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PAGE 26, WMITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, jNARy 16, 1991 BySUy <lethe big vziianially corne- the Il nadiéiy Math eae Studets »>at'. ýAneron azeconteet, abtl f kb n mfferng frin the back-to-school knowledge n hnefo blae ater the Qrstinas buik rin c 'the. dmath hoi"days, but thiscul oobedpýIiet thopethey al do o v e r ., ,W i t t h e p e nd i n g t r i k e -b y w ll, Diram". acers-, studentàsight .-Intha -y~of sorts3, a. new haean, unexpected -hoaay seaso4n islèInigwth the While tudentoareu ncertain a rs~ow~r~eter. ür si to -what might happ'en ý'in the neiét.clubs hae tarted ý and the few weeks; I suppose evryopedownhil i-cinteam began wifl just. continue, .to tdp frpatice ad coaching at exams, Jan, 21 to 28,. L-Ilceridge ,tis iweek. Andrsnjakts havIe finaly Between the uncertainty cf the arrived this year, soé0ý rin sure strike and.'.epa-ccfth thee iilbemay, more -red- and upoigeas, students have white, jacket-cad figue bobbing, something to occuytheir around the'strÈeets of Whitbîy. lhoughts for a whfie. -o ýfuy, The brame behid Andei'son's- the bel nnng cf ýsemester two on doors .have-'be"' orkinge hird 'Ja 30 wiklbb ing new challenge ndpracticIfr'!weeksï*..Now. for us ahll. ý : WEINDY, WONG- and ýJennifer Huan, flnished sixth overail in the Wilfrid students at TrafEalgar Castle Sehool, Laurier stocks competition.heBM ht Tratagr students sixth in stock, marktCompetition A team of two students froin Trafagar Castie ochool in Whitby hau won the Ontarlo north and east, regional award li Wilfrid Laurier Universit9s annuel fal stock market competition. The. students. are Jennifer Huang and Wendy Wong. TMu teain turned its original stake of $100e000 into $114,618-76 over a 12-week trading period that began in Se tomer.y~ but the competition wasn't asthe team beat more than 150 others for- the regioeial honour. Thé. Trafaldgar Casthe team ranked lOth nationally among about 1,000> teame froin more.than 200 sciohiýs across the country. A teain frotn Hagersylbe Seconidary -School li Hageruville, Ont., increaaed. its portfoio te *266,442.88 >>te, become the national winners in the. fal annual spring competition wihl b. hehd in Februazy. The. stock market co mpetition began in 1968 aspatca firot-yearbusiesspqa t ri?.LU a htrplayedlhigh uchoci students aroaOntario, and thon went national in 1983. Now the largest annuel competition involving Canadian hIdgh achoob students, its purpose is to, give the. cotestants a reilistic: understanding of how the. stock market operates li Canada. Teama watch, stock market-- quotationtsli daiby newspapers and use electroric mail te, senu their buy and selorders te the umiverity daily. lI returni, they receve a transaction report that shows their statue. Sandra K.uehh, manager of the S competition, said students gain a lot - whether or net their poefoéio dos. "'The .cotitin provides9 un~ o10~~fNtN*i i li the Canadian stock market." Huang and Wong made the mgjority of their profita frein short selling Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd. shares during a period'cf falling auto sales and extended collective bargainung. The teain from Trafagar Castie will receive $250 and a school trophy. The national winners wil receive a cash award of $500 courtesy of the Toronto Stock Exchange, individüal plaques and a trophy for the school. One member of the winning teain, judged by the teacher te have contributed Most te the teain, will receive a $1,000 schlarship frein Laurier.. Nation al and regionab awards for Ontario onhy wll b. presented at the annual awards luncheon next spring. Other contest sponsors inchude IRBC Dominion Securitie Inc., RÈchardson Greenohielde of Canada and Bell Canada. DENSMCONRH]HSHO By - Don Belanger As semester one quickly cornes te a chose, it le time for me te Pack up my knapsack, and inove on. te bigger and better thinge. With four and a haif years cf excitement, depression, exuberance and knowhedge b.hlnd me, I muet new face the reality cf bidding adieu te, Denis O'onnor. With six OACs, and a plethora cf DOUC wisdoxn, I wil b. entering the fuli-time work world before pursuing a career in journalism at either Carleton or Ryerson li September. While I c'an honestly say that 1 won't miss the tests, senunars, essaye, homework or lovely DO'C uniforme, it will b. tough te say goodbye te a few DUYC memories. Like what, you ask? Wehb, for starters, who could forget the d-1a-ily expérience ur liiiig somneoneys fingers shoved up your nose whibe tahclng an ehbow te the ribo, just tryinig te figit- for a spot onthie Ajax. Transit? Or what about the various renditions cf O Canada that were blared throughout .the ,sciioci eêch morning (the 'opera' version, was my personal favourite). But, the' most memorable incident had'to b. the one that teck place precisely one year ago. -- the strike! Wihile we, the. students, shept i until noon, and got out'cf writing exams, these determined teachers- braved sub-zero temperatures and picketed around the school. In the end, everyone was happy. Ahh, the mamories... Well what more can I say? Thanks te evcryone. See ya, DO'C... By Samfira Arfai Well, it seoins like ahi theý students at Henry' Street had a nice and relaxing Christinas vacation. Hopefully è4eryone 'is new ail rested up for ýal the cramming that booms' ahead. Those dreaded final exains will b. written starting Friday, Janý. 18. The new semester wilb begin on Jan. 30, providing students with the opportunity. te start ail over in new classes with a dean slate. I arn sure that our si teamis are sirnply ecstatic about aIl the snow we have been receiving lately. Now they can get down te, some serious skiing. The wrestling team is also booking for some members to participate this season. The junior girls' volleyball team began the new year on 1a high note with two, straight-set victories over Eastdaie and Ajax, in LOSSA league play'last week. The teai now holds a. record cf five wins and three losses. The senior girls' volleybalb teain aIse, By Dora Pbrrcni The. Christmas, sciioëi break was celebrated by .a. talent show/airband --'performance 1 ýby Austin students on Dec.'21.'lhe show. was ,hosted- by our own students, Dwayne Allen and Sean Weathers. Many talents, both- dramatic and musical, were displayed. Fis'nteage'nda. was the stuüdent council whô gave "a wonderfub ' performanhce to6'the song 'He's so Fine,' lIeaving the. audience reminiscent,. f 'the boppin'5S's era!. 'Life Sentence,' auoemng rock band, featured ,Tr L u . Austin student Toby Fennessey as bass guitarist. Together the'band performed live cover versions of <ifferent songé. Býut the performance that dazzled viewers was' an >iniprovised version of Madonna's top hidp,- 'vogue.' Maria Sutton portrayed Madonna as she "vogued' across the stage to the beat of. a won -.ýheir tirst match against Eastd"le wthso f 15-1 and 13'Thywent on t uset Aja li twoô straight gaines, 15-3 and Tfie juiocr boys'ý basketball teatn :-defeated Brock hast week e3-31 Thejunior boys hold a se.ason record cf'14 wians and only two losses. Congratulations te ail the Hawks who are- startîng »the new year withý such',strong 'Many of -Heinys «èlubs" hàd their pictures taken for this year's yearbook. The French departne.nt is alse organizingc a ,,Preich exchange ,'for, next year. 'Te library is1allso holdingaote photo, contest. Several students have 1 qlready--spotted themsehves -n th \icture display and have claimed their prizes. The students' council le in the process of malcing plans for, Spirit, Week, whiich wilh run Feb.'11-15. amn sure that, they will sucee lin getting ail the Hawks'to show off their oichool spirit ,te ae o of fun. ggond-ing bass and> strobing Austin Wildcat athletic teams are on :the go. O(Uir girls' vol1eyLball _team had * a home tournamenton îJan. ý:,8. Th.eir victory_ o.ýver Harwood was followedby a loa -to theUxbridge.Tigersreby one poînit. The swim teai participated in -a' meet on Jan. 9, resuits are yet to be revealed. Throughout «the next-few weëks, teaâchers*fil b. guiding students -in study' habits, as they muet face the grulling task c f exainunations, beginning on Jan. 17. HelpSprcd he ord Student reoeives Canada scholàrship A local student was one of 29 Trent Umiversity's. Lady Eaton enerngcoee and university to women in an effort to attract Trent Universt students to College on Dec. s.sudscee and egneig oewmnto sciencead receive a aada Soashp Canada Scholarsips are discipUnes. Students are, eligibleennri. Suse Roetonigialfin awarded o n--the. boie cf to reeve,$%QO t tpto csrs*t.dd~eSe wâmwi~~ii nn~ fnL ii~mLiama'b.evf . f. ý- - . ..2 que& %Ipqwm q~ FATHER LEO J. AUSTIN