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Wednesday November 27 1991 the HERALD School News PageSB Rebel Review Art Gallery trekking By TESTA Herald Special On Nov the Grade students from Georgetown High and Milton attended a field trip to the AGO The Art Gallery of On tario Mrs Ridley chaperoned the students as well as another staff member from Milton Students saw several exhibits and attended some workshops during the day If you attend any art program at any school in this area it is more than likely that you will go to the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto The Gallery has hosted many different artists from this nation and around the world The main focus this trip was the Hungarian exhibit which featured contemporary art from Hungary The paintings expressed the problems that society is having and its impact on the people It gave the students the opportunity tq experience art from a different culture which added interest to the exhibition As many people are aware the Art Gallery is also known for its exhibition of other artists Inuit art is still very popular as well as the Henry Moore sculptures Throughout the day the students also attended one of two workshops a painting workshop where they were taught how to paint and a print making workshop where they made prints of paintings The students learned a lot from these workshops It enabled them to get an idea of the other aspects of painting This was not only a fun trip but an educating one Students will write a paper on what they ex perienced The main theme will be on the Hungarian exhibition called Free World Metaphors and Reality Students will have to discuss how the art reflected Hungarian life how politics af fected the artists featured in the show and analyze some of their works They must also wnte about what they as individuals felt as they looked at these pain tings Art will always be appreciated by people as long as there are ar tiste there will always be an au dience Art is a means of com munication its a way through which an individual can express himself and most importantly all art tells a story When students attend galleries they learn to appreciate the finer things in life and this opens their mind and makes them think A good time was had by all Until next week And watch out there could be another Van Gogh out there Alternatives to Junior Kindergarten a Halton board concern In an attempt to find alternatives to Junior Kindergarten the Board of Education along with other boards met with Ontario Minister of Education Tony Silipo to discuss a proposal for educational and childcare services for four and five yearolds Bob Williams the Boards Director of Education and Bill Harrison Board Chairman represented the Board at the meeting with Mr Silipo in toNov Limited financial resources acute transportation needs and a serious shortage of space have motivated a search for more desirable and appropriate options for young children stated Mr Williams in a press release issued after the meeting The government has mandated the implementation of a Junior- Kindergarten program by Sep tember but the Board along with public school boards from Durham Waterloo Wellington and York Regions are oppossed to the program The five boards would have to bring into the education stream an estimated new students if for ced to offer JuniorKindergarten We are unwilling to burden local taxpayers with the cost of Junior- Kindergarten said the Boards vicechair Dave Coons Provin cial funding for this program wont cover the additional costs of initiating and operating the program Instead of JuniorKindergarten the five boards asked the Minister to join with them to investigate alternative modes of education and St Josephs site of pilot project By LISA BOONSTOPPELPOT The Herald To cope with an increasing level of emotional disturbance among young people a coalition of Halton Region organizations is developing a schoolbased mental health in tervention program Termed the Better Bridges project the program will target students in Grades at St Josephs Separate School in Acton and three other schools public and separate in the region St Josephs was selected to represent and the other three schools are in Burlington Milton and Oakville Principal of the 348student school Carolyn Hilton said shes very excited about Better Bridges The mandate of our school is to help kids and we cant just ignore the emotional and sociaL problems of these kids she said We have to deal with them She said the program is designed to look at the preventive aspects of students emotional and social problems Our goal is to improve the ability of the whole community to support children with mental and emotional problems she said Better Bridges incorporates all aspects of the community ac cording to Jane Heinz the Better Bridges Project Coordinator Besides the hiring of a child- youth worker to work with students and teachers the project also in volves the creation of a community coalition for each school to be com prised of teachers parents and community workers The plan is that the coalition will work together to develop a school- based program to respond to the emotional needs of students when the project ends in months time Our goal is that the coalition will be selfsustaining and will develop new ways to respond to needs said Ms If a suc cessful program is developed it could be implemented in other set tings The childyouth workers are presently in the school working with students At St Josephs the parttime worker has been dealing with students since September She spends a lot of time working on social skills with small groups of students said Ms Hilton She also aids teachers in dealing with emotionally and socially disturbed children The school has just hired another person to act as a facilitator to set up the schools coalition program The Better Bridges program is funded through a grant of from the Health Strategies Fund of the Premiers Council on Health Well Being and Social Justice and the Ontario Ministry of Health The project team includes representatives from the Public and Roman Catholic School Boards JosephBrant Memorial Hospital the District Health Council North Mental Health Clinic Childrens Aid Society Childrens Assessment and Treatment Centre in Burlington and the Regional Municipality of Halton Childrens Services Community support appreciated ByBRYNDAVIES Principal GDHS Herald Special One of the traditions which we cherish at GDHS is the extent to which the parents and the com munity support our many pro grams In the past month over 900 peo ple attended our 104th annual Commencement Ceremonies over 200 people attended our University Information Night and over 300 parents met with teachers to discuss their sons and daughters report cards Our Parent Advisory Council Meetings nave hosted an average of 20 parents a month Our next meeting is this Friday from 930 to 1130 in Room The agendas are set by those in attendance the previous meeting This week we will be discussing such matters as reporting course fees and exam scheduling Coming up parents of students gram are invited to an Informa tion Meeting next Thursday December 7 pm Parents of Grade 8 students who are plann ing to take immersion next year are also invited All members of the community are invited to attend our annual Concert to celebrate the Holy Season on Wednesday Dec 11 beginning at pm in our cafetorium Of course there are other ways you continue to support our pro grams at GDHS Many service clubs businesses and individuals provide awards to recognize student excellence in every aspect of high school life Over a dozen of you help to coach our many teams Many businesses purchase advertising in our Student Newspaper Express Yourself and in our Yearbook Our Year book advertising reps are now out in the community soliciting your support J3nMLpopulw ad- seems to be leth of a page valued at Over different work- settings in Halton Hills have sup ported our Cooperative Educa tion Program the largest in the Region Needless to say the school- community bond in Georgetown is very strong On behalf of the students and 100 staff at Georgetown District High School thank you for your continued loyalty and support To date Mr Silipo hasnt for mally responded but the Halton Board says it hopes for a formal response from the Minister before the end of Bob Williams childcare services for four and five- yearolds According the press release board representatives asked Mr Silipo to consider interministerial support for pilot projects designed to blend education and childcare opportunities This is what loud noise does to loss call us tollfree at or contact your local office The Canadian Hearing Society Foundation THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Halton Hills Hlltt Drive PO Box HALTON HILLS Georgetown L7G PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION OF CONFEDERATION STREET KAREN RIVE TO WILD WOOD ROAD The Town of Halton Hilts invites you to attend a Public Infor mation Centre to view the preliminary design proposal for the reconstruction of the abovenamed section of road The Public Information Centre will be held as follows Date Thursday December Time 300 pm to pm and pm to pm PLACE Town of Hills Civic Centre Committee Room 1 Halton Hills Drive Georgetown This Public Information Centre will be an informal meeting where plans showing the preliminary design will be avail able for viewing by area residents and other interested parties Town of Halton Hills staff will be available to discuss the project The public are encouraged to attend the centre to review the design and provide comments The project is being carried out in accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment Process for Municipal Road Projects Inquiries on the project may be addressed to Mr RAGoddardCET Town of Halton Hills I Halton Hills Drive Hills Ontario 17G5G2 Telephone 8732600 extension 310 GLEN WILLIAMS i