PAGE 32, WHITJIY ME PRESS, WEDNESDAy, FEBRUARY 28, 1990 GARY POLONKSY9 Durham Coilege president, was a guest speaker at the fourth annual 'You and Your Future' conférence '.held last Saturday at Henry Street High SehooL The con- ferenoe helped grade 7 to 10 students prepare to make academic choices. Separate boa'rd decides on' acoessory building for st-aff Býy Trudie Zavadovica After tbree years of often hea- ted dicussion, the Durham. Region Roman Cathoic Separate School Board voted 12-1 last week te approve the construction of an accessery building, and. that monies frm a capital reserve fund b. used te pay for the buildins-- ,"T'heY- aise voted 9-4 net te proceed with the construction of an addition te the education centre and that those needs be reviewed in 1992. The accessory building would accommodate Maintenance staff who are now 'in cranxped and. unsafe quarters in a old Oshawa school. Ie proposed aecessory building was to b. 13,810 square feet, but an additional 1,700 square feet was added te the motion and passed. The total cost of the building is $1 520,044. Whitby trustee ±om' Oldman supports the construction cf the building and has worked te get the proposai passed. aItYs he most economic way of housing those (maintenence) people," said Oldman. "If there was a cheaper way, we would have done it. Initially Qidmnan says he was, lik. Fred Uones who opposed the' motion, in favor of leasing a building. He said after careful examination of the options, that construction of a building on land that the board already owns was the best option. Oshawa 'truste. Matt Sim- mons has also Rpent a long time pushing for the building. «This (building) is a serious need. Without good maintenance, schools will fail a.nd become dela- pilated.n Jones spoke against the motion saying that the board had other priorities that would corne before construction of a main- tenence building. Truste. Susan Dulny pointed out the safety bazard due te crainped spaoe, lack of ventila- tion, and vtential fire*hazardsë. whitby truséte. Ed Finan said he was supporting the motion because he was assured the funds would corne eut cf the capital reserve fund and would net be reflected in the mili rate. H. cailed the present working conditions for maintensnce staff deplorable. At Durham Colle Course about dangerous goods Durham Coilege is offering 'Dangerous Goods,' a four-hour certificat. training course beneficial for plant or warehouse -handlers, shippers, receivers, drivers or others te meet the gevernment training regulations. If your company ships,- receives or transports dangerous goods, this course wiil make you more aware cf the knowledge and training you should have. Dangerous goods include a wide range of preducts, such as oil-based paits and varnishes, printer's k window caulking, safety matches, gases boh yi cylinders and in uk), propane, chIenine and most chernicals. The course is offered on Wednesday. March 7 from 6 te 10 p.m. Ail who are interested should contact Janis Richardson at 576-0210, ext. 492. Developng purchase sIlls Are you interested in deveioping your purchasing sills and building a good general management point of view? Weil, look no furtber. Durham College bas the course for you. ' Pninciples in Buying,' designed by the Purcbasingr Management Asocati of Canada is intended te belp anyene in industnial, commercial, institutional or govennxent buying, as well'as newcomers in tbe field. Interestingte tpics such as: supplier selection, negotiation, taxes, legal aspects of purchasing, consdertion cfprice, quantity, inventory and qua]ity wiil b. covered in this 60-heur course. For more information, cal Janis Richardson at 576-0210, ext. 492. Masons present bursaries The Masonic Foundation of Ontario presented bursaries, worth $600 each, to three Durhami students at a ceremony Friday, Jan. 26 at Durham College. Charles McAw cf the Masonic Foundation gave the bursaries to Nancy Head of Oshawa ir the second year business program (marketing), David Palmer of Lindsay in the second year chemical technology prograrn, and Tony Zingone cf Oshawa in the second year niecharical. technology prograni. The Masonic Foundation of Ontario is 'a charitable organization whose donations have in particular been devoted to the assistance of students and support for medical research. Denis O'Connor H.S. Tanya Tri nkaus This is the flrst full week back at school for Denis, OConnor students. The 18-day strike and then- the week cf optional examinations meant a very long break for many students. Second semester flnally began last Wednesday, Feb. 21. Bynew, the studentsbave hopefully become reacquainted with the busy scbedules and large workloads. I bave a feeling though that despite the late start, this semester will be a successfu one for students and teachers. As today is Asb Wednesday, masses for junior and senior students were held in Denis O'onnor te start the season cf Lent. In sports, DO'Cs senior boysd basketbail team defeated Donevan's by a score of 68-51 on Feb. 20. 1Last Wednesday, the Waterloo math contests were written by interested grade 9, 10 and il students. Resulta wiil b. posted in -a few weeks. This week DUC students are busy looking through course calendars trying te decide on courses te take next.year. I wish themn ail good luck in fillhng out their option sheets. T raf agaor*Castle: Tiffany Bradl.1ey Trafalgar celebratesfll On Marcb 2, there wiIl b. an activity day te help reduce the February blabs! It will include "making O Mw sunda.s" as wel as seme otber surprises. -W.i ail thankMis Lichtenberg for such a terrific idea (even though we'll have classes' imtil neen). On Feb. 23, we traveled te Toronte's Winter Garden theatre te sme Side by Side by Sondhefim, an overview cf two decades c f unforgettable Broadway music. A trip te Ontario Placeés Cinnesphere te se. 'Mead Poet's Scty" with Robin Williams, bas aise been planned for our entertainment. The students will have a chance te see this inovie on on. cf the largest movie screens. It will b. an interesting and enjoyable exprience. mher. were scrumptious pancakes for breakfast on Tuesday, Feb. 27, prepared by our culinary seniors. lie cost was $1.50, and ail proceeds go te support the Grad. mhe Amnesty International Club would like you te -purchase an Amnnesty t-shirt. Show yeu car., girls, and- help te free South Afnica. The coat will b. approximately $18. Finaily, in sports Pd like te announce that the bouse swim meet is on March 29, wbich wil give us time te loe s see "poundage' over tbe March break! And te tene up for swimmi«ng, join aerobics with Mis Dureil at these times: Sun day - 9:30 a.m., Monday - 9 a.m., and Wednesday at 9 a.m. as weil.. On Feb. 24, the junior and senior voileyball teams played at the Elmwood teurnament. I hope that the juniors, seniors and midgets wiil succeed when they play B.S.S. on Feb. 26, 27 and 28. 'The Breakfast Club-' cd Harwood'Secondary .School BY Kiberly BW« On January 30, 1990, Harwood Secondary School started a new program, called 'mhe Breakfast Club.? It was started by the stuhdent- 11k. te take this oppontunity te tbankai the teachers involved in this prograin, and especia]ly thank the organizens for this great idea. Mrs. Kirkbam, Mrs. fIbsn, Mr. Stefopulos,.Ms. Peck, Mr. Williarns, Mrs. Briard and Mn. Kondracki.