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10 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2005 ANIMATION ACES: At the recent all-Halton technical skills competition, McKen- zie-Smith Bennett School students, from left, Andrea Ramsay, David Tysoe, Tay- lor Grist and Dwayne Clay earned a Bronze medal in the Grade 7/8 Character Animation competition. -- Frances Niblock photo Acton Jiu-Jitsu Martial Arts and Self Defence for Adults & Children Proud member of the Canadian Jiu Jitsu tions 5A MILL STREET, E. ACTON E-mail: jiujitsul@sympatico.ca Gather with us at the St. Albans Church or at the Old Hide House parking lot on Thursday, May 5 at 7 p.m. for our By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner When it comes to Archi- tectural CADD (computer Silent Walk to the aided designed) Acton High School students can't be Cenotaph for the beat. They ran the category at the recent all-Halton skills competition, taking Gold -- Hazen Andrews -- Silver--Angela Henderson --and Bronze -- Rhiannon Roehrig -- to continue Acton's technical dominance. The 16th annual Halton Skills competition at White Oaks Secondary School was a day for 500 students to show off their trade and technical skills in design, filming, baking, carpentry, racing and more. Mom's & Moms-to-be Spa Packages ugsiiassace available) 3rd Annual Candlelight Tribute. Legion membership not necessary to participate Mother s De ae 2 Y if z 3 i i ; Spa Manicure : Spa Pedicure One hour Massage or Faci t : 3 t i 3 3 Spa Tub Session Spa Snack $140 single $270 mom & me Mini-Spa f ap e Oud Escape Cxcape ihe an hour come alone or bring someone with you! Spa Pedicure : Spa sanicuics Bb, cae Ss 1/2 hour massage : 1/2 hour Massage: Cad se Spa Tub Session : Spa Tub Session i eSeh Spa Snack ; Spa Snack : : oor : $90 single F $72 single { 9 Mill Street, Acton, | $175 mom & me : $135 mom & me : Ontario L7J2M3. = (519)853-8859 www. bluespringsspa.com Complimentary "Spa" gift bag with each Mother's Day Gift Certificate while supplies last Hairstyling, Aesthetics, RMT Massage, Spa Tub, Maternity Massage, Body Wraps ¥ g eS 4 ¥ e In hands-on competi- tions, students completed projects -- drawing blueprints for a house or making an ani- mated video -- in a specified amount of time. Area em- ployers who need a skilled work force were the judges for the event. Winning Gold earned Acton's Hazen Andrews advancement to the Ontario skills competition in Kitch- ener on May 3 and 4 when he will face the best Archi- tectural CADD students in the province. Andrews said at first, he wasn't nervous at the all-Halton competition, a five-hour assignment that included making major renovations to supplied drawings of a house. "I went in there thinking that I just try my best, so I really wasn't that nervous, but during the awards cer- emony I was kind of a little bit nervous, wondering how I would do," Andrews said on Sunday, adding he got a little more nervous before the ceremony when some Acton students show off skills at Technical Olympics competitors told him how much work they had com- pleted. Acton High School's CADD program excellence is well known -- students have competed and won at the provincial and national level. That excellence was rec- ognized and applauded by the Halton District School Board and especially by former board administer Aldo Cianfrini who re- cently helped the school get $16,000 worth of high- end multi-media computers through a grant from Hewlett Packard. With Cianfrini's help, Acton High teacher Nor- bert Axtmann wrote a grant request to Hewlett Packard Canada for the computers. "Cianfrini is quite per- suasive, and he looked at the Acton program, and I think he knew was going to the Ministry (of Education) and wanted to do something before he left," Axtmann said recently. "We've had a pretty good continued on page 12 Gardening Accessories, Plants and much more... including Rototiller rental and fa lawn mower sharpening Sanitize your water bottles here We also repair screens and windows Mon-Wed 8-7, Thu-Fri 8-8, Sat 8-6, Sun 10-4