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Page 26, Whltby Free Press, Wednesday, November 27,1996 Jennifer Haynes A Father Leo J. Austin HENRY STREET High Sohool honoured its graduating stucints reently. Top award winners were, from Ieft, Barbara Zibens (Canada Trust Award for highest academîc aichievement through highsohool and mi ir tfhir a--.i.h Katherine Ringrose (Mayors Medal andi Lions Club scholarship) and Derek Waldron (Governor Generalls Academic Medal for graduate wfth highest average, The Andrew luur umeFrundarcn schjenrmhrinenill ymi ~waos> jn Mrin ad physios school and contest (valedictorian and two other awards), awards).PoobMakRsrWiyFeeru Jason Collier Henry St. H.S. Here we are anotherwi dloser te Christmas br and Henry Street contin te bustle with activity. The art department *Just finished a project wvhich they have plac themselves ini the works great artists such as V~ Gogh, Da Vinci, etc. Th( interesting works are now display ini the librai guidanoe office and the fro office. Also part of thea departmentAMr. Lodgi design clias is curreni invoived in the design of logo fer organ donatic awareness. Shouid one Henry's design loges 1 chosen, it wouid then be se£ on T-shirts availabie a across Canada. Any students interested:i a ce.op placement for tI second semester shoul speak with a co-op teacher a soon as possible. Man exciting placements are stil available. Riionda Klanert, who wa placed at GeneralI Motors has been invited te attend,à special two-day GI. workshop te enhanci computer software for thei staff, and Tara Murray haE been hired for part-time employmnent after she Scomplotes her co-op heurs, WeIl done. Tue English department's Night of One Act Plays (which actually ran over two nights), was made up of three piays inciuding Visit to a Smo11 Planet and Superman. This excellent entertainment demonstrated the high level of talent among Henry English students. Yesterday the English department sponsrd a trip te The Young Peoples' Theatre where students were treated te a performance of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The geography department is conducting a 'Warm and fuzzy lothing drive,'ftr now until early December. They are collecting new or clean used mittens, toques, scarves or sweaters te be distributed te local families through local agencies. Bring Sitems te the geography department for collection and veek distribution. reak The family- stud ues department Grade clothing students hi has fashioned new aprens for in food room as part of th ,ced course. Word has it t] iof these new aprons aeq ran "flashy." aeq ese Tue Grade il parenti on students are currer ry, working with classes at P, )nt Sennett Public School te ge experience in chi art development. e's Tue family studi tly departynent has ju 7a cencluded its "Fleur Bab- on experience and son, of students will now move on, be test their parenting skil eni with Henry's ne LII computerized baby doli. TI doîl cries when it is net hol in preperly and at interval he when it would requi: Id feeding. as Tue library departmnen ty was recently the location of Il Grade 10 instrumental musi project in which studeni s studied MuchMusic Througl B$ the Ages. Tue studenti a paxnted te, Debussy's La Me> 4 listened te, Gregorian chants' e and acoessed the sound ci r Mozart by computer on CD. a Rom. Part of the progran Balso involved researching the Ddaily life of a medieval monk and creating time-line posters. Henry Street again hac 100 per cent participation in Take a Student te Work Day, with excellent feedback from the students involved in the follow-up discussions. Businesses that volunteered te make the day possible for those students who were unabie to accompany a parent te work were Buffett, Taylor and Associates, DuPentR.A. Sennett and Kathleen Rowe public schools. Henrylias two students participating in the SEVEC exchange tuis semes ter. Maijorie Larouche from Robertvai, Que., has been at Henry for the past three months 'and will return home. Rer Partner, Amy Knàjing, w ill go te, Robertvaî next spring te, compiete lier Portion of the exchange. Anyone interested ini the SEVEC exchanges with Quebec or Europe should see ies someone in the modemrs 10 department. The SEVEC ve Program is the least the expansive of its type and is ýeir very weil established. lat T'he modemns department ite is considering a second ngsernester trip te Quebec for ngy French students. Listen te 1ythe announcements for more A.information. if Id The World in Motion projeet is alive and well at es Henry. Tue. project lias been st weil reoeived and supported Y"' by the community with ie DuPont, Sandoz, General to Motors and the Whitby 1s business counicil ail V -scheduied te assist as expert le information sources. Gary d McCullough officialiy gave ýs Henry's Grade 9 students the e proposal from Mobility ToysE te produce a prototype for at new gear-driven tey. The 'final new tey wiil bet presented at the Educationt 8Centre in December.s 1 8 3 Henry's two tearas of 8 Patricia Candy, Chrissy Dow gý and Casandra Woodock and 1 the senior team of Mike Filip, Antony Luchford, Darryl Brown and David House, represente<j Henry at the region-wide Science Olyrnpics at Sinclair in October. Tue day consisted of activites ýusing scientific knewiedge,' as well as answering F'ermi questions, math logic problems, and censtructing a special engineering project. Henry was arùong the schools that participated in the judges' interviewing sessions for the pres#gious Carl Bertelsmann Prize for 1996, that was award<èd te the Durham Board of Tue university applicatins' have arrived. Anry interested' students who have net already done sOP are encouraged to make an aPPointment with the guidance depatment to begin the application process. Ail Provincial formas must be flled byDec. 5, and al eout-af- Province applications will be Processe<I ln January. reek Bf0 the 'wo 'eek 3 of the Lter 'ere ieir a !ce. tin ýeir for as Although the past wi was a short one, there was shortage of activity in1 Austin comrnunity. T Spirit Days held last we filied the halls with lots sehool spirit, and madet week fly by even faster. On Wednesday's Sweai Day, ail] students wE invited to trade in tii acxyiic cardigans for sweater of their cholc Thursdays saw Aust students trading ini tii regular hairstyies f somnething a littie wilder ' it was Crazy Hair Day. On both morning students were treated1 breakfast in the caf, and speciai buyout last peric gave everyone the chance1 experience the thrill an excitement of viewing th Imovie Twister on the bi -screen. The ASC for provide ail the fun activities for th iow iow price of $3. In sports news, the Wildca had a rather tame weel with the exception of th, senior girls' basketbaîî tean who defeated St. Mary's 45 42 te advance te the LOSSI AAA championships. Ail Wildcats are rernindec that girls' voiieybail an( boys' basketball tryouts ari in full swing tus week. The past week saw mn fundraising efforts'on behali of our various organizations. The athletic association continued their sale of Austin toweis and other school niemorabilia in the snack bar this week. Students enibarking on the third worid experience trip to the Doniinican Repubiic have been selling chocolates te heip reduce their* financial. burden., The music department as well has been hard at work raising funds' for their upcoming venture te New York City' seiling cheese and chocolates. Danielle Kirmerer made an impressive $546 in cheese sales. Ail students from Grade 9 to OAC who have suffered the loss of a parent, either through death or divorce, should be aware of a new support group In our school. SPectrum, is an informai group that deals with such ersonal losses. Contact Mss a. to ted Student-focused vision he ig 13y John IL O'Toole 10 Most MPPS are meeting with the school boards ini their jurisciction. The fundamentaî changes to the way at education is delivered and funded are very important te k, eacheone ofus. le No final decisions have been made, but our' mn conunitrnent is te the classroomn. Our vision for education 5- i student-focused, with five principles: Quality-a provincial-wide systemn of curriculum and performance monitoring; Equity - every student will have sufficient ,dfunling to provide high quality education; Affordable - d overaîl spending ceilings will be established, non- .* teaching functions and school facilities with community -usage will be managed to avoid duplication- Amountabiity - roles and responsibilities will ho defined- between the achool, the board and the ministry, and the taxpayer will know who pays and who does what;, Responsive to local needa - provincial grants will be more responsive te local needs, local revenue from the local tax base will be allowed te address local needs. Ail changes wiil respect the constitutional group rights of public, Catholics and francophones, as determined by the Supreme Court decision of last week. I am available to meet with any parent, school council or individual te help them understand these proposals and listen to their concerna. As a former school trustee, parent and speuse o f a teacher, I arn comnitted te changes that improve the system for ail parties. I believe e have individual models of excelent boards, teachers and students throughout the province. Parents and taxpayers want choices for our children. They want the best education for the best price. Ontario spends more than,$13 billion te educate approimately 1.9 million students with approximnately 125,000 teachers i some 5,200 schools. It is reported that Ontario spends approximately $600 more per child than other Canadian jurisdictions. We must meet or exceed the achievement of other wonld class educational communities. I wiil hold another roundtable discussion on education on Thursday, Dec. 5,p 7:30 te 9 p.m. Seating will again ho limited, se cail iny constitueny office to reserve a spot. John Oobole is MPP for Durham East riing which includes Whitby, north of Taunton Roai£ To reach hie constituency office, ccli 1-800-661-.2433. Polidano for further detals. 1Ail Grade 9' and 10 students lnterested in participating in a rewarding and stimulating academlc experience -- School Reach is for you. This new club will eventually form the team that will Participate in academic competition with schools fr-om acros Ontarijo. Anyone interested shouid speak te Mrs. Bentley. Angela Vink, Sara Deckc, Sametta Cole, Vanessa will begin next week. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for Lauer, Joanne Pichut, aduits. Lillian ,Rank, Chris Drozdibob, Kevin Kushnin and Janelle Laila this past weekend compieted the TAl eadership course. The PrOgram brought tegether 400 students from across Ontario for three days of niotivationai talks and leadership activities. Austin's much-anticiptd Production of West Side Sto>y Garnier gi bves aid. to WGH ECOLE Secondaire Saint-Charles- Jack Hutchinson (left) and Jim Soueh Garnier students raised $200 for thank Tosha Doiron and Chris Droz Whby G n erl H sptltrough stu- dibob for the donation. n dent activtes. WGHboard members Pht yMr osuWlb ro.Pu Some top grads M'