PAGE 28, WEMTY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCIl 1, 1989 "r j ~ ~ ~ flMl wf'"V'Il W if? )' j "% yr~~~~J lit~j ~ J , le ' j~ I ~1:- mu -~ lit; Dianne Randail Ites almost spring and the time for aur annual fashion show -is fast approaching! This yar, it wili take place on Thursday, April 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and adults, and they will be available at the door. Funds raised wili go tawards charity. Thirty madels and numerous teachers are involved. In the front foyer at 11:45 a.m. ail this week, you cari find out more about this event. Be sure ta corne and discover what the fashidon is for this spring! ickets are also on sale for students for the trip ta Shaw Festival. This year we will be attending the comegdy 'You Neyer Can Tell' on May 16. Tickets are on sale this week only (in roomn 156 at noon), so be sure te get yours before they2re aIl gone! Tis week,ý we will also have the opportunity ta attend a professional musical production. The Anderson Music Students' Association presents 'Sweet Success' on Thursday, March 2 during period 2. Tickets were on sale Monday through Wednesday for $3. This week school rings were on sale. Deposits are $25 for silver rings, and $50 for gold. As well, 'Le Club Francais' is flnally in its organizational stages. Anyone interested in improving their French conversational sIlls should be sure ta, make the list of this new club. In sparts, aur junior boys' basketball tearn was defeated by four points last week in their first playoff game. This was an unfortunate finish ta an extremely successfull season. Congratulations for ail of you hard work guys! Also this week the Anderson DYSSA nordic ski champs will bt.. attending OFSSAA. The best of luck! Janet Clay, Jeannette Bradley«.are top mspeakerÉs MORE THAN 250 applicants for about 400 elementary and secondary teaching positions were interviewed teachers, 80 of them just to meet by the Durham Board of Education growth needs, but staff are con- on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Hopkins fident there will be no shortage for St., Whitby, office. The board needs the next sehool year. Frc Press photo DURHAM BOARD REPORT On Sunday, Feb. 12, the Whitby branch of the Royal Canadian Legion held their annual public speaking competition for Whitby sehool children. First in the grades 4, 5 and 6 category was Janet Clay who attends St. Paui's sehool. The topie of her speech was "Common Cold."1 Placing first in the -grades 7 and 8 category was Jeannette Bradlley who attends St. John the Evangelist School. The topic of her speech was "Life's Embarrassing Moments." Judging the competition were Elizabeth H-illyard, Ann Young and Tom Edwards. Light refreshinents were served by the Ladies Auxidliary of the Legion following the coînpetition. KINDERGARTEN student Linelle Rooks (left) enjoys a short story told by Gr. 8 student Jeff Vanharmilen (right) as part of a reading encouragement program held Wednesdays at Enunafluel Christian school. Vince Ohproclo-Free Pross photo Sehool damage up in 1988 By Debbie Luchuk Property damage to Durham Boardof Education properties and equipment "was excessive last year," according to board business superintendent Brian Cain, presenting a staff report on Monday to the board on dam ages in 1988. Dama ge costs were up by $75,000 from 1987, Cain said. Two Whitby elementary schools had damage or losses ahove $ 1,000. A computer and printer, valued at $1,251, was stolen from Bellwood public school. In an accident at R.A. Hutchison public school, a brick wall dama- ged by a delivery truck cost the board $1,450. Meadowcrest pu blic school in Brooklin experienced total damages of $1,276. Other large losses were ex perienced at Col. J.E. Farewell public school ( $1,950) and at West Lynde public school ($1,331). West LyInde experien- ced the highest number of occurences of damage in Whitby elementary schools with 16 occurrences last year. Henry Street Hrigh School had 61 occurrences of dam age and broken glass, for a total of $4,385 in losses. Anderson CVI had a loss figure of $2, 132 from 28 occurrences. "The number of occurrences were not much more than last year, but the niakeup of occurances has been different," said Cain. "A si gnif-icant loss was at Har- woo d (high school, Ajax) where we did qlose $407,8a0 of auto- motive shop equipmnent." Another expensive damage occurrence was at Port Perry High School where a pipe broke over a storage room, destroying $7,000 in supplies and equip- ment. To combat computer equip- ment losses, Cain said security measures will be installed to prevent theft,and automotive s'hrps will be guarded by a hea- vier security system. Alarin systems have been in- stalled in most schools, Cain said. "We're very close to having everyone connected." Oshawa trustee Cathy O'Flynn suggested that the board pro- mote the Crime Stoppers pro- gram as a means to, catch the perpetrators of property damage and theft. "No one has mentioned Crime Stoppers (as a means to catch offenders)," she said, adding that perpetrators of two incidents in- volving Durham schools were arrested through the program. Staff will examine the report and- set up appropriate security measures, chairman Lorna Mur- phy concluded. 1 r Charlyn Long Education is the process of developing the knowledge of the mind. Experience is a personal involvement or observation of an event. At Trafalgar Castle, the week before the March break is dedicated ta a unique type of learning method - Education Experience Week. Prior ta, the Christmas holidays, students received a list of the various activities available during the time period between March 6 and 9. In January each girl is encouraged te choose hier favorite selection. One of the most popular trips this year is the sojourn to the Soviet Union. Approximately 30 girls have their passports ready ta leave for Helsinki on Friday, March 3. In the historic cities of Moscow, Leningrad, and Yalta, TOS students will get a chance ta try out the Soviet language they have been struggling ta learn. Don't forget ta pack a bathing suit when you head for paradise. The sun of Australia and New Zealand await those girls travelling south on the adventure of the Pacific. South of the border, students will march on Washidngton and take a bit out of the big apple on excursions ta the American capital and New York. Beginner skiers are looking forward to the bunny hilis of Hidden Valley, while more experienced athietes hope te catch a glimpse of a niauntain goat atap the slopes at Banff. Brake a leg on bath those experiences! For the less daring group, there are things te do right here nt thc' castle. Learn ta turn yourself inta a dangerous weapon fi seif-defence. Try the techniques of silk, screening a.nd tailver jewelry-making. Improve your image in self-improvement. These are just a few examples of what qualify as part of' Education.Experience Week. Have a good timel