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» = RISEN 20 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, May 3, 19/8 Port Perry students place well at Region Science Fair Students from Port Perry schools were among the 125 finalists who competed in the 8th annual Durham Region Science Fair held April 14 and 15 at Dunbarton High School. Students from this area made credible showings with their projects in sever- al different categories. Claudia Liebseher from Port Perry High School won the Durham College Physi- cal Science Award for her project called "Freon and the Ozone Layer." In the intermediate physics division (grades 9 and 10) Mary Rose received honourable mention for a project on.soap. Mary McKelvey and Leanne Kerr from the High School placed second in intermediate biology for their project on biological clocks. A project on sleep by Julie Reid and Lisa Taylor placed third in the same division. In the junior physics class (grade 8) Heather McDoug- all from R.H. Cornish re- ceived honourable mentigy for a timely project called "What's Happening to our Climate?" Denise Gibson also was cited for honour- able mention in the same division for "A Cloud is Born." Melany Bruce and Lisa Carlson from R.H. Cornish placed third in the Junior biology class for their com- NRHN \ bined efforts on "The Heart." Honourable mention in the Junior biology class (grade 7) went to R.H. Cornish students Samantha Epsley, Jackie Skelding and Jennifer Baird for their project on geraniums. : The Science Fair, which ; : attracted students from across Durham Region, is designed to give public recognition to the creativity of the students involved, and to allow them to take a serious look at science as future career Mr. David Toye, acting head of science at Port Perry High School was one of the many expert judges during the two-day event. Topic is International Amnesty at Prince Albert UCW meeting by June Bidgood The regular monthly meet- ing of the U.C.W. was held on April 19 in the church base- ment. 1 bers and 6 visitors in atten- dance. Aileen Olsen opened the devotional with the singing of Hymn 21. Helen Jewell then read the scripture lesson. Beth Pereman relat- ed the story of the cobbler who prayed to see his Master and to be able to entertain Him in his home. Instead, he was visited by a dirty tramp, a hungry old woman and a lost child. However, by ministering unto them, he had indeed served his Master. His wish had been fulfilled but not in the way he had anticipated. The de- votional closed with the sing- ing of Hymn 380. Helen Jewell then intro- duced our guest speaker, Mrs. McKibbon, from Sund- There were 25 mem-, erland. Mrs. McKibbon is a member of a small Amnesty group in Cannington. - Am- nesty is a secular human rights organization which was started in 1961 by a group of British lawyers. The main purpose of the group is to obtain the release of prisoners who have been wrongly imprisoned and who have committed no violent acts. The organization is also against capital punish- ment and torture. At the present time, there are 60 countries participating for the release of prisoners in 107 countries. . Mrs. McKibbon told us that her group in Canning- ton has been trying for the past year to get the release of 3 particular prisoners who were assigned to her group. Through: their numerous letters of appeal to people of influence and efforts of other people, two PEACE OF MIND IS... of the threg prisoners have now been released. Overall, due to the efforts of Amnesty groups throughout the world, 10,000 prisoners have been released. Aileen Olsen thanked Mrs. McKibbon for her most inter- esting and informative talk and presented her with a gift as a token of the U.C.W's appreciation. The roll call was answered by a verse from the Bible beginning with the letter "E". The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The various committees presented their reports. There are three dates com- ing up in the near future which the ladies should keep in mind. First of all, on May 3, Ives " Florists is putting on a flor- al demonstration in the Prince Albert Church at 7:30 p.m. and will be open to the public. Tickets are $1.50 each and can be ob- tained from any U.C.W. member. The evening will conclude with tea and dessert and a social hour. - LE SOROS } dS STA A a UT EAN A wishrunddswtaicitvd asd di dee toii dod dn atte Fat eve The students at Prince Albert School celebrated Education Week with a special open house at the school last Thursday night. The theme was "parle-moi de toi', or tell me about yourself, and emphasized the cultural and ethnic diversity of Canada. In this picture grade one and two students Wendy Leash [left], Terry Bache and Niki Bardeleben display Japanese dolls which were part of the Japan theme for their classroom. bake sale during the auction. Lastly, on May 30, one unit of the U.C.W. is chartering a bus to the Black Creek Pioneer Village. The bus will leave the church at 9:00 a.m. and get back at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $6.50 each which includes the admission - price to the Village. Any one interested in tickets should contact Janet Vernon at 985-3390. The meeting closed with the Mizpah benediction followed a delicious lunch which was served by Helen Wozney, Linda McMillan and Myrtle Snelgrove. Trentway Tours Specialists in Motorcoach Travel for 13 years! offers for... 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