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BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 29, 1979 SECTION TWO Nig ht-time Students at B.H.S. Getting to know their cars is what these women are doing in a course designed to teach the basics of service station work. Left to right: Hazel Lowery, instructor AI Cole, Lee Beers and Freda Kramp. Restoring chair seats is an expensive proposition Keeping fit is what this course is all about. Here Glenn Hodgson demon- unless you happen to know how to do it yourself. By strates a sit-up while instructor Mr. Putman and fellow student AI Lobb (hold- Christmas, Betty Stutt will have learned the skills ing legs) look on. necessary for chaircaning. Courses -Math to By Lynne Ainsworth School boards, teachers, principals and the Ministry of Education may be having nightmares over declining enrolment in Ontario's elementary and secondary schools, but they needn't lose sleep over night school enrolment because it's on the upswing. In fact if the current trend in night school enrolment continues we may find schools being used more at night than during the day. Many schools opened within the last 10 years were built with com- munity use in mind. This is certainly the case at Bowmanville High School where six out of seven nights a week the school is used for evening classes, local drama club presentations and recreation by the town. Designed for Community Bowmanville High School was designed for community use, says Charles Clarke, night school principal. Sec- tions of the school not designated for com- munity use can be easly locked, allowing security risks to be kept to a minimum. Drop into the school on a Monday or Wed- nesday evening and you'll find all kinds of people from all walks of life baking cakes, pain- ting pictures, running a mile, wiring a radio, repairing engines and sewing seams. Although registration for night school classes increases each year the trend in evening education is towards practical courses that teach a skill. At Bowmanville High School only one of the 37 courses offered in the evening is a credit cour- se. English, history and geography were offered at night school, but not enough people signed up for them, says Mr. Clarke. In order f program to ope there must be 15 stu ts enrol Mathematics at grade 11 and grad level is taught Mo- evenings. Crowded Parkin Some 1,040 pe registered for n school at Bowman High School. On Mo evenings, the sch busiest night, e available parking s is taken. Once these gone night sc students must uset ingenuity to parking for their ca Ballroom andd dancing have prov be two of the sch more popular cou Now that touch dan is back in style it se everyone wants to into the act. Whethe to dance the l hustle or learn toî gracefully acros crowded ballr people are lining u a chance to step ont dance floor. Dancing or a Thedemand for rate qualified baliroom dan- iden- ce instructors is so high led. that schools, local YM- the CA's and dancing Le 12 schools are competing nday for instuctors. Last year, ballroom tg dance was offered at ople Bowmanville High iight School but the school iville couldn't findan instruc- nday tor who wasnt already ool's bookedup. very Fortunately, Mr. pace Clarke, who is in charge e are of hiring the instructors, :hool was able to find two their very capable people to find teach ballroom dance. rs. The search for the in- disco structors took two ed to weeks and involved ool's countless phone calîs rses. across southern On- ncing tario. eems Learning new skills, get meeting people with r it's similar interests and atest just plain having a good glide time is what night s a school is ail about. If oom you don't believe me ask p for the night people at othe Bowmanville High School. Off-loom weaving will teach students the basics . Darlene Lapham works on a wall hanging. Students Jack Cunningham, Les Piper and Bert Lobber learn about the maintenance and operation o Sewing has always been a popular course Julie Bouwmeester looks like she's hapyshe's enrollcd. small engines from their instructor. . . . . . . . . . . .