White Oaks SS food fight sees school close early By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Staff Stumped for a gift idea? Don‘t paÂ¥ for your Natural A food fight in the White Oaks Secondary School cafeteria closed the school an hour earlier, Wednesday. Acting principal Keith Rupka dismissed the students at 12:30 p.m. shortly after a "wellâ€"planned" food fight broke out in the school‘s cafeteâ€" ria. With exams beginning Thursday, the school was scheduled for disâ€" missal at 1:30 p.m. But at 12 noon a food fight erupted in the Montclair Drive high school‘s cafeteria splattering about 300 students and staff with ketchup and eggs. "There wasn‘t any damage but there was ketchup and kids brought some eggs in. The cafeteria was enough of a mess that it would have taken us quite a while to get it cleaned up, " said Rupka. It happened quickly. "It was over in about 10 seconds. One of the students turned the lights out. That was part of it, as I say, it was really well planned and executâ€" ed," said the principal. Rupka called the prank more disruptive than destructive. "It‘s the kind of thing that most schools get towards the end of the year," said Rupka. "Yesterday was an example that they had it extremely well planned and were being as creative as they can be. That‘s going to happen. That‘s adolescent behavior." It took a couple of caretakers over an hour to clean up. "Our only concern is that it‘s not going to lead to destruction of propâ€" erty so that more than anything else, having the presence of staff out there can prevent anything like that, which is somewhat harmless in nature in terms of damage to property, from turning into that or causing physical harm to individuals," Rupka said. It‘s proving difficult for school officials to get information about the food fight, because exams began the following day. Rupka believes some senior students were involved. "It‘s a normal kind of thing that at all schools we watch out for and we have supervision. It‘s the kind of pranks that, particularly senior stuâ€" dents, will tend to get involved in," said the principal. However disciplining seniors, particularly graduates, is difficult. A formal reprimand and contacting parents is the only avenue open. Other, junior students involved, when caught, will face some compensatory cleanâ€"up duties around the school next fall. We‘ve got a large selection of barbecue grills and accessories to suit your budget! THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, June 18, 1993 â€" 10 With a NATURAL GAS BARBECUE you are hooked A Brmol Klng up to a dependable supply of economical fuel. BARBECUE SALE *On Union Gas \‘\F'REPLACE your )DEALER d es e Bill, with approved credit. M Dad will be impressed with the great cooking results he‘ll get with his Broil King. And he‘ll be even more impressed with the money you saved! Huge Inventory of Replacement * m o C sc sâ€"z= Parts for Most Makes and Models Electronic gear taken from home Thieves broke into a Third Line home early Tuesday morning and carted away an entertainment system in a designer sports bag taken from the home. Halton Regional Police say the culprits got in by cutting the screen on a partially open upstairs window. Once inside the home, a Pierre Cardin sports bag was stolen and used to cart off a Sony color TV, a JVC VCR and a Panasonic telephone. The stolen goods were valued at approximately $1,000. ATURES * EneE)Eavings/Cost Effective SAVE MONEYS$ * $5 per sq. ft. Operating Cost Come for + Large Floor Plate EARLY BIRD SPECIAL BARâ€"Bâ€"Q GAS GRILLS FIREPLACE INC. SINCE 1981 [A Sn ui s3 on the West Side) 639â€"5952 482 GUELPH LINE BURLINGTON râ€" o o = Guelph Ln. WWe @ Sat. till 5 CLOSED SUNDAY VISION into Tomorrow‘s Office Environment ... *« Free On Site Parking + Adjacent to Bronte Park * Superb Dining Facility * Fitness Centre + 30 Minutes to two Airports Now Leasing ... *Executive Training Centre » Banquet Facility *« Board Rooms + Corporate Hospitality Suites available for rent by the hour, day or week 5420 North Service Rd. Burloak QEW Interchange Burlington, Ontario "ROYAL BANK OF CANADA‘S ONTARIO HEAD QUARTERS IN ADJACENT TOWER® Plan your Corporate move to REIMER TOWER PHASE II today, and give your NEW z JUST COMPLETED Reimer Construction Limited i; setting a standard in building design that is well ahead Mon.â€"Wed. 4:30â€"5:30 p.m. at Robert‘s Fish Cove Homemade Clagl Chowder Cup Chilled Tomato Juice Chef House Salad Choice of Dressing Broiled Louisiana Cat(f)«s;l Lemon Butter Sauce Blackened Louisigga Catfish (spicy) Shrimp Saute Ol‘l‘l Garlic Sauce Shrimp Saute in Cajun Sauce _ All above include gige Pilat and Veggie Seafood Linguini Tomato Cream Sauce Black Forest Cake Roll Butter firm the image that of its e i deserves Surround your working environment with prestige and life style. or More Information Call: 2@ REIMER 1 omcs M@Q, Susan Baskerville 336â€"8775 332â€"6601 Seafood Caesar Salad with Garlic Bread 99 s (Baby Shrimp, Surimi, Mussel)