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Tho Acton Free Press Wednesday Jan 1978 CHICKEN BANANA is captured by secret camera Monday as he invaded the high school and tried to talk young ladies into visiting his eerie midnight roost Such ladies as take him up are never seenagain High school goes bananas A stranger to tho high school would think that everyone had gone bananas if ho bad entered on Monday Monday was banana day at the high school with activities such as a banana relay silver banana hunt blind banana race and a performance by the school own musical group Na The cafeteria staff added to the spirit of the day by serving banana sandwiches banana pancakes banana burgers banana punch banana cake and banana splits The spills were prepared by the Banana day organizers The school store the Closet sold Banana Pens at a discount price and Banana Toffee However due to popular demand the store ran out of Toffee before the day began All these crazy activities were part of the Great Winter Carnival at the school Last week activities such as the three legged race the wheel barrow race paper airplane throwing contest and a teachers legs contest were held The best looking legs award went to Rick McArlhur Second place was taken by Nancy Clark award for the hairiest legs was captured by Ken Ellis with Dave Jones taking second place The weirdest looking legs award was given to Geoff and Ross McGIII who In this difficult category All the carnival activities aroused school spirit in both teachers and students which is a nice way to end semester school news MZ Bennett news by Diana Dunn Last Tuesday the entire Since the beginning of the Junior Division went skating school year our kitchenette at the Acton Arena Usually crews have been doing a only one grade goes each super job The names of the week but the Grade pupils who sell milk and missed a session recently cookies to our lunch pupils due to bad weather The are Sonja Tammy Nolan Tim Holland of our Physical Education Shelley Mason Lisa program Robbie Porte Serving as This post week the Grade extras are Cyrstal Smith pupils have been doing and Chris Science experiments about weather and snow studies The Grade students have helped out with these Early start School bus children in North got off a few hours early last Friday due to the storm The started falling around 10 a and by early afternoon roads in town wen clogged making driving conditions extremely dangerous Buses headed out before roads got Impossible POEM builds a body Jesus lovcnstrue Do you know Saviour Jesus builds anew 8534518 By Janet Rowe Semester one at Acton High will end tomorrow A three day turn around time Is given to all students Semester two will begin on February 1 Well the Great Winter Car nival was In full gear all last week with the exception of Banana Day which was can celled on Wednesday and re scheduled for Monday The results from some of the events were as follows Beginning with the three leg race room came first followed by room and rooms and tied for having the best looking legs Nancy Clark from room placed second for the best CHICKEN BANANA REVEALED Ken Ellis librarian was into the mood during banana day as he donned his costume to support the greasy rock group Ba Na Children enjoy show legs Dave Jones from room had the second hairiest legs Geoff and Ross tied for the weirdest looking legs As you can see from the results all the differ events that the Great Winter carnival turned out to be a big success The dance that was held last Friday was well attended and enjoyed by all at library Saturday HIGH SCHOOL students show then- mature intellectual abilities as they participate in blind banana race Monday One blindfolded person had to force feed another by verbal clues in a race against the clock Paul Bray to attend workshop For the second year in a row Paul Bray of Elizabeth Dr will be attending the annual Band and Choral workshop 1a London College sponsors the weekend February and 5 with students from over Ontario getting together to on various wind in struments Paul will be playing the clarinet for the band but also plays several other instruments for the Acton Citizen band Enn Perry of Campbell has been selected to attend playing the flute Daniel Warren also of CampbellviUe will be playing the trumpet Stephen of Milton will be on the bass trombone t 0n ne to of February l dents of the Acton High bonrdwalklhey held a wheel Some youngsters en Tin Old Worn in and Saturday after no it the Public I 1 show was sponsored 1 tin town of Halt in Hills lib and WT performed by the Young Peoples Theatre The program is made possible by louring arts funds provided by the Ministry of Culture and Recreation Out It is pre sented loeal children free barrow race room took first secondwent to room and third to room 303 In the paper airplane throwing con test once again took first 103 second followed by in third place In the legs beauty contest which was only open to teachers Rick from room was picked for by Carol and Lost Friday it was quite an experience for the grade eight It was our first hot dog day It didn start out too badly but when everyone started their cookers in the gym we blew a fuse and we cook them In the staff in an over lime game These two vie put them into the championship game Rolling Meadows of Burling ton who had defeated Cent en School of George to and Martian Street of Milton The championship game ended in a tie but Rolling workroom We finally served Meadows won the overtime the hot dogs which were game by basket This tasty but a little Our next week the hot dog day Is February 10 girls continue with a game Also last Friday the grade eights took a trip to tlie gym Acton High School We Interested spec watched a play put on by the grade Theatre Arts Girl Guide news by Monica travel club along with other schools will travel to They will leave at night and arrive there early the next morning Many are scheduled for these students It movie time again at the Acton High School The movie is The Song Remains The Same with Led Zeppelin movie will be shown on February at with student card and without a card Don miss it Secretin a 16 Road S CANADIAN HEART FUND CAMPAIGN Acton Canvass Feb 1 to Feb 28 Please give generously when the Volunteer Canvasser calls lators arc always welcome Robert Little news Second irl Last week Nancy Van IT Is Friday the students Mirle Jocque have a day off but the poor Susan O Connor SfgrouDsTrJ are spending the day Shelly Mason Diana Dunn manv riassrnand several meetings Topics ind Sonyi were a many classrooms and wj1 yjng elude such things as effect mony They joined teaching choral ActonGlrlGuideCo music first aid porta pack after the fly up the Brownies use science processes block led for home parent behavior Mr Hamilton stayed for evaluation coping with this meeting and found out teaching techniques Guides was like As Ihc basic rhythmics industrial night went on we talked about arts history of Canadian thctlilngs wewouldllke women counselling discip- during the year like bazaars line parent volunteers cat All went well that night and culators simulation we finished the meeting games Monday Jan classes The girls had a very ex citing basketball on Saturday After defeating in the opener McKenzJeSmitb On January the grades one and two classes were sup posed to go skating but tin fortunately it was cancelled because of the storm This is the second lime the 1 and classes have not been able to go Everyone Is feeling very sad Also on January Robert Little bad their second Hot Dog Day and It was very sue cessful Floor Hockey is going very well Mrs Scott a grade five teacher at our school is organizing the sport The standings are as follows BoysPenguins 3 Canadians Brums Rockies Black Hawks North Stars l Kings GirlsLeafs Rangers Islanders Flyers l Next Friday January is a holiday for our school Mrs Scott Miss Preston s and Mrs Sheehans grade fives are working very hard on speeches for the Pub lic Speaking contest Every one will pick one person to represent their own class room Mr Allan our and Mr Clglen our viceprincipal will pick the best speech to represent our school on February 21 at Martin Street School In Milton for the finals We would like to dedicate this column to all the grade fives who are writing speeches and hoping to represent our school In the finals Good luck to them all HALTON HILLS RECREATION PARKS DEPARTMENT MURRAY MEMORIAL Y C A ANNOUNCE LADIES ACTIVITY WORKSHOP WHAT A chance to become familiar with various activities being offered in Halton Hills Murray Memorial Acton Thursday February 2 330pm for tho day Babysitting will be provided at a small additional charge COME ON OUT AND MEET THE LADIES IN YOUR COMMUNITY GET INVOLVED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS MODERN JAZZ YOGA DISCO EXERCISES SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING EXERCISES REGISTER NOW Phone 853 1540 for further Information WHERE WHEN FEE For Classifieds that reach call