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Orcno Wekly Timet, Weiesday, April 17, 1 996.3 Deja Vu Choral Ensemble To Play At St. Saviours Orono U.C.W. News Deja Vu Choral Ensemble is a Durham Region Based, three part women's choir. The group is currently in its ninth season. Deja Vu strives for excellence through participation in various fes- tivals and competitions. Their efforts have been rewarded with numerous certificates of excel- lence including a recent Gold Standing at the Canadian Music Festival and the honour of "Best Choral Ensemble in Ontario" as ranked by the Kiwanis Organization. Deja Vu places emphasis on good musicianship and entertaining performance. Personal musical development is a com- mon goal among the ensemble members. A variety of music styles enhance the group's perfor- mances providing audiences with varied entertaining programmes of choral selections and solo performances. Their repertoire includes classical, folk, sacred, secular and broadway selections. The will be performing at St. Saviour's Anglican Church in concert on May 5 at 2:30 p.m. Research at Clarke High School has taken on a new look, as anyone can witness when they visit our Library. Just because we are physi- cally located in Newcastle, Ontario doesn't restrict where students and staff can virtu- ally visit by using the newest technology vehicle known as the Internet. You might be asking yourself what sorts of things do the students research on the net? These are just some of the areas that are currently underway: post-secondary institutions, current career trends, stress tests, personal work out plans, healthy eat- ing, eating groups, HIV/AIDS, childhood diseases, sports injuries, musical groups, ani- mation at Disney World (Toy Story), life in Ancient Greece, endangered species, First Nations Issues, monuments and museums of Paris, waste management, earthquakes in B.C. and all sort of other envi- ronmental issues. Students are getting hooked on "surfing the net" for information on just about any topic a teach- er can throw at them. Why research this way as opposed to the traditional way? Information is current and is being updated as you read this column. This is not to say we toss out other research tools but as infor- mation technology continues to expand at astronomical rates, Clarke is committed to training students to under- stand and be proficient in many different forms of infor- mation retrieval. As with anything new, the more one uses it, the more comfortable one becomes. Students helping each other is really what is spreading the enthusiasm. Although we only have two computers that are capable of accessing the Internet, cre- ative group activities are allowing as many as possible to experience moving around the World Wide Web. Accompanying this new technology is a unique inter- net jargon which is quickly becoming familiar as you lis- ten to the conversations around the library comput- ers. It sounds something like this: "Check out this cool web site";"Great, bookmark it"; "Awesome home page"; "What search engine did you use?"; "I like Lycos better that Yahoo and Alta Vista"; "What's your ISP cost a month?" (meaning Internet Service Provider, not independent study project); "The host is not responding?" and on it goes. You can also hear, "It's too busy right now ' and "I can't connect any- where". The school's connec- tion to the Internet is at the Board Office in Cobourg and students do not have access to news groups or chat ser- vices. Two students are current- ly creating Clarke's own home page which will allow folks anywhere around the world a quick peek into life at Clarke High School. Stay tuned weekly for Clarkes' "Pick of the Week". Bowmanville Toastmasters We had a special guest at our April 9, meeting when a new Peterborough Toastmaster, P.T. Burrow paid us a visit and delivered his second speech "To Be Earnest". For his topic Toastmaster Burrow spoke enthusiastical- ly about his anticipated world travels in the Toastmaster realm. P.T. Burrow is keeping a journal of his travel and hopes to return to the Peterborough Club in two years. The Peterborough Club will enjoy following P.T.'s enrich- ment as he hobnobs with Toastmasters around the world. You too can visit us any Tuesday 7:30 p.m. at 'The Darlington Hydro Information Centre". For more information please phone Irene Konzelmann, Orono, 983- 9423. Our Classifieds cost only $4.75 for the first 25 words and .09¢ a word above 25. Compare that with the other local papers and see where your ad should be. "An Austrian psychiatrist, Viktor Franki, while a prison er in Hitler's concentration camps, witnessed repeatedly the truth that man could sur- vive almost anything, as long as he had a glimmer of hope." This opening statement of the Bible study guide led members of Unit 1, U.C.W. into a consideration of the elusive concept, "Hope" at their monthly meeting on April 10th. Leaders were Gladys Greenwood, Dorothy Barnett and Violet Dunlop. The group also enjoyed singing "Whispering Hope". A presentation by guest speaker, Dr. Dahlia Campbell provided further enlightment on the role. of hope in sus- taining a productive, healthy life style. She first demon- strated the relationship between mind and body. Dr. Campbell likened the brain to a complex computer that directs body functions. For the mind to be filled with pos- itive, hopeful thoughts can only benefit the body. She stressed the impor- tance of keeping an alert mind throughout life by remaining active and involved and continuing to learn. Simple activities such as playing cards, working cross- words and exercising are ben- eficial. Her presentation ended F- with a quiz in which partici- pants assessed their degree of positive, hopeful attitudes in various aspects of life. At the meeting, everyone was reminded of the Lantana Fashion Show on Friday, April 19th at 7:30 p.m. There is also a General Meeting of all units on Thursday, April 25th at noon hour. This is a potluck meal followed by a presentation by Sandra Toper on Reflexology and Aromatherapy. SCRATCH PADS 0750¢ ea. # or 3 for $1 What a deal! Is someone you know reaching a milestone? Wish them happiness and congratulations in The Orono Weekly Times SHOP AROUND, GET YOUR BEST PRICE THEN CALL US FOR YOUR BETTER PRICE We use the full 7% G.S.T. Credit to give you the maximum $$$ for your Trade-In. 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