Whitby Fm Pree, Weckiosdy, June 28, 1995 Pago,25 FESOHOOLS Code of behaviouir to be established By Mark Reesor Local schools will be putting together a «code of behav«iour" over the next year, the frst step in a safe schools program. The program, officially proclai- med by the, Durhanm, Peter- borough, Victoria, Northumber- land and Courtice separate and public boards last week, contains policies on how ta deal with violence and behavioural pro- blems. Thereds still much ta be done, though, notes safe schools steer- mng committee chair Jerry LieRoy. Twenty-nine students, representing il Durham secondary achools, with 12 staff "This isn't a job whereyou'just put a binder together and bmg, the Job is done. "This* is very much what we refer ta as a living document, which means it will 1,e added ta and amended on an ongoing basis.» Lefloy says the violence in school issue isn't likely ta go away over the next few years so "as different situations arise, well need ta respond ta those with changes." Atogh the prograin will be an«ono ing thing«... right now our targets will be year one, year members "spent fou.r fantastic days in May camping and birdin, at Pint Pelee National Pak= Staff dnt work Frîdy Durham Board of E9ducation The only exceptions ta, the rule staff will not work on Fridays at will be somne plant department the Education Centre from JuMy 7 staff who may work Fridays ta, ta, Aug. 25. carry out normal supervision of In prior years, board staff used construction projects underway at a forma of fiex hours toalalow them various schools throughout the ta, work fewer hours on Fridays or region. Mondays over the summer The board says the change months when schools were clsed. makes summer hours "more This year, staff in the new co-ordinated for planning centre will make -up hours over meetings" and reduces oprtng the surnmer and during the costs for the board by shttg school year ta, allow the board ta down air conditioning and close the centre on Fridays in . lghting one full day each week. Reading recognitioOn ERIN SIKSAY was one of the 55 students from Kathleen Rowe Public School who received an award fromn Durham Board of Education director Pauline Laing. 'Director's awards' were given to those who partiopatedin a reading progam a th schol. Photo by Peter Nilas, Whltby Fre Press two and year three. "If there's stili a problem, though, weIllV into another three-year cycle. Each school will be expected to adopt some sort of safe school initiative each year, with codes of behavicur the highest priority. He says parents, teachers and students will work together on the code which, although it will contain somne standard rules, can be tailored for each school. "We're giving schools that flexibility. Ail sch ools will have a code but they don't aIl have to be identical codes,"»lhe explains. ntPelee says the Durham Board of Education. It was the eighth annual ecological trip run by the outdoor and environrnental education department. Students on the trip saw 135 different species of birds and learned about Carolinian Canada, bird anatomny and behaviour, and the importance of birds ini natural food chains. Guest expert birders included Ernest Vander Zyl, Margaret Wilson, Mike Peleschak, Colin Jones, Marianne Clark, Chris Earley, Jean Orschell, Judy Bryson and Kate Pow. Iwo students won bird nesting' houses "for their enthusiasm and contributions ta the outing." The trp wiIl be offered again in 1996. The board will offer a Grade 10 advanced environmental science course at the Durham Forest Environumental Centre near Uxbridge July 4 to 28. The course will give students a Grade 10 advanced level of environmental science credit. Ninety per cent of the four-week bands-on course will be held outdoors, with field trips ta, the Seaton Trail in Pickering, Pickering nuclear station, Lynde Shores Conservation Area and a four-day camping trip ta the Bruce Peninsula National Park. Students mnterested in registering for the course should contact Cathy Snape, interpretive naturalist at Durham Forest, at (905) 852-3030. 25-year teachers get awards Teachers fromn Whitby schools were among those who received 25-year service awards at cere- monies held recently by the Dur- hamn separate school board._ Ailwet E.A. FAIRMAN Public Sohool vice pincipal Cathy Coon- Brooks climbs out of the dunk tank after her first involuntary immersion. A large crowd turned out to see Coon-Brooks in turn-of-the-century garb and to enjoy other activities at the school's 1 Oth annu aI fun fair. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whitby Free Press Scholarshi*p for Ausl*'s Seholtes Andrea Scholtes, a graduate of Father Leo J. Austin Secondary School, was picked from among 1,200 applicants for the Miller Thomson Foundation Scholarship. The entrance award is the largest offered by the private sector exclusively ta, Ontario students. The scholarship pays $1,000 taward tuition at the Canadian university or college she will attend. Although judging criteria emphasizes extra-curricular and community-service activities, 40 per cent of the evaluation is b"sd on marks. "Ail the studenta are incredibly talented ini the classroom," says Whiteside. Many of the students? averag grades were over 95 per cent for the past two years, not just for their graduating years. "Andrea is one of the best of the best." Miler Thomson, a law firm founded in 1957, has more than 95 lawyers at its downtown Toronto Region. offices in and York OSSTA honour for Goemans, Sarah Goemans of Father Leo J. Austin Catholic econdary Shool received an award dug a recent Durham qeparate shool board meeting. She was the board's secondary school recipient of the Ontario Separate School Trustees' Asso- ciation (OSSTA) Youth Award. The award is given ta a stu- dent who, axnong other criteria, shows strong Catholic leadership qualities and is involved in ichool affaira and activities. Students visit Pol