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Orono Weekly Times, 13 Nov 1991, p. 5

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0ro.~o W..kly TIm.a~ W.dm.duy, Novumber 1~ 191 - O Orono/N'ewcastle 4-H members eàl The Oroiio-Newcastle 4H Back(left to right): Jeff Finilay, mnembers are wearing t-shirts they Debbîe Barber, Chy-anne Poirer, painted with environmental slogans,. Holly Morland, ill Brown Orono/Newcastle 4-IH Club news report Front: Katrina Kent, Tamara Kent, Greg Finlay, Jamie Kent. Clarke High Sohool news report F rom the Principal Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education offers many arts related programs that are open to the public. The following are Drama Plus Stop by Victoria Hall in Cobourg in the evenLing and catch a variety of one-act plays from March 5 to March 7, 1992, performed by secondary school students with the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education. During the day, students participate in a series of workshops led by theatre professionals. Welil see you when the curtain rises! Last year Clarke High School wNas recognized to have one of the finest plays. Art-Is-Tree '92 A gallery of nmulti-media works takes place in May 1992 at The Royal Ontario Museumn as tlented student artists throughout the system take part in this special one day exhibition and meet their fellow student artists. The day includes workshops and demnonstration. Intermediate Concert Band Festival lis the fifth annual gathering of intermediate school bands and it will be held at Cobourg D.C.I. West on November 29, 1991. Drop in anytime during the day and sample some of our students' music. Senior Concert Baud Festival Enjoy the big band sound? Then corne to the Senior Concert Band Festival on February 26, 1992 at Port Hope School as our bands showcase their talent. For an even bigger band sound, be sure to catch the aftem-oon performance as an adjudicator conducts the groups as a mass band of 350 members! Al That Jazz! Join our secondary school jazz anI stage bands at Bowmanville Hfigh Schoolon April 23 and 24, 1992 for two days of cool and funky music. By talking to Clarke High School students dloser to the performance date you can find the some in which Clarke High School plans to participate. We hope that you cati attend and support your students and neighbours students. exact time Clarke High School students perfôrmi. Co-op Goes to Durham College On Thursday, November 7 the Co-op students went on a trip to Durham College for a Career Information Day. Each student signed up to see two classes of their choice. Some of the career choices were Early Childhood Educati.on, Nursing, Food, and Beverage Management, Food and Drug Technology and Business' Administration. The students had the opportunity to find out about the courses they were interested in and to ask questions. in the afternoon the students went on a scavenger hunt. This gave them the opportunity to explore the whole college. Ailliniahl, it was a good trip and 1 hope future co-op students to enjoy the tip as much as 1 did. Sehool Reach Clarke's School Reach Teains started off the season ini tremendous fashion displaying their academic prowess by placi ng first in both season opening tournaments. Clarkes intermediate team displayed a lot of potential after some top players from last years teamn. They stili managed to field a very comnpetitive teamt and ended up tied for first with a 2-1 record out of seven teamns. Clarke defeated Campbellford and Cobourg East and lost a choice match to Cobourg West. Clarke's senior team went undefeated with a 4-0 record defeating Campbellford, Port Hope, Cobourg East and Cobourg West (who advanced to the Provincial playoffs last year). Clarke tied with O'Neill for first place and will be challenged by themn during league play this year. Wîth some hard work and a lot of practicee Clarke's team has potential to go all die way this year! Members of the Intermediate team include Captain Aaron Staples, Tricia Dubeau, Jas on Twardowski, Dyson Drury, Ian Dewell, Kathleen Dewell, Allison McManus and Brett Graves. The Senior team consists of Carl Brown, Dan Smi th, Cameron Esler, Kristian Dart, Jarrett Prescott and Mike Smith. Clarke Donates! The first Red Cross Blood From the previous meetings for the OronolNewcastle 4-H Club dhe members have been leamning how to fix up the world in mnany ways. Somne of the activities we have been doing during our 4-H meetings are painting our shirts so we could show themn off at school and elsewhere so people there, will learn to put their lunches into plastic contalners and plastic jugs and thereby not adding to the quant ity of garbage. Other things we could do are recycle our paper and pop caris and use a compost bin. At the 4-H headquarters people come in to'see tapes showing what we are doing to our planet earth today. So use the three R's. Reduce - Reuse - Recycle. Thanks to Lois McLeod and Ann Cox for their leadership and t ime. by Janie Kent Jr. Donor Clinic of the school year was held on Wednesday, Novemaber 6 at the Lion's Centre in Bowmanville.' The Clarke contingent was transported to the clinic by bus --, courtesy of Charterways. Aside from one pre-needle near-faint and one or two cases of post-needle- dizziness, the outing was quite enjoyable. OAC-C best represented the OAC homerooms. Apparently, OAC-B spent more time collecting pennies than donating blood! COMING EVENTS November 20th Poinsettia Sales Begin November 25th P.A.Day November 27th Mid-Termn Report Cards At the Durham East 4H Awards Banquet on November 29th members will receive plaques for completing this project. Katrîna Kent also completed a Youth Leader Project by assisting the leaders at the meetings. 4H is a rural youth organization for 10-21 year olds. It encourages self confidence and develops skills in communication, leadership, goal sctting and problem solving. Through various projects young people-leam about the environmnent, food preparation, nutrition, recreational activities, financial management, livestock and crop production. 4H is also fun! 1The Orono-Newcastle Cluh is considering starting the "Milk Makes it Better" project after Christmnas. If interested caîl Lois McLeod, 983-5590. Postal workers to be punished Post Office workers in Port Hope may face discîplinary action fromn their union for continuing their work while others spent time on the picket line. If the union decides to act a hearing will be held at which time disciplinary, action will be considered. Price drop for gla,'ss compensated hy risc in price for alumi'num The recycling programs across the country should not be affected due to a drop in price paid from $60 a tonne to $38 a tonne as the price for aluminum bhas risen ftomn $600 a tonne to $700 a tonne and rnay go higher. DUrham

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