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Education The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, March 2,1994 5 Band-a-thon Raises Funds at Durham Christian High School Courtice Students Prepare for Fashion Show Visiting musician Tony Carlucci (with trumpet) attended Durham Christian High School on February 18th where the Senior Band Ensemble students were hosting an all-day "Band-a-thon" to raise money for an up-coming trip to New York. Mr. Carlucci offered professional advice as the young musicians played throughout the day. They expected to raise over $3,500 through pledges. Emily Stowe Students Enjoy Dance Workshop With April just around the comer, local residents might want to start thinking about spiffy new spring fashions. Courtice Secondary School students Natosha Dower, Jodi Smith, Jen Appleby, Kyla Kuntz and Sandra Silvestri are certainly ready to put away their parkas. They were at Allouise Fashions in Bowmanville Bowmanville last week trying on clothes for the annual fashion show slated for March 3rd. This year's show, called Fashion Dreams, features fashions from several shops in Durham. Money raised will help fund Prom night. Durham Christian High School Report by Sarah Ridley Durham Christian High, although located in Bowmanville, has students ■ from all over the region. One such chapter is Lindsay. Nine students, representing seven families drive to DCHS from Lindsay every morning, as well as, two teachers; Mr. Ewald, who also drives the bus, and our band director, Mr. Ullman. I talked to two of these nine students students this week. First, Rachel Hiem- stra, a grade 12 student who lives in Janetville, near Lindsay. Rachel plays saxophone for Jazz Band, as well as piccolo and flute for the Sen ior Wind Ensemble. She is also the vice-president of student council. This year, Rachel is taking four OACs, as well as a double co-op at the veterinary clinic. She really enjoys enjoys her co-op. "I'm learning a lot from first hand experience," she says. Rachel gets to watch surgeries, as well as cleaning up and most recént- ly, developing x-rays. Rachel lives on a farm with her parents and younger brother and sister. sister. Her parents run a pottery studio, so she's been throwing pots in her spare time. Rachel's mom is also a teacher at DCHS. This weekend, Ra chel and her mom are attending the Toronto Storytelling Festival. Rachel accompanies Mrs. Hiemstra's stories on her flute. Amanda Wilms, who lives just north of Lindsay, is a grade 11 student student at DCHS. Amanda is also in student student council and plays flute in the Senior Wind Ensemble. She helps run the Blue Whale, DCHB's snack centre. Amanda's favorite subject is Art Studio because she finds drawing "relaxing and it helps me express myself'. myself'. Her dad owns Wilms Construction, Construction, located in Lindsay. Amanda has two brothers and a sister, all of whom attend Heritage Christian SchooLy which Amanda herself attended. Her ) mom volunteers at the school, in the library. Next week: a profile of one of DCHS's other Chapters, as well as an update of happenings at Durham Christian High. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Temperance and Church St. Bowmanville 623-3432 SUNDAY, MARCH 6TH, 1994 "Remembrance and Hope" 11 :OQ a.m. Holy Communion Sunday School and Nursery Minister: Rev. Harvey Osborne, B.A., M.Div. 623-0009 Students Build Robot Athlete St. Kttjflitatt Cfourtb Temperance St. S., Bowmanville SUNDAY, MARCH 6TH, 1994 LENT III 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion Wed. 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion and Laying-On-of-Hands for Healing jector--The Reverend Canon Byron Yates, B.A., S.T.B. Trinity United Church Church and Division Streets Bowmanville, Ontario Church Phone Office Phone 623-3912 623-3138 Rov. Frank Lockhart M.A., M.Div., M. Th. SUNDAY, MARCH 6TH, 1994 10:30 a.m. "Blame It On the Serpent" All welcome Church School for all Children St Saul's ®ttttcî» Church Rov. Nancy J, Knox, BA„ M.Div. Organist: Mr. Douglas Dowell Church Secretary: Helen Mclnnos 623-7361 FRIDAY, MARCH 4TH, 1994 2:00 p.m. World Day of Prayer SUNDAY, MARCH 6TH, 1994 11:00 a.m. "When the Smoke Cleared" Nursery Caro for Pro-School Children Every Sunday Ifyou'ro now to Bowmnnvillc, wo invite you to make St, Paul's your church homo. He or she will need the agility, speed, and accuracy of a Magic Johnson. Johnson. But this basketball and soccer player - being designed for the Canada Canada First competition in Toronto in March - will be different in one important important way. It will be a radio- controlled robot. Over 30 students and staff volunteers volunteers from Courtice Secondary School and Durham College are currently currently working evenings and Saturdays Saturdays on what they hope will be the winning robotic athlete. Canada First, a national non-profit organization, stages the competitions to showcase science and technology for teenagers, says Tracy Vandcn- berg, project co-ordinator for The Northumbcrland-Clarington Board of Education. Vandenbcrg said the board signed up for the competition to increase interest interest in mathematics, science and technology amongst students and to build links with business and industry. industry. Each school team entering the competition received a standard kit composed of a used printer, a drill, batteries, a joy stick, and other bits and pieces. With the kits and some rules, their imaginations arc now die only limit as they use these parts to design a metallic player capable of dunking a soccer ball into a basket five feet from the floor. Vandenbcrg won't describe the robot robot at this stage. "We don't want to give away company secrets to our competitors," she said. But the robot will be unveiled at the Automotive Building at Exhibition Place in Toronto Toronto on March 4,5 and 6. While area businesses have been supportive, Vandenbcrg says the team needs more assistance with the project. CDCI East in Cobourg has offered some help, The Dutch Oven in Cobourg has assisted with food as the students work evenings. And Peter Peter Huffman of Huffman Brothers Welding Limited in Port Hope has contributed construction and design expertise. But Vandenbcrg says they arc still looking for donations to help with meal expenses and team T-shirts and for some engineering expertise, As staff and students have worked on the project, Vandenbcrg says one student's comments hit home. That student said, "I don't care if wo win, I just can't wait to see what makes this work." Says Vamlcnlicrg, "That's the purpose purpose of this project." Students from Dr. Emily Stowe Public School in Courtice demonstrate a Myiam rain dance that dates back to biblical times. The students learned the ceremonial dance in a recent workshop held at Dr. Emily Emily Stowe. The workshop was run by the Arts Resource and Special Education department from the Northumberland/Qarington School Board. Participants in the January 25th workshop came from several Courtice area schools. The students also learned country line dancing and traditional square dancing. ! Musical Notes from Cartwright High School The C.H.S. Stage Band performed at Brock High School on Tuesday, February 22. This was the first public performance for this group and they performed extremely well. There are several rookies in the band this year but they came through for us, despite the stage jitters. The Senior Concert Band participated participated in the Sunderland Music Festival Festival Thursday, February 24, and placed second among a class of the four senior bands competing from Uxbridge S.S., P.P.H.S., Brock H.S. and C.H.S. The senior band played magnificently and is to be commended commended for its excellent performance. On Saturday, February 27, the Junior Concert Band will be performing performing at the Southern Ontario Band Festival in Scarborough. This is the qualifying festival for MusicFest Canada, the national music festival held every year in mid May. The juniors juniors have been working very diligently diligently towards this festival. This group doesn't get a rest because on Tuesday, Tuesday, March 1, they travel to Pickering Pickering to attend the Pickering Rotary Music Festival. The Senior Band is beginning their annual fundraising drive to assist assist with the expenses for the major excursion, this year to Philadelphia to participate in the International Music Ground Water Festival Educators, industry, government and groundwater specialists have formed a partnership to stage the first "Children's Groundwater Festival" in Canada from June 6 to 10, 1994 at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milton. More than 5,000 elementary school children will have the opportunity opportunity to participate in hands-on activities activities and interactive discovery centres centres focusing on groundwater and its importance in our lives. "Teaching children about their role in protecting the environment, by respecting and conserving our groundwater, is a step towards making making a real difference," said Gerry Rich, Director of Responsible Care for Ciba Canada Plant Protection and Chair of the Festival Committee. "Thirty-percent of all Canadians depend on groundwater as the sole source of all their daily water needs. In Ontario alone more than 400 million million cubic metres of groundwater arc consumed annually by households, business and fanning operations." The purpose of this festival is to create an exceptional environment of learning for the children, by combining combining a healthy mix of fun and education. education. With more than 30 different activities, activities, scnltercd across the Museum's 80 acre site, including "The Royal Flush, Well-drilling, Water Water Witching, Homo Sweet Home and 'Aq' - The Amazing Aquifer", the five-day festival will appeal to the largo numbers of children expected to attend, Students can take a creative look at groundwater preservation by par ticipating in pre-festival activities including including a school poster competition and a 30-second television commercial commercial competition on the value of groundwater and water preservation. Festival. We will be holding a dance at the Blackstock Rec. Centre on Friday, Friday, April 22 featuring the new country country band "The Dear Johns," with Blackstock's own Shawn Crockard on lead vocals. Tickets will be on sale from the school or through any band member beginning the second week in March. The second major fundraising effort is a raffle featuring two prizes: two Toronto Maple Leaf tickets for a game next , year, or a flight over Scugog and breakfast with Ted Griffen of Port Perry fame, in jiis private plane. The winner of the draw will get his/her choice of the prizes while the second name drawn will receive receive that prize which was not first picked. The draw will take place on April 22 at the dance. Band members will have these tickets by the second week in March. In the Blackstock Preliminary Fair list there was a serious error - in Kim Hope special in Folk art the topic is themes using flowers not animals as listed. Please make the changes to your list. Sorry about the inconvenience. inconvenience. Capsule Comments with Neale McLean, b.sc. Phm. If you take an iron supplement, It Is best to take It on an empty stomach. Taken with food can reduce the amount of Iron absorbed by 30 - 50%. Remember, Iron can turn the stools black - a normal occurrence. Breast-feeding the new bom child Is Important. Besides the advantages of convenience convenience and speed, it is good for the baby. Since baby's Intestines arc Immature, Immature, they digest the nutrients In breast milk easier. Mom's milk contains antibodies antibodies that protect the child from bacteria and allergies. Less diarrhea, too, Try to continue for at least 9 months. Can eating cheese help prevent tooth decay! Cavities result when certain foods "ferment" In the mouth causing cavity-producing adds. Cheeses have less add-causing potential and the best cheeses In this regard arc blue, Brie,, mozzarella, chcddar, Jack and Swiss. 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