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Page 22, Whltby Free Prou, WedriSday, March 13, 199 FATHER LEO Je AUSTIN ?Twas the Bard who once uttered. thome Immortal wordw which have corne to the defence of many a student whose -reports have falled ta reach the minimum word count: Breuity is the aGul of wit. And on that note... The prototype for Austin's coat of arma bhas been revealed for ail ta mee. Forý Auatln's buddlng artiste, this could b. conaidered an opportunity to showcase your talents as Austin is accepting Ideas on how to better the original design. The 30-hour famine which I wroto about in my Iasat article took place a couple of weeks ago. Although I didn't actually participate in this worthwhile event, 1 heor it was the moot fun dozens of starving students could have in a smelly gymnasium on a Frlday nlght. Before Iforget the Grade 9* girls' lacrosse meeting Whlch was scheduled for after school on. March 5 was cancelled. It was rescheduled for two weeks aga on Thursday, March 7. I arn more than happy to b. supplying my readers with such valuable information, s0 there's no need to thank me. On Wednesday, March 6, a collection of Austin students made the trek to Toronto ta witness the magie of the Disney musical Beauty and the BeaaL. Again, I didn't actually see it, but fromn those who did, it was "Dimney's moo stikng uscal orraalof the lv hrdbewe euty and a besat todate." With that said, I will conclude in the same fashion as how I conixenced: Here camnes your uncle. (Henry IV, Part One, Act 1 se.fiii, line 128). Think aboutit! <Winger!) Jason Collier HENRY ST.. HB.S. Ifs. March break.and we. are al *erijoylng a long-awalted change of Ipace. Aithough classes may be cancelled for the next couple of we.ks, Henry la .till a beehive of actIvlty with special events,. practices, rehearsals, etc., continulng as scheduled. The senioir boys' basebail team continues its fUndraising activities wtha raflefor a pair of gold smats to a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey ganie. Tickets are $2 each and the draw will take place on March 29. Làet' support our team on the. road te Boca Raton. The English department bas scheduled a Sept. 7 visit te the Shaw Festival te attend a performance of Flayboy of the Western World, written by John Mllington Synge. Cost wlll be $30 per person, of whlch a $20 deposit la requlred Immedltely.Sée. anyone in the English department as acon as possible; space la limited and tickets are expected te go fast. Hawk swfinmers Kelly Robins and Iain Burnett compoted at OFSSA In Etebicoke,' with Iain bringing home a bronze medal. Wa to go!i Hawk wrestlers Mike Francis and Rob Lyons represented Henry at OFSSA. Number one ranked Mike Francia defeated Mfike Wilson 11-2 te capture fret place, wbile Rob Lyons finished seventb overall. Both advanoe to the Canadian championehipe at Aeàrobathon held a fundraiser An aerobathon was held at Henry Street High School last week te raise funds for the school athietica activities and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. About 50 students took part in the two-hour stop. and low-im- pact aerobics event orgahized by the school's athletic council. Durham College March 14 and 15. Good luck, Mike and Rob.- The euat and crew of Henry Street'. production of The Boyfriend are not takng a brealk this week. Pracices and bebind- the-scenes work wll continue ai performance dates near. Tikets wlll be on sale shortly for $10 each, and performances will ruxi from April 25-28. ~J Olivia Burreil ANDERSON There is a thief among us. As I at in- the computer room last Wednesdayi I noticed a sign on tiie door that disturbed my thoughts. It read: "Lab closed due te theft." 'Theft of what?" I wondered. It was at that moment I saw the note on the chalkiboard: "Reward to anyone knowing information on. the wiiereabouts of tiie scanner." Someone had stelen it while Mr. Stewart was' aw ay. Mr. Stewart has been very generous with ACVI students, by leaving the computer room open in the mornings, at lunch, and after sehool, Now, that privilege has been temporarily taken away. The fact is, 90, Grade 10 students, 30 geography students, 30 OAC computer students and many others need the scanner for clans projects and asuignments. So many people are affected because of on. person's irresponsibility; ail for a scanner that's; virtually uselese without a scanner card., If you know anything about it, let Mr. Stewart know. Tool ldtposone construction FROM PAGE 1 M OPerating grants, including smre which have te ma"e in the, four remafining montha of this schcol year, maya Andrews, wliios alounhapy about the, reduced floutsid.etiie.clasaSrm" spending reduction. 'They're sayigthieyre cuttinF down onthe funding (but) Idon t really tiiink tii. hourds will cut down on the services. Were cer- t!dnIy not ging te have five- and SIXYer-Odswalking two miles to school. "We stil have te provide the. transportation, were 4,ust not going te get the. funding.» lhat leaves juat two choices, h. says - eut spending som.- where else or rais. taxes. H.'. reluetaut te b. more spe- cifie, though, saying budgets eatb drawn up until the. board heurs iiow much grant money it will get. ii. final ' general legis- lative grants' are expced te b annouuoed by tii.end of this montii. ~>Durhami separate board chair Tom Oldman couldu't b. reached for comment. Durham Bôor of Education clar f.Audrey MacLeah';was pleased tii. minister gve boards more local autenomy and said the. tool kit "was not nearly. as awful as I tiiougit it was going tobe... '«Me. decisions are going te b. toueh but at lesat we're making deciions that are arrived at in Durham.» Shes happy the. minister la giving boardsa mre time te seareh for ways toecut spending without affecting the. classroom iustead of "juat going at it with a hatchet... it talces time te, find tiios. tbinçs. 8h. est.mates tiie board will have $12 million less this year and «neit year itfs going te b. at lesat that (sud)... maybe even double that.» The capital fuudiug freeze also hurts ,because, as a growth board, «we're about five years behind7 already in building pro- jecta., However, mii. does se. «oppor- tunities' iSnobelen's promise thax; boarda eau work with deve- lopers on new sehoola, peniiaps on a leaae-to-own b-asisd sug geste separate and, pubine iol could poo funda to build new Pcoo4,pepm»sParstefadii tita ay cnetà ." User fees for busing would b. anotiier way of generating some "Our publice has teldà us tiiat they were quite willing to p'ay foir transp-ottion te enaure that tb--elrk get te school but tii. prCovnejuat wouldn't shlow iC. Asfo staff cutbacka, Durham isa growth hoard sud "we cer- tsinly hope... we eau absorb and maintain an existing staff coin- plemeut. If the. cuts continue, however, "iu tii. long run... itis going to impact on our staIM- wiere and wben, rrn not sure.» TIi, tool kit in «not uearly as bad" as public board business supritendent Brian Cain iiad Altiiougii thé, minister "stili feels we eau extract a billion dollars,» he'm giving boards more tim. and in "mayb-e giving smre more thougbt" te smre of the. areas h. bad planued te, eut. If he vernnent cornes throgh ith omepreli*minary grant .figuresCain Bayas1 'we could, at our budget meeting on Mareii 27, have a prpetytax impact for Our trustees... and hopeflully-mornoe,:scenarios ,on wier. eweouldpgo and hoW deep w. bave (to eut. m By Vichi Duthie Henry Street High Sehool bas been ciiosen to pilot an engineering design challenge program. In A World in Motion I, Mud, Sweat and Gears, currently a plot projeet in only two sehools in the U.S., students work witii teachers sud volunteers on math, science aud tecbnology concepts needed te msolve a unique design problem. Beginning ln September, HenrY's match/science integrated Grade 9 wlll b. the prQject base clam. for the program mntonded te, "link education and the world of work." "A bhanda-on, problem-solvlng lernlng approach" la how Thorston Kmsec describes the program creatod by the Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE> aud fiundsd lu part by General Maters Corp. However, "Itfs not jus t for- the math and science person, but also the. Engllmh and art student," be notes. Koseck, a tool.and die dimensional supervisor at GMI& a chair of the local program. The prograrn, 27&eWorld in Motion I, bas been available to elementary scbools lni Durham Rteglon, -for grade 4. 5 and 6 students. Students lni grades 7, 8, and 9 are now becomlng a part f the inifiative te conneet tiie relevance of tieir studies'te theiir future lu the worktulace. Volunteer ofengnernor teciinical' backgrounds, In place of teachers or1 parents, reinforce the inne of- staylng In school, lif.long learning, positive career cholces, 'and, the importance of math and science.11 The objective of Mud, Sweat sud Gear la te contruct a tey that will meet the minuru standards of one area: traveling or elimbing a certain distance in a few seconds. Areas covered by the eigbt-week program Include friction'and motionair zesistance, mass and balance, and wlieels and aie - the mechanica portion of tbe program. For the remearch and development portion, developed ln tiie business department students prepare a proosal for Mobllity ToyshInc., a fictitious toy company, and then do reseaÙ~h maretngteprpa re forth tun h te new product lin. Eacb aspect la guided by experts frm Sandoz, Dupont and GU. 'ii. wbole Intent la to learu from mistakes," notes Ko6seck. Henry was chosen as the.pilot school because "W. had gorne, experiences- in the. past" says Heury'teacher Débiie Johnatou. "W. had piloted -Talc. a student te, work,' and we bave the Grade 9 math aud science prograni as a spilit. 8h. maya 'l esmaPinrkable tiiat wiiile'" .teeare 2,000 atudents parip&tingln World - IàMotion fL~,the bulk ofwiilch are i the States," Benxy was chosen for the program. I * enrty selectedý for design9 exp enene-