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The Canadian Statesman, Bowman ville, April 11,1990 11 1 I I Ad-Craft Provides Invaluable Experience Students in David Line's grade 12 marketing class at Bowmanville High School participated in a recent educational venture offered in co-operation with The Canadian Statesman. This is the 14th year the Ad- craft project has been carried out. A number of the merchants who have been participating in the project with us have been doing so since it was .initiated. The students taking part this year are pictured here. In the back from the left are: Kevin Lancaster and Ted Webb. In the middle from the left are: Jason Boerstra, John MacDonald, Dan Nimigon, Cheryl Robertson, Valerie Bush, Marcia Colwell and Rhonda Bristow. In the front from the left are: Shanna English, Corey Lachance, Lachance, Craig Connaghan, Rachel Tymchuk, Cara Lange and Kate Barry. . Eveiy year the advertising advertising department at The Canadian Statesman works on a project with Bowmanville High School providing students with an opportunity to gain practical experience in the advertising profession. profession. The project, titled Ad- craft, has been successfully successfully performed in the past 14 years through the assistance of the merchants merchants in the community. Students taking part in the project are part of the grade 12 marketing class at the school. They learn the steps in creating the ad from the initial meeting with the merchant to the design of the ad. Students are able to practice what they learn in the classroom and receive receive a grade on the finished finished product. The project has been extremely successful over the years it has been running. running. An indication of the success is in the number of merchants who continue continue to take part in the project, project, many of whom have been part of it since it first Began, John MacDonald (left) and Dan Nimigon are seen here laying out the design for the ad they created. Reading Circle Welcomes Special Guest John Green, author of 'There's a Dragon in my Closet" and 'The Birthday Giant" was guest reader at the Reading Circle which operates at the Trinity United United Church on Saturdays from 10:30 to 11:30. There are 20 to 30 children in attendance attendance each Saturday. The program consists of reading in smaller groups for the first half hour, after which a guest reader presents a story to the entire group. Participants Participants also have an opportunity to share their story with other children in the reading circle. 1990 Ad-Craft Sponsors and Participants for Bowmanville High School ABERNETHY'S Rachel Tymchuk, Jason Boestra VELVET BEAR Cara Lange, Kate Barry BOWMANVILLE AUDIO-VISION Shanna English, Cheryl Robertson CATHY'S GOLD Valerie Bush, Marcia Colwell YE OLDE HEALTH SHOPPE John MacDonald, Dan Nimigon HOOPER'S JEWELLERS Rhonda Bristow CARTER'S BAKERY Corey Lachance, Craig Connaghan 14th ANNUAL AD-CRAFT PROGRAM The ideas, layouts and. art work of the following advertisements were created by the students of Bowmanville High School. The names of the individual students who created these advertisements also appear. We hope you enjoy their approach to practical advertising problems. A sincere "Thank You" is expressed to the participating merchants and businesses who gave of their time and money to allow the students the opportunity to apply the knowledge gleaned in their Marketing Classes in this, the 14th Annual Ad-craft Program. BOWMANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR: MR. DAVID LINE