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£ E a AON pi iin A -e ee a by Rebecca Kahn Welcome back Rebels! Finally! Yes, it is true. All the students who have been on holidays over the last month are finally back and boy, are the teachers happy! Their classes, which have been slightly low in numbers, are finally back to * their standard size. To make up for lost time, the teachers are piling on the tests, assignments and homework. As you walk down the halls of P.P.H.S. you will pass many tan- ned individuals who have been basking in the sunlight of Florida, Bahamas, and the French Riviera for the past two weeks. One can also hear French accents being spoken. French Exchange "87 students returned from France on March 28. For two weeks they travelled to Paris, Lyon, and Nice and stayed with students from Lycee Claude Bernard in Villefranche. They conversed (or tried) in Freneh, learned about French cultures, and blew their money in shops all across France. It was a very educational and fun-filled trip. On April 8 P.P.H.S. will be welcoming 30 students back from Lycee Claude Bernard in France. These people will be staying in the homes of P.P.H.S. students participating in the exchange and it will give Port Perry a chance to show the French students what our town, school and country is like., For- midable! Now a note from Music. Last Saturday Choir A and Jazzmerize performed at the Ontario Vocal Festival. Both groups achieved a bronze level medal in their respec- tive classes. Congratulations. The music department would like to thank everyone who purchased citrus, making it a successful 'campaign. On April 11 the music department is putting on a show at the Town Hall called 'On the Road Again", featuring the Senior Wind Ensemble, Jazzmerize and Swingstation. Tickets at $6.00 each "and can be purchased from a) member of any of the abov groups. All proceeds are helping to . fund the 'senior music trip to Quebec and Ottawa. Now to sports. The badminton season is nearing a close as the team competed at the LOSSA West . Regional "Ten schools from across Durham competition last week. Although the team played hard and put up a good fight, they were unable to qualify anyone to the next level of competition. Good work team! After the teams' exciting trip to Scotland, the first training session for the rugby season took place last week. Come on guys. Let's "show "em how to SCRUM! Last Saturday the cast of ""The Insanity of Mary Girard" travelled to the newly renovated Academy. Theatre in Lindsay to entertain hundreds of theatre-going people. This award winning cast stars Lynn Korbak as Mary Girard, and features Charlene Daigle, Taylor Price, Blair Bailey, Mark Mec- Millan, Heather Agnew and Alicia Boutilier and is managed by Bill Imperial. f On Friday, April 10, P.P.HS. will be the host of the first annual Airband Competition. Region will be sending their finest airband group to compete for the top prize of $250. The show will be taped and shown on the video show Toronto Rocks as well as featured in newspapers across the region. Remember Rebels, tickets are limited so be sure to get yours 'when they go on sale April 7. Prices at $10 with an activity card and $12 without; this includes admission to the dance as well as your very own P.P.H.S. Airband "-Concert t-shirt. As we are nearing the formal event of the year, meeting. are being held every Tuesday and Thursday for the annual At-Home to be held May 8. Come out and lend your artistic abilities to make the At-Home a memorable evening of fantasy. Don't forget to get your money in for your first four boxes of almonds so you can be eligible for the lucky draws that will be held for cash prizes. Remember Rebels, sell, sell, sell those chocolate covéred almonds! They are a bargain at only $2 a box. April is flying by but remember Rebels that as the teachers are overloading you with tests and homework, look on the bright side. There are only 43 more school days left until you can forget about essays, math problems, physics formulas and conjugating French verbs. Touch of Class first Alot of hard work and dedication paid off for "A Touch of Class" on April 6. The popular four part harmony vocal group from Scugog Township was awarded first place at the -Oshawa Kiwanis Music Festival. The group had an average score of 84 for two numbers at the Festival. "A Touch of Class' was formed about eight years ago and is well known in the Scugog area for perfor- mances at community functions and Agriculture Minister John Wise announced a reduction in Farm Credit Corporation interest rates to the lowest level they have been at in eight years. The interest rate charged for five- year fixed interest term mortgages is now 10 per cent compared to the previous rate of 10°; per cent. Loans under the Shared Risk Mortgage program dropped one and one quarter per cent to 9 '. per cent. The rate for 10-year fixed terms is 10 *4 per cent, a reduction of one quarter of one per cent. Loans with fixed terms of 15 or more years remain unchanged at 11 per cent. Under the Corporation's events. The group has six singers with piano by Linda Sutherland. Eleanor Bailey of Port Perry and Bruce Pearse of Sunderland work- ed with the group in preparation for the competition at the Kiwanis Festival in Oshawa. The six singers with 'A Touch of Class' are Heather Keilington, Pat Fisher, Isobel. Vernon, and Bert Hutcheon, all from Seagrave; Bill Corbett from Scugog Island and Glen Larmer of Blackstock. Farm rates down Commodity-based Loan Program (CBL), the interest rate remains at six per cent for the fully-indexed op- tion while the rate for the partially- indexed option has been reduced to 8.375 per cent from 8.50. The cap on the CBL, which limits the amount borrowers would have to pay if they decide to opt out of the program or if commodity prices increase sharp- ly. is now 12.75 per cent compared to the previous cap of 13 per cent. This program is available to FCC clients who had loans with the Cor- poration on or before February 26, 1986. These new interest rates apply to loans approved after April 3, 1987 PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, April 14, 1987 -- 15 High School news Driver exam centre cuts back its hours by half Although the number of hours of operation for the Driver Examination Centre in Port Perry have been cut in half, there is no. chance the Centre will be shut completely. That assurance was given Mon- day afternoon by Wilf Blais, district manager with the provin- cial Ministry of Transportation who said the Examination Centre at Latcham Hall in Port Perry will operate every second Friday rather than each Friday. The change came into effect on April 1. Mr. Blais said the reason for the cut-back in the number of hours is economics and to help stream-line the process of driver examinations and road tests. Port Perry, he explained, is con- sidered a "travel point', which means the examiners must travel here to conduct exams. He said the travel time cuts into the numberof exams that can be given in a day. Similar cut-backs were ordered. at other "'travel points' like Beaverton, Campbellford. and Port Hope, and the Centre in To Each and . Everyone ... THANK YOU Sincerely, Diane Hamre Brighton was closed completely. Mr. Blais agreed that initially, the cut-back may cause incon- venience for people in the Port Perry area who may find it necessary to travel to Oshawa or Lindsay for their driving test and examination. : And there is currently a back-log to August for getting a test here in Port Perry. Mr. Blais said that back-log will be corrected by bringing in additional examiners . over the next couple of months. Mr. Blais said records show a lot of Scugog Township residents have been booking appointments for their exams in Oshawa. The cut-back in hours is a sore spot for Janet Hanley-Haines who operates the Port Perry Driving ~ School. She said it's going to make it more difficult for local people to take their tests locally. With a back-log of appointments now on the books to August, she "told the Star she can't understand why the hours would be cut back at this time. She said she plans to contact local politicians to find out if there is some way to restore the once-a- week driver examinations in Port Perry. Port Perry Star . ADVERTISING DEADLINE All Advertising: - SCUGOG CHORAL SOCIETY presents Rogers & Hammerstein's TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR SOME PERFORMANCES -- DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED! | GET YOUR TICKETS RIGHT AWAY, APRIL 23, 24, 25, 30: Performances start at 8:00 P.M. a x TICKETS $8.00 (Sr's & Jr's under 12 - $5.00 on Thurs. Only) Tickets available at: IRWIN SMITH MUSIC, Queen Street, Port Perry. MAY 1,2, 7,8,9 MONDAY - 12 NOON 1] KuyZ COLD CUT CENTRE 2 LOCATIONS & BAKE SHOP i - i CHOOSE FROM Kurz Black Forest Ham Kurz Kolbassa Kurz Fine Liverwurst Kurz Octoberfest Sausage FROM OUR BAKE SHOP - Cherry Coffee Cakes ... Apple or Cherry Pies 2 LOCATIONS FOR YOUR SHOPPING CONVENIENCE ~ PHONE 985-2818 5 Points Mall - Oshawa _ PHONE 725-3834 ERE WR -- 180 Queen St. - Port Perry A ai 2 ar he