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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-01-21, Page 8Page 8--CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1987 Teen life Being a teenager can be exciting, but it can also have it's downfalls. It's not easy keeping up with all the trends in clothes, music, and hairstyles. '!'hey seem to change continuously. In Central Huron,tiecondary School CHSS 1, there isn't a lot of v'ar.ety afnong the students, but they can be divided into two main groups - the preps and the headbangers. Preps listen to such' music as Wham, Duran Duran, and U2. Headbangers listen to music by Iron Maiden, Bon Jovi, and Oz- zy Osbourne. '!'here is a big difference in their di ess: ing styles too. Teenagers have a lot of pressures to deal with both at school and at home. They have homework to do, along with projects and tests, and they have problems to deal with at home too. Soine people don't have any problems with being a teenager, but for others it can •be a very trying time in their life. Most teenagers spend their spare time at • parties with their friends, at movies or at video arcades. I personally spend most of my time at home with my father, out with my boyfriend or out with rely friends. Some teenagers really hate going to school, but I don't mind it, probably because that is where all my friends are and it uiv'me something to do Other pen- ple don't mind being at school, they just don't like going to classes. I used to be one of these, but then I settled down. Now I go to classes and just make the best of it. Most kids think that an education isn't important but if you want to make something of -yourself it is. Teenagers aren't really as bad as everyone thinks. We aren't all the nightmares that people make us out to be. Some of us just .get off on the wrong foot. INTRODUCING THE DISCOUNT STORE OFTHEFUTURE go' CANADIAN HOME SHOPPING CLUB The Canadian Home Shopping Club is a revolutionary new way to shop at home. 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Watch The Canadian Home Shopping Club and shop the discount store of the future. TUNE IN NOW! BLUEWATER TV CABLE LIMITED CABLE 19 Not' Woi z {M0190Cord Students make' resolutions CLINTON - Mrs. Thomas' Grade two class. of Clinton Public School (CPS) have made their new year's resolutions for 1987. Here are a few: Bobby Dixon: "Stop getting angry when I lose on the computer." Andrew Russell: "Learn my spelling words." Cindy Gibbings: "Stop watching scary shows." Laura Ferman: "Don't say "NO" to my Barents." Darryl DeRuyter: "Stop tattling." The new year brought some resolutions from the boys and girls in Mrs. Jones' class as well. Here are a few; Amanda Parker: "I will clean the house."' Allyson Woods: "I will get lots of exercise," Gary Rutledge: "I will put my toys away." Darla Watson: "I will shovel the driveway.' In Miss McDowell's kindergarten class the children have been studying winter. They made snowflakes and snowmen. The children also made Snowmen Alphabet Books. Many of the children read their alphabet book to the principal. By: Naomi Duddy and Melanie McCone Drama Workshop Mr. Stecca's class will be having a visit this week from Warren Robinson. He will be giving the class two workshops in drama. The students will also be starting a unit on what it costs to live in today's society. The school would like to thank all those people who purchased bells to support the fund raising campaign. There is now a video camera at school and they are awaiting the arrival of two new computers. '!'hank you from all the students at CPS. Euchre Tourney The Grade 8 students are having a Euchre tournament which began on January 12. It is held in the Grade 8 room during recesses and noon hours. Someday in the future the senior citizens from Huronview are invited to CPS to attend a euchre party. Each Grade 8 student will choose a senior citizen as a partner and will play against other students and their partners. Juice and snacks will be served during the party. By Bobbi -Jo Leppington Mows From CPS CLINTON — In Miss McDowells Kindergarten class at Clinton Public School, they have been busily making books entitl- ed, "In Winter We Wear". They also had the computer in their classroom last week. They are learning how to care about the computer and the names of its various parts. They are also having fun playing the computer games. They would like to thank Julie Hallam and Sam Grigg for helping them with the computer. The health nurse, Mrs. Ball, visited their classroom and discussed tooth care with them and checked their teeth. During activi- ty time the children made toothbrushs. Speech Contest In Mr. Nicholls Grade 6 class they are busy preparing their speeches for the an- nual Legion Speech Contest. The Grade 6 Student of the week is Mark Falconer. The student council is planning a Winter Carnival Week, to coincide with the Quebec Winter Carnival. T-shirts have been ordered for each of the four House League teams. They should be available by the end of January. Thanks for ordering! Grade One News Michael Atkinson, Julie Bell, Erikia Burns, Amy Gibbings, Ashley Gibbings, Derek Leppington, Kelli MacKay, Jon Miller, Emily Parr, Devin Petteplace, and Arnber Scherle visited the principal and the vice-principal, Mr. McKay and Mr. Nicholls, in their office. They read very well to them! The children have been interviewing "school helpers" Mr. McKay, Mr. Nichols, Mrs. Mann, Mr. Laurie, Mr. Blackwell, Mrs. Andrews, Miss Fisher, the health nurse and Mr. DM and Mr. Bill as well as their class monitors. After interviewing, they printed stories and painted pictures of the person they in- terviewed. Watch for them in the hall! The Grade 7-8 classes are participating in a survey to determine the number of hours that the students listen to music, watch T.V. and talk on the phone. Watch future articles for the results. Miss Westlake's Grade 4 class is attending the Vanastra indoor public swimming pool on Wednesdays fqqc eight weeks. In the CPS librry, the little children had story time hour last Monday. There is now a computer in the library. Also the library is in the process of setting up a shared data base of media kits available from all school libraries in the county The students in Mr. Stecca's class were treated to a drama workshop by Mr. Warren Robinson from G.D.C.I. Pierre Belair is student of the week for the kind and helpful way he treats his kindergarten buddies. Computers Are Purchased The students of CPS would like to thank all those people who supported the fund raising campaign. They have now acquired two more computers as well as a video camera, all with money raised by the studenls,.and public. Lost heir card party winners BI,YTH - On ,January 14, seven tables of hands. For the men, Sh:.ne Snell had the lost heir were in play at the memorial hall high hands and Lloyd Walden had the low here. .. P,.. n,,,, q hands. (,- _ ', , . `5:a In the ladies' category Ndr:ilKelly had the Lost heir is played every Wednesday night high hands while Evelyn Smith and the low at the memorial hall starting at 8 p.m. How they scored at Blyth euchre Twenty-four card players rnet in Blyth on Monday night for the weekly evening of euchre. The high scorers of the night were Ruth Dougherty' and Bernice McClinchey. The low scorers were ida Proctor and Millar Richmond. The lone hands scores went to Clara Rinn and I)on Buchanan. Blanche Hoegy won the special prize. Euchre is played every Monday night :it the Blyth Memorial Hall. Everyone is welcome to join in. Indian culture studied LONDESBORO - The (;rade 3 class at Hullett Central School received some infor- mation from the National Museum of Man. The information was about skin, stone, snow, and hones because they are studying the inuvik people of the North-West Ter- ritories. The kit contains many historic In- dian games, and hunting gear they used long ago. Mrs. Hoerning's children in her Grade 2 class are also studying Indians, but they are doing the Inuits Volleyball The girls' and boy's volityball teams are doing very well in practices. Coaching the girls' team are Mrs. Cooke and Miss Ben- nett. For the boys, Mr. Griffen is teaching them how to play. The tournament is on February 14. Bus Safety On .January 14 the school held a session to teach students safety on the bus. During the assembly the students saw slides and a film IILILLETT IIEjPPENIMGS about bus safety. Afterwards, the drivers told the children who normally on their bus the important rules. One procedure was taken about jumping out of the emergency back doors Nov. everyone knows what to do in case of an accident. hir> ride Fi } Christy Bricker, Michelle (;ovenlock and Julia de .Jong Elementary schools raising funds As a result of the underfunding of educa- tion, -elementary schools are participating in large-scale fund raising projects to pur- chase items and to support programs which should be funded through Ministry of Education or school board revenues. in a survey conducted by the Ontario Public School Teachers' Federation, 96 per cent of the 1,663 elementary schools which respond reported participating in fund rais- ing activities. The total amount raised by those schools in one school year was $5.9 million. The average net amount raised by each school was $3,550. "Traditionally, school fund raising has been designed as a worthwhile student ex- perience to fulfill a community social responsibility or to provide some "extras" for the school. Recently, however, the goals of providing a cooperative experience or of promoting social responsibility have more often then not been replaced by the goal of raising large sums of money in order to pro- vide basic components of_',rr" elementary school program states the report. The survey resuits indicate, for example. that 75 per cent of the respondents raised money for field trips, 47 per cent for com- puter hardware. 46 per cent for computer software, 26 per cent for library books and 25 per cent for physical education equipment. in auuitrun to calling attentienr to the pit blem of underfunding for elementary educa- tion, the report also raises concerns with respect to the time spent by teachers and students on fundraising activities: the disparity that can develop between economically advantaged and disadvantag- ed communities: the double taxation of ratepgyers asked to support school fun- draising: and the safety of student door -b -- door sales The Federation's report suggests that the hest solution to address these concerns is to adequately fund elementary education and to thereby remove the need for large-scale school fundraising. Irene Whitmore h7 ladies' high CLINTON - A euchre party was held in St. Joseph's Hall on January 14, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Irene Whitmore was the high hand winner for the ladies while Frank Thoniptihr was the high hand winner for the men. Lee Glid- don and Rachael Johnston hand the low h ds and Alice Brochu and Wilma NtcMichael were the lone haisd' WThners. The lucky chair prize went to Clayton Ellis and the door prize was won by Edwin Fothergill. The next card party will be held 011 January 28.