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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-
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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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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.
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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.
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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