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THE INDEPENDENT & FREE PRESS 50 cents (+GST) Friday, February 15, 2008 52 Pages www.independentfreepress.com Dental hygienist opens own practice Page 8 New GDHS principal sees huge possibilities Page 8 Town to participate in Earth Hour Page 16 Spring/summer recreation guide delivered inside todays newspaper Editorial 6 Calendar 18, 19 Classifieds 22-25 Recipe 26 Sports S/L 1-5 INSIDE See Wednesdays edi- tion for a complete roundup of local high school playoff action. WEDNESDAY... A group of four Grade 7 Silver Creek Public School students in Georgetown South were declared winners of a video contest sponsored by the World Book Encyclopedia in which they were asked to rate the credi- bility of websites. Their submission entitled Is It Real? was among about 200 elementary school entries received by World Book in November and Silver Creek was judged to have made it into the top six at the contest deadline, along with four American schools and another from the Netherlands. I think its pretty cool that were the only one in Canada who made it, said team member Kristian Pancevski, whose project partners were Monique Tuin, Diana Pesce and Dylan Martin. Then this week the students were notified that they were judged in an on-line poll to have composed the best two-minute video in the K-8 division for the contest, earning a video iPod to share between them. Catherine Rivera, a support teacher at Silver Creek who oversees the enrichment program that includes the four students, pre- sented them with the challenge in September as part of their once-weekly sessions. We decided that the contest would make for a good fall project and then the students basically took it on themselves, with a script, timeline and deadline to follow, said Rivera, who along with Silver Creek teacher-librari- an Lori Tsotsos, provided the group with some direction and support. Sometimes with gifted children its diffi- cult for them to mesh in a team environment but these students really get along and work together well. The fast-paced video was required to highlight the ABCs (A-authoritative, B- biased, C-current) of websites and the stu- dents took on character roles to make their points. (905) 873-1655 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown APPLE Auto Glass Truck Accessories Upholstery Heavy Equipment Glass Window Tinting GEORGETOWN CHRYSLER We handle all insurance work. GEORGETOWN VOTED #1 FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE 2008 KIA SEDONA FINANCE1.9% CALL THE GEORGETOWN HEADQUARTERS 1-866-364-0697 or 905-877-7818 Up to 60 mos Georgetown Volkswagen 203 Guelph Street 9 0 5 . 8 7 7 . 5 2 8 5 georgetownvw.com $229/mo. for 48 months* 3.9% APR Lease *See Georgetown Volkswagen for full details. TRULY SHOCKING THE DEAL 2008 Rabbit. For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com Halton Hills award-winning newspaper This group of students from Silver Creek Public School received more on- line votes than five other international entries in a video contest conducted by the World Book Encyclo- pedia. The students two- minute presentation out- lined a ratings system to assess the authenticity and credibility of Internet websites. Pictured (clock- wise, bottom left) are: Monique Tuin, Kristian Pancevski, Diana Pesce, Dylan Martin. Photo by Eamonn Maher Win World Book Encyclopedia video contest Silver Creek students on top of the world Also look inside for a 24-page Wheels/Auto Show special section EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer See STUDENTS, pg. 13