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of' satisfactio
relief). that weekanother edition of the
school page found its way in-
to hontes in the area through
the 1001,1 newspapers. •
• - esPO„CiallYlleaodlo
note the yeavend reaction%
of the who worked
so diligently to produce our
editions. ; to realize that their
work had not oily provided
an informative link from F.
E. Madill S.S. to the "out-
side', but also that the' stu-
dents had used their , en-
deavours as a basis
im-
proving their writing styles;
learning to communicate
ideas clearly; fostering Self-
ditioiPlihe to meet deadlines
and to complete a 081 -
lensing assignment; and a
wealth of other positive
qualities which perhaps they
don't realize have developed
from a year with the school
page.
What we think had been a
Student Interview
•Ofl‘;‘,,
never failed us;Ms. Joaflis'
andth� rt
students, WWI/
'imaginations.brightenedour
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faithfully.delivered'cgl!1"O'
the eOlotl
and the
newspapers them-
selves ..which published' our
work, especially' the editor
'and staff ,of the Wingham
Advance Times, whose
_guidente, patieke;
and Willingness to publish
• our material "in toto" every
week gave us the 'incentive to
work hard, to create a page
that the public would want to
read. ' .„ •
Our . reminiscences,.
great sense of accomplish-
ment, andheartfelt grati-
tude Make, if easy to.. say,
' "We'll be back in SePte,M-
ber!"
C. McDonald
The Schad! -Page sta
Kamm,. ,80=-Dancinti to 'Ruby' •
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Spring form
'Satur4141i .,moSi,"24
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courtesy,F;.E. Madill
Sel:Oiickit School. The '•oe-
casiOnWairthe annual spring
formal held. from 9-1 o'clock
in the Madill auditorium.
The theme the evening
was "An Evening in Paris",
centering'. around a large
tit ower in
the centre of the gym -
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nasium Other Paris Jand
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anis. an
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mantic atmosphere of Paris
The , refreshments were set
up in a gazebo in the small
gym, and cafe -style tables
were set up in the large gym.
It was obvious that a great
deal of time and hard work
went into the preparations
for this year's formal.
The band that played was
at hist year's formal. It per-
formed an excellent variety
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"Ruby", which also played
Ad trip to of danceable music, ranging
London gidlery Roll to an old-fashioned
from Elvis Presley Rock'n
Thursday, May 22, was a'
great day. •No, it wasn't be-
cause you cotdd get the be-
ginnings of a tan during
spare, nor was it because
you could crawl into your
comfy ole cut-offs as soon as
you got home. It was because
Art classes 401 and 201 went
on a bus trip to tour the
newly, constructed London
Regional Art Gallery.
This fabulous modern
structure was impressive to
view on the exterior. Six
barrel -vaults form the basic
design of the structure, lined
with smoke -blue glass win-
dows. Stepping inside was
like entering another world.
Cool air flooded us as we
passed the entrance doors
and came, into the central
vault area. This area
stretched above us two
levels, broken only by a
winding stone staircase and
cement balcony. Tapestries
of bright hues laced the pale
walls and enticed us on.
Time kept no record here;
one could be transported to a
bloody battle of a century be-
fore or be experiencing to-
day through someone else's
eyes. The variation -in art-
work seemed endless. There
was an enlarged photograph
of a miniature cardboard
'dining room, realistically
portrayed while nearby hung
a Group of Seven `Master -
niece in all its serene beauty.
The works stimulated the
sight and touch, then went on
to almost break the barriers
of taste, smell and hearing.
We had to leave and return
to reality far too soon. Yet
reality itself was given a new
perspective. Even the
glaring billboard was more
interesting because we
realized it contained ele-
ments of design. The trip
Was truly educational and I
think it was a success. In
fact, I know it was.
Dianne McBride
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waltz.
The formal provided an
opportunity for students and
last year's graduates of
Madill to get together with
friends that had not been
seen since commencement.
Although the coraagea
may wilt and the dresses and
suits return to the closet, I
am certain the formal will be
remembered as a special
evening by all who attended.
Shelley Long
What do you think about
working for the School
Pagel ' ,n
It •was , a Worthwhile ex-
perience.,Noreen. : •
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the sa &tient *Seeing fate
• finkinedf-Preilnit every' week
and the fun af,Working with
such &great bunch -of people,
.more than made up for the
Palm Kathy.
It was interesting. It was
fun. except when you got'
stuck with a "In my
opinion": Jo.
I appreciated the fact the -
"Sous-le-bois" vias. ;always
around to make sure the
assignments were in. It helps
.to have a definite deadline so
that my dumb articles just
had to do. It got me started
writing more than I did be-
fore. To anyone interested in
writing I really recommend
that you join 'School Page'.
Hen.
I thought 'School Page'
was interesting, although it
was timeconsuming at
times. Bernice.
I enjoyed all my assign-
ments except for the
'Student Interviews': They
earn you a reputation as a
wierdo who grabs innocent
grade niners in the balls and
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Creativity corner
GOOD-BYE GRADE 9 '
Well, Grade 9 has come
And soon will be gone
A good year for some
At least, I had fun!
The dances were good
The Carnival a ball
It sure seems a long time
Since I came here last fall.
Exams were not fun
Tests not much better
And the buses all made it
In fair or foul weather.
We said good-bye to Mr. Lee,
For he was no more here to
Our lunch brought new ex-
citement, fever
For now we eat, with the
great Beaver!
Yes, this has been a real good
year,
(After got over my first few
fears,)
Take your summer and have
a ball,
It'S a nice long wait until the
fall.
FREEDOM,
By Henrietta Oldengarm
Sound s all about me in
church
The minister's strong voice,
The sounds of hushed
prayer,
A voice raised in song,
Commandments and or-
dinances
Engulfing each person.
Sleepy heads are nodding,
Restless kids cry,
Old people sigh and stir;
The sermon rolls on and on.
Then suddenly,
I remove my muddled mind
From those sacred realms,
And my eyes are drawn
As a magnet to steel
To the open' stained window.
The cool blue wind is ex-
ploring
Ripping and tearing insanelys
Through drenched green
trees.
And silhouetted starkly
Against the wet grey skies
1 see a bird
Tossed and blown about,
Crazily and happily.
I, can almost feel the
exuberation
In the heights sublime
And freedom so glorious
In therwind's strong passion.
I am back in church:
But I have been free
In the split second
"filet I saw the bird
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ur complitne
,with another
awing to a
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nal staff of
mes extends
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d advisors of
or for a job
. -Mirror was one
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stinour
experience,
.,:w.m,kof the quality
of the writing and in the
typing and •organization of
material. Stories, poems and
artwork were always sub-
mitted neatly and on time,
and we are sure our readers
will agree they formed an
interesting ' and varied
collection.
It is a pleasure working
with these young journalists,
though we should point out
. that our -linfOlVenteht with
the Mirror is limited
primarily to production
details — it's their she% The
Mirror and The Advance -
Times have a partnership
going back many years, and
we trust it will continue far
into the future. Thaliks and
best wishes to Kathy and her
crew, andie look forward to
next year.
arewell editorial
Sit for the last
le my final
zn't seem like
• la when I was
1• st one; how
4:..;:yvhen you're
But the end of,
ome and now
„ap up the last
error for this
asks them dumb questiOns.
Actually. I just wish •I was
• going to be here next year so
• Inroad be a member, again.
Shelly L.
itlicrhi-insumling and
• sometimes frustrating, but,
most dal", it was fun. Diane
It was 'super fantastical', I
got to work with a great
bunch of peopleaarl I could
give them all a hug without
being thought a 'pervert', I
would. Lynne.
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it's time,
. !sine of
• Year- '
, •• Beingredt of the school
• page Wat*Abal learning ex-
• perienceA. me, and al-
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thonghl didn't accomplish
haif offikhat I'd hoped to, all
in alt, 1 feel it's &en a3atic-
ear.if certainly
learned: /lot about patience
when it'comes to assignrnent
deadlines, although thegreat
maffility of reportert,' „bad
t :r
articles in in pleat) of
Most of it was good out I
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was usually embarrassed Por s
..ot my
about the poorhumor
It was interesthig..ith I got editor's
cartoons. Dianne. . •
to see my• name inviint•hut
then, I really didn't because
I sometimes forgot to.Put my
name on the bottOnt -Deb.
Being a member of the
School Page staff has been
an interesting and: chal-
lenging experience -for both
myself and my superiors —
interesting ,for Kathy seeing
if I would make the deadlline ;
and challenging -for me
trying to make it.-Pasil.
. Working for the school
page was fun, especially the
interviewing! Working for
school page was remem-
bering to do them on time!
Working for school page was
seeing may name in print.
Mule.
Becaude I refuse to follow
the 'norm' and state that I
found school page 'fun'; 'in-
teresting'... I am almost lost
for words to describe my
school page experience. I
joined the club to see - my'
name in print and that desire
was fulfilled. As well. it gave
me a chance to answer a
'Student Interview' qUestion.
It was an excellent tool for
learning responsibility (for
some of us) being as we were
forced, under threat of
seeing our editor upset, to
hand in assignments. All in
all, I felt school page was a
pretty 'good', `nice"'ful-
filling' experience. Alice.
farewell
time. I also realized how dif-
ficult it must be for 'editors to
come up with a fresh 'new
editorial every week (I can't
imagine what it must be like
writing one every day!!! )
Regardless of the few pro-
blems I encountered, I en-
joyed every minute of my
.0"editorship". I had the ad-
vantage of working with a
super bunch of people who' I
could never have managed
without-- the reportera. My
able assistant -editors, Lori,
Lynne, and Bernice, were
great assistants and I them a
lot ( eluding ra sanity
- when'1 ohldn't think of an
editorial!)
My sincere thanks also
goes to all the local news-
papers who published our
copy every week. Special
thanks to Henry liesi and the
So many things draw to a
close at the end of the school
year including my job as
sports editor for the 'school
page. The sports year,, al-
though not always outstand-
ing in merit, was outstanding
in effort. Participation can
salute Madill for its partici-
pation, that's forsure.
Writing about sports and
finding' details about games
is not one of the easiest jobs,
for even the players don't,
know the score at the end of
the game. Special congrat-
ulations go to everyone who
reported on any Sports act-
ivities.
A big pat on the back and a
hug of gratitude should be
sent to our editor-in-chief,
Kathy Underwood. Patience
was forever with Kathy
when late articles were
banded in or not haridedin at
all! •
For myself, Would:like to
say it has been super
working with such a great
bunch of people. Together we
were able to create a school
page that made Madill
proud.
See you next year.
Lynne
Students win
at stock
market game
Students of Finance 401
• ted in a computer
game called the Stock Mar-
ket Game sponsored by Wil-
frid Laurier U. „The game
ran from January to April
with the object being to buy
and sell stocks that are
traded over the Toronto
Stock Exchange. Each team
was given, a hypothetical'
$100,000 to invest.
Over 1,000 teams from
high schools and universities
took part, with Madill en-
tering six teams. Ontario
was divided into, 10 regions
and each regional winner
was awarded $50. The team
of Mark Haldenby, Craig
McGlynn and Chris Mc-
Dougall won in region num-
ber one which had schools
from Wingham, Windsor,
Toronto, Goderich and Lon-
don.
On Friday, May 22, Mr. In-
wood accompanied Mark,
Craig and Chris to the
awards banquet at W.L.U.
The team received a $50
cheque, individual trophies
and a large trophy to be dis-
played in the trophy case at
Madill.
Congratulations to these
guys, whose team is the first
to win our region since the
game began five years ago.
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FUN FROLIC /13 116
Advance -Times, without
„whom we could never have
managed.
Last of all, but defuate.ly
not least, I would like -an in-
dispensable member of our
staff to be recognized. As
editor I had the: very , real
pleasure of working with a
beautiful person and a neat
teacher our staff advisor,
Mrs. Cheryl McDonald. She
was always around when-
ever I neded a booster for
ycity OYes
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day afternoon rolled • . around! „
No matter what she'd try to
tell you, Mrs. McDonald was
a much-needed member of
the schoolpage.
But now, to fmish. This
year in all my editorials I
tried to put a piece of me
across to you; tried to give
you something worthwhile
of the entire Mirror Staff
have said something to, you
over the year; something
that has made you smile, or
frown, or think a little bit
about life at Madill, or life in
general. For if it• has, we of
the Madill Mirror have suc-
cessfully accomplished what
we set out to do.
Have a super summer and
God Bless.
Love and Sunshine,
KthyU.
over which to onder. Hope-
fully, my writings and those
Prefect trip
May 21 dawned clear and
sunny and warm, a beautiful
day for the Prefect trip. By
nine o'clock we were off and
rolling, headed for Toronto.
Around 11:30 we arrived at
our destination, and were
dropped off at the Eaton
Centre.
Here the group split up and
everyone went their various
ways. We were all free to do
just what we wanted for the
day, and so we did. Most of
the girls shopped, staying at
the'Eaton Centre, or snoop-
ing in all the stores and
boutiques along the streets.
Others took in a movie, or
went ,to Centre Island.
Finally, at about 8:00 that
evening, the prefects from
F.E. Madill began to gather
at the Royal Alexander
Theatre, all of us quite re-
lieved to sit down. The
tickets were handed out and
we enjoyed a performance of
'Spring Thaw'. Afterwards,
it was back on the bus,' and
home, laden with our various
parcels and packages.
I suppose you can tell,
was one of those on the trip. I
had a great day — perhaps
not all that exciting — but
Kathy and I did venture onto
the subway, and we were ap-
proached by a Krishna cult
member — but it was a lot of
fun.
I'm sure all or us would
like to thank Mr. Gnay and
Mr. Ritter, and anyone else
who made this trip possible.
Debbie Sjaarda
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WOSSA track & fiel
Madill athletes turned in
some excellent personal per-
formances at the WOSSA
track and field champion-
ships on May 21 and 22' in
London. Several school and
individual records were
broken ,as Madill athletes
once again made -their mark.
In the open 4 x 400 m girls
relay, our team of Anita
Renick, Nancy Andersen,
Donna Drennan and Janet
Wood blazed down the track
to take 10 full seconds off the
old school record for a new
record of 4 minutes and 18
seconds, and a fifth place
finish.
In Jr. boys javelin, Tom
Remington broke the Madill
record of 30.78 m by almost
16.0 m with a throw of 46.0 for
a sixth place finish.
In Sr. boys HO m, Phil
Eadie ran a blistering 100 m
seconds; his personal
best of his career.
Sr. girls 4 x 400 m relay
saw Linda Taylor, Donna
Drennan, Kim Leslie and
Cheryl MacDonald pick up
sixth place with 58.0 seconds,
3.5 seconds faster than the
old Madill record.
Our finest individual per-
formance was put in by
Janet Wood, as she raced 300
m, 800 m, and 1500 m in the
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space of an eveningentthe
next day. Although she pre-
fers cold weather, Janet ran
a fast 10 min, 50.2 seconds for ,
the 3000 .m an Weans*
night in 30 degree „temp-
eratares. This time was 10
seconds better than her old
record and goodlorli second
place finish. On Thursday
morning, another scorcher
as the weather went, Janet
sprinted off the line for the
800 m race and broke
another school record with
her time of 2 min 22.9
seconds, capturing second
place in the process. Her last
race was the 1500 m which
she ran in four minutes 57.0
seconds to take home a third
silver medal.
Janet will be competing in
the OFSAA regional meet in
Windsor on May 31, to gain
an entry to the All -Ontario
Finals in Toronto. Goodluc.k,
Janet, and congrandatiOns
for a fantastic WOSSA meet.
Congratulations as well to
all athletes who took part in
the 1980 track and field sea-
son. Your fine performances
have put Madill in the top
half of the schools in Huron-
PerthConference and you all
should be commended for a
job well-done!!
Looking back
It seems as if yesterday it
was the beginning of Sep-
tember and we were all
looking forward to being part
of the F. E. Madill Mirror,
thinking up things that we
would do ovet the course of
the year.
Well, now that year is
over. As I think about the
things that were done, I view
them with a mixed reaction.
At times it was pure murder
trying to get articles done on
time and handed in. Actually
thinking about what to say
was even more difficult!
I know I have benefited
from being part of the paper,
I think (hope?) it has im-
proved my writing skills, but
Most of all I got to see the
side of many of my friends
that I never knew was there.
The written word often con-
tains more than 1,000 con-
vergations could!
Fortunately, through the
school page I Was able to ap-
proach' people and ask
questions that revealed to
me a lot more than I knew
before. I can't honestly say
as features editor that 1 have
been entirely successful;
there are so many things'. I
could, or should, have done.
But overall I am satisfied
with this year. •
I think that thin wetild be
the best time to thank Mr*.
McDonald for fa GIV44$01-
tastic job as star
visor; to Kathy LI 111411
other editors for their`
cation and super job Osi the
paper. It was groat *king
and working for and with
them. Tin next year!!
Bernice Passchiar4 •
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