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Ofoli cekls I irnt.,, ednestday, May 91h, 1984-3 The Pines Chir /> e/oiiis ai Music Niglit The Pines Choir under the Senior Public School Music direction of Bill Schofield Nighît lasi Thursday evening. provided a number of en- There wýas a wide variety of joyable numbhers at the Pines musical numbers on thie pro- v ariety of program at Pines music night by Chris Hooper Clarke Co-operative Studenit Wýednesdlay was a big nighrt at The Pînes Senior Public School. It was the~ night of The Pines Annual Music Nighî. This year iheir themne was Ontario's Bicentennial and many of thle participants were dressed in period costumnes. AIl o f ithe 36 acts were con - nected in some way with thec theme. In actuality, they formed a story which dated from pioneer times 10oOur modern day music. There were lullabys, hyns, classical pieces and modern tunies which were played on a variety of instruments or sung. Near the end of the program, there was even a sample of today's heavyN metal. Studenîs fromn grades 7 and 8 dressed in leather and chains and performed in an air band. French student exchange (Continued from page 1) was to be mny home for the next 12 weeks. Unlike Jim and Angela who stayed in a town called Claremont situated about 1 hour east of Quebec City, 1 was close tn English territory, about 2 hours north of Ottawa. The town of Mont Laurier was about the size of Bowmanville, but it was the main centre for the many villages surrounding il. In the town there was a pool, sports complex, many govenment buildings and two discote- ques. Everybody in Quebec likes to dance and for the young people, the discote- ques were the main attrac- tion. From the first day, life in Qv -was different from Oi&.-ntario. Take school And, as dancing goes hand in hand with music, this was also included in the program. The audience was shown an example of old lime square dancing as well as the newesî form of dance called "Break Dancing,". Most of the performers in this event were students from The Pines, but they did have a little help. Mr. Scoffield, along w %ith a few students fromn Clarke, assisted The Pines Choir. At the end of the show, a special thanks was given 10 Mrs. Jenson, the piano accompanisi and Mrs. ProIe, the music teacher ai The Pipes. Patrick Wood and Blaine Smith, the M.C.'s for the evening, did a good job ai keeping everything moving along smoothly. Congratula- tions to everyone who helped make The Pines Music Night a successful and entertaining evening. for example. The school in Mont Laurier had a popula- tion of 2500 students com- pared 10 the 600 at Clarke. 0f course my class es were in French, and 1 must admit 1 found themn very confusing. 1 'iked the atmosphere of the classes, though, and the whole school in general. The teachers dressed in jeans and sweashirts or some other form o f comfortable clothîng. Not once did 1 see a suit and lie which is almosî a requirement in Ontario schools. In class, the teachers are caîled by their first names and it is not necessary 10 raise your hand and be recognized before asking- a question. I found that for the most part thie teachers accepted mne in their classes. Manyv directed questions at me in French which was quite funny but 1 found it more amusing when they tried to speak English to me, which a lot of them did. My favourite place in the school was the "Salon Etu- diant". Translated int gram for the evening, clarinet duets, numbering some 36, and vocal seleci ions ranging from the bagpipes t0 dancing. English means a Student Liv- ing Room. This room was outfitted with ping-pong tables, pooî tables and the students choice of music. The room was used when a stu- dent had a spare or some free time. In my opinion, there is a serious need for a place like this at Clarke High School. Unfortunately, 1 did not learn as rnuch French as 1 had hoped because 'there was English influence everywherc. It is my opinion that the French are slowly losing their language and at least some of their culture despite the, efforts of the government. A lot of young people that 1 talked to were either bil- ingual or knew enough English to get hy. 1 think many of themn talked to me for the sole purpose of im- proving their Englîsh. Even the people who spoke no English expressed a desire t0 learn. Some street signs were both English and French and in the local hockey arenas, the most prominent cheer was -Let's Go Mont Laurier!" So much for learning some French cheers for next year's hockey season. And in Quebec, like any other place in North America, you can hear Michael Jackson' s voice everywhere you go. There were even three English channelson our TV, s0 1 didn't miss my favouite soap opera. But one thing 1 could not, watch were the Toronto Maple I eaf hockey games. So, 1, a dedicated Leaf fan, found myself forced into watching the Montreal Cana- dians. -Although 1 did not learn a lot of French, 1 think Ihat participating in this exchange was one of the best Ihings I have ever done. It gave me a new outlook on life and a lot more con fidence. 1 made a lot 0f friends, many of whom 1 haven't stopped Ialking about since V've been home. Mont Laurier became like home for me and 1 really hope 1 can visit ini the sum- mer. Ontario is a great place to live btut l'Il neyer forget the time 1 spent in Quebec. Clarke play (Conîmnued f'rompage 1) coînîng tee age to the gay lighîs of the Boardwalk in Atlantic City and then upon returning home t0 Excelsior, New Jersey gave his sitrongesi performance as once again he realized his only recourse was ,t build a better life and realized ihat man must put order in his own life firsitIo gain peace. Mrs. Antrobus played by Linda Vandersîoop was the steadyîng influence to the family îhroughoui and was Asking rezoning fro single dwelling. [iîly ýWood Produis of 0oi u is tlleo vowicî eta 3.56 hctiarec par ce]lof> land letatcd, casi et Illic laclory. As Ille laiid is vacant, il s iheir wislî te sd1Ji i loi pris aie use. Ai ffic prese,ýnitimre the land is cl1assilicd as "In- dusia"i1, but an application subrnittedby Mrl. L.oinax re- questýed that flic property be rezoned te "Agi-icultural". The pujrpose of the rezotiing is fori fhe construction ef a sîngle fmiydwelling.1 Fihe apicton as becu cir cular cd 10o various agenicies, fo~r ilirconinnt.Afier, tie applicat ion will be refer- rcd to Sitl foi processing and a subsequerît report whiicýl will be lollowed by a public mreet ing of the Gerieral Purposýe anid Adminîist ratioti Co min iiice. tnost creditable in her perfor- mance. 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