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The Times Advocate, 2005-02-23, Page 13Wednesday, February 23, 2005 Exeter Times–Advocate 13 Beef stew meal planned for Mar. 9 By Liz Sangster HENSALL CORRESPONDENT HENSALL — Hensall Legion held their meeting Wed., Feb. 9. Motions were passed to donate $50 to Big Brothers/Big Sisters Bowling For Kids and $50 to South Huron Community Living. Sat., Feb. 12 the Legion hosted the Valentine's party at the Queensway Nursing Home. On Tues., Feb. 15 public speaking was held at the Legion at 7 p.m. The winners at Branch Level move on to Zone Level which will be held Sat., March 5 at Seaforth Legion. On March 20 Hensall Legion will be hosting the Zone Convention. At Hensall United Church, Pastor Darke's message: How can these things be. Pat Veal was the greeter with Garry and Janice Alderdice looking after the ushering duties. Chuck Mallette was the organist. Pat and Erin Campbell attended the nursery. Florence Slade had a story for the children. The candle was lit and the reading given by Judi Walker. The ser- vice closed with benedic- tion and choral amen. Horticultural Society The Horticultural Society's annual meeting will be held Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Hensall United Church. The Friendship Circle will hold a beef stew meal March 9. The annual meeting will be held on Feb. 27 following church. A potluck meal will be enjoyed before the meet- ing. At Carmel Presbyterian Church, Tracy Whitson- Bahro was the minister with Joyce Pepper playing the organ. Frank Varley and Al Hoggarth received the offering. Flowers in the sanctuary were from the Kay Family. HENSALL NEWS Principal's message EXETER — The weather played havoc with school last week, forcing us to cancel the buses on both Monday and Friday. Despite the closure of the school Monday, we were still able to get the report cards issued as planned on Tuesday. Because it was a report of final marks for first semester courses, this report had no response page for students and parents to complete. Every student should have received a report card, and I hope that by now these have been shared with parents. If parents haven't yet seen their son or daughter's report card, they might want to inquire why. Grade 9 students should have received final marks in two subjects only since half of their cours- es are a year long and half are semestered. Grade 10 students should have received final marks in three subjects, while Grade 11 and 12 students should have received final marks for each course they were taking in first semester. Parents will notice, however, that the marks and comments for year-long courses from the November report card were reprinted on the February report. Please keep in mind that students' marks in year- long courses may have changed since November and what appears on the February report may no longer be an accurate assessment of the students' achievement in the year-long courses. The next report for year-long courses will be on the interim report for second semester in the week after March Break. This report will be similar to the interim report issued in October, with general observations rather than specific marks. Parents who may have concerns about their child's achievement since the November report are encouraged to contact their son or daughter's teachers. The next full report card is not until the last week in April, but we have scheduled a second parent -teacher interview night for March 31. We encourage parents to maintain regu- lar contact with teachers throughout the school year. As part of the board's "Student Success" initiative, we have established a credit recovery program to assist students who have fallen behind in their credits or who are at risk of doing so. A new teacher has been hired, Mr. Ryan Soldan, and he is teaching students in several grade levels in a num- ber of different courses. He will also be assisting students who may need to repeat certain parts of first semester courses in order to avoid losing credit and falling behind in their total number of credits. This is a pilot project and we are hopeful it will be successful in helping students stay on track with their credit totals. The preliminary results of the October writing of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test have been made available to secondary principals, and although I am not yet permitted to release the results, I can say our students have had their most successful year yet. The excellent results our students achieve annually on this test are a credit to the hard work and preparation of our stu- dents and staff. We consistently achieve results considerably above the provincial average, and I would like to congratulate the students on their success and thank our teachers for all their efforts in helping prepare our students for the OSSLT. This week I will be notifying the students who were unsuccessful on the OSSLT of the options available to them to meet the literacy requirement. Unfortunately, I am not permitted to inform the students who were successful on the OSSLT until we receive the Individual Student Reports for the Literacy Test. These usually arrive at the school in early March. JEFF REABURN PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE Accommodation partners needed for Huron Country Playhouse GRAND BEND — In a few short months, the town of Grand Bend will once again be alive with music and laughter as the most talented perform- ers in the country arrive for rehearsals for the upcoming season at the renowned Huron Country Playhouse. "We have lined up a very ambitious season," says artistic director Alex Mustakas. "We have over 100 people in need of accommodation this year, including performers, musicians, directors, stage managers and production crew." "Accommodation partners have been opening their homes to our actors since the beginning, and many of those people are still supporting us," says Drayton Entertainment executive director Gloria Day. "Lasting friendships have been formed and it is truly a wonderful experience." Most productions run for three weeks, plus an additional two weeks of rehearsals. "Some of our accommodation part- ners house an actor for just one five- week period; others open their homes to several actors for the entire season," says Day. "There are many options available, and it's a great way to make some extra money if you have an empty room in your home." Day says the going rate is approxi- mately $70 per week — but she is quick to point out that certain ameni- ties must be included, such as cooking and washroom facilities. While proximity to the theatre is important, some performers have access to vehicles, thereby allowing the possibility for people to be housed fur- ther afield in neighbouring communi- ties such as Bayfield and Exeter. For more information, or to add your name to the list for available housing, call Gloria Day at (519) 238-8387 ext. 24. Taxi service charged with no insurance EXETER — On Jan. 31 shortly after 9 a.m., an officer stopped a local taxi ser- vice vehicle in Exeter. 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