The Citizen, 1997-06-25, Page 22By Mark Nonkes
Her picture hangs in your Post
Office, she’s on one side of our
coins. She is the most famous
person in Canada, likely across the
entire world. Her family and herself
are the most popular on going news
items.
I’m sure you know I am talking
about Her Majesty, the Queen of
England. This week Queen
Elizabeth and Prince Philip will be
visiting Canada. Their tour of our
country will come right close to
home, as they will be visiting
London and staying in St. Thomas
for a "day of rest".
Queen Elizabeth was officially
crowned Queen of England on June
2, 1953. She has four children, the
oldest being Prince Charles, who is
next in line for the throne, although
his actions with his ex-wife Diana
are less than royal.
Then comes Princess Anne, the
least known Royal who keeps out
of the public eye, most of the time.
Next is Prince Andrew; his
problems with Fergie are well
known.
And the youngest, Prince
Edward, is also usually out of the
public eye. Like their ancestors,
they have lived in the famous
Buckingham Palace. It is said they
have over $4.5 billion including
assets.
Many suspect, due to Prince
Charles' unpopularity and the
Queen's long life, that perhaps the
next to take the throne will be
Prince Harry.
But what does all this have to do
with Canadian teenagers? Why
should we care about Monarchy?
Canada still has ties with Britain;
all dating back to when they fought
France for, at that time, a colony.
The British fully governed until we
signed our Confederation in 1867.
We joined forces with "our parent
country" to help fight for Europe in
both world wars.
The history goes on and on. The
Queen and her family are a very
important symbol of our heritage,
of how our country came to where
it is today. The Queen is sort of like
a grandmother to Canada. If things
go desperately wrong here we can
count on her and her country for
their support.
But most of the time she just
greets us with a smile and supports
our decisions.
That's why it's very fitting that
she celebrate Canada Day with us.
She represents our past and how
this great country came to be.
In days gone by
By Ashley Gropp
"When I was your age, I..."
I'm sure we all have heard this
line. It is used by aunts, uncles,
grandparents, family friends, and
even parents. It tends to cause a
teenager to groan in desperation,
knowing what will follow.
Here is a list of some of the most
popular, though not necessarily true
ones:
1) The snow was up to the top of
the telephone poles — in July.
2) They had to walk five or 10
miles to school everyday because
there were no buses.
3) They woke up at 4 every
morning to do all the chores by
themselves.
4) They didn't have any running
water in the house, so they had to
walk across the 100-acre farm to
the outhouse and wash in the pond
(which wasn't easy in January).
5) They never had any new
clothes — they were all second
hand (even for the oldest child!).
6) There was only one toy at
Christmas and it was always
homemade.
7) School was a lot harder — if
you graduated Grade 8 you must
have been a genius.
8) The teachers were so harsh and
so strict that NOBODY EVER
misbehaved.
9) If a kid dressed the way they do
today, they were the hired hands.
10) The only names on their jeans
were their own on the inside label
(no Levi's, Lee's, etc.)
Summer dreams conquer exams
By Erin Roulston
Only eight minutes until I begin
to write my fourth and final exam.
The students are lined up against
the walls outside the cafeteria (our
exam room) flipping through their
notebooks in hopes of learning one
last thing.
They are all quizzing their
classmates. One girls has her head
tucked between her knees and is
chanting: "I'm going to fail, I'm
going to fail..."
Finally 9:30 arrives and we all
file into the room and take a seat.
This is exam week. Pure
excitement, what we teens look
forward to all year. NOT!
Oh, the stress, the cramming, all
this work that our brains just aren't
used to. This is teen-hell.
There is only one positive thing
about final exams: when they are
over it is SUMMER, and you never
have to go to those classes ever
again! The only thought that keeps
us alive is the dream of beaches
and ice cream, and sleeping in in
the morning.
Well, maybe I'm being a little
over-dramatic, but what kind of
story would this be without a little
embellishment?
I have a tendency to under
prepare for my exams. Last night,
for example, I began studying at 9
p.m. for my Spanish exam. Then at
9:30 I realized I should have started
a lot earlier. So then of course, I
work my hardest to squish a whole
semester's worth of information
into my head in just a matter of
hours.
Finally I came to the realization
that I would never learn it all and
went to bed.
Going into the exam I know I'm
unprepared, and that I will have to
fake my way through the
occasional question.
Fifty minutes later I'm finished.
Wow, was that easy! Well, it wasn't
easy, but I did very well. It's funny
with exams. You always expect..
you are going to flunk, and then it
isn't so bad, or you're sure you'll
ace it, and it nearly kills you.
Either way, pass or fail, it's nice
to know that life will go on and you
still have a whole summer ahead of
you, even if you are going to spend
it in summer school.
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