Whitby Free Press, 20 Nov 1996, p. 23

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WhltbY Free press, Wednesday, November 20,'1996, page 23 Show begins Henry's l5Oth celebration >By Amy Blundel Over the next six to 10 inonths, several celebrations have been planned to commemorate the lSOth anniversary of Henry Street high sehool, beginning with an arts, crafts and hobby show to be held on Saturday Nov. 23. "The oelebration Is a continuous set of ongoing events," says Leo De Bruyn, co-ordinator of the hobby show. In spring of 1997, Henry will hold a dinner and dance, graduates such as Olympic be very different from the gold-medal swimmner Ann ordinary, as we have Ottenhi-ite and members of attempted to bring an the family of hockey extensive variety of craftsq superstar Eric Lindros. that have neyer been shown 'Great' info at colleage Aug Other graduates of Henry who have, gone on to succeseful careers include National Hockey Leaguers- Joe Nieuwendyk,- Gary Roberts and Adam Foote, and Motorcity Saturn dealership owner Ann Nurse. Ail money raised from the various events will' go towards the school's physical education programs. 'The hobby show is a giant attempt at making Henry, well known throughout Durham Region and Ontario," says De Bruyn. before in Durhaim Region. "And it p'rovides an excellent opportunity for Henry to display their talent and share with the community a piece of Canadian history," says De Bruyn. In 1846, a grammnar school, much like high schools today but with a population of only 200 students, was bult. In 1948 a high sehool board,' known as3 Whitby District, was formed. And that same year a high school on Coîborne Street, bearing the same name, opened. The school, remined at the Coîborne Street location >until 1954 when they moved to à new building on Henry Street. The new location was the tirstand only modern high school in Whitby until 1961 when Anderson CVI was' bujît. Because there were two high schools, in Whitby, it was decided that -Whitby District would be renamed menr tetHg co Jason Collier lt's hard, to find silen( Paround here this week; walk down any hall migl bring you the impassione sounds of raised voices, th startling rush of heav orfootsteps or the seductiv tenotes of tango music. Y hWe are in the midstc t ouse -play rehearsals ani rethe houses are being verx secretive; doors are tight]i closed;- guards hov er warily ,e the costume roomn is thi s cene of the crime. Honest we haven't been in there. y Ifyou want to see what a] S the fusa is about, be sure tc drop by at 7 p.m. on Nov. 2' for our nights of plays. jAdmission is pay-what-you- r can; only the pleasure of your company is requested.* House basketball is 5mnai13 over and the tournameni cuips will go to Maxwell and Carter for the junior andl senior divisions respectively. Each house ended up with 12 house points when the results were ail tallied s0 we will have to wait for the house plays to compete again. *Have you put in your bid for lunch music yet? Every Friday we've decided to have a musical accompaniment to help wash down our lunches and make a little money on the side. Students cani bid to have their own music played (almost anytlxing goes) and the rest of us will suifer and silently plan revenge. ]Rumnour has it there's a teacher plot afoot to infiiet Neil somebody's out-of-date tunes on us - but 1 doubt anybody has a real record player anymore 80 we're probably safe. Mrs. Mtselaar's OAC writer's craft class hosted a breakfast this week to meet the other students who write for The Free Press. Trafalgar students each provided something to add to the occasion - muffins,' scories, donuts, fresh fruit, bagels and spreads and everyone shared ideas on why we Flame of remembrance LAURA HICKEY was one of the. students who participated in a Remembrance Day service at S t. Mark the Evangelist Sohool in Whitby. Photo by Ma" Reesor, WhItby. Free Pres S$inclair Seconcla9 School Mrs. Metselaar and liE OAC writers craft studeni ex tended their hospitalit last Wednesday. Our- fine meeting of the Writer Breakfast Club wa delicious. Sinclair's Masterpieci Theatre takes you back ii time to a place where youni girls faîl in love with the bo; next door. Sinclair studenti .will present Little Womzen Nov. 28 to 30, 7:30 p.m, Tickets are $8 for adulta anc $5 for chldren under 12. Foi *reservations, caîl 666-5400, voice mail #513. Say cheese! It's that time of year again for graduates, Foi-mal graduation pictures will be taken in the John Sinclair Room for all those interested. To receiveyour photo, sign up in room 428 with Ms. Jones. We hope you had a good hair day today. If mot, don't sweat it, you still have tomorrow and Friday left. Students of the month for October were Danielle Warre n and Will Ellis for their achievements throughout the school. Our United - Way fundraisers were a huge success. The final count of al the loose. change concludes that students' and staff together collected $1,210 for charity. , VOLUNTEER Hearth Place cancer 1support centre, 86 Coiborne St. W., Oshawa, 15 recruiting reception and peer support volunteers, support group facilitators, service providers and clerical volunteers. Caîl 579-4833 to apply. Durham College has organized a -Great Way-' for students, parents, business and industry to learn more about its programs and services. On Thursday, Nov. 21, fromn 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and on Friday, Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., representatives from 17 Ontario community colleges, including Durham, will set up in the gymnasium of the athletic compliex. H.gh echool students, parents and the general Public cati meet college representatives and obtain answers to questions concerning college programs,> facilities and services offered at colleges. Jeannine Mollineau Trafalgar Castie write, whether or not it'*s for credit or marks, how we meet our deadlines and collect our news. We even came up with somne ideas for future collaborations. It was great to actually meet the other writers in person (none of us particularly like those photographs) with their supportive teachers. By the time you read this, the book fair wiIl have come and gone. On Monday and Tuesday of this week, students visited the Mobile Book Company's portable store either with their English classes or in their spares and did some convenient Christmas t; shopping for their families and friends. I always look forward to seeing whates new and stocking up my own bookshelf as well. Two new literai-y competihions have been announced by the Parents Guild Arts in Action committee. On Nov. 24, time has been set aside for the noveila-writing competition. Or, if music is more your thing, you can create your own Christmas carol for Dec. 6. Cash prizes await the Ouccessfu winner with house Points ready for the runners- up. See Miss Dame if you still haven't announced your candidacy. Sonya Gonsalves St. Charles Garnieèr Stress was ail aroumd the week of Nov. 5-8 as the mass of overtired zombies was subjected to the hon-or of mid-term exama. Ini happier news, Gai-nier started its giant fumdrajser for student council. Raffle tickets are the key words this year as the entire student population gears up to hit every home on their block, so watch out and have your wailets ready. The prizes are a television, a disoman amd $50. Prizes wiil also be awarded to students reaching certain ticket sales. Ini the last two weeks, Garnier hosted -two ail-day volleyball tournaments. The first, 'on Nov. 7, wàs for senior guys. Our team won two out of three games. The second tournament on Nov. 14 was for midget and junior guys. Although our teams didn't play, this tournament was briefiy interrupted for LOSSA finals. Garnie?s senior guYrs challenged Cartwright's senior teamn. The games were intense and exciing until the last second. The result: Garnier defeated Cartwright in the firet two sets. Teamn members are Vincent Dessureault, Yves Piette, Carl Aubé, Marc-André Bédard, André Tacchino, Damien Steel, Luke Harknett, Shawn Chance, Jean-Luc Aucoin and coachi M. Ghislain Lambert. Good luck at OFSAA. The Garnier-Cartwright game was not only special for the players but alsio for three-uarters of the student body. Students paid $1 to cheer on the guys, and cheer they did. Led on by Bertrand L-elièvre, the students cheered until their voices gave out. One coach frchn a visiting team told me that she had neyer seen a achool with as much school spirit. And finaily, from student council: ifs comingi December holidays are quickly approaching. The first PD day of'the year takes place on Friday, Dec. 6, and Christmas vacation begins, on Dec. 23. Classes will resumne on Jan. 6. Final exams for the firet semester are scheduled to begin Jan. 20 and finish Jan. 24, with second semester starting Jan. 27 and a PD day planned for Jan. 28. The annual food drive will be held Dec. 9-18. Each year Henry strives to better its last total and to outdo rival schools, so remember the food drive as you'begin your Christmas grocery shopping and pick up a littie extra for those less fortunate and drop xx» uzuunir, ay or wALLLeF approaches, Hawks are settling in to, the second half of the first semester. Md- term report cards went, home on Monday, bringing the realization that the first semester is half over already. Just a remninder that the Night ogf One Act Plays runs tonight and tomnorrow night. Lots of hard work and preparationà has gone into this event and it promises to be well worth attending. Nov. 25-29 will see Henry' fiooded with visitors who will share their job experiences with students. Henry's annual- Career Week will allow students to gain insight into the varjous 6 months FREE Internet Access with this AD! 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