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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-06-07, Page 931' APPETIZING DISHES —Organic and natural foods were the day's specials at the Eco-box open house at SHDHS Friday. Here Karel Adamson, left and Kim Pridham, whose display also included a special portion on packaging, dish up some appetizing dishes to Jim Marshall, the SHDHS teacher who was in charge of Eco- box. T-A photo ardian Principal comments on 1973 Guardian considered unbi ased, liberated By MICHAEL FOREMAN The media as a whole, be it television, radio, magazines, or papers is supposed to be a service to a community. However, the media has become not a service, but a ruler and a hindrance to the privacy of the individual. A paper is like God in that it can, and in many cases does, either create or destroy anything it comes in contact with. The paper in our culture and society suffers from 'sen- sationalism, censorship and yellow journalism, The innocent suf- fer and the evil are glorified to a state of idol worship. The Guardian this year has tried to stay away from these dirty and evil habits that the media exploits to the state of ugliness. True, the Guardian was more of an element in which the students voiced their opinions instead of an element they could utilize to their full benefit. However, the Guardian should be a media in which the students may freely voice their opinions on any subject arising out of the school and the society they must live in. For these "year one to five" are Canada's future hopes and dreams. If we are to continue to call this a free society, then we must, as all Canadians should, make the first step towards that one word in the dictionary which has as much potential in its meaning as love does and that is "freedom". Man fought in wars throughout history in the name of God and freedom and I can't help but wonder how these people must feel, knowing that the Germans, Italians and Russians weren't the enemies of their homes, privacy and freedom, but that their real enemy was thrown on their porches every morning before breakfast and after supper. The paper to them, as to us today, is something of a neutral quality and a fragrance that resembles that of a dear friend come to comfort you and give you security in a time of internal confu- sion. Instead, it was and is like a tiger in that when it hits and makes its kill, the victim never knows what hit him and there is never any return from the darkness and hatred that envelopes the stagnant mind and soul of the victim. The result is a violent syndrome of war, hatred, economical strife and racial wars all over the world. To some, the Guardian this year was nothing more than an un- derground newspaper bent on overthrowing the system in Exeter and wherever else its thoughts might have touched. To some the Guardian has been as it has never been before, a liberated, unbiased media in which those directly involved learned a new and unique form of printing the truth to you, the masses, werever or whoever you mightn't be. Whatever your opinions, you can bet on getting a fair shake in this paper. On the lighter side Being the last issue for this year, I thought it only proper that we hear from those who are department heads at the school and those who are involved as staff advisors in any club or sport at SHDHS. I am happy that we have finally found or I should say nominated the new editor for next year's Guardian. She is Deb Hillman. The best of luck to you. On behalf of the Guardian staff and myself, the best of luck to the students at SH in your vacation months. 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Draws for the 15 minute shopping sprees take place on June 6th so enter now. • Still thousands of dolars in groceries to be won! Imagine what you could win in 15 minutes of free shopping with 3 people to hap you. PEPSI NNW Look for full details on the Shopping Spree Contest at stores where specially marked Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Teem are sold. fa Ca lls for ,.9 00d goys By VINCENT ELLIOTT I feel this has been a good year, qitit not excellent, General 1S1Onniness in behavior has .'d'etracted from the record of an otherwise excellent school. I feel sad when. I .see hail hehavior and school dances deteriorating to the lowest common denominator, Why do ,good quality kids always have to give in to, and humor the punky ones? Do they have to smile and act .%-agreeable when a drunken mob pushes into a dance without e"paying or some pupils stagger all ever the place and puke on the When are we going to get a mob good guys who demand treasonable behavior from the ',pinky ones? progressive school ii where the, teachers play leading 45arts in the activities in Huron 'Cetinty, We have tried several in this county, such as Ecolab, a four-month student teacher, a new environmental science course and outdoor education Work and our Outers clubs, We sent leaders out to help with .oth,er schools on trips and with spring and fall Camp Sylvan progra ms. Pupils should take a real pride in belonging to our school and if it is a, good school, they should all work together to keep it that way. • Outers plan for next year By C.MILLS ' This year we had several very enthusiastic members and a few tivhd attended meetings oc- casionally. ••However, this is to be expected becahse many students who are interested in Outer's activities are also very involved in many other activities such as sport, drama, home ec,, etc. This year I tried running the outers on a semestered system, to give students a chance to follow other activities in one or two terms and then join the Outers when they are less busy with other activities, During the year we held meetings every two weeks to discuss topics of interest to the group. These topics included outdoor cooking, building shelters, camping equipment and canoeing techniques. We also tried to do one outdoor activity each month, These consisted of an overnight earn: pout in the area in September; 4a weekend hike on the Bruce Trill in October; a weekend canoelOP on the Saugeen River in November; a snowshoe hil in January which had to be can- celled for lack of snov; a Saturday snowshoe hike bb map and compass with an outdoor cook-out at the end in Feiruary; making maple syrup it April; and a week-long canoe pip down the Magnetawan River in May. Exams accounted fee the lack of activities in other months. In looking badk ova* the year, we feel we did have i good year and participated in'several in- teresting and excitiig activities. The peculiar weFther this past year caused changes of plans, but this was unavoidrble. We also sent tvo students and two staff membeis to Kingston in February and Our others again in May. These korkshops give a lot of valuable information to participants. The .Outers, under Jamie Knealt's suggestion and supervision, published a cook book on Outdoor Cooking. Unfortunately, our advertising department has been rather slow but copies are still available at only 25 cents. Next year's plans have not been made but I expect to have a program !similar to last year's. This past year we planned to make some films on canoe handling and safety but lack of time prohibited it. This may be done next year. We hope also to get involved more with the new outdoor education school which to be established next year in the county. The provision of a board-owned bus next year should make it easier in planning our activities also. NOW IN STOCK . . . Triumph TR6 ALL COLORS AVAILABLE South End Service EXETER /354322 Bs J.L. WOODEN Whenever I am asked to comment on a school year just ending,. I invariably recall Dickers/ lines: "It was the best of years, it was the worst of years". OViously, this year had its gooOxperiences for many in the school community. Ole thinks of the Bruce trip, siecessful athletic per- fErmances, good classroom Experiences, the Ottawa trip, the !leo-box the Mouse Trap, the 'Quebec trip, some insights gained, friendships made, some good learning experiences. One could go on. By B. SHAW As the Guardian concludes the year with this edition, it is probably appropriate that a few words be written by the staff advisor to the student council in praise of this year's council. As well, I would like to comment on a few items as a teacher who is leaving the school after nine years. Much has already been said by the students about the ef- fectiveness of this year's council and certainly the students are, undoubtedly, the best judges. The staff advisor however, who works continuously with the council and the executive, is aware of their strengths and weaknesses probably better than anyone else. I have been advisor for five years and have seen excellent presidents and excellent executives, but seldom have they both been apparent in the same, year. This year's council is, unquestionably, the best in the leadership and imagination provided by both the president and the executive. Don Noakes, as president, was industrious, colorful and intelligent; the executive was efficient, thoughtful and generous. Adrienne Van Raay, Kathy Simmons and Sandra Stock worked hard in planning all the many functions that took place this year. Terry Janke was responsible for the highly suc- cessful concerts held for the first time in this school. Jim Lynne demonstrated leadership and ingenuity as chairman of the policy committee, Last, but certainly riot least, Dennis Doidge kept some of the best books I've seen from the student council, He carefully watched the pennies as the council spent the dollars in adopting another foster child, donating to charities, showing films and supplying the many clubs - drama, outers, phys, ed to name a few - with more money than they'd ever been given before. All in all, one of the very best!! The last nine years have seen much happen at the sch000l. Many students and many teachers have left, many un- forunately never looking back. But if anything is worthwhile in this business at all, it is the kids. Perhaps my experience is limited, but the students of South Huron have to be extraordinary. Time and space do not permit a capsule history of the last decade; yearbooks and memories are probably far more We also had our unfortunate experiences as well: the death of John Robinson, bad classroom experiences, disagreements, failures and refusals to learn are some such things that come to mind. I won't catalogue or chronologically review the year. It was a year in which many members of the school com- munity tried to do a good job in the classroom. Naturally, there were a number of people who did not try to do a good job with their work. Even more unfortunately, there were a number of students who effective in capturing the moments of fun, excitement and unpleasantness. And certainly, all are part of school life. But, if anything should be said, it should take the form of advice from an 'old-timer' who is moving out of the system and who has taken time to think about where we've gone and where we're going. To the kids, I would encourage you to appreciate the time, the affection and the concern that many teachers expend on your behalf. You should take ad- vantage of everything that the school has to offer. Recognize its weaknesses, by all means, but think carefully of what it has to offer. Whether you know it or not, must of your short-term am- bitions and desires can be realized at this school. Far too many of you, and us, don't care about the present, let alone the future; however, life will probably be more enjoyable in the future, if we become a little more concerned now. It would certainly be presumptuous of me to offer any advice to my peers, but there are a few thoughts that might be expressed. Too many of us feel that we get paid for teaching in the classroom from nine to four. Our jobs have become something comparable to that done by an assembly-line operator. We do what is demanded of us and no more, Many of us maintain that, on the contrary, we still belong to a 'profession' that expects a little more: guidance counselling, advising and involvement. Many of us realize that the students in this school are more 'civilized' (perhaps sheltered would be a better word) than the students in many of the surrounding schools. To both, South Huron is a tremendous school with some excellent people both teaching and learning. As one who is leaving, I can appreciate this fact; hopefully many of you will as well. Why study? The more you study The more you know, The more you know The more yOu can forget, The more you can forget, The more you do forget, The more you do forget The less you know, SO WHY STUDY ????????? Anonymous found that nothing of value was to be obtained by remaining here. Indeed, for the first time in our experience, we found a number of younger students, grade 9 people, who left without giving school a fair chance and without giving themselves a fair chance. A principal can, if he isn't careful, become pessimistic since it seems that he sees problems so much of the time that he could think that the whole school was one giant problem, However, there are so many good things about this school and the people in it that the un- fortunate aspects, the problems and the difficulties are out- balanced by the bright side of school life. Taking, all things into con- sideration; South Huron is a good place to be. Visitors to the school tell me that they sense a good feeling when they come here. They suggest that they notice a vibrance and a high level of in- terest when they come into the school. It takes a good percentage of the school community's population to generate this feeling. This year is the last year at South Huron for those in the graduating years. It seems only yesterday that these people came into grade 9. Now they leave us. We hope that they will take something of value with them. Many of them left us with things of value. This is also the last year for Mr. Sanders, Mr. Dinnin and Miss Siegner. Mr. Shaw also leaves us and Mr. Guenther, who started the first buses here, will not be serving us after this year. All of these people will be missed and we wish them well. Next year will have its ex- periences, its new people and if we can continue with the good things, and diminish the number of bad experiences, it too will be a good year. So we end another year, look forward to the summer break and await the coming of a new year, new people in our community and new experiences. By D. SOLOMON During the 1972-73 school year, the language students par- ticipated in many activities, Perhaps the main activity this year was the French oral contest, open to all grades, which was held at South Huron. This has been an annual event for the last four years and in- cludes all secondary schools in Huron County. This year, a total of 38 students participated and the judges were pleased at the high level of oral French. South Huron students did well achieving the following suc- cesses: category I, Julie Rau, third prize; category II, Kathy DeJong, first prize; category II, Tony Kyle, third !mite; category III, Chris Cann, third prize. Overall, South Huron had the most successful StudentS. The annual trip to Quebec City took place in May this year and Students seemed to prefer this time of year over the winter carnival. By,C.W. Long. My first year in teaching brought no real surprises. Young people vary, in about the same proportions as adults, from very eager and ambitious, down to very lazy. I believe we teachers must set high personal and performance standards for ourselves. We must 'also set high standards for our ,sudents, then encourage them, liy`;any and all means, to try to meet them. I believe the school would function more efficiently with firm rules, "firmly" and "con- sistently" enforced. Few people will break good rules if they are assured of unpleasant con- sequences. Students should be encouraged to participate in school life - classes, extra-curricular ac- tivities, and school ad- ministration. An effective student council could provide a real service by administering justice for rule contravention (eg. confiscation of student card, and suspension of student privileges). While I am opposed to any encouragement of anyone to smoke, I would like to see the establishment of a student lounge, in an unused classroom, where smoking would be per- mitted. It would be a real make or break opportunity for students to demonstrate their sense of responsibility. This year saw my office practice 300 class deeply involved in the school's clerical work — preparing the input for the computerization of the student achievement forms, While educational benefits were not maximized, the students did learn something of the practical side of running a school — the amount of paperwork in- According to reports, they thought it was very worthwhile. The Spanish students visited a Spanish restaurant in Toronto and had an opportunity to practice their Spanish, as well as have a tasty meal. Spanish students from years three and four also participated in the regional Spanish contest in London in the winter and while they did not win any awards, they gave a good account of them- selves. Along with these activities, there was the daily activities in the classroom in which the students practiced written and oral French with compositions, skits and reports. The Language Department is pleased with the progress achieved and is planning on more use of ETV programs, which were used to some teXtent this year, They are also considering aft organized exchange with Quebec students, volved, etc. My thanks, and congratulations, to the students who did such a good job. Next year my office practice 300 class will be involved in similar work, for the com- puterization of report cards and timetabling as well as student achievement forms. A course of studies has been designed to let the students learn the theory behind the practical work. I have been honoured, I think, by my fellow staff members by the appointment as staff representative. I will attempt to justify their confidence in me. Reviews SHDHS term Praises student council Says 'best, worst of years' Language students active and talented