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Acton High notes by Janet Along with a new semester came a new teacher to Acton High Miss Marline has taken the place of Miss Spencer In the French department Miss is leaching grades 9 11 and 12 Before coming to Acton Miss was a supply teacher in Hamilton She has also taught in British Columbia Last Wednesday Erin high school came to Acton to play an exhibition basketball game against Acton high Acton won by points The top scorer or the game was Quebec trip leaves tonight Eight students from Acton high school are leaving tonight for Quebec Cily The students are leaving from the high school by bus at and heading for Perdue and Queen Elizabeth Park high school to pick up students from other schools The group will be arriving in Quebec early Thursday morning and then setting out on tours of the city They will arrive home on Sunday Bob McClure Also last Friday in boys basketball Acton met Milton The midgets struggled all through the game and came out victorious in the end The score was Top scorers were Glenn Van with points Chris Ron Jackson and Ken Anderson points each Top defensive player was Glenn Van Juniors also played a tough game coming With points of onetime They lost a tough game to Milton Top scorers were Marin with points and Ted Nodhazl with 14 points Top defensive player was Ted The movie The Song Remains the Same that was shown last Friday was very well attended Robert Little news by Krlssy Andrea Fagan and Scott Now tan On the grades three four and five classes went skating at the Acton arena They had lots of fun Next Friday February to is another holiday for our school The kindergarten classes visiled the Acion Post Office this week to learn about our helper the postman Mr For rest the postman came to talk about his uniform and mailbox Our climbing apparatus is up in the gym Also lies for the grade four and five girls is finished for Ihe In boys intramural basket ball the three leading scorers are Rich Heinrlch of Ihe Bui lets with 36 points Mike McDonough of the Nuggets with points Jeff Wood or the Blazers tied with Rick Greenly of the Bucks each with 12 points The two lead teams in the league are the Blazers and the Bullets The cheerleaders are ing a Rice Square Sale on Thursday Feb lo raise money or new uniforms and pom poms The cheer leaders will be attending a competition in March In girls intramural basket ball the five leading scorers by Carole and Chris On Thursday our boys basketball team defeated Martin Street school 10 The star player was Bob Little with points Last week the grade eights were selling tickets for a draw The winner of this draw was Mrs McGinn who receives a beautiful lovable doll that Mrs Garton donated for raising money Thi3 money will go for graduation banquet ex The grade eights would like to thank Mrs Garten for her time and talent She has just completed another doll so we will having a draw for this one later in the year Last week In girls basket ball the Phantoms played a game against Martin Street Our team lost but we were missing two regular players Mr Roche and Mr O used the game as an op portunity to play all Ihe players Both coaches were are Linda Osso of the K nicks with points Brenda Buchanan of the Celtics wilh 12 points Lynda Whiffin of the Nets with 10 points Nancy Thompson of the Lakers with 10 points and Cheryl Greenly of the Celtics with 10 points The two leading teams are with and the Nets with Members of the gymnastics team are Elaine Ball Jackie Audrey Steenhof Sandy Smith Janet Diamond Cheryl Greenly Dana Titian Debbie Irene Wind Diane McMillan and Auty Paper drive organized for Christian school Picking up paper for re cycling is not only helpful for the environment and the home owners basements but also very profitable for groups requiring funds The Georgetown and District Christian school has started a paper drive In both Acton and Georgetown wilh the em on dropping paper off at boxes with pick for large loads A committee with two representatives for Acton Adema and Alex Koestag organized and carried out the first paper Halton 4H Club News By Ruth Gillies The first monthly meeting for the H Sheep Club was held on Tuesday Jan at the Agricultural Office Milton Ten members at tended We first were told what the sheep club was about After this we elected the President Joe Weeden VicePresident Holly Hunen Secretary Ellen Hurren and Press Reporter Ruth Gillies A movie was shown through which we learned many inter eating acta about sheep By Barnes On Thursday Feb the first meeting of the Maple Syrup Club was held in the hospital for tests We are all praying that he will be back with us soon Floor Hockey standings are as follows Boys Rockies Bruins 4 North Stars Pen Canadians and Kings Girls Leafs Islanders Flyers Rangers 2 Grade five teachers arc now starting to pick students to represent their own lass room in the speech contest The winners will be picked by all Ihe grade fives Mr Allen and Mr Ciglen will pick one to represent our school in the finals at Milton on February Easter Monday holiday The Acton Free Press Wednesday Feb 1978 7 for schools held Friday Science ClaSS camp in cold Pet of the week WHAT BETTER NAME to call a do who is always getting into things than Mischief This four yearold purebred beagle lives at Kingham with his master Steven Mischief father was a champion show dog but he himself is content to be a champion slipper He also likes to digest expensive Board saves 1500000 pleased wilh the work of the new girls especially Theresa Dunn scored 10 paints and had a good night offensively The team will be trying to sharpen up their shooting for the next gome since this is an area of weakness On Monday the school began a seed selling cam The seeds are from McKenzie Steele Briggs and arc guaranteed by this company Out of the money earned the school will receive 40 percent to go lowards different field trips and graduation To keep the students in terested there are many prizes for the sales Sludents may win buttons mugs stuffed animals posters and hats The top seller will win a digital watch and the runner up wins a calculator We believe that our customers will be very happy with the seed kits available and we hope to sponsor our field trips with the sales Common sense and a determined effort on the part of an energy management committee established by Hallon Board of Education are credited with a saving over in the last years according to Art Burr ell supervisor of operations at North Education Centre In North which includes Acton Georgetown Milton and Glen Williams 1 fluorescent tubes and IB incandescent lights were cut from area schools stated Mr It must be emphasized however thai none of this was lo the detriment of Ihe Each school is an individual and was treated accordingly With the above lighting cut a total of waits wen saved Thermostats wen kept at degrees and turned down after school closed Heat convectors fans and grills were all cleaned to remove circulation lions thereby reducing the efficiency of the electrical system he added At more than motor fans were shut down in area schools tocut back on energy Mr views the lions of committee as common sense We arc very energy conscious and cost can said Mr Burrell adding Ihe committee had decided to show schools what good could be done ana is being done In the next few years wc have to consider what is going lo be more valuable oil or money Oil Is going to be extremely valuable and I think have plan for it now Mr stated the pro gram has received plenty of support from parents and dents alike who are working to reduce the costs further to the program heal and hydro readings are each monlh by Ihe schools to compare with pre vious month s figures This then provides the school wilh an idea of exactly what has been accomplished in terms of savings said Mr A weekly principals bulle tin goes out to all area schools including a summary of any new achievements relating to energy by ihe committee 600000 centre for Milton A MOO Optimist Club Youth and Sports centre will be built in Milton by July Construction is slated to Marl In April More than has been gathered so the Optimists qualify Tor a grant The balance of some is expected lo be raised in a few months The centre will have squash courts saunas an exercise room coffee house and a hall large enough to hold 400 people Friday February 10 will be a public school holiday In this year With the midwinter break in March and the Easter holidays running together this year ihc days of mid winter break have been cut by one During the March break students must get five days off This year the holiday is only four days followed by Good Friday and Ihc fifth day will be Easter Monday March Easter Monday is a floating holiday and the dale is decided by the Individual school boards This year the fifth day of the holidays fails Las I year two M Bennett pupils Adolf Rodriguez and Steve Saxon did a sensational job in Public Speaking This year our Grade ore taking part We have many participants so for Theywiilbejudgedinlhe classroom first The winners will speak in our school contest on February 1J Tht winners will advance lo the North contest in Milton on February The Grade arc having j great deal of fun skiing and snawshoelng during their Physical Education losses lately Parent volunteers have been ver helpful assisting in this program Mr Mag wood has been surveying our school area concerning next vear on Easter Monday and so Monday has been set by the school board for February St Joseph school students will attend classes on Friday Their mid winter break will begin on Friday March 17 and run until Thursday March followed by the Easter holidays Their extra day will be added the mid winter break at the beginning of Ihe scheduled Schools closed in Acton this Friday include M I Bennett I McKenzle- Middle School and Acton High School Kindergarten registration So far children have been indicated Any parents In the Z Bennett School area who have not contacted the school this matter are asked to do so as soon as possible if It applies lo Ihem Moor hockey is becoming a main event here at Bennett school The season seemed to paw very quickly On Wednesday February 1 Ihe boys had their cham game and ihc Canadians won a close vie lory over the I On Thursday the girls championship was decided The Blue Jays the Leafs in another game Now that the floor hockey season has ended Mrs Loch Murphy ire trying decide the next house league Not even January harsh winds and sub zero tern could stop the grade 12 outdoor environ mental science class from heading north for their winter camping adventure though for many It was their first winter camp the 12 and their teacher Rowley set out in the cold temperatures of Algonquin Park wilh vigor and enthusiasm The three days January 21 were planned carefully by the students They had to study things such as the fectivcness of different sleeping bags against ihe cold planning menus cording to the calorie requirement for outdoor activities and the use of natural materials at the site to build that would be warm The students were also trained in strenuous skilled activities such as snow shoeing orienteering and mapreading The group set up camp about miles in from the west gate of Algonquin at Lake Six of the students were given the job of building shelters made of natural materials with snow blocks packed around the outside to act as Insulation This was the fourth outdoor trip the class has made September but it was the first winter camp for the group The course centres on the outdoors and requires a great time commitment About 60 percent of the course Is spent out of class time on weekends and after school hours Students who attended the winter camp were Dave Christine Clayton Gord Bruce Jeff Gardiner Ray Green Karen Mike Jim Saxon Peter Cheryl and Deb Neely B E at middle school Regional I Boulevard questioned a suspect in An alarm at the school connection with a break and alerted officers Investigation enter the McKenzie Smith found lhat a skylight in Ihe Middle School on building had been smashed drive for the school They collected about five Ions of paper last Saturday through collections and drop- off at Hills Furniture In Acton The group was please the response but ore hoping for even more next The next drive will be held on March The paper drive In Georgetown will be held on the second Saturday of March The dropoff centre In Georgetown is the self serve Sunoco Station The funds raised the drive will go toward supplies and equipment for the school at the Agricultural Office Mark Leahy opened the meeting with the pledge and then went on to explain parliamentary procedure After this the meeting was turned over to club leader Stokes for the election of officers Richard Stanley was elected as President Andy was elected VicePresident Ross McClure was elected Secre tary and Peter Barnes was elected Press Reporter Alter the election a slide show was 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