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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1984-11-21, Page 26Page 6,,ket—CLINTON NEiWncoup; WEDNESDAY; NOVEMBER 21, 1984 Poet visits Poet, sot g writer and singer Robert Priest visited students at St. Joesph's Separate School on November 7. He explained the need to exercise one's imagination stating that there are so many things they can accomplish as the future generation. Mr. Priest has three poetry books out and two albums. (Anne Narejko photo) Students prepare best breakfast ever CLINTON - On Nov. 9„ the Grade 6 Clinton Public &b..' .class got up bright and early to have breakfast together in tbe gym of the 80601. In October they had a popcorn sale to make some money for groceries for the breakfast. They made $33.00. On Thursday students walked.up town and shopped for some groceries. Everyone was on their best behavior as they, went up and clown the aisles selecting the best buys and reading the labels carefully. Early Friday morning students helped Mrs. Brodie, Mrs. Lee, Crystal and Billy cook the toast, bacon, sausage and eggs. At 8:30 a.m. everyone sat down to a delicious breakfast. I was so full I could hardly wig- gle. Everyone agreed it was the best breakfast they ever had.—by Mark Harris, Gr. 6. Humour In The Classroom or Biblical "Truths” Ronald Reagan might be interested in the fact that Zachaeus, the tax collector was a republican. Did you know that the "passover was when the Israelites crossed the Red Sea on dry water"? In another interpretation, they crossed the Red Sea on bear ground. A little known "fact" is that "nowadays the mothers have the babies, but in Biblical times the fathers had them." This impres- sion is probably given by the genealogies -where the fathers "begat". One of the wisemen gave a coffee pot to Jesus at his birth. An interesting caption to an illustration of Jacob's consecrating at the rock at Bethel read as follows "Jacob constipating the rock at Bethel."—From Mr. Roorda's collection. Weather One day I went out, Do you know what I found? 1 found a snowflake, upon the ground. I took that little snowflake, I took it in the house, I put it in the fridgharader. I looked into the frigdarader, In a hour, or two, There was nothing there! Oh, my, what did I do? Did I give it to much water? Did I give it to much sun? So just sat there crying. Where's my dear dear snowflake? And want have I have done! —by Danny Carter 4B Winter Is Coming Winter is coming, Winter is coming, Winter is coming soon, Winter is coming, Winter is coming, Winter is cold like the moon. -by Dana Lee Logtenberg 4R Whiter Summer is gone, Winter is near, Christmas is corning, Then the new year, The days are shorter, The frost is colder, When thats all over, The year will be older. —by Crystal Garrett 4R Winter Winter Is corning With snowy Days Freezing cold sits The ice all day Hail And haze are Coming too No more hot sunny Day at the beach Now cold Weather Is here Days grow short With moons Your window Is covered with White. —by Shane MacDonald 4R CHSS girls end season in Seaforth By Lisa Watt CLINTON - On November 13,- the Central Huron Senior Girls basketball team travell- ed to Seaforth were CHSS engaged in their first playoff game in several years. After losing to the Seaforth Golden Bears earlier in the season 58-49, Central Huron found themselves outplayed in many aspects last Thursday. The inside shots were off as well as the numerous fast -break lay-ups. The Redmen also had trouble MANY MORE IN-STORE SPECIALS BARONIE. 400g CHOCOLATES KEG 0' NUTS MIXED NUTS 7 89 II• PAPERMATE Profile Pen 8. Pencil Set i • NTERS . OASTEb GILLETTE FOAMY SHAVE CREAM 200 See our changes and have some change. How much change is in the jar? GUESS THE CHANGE IN THE JAR AND YOU COULD WIN... THE CHANGE IN THE JAR HI -DRI PAPER TOWELS 2's BLOT,EX Ointment arStick SUCARYL 100s BABE Girt SETS Spray Coteries° 57 rni 1-91e 30 g. 9:, ,A,,,, 9,, d.mtteonrmam.mrmm,xereoemr.....v.sfriemmv,• EACH .99 ANACIN Tablets 100s or Capsules 72's JHIRMA CK Conditioner 220m1 2." 524-8121 108 The Square, GODERICH breaking the Seaforth press and stopping their outside shots. The final score was 64-24 for Seaforth. Had the game been held in the Clinton gym, the outcome may have been different. With greater success this season, the senior girls hope to have an even stronger team next fall. With four of the five starters returning next year and five other key players, as well as a few good juniors, CHSS promises to be one of the top teams in Huron -Perth action. Finishing the season, celebrating four wins, (four more than last year), and six losses, CHSS earned sixth position in the Huron -Perth standings. CHSS defeated Mitchell, St. Marys, Norwell and Listowel throughout the season and endured close losses against Stratford Central (35-33), Wingharn (38-35), Seaforth (58-49) and Exeter (41-33). Other great losses were suffered against Stratford Nor- thwestern and Goderich, two top teams in the conference. The ClintOn team consisted of Lori Bechtel, Chris Botermains, Jennifer "Clynick, Carol Ann Connell, Sandra Faber, Mary Gibson, Christa Lehnen, Jackie Nor- man, Diane Nyman, Carole Roorda, Monica Speziale,-Jacqui Taylor and Lisa Watt. This has been one of the largest teams for CHSS senior girls and hopefully this enthusiasm will stay in years to come. Writing improves After nine years of testing the English language proficiency of first year students, the University of Waterloo reports steady improvement in their ability to express themselves in writing. According to Dr. Ken Ledbetter, UW English professor and director of UW's English Language Proficiency Prograrn (ELPP), the percentage of first year students failing the test has dropped steadily. In • 1976 — the first year it was administered — ahnOst half (47 per cent) of those who wrote failed: This fall only nine per cent failed. For most (53 per cent) of these who failed, English is their second language. UW provides a Writing Clinic for students who fail the exam; at the end of the term (in December) they will sit the exam again. A satisfactory .level of proficiency in English is required for a degree in arts. At the time the, examination results were annOunced, Dr. Alan McLachin, supervisor of the ELPP, announced awards to the. top students writing the test. They included Denise Connelly, a graduate of GDCI. BACHERT MEATS *Try our own smoked pork chops :77.* for the bar -b -q season* CUSTOM KILLING, FREEZING Cutting & Wrapping KILL DAY ON TUESDAY meat Gov't. Inspected on the farm 1 MILE EAST OF WALTON Waterloo, Ont. •Hairstyling *Barbering •Ear Piercing •Make-up 55' Erb St. East R.G. Stoddart of 72 The Square. GOLD - SILVERSMITH -DESIGNER- also •weaving • glass • CANADIAN " AWARD WINNING DESIGNER GODERICH, ONTARIO 524-4509