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P age 30,1 Whitby Free Press, Wednesday. April2. 1993 Parent conference May i1 - The Durham Board of Education will hold a conference for parents and interested community members on Saturday, May 1, at Eastdale CVI, Oshawa, beginning at 8:45 a.m. The conference will feature a number of speakers including Gazy Poloskypresident of There will be more than 50 workshops offered over the course of the day. They will focus on three main areas: Education Today; Parenting Skills; and Effective School Advisory Committees. Free child care services will be available for children who have been preregistered in advance. Cost per persan for the conference, inclucling lunch, resource materials and refreshnients, is $10. The latest- designer spring fashions will be shown at Trafal- gar Castle School's 'SpringFPling' fashion show on Tuesday, May 4, 7:30 p.i Follolwing the show, items in sizes 6 to 16 will be available at reduced prices. Tickets are $6, available by calling 668-3358. ST. JOHN the Evangetist student Lauren Houston was one of the performers at a Durham separate schoot board showcase for the arts held Thursday evening at St. Theresa Catholio Sohool. Photo by Mark Roeesor. WNhy Free Pres JMeranda Waters _iHENRY ST. H.S. They went. They perforrned. They conquered. That's right, it's Kiwanis Music festival time again and the first of Hanry's aecomplishments are in. The members of the concert chair dazzlad the adjudicators with their superb singing talents and received a well deserved mark of 80. Henry's outstanding flute quartet came away from the festival with a first-place finish after outperforming sanie stiff competitian. And Smita Val was asked to dlight a future audience at the 'Stars of the Festival Concert,' after she was awarded first place in the senior division woodwind competitioa and receivad a $350 scholarship. Congratulations ta alI our talentad musicians on yeur recent successes and good luck ta al those in our music department who have yet ta competa. The drarrna departmant recantly pointed out ta many of us that thara raally wasn't a whole heck of a lot te do at lunch time, excapt ent. But ta salve this grini reality they've gat a great and unique plan. Every Wednesday during that confusing 55 minutes, one can ha anterta.inad with 'Theatre Sports.! Though they've kept from us what 'Theatre Sparts' are, they do promise fun and amusement. I-ey, what more could yau ask for? And since we're on the topic of aur splendid drama departmant, there could be no botter time ta tell you about a 'Night of One At;,' which was hosted by Henry Street lest night and will ha again tanight. Last night the audience was whisked away teaa castle, a dantist's office and Naami's living room, without ever leaving their eefatoriuîn seats. These skcits were all done in the vomicaI spirit of SCTV, Kfids in the Hall and Monty Python. Word lias it that it's net a show you should miss 'Safety makes sense,' is the theme in the library this week. Ouest speakers from various community agencies have come to Henry ta, spaak on the topic and thare are many displays for your viewing pleasure. Perhaps the inost popular display is the ana sponsored by DuPont which is a ground fault circuit interrupter. In this display, Bart Simpson gets electrocutad when he uses the incorrect electrical outiet. This is a quick note ta anyone who bas that high fivin', slam dunkin' blood running through thair veins. Port Perry High School is holding a 3-on-3 co-ed baskatball tournamant on May 8 from 4 to 10 p.m. and if you're interasted you're welcome ta put a team togathar and talk to Ms. Wallace. This is your lat chance ta play saine good, fun basketball and show those other teams what the Hawks are made of. They're back. The driving snow and 'below-zero temperatures could only keep them away for se long. The; were most recently seen traveNing across the border to Ohio where they took the track and field scene by storin. That's right, it's the Jasons; Jason Brumley and Jason Bacchiochi. In OhiO$ they placed themselves, and Henry Street for that matter, in the interscholastic record books with their in credible timnes in the senior boys' hurdies event. As always, one Jason camne first with the othar Jason xi ght at his heels; this timne it was Jason Brumley who was awarded the gold and Jason Bacchiochi the silver. Way ta go guys and may this season be as succassful as your past ones. Lucie Rochette ST, CHARLES GARNIER Salut! It just keeps getting warnxer and warmer out thera, aside, of course, from the (sinaîl) snawstorm last week. Events are just papping up at school. Tuesda, April 20 was a non- uniformday. The theme was 'Hat and sung- lasses' ta celebrate the heautiful weather. Also on 'Puesday was parent- teacher niglit when repart cards were handed out (oooooa... ). Friday, April 23, aur draina troupe, Les Pinces Sans Rire, presented, for the first turne, the play 'Pas plus de genie qu'il n'en faut.' The play is about a genie wha ca't seera te do anything right. It was written by localplay- wIht Roand Rchette (hi, Dad!,and directed by Denise Gagne, who is the vice-principal at eoale catholique Corpus- Christi. The play starred Joal Boivin as Germain (the genie's master), Sophie D'Auzac-Dl am arti nie, who played Lorraine (Germnain's love interest), Cathy Jordan as Mathilde (Germnain's best friend), and Mathieu Tan gu ay as Ali (the ana who lived in the bottie). According ta M. Bedard, aur estoorned vica-principal, the stu- dents really enjoyed the play. It was also presonted on Saturday evening, April 24. On Monday, April 26, aur girls' junior soccer teai pla;ied thair first game in the school s history, againet St-.Mary's. Bacause of deadlina, l'Il have the results of the gaine in next waek's calunin. A lot af activities are caming up in the near future. 11il keep yuposted. Gotta fly! A apochaine. Lem