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Sunshine help faltering now For Use past several years high school teachers and student have been taking an active Interest in the Sunshine School for Retarded Children Located Road north of the Ml many people are unaware of the school existence But it does provide a valuable contribution and deserves the support of the communities Itserves The high school has tried to offer some of the assistance needed by sending student helpers on a regular bails This year however the program has faltered due to a lack of transportation If you are Interested In working with the trainable retarded contact Mrs Gwendolyns at the Sunshine School 8784572 If you are willing to provide transportation for student helpers call Keith Black at the high school making their first visit to Sunshine Here is Mrs special care Wilkinson s report of her trip However such children to the school need special care They win A visit to a school for the reach their potential sooner retarded is very exhilarating and more adequately when for anyone who can em- they can work with their with the childcm teachers on an individual There is a tremendous group basis Our schools for the feeling amidst these retarded can not of course children they mix joyfully provide a teacher for every with their friends and help two or three pupils However each other Despite theft involvement from the difficulties seem to have community can fulfill the a remarkable desire to learn same function and a great appreciation for we those who love and help them tried an Involvement A smile and a hug for a six program with some students teen year old girl who is deaf who helped out at Sunshine and retarded and has just one morning a week It is a mastered the word baby very worthwhile educational will be returned and experience and several treasured all day students became interested We watched some of the However the program fell seniors do square dancing through because we had no and prepare songs for a adults In the community who Christmas concert with could help drive them there certainly made up for it Also mile round trip every day some of the younger children and that a long trip for a were observed In their handicapped child surely beginning academic skills of can make a trip once a speech and numbers to help them Interested Retarded children are could even help out capable of so much more than during the morning at the we give them credit for school Sunshine could use Many can learn basic help In so many areas- academic skills progress to a physical education speech Job Even some children with therapy academic skills and double handicaps a child more that is crippled or deaf as If you wish to become in- well as having mental volvcdcontact the high disorders can acquire school You might find it very fundamental knowledge and inspiring HELPING HANDS are needed at the Sunshine school for the retarded High school students would like transportation from Acton to the school so they can help Lord Elgin computer finally operates On November a group of students from Acton High School participated in a field that were on the trip Downes Computer Science and Mr Data Processing We arrived at Lord Elgin at 10 and were upset to find that the computer was not In running order What was supposed to be a short delay turned out to be hours Finally we got our bawls on the machine The programs which took us so long to prepare were processed by the computer at lightning speed Students have been working on programs for several weeks now sending them to Lord Elgin to be But this was the I ret time most of us hate seen the actual processing Same name Erin district high school will retain its name the Wellington board of education decided last week Area trustee Gord GreRson board adopted unanimously the recommendation of a local group that the name be unchanged Grades and are now Included In the enlarged premises and the technical curriculum has been expanded Principal Peter chaired a special meeting on Its name when the student council representing 310 members opposed a change Field trip on land use The Acton Free Press Wed Dec 5 Our Grade Geography class under the watchful eye of Keith Black set out on an all day field trip to Toronto on Wednesday November 14 The purpose was to find out what the different land uses are In the Toronto downtown area We found that industrial sites are popping up In the residential areas off Highway outside the main core of Toronto When we got right downtown on It seems that there Is no elbow room whatsoever In the entire downtown area The majority of the stores we entered were well filled with the exception of the odd store that looked to be having a poor day business wise The general picture of the downtown area received by our students Is that Toronto has all necessary living and entertainment facilities for the support of people while It lacks enough room lor them to have homes and fresh air chess TREMENDOUS GROUP feeling is evident at Sunshine school as children work cheerfully and eagerly help each other They are preparing now for a Christmas concert Acton High Notes By Ann Vnnderlian The battle of the boards was on Noise was forbidden Tcnsionfilledthcalr Itwasa tough match and Acton High School lost to Oakville Trafalgar The games were touch and go till the very end and the winners for our team were Ion Coats Eric and Alec Pitt This was Tuesday Nov On Thursday November the chess men went to Georgetown High School where they sustained their second loss a very poor showing i pa Our only point scoring efforts were by Eric who won his match and Ian Coats who played to a draw This leaves Acton with a CONCENTRATION is vital at chess club meetings into therturth at Act0n sch001 a matcn at wliie off another school this week weeks of school left until Christmas preparations for the Christmas assembly are well under way This last week students were urged to participate in the Room Decorating and the Choir Contests So far response has been good but we are still hoping to have more entries Students are also Involved in getting skits together It is the enthusiasm of the students that makes the Christmas program a success so the more students Involved the merrier the Christmas A new Interest has taken hold in the school lately The student body has had the opportunity to design a wall for a Centennial project The wall to be decorated is in the hall running parallel to the main office of the high school Twelve student volunteers from the Art department have been the designs and color schemes for them This is In preparation for the Judging which will take place tots week The judges will consist of a committee made up of starf students and ad ministration The second report cards of this semester were issued yesterday Just six weeks are left in the first semester and the third and final report card is home in January Presentation George Wheeler was honored for his involvement in minor sports at a at ML presented with plaque and a portable television on behalf of the people of the community Youth bowling Dec In our lrtt thin of bowlers lb Octopus remained In Ant place by the Snail In ill three Steven won pop tor Mi team by bowling pin over hit The chased Ibe CtU right op ibe Ire bowling lion with one game and totals win In Whale crushed Rabbit who fighting tor place The While won both due to their Second amft The heat stem to bother lb at the defeated In both Carta bowled a St which a big to his a victor Bow Hot In Unfa tool Snare Archibald who bowled so over net average to win pop lor her team The Crab to pinch the Sea Hone la thcer second game U win one and The Donkeys www m stubborn today that they dntlMUe Teddy Bean wia any sane Leading lean to was George Warner with a Octane Whales la Don Cat IS standing a sea time I Kangaroo 17 Teddy Bears I it crab it tow Tie Kerbs SI Archibald lot IN M Bobby 1U Peter Kuril 1HI Lynda Knight in Eddie Steven McDonald X3 Cirri Kilty The other two bowlert wtotuni pop tor their team were Martha Greta with over her a vera re and Richard pin over JUNtOKS pounced op the Hot winning two giuci and tot Theresa with a Bout field with 5M triplet bowled well tor their learn The Slowpoke were by who won two and totals Great team bowling SUnpcder The Slowpoke top poking around which enable them to mm up lathe Banding The tint place Wipe Out were completely by the who Unit them oat game Quite an league Handing The moved within one point third place when they woo two and total from Hulford Raiders Marcel Fry ten bowled an excellent Ml triple trying to lead the to victory Great try Marcel In a ought battle or nnt place the Primer edged out the Janoy In the third game by pin to win two gamca Primer Hulford Raider It Sharp- IS Blower is Marcel ague Wipe Out Shot J Meat Trailer 17 Slowpoke Top Ten Steve St Susan Thomson in till Terry Batctnan as M0 There KarenanDer Bouitlcld 1M Norma IT SENIORS The Blower took advantage of tact that the Amies were mining two lbeir bowlers to the spot In the Ml Dm David MS Patsey Storey HO mi Arte Vrycnboek Sill Hon Moore so Brian Una Ml 1S3 Janet Storey U0 Kim Van Der A we expected the Bine Shirts Invaded Acton Bowling Lanes It a greet effort by Just about everyone to ear their bowling shirt In order to be part this group Cur V also smart Is their new bowling Quite a took place hi bowling today Rim Walker and bar litter bowled identical double of A real sister set For past week ear V bowler have been V chocolate covered almonda with great Dootbrgetto return the money and any unsold to we can redistribute them aula the howling Mkhllgou or week See all neit Saturday at Youth Bowting IN THE GEORGETOWN MARKET DISC0UN ON OUR CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY FRIDAY DEC ONLY To say and Merry Christmas we are inviting our customers to shop with a giant discount on almost everything in the store Friday only Follow the crowds to the Christmas Gift Store NO DISCOUNT ON ITEMS FROM THE CAMERA OR SMOKE SHOPS FRANCHISE COSMETICS OR SKILLET Due to the low discount prices Receipts for Dec 7 are not eligible for the Turkey Bonus Offer OPEN A ZELLERS CREDIT ACCOUNT 3 CONVENIENT PUNS