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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-02-19, Page 26PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19,1997 East Wawanosh PS news Speech finalists go on to Legion contest GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM Recently at East Wawanosh P.S. the girls in Grades 7 and 8 have been trying out for the girls volleyball team, which is coached by Mts. Dodds. Twenty-eight girls tried out, but only 15 could make it. The girls’ who made the team are: Lisa Black, Peggy Proctor, Jodi Snowden, Rebecca Bruton, Vicky Black, Laura Meier, Holly Pfeiffer, Kristen Gerth, Heather Black, Sherri Robinson, Tania Pletch, Jessica Lockridge, Amber Lutz, Amanda Palmer, and Andra Dettweiler. Report cards come home March 3 Continued from page 24 Barlow and Lauren Hoegy. We are now starting houseleague floor hockey. Our magazine sales ended Feb. 17. We have raised approximately $1,300. During the magazine sales we had loonie grabs on Thursday. People could win a free piece of pizza if their loonie had an "x" on it. The people who won were Emily Cardiff, Tyler Jutzi, Amy Bridge, Chris Walker, Nicole Bernard and Richard Goetz. On Feb. 22 Nicole Lowe and Rachel Elliott are going to Regina Mundi, Catholic College in London for free throw competition. On Thursday, Feb. 13 we had public speaking in the library. Topics included everything from pets to dreams to a speech about speeches. The following people will go on to the Brussels Legion to compete: Rachel Elliott, Megan Teeft, Jessica Kessel, Nicole Mastnak, Tricia Teeft and Andrew SPEECH RESULTS On Wednesday, Feb. 12, the students of East Wawanosh Public School held their public speaking contest in the gym of their school. The representatives were: Grade 4, Danielle Delong, Ashley Gaunt and Nicole Meier; Grade 5, Emily Elston, Chris Cottrill and Kristen Palmer; Grade 6, Kerrie Meier, Nathan Spivey, Michelle Nixon; Grade 7, Paul Walker, Becky Nethery, Garrett Knight, Kristyn Gerth, and Heather Black; Grade 8, Vicky Black. The overall winners were Garland. We would like to give a special thanks to Mrs. Cousins and Mr. Prior for assisting with the judging and to Shannon White and Sarah Little for timing the speeches. Mrs. Jewitt and Mrs. Dolmage went to a computer training workshop to learn about Windows 95 on Feb. 19. It was sponsored by the Board of Education. Friday afternoon Grades K-4 had Valentine activities. Some of the activities included cookie decorat­ ing with Mrs. Hall, Valentine Bingo with Ms McDonald. Some of the lucky winners were Chris Illman, Weston McCloud and Tommy Cronin. Valentine collage­ making with Ms Anonech, Who am I, with Mrs.Clark and partner games with Mrs. Douma. The students really enjoyed the activities. Tricia Teeft was principal for the half of the day on Tuesday, Tricia got to teach math to the 4/5 and 6/7 Danielle Delong, Grade 4; Chris Cottrill, Grade 5; Kerri Meier, Grade 6; Grade 7, Kristyn Gerth; Grade 8, Vicky Black. Delong and Gerth will be going to the Wingham Legion finals on Feb. 22. The contest starts at 9:30 a.m. Last Tuesday the girls went to Blyth Public School for a practice. They played two games against the Blyth girls and w'on both of them. The girls had a tournament at F. E. Madill and won 11 games out of 15. classes. She said that she didn't have much authority but it was fun. She didn't have to send anybody to the office. progress. Drama students prepare for Sears Four area secondary schools will be participating in the highly-touted Sears Ontario Drama Festival later this month. F.E. Madill Secondary School, Wingham, Central Huron Sec­ ondary School, Clinton, Goderich District Collegiate Institute and Listowel District High School will present productions Feb. 26 though March 1, at Elmira District Sec­ ondary School along with eight other schools from North Waterloo and Perth Counties. F.E. Madill students will present Dusting and Deliverance, Feb. 26; Central Huron students will per­ form The Raft, Feb. 27; Goderich By Pam Campbell, Amber Koehler and Becky Nethery This month at East Wawanosh there are a number of birthdays: Jan. 3, Curtis Knight, Trevor McArter, Ryan Moran; Jan. 8, Evie Home; Jan. 9, Myron Hussey; Jan. 10, Cameron Chaffe; Jan. 11, Kristen Palmer; Jan. 19, Jason Fitzgerald; Jan. 21, Vicky Black, Matthew Cowan, Leanne Vincent; Jan. 23, Amanda Palmer; Jan. 28, Lindsay Malhiot; Jan. 29, Nicole Walker; Jan. 30, Krystopher Campbell. On March 3 report cards go home. We hope they are all good and that all students have made District and Listowel District will both hit the stage Feb. 28 with Tall Tales and The Wall Within, respec­ tively while Listowel District will •mount a second production, March 1. The festival is not only a time of hard work and commitment to the performance, but a time to achieve personal goals and enjoy learning and meeting new friends. Tickets are available for $10 per person per night or a package deal for $32 which includes a four night pass for all shows. Tickets may be purchased though local schools or by calling Elmira District Sec­ ondary-School at 519-669-5414. BOYS VOLLEYBALL By Shawn Cottrill and Travis Campbell The volleyball tryouts took place last week and the week before. The people from Grade 8 are: Curtis Knight, Jason Fear, Myron Hussey, Tim Jerva, Justin Campbell and Tyler Fenton. Boys from Grade 7 on the volleyball team are: Mat­ thew Bromley, Matthew Walker, Paul Walker, Travis Hopper, Mike Proctor, Garrett Knight, Chad Cook, Craig Marks and Kenny McCracken. The spares are: Travis Campbell, Shawn Cottrill, Adam McBumey an Devin Moffatt. The coach is Mr. Blaire Fisher. This year they have been working on forearm receptions, volleys, spikes, tips, blocks overhand serves and underhand serves. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, they went to Blyth Public School for an exhibition game. Unfortunately they lost this game. GRADE 7 NEWS By Paul Dawson The Grade 7s were busy with debating Jan. 20. There were six different groups of four (some with five). The group topics were: TV is wasteland, women make the best men, students should be paid to go to school, Adam was better than Eve, killing a bug constitutes murder, minor sports do more harm than good. They presented them in their classroom then the finalists, Paul Walker, Garrett Knight, Pam Campbell and Amy Bames went to the gym with the Grade 7/8s. The winners from the gym will go to Clinton P.S. They are Myron Hussey, Amy Bames, Heather Black and Kristen Gerth. Representatives to meet with Johns Introducing The Compaq Presario 2100 Continued from page 1 mined curriculum. Representatives questioned who would be developing the curricu­ lum, what it would be and the cost to hire consultants to develop it. Huzar suggested curriculum packages can be bought from agen­ cies. However, these agencies are all located in the United States and the material may have little rele­ vance to rural Ontario children. Guidelines for curriculum can come from Toronto, said Laurie, but local needs should be consid­ ered. In criticism of Snobelen’s narrow interpretation of a classroom, Lau­ rie said services are not indepen­ dent of each other. "In Huron County, transportation is a large cost. If you can't get the children to class, you don't have a classroom. Bussing is a classroom cost as is the electrician who ensures power to the lights and computers. These cannot stand alone." Huzar said cuts in the past four years have affected the classroom. "Between 1993 and 1995, sec­ ondary schools enrollment has dropped by 12 students while teachers have decreased by 18." In the elementary panel, enroll­ ment has fallen off by 100 students while 56.5 teaching positions have been eliminated, said Dyck. "It is a glum picture." When asked if parents are aware of the effect the cuts have had in the classroom, Wilhelm said those who spend time at the schools have seen a decrease in the time spent with each child. "You can’t get to everyone, all the time." "It changes the way you teach," said Laurie. "You have to keep the children in rows, instead of allow­ ing group interaction. It is more difficult to intervene if needed and more kids are slipping through the cracks, as they did in the 50s and 60s." At the secondary school level, Huzar said, where there was once a resource teacher to deal with spe­ cial needs or talented children, they are now left in the classroom and the teacher, by law, has to modify the program, for each child identi­ fied as special needs or exceptional. "It is impossible to monitor." In dealing with the numerous challenges faced by teachers in a system that is being asked to con­ tinually reduce costs, the four fed­ erations are instituting local awareness campaigns to keep the public informed about the impact of funding cuts, amalgamation of school boards, standardized testing and provincially-determined cur­ riculum. The representatives will be meet­ ing with Huron MPP Helen Johns at her office in Exeter to seek answers to education questions. A rally is planned for Feb. 28, in Exeter, at the end of the school day. Early that day, forums will be held at all secondary schools in the county, to discuss the issues. They will involve union members, trustees, student trustees, School Advisory Council members and student councils. The public is invited to attend. 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