HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-05-26, Page 11THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1993. PAGE 11.
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Blyth Public School students enjoyed a day outside last
Thursday as they participated in the annual track and field
events. Here, grade eight student, Candace McNichol puts
everything into her shot putt turn.
Flying high
Brussels Public School student Lee Dilworth is head and
shoulders above the rest in this effort at the running long
jump, during the school's track and field meet, Friday.
Ready to measure is Lesley Elliott.
The Huron Women Teachers'
Association (HWTA) recently
sponsored a four week Professional
Growth and Self Development
Course at Victoria Public School in
Goderich. This program was
designed for any teacher who is
interested in the areas of self
improvement and goal setting and
proved to be a very revitalizing and
rewarding experience.
Workshops involved fun
activities such as Rob Strabey's
"True Colours - Keys to Personal
Success", which helped participants
to recognize their own and others'
personality styles and to understand
how better to get along with others
at work and at home. Rob is from
the Huron Employment Liaison
Program and did an excellent job of
facilitating this workshop is a fun-
filled manner.
Eleanor Godin of Toronto
presented "Claiming Your Personal
Power''. She illustrated ways in
which all of us weaken ourselves
by giving away power, and she
showed how easily we can turn that
around in positive ways.
Carolyn Cameron of the Elgin
Women Teachers' Association
discussed "Presenting Yourself
Professionally" - a workshop which
included public speaking, chairing
meetings, dealing with parents and
dressing for success.
Finally, Pauline Duncan, a
former teacher who is now a public
speaker, discussed "Calming the
Troubled Waters" - a session on
conflict resolution. Delicious
meals were provided at Victoria
School by the Family Studies
classes of Marilyn Bruinsma and
were enjoyed immensely by the
participants.
On May 13 the 18 ladies
involved in the course were
recognized at the Huron Leaders
for Tomorrow Banquet which was
held at the Bedford Hotel in
Goderich. From the Blyth area
participants in the course included
Susan Wyatt of Hullett Central and
Wilhelmina Laurie of Blyth Public
School, who organized the course.
The HWTA sponsored its annual
affirmative action banquet at the
Bedford Hotel in Goderich on May
13. This banquet offered an
opportunity for networking among
trustees, superintendents, the
women teachers' executive, women
in positions of added responsibility,
and women qualified or aspiring to
be in a position of adth.!.d
responsibility in the future.
Also invited to the banquet were
Bulls in debt
due to drop
in gate
receipts
The Brussels Bulls Junior C
organization learned at a meeting
earlier this month that it had ended
the season in a deficit position.
In a phone interview, President
Joe Kerr wouldn't disclose the actu-
al figure but would admit there was
a substantial operating loss attribut-
ed for the most part to a 40 percent
drop in gate receipts. "This was a
general thing around the league and
even with a lot of the Junior "B"
teams," he said. "Now we need to
take a look at it and try and see
what we can do about it."
In addition to more advertising,
Mr. Kerr said, the executive hopes
to get players involved more in the
community. However, he admits
that due to the busy schedules the
young men maintain, with school
and hockey this may not be easy.
"It will be difficult to do and keep a
winning team."
In other business, the organiza-
tion made a decision on how to fill
the position of manager, left with
the resignation of Hugh Nichol at
the end of last season. The organi-
zation advertised for applicants but
none were received, Mr. Kerr said.
It was agreed that managing would
be done for the time from within
the executive with Assistant Man-
ager Art Houghton looking after
recruitment.
The Bulls executive is also in
need of more members, said Mr.
Kerr, noting that turnout to the
meeting was small.
During FunFest weekend the
executive is hosting a slowpitch
tournament once again and will
soon be starting the local campaign
of sponsors for the season program.
Training camp opens Saturday,
Aug. 28, with invitations going out
to perspective players, Mr. Kerr
said.
In the meantime, he said, the
organization is hoping that the car
draw will help with expenses. "We
are committed to having a team this
season; after that I guess we will
have to see; but we feel it is worth-
while to the community."
the 18 women teachers who
recently participated in the
Professional Growth and Self
Development Course sponsored by
the Huron Women Teachers'
Association.
The purpose of the Leaders for
Tomorrow Banquet is to increase
awareness that there are qualified
and quality women who are or
aspire to be administrators in the
county, and to provide an
opportunity to share concerns and
priorities with others involved in
education in Huron. The banquet
proved to be an opportunity to
celebrate the promotion of Kathy
Elliott, former Brussels Public
School teacher and vice-principal
of Seaforth Public School to
Principal of Usborne Central
School in September.
The guest speaker for the evening
was Sharon Taylor, Superintendent
of the Windsor Board of Education.
She spoke of the conflict between
impending financial constraints and
the need to keep up with
technology - a conflict which will
result in a great deal of change in
the educational system over the
next few years. She talked about
the qualities of "transformations
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Steppin' up
While his fellow competitors wait their turn Luke Lockridge
makes an aggressive approach at the high jump bar during
the East Wawanosh Central School track and field day,
Friday.
Putt it there
Teachers study for 4 weeks