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A Young Perspective
What matters
Remember parents. Hockey is only a game
By Elyse DeBruyn
Hockey.
That word has so much meaning to
my town. Almost every child has
played or will play this sport. Have
you ever seen the movie Varsity
Blues where everyone in the entire
town is at the football game? It’s like
that where I live.
I think it’s great that the town is
getting involved by putting their
children into sports, but there are
some parents who take the game a
little too seriously. For example I
was watching my 12-year-old broth
er’s hockey game. One of the moth
ers watching the game was scream
ing at her son because he missed the
puck and continued to yell at every
other child who fell, let a goal in,
wasn’t skating fast enough etc.
I couldn’t believe it. These were
small kids being yelled at for absurd
reasons. Shouldn’t those kids be
enjoying the game and having fun on
the ice? Mothers like that turn their
kids off the sport because they think
they’ll get into trouble if they mess
up. I don’t think that is right. IT IS
JUST A GAME!
It also blows my mind when
coaches tell the kids at try-outs that
they “only” made the B team. I know
when they get to the older levels the
A team is stronger, but when they’re
younger telling a child that he/she
didn’t make the A team because they
weren’t good enough is wrong.
Shouldn’t they just be out there hav
ing fun and learning the sport of
hockey?
Let them build up their skills and
figure out their strengths and weak
nesses. Why should they be shot
down on their first try?
I think parents need to ease up on
their kids playing hockey. It isn’t fair
to be yelled at when you’re playing a
game.
It is, after all, only a game.
Sarah’s side
There’s no reason to not lend a hand to drivers
By Sarah Mann
I was talking to a friend recently
and he told me a story that both dis
turbed me and worried me.
My friend had been driving down
a back road and heard some unusual
noises in his car so he pulled over to
check out the situation. He found
nothing wrong and decided to con
tinue. He started the car and tried to
pull back on to the road but couldn’t
because his front wheel was stuck.
Students walkout in protest at Madill
By Elyse DeBruyn
As the minute hand struck twelve
indicating 10 in the morning, stu
dents of F. E. Madill Secondary
School in Wingham got up from
their seats and walked out.
Some students left just so they
could leave class, some left because
they wanted to fight for their right
for sports and clubs. Then there were
students who stayed in class believ
ing the walk-out was unorganized
and pointless.
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He tried several times with no luck
and decided to flag down an
approaching vehicle hoping for
some assistance. Both the driver and
passenger shot him a dirty look
while shaking their heads.
What is it with that? That he was a
baggy-clothed teenager I hope had
nothing to do with their reaction. For
all they knew there could have been
a baby in the back choking and they
just drove on without even asking
The students met outside by the
tennis courts, standing around wait
ing for someone to take charge and
lead the pack of students having no
idea what was going to happen next.
They started to walk in front of the
school and proceed down John Street
until they came to the main street of
Wingham.
Over 300 students marched up and
down the main street chanting “We
want sports”. Some students were
holding signs showing the public
what the problem was.
Also, I’m not going to say what
some of you might think I will. I ‘m
not upset just because he was a
baggy-clothed teenager. That has
nothing to do with it. If it had been
a 30-year-old-man wearing a busi
ness suit I would still be this upset.
The fact is, there are more of these
people out there and I hope, for the
sake of everyone that they never
happen to be driving by someone
their disapproval of the elimination
of extra-curricular activities. Some
students who were there for no other
reason than to get out of class held
signs that were not appropriate to
the march and made the students
who were serious about the cause
look like a joke.
Around noon the crowd dispersed,
but the dedicated students took the
march to the intersection of Hwy. 4 their point and they made it loud and
and 86. They continued to hold their
signs high and chant marching up
clear.
who is in real distress.
For all the people out there who
wouldn’t have stopped, for whatever
reason, please do. If you ever see
someone flagging you down - stop
but do so cautiously. Keep your car
running and have your doors locked.
Just roll down the window enough to
talk to the person and ask what is
going on. At least see if you can
make a phone call for them.
If you were wondering what hap-
and down the side of the road. There
were a few students who stood on
the turning lane when vehicles were
coming .
One officer drove out to the inter
section and asked the students to not
stand on the highway? -
All in all it turned out to be a good
day.
The students of F.E. Madill made
pened to my friend, he walked to a
nearby house and a man helped him
to be on his way.
Please, be safe and polite drivers
out there.
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In Mrs. Hessels’ East Wawanosh
Kindergarten B class, the students
are working on Halloween activities
such as ghost books. Some students
have made paper skeletons.
They are soon going to see the
production of Peter Pan at the Blyth
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the book.
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-Winston Churchill
“Family...a group experience of
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-Marianne Willamson
“I wish they would only take me
as I am.”
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presentation and they learned a lot of
useful information.
They enjoy playing house, Lego
and blocks. They like the story cen
tre where they can read to the stuffed
horse named Story (named by
Peyton).
Every day there is a new leader.
The leader takes papers to the office,
leads the class to the library, and
changes the date on the calendar.
They all enjoy school especially
recess when they can play with their
friends in their forts(clubs).
By Margaret Vincent
This month in Grade 1 they have
been painting everyday and also
doing many Halloween activities,
along with short stories.
They have been working on the
computer with Franklin Learns
Math.
On Wednesday, Oct. 25, the class
is headed to see Peter Pan at Blyth.
Earlier this month they made foot
prints and transformed them into a
different object.
This month’s birthday celebrants
are Stephanie Robinson and Nick
Frishknecht.
Each week Ms Mathers has one
student bring in pictures of them
selves and toys. They also get their
favourite stories read, along with
getting to read to Mr. Lee.
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