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- got to do their own tracks.

enjoyed the camp very much.

grade 6-7
OUTDOOR EDUCATION CAMP

The grade 6/7 class is happy to put
this note into the Cassiar Courier.
What we are going to tell you about
is the Outdoor Education camp we have
just had at Chain Lakés on June 5th to
June 10th. ‘

The grade 6/7 class has been earn-
ing money for this camp from the begin-
ning of the year.. The total amount of
money we have earned is about $1800.00.

This camp wasn't just a whole week
out of school...it was to learn about the
the Outdoors. The whole class went
plus 6 leaders to heip us. In the
next paragraphs there are going to
be some of our Outdoor classes.

Everybody learned outdoor cooking.

If you burned your food--tough luck.
The whole class learned to cook a
whole meal all together. wee

There were canoe lessons for every-
body. The next day we had a canoe
portage that lasted about 3 hours...we
all enjoyed it.

Mr. Wright and Mr. Madson came
and spent their time to teach us ori-
enteering. We had a course to go
through and some people got lost.

m We had a nature hike that lasted als
also about three hours (and believe us,

was it ever hot). We learned to know
when a bear or some animal is near

or if its been around.
aT Tracking was fun. Everybody
There
were moose, deer, bear, horse and
wolf tracks. We made plaster of
Paris casts of the-tracks we found
and each person had their own sample.

Mrs. Olson taught half the
class how to pack canoes so they
would be waterproof. Everybody had
to go and get a personal item, put
it into the canoe, then the canoe
was tipped to test how waterproof -
it was. Luckily, no one had wet
stuff because the canoe was packed
properly.

' Mr. Olson brought the other
half of the ciass to the older shelter
which they built last year. The
Shelter was built without ropes or
nails.

Mr. Burrows came to the camp
and taught us First Aid. He taught
us the Basic steps to save a person
from drowning, broken limbs and
bleeding.

Mrs. Olson taught how to gut,
wash, fillet and to cook and bake
fish on an open fire. We also
learned how to scale a fish.

Each evening a group of stu-
dents had to entertain the rest by
a campfire presentation. After
the presentations we played a few
games, and ended each evening with
hot chocolate and cookies. We

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our
Picnic

On June 9, 1978 our class went for a
picnic. We had fun! We sang songs, and
we had stories and games. We left at
9 a'clock in the morning. It was rain-
ing in the morning but after it began.
to be sunny. Then in the afternoon we
went for-a walk. After that we had a
boat ride and a ride on the motorcycle.
Then we saw packhorses. Soon it was
time to go su we went home.

. Mary Molan, Grade 2

/

On Thursday night, June 1, the two
drama classes at Cassiar School put
on their end of year productions.

As all that had been done previously
by these groups was a Studio Night
before Christmas, to which only
parents of the students were in-
vited, no one knew just what to
expect from these new plays. Any-
rone trying to visit the school
library during one of the Drama 8
rehearsals heard a few intriguing
lines but were hastily rushed out.
The Rec Centre stage slowly filled
up with scenery, furniture and props
until it was transformed into a

modern suburban living-room one hour

and an 3)ld-fashioned spooky, bedroom
the next.

But on Thursday night the curtains
finelly parted for the lively, be-
lieveable and viiried performances of
the students on what turned out to
be an enjoyable evening for all who
attended. The Grade 6/7 class, under

the direction of Mrs. Eileen Wojick,
started the night off with a present-

ation that had been slated for Christ
mas but, for some

shelved until now.
It is a worthwhile experience to be
reminded of such things as brother-
hood, giving, self-knowledge and
love - messages that often go un-
noticed during the cluttered Christ-
mas period.
The hard work and effort of the

} Drama 8 class during their rehearsals
44 proved beneficial when their finished

reason, had been
Lucky for,us.

“Michelle Clements, Barb Guderjahn and
Sylvia Genn in "Weird is the Night"

A scene from "To Touch Your Heart" performed by the grade 6/7 class,

Prama Classes Prove Their
Werth _

Sylvia Genn, Barb Guder jahn and
Shelby Mann-in "Weird is the Night"

product brought laughter ard suspense
to the extremely appreciative
audience.

The witty, sharp and realistic per-
formances of the two Bostonian sis-
ters, Sylvia Genn and Barbara Guder-
Jahn, carried the play along and —
towards its climax with little short
of professionalism. We could believe

their odd situation and felt fright- .

ened right along with them, But the
spooky Miss Valentine, a difficult
role, was strongly portrayed by
Michelle Clements with just the right
amount of eccentricity, dominance and
underlying innocence.

Note must &lso be made of Shelby

Mann, in a supporting role, and Laurie
Prosser who helped to gather together
the props and materials which made

the set so real.
The second play, put on by the Drama

9/10 class, lacked the pace and
slickness of Weird is the Night, but
was roundly received by the audience
as the hilarious, infuriatingly mixed
up comedy that it is. There was, per-
haps, less confidence in the perform-
ers, with the exception of Kathy
Johnston and Les Kurian, but with
some good comic delivery and charact-
erization on the part of all the

students, the curtain came down on a

vastly amusing situation:

Tangled Web!

Both Classes proved their worth in
these plays, and proved to us that
it really is worth it to go out to
an evening of drama.

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I hope the bus won't get a flat mile 80 we could go to a wash- *
7:20 on Thursday morning we tire or else we will have to get roome When we went to bed the
.went to Hazelton. We went to out and wait. I hope we have person who was going to fix the

ming we went shopping.

. Tara

TRIP TO KSAN
GRADE FOUR

A tired but happy bunch is
now back home after an interest-
‘ing and adventurous journey to
K*San. The experiences shared
will not soon be forgotten.
Many friendships have blossomed
and a new’sense of togetherness
now is shared,

There are many whose help
has been so generous, So many
thanks are due. In particular
thank you to our chaperones -
Mr, and Mrs, Jack Grant with-
out whose help the hourney would
have been impossible. And thanks
too, to Mrs. Laura Hope for mak-
ing our journey safe and comfort-
able, We must not forget a
hearty thanks to the chef at the
cookery for the scrumptious ~
chicken that filled many h vy
bellies, All along the way the

great hospitality of the north
was felt,

?

. will be jealous.

| they will make a big fuss.

CASSIAR COURIER JULY 1978 7

Feelings about going to K*san Grade Four’s Class Trip

I fear I will sometimes be lonely. On Wed. June 7th we left the
And I wonder how the new people ‘school at 6:00 in the morning
will be like. I fear my sister in the school bus. Some child-
I went on ren were in the Grant’s van,
little class trips before but
never on a big one. I think I
will like the trip to K*San.

Bettina Martshchin

with their. dog. We stopped to
have lunch by a lake, After
lunch we left and went to Stew-
art. We arrived at Stewart and
went to the Secondary School
Worries and Fears Won't Stop Us

Our class is going to K*San.
We will stop at Stewart, Kitwanga,
Kit-Wan-Cool and Hazelton on
our trip there. Then we will
stop at Terrace on the way back,
‘We will ride on a school bus,
The trip will take 4 days, I am
am worried about the mays people
will take to rooming with eac look at their totems,
other. There are people in our people took Ristures ap ee
class who don’t like each other, ne others looked at them ;
-and if they have to room together» When we got to Hazelton wes ot
am our things off the bus and went
‘also worried about food. If we
| are travelling all day how.will into the gym.where we were go-

ground and slept. The girls
Slept in room ten and the boys
in the home ec. We also went
swimming in their pool that was
nearby. Thurs. the next day |
we had breakfast and then left
to go to Hazelton. On the way
to Hazelton we passed Kitwanga
and then went to Kitwancool to

ing to sleep, Some people th
I am sure all of you woulg | W°, St lunches? thought Stewart was nicer than
b , I have been to Stewart and K’San po x
BUNGH Oo era ene reat: ‘many times before with my family De ea ent c a von te uauneunber

"bunch of kids" that represented
your town. They were commended
many times for their politeness
and wea Fees aaeeeoune
out all of you. our

would have been no Mere then ae
idea, Thank you all for making

Sible, Jaine Smit

this trip pos

Our K*San Field Trip
63:00 on Wednesday morning we
left to go to K*San. Mr. and
Mrs, Grant came with us. We
sang songs on the bus. On the
way to Stewart we saw some gl
glaciers, When we got to Stew-
art we had supper and then we
went swimming,

see some totem poles at Kitwan-
cool and we passed Kitwanga,
We had chili for supper and we
played outside,

When we were in K'’San we saw

totem poles, long houses, crafts. , dig

We saw the museum, the feast om
house, craft house too. Our class

left in the afternoon to go to
Terrace, In the motel we went

swimming. Before we went swim-

Today we are going home. The
bus had a flat tire, we had to
wait till the new tires came
on another bus. When it was
fixed we kept on going. We
got there at 6:00 in the morn:
ing. Everyone was taken home,

I have been in Terrace and Stew-

art.

because it is bumpy and you have
to hold on sometimes So you won't
fall off the seat,
will be some small totem poles
on sale so I could buy one, I
hope the trip will be
hope the food is good.

enough room in the gym to Sleep,
Manley Guarducci

we went to play in the play-
ground and then went to bed,
Fri, the next day we had break-
and then left Hazelton, We

and I think everyone will like
them.

together. Otherwise, it*ll be went to Kispioux to see their
a pretty nice trip. . totems there, After that we .
Tisi Grant | left and went to see K'San, We

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got a booklet about K*San and
we got to buy something in a
little store. We got to see
some of the buildings there,
After we saw the buildings there
we went to Terrace, When we
got there we went to a hotel and
got settled there. We were go-
ing to sleep there, We went out
to have supper, After supper we
bought some things in a store,
After that we went swimming in
the pool, We came out of pool,
and went to our rooms, and .~
changed clothes to go to bed,
Sat, the next day, we left Ter-
race and headed for home, We
stopped to have lunch at a lake,
After lunch we left. Ina lit-
tle while we found out the bus
had three flat tires at the same
time. Ina little while some-
one came and helped the ownups
take the tires off and Aas take
them to get fixed or try to get
a bus, While we were waiting
aie eecer creas & book to us
and some S played quiet
till supper timer t Tittl
while after supper we had a lit-
tle snack, Before we were going
to get ready for bed in the bus,
We walked three quarters of a

I like going on the bus

I hope there
fun and I
tires came with the tires and

put them on the bus, we got
ready to go home. We came to

Cassiar on Sunday at 6:00 in the

morning and then our trip was
over,

; Jacquelin
The First Trip by Myself

I am so glad we have only two
weeks then we go on our class
trip. We are going to Stewart,
Hazelton, K*San and Terrace on
a school bus.

I hope we don’t have a flat tire
but I am glad we are going. I am
/ afraid of the narrow road to Ter-
race and that dangerous hill and
I°d like to go swimming.
Trevor Joseph ms

Mr. and Mrs,.Grant came with us

‘where we had supper in the play-

After a little

We are staying away for four days

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