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Olyninle Enialehinent
Shannon R inson, Achard
McKeon and Brendan Make
recently went to an Olympic
enrichraent program
Central School fir threeat: T days:
On their first day there, they
picked a sport and did en activityon
it For example, they could do a
poster, au interview or a bull
board;dispiay.
On the second day, they were
shown a ski demonstration by Ben
"Barnes of the F. E. Madill Secon-
dary School cross-country ski team.
They also practised their skiing
skills.
On -the third and last day, their
ultimate ski challenge was an the
trails. Students from Wingham,
Grey, Brussels, East Wawanosb,
Howie and Turnberry schools took
part. —Carla Mowbray
Public Speaking
The Legion public speaking
contest was held Feb. 20 at the
Wingham Legion Hall. Our two
school representatives did ex -
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• edia la yet** her
."Becoming a 'Teenage
Ansley Simpson was firstin her
division with her speech on
Our congratubtlans go to both
OAS for a job welf
done wits
them luck as they advance to'at
Iffier level of c+ npetttiop. —car;`.
Mo_wbrar
Mrs ' MacRae's Grafi
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excited about worm. f aery
� ;amy tales.
They are 'working in two different
versions_ of "The Gingerbread Boy".
They also are Jilaying different fairy
tale games and are excited about the
nutrition unit they begin next week.
—Jason Kregar
Last week the Grade 5s were
studying a new unit on forestry in
Ontario.
In math they .have started long
division and are really enjoying
reading the newspaper reports on
the Olympics, Likeall of us, they aure
counting the days until the March
break. =Shannon Robinson
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THIS IS ;NEAT! — Tim Robinson, left, and Justin Arkell take a mo-
ment to admire the Celebration '88 certificate of merit each was pre-
sented during a special assembly at East CNawanosh Public School.
4-H task force is established
The 441 program in Ontario has
provided thousands of rural youth
with learning opportunities and
experiences for almost 75 years.
program. Current few
activities will be ,
o timid strict an
the club format, roles4411 .
TO ensure that 4+H continues to f . wiuistry stair anal l•
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prtwide tsiality * , the Rural .titans.
i 4ni,ati and Services Branch
mop, ; Ontario Ministry of
AgrieUlture and Food, has initiated
4-111review TaskP
The task force will elta-m►ine
demographic c trends in rural Onf
and identify present, and future
reeds of rs youth in order to
andt 'n n'd; 'their e t on. the 411
The age range of the 4-11 program
will he i . ,a, axed"
`i Identified,
uxnelopnne t:i
youth of all agesin 4-11. `be, #mac'
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Most ex po interest- -.fog's*
Glen At school m+ grade 7 he:include
gets by just ne e•. he is AOne fir.:
bright, but hi, a more sure
state of mind he could proba-
bly get much better marks
than he now does. Oren ` is': ,
anxious to make -friends and
is: gradually improving his
social skills as he succeeds in
dealing with his feelings bet-
ter.
Belonging, and knowing that
he is loved for himself, are
What Glen needs ;most, along
with a structured home rife.
with clealy understood rules
'I and llnnits. Parents who adopt
him should be able to accept
his progress and regressions.
in behaviour as ' he gets used
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n"eabhor the Oly pies.
(1):The five circles stand or
continents. (2) The five colors s
for the flags. (3) The .five,coloi
the Olympic flag are red,- yello
blue, black and green.(4) T
Olympics are being heldin Ca
this year. (5) In figure
, skating,
Brian. Orser is= +sing' to be there.-:
trying to get a gold inial. (6) I hope
Canada wins a lot of .medals. (7) The
goaltenders for Team Canada are
Andy Moog and Sean Burkt.
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The Grade 54 classis talking
about the Olympics. They are al
making, f Olympicbooklets. They
have Olympic centres. Here are
some of the things they do at the,
centres: Olympic maps and sym-
..ro inc is -,unt rsi-
e .eptiFig,,more students
..The Con tl of Ontario
. , . ,nivpr .� ..from ..._students in school boards
sities has expressed concern tlat outside major urban areas and from
without additional government young women around the province.
support, Ontario universities will In the future, if the number of
find it very difficult to accommodate students remaining in the higher
this year's tremendous increase in secondary school grades continues
secondary school applicants. to increase as it has done between
The council, in its presentation to 1982 and 1986, demand for admission
the legislature's standing committee could rise by 1990 to a level 20 per
on finance and economic affairs pre- cent above that of 1986.
budget hearings, announced; that Prior to making their admissions
1988 applications for admission to decisions for September, 1988, the
school students are already more , government for ;a newed -cam-
than 10 per cent above last year's-nntment to accessibility. Special
record high level. This increase in funding for additional students was.
mimberestems;in limited part from thio
students completing high school in envelope announced last fall.
providedan accessibility
four years rather than five under the
reformed 08: IS curriculum Since 1977, university enrolment
(Ontarip-Schools: Intermediate and has grown by 23 per cent, university
Senior). research activity by 30 per cent, but
government operating grants by
What is more striking, however, is only two per cent in real terms, said
thehigher number of applications COU. chairman, Harry Arthurs.
ontaribaiiiiiversities,from secondary u-niv+ersities arellooking to 'the
Basic skills upgrading
e
They wrote stones about famous
athletes who are competing at, the
Winter Olympics. Here is one:
"A famous athlete is Tracey
Wilson. She really likes figure
skating. .If she wins she is very
happy. If she loses she is still happy
to be a part of the_ Olympics."
They all, , yarotex,atories about the
athletes and 'they:.told how the
athletes prepared for the Olympics.
GRADE 7-8
Grade 7-8 have decided to create
an Olympics for the school. They
have six events in which their team
will have to compete against the
other teams. They have made
Olympic medals for the winners of
all the events. The events are: the
Biathlon; Hockey Shot; Seal Run;
Cariboo Run; Five Fingers; Igloo
Retreat.
UNSCRAMBLE THE WORDS
(1) eic aksitng; (2) selbbod; (3)
thonliab; 4-4) cykeoh; (5) iks
munjgip; (6) guerif askitng; (7)
einpal; (s) desep akstgni; (9) 11r -
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readhes more than 1 , 00 Changes made
in land care
A-workplace:program to upgrade of free training at the worksite or in
employees' basic skills will reach a convenient nearby location, such
more than 1,000 new trainees by the as a union hall or employee also.
end of March, Ontario Skills dation building.
Development Minister Alvin Curling
has announced. Courses — which must be job-
related can also include learning
The Ontario name Skills' in the special technical or job-related
Workplace program was established vocabulary, training in basic scen-
last spring.. and projects have been tific .and technical knowledge in
approved for- Toronto, 'Hamilton,. to enter job-related
Ottawa, andKenora. second posh
ary urograms, and upgra
In
Making the announcement, Mr. in oral English or French as a
second language.
Curling said Ontario evilP ._ to a �, y--
realize they can no longer afford to Unions, employers and employee
ignore the fact thatmanyemployees associations can sponsote
ma need help in ling e t : their
'� ..programs and are eligible for u
g, g an, math funding oto
..>10C per cent fiiiid� for direct cysts
the 1 .tr►11h maple . ofinstruction.
ate
ng to Eligible
groups wishing more in-
easingly formation on how to apply for the
.program Can contact the toll-free
!,ti►
400 suis. Training Hotline: 14100-367-5656.
The Land Stewardship Program
has taken many twists and turns
over th past six months and fact or
fiction often depends on the county
the fond is in.
For Huron County, certain rules
have been set and they do differ
from neighboring counties. Of major
concern is a deadline but there will
not be a deadline put in place here.
The money will be available en a
first come, fust serve basis; until the
fiends are !'sed and OMAF will
continue to receive applications
indefinitely.
Three more workshopsare big
held to assist in filling out land
stewardship applications. , One
held last Thursday and two nmre.
slated for the OMAF Boar
Clinton: Thursday, Marek 108
to 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m...to•9::80 PIM
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