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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-12-01, Page 19R •.. (1) central huron chronicle We need grade 13 badly by Philip Street The Huron County Board of Education recently discussed a resolution, sent by the Peterborough County board, calling for a study of the elimination of Grade 13 in the schools of this county. The Huron County board resolved to study the question, but not to support the removal of Grade 13 until the facts were in. I believe . that the elimination of Grade 13, for the sake of a few dollars, would be a tragic mistake. One school year can make a tremendous difference for a student. Grade 13 gives a person the chance to "get it together" before going to college or university. There was some debate at the board meeting concerning the removal, mostly from the economic point of view, Clinton trustee Dorothy' Williams supported Grade 13 by arguing that graduates of grade 12 who didn't want to go to higher education would 'add to the unemployment problem. Seaforth trustee John Henderson felt that grade 13 students wasted a lot of time and taxpayers' money. (Is he speaking from personal experience?) GDCI Principal John Stringer provide', a note of sanity by reminding the board that grade 12 is a heavy year for the student. I would like to refute some of the statements made by Mr. Henderson. He claimed that students not involved in sports or other activities could go through school in four years; that most students had light timetables and were practically half- time students; and that grade 13 "is just prolonging the agony for a student who is anxious to go on to post- secondary education." First of all, the majority of 5th year students at CHSS are involved with sports 'and other activities. The loss of this spirit, and their ex- perience in clubs and athletic teams, would be a significant loss to the school. Secondly, the workload in grade 13 is greater than in previous years, and the so- called "half-time" students aren't just goofing off in their spares. There are no light- weight grade 13 classes.'Also, they can devote more time to extra -curricular activities, which are themselves an important form of education. Thirdly, any student wishing to graduate from grade 13 after four years of high school may do so. (I personally don't know of anyone who is in agony to get to university.) In each instance, Mr. Henderson has taken a back- ward stance; that is, ad- vocating that the system should leave a minimum of options for the student. The present system is like a funnel: There is a freedom for movement within the present system by those who wish to accelerate their studies. The system in reverse, based on the most demanding standards, would severely cramp the development of the average student who can't fit into the small end of the funnel. Ontario is fortunate to be able to afford not to hurry its youth through school. Now, the Peterborough board, and people such as Mr. Henderson, feel that the expense is unnecessary. This reminds me of last year's government decision to close Clinton Hospital. There are few more` important services than health care and education, yet these areas are hit first when corners must be cut, because most voters are not (now) sick or students. It seems to me that the boards of education are often more conscious of their superiors in the government than of their responsibilities to the schools in their county. Board of Education trustees are paid $3,600 per year. It has been recently noted that trustees had volunteered their services at one time. Mr. Henderson, if you would really like to save the taxpayer some money... Big Brother is watching you As many as 450 students !know that one of my favorite pastimes is peering back through televisions and watching the movements of all those on the other side of the screen. Well, this week I made my inspection of the audience and I found Mr. P. deeply involved in the latest follies of the "Muppets". The clincher of this however is the fact that he really laughs at Fuzzy Bear's jokes. As most students of CHSS know, there is some flack between the different departments and at some points, teachers even go so far as to try to disprove some of the proven theories. For example, just the other day Mr, B. actually tried to disprove the law of gravity. The funny part is the fact that he succeeded in doing so. As he was rushing up the stairs he tripped over his feet and went flying up the entire flight. So much for Newton and the Science department. Enough on the staff; now for the students, On Friday R.C.G. Chopper tried to demonstrate his skills as an acrobat and ended up finding IC out that there wasn't enough room in the lab to do a flip ' with a one -and -three-quarter turn. What he did find out was how much pain P.G. would withstand when Chopper and a desk landed on his leg.. By the way Chopper scored 5.4 for style and a 6.0 for impact - while P. scored a 10 for the pain. I knew it was only a matter of time until the undo -grads showed their skills inbeing kinky. Within the last few days S. -B.„ has been seen, or should say heard, "couchy- cooing ' in the halls with C.H. I know you aren't really necking, but really, this is almost as had. Flash, J.H. was last seen pulling on L.M.'s pants in the hall. .CKNX program I've been told that K.W. sure can hold some "hum- dingers" of parties but it really is too bad that they end up at an 85 -degree angle. .That's what I usually call a crashed party. ' Morn and Dad (alias C.W. and,, K. Mc,) tJok their three ,little kids (alias T.P.,D.W., and M.B. in order of age) for a• fun time . in Toronto last Thursday. The kids couldn't last without somithing to eat so they stopped in at MacDonald's for breakfast. This was only one of the many stops for our little family. I' also heard Mom had a pretty great time. Oh yes, just before I go, S.M. is thrilled by guys. Just the slightest bit kinky. Just Ask Annie! Dear Annie: I have this terrible problem. When I was young and foolish I decided to cut my hair. The results were petrifying. I had cut a piece of hair very short. It stuck up like a rooster tail. ,My hair is very greasy but this didn't help stick it down. Have you any suggestions? K.R. Roostertail Dear K.R.. If you cut the rest of your hair the same length you can look just like Rod Stewart. Annie Slanders Dear Annie: I have . this discomfort every time I -go to church. You see, there's this "lady" in the choir who thinks she owns the church. She stares at everyone with a cutting expressing on her face. ., Last Sunday she sang a solo arid ° thought she was in .Heaven. Do you think I' should stare hack at her with the same evil eye? As well, she has this habit of falling asleep during the sermon and ob- serving while we are praying. —C.J. ends next week The CKNX-FM program, -Where Do" I Go From Here?" ends its 10 week run on Wednesday, December 7. Mr. Smith, a guidan'e , counsellor here at CHSS, is the host of thl,,- program heard every Wednesday.. during 'Four O'Clock Rock' at 5:30 p.rn. For those of you who haven't listened in, here's your last .chi nce to hear the program . Mr. Smith will be gorie, but' hope fu11y r ot for Icing, because CKNX is considering ft'‘‘ .hrcial programs to he ,creed possibly after the new ,rr•, dealing with specific UR1.rnc'e problems, P.S. - I can't stand her singing either!! Dear C.J.• I think that the easiest way to make enemies with this "lady" would be to 3tare back at her in the same way. But if you have nothing to lose, go to it. I suppose it would be best to just ignore her. Dear Annie: I met my dream, he's perfect. I went out with him last weekend and had the best time I've had with anybody for a long time. This is already Wednesday and he hasn't called me yet. I don't want to phone him or anythingjust in case he thinks I'm too enthusiastic. Is there anything wrong with phoning him, or should I just sit back and wait? • —Afraid to be enthusiastic. Dear Fraidy: Don't phone him, for heaven's ' sake! He'll think you're easy to get. Sit back and wait. I know it's painful, but it'll pay off in the long run. -Annie Slanders. A night to remember by Kathy Phillips Last Thursday the annual parent -teacher night was held from eight p.m. to ten p.m. Surprisingly enough the parents began to arrive at 7:30 and the teachers at 8 p.m., giving the parents time to plan their attack against the teachers. Some of the teachers are still revovering. A number of teachers were heard to say "Where's the hot coffee?" This was strange because there hasn't been hot coffee available at parent - r. teacher night 'for years. One wonders what the teachers think they can get from the new (slightly used) prin- cipal. A new system Was tried' in which the teachers were in the gymnasiums and the cafeteria instead of in their classrooms. Most of the 125 families who attended seemed to prefer this set up because they no longer had to walk "miles" to sec their son or daughter's teachers. Redmen lose to carnia Last Friday, November 25, the CHSS Midget Boys' Basketball team played their third game of the season. Clinton fell to Sarnia 31-28; for their first loss, The team's coach, Mr. Clynick, feel's the team shows a great deal of promise. The Junior Boys' Basketball team has as yet played only one exhibition game. The final score was 96-24 for Sarnia. Smile !toy to Littler: "Here'~ 111' report acrd. and here', .oi olcl one of yours 1 found in Ow ,i1t secondary school news 011* CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSI,AY, DECEMBER 1, 1977 --PAGE 19 Of computers and careers The computer age is very much alive and right now it can help you out with a career. The Student Guidance Information Service (SGIS ) does that. Profiles of over 2,000 careers are stored in a central computer in Toronto and any one of these may he retrieved • with a computer card filled out by the student. information about univer- sities, colleges, and special schools can also be obtained from the system. The curds used to retrieve information are filled out with a special student code. At CHSS, the nine digit code begins with 89956 - , and the remaining digits are deter- mined by year, home form and alphabetical order of the student. This number is listed in a master student list outside the guidance office. Other lists have more codes that identify career, in- stitution, career group and general items (these are special categories that deal From theHemlock Sholmes files as told to Kathy Phillips Whatzit and I were called to Central Huron Secondary School one blustery fall day, by the slightly agitated principal. It was apparent that someone had replaced the clock in the front foyer in the wee hours of the morning with an ancient version. This would put the synchronized bells off schedule and classes 'yvould be held in a haphazard fashion. We broke through the dense crowd at the scene of the crime and found a 20 gallon (that's 89 liters for you metric people) white Stetson un- derneath the clock. • On the floor in the immediate vicinity was a slightly used plastic spur. Both Whatzit and I concluded that we had a very strange case on our hands. Later, as I smoked my hemlock pipe, I wondered if one of the staff members could have been the villain. After a serious discussion with Whatzit, we decided to conduct our own private search of the classrooms in the school. • In one of the history rooms we found that the clock had been mysteriously replaced. Your Voice in Clinton and Area since 1865 CLINTON NEWS -RECORD SEIKO No. FB001M—:285.00 Alarm Chronograph features electronic alarm bell. Records hours, minutes and seconds up to 12 hours. . Stainless,steel, black dial frame. No. DY001M--=235.00 Continuous readout in hours, minutes, seconds and date. Features electronic alarm bell. Stainless steel, black dial frame. NEW FROM SEIKO. THE SEIKO LC DIGITAL QUARTZ COLLECTION. See the incredible line of new Multi -Mode Seiko LC Digital Quartz watches. Like the new Alarm Chronograph or the Perpetual Calendar watch, preprogrammed until the year 2009. Or the World•Timer which. , tells time in over 20 cities. You'll have to see them all to believe them. Come do so today. ANSTETT JEWELLERS LIMITED 11 ALBERT STREET, CLINTON 482-3901 $EA,fORTH WALKERTON We spoke to the department head of the history section and discovered that one of the members was affectionately called "Hoss". He had given plastic spurs for Christmas one,,year and was also the proud owner of a 20 gallon (89 liter) white Stetson. Do you know who the culprit was? Answer next week. - with job opportunities with governments, and other items.) After the card is filled out, it is handed in to the guidance office where it will he sent away to Toronto. Requests will be replied to about a week later, in the form of a printout. SGIS has been operating for a few years, but this is the first year that the service has been provided free to schools. There are limitations to this service,_however. This school is allotted 1,500 uses of 'the service before charges are imposed, so students are asked to use this service sparingly. This is essentially the SGIS. 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