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Pan SECTION A THE HERALD VARIETY NIGHT More Victoria Day fun New entries And wai there talent Showing oil then masks I talent night on the John Elliott Theatre the Centennial Public School Choir led by and accompanied by Lola on ptano Herald photo It was the Georgetown District High School fourth Variety Night and parent and friends of GDHS students filled the John Elliott Theatre Thursday night to bear young performers like on bis classical guitar Herald photo A hostile crowd greets wellarmed architect By KAREN HEWER Herald special What will Ihetutiue of secondary schools be to students How will dents handle the of Grade 13 as It la known now How will teachers cope with the new guidelines These were among the questions confronting Bill the arch itect of the new Ontario Secondary Schools In termediate and Senior document Thursday at George Kennedy Public School The controversial and widely misunderstood document has been the source of a good deal of anxiety among parents and prospective parents of secondary school stu dents In an effort reduce fears surround ing 01 theUniver Women s Club of Georgetown Invited Mr of the Peel Board of Education to ie trail led to the of has been a long and arduous one at times It began with the ministry of education Commissioning a review of secondary education in Ontario In 1981 Secondary Education Review Project S report van Issued evoking some strong re actions from Boards of Education across the province ROSE an other document follow climaxing with 0S on which to new secondary school guideline will be based The are tedious butwhatOSI S calls Tor among many other things it for one secondary school diploma Instead of the existing two one for completing Grade and one for Grade 13 This issue has been central to a heated de bate brewing across the province HOSTILE A similarly hostile mood greeted Mr Lam at George Kennedy School Parents and came armed with sharp criticism and Mr was equally wellprepared to defend the document In a polished Introduc Hon to OSIS Mr Lamble explained some of the rationale behind Education Minister Stephenson de cision to review and ultimately revamp the secondary education system Ontario It was felt that the current curriculum be ing taught in high schools la outdated with much of the senior grade material having been developed In the The public has also been critical of secondary school s fail ure to prepare young people for jobs In defiance of his crit ics however Mr argues that does not eliminate Grade 13 but simply makes It easier for stu dent to finish high school In four years adding some will do It In three and a half take six Mr Lamble noted Out once is Implemented In university bound dents will need only St secondary school compared to the required 33 credits However heal so stressed that you can drift through In four years and play football It takes hard work GOALS Before responding to any questions from the audience Mr Lam bie spent a good deal of time expounding the philosophies and goals on which the ministry of education has based SIS These Include students should have positive and practical attitudes confidence to learn new skills stay away from too much specialization and de velop esteem for the customs cultures and beliefs of a wide variety of societal groups by learning a second lang and many others In summary Mr Lamble says provides the framework for a solid basic tion up to the individual to build on that framework wiWHeiflnVspeaier finally did open the floor for questions the tone of the meeting moved from hostility to acute frustration at times with some parents feel ing more confused than ever Why cant kids take more than eight subjects in Grade one parent of a George town District High School student wanted to know CONCERN Her concern was that her son gain skills In typing as well as techni cat areas In case he decides to enter the job market after Grade 10 Under the doc ument student In Grade and 10 will be encouraged to explore as many areas as but more subjects may mean fewer options to dents unless they pursue Indivlduallied pro grams Little solace was of to technical divl teachers In atten- New salt spreaders Herald Stair Spending for salt and sand spreader units is a good Idea if next winter is going to be anything like he one we just experienced Ha Hon region is already gearing up for another white and slippery winter It awarded tender for salt and sand spreader units to London Machl Company Lid of London and Con struction Equipment Limited hut week Their contract the lowest tendered price meeting the region tender specif cations The sanding units replace older ones to be auctioned this fall They fit to trucks the region hires each fall There Is no tradein value and it estimated the old units will bring in when auctioned Money for the new units has been provided for In the region Vehicle Replacement Fund Fails test A Drive Georgetown man was charged with Impaired driving alter falling a breathalyser test Sun day at a dance at the meeting They concerned about he future of shop programs under O I S The teachers were of the ministry of education for providing little Incentive for stu dents enrol in programs focusing Instead on the academic Mr com that business subjects are offering more employment related opportunities to Students than are the lechnlcal areas which he said are not keeping pace with today high tech job market Another member of the audience wanted to know how secondary school standards be tween schools and boards across the will be affected She cited a recent con of biology pro fessors who equated Grade biology Hamilton-Went- worth with Grade general level biology In Mr Lamble assured the parent that of standards are among the goals OS IS hopes to achieve In earlier statement he said were going to international curricu Georgetown should be compared not just to Brampton but all over the world Pascal math contest Eight place in top ten By earned Herald Surf Eight Georgetown District High School stu dents placed in the top 10 per cent of all dian students writing the Grade Pascal math contest Results show Eric Shynal Charlie Michael Rona Jeff Amato Nina Fear Bobby Sun and Martin Barnard received Certificates of Distinction for placing In the top per cent from the 18 students who wrote the junior math contest Herald Stair The Georgetown Opti mists are looking for tho gang down the street They want them to get their muscles In power shape for the Halton Hills TugoWar plonship this May That the big day Tor the annual Bang Rama celebrating Vic lor a Day The mists are making an extra big splosh this year for the The is one of the new events fur this year vlt The Opt mists are looking for ball learns hockey teams teams of re and police service clubs church groups and town councillors to join arms for a good tug of hemp To take part in the Tug you need nine pullers and one conch Teams made up Association There bo the musical ride Mounted officers will perform riding In with lots of banners and handsome steeds to gawk at The band Taloo will be playing at Bang-o- high by the Georgetown Kentucky Band so wear comfy shoes to tap along with the r beat Popular features from past years will be back 1 giant garage sale go pony rides minicar rides horse shoes the midway commercial displays the re safely van a St John Ambulance safe rodeo and ry mus til dusk The children art contest and decorated parade haven been forgotten her Times for all these events will be later by the Opll mats get busy will so your won let you down the Tug of relgh GDHS placed out of 1 107 Canadian schools and third out of Halton schools taking part in the Pascal test A certificate of ment was earned by Terry Dryden and Glenn Murdoch for being In the top per cent Another seven students scored of merit On Grade Fer mat Contest placed in Canada from among schools lak part Individually Jeff placed first in second In Peel Halton In Ontario and In Canada He was in the top 10 per cent of the 11 BIS students ting the contest earn ng himself a spot on both the rlo and Canada honor rolls DISTINCTION Rebecca Lovelace scored lBth in and earned a certificate of distinction for being In the top per cent with Jeff more than 1 pounds that s excluding he conch Ladies teams should keep to a trim 1 pounds STRENGTH Another show of strength will be put on by tractors ranging from stock machines to souped up jobs That show will go on for three hours The tractor pull is a new addition Another new event Is the vintage car show Optimists have planned The fancy wheel are sure to dazzle car lovers The fireworks will also dazzle you The Optimists say per cent larger races are being expanded this year to feature electron ic gates and pros yes they are stilt children About pro entries are expected to turn up for the event sanctioned by the Ontario Cycling I Renovations The Armstrong Avenue John Street Georgetown sewage pumping stations are up for a 30week renovation project costing BOO The region accepted a lender from Graff Plumbing and Heating Limited of Waterloo Ontario to renovate and alter the two sewage pumping stations Design work to the two stations was com pletcd in February tireless Armstrong Avenue Jlm station with a teh of the work and the congregation of St George Anglican Church have done to aid the Cancer Society Here Cancer Society Smith presents Rev with the gift at the Cancer Society held fait morning The local newspapers alio received cert If let lei for their elf oris in promoting the annual cancer campaign generator from the John Street station The John Street station will get a higher output generator to meet Ihe power demand at that station CROSSWORD CORNER Grade 10 students at the school also wrote a math contest and Brian Marshall scored In the top ten per cent In the Caj ley Contest CERTIFICATE He placed on Peel honor roll and earned a certificate of distinction Laura Gros- korth and Linda A certificate of merit lop per cent was earned 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