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Speakers Earn Medals at Knox Christian School These students from Knox Christian School were medalists in public speaking contests within within the school and/or at the regional level. In the front row, from left, are: Brook Vivian (1st place speech at the junior level for Knox); Meaghan Vreugdenhil (first in scripture presentation at the regional and junior levels); Jill DeJager (2nd place speech at the junior level); Sarah DeVries (second at the junior level in scripture presentation) and Ben Clements (3rd place for junior speech.) In the back row are: Lisa Vanderkooi (silver medal for monologue); Jackie Bakker (2nd place for senior speech); Andrew Vis (gold medal at Knox and silver medal at regional competition competition for monologue); Beth-Ann Groeneveld (3rd place medal for senior speech); and Amanda Rekker (gold medalist at Knox and at the Regional Competition for senior speech). Amanda spoke on the topic of Terry Fox. Also shown is Mrs. Schievink, of the Knox Christian School staff. kdminlon Begins at Durham Christian H.S. by Shirley Wessels The Durham Dynamite basketball and volleyball seasons finished off last week with solid playing in their last LOSS A league games. The boys' basketball team played an exhibition game against Toronto District Christian High School on Wednesday, February 19, that ended in a victory for the Dynamites. Neither the midget or junior basketball teams placed iti the playoffs, but coaches Fred Spoelstra and Rick Guetter are impressed with how the boys played during the season. Volleyball Finished The girls' volleyball teams also played their final games in the LOSSA league. Both teams travelled to Oshawa to compete against Brock High on Thursday, February 13. The juniors were victorious, but the seniors lost in two close games. Basketball and volleyball are finished, but badminton season has started at Durham Christian High. Led by four coaches, the team has been practicing three to four times a week, to prepare for upcoming events. Tryouts for the team were on Tuesday and Wednesday, following which, positions on the team were determined. The badminton team will be competing in the LOSSA league starting in March, and in a Christian School's tournament taking place in late April. Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, March 5,1997 Page 9 Clarke High School News On February 27, staff and students received a much needed needed break from academics in order to participate in the annual annual winter carnival. Activities were intended to appeal to everyone and included snowboarding, snowboarding, skiing, bowling, laserquest, a sight-seeing trip to the CN tower, and a variety of in-school activities. Some of the activities available there included a euchre tournament, games in the gym, movies, computer lab time, library time or even a full day of co-op. Those participating in outdoor activities found themselves somewhat challenged by rain, but generally the day was emjoyed by all, and participation participation was excellent. In sports news, the Senior Girls' Volleyball team finished first at Kawartha defeating Lakefield in the finals. The Junior Girls' team finished first at Kawartha defeating Haliburton in the finals. Both teams compete at COSSA in Cloyne on Tuesday. The midget Girls' team finished second at Kawartha, losing to St. Stephen's in the finals. They proceed to COSSA at Lakefield on Wednesday. We wish them all well in their quest for excellence! excellence! Another parents' night was held at the school this past week for parents of grade nine students. The purpose of this evening was to provide assistance assistance in the choosing of levels for the students' grade ten classes. Teachers have been involved since September in observing and tracking the progress of the grade nine students students with the result that they are able to provide expertise for students and parents who are uncertain about which level to choose. Any parents who were unable to attend the event but who would still like some assistance should call the guidance guidance office at 987-4771 in order to set up an appointment. Athlete of the Week Kate McKelvie, an OAC student at Clarke, is the coach's choice for athlete of the week. The majority of staff and students students at Clarke are acquainted with Kate for she is actively involved in everything which happens at the school from intramurals, to students' council council where she has served as athletic athletic rep and enthusiasm builder, to leader on a variety of school teams over the years. ' When asked why she might have been chosen as athlete of the week, Kate speculated that it could be.because of the fact that she is a leader on her volleyball volleyball team this year, her last at Clarke. She has a positive attitude, is determined, gets along with everyone and trains on her own to stay in shape. In the writer's view, the possessor of such qualities would certainly certainly be in a position to be emulated emulated by the rest of the team. Kate believes she is a leader on the team not because of her skills but because of her attitude toward training and preparation. preparation. Because of her determination, determination, Kate played volleyball for the summer games team in '94; the team won gold. She has played on the Provincial Team for the past two summers and is trying out again this May and June. Kate's energy and enthusiasm, enthusiasm, along with the desire to play to win, make her a good choice for any team. She also believes that with the right mindset it is possible for a player to develop the necessary physical and mental skills to do well. Kate is a busy young woman in other areas of her life as well. Her family is important to her, and she enjoys spending time with her younger brother, encouraging him in his sports activities, but especially volleyball. volleyball. She has a part-time job at Harvey's, and, as one might expect, plays for the Quinte Cougars club volleyball team. Her social life rounds out her busy schedule. In September 1997, Kate hopes to be enrolled at the University of Ottawa in the Human Kinetics program there. It is quite likely that she will play volleyball there too. Attending A Canadian university university is important to Kate; she has turned down scholarships to some American schools already. There is some method to her madness - in order to make the National B team, she told me, you must be in school in Canada, and this is the next goal which Kate has set for herself. herself. The National B team participates participates in World University games. Kate believes that with determination, anything is possible, possible, regardless of what others might think of her chances. She has already proven this to be the case in other situations. Kate's school volleyball team is heading to OFSSA this week, and of course she wants to come home with the gold. "It doesn't matter what our chances are" she says, "we're going to win it anyway!" Go team! Yay.Kate! YEARS AMNIYERSARY NEW 1996 MODELS & 1996 DEMOS WHILE. THEY LAST 1 NEW '96 VEHICLES STOCK# VEHICLE LIST SALE PRICE 6100 96 OLDS CIERA *22,97» 6210 96 3/4 TON 4X4 3*5026 .««WITHOUT WW,** m • PLOW 6654 96 1 /2 TON EXT. CAB 295*16 *27,27» 6749 96 1 /i TON EXT. CAB 3RD DR *28,47» 6274 96 1 /2 TON EXT. 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