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Whety Free Prou,. Wednesday, Octbor 6. 1993, Page 2s Sylvia Mbekeani TRAFALGAR CASTLE Thlis year Triafalgar Castle School will celebrate its l2Oth birtbday. Since 1874 when it opned as Ontario Ladies College to chool rernains an independent school which includes botb day and boarding girls wbo corne frein different countries, including Venezuela, U.S., Hong Kong, Spain, Taiwan and Canada. Trafalgar as a castle may net look the saine as it did in its early ears, due te some additions that ?ave been made te it. One addition is the Kamcke acedemice Cin that was bult in 1986 uner Creig Kamcke, the current principai. kn August this year, Mrs. Large, wbo is a teacher et the scbool, was blessed and has a baby girl who bas bocorne a joy te the wbele school. As she is stili on leave, we have a substitute, Mrs. A. McKinnell, who is very eutgoing. She took part in one of the staffs shows (during ber first week et the scbool) on aetivity day. On ectivity day et Trafalgar, ail girls unite as one, together with their teachers in differont houses -- Carter, Maxwell, Farewell and Hare -- te show spirit threugh .5ports and many other ectivities. New girls get a chance te becorne clsr te the achool. This year the day was September 13. It was fun and, tbis bing my second year bore, I must say this was the bost, especially the relier skating et Wheelies. The school bad arranged a trip for the girls te Canada's Wenderland on Sept. 12 which preved te be a tremendeus outing. Coming Up 15 the camping week wbere many of the students and staff are going camping near Harrowsmith and I bot this will bo wonderful, tee. AUl in ail, I would like te wish ail girls et Trafalgar Castle a happy ecademic year. L jA Jennifer Ayling FATHER LEO J, AUSTIN GRADE 7 student Amie Vu demonstrates the hovercraft principle to an interested audience at E.A. Fairman Public School. Vu and pantner Heather Rule were two of many students who participated in the school's balloon experi- ments day. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whltby Free Press Joe Gegoire lias this yearls election got you confused? Do yeunont knew who te vote for? WelI, Anderson, yeur OAC pelitica cless is here te belp. This Friday, our school is hosting a candidates' debete. The major parties will ail meet in our gym for a political royai tumble. This is a fentastic chance for Lucie Rochete ST, CHARLES GARNIER Bonjour. Boy! It is really getting cld eut there. Pmn typing this column with my gloves on. First of ail, rd like te congratulate Vincent Dessureault, who won $100 in the student counicil contest during the <ance two weeks ego. Dessureault's naine was picked frein the names of the students having brought guesta te the dance. My sources tell me that the money was spent wisely. Last week our principal, M. Berry, teld the students that orders were being teken for our achool jackets. The jackets are maroon, with white leather aleeves, and a white leather colar. They are quite nice, and alse quite warm. Student council members were seen tbis week selling Garnier sweat shirts and track suits, as well as Carnier nylon jackets. The sale was well-timed, because the sweat shirts and jackets helped te protect us frein the cold weather that surrounds Us. On Friday, Oct. 1 (happy October), some students and teachers met up for a hockey gaine. The gaine was for fun, ith the teachers trying te prove that yuare nover tee old ... just My source on the teechers team tells me that both teains id really well. No score wes kept, but my source said that it was pretty much a tie. Congratulations te botb teains. Well, enother holiday is approaching, as we meve inte the scnd month of acheol (already?). Thanksgiving is just areund the corner, and after that, it'll be Halloween. For now, students continue their daily activities, and the pianota continue te revolve arond the sun. Don't mnd me -- juat blame it on the cold weatber. Well, gotta fiy. A la prochaine. you te bhear what the Progressive Conservetives, Liborals, New Democrats and Reformera bave te sey. Do you want te, find eut wbat separates the parties from one anether? What are they geing te spend your tex dollars on? Hlow are they going te croate jobs? There are se many questions te lie asked,, and you cen be there te esk tbem. The crowd will lie an importent part of this debate. If you bave a beefJ" with those who wish te geverri us, speak up. Who botter te spcak te then our future MP? Tbis debate will teke p lace in the old gym et 9 amr. AUl those who wish te, attend the debate must bo in the gym et 8:55 ain. 'This is se, the meeting cen stert bassle-free and without delay. Debate representatives wil be going te, appropriate home roins te, give eut admit slips. The debate is the braincbild of Mr. Agget, who organized a tep.notch teain te put the event together. As soon as the election was cailed, ho and bis squad went rigbt te, work on it. Contacting the parties was the first step, followed by confirmation for the use of the facilities and erranging publicity. At times, it bas been a frustrating experience, but wben it ail cornes tegether Friday, it wil be more than werthwbile for everyone involved. Okay, I've done my part te, put a plug in for you te, come eut and participate. Se watcb for more posters and announcements. Whter oru support a party, or don't know who te support, lie sure te corne eut. The meeting SEE PAGE 31 Hello there, fellow Austinites. Did you miss me? Have these boen à busy past twe weeks or what? The Sept. 23 dance was a buge succesa. Hundreds of students pecked inte the cafetorium and danoed the night away. A special thanka te, student council and the staff facilitetors, Mme. Morel- Foster, Miss Fletcher, Mr. Nicholas and Mme. Labrosse, for making this the best Wildcet dance ever. We look forward te, the Oct. 28 dance. Austin's annuel ewards assembly was beld Sept. 24. Awards were given te students whose ecademic averages lest year at Austin were 80 per cent or higher. In addition, students who made outstanding contributions within the Austin community received service awards. Awards were aise given te top math students (et eacb grade level), history students end te the English student, Eric Dittinar, who won tbe OECTA essay writing contest et tbe provincial level. Finally, the prestigieus Catholic Student of the Year Award was given te Elisa Alvarez. Congratulations te al winners (including yours truly) on their outstanding echievements. On Sept. 22, Austin7s draina students travelled te Stratferd te, sSe 'A Midsunimer Night's Dreain' and 'The Importance e Being Earnest.' Students enjoyed teuring the scenic area and througbly enjoyed both plays. In sports news, the senior boys! soccer teain defeated St. Mary's Sept. 24 by a score of 6-1. Thon, improving the Wildcat records, the teain crushed Brock 5-0 Sept. 28. Congrats te al players on their aweseme playing -- keep up the good work. Austin's three ladies! basketball teems trevelled te Eastdale Sept. 28. The junior teain proved thet tbey are the teain of the season, smesbing Eestdale 70-31. Both the rnidget anid senior teamns lest close gaines but showed excellent sportsmansbip and playing ability. Good luck on your upcoming gaines. The OAC religion retreet takes place Oct. 14 and 15. Students will be travelling te Queen of the Aposties Retreat Centre in Mississauga. The retreat is only a week away, se get those permnission formes in today. The graduation ceremnony takes place temorrow. A lot of bard work bas gene into meking Thursday a night te remembor. Ilil have aIl tbe bighlights next week. Have an excellent Thanka- givig weekond, and rernembor, until we meet again -- keep srniling. Meranda Waters HENRY ST. H.S. Okay, I cen admit it, I goofed. Lest week I made a teeny-tiny errer when it came te, the date of Henry's first 'Purple & Gold & Hat Day' this year. This great day, wbere students are encoureged te wear their favourite Hawk colours, was net Oct. 1. Instead, it is this F'iday (Oct. 8). Everyone is esked te bring in, tbree cens of food if they want te, participate. I amn absolutely positive about these facta and I apelogize te anyone who came te, schoolalst Fiday in purle and geld attire with their tbree cens. Perhaps you consider it a practice rehearsal, a dry run, a.. Aside frein 'Purple & Gold & Hat Day,' student ceuncil bas been busy planning rnany other activities. Teke lest Friday et lunch, for exaiple. Drawing frein the cafeteria crowd, a banena snlit eeting contest was beld. er and hungry students cbowed down, and quite messily I might add, and received froin tbe onleekers many laugbs and cbeers. Congratulations te aIl tbe benana eatera wbo are probably stili tzying te gett that wbipped creain eut of tbeir ears. ltes that tino again -- fundraiîsing tino. Last week student council introduced this yeer's money.raising campaign during one of our famous assemblies. This year Henry Hawks are raising money for of tbe Spec-fal Olympics. Armed witb ticket boollet in band, students wilI give donors a chance te win 'A Day with tbe Leafs,' two Leef gift certificates or a great painting as tep prizes. But how do you win these great gifis? The process is easy. Simply hand your bookiet te your Uncle- Ralph, for exemple, who scratches to see how much bis ticket will cost. There are seven chances te win free tickets. You then fil out the ticket, and give it te your uncle. And that's it. From every entire boolet sold, $4 goes te the Ontario Special Olympics and you get a bonus, tee. Each student wilI receive a $15 rebate on their student card for their efforts. Now, flot only are the Special Olympics reoeiving some hard-earned donations, y ou get a fabulous deal and your uncle Ralph could lie cbatting it up with Dougie Gilmeur. And spealdng of giving te great charities, Henry~s first food drive is coming around. From Oct. 4 te 8, students are asked te, bring in as much nen-perishable feod as they wish. The food drive is being mun b , who else, the student coun, who are most likely beping te tep last year's treanendeus Christmras efforts. Sylvan SLeaming Centr "*Boost your chîld s gradles. " l3uild st 1I-e~steein. " Progranis îin readitng, nmath, algebra. jwtng, study skills. lonmework sup-j 1port and time mnageepi.1