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I The Acton Free Press Wed November 5 1975 HIGH SCHOOL Student Council left to right Ann Harding secretary Ron Moore president Colleen treasurer and Shirley Moore vice president STUDENTS WHO were privately presented with their awards for academic achievement at Acton high school were given their prizes Monday morning by principal Dean Fink Front row Mackenzie The Indusmin award for year two environmental science Carol Grant Dennys Insurance Prize for year three ac counting and Kan the and Company award for year one science Back row Marion the Gals Pal Ladies Wear award for year four home economics Sheila Cook the First Line Television award for year one English Laura and Linda MacLeod both with the Ledgers IGA Scholar ship year two home economics award Absent were Steve Carroll Anthony Rouse Marvin Steve Buchanan and Wade Knight Wanda Hall likes area countryside Wanda Hall Is one of Acton high schools new Geography and History teachers She is graduate of McMaster University where she earned ed an Honors B A and the University of Toronto where she received her Bachelor of Education In her first year of teach ing Wanda has found the staff extremely positive and helpful particularly chair man Keith Black and Princi pal Dean Fink Miss Hall lives in Mlssiss- and finds the Acton countryside very refreshing when compared to the con crete and congestion of the city Living relatively close to downtown Toronto allows Wanda plenty of opportunity for one of her favorite hob biesrestaurant hopping She particularly likes Italian restaurants and her favorite dish is lasagna Wanda Hall has enjoyed her first year of teaching but not everything has gone smoothK for Wanda teaches in one of the four portables at the high school and It took al most two months to get her room fully equipped with a clock curtains and screen Canoes boat gone Tuesday of last week two canoes and an aluminum rowboal were nil taken from the shores of Fairy Lake The thefts were reported to police who are investigating The canoes were taken from their owners who live on Lake Ave and the row boot from the campsite at The Breezes Student council plans speakers danceathon The executive of the 1975 to the student council Acton High School Student using facllltlci at the Unit- Council was elected in June versity of About and consists of Ron Moore students were present at the president Shirley Moore workshop which gave all in vicepresident Ann Harding a chance to got secretary and know the others more than treasurer previously to examine vn rious methods of good com and to form sub committees to organize In September each home form the school was iwvi elect home form repre- Jure ties As of this time committees are operating to try and or dance thon proceeds lo go lo a town group to plan a spring car speakers Jukebox to In how might become more Involved in the community The of work on Two such have been held wo far a semi formul In planned Infore The Id operating well in many will from the twnly Initially only some of these representatives were to serve on the student coun cil the number for each year determined by the total num ber of students in thai year The remaining home form reps were to act as communi cation links and as an Idea source for the student council ii In the early meetings the KPIOWn representatives decided lhat they would like to attempt to operate the council with all Appearing on behalf of the representatives as other present owners of Ihc south commitments made it west half of Conccs- for all students to attend ston formerly in the town of Code Transport depot rejected every meeting During one supper meeting requested students became more ac quainted discussed some major goals and participated in a brainstorming session to produce a list of possible activities On Oct a workshop was conducted by Brian Skerrell and Dave Jones staff advi- subsidiary planning board rezone the land from lurnl lo light industry a transport depot could be built He told the councillors at the meeting on Oct that the land an excellent lo cation for truck depot since it was close to Highway Splash flashes Anne Pickering and fnerd on Steele Avenue far from Hornby Code Hold definite plans have not been developed for truck depot wince details of what part of the land will lie used part of a hydro corridor are nol All he knew was thai lit acres of will liken up hydro towers Cade v as unable to give Ihe town information about ho much land would be used for the truck depot lis location on the lot and the size of buildings which might be erected He told planning board all land not used by Hydro or truck depot would remain In agricultural use Code said the owners wanted the entire flu acres rczoned for light industrial use even though it wasnt likely it all be used for the truck JKNNIFEIt ROWE is the new Acton high school news reporter Her columns will reflect part of tic happenings and moods at the school litis is our column and Jennifer will need some help Anyone with any news please contact her Acton high notes lv ilowc councillors were worried about the amount of created the truck depot on Avenue which Isnt a road which would stand up under heavy use by trucks Planning board decided they wouldnt be able even consider rezoning request until more details of the proposed development were known A canoe is a funnylooking threatens craft that flips at the slightest stay low excuse carries only a If a squall blows up minimum of passengers and unexpectedly stay as low as runs on 100 per cent muscle possible in the canoe and So why has canoeing be- head for shore Canoes have come so popular in recent built in flotation They will years The back to nature almost always float even if kick is a big part of it A canoe filled with water If you do provides an excellent way to cap7size stay with your view wildlife first hand canoe It will help keep the But theres more to pad- victim afloat until he Is rcs- dllng a canoe than just dip- cued or can right the canoe or ping your blade in the water manoeuvre it to shore This fact is made clear by the Canoeing can prove to be a number of persons drownlnC pleasureablc experience if Albino from canoe accidenls the canoeist uses common struck a black Holstcin Carelessness and a lack of sense wears a life jacket and owned by Joseph training arc main causes heeds Hornby Damage to of canoe accidents A study of There will be public the truck was estimated at swimming Nov 11 the loss of Ihc cow P at Double double and trouble fire burn and caul dron bubble was the atmosphere Acton High School on Friday for Hal assembly This as totally student organized In Grant Gibson 11 had slides thai showed witchcraft and other spooky figures along will spine music that set mood for a Hal lowecn scare who attended the Family Life Meeting 7 Bennett would most likely lell vim that it was an evening well spent The information ken on child behavior and isciphnc will go lo good use Im sure On that was Ihe general feeling on Thursday Student Council dance The band Troll played until everyone fell with lion It was a very successful On Monday Mr Computer Science Class went In University of Toronto to est Iheir programs and to put I heir maslerminds in com technology to good use Truth out The trulh comes out on Tuesday This Is the first day of Parent Interviews and so will have a chance lo ear the other side of Ihe story to their childrens progress The of November Is Ihe next dale Teachers do be kind Steer hit Monday night on Sleelcs Ave a vehicle driven by Milton these fatalities revealed that most of the victims were not using a life saving device Often weather conditions were ignored and the canoe was loaded improperly Tippy Tippy is a word often used to describe the canoe but the craft itself is not to blame People contribute most to Its instability The secret of stability in a canoe is to keep your weight low and avoid sudden moves Expert canoeists kneel on the bottom while paddling to keep the crzafts centre of gravity low Passengers ana gear should be evenly distributed along the centre of the canoes long axis If you have to change places stay low and move one at a time Canoe tippings do occur even with experienced canoeists and for this reason the Red Cross advises that canoeist wear life- jacket unless the weather is good the water Is cairn and can swim len minutes fully dressed A good way to avoid a dunking is to stay on shore when uncertain wea- Missed Your Free Press Please Let Us Know Our carriers do their best to give test courteous service but mistakes do happen so It you do not receive your paper or have any complaints regarding delivery please call our office 8532010 Acton Pharmacy GEOGRAPHY AND history students have a new teacher this year Wanda Hall is a graduate of University where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree and the University of where she received her Bachelor of Education DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC COMPLETE DENTURE SERVICE 8781 Main Street Milton 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