WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8,1987, PAGE 11 Corridor Capers REBELS DRUM & BUGLE CORPS Fourteen members of the Rebels Drum & Bugle Corps recently competed in individual competition in Scarborough against 10 other Ontario corps. The Rebels brought home 28 medals, 24 of them gold. Steve Collins, 15 of Whitby claimed two golds for his part in the small group of horn players. Greg Newland, 13, also of Whitby, in his first year as a horn player, won a bronze medal for his soprano solo. IT'S A BOY Penny and Bill Coedy are happy to announce the arrival of a son, born March 23, 1987 in Yellowknife N.W.T. The new arrival will be named Luke BenjamenJohnston Coedy, and weighed in at 8 lbs. 5 oz. Happy grandparènts are Dot and Eve Coedy of Wilmot Creek, formerly of Broadview Ave. in Whitby. HOME & SCHOOL MEETING Wednesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the library of Dr. Robert Thornton Public School, the home and school association will hold a meeting covering the topic of student placement for September 1987 forKendalwood and students south of Hwy 2. Also on the agen- da will be the election of the executive. Anyone wishing to become part of the executive may contact Cathy Rowell at 723-3038. Residents will be informed at this meeting as to where their children will be placed in September. Mrs. Frolic, the principal for . the new school will be present, as well as Whitby school trustees. This is an extremely important meeting, and a huge attendance is expected. Trip to France an eye-opener for Whitby students UCW meeting Former presidents, including Olive Bell of Whitby, attended the Oshawa Presbyterial United Chur- ch Women 25th annual meeting recently. Bell was the first president of the Oshawa UCW. She eut the large bir- thday cake decorated with the 25th anniversary logo. Guest speaker was Mary Kellog of Welcome, Ont. Anne Tane of Whitby and Bessie Vaneyk of Tyrone led the memorial service. Jacquelin Guthrie-of Whitby was elected first vice president and Tane, treasurer, for the 1987-88 year. President is Margaret Ann Lamb of Port Perry. Fathers for Justice A Durham Regioi branch of Fathers for Justice is being established. Fathers for Justice is a registered charitable organization which helps all non-custodial parents and their children with problems relating to aeeess, eustody, support, separationand divorce. Headquarters for the organization is inKitchener. For more information call Donna and Terry Fice of Nestleton at 986- 5233. GERD EHMKE of Oshawa, narned Big Brother of the Year by the Oshawa-Whitby organization, shows his award to Little Brother Myles Woodman, 10. Free Press photo Thirty-five Anderson CVI studen- ts recently returned from an 18-day visit to France- that provided skiing, sightseeing and fine dining - and a cultural awakening. "It was amazing - 18 action- packed days, full of great times," says Nandy Waterman, Grade 11, one of those who was part of the students exchange between Canada and France. "It really opened my eyes to how young our country is. Everything in France bas a lot of history to it." Waterman found the French to be more "touchy and close" than Canadians, part of what she found to be their "wonderful, hospitable" disposition toward Anderson, and Canadian students. "Most of them gained a real cultural perspective," says Mariet- te Rozon, a French and physical education teacher at Anderson who made the trip along with fellow teacher Bob Abrey. Abrey, who has been involved in two previous ex- changes, bas an acquaintance in France who operates the 'Langue et civilisation' program and that contact reduced the cost to students to $980, not counting spending money, from $1,200. Anderson students, from Grades 9 to 13, spent two days in the Pyrenees skiing, a day across the border in Spain, two days in Car- casonne, a medieval city in France, and one day exploring the cathedrál at Albi. Toulouse was the home city, where students were billeted for 10 days with local families. For An- derson students, the stay shar- pened their "French tongues." "They had no choice - some families could only speak French," says Rozon. She says students en- joyed the open markets and the famous French cuisine, although the latter was enjoyed at unac- customed hours. "We ate really late, and we ate a lot," says Waterman, mentioning crepes, duck, quiche and "lots of. bread" as among the delights. She believes all Anderson students put weight on during the trip - it was hard not to. Rozon said students were permit- ted to imbibe the equally famous wines only when with their families. Students were also surprised that they had to pay to enter washrooms in places on the sightseeing tour. "They didn't believe they had to pay," says Rozon. Anderson students also "jum- ped" to get to McDonald's when one was spotted. But they eventually grew to like the croissants or bread and cheese for lunch. Rozon says the French are very friendly toward Canadians, and are familiar with Canadian singers and actors, particularly from Quebec. But she says France has become very "Americanized" - her studen- ts discovered ail kinds of American slogans while looking for a French tee-shirt as a souvenir fashion. "They know Toronto, and they know our prime minister. They know Bryan Adams and our skiing area," says Waterman of her ex- perience. "It was all I expected and more," she says. "I'd do it again. In fact, I'd just jump at the opportunity," says Rozon. Both look forward to the return visit by Toulouse students to Whit- by in July. The French students will stay with Anderson students, and Rozon says more Anderson studen- ts are needed to act as hosts. Excursions to Niagara Falls, the CN Tower and Wonderland will make up part of the tour in store for the French. Rozon says a giant barbecue will also be held while some French will likely visit the cottages of some Anderson studen- ts. Youth organization reformed A Knights of Columbus youth organization has been reactivated. Fifteen members were recently initiated and invested into the St. John the Evangelist Church (circle 1548) Columbian Squires. The group plans activities designed for fun and helping families, community and church tlirough cooperation and leadership skills. The group was originally granted a charter on March 18, 1962. 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