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wr 18 Scugog Citizen ~ Tuesday, April 76, 1996 yd 'PPHS team wins Skills Challenge Gold By Heather MeCrae A team of three Grade +11 PPHS students - Jamie Campbell, Adam Beal and Graeme Poyell - earned a gold medal at the annyal, Durhanr Skill Challenge recently. Competing in the Youth Technology category, the students from Barry "Nesbitt's Technological Studies class were up against teams from nine other high schools within the Durham Region. The Durham Skills Challenge, which originated over 5 years ago, is held every Spring, offering competitions in 31 various categories. Although this isn't the first time a team ffom the high school has competed, it was a first time effort to compete in the Youth and Technology division. Each team was given a different theme, then had 3 school days (March 28, 29, April 1) to produce g video and other data. In that time frame, using a video-camera, the editing suite of PPHS and For the first time ever, a team of three PPHS students entered the Youth and Technology competition in the Durham Skills Challenge and ¢ame home with a Gold Medal. From left are Jamie Campbell, Graeme Powell and Adam Boal THE DURHAM ADVANTAGE Durham College Skills. Training Centre Whitby computers / Desktop Publishing, Jamie, Adam and Graeme produced a video and, an accom- panying brochure with its own original logo. Their short scenario was about a student going tp the Guidance Department for counselling. With Adam filming, Jamie played the role of the student while Graeme acted out-the part of the counsellor. ~Letting their imagination and knowledge take over, the three -minute script had narration and music incorporated into it as well. Adjudication took place at Pineridge Secondary School on Apfil 2 by staff . from the media centre of the Durham Board. 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Already, everyone's looking forward to next year's Challenge. Students take silver A team of two senior PPHS students won a silver medal in a Team Carpentry competition. Held in the'afternoon of * "two had to write a test, also. March 29 at Uxbridge High School, Grade 12 student Cory Couperthwaite and his Grade 11 t te Nick had to frame a wall section complete with a window, and frame a ggbled roof section; as well. .. Theory 'was tested as the At the awards ceremony held April 3 at Pineridge Déwkins were one of four teams competing in® the amual Durham Skills Challenge. With material donated by bake Scugog Lumber, the two % Herder Sales Ci Reach Pafk Ra. 146K ... $4,995. 1092 BERRETTA © afk... $6,995, 1991 FORD TEMPO | 87... $5,995. 1990 JEEP CHEROKEE Laredo ... $8,995. 1990 CHEVY CORSICA 1991 HYUNDAI SONATA 102 km ... $5,995. 1986 OLDS CIERA y 432,995. 1991 HYNDAI EXGRL : $3,995. "1903 FORD TOPAZ) 40 ki. ... $6,495. 1990 CHEVY C CORSICA 1992 PLY. 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The company supplied foundation materials for, the house the students built! * Awards for restaurants Two *8cigog Township" restaurants will - receive "lifestyle approved" awards - from the Durham Region Health Department. The Front Porch in Port Perry, and Coffee Time Donuts in will receive thé aw in_a ceremony at the | Region council meeting in 'Whitby on Wednesday, along with several other restaurants from across the Region. "Lifestyle approved" awards recognize High standards in nutrition, food safety and non- smoking-seating areas, and restaurants = must meet, criteria. The award program was . started in 1991 by North York to A commitment to healthy lifestyles in participating restaurants to' the increase awareness of healthy' lifestyles among *' restaurant patrons in