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The Acton Free Press Wednesday November 15 NOTES FROM ACTON HIGH By Visitors In the school last Monday from Wllliamstown near the Quebec border came to view the semester system Smoking proposal At the staff meeting this week Russell and Glenn Lee student council president and vice president submitted a proposal for a smoking area outside the school They also presented a new student constitution for the teachers approval and Thursday of this week Mr Rowley took some of his classes on a biological walk The viceprincipal principal two students two teachers and three parents from Milton visited on Wednesday to view the semester system In progress Mr tills English head took several Grade 13 students to the St Lawrence Centre in Toronto They saw the play The Trial Mrs Huenlken German and History teacher went to Sir Allan McNabb Secondary School In Hamilton last Thursday She had a conference with the German department head there Friday we had a Remembrance Day Assembly that feel will stick in the students minds for quite a while We all thank Mr May and the students who worked with him for such a great job High visitors were here to see our system Erin teachers visit J her bicycle safely through the pylons LOOK BOTH ways before you walk your bicycle across the i conducted by Con Jim intersection Con Jim tells Robert Little school S li Pa students Con conducted a bicycle safety clinic at the Photos Gibbons school Friday afternoon safety clinic at Robert Little School Friday afternoon Service moves students Congratulations are due to our vice principal Mr teachers Mr May and Mrs Coyer and students Bruce Swift Ian Campbell Janet Allan Julia Alt ken Suzanne Jim Hatchey Beth McCutcheon Hank Wissenz Mike Albano and who contributed to an excellent job By Deb Swackhamer Since Acton started the semester system there have been a number of people visiting us to sec how the school operates Mrs Gall Bald win a French teacher Rick head of the Math department from Erin high school visited Acton high school years ago I attended Erin High and one of my teachers had been Mr McLarnon So it was a pleasure to sec him again and to Ix to interview him hear his views on tht system He very impressed with Acton High liking the flexibility it provides It gets the teachers and the students out of rut he said At they presently have ten periods a day whereas Acton has six onehour periods Mr thinks changing to the semester system would be an a I vantage to himself as well ah to the students His statement What I have seen today seems to be a system that works and works well certainly gives us the Impression that he likes what he has seen Mrs Baldwin fee is that the puts demands on both students and teachers She also feels it offers lot of selection Hut she interested and is willing lo try it If I were to change to the semester system it would be a step for them just as it has been for us This poem which has such great heartbreaking realism written into it was the theme for the Remembrance Day assembly held on the morning of November in Acton High auditorium The many slides i music and effective lighting made war seem very close to the hearts of all and caused us to think of the men who fought for Canada PRINCIPAL Dave Kitz discusses the visiting the school last week aim Crtrt merits of the semester system with parents Photo by Janice Gibson canity campaign neiS Parents visit AHS By Wendy Hannah Thursday mornings at Acton High it is not uncommon to see several mothers or as the case has been a few times fathers peek into their classrooms with principal as their guide This program began at the end of September and has continued with widespread approval among staff students and parents involved Visits consist of two parts In a group of three or four arrive at approximate 15 a A student greets them and them into tie office where their coats are taken and can sit down When has arrived they are taken to the conference table in Mr section they discuss the school how the works and an questions which might arise When that part Is completed Mr takes them on a tour of the school showing the various equipment and services available to students Parents who visited last Thursday Mrs McGUllvray Mrs McCutcheon Mrs and Mrs Mallett felt that this program enables them to understand more things about the school They mentioned that their leenaters don tell them too much and this type of program helps to keep them informed Because our school is on the semester system the parents of grade nine students are often left bewildered and unable to help students at home When the mothers left the school Thursday they felt that the school system hadn changed that much and felt much more in the know about what goes on at Acton High By Sharon Barber The Students Council held a campaign during the first two weeks of October selling 114 dozen packages of Halloween candy A tenspeed bicycle was given to John McHugh for selling the most candies bags Chris Jim Tolton and Becky Baxter received free passes to alt students Council activities for the rest of the year Honorable mentions went to Nina Legate and Jonathon Binnie who received free passes to the Hallowe en Dance for their forts The Students Council made well from from the campaign More Youth news on B6 MIKE In the market lor or car Mike Invites all nil frlendi In Acton and area to drop In and sec him Jack RICHARDSON LTD US Milton 878 3812 MM GUESS WHAT JAKE JENNY PAULINE WERE GETTING THERE BEST DEAL ANYWHERE 73 hp engine fouronthefloor front disc brakes reclining bucket seats electric rear window defroster whitewall tires and more all standard equipment and its yours Toyota Corolla door sedan alftary Toronto Montreal and Get yours now at Division of Halton Truck Sales Limited Highway 25 just north of Highway