Page 32. Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, November 30,1994 r -i Chelsea Balzan HENRY ST. H.Sm PLAYWRIGHT James Reaney worked the Donnelly family in southwesterfl with the cast of 'H andoufs' du ring a visit to Ontario. It wiII be presented at Anderson Anderson CVI. The play is the final part of Jan. 11 -14. a trilogy Reaney wrote about the deaths of Photo by Mark Reesot', Whltby Free Pres Let's get right to it, shail we! Last Monday the Hawks hockey teamn played their first league game against Brock. After a 3-0 deficit, they came back to tie the game 5-5. The wrestling tearn defeated Markhamn District High School 27 matches to 10. Everyone performed well but Rob Lyon and Andrew Feyst won the Most matches. Also on the wrestling front, Son Chau, Anthony Mayer and Holly Rickards won silver medals in Bramnpton last weekend. This was especially gratifying as there were 360 wrestlers participating. Congratulations tb Henrys swimmers. They got off to a great start to the season with eight members placing at the Pickering relay meet. Last week was an exciting one for the following giîrls: Anne Henderson, Janie Ewasco, Maggie Hinkson, Kari Morine, Trisha Brodie, Amanda Knegje, Elissa Clark, Michelle Johnson, Dara Scepanovic, Lisa Mahar, Mfisty Kucherik and Leanne Bullough. These were the members of the LOSSA champion junior girls' basketball team. The girls ended the season with a record of 27-2 after defeating Eastdale 38-34 in the LOSSA final. If you are interested in joining the ski club, listen to the announcements for further details. The 75-cent store opened this week with cheers from students. Pop and chocolate bars can now be had for a quarter less than vending machines. Save a quarter for that important phone cali, shop at the 75-cent store. Are you a really talented lip yncher? Do you have a need for t he spotlight? If so, sign up for the airband competition put on by, SAC. Tickets are $2. Nancy Cotter SINCLAIR SECONDARY SCHOOL Lucie Rochette ST, CHARLES GARNIER Salut! The end of November is certainly an exciting time of the year for us at Saint Charles-Garnier. Numerous fund-raising activities usually begin at this time, and Nov. 18 was an important day for the graduates. They decided to seil their services and create a 'Buy-a-Grad-Day.' The bids carne in fast and were high, as the Grade 9s (whose services were recently purchased by the Grade 12s) sought to even the score. Monday saw the beginning of spirit Week at Saint Charles-Garnier, as well as the actual ' Put-Your-Grad-to-Work- -Day.' The Grade 12s were dressed in everything frosa snow pants bo shower caps. The labour was exhausting, but the Grade 12s adxitted te, having fun, and managed to make a substantial amount of. money for their graduation. The prom committee, as well as the rest of the 45 graduates, would like te thank everyone for his and her support. Spirit Week went well. Tuesday gave everyone the opportunity to shed one piece of the uniforin and replace it with something green, respresenting our pride in being French (green is the cobour of our French-Canadian flag). On Wednesday, the halls abounded with hats and caps of every shape and size. Thursday was pjama day, and what an înteresting sight it was. Friday was a non-uniformn day filled with a variety of activities including a treasure hunt. Everyone would like to thank the student council for another successful week of activities and fun. As it was last time, the end of my column is reserved for a student who has excelled on an academic and on a personal level, and whom we feel should have special mention. This week's student is completing her OACs. She is a warmn, modest person, fiendly te aIl, and one who will certainly blush at the sight of this article. She bas maintained a 75 per cent average throughout high school and has also been a member of the yearbook committee the entire time. This student was last year's class valedictorian. She was recently nominated by La Federation des Femmes canadiennes-françaises for a 'Young Woman of Distinction' award,. sponsored by the YMCA of Oshawa. She is a volunteer at Oshawa General Hospital,where she has dedicated more than 300 hours of volunteer work. She also holdsaa part-tiîne job at Toys R' Us where she has been working for the past year. A big part of her life is dedicated bo figure skating, practising two hours a day, every day of the week. She even manages to, find time to teach children how to skate. She is Melanie Jordan, and we would ail like to stop and give her a well deserved pat on the back. To our school's top figure skater, congratulations, Melanie, and keep up the good work. A la prochaine. Educators agree that parents have the mont influence over how children view school work and learnirig. Not only is it important for parents te stress the value of education, they must also set performance standards and take an active role in helping students achieve them. Sylvan Learning Centre says children whose parents are not actively supportive throughout the school year have the greatest risk of 'falling through the cracks." For these students, poor grades, learning gaps and low self-esteem are common. Educators agree that parental involvement is a good predictor for diffrentiating .poor students from good ones. When parents are involved, students often excel. Sylvan suggests the following "12 Smart Steps" te assist your child's learning process at home. 1.Encourage productive study time. 2.Encourage goal-setting. 3.Encourage information organizatiori. 4.Decide about the need for joint study with friends. 5.Establsh clear ground rules. 6.Interact and guide; don't nag. 7.You don't need to stand over your child every second. 8.Consider your course of action if you disagree with homework assignments. 9.Verify progress. 10.Size up any problem; seek help if necessary. 11.Reward progress and studying well done. 12.Sornetîmes you might have to, let your child face the consequences of his/her actions or lack of actions. Sinclair Secondary School is working on plans and preparationsta t officially declare the school open on May 18, 1995. This student-focused cele- bration will feature a number of student presentations nioving from our historical ties with the Sinclair sehool of the past into this new facility of "ody, that will grow with us into tomorrow. « Pioneering Beyond Tomorrow' is the selected theme of the opening. The steering committee would like te invite Sinclair students and staff of the past to a sharing session of those memories of days gone by. These memories could become part of the scripts needed by draina students to tel the .tory of those ear.ly days. If youý have memorabilia and are willing te share, join with Sinclair students and staff on Tuesday, Jan. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. Cali the school te leave your name, and if you cannot attend, leave your nunbrand el be in touch. Memories, anecdotes, pictures, trophies ... help us recal the memories of the past. The Sinclair steering committee welcomes parent volunteers wanting te participate in this event. An organizational meeting of a nuxaber of committees will take place in the new year. Others who have flot signed up but.would like te be involved, are encouraged to phono the school at 666-5400 and beave their name with the office. For the house BELLWOOD Public Sohool held a raff le ta raise some $230 for Denise House. Winners included (tram Ieft) Matt Harding, John Tracey, Caitlin Brandsan, shown with Cindy Gates of Denise House. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whitty Free Press 'Smart Steps' to help students Iearn at home Leu