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The Citizen, 2003-10-29, Page 23Local graduates THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2003. PAGE 23. win awards from Madill By Elyse DeBruyn Citizen staff There was much to celebrate in Wingham on Oct. 24 as local graduates of F.E. Madill Secondary School were among those to receive awards at the commencement ceremonies. Krista Hewitt received the Grade 12 art award. Ashley North was awarded the OAC French and 4U/OAC Geography awards. Heather Black received the OAC art award, the Henderson Memorial Award for demonstrating superior academic abilities who is proceeding to university and has worked at bettering humanity either within school or the community. She received the 4U/OAC English award which also went to Hannah Hall Cheryl Armstrong was awarded the OAC history award. The Stephanie Lea Henry Memorial Award for a Grade 12 student who is a graduate of Brussels Public School and has contributed positively to the academic, social and extracurricular life at Madill went to Jessica Spink. Amanda Palmer received the Grade 12 physical and health education Award for a student that has excelled in every aspect of the Grade 12 programme in academics, leadership, class achievement and in school sports. She also received the Doug Bieman Award for a deserving student entering first year at the University of Guelph. The Jeanne Oldfield Memorial Arts Scholarship went to Nicole White for having high academic standing, being a graduate of Brussels Public School or resident of the town of Brussels who is proceeding to further their Brussels PS news Halloween events for everyone Brussels Public School has been a very busy place. On Oct. 29 the primary children have Halloween activities to enjoy. This afternoon has been planned by their student council. There will be lots of fun games to play. Students can donate a small amount of money to help cover the costs. Another Halloween activity the student council has organized is to ask each class to make a Halloween poem, and perform it in front of the school on Thursday. The poems will be judged by a judging panel. The prize for the winning poem is a very large pumpkin donated to the school by Mr. John Perrie. Oct. 31 is a spirit day. It will be orange and black day, so show your school spirit and dress in these colours. There is a Halloween dance for Grades 6-8 on Friday as well. Students are asked to bring a canned food item for the admission fee. The school is also getting prepared for volleyball. Girls’ and boys’ practices have started. Performance band is also going well. They are learning lots of new songs. Mrs. Hall was very busy on Oct. 21 as she had both classes which totalled 31 students at one time. With lots of help, Mrs. Hall took them to see Peter and The Wolf. Kindergarten are busy doing many different Halloween activities, which includes making chains with education in art, English or music. Crystal McLellan received the Norman M. Hayes Memorial Scholarship for proceeding to further education at a post secondary institution in health sciences, having demonstrated good citizenship and community involvement. The George Menzies Endowment Fund Awards for graduates of Brussels Public School who have the highest averages in 11 senior courses that meet diploma and post secondary admission requirements went to Jenna Krotz, Nicole Mastnak, Crystal McLellan, Lesley Pepper, Curtis Schlosser, Jodi Sellers, Brooklyn Wheeler and Nicole White. The CIBC Scholarship went to Shawn Cottrill for proceeding to post secondary studies in the business field. Becky Nethery and Krista Hewitt won the Wingham Optimists Award whose motto is “Friend of Youth”, for proceeding to post-secondary education and working toward making the world a better place. Joel Hemingway received the West Wawanosh Mutual Insurance Award for furthering his education in agriculture or related fields. The Michelle Kay Catherine Andrew Memorial Scholarship went to Kristyn Gerth for being the top track and field athlete who has been accepted at a college or university. The Garniss Family Award for a resident of the Belgrave area who has exhibited good school citizenship and has contributed positively to the community through involvement in community activities to Scott Folkard and Laura Meier. Lesley Pepper and Curtis Schlosser received the Brussels Community Development Trust colours of orange and black. They are counting down until Halloween. In the painting centre they are painting pumpkins and ghosts. They are also practising birthdays and phone numbers. In Mrs. Douma’s class they are singing lots of Halloween songs and doing Halloween art. They are learning spooky new words. In math, they cut out shapes and then made pictures with them as they practise geometry. They also had a great time at Peter and The Wolf. Mr. Stewart has his class busy with reading coaches every morning. They are also doing lots of new things in math and language. They are almost finished their problem solving with adding and subtracting. Mrs. Lee has her students busy with new science themes, as well as social studies. They are enjoying themselves in the gym. Ms Ewener and her class had to say goodbye to Ms Carter, as her six weeks of student teaching at Brussels Public had come to an end. The students will always remember her and all the great fun that they had with her. They have started many new things in language, and are having fun studying new things in history. Math is keeping them busy as well. Miss Laurie has all of her musicians practising hard for an upcoming music test. In science, the Grade 5/6s have Scholarship for a graduate of Brussels Public School who exhibited good citizenship while a student at Madill and has proceeded to further education in the technical field, either an apprentice or at college. Jeffrey Drost was awarded the Marklevitz Architects Scholarship for Design and Development for excelling in the design and development aspects of a broad­ based technological program, contributed to the school and community and is enrolled in post­ secondary education in the technological field. Jacklin Falconer was awarded the Darryl Manjin Musical Theatre Memorial Award for a graduating student who demonstrated outstanding vocal and drama skills and who has contributed positively to music theatre productions throughout their time at Madill. The Mustangs on the Move Award went to Garrett Knight and Becky Snowden who have contributed positively to life at Madill and who have now moved on to post secondary education or the workplace. The F.E. Madill Secondary School Teaching Staff Awards were given to Nikki Brown, Kristen Palmer and Lee Siertsema who have demonstrated high scholastic standing and or good school citizenship. The Student Council Awards went to Laura Meier and Kristen Palmer for giving something of themselves back to the student body by their participation in the three prongs of the Big M - scholarship, athletics and activities. The Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarships went to Heather Black, Shawn Cottrill, Jacklin Falconer, Krista Hewitt, Jenna Krotz, Becky Nethery and Lee Siertsema. This is given by the been doing projects, classifying different kinds of creatures, as well as studying the human body. Cursive writing is challenging the students. Their room is full of different unique Halloween decorations. They made mummies out of apples for art. The students in this class are getting the opportunity to go and volunteer at Toy Bus. They come back and say how much fun they had. In math, they are starting data management. Mrs. Baan has ended a unit on biographies and is starting a unit on myths. They are busy with data management in math. In art the Grade 6/7s are doing textures. They will be taking a walk around town to look at some buildings, so if you happen to see them, give them a wave. In science they are doing experiments with different variables. Mr. Weber has the language magazines projects on the go. In science, the Grade 7/8s, are graphing data and they did a popcorn experiment. Volleyball skills are being practised in gym class. Different strategies are worked on each week in math. The class gained practical experience when they did their Thanksgiving projects. The Spaghetti fundraising supper is on Thursday at the BM&G arena from 5 - 7 p.m. If you are interested in importing this great event call 887-6555. Government of Ontario in recognition of outstanding academic achievement to students proceeding to an Ontario college or university. The Big M recipients were Heather Black, Jacklin Falconer, Kristyn Gerth, Garrett Knight, Joel Hemingway, Jenna Krotz, Shawn Cottrill, Ashley North, Paul Walker, Laura Meier, Amanda Palmer, Kristen Palmer and Becky Snowden. These students have earned three intermediate awards Well done Students at Blyth Public School received recognition for their Thresher Reunion posters. Following their visit to this year’s annual event, students were invited to do a poster and submit it. Back row, from left: Alexander Peters, runner-up, Grade 2; Michele Studhalter, first, Grade 4; Angela Fraser, runner-up, Grade 4, Rachel Snell, runner- up, Grade 2. Next row: Janelle Vander Veen, runner-up, Grade 4; Kelsey Kerr, runner-up, Grade 3; Ashley Walden, first, Grade 3. Second row: Braydon Whitfield, first, Grade 2; Kennan MacDonald, runner-up, Grade 3. Front: Holly Howson, runner-up, Grade 2; Eric Steele, first, Grade 1; Josh Van Soest, runner-up, Grade 1; Leanne Plunkett, runner-up, Grade 1. (Bonnie Gropp photo) ATTENTION: STUDENTS The Brussels Lions Club is participating in the Lions International Youth Exchange Program. if you live in Brussels, Morris or Grey area, aged 16 to 20 and are interested in being an exchange student, then please contact: Lion Tim Prior Brussels, Ontario 887-9648 Deadline: November 30, 2003 I ■■ — — —I for scholastics, athletics and activities or have earned two awards, one with double the points needed. This year the Ontario Scholars are Cheryl Armstrong, Heather Black, Shawn Cottrill, Krista Hewitt, Garrett Knight, Jenna Krotz, Becky Nethery, Ashley North, Amanda Palmer, Kristen Palmer, Jeff Drost, Jacklin Falconer, Kristyn Gerth, Lee Siertsma, Becky Snowden and Paul Walker. /