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WhIby Free Prees Weckiesday,- February 28; 1996;-,Page 17 4/ i ~ Dawne TRAFALGAR CASTLE There are only a few short day. left until the students of Trafalgar Castie School leave for their well deserved March break. This second term ha. 'been hectic, what with testa to b. written, projects and asigninonts te be completed. * In the. midst of ail the commotion there were a few important events that took place during the second term. Canadian * Foundation for AIDS Research actively got involved with many of the students at our school. Leanme Weld, a member of the foundation, proposed ta us an opportunity ta, support thi. worthwhile cause and help persons in need. Heart O'Grams, small packages filled with red cinnamon hearta, were sold for just a dollar each. These cinnamon hearts were given out oni Valentine's Dayr, where, on the box, 'a spaco was left ta- write your own personal message. House captains, Chiara Campiteli of Farewell, and Carnie Kolewasci, of Carter, did a wonderful job of informing the school and organizing the event in time for Valentine's Day. There was an enormous amount of support from both the staff and the. students - that shows a sense of caring. Our school was vezy succeseful and raised *$5â00 for AIDS research. Another event that has taken place here at the school in past years is the Science Olympica, held Feb. 24. It consisted of 12 teams from an assortment of other independent schools. Organized by Suzanne Ogilvie-King and Sonya Klessling, who are doing this as part of-their senior independent study projects in physics and chemistzy respectively, everything ran according ta, order, and everyone, had the most amazing time. Just as the termn ends, the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunnise will hold their second annual Murder Mystery Night Dinner theatre here at the school on March 2. Sam Spade and Jool Pyro will provide intense entertainment from the film classic The Maltese Falcon in the Mystery 0f the Maltes. Blue Jay! The (tax- receiptable) tickets at $75 per persan are going well, but there might just-b. one or two extra if yau want to go. Caîl 668-7788 or 436-6606 for ticket information. Ail pracmeed will go te the. Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise, International Services Projects and ourvery own Trafalgar Castle School. See you thore. «Good morning, ACVII We are finisking off the liat of the Iiew remaining atudents who have not jyet reoeiued their ineasies vaccinations. I ask that the following atudents head down to the gym now foir their puniahment ... er,- I mean measies shots: Olivia BurreiL.."» The day had finally arrived. I inched my way down the deserted hallways, the comments of my friends echoing through my head. I heard that three people passed out this morning..." "She couldn't get the needie in my arm, so she kept jabbing and jabbing ....- "Cheer up - they -give you a stuffed animal ta hold, and if you tell them you haven't eaten anything, they give you juice and cookies." Worst of all, they had called my name. Everyone knew I was at school; I couldn't hide anymore. Was it truly as horrible as everyone said? On getting the neodle, would I collapso onto the dusty gym floor in violent convulsions? I was about ta find out. I stood in line for what seemed like eternity. Visions of torpedo- sized syringes danoed in my head. Finally, I reached the front of the lino. 'Theres a nurse right over thore who's ready for you now," said one of the nurses pleasantly. 'Thanks," I murmured. But this was no mild-mannered health department nurse; this was the The Henry Street Hfigh Schaol senior boys' basebaîl teaxn's indoor practices are now in full swing in preparation for their upcoming taurnament in Boca Raton, Fia. The Hawks' are i. the only Canadian representation in the toMrnament and, as such, they want ta mako the best impression possible. To look their best,they require uniform 1 sponsors. If anyone is interested, contact Mr. Brady or 1r. Buchanan at 668- 2731. Lot'. show aur community spirit and get behlnd these boys as they proudly represent aur country. A team, of lenry.Street wrestlers campeted in the LOSSA championships recently. 0f the 15 participants, eight placed. First- place honours went ta BRob Lyon 1 M 1Ltr ikr1A SINCLAIR SECONDARY SCHOOL You won't want ta walk past the student comamon area tamorrow without a baonio in hand. SAC is once again having another pizza sale. While w. are on the tapic, SAC is clebrating spring break with festivities next week. Came on out and join the. fun as w. say goodbye ta school for a few weeks. This Friday marks the continuation of heritagemonth In- TÀG. ,laht, *eek the SinclÏdr Theatre Happily Euer A4fter, a story about lave in the nineties. The play stared Kim Power, Rachel Redick and Holly Van Rossum, and was a great success. Ifyou missed the distribution of GraffiU's third issue last week, yeu can still get yours by visiting Ms. Eaies in room 216. There might ho a few copies left. Don't forget, they are only a quarter. Al.those going ta the prom tIi. -er aereminded that the, balcefor your icket i.due noxt prison guard leading me te, the electric chair! I made my way over te the nurse, who was waiting expectantly for me. "And how are you feeling today?' the nurse asked. She may as well have sald: "Any last words?" After going through the necessary paperworlc, she asked me te roll up my sleeve. "Okay, rm going to ask you ta take a deep breath, and thon it'l ail bo over." "Thanks for the words of encouragement,' I thought ta mysoîf. I closed my eyes and breathed in. I feit on my arin a pain no greater than a bug sting. "That's it?" I cried. That's al?"' "Yup," the nurse replied sweetly. "I just have ta flI out this form and thon you can go." I jumped fromn the chair, rejuvenated. It was over! It wasn't as horrible as everyone said. I was stili alivel At least, until the next vaccination shot. 75th birthday A celebration was held in Whitby Feb. 22 te mark tho 75th anniversary of tho Ontario Public School Teachers' Federation. Durham district president Bill Butcher, an executive member for six years, reoeived the 75th anniversary award recognizing distinguished service ta education within the district. The Durham district reprosents 1,100 teachers. and Mike Francis, who- bath qualified for the ýprovincial championships, where Mike. -ai the defending champion, is rankeci first in his weight clase. F ourth-place finishers were Kaveh - Vakili-Zad, Shayne Valinsky and Ryan Wiswell, while Puya Vakili-Zad and Justin Turner turned in fifth-place finishes. Andrew Arbuckle finished sixth. Rehearsals for Henry Streets production of Vize Boyfriend are underway. This excellent exhibition of Henry's wealth of student talent will take place from April 25 ta 28, with both day and evening performances taking plae.Wath or upcoming ticket sales, at $10 each. Just a reminder that options are due shortly and if you have net selected your courses for next year, yau should consult with your teachers or the guidanoe department ta get your choices sorted out because if enough people do not sign up for a particular course new, it may net be run next year due to lack ef interest. A large number of Henry tech and computer studios students went to, Toronto te attend the Auto Show on Friday ta, examine the many different fields involved in car-miaking. The students spent the day researching, and those over age 18 had the opportunities ta test drive 4x4 vehicles on the. off-raad test course set up outside Skydomo. We al hope that- this worthwhileflield trip will becomo an âanual event.. Separate board continues JK reitaindelay The Durham separate sohool board continues to delay regisization in junior Iindergarten and French immersion at the Grade 4 level.',until more information on provincial funding is obtained. Whitby trustee and separate board chair Tom Qidman says limited Information ha. been provldod about funding cuts "and what means (tools) are going to be available to school boards to enable corresponding spending reductions." Ail the board'. optional progma tare undor review due to the "current provincial financial crisis and the severe cutbacks antlclpated In the fundlng of education..." asys Qidman. Hie note. that "fimdlng paraiatrs"were te ho announced by the province in Februazy, and grant detafis lni mid-March. 'That information is required for the achool board,to make informed decisione with respect teooptional programa-M. The separate board han offer JK for many years. Durham's public board only began JK two years ago in certain schools and ha. already decided to drop the program, as of the next' school year. 1L7A E dward CanningLA ~jFATHER LEO Ja AUSTIN Last yeair, a. group of students from Austin journeyed te the Dominican' Republic;' not ta sunbathe, but te learn. They got an eyewitness account of the terrible conditions in which a portion of the population live and returned thankful and humble. In March, another group of pupils from aur school will make the same journey and experience the samne conditions. It is important that we give our travellers aur support. Counthees fundraisers have been arganized, including bingo and a talent show, that will help reduce the cost of the journey and help buy food and clothîng for the Domincan community in which they will stay. The lessons they will earn will be invaluable to them, and ta us. At the LOSSA championship swim meet, Austin pulled in five medals, in 'cluding a gold in the men's 200m medlay relay. Overal the teain had 20 top-1O finishes, a mark of their domination. On a less triumphant note, the, Austin midget 'boys' basketball teaIn losit ta, Dwyer in their crucial playoff gaine in Oshawa. They did, not bow down gently, though, as Wildcats, gave Dwyer a run for their maney. Congratulations to the team for a great season and botter luck next year. The Austin senior' girls. are preparing for the'playoffs also. They lost their final regular season game te ,Eastdale, but when- Wildcats are hurt it makes their hearts stronger and invokes fear in ail of their opponents. Sa look out, LOSSA. There Is a lot of preparation gaing within Austin. 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