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WITBY FREE PRESS. WEDNEStAY. AVRIL 23. 1986, PAGE 31 Anders on, Henry Street, Denis O'Connor WVYup HIGH SCHOOL NEWS WEEK By TRACI MELCHOR Denis O'Connor H.S. Gongs, songs and videos - these were the things -that comprised SDO'C's annual Spirit Week. On Monday we Bad aur second annual 'Air Band Contest. Acts ranged fram modern ýday tunes ta early 50's 'bits. It was a great suc- cess in every sense of the word. Tuesday was Games Day. Several Trivial Pursuit games were set up tbraughaut the cafeteria during the lunch period. There was a lot of friendly rivalry but a good time was had by all. Wednesday was DO'C's first ever Gong Show. Everyone fram the Unknown Camic ta Heraldo Lamas ta Mr. Canoehead made an ap- pearance. A special tbanks ta Sean Devereaux and Frank Pulumbarit Who arganized the event with the assistance of the Student Cauncil. Continuing, Thursday was designated hat and sunglasses day. The school was bombarded by sombreras, fedaras, wayfaers and raybans of ail sorts and sizes. On Friday we celebrated the climax of the week's events. It was Tacky taurist day. DO'C students were dressed in Hawaiian print, shorts, slacks, bats, shirts, socks and even running shoes. The school was in- fested with beach bails, towels, suntan lotion, Salt water and sand. Just kidding. Friday evening was a very special night because we had aur first Videa Dance. It was fun ta watch aur favourite artists perform. Sa another Spirit Week bas came .ta an end. A big thanks goes out ta the student caun- cil for arganizing the event. By ERIN NEIMANN Anderson Collegiate "Encounters with Canada" is held weekly from October ta May at the Terry Fax Canadian Youth Centre , in Oshawa. Six theme weeks. run throughout the year. These themes are Arts and Culture, Science .and Tecbnalogy, Law, Econamy, Canadian Studies, and Natural Resaurces and the En- vironment. As a representative fromý Anderson, I arrived at the centre about 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, for the week theme of "Econamy". We got aur first "taste" of meals on our arrivai with a cafeteria-style dinner which was not very good and this trend continued for the rest of the week. Introductions ta ail participants were made through the games we played. We were assignea hunks upstairs in one of the four dorms and I was "stationed" on the third floor with 39 other girls. Manday morning af- ter breakfast, ail par- ticipants were split into six groups with a teacher volunteer as a monitor per group of 26 students. The theme week began with an af- ternoon tour of Ottawa which was cantinued tbe next afternoon at the Parliament Buildings and tbe Bouse of Com- mans. Tbis tour culminated with a visit ta the Senate where Senator Davies Hicks, from Nova Scotia, talked ta tbe students about his work, and Doug Lewis, MP for Simcoe Nortb, lectured on the tapie of the government's present and future plans. Tuesday nigbt was an officiai "night out" when some students visited their local MP's while others, like myself, visited with friends and relatives in the Ottawa area. Lecturers about in- flation and the economy followed on Wednesday when the students were introduced ta the Canecon game which was originally created for businessmen by the Conference Board of Sehool offers family atmosphere By BRUCE R. EVANS Burnside Academy is asmall private schoal in north Pickering, .of- fering an alternative education opportunity. It4--features a small pupil-teacher ratio for ail its stuçents whether they're gifted, average or slow'learners. This is in sharp contrast ta the more crowded public schacîs. Burnsidç has been operating for six years. Nestled among pines, on a nine acre farm on Salem Rd., it's just three miles north of Ajax's town core. The children have bath an open and a farested area ta play in. Snaking thraugh the forest is a long track where children can walk, jog or ride their bicycles. "I'm interested only in teachers who're warm and responsive ta chîldren's needs. I've carefully chosen three very dedicated teachers. Each one bas innavative ideas and is willing ta put in lots of personal time and energy ta implement tbem," says principal Inez Wilson. The small class size at Burnside permits core pragrams ta be custom fitted ta each child's needs. Because of these small classes, every child gets a fair shar of the teacher's time. Every child is en- couraged ta explore the unique positive features of his personality and abilities. Some of the children at Burnside need and get enrichment. Some need and get remedial work. Every child gets extra praise ta let them know they're valuable members of the classroom or playground. In addition, ta promote a close family atmosphere, Mrs. Wilson also pravides co- aperative class and school projects. Recen- tly each child decorated a 9"x9" cloth square with Canadiana. These squares will be sewn together ta make a Canadian quilt ta be shown on Repart Canada's television programn. Bruce and Merrilyn Evans of Pickering switched their son Ross while in the middle of grade twa ta Burnside Academy. They say, "Ross seems ta thrive in a small class set-up. His work skills have im- proved dramatically during the past two years due ta enrichment and the personal atten- tion of the teachers. He's now willing to in- vestigate his true poten- tial and is a much hap- pier child. " Three years aga, Ar- thur and Margaret Hud- son of Ajax placed their son Mark in grade five at Burnside. Mrs. Hud- son says, "Neither the Special Education nor the Aids program in the public school system SEE PC. 32 Canada. The participants were divided into fifteen groups, each one headed by a finance minister. During the four rounds of play, the-participants had ta manipulate the money supply, the tax -rate, and the amount of government expen- ditures and the group wbich produced the Most beneficial results for the imaginary coun- try, received the higbest resuits in the polis and was re-elected. Plays were presented later that night for the cultural evening. Thursday and Friday were spent tauring tbe Bank of Canada, the Supreme Court, and tbe Rideau Shopping Cen- tre. On Friday night, a graduation banquet was foilowed by a var!ety night. Insanity reached its peak at il p.m. with the start of an ail nigbt dance; anly eight people slept that evening and I wasn't one of them. Departure from the Centre began at 5:45 a.m. with the students fram the West, first. 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