Whity Free Prous, Wednesday. Februay 8, 199M.Page 20 New, Ikids Un the Immanuel Christian School has moved the. Grade 7/8 clasa from its Rossland Road failitUto a vacant store space in, the . h Mail this week, 9:25 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. The students are part of a one-week' special. unit which focuses on the business aspects of the retail industry. Each student will be observing, questioning and, helping in a retail outiet for at least one hour per day while at mail. The consumer education unit will focus on marketing, advertising, and. what makes a good employee in 1995. Students will niake up a display ad for the store in which they are plaeed in addition to daily assignments in math, literature,' writing and bible. The response from the mal businesses has been excellent. Students have been placed in clothing, department, specialty, drug and photography stores. Students will participate in a special presentation from Wal-Mart on merchandising. Anthony Lang, Whitby Mal owner, arranged for the students te use the space vacated by the Miracle Mart grocery store. Students will put on a band concert on Thursday, Feb. 9, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. - For more information, contact Stan Baker -at 728-9071 or drop bythe classroomn in the former Liacle Mart store. Wriltten input only in board budget process A full community consultation process ris not necessary when the Durham Board o f Educat ion sets its budget this year, trustees recently decided. 1In a press release, the board board Stefanie Antunes ST. CHARLES GARNIER Encore une fois bienvenue! Exams have corne to an end, and our *routine is right back on track, well ... aimost. The second semester has begun, and aiong with it new and hopefully exciting courses. I hope everyone is as thrilled as I amn with bis or her new courses, and hopes toerenjy thern as much as I do. The last two weeks were blurred by exaips, and echool sports and activities have been put on. hold. We are, however, getting right back in there 'with the basketball senii-finals scheduled te start tomorrow (Thursday) at 2:15 and 3:30 p.m. We encourage people te corne and cheer their favourite team te victor. Girl s volleyball gaines are also scheduled this week. Corne out and cheer for them since the teams seem to need a little encouragement. As for our hockey teain, exhibition games started Feb. 2, and will continue until Feb. 28. For further information on times and locations of gamnes, contact M. Booth (hockey coach). I would like to take this oppotnty te, welcome back Sebas«en Guénard te, the school and te the teain. Unfortunately we have te say goodbye te Joël Boivin who will temporarily be leaving the tearn because of his arrny reserve co-op placement. Feb. 15 is designated ' Carnival Day' at our school. Surveys were made to, hear people's opinions about what activities we should have. We were given such options as downhill and cross-country skiing, tobogganing, ping-pong tournanients and more. The student couricil hopes te see a lot of school spirit and participation. This week's "spotlight student" is not only an honour roll student but a super athlete. Ha is a Grade il volleybal player who can't seem to get enough of sports. He has a black belt in judo. He has been talng judo lassons for nine years and participates ini about a dozen competitions each year. He's already competed in various cities such as Calgary, Winnipeg and Buffalo. Last year said such a process is not needed «because niost options for budget reduction already are known ry 1,w1 in Lethbridge, Alta., he placed first in the Canadian championships. This year, beginning Feb. 17, at the Canada Winter Gaines, he will be vying te, retain his championship title in Grande Prairie, Alta., and we just know that ha can do it again. This young man does not stop hara. He has takan swimming lessons since he was age four, and is now a lifgeguard at the Ajax recreational swimming pool two te three nights a week. Last year ha and his friand Shawn Chance started their own company, cleaning out repossessed houses for the bank. For each house they made a substantial ainount of money, but, of course, aIl good things must corne te, an end. l'in sure by now you're wondering who this "phenom" is and te save you from further suspense, he is Carl Aubé. Congratulations Carl, and were behind you ail the way. A la prochainel trustees and the. recent election provided them with opportuni- ties to Vather input around the budget. The dates of six budget ses- sions were released by the board. Ail meetings are open to resi- dents, but there will no oppor- tunity for residents to make pre- sentations or ask questions. Anyone wishing te have input must do so in written form. The board states that "Infor- mation about items under con- sideration in the budget will reach parents through school newsletters and community Feb. 12 te 19 is Sexual Health Weak in Durham. « Sexual Health Begins At Home,' the theme for Sexual Health Waek, will ha reinforced in a heaith departmaent workshop at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 15 at Paul wyer H-igh School, 700 Stevenson Rd. N., Oshawa. Rather than just heighten parents' awareness of their important role in teaching sexual1 health, this year's campaign fosters the message that parents and id need te start talking about sexuality at an early age. This week's activities will encourage parents te, continue talking about seulty throughout their child's growing years. members through the media.» The Durham Board of Educa- tion is projecting a 5.7 per cent increase in the miii rate this year. The increase is mostly due to capital costs such as renovations at schools for junior kindergarten classes, the construction of a nevi public school, and infrastructure Cres: and times of budget meetings are: Thursday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m.- Thursday, Feb. 16 7 p.m.; âaturday, Feb. 18, 4:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday, Feb. 28 7 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 1I p.m.; TÇursday, March 23, 7 p.m. Students from Paul Dwyer will produce and perform a play about communications and sexuality before the scheduled workshop. The workshops will provide parents with information on sexuality and communication techniques emphasizing the use of "teachable moments," books, videos, TV and achool prograins, te begin talking with- their children. For more information and resources about health sexualit and sex education, cae the Health Department's Durham Health Connection at 723-8521. A public health nurse is available t' answer questions froni 9 a.m. te 4 p.m. Monday te Friday. Moving on, moving in AREND DEKKER was cleaning out his office last week. After more than eight years as principal at Anderson CVI, he was transferred to a Pickering high sohool. His replacement is former board administrative officer SatIy Milveen. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whltby Free Press Workshop plannedl for Sexual Health week qrý