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www.durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, NOVEMBER 20,2002 PAGE A7 Teacher, students: ! school life photo contest deadline Nov. 29 DURHAM - There arc only a few days left for student photo buffs to try their hand at being newspaper photographers. photographers. / Photographers for .this newspaper are often invited to take photographs of special events, visitors and students displaying their talents or doing wild and crazy things. It's all part of 'A Day in the Life' of our schools. With the help of Staples Business Depot, we are offering students in Grades 7 - OAC the opportunity to take the camera camera into their own hands and give us a look at school life from their perspective. perspective. The winning photos and a selection selection of the besf entries will appear in your local Mitral and newspaper in December, j Judging fer the 'A Day in the Life' photo contes! will be held in December December 2002. Stiidents are invited to take photos a that depict 'A Day in the Life' of thef school and submit them to the Met'oland newspaper in their city or tow.i no later than Friday, Nov. 29,2002.11 Staplts Business Depot will supply supply the »rizes which include seven digital cerneras and gift certificates for Staples business Depot. , The/A Day in the Life' photo contest contest is one component of this newspaper's newspaper's 'Community Newspapers in Education Education (CNIE)' program. Launched earlier this fall, CNIE is run by the ed- itoria 1 department of the Metroland Community Newspapers of Durham Region, including This Week. For further information email Joanne Burghardt at jburghardt@durhamregion.com The Durham College Community Choir j' with SuzanneKompass, soprano Wendy Bifddenvick-While, alio JaviOs Tealdi, tenor.- itiruee Kelly, bass ,.Jt ! si }. anrÿrhé Tailisker Players 1 ' /' pr&eiils •G.F. Handel's MESSIAH Sunday, November 24,2002 I , 3:00 p.m. jl College Park Seventh-day I ' Adventist Church, i 16-1 King Street East, Oshawa / Adults: $15 !" child 12 and tinder: $10 Tickets can be purchased at the door or dy calling 905-668-0998. WALTER PASSARELLA/ Statesman photo Grade 8 student Rheanna Bedford won the honour of being principal for a day at St. Francis of Assisi School in Newcastle. She inherited the role after the school organized organized a contest to raise money for its playground. In addition to wearing the funky glasses of principal Violet Neheli, onè of her first orders of the day was to extend recess recess by five minutes. Student rules the school... for a day Recess extension prompted cheers from students BY NATALIE MILLER Staff Writer NEWCASTLE - Principals Principals likely don't extend recess on a regular basis. But that's what happens happens when a student runs the show. Rheanna Bedford, 12, gave her fellow students a treat when she was principal principal for the day at St. Francis Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary Elementary School in Newcastle Newcastle Wednesday. The Grade 8 student won a contest organized by the school to raise money for its playground. "They started cheering," cheering," she says of the pupils' reaction to a five- minute recess extension. Rheanna took over some of the duties of principal principal Violet Neheli, in cluding reading the morning morning announcements and helping out with attendance. attendance. She says the students students were well-behaved and no one was sent to the office during the day. She notes her principal has a tough job "because she has lots of paperwork and has to do everything for the school, with the secretary's help." The day ruling the school exceeded her expectations. expectations. "It was really exciting. 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