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The Press Wednesday Oclober 1971 Teacher profile Mrs Sandra Fleming new to AHS staff Mrs Sandra Fleming Head of Modems is a new addition to the staff of Acton High this year She was born in Halifax Nova Scotia and her family came to Ontario when she was Just a baby She has one brother who is studying to be a geologist and her parents live In Port Credit She always wanted to be a teacher and after one summer of teaching playground decided she really enjoyed it She got her schooling at the University of Toronto and at Laval University in Quebec This is her fourth year of teaching fYcnch and the previous years were spent teaching at Don Mills Gait and Georgetown After her first year at Don Mills she got married and is now living in Georgetown Her favorites She has some very domestic hobbies which include knitting sewing baking making preserves and bread playing the Become aware of environment By Karen Pierce On October Dr grade environmental science class went on a field trip to Fairy Lake and nearby country area The main purpose for the outing was to study different areas of the environment and compare their similarities and differences wants to make students more aware of the environment in order to appreciate It more Twenty four students who went were divided into six groups to cover different locations such as a meadow the deciduous forest on the north side of Fairy near the first line a swamp south of Fairy Lake a coniferous forest and a small ravine on the northwest shore of hairy Lake Observe sample Most groups made on plant growth animal life although some students returned with soil and water samples The trip was a success and we all learned quite a bit The only problems were that Gary t to stand up as his group chose a location on a slope and Hank who was leader of the swamp group took an unfortunate cold swim All in all the trip was fun and educational By Co ric Maxwell Last week the assistant to the director of education of Halton County Mr came to Acton High School for a visit While talking to Mr Lavender we asked him why he came to which he replied It was a beautiful day and I felt like a drive to Acton Mr Lavender helps oversee schools or students In County At one time he was a high school principal and then worked as assistant superintendent in North When asked for the second time what his purpose for coming to Acton High he said that it was Important that office people get out and talk to students and teachers In the high schools and that Is just what he did in Acton High See reactions Mr Lavender talked to many students and to about 12 teachers He wanted to sec their reactions to a few things one of them Acton High new semester system He mentioned that we were the second in the county to acquire this system the first school being Lord Elgin in Burlington Mr Lavender likes talking informally with students and is especially interested in what they think what they care about how responsible the are and what their opinions are Through his few hours of talk at Acton High we discussed free time teachers projects individual study protests his job marks school sizes Amchitka problems among citizens pollution school dress and a varied number of other topics Much impressed He was talking to one boy who is in the student assistant program and was greatly impressed by what he feels is the roots of Acton High He asked the same student why he enrolled in the assistance program and the student said It was because he wanted to help other people Mr Lavender feels that the assistance program is an excellent way of achieving the objectives of education as defined by Halton County which is the process of becoming personally mature and socially responsible Based on a few hours talk Mr lavender thinks that Acton High Is working harder and enjoying it more which he feels is good piano and canoeing She lends a Hanger company in Georgetown Her favorite colours for clothes are browns greens and tangerine but for rooms she k finitely likes blue In the signs of the zodiac she Is a Gemini Her philosophy on life Is it while you re here but don burn your bridges behind you Her favorite word Is rlghhht Her pet peeve when people define the word browner as someone who gets good marks by working she think anyone should be ashamed of that She feels that achievement Is a personal thing and marks really mean nothing other wise she says that nothing bothers me I ikes students She likes the students at Acton High because they are open and enjoy what they re doing She an tell that she getting through to them by their faces Mrs Fleming likes the one hour periods In our new semester system also When asked about the school dress Mrs Fleming mentioned that she tikes to see girls looking feminine which doesn mean they cant wear slacks but she t like girls in blue Jeans She thinks the boy dress around the school to look One thing that has made definite Impression on Mrs Fleming is the student assistant program Mrs Fleming is a credit to our teaching staff Acton High and we hope she will be with us for a lon tunc to come Council report is adopted County Board of Education adopted the program report of the social science program council in whole at their meeting Thursday in Burlington The report recommended the Canadian history courses be broadened that five media kits be used as models for teachers in the development of Canadian Studies Programs and that copies of Man Environ mental Crisis be provided to principals for their consideration as an optional credit course in 1972 Ilie report also called for a list of map and globe skills to be incorporated in the social science programs Permits for hunt camps on Crown land were issued in Ontario in the 19701 fiscal year CAR WASH ONLY 99 SATURDAY OCT At Rear Of ACTON HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORT YOUR GRADE 13 STUDENTS VOTE FOR NEW DEMOCRAT IS A VOTE FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT POLLUTION CONTROL GOVERNMENT AUTO INSURANCE LOW COST HOUSING INVOLVEMENT OF PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT For information phone 8531293 8531555 8531275 SWITCH NOW TO NEW DEMOCRAT VOTE Childrens Aid seeks temporary parents too Children Aid report that for baby available for adoption tin re an four coupliH willing to adopt For if first dim In adoption did not go up In Ontario In fact there a Thin that out of or fl ants more than half wait away empty bunded In Tim situation Is no for Hum thin year Hie reasons fairly Ith pill abortion cut down the number of un women Moreover changed attitude ban made it possible for single to opt out of the adoption solution and raise their own child Nearly half the unmarried mothers who came to us for this year have kipt their ehildrcn Gordon Hire of tin Aid Society Hold Still home llofin Ibis mean adoption fintn are being rejected Not no titer riling to Or Mill need homes for great number of who ore without parent some some permanently We now make ft a polity that If we am unable to find an Infant for adopting couple we ask if they are willing to care for another child at least on temporary basis After all what motivates people to adopt children in the first place In the normal mature adult there Is a deep to fill the parenting role are other ways of fulfilling this need besides birth or adoption Wc are finding that Air bent applicants are also parenla and tiey finding that they can get tremendous satisfaction from filtering a homeless child If you want to be part of the solution and you ve been thinking of adopting don t be discouraged Call the Society at Milton and ask for the NOVA SCOTIA native Mrs Sandra Fleming has Joined the Acton District High School stiff this year She teaches modern Staff photo Not slowing down says Warden Oakes County Warden ikes vowed he set any newi paper in Ontario straight If they council was cutting down on the work load or the number of meetings He was commenting on a verbal account of a published statement in an Oakvillc news paper Itse article indicated the council was trying to itrcnmlinc their operation and have fewer meetings now that they received a salary rather than a per diem for meetings they attended A recent report suggested the 1J existing committees be cut down to five and those committees meet twice a month on fl day bash That report t yet been adopted suggested sending a copy of his schedule showing the number of meetings he has slated in the future Donation at dance A donation of 100 was marie to I Auxiliary at fall dance Saturday A Notary golf foursome had won In a tournament in and decided to give to the Auxiliary Their club then decided theyd match the amount before the presentation was made So Phil gave to the group on behalf of himself fellow golfers Ted Pratt Dave Manes and Bill off the club the draw was made for a steer rug the winner was A 12 Mill St dance was held In the hall NOTICE Daylight Saving Time Ends AM SUNDAY OCT 31st In the Town of Acton PLEASE TURN YOUR CLOCKS SACK ONE HOUR I Hurst Clerk Administrator Town of Acton STORE HOURS Monday to 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