10 -Oroi»Weekly ~flmes~ W~dnesday, June 9~ 1999 icular Champions of change youth leadership camp re open to the public this weekend, in his annual open od, at 3384 Taunton Rd., are, rhododendrons Hinton nate. Growth has been early this year, but because of naller than usual says Hinton. Champions of Change Youth Leadership Camp is quickly filling up. With only one month left until camp starts it Is important to regis- ter now. The purpose of the camp is to provide an opportunity for girls and boys, aged il - 16, to develop leadership skills through involrement wlthin the comrnunity. There are four camp sessions, with twenty-five participants per session. The camp will be held at Bowman'ville Senior Public school. Champions of Change will mun: Session 1 - July 5-16 Session 2 - July 19-30 Session 3 - August 3-13 Session 4 - August 16-27 The Iast session running from August 16-27 will be geared towards participants aged 15 to 16 years old. This session Is designed to further develop and strengthen lead- ership training through job search skills, future career opportunities, volunteerisn' and intergenerational pro,, grams. Cost: 1 Session - $65,0 2 Sessions - $1 15.00 3 Sessions - $165.00 4 Sessions - $200.00 Upon successiùl comple- tion of the course participants will receive a certificate and a letter of reference from a camp facilitator, which ffier can attach to their resume. To register drop into Big Brothers of Clarlngton Office, 23 Scugog St., Bowinanville or contact Carnie Cameron, Camp Director 623-0750. Officiai opening & blessing of St. Stephen's Schooi Thursday, June 10, 1999 marks the 'Official Opening and Blessing' of St. Stephen's Secondary School ln Bowmanville. The theme for thue celebration Is 'FIIled With The Spirit". Mistress of Ceremonies, Caroline Burke, Board Chairperson will begin the event at 7:00 p.m. This cele- bration wIll honour those per- sons whose strength, spirit, and caring commitment have been vital ta the development of the new St. Stephen's Secondai-y School. Locatecd at 30 Mfiddle Road in l3ownmanville, the new $13, 176,506 facility totals 111,399 square feet in size. Constructed to house 815 students, the school includes a chapel, il regular class- mooms, 4 science laboratories, gyn4iasium, exercise room, librar-y resource centre, cafe- tera a ealth unit, guidance centr~e and sixteen specialized CIE consi( ronlm( doneé reah7z( groun water ger to The Canat nate t the Ki( des motor des Peopi% classrooms. These specialized areas consist of: art room, book-keeping and accounting room, commercial practice lab, communication technol- ogy room, 2 computer studies rooms, construction technol- ogy' room, special education resource rooms, famidly stud- les room, manufacturing technology rooxn, music room, secretarial lab, semi- nar rooms, and theatre arts room. His excellency Bishop James L. Doyle, Bishop of Peterborough, will officially Bless the School during the celebration wth assistance from Father Garry Leahy, Parish Priest at st. Josephi's Parish ln Bowmanville, and the students and staff of St. Stephen's. Special guests who will be attending are John OToole, MPP, Durham Region; Sister Irene Baker, Superior (eep the environment 0an m kidney foundation iny people have neyer .dered the negative envi- ýentai effects of an aban- i vehicle. 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Kidney patients wln because the funds raised help support a variety of progranis that help kidney patients General, Sisters of St. Joseph-, Don Foiz, Director of Education; Jane Black, Chairperson, St. Stephen's Secondary School Council; Neil McLellan, Contractor, Bradscot Inc.; Millet Salter, Architect, Salter Farrow Pilon Architects Inc.; and Mr. T1roy Young, Couneillor, Municipality of Clarington. Danielle Mosey, Prime Minister of the Student Council at St. Stephen's will be speaklng as the represen- tative of the students of St. Stephen's. Entertaimnent will be pro- vided by the school music students, dancers from the cast of'Sons and Daughters' and Individual student singers from St. Stephen's. Refreshments will be served and everyone is wel- corne to attend. For further Information, please contact Nancy Sharpe, Manager of Communication and Freedom of Information/Protection of Privacy at 748-486 1, ext. 245 or St. Stephen's Secondary School ln Bowmanville at (905) 623-3990. 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