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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-04-30, Page 34SIMhr<61A:r"4 r, a W. G.D.C.I. students depart for Bay City on May 1 BY JOANNE BUCHANAN Canada's good relationship with its neighbour to the south is about to receive another boost --this time at the local level --as high school students at G.D.C.I. prepare for a cultural exchange trip with high school students at Western High School near Goderich's sister city of Bay City, Michigan. About 77 G.D.C.I. students --mostly members of the concert band and intermediate band but also singers, actors and stage crew -- along with a few teachers and a few parents, will leave ..the school in two buses on Thursday, May 1. They will be billeted with Western students overnight and on Friday they will be performing in Western's .auditorium during two assemblies for senior students in the morning and during an assembly for junior students in th.e afternoon. In the evening, the Goderich delegation will be presenting a full length concert involving all the performing groups --the concert band, intermediate band . and Sing Out choir. In ad- dition, the play "Them", will be performed by G.D.C.I. students. This play about mental retardation was written by Warren Robinson and won second prize in a North American playwright competition recently. Mr. Robinson will direct. The buses will return to Goderich some time Saturday afternoon. On the second part of: the exchange trip, two weeks later, the Bay City Western High School Band and Majorettes,.' under the direction of Keith Saxton will be visiting Goderich. in total this will mean that 156 person -s --students, teachers and chaperones- -must be billeted for two nights. So far, • the - organizing committee is only a few billets short of this goal. The Bay City group will arrive about 2 p.m. on music director, Keith Saxton. Members of the band come from each high school grade and participate in the band as one of their daily scheduled classes. The band makes many yearly appearances, ranging from football fields and parade routes to concert stages. They have made numerous appearances in Michigan and Ohio but their per- formances in Goderich will mark their first Canadian visit. 'The group from Western High School includes the school's concert band, stage band and marching band as well as a group of precision majorettes called the Westernettes. The stage band is a fully instrumental organization which performs dance -type KEITH SAXTON MUSIC DIRECTOR music from the forties eight through to 'today's disco and rock music. The present concert band consists of 97 members. Just prior to • their trip to Goderich they will have completed a three night per- formance at the annual school variety show and segments of this show will be presented in Goderich. The Goderich program will also" include a segment presenting the music of the marching band which performs at each of the Western promote all band ac- tivities. The club started working, on the exchange trip by organizing several fund-raising events like the band-a-thon and a bake sale. With money raised for the trip, planning and organizing came next. Perhaps the biggest job was finding 156 billets. Doug Bundy, public relations officer for the newly formed club, feels that the club has really served a useful purpose to date. Besides raising money for the exchange trip., . money . has-. been raised to buy some new uniforms and repair others. The club meets about once a month and also puts out a newsletter. G.D.C.I. music and drama students are now busy rehearsing almost every afternoon as they excitedly look forward to the upcoming exchange trip. For many, it is the first trip outside the country. It it hoped that more such cultural exchanges can be planned in the future and the Western High School band willbe invited to Goderich's Canada Week parade on —June 29. May is a real music month for G.D.C.I. music students since they will also perform the concert, ,."Night Out For Music" at the school on May 7. Free pass winners Nineteen entries- were received by , Captain Comet for the Lady and the. Tramp "Name the Animal Stars" contest. Only eight of the entries were coErect. Most of the others nixed up Toughy, Trusty and Scamp. The following kids' received free passes to see Lady and the Tramp at the show this weekend by having correct en- tries: Brian Hutchins, Kelly Kent, Angela, Watson, John Watson, II�iFdtyF•�2 Mi. ♦D ari:rvgs q".'Iktiro'�k, MP S✓! Robert deHaan, 12, of Goderich; 'shows off a three to four pound carp he caught off the railroad bridge high over the Maitland River last Saturday, which wasthe first day of.fishing season. (photo by Cath Wooden) Dear Captain Comet: My 'name is Jennifer Sinclair' and I will ' be three -years -old on May 6. • Thursday,May 15 and football and basketball Jennifer Tigert, Darcy I have 'a little sister, -earls pet Son Wit'''. -bre— gaineb.M��l.tocy. MI.Chael_C� gran-. KCU , and he is nne W.e matched up with his or her billet at the high school at that'time. The Bay City students will be performing at two assemblies on Friday -- one for G.D.C.I. students in the morning and one for Clinton high school • students in the 'afternoon in Clinton. On Friday evening the general public will get an opportunity to hear the Bay City musical organization as they will be performing a free public concert in the west gym of . Goderich .Collegiate at 8p.m. The 1980 Bay City Western High School Band consists of over 100 playing member -s - conducted by the school's The 28 young ladies and ecky artin. live at 98 St. Patrick St. who make up the Westernettes steal the show whenever they perform. Their intricate dance, flag and pom-porn. :routines border on the professional. Mrs. Sally Hecox is the coach for this group. The Goderich-Bay City music exchange trip was first proposed •,by the Goderich -Tourist Com- mittee to' G.D.C.I.'s music teachers. These teachers knew that such an exchange would.,take a lot of time and organization so they got some other teachers and, the parents of their music students together and and is for-rn-ed-t-he--Band_Bnoster-.- Club, an organization to ra CALL"U • Nursery Stock • Rolling ® Fertilizing • Aerifying • Verticutting • Seeding & Sodding • Instant Shade Trees Mothers Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance 24-2441 Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who participated! with our mom and dad. Bye for now, Jennifer Dear Captain Comet: My name is Nathan Daer and I will be five Years old on May •3: This t. FUNGI animmioninnsow Look -for -Super Spring Sole Prices throughout the Store! 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