Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, May 12. 1993, Page 29 IJennifer Ayling FATHER LEO J. AUSTIN Hello there, Austinites! Is everyone enjoying the exhilerating spring weather? I know I arn. Sumrner must be just around the corner becouse Austin's summer uniform season biegan this week, allowving students te wear the uniforni black walking shorts and golf shirts. Congratulations te Brad Wessman, Heather Oleson and Sonia Tipping -- aIl winners of the prom raffles. Brad was the lucky winner of the free limo ride te the promn, while the two ladies won free tannng sessions. It has been a custornarily busy week for Wildcat sports. The girls' lacrosse team played their first game of the season against Ajax on Tuesday, May 4. Despite playing well, the small teani suffered a 6-3 loss. Congratulations te Jennifer Cotton who scored aIl three Wildcat goals. Good luck on al your upcoming games, ladies. The girls' softball teani now has a record of three wins and a loss after defeating DO'C on May 4. We are proud of your efforts. In rugby action, the junior A and B teams travelled te Niagara-on-the-Lake on Friday, April 30 toparticipate in the KN. il Meyers under-17 tournament. Austin tennis faced 21 strong tennis, including last year's OFSSA champions. Playing an awesome nine-hour tournament, the A team finished an exceptional third, while the B team finished a solid sixth. Congratulations to the teani and their coach Mr. Hatch. Your great playing and excellent sportsmanship did not go unnoticed. The tear i would like te, thank Mr. Frawley, Ryan Sufrmn, WiIl Parks, Sonia Tipping and Michelle Jobin for helping eut with coaching, general duties and encouragement. Austin's new Multicultural Club held its first meeting of the year on May 4. The purpose of the meeting was te share ideas regarding ways in which our community con enhance its cultural backgrounds and discuss any pressing concerns. If you missed the meeting don't despair, the next meeting is planned for Tuesday, May 18 -- new members are welcome. Get involved and join the Multicultural Club. Finally, Grade il drania students travelled te the Shaw Festival. Everyone says they had a great time amid the charming surrounding of Niagara-on-the- Lake. Well,, I am off te, enjoy the warm weather and hopefully get a great tanning time for the prom. Se, until we meet again -- keep smiling. May Day on May 29 ANDERSON CVI STUDENT Scott Stoddard (photo below) with his 'Short Circuit' computer-program whicn cietermines the resistance, current and voltage -o' an electrical circuit. Stoddard's project, which he began after being told it couldn't be done, took first prize at the Durham Region Science Fair and was invited ta the Canada-wide competi- tion. In photo above, Dr. Robert Thornton Public School students Karen McKenzie left) and Sarah- Wilson with gerbils Truffles and Punch, two of the many used in their 'gerbil genetics' science fair prolect, which took top honours in its class at the Durham Region science fair. They're also headed ta the Canada-wide competitian, which takes place May 16-23 in Riviere du Loup, Quebec. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whitty Free Press Trafalgar Castie Sehool invites local residents to attend May Day celebrations at 401 Reynolds St., Whitby, on Saturday, May 29 from 1to 4p.m. For the long-standing school tradition, Trafalgar honours the May Queen with arts presentations of music and dance. Following the ceremonies, chiidren of ail ages will enjoy an antique car display, carnival games, international foods, clowns, a petting zoo, music and art display and acar wash. There will be tours of the castle, visitors can enoy the tea room before joining in on the Trafagar auction. For further details cali 668-3358. ST. PAUL'S students recently collected more than 1,300 food items for Toronta's 'Daily Bread' food bank. Seen sorting the items are (clackwise from left) Sharon McAIlis- ter, Maryann Reitana, Melina Coscarella and David Ona- frio. The drive was arganized by Cathy Breault's Grade 7 class. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whltby Free Press Awards for Catholic school teachers Teachers from separate schools in Whitby were among those honoured in cerernonies Tuesday Lecipients of the 1993 Dis- Durham College, continuous learning division, wili hold a craft show and sale on May 15 and 16, 10 a.m. te 4 p.m. Admission is $2; no charge for children under age 12. Parking is free. A photo caption in last week's edition incorrectly identified Tary Brggsas an Anderson She is a student at Henry Street High School, invoived with DuPont Canada in a pro- gram te proniote safety in school facilities. The Free Press wishes te apo- logize for the errer. tinguished Catholic Educators Award included Andre Savard of Ecole secondaire catholique Saint- Charles -Garnier, Anne Brady of Father Leo J. Austin Secondary School, Cathy Her- metz of St. John the Evangelist school, Marilyn Lpa of St. Mark the Evangelist school, Judy Henry of St. Matthew the Evangeiist, Marilyn Caldwell of St. Paul school and Patricia Bel- court of St. Theresa school. Sylvan SLeaming Centre, *Boost your child's grades. *Build seif-esteesi. *Programs in reading. math, algebra, iwriting, study skills, homwork su:- port and lime management. for tutoring assigniments * ery Affordable rates *A one-on-one leami*ng envirornent wil*l help any student achieve their potential [For information cali Sherlyn 666-8549 (Co-ordinator) ONAI TUORNsINTIUT e tr fraeniexlece r