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PAGE 32, WH1TY FBEE PRES,-WEDNFSDAYp MAX 3. 1989R ;rDâilâ(0, I(ýâirw c Nicole Lambert Denis O'onnor bas been enjoying each sun-fled day which cornes its way. 'Spirit Month' lB almost over, but that doesn't mean our spirit goos out with it. On April 19 the Spirit event was our annual talent show. The performances were alexcellent. They included two mxodern dance acte, one ballet dancer, a thrash rendition of 'Elfnor igby,' several instrumentals, many aspiring solo artists, and a coniic version of 'The Friendly Giant' which was dedicated te ail grade nines. The show was hosted by our student council president, Darby Walsh, who attempted to stuf 25 marsbmallows into hiseniouth, and succeeded! Another hostess was Siobbhan Mclnervy, D'C's social convener, whose fabulous wit overcame the chauvinistic remarks thrown at her fromn every side. Sorry, guys! On Monday, the Denis CYonnor senior Igirls' soccer teain defeated ,Ajax i- h 1-0. This was partially due to exceptional goaltending by KendraTobùIy. Another victory occurred on Wednesday when the team, defeated Henry Street High School 1-O, thanlcs ta, a goal by Claire Ralston. The senior boys' basebail team. bas played two gaines against O'Neill. The firet gaine, pitched by Jeff Sanon, saw <Yonnor win 4-3. The second gaine was bast despite good pitcbing by Todd Wonacott and Mark Kirkey. Wednesday was opening night fur the. Denis CYonnor production of 'Grease.' On behalf of the staff and students at DUYC, I would like ta congratulato those who made the musical possible. The performances were excellent. lhe singing,.danc*i, costumes and makeup aIl helped ta make Grease a bt Former teachers are back in class By Debbie Luchuk For one day îast week, Educa-1 tion Week, retired teachers got a1 chance ta enjoy spending time1 with children without the caresc of their former fuIl-time teaching responsibilities. fIe teachers were invited ta E.A. Fairman public achool ta see what the children were doing and ta participate in a typical school day, 1989-style. The teachers arrived in time for morning exercises, and were given a taur of the achool. They then spent the rest of the day visiting various classes of their choice, talking ta students and teachers. Margaret Smith of Whitby was one of those invited. Smith taught from 1937 ta 1964, and found the school curriculum and activities "different altogether from when I was teaching. "We had very little material to work with except for textbooks. We did a lot of repeating, we taught and repeated everything. "I could see however, that children could be hagpy if you made it a happy place, she said. Smith was anxazed at the aniount of learning children have taken in by the turne they corne to school. "IThey ve had se much more experience before they. corne ta Grade 1. When I was teaching, their (children's) horizons were 50 narrow. "I talked ta children in Grade 1, 2and 3about teaching in a one-room schoolhouse and they couldn't understand (l~e concept of so many classes in one room).» Smith said teaching methods did not change rnarkedly until the early 1960s and then things began ta change rapidly.» She has been kept abreast of most of the changes in niethods rg-nerally, however, as her grand- aaughter is a student at McFar- lane. Jerry Stachow of Myrtle, a former principal, was another of the teachers who visited the school. -Stachow retired from teachingjust last year. "I found it a very enjoyable day, because I had no responsibi- lity. When I was involved in learfflng, things got a little heavy. This way I could enjoy the children for what they are," Sta- chow said. Because he was involved "calmoat until the present moment» in education, t he curri- culum and teaching methoda were not new. The one-room schoolhouse was not unfaniliar ta hum, though, as his first teaching assignment was in a one-room schoolhouse with four grades, and then eight. "I really enjoyed seeing the teachers Ï knew, and working with the children. I listened to children read ataxies and word lists,and helped out in Grade 8. T'1IfT~TIAT.SENIOR "MTR Patricia Rtead helps L..eslie MeFarlane REMEDIALstudents (left to iht) Steven Cherry, Kelly Hawke, .q~.mi BP ~.i i A-i..e JacquelieFlwwe&ffg and Jeff Moores with reading By Debbie Luchuk Seniors who learned their «three R?" quite some tîme ago, are now passing on the gift of literacy to Whitby public achool children. Leslie McFarlane public achool has benefited. from- the assistance of a fewr Whitby seniors since the lmplementation of the reading pro- gramn last fali. Diane Harness, a teacher at McFarlane school, decided ta ask 'seniors through the Whitby Seniors' Activity Centre ta assist tea- chers with remedial reading in Grades 2 to 4 last faîl when it became apparent that there would not be many parents available ta assist children with reading difficulties. «We have two seniors working here, one in a class with Grade 2s, and one working with Grades 2 to 4,» Harness says. The seniors corne in for a few hours each week ta listen ta children read, assistingr those with reading difficulties to catch up with their peers, and ta feel better in general about Seniors help at school «A lot of parents are working now, and it's good for the children ta relate ta, someone older. The kids are just grinning from ear ta ear, and I tbink the ladies are, boving it,» says Harness. One of the women involved in he programi l enthuslastic former teacher Joy Thompsn. "I heard they needed help wiith readigand decided, since they. recycle everything else these days, why not recycle teachers? I thought I needed ta do something,» Thompson said. She goes ta the school once a week, every Monday, and thoroughly enjoys herseif. The program. has been of benefit ta students teachers and'seniors alike, but Harneas and Thompson would like ta sSe more seniors assist in the prograxn. «In putting out a caîl for more grannies ta go in once a week,» Thoxnpson said. Those interested in the reading prograxn can caîl Harness at 668-6846. LCharlyn Long FIVE &IARS "Trafalgar Castle la proud topresent the musical fable 'Guys and Dolla," announces the master of cerernonies and directar Mr. Cralg kamcke. Proud they should be. The 70 girls, frei the lead actress ta the lighting assistant, worked wonderfully together te pull off a vr professional show. For the tbree perfotrmances of the paC on April 2, 29 and 30, audiences crowded inta, the auditoriumn te watch friends and relatives display their talent. fie inspration unay bave ceme frin Broadway, but the authentie costumes, creative use of the stage and aiale sae, along wlth the players personal touches, made the eveig a Traalgar succesa. "Very %rell done," "Dntertaining," "A pleasure ta watch," were the responses ofd some of the spectators. Whlle photographs were not denxanded at thus time, viewers may be rusbing for thein later. 'Guys and DoUa is possible the stepping atone ta a successfufl acting career for on. of our young stars. Who knows what famnous Hollywood producers heard the encouraging reviews about the Trafalgar play and were concealed in the concert hall on Friday or Saturday evening f ra new face? Bebind the scenes make-up, costumnes, set designs and lightlng employed a nunnber of students te contribute ta the case~s smooth run. Congratulations ta eveiyone who participated in the show. A five-star performance! Fairman program JERRY STACHOW, a former principal, listens attentively to a story by Robert Law, a Gr. 1 student at E.A. Fairman. Fre Prem photo irree k-rem pnozo