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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, February 26, 1997 Page 9 Durham Christian High School Jazz Band Earns Bronze Medal by Shirley Wessels Durham Christian High School's senior Jazz band has been practicing hard on clefs, dynamics and solos to prepare prepare for their future events and performances. On February 8 the 22 band students travelled to Mohawk College in Hamilton to participate participate in the Jazz Music Festival. The band performed for a small audience, and attended music clinics to improve on their instrumental skills. The band also listened to other high school Jazz bands from across Ontario and to a guest Jazz band. On February 13 the band went to the Southern Ontario Music Festival which took place at O'Neil High School in Oshawa. The band performed performed for adjudicators, and for other high school bands. The Jazz band received a bronze medal for their performance, performance, and Marcus Ward was awarded the Honourary Member of the band, commended commended for his excellent piano playing. The Durham Christian High Jazz Band often likes to play well known songs for its performances. They have played songs . like "On Broadway", "Hip to be Square", and the theme of "Mission Impossible". All of these the young musicians thoroughly enjoy playing and they perform very well. Open House Displays Extra-Curricular Program Clarke Hosts "All that Jazz" Festival Students and staff at Courtice Secondary School opened their building to the public Tuesday evening, February 18th, in order to show the wide range of extra-curricular activities which occur at the school. Here, four of the students from the senior concert band, perform outside the music room. They include: Ryan Bartlett, Sarah Boneham, Marsha Duggan and Kelly Brzezinski. The band will be travelling to Boston later in the year to perform at a festival. It is just one example of the extra-currictilar opportunities open to students. Other afterschool afterschool programs include over 30 sports teams, along with academic academic teams, arts groups and much more. In all, there are about 60 extra-curricular programs available. The school estimates estimates that half the students are involved in some extra-curricular extra-curricular program at any given time. All staff members are directly or indirectly involved. B.H.S. News by Alison Eeuwes Bowmanville's halls were filled with anguished expressions, expressions, as students rushed to continue their last-minute studying for this week's examinations which began on Tuesday. Exams run until Thursday, March 6, when students can breathe a sigh of relief and enjoy their spring break. Many students are looking forward to Break Away Tours' annual March break bus trips. One group is headed for Daytona Beach, Florida, for some sun and surf. Others are craving a cooler vacation and have decided to hit the slopes. Snowboarders and skiers alike gear up for a fantastic adventure in Killington, Vermont. Since Bowmanville High School is one of few non-semes- tered schools, athletic teams are busy as ever, despite this week's examinations. Many winter teams are drawing to a close with championship tournaments. The senior girls' volleyball volleyball team participated in LOSS A finals this past Friday and Monday, at Anderson High School in Oshawa. The girls have worked hard through a long season, beginning in November, and aspire to qualify for OFFS A. The B.H.S. swim team competed competed on Friday's LOSSA swimming finals in Pickering. Bowmanville made a splash and has six qualifiers going on to compete at OFFSA championships in Etobicoke, March 5-6. The girls' hockey team savours a winning streak with a 3-2 win over Eastdale last Tuesday. The midget girls' volleyball team has also had a great season, finishing second in league play, and beginning playoffs this week at Henry Street in Whitby. Mr. Boucher's ski team competed in one of their final competitions competitions at Craigleith in Collingwood, last Thursday. The season season has allowed many ski and snowboard opportunities for students, students, at a reasonable cost. As the winter athletics draw to a close, the spring ones are already well under way for the Bowmanville Redmen, as teams begin to build their rosters. Badminton, both girls' and boys' rugby, track and field, and girls' soccer are just a few teams already beginning to take shape. Over 145 B.H.S. students took part in the thirty hour famine on February 6-7. Through a lot of hard work and participation from student organizers, the famine was a huge success. It raised over $3,000 for World Vision Canada. Bowmanville High School students proved once again that if we work together we can make a difference in this world. Good work B.H.S! February is always a busy month, and this week at Clarke has proven itself no exception to the rule, with a wide assortment of activities underway. On Monday, February 17, 1997, Ryan Farrow, a newly graduated Clarke High School student, signed apprenticeship papers with the Ministry of Education and Training. Ryan spent semester semester one at Asselstine Country, Blackstock, where he worked with the mechanics on four wheelers, motorcycles and snowmobiles as a Co-operative Co-operative Education student. Because of his success there during that time period, this apprenticeship became possible. possible. We congratulate Ryan and wish him well in his continuing continuing studies! Co-operative Education interviews for the. 1997-98 school year are underway this week with the Co-op Department. Requests for placements are as varied as the students themselves; many of these requests will prove a challenge to the co-op teachers. Parents with questions questions about the co-op programme programme should call the school, 987-4771, ext 37. Businesses who would like to become involved with the Coop Coop programme are also invited invited to call. On Friday, February 21, Clarke High School hosted the Nbrthumberland- Clarington "All That Jazz" Band Festival. Students from Clarke, Courtice, Cobourg ' East and West, East Northumberland and Campbellford participated in this non-competitive but adjudicated adjudicated event. Mr. Royce Williamson, who was adjudicator of the event, took his musical training training at North Texas State University, which has the second second largest programme for jazz in the United States. Mr. Williamson taught in Humber College's Jazz programme for eight years and now makes his home in Lakefield. We were pleased to have him share his expertise with those participating in the festival. Greetings from the school were brought by Mr. Leigh Facey-Crowther. He also introduced Mr. Bob Willsher, chairperson of the board, who brought greetings from the board and reiterated the importance of the board's commitment to the arts even in these times of restraint. Summary remarks from Mr. Williamson included his comments of how generally pleased he was with the Clarke High School graduate Ryan Farrow begins his apprenticeship at Asselstine's Country in Blackstock. growth in the area of jazz performance. performance. When he was here in 1973, jazz musicians in southern Ontario did not even know where to buy music, so great progress has occurred. He hopes there will be support support for continuing growth and feels strongly that music is a very important part of student student life. Report from District #49 Committee for Excellence In Education Funds provided by teachers teachers are used to provide financial financial assistance to a number of outstanding educational activities held in our public school. Over the past two years over. 20 projects have received funding. A sample of the projects include the following: following: a. Science Olympics b. Mathematics Symposiums c. Salvation Army Christmas programmes d. Art Workshops e. Theatre on the Road; Drama Plus f. Canadian Academic Decathlon g. 1996 Ontario Model Parliament h. CANADA FIRST Robotics Competition i. Interprovincial Co-operative Co-operative Education Exchange Hundreds of students have participated in these programmes. programmes. These activities have given our students an opportunity to demonstrate and develop their skills and talents and appreciate the abilities of others. Dr. Bruce Wilson is pleased to announce the joining of Dr. Fiona Hodkinson to his practice of dentistry at 118C King St.W. Newcastle APPOINTMENTS NOW BEING ACCEPTED (905) 987-2155 QJ.P. Hampton Junior Public School Gets a Visit from an Olympian From page 8 Missy Lloyd placed first in the entire division. This enabled Missy to then take her poster up to the Zone level competition, where she again took first place. Congratulations Missy on your inspiring work! A Visit from an Olympian! During Ability Awareness Week (Feb. 10- 14), Hampton Junior had the pleasure of a visit from Rob Snoek, a member of Canada's Paraolympic Team. We are especially proud, of Rob as a former student of Hampton! Rob's message to the students included trying to make the best of every situation and how to go about turning a negative in your life into a positive. His story is a very inspiring one, as he refused to believe that he "couldn't" because- his body was different. different. He offered three words to remember in life: "Discipline" - Training yourself to be the best that you can be, no matter what you choose to do. "Discover" - Look inside to discover what you CAN do, instead of worrying about what you CAN'T do. "Distribute" - Share what you know with others, to help them do what they CAN. We always feel motivated motivated and uplifted after Rob has visited and we can see what a positive attitude can do to overcome any obstacles obstacles that life puts in our way. And of course, "Snoopy", Rob's prosthetic leg, always brings a smile! Volleyball Fest On Thursday, January 30, Hampton Junior Public School sent two teams to the Courtice AS G Volleyball Fest, held at Courtice High School and Courtice North P.S. Each team played five hard- fought games, displaying their outstanding bumping, serving, volleying and setup setup skills. On top of their superior effort, we were pleased to hear that Hampton's teams displayed their usual exemplary behaviour and good sportsmanship. sportsmanship. They had a wonderful wonderful day, and we were proud to have them represent represent our school! That's all that we have for now, and we look forward forward to reporting back to you in two weeks !