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THE HURON EXPOSITOR, May 24, 2000-13
St. Columban students shine at music festival
with two firsts and a third in choral speaking
St. Columban School News
During this year's Lenten season. the students of St.
Columban School took part in activities to help students in''
Cotnmhia. •
On March 7. Mrs. Petrasek's class put on a pansake lunch..
Mrs. Waechter's class had a twin day on April 11. On April
14, Mrs.. -,McCarthy'. and Mrs. Shramek's class had a hake;
sale and on Apri1.20 Miss Kelly's class -sold egg -o -grams for •
Easter. By participating in thee activities. our school raised -
more than S700 for the students in Colombia.
We also made Easter vards to send them for Easter. -
On April 7, 10 students from our school participated in the .
Perth County Chess Tournament. There were'tivc juniors and
five seniors. Our junior team placed.lOth and our senior team
placed. last. .
• During the.tast week of April. St. Columhan School had '
three classes participate in choral speaking in the Stratford
Music. Festival. •
On April 26. Miss Nowajesclass went, They got 85
percent; 'placing third.
On April 28. Miss Kelly's and Mrs. Waechter's clauses went
to•the festival: Miss Kelly's. class got per cent tying lir
first, That qualified them 'for an award and they won $50. Mrs.
• Waechter's class got 87 per cent. placing first..
On May 1. one student from Mrs. Waechter's .lass.• Josina
Vink..went to participatein the Stratford Music Festival
individually in choral speaking. She got 91, per cent artd
placed first. , .•
:On May 1 two more students from Mrs. Waechter's class..
Laura_Feeney and Sarah Jordan, went -to participate in the
Stratford Music Festival as well. Laura got 89 per cent and
Sarah got R"9 per cent. They tied for third. •
- Our school has recently. finished basketball. The girls
basketball learn won 12 games out Of 18, They made it to the
system finals and placed second. The boys basketball .team
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won sir games. They also made it to the .vstem finals. They
placed ti�urth. The system .finals took place at St. -Mikes High
School'in Stratford: Each team played three teams.
On May 9.and 10 our school started two -pitch. We will
:hays grade 8 and grade 7 boys teams. a girls senior team and-`
also a junior girls team. We will also. he starting track and
field.
During Education Week. our school held twii.assemhlies. At
the first .►s.enihly. on Tuesday, May 9. the'classcs who had..
competed in choral speaking perturmed in front of the whole
school. This was followed hy a •Living .Rosary and' a
Crowning of Mary. The crowning was especially beautiful
due to all - the flowers hrought in hy the students.
The second assembly was on May 12. Mrs. Petrasek's' class .
Fed a para -liturgy and.presentcd their skits of The Prodigal
Son. This was' followed by students of Miss Nowak's class •
with threedif Brent silent presentations performed to the tune
of The Good. the load and The (gly.. •
Subrnitte'd by Heather Greer -
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