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ummer school is an option to pick up a credit
Is your son or daughter
failing a Course of loath er
Engliskin the general Or
44vattoo4 level in the
wades o 9 to, 13? You
don't think they will be
able to pull up their mark
enough to get a credit?
Help them get their eredit.
Send them to summer
school!
Summer school has
been •operating for at least
25 years or more. There is
no cost. You may provide
your own transportation or
there is a bus. The bus
Lew from E E. Madill
Secondary School at 7:45
a.m. sharp. On is way to
Clinton it steps • at
Belgrave corner at 7:55
a.m., Blyth HOW corner at
S e.m. and Londesboro
corner at 8:10 a.m. Some
students may Also want to
get picked up itt
Dungannon at the United
Church at 7:40 .a.m. The
glasses will run from 8:30
12 noon for the period of
July 6 to July 28. If a sm.-
, dent misses anymore than
three days, he/she will not
receive the credit.
Students eannot receive a
new credit, it has to be en
upgrade of a course previ-
ously studied.
The sebject that your
student takes. in summer
sehool will not be exactly
the "Sante as The one taken
at F.E. Madill SeCondary
School through a regular
semester. This course
works on the things that
are essential for the next
grade. M r s .
Elstbri, a. guidance coun-
ciller at F.E. Madilt
Secondary School 'esti-.
mates that 98 per cent of
the students that go to
summer school come out
with an improved Mark.
She believes it is because
study is so concentrated
en one subject and the stu-
dents have realized how
Much they would appreci-
ate to have thew credit.
For the number of stu-
dents that go to summer
school every year, Mrs.
Elston believes this pro-
gram is worthwhile.. it
helps the senior students
wanting to move on when
they have realized' what
they did wrong and it
helps junior students boost
their self eSteeurt for the
next year of same!,
If you or your student
find out after exams that
they did not get their cred-
it, you can stili sign them
up until July '3. (submitted
by Jody Walker),
Year books
It's.that time of year
•again! Students received
their year books on June
11, which left the students
only a few days 'to get
their tfooks'full of signa-
tures.
• Laura'Willtins was one
of the two editors of this
year's year book commit-
tee. There were 15 people
on the committee who
have all worked. very hard
to complete this project.
Altogether the committee
estimates they gave spent
tetel of 600 hours work-
ing on the year book..They
have sold, a total of 950
year books which definite-
ly makes it worth their
while. More than three
quarters of the students at
Madifl have bought 4 book
to remember this year.
As co-editors, Wilkins
and Christina DeWit have
had many duties and
responsibilities. Some of
these include organizing
everything, making sure
everyone meets the
assigned deadlines, editing
everything, is well as tak-
ing pietores. It was their'
responsibility to edit
everything that came to
them before passing it on
to one of the two teacher.
advisors to be edited fur-
ther. The teacher advisors
were, Mrs. L. Elston and
Mrs. V. King-SherwOod,
Wilkins and the Other
committee members have
had many deadlines
throughout the year. Club
and sports team pictures
had to be done early, then
they had to get all the 'grad
photos and surveys done.
They also had to choose
40 appropriate cover so.
that they could notify the
company on time:
•
Wilkins says being co -
of the. year book •
was very stressful and a
huge responsibility but it
was a great experience and.
was definitely worthwhile*
Anna Marie Buchanan and,Fraser kuyOnhoven
were junior and senior recipients ot the GerrY.
Meurs Award: at Lucknow and District Christian
School' this Year. The award ispresented annta.
allyto students who demonstrate a spirit ot
sensitivity, industry and cooperationin daily
activities. (Livingston Owe)
Auxiliary to Wingharri_ Hospital ' •
Teen volunteers
attend conference
The -lune 22 meeting of clans, to Whighain and
the Auxiliary to the ' area,. '
Wingham and District , - Marion MacKenzie
Hospital was opened by: reported that a blood
the president, Helen , donor. clinic will be held
Daugherty. Seventeen in, Wingharn,on Aug: 27.
members were present. The time , is to - be
Rosemary - I.JaRose.;=--'-announcetl:- — -----.7 ---,-.— — -
• nurse co-ordinator of the . Merla Frank, 'Shirley
teen volunteers; highlight- - Kaufman.; ' Dianne
ed the sessions held at,the Doolittle, Helen
..
(800 vOlunteer.conforeoce' 'Daugherty ' and ' Jean
at Soiforth, Attending Whitby attended the
• along 'with Ms. LaRose spring conforem.:e at the
Were two teen vo unteers, Festival Inn, Stratford,
()
Melanie Carte, and Julie •Holen reported briefly on
Snow. ' 4 ' thc conference.
Verna Sterner of the ' Shirley Mcl<ague,
Physicians Recruitment .14arlene Leedham and
Fund.raisitig Committee June Hastings'served cool
exiilained some of the drinks and • fresh fruit,
futureplans for raising (submitted by Margaret
.
funds to attract new physi- Mann, secretary),"
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