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SECTION A THE Wednesday June 19 1BSS Page Cheryl joins the peace train at Maritime conference TOE TAPPERS The Junior jati students at Acton School of Ballet and Dance wowed their moms and dads night at the Acton High School They the only dunce students on the stage to do Credit system OSIS is changing course enrollments Dcbru Joan Gillespie daughter of Joan and Douglas Gillespie of Georgetown has graduated from Brock thmereity St Catha rines with a Bachelor of degree majoring In Psychology and Child Studies Debra Is a former Georgetown and District High School graduate and attended Brock icrelly for three years Yvonne daughter of Martina Wygergangs and the late Anthony graduated with a Bache lor of Arts degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management at Toronto Is a former graduate of G D In 1980 Upon graduation she plans to travel in Europe prior to pursuing a career in tourism Commerce graduate By SANDY CAMPBELL Herald staff A provincial reorgani zation of credits required for an Ontario high scho ol diploma is causing a change In course enroll ments Thats what a report says that was revealed at the June meeting of the Hal ton Board of Education The Ontario Schools and Intermediate and Senior Divisions report indicates that among Grade students in the region there was a drop in the number en rolled In business techn ical and family studies The new format for course selection initiated in 1984 85 requires seven more compulsory cours es which caused drops in some course enroll- Business held its own because of the interest in computers said Georgetown District High School principle Don Baker Technical courses been on the decline for some time he said The decline In family studies is directly relat ed to the higher number of compulsory subjects Mr Baker said Because this year Grade students arc the first to enter the new system where 30 credits are required for a dipl oma the trends they set are vital to future progr amming the report says Based on their course selection forms for next year in grade to techni cal and business courses showed an increase in enrollment in the region Family studies showed no significant gains Some courses that were compulsory In Grade show a decline in enrollment among cuts entering Grade the report shows Sub jects In this category are music geography and French In addition la the changing trends of stud ents enrolled in some courses there Is a corre sponding change in text book requirements It is expected that will be needed to buy new books in Halton the tfive years because of OSIS At a figure has been estima ted as the additional cost of books over the next five years because of One thing that will not change is the offering of level options Courses will be offered at the basic general and advanced levels By September or 1988 students Involved in the credit diploma will have caught up with those In the Grade 13 program At the end of the school year there will be a double graduation Universities will then be faced with budgeting and planning for the unusually large 1089 graduating class Today a high school diploma can be gained by collecting credits Universities require 33 credits which means a student must take six grade credits THANK YOU I GEORGETOWN vVb wisn to extend our appreciation to all our valued customers for coming to our Car Wash Bake Sale or THE ON g TARI0 TORNADO FUND on Saturday June 15 j We also like to thank our employees i who participated on their own time artrj helping on all activities including the employee instore raffle TOTAL PROCEEDS STORE VINCENT LEE Vincent Lee son of Mr and Mrs GYLee of Acton recently graduat ed with honours from the Bachelor of Commerce program at the Universi ty of Guelph with in Hotel and Food Administration Vincent a graduate of Acton High School is currently working as director of operations with a Vancouver Island hospitality firm manag ing two restaurants in Pacific Rim Notional In September he will be starting his Masters of Business Administra tion degree with empha sis in accounting and finance at the Univer sity of British Colum bia NOTICE OF VACANCY AREA COUNCILLOR WARD 2 ON CALED0N TOWN COUNCIL TAKE NOTICE THAT THERE A VACANCY ON TOWN COUNCIL FOR THE SEAT OF AREA COUNCILLOR FOR WARD 2 Qualified persons interested in applying for the appointment as Area Councillor for Ward 2 for the duration of the current term which ends on November 30 may do so by filing with the Clerk Administrator their letter of plication which includes their consent to accept the office if appointed plus any other information they deem ap propriate by no later than m on July 3rd 1 985 The Municipal Elections Act states the qualifications as follows A Is a Canadian citizen or other British Subject B Is 1 8 years of age or over C Is a resident of the town of or is the owner or tenant of land in the municipality or the spouse of such owner or tenant NOTE Every person is qualified to hold office as a member of a council of a local municipality who is entitled to be an elec tor as set out above and who is not disqualified by this or any other act from holding such office Dated at the town of Caledon this 1 9th day of June 985 BOYCE CLERKADMINISTRATOR TOWN OF AM IhDEHIAN Herald Stiff Attending an Interna tional womens peace conference in Halifax was like going around the world for Cheryl of The Terry Courl woman was able to meet and talk with women coming from all over the world many In their native dress There were countries represented Mrs said The conference was attended by women varying from to years or age Mrs a member of the University Womens Club of Georgetown was selected to be dele gate to the June to conference She was the only one from Georgetown Hov many times I explained where George town 1 she exclaimed They dont necessarily know Toronto or Hamil ton when lhc come from Nigeria Organized by a co alition of womens groups the conference was held in Spanish English and French with simultaneous irons available through headphones There were very powerful people there and Influential people In their own countries but everybody was there on an equal footing Mrs said May be because we were women thats why It worked Sharing their concerns over war and security united the women parti cipants for were ready to make women solutions Mrs said Theyre looking to share the responsibility that has been mens responsibility Next month therell be women from this peace conference going to the United Nations Decade for Women con ference In Nairobi With them theyll be taking the affirmations from the Canadian held con- IIKUYI ITOWIKKS demands for a cut In Canadas defence spend- and establishment of Canada as a nuclearfree zone condemnation of S attempts to overthrow the government of Nica ragua and the US economic blockade of that nation a demand to the end of military aid to E Salvador a prohibition on Cana dian Investment In South Africa and on the sales of military and computer equipment to that nation an end to the Iraq- Iran war and the release of political prisoners in Iran a call for Canadian political pressure against the Marcos regime In the Philippi nes and the departure of S troops from Grenada pence but only If they work Many of the world problems are man made problems These per cent cruise missile testing in Canada official Cana dian opposition to the Wars technology Stewarttown news Herald Correspondent We welcome Mr and Mrs and family to the village They are living in the house previously owned by Mr find Mrs John Murray and family who have moved to Georgetown Last Wednesday evening St Johns Guild ladies from St Stephens Hornby Guild and St buns Glen Williams Guild Several games were played and a reading of Albert and the Lion and the swqucl plus another equally funny reading by Jim Hayes A delicious lunch ended an enjoyable evening Golden Triangle sale The Golden Triangle seniors group will be holding a rummage sale flea market at the booth on Georgetowns Main Street June Come and browse starting at 10 30 a m Proceeds will be used to promote activities relating Recreation School i It the developed nations listening to the develop ing nations Mrs Light said Very often the talk was of children and our childrens children she said A peaceful world is a world thats secure pa rile Ion or anyone ages J Camp for un In lort In Summerfest is coming Herald Column lit I do hate to be rcpctatlve but some things are worth saying more than once So here goes- Is Is coming If there is anyone out there who doesnt know what that means it means fun and music and laughter It means succulent meat pics It means good fellowship and a good time Anyone who has attended in the past does not have to be told that a great show Is in store for all who are lucky enough to be there The Hills Arts Council is again sponsoring this cabaret as our contribution to Pioneer Days There are many talented people in our community and most of them have volunteer ed to part in this entertainment We are especially grateful to members of Globe Productions and Georgetown Little Theatre for their contributions Come on out and see what your friends and neighbors can do All this comes to you for the reasonable price of You cant beat for a bargain There are two performances Friday June and Saturday June The place to be Is Sucre Coeur Hall Thedoorsopcnatepm Dinner is served at The show begins at For tickets call or The Arts Council hoa another big event on its calendar That Is our Annual General Meeting slated for Wednesday June at the meeting roomof lheCulluralCentro730pm Everyone Is welcome Come and express your opinion The Arts Council is working towards presenting an Arts Policy to local council If you want any input into hat policy come and give us your ideas We arc not mind readers Let us hear what you have to say MAKE PLANS to renovate Because renovation in Ontario is easier than ever before Start planning now to meet your changing housing needs Whether you need 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