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The Acton Free Wednesday April TWEENIES WHO enrolled as Brownies are Tracy Gordon and Lisa Brown Owl Mrs Shirley Scott leads them in their promises around the toadstool Friday Photo by H Coles THIRD ACTON BROWNIES flying up to First Acton Guide company are Christine Allen Julie Parsons and Susan Tonge with Captain Mrs Ginger The ceremony took place in the scout hall Friday Coles YMCA news and happenings By Ted Newman seems a pit our youngsters must utter but unless there is response to our plea Tor help from some interested adults from the town of Acton we shall have to cut down the number of nights we can open as well as curtail some of our activities With youngsters per night The willing can only do so much To keep these young adults off the streets would seem to this writer the usual apathy and failing to get involved is very deeply ingrained in this town and two hours ate or two evenings a week will not overtax any adult or maybe our youngsters are noone concern except for someone else to babysit We have tried to put on ac tivities that have been requested but soon as we obtain on instructor a supervisor to get the program organised no one is The apathy la rubbing off on the youngsters If noone is Interested perhaps a courtesy call from the disinterested persons to say the do not want a r The Yukon cttebraohg four In 1973 The Klondike Gold Rush the formation of the Yukon as a territory of Canada the formation of the Yukon Field Force and the budding of the white Past railway for their children would be in order Vie want supervisors and a program coordinator To know now can help phone Mr Newman at or the 1070 most evenings The Chess Club still requires a few more players to get rolling all Mr Newman Guelph Romeo By Leah Thursday evening February Mr Cayer and Mrs Bruce drove eight students from the English 105 course to Guelph Centennial Collegiate to watch Romeo and Juliet It was a student production three hours in length which began on the floor at the back of the auditorium The ploy was acted out so that the division of the family heads continued after the death of the star characters We stock and sell a full line of MASTER FEEDS PROVfN AT MASTER EDS FARM ATTENTION FARMERS NOW AVAILABLE FEED GRAIN IN TRUCKLOAD LOTS Oats Barley Mixed Grain and 10C lb Bags Acton Flour Mills Wholesale and Retail Mill St ACTON St Patricks Day departure for Spain Well we Just And we kind a like the music Seems the men are Insane there And they sure know how to use it So goes the lyrics of the well- known popular song Well Ive never been to Spain rearranged for the benefit of the travellers who did Just that visit planes could be seen Spain JETS stretches be given our tickets Once that Within an hours lime wo ware tho calm olannlnu it was done wo were allowed a few landing at the MonUeaUlrport Wick wwESMrt minutes in order to buy a mack Hero too we found that had were finally putup at the m iSnt w visit the washrooms but wo rained With the were to end up at the departure topped and the who wished to anything Belli off unXfore wo coS everyone It and they desired congregated inside the Montreal Gate No to move through the doors the waiting room Through the huge glass windows a variety of J JUMBO DC0 Everyone took advantage of the view to take pictures Shortly we were given the word to move again This time before we were allowed Into the neit Even though It may be all over and everyone almost back to the old grind memories still bum brightly in everyone mind Such an excursion Is not to be forgotten and I know that my adventure to Spain will be etched in my memory for years to come fa group h for the travelers from wero y desired After the arrangements were dinner was over wo settled wo boarded the bus to lowly retired to our rooms after take us to the hotel about a 10 day little did we minute drive At the hotel we Know that we would awake again had another wait in order Mt morning to be with a to work out the rooming proWoml fix What wo going to situation Once this was airport Beautiful 111 All too soon we wore Informed were scanned with a metal detector to detect any hidden Acton As crowd of voyagers congregated at high school familiar sounds could heard linos Did I forget anything or Wheres my passport were constantly in the air Finally with last hugs kisses and safe blessings over wo bid adieu to the crowd of mothers fathers and other well wishers as the bus pulled away from the high school parking lot on that stormy St Patrick Day Little did we know of the adventure which was lying ahead of us Slowly the bus made Its way through tho blinding storm down the streets of Acton down High way and onto tho weighed down with its travellers and suitcases As we snaked our nay finally on our way tho lino moving slowly through another set of doors down a flight of stairs through the passage way and Into the plane Once Into the plane there was a scramble for seats seeing that there had been no particular seating arrangement on that flight Logically the window seats were tho first to go With everyone fastened down we waited for our takeoff Walt Walt And we waited and waited Our takeoff time was long over due Half an hour had passed and we were sitting waiting At last the pilot camo on the PA system and announced that we 000 pounds overweight New policy set for school year By Janice Gibson In February of this year the Holidays School Holidays will follow the Experimental School Year Plan This plan allows school the airport the results of the and we have to bum off 4u00 storm could bo seen scattered fuel to compensate He along the sides of the road Ln an also told us that wed have to find hour time Toronto vacant area In order to do this International Airport was finally After minutes of waiting reached and the fuel finally burned off and runway clearance given we As the travellers and suitcases were on our way Air borne at last were unloaded from the bus we to Montreal Although the flight school year calendar which moves beyond the outline set out ln the Modified School Year Plan Traditional School Year Plan School boards may if they wish continue to operate the school within the calendar now followed for the 19731074 school year These boards must advise the Regional Office of Ministry of Ministry of Education out a same lines they do now but buordswho wish itto design a new policy regarding the school with these year The policy allows three Hie school jr E Monday and traditional school Day may be j observed as school holidays on A note was also made their specific dates If Easter regarding the rest of the ischool Monday Is not observed as a their decision year January to June holiday then a holiday Hie remainder of this year will policy hi to allow operate the same previously were directed by our group was only an hour long school boards more flexibility In during the school year Hie same except that elementary schools leaders to form a line ln order to a utile on the rough side mainly establishing their school year ideg applies to Remembrance may use a maximum of five have our suitcases weighed and due to turbulence calendara It recognises Day schools are still required to school days for Professional lor evolution and preparation by meaningful and significant activities such as those J J teachers services on Remembrance Day mentioned above these days Students see play mm ci j The opening date in September days will be programmed for year as approved by the board the by the prince and date in June will purposes of evaluation parent policy provides On Wednesday February told him of from te as it is now The ana student counselling o wh allows school curriculum development and to meet the needs students were Invited to go and see the play The Little Prince written by Antoine de Salnt- and performed by the College Drama Club The play la about a prince and his travels from planet to planet The narrator tells about his memories of what happened when he crashed In the desert and the little prince approached him and asked him to draw a sheep told him of his travels from planet to planet The play ends with the narrator contemplating how the prince is doing on his own planet loiter on ln the year Mr a Grade French class will be reading the French version of the play There was no background design and very little costuming I feel that the play was very informative and will be helpful In the future school year will consist of 107 school days School year calendars must have a minium of Instruc tional days for all students An Instructional day Is defined as a day on which programs including exams are provided for all students Days on which programs for all students are not available may not be designated as Instructional days staff development year planning of the locality Notes Acton from High By Janice Gibson On Tuesday April we had some visitors Stephen Secondary School in Scarborough This school was one of the Erst In Ontario to go on the Center Wellington District High School in Fergus sent some people to view our system today Parents night Is tomorrow night Thursday April Some students offer their services to teachers as secretaries They are responsible for checking off names as people arrive watching the time so that everyone gets an equal interview period and introducing the parents to the teacher These Parents Nights are held once a semester Subject department heads are meeting with the board of trustees on Thursday after school Tom Watson will be heading the trustee delegation Juniors compete Plan school Junior Farmers competed on the weekend in a broomball tournament at Honeywood arena losing their two games in overtime to Bruce county and Ontario county The friendly games were followed by supper and dance About from made the trip most of them playing on the team Acton Juniors represented were Sharon Britten George Henderson Dave Mclntyre Sheila Foster Dave Storey Doris Burt Stanley and Beryl McEnery and team captain 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