Loading...
The Huron Expositor, 1987-05-27, Page 5An Enrichment .workshop on Human Relationships, called "Being Human, Human Being", was held at the Seaforth • District High School. Wednesday. Fifty-two • students &orb four area schools were in- vited to attend, • • The program was designed trigive honors • students a chance to meet other talented students; tq give them an oppoortunity • ' learn about subjects outside of school and to . expose them to field experts, The Enrich- ment program was also designed to reward the students for their ••excellent academic • record. •• David Onn, a resource teacher. at. SDH, •organized_the...e.vent-with-thelielp_of neh Heslinga, a resource teacher with the Huron County Board of Education. He said a • "Qaest.Day" held last December indicated students were interested in this type Of. workshop, '• As a result Mr. Onn invited area schools, • • iricludipg •the CathOlic School, irsing brochares describinethe event and ppssible seminar topics. Four schools besides SDHS responded, They were South Huron District 'E nglish. :frenc , • • • from page 1 .• • • - • . Marie-Josee, ,with the .help of a • • translator(her school mate said ' Ontario •,and Quebec are the -same in that they both • have a large commereial center, Toronto . and Montreal. •. • Andrea said she discovered the French • she learned iri school was useful for com- mandatingto her twin but had to rely on sign 'language when words failed her. Both girls enjoyed the exchange .and said they will miss each . other. They promised • they would write. • • ' Jim Moore, vice-principal of Seaforth • District High School and Andrea's father, • said he and his wife enjoyed having the twin in their home. • - "They(the French children) are • very ' polite and well-behaved: The teachers deserve a lot of credit," he said. The couple said Quebec students know a . lot .of English. and having them over was . "like a party". Even their 11 -year-old son • learned a lot of French from the experience and said they too have learned some • French. The couple said they would like .to do it again. • QUEBEC IS DIFFERENT - • • Paul Dolmage and Kalen Carroll; were also participants in the exchange. They said Quebec is different because the streets are, narrower and people crowd the streets. The students had .difficulty understanding Quebec , dialect- because French people speak faster than English-speaking people. Eventualy through pictures, sign , • language, a. little learned French and with the help of their twins' often bilingual • •parents, the Ontario students became close . to their French counterparts. • Thursday night, the French guests,,their twins and the twins' families gathered at the Seaforth Public School for a slide show of the trip and to say goodbye. A dance and • presentation of gifts and awards were held after Paul Carroll, of the Huron County High School in .Exeter, Goderioh District Collegiate Itistitute, Seaforth Public School and Huron Centennial,School in Brucefield. The program began with a ' film called Snowbound which was then discussed Six seminars filled the morning on such topics as: communications, changing roles, deal- ing with hew situations, stress; family rela7 • tionships and intimacy in dating. The second half of the day was, skills - oriented with workshops covering, topics • like art therapy, drama and role-playing, computer expression, writing to express feelings, and game situations that mimic human relationships. Craig-Miller,_a Grade 9 stiiderit at South_ Huron District High School, created a dating game to' simulate relationships. Sue Selves, also a Grade 9 student at the same school, followed a.pre-designed com- puter graphics program that helped her pre-:: 'duce a picture of an apple. Brent Robinson, a Grade 13 student at SDHS; followed a similar program which he used to write the word Steelers, his favorite football team. • h students eni Board of.' Education, made a thank -you speech in French. • The following children received school pins for their specialefforts to communicate • with their twins -and for staying with their twins throughout the trip; Steven Geidanus and his twin, Pierre Bedard, Tracy Fortune and her twin, . Sophie. charpentier, 'Paul Dolinage.and his twin, Nicholas Brousseau, and Beth Palin and Barb Finlaysort • for organizing the scavenger hunt. . Eric' Johnston and "his twjn, Patrick Boivin and Kalen Carroll and his twin, Gerald Parent received school pins because of • .a . misunderstanding which Occured while they were on the scavenger hunt. Local mer- chants thought they were vandalizing Seafortli busineses. Principal Gary Jewitt joked the • children were arrested when 'police answered the calls. • Organization of the exchange began when both teachers wrote letters to the Sciciety for Educational Visits and Exchanges .. in Canada (SEVEC)requesting. a suitable match. In their letters, the teachers incIud: ed ,how many students would be par- ' ticipating, their ages and the location of their school. ' . Each teacher had six schools to choose from. • . . 'TWO RULES. • Last December, Mrs. Pelteriri notified ' Mrs. , Holmes of two important • rides she made up from other exchange experiences. . The first was. that Mrs. Holmes must visit every child's home to ensure her students would be in suitable environment.. The se- cond was students must be verylVell behav- ed. Mrs. Pelterin had some trouble in past • exchanges and wanted this one to • be successful: . Both teachers chose their students accor- ding to behavior and ability to communicate in the other language..Mrs. Pelterin chose 18 students out of 207. . And just about every student agreed with Cathy Lynn Hak, a Grade 11 student at SDHS, when she said the enriehnient pro- gramr. o wansn'`vesaid hryiep ntheoreessin ting Mr. . the next Khool year they (the HCBE) will organize other enrichment programs. He added he wanted more students to :become interested. Speakers at the seminar included; Paul Carroll, IICBE "Superintendent of Opera- tions, Carol Simons, KBE Affirmative Ac- tion Coordinator, Bill Croker, •HCBE Behavioral Psychologist, Karen Day- Rondeau from Goderich Community Psyciatric Services, Jane Getting'', Per- sonal_Couniellor from Central Buren Secon- dary School, Clinton, and Ana Newbe, Fami- ly Therapist from the Huron Centre for Children and Youth. Workshop coordinators were Deidre Graham, Marlene Morrow, area resource teachers and. Carol Simons, all from the Education Centre. Frank MacDonald from GDCI and Jill Johnston . from SPS also .helped organize the workshops. • oy week Police upset by offer from page 1 • seven per cent increment in 1987 (to $33,691), Exeter Police 6.3 per cent ( to $33,000) and Clinton Police six per cent. to $33,645). "Our wages fall in the bottom one-third of the provinee. Even our benefits in com- parison with other police departments are poor. We don't have a dental plan and we don't have an early retirement option," said Constable Akey. • Postal system from page 1 by Julie Vogels, a Grade 2 student at St. Col- umban School. • . Julie and her brother Chris were picking stones at their cousin's field at RR 2 Dublin, when they saw the balloon and went chasing after it on an ATV. • The balloon had beeh sent up on Thurs- day, May 21 at 2:30 p.m, b Grade 2 students at Glengary Elementary chool in Walled Lake, Michigan, It was e fifth annual balloon launch by the stude 'ts and was this year in honor of Michigan Sesquicenten- Beth teachers chose theliStudentS accor-" ding to behavior and ability to Communicate in the other lailguage. Mrs. Pelterin chose 18 students out of 207. Students from both provinees began to ex- change decorated letters in January. In May, the twins knew each other as well as real twins know each other. Each twin was matched according to hobbies and likes and dislikes. THE 11VROil EXPOSITOR, MAY 27, 1987 — A5 AdvertiSing helps • you -compare. CANADIAN•ADVEITTISING • FOUNDATION Sun. Life Assurance • Company of Canada. LIFE & MORTGAGE INSURANCE PLANS DEFERRED ANNUITIES, • INDOME TAX DEDUCTIBLE FLEXIBLE NO LOAD RIR,$,P. NON-SMOKERS RATES AVAILABLE • 'Rep. ARNOLD STINNISSEN 117 Goderloh St. East, , Seaforth ' Tel. 527-0410 •. The Ontario students :arrived in Troiv• • Rivieres, Quebec, May 1, were greeted with .a large welcoming committee and spent the weekend with their twin. • On Tuesday May 5, the group was greeted in front of Trois-Rivieres city hall by the deputy minister of education, president of the school board, english coordinator of the province and Mayor Jean -Charles Charest. Mrs. Holmes said the tour of the city was a "super -fantastic" experience. . The students prepared for the trip with French classes three times a week, • 40 minutes each class. Mrs. Pelterin's students prepared with English classes four times a • week, and 50 minutes each class. French lessons at SPS begin in Grade 3 while at La. Polyvalente Chavigny(the school in Trois- , Rivieres) English lessons begin in Grade 4. In ,other years,parents of exchange . students were often left in the background, • but this year they were included when they acted as translators betweeri the twins. "I'm really proud of them because they behaved so well and they made a great ef- fort,"Said Mrs. Holmes of her students. She added everywhere they went in Quebec, French people commented on how well behaved her students. were and what good ambassadors of Ontario they were. Mrs:Eolines hopes the children will"learn how important French. is and will want to speak the language more fluently. She men- tioned some children. already expressed an interest to become completely bilingual. "And the town gets $47,600 in uncondi- tional grants from the government every year, which are to be used for policing the town. That amount, divided by four, more than makes up for the cost of the benefit packages as far as I'm concerned." . • "I just find it disturbing the chairman of Seaforth's bargaining committee would bargain with the press and attempt to in- timidate us by making public everything that went on in the bargaining process," he added. nial, 1837-1987. The letter attached to the balloon was signed by Michael James Pelver Jr. and contained the name of the state fish - trout. Julie said she was excited when she found the balloon and took it into school Friday to show her teacher and classmates. They have since written to the school. They tried to find the town on the map but couldn't locate it. "I lust thought it was a coincidence that a Grade 2 student sent the balloon and it was a Grade 2 student who found it," said teacher Mrs. Rowlands. -TR 1AN G LE DI SCO U ..otoorbairmotocomonaio PE Halms 450 MI. Shampoo or Conditioner Neet 115 MI. Hair Remover 'Lotion Johnson's 240 MI. Baby Oil Shower to Shower Deodorant Baby 225 MI. Powder Band Aid Brand Adhesive 40's Bandages ' Atra teat II 5's Razor Blades Swart House 12" x 25' FOiI New thiedorn Maxi 30's , Constable Akey said the Police Associa- tion has requested the Police Association of Ontario assist them with a brief requesting arbitration, but will have to wait until after their June meeting for a formal reply. He Said he expects the issue of wages to be set- tled by mid-July - until January at least. Ar- bitration can only set down wages for one year... "At least by going to arbitration we know we're going to be dealing with people who are familiar with what other police associa- tions are getting. It's difficult to deal with a committee of cmincil, because it is always changing and people are less familiar with dealing with police matters." ROSS RIBEY • . FUNERAL DIRECTOR ARE EVENING VISITATIONS IMPORTANT? Wesay "Yes" and we underline it -VES! The evening visitation at the funeral home, ours or the other fine funeral homes in our area, can be absolute- ly vital to the family of the deceas-. ed AND to the visitors as well, Friends and relatives bring strength, and support tO the family when they • heed it most. They show their love and their loyalty in a- heart -lifting way. ' In our workaday world, yotir friends may simply be unable to attend the fUrleral. They want to express their feelings and their caring so that a visit with .you one or two nights • before the funeral ig good for them, good for you and good for the spirit Of the departed. We believe so sttongly in the therapeutic power of these hours. thatwe offer an open invitation to at- tend at the wakes and visitations far friends and relatives. • If you have any questions about visiting procedures, please step by and talk. • Call us dhypattioulat &tag WHITNEY-RIBEY FUNERAL HOME •, • 87 Gadoticli St. W. Seaforth • IT'S OUR SECOND ANNIVERSARY •AIR CONDITIONING SALE • -no payment until September 0.A.C; !i•GAS WATER HEATER -no rental payment until September •DURO WATER SOFTENER * ' 3502° -month of June • Plus Tax SEAFORTI 24Hr. Emergency Service Backed with integrity PLUMBING and HEATING Bill Holman 90 Main St. S. 527-0505 SUMMER HOURS Effective June 1st 9:30:5:00 Closed Wednesdays Saturdays 9:30-4:00 NEW ITEMS! *Cross Stitch Patterns •Aida Cloth •Batiste Fabric for Smocking *Craft Ribbon 37 Main St. S. ' -1 Imunu"ruwr . SEAFORTH 5 . - 18 3O Ane James, Prop. ...), ,../ arns: OFF!' With This Coupon IIHi 10 CLASSES "Fl° *Smocking *Folk Art •Hair Bows - for Children We're Fully Equipped for any Job • Farm ponds • Gravel Bailing • btailitse • Truiking draitei, twit! & Stone • tulidazing • Excavating • Top SOlil e Septic Systems "No job is too Mg Or too Small" Res. Tr‘oCkillig ExceitV�$Shop 482:9212 • ,ICIInton 482-9926