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The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, October 5, 1996 11 Camp Plast was a blast! On September 19, students from many different schools, including including eight students from Clarke High School, travelled to Grafton Grafton for a three-day leadership camp. The camp, consisted of many sessions, interest group meetings, guest speakers, giant group games and campfire sing-a-longs. The sessions, geared towards towards improving leadership qualities included topics such as Public Speaking, Communications, Communications, Personal Time Management Management and Conflict Resolution. Resolution. All of the students found the sessions to be very beneficial beneficial as they dealt with topics relevant to today's society in and outside of the classroom. The students were divided into four interest groups - Peer Helpers, Student Council, Athletic Athletic Council and Music Council. Council. When meeting with these groups, students were able to discuss various aspects of the way other schools organized and ran activities so that they could bring ideas and suggestions suggestions back to their own schools. The giiest speakers were probably the most interesting and beneficial part of the camp. The first speaker was Ruth Braganca. The students were divided into two groups each representing a different culture. Students had to learn a simplistic culture and then try : to interact with the students of the other culture. In finding it nearly impossible>tb commui- cate and relate to the opposing culture, Ruth hammered her point - don't judge people: because because of their differences and. be sensitive to. those who arc different. Clarington Council has declared declared Saturday, Oct. 5, as World Teachers' Day. A letter from Lanny Cooper, Cooper, the president of District 49 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, says: "World Teachers' Day provides an opportunity to demonstrate awareness, understanding understanding and appreciation for the vital contribution teachers make to education and development." Cooper notes that an Ontario Ontario School Board (Durham Board) was recently recognized recognized as having the best system system in the world. A study by Statistics Canada "indicates that graduates from Canadian secondary schools are generally generally much better educated and more literate than the population population as a whole." Cooper encouraged Clarington Clarington Council to "reaffirm your commitment to public education and teachers by joining in this worldwide celebration celebration of the success of public education." The next speaker was Eddi- son B. Lindsay, a choreographer, choreographer, vocalist and dancer from a West African tribe, who kept us literally on our toes. His presentation was an enlightening enlightening event where students learned an African song and dance called the lamba. Again, we got the chance to sec the importance of accepting different different cultural groups and traditions. traditions. The third speaker was Bria- nard Blyden-Taylor, a conductor conductor of a Toronto choir. He taught us two new songs - one. of African origin and one gos pel song which we sang in four part harmony. He brought with him a very talented OAC student student who sang a beautiful solo, and left most of us speechless. The fourth and final speaker was Ethan Milberg. A comedian comedian who used skits and- short stand-up acts to make a very strong point - happiness is the key to life. It was his emphasized emphasized point that to succeed in life you must first make yourself yourself happy. All four guest speakers were very well liked by the students and all received due credit with standing ovations. ovations. • Camp Plast, although many complained about the lack of free time, was time well spent. We all walked away with new friends, a more positive outlook outlook on school and new innovative innovative ideas sure to help us succeed in becoming the leaders leaders of tomorrow. Proudly Canadian r y'.' A .-V- .. . • . Élit! à anal, medium or f ■ V • mmmm r k >'* ■■. nnm "Additional toppings extra Ontyom 4-fak of C*ct Cota toft drimteo or Cmodahn Sftrtufi Wstor mKitM with mcé mMmnr $7M) food otdom Nothing but the best. Every time. Every pizza is freshly made, hand tossed and baked on stone. We never start making mi r W7/» < toes kissed by the sun and old-style Italian herbs and spices. Next, we add Our special blend of cheeses. We top it off with your choice of carefully selected toppings. Only then, do we bake your pizza in our stone.oven. -The result? An outstanding pizza. 200 King Street East Bowmanville