. Hengst: the teami has te raise most of its money by banquets and they get suppprt from the Escoffier Society, the chefs association. We wish them the best of luck. Charlyn Long Thanksgiving weekend was on everyone's mind these past five days. Home to relatives, off to visit friends, or parents arriving from foreign countries for the holiday seemed to be what allthe chatter was about at lunch and between classes. However, before students were free to go there was a week of commitments to get through. On Monday were held tryouts for the fashion show to be part presented at our annual bazaar on Nov. 5. Fourteen lucky girls were chosen to model in the "Hands Across our World" theme. On Tuesday the first student council meeting was scheduled. Anyone holding a position in the school, from class president to prefect, attended the discussion. The main idea behind the initial gathering was to talk about guidelines to be issued throughout the school and to answer students questions. House play tryouts, for the annual theatre competition, were definitely a highlight at the height of the week. House captains and their subs worked with many aspiring young actresses to fill their casts. It was house soccer that was the main event on Thursday. The team finalists battled it out to the end. In the junior division Farewell came first with a 3-2 lead. The senior category saw Farewell again steal the championship. After such a successful week everyone was in a cheerful mood by Friday. On their way to Thanksgiving chapel service many girls felt it would be a nice idea to donate canned goods so that those:less fortunate could also have a happy holiday. Baskets surrounded by autumn decorations were filled with expressions of goodwill. .The items gathered will be given to Denise House, a home for battered women and their children, one of the local charities Traifalgar supports. The "Turkey Trot" was the final activity to be carried out. This 1-km cross country route around school grounds is a regular tradition at TCS. Everybody participates. Mr. Kamcke and Mr. Cleary join in the run, and anyone who beats them receives an. extra point for their house. Teachers time, record or just cheer the students on. Despite the rain that started to fall during the second lap it was a fun way to end a busy week. Im sure everyone will need thé long break to rest and prepare themselves for the days ahead. Dianne Randall Although last week was a short one, it was extremely busy at Anderson. Of all the activities, however, our sports teams were the busiest. On Thanksgiving, our senior boys' volleyball team returned from five days in Nova Scotia, where they participated in the Dalhousie University Invitational Classic. They began the tournament on a good note, defeating Gander Collegiate from Newfoundland to advance to the final eight. They then lost two games, to.go ta the consolation finals. Our boys team had an -outstanding trip, finishing sixth overall --of-q2 teams, so congratulations guys and good luck at LOSSA next month. Another incredible display of the athletic talent at Anderson was at the Centennial Charger Invitational cross country meet where Anderson captured third place overall in the team championship. Our midget girls team had an exceptional first-place finish, while our midget boys also ran an outstanding race to finish second. In the open girls' race, our team captured yet another second place, and the junior boys finished fifth. Congratulations to all participants. Good luck to them at LOSSA this week. The results of the games of Oct. 13 are as follows: junior and senior girls' field hockey games vs. Denis O'Connor wer exceptionally well played; our junior and senior boys' soccer teams played their games against Dunbarton, juniors losing 2-1 and the seniors winning 4-2; our three girls' basketball teams all won over Central, the midgets 42-32, juniors 50-22 and seniors 58- 43. Keep up the good work! Other games this week included the field hockey tournament at Sunnybrook on Saturday Oct. 15, and their games on Oct. 17 (vs. Ajax) and Oct. 18 (vs. Pickering and Port Perry). The scores of those games were not known at press time. Also, there was a basketball game on Oct. 18 at Brock, and the boys' volleyball tournament on Saturday. In other areas of the school, our cookie sales were extended to Oct. 13; university seminars are ongoing for the senior students; and activity cars and yearbooks are still being sold. Upcoming events to remember include the Music Students' Association's garage sale on Oct. 22; the Anderthon, which is on Oct. 24; our swim team and hockey seasons will be beginning very soon; and the annual Junior Awards night is on Oct.27; Commencement is Oct. 28 at 7:30. Henry students at Waterloo Students from Henry Street Days." High School were among 250 high school students visiting the Students get a chance to see a University of Waterloo this "typical day" in university life, month for "Science Waterloo .including-classrooms and labs.