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ýt l*i ï t) 101MY I yAaea>w amw aqnt Ywrnw PAGE 30, WH1MYFPEE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1989 Nicole Lambert The week went by slowly at Denis O'onnor. High School. I<s1ny weather'made each day longer, but there have. been, promises of sunny skies in the future. On May 10, the Grade il religion class went on retreat Wo the Scarborough Foreign Mission. The group had a chance W freely discus issues which involve social irjustice. Through stories and slides they learned about people sent W bhelp those in underdeveloped, countries. The class thoroughly enjoyed tlheir day, and had many stories: of their own Wto tell upon return. Three more classes are scheduled for retreat, ail are looking forward Wo a good time. It's that time of the year again. Student council bas done a great job thispast year, but now it's time tp Jet another group of people take over for them. Student council elections are going Wo be held afler the long weekend. Many students are waiting in anticipation and are busypreparing their speeches. Soon, the halls will be filled with signs andposters for those who are caznpaigning. May the best people win! There are many active groups without our school. Many of these are connected Wo the guidance and religion departments. During the past week, some groupe sent our representatives Wo informn students (mainly seniors) of their whereabouts, and services. One of these groupa is ca]led Peer Ministry. The program is mun by students in grades 11, 12 and OAC. The students involved witb Peer Ministry were required Wo take a four-month training course which stresses communication skills. These students are now qualified Wo work with Peer Ministry, which is a service for students ;ho desire counselling, tutoring, or just a helping band. The group fosters leadership IIlîs, and gives those involved a better understanding of themselves and other students within the scbool. Another group in the school is Youtbquake. Youthquake is a program for students wbo wisb Wo take a stand in social issues, by reaching out Wo help those wbo are involved with these issues. They held. a car wasb last weekend, and on Ma 22 members of Youtbquake will be attending a rally in Toronto W support disarmament. Eacb year, Youthquake is responsible for sending a group of students on a Third World Experience trip. - On that good note, I hope everyone bas a wonderful long (and well deserved) weekend. Keep your fingers crossed that the clouds will drift and the sun will shine tbrougb, so that everyone will come back with a deep tan and a big smIle! COLONEL J.E. Farewell publie sehool students (clockwise from bottom left ) Sarah Stesco, Tara- Brie Nichols, Becky Haley, Lisa Zabizewski and, Melanie Laffey in the crowded tub scene from the sehool play 'Free to be a Family,' presented recently at the sehool. Vînce Ohpreclo-Free Press photo Budget ineludes major projeets at schools in Witby Mjor pojeca Dr. Robert Thrton pblc chool, Ader- son CVI and Henr Street High School are included in this year's Durham Board of. Education fbudge.Agneral purpose room frTonton is estimated to cost $1.09-million, Wo be p ad through local taxes. Also at Thornton will, be a library and family studies facl't estimated to cost Upgrading of the librar ad gym at Anerson will becarried out at a cost of $1.08-niillion also W ha paid througb local taxes. Elevators for the hanclicapped will be installed at Henry Street High Scbool at a cost of $120,000, with $87 000 W. hab paid through grant Ïunding and the other $33,000 through local taxation. The recently approved budget also includes the board's $1.8- illion share of the $4.62-million cost of, the Glen' Dbu pblic achool tW ha constructed oif Fal- lingbrook Ave. in the Coscan subdivision. The budget also provides fund- ing for 27 portables for 1989, to cost a total of $931,500. The board pays, through local taxes, $858,000 of that ainount with the remainder paid under a pro- vincial grant. Charlyn Long Edtucati evy encriicze "Say Cheese," orders the photographer as the button clicks and the flash goes off. More than 200 smiles appeared for the fourth annual scbool panoramic picture. Part of the char ofbhaving a scbool 115 years old are the many photographa lining the hallways. From the dignified countenances of Debutants in Vicrian gowns at the turn of the century Wo Ontario Ladies College girls in middies during the dark days of the Depression. Now we are adding ourselves Wo that tradition. Speaking of bistory in the making, Trafalgar bas a competing tennis team for the first time this yaar. Our girls have cballenged players at other indepandent institutions. Juniors and seniors combined talent Wo form the joint basebal teams for formaI tournainents and bousaganies. As soon as the weather clears the battle for basaball champions wili continue. Trafalgarites have reoently been practising the ritual of marching whicb has been a part of the upcoming May Day ceramonies since 1919. Mr. Davis bas takan.over the training task. Nominations for our May Queen and ber court and now haing accepted. On Thursday during chapel the candidates will ha announced and students will vote for the girl tbey feel hast embodies the qualities of the school motto 'Varitus, Vertus, Venustus":- truth, virtue, lovelinesa. The winers will ha announced at senior dinner on Friday. Stay tuned for furtbar details. 500 attend Info Mart Last week's 61nto Mart,' a dis- gla at Henry Street High School y26ancies that deal with tý youth in Durhamn Region, was descrihad as an «overwhlming succes.» «I'm raally pleased," said Joan Segal, the school's public health nurse who organized the avent along witb Bob DaBlois of the school's guidance dapartinint. «Everytbing want smoothly, and the studants. were vary active, very involved.» The firet sucb avent beld in Whitby, Info Mart was hald Wo make students and staff aware of community services available. Among the agencies participat- ing wera the Ragion health departmant, crisis units, sexual assault centre and drug and alco- bol abusa organizations. About 500 students took part, each with a questionnaire page. And agancies, some with hands- on displays, ware pleasad at stu- dent intereat, said Segal. «Wealal laarned something,» she added. 'T'he Oshawa-Durhami Home- builders' Association (ODHBA) bas joined the battle against a proposal that would see a special education levy imposad on new homes. ODHBA president Wayne Jeffary says the local group a joinad with other associations arrosa the province to work against the proposal whicb would allow municipalities to charge an extra $8,000 per naw borne. That nioney would belp pay for new schools and would, if implamentad, give the Province sevaral bundred million dollars in added revenue. "Ve are very, proud of the support we are receiving on this issue," Jeffery says, including support from the. Oshawa sud District Real Estate Board wbose members bave supported the position that this education levy senxously jeopardizes not on-ly the new home market, but can have a serious affect on the resale home market as wall." The Oshawa-Durbam home- bifldersd Association action is part of a concarted action involving not only biflders' groupe but as many iniluential gruasd individuals as can ha an)isted7IRegonal chairman Gary Herrama and Oshawa mayer Allan Pilkey alraady have given tbeir support Wo the opposition. Late last yaar, Treasurer Robert Nixon informed the public the govermnent would ha decreasing its ahane of achool Capital funding from 75 per cent Wo 65 per cent. The sbortfall, he said, would ha financed by this special levy on new homes only. Its ironic that a government whicb says it's committed W a policy of affordable bousing now wants Wo add thousands of dollars Wo the cost of a home," Jeffery says. He maintains the end cost will bit the consumer and will not ha absorhad by the developers. In rejecting the educational levy, Jeffary says the government is grossly misunderstanding the market, unfairly targets one group and allows the Province te shirk ita responsibility for education. "The governmant obviously thinks it is wallding into a gold mine with the nuniber of new bome starts in the past few yaears,"q Jeffary says the bureaucats bave only Wo realize that housing starts are on the decline. "There is a definite slowdown from the pace of the last few ears, ifs a ealty sowdown but it certainly won't ganarate the kind of money the government expacts," be says. Jeffery says the outcry from builders, realestate organizations and other. active groupe bas repeatedly attackad the educational levy for its unfairness. It escapes the concept that traditionally, the community as a whole paid for sucb things as achoola. Now they want Wo target just one group, the new home buyers." Education clearly benefita the whole community, according Wo Jeffery, and sbould remain funded as it is now througb the general tax base. Dave Tonkin, president of the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board, saya the memharship bad repeatedlly voiced its objections to the education lot levy. "For the sanie reasons as the builders' groupa, we sae this is a Wota]ly destructive measure that puts affordability further out of the reach of many people," statas Tonkin. 'We are happy W» lend our voice Wo the opposition." Longtime teachers honored Three area teachers wara recently honorad by the Ontario Englisb Catholic Teachers' Asso- ciation for 25 yaars service to Catholic aducation. Recaiving honora wara Sistar Mar Carmel (unable to attend te aniquet), who until recently worked in the resource centre at Denis O'Connor High Scbool aftar a long teaching career; Peter Robinson, forinerly of Whitby, who becarne the first fuIl-time guidance teachar at O'Connor in 1982; and Dava Boutteli of. BUwmanville, tegcher at St. Mary's.' (cââquâ il ni U à