PAGE 28, WITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1990 Durham College offers unique senunar For the flrst time, Durham College wiIl offer a results-oriented video education progran for sales professionals. The 'Peak Performance Selling Seminar' is by Bilan Tracy, one of Anierica's leading experts on the development of human potential and professional sales. The program provides technical skills, personal management systems and motivational tools as well as advanced sales sIlls. The Durhami Management Centre offers this seminar Jan. 26 and 29. For more information cali Laura Kay, Durham College Management Centre at 576-0210, ext. 325. Trafalgar Castie Tiffany Bradley- Let'shear it for snow! Let's hear it for low temperatures! No, I haven't gone crazy, but without these conditions, we'll ail be skiing on grass next Friday. Every year the whole school participates in a field trip to a.chosen ski area, and bas a choice of skiing either downhill, or uphili, I mean, -downhill or cross-country! Lt is a terrific experience for those *ho have neyer skied before, or for those in foreign counitries without snowfall. I hope everyone wilI return totally intact! On Thur day, Jan. 18, we were ail enthralled by the supremne musical tal nt of saxophonist Paul Brody' LHe introduced to us the history of the saxophone, and spoke to us about the four different models that accompanied him. Lt was most interesting, and I hope we will delight in bis presence again.- The Pickering dance bas been cancelled due to lack of boys, but our ski day dance will make up for it. We have not three, but four boys' schools coming, you can imagine the anticipation! Everyone is settled for the New Year here at Trafagar, but the Christnmas holidays haven't been forgotten, 'and we are most aware of the coming of March break. PRINGLE CREEK public sehool students (from left) Cindy Wallace, Kim Miller and Jessica Treo- lar carry out unit pricing and clomparison shop- ping at Pringle Creek IGA as part of a recent clase assignment. Peter Tomblln-Froe Prem photo Hillsdale director to speak at convocation Sharon Swain, director of resident care, HuEllsdale Manor in Oshawa, is the speaker at the Durham 'Coilege nursing convocation on Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. in the college athletic complex. A college governor, Swain bas been a member of Durham's nursing diploma and adjuvant advisory committees, as well as chairman of the RNA medication a dmi n itration committee. She is a former chairman of the provincial nursing committee OAHA, and Region 6 of the Ontario Association of Home for the Aged,- and bas served on provincial task forces. She bas been in wide demand as a speaker in the field of health care., Swain will be introduced college by board chairman Dorothy Stirling. Don Michie, vice president academic, will be master of ceremonies. Also participating in the progran are Gary Polonsky, Durham's president, and valedictorian Janet Rolland. Music will be provided by the Oshawa Civic Band. Agreement ratified for education assistants ByrdieZavadovica Sept.8161989 to Aug. 1, 1991 is The Durbam Board of Educa- $386. Salarier3 are increased tion on Monday ratified a two- by 5.5 per cent the first year and year agreement that will net by 6.5 par cent the second. education assistants an addi- As p rto the total pay equity tional 22 cents an hour pay adjustmintl the ho~l rate- is equity adjustment, improve- inrae ya dditional 2 ments te dental and vision care cents par houir, making the prograins, participation in bene- hourly rate $11.89 for 1989/9. fit prograins and a total 12 par Part-tume education assistants cent salary increasa over the will now be eliuible to participate next two years. Vie cost of the settlement from SEE PAGE 33 Two new internai governors at college Two new internai governors for Durham College were elected recently, and their membership on the board bas been confirmed by the Ontario Council of Regents. Cheryl Sanders is the new support staff representative. She is the public relations officer for the college, and a founding director of Durhamis alumni association. She was winner of the Canadian Public Relations Society Medal as top graduating public relations student in 1985. Chris Rout is the college's new student representative on the board. He is a first-year student in Durham's business administration programn. Sanders' tam is for three years and Rout's term is for one year. They>may-etzfoeri.e-letin.-, Anderson C.V.I. Mary Waterman I must admit that it took awhile for the students of Anderson to get back into the swing- of things after the Christmas holidays but when they did life at ACVI got back into the fast lane. Just a few days after the holidays ended our swim team went to a meet at the Pickering Complex and placed first overail beating the other teams by at least one hundred points. As well asj the swim team doing welI this year our hockey team bas won the last ehree of their games and it looks like the boys are headed for the finals. The students' council executive decided to start off the new year right by firstly informing the general assembly that the Christmias Dance was a great success and secondly bringing in timbits for the assembly to enjoy. Two majorý events which were also brought up at the meetings~ that the students of Anderson might want to keep in mind are sen Lor prom on May 25 and the CFNY dance in April. Lt is that fine of year again. The time of year that every student at Anderson dreads, yes it is exam time. Starting on January 22 and ending on J+uary 29 me andmy fellow Raiders wilI be' busy writing our f piexaJ~di n co g veryone to give it their best.