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Whitby Free Press, 6 Feb 1991, p. 26

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Whitb sudent shares-tpprz atcovctofo nusing, graduates Durham, Colege- held its final wintor convocation on Jan. 26ipto honiour - 69nusggadte Josephine Van de Baspoort of' Whitby andDomna Erigh, of Oshawa tied- for to.'-studenit.- These steWlnts, with the bighest acadenmic standing from health sciences,- will Ibe*.eligi"ble to compote for collegè e maland the. &IL.Alger Scholarship awarded at the 'June 1991 Edith Alger, guest speaker wiio isa'nurse, aswell as Durham continue growing and learnùng. 8h. told them it w'asmprate talc. time for themoelves* and, above al, te maintain a car" attitude and a sens. of humour in their work. 5h. suggested .that tliey get inIvoIved in ways te imnre thenpuruing profession an togrowing issues i the health careld.' BySumira Arfai AUl students *now seem te h. comfortably settled into their second semester classes. This does not include tiiose iiurrying te the. gudance office to revis. tiieir timetable before tii. deadline. Henrylés atbletic teams are al pratiisng very bard ftii. competition tiiat lies* ahead., The archery team is a new âne that is recruiting members. No experience is Ineeessary. (Oh, no! W. iiad better h. a bit more careful wiien wallcng through the. Pm.) The succesa 0f Henrys laut drama productiop will h. followed, Gary Polonsky, president. of Durham'.College, told, -the gradýutes:"that they were remaârkable h umn, beings and woud- make adifrnetth worIld. Doroehy.StirIing, chairman of the board of- governors, congatulted noton4y the grdaebut thse present who lp*ed the'sudns etheir achievement. David.'Fltcher, president :of the- Durham. College Alumni Association, presented an Alumnus of Distincton Award to Joan Gâtes, Ouhawa, a previaus graduate of the nursing prga and current president àof=Lca 331 of the Ontario Public Service Emplqyees Union. Among the graduates- were Rosemary Wallace of Brooklin, and, from Whintby, Sandra .Giles, MargartHudsonPeggyKovacic, Delbie< Marsden, Cheryl McLieUma, Lisa Murray and Jacqueline Teather. by tii. next production of theyear called 'Sciiool Daze.' It will h. performed on Feb. 7 at 7 p.ni. At tiie production, donations.te tiie Cildren's Wisii Foundation will h. accepted and- greatly appreciatd Everyone isi encouraged 'te corne out and support this great cause. Students wfll be able teenjoy a professional activity day on Feb. 11, wbici will b. followed by Sirnit Week (Feb. 12-15). Student council 'bas organized mscii activites as a pancake bekat movie night and floor hockey witii the. Oshawa Geiieral. This 'will all b. tepped< off witii tiie Valentinels Dance on Feb. 15. eHeI toadjst Education Minister Marion Boy4 recently announoed funding d 4million for a ix-year project te ii.lp prîmazy- sciiool students facing social adjustment problems. The development of tii. project is a joint venture 0f the niinistries 0f Education, Community and Soia~l Sri~vice& oa nd. Ié+h in col Bo te ar tii oui in sel yoi faJl sub S abi wc cor -. te identify children witii problems and iielp tiiem in every way w. can." Ti.projec is an outgrowth 0f flndings 0f the . Ontario' Child Health Study, which identified- adjustment, difficuflties as tiie foremost health problem faced by children today.- ruJ JOAN SANDERSON, professional étoryteiler, entertained children at Palmerston public ochool lust week with her tales., captivating and, creative Fr.. Pëuphoto TRFAGA :7±AS1 TL1 K.±1SCHOO. [I* By là"- Jmes. If wulls could talk, wiiat an interestng tale the halls of Trafalgar- could tell. Founded in '1874 'as Ontario Ladies! College, the achool bas seen many changes as a steady stream of students bas'come and gone. Teuchers, too, have corne and gone. However, some have remained te s hare their knowledge and experiences. Among these esteemed few is Sandra Metsalaar, .Who began teacbing home economics, typing and, bistory, and bas >witnese many innovative changes. Now teaching Englisb, she is an excellent source of information about the transitions that have occurred in the ichool in the. last 20 year. Our blue plaid, kilts 'have replaced the. grey woolen kilt, grey socha and blazer that were once the. uniform. Mrs. Metaalaur assures us that our present uniforin is an, improvement over the. piainer skirt. As enrolment bas grown te tth. presentl178 fromas lowas 108,, students' intevrest have.-cbanged,. resulting in tii. phasing out of some of the. les. popular courses. Classes such as Latin and German are no longer part of the. curriculum. Night, school'courses were also offered. Extra- curricular activities have not undergone, sucii transformations,- altiiougii ut one time ioreh c riding was an- option at the. achool. W. still' have similar. Another noticeéable difference is apparen te ii. iinghal W;eeren once the re' were linon napkins and'lace placemats, now there are paper servettes and a place setdiïe«ans?, mat. .The once formal -fnealàtime bas 'been Now that exams are over, students are adapting, totthe routine, of the. second term. Reporte will h. mailed out on Jan. 30, student coundil invited the Austin student body te participate in a pizzai * y Pzza slices were sold for $.1, yicking off the Austin Wfinter, Festival Week. During tii. frst w.ek in February' tiiere are many events sucii as an 'Outdoor Activities Day. This includes downhill and cross-country skiing, ice-skating and tbgaig Aise student council wiil iota. Valentine's Day Dance for Fr. Austi n' students and gueStS on Feb. 7.. replae by. a moe relai.d On.-facet of schod lif-a Trahgarthathuenot ciiaxged id the. spirt ,of etiuamand cloendht. asapeaed t studenits for theps lya Stuidents fro6m grà21s 9, -10 and 11, who igned -Up for a math contest,ý were invited -te attend a miiematice * worksiop on, Jan., 31. Also, tiie yearbook club met and began discussing plans for Austin's con miemorative yearbook. Austin Wildcats do not waver' i their constant .atbletic dedication. Practices for tii. girls volleyball teamý, and tiie swim, team resumed witii great, entiiuiasm, 'witii competitionsi the. commng. weeks. 'Adding te team spirit are Austin team jackets initroduced by the. iead of thei. physical' ,education department, Mrs Krissa. Austin students continue te pray-for peace in thie Middle East. College to ,hold wellnessfai llabratinwih Mcastr Hanilon's CiidokeMcMster oi ms and groups, s ucii as ivebrsityin Haiton. Hosp Ebital ill .wok-Mcatr " B1 ' ogns»mg.daiDurham College will h. holding lifegtyles, but in. a -fun way te, igirity M altbonrd. ao Hssitpal ill ciworkeol bOB ith d9bang ' ,a Wellnes'Pair.o',n Feb. 13 and, involve students i learning and' Eih ê6- bf -. 14. dQing." -atip ntaiio, inclucling the Duriiam seprat. -boards- and- on. The diverse nationalities 0f dur Tefirwl begin. at 1)a.. Dspassb setUini. ,erd 0f Ediwin aeared.Fec-agug or. r stdnsbsas rernained and run until 4 p.m. It will miain.-,ninasiui - _Simcoe participate in tiie project, with --constantthrugiiout the. years, icueapôisy4 ip flays .building -and otie the. niti epete t tlc prt Y, .4u#, t1991 the. devalop- resulting in a htened adpeettosceae bboeoe t -noo hefoodand 'To oftenwe iiave acted ai meéntal--phase 0f the. project will awareness of different cultures. iieir dsg students, beverag tuet ilprepr jough cildren have no world h. complet.. Implenientation will Boarders will count their community g;roups anda egndes. fonjid sple inthé diningong tside tiie classroom ,, that begin -in "September 1991 and blesaings when they. compare All displays are. related to and and Tusa iere wl .a fluences , their behaviour' in' continue 'for five years. their privileges te those of ptmt omo eles eo--tiion held,-i the" athletic lhool,"said- Boyd. "mTe problemsý "Schools. area gond setting for yesteryear. .Town leave was complex. ung childr.n face often do flot prevention1 programs," said reâtricted te on. per week, and on .Bonnie' Ginter-Brown, of -Psprsa ..ikdu n Il neatly wMthin the respon-. Zanana i-Akande, iinister of tiiese occasions, juniors had to h. studenit services" defines wellneéss - filled out at the studen't srices, bility of on. ministry, so a Cofimmunity and' Social Services. accompanie.d a senior.' as" "AÀ- oliie view of iiealth ofie on-FIl 1. Màny prizes wll .ordinated approach is "They can reacii far more 'Boarders were onlyv permitted one wbich, meets pe6ple's physical, b. offered at the end of the. day., solutely necessary. Our thre children than treatinent services open weekend pur month, and psychological and spiritual Ail students, staff and- public nstres are commidtted te do, and- adjustment problems were required'.to attend meetings needs." 8h. says student services arie- encouraged te attend. Fo Pr >rigclosely togetiier -- and in often show up firet in "the on Saturday mornings'and cbapel - rpprsbut t i. olge more.,inforation cflI 576-0210, ,noultationwi"th ti,ê ommUhity csoiY- *ý-A g ~tdasto-ecuee-elty--x.&9 HENRY STREET HIGH SCFIOOL FATHER LEO J. AUSTIN

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