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Rkebel The Brooklin-Whitby Girls Fastbal Association hosted a provincial qualifier for the squirt division this past weekend at Iroquois Park. The Whitby Rebels, sponsored by Midway Nissan and Big Vbeat Burlington 25-2 in their first game with Lauren Dunford and Danielle Morrison pitching, facing 17,batters and striking out 6. KIaileY Miller, Danielle Morrison and Karen McWlliams each had two bits,, Laura Campbell, Andre Lacrosse to begiin The finals of the Durham Mèe'sLacrosse League playoffs get under way this coming week- end at Iroquois Park Arena. Team Labatt takes on Team National in games on Saturday and SundaY. Both games start at 7 p.m., and admission is free. girls Win iMitchell and Malany shepherd 'Whitby then defE had singles. team 9-2. Ash pitched the entire Wolves beat akn ny2 In game three, against an undefeated Streeteville team there was no scoring until the fourth inning when Streetsville took a 1-0 lead. Rebels scored on a walk te Scarborougb' The Whitby Wolves under112 elite soccer team defeated North Scarborough #1 team 4-0 recently, End te end action early in the first half saw chances at both ends but Nathaniel Alard in goal for Whitby handled ail the early pressure as did the defence of Mike Denning, Eamon Sommerville, Mike Sheehan and Matt Edmonds. Constant pressure from midfielders John Baker, Marc Flego and Lucas Kwapisz led to the Whitby opener from game MVP Ciaran Thompson 2-0. In the second haîf Eric Shah scored number three and four te send the irisiters home very disappointed. Wlith only one Iman on the bench and in very hot conditions, this was an exceptional Wolves win.ý bronze bated a Cawtbra Iey McDonald game facing 27 ,our 19 and Ainanda Otter in the bottom of the seventh but Streetsville gathered two runs' in the tep of the eighth. Whitby lost 3-2. Ashley McDonald and Lauren Dunford together faced 33 batters, walking three, striking out six. Kailey Miller and Morrison each had singles. Rebels were defeated by Vipers take two, in London tourney The Whitby Vipers midget select basebal team, sponsored by Don Cherry's Sports Grill spent the past weekend in a teurnament in London. Winming their first game 7-3 over Mississauga, the Vipers were lead by Doug Clarke, Pat Brown, Mike Ovsionka, Ian Janacek, Sean Culleten and James Kilpatrick. Pitchers Brian Thorpe and Sean Culleten combined for the win. la game two, Whitby won 10-2 against London. la the third game against 1Guelph, Whitby lost 6-5 in a close one. Great hitting was turned in by Culleten and Kilpatrick (fIve hits), Clarke, Ovsonka and Jeif Lahey (three bits), while Bugelli, Thorpe and Culleten provided Whitby with outstanding pitching. The Vipers travel te Burlingten next weekend for their fourth tournament of the summer. nedal to give theni a bronze medai and an opportunity te represent, Whitby at tha provincials. Senior ie undefeated I a teurnament recently in Malvern, the Whitby senior mite select softbali team went undefeated, te the final game. With superb pitching by Sheri- Lynn HutchinsoKristinaPie AheAnis, Coute Craig and Saaa Lam, they defeated Richmond Hill 32-11, Maivarn 14- 6 and West Rouge 17-4. Whitby finally met their match in the championship, game, losing te Topham Park 14-7. The entire -team did their ahane in the field and at bat. Rounding eut the roster are Amy Fallis, Amnanda Joaquim, Katia Parish, Heather McHardy, Alais Roddau and Alyssa Branson. Literac group targets youth By Vicki Duthiie The go)al of a new non-profit organization is te promote Canadian literature to youth. The School Book Canadian Literaicy Support Club han already given donations of books te children at both Oshawa Generai Hospital and Whitby General Hospital. "I coma froni a family of starters," says *Carol Wilson, the executive director who started the organization in 1995. "If we're goiig teý teach eilîdren to read in tin country and we have a wonderfiiI repertoire of Canadian authors and illustrators out there, then let'a try and at leant push that' they read Canadian content," uhe Baya. "I fait that they were achieving les than I had, " .feels Wilson about her children as they were coming home from achool. "Teachers are strapped for timing. More and. more it's beomng difficult for them te do their job effectively," says Wlson. "I would like one volunteer whether it be parent or teacher, in each school. "The interent is defimitely there because it needs to be. Someone needed te do it." You Soid It We )f-int recently published a magazine that sponsors different charities- and organmzations and icked off with the School Book Canadian Litaracy Support Club on May 27. 'Td like everyone te have aoeess te tis," says Sophia Bishop, who owns and operates You Said It We Print It and who has released 10,000 copies nationwide. "We're asing the business community te buy space." Bishop says money raised will go towards putting the magazine tegether. The magazine haî been distributed through Durham college and other schools. "I am continually amazed at people who approach me," says Wilson who han reoeived steries, art and much more froni as far away as Vancouver and New' Brunswick. Wilson mentions a casino and barbecues as future fundraising avents. "We have excellent authors who are published and known alI over the place," says Wilson. For more information about the &chool Book Canadian Literacy Support Club, caîl Wilson at 430- 1106. ilk Jason Collier HENRY ST. H.S. The , chool Reach team, including Mary Beth Garofalo: Verity Griseti, Josh Hull, Neil McCallum and Luke McKay made it ail the way to the senior finals. The Henry library introduced a new software, program, "Authority,' a multimedia authoring program that permits students to create their own computer presentations. The Grade 10 science classes participated in a workshop. On June 10, the co-op department hosted'theïr annual luncheon for co-op employers and presented t.heir co..op awards. Most improved co-op students awards went to Virginia Cu4joe (placement Buffet Taylor & Associates) and to Kenny Withers (Picov's Greenhouses). Co-op student of the year awards went to Robin. Halton (physiotheraphy department, Whitby (Jeneral Hospital), Amanda' Thompson (Whitby fire departinent) - and Ryan McNeill (teacher's assistant, LA. Sennett Public School). Outstancling co-op student of the year was Amantha Cutajar for her work at the crown attorney's office. The co-op departmnent is completing placements for next Yeaz's students. Some Positions are still available, particularly In the- militia, teaching and child care areas. If interested, contact the school as soon as possible. The history department is pleased te announce that the socal science computer ]ab is now I completed. This lab has allowed the introduction of Magic Planner te several 'of the senior histery classs te enable students te better organize, develop and research reports and essays. la the science department, Josh Williams was the top Henry student in the Avogadro contest; Darryl Brown, tep Henry student in the Chem, 13 contest; Derek Waldron was in the tep three per cent nationwide for the Sir Isaac Newton contest and the Canadian Association of Physics contest. Derek also won an-$8.,000 physics scholarsh!P fron the University of Waterloo. Grade 9 students participated in the second semester Math/Science Olympica, with the teain of Nicholas Castle, Melisa Gosselin' and Carrne Habinski emerging as the winners. The physical education dearn e reors aPthrk R p r Sehool reform By John OTool, The Minister ofEducation has released a consultation paper and process on secondary school reforni. 1 want te hear froni parents, students, businesis and individual teachers. 1 want te hear views on common curriculum, destreaming, the number of compulsory credit course, the amount of cooperative education content and testing, starting in July. Documents will be released in September and I wfll set up tow!n hall meetings. Somehow the educational system ls currently organized into two gmoupmngs: grades 1 te 9 elementary, grades 10 te 12 the secondary part of education. As a parent, 1 always think of school organized as- junior kindergarten (JK) te Grade* 8 (elementary school), and secondary school as grades 9 to 13 (OAC). IIow do you think the system should be organized? In September 1997, those students entering Grade 9 will not have Grade 13 (OAC). We must redesign the curriculum and the -plan is to have this done by 1997. The bottom lina that Ontario ls the only province, with five yesrs of high school. I1 tlùnk we should examine othe provinces and borrow the best of what exista instead of reinventing the, wheel. John O'Toole is MPP for'dia Duha m East ri"îg that includea Whitby norti of Taunton Rai Zb ieach Iaoenatituency offie, oel I successful year of competit i on for its 33 teams and 359 athletes. Kelly Robins and Tain Burnett went te OFSAA in swimming, and Tain returned with a bronze medal. The archery team went te the Ontario championships for the second time with Jeif Down finishing first with a commanding 562/600 score in the boys' unlimited clans. Other highlights were mentioned during the year. The school enmmunity council for 1996-97 will consist of Shirley Alldred, Andy Dorsay, Peter Hewitt, Ed Grant, AI MacDonald, Randy Grose, Tara Artner, Mich Hamilton, Carol Galmna, iàsa Zibens, Cyrus-Valcili-zad and Judy Morine. The firet meeting is Sept. 10 when the chair will be elected. The monthly meetings will be held at 7:30 p.m. and parents ;and @7 Page 22, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, July 24, 1996