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12Orono Weekly Tlimes, Wednesday, March 5, 1997 Clarke High School News This is a picture of the Pastoral Oversight Committee of Oshawa Presbytery of the United Church of Canada. They are responsible for invit- ing Rev. Dr. Herbert O'Driscoll to speak and for setting up the retreat. The retreat held at Orono United Church last Friday evening and all day Saturday was an overwhelming suc- cess, with over 158 people registered to participate. The featured speaker was Dr. Herbert O'Driscoll and the Mount Zion Singers also added a great deal to the day with their musical renditions. To finish off the weekend, Rev. Dr. O'Driscoll preached the Sunday, Marih 2nd ser- vice at Orono United Church. Pictured above are: Back Row - Jack Elliott, Blake Walker, Richard Hall, Ian Robb. Front Row - Marjorie Ferries, Meruyn Russell, Herbert O'Driscoll, John May, Alice Sheffield. Newcastle Lions News Twenty seven Lions and guests attended the February 26th Newcastle Lions Meeting at the Lions Room in the Newcastle Community Hall. A delicious roast beef dinner was served by the Providence Shaws Women's Institute. President Terry Graham con- ducted the meeting and reported that Past District Govemor, Ralph Foden from the Cobourg Lions Club had suddenly passed away. He also reported that Lion Dave Robinson and Lioness Teresa are the proud parents of baby girl Nicole. After dinner president Terry asked Lion Mike Swaga to introduce the guest speak- er. Mike introduced Jo Harris from the Canadian Red Cross Society. Jo is the volunteer co-ordinator for the Clarington Medical Recycling Program at the Memorial Hospital and the convener of the blood donor clinic in Bowmanville. Ms. Harris is proud of the fact that the Bowmanville clinic has been -able to increase donations by 100 units in the last two years and thanked the Newcastle Lions for the signs that they donated last year. The Bowmanville Red Cross Clinic requires forty-five local volunteers for every clinic, such as phoners, drivers and recorders on clinic day. She noted that the Red Cross col- lects 600,000 units of blood every ear in Canada and sup- plies 900 hospitals. New rules in Canada make it possible to donate every fifty-six days now. Jo also spoke of her other volunteer position with the Clarington Medical Recycling Program. This is a program operated by the Red Cross in space donated by the Memorial Hospital, where vol- unteers, collect, clean and repair donated medical arti- cles. These items are then made available to the public for use by individuals requir- ing them. In the past two years 250 items, such as wheel chairs, beds, canes and other medical items have been donated back into the community by the efforts of this organization. Jo was thanked by Lion Howard Quinney, who has been a recent recipient of blood from the Red Cross. Lion Ron Locke reported tickets are selling very well for the Down East Night on March 15 at the Newcastle Community Hall. President Terry presented Lion Peter De Jong with a twenty-five year service pin and Lion Roy Hopkins with a twenty year service pin. Lion Roy Hopkins report- ed that be bowled 168 and collected $165. for the Big Brothers Bowl-A-Thon and thanked the club for their support. Lion George Rickard reported that the Mature Drivers Course will take place in April. More information is available from Community Care in Bowmanville. The next Newcastle Lions meeting will be held in the Lions Room on March 12. On February 27, staff and students received a much needed break from academics in order to participate in the annual winter carnival. Activities were intended to appeal to everyone and included snowboarding, ski- ing, bowling, laserquest, a sight-seeing trip to the CN Tower, and a variety oftin- school activities. Some of the activities available there included a euchretourna- ment, g.ames in the gym, movies, computer lab time, library time or even a full day of co-op. Those participating in outdoor activities found themselves somewhat chal- lenged by rain, but generally the day was enjoyed by all, and participation was excel- lent. In sports news, the Senior Girls'Volleyball team finished first at Kawartha defeating Lakefield in the finals. The Junior Girls team finished first at Kawartha defeating Haliburton in the finals. Both teams compete at.COSSA in Cloyne on Tuesday. They pro- ceed to COSSA at Lakefield on Wednesday. We wish them ail well in their quest for excellence! Another parents' night was held at the school this past week for parents of grade nine students. The purpose of this evening was to provide assistance in the choosing of levels for the students' grade ten classes. Teachers have been involved since September in observing and tracing the progress of the grade nine students with the This will be a dinner meeting in the Lions Room at the Newcastle Community Hall .Zone Chairman John Ogden will be on hand to make his official visit and inducting five new members into the Newcastle Lions Club. Guests are welcome, please call Lion Amos Langley 987-5260 for further details. result that they are able to provide expertise for students and parents who are uncer- tain about which level to choose. Any parents who were unable to attend the event but who would still like some assistance should call the guidance office at 987- 4771 in order to set up an appointment. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Kate McKelvie, an OAC student at Clarke, is the coach's choice for athlete of the week. The majority of staff and students at Clarke are acquainted with Kate for she is actively involved in every- thing which happens at the school from intramurals, to students' council where she has served as athletic rep and enthusiasm builder, to leader on a variety of school teams over the years. When asked why she might have been chosen as athlete of the week, Kate speculated that it could be because of the fact that she is a leader on her volleyball team this year, her last at Clarke. She has a positive attitude, is determined, gets along with everyone and trains on her own to stay in shape. In the writer's view, the possessor of such quali- ties would certainly be in a position to be emulated by the rest of the team. Kate believes she is a leader on the team not because of her skills but because of her attitude toward training and prepara- tion. Because of her determina- tion, Kate played volleyball for the summer games team in '94; the team won gold. She has played on the Provincial Team for the past two sum- mers and is trying out again this May and June. Kate's energy and enthusiasm, along with the desire to play to win, make her a good choice for any team. She also believes that with the right mindset it is possible for a player to develop the neces- sary physical and mental skills to do well. Kate is a busy young woman in other areas of her life as well. Her family is important to her, and she enjoys spending time with her younger brother, encouraging him in his sports activities, but especially volleyball. She has a part-time job at Harvey's and, as one might expect, plays for the Quinte Cougars club volleyball team. Her social life rounds out her busy schedule. In September, 1997, Kate hopes to be enrolled at the University of Ottawa in the Human Kinetics program there. It is quite likely that she will play volleyball there too. Attending a Canadian university is important to Kate: she has turned down scholarships to some American schools already. There is some method to her madness--in order to make the National B team she told me, you must be in school in Canada, and this is the next goal which Kate has set for herself. The National B team. participates in World University goal which Kate ha sset for herself. The National B team participates in World University games. Kate believes that with determina- tion, anything is possible, regardless of what others might think of her chances. She has already proven this to be the case in other situa- tions. (continued page 13)