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Halton Hills This Week, Saturday, January 30, 1993 — Page 13 Lighten Up Canada Jack Carpenter, who has been known to don a red nose or two, con- Advertising Needs 873-2254 Bryne Davies, Principal Georgetown District High School At our recent Transition meetings with Centennial and Stewarttown Parents, several questions were raised about French Immersion, which I would like to answer today. Like all other high schools in the north, Georgetown DHS offers “early” French Immersion. These students began studying in French for 1/2 days beginning in Grade 1. GDHS is unique in offerin; “late” French Immersion to stu- dents who began studying in French for 1/2 days beginning in Grade 7. Halton Hills students who want to continue this program must attend GDHS. As with any student, those students who live more than 3 miles from the school will be pro- vided with transportation. In grade 9, early immersion stu- . Principal's Corner French Immersion questions answered dents must take History, Typing and Math in French in addition to their regular French language peri- od. It is recommended that late immersion students take History, however, they may opt for one of the other 2 courses instead. Since French is compulsory in Grade 9, it is expected that students will continue in Immersion for at least one more year. Otherwise, stu- dents dropping French Immersion would join their classmates in the non-immersion, “French Core” pro- gram, which tends to focus more on grammar and writing than on “lan- guage experience”. As you can see, the issues may be complex, depending on the stu- dent. For more information, you may also wish to speak to our Head of Moderns, Margaret Bentley, who can be reached at the school at 877- 6966. JOHNSON & | | ASSOCIATES intimacy Be