PAGE 38, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1988 Dianne Randail As the Christmas season approaches, the spirit of our school becomes more and more evident. Be sure to show this spirit and sign up for the 1988 Christmas assembly. You can sign up outside the office by leaving your name and homeroom. Auditions have been taking place this week so be sure to show us your stuff in a song, dance or skit. Also along the lines of Christmas, is. the upcoming Christmas concert on Dec. 14 at the school. Tickets are $3 for adults, and can be obtained from a music student, or at the door. The concert will include our Intermediate and Concert Bands as well as Anderjazz '. and many more of our talented individuals. In sports the results from the swim team's relay meet on Nov. 30 were fantastic! We placed a fabulous third overall among 12 teams. The team's next meet was today (Dec. 7), at Vanier. Keep up the good work! We're proud of such excellent school teams! On Dec. 1, our Raiders hockey team lost a well played game 5-4 to Paul Dwyer. In this game, the line of Keith Tanguay, Jason Gurd, and Steve Wing was outstanding. Congrats to all these guys on an excellent game, and good luck at your next games! The team plays Brock on Friday, Dec. 9 at 4 p.m. and they play Donevan at 4 p.m. on Dec. 19. Al three of our girls' volleyball teams play their first games on Dec. 14 at Pickering, and our boys' midget and junior basketball teams play St. Mary's Dec. 9, while all three teams play Dunbarton on Dec. 14 at Anderson. The junior boys' basketball team upheld their excellent record on Dec. 1 when they defeated Port Perry 57-51. Congrats guys, and keep up the great work! In other areas of the school, our first Health Fair was held in the gym on Dec. 5, and our school jacket sales continued until today. The Gr. 12s are presently busy touring colleges through guidance, and the basketball game is coming up! Don't forget to buy a ticket for $3 to watch our male teachers play a professional midget basketball team! As well, our semi-formal dance is this Friday, Dec. 9 from 8 - 11:30 p.m. The tickets are $5 in advance sales only, so be sure not to miss this great evening! Liz Aruta '~ Christmas is just around the corner, and students at Denis O'Connor have already begun to get into the spirit of the season. Traditionally, the Grade 13 or OAC students have a bevy of comical skits for the DO'C body presented on the last day before the holidays. Our OAC students have begun practicing and creating new and inventive ways to poke fun at teachers and niners on Dec. 16, the last day for the 13s to make public fools of themselves. Dec. 2 was the night that our French and art clubs saw two months of work come to a close. A night of French entertainment and dining, entitled 'Une Soiree Au Cafe,' was a complete success. Finally, grad photos have all been taken and to wrap up this two-week session (photo retakes were shot as well). It seems Mrs. Gale is bent on having everyone in this year's DO'Cument. As a representation from the drama department, an 'Evening of Performance Theatre' will take place Dec. 6. Every year, the drama club presents an anthology full of innovative skits and plays. Tickets have been on sale since Nov. 3. Athletes in DO'C have been busier than ever before. The gym is in constant use by the seven teams in competition. One of the teams that we hoped would be taking up more gym time is our midget girls' basketball team. Unfortunately our girls were unable to reach the finals, losing 39-28 in the DYSSA semis. Despite the los, the girls played an outstanding season having accomplished what no other DO'C midget has ever done - a LOSSA gold medal. Congratulations girls! We look forward to a good junior season next year. Finally, everyone here at DO'C wishes to extend a fond farewell and good luck to all three boys' basketball teams. Senior, junior and midget Chargers departed Thursday, Dec. 1 to participate in a tournament hosted by Quebec. We.hope the boys fare well and have fun doing it! Tunney to chair board FROM PAGE1 education, Earl Lagroix. Vice chairman of the board is Paul Woodcroft, Oshawa trustee, following in the footsteps of his wife, Tia Woodcroft, who was the last chair of the board. The chair of the English language sector committee is Mary Zecchino, Pickering trustee, and the vice chair is Sally Longo, Ajax trustee. The chair of the French language sector committee is Fleurette Leger, and there is no vice chairperson. The representative to the Whitby Public Library board from the separate board is Fred Shady. Coscan school to be called Glen Dhu By Debbie Luchuk The Coscan (formerly Costain) subdivision public school, to be constructed on Fallingbrook Ave., has a new name. The school will be known as Glen Dhu public school, after the homestead of a' famous Whitby citizen, John B. Dow. The school is situated on the site of the homestead. Trustee Patty Bowman, chair of the raming committee, said that Dow was "the contemporary of Colonel Farewell." He was born in 1851 on the Glen Dhu homestead, and attend- ed Whitby grammar schools. Dow then attended University of Toronto, Queen's University and practiced law in Whitby. He founded the provincial association of public and high school trustees, served as its president, and was a long- standing member of the Whitby school board. His funeral procession "was the longest in the town of Whitby up until that time" when he died in 1910, Bowman said. Other names considered by the committee, on suggestions by parents , and ratepayers, were John B. Dow school and Fallingbrook school. Students can study in other countries Through Interculture Canada, the . country's leading international student exchange organization, high school students from coast to coast can enjoy the unique and rewarding adventure of studying abroad. This not-for-profit organization specialized in intercultural learning is now concluding its Canada-wide search for students, aged 15-18, interested in meeting the challenge of living and studying in any one of more than 30 countries around the world. "Ambassadors of friendship" seems a fitting term for the students, according to Wendy Weafer, an active Interculture Canada volunteer in Aurora, Ont. "Essentially," she explains, "these youngsters are involved in breaking barriers. By living with a host family and attending a local high school, their experience moves, step by step, toward total immersion into a new society. It's an apprenticeship whose benefits last a lifetime." Departure dates reflect the school calendar of the host country. For southern hemisphere countries, such as Thailand and many of the Latin American countries, departure can be as early as February. For European, Caribbean and African destinations, departure is set for next summer. In both cases, students are urged to submit their applications by mid-Decembker. Participation fees are ail-inclusive and may be compared te the amount often spent on an adolescent over an 11-month period. For flnancially disadvantaged famnilies, assistance is available. Interculture Canada is part of AFS Intercultural Programns, the world's largest intercultural exchange network with more than 65 member countries. For more information, contact Wendy Weafer at (416) 235-4892 or, toll-free, 1-800-361-7248. Charlyn Long The last week of classes proved to be a busy and exciting time at Trafalgar. Under the direction of Mr. Southwell students have been rehearsing Christmas hymns during the morning chapel services. The school, as well as the choir, will perform songs at the carol service on Trafalgar on Sunday, Dec. 11. Wednesday, Nov. 30 was the date for the annual houseplay competition. The evening began at 7 p.m. with the Farewell performance. Next in line was Carter House with their version of the play "According to Law." Following Carter was Hare acting out "The Patient." Last came Maxwell showing their talent in "Children's Hour." After the entertainment concluded, the adjudicator addressed the girls with her remarks on the shows. Hare House was announced as the winner. House captain and director Alana Assad, along with her cast and crew, earned extra points for Hare through this achievement. The students and parents who attended the house plays agreed it was an enjoyable evening. The acting bug seems to have bitten many Trafalgarites. A substantial group turned up to try out for the school play on Dec. 1. The production this year is "Guys and Dolls," a forties' musical. We look forward to the production in the spring. Sean Whitehead The Christmas season is fastly approaching us and this is the time when we should be thinking of others, especially the needy and underprivileged. Henry is no exception. Henry will be having a Food Drive this week and we will be asking students to bring in a can of non-perishable food. Last year our goal was 1,000 items and we reeived a whopping 2,300 items. This year we've boosted our goal a bit, our goal will be 3,000 items. With the cooperation and help of the students I'm sure that we can reach and maybe surpass our goal. Henry's symphonic and stage bands along with an OAC diama class had performances at several local public schools. A lot of hard work went into the performances and the results were very good. Henry's student council did an excellent job for raising money for the United Way. This week council will be selling painters hats with the Henry name and colors on them. They will be selling for a mere $5. In sports, Henry's novice wrestlers did very well at the LOSSA championships. Mike Brown captured the gold medal for his weight class. The girls' midget, junior and senior volleyball season starts very soon. Let's hope that they can keep up their winning tradition as they have done in the past. Congratulations goes out to those members of the swim team who competed in Dunbarton's relay meet. Although the team posted many first place finishes, and took first in the overall men's relay and mixed relay, they placed second to a very strong O'Neil team. Only five points separated the two teams. Henry's hockey team is just playing sensational these days. They now have a record of 6-0 in regular play and 8-1 including a tournament. Henry's only loss of the season so far has come in the Pickering tournament. They lost a close battle to White Oaks who played an excellent game. In the second and third game against Cartwright and Waterdown the Hawks once again prevailed victorious. Though they didn't win their division, they played exceptionally welll. Keeping up their winning tradition, Hawks played Anderson and beat thm 3-1. Only having a day's rest the Hawks then ventured over tdVanier where they beat them 5-0. Great goaltending was provided by Terry Sawdon. Hawks' next game is against Ajax, where they will be looking for another win. Students earn scholarships Eighty-two Durham College students received undergraduate scholarships at a special reception held Oct. 28 at the college. The scholarships, worth more than $24,100, were generously donated by companies, organizations and individuals to students of applied arts, health sciences, business and technology. Major award winners for academic achievement were: Anne Sanders of St. Williams, the General Motors of Canada Ltd. Award for business; Thomas Hall of Zephyr, the Emma Kassinger Award for technology; Carol Starr of Toronto, the Lewis Beaton Award for applied arts; and Brenda Stones of Oshawa, the Jean Lofthouse Award for health sciences. Gary Polonsky, president, extended congratulations of the scholarship winners and expressed appreciation to all scholarship donors on behalf of Durham College. College newspaper gets award The advertising staff of the Durham College newspaper "The Chronicle" has captured an award in the annual Ontario Community Newspaper Associa- tion's advertising excellence competition.