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Tho Acton Prats Wednesday Fab 8 1978 MRS PEGGY GRAHAM is the grade three and four teacher at St Josephs school Mrs Graham has always lived in Acton and is enjoying her first year teaching In her hometown Peggy Graham is Acton native Having spent her whole life In Acton Mrs Peggy Graham a teacher at St has seen the dream of having a Catholic School In Acton become a reality Born and raised in Acton Mrs Graham went to M Z Bennett and Robert Little Public School and then at tended Acton District High School Graham received her A at Wilfred University Mrs Graham taught at Holy Cross In Georgetown for three years and then Holy Rosary in Milton for five years She now teaches grades three and four at St Josephs Mrs Graham is married and lives In town with her husband and two children In her spare time Mrs Graham enjoys bowling and reading She thinka St Joseph a to a great school to teach in and Is glad that Acton finally has its own Catholic School She Is the former Peggy Holmes St Josephs Joanne Arthur and Andrea Broilc On Wednesday of last week the grade seven and eight classes went to Hamilton Place The program also included the theme from Star Wars and Beethoven fifth Everybody was impressed at the way the Philharmonic Orchestra was able to change the music styles or moods Today all the grades from three to eight celebrated a mass for Ash Wednesday the beginning of Lent Basketball practices were cancelled last week due to the fact that the gymnastics equipment In Robert Little gym was still in use tices will resume this week Father Syme blessed all the students throats last Friday in honour of St Blaise the patron saint of throats The kindergartens are planning to make a post office for Valentines Day They will also be making red with their teacher Mrs Marsnese The grades one and two classes are making crafts in preparation for Valentine Day The grades three and four students are carrying out experiments to discover facts about light The grade five and six classes have started their aquarium They spent on fish and are planning to buy more Mr McGeragle class seems to be accident prone There are two people who have broken bones due to winter sports They re all walling expectantly to see who will be next on the 1st I Youth Page editorial I Where is sense I Is suicide the latest fad among Acton school children It would seem so judging by the behavior of one group of boys on Mill St That portion of Mill St is one way perhaps to cut down on the I volume of traffic because so many school children use it to get to the I McKenzieSmith and M Z Bennett schools The street is wide enough for both pedestrians and drivers However when the pedestrian deliberately aligns himself with an oncoming car especially on our I streets it only results in bad news One driver reports driving on the street travelling about 20 miles an hour well within the speed limits Pour boys about or 13 were walking on the left hand side of the street heading towards the school Without any warning they all walked directly into the path of the car The driver managed to mano- euver around them However when this happened one young fellow actually threw himself at the car If the vehicle had not have been moving he would have hit the drivers door As it was he only succeeded in falling into the middle of the road Another car came along and he did exactly the same thing Whose fault would it have been had this youngster been hurt or even killed Whether or not the driver was exonerated from all he or she would still have been left with the guilt burden for an entire life Why did the boys charge the car Why did the one deliberately throw himself at it Was there peer pres sure Was it a dare Was he trying to act brave in front of the others In any case he was lucky he hit this time How many times is he going to play this kind of sian Roulette before the odds are against him Where is his common sense New addition to youth page Students go skiing at Blue Mountain Loaded down with food supplies for three days skis and warm dry clothing grade 13 students left last i Monday morning for Blue Mountain In The students planned to spend their semester turn around v time skiing at the resort Heading out of town at about 30 the group travelled together arriving In time to g get In some morning skiing After an excellent day of crosscountry and down hill skiing the group settled into their chalet for the night The chalet was fully equipped with a kitchen fireplace two Students brew but abstain High School chemistry students may brew but not alcoholic beverages for a school project A cording to OP Principal Peter Durkscn asked Ihe police for guidance after a complaint concerning school experiments Students cannot transport their product either The complaint stemmed from the choice of four students to ferment beer wines at home In the J course of chemistry and biology projects Some students chose other experiments such as making bread yogurt or sauerkraut Ring found at poof A diamond engagement ring which was reported stolen from the changeroom of the Acton Lions Pool last rce Press has turned up according to pool supervisor Police put the value of the ring at greater than It was apparently left in a gym bag The ring was found on the floor of the change room by a child Miss said The ring was then turned over to pool staff and then to the owner said the pool supervisor or ten cents Miss said lockers are available the change rooms Dublin North 4H start focussing on living by Pierce On Wednesday February 1 the Dublin North home- making club started a new project entitled Focus on Living This project deals with many things We learn how lo knit quilt and crochet It also deals with certain topics such as baby sitting first aid our environ the Canadian Govern meat leisure activities and other things that will be very useful to us girls now and in the We will also be going on a hike somewhere The leaders of this club are Mrs Marion Hunter and Mrs Pat Kirton The meeting started out with everyone introducing themselves Then Mrs Hunter explained various things about the project and what it dealt with We then explained the format to the new members know each other we chose officers which are as follows president vice president Susie treasurer Kelly Kennedy phone girl Cally We wood press reporter Julie Pierce Other members are Tammy Hunter Cathy Debbie Magno Carrie Kirton Sherry Kirton and Lynn The new members seemed to enjoy the first meeting and are looking forward to the next eight meetings of the project A new addition to the Youth Page this week is an attempt to reach some of the students who would not necessarily read the Free Press editorials Youth Page editorials wilt deal with everything from a reprimand when need to praise when deserved It Is not geared to any specific age group as one week it may involve teenagers some weeks pre teens The editorials will be wriUen by Free Press reporters who deal with the students almost dally yet can cast an objective view over their behaviour As with this week opening editorial not all will deal with just what happens during school hours The topics will be varied hopefully interest and definitely to the youth of Acton Valentines Next Tuesday is Valen tine Day Tell the advertiser you saw his ad in CREDIT COURSES FOR ADULTS ACTON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL The adults in the community are invited to take credit courses in regular day classes FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND A BOOKLET ON STUDENT SERVICES AT ACTON HIGH SCHOOL PHONE 8532920 RED BRAND BEEF SIRLOIN TIP TOP ROUND ROASTS Choice PRIME RIB ROAST 189 TBONE SIRLOIN WING STEAKS Extra Lean ROLLED BRISKET POINT 149 Lean STEWING BEEF WING ROASTS Tender BLADE SHORT RIB ROASTS SHOULDER ROAST 99 Lean GROUND BEEF i Fresh SMALL LINK SAUSAGE Maple Leaf Sliced 1 lb SIDE BACON LOVELL BROS MODERN MEAT MARKET bathrooms and a sauna Everyone had bought fcrcnt dishes for the evening meal where they all filled up on a delicious pot luck dinner Tuesday morning bright and early the group hit the slopes for a fun filled day of skiing from until the slopes closed 30 After cleaning the chalet on Wednesday morning most of the group got an early start home with all limbs intact The trip was an out of school activity planned completely by the senior students For those who are finished school it was the last trip they will take as students of the high school Others will be returning to school for this last semester Taking pari in the trip were Dave Berry Alton Cliff Jennifer Nicki Field Kathy Barber Mike Morris Noel Blake Bruce Don Coats Paula Kit chins Deb Mark Beaton Brad Buchanan John Sue Mcllor Nancy Shoemaker Nell MacMillan Martin True man Dave Hannah Matt Randy Melnlyre and Bruce It was a short vacation but the break before returning to school or entering Into the working world was welcomed and enjoyed by all SWIMMING CLINICS In operation with the Ministry of Curtur and Recreation Recreation Department will be offering two clinics free 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