The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

14 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, December 11, 1996 Section Two by Kelly Donohue Students at Bowmanville High School are breathing a sign of relief as the November Evaluation Days come to an end. Even after having finished these evaluations students are still left wondering what the purpose of them was. An interview interview with Mr. Hubbard, the principal at B.H.S., explains evaluation days more clearly. Top Achiever Christine Uy Congratulations Chris on your many achievements in high school. We are very proud ofyou! Love Dad, Mom and Michelle. Michelle. to Walter Woolley on December 15th! r Merry Christmas Irene and Happy 91st Birthday last Sept. 14 HI From all your family. M Lor Ay Lordy This Nurse is 40!! ;:%s from Dad, Cathy, Sandra, Glenn, Trevor and Travis with Love * In June of 1994 a survey re garding exams was given to parents, students, and teachers. From that survey there were three main concerns expressed, especially from the parents. The first was that exams are extremely valuable as a method method of assessment of a student's education. The second was that many students not enrolled in advanced level courses, do not spend enough time studying. The last concern was that there are a number of days during exam time that students are not writing an exam. The conclusion was reached that there needed to be a change in approach in the assessment/evaluation assessment/evaluation area. As a result, a new tool was created called Authentic Assessment. Authentic Assessment is a performance-based performance-based assessment in which students demonstrate skills that have been acquired in class. It is an opportunity for students to demonstrate techniques techniques and strategies that are difficult to express with pen and paper. These assessments created an opportunity for teachers to assess students in many ways. Teachers worked together to find a variety of activities activities for students. Such activities activities included: debating in OAC English classes, a field trip to the Goodyear Plant in OAC Economics classes, lab experiments, mind mapping, and group activities of what the students have learned dur ing the past two and a half months. Therefore, they did not require a lot of study and preparation time, so classes continued during this time. But, at the same lime, a regular 70-minute class was not enough time to properly evaluate evaluate each student in the class. So, each evaluation was two periods combined, or half a day. As a result, teachers had the opportunity to assign tasks that could not have been done in a regular 70-minute class. Authentic Assessment Evaluation Evaluation Days was a pilot project this year. The results from these days will be evaluated and there will be a discussion To page 15 Clarke Students Busy With Christmas Plans The holiday season is upon us, and the spirit of that season has infected the halls of Clarke High School. Many traditional activities happen at Clarke each December, and students are busily involved in organizing organizing and carry out plans for these events. On Friday, December 6, the Harlem Diplomats visited CHS to play in an exhibition basketball basketball game against a team of our own basketball-playing finest. Ricardo McLean, Jessica Lee, Jill Rypstra, Kate McKelvie, Bryan Landry, Ryan Booth, Ri- shi Puran, Trevor Richards, Becky Tranter and Sacha Thompson took to the courts in an attempt to defeat the Diplomats. Diplomats. Donations for Adopt-A- Family are being accepted in home rooms. Each year, Clarke students help out anonymous families in the area, this year through Bethesda House. Unwrapped Unwrapped Christmas gifts for our families arrive daily; it is good to see the spirit of Christmas Christmas alive and well in so many young people. Non-perishable To page 15 PERFORMANCE DEALERS '97 Pontiac Sunfire Coupe (3fa months/ $ln555 down) ^ISi4TG B.5 litre L4 MFI engine! 5-speed manual transmission! 4-wheel ABSi dual air bagsi AM/FM stereoi tinted glass Passlock® theft-deterrent system! reclining front bucket t seats! remote trunk release! rear spoiler (excludes freight ) '97 Pontiac Sunfire Sedan (excludes freight *b20 ) E.E litre L4 MFI engine! 5-speed manual transmission! 4-wheel ABSi dual air bags! AM/FM stereoi tinted glassi PassLock® theft-deterrent system! power steering! reclining front bucket seats! remote trunk release (3U months/ $liMbl down) no-charge running boards no HP Vortec 4300 Vt= engine ! rear wheel drive ! 4-speed automatic transmission! 4-wheel ABSi dual air bagsi side guard door beamsi 5500 lb towing capacity! deep tinted glassi fi-passenger seating! air conditioning! AM/FM stereo cassettei deluxe chrome grille '97 GMC Safari (excludes freight *645 ) 1997 GMC Kodiak Sierra Regular Cab ■,&&&' *2flfl (3b months/ *2i410 down) (excludes freight *8=15) *2flfl months *liSS£ SmartLease: Smart customers use SmartLeasei a custom-designed lease plan to fit your specific needs. You can pay zero downi lower your monthly payments or use your trade-in* 500 HP Vortec 4300 SFI VL enginei galvanized all-steel fl ft- cargo boxi 4-speed automatic transmissioni side guard door beamsi speed sensitive steeringi dual air bags For a limited time receive a free Kodiak** Gift Package with the purchase or lease of any new 1117 GMC Sierra. GET WHAT YOU WANT FROM YOUR PONTIAC PERFORMANCE DEALERS Don't forget to earnings toward your lease of use the next Idhat's your card done your GM card purchase or GM vehicle-** for you lately? PONTIAC You Should Know This: *Based on a 3b month lease for vehicles equipped as described. A minimum down payment of: Sunfire Coupe ISA - tin5551 Sunfire Sedan ISA - *li4bln GMC Safari ISA - tillMidi GMC Sierra Regular Cab 1SH - *li556 and security deposit of: Sunfire Coupe - ♦BODi Sunfire Sedap - *30Di GMC Safari - *350i GMC Sierra Regular Cab - *350 are required. Annual kilometre limit: SQiOQD km. *0.QA per excess kilometre. *fFreighti as indicatedi licencei insurance and taxes are not included. Offers apply to IIT? new or demonstrator models- Dealer order or trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell/lease for less. Offers apply to qualified retail customers only. Limited time offers may not be combined or used with other offers- See your Dealer for details. **TD and GM are licensed users of Marks* !| îaBBBsBÉMMaaaaMfilttMMMW-- HMaMBagBaBaEaMBBBBBS