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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
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HAWKS
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BILLBOARD FOR
UPCOMING
PLAYOFF GAMES
TIMES -ADVOCATE
Exeter, Ontario, Canada
Wednesday, March 3I, 2004
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The OMHA champion South Huron Midget 'CC' Sabres celebrate March 27 at the South Huron Rec Centre after defeating Ennismore 1-0 in game four of the
finals to claim the title six points to two. Front L -R: Mike MacLean,Adam Johns, Sean Ellison. First row: Corey Bilcke, Jeff Baker, Jordan Darling, Mitch Homuth,Andy
Sedlak. Second row: Eric Denomme, Jeff VanBergen, Greg Thompson, Jason Thompson, Curtis Pfaff, Brent Windsor,Adam Hayter, Brendan Van Osch, Jeff Smale, Larry
Northover. Back: Matt Marlene, Lee Gibbings (coach), Greg Dalrymple (coach), Greg Geoffrey (coach), Darren Kints (coach), Chad Dalrymple (coach) (photo/sub-
mitted)
SPRING
FORWARD
Move Your Clock
Ahead One Hour
Curriculum brings problems
By Stew Slater
SPECIAL TO TIIE TIMES -ADVOCATE
DUBLIN — Two highly -publicized con-
cerns surrounding Ontario's move from
a five-year to a four-year secondary
school curriculum may fade into the
background, but other troubling effects
are still being felt.
In the case of a potentially damaging
competition for post -secondary oppor-
tunities among Grade 12 and Grade 13
students graduating all at once, an
ongoing province -wide study into the
so-called "Double Cohort" suggests that
fear was unfounded. Dr. Alan J.C. King,
commissioned by the provincial gov-
ernment to track the experiences of
Double Cohort students, suggests in
Phase 3 of his study that many students
are still taking more than four years to
earn their high school diploma, and
when they do graduate, the rigorous
nature of the new curriculum tends to
provide them with a superior level of
preparation for post -secondary oppor-
tunities than their predecessors.
Trustees of the Huron -Perth Catholic
District School Board heard details of
King's study, thanks to a presentation
at a meeting March 22, by the board's
Students -at -Risk principal Dan Parr.
Parr also related some Huron -Perth
data relating to King's work, including
an update on another high-profile con-
cern about the new curriculum: the
Grade 9 Literacy Test, or OSSLT.
When the curriculum was introduced
in 1999, the Education Ministry planned
to make passing the OSSLT a mandato-
ry requirement for earning a high
school diploma. But failure rates were
so high that concerns were raised about
the inability of some students to suc-
ceed within such a high-pressure envi-
ronment. So beginning in September
2003, the full -credit Ontario Secondary
School Literacy Course (OSSLC) was
introduced as an alternative route to
graduation.
According to Parr, there was a 100
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Fraynes celebrate 50 years
By Mary Simmons
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
EXETER — They've seen a lot of
changes in the town of Exeter since Stan
and Marion Frayne first started operat-
ing Frayne's General Store 50 years ago.
The Fraynes said they appreciate all
the help they have received over the
years from both employees and loyal
customers.
The general store also operates as the
Hay post office and is the only Western
Union outlet in the area.
Stan said when they first started the
business, there was a hitching post out-
side for people who travelled into town
by horse and buggy.
David, Marion and Stan Frayne are celebrating 50 years
General Store in Exeter. (photo/Mary Simmons)
in business at Frayne's