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12 Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday. March 15. 2000111 ► St. Stephen's news by Brian Gllbank With the arrival of semester two at St. Stephen's Secondary School, comes a fresh start for everyone. Final examinations finished on the 29th day of January. The first day of class for semester two commenced on February 7th. The athletics department of St. Stephen's is very busy, as usual, at this time of year. Just recently, both the junior and senior boy's basketball teams won gold metals at the LOSSA Tournament. On March 1st, the senior girls' volleyball team also won a gold medal in their home gym. "Arts Night" was a great success. On the evening of February 24th, students from our school displayed their visual artwork, dramatic dramatic talents and musical ability to all to see. There was a Coffee House on March 2nd, in order to raise funds for a program at the school called the "Haiti Outreach Program." Our chaplain, Ms. Ross, history teacher, Ms. McCarron, and two senior students, Simone Black and Amy Schumann will be spending their March Break participating in a volunteer volunteer programme in Haiti. These dedicated Individuals plan to help those less fortunate fortunate than us, in a country where a display of compassion compassion is desperately needed. All in all, the spirit, motivation motivation and sense of commitment commitment at St. Stephen's is in a growth mode and is stronger this year than ever before. Newtonville Public news Principal's Message Thank you very much for your warm welcome. I have really appreciated the number number of students and parents who have come up and introduced introduced themselves. Also, thank you for your patience as I continue to work on learning the students' names. Report cards arrived home on 06 March 2000. A special congratulations to those who participated in the public speaking and the story telling in February. Being able to speak to a group in public is an important important skill. Congratulations to: Christie B., Jonathan M., Aislinn C., Erin M., Paige R. & Taniesha P. for public speaking and Casey F., Bryan E., Cassandra H., and Jennifer B. for story telling. Jennifer B. and Jonathan M. went on to the Legion in Bowmanville to represent our school in the regional contest. contest. The School Council's Fundraising Committee has been busy organizing a raffle. Sale of tickets have been steady and the date for the raffle draw was 07 March 2000. - Mr. Prole and his family would like to thank the students, students, the staff and the parents parents for a wonderful day. We. really enjoyed the hospitality and the many well wishes. It was a tremendous send off. It was great to see the teamwork teamwork which went into the day. Once again it was rein forced that Newtonville is a very special place. It was a wonderful three and a half years. Swimming Program The swimming letter will be sent home on 20 March 2000. Please send the consent consent form, the survey, the payment plan and initial installment no later than 03 April 2000. The swimming sessions are scheduled to start on 04 April 2000 and continue on Tuesdays until early June. Registration forms will be sent out at the beginning of March. The cost will be $40.00 per student with discounts for families with more than 1 child participating. participating. Volleyball Congratulations to our volleyball team who participated participated in an A.S.G. tournament tournament on Thursday, 02 March 2000 at Newcastle P.S. Members of the teams included: Katiuynn H„ Greg H., Johanna M. Cory S„ Amy S„ Kyle M., ICristi-Lyn M„ Mike T , Michelle S.. Brian H., Teresa G., Jonathan M., Amanda Q.; Elliott S., Nicole B;, Dustin A., Christina T., Ryan A., Stephanie H., Brock D., Brianna M. and Jeff M. Special thanks to Mr. Scanlon and Mrs. Randall for coaching the team and to parent volunteers who drove to the tournament. Staff Member of the Month Mrs. Hutchison When Mrs. Hutchinson is not at school she enjoys spending time with her family family and friends. She also likes quiet times for relaxing, reading, reading, watching a movie, listening listening to music or going for a walk. Mrs. Hutchinson enjoys live performances of music, plays, dancing and art. She would love to travel more and enjoys camping. Her hobbies include cross country and downhill skiing, skating, bike riding, gardening, gardening, sending and receiving e- mails. She also likes antiques. Red, dark green and navy are her favourite colours. She enjoys most foods including fresh fruits, veggies, pizza, Chinese food, home baked goodies, chocolate chocolate and more chocolate. Her family members include her husband, Brian and 4 children children - Chris (18), Tim (15), Haley (12) and Nicholas (9). She also has 3 brothers, 7 sisters and 25 nieces and nephews. Mrs. Hutchinson's pet peeve is stereotyping and discriminating against others others based on race, sex, profession, profession, ability, religion, lifestyle, etc. The message she would like the students to take away from this year is; "each one of us is special and unique. We need to treat ourselves and others with respect and kindness. Put your best effort into everything everything you do and HAVE FUN!" Mrs. Hutchinson graduated graduated from Trent University with a B.A. She obtained her Bachelor of Ed. from York University in the Pr./ Jr. division. division. She also has an Early Childhood Education Diploma from Centennial College. Thank you Mrs. Hutchison for a job well done. You are appreciated. Out of Africa ■ Part 8 Nairobi, Kenya by Aubrey and Koren Kassirer Prior to today, we both independently identified Athens as the most disgusting city we have seen. Cairo and Bangkok came close. Welcome to our first 24 hours in Nairobi. Downtown smells vary from urine to garbage to intense diesel exhaust fumes. The city is claustrophobic: a constant barrage of young men thrusting safari . brochures in our white faces, following us from block to block. Children slouch in tattered rags sniffing glue. Empty garbage cans stand at every corner. 1 ' The sidewalks are crumbling. No storefront has seen paint anytime this side of 1980. 'With no operational traffic, lights, crossing the street requires speed, agility and quick reflexes. In this part of the world, everyone wants his cut. -Taxi drivers, guards, and people on the street all want a commision commision by directing you to a particular particular safari. It is difficult and perhaps wrong to refrain from rudeness. We refused to "stop five minutes to talk about Canada" with a tall Sudanese man claiming to have a UNESCO scholarship to study engineering engineering in British Columbia: As. we continued our quick-paced walk, he explained his escape from Sudan last month. He is trying to raise money for... By this time, we were no longer listening and managed to escape as he walked into a pole. Later, we learned we avoided this common scam: 1 giving him money would have led to his mock arrest by three sham police officers. These "officers" demand the rest of yoür money' as payment payment to avoid a jail term for the illegal act of supporting a refuge. Cynicism seems a pre-requisite for survival in this city. With the National Archives closed, we headed toward the National Museum - the only other point of interest interest in this city. Halfway there, across the street, we spotted the Nairobi Synagogue. The sign was illuminated by a beam of sunshine from above. On the Jewish Sabbath, despite having missed morning morning sevices, we felt compelled to at least view the syna- ■ gogue. We registered with the guard, indicating we would like to see the Rabbi if possible. possible. Soon we were ushered along the driveway to the home of the "Rabbi", an Israeli lawyer from an orthodox orthodox Jiome, working here with his family as community spiritual spiritual leaders for two years. He showed us the beautifully beautifully manicured "best synagogue synagogue gardens in the world", the basketball court and the community centre, * The synagogue itself was originally built in 1912 and is the only one in Eastern Africa. The entire area is surrounded surrounded by a fifteen foot high fence of living greens. Although we planned to leave after the tour, we stayed the afternoon, engaged in conversation conversation with two American houseguests. 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