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Whitby Free Press, 20 Nov 1991, p. 24

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PAflE 24. wHITBYFPUE PRESR WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 20.1991 By Katby Kumsey For. the past week, Anderson hms ben very busy. Numerous groupe, and clubs within the ichool are now planning events for the. near future. One' organization, known as SAID(Stud.ents Agaxnst Impaired Driving), has a project undIerway cailed the. 'Red Rtibbon Project? The. members of SAID will ha going out into the community, giving people'red ribbons ta place on their car antennas. This will show that you are against By Meranda Waters Hawks football.. It'samazing how that sfimple'phrasefl can strike fear in the hearts of saine and put large miiles on, the faces of otiiers. But how can Henry students keep from smiling, knowing that we 'have the hast football teain around. Saturday afternoon, Nov. 9, with the. support of an enormous drinlang and driving,, ana that you have made* a promise not ta, do so over the Chistmas holidays. The. members of.SAID will aiso b. taldng donations. The money raised willb. used ta iielp familiee that have bst someon. ta drinldg and driving. This project begins Nov. 19 ini local shopping centres and plazas. Congratulations are in order ta the senior boys' volleyball team. On Friday, Nov. 8, Anderson hosted the. LOSSA boys' volleyball championships and the Anderson crowd, the 'Hawks defeated Markham, 41-17. Though our tearo was losing at the. half, they' camne back for a glorious victory. Andy Burton scored a 90-yard touchdown, as well as two other touchdowns. Other leading scorers were Steýve McArdle and Kevin Goodrick. And lastly, Paul DeSilva added five converts ta coniplete the scoring. Then, i the Metro Bowl tsam defeated Dunbarton in two games (15-7 15-11). t was a very exciting and well played match. maUdtions also go out to the ' following Anderson students-of-th.-week for Nov. 11-15, for their great efforts in winnng the LOSSA junior girls' tennis trophy. T 'hey are: Christina Barfitt,' Patricia Chapin, *Christine dronin, Nafeeza Hooseinny, Shannon Jonesg, YKm Mathers, Bethany Wilson and Jennifer Wu. Well don.. quarter-finals, Henry defeated Belleville Moira, 7-1, ta advance ta the senii-finals on Thursday. Way le go, Hawks! Congratulations te the xidget boys' volleyball teain that ended another fantastic season this week. Henry advanced ail the way ta DYSSAA where tiiey flnished second in their pool. SEE PAGE 25 Oldman expects "interesting"i term th. next few years will ha te keep the. cost of construction as low as possible without sacrific- ing the quality of buildings. A motion was passed recently by board trustees that will allow tiem ta examine .very detail of construction, he said. "I believe tiiat we should ha building schools, with costs in tii. low $80 per square foot, to reflect tiie realities, h. said. Oldinan said' the reduction from the average $100 per square foot Uwfilha a major <'Whitby has a real handie on ac ommdation for students," h. said. Oldinan said there have ta be "'seriaus adjustinents ta budgets By Mario Boucher Incum-bent Tom Oldinan is excited about returning as a truste. for the. Durham ]Region ]Roman Catiiolig Separate School Board. "Itfs going .ta ha interesting,» ie said of'thieupcoming ter. Oldinan saidWhit;b isgrow1ing population will create the. need St. Mark Evgngelist Cathoiic School at 95 Waler St., east of Thickson Rd. and north of Rloss- land Rd. wIll ehaei.first new echool ta,. built, h. said. "Tii. separate sciiool board is the. fastest rising board for enrol- ment, making it more difficuit ta control costs, he said. Qîdman said tii. challenge in~ DURHAMf EAST MPP Gord Mlils ties on the tiret red ribbon in a province-wide campaign by stu- dents against drînking and driving. Mils was the keynote speaker at an Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving conference Monday in 9shawa. Photo by Mak Rmor, Whitby Pro. Prim for both schooi boards" because of the. expected grant cuts froin the provincial governinent. During the campaign, Qîdman said residents were concerned about escalating costs. "They said just try your hast ta keepthe costs down>» h. said. eTi reason I gaîned tii. sup- port is that I. neyer changed my position on the, issues,» h. said. "]PM quit. happZ with the way tiiings turned out, h. said. Qîdman said h. «fully anticipa- ted that Joe Bugelli would lead tii. vote" because of uis experience on council for many years. "W. have to become more crea- tive in the. sehool board,» said Oldman. The. Durhanm separate schooi board taok steps recently to give trustees more time ta examine plans for new achools or other capital projects. And the. decision couid iead ta, significant cost Favings for the board, according ta a Whitby truste.. Tii. board's property and transportation committee macle u ofsix trustees, wiIl first review presentations froi plIan- ners and architects, says Gerry O'Neill, the. board's controller of PlItw& cut down on tii. nuinhar ofpgresentations ta tii.board, lh. said. Trustees voted 8-7 in favour of tiie motion, according ta Whitby truste. Tari Oldinan. «It will slow down the. procese and help us examine every penny spent," h. said. Oldinan said board members will have two opportunities ta look at tiie detail - of the con- struction of a n aw sciiool or changes ta any boitrd property. àW should ha ýable ta sfr.am- lin. a more efficient sciiool in thie future," h. said. Tiie cost savngs should ha significant because trustees will ha able ta take more time ta look at any possible way ta save money, he said. Oldinan said that on onîy two occasins have plans been sent back to the arcitets. TINA JOYCE (left) and Josetta Kovitch in a. cn froin "O.AC. With A Bang," a show. written, produced and perforined by grade 13 draina students at Henry Street High School. Photo by Mmrk ReSofr, Whfltby FrPr...m Henry students/ to present play Nov. 27-28 By Mark Reesor Final rehearsals are underwv~ for Henry Street Higii chool s annual grade 13 drama produc- tion. This year's show, 'O.A.C. Here With a Bang,' is written, pro- duced and performed entirely «by teenagers, about teenagers ... a combination of everything the kids have done in draina in five years," according ta teacher Lor- raine Lloyd. The. show looks at the world through the eyes of teenagers - the 31 students who put the production together. A series of 29 vignettes, each don. with a different technique and introduced with music, show teens dealing with such things as romance t he law, Canadian unity, relationships and money. For example, one scene focuses on teenagers and welfare -- writ- ten from the. erspective of three students i n Mh production who are on welfare. Not everything's- seriaus, though. Lloyd says half of the scenes have humourous ele- ments, and there's aIso singing and dancing in the. show. O.A.C. Here With a Bang will be presented Nov. 27 and 28 at the schooi. For tickets or more informa- tion, caîl Lloyd at the school, 668-2731. United Way student campaign An 'Awards Breakfast' for the United Way student campaign will be held on Wednesday morn- ing, Nov. 27, in Oshawa. Mnne Kinsella, ca %direc- tor for the Oshawa-Wlitby -New- castle United Way will outline the successes of tihe campaign and will receive cheques from al secondaiy schools participating this ear. Te breakfast will b. held at Northview community centre. Cost is $4 par person.1 1 Qidman believes the decision 18 one of the niost important made in the iast few years. The fifth annual 'Partners in Learning' professionsi develop- ment day took place on Nov. 15. The. theme for this yeat was 'The Challenge of Change,' recognizing the rapid changes facing educators in Durhamn, and the strategies being used to help iniprove the profession. six thousand invited participants took part in 184 workshops at Durham College and public and high sehools throughout the region. At the Oshawa campus of Durham Coliege, 45 niorning and 39 afternoon workshops were heid, as well as three ail-day worlcshops. Keynote speakers included Paul J. Vermette, a well-known educator at Niagara University, and Carola Lane, As3sistant Deputy Minister of Education. The event was sponsored by Durham College, the Durham Elementary Teachers Association and tie Onario Seýondary School Teachers Federation District 17. Board's review process could cut sohool costs -ANDERSON CnVula HENRY STREET HIGH SCHOOL

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