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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-05-24, Page 19PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1989. Up and over Basketball star makes Canadian Nationals BY LISA BOONSTOPPEL Local basketball star, Ron Ver- cruyssen has made the Canadian National Basketball Team. The 21-year-old Morris-township native is playing basketball in either France or Victoria, British Colum­ bia right now but will be heading for Colorado Springs next week. Ron and the 17 member team will be spending a week in Colora­ do Springs for a week of high altitude training to climatize them for the potential altitude in Mexico for the World Championship try­ outs. Terry Johnston, Ron's Seaforth District High School basketball coach says that only 12 athletes will be taken to Mexico for the World Championships. It isn’t known if Ron will be one of the 12. Mr. Johnston says that Ron may not have as good a chance of making the World Championships Anthony Wilkinsondisplayshishigh-flying, high-jumpingtechniqueattrackandfielddayon May 18 at Hullett Central Public School. Help us tell you about your baseball games One of the most popular summ­ ertime sports is baseball. Men, women, girls and boys play on various baseball teams such as softball, hardball and fastball. There are baseball teams in every community and these teams are wildly cheered on by excited fans. All these baseball players and fans make up a large group of people, people we at The Citizen would like to make happy by reporting on the baseball action. But, with all the teams in all the as some of his teammates, many of whom played in the 1984 Olympics. There’s a lot of experience on the Canadian National Team, he said, “and there are only four or five players who aren’t on the Olympic team. It’s very hard for the young ones to break in.” The only games Mr. Johnston is sure Ron will play in are the World University games. To play in this competition, the athletes must be entered in a University or have just graduated from one. Ron meets these qualifications that many of his older teammates don’t. He is currently a student at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. Even if Ron doesn’t make the World Championships, he’s still an active member in the team training camps and he’s in the running for the Pan-Am Games, the Common­ wealth Games and the Olympics said Mr. Johnston. communities, it gets pretty hard for The Citizen staff to cover every game. However, we have found a solution. Available at The Citizen are score sheets. When baseball teams fill out these short and simple forms, it allows The Citizen to report on this exciting sport. The forms must be in by Monday every week and can be picked up at the Blyth and Brussels Citizen offices or dropped off at your convenience. For more information please call Lisa Boonstoppei at 523-4792. Pirates and Elephants thrill Blyth Students DOWN BY THE STREAM by Karin Lee and Dawn Gross On Wednesday, May 11, Grade one and two students went to East Wawanosh Conservation Area. In the morning the Grade Ones enjoy­ ed a hike through the woods while the Grade two’s participated in a stream study. The afternoon pro­ gram was reversed for the stu­ dents. The children enjoyed the stream study immensely. They waded knee deep into the water and with nets in hand swept up numerous ‘“treasures”. Some of the insects the children learned about were: stonefly nymph, water striders, crayfish, and the caddis fly larva (who carry their homes on their back). Some comments from the stu­ dents were: “I liked it best when we went in the water. I also liked the things we saw on our walk. We also saw a puppet play.” - Elisha Courtney. “I liked catching crayfish and water spiders. I saw birds and a rabbit. I liked it very much.” - Tyler Stewart. “I learned not to step on plants or throw things at animals. I saw a squirrel and a robin and their eggs.” - Jennifer Godfrey. Mrs. Battye and Mrs. Little would like to thank the parents and volunteers who accompanied them on the trip. CANADA FITNESS by Tina Burkholder and Kim Ferguson On Tuesday, May 2, the students from Blyth P.S. participated in a Canada Fitness program. All stu­ dents from Grade one to eight were numbered from one to 10 which formed 10 groups including all ages. There were 10 stations and the groups rotated through each station during the afternoon. The activities included curl-ups, push­ ups. running and standing long jump, the shuttle run and the 50-metre run. This is excellent practice for Track and Field Day which will be held on Tuesday, May 23. Mrs. Battye organized Canada Fitness and Mr. Livermore will organize Field Day. CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER by Stephanie Lentz and Sarah Rouw Curious George has passed on his curiousity to the Pre-Kinder- gartens who have been visiting our school for the past two Thursday afternoons. At 2:30 the children arrive and have recess with the older students and then proceed to the library where Mrs. Webster - our teacher/librarian - and her student helpers hold a story hour. The story this week was ‘‘Curi­ ous Goerge Goes to the Hospital.” The children were able to hold a stuffed, life-like version of Curious George and then sang a song about George. The student helpers assis­ ted with a Curious George craft and each of the eleven visitors borrow­ ed a library book. There will be a similar program held on Thursday, May 18 and Thursday, May 25, at 2:30 for children starting Kindergarten at B.P.S. in September. Please join us! PIRATES by Chadd Haggit, Rhonda Gibbons and Calvin Schmidt On May 10 the three of us went to Colborne Central School for a unit on Pirates. When we joined the 40 students from 11 schools we soon made new friends. We were split into four groups, A, B, C, and D. A and B stayed in the gym and C and D went to the library. We made projects on the subject of “Pirates”. Mr. John Ross showed us scuba equipment and Mr. Scroggs showed us how to use a compass. On May 11 we played a word game using a computer and we finished our projects. In the after­ noon we went to Vanastra Pool to go scuba diving. The next day we hid our treasure and then we exchanged maps. Groups were again formed. Group 2 had to find a treasure which was under the sand and the box cracked. Sand fell in and Anthony Wilkinson ate sandy donuts - yuck! After lunch we went to the Huron County Museum since our after­ noon program was cancelled due to rain. We watched a movie called, “The First Winter”. Then we went and saw an old fashioned toy shop, a Sherman Tank and a two-headed calf. We would like to thank Mrs. Pietsch, Mr. Higgins, Mrs. John­ ston, Mrs. McMillen, Mr. Scroggs, Mr. Ross and Mr. Mount. A SHORT STORY Central Huron Secondary School held a Creative Writing Contest this year for Grades 7 to 10 students. There were different IT'S SPRING.... THE 'BIRDIES' ARE BACK! ™ Come on out and join us. •GREEN FEES WELCOME Weekdays *8.00 Daily - Weekends & Holidays *11.00 Daily •YES WE BOOK TEE TIMES (Weekends Only) ♦PRO SHOP - Everything For The Golfer ’UNIQUE 13 HOLE LAYOUT DRIVING RANGE NOW OPEN categories for Best Short. Composi­ tion, Best Poem, and Best Cartoon Caption., Stephanie Lentz, a Grade 7 student from our school, won first prize for the Best Short Composi­ tion. Her story was entitled, “My Session With My Shrink.” On May 18, Stephanie had her picture taken and received a certificate. Congratulations Stephanie. COMING EVENTS by Kim Ferguson and Erica Clark Starting on Thursday, May 25, many events will begin to take place at Blyth P.S. Here is the list of events for interested people: On Tuesday, May 30, the winn­ ers from our school will go on to a regional track meet in Seaforth. The participants will be there for the whole day. Also on the same day, pre-schoolers will be having a bus safety reminder. On May 25, the pre-kindergar- tens are having a story telling session in the library. On Friday, May 26, four story­ tellers from Grades 3 and 4 will be going to Hullett for a special one day storytelling workshop. Mrs. Kathleen Roberts, Grade 3 teacher, at Blyth P.S. will be retiring in June. In her honour, a retirement tea will be held on Friday, June 9, from 7:00 to 9:00 in the gym. Former students are especially invited to attend. Every­ one is welcome. SAFETY COMES FIRST by Jennifer Stadelmann and John Ramirez On Tuesday, May 16, a familiar elephant with a yellow hat - Elmer the Safety Elephant - came to the auditorium at Blyth P.S. He told the children from grades 1 through 4 about traffic safety. This included crossing the road, seat belts and riding bikes. Each one received a safety colouring book. This event was sponsored by Petro Canada. We thank this talented group of actors for teaching our children about safety. Play Safe!