Wbitby FmeePros, Woh*osdy, June 14, 1995Z,Page 31 .Escape! BRIAN CHARD, Grade 5 student at St'. Pau's Sohool, makes his way out of the (imitation) smoke in the moile unit used by the Whitby Fire Department for their Leam Not to Bum program. Photo by Peter Nilas, Whtby Free Press 'Sate Sohools' document tol be unveiled A new document, 'In Support of Safe Schools,' will be unveiled during ceremonies June 22, 10 a.m. at the Durhiam Board of Education Centre ini Whitby. The document was produced after the province last year ordered school boards tocollect data on violent incidents, and to form policies to promnote violence- free schools. Representatives from the four schools boards serving Durhamn Region -- Durliam's public anid separate school boards, North- umberland-Clarington public board and PeterboroughVictoria- Northiumberl an d- C Iarington separate board -- formed a Safe Schol steering committee. The document thieyproduced will be submitted to t e inistriy of Education 'and Tramning and later to school administrators for implementation in September thi year. The boards also plan to in- crease awareness of safe schools' initiatives already underway. Stefanie Antunes' ST. CHARLES GARNIER Shannon Maracle SINCLAIR SECONDARY SCHOOL This yosr at Sinclair has been historic, with many new experiences and adventures had by ail. Thle year in review: September, 1994 - 735 new atudents are welcoened ta, their firat day. We are a igiven ichool mape and timetables. Although we have mape, most students etruggl to fnd theit classes. Firat Snli team tryouts begin. lie TVs did not work for two consecutive days in September. SAC stickers were old and Wednesdays were just getting off the ground. Do you remember the firet Wednesday of the year when there were no omgn-up shoots and you had ta run ta, get inta a session? October, 1994 -- Confusion starts ta, fade. Sign-up shoots for Wednesdays are available ta, students on Friday instead of Monday. lhe first annual craft and cllectibles show was held. Grade 10 and il reports were sent home.fie TVe start ta work more often than before. Students no longer get lost. Yearbook sales begin and we had our first bat and drea down for the United Way. A rugby tearn arrives froni Wales ta challenge Sinclair. Sinclair met that challenge with defeat. November, 1994 -- 'Ihe junior grl? besketballtem kld Exiter 62-29, returningj1fiom a 12-point deficit at haif-time. Devon Christie represents Sinclair at the 1FS cross country competition and placed in the top 200. Our firet students of the wook are elected for waUking two miles ta achool in the rain when their bus was cancelled -- John Houston, Glen Curley and Amanda Heron. Me drama club début of 'Girl in the Mirror' and 'But Listen'was held on Nov. 30. December 1994 -- Our first spirit week was heldfie dhubby bunny content, genie auction, winter stuff day, disco day, pizza sales, surf day and liair auction. Students of the week were Doris Yan, Richard Keys and Jennifer Flanders who placed first, second and third i the Legion's Remembrance Day poster competition. lie mdget girl? basketball team defeats Denis O'Connor to, assure themslves a spot in the LOSSA semi-finals. January, 1995 -- Exanis were written between Jan. 24 and 27. ' Showboot' tickets are sold. Yearbooks are stiil being sold. Do you remember how many times w. were reminded of yearbook sales? February, 1995 -- Preparations for the scliool grand opeming begin. AUl of, you who were involved, do you remember those first few meetings tliat seemed ta get us nowliere? Second semester begins. North Beach volleyball begins. Mardli, 1995 -- Intraniural girls' lacrosse, rugby tryouts begin. Our second spirit week takes place witli countr dresu dayAch Breky eart, the jello-eating contest, free bat day. Blair Robertson the . hypnotist was liere. Did you like the show? The students challenge their teacliers and the police in a game of basketball. The barbecue and cottan candy sales. The Chaniber Choir is invited ta, Musicfest in Calgary later this year. MOGA preparations begin. A h April, 1995 - A te Durham-wide science fair, Ben Simons won gold, Jeremy Sumons silver and Steven Dorrepaal bronze in the junior pliysics category. Andrew Shiner won gold in the senior engineering category. "Postponing the Heat Deatli of the Universe" was performed with great success. The dlimbing wall was here. To ail of you wlio experienced the ropes and the walls, don't look down now. Co-ed intrainural liockey takes place at lunch hour. May, 1995 -- Sinclair was officially opened with a visit from the mayor, the lieutenant governor of Ontario, trustees and many other honoured guests. The draznatic part of the production was a huge success. The niudget boys' rugby team captures the LrOSSA c,-hampionship. A Sinclair first, Fiesta Day took place with a huge success. Many track athietes placed very well in DYSSA and travelled to Kingston tocomipete in OFSAA. June, 1995 -- The spring fling was a huge succees, selling so many tickets that they ran out at lunch hour and had to oeil them after school as well. Except for the fire alarrn going off because of the special effects, the dance was great. MOGA madness was a lot of fun with cartoons in TAG and a lot of fun in the courtyard. Yearbooks were great. I hope everyone bas had a lot of fun this year. I know I have. Look forward to September with enthusiasm knowing that youl be a year older and we get to do it ail over again. See you next year. At the annual spring convocation on June 10, Durham College celebrated'the graduation of 1,700 graduates and honoured 20 students with niedals for obtaining highest academic standing. Top student was Karen Cresanto, recipient of the Durhami College President's Gold Medal and the Governor General's Academic Medal. The lionour was awarded to the highest-ranldng graduate of any two- or three-year diploma program. Pour une derniere fois, salut. Saint-Oharles-Garnier finally had that special surprise activity we've been waiting for, and it was just great. We were able to buy a barbecue-grilled hotdog and a soft drink at a great price ($1.50), and we got to spend some time outside in the warm suri. More importantly, most'of the proceeda went to the Daniel Burton Bone -Marrow Fund in the hope that this *nine-year-old ANax boy wiil finally find a compatible I'd like ta thank the members of the 1994-95 student council for thefr undaunted efforts throughout the year, and would like ta wish the new 1995-1996 student council -- with Mélanie Girard as president -- the best of luck for next year. Since schoolls almost over, there are very few activities left ta report. However, there are stil people deserving of sorne credit, and this tume it isn't a student. On May 23 at the Durham sepaato scliool board lieadqarters, one of our top teacliers, M. Ghislain Lambert, received an award in recognition of lis varied contributions ta Catholic education. We cail the award ' Distinguished Educator of the Year,' and we unanimously proclaim that lie certainly deserves it. Congratulations, M. Lambert. We, I think we all ageethat this year bas been an exciting one. It bas been a fun-fiiled, friendsip-fiiled, and challenge- fiiled time whidh will certainly neyer be forgotten. Md also like ta wish ail the people leaving our sdliool, whether they be college-bound,, university- bound or daring enougli ta venture out inta the workforce, the very best of luck. While scliool may be nearly over, exains bave yet ta begin, so I hope everyone hangs in tliere one last tume before the long- awaited and well-deserved suminer break. Writing for tlie paper lias certainly been exciting, and Fd like ta thank my editar Mme Pauline Bédard for helping me, and for giving me such a great opportunity ta hone my reporting skills. Having completed my OACs a year early, I wiil be spending next year in Portugal working before going ta, university. To whomever writes for the paper next yeair, the best of luck. I hope Wes as exciting ýfor lie or slie as it bas been for me. To one and all, I wish you a great suromer break. BOBBY MERCER care- fully weaves his way through the pylons at Bellwood Public School's recent bike rodeo. Photoby Mak Reo, Wnty FmsPressJ lu@