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PAGE M6.WHITYYM REEPMS, WEDNESDAY, MARCI! 27,1991 OWD An Ontario Women's Directorate (OWD) grant of $5000O bas been made to the Durham Board of Education to, hold monthly workshops' for women in ýconstruction and techmical jobs. The-women will act as role models for girls fromkinhder-< garteni age to grade 13. "ltal credit 'Must be given to grass-roots organizations such as these for their comxitment to address, women's needs and for the services they provide in our community," said Durham Centre MPP Drummond WVhite, who announcedthe grant. The grants program funds local projece deigned to promote the socia, economic and legal equalîty of the women of Ontario. Projects generally focus on one ofthe OWD's3 goals -- employment equity, eliminating -wvomen's poverty,. preventing violence agINpnst women and eliminating sex-role stereotyping -- with a particular emphasis on aboriginal, francophone,'rural, immigrant, refuge., racial minority women, womnep with disabilities and lowi$ncome women. Projece selected are unique, of benefit to- the 'communityï, sponsored by community, groups and are to b. realized within a one-year time ftrme., Specr* al care is :taken ýý.tq ýI'.nsiure that groupe throughout ,Ontario. receive =.uiison deadlines for 1991-92 grants applications are April 1, Aug. 1 and Dec. 1. Interested groups should contact the OWD grants unit at <416). 597-4588 before submittmng an application. By Sanîfra Arfri Things bave been pretty quiet lately, bore at Henry Street. Despite tOie, Henirys atbletic tasaeas busy as ever. Spring training will smon begin. for the. *Henry Street baseball teain. The senior and junior -boys' volleyball team are-. looking for players interested in- trying out for next year's teain and are planning a trie to Calgary. Tlhe track and ledteam isaso preparing to begin their season. Congratulations'-to Jim Greorc. He participated i the ntio Winter Gaines during the March- Break 'and came ýaway, with a gold 'medal- in the, 136, pound. wrestling, class. Jin was LESIE BRUCE (Randy) pays a visit to her fin' houa. to work on'a =al projeet i Glen Dhu Public sehool'. ?The Inside Pitch.' 9'0.7%.plaoement. ofgrads By Scott, Currié How unusual it- was te returri from March Break (where many oif us retreated to the sunt) and find our classes jumping right back onto track again. Thegé week-long vacation seemed ,te provide so much reat and relaxation, that students alinct' forgot how busy and up beat the average sehool day could be. W. are, however, on- the nxend., Last Thursday, those students involved in two of Andersons nuinerous vocal jazz groups attended the Ontario Vocal Festival, an event held annually at Mayfield 'secondary school in' Brampton. Jazz Tech (under the direction oif grade 12 student Kwesi Thomas) and Jazz hIc. (under the' direction --o musit teacher V. Joyce) both gave* excellent prforman ces. Terrifie displays of taleintwere shown by members of the -rhytbm scton: Trevor Kenopie, Melaine Heinen, Robert Beaupre, DrewIkvine, one of ffteen wrestlers i bis clans and was undefeated in five matches. Ho .wii now go onto copee i the Canadian National Champ« isip ' asacewan, witha. chance to uaiyfor the 01ympic Tb=am< heGuidanceiDepartmentheld a successu Career Awareness proggrain and those ingrd eleven who ajtended it foudi very. helpful in answering some of their questions. 1Another -bit of news is- that 'a representative *from' the Spi'er Commission visited Hemüy Street to speak to selected classs about Canadas future. This provided students .with a, vûluable oppotuniy to ,voie their o<jmons and concerns about Benjamin LIand,ý and Doug Matthews., Resulté, from th-Ae festivalar to be announcedIlater tbis Week. Teaichers and students are, also under way,- with tbis. year'a musical production of "Cinderella" (Arl25-27). Leading roles frômW Mark, Riney,(h prince), Angela Porter (the stepmother), ýAW"n Hunter and Debbie ýBatton (the stepsisters), Jeft Baker,-(tbe king), Darlene Dove (the queen), and (known for lier. incredible portrayak 'of Anne Shirley in last years production of "Anne of Green Gabled) -Kathlyn Kelly (Cinderella). 1' f Many otcher elements cofthis semester, are coming -up. Mid-term reports 'arrive'ý this ee(etus pray), boys and irls rugby try-outs have started,' for a season' hopefully as well as -last years, ad ',preparations .bave begun with Andersos? first ever Drama- Festival, to be held in early MaLy. A total of 90.7 per cent of last year's Durham College grada are working, according te .a Cplacement report released by the Dham College Career Resource Centre and Placement Office. Thisyear's sates show increases in employment and wages in a number of the prorama compared te lent year. The faculty oif health science, wbich incorporates the nursing and dental fields, received an outstanding total employment- figure of 99.5 per cent. Salaries among graduate ay fo $*18,10,9 theecorded median -for dental assistant, te *47,800, -the recorded median in dental bygiene. Programs such as sport administration, food and beverage manaigement, data procesuing, nursingdiploma, dental hygiene and dental assistant have ail boeste an 100 per cent employment rate. III am veiy pleasded t how siiccefdul our graduates b ave been ini fndinig employment," said Sheila Bll, director of the paeent office. It bas been a bad year economically in Durham.R9 ajon and elsewhere. At, a trne Wen many businesses areaidifficutys our madua,&.,s are Btull being bired Their squcess cari b. attrlbuted, in part, te the outstandingr commntment et our faculty an t: career resource centre staff." I 1990, a total of<925 students graduated. The entir rup was surveyed te de ermine job, location and salaries. A total of 775 graduates (83.8 per cent of the total number d< graduates) replied tote ae-ey. 'Oficii'opening May 7 BybMaureenQuinan A grand opening for the new library and gym at Anderson CVI will be held onMay 7at 7:30 p.m. «It will b. à toned-down ver- sion of a echool openingf gsays Arend Dekker, principal AT Anderson. Tuhe sehool will b. an "open house!D for the community who are ivited te the opening. Dur- ham Board of Education trustees and staff members are alsoi- vited. Tue new library is 6,200 square foot in ares, on. third of that taken froin the old draina room. Tue gym is 7,000 square feet, not including classroonis around thowAndesonstudents will enjoy brand-new and upgradéd ~Plans for an aérobic and weg tomhave already begun for sZdnts eienoy on their free turne. 111- Dora ftrroeîi On March 6, ACORN (African Canadian Ouitreacli Network) visited -Auiný. Seven representatives from this local roptried te widen our.views* aot the black African commnity with speeches, infomative qu!estion-and-answer discussions, soits and a musical ra.Similar events also take place at ACORNa regular gatherings on Sundays, 3 p.m., at 114 Elgin St. E. i Oshawa, (youths aged 13-24). ACORN tries te provide. the African Canadian community with a supplementary African education, and also i nformal, forums where youths discuss tepies that d eal with the black African cornmunity. Austin students responded enthuiastçally .te their presentation and were inàvited to, attend ACORN meetings. The music department basm continued. band and fuIl choir practices supervised by .Our music-master Ms. N. Foot. who always welcomes new members. .Oustudentcouncil reminds all Austineers about the closély approaching dance-a-thon on Aprl . A fee of $l5 is required and, those who* do not pay muet remain in sehool that day. Proceds go te Share Life charities. And mmng son te *a bighool near you, Austins Much Music Dance on April 17. Board ndIOSSF ta hnom~ stuents District 17 of the Ontario Secondary -School Teachers' 'Fedoration (OSSTF) and the Durham Board of Education are jointly sponsoring theo sixth annùal Student Rmention Niht e b.eld atHarwood eonaySchool on Tuursday, Aprl4a :30 p.m. Up te, three students fi= ac cf Durhama 18 public secondary schools willb. honoured for their contributions te school life and for acbievement oif person" excellenice. Tue award wmnners were chosen by their teacher. according te the following criteia: 9 a student wbo gives oif himuef for the good oif the whoe .chool coMMUnity. or the lare coimmunity, *a student who basù achieved persnal excellence trog unique, disinguiahed"effort;-, 0 a studot who has overcome, obstacles 'te achieve personal * a student who is agood citizen; * & student known by staff and' students as the on. te count -on when, they need. help or enithusasi" spor; a -depenpdablecnsintos o<o Tii. awards ceremony wiil b. folowed. by. a r=cptonfor the students and ter ren ts, trustees, principas, se4o adinistratonrs <the -Durham Board and ntative of 1 HENRY STREET HIGH SCHOOL] ANDERSON C.V.1. FATHER LEO J. AUSTIN