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< By Sarah Ridley Service. It's our duty to help one another. It's our belief, at DCHS, that it is our duty to God. So, next week, the students at Durham Christian Christian High will be involved in service projects, helping those in need in our communities, as well as those in communities far from our own. The senior students will be traveling traveling the farthest. The grade twelve class will be going to Cumberland, Maryland, on a building project, Everyone Everyone seems to be very enthusiastic about this trip. And the grade .eleven class is going to Baldwin, Michigan, to work there with Habitat for Humanity, Humanity, an organization striving to This model shows the combined efforts of Phil Redford'S' Grade 4-5 class at Enniskillen Public E ro . c a j|° r dable housing to fami- School. Raya, Beth and Adam were part of the team that built the miniature streetscape and examined ^TfoTgrade nines and tens will be transportation, planning, engineering, recreation, residential, government, and business components for staying a little closer to home, but the model. The model, while not to scale, used many the ideas expressed by the students during the plan- they will not be any less needed to ning next year. Mr. Spoelslra is currently currently the principal at Chatham District District Christian High School. Our current principal, Mr. Ren Siebcnga, will be taking up the position as prin cipal of Toronto District Christian High next year. Although we regret to sec him go, we arc thankful for his many years with us, both as a principal principal and a friend. Award Winners at St. Stephen's H.S. mng process. Parents Planning Meeting to Discuss Quality of Education The effectiveness of the whole language philosophy, the teaching of phonics, standardized testing, and accountability are just a few of the topics to be discussed on Wednesday, Wednesday, April 6, at a meeting in Bow- manville. The meeting, which begins at 7:00 p.m., takes place in Court Room Number 1, above the Bow- manville Fire Hall. All parents concerned about the quality of education in their schools are encouraged to attend. Persons running for positions as school trustees trustees are also invited. Guest speaker will be Professor Barry Kavanaugh of Seneca College, College, Vice President of the Educators' Educators' Association for Quality Education. Education. Maureen Somers-Beebe, a board member of the Organization for Quality Education, is also an invited invited speaker. Organizers of the meeting hope to establish a core group of parents who will be representative of our community. This group will help promote parental awareness and, hopefully, become a vehicle for positive positive change and growth in our schools. When the comment is heard from parents of children who are at all levels of scholastic ability: "Our children are not challenged enough," it is time for change. When some children strain and labor labor for minimal success; when failure failure and unrealized potential are their constant companion, it is time for change. When teachers are increasingly increasingly taxed with larger classes and when less time is available for student student attention, it is time for change. When parents feel compelled to embark embark upon countless "search and find" missions outside the domain of their schools to secure appropriate appropriate remedial intervention for their children, it is time for change. In Ontario, some boards have as many as two employees outside the classroom for every teacher. How does our board measure up? Why are there no texts using systematic phonics authorized for use in Ontario Ontario schools when administrators pro- News Report for Bowmanville Sr. Public School Welcome back to BSPS after your March Break. The Journalism Club members hope everybody had a great holiday. Judging by the tans that some staff and students arc sporting, sporting, some lucky people were down south for their holiday. Now that Spring is here, we all know that the school year is entering high gear, in the second semester. Easter Campaign Kim Ostrander, Sara Roberts. Thee has been a sweet smell around the school lately. No, the students arc not making cookies, everyone is busy selling Chocolate Bunnies to help raise money for school activities, equipment, and buses buses for Camp Tawingo, To all those students who have volunteered to sell the bunnies at $3.00 each, thank you. The school's goal is $11,000 in sales. Your help is needed. So, if someone comes knocking at your door, selling "The World's Finest Chocolate", help us to help our school and buy a chocolate bunny, A special thanks to Mr. Weller, for again looking after the sales programme, counting the money and keeping track of the sales, so a winner can l>c declared. Camp Tawingo Student secretaries in each of the Grade 8 classes are busy collecting cheques and writing receipts for students students attending Camp Tawingo near Huntsville. As the time for choosing cabin mates gels closer, students arc getting more excited about the trip. We appreciate the parents who are willing to help as leaders, because without you we would not be able to go. Thanks to Mr. Hums and Mr. Putnam for their continued efforts to make this trip possible. fess phonics as an accepted pedago gy? Do parents have a choice in the kind of education they want for their children? What actions will we, as parents, be able to take if the soon-to-be- introduced standardized testing indicates indicates a problem in our area? Will we be able to hold administration accountable? accountable? Our school system takes credit when our children succeed, but who is accountable for those who do not succeed? Do we hold responsible responsible the system, the child, the parent, or a combination of all? Companies report the biggest single single reason for turning down job applicants applicants is their inadequate writing and verbal skills. Are our class rooms delivering young people who will be capable of taking on the jobs that will be the source of Canada's future productivity and prosperity? Are our schools effective schools? We want discipline and order, students students on task and students not talking talking when the teacher is talking. We want students listening. These, and other issues you may raise, can be addressed at the April 6 public meeting. On behalf of concerned concerned parents within the community, community, the organizers of the meeting would like you to attend. After all, our children are our most valuable resource for the future. future. Come out. Speak up and speak out! help out in their own communities and those around them. Some of the band students will be going to area nursing homes to play for them and visit the residents there. Most of the grade tens will be going to Toronto for a few days to work with relief agencies and missions, such as Scott Mission, Lighthouse, and the Daily Bread Food Bank. As well, students will be involved in their own community, community, in local agencies. This is a new opportunity for us at DCHS, and a very exciting one. A lot of time and effort is going into placements placements and into the trips that are planned. There is a lot of enthusiasm for this idea. The week of service projects is planned for Special Emphasis Emphasis Week, an annual DCHS tradition. tradition. This year, it will have been more of an effect on the students, as we see firsthand the problems that face society and do our part to help them. Be sure to look out for a follow up on SEW, finding out what everyone everyone did and saw, and how the experience experience was for them. In other words, DCHS has found a new principal. Mr. Fred Spoelstra has agreed to accept the position begin- Students from St. Stephen's High School participated in the Pickering Pickering Rotary dub Music Festival recently and returned home with several top awards in the woodwinds, brass, and instrumental categories. categories. From left to right in the back row are: Jennifer Hurley, Rochelle Rochelle O'Toole, Yvette de Verteuil and music teacher Miss Harrison. In the middle row (1-r): Michelle Uy, John Bastas, Peter Szperling and Christine Ryckman. In the front are Chrissy Kinney and Darla Whitten. 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