PAGE 22, WHITY FREE RESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARýyll'18 ~ Ann Dunn Bellwood parents to ask Gayle Snyder There are many extra-curricular activities at Trafalgar, one of which is clubs. Clubs are usualiyheld every two weeks and last for about an hour. There is something for everyone with a wide range of interests. The Literary Society publishes the annual Castle Signatures magazine and has contests for art and literature. Young designers can be found in, the fashion design club where students Uisten to music and draw. Stil more fashion students are i the sewing club and knitting club where many new things are created. For the actresses there is a drama club and the artiats and photographers an art club. The raquetbali club is popular for those wishing to learn how to play raquetball or the professionals who. would just like to improve their game. For anyone wantig to experiènce life in the fast lane, the bowling club is right up their ailey. Also, those students 'Who want to sharpen their minds is the games club. Everything fromping pong, chess, cheekers, card, trivial pursuit, but no gambling please. Perhaps the most rewarding club though is the Volunteers. ý1 The Volunteer Club is made up of a very special group of girls who visit Fairview Lodge in Whitby. Each student has a special person that they visit with each week. The students learn about the residents'. lives, about tueir views towards what lfe iW like today compared to their teen years. One of tue students said about visiting Fairview was, "«You can neyer have too many friends. "That is reaily what Fairview Lodge is ail about. For some people their friend at Trafalgar may be their only visitor. This club helps tue students realize what must be done to help the senior citizens i our commumity and it also brightens the day for someone Who might need a friend. b Liz Aruta It's back to happy, smiling faces here at Denis O'Connor High School as everyone breathes a sigh of relief at the conclusion of exam week. First semester is now history as second semester gets underway. The different courses and fresh faces help bring back the healthy attitude that existed before those crucial weeks leading up to and including exam week. Plans for future courses are in the works as our guidance staff offers their help and ailows students time to think about their careers and the courses and credits they will be needing to graduate. It's a rough timne for students at this time, for the decisions they make will totally affect their future. Good luck in your decision-making, and good luck to aIl this semester!1 It's in the air, and on the faces and minds of everyone here. Our year- book committee has helped students and teachers relay their feelings with the sale of our traditional carnations and a new feature, chocolate roses. Not only is our yearbook committee helping create new roman- ces, but our student council is doing a good job as well. With a theme like "Cuddly, Cupid Valentine's Dance, " who could resist? Ail in ail, the atmosphere here at DO'C is one that's not only pleasurable to the eyes and ears, but to the heart as well. It seems that Cupid does have an effect on people. Even those whom lie neyer struck, caught the infectious feeling that has hit DO'C. It's safe to say that DO'C has experienced two kinds of storms -one cold and white, the other of the heart!1 Steak ed Seafood Hous 577 King Street East Oshawa 576-6999 El Staviros Elegant Loirnge for your total. pleasure. 9pm- lm Entertainent by Brian Tripp for listening anddacn Special guests Friday & Saturday, Bryan Felan and Alsonx Forestal board for'busing Parents of students who will have to cross Thickson Rd. to walk to the new Bellwood public school were scheduled to appear before the board's transportation committee Wednesday night to request busing. Crossing guard lights have been installed but parents have been told that there was "concern even for the safety of the crossing guard in this location," states a brief written by Dennis Fox, whô, with Mary Beckford is organizîng a petition. "The, danger that we associate with Thickson Rd. is real and we see it for what it really is - a four- lane highway," states Fox. *He says the board could give an exemption to its busing policy to allow students living west of Thickson Rd. to be' bused to Bellwood which is schedul.ed to open in March- &'A bus is scheduled to pick upthe students from the Thickson Point area. This same bus could be re- routed to pick up our chiidren on the way. Why have an empty bus pass by?" states Fox in the brief that was to be presented before *committee. The Durham Board of Education is currently developing revised criteria for its transportation isolicy. A request for busing by parents of French immersion students, as well as previous other requests for policy exceptions in various areas, led the board to ask' for a policy revision last week. Staff wili present those revisions at Wednesday's meeting of the property and transportation committee. Jack Upton, the board's manager of transportation, said no details of the policy would be released until the meeting. Fox states in the brief that "one can only wonder why the cross crossing guard approach was even considered," as he dlaims that Thickson is a main artery for local traff ic and trucks and "far too dangerous" for children to cross every day. Lions seek teams D'ELGANTfor bail tourney The Ajax Lions are looking for teains to participate in a witer sof- tbail tournament tobe held Feb. 20 - 21 at tue Ajax Community- Centre. The group is also holding a dance at the centre on Feb. 20. Tickets cost $10 each with money raised going towards the building of a commumity centre i nortu Ajax. To register for softbal or to get tickets for tue dance cail 427-2017 or 427-3940. Fo ster is fourth Tiffani FSter o f WhitbY finshed fourth at a figure skating meet in Orono on the weekend. Foster, 10, skated te a first-place finish in the figures category of the pre-juvenile division and wgs second in the freeskate portion. She went on te finish fourth i the finals. lier next meet will b. in Rochestr, New Yorkc, in March. Hi everyone!1 I'm sorry that I was unable to provide you with the ne»s last week, an unfortunate circumstance prevented me from dolng no, but I'm back, so, here is a suamary of the events whlch happone at our school from the last two weeks. Firat, Wed. Feb. 3, the junior boys basketball team defeated Dunbar- ton 78-62 and Mr. Dicks T.M.R. class partlcipated in a winter olympics at Campbellford as weil. They prevailed withi David Meneely capturing five firats, Darren Forbes with one first and tbree seconds, Steven Brown had two thirds and Cliff Wagg with two seconds. Congratulations everyone! Thursday, Feb. 4, i LOSSA league play our junior girls volleyball team won matches against G.L. Roberts and O'Nell. Scores were 1"- anid 15-7 against G.L. Roberts and 15-, 15-5 against O'Neill.. Friday, Feb. 5 was our first annual folk night, held i the cafetorium. By ail accounts, it was a tremendous success!1 A special thanks to Mrs. Carmen and her art students who provided the 60's style art exhibitions and Miss Rahussar who created the 60's costumes, to Mr. Presley with his llght and sound crew and to ail the students who performed. Sat. Feb. 6, Henry St.hosted an invitation voileybail tournament. Our junior girls were undefeated i pool play. In the playoffs, the team eliminated Barrie Eastview with scores of 15- and 15-11 and then to defeated O'Neill 15-3 and 15-7 to win the tournament. Special thanks to everyone who helped out. Monday, Feb. 8, the senior girls' voileybail team traveiled to Courtice to lose their match agaist Brock 2-1 then rallied to win their second match against Courtice two games straigbt and our midgets brought their record to f ive wins and three losses beating both Brock and Cour- tice. Wed. Feb. 10, Congratulations to Krista Tabur who came Sth at the DYSSA cross country ski championship in Barrie. This qualifies Krista for the OFSAA championship i Haliburton. Thursday, Feb. il -Congratulations to our swim team who are LOSSA team champs for 1988. The women placed second with 126 points and the men came*first with 161 and together captured first place with'a, total of 359 points. Congratulations to everyone! And, last, but not least, a reminder that Mr. Brady's semester one,. Gr. 12 drama class wiil be performing a play for Human Sexuality Week at Eastdale Coilegiate in Oshawa on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7:30. Come out and show your support. It's supposed to be a really good play dealing with the issue of teens and sexuality. Well, whew! That's about ail for now, glad to be back. I hope this gave you a chance to catch up onfl al that's been- going on in our school. Until next week! Town denies ininor hockey grant request, WTItb.1 counc-l--iaIL - tL---nea- down a grant request from the Brooklin-Whitby Mfinor Hockey Association. The association had asked for funds to assist, the major peewee hockey teani attend a niinor hockey tournament in -Quebec City from, Feb. il te, 20. The trip cost $5,000 and the association informed council it had raised $3,000. No ainount, of grant was specified in the request. Parks and recreation depr atnient, staff- reviewed the request and discovered the Quebec tournament; is an invitational tournament, and not; one' >the. team. is required te. attend. The Town'ls stipulates that an be invitational. grant policy event must not St. Paul's' wins C titie. St. Paul's separate séhool won the 'C' division of a basketball tournarnent held at G.L. Roberts and Eastdale Collegiate on Jan. 30. St. Paul's defeated Duffins Bay 23-12 in the final gamne te win the division and the, Ralph Rowe trophy. On their way te the final, St. Paul's- defeated Adelaide, Wooderest and Brooks Rd. achool. Tee Ages take masters Whitby [ce Ages won the masters' division I the Whitby In- ternational Precision Skating Competition Feb. 6 at.Iroquois Park. [n a close decision, Whitby [ce Fyre flnlshed as runner-up to tue Klitchener-Waterloo Queens itue senior competition. The [ce Pix, Wh1tDy~s pre-ziovice team, also was second and the novice Ice Angels were fourth. Next competition for [ce Fyre will be i Belleville Feb. 27, and tuen Rhode Island March 6. The national competition will be held in Toronto's Varslty -Arena April 2 and 3. Ce> omllmo-%Ir W70-oeý m a - 1