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The Huron Expositor, 1985-09-25, Page 14B8 — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEMBER 25, 1985 ,JUNCTION Teacher finds school interesting BY HELEN VAN LOON This year, three new teachers came to Seaforth District High School to replace Mr. Ball, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Cook. I was given the job of interviewing one of them, Mr. Ash. Mr. Ash comes from Cambridge where he was born and bred. He obtained a degree in Marine Biology at the University of Guelph then went to teacher's college. From college he taught summer school at the University of Guelph this past summer, and then came to Seaforth. He and his wife Lesley now reside in Seaforth. He thinks Seaforth is a very nice community and he and his wife are trying to meet people. He thinks the school is interesting. He said the students were very good and much friendlier than those in a big city. He also said the teachers were very nice and helpful. At school he teaches Biology 400 and Grade 9 science and math. He also coaches the Junior Boys' basketball and volleyball teams, which he calls a real challenge. I asked him about the semester system and he said there were advantages and disadvantages to it. He said it was an advantage because the teachers could get to know the students better and there were fewer subjects to concentrate on. The disadvantages Were that not as much material could be covered and research indicates that students would not be as prepared to go onto post -secondary educa- tion as with the regular system. This concluded my interview with Mr. Ash. I enjoyed talking to him and I wish him the best of luck at SDHS. Childhood teachers influenced Ritchie BY NEll IE BLAKE Ron Ritchie is one of the newest teachers at Seaforth District High School (SDHS). With a wife and two children (a boy and a girl), Mr. Ritchie, a teacher for twelve years, says he really enjoys the career he has chosen. This choice he states has been greatly influenced by his childhood teachers. Mr. Ritchie remembers an event that helped to follow rules efficiently in the elementary initiate him into teaching. It was the school. He mentioned too, that students in beginning of his first year of teaching and he the secondary school system are more was busy keeping an energetic class under responsible and need no extra attention. control. Suddenly a boy presented him with Mr. Ritchie taught at Goderich and a birthday cake. W ingham before coming to Seaforth District High School. During the first semester he When asked if elementary schools are will be teaching English and Science. In the similar to the secondary system, Mr. Ritchie second semester he will be teaching Math A student of Sarnia and then of the concluded there is more discipline needed and Geography, all at the grade nine and ten University of Western Ontario in London, and students are not yet responsible enough level. 1985-86 year two of SDHSs 30 -credit system BY JA NET HOGGARTH This year marks the beginning of the second year the new 30 -credit system for the graduate diploma has been in effect. For those of you who aren't familiar with the new system, there are now sixteen required courses in order to ensure all students receive a well-rounded education, so says Mr. Moore. Students may complete, these credits in four or five years, as they wish. If they want to continue their education after high school (i.e. university), the student must include 6 Ontario advanced credits (OAC) in his or her 30 required for the diploma. Thirty credits in four years doesn't sound like many spares, though t 75 MINUTE CLASSES Another summer has come and gone, much to the distress of many students at SDHS. Naturally they were even more alarmed to realize that 20 extra minutes of classes were added to the regular schedule. Fbr some people this might mean an extra 20 minutes of sleep, but for most the change is Water Well DRILLING W. D. Hopper and Sons 4 MODERN ROTARY RIGS Neil Durl Jim 527-1737 527-0828 527-0775 Filter Queen "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" 482-7103 hardly noticeable, besides we can't do a thing about it. The lengthened classes, which were a direct order from the board, will allow us to get in our 110 required hours of dasstime for each course. To ease the pain of having a longer -than -usual day, classes are beginning five minutes earlier and lunch has been shortened. No great loss, right? Look at it this way - at least the people taking history, physics and accounting 550 are happy! Miss Rose has teaching knack BY ELIZABETH BOVEN After one year of teaching in Clinton, Miss Rose is employed as a teacher at Seaforth District High School (SDHS). It's only her second year of teaching, but it's quite discernible she's got a real knack for it. Coming back to the school (she was a student at STIRS) her first impression was, "It seems so small." At present she enjoys teaching French and English. She has studied German, Spanish and Latin as well. Next year, she's hoping to add to the school's language curriculum by teaching Spanish. I, along with many other students wish her much good luck. OUTREACH—Representatives from the Canada North Museum Mobile Outreach program visited St. James Roman Catholic School last Thursday. Grade 5 students were given the opportunity to see and handle genuine artifacts from Canada's northern regions, like this authentictur. (Rafttsphoto) INSTANT ESKIMOS—These two Grade 5 students of St. James Roman Catholic School, fn Seatorth became instant Eskimos when representatives from the, Canada North Museum Mobile Outreach program visited the school last Thursday, bringing artifacts from northern Canada for the children to examine. Mike Etue, left and Liz Hunt, right, tried out a pair of hand -carved sunglasses and other Inuit apparel. (Raftis photo) REW THEIR Being a good kid these days takes a lot of effort. But being an exceptional kid de- serves special recognition. That's what the Junior Citizens Program, sponsored by CP Air and Ontario Community News- papers Association is all about. It honours the young people of Ontario who through acts of kindness or courage, selflessness or hard work offer a shining example of good citizenship. DING EFFORTS All we ask is that you make nominations of chil- dren you feel ought to be rewarded for their eff- orts. Nominees should be between ages of 6 and 18. Nominations must be received before Oct- ober 31, 1985. Twelve recipients will receive a plaque, a cash prize, a family photo portrait with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and a lapel pin. Contact us today for complete details: EEHuron . x osx for CPAir B JUNIOR CITIZEN'S PROGRAM We all know kids who deserve recognituon Let's honour them this year' It Doesn't Take All Day When You Shop Here At Home! When you shop in the big city, you risk life and limb on the highway ... have to fight heavy traffic, so you're tired before you even get started. Then come parking problems, elbowing your way through crowds of people in a hurry, try and find a place for lunch, gulp it down, and back into the fray. 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