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THE HALTOIM HILLS HERALD 12 PAGES WEDNESDAY MAY 11991 Students get handson journalism training Welcome to a special edition of the Halton Hills Herald a supple ment produced as a pilot project and introduction to Newspapers in Education The students of Park School and the Grade Eight students of Centennial Middle School spent three weeks working on this pro ject which will be expanded next year to include all schools in Halton Hills wishing to par ticipate The students spent three weeks using the Herald as a guide and studied advertising layout techni ques and the art of letter writing Many of the topics presented in this package are of the utmost importance to the students and are reported on from their view point The students participating were from Mrs Hortons and Mrs classes of Centennial Middle School and the Park School principal treated it as a school project and part of their Education Week topics the students from Grade to 5 I They wrote all of the stories and letters created the art and designed all of the adver- in this newspaper which is distributed in your i regular edition of the Herald as I well as to the participating schools The program sponsored by the Herald the- Ontario Com- Newspapers Association and the Halton Board of Educa tion If you are interested in tak ing part in the Newspapers in Education program at your school call the Herald for details at 8772201 Halton Board of Education gives straight facts In Ontario more than of students drop out of school HALTON FACTS Our own study of premature school leavers showed a drop out rate of for 198887 and 883 for 198788 Board retention strategies allow students to achieve credits and diplomas in alternate set tings and programs Ontario faces a critical shor tage of good teachers Boards have had to hire a large number of unqualified teachers on fet ters of permission HALTON FACTS Our reputation as a pro gressive board continues to at tract the best staff For the school year more than 2600 applications McMartin bursaries Each year the Halton Region Museum and the Halton Board of Education offer the McMartin Bursary Awards to students in the Board of Education All students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 are invited to submit essays or projects which demonstrate a knowledge of Canadian history or geography The deadline for submission is Wed May 199 Established by the late Catherine McMartin a teacher who donated many artifacts to the Region Museum the Bursary is designed to encourage students to gain a better understanding of the history and geography of Canada The aim of the Bursary to familiarize young people with issues unique to the development of Canada as a nation is especial ly relevant today during this cur rent unsettled period in Canadian political and economic history Awards in the Primary Kindergarten to Grade 3 Junior Grades to 6 Elemen taryIntermediate Grades and SecondaryIntermediate Grades and 10 and Senior Grade 12 and OAC Divisions will be presented at the Halton Region Museum on Wed June Winning students in Elemen tary grades receive a book prize and commemorative plaque Awards at the secondary level will consist of a cash prize and plaque Interested students are asked to contact their teachers at the Elementary level or Social Science teachers at the Secon dary levels For further informa tion contact Al Social Science Consultant 3353663 or Sandy Lues Education Officer for the Halton Region Museum 8752200 Berrys World wanted a diplomatic solution but had to settle on a military one were received for the available teaching positions Overall of our teachers Only about one half of one per cent of our teaching staff are teaching on Letters of Permis sion No one can tell what a child Is supposed to know after any given grade in the Ontario system leaving parents unable to say definitely how well their child Is learning FACTS All subjects at all elementary grades have specific outcomes is recognized as a leader in Ontario in developing core subject documents At the secondary level specific student teaming out comes are found in all subjects at all grade levels and at alt levels of difficulty with the exception of Language Arts for Grades 712 These are scheduled for comple tion in school level English credits are being taken September For every students registered at the secondary school level 110 Mathematics credits are taken In elemetitary schools all students take Mathematics every year for 250 to 300 minutes per week The Ministry has increased requirements for secondary English to five courses tario means in all areas In Science fair competitions one international winner and three Canadian winners came from during 1989 For the past two years a school has won the Cana dian Academic Decathlon Cham pionship Schools have abandoned tbe three Rs Its time to go back to the basics HALTON FACTS An actual increase in time for reading and writing in elemen tary English has occurred as language skills are now being taught in Environmental Studies Science and Math For every students registered at the secondary Our students compare poorly to other students In this country and to those in the rest of the world HALTON FACTS In the Second International Mathematics Study SIMS our grade students placed among the top four of the 24 na tions taking the test We educate our elementary students to the advanced level at a rate that is ode and onehalf times the corresponding propor tion in Ontario and two times that in USA and Japan We cover more topics than most other countries in the world has been an active voluntary participant in all Ministry of Education provincial reviews Our students perform at or above the provincial averages in virtually all areas In the International Science Study which was replicated in Halton in 1986 our students scored above the On- The public gives school systems a failing grade HALTON FACTS The Halton Community Opi nion Survey conducted in April showed that of the respondents gave our school system a passing grade and gave it an honours grade com pared with who gave schools across Canada an honour grade in 1984 Canadian Education Association Survey Those responding to con fidence in institutions gave the schools the highest rank ing ahead of municipal govern ment the church provincial government the courts big business federal government and unions in that order Lets Talk Quality is a com munication program that reaf firms the quality of education in public schools Please talk about these facts with friends and colleagues For more information contact Brian Woodland Communica tions Officer 3353663 extension atmrenc