Whitby Free Press, 4 May 1994, p. 22

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Page 22, Whtby Free Press, WecM"sdy, May 4. 199 Chargs aid after teftrom store Faut ation b police Frday morning resulted in the capture of a woman who stole a wallet from a Whitby clothing store. Police say a woman helped herself to the contente of one of the clerk's purses at Elsa's Chil- dren's Things, 306 Brock St. S. She was nabbed outoide the store by an officer who recog- nized her f&om a wanted poster. A 38-year-old Port Credit woman was arrested and char- ged with theft. She was also charged wxth obstructing police -- officers say a false naine was given -- and charged in- connection with a - similar theft which occurred in suspect in «well Whitby. police. She han a Insipecter Walter Hall says the similar offenosf.» known te the long record for Police seek knife-wield'ing hitchhiker A Port Perry man says he was held up at knifepoint after pick- ing up a hitchhker in downtow Whitby Monday evening. The 21-year-old man says he iked u the hitchhiker, a black femaie, near the four corners. He told police that afler she got in the car, she pulled a knife and demanded money but h. managed to push ber out of the car. Thne suspect, about aged 15, was last seen running east on Dundas Street. Police are inves- tigating. Lucie Rochette CHARLES GARNIER Bonjour! Wow. Spring bas really sprung, hasn't it? The past couple of weeks have been busy ones here at Saint-Cbarles-Garnier. On Tuesday, April 19, a very important event happened in our cafetoum. Twenty-six people became new Canadian citizens. The cafetoriuin was transformned into a courtroom wbere three judges helped these people take the o« hto become part of tbe greatest hation of the world. As the new citizens took the oath, tbe audience was invited to reaffirm their Canadian citizenship, wliich everyone did proudly. A nuinher of students from botb Garnier and Austi n attended the ceremony, and a couple of students from both schools spoke about what it ineant to them te be Canadian. The Garnier students spoke in French and the Austin students spoke in English. W. were also honoured te welcome Mfinister of Immi*gration Sergio Marchi, MayorofWib Tom Edwards, Ontario riding ME Dan McTéague as well as several menibero of the school board wbo aIl watched the ceremony. The event was very exciting and w. were honoured te hold such a ceremony in our schools. Wednesday, April 27 was another exciting day for Garnier students. Jeunesse du Monde organized a fashion show te rais. money for local non-profit organizations. Students as well as teachers modeled outfit after outfit fromn such stores as Dalmys, Roots, Northern Reflections, Northern Traditions, Randy River and Leigh Morgan as well as a few others. The audience grinned and sighed as the cute little children nmode]kidds' clothing. -IaqI é Melannie Heinen ANDERSON C.V.I. After a very busy week at Anderson, here iu the latest news. Congratulations te Anderson's Junior girls' soccer teain who came from bebind te tie Durbarten 1-1 last week. Strong plays were made by ail teain members in this exciting season opener. Well don., girls. On Thursday, the. senior girls' soccer teani travlled te Uxbnidge for their second league game of the. season. Excellent team play and co-operation was rewarded with a 6-0 victery. The shutout was earned by Leaf Worsley. Outstanding plays by Dianna Niedzweidicki, Haley Cooke, Nat Goning, Heather Bird and Kristen Millen led the tearn te victery. Anderson's junior boys' rugby teain defeated cross-town rivaIs Henry Street 24-5 on'Thursday to keep their unbeat.n streak alive. Trevor Burwash rocketed inte the end zone twice while Matt Bongard and Chris Curry each scored ties te put Raiders far abead of Hawks. O)n Tuesday, the senior boys' rugby teain won their second leage gaine of the season. Anderson defeated Pine Ridge by a score of 7.5. Remarkable plays by Chris Moxley and Steve MascBeth pushed the team te victory. congratulations te Anderson's senorgils lacrosse team for ==ber first lRe game of the season. The girls defeated ,Ajax 6-4 and Central 7-5. Well done, (gis. Anderson experienced Muscle Mania 3 on Thursday. Congratulations te Cort Fowler who b.ld on te, his title as Anderson's heavyweight and overall muscle mania champion. Chnis Long won the middleweight division and Oni Osbourne was the lightweight champion. Congratulations te ail participants for their outstanding efforts. Judges were Stephanie Dufiy, Mr. Eaton, Mr. Hussey, Mn. Stefopolus and Miss Shin. Anderson's Student Athletie Association is busy with preparations for this year's carnival. May il is the date for this special event. A dunk tank and lots of other carnival gaines and tasty goodies will b. available. Special thanks te members of the Senior Chaniber choir who performed in Oshawa and Witby last week. On Thursday, a large group gave a well-recieved concert for the. Comnmunity Car. Volunteers of Whlitby. On Wednesday, several students opened a business conférence in Oshawa with their rendition of O Canada. Thanks te ail vocalists for their bard work. Until next time, Anderson, have a great week. In between outfits, tbe improvisation group put on several little skits about topics such as drugs, homelessness and droýppig out of school. During intermission, Julie Vaillancourt and band and Daniel Evans entertained us with musical numbers. The evening was a success and it was a lot of fun te watch. Congratulations te everyone involved on a job well done. Monday, May 2 was also an important day for Garnier students -- summer uniformns could officiaily b. worn. Well, gotta fly. A la prochaine. By Erin O'Connor Thirty-five band and choir stu- dents from Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School will soon spend a week in Bermuda where tbey'll share their musical talents with the people there. In addition te many perfor- mances, the group will also tour various interesting and historical sites. "Fm very excited about the tnp," says FrankCaruso, teacher and conducter of the music po grain. I know the band rv choir will do well." Caruso, who replaced Paul Caley wbo died earhier this year is also pleased that the choir and band "will have a chance te b. exposed and play for people of a iferent culture. [t is good public exposure.*" "I can hardly wait!" says Teresa Nicholîs, band member and Grade il student at Austin. The group will leave on FridaLy May 6, and retun friday, May; 13. Spinal health promoted Duning Spinal Health Week, Ma y1to 7, -booklets and posters wÎillb. distributed te students in Durham Region schools. The week creates awareness that people of ail ages can take preventative steps to reduce spinal and health problenis. Back problems that affect more than 80 per cent of Cana- dians at some time during their lives are avoidable if positive lifestyle and postural habits are developed early in 1f.. The Durham Region Chiro- practic Society, an affiliate of the Ontario Chiropractic Association, 15 working with schools to distri- bute bookiets and poster to stu- dents in grades 3 to 6. Teaching materials focus on 'Inspecter Spine,' who advises and provides direction for stu- dents through a series of book- lets, on. for each grade level. There is also a separate guide for teachers suggesting the best Taryn Briggs HENRY ST. H.S. Here at Henry, there is a buzz of spring energy. Hawk spirit is everywhere, and the staff and students are extremely busy planning activities of every kind. Exciting things are happening every day, and untîl the very end of this scbool year, you can count on more fun and excitement. Henry's 'Fabulous Flautists' -- Mary Beth Garofalo, Kathryn Wigglesworth, Christine Sturgess and Natalie Morgan -- received firstprize under the coaching of Mr. Oole at the Kiwamis Music Festival. Congratulations te al who participated. According te, the judge, the players were indeed "fabulous flautists." The histery trip te, Washington, D.C. was also a great success. Students enjoyed the sightseeing, the histery and the beautiful weather. Henry>s rugby teaxns don't stop for anyone. The midget boys won another gaine. The senior boys' rugby teain has corne together te perform well on the field. Excellent support plays are made by ail players, and the team played well te win games against Curtis and Anderson. Other current sports include girls' fastball, boys' baseball, track and field, and the three-time champio staff basebaîl team. Wi1 they four-peat? Best of Iuck to al HSHS teame. Lacrosse (Canada's new second national sport) is also going strong at Henry. Girls' lacrosse teanis are playing today, results will follow. The archery teain is at LOSSA today at Uxbridge, and will continue on te DYSSA next week. Good luck te al The Cycling and Hiking Club will b. leaving for New Hlampshire next Wednesday for six days of outdoor living. Mr. German and Mrs. Leigh will b. leading the pack. Hopefully they will b. lucky te get some good weather. Ail of this week, Henry is use for the Spinal Health Week materials in class. Dr. Philip Smith and Dr. Roger Karani of the Durham socîety will hold a free seminar on 'How to relieve your low back pain,' at the Whitby Public Libr- ary on Tuesday, M ay 10, 7:30 p.m. A seminar will also b. held May 17 at the Oshawa Public Library. For more information eall Smith at 436-6666. hosting the Grade 8 students from our area elementary schools. The students will use their Grade 9 buddies te get a taste of life ber. at Henry. They will attend classes and tour the achool, then end their visit with a srnall assembly te discuss their day. We are enjoying their visits. Prom tickets are on sale. They can b. purchased in the. old gym at lunch each day this week. Tickets are $50 each with a student card, or $60 without. Table sign-ups wiIl take place in a few weeks. The formaI fundraiser weekend is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Corne for a thorough car wash and friendfly service. Last week 400 Henry students went te see Schindler's List for a Holocaust remembrance. For those students who mi ssed the opportunity, the film is strongly recomniended. Until next week, Henry, don't b]ink. You might miss some action.

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