Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 24, 1988, p. 3

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SECTION A Wedaeaday 1 Grade 10 Laura 1 IS Knthy liar hoy 15 and 111 Ian Utile IS wind In Seeing trig In hulls li no I uncommon at the School of he Barbara Griffin Kemihead right The trio Young li flanked by Georgetown art in Calgary take part In the Tyler left and Olympic ArU leitlval Seeking fame at Etobicoke School of Arts Grade nine Graham 14 a to ber compatriot left Lynn Bell IS and right Michael 15 The trio were practtalng a play for drama clan Passion and energy in their search for the stars Herald Stall Passion and energy These words leap to mind when entering the Etobicoke School the Arts at tended by two Georgetown teenagers Tyler and Liz Griffin Geoff IS has spent the past live years commuting to Ihe beige brick building at Royal York His average day starts at a when he begins his I hour sojourn to school usually arriving home again hours later My whole life is school right aid be The Etobicoke School of the Arts Is a secondary school for young people who desire to develop their artistic skills Academic subjects such as arts I have loved the arts Geoff said Ever since Grade be knew he wanted to work on stage I did not realize my real career want until Grades he said That career has gone uphill since he started at the Etobicoke school in Grade ma jo ring in drama and music theatre Although Geoff s goal is to con tinue in music theatre when he graduates In the spring he said I do not have ambition to have my He added that although It would be nice to see name spelled In mega watts his aim Is to be Int best he can be Alter he has experienced centre stage for a while Geoff to move back stage Already the teenager does lot of work with makeup for the school dramatic performances and he has always win led to gel in reeling Coming to an art school of attending a regular high school opened up the world of art to the Georgetown teenager giving him a much wider to choose In Grade 11 had a million directions he could have Now I know what I want My am billon is stronger he said And he knows he not give up Success in myself is tant to me Geoff si Id than th pursuit of money or And what his the post live done for the Georgetown resident I learned so much about myself Mho lam Geoff said We are a big family The peer pressure is more to be yourself Geoff added I would not fit In any other high school Sixteen year old Liz was fascinated that a school like Etobicoke one existed People who have ambition and 12 student IS on a tree for the performance of play Blood Wedding I sometimes laugh to myself iz Nil when she sees visitors iter the school It is a great at The school resembles the one In the television program Fame although added students do not get up and dance on the cafeteria tables Approximately students from all over the area such as Brampton and farther a field attend the school Strolling down the music hall harmony of flutes clarinets and practising scales Is jux with the sounds of a rock and roll or Jazz band just a jamming The walls are lined with pain tings and photographs by art students while pianos arc scat all over the place Turn one comer and a trio of students arc practising cellos while around another a group of students act out scenes of a play could praise the school for so long Liz said I love it The Grade 11 student rises at six every morning to catch a ride to Etobicoke with a Georgetown com Depending on whether or she has rehearsals Lit can make It back home between 5 30 and 30 Liz who Is majoring In drama and music theatre knew she wanted be a performer at age five although her two attempts at ballet lessons in her primary years did not go over very well She enrolled in school because she real lied she needed more training Her first day shyness did not last for long You cannot be shy Liz said Everyone Is very friendly You are accepted for what you are Liz finds the long hours and hard work she pots into her school work and practices worth It You work long and hard and you sweat she said It Is most frustrating thing But with a lot of determination and help from her peers the Georgetown teenager pushes through the frustration If Liz had choice she would still throw herself Into her rehear sals II Is what I wont she said I cannot imagine being anything else Although the school n- dlvlduallty It also stresses togetherness as students work with each other In ensembles choirs and orchestras Everyone knows what we can do if we work together the teenager said But It Is not all hard work she added We have a lot of fun too It Is a passion for performing and learning she said The Georgetown teenager knows that she find her niche In the world of drama You go through audition after audition and one day find a place for yourself she said SAME DAY TAX RETURNS 8772217 Assault charge Three Brampton residents were charged with assault causing bodi Iv harm and following a domestic dispute at Park Feb Police say a 39yearold mate resident of the building received cuts to his face and his female companion was punched and kick ed but she was not injured Two men and a woman will ap pear in court March 14 Camera stolen Someone broke into a car parked at Street at a Feb 19 and stole worth of camera equipment The missing equip ment Includes a wide angle lens damage Vandals did damage to a 1986 Ford pick up truck parked at Night Crossing Restaurant bet ween 19 and 15 a m Feb The driver door was bashed the wing mirror was broken off and the side molding was torn Sign vandal The display sign outside restaurant at 300 Guelph Street was smashed at p m Feb 14 Damage the sign Is estimated tooth thief Someone with a sweet tooth broke into Vltos Produce on Highway and 22 at 10 30 Feb by smashing the glass panel on the front door The robber stole several boxes of and gum Purse snatched A young was charged In connection with an assault on Main Street near Street Georgetown at to 10 Em Feb 15 Police say the youth nocked a woman lo the ground and tore the strap off her purse He appeared In court Feb 1G Workers fall There was an industrial accident at 90t Steel Avenue East in Milton Feb IB At a on the construction site two workmen were installing steel cross beams on the roof the warehouse While the structure collapsed both workers fell ap proximately 35 feet the ground Both the workers were transported to Milton District Hospital by ambulance Injured are Douglas Campbell of who suffered minor In juries and was treated and and Dan Crawford of Rich mond Hill who Is In stable lion The incident is being In vestige ted by the Ministry of Labor health and safety branch Impressionist exhibits for Friends of Library By BETTY WEI Herald Special The major exhibition this year at the Hills Cultural Centre gallery In Georgetown will feature the work of Toronto artist Barbara Howard The annual summer exhlbi Hon will open in June the gallery and will on a variety of work produced by the eminent artist In three media The six week exhibition the fourth in a scries presented by The Friends of the Hills Libraries will be first to feature a female artist and Impressionist The Howard collection will focus on artist s Images of the natural beauty of the world expressed in ways from her tiny wood Friends wilt sponsor an opening gala in the gallery on Wednesday even June 29 Barbara Howard work is represented In many permanent col lections including Ihe National Gallery of Canada and the Art Gallery of Ontario and In galleries throughout Canada England and the United States Elected to Royal Academy of Artists in the president of the Academy says Howard Is one of outstanding artists within the Academy and one of Ihe foremost artists In Canada This years exhibition will hong In the gallery from June through August a MARCH 18 RED CROSS MONTH The Council of the Town of Halton Hills proclaims the month of March IMS as RED CROSS MONTH In the Town of Hills Final Clearance 50 to 70 OFF ALL FALL WINTER MERCHANDISE 211 GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN Northview Centre 8777361 171 OVER 20 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