- -' ~ ,.-~.,.- - -~ x PAGE 22, WITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRILA ý 1988 Ann Dunn Now that both the March break and Easter are over we just have to concentrate on these last few critical months. Don't forget about exams in June, which willsoon be here. Educational expérience week was again another success! Speaking from my own experience, London, England, was wonderful. We could not let jet lag hold us back so as soon as we arrived we were off to see- Charles Dickens' house filled with personal momentos, family portraits, original manuscripts, photographs and the desk and chair used during the last years of his life. On our second day in London we took an interesting coach drive and saw many of the principal places of interest in the city and west end. Everyone set their watches when Big Ben chimed as we made our way to the Houses of Parliament, and 10Downing Street, the official residence of Margaret Thatcher, was quite impressive. We then took a step back in history to the Cabinet war rooms. This is an underground complex of 150 units, of whicfi19 rooms are available for visiting, used by Winston Chur- chillandstaff during the most critical times of World War IL. Of course a visit to London would not be complete until we had seen Trafalgar Square and Nelson's Column where we fed the pigeons and then crossed the street to the National Gallery. St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and Salisbury Cathedral were a few of the beautiful, famous churches that we saw. Everyone gasped in amazement at the crown jewels in the Tower of London the 900 year-old prison fortress. Buckingham Palace was busy as usual as everyone peered through the gates hoping to get a glimpse of royalty. Windsor Castle was equally im- pressive as was the town of Windsor, weekend home for the Royal family. 'Starlight Express,' at the Apollo Victoria, was an excellent show per- formed entirely on rollerskates with bright lights and loud music. 'Les Miserables' at the Palace Theatre-was a wonderful production about the French Revolution. Six short days in the City of London was definitely an experience that will never be forgotten and hopefully we will be able to visit it again. Many thanks to Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Greenslade for chaperoning a fun bunchof girls. Guest conductor BILL ASKEW conducts the Henry nesday night. Askew is the direetor of Street High School Intermediate Band the Encore Symphonie Band from at a concert at the school last Wed- Toronto. FreePressphoto Region science fair April 7-8 Alison Frost I hope you all had a very happy Easter weekend. Spring has finally come and it's time to put away the skis. It seems like only yesterday we were returning from the Christmas break and now March break is over, Easter is over and it's time toget back into the swing of school. Even though it's sometimes disappointing returning from a nice, long holiday, there is a lot to look forward to. You've heard of the Language Club, but next week a new club is being established at Quest. The Doodle Clubis opentoallQuest poets and doodlers from Grades7to 13. The club's meetings will take place at lunchtime. It's a great opportunity to let off somesteam! Everyone at Quest is looking forward to the production of "You're a good man, Charlie Brown." I'm sure our drama club will make us proud. The production will be May18and 19. -The science fair should be exciting as well. It will be held on April 20 but, of course, all Quest students know that their projects are due April 18 -right? And if they are looking for somewhere to work on their projects, they can always work in the brand new science lab. It was set up only last week on the site next to the already-established art studio. All of these events are exciting for us at Quest, but what is even more fun and exciting is our present and future gym program for the Grades 7 to 13. The program includes a choice of track, badminton, floor hockey, tennis and weight training with a relaxing swim afterwards, at the Civic Dome in Oshawa. This will continue for three weeks and it started last Wednesday. The following weeks will be spent playing racquetball, ten- nis, or squash. To end off the program, there wil be an inter-house sof- tballtournament from late May into June. That's about all for now, but I'Il be writing again very soon! Local youth scientists are preparing their projects for the Durham Regional science fair at Uxbridge High School April 7-8. The fair is organized by local volunteers and sanctioned by the youth Science Foundation (YSF). A charitable, nonprofit organization, the YSF sponsors more than 90 regional science fairs which span the country, from Wabush, Labrador in the east, to Victoria, B.C. in the west and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in the north. One of the most coveted prizes is the Suncor energy award, which en- titles the winner to travel all- expenses paid to a week-long national youth symposium on inven- tion in Toronto. The program com- bines cahllenging ideas, "hands- on" science and opportunities to meet like-minded students from all over Canada. Other prizes include cash awards and trips to the Canada Wide Science Fair. The students' projects will be on display to the publicApril7-8 from1-4 p.m. "Each and every one of us today is the beneficiary of literally millions of inventions and innovations," said Tom Thomson, president and chief executive officer of Suncor Inc. Thomson noted that: "Despiteour small population, Canadians have been remarkably productive inven- tors. We hope the symposium will help the students learn somehting of our inventive heritage and en- courage them to apply their talents to the challenges we face today and in the future." Liz Aruta It's April all of a sudden and it seems that only a few weeks ago it was Christmas, and a few weeks before that, it was the beginning of the 1987- 88year. Now there are only three months left and everyone here at DO'C is amazed at how time flies. Soon mid-term marks will be handed out and another year will come to an end. It's shocking to think that we've been in school for seven months, learning, andgrowingandmaturing. Let's end the year on the right foot. Ihope everyone works hard for the next threermonths until school is out and then everyone can leave with the feeling of 'a job well done.' Speaking of jobs well done, the organizers of the recent DO'C "Fast for Life"should be commended for their work and participation in the fast. It was as wehoped-a total success. In terms of school spirit and amount of money raised, the project rated a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. Congratulations toall! Finally, gbod luck goes out to all our badminton players. Our girls' and boys' doubles badminton teams will be competing against other high school doubles teams in hopes toadvance to the LOSSA playoffs. With the kind of coaching that these students have received, their chances look verygood. Goget'em! Search begins for new Durham College president With the impending retirement of president M.L. Garland, the board of governors of Durham College has formed a presidential search com- mittee. The committee's task is to search for suitable candidates, assess their backgrounds and qualifications, and make a recom- mendation to the board of gover- nors. The memoers of the committee are Robert S.A. Fair, chairman; Edith L. Alger, Sandra Cartwright, Al Madden, William W. Peel, and Elizabeth A. Schaefer. The search committee has held a number of meetings to date, and has begun the process of developing its criteria for presidential selection. The committee has also retained the executive search firm of George Enns Partners Inc., to assist in the search process. This firm has ex- tensive experience in conducting searches in the field of higher education across Canada and will constitute a further resource for the committee's use. Advertisements for the position will be appearing shortly. In ad- dition, the committee will be ac- tively searching for suitable can- didates and, in that regard, welcomes any nominations or suggestions. These representations should be directed to George Enns Partners Inc., 70 University Ave., Suite 410, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2M4 (416) 598-0012. Athletie banquet to be held April 8 The Durhani College Student Athletic Association is holding its 18th annual athletic banquet for students, staff and faculty at the Polish Veteran's Hall on April 8 from5:30p.m.-la.m. Ernie Rainbow, assistant athletic director at the college, encourages attendance at the dinner and dance "by everyone, not just athletic students." The main purpose of the semi- formal is to reward and show ap- preciation tovarsity and intramural athletes for their time, dedication and commitment. At the same time, it provides an opportunity for students and staff to get together for an economical $10 social night. For further information and tickets, cadi a1inbovw a 576-0210 (ext.364