ES upi;1 ,SR21 , t ' iocvokl ïisbý.nbt)W ,z<-ei9 oiti 'dirV Page 22, Whihby Free Prm, Wecinesday, November 11. 1992 STUDENTS from Canada's east and west secondaire Charles Garnier, and Garnier recently spent a week with Whitby students students visit Grande Prairie Nov. 16. Eight under the Voyageur exchange program. students and a supervisor (photo bel OW) Nine students anda su'perintendent (photo from Sussex, N.B. were hosted by Henry above) from sohools in Grande " Prairie, Street High Sohool, and Henry students Alta. were hosted by students from Ecole head to Sussex Nov. 12. Photos by Mark Reesor, Whitby Free Press and ___________Matthew Stolk, Henry Street H.S. co-op student Lucie Rochette CHARLES GARNIER' salut. How was your week? On Wdedy etea Mine - bas been fun but very by.the namýe ofPhulippegDuhaniel tiring.came te talk to, some of our We've inally finished Our students about violence toward mid-terms (and inm sure everyone womnen and cbldren. He ie part of i the achool breathed a collective a group of people called 'Men sigh of relief), and Friday was a Against Male Violence' and they professional activity day, se it are walking (yes, walkiing) te the gave us a chance te recuperate Parliament buildingsin Ottawa. from the long week. (Now the On the way, they are stopping only thing we have te worTy at various higli echools te cali about is the upceming report attention te, this problem. We cards). wish these men luck on their Aise, Our friends from Aberta mission, and we thank them for left Thursday morning. We lied a oigttakous email party for them on cnigt akt s Wednesday evening, where we It is time te get back inte the ate pizza and had a blast. Some normal routine at school,'as we of the girls tauglit a couple of us start the second hall' of the first te dance te country music, which semester. For those of us who feei is very popular over there. It is the nedavcto (adI oui1 turn ' Aberta on Nov. icude mysef in that category),i forward te it. coning up fast. A la.prochaine-. By Elizabeth Hooper There are close tei 200 ýstaff and à tudents involved in one of the most .anibitiou% prductions te ever be staged a tAnderson CVI, 'My Fair Lady,'Nov. 26-28. George Bernard Shaw's'Pyg- malian (Greek myth in which an artist falîs in love with the sta- tue he creates) is the basis for the popular musical. A professor» of phonetics makes a bet with friend Colonel Pickering that he can take a Cockney flower girl .from the streets of Liondon, refie her language and manners, 'and pass her off as a duchess. The main characters i the play are Eliza Doolittle por- trayed by Alanya Hunter; irofes- sor Higgins portrayed by Steve Nevilis; Corel Pickering, por- trayed by Junior Anderson. Audition.s for the ?Iay began in early September and were or - ized by teachers VivienneJcyceS (director) Lisa Kavanaugh (choral director) and Jennifer Wilson. Jo yce says choosing the actress for t he lead was a difficult deci- sion but adds that Hunter «fit the part really well.» In past years, it was usually students from the senior grades who went out for auditions but this year many of the junior grades showed interest. "Many grade 9 students came out te audition and our under- study for Eliza Doolittle is a grade 9 student, Vicky Craddock- Wrght," explains Joyoe. Rehearsals for the play started at the end of September and the 50-member cast which also in- cludes Debbie hatten as Mrs. Pearce, Jeff Baker as Alfie Doo- little, Mark Rainey as Freddy Eyinsford-HiIl and Cindy Lde Campbell as Mrs. Higgins, lias bn working long, strenuous heurs to, get the play read on time. Joyce says as well as over 200 members involved in the play, there are- numerous backstage people and 15 members in the pit band. "The students have been great and 'se enthusiastic » -Joyce states. "Everyone worl9sreally Cheryl-Ann Macean ANDERSON C.V.I. Aithougli many may disagree with me, I believe that the U.S. presidentiâl election will have a profound effect on Canada. Ifc Bill Clinten justifies hie promises te, improve the economic condition of the, U.S., then Canada will certainly benefit from it. If the U.S. reseives the recession, it means that there will be more jobs. Should the unemployment rate in the U.S. drop, then certainly Canada's wouid as well, especially now with the free-trade deal involving Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. If one suffers, then well a suff'er. I decided that it would be interesting te find out how Canadiansý feel alout Clinton's election as president of the United States (in particular, students of Canada). To de this, I surveyed 100 students at Anderson.- In the presidentiai election, the popular vote was 43 per cent for BÎRl Clinton, 38 per cent for George Bush and 19 per cent of the votes for Ross Perot. At An~derson, 48 per cent wouid have voted for Clinten, 32 per cent would have voted for Bush and 20 per cent wouid have voted' for Perot. When asked if they thouglit that the economnic cimate of the U.S. would change for the better now that Clinten is president, 51 per cent'said yes and 49 per cent said no. It looks as though the fate of the entire Western hemisphere lies ini the hands of one man. Let uýs prayý that he's wise enougli te realize it.k ý' ý1 1> well together and atteindance bas. been excellent." Many teachers are dedicating much of their time to the play: Ken Eaton and Judy Jensen are working on production, Mike' Aggett is.sta&e! manager, Thelma Ross is in charge of costumes, Roger Julian ie helpýing with the sets and Steve Harfand and Rein Reiart are in charge- of set designs. «Some of the funni*er moments during rehearsals are the dance scenes, co-ordinated b Linda Warren and Glenda Piller,» says Joyoe. "Watching the 'students learning these formai steps can be amusing at times. "Morning rehearsals can be amiusing as well. Fim 50 tired first thing in the morning and so the students give me chocolate te get me hyrer and give me a sugar high,» adds Joyce with, a chuckle. 'Financially, many, students haire been bringing i a lot'of props and the costumes are being rented,. bought or constructed., The. sets are being made and designed at school.» Joyoe says, "The money wýe are given goes te a good, cause because aIl of the students invol- ved ini the plà .Y are given a chance to exeerience and, per-. form, on stage. Tickets lor te performances are $5 for adùlIts, $3 for students. TIckets are available from cast members or at the front foyer on the night; of performances. A( !......t . ....... Whitby's Ac tive, and Concerned Youthý (WACY) will hold a 'Karaoke Night' for ail grade 7 and 8 students in Whitby on, friday, Nov. 13. The event will be held i the Henry Street High School cafe- teria ,from, 7 te9:-30 p.m. There will be a $1.50 admis- sion charge to cover equipnient costs. DANCE T'ickets for the WACY dance on riday, Nov. 20 went on sale this wek at high schools. The dance at .Heydenshore, Pavilion, will Le held fromi 8 p.m. to midnight. A disc jockey wil provide music. Tickets, at'$5.50 each or tw'o for $10, 'are available at Ecole secondaire Charles Garnier, F'ather leo J. Austin, Henry Street High School, Anderson CVI, Paul Dwyer- and R.S. MIcLaughlin CVI. For more information caîl Chandra Hunter at 668-8436. Hunter is the founder of WACY, a group that aime te help teenagers stay off' the streets and away fromn alcohol, tebacco and drugs --through educationi fun activities. Cection In last week's edition, Julieanne Currie was incorrectly identified as. Janice Currie ia feature.showing Ontaxio-scholars from Anderson CV. The Free Press wishes te apo- logize for the error. 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